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1. Winding paths along the same road by Silvervictory

   Fandoms: Hyper Light Drifter  

   • Mature
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   11 Mar 2026

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Major Character Death
   • The Drifter/The Guardian (Hyper Light Drifter)
   • The Drifter (Hyper Light Drifter)
   • The Guardian (Hyper Light Drifter)
   • Judgement (Hyper Light Drifter)
   • Alternate Drifter (Hyper Light Drifter)
   • The Jackal (Hyper Light Drifter)
   • everyone else in Central
   • Slow Burn
   • Terminal Illnesses
   • Canon-Typical Violence
   • Character Death
   • Hallucinations
   • Graphic Depictions of Illness
   • Violence
   • Fluff and Angst
   • Canon Divergence
   • Mutual Pining
   • Blood and Violence

   Summary

   Guardian is drawn to a mysterious island and given a cryptic quest after the passing of their family. Along their journey, they meet another Drifter who is the key to curing this world of Judgments poison.

   Story about recovering from those lost, paying for the past's sins, and learning to love again.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   206,749

   Chapters:

   8/10

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