Hi guys! Arana here! And I've decided I'm going to delve into the story of a version of Chara, who is a bit different from most of her counter parts.
This is mostly from Chara's view.
I do not own Undertale.
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Chapter 1- A Long Explanation on Souls
Chara's day was going on like most days she experienced as a ghost, and just as boring. She was waiting for the eighth human to fall down so that she could tag along in the final bit of their life before her da… King Asgore took their soul to break the barrier.
Then, just as she was dozing off on her favorite ledge, the startling sound of a person hitting the bed of buttercups, which was Chara's grave, startled her into jumping off her ledge and hitting the ground head first.
She was even more startled by the fact that it hurt.
"Ow..." Chara groaned, rubbing her head. She was a ghost, how could she feel pain?
"A-are you OK?" came a meek voice, making Chara turn around to look at the human who had startled her.
And was even more startled that the human, a girl, looked a lot like her, besides a few differences. The things they had in common were their short hair, height, and close outfits. The differences were that the girl's hair was brown, her eyes were closed, and she was wearing a light blue and magenta striped shirt, and brown shorts and boots.
"Um… I asked if you were OK?" the girl asked again with a tilt of her head.
"Um… I think?" Chara said, then realization hit her. "You can see me?!"
"Yeah. Is that not normal for you?" the girl asked.
"W-well, I'm… uh… I'm a ghost…" Chara explained. "You're… kinda lying on my grave."
This seemed to startle the girl, who quickly moved off the bed of buttercups. "Oh! I'm sorry, though it did break my fall..." she said. "By the way, I'm Frisk. What's your name?"
"Oh… I'm Chara," Chara said. "Well, since you can see me, I guess going through the Underground is going to be easier for you. Speaking of which, we need to move!"
"Oh, OK!" Frisk said, moving towards a door on the far side of the cavern. Chara followed.
When they entered the next room, there was a lone buttercup in a small patch of grass. It turned around, a smile on it's face.
Chara knew this flower wasn't that kind, and was ready to tell Frisk to not trust it. Before she could, however, it spoke.
"Howdy! I'm Flowey! Flowey the… flower..." it said.
It took a moment for Chara to realize that it was looking at her. "Wait, can everyone see me now or something?" she asked, her legs forming into a gas like tail as she floated up into the air. "Also, why are you staring at me like that?"
"Um… I…" the flower seemed uncertain, but then finally straightened up. "Chara, it's me Asriel, I've been turned into a soulless flower!"
It was Chara's turn to be uncertain. "Wait… you've been Asriel all this time? Jeez, I guess you being soulless is the reason you've attack the other humans who fell down here..."
The room went silent for a moment, with Frisk looking between Chara and Flowey. It was soon broken.
"M-my child?" came a motherly voice, making everyone look in it's direction. A humanoid goat wearing a purple-blue robe with an emblem on it. She had white fur, and redish brown eyes.
"Uh… Hi, mom?" Chara said, then realized that she was still floating, and so switched her ghost tail into legs, almost tripping in the process. "Um… I know this is going to be hard to understand, but I'm a ghost and Flowey here is the soulless version of Asriel." Then she realized that she hadn't introduced the other person in the room. "Oh, and this is Frisk. I think that somehow she may have allowed me to have a physical form..."
"Wait, in order to have a physical form, you at least need determination," Flowey stated. "Which would mean that Frisk's soul is red."
Frisk looked around in both confusion and a bit of fear. "Um… what do you mean, my soul is red?" she asked meekly.
"Oh, everyone has a soul," Chara stated. "Well, except for me and Flowey. But we used to have souls." Seeing Frisk's expression, she knew that wasn't a good enough explanation. "OK, all humans and monsters have souls. However, humans have seven types of souls, which are colored hearts, while monsters only have white, upside down hearts as souls.
"For humans, a soul's color is from a mass amount of one of the seven traits. Red is determination, orange is bravery, yellow is justice, green is kindness, light blue is patience, dark blue is integrity, and purple is perseverance. Each of the souls even have their own abilities, though determination's is only known by those who have it.
