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

“Is that so?” He looked at the other man, smiling wryly. “Consider yourself promoted, President Hoppe.”


With an almost human cry, the thing that had formerly been Luna Labyrinth lashed out again with its tendrils, a length of flesh extending through the holes in the net and cutting across Doc Labyrinth’s chest, shredding both clothes and flesh.


He cried out in alarm, bloodied hands clutching the wound as he stumbled backwards, and the meows pressed in, tightening the net further around the creature, metal pressed into still recognisable features, the flesh burning at the touch.


“Get it back inside,” Labyrinth gasped, breathless with pain. He turned to spare a disgusted look at the three girls. “And escort these children home. Make sure their parents know what happened here.”  22


Chapter 54