Call of Cthulhu : Justice of Thirteenth Hour

**Call of Cthulhu : Justice of Thirteenth Hour** is a Story Arc of the the Exteria Multiverse. It takes place in Interra and follows the perspective of investigators Chelsea Munroe and Circe. It is a sequel to Call of Cthulhu : Abyss of Human Contempt and is followed by Call of Cthulhu : Broken Mirror Melody.

## Main Arc

### A Gruesome Coincidence

Chelsea, an investigator, learns of particularly gruesome murders committed in plain sight in the dormitory of a private school, and goes to investigate. At the same time, Circe, a member of said school with an esoteric affinity for necromancy, is contacted by excentric conspiracy theorist Justin, who believes the murder to be supernatural in nature. The victim's soul, when Circe summons it for interrogation, has been torn apart much like its body, confirming the latter.

This is not the first mysterious death to have occurred in the school, as Chelsea and Circe, who then team up to investigate, find out. People, rumored to have been bullies, sexual abusers, and petty criminals, have died in anomalous incidents during the previous weeks. The pair is then contacted by Yasmin, a young girl who fears that her actions will bring about the death of another person.

### But who would Care ?

As Yasmin explains, she has recently connected to a local forum, the **Thirteenth Hour**, led by the gentle Lovesending, the vicious Deadhand, and the enigmatic Veritas. The Thirteenth Hour claims responsibility for each death, and targets those they seem to have a grudge against, while also allowing people to post about their problems at school, and offering to "fix" them. Yasmin, who has been recently bullied, fears her words would have repercussions.

A bit of investigation allows the pair to uncover **Kevin**, a young computer expert with a broken arm after a confrontation with members of the sports club, one of which is the website's last victim. Kevin is extremely evasive, but hints that Circe should connect herself to the website, which she does. In the process, she discusses with Lovesending and Deadhand but also with the venomous Belladonna and pure-hearted Eleison.

### The Darkest Hour

As Circe and Chelsea discover, each administrator of the Thirteenth Hour - plus Belladonna, viewed as a rising star - believes in the supernatural and was imbued with power from a mysterious source. They tell Circe to wait for midnight - and when midnight strikes, Circe and Chelsea are brought into a parallel version of their world, distorted and corrupted, the namesake Thirteenth Hour, where time only exists for those tied to the forum.

In said state, Deadhand, a monstrous amalgamation of flesh, crystal and blood in the shape of a vicious golem, appears and starts to chase after Chelsea, believing her to have gone too close to the truth. If not for a small talisman given to Yasmin by Eleison, as well as Circe's powers being greatly increased in the bloodstained dimensions, she would have died, but she instead managed to survive the hour. In the process, Chelsea manages to confirm Deadhand's identity as Kevin.

### To Love the Dark

The pair confronts Kevin afterwards, learning of the truth. Deadhand, Lovesending and Belladonna are young adolescents that were approached by Veritas at their lowest point, and offered a contract with Ghatanothoa, giving them access to the Thirteenth Hour as a powerful wraith in exchange for feeding the Great Old One with souls of their victims regularly. Despite Kevin's crimes, Chelsea and Circe refuse to denounce him to the authority, understanding his predicament.

Chelsea departs town, while Circe takes an active role in the forum, meeting with the real-life identities of Lovesending and Belladonna: the popular, cheerful yet lonely Sandy and the bitter outcast Narcissa. She promises to find a way for them to escape the binding contract that forces them to keep killing. Soon after, she encounters the school psychiatrist, who reveals himself to be Veritas. Claiming that modern culture no longer fears the dark, but rather welcomes it, he congratulates Circe on her promotion as administrator, before leaving town.

## Characters

* Circe
* Chelsea Munroe
* Yasmin "Animatrix"
* Veritas
* Kevin "Deadhand"
* Sandy "Lovesending"
* Narcissa "Belladonna"
* Kyrie "Eleison"
* Other Cthulhu Characters

## Trivia

* This storyline explores several modern themes uncommon in Cthulhu narratives, including teenage psychology, popular fear of social medias, virtual identity, and humanity's opinion on the supernatural.