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Description “AM 9:43” The black dial showed, inside the truck driver’s cabin.
“This is radio D-J-AAAY, 106.5, here to bring you the next bin bang!” the radio resounded through the cabin.
“And here it comes! Just shut of all other sounds and listen to it appear in your raaaaadaaaaaar!” The DJ sung out, as a tiny speck of spherical, black dust suddenly appeared in the middle of the highway, apparently out of nowhere, hanging still in mid-air.
The truck, changed lanes, heading straight towards it. With a little clipping sound the two collided and by Newton’s Laws of physics, the smaller piece of matter should have bounced right off, but it just didn’t happen here. Instead, the truck, stopped in an instant, going from 120 to 0 kilometers per hour, as if it hit an invisible brick wall. Clip, clip, clip, the little ball of black dust, pierced right through the engine, compartments and walls, pulverizing and fracturing them, stopping somewhere inside the cylindrical trailer, filled with gas and air. A single spark followed.

“9:44” The green shiny numbers of my stereo clocked shot back at me. As I looked back onto the road I saw the end coming. A truck carrying two gas trailers had spun out of control, blocking all highway lanes. Another one, carrying metal railings, intended for laying out new subway lines was cruising directly behind it. As the first truck turned over, the second one mushed right into it, in a cacophony of metal mating with metal.
I jammed on the brakes, just like the short row of cars in front of me, but it was far too late to slow down safely. The 1st truck had stopped impossibly abruptly, comically spinning in the air, flapping and twisting up as if it was a fly crushed by a pair of giant tweezers.
“Ka-blamooooghhh!” The whole thing exploded in a lovely inferno, rings of fire rippling through the road like ocean waves. Ping! Ping! Ping! Flaming metal railings flew out, gobbling up cars and bouncing against the concrete.
Crack! A railway bar went straight through my windshield piercing the passenger seat and turning it into a leathery mess, showering me with pieces of my windshield. My jeep twisted forward, raising its back into the air and disconnected from the road surface, flying upwards. I screamed something obscene.
Crack-caaawwrcchhh! Another bar tore through the roof of my jeep, heading straight for my head.

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Illustration for my sci-fi novel: [link] , Chronoscape.
Photoshop CS
Wacom Intuos 6x8 tablet, Canon 300D
Real size: 11'000x10'500 pixels or 37x35 inches
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Comments: 374

Will-of-the-spurr [2014-07-17 13:05:58 +0000 UTC]

ACDC! YEAAAAHHHHHHHH!!! XD

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The-Artist-64 [2013-07-22 18:32:39 +0000 UTC]

Holy David Firth, Batman! That's some great work!

I'm listening to ACDC's 'Highway to Hell' now, actually.

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assassinsrul3 [2012-11-03 19:05:42 +0000 UTC]

Well now we know what the next Final Destination movie will be about.
Way to spoil it for us, Alexiuss.

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ramtruck [2012-03-05 22:29:42 +0000 UTC]

hello can I use this for an private WIP ??

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ShattredLover [2011-10-30 09:00:53 +0000 UTC]

I rly like ur works..!! <3

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abdalkarem [2011-09-08 19:35:59 +0000 UTC]

What a nice Work, Hard to reach alexiuss . But I'll Try with the Very hard work like you did before .

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Trip-Like-I-Do [2011-08-03 23:06:55 +0000 UTC]

looks just like my jeep, lol

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DeadPegasus [2011-04-15 18:20:50 +0000 UTC]

No stop signs, speed limits, nobody's gonna slow me down!!

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rngg-dipa [2011-03-10 02:32:48 +0000 UTC]

hahahha like the expression!

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AtholTheDestroyer [2011-02-21 04:06:53 +0000 UTC]

In the words of Bender "Well, you're boned!"

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Katsudoo In reply to AtholTheDestroyer [2011-02-25 04:36:00 +0000 UTC]

I heard that in his voice and I must say I approve.

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jaytizzle [2011-02-09 22:57:11 +0000 UTC]

fucking sweet!

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ForWhomTheBellsToll [2011-02-02 14:09:57 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful . . . .

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246789 [2011-01-11 17:05:45 +0000 UTC]

nice
script

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xcjxedge [2010-12-07 22:00:49 +0000 UTC]

SWEET a jeep tj! thats awesome lol!

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thegeekofwar [2010-11-08 05:29:39 +0000 UTC]

woah....

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MasterFudgePop [2010-10-23 00:11:01 +0000 UTC]

Nice

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Cyric23 [2010-07-19 02:43:34 +0000 UTC]

I can hear the song.

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le-menestrel [2010-04-09 09:05:37 +0000 UTC]

Wow! Are you human ? ^^

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Lisyra [2010-03-26 17:16:12 +0000 UTC]

Jaisus!! Maybe I wanted to drive that jeep! Wow! this is incredible

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Rekka7000 [2010-01-28 22:57:28 +0000 UTC]

Final Destination moment. Woot.

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nerwadhie [2010-01-24 14:24:54 +0000 UTC]

ops!

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lavistrikesback [2009-12-30 04:43:25 +0000 UTC]

What the heck is that dust? A black hole?

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Theo-Kyp-Serenno [2009-10-21 18:31:25 +0000 UTC]

amazing no matter how many times i see this.

