Trudging along the sand covered ground, your body made its way through Waterfall. Walking through the tall grass, your body stopped as it heard Undyne's metal armor creak. Seconds passed as you felt her eyes bore into you. The feeling of your sins crawled down your back as you waited till she left. When the coast was clear, your body left the tall grass only to find that Monster Kid was hiding with you. After everything that had happened in Snowdin, after what everyone had told him...he still went to Waterfalls instead of seeking shelter like everyone else.
You could feel your body itching for the chance to grab him, but it resisted. Feeling how intrigued it was to have somone not fear it yet, it watched as the young monster ran off.
Hunting through Waterfalls, you noticed that all the puzzles were already done for you. You thought on how odd that was, but you let it slide as you continued your dusty path. But what you didn't find odd was how quiet everything was, not even the echo flowers whispered their wishes.
Walking further through, your body seemed relentless as it fiddled with the withered gloves. They were falling apart, becoming useless. Making your way through the glowing rivers, your body made its way towards a small patch of overgrown blades of grass. On your hands and knees, it searched through the grass till it found what it was looking for. A pair of pink ballet shoes, glowing a faint shade of blue, laid covered with dirt. The sharp ringing filled your ears before falling into the lost memories once more.
"Ce'était genre trop bien. Did you see that! I showed him not to mess with me!" The young girl hollered as she walked backwards along side with her monster companion. The armless monster only let out a small exaggerated sigh.
"You don't have to be so proud of yourself. Beating on monsters isn't something you should be proud of." The young girl turned around, pouting at her friend.
"So you think it's okay I let them kill me instead?! Where is the honor in that? I do have some decency, you know. You should be happy that I at least warn them before fighting back." The young monster sighed once more, feeling defeated that she wasn't going to get through to her. The young girl bumped the young monster's shoulder, "Chiant."
"I'm not being annoying...you just don't know how hard it is for us."
"C'est ouf." The young monster raised her eyebrow at the human girl, confused by her sudden outburst.
"C..crazy? Wha-" Looking towards where the human was gawking at, she felt her soul drop. "Look, I think you should probably run or hide or something."
"Pourquoi? Shouldn't we stop that seahorse-looking monster from harassing Shyren? It would be terrible for me if she went quiet again. Who else would I be able to dance to- " Before she could say anything more, her blue soul was pulled out of her chest.
"Check all you want, ; )"
Staggering forward from the sudden action, she rarely missed one of the monsters punches. "I'll...only warn you once." She manage to grunt out as she picked herself from the ground. "Casse-toi"
"Wow! Spunky! Love it ; )"
"Monsieu, you have been warned."
Straightening her back, the young girl readied her herself for the next attack. Even though her kicks were strong, his muscular body was harder then she would have liked. Even more to her dislike, it was harder to dodge his attacks, the further she got away from him. Soon as the fight continued to drag on, the young girl could feel her health withering away. Till finally, her body collapsed onto the ground. As Aaron grabbed her from her throat, lifting her up into the air, she could hear her friend begging for her to be released.
"I...wont...beg...I...will...never...beg for anything...ever again..." she gasped out as she placed her small hands ontop of Aaron's grip. Aaron grabbed onto her soul with his free hand and yanked it away from her body. Having obtained it, he left the body drop to the ground. Behind the cries of her dear friend, she gasped out her final breath. "I'm...sorry...Suzy."
The end of the memory had only left you waking up to see Mad dummy smiling at you before your body kicked him to the far wall, turning him into dust. You wondered what could have caused him to smile so joyfully before meeting his demise. Leaving you with the feeling of guilt coiling up in the pit of your stomach.
Leaving the dump, your body stopped as it bend down. Placing a hand onto your ankle, you noticed that the shoes had a tear. It would soon fall apart if it kept using it. Your heart dropped when you saw the dust covered shoes.
How long was I out...how many did I kill...
You could feel the frustration emanating from within your tainted soul. Brushing yourself off, your body strolled it's way towards Gerson's shop.
