| Inside Job
 Obsidian  Original Characters  2017/1/8 23:50
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On a hunch I ask the Black Mantis to let me take a look at the vault where Parata's head was kept. I am given the passcodes and various other necessities required to enter without getting killed. I am also given free access to the security tapes. However, there's a stipulation...the imperial grand inquisitor known as "Shadowblade" has been assigned to accompany myself and Spydra during our investigation. He's a hot head but scary....reminds me of a movie sub-villain...he doesn't say much to anyone as we enter the vault but they're visibly intimidated by his presence.
"I am not sure what you hope to find that my investigators could not. I assure you we were very thorough."
His tone is derisive, and it's clear he's offended by our presence but he won't disobey the emperor, not if he wants to live very long anyway.
There's no prints, no trace of bypass equipment none of the standard tricks of the trade that professional thieves use. What amazes me the most is the sheer quantity of magical wards in place, with an equal number of passwords to get through them. There's no way anyone could get the passwords necessary to get through here without inside knowledge.
"Who was the guard on duty?"
"That would be Tarar, he is awaiting summary execution until YOUR investigation is completed."
"I'd like to question him please."
"I'll arrange it."
As soon as the inquisitor is out of earshot I grab hold of Spydra's arm and pull her close to me. In a hushed tone I tell her what my worst fear of this investigation is, and the only conclusion I can come to based on the evidence.
"Spydra, as much as I hate to say this, I think this is an inside job."
"The empirical evidence, or lack thereof, would seem to support your conclusion but who do you think could possibly be a prime suspect?"
"Hell I have no idea, but if I'm right, and they catch on to what we know the situation could prove very....dangerous."
"Then we keep our suspicions to ourselves?"
"Yes, and I know this goes against your faith, but I need you to keep your mistress in the dark as well. No one can know what we suspect."
Some time later, we're brought into an interrogation room with Tarar. We leave our weapons at the door as Tarar is something of a well trained killer as is the norm with all of the citizens of Mantis's empire. Tarar is not what I would call stupid or corrupt. His dossier is so clean it squeaks. he has no money issues or any family problems, in fact his life here could not be more ideal.
The Inquisitor brings me a small box which contains a shiny gold ring.
"What's this for?"
"This ring will vibrate whenever anyone within 50 feet speaks falsely."
"It detects lies?"
"Yes."
"What's the fallibility level on this thing?"
"Zero."
"Really? What if he believes what he's saying is true even if it isn't?"
""Well, yes I suppose that could be a problem."
"So 99 percent then?"
With that he storms out. Sometimes I'm a jerk just to bring down some smug ass a peg or two. I ask the standard questions and even have the Tarar lie a couple of times on purpose just test the ring, which works fantastically by the way. But it's not until my sword teleports to my hand that he starts to look nervous. he knows who I am and that my blade is much like the emperor's in every way...and he keeps his hands very still. He won't dare touch the thing for fear of death, but I have no intention of killing him. No I focus the magic of the sword on a little known spell that compels a subject to answer 5 questions truthfully regardless of whether or not they want to. The subject is immediately aware of the presence of the spell. Which should have this guy quaking in his boots but he doesn't seem nervous at all.
"Question one: How is your family life?"
"No things are fine at home."
Question two: Any financial problems at home?
"No sir, the empire provides for all that we could ever want and I make an excellent wage here, enough to live rather luxuriously actually."
Question three: Anyone have blackmailing you?
"No."
Question four: Were you otherwise coerced into allowing an unknown person into the vault?
"No sir, the lady knew all the passcodes and had all the right credentials. She seemd shady so I called for authorization and she was cleared. I told the Inquisitor the same thing."
Question five: Who authorized the suspect to enter into the vault?"
"The order came from the emperor himself, I spoke with him on the comm."
"An inspection of the comm records shows there was not communication at the time you say you spoke to the emperor."
With each question the ring remains still, not so much as a twitch. If he's lying he's got some kind of powerful magic backing him up. I thank him and send him back to his cell. After some time I return to the vault to check the communication records myself. I'm looking for traces of unrecorded communications. The communications system on a vessel (I use the term loosely)it's tough to completely erase those kinds of records completely. A voice from nowhere just about scares the holy crap out of me.
'How can I assist you Obsidian?"
It's the damned computer. The realization brings my heart rate back down as I realize it's a simple AI interface.
"Computer, can you show me all communication records for the day of the theft, for the entire ship?"
"There were approximately 1,234,946,647,342 transmissions at that time."
The numbers are astronomical, but then I have a stroke of genius.
"Compute can send me a copy of the guard's fingerprints?"
"What do you need those for?" Spydra asks.
"I'm hoping that I'm right but I'm playing a hunch. Computer which consoles are used to check in."
The computer indicates a console near the door.
"Excellent, and which console is used to get authorization should a visitor be suspicious?"
As the panel lights up I smile wide and proud. They're not the same console. The one lit by the computer isn't the same as the one used for daily security logs. This means if he did in fact have a conversation then he'd have to have left behind his fingerprint on the screen...and sure enough...
