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"The natives of Skull Island appear to engage in a daily ritual prayer, worship to the beasts of the land. A coping mechanism to life upon this godforsaken rock, perhaps. Hierarchies of monsters representing a great pantheon. One of the sea, one of the rivers, one of sky, two of the forest, two of the mountains, one of the caves. The one who appears to be the "king" of the gods appears to be the beast they call "Kong". There are entire cliff-faces awash with artworks of Kong's victories against vanquished foes.

A two-headed bird creature conquered in a thunderous storm, a sphinx-like chimera with three different heads, some sort of rock golem toppled from the peak of a volcano, and the largest tapestry, Kong leading his kind to battle against a vast sea dragon, its body alight with the strange glowing ink the natives use. If this were anywhere else I would have written these off as mere fancies, but there is no doubt in my mind that such events truly conspired. But it is little wonder that this "King" Kong would be revered above all, for his thunderous roar echoing for miles from the top of the Skull Mountain could only be understood as an absolute declaration of power.

But I can only wonder, how long will it be that the realms of men and monsters remain apart? Certainly, Skull Island cannot be the only place on Earth that the march of time has forgotten. Perhaps it is that many pockets like these exist unknown across the world. I fear the period approaches that the two worlds can no longer remain separated, and in this clash, one will surely destroy the other."

- Excerpt from the journal of Carl Denham, "Skull Island Expedition", 4/7/33

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"The natives of Skull Island appear to engage in a daily ritual prayer, worship to the beasts of the land. A coping mechanism to life upon this godforsaken rock, perhaps. Hierarchies of monsters representing a great pantheon. One of the sea, one of the rivers, one of sky, two of the forest, two of the mountains, one of the caves. The one who appears to be the "king" of the gods appears to be the beast they call "Kong". There are entire cliff-faces awash with artworks of Kong's victories against vanquished foes.

A two-headed bird creature conquered in a thunderous storm, a sphinx-like chimera with three different heads, some sort of rock golem toppled from the peak of a volcano, and the largest tapestry, Kong leading his kind to battle against a vast sea dragon, its body alight with the strange glowing ink the natives use. If this were anywhere else I would have written these off as mere fancies, but there is no doubt in my mind that such events truly conspired. But it is little wonder that this "King" Kong would be revered above all, for his thunderous roar echoing for miles from the top of the Skull Mountain could only be understood as an absolute declaration of power.

But I can only wonder, how long will it be that the realms of men and monsters remain apart? Certainly, Skull Island cannot be the only place on Earth that the march of time has forgotten. Perhaps it is that many pockets like these exist unknown across the world. I fear the period approaches that the two worlds can no longer remain separated, and in this clash, one will surely destroy the other."

- Excerpt from the journal of Carl Denham, "Skull Island Expedition", 4/7/33