Annals of the South Part Two

"Annals of the South Part Two" is a short Cthulhu Mythos story by author John C. Adams. It was published in the Gavin Chappell-edited anthology Swords Against Cthulhu II: Hyperborean Nights by Rogue Planet Press in January 2017.
The title of the story refers to the name of a fictional book, and not to its position in a series.
==Synopsis==
Ambitious King Gortah mounts an expedition to steal a book which he has been told will tell him he secrets of his future. When he finally lays hands on the book, his party are attacked by a colossal cephalopod-like creature which kills the others and shows Gortah what became of the long-lost land of Lomar. Although unable to recall exactly what he has seen, the young monarch is forever after haunted by the dreams of what he witnessed.
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