The Last Days of Adrian Relyeh
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Had Adrian been told that he would be running headlong to body-check a massive shoggoth in order to save Iro after having talked with a person he never thought he’d see again he would have wondered what he had done to piss off the universe. This was exactly the same thought that passed through his mind for a quick second before his body connected with the creature causing its gelatinous form to miss its target and hit the ground next to Iro. Sliding out of the body check and transitioning into an uppercut he felt the creature's slimy leathery skin harden under his punch, transforming into chitin in an attempt to soften the blow. A set of hands appeared by the impact point and grabbed his fist knocking him off balance as the creature reeled backward from the punch. “Iro, run!” Adrian shouted as a set of bladed arms slashed out to chop him in half. Kicking off the gelatinous mass of the creature he pulled himself above the bladed attack wrenching his hand free as he landed on the ground where Iro had once been. Grabbing a piece of a table from the ground he used it to block another of the creature's arms as the bladed ends transformed into spears and hurtled straight for him. The plastic piece exploded in his hands from the impact tossing him backward as another set of arms made a swipe at him. Twisting his body midair he barely dodged the arms before landing on his feet in front of the creature. Glancing about quickly he saw Iro running from the room, her right arm hanging limply at her side. Anger began to boil in chest as he saw her, what right did they have to do something like this? What right did they have to awaken a creature of the ancient world to terrorize his life? “Human, you surprise me, your strength and skill are incredible,” several voices said as the shoggoth reeled back and assumed a more solid quadra-pedal form, “However I shall show no mercy to a child of the planet.” “Wasn’t asking for any,” Adrian responded as he clasped his hands together and concentrated on the space between his hands. The shoggoth charged at him, its limbs flailing in several swiping motions as its legs clambered forward like a millipede.
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Adrian Relyeh is an average college sophomore who is plagued by horrible nightmares. Lately, it is becoming harder to wake himself from the torture occurring inside his haunted dreams. All he wants to do is attend classes and spend time with, Iro, the girl he likes. But what no one knows is that Adrian is harboring a terrible secret. Adrian is the forever sleeping and uncaring god, Cthulhu, from H. P. Lovecraft’s works of fiction who is living in a human body. Unfortunately, the powers of the universe will not let him rest peacefully. Thrust into action by the dark pharaoh, Nyarlathotep, Adrian sets off on an adventure to fight against his evil destiny to torture humans and return to his new life with help from Iro and an intelligent shoggoth. However, the journey ahead is fraught with cults, monsters, and peril that will test his limits, wisdom, and knowledge, and force him to ask the most important question of all. Who am I? In this urban sci-fi novel, H. P. Lovecraft’s famous monster living in a human body embarks on an adventure to save the world and attempt to learn his true identity.
About the Author
Michael Alexander Rodriguez is a Colorado-raised writer, actor, and artist who is inspired by all facets of science fiction and fantasy. His writing influences include J.R.R. Tolkien, Michael Creighton, H. P. Lovecraft, and more. The Last Days of Adrian Relyeh is his debut novel.