"Wa ha ha... So you came here. What a treat!" Said the old turtle. You could feel your mouth twitch as your body tried to respond to his sarcasm. But you wouldn't let it. Giving up on the thought of talking to him, it resigned to placing a couple of gold coins ontop of his counter and pointing towards a purple glowing notebook. You tried to recoil your hand back, afraid to be lost once again, but their might was stronger.
You've obtained the notebook.
The ringing pierced your ears, plunging you back towards the memories that the weapon contained.
Alone and afraid, the young girl continued to walk through the cavern. Holding tightly on her notebook to her chest, she whispered her words of magic.
"Susumitsudukete sae ireba,
osoku tomo kankei nai.
...Don't give up..."
It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop
Letting out a small sigh, she strengthen her spirit and continued to walk forward. Listening to her surroundings, she quietly traversed quietly through. She found that she could lessen her encounters of the monsters that dwelled around her by doing so. Much to her surprise, the advice that the kind old goat woman had told her about mercy had helped her throughout her journey. But there were times where that wasn'tenough.
The further she went, the more she noticed the sounds of people talking to one another. Quietly, she hid behind a large boulder. Holding her breath, she tuned in to their conversation.
"Wa ha ha, don't get ahead of ye' self, it'll take some convincing to grant you that fight with the king."
"Common! I can totally take him on! You fought longer than him and I defiantly kicked your butt last time!"
The young girl looked around the boulder, but was unable to see clearly on who was talking for there was a large turtle shell blocking her view.
"That may be true, but I could have been holding back."
"What?! You wouldn't do that!...would you?"
"Wa ha ha...who knows." The turtle shell started to move, revealing that it was a large old turtle who was talking. "Now don't ye be getting to no trouble, if ye need anything I'll be just inside."
"Yeah yeah..." The old turtle ruffled the hair of their companion before entering through an opening in the walls. The young girl adjusted her glasses as she studied the new monster. Looking closely she saw that it was a young girl with flaming long red hair. Even though her hair was in fact beautiful to see, what amazed her more were the shine of her blue scales. "Hey, you! How long are you going to be hiding!?"
The young human girl jumped back a little, shocked that she was caught so easily. Holding tightly onto her notebook, she left the safety of the boulder.
"Haven't seen you around here before. Are you new?"
The young girl blew a sigh of relief, the young monster didn't know she was a human. Usually this bowed well for her.
"Hajimemashite," she said with a bow, "I'm sorry for listening in to your conversation earlier. I was wondering by chance if you could tell me which way the barrier is?"
"Barrier? Oh, that thing. Never seen it. All I know is that the king lives near it or something."
"Oh..."
"You're pretty weak looking to be challenging the king."
"I may be, but I'm pretty persistent." The young girl placed her fist against her chest, showing off her dedication.
"Is that so..." The young monster shoved her arm forward, "well then, if what you say is true, then you might just have found yourself a travel body."
The young girl smiled brightly before shaking the young monster's hand. "Arigatou!" Her joyful encounter soon went to a halt as she heard the voice of the old turtle.
"Who are ye talking to..." in one swift movement, the old turtle grabbed the young monster, shielding her behind him; he summoned a large hammer before him. "A Human!"
The old turtle pulled out the young girl's purple soul, initiating a battle.
"Mezasubeki tokoro ni,
chikamichi wa sonzai shinai"
There are no short cuts to any place worth going
The young girl gripped her notebook tightly as she stood her ground. Facing towards her opponent she clearly stated her goal. "I do don't wish to fight you. All I wish is to leave this place. But I will fight if I must."
"I'm sorry to hear that, but the king wants that souls of yours. And frankly, I don't think I am willing to let you go with it."
The old turtle smashed the ground with his mighty hammer, sending magic waves towards the human. She barely dodged the attacks, before facing another wave.
Turn after turn they fought, the old turtle losing steam while the young girl, learning his pattern, started to get the upper hand. With one more blow, the young human had the old turtle to his last health.
"There is no point in fighting. Please recieve my mercy."
"Heh, as much as nice that offer sounds, I cant help notice that book of yours. And the bit of dust you got lugged in there."
The young girl looked down for a second before looking at the old turtle. "I'm not proud of it. But one must do what they have to to survive. Now, will you accept my mercy..."
