originally published Crypt of Cthulhu #7, Lammas, 1982
Zanthu, priest of Ythogtha, rival of the priesthood of Ghatanathoa, completes his apprenticeship and heads off with his brother, Kuth, in search of the tomb of the wizard Iraan, for there he will find the Black Seal, which will allow him to summon Ythogtha and certify his high priesthood.
After no particular adventures, he and Kuth find the tomb. The mummified body of Iraan still has some life in it, and it kills Kuth. Since Zanthu never liked Kuth anyway, this is advantageous. Now he has the priesthood and he can snag Kuth's ex-girlfriend.
Awfully minor stuff. I suspect Carter dashed it off as a freebie for Crypt, which was a fanzine and probably didn't pay. Carter's psuedo-Smith prose is amusing, though.
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