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by Rachel

Welcome to another Mythic Monday! In today's post, I'm reporting on my continuing investigations with Elder Sign.

After-action report from confrontation with Yibb-Tstll in the Streets of Arkham on Sunday, November 16, 2025, Part the second:

When last we left our intrepid investigators:

Dexter Drake remained away, entertaining tourists on the Spell of the Seas in the Caribbean. Darrell Simmons and William Yorick were holding the Frozen North. Skids was still getting his gambling empire back in order after the incident with Nyarlathotep. Akachi had adopted Wendy as her apprentice and introduced the young urchin to Mandy and Tommy. Wendy went home with Mandy following the incident with Azathoth. Akachi and Tommy took on Tsathoggua before a fateful meeting at Arkham PD brought some new allies to the Arkham Investigators. Tommy, Akachi, Diana, and Monterey Jack took to the Streets of Arkham to fend off Arkham's latest supernatural threat. Diana fell in The Great Temple, leaving Tommy, Akachi, and Monterey to save the city... and our world.

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Tommy was Lost in Time and Space.

A costly victory (especially in terms of time) yielded

the 7th Elder Sign!

Akachi investigated Strange Lights

with some help from Monty

2

exactly what she needed (OOC: #8!).

A Warning... Of Grave Danger

Monty took extreme measures

to recover.

Tommy

followed Ink Blots

and found a Clue!

Akachi spent a Night in the Museum

and ended up in Lost Carcosa

where things finally started going her way! It was all making sense now, this latest threat must be Yibb-Tstll!

She sealed the Gate and

brought the Elder Sign count to 10! And with the threat now identified, they only needed 2 more Elder Signs to complete the sealing ritual! Now... where did that archaeologist wander off to...

Monty dug around in his office

and found the Sword of Glory!

back in the Museum atrium

Stout Resolve

was enough to thwart Yibb-Tstll's growing influence,

find 2 additional Elder Signs,

and begin the sealing ritual!

"I've got them!" Monty yelled across the Museum atrium. Akachi and Tommy had already started placing the Elder Signs in a ring.

"Great timing, Monty," said Tommy.

"We are almost ready," said the Shaman.

"Over here, we've got room for the last two," Tommy showed Monty where to place the last 2 Elder Signs. Then all 3 investigators stood inside the circle. The signs began to glow.

There was a loud, otherworldly screech. Glass display cases shattered, and a sudden wind tore the tarps from the still unfixed atrium windows...

Tommy fell to his knees. Akachi tried to catch him, but missed as Monty stepped forward. She grabbed the archaeologist and pulled him back. His eyes were glazed over. "Monterey Jack, return to yourself," she said. Her words weren't getting through. The archaeologist tried to shake her off, to move forwards and break the ritual circle. The Shaman slapped him in the face. Hard. Awareness returned.

"Akachi, what? What happened?"

"You were not yourself for a moment," she responded.

"Sh*t. What's wrong with Tommy Boy?"

"I don't know."

The scream became a wail. The wind whipped faster. A foul voice seemed to speak directly into the investigators' minds "I see you... I see all of you... The false servant has fallen. The unwilling servant rises. The channel belongs to the darkness. The seventh seal will break. Arkham is ours. The world is ours. All worlds are ours. Yibb-Tstll sees ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Akachi clapped her hands over her ears, full well knowing that it was a futile gesture.

"Bull sh*t, you don't see everything!" called Monterey Jack, to Akachi he whispered "do it now, do the ritual. Do it without speaking, without gesturing. I know you can. I'll distract it." He stepped in front of Akachi, careful to stay within the protective circle outlined by the Elder Signs. "I'm seeing things pretty clearly right now myself," the archaeologist talked loudly into the ether. "You're the one that's been using me. Was I a good puppet?"

"You served your purpose. And you will continue to do so. I have seen it."

"Yeah, yeah, yeah. Sure, you made me write on the walls, move some artifacts, lose a few Elder Signs, misplace files, mess up the office. Yeah, that was you. But you know what?"

"What?"

"You didn't turn me. Not really. I didn't kill anybody. I didn't release you or your buddies. Sure, I might've done some bad sh*t, but nothing that can't be undone."

"You are mine."

"Nope. I'm mine. I call your bluff, you motherf*cker," said Monterey Jack.

Tommy slowly regained consciousness, he could hear Akachi mumbling under her breath. He wasn't sure what she was up to, but he trusted her to see this through. He heard bits and pieces of Monty's chat with Yibb-Tstll too. Tommy smiled. Monty was back, potty mouth and all. Tommy might cuss, but the archaeologist could make a sailor blush if he got going. And he was certainly going. The cop got to his feet.

"Welcome back, Tommy Boy, you almost missed the party."

"Glad to have you back, Monty."

