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Dragon-Xenomorph hybrid (WIP)

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Preview of a new piece I'm working on - and yes, it's a fan art. I rarely do them, so excuse me for butting in with something unconventional, haha. It's a work in progress, of course, and will be painted shortly once I'm satisfied with the lines. (Yes, I know I left off an arm and a wing. Will be added later. :P) I'm quite proud of this one so far, though! I've been on an Alien kick lately, so this is the product of all of that monstery goodness running rampant through my brain of late. xD I also tried experimenting with anatomy, and I'm pretty happy with this. I'm proud of the chest, and the handlike quality of the wing joint. :D The tail was tricky, where it curved, but I think it came out well.

Now, for a short description of the creature itself: (If you're familiar with the Xenomorph life cycle, skip the first paragraph below. Also, imagine this to be set in medieval Earth where Xenos have crashed, or maybe an alternate reality. Your choice. :P)

As you may or may not know, the Xenomorph life cycle begins with a parasitic creature known as a facehugger - which as the [unimaginative] name implies, subdues and then attaches to the face of the host organism, which can be pretty much any creature. The facehugger then implants a Xenomorph embryo inside the creature's body via the throat, usually in the chest cavity. Soon after, the creature detaches and dies. The implanted embryo attaches itself to a blood supply and begins to grow; once it has reached a certain stage of maturity, bursts forth from the host organism's body (this is usually fatal for the host as the embryo makes its way directly out of the chest cavity) and escapes to hide until it can shed its skin and grow into an adult Xenomorph. (Hence this stage's also unimaginative name, the chestburster.)

One important factor of this, however, is genetic transference from the host organism to the growing Xenomorph. The adult will vary depending on the host in which it was grown, taking on genetic traits from its "parent" and incorporating it into its own physical and genetic makeup. Usually the acquired traits are those that the Xenomorph life form finds to be beneficial for its prolonged survival. In this case, it's primarily taken on the wings of its host, coupled with a longer snout and webbed appendages (tail, back spines) to aid in flight.

Dragon xenomorphs are extraordinarily rare creatures, as dragons themselves are extraordinarily rare. If, however, a facehugger should find its way to and successfully impregnate a dragon, this mighty beast is the end result. Dragons, unlike most creatures, can survive the chestburster's birthing; the larval Xenomorph in this instance is positioned close to the base of the lungs; when it is ready to birth, it wriggles into the dragon's lungs, irritating the creature and causing it to cough, eventually expelling the larva. For this reason, well-established Xenomorph hives have been known to capture a dragon (usually while sleeping) and bring it into the nest, where they then seal it away with the super-strong resin that the aliens can produce to hold future hosts. The dragon is then enslaved and forced to be impregnated over and over. The alien Queen can lay on average ten eggs daily, each containing a facehugger ready to do its work. In its lifetime (for one captured at its prime) a dragon may give birth to a hundred or more hybrids by the time it finally dies an early death of exhaustion and poor nutrition several years later.
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