Embracing the Dark

A long time ago, from a time before time was created, an ancient being named Ni (pronounced “knee”) had created the Abyss, a realm of pure shadow and darkness. Every living thing that was birthed in the Abyss was imbued with Shade, ancient powerful darkness, a black so deep, even darkness gets absorbed into its void. Those with the proper will and soul have learned to control and weaponize their Shade, though very few beings within the Abyss learned how to do so. While the Abyss was growing with creatures and plants, a king who was Pale learned of the Abyss and wanted to harness the ancient Shade through Vessels, very special creatures that, by nature, lack a proper soul. The king cast all Vessels that he deemed imperfect into the Abyss, not expecting them to survive. Unbeknownst to the king, one Vessel who was deemed imperfect, the youngest one at only 7 years of age, had survived within the Abyss, growing in strength, and eventually, escaped the Abyss at 14, and entered a land foreign to him. There is just one question that lingers on every ancient being’s mind now; where does this young knight’s journey lead to next?

This idea was inspired by Hollow Knight, The Owl House, The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, and Demon Slayer.