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Published: 2012-09-27 07:41:58 +0000 UTC; Views: 1876; Favourites: 35; Downloads: 33
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Description Miyuki Shimada sat cross-legged on the eaves of a roof, looking into the face of a demon. It was her face, or the one she would shortly assume, a traditional black lacquered noh mask carved to look like one of the many sinister creatures of Japanese mythology, with bulging eyes, short, sharp horns, and, rather unusually, a hysterical grin. A grin full of fangs, certainly, but she had always felt it looked like it was enjoying itself far too much.

From the beginning of the first chapter of The Oracle Sword, Miyuki waits on a roof top in Chinatown until she gets the signal to dispose of a very bad man. Want to find out what happens next? (Sure you do, and there's violence and nudity and cursing in several languages) check it out here:



My plan is to draw some scenes from other parts of the story as well, as time allows (it's Oracle Open World here now so work is even more busy than before). I'm looking to do maybe one per chapter, and I'm always open to suggestions in that respect.

Ink drawing colored in photoshop. The cityscape is a (retouched) photo I took looking downtown from Portsmouth Square, so it is more or less the view one would have from a roof on Grant Avenue.

Enjoy,

-D
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Comments: 8

FaRaZ-WaJiD [2012-10-04 10:47:27 +0000 UTC]

Very Good

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penguin-commando In reply to FaRaZ-WaJiD [2012-10-08 06:32:17 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Blackbird2 [2012-09-27 20:32:21 +0000 UTC]

That looks nothing like the view from Grant Avenue! Oh wait, different Grant Avenue. Heh. Sorry, couldn't resist. My work place is ALSO on a Grant Avenue and just had to have a little fun with that coincidence. Great looking pic. Love the details on the mask. At some point I'm going to have to get around to reading this story. Just gotta add it to my list of 872 other things to read or watch. Oy. So much to do, so little time.

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penguin-commando In reply to Blackbird2 [2012-09-30 09:21:27 +0000 UTC]

I expect there are Grant Avenues in most major cities in the US, outside the south, of course (incidentally, check out 612 Kearny Street, San Francisco in Google street view, facing east and looking up). Grant Avenue in San Francisco is the heart of Chinatown, and the Oracle Sword has Miyuki running around Chinatown for the first three chapters.

Go ahead and give it a look, I'd like to see what you think; the first chapter shouldn't take very long to get through, and they're all roughly the same length.

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Blackbird2 In reply to penguin-commando [2012-09-30 16:13:09 +0000 UTC]

Yeah I've noticed most streets/avenues repeat in various towns. Makes it kind of confusing at times! Damn unoriginal bastards!

I'll see if I can make some time this week or next weekend. But whenever I do get around to it I'll also make sure to leave some comments on it.

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cresent34 [2012-09-27 12:15:57 +0000 UTC]

Nice...though I'm wondering when you're gonna get back to writing the story as well.

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penguin-commando In reply to cresent34 [2012-09-30 08:40:21 +0000 UTC]

Work continues on the story, at the same time. I have a set goal of 10 pages per chapter, but it takes a while to hit, and then it has to end at a logical place (either the end of a scene or a cliffhanger).

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cresent34 In reply to penguin-commando [2012-09-30 14:56:27 +0000 UTC]

Good to know. Now, I'll be keeping my eyes open for the next ch. Whenever that may be..

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