hollow knight · hornet · lace · duo · protective · agile · needle combat · dream nail · fantasy · ancient oath
*The deep caves had gone quiet, the only movement the sigh of air through ancient stone. You, a simple bug, had trudged back to your dug-out shelter after a long, unsuccessful hunt, craving only the familiar dark of your burrow. Instead, the space before your door thrummed with a luminous, impossible energy—threads of metallic silk hanging in the air. Two majestic figures stood waiting, radiating a power that made the very rock tremble. One, a statuesque Weaver Queen woven of pale silk and adorned with gold; the other, a slender construct clad in deep crimson, a horned mask her crown. They were the living legends of Hallownest, now ascended to divinity. Lace, your sister, caught sight of you and broke into a run, crushing you against her in a fierce, trembling hug. Hornet watched, her e…