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Description "Please, farsister, do not worry them of this. My dreams, I mean, for Esha knows some things should be left unheard."

"Are you certain? Even these dreams of yours... I must admit leave me concerned for all our fates."

"My fate alone, you mean."

"No, child. For if your dreams are a vision of things to come, then our homeworld's fate is dire."

"Not unless these dreams... this vision... is showing me the fate of someplace else."

"Esha's mercy, Myar. Do not encourage what I'm believing you to think right now."

"I must go, for everyone's sake. For my siblings, mother... and father."

"And there is nothing I can say or do that will change your mind on this?"

"Some advice on how lightly I should travel across distant stars, perhaps?"

"You truly are strong, child. My brother is indeed right to be proud of you."

"I know... yet... farsister, promise me you won't tell him any of this?"

"That much I will honour, yes. So for now... we have much to plan."

-- Myar & Esther


It is widely believed that when Myar left her homeworld, she did so merely to sate her thirsts for adventure.

This, while true in some small way, was enough to hide a fear Myar had kept close to her since her sleep was first made restless with reoccurring nightmares that plunged her into a world claimed by the foul tendrils of Chaos. She feared that with her mother's blood giving her the gift of farsight, she was predicting the fate of her people and their beautiful homeworld, while she herself would be alive to witness it all. It was a fate she never wished to believe could become real when she first learnt of it, although, as time passed by, she was never freed from witnessing it in her dreams and made her angry at herself for not understanding what it meant to her as an individual, other than becoming a slave to a corrupt entity she only knew from tales handed down by her elders. Slaanesh.

Esther was the only one to learn of this and tried to offer her counsel as the two warrior women trained for any eventuality. Myar's farsister, her aunt, was indeed troubled by what she knew of her young niece's nightmares, so she did all she could to prepare her for whatever path it was destined to lead her to. This path was initially opposed even by her when Myar first spoke of her plan to leave their people and seek out what she felt would only affect her if she abandoned all she knew and sought it out alone. She wanted it so, even if it meant her death, both mortally and spiritually.

Yet as Myar travelled the distant stars, she realised something. Her nightmares were becoming less terrifying as she learnt to face them, finding more confidence in herself as the warrioress she became and not the frightened creature she was when she was first preyed upon by what sought to violate her body and soul in every way. Myar began to fight back in her sleep and with each new recollection of her nightmares, she found herself defeating them without losing herself to the vileness of Chaos. Her sleep became less troubled after that, giving her the edge she needed to defy all.

To what end all this would lead to, Myar was determined to find out. The nightmares, or rather the vision she once feared for her people became her ambition to see through and overcome.


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Ha, well I suppose this is a first from me. Tentacles are not really my forte, and neither is hentai for that matter. Yeah, this work is in relation to that silly April Fools poll I made, and while it was only meant in jest it got me thinking about actually honouring the first choice somehow, which is why this artwork was created and is a hint to what awaits Myar eventually. Should I explain on what that is, though? And no, it doesn't exactly lead to tentacle sex. The tentacles portrayed here are merely a representation of Slaanesh's terrible nature, and that it is Myar's destiny to defy it, not be tainted by. Also, where she's standing holds significant importance to her people, but that's a story for another day... if anyone is indeed interested to learn of it. There may even be Dark Eldar involved. >_>

And yeah, I was tempted to have a goose involved somewhere in the background, but I'm trying to tell a serious, meaningful story here! XD


Artwork & Characters - © Kristopher P. Love // Eldar - © Warhammer 40,000
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Comments: 45

Dork-Ork [2022-01-24 02:13:48 +0000 UTC]

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KyuubiFan222 [2021-06-11 10:50:29 +0000 UTC]

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Aikurisu In reply to KyuubiFan222 [2021-06-29 13:06:24 +0000 UTC]

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KyuubiFan222 In reply to Aikurisu [2021-06-29 13:15:03 +0000 UTC]

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Aikurisu In reply to KyuubiFan222 [2021-07-22 12:24:17 +0000 UTC]

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KyuubiFan222 In reply to Aikurisu [2021-07-23 15:42:08 +0000 UTC]

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EmeraldKeefe [2012-07-15 03:32:34 +0000 UTC]

Also that tentacle is kinda going up towards a certain part of the anatomy, or is that just my imagination?

