The Alien Shore by MarkHirst
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I've shared Siandyha's bed for over two years. Naturally, I was the first to see the early signs of change.
At first it was an occasional grey hair lying on the pillow in the morning. I joked with her that age was catching up, but her reproachful scowl silenced my humour.
Her grey hairs soon became white hairs. These were not the thick inflexible hairs of age, but gossamer soft with an inner glow.
When we make love, I can feel the changes in her body. Her skin is softer, her arms stronger, and she seems to have a luminescence of her own. When those changes became more pronounced, I saw the bruises on her arms; the bleeding under the finger nails and felt the heat under her skin.
During one night of passion, she hurt me with her new strength. I cried then because I didn't understand, she had always been so gentle with me. She cried too, frightened of what was happening to her.
Travelling across the abyss, jumping from one ruined star system to another, it grew worse for her. The strain of avoiding the debris of shattered planets and exploded stars was a great burden.
Everyday, she went down to the cargo deck to examine the stone artefact. She asked Cyana endless questions about the markings. So far we have been lucky and it is Siandyha's skill and intuition that has kept us alive.
It seems clear now that the Tiesian Gap is not a random redistribution of stars designed to thwart commerce and law enforcement. It is the result of a destructive agency that has systematically annihilated one star system after another. Planets and asteroids wander aimlessly in all directions, their anchor point now dark wisps of gas and dust.
This lack of refuelling points is why no previous expeditions into the Gap have succeeded. It is only the retrofitted Lazloi power plant that energises our human jump drive, which has sustained the Thunderbolt through these barren and broken lands.
Lying against Siandyha's damp skin, listening to her sleeping, I wonder about the world we have landed on.
Is the Tiesian Gap the result of some terrible war, or is it a barrier, a firebreak perhaps, designed to isolate this area of space and keep its dangers forever out of reach?
-- The Journal of Tara Alessia, Security Officer of the Thunderbolt
V3 figures featuring Shadow Dancer by Lourdes Mercado and Winter Wear from DAZ. Sassy Hair from DAZ.
The Thunderbolt is an original design created in Truespace and Hexagon.
Scene rendered in Vue 5 Pro Studio and post processed in Photoshop CS2. Thanks for looking and for any comments you may have.
Comments (21)
Mondwin
Really amazing and beauty scene!!!Excellent!!bravo!:DDD.Hugsxx
gerberc
Excellent render and story!
Richardphotos
awesome idea for render and writing
Bea
This is getting scary but I am loving it.
Danceswithroos
Sensational work Once again Mark. The scene, props and story are all brilliant!
meselfr
very cool work... :)
BernieStafford
Wonderful image!
Tom-Noddy
Damn, it feels good to see a post about Captain Rhand again. I've missed her. Out of all the characters you have created, she is my absolute favorite. It's like I know her persoanlly, but then again that could just be the inner-geek in me wishing that she was real. LOL! Anyhow, as always, I'm hooked. Keep 'em coming.
Denger
There is a thin line across Siandyhas neck, which (unless it's supposed to be a scar) seems to be the only flaw in this superb render. It's great to see Thunderbolt has not succumbed to the entropy inherent to this part of the galaxy. Your crews are still the best-dressed in any star system, Mark. Bravo!
DeathWalker
Excelent image and story, it's realy drawing me in. . . can't wait to see more :)
duncanlong
This is very well done. The terrain and "distance fog" all, look very realistic. Excellent!
Star4mation
I wasn't going to leave a comment until I'd read the full story and seen all your images in the right order, but from what Ive seen so far,(about half way through) you are a top class artist and a superb storyteller :)
MarkHirst
After much hunting around thinking it was texture fault or geometry problem, the 'scar line' appears to be a stray hair which generated a shadow. I've 'painted' it out in Photoshop and reposted.
bruno021
More, please!
Eromanric
You're work is always so good at being narrative... even without the dialog entry! Very Cool!
mickeyrony
C'est vraie que le futur est dertique Pas beaucoup de personnes y ont acces .Je trouves les couleurs fade un peu, peut re pour aller avec le dert: Ben non une tres bonne note
Odessey
Maybe you should look in to a few sites wherer you can post images and short stories i saw a few links at the Cg society . excellent work !
chrispoole
Excellent render, great characters as well.
chimera46
Excellent scene and story, well done!
ephotosaver
Nice Job Mark
Mikeall
Deserving of all the positive comments. Has a great feel to it.