dc_eldritch (dc_eldritch) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2010-02-27 18:41:00

Entry tags:

alina vasquez, cait curry, dinadan palmer, inactive - aquaknight, inactive - jane doe-smith, jon kent, npc - batman, plot - "call of cthulu", tyler darnell

Cthulu Rises
Out of the temple doors in the bay comes an ancient evil creature. It is Cthulu himself. He roars loudly then snatches up several cultists and eats them. The frightened screams of the others fill the air. His gaze turns to the shore and then he begins to walk.

His march towards the shore begins and he doesn't notice anything else just yet.

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dc_eldritch
2010-03-15 06:01 am UTC (link)

The room begins to spin, all the words and runes and all twisting and cavorting, the elements reaching for them, flames licking just short of Dinadan's face, arms of earth reaching for Cait, trying to swallow her, water trickling up through cracks in the floor, and the air growing thick, hard to breathe.

They can hear the door creaking as spawn try to force their way in, with only two humans between the other worldly and the two of them. Once again, the book whispers to Cait that this can all stop, the knowledge is just pages away... does she really want to doom Dinadan? Does she really want to doom herself? Never see her people... her mother... Atlantis... Ty?

//tharanak syha'h-yar nafl'hai - The time of eternity's promise is not yet.//

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	sonoftheatom 2010-03-15 06:06 am UTC (link)
	"tharanak syha'h-yar nafl'hai," Dinadan says, bracing himself on the altar, though he's careful not to touch the book. If the fire burns his hands, so be it; getting burnt isn't as bad of an idea as falling over would be right now. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2010-03-15 06:07 am UTC (link)
	Cait closed her eyes against the voice. She would not give in. She would stay strong and save those she cared about and loved. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dc_eldritch
2010-03-15 06:10 am UTC (link)

Cait can feel the tomb of earth crawling up her legs, binding her in place, encasing her. The air takes on a charnel smell, and breathing is like inhaling smoke, and it burns the eyes.
The fires lick along Din's arms and the side of his face, and voices call from all sides, screams, promises, temptations, trying to get just one moment of distraction, one wrong word or syllable from either of them while the world descends into chaos.

//grah'n hafh'drn, hupadgh'la'nafh - Oh lost priest, oh he born of dreams.//

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	sonoftheatom 2010-03-15 06:15 am UTC (link)
	"grah'n hafh'drn, hupadgh'la'nafh," Dinadan gasps, eyes watering as he tries to press his finger tips into the edge of the altar. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2010-03-15 06:17 am UTC (link)
	Cait struggled to breathe and she wanted so much to run out of here and dive into the ocean. She wanted to feel the cool waters of the ocean around her. No. She would not give in. She would do this and see it through to the end. "Hurry, Din." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dc_eldritch
2010-03-15 06:22 am UTC (link)

The Earth is up to her waist and rising, more reaches for her hands, holding her in place, the runes about the room twisting. The Earth under her feet begins to heat up, threatening to cook her where she stands. The spawn at the door fight harder to overcome the only two obstacles in the way.

The water is up to Din's waist now, and starting to heat up rapidly while the flames still lock at him, his shirt starting to smoke.

The whispers to Cait begin again, this can't work, she can end it all - she can command the lost priest, direct him... but she must stop.

//wgah'n lw'nafh, wgah'n n'gha, uln'shogg - Reside in dreams, reside in death, we call you to the place of darkness.//

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	sonoftheatom 2010-03-15 06:30 am UTC (link)
	"wgah'n lw'nafh, wgah'n n'gha, uln'shogg," Dinadan repeats, swallowing hard. He's starting to get light-headed. This will all be over soon, one way or the other. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2010-03-15 06:47 am UTC (link)
	The heat was becoming uncomfortable and she wanted to get out of her and away from the earth trying to encompass her. She shook her head and gathered her will. She would do this. She could not let Ty down. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dc_eldritch
2010-03-15 06:52 am UTC (link)

She can feel panic, desperation outside, the unspoken thought 'He's past us, almost to shore.' before Ty forces his own panic down, summons all the power he can to buy a few more instants, bending the seconds to translate for her.

//Stay calm - you're almost done - ch'ftagn - Cross over to sleep. - ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn - Dead, yet dreaming, Cthulhu waits in his palace in R'lyeh.//

As he speaks, the Earth rises to her throat, trying to choke the words out of her before she can get them to Din. After this, if they can get through it, there's only three words left, but it seems so far away, hopeless. A cloud of despair, urging them to give in, quit, simply die in peace tries to settle in their minds as the Earth tries to swallow the princess of Atlantis, and the sea threatens to boil Din alive.

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	sonoftheatom 2010-03-15 07:00 am UTC (link)
	"ch'ftagn ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn" Dinadan says. He's forgotten what he's doing and why, he's just saying the words because something deep in his brain remembers that they need to be said. He hurts, but it doesn't matter. He just needs to say the words. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2010-03-15 07:01 am UTC (link)
	Cait uses every last ounce of strength and willpower to cool the water around Din. He had to have time to finish. Even if it meant her life. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dc_eldritch
2010-03-15 07:05 am UTC (link)

The temple begins to shake, threatening to come apart at the seams. The spawn howl, shouting ancient curses.

