greg3 Posted August 23, 2018 Posted August 23, 2018 (edited) According to the book "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them", the Nundu is arguably the most dangerous magical creature in the world. Native to East Africa and with the appearance of a giant leopard, the beast can move silently and destroy entire villages with just its deadly disease ridden breath. These rare photographs show one such creature attacking a Ugandan village... Untitled by g.nat, on Flickr Untitled by g.nat, on Flickr Untitled by g.nat, on Flickr This began as just a simple vignette based on an illustration in the book but while putting it together, I came up with a bit of a story... a few more photos and here we are (it's not much but I hope you enjoy it!!) It was just after dawn in a small fishing village in rural Uganda when the creature was spotted. Despite its incredible size, it seemed to appear from nowhere and for a moment, time seemed to stand still as it stared at the small peaceful community before moving towards the outer fence. Untitled by g.nat, on Flickr Seeing it smash its way through, the terrified villagers; men, women and children ran for their lives towards the nearby river in the hope of escape. Untitled by g.nat, on Flickr Untitled by g.nat, on Flickr However, it seemed that there would be no escape as the creature lunged at its first victim but then... hope. A ball of flames slammed into side of the Nundu's head halting its attack. Untitled by g.nat, on Flickr Stunned for a moment, the beast searched for this new threat, quickly spotting it. A young girl, her arms raised as she conjured fireball after fireball in the air and hurled them at the beast, slowly driving it back. Untitled by g.nat, on Flickr Untitled by g.nat, on Flickr This was Kwehangana Mfinyanzi. As a baby she'd been found abandoned near the village and has been raised by the locals. On her 11th birthday, a travelling medicine man had told her that she had a special destiny and offered her a place at Uagado, the region's greatest school of witchcraft and wizardry. Now after a year at the school, she'd returned home for a brief visit not expecting to find herself using her meagre magical skills to defend her home. Unfortunately, it's not enough... Untitled by g.nat, on Flickr Recovering from the shock of the attack, the beast lets out a terrifying roar but Kwehangana stands firm. Untitled by g.nat, on Flickr Then the creature unleashed its most devastating weapon... clouds of disease ridden breath, deadly to all living things. Untitled by g.nat, on Flickr As the vile miasma surrounds her, Kwehangana stands no chance. Untitled by g.nat, on Flickr With her skin beginning to blister and her organs failing, she sank to her knees but through bleeding eyes and a gap in the noxious fumes, she could see the surviving villagers had made it to the boats and were heading into the fast moving current... they were safe for now. Untitled by g.nat, on Flickr Untitled by g.nat, on Flickr With that, Kwehangana smiled... it would be the last thing she ever did. (When news of her actions reached Uagado, she was awarded the school's highest honour and the great hall was renamed after her in recognition of her sacrifice) Hope you enjoyed my little tale... I'm definitely no JK Rowling but it was certainly fun to put together (although I ended up regretting using 1x1 plates as people... quite hard to pose!!) Finally a couple of bonus pics "behind the scenes" Untitled by g.nat, on Flickr Untitled by g.nat, on Flickr Thanks for looking - comments are always welcome. Edited August 23, 2018 by greg3 Quote
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