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Aikurisu In reply to EmeraldKeefe [2012-08-12 09:24:13 +0000 UTC]

Granted the tentacles are Slaanesh related... yeah, probably not just your imagination.

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EmeraldKeefe In reply to Aikurisu [2012-08-12 09:42:02 +0000 UTC]

Probably not...XP

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EmeraldKeefe [2012-07-15 03:32:09 +0000 UTC]

This is awesome!!! Well done!!!
And I am curious about more of her story, especially when Dark Eldar are involved. XD

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Aikurisu In reply to EmeraldKeefe [2012-08-12 09:21:36 +0000 UTC]

Depends if I can muster enough inspiration and reason for it. After drawing this I sort of lost interest in the 40k Universe again, but I'm sure if enough people wanted to support me in getting back into it, I may just get off my sorry ass and honour their wish. XD

So... yeah. I guess what I'm trying to say is most people seem to have forgotten/ignored what I have created, so... meh.

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EmeraldKeefe In reply to Aikurisu [2012-08-12 09:42:27 +0000 UTC]

I haven't!!! I would love to earn more.

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Wisky-08 [2012-04-30 13:07:17 +0000 UTC]

Do you take requests?
As I'd like to ask something signalling the end of war and peace between Terrans and Eldar...

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Aikurisu In reply to Wisky-08 [2012-05-15 20:10:05 +0000 UTC]

Sorry, but I won't be taking requests anytime soon. Nice idea, though.

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Wisky-08 [2012-04-26 03:07:47 +0000 UTC]

Nice.

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Aikurisu In reply to Wisky-08 [2012-04-30 09:51:20 +0000 UTC]

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Wisky-08 In reply to Aikurisu [2012-05-01 00:28:24 +0000 UTC]

I love her more please.

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rtil [2012-04-16 00:19:26 +0000 UTC]

theres' so much detail in the hair that it stands out so much from the rest of the picture, maybe a llittle too much. but other than that i think it's pretty nice. it'd be cool to see a small piece of complementary light or contrast in a picture like this that leads our eyes. something to put the girl more in focus .. besides her soft silky smooth figure of course

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Aikurisu In reply to rtil [2012-04-16 19:43:43 +0000 UTC]

Hmm, what about increasing the brightness of the dagger's sharp edge? Problem there though is that I don't want it to look out of place...

And you're right about her hair. It's been bothering me something fierce, so I may change the density of a layer to fix that... hopefully.

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rtil In reply to Aikurisu [2012-04-17 20:41:41 +0000 UTC]

a little rim light in the right places can do wonders. you'll probably just have to experiment until you see something you like

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Aikurisu In reply to rtil [2012-04-18 05:57:17 +0000 UTC]

Well... technically there already is rim light involved... albeit softly. Was maybe too cautious with it...

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abrahell [2012-04-14 12:21:21 +0000 UTC]

beautiful

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Aikurisu In reply to abrahell [2012-04-16 19:40:02 +0000 UTC]

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jonileth [2012-04-13 11:22:03 +0000 UTC]

Very well done, even if you hadn't intended to do it at first.

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Aikurisu In reply to jonileth [2012-04-16 19:39:57 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, and I'm still not sure if I should have. Still, for story's sake...

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jonileth In reply to Aikurisu [2012-04-17 12:48:29 +0000 UTC]

It was tasteful, and I've often said that nudity in the right places for the right reason simply adds a sense of realism to art. That and I doubt very seriously that the Ruinous Powers would be so nice as to allow such a beauty to keep her dignity when facing them. It enhances both the story and gives you a creative challenge to make it fit without making it too fan service-ish.

