[Talk] - [The War]
You know about the war, don't you?
Of course you do, who doesn't? The war between Humans and Monsters... The war that sent monsters deep underground, never to be seen again...
But do you know why the war began? It's a question asked often, isn't it? Why this? Why that? But a story doesn't begin at "Why" it begins at What.
What happened? Who is responsible..? And how did it come to this?
… And where did it happen?
Well sit down, kid. I'll tell you.
[Talk] → [The Start]
Back in the day, long before most monsters here were born, humans and monsters lived in harmony. They were happy together, it was like everyone was a big family... But only in one area. For you see, monsters didn't exist everywhere. They weren't nearly as numerous as humans... Not by a long shot!
So outside that area, the monsters weren't common. That was to be expected, though!
Because monsters didn't exist originally. Oh no, did you think it was something that simple? That monsters and humans had always been together in one little piece of the world? I'm afraid that all of it comes back to humans.
What? You're wondering what I'm talking about? Read between the lines, kid, wahaha!
Humans created monsters!
Of course, not all at once! Wahaha
It started out as something simple, a little animal given sentience beyond their natural instincts. Gave them a reason... a desire to live... They were truly determined to become something great! But... as it turns out, animals can't handle magic like that. Not all at once. It melted their poor little mind to goo.
Hm? What? You thought only monsters could use magic? Wahaha! How do you explain the barrier then? Do 'ya think monsters put up the barrier to seal away monsters? Nah, it's human made. Back then, they had more than enough magic to do things most of us could only dream of! But...
Unlike monsters, it doesn't come naturally. Had to be taught, studied, experimented with... It was something most gave up on and not just any human could do it. But then there was one guy. Boy, was he great. He could turn an apple into an orange, wahaha! He was the starting point.
He's was the father of all monsters.
Eh? What was his name?
…
I don't remember.
Anyways, what were we talking about?
[Talk] - [The Creation of Monsters]
Oh, right! That.
Well, that's... a difficult tale.
You see, the creator of the monsters wasn't a real popular guy in his village. The first experiment he did that melted down a poor little animal got him a lot of crap. It made people fear him. I mean, it's not every day you see a dog melt in the road! Wahaha!
Ah, but that event led him away from experimenting on still living things. Instead, he focused on magic. Pure, uncorrupted magic. He wove it into a mold, a shape, then gave it life. He gave it a mind. He gave it... a soul.
That created the first monster. A monster designed to be just like the animal he had killed... but with the attributes of a human's soul. It thought and felt like a human, even though it was just a dog. But the dog was surprising smart, even if it was really hyper!, and the human took a liking to him instantly.
Wasn't long before ol' Fluffy became his right hand man... Er, dog! Wahaha!
Soon their experiments got wilder as they created more and more animal like monsters. Then they moved to fruits and vegetables, things that weren't even considered living things by human standards! They kept making more and more and then...
The other humans noticed, and got scared. They thought 'Hey! He's making an army to get back at us!'
Wahaha! That thought didn't last long!
First monster that came into town was a big push over! He walked around asking how everyone was, asked on tips for gardening, and even made tea for an old lady who couldn't do it herself! Wahaha! It really put a lid on all the people reaching for pitchforks!
Ahh.. Those were the times.
Hm? That guy sounds familiar? Probably! He was ol' King Fluffybun's dad. The second boss monster ever created!
Who was the first?
…
I don't remember.
[Talk] → [The Beginning of the War]
Ahh... You read the signs, didn't you? The war began out of fear... Fear of monsters. The idea of a monster taking a human's soul and being a beast of ultimate power... It was something no human was comfortable with, not when monsters were already naturals at magic, which the humans had to work for. They weren't made of it like us, after all, wahaha..!
But...
But that doesn't explain how they knew, does it? It comes back to the start of monsters. The first monster. The dog.
As smart as it was, as much as the creator loved it, and as much as all the other monsters got along with the humans... The dog wasn't happy. It wanted to go out, to be something more. To have what humans had. Even though magic came naturally to monsters, it wasn't nearly as powerful as what a human could do.
So the dog wanted more. It gave into the same desire the creator had, to create something new. Something unique to monsters...
It created The Battle System.
Hm? You thought that was just an underground thing? Wahaha! 'Fraid not! It's pure magic that surrounds the world! It's something anything with magic can begin... It'd probably take a hundred human souls to completely destroy it. It was a true accomplishment for ol' Fluffy!
But, eh... It made a mistake. Same mistake the creator made, believe it or not!
… It didn't tell anyone.
Not even the human that gave it life. It wanted it to be a surprise.
