Guardian Of The Underworld by IgnisSerpentus
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Description
Did this one up for a contest. And since I had to write a story to go with it (as per the rules) here it is too:
I walked closer to the cavern so dark
And wondered what wandered inside
Such a terrible feeling crept into my skin
But to my common sense Id not abide
I entered its mouth, so gloomy and decrepit
as madness tried taking its toll
A thousand men screaming inside my own head
Clawing viciously into my soul
Hot heat on my face, the smell of sulfur in air
It grew stronger down this winding path
Til I finally came upon a clearing
Revealing this caverns ominous wrath
A skull ridden gate stood, overshadowing all
As I carefully walked onto a ledge
Souls were swirling in the fires below
As I glimpsed curiously over the edge
It became quite obvious, that this place was Hell
And I must retreat whence I had come
But to my utter shock and ultimate horror
My mistake could no longer be undone
A dragon most fierce, stood before my way out
Snarling with great reckless force
Unadulterated terror crept into my heart
And I felt the first pangs of remorse
When suddenly, I heard a growl come from behind
No running forward, nor back toward the door
I could see nothing better for my reaction to be
Than to cower right there on the floor
Cerberus, the beast with three canine heads
Dove past me; toward the dragon he creeped
His fangs like daggers, sunk into its flesh
To protect the souls Hades had reaped
A roar most loud and horrible had come
And the dragon whipped around with a bite
Then the second head on Cerberus' body
Bit the throat of the beast in this fight
Half scared as I was, yet wanting to know
Which titan would win this ancient war
My eyes were afixed, I could not turn away
Even though I could escape from the door
Third head had reared, as the other two clenched
But the dragon now decided to flee
Battling one head was already way too much trouble
Nevermind doing battle with three
But there was still me left, what would Cerberus do?
Would I soon meet the fate of the beast?
I swallowed quite hard at the mere fatal thought
Of becoming his next human feast
He stood there for a minute, just glaring at me
like a predator would stare down its prey
But he walked on without harming hair on my head
And so, I would not die on this day
I left that cavern with a quickness thereafter
Feeling lucky that Id been a winner
I vowed henceforth never to go there again
Lest I wish to become some creatures dinner
Hope you guys have a happy!!!
Credits:
M3, Wyvern 2.0 and Dragon Bridge from DAZ
Belthazor (on the bridge) by me at RDNA
BG Rendered in Vue 6 (heavily postworked)
Rest is painted in Photoshop
Comments (15)
angelbearzs
that is aweosme nice image :)
Wolfmanw
Brilliant scene composition. Dragons and textures are incredible simply love it!
Sylvia
~Mysteriously Magical~ SUPERB!! ^5^ Awesome Story :-}
Vanadis11
Fantastic image, great concept, colors and lighting! Awesome work!
Chaosphoto
very impressive across the board
lwperkins
I want to steal that firey inferno background, the flying sparks and light are beyond awesome! That badass dragon is mostly your painting, ins't he? I don't remember that tail on any model!
IgnisSerpentus
Actually, hes just minorly painted... its the wyvern 2.0 and the BG will be in a pack for DAZ Im working on... but its heavily postworked here
Waver88
Very well done...
Anthonia
Wonderful image Excellent done..!!!!
Chipperz
Excellent Render!!!! Zooming in does this Image Much Justice!!! Nice Job!!!
PoserHobbit
Fantastic render!!
danamongden
Great fire effects here.
maraich
Love your stuff - it has a dream quality about it that works especially well with the fire in the image. It has that heat shimmer to it that really makes the fire and heat believable.
alltheoriginalnames
Cerberus is such an interesting character from Greek mythology. Outstanding work on this, from comp to colors. I can always spot your work from miles away cause its got your style all over it.
clam73
you did a great job here....well done!!