"...Ancient relics are actually glowing!..." "...Authorities have sealed off most large museums..." "...Some kind of ancient super-weapons?..." "...Magic?..." -ANN Archive, selected exerpts "With the barrier destroyed, the trickle of magic that Dr. Jones had released grew to a flood. No longer limited to manifesting in living beings, the magic now restored even long-dead artifacts to their former glory..." -The History of Aroth, Volume VII (Prelude to War) The seventeenth image in my Aroth story arc (started with Desolation). Images to date: Desolation, Captive, Bait, Arcane Magic, Tragedy, Ambush, Departure, Underground, Observation, Nexrosis, Breakthrough, Encounter, Return, Council, Gathering Forces, Escape, and Resurgence. I've had this image planned since before my hard drive crashed a year or so ago. Unfortunately, my original plan involved a prop that I'm certain I saw then, but couldn't find when I went to create this image, so I had to rearrange a few things. Also, that dragon image on the girl's shirt is by DiTerlizzi.