SCP 8918 Death was written large everywhere.

War is hell, and while that's true for all wars, there have been some that are unquestionably

more hellish than others. World War I definitely doesn't get the same amount of attention as the second, but one reason

for that is due to the overall story of the war.

While World War II is often painted as a relatively clear-cut case of good versus evil,

World War I is far murkier, largely revolving around politics and territory

disputes rather than the defeat of an undesirable ideology.

The aftermath of World War II had wide-reaching consequences on a global scale, while little

changed after the end of the First World War.

SCP 8918 is a somewhat unique article, focused around World War I from the perspective of someone who fought in it,

and it certainly doesn't depict it as a noble pursuit. Let's take a look.

SCP 8918 is the collective designation for the Fab 5, a unit of humanoid anomalies active in the 78th Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Force in the early 20th century.

While they were initially a disparate and unrelated set of vigilantes across the country,

the entry of Canada into World War I caused them all to volunteer for military service.

As their unique abilities were identified, they were quickly grouped together into the FAB-5, a primarily

ceremonial unit intended for morale-raising purposes.

They were initially deployed to Europe in the spring of 1915 as part of the first wave

of troops from the Canadian Expeditionary Force, an all-volunteer division, and they first saw combat

at the Second Battle of Ipre in Western Belgium. Delays in deployment caused them to miss

the first battle of Iprra the preceding autumn, in which French, British, and Belgian forces

had clashed against the German army, with casualties of upwards of 100,000 men.

While they were initially intended for a ceremonial role away from the front lines,

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