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Some of the best animations ever are done by students. Then they seem to vanish into life and the grind. :^ But with the interweb these days more folks can see their art!
But it's still awesome and thank you for sharing it!
that's all I can say, just, really, beautiful!
very impressive; maybe the students should make their own company jut so they can avoid the industry slog, this is breath-taking
Well, I never knew you until now, but I suppose I'm sorry I'll never be able to. ):
Everyone seems to wish you well though, wherever you are now. Peace. :)
Though your body is gone, you will never die as your friends will never forget ya,
may your spirit live on,
rest well Dragon of the Sea.
In pace requiscat.
Should have been them in the crash. Miss you like hell man - haven't even gone on steam since the news because I don't wanna have to see your offline contact and realize that it won't be coming online again. :/
I think this poem is one that you would approve of... I hope so...
I Am Not There
Do not stand at my grave and weep;
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glint on snow.
I am the sun on ripened grain.
I am the gentle Autumn rain.
When you awake in the morning hush,
I am the swift, uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circling flight.
I am the soft starlight at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry;
I am not there. I did not die.
...9 months later, and this still made me cry...
I know we never actually met Athus, but this touched me deeper than anything has before, and I promise you I'll do my absolute best to pay it forward.
There is no tribute more perfect than this journal...
You will be deeply missed by many...
RIP
very beautiful.. T_T
R.I.P Athus
i hope when i leave the world i leave something this beautiful behind.
R.I.P
Rest in eternal peace my dragon brother.
and my condolences go out to narce and anyone affected by the passing of athus
may you rest in peace
In tribute to Athus the sleeping sea dragon http://www.furaffinity.net/view/667...../#cid:48101926
Be at ease
and fly free
R.I.P. Athus. :c
I know that not many people will agree with this prayer and it seems rude to chant to ones that might not see eye-to-eye with Neopaganism...
A Blessing
The Allfather, Odin, watches over you
Even as Freyja leads your soul into Fólkvangr.
Your body may not have been blessed this day,
But your soul will remain eternal.
The fields are bountiful and the villages, prosperous.
May you find peace outside of Miðgarðr, my brother,
You will be missed,
But come the end of our days, we will meet you,
And eye to eye we will finally see.
We love you,
My brother,
For now, I bid you
Rest in peace...
Requiescat in pace
A befitting video to meet his last journal.
Rest in peace, Athus.
To all his friends, family and loved ones; I am truly sorry for your loss. His passing was like a wave across the entire community -- no one person will go without knowing that a truly amazing artist and person has gone.
May wings of of majesty guide you home, Athus.
Rest in Peace.
If only you now could realize how many people miss you. Those close to you will never forget and the influence you left on the fandom will live on.
Perhaps we'll cross paths again in another life.
Rest in piece, Brian.
you will miss me , thk for all you have do for me
I stumbled across somebody's journal, mentioning your decease. This person needed to express himself.. so do I. Honestly, I was sad myself and cried a little. As I said, I don't know you, so why do I feel sad then? Because I care for what happened and for your friends, your mate and family. They must be in deep pain now. Something that can't be described.
Seeing how many people have left you nice comments here tells me, that you won't be forgotten. I would bet you made some awesome friends and you all have my sympathy.
Rest in peace.
In pace quietuat
Fly high Athus Nadorian
may you rest in peace
We weren't close- we were barely acquaintances- but, you were very nice to the tongue-tied dragoness who was so happy at meeting you, anyway. That shows a lot about the goodness of your character.
Good-bye, hon, know that I'll miss you.
R.I.P
So sudden to us...
Yet, to you, just around the bend?
A wordless note, as such.
Full of emotion,
And explaining just as much.
So many are sad to see you go.
They all loved you,
As much as, and so much more than you will know.
Your path here is not at a close,
Instead, it widens and opens before you
Showing you roads where only the wind flows.
Remember us, dear friend,
When you have flown the world anew,
How you proved to us...
Death is not the end.
(My condolences to Athus's family and friends, and, most especially, to Narse. My prayers are with you all. )
I never knew Athus. I never really knew anyone whose name is big, so to speak. I was never really active inside the fandom. I never was able to get used to visiting community sites, to post journals, or ever sit down and try to get better at drawing, I never paid for a commission or ever posted a story. I'm a nobody, more or less. My passion within the fandom lies with roleplay, the story heavy and character developing kind. Almost like collaborative storytelling, because I like writing but lack the patience for writing novels or short stories myself.
