Sans gives us a call one day and asks us to meet with him out in the hills. It's time. Asriel is finally coming back.
Sans wanted to speak to Asriel alone before we get there, but it's not necessary anymore. I get everyone to come early.
"frisk?" Asks Sans. "you're early…"
I smile and nod.
"you should probably come back later." He says. "things are going to get rough."
I sit down on the grass and wait.
"I know what I'm doing." I say.
"if you say so…"
This is the end. I'm about to give up the last bit of my determination, the last remnants of my soul. If it holds up its end of the bargain, and gives it all back, then we can finally fix everything. We can save everyone, even the demon itself.
But if it holds onto that power, then it will control everything, and no one will be okay.
Finally, Asriel arrives. He floats down to greet us.
"Who is it?" I ask. "Asriel or the demon?"
"It's the demon." It says.
It touches down to the ground.
"You made me a promise, Frisk." It says. "You promised you would take the pain away, if I did what you asked."
"Mm-hm."
"Then set me free." It says.
"First, bring back Asriel and Chara's souls." I say.
"Right, right…"
It raises its hands and begins to glow. The world goes white.
"Frisk, what's going on?" Asks Undyne.
"We're making things okay again." I say. "We're making things okay."
The demon brings Chara back and releases the souls it gathered, reverting to Asriel's normal form. It gives me the letters that Asriel left us the last time this happened. The other stuff, the research and the notes, is back at Alphys' old lab.
The demon only has one host left. Asriel. It gave up everything else.
"Set me free." It says.
I throw open my arms and hug Asriel. I give the demon everything it needs. I give it love. I give it security. I give it safety. And I give it determination, enough to control the timeline.
Enough to turn back everything, and erase my memory.
"Thank you, Frisk."
The demon gives the determination right back. Every last bit of it.
"It's yours." It says.
I bring the demon into my heart, and it fades away.
It let go of the fear. It let go of the power. It gave up its life. It had all the determination in the world, all the power over everything, and it let it all go.
With its last breath, the demon speaks to me.
It's the voice of fear itself.
"I'm… I'm free… Thank you. Thank you so much."
I feel the last of it fading away.
"I'm finally free."
The demon is gone.