The brisk autumn air chilled her skin. Leaves crunched underfoot. She heard the singing of her new sisters before she saw them, and her steps quickened. When she came upon their grove and saw them, resplendent in the moonlight, she thrilled at the power that would soon be hers as well. Would that she had only struck upon this path sooner. She stepped forward to join them.
Created for Month of Fear 2020, theme “Supernatural”.
This piece is also an October reward over on Patreon!! Right now it is a downloadable hi-res wallpaper.
“That boy is beyond redemption. That boy is broken like all the rest."
I finished @kuangrf’s "The Poppy War” a few weeks ago when I was working on another commission and it KILLED me. It was stark and brutal and cut through me like a knife.
Ashley Hankins “The Awakening” Photoshop CC For the “Monsters Without” challenge for Month of Fear 2019
“The King had heard tell from the owls, the deer, and other creatures of earth and sky of small, ugly little monsters from over the water who wished only to fell and to burn. Despite the persistence of these rumors, the King slept on, certain that this calamity would pass his realm by. Then one day, he heard their vile tongue and felt a tentative tap on his trees with cold metal, then another more aggressive, more certain strike. He felt this as acutely as if he had been the one struck, and had to behold these creatures for himself….”
“No one in living memory had ever before tried to call upon She of the Dark Waters. No one in living memory had even a fraction of the ambition of the young priestess, either. Hands outstretched, she demanded the attentions and presence of the drowned Goddess. Though she shook when the water started to roil, she could not -would not- turn back. Come what may, She had answered.”
Check out this piece I made for @VASTPodcast! Thank you so much to Travis and Kaitlin for inviting me to be a part of this project, and giving me the opportunity to paint such an amazing character! Also: If you are not already listening to VAST Horizon, you should be!
