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Description In The 7th Turning Hour, Shall The Victim's Shadow Fall?
Should The Irony Grow Hungry With The Victory, And All They Sought For?

I take another blow, landing closer and closer to that ominous edge; an edge that leads to who knows where but anything was better than this. Better than looking into those deep scarlet eyes filled with such malice and hate. Better than continually standing just to be knocked back down by those gloved hands, those hands that reach towards my neck with only deadly intentions. I can't stand it.

All around me are the sounds of screams, the smell of blood and burning death, debris and destruction surround me yet all I can see is him. Invading ships from my enemy's fleet swarm around us, basking us in the neon green glow from their destructive discharges.

Despite his callous actions, not one menacing laugh or grin crossed his enticing lips. It figures as soon as I get a grasp on my emotions he would decide to kill me. It wasn't that I didn't want to fight back, it was that I couldn't. The waging war had left me dead inside; I could no sooner pick my own limp body up after every blow than raise my fist to his beautiful face.

Another slap from his wired legs leaves a gash across my face that mixes with my sweat and flows relentlessly down my determined face. My footing again falters backwards, sliding to a stop on the crumbling rock; there was nowhere else to go but down.

My amber eyes slowly raise to meet his, dare I even think to see frustration in them? No! Pain? But it quickly fades as his right hand rises, his gun jabbing roughly into my chest. And then a sound so silent pierces the invading massacre around me, a voice so torn?

"What's wrong with you, dib-stink? Why don't you fight me?"

All I could do was stare at him and his ability to talk so calm, and stupidly oblivious, under the particular circumstances. His stare never left mine, piercing through me but never past me.

The silence between our tense stances became too much and I manage a final bought of strength. My brows furrow in anger, and I reach my hand up to grab the end of the gun violently, forcing him to step closer.

I could feel his breath, and if this was my last moment, I'm not sure how better a way to spend it.

"I hate you, Zim. I can't think of anything I've ever despised more. I - hate - you...because I love you."

I took that sincere moment of shock to steal a vicious kiss from his unaware lips; my first. The sensation left me with a renewed courage of the fate that no doubt waited for me. Whether it was my dizzying senses, or the overpowering yearning I had for him to return that final act of depressed contact, I could have sworn I felt those smooth lips move slightly against mine in tattered confusion.

Without any warning, an intrusion of green light forces through my closed eyes, and I am forced backwards. I adjust my blurring vision to see Zim's protruded wire legs shooting a beam of energy past me, and hitting the hull of a Spittlerunner. The explosion of the Irken ship hardly startles me.

"Why, Zim?"

Our eyes locked again, and I could feel the ground below me slowly crumble due to the unexpected upsurge, but there was that smirk; that damned annoying laugh.

"Because, Dib. I won't allow anyone but me to kill you!"

There was an inaudible ping, a click and another beam of green energy pierced through the blood red sky. My body goes limp for the last time as I finally leave solid ground, I slowly become weightless and take that final fall backwards into nothingness.

--*~*~*--

This is an entry for 's newest contest in which we were asked to pick a song that described the love/hate relationship between Dib and Zim and then draw something inspired by that song, this is my result!!

I started out just drawing a picture to a song but then felt the need to write a short fic about it...eh first time writting zadr, enjoy...or not!

The Song I chose was Welcome Home by Coheed and Cambria, to me it was the perfect fit, the fact that it's one of my favorite songs has nothing to do with it! ^^

You could have been all I wanted
But you weren't honest
Now get in the ground
You choked off the surest of favors
But if you really loved me
You would've endured my world

Well, if you're just as I presumed
A whore in sheep's clothing
Fucking up all I do
Yeah, and if so here we stop
Then never again
Will you see this in your life

Hang on to the glory at my right hand
Here, laid to rest, is our love ever longed
With truth on the shores of compassion
You seem to take premise to all of these songs

You stormed off to scar the armada
Like Jesus played letter
I'll drill through your hands
The stone for the curse you have blamed me
With love and devotion, now die as you sleep

But if you could just write me out
To never less wonder, happy will I become
Be true that this is no option
So with sin, condemn you
Demon play, demon out

I spent a really long time on this picture, comments and critiques are always appreciated! Hope ya like!!
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Comments: 44

Darkdealer65 [2014-04-28 05:24:16 +0000 UTC]

cool

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Emmbassador [2013-05-20 15:57:34 +0000 UTC]

I'm not much into ZaDR, but oh my god, this is amazing! I can't believe it but I've found a ZaDR piece I like, and the little story with it is just touching <3 Great job! :3

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im-an-invader-O-o [2010-06-11 07:11:23 +0000 UTC]

omg i love you!!!! i love coheed and cambria!!! i saw the name of this picture and i just thought "..no way...!!!" i clicked it and sure enogh it was the lyrics to that song! that ish mai fav coheed song by the way ;D love this picture, thish ish just teh sauce right here. -glomps then favs- ;O this just made my friggin day.

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SparklinSparrow In reply to im-an-invader-O-o [2010-06-12 08:18:51 +0000 UTC]

*glomped* HAHA!!! awwww Im so friggin glad I could make your day, and you just made my whole WEEK with this comment!! Thank you so much for your comments and fav; its really what makes the art worthwhile!!