"Well that may be true but, I must do what I can to protect those I care. So no...I won't give up." The young girl lowered her head as she tighten her grip on her weapon. The old turtle once more attacked her, dodging out of the way she was about to land her final blow... Until she heard a sharp scream. Looking to her side, she saw the young monster. As she let out a long scream her body glowed brightly before launching a barrage of spears.
Unprepared for the sudden attack, she couldn't move out of the way in time. The spears had plunged into her, sending her flying into the air. Pinning her body against the cave walls.
"Makeru...?" The old turtle picked himself of the ground and stood infront of the dying human. Grabbing hold of her soul, he softly said his apologize. "I...I don't want to die...not yet...I...I can't..."
"Even though this action of mine does not make it right, alot of you have killed my kind."
"And...th...that makes you a hero?...by...by doing this..."
"I aint no hero, but..." The old turtle took a small glance at the young monster before facing the human, "there is somone who might be." With one final tug, he had obtained her soul. Through her foggy glasses she saw her soul being gently placed on to the young monster's hand before her last breath went out.
Your head started to pound as you found yourself out of the lost memory. Having no time to prepare, your mind was weak which left you inactive for a longer period of time. Worry consumed you as you watched your soul out of your body.
Wh...who.. am I fighting...?!
Looking up, you saw none other then MK. He was standing as brave as he could before you with his legs still quivering beneath him. But before your body could raise the notebook in its hand, you manage to spare him.
"S-see? I knew y-you weren't so bad! I've gotta go tell Undyne she was wrong about you!" MK ran off before you could warn him. Your body clenched it's fist as you tried to stop your body from moving forward. But your strength was still to weak from the last memory that your body managed to make it all the way towards the place where Undyne was waiting for you.
For a brief moment you believed everything was back to normal. Her speech was the same...until she let out a sigh.
"Forget it. Look Papyrus didn't come to his meeting today. Say what you want about him. He's weird, he's naive, he's self-absorbed...But Papyrus has NEVER missed a meeting."
Your mind started to spiral as you continue to hear her.
Did Papyrus not tell her that he was okay?
"But now he's gone."
No...no...nonononono...this...he's...not dead! Right...right!? I- I made sure that I left him unharmed...right!?
Your mind became a jumbled mess as you tried to sort through the events that occurred, but it was all fogged up with diffrent last dying memories of the human childrenyou have acquired so far and the many monsters you have killed didn't make it any easier.
"What did you do to him? What did you DO TO HIM? Papyrus, who I have trained every day..."
I didn't do anything him! I swear...please...please...I would never hurt him...not...him...
You could feel your lips tremble as you tried to tell her, but your body was fighting against you.
"When you step forward...I WILL KILL YOU!" Your body took a step closer as it readied it's weapon to attack. But as Undyne pulled out your tainted soul, your body refused to back down. Against your will, you fought back as much as you could as your body kept using the notebook against Undyne. Pages soon littered the area before you were able to regain some of your control. With your determination, you managed to go on the defense. Blocking her assault, you were able to wait it out till her green magical hold on your soul gave out. Taking your chance, you ran towards Hotland.
Looking back, you could see Undyne's struggling once more to reach the end of the bridge. Just like before, she crashed from heat stroke. Rushing towards the water cooler you could feel your body shiver once more.
You had used up what little strength you had left.
Try as you might, you couldn't bring her a cup of water. Each time your hand would start to quake before dumping the water to the floor. Clenching your teeth, you keep trying...again and again...you tried to gain control of your hand till there was no more water left inside the cooler. Letting out a sigh of defeat you dared to look back at Undyne's fallen body.
Your heart trembled as you saw that Undyne was watching you. Watching you as you sadistically poured out all of the water infront of her.
I'm ...sorry...I couldn't...I can't...
Your body continued to walk as you felt yourself waver. As much as you tried, your determination couldn't fight the heaviness that weighed in your mind. Forcing you to lose control to whatever it was that was controlling you. The scalding heat around you did nothing to warm the pending chill that surrounded your soul.
Even without any strength to fight back, you stayed determined...determined that you will find a way to fix things.