AN: Alrighty then! So we are now in Chapter 4! As I start this chapter, it is Monday here in the Philippines meaning I have two days before my one week respite from playing Eternal Darkness ends. But worry not, I will try and update on this story as much as I could. Okay, so this is Chapter 4, otherwise known as The Lovecraft Chapter! I apologize if this chapter is pure crap or horribly inaccurate. I hope you guys enjoy this! Thanks to those who read and reviewed! Arigatou!

Chapter IV:

Dreams of Darkness

Sunday morning, Alex was sleeping in her new room at Sam's condo. The moment they got back from Rhode Island, Alex decided to move in to get it over it. They were able to move all her stuff to her room in the condo. Thankfully, all she had at the dorm were clothes, a TV, a laptop, an alarm clock, her desk and her books. The posters she had were moved to her room as well. The bed was left at the dorm because there was a queen size bed in her room. As of now, she was having the perfect dream a love struck teenager could have; a dream of her and her boyfriend riding off in the sunset after the dangers they faced. Unfortunately, said dream was about to be interrupted.

"Rise and Shine, Alex!" A voice yelled. She pulled the covers above her head to block out the rays of sunlight.

"Get up before I give you an F in Literature!" Sam threatened. Reluctantly, she got up.

"Man, you're a hot mess!" Her cousin exclaimed. Alex glared at her in response.

"Go take a shower. James will be arriving in a few minutes. We can start reading those chapter pages after breakfast." Sam instructed. Alex followed her orders, albeit reluctantly. After a few minutes, she emerged from her room.

"Finally!" Sam yelled. Needless to say, Alex was still sleepy and when that happens, she's a bit grouchy. Before she could lash out, however, James came in.

"I bring pizza and I bring coffee." He announced. James set the items down on the dining table. They sat down on the table and started eating.

"Hey, did you guys notice the inscriptions and mom and dad's graves? As well as Uncle and Auntie's?" Sam asked.

"Yeah. 'That is not dead which can eternal lie. And with strange aeons even death may die.' What about it?" James asked as they finished eating. Alex was downing her coffee while eating.

"I know what it means. It's a hint. Maybe-maybe our parents and grandfather knew that we would someday find the tome. Maybe our parents found the tome and they want us to find something from the Lovecraft Chapter." She assessed.

"How exactly do we prove this theory of yours?" Alex asked as she pinched the bridge of her nose.

"One way to find out." Sam answered. She stood up and the two followed her. Sam approached a wall beside her TV set.

"I'm showing you guys this for emergency reasons. No one is to know about this. Now, knock three times on this wall." Sam instructed as she knocked on the wall. Just then a pad popped out from the wall. The kind that CIA agents use.

"I've uploaded your hand prints in this thing so you guys can activate this anytime you want." She explained and she put her had on top of the pad. It started scanning her hand immediately.

"After the scan, just type in what you want to be revealed around my house. You want the panic room, type 'Reveal Panic Room'." Sam said as she typed. They heard a rumbling from Sam's room.

"If something happens, just run to my room. You can open it from the inside. Anyways, you want the Armory, type 'Reveal Armory'."

An armory revealed itself.

"Yowza! You're packing more heat in here than the trunk of your Mercedes." James said. The armory had an assortment of guns, rocket launchers, grenades and swords. From Flintlocks to Machine guns. From Incendiary grenades to flash bombs. From Gladius to Long swords. You name it, she got it.

"Yes. Now, this is what I was supposed to show you both. Type 'Reveal Safe'."

Once she pressed enter, the wall beside the TV slid aside and revealed a safe. It was the type of safe where you have to press the numbers to open it.

"The code is 082455." She explained as she typed the code in. The code was the birth dates of Richard and Edwina Roivas. Sam grabbed the handle and pulled it down, opening the safe. Inside was the Tome of Eternal Darkness. Sam took it and once she put it on the table where the chapter pages are, the words became more readable.

"Here it is. 'Dreams of Darkness'." Alex said as she pointed out the Lovecraft chapter.

"Makes sense. Lovecraft used to have night terrors. I'm not going to be surprised if he got inspiration from them." Sam said. She walked over to the couch and lied down. A year ago, whenever Alex or James read a chapter page, for some unknown reason it would make her pass out and she can see what happened to the person involved. It was like she was observing them. It was like she was there but at the same time, she wasn't. It was like a trip through time. A trip through the ages.

"Ready?" Alex asked. She gave them the thumbs up sign and just as Alex read, her vision was tinted with red and she passed out.

Providence, Rhode Island

1927 A.D.

In Providence, Rhode Island, a 37 year old man by the name of Howard Phillips Lovecraft sat on his desk, writing a letter to his friend, August Derleth.

Dear August,

My friend, it has been years since the death of my dear mother. I still grieve at the loss. Not even men of science can help her. And my dear friend, I fear sleep. Those night terrors have begun yet again since my mother died. Those vile creatures that have inspired my life's work have begun invading my mind yet again. While I use them for my work, I cannot help but feel fear each time I see those repulsive creatures. I have returned here to Providence with my aunts. Away from Red Hook. I have brought with me a mysterious tome that I found in New York 3 years ago. Its knowledge fills me with more inspiration; the inspiration that made me write The Hound. But my friend, when my dear mother died, I have dreamt of a majestic city, filled with terrifying creatures. I end this brief letter now, August. I await your response.

