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Serpentina-xx — Long Lost Lover

Published: 2010-06-17 00:39:48 +0000 UTC; Views: 1356; Favourites: 20; Downloads: 0
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Description Click for full view! I think this came out very, very well. It was almost exactly what I imagined it to be. I was experimenting with different colouring styles, and I think I'll be using this a lot more from now on



There is a story that goes along with this:

Please note, however, that the story is super, super shitty as I had just come up with it off the top of my head. But, anways, enjoy.

A stallion lived alone, atop the rocky slopes and . Though the winters were cruel, their icy bite stinging his golden hide and frost coating him so that he was stiff and unmoving, and his life was a lonely one, Ahmrain could not bring himself to leave his rocky home. His heart had not always cried out for a companion. Nor did Ahmrain always have the threat of a deadly depression looming over his head like a cloud pregnant with snow shrouding a mountain peak.

Once, in years long passed, he had a lover. A beautiful mare who's name he no longer dared say, for fear that he would follow the white wisps that escaped his mouth right up into heaven with her. That he would sail into empty space, over Matarese peak, and to his death; laying himself to rest in much the same way his lover had. Every now and then, he would find himself staring at the peak, Matarese, where she had fled from life, purging herself of the slow disease of both mind and body that stole life from you daily. Never had he set foot on it since that day, however, for fear that he would follow her over it- healing his heart in the only way he knew how.

Today, however, was different. It was an anniversary of her death- which, he wasn't sure, as horses had never been good keepers of time. Straining against a fierce wind that seemed filled with such evil intent as to blow him off course, Ahmrain slowly climbed until he was at the very tip of the peak. Once there, things grew still as death, as though time itself had taken a death breath in and held it, the anticipation of his next move too much to endure. A tear ran down his weathered cheek, crashing down onto a rock, but no more followed it. Ahmrain let out a mighty screech, rearing upward. One of his legs pointed straight out, while the over curved gently inward, his head tucked toward his chest next to it. He spoke not a word, made not a sound, and instead let the sweet breeze that had begun to blow cool his mind and the sweet scent of his lover on the wind calm his heart.

And in that moment, Ahmrain knew that she was with him, she always had been. She always would be.

"My dear, sweet Iherin ... "The words came from his mouth, though he did not remember summoning the will to speak.



Hope you liked! Feel free to comment, but please, no critiques.



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Comments: 21

faceinthemasquerade [2010-07-23 14:49:33 +0000 UTC]

BEAUTIFUL and i love nightwish

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Serpentina-xx In reply to faceinthemasquerade [2010-07-23 18:48:36 +0000 UTC]

Thanks Me, too. The Islander is the next song I think I might do ... that or Amaranth ... or Bye Bye Beautiful. There are way too many beautiful, inspiring songs by that band, haha.

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faceinthemasquerade In reply to Serpentina-xx [2010-07-25 17:22:46 +0000 UTC]

I KNOW!!! Ghost Love Score is probably my favorite song EVER! I love the orchestration in it, it makes it super intense! The Islander is gorgeous and Amaranth is amazing! Their music is soooo great!

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Serpentina-xx In reply to faceinthemasquerade [2010-08-16 14:06:37 +0000 UTC]

Have you ever listened to The Other Side by Sirenia? That song is AMAZING. I haven't heard Ghost Love Score yet ... Have to give it a listen sometime

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faceinthemasquerade In reply to Serpentina-xx [2010-08-18 16:13:54 +0000 UTC]

DEFINITELY check out Ghost Love Score! It's 10 minutes of epicness! i love that they do the symphonic rock thing. and I will check Sirenia out asap! I love discovering new music!

