The Other Side by Flak
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.... of the story.
"Captain Gerome de Cahort glanced up at the rapidly improving weather. His druids had finally managed to make some headway against the unnaturally thick fog and cloud cover that had blanketed the field, and for the first time today, he could actually see the problem that waited for him at the far side of the grassy expanse.
In the pre-dawn hours, the scouts of his advance column had reported that a mob of soldiers from the fleeing northern armies had decided to stand and fight on this field. What they had failed to report was that there was also a Sirrai general standing in their midst.
He watched as it now walked along the enemy battle line, stopping every so often to talk to its troops, and then moving on to the next small knot of soldiers. Its presence certainly explained how the mob had driven off his probe sorties in the morning fog and had destroyed the charge led by his ogres just before midday. He had expected the lumbering brutes would've swept them from the field, but they hadn't. And neither had the two later charges he'd launched into the swirling mists.
After seeing his ogres slaughtered, he ideally would've waited for reinforcements to arrive before launching any further attacks, but his orders allowed no such option. His course was set - clear the way of any obstacles so the main army could deliver the final defeat upon this enemy as soon as possible. There was no "wait" in those instructions, for the sooner the enemy was defeated, the sooner the war would end, and the sooner they could all go home.
They would've already been home by now if the people of the Freland had simply lay down their arms when their capital fell, but instead they had fought on, scratching and clawing away like a mortally wounded animal that didn't know it was dying. But, after a year of fighting and chasing, the end was finally within sight, for the animal had nowhere to run and was short on lifeblood.
He didn't need to look at his troops to know that their eyes were once again upon him, all of them waiting for him to raise his spear in the air and then point it at the enemy. That would signal the charge, a thunderous charge that would bring them one step closer to ending this madness. One step closer to once again being the school teachers, farmers, or builders they had all been not so long ago. One step closer to knowing that their homes, lands, and loved ones would be safe forever more.
The Sirrai was no longer walking along its line, but had stopped and taken up a position directly opposite his but in its own line. It was standing there, unmoving, its weapons ready, looking straight at him. Was it waiting for him? Was it watching him? Was it challenging him to make another move?
He flexed his bicep and felt the familiar weight of his spear. He would have to engage the Sirrai himself - no more of his soldiers need die at its feet. Perhaps he could bring it down wth the impact of his heavily armoured charging mount.
Yes, it was time to solve this problem.
Captain Gerome de Cahort raised his spear in the air."
Every story has two (or more) sides and this is one of those other stories. Thanks for viewing and for any thoughts or comments you may leave.
Comments (96)
Andi3d
hahaha, you dont think small do you my friend? superb!
nexus4
Superbe!!!Quel travail.....Un grand bravo
faroutsider
Superb scene, with your trademark attention to detail. I still think you must have a supercomputer to complete your renders....
DesignsbyEve
Very impressive!
Amethst25
Superbe!!! is an understatement! The image with the comentary completes the package!
chabot
fantastic work! :-)
kamion
blymee! How did you render this without burning your computer to a cinder? terrific!
cloughie
Excellent work...so detailed!
GRACHE
Great scene!!! Excellent Composition!!!!
JCD
Wow, this is a seriously impressive line up!
Svenart
always great to see new work from you. Well done:)
Darkglass
Incredible scene & work must have taken forever to do..... first class lighting & composition fabulous quality render!!
Naoo
-- BRAVO --
kosv01
One of your best so far...Congrats. ---Kostas.
Brian S.
Fantastic!
London224
Great Image and story detail!!!
Daranc
PPPFFFffffiiiooouuuuuu!!
arat
First class as usual....10+ if I could !!!1
Forevernyt
Seriously, you're ridiculous with your skills. :P This is fantastic. I wish I had the patience and the time. The seting, colors poses all of it works out great. Nicely done, sir, nicely done.
Quest
Another extraordinary and wonderful exhibit of artistic workmanship, thanks for sharing.
ThunderStone
Bravo! A scene that looks like it came out of a movie. This is awesome!!!
Merlin_Studios
Wow, a very impressive scene, the lighting and atmosphere are perfect. Nice to see everyone in a different pose too, rather than the same orderly rows. Excellent job!
Legion1
impressive pic
SIGMAWORLD
Excellent story and image!
Keymilan
Outstanding work !
Fillingim
Flak you are the best at these type images!! Its been a while since I posted here on Renderosity but great to see you work as always!!! Fillingim
RO2005
Great image! :D
thefixer
Nice work, excellent!
Half-Baked
Fantastic render and great work on all that posing and lights!
mikekoh
Awesome on the massive scale, Bryce 3D will definitely crash on this issue and behave retarded. I think I should head on to Vue soon. Great artistry skill.