scarlet king

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(CHARACTER NAME; Harak, Aliases=The Scarlet King, Khahrahk, Khnith-hgor, King of the Darkness Below. Appearence= 7'8", gigantic androgynous red humanoid being with an obscured face, skin resembled that of a burnt corpse, his hands were gnarled claws, and possessed two great antlers. Personality=Cruel, Manipulative, Nihilistic. Power/Skills=Pregnancy inducement, Reality warping, Immortality, Blood manipulation, Fire manipulation, Incorporeality, Suffering empowerment, Interdimensional travel, Possession, Mind manipulation, Causality manipulation, Reality dreaming, Nature manipulation, True power is unknown.)

backstory

The entity known only as the Scarlet was one of the old gods created near the beginning of time and embodied the violent survival of the fittest. He soon came into conflict with three other gods, Mekhane, Yaldabaoth and the Black Moon. After casting the Black Moon aside, the fight ended with no winner as all of the gods were left severely weakened and fell into different parts of the Earth, with the Scarlet crash landing in an island in the Indian Ocean. There his body eroded but as he laid unconscious he began dreaming of a vast population inhabiting a great city. His dreams manifested in the Astral Plane, creating the race of the Daeva and the city of Korar who came to worship the Scarlet as their king and protector. As years passed, the island became inhabited by some tribes which were unable to withstand the catastrophes that the climate brought onto them. One day, a man from one of these tribes while resting near a tree, found the Scarlet's gem-like eye knotted in the roots. After getting his hands on it, the Scarlet spoke to the man, offering him great power and salvation for his people and in exchange they would become one with the Daevas. The man eagerly accepted, allowing the gem to get embedded into his chest and becoming the host for the Scarlet. Soon the Daevas descended from the Astral Plane and took possession of the tribal humans, merging into a new being and gaining great magical powers over plant life. The Daevites constructed the city of Mamjul which mirrored Korar and the two cities became the center of their great empire. The man became known as the Scarlet Maharaja, the prophet of the Scarlet and the Chakravarti of the Daevic Covenant, but because Korar could only be sustained through the Scarlet's dreams, the Maharaja was forced to remain asleep for eternity, leaving his imperial cult, the Scarlet Brides lead by his most favorite wife the Rajmata, to govern the empire.

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The Daevites would go on to conquer many surrounding lands as they prophesied that if they were successful in conquering all of Asia then the Scarlet wouldn't need to be asleep anymore and would awake and rise again. Over the years, the Scarlet Maharaja would have seven Rajmatas which included Varsylmittabya, Sodibiarat, Saudivalatra, Rapplataray and lastly Vaslirasirraj-Shirat with whom he had seven sons. However, their empire was threatened by the Mekhanite and the Sarkic Empires which were formed around the other gods that had fought the Scarlet. The empires entered into a massive war against each other, but similar to the fight the gods had fought, there was no winner. This allowed for the Black Moon's own empire, the Three-Pronged Army to strike and annihilate all of the weakened empires with ease. The Daevites did their best to fight against the army, but its leader BLACKSTAR used his immense power to sunk the entire island of Mamjul into the Indian Ocean and erased all history retaining to the Daevites. This left Korar stranded and isolated in the Astral Plane and because the Scarlet Maharaja was also killed during the destruction, the Scarlet's own dreams wouldn't be enough to sustain the city, meaning that it would eventually be destroyed in the distant future. Modern Times In early 21st century, the SCP Foundation discovered both Mamjul and Korar, and with the assistance of the Mobile Task Force Omicron-Rho were able to establish contact with the Daevas who became joyous at their arrival. However, their arrival into Korar didn't sit well with the Scarlet as his dreams were disrupted, accelerating Korar's destruction. To make matters worse, a fleet from the newly formed Church of the Broken God went to attack the research base onboard of Foundation ships floating above the ruins of Mamjul.

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During this chaos, Rajmata Vaslirasirraj-Shirat brought both Dr. Pandora Galanis, the lead of the Mamjul/Korar Initiative, and Lt. Lucian Greaves of MTF Alpha-1 to the chamber of the Scarlet. She explained to the Foundation personnel that a new Scarlet Maharaja was needed and believed that Greaves was the most ideal candidate to take the position. Not wanting Korar and his own men to die, Greaves entered the chamber and came face-to-face with the Scarlet. The Scarlet asked him what he was willing to sacrifice for power to protect the world, and Greaves immediately replied that he would give everything he had. The Scarlet accepted and merged with Greaves' astral form, becoming one being. Greaves as the new Scarlet Maharaja manifested himself in Mamjul's sunken ruins and flew above the ships where he used his newfound powers to easily massacre almost all of the attackers, saving the Foundation personnel. He then allowed the personnel to contain him in a chamber inside one of the ships and was given the temporary designation of SCP-001-KING. Galanis as soon as they returned to their body interviewed the now transformed Greaves. He explained to Galanis that the choice he took was necessary for the Foundation's survival and offered a deal to the Foundation to join forces with the Daeva, and even proposed to Galanis to become his new Rajmata. Galanis refused to join him, leaving him to return to Korar in disappointment, but they did tell the O5 Council the deal he had offered. The Council accepted the deal in which the Daevas would possess some of the personnel to grant them great powers and in exchange the Foundation would restore their history and undo BLACKSTAR's damage by creating SCP-140. Meanwhile, Greaves went to slumber with the Daevas in order to ensure Korar's existence. Despite being asleep, Greaves as the Scarlet King was able to get into contact with his estranged daughter Lucy via her dreams as she was told that her father had died in action.

