Shalltear stared at her foe after saying those words, she was not ready at all. Using her own gear meant a lot of collateral damage and not to mention attention. She was not supposed to be here at all so Ainz would be pissed for her not being at the tomb.

"Your face would disagree." Subject 12 stated with a stare influenced without emotion. "I can see discomfort and your clenched hands also say run away." The subject stood up and changed their aerodynamic stance to a more stalwart one. "Come and meet your maker if you deny it."

Shalltear was not a fool, but the way that the subject worded was so damn familiar. "I perfer this distance, thanks." She raised her left hand pointed at the subject. "Force explosion." She launched a fast invisible ball of force to the subject. When it struck the unmoving subject it created a small, but thick dust cloud. "Mana essence, life essence." Her eyes glowed and in just a split secound went into a defensive stance. There was no aura in the dust cloud meaning that subject was either dead or...

"Behind you." Shalltear twirled and parried the surprise attack from behind. "Forgive me, but that attack hurt a lot." It appears the subject learned irritaion from the shockwave. The subject fiercely attacked Shalltear, but was parried every time. "Flow acceleration..." The subject's eyes glowed and their body shined a faint red.

"What!?" The vampire was shocked as the subject now moved fast enough to produce afterimages.

"The vital points of a human are..." The subject trailed on as they stabbed specific parts of Shalltear's body. "Heart, lungs, kidneys, stomach, liver, and brain." The subject jumped several feet back after dealing the fatal wounds that would kill a human.

"Greater lethal!" Shalltear felt her wounds closing, she really needed her gear to beat the subject. "Regeneration, Einherjar!" She had to slow the assault down so she land a fatal blow to the subject. "Give me an opening!" She commanded her newly risen clone of herself.

"Sending another to fight in your place? You are a coward aren't you?" Shalltear growled at the subject's view of her. "Impenetrable fortress." The subject's body glowed red once more as they entered close combat with the clone. Shalltear waited as the clone struggled with the subject and was apparently close to vanishing. Then the subject's pace of strikes slowed down so she charged in after her clone made an opening.

As soon as the vampire was in touching distance she placed her right palm on the subject's stomach. "Purifying javelin!" A streak of light pierced through her foe with holy might. Then she kicked the subject back with powerful force, sending them back a couple dozen yards away. "No one, should survive that." The vampire stared down at the laying body of subject 12 and was shocked to see no damage to the body. "What!?"

Subject 12 stood up and crack their neck as if Shalltear gave them the warm up they so desperately needed. "It appears my wounds have healed from your attacks, disappointing." The subject seemed disheartened at the major boon that they now had. "I must report that I had developed a...mutation." Pulling out from the inside of their armor was a carnival ticket, the same one that the shapeshifter had.

"Wait!" Shalltear yelled and to her surprise, the subject listened. "Are Sebas and Solution alright!?"

"I have no recollection of those name." Shalltear gritted her teeth from the news.

"Then could you tell me who made those tickets?"

"I am not allowed to say. What I am allowed to say is that you are a great fighter and that I am ashamed that my mutation made this unfair for the both of us." The subject lit the ticket by clashing their metal gauntlets together, creating a spark. "Goodbye and I don't think we'll meet again."

The subject disappeared in a flash of confetti, leaving the vampire slightly exhausted. "What a broken ability, to heal open wounds that fast without magic or ability." Shalltear looked at the dull blade in her hands, now broken in two. "When did this happen? Was it when I defended myself against her assault?" She sighed as the normal blade could symbolise her life, broken and split into two parts. She turned and stumbled a bit before returning to the town without all the roof hopping.


Sebas stood up and wobbled from his injuries while in the Under-fair. Going through the portal knocked him out cold and he must have been out for at least an hour or two. His eyes landed on Tuare and smiled as her body was unharmed and her mind peaceful in sleep judging by the smile on her face.

"Just for today, sleep the rest of the day tomorrow Tuare." He stated with a crooked bow to the sleeping maid in bed. "All of us do, I think." He reached for the doorknob just as his ears were graced the voice of Tuare.

"You're the best, Sebas." Of course she was sleeping and did not know that he was in the same room, but it gave him the most goofy grin.

He recollected himself and turned the knob with his spirits on an all-time high. "I suppose I am, sleep well lady Tuare." He opened the door and found Demi-urge of all monsters behind it. "Demi-urge, what are you doing here?" Sebas' tone was less-than-please at the sight of Nazarick's devil or a demon if his physical cruelty is anything to show.

