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Description If you are for some reason offended by this – keep it to yourself.

Ok, now that we got this out of the way, yes, this is a poem... so to speak.

Most of the visuals are basically a year old, actually I painted most of it even before I wrote the poem itself.
I finished the whole thing somewhere in the first month of summer 2012, then I just had to put it into Flash but work came up rather suddenly and I let it slumber on my hard drive for a long time. Now finally posting it here on DA.

Edit Feb8-2013: Finally fixed that annoying sound bug for good, now everything is looping and muting properly... i hope.

A few answers for some questions you might have after reading it:

1. Yes, the buttons are supposed to look that way.

2. There is no actual dialogue in the poem.
The idea was that the whole poem is actually read or cited by a “demon librarian”. He is just putting small pieces together in chronological order to compose this poem. Some parts may be quotes of the “Black King”, some might be just some demon sayings, and of course, a lot of people go crazy and start hearing voices and hallucinate.

3. The font is some free gothic font I found on the net. If the design of the letters is hard to read sometimes, my apologies, I think it fits well.

4. I wanted to narrate (or ask someone to narrate it) but couldn't bother to spend more time on it, look for people with a suitable voice etc. If someone would like to do it, go right ahead.

5. You can also find the music here: soundcloud.com/emil_larsson
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Comments: 439

fromsorrowsvoid [2020-03-16 01:40:16 +0000 UTC]

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ChrisCold In reply to fromsorrowsvoid [2020-03-16 11:26:52 +0000 UTC]

It was in flash player, but I believe now support for browsers was cut. Not sure if it's possible for you to manually enable or download. Either way it's a pretty old work full of mistakes

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andenav In reply to ChrisCold [2020-10-01 16:46:37 +0000 UTC]

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fromsorrowsvoid In reply to ChrisCold [2020-03-17 00:45:01 +0000 UTC]

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andenav In reply to fromsorrowsvoid [2020-10-01 16:45:29 +0000 UTC]

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Nephandu [2019-01-12 23:53:28 +0000 UTC]

I love this story. Congrats on going contrary to the normal path.

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ChrisCold In reply to Nephandu [2019-01-13 05:46:06 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, glad you liked it

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NorthwestPurity [2016-02-28 09:09:55 +0000 UTC]

Interesting. The artwork is amazing.

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pipolokazoh [2016-01-04 01:49:12 +0000 UTC]

AMAZING

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Kujalicious [2015-03-30 04:57:37 +0000 UTC]

This was marvelous! Can't believe I just stumbled upon it now!

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a-l-and [2015-02-25 06:45:20 +0000 UTC]

This is a really remarkable work. I really enjoy all of it. I was wonder of what i suppose to saw, but graphic speaking it's just amazíng, and the timing betwen the draws and the text it's very precise. In my opinion would be a verry mistake if you narrate it, because you take away the focus atention of the spectators. Reading with that music and the frames was perfect. i wanna apologize for my very bad english (i´m from México), but wanted tu say my little opinion of the amazing work do you do on this one. Saludos desde México, excelente trabajo. (if i make grammatical mistakes please tell me, that help me a lot with my english, tanks)  

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ChrisCold In reply to a-l-and [2015-02-25 15:21:56 +0000 UTC]

Thank you
i'm glad you like it

your english is fine, i understood you which is the most important thing with language
any mistakes you make will disappear if you keep writing to people in english, just dont be afraid using it and you'll learn it fast. It's not my first language either, most of it i learned on the internet, so don't worry.

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a-l-and In reply to ChrisCold [2015-02-26 05:31:56 +0000 UTC]

thanks, and again really amazing work on that poem. that drawings are great. i hope you make another one

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khvlid [2015-01-04 01:54:39 +0000 UTC]

Wow.

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LoveYourPrinny [2014-12-07 22:56:29 +0000 UTC]

This was positively stunning. Each frame was a gem and had me wanting to buy them as a print   (seriously, is there anywhere than I can buy some prints of these?  ) I especially love the painterly/impasto style you have going on and how it gives way to streaks of vibrant colour underneath, almost as if they're scorching through. I only wish I had come across this sooner!

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ChrisCold In reply to LoveYourPrinny [2014-12-08 13:47:33 +0000 UTC]

thank you
glad you like it 

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ilan333 [2014-11-18 23:05:58 +0000 UTC]

The perfect voice you're searching for is called Mike Patton.
 Some knows him as a singer, and other knows him as The Darkness. 

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LZOsP…

It will be a little hard to have this voice XD But I just can't stop imagine his voice in this poem.....it would be perfect

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JacktheTrickster [2014-10-13 18:59:30 +0000 UTC]

Woaw, this really is the kind of dark and horrid stories I like xD

I love your art, it is grotesque and beautiful at the same time.

