The Collector by barryjeffer
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Description
Twenty years after the fall of the Government all children, at reaching the age of 14, are collected and sent to re-training facilities. There, they are educated to do various jobs ranging from chefs to "companions". The elites make the selections based on whatever drives their urges on any given day, nothing more or less.
The adults, 25 years and above, are rounded up and taken to "relocation" centers where they are never heard from again...
All labor is done by the youngest members of the lower casts... assisted by machines and robots. After the fall of The Democratic Union, all resources were focused on making life more pleasant for the Elites. So, industry slowed to a crawl while science and technology sped up at lightning speed. This advance in science was not available to any but the richest of the population. Millions of people across the globe struggled and starved while the change took place.. those who survived surrendered and became little more than drones following orders without question so that they might live for another day.
Cyborg is from Daz
Girl is a combination of several morphs and textures.
thanks for the peek!
Comments (66)
Savage_dragon
So. Not much has changed... ;)
ZanderXL
Hmm... Is this the same setting as The Mechanic? No wonder that dude is pissed off! Any world that abuses its children like that deserves to be burned to the ground. I imagine there may be some underground movement that runs a railroad to get the children away from the Elites and keep them "re-education"? I think this is a great idea for a setting. You need to explore this more.
nitegrafix
amazing work.....so real. Great job.
teecee2107
Excellent scene and pessimistic story ;) Tha robot is fantastic !
rbowen
Very good work and story!
Trifid
Fiction or (near) reality? GREAT scary story and illustration, my friend!!! Love your work!
Lenord
Killer work bud, great job. A scenario that has been explored by many of the great Speculative Fiction writers of out time. Unfortunately not out of the realm of possibility at all, at least as long as we allow our so called Leaders and Lawmakers to be Bought and Paid for by the Rich and Powerful. Peace
Razor42
Fantastic render! Great story line and characters.
Leije
Wow, your text is super and your dark image is just GREAT! I love the girl character and her outfit ! Fantastic work !!
Jean_C
Fantastic and disturbing picture of a world where robots shake hands with children, the expression of the girl shows that there is no hope! Superb and sad story, excellent work!
CosmicWorth
This is really a nice story and gorgeous render my friend. Looks fantastic as all of your uploads.
byteline
Oh sh.., we hope that your fantastic story is never true. Great scene for the story.
Fidelity2
It is a great expression. I thank you for it. 5+!
Richardphotos
very cool story and beautiful characters
Barbara1337
Excellent!! I love what's coming out of your brain. Story and the characters to go with it. Well done.
Faemike55
Very cool and disturbing scene Excellent work
MOOOW
Great idea and wonderful character!!
daggerwilldo
Great narrative of life under the 1%. When greed rules all, we lose all. Here is hoping we can make a difference for the little one in the sensational render. A fine work.
Lunamoon
Excellent story and the image that goes with it. A scary story because that kind of future is not solely in the realm of fiction. The way our world is turning at this point seems to be on the verge of becoming what you've created here..a dark future for those who do not live in mansions...instead those who toil under the yoke of the elite while seeing nothing bright in their collective futures. Let's hope we can keep our world from tipping completely into dark realms. Lovely work and storyline here! OOOXXXOX Jane
Antonio57
Très bonne idée pour ce dessin ,c'est original!!!
UteBigSmile
Wonderful moody scene! Remembers me a movie, which I saw recently on the Television!
Heavenlee
Excellent piece Seth! Reminds me a little of the TV program Dark Angel. xxx
renecyberdoc
and we are in the middle of that shit right now.frightening thoughts man.
ZigZag321
Absolutely brilliant work, Seth! You made me think so much with this piece. And one thing that occurs to me is that this is already and has always been the story of humanity. The working class has always toiled at the pleasure or whims of the elite. Locally, for instance, in the coal mines. But what a scary scenario in that the last ace in the hole for the working class, the power of consumerism, is completely removed in the possible future you present. Not so unthinkable at all as humanity itself is reduced to a commodity! Excellent work, buddy!
MtnMist
Cool storyline! I love the setting and the hand holding. She definitely looks resigned to whatever is next. Outstanding!
bebopdlx
Just outstanding!!!!!
SidheRoseGraphics
Boy, this story is a real grabber Seth. As a few above me have noted, not so far from the way things are going. I'm wondering the same things Alex (zanderxl)did in his comment. Excellent story and image to go with!!
mgtcs
Very strong image here, excellent storytelling, amazing composition and concept friend, well done!
flavia49
fabulous picture and story
eekdog
skin crawling story Seth, hope that crap never comes about. love the atmo and scarry escort for the child.