*(got a question for you guys at the end of this chapter, so look out for it.)
Chapter 36: New home
I get of the elevator and start walking down the path until I eventually reach the castle. I touch the SAVE star out front.
*Game SAVED
As I enter the house, I walk to the left towards the kitchen. On the way, I encounter two children in the living room. They begin talking to me.
"A long time ago, a monster fell into the ruins. Injured by it's fall, the monster called out for help."
They leave and I continue walking into the kitchen and take the key off the counter. When i walk back into the living room, there is another set of children there.
"Asriel, the king's son, heard the monster's call. He brought them back to the castle."
They leave as well, and I continue walking through the house until I reach the first bedroom. There is a single present in the center of the room. Opening it, there is the heart-shaped locket in the box. Unlike normally, though, it is upside down. Huh.
*You got the heart-shaped locket
I equip it, and then look around the room. The family photograph catches my eye. I walk up to it.
*It's a family photograph. Everyone is smiling.
The picture contains human Toriel, almost exactly the same as when I saw her back in the ruins, as well as a large human who I assume is Asgore. He has his same old golden beard and hair, as well as his traditional purple robe. Huh. there is also a human and another boss monster in the picture. Both of them are wearing green and yellow striped shirts. Must be Asriel and Chara… heheh. I leave the bedroom and continue walking down the hallway. There are three more children there.
"Over time, Asriel and the monster became like siblings. The king and queen treated the monster child as their own. The underground was full of hope."
they leave as well. I walk forward and take the key before walking back. As i go down the stairs, there are two more.
"Then… one day… the monster became very ill."
I keep walking until I come across three more humans.
"The sick monster had only one request. As per monster tradition, they wanted their dust scattered on their favorite thing. The flowers from their village. But there was nothing we could do."
Huh… the monster tradition of scattering dust on their favorite thing is still true on the surface. I keep walking until there are two more humans.
"The next day… the next day… … all that was found was a pile of dust."
Wow… I keep walking until I encounter two more humans.
"Asriel, stricken with grief, came in contact with the monster's dust. His LOVE had increased."
… I keep walking until I encounter three more humans.
"Carrying the monster's dust in an urn, he crossed through the barrier. He continued walking into the sunset. Back to the village of the monsters."
… I continue walking…
"Asriel reached the center of the village. there , he found a bed of golden flowers. He was going to begin scattering the monsters dust onto it… but…"
… I continue walking…
"Suddenly, screams rang out. The villagers saw Asriel holding the child's dust. They thought that he had killed the child."
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"The monsters attacked him with every magical attack they had. There was no way he could have dodged that many attacks. He couldn't even fight back if he tried."
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"So, clutching the monster's dust, he smiled and walked away."
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"Wounded, Asriel stumbled home. His SOUL finally shattered over the garden. He collapsed, still clutching the dust of his sibling."
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"The kingdom fell into despair. The king and queen had lost two children in one night. The monsters had again taken everything from us."
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"The king decided that it was time to end our suffering. Every monster who falls down here must die. With enough LOVE, we can shatter the barrier forever."
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"It's not long now. King Asgore will give us hope."
"King Asgore will let us go."
"King Asgore will save us all."
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"You should be smiling, too. Aren't you excited? Aren't you happy?"
…
"You're going to be free."
I turn off the path and enter the next room. The judgement hall. I touch the SAVE star.
*Game SAVED
I start walking down the hallway until I eventually see Sans walk out from behind one of the pillars. I hear a church bell ring three times.
"So you finally made it. The end of your journey is at hand. In a few moments, you will meet the king. Together… you will determine the future of this world. That's then. Now. you will be judged. You will be judged for every action. You will be judged for every SF you have stolen from us. What's SF? It's an acronym. It stands for 'Soul Fragments'. When you kill someone, their soul will shatter, and you can collect the remaining fragments of their SOUL. when you have enough SF, you can increase your SL. SL, too, is an acronym. It stands for 'SouLs'. These SouLs can amplify your own power. They would increase your own magical capacity to harm others, as well as reduce the harm others can inflict on you."
"... but you. You didn't claim the SOUL of a single human. You don't have any fragments of them, either. You kept a certain tenderness in your heart. No matter the struggles or hardships you faced… you strived to do the right thing. You refused to hurt anyone. Even when you ran away, you did it with a smile…. Now. you're about to face your greatest challenge of your entire journey. You're actions here… will determine the fate of the entire world. If you refuse to fight. Asgore will kill you and use your LOVE to destroy monster kind. But if you kill Asgore and go home… Humanity will remain trapped underground. What will you do?... well, if I were you, I would have thrown in the towel by now. But you didn't get this far by giving up, did you? That's right. You're powerful enough to do the right thing. We are counting on you kid. Good luck."
Sans steps back behind the pillar and disappears. I continue walking down the corridor and eventually reach the entrance to the throne room…
I don't actually need to go in there right now. I could just go back and have that date thing with Undyne, and then I wouldn't have to fight Asgore at all… well…
*what do YOU think?
End of chapter 36
*(ok, here it goes. You have three options. One, we go in there and fight Asgore, before we go back and do the Undyne date thing. Two, we go in there and KILL Asgore. Three, we just go back now and avoid the fight entirely. Also, as a bonus to try and prevent you guys from just going straight into the fight, i have a 'certain idea' for the crypt where the human's bodies are usually kept. But I will ONLY show it if we go back now.)
*(The choice is yours. Tell me in the reviews.)