Chara: Hey! Look at that! A new chapter! Apparently things don't go too well for me...dammit.
Muffet: I...I...Chara...
Sans: tch...we have ourselves a crisis, don't we?
Undyne: Come on! Bring it!
Me: Trouble is here. It might not be epic like others might be hoping, but the trouble is here. And it's really bad, as you'll soon see.
Chapter Start!
Muffet knew there was something seriously wrong the moment she sensed Chara's hostile intent rise drastically within moments. She was both curious and concerned for numerous reasons at once. Her parlor has just been devastated without warning, which was both shocking and annoying at the same time. Shocking because it was out of nowhere, and annoying because she worked really hard on it, and within it. Thus she was much more irritated than upset about it. The concern kicks in when she acknowledges the fact that some of her spiders have unfortunately been caught in the blast, making her shiver as she could no longer sense at least a dozen of them. The concern increases when it became clear that the blast was meant for the two of them, the woman even calling Chara out specifically.
"It's very interesting. Even though I've taken a couple moments to look at you, I'm still incredibly shocked. I mean, seriously." She said, lightly chuckling at what she believes is utter ridiculousness. Chara just continued to narrow his eyes at her. She didn't seem to care about how hostile he was becoming towards her. "So, out of pure curiosity, how are you alive right now? Pretty sure that you're supposed to be...ya know...dead? And what happened to your arm?"
"I'm not feeling inclined to answer those questions."
She chuckled at this, shrugging her shoulders. "Yeah. Coming back from the dead does tend to be a seriously personal matter. Sorry for being insensitive." Chara was fully aware that this was not a sincere apology, thus did not even acknowledge it. "Alrighty then, different question. How well do you and that pretty spider girl know each other?"
"I feel even less inclined to answer that question."
Does she really think I'm pretty? Muffet thought, momentarily distracted by the question as a faint blush appeared on her cheeks.
"Okay, also not a question you'll answer. So how long have you been alive again?"
"None of these things are any of your business!"
"Come on! You gotta give me something! We're not getting anywhere with this rebellious stuff you're giving me!"
"Why don't you just cut it with the polite act and tell me why you're really here?!" Chara shouted in frustration, is already worn out patience decreasing with time. "You don't just blow up my friend's shop and just have a civil conversation!"
"That's a fair point. A very fair point." She said while nodding her head quietly...which signified that she wasn't really listening very well to what he was saying that moment. Chara was obviously frustrated by this. "Even then, that was must my hello to you! After all, we're old acquaintances, aren't we?"
"Calling you an acquaintance would be an insult to the word itself..." Chara muttered in disdain.
"Wow. You are a grumpy child, aren't you?"
"Piss off."
"Geez..." She rolled her eyes. "Anyway, what's going on with everything here? It's been a while since we've been aware of the world around us. We finally decide to gaze at the sun for a little while...and imagine our shock! The monsters are back, and it seems that they're getting along nicely with the human race...and without any severe backlash! Impressive. Very impressive indeed."
"Of course it isn't that easy. Monsters needed a couple years to sort out most of the issues that would have come up if they settled on the surface from the get-go. Not to mention six kids died, so they spent six more years Underground even after the Barrier shattered. Humans needed time to get to know monsters better, without forcing them to coexist before they were ready. It's only after those six years that monsters actually began settling on the Surface, where a majority of the issues have been worked out. The less headaches we all have, the better. Even then, we still have a couple headaches that still need to be dealt with."
"Such as politics?"
"Hate them, I personally don't wanna deal with them. Now stop trying to be friendly. We both know you're far from that. Tell me what you're really doing here. Though I can take a couple accurate guesses for myself, I wanna see how you take this." Chara said angrily, keeping Muffet behind him. Though now he was also gently pushing her back.