All I do is roleplay and play on furry servers, which to me sounds rather petty compared to being an artist of some kind.
I'm very much a lurker. I may also be very much a 'nobody.' I don't care, one way or the other, even though I periodically feel like trying to get into the community thing. A friend mentioned Athus' passing to me a few days ago. At first I didn't think very much of it. A few hours later I decided to go look, out of curiousity. I've always looked into things like this, part of being a lurker, I assume. I read through all of the comments here, looked at the video and, quite surprisingly to me, ended up crying. That was the same day my friend mentioned this to me.
I don't really know why I'm sad for someone I don't know. There's a lot of possiblities.
What I do know is this, regardless of how much of a stranger Athus is, and as of now will continue to be to me.. I wish him, and his family and friends the best. He's managed to touch me enough to shed tears even after his passing, making me realize a few important things about life, and that takes a great guy.
So, I say, thank you Athus, the stranger I wish I could get to know.
Vila i frid. /Swedish
you wont be forgotten,
Fly High and Seek Peace
I just... I am really just crying now. It's a terrible thing that happened but may you rest in peace. we all love you.
I never knew Athus...
Yet, when I got word of this, I immediately rushed to his page...
The first thing I looked for was a final journal.
And in his final journal would be a simple animation that would bring tears to my eyes that had not shed once in a long time.
I left my home tonight sniffling as I went to another Drama Club practice.
Who would have thought that one of the plays I'll be doing was called, "One Dragon to Another".
A touching story of a dragon and a butterfly.
I got the lead role as the dragon...
Rest in Peace, Athus. Even as a stranger, you'll always be in my memory.
~R.I.P. Athus we will never forget you~
I know you're a dragon now, flying around in a peaceful place somewhere I may never know.
I never knew you Athus, and I really wish I had.
At least now you are the dragon you didn't get to be born as before.
I hope you are having a great time wherever you are now. <3
I hardly knew you, but I knew enough about you that your passing deeply affected me. In turn, I leave my Eulogy behind for you and all to view: http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/2814957/
Rest well you shall be missed by me as long as I draw breath.
I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am in a thousand winds that blow,
I am the softly falling snow.
I am the gentle showers of rain,
I am the fields of ripening grain.
I am in the morning hush,
I am in the graceful rush
Of beautiful birds in circling flight,
I am the starshine of the night.
I am in the flowers that bloom,
I am in a quiet room.
I am in the birds that sing,
I am in each lovely thing.
Do not stand at my grave bereft
I am not there. I have not left.
R.I.P.
Now, you reside in a "world" that is unfathomable with creativity!
I can't wait to share it with you!
may turn to dust with time.
Our spirits live on forever,
In a realm ripe for imagination.
Our spirits live on in our family,
in our friends and loved ones.
They carry our memory forever,
and hold us close to their hearts.
So even if I've gone to ash,
or even gone to stone.
Just remember I'm always with you,
no matter where you go.
So please stay strong,
and please stay aware.
That the slight breeze that brushes your muzzle,
the warmth that kisses your cheek at night.
That warmth is me, telling you to always remember me, and know I am always with you
I may not have known you, but to me, you are family, and will be forever
R.I.P
- Unknown
RIP Buddy.
I never knew him, but from what I heard, he was amazing...in every aspect.
May you Rest In Peace Athus~
Were Looking up at you, You're smiling down back at us.
It's been over a year, and your memory lives on.
Rest well, my friend. Heaven is sooner than you'd think.
You're not dead. You're simply a beautiful creature in a beautiful place now. Please, watch over us, and especially Narse. And when it's time for us to spread our wings as well, guide us in our next life.
You never knew me personally, but your a big reason I joined the fandom.. and thanks to the fandom many friends, my loves, my aspirations and so much more..
I have a lot.. to be thankful of you for..
Rest in Peace friend. you will forever be remembered.
