Okay, so. This is the translation of my fan fiction, I mainly do this because I know that there's a much wider public on the English community, I hope you like the story, since this is an idea that has been done many times but, I think it's potential is being wasted, and I would like to try a different approach to this.
Frisk saving Asriel? Hell yeah! To fund a peace & love utopia and to live happily ever after right after that? Uh... maybe, but not without a few bumps and bruises.
Enjoy ;)
Frisk is a peculiar human, having a power like the power ''load'' herself at specific points can lead to a lot of events, she knows this firsthand, of course, she is not the only one; Flowey it is also bearer of that ability, it was thanks to the DETERMINATION injected into the flower that Asriel could acquire that ability.
However this allowed rise to certain disturbing questions, like why the other humans also endowed with DETERMINATION had not possessed this ability? Or even Chara; after their failed plan with Asriel, they could have loaded their SAVE Point and try again, right?
Of all the resets that Frisk lived on her own, she began to generate questions with many alternatives and no one seemed to have a very convincing answer. Did the humans before her had no SAVE Points? They did not find them? Did Chara even had them? Did they know what they were? The humans were dead, Chara was dead as well. Why? They gave up? Did they not made SAVE Points? All these questions had no clear answer to them, and that does not help.
However there is one question that stood out from the others, Asriel ... Why was he the only one who she could not save? She could do that with everyone except with him, and that never left her at peace, she really felt that I would do anything necessary to give that kid a second chance as it should.
She was not someone characterized precisely for giving up easily, the mere concept was absent in her head, something that is not always good, and that was what led her to do things that were not the most appropriate, after her first game, she thought everything would be absolutely perfect, but that thought was far from what it actually was. She felt that something was not quite right ...?
No, It was more of a feeling that told her she didn't do everything she could do.
In a poker of games she made some changes in her methods, from misbehaving on purpose, to kill ... Whoever it was necessary.
This led her to realize that there was certain glitches on the timelines, things out of place; from monsters out of place, repetitions and a little more noticeable changes to what was her first game, she by all means tried, could never lead herself to kill ALL of the killable monsters, something always bothered her, well, besides the fact of progressively become a serial killer, there was something from the beginning of the first game that bothered her, something that made her feel to be compelled to kill, or that's what she wanted believe; she could stop whenever she wanted, reset everything and nothing would have happened, but that presence never left her and, as if it were a reminder of what she did, every time came back stronger.
So she stopped when she faced Sans in her seventeenth run. She never felt worse than at that moment, seeing what she did in for the sake of experimentation, to '' see what happens '' that's why even if Sans killed her, that did not hurt as much as realizing that what she did was in vain and did not help. And worse; revealed the monster inside her, and the murderous side of her DETERMINATION.
Frisk restarted as usual and decided it was better to try something she had seen or rather, had heard that worked before; fusing her soul with Asriel, after 13 games of doing the same with the hope of saving the boy, what she had achieved was to know little by little until she become attached to the little caprine; from talking in the time he had left to make small games and share experiences, all of that, led her to develop an attachment to small Asriel, the real Asriel Dreemur and extra reason on her insistence to save him. For good.
This reset was like the first, all events unfolding in the same way to get that reward she craved, only this time she did have a plan that had to work, her DETERMINATION never been so great and this time there would be no bittersweet feeling on this run.
Seeing Flowey again and get him riled up after not falling into his trap, Flowey tried unsuccessfully to corner her, only for Toriel to come and rescue her.
She did everything methodically to make sure everything develops perfectly, Toriel, Sans, Papyrus, Undyne, Monster Kid, Alphys and Asgore, every monster that she knew and gave her something else than company on her journey, she felt like she was finally part of a family, and that certainly filled her with DETERMINATION.
After meeting with Asriel again, and after their consolation ritual in the emptiness of the barrier, she made sure to let know Asriel that she forgave him and she was there for him. When their time ran out Frisk knew where to find him. After giving a good scare to her friends friends for the fourteenth time Frisk departed to Chara's flower bed, along the way she had time to think about the situation, She wanted to do this? Of course. Was it the right thing? In her mind, of course. Will he agree? She has her methods.
Seeing Asriel again filled Frisk with both relief and gratitude, she went to him, hugged him, and cried, cried like never before, just how could she allowed herself to hurt someone like that, to deny something that he had not to ask in the first place, to apologize, in her eyes all was forgiven, she felt calm.
Meanwhile, Asriel did not know how to react to such a display of spontaneous emotions, not just those of Frisk, his interior was also a roller coaster of emotions.