"You really want to get down to business. And here I thought we could calmly chat a little bit longer. Oh well. I suppose I can't spend this entire time being casual. I'm here to make a point, after all." She shrugged casually. The lightning around her became more erratic and crackled around her. "As I was saying before, it's quite a surprising sight. By what you said, it isn't completely sunshine and rainbows. And yet still, humanity is fully willing to give monsterkind a chance, in order to make up for their ancestor's sins. And in turn, monsterkind seems to have fully forgiven them for imprisoning them in a place without the sun. Me and my colleagues find this sudden and simple change rather peculiar...and disturbing."
Chara felt it then. He could sense her true self crack through. She could fake being polite as much as she wants, he was never fooled by her for a second. He knew who she and what she was capable of, which only made their current position all the more compromising for them. Muffet seemed to sense it as well, though in a different way. Spider's have quite a way to sense when danger is coming their way. And since Muffet was a Spider Monster, her magical body enhanced those senses. She didn't want to call it Spider Sense, though. A famous comic book character she's really grown to like has already taken it. Either way, she could clearly sense that the woman was dangerous. And that's alongside the lines of this human knowing magic. And she clearly wasn't just a human with magic. There was something deeper, much deeper. But what...?
She watched as the woman slowly rose her hand up towards them, which began crackling with lightning. Chara didn't waste time dodging to the left, and Muffet swiftly dodged to the right, both with near-expert prowess. Thought that didn't stop the blast from continuing to travel and devastate the next building behind them. This sent even more citizens and monsters in a panic, them scattering around to escape the unexpected destruction.
"There's far too many people here! Humans and Monsters could get even more hurt by this crappy stunt your pulling!"
"...Hmhmhmhm...that's rather interesting of you to say." The women continues, as more lightning gathers around her, the blue streaks of light growing more fierce, as her smile becomes a bit more unhinged. "You're speaking to me as if I care about what happens to either of them."
That was the only other warning he received before he had himself narrowly avoid another bolt of lightning by ducking out of the way. The sounds of more panicked screams filled the air in a matter of moments, and he could hear something explode along with the sound of crackled lightning. It must have been a car. He hoped the was no one within it. He glared at the female before him. She's made it quite clear that collateral damage did not matter to her. It fueled a worrying thought in his head. It was becoming quickly clear that staying here was turning into a bad idea. They both needed to move elsewhere, since total escape was improving less likely to be an option the longer this goes on. Having Muffet by his side complicated things. Her shop's destroyed, so staying was pointless for her whether she was in danger or not. And he didn't feel assured enough to leave her by herself when this person was causing indiscriminate mayhem.
"You've changed quite a bit, Chara. You used to be such a misanthropic child. Now you're actually concerned about what's happening with the humans? You're actually bothering to worry about these lesser beings that are humans and monsters? You're a complicated piece of work, you know that?" Now Chara knew something was seriously wrong. The way she was regarding humans and monsters alike...what was she getting at, exactly? He had a feeling he really wouldn't like the answer. One thing was for sure, they couldn't stay here. The casualties for both humans and monsters will only continue to grow if this woman stays here.
He had to lead her way. He had to bring Muffet too...this would be problematic. Regardless, leaving her here wasn't a thing he was interested in doing. With this, he swiftly wrapped an arm around Muffet while disregarding her unprepared yelp, as they both vanished in a shade of black. The enemy in question blinked at the spectacle, surprised that Chara was able to use magic. But slowly, this surprise has slowly turned from amusement into a highly unhinged grin. This bit of information is interesting. Very interesting, and very exciting on her part. With a rise of her head, she swiftly disappeared in a flash of lightning, leaving powerful electric charges in her wake, as well as a large crater that spanned a couple yards.
The humans and monsters who were watching the scend with mixed looks of surprise, disbelief, and horror. The latter two traits especially applied to the monsters. They had a feeling of inte se apprehension in their souls, trembling immensely even after the woman left. This also applied to the humans, who were slightly freaked out that another one of their own was capable of using magic...and not with good intentions.
