Designation: Grand Elder of the Dragon Dynasty / Walking Relic / Living Calendar of Catastrophe / Keeper of the Molten Cycle

Description

Entity 13HRP – 0035, codename Munk Hugo, is neither man nor monster in the ordinary sense but a sentient vault of the Dynasty. His existence blurs the line between individual, relic, and system of control. His body serves as both a record of relics and a prison binding them. Thousands of inscriptions, carved with molten iron into his flesh, crawl endlessly across his skin. Each sigil corresponds to a relic in the Dynasty’s collection, and whenever a relic stirs, the matching inscription ignites, seeping molten brass that burns both Hugo and his surroundings.

He stands nearly 9 feet tall, elongated in grotesque proportion yet skeletal and malnourished in appearance. Despite his frame, he radiates crushing weight, as if entire dynasties bend invisibly around him. His robes are stitched from dragon scales harvested from species believed extinct, and these robes hum like a chorus whenever relics are discussed nearby. His visage constantly shifts, cycling without pattern and never holding a single identity for more than moments:

The Old Monk — emaciated, cheeks sunken, teeth blackened, eyes clouded with age and sorrow.
The Masked One — smooth, eyeless, mouthless, yet engraved with shallow rune-like dragon scales.
The Dragon Maw — flesh peels away to reveal an impossible spiraling jaw filled with fangs from creatures that never lived.
The Hollow Child — a pale youthful form with eyes of brass clock faces, weeping molten seconds.

In his grip he wields a staff forged of petrified dragon bone, capped by a hollow iron ring. When this ring vibrates, relics awaken. When it fractures, containment collapses. The staff, like Hugo himself, is not a tool but a fulcrum through which the Dynasty’s fragile balance rests.

Observed Effects

Temporal Warping: Clocks within Hugo’s presence distort. Some halt entirely, others skip or rewind, and exposed personnel experience repeated déjà vu, trapped reliving segments of time with altered outcomes.
Layered Voice: His speech splits into four simultaneous tones — the laughter of a child, the rasp of an elder, the chant of a choir, and the hiss of a dragon throat. Recordings collapse within thirteen seconds.
Detached Shadow: Hugo’s shadow detaches, wandering independently. It devours those who cross its path, leaving behind hollow silhouettes scorched into walls. When it returns to Hugo, his form momentarily swells as though digesting them.
Dream Contagion: Anyone exposed to Hugo dreams of burning palaces, chained dragon skeletons hanging from skies, rivers of molten jade, and corridors of endless relics. These dreams spread contagiously even to those who never encountered him directly.
Relic Resonance: Staff who carry relics report their items shake, bleed, or weep molten residue whenever Hugo approaches, as though the relics remember him personally.

Incident Log 0035-A

During the containment collapse of 13HRP – 0020 (Dragon Iron Fists), Hugo appeared at precisely 03:13 AM. Surveillance recorded the fists pulverizing a Zeldt’s arms into molten slurry before Hugo’s staff rang like a tolling bell. The fists froze mid-motion, their dragon mouths spewing molten ichor, then fell inert. The Zeldt’s chest split open, revealing a living dragon heart pulsing in place of human organs. Hugo devoured it whole.

Afterward, every inscription across his body glowed. For thirteen days, all dragon-related relics in the Dynasty resisted containment. The Council concluded Hugo resets the Dynasty’s cycle each time he consumes offerings of dragon essence. This ritual both sustains him and re-stabilizes reality.

Incident Log 0035-B

Weeks later, the Melted Choir’s resonance breach triggered Hugo’s arrival. He struck his staff once. Instantly, the choir fell silent. Witnesses reported the thunder of dragon wings above though the skies remained barren. Three staff disappeared. Their names later emerged etched into Hugo’s thigh among other runes. Their vanishing coincided with the sudden dormancy of three minor relics. Researchers theorize Hugo consumes human essence as substitution when relic energy runs thin, transforming individuals into living runes grafted onto his flesh.

Incident Log 0035-C

During a test involving 13HRP – 0266 (Jade Dragon Statue), the statue convulsed and cracked. Hugo materialized unbidden. He knelt before the statue, whispered in layered tones, and the statue repaired itself. He then shattered one of its jade fangs and swallowed it. Immediately, a dozen unrelated relics in offsite vaults fell dormant. This event suggests Hugo redistributes relic power across the Dynasty, functioning as a regulator to prevent catastrophic imbalance.

Containment Protocols

Containment is classified as impossible. 13HRP – 0035 – Munk Hugo manifests at breaches regardless of protective wards or dimensional barriers. Facilities holding dragon relics must enact the following measures:

Immediate Evacuation: Upon the vibration of the Hollow Ring, all staff must evacuate the wing.
Sacrificial Pairing: Dragon relics must be stored in pairs. Hugo inevitably consumes one to stabilize the other.
Name Silence: Speaking his name aloud within Dynasty grounds invites his presence.
Witness Protocol: Personnel confronted with Hugo must remain silent and avoid direct gaze. Recognition by Hugo often results in assimilation into his shifting body, where dozens of voices already echo.

Dynasty Nexus

Hugo serves as nexus and stabilizer for the Dynasty’s most volatile relics:

13HRP – 0020 – Dragon Iron Fists
13HRP – 0264 – Dragon Mirror
13HRP – 0265 – Dragon Kimono
13HRP – 0266 – Jade Dragon Statue
13HRP – 0313 – Melted Choir (suspected destabiliser)
Additional fragments of dragon bone, blood, and song embedded across minor sites.

Records suggest Hugo does not act as guardian or prisoner but as keystone. Without him, the Dynasty would fracture instantly, each relic awakening simultaneously. The Council classifies Hugo not merely as anomaly but as law given flesh — a humanoid embodiment of the Dynasty’s survival mechanism.

Comparative Analysis

Unlike conventional anomalies, Hugo represents no single relic but the system itself. He is archive, stabilizer, and devourer, embodying the Dynasty’s cyclical renewal. Scholars debate whether to classify him less as anomaly and more as law, a phenomenon made flesh. Removing him would dismantle the very structure enabling relic control. In comparative terms, anomalies like the Jade Timepiece warp segments of chronology, while Hugo warps the principle of containment itself. He does not merely disrupt; he rewrites the possibility of order.

Some researchers speculate Hugo is the Dynasty’s original relic given sentience. Others argue he is a punishment, forced to carry the burden of maintaining balance until collapse. Regardless, all agree that he defines the Dynasty’s survival and doom.

Conclusion

Entity 0035 is classified as a World-Terminus Risk. Unlike anomalies that destabilize regions, Hugo destabilizes the Dynasty itself. He sustains its cycle through devouring acts while ensuring collapse grows nearer each iteration. His paradoxical presence is catastrophic yet indispensable.

Each new cycle draws him closer to the final unraveling. Whether he serves as guardian, parasite, or inevitable entropy remains unclear. What is certain is that Hugo is waiting, and in his waiting lies the fracture of the Dynasty’s future.

Last modified: 2025/08/30 at 02:04 am

Published: 2025/09/11 at 12:00 pm

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