The Stars Do Not Wait For You (SCP Foundation Tale)

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[crispycrunch]

This guy, this... THING was able to overpower Cain and Able, to overcome the sheer will of "God" and the DEER. He drained the life from the Scarlet King. He went on to shatter The Sculpture, obliterate the Reptile, anglicize the Shy Guy, emaciate the Old Man, dissolve the creature from the Stairwell, showed immunity to the Plague Doctor, caused the death of the Radiant Sun, and withstood the masochistic effects of the Compulsion Tweezers. Even Lucky couldn't make it out alive.

But how will It fare against Stanley from Accounting?

[ddafne]

The sentance ''The wardens unleashed upon the world their prisoners'' Gave me chills

[ZrinNZ]

I imagine this is the kind of scenario the 05 is thinks about and discuss with each other.

"What do we do when it all goes wrong?"
"How do you mean?"
"What happens when the ones that are willingly contained...decide they don't want to be anymore?"

[Marqhll]

"It's crown was ice. It's eyes... galaxies. It's whole was power absolute." I've listened to this video probably 100 times over the years and that line gives me chills every time.

[Chimera]

Nihilism incarnate? Holy shit that tale was BEYOND depressing and truly horrifying. Loved it!

[davesmithy]

So the walking embodiment of nothing, Void, is writing a letter to his dead/dying brother, Existence (us). His argument being that because the universe suddenly existed, it has to suddenly not exist at some point in the future... This is possibly the best piece in the SCP library, simply for its philosophical thought turned into a story.

[Unclaimed_Username]

I like to imagine 507 made it out, but was confused as to why he never could make it back to his own world anymore.

[TheGinnerMatty]

This is a masterpiece. Power absolute, is silent. There’s no grandiose battles or depictions of might but simple presence. Existence simply falls before this Absence without reason nor resistance.

[JunkJester]

Damn. Reality Benders are terrifying.

I love it.

[TeamOP]

Bone-chilling. I loved the description of regret on the faces of Cain and Abel.

[DavidEvans_dle]

For decades. Alone or in groups, with ferocity or with a blank stare, the Foundation's prisoners threw themselves at the Absence. I could not hope to imagine the reasons behind the actions of every individual anomaly, but if I could guess, I would say that the idea of sharing existence with a… thing like the Absence galled them to the point of madness.

[ThatElephantSeal]

This....

This is now my favorite SCP tale. Every word captured me. Ill give the original author credit, fantastically terrifying. It captures what Iv'e always thought the SCP universe was postulating. A world where Nihilism is incarnated into a place without meaning, where there simply doesant have to be a reason for an end. Beautiful.

[sushi]

Scp 1915 changes the world around him without realizing it based on what he thinks his life is. He is a worker in his 30's doing an every day job with no other meaning to life. It shows the helplessness and emptyness of your normal worker in today's society. This beautifuly illustrates the sprial of emptyness. This vicious cycle of nihilism, and how hard it is to pull yourself out of that cycle. 1915 got pushed to this point though his wasted life, his realization that he was nothing and that his actions would one day mean nothing anyways broke him. Though since hes also a reality bender, these internalized thoughts and feelings of emptyness manifested into the world and ate everything in its wake. The absence comes for us all.

At least that's my interpretation. Either way fucking beautiful.

[boiledprawn]

This is such a poetically beautiful tale. I listen to it at least once a month, if not twice. Your deliverance of the story just adds to the serene darkness that it is, and at the time I am writing this, I'm sad that this tale only has 156, 634 views. I cannot get enough of this video.

[sldkkhan]

This is the way the world ends.
Not with a bang, with a whimper.

[fluffykins]

Your ability to convey such emotion in your reads is honestly so amazing. I'm glad to have seen a new video pop up in my feed.

[deslacooda]

I love the depressing air and tone of this. Powerful narration really drives home the desperation of that which exists fighting to preserve that right only to be inevitably snuffed out. This will always be my absolute favorite SCP related media ever.

[aidanseymour]

There are no words.

This was the single most terrifying thing I have ever seen, or heard of in my entire life, pervading through everything.

Perfection.

[Arbok]

Well, that was depressing. Basically "SCP: Infinity War."

[Velanestar]

My heart hurts, like someone I loved so dearly just died.
Like I just witnessed these events.
This was so hard to listen to. The hope is slowly pulled and drained like blood from a wound.
This was also beautiful, as sad and hopeless as it was.

The stars wont wait for you.