Soundwave girl please you look entirely too pleasant and joyous to be in the high guard 💔 are you sure you didn’t take a wrong turn and you meant to go the arts & crafts club instead or… he’s too cute and kitty-looking 😠he must be lost
So in the previous comic I mentioned that Ghost can equip Hornet's mementos like charms, and gains new skills:
Grey Memento: Increases their nail length, while nail arts now do Pocket Sand. Synergizes with Longnail and Mark of Pride to turn their nail into a Final Fantasy weapon.
Surface Memento: Significantly increases their jump and double jump distance. (They use it to express their clinginess for their sister.)
Hero's Memento: Hornet doesn't let them play with it, so we may never know.
Guardian's Memento: Pollen AOE attack similar to Spore Shroom; however, activates with Abyss Shriek rather than Focus (a la Nyleth's Pollen Shriek). Might also let them talk to flowers?
Hunter's Memento: Covers them in a thin layer of slime that prevents grappling from enemies like Muckroaches. Synergizes to create a new Shape of Unn variant which also moves faster than the default. (Also instills them with the Cain Instinct, RIP Lace.)
Sprintmaster Memento: Increases movement speed nearly identically to the Sprintmaster Charm. Synergizes with the Sprintmaster and Dashmaster Charms for a quick getaway from an irate sister.
Craw Memento: No magical effect, but grants them impunity when committing Bird Crimes. (They disappear for 36 hours, and reemerge the newly crowned King of Craws. Hornet is concerned they did a coup, but they're not telling.)
Other Hollow Knight Comics:
Hornet Enacting Big Sister Rights
Lace Gets Adopted
Ghost Exhibiting Cat Behavior â„¢
Addendum to Adoption
A Lack of Due Diligence
Addendum to Due Diligence
Transcript:
Page 1
Title: Grey Memento
Page 2
Title: Surface Memento
Lace: Oh, stop fussing. She said she'd only be a moment.
Lace: ... *sigh*
Page 3
Title: Hero's and Guardian's Mementos
Hornet: No.
Hornet: Come now... that's hardly a reason to sulk. You're setting a poor example for Lace.
Hornet: Oh that's very mature!
Page 4
Title: Hunter's Memento
Lace: ... Ew.
Lace: No! Nonono! Get back you slimy cretin!!
Page 5
Title: Craw + Sprintmaster Mementos
Hornet: Huh. No effect.
Hornet: Hold on. Where are you taking that.
Hornet: Ghost!? Hey! Don't power walk away from me!!
Hornet is slowly subsumed by fluff; Lace uses flea brew as a handwarmer (she has no intention of drinking it); and Ghost heard mention of a pogo competition and the "Challenge" prompt immediately appeared overhead.
Anyways, I feel like Hornet's kidnappers didn't do their due diligence before yoinking her, because they literally brought a half-wyrm--godlike creatures known for their territoriality--into their lands, and then did a shocked pikachu face when she started wrecking shit.
Like, they saw she was half weaver and assumed that that as the most important thing she could possibly be.
Meanwhile, Lace's frame of reference is Pharloom and weavers, so this is like discovering your weird classmate's dad is actually a dragon.
Other Hollow Knight Comics:
Hornet Enacting Big Sister Rights
Lace Gets Adopted
Ghost Exhibiting Cat Behavior â„¢
Addendum to Adoption
Transcript:
Page 1
Lace: So... your sibling.
Hornet: yes. We share a sire.
Lace: Full chamber to the Kingdom of the White Wyrm. Claim the Weaver, in half part. Last of their line.
Lace: The commandment fails to describe your paternal lineage.
Hornet: You needn't talk in circles.
Page 2
Hornet: It's no great secret my father was a wyrm.
Lace: Oh, worm?
Hornet: No, wyrm. The one from the commandment, specifically.
Lace: I see...
Lace: Wait... a wyrm!?
Hornet: Mm-hmm.
Lace: Those are real!?!
In which Little Ghost exhibits more Cat Behavior (tm).
They're doing post-game void cleanup by revisting areas that Hornet has already 100% completed.
Other Hollow Knight Comics:
Hornet Enacting Big Sister Rights
Lace Gets Adopted
Transcript:
Lace: Spider... a question for you.
Hornet: Hmm?
Lace: Why does your "void sibling" do... that.
Lace: There's nothing there. But they've not moved in ten minutes. It's creepy!
Hornet: Oh, that.
Hornet: They can see dead people.
Lace: That isn't funny spider!!!
Hornet: Since when do I jest?
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 1: You Must Gather Your Party Before Venturing Forth
[Chapter 1] [Next>>]
Starting a long fancomic! Hopefully one that I actually manage to finish this time. I've got several chapters drafted out at least, and an overall direction that I want to go with all the character arcs.
