Phase #4

Conflict:

Hostilities resume between the renegade Vauzem forces and the Vatali-Odanite Cohort for the fate of Quermia.

The Breakdown:

Fires raged throughout the firmament as attack ships burned off of the shoulder of Quermia, their fractured C-beams glittering in the dark near the Perlemian Gate. When the O.U.S.C. requested an inspection of the Medical Ship flying Vauzem colors during the Life Day Armistice, under concerns that the vessel had been acting as a staging point and armament transport for the belligerent forces, the Vauzem Separatists opened fire on the Vatali-Odanite Cohort beginning a series of operations to either reclaim or destroy the vessel that had been a source of speculation for weeks.

This was how the Life Day Armistice ended, an act of aggression in the wake of perfidy.

The rage of the combat in the skies above Quermia was such that the soldiers afield below stood in awe, knowing their fragile peace afforded over the holidays had come to an end, but stricken by the terrible beauty and devastation caused as the fighting began among the stars, the debris of broken vessels giving way to prismatic sprays as the hypermatter fuel of their fusion drives painted the night's sky.

The Competition:

Sometimes, beauty is born from tragedy. As the armistice comes to pass, the soldiers on the planet's surface are unaware of how the conflict will emerge, and who or what will take form. They only know for sure that the hauntingly beautiful sky of that night was an omen.

• The Competition is to paint a night's sky broken by prismatic/rainbow bursts or aurora effects.
• Supporting features, landscapes, and characters are strongly recommended.
• For Clarity Sake, and Eligibility, submissions must be detailed, stick figures will not be accepted.
• This competition will be graded using the Herald Graphics Grading Rubric
• Acceptable formats for this competition are: .PNG, .JPG, or .PDF
• Any Mediums are acceptable.
• AI Generated Submissions will not be accepted.

Note: All entries must be original artwork and if any resources are used that are not original must be cited in the submission box.