INTRODUCTION
Audio transcript recovered from the last emergency transmission captured in the red zone of biocognitive isolation. Date and location compromised. Record originally found on a tape recorder inside a sealed bunker. The following content remains without rational explanation, but is believed by civilian and military authorities to be true.
“If you're listening to this, it means that the lockdown failure has already occurred.
The borders have given way. The containment protocol has been broken.
There is no longer a safe zone.
This recording is not a call for help. It is a warning.
Don't try to understand. Just listen. Memorize. Obey.
Those are the rules. The only chance to stay human.
RULES OF SURVIVAL - PROTOCOL 9/17
1. Don't look out of the windows. Never.
At first, I ignored the warning. It was just curiosity. One second was enough. I saw my neighbor scream and be pulled off the ground by something that shouldn't be there. The glass burst. Blood splattered on the ceiling.
2. Cover all mirrors. Any reflective surfaces must be removed or sealed.
I thought it was an exaggeration. But what I saw wasn't a reflection. It was movement behind me, inside the mirror, even though I was alone. Since that moment, the image has been watching me. Even when I close my eyes.
3. Don't open the door, even if you recognize the voice.
She was crying. She was crying for help. It was my sister's voice. Only she died last week. I know that. I saw the body. So what was outside scratching the wood with its nails?
4. Don't make a sound. No prayers. No sobbing.
My neighbor tried to sing to calm his daughter. The creature descended through the walls like smoke. The girl stopped crying. The singing turned into screams. Now there's only the echo.
5. If you hear scratches under the floor or inside the walls, don't investigate.
I followed the sound. It was something crawling. It was inside the wall. Then behind the wall. Then inside the room. Eyes burst out of the wood like boiling bubbles.
6. Turn off all the lights. Darkness doesn't protect, it hides. And that's a good thing.
The light attracts them. They see in the light. They feel the warmth. When the light bulb burned out, I shivered. But that's what saved me. I saw the neighbors light up. I heard the clicks. Then silence. Now there's just the smell of burning.
7. If you smell iron or sulphur, run.
It was like boiling blood and rotting flesh. And it was coming from the ceiling. When I looked, the black stain was spreading. The ceiling was dripping. The smell made me vomit before I blacked out. I woke up with marks on my arms that weren't mine.
8. If you're bitten, tear off the contaminated tissue. Immediately.
He hesitated. He said it was just a scratch. Two hours later, he pulled out his own teeth and stuck them in his eyes. He laughed as he fell apart inside. It wasn't him anymore.
9. Never sleep unattended. If you're alone, fight sleep.
I fell asleep for minutes. I dreamt of a hand holding my heart. When I woke up, it hurt. As if it had been squeezed for real. As if something had... touched.
10. If someone says everything is fine, run.
Calm no longer exists. Optimism is a symptom of conversion. A smile is the first sign. The second is bleeding from the ears. The third is too late. They talk like humans. But they're not.
EPILOGUE
The recorder closes with wheezing and gasping. After three seconds of silence, there is a muffled noise like fingernails dragging on steel. Then a very low voice whispers:
“You've already raped at least one of them, haven't you?”
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END OF FILE.
Transmission closed. Document classified as high psychological risk. Not recommended reading outside controlled environments.
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