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Epic Santa - December 25, 2025

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December 24, 2075

Chicago Tribune / 50 / By: Christopher Hart

...Our family just finished preparing for Christmas Day lunch, when we felt the floor underneath us began to violently shake.

...He just stood there for what felt like an eternity on the top of the remains of what was once a seven story building next door. He looked at peace...tired. He leaned slightly on his golden axe trying to catch his breath; gripping tightly on a red bag that was punctured on two sides by the Beast's horns...

...I scrambled around for my phone hoping to capture an image of the man that just saved what ever was left of Chicago. Not being able to find it, I ran to my father's room to take one of his vintage Kodaks point and shoot along with some batteries that were lucky enough to still have a little bit of charge left in it...

...The photo that I've taken on that day was the clearest photo of The Man in Red. Everyone else who tried taking a photo ended up just capturing a bright ball of light. Because of that, I have always felt that I was chosen to fulfill a task...

...Tomorrow marks the 50th anniversary of Krumpus' defeat by the hands of Santa Claus. And over the years, as new generations are born, I've noticed that what was once history have began to be known as mere legend about a great city caught in a fight between the champions of darkness and the light.

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Just a little story I came up with the Illustration. Kind of out with a severely strained wrist a few weeks ago all thanks to my clumsiness. I can't draw for a long period of time, but I can type :) Thanks for reading guys and Good luck with your submissions!!!

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you obviously deserve a good place in this challenge : your original lineart and composition kept my attention :D. good luck !

I really like the style of this piece. congratulation to you! greetings from Argentina!!!

epic indeed

mlillustration responds:

Thank you :)

this is so cool~!! and i love the story you made :)

mlillustration responds:

Thank you very much!!!!!

If this is with a bum wrist color me impressed.

This is more just plain curiosity but if the date of this story is Dec 24th 2075 and it's the 50th anniversary of the defeat of Krumpus... why at the time of the taking of this photo (our future 12/24/2025) have we gone back to black and white Polaroid photography? xD

Still really cool and do wish the best both in the contest and wrist recovery!4

mlillustration responds:

hahaha Thank you. Yeah, weirdly enough, I wrestled with that whole camera bit as well. I was originally going for a poloroid type of camera, but then I remembered that I didn't have a square :P

And thanks for the well wishes. Good luck on the competition as well.

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