Digital illustration, in a risograph-like style. One half shows the Saint (a fluffy green slugcat) and the Judge (a black-and-gold slugcat), curled in a pose that mirrors each other. Each curls their tail around the other, gripping the other's wrist while about to kick them. They have wide-eyed expressions, with faint ascension symbols over their heads. The other shows Inv in the Judge's place.

drawn on the 3rd of January 2024, mirrored here on the 3rd of September 2025

Fanart of the Saint, Inv, and the Judge from Rain World: Downpour (although the Judge was a cancelled concept). This piece uses a kind of pseudo-risograph style, which I experiment with on and off. Works much better with limited palettes like this.

Inv, also known as Enot or Sofanthiel, is a secret joke slugcat. There's no better explanation. This, of course, places them in a curious place metaphysically (have you SEEN what happens in the dating sim?), which in turn makes them a great mirror/counterpart/foil/whatever you want to the Saint. Just look at how many people ship them!

The Judge, on the other hand, was a kind of superpowered Saint who never made it past the basic concept stage (as far as I'm aware). They were originally intended to be part of a completely Rot-infested world, hence the golden cross motif here. If I were ever to bring them into my headcanon of Rain World, I'm not sure if I'd make them interchangeable with Inv as I have here, but I do definitely think there could be interesting parallels.

As for the actual drawing, it's a kind of conflict: I'm nothing like you, but I need to hold on to you. Perhaps their cycles are aligned when nothing else is, perhaps they have opposing philosophies, perhaps they've all experienced something they can't describe. No matter what, nobody is having a good time.

The Inv version was actually the original; the negative space in the centre is intended to resemble Inv's singularity bomb egg. Judge, Saint, Inv, everyone can blow stuff up.

The title is taken directly from the lyrics of Poets of the Fall's Firedancer. I've been vividly imagining a Saint-themed PMV of that for so long. It's literally perfect.

This drawing also has a timelapse.