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Published: 2008-08-31 19:00:19 +0000 UTC; Views: 5040; Favourites: 140; Downloads: 132
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Weee! Ok, I must admit, I am rather proud of myself with this one! Firstly, it was a tricky pose, even tho it might not look it! Then, I'm not much of a gory person. I see my own blood and I feel woozy... So drawing this felt a little wierd for me, especially with the muscles! But I overcame it! And I quite like this guy!

This is for 's halloween contest, where we had to design a creepy, icky, evil character. So, here he is! Maybe not a winner, but I like him, and if I get the chance to, I'll definitely draw him again!

There's a tiny bit a gore, but not so much, so there's no warning for Gore or Violence.

Name: Sepaltura (means 'grave' or 'burial' in Spanish)

Age: Before the incident, he was around 5. Now he is immortal.

Personality:Before his incident, he was a friendly and loving stallion. His bright eyes caught the attention of everyone, and there was nobody he disliked. Now, his cold heart radiates a icy atmosphere around him. He walks alone, he hates company and cannot tolerate another stallion near him. Highly dangerous and carnivorous, he is quite the opposite of what he used to be.

The Incident: One afternoon, he and his herd were walking along the banks of a river that separated the wild lands of the mustangs and the humans. The path was rocky, and a loose rock sent the footpath into the depths of the river below, taking Sepaltura with it. Washed up on the icy shores beside a small fishing village, an unsuccessful scientist saw the suffering animal. While many would have put him out of his misery, the scientist gave him a new life. His left side had been ripped open, exposing the bare muscles. The skin had washed away, and the scientist had to other way to save him but to stitch the edges of the wound and let the muscles fend for themselves out in the open. Other wounds on his rump, leg, neck and face were stitched up, but had to be permanently sewn because of the fragility of his skin. The scrapes on his left front leg were stitched open too, revealing the muscles. The scientist also constructed a steel tailbone, and reattached his tail to his spine. The overall result was that altho he was able to live again, his heart was colder than any icy wind that blew, his open muscles bled constantly, and he would never go near another being again.

His New Life: Sepaltura now stalks the land at night, his favourite are cold winter nights when the moon is full. He hides in the depths of the dark forests and lurks in the caves during the day, but never sleeps. He is consumed in a violent rage if another being comes near. He bares his long fangs, and his sweet neigh is now replaced by a low menacing growl, followed by a high-pitched scream that makes one's blood run cold. He feasts on small animals, chasing them down in the dead of night and terrorising them until they succumb to their painful end. He very rarely eats grass, as his long fangs get buried in the ground and funnily enough, he gets stuck. But now his lonely, violent and carnivorous life will run until the end of time, as he is now immortal, and until someone can reach inside him and stop his mechanical heart, he will never die....


Sepaltura and image are © to *Equinus
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Comments: 75

DragonNighthowler [2009-01-11 16:19:33 +0000 UTC]

Just a coment. It's SepUltura, not Sepaltura, just so you knew.

Anyways, I must say I don't really like his desing, but it's a nice picture. I like your other horses a lot more, however ^^.

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palominoaniera [2008-11-05 23:21:49 +0000 UTC]

BLOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *faints*

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Barbarya [2008-09-15 14:39:39 +0000 UTC]

Extra picture I like it

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MichelleWalker [2008-09-06 18:20:07 +0000 UTC]

Whoa, what an awesome design! So creepy, but very cool. I can't wait to see more of him!

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Equinus In reply to MichelleWalker [2008-09-07 11:41:58 +0000 UTC]

Hehe thankies hun! Yeh he's my gruesome little baby and I luffs him...

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NightimeMare [2008-09-05 23:14:39 +0000 UTC]

He is so cool, although I'm not sure about the creepy, icky part, he is actually strangely cute (Ofcoarse I love the threstals, creepy black skeletal horses from Harry Potter, so I cant really speak)

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SomersetRaven [2008-09-05 12:30:54 +0000 UTC]

Poor guy, he should have been left. Nature is not one for incidents like this...

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Equinus In reply to SomersetRaven [2008-09-07 12:03:28 +0000 UTC]

Yeh, poor thing... but then again, he'd never have been seen in this way otherwise!

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SomersetRaven In reply to Equinus [2008-09-08 09:32:17 +0000 UTC]

True very true

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Leadmare [2008-09-04 03:28:39 +0000 UTC]

Wow, excellent design I wish you luck on your the contest!

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Equinus In reply to Leadmare [2008-09-04 14:33:45 +0000 UTC]

THank you so much luv!

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Royalleague [2008-09-03 22:10:25 +0000 UTC]

Ooooo creepy!!!! I like how you can see his muscles Hes cool looking. I dig the blue hair

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Equinus In reply to Royalleague [2008-09-04 15:40:44 +0000 UTC]

Aw thankies dear! hehe yeh, blue hair! Gotta have blue hair!

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Ice-Cube-101 [2008-09-02 23:52:45 +0000 UTC]

That is one HARD core horse
Good luck!
I really like how you did the shading!! Is it a bit different than what you usually do?

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Equinus In reply to Ice-Cube-101 [2008-09-03 13:36:35 +0000 UTC]

Hehe thank you so much! Yeh, I've kinda combined my cartoon style and my realistic style, it's just more fun to do! And I'm glad you like it!

