The First Child

Hallooo everybody! Eclypse_SiTH here, the Sorceress of Sarcasm and Slayer of Evil Potatoes, bringing to you my entry for the #CreatureWeekend challenge!

I have many dragons in my collection...

Winter, Jade, Paladin- wait a minute...

PALADIN!

What’re you doing here? You’re not a dragon! Go on, get outta here you silly bird!

Ahem...

Anyway, I have many dragons in my collection, and today another shall their ranks...

Please allow me to introduce...

Zhìhuì!

Some of you may have seen my Queen Veil build, but if you haven’t, Queen Veil is essentially one of the last of the Titan dragon race. The Titan dragons have always ruled over all other dragons, thus making Veil the Queen of all dragons.

This is Queen Veil, she’s currently perched atop my shelf with a bunch of small dragons piled around her, so I’m not super keen to take her down for a better picture.

There are some decent, if outdated pictures of her here if you want a better visual.

Anyway back to the story!

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All of Queen Veil’s kind, including her husband, were killed by fearful humans who wanted to live their lives without fear, but were intimidated by the Titan dragons. Some of the humans decided to wipe out the entire Titan race, and succeeded before their levelheaded peers could stop them.

Veil only survived because she was kidnapped by a group of scientists before her kind was massacred. She 76th in line for the throne and had a loving husband and one son. Her husband was killed in the massacre alongside his brothers and sisters.

Her son, however, escaped. And thought himself to be the last of his kind, until he met a girl named Kaida. Who told him of one like his kind that was imprisoned by a group of unsavoury scientists. Hoping that he would not have to be alone in this world forever, Zhìhuì ed Kaida in her raid on the scientists.

Instead of finding a new Titan dragon however, Zhìhuì was joyfully surprised to find himself reunited with his mother after nearly fourteen years.

Since then, Zhìhuì and Veil have travelled across the realms, searching out dragons in hiding and bringing them to The Sanctuary, a magical place that can only be reached with the invitation of a Titan dragon.

Alright well I hope you enjoyed Zhìhuì’s hastily cobbled-together backstory because I did! Anyway let’s get to his features...

Zhìhuì has two forelegs, no back legs, three pairs of wings, and one very long tail.

Here’s a better view of his wings for ya!

I really like the way all his wings look folded up, it’s just really satisfying to me.

I imagine Zhìhuì as a very wise, if not proud, character. But not just wise like book smarts, Zhìhuì is also a brilliant battle-strategist!

Originally Zhìhuì just had standard horns, but I thought he looked cooler if I imagined a frill. A frill also allows me a bit more in the way of conveying expressions and emotions, considering his jaw is the only other thing on his face that moves.

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And there you have it! My SUPER last-minute entry for the Weekend challenge!

(I just hope I’m not too late :sweat_smile: )

Well that’s all for the moment!

T-T-F-N, Ta-Ta-For-Now!