The last major reference I needed for Artfight 2025, and an reintroduction to my Genshin OC, Dakarai.
Since Natlan finally gave us more than crumbs since two year ago, I made an attempt with this lizard grump's outfit. I also updated his eyes and horns on his original color test, and made a doodle for how he’d look gameplay wise (he’d be a melee catalyst, for clarity).
(The sheer amount of NPCs I had to study from The Children of Echoes, though 🫠 he's even a blacksmith much like Xilonen too, but of weapons and tools, not Ancient Names.)
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TW: child abuse, mental abuse, adult abuser, domestic violence (the scene doesn't contain them specifically, but the context and certain elements of it can be triggering)
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Context:
Dakarai Pretorius (he/him) was raised in the abusive household. His mother, Millicent Pretorius-Wiseegoth, is the one that was constantly mentally abusing her children, especially the oldest Dakarai, who was taking most of the punches.
This scene happens when terrible tragedy happened to Rai's siblings because of their mother...
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"You are my flesh, my blood, my son..." said Millicent, grabbing Dakarai's arm.
"Don't you dare to call me your son!" Rai immediately freed himself from her grip, repulsed by her touch. He looked at her angrily.
"You are talking about flesh and blood?" he said in disbelief. "And what does it mean? What does it give you?! Does it give you right to do whatever you want with me and my siblings, depending on your narcissistic desires? Does it give you right to abuse and torture us in every second of our lives? Does blood and flesh give you right to call yourself my mother?!"
"I am your mother!"
"No, you are not!!! And you never were".
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Hello everybody, welcome back after almost a month of a break ✨
Coming back to you with a snippet I really wanted to post, but I wanted to make it the best justice as possible.
Presenting to you a little bit of context to Dakarai's character and even behind his flashy personality and big smile he is deeply hurt young man.
Behind the brightest smile there can be a deeply hurt person. Be kind to each other.
#PrideMonth has arrived, and I'm coming out again. I'm not just pansexual, I'm non-binary, and I've had characters just like me for years. Let's have some solidarity, in the many colors, shapes and sizes non-binary folks come in! A lack of androgyny doesn't make us binary. #nonbinary #comingout #intersex #agender #genderfluid #CityBetween #VictoriousCross #cyberpunk #CaptureSpiral #AriRianna #aranha #spinner #CenturyCitySentinels #superhero #salema #dakarai #dozer #artist #digitalartist #digitalillustration #characterdesign #digitalart #artistforcommission #pride2022 https://www.instagram.com/p/CePChebJC1S/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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If you smile through your fear and sorrow
Smile and maybe tomorrow
You'll see the sun come shining through for you
You'll find that life is still worthwhile
If you just smile
Notes: This is a small blurb and an apology for the readers that's been waiting for me to update this story since February. This part was supposed to go in Chapter 6, but during some rewrites, it wasn't going to fit, but since I loved this part so much I decided to keep it and post it as a blurb.
Warnings: Angst. Mentions the death of an unborn child, so you are free to skip if this triggers or bothers you.
Characters: Rose (OC), Leo (tiger), Dakarai (OC), T'Challa.
"Do you have to leave now?" Rose asked in a futile attempt to get Dakarai to stay while watching him pack his clothes into a suitcase. She didn't understand why he was leaving her alone on the night they buried their son.
"My family's company is on the verge of losing one of its biggest investors, so I need to go to London to negotiate a compromise."
Rose sighed and looked down at Leo laying on the floor. He jumped on the bed and rested his head in her lap, receiving soothing scratches behind his ears. "Considering what happened today, I was hoping you would want to be here….with me."
“What's done is done, Rose.”
She frowned at him while tears began stinging her eyes. "What’s done is done? Is that what you have to say about our son?”
Dakarai glanced at her, only for a second, before turning away to get something out of the walk-in closet without giving her an answer.
Rose got out of bed and followed him. "Are you mad at me? Is that it?"
He didn't acknowledge her and instead continued going through his drawers to figure out which ties to take with him.
"You've barely spoken a word to me about it," Rose continued, hoping to get a response out of him. "Dakarai, can you just-"
“Enough, Wavuka!” He snapped at her with finality in his tone.
Taken aback by his outburst, she reached up to wipe the tear from her cheek. Without another word, she turned and walked out of the closet, out of the guest house, and eventually into the palace. Once she entered through the backdoor of the kitchen, she locked eyes with T'Challa, who was most likely stealing cookies out of the junk food stash again.
He didn’t have to ask her if anything was wrong. Instead, he took her in his arms and comforted her as she wet his night robe with her tears.
After Dakarai he raised his voice at her, they barely had anything to say to one another. Rose once took the liberty of counting all the times they spoke. Six. They exchanged words six times in one day.
And even then she was willing to fight tooth and nail for their relationship.
