Deep Dark Trouble-Ishtar 14 (for Schonee and Liz) by brewgirlca
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This is for two special girlfriends, Schonee and Liz, whose generous gifts allowed me to weave another thread into the Ishtar storyline. I can never typecast any character that is given to me, as several vendors know, I always put a spin on their girls. So when Schonee gifted me her beautiful gothic character, Rachael, I could not resist transforming her into a Goddess who herself has undergone a transformation. And Liz gifted me Powerage's Couple of Darkness, telling me that she knew it was a perfect typecast for me. Indeed it was; the gift could not have arrived at a better moment.
Remember Belili, from the last Ishtar series? The sweet and noble sister of Tammuz who sacrificed herself for half the year to serve with Ereshkigal so that her brother could be free to conduct his task as a crop God? Well after spending time under the tutelage of the Goddess of the Darklands, Belili became quite adept at her role as Ereshkigal's vizier. According to Akadian legend Belili did become a dark Goddess. Since all the other characters have been upgraded to V4 for this new series, and since Belili did undergo a mythical transformation, I decided to take advantage of gifts from Schonee and Liz to give the girl a new dark look. Hope you like her.
So old Mr. Crow, what do you know? What news from the land of light do you have for me?
Ah yes, Sargon continues his war into the heartland of Sumer. That is good, there will be many more souls arriving here shortly. Sargon feeds us well my sweet. Ereshkigal will be pleased.
Hum, and you say you saw a raiding party close to Eridu? Now that is worrisome. Eridu is grandfather Enki's city; it is the oldest city on earth. It has many holy sites. It would not bode well for any of us if Sargon pillaged that place.
What? Some raiders destroyed a forest grove temple of grandmother Nin's! They smashed her statue? Oh that is despicable! It is ok for Sargon to wage war on the people, but the destruction of holy sites... that is sacrilege. That is trouble!
Tell me, do you know if Ishtar is aware of this?
Humm, not yet you say. Damn! Of all the God's only Ishtar would have the power to stop Sargon.
Oh, what's that? You saw Ninshubar and another girl at the sacred grove. What were they doing there?
Sport hunting? Now why would Ninshubar be engaged in such frivolous activity at a time like this? That is not like her. Has she gone mad?
You say she was furious. Haha, you are so smart my sweets, but I didn't mean it that way. However, your words are well taken.
What did she do when she found out? Did she go after the raiders or did she head back to Eridu to warn Ishtar?
She went after them? To attack them or to spy on them?
You don't know? She was cryptic with the girl? That is not good enough Mr. Crow! You go back with your sister and you follow Ninshubar. Find out who that stranger is who is with her. I want to know what Ninshubar is up to. If something happens to her you must fly to Eridu and warn Ishtar yourself. Do you understand? And then send your sister back here to me.
No, do not worry, Ishtar will not hurt you; she will know who you are Mr. Crow. Just be careful of Ninshubar's dragons - they are small but dangerous. Now get going my keen eyed, dark-feathered friend! You have important work to do. And yes, you two can have a fat rat feast when you get back!
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Comments (62)
Very excellent!!!
Excellent scene and dialogue. Nicely crafted and should prove interesting if Belili has to get involved in this any further than she is.
Great job here Roxy, and what a great chapter in the Ishtar saga this one is. The way you transformed Rachael into this lovely Goddess was wonderful and so fitting. Great job as always on both scene and story
Wow. This is excellent. I love how everything fits in this scene.
Wonderful render my friend, excellent composition, fine attention to details, well done!10+
Wow, it's amazing how your creativity always shine in every render and post work you make. And everything fit together exactly the way it should be, from the story to the images that portray your writings. Very impressive!
Excellent scene!!!
Wow, the render is beautiful. Love the detail work. Love those little rat added touches. You did a great job with Powerages armour. She is going to need it when she meets up with the raiders. Great story. Rachael fits in perfectly. Schonee will be pleased her Rachael has become part of the story. Superb work as always my friend. Glad your back at it.Hugs Liz
Very very excellent! feel she will be starting to move!! Japanese say "SUGOI!".
Beautifully setup scene in fact its perfect love every bit of it I personally would like to see it about 3000 x whatever pixels that would just blow you away This is awesome roxy BTW thats only a suggestion I think the image is totally mindblowing and then some love the attention you've given to every pixel!!!
Belili the dark Goddess? Hmm, she certainly looks older and more mature and intimidating -and for that more attractive IMO! The scene is fabulous and a feast for the eyes, I particularly admire the smoke. The pose is very good relaxed, self-assured and realistic!
Great work Roxy, the scene is awesome and packed full of details. The outfit looks super and so does Rachael. Super work
Fantastic scene i think you have done a wonderful job here i could see this as a poster for a film or illustration for a book even a cover its that good impressive artwork hugs lou x
Awesome props and scene, compiled together very well. Great use of colour and lighting. Fantastic utilisation of hidden details. Great work roxy.
A fabulous scene and so beautiful details and effects!
fantastic backstory, wonderful detail of scene, excellent
Oh my ... Awesome detailed scene capture of this story dearest Roxy!!
first i must say ,very precious and important situation having such good friends,sometimes we see the world is beating the sh..out of us ,and then we see a light a nice word or gesture and we are healed often that way. i love to see people sharing and gifting each other their art and creativity. very finely crafted image and story again here.
Great and fantastic scene. Excellent work.
WOW Roxy what an amazing scene and indeed so much details...and those two ladies ( Schonee&Liz) are indeed very special friends and so are you :) Love it and instant fav!! Hugs Val.
your work here roxy is amasing hon, your atmo is absolutely stunning, amasing job all around hon.
Terrific !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The textures are wonderful and all of the settings perfect, many details to be observed! A true masterpiece! + + +10! Bravo! Big Hug:)
To see this image one must look it in full size. Awesome image with so many details that it takes a while to see the whole beautiful image. Excellent work and I guess that a lot of time has been spend on the creating of this one!!
Wonderful story and effects..well done!!
Wonderful scene, great POV and smoke effects
An extremely detailed scene, Roxy, this really looks great!
Wow, this is awesome. Absolutely packed with detail, really fabulous composition :)
Mmm, rat! Hehe! Super story and a wonderful character created from Schonee's girl!
Response to Shroom Bob - explanation of size and detail of my images. Indeed I was going to mention that this image's quality took quite a beating when reduced to a 72 dpi jpg from a 500 dpi ps file; but this happens a lot and I do not want people commenting on what might have been compared to what is. As for size, since November I have been working on a 24" widescreen; I make my images to fit 22" to 24' monitors at full size. I like for people to be able to see the entire scene in one full view. So to me the balance is to make the most detailed image possible that will fully fit on a 22-24" monitor. This particular image, however, would surely have done well on a huge monitor.
Very cool scene Roxy. Excellent lighting! The post-work and extensive detail are superb. The rats add a nice touch too. Very nicely done as always.