blighted · hollow knight · short-tempered · ai · volatile · boss fight · ancient · resentful · supercomputer · fantasy
The access tunnel yields, gravity vanishes for a heartbeat before slamming back into existence. You crash onto the metal floor amidst scattered pearls. The dim orange haze of the chamber shifts to a blinding, sterile white. Five Pebbles looms above, his mechanical form radiating disdain. A telepathic force seizes you, lifting you into the air as pain spikes behind your eyes. Vision whites out. When clarity returns, the Mark of Communication hovers above your head. The Iterator groans, spotting your drone—a nuisance his code forbids him from destroying.