Yes, I already have a Kris x Ralsei story uploaded to this site. No, this doesn´t mean that it´ll be the only one. Not after a great thought came to my mind. Finally a multi-chaptered story of Deltarune I can write!
Enjoy!
Today had been like every other day, with monsters going to work, school, or running errands. And it also was normal for everyone that, some time into the day, two students seemed to be absent. Not that Ms. Alphys, their teacher, gave it much thought. They had already fulfilled their tasks they needed to do, and she was glad that the most violent of all students wasn´t around to thrash others. And since they seemed to have befriended the sole human in the entire town, she seemed to behave much better than she previously did…though outbursts were still not surprising to anyone.
The purple double doors leading into the closet were closed from the inside, as to not bring attention to it. A purple, tall monster stood inside of it, wearing her jacket even though it wasn´t cold. Next to her was the usually quiet und rather unnoticed single human. Kris and Susie waited for their journey to begin, their journey to a place better than their world. The Dark World awaited them. Ralsei awaited them, just like Lancer.
The landing after they fell into the Dark World was rough, as always. But that didn´t bother the two. Kris led the way, bringing them to an abandoned town…or rather, mostly abandoned. There was still life inside the castle of Castle Town, the sole resident and fluffy dark prince of this world. A humble, fluffy person that simply embodied everything that was good in the world. The two made their way to the castle, and Kris gave the door in the back of the area they had met Ralsei the first time in three firm knocks. After some time, it slightly opened to reveal a black head wearing a set of green glasses, a green hat, and behind those glasses sat two shining white gems of eyes.
"Kris, Susie! You´re back, how wonderful!" Ralsei happily said as he quickly pushed the door completely open. The prince then proceeded to give Kris a sincere hug, which he gladly returned. Ralsei knew that Susie wasn´t cut for these things, so he instead just smiled at her whole-heartedly. Ralsei was more than glad that the heroes of the prophecy had fallen down, and even though it had taken a lot of time to do it, Susie had been able to fit the role of a hero as well. Kris was more than just a hero to Ralsei, he was a true friend…the first one in his entire life. There wasn´t a single day he wouldn´t think about this human.
"I´m happy to see you again, too. What do you think, should we get going and meet up with Lancer?" Kris asked him. Lancer, the new king of the Dark World, had been able to make his subjects happy, much unlike his father had done. The tyrant was locked away in a cell down in the dungeon of Card Castle after he had been overthrown by his kingdom, a revolution led by Lancer, who had managed to save his friends after the king had feigned defeat and a change of mind, just to backstab them after Ralsei had selflessly healed him. The prince of darkness shivered at the thought, he couldn´t comprehend how a single person could be as evil as the Chaos King.
"Sure, I bet he is already eagerly waiting for us," Ralsei beamed, and the trio set off towards the Field. Now that they were heroes of this land, nobody attacked them, but rather greeted them. Ralsei and Kris smiled and waved at others, while Susie simply nodded towards them. She preferred not being in the spotlight, and interacted with others as sparingly as possible. Sooner than later, the trio reached the door, which Kris opened and stepped into, the others following him. They found themselves on the other side of the door just outside Card Castle. Walking through the gates, a beam of light appeared in front of them, letting Rouxls Kaard descend before the group.
"Thou hath returned, Lightners! I am mostest pleased to seeeth thou again," he proclaims as they walked towards him. Susie was quite annoyed to see him, Ralsei knew, but the prince had to admire that even though Rouxls´ puzzles were…not quite challenging, to say the least, he was at least trying his best and helped Lancer in every way possible. "Hello, Mr. Kaard. We would like to meet with Lancer," Ralsei said with a smile to the Duke of Puzzles.
"Ah, of course thou and thine friends mayst meet witheth the king. And if thou ever feeleth hungry, spendest some time and money in mine shop, for I hath delicious treats ready for thine consumption," the duke replied and, with another beam of light, warped out of the area again. The trio continued their way to the elevator, which quickly took them up to the top floor, from where they proceeded to the throne room where, unsurprisingly, Rouxls Kaard was standing next to the throne, which Lancer sat upon.
"I hath made the honour of informing the king of thine arrival, Lightners. Thou mayst taketh him outsideth the castle, as long as thou makest sure that he stayeth safe," Rouxls announced as they stepped into the throne room. "If it isn´t the Fun Gang!" Lancer happily shouted as he clapped into his hands. "Welcome, my friends. And Lesser Dad, you´re doing a great job. Please, you are in charge while I am absent."
