im so wildly in love with your legends art its so cute!! if cyllene and laventon have a son, would that make cyrus and leon/hop distant cousins
…I didn’t know Leon and Hop are Laventon’s descendants oh my gosh. But I’m bad at this whole guess-the-descendant game ( it took me YEARS to figure out that Melli can’t be related to James and/or Jessie from team rocket).
ANYWAY this newfound knowledge brought me an immense amount of joy because in my mind something like this is now absolutely possible:
This is so stupid it’s canon to me now. Thank you my dear friend for making my whole day better.
The apocalypse has come and gone, and against all odds, Pharloom remains standing. The time has come for Hornet to return to Hallownest, accompanied by friends and allies: Shakra hopes to explore the mythical land beyond the wastes, and properly lay to rest a member of her own tribe; Lace fears unraveling without the aid of a Weaver, while contending with the immensity of a future free of her mother’s threads; and the Green Prince lives only only to spite the Citadel, passively seeking a more honorable end than might be found in the rubble of his homeland.
Meanwhile, Hornet returns from Pharloom with magic and knowledge that might aid in the slow recovery of Hallownest and Deepnest–and perhaps offer the chance to call home the sibling she once thought lost to her forever.
Chapter 4: Living is a Funeral to Self you Buried
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At long last, Hornet arrives home, welcomed by the White Lady and her elder sibling. We finally get to see Hornet's softer, more playful side. Introductions are made, gifts are given, and Lace rapidly learns that the spider has little patience for insults to her sibling.
Note: This comic does not ship Hollow with anybody. They are not flirting, and do not see gifting flowers as a romantic gesture, nor is it received as such. However, Lace is likely the only recipient to kind of grasp the value of the gift.
Special thanks to @ziracrowshipper, @chosaint, and @mastertorchmaster for their advice on adapting sign language for Hollow. I ended up going with something simple (implying the whole sign by doing half the motion with their available hand); hopefully nothing egregiously wrong with that representation. I don't expect a lot of sign to show up in this comic, for a variety of reasons, but where it makes sense to include it I will continue to try my best.
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Other Hollow Knight Art: [They Are Taking Art Lessons] [Hornet Enacting Big Sister Rights] [Lace Gets Adopted] [Ghost Exhibiting Cat Behavior ™] [Addendum to Adoption] [A Lack of Due Diligence] [Addendum to Due Diligence] [Memento Mayhem] [Pale King vs Shade Lord]
Transcript:
Page 1
The White Lady: And so our sentinel returns to us.
The White Lady: Even as your power bloomed in foreign soil, you rejected your silken birthright to stand again before me. Pride of Deepnest, Protector of Hallownest, and daughter of my Heart.
The White Lady: Rest safe within my branches, for this land will always offer haven to you and your allies.
The White Lady: Welcome home.
Page 2
The White Lady: ....
Lace: ....
The White Lady: But for all my joy... this is not the only reunion, long-awaited.
Hornet: Hollow!
Hollow: !
Lace: Ahem.
Hornet: Ah!
Hornet: Hup.
Hornet: *cough* Allow me to introduce my elder sibling: Hollow, knight emeritus and keeper of the Queen's Gardens.
Hornet: And these are my... allies. Lace of Pharloom.
Lace: ....
Hornet: Shakra-wielding-rings.
Shakra: Poshanka!
Hornet: And the Green Prince of Verdania.
Page 5
Hollow (signing): Friends?
Hornet: Allies! I said allies!
Hornet: Hollow! Stop giving me that look!
Lace: I must admit... I never expected to see the spider so... undignified.
Shakra: Dondakku! It is an honor to meet one so esteemed by Hornet-wielding-needle.
Lace: Well, they certainly cut an impressive figure.
Lace: Though I have my doubts--GYAAAH!?
Page 6
Lace: This is...
Shakra: A gift, it seems.
Lace: ... How strange your homeland is, that a knight should willingly lay down their nail for so menial a chore.
Hornet: Do not insult them thus. Their scars are not a spectacle for your entertainment--
Lace: Relax. I mean no offense, nor anything so grotesque. I'm merely curious... whose grave do they adorn with so tender an offering?
Hornet: ....
Hornet: ...None but their own, child. None but their own.
[ID: Disco Elysium fanart of Harry du Bois and Kim Kitsuragi, done in a realistic, painterly art style with slightly dull colors.
Harry is a middle aged white man with a mullet and mutton chops, wearing a green blazer over a button up and orange flare cut pants. Kim is a middle aged asian man with slicked back hair and a thin mustache, wearing round glasses and an orange bomber jacket, but he's missing the leather gloves he usually wears.
The piece depicts them after Harry was shot in the tribunal; Harry is wincing in pain as Kim puts pressure on his bleeding thigh and grabs his collar with his other hand in a panic. In the background, red and yellow silhouettes of a memory show Kim, devastated, as his previous partner, Eyes, is shot in the chest while he aims a gun at whatever shot him. The bullet's trajectory goes directly through present Kim's glasses. End of ID.]
Oh, I'm finally done! The sequel to Aramaki's misadventures was supposed to be released earlier, but it only managed to finish today. Haha… Well, the tablet is dead, I will look for ideas to continue in the sketchbook… See you later!
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