i am Thinking about the parallels between the Birthplace cutscene and Radi's fifth phase.
i am thinking about how they're both climbs, both ending in a dramatic, emotional cutscene.
about how one begins ghost's life, and the other ends it.
about how one shows the purpose they were given by another, and the other shows that they fulfilled it, but in their very own way.
about how one has the siblings that didn't make it falling away from ghost, and the other has them rising to meet it.
about how in absrad's fight, the siblings aren't there, you're on your own, climbing with the weight of the world on your shoulders. the void sits below you, but it won't catch you if you fall, not until you've dealt your final blow and you become one with it.
yes hollow knight has stolen my brain cells how could you tell
