the closest things on earth we have to old eldritch abomination gods are the sun, the ocean and nuclear radiation
the sun:
unfathomably ancient, and will outlive all of us by billions of years
the light coming from it is so strong that brief exposure can burn or blind you even from millions of miles away
once worshipped as a god by various religions and cults who made sacrifices to appease it
will eventually expand as it burns out and dies and consume us in a desperate attempt to extend its lifespan
constantly making incredibly loud noises which would cause agony and eventual deafness if we could hear it, including ‘screams’ before emitting solar flares
an enormous, singular mass that’s constantly heaving and tossing its bulk against the land we build our homes on and gradually ‘eating away’ at it
also extremely old and likely to outlast any of our lifespans
countless people, ships and even entire landmasses have vanished into its depths, never to be seen or heard from again
so vast and dangerous that it’s still mostly uncharted, and less is known about its deepest areas to us than our solar system
full of teeth and tentacles, enormous storms and even more unknown terrors none have ever returned from to tell the that tale of that can and will consume you without thought or reason
also historically worshipped as a god and often characterized in myths and legends as an vengeful, merciless entity
those who sail on it tend to be deeply superstitious and respect its power with a reverence bordering on awe
a single one of the superstorms it brews on a regular basis can devastate vast areas of civilization
will eventually rise and consume us
nuclear radiation:
even brief exposure can cause long-term and irreparable damage, including bleeding, burns, hair loss, premature ageing, internal bleeding and the growth of tumors which cause a wasting disease that consumes your healthy cells until you die
cannot be entirely contained of blocked out, only ‘shielded’ by thick barriers of lead and concrete
radioactive waste is so toxic that it’s buried deep underground and/or entombed within a ‘sarcophagus’ of multiple layers of shielding to prevent it from escaping and infecting the ground we grow and raise our food on, the water we drink and the air we breathe
areas where it has escaped or been set loose and leaked into its surroundings are evacuated and abandoned for hundreds of miles, and anything that survives within them is shunned as a carrier of the infection and contained in ‘exclusion zones’
“my secret to not aging is eating well and exercising” “my secret to not aging is this expensive face cream” well MY secret to not aging is the forbidden blood pact i made with an ancient eldritch horror beyond mortal comprehension in the 13th century but y'all aren’t ready for THAT conversation
