Hollow (Hollow Knight x GUPAU Crossover)

# Description

At first, he is seen wearing a moss-green cloak that covers himself up to his waist. He has clear black limbs and his right arm is fully healed. He wields an unpolished Pure Nail. His right eye socket is cracked, but he eventually gained enough FOCUS to heal it. Seraphina bought him a large hood that he uses to get around the ship without causing too much attention to himself. Eventually at home, Akira was generous to get him new clothes, which he uses quite a lot to remain in sight. He's mostly seen wearing his cloak and hood most of the while. He carries a worn-down Pure Nail that is eventually polished for the blade to become a brilliant silvery-white. Is seen to whisper the lyrics of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7rHO6RuBYY or Ballad of the Deity whenever he is scared or alone.

# Personality

There isn't much to behold of his personality though, since he was born without one. As well as a mind, a voice, or a will but skipping that part. He is very adept at using sign language, thanks to the book Seraphina gave him during his stay. He sometimes tries to speak, but it only ends up as either Void whispers or hoarse phrases. He still mostly sticks to sign language. As a shade, only those that know who he truly is can see him in his true form. He tends to have nightmares of his Siblings, an Undead Ghost, Baby Hornet, the Radiance, or even the Pale King. Because of Seraphina and Akira's help, he was able to grow a mind, a will, a voice. And most of all: A heart.

# Moveset

### Nail Arts

* **Lunge**: Hollow draws their nail up and lunges along the ground towards his opponent.

* **Parry**: They take up a defensive stance with their nail. If an opponent damages them after their nail shines, they don't get hurt from the hit and instead respond by shifting forward slightly and slashing with their nail upwards.

* **Teleport**: They teleport to either prepare for an attack or to dodge. Although, he's only able to teleport at a short range.

* **Criticality**: This move enables Hollow to deal double the damage to any foe he is against, unless that foe is able to cancel out this ability.

* **Crystal Lunge**: An enhanced variant of the Crystal Dash, which Ghost is able to perform. He charges up with his blade to the ground, as small pink crystal shards spin around him. Just in a flash, he immediately rockets across anywhere in a straight line.

### SOUL/Void Arts

* **Soul Daggers**: Pure Vessel moves to either side of the arena, faces his opponent, and raises his hand. The hand glows white while they summon seven daggers that shoot towards the Knight in straight lines along an arc. The daggers are summoned sequentially: the first one firing at an angle towards the floor, and the last one firing straight up. He learnt this from Akira.

* **Soul Blades**: He either leaps or teleports into the air above where his opponent was and then slams into the ground, causing large SOUL or Void blades to jut up from the floor. This is similar to the Descending Dark move that Ghost performs.

* **Waning Focus**: Hollow begins focusing Soul in a fashion similar to the Knight. He would use it to heal. Although, instead of having to constantly hit enemies to gain SOUL, Hollow's SOUL gains over time. He can still easily get it by waiting in a hot spring, similar to Ghost. The only downside is that it takes a long time.

* **Void Tendrils**: Hollow opens their cloak, revealing several flailing void tendrils from his chest, including two larger ones. About three quarters of a second later, the two larger tendrils lash out. The lashing continues for about three quarters of a second.

* **Limited**: Instead of having 15 masks, Hollow is stuck with having 10. Possibly a side effect of entering into this universe. The limited masks are bronze with large bronze chains coming over them, with a strange lock on it that can only be found on Earth. Where, however, is unknown.

# Lore

The Hollow Knight is the Vessel chosen by the Pale King to seal away the Radiance and save Hallownest from the Infection. Like their siblings, they are the child of the King and Queen of Hallownest, birthed in the Abyss to be infused with the power of the Void. As such, they are genderless. This birth condition was also supposed to leave them without a mind, will, and voice, to prevent the Radiance from influencing them. However, their purity was misjudged, tarnished by an idea instilled, a bond with the Pale King who raised them.

Regardless of their impurity, the Hollow Knight was trained and raised, eventually becoming a fully grown Vessel. The Radiance was sealed within them, and they were chained within the Temple of the Black Egg where they were expected to contain the Infection for eternity. However, because of the aforementioned impurities, the Radiance could still exert influence. It ultimately resulted in the resurgence of the Infection and the Kingdom falling into ruin.

Over time, the Hollow Knight disappeared from the fallen Kingdom's memory. Only the Memorial in the middle of the City of Tears testifies of their sacrifice to save Hallownest.

After some time, the Radiance's power broke out of the Hollow Knight, cracking their shell and fully Infecting them. This event was the catalyst that brought the Knight, or Ghost to the Fandom, back to Hallownest. The Knight can free and fight the Hollow Knight after killing the three Dreamers who sealed the Black Egg's entrance.

Although, the Infected Hollow Knight can only be fought during the first, second, and part-time during the third endings.

# Story

This version of Hollow/The Hollow Knight is from the 4th or 5th Endings of Hollow Knight, also known as Embrace the Void. This is done after defeating the Absolute Radiance in Godhome. After Hornet had discovered Hollow outside the Temple of the Black Egg uninfected, she realized that the Radiance was not in them anymore. She immediately went to feel his face to see if he was truly real, but just as she was, he disappeared in a white flash of white, with all being left, was an ornate music box with three dulled gems. Although, he eventually grew a mind, a will, a voice, and most of all: a heart.

# A Word to the Hollow Knight

Way up above lies your chosen "pure" knight.

The only one spared was the one with no mind.

From the Palace, you bared the cycle

You were the Vessel.

You were freed from the fate

Obtain the Mind

Acquire the Will

No longer the Vessel

No Longer the Hollow Knight