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TheLittlePrince5 [2009-08-27 03:23:12 +0000 UTC]

My god that reminds me of the scene from Knowing, where he sees the plane crash, plowing right through where he was moments ago.

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Blaquetygriss [2009-07-29 21:07:04 +0000 UTC]

Ah! Poor jeep!

Awesomely beautiful picture btw

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ltdalius [2009-07-20 16:37:46 +0000 UTC]

..."That's great, it starts with an earthquake, birds and snakes..." - started blasting from the speakers moments after the DJ finished his charade.
- "Heh, oldies, but goldies..." - I muttered for myself, when sudden flash of light awoke me from the lethargy of daily routine trip to work.
Blink of an eye later, driven by instinct, i stepped on the brake as hard as i could, which caused my car to wobble left and right. Tires squealed in agony as they had to take all the hard task of stopping my pretty fast going car. I wasn't alone, as every car in front and behind was doing the same. Then, pretty hard blow abruptly shaked my being, as sleek sport car scratched against my car's flank, ending squished just under the tires of an gargantuan cargo truck to the right, which, driven by merciless hand of inertion, was unable to do anything.
After another, this time much weaker bump from behind, my car ceased moving. In disbelief, i've opened the door to take a better look on big bright flaming ball, growing no more that two or three hundredth yards down the highway, as other cars, sideways and behind, still piled one-on-another, accompanied by frantic horn sounds, tire squeals and dreadful howls of buckling metal. An instant later, sun rays reflected against something in the sky tickled my eyes...
Horrible scream of tearing caused me instantly look left to see big, interstate liner bus as it stands just slit open through the middle by ridiculously big steel girder, now impaled deeply in the pavement. Another loud crush occurred in front. Blown by some enormous force i was knocked on the floor... Crooked in pain, unaware of two cars an more girders which flew just few inches above my head, i was gasping for another breath. Deep deafening thunder of still growing inferno and sound of deadly metal shower falling around pierced my ears, amplifying the pain...

"...it is the end of the world..." still cried from the speakers as wave after wave of heat engulfed my face, caused by shockwaves from exploding cars down the road... Don't remember how, but i found myself sitting on the clear patch of pavement in the middle of the rubble, with my legs crossed, looking dully on shocked and maimed people in panic, countless smoke plumes and pathetic car remnants amongst the steel treeline...
...Smudged, parched, bloodshot... and happy to be alive...


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Wooow!! This great pic and epic story you've done are unbelievable! They totally carried me away! I imagined myself in the middle of that hell and written my experience. Hope you don't mind ^__^

What was that? My guess is some kind of subspace anomaly...

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alexiuss In reply to ltdalius [2009-07-20 17:52:33 +0000 UTC]

hehe good writing.

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ltdalius In reply to alexiuss [2009-07-20 18:23:07 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad you like it ^__^

Thank you


Would you mind if i try to draw this happening from 'my' perspective?

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alexiuss In reply to ltdalius [2009-07-20 18:31:23 +0000 UTC]

go for it

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KarmaFromNihility [2009-07-08 23:44:34 +0000 UTC]

That is incredible!

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Aranuman8160 [2009-06-09 22:47:46 +0000 UTC]

"I'm on the highway to hell!!!"

God that song rocks!!!

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Escoman [2009-03-25 22:29:12 +0000 UTC]

Dude all i got to say is nothing short of spectacular......i love it

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Solictice [2009-03-02 20:21:40 +0000 UTC]

so fking amazing, seriously u rock O.o

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aiban [2009-02-16 20:05:45 +0000 UTC]

D: damn i wanna learn how to do this stuff

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Dead22 [2009-01-26 19:45:04 +0000 UTC]

Awesome I love it.

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yuukakumura [2009-01-25 11:25:15 +0000 UTC]

awesome.
the car is being stab.
woohoo.

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Cyber-Twon [2009-01-19 14:05:21 +0000 UTC]

SO REAL!

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SeasonReaper [2009-01-13 09:19:01 +0000 UTC]

Woah... something about this piece stands above the rest of your work, and that's saying something.

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kittie1 [2009-01-03 06:27:32 +0000 UTC]

Amazing work.

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infinitecog [2008-12-31 19:41:02 +0000 UTC]

You've put me off driving i think Awesome work.

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syneuron1990 [2008-12-28 17:44:15 +0000 UTC]

splendid in 1 million different ways

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mostafa-eghbali [2008-12-28 17:43:42 +0000 UTC]

very very good !!!

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xxxnarutoxsk8 [2008-12-22 04:26:53 +0000 UTC]

damn that looks so real...

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JRein [2008-12-20 00:33:16 +0000 UTC]

nice

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Kevin-J [2008-12-14 02:30:41 +0000 UTC]

wow! This is just amazing! wow!

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JeremyYoung [2008-12-13 00:21:23 +0000 UTC]

OMG I love all of you work!

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Askhari [2008-12-10 19:02:53 +0000 UTC]

Insane painting, you can really feel the strength of the movement

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HannibalTC [2008-12-08 23:43:19 +0000 UTC]

I'm amazed...

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EndlessMasquerade [2008-11-28 16:30:47 +0000 UTC]

wau, great work

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