Why is she crying? How did she know I'd be here? I don't want to hurt her even more, Is it something I did? Asriel proceeded to take a mental slap by that last thought. Of course it's something I did, idiot, I tried to kill her... Thrice! for God's sake! ... And it was not the only one...
When Frisk finally ended her emotional release, she proceeded to hear Asriel, every word, absolutely every single word, every sentence, she put all the attention in the world to it, until those eight nefarious words were finally spoken.
''Frisk, don't you have anything better to do?''
It was always a stab hearing those words, it was like an immovable wall of truth and reality stopped a perfect ending for all, but this time she was ready for that.
''Actually yeah ... there's one thing I have do, something... I need to do'' Frisk channeled her soul on with her hands behind her back and slowly moved her left hand forward.
Asriel did not have to ask to know what Frisk was up: at first he just stood watching the soul in shock, his mind trying to process what Frisk was implying; he could finally regain his composure and he could only think of something that maybe both of them were thinking.
Is she crazy? Does she really expect me to accept her soul just like that? Will it even work? As far as I know I still have no soul. To Asriel the world had just broken, up is down, left is right and everything happens at the same time and yet never happened, all those thoughts in his head were product of Frisk holding her soul with the intention of giving it to him.
''I know what you're thinking, well, besides 'Are you nuts?' or something like that'' Frisk said in a soft, calm voice.
''Really? Well, I mean yeah. I'm thinking you're crazy but, the other thing? '' Said Asriel waiting for an answer, since he really didn't know what to think.
''Yes I know. You're wondering, Why? Isn't it? '' Frisk said confidently.
Asriel did not answer, but that managed to calm him down a bit, it was a question that could decide the fate of both, Asriel simply nodded.
''I didn't think much about it honestly, you were the one who made me see it '' Frisk said while she gradually collected memories '' Every time I made a reset, trying to save everyone, and always seeing you were out of my reach, I tried many alternatives, to see if anything eluded me or if I had overlooked something, but it was never enough, I never got a proper end with you as it should be''
''As it should be? What does that mean? This is how it should be, I deserve this. My naivety was what led me to this and then only by my whining because of boredom, I did horrible things to my loved ones. I do not deserve your soul'' Asriel said in a sad tone and almost wanting Frisk gone ... Almost.
Asriel's words far from discouraging Frisk only gave her motivation. ''Maybe,weren't yourself when you did those things''
''What are you saying? I was perfectly aware and conscious as Flowey, you know that''
''Asriel, please don't... You know it was not fair, it was not fair for anyone'' Frisk replied
''How it was not? please let me know…'' Asriel said the verge of tears and falling to his knees.
''You were missing something,''' said Frisk, Asriel looked at her again ''I could see it, that spark, the kind and gentle kid I see now. When you said, 'I've been empty for so long'; you were trying to feel something, and you couldn't, that's not fair, and that wasn't the you that I see here and now, you know perfectly well that you would not do any of those horrible things now. I am aware that what you did was not right, but also it was not you who did those things. '' Frisk paused to take a knee and look him to the eyes ''You're here and I'm sure NOT Flowey. You're Asriel! Asriel Dreemur, and now I'm seeing it, the true Asriel, the one that I, Mom and Dad love and miss, that you who broke the barrier, more times than anyone would have done, the you who deserves a second chance as it should be! The you who, even after everything he's been through, can still smile seeing that he did the right thing regardless of the cost of his own existence, the you for which I am willing to give my soul, if anyone deserves forgiveness, it's you …'' Frisk said with all the DETERMINATION in the world.
''You're good, noble, and kind Asriel, Why the only one who does not see it, is you? It hurts me to see you like this, that's why I'm willing to give you all my being, that my reason to give you my soul; you are... you deserve it more than anyone... ''
Asriel was speechless, not only because he did not know what to say, but also for the gigantic train of emotions that hit him, he just couldn't understand; after all he had done, how someone trusted and believed in him like that? The boy tried to compose himself as best he could
"F-frisk I really appreciate that you see me like that and that you believe in me, but I can't just steal your future like that. I mean it was thanks to you, this happened in the first place and you gave us the opportunity to write the future for the better" Asriel paused "This it's your victory as much as it is monsterkind's and you know I can't take that from you.
