Photo By: Priya Bajpal
The consciousness of Nyar’Ka’Shaggonon waited in the clear ovoids. The last chance for the ancient god’s rebirth required only that the “eggs” be submerged in water. The monster would be reborn and conquer all humanity once more.
Then Mary-Lou Halbeck found the ovoids in the attic. A plan hatched.
After eons of waiting, Nyar’Ka’Shaggonon smiled. The time was nigh.
But then…
“I call the table, ‘Hope’,” said Mary-Lou to her husband. “Those beads matched the sea shells perfectly.”
“Glass tables though?” said Howie. “They break.”
She shook her head. “It’s made of adamantium and transparent aluminum. It should last…forever.”
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Written for the Friday Fictioneers: https://rochellewisoff.com/2019/01/09/11-january-2019/
Author’s Notes:
If you’re unfamiliar with one of the great masters of horror, H.P. Lovecraft, you really should read his work.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._P._Lovecraft
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Adamantium is the new gold, I hear. Well done
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Far better than gold, especially when threaded into the bones, making them indestructible. Though, my friend Logan doesn’t recommend the procedure. 😉 Thanks JH!
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Interesting tale, Eric. I bet Nyar’Ka’Shaggonon is a head biter too.
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He bites anything and everything. 😉
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Oh, that’s going to scupper their plans!
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Who knew that arts & crafts would save the world? 😉
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The best laid plans of megalomaniac gods…
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You mean, the best laid eggs? 🙂
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😀 😀 😀
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Haha! Yes, that’s it.
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Haha! Even the most powerful have their bad days. 😉 Thanks Lyn!
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Heh! I hope nobody – er – eggs Mary-Lou into turning the table into an aquarium!
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Haha! That would suggest something fishy at work. 😉
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I have never read Lovecraft but now I want to.
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Good to hear it. Thank you!
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That’s Nyar’Ka’Shaggonon screwed forever, then!
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And I couldn’t be happier. 😉 Thanks much!
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Ha ha , plan scuppered…
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It couldn’t happen to a more terrible creature too. Thanks for stopping by. 🙂
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I like what you’ve written, I like the rhythm but have no idea what it is about!!
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That’s all right. As long as you had fun, I’m happy. 🙂
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Dear Eric,
So much for that hope. 😉 Perhaps they’ll leave the window open and it will rain on the egg. We can hope NOT. You do have one helluvan imagination. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thank you. I’m quite proud of it, but sometimes it gives me a headache from the pressure of all of it. I need to write to get it out. 😉 Thanks Rochelle!
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To be embedded inside an unbreakable glass table. Not at all what “poor” Nyar’Ka’Shaggonon could ever would imagine happen…
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I doubt he ever expected that. He wasn’t defeated by a powerful sorcerer, but by a middle-aged art teacher. 😉 Thanks Dale!
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Very interesting!
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Thank you kindly! 🙂
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Damn! Not even a leaking cocktail glass can save the ancient being now.
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Drunk party-goers won’t hurt it either. The Ancient One is doomed. 😉 Thanks for the visit!
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I’ll never look at a glass bead in the same way again. I have a vase half full of pretty little blue ones that have never actually been in water. I’m breathing a sigh of relief. Great story.
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Haha! Put them in a cool, dry safe, quick! 😉 Thanks so much. 🙂
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Well his plans are foiled.
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Yep. That’s pretty much it for the Ancient One. He might as well take up knitting. 😉
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Let’s hope that table never breaks. Transparent aluminum and adamantium, there’s hope. Fun story, made me grin.
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I figure it’ll last a long time. Glad you smiled. It’s all I ask for. Much thanks!
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Considering an evil god is trapped inside, whether or not this table breaks, you could say the table comes with a lifetime warranty.
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Haha! Quite true. If it breaks, your life is over anyway. 😉
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Looks like she’s taken every precaution and got it sorted, well done
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Right? Perhaps there’s a few other evil-doers she can seal away forever. Could be a profitable business. 😉 Thanks Michael!
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I like how she believes that it should last forever. Good one
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Much Thanks!
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