Chapter 0: Prologue
Frisk, after escaped the Underground, eventually has to leave everything behind…her friend, her family…
…Her love
Her memory is quite hazy…after she defeated Flowey…she got out of the barrier and then, she doesn't even know it when someone finds her, both legs was broken
They said it is permanent…that she can never walk again.
Her family is said to have been killed by assassination. No one knows who but she is glad they die…even if they alive, not much thing can be changed
And now, with no money on her hand, no family to rely on, she lives in the town's church and ends up being some kind of sisters.
Life was peaceful there…a peaceful life she wanted to have before
But she promises to come back…but a promise is made to be broken, right?
Not every promise can keep…sometime because of circumstance
So many time she wants to come back to save them…but she can't, she can't even walk, and she has no choice but to live helplessly, knowing that she can't save them
And she can't talk about them to the authority, either. She would end up in an asylum, she sure of it
Maybe leaving the Underground is a mistake…because now, she has a child in her…much to everyone surprise. but judging by her circumstance, she has been missing for a few years, then suddenly comes back with a broken leg, and her family is dead so no one wants to push her. Surprisingly, everyone still respects her, and she couldn't ask for more
The child's father still trapped down there, waiting for her to come back
Sometimes, although feeling guilty for not coming back, she knows she can't do anything else, after all, she has a life up here, a child to care for…and she would give up everything for her child
But it never lasts long…it's just the calm before the storm
…5 years later
A sister walks into the chamber, trying to clean up the mess from the last wedding
"Jeez…those people are getting worse day by day" She sign while cleaning it…those things leave a stain and it cost a lot of effort to clean, much as her dismay. Why every people in this town must celebrate their wedding in a church?
"HI!" A loud voice from behind startled her, making her bump her head into the table
"OMG! Aster! You scared me, again!" She said angrily…her head is still sore
"Sorry, Lena!" The five-year-old boy said, scratching his head guiltily "But seriously, you almost turn the table this time." Aster said with a laugh, which makes Lena giggle a bit by the joke
Oh…they is bad as always but she can't help it, he is the light of this church
And to be fair, this is the six-time she bumps her head this week, if this keeping up, she is going to die by a headache
This is Aster, Frisk's son, raised by the church from when he is still a baby boy. The boy is smart, clever, and seems to have a weird interest in-joke and pun but where does it come from, no one knows.
He seems to be pretty ordinary except his eyes, which change by his expression. Well, at first, they thought the child was born with no eye, but it turns out he can see just fine, like those skeleton in the movie. Maybe a problem with the gene, but he certainly looks kind of cool with. And he can change it pit black to look more creepy, which scared off multiple sisters. Also, he has unnaturally white hair, but it seems no one actually mind about that. Aster is special and in a good way.
Aster, seems like a cool name, too! Frisk said that it just randomly cross her mind, and she decided to name him after it. At first, well, someone is kind of scared of him, saying he is the child of the devil or something, but their perspective on him quickly change when they interact with him. He is a very loveable kid, after all. He helps all of them find the joy in life.
Everyone knows his mother's story since she was a sister of the church, but they never ask her about Aster's father, knowing that it may cause uncomfortable for her, and Frisk seems to appreciate it and sometimes seems troubled about it. Either way, if she is ready to share it, she will share it by herself…she still needs to heal the wound in her heart
"Aster?" A voice from the next room makes Aster startled. He immediately tries to hide but Lena hold him back, preventing him from escape
"You are done!" Lena said, with a mischievous smile…this means revenge!
"Are you scared Sister Lena again?" Frisk, his mother, said with a disappointing voice. Aster hates it when she said that…it means that trouble is heading his way
"Yes…" Aster said, but almost like a whisper, maybe it's embarrassment…no, that doesn't sound like it
"Hng…" Frisk let out a long sign, look at her son with a sharp glare, which was responded by a small 'yeep'. "Lena, let me clean in here, you can clean the right-wing," She said, Lena shows a sign of relief…the right-wing is much easier to clean "And Aster, you must clean with Sister Lena."
