Birth and Rebirth

Buxington & Sons Shipping, Inc . . .

Jessica could hear the footfalls of several men on the stairs outside. ‘This can not be good.’

The door to her ‘cell’ opened and half a dozen men entered. Jessica’s eyes widened and she put her hand to her mouth to stifle a shriek.

The men still wore the purple robes, but they no longer had their hoods up. Instead, they wore huge masks over their heads that covered their faces. Each mask was shaped like an octopus, with great tentacles all around the head. They looked just like the monsters she’d believed she’d only imagined. Apparently, they were real, and these men had found a way to control them. She was in much bigger trouble than she’d imagined. This was more than just a cult of lunatics. This was a cult of lunatics capable of using the magic they believed in.

Before she could stop herself, Jessica jumped to her feet and ran past the men for the door. She made it into the hallway, but no further. The big ox who’d slapped her before was waiting outside. She couldn’t see his face, but he was so much bigger than the others, that she knew right away it had to be him. That’s the last thought she had. He punched her viciously in the face, on the very same cheek he’d slapped before, rendering her unconscious. One of the shorter men behind her caught her as she fell. He rubbed her breasts roughly before handing her over to the big ox. If he had been without his mask when he’d entered, Jessica would have recognized this little pervert as Sam Jessup, the OB/GYN nurse.

“Good work, Olav. It mustn’t escape,” the high priest said. “You also did well, Sam. It would not be good if it dies too soon, but you must control your lust. It displeases Cthulhu. Help Olav to carry it downstairs. The rest of you will help me to prepare it for thtes.tes.”

They all went off to do as they were instructed. The high priest’s eyes were cold and hard beneath his mask. “The Master shall rise again, and I shall rule the world at his side. And the wife and children of an accursed Ghostbuster shall be the first to suffer his wrath. Such is the of of the enemies of Cthulhu.”

With a satisfied grin, he went downstairs to join his ‘Brothers’ in preparing for the ceremony.