"Arrogant young fool. If you truly wish to see the world only from on high, to see only the backs and bowed heads of your 'lessers', then I will place you in the clouds and mountaintops. The world will pass along under your snout without you."
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I'm really quite proud of this one, if only because it came out just as I was hoping when I thought of the idea/pose in the first place <3.
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I'm really quite proud of this one, if only because it came out just as I was hoping when I thought of the idea/pose in the first place <3.
Category Artwork (Digital) / Transformation
Species Dragon (Other)
Gender Male
Size 746 x 1280px
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I don't see where the curse is here. After all, the oriental dragon is the "lord" of lakes and rivers, the one who can "call the wind and rain", can hide in the clouds and seas, big as a mountain hill or as small as a lock of hair (according to Chinese mythology)
Symbol of the power of emperors and an auspicious sacred beast (a phrase that I liked "the natural caretaker of the world" since he brings rain to combat drought and controls water to prevent flooding)
Be that as it may, a blessing more than a curse :3
Symbol of the power of emperors and an auspicious sacred beast (a phrase that I liked "the natural caretaker of the world" since he brings rain to combat drought and controls water to prevent flooding)
Be that as it may, a blessing more than a curse :3
Oh! The implications of the curse would've been that he couldn't be close to his family or the luxuries he want at home. He'd find the power cool at first, but realize the pedestal he'd ended up on removed him from things he'd previously taken for granted - the company of others he appreciated the presence of. Perhaps in this setting dragons are feared and worshipped at a distance, rather than revered with welcome.
if you look at the theme of the "loss" of luxury and family, well, maybe.
Although in Chinese mythology the dragon is revered more than being "feared", like other sacred beasts, the phoenix, the white tiger, the black turtle (Xuanwu), the blue dragon/azura dragon, tialong (heavenly/winged dragon), hualong (spiritual dragon or also "dragon god", the one who governs the seas and brings the marine rain to the earth, if someone sees him in the clouds he will grant a wish)
Although good, the dragon is considered to be an auspicious divine beast, along with the phoenix. If one is able to see one or be close to one they will have an "improvement" in their own fortune.
Although the greedy seek his flesh and blood because the whole body is a great "treasure" in every way. So in that sense it can be said that it is also a "curse", it is a sacred beast, but because it is, it is also coveted.
by the way, it's not on topic, but of dragon stories/novels, there is one that I would like to recommend: New White Snake Asking Immortals / 新白蛇问仙
I like to read stories of non-human protagonists and, of those that do not include things like "system" or things that artificial history does in a certain way, this one is more "natural", both for what they are the "nature" of the beasts divine, like the theme of the "crop world" of the Chinese fantasy world (luckily, there is no "nationalism" in the story).
Although in Chinese mythology the dragon is revered more than being "feared", like other sacred beasts, the phoenix, the white tiger, the black turtle (Xuanwu), the blue dragon/azura dragon, tialong (heavenly/winged dragon), hualong (spiritual dragon or also "dragon god", the one who governs the seas and brings the marine rain to the earth, if someone sees him in the clouds he will grant a wish)
Although good, the dragon is considered to be an auspicious divine beast, along with the phoenix. If one is able to see one or be close to one they will have an "improvement" in their own fortune.
Although the greedy seek his flesh and blood because the whole body is a great "treasure" in every way. So in that sense it can be said that it is also a "curse", it is a sacred beast, but because it is, it is also coveted.
by the way, it's not on topic, but of dragon stories/novels, there is one that I would like to recommend: New White Snake Asking Immortals / 新白蛇问仙
I like to read stories of non-human protagonists and, of those that do not include things like "system" or things that artificial history does in a certain way, this one is more "natural", both for what they are the "nature" of the beasts divine, like the theme of the "crop world" of the Chinese fantasy world (luckily, there is no "nationalism" in the story).
Very cool stuff! Thanks for the breakdown - I was already aware that dragons are typically seen as signs of power, good fortune and auspicious destiny in China. My headcannon, of course, was simply that this place this prince is living in is not actually ancient china, but a fantasy setting inspired by it. Thus, the ways that dragons could be treated there may be vastly different than real-world conventional historical context.
It didn't contradict the transformation scenario, it just developed that "curse" depending on the point of view, in my opinion, is a blessing in disguise :3
Basically he's kinda in a golden cage? He is supposed to be almighty and all, but at the same time trapped ?
Fantastic piece! For symbolic reasons it would actually be quite fun if the curse stopped there, with him only half-changed. Because with his body so long, he has two choices; he stands upright, seeing the world from on high but towering so high above it he can't really interact with it, or he bows down to walk on all fours, with his arms being so much shorter than his legs he would be forced to practically grovel while he crawls.
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