Above, us, in the dark shadows of the outer solar system, there is the shape of something unknown, something unspeakable. It waits, it bides its time, and as the days of summer grow longer, so does its voice grow louder.<br><br>On the quiet island of Sarah Ann in the Pacific Ocean, home of the renowned Firmament Foundation, awkward teenager Eirian Calohan has come in search of the mystery of their father's recent demise. Instead, they are confronted with the stark contrast between languid life on the tiny island and an unspeakable cosmic horror.<br><br>Together with their new friends, they set out to unravel the truth surrounding the death of their father and to also uncover just what it is that the Foundation has reached out to in the dark eternal night of the distant void.

All Cats Are Beautiful

“I thought I’d find you here,” the man in the boiler suit announced, his face obscured by shadow, unwilling to step forward.


A chill ran down their spine as they struggled to pierce the gloom with their gaze.


“Dad,” they murmured, “I tried to find you, I came here to find you. I-I’m sorry I wasn’t here when you died.”


“You shouldn’t say that,” he answered. “Don’t cheapen yourself by thinking this is all you are. You’re still young, you’re stupidly young. The world is so much bigger than this one lake, this one shrine, this one island.”


“I’ll find out what happened!” Eirian said, suddenly flushed with anger. “I’ll make sure that the Firmament Foundation pays for trying to keep it a secret.”


“You don’t mean that,” the ghost answered.


“I do mean it. I came all this way for you, I—”


Chapter 30