The Visitor by MarkHirst
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[Flash forward one hundred years]
The Lazloi returned to the village today as she had promised, going to the cemetery where the remains of her mortal companions lay.
Her craft landed outside the stockade amongst the rocks and marshland near the river. Like the youthful face of the Lazloi, the craft wore the years well. Its upper surfaces shone in the light of a fine day, fading to a dusty brown where the rain and grime had stained its alien skin. The impervious blue metal looked as perfect and smooth as I remember it, awakening childhood memories of its cold glassy surface under my tiny fingers.
While the ship lay unattended, people came in from the fields and workshops to gape in awe, especially the youngsters who had not seen it before. Whispered words told of the power of the White Witches, for that is what the Lazloi are called in these superstitious times. Pregnant women, some close to term, were brought to touch the hull and await the personal contact of the Witch and her familiars.
I heard the doctor mutter condemnation under his breath, complaining that people would choose such mysticism over his aging stethoscope, books and fossil fueled scanner. I remember when we were still able to fly ourselves, but the knowledge to build and maintain technology lay in so few hands, and the will to try ebbed away so quickly. Perhaps too many people assumed that someone else would return the world to the way it was.
The villagers' interest was not entirely borne of superstition. Those blessed by the Witch bore stronger and healthier children, and of those, the boys who become healthy men were the candidates from whom she chose to share her bed.
For years it had been a mystery as to what became of those unions, because the White Witch closely guards her secrets. It was revealed in a chance moment some years ago when one of the familiars was distracted. A small boy and girl were seen blinking uncertainly from the doorway of the blue craft. Both had the gleaming white hair of the Witch, though the girl also had a shock of black hair down her forehead.
They laughed and pointed playfully at the villagers until a familiar ushered them back inside the ship and out of sight. In that moment, a look of pride and happiness crossed the Witches face. I asked how it was possible for an immortal such as her to bear children from mortal men.
Her happiness faded into dark weariness as she fixed me with her piercing eyes.
"At great cost," she said. "A price my kind never imagined."
That was some fifteen years ago. The children we saw must be adults by now.
-- Gerio Kynslee, chief elder of Celenea's Village, Northern Continent of Kandore
[Flash back one hundred years]
Apologies for not posting recently, I've been struggling to come up with anything worthwhile, and this was the best I could come up with.
Original model created in Hexagon 1.21, SP3 figure with Xurge cybersuit and Wildcat Hair. Rendered in Vue 6 Pro Studio. 39 hours render time.
Thanks for looking, comments appreciated.
Comments (35)
Ancel_Alexandre
Wonderful pic, and great story! I especially like the reflect and bump on ship's hull.
GRACHE
Cool. I love the ship!!!
DAVER2112
Very cool!! :)
drace68
Great story and image. Thank you for coming Back with this gem.
grafikeer
Great scene,like the model...good to see you back!
gerberc
Stunning spaceship and a very believable render! Excellent!
efron_241
very good SF
aguirre
A really unique design plus an interesting story.
dbrv6
Well written story - the ship is well modeled - looks great sitting in the field.
1358
Stellar image.... well worth the wait!
Biffowitz
Sweet render and subject matter, I like it!
Fidelity2
You are super technical.
thefixer
Fantastic!!
2ni
Very nice picture, I like the metallic aspect and the shape. Maybe the background is too simple.
Keymilan
Great scene and spaceship !!!
Star4mation
Excellent model and render :)
ramzaforce
great spaceship
Colin
Great to see you posting again - you (and the saga) were missed!
geirla
The ship and the hull texture are fantastic. Story is great too.
Odessey
The thing i like the most about this design of this craft is that it lacks creased edges , which is a good thing in my book ! The reason being is so many CG modelers model their vesseles with large bulky compartments and massive segments that go on forever and ever repeating each segment over and over again . This model here is a solid air , water , gravity tight design Mark very well done !
RobyHermida
FANTASTIC WORK.... WELL DONE.. ROBY ;O)
kjer_99
How about a scene with the little children in the ship's doorway? Just a thought to help stir your imagination.
castaneda
Fantastic modeling. And I like the setting you put it in.
Thelby
NIce story and Very Cool Model ship!!!
PoserHobbit
Fantastic!!
rj001
classic work
Mikeall
Nice contrast with the ship and the ground cover - distinctly non-intrusive! Good story.
hoskins78
Great scene! I love the fact that even with the size the character is shown, you still capture a sense wary exploration of a strange place :) The ship looks fantastic once again!
RETIRED
Anything you post is well worthwhile - as it has been since before I discovered added your work to my favorites.
AwarenessLogic
Great scene with an outstanding ship model!