~SS

P.S. - ^~^ its my favorite song by them too!! I just couldn't help myself!!

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im-an-invader-O-o In reply to SparklinSparrow [2010-06-12 19:48:18 +0000 UTC]

heehee, you're a good person....just yes..

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Lizzleby [2010-03-16 00:55:15 +0000 UTC]

This was...absolutely stunning. The picture took my breath away, and the short story gave it back in one quick gasp of surprise and adoration. You captured everything about their relationship flawlessly. Dib falling in love and accepting his death, using his last moments to fulfill a wish--even Zim being so cold and determined to kill him--it's something that I can clearly see playing out in the series. It's just...just perfect. It really is.

It's rare (for me, at least) to see someone who can create visual art and write as well as you have, and for possessing those talents, I commend you.

I've been teetering on the edge of a ZADR fandom spree, and I believe this beautiful piece of work was that last push I needed to fall into it.

And much like Dib, I will fall happily.

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SparklinSparrow In reply to Lizzleby [2010-03-23 19:22:56 +0000 UTC]

wow thank you so much!!! Your comments were so sweet!! and its really what makes the artwork worthwhile to know that people appreciate them!!!

Im glad I could help a (possible) fellow ZADR fan!! hehee!

Thank you so much again <3

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Lizzleby In reply to SparklinSparrow [2010-03-24 00:23:11 +0000 UTC]

It's no problem! I only speak the truth~!
And yeah, I totally understand that. I know I love getting sweet, comments, even if they're short. X3

Oh, I've been a fan for years, but I fall in and out of obsessions. And I'm currently falling into an IZ/ZADR obsession. =]

No problem. Again, lol. <3

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Xx-KittyCat-xX [2010-03-14 19:16:26 +0000 UTC]

I cannot even begin describe how moving this is. I don't even know why, but I don't think I've ever felt more emotional over a work...

I think it was the writing that goes along with it that REALLY got me. It was so... gah, I can't even explain it. Just amazing and detailed and SO in character. I could definitely see this happening at some point.

Aaand now I'm going to be thinking about this all day.

Wonderful job.

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SparklinSparrow In reply to Xx-KittyCat-xX [2010-03-15 14:52:24 +0000 UTC]

WOW!! I can't tell you how much your comments meant!! I'm glad that you liked it, it was hard to keep them in character so thank you!!!

Not too many people read the fic, so its nice to get some feedback on it!!

Thank you so much again, I worked really hard on this and its comments like yours that make all that work worthwhile!!

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Xx-KittyCat-xX In reply to SparklinSparrow [2010-03-15 16:25:25 +0000 UTC]

You did an amazing job on it. I really do think the little fic brings it all together, so for the people not reading it, they're only getting half of the feeling.

You're very welcome, and thank YOU for being able to convey such emotions, and in such a deep way; from a fellow writer to another.

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A-zeldafan95 [2010-02-04 02:19:15 +0000 UTC]

And people will finally believe dib when he says that aliens exist. nice work and AWSOME!!!!!

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SparklinSparrow In reply to A-zeldafan95 [2010-02-04 09:34:17 +0000 UTC]

YES!, well I guess the ones that survive will believe him muaha! lol and thanks!!!!! <3

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A-zeldafan95 In reply to SparklinSparrow [2010-02-04 12:56:17 +0000 UTC]

yes they will baby!!

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AlexLoneWolf [2009-10-18 12:25:42 +0000 UTC]

this is AMAZING.
I've never really liked the more realistic style of drawing them, but you make it look epic 8D
the lighting and background just adds to it, and I can't complain about anything but his spider legs (look a lil strange) but other than that it's perfect D:

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SparklinSparrow In reply to AlexLoneWolf [2009-10-18 21:03:31 +0000 UTC]

awwww thanks so much!!!! yea the legs - all I can say is I SUCK in perspective... one is comming towards up and the other is going away..or suppose to be lol and if that wasn't hard enough it was also suppose to be shooting that ship lol I took on too much! But it really means a lot that you like it, and I agree, I don't really like the more realistic style, and will probably never attempt it again haha!!

Thanks again!!

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gamma-lunas [2009-10-01 03:27:19 +0000 UTC]

Wow.

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Snoessie [2009-08-20 10:32:02 +0000 UTC]

The pic looks so professional (in full view), it could be a screen shot from a movie or something. I like the fic too; yay for Dib having his first kiss before dying hawt

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Zerna [2009-07-02 05:12:03 +0000 UTC]

wugsgjadhglajglag *falls over* that was... amazing.... Absolutely just... and thus... faint: again. you are truly talented, both in art and writing. GOD DAMMIT WHY DON'T YOU HAVE MORE WATCHERS?@?@@?!#^@#!

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SparklinSparrow In reply to Zerna [2009-07-02 06:33:25 +0000 UTC]

awww *tears* thank you so much for your comments! I think you're the first to comment on the fic thingy I did! ahh *tears again* THANKS!!

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Zerna In reply to SparklinSparrow [2009-07-02 16:23:37 +0000 UTC]

aww you're welcome!! The fic was very emotional.

