Everything happening right now felt completely incomprehensible and unbelievable, even to him as a Deep One. Who were they?
They were the residents of R'lyeh, the Deep Ones, the chosen kin of the Great Old Ones, immortal higher life forms.
In theory, under the protection of the great Cthulhu, they were utterly safe. Who would dare lay a hand on them? Even if someone did, dying one or two of them was hardly a big deal.
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