This is the Prequel to the main story of my Undertale AU. I hope you enjoy it!
Long ago, Two races ruled over the earth.
MONSTERS, and HUMANS.
Together, the two races lived in harmony for many years.
Everything changed when anti-monster groups sparked a war between the two races.
The war was long and bloody, both sides suffering heavy losses.
Harnessing the power of Magic, A new type of human rose from the war, Wizards.
With this newfound power, the Humans defeated the Monsters.
With the power of seven Wizards, the Monsters were sealed underground as punishment.
Many centuries passed.
As time progressed, the humans evolved from their simple ways of life into a race of intelligent beings.
As time passed, the stories of the Monster-Human war began to fade from existence, until all that was left, were the rumors of Monsters.
But Magic was still alive with the Humans. To keep order among the kingdoms, a council of seven powerful Wizards was formed, to handle any problems that arose in the land.
These Wizards were descendants of the very same Wizards that sealed the monsters underground. Passed through their family in secret, these wizards knew the Monsters were still trapped underground.
They wanted to free the monsters, for they felt that the punishment was too harsh on the entire race.
But no one knew how to break the barrier…
20XX
Legends say that those who climb Mt. Ebott, the mountain with the underground of Monsters, never return.
Determined, a lone figure scales up the mountain, unfazed by the rumors.
He had his Hopes and Dreams, that he could free the Monsters. Somehow, he would right the wrongs his ancestors brought upon the Monsters.
SWAPPEDFREEDOM
A prequel story to 'FreedomTale'
Written by SilvexSilverWolf/Silvex Knyght
Slowly, he opened his eyes, rubbing his forehead in a vain attempt to dispel a pounding headache he had.
Light is pouring into the cavern, the lone human laying on a bed of golden flowers that seemed to shimmer and shine in the sunlight. That didn't change the fact that the human felt his leg now burning in pain.
Hissing and letting out a grunt of pain, he sits up to look at it. It appears the bone is broken, but not too badly. Unfortunately, he had no medical equipment on hand… but he did have his magic.
Looking around, he spots his staff. White handle, with a gold trimming, and a sapphire star at the top, the magical instrument was essential for all wizards, as to channel the magic within the air to the user's command and desire.
The Human, a teen male, blonde hair, radiant sky blue eyes, somewhat pale skin, a royal blue hoodie with gray sleeves, Black pants and neon blue sneakers with white, grasps the staff in his right hand. Closing his eyes he focused on what he wanted…
Green aura engulfed the broken leg, the bone inside slowly being mended by the magic. The human breathes slowly to not exhaust himself too quickly, and focused on the desire to heal, ignoring the tingling sensation of his bones in his leg practically bending like thin metal.
After a few minutes, the Human stopped. He had used up a good chunk of his magic to heal the bone, which was by now mostly healed, but was still a bit weakened. It would need some rest before he did anything extreme.
He gets up, and using his staff to keep the majority of the weight off his leg, he limps down the only path out of the cavern after looking back up once last time at the sunshine. No doubt he would be stuck down here for awhile.
He entered a new room, a lone… cat? Dog? Whatever it was, it was sitting in the middle of the room. It noticed the Human and put on a friendly smile.
"hOi! I'm Temmie!" The monster said. "You're new to the underground, aren't you? Oh? It looks like you're hurt! Here, let me help you…"
The human watches as he enters a FIGHT. His Soul appears before him, in the boxed area. The Heart is Blue with a white triangle in the middle - A symbol of his ability to use magic.
"See? That's your SOUL! The-"
"Very accumulative of my being." The human spoke.
This annoyed Temmie to have the human interrupt them but they didn't let it show. "Right! Smart cookie, aren't cha? Down here, you can make your SOUL stronger with LV! That stands for-"
"Level of Violence."
Temmie just stared at the human. He knew what was going on. Temmie sees that the human has only ten HP left.
"Oh… Well then… You're still easy prey!" Temmie said, their face shifting into a twisted demonic grin, surrounding the Human with small orbs of white.
"DIE."
The human had alarm on his face as he watched the orbs grow closer… and closer…
As one touches him, he feels his body grow warm and tingly, as if he was being healed.
Temmie gets confused and frustrated. What happened?
They didn't get to contemplate this long. A fireball shot out of the dark, sending them flying away. "Owww!"
