The Doom That Came to Sarnath by H. P. Lovecraft

In the mists of time, the proud city of Sarnath rises to glory after destroying the ancient, inhuman inhabitants of a nearby lake. But their triumph is cursed, and a thousand years later, their fate is sealed in a single night of horror. This mythic, richly descriptive tale reads like a lost legend from a forgotten world. Lovecraft blends fantasy and cosmic justice into a haunting narrative of hubris and downfall. A key story in his Dream Cycle mythos.