#2 – Darkened
In this character’s universe, things are a lot like they are in our world, but gemstones are more than just pretty rocks used in jewelry in their existence. Gems emit a fantastic energy that must be extracted from them before they can be worn or touched by humans. If a human were to handle a stone before this process, it would draw upon the negative emotions in their body and corrupt them into what is called a Darkened, a creature that acts purely on emotions; it abandons all sanity and common sense. The stone is absorbed into the body, and cannot be removed without fatally wounding the host.
The gemstone seen here, obtained illegally, fell into the hands of a clueless street thug after a gang fight. The gem got the better of him before he could ‘cash in’.
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Nice! I like the before and after shots, with how it looks like they’re both from the same scene.