The moment those words appeared, the once-cheerful audience fell silent.
What was happening?
Was there truly a hidden story behind all this?
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S.H.I.E.L.D.
Nick Fury's lips curled into a grin.
Of course.
How could the O5 Council ever act without some ulterior motive?
But Natasha Romanoff rolled her eyes.
Leaders… they're all pigs. I want to see just what this hidden agenda is.
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On-screen, Leon Lake frowned slightly as he scrolled further down the email.
More text appeared on the screen.
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To understand why this is of concern to us, you need to understand the origins of SCP-999.
Leon's eyes narrowed. Origins? He continued reading.
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[You may have noticed the file never mentions where SCP-999 was found. This was intentional.]
[If you are not familiar with the mythology of the Scarlet King, I recommend reviewing his records. Large portions of unclassified information exist within the Foundation database.]
[All relevant data indicates that he is the most powerful malevolent entity in the multiverse. Many of the SCPs we contain are either abominations born from his assault of his daughters, or creations granted to mortals directly or indirectly by him.]
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The livestream chat froze.
And then, panic.
> "WTF? Hidden story confirmed?!"
"The Scarlet King? Wait—wasn't he the one tied to the Devourer of Worlds invasion?"
"Most powerful malevolent entity in the multiverse?! This is beyond evil!"
"Oh my god… are you saying SCP-999 is connected to him?!"
"No way… no way…"
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Kamar-Taj
The Ancient One's eyes widened in shock.
The Scarlet King…
Could SCP-999 really be connected to that ancient horror?
Her breath caught in her throat as she stared at the screen, unable to look away.
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On-screen, Leon didn't underline or comment on the file immediately.
Instead, after a pause, he opened another computer and typed into the Foundation's internal database—
The Scarlet King.
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The moment those four words appeared, an invisible weight crushed the Marvel universe.
Audiences everywhere held their breath, eyes trembling as they stared at the screen.
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[Supreme Divinity — The Scarlet King]
Leon's hand shook slightly. His gaze grew solemn.
It was instinct—an instinct older than reason. A primal fear of something unspeakable.
Not only him—
Nick Fury's face turned pale, sweat rolling down his forehead.
Tony Stark, miles away in his tower, lost every trace of his usual smirk. His expression hardened, grave and cold.
Just eight words were enough to jolt the nerves of the entire world.
Supreme Divinity. The Scarlet King.
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Finally, Leon clicked the file.
And silence consumed the universe.
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There were no long speeches.
No grotesque imagery.
Just a few short lines—
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[The Scarlet King is not a god. It is an idea, a swirling abomination tied to the number seven.]
[It comes from countless eras, spreading across the multiverse. It is vengeance from dead civilizations, the tension between ages, and barbarism's hatred for modernity.]
[Entities believed to embody the Scarlet King carry its mark—such as SCP-2317.]
[Where modernity exists, so does the Scarlet King. It sees modernity as evil, yet modernity sustains it, allowing it to twist progress back into barbarism.]
[The Foundation seeks to contain everything, to lock the universe in a box. The Scarlet King is the world's resistance to this. It is the voice in the wind. Not containing it is the best way to contain it.]
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Deathly silence blanketed the livestream.
A handful of sentences—yet they struck like the most terrifying nightmare, tearing down every psychological defense.
Shock.
Fear.
Disbelief.
Emotions flooded through the audience like a tidal wave.
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> "F—F—F—!! So this is the Scarlet King…"
"Unsolvable… it's literally unsolvable…"
"The Devourer of Worlds—just because people associated him with the Scarlet King, he was infected by its concept?!"
"Wait—just its idea is strong enough to corrupt another Supreme Being?!"
"This… this is too much!"
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Kamar-Taj
The Ancient One's hands trembled.
This wasn't the first time she had brushed against the Scarlet King's shadow.
Long ago, in her arrogance, she had dared to peer into SCP-682 with the Eye of Agamotto, searching for the source of its immortality.
And there—she saw it.
The blood of the Scarlet King lingering inside the beast.
In that moment, she had seen his projection—
and tasted the greatest terror the multiverse had to offer.
Fear had consumed her then, shattering her rational thought.
And now…
Here it was again.
The Scarlet King.
The nightmare at the root of everything.
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