Cult of Panacea

"Cult of Panacea" is a short Cthulhu Mythos story by Greek author Konstantine Paradias.
== Synopsis ==
A group of drones in service to Gla'aki maintain his city-starship whilst trading memories to while away the time. When a facet of the God-Cancer breaks through from another dimension and attempts to consume Gla'aki's home, the drones sacrifice themselves in an effort to allow their master time to retaliate. 
In the aftermath of the battle, the drones are rewarded with a home in The Green, a gestalt consciousness which plays host to all of the countless drones who have served Gla'aki over the previous millennia.
== Characters ==
* The Unnamed Narrator, a drone in service to Gla'aki.
* Tom-C, another drone, this one something akin to a priest to the others.
* Ralph-L, another drone.
== Publication History ==
"Cult of Panacea" was published in the thematic anthology The Children of Gla'aki by Dark Regions Press in 2017.
== Trivia ==
* The character of Tom-C May be intended to be artist Thomas Cartwright, one of the main characters in Ramsey Campbell’s short story "The Inhabitant of the Lake", the first appearance of Glaaki. In this story, Cartwright was pierced by one of Glaaki's spines before his death: this means that it is entirely possible that he was reanimated to serve the Great Old One after the conclusion.
* Unusually, "Cult of Panacea" portrays Gla'aki as being if not actually benevolent, at least not actively malicious, and suggests that it may in fact be keeping other, worse, entities at bay. Of course, this could also be interpreted as Gla'aki wishing to save the conquest of humankind for himself.
Category:Konstantine Paradias works
Category:Expanded Mythos Works