LJ Idol, Topic 22: "The Straw That Stirs the Drink"

[sonophax]

In the beginning, before mortals and the madness that sprang from their dreams, desolate in the depthless eternity of oceans vast and viridian, there lay the bulk of a god yet unformed. Around Its dark mass churned currents teeming with antediluvian precursors to life, which were caught by Its pebbly beginnings of a body, as moss on the moisture of

Comments

[karmasoup]

I would sort of expect any reward granted by an ancient to mean instant death to its receiver. Cthulhu would approve, if approval was worth caring about enough to bother. But, you know as well as any, no such thing could ever be bestowed on a simple undeserving mortal.

[jem0000000]

And it's off! I wonder if it will actually find what it's looking for.

I like the little poem section at the end.

[halfshellvenus]

To construct is a duty;
to Devour is Divine.

This seems just about the bargain demanded by the ancient, dark things of many horror stories. But those beings cleverly withold the last part, so even their faithful minions have no idea that dark gods are not gods one should ever wish to serve.

[whipchick]

So neat to see the two sides of the intersection! Creepiness abounds!