The Stars Weren't Really Right After All
by Richard H. Fay
A propitious stellar alignment enabled a monstrosity to escape its abyssal prison. As the leviathan coursed upward, thoughts of reconquering the planet’s sunlit surface streamed through its belligerent mind.
Almost free of its oceanic confinement, the fiend was shocked to discover that the sea had formed a solid crust. With a final surge, it smashed through the shell.
Swirling snows fell from a leaden sky and drifted across endless ice. The behemoth shook its gargantuan head in disgust and sunk down into the depths. It hoped it would find a more hospitable clime the next time the stars were right.
Originally published in THE DRABBLER #19: CLIMATE CHANGE, September 2011.
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