#Baby Pure Vessel

[xanadulys]

@progenycursed ...He's the Collector isn't he?

Progeny Cursed 17

Spell training has begun for the Pure Vessel. Proud of themselves, they decided it’s time for a reward. Off to visit their siblings.

*tried*grumpy* Why woken before wake time? And not woken at wake time? Why ordered to arena? *sarcastic* yippie Why note wait until wake up time? Ah. That why. (He) excited.

*tried*grumpy* (he) really excited *tried* soul attacks? Soul defense? Could be fun to do *tired*curious* *awe*

*confused* what do wrong?

*curious* *startled* *embarrassed* yes! *awe pride* *happy proud*

[threat] dodge 2 dagger!

happy* (he) proud of (me) But soul reserves only enough for 3 daggers Will have to show (him)

*curious* *nervous* *excited* happy* can cast many spells

*excited* will cast all spells <excited>*excited* Order (me) to cast spell <laughing>*playfully*

*excited awe* {how focus feel} Focus. no. Not focus ~holding~ teleport. Teleport. Teleport ~exhale~ what? *curious* what that? No think. Teleport

<weak> what? <weak dizzy>*confused* *happy excited*

Do not think can teleport again *serious* pull. ~holding~ teleport ~release~ can not teleport *curious* other vessel? When that? (He) will explain? *disappointed irritated* (he) no explain Ask (009) later

*shock scared* shit! *excited* controlled teleport!!

*happy proud* (I) did great being pure Maybe can go to (siblings) *mischievous* and (009) can not stop (me) Idea

Teleport *laughing mischief* going to see (siblings) *happy excited* [hello] Learned dagger sell and void teleport. Did great being pure. Going to see (siblings)

No

But did great being pure

Just cause that, does not mean (I) can let you leave room

Okay

(You) must stay in room

*calm* Okay. Talk tomorrow.

*distrust*

*calm* *mischief laughing*

*awe pride* [joy] going to see (siblings) and (009) will never know *really excited happy* [joy]

[call/response] (siblings)!

ᵈᵒᵒʳ ⁿᵉᵛᵉʳ ᵒᵖᵉⁿ. ⁽ˢⁱᵇˡⁱⁿᵍˢ⁾ ᵍᵒⁿᵉ. ⁿᵉᵛᵉʳ ᵇᵉ ʷⁱᵗʰ ⁽ˢⁱᵇˡⁱⁿᵍˢ⁾ ᵃᵍᵃⁱⁿ. ᵃˡᵒⁿᵉ ᶠᵒʳᵉᵛᵉʳ

ᵇᵘᵗ… ᵇᵘᵗ…

*serious irritated* (you). (You) seriously think (I) not notice you gone. (I) take (you) back to room and (you) will not say thing about it *mad serious* (you) listening? this making (them) sad. (Bug) tell other to feel better, makes them feel better. How (I) comfort (them)? Door closed not new. Closed all time

ᵃˡᵒⁿᵉ ᶠᵒʳᵉᵛᵉʳ

Alone not that bad

﹡ʳᵉᵍʳᵉᵗ﹡ ⁽ⁱ⁾ ᵏⁱˡˡᵉᵈ ⁽ˢⁱᵇˡⁱⁿᵍˢ⁾

No. Abyss killed (siblings). (You) did nothing. *proud* (I) did good comforting (them) No more leave room

*inconsolable*

*confused* (they) still sad. Do (I) comfort (them)? {memories of other vessels fates} (I) didn’t help (them). Why help this (one)? *confused* dread* but if don’t help then non zero chance of (him) killing (them)

Don’t want to see (another) die. (I) will try help (them). Words comfort not help. Will try other thing.

