#dismeil

[erradox]

I got stuck on a song and had to draw the scene in my head.

This is Kolya, the vampire that took in Verdant in the pocket dimension they were both stuck in.

More info under cut:

In this situation, Kolya is basically saying "The only way out is death," specifically here referring to becoming vampire food.

Song links Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UjVQPtOpgs

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/6mi1qJnxW164dbHszk32z5?si=4153ac2b9b2f4910

I had planned for Kolya to be sitting among the ruins of a statue from the beginning, but it was in the sketch phase I decided to make the statue a lion. Because Verdant's prior parental figure was a cat beast, and Kolya is essentially replacing him.

Also, an awful fact: in Dismeil, those that die get devoured by a deity called The Old One. So the line directly before the one in this illustration, "God devoured that of father," is just plain awful, especially when paired with the lion statue. Darris was so much more of a father to Verdant than Kolya ever would be.

[erradox]

There's a vulture on my shoulder And he's telling me to give in Always hissing right in my ear Like it's coming from my own head It's got me mixed up, trying not to give up Tell me there's a way to get out of here.

Lyrics: VersaEmerge - Fixed At Zero