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

He glanced almost from instinct at Delilah’s empty chair, and realised with shock that he was now the last surviving member of those that had guided the homunculi into existence; David Calohan, Delilah Chrysostom, Doc Labyrinth, Luna Labyrinth, all were gone now.


Turning, he looked down at the towering shape of the thing that they had brought back with them from beyond, and the pitiful shape of the girl trembling before it.


“Fight,” he whispered, tears forming in his eyes. “For Christ’s sake, fight it.”


If only he had enough time, if only there was a traveller willing to awaken FF-XX, that great slumbering giant, then maybe they could contain the creature below, imprison it within the shape of Calohan’s last contribution to the company, and then destroy it. If only—


Chapter 66