*ᵐⁱˢᵉʳᵃᵇˡᵉ﹡ ʷʰʸ ᵇᵉ ᵖᵘʳᵉ ⁱᶠ ᶜᵃⁿ’ᵗ ᵇᵉ ʷⁱᵗʰ ⁽ˢⁱᵇˡⁱⁿᵍˢ⁾﹖ *ᵈᵉˢᵖᵒⁿᵈᵉⁿᵗ﹡ ᶜᵃⁿᵗ ᵇᵉ ᵃˡᵒⁿᵉ. ᶜᵃⁿᵗ ᵇᵉ ᵖᵘʳᵉ. *ᵇʳᵒᵏᵉⁿ﹡ ᵐᵘˢᵗ ᵇᵉ ʷᵃʸ ᵒᵘᵗ ᵒᶠ ᵇᵉⁱⁿᵍ ᵖᵘʳᵉ. ⁱᶠ ᵃˡˡ ˢⁱᵇˡⁱⁿᵍˢ ᵈᵉᵃᵈ, ᵗʰᵉⁿ ᵐᵃʸᵇᵉ ⁱ⁻

*uncomfortable*

*ᵐⁱˢᵉʳᵃᵇˡᵉ﹡ ʷʰᵃᵗ⁻ ʷʰᵃᵗ ⁽ʸᵒᵘ⁾ ᵈᵒⁱⁿᵍ﹖

uncomfortable* helping. (I) think. *ᵐᵉˡᵃⁿᶜʰᵒˡʸ﹡ ʷʰʸ﹖ ⁽ʸᵒᵘ⁾ ʰᵃᵗᵉ ⁽ᵐᵉ⁾

confused irritated* (I) don’t hate (you)

*ʲᵒʸˡᵉˢˢ﹡ ⁽ʸᵒᵘ⁾ ʰᵃᵗᵉ ᵗᵃˡᵏⁱⁿᵍ ᵗᵒ ⁽ᵐᵉ⁾. ⁽ʸᵒᵘ⁾ ⁿᵉᵛᵉʳ ᵖᵃʸ ʷⁱᵗʰ ⁽ᵐᵉ⁾. ⁽ʸᵒᵘ⁾ ʷᵉʳᵉ ᵍᵒⁱⁿᵍ ᵗᵒ ʰⁱᵈᵉ ⁽ʸᵒᵘ⁾ ᶜᵒᵘˡᵈ ˢᵖᵉᵃᵏ ᶠʳᵒᵐ ⁽ᵐᵉ⁾ ᶠᵒʳᵉᵛᵉʳ. ⁽ʸᵒᵘ⁾ ʷᵃⁿᵗ ⁽ᵐᵉ⁾ ᵗᵒ ᵇᵉ ᵃˡᵒⁿᵉ ᶠᵒʳᵉᵛᵉʳ. ʰᵒʷ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ⁿᵒᵗ ʰᵃᵗᵉ﹖

*uncomfortable* (I) not a vessel. (I) am a machine. A tool. Never had family, comfort, happiness. With other (0 line), didn’t talk, didn’t cuddle, didn’t seek comfort. Didn’t have wants, needs, or feelings. Didn't understand emotions. (We) had to learn by ourselves. Didn’t know why (we) were being killed, dissected, disconnected. (We) survived. (I) survived.

*uncomfortable* (I) don’t hate (you). (I) don't understand (you). (I) didn’t talk with (you) cause (I) never talk. Don’t play with (you), (I) never played. Been alone so long, it stopped hurting

*ᵍˡᵒᵒᵐʸ﹡ ᵇᵘᵗ ᵒᵗʰᵉʳ ᵏⁱⁿᵍˢᵐᵒˡᵈ ᵃⁿᵈ ʷⁱⁿᵍᵐᵒˡᵈ﹖

*bitter laugh* (they) are not intelligent. No other intelligent one since line 2. And (they) were dumper than (me). far dumber than (me). Wingsmold never smart

*ᶠᵒʳˡᵒʳⁿ﹡ ᶜᵃⁿ’ᵗ ˢʰᵒʷ ⁽ʸᵒᵘ⁾ ʰᵒʷ ᵗᵒ ᵖˡᵃʸ. ᵖᵘʳᵉ ᵛᵉˢˢᵉˡ ⁿᵒᵗ ᶠᵉᵉˡ. ᵖᵘʳᵉ ᵛᵉˢˢᵉˡ ᵐᵘˢᵗ ᵇᵉ ᵃˡᵒⁿᵉ ᶠᵒʳᵉᵛᵉʳ.

*mad nervous thinking* Must make (then) feel better. How make (them) feel better?