Demi-urge did a slight bow, but it was anything except cordial. "Sebas, lord Ainz has requested your pressence as well as the human." Despite having diamonds for eyes the butler could guess what the devil meant by request. "You have until morning, I shall be here of course and escort you back home."

"I understand why I am needed, but why Tuare?" He was hoping that his lord Ainz would notice her later so that he can explain the good that it could do to have a friendly realation with humans. "Our lord has no reason to bring her to Nazarick. Unless he needs one more maid for cleaning, but I highly doubt that."

Sebas saw the devil's fingers twitch almost with glee. "Why Sebas, are you doubting our lord's choices?" There was a thick silence as Demi-urge awaited the butler's answer.

"Never, he has been nothing but beneficial to those under his rule." Sebas felt anxious as he said those words and realized that total manic was still in effect. "We will be ready in the morning."

Demi-urge clasped his hands together and smiled even if it was faked. "I'm glad that you are still on lord Ainz's side of things." Demi-urge took of his glasses and rubbed them something fierce. "With the incoming war to be had and all has made me really excited." The devil said war with sarcasm as the human would not be able to reach their battle until it was too late.

"Yes, quite." Sebas walked past the devil with a frown, could they not win without bloodshed? A kingdom is nothing without it's people to hold the foundation, so why all of this if they could just inspire the humans and monsters to join them instead? "It's late so let us catch some sleep until then?"

"But of course, have a nice night." Demi-urge closed the maid's door for the butler and stood by it. "I'll stay here, we can't have another kidnapping am I right?"

That almost made Sebas trip on the floor, does he know!? "Yes, can the humans lower the bar anymore than that?" Sebas stood face and wanted to make sure that Ainz is the first to know about the pale man. "Thank you for the thought of keeping the people in this mansion safe from harm."

Demi-urge put the crystal clear glasses back on. "It's my pleasure Sebas." Sebas knew it was a lie just to ease his mind, so as soon as he turned a corner he leaned against the wall.

Total manic is a nightmare to the butler as he covered his face with his right claw. "Forgot to switch back." He shifted back to his human form and resumed his inner panic. "Please let them be wrong about you lord Ainz. That your wars are not only just to spill blood and all of this was for nothing." He pleaded silently as he used the wall as a crutch to his own room. "Lord touch me, grant me the strength to make it through this." He found the door to his room and entered.

His panic and worry made it nearly impossible to sleep that night.


At the spring, Deltarune felt it was time to bid the guardian goodbye. They had stayed at the spring for far too long and the monster villagers must be worried sick for them.

Frisk reached out to the guardian for a handshake, a symbol of friendship for them. "Thank you for letting us stay here. It's really beautiful here, never thought I would ever see a cherry blossom tree."

The guardian slowly reached out to shake their hand. "No, for getting rid of the vile tree of evil we are still forever in your debt." After the handshake the dryad bowed to the team. "If you need anything at all then I am here to aid you."

Aura smiled and thought of something before her crush would ask something bizzare. "Could you aid the goblin village nearby? We would be grateful if you could." While she was honest about that, the dryad knows something about her destiny ahead so having her close by will be helpful.

"Yeah, building is not their forte if you know what I'm saying." Flowey snarked as the dryad thought about it. "So if you say no then you're a resonabl-"

"I'll do it."

"Nevermind..." Flowey sighed at the Dryad's decision.

"Only because an ogre showed me that there could be strays among sterotypes." The dryad reasoned, but looked back at the tree that overlooked the spring. "However, I am bound here more than just my duty." The guardian walked to the tree and rubbed it's bark. "This is my birth tree, my anchor to this place so to speak." The dryad thought about for a moment. "Could you get Gob'gon, the ogre that thinks this place as highly as I do. He could pick up my tree without me fearing it to be destroyed."

"I could pick it up." Frisk smiled, but the dryad denied the gesture with a shake of the head. "Why not?" Frisk was saddend from being denied to help the dryad.

"I should not burden you with my own problems when you did so much for my kind." The figurative aura around the dryad was one of eternal thanks. "I also think you should go elsewhere. We dryads are not the only ones who needs help." The dryad was looking at Aura more than Frisk for they know a path that Aura could take.

Aura smiled and patted Frisk on the back which caused them to blush. "She has a point, let's go back to the village." Frisk only nodded as they wondred what happened last night was real or not.

Remembering that night or dream made their face glow a bright red, did Aura feel the same way? She now had the cute bowtie and it was just made them think of doing a 'cuteness overload' moment. Those two things were the only things on their mind as they walked the path back to the village.

