The Mutagian World #3
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In a world created by mutagia, populated by shapeshifters in tune with nature, among the most widely-held religious beliefs is a belief that those who pass on will become one with the planet and its energies, where they remain until they are called to become new beings with blank slates. In this sense, any one person in the mutagian world is formed from the energies of all those who came before them.

India Longway is no exception. Normally, she lives a simple life of travel and entertainment, seeking new things to do and new friends to make. But one day, every month, she travels to one spot in the middle of a public park to pray to her ancestors and thank them for all they have done. Only through the struggles of her progenitors throughout all of history can she live the life she does, in her own way and as her own self. If one thinks her to be merely a party girl, all one has to do is see her standing on a rock with her hands pressed together, her eyes shut, to witness her understanding that her easy life is not to be taken for granted.

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This spotted hyena is the third character in the Cyber Purge-inspired Mutagian World series. This started with an idea of how to depict hands pressed together in ANSI art, and I wound up finishing it within a day. I also used more than one color for the background this time, which came out so well that I began doing it for every subsequent picture in the series.

Drawn on April 25, 2024.