The Paintings of Delbert Blain ~ Murderer’s Sky

In the next painting, the stars were purging themselves, flooding the desert in unhealthy rains that would never produce a desert bloom. After this, there was a scene of tainted rain falling in a city. Sky gore washed the sides of buildings, dripped from awnings, glistened on sidewalks and streets and pooled in gutters. This was the first painting to feature people. There was a man sprawled out on the street, after skidding out on a bicycle that crashed nearby. He lay in a puddle of star miasma, and there was no telling how badly he was hurt. Crowded together under an awning, a group of people watched him with concern, though none gave any indication of going to his aid. One young man off to the side, instead of looking at the fallen man, was staring up at the sky with fear in his eyes. Another man with an umbrella was running down the sidewalk, away from the scene.

Murderer’s Sky; Book 1 of Under Shattered Skies ~ kindle ~ paperback