Also, please note that this will tonally be very different from my previous Hollow Knight fancomics, focused on unpacking some of the heavier themes lingering after Silksong's True Ending.
Other Hollow Knight Art: [They Are Taking Art Lessons] [Hornet Enacting Big Sister Rights] [Lace Gets Adopted] [Ghost Exhibiting Cat Behavior â„¢] [Addendum to Adoption] [A Lack of Due Diligence] [Addendum to Due Diligence] [Memento Mayhem] [Pale King vs Shade Lord]
Transcript:
Page 1
The Green Prince: Despite my wishes, pale hunter, you again disturb this tomb.
Hornet: I beg pardon for my tresspass, tall bug. But this need not be your grave. The black threads have retreated... the citadel is fallen. The bugs of Pharloom build anew.
The Green Prince: ...
The Green Prince: What care have I for this kingdom's festering corpse? Let it rot. My life... My love... All died long ago. It is past time I joined them.
Page 2
Hornet: I understand.
Hornet: I too have stood sentinel in the ruins of my home. For long, I believed my continued existence a debt that could not be repaid. It is a lonely damnation. And one wholly self inflicted.
Hornet: To live on is not the debt but its payment. Burdened as we are with the ghosts that precede us.
Page 3
The Green Prince: What do you want of me?
Hornet: Nothing. I come with an offer.
Hornet: Soon, my companions and I will depart from Pharloom for my home caves. If lingering in this place weighs too heavy on your heart, consider joining us. The journey is long and perilous. The old kingdom fallen. But the land quickens. Life buds anew. Your strength would be a boon, foreign though it be.
Hornet: Otherwise, I bid you farewell, green one.
The Green Prince: ...
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 3: Less Like a Promise, More Like a Vow
[<<Prev] [Chapter 3] [Next>>]
Hornet is greeted by familiar sights and familiar faces. She's been gone a while, but her involuntary sojourn to Pharloom wasn't nearly the length of time that Ghost has been missing. Things have changed in their absence, but there are still people waiting for them to come home.
(Afterwards, Lace asks Hornet what that was all about and she's just like, don't worry about it.)
I'm not sure how I feel about this chapter--very little happens in it, but it covers a lot of ground, establishing the timeline and at least two of the major plot threads moving forward. It was also fun to age up Cornifer and Iselda. Anyways, thank you for reading! Your enthusiasm keeps me going on this project!
Other Hollow Knight Art: [They Are Taking Art Lessons] [Hornet Enacting Big Sister Rights] [Lace Gets Adopted] [Ghost Exhibiting Cat Behavior â„¢] [Addendum to Adoption] [A Lack of Due Diligence] [Addendum to Due Diligence] [Memento Mayhem] [Pale King vs Shade Lord]
Transcript:
Page 2
Title Card: Dirtmouth: The Beacon Town
Lace: ...What a dump.
SFX: [Music, implied to be humming]
Cornifer: Hm? Ah hello there! Come to explore these beautiful cav--
Cornifer: Oh!
Page 3
Mato: ?
Mato: What's this commotion?
Iselda: Good news for once. Miss Hornet has apparently returned to us... with a new cartographer in tow.
Mato: You seem awfully cheerful about another business rival.
Iselda: Oh hush. You aren't nearly the money grub your old master was.
Page 4
Mato: Still begrudging an old fly his retirement? He wasn't blessed with the lifespan of Great Bugs like myself.
Iselda: Believe me, I am aware-- More with every passing season now that Corny's memory is going.
Iselda: It's why I can hardly be upset by this new "map enthusiast." This is the most energetic I've seen him in ages.
Cornifer: ! !
Cornifer: Iselda dear! Come look at Miss Shakra's maps!
Cornifer: They're made of dried shellwood pulp, and her pins are beautiful!
Iselda: It seems I'm being summoned.
Page 5
Cornifer: By the way, Miss Hornet... have you seen the little wanderer lately?
Iselda: Corny...
Cornifer: They usually stop by the shop every few turns, but we haven't seen them in at least a cycle.
Cornifer: Iselda and I are starting to worry something has happened to them.
Hornet: Yes, actually. I encountered them recently.
Mato: !
Cornifer: Oh! So they're alright?
Hornet: I can offer no certainty... except that they live... though seemingly bound to circumstances difficult but not dire.
Hornet: ... I make no promise, but know this: If it is at all within my power... I will bring them home.
Two years ago, in 2016, I made this comic as part of the @megopzine hosted by the absolutely amazing @taiyari ! A second zine might be in the works, I suggest checking out the zine blog if you’re interested!!
I don’t write MegOP a lot, so this was a nice challenge. I ended up choosing TFP because something I really, really like about Megatron in that series is that he seems to begrudgingly admire Optimus Prime, so I wanted to make the comic about that.
Also sorry I had to merge the first two pages because of the pictures-per-post limit on tumblr!
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