Oh boy, was it a surprise.
Little kids, monster and human, playing together... Fighting each other with sticks, like lots of kids do, but never really hurting each other... It was the worst time for the spell to go off. A monster kid and a little human child got into a fight, an argument... and began a battle between souls.
A little kid like that had no chance against a monster's magic, not in that system. The monster didn't even understand what was happening... But anger clouded both of their minds and they didn't give it a second thought. There was no chance of Mercy. The kid died and the monster, out of instinct, swallowed their soul...
It was truly a dark time.
[Talk] → [The Spell]
Hm? How did the dog even create such a spell?
Now that... It's not something I can't remember. It's something I don't know. No one does. No one was there... We just know about the end result..
What happened to the dog? Now that I do know.
It died.
The creator was... heart broken. No one knows how it died, it was just... melting in front of us after the spell was cast. The last thing it did was walk up to the creator and ask...
… It asked if he was proud of it. Proud of it doing such a spell... A spell that took so much power.
The creator didn't have the heart to tell the dog what issues the spell had caused... No one did. He just smiled... and held the dog close, and whispering how proud he was of it until it melted in his arms.
… That was the first time any of us really felt distress. Sadness... Everything else had been confusing happiness, even if there were little spats now and then. Seeing the creator sobbing and holding onto the dog's remains... It really put a damper on everyone's mood.
Then the worst thing happened.
[Talk] → [The Worst Thing]
Turns out the kid that had been absorbed wasn't just a random villager kid, but a noble's son from a nearby human kingdom. They were trying to get to know the monsters, trying to talk to the creator to see what he could do.
He was a real nice guy, too. Very friendly with everyone and more interested in having some monsters around to help teach basic magic than anything nefarious.
But seeing his kid get absorbed like that... Their entire soul just disappearing and creating a massive beast that could only be described as a giant wolf of unimaginable power...
It sapped all the joy out of his own soul.
That was the start of fear. No one, not even the creator, knew monsters could absorb souls. Why would they? None of the monsters had been around long enough for anyone else to die near them! Only the dog, who had melted, had died in the few years monsters had lived... and it didn't even leave a soul behind, just a puddle.
The noble had gone straight to the creator, swearing vengeance if his son was not returned to him. But the creator was still out of it, unable to accept the dog's death... or that the dog's death had been completely in vain. We don't know what the intention was behind the spell... But everyone knew the dog didn't want this. Didn't want this death. It left a bitter taste in everyone's mouth, and they looked to the creator for help...
But the creator, under the pressure of the noble, could only swear to try to return his son to him.
Swearing wasn't enough. The man needed results.
So the creator went to the monster child, who had yet to leave the park where the fight had taken place, and took him home... Tried to experiment to see how the soul was absorbed. The creator was a master of magic, and could easily take apart the monster without really hurting it, even with a human's soul inside it! It was astounding.
But...
The creator was still not perfect.
The monster died, and so did the human child.
It was the second time the creator cried.
[Talk] → [Fear]
Monsters and humans became distant after that. Distant and afraid of each other.
Hm? Why were monsters afraid?
Because they loved humans. They had so many friends and the rules behind the Battle System had not been discovered yet. They didn't want to accidentally kill someone. They didn't want to fight anyone they cared about...
… Wahaha! That didn't last long either!
Turns out all you need is a tiny bit of magic to link two, or more, souls together for a time. With both races so afraid of each other, neither of them were willing to use magic around the other! Up until a little girl came wandering over to the creator's home, where the monsters were hiding.
Wahaha! The look on everyone's faces! Wahahaha! They were all shocked she just wandered right up to them!
… Turns out they were friends with one of the little monsters and both had been dragged away from each other without warning. Neither were really given much reason to stay away, either. You know how adults are, wahaha!
… Eh, that's a weird look you got there... But anyways...
They got to playing right in the middle of a big group of stunned monsters. Then some humans came over to get her. They tried to shove the monster kid away when he tried to go with her...
Wahaha! I never heard a little human kid shout so loudly before! Saying not to hurt her friend!
It was so loud it broke the other monster's out of their trance! And as it turns out...
… The two adult humans that came over were the girl's parents, and they were close friends with two other monsters. The monsters came over, apologizing and asking if the children could play for a bit longer...
Wahaha! The parents had no choice. The kid was already gone and playing before the other parents even asked! It really broke the tension around the village, when everyone realized the monsters would never steal a soul intentionally.
But... Like I said before, monsters weren't everywhere. Just in one spot.
Rumors spread... Fear was created. Anger became a driving source...
The war began.
