When Blood Gold was younger she was one of two young queens born to replace that hive's dying queen. She fought admirably but lost, and was stung dozens of times by her rival and her rival's supporters. Her own supporters managed to smuggle her out of the hive and swarm.
Most of the damage she suffered healed after a few molts, but the magic gel between the compound eye and the lens of her left eye remains damaged beyond repair from the venom. She's mostly blind in this eye.
Painted with the GIMP.
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I love the story behind this. <3