Hiveling

Hiveling's sprite in Version 2.

Hiveling is a Hiveling that joins .'s party in can't: Version 2. She is an undead corpse of a victim of the massacre that happened in The Library.

## Appearance

Hiveling has black eyes. Her skin is coloured orange in her sprite, though it's unclear whether this is actually the case. Her outfit is striped black. Her hair is very long and is a dark orange.

## Personality

Hiveling appears to be shy and timid, stumbling on words sometimes and fearful of what's to come. She was hesitant on standing up to Kamia, but eventually fought back against Left & Right. She trusts . a lot, relying on her to lead them most of the time, which contrasts her distrust of E.

## Appearances

### Chapter 1: The Phantom of Seisa

Hiveling is first seen in The Twisted Library, hiding in the top right of the first section. The player cannot progress until they find her. She explains that she's lost as she strayed too far from The Hive, and doesn't want to end up like the other Hive Strays. . says that she'll help Hiveling and Hiveling joins that party, thankful. Upon reaching Kamia's Room, Hiveling has to save . from Kamia, attacking Right and causing him to let go of ., making Kamia exclaim about the rebel. Hiveling decides to follow . out of the library at the end of the chapter, saying that her friends would just forget her.

### Chapter 2: Welcome to No Demon's Land

Chapter 2 starts with . waking up after passing out, with Hiveling expressing her worry. In this chapter, areas where . and Hiveling can talk to each other are introduced, strengthening their bond. Once they make it out of The Tree's final chase against THEM, Hiveling starts to panic, thinking that they don't have a chance at escaping THEM, becoming more frustrated as . tries to calm her down, before causing . to hallucinate E and break down, passing out. This leaves Hiveling alone, full of regret. The next section of Chapter 2 has the player control Hiveling in No Demon's Land, trying to find safety for her and .. The game splits into a good ending and a bad ending at this stage. To reach the bad ending, Hiveling must follow the graves and their demeaning messages for directions. For the good ending, Hiveling must follow the white flowers, that are more hidden, that reassure Hiveling. Both endings result in a boss fight against Blood Wasp, but in different locations and with different dialog. Upon defeating Blood Wasp, . wakes up, much to Hiveling's relief. From here, the player controls . once again, continuing to whatever ending Hiveling lead them to.

### Chapter 3: Spirit House

Hiveling accompanies . and C in The Spirit House, assisting in clearing the vengeful spirits from the place.

### Chapter 4: Confronting the Mind

During the final chapter, Hiveling starts to feel as though she isn't useful anymore, and needs reassurance from . before she feels motivated enough to continue. She and the other party members successfully take down Bloodshot D, and the ending shows that C wasn't going to keep Hiveling around, but . convinces her.

## As a Party Member

Hiveling is the fastest character and has the most magic power. Her spells can poison enemies, but she has the lowest attack damage and health, making her physically frail. Hiveling is good for support, and if an item needs used in battle, players may benefit from making Hiveling use the item.

## Relationships

### .

. saved Hiveling from The Twisted Library, and the two develop a strong bond as the game goes on. Chapter 4 shows that . still cares about Hiveling even during the end of the game. Hiveling shows that she trusts . and lets her lead the two.

### C

C initially isn't very welcoming of Hiveling, as she's a corpse, but upon learning she's from the library, thinks that she might be F. C starts to act kinder towards Hiveling as they spend more time together, and by the end of the game, allows Hiveling to stay with her.

### E

Hiveling isn't trusting of E after the boss fight, and . has to let Hiveling know that E means good before she starts to trust her. The two argued often during Chapter 4.

### Kamia

Kamia is Hiveling's boss. Despite this, Hiveling went against her and assisted . during her boss fight. Kamia is fine with Hiveling leaving upon being defeated, but never brings her up directly post fight.

### Blood Wasp

Not much is known about Blood Wasp, but they try to lure Hiveling towards death in Chapter 2, before being defeated, never appearing again.

## Trivia

* Hiveling is the first party member . comes across, and is the first time . gains a party member.
* Hiveling mentions a sister during the cutscene before playing as her, but her name is never said and she isn't brought up again.
* During the Balcony cutscene in Chapter 3, Hiveling is thinking to herself while C and . talk.
* All Hivelings share Hiveling's sprite.