Hello all, welcome to my AU Bloodseeds, it's an Outerfell AU inspired somewhat by a friend's AU called Flowersite, were flowers infect monsters as parasites... only it's humans in this AU that are infected, and the flowers get triggered to bloom quickly when the host feels strong fear or stress. This is NOT an AU based on Flowerfell... Not really that big of a fan of the series and the creator's decision to even ban rping in that AU kind of left a bad taste in my mouth. I can understand not wanting people to put your story up in other palces without permission, but forcing people to give up muses they love and had been using for a long time just leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Anyway, enjoy the story.
Disclaimer: Undertale is not mine, neither is Outerfell.
Chapter 1
A small child was floating through space, approaching an opening in an asteroid nearby. There was some weak gravity inside that allowed her to land safely. The child looked around, eyes wide as she tried to figure out where she was. She slowly wandered further into the cave in the asteroid, blinking at the dust particles in the air. As she stepped through an archway, she spotted a flower that made her freeze up in horror.
It looks just like the blossom blooming through the skin of her hand. A sharp pain from her knee alerted her to a new one breaking through her skin in response to her fear. She took a few seconds to force herself to calm and shifted closer, eyes going wider at realizing this flower had a face... Was it just a monster that resembled the parasitic plants that infected so many humans.
"H-Howdy, I'm Cursa... Y-you shouldn't be here at all. I-it's not safe for any human." Cursa looked worried for the child, shifting in place as he, she assumed that the flower was male by the voice, looked for any dangers.
"Sh-she's safer to be around the-than other monsters. B-but she's still h-harsh." The flower seemed to curl in on itself, not explaining who 'she' was at all. The flower eeped and ducked into the ground, much to her surprise and she was greeted by an approaching... Goat monster?
"So another child has fallen?" The voice indicated this monster was female, and her tone was harsh as she spoke. "Humans like to abandon those with the flowers here don't they?"
"A-a lot of us think the flowers can spread j-just being around anyone i-infected." The child took a slight step back, blinking when the monster's eyes turned soft.
"It is cruel to do that to any child... My name is Nebula... may I know yours?" Nebula's tone had become much kinder, letting her relax slightly.
"It's Mizar."
"Thank you, my child... For now, let us begin through the ruins, I need to show you how things work here before I test your resolve." Her tone returned to being harsh, but there was still that softness in her eyes that made the child believe she was being harsh for a good reason. She followed after the much taller monster, smiling slightly. It felt nice that she was right about monsters not being as bad as most of the more powerful governments had claimed.
She was led into a somewhat large room with two staircases leading up to another door. Above that door was a sign she couldn't read, but between the sets of stairs was an odd, red, star-like object. She approached it and when their hand touched it, a warm feeling spread through her and she felt herself become more determined than ever to find a peaceful way to free monsterkind. They WOULD save the monsters no matter what!
'The shadow of the ruins looms above, filling you with determination.'
Mizar froze for a second, trying to figure out if she actually did hear a kind sounding voice, or if it was her imagination. She shook it off and moved to continue following Nebula, who led her to a room with five buttons, a lever, a sign, and a doorway blocked by spikes.
"Welcome to the Ruins child. This can either be your new home or the first area of the underground you explore. Several other humans have come and gone from this place, and it is your choice on what to do later on. For now, let me educate you in the operation of this place."
The monster walked over to the sign and motioned for the child to come read it. "This place is full of puzzles, a fusion of door keys and distractions. To move forward you must solve them. Now, try solving this one, and be quick about it."
Mizar looked at the sign, unable to read the words on it when the voice returned. 'Only the fearless may proceed. Brave ones, foolish ones. Both not walk the middle road.'
She was a bit relieved that whatever the voice was, it was helping her. She thought over the words and examined the buttons. Only one was on what appeared to be a path... That's it! She quickly moved to press each switch not on the path and ran to pull the lever. A feeling of pride filled her at seeing the spikes lower.
"Good job child. Now let us move on, hurry up!"