ENTITY-52-A
Code Name: "Fire Lizards"
Threat Code: Alpha-Class
Origin Zone: Widespread — Global sightings (Concentrated in ███████, Chilean Highlands, and Australian Outback)
Status: Active — Ongoing Termination Operation
Threat Profile
ENTITY-52-A refers to a species of small quadrupedal reptiles (avg. length: 0.5 meters) visually resembling standard desert-dwelling skinks. The defining anomaly is a biological pyrokinesis mechanism, enabling them to emit controlled streams of flame from their oral cavity.
Anomalous TraitsThe Fire Lizards possess a specialized organ complex located beneath the throat and upper chest. Dissections reveal the presence of:
Organ A (Ignition Gland): Produces a volatile, napalm-like hydrocarbon compound through enzymatic conversion of fatty acids.
Organ B (Catalytic Node): Contains trace metals and crystalline structures that emit high-temperature sparks when compressed by the lizard's internal musculature.
Organ C (Combustion Tract): A reinforced esophageal extension lined with heat-resistant tissue, allowing the lizard to "project" flame bursts up to 2 meters in range.
Behavior and TemperamentDespite their abilities, ENTITY-52-A specimens display non-aggressive behavior under most circumstances. Flame emission is typically used for:
Defense against predators
Territory marking during mating season
Incineration of small prey (insects, birds)
Most incidents involving human casualties stem from accidental encounters or territorial misinterpretation.
Termination Protocol
ENTITY-52-A is subject to full-scale eradication under Termination Order 3B. No efforts toward containment, relocation, or rehabilitation are authorized. The species is designated biologicallyanomalous but existentiallynegligible, and standard neutralization efforts are sufficient for population suppression.
Standard Field-Level Termination Methods:
Direct termination via conventional firearms, blunt trauma, or cryo-grenade dispersal
CO₂-based suppressant deployment during active ignition phases
Autonomous quad-drone sweeps equipped with thermal tracking and napalm inhibitors
InCasesofLargeInvasiveGroups
In environments where ENTITY-52-A exhibits invasive colony-scale proliferation (generally defined as >1,000 individuals/km² or observable ecological disruption), the Foundation deploys Phase-2 Biocidal Measures, including:
Ovicidal Radiant Sweep (ORS): Targeted low-frequency radiation pulses calibrated to rupture protein membranes of ENTITY-52-A egg sacs. Delivered via airborne or subterranean sonic arrays.
Biological Attrition Vector Deployment (BAVD): Distribution of neural-interruption agents bonded to synthetic lipids, disguised as prey-grade protein matter. These compounds induce complete autonomic system collapse in mature specimens within 30–45 minutes. Secondary effects include suppressed flame organ activity and full metabolic shutdown.
Microclimate Modification: In select regions, mobile atmospheric conditioning units may be deployed to lower local temperatures below survivability thresholds (5°C or lower), inducing mass torpor or death. Units are typically active for 6–12 hours depending on terrain and biomass density.
Eggclustersandhatchlings are destroyed via chemicalincineration, cryogenicdispersal, or targetedexplosivecharges.
Research Log 52-A
Subject: ENTITY-52-A ("Fire Lizards")
Location: Site-██, Research Wing B, Audio/Visual Room 7
Date: ██/██/20██
Personnel Present:
Dr. Linh Voss — Head of the Zoological Anomalies Division
Dr. Ezra Kael — Senior Biologist, Anomalous Species Research
Dr. Mira Halden — Lead Geneticist, Xenobiology Unit
Agent Harren Kade — Tactical Security Liaison
[BEGIN LOG]
Dr. Voss:
"Hello. Name's Dr. Linh Voss, head of the Zoological Anomalies Division, Site-██."
(pauses, glancing around the table)
"Let's make this quick. We've all got more dangerous things waiting in our inboxes."
Dr. Kael:
(leaning back in his chair)
"Ezra Kael. Senior Bio, Anomalous Species. Been killing pests since I could walk. Guess now they just breathe fire."
Dr. Halden:
(tapping on her tablet)
"Mira Halden. Genetics lead for the xenobio branch. If it bleeds and mutates, I map it."
Agent Kade:
(nods)
"Agent Harren Kade. I'm just here to make sure none of you become barbecue."