"Bingo!"
"Did you find what you were looking for?"
"Indeed I did, food old fashioned detective work wins again."
A thorough check of the security logs reveals that while there was no transmission that day, there hasn't been one in over a century. So why would the guard's fingerprints be on the screen, Video records up until the day of the theft show he has never stepped foot over at that section since being assigned this post. Somebody with top level access altered the records, and deleted the transmission. Only six people have the access level required to do this and It's up to me to find out where each and every one of them was at the time and possibly beforehand. Looks like everyone is gonna be stuck here for a while. I'm not looking forward to telling them the news. |
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| Usurper Damascus
MF Original Characters 2017/1/7 17:39
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| A rough bio-sheet for Usurper Damascus, the first great villain my OC's Red, White & Blue will fight in their upcoming comic book series. His attitude is kind of a combination of the arrogance of Namor the Sub-Mariner, not just the nautical theme, and the megalomania of Dr. Doom. |
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| CAT FURY
halcon89 Other Comics 2017/1/7 15:01
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| Best of 2016
Tazman Heromorph Awards 2017/1/7 14:13
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some great work was done this year.
here are some of the artist I think were at the top of the list.
Tiangtam
Jinky
Tazman
TemporalDave
Lordcoyote
Pijon
Halcon89
Saur |
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| Buddy Selfie...
magnusch DC Comics 2017/1/7 2:15
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| Just best buds taking a selfie...but whose that watching from the window? |
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| Adventure: The Miss From S.I.S. #3
Dragondack Other Comics 2017/1/7 0:51
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Reports of UFOs have increased,
as have indications of an outbreak of something like the Sexual plague.
Whether it is the work of a power hungry mad man or aliens
from outer space is the question that Crystal-Lynn White must answer.
If she can get past the Sex hungry Guards at Area 51.
Agent Salt is just the ingredient needed to finish this case off. |
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| Best of 3D - 2016
pijon Monthly and other challenges 2017/1/6 2:10
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Holy crap! I forgot how much just how much great 3D work there was this year! A tip of the hat to brianp21361, pijon, Magnusch, Machobubba, DrunkenDragon, CMK24601, Drawwolf25, Nagillum, PaulSutton, Scriptron, Tiangtam, Halcon89, Whiz, Vash99, Starchild, Vektor, Hiram67, Dark Wanderer, robert2654, jebny, lordcoyote and Obsidian.
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| Dragon, Lava
Obsidian Original Characters 2017/1/5 23:37
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| The Mining colony of Tenaera 7 was the first to record the presence of a type of dragon that dwells within molten lava. It was thought that only great red dragons could withstand such temperatures of a volcano, but even they do not dwell within the lava itself. Lava Dragons however, can and do make their nests within the molten stone and are unharmed by the intense heat which is enough to destroy anything that isn't an earth elemental. For this reason it is believed that the Lava Dragon mat be an elemental of some sort. They are massive creatures and even a hatchling is no mere thing at roughly 14 ft in length, but the adults have been recorded at up to 185 feet in length. Sadly the mining colony did not survive their encounter as the dragons are highly aggressive towards lesser creatures. The planet has thus been quarantined, and other molten worlds are being scrutinized for the presence of Lava Dragons. Should they prove to be as prolific as their other cousins mining companies may have to find new worlds to excavate. |
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| A Typical Day...
magnusch DC Comics 2017/1/5 20:42
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Just another day at the Hall....enjoy!
(Look...more Plastic Man, as promised) |
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| VIXENS OF VALOR! (Final color) by Jinky Coronado, Mel Joy & Mae Hao
JinkyCoronado Other Comics 2017/1/5 7:20
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Starting 2017 out right: With final full color on our VIXENS OF VALOR poster.
Created by Marc Heller and David Campiti. Layout by me, finished art and character designs by Mel Joy San Juan, and color by Katrina Mae Hao.
Hope you like it!
Hugs,
-- Jinky
VIXENS OF VALOR TM & Marc Heller & Glass House Graphics
Art © 2017 Marc Heller & Glass House Graphics
www.jinkycoronado.com |
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| VULCANA
halcon89 Other Comics 2017/1/4 13:17
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| For use in Best of 2016 Challenge
Dark Wanderer Heromorph Awards 2017/1/4 12:38
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Here you will find an updated award in various styles.
With a Base in .png and jpg format |
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| BEST 2016
halcon89 ! 3D Art ! 2017/1/4 10:14
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ESTOS SON LOS QUE VI LOS MEJORES DEL 2016
HAY MUY BUENOS PERO NO PODIA PONER TODOS JEJEJE |
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| For use in Best of 2016 Challenge
Dark Wanderer Heromorph Awards 2017/1/4 9:38
2002 4
Here you will find an updated award in various styles.
