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The next page is here: faile35.deviantart.com/art/Boo… . For more information on the entire series, read the "'Demon's Due' Defined" journal entry here faile35.deviantart.com/journal… or the "'Demon's Due' Plus" journal entry here faile35.deviantart.com/journal… .***********************************************
Reading Jervil's account, Elina is horrified at the description of the sorcerous working that follows. Part ceremony, part violation, the ordeal to which the possessed rat-man subjected the Cat Witch is like nothing the Scholar has ever heard of in her years of study. While details sound deceptively sexual, the niece of Anjerome Villios knows her uncle's words even when written by the pen of another, and she hears in between the inked lines a vile plundering of the Cat Witch's soul that is worse than a ravishing of her body. The inscription of the siphoning rune of Jervil's design consumes two runemotes, one in the creation of the cold water and ink solution and another in merging that painted sigil to the Cat Witch's flesh above her womb, fully described aloud to the horrified victim as each dip and stroke of the brush further seals her fate.
Perhaps more abominable still is the air of regret that lightly laces the rat-man's words: "Had I more time, dear Annalae, I could perhaps have found another way. Though we were initially at odds, you and fair Callista have proven to be useful allies in my hunger-driven quest, and no one of your kind deserves the fate I have painted on your flesh, not even for the glorious purpose to which it consigns you and your valuable connection to the Dreamstalker. But I also know, Cat Witch, that you are no stranger to the hungers that drive the males of your kind, for pleasure, plenty, and even peace. That hunger is magnified within me a hundredfold, and I am only one fragment of the whole being who resides within these darkened corridors. Should the Harbinger arrive and find me thus, it will mean the destruction of Dernhem and all within it, including you, dear Annalae. So, your sad lot is to serve me in this way or perish utterly at the Harbinger's hands. I understand you will hate me for not giving you that choice, but now gaze upon me as I gather the power that courses into me from your womb and take that last leap to a form that may stay the Harbinger's hand and halt the hunger within."
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Again, just for clarification, it is the official stand of the creator of this storyline and image that no sex is occurring in this event. I think that is suggested rather strongly by the above description, but if not, please feel free to note me with a way to say it more effectively.
Oh, and the next page will be a bit different from most others in this story, particularly in the type of nudity that it presents. Just sayin'...Annalae was drawn using Lindsey's photos for reference. Thanks, Lindsey!
Enjoy!
Note: Bookbinding and Demon's Due are a work of fantasy and fiction. The artist/creator in no way condones real mistreatment of this kind toward any woman or man, by living person, gremlin, plant, assassin, ratman, viscous fluid, programmed device, animated home furnishings, or otherworldly spiritual beings. Furthermore, the artist opposes the marginalizing and restriction of women in general by any institution, political and/or religious, including those which have individual women amongst their membership touting/promoting their own happiness within that institution as evidence that ALL women should feel the same way. This includes the religion I was raised in and which I have utterly discarded from my life over this and other issues.
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That is Jervil the rat-man in transition to his new form, pictured on the next page.
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I hope his new form is really really tall
Love your style, its so lush, yet sinister.
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Yeah, he's pretty tall. Compare the "before" and "after" height against the bed posts in these two images.
Before: faile35.deviantart.com/art/Cat…
After: faile35.deviantart.com/art/Boo…
The women in the story tend to come up to the base of the candles.
Thanks! I'm glad you like it.
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Its such a wonderful, curvy dark style you have. And if you make it bigger.....well for some bigger is better....
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Gotcha. Hang in there, 'cause "bigger" is about to show up... 
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OMG.
Faile, are you teasing, or warning ?
Either way, I think I like it
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Well, "both" seems like the best answer. 
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Both? Now you are doubling down on me.
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One can only hope, and place their bets accordingly.
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You wicked man; leaving the fate of your imperiled maidens...in the hands of chance and seedy wagers.
To be safe, I suppose I should bet on Black and hedge my bet.
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Not a novel per se, since it relies on the art so much. It'll be akin to a graphic novel, and it'll be rather long. But "epic"? Well, that'll be up to you to decide.
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I would love to see a Epic Graphic Novel!
Please tell me, writer to writer. How do you get your ideas?
