Note: As usual, all my images were created on my cheap smartphone and free Android apps.

From the Dan Simmons' "Hyperion Cantos" Fan Art collection -

Here's "The Cruciform and Lenar Hoyt" ….

Cruciforms resemble in shape and proportion the crucifixes that are central to Christianity. Their texture is similar to that of soft coral, and they give off a bioluminescent pinkish glow.

The cruciforms are symbiotic and parasitical entities found on the walls of the Labyrinth on the planet Hyperion. They are first introduced to the Hyperion Cantos story line in the Priest's Tale as Father Lenar Hoyt recounts his period among the Bikura indigenies of Hyperion, and go on to play an important role in mankind's destiny.

After the accidental or natural death of the host, the parasite is able to recreate the host's body and mind, not only repairing bodily damage but being able to completely reconstruct all bodily tissues and parts, thus resurrecting the individual. Only the tiniest fragments of host tissue and cruciform matter remains are required to regenerate both host and cruciform.

Lenar Hoyt

Lenar Hoyt was a Jesuit priest, famous for his role in the final Shrike pilgrimage and, in later years for his significant role in galactic affairs as leader of the Catholic Church as Pope Julius VI-XIV and Pope Urban XVI.

Father Hoyt joined the pilgrimage to ask the Shrike to end his suffering by removing the cruciforms from his body.

After geting to the Time Tombs , Hoyt faced the Shrike in one of the tombs and was killed. Brawne Lamia and Fedmahn Kassad found his body and tried to save the life of the priest, but without the Consul's ship, which was under containment in the spaceport of Keats, they didn't succeed.

After the death of Hoyt, Duré was resurrected from his dead body.

(Source: https://hyperioncantos.fandom.com/wiki/Cruciform; https://hyperioncantos.fandom.com/wiki/Lenar_Hoyt)

This creation and the rest of the "Hyperion" and "Crestfallen Reflection" collections will be signed, minted and listed NFTs NLT Q1 2022.

May you and yours be well and loving life today.

In Lak'ech, JaiChai

(JaiChai 21 NOV 2021. simultaneous multi-site submissions posted. all rights reserved.)