The Last Quest

"The Last Quest" is a short Cthulhu Mythos story by British author William Meikle.
==Synopsis==
In an alternate history where the bloodline of King Arthur has ruled the city of Londinium for millennia, the current king faces annihilation at the hands of a technologically-superior foe. Seeking the aid of the Holy Grail, in fact a well connected to the Outer God Iog-Sototh, he is able to repel the invaders, but is grievously wounded in the process. He then uses the grail to cross dimensions, leaving with the promise that he will return when his land most needs him.
==Characters==
*King Arthur, the latest in a long line of British kings.
*Merlin, the line of Arthur's closest advisor.
*Lancelot, an ageing knight with designs on he throne.
*Persifal, one of the few knights to take his duties and heritage to heart.
==Publication History==
"The Last Quest" was first published in the anthology Through a Mythos Darkly by PS Publishing in June 2017. It also appeared in the collection of Meikle's own works Into the Black: Tales of Lovecraftian Terror in 2019.
==Trivia==
*The ageless Merlin is heavily implied to have been a Deep One, magically bound to the service of Arthur's bloodline.
Category:William Meikle works
Category:Expanded Mythos Works