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Banner of Eternal Hope by ~Kaytara:iconKaytara:

Categories Digital Art > Paintings & Airbrushing > Fantasy

©2008-2009 ~Kaytara
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There is no such thing as a winnable war.

A hero may be gifted with skills and talents and may be granted command over armies, but he is nothing more than a puppet of destiny. It takes more than skill to follow your cause and ultimately prevail in that to which you aspire. It takes daring and courage, wisdom and clarity of mind and above all, it takes the ability to make difficult decisions and the strength to get back up and keep fighting even when the repercussions of those decisions set in, when the fates themselves seem to conspire to cripple your body and destroy your mind.

And even so, it is what a hero can achieve, and not who he is, that is of the ultimate importance. Personal wishes and dreams are disregarded and it is often the hero who is forced to make the greatest sacrifice - giving up his freedom to change the world for the better, for the sake of people other than himself, no matter the odds. And in the end, many of the few heroes who fulfill their destiny, survive and thus manage to outlive their usefulness, many of them are forgotten, too broken to be of further use.

In the beginning, in the end and in the aftermath, a hero is always alone.

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The alternate and more favoured version of this deviaton:
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This depressing piece of work is something I sketched months ago, but it demanded to be painted while I was doing the unbearably fluffy Spring's Approach. I needed a dark and moody break before my brain started melting from the cuteness, so there you have it. ^^
And I also finally got over the preview display difficulties and managed to upload this. T_T

And I still can't decide which version I like better. O_o I'm guessing this one, because the red is used more sparingly and is therefore more effective... but I'm very fond of the other version, as well. Any opinions?

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Mood: Love =Nevar23 Jun 4, 2008, 4:55:18 PM
Gah, I have no idea which version I like better. They're both amazing!

I feel a sense of brutal determination to survive along with melancholy futility. To survive such a thing seems like it would haunt someone the rest of their life.

Bravo! :winner:

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~Kaytara Jun 4, 2008, 5:01:27 PM
Whee, thanks. ^^ :glomp: As I said, nice to know I managed to create something this deep. :)

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"And once again, Probability proves itself willing to sneak into a back alley and service Drama as would a copper-piece harlot." ~Vaarsuvius, Order of the Stick
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~Meteora731 Jun 4, 2008, 7:51:24 PM
Kaytara, I think it's safe to say that I love everything you do. :hug: This is one of those pieces that gets me all choked up.

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~CeciliStargazer Jun 4, 2008, 7:57:16 PM
Lovely! And the words add so much more to it; did you write them?

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~Kaytara Jun 4, 2008, 10:55:05 PM
Aw, thank you... ^^ :hug: I know what you mean about getting choked up.... In a certain way, the bittersweet stories are the saddest ones, don't you think? A story that's just pure tragedy may feel sad but may also seem unrealistic, whereas we all know just how easily a bittersweet story may happen in real life... :'(

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"And once again, Probability proves itself willing to sneak into a back alley and service Drama as would a copper-piece harlot." ~Vaarsuvius, Order of the Stick
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~Kaytara Jun 4, 2008, 10:57:53 PM
Thank you. :)
Yes, I wrote the words, it's really this semi-tragic definition of heroes that's been going through my head for some time... Inspired by a certain PC game, of all things. XD

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"And once again, Probability proves itself willing to sneak into a back alley and service Drama as would a copper-piece harlot." ~Vaarsuvius, Order of the Stick
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~maddama Jun 5, 2008, 12:58:31 AM
i'm having a warm colour period lately, so i vote for the warm coloured version too. nicely carried out composition :]

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*Silmuen Jun 5, 2008, 1:20:09 AM
this one is also beautiful but I seem to prefer the other one.. Im not sure why.. its just the colors

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~Kaytara Jun 5, 2008, 5:29:49 AM
Thanks. :)

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"And once again, Probability proves itself willing to sneak into a back alley and service Drama as would a copper-piece harlot." ~Vaarsuvius, Order of the Stick
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~Tigzz Jun 5, 2008, 11:49:49 AM
"There is no such thing as a winnable war..."
Sting? ;)

I love it.. neat work.. great mood

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