The Thing on the Mount
The year is around 2330 B.C.
10 years have passed since everyone met the great dreamer.
It took some time but in the end everyone, Sam, Stephanie, Telegonus, Nimrod and Sargon finally conquered and overcome their great fears, after having looked into the abyss.
Sam, Stephanie and Telegonus are now no longer children.
All three have become beauties in their own rights.
So much so, that all three have gotten several marriage proposals, but in the end, Sam, Stephanie and Telegonus have all turned down the offers, saying that there were still some adventures that they would like to go on before settling down.
We are now back at the kingdom of Sargon the great, and within the kingdom, we find Sam, Stephanie and Telegonus walking around, all three were just enjoying the weather.
" You know what I think is not fair " said Telegonus.
" What? " said Stephanie.
" That Sam got way more marriage proposals then me " said Telegonus.
Stephanie just looked at Telegonus.
" What? " said Telegonus.
" Nothing. It is just unlike you to get envies " said Stephanie.
" You have nothing to be envies about, Telegonus, I would say that people think that you are more handsome than me " said Sam.
" I don't need you to cheer me up " said Telegonus while blushing.
Stephanie smiled.
" You two…. "
" Hey Sam, I have a question for you " said Telegonus.
" By all means, ask away " said Sam.
" I heard a rumor that some of the men that came to proposals to Stephanie, suddenly vanished " said Telegonus.
Stephanie looked at her brother and Sam started to sweat.
" OH…...uhm…. yeah that sounds weird " said Sam while sweating bullets.
" Yeah, the odd thing is that, the men returned to the kingdom after a couple of days. The men said that they were taken by what liked like a giant scarab monster deep into the forest. The scarab told the men to stay far away from Stephanie and never try to proposals to her again " said Telegonus.
Stephanie was now glaring at her brother, and Sam could now swim in his own sweat.
" Hey Telegonus, did you not say something about cleaning the Argo today? " said Stephanie.
" Oh! You're right, I totally forgot about that, I will see you guys later " said Telegonus.
Telegonus then ran to his Argo.
Sam and Stephanie were now 'alone'.
Stephanie was still glaring at her brother.
" Brother…. " said Stephanie.
" I didn't do it " said Sam whose sweat could fill a sea.
" I know, you made Khepri do it " said Stephanie.
" No.... " said Sam.
" Mazda " said Stephanie.
" He did it " said Mazda.
" MAZDA! You snitch! " said Sam.
" Say what you will, but I felt sorry for those men, I think one of them even peed himself " said Mazda.
Stephanie's glare could now even scare a Great Old One, so it was no surprise that Sam's knees were about to give up on him.
" Explain yourself " said Stephanie.
" There is nothing to explain " said Sam.
" Dear brother, I will give you to the count of 5, if you do not explain yourself by then, I will transform the SOD into the Pashupatastra and use it on you " said Stephanie with a smile.
Sam knew immediately that his sister was dead serious.
" Okay! Look….. I just don't think that any of those men were worthy of you, I just want my sister to be happy…. " said Sam.
Stephanie felt a warmth in her chest.
Stephanie smiled and then said
" Then who is worthy of me? Jack? Luke? Toby? Or even Erik? "
" None of them " said Sam.
" Oh…. none of them you say dear brother, then who? " said Stephanie while waiting in anticipation.
" Well….. what about Höðr, he is a sweet and innocent guy or how about Forseti, those two could be worthy of you " said Sam.
Stephanie had the ' did he just say that ' look on her face.
" What! " said Sam.
Stephanie just hugged her brothers arm and then said, with a smile on her face.
" Nothing "
Sam and Stephanie then walked like that for awhile.
" Can we just take a moment to talk about the sad and tragic death of Höðr… " said Mazda.
" He did not deserve to die like he did " said SOD.
" Indeed " said both Sam and Stephanie.
Sam and Stephanie arrived at the palace of Sargon the great.
" What happened? Why are you two smiling like that? " said Sargon.
" For no reason " said both Sam and Stephanie.
Sargon and Nimrod just looked at each other.
" Well, you two better get ready, we are having dinner soon " said Nimrod.
