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The accident on the Apollo 21 Lab Station couldn't be contained. Rescue missions sent to the station disaster hurriedly collected the lab's most recent studies of the sun's relations to a quantum vacuum. Unexpectedly the teams broke all protocol and transmitted this data openly and unencrypted. The data was a garbled mess of obscure information and bizarrely outdated language. What could be gleaned from it though were very clear specifications for angles and spectral configurations for viewing specific parts of the sun. Attempts of following these directions using remote viewing from earth through space telescopes ruined the orbital equipment. All other manned orbital stations that attempted it immediately cut off their contact with the earth.

After a prolonged silence the medley of military presences in orbit unleashed themselves unilaterally unto the earth. Orbital kinetic bombardment weapons carved strange symbols across the earth's surface. The attacks on heavily populated areas however were primarily carried out by manned reentry drop-frames: armed suits intended for quick reaction force insertion. Millions of these orbital drop frames blazed through the atmosphere, unfurling into their squat insectoid shapes upon landing. The were covered in hastily painted glyphs. Downed drop frames always proved to have dead pilots hanging limply within.

Their only communications were being piped back and forth between the millions of drop frames: an endless loop of a synthesized voice saying

"Burn a path to earth. Prepare them for the Sun's arrival."



Prints can be ordered on this page: Apollonian Drop Frame art prints
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~Scruffly-Sojourner Jan 27, 2013
Very nice. It's all about the implications here. What have they seen? What's the message? Is there some intellegence behind the Wights and the attacks, or is it all just a peculiar form of madness that afflicts peoples' minds? Questions, questions.
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~RADIOACTIVEBUNY Jan 13, 2013
Lol the feet just hanging. I'd totally kick someone.
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~Demialc-neeb-sah-em Dec 30, 2012
Pure awesome as usual.
Reminds me of this boss...
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*SuperTurnip Nov 15, 2012  Student Digital Artist
Dark, mysterious, and terrifying. I'm impressed by this, and how you create a new take on the sci-fi mech. Very, very cool.
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Mood: Love ~Snoopyc Nov 15, 2012  Student Artist
oh! Like it!
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~deeparms Oct 21, 2012
I remember reading the Zombie section on your website. I was hoping for you to expand on concepts you've merely hinted at, and the expansion on the Apollonian Wights was something I've only dreamed of until now.

I'm thrilled that you've decided the explore this further.

Regarding the man's legs, it does look a bit stiff, and it does seem they're pointing backwards a bit, but I assumed that was deliberate and the result of rigor mortis. Oh well.
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~Keithwormwood Oct 30, 2012  Professional
When I finally get my collection book more underway it will have a lot of further details (both art and writing) on all the little bits of mythos.
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*SuperTurnip Nov 15, 2012  Student Digital Artist
Wonderful! I've been wanting to see more of your fantastic universes myself. I can't wait for your book!
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~poehalcho Oct 15, 2012
The only thing that bothers me is how the pilot's legs are completely stiff like that. Shouldn't they be bent a little under that angle?
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~Keithwormwood Oct 15, 2012  Professional
The cockpit is vertically up inside the thorax section, not forward inside the head section. So in a standing pose like this, the pilot is hanging vertically.
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