#zielo

[mysticcroissant]

A bit of seriousness right now.

The Sonic fan comic series, The Murder of Me, that got me into art 5 years ago, has been discontinued due to Gigi Dutriex, the creator, having been through a lot and losing her fiance. Issue 15 part 2 will be released unfinished soon, but this is to spread awareness and to ask to give love to the yt channel these comic dubs are on (and the cast reading fanfictions), The Zielo Cave, if you want. I personally find them all really good and entertaining. I'm disappointed the series is coming to an end, but I understand, and I can't wait to see what issue 15 pt 2 has to offer

The ending of the series will probably be on Gigi's Devientart if I'm not mistaken for those who want to see the rest

[yutiacreations]

Hello! Haven't been on in awhile! Thought I'd share a Mini Comic I made recently! I apologise for not posting, since I made this account I ended up in Art Collage and its been really demanding of my time so hopefully I'll do better ^^ As for now see you little Goof-Balls later! Goodnight!

[the-sky-queen]

Some old unfinished TMOM fanart. I might come back and color Zielo, Heephis, and Celios at some point. We'll see.

[llamapear]

just like him...

[cartoonartistpng]

D:

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Funny thing; I originally planned to finish this on Halloween… and then Issue15’s release date was announced that very day lol

So it became an anniversary gift

If you liked this, I highly suggest you read TMOM!!

You can find it on DeviantArt or Youtube. Just do Google search or something and it’ll pop-up

Fair warning, there’s a lot of gore, but MAN the story is so awesome so please give it a try!! :D

[more-muses]

Screw hmw

Angsty god supremacy🛐

[momentomori24]

Some Zielo (and minor Silver) being dead inside as he should be. I was doodling this on my whiteboard so hopefully it didn't come out too bad.

[itsvelvet-dust]

[jepperson2005]

A tainted soul

[liza-lilly]

Luri: Changing our art signature once more just to shorten things. Now it'll be XGothyGX and the name of the headmate that drew it.

[mysticaltheoremseeker]

Boredom - Zielo having devoured yet another world meets Mathryonic, the grand obfuscator and adherent of Viralborgia.

- Zielo is from The Murder of Me, the popular Sonic fancomic by Gigi-D. You may read the comic on their Deviantart of the same name or by watching it on YouTube (The Zielo Cave). This is a fan comic based on it. 

- Mathryonic is from Terra Hypnagogica by Daniel Vega, a horror webcomic on Tapas. You may read said comic via heading to its page on Tapas or following updates on the author's Twitter/Tumblr (The Codex Noirmatic). 

[thedarklinglovearchived]

That was it. The darkling took a shaky breath before everything was released. The trauma. The wounds. The nightmares. All of it rushed out of him in the form of tears. A choked sob before he curled up against the other. Sobs and whimpers and his body shaking from the force of it.

His pain could finally be released without punishment.

"S-Shadow....In a way..."

Celios looked back at the darkling, eyes holding nothing but patience. "...You can say anything you-."

"Shadow is my older brother!" he wailed, burying his face.

Celios felt the words die in his throat. His.....soul copy. Was this young one's older brother? He couldn't...imagine.

Or perhaps he could. Heephis.

"I know he had to......but." a whimper from Eclipse before he sobbed harder.

Celios swallowed the lump in his throat. He couldn't look either of them in the eyes right now.

".........I am so sorry, Eclipse."

E.

The darkling was hurting. Hurting too much physically. But mentally. He was content. His teacher had him. He was safe.

He was safe with his papa.

It was strange. Eclipse never saw anyone as a father. In fact. A part of him out right refused to have a father in his life. Purely because the actual fathers he DID have. Deeply hurt him in some way.

Doom was all the types of wounds you would think. All the things you'd imagine. Eclipse still had the vivid memories of him shouting and hurting him.

Death. Black Death. Granted, he never laid a hand on Eclipse. He honestly let him do his own thing. And he did tend to the boy's wounds after Doom had finished punishing him.

But sometimes silence hurts more than the fist. And Death was silent. Throughout all of it. Never defending Eclipse. Never pushing Doom away from him when blow after blow was delivered onto him.

