Industrial Cthulhu: Starting as an Island Lord Novel

When an island lord awakens in a world of swords and sorcery, he does what comes naturally—builds an industrial empire. Witnesses describe incomprehensible horrors: mountain-sized machines devouring earth, furnaces burning brighter than suns, iron birds blackening skies, and steel ships flooding oceans. They speak of gods walking among mortals. But the truth is stranger. This industrial civilization has become something beyond human comprehension—a Cthulhu-esque entity whose blood is oil, whose breath is smoke, whose flesh is steel. Its cargo ships are countless offspring, its factory stamps silent mockery. Those who glimpse its true nature risk madness. The locals, with their swords and flesh, cannot fathom technology so advanced or production capacity so vast. They should be grateful these industrialists still consider themselves mortal. Yet the protagonist faces his own revelation: having built his factory empire, he discovers this world operates on idealism, not materialism. Which raises one terrifying question—what exactly has he created?