Loyalty

"Loyalty" is a short Cthulhu Mythos story by prolific American author John Shirley.
==Synopsis==
In the last days of an alien invasion in 2087, the surviving humans enlist the aid of an elderly professor with the aim of awakening Great Cthulhu to destroy the aggressors. However, Cthulhu wants something from humanity in return, and the survivors discover that the cost of salvation is far worse than they had expected.
==Characters==
*Dr. Kline, a doctor charged with assuring Cthulhu's awakening.
*Professor Seekley, an old scholar with the knowledge of how to call forth Cthulhu.
*Ihlala Gulahosi, a representative of the United World.
*Cthulhu, a Great Old One and former Lord of the planet Earth.
==Publication History==
"Loyalty" was first published in the Brian M. Sammons/Glynn Owen Barrass-edited anthology World War Cthulhu in 2014.
Category:Expanded Mythos Works
Category:John Shirley works