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Registered Phenomena Code: 373

Object Class: Gamma-Black

Hazard Types: Bio-Hazard Corrosive Hazard Transmutation Hazard Toxic Hazard Ideological Hazard Gravitational Hazard Climatological Hazard¹

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Image of RPC-373 has been removed due to possible cognitohazadous elements.

Containment Protocols: The following file in its entirety is restricted to Class 4C personnel and above, and it is to remain on a need to know basis. Access to RPC-373's document must be approved by the Director of Site-042 or a member of the Global Directorate. Personnel involved with Protocol 373-01, the Nivaldi cultist used for the containment of RPC-373, and CSD personnel used as resources are to be given Class 0 affiliation clearance. The primary focus of RPC-373's containment is the bi-annual completion of Protocol 373-01, The Ritual of Ctheter.

RPC-373 is contained beneath Site-042 in a naturally formed solutional cave system.² Direct access to RPC-373's cell interior is to be restricted to Nivaldi cultists and CSD personnel under the cultists' supervision. The cell is to only remain accessible one week before and after the summer and winter solstices.³ During this time, Protocol 373-01 is to be completed, and the chamber resealed.

Sole access to the cave system that leads to RPC-373's containment cell must be patrolled by MST Delta-01 "The Keepers" on an hourly basis. Standard video surveillance must also be used to monitor the tunnels leading to RPC-373. In the event the ritual fails, and the entity enters an active state, charges placed inside the access tunnel and in RPC-373's cell are to be detonated in an attempt to seal the entity. On-site nuclear payloads are to be detonated in the event all current containment protocols fail.

Due to the sensitive nature of The Ritual of Ctheter, on-site personnel assigned to RPC-373's containment are to undergo a series of psychological evaluations prior to being given their assignments. These individuals must be without children, circumcised, and have a broad understanding of Jewish and Christian beliefs. After three months of duty, personnel are required to take one month of leave and seek routine counseling.

[+] LEVEL 4C ACCESS ONLY: Protocol 373-01 The Ritual of Ctheter

« BY THE ORDER OF THE HEAD OF ANOMALY CONTAINMENT »

The following section has been classified to personnel with 4C clearance. Unauthorized access to this document will result in immediate amnesthetization with a Class A amnestics or greater. You have been warned.

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Seal of Solomon.

The Ritual Chamber: The main chamber measures sixty-five (65) meters tall, and the base of the room is a perfect circle with a diameter of forty-two (42) meters. The walls of the chamber are comprised of mainly marble consistent with the rest of the cave's structure. However, six pillars of carbonado stone⁴ support the chamber. The pillars are inscribed with various languages and glyphs. Current languages deciphered on the pillars include Greek, Hebrew, Basque, Sand-script, and Cuneiform. The sole entrance to the chamber is a silver double door located on the north side of the chamber.

On the floor of the chamber, a secondary circle measuring forty (40) meters is raised thirty (30) centimeters above the sub-level. The Seal of Solomon⁵ is inscribed on the secondary circle. RPC-373 resides in the center of the seal and floats one (1) meter off the ground. An altar made from Vachellia seyal⁶ and measuring 2.2 m³ is placed two-meters in front of the entity.

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The Ritual of Ctheter: Protocol 373-01 must be performed while the sun is at its peak during both the summer and winter solstices. It must be completed sequentially and without error. The following items are required for the Ritual and must be kept on-site. (Quantities given are to ensure an ample supply of the required materials.)

• Twenty (20) able-bodied members of the Nivaldi sect devoted to RPC-373
• Two (2) female CSD personnel convicted of prostitution
• Two (2) babies under one year of age
• One (1) Bos taurus, or Bull
• Two (2) gallons mixture of Olive Oil and Myrrh⁷
• Six (6) Shofars⁸
• Sixty (60) pieces of Silver
• One (1) Vitis labrusca or Fox Grapevine
• One (1) dagger made from carbonado stone with the inscription ЊѬѾʧﷲŒ
• White linen robes and blindfolds for each person involved with the ritual

One hour prior to the solstice, thirteen (13) members of the Nivaldi cult and one (1) female CSD personnel convicted of prostitution are to adorn themselves with the ceremonial robes. Each member of the ritual is to be anointed in oil while the prostitute inscribes a ketubah⁹ on the chest of the baby in standard carbon-based ink. The twelve cultists and the Bull are to be blindfolded and enter the chamber. One cultist must stand on each of the six (6) points of the seal and face the entity while the other six (6) prostrate themselves fifteen (15) meters away from the entity. One cultist remains behind without a blindfold to guide the CSD with the baby.

