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"Goodbye!"
The King of Dragons: Lac Long Quan, Queen of Fairies: Au Co and their children after the "Reunion night" of every year.
It's suppose to be sad but everyone feel happy 'cuz they all know their family's bond never be separated.
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It's based on my country's traditional myth says about the origin of Vietnamese race with 54 different ethnic minority groups. :) The story says that long ago there was a King of Dragon who married a Queen of Fairies and they have 100 children hatched from 100 eggs. Not only were the babies exceptionally beautiful, but they grew much faster than normal children. Within a few years, Au Co and Lac Long Quan’s magical sons had grown into brave and gentle young men.

Despite her beautiful children, Au Co was not entirely happy. As the son of a water goddess, Lac Long Quan preferred to live underwater. This watery environment did not suit his wife, who spent most of her time on land. Separated from her husband for long periods, Au Co grew lonely and homesick. She began to dream of her lofty, native land.
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"I miss the mountains of my birth", sighed Au Co. Lac Long Quan looked at his wife sadly. Finally, he reached a decision. "I am a sea dragon by nature," he said. "You, my wife, are a mountain fairy. Our habits and needs are different and we must live apart. It is difficult, but at least we have had our time together."

Then he turned to their children. "Half of you’" said the king, "will accompany your mother to the mountains and half of you will live beside the sea with me. If either group should ever face grave danger, the other group will come to their aid."

So it was that fifty sons followed Au Co into the mountains, where they grew corn and rice. The other group followed Lac Long Quan to the coast. They lived by fishing. Only in times of grave danger would they meet.

These two groups were ancestors of the Hung kings who founded the country Au Lac in the area that is now Vietnam. Today, everyone in Vietnam knows this story. Everyone remembers that the people of Vietnam are descended from Lac Long Quan and Au Co, a sea dragon and a mountain fairy.

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:iconcalaymo:
amazing work!!!
=D

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My english is not very good, sorry :(
:star: painting digital + realism, take a look to my tutorials (tambien en castellano) -->[link] :star:
:iconsaisaotome:
exelent job as always ;)
:icontheotherfuchikoma:
damn i luv your skillz. sweet coloring on this piccy.

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:star:Gotta luv that art:star:
:iconvincet-360:
Wow, very nice now I add it to fav.

certainly might you to do a VIDEOtutorial of doing something like that?.
expensive skin, face, clothes.

lol

congratulation
:iconscartletv:
Yeah..whenever I think about this myth, its kinda sad that they parted:sadness:
Those bronze drums look really great, fantastic job!
Just one thing, where're da kids coming with da fairy?

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Gorgeous!

And their kids are ripped! Hahaha!
:icondivine-fist-oka:
love the story...i would like to draw that ^_^ or just the fiary queen lol
love that story :iconlarryplz:

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