Sincerely,

H.P.L.

Once he finished the letter, Lovecraft sealed it in an envelope and did what was necessary to send the letter to August. He returned home and took the mysterious tome. He opened it and read the stories that filled its pages.

"Fascinating." He muttered to himself. Feeling tiredness creep upon him, he closed the thick book and slept on his bed.

*Dream Sequence*

Lovecraft opened his eyes and he found himself floating. Floating in the majestic city he always dreamed about. A light shined brightly at the heart of the city. Nine great spires towered over the city, as if watching over its inhabitants. He looked down and what terrified him was the blood that drenched the city entrance. Regardless, he moved on. He saw them yet again. The monsters that were described in the tome that he found. A hulking beast with three faces, a scorpion-like monster with wings, a shambling corpse, a floating beast with 8 arms, etc. As he looked at the light in the middle of the city, he saw an image being played out. Lovecraft saw a being consisting of many eyes and many mouths and many tentacles and there lay before the being were three unique artifacts.

"My god." He muttered. One of the artifacts was red hued claw and the other looked like horns except they were green. The third artifact was a black heart. He saw a blonde haired girl mourning an unknown person before the visions ended. The three faced beast saw Lovecraft and Lovecraft tried to run away. Just as he did, the beast swiped his claw at him and the dream ended.

*End Dream Sequence*

Lovecraft woke up from his sleep, truly and utterly terrified of his recent dream. He stood up and opened the drawer where he kept the tome, only to find that it's no longer there. He was planning to rid himself of it anyway.

"What does the dream mean?" He asked himself. Lovecraft sat down at his desk, in front of his typewriter and started writing a story. A story about dreams. A story about his alter ego, Randolph Carter. A story about a majestic city and the gods he created from his mind.

The story that would soon be known as 'The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath'.

10 years later

1937 A.D.

10 years after the day he had that dream, H.P. Lovecraft lay on his deathbed in the Jane Brown Memorial Hospital. He was all alone now, with his aunts dead. After he wrote The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath, his dreams never stopped. And he used them to his advantage. He wrote more stories such as The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, At the Mountains of Madness, The Shadow over Innsmouth and The Shadow out of Time. The more he dreamt about that city, the more he learned and the more he was able to watch those images completely. Now here he was, lying on his deathbed in a hospital because of cancer. He hoped that someone would find the tome. The chosen ones. People like him; chosen to save humanity from the terrors of the unknown. Thankfully, he garnered his inspiration from his dreams. He hoped that that would be enough to warn humanity. Sighing, he closed his eyes and let go. Away from the cruel world, away from the dreams but most of all, away from the pain.

"So, that was it. I don't know what I can get out of it." Alex said as she inserted the page in the tome and closed it.

"Wow. Just…wow." James said, clearly surprised and utterly speechless. Just then, Sam bolted up and fell from the couch.

"Oh, god." She muttered.

"Got anything out of it?" James asked as she stood up. Sam approached them and grabbed a slice of pizza.

"Yes. Lovecraft's life was influenced by The Ancients via his dreams. The cities in his stories like Celephais, R'yleh, Kadath, The Dreamlands, etc. They were all inspired by one city and one city only; Ehn'gha. Now his deities; obviously inspired by The Ancients. And the supposedly fictional Necronomicon. That was none other than the Tome of Eternal Darkness." Sam explained as she ate.

"What about this vision that Lovecraft saw in Ehn'gha?" Alex asked.

"Yeah, that I didn't have a complete glimpse. It cut off all of a sudden. One thing I know though, you were mourning someone." Sam explained, pointing to Alex.

"What?"

"The blonde haired girl in the vision. That was you. In Mantorok's chamber." She answered. Alex was speechless.

"Well, what does that mean?" James asked.

"It means one of you is going to die. Who else have I left to mourn aside from the two of you?" Alex said. She was pale as a ghost and fear was evident in her voice.

"No. No one is going to die. And if someone will, it's going to be me." Sam said. She knew that James would be more than capable of taking care of Alex.

"You know what? Let's just put all of this behind us. We've had enough surprises for one day. Let's go out and have some fun." James suggested.

"Yeah, you're right. Let's go somewhere." Alex said. Sam pulled out and put all of the remaining chapter pages in a messenger tube. They stashed them and the tome back in the safe before closing everything and leaving the condo to have some fun. Thankfully, they were able to relieve a little bit of stress from their outing.

AN: And that is Chapter 4! Again, I apologize if this chapter is pure crap or horribly inaccurate. Please keep in mind that what happened above is purely made up. Please read and review. Thank you very much. I'll be able to work on this more since my respite time is extended for another week by some unknown reason. Either that or go to a shrink. So, til next time! Ciao!