1. The Guide and Prostitute enter the chamber. Before entering the inner circle, the Guide must place a piece of silver over the eyes of the Prostitute and the baby.
2. The cultist at the northern 0° point must blow his Shofar 7 times as the Guide and Prostitute bow with each note before proceeding to the next point.
3. The cultist at the 45° point presents the Guide with the dagger. The Guide must then cut the right palm of the Prostitute, baby, and the cultist he received the knife from. Both cultists will then place their hands on the prostitute before moving to the next point.
4. The cultist at the 90° point must present his right palm and the bull to the Guide and Prostitute. The Guide must then take the knife and cut the bull's throat and the cultist's right palm. The prostitute then places the baby beneath the bull's cut. Once the baby is anointed in the bull's blood, the Guide must then take the baby and Prostitute to the next point.
5. The cultist at the 135° must then offer his right palm to the Guide to be cut. Then the cultist at the 135° and 0° points must play their Shofar seven (7) times as the Guide and Prostitute bow with each note before proceeding to the next point. As the group bows, each of the six (6) cultists bowing before the entity chants הנה האש ועץ, אבל הנה הטלה לעולה.¹⁰
6. The cultist at the 180° point will offer the Guide and the Prostitute the grapes from the Vitis labrusca vine. The Guide must refuse while the Prostitute consumes the grapes. When she is finished, the cultist will offer his right palm to the Guide to be cut.
7. The cultist at the 225° must then offer his right palm to the Guide to be cut. Next, the cultist at the 225°, 135°, and 0° points must play their Shofar seven (7) times as the Guide and Prostitute bow with each note before proceeding to the next point.
8. The cultist at the 270° point must then offer his right palm to the Guide to be cut. After his palm is cut, the cultist must then disrobe and circumcise himself. When he has finished, the Guide and the Prostitute may proceed to the next point.
9. The cultist at the 315° point must then offer his right palm to the Guide to be cut. After his palm is cut, the cultist will then travel around the circle stopping at each point already visited by the Guide and the Prostitute. At each of the points, the cultist will present four (4) pieces of silver to the two cultists at the points. Once the 315° makes his way back to his starting point, the Guide and the Prostitute may move on to the next point.
10. Once the Guide and the Prostitute reach their starting point, the 0° cultist will direct the others visited by the group to blow their Shofars seven (7) times. Once they are finished, each cultist will rise and place the pieces of silver over their eyes.
11. After each of the cultists is ready, the Prostitute must then approach the altar before the entity. Once she reaches it, she must bow three (3) times before placing the baby on the altar. Then she will take the dagger and cut the baby's throat. Immediately following this, the bodies of the baby and the bull will ignite and turn into ash as all the cultists bow.
12. The Guide will then approach the altar and carry the prostitute out of the chamber. Each member of the ritual must wait forty (40) minutes before following them out.

Note From the Grand Sibyl:¹¹ Blessed is this aversion of destruction. The three-seven-three, as you call it, is a being of pure destruction. Each and every one of us have given up our lives to hold it here. The atrocities and mutilations we commit weigh heavily on our souls. Without the Ctheter though, this being will roam free, and ten great cataclysms will be held each day till the end.

We must remain strong in the face of our own weighted souls, and against those who would abuse such a being to a righteous end. We thank you, the Authority, for helping us in the monumental endeavor.

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Description: RPC-373 is a forty-meter tall, anthropomorphous entity of unknown origin. The entity's body is similar in appearance to that of humans with the addition of several various forms of limbs and faces on all four sides of its head. RPC-373's limbs number at six arms, twelve forearms, twenty-four hands, eight legs, and eight wings. Each of RPC-373's limbs are covered in eyes of various sizes. The largest of these eyes are on the center of the entity's palms and along the joints of the wings.

