Yora I think the term suspension of disbelieve could be used to describe a situation where you logically know something is impossible but in the moment you believe it anyways. No I don't thing that was reflex, yes the first couple seconds but after that the situation has been assessed. I've seen...
Other than loosing his life, are there any other long term consequences? If I was reading a flash forward it would help if it was relevant to the outcome of this battle. Maybe having him imagine what would become of his family if he lost.
Dangerous yes but even though the earth is dying it doesn't feel as grim as one would think. "There is evil on Earth, evil distilled by time … Earth is dying and in its twilight." The "few thousand strange souls" are "feverishly merry, for infinite night was close at hand, when the red sun...
An investigation into a government agencies astonishing incompetence has reviled a surprising trend to facilitate a reduction in government spending. The local media is throwing accusation of racial exploitation.
Dying Earth by Jack Vance. Both the world itself and the cultures in it. I like how it's on earth yet so alien and magical and ominously beautiful. So far nobody can paint pictures in my head like Jack Vance, its like watching a movie in my skull.
The princess was delighted that the true culprit for destroying her garden beds had been dealt with and lifted the bounty on rabbit's and shrew's head.
What program did you you to make this little clip? Id like to do something like that with a parallax scrolling effect for my on-line graphic novel I'm trying to make, which at this pace will be done in 20 years.