Of Skarl the Drummer

"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
03/12/2018 at 16:20 • Filed to: literary shitposting

When MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI had made the gods and Skarl, Skarl made a drum, and began to beat upon it that he might drum for ever. Then because he was weary after the making of the gods, and because of the drumming of Skarl, did MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI grow drowsy and fall asleep.

And there fell a hush upon the gods when they saw that MANA rested, and there was silence on Pegana save for the drumming of Skarl. Skarl sitteth upon the mist before the feet of MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI, above the gods of Pegana, and there he beateth his drum. Some say that the Worlds and the Suns are but the echoes of the drumming of Skarl, and others say that they be dreams that arise in the mind of MANA because of the drumming of Skarl, as one may dream whose rest is troubled by sound of song, but none knoweth, for who hath heard the voice of MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI, or who hath seen his drummer?

Whether the season be winter or whether it be summer, whether it be morning among the worlds or whether it be night, Skarl still beateth his drum, for the purposes of the gods are not yet fulfilled. Sometimes the arm of Skarl grows weary; but still he beateth his drum, that the gods may do the work of the gods, and the worlds go on, for if he cease for an instant then MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI will start awake, and there will be worlds nor gods no more.

But, when at the last the arm of Skarl shall cease to beat his drum, silence shall startle Pegana like thunder in a cave, and MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI shall cease to rest.

Then shall Skarl put his drum upon his back and walk forth into the void beyond the worlds, because it is THE END, and the work of Skarl is over.

There may arise some other god whom Skarl may serve, or it may be that he shall perish; but to Skarl it shall matter not, for he shall have done the work of Skarl.

- The Gods of Pegana, !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

DISCUSSION (4)

Chariotoflove > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
03/12/2018 at 16:40

And the day came when Skarl beateth his last, as the Neighbors of Skarl did becometh fed up with his relentless beating. Then did the Neighbors cry out “enough with that guy” and did visit unto Skarl the Great Thrashing such that none had ever seen before. Then was the body of Skarl stuffed into his drum and set sail out into the Void, never to be heard from again. And there was great rejoicing among the Gods that night.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Chariotoflove
03/12/2018 at 16:46

It hath been said that when Skarl ceases to drum, and MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI awakes, and the gods of Pegana know that it is THE END

Hmm, cause apocalypse or fail to get rid of idiot beating on drum... decisions, decisions.

Chariotoflove > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
03/12/2018 at 17:57

Everyone has a zero-fucks-to-give point. Even gods.

user314 > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
03/15/2018 at 15:45

Skarl sounds like Zathras.