When the last age ended and our age dawned, the Ixilan were lost within ourselves, dreaming. It was not an evil thing, to dream, but we dreamed for so long we forgot what the world outside ourselves was like, each of us wandering a solitary island.
Balinoor, a split-hearted daughter-son of the last age, tested the boundaries of themself. […] They shaped their own spirit to take this form, too, abandoning the ever-shifting form of a dream. For a long time, they tested their new form, stretching the spirit-legs, honing the spirit-blade.
Then, they swung their spirit-tail back and split the boundary of their body with their blade, shattering it from the inside. And through the many cracks, the light of the world came in.
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Artwork drawn as part of an Animorphs fanart/fanfic exchange on tumblr! It's fanart for this beautiful fanfic.
It’s a blanket/tapestry depicting the Ixilan myth from the fic, with a look inspired by traditional Jewish paper cutting and Batik wax-resist dyeing. It was fun to imagine what Andalite folk art might look like!
Balinoor, a split-hearted daughter-son of the last age, tested the boundaries of themself. […] They shaped their own spirit to take this form, too, abandoning the ever-shifting form of a dream. For a long time, they tested their new form, stretching the spirit-legs, honing the spirit-blade.
Then, they swung their spirit-tail back and split the boundary of their body with their blade, shattering it from the inside. And through the many cracks, the light of the world came in.
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Artwork drawn as part of an Animorphs fanart/fanfic exchange on tumblr! It's fanart for this beautiful fanfic.
It’s a blanket/tapestry depicting the Ixilan myth from the fic, with a look inspired by traditional Jewish paper cutting and Batik wax-resist dyeing. It was fun to imagine what Andalite folk art might look like!
Category Artwork (Digital) / Fanart
Species Alien (Other)
Size 960 x 1083px
File Size 2.91 MB
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