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Decampment
Somewhen in past, mankind colonized the moon. The population grew up fast with help coming from earth. But as soon as they noticed that they are able to live autarkical, the people on moon wanted political independence. Of course, earth's United Nations declined this request. The result was the first war between both planetoides.
The people on moon could lean on enough resources and new materials. They developed new kind of engines, ships and weapons and that was why they were easily able to beat everything coming from earth. Earth lost its last resources to built up the colony on moon and had no chance to win this war. Their only hope was the invention of a huge nuclear weapon to destroy the moon as a whole.
Because the moon-people were not able to defeat the earth, they tried to find other solutions. After discovering the plans about the weapon they decided to leave the solar system. With the help of a re-activated core of the moon itself they would get enough energy for their planned engine.
The engine was finished and the journey into the unkown started. As a last message not to follow, the moon-people destroyed the capital of United Nations of Earth, Washington D.C..
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The moon colonization, the greatest endeavor in the history of earth.
It had taken a century just to get the domes perfected, great caverns being the first cities of the moon.
The Lunas were proud of their new home, a scientific heaven with enough exotic resources to fuel not only their own space programs but also that of the Earth for centuries to come!
They had fought hard to make it a reality, the domes now housing the greatest minds in the solar system along with their families.
The ruler of Luna was an AI, it's mind a mesh of all those alive and dead, the result of everyone being connected to it's interface. It was proud, it was intelligent and it saw the envy that spread below on the blue planet.
Scientific research had boomed on Luna, but Earth was forced to pay heavy taxes on all goods and manufacture was next to impossible on Earth, it's high gravity not able to produce the materials needed. As a result the people on Earth protested, wishing to force the Lunas to share their scientific research.
It was futile, of course, Luna now controlled the basic economy of Earth. It's massive research and manufacturing plants producing most of the modern technologies that made life easy and pleasant.
Envy turned to resentment, to anger and in the end threats of occupation and assimilation of the moon.
The Lunas ignored the petty threats, instead turning their research to a way to escape the clutches of the Earth.
As a war of words and economics was fought by politicians on both sides, the North American Coalition started developing "A way to stop the Lunas for good". Years dragged on, the rising disdain on Luna for Earth meaning they stopped their trade, and as a result massive riots broke out on Earth.
The economy had plummeted after the cold war with Luna had started and since the planetoid had a larger Navy than the Earth, it blocked all ships from the outer colonies reaching Earth. The riots got worse, the governments got desperate. They were about to launch their secret weapon when Luna started moving.... the massive planetoid suddenly inching away from the planet.
The military base and the surrounding area, an area the size of Ireland was vaporized.
Without the moon, the waters fell still, the night went pitch black and a piece of Terra was gone forever.
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Comments: 457
clumsyninja In reply to ??? [2009-03-23 21:46:59 +0000 UTC]
This is really really awesome nice work on the detail
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Long-Pham In reply to ??? [2009-03-23 21:14:46 +0000 UTC]
Ooh my god I love it !
That's a quite nice story, classical but that's the way i could imagine future
Please keep on with your wonderful art
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TobiasRoetsch In reply to Long-Pham [2009-03-25 10:34:40 +0000 UTC]
I'll give my best! thanks
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goodforn0thing In reply to ??? [2009-03-23 21:07:04 +0000 UTC]
Oh man da Log ich mich abends mit meinem iPhone ein und was muΓ ich sehen dieses sehr geniale Bild. Den nebula finde ich richtig Nice und zu Planeten muΓ man nichts sΓ€gen einfach Super! Fav !
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0r4nos In reply to ??? [2009-03-23 21:01:58 +0000 UTC]
I would love to write a story to this, but first, whose ship is whose?
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TobiasRoetsch In reply to 0r4nos [2009-03-25 10:35:59 +0000 UTC]
hmm everything belongs to moon-faction
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OmarG91 In reply to ??? [2009-03-23 20:57:20 +0000 UTC]
awesome, nice job
it really keep you wondering haha
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Liebesdiener In reply to ??? [2009-03-23 20:40:36 +0000 UTC]
Cmb1234 In reply to ??? [2009-03-23 20:32:02 +0000 UTC]
what do you mean not a good story? Keep going. I know I'm interested.
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teshome In reply to ??? [2009-03-23 20:24:07 +0000 UTC]
WHOA! I love the rocket moon dude! Awesome!
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DustyKnives In reply to ??? [2009-03-23 20:12:12 +0000 UTC]
Not the best story, but FAR from the worst. Beautiful illustration, masterful display of technique and ability!
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belken117 In reply to ??? [2009-03-23 20:04:17 +0000 UTC]
Wow! That's really awesome! DD!
What DD stands for? I've seen it around and used that makes the person happy about their work.
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TobiasRoetsch In reply to belken117 [2009-03-25 10:38:46 +0000 UTC]
DD = daily deviation
it's a special feature given by the gallery moderators.
you can see them here: [link]
thank you
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belken117 In reply to TobiasRoetsch [2009-03-25 18:24:09 +0000 UTC]
Ah, ok. Sweet!
And your welcome
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E-Squid In reply to ??? [2009-03-23 19:55:17 +0000 UTC]
Awesome art, kind of odd story. Great nonetheless! Insta-Fav.
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Mate397 In reply to ??? [2009-03-23 19:43:42 +0000 UTC]
first i thought it's a huge ship not the moon but it makes me think, if the moon leaves the orbit around Earth would it effect Earth's oceans?
and i know a the TV show that had something about the Moon leaving Earth, it was used as a nuclear wasteland and once a chainreaction started and blew it away from Earth, it was called Alpha Moonbase, if i remember correctly
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TobiasRoetsch In reply to Mate397 [2009-03-25 10:39:44 +0000 UTC]
hmm i think there wouldn't be any tides
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PlasmaX7 In reply to ??? [2009-03-23 19:42:09 +0000 UTC]
I think it's the story that makes this piece exceptional - it's technically brilliant, but the fact that you blew up a particular location on earth, with a real reason for doing so, makes this so much more.
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TobiasRoetsch In reply to PlasmaX7 [2009-03-25 10:40:01 +0000 UTC]
D thanks a lot man
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CommanderZ In reply to ??? [2009-03-23 19:39:32 +0000 UTC]
Looks like a moon turned into a uber death...moon, lol.
Great job as always
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The-FractalDjinn In reply to ??? [2009-03-23 19:27:09 +0000 UTC]
"Going, On A Space Trip, To Tau Ceti IV...."
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sesshoumaru In reply to ??? [2009-03-23 19:20:14 +0000 UTC]
Very awesome.
Although I think the explosion? (impact crater? whatnot?) on the planet in the foreground should be bigger XD
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TobiasRoetsch In reply to sesshoumaru [2009-03-24 11:10:00 +0000 UTC]
hmm it's an engine the moon is moving
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