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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… .

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The being's massive, taloned hand reaches around behind Elina's waist and draws her bodily forward, stretching her frame to its limits before fixing its rope appendages about to keep her in place. Its other hand, now completely rejoined to the body proper, brings its charges up into her field of vision. But though she is aware of the runing brush and sorcerous inkwell being brought to bear, the Scholar finds herself lost in the hypnotic glare of the single eye, wherein a tornado of concentric, glowing rings spirals, gear-like, to the sound of a multitude of chanting voices. The glow emanating from the horrid, open maw is a harmonious echo of the chorus from which she can't withdraw.

Her spectacles are forgotten, and the protection they could provide her from the compelling gaze may as well be leagues distant. Elina's Scholarly thoughts are insistently directed to the back of her mind, out of the way of the storm of words, images, notes, and feelings that begin to course through the Hellbinder's aura. There is no slow beginning to the being's sorcery, no subtle start and slow growth as the weaving of the magic takes place--a geyser of magical power erupts before her, and quickly takes effect upon her person.

Somewhere in its hidden corner, her Scholarly awareness discerns a single, recognizable voice amongst the tumult, and bends its ear to listen.

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Demon's Due History Minute: For what it's worth, and whatever it means, this is my favorite image from the whole chapter, right here. A couple years ago when I requested references for this final sequence of Bookbinding, I asked Emily for "...One photo in profile, gagged and terrified without glasses, arms bound at side, showing you from about the hips up...[and]...[s]ame as above, gagged, but close-up on the shoulders, neck, and face...[h]er eyes (no glasses) are wide with terror..." She gave me eight images, three of which were closeups, with slightly different expressions and angles on her face and figure, and when I got those images, it really was like Christmas for me. . So, while I have changed some of the details in this final sequence, like how the Elina character ends up bound, and where that binding takes place in relation to the Undercellar, her reference material was perfect. End Demon's Due History Minute.

Elina was drawn with the awesome reference material provided by Emily at Feathered-pics . Thanks, Emily!

I relied on a number of references for this, the main one not being currently included in Emily's gallery.

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.

Description
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… .

The next page is here.

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The being's massive, taloned hand reaches around behind Elina's waist and draws her bodily forward, stretching her frame to its limits before fixing its rope appendages about to keep her in place. Its other hand, now completely rejoined to the body proper, brings its charges up into her field of vision. But though she is aware of the runing brush and sorcerous inkwell being brought to bear, the Scholar finds herself lost in the hypnotic glare of the single eye, wherein a tornado of concentric, glowing rings spirals, gear-like, to the sound of a multitude of chanting voices. The glow emanating from the horrid, open maw is a harmonious echo of the chorus from which she can't withdraw.

Her spectacles are forgotten, and the protection they could provide her from the compelling gaze may as well be leagues distant. Elina's Scholarly thoughts are insistently directed to the back of her mind, out of the way of the storm of words, images, notes, and feelings that begin to course through the Hellbinder's aura. There is no slow beginning to the being's sorcery, no subtle start and slow growth as the weaving of the magic takes place--a geyser of magical power erupts before her, and quickly takes effect upon her person.

Somewhere in its hidden corner, her Scholarly awareness discerns a single, recognizable voice amongst the tumult, and bends its ear to listen.

***********************************************

Demon's Due History Minute: For what it's worth, and whatever it means, this is my favorite image from the whole chapter, right here. A couple years ago when I requested references for this final sequence of Bookbinding, I asked Emily for "...One photo in profile, gagged and terrified without glasses, arms bound at side, showing you from about the hips up...[and]...[s]ame as above, gagged, but close-up on the shoulders, neck, and face...[h]er eyes (no glasses) are wide with terror..." She gave me eight images, three of which were closeups, with slightly different expressions and angles on her face and figure, and when I got those images, it really was like Christmas for me. . So, while I have changed some of the details in this final sequence, like how the Elina character ends up bound, and where that binding takes place in relation to the Undercellar, her reference material was perfect. End Demon's Due History Minute.

Elina was drawn with the awesome reference material provided by Emily at Feathered-pics . Thanks, Emily!

I relied on a number of references for this, the main one not being currently included in Emily's gallery.

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.