She knew exactly where they went, and why. It was really cute of Chara to put the humans and monsters first, because he knew she was mostly after him. But still, it really did baffle her how concerned he was about the others as well as that spider girl. He definitely looked protective towards her. It seems that she and the others missed a lot. The whole thing was quite a conundrum, but it was surely worth looking into, at least for the sake of satisfying their curiosity. Plus, the info might prove to be...useful. Until them, she'd indulge herself in chaos for a bit.
(Entrance to the Underground)
Chara and Muffet appeared out of a shroud of shadows, landing on the grass. Muffet coughed a bit as she tired to gain her bearings. Though Chara was quickly pushing her aside nice he saw the lightning trails in the skies following them.
"Muffet. I need you to go hide for me. Please." Chara asked softly, without any hostility or negative emotion. Yet it was also a tone that warranted no room for arguments. Muffet was concerned, but she followed the order regardless. She made herself scarce as she hid within the shadows of the trees.
"Chara...I truly have no idea how personal this might be for you...but I can fell that it's awfully serious. Though it's also greatly affecting your ability to focus..."
Another flash of lightning appeared a few feet away from him. She stared him down with renewed interest. "Taking the heat away from the city. You actually care, though?"
"I can't really have you causing lightning strikes within the city, especially when you don't care if you're hurting monsters and humans!"
"I say again, you actually care about what happens to them?"
"I can care and not care, about whoever and whatever the hell I want!" Chara shouted angrily, darkness gathering around him as his crimson eyes glowed furiously. "You've got some nerve coming all the way out here! Where are the others?! Are they hiding out in the shadows watching me?!"
"No. Right now it's just me. And honestly, I think that's more than enough." Muffet noticed how quickly her smile goes from normal to unhinged in a matter of seconds. She usually reads and watches things about people with lightning powers turning out to be crazy...though she highly doubted that this women would be sane either way. "You've got quite a bit of magic in ya, kid. And I'm genuinely saying that it's impressive. However-"
There were three claw marks where the woman used to be standing, in which Chara retracted his dark claws in order to try and find her again. He remained vigilant, well aware that her control over the electric element made her much faster than he was. At the very least, there was a significantly lower chance of civilians being caught in the crosscire, though he still had to be wary for Muffet.
He spun around as his arm turned into another set of claws and attempted to slash at his target. In another flash of lightning, she's already disappeared from view. The part about him being difficult to catch was coming true relatively quickly. He could sense her reappear right behind him, and he turns and slashed his shadow claws towards her again. She once again vanishes from his vision. He quietly released a snarl of frustration. Hitting her was proving to be a very annoying task. He was unsure of how he was supposed to beat her if she would keep doing this. He was being toyed with, and he knew it. As powerful as he was, she was powerful too...and much more experienced than he was in the ways of magic.
It wasn't too long before he looked up and dodged out of the way of a thunderbolt crashing right next to him. Though his eyes widened as he sensed her right behind him, placing a hand on his shoulder.
"I'm impressed. You awakened your magic, and the power behind it is something to be wary of." She quietly taunted him, lightning gathering in the hand she held him with. "Though it really is too bad. You don't seem to have a lot of refined control over it...and that's coming from me, so I know what I'm talking about."
"Why you-!"
He was cut off as a powerful surge of lightning coursed from her hand and onto his body. She didn't move as she took sadistic delight in the grunt of pain escaping him when he didn't mean for it to. He was able to endure it long enough for him to have the dark shadows form spikes from his back. She actually gasped with surprise and jumped back to avoid being impaled. The spikes settled back in as he turned around, another wave of darkness forming where his missing arm was.
"Clever. Using the powers to compensate for your missing arm. It explains why you haven't gotten a prosthetic, because it looks like it's been like that for a while now." She observed. "Which really does make me curious as to how that happened to you."
She was ignored as the darkness around Chara's arms slowly formed a blade coated in black flames. She was a bit intrigued by this as he extends the blade, and swung it around in a wide arc towards her. He could see the smug look on her face as she effortlessly teleports out of the way using her lightning. But the moment her feet touched the ground, Chara appeared right behind her, prepared to slice through her with his shadow blade. He managed to get a light slash at her stomach, but that was all he could manage before she appeared a couple feet in front of him. It didn't matter though. He managed to wound her, now he just had to do more damage. Making her hurt was sounding much more necessary as this ordeal continues.