"Orange souls are faster and stronger, and usually prefer close up combat, and usually are wrestlers or boxers, so their most likely going to use boxing gloves. They also are usually rash, and more likely to tackle problems head on without thinking about it first.
"Yellow souls are also fast, and have great aim. They usually prefer ranged combat, and therefor are more likely to use guns or bows, making them great hunters. Unfortunally, they are more likely to judge someone for doing something bad when they haven't leading them to get into more fights then they should. They also tend to get in fights with orange souls more often than the other souls.
"Green souls usually dislike fighting, and are great at cooking. They at least carry something to cook with. They are more protective than the other souls, and they find it easier to make allies than most. However, they do get hurt more often, and are more likely to cry when they get rejected.
"Light blue souls are better at waiting, and are better with young children or feverish patients than other souls. Unfortunally, I have no clue what kind of weapon they would use, though the last blue soul I saw had a toy knife. Unfortunally, blue souls are easier to judge than most, because they show more signs of what they are going to do than the other souls.
"Dark blue souls are more in tune with their surroundings, allowing them to judge things easier. They don't really have anything you would use as a weapon, but they are great dodgers as they are more likely to be a dancer. On the down side, they get attack more, and are weaker than the other souls.
"Purple souls are smarted, and great at coming up with plans. Like dark blue souls, they don't really have a weapon choice. However, they do read a lot, and usually wear glasses, meaning they are most likely going to run into people from being more likely to be reading.
"As for red souls, like I said, only someone with a red soul knows about what they do. They are the rarest of the souls, and the most powerful, though it's an unspoken law that only red souls know that tells them to not give away their secrets. Unlike the other souls, red souls can share a personality that is usually akin to a different soul color. However, red souls are usually so different from the other souls that their either looked up to or beaten down for it.
"Monster souls are way different from human souls, being upside down and colorless. Since monsters are made of magic, they can't easily handle human traits, so their souls are white. However, the souls do make up magic that links to the personality of the soul.
"And that's basically all you need to know about souls," Chara finished. She then noticed that the goatish monster was trying to keep herself from laughing; Flowey was groaning about how she was ranting again; and that Frisk was trying to process all the information given to her.
"I over did it, didn't I?"
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Well that's done! I'm sorry, guys, for the massive rant Chara blurted out, she's just not used to people not knowing about souls, so she had to give all the information out!
Flowey: And she nearly made me fall asleep with it!
Chara: How do you sleep if you're a flower? Wait, I just realized that I can sleep, and I'm a ghost!
Well, I certainly have no clue, but for the ghost part, maybe you should ask Napstablook.
Frisk: Who is that?
Toriel: A ghost who runs a snail farm, which I visited quite often.
Frisk: Snail farm? Why is there such things as a snail farm here?
Chara: Because snails are used in food recipes. Trust me, I don't know why. By the way, I don't think you'd like snail pie…
Frisk: Snail pie?! What the heck! That sounds gross!
Flowey: It's not gross to some types of monsters. Boss monsters are one of the few kinds that actually enjoy eating snail foods.
Toriel: He's right, my child. I did figure out by the third fallen child that humans don't usually enjoy snail foods, and I always ask if they like snail dishes now.
Chara: Eh, I liked snail pie. But that might be because I ate snails a lot back on the Surface in order to not starve.
Toriel: Why would you be starving, my child?
Chara: Because my parents didn't pay attention to me after I turned three. Mainly because my eyes are red, which is not a normal thing for humans.
Flowey: I wish I could teach them a lesson, but it's kinda hard when you can't pass the Barrier and said people are long dead…
Toriel: If you're really Asriel, why did you try to attack most of the fallen humans?
Flowey: I can't feel emotions without a soul. Also, I get bored a lot now.
Well, we should probably wait for the next chapter to talk about any more of this, guys!
~Arana and crew