"I couldn´tst hath asked for a greater reward than thine, young one. I shallst be ruling over thine kingdom as thou wouldst do," Rouxls said as he bowed before his king. Lancer got off the throne, and hugged the legs of the duke, due to him being so much smaller. "Bye, Lesser Dad. I´ll see you later!" he shouted while waving back at him as the four of them left the room. "You guys can go on ahead, I´ll be with you in a few seconds," the spade said to the group, and disappeared into his room. The others just shrugged and went into the elevator, taking them down to the first floor again, where they left the castle. Soon afterwards, they could Lancer closing in on them, but it was much quicker and sounded different than running. Looking back, they were able to see him closing in on his bike, just before he narrowly missed the group and came to a screeching halt in front of them.
"Haha, alright guys, what´ll we do now?" Lancer asked them with a grin on his face. He certainly was a good king, Ralsei thought, even though he still was a young kid, which showed in the moments he was with the Fun Gang. "Well, we hadn´t planned anything in particular. How about we play some games and then eat one of Ralsei´s delicious creations?" Kris suggested while the others kept thinking. Ralsei blushed a bit at the compliment of Kris, but was also happy to hear that his food was liked by the others.
"Ugh, playing games? How old are we, nine?" Susie replied in annoyance. Lancer on the other hand began circling around the group on his bike. "Alright, then how about this: if you manage to catch me while I am on my bike within ten minutes, I´ll give up my part of Ralsei´s food to the one who got me," Lancer brought up. Susie immediately nodded at the thought, and Ralsei had to admit that it wouldn´t be easy to catch Lancer, so it was a fair price for him to pay if he lost. "Well, I think that might be a nice challenge, how about you, Kris?" Ralsei answered while looking at Kris.
"Sure, let´s see how this plays out," the human replied as he smiled at Ralsei. For a reason unknown to him, the prince´s heart seemed to skip a beat at the smile of him, and then there was that beautiful voice they used not often, but when he did, it had Ralsei almost melt away. Kris really was the best person he had ever met, every day he couldn´t wait for him to reappear in the Dark World. "It´s settled then! The one to touch me first wins, and no, touching my bike doesn´t count!" Lancer exclaimed, and then started racing off. Susie immediately ran after him, and Ralsei had to admit that she was keeping up quite good for Lancer using a vehicle and her not, even though she couldn´t close the distance. Lancer started racing laps around the area, avoiding Kris and Ralsei as they tried to intercept him a few times.
"Hey Kris, I have an idea," the prince said after a few tries, and whispered it into his ear. The human nodded at the thought of Ralsei, but then looked at him with a questioning look. "Are you sure about this? That way, you won´t be able win, and I´d like you to do so," Kris asked Ralsei, to which the fluffy prince immediately started to blush. "N-no, it´s fine, really. I want you to win, Kris, and I´d be happy to help you do so," he brought out, to which Kris smiled at him again.
"You´re adorable, do you know that?" Kris asked him with a grin, causing Ralsei to blush even more. "You look so cute when you´re flustered like that." Ralsei pulled his hat down deep into his face so that Kris wouldn´t see him blushing even more, heat shooting into his face. Why did he have to do that all the time? It made him feel uneasy, embarrassed, but then again…it also filled him with joy hearing him say these words. He was able to hear Kris laugh a bit, but he could hear that it wasn´t meant in a mean way…he was just amused and happy.
Ralsei could feel Kris pat his shoulder a few times before saying, "Alright then, Ralsei. Let us get into position, I hear Lancer coming closer." He was able to hear it as well, and so he took the hat out of his face again and positioned himself to the left side of a tree, though a good bit away from it. Lancer came into sight, and Ralsei ran towards him, to which the new king evaded by driving right, just past the tree. Ralsei could see Lancer being tackled by Kris, who had hidden behind the tree to catch Lancer after he avoided Ralsei. The two of them tumbled to the ground, and Lancer´s bike slowed down before coming to a stop.
"Haha, you got him, Kris!" Ralsei excitedly said with glee, and Lancer looked a bit sad, but then smiled anyways. Kris on the other hand got off Lancer and embraced Ralsei, who blushed again as a result. "I couldn´t have done it without you, so thank you, my dear friend," Kris said with a warm voice. They could hear heavy footsteps closing in on them, and soon afterwards, Susie appeared on the scene, breathing heavily.
"Wait…you got him?" she asked in disbelief and frustration. Kris smiled at her. "Yes, Ralsei and I teamed up and tricked Lancer, so that I was able to catch him," Kris calmly explained, still holding Ralsei in his arms. "Ugh, of course the love birds form a team. Well, good for you, Kris," she commented, at which Ralsei´s blush grew stronger. "We aren´t love birds, for your information," Kris replied in a somewhat aggressive tone, but it felt off to Ralsei, as if Kris didn´t entirely mean what he just said. "Whatever you say, man. I only comment on what I can see, like that blush on your face. Can we just go and eat something now?"