*ˢᵃᵈ﹡ ʰᵃᵛᵉ ᵗᵒ ᵇᵉ ᵖᵘʳᵉ ᵒᶠ⁻

*idea pride* Only during day.

*ᶜᵒⁿᶠᵘˢᵉᵈ ᵍˡᵘᵐ﹡ ʷʰᵃᵗ﹖

*confident* Warriors only warriors at day but relax at night. (They) show emotions. Show feelings.

*ʷᵒᵉᶠᵘˡ﹡ ᵗʳᵘᵗʰᶠᵘˡˡʸ﹖

*confident* See the (5 knights) out of their armor relaxing. (Warriors) must relax at night or will self destruct

*ᵈᵉᵖʳᵉˢˢᵉᵈ﹡ ʷʰᵃᵗ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ᵐᵉᵃⁿ﹖

*confident* Need to relax to be pure or (you) will break

*ᵐⁱˢᵉʳᵃᵇˡᵉ﹡ ʰᵒʷ ᵇᵉ ʰᵃᵖᵖʸ﹖ ᶜᵃⁿ ⁿᵉᵛᵉʳ ˢᵉᵉ ⁽ˢⁱᵇˡⁱⁿᵍˢ⁾﹖

(We) don’t know that. (He) changes mind al the time.

*melancholy hope* Can (you) be sibling until (I) can go to (siblings)?

*Uncomfortable* can try to change me to (sibling). (You) will have to teach (me).

*sad* calming* lesson 1. Cuddling. Cuddle to feel happy, calm, and sleep

*serious* (I) don’t sleep.

*sad* calm* then be talking pillow.

Talk about what?

*sad calm* … What (normal bugs) do?

*calm* talk, eat, dance, sleep, gossip…

*serious* Have to protect them from (his) plan. Have to protect (them). Somehow.

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Quick guide: () a person [] a void callout {} memories ** emotions <> physical reaction ~breath~

Dam this was a big one! All the void speak! Turns out Tumblr has a 30 image limit per post. So I had to combine some of the images. Hopefully they turn out okay cause I do not want to separate this chapter. Also tried to use fun text. Let's hope it takes.

[littlebittyhollowbugs]

pale king?

Redraw of that old PK and PV in the rain pic 🌧️

I love them your honor

(thanks for the suggestion!)

[bug-brainrot]

Her personality has always SHAAW'ed through

[featherlouise]

Exploring some concepts for a slightly older Ghost!! I imagine them as about 8-9ish during the game.

I’ve been neglecting them in most of my AUs lmao, I think it’s time for some Ghost centric stuff shxhxjxj (also they’re VERY fun to draw)

After killing the Radiance, the siblings take some time to rest and recuperate, and at some point decide to try and rebuild Hallownest. Hornet takes over Deepnest, taking her rightful place as Queen, while Hollow becomes king of Hallownest. While Ghost is technically the crown prince, it’s more in name than anything, as they would rather run the Path of Pain handcuffed in the dark than have that kinda responsibility (also they’re like. 13 by this point)

Some tidbits about their design and this AU for those interested:

- They resemble their mother more than PK, and as a result their horns are more like branches and grow to resemble antlers!!

- They also have a faint wood grain pattern all over their body

- Vessels typically have small glowing white dots on their bodies, and darker spots on their face and horns (I’ve been referring to them as soul spots and void freckles shbxxn), and you can generally tell whether they’re more proficient in soul magic or void magic depending on how many of either they have!!

(E.g. Hollow has a few void freckles, but they are COVERED in soul spots, meanwhile Ghost has a few soul spots but they have a TON of void freckles).

When they come into their power as Shade Lord, Ghost’s soul spots are swallowed by their void, and as they get older more void freckles appear until their horns are entirely black.

- I like the idea of Ghost’s power as SL showing in their physical form more as they get older, like their mortal body can’t contain their entire being, so it leaks out in the form of wispy void hair, void freckles, etc etc

- When they started rebuilding, there became a sudden need for formal clothing once again, so Hornet raids every closet in the White Palace to cannibalise the different dresses and robes into something presentable (luckily Ghost fits into most of Hornet’s old stuff)

(Assume the White Palace appears again at some point (finding PK’s corpse is a VERY fun time for Holly ahahaha))

- With the discovery of kingdoms beyond the Wastelands (via Silksong), the siblings start reaching out in the hopes of establishing some trade routes, and getting some help with the rebuilding effort

This opens some opportunities for visits from neighbouring royals (and pooossibly some new friends for Ghost, they need to meet people their age lmaooo)

[santhropomorphy]

A recreation of my favourite scene in game.

