NuclearBuddha wrote...
Lovely!
Though I'm surpised you chose that quote over the obvious "fear is the oldest and strongest emotion of
mankind..." one.
And thank you very much, BTW.
I figured I might try my hand at promoting someone else's work....
for once! 
I've had that picture of a forest in my "spooky pictures" folder for awhile now. It just seemed to fit your tale.
And the quote was hard to choose. Lovecraft left alot of good material behind. I just think the 'abyss' portion related especially well to your work. Tali's "rituals" are the worst (in the best sense of the word) kind of foreshadowing.