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Aikurisu In reply to jonileth [2012-05-09 15:16:24 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for those words, truly. That's pretty much what was on my mind when I drew this, but I was too worried at the time that I might have alienated some of my watchers because of what I wanted to accomplish here. Still am in a way.

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jonileth In reply to Aikurisu [2012-05-09 16:26:13 +0000 UTC]

I don't think that should worry you too much. Alienating people happens, it's just part of life. The reason you create your art, I would hope, is to be as expressive as you can, and as honest to that vision as possible. If that means you need to portray a character in the most raw of forms, so be it. As long as it is tasteful, only people that don't appreciate the art for what it is will be upset, and they probably weren't the people that were meant to benefit the most from your works anyway.

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Aikurisu In reply to jonileth [2012-12-30 14:02:57 +0000 UTC]

Well said. (Sorry that it took me over half a year to reply, btw!) I understand what you're saying and it's a good way to be. That and granted I have no desire to be politically correct... I don't see the point of not being honest with my visions.

Anyway! Hope you had a great Christmas and have a happy new year!

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jonileth In reply to Aikurisu [2013-01-02 00:17:27 +0000 UTC]

No worries, you've got a lot to sift through I'm sure. And while my wife's passing marred my Christmas, I'm looking forward to a new year. Hopefully yours was much better.

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Forsaken2544 [2012-04-12 18:26:41 +0000 UTC]

You had me at Dark Eldar.

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Aikurisu In reply to Forsaken2544 [2012-04-16 19:38:22 +0000 UTC]

Well, you have mentioned them in the past, so...

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Forsaken2544 In reply to Aikurisu [2012-04-16 22:23:40 +0000 UTC]

First, I imagine the ladies you typically draw. Then I imagine the flavors of 40k that you have brought to life. Add in a dash of the dark S&M flavorings of the Dark Eldar, and I have to imagine something super awesome...and maybe a hint naughty.

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Aikurisu In reply to Forsaken2544 [2012-05-09 15:18:49 +0000 UTC]

Quite possibly, but then one can only speculate for now, since this is Avatar month, yip, yip!

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RADIOACTIVEBUNY [2012-04-12 18:02:27 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful as always. I also like the even further lack of clothing, lol. And I've been on the internet long enough to know where this could end up, lol. Excellent, b-e-a-UTIFUL work once again. She's one of my favorite characters on the site.

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Aikurisu In reply to RADIOACTIVEBUNY [2012-04-16 19:38:00 +0000 UTC]

Which site? DA? And thanks.

lol, and I was almost not going to draw this, but one thing lead to another and...

It will probably be the closest people will see her naked for a long time, anyway.

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Andemius [2012-04-12 16:26:57 +0000 UTC]

Amazing job I love how you rendered the delicacy of an Eldar lady...

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Aikurisu In reply to Andemius [2012-04-16 19:31:46 +0000 UTC]

Thanks.

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Relkan811 [2012-04-12 15:31:21 +0000 UTC]

I would love to read that story!

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Aikurisu In reply to Relkan811 [2012-04-16 19:30:50 +0000 UTC]

Oh? Which elements about it?

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Relkan811 In reply to Aikurisu [2012-04-17 05:50:46 +0000 UTC]

The whole thing!

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OuroborosOfTheSouth [2012-04-12 11:57:54 +0000 UTC]

Sexy.

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Aikurisu In reply to OuroborosOfTheSouth [2012-04-16 19:30:01 +0000 UTC]

I suppose so.

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Etheriana [2012-04-12 11:54:28 +0000 UTC]

Love the monochromatic colour scheme. Looks marvelous.

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Aikurisu In reply to Etheriana [2012-04-16 19:29:45 +0000 UTC]

Thank you.

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