[gamergenia]

[duskydrawings]

The Pale King and His Pure Vessel

[dairyfreenugget]

(Alt texts under the cut)

Little baby

Little baby baby man

Alt texts in order

ID start: A doodle of a newborn, non-void Pure Vessel from Hollow Knight. They're held in four hands by their father, The Pale King. They're smaller than his palms, tiny and round with closed eyes and round, nobby horns, and a short fluffy mane around their neck and down their back. They're squirming in his grasp and holding one of his thumbs with their muzzle pressed against it. End ID.

ID start: A doodle page of a newborn, non-void Pure Vessel from Hollow Knight. In the first doodle, they're held up in one hand by The Pale King, squirming and grasping at his fingers as their squeak, their mouth wide open and tiny teeth and mandibles visible. In the second doodle, they're laying on their tummy and quinting their eyes, looking quite grumpy, a text next to them says "Just opened their eyes and unhappy about the light". In the third doodle, they're being feed meet by their father, they're tiny enough that he has to use only one of his fingers to help them get the tiny meat chunks as they bite on his finger and hold his knuckles for support. End ID.

ID start: Two doodles of The Pale King from Hollow Knight as a child. In one he's a newborn baby, tiny and stubby with a little nubby crown, and a short fluffy mane aroubd his neck that runs down to his centipede fail, his eyes still closed, he's laying on his tummy. In the other doodle he's bigger, toddler aged, with a bit shaper features than the newborn but still rounder, his crown is short and still rounded, and his mane is fluffier and longer, and he has big round eyes; he's sitting hunched over with the second set of his arms lifted up and he's looking up and to the right, his sharp brow gives him a sort of pernament grumpy face. End ID.

[breadmecoshy]

How many HK gijinkas do you have? Have you designed THK and Ghost yet??

Also hey your art looks amazing and you have some super creative and gorgeous designs, it's incredible, how do you even do it???? Your style makes them look even better too holy shit

Thanks for the question and the praise!

I have the gijinkas of the Dreamers and the Hornet (not very satisfactory, I didn't think much about them), Quirrell, Grimm and Saint, Collector and Marissa.... I can't remember any more, so that's probably it

I thought about the Little Ghost's gijinka before, but it wasn't good... So I've thought of Knight, Ghost and Kin (and little child Hornet) specifically for your request! (thanks for that, I need a boost for something high-quality) I hope I was able to convey how threatening this little child is

I had a problem with gijinkas vessels in the sense that I wasn't sure it made sense to make them human, but making them clots of emptiness was just boring. So now, apparently, the Pale King just like in damn Sparta dipped babies into the Void, and if they couldn't cope with it, threw them off a cliff or something

/which makes things worse, because now we are dealing not just with an Abyss of broken shards, but with the genocide of babies

The horns of the vessels in this interpretation are branches, like those of a White Lady, since she is their mother. (The Hornet has no horns, just a cap) We don't know how she gave life to the vessels in the game, but in the case of humans, she gave birth to them directly (she is the goddess of fertility and reproduction, so let's pretend that this is not terrible reproductive pressure---), so they have her features. But the facial features of all the kids are dad's, except for the eyes - the King's are light (and the Hornet's!), but the vessels are dark because of the emptiness. I think an ideal vessel should have completely black eyes, along with whites, since it does not need to move its eyes and look at the world around it. Just black chasms

[gncbozo]

Running around the palace

[bubba-draws]

Grimmchild growing up

[progenycursed]

Void Abilities

Here are some of the void abilities that can manifest in a vessel. How they function when they are undeveloped with little to no control, vs developed with full control.

The adult/developed pictures are non-cannon to the comic universe. Just thought it would be neat to show the adult vessels performing the void abilities they had.

[hornet-mylove]

[featherlouise]

On a bit of a White Lady craze lately icl

[forrksie]

Siblings🥲

[santhropomorphy]

Siblings again!