ONN: D'Leoh: Artist And Socialite Turned Prophet has Died
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Originally Published on November 29th, 2488
Orbital News Network/Grant Jones Reporting
D'Leoh, a controversial individual and Prophet to the Children of Elysium cult, was found dead an hour ago in their apartment in Sector Two, preliminary reports show a massive overdose of Red Eye.
D'Leoh was a troubled individual who had become one of the most influential artists when it comes to painters in the history of mankind. With pieces of art such as "The Suffering Of The Sobering" and "Armed Artistic Alliteration", D'Leoh was catapulted as one of the hottest up and comers in the world of art and high society. While many believe that so much influence and so much money being given to someone who, at the time, was not older than 16, was the trigger for D'Leoh's downfall, many others believe that D'Leoh's genius was simply misunderstood and misplaced.
D'Leoh's jump to fame was marked with controversy and success, his work Magical Musings Of A Corporate Cow depicted Grosse Industries' CEO, Gretel Grosse, in a very embarrassing position with a face that could only show extreme sexual satisfaction. The technique to create this piece, however, was so innovative, that critics didn't know what to do: Either bash the crude painting, or praise D'Leoh's genius. The piece ended up awarding over 300 million credits at auction.
With such a lavish lifestyle, and with a stream of neverending masterpieces commanding tens of millions of credits on every artistic circle, D'Leoh was soon introduced to the world of vices and pleasures, with Red Eye being their drug of choice, their art started to diminish and their artistic vision would suffer because of it. Soon, as it happens in these situations, D'Leoh would start to suffer from financial woes and would eventually end up on Cocoon Station on a drug fueled rampage. Finding a semblance of peace, D'Leoh found themselves as part of the Church of the Singularity, which would expel them shortly afterwards, claiming gross misconduct from them. D'Leoh would eventually found and form a cult called Children of Elysium, which preached equality and balance between man and machine, and praised cyborgs and heavily augmented individuals as new age deities.
D'Leoh's death comes at a time when Chinatown and Sector Two in general seem to be plagued with constant attacks, violence, and missing people.
If you wish to share experiences and anecdotes involving D'Leoh, please do so in the comment section below. At this time, there is no word of any funeral ceremonies, although it is expected that D'Leoh's body will be processed for protein and fertilizer.