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SparklinSparrow In reply to Zerna [2009-07-03 05:50:42 +0000 UTC]

heehee thanks!! yea I tend to get a little depressing at some points.

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Zerna In reply to SparklinSparrow [2009-07-03 15:58:11 +0000 UTC]

depressed isn't always bad. Sometimes it inspires some of your more.. emotional art or writing. ^_^

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Zirra--Nova [2009-06-03 07:29:43 +0000 UTC]

This is an epic masterpiece. The layout, the expressions, the random bodies being flung around in the background.

Seriously though, beautiful piece. The writing that goes with it just adds to the feeling of despair and surrender. Amazing. 0w0

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SparklinSparrow In reply to Zirra--Nova [2009-06-05 04:46:39 +0000 UTC]

thanks! I really appreciate all your comments! they make the art worthwhile!

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Zirra--Nova In reply to SparklinSparrow [2009-06-05 18:56:37 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome. Thank-you for the lovely art!

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DesdemonaKakalose [2009-04-07 21:03:47 +0000 UTC]

Epic. And when I say 'epic', I'm thinking of master Greek tradgedies and famous artwork.

The best way to explain why I love it, is that it's beautifully drawn, masterfully colored, an the many layers of action over the canvas give it a parallel reality.

Also, I spy Nny boots.

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SparklinSparrow In reply to DesdemonaKakalose [2009-04-07 21:35:12 +0000 UTC]

Oh gosh, thank you so much!! I really appreciate your comments, it does mean a lot to me!! And yes, my nny boots must always make appearance when drawing anything from Jhonen!!! ^^

Thank you again!!

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DesdemonaKakalose In reply to SparklinSparrow [2009-04-07 22:49:46 +0000 UTC]



Nothin' but the truth.

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crazylolli [2009-04-07 03:37:55 +0000 UTC]

Wooooow! I mean, sad concept, but it's so beautifully rendered! Awesome job!

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SparklinSparrow In reply to crazylolli [2009-04-07 15:29:35 +0000 UTC]

thank you so much!! yea I dunno why I do that, always make things so sad. but thanks again for the comment!!!

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Wicabeth [2009-04-04 07:51:01 +0000 UTC]

... I think all those people flying in the background represents the competition being blown out of the water

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SparklinSparrow In reply to Wicabeth [2009-04-04 09:55:12 +0000 UTC]

hahahah!!! Oh gosh I laughed so hard at that!! haha!!

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SparklinSparrow In reply to SparklinSparrow [2009-04-05 05:53:38 +0000 UTC]

but thank you, for viewing and commenting!!

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red-melon [2009-04-04 05:35:19 +0000 UTC]

you serious?!? and i'm supposed to compete with that?! haha dang this is really really really good!!!!

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SparklinSparrow In reply to red-melon [2009-04-04 09:56:03 +0000 UTC]

awww, thank you so much!!

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red-melon In reply to SparklinSparrow [2009-04-04 16:52:17 +0000 UTC]

welcome, you're sure to win. i'm so jealous hehehe.
i'm curious how long did it actually take you?

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SparklinSparrow In reply to red-melon [2009-04-05 05:45:34 +0000 UTC]

oh gosh, sooo long!! I actually started the day they posted the contest. and worked on it atleast 4-5 days out of the week on it for multiple hours...if I had to guess.....50....60 hours? I also used brushes for the first time so a lot of it was experimenting with those and color. But yea thank you again tho, really the best part of a project is seeing how much others appreciate it and enjoy it!!!

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princess-cottongrass [2009-04-04 00:54:51 +0000 UTC]

I LOVE IT!!! It's so beautiful, and all those endless hours that you should have spent on senior project (lol... while I should have too but just sat next to you watching you paint) really paid off! It's amazing!

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SparklinSparrow In reply to princess-cottongrass [2009-04-04 01:00:40 +0000 UTC]

AHHHHHHH THANK you!!! yess, oh those endless never-to-be-seen-again hourse lol!!!

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Vampire-Sacrifice [2009-04-03 03:45:41 +0000 UTC]

abasutly increadable peice of work

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bourgeoisie [2009-04-02 19:16:13 +0000 UTC]

Amazing, just as I expected. You should include in the description an estimation of how many hours you spent watching Emperor's New Groove and Rock of Love trying to finish this thing. XD

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SparklinSparrow In reply to bourgeoisie [2009-04-02 21:32:26 +0000 UTC]

Oh but don't forget twilight!! lol and oh how I've lost count of the mindnumbing hours spent on this picture...it's bad when you get to the point where you want to finish just to finish not because there's any emotional attachment to what you're drawing anymore haha!!

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vexensfanboy [2009-04-02 16:39:13 +0000 UTC]

No way... this is frickin' amazing... My eyes are just glowing right now, esp. with the contrast in color. This looks too perfect.. like it came straight from the cartoon, but done so much better and in more details (obviously).

I am in awe... utterly speechless.

*jaw dropping--------*

I will totally vote for you. All the way. MAJOR fav. <3 MAJOR love. Featured as well. <3 (On my journal when I get home... I'm in college now, hehe. ^_^)

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