Artwork of the making of Rivalia
“Fragments of the artwork forged during the genesis of the Gospel of the Green Fire and the unfolding of Rivalia"
concept book cover: myriad of gazes unfolding through the eyes of the son, the father, the witness, and the crown of witnesses though word
Seven Eyes
Time for Nursery
Time for Nursery
Sketch for backcover
Jacob, Joanna and Joseph John
The Tunnel
“Bunker 56. Flesh packed tight. A chamber of breath and burden.”
Bunker 56
Telechip. Not just data—destiny inscribed in circuitry
The telechip
“Sixfold Rivalia. Six cities. One pulse beneath the surface.”
The Rivalian Hexapolis
The Six Eternal Conflicts
Circuitry of Extraction
Parts of the City
Message: “We control your light (what you know), we control your shadow (what you ignore), and your blood is ours.”
Flag of Rivalia
“Jacob. Joanna. Joseph John. A shared path carved through shadow and flame.”
The Journey of Jacob, Joanna and Joseph John
Early Fang Prototype
“Initial structural model of Fang 47’s apex—first phase of subterranean construction.”
Early model of the building of the tip of Fang 47
Broader view of the location of Fang 47
Fang 47
Symbolic locator of Fang 47
Fang 47
Early Fang model: built to extract lava—the source of sassi, the mysterious, addictive essence.
Early fang model
Beneath the megalopolis lie ten concentric circles—each with a hundred Fangs. One thousand thresholds of shadow and fire.
The map of the fang distribution
Humaria: Coal and diamond—born of carbon. Labor and pain transmuted into brilliance. Endure, and shine. Motto: “From fire, strength.”
Flag of Humaria
Trigaria: gold, black ear, red stripe, white circle — the harvest that sings and bleeds. Motto: “From the seed, the future.”
Flag of Trigaria