The human watches them disappear and turned to see who helped him. It appeared to be a large tall goat monster with blonde hair and a beard too.
"What a miserable little creature, torturing a poor, innocent soul. Do not be afraid human, I am Asgore, Caretaker of the ruins. You appear to be hurt…" Asgore said approaching the human. He flinched a little, a bit weary and afraid. Asgore notices this.
"DO not be afraid child, I will not hurt you, I promise," Asgore said. This calmed the human a little, they could see he really meant no harm.
The furry goat monster picks up the human and turned around, walking towards the entrance to the ruins. The human looks up. The ruins loom ahead, a little intimidating… but rather, he is curious and excited to be on an adventure.
"Tell me, child," Agore said solving a puzzle and opening a door to proceed. "What is your name?"
"My name is Silvex." He said.
"Silvex… that is quite a unique name." Asgore said. "Are you a wizard?" He asked seeing Silvex's staff.
"Well, yes, technically a Wizard in training," Silvex said. "I'm not an expert in magic…"
"I see… how did you injure yourself?" Asgore asked.
"I fell down, I broke my leg in the process. I tried to heal it, but I couldn't completely do so." Silvex explained. Asgore nodded at that.
"Well then, I'll care for it when we get to my house. It's at the end of the ruins," Asgore explained. Silvex watched him step carefully over a spike trap, where walking in a certain path where the spikes lowered when approached.
After that came a long hallway… and then Asgore stopped by a room with a bowl of candy. He took one piece and gave it to Silvex. "Thank you," Silvex said putting the piece of candy in his pocket.
"Are you able to walk?" Asgore asked.
"Yes… but I appreciate you carrying me all this way. I can walk the rest if you want me to." Silvex said.
"It is fine Silvex, I do not want you to hurt your leg anymore," Asgore said continuing on past a frog monster.
Along the way, Agore and SIlvex met a pink ghost, wallowing about.
"That is Mettablook. They often come here for a moment alone, so we will let him be." Asgore explained. Silvex nodded as he spotted a poster.
"What's that?" he asked pointing at the poster.
"That's the candle light's poster for their sale. They're trying to get home safely, and need money to rent a limo to get to Hotlands safely." Asgore went on.
"Can I get something?" Silvex asked pulling out some of the gold he had.
"Of course, just be careful with your leg," Asgore said letting the human down. Using his staff to support him, he walks over to a candle stand where the little candle flames sat on top of them.
Flame pastries, made by flames, of flames, for flames.
Flame donut - 5G
Flame jug - 14G
Silvex put 19 G into the palm of the largest candle flame when they held it out. Some more candle flames then brought him a jug and a donut. The Donut was orange with red frosting on top, the jug felt pleasantly warm to the touch. Silvex thanked the candle flames and walked back to Asgore with the goods in hand.
Asgore picked Silvex up again and they continued on. His house wasn't far by now he told the human, so Silvex took out his piece of Monster candy and ate it. It was sweet and juicy, as well as chewy.
"Here we are," Asgore announced. Silvex looked to see a tree with all of its leaves gone, on the ground now in shades of red. Asgore walks around and Silvex sees a small little home now, it looks cozy and cute.
"It looks lovely," Silvex commented as Asgore walked in,
"I'm glad you like it," Asgore said carrying Silvex down a hallway to the right. Opening a door, Silvex sees a bed, a wardrobe, and a chest he can assume has toys in it. Asgore lays Silvex on the bed.
"Rest here, for now, I'll take you Donut and Jug and put them in the fridge for later." HE said. Silvex nodded and gave him the pastries, and laid back, standing his staff against the wall.
Asgore leaves, turning the lights off and closing the door. Silvex closed his eyes, fatigue from using so much magic beginning to settle in, and soon, he drifted off…
Silvex rubbed his eyes as he slowly arose, feeling refreshed and well rested. He noticed his leg was completely healed and a slice of pie was on the nightstand next to the bed. It smelled of cinnamon and butterscotch.
Smiling and thinking Asgore had done this for the human, Silvex picks up the fork and takes a bite of it. It was sweet and full of spices and flavors that made his tongue tingle from all of the delicious flavors. He proceeded to eat all of the entire slice, then picked up the plate and fork and left the room with his Staff holstered on his back.