After that.
Sargon, Nimrod, Stephanie and Sam, all enjoyed dinner together.
Topics were discussed, stories were told but most importantly, bellies were filled.
Later.
at night.
Sam and Stephanie were not in their beds like everyone else.
They were instead outside the kingdom, waiting.
" How long do you think we have to wait? " said Sam.
" Well, we are a little early, but I don't think for long " said Stephanie.
Suddenly, a large being was now before Sam and Stephanie.
" Khepri! You made it " said Stephanie.
" But of course, I will always come when you two call " said Khepri.
Sam and Stephanie smiled.
" Well, let us get going " said Stephanie.
" Then please mount me " said Khepri.
" There is no need for that, because, this time, we will all three fly together, side by side " said Sam.
Sam, Stephanie and Khepri then flew into the infinite sea that was space.
After having flown into space.
Sam, Stephanie and Khepri all three met up with Awonawilona.
" It is good to see you again " said Sam.
" Likewise, we are happy to see that the both of you are in good health " said Awonawilona.
" So, who is it this time? " said Stephanie.
" Well, why don't our guest explain the situation " said Awonawilona.
Sam and Stephanie then noticed a girl, about their age, standing in front of them.
The girl's looks were pleasing to the eyes, but Sam and Stephanie were not fooled, they knew who it was.
" It has been a long time, Cthylla " said Stephanie.
Cthylla smiled and then said
" Indeed it has, I have missed you two "
" Just tell us what is going on " said Sam.
" Fine. My brother is coming to this universe " said Cthylla.
" Your brother? " said Stephanie.
" Ghatanothoa, the son of Cthulhu and Cthylla's brother. Ghatanothoa is in a league of his own. It is said that, Ghatanothoa is so terrifying that he or it, even scares the other Great Old Ones " said Mazda.
Sam and Stephanie could not believe what Mazda was saying.
" So, where is your brother? " said Stephanie.
" Oh, he is on his way, my poor brother is so massive that he can not fit inside this space, so he is traveling to this space through his own space, and when he is at the perfect point between the two spaces, he will then open a portal from his space to this space, so he can conquer this space " said Cthylla with a smile.
Sam, Stephanie and even Mazda, Awonawilona and SOD did not understand anything Cthylla said but then Khepri said
" That makes sense "
Everyone just looked at Khepri.
" Okay….. how much time do we have left? " said Stephanie.
" 3 " said Cthylla.
" 3 what? " said Sam.
" 2 " said Cthylla.
Sam and Stephanie both froze.
" 1 " said Cthylla with a smile.
It was then, a portal near everyone opened up.
Sam and Stephanie looked at the abyss that was blinking at them with its infinite yellow glowing eyes.
" I don't even have the words to explain this thing " said Stephanie.
" Be nice, that thing is my brother " said Cthylla.
" Maybe the author can try to explain what Ghatanothoa looks like… " said Sam.
I am sorry to say it Sam, but even I have no clue as to what Ghatanothoa looks like.
That is why, I will be borrowing H.P. Lovecraft and Hazel Heald explanation of Ghatanothoa.
" Oozing and surging up out of that yawning trapdoor in the Cyclopean crypt I had glimpsed such an unbelievable behemothic monstrosity that I could not doubt the power its original to kill with its mere sight. Even now I cannot begin to suggest it with any words at my command. I might call it gigantic-tentacled-proboscidean-octopus-eyed-
semi-amorphous-plastic-partly-squamous and partly rugose-ugh! But nothing I could say could even adumbrate the loathsome, unholy, non-human, extragalactic horror and hatefulness and unutterable evil of that forbidden spawn of black chaos and illimitable night. As I write these words the associated mental image causes me to lean back faint and nauseated " - H.P. Lovecraft and Hazel Heald.
So yeah, in short, Ghatanothoa is a unexplainable horror, and I have not even mentioned his ability to turn people into living mummies with his gaze, but luckily for Sam and Stephanie, they are not humans, they are Nephilim and Ghatanothoa's horrifying ability has no effect on Sam and Stephanie.
Ghatanothoa was slowly clowling into the universe of Sam and Stephanie.
