The Battery

"The Battery" is a short Cthulhu Mythos story by the late American author Michael Shea.
== Synopsis ==
Two couple, the Cejas and the Stones, live peacefully in a cliff-side apartment building by the ocean. When one day a mysterious stranger arrives, the older couple reveal that they are guardians of a sort, and that the stranger has come to begin the process of ending the world. Enlisting the help of the younger couple, the group awaken Tsathoggua who slumbers beneath the rock, and the Great Old One in turn contacts an even more powerful entity which puts an end to the threat.
== Characters ==
* Nolo Ceja, an average Joe living a quiet life.
* Adrienne Ceja, Nolo's wife.
* Ray Stone, an occultist with a concern for the safety of the Earth.
* Estella Stone, Ray's wife
* Mr. Ginunga, a supernatural entity masquerading as a man.
== Publication History ==
"The Battery" was included in the collections of Shea's own works Copping Squid and Other Mythos Tales (2009) and Demiurge: The Complete Cthulhu Mythos Tales of Michael Shea (2017).
== Trivia ==
* At the climax of "The Battery", the Cejas take over the mantle of guardianship from the Stones.
* The story is titled "The Battery" as the setting was once the site of a coastal defence installation.
*The Shoggoths employed by the Stones as manual labour display similar traits to the Shoggoth Lords created by Shea for his short story "Fat Face", although whether they are the same entities is unclear.
Category:Michael Shea works
Category:Expanded Mythos Works