RPC-373's has a face on the anterior, posterior, and lateral sides of its head.¹² Each face is positioned in the direction of cardinal North, East, South, and West receptively. RPC-373's neck never turns, and each face is permanently fixated towards its corresponding region.

• The dominant North face of RPC-373 depicts a fair-skinned male with blonde hair and blue eyes. Personnel who view the dominant face often remark on its splendor and beauty. A faint glow of ten lumens has been observed emanating from the face.
• The West face depicts a Bos taurus¹³ with pronounced horns and thirteen (13) eyes. The eyes are arranged in a circular pattern. The most prominent eye rests in the center of its face with each of the smaller eyes placed every 30° around the center eye.
• The South face depicts a young woman with a similar complexion to the North face. Its eyes appear to have late-stage cataracts. The breath of the South face is caustic and is believed to be the cause of the corrosive nature of RPC-373's containment cell.
• The East face depicts a Panthera atrox¹⁴ with elongated features and pronounced canines. The East face has six opaque symmetrical eyes on the side of its head.

Four golden rings of various sizes rotate around the entity at a speed of 27.75 rotations per hour. The two largest rings encircle the entire entity at 45° and 315° angles. The next largest circle rotates around the entity's waist. The last golden ring appears to float one meter above the entity's head and radiates a previously unknown form of radiation. Researchers are currently unable to study the composition of the rings. When approached either directly or remotely, the rings become incorporeal. [See Incident Report 37301-92]

Rock samples taken from the cave's main chamber have led researchers to believe the structure is ~3000 years old. It is currently believed that while the cave system formed due to natural means, RPC-373's chamber was constructed explicitly for its containment. The air inside of the chamber is highly corrosive and toxic, and the chamber only becomes safe to enter one week before and after the summer and winter solstices. It is not currently known by Researchers or the Nivaldi who initially contained the entity. RPC-373 has remained completely inert ever since its discovery by the Authority in 18██. According to the Nivaldi sect discovered alongside RPC-373, the entity has remained dormant for over 2000 years, and they have devoted their lives to ensure the entity remains in its inactive state.

[+] Access File 373-06: Incident Reports

Incident Report 37302-69

Forward: Dr. ███████, the head researcher assigned to RPC-373, had begun to show signs of an obsessive-compulsive nature towards the entity. Several members of the Site staff had noted on his behavioral changes prior to Incident 37302-69.

Report: On June 21^st, 19██, Dr. ███████ and 11 other members of the Site staff assigned to RPC-373 entered the ritual chamber before the completion of the Ritual of Ctheter. Each member played a Shofar as they walked around the chamber seven times. After completing the seventh circle, all twelve (12) members anointed themselves in oil and set themselves on fire. As they burned, they chanted "τὰ γὰρ ὀψώνια τῆς ἁμαρτίας θάνατος!"¹⁵

AAR: Following the deaths of Dr. ███████ and the other staff members, Site-042 administration led an investigation into the incident. All twelve (12) members were found to be from non-christian families, or they had renounced their various faiths prior to their assignments.

Following Incident 37302-69: all site staff assigned to RPC-373 are to undergo psychological screenings, attend courses on various Abrahamic faiths, and be given extended periods of leave. Containment Protocols have been updated to reflect this.

Incident Report 37301-92

Forward: CSD-9107 is sent into RPC-373's cell and is instructed to take samples from the entity's skin and rings. The test subject was equipped with a body cam, scalpel, and low-level protective gear for the eyes and hands. CSD-9107 was selected due to his Catholic upbringing. This was done in accordance with new containment guidelines following Incident 37302-69.

Report: Once CSD-9107 is within five meters of the entity, he stops. Coughing can be heard through the body cam's speaker. The test subject is seen on the containment cell cameras convulsing. After approximately 32 seconds, the subject collapses. A clear liquid can be seen leaking from the subjects nose, eyes, and mouth. Immediately following CSD-9107's collapse, an unusual cloud formation appeared above Site-042. Within seconds of its formation, hail measuring 2-6 centimeters began to precipitate. Hail can be seen on the Site perimeter cameras hitting the ground and then igniting upon impact. Meteorological satellite images of the event revealed that the storm was centralized directly above RPC-373's containment cell.

