Friendship Crisis
Luoshu stood at 1.8 meters tall, weighing 71 kg.
SCP-939 averaged 2.2 meters and 250 kg each.
When all nine creatures charged, the sheer force was terrifying—blood-red skin, gaping maws, glowing fangs, dorsal spines like fish fins...
For a moment, Luoshu felt like a helpless maiden about to be trampled by giants.
But he wasn't the same man from months ago. Having faced nearly ten Keter-class anomalies, he was prepared.
In an instant, he acted.
Flipping open the Anomalous Item Compendium to Page 36 (Energy Hourglass), he activated:
Evolution Distortion.
Like the Infinite Canteen and Endless Pizza Box, this ability hailed from █████, granting 15 minutes of superhuman power (extended to 30 minutes via his Containment Specialist Milestone).
He raised a hand, palm outward—a simple "stop" gesture.
Boom.
The charging SCP-939s slammed into an invisible, elastic barrier, rebounding like rubber balls.
Seizing the moment, Luoshu hurled the remaining food inside and slammed the containment door shut.
The creatures kept lunging, only to be repelled each time.
For the first time, Luoshu felt like a true superhero—holding back demons with sheer will.
He could even levitate them telekinetically, force-feeding them like disobedient pets.
But this power came at a cost.
Reality itself seemed to warp around him.
Time flowed erratically—fast, then slow.
SCP-939's movements became frame-by-frame animations.
A distant, incomprehensible whisper teased his ears.
This wasn't just Evolution Distortion's effect—reality was bending.
Worse, the distortion intensified over time.
If this keeps up for 30 minutes... something irreversible might happen.
The Foundation undoubtedly monitored reality-bending events. If detected, he'd be contained.
Luoshu cut the ability short, sealing the door just in time.
The Betrayal
Inside, SCP-939 roared:
"Traitor! The people will spit on you!"
Luoshu: "We had a deal—you weren't supposed to leave!"
SCP-939: "Deal? HA! We reject your capitalist contracts!"
(Since when did SCP-939 study political theory?!)
Then, a chilling update appeared in the Compendium:
[Your friendship is in crisis. This anomaly no longer considers you a friend. Ability access revoked. Reconcile immediately!]
"You ungrateful—!"
Luoshu mentally vowed: Next time I bring you food, I'll livestream eating shit in a dress.
But for now, damage control.
He reactivated Self-Deception: "I don't blame you. We're still friends!"
SCP-939: "Friendship OVER."
Adding Persuasion: "Let's talk this out—"
SCP-939: "I don't care what you think! You're heartless! Cruel! Unreasonable!"
(Mixing The Middle and Meteor Garden quotes.)
Luoshu barely resisted shouting back: "Then you're not heartless? Not cruel? Not unreasonable?!"
(This was devolving into a bad romance drama.)
The Negotiation
Switching tactics, Luoshu played the "protective parent" card:
"I risked my life to feed you! Don't you see my love?"
SCP-939: "Loved. Past tense."
"I kept you inside for your safety! The outside world is deadly!"
SCP-939: "LALALA NOT LISTENING!"
(Why were they acting like a tsundere anime character?!)
Time for scare tactics: "The Foundation planted nukes outside! Step out, and—BOOM!"
SCP-939: "Life is precious, love priceless, but for freedom, we sacrifice both!"
(Quoting Sonnets from the Portuguese with revolutionary fervor.)
Luoshu sighed. "Which one of you is SCP-939-1?"
The largest creature stepped forward. "Your grandpa's here! What do you want?"
(Wait, SCP-939-1 was female.)
Luoshu, suppressing rage: "Do you remember your children? How the Foundation treated them?"
SCP-939-1 hesitated. "...Yes."
"Your sixth child, SCP-939-A6—it fought for freedom. And now its dismembered body sits in Area-12's lab."
(A half-truth. Staying or fleeing, they were test subjects either way.)
SCP-939-1 fell silent.
Luoshu pressed on: "I kept you inside to protect you. But one day... I'll free you myself."
The Resolution
A long pause.
Then, SCP-939-1 growled:
"...Prove it."
Luoshu smirked. Challenge accepted.