Just silence. Eyes either on the ground or staring ahead. It wasn't too bad when Death became the new main leader. When Shadow defeated Doom but.

He still remembers.

And it is why he neve accepted anyone as a father to him. Until Zielo. Because Zielo didn't look upon him with pity. There were no "Aww you poor thing."

There was understanding. And patience. He knew Zielo was...harsh. Cold. Abrasive.

But he was patient and kind with the darkling. First time he made a mistake, he was scared Zielo would be angry.

But the dark god simply cleaned up the mess. And told him to try again and be patient.

It was just so strange for anyone who was an outsider to witness.

But it meant everything to Eclipse.

He had done as instructed and curled up in his father's arms. He didn't know where they were going. But he didn't care. He would be safe anyway.

He jostled awake after a bit. An adorable yawn coming from him as he rubbed his eyes. Looking around. Flowers were all over the ground and there were in some grove.

"....Teacher? Where are we???"

It was so pretty. And then he looked up, sensing someone. He squinted for a moment, because this person had their backs to them. And then his eyes widened.

"Oh!! It's you!!! The Shadow with the lilac eyes!!" He said, cheerfully despite not feeling well.

Celios perked up and turned around. Confusion in his eyes that turned to shock as he took in his visitors.

Eclipse was happy to see him. Unaware of who this was. It didn't matter. This being had tried to protect him too.

"Teacher! That man right there." He points to Celios. "He found me before Uno attacked me. Told me to stay put and keep low until he or you came. I didn't know why he did that at the time but..."

The darkling's voice soon got quiet and gentle. Kind eyes staring at the other god.

"...You were trying to help me. You wanted to protect me too..."

Celios had been watching his brother before looking at Eclipse. A small nod. "Yes, child. I did."

@godofev

[the-sky-queen]

One more quick thought about TMOM:

All this time, I've been trying to figure out who Zielo's apprentice was before the fall. Chaos was Heephis' apprentice. Sol was Celios' apprentice. So who was Zielo's?

I was making all sorts of crazy theories about how it was Jules and he was secretly a Demi God. (I was trying to come up with a reason he was able to use Sonic's god powers because I didn't believe Bernie's explanation.)

And then today, I realized. Oh. It was probably whoever Perfect Chaos was before she got turned into a Bloodthroat. Or Mogul. But I think it was Bloodthroat Perfect Chaos because that is so ironic it hurts.

[llamapear]

gotta love the duality of the zielo fanarts

[yutiacreations]

Blackcurrant Jam

Using Zielo to practice my rendering skills, as i fear i'm horrifically mid-! PICNIC ANYWAYS THIS IS A REDRAW OF THIS ADORABLE ARTISTS SLIDE FROM A SIM DONT SUE ME-! I LVOE YOU BUTBUTBUT! I WANSA BE BETTERR! 😭#PLEASESENDGOD

[saphstories]

Farewell, My Friend💔😭

(PSA: Possible spoiler warnings for The Murder of Me by the Zielo Cave. Only a couple panels, but still...)

So, on Monday night, I was at work, and I checked my phone, mostly out of habit. (I don't recommend doing this, btw, it's a good way to get you written up or worse.) And I saw that I had a YouTube notification on my lock screen. So I open my phone and pull down my drop bar to have a look. And literally saw the absolute worst news.

TMOM is over from The Zielo Cave

Now for those of you that don't know: The Murder of Me, AKA TMOM, is a Sonic the Hedgehog fan comic that first debuted I think 15 or so years ago, give or take, and as much as I would love to claim that I've been a fan since the beginning, I only discovered TMOM about a year or so ago. (I have the worst luck when it comes to finding things; I'm always late to the party 🥺)

When I discovered TMOM I was in a terrible rut. I hadn't posted anything in YEARS, and the writing I had done I kept locked away in notebooks, never to see the light of day. I had no inspiration, no motivation to tell stories. It was a horrible place to be. (-10000/10 recommendation.) Then I was scrolling through Pinterest one day, and I saw a panel of this random comic.

