A long time ago in a galaxy over that way... by Chipka

2D • Science Fiction • posted on Oct 25, 2007

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You come close to the orbit of Lieta, as you always have: to watch and listen to the whisperships. You know that soon, the big harvesters will follow. The small craft fly in triads--as is their custom--and you recognize your unique position among citizens of the Core Worlds. You will never return to the planet of your birth. You have made the decision to stay here--far from the softer comforts that have come to define yesterday's home, and you know what they're saying of you. Back there. --She's a fool to go there. She's looking for something, but she won't find it among...them.-- And who are they? Ah, yes the children of Nemaea. You've known of them all your life. As a child, they were the invisible wraiths in the dark, the not-exactly-human monsters coaxed (by your mother) at bedtime to keep you under the covers and away from the drives of your childish curiosity. You never slept, until you were ready though; your curiosity always impelled you to creep and linger (like a shadow) at the head of the stairs, listening to the mysteries of adult conversation in the kitchen or the common room. And now, far from that place and those people, you linger (yes, like a shadow) at the edges of arcane industry. You recognize friends among faces all too foreign to those you've left behind, and now, as you watch the whisperships, you imagine their crews. Their pilot-navigators a-swim in their tanks, and the mysterious bratiya...you never say their collective name in your own language. "The rocks whisper back," your new friends say. "What do they say?" you ask. Your new friend smiles. He is young, and you think that he's little more than a boy. He answers your questions with eager enthusiasm. "They give us permission to do what we must." There are other questions you have for him. But here in the depths of Nemaean Territory, you have learned patience, and you know--perhaps in a week, or in a day, he will answer your remaining questions, one at a time. So, for now, you content yourself with watching.... *** Yeah, just me indulging that Nemaean thing again. I was fiddling around with photoshop and this is what happened. The entire scene was rendered with filters and brushes, the ships are manipulations of photographs I took of random household items. Just an experiment, really, but I liked it enough to post, and hopefully you enjoy it as well. As always, thank you for viewing and commenting!

Comments (21)

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kimariehere

7:00PM | Thu, 25 October 2007

awesome work of space art!!!

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SSoffia

7:57PM | Thu, 25 October 2007

GREAT DESIGNWORK !!!!!

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RobyHermida

8:11PM | Thu, 25 October 2007

Great WORK... BRAVO!!!!! ROBY ;o)

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pakled

8:13PM | Thu, 25 October 2007

great story, too...

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shahlaa

1:17AM | Fri, 26 October 2007

Breathtakinly beautiful but I wouldn't expect less than that from you...your art is exceptional and I love it as well as your writing...very well done!

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MagikUnicorn

1:54AM | Fri, 26 October 2007

Very well done!

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Heathcroft

4:10AM | Fri, 26 October 2007

I can't keep up with you Chip! You must be on speed! Good stuff!

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pixelmeister

4:55AM | Fri, 26 October 2007

Very nice!

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JaneEden

5:05AM | Fri, 26 October 2007

Fantastic, you are amazing!!

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NekhbetSun

6:18AM | Fri, 26 October 2007

Well done fiddling Chip :o)

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Janiss

9:46AM | Fri, 26 October 2007

Ohhh Chip, this serie is incredible, absolutely fantastic, I adore!

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trishabadblood

10:41AM | Fri, 26 October 2007

So beautiful the color and feel is so splendid...excellent work...

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Atom

1:04PM | Fri, 26 October 2007

Nice story and great work Chip!

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criss

5:24PM | Fri, 26 October 2007

Awesome composition!

Liam.

5:37PM | Fri, 26 October 2007

Wonderful image.

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Mousson

8:33AM | Sat, 27 October 2007

Uauuuu! Quelle impression de naviguer dans l´espace!

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NefariousDrO

4:42PM | Sat, 27 October 2007

Very nice work. Photoshop is a great tool for doing stuff like this, isn't it? Very good story, too.

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pixeltek

10:01PM | Sun, 28 October 2007

2D?! I like it a lot. You are a sci fi writer? If not, maybe you should consider. You've got a gift there. Figure out a simple plot, then embellish it appropriately to keep the scifi fans enthralled and entertained.

12jean

11:02AM | Wed, 07 November 2007

wonderful image. excellent work

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