In the shadowed cloisters of a forgotten abbey, nestled amongst windswept peaks, a young novice named Xinglan, affectionately known as Lanmei, finds her faith tested by forces beyond mortal comprehension. Her days are filled with prayer, study, and the quiet contemplation of divine mysteries, but the nights bring unsettling dreams, whispers that slither through the ancient stone walls, hinting at a reality far darker than any demonology she has encountered in her sacred texts.
As Lanmei delves deeper into the abbey’s hidden library, she uncovers forbidden tomes bound in human skin, texts that speak of slumbering gods and cyclopean cities lost beneath the waves. The more she learns, the more she realizes that her convent stands upon a nexus of unimaginable power, a gateway to realms where sanity frays and the veil between worlds thins.
Torn between her vows and the terrifying revelations, Lanmei finds herself drawn into a clandestine cult operating within the abbey’s walls. These robed figures, their faces concealed by ornate masks, worship the Great Old Ones, entities whose very existence defies the natural order. They seek to awaken these cosmic horrors and usher in an age of madness and chaos.
Lanmei must make a choice: cling to her crumbling faith and attempt to thwart the cult’s dark designs, or embrace the abyss and become a vessel for the unspeakable powers that beckon from beyond. Her journey into the heart of cosmic terror will transform her, body and soul, blurring the lines between the sacred and the profane. The fate of humanity may well rest upon the choices she makes as she navigates the labyrinthine corridors of her own corrupted faith.
The abbey itself seems to pulse with a malevolent energy, the shadows lengthen and writhe, and the very air crackles with an unholy power. Lanmei is not only fighting a cult but also battling against the encroaching madness that threatens to consume her. Will she succumb to the lure of the Great Old Ones, or can she find the strength within herself to resist the seductive call of the abyss? The answer lies buried deep within the heart of the Cthulhu Nun.
