Chara continued to mock Nemo, who simply stared at the ground. "Oh, did I mention, part of what affected my decision to go down this route was you?" They asked. The reaction from Nemo was small, but noticeable. "Poor Frisk was sooo upset about what you were doing. Killing monsters for 'self-defense'. But you simply proved that humans were terrible creatures still. Granted it seemed like Frisk was one of those few good ones." Nemo clenched his fists. "But that didn't make the sound of their crying as they begged me to stop any less enjoyable."

"Shut up!" Nemo shouted. He was suddenly in front of them. His arm seemed to glow as white electricity manifested around it. He slammed his fist into Chara's face, sending them into the air. He reared his left arm back, and then swung it at Chara in the form of a punch. As he did so, an arm made of white energy extended from his hand, making it look like his arm was stretching. The fist hit Chara mid air and knocked them even further into the air. Nemo then ran and jumped into the nearby wall, he hit the wall feet first, and used it as a springboard to launch himself at Chara. He threw a punch at Chara, who responded with one of their own. Both of their fists collided with the other's jaw, and they were both knocked backwards. Nemo was sent towards the wall, but he flipped midair and landed feet first on it, then charged more white electricity through his legs before jumping off the wall, leaving cracks in it, as he launched himself at Chara. Nemo spun mid air and swung his leg at Chara, who lifted their leg and met his kick with one of their own. The attacks cancelled each other out, so Nemo used his other foot to spring off of them and put some distance between them. While he was still in the air, Chara pulled the gun and shot at him. Nemo groaned as one magic bullet struck his side, and another hit his shoulder.

He groaned as he landed on the ground and tried to keep his balance. He then charged at Chara, who switched to their knife, which they channeled magic through, increasing its length, before taking a swing at Nemo. He ducked under the attack and charged magic through his fist before punching them in the stomach. Chara coughed as they grabbed Nemo's arm to prevent being sent flying before punching him in the jaw. Nemo grabbed their arm with his other hand, and brought his foot up, kicking them in the mouth, causing them to let go long enough for him to kick them away. He then did another 'stretch' punch at them, knocking them even further. Chara grunted as they hit the ground. They brought their knife out again and charged at Nemo. Nemo tried to punch them again, but they jumped in the air, avoiding it before landing on the other side of him. He spun around and swung his leg at them, but they maneuvered around it, bringing the knife up to slash his chest. Nemo staggered as he put a hand on his now bleeding chest. Chara wasted no time switching to the gun before firing a shot into his chest point blank, knocking him on his back. Nemo groaned as he hit the ground. He then saw Chara above them, bringing the knife down, he quickly rolled out of the way to avoid it. "It doesn't matter if you beat me, you know." Said Chara. "I'm not going to give Frisk control of this body again. I'm going to kill you. And I'm going to erase this world and everything in it. That's all there is to it."

"That's some big talk for a kid." Said Nemo.

"I am no ordinary child, not anymore." Said Chara. "I am something more, something that's surpassed even death… a demon perhaps?" They then summoned their knife and aimed it at Nemo as they increased its size once more. "But that doesn't matter, what does matter, is that it's time for you to die!" They then leapt at Nemo. Just before they reached him, he sidestepped their attack, leaving them vulnerable.

Time seemed to slow down to them as Nemo shouted. "Whatever you call yourself, I will beat you!" He shouted as he brought his leg into their stomach, sending them straight into the air. Chara coughed as they flew into the air. As their ascent slowed, they spun mid air and looked at Nemo.

"I've had enough of this game! Give up, die, and be erased with the rest of this pointless world!" They shouted as they switched to the gun and aimed it at Nemo before firing three shots. Nemo dodged all three shots before crouching down and charging magic through his legs. He then leapt into the air while spinning with enough force to crack the ground. As he approached Chara, they realized that they were in trouble, so they switched to the knife one last time and charged their remaining magic into it. "DIE!" They shouted as they swung it at him. Nemo reared back his arm and did another stretch punch at Chara. The punch smashed the knife before striking their face and sending them all the way into the Judgement hall's roof. Nemo wasn't done as he followed that punch with a barrage of more punches, going so fast that it seemed like Chara was being punched by a dozen arms rather than two. The barrage stopped for just a second to let them see Nemo only a few feet away and closing in fast. In that moment, Chara swore she could see the faces of everyone they killed before Nemo swung one last punch.

"GEEET DUNKED ON!" He shouted as his fist slammed with enough magic enhanced force, it physically removed Chara from Frisk's body long enough for Frisk to regain control. The three of them then fell to the ground. Nemo laid there silently for a moment, as the black in his hair receded, becoming stark white. Then he slowly struggled to sit up. "Frisk?" He asked weakly as he looked over to the smaller human. Their body was glitching out, switching between Frisk and Chara's bodies in different parts. Eventually it stopped, settling on Frisk. They groaned as they laid there. Nemo tried to stand up, but was too physically drained from using his magic. He'd basically been running on adrenaline for the last three minutes or so. But if he couldn't walk, he'd do the next best thing. So he crawled over to them. "Frisk? Is that you? Like, really you?" He asked weakly.

They rolled over and looked at him. "Nemo…?" They asked weakly.

Nemo let out a huff of relief. He then grinned and looked at them. "Hey there kiddo. I missed you." He said.

"Your eye…" They said weakly as they reached out and touched his scar.

"What, this? It's nothing. It's gonna be healed real soon anyway." Said Nemo as he pushed their worries to the side. "How are you feeling?"

Frisk's eyes welled up with tears. "I… I'm so sorry! Everyone… everyone's dead because of me!" They cried.

"Hey, it's not your fault." Said Nemo as he pulled them close.

"But I wasn't strong enough! I couldn't stop Chara! I should have said something about them!" Said Frisk.

"Sh… it's ok." Said Nemo.

"No. NO!" The duo heard a familiar voice say. They turned to see Chara floating above them as a spirit. "I am so close! I won't lose now!" They then flew towards Frisk, but they were stopped when Nemo got between them, surrounded his hand in magic, and grabbed Chara by their throat. They struggled to break free, and they were making progress due to Nemo's exhaustion.

"Frisk! Do it! Save everyone!" Shouted Nemo, causing Frisk to flinch in surprise. It took them a moment, but they realized what he was talking about. Suddenly two black buttons with yellow words appeared before them. One said "Reset" the other said "Continue"

Frisk raised their hand into the air. "NOOO!" Screeched Chara as Frisk slammed their hand onto the "Reset" button. Then everything went white.

Nemo stared at the hole while laying on his back in the bed of golden flowers. The one at the top of the cavern. The one that they fell through to get down here. He raised his hand towards the hole. Then brought it down to his throat. His scarf was back in place, and the clothes he got from Sans and Papyrus were gone. "No no no!" He heard Chara cry. "I was so close! I almost wiped this pointless world from existence!" Weird. Why could he hear Chara as a ghost now?

"Chara, it's over, please stop." He heard Frisk say. That prompted Nemo to stand up. Huh, he was still feeling tired. He staggered over to the two younger humans.

"Never! I won't stop until this world… is… huh…" Said Chara as they turned to look over at Nemo. "Well that's interesting." Frisk looked over at him and gasped, bringing their hands up to their mouth.

"What?" Asked Nemo.

"N-Nemo…" Said Frisk softly. "Y-your eye…"

"Huh?" Asked Nemo as he brought his hand up to his right eye. He stopped when he felt the scar tissue just beneath it.

"Oh that's not all! Your L.O.V.E hasn't changed either!" Laughed Chara. "My my! This is quite interesting!"

DUALTALE

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