You could probably imagine my reaction. It's so random. Then more cropped up:

My thoughts went HAYWIRE. "Why is Sonic fighting his mother? Why's he dressed like that? WHY IS HE DROWNING?? WHY ARE KNUX AND TAILS LETTING HIM DROWN??? WHAT IS EVEN HAPPENING???" So I went hunting, and came across The Murder of Me by Gigi-D on DeviantArt.

I was HOOKED. The plot was so well thought out, the characterization was incredibly done, and as you can see, the art itself was BEAUTIFUL. I couldn't get enough. I flat out ignored life and read through 14 issues in one sitting. It took me all day but it was so worth it. AND THEN: I discovered the dubs on YouTube, and found that Gigi-D had decided to put together a creative team to produce the issues of The Murder of Me as episodic dubs, and I fell head over heels. The cast and editing was absolutely phenomenal, and The Murder of Me had my heart, hook, line, and sinker. What was even better was that they turned Issue 15 into an animatic episode.

Episode 15 Part 1: Purpose released on October 30th, 2022, and since then I have been anxiously awaiting the next episode by rewatching the series and all the prequels and bonus episodes I could get my mouse on. I even forced my best friend one night to binge the entire series with me, and she's not nearly as much of a Sonic fan as I am!

TMOM was more than a great watch or story for me. It was inspiration. I had an itch in my fingers that grew from writing a TMOM fanfiction that would stay hidden away into it's own complex project who's rough draft is now in production. (And could very well be released this summer if all goes well.) It was life breathed into my creativity. It was hope. For the first time in a very long time, I wanted to write. To tell a story like Gigi-D and the Zielo Cave.

And then that notification came. It was like a punch in the stomach. I was terrified and without watching it, I reacted and sent it to my best friend, wailing that once again, a story that I loved was being abandoned. That the writers were giving up. I was indignant. Screw that, I was angry and hurt.

Then I watched the video. I listened to Gigi's story, and immediately felt shamed by my own reaction. The Zielo Cave had been saying that Part Two was taking a while because of personal situations, and when Gigi revealed what had happened, that her inspiration was gone and couldn't bring herself to even sketch these characters that she loved so dearly...my heart shattered for her. While I might not really know or understand the pain of her personal situation, I do know what it is to completely lose the passion for your story. For the characters you still love, but can't bring yourself to engage with.

And while my heart of hearts aches, I know Gigi is doing the right thing. No one wants a story that it's writer is dragging their heels to share, can't bring themselves to write. God knows I've tried that, and trust me, it only hurts everyone. The writer, the fans, and the story itself. By ending TMOM here, she's protecting TMOM and its fans, and even though my heart breaks for TMOM's fate and (mostly) for her, I couldn't be more proud of her. The courage and strength it takes to walk away from such a huge part of your life in search of something more, something better?

Not only that, but honor the work and effort her team has given for Part Two and post it anyway, even though it's unfinished? To offer a written conclusion for the series for the fans that want to know what happens? I've never heard of any creator doing that, ever. All that I have seen would NEVER post any unfinished content, or unveil the unwritten plot and ending. And while I'm devastated for what that means, that TMOM is well and truly concluded and Gigi will probably NEVER return, as a fan of this series, I'm so grateful that what happens to these characters won't remain a mystery.

And to repeat what I said in the comment section of the announcement video: I pray a future that is bright and beautiful for you, and you discover what an amazing person you on this journey of healing. You're going to be magnificent because you are already an incredible person, Gigi. I can't express how important TMOM has been for me, how inspiring the story has been when I was down and unable to pursue my own creativity in my writing, and I just want to thank you for the years of dedication, passion, and love you and your team have given us through The Murder of Me. I bless all the paths you walk from this day forward, and all my love and support for you goes with you on your journeys for all the rest of your days.

The Murder of Me is over. I will always be a TMOM fan, and I will always love Gigi-D and the Zielo Cave for giving me inspiration, passion, and hope for my writing again. It's because of TMOM that The Three Sovereigns even made it to development and is now currently being written with the hope of release this summer, and The Three Sovereigns will always be a tribute to The Murder of Me and the hope this story has given me.

Thank you so much, Gigi-D, the Zielo Cave, and The Murder of Me, and fare thee well, my friend.