[Talk] → [The First Battle]
It came... without warning. No, that's not right. We all knew something would happen like this. We were just glad it wasn't because of our friends. No, it came from a different place.
From the noble's origin.
Knights marched into town, demanding all monsters and the creator be turned over to the kingdom. Refusing would result in the arrest of every human and monster in the area...
And most monsters would refuse this truth. Especially now that humans are the reason we're stuck down here. But up there... Up there our friends stood by us. They refused to hand over the creator, refused to hand over any of us, and in turn we refused to let them down.
We refused to let the knights kill anyone.
It was the third option the knights didn't outright state, but the metal blades they held had told their intention rather clearly if anyone resisted arrest. The first battle...
It could barely be called that.
Magic and metal flew through the air the second after heavy refusal was given to turn in the monsters. Buildings were destroyed, lives were taken, and souls...
Shattered.
… It was a dusty day.
[Talk] → [The True War]
The second time they came... It was different.
There was no discussion, no demands, no orders... Just an attack.
But this time, the humans were ready. We were ready. We began to fight back with the creator behind us. With him, no one feared death. No one feared losing. We were determined to save our friends... and ourselves.
But determination, it seems, was our downfall.
Monsters... Monsters can't take that. That sort of powerful emotion... It's what causes us to melt. It's what makes us completely different from humans. We aren't as powerful as them because we simply can't take that much power, our magical bodies and souls just aren't built for it.
The second battle... the one we were so determined to win... came to a halt when half of our forces melted when they swung their weapons. Even in the Battle System that the monsters had begun to use to fight more physically powerful enemies had resulted in a monster melting before they could really get an attack off.
It was... devastating.
They tore through our line and went straight to the humans we were protecting. But then...
Then there was the creator.
He was amazing... No one could hope to be a master of magic like he was.
Swords bent or completely turned harmless, like changing into a carrot... Armor became silk. The ground became thick and muddy, making the knights lose their footing. Fire from the human mages became nothing but glitter...
It was... astounding.
But then... He saw how many monsters had fallen. How many had melted. How many simply could not take the emotions running through them.
Anger, despair, and... determination flared through that man. It was clear on his face. He was going to put an end to the war. It filled us with hope.
...
Wahaha...
If only it had been that simple.
[Talk] → [The Angel]
As powerful as he was, as amazing as he was... He had limits.
The creator could not handle all of the soldiers that kept coming after everyone. His body and soul could not keep up.
Soldiers poured through, slaying the humans that sided with us... and many monsters. Dust and blood filled everything. Covered... everything.
It was then that the noble, the one whose child was eaten, stepped up. He asked if the creator regretted making monsters, regretting killing his son.
Wahaha...
He didn't even get a chance to answer the guy.
'Cause that little girl, the one who got our friends back... That little angel killed him. She killed the noble.
She was crying and screaming the whole time... The knights and monsters could only watch as the thick knife she used floated and went through the air like a bullet, tearing the man apart. She...
She had watched... as her friend died right in front of her. Protecting her from a stray arrow from one of the knights. That's all we could really gather from her screams.
…
But the surprise didn't last long... and soon the knights were on her... Trying to capture her or just kill her... I don't remember which.
But the creator... He didn't let them. Didn't let them even get close. Even Undyne couldn't hope to match the shield he created around her and himself as he held her... He was crying now too, saying how sorry he was for everything. Sorry for starting all of the madness.
The Knight's leader, a general, came up then... demanding their surrender. Despite the noble being dead and the creator being safe inside his shield with the girl... All the other monsters were captured or dead.
The remaining humans..? Our friends?
Completely... and utterly gone. Murdered by other humans... Only one was left, and she was in the most danger of all.
The creator... seeing the situation everyone was in... gave up. He asked only for no one else to die.
But that angel... had other plans. Her knife was still outside the shield. She … made it move towards the General, trying to kill him as she had killed the noble.
But the man was powerful and good at magic. The Battle System began just as the knife started to move... His LV was the highest I've ever seen... It didn't even make him flinch when the knife buried itself into his neck. Why would he?
It barely did a point of damage to his HP.
But despite the sudden attack, he spared her. Mostly because of the shield still surrounding her, I think, and confirmed that no one else would die... The creator made sure he promised, using a spell too I think, and it was a deal.
The shield fell.
The knife didn't.
It flew through the air and tore through the girl's chest, causing everyone to stare in alarm. The creator had shouted and screamed at the General in anger for going back on his deal...
But the General had not. He was just as shocked as the creator was, and was openly gaping as the girl stumbled back, her hand gripping the blade in her chest as she stared up at the knights.
… I still remember her words clear as day.
