Call of the Abyss VI/Lore

—Orpheus opening dialogue

All Call of the Abyss tournaments have a distinctive theme or aesthetic, with their own sub-story separate from the Main Story. Lore-wise, these sub-stories seem to be novels written by Orpheus before his amnesia. For Call of the Abyss VI, it had a space theme.

## Backstory

### Trailer Transcript

*Great Messenger,*

*Bringer of strange joy to Yuggoth through the void.*

*Father of the Million Favored Ones*

*Stalker among the stars.*

*Through the sacrifice of you all,*

*The truth shall now be revealed.*

*Now THIS is the key shot.*

*Detached from the pompous sham of this show,*

*You can now listen to The Whisperer in Darkness among the stars.*

### Story Background

The actors woke from their midday break, recalling the information from the crew: a mysterious "investor" who had never appeared before had gathered a group of actors, directors, screenwriters and other crew members to shoot a space exploration movie. In the shooting location, the scene of the universe stars, the props full of imagination, the bizarre model monsters... All of these amazed the actors. However, as the movie was shot, strange things kept happening in the crew: the investor replaced the director, the script plot was changed, the shooting equipment was out of control... Some people even found that besides the strange audience in the audience, some props with a living nature were also watching the crew's actions. Everyone endured the increasingly absurd performance until the real "key shot" surfaced.

The core elements of this "Call of the Abyss" story are "Cosmic Horror", "Movie Special Effects", "Live Broadcast". The "Cosmic Horror" is the most core feature of Lovecraft's works, and the novel "The Whisper in Darkness" is one of the classic works interpreting this feature: alien races traveling in space, outliers lurking in the crowd, Yuggoth integrated into the plot with the discovery of Pluto... These contents blur the boundaries between reality and imagination, making the original work full of different vivid charms in that generation.

We are inspired by sci-fi special effects movies from the 60s and 70s to express the theme of this space exploration: cheap costumes, handmade sets, and peculiar props... In paying tribute to the pioneering spirit and imagination of sci-fi works at that time, we also hope to demonstrate that the "rough" filming in the story is not unusual. In the theme promotion video, we referenced classic clips from films such as The Truman Show, gradually leading from the messy and clumsy performances to the real horror of space, and using a one-shot technique to enhance the sense of immersion. The low-brow mockery and laughter of the "audience" suggest the monster's appetite for fear and pain, and also lay the groundwork for the wild winds of "The Binary Star". In addition to the distinctive costume designs, we also designed logos for each character with commercial advertisements from major companies to further enhance the element of movie entertainment.

## Abyssal Whisper

### Chapter 1

* Planetary Exploration
* Rocket Landing
* Extraterrestrial Floras
* Surface Survey
* Geometrical Buildings
* Astrolabe
* Living Planet
* Offerings to Yuggoth
* Fallen Earth

### Chapter 2

* Special Effects
* "A-Lister"
* Fuzzy Memories
* Participating Investor
* Revived Planet
* Worm Hole
* Living Stage
* Red Glow
* By Design?

### Chapter 3

* Set — Underground Maze
* Second Investor
* Improvisation
* Losing Gravity
* Reality Show
* Recording Fear
* Messenger of Yuggoth
* Alien Gaze
* Chaotic Cosmos