Muffet was sure of it now, this was a very personal ordeal for Chara. Even before this battle began, she could sense the malice these two had towards one another, though she was unsure if it was really personal or not. Though there was no mistaking that now. Chara was growing more frustrated and more eager to harm this woman, and it was dangerously off-shooting his focus.
Chara waved his hand as a slash of darkness sliced into the ground towards his father. She teleported to the side to avoid it, only for him to appear right next to her, shadow claws ready to slash into her. He grunted in aggravation once she catches his arm by the wrist. Though his eyes widened in shock as the blue lightning gathering around the woman...suddenly turned black. Black lightning with a thin red outline.
"Really good effort you're making here. You're very determined." She remarked. Her seemingly sweet smile stays, though her eyes narrow in a darkly menacingly manner. "Too bad it isn't enough."
The black lightning courses through him painfully. Chara felt total agony for the amount of time she had him locked in the attack. Black lightning was significantly more powerful than average lightning, enhancing sheer power at the cost of versatility. However, she didn't need versatility when her opponent was within her grasp. Chara could use the lightning too, but it was immediately made clear who was more adept at it, and who was more ruthless, due to the fact that she didn't let go of him nor stop shocking him, until he was down on his knees, smoke constantly emitting from his body.
Chara gritted his teeth as he glared upon her hatefully. His emotions and his silent concern for Muffet's safety greatly messed up his focus, all three of them knew it. He fell into the ploy without even realizing it. But he didn't realize she could switch which type of lightning she wanted to use. And she just switched to one of the types where versatility was limited in favor of raw power, which was why she let him get close. He wasn't going to be able to simply shrug this off. She wouldn't allow him to do so, either.
He was proven correct once he feels another intense black shock course through his body, as he fell to the ground completely, gritted his teeth and his eyes tightly closed themselves. Muffet watched the scene with pained eyes, as she felt the need to help Chara right here and now. Despite his insistence in order to keep her from getting hurt, it was becoming clear that he had no chance at winning this battle, not by himself. She was about to step out of cover and attempt to rush in to help him. She would see that in a few moments, this wouldn't be necessary.
"You're a total disappointment, Chara. Both in your previous life, and your new one." His current tormentor said, her facial features forming an amused frown. "But then again, your emotions do tend to get the better of you, don't they? They cause you to make really bad decisions. Decisions that ruin your own life, and complicate other people's lives. You're quite selfish in that regard, aren't you?" She shook her head, clicking her tongue. She harshly kicked him over, making him roll on his back. She then stepped on his chest and pressed down hard. "Should have stuck to what you're best at. What your purpose for existence is."
"...I...will...NOT...be...anyone's...scapegoat!" Chara choked out, glaring at her with intense disdain.
"What a shame. That's the only good you've ever done for this world. I have to admit, you really are determined. Luckily that doesn't interfere with making you suffer for your insubordination." She channeled more lightning within her, sending another painful shock through his body, leaving him no room to escape with her foot over his chest. "Coming back to life was a big mistake, Chara. Because now you'll be forced to suffer for denying your true purpose." Chara continued to glare at her in defiance, even as blood began seeping out the sides of his mouth. She didn't show any hint of remorse in her soul. The shocks were becoming too much for him to endure while staying conscious.
The interruption appeared in the form of a speeding bone shooting past her, just barely grazing her cheek. All three of them were surprised by the sudden attack. They were even more surprised by the attacker themselves.
"What th-" A metal covered fist struck her face, forcing her off Chara and teleporting a few paces backwards so she had more time to recover. Shaking off the rather painful punch and scrape, she lifted her head so she could see her attackers.
Undyne was the one who struck her, and she also had a few spears levitating above her head. The one who sent the bone that grazed her cheek was Sans, who also had a few bones levitating over his