Re: The Relentless Slaughter [Round 2: S'kkoi]
12-26-2011, 03:33 AM
Originally posted on MSPA by Dragon Fogel.
"Brothers, the hour is nearly at hand," said Elder Carcharodon. "We have spilled much blood since our order began, but soon, soon, we shall have our ultimate victory."
There was a cheer from the gathered cultists. The Elder thrust a ceremonial dagger into the heart of a frightened eel chained down into the middle of a mystic symbol.
"The ritual has begun. Soon, Soggoth shall come, and this miserable world shall fall before him!"
The cultist's cheers grew louder. They had fulfilled their purpose. They simply had to wait.
And wait.
And wait.
Five minutes later, the cheering began to die down.
"Elder," one of the cultists asked, "where is Soggoth?"
The Elder had no answer. He had conducted the ritual just as commanded! Why had it failed?
He soon settled on the tried-and-true tactic of leaders everywhere in such a crisis: Blame somebody else.
"This must be the work of the Sisterhood of the Eternal Claw!" he shouted. "Too long have we tolerated their heresy! Clearly, it is Soggoth's will that they be exterminated before he manifests himself! Ready yourselves for battle, my brothers, and we will color the oceans red with their blood!"
The crowd cheered.
"DEATH TO THE SISTERHOOD!"
Meanwhile, in a small cave on the outskirts of the ruined city, Caridea the Great Mother had failed in a similar ritual, and consequently had made a call to arms against the Brotherhood of the Burning Fin. Her reasons had been similar to Elder Carcharodon's.
"Brothers, the hour is nearly at hand," said Elder Carcharodon. "We have spilled much blood since our order began, but soon, soon, we shall have our ultimate victory."
There was a cheer from the gathered cultists. The Elder thrust a ceremonial dagger into the heart of a frightened eel chained down into the middle of a mystic symbol.
"The ritual has begun. Soon, Soggoth shall come, and this miserable world shall fall before him!"
The cultist's cheers grew louder. They had fulfilled their purpose. They simply had to wait.
And wait.
And wait.
Five minutes later, the cheering began to die down.
"Elder," one of the cultists asked, "where is Soggoth?"
The Elder had no answer. He had conducted the ritual just as commanded! Why had it failed?
He soon settled on the tried-and-true tactic of leaders everywhere in such a crisis: Blame somebody else.
"This must be the work of the Sisterhood of the Eternal Claw!" he shouted. "Too long have we tolerated their heresy! Clearly, it is Soggoth's will that they be exterminated before he manifests himself! Ready yourselves for battle, my brothers, and we will color the oceans red with their blood!"
The crowd cheered.
"DEATH TO THE SISTERHOOD!"
Meanwhile, in a small cave on the outskirts of the ruined city, Caridea the Great Mother had failed in a similar ritual, and consequently had made a call to arms against the Brotherhood of the Burning Fin. Her reasons had been similar to Elder Carcharodon's.
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