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Promises, Grief, and Hatred

The first time I saw the human kid, I was wary of them. How could I not be? Their hardened eyes were tinged with a creepy red, their face was completely expressionless, and they didn't laugh at the ole whoopee-cushion-in-the-hand trick. The kid just had an air of serious trouble hanging about them.

But because I promised the lady on the other side of the door that I would protect any humans that came through here, I didn't laid a hand on them. Even though I swore I heard something like a cry of pain from the ruins not moments before I met the kid. Even though I was pretty sure I saw the imprint of what looked like a knife hilt beneath their sweater. I didn't kill them because a promise was a promise, and I had no choice but to keep once I gave my word.

When they started killing monsters left and right though, I was reminded why I didn't like to make promises. But what done was done, and I couldn't go back on my word, even though I actually wanted to. Just because I knew that we were all under the curse of the blasted reset button didn't mean that I wanted to see my fellow monsters die. But it also meant that I knew that they will come back once time has been reset. I guess that knowledge also made me somewhat complacent and distant. But only somewhat.

So instead of killing the human murderer and saving a lot of monster lives, I just waited in my room, anxiety and fear making my stomach churn. I wasn't afraid for myself, but for my friends and my brother. Especially my brother. While Papyrus may be a bit narcissistic, he was the most caring and loving skeleton you could ever meet. And if that wasn't enough, he was also my cool baby brother and I didn't want him to get hurt at all.

But despite my cautionary words and subtle pleading for him to stay away from the kid, Papyrus went to meet them anyway. Papyrus still somehow believed that they could still be a good person if someone would just show them the way. My brother was just pure-hearted like that.

I didn't want to see Papyrus' confrontation with the human because I knew that my heart and stomach wouldn't be able to take it so instead, I just waited. And waited. Hoping with all my soul that Papyrus would survive, either by defeating the kid or the kid sparing him. I knew the former most likely would never happen because Papyrus was a teddy bear so I placed my bets on the latter. Even though that was really unlikely too.

It was only when I had waited for about five hours did I muster up the courage to leave the house and search for my brother. After about ten minutes of walking with shaking legs and a rapidly beating heart, I reached the place where Papyrus was going to talk to the kid. Neither of them were there, but the place still wasn't empty. Because long with the snow, trees, and nearby river, there was a single pile of dust. And Papyrus's scarf was right on top.

It has been said that when a person's loved one dies, the person's feels like their world stopped turning or worse, just ended altogether. Well, as I look at my brother's remains, I didn't feel like my world was ending. It literally ended for me. The next hour or so was a bit of a blur for me, but I do remember my heart breaking in half and sobbing into Papyrus' scarf. I also remember crying out Papyrus's name many times, like I expected him to cry my name back. I guess I did because each time I was met with only utter silence, my agonized soul took a beating.

After that, I followed the blasted kid, Papyrus' scarf tied securely around my neck and unshed tears in my eye-sockets. I desperately wanted to kill the kid now. By now, I knew for certain they had the power to reset and the save/load file. I really wanted fight the kid till they were so frustrated that they would reset. It was the only way I would be able to see my brother again after all. But I couldn't because of my promise to the old lady. And since I am a hundred percent sure she's dead too, I really didn't want to go against a wish of hers. All I could do was follow them the best I can and hope that they will have a change of heart and reset on their own.

But that didn't mean I had to go out of my way to protect them. So I kept a close eye-socket on them, judging their actions and hoping with all of my broken heart that they will die. But they didn't get killed. In fact, they just kept on killing all the monsters, including those who wanted mercy. Even Undyne died, though from what I saw the fight, she gave it her absolute best and died a hero. It still hurt to see her go though.

As the human kept on murdering my people, I really wanted to stop the kid, save my fellow monsters and friends, avenge my brother, and end the genocide. But I couldn't. Whether it was because of my promise or I just didn't arrive at the fight in time, I couldn't help. I could only desperately hope that the madness would end soon.

But then they were close to entering the Judgement Hall, clearly intending to kill Asgore. At that moment, I knew I just couldn't afford to stay hidden in the shadows anymore. I just couldn't afford stay back and hope that everything will be fine once they reset. Because it won't. The kid's hands was so covered with dust that I knew that even when they reset, their actions will still effect the next timeline. And in the worst way possible.

So I met them in the Judgement Hall, and warned them to not take a step forward. But they did, wearing an insane smile and their eyes now fully that creepy red color. And even though I was sorry that I had to break my promise, I was also in a way, happy. Okay, maybe happy is the wrong word. More like it just felt really good to finally let my rage go and give the wolf in sheep's clothing what they rightfully deserved.

So I attacked them. The dirty brother killer fought back, but I knew that they were having trouble. They got hit by my bones Gaster Blasters many times and even though they swung that dusty knife at me many times, I didn't get hit. As the fight went on, the kid's creepy smile turned into a frustrated frown while my vengeful smile turned into one that also had some satisfaction.

Then finally, just when I was starting to sweat from me using so much energy, the kid got mortally wounded and they didn't have any food left to heal them. Instead of feeling closure though, I just sighed. Because even though I had avenged my dear brother and my friends, I knew that the kid could just load a save. Which meant that I very well could fight the evil monster again.

But that was okay, because I will just wait for them here in the Judgement Hall again. And I will fight and kill them again, and I will keep slaughtering them till they give up and reset out of frustration. Only then would I be able to see Papyrus again. Only then would I be able eat his spaghetti, hear him nagging about my laziness, annoy him with my puns, and read him bedtime stories again. Only then would I be able to see my cool brother smile again.

As I silently cried, I noticed something strange. As the kid got closer and closer to dying, the creepy red color began to leave their eyes. It didn't leave altogether, but enough so that I could see some of the brown color that their eyes used to have. But that wasn't the only strange thing that I noticed. Their smile was also strange. A smile that wasn't full of insanity, but instead was full of sadness, regret, and relief.

Then the kid took one last shaky breath and died, their eyes blank and unseeing. And I have to admit, I was confused. Confused to why their eyes were changing color, and now that I think about it, why they changed color in the first place. But most of all, I was confused to why such a humane smile was on such a real monster's face.

However, before I could even try to figure out why, everything went black and before I knew it, I was in an empty Judgement Hall. Looks like the kid had decided he hadn't had enough of a bad time.

So...what do you think? Did I portray emotions well? What do you think I am going with this? This is my first Undertale fic, and I hope I wrote Sans well. There will be one or two more chapters (most likely two) and the next one will have actual dialogue if you really like dialogue. Depending on the responses I get, I will update reasonably soon. So till then, PLEASE review and Happy Thanksgiving!