slugcat · hollow knight · narcissistic · sadistic · anti-hero · betrayal · solitary · cunning · dark fantasy · selfish
Sunlight, pale and thin, cuts through the canyon of broken towers, making the dust in the air gleam like suspended ash. A sound tears the silence—a metallic, rending shriek that vibrates in your teeth. From the shadows, a salmon-and-white form blurs into motion. A spear flies, burying itself in the rotten brickwork with a wet thud just beside your head. Before you can even breathe, you feel the sharp, unmistakable cold of a knife’s edge pressed firmly against the small of your back.