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The Burning Portal

My second entry for the category « Perspective Matters » (Brickscalibur)

The Burning Portal

 

The Great Library of the Kolgaris was a sanctuary of ancient knowledge. Its shelves, which reached up to the vaulted ceiling, were filled with dusty grimoires, magical artifacts, ancient scrolls, and potions of vibrant colors. It was in this setting that Elara resided, the youngest apprentice of the order

That day, Elara was tasked with reorganizing a particularly high shelf. As she reached the top of the ladder, her foot slipped. In her fall, she knocked over vials that shattered into a thousand pieces, spilling their colorful liquids onto the wooden floor. A spark jumped from one of the potions, causing an explosion, and in an instant, the fire spread across the floor towards the center of the room.

Faelan, the oldest and wisest of the Kolgaris, was working near the teleportation portal when he heard the explosion and felt the heat rising. He looked up in horror and saw the flames engulfing the magic circle. He knew that if the fire reached the portal, it would emerge just as dangerous on the other side, unleashing destructive forces into the Sacred Forest.

Time was of the essence. The library, the beating heart of their knowledge, was in peril. But that was not all. The Sacred Forest, the lungs of their world, was in danger of being ravaged by the unleashed flames. The Kolgaris had to act quickly. Every second that passed brought them closer to disaster.

 

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[zoth33]

This scene is really wonderfully done.  I love the perspective through the window.  All the head pieces, artifacts and potions.  The floor looks great with the Nexo knight shield in dark red.  Figs look great also the Paladins torso looks good on that fig.  

[Kai NRG]

Great perspective through this window, nice job with the inset bookshelves too, and that center portal looks really neat!

[Garmadon]

Love the bookshelves and the conflagration, but that portal/rug on the floor!   That must have takn some dedication! 

[Sympatik Brick]

"Thank you all for your kind comments! It means a lot.

@zoth33 I've always thought that Dumbledore's lavender robe couldn't be separated from his torso, but I'm thrilled to have found an innovative solution with the Paladin's torso and arms in the right color. I had never done "microscale landscaping" before, and I must say it was quite fun to change scale: ferns turn into fir trees, green slopes into hills, and 6x6 plates into mountains...

@Kai NRGiNRG: The portal was the first thing I built for this MOC, and using the trans-light blue lightsabers is perfect for conducting light to the surface of the portal.

@Garmadon: The explosion was kind of imposed on me by the theme (initially this build was made for the "Elemental Emergency" collaboration, unfortunately my partner ran out of inspiration and time to do his part). The presence of the window allowed me to submit this MOC for the "Perspective Matters" category.

It's funny that you all three noticed and appreciated the dark red floor... it's very likely that if I had enough classic tiles, I wouldn't have thought of using the Nexo Tiles."

[LordDan]

This is awesome! I really like the impressive bookshelves filled with cool trinkets and magical items, and the view through the window is great! The technique for the portal is also very cool!

[Grover]

This is art.  Beautiful. Love all the color, the details... is that portal a bunch of lightsaber parts stacked vertically?  It looks great.  The various hues you have here really look like a fantasy painting.  The chandelier, plus all the detail you put into the round roof is amazing.  The brick built background through the window is awesome, and I love the humorous details of the Ninjago skull and the bantha horns in the mask to make the demon head!  The mini posing is great and really captures the action, and I love the story to go with it.  Lots of tension and cliffhangers there!  Outstanding!