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ILJackson — At War with the Gods

Published: 2010-07-23 23:20:15 +0000 UTC; Views: 2665; Favourites: 34; Downloads: 131
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Description It was said that the Jotun developed space flight a billion years ago and that for a million years, they ruled this section of the galaxy before disappearing...some thought forever. We know now that they were simply minions for a greater power that ascended to a higher plane of existence, but the Jotun were left behind, deemed unworthy, too malevolent, too violent...too base.
For countless eons they slept in the Sea of Dead stars, their star tombs drifting over bloated, aged and withering red giants and spiraling in the vast dark around burnt out white dwarves that had once been life-giving stars for their capitol worlds.
Until we woke them up.
They sent their bio-infiltrators first, to learn our ways and technology. Then they sent in their shock troops, the reapernauts, who stormed dozens of worlds in an unending tide of super-infantry. But that was just the appetizer.
Now we wage war with a foe twenty times our size, who was exploring the stars millions of years before the pre-Cambrian explosion on earth. Each one has an intellect that could make Einstein look like a babbling idiot, and their psychic abilities can fry every neuron within a hundred yards.
The tactiains say we're going to need something better than bigger guns if humanity wants to survive, but for now, big guns will have to do.

Enjoy, and let me know what you think.
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Comments: 18

ShadowLegionnaire [2010-11-02 13:40:31 +0000 UTC]

Great pic and plot

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Lord-Crios [2010-10-02 06:38:59 +0000 UTC]

Coolest.

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arthurdentrgv [2010-10-02 03:05:40 +0000 UTC]

Cool again. Great work. Pity there is no way to sic Marvin the Paranoid Android on them.

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WickedPrince [2010-07-28 12:32:18 +0000 UTC]

Totally awesome.

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storm-bunny [2010-07-25 21:54:23 +0000 UTC]

Someone is in a pickle indeed Great pick. The question of course is going to be whether the humans can find a solution to their "little" problem in time. There is always the trusty, but cheesy, biological answer... like some kind of virus... Of course it would have to be engineered, since these creatures have probably been exposed to almost every known virus in the galaxy with all their travels. Would be interesting to see how it pans out.

As for the picture itself... I think it's quite well done, that feeling that you are in big trouble (and that that is a gross understatement), is very well conveyed.

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djomally [2010-07-24 22:28:20 +0000 UTC]

what kind o weapon is he holding? looks like a small scale particle beam.

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ILJackson In reply to djomally [2010-07-24 23:18:56 +0000 UTC]

High-capacity plasma cannon.

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djomally In reply to ILJackson [2010-07-25 21:12:31 +0000 UTC]

sweet, thought it was a Plasma gun of sorts

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Greta-Heron [2010-07-24 18:12:00 +0000 UTC]

Very nice pic. Beautiful lightning!

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LynLinz [2010-07-24 14:04:51 +0000 UTC]

Wonderful effects - the blasts on the column and all

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NeilV [2010-07-24 10:27:47 +0000 UTC]

great image very nice work

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SuperSmurgger [2010-07-24 07:57:49 +0000 UTC]

Awesome !!

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Misfit-KotLD [2010-07-24 00:50:32 +0000 UTC]

"How do you feel?"
"Like a little worm on a big *bleeping* hook."

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Irrevent [2010-07-24 00:26:04 +0000 UTC]

that gun reminds me of my toaster... awesome!

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Blades-123 [2010-07-24 00:07:32 +0000 UTC]

Great DOF, wonderful lighting, suggestive of an unseen fire raging somewhere offscreen, some lovely effects and textures, just a super piece of work.

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Dawn-Fyre [2010-07-23 23:48:45 +0000 UTC]

that is a big gun, my first thought was how does he handle the recoil, i guess there must be something that negates the recoil

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ILJackson In reply to Dawn-Fyre [2010-07-24 00:13:42 +0000 UTC]

That's the good thing about energy weapons. No recoil.

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Dawn-Fyre In reply to ILJackson [2010-07-24 01:27:44 +0000 UTC]

true, though the only projectile weapon that doesnt have recoil is the rail gun, that thing uses powerful magnets to fire off projectiles. though that is my understanding of a rail gun

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