Aura had a blush as well, but also a slight frown. She wondered if Frisk remebered last night at all and if they felt the same. That kiss made her so happy, but also sad and anxious if it was the right time or thing to do. The worst thought that lingered was that they hated the kiss, they did have a red face right now afterall. Hopefully it was just the hot spring leaving a lasting burn.

Flowey though wondered if he should do a water bucket prank on Aura. It made him grin maniacally from the possible action.


Zaryusu and Evileye focused on surveying the damage the tree indirectly inflicted on the village. Thankfully the tree titan was far away so it wasn't that bad as it seemed for the recovery effort.

Zaryusu was the most worried for a very good reason. "The lizardman tribes, were they affected by this as well?" The thought of his mate and brother fixing a destroyed village or something far worse made him pace. "Crusch and my brother, please be alright and that this was just a minor quake."

"Worried for your folks?" Evileye asked as she pulled a goblin put of some rubble. "Then why don't you check on them while we sort this out?" She looked around and was thankful that this village was bad at building. Who knows what could have happened if they were? "Hey you five, how's the damage!?" She yelled over to her own team and the three elves.

"No one died at least!" Yelled Chi as she delve deeper into the rubble. "For us three that's a huge plus!"

The blue haired elf nodded as she healed those that were wounded. "The injuries are minor and few in between!"

Lakuyas waved her sword to destroy the rubble. "This is great exercise!" The cleric laughed as she continued to swing her dark blade at the fallen materials.

Evileye sighed in relief and sat down. "How humans manage these things are beyond me, it's exhausting."

The lizardman chuckled and sat down next to her, but the worry never left him. "Tell that to my brother and he'll agree with you." Evileye said nothing as Zaryusu continued. "Whenever a storm hits our tribe, he would always be the first one to get of out hiding and rebuild. One of the many reasons the villagers like him more than me."

"Were you ever jealous of him?" She asked as the recovery effort started to slow down from the time of night. "Like at all?"

"I have no idea what you are talking about." He looked away from the vampire and found the trees to suddenly be his new life goal.

"Oh my gods you're pouting, that answers my question then." Zaryusu started to gag from her comment. "Aw, the little reptile wants to be in his brother's shoes."

"You're right, but also wrong." Evileye stopped her jabbing and listend. "He always had a way with people, his charm you could say. I however, had the smarts and innovation." Zaryusu grabbed a chunck of dirt and smiled before letting it fall back down. "We were jealous of each other, but that is also what makes us so close."

She frowned at that explanation. "Jealousy made you closer to your brother? That just sounds stupid." The lizardman laughed which ticked her off somewhat. "What!?"

"Look at your team, wouldn't you say the same?" He pointed at Lakuyas and Tia, who were now chasing each other again. "I can see it in your eyes that is gives you nostalga and maybe even closure?"

She crossed her arms and huffed from his theory. "Try again, tadpole." She insulted the traveler, but never broke eye contact with her team. "You will never figure me out."

Zaryusu cracked a smirk at the challenge. "We'll see."

There was now a thick awkward silence. The recovery effort took a pause due to the pattern of that being nobody was seriously injured. "You never answered my question."

Zaryusu closed his eyes in slight irritation, does no one know of the lizardman culture? "I am a traveler, I do not belong to my tribe. Not yet at least." He looked up at the night sky and wondered if the ones above the mortal coil foresaw this. "My brother is trying to convince the elder council to give me a chance to return much like Zenberu did for his village."

"Zenberu, who's that?"

The traveler huffed at that question, finding it humorous. "One of the only lizardman to get accepted back into the tribe. From what I learned he challenged his ex-chief to a battle of death. He won and took the chief's mantle and earned his place back into the tribe."

Evileye snorted. "And here I thought your race wasn't so barbaric."

"It's not." He simply stated as he saw his three friends in the foliage. "That's probably one of the reasons why he and Frisk fought. I'll admit it was hilarious hearing what happened in that fight." He waved at team Deltarune and beckoned them to come and jin the conversation.

"So they really are that strong." Evileye whispered as the team sat with them without notice from the others. "So you defeated the tree demon that caused the 13 heroes some heartache in the past." She congratulated with a smile, a mistake from the past now relived of her.

Aura scratched the back of her head in embaressment. "Well, Frisk was the one who defeated them." Frisk blushed from the dark elf's compliment. "The weed and I got our heads knocked up by rocks."

Flowey snickered. "Well even us weeds need compost."

Aura butt heads with the flower. "And what does that mean, dick-weed?"

"Only what you want it too..." Flowey made the most shit eating grin as Aura fumed. "What, you mad?"