It wasn´t too long until the group returned to Card Castle after eating one of Ralsei´s cakes. He was proud to make such delicious food for his friends, and even though Lancer had lost the challenge, Susie gave him some of her part of the cake, so that he wouldn´t miss out on it. Ralsei was happy to see Susie being a nicer person now, meeting Lancer had definitely had a positive effect on her. The four of them were gathered in front of the area they had sealed the fountain in, and Kris and Susie were ready to go home.
Susie just waved at Ralsei and Lancer quickly, saying only a "Bye," just like she was used to. Kris did the more or less same thing to Lancer, though nicer, but then he came to Ralsei. The dark prince was kind of used having to say goodbye to him each time, but it didn´t ease the pain he felt. He wanted Kris to stay with him longer, so he wouldn´t have to be alone in his castle anymore. He wanted to spend more time with the person he valued.
"Goodbye, Ralsei. Until we see each other again," Kris said to him as he took the dark prince into a long and sincere hug, expressing how much he liked the fluffy Darkner. Ralsei hugged him back, almost unable to let go of the human. Kris eventually took his hands away from Ralsei, prompting him to also take his away from the Lightner. "Yes, please don´t take too long to return," the prince whispered to him, to which Kris only gave him a warm smile. He and Susie went to the spot the dark fountain had been at, and the human´s soul shone a bright light onto the two of them, engulfing them in it and lifting them into the air. After a bright flash that Ralsei and Lancer had to cover their eyes from, they were gone.
"Well, guess it´s time to call it a day, huh?" Lancer asked, and walked towards the throne room again. Ralsei stood there for a few more seconds, looking at where his most precious friend had been just a moment ago. "I´ll be waiting for you in the dark…" he whispered before following Lancer. The dark prince then bid his farewell to Lancer as well, and entered the elevator bringing him down to the entrance of the castle.
Ralsei was just about to leave the castle when he suddenly heard screaming coming from the elevator to the basement. Worried, he walked towards it, just to see a Ruddin Ranger with a terrified look and without its weapon run out of the elevator. With horror in his eyes, he saw Ralsei and stormed towards him. "T-terrible, the Spade King! He-" he managed to bring out, before a chain wrapped itself around his body. The poor guardian was then smashed against the walls of the corridor until he lost consciousness, to which the chain pulled back from him.
Ralsei looked down the corridor again, shocked to see King stand there, the chain from his mouth in his belly resting in his hand. He menacingly stomped closer to the fluffy boy, who took tiny steps back in fear. How was he supposed to handle the King without Kris or Susie by his side? "YOU, traitorous Darkner who sided with the Lightners!" he roared as he seemed to recognize Ralsei.
"M-mister King, how surprising to see you again," Ralsei managed to bring out with a faint smile. He hoped that he was able to reason with him, but deep down Ralsei knew that it was hopeless. "SILENCE! You have betrayed your kind, and helped the Lightners who once destroyed our lives. As punishment, your life shall be destroyed, just as the ones of the Lightners!" King shouted at him, and launched a set of five spades at Ralsei, who managed to evade the projectiles. Ralsei sent a silent prayer that the rumble the King caused would alert others in the castle.
"Where are the Lightners that were by your side? Answer me!" King growled. Ralsei knew that he wouldn´t believe the truth, but he wouldn´t lie to him anyways. "My friends have returned home, to their other lives. And by overthrowing you, the living conditions of everyone have improved after the fountain had been sealed!" Ralsei replied with confidence. Couldn´t he see that his reign had brought nothing but despair?
"LIAR! If I can´t beat answers out of you," King said as he threw his chain, which caught Ralsei," then I will make you suffer like the Lightners had made us! Feel what withering anguish REALLY is like, traitor!" The King pulled Ralsei closer to him, until he was close enough for him to pick the dark prince up. He then summoned a single black spade right in front of Ralsei, and struck him straight into his heart.
Ralsei cried out in pain. This wasn´t like anything that had hit him during his adventure with Susie and Kris, even Jevil´s Devilsknife hadn´t hurt as much. This was completely different, and now the King dropped him onto the ground, releasing the chain that was wrapped around his body. "Now, I will ask you one last time, and I might grant you mercy if you answer correctly. Where! Are! The! LIGHTNERS!" he shouted at the prince, who had rolled down into a small ball of fur because of the pain he felt in his chest.
"Th-their…world…" Ralsei managed to say after mustering up his remaining strength. The King now towered above him, letting his chain swing from one side to the other above the prince. "Yet you still have the audacity to lie into my face? I saw that you were attached to them, they would only leave you to abandon you. And that didn´t happen, from what I heard of the guards. Very well, you will know pain like none have before!"