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Cool! Honestly, I don't know how I get ideas, but I know things that influence the process: (1) Looking at beautiful women, (2) listening to dramatic movie soundtracks, (3) drawing a single picture that pops into my head, (4) letting the mind wander while I draw, (5) talking about it with creative commenters. In hindsight I know that elements of this story have grown from other stories/books I've read (the New Testament, for starters) and images I've seen (Frazetta, and an old, hard-to-find book called "Down in the Dungeon" with multiple images telling a story). Also included are ideas that come from allegorically looking at my personal life and things I'm passionate about along with some ironic developments of it. In a few cases I've chosen those things arbitrarily. But it starts with a character I can see and care about, without doubt. And you--how do you get your ideas?
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Most of my ideas come from games, movies, books, and music. History plays a good part, but my favourite way is from dreams. As for my characters, most of them resembles real life people-- I just change the names around and add a different personality. The book I'm writing is a epic fiction-- set in another world and really creepy. The narrater will get in the head of different characters, and see what goes around them through there eyes. Each character will have a different story and background. I try to make the characters as human as possible, giving them strengths and weaknesses. The novel will deal with war, love, sex, gambling, faith, magic, politics, sacrifice, redemption, betrayal, so on and so forth. The book is planned to be around 400-600 pages, my guess around 150,000 words. You have a grab imagination and I really enjoy your work.
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Very cool! Dreams and interpretations of them have been a good basis for great stories, I think. It sounds like you've got a real cool one on your hands. Good luck with it. 
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No problem, and thank you for the watch and compliments.
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For what it's worth, the I didn't think for a second that there was any sort of physical violation going on, this image or the last, though that perhaps comes from having read and re-read the disclaimers on your images as well as knowing it would somehow not 'fit' the story. Of course, I agree with several others ... in some ways what's actually happening to poor Annalae is perhaps somehow worse though I'd just as soon not get into that sort of debate.
That said, darknessence already mentioned the part of the image that really 'pops' ... that being the dawning horror on Elina's face as she seems to realize just how close a call she might've had down in the cellar a few days ago.
As for the next page having a different 'type of nudity' ... I'm feeling a distinct mixture of curiosity and trepidation!
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As far as Elina is concerned, I suspect also that she might be entertaining second thoughts about having so bravely and naively volunteered to be the next course on the menu, so to speak. She still hasn't seen the Hellbinder, who certainly is nightmarish enough in reality, but if her imagination is building upon what she has experienced, and what she's now reading, she must be having a fit!
I, too, share Erick's unwillingness to enter into a debate as to the relative heinousness of any particular dark act. What I do feel, is that telling a dark tale requires showing and describing dark deeds. This is, after all, a work of erotic horror fantasy fiction. I trust Jeff to avoid the gratuitous, and to show only what is essential to the progress of the story. Annalae's violation, whatever its nature, is pivotal to the ongoing narrative at this point, and needs to be revealed clearly, in order to clarify its meaning and importance.
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Yeah... I'd say a violation of the soul is somehow worse than that of the physical body. The latter is often quoted as being a temple for the former; to pursue the metaphor, a temple can be cleansed after a defilement. What Rat-boy does to poor Annalae, her own murderous tendencies aside for the moment, warrants a lot more than a spear through the head/solar plexus and concussion (which he obviously left the gremlin to reap the benefits of). I'm almost at a loss to say what punishment could equal justice for his atrocities save perhaps to endure the same things he himself has inflicted...
Anyways this is a great image, and now for something completely different...
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"I think that is suggested rather strongly by the above description, but if not, please feel free to note me with a way to say it more effectively."
Yeah, these last couple of illustrations are on the fine line between suggested and actual rape. 
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If this isn't an absolutely classic "Mwah-ha-hah, alas me proud beauty! Now is the time for you to meet a fate worse than death" moment, then I can't imagine what would be. Jervil could even perform the mustache-twirling gesture that goes with it. Annalae may not be the only person who has ended up with body art that they regret, but somehow I think her misgivings go a little further than most.
Once again, Jeff, your talent for capturing expressions serves you very well. It would be natural to focus on the bug-eyed terror on Annalae's face, perhaps in part because she is also naked and chained up so attractively, but my preference is for Elina's dawning horror as she realizes that a very similar fate may have awaited her at the hands ( tiny as they might be) of Demon- gremlin and the zombie three, which, by the by, sounds like the name of a truly awful band, doesn't it? Maybe the real reason for their single-minded obsession with capturing Elina has something to do with their conviction that she was somehow responsible for the loss of their lucrative gig in the Runemote Room of the Fair Harvest Inn? Of course, that may have also have been due to Albert's very belated awareness that the living dead don't necessarily do the best job playing live!
