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XiroMyth β€” Ascension of the Oracle

Published: 2011-08-05 19:52:04 +0000 UTC; Views: 3930; Favourites: 32; Downloads: 31
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Description Her time had come, the generations she had watched over her precious people have worn on her, and the magick from her previous life was almost at an end.
She would miss them, almost more than she could bear, but she wanted to leave them with something to protect themselves with and if she waited longer, the magicks would simply not be enough.
She walked to the bottom chamber of the temple, and summoned up the last of the magicks, using aid from the cursed relic sleeping below the waters.
She transferred her soul and magicks into the ideal, transforming her body into a staff, her will into the precipice, leaving her people to carry on her work.
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Ok, so I am trying to become more active again, as I had quite the dry spell with school and all, which is all over and done with, which makes me happy, but it also means that I have very little to show.
Not to mention being ridiculously art-blocked for XM stuff this summer, I decided to go back and finish some older yet still relevant images that I had started.

This particular image I started like 2+ years ago, while I first started this account, and just never finished it. I look at it now and see that her hands are massive and a lot of other things I would change about the alignment of the lines and such, but I just wanted to finish it.

This is Max, you might recognize her from my Kilara account, where I had posted a speed paint of her. [link]
I made her look friendlier here, as she's much older here and more experienced/less jaded
She's the Oracle of the Neflim, pictured here: [link]
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Comments: 16

Lynayru [2011-08-06 07:44:13 +0000 UTC]

Really love the design and your colouring skills just blow me away! Love the reflection in the water too. She transformed her body into a staff; Is that the staff we see Naya using? But then I went back and looked at your Seekers of the Mask deviation and it said the spirit in Naya's staff is an avian’s soul so maybe it isn't. Just curious. It's nice to see art from you again. <3


Oh man art schools are so much work. I've been going to the Art Institute for about 2 years now. DX Must feel nice to be done.

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XiroMyth In reply to Lynayru [2011-08-07 16:20:23 +0000 UTC]

It is pretty epic to be done, although not as epic with student loans to pay back and no jobs are hiring.

And you are correct about the staff.
Max was one of the Ilumarae (read Avians) who permanently turned themselves into something else. Though she did the change a while before the Xiro event, this was because she loved the Neflims so much, and didn't like seeing them used and abused by the humans.

I have a lot of things in the XM mythos that is tied together, some better than others, but I am just aiming for a feeling of wholeness.
(like when you play a long RPG and all of the pieces suddenly fall into place)

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Foxchibi [2011-08-06 01:19:31 +0000 UTC]

c'': Inspiration HOOOOOOOOOOO. Max is awesome, I hope you write more on her soon!

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Helixel [2011-08-05 22:16:31 +0000 UTC]

my favorite part of this beautiful piece has to be the reflection of the water, and the stunning shading, those ears are magnificent!

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Aequin-Night [2011-08-05 22:03:04 +0000 UTC]

I just love how much independence you have from the line work x3 You don't let the lines control you and the shapes you make inside them x3

Great work!

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XiroMyth In reply to Aequin-Night [2011-08-05 22:27:49 +0000 UTC]

The lines are only a guide to the form you want to depict inside.

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Aequin-Night In reply to XiroMyth [2011-08-06 00:49:56 +0000 UTC]

Hai, Sensei!! Wakarimashite!

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XiroMyth In reply to Aequin-Night [2011-08-06 01:06:50 +0000 UTC]

Ummm please don't do the Japanese thing with me, I'm not a fan, and I get a lot of it from kit.

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Aequin-Night In reply to XiroMyth [2011-08-08 15:11:24 +0000 UTC]

XDD Dawh!! She does it too?? x3 Well I'll make sure I keep my cultural studies knowledge away from you XD

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SkechRoman [2011-08-05 20:16:17 +0000 UTC]

totally love the overall design, but her dress is too awesome for words.

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XiroMyth In reply to SkechRoman [2011-08-05 20:22:46 +0000 UTC]

Metal corset + tassels + long sleeves + loincloth = Win?

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SkechRoman In reply to XiroMyth [2011-08-05 21:01:12 +0000 UTC]

oh yes it does!

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K-Es-Tressier [2011-08-05 20:04:11 +0000 UTC]

Thats why i was always so worried about going for art myself bah- but hay i know we havn't talked for a while and id love to hear where your life has been going lately! you ever want to drop me a line on msn or something im still there sometimes (uhh think its changed since we last talked- its like Lungle_@live.com or something)- i am glad to see you are done with school though- that always seemed to stressful on you - i know how that is, hell, i havn't even gone and just moving and starting my life has been one big stress ride. But your art never seems to be suffering at least and this is beautiful- <3 i stalk you on your other site still quietly and i must say i love the work there ;c;

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XiroMyth In reply to K-Es-Tressier [2011-08-05 20:25:17 +0000 UTC]

Yeah the college for art kinda destroys the hobby aspect of it, but it also gives the opening to take your art skills as far as you want to take them. (if the college is actually as good as it claims to be, not like mine)

I still have you on msn, just never really bug you much because I'm never really sure what to say X3

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K-Es-Tressier In reply to XiroMyth [2011-08-06 17:30:27 +0000 UTC]

LOLya i know how that feels at least- but it is still good to see you are finished with school and what not. ill have to message you sometime once i clean out my list and figure out which one you are LOL (i switched to miranda im and for alot of people i just left the names as their actual sns)

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forrgotenrose [2011-08-05 19:57:46 +0000 UTC]

Welcome back!
I love her clothing and how soft her fur looks. And those dainty little feet <3

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