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When Armadillasmoke returned to the scene of her first Grand Wizard Fight after almost a hundred and sixteen years, some of the pointed stones her opponent had used against her were still falling, ever so slowly. She had won several tougher fights, against trickier opponents, with greater rewards and more lives saved (or ruined, depending on how you looked at it), but never again had she achieved quite that measure of complete surprise.
As she stood in the stiff breeze and watched them creep slowly downward, she realised with a bit of a start that the last of the rocks would hit the ground in a few months more, at most. Her grandchildren had arranged for the tourist crowds to be kept away for the day. Armadillagleam, her eldest surviving grandson, had insisted she should visit the old Arena; just once, he'd pleaded.
She sighed. She knew now why he had insisted. It was time to cast off her grandmotherly role and go back to the Arenas. Aardvarchaos needed defeating. Others could do it, but they would take time. More time than was fair to the world.
She gathered her smoke cloak to herself and resolutely turned her back to the Black Stone.
Armadillagleam suddenly smiled at his cousins as they waited outside the valley. "I can hear her cracking her knuckles."
The younger ones looked perplexed, but the older ones smiled or even laughed as they relaxed for the first time in decades. They knew what that meant.
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This is great. I don't read as much as I should, but, if this was on a book cover, I'd be handing over my cash.
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I can't describe how much this inspires me. From the solid blackness of it to the subtle markins, to the vast landscape that it doinates, I really love it.
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I like the distant planet. It's like some sort of futuristic sci-fi LOTR
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I always wanted to write a novel with something like this in it! Completely awe-inspiring.
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That is amazing in so many ways! Love the detail!
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Thought I would have to comment on this superb image, because it (quite by coincidence), illustrates perfectly a scene from a long fantasy story/novel I wrote as a kid. Seeing this has inspired me to get back into writing: well done, Chris!
George
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well, this is the way i see The Lord of the Rings
Pardon me if my comment provokes vomit (dunno)
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haha, why would it
it's rather interesting, i didn't think it was similar to lord of the rings, perhaps an alternative version of it
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well, you never know.
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I hate you... 
another awesome work Chris... You're a very talented artist mate ...
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nice. You simply mastered the spectacular views ;D
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It's amazing ~β₯ The tower reminds me of Lunatic Pandora from Final Fantasy VIII, but I like yours more
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Is this straight out of your imagination or inspired by some book/show? It's awesome in any case
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well, i just wanted to make something with a strange contrast, something dark in the middle of a rather bright desert. I thought it would become a city at the end but i decided against it, so it's just some mysterious monolith instead
thank you
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Awesome! The floating stones kind of remind me of some of the art work out of rise of the eldrazi.
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This is awesome mate, love the big stone thing.
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Astounding depth and creative style in look and truly alien landscaping!!!
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Interesting artwork 
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I'd say it was inspired by Chninkel Comicbook (Jean Van Hamme/Grzegorz RosiΕski).
Pretty neat work.
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there's wallpaper version <
awesome as usual
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another awesome Chris Cold piece. I love the brighter mood in this one!
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It's cool to see something less dark from you and more sci-fi/surreal.
very cool.
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Hm, sci-fi or fantasy? Either way, this is pretty cool. Love your work!
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Again, fantastic job. You sir, are awesome at this
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Goodness gracious, a piece like this would take me years.
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The unique mix of sci-fi and fantasy elements is what makes this piece. Beautiful and evocative as always.
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your gallery is definitely one in the top 5 of this kind of art
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I like that at least some parts of this image are sharp and i focus.
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I'm thinking the opposite, now. I like that you just suggest so many objects. Allusion is a lot easier in text than it is in illustration, I think.
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