"Asriel ... You're not to stealing anything. I'm taking this decision, you know as well as I do that I want to save you and I've tried it in many ways" Frisk said taking the boy's hand while his soul floated in the other "I won't force you to take my soul, but I want to at least make you see because I want to do this"
Asriel was starting to get a little frustrated, however he took a breath and decided to listen to Frisk "Alright Frisk, I'll listen"
Frisk and Asriel took a seat in the flower bed "Ever since I saw you, I knew that you needed someone to help you see the goodness in you outside of your outward appearance, I mean what kind of villain would beg for someone to kill him when defeated? You're not a villain I couldn't let your story end that way, I have to admit that although your persuasion at first made me think what you wanted was for me to stay here, in the end you gave me the opportunity to get to know you more "
Asriel got what the girl was trying to say, perhaps too quickly "... How many times did you try this?" Asked the little prince.
"18 times" the human replied.
"... I see" Asriel was going to say something but the human got ahead of him and spoke.
"And you gave me the opportunity to get to know you" Frisk said this provoked a reaction of curiosity and astonishment in his friend. "I remember the stories you told me about you and Chara, how you two became close, how you used to wander the ruins in search of something to do and how Chara and you spent time here" Frisk paused a moment and then smiled " I remember how when I brought mom's pie you could not believe it and how you got excited knowing that I would stay with Toriel"
Asriel was a little surprised even though he knew that the girl was going to tell him things he expected her to say about having met him before, but nothing would have prepared him for what Frisk said afterwards.
"But ... I remember how the last time I saw you, you told me that you were always excited about the day when everyone could come to the surface, and how you wanted to see the sky with Chara" The human finished while at the same time time Asriel said the last part in unison with Frisk.
Asriel was stunned "That ... The only one I ever told that was..." He looked at the human who looked at him with a warm smile.
Frisk stretched his hand with his soul putting it in front of both. "What kind of friend would I be if I couldn't give you that after you broke the barrier?"
Asriel now had no doubt that the human had had much more personal time and reasons for her offer.
"... You know me, and that's why you know I would not accept your offer under any other circumstance than this, but I don't want it to be something we regret, do you really want to do this?
Frisk proceeded to play a last card under her sleeve
"I want to do this Asriel, don't deny me this second chance for you. Let me help you, please" Frisk said with tears in his eyes
It was a lot much for him, he could only hug Frisk stronger than ever and cry, and he cried, he did not deserve Frisk, someone so full of kindness was something out of all merit for him, and yet, there he was, with his soul still in his hand, to be able to continue his journey. Together.
''Frisk, I ... thank you. I do not deserve you, how? How can you be so good, so gentle, so kind? Frisk, words fail me to tell you how special you are.'' Asriel said, still in tears. It was moving beyond words, seeing that someone was willing to sacrifice for him, he now saw it was for him, because Frisk cared about his welfare and happiness, she was perfect.
''Well ... what do you say?'' Frisk said with a wide, sincere smile, even with tears in her eyes.
''You know the answer is yes, Frisk'' Asriel said, regaining his composure and still touched by the kindness of Frisk.
Frisk felt her world explode in happiness, she finally had succeeded, after not to giving up and to use all her determination, she managed to save and preserve the true Asriel Dreemur.
''Thank you, Frisk, I swear ... While we live, I will make this worthwhile'' Asriel said with certainty.
''There is no shame in this, Asriel, this is glory for everyone. Thank you for accepting this'' she said with nothing but happiness in her eyes.
Asriel was moved beyond words, Frisk was magnificent.
Frisk gave her soul to Asriel and he slowly proceeded to absorb it, but something happened ... The soul broke in half.
Asriel watched with pure horror as the soul split in two, before another second could pass. Asriel desperately clung to a half of the soul, causing him to lost consciousness and that the other half stopped at Frisk. Knocking her out immediately after.
Asriel suddenly woke up, after that, he noticed that he was still a goat and not a flower, then he proceeded to inspect his soul, white with a red glow in the center. He then immediately turned and saw Frisk motionless by his side and half her soul floating above her chest.
Asriel made sure that her heart was beating; after confirming it, he took Frisk's body and then stood up in search of his father's castle since he assumed that at least he could find his father there.
''Frisk, you'll get out of this, I promise'' Asriel said as he marched towards the unknown.
He was determined to give what Frisk rightfully deserved, now more than ever, he was going to be there for her.
Ok, first off, as you may have noticed, this is my first own fan fiction and it will be for Undertale's beautiful community, I feel pretty satisfied as how this chapter turned out and how the things will develop later on, it is expected to find errors or that sometimes the dialogue feels badly spaced, but, heck you gotta start somewhere.
I would really appreciate Reviews and such to see how you guys like this.
And thank you, reader, for taking the time to read my work ;)
~Arca9
