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CraftyMaelyss — Kalus' Pain and Guilt

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Published: 2015-02-18 13:16:50 +0000 UTC; Views: 1690; Favourites: 17; Downloads: 0
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Description I forgot to add, this was inspired by this song: www.youtube.com/watch?v=K46xzm…

Well this piece took two days to finish on top of everything else but I'm pretty damn proud of it Though the glowing effect I still need to practice but I think it's pretty damn awesome considering

Btw the background is a stone wall, this is what we're seeing inside her mind, since I can imagine this curse being more effective if you can still think but not move and the curse would revive old bad memories to fill you with regret and misery. 

...being alone with your thoughts isn't always a good thing...

Also, you're probably wondering why I drew/painted Kalus like this, well it's a long story but it shows all the suffering she had to grow up with thanks to her own mother and Kameo, though they didn't do it purposely.

So we all know Kalus was meant to take the throne, right?

Well before all that, she had to do training ever since she was a child, so her whole life she had been training, studying and practicing magic in preparation for taking over the throne. Because of this, she wasn't allowed that much time around her own parents and her tutors would drag her away but her father, King Solon, always managed to play with Kalus despite this and she was happy.

However, the Mystic told Solon that his dearest friend(The one who trained him how to use the elements of power and elemental warriors)in the Twycross(Very far away place) was in danger and that he had to leave immediately without telling anyone where he went. Because his friend was in danger, he took off immediately but when he arrived, everything was fine and his friend Terramus(I think that's his name) was playing with his baby granddaughter(Kameo) before Thorn leaped out of hiding with his troll war lords and attacked but Terramus stood between them blocking Thorn's attack while still holding his granddaughter Kameo. (Btw that was not her name, it was Ariel) 

Before Thorn gave the fatal strike, Solon who was unable to help his friend, was able to snatch Kameo out of his friends arms before he was killed. In a fit of rage, he used all ten elemental warriors to curse Thorn,(while still holding Kameo) turning him to stone but this drained his life-force and he literally disappeared after that, the elements of power(The red jewel we see on Kameo's forehead/tiara in game) fell into Kameo's tiny hands.

The elemental warriors reverted to sprites since Solon was gone and the wotnot was damaged but the troll war lords panicked and snatched both the wotnot and five of the sprites before fleeing, not bothering to check Kameo who had the elements of power. Once they left, the remaining sprites returned and took Kameo to the enchanted kingdom, scaring Kalus while alerting the ancestors and the queen.

Theena adopted Ariel and named her Kameo, once discovering that she had the jewel, knew that something had happened to her husband and grieved.

For Kalus, this meant that while she was forced to study and was constantly dragged away from her mother, Theena gave Kameo all of her attention and favoured her, still grieving the loss of her husband and king.

Kameo, as she aged, began to outshine Kalus at everything and became popular because of the 'happy laughter' that always surrounded the adopted princess. Kalus became bitter because of her mother's ignorance and neglect but she knew that the one thing she had spent her whole life striving for(Despite being forced into it) would make up for everything. The throne to the Enchanted Kingdom and the Elements of Power, what had belonged to her father.

Until the Mystic lied about the vision she had, so this meant Kameo got the one thing she had spent her whole life training for, just handed to her unfairly since Kameo was not only adopted, but younger and had absolutely no training like Kalus had to endure for her entire life.

Both heart-broken and enraged, Kalus fled the kingdom to the Twycross with intent of freeing Thorn, unaware that her father gave up his life to seal the Troll King away forever.

So that's why I do not blame Kalus at all for snapping like she did, she could have gone about it differently but after what she's gone through, I don't blame her in the least.

I do not own Kameo: Elements of Power or any of it's characters, they belong to Rare and Microsoft
I DO however own this artwork, do not repost  this anywhere without my knowledge or consent, this is art theft and you will get into real trouble for it.

 THIS INCLUDES TUMBLR PINTEREST AND FACEBOOK! If I want to post it on those websites, I'll do it myself and if I see this on there, you will get in serious trouble for it!
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Comments: 15

Passin [2016-12-28 00:19:37 +0000 UTC]

Definitely the most interesting character so far.

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CraftyMaelyss In reply to Passin [2016-12-28 02:39:13 +0000 UTC]

She's the most underrated character in the game and I really
wish they did more with her and included her full backstory

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ClassyCherry [2015-02-18 17:22:45 +0000 UTC]

Now I gotta do fan art, this is amazing!

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CraftyMaelyss In reply to ClassyCherry [2015-02-18 21:16:15 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, it took forever to do but it was worth it and I wrote about Kalus' past in the description as well

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ClassyCherry In reply to CraftyMaelyss [2015-02-18 21:21:11 +0000 UTC]

I read it

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CraftyMaelyss In reply to ClassyCherry [2015-02-18 21:23:56 +0000 UTC]

Sweet

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CraftyMaelyss [2015-02-18 15:52:36 +0000 UTC]

This was originally going to be a comic strip...should I turn into one or leave it as is? P:

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Art-Gem In reply to CraftyMaelyss [2015-02-18 22:16:05 +0000 UTC]

Leave it as it is and then make another version that's a comic strip! Amazing job I'm really impressed!

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CraftyMaelyss In reply to Art-Gem [2015-02-18 22:27:31 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!!! I'll do that! :3

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Art-Gem In reply to CraftyMaelyss [2015-02-18 22:47:44 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome! Please do!

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CraftyMaelyss In reply to Art-Gem [2015-02-18 23:00:26 +0000 UTC]

I will but I'll take my time so it has the same quality as this

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Art-Gem In reply to CraftyMaelyss [2015-02-18 23:04:31 +0000 UTC]

Sounds good!

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CraftyMaelyss In reply to Art-Gem [2015-02-18 23:58:42 +0000 UTC]

Yes it does   

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Shar-zul [2015-02-18 13:27:45 +0000 UTC]

I can feel Kalus's emotions here o-o

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CraftyMaelyss In reply to Shar-zul [2015-02-18 13:32:16 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, since the game was rushed and the official comic was never released, no one knows what Kalus has gone through and why she did what she did
That's why I was upset when I found out the sequel was cancelled because I was hoping Kalus would be freed and her life would get better

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