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Serpentina-xx In reply to faceinthemasquerade [2010-08-18 16:36:32 +0000 UTC]

:3 Me, too. If you have any suggestions, feel free to throw them at me

I'm listening now. It sounds so amazing thus far 8D

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faceinthemasquerade In reply to Serpentina-xx [2010-09-27 14:11:20 +0000 UTC]

hey are you a fan of epica? they're kind of fantastic, too. and eluveitie if you're into celtic rock. i'm not as much of a fan of the screaming thing but they have some songs with female vocals like slania's song and omnos. sorry i disappeared, i'm going to move to florida thursday and i've been a faerie at the renaissance festival on the weekends. hehehe.

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Serpentina-xx In reply to faceinthemasquerade [2010-10-12 20:49:32 +0000 UTC]

I loooooove Epica They're brilliant. I'm a sucker for Celtic-ie stuff Blackmore's Night is love. And it's all good. Florida? I have family down there. Whereabouts? And you're damn lucky D: I wish we had renaissance fairs here that I knew of.

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faceinthemasquerade In reply to Serpentina-xx [2010-11-10 05:02:02 +0000 UTC]

Oh Celtic themed music is the BEST. <3 Have you heard of Cello Fury? They're like a cello rock band kind of like Apocalyptica, but they're a local band. www.myspace.com/cellofury has 4 of their songs and they are FANTASTIC. combustion is probably my favorite. anyway, i moved to ocala, FL. it's kind of right above the central florida area. the outskirts where all the farms are is absolutely gorgeous. i miss it terribly.

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Serpentina-xx In reply to faceinthemasquerade [2010-11-23 02:48:47 +0000 UTC]

Y'know, strangely enough, I've never been a huge fan of Apocalyptica xD Baha. Everybody always gets shocked to hear that. But I'll definitely check them out :] Never hurts, right? And I used to live around there O: Woah, man. Baha. Or, at least I think I did. In Lakeland, actually.

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faceinthemasquerade In reply to Serpentina-xx [2010-11-23 04:55:00 +0000 UTC]

I'm actually not a huge fan of apocalyptica either, but i adore cello fury my cousin's husband, i recently found out wen to college with one of the cellist's. It's a small world, after allllll...... x_X Lakeland? I'm from ohio, so i'm not sure where that is. However, it's familiar. Gah, i misssss it~!

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Serpentina-xx In reply to faceinthemasquerade [2011-01-02 18:33:43 +0000 UTC]

I'll defo have to check them out, then :] Wow, that's interesting o.o I love it when things like that happen. 'Tis indeed a smallll world. Ohio? What was for you in Florida? Family? Florida is wonderful <3

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Runway-Optimist [2010-06-23 01:40:06 +0000 UTC]

Just wanted to tell you that this beautiful artwork has been featured! [link]

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Serpentina-xx In reply to Runway-Optimist [2010-06-23 10:09:05 +0000 UTC]

Wow, awesome! Thanks!

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Runway-Optimist In reply to Serpentina-xx [2010-06-23 23:19:05 +0000 UTC]

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Mourgebeast [2010-06-18 17:57:16 +0000 UTC]

I love the colors o: And the story 👍: 0 ⏩: 1

Serpentina-xx In reply to Mourgebeast [2010-06-18 18:41:17 +0000 UTC]

MOOOURGEEEE :HEART:

-ahem- Thank you so much, love I'm glad you think it's good. And teh colours are curteosy of a colour palette put out by a friend of mine ^^ I'd always been so fond of her colours, so when she put them out for public use I was like "HELL. YES. -USE-"

Haha, but anyways ;D Thanks!

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venomxbaby [2010-06-17 04:58:25 +0000 UTC]

beautiful! love the colors. thanks for using my stock <3

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Serpentina-xx In reply to venomxbaby [2010-06-17 09:49:21 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much

And I couldn't have done it without your beautiful stock So thank you!

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venomxbaby In reply to Serpentina-xx [2010-06-20 23:23:33 +0000 UTC]

yr welcome ^^

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Serpentina-xx In reply to venomxbaby [2010-06-20 23:53:43 +0000 UTC]

^^

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