I am not a madman.
The doctors all say the same thing, those small minded men and women in their white lab coats and sterile, condescending smiles. They assert that I’m delusional, that I’m a danger to myself and others. Do not believe them. I’ve come not to do violence, but to warn of the violence yet to come.
I am their emissary. I herald their arrival, the rightful heirs of your world, the Great Masters who were here long before you were even a dollop of goo in the primordial soup. To you, I issue fair warning. Turn from me all you like. Your refusal to listen will not save you when they come.
You, who mill about in your suits and ties like ants before a mound of sand; you, who believe yourselves the sole sovereign masters of nature; you, who gaze up at the vastness of the universe and conclude that all of it was made for you; prepare yourselves.
They’re coming. From beyond the cosmos, from beyond space and time, they’re coming. They’ll remake the Earth in their image. Oceans will boil. Fields will blaze. Heaven and Hell will pass away. Skin will burn. Flesh will melt. And your souls, stripped of their mortal coils, will serve the Dokash.
Mind your place, do them homage and you will be rewarded. But do not obey, do not pay tribute and you’ll be punished, made to crawl on all fours like dogs, tongues lolling, while the Dokash regard you as children who delight in pouring salt on worms and snails, so that you would prefer the kind of death in which there is nothing at all.
Hear my words and prepare yourselves. The life you know is coming to an end.
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Holy cow! That was amazing! Has a shade of k-pax to it, if you’ve ever seen the movie. Scary stuff.
Thank you! It was a long time ago, but yes, I’ve seen that movie.
Shades of Stephen King great Sci fi and a dash of psychological horror in such a masterfully written short piece
Thank you! I’m glad you liked it 🙂
I have been thinking about cosmic horror a lot lately, fun to see you have too! We’ll done!
Thank you! Yeah, when I wrote this, I think I had something like Steven King’s “Revival” in my head.
Such a fantastic piece! Wonderfully written x
Thank you so much! 🙂
You’re welcome!
Loved it
Thank you, Helen! 🙂