The Prophecy of these Stories

The Horsemen cometh

One from a place where light is dark and dark is light

One from the mind of a fiend turned friend

One from a dimension that is a multiple of 7 and whose digits add up to 18

One who attacks weak points in the tree of time

They all serve the one nearly as old as time

To revive him they need the three books older than he

The book where this was first written down

The book of Cthulhu, the one that governs the dead

And finally the book entombed with an evil pharaoh

Chapter One

One

The Sixteen, Kurt, Baba, Panto, and Logan had converged in the dining room. "Remember, Lhu has only talked to Xian and Phoenix for the past thousand years," Kurt explained. "So his accent is similar to Phoenix's."

"At least he is speaking English," Baba remarked. "Better than us having to translate for him." Kurt nodded in agreement. "Now we should start getting going. Say your goodbyes."

Logan and Net said goodbye to each other with a slow lingering kiss. "E awvi twr," Net whispered to her, using the language of creationists.

"E awvi twr."

Baba and Kurt embraced. "Come back to me. I can't lose you again," Kurt whispered to her.

"I know zt awvi," Baba replied. She pressed a kiss to his lips. "I will come back. I swear on it." She turned to the Sixteen. "Let's go." The dining room disappeared and was replaced by a dark and gloomy castle. Outside a sign read:

Byfrafr'k Blkyai. Ixyiu ly twru wox ueks.

"Cthulhu's Castle. Enter at your own risk," One translated. Suddenly Deadites sprung around them. They all got into defensive positions.

"Back down," a voice barked. The Deadites moved away from the group to reveal a figure wrapped in shadows. "It is good to see you again Baba," the figure remarked.

"And you too Lhu."

"Zese must be ze famous Sixteen. I recognize all of zem from zeir auras. And ze 17th member?"

"Panto Mime also known as Mimic. Human-Garde. Legacy: Ximic. Timelines traveled to: 7. Former wielder of the Infinity Gauntlet. Host of Ma'at."

"Impressive. Now, I know why you are all here, and you must know zat I have to test you."

"Indeed. Who shall you test first?" Nine asked.

"I shall test Osen." Everything around One disappeared except for Cthulhu. "We have talked before, you and I."

"Indeed we have."

"Let's see what you can do." Animals materialized around One. They surrounded him and glared at him. One stared at each of them, his red eyes flicking between each one meticulously, cogitating which would provide the biggest challenge. He decided to start with predators. He stepped towards a lion and stared it down. The lion snarled as a mane of fur grew around One's neck. His face elongated into a snout. His clothes turned into sleek golden fur. His hands and feet turned into paws the size of boxing gloves. When he was done transforming he was larger than the lion before him. The lion crouched and pounced at him before One batted him away with his mighty paws. The other lion was undeterred and lunged anew. One intercepted him in the air and pinioned him to the ground. He then let his animalistic instincts take over and tore out the other lion's throat. One let out a fearsome roar at his triumph.

The ground beneath One's forepaws trembled as his roar was answered with one with a brimful of challenge and prehistoric rage. He looked up, his muzzle dripping with blood, and noticed the ultimate challenge. In front of him stood something that he hoped would challenge him. The little sunlight that the land got glinted off of the scales of the being before him. Its wings were tattered in some places, but that didn't stop it from hovering in the air. One knew that the wings could do more than hover. Its wolfish face snarled at him, its black and red horn a sight to behold. One scratch from that horn would kill him in an instant. Its tail with the spiked end twitched behind it. Acidic blood ran through that tail. It opened its maw again and shot out a bolt of black light which One dodged. This was the Umbugcina.

One was aware that a lion stood a ghost of a chance, nor would any of the other creatures he could turn into. He hoped and prayed that he could push his powers exceeding their contemporary limits. All of his fur turned into scales. He grew larger, considerably larger. He loomed over the Umbugcina at 300 feet. He let out an earthshattering roar, making the Umbugcina bow to him. He had done it. He became Gojira. He was the King of the Monsters. He closed his eyes and let out another earthshattering roar. When he opened his eyes again he was face to face with Cthulhu. "You have done well Osen Prosne. You have become Godzilla. Use zis form well, it will help you in your times of need. You have been successful in my test." The surrounding area vanished and the others reappeared.

"Well, how was it?" Four asked.

"Glad you asked," Cthulhu remarked. "Because you're next."