I am so sorry for my absence! Kara and I have been working nonstop of the scripting phase of our webcomic, so I haven’t been doing much art as of late… To make up for it, this last week I’ve been burning down the candle to make these! These are Soul Wines, and I had a lot of fun making them. Kara and I have been talking, and they’ll be stickers for sure, and possibly charms/keychains!!!
Here’s the excerpt we have for them. ^v^
Soul Wine.
Souls can be used in a variety of ways, but a common one for Demons to use is Soul Wine. It is a ‘wine’ that has the appearance of stars in a bottle, most of the time, the liquid is semi-transparent to not very, but can be seen through (look to: Apache Tears stones). Upon peering in, sometimes one can see a 'star’ or tiny ball of light– a soul. The wine is made by adding a minimum of 8 to thousands of souls in a bottle, and letting it keep for a number of years, after all of the souls’ essence has melded into the dark/transparent black color the wine is known for.
A 'cheap’ wine is made when souls of the wrong kind of sin are put in the same bottle. It tastes poor, and like a gross mix of 'flavor.’ Humans and mortals cannot drink this wine, as the monstrous entity that is the combination of souls will attempt to overtake the drinker’s body, and add their soul to the concoction before possessing the empty shell. These die fast due to the lack of the correct host, but are extremely dangerous.
Soul Wine can change in appearance, and there are different kinds for each sin.
Wrath, for instance, is the darkest of the seven in color, and the bottle housing such aggressive souls will occasionally rattle with fury. The souls inside will sometimes take the appearance of hands attempting to break the glass.
Greed sometimes has a gold 'stars’ instead of white, and occasionally gems, currency, and precious metals will accumulate on the bottom. Don’t place your hand inside, or it will try to pull you in as well. This does not matter if you are a demon, immortal, or not. Drinking it is fine for immortals, but do not take things that are not yours.
Lust smells like the things you already adore, normally the perfume of a person you love and/or the scent of your favorite place. It is the most aromatic of the seven drinks. Drinking it sometimes makes you a little more truthful than you want to be. There are lipstick stains and lavender that appear on the inside, though this is not necessarily what it smells like.
Looking into the bottle of Envy will make you see what you desire the most. Different than Lust, it shows you what you desperately want, and cannot have, or have yet to achieve. Glancing inside, sometimes you will see eyes watching you back. Green smoke billows from it.
Gluttony is pitch black, and consumes light. Nothing glows from inside it, though there are souls within the mixture. Sharp teeth curl around the inside of the bottle, and will eat anything that falls into it. The more souls in a bottle of Gluttony, the more teeth there will be.
Pride is the lightest coloring of Soul Wine, and is known for its sparkle. It literally glitters as it’s poured into a glass, and occasionally rings and pear necklaces, and diamond earrings will fall out as well. The bottle radiates glowing light with a dark shadow underneath. Sometimes peacock feathers are inside.
Sloth is thicker than the others, and pours out with the viscosity of honey. The souls in this bottle are larger than average and function in the glass like ice cubes, floating lazily to the top. If you squint, you can see text and words floating around. Sometimes these words grant inspiration, though you may have to battle with the desire to give any effort to such ideas. Sometimes sand gathers at the bottom.
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Today is the day! 💙💖
URUSaaA愛 (URUSaaAAi) -【電圧空 -Bloodmoon- / Sora Denatsu】
Gift art for my lovely wife! @a-fading-light
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There is a certain kind of silence when Death descends upon the living.
We had a great time at Retromania Denver this weekend! Thank you everyone who came to hangout with us!
Your threats are worthless.
If you are my foe, cease this prattle,
and raise your blade.
Sona!! because I can’t decide if I want to be a cat, a bat, or a robot-
Raised under harsh expectations, a dangerously competitive sibling and an expansive library, Vesperling Williams is a bit of a prodigy, a fast learner and an even faster problem solver (of most things). His mother was a powerful Necromancer, and his father was a man of many magics, considered to be one of the most powerful magic users in the world. This eventually led to Vesper, who inherited both of their combined magics when he was born, enough that it caused his mother’s death upon birth. As powerful as that makes him, he cannot use all of his magic freely as his father can, resulting in magical recoil. Vesper, with all the magic in him, experiences magical recoil often; there are few spells he can complete without damaging himself purely because he cannot always control the amount of magic he puts forth. This doesn’t happen with alchemy and summoning/necromancy, as one is given to him naturally as an ability through his mother and the other involves the mixing of magical properties, not creating elements/things from nothing. Thankfully the amount of recoil he receives lessens after Volt is summoned because the Demon can balance it out, though there is still risk of injury with any ability Volt isn’t naturally gifted with. When he was eighteen, he summoned the Wrath Demon known as Volt (Voluntas), and had a very simple contract that puzzled the irritable Infernal: “I wish for a best friend.” Volt agreed, seeing that such a contract would be easy, and that he would gain a powerful soul in return, though warned the human exactly what would happen to him. Vesper wholeheartedly accepted. Most people at the time found it unnerving for the young man to be followed by ominous creatures like hellhounds or Infernal Dragons, but Vesper always assured them he was in no trouble! After all, Volt was his best friend! Now that he’s a few years older, Vesper currently is a Senior in Westborough College of Magi (WCOM), only a few months away from graduating. His true major follows his natural abilities, Summoning/Necromancy, and has a sub in Alchemy. (Necromancy is a subcategory of Summoning, as it is summoning a specific thing– souls– hense why Vesper can perform Summoning with relative ease.) In his downtime, Vesper loves cooking and baking. If you ask him why, he’ll say it’s similar to Alchemy, and easy to follow. In his late teen years, he started subbing magical ingredients to his food instead of the regular option, to see what would happen, of if he could make something completely new! (Think like food buffs in video games lol.) He’s a pretty cheerful guy with a steep level of patience, and rarely loses it. But like any person, he has his bad moments, and has to fight self deprecation built on a family competing for their father’s attention. It’s a rough time, but he’s got Voluntas to help him keep it together.
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More AU stuff <3
A Made in Abyss OC. Otherwise known as the Lord of Destruction. Marz is a very quiet individual, keeping to himself. He has a large stature, though this is unknown if it is cause of his metallic limbs, or if his height had always been towering. He is around 7.9 ft tall. A Sovereign that prefers to delve alone, but is frequently seen in groups due to his desire to assist and aid in the Abyss.
Commissions: Open • 27 • She/He/They/Any • Please ask if you wish to use my art for something! • Header is a collab between me and my wife @rockwell-light ❤️
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