Of course, now that you've reintroduced Elina's image to our awareness, you must recognize that you have inevitably begun to reawaken our interest in discovering her own horrible, inescapable, delicious fate. Not that I'm rushing you: I, amongst many others, have been awaiting these images of Annalae for some time, and, as far as I'm concerned, you can slip in as many of this style and quality of picture as you like. However, Elina is still flaunting her status as the one that got away, and I feel that this rather violates the natural order of things here in Jeff's world. Her capture would, and hopefully will, indicate a tying up of loose ends, in more than one sense....
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Thanks! I'm glad you perceived it that way. And your assumptions about Elina's reaction and expression here are spot on. Also, I am very much looking forward to a return to Elina's story proper. I actually got most of it to the ink stage months ago, and it's still sitting there, shouting at me from the drawing boards across the room.
Finally, as bad as "Demon Gremlin and the Zombie Three" sounds for a band, I still think it's better than the Reacharound Rodeo Clowns (albeit lyrical), Accidentally Goat Sodomy (can't think about it), and the ever popular Toad the Wet Sprocket (wait, the what?). 
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Maybe if they went for "The Ungrateful Dead!"
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It turns out the majority of Jervil's violations consist of dangling loogies inches above Annalae's face, and then sucking them right back in before they make contact. The fiend...
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Eww. Now that's just unforgiveable!
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wait, no sex? with all the talk of ravishing her body, that is EXACTLY what it sounds like. elina's expression doesn't help either.
i actually mean this in a good way, i think. the image is very powerful, but that little tidbit leaves me confused cause it stands in complete opposition to everything this image and the description tells me.
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Really looking forward to the come-uppance of the villains in this. Thanks for another great piece of the story.
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Jervil will get his (again) within another couple of pages. Thanks and you're welcome.
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Wow, another brilliant display in which a talented writer may use the vivid imagination of their audience to set the disturbing and horrific scene for them. Often, admittedly, I'm offended by such things, because they're the sort of trauma I make for myself that I can't seem to shake off easily and often kill my drive to continue on in such a story. But I can't deny the masterful means by which it is executed. So I applaud it (even if somehow my morals feel tested by it). Your art to accompany only further enhances the experience, so well done in both regards.
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Thank you! I appreciate the comment. It wasn't an easy piece to draw, and I understand that different subject matter challenges different people differently, but anything flirting with these themes is going to be testy for some. For the record, my intent was to flirt with the line here on DA, but not cross it. The line seems to be drawn at actual sexual contact, which I feel is not reached here in the image nor the description. In fact, I think other images (like the page immediately preceding this) are closer to crossing that line. Also, as I see it, the characters themselves would likely be thinking about the potential of such an evil act being committed given what's happening. But that doesn't mean it has to happen in the official story presented here on DA. Also, as horrific as rape is, I find the intent and attempt to commit murder much more horrific; I had a real struggle drawing the sequence when Anna was trying to strangle Elina back in Bare Necessities, and when Anna was holding the gremlin's severed head a few pages back in this chapter. For that matter, Drea's bloodthirsty execution of Jervil (which will show up again in another couple of pages) was difficult to draw, even though I knew she couldn't really end the character that way. Again, thank you for the compliment and insights.
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Well, the implication is that something much worse than rape is also happening behind it all, making it even more horrific. I'm actually very much reminded of something I read once from SCP Foundation, which was also lacking in description and equally horrible, I'll link it www.scp-wiki.net/scp-231 This is an example of using the reader's own imagination against them. Without really saying anything you get a good idea of what's happening and yet they assure you that whatever you imagine, what is actually happening is much worse.
As for murder, I think (in fiction) killing a character off is sometimes far more merciful than many other things. Anything affecting the soul is also touchy for me, as the possibility of "oblivion", total and utter non-existence is a great fear of mine, no matter how silly and misplaced that might seem. So admittedly, reading your story gave me the impression of such a thing occurring and therefore made it even more horrific to me. On top of that, it seems that mainstrearm (at least as far as the States are concerned) is far more easily accepted than sexual crimes, so the scenes of violence in this story haven't really impacted me since I'm utterly desensitized to it
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Yes, I think you've identified several issues underlying the attitudes held by individuals and by people of cultures when it comes to media of this kind. That link is indeed disturbing, which likely suggests my imagination took the information offered and ran a marathon with it. I think "flirting with the line" is likely to do exactly that. I've drawn lots of women in sexually compromising positions in the pages of this storyline, and then I've decorated it with other subtle (and not-so-subtle) elements that suggest sexuality to the viewer. I guess the sandbox of my mind is a very sexual world. 
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