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Published: 2013-05-22 02:34:00 +0000 UTC; Views: 675; Favourites: 2; Downloads: 1
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Carpet came at her call, and she said nothing as they left the city, setting their direction with her line of sight alone. The swords rested against her back, a cold comforting weight. She waited for Carpet to signal their arrival, as reluctant as it was to obey her command. Only it could see the difference in the sand, but she remembered the difference in the air. Still, dead. Watched.
Carpet slowed when she expected, and she drew her swords. Below, the desolate city began to stir. She imagined a hundred hollow eyes like starving stars, aware and waiting, weapons raised in bony hands to greet her arrival.
"There," she whispered, her gaze riveted on the narrow cliffs and the tower at their crest. "Go there."
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Quick sketch, ink & painting after reading chapter 26 of "Sultana". I know it's dark and probably hard to see the details. That's intentional. More than anything I wanted to convey the creepiness of Mozenrath's undead kingdom. Imagine knowing in the pit of darkness below you are hundreds of zombies. Your death stayed by the whim of a mad man. Terrifying.
PS: If you're not reading Sultana , you're missing out! Cantare's outdone herself again!
PSS: Uploaded the wip of this piece. I couldn't stand not sharing all those lovely lines. [link]
[ Sultana © Cantare ]
[ Aladdin © Disney ]
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omg this is creepy and beautiful at the same, great colors. I will take a read of this new story . Glade she still making up new mozenrath related stories.
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Oh man this is amazing! I love the coloring and how you really have to look closely to make out the details, just like Jasmine would. The blue crystals are a nice touch!
And yes the creepy factor of flying over a horde of armed zombies is definitely what I was going for in that part of the chapter. Thank you for capturing it (and describing it) so well.
So glad you are enjoying this story!
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Thank you! I really struggled with this one, but in the end I think it turned out. That line about the mamluks staring up at her, and Jasmine knowing it but unable to see them, made my skin crawl and I really wanted to convey that feeling.
Loving Sultana, though for the first time I'm dreading Jasmine & Mozenrath actually meeting. What is she willing to sacrifice to save her kingdom? What will he demand as payment for the use of his power? Once again I'm on the edge of my seat.
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Yeah Sultana is not a happy story 
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Dark!fics are my guilty pleasure. #Shhhhh It's rare to find an author that can appropriately write one without falling into tired cliches or plots that make me think they should seek mental help. So far, between Sultana & Chrysolite I'm convinced you're the diamond among pearls.
I've done a few dark fics. If you're interested, "Dinner For Two" is a dark Zutara piece I did a few years back.
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Don't feel obligated to read it by any means. Only if you want to.
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Oh sad fic
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I did say it was a dark!fic. I'm terrible to characters that way. I love them, would love to see happy endings, but sometimes a tragedy is just better.
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Reading it and LOVING it! The woman is truly a brilliant fic writing.
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SHE IS!! Her fics never cease to astound me!
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When she reviewed one of mine I was so thrilled. Even more when she enjoyed it!
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OH! Be warned this fic is rated M for heavy implications and dark context.
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...I like you. You are a good person.
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I used to write under the Pename Lynn Osburn or Chroias on ff.net but my works were taking an unsatisfactory turn. So I started writing with a new name The Red Lass in order to change my perspective of how I wanted my work to go.
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This is my current fic. Put a LOT of time and effort into it.
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I have bookmarked and will proceed to read.
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Chroias I remember you used to send me the Necromancer's Daughter to review...I really enjoyed that story too!
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Oh I totally forgot about that! Might have to rewrite it at some point. It had potential.
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Please do. Your OCs were so rare in that they could hold up the bulk of the story on their own.
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Lol. I had...kiiiiiiiiiiiiiinda written myself into a corner with that one. Hmm...still, Sybil and Farhis were such good characters. I really like them a lot. Might make it more of an episodic thing ya know. Work their relationship up over time.
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Aw man hate when that happens. Yes Sybil and Farhis were awesome and it was so fun to read about their growing friendship and feelings for each other. They made a good team.
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Yeah but I was thinking this time the relationship is a little bit more voluntary. Like maybe Farhis, in an attempt to live up to his father's heroic image, decides to go adventuring in the land of the black sand. He thinks it's safe because Mozenrath hasn't been seen for the last fifteen years or so. Well imagine his surprise when he get's captured and runs into Sybil, the new ruler of the Citadel and, of course, Mozenrath's daughter. Sybil, thankfully, has no interest in continuing her father's antagonism towards Agrabah, but she can't let Farhis go without hurting her reputation. So she makes a deal with him.
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That sounds awesome too. Wonder where Moze has been.
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That's the point. She doesn't know. Nobody knows. Mozenrath has been gone for almost five years.
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Interesting. Quest! Hope you write it sometime!
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