[O - I06]- Yetornius: Inferno

[JesseCarley]

Fresh from the frigid swamps of Livgorn, the oppressive heat of Yetornius hit Hernan like a wall, even through his OctanCorp© Survival Suit™. He carefully picked his way across the broken landscape, keeping a watchful eye on the leathery shapes riding the thermal currents far above him, and patting out the embers that occasionally threatened to set his poncho alight.

He had just been beginning to examine one of the strange crystalline deposits he had spied from the air. It was the wrong colour for Awesomnium, but he thought that the extreme pressures and temperatures of the volcanic planet might have altered its structure in some way...

Afterwards, he wasn't sure what had alerted him. A shadow? A subtle change in air currents? Or instincts honed by years of exploration?

Whatever it was, he ducked, just in time, as the creature swooped directly over his head. The crystal he had been examining slipped from his grasp, tumbling into the lava flow and vanishing without a trace. Scrambling to his feet, he looked into the impassive face of the bizarre creature, its bat-like ears twitching as it emitted a low-pitched, guttural ticking. The white markings around it's neck reminded him of Father Mendez, the ancient priest who had practically run the small village he had grown up in.

Gripping the haft of his axe, he weighed his options. The creature would be ungainly here on the ground. On the other hand, there were plenty more of them soaring overhead, and if they decided to swarm him he could be in real trouble.

The decision was made for him when, letting out a screech, the creature charged at him, tottering forward on its spindly legs. He ran, leaping across the lava flows, dodging gouts of flame and blobs of molten rock. He could still hear the creature skittering along behind him, but his landing craft was within sight.

https://flic.kr/p/tHVPCT]I06-Yetornius: Inferno[/url] by https://www.flickr.com/photos/133432149@N03/]Jesse Carley[/url], on Flickr

https://flic.kr/p/tFAa37]I06-Yetornius: Inferno[/url] by https://www.flickr.com/photos/133432149@N03/]Jesse Carley[/url], on Flickr

https://flic.kr/p/tFA8qu]I06-Yetornius: Inferno[/url] by https://www.flickr.com/photos/133432149@N03/]Jesse Carley[/url], on Flickr

https://flic.kr/p/tHBord]I06-Yetornius: Inferno[/url] by https://www.flickr.com/photos/133432149@N03/]Jesse Carley[/url], on Flickr

https://flic.kr/p/tJ2YA6]I06-Yetornius: Inferno[/url] by https://www.flickr.com/photos/133432149@N03/]Jesse Carley[/url], on Flickr

[goatman461]

cool lava canals and nice lava gysers, great job

[pombe]

Intense! I feel the heat from here!

Awesome build, I love the use of the trans-orange projectiles and the creature. I also love how clean the build is, and how well written the story is.

[WickNole]

Great idea on lava. I think I've never seen such technique earlier.

As for the pictures... I really recommend to do the shadows adjustment. At least.

And there's something wrong with the links. Please check.

[Big Sal]

That first shot really conveys the action - nice job!

[Lady K]

Nicely done! I like the creature! Good story as well.

Edited May 28, 2015 by Lady K

[Commander Beltar]

Great job on the lava and the rocks! That creature looks cool too. The parts that you used for the lava...sprouts?... is a cool technique. And the photographs show a real sense of action of the chase.

[narbilu]

Steamin! Nice build, good presentation of lava and the alien is cool!

[Boxerlego]

Wow that very intense scene. Looks almost like the planet about to explode. Great Job!

[Dannylonglegs]

I love the snot work on the rocks there! Excellent use of that missile peice! And I love the bat demon monster too! Great work!

~Insectoid Aristocrat

[Andromedas Gates]

The judges awarded you 3 points.

[Space Terrapin]

The lava technique is very effective, especially in that last photo. And I like the creature to, well done for depicting Yetornius' predatory life!