Alistair DTAE 1 ▲

Instructions

"Look upon the face of Death, thine Mortal soul wrought with black Undulating sorrow spun deep within Pain enough to reap a mind Whereas a mans' mortality is defined By breathing and by having a beating heart His purity is not merely of this plane But within the depths of all that is living" __ Here's my first entry for Recession >:p Let's get this out of the way... I AM IN LOVE WITH THIS DESIGN. I SAW IT AND WAS IMMEDIATELY LIKE- HE WORKS SO WELL WITH ONE OF MY ACTIVE STORIES!! OMGGGGG ANTAGONIST MOMENT- ahem. Sorry. I've recollected my senses. Anyway, as I was saying, the recession design matched really well with a villain concept I have been playing around for a while. So, long story short, I REALLY want this guy. I'm not going to spoil his entire backstory, because I'm planning an animatic that will tell that (and will be another entry!) (I've done all the sketching layers and I'm about 1/3 of the way done with lineart). If I get this character, I'll totally start publishing the story to Scratch, maybe as a discussion post, or in a studio. Not sure yet! But I digress. Here's a bit of info on Alistair! __ Name~ Alistair Gender~ Male Species~ H u m a n Occupation~ that's a touchy subject. Likes~ Tea, being stylish, burning things, humans Dislikes~ His sanity being questioned, blondes, not humans __ "Why did you do it, Alistair?" "I- I can't explain it. I had been having these dreams..." "Again? I told you to tell me if they'd been happening." "I know. I'm sorry." "An apology isn't going to fix this, boy. Would you repent of your actions?" "Must I?" "The gods don't smile upon a murderer." "The gods don't smile upon abusers either." "Alistair, you know full well those people never so much as touched a hair on your head wrong." "You don't know what happened in that home!" "I know what goes on in your head, boy. That tells me enough." "Whose side are you on, old man?" "...you know that I'll stand by you. An old codger like me won't back out of an oath." "Good... thank you." "That doesn't mean I approve of what you did." "You still don't understand..." "But I do, son. Listen, you can't stay here. Alistair, there'll be a target on your back now, and I reckon the demons will be haunting you tonight. You must leave." "Are you kicking me out?" "With a heavy heart... yes. It's for your own good. And the good of the other people in this village." "Don't lecture me." "Then get that rage under control and lasso those demons to serve you." "If only. I would say pray for me, but I think even the gods have turned their backs on me." "Never give up hope, son." "I'm off now. Thank you... for being the only one to ever love me." "My boy... allow my thoughts to follow you. Your journey will be perilous." "And I don't foresee a happy ending." __ "Why does a moth fly toward a light When it knows that it will be their demise? Why does a spider ever lay eggs When it knows its young will eat it alive? So goes love for something so cruel Because hate and love are not so different Merely two sides of the same debased coin Forged in darkness and sanctified in light" __▲