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NND Week 2024 - Ruby Kept Floating Array

Hey peeps!

Sorry about the radio silence on the NND front. Ngl, I’ve been really struggling when it comes to drawing literally anything recently, and that unfortunately bled over into Nuts & Dolts Week despite my best efforts

I was really only able to complete this piece for the week, since the sketch for it stuck with me and was simple enough to complete. However, I’m adding the concept sketches I made because idk I liked ‘em for the most part - I just ran out of time to do them

I have no idea how to fix this rut I’m in, but I’ll figure it out :)

Anyway, enjoy the art! Have a great NND Week everybody <3

Just picture it, the jagged edges of the green semi-iridescent blade being retained as the blade of the scythe; like thorns, like leaves

“Does that one interest you?”

“Nothing, no one, is ever truly lost.”

Ruby should’ve been able to keep a piece of Penny in her weapon (extension of her soul) like Jaune kept a piece of Pyrrha

Yang, your Raven side is showing.

We see Ruby often struggling in close combat with people bc she's not good at hand to hand and Crescent Rose is made for ranged attacks and mostly to fight Grimm

Qrow would've had a similar problem had Harbinger not been made to be able to turn into a sword

but I also think it would be pretty boring if Ruby just straight up copied every detail of Harbinger into Crescent Rose so an extra weapon for close combat, just in case, would be useful and I genuinely think Penny's sword could've been it

At the same time I am awfully conscious that this could set Ruby back on her grieving

but it would, once again, contrast Jaune, who used Pyrrha's circlet to upgrade his shield after she died and he was also struggling with her loss for a long time

But he did get better, and I do believe that if Ruby kept the sword, it could also become a way to help her grieve

also it would reference her using one of Penny's old swords to fight at the Fall of Beacon after Penny died

I've got friends I'm fighting for...

Photos taken by Sleepyfoxphography on Instagram

Holding the weapons of powerful heroes touched by magic

A day out in the tundra for training with her to keep eachother sharp 💚🦜