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3. OPERATION SUMMARY
Operation Designation: PARANORMAL LORD
Mobile Task Force: Mu-13 “Ghost Busters”
Date of Engagement: (REDACTED)
Primary Location: Northumberland Moors, United Kingdom — Subterranean Vault, Ruins of Blackwood Manor
Mission Type: Paranormal recovery and occult vault clearance

1. Objective

Investigate and secure the long-lost underground vault of Lord Theodore Thomas Blackwood, an infamous 17th-century occultist, ritualist, and alleged posthumous entity. Intelligence acquired from a defector within the Serpent’s Hand suggested the vault contained both Class III and potentially Class IV anomalous artifacts—many believed to have been lost in the Great Fire of London. The mission aimed to secure all viable assets, assess spiritual contamination, and suppress any active phenomena.

2. Assigned Assets

Role

Name & Call Sign

Notes

Squad Lead

Lt. Raphael Saint-Jude

Operation commander; vault authority

Research Officer

Agent Miriam Loch

Artifact and inscription analyst

Sweep Team

Agent Donner, Agent Crane

Structural security and breach experts

Junior Operative

Agent Vincent

Recent transfer from Iota-10; probationary status in Mu-13

3. Operational Timeline

13:06 hrs – Initial Entry
Vault entrance located beneath the scorched remnants of Blackwood Manor’s library. Entry point was concealed behind false masonry and a sigiled iron threshold, which radiated passive thaumic energy. Agent Loch dispelled the locking glyph through invocation of the Fourth Breath of Hollow Kings rite.

13:24 hrs – Interior Survey
The descent revealed a three-tiered spiral of limestone stairwell, lined with frescoes depicting Blackwood’s travels through “realms between breath”—an apparent reference to other dimensions or liminal states. Walls bled saltwater. Torches lit themselves. Agent Vincent audibly whispered: “This place doesn’t like being seen.” Audio logs confirm he said it twice, though he later denied remembering either instance.

13:38 hrs – Anomalous Incident
Shortly after crossing into the first relic chamber, Agent Vincent froze in place. He reported an overwhelming sensation of being watched, though thermal, visual, and EMF scans returned null. The chamber was empty by all observable metrics. Without warning, Vincent turned and bolted from the chamber, sprinting back up the stairs and refusing all radio contact for eight minutes.

Agent Crane, after brief hesitation, remarked over comms: “Well, there goes Blackwood.” The nickname stuck.

The remainder of the squad completed the vault sweep without resistance. No entities were encountered. No illusions were projected. And yet, the stillness was recorded by all personnel as “suffocating.”

4. Artifact Recovery

Vault ID

Description

Paranormal Effect

PL-01

Ornate gold compass with no needle

Points only toward the viewer’s place of death

PL-03

Music box sealed in wax and tar

Emits melody that causes lucid recollection of forgotten guilt

PL-06

Portrait of Lord Blackwood, eyes scorched out

Causes mild hallucinations when viewed at night

PL-09

Vessel labeled “The Last Breath”

Triggers Class I ectoplasmic manifestations when unsealed

All items secured in Lead-lined Thaumic Containment Cases and transferred to Site-77's Deep Anomaly Vault.

5. Psychological Aftermath

Agent Vincent returned to the surface visibly shaken, pale, and unable to explain his panic. When asked for details, he replied:

“I didn’t see anything. And I think that was the problem.”

While no direct threats were encountered, the oppressive stillness and psychic pressure of the vault environment were real and measurable. Most veterans described it as “a place where something died waiting to be found.” Vincent’s flight response was met with ridicule by some members of the task force, who have since dubbed him “Blackwood” as a teasing but recurring call sign.

6. Evaluation

While initial post-op sentiment questioned whether Agent Vincent was truly suited for Mu-13, Lt. Saint-Jude’s final report concludes otherwise:

“The first one to run is usually the first to feel. Fear isn’t failure—not here. Sometimes the ghosts choose who sees them, and sometimes, they don’t need to show up at all. Vincent’s not unfit. He’s just listening to something we’ve all learned to ignore.”

Filed by: Lt. Raphael Saint-Jude
Cleared for: Level 3 distribution
Date Filed: (REDACTED)
Addendum: Agent Vincent has requested additional training in dream-entity resistance and mirror-phobia therapy. Request approved.

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