The fabled twin sun begins to rise, bringing about destruction on the planet. The inhabitants become enraged, causing mass carnage, destruction and hysteria. He desperately tries to escape the clutches of the inhabitants by fleeing the planet. However it is revealed that the strange cosmic energy coming from its many moons prevents anyone from leaving Carcosa once they have arrived. Upon a forced return to Carcosa, the character's ship goes through the cloud oceans, which flood the engines with a black liquid and rendering them useless, ensuring that he has no means of escape.