Atishfishan

"Atishfishan" is a contemporary Cthulhu Mythos story by Australian author Brian Craddock. It was published in the first issue of short-lived horror periodical The Asylum Files by Oscillate Wildly Press in May 2019.
==Synopsis==
A Western reporter and his local guide and lover travel to an archaeological site in Pakistan to cover the proceedings. Nearby, the archaeological team discover an ancient and colossal fortification beneath which sleeps an army of vicious, intelligent beings which belch fire and have a penchant for flaying men alive; defeated many years ago and sent to slumber beneath the sands, the creatures awaken and begin their assault upon the human race.
The reporter and his lover, having joined consciousnesses and inhabited the same body through some unknown mental process, bear witness to the battle which rages between the creatures and the Pakistani army for the next three weeks. As the humans finally defeat their opponents through the use of heavy artillery strikes, the beings retreat back below the ground. The gestalt creature which the two men have become resolves to remain hidden in the caves nearby, watching the sleeping beings and ready to warn humankind should they ever begin to stir.
==Mythos Connections==
The reporter remarks at one point that he attended Miskatonic University in his younger days, and studied under one Professor Wingate Peaslee.
==Behind the Mythos==
"Aatish-fishaa.n" is a Sanskrit word which translates to "scattering fire, fire spewing volcano, fiery, [or] fire-spitting" Aatish-fishaa.n at Rekhta Dictionary.
==References==
Category:Brian Craddock works
Category:Expanded Mythos Works
Category:Pastiches