I woke up face down in a patch of bright yellow flowers. The sun shone down from a hole nearly 30 feet up, and it illuminated the lustrous petals of the flowers. I had

no idea where I was, or what I was doing before I fell down this hole. I must've hit my head. I groaned, having just then noticed the pain in my...well, everything. If

anything was broken I would have been SOL. Thankfully, that didn't seem to be the case. I placed my hands beneath me and pushed, everything aching but nothing

giving away. I stood up and surveyed my surroundings.

"Hello?" I called out, and my voice echoed off the cave walls. I wasn't expecting an answer, but the sound of my voice bouncing off the walls did tell me that I was in

a large cavern. There might still be a way out of here. Slowly, I left the small patch of sunlight and headed into the darkness.

"Howdy, I'm Flowey, Flowey the flower!"

When I heard a voice come from a small yellow flower, I came to the conclusion that I must have hit my head harder than I thought, either that, or maybe that there

was some kind of gas down here. I also screamed and jumped three feet in the air, but you don't need to remember that.

"Uh, excuse me?" I asked the flower in a bewildered tone. I noticed it had a face, which unnerved me. "Did you just...talk?" The flower gave me a confused look, as if

I had said something strange. It's expression quickly changed, however, to a smile that looked a bit too wide.

"You must be new to the Underground, arent'cha?"

"Um, I don't know what that is-" The flower, Flowey, continued to talk right over me.

"Golly, you must be so confused!"

Was I ever.

"Someone ought to teach you how things work around here. I guess little old me will have to do!" For a split second, his grin turned into something more sinister. I

blinked and it was gone, replaced by that too wide smile. You're just being paranoid, that's all. It's just a flower, what's the worst it can do? Steal my soul? I laughed

out loud at the thought of a small evil flower trying to steal my soul. I kept laughing right up to the moment a small (red) heart appeared floating a few inches away

from my chest. "You see that?" The flower asks, nodding its head towards the heart. "That's your soul, the very culmination of your being!"

"My what now?" I said in disbelief, staring at my soul.

"Your soul, silly! It's very weak now, but it can grow strong with lots of LV! What does LV stand for? Why, love of course!" Flowey exclaims, answering his own

question. "You want some love, don't you?"

Something about that last phrase sounded off, and I felt very exposed with my soul hanging out there in the open like that. The flower continued talking. "Down here,

LV is shared through...little white…'friendliness pellets'" I gasped and stepped back as a ring of six white seed-shaped pellets appeared above Flowey's head. Before I

had time to react, all six pellets sped towards my chest. Right towards my soul.

All six of them hit at once. I screamed and dropped to my knees. The pain was unbearable, unlike anything I had ever experienced before. A viscous laughter echoed

off the cave walls. "You IDIOT!" The flower cackled, a predatory grin on its face. "In this world, it's KILL or be KILLED! Who would pass up a chance like this?!"

Fucking homicidal flower. That was my last thought before I closed my eyes tightly. All of a sudden, the pain in my chest was gone. My eyes shot open just in time to

catch that stupid flower catch a fireball with his face. "How horrible, to prey on such an innocent youth."

'Youth?' What am I, seven? "Well actually I'm 18." I said as I stood up and brushed the dirt off my jeans. Straightening up, I came face to face with a goat women.

She wasn't scary or intimidating, what with her purple dress and large, kind eyes. I still screamed though. Only a little bit.

"Do not be afraid, my child. I am Toriel, caretaker of these ruins. I pass through this place everyday to see if anyone had fallen down. You are the first human to

come here in a long time" A spark of hope was ignited at her words. "There were other humans who came here? Are any of them still here? Can you take me to

them?"

A look of distress flashed across Toriel's face, it was gone as quick as it came.

"I'm afraid not. You are the only human currently in the Underground. Come, I will guide you through the catacombs." Toriel turned and began walking away from

me. I followed closely behind, farther and farther away from that small patch of sunshine.

The next room revealed two staircases that both lead to a doorway. A pile of blood red leaves lay at the bottom. A twinkle in the pile caught my eye as I followed

Toriel to the staircase. I leaned down inconspicuously and brushed away the top layer to reveal...nothing. A shiver ran up my spine and back down again. Out of

nowhere, I heard a voice: The shadow of the ruins looms over you, filling you with determination. . A black box appeared in front of me.

Beth LV 0

Ruins - Leaf Pile

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