The Artist

The Knight woke up back in the junk pit, next to the strange bug. It was still laying on the ground, but now seemed to be semi-conscious. "Hallowed... land... tune... gods..." it said.

The Knight hit it with the Dream Nail.


It appeared in the Godhome again, and made its way across the black pillars to the hallway with the three doors. As it approached the second door, the lock on it disappeared. It read 'Pantheon of the Artist'.

The door opened, and the Knight went inside. As the world went white, it once again heard the Godseeker's voice.

"Thou most ungrateful of blemishes! The Gods in their great mercy allow thee to escape their first pantheon alive, yet still thee think to test thineself against their might? Doom thyself then, that We may resume Our focus and ascend Our minds ever higher!"

It appeared in another arena, this one foggy and bluish. Xero, one of the ghosts of Hallownest, appeared above it. He was red, with two long horns and a floaty cloak. He attacked by throwing floating nails. The Knight defeated him rather easily, then went on to the Crystal Guardian, Soul Master, Oblobbles, Mantis Lords, Marmu, Nosk, Flukemarm, and the Broken Vessel.

After that, it appeared in a small room with the Godseeker, who was once again looking straight ahead. The Knight approached, and it looked down. "Ahh! Will the Gods not relieve Us of this troublesome speck?" it said. "How it tests Us, seeing this worm raise its filthy weapon to the Gods! Thou hast luck beyond luck, o speck! The Gods of this pantheon, for purpose beyond Our understanding, allow you amongst them. Truly, the divine punishment they must be planning for you will be beyond all reckoning. Prepare thyself! Prepare thyself!"

The Knight walked out of the door, coming into an arena the same shape and size as the one where it had fought Oro and Mato. Oro and the nails on the ground were gone, though. Instead, Sheo, the third nailmaster brother, stood in front of a canvas in the center, where he was painting something. He noticed the Knight's presence, and jumped up, making a loud battle cry. Instead of holding up a nail, though, he held a giant brush, yellow paint dripping from its fibers. In the other hand he held a palette.

Suddenly, he brought down the brush, and an enormous spear of yellow paint shot out. The Knight had no time to react, and was struck head on. It quickly recovered and put up its guard, then began to approach the 'paintmaster'. Sheo swiped his brush across his palette, struck the ground, sending out three balls of blue paint. The Knight sidestepped them, then got in a few nail slashes before Sheo jumped away. He raised his brush, and the aura of a charging nail art surrounded him. He brought his nail down hard on the ground, creating a massive splash of pink paint. The Knight began to approach again, but then it began raining globs of pink paint from above.

The Knight dashed through with its shade cloak and unleashed a dash slash on Sheo. Sheo responded by jumping straight up, then swinging his brush down, scattering globs of red paint below him. The Knight dodged them, but then Sheo slammed down onto the ground, hitting the Knight with the paint that splashed out around him. Sheo then made a horizontal swipe with his brush, which, with his level of mastery, was just as effective as a nail. The Knight ducked and rolled under the attack, then turned around and swung with a great slash. Sheo blocked with a wall of paint, but The Knight used the split-second cover it created to jump into the air, and as it cleared, it swung its nail, not at Sheo, but at his brush, slicing it cleanly in half, then landed on the ground.

Sheo was taken aback for a moment, then he dropped what was left of his brush handle and bowed.


Hi guys. Sorry it's been so long, but I had a lot going on. My brother was in the hospital and I generally just lost the urge to write. Can't wait for Silksong to come out, though.