He heads back to the entrance area and heads to the left of the front door, into what seemed like the living room. There was a table with three chairs, a bookshelf in the corner, and a big lounge chair next to a fireplace, lit by warm non-burning flames. There was another doorway, so Silvex went through that to find the kitchen.
He was going to wash his dishes… until he noticed the drain clogged with white fur.
'Must be from washing his hands?' Silvex thought. He began to pull all the fur out till there was none left, and threw the wad of fur into the trash. He proceeded to clean his dishes to the best of his ability with what he had, and left the now clean plate and fork to dry in the sink.
He wanders around, wondering where Asgore is, until he hears someone whistling to themself in the front yard. He peeks his head out the front door, and sees Asgore watering the flowers in the flowerbeds in front of the windows.
"Good afternoon Silvex," Asgore said as the human walked over to them.
"How can you tell time down here in the underground?" Silvex asked, having not a clue what time it was.
"The light around the underground adjusts to the time. You will notice that it is dimmer that it was earlier." Asgore explained. Silvex looked around, and indeed, things looked darker, but not too much.
"Plus, I have a watch and a grandfather clock in the living room." Asgore added. "It is fifteen to five."
"Oh." Silvex said. "Well… Can I ask you something Asgore?"
"Sure Silvex, what is it?" Asgore said.
"Is it true that you and Toriel killed six children to obtain their Souls to break free of the Underground?"
Asgore dropped his watering can in shock, completely taken off guard by the bluntness of the question.
"Wh...Wh..." Asgore tried to form words in his mouth, but the shock had left him speechless.
"There are six missing children reports in the kingdom. All of them are children, all reported last seen near Mt. Ebott. Asgore…" Silvex asked, a little sadness on his face. "What happened to them?"
Asgore and Silvex stood there, in silence for a moment before the monster sighed. "It is late. I need to finish watering the flowers. GO inside and wait for me in the living room young one, I will tell you everything when I am done."
Silvex nodded respectfully and went inside. He knew this wouldn't be easy to talk about, but he had to know.
A few minutes later, Asgore comes into the house having finished watering the flower beds. Silvex is sitting at one of the chairs at the dining table. Asgore takes a seat at the largest one and takes a deep breath.
"A long time ago, a human fell down into the underground. Injured by their fall, they cried out for help. My son, Asriel, heard their cries and helped them back to this same house. We cared for the poor child, and treated them like family. The underground was full of hope, this Child would be the future for all of us, we felt it within our very souls." Asgore started.
Silvex listened closely as Asgore continued. "One day, the human fell very ill. They had one request, to see the golden flowers in their village once last time, but there was nothing we could do. The very next day… they passed away."
"My son, wracked with grief, absorbed their soul, took their body, and crossed the barrier. You see, while no single body can pass through the barrier, there is a way to cross it, with the power of a Human Soul and a Monster Soul. Asriel carried the body of the human into the sunset, and to the village of humans our human came from. There, in the center, was a patch of the golden flowers they had so badly wanted to see. My son set their body into the middle of the flowers…"
"Then came a cry, for a different human saw him, drawing the attention of the other villagers. The people had thought he had murdered the poor child, and proceeded to attack Asriel with everything they had. HE was struck with blow after blow, but he did not fight back. Smiling, he took the human's body and carried it back to the underground."
"Arriving back here, he collapsed at the Castle's garden, and faded into dust. The underground fell in despair, our family having lost two children in one night, the humans having once again taken everything from us. In a fit of rage, my wife declared war on the humans once more. 'All humans that fall down here shall be killed, their souls taken. I will then absorb them when we have seven to break the barrier and give unto them what they have wrongfully delivered into us.'"
"I was disgusted with what my wife had decided to do. Taking the body of the human, I fled to the ruins, vowing never to return, and buried them here. The tree you saw in front of the house grew from their corpse, it blooms with beautiful yellow flowers every spring."
"I decided then I would do everything I could to keep my wife from breaking the barrier. The six kids you asked me about all fell down here, one after another over the period of a hundred years. I did my best to convince them to stay, to not go on beyond the exit of the ruins, to not go and face Toriel. But to no avail… they all fell down, they all came by, they all went on… they all died at her hands."
