I'm ready to run with the storm

Inspired by the song Eternity from Evanescence. I strongly recommend to listen to this piece of music, but pay attention: there is a thunder in the middle of the song! *spoilers* but after that....... the piano.....

I think I have a video player installed in my brain, because every time I hear this song, I see Yava in the storm.

Other inspiration:

"A new day, a new light
Take the black, paint it bright
All the wrong turns to right
It's not over.
Watch the worst come undone
Feel the rain moving on
Yes, you're right
Free at last
It's not over"
-- Guano Apes - It's Not Over (good impression of her voice!)

"When the mountains sing their songs to us
I am right here where I belong"
-- Guano Apes - The Long Way Home

Title as well comes from Guano Apes, from the song 'Storm'. Lets just say that Guano Apes is a huge source of inspiration as it comes to Yava... *whistles*

Drawn in a few hours, maybe 8 or so in total. I wanted to do this in an effective and quick style, retaining the clear brush effects (hence the lightning). It's a bit of a mess, but yeah..

Yava is a female siderian. Siderian species are a fantasy feline species by my dear friend BlackMysticA.
Character Yava by me, adopted by Mystic in her storyline. She is related to the main character Stian in a novel in progress
Some more Yava art by me and Mystic:
Yava by me (with a link to a voice ref video that I made in 2013)
Yava and Stian collaboration by me and BlackMysticA
Yava charactersheet by BlackMysticA
Happy family by BlackMysticA
Stian and Yava as kittens by BlackMysticA

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