You've helped me realize who I am deep down inside, thanks to you. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be doing what I am doing now; writing. It's because of you, that I gained the inspiration to do so and to pursue it. Granted, I'm not all that great at writing anything in particular, but I'm learning. Everything that's been going on to this day has been one big learning experience, and there is still so much to know. I am nothing more but a young and ignorant dragon. It will be through many experiences where I shall learn nearly everything I need to know about myself. Most of my past is still in the dark, but I am sure in time, everything will be clear as day.
I am sure that you are still watching over all of us to this day. I cannot wait to finally meet you, face to face, dragon to dragon... It would be an honor to meet the very dragon that helped me realize who, and what I really am. I shall not disappoint you Athus.
R.I.P. Athus. To this day, you are missed.
You, on the other Hand... I really pity you.
Knowing nobody will ever miss you, especially not those who know you must be tough... I see where all that Envy comes from.
But most likely, you should better get used to the Idea you'll be the Nazi's Toy in Hell. Well, have Fun, I guess.
Because that's what tends to happen to Trolls who create new Accounts just because they're as gutless as you.
All that Disgrace... it sickens me. *Spits before your Feet and turns away*
This is a fitting journal to be your last journal.
Be at ease
And fly free.
Just too bad I knew of your art AFTER you passed away.
RIP Athus Nadorian.
Time sure does fly and yet it isn't any easier to revisit this journal and watch that video again.
I didn't have the chance to know you personally, but I heard only good things about you.
I wish things had been different.
You are not forgotten.
Thank you for sharing it with us, you have become the Butterfly Dragon!
Rest in peace, wherever you are.
I may not have known you, but I wish I did. Even the blink of an eye seems like that same eternity, without those we care about.
Fly free and soar high.
Rest in Peace.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmqdXG_Fv-c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbNbwbJypgY
You made a very good bunch of friends on here. not only because of your art but everyone getting to know the kind, caring, gentle dragon soul who makes the art. From other comments i got to read, you seem to be a inspiration to everyone even me. I always wanted to find someone that was caring, kind and loving fur (but in this case a dragon) on here that was like me. I just love to help others anyways i can and i bet we would have been good friends but i am to late getting on FA before this happened.
To be honest i would happily take his place. He was a amazing artist but more of a amazing friend most of all from all the comments i got to read on not just this page but other pages as well. He didn't deserve to die like that, i think he had so much more to give, more than me. Seeing all the others sad from his departure from this world knowing they want him back like we all do just to say we love and miss him or to come back to us. I would just love to see everyone here happy again and even his family and friends and even his love happy again, so i would happily take his place if i could, just to see you all happy. Not saying i want to die or anything but i just care about others more than myself.
I guess we both cared about others like all of you wonderful furs and scalys on here. I might not draw or anything on FA (at least not yet) but i do love to help others anyway way i can by giving advice or to lend a shoulder to cry on or just to lend a ear or anything just to cheer anyone up, thats what i like to see everyone smiling and i bet its something he would want too. To see all you enjoying your lives to the fullest not to just grieve over him even though its good to once and awhile.
He is not gone, dragons never die they just go up in to the starts and deep blue sky to watch over everyone from up above, giving a little nudge in the right direction sometimes as well. He is forever a seadragon just in the deep blue sky sea. He will live on in our hearts forever and will be watching over this big family of ours called the furry fandom. After all we are one big happy family, well thats what i think anyway :)
Rest In Preach Athus (Brian)
We will miss you always and will keep your legacy alive spreading your wisdom to everyone. You are now a dragon and watching over us, don't forget to help a little too now. Have fun flying around being free and flying high. You won't ever be forgotten and always be remembered. Rest well my dragon brother, we will all meet again either in our next life or in heaven either way we all can't wait to meet and see you again. For now have fun flying around and do what you do best up there.
I also give hugs and well wishes to your friends and family.
You was good person, you were taken too soon. I wish things had been different...
-Rest in Peace
Rest in peace.
Please rest in eternal peace, im sure you've found your world of endless inner happiness~ ;.=.; *hugs* Its true you have a heart of gold, Athus
Now I know you wouldn't want me to be crying over you, so I will end this here as tears begin to fill my eyes.
Thank you, just....thank you for being you.
R.I.P to him eitherways.
you can read all the details on the journal that did his mate narse :'/
http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/2813220/
RIP awesome guy...
You will and still are greatly missed, may your wings take you far across the wind, friend.