"I won't forgive you. I won't forgive any of you. He died. I loved him. He was my best friend, and he died because of you. I won't forgive you. I won't! I'll kill you... I'll kill all of you! Everyone! Every single one of you!"
Wahaha... What a fire cracker she was.
[Talk] → [The End]
But her story didn't end there... She turned and began a battle with the father of her best friend, even as she was bleeding out.
She begged and pleaded for him to absorb her soul, to destroy all of the knights and avenge her friend.
… The creator pleaded with him not to, that it would just make things more complicated. That nothing good would come from it.
… But he did it anyways.
The girl's soul was devoured... A second wolf-like beast was born, just as the girl fell to the ground. The General ordered everyone to defend themselves, but not to kill anyone. He was bound to his promise, even with a new threat, due to the magic the creator had used.
But... It tore through the knights like butter.
The General was no match at all, despite his LV. He was ripped apart in just three turns, while he couldn't even lay a hand on the beast. Couldn't stop the rampage of the combined anger of human and monster. But we thought... hoped it would end there.
… It didn't.
More soldiers came. The beast killed more. More soldiers came... and the beast killed more. All of them were afraid. Terrified of what was happening. With each kill... The beast took more and more souls into its body. Fueled by anger, rage, and fear... It began to move.
It wanted to destroy the entire kingdom that the noble was from.
… Wa... Wahaha...
That's... That's where it stops.
It never... We never... made it to that point.
The creator... he saw to that. He had... grown tired of all the killing. Of all the fear. Of...
… Of us.
He took the beast apart on his own. Even with the dozen of souls locked within it... He took it apart...
And scattered its dust everywhere across the village.
He then came to us... and told us that humans and monsters would never live in peace again. Humans had began to fear us too much... Fear the power we could have if we ate another human's soul. If we allowed determination to rule us. But …
He also told us that he believed... Believed that one day an angel would return to settle everything. Until then, we would... have to live in a place where humans would forget about us. Where they wouldn't be afraid of us, and where we could live without fear of death once more.
… So he took us up the mountain... and built the barrier.
He made a home here. He made tunnels, a volcano-like place... a place of snow, and even gave us a city to live in. Wahaha... Ol' King Fluffybuns was the designated ruler at that point, too, since his dad died in the war... Calling that whole city 'Home' had got a chuckle out of the creator.
But the creator had a limit to what he could give us... and how much he could do. How much he wanted to do. He gave us life.. Homes... ways to build and live. But...
… But he couldn't quite stand the idea of still living with us, I think. Hm? Why do I think that?
Because he left after he was done building us a city. He was just... gone. No one really knows what happened to him. Hell, he could just be up there still, waiting...
But I think I know what happened to him. I think he used the last bit of his power... to bring a few things back. Hmhm... That dog.. I'm sure you know which one I'm talking about.
He's been following you this whole time, hasn't he?
Wahaha!
That's the dog that made the Battle System! The same one that melted in the creator's arms... Although he's a lot more annoying than I recall! Wahaha!
Hm? What's the dog's name?
Hmm... I don't remember. But the creator, now that's a name you can't forget!
… Something... Something Fox, I think, if you can believe it! Wahaha! He was a canine too!
Anyways, that's the story! You did a real nice job listening to all that!
Eh? You have one more question? What's that?
The Angel's name? Hmm...
…
I don't remember! Wahaha!
The End..?
AN: Probably dumb of me to even put this up here, but I wanted to. While I have been... slightly working on my Naruto story, this is something that kept plaguing my mind ever since I got through Undertale... and like most other stories I write, I've already got 2-3 arcs in mind on where this story could go.
But I don't know if I want to continue it.
Anyways, this is my take on what the "War" could have been. I'm sure you guys can guess what character is telling this story too! After all... He was there.
Eh? What's that? You want to know where the creator went? You want to know how the dog came back?
Well... The answer to that is just to know who that Annoying Dog really is.
Anyways, for those interested in what the next arcs were going to be about... Chara, Frisk, sans?, and then an actual story with dialog between characters was the idea. Dialog that goes off the previous chapter's stories and emotions; setting scenes so to speak.
Anyways! Tell me what you think! I'm not sure this'll get any real results, but... Meh!?
Also... I'm aware that the Overview of the "War" does not actually go this way. It says there's no human casualty... and that the monsters were the ones that retreated with seven magicians sealing away the monsters. But...
Let's just say there's a reason everyone thinks that's the real story. After all.. Who could tell a child it was the original creator who sealed them away? It also stands to reason that the adults would want the kids to fear humans, to prevent a battle... That's my take on it, at least!