Oh LOOK ANOTHER HK AU PROJECTSYVGFDHJHSF Anyways, the Pale King is pretty much alive in this AU, but he'd ran away to the dream realm variant of his palace. His throne is empty, but his presence is close. He appears in the throne room after the second half of Kingsoul is collected by Gaze. His appearance has changed with "age", and his holy true form is exposed for only Gaze to see. The pale king is not friendly, though. He feels disappointed in Gaze. This is how his dialogue would go: "You, who decided to witness my realm... look upon my purest state, child. You are but a parasite compared to the likes of me. I gave you a body, and a chance to protect Hallownest. But you rebelled against my order, and rejected the emptiness within. Your memories... your experiences... is that not what was instilled into the small one, whom took the place of the purest vessel? If your imperfect mind has truly been gained, then you must think yourself graced to be slaughtered by my hands. I cannot allow you to corrupt Hallownest further. Come into your creator's arms, and let me end your suffering, small one." His attacks would involve multiple nails and buzzsaws, along with him using some unique attacks, like creating light shock waves at random intervals in the room that travel outwards for 2 secs His dialogue when you defeat him is this: "...You... your strength... is far more than mine... after all..? "Did you possess the mind to come here... only to witness my presence? To test yourself? To... to change my ways? ...Fool. You were a fool to ever make such decisions. You came here a fool, and you will leave guilty of your actions. But... why will you do it? why would you consider to repeat the cycle? Or perhaps... more. You want to drag the old light back down to the abyss. How naive of a simple vessel. I shall wait for that day when you decide to accomplish such a task. And i will be laughing, mocking you as you try. I am grateful for making such an attempt to contain the infection... but... was it all out of arrogance? did... did I only take over the radiant kingdom because I wanted to claim all for myself? I... must be seen as a tyrant to my people... It matters not... they all want to think that because of what the young one did to my vessel. ...Fine, you may proceed. Usurp the vessel. Challenge your own impurity. See where it takes you."
c2Ninnyan u away? ...No, i can see the developing emotion within your single point of view. You expunged the Radiance. I applaud you for destroying my rival, dear spirit of my child. You gave up your individuality to destroy the forgotten one... how can someone as naive as you be able to complete a task? How could i have forgotten... you were born from me, a god to my people. It was your destiny. I despise you, but i believe that you must rest, just as I had dreamed you would. But... did.. did Hallownest... forget about me too? perhaps... ... i am truly weak.. I must... not be... ...for...gott...en..." The pale king becomes essence, and has reached the same fate as the radiance when she was forgotten. plot twist: what if he makes a new infection after HKA- no, no don't think that far ahead
