Keymonus Posted August 31, 2018 (edited) Cat A Cat B part 1 Cat B part 2 Cat B part 3 île D'Or, August 618, a tavern in Fatu Hiva "Hans? Hans old friend of mine!" "Ahmed! How are you doing, man?" "Quite fine, thanks! I'm only concerned that you and your comrades will drain all the beer kegs of the island! And, about that, I see you are wearing blue again..." "I missed the charm of the uniform! Oh, and I needed money. How long has been since the légion, five years? Six?" "Seven years, but it seems a different life! Sometimes I miss those times... the sunsets in the desert, the adventures at the borders of the civilized world and the right benders we had in Fort Hercules to celebrate victories!" "There is a remedy for that! Innkeeper, a beer for my friend! Let's drink to my last campaign! Tomorrow I'll hang up my blue coat forever." "At last even this world trotter Varcoastan decided to put his head straight! This last mission must have been very bad!" "You can say that! Probably you have read something on newspapers... we had to chase a group of bloodthirsty fanatics through the whole bloody jungle! After a couple of skirmishes, we suceeded in getting across their net of patrols and ambushes, and we arrived, completely unnoticed, to their main lair." "Like in Madhna... most of the rebels were behind us, but when we took their headquarters and arrested their leaders they all disbanded." "Like in Madhna. And, like in Madhna, we had to neutralize the sentinels..." "...so that our assault was completely unexpected. We had planned to route them before they could even realize our number." "But we had a surprise too. As soon as we shot the first volleys..." "...a second platoon, we thought still far north, emerged from bushes and ruins and took the enemies from behind." "The battle was fierce, but those fanatics were outnumbered and surrounded; moreover, they weren't used to an open field fight. Only one of our guys was badly wounded, but fortunately he survived." "Well done, I've read what those beasts did to our company of marines! They only deserved hot lead! But probably you have worn down since the légion, this kind of fights was almost a routine!" "Keep your tongue or I'll change my mind about the beer! During the fight we saw a couple of those black crows disappearing in what seemed a lonely grave, and when everything was over..." "...we understood where those fanatics hid themselves. There was a stairway going underground!" "And probably they were ambushing right at the bottom." "They were, but we used the best precautions. Half a kilo of gunpowder, iron and precautions. And then we went down." Spoiler "Those damned catacombs were literally the hell! Every niche, every dark corner hid a deadly danger!" Spoiler "They seemed ancient tombs, and everything seemed Halosian, even if the island was colonized a couple of years ago." "At last, in a little room, we found the leader of the sect. All his men were dead, and he was waiting for us. My blood went cold when I clearly saw a face staring at us from the fireplace: I could swear it, there was something of dark and evil in that place!" "And that man... did he say something?" "Well, before cursing us and trying to stab our captain he said something about bad luck. He said that he had arrived with his disciples on the island five years ago, looking for what he called Sanctuary of the Enemy, that damned hole in the jungle that someone had hidden there centuries ago." "Someone who arrived in the New World centuries before us! But what were they looking for? Why did they kill so many people?" "They killed so many people because they were crazy fanatics, but also to keep the others away: they had found the Sanctuary using old maps, but they could not find a secret treasure room... they found the entrance only the day before our arrival!" "That can by right be called bad luck! And also means that you found the treasure!" "Well, actually lieutenant Norbert and a couple of soldiers found an half-open door and its mechanism in an ossuary..." "My friend Jacob told me that it wasn't a nice place, and that there was a strange statue that seemed to have moved... it could be dumb, but they always kept an eye on it!" (Don’t blink, whovians! Beware the weeping angel!) "And... the treasure Hans? Did you find a treasure?" "Unfortunately the treasure was only a bunch of dusty books! Captain Rimbaud is bringing them to the Order, in Granoleon. Now excuse me but I have to go, or the guys will finish all the roasted turkey! But when you are in Fatu Hiva look for me! My new house is in the main street. Goodbye Ahmed!" "Innkeeper! Ahmed is a friend of mine! For him beer will always be free. Agreed?" "Yes, boss!" "Goodbye Hans, thanks for the beer! But... you bought a new house and the inkeeper called you boss... the tavern is yours! Wait a second, are you sure you only found books?" "Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't hear what you said! Goodbye Ahmed!" An overall view, with the removable parts removed. EDIT: I'm sorry I forgot giving @Khorne credit for the idea of the légion, since two of the characters are former legionnaires Edited December 30, 2018 by Keymonus A couple of typos Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Braunsfeld Posted August 31, 2018 what a pity that he only found books after all the danger he went through Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris from Canada Posted August 31, 2018 Wow! so many incredible scenes beautifuly detailed! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Professor Thaum Posted August 31, 2018 (edited) Really beautiful So many scenes and a great story allthrough the 3 cat. Your story arc is my favorite for this challenge ! Great job ! Edited August 31, 2018 by Professor Thaum Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blackdeathgr Posted September 1, 2018 So, ehm...books, right...? I mean, why not... one can gain a fortune from selling books Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keymonus Posted September 2, 2018 On 8/31/2018 at 3:50 PM, Captain Braunsfeld said: what a pity that he only found books after all the danger he went through A real pity, I agree with you! On 9/1/2018 at 4:32 PM, blackdeathgr said: So, ehm...books, right...? I mean, why not... one can gain a fortune from selling books Of course they only found books, don't you trust a respectable man like Hans? On 8/31/2018 at 3:51 PM, Chris from Canada said: Wow! so many incredible scenes beautifuly detailed! On 8/31/2018 at 5:40 PM, Professor Thaum said: Really beautiful So many scenes and a great story allthrough the 3 cat. Your story arc is my favorite for this challenge ! Great job ! Thank you both! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roadmonkeytj Posted September 2, 2018 (edited) I really liked this story ... There were alot of great details in this... The treasure room was great... A pitty the mosaic is so dark Edited September 3, 2018 by Roadmonkeytj Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LM71Blackbird Posted September 2, 2018 This is probably one of my favorite storylines for Challenge 2! Beautiful work and entertaining story! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kwatchi Posted September 2, 2018 Wow. Very nicely composed and executed. Great job. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keymonus Posted September 3, 2018 21 hours ago, Roadmonkeytj said: I really liked this story ... There were alot of great details in this... The treasure room was great... A pitty the mosaic is so dark Thank you! Unfortunately, since I placed trees over the treasure room I couldn't remove the roof and photos resulted a little dark 19 hours ago, Kwatchi said: Wow. Very nicely composed and executed. Great job. Thank you! 20 hours ago, LM71Blackbird said: This is probably one of my favorite storylines for Challenge 2! Beautiful work and entertaining story! Thank you! Since the Enemies seem far from eradication I'm considering the idea of a storyline based on an investigation about the sept Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bodi Posted September 4, 2018 Great battle scene! The underground chamber is a very nice idea, suits well to their identity of secret assassins, and it's comforting to see the legionnaires managed to keep the treasure for themselves. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keymonus Posted September 4, 2018 8 hours ago, Bodi said: Great battle scene! The underground chamber is a very nice idea, suits well to their identity of secret assassins, and it's comforting to see the legionnaires managed to keep the treasure for themselves. Thank you! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
