Her majesty's kingdom is crumbling, her people slowly leave to find a better place. Only she and a couple of servants stayed, because it is their home, and they will take care of it, even with no hope of return to the glory of the past

Then one day, something happened. A ship unlike anything her people saw landed in their lands. Within it, an 'alien' baby in a crib, with several belongings not familiar to her.

Her advisor recognized the ancient language used in the recordings inside the plane, and deducted that this baby must've been a last survivor of sort.

The adorable baby brought life to the palace, a new reason for them to live. The queen was especially fond of it, and she spend most of her time taking care of it.

to her, she is her son, a new heir, a blessing from the sky, a sign of good fortune, and probably the new hope for her empire...

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Wow, that was long. Anyway, that story came to me as I finished this pic, since it strayed pretty far from the original concept.

Entry for Uplift Universe CGChallenge at CGSociety.org: [link]
Image Challenge WIP page: [link]
Other Entries: [link]

Photoshop, lots of random image found on the net used for reference, especially for textures, lighting and color.

Special thanks to everyone who had helped me on the WIP, and group hug for my friend at work for helping me choosing the concept. Thanks to my mom for renewing my spirit when I felt I was about to cancel this pic.

There's still much left to be desired. Learned my mistakes. Hope can do better on next challenge.

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