What a wonderful picture! As I said before: "I love your semi-realism art style." ;) Without the "black" outlines it looks great. :) And you call that a little bit rusty?!
I also like both the sketch and the final result.
Oh and I get some "Sesshōmaru" vibes from him right away! XD
It's also great to see the changes from before, well, the style is different, but you can still see the development. ^^
Hm ... a bit embarrassing but the quote is good and I was a bit surprised that something like that comes from the Bible. Sorry, I'm not very religious.
Have a wonderful day! ^ _ ^