"I suppose it didn't affect you because you don't actually have eyes."
"I don't understand how you can be walking around. Your soul should have shattered the moment a piece was ripped out."
I took a step into the dark hallway, Sans walking behind me. Our footsteps echoed down the stone hall.
"It was replaced."
"Sure, but it became cracked up the side. You need to see your soul before you heal ag-"
"I will see my soul. I will see it right before I use it. I do not care if I die, Sans, not if I can save a few people beforehand." I wiped away a dribble of blood from my mouth before Sans could see it.
"If you keep exerting yourself like this, you'll die, and then you'll never keep the promise you made to your guide."
"Promise? I don't remember making a promise, but whatever. I'm not beaten easily."
"No, you aren't. In fact, I bet you'll be the last monster to stand against the human."
"That'll be the problem, huh? I shouldn't have to stand alone. If others joined together, then the human wouldn't stand a chance." I felt a wave of sadness wash over me as we reached the door.
"There's one more thing I don't understand. One more question," he said as I yanked the door open. I sighed.
"What's that?"
"When the light went off, your hand healed itself and you were no longer as weak."
"That's not a question."
"Yeah, but I'd still like to know the answer."
"Well I...You know exactly what I did. They know too, now that they're waking up. I doubt that they like me very much, therefore they will not try to stop me again."
"You...sucked the energy out of them?" Sans stopped in his tracks as I opened the other door. A gust of cold air sent shivers down my spine. I took a step out and took off my jacket, spreading my wings.
"Yes." I turned to Sans. "But I must go now, I'll accept the punishment for my actions later. For now, I must go."
I turned back to the snow and beat my wings. I flew just above the trees, careful that I didn't go to high. It didn't take long before I found them. There were many puzzles along the way, all of which were solved.
The human was in the middle of a battle with two dogs. The swung at the male, then swung a second time at the female, slashing them both in the chest. The male, bloody and dusty, caught his wife and held her as they turned to dust.
"See ya!" The human took off running, leaving them to die. I dropped beside them, placing my hand on their chests.
"Save her!"
"Save him!"
I wasn't about to choose only one to save, so I called both their souls out at once, then called for my own.
My own soul had a large piece in the side that was purer and glowed whiter than the rest. A large crack did run along the side, but I didn't care as the three souls intertwined for a moment. I felt my energy drain, only for some of the strength to be restored by their willing and strong souls. Without all the energy, they fell asleep. I smiled at their sleeping faces and stood. They would be okay, though they might get cold in the snow.
I spread my wings and took off again, only to stop not far down the path. Again, I called out the souls, healing the two monsters turning to dust. They slept, some of their energy filling me with just enough power to continue on. But, no matter how hard I tried, the human was faster than me. They fought three monsters in the time it took me to save one. I flew through a small town called Snowdin, stopping only to buy a cinnamon roll because I was starving and I'd eaten the donuts. I used the gold my old guide had given me. My energy was replenished a little, but I was still exhausted.
"Thank you," I said to the empty stand as I put some gold in their money box. I nibbled at the food as I continued searching for the human. I found them, but I didn't do anything. I watched from behind a tree as the the human and a monster spoke. I knew I couldn't fight, I had no weapon. The world went black and white as they went into battle.
The tall skeleton opened his arms for a hug.
Papyrus spared the human.
I saw something then, hovering slightly above the human's shoulder, whispering in their ear. Even from all the way over there, I could hear the echoing pleas. The red eyed thing was crying as the human drew their knife.
"Please, stop! You don't have to kill him, SPARE him! Please, Frisk, I'm begging you!"
"Shut up, Chara."
The human, Frisk, attacked Papyrus. For a brief moment, the skeleton seemed to be fine. Then his head fell into the snow and his body turned to dust.
"I-I still believe in yoouuu!" Frisk kicked his head, sending him into the trees. I rushed to the head, closing my eyes and casting my light on him as I picked him up.
"It'll be fine Papyrus." I barely kept his head from turning to dust as I stumbled into the clearing.
"Papyrus!" I heard Sans call his name as I knelt beside the dust. A drop of my blood mixed with his dust as I called out his soul from the pile.
"I'm sorry. I'm sorry…" I began crying as I healed him. I felt my leg deteriorate as his body reformed. His shoulders first, so his head would have a place to rest. His eyes (eye sockets?) drooped as Sans sat on his opposite side. He was crying too.
His soul and mine intertwined, but, just like Toriel's, his soul wouldn't stay together. I forced them together, asking Sans to close his eyes for a moment so that he wouldn't see what was about to do.
From my soul, the orange shard was ripped out. I began to sleep. So dark, so peaceful.
"Sans...help?" I collapsed beside his stable but unconscious brother. Sans' eyes flew open and he stepped over his brother to beside me. He glanced at Papyrus, but his hand gripped mine.
"Thank you, thank you." His eye sockets teared a bit as he held my hand to his chest.
"But I'm not...ready to die...please help me?"
"How?"
I put my hand on his chest, calling his soul out. Mine came out in response.
"Loan me...some strength?" His eyes blinked out momentarily, but he looked to the hand he was holding. The skin was turning to dust, leaving behind a painful looking wound.
"Yes."
As with the other boss monsters, our souls intertwined. A shard of his soul and the dark blue flake of mine switched places. Only this time, the light from his soul shone on mine.
Sans passed out with his head on his brother.
I stood despite the burning in my arm. My hand was only bone now, kept together only because I happened to have two skeleton souls mixed with mine. A tear slipped as I spread my wings. I spread them wider anyways and lept into the air.
I left a trail of feathers and dust as I continued following the human.