(Dr. Voss flips a file open, glances at the first page, and raises an eyebrow.)
Dr. Voss:
(deadpan)
"Really. Fire lizards?"
(looks unimpressed at the room)
"This is what passed for an anomaly now?"
Dr. Kael:
(smirks)
"They're technically anomalous. Organ-based fire projection, no magic involved. Sort of like a walking blowtorch with attitude."
Dr. Halden:
"Well, they're biologically boring except for three very weird glands. Nothing outside of reptilian baseline except for the whole... napalm thing."
Dr. Voss:
"Then why the hell are we talking about them instead of just exterminating the lot?"
Agent Kade:
(shrugs)
"Already working on that. Over 2,500 terminated. Still sitting on an estimated 150,000 globally. They're like scaly little wildfires with legs."
Dr. Kael:
"Not a threat in isolation, but when they cluster—especially in arid environments—they spark brush fires, torch livestock, and screw with local food chains."
Dr. Voss:
(rubbing forehead)
"So they're basically anomalous vermin. Just with better fireworks."
Dr. Halden:
"There's a theory they evolved this organ system in response to something — maybe environmental pressure, maybe not. Genetic traces suggest an outside influence, but nothing conclusive."
Dr. Voss:
"Anything remotely dimensional, memetic, or something I should actually be worried about?"
Dr. Halden:
"Not yet. Just... weird biology. But weird sometimes means 'wrong place, wrong world.'"
Dr. Kael:
"We've already begun egg culling and bait-based suppression in the high-risk zones. Poison works well — shuts down their nervous system like flipping a switch."
Agent Kade:
"And the ones that survive long enough to react just end up igniting themselves. Makes cleanup easier."
Dr. Voss:
(sighs, closing the file)
"Alright. Fire lizards. Ugly, annoying, and very flammable. Let's keep burning through them until they're off the books."
[END LOG]
Personal Log — Audio Memo (Unclassified)
Name: Agent Sera Lang
Assignment: Task Force S9-Black ("Torchbreakers")
Location: Site-██ Quarantine Barracks, Block D
Date: ██/██/20██
Authorization Level: 2 (Non-Operational Debrief)
Note: This log was not submitted through official channels. Recovered via routine data scrub. Logged post-mission.
[BEGIN LOG]
(Sound of a locker opening. A faint hiss of a medkit being closed. Agent Lang's voice comes in quietly, tired but calm.)
Agent Lang:
"This is… I don't know. I guess a personal log? Not for ops, not for briefing. Just — I need to get this out."
(pause, chair creaks)
Agent Lang:
"I don't get it. I really don't. I mean… I understand the danger. I was there during the Ridgewell Burn — saw three kilometers of forest go up like it was soaked in kerosene. And I helped dig out what was left of the survey team."
(short silence)
"But the thing is… those lizards? ENTITY-52-A? They're… kind of cute."
(she laughs lightly — not joking, just surprised at herself)
"They are. They've got these little eyes, and the way they puff up when they're about to blast flame? It's like a warning, not an attack. I watched one try to scare off a drone by belching a two-second jet of fire and then running in circles because it got startled by the smoke."
(a beat)
"They're not monsters. Not like the other classes. Not like the mind-worms or that thing with the infinite teeth. These things… they eat insects. They sunbathe. Some of them even burrow under leaves like hedgehogs."
(a longer pause. She lowers her voice)
"Then we gas the eggs. We poison the adults. They die twitching, seizing. It's quiet, but it's not clean."
(sighs, deeper now)
"I asked Kael — Dr. Kael — if we could study them more. Maybe isolate them. He said it wasn't worth it. Said 'the Foundation doesn't study forest fires. It puts them out."
(slight bitterness in her voice)
"Guess that's us now. Firefighters with rifles."
(a soft clink — probably her badge or sidearm)
"I'm not saying we're wrong. I'm just… I don't know. Maybe they don't belong here. Maybe they're invasive. But when something stares up at you with those tiny eyes like you're the end of the world…"
(whispered)
"It sticks with you."
(brief silence)
"Anyway. Torchbreakers report back in at 0600. Probably heading east. Another cluster near the salt flats. More cute little monsters to incinerate."
(a soft chuckle — tired, but warm)
"Sleep tight, firebugs."
[END LOG]