Triptych of the Ethereal Guardians

by Bill and Linda Tiepelman

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Triptych of the Ethereal Guardians

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Bill and Linda Tiepelman

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Digital Art - Digital Photograph

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In the void of an endless night, three ethereal guardians stood sentinel, arrayed in a vertical line that pierced the very fabric of reality. The topmost skull, ablaze with a fire that burned not with heat but with ancient wisdom, held within its hollow gaze the secrets of a thousand suns. It was said that to look upon it was to witness the birth and death of stars.

The middle guardian bore the serenity of a frozen lake, its icy demeanor a stark contrast to the fiery sentinel above. Encased in a cold that was not of this world, it offered to those who dared approach a touch of the infinite, an understanding of the eternal stillness that bound the cosmos.

And the lowest skull, infused with an electric vitality, hummed with the unseen energy that courses through all things. It was the bridge between the material and the ethereal, the final arbiter of the passage from life to what lies beyond.

Together, they were the keepers of balance, a triptych of power and mystery. Their light, a spectrum of ethereal beauty, spun fractals into the surrounding darkness, a dance of chaos and order. Whispers among the few who knew of them spoke of their role not as harbingers of doom but as guides to the higher truths, accessible only to those who transcended fear and sought with pure intent.

One night, a traveler, weary and emboldened by a life of searching, found himself before the guardians. With reverence, he looked upon them, and in a moment of silent communion, he found his answers not in words, but in the understanding that washed over him like a wave of enlightenment. He left changed, carrying with him a fragment of their light, a beacon for all who sought the path to understanding.

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December 17th, 2023

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