"What? I-" He begin to disapprove but his mother shoots him another glare, which he froze in place without another word
"Let's go…" Lena said with a smile to cool down the situation and drag him away
"Why…" Aster whined, trying to find a way out of it, maybe he can try the cute card again…Nah! It can't fool her twice
"Your mom said so…or do you want me to tell her?" Lena put up a smile, which Aster have to surrender helplessly…if anything can scare the little joker, it's his mother
"Hm…" Aster grunted, trying to look displeased…well, it backfires, still cute
"Okay…after do this, I can give you a bar of chocolate, yes?"
"Fine…" Aster said, try to sound as tired as possible
They start to clean the room, surely, it's much less stain to clean but it's annoyingly hard to wipe off those stains. But they managed to do it, anyway…after…
…Several minutes later
"Finally! Thank you, Aster!" Lena said, smile brightly which make Aster blush a little…he is defenseless against those kinds of thing
"You promise chocolate!" Aster said, remind Lena about it, and wipe off his embrassament...so cute!
"Okay…I will, but we have to come back to your Mom to report first, deal?" Lena said and was answered by a simple nod
They come back to the chamber, which was surprised because it is completely clean, but no sign of Frisk
"Look like she doesn't need two-leg to be efficient." Lena makes a comment in awe…she just clean a whole chamber, and the two of them just finish cleaning up the small right-wing, the easiest to clean place because nobody wants to go there…kind of ironic, to said at least
"Wow…Mom is awesome!" Well, Aster always seems to look up at his mother. Lena can't blame it, though, Frisk is a strong will woman. Determined, that what they said.
"Sure…but let's go an-" Lena was interrupted by a loud bang at the door, which startled both of them, then it open widely, and sister collapse inside
"Selene?" Lena said in horror, try to help her friend but looks like Selene don't want her to come
"No…Don't..come…" Selene said desperately while putting her hand on her stomach
Now Lena knows, her stomach is bleeding badly…she doesn't know why or who did it, but none of it sound good
"The…SS…run…" Selene said and collapse to the floor…
The SS, Silent Stalker, is a bunch of maniac roaming in this town, preying on people…but they never involve the church before…and never in the morning. They are getting crazier by the day…the rumor said they got crazy by a weird drug or a disease. Either way, they are extremely dangerous.
Everyone sees this coming…the town is collapsing day by day, and all they can do is keep the hope that peace will come back
"We must help her!" Aster said, run ahead trying to help Selene, which was desperately stopped by Lena "What're you doing…she is hurt!" Aster said, looking confused
"No…we must-" But she was interrupted by a voice… an unwanted voice
"You must what?" A sadistic, it is. A person with a black robe stands near Selene's body with a smile…a killer smile. Their eyes are red, another effect of the drug, it seems. They seem to completely lose their mind, reason won't work with them
"What are you doing here? This is holy ground!" Lena tries to wipe off her fear and try to stand still, but sadly, they don't care about god…
"Oh? What are you going to do? Call your god to punish me?" He burst out a crazy laugh then suddenly, he put his hand in the pocket in pull out a gun, which make Lena froze "Much as I like playing with you, the SS needs a new base, and the church would do nicely. Now…DIE!" He said, almost pulled the trigger but was grab by Selene, trying to buy time for both the
"RUN!" Selene said, which Lena immediately take Aster's hand and run away from the chamber to the dormitory, the safest place
Then both of them hear of a loud gunshot from behind…nothing they can do for her now but survive…and keep running
"What…are those people?" Aster asked, his voice is a little shocked, much to Lena expected
"Bad people…" Lena said simply, try to be as calm as possible "We must get out of here!"
"What about Mom?" Aster asked, oh! She completely forgot! Where is Frisk?