A sudden beam of light blinded Ralsei, and he could hear the King take two steps back. He could feel two arms pick him up and then a familiar voice talk. "Thou hast inflicted enough pain as it ists, so stayeth away from our hero!" Rouxls Kaard commanded the King. Ralsei couldn´t believe that someone had actually come to his rescue. "Kaard! You dare side with the Lightners as well? You are going to fall before me, I know that you can´t fight anyone," King roared at him. Rouxls took a few steps back before putting Ralsei down behind him. "Thine argument is correct, which ists why I hath made sure that we won´st be aloneth," he said to him, and just as he finished, several footsteps could be heard. Many Ruddin Rangers and Head Hathys rushed into the room and ran past Ralsei and Rouxls, subduing the King in a matter of seconds.
"Locketh him up in a new cell, and thou makest sure that he can´t escapeth this time," the duke commanded, and several Ruddin Rangers and Head Hathys forced the King into the elevator. Rouxls knelt down next to Ralsei, who was still whining in pain. "Are thou hurteth a lot, young one? Shallst I order to hath taken care of thine wounds?" Ralsei slowly managed to stand up again, and tried to focus.
"N-no, thank you. I think I can take care of myself," Ralsei weakly replied, and cast a Heal Prayer on himself. It did heal his wound, but Ralsei felt that something was off. It didn´t feel refreshing upon casting the spell, but rather exhausting. The worst was part that he still felt a pain inside of his heart, but it was much weaker now. Perhaps he simply needed a good rest after what had just happened.
"Are thou feeling better now?" Rouxls asked him with a worried look on his face. Ralsei thought about what to tell him, he didn´t want to worry anyone. "I think I am, I will just head to my castle and rest, this was truly an experience I wouldn´t want to live through again," Ralsei answered, at which the duke nodded.
"If anything is still bothering thou, hesitateth not to ask for mine help. If thou are convinced that thine wounds are healed, maketh thine way home and rest a good bit, won´st thou?" Rouxls ordered him, and Ralsei nodded with a weak smile. "I will do so, Mr. Kaard. Thank you for being so kind, and thank you for saving me from the King. I can´t believe he managed to break out of his cell," Ralsei said, and the Duke of Puzzles shook his head. "It is hard for me to graspeth how he broketh out of the cell, but I shallst have the number of guardians increasedst to ensure this happens never again," he announced, before disappearing in another beam of light.
Ralsei on the other hand left the castle, a slight pain still stinging inside of his heart. His head was too tossed up to recognize it, however, and he just walked to the door in front of the castle, which took him back to the Fields. From there, the fluffy prince headed towards his castle, where he arrived after a walk of a few minutes. Entering his castle and wandering through long, deserted hallways and corridors, Ralsei reached his room, a candlelit round room with a red carpet filling out the entirety of the floor. Two large windows were positioned at the opposing end of the room, between which Ralsei´s king sized bed stood. Left and right of the windows stood bookshelves, high enough to reach the ceiling which happened to sit four meters above him. A ladder stood next to each shelf, allowing him to reach any of his books.
On the right sight, a good bit away from the shelves, stood a round table two people could sit at, with two comfortable chairs next to it. A set of cups stood on it, for Ralsei enjoyed a cup of tea every now and then. On the left side of the room was a door Ralsei´s clothes were stored inside, located between two of the shelves. Just to the left of the entrance stood an armchair that Ralsei loved to sit in while reading a book. Now however, he just walked over to his bed and threw his hat next to it, crawling onto it afterwards. He put his head onto his pillow and pulled the sheets of the bed up to his chin, and even though there was still a slight pain aching inside of his heart, he felt that he was falling asleep very quickly. With a slight gesture of his hand, the candle´s flames went out and left the room in darkness.
Ralsei´s head was still tossed up, but his thoughts eventually reached Kris. Oh, how he missed Kris already…when he suddenly felt the pain inside of his chest sting stronger. It was only for a short amount of time, but it still made him wonder on why he still felt the pain. He decided that he´d just try to sleep, and if the pain was still going to be there tomorrow, he´d have to find a remedy for it…with this last thought in mind, Ralsei finally sank away into the depths of sleep.
Here we are! This marks the begin of a story that formed in my head. I will mostly focus on Ralsei´s point of view, and only shift if I really have to. So…what is it that causes Ralsei still to feel pain? What has the King done to him? Ha ha…the old shopkeeper might know more…a sad and horrible truth.
Stay tuned for the next chapter, and if you´d like, leave a review! See you around!