Delirium by MarkHirst
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No AI - This artwork was created entirely by hand or with traditional digital tools.
Description
As a combat medic, watching people die is part of the job.
Ambrakh was lying in a pool of her own dried blood when we entered the gully. The more persistent of the scavengers didn’t want to let go so we had to do some persuading with our railguns.
Three days of sun and the constant threat by predators takes a toll on the strongest soul. She could barely take the water we gave her and for a while she just lay in the makeshift stretcher we’d made without moving.
I did what I could for her arm and legs, but the raptors had chewed them up badly and infection was setting in.
Ambrakh managed to mumble directions but even then, it took some time to locate the APC. It sat near the edge of one of the deep fault lines that criss-cross the planet surface. Judging by the marks on the ground, it had landed fast but without much damage. Nice flying, girl.
We wanted to power it up but Ambrakh became hysterical. ‘Don’t turn on the fusion reactor, it feeds them’.
Later she started babbling about ghosts.
We’d seen lights weaving around the ship and the other APCs we’d found, but none of this was making sense. They were attacked she said. What the frak had she seen? Where the frak are the bodies?
Poor kid has fallen into a coma. Without a medlab, she’ll be dead by morning…
-- Michael Chan, Forward Observer Team, Black Eagles Battalion, Hycaron II
M3 Marauders by Lourdes Mercado. Uber Gun by Uzilite. V3 with SF Suit Remix, MOS Shirt by Uzilite. Hair by Daz.
Grav APC is an original model created in Truespace 3.2. Scene assembly and rendering in Bryce 5.01. Post processed in Photoshop CS2.
Your comments are appreciated.

Comments (22)
I can only say WOW. meaning I really like the concept of this story line, lighting and attention to detail. Another example of your mastery of TS.
another excellent render. love the modeling on the APC. VERY good work "V"
Cool aRt, top notch. Interesting tale, keep it going. "VOTE"
A great story and images
Very well done- story and scene.
Once again, wonderful story awesome image. Well done!!!
Great framing and story!
Stunning image. Beautiful render. Your texturing is superb. Love your images
Very cool image and beautiful render.
Love the APC great model lots of detail to drink in.
I bet you could have made a graphical story with your imagination and skills and abillity to make those high end pictures. Exellent as always.
Love the story line and a great image
superb scene and pose
waiting for the next episode !
Excellent scene. There is a sense of desperation in it. I look forward to more.
Amazing artwork and a great storyline to go with it! Thats's a very cool vehicle you've made too! Awesome stuff!!!
Great scene and story
Excellent work.
Fine render and story, Mark!
Dude!!! I was wondering when you were going to follow up on what happened with Ambrakh and the crash. The story always has me hooked. Grav APC looks great and so do the soldiers. As always, great job. Keep 'em coming.
Very owesome work, I like the depth of the picture and the work is just fantastiq, owesome light and texture work. Fabulous work here. THis deserves a BIG VOTE.
Great attention to detail, APC well thought out. As always great composition and storyline.