not even the Zarr know the full attributes of black Zathog, mighty as they are; for they are only creatures of time and space, like ourselves, whereas Zathog is of a higher order of being altogether. This only we know—that Zathog came fleeing aeons ago from that primal war in which the Great Old Ones were overwhelmed by the Elder gods—the war that determined the very laws of time and space as we now know them. Now, since Zathog took over the rule of the Zarrian race—the mightiest race he could locate—he has directed their conquests toward even wider goals—goals that he means to extend through all time as well as all space. Thus he has shown the Zarr the means to accomplish travel through time to a limited degree—and therefore I am here, speaking with you!”
“Taggart—it is always so hard to follow what you say. I know that you are speaking of the age-old war between the gods of good and evil. Also, I have read in ancient, esoteric books of the conflict between the Elder Gods and the Great Old Ones...”
“Ah, but which are the good gods,” said Taggart, “and which the evil? Even on this universal scale the problem remains the same! All I know is that two groups of beings possessing powers beyond anything you and I can imagine are battling for the right to determine the laws that will rule all time and space. Yet this I have learned for certain: —that Zathog has sent forth the Zarr to conquer this island-universe in order to liberate certain of the Great Old Ones whom the Elder Gods imprisoned here on various planets after the war that took place aeons ago. I have learned, too, that the mightiest of Those whom Zathog seeks to release is Yahweh, whom the ancient Stygian records speak of as Yog-Sothoth.”
“Taggart—it is always so hard to follow what you say. I know that you are speaking of the age-old war between the gods of good and evil. Also, I have read in ancient, esoteric books of the conflict between the Elder Gods and the Great Old Ones...”
“Ah, but which are the good gods,” said Taggart, “and which the evil? Even on this universal scale the problem remains the same! All I know is that two groups of beings possessing powers beyond anything you and I can imagine are battling for the right to determine the laws that will rule all time and space. Yet this I have learned for certain: —that Zathog has sent forth the Zarr to conquer this island-universe in order to liberate certain of the Great Old Ones whom the Elder Gods imprisoned here on various planets after the war that took place aeons ago. I have learned, too, that the mightiest of Those whom Zathog seeks to release is Yahweh, whom the ancient Stygian records speak of as Yog-Sothoth.”