Prelude to Against Nature (short story)

Prelude Iceberg was, as the name suggested, a prelude to Against Nature by Lawrence Burton. It did not appear in the published novel.

Summary
Ocotochtli and Lord Ahuizotl observe Momacani's reaction to a newly-appeared room in Tenochtitlan. The chamber is ; inside lay the collapsed bodies of a man and woman dressed in bone-like armour and animal skull masks. Momacani assesses that they are Mocolxiutecatl, and Ahuizotl invites him to become one of his Ixtilli. They then realise the room has disappeared.

Characters

 * Momacani
 * Ocotochtli
 * Ahuizotl

Continuity

 * Momacani has unnatural knowledge of the spirit world. (PROSE: Against Nature)