<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:39:02 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/visionaryart/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[🌌 The Archive Awakens. When the sealed knowledge chooses its own side]]></title><description><![CDATA[The war was never the end. As Guardians and Explorers clashed beneath burning canopies and fractured skies, something unexpected happened: the Sealed Archive responded. Not as a weapon. Not as an explosion.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-158694/@zeruxanime/-the-archive-awakens-when-the-sealed-knowledge-chooses-its-own-side-wj</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-158694/@zeruxanime/-the-archive-awakens-when-the-sealed-knowledge-chooses-its-own-side-wj</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-158694]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[zeruxanime]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 04:42:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDFdqJorCLnfauvZdwTKWtZntNNGKznwquP5G794WFrKKhaAGBJ2sZuwfJrjwTm7aisBSF6yPDzEcB1ffc2eZZWF8RtfkasWdyxGe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[🔥 The War for the Sealed Knowledge]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are wars for territory. There are wars for power. And then… there are wars for knowledge that was never meant to be touched. On the jungle-planet of Ir’Kael, beneath bioluminescent canopies and colossal]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-158694/@zeruxanime/-the-war-for-the-sealed-knowledge-jrf</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-158694/@zeruxanime/-the-war-for-the-sealed-knowledge-jrf</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-158694]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[zeruxanime]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 19:23:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDFdqJorCLnfauvZdwTKWtZntNNHPcVkdH5x3UA75p8okndzBCXzXCjCMNT36URp6yegY8VGTCX41aKdTwZwhZZWj2Kjc8BXEHNVC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[⚔️ Clash at the Sealed Threshold]]></title><description><![CDATA[When exploration challenges ancient guardianship Exploration is never neutral. Across the jungle worlds, conflicts arise when explorers—driven by curiosity, survival, or ambition—reach territories guarded]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-158694/@zeruxanime/-clash-at-the-sealed-threshold-3kt</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-158694/@zeruxanime/-clash-at-the-sealed-threshold-3kt</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-158694]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[zeruxanime]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 04:05:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDFdqJorCLnfauvZdwTKWtZntNNHQ2qPPfV92mDUkK9niu6Ai4zRNX1xfeVn5LbAc1uyMchjUoBFuBxYjxPuhxP2eswKxSsw47Y6A?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[THE MYSTIC VISIONARY -  AI CREATED IMAGE OF A ART MAGAZINE SPREAD]]></title><description><![CDATA[It took some effort to get this right, I spent quite a bit of points on Nightcafe until it was presentable.My aim was to demonstrate what is possible with AI generation: what you see here is the perfect]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/visionaryart/@thermoplastic/the-mystic-visionary-ai-created-image-of-a-art-magazine-spread</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/visionaryart/@thermoplastic/the-mystic-visionary-ai-created-image-of-a-art-magazine-spread</guid><category><![CDATA[visionaryart]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thermoplastic]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 15:19:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZLDnKfcagkzVS1GUzJSbJ97Jrf7ya4meLMRm2v86FWyJEvUrijtmRBFiJuCoR14ErD9Hi91JmvfUFboYCHEAyZTYc2UjqH1g23qAkcsUjftxktcie6tsN8LN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[🔮 Forbidden Rituals: Knowledge That Should Not Be Touched]]></title><description><![CDATA[When curiosity defies planetary law Every living world has limits. Not all energy is meant to be invoked. Among the jungle civilizations, forbidden rituals exist—rites erased from collective memory, whispered]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-158694/@zeruxanime/-forbidden-rituals-knowledge-that-should-not-be-touched-he5</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-158694/@zeruxanime/-forbidden-rituals-knowledge-that-should-not-be-touched-he5</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-158694]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[zeruxanime]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 05:55:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDFdqJorCLnfauvZdwTKWtZntNNFcy5pQvqKy2d3QRcN3Jd9Ruc7S5ESFCTD1y1A8Jc9oEtsKZffF1BSmNKLCJHR1GpAXGFqLJvAJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[🩸 Failed Mutations: The Cost of Becoming]]></title><description><![CDATA[When transformation collapses before completion Not every transformation succeeds. On the jungle worlds, evolution is not merciful. Failed mutations occur when the body cannot withstand the intensity of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-158694/@zeruxanime/-failed-mutations-the-cost-of-becoming-er1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-158694/@zeruxanime/-failed-mutations-the-cost-of-becoming-er1</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-158694]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[zeruxanime]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 18:23:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDFdqJorCLnfauvZdwTKWtZntNNFruXdbEyyt1d1DrP9P3DDRvanic2YPNZDNWDnzzL7nzuGMRkUpb8X25vgFQUM4nrmnkadD5ZZ8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[VINDOBONA ALTARPIECE III - SNAKES AND LADDERS - A Essay about this iconic drawing ]]></title><description><![CDATA[This essay explores the details and the background of this iconic drawing, also exploring what led up to it, and its importance as a pivot point in my artistic development. 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Deep within bioluminescent forests, alien civilizations gather in natural]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-158694/@zeruxanime/-jungle-rituals-the-pulse-of-the-living-worlds-8pz</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-158694/@zeruxanime/-jungle-rituals-the-pulse-of-the-living-worlds-8pz</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-158694]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[zeruxanime]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:41:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDFdqJorCLnfauvZdwTKWtZntNNHU4uvKnZB2nd9P1xjUyPXWCs5LxqofYveuQTc9Cz3Dg9Qr2nhc8EWo2AEARJxCz3VqjJWSsh18?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[SURREAL COSMIC LANDSCAPE]]></title><description><![CDATA[“The clouds were disappearing rapidly, leaving the stars to die. The night dried up.”― Andre Breton, Magnetic FieldsOn Deep Dream Text2Dream AI - creating a image to describe my 'Inner Universe'. Vibrant]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-158694/@thermoplastic/surreal-cosmic-landscape</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-158694/@thermoplastic/surreal-cosmic-landscape</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-158694]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thermoplastic]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 14:34:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCCBxkF9StCgLFoN5bGVUDe9KYqbKcK9cJiwmR4o9bav3hUXpUeeCvCDYjLCvgJoXetr9dGUEVqNTTktFFkkfQmUqC85HKd5rcZbnVp4py4JossgLTNDUgN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[NIGHTCAFE AI - NEW SEEDREAM MODELS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nightcafe keeps adding new models to their line-up. Recently, my pesonal friend Paulo Cunha had alerted me that the Seedream 4.0 model accepts more than one seed image. 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