AAR: After twelve minutes, the storm ended. Site-042 was estimated to have endured $██████ worth of damage and a loss of ██ personnel due to the event. Samples of hail recovered after the storm revealed that it was comprised of blood matching CSD-9107's DNA and [REDACTED]. CSD-9107's body was recovered by remote means, and an autopsy was performed on the remains. All of the test subject's blood was seemingly replaced with sulfuric acid.

Following these events: direct testing of the entity has been banned pending Site Director's approval.

Incident Report 37303-03

Forward: During a containment breach on ████ 8^th ████, four escaped CSD personnel were seen fleeing towards RPC-373's chamber. Due to the severity of the containment breach, ASF teams were unable to apprehend the CSDs before they were able to access RPC-373's containment cell.

Report: The four escaped CSD personnel can be seen on the containment cell cameras entering RPC-373's chamber. All four escapees collapse simultaneously upon entering the cell. An unseen force appears to drag their bodies towards the entity. As they near the entity, their bodies begin to float until each body is face to face with each of the various faces of RPC-373. After eleven seconds, each body begins to compress and collapse upon itself until they are no longer visible on the recording. RPC-373 then raises all of its hands and performs several unknown gestures. Immediately following RPC-373's movements, a three-kilometer section of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers¹⁶ were transmuted into a red substance resembling blood.

AAR: After one hour, the three-kilometer river section became diluted enough with the water around it to no longer be visible. Analysis of the substance recovered from the Tigris and Euphrates revealed the water was contaminated with several unknown biological contagions. The contagions appeared to be a potent carcinogen and were able to produce cancerous growths one minute after consumption.

Following Incident 37303-03, an increase of 500% in confirmed cancer cases were reported in the entire region of Western Asia. Containment teams were approved to use Class 2 amnestics dispersed through aerial means, and lead a misinformation campaign attributing rising pollution levels for the cause of the cancer.

Currently, this is the only recorded event of RPC-373 moving. Personnel assigned to guard RPC-373 and its adjacent cave systems are no longer permitted to leave their post for any reason in an attempt to prevent another incident.

RESEARCH/EXPERIMENTATION BAN: June 27^th, ████ - Present
Authority: Site-042 Director, Fields
Reasoning: Currently, all direct interaction with RPC-373 not related to Protocol 373-01 Ctheter has been prohibited. All attempts to study or interact with RPC-373 have resulted in catastrophic failure. Due to the volatile nature of the entity, RPC-373 has been assigned threat level Black.

Καὶ εἶδον, καὶ ἤκουσα ἑνὸς סַמָּאֵל πετομένου ἐν μεσουρανήματι λέγοντος φωνῇ μεγάλῃ Οὐαὶ οὐαὶ οὐαὶ τοὺς κατοικοῦντας ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ἐκ τῶνλοιπῶν φωνῶν τῆς σάλπιγγος τῶν τριῶν פרש ἀγγέλων τῶν μελλόντων σαλπίζειν.

Then I looked, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound!

Inscription on the door to RPC-373's chamber

Footnotes

1. In part, due to the dormant nature of RPC-373, researchers do not know the true scope of its anomalous traits and abilities.

2. A cave structure formed from natural acids in groundwater.

3. A solstice is when the Sun reaches its most northerly or southerly excursion relative to the celestial equator on the celestial sphere.

4. Commonly referred to as the "black diamond" is the hardest form of natural diamonds.

5. More widely known as the Star of David.

6. Red Acacia tree.

7. The resin extracted from tree species of the genus Commiphora.

8. A musical horn made from a ram's horn. They are often used for Jewish religious purposes.

9. A Jewish marriage agreement.

10. "Behold, the fire and the wood, but here is the lamb for a burnt offering" in Hebrew.

11. Grand Sibyl is the title given to the leader of this specific sect of the Nivaldi.

12. It is not currently known if anatomically RPC-373 has an anterior, posterior, or lateral side. These terms are used for the ease of understanding.

13. Black Bull

14. American Lion

15. "For the wages of sin is Death" in Greek

16. A major river system located in Eastern Asia.

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