Where did you draw inspiration for writing this story?

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ChrisCold In reply to JacktheTrickster [2014-10-14 20:48:54 +0000 UTC]

i guess from childhood

glad you liked it

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K-naille [2014-09-06 12:22:13 +0000 UTC]

beautyfull.

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dunkanmcgregor [2014-06-30 10:05:47 +0000 UTC]

You are by far the best artist in DA. This Graphic Novel is the coolest one I've ever read. Reading those verses I can actually hear a voice of a daemon in my head, whispering. It's intense, stunning and horrifying (in a good way ). I love all the images. I really like this style that you're using. I wish I had one tenth of your talent, so I could give life to my imagination like you do. Amazing. Simply amazing.

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ChrisCold In reply to dunkanmcgregor [2014-06-30 17:13:54 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!
I'm really glad you liked this one, it was definitely something new for me and I plan on doing more similar stuff in the future

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naikki [2014-05-15 18:39:54 +0000 UTC]

Poem, visuals, music, title..everything works great here!
Impressive work!!

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ChrisCold In reply to naikki [2014-05-16 01:12:20 +0000 UTC]

Thank you
glad you liked it

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Elias-Hale [2014-04-21 21:30:02 +0000 UTC]

Oh, WOW! This... THIS is the kind of thing I love to see. Not only is all  of your artwork fantastic, but the poem is epic! (Not even exaggerating - literally felt as if I was sitting here reading an old epic poem.) Awesome stuff!!

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ChrisCold In reply to Elias-Hale [2014-04-22 18:51:18 +0000 UTC]

thanks!

glad you liked that one
yeah, making it was definitely a different experience for me

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hazefeather [2014-03-09 19:17:39 +0000 UTC]

O.o Just.... whoa. I am in love with your painting style, and the music fits perfectly

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ChrisCold In reply to hazefeather [2014-03-09 21:35:07 +0000 UTC]

thank you

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ace1729 [2014-02-18 11:06:57 +0000 UTC]

Best thing I've ever read on this site.

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shaharazade85 [2014-02-18 10:39:18 +0000 UTC]

i have no word


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ShotLiver [2014-02-18 03:18:49 +0000 UTC]

speechless.

oh wait, no I'm not


THAT WAS #@$!%'N AWESOME

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ChrisCold In reply to ShotLiver [2014-02-18 05:02:27 +0000 UTC]

thanks

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mtilhan [2014-02-18 01:41:46 +0000 UTC]

Awesome ^^

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Van-Syl-Production [2014-02-17 08:58:17 +0000 UTC]

Amazing!

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okrimark [2014-01-24 06:03:45 +0000 UTC]

super cool!



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Trayshadowwarrior [2014-01-23 16:31:10 +0000 UTC]

What happened with a clown king?

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ChrisCold In reply to Trayshadowwarrior [2014-01-23 18:59:05 +0000 UTC]

he became the king of hell after killing the devil

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Jhester1964 [2014-01-15 16:07:37 +0000 UTC]

Is this bound so that I can hold it in my hands. What a marvelous work.

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xXShadowsEdgeXx [2013-09-15 04:35:59 +0000 UTC]

This is simply amazing... I'm in awe of your work. Keep it up!

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zloypolzun [2013-09-03 20:21:27 +0000 UTC]

Great job and nicely done.

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SpiritOfNature [2013-07-28 18:41:41 +0000 UTC]

So.. amazing.. The song somehow makes me think of Drakan: The Order of Flames

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StormAhead [2013-07-15 09:25:16 +0000 UTC]

So awesome!

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Delta-Foxtrot [2013-07-13 18:42:19 +0000 UTC]

The art is astonishing! I like the idea thought not so much the poem itself. Either way it's real good work

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HeavensDawn [2013-06-30 00:11:55 +0000 UTC]

Interesting apocalypse. Detailed illustrations, suspenseful music, just what a graphic novel needs~

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ChrisCold In reply to HeavensDawn [2013-06-30 01:06:31 +0000 UTC]

thank you

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Renthil [2013-06-16 09:49:55 +0000 UTC]

This is absolutly awesome, I could watch this all day long

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Spectre-I [2013-05-15 17:17:50 +0000 UTC]

That was amazing man <

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cello1993 [2013-05-12 18:17:42 +0000 UTC]

I read over and over and I can't figure out if you're attempting to make rhymes or not ><

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ChrisCold In reply to cello1993 [2013-05-12 19:35:43 +0000 UTC]

yeah, everything rhymes there

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Isibee [2013-04-26 09:11:21 +0000 UTC]

Wow this is so intriguing and breathtaking! Really stunning artworks!

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