Hollow Knight: Hallownest

When the duality of good and evil is visualized in the mind, the chaotic dream is cut apart by the sharp blade called "heart", and in addition to orange and yellow, there are also a variety of colors.

In order to prevent the dream from returning to chaos, the gods evolved from each realm of the dream set limits on the boundaries of the dream. However, there are also ambitious people among them. They will not stop their expansion because of chaos. They want every part of the dream to become their own land, so as to gather more powerful power to enrich themselves.

They firmly believe that one day they will be able to transform into entities with the power of dreams and descend into this world, rather than being forever blocked in dreams by the high wall called 'reality'.

Without a doubt, Nightmare is one of them.

Boom! — Boom! — Boom! —

At the boundary of the dreamland within the sight of the Confession King and the Radiance, there came bursts of sounds like thick clouds and muffled thunder, coming from far away and getting closer. The beating sound echoing in the sky became clearer and clearer. Every time the sound fell, the orange-yellow sky would be dyed a little scarlet, and the originally looming clouds also turned blood red under its infection. Just one glance would make one feel inexplicably cold in the heart, which then turned into fear.

"You tampered with my seal!"

Radiance turned to look at the White King with eyes that seemed to want to eat him alive. It turned out that the seal he had set earlier was not only to isolate his subordinates, but also destroyed her seal on the boundary of the dream.

Although Radiance was now furious, he still refrained from attacking the White King. Even if he could kill him now, the gain he would gain would be far less than the damage caused by Nightmare to the dream realm.

Because the latter hurt her very root. If the dream realm was reduced by one point, her power would be weakened. If the dream realm was completely eroded, then her radiance would probably disappear from the world forever.

"Mr. Worm, it seems you really need my help."

At this moment, Green seemed to be wrapped in scarlet flames. He walked in the air and stood not far from Radiance and the White King. With a smile on his face, he slowly bent down and bowed to Radiance.

"I didn't tell you. It's really rude of me to visit here suddenly. Please forgive me."

"It's you?!"

Radiance then remembered that Green was among the members he had pulled into the dream not long ago. However, after entering the dream, he focused all his attention on the White King and did not notice that Green had disappeared.

It wasn't the White King at all. She guessed wrong. The seemingly harmless Green in front of her was the main force that destroyed the seal of her dream and the culprit who brought the heart into her dream!

"Please wait a moment, my master wants to say a few words to you..."

The smile on Green's lips disappeared without a trace in an instant, and his red pupils became even deeper at this moment. The flames lingering around him seemed to be dancing with joy because of the person's arrival, and they became much more vigorous.

"Long time no see, Radiance."

Radiance stared at Green who was gradually raising his head, his eyes filled with hatred.

"How dare you come back here, Nightmare."

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As one of the ancient gods, Nightmare, like Radiance, is a god that evolved after the birth of dreams, but he is not as lucky as Radiance. Originally, the two of them were at the same level of life, but because the proportion of his domain in normal dreams is so pitifully small, his strength compared to Radiance is like Starlight compared to the bright moon. This also makes him worry all the time whether his domain will be swallowed up by other dream gods one day.

Either explode in silence or die in silence, Nightmare knows this truth well.

Although fear is rooted in the hearts of all living beings, it needs external stimulation to take root. If it stays in a corner, even if the world changes dramatically, its strength will never be able to compete with other dream gods.

So the nightmare's heart, which had been silent for a long time, began to beat.

This dim spark of fire began to drift across the world, and wherever it went, the flame would be nourished by blood and become more vigorous and brighter.

Those creatures who fear fear and escape from fear will all become nourishment for the flames, while those creatures who enjoy fear and worship fear will be given power by the flames and become the people of nightmare.

In this way, no one knows how many years have passed, and how much blood has been shed. The dark flames eventually became scarlet gluttonous flames. The ancient followers lost their bodies, but were forever transformed into relatives in the realm of nightmares, guarding that never-resting heart.

Is it enough?

Not enough, far from enough.

This is how fate plays tricks on people, no, it plays tricks on God.

Whenever Nightmare felt that he was strong enough, the dream seal belonging to the God of Light would ruthlessly extinguish his hope. He didn't think other gods would be as "desperate" as he was. During the years when the Yangtze River flowed eastward, he and his believers traveled to many lands, but seldom sensed the breath of other gods who could rival him.

He didn't understand why he tried so hard but still couldn't catch up with the God of Light.

So he changed direction and decided to venture to the territory of the God of Light to find out what made the distance between them so unreachable.

Even if you lose, you can't lose foolishly.

This journey did not give Nightmare a satisfactory answer, but it gave him an opportunity, an opportunity that could lead to a win-win for both sides.

The appearance of the void made the nightmare that fed on fear experience fear firsthand. He had never seen such a terrifying power. The aura emanating from the black god seemed to be able to swallow up not only dreams, but also souls.

This was bad news, because dreams were also the source of my energy. Once discovered by him, the scarlet flame might disappear forever into the deep darkness.

But after observing for a while, he found that this black god seemed to have only the God of Light in his eyes, and the conflict between the two sides had developed to the point of life and death.

This is good news, the enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Even if he had the idea of ​​cooperating in his heart, Nightmare would never be so arrogant as to talk to this 'friend' about such matters. Every god has his own pride, and he doesn't want to make unnecessary sacrifices because of it.

So he had to wait and see, and keep waiting and seeing...

Finally one day, a huge wave of energy suddenly surged across the land, and light and darkness intertwined in an instant. Nightmare knew that the opportunity he had been waiting for had come.

The scarlet flames burned toward the orange sky, like a cloud of rosy clouds, but it was not a sign of good fortune.

Nightmare took this opportunity to invade Radiance's dream realm without hesitation. As he expected, the seal had become extremely loose due to the battle with the Void. This was the best opportunity for him to devour Radiance's dream and further strengthen himself!

But fate still plays tricks on people, no, it plays tricks on God.

Nightmare underestimated the power of Radiance and overestimated the power of the Void.

Being attacked from both inside and outside did not reduce the power of the God of Light in the slightest. Instead, it aroused all her fighting spirit, and she would rather die in glory than live in disgrace.

The darkness was completely swallowed up by the light at this moment, and the nightmare in the dream was also injured by this force like a huge wave, and had to try his best to escape and escape far away.

The war subsided, light and darkness fell silent, and the land was left with only corpses scattered all over the place and devastation.

It was not long after this that a new light landed on this land and became an extremely bright beacon.