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Koi Nine -- Chapter Six At least a few good things had come of this evening: the Equalists were definitely not going to be a fringe group anymore, not with a power like Amon boasted. And I had a new coat. It was a little thing and a reminder that I had failed to stop the Avatar, but it was also a reminder that things in Republic City were indeed changing, and I needed to stop being surprised by them.

The basement of Kamo’s Corner was filled with excited talk. In that evening the Equalists had all but eliminated the Triple Threats. The attack on the rally had apparently been turned back, and now the remaining members of the gang had gone to ground,

Koi Nine -- Chapter Five “What? When did that happen?”

Laning paused to put her mail and handbag on her dresser. “Last night, if I heard correctly,” she answered. “There were three different strikes, but only one was successful.”

It probably shouldn’t have come as a surprise that we had been kept in the dark, but it frustrated me all the same. If the police ambush last week had not happened, we might have been called to Central instead of Koi Seven. We could have struck out against the Red Monsoons. As it was, my fellow members of Koi Nine and I seemed to be on an unofficial blacklist; even other chi-block

Koi Nine -- Chapter Four As I had suspected, there was absolutely no word from headquarters the next day, nor the one after that. Laning and I checked our mailboxes when we left in the morning and when we came back in the evening, but the familiar, marked paper denoting a district-wide Equalist notice was not among the parcels delivered.

It was an unexpected relief to see Kajia, Quan, and Pozhao enter the Dancing Leaf behind Laning the evening of our meeting. The four of them took seats near the door, as if they were still on edge from the ambush and sought the comfort of a clear escape route. I impatiently counted down the minutes to finish out my shift,

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Hedrin--headsby ~Art-Zealot

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This beastie has been going through my head for a while now, but I definitely think the Hideous Zippleback's cooperative breath system in How to Train Your Dragon sparked the idea (no pun intended

).

The Hedrin (tentative name) is a creature with three heads that each serve a different function.

--The leftmost head is the powerhouse (the one in the top right corner), bearing the senses of Taste and Smell. Not needing the neural capacity for any other sense, it's smell is incredibly keen, and it's muscle power unmatched. It could easily crush stone in its teeth and penetrate steel armor.

--The rightmost head is the sentinel (the one in the lower left), bearing the senses of Hearing and Touch. It is the quickest and hardest to strike, responsible for the entire creature's sense of balance. It can hear a mouse's breath and sense the air disturbed by a gnat's wings a hundred yards away. It is also rumored to be able to sense the weather.

--The center head is the mastermind, bearing the sense of Sight and the blessing of Sentience. It commands the movement of the body, able to override the independent functioning of the two other heads and move in unison. If you cut off (or smash or impale or generally mess up) this head, the beast dies. It's intelligence is much higher than the average human's, and it can use the mouthed head to speak. Most Hedrin are solitary and fiercely protective of their homeland, but others enjoy the occasional company of humans, engaging in stimulating conversation and offering valuable insight into the world's troubles. Others enjoy an intellectual challenge, and subject the unwary traveller to a game of riddles--one that the traveller rarely escapes alive.

I still have no idea to what universe the Hedrin belongs. I'll probably integrate him into a story eventually. I plan on trying to model him in zBrush (if I ever get the time...-_-). As always, the concept and artwork is (c) to me. I have a picture of its body here [link] .

*LunarMariner Nov 15, 2010

He's so cool! I love the idea of the splitting up of its primary senses <3

~Art-Zealot Nov 16, 2010 Student Digital Artist

Thanks! It was fun to design.

~skyefeather Nov 15, 2010 Hobbyist General Artist

great, clever concept ^^

love it

~Art-Zealot Nov 15, 2010 Student Digital Artist

Thanks!

~skyefeather Nov 16, 2010 Hobbyist General Artist

mhmm ^^

*HappyAggro Apr 18, 2010

The entire concept for these guys is so cool.

~Juditangelo Apr 18, 2010

so original and uniqe!!!

you are a genius of desing!!

~Art-Zealot Apr 18, 2010 Student Digital Artist

Thank you so much!

~Fish-Tetris Apr 18, 2010

^{I think it's very neat how you divided up the senses- and the quirk where the center head has to use the left must head to speak. It makes sense that the creature is as smart as it is- I guess having to sometimes control two other heads as well as coordinate the movements of such a complex body takes an equally complex brain and thinking process (like how octopi are so smart partially on the account of controlling their complex pigment system as well as their eight legs, so I hear).

I also really like how different each head is from the other, and how evident each head's individual purpose is based on its appearance. I like the touch/hearing head the most, I think- it's very elegant and pretty~}

~Art-Zealot Apr 18, 2010 Student Digital Artist

Thanks! I never knew that about octopi--but it makes perfect sense in that regard. Hmm...I wonder if people could control their pigment system if we used a bigger percent of our brain. How cool would that be! Get a tan anytime! XP

...Anyhow, glad you like! I think my favorite one might be Mr Toothy, just because I like big scary fangs. B]

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