Silvex bit his lip, Asgore now close to shedding a tear or two. "I am sorry Asgore…"
"For what…?" The boss monster asked.
"For what my ancestors have punished you with. I am a descendent of the Wizard of Integrity who helped create the barrier that traps you all down here. I came to Mt. Ebott to see if the tales of monsters were true, and if they were, I would do anything to free you all. No one, not even an entire species deserves eternal imprisonment. If I must sacrifice my own soul that you may go free, I will gladly do so with a smile on my face."
This had to be the biggest shock to Asgore today. Here, a human had just heard everything that had happened to monster kind recently, and was willing to offer his soul to free monsterkind?
"Si-Silvex, that is very noble of you, but… but I don't think that would be right." Asgore said. "You… You must stay here. If they… Toriel… get free, they will slaughter all of humankind."
"Suiting punishment for what we've done to you…" Silvex grumbled.
"Now now, We lost the war, and we got what we deserved. Look, just stay here with me for awhile, won't you? Perhaps we can think of another way to free monsterkind without sacrificing yourself, promise me that please?" Asgore asked.
Silvex nodded. "Okay Asgore. I won't sacrifice myself."
Asgore smiled a little, in relief. "Very good. Now then, did you like the pie I baked you?"
"Oh yes! It was very sweet and flavourful! I could taste so many spices, it was like a firework show of flavours!" Silvex said happily.
Asgore chuckled as he got up. "I'm glad you liked it. DO you perhaps want to learn how to bake it?"
Silvex smiled widely. "I'd love to! I love to bake!"
Asgore smiled as he and Silvex walk to the kitchen. "Very nice, I think we'll have much fun together baking!"
Silvex grinned. He couldn't wait to get started.
An hour later, the two are waiting for the pie to finish baking. While they wait, Asgore shows Silvex the small collection of books he has and tells him about his usual routine in the Ruins.
"I often check the area where you fell in case other humans fall down. It is a long way down, but you are the first since the first human to be injured by such a fall." Asgore said.
"What was their name? Silvex asked
"They were named Frisk." Asgore said. "They weren't much to talk or socialize, but they loved Asriel very much."
Silvex nodded as Asgore went on. "I sometimes talk to Mettablook on my way to that area. He loves fashion and designing clothes very much, but he's very shy, so I don't see him everyday. I also make sure to buy a Fire donut from the candle flame's little bake sale when i pass by, just to support their cause. I make sure the puzzles are in safe and working order… that's pretty much it… The ruins are small once you get to know the areas." Asgore admitted. "A growing child would be very unhappy here."
"You mentioned a castle, and a place called snowdin," Silvex said. "Is there more to the underground?"
"Yes, there is." Asgore replied. "Beyond the doors of the ruins is a cold area called Snowdin. The forest starts at the ruin doors, ending at the edge of the area, where Snowdin town is. Beyond the town is a humid marshland called Waterfall. There's no settlement in Waterfall, but some monsters live there for it's wet environment. Most of the weather in the underground is produced from there,"
"But there's no sun…?" Silvex asked.
"There is another heat source that makes the water evaporate." Asgore went on. "Beyond Waterfall is the deepest part of the underground, Hotlands. That's the industrial part of the underground, and it is very hot from all the lava there. The CORE is also in Hotlands as well."
"CORE?" Silvex asked.
"It is what we call the center of the Hotlands, it is a huge piece of machinery and tech designed by… I can't remember who, but it converts the immense heat of the lava into Electrical and Magical energy for the entire underground. There are also elevators to the highest part of the underground at the CORE, Capital city where the castle is, and where… Toriel is." Asgore said. "The main entrance to the Underground is past the castle, it is blocked by the barrier itself."
Silvex nodded, just as the kitchen timer went off. "Ah, that would be the pie!" Asgore said with a smile.
"Oh goodie! I hope it turned out okay!" Silvex said getting up from the floor. He had sat down when Asgore began telling him about the underground.
"I'm sure it is, and if it isn't, then it's a lesson to learn from." Asgore said as they headed back into the kitchen.
Silvex smiled warmly at that. Asgore was right about that.
Asgore seemed to be a nice monster, giving Silvex all the more reason to find a way to free him, and all the other monsters from this prison. He would find a way someday, somehow.
You are filled, with INTEGRITY.