"You are mine. You are both MINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Monty laughed. Tommy glared at... well nothing really as Yibb-Tstll didn't have a physical manifestation... yet. "The channel belongs to no one." His voice was steady.

The Elder Signs brightened, burning red, then green, then blue. Yibb-Tstll screamed, "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! I SEE ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU ARE MINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" The words became unintelligible. The Elder Signs flared once more, the sealing circle lit up, then faded. The signs burned out. And all was silent.

"Good job, Miss Akachi," said Monty. The Shaman smiled, she hated when he called her that.

"Welcome back, Monterey Jack."

"Awwww, come on, after all we've been though? When are you going to start calling me Monty?"

"When you stop calling me Miss Akachi," the Shaman smirked.

"Hmph," Monty huffed.

"Sooooo, not to be the kill joy, but what are we going to tell Captain Schaeffer? Or Agent Stanley's people?"

"That's a problem for tomorrow, Tommy Boy," Monty put an arm around the cop, and the three investigators walked out of the Museum and into the Streets of Arkham just in time to see the sun begin to rise.

Arkham was safe again... for now...

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Comments:
It took me a bit to get here, but I'm glad that I (and most of the investigators) made it. Hopefully you did too :D. Monty's back (and 100% himself again). The intelligence leak plotline is done... mostly :p. We've got some new characters and some old characters, and we're learning more about magic and about Arkham's place in this big, crazy world of elder gods and mystical forces. Good fun. Even if I did forget Diana's epitaph :whistle:

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Quick Summary:
Investigators: Tommy Muldoon, Akachi Onyele, Diana Stanley (deceased), and Monterey Jack
Old One: Yibb-Tstll
Elder Signs Collected: 12/12
Expansions: Elder Sign, Elder Sign: Gates of Arkham, Elder Sign: Unseen Forces, Elder Sign: Omens of Ice (items), and Elder Sign: Grave Consequences.
Mode: Streets of Arkham
Time: About an hour
Victory!

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Past Mythic Mondays:
Mythic Mondays- Arkham Adventures: Back to the Beginning
Mythic Mondays- Against Azathoth with some Grave Consequences
Mythic Mondays- Grave Consequences on the Streets of Arkham
Mythic Mondays- Grave Consequences in the frozen North
Mythic Mondays: Rhan-Tegoth Rematch, Part I
Mythic Mondays: Rhan-Tegoth Rematch, Part II
Mythic Mondays- Akachi returns to Arkham, Part I
Mythic Mondays- Akachi returns to Arkham, Part II
Mythic Mondays- Cthulhu calls
Mythic Mondays - Sisters in spirit take on Atlach-Nacha at the Gate, Part I
Mythic Mondays - Sisters in spirit take on Atlach-Nacha at the Gate, Part II
Mythic Mondays- My First Final Hour
Mythic Mondays: Uh-oh! Better hit Undo! aka First Impressions: Undo: Forbidden Knowledge
Mythic Mondays- First Impressions: Eldritch Horror
Mythic Mondays- The Killing Cold
Mythic Mondays- The Killing Cold: Redux
Mythic Mondays - Meanwhile with Mandy, Part I
Mythic Mondays - Meanwhile with Mandy, Part II
Mythic Mondays- Mandy and Akachi try to save the Museum, Part I
Mythic Mondays- Mandy and Akachi try to save the Museum, Part II
Mythic Mondays - An Arkham Nights 2023 Interlude
Mythic Mondays- The Cop and the (Ex)Convict, Part I
Mythic Mondays- The Cop and the (Ex)Convict, Part II
Mythic Mondays- Strange Lights over the Streets of Arkham, Part I
Mythic Mondays- Strange Lights over the Streets of Arkham, Part II
Mythic Mondays- Breaking News in Arkham
Mythic Mondays- Alaska's on its own, Part I
Mythic Mondays- Alaska's on its own, Part II
Mythic Mondays- Monterey Jack's back, Part I
Mythic Mondays- Monterey Jack's back, Part II
Mythic Mondays- Alone against Azathoth, Part I
Merry Christmas 2023: Mythic Mondays- Alone against Azathoth, Part II
Mythic Mondays- Lots to learn, Part I
Mythic Mondays- Lots to learn, Part II
Mythic Mondays- Three against Shudde M'ell, Part 1
Mythic Mondays- Three against Shudde M'ell, Part 2
Mythic Tuesdays- Three against Azathoth, Part 1
Mythic Mondays- Three against Azathoth, Part 2
Mythic Mondays (occasionally on Tuesdays) - The Shaman & The Rookie, Part 1
Mythic Mondays (occasionally on Tuesdays) - The Shaman & The Rookie, Part 2 & Happy Veterans Day
Mythic Mondays- Four against Arkham's darkness, Part 1

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-Rachel

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