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Ice-Cube-101 In reply to Equinus [2008-09-03 15:45:09 +0000 UTC]

But how could I not!? He looks awsome and his story is too. how long did it take you to come up with that?

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Equinus In reply to Ice-Cube-101 [2008-09-03 16:32:01 +0000 UTC]

Hehe thanks! It took quite a while, probably the few days that I was working on the drawing itself, seeing as I'm not a fan of gore and icky things...

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Ice-Cube-101 In reply to Equinus [2008-09-03 23:52:22 +0000 UTC]

Well you sure pulled it off!

Good luck!

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Janaita [2008-09-02 18:35:56 +0000 UTC]

d00d! I think I fell in love with this guy.. hehe. I wanna ride him when it's halloween.
Yeah as I already said, it's really awesome!

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Equinus In reply to Janaita [2008-09-03 13:37:48 +0000 UTC]

Haha aw thank you very much!! Hehe he could be interesting to ride! lol Good luck with that!

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LadyRavensknot [2008-09-02 16:00:59 +0000 UTC]

he's very cool, love the long plait in his mane!!

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Equinus In reply to LadyRavensknot [2008-09-03 13:39:30 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!!

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luccain [2008-09-02 14:55:56 +0000 UTC]

wow...what for a horse *___*
His design is great, especially his mane
I like the atmosphere of the picture^^

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Equinus In reply to luccain [2008-09-03 13:40:03 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much, I'm glad you like it!

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luccain In reply to Equinus [2008-09-04 08:40:49 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome

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ArtofBekSutton [2008-09-02 09:29:40 +0000 UTC]

i like him i think he looks really cool you should definatly draw him again

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Equinus In reply to ArtofBekSutton [2008-09-02 11:13:27 +0000 UTC]

thankies dear, I'm glad ya like him! hehe yeh, I hope I will get a chance to draw him!

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ArtofBekSutton In reply to Equinus [2008-09-06 07:51:15 +0000 UTC]

i'm on the look out fro him then (=

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ShatteredSapphires [2008-09-01 23:13:47 +0000 UTC]

He's so great!! Beautiful background, too

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Equinus In reply to ShatteredSapphires [2008-09-02 05:44:54 +0000 UTC]

Aw thank you so much!

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ShatteredSapphires In reply to Equinus [2008-09-02 05:52:54 +0000 UTC]

You are most welcomed.

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Ilyana88 [2008-09-01 22:13:39 +0000 UTC]

Oh WOW @_@ That guy is insane! XD I love his design, what a brilliant ide! Good luck for the contest though <3

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Equinus In reply to Ilyana88 [2008-09-02 05:45:53 +0000 UTC]

Hehe aw thankies Ily!! It's quite tricky to design a creepy character after all these happy, normal looking ones! So I'm glad ya like him!

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whirl-wind [2008-09-01 16:59:58 +0000 UTC]

I know what you mean, I don't like blood and anything either haha.
But it's a scary looking design so good job & good luck in the contest!

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Equinus In reply to whirl-wind [2008-09-01 18:12:26 +0000 UTC]

Hehe yeh, blood and gory things are just... icky! lol but thanks hun, I'm glad ya like it!

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Nywaychan [2008-09-01 09:21:45 +0000 UTC]

Awesomeee! >8D

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Equinus In reply to Nywaychan [2008-09-01 15:19:46 +0000 UTC]

Aw thank you so much!

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EvilCheese2 [2008-09-01 07:35:46 +0000 UTC]

@_@ Wow Love it!

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Equinus In reply to EvilCheese2 [2008-09-01 15:20:04 +0000 UTC]

Eee thankies!! I is glad you likes it!

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EvilCheese2 In reply to Equinus [2008-09-02 06:02:04 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome love

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RoxMad [2008-09-01 03:21:08 +0000 UTC]

Awesome! I like the character design and the background is perfect!

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Equinus In reply to RoxMad [2008-09-01 15:22:13 +0000 UTC]

Thankies very muchlies!!

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Traitorstar [2008-09-01 02:34:29 +0000 UTC]

He is so cute! 8D

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Equinus In reply to Traitorstar [2008-09-01 15:22:50 +0000 UTC]

Haha thankies! I think he'd throw a fit if he heard you... *whispers* We'd better whipser... lol

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Traitorstar In reply to Equinus [2008-09-01 15:34:52 +0000 UTC]

*whispers*
Your welcome D: no fits please
BUT HE IS STILL ADORABLE <3 *whispering ends*

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nikquine [2008-09-01 00:06:40 +0000 UTC]

wow! thats a creepy story! good job

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Equinus In reply to nikquine [2008-09-01 15:24:30 +0000 UTC]

hehe thanks! Creepy stories aren't my best, so I'm glad you like it!

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nikquine In reply to Equinus [2008-09-01 15:32:13 +0000 UTC]

welcome ! (:

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littleitchysister [2008-08-31 21:12:21 +0000 UTC]

Poor horsey! Such a tragic accident! *huggles*
Well done drawing though!! I love all of his details!

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Equinus In reply to littleitchysister [2008-09-01 15:28:24 +0000 UTC]

Yeh, not a nice life for the poor guy.... Glad you like him! Hehe altho I don't recommend hugging him.... He might think you're lunch....

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