Yibb-Tstll is an obscure god, said to watch at the center of all time as the universe revolves. Because of this insight, only Yog-Sothoth is said to be wiser. Its blood, the Black, is a weapon which takes the form of black snowflakes that stick to and smother a victim. Its touch causes an instant change in the person affected—this change is usually fatal but occasionally brings some benefit.
Yibb-Tstll is sometimes described as an immobile, dark, tentacled entity with a pulpy, alien head, detached eyes, and large bat wings under which countless Nightgaunts suck black milk from its innumerable breasts. In Brian Lumley's short story "Rising with Surtsey" (1971), the narrator proclaims: "... I wanted to bound, to float in my madness through eldritch depths of unhallowed black blood. I wanted to cling to the writhing breasts of Yibb-Tstll. Insane...."
Alright, so, I've been reading a lot of Lovecraft lately--I prefer to read the man's original stories, of course, and not the ascended fanon--but I stumbled upon this guy on the Web. He's the second smartest being in the entire Lovecraftian Universe, only beaten by Yog-Sothoth himself. He's got a cool bat motif going on, and has little to no power: the opposite of the "Blind Idiot God", Azathoth. What if we put him up against two of the comic book universe's greatest minds: Batman and Mr. Fantastic? (if needed, I can add more. I know almost NOTHING about any comic universes, so help me out here guys)
Assuming the group knows they will face off--and Batman/Mr. Fantastic have full access to all of the Cthulhu Mythos (Lovecraftian spin-offs, the originals, and academic studies based around them)--the two sides will have 1000 years of planning. No intervention from the other Great Old Ones or Outer Gods, and Yibb may NOT interfere with their lives.
I'm new to this, so please, be gentle.
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