setting

Followers=Brides:The Scarlet King is almost always seen accompanied by his seven brides which are known as the Scarlet Brides. The Brides have appeared in various forms which ranged from seven Daeva matriarchs, to the Scarlet King's own daughters conceived from a previous mate, and to a pod of seven female whales. However, the Brides are less than actual entities and more of a phenomenon as the Scarlet King is capable of impregnating organisms in group of seven through numerous means and would then give birth to creatures labeled as the Scarlet Spawn which portray the King as a fertility idol and vary greatly in appearance, behavior and function. Certain Neo-Daevites believe that the Brides have, all but one, been taken by the King and if the final Bride were to give birth then it would cause an apocalyptic event. The Spawn include: the Scarlet Children which are identical to normal humans from both biology and personality and is impossible to tell them apart; the Holy Beasts, known to the public as the Humboldt squids, are cephalopodic monsters engineered by the Daevites for war; and the Scarlet Covenant, a group of humanoid monsters born from the union of the King and several Daeva matriarchs, which are capable of wearing the peeled skin of humans and perfectly impersonate them. The Brides throughout history may have given birth to SCP-166, SCP-682, SCP-999, Jack of Spades/Hgan, SCP-4547-B4 and an unborn child from SCP-5832. Although SCP-231-7 is once depicted as she herself being the seventh child, rebirthing herself as the Horseman of Conquest. It is also hinted that SCP-231-7 instead of being pregnant with the Scarlet King's child, she is pregnant with the Scarlet King himself, meaning that she serves to birth the physical form of the King into the world.

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Other Followers=The Scarlet King has been worshipped by numerous radical groups, the most prominent being the Children of the Scarlet King and doubtfully the savage Daevite Empire. The Children are a series of cults which consist of countless individuals who believe in the establishment of a bloody hierarchy of strength around the world. They see the King as the representation of social darwinism and mostly fascism, a powerful oppressive monarch who sits above the weak and needs to be served and obeyed by those beneath him. As an idea of this ideology, the King is opposed to peaceful equality and freedom without violence as individuals should fight for power and conquer their enemies who are considered lesser than them. Because the Scarlet King is empowered by his followers, it should be considered that the followers could be more dangerous than the King as he is a living idea that affects like-minded people. The Scarlet King was able to corrupt several disturbed individuals such as the Little Mister known as Mr. Redd, the time-traveling Turkmen tribe designated SCP-3838-8 and the reality-bender Lilly, pushing them into becoming cruel abusers and conquerors, acting as the King's messengers and spreading chaos and pain. Other cults worshiping the Scarlet King founded by non-humans include: the short-lived groups present in SCP-378's species and the SCP-1000 civilization, and the Reypay 'Eveng (Blood Children) which was formed on the planet designated SCP-4547 inhabited by the taronyu alien race. In several depictions of his pantheon, the Scarlet King is depicted as having gathered many fellow gods as his subordinates, among them were The Factory, Jeser, Goran, Moloch, and the Hanged King (though the latter is also depicted as opposing or being unaffiliated with the Scarlet King depending on canon). He, alongside the Hanged King and Bobble the Clown, formed a version of the Trinity which was known as the "Trinity of the Red Court".

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He was also associated with the King Worm, the Verdant Mage, and the Violet Queen, who were all worshipped alongside him by the Daevites. Other servants included: Rama-Vaduk, Amana-Kifenn, Karal-ba, Toth-ner, and three other demons which are all imprisoned with a set of seven spears collectively designated as KTE-2013-Kapala-Mendes capable of summoning various monsters of the Scarlet King's army. The Ghul of Universe L453 "Harald's Hole" that resided at the center of SCP-7005, a multidimensional transport network known as Lampeter, also worshipped the Scarlet King. However, this universe's version of the King was far more benevolent, being described as a kind and merciful figure, and one of Ghul even believed that the King would help unite the populations of various universes and under his red beautiful sky people, poor and rich alike, would live in equality.