But something hit her leg make her stumble forward…before she can know it, there is a bullet on her leg
"Ack!" She said in agony, trying to contain her pain. Behind them is that damn killer again, making a satisfied smile while Aster looks at her in horror
"Too bad! Game over!" He said, trying to pull the trigger for another shot…and she can't do anything but close her eyes tight. She is dead meat!
And a loud gunshot break out…but she can't feel the impact on her…
"Mom!" Aster said, which make Lena open her eyes, seeing the man crumble in the ground with a hole in his chest and Frisk in the wheelchair, holding a shotgun in her hand
"Aster! Lena! Oh god! Can you walk?" Frisk making her way closer, saying worriedly while carefully examine Lena's leg…it looks bad
"I…don't think so…" Lena said, which painfully try not to scream... "You should go ahead...I-" But Frisk rip a piece from her robe to bandage around her leg
"DOn't be ridiculous! Aster! A little help!" Frisk said with determination, and somehow, Lena feels herself lighter "Let's get to the high priestess's room!"
Lena was surprised by a feeling of something...seems like Aster was really special. Why the high priestess room, it's the most secured room, but it's always locked which required a special key to enter. For now, Lena decided to go with it...sound better than dying.
They finally make it in front of the high priestess's room. Then Frisk takes a key from her robe and unlocked the door...they quickly got into the room and Frisk carefully lock the door behind them
"Are you feeling okay, Lena?" Frisk asked concerningly
"I'm fine...but I need some explanation. What kind of thing your kid has done back there? And why do you have the key? Lena asked, first, she gets shot in the leg and then, everything go too fast for her mind to know
"Sorry..." Frisk said with an apologetic voice "ABout Aster...it's a trait from his father...and I don't want to talk about him." Frisk said simply, Lena seems to be displeased with the answer, but decide not to push more
"And about the high priestess..." Frisk cleared her voice "She is gone..."
The new shocked Lena, she is simply out of the word. very happens so fast...some minutes ago, everything is still found and now...
"How..." It is the only thing Lena can say from the shock. The high priestess takes her in ever since she was a child...and now she is gone. Lena admired her so much... it's just...
"They got her...she gives me the key and tells me about the gun hidden behind the statue...I'm sorry, Lena." Now Frisk's voice is sympathetic which Lena can only answer with a quiet sob
"The SS is all over the town...no where is safe now. Aster! There is an itch in the table, behind the picture of the high priestess. Switch it!"Frisk said, which Aster immediately follows. The table slowly move, leaving an all hole under the table
"What?" Aster said surprisingly
"This tunnel will lead you out of the town, into the forest, but remember to keep running," Frisk said, look kind of sad, too
"But what about you? This hole is clearly not big enough for you!" Aster said, confused by his mother's word
"I can't leave Lena here...you should go ahead, we will be fine!" Frisk resurrecting her son
"But!" Aster tries to protest but was stopped by Frisk
'When you get out, find your way to Mt Ebott! Up there, there will be a giant hole in the ground. Be brave, jump, and you will be fine! When you are down there, find Sans the skeleton, he will no what to do. And if someone tries to follow you, use your magic, okay?' Frisk carefully whisper to her son, which still leaves her son a little confused...those things sound insane but Frisk knows it's truly better than anyone
"Now go!" Frisk shouted, which Aster responded reluctantly. risk go ahead and give him a hug "Don't worry, we will be fine! And remember, I will always love you!" With a last kiss in the forehead of reassurance, she shoved him down the tunnel and turn the switch again, which the table starts to move to its old place
"He is always my precious." Frisk said, smiling sadly "He will make it, I'm sure!"
"Are we going to die?" Lena said bitterly...she is glad that Aster is fine but it's almost hopeless in this situation.
Both of them suddenly hear a loud bang on the door, so they are coming...but Frisk won't go down without a fight
"No. We will survive! I promise!" Frisk said while loading her shotgun, giving Lena a resurrecting glare
This time, it is a promise she can keep.
Kind of dramatic, don't you think?
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