OPERATION SUMMARY
Operation Designation: NEW FRONT
Mobile Task Force Involved: Iota-10 “Damn Feds” (Lead), with post-operation assistance from Mu-13 “Ghost Busters”
Date of Engagement: (REDACTED)
Primary Location: Château de Lys, Loire Valley, France
Mission Type: Covert infiltration and acquisition of paranormal artifact during underground auction
Infiltrate a high-security black-market auction rumored to be offering Lot #17—an artifact designated as Probable Anomalous Object (PAO-512), described in encrypted forums as “a mirror that remembers every soul that has gazed into it.” Determine authenticity, prevent its sale to hostile groups, and secure for Foundation containment.
Role
Name & Call Sign
Notes
Field Commander
Capt. Elise Moreno
Auction infiltration supervisor, posing as buyer's agent
Handler
Agent Louis Dervaux
French national, undercover logistics
Auction Liaison
Agent Vincent
Operative posing as valet/security for "Ms. Harrow" (Moreno)
Intelligence Surveillance
Agents Brooks, Kovalenko
Monitored auction via remote feed from service tunnels
Post-Infiltration Containment
Mu-13 “Ghost Busters”
Paranormal suppression unit assigned for follow-up
18:00 hrs – Arrival and Integration:
Auction attendees, including persons of interest from Marshall, Carter & Dark Ltd., and known anomalous traffickers, arrived at the secluded estate under tight scrutiny. Agent Vincent assumed the role of personal attendant to Capt. Moreno, who posed as a South African collector with a falsified paranormal acquisition history.
19:43 hrs – Auction Commencement:
The auction proceeded through typical rare artifacts and relics until Lot #17 was unveiled: a 17th-century Venetian mirror with scorched silver edging and blackened glass. The host described it as “The Archivist’s Mirror—a relic which sees who you are, and reveals who you were.” Two attendees fainted shortly after prolonged eye contact. This triggered Vincent’s confirmation of likely anomalous effect.
20:08 hrs – Interruption Event:
During the bidding, a representative of the Russian mob attempted a last-minute override. In the confusion, the mirror emitted a pulse of electromagnetic interference, frying two surveillance nodes. Agent Vincent improvised, breaking protocol by approaching the artifact to intercept the buyer. The mirror reacted—its surface rippled, and visible apparitions from surrounding personnel’s pasts began to form within its frame.
20:11 hrs – Containment Breach:
Spectral projections began to exit the mirror, causing panic. Capt. Moreno authorized full exposure. Mu-13 assets were already en route from Site-76 and touched down by VTOL in the Château courtyard within five minutes.
Working alongside Mu-13, Agent Vincent assisted in deploying a Class-4 Ethereal Suppression Net while using auction chains to physically restrict the mirror’s movement. As three spirits began to vocalize—two in archaic Italian, one in Old Prussian—Vincent recited the containment liturgy issued over comms by Mu-13. The mirror's surface cracked before finally stabilizing. PAO-512 was sedated using a modified Thaumic Drape and secured within a sigil-lined containment crate.
Agent Vincent’s quick thinking, field improvisation, and unusual composure under psychic duress drew the attention of Mu-13’s Lead Containment Officer, Lt. Raphael Saint-Jude. Post-mission, Saint-Jude personally filed a transfer endorsement for Vincent, citing him as “unnaturally attuned to phantasmal harmonics for an Iota man.”
Recovered Anomaly:
PAO-512 – The Archivist’s Mirror: Capable of projecting lifelike manifestations of a subject’s past selves or lives. Secondary cognitohazard confirmed. Now under Mu-13 jurisdiction.
Casualties:
Two auction guards (non-anomalous) injured during stampede. No fatalities.
One hostile psychic broker extracted by MC&D; status unknown.
Promotions and Transfers:
Agent Vincent has been officially transferred to Mu-13 “Ghost Busters” pending orientation and further testing. His adaptability, situational awareness, and emerging affinity for post-life anomalies mark him as a candidate for long-term spectral field work.
Filed by: Capt. Elise Moreno
Cleared for: Level 3 distribution
Date Filed: (REDACTED)
Addendum: "He didn’t flinch when the mirror whispered his name—and I think that’s why the ghosts listened." – Lt. R. Saint-Jude, Mu-13