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Hero and Partner Week, Day 6: Farewell
“The falling star continued on its fiery path as Neo and Skitty took their first steps into the tower held aloft in the clouds. The ornate spiral staircase, carved from weathered stone fetched from the ground in a time long since past, seemingly never ended. They leapt cracks in the stairs where stone had crumbled away to the ground far below, slipped beneath crackling storm clouds close enough to touch, and fled from the furious dragons and raptors that chased close behind. They climbed high, higher than any denizen of the ground had ever been before, with the knowledge of what would come hanging heavy on their hearts with every step. Closer, still, the star fell as they stepped, at last, onto the pinnacle of Sky Tower.
This is our last adventure.
The Sky Serpent was waiting for them atop the clouds with scales shimmering emerald and ruby and gold. It watched through onyx eyes, unblinking. Oblivious to the coming destruction of those beneath, it refused explanation and acknowledged only their invasion into its kingdom. The fight was brutal, and ended only when the very foundation of the tower tremored with the the arrival of the star.
I want to stay.
Battered and bloodied, Neo and Skitty pointed skyward toward the blazing star. The Serpent, finally understanding that its life, too, soon would end, took flight from the tower and glided up to meet the falling star. With a deafening roar, it unleashed a brilliant beam of light that split the star in two.
I want more time with my irreplaceable, invaluable friend.
Neo pressed close to Skitty as the sky fell around them.
Perhaps, in another life, we will meet again.”
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This prompt inspired me to draw hero and partner saying goodbye to each other atop Sky Tower in the moments before Rayquaza destroys the meteor. Despite hero and partner canonically knowing they’re going to die from the meteor’s destruction, they’re very calm about it, or perhaps in shock about it all happening so quickly. I wanted to draw a scene where they feel a little more emotion than in canon. I also wanted to make something visually simple yet striking, and I think I succeeded!
I didn’t write a summary blurb before drawing this piece like I did for my others this week, so after I finished the illustration I decided to write up some quick microfiction to go along with it. It can also be found on Archive of our Own.
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Pokemon Challenge 2024! #1103 Lamark.
Lamark is a Steel-type single-evolution pokemon. It is based on the Auckland Sky Tower, one of New Zealand's most iconic buildings - a LAndMARK. I'm so pleased with how this stupid thing came out. He's so clean and shiny! I'm now obsessed with the ideas of all the regional variants Lamark could have in future regions based on different countries with cool iconic buildings. Eiffel Tower! Taj Mahal! Pyramid of Giza! Regional variants are just cool as fuck.
Find the rest of the Te'Roa set in my master post!
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DNF – 09-29-23 – Dae1Patch (Launcher) vs Fennel [Inquisitor]
Upward on Sky Tower
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“So that we may protect our hearts, so no one steals them away. ”
Another piece of “Lower one's eye” parody! Fail to mimick the original art style though.
I really like how rtdldx gives more Christian and mythological themes around Magolor while expanding his character, so I come back with this idea again.
Since there is a "Helper Magolor", now Magolor can be seen follow and rescue the quartet to anywhere...
Ver. 2 with dim color.
Two friends dancing in a majestic landscape! How can anything be wrong?
(The low-quality background though... )
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City view from Maungawhau / Mount Eden featuring Sky Tower.
Auckland, Aotearoa. 25 Oct 2022.
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