Okay. Ever since I first started writing Grouptale (the original version) I had several significant chapters preplanned out. One of them was that emotional John/Jerod confession chapter, the other significant one was this. But my original concept for this chapter was too over the top and full of plot-holes I couldn't come up with so... I had to heavily redo it over and over and over and over and over and...
You get the idea. Just know that this is a big deal to me while writing the story.
Chapter 51: The Message from the Past
You felt a strange sensation flow through you. You didn't feel like yourself yet at the same time you did. You were in a bright and airy place, different from the dark Void you just left. Your mind was clouded with scattered thoughts and questions. It was all silenced when seven figures appeared in front of you. They were nothing but color coded humanoid figures, Cyan all the way to Red. Something felt familiar about them. Together, they all spoke at once...
A very long time ago, humans and monsters lived together in the world. Magic and ingenuity worked together to uniquely advance technology and knowledge by a thousand years. A unique form of technology to surpass the ages that can't be easily replicated without the use of magic. Prosperity reigned supreme in a world full of wonder.
But it was far from peaceful. The king, the King of all Humans was a tyrannical and cruel man. He enforced his dark deeds across the land with an iron fist. Many have tried to oppose him but he had a unique power that gave him the upper hand against any opponents. By the very touch of his hand, he could enslave your willpower and force you to obey him, keeping your personality and mind intact. Most followed him in fear of being overtaken, but some did follow cause they agree with his ways.
The only thing that benefited from his rule was the lack of overall conflict. He conquered all lands ruled by humans and united them into one kingdom. With his intimidation and unification of the lands he ceased all wars. Crime was at an all time low, criminals disappeared suddenly as the King's ranks rose.
Then one day the King declared genocide on the monsters. It came as a sudden surprise. Despite the differences between humans and monsters, there was a mutual peace between the two kingdoms. The King said that it was because of the underlying threat that monsters pose with taking a human's Soul but the truth was, it was out of greed. The monster's lands covered areas of precious resources, for the King to get them would mean negotiating a hefty tariff. It was petty greed that led to the death of millions...
It was a bloodthirsty war across the earth, even though monsters don't have blood. Monsters were dying all over the world as dust piled up high. It took many years but soon there was only a small bundle of monsters left that hid just a journey away outside of one of the King's castle near the town of Ebott. Said town was anxious having the monsters hiding so close to them.
There in the town, seven special humans lived. They were close friends and masters of the arcane arts. They were declared the most powerful mages in all the world.
While they did not agree with the death of the monsters but they could not oppose their king. They tried to construct something, anything, that could stop the war before it's too late.
In their research they created something special, the Artifact. They did not know how it worked but they knew it was something entirely new. Through many tests they learned of it's many properties, all of which aren't powered by the Artifact but instead by the power of the Souls using it. Which lead to the most special power of them all, Soul Fusion.
It's similar to a monster absorbing a human Soul but vastly different in it's functionality. When a monster absorbs a human a body is formed that both Souls share control over. But in Soul Fusion, the Souls are mixed into one to make a new entity that is formed out of the mind and personality of the Souls that joined. There is no limit to what can be part of Soul Fusion, as long as it contains a Soul.
With such a godlike power they discovered, the mages did not know what to do with it. True, the answer may be simple to some but when they all formed the powerful entity It could not figure out what was the best thing to do. In frustration they went to get help from a trusted friend, a clairvoyant known as Madam Suzuki. She trusted us with the secret monster friend of her's she was hiding, a Boss monster named Toby. She hoped that when the war was over she could pass Toby as a regular dog and he would be spared. It was only fair that we could trust her with our information.
She used her power into seeing the future and saw several scenario's on what could happen. Even if they used the artifact to stop the war by force, it will only lead to more violence. The damage has already been done and monsters will not let what happened stand so easily, not then. If they tried to kill the king then chances are they would fall under his spell and the power would belong to him.
She kept looking farther and farther into the future, using all of her power to find a way that would lead to both sides surviving. And then... She found it...
She discovered a prophecy that told a series of events that will unfold, if we chose this route and not deter from the path.
The monsters will be banished into Mt Ebott. To ensure their safety, Seven humans, a boss monster, and the Artifact will be used to create a powerful barrier. Anything could get in but noting can escape save for a Soul as strong as a Boss monster and human combined.
