R'lyeh

by Nick

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Ten teleseismographs were the first things to notice, their readouts springing to life. Simultaneously, all their feedback circuits overloaded. They understood the x-axis, the y-axis and the z-axis, but what was this w-axis information they were gathering? Their warnings were for naught, as none noticed them die.

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Two global positioning systems on ships in the southern Pacific Ocean were the next to notice, followed quickly by the crewmen monitoring them. It was impossible, but there it was: a landmass at Latitude 47°9’S, Longitude 126°43’W. Where mere seconds ago there was nothingness, now there was an island.

And then the island began to move.

==-===-==

A thousand different people in a thousand different sanitariums in a thousand different locations took note. They all, in unison, screamed “Iä!” and refused to stop — even enduring beatings and working past strong narcotics — until their vocal cords snapped.

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Then the world noticed: a cancer was spreading on it’s surface.

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Average Reader Rating: 5.0 stars out of 5

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    Nick's Buddy Icon Nick

    Posted 7 months ago

    Lilith has great timings in making her proclaimations (as in the previous ficlet). And there we have it: Tulu, or Cthulhu.

    Is this a huge progression from where we began? Oh yes. But Tarzan, Howie and myself are all big Lovecraft fans so… I had to do it.

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    Fyora Cartagan's Buddy Icon Fyora Cartagan

    Posted 7 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Anything about Cthulhu makes me laugh, or at least smile, strangely. The reason being that the first I heard of Cthulhu was in an image of Howard Dean in mid-scream that says “Cthulhu Fthagn IA!!

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    Fyora Cartagan's Buddy Icon Fyora Cartagan

    Posted 7 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v242/FyoraSilverwolf/B%20album/DeanCthulhu.jpg
    ^Here’s a link for the image, if anyone’s interested. It’s just a bit of comic relief.

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    Nick's Buddy Icon Nick

    Posted 7 months ago

    Okay, Fyora, that was funny. But, trust me, Cthulhu ain’t no laughing matter (in general).

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    Fyora Cartagan's Buddy Icon Fyora Cartagan

    Posted 7 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Yeah, what’s even funnier is that people said that
    Cthulhu should run for president with Dean as his running-mate. Because “Dean’s scream is the only thing that can calm Cthulhu.”

    Most of the people I talk to are nuts…

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    Nick's Buddy Icon Nick

    Posted 7 months ago

    Cthulhu has ran in the last six or so elections (their a bumper stickers, campaign buttons, the whole deal), but he’s never won. I think his slogan of making mankind “free and wild and beyond good and evil, with laws and morals thrown aside and all men shouting and killing and revelling in joy” might have hurt. Also when he promised to “teach them [mankind] new ways to shout and kill and revel and enjoy themselves, and all the earth would flame with a holocaust of ecstasy and freedom” that didn’t help.

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    Howie Amourscow's Buddy Icon Howie Amourscow

    Posted 7 months ago

    Never underestimate Cthulhu’s humorous potential (or his cuteness potential: I bought a Cthulhu plushie for two friends’ newborn spawn several years ago, but that’s another story).
    Back to Cthulhu’s humorous potential: I suggest you visit and read this (if you haven’t already):
    http://www.neilgaiman.com/exclusive/shortstories/chulthhustory/
    ...truly, a classic.

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    Howie Amourscow's Buddy Icon Howie Amourscow

    Posted 7 months ago

    Oh, and excellent work. If only I could rate these….

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    Nick's Buddy Icon Nick

    Posted 7 months ago

    Neil Gaiman is a weird man. Yes, there are a LOT of humorous stories regarding Cthulhu (did anyone else buy the Hastur Pussycat, Kill! Kill! Kill! compilation that came out a couple of years ago? That was some funny stuff…

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    Alexa ♥'s Buddy Icon Alexa ♥

    Posted 4 months ago

    I think all the commentary distracted me from the story. I should go back and reread.

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