The book seeks to flood Cait's mind with her failures, causing her to relive the two times now she has given into her rage. It immerses her in those illusions, making her relive them, forget the moments before, forget herself, forget where she was - she's failed twice, surely she can fail one more time, right?

The sea cools, but its inches from the ceiling, forcing Din to crane his neck and struggle just to take in gasps of the thick, smoky air that tastes of death.

From far away, Cait can hear a faint memory of words.

//ilyaa'ilyaa Cthulhu'ftagn - Await, Await, Cthulhu sleeps. - zhro'uaaah - When he says it, it will close the spell.//

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	young_swimmer 2010-03-15 07:09 am UTC (link)
	She would not give in. She would not fail again. She was a princess of Atlantis. She was her father's daughter. She could be as stubborn as her father. The blood of a line of strong kings and queens flowed through her veins. She called on strength from the deepest reserves. She pulled at the water around Din. He had to give him a few more moments. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sonoftheatom 2010-03-15 07:18 am UTC (link)
	"ilyaa'ilyaa Cthulhu'ftagn," Dinadan takes a deep breath and almost inhales water along with the disgusting air. He has to finish this. No matter what it takes, he has to finish this. "zhro'uaaah!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dc_eldritch
2010-03-15 07:23 am UTC (link)

The doors slam open outward, and an unearthly howl that will haunt the dreams of all who heard it for years to come fills the air.
The water drains back into the sea, the fires snuff out, and the spawn begin filing in, not to attack, but to return to hidden chambers about the temple as formerly unseen doors open to contain them.

//Love, you did it! But you need to get the book back into that room, or it... and the spell, will be lost next time... hurry, and don't forget the words... the temple will begin to sink... if you don't hurry, you'll be drawn back to R'lyeh with him.//

Needless to say, that would be bad. As they file past, seeming not to see the heroes, the spawn and less describeable things all chant as one.

"Ilyaa'ilyaa Cthulhu'ftagn, ilyaa'ilyaa Cthulhu'ftagn."

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	young_swimmer 2010-03-15 07:25 am UTC (link)
	"Din! We need to put the book back! Now!" Cait yelled. She was tired, exhausted and a sudden chill raced down her spine. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sonoftheatom 2010-03-15 07:31 am UTC (link)
	Dinadan collapses to his hands and knees when the water drains out from under him, coughing hard. He scrambles to his feet when Cait shouts for him and grabs her arm, running for the door to the room that the book belongs in. "c'tthnk ch'ftaghu!" he snaps, barely even slowing down. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dc_eldritch
2010-03-15 07:34 am UTC (link)

They once again enter the dreamstate, the book with them, as Din speaks the words. The book tries one more time, promising Cait anything, power, control, peace, love... if she'll just not put it back in that place.

Behind them, they can see their bodies standing motionless, with spawn all around them, should even one stop moving, notice their helpless bodies there...

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	young_swimmer 2010-03-15 07:36 am UTC (link)
	Cait placed the book on the altar. She didn't desire power or control. She would have stayed in Atlantis if she wanted those things. Peace would eventually come. Love. She had that. She had the love of her parents and Ty. "Let's go," she said to Din as she turned. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sonoftheatom 2010-03-15 07:40 am UTC (link)
	Dinadan has no problem with that. "c'thnk ch'agl h'ftagn," he says, bolting back across the threshold to his body. "Lock the door and let's go!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2010-03-15 07:42 am UTC (link)
	Cait locked the door behind them and tucked the key into a pocket. "RUN!" she yelled to him and the others. She would be okay if the island sank, they wouldn't. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dc_eldritch
2010-03-15 07:43 am UTC (link)

They leave the book behind. The hideous monstrosity's so fill the room beyond that for a moment, they lose sight of their bodies, but find them just in time to dive back into them.

The room has begun its return to chaos, their minds struggling to keep it in some kind of recognizeable shape lest the mortals go insane. Should they be too slow, by even an instant, they will be drawn into chaos and madness, to dwell in R'lyeh forever.

Seeming forever away, the light from the door grows dimmer and dimmer, and water comes rushing into the temple, coming right at them, threatening to slow them down even more as the temple begins to sink again.

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	sonoftheatom 2010-03-15 07:50 am UTC (link)
	Dinadan's glad that Jane and Batman stayed near the door, because they'll get out, even if he doesn't. Someone can tell his parents what happened to him if he doesn't make it out. He prays he'll make it out. The sight of water pouring through the entrance tears a moan from his chest. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2010-03-15 07:53 am UTC (link)
	Cait saw the water rushing in and she knew what she had to do. Somehow she had to find the strength to do this. She took a deep breath and pushed outward with her power. "BACK!" she yelled and watched the waters part to form a channel down the middle. "RUN! I CAN'T HOLD IT FOR LONG!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)