Cthulhu Fantasy : I Am The Great Old One

The towering figure raised his head.    

He slept so well... It was different with a bed.    

Du Kang still remembered that in the past, because he was afraid of encountering some unknown danger while sleeping, he would choose to dig a hole and bury himself in the ground. This kind of rest was not bad for his Mantis shrimp body.    

But his Horrifying Upright Ape's thought process was still unable to accept the consequences of finding out that he was buried alive every time he woke up...    

Du Kang stretched his body slightly. A large group of half-prawn men were suddenly shaken off the ground. They nimbly flipped in the air. Their six legs steadily landed on the ground, and then they fled in all directions.    

Looking at the underaged prawns running towards the rock wall in the distance, Du Kang's heart was filled with some inexplicable emotions.    

It was very lively. ...    

Raising his head, Du Kang looked at the entire valley.    

The valley no longer looked like it was in ruins after the battle, but rather, it looked like it was the first time he saw it. A large number of trees were neatly arranged, and there were still unripe fruits hanging on them. The shrimp herders herded a large group of dinosaurs. The originally dried canals were now filled with gurgling water. The holes on the wall were completely gone, replaced by more reliefs.    

Du Kang even saw himself on the reliefs. The majestic Carapace Beast held up its extended limbs. Behind the Carapace Beast was a similarly huge human figure. The human figure's waist was cut open, and he held a trident. There was also an octopus head growing on it.    

Wu... Isn't this that Green-skinned fat man? The degree of restoration is really high.    

However, the changes in the shrimp people were definitely not limited to this. Now, Du Kang had a certain understanding of these shrimp people. If he wanted to see how the shrimp people were doing now, he wouldn't be able to see it from his original point of view. He already knew that the shrimp people had silently completed the Runic Fortress in front of him.    

Speaking of which, that incarnation should still be able to be used.    

Du Kang focused his consciousness on the altar.    

Black flames were burning under the bright flames.    

Eh? So it was just a flame, right?    

The angle of view changed, and a tall Six Legged Beast walked out from the flames.    

The towering figure in the distance seemed to have become even larger.    

Du Kang estimated that if this incarnation didn't change, then his main body would have grown a circle after sleeping this time.    

But it was still alright, it was only a circle. It was much better than the previous few times of sleep.    

Du Kang actually did not have any thoughts about the changes in his body. He was just worried that if his body size increased a few times, the square would not be able to accommodate him.    

He did not want to sleep in the cave again.    

An inexplicable message sounded in his heart.    

"God Father, you're awake?"    

...    

You're not dead yet...    

"God Father, it's like this, the son of fire..."    

Alright, please don't say anymore, I'll go, okay?    

... "The people of fire have already experienced twenty-two generations of inheritance after you fell asleep."    

So, how long exactly is the generation you're talking about?    

"Recently, the new generation of Fire's people are about to become adults, and the ceremony for the inheritance of life is about to begin again."    

...    

So you're saying that there's something missing to burn again, right...?    

"Now that God Father has awakened, can you invite God Father to host this ceremony?"    

So if you tell me directly where I'm going to kill, then... Loopy Toad?    

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In front of the altar, the tall prawns split up in front of the altar, lined up in a line, and stood in a solemn manner.    

Some of the prawns solemnly held onto something the size of a prawn's head. The egg walked over from afar. They carefully placed the egg on an unknown material square and arranged it in a neat square formation.    

Du Kang, who was standing in front of the altar, thought for a moment.    

The angle of view changed.    

The towering figure lifted its legs and slightly gathered its strength.    

"Bang!"    

Flames filled the sky.    

He pointed in front of the altar.    

More shrimp people came from afar. Their strong limbs supported their dead kin. They walked towards the altar and threw their dead kin into the raging flames. They turned them into ashes just like their previous kin and returned to the embrace of the flames.    

The flames were burning. Du Kang could feel that the square was getting warmer and warmer.    

After a long time, with a rustling sound, the shrimp people broke out of their shells and began to greedily eat the eggshells.    

Although these prawns had prawns on their heads, if one looked at them for a long time, they would still be quite cute... Wait a minute. Is there a problem with my aesthetic sense?    

Shaking his head, Du Kang no longer cared about these. After changing to a comfortable position, his consciousness changed to his incarnation.    

He communicated with the black flames on the altar.    

"Hello, zaima?"    

"God Father, is there an oracle?" The other party reacted very quickly.    

"Oh no, I just want to ask, what's the meaning of that spark?"    

"That's a language that can only be used by the Inheritor of the past generations." The black flame explained, "The flame represents the blooming of a new life..."    

Du Kang only understood the blooming of a life. The words that the prawns used were words that he could not understand.    

...    

"Stop for a moment, friend." Du Kang felt that he needed to have a proper conversation with the other party. "Please stop for a moment."    

"God Father, what's wrong?"    

"What did you just say?"    

...    

The square was empty. After the ceremony, the shrimp people left.    

Only the wind was blowing.    

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As an Inheritor, it burned itself to become the control center of the entire Runic Fortress. After experiencing so much, he thought that there was nothing that could surprise him anymore.    

The gods chose to transform into the people of fire - although he did not know why the gods would use such a strange name.    

The gods gave the people of fire a new life, even burning part of themselves. He could feel that... The flames that had fused with the body of the god became even more intense, and the people of fire that had been incubated by the flames became even stronger. Now, every single one of the people of fire could shoot out flames when they reached adulthood. This was something that no one had dared to imagine in the past.    

The gods were still tirelessly working for the people who had been born with the flames. - He could clearly feel the exhaustion of the gods. However, the gods were still silently doing trivial things for the people of the fire.    

Until the incarnation collapsed due to overuse and returned to the flame.    

After witnessing all this, he had initially thought that he had experienced too much.    

Although he wasn't the best out of the thirteen Inheritor, time had given him enough experience. He should be able to deal with any problem now.    

But now...    

This was the first time he knew...    

The gods were illiterate?    

This...    

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There was a moment of silence on the other side, which made Du Kang feel very awkward.    

It was as if he had asked something he shouldn't have asked...    

"I'll say..." Du Kang scratched the head of the shrimp with his appendages, "If it really doesn't work, I can learn from scratch. I learn things very quickly."    

...    

There was a moment of silence.    

Only the wind was blowing.    

"Yes, God Father, your will."