With a Base in .png and jpg formate
Without a Base in .png and jpg format |
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| Barda V2
tiangtam DC Comics 2017/1/4 9:23
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Someone mentioned that my first version look a lot like my WW model so I changed her up a little and this is what I ended up using for the Xmas render...also I added metal to her suit after this  |
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| The Miracle Makers 2017
daswook Original Characters 2017/1/4 5:20
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| It's been a few years since I've posted anything anywhere. Two jobs, two grandkids, and a house makes it almost impossible to have time to draw. Almost... |
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| ZATANNA
halcon89 Original Characters 2017/1/3 12:15
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| Deadpool Shootout
robert2654 Marvel Comics 2017/1/2 13:34
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| Still looking for Francis |
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| LADY GOLDING
halcon89 Other Comics 2017/1/2 11:19
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| OzZy´s Best of 2016
Oz2y Monthly and other challenges 2017/1/2 7:44
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| Synthetic Pets
Obsidian Original Characters 2017/1/2 0:24
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| In a rare moment of serenity, we see Obsidian mask having a simple exchange with his newest pet. Truthfully he's more of a dog person but he's worried of offending his first mate Shadawar so the synthetic Wyvern will have to suffice. Wyverns are notoriously hostile towards other creatures and rarely, if ever, tamed. This synthetic pet however, is another matter entirely. Synthetic pets are typically smaller than 5 feet in length and rarely grow beyond that. They are Synthezoids, a type of organic android capable of doing nearly everything their living counterparts can do. They are however, 100 percent reliable and generally safe to be around unless programmed otherwise. They can grow like many living creatures or be purchased as full adults and are completely legal to own in nearly any system. In the case of this Wyvern however, many laws have been broken, it is lethal, poisonous, and breathes fire, it has an on board computational capacity of a small supercomputer capable of 75,000 computations per nanosecond. it is incapable of speech but can patch into Obsidian's transmission frequencies to send text messages in an emergency. It is essentially immortal (Highly illegal) and possesses a full surveillance package exceeding many modern handheld models. It also possesses one superpower (also highly illegal) the ability to transform into organic steel, making the creature nearly impervious to nearly any conventional weaponry. Like any dragon it possesses natural optical camouflage complete with texture adaption. This Wyvern is a gift from the Black Mantis and has been specially engineered by The Black Mantis personally. Needless to say this little winged lizard is far more than it's outward appearance would suggest..When asked Obsidian simply tells curious people that the dragon is a hatchling that simply bonded with him when it's mother was killed (presumably by him)...this is of course a baldfaced lie. |
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| Barda and Miracle
tiangtam DC Comics 2017/1/1 16:38
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| Here's Version 1 of Barda that I made while designing her look for Pijons gift |
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| William Christopher Tribute
Dragondack TV and Movies 2016/12/31 21:13
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Actor William Christopher, best known as the
earnest, soft-spoken U.S. Army priest Father
Francis Mulcahy on the hit television comedy
"M*A*S*H," died on Saturday at his home in
Pasadena, California,age 84 according to his agent. |
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| Oceana de la Noche
MF Original Characters 2016/12/31 16:30
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| My last pic of 2016 is this bio-sheet for Oceana de la Noche, the right hand woman and bodyguard to Usurper Damascus, the first major enemy for my original superheroines Red, White & Blue. The bio-sheet for Usurper Damascus will be up in a week or so since my artist needs info about these characters to complete the first issue of the RW&B comic book which will be out (hopefully) very soon. |
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| Heromorph Christmas 2016 To Heromorph Secret Santas from DragonDack
Secret_Santa secret santa 2016/12/30 14:54
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| Heromorph Christmas 2016 To Jr from DrunkDragon
Secret_Santa secret santa 2016/12/30 14:51
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“No Longer Mint In Package…”
Message to Jr….
Mixed media for ya, so ya don’t think I’m only one of those 3D nerds (which I am)
Here’s Empowered as a manip, with bonuses Jinky and Sabine action figures. And Special Bonus: Wilfred!
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and I hope your presents are just as interesting. |
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| Heromorph Christmas 2016 To Ozzy from Alex
Secret_Santa secret santa 2016/12/30 14:48
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| Heromorph Christmas 2016 To Tiangtam from Ozzy
Secret_Santa secret santa 2016/12/30 14:47
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| Heromorph Christmas 2016 To Tazman from Pijon
Secret_Santa secret santa 2016/12/30 14:46
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| Heromorph Christmas 2016 To Pijon from Tiangtam
Secret_Santa secret santa 2016/12/30 14:44
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| Heromorph Christmas 2016 To Magnusch from Jr
Secret_Santa secret santa 2016/12/30 14:42
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| Heromorph Christmas 2016 To DW from Drawolf25
Secret_Santa secret santa 2016/12/30 14:25
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| "This the Best amazons can do?" |
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| Heromorph Christmas 2016 To DrunkDragon from Magnusch
Secret_Santa secret santa 2016/12/30 14:19
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| Heromorph Christmas 2016 To Drawolf25 from B
Secret_Santa secret santa 2016/12/30 14:18
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| Heromorph Christmas 2016 To B from Tazman
Secret_Santa secret santa 2016/12/30 14:18
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