Hello


Updated this pic today 26th of February. Corrected his swordhand and adjusted the lighting and refined some details.
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Hell has always fascinated me, ever since I read the marvelous "Season of Mists" from Sandman by the Mastergenious Neil Gaiman. In my imagination it's a place of fear and lost, humility and pain, hope and hopelesness. And also it can be a place of extreme sacrifice and courage.. I've dreamed of making a huge fight scene in Hell with all kinds of detailed grotesque stuff, so let's concider this a preview for what's to come later.. maybe..!
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Here's the actual story for this:
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"He walked through thousands of mazes, climbed over heavy and high stonewalls and longest stairs of echoing sadness, only his evergrowing shadow behind him.

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Every sound and step he took reminded of her laughter, just to increase the love he felt for her. It was the sound of spring, the warmth of sun and all that he knew as precious and dear in this world. Never he had a day of tears with her. The colours she showed him at the time when days seemed to have the cruelest shades of grey and covered in darkness were like discovering himself all over again.
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But now she was gone. Just like a breath fades into thin air she was cast to Hell, for the crimes she did and kept unsaid.. safe and locked within her heart.
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Strike me down, for I will cut through the fifty walls of concrete and stones of darkest pits and rooms of torment, fall down and bleed until there is no more blood to shead... I shall get you back.
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As she was found, all that lively spirit she once were now were like a dry oasis in a hot desert... almost as dead and fragile as a leaf.. her skin was grey and withered as burnt paper, torn and ripped apart for countless of times. She bit her own lip as she tried to speak with her demonish sharp teeth.

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But he did not care for her appearance, for he would get her back. In her eyes he could still see the spring and the sleeping sun.

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Ok, Hope you'll enjoy this work, had so much fun in creating all those details. Oh, and all done in CS2 from scratch. Used only one photo (from Mi-3) reference for the pose of the two, but then put it away as soon as that was sketched out.

Here's some close-ups. I think they are needed to show exactly how many things happen in Hell at the same time....

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His sword was blessed until it worn out.. I think it reminds a lot like Soul Calibur's sword, don't you think?



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Demons love to make a mess and pick on each other and also they are very enthusiastic to make bets about fights. A Firecentaur missed his shot and now the other guy has his chance to strike back. Demons kill each other easily, but that's what demons do, lol.



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The hot air burnt his eyes and his mouth got so dry that it was hard to swallow. She felt the beating heart against her chest and didn't believe to be worthy enough to be saved, already he r body had gained the form of a demon and was forgetting her former self.


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There are countless ways to punish the souls who come to hell in their afterlife.. This man was the captain of his ship and misused his authority in terrible ways and let his fellow men suffer while he lived his life with riches and abundance. Now he has to jump 13 times in a day from the peek of mountain and serve his crew.




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That's a lantern-scorpion. One of the very few light bearers and small bugs of Hell.. Mostly only light comes from the hot lava currents flowing throughout the place. These critters prey using their light to lure those who are attracted to shiny targets.



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And there are also wraiths and undead warlocks flying around in the air.



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These statues are a symbol for resentment the Ruler of Hell feels. The dark angels pour more lava into the endless pits and only observe how it burns those who get wet by it.

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Ok that's it. Thank you for viewing and comments are so welcome!!