Sargatanas before the Behemoths - (from BRUSHFIRE: Illuminations from the Inferno, acrylic on ragboard) - Created primarily as siege weapons, the Behemoths can prove to be potent weapons upon the battlefield as well. Equipped with two massive bone-hammers and a heavy chin-blade these greatly enlarged souls are the once-cruel rulers of Asian empires transformed by the Demon Major Yen Wang to suit his needs. Donated to the Rebellion, they proved to be an invaluable military asset to Sargatanas.

Think Hannibal. In many ways there's a kind of duality in the story I'm trying to tell. While the historical Hannibal actually does appear in GOD'S DEMON, it's Sargatanas who utilizes certain principles and elements from his life. Like his elephants which became these Behemoths. I find Hannibal to be fascinating figure from history; he's on my short list of people I'd take a time machine back to meet.