Iden-Inshi

"Iden-Inshi" is a Lovecraftian short story by author Greg Stolze.
== Synopsis ==
Written as a series of diary entries kept by a kidnapped geneticist, "Iden-Inshi" follows the woman and a fellow scientist as they attempt to create genetically-modified bodies for an unspecified Asian dictator. As they become more desperate to escape, they decide to infect one of themselves with a variant retrovirus which would grant the infected person superhuman abilities. However, the treatment has drastic and unforeseen consequences.
== Characters ==
* The Unnamed Narrator, a highly-skilled Portuguese geneticist.
* Kiro, a Japanese geneticist and fellow prisoner.
== Publication History ==
"Iden-Inshi" was published in the anthology of H. P. Lovecraft-inspired fiction Whispers from the Abyss in 2013.
== Trivia ==
* The creatures whose DNA the two scientists use, the eponymous iden-inshi, appear to share some traits with Lovecraft's Deep Ones, their reproductive methods bearing definite similarities.
Category:Mythos-Inspired Works
Category:Greg Stolze works