A cult called the Devotees of the Tentacled God, led by Brother Marsh, is determined to free their deity, SCP-2662, from containment by the SCP Foundation. The cultists, who were once ordinary people, were brainwashed by the deity's influence through prophetic dreams. They infiltrate the containment site by murdering and impersonating key Foundation personnel. However, upon finally reaching SCP-2662, they discover that the deity is not interested in being freed and is actually a voluntary resident of the Foundation, enjoying video games and reading material. The cultists are killed by the Foundation's Task Force TAU-9, and the deity returns to its normal activities, with the Foundation continuing to protect it from further cult invasions.
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1. Over 50 men and women, clad in red robes, kneel before an altar.
2. They chant and mutter words of cruelty and madness.
3. These individuals were once regular people, including computer technicians, teachers, plumbers, construction workers, and accountants.
4. They fell under the influence of a new ruler, known as the Tentacled God or SCP-2662.
5. SCP-2662 is a humanoid being with a squid-like head, wreathed in tentacles.
6. The cultists plan to spring SCP-2662 from containment.
7. Brother Marsh, the mortal leader and high-priest, walks among the cultists and provides instructions.
8. The cultists have a plan to infiltrate the SCP Foundation and free SCP-2662.
9. The plan involves murdering five key Foundation personnel: Kelly Thompson, Sidney Levitt, Jordan Brosh, Dr. Juan Gutierrez, and Gillian Larson.
10. The cultists replace the murdered personnel with their own members, who impersonate them.
11. The infiltrators gain access to the containment site and ultimately to SCP-2662's cell.
12. SCP-2662 is not what the cultists expected; it is a creature that is being held in a containment cell and is not interested in being worshiped.
13. SCP-2662 is a voluntary resident of the SCP Foundation and is being kept amused with video games and reading material.
14. The SCP Foundation is protecting SCP-2662 from deranged cults that try to invade and abduct it.
15. The remaining TAU-9 members apologize to SCP-2662 for the disturbance and allow it to return to its gaming.
16. The SCP Foundation returns to its task of seeking out would-be cultist emancipators.