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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	young_swimmer 2010-03-15 05:11 am UTC (link)
	Cait relays the information. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sonoftheatom 2010-03-15 05:13 am UTC (link)
	Dinadan listens while pinching himself. It would really, really suck to come all this way and then only dream they'd won. And he is once again deeply unhappy about saying the words -- this time especially, since this definitely isn't a religion he wants to be a priest of. Ever. He says the words anyway. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

all_powerfull
2010-03-15 05:18 am UTC (link)

The voice is struggling when it comes through, but he's still doing his best to help her, and still fulfill his duty.

//Cait, only you can touch the book, but don't start casting, it will try and lure you to do it... he has to, you're going to feel tempted, angry, sad, hopeless... anything it can do to try and offer you comfort, power... he'll be the same, but he's not as far gone... he needs to keep control of himself, no matter what... now concentrate, both of you... have him close his eyes, clear his mind, and then concentrate totally on what he wants to acheive... a number will appear in his mind. Open to that page, do not even look at any other page. Do you understand? The other two with you... they'll need to guard the door. As you cast, more spawn will be trying to get in. They need to hold the door... and you two need to concentrate, don't think about the spawn.//

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	young_swimmer 2010-03-15 05:20 am UTC (link)
	//I understand. Hold on, my love. We'll finish this.// Cait told Dinadan what Ty told her and told the others to watch the door. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

sonoftheatom
2010-03-15 05:32 am UTC (link)

Dinadan just wants this to all be over so he can... Well, okay, he's pretty sure he's not going to be able to sleep for at least a week once this is over. If he can ever sleep again after that out-of-body experience.

He squeezes his eyes tightly shut again and puts his hands over his ears...but that's not going to help. He takes his hands away and flexes them slowly, breathing in and out to the count of seven. He can't think about the spawn, or what he's seen, or what will happen if they fail. He has to think about what he wants to accomplish and do it.

Dinadan concentrates.

"Forty-two."

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	young_swimmer 2010-03-15 05:35 am UTC (link)
	Cait opens the book starts to search for page 42. The book whispered to her and she squeezed her eyes shut against the voices. She opened her eyes and quickly found the right page. She held the book for Din to see and relayed the images to Ty. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

all_powerfull
2010-03-15 05:39 am UTC (link)

//Cait... don't worry about me... we'll be fine out here... I can see it in your thoughts. Right now, you're saving the world... take all the time you need, we'll last.// It being telepathy, she can sort of feel the not-said 'somehow'. They're struggling, she knows it.

The book whispers how it can give her the power to help her help her boyfriend, just two pages further, just turn the pages, and all will be well.

//Be very careful not to cast... say the words one at a time to whoever is casting, slow, easy, focused... he needs to be the one to say, loud as he can, 'nog'lw'nafh-nyth, phlegeth'ai' - it means 'Come servant of dreams, from a place of knowledge we call' - that will open the spell, after which, if he says anything else, gets interrupted, its all lost.//

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	sonoftheatom 2010-03-15 05:46 am UTC (link)
	"Here goes everything," Dinadan mutters, wiping his sweaty palms on his pants legs. "nog'lw'nafh-nyth, phlegeth'ai!" he shouts. Show time. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2010-03-15 05:48 am UTC (link)
	Cait ignored the voices in her head. She didn't want to fail Ty or the world. She held the book steady while Din recited the spell. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dc_eldritch
2010-03-15 05:50 am UTC (link)

The book gives her visions of Atlantis, shows the water boiling, the people dying where they swim, her father's last commands lost in the panic amidst great Cthulhu's rise. But she can save them, she can save all of them, she knows exactly what page will do that, she just has to turn to it.

//vulgtlagln shogg, sgn'wahl-shugg - it means We pray in the darkness where dreams share space with Earth.//

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	sonoftheatom 2010-03-15 05:57 am UTC (link)
	"vulgtlagln shogg, sgn'wahl-shugg," Dinadan repeats carefully, focusing on the book in front of him. He doesn't even try to think that they'll get through this -- it would be a distraction from casting the spell. He just needs to recite the words like he's told. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2010-03-15 05:59 am UTC (link)
	Cait focused on what they were doing and focused on helping Ty. Atlantis would survive. It always has. Her people were strong and survivors and they would survive this. It was too important that she not fail. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

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.//