Sudoku solve from round 2 of the 20242025 setting competition run by the amazing damasosos92 on the Skunkworks sudoku discord. Setters have multiple weeks to set a puzzle on a specific prompt which is then judged on various categories.

Round 2 prompt:
You must set a puzzle that tells the story of the song “The Boy”, by Tom Rosenthal. There are no restrictions on the type of puzzle you can make. The puzzle has to reflect the spirit of the song, its message, its narrative, and storytelling style. It’s strongly suggested to watch this video that animated the entire song:    • Tom Rosenthal  The Boy   . You can also refer to “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz”, “Peter Pan” or “The Chronicles of Narnia” to better understand the expected narrative and storytelling style.
You can focus on specific parts of the story, focus on the message, or include both. It’s strictly forbidden, though, to just add words and verses from the song. Finding the way your puzzle tells the story is part of the challenge. For this round you must name your puzzle to help you tell the story. The choice of the title will be part of the judging.

The Boy's Path by #7
Sudokupad: https://sudokupad.app/080innbrtv
Note: puzzle is nonunique, recommended to place a 1 in R8C2 to finish.
Rules:
Normal Sudoku rules apply.
Arrow: digits along an arrow must sum to the digit in the circle.
Black Dot: digits on a black dot must have a ratio of 2:1 (there is no negative constraint).
Minimum: digits on a grey square must be smaller than any adjacent cells.
Skyscraper: digits outside the grid indicate the number of cells that can be seen in the column or row. Higher digits block lower digits.
Quadruple: digits in a white circle adjoining four cells must appear in those four cells.
German Whisper: adjacent digits on a green line must differ by at least four.
Thermometer: digits on a brown thermometer must increase in value as they move away from the thermometer bulb.
Same Parity: digits on a red line must have the same parity.
Region Sum Line: there is one blue region sum line in the grid, divided into segments by box boundaries. The values of each segment must be equal.
The cell with the yellow circle in Box 9 must have the same value as the cell in the same position in Box 1. No other cell in Box 9 may be the same as the cell in the same position in Box 1.