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Freedomby *kuridoki

Manga & Anime / Digital Media / Drawings

A single flower in a vase by the window.

Bony fingers spotted with purple grip soft, clean white sheets. The folds and crumples in the cloth almost mimicking the raised veins in her hands.

Drip. Drip. Drip. Almost like clockwork.

“It tasted good.”

With a soft sigh, the young girl’s eyes flutter close, and all movement stills.

Strangled cries echo in the room.

Sasaki Sadako had passed away, the 644 paper cranes gathered in a bunch by her side.

356 short of a miracle.

The sound of roaring wind echoes in her ears.

A blinding light fills her vision as her eyelids lift.

No longer in a hospital bed, no longer attached to tubes or drips, she found herself in the sky. Not quite flying but not quite falling either.

In her arms were her beloved cranes, each fold carrying a hope-filled wish, unfulfilled.

Freed from her suffering, freed from her pain, she realized she had no use for these any longer.

“You’ve all worked hard. Thank you.”

With outstretched arms, she bade them farewell as they stretched their wings and took to the sky.

This was my contest entry for this year's Graphite, the theme being "Flight". This work was inspired by the story of Sasaki Sadako, the young girl who was inflicted with leukemia due to the effects of the atom bomb dropped in Hiroshima in 1945.

This won 3rd Place in the contest.

Hope you enjoy it! I've always wanted to do something with paper cranes, and this was really fun to do.

was giving out the certs this year, saw me and said "You again??" (From my last Graphite entry two years ago) XD.

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Freedom by *kuridoki is full of beautiful colors, emotions and details. ( Featured by `Nyiana-Sama )

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~Cutenessoverload1998 Jan 31, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

This is so touching... I remember reading the book, it was so sad yet at the end at least the girl was free.

~kawaii2penguin Dec 12, 2012 Student Digital Artist

wow beautiful !!!!

~Krisboo9 Oct 6, 2012 Student Traditional Artist

Incredible book, really beautiful story. You really made it justice with this fanart, Congrats.

~Pheonix-of-the-heart Oct 1, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

i read this book! it was so sad but beautiful!

~Winged-Dragoness Aug 6, 2012

My apology.
I and my classmate wish to use your fine artwork for a presentation, you will be credited and we will have a link posted back to this divation page.
We are hoping for youe respond.
Kind regrade
WingedDragon

*kuridoki Aug 8, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Please feel free!

~ellixir May 30, 2012 Student Digital Artist

super cool gallery! you got yourself a new watcher here!

~W3ARDO May 14, 2012

wow

~Suiseiseki-no-Heaven Apr 18, 2012

I cried when I laid eyes on this beautiful masterpiece. :')

~onetealeaf Mar 10, 2012 Student General Artist

uwaaaah how did you do the textures? * U *

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