To ensure that no one on the outside is capable of breaking the spell, the Artifact will be used to also drain all the magic in the world and contain it within the Barrier's walls. Magic and all of it's properties on the surface will be no more. As a small benefit, with no more magic, the king loses his power over the people and his kingdom he built will crumble and be forgotten to time.
It will be many years before the next events unfold. A group of special humans will be chosen to climb the mountain. Why they are special? Because they are the descendants of the mages. It doesn't matter when or how, but they will each climb the mountain and fall down into the monster's prison. Trapped together they will use their power and minds to discover the way to break the barrier.
It will be the Soul of Determination that will discover the truth and the Soul of Determination that will unite the severed bond between humans and monsters. And with the war long behind everyone, peace will be ensured between the two races. And with the Barrier destroyed, all the magic will return to the world for both races to use freely.
We are the mages and we know what we will do, or rather what we have done. We kept this between us, Madam Suzuki and Toby to ensure that the path doesn't deteriorate. He will be given the artifact to hide it in the mountain with the monsters. He will be told to only have it be used if in a dire situation that would jeopardize the plan. Not to use to save you all for even in death, as long as it occurs within the mountain, you are capable of breaking the barrier.
Now you know the story, now you know how, now you know why, and now the time has come. Our dear descendants, please forgive us for forcing you down this path but this was the only way. Now you are allowed to use the full power of the artifact. Free the monsters, save the world.
Then all the cloaked mages vanished one by one. Until the red one remained. It stared solemnly at me.
And to my dear descendant, Chara. Please never leave them. Stay determined.
Asriel watched as the group were enveloped by the light from the Artifact. When the light disappeared the group was replaced with someone else...
"What?" He said dumbfounded.
He saw a human stand in front of him. He couldn't tell if it's a boy or a girl or something else. It was wearing a striped sweater, but the colors of the stripes kept changing. Their face was hard to read, every curve and facial feature morphs every now and then along with it's hair which didn't stop changing color. It's Soul appeared and it was mesmerizing. It was several times larger than regular Souls and it was a mix of several different colors with a circle of red in the middle indicating the artifact. It opened it's eyes which glowed with rainbow colors.
"Asriel Dreemurr..." The person's voice sounded like several people spoke in perfect synchronization.
Then it's eyes turned Blue. "I need to stay true to myself."
Then it's eyes changed to Cyan "Because although the wait has been long, I know the end is coming."
Then it turned Yellow "You have been judged, and now it is time for you to answer for it."
Then Orange "I will fight you, no matter the cost."
Then Green "I can grant you mercy if you so choose."
Then Purple "But I won't ever give up. I won't ever stop."
Finally it turned Red, but one eye looked darker than the other. "Until the have reached my goal."
"Who are you?" Asriel demanded. He transformed into a larger more powerful form of himself. The figure's eyes stared into his Soul, which contained the Souls of all the inhabitants of the Underground as well as seven dead Souls. "And where is Chara!?"
The human sighed as a pulse of energy surged from him. "John, Jerod, Delilah, Iris, Diego, Caleb, Frisk?...Chara? I reject those names. All their memories, their personalities, their power, their knowledge, it had joined into one. I am the angel from the surface that was prophezised. I am the protector of everyone's hopes and dreams."
"I am... Patience, Bravery, Integrity, Perseverance, Kindness, Justice, and Determinations."
"After so long, we have arrived, the Underground has gone empty. Now I must stop your evil plot.
"I am... THE FALLEN!"
SOOOOOO Yeah...
This is what I have been waiting so long to show all of you.
Now before you comment, the idea of the Fallen has more than one source. Let me explain it...
At first I was inspired by the secret boss in the fangame Undertale: Determination by geek2games. The idea was just amazing, the seven kids united as one to fight the genocidal character.
But as time went on I added more it the idea I had. In the fangame and my concept of monsters absorbing human souls, a entity is created that has the shared consciousness of whoever got added to the mix and blah blah blah. I wanted something different. I looked at other games, movies, tv shows, and movies that uses the concept of fusing more than one person together and worked it into my idea.
It's not just the kids all together that are controlling the Fallen, it's more like an completely new person got made with the shared memory and personality of the kids. A better comparison is how Flowey relates to Asriel despite being different people in their own way.
I can't wait to show you the fight scene, when I am able to work on it.
HAVE FUN!