Only a small portion of Ghatanothoa's body/being would be able to fit in Sam's and Stephanie's universe, but that was not something Sam and Stephanie were willing to wait for to happen.
" Hey Awonawilona, why don't you go home and let me and my brother handle this " said Stephanie.
" We appreciate your concern, but we are the All Container, as long as we are here, Ghatanothoa won't have it easy coming here " said Awonawilona.
" Very well. Khepri, you should head back " said Stephanie.
" With all due respect, I will stay, for I wish to watch over you two " said Khepri.
" We are very blessed to have friends like you two, but it will be me and my sister who will fight Ghatanothoa, you two stay in this space " said Sam.
" Is that right? And how are you two going to manage to defeat my brother? " said Cthylla.
Sam and Stephanie both smiled, and the the both of them said
" With a lot of force and power "
Cthylla was just confused.
Sam and Stephanie just looked at each other.
Sam and Stephanie then held each others hands, and the both of them flew towards Ghatanothoa.
" Godspeed " said both Awonawilona and Khepri.
" This will be entertaining " said Cthylla.
Sam and Stephanie flew closer and closer to Ghatanothoa.
" I am an Great Old One, worship me or despair in an eternal prison " said Ghatanothoa.
" Sorry to say this, but your silly little ability has no effect on us " said Stephanie.
" For we are the children of the misunderstood archangel, we are the children of the great archangel Samael " said Sam.
" For we are Sam and Stephanie! "
Ghatanothoa let out a roar that could kill the light of suns, but Sam and Stephanie just kept on flying closer and closer.
Stephanie then drew forth the Sword of Dreams.
" Are you with me SOD! " said Stephanie.
" Forever and ever! Lady Stephanie! " said the SOD.
" I call abon the 99 blessings, and I must ask, Mazda are you ready? " said Sam.
" Of course, exploring the space of a Great Old One, I could not have ask for a better adventure! " said Mazda.
Sam and Stephanie now flew straight into Ghatanothoa, and in doing so, Sam and Stephanie pushed Ghatanothoa further back into his own space.
Awonawilona, Khepri and Cthylla could no longer see Sam, Stephanie or Ghatanothoa.
All they could see was the portal.
It was starting to get real quiet in space, so quiet that the sound of supernovas far off in space could be heard.
But that was when Khepri said
" Behold! "
Awonawilona and Cthylla looked.
" No way.... " said Cthylla in disbelief.
" We knew that they could do it " said Awonawilona with a smile.
From out the portal flew out Sam and Stephanie, and with smiles on their faces, Sam and Stephanie yelled
" We did it!!!! "
The portal behind Sam and Stephanie then closed.
Awonawilona, Khepri and Cthylla all three flew over to Sam and Stephanie.
" I am happy to see you two in good health " said Khepri.
" What did you two do to my brother? " said Cthylla yet again in disbelief.
" Well, let us just say, that your brother won't be coming to any family dinners in the near future " said Stephanie.
" Did you kill him? " said Cthylla.
" No, you can say that we made him think over his past actions " said Sam.
Cthylla was more confused than ever.
" Well no matter, I best go and report back to my uncle, till next time we meet and have fun " said Cthylla with a smile.
Cthylla then vanished.
" What now? " said the SOD.
" Now, we can rest till the next Great Old One shall appear. We would just like to say once more that we are grateful, from the bottom of our soul for what you two have accomplished this day " said Awonawilona.
" No problem, just be sure to visit us once in awhile " said Stephanie with a smile.
Awonawilona smiled.
Awonawilona then vanished.
" Can we now go home, sister? " said Sam.
" Yep, we can now rest for awhile " said Stephanie.
" Something you both have deserved " said Mazda.
" Indeed " said the SOD.
Sam and Stephanie then both hopped on the back of Khepri.
Khepri looked back at Sam and Stephanie.
Sam and Stephanie just both smiled.
" Let us go home " said Stephanie.
" Let us " said Khepri.
" Till the next adventure " said Sam.
" Till the next adventure " said Stephanie.
Khepri then flew back to the kingdom of Sargon the great.