Nocturnus Minichallenge II: Shrine to The Sphere

[Legofin2012]

For the Black Spire.

Many centuries ago, a large spherical object appeared in the lands now called Nocturnus. The inhabitants of this land found the stone-like sphere, unsure of what it was, they approached the sphere and as the grew closer to it, a low humming sound could be heard originating from the object. Scared they attempted to move it, it could not be moved, pushed, lifted, nor rolled. So they tried to break it, open it maybe, believing the humming was maybe coming from a creature inside, no matter what they tried, how hard they hit, even the magic of powerful wizards wouldn't lave but a scratch. Learning of the near indestructibility of the sphere, the inhabitants fear grew stronger towards it, so they turned to praying to the sphere in the hopes that whatever was inside would not harm them if ever it emerged. 

They built a shrine for the sphere, and only the combined magic of the most powerful wizards could lift the impossibly heavy object, to place it in the shrine.

Back to the present day, and the Sphere still remains in the shrine after all this time, a mage known as the Purple Mage has learnt of the existence of the mystical sphere and wishes to harness its power and invulnerability. After studying ancient documents, him and his assistant have found the location of the shrine of the Sphere.

- Come you foolish creature, it is here, the ancient Sphere!

- I will require drops of your blood...

The Purple Mage slices open the hand of L'aark, letting out a small snort.

- Now place your hand on the Sphere... Not that one you fool, the one dripping with blood!

As L'aark placed his bloody hand on the Sphere, and The Purple Mage chanted and ancient spell, the red markings on the floor progressively started growing until they reached the large ston bowls. The cristals light up and shot blood red beams of light into the sky. Clouds gather above the shrine creating a swirling storm, lightning striking the small sphere atop the shrine, sending electricity surging through into the sphere. Magenta smoke whirled around the Sphere, before being absorbed by the mages staff. Its power had been extracted, the Sphere crumbled into pieces...

 

Only realising the deadline for Nocturnus Minichallenges I and II was today, I decided to whip something up quick. Always wanted to use the Indiana Jones boulder, so this was a good opportunity. Thanks for looking!   

 

Edited October 9, 2016 by Legofin2012

[TitusV]

Very nice build, I love that Sphere!

[Henjin_Quilones]

Looks great! I love the stairs and the skull, as it creates a very nice shrine appearance. The roof also looks impressive. Good job. 

[Legofin2012]

2 hours ago, TitusV said:

Very nice build, I love that Sphere!

Thanks, I've been thinking of ways to use it for years, but it has no connection points making it difficult to place it anywhere 

22 minutes ago, Henjin_Quilones said:

Looks great! I love the stairs and the skull, as it creates a very nice shrine appearance. The roof also looks impressive. Good job. 

Thank you, I wasn't sure about the roof, but had a window of 2 hours or so to come up with something and build it 

[The Maestro]

Great use of the sphere, its not often I see it in a moc. The story is really cool, I can just picture the look on the villagers face...

[Legofin2012]

2 hours ago, The Maestro said:

Great use of the sphere, its not often I see it in a moc. The story is really cool, I can just picture the look on the villagers face...

Thanks, like I said, it's ex difficult to incorporate into a build, maybe that could be the basis for a (not necessarily GoH related) challenge... 

 

[Blufiji]

You did well setting the atmosphere with dim lighting, whether that was on purpose or not it works well here. Good concept and nice parts usage.

[soccerkid6]

The double set of curving stairs are my favorite feature here Neat roof decorations for the little shrine as well

[en_zoo]

oh my, I just like everything about this shrine! The lighting works great, but possibly my favourite part is the story (especially the people turning to pray to the sphere lol ) ^^

[Legofin2012]

7 hours ago, Blufiji said:

You did well setting the atmosphere with dim lighting, whether that was on purpose or not it works well here. Good concept and nice parts usage.

Well it was more a little bit of editing for the lighting, but thanks!

6 hours ago, soccerkid6 said:

The double set of curving stairs are my favorite feature here Neat roof decorations for the little shrine as well

Thank you, the stairs were intended for another non GoH build, but thought they'd work well here 

5 hours ago, en_zoo said:

oh my, I just like everything about this shrine! The lighting works great, but possibly my favourite part is the story (especially the people turning to pray to the sphere lol ) ^^

Thanks, the story was a bit rushed, but glad you like it 

PRASE THE SPHERE.

[LittleJohn]

Wonderful little build, Legofin! The wall texturing of the shrine is very nice, and I love the double set of stairs; I'll have to keep that in mind for future builds I do
The roof fits quite well here too

[Legofin2012]

6 hours ago, LittleJohn said:

Wonderful little build, Legofin! The wall texturing of the shrine is very nice, and I love the double set of stairs; I'll have to keep that in mind for future builds I do
The roof fits quite well here too

Thank you, it'd be interesting to see what you do with it 

[Brandon Stark]

Great story, and the base is also really cool. I also like the shrine, and the sphere is magnificent. 

[Legofin2012]

2 hours ago, Brandon Stark said:

Great story, and the base is also really cool. I also like the shrine, and the sphere is magnificent. 

Thank you, and Prase The Sphere.