Predators, part 5: String theory by faroutsider
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Although she had had very little contact with the shadow people, Marca had learned enough about them to know that they should not be underestimated. Already they would be scanning the multidimensional matrix for signs of her phase shift, but her modulation subroutines would keep her hidden for a while. It was imperative for her to keep shifting through all three meta-dimensions - space/time/energy - which would be relatively easy for her machine form and consciousness, but would ultimately expose the weaknesses, imperfections and fragility associated with her humanness. What she needed was a way of turning the shadows' predatory tendencies back on themselves.
Marca thought again of the quantum waveforms as musical strings - the waves set into vibration not only the strings, but also any other body which had the same period as the plucked string, and these vibrations persisted for nanoseconds, hours, days, years, eons... If she could tap into the fundamental frequencies of the shadows' search-and-destroy routines and reverse their meta-dimensional parameters, there was a chance that she could send them back in time, remove them entirely from the spatial domain, and liberate all of their consumed energy for the rest of the universe to use, for eternity. In order to do that, once she had calculated the dynamics of their meta-dimensions she would have to set herself up as a target, inviting them to destroy her, and so destroy themselves...
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The next installment in the collaborative saga with Tara (auntietk). Thanks again, my friend - this is such fun.
I used Poser 8, Vue 9 Infinte, Photoshop CS3, and the Apple Mac keyboard, so I suppose this should be in the Mixed Medium gallery. However, I've left it in Vue for consistency.
Thanks for bearing with us as we've journeyed along this unmapped road...
Craig
Predators, part 4: Simultaneity Predators, part 3: Resonance Predators, part 2 Predators, part 1
Predators, part 4: Simultaneity Predators, part 3: Resonance Predators, part 2 Predators, part 1
Comments (28)
This is so far the most beautiful done image of the series! Fantastic done again!
superb art work!
WOW...This is a masterful si fi my friend, what a wonderful atmosphere, loved the character, very well done!
Splendid! ")
WOW!!!!This is absolutely awesome work, I love the POV and the superb atmosphere!
Nice work! I like the imagery for your story, it's all working really well!
fascinating sci-fi scene - great composition!
You are on a great creative roll with this saga, I hope it doesn't end, it's so enjoyable. Fantastic scene and I think you've hit on the holy grail of quantum physics. Great thought experiment, I love it.
impressive work with the space ship
Wonderful work. Well done!
This is absolutely fantastic and your writing is so riveting. I can't wait to see and read what happens next. Excellent work!
Marca didn't have any trouble figuring out how to use the shadow people's predator nature against them. Her Human/Opae intelligence was functioning in ways she had not thought possible. Rather than move from one logical idea to the next to the next looking for a protocol that would work, she had a flash of insight that proved itself to be sound in the final analysis. Her physical body was a liability because it was so easily broken, but it was also wholly immune to the problems of the nine-dimensional data matrix her non-physical being was subject to. Since the shadow people didn't know she had a physical body, she could use that to her advantage. Marca set up her plan quickly, knowing the clock was ticking down. If the shadows moved before she was ready, there would be no second chance. She was done before she knew it. Calculations verified, sequence double checked. It was time to move. ..... Slowly raise the barrier. Allow the shadows to see that she is still here. Shift energy, create a bit of a ripple, set the hook. They do not disappoint. Almost immediately an energy beam engages from the tower colony, locking onto her energy hook. Shift time, ever so slightly, and intercept the beam. The tiny, infinitesimal, nearly undetectable time shift is enough. It has to be enough. Engage the time shift, become momentarily out of reach, and the beam locks on, flips back, mirrors itself, and runs the length of itself back up to the tower. Marca can feel them up there, frantically trying to shut it down. Shift space. In her physical body now, all she can do is watch, but watching is all there is left to do. She can tell they're trying to find her, trying to kill her in order to stop the beam, but there's nothing left of her in the matrix. She is safe in her physical body. The more the shadow people try to shut down the temporal resonance of the beam, the more smoothly it pulses. Harmonics are set up across time and space, and the tone becomes audible to her physical ears. Suddenly, nothing. The tone fades, the beam is gone, the tower colony with its shadowy crew has disappeared. ..... Marca smiled, felt the sensation in her face, across her skin. She walked to her control boards, ready to verify the kill. Her physical fingers could not work the data station, but she stood there for a minute anyway. Flexed her hands. Wiggled her fingers. Slight spatial shift, and her fingers tingled, the tips shifting dimensions. Marca put her fingers on the terminal and got back to work.
read a bit then I stare off in space to read again to get the picture of the story be told wonders and looks read again wonderful work you two warm hugs, Linda
More than excellent SF scene - perfect in POV and story
Very good and detailed composition.
Most Impressive Sci-Fi!!!
Beautiful work!!!
Awesome scene. Splendid!!!
Great work !
Absolutely stunning sci-fi image my friend, as always fabulous work love it.
Beautiful sci-fi!
First class SF image :)
Beautiful creation!!
Very cool and fantastic!!!
Better and better!! Totally uber-cool!
Fantastic image and great story! Excellent work!
Very stunning image
Whoooooa, Nellie...Ok first the narrative: So now you've got Marca ready to make herself the target, to draw out the shadow people and---hopefully---turn their energies back on themselves and release them for positive use by others. I love your narrative, Tara. I didn't know you had a talent for this kind of story! I like that she is now one name, and that the defeated shadow people can be relegated to energies that can help others. Also, the idea of a vibrational essence (likened to music) seems essential (and from the little I know of modern physics, it may have real reality, yes?) This narrative is really rich, lots of implications, and it uses futuristic technical detail to create a very complex and ultimately liberating vision. Really fine work. Then the image reminded me a little of the final moments of 2001, because she appears superimposed upon the whole cosmos (ie, not just upon the tower, etc.). There's something universal in that, like she's ready to do something cosmic. And your sense of atmosphere---again, something you do so well in all your art, Craig---is all over the piece, a kind of emerging-out-of-primal-night feeling. Fine use of purples too, and I like the cinematic angle of her against everything behind her. Fine image! Ok, onto the last part. (Will there be a "Director's Cut"? With Commentary? Stills? A CD with the music track? Just asking...)