Zaryusu chuckled at the playful bickering. "I don't know if she is, but better use evasive manures to be safe!" He joined along the joking banter, it was fun despite the elf's expense.

"Ughh." Evileye groaned at the jokes, were they always like this? Evileye shrugged as it might be fun as well. "Please stop, those jokes are fecal matter!"

Aura sighed in relief. "Thank you, at least tw-" The elf soon realized that the vampire also joined in with a shitty joke. "Crap."

Frisk chuckled as they all had fun sitting under the stars and moon. Until they once more fall back into a blissful sleep to dream once again.


In the mind of Frisk, Chara sat against the golden walls of this accursed hallway they were in. It has been so long since they had been trapped here by the ill side of Frisk, the double. "7890 bottle on the wall, 7890 to drink! Drink one what do you get, 7891 bottles on the wall!" They did all sorts of things in the hallway that goes on for eternity. Singing, was one of the three things to do.

Then the wall opposed to her opened up and out came the double. "I can see you're keeping yourself occupied." Chara did not charge the double as it would be pointless and would most likely hurt like hell. "It must be humiliating to be mentally bound by another person's will."

Chara scoffed at the dark side of Frisk. "I doubt you are here to talk."

"What's wrong with talking? Or is it that you just rather prefer the killing?" The double smiled as Chara glared at the reference to the multiple underground genocides. "I would too because people like us see that it's pointless."

"I am not like you!" Chara snapped as the area shifted to the ruins, or the original Home to Chara. "I stoppped killing monsters a long time ago!"

"What a bold-faced lie that you spit out at me." The ruins started to crack and deteriorate. "Frisk, stopped you. That is because in their mind 'monsters' are the true friends."

"That is not true!" The ruins were now being coated in speaks of white dust. "I don't believe you!"

"Not true? Said by a dirty brother killer and I don't mean Papyrus." Chara stopped and let out a tear. "Poor Asriel, killed not once...not twice-"

"Please stop..."

"But every genocide he dies despite pleading with you for mercy! If you had stopped on your own you could have spared him at the very least! After all family means nothing to you does it!?"

Chara curled up into a ball as the double tore down the fantasy they were living. "..." They were silent as what is left to be said anymore?

The double chuckled as the ruins were covered in so much dust that it looked like New Home. "I guess we both agree that you are like me. A genocidal murderer with a kill count that no one would belive to be true." The double patted the broken child on the head and vanshed. "Enjoy solitute, heheehe!"


Wow, the ending for this got a bit dark didn't it? So, I figured out what OP and ending song this fic would have if it did have one. Courtesy call from A Thousand Foot Krutch as the OP and Silent night from Overlord itself as the ending.

Also about the glitchtale fight, in hindisght I haven't really showcased what Spook-meister or Caroline can do. However your thoughts are very accurate in the reviews and I must address-

Sallyelley7- Yeah I was interested in the concept so thank you for the activity. So the double versus Betty? I would say the double as I had addressed what Anti-Determination or Despair is powered by, one's own grief. So if Betty uses her power of fear (Anti-bravery) on the double would be, not good. So imagine the double losing (or the thought of) Aura due to the established connection that double is Frisk to an extent. It's Frisk's fear and the double is afraid of the same since they are practically the same besides the alignment. However I do not know what that orb crature Betty harbors around, could you tell me about it?

Nintendoplayer: If I were to add an opinion on what I would do, start simple. Romance, glory, etc for the charcters must feel natural becasue fun fact is that I originally planned for Aura and Frisk to just be friends. If you want me to start you off why not say that Frisk is also one of the anomalies. A child with the power to turn back time upon death and casual avoding danger is exactly what happened to the player in the Scp-foundation game. About OC, they're are highly experimental as they could be good or downright awful. It all depends on how you write them and them beimg 'NECESSARY' for the story, not main or side just a point. Example Kage the guildmaster is an Oc because until the tree arc came up after, I had no idea who the guildmater was. So I made Kage an adventuer with an extreme case of wanderlust to explain why he is almost never present. Like I said it's just an opinion so don't feel nervous about the story you can create.

Undertalefan and kingsman: Character development is an important part of story telking because as the saying goes 'not the destination, but the journey ahead'. Shalltear and Brain's friendly yet comical relationship came slow, but show how she does care for him as much as does Brain does for her(not as much as Aura is for Frisk obviously). Every conversation and it's effects is development for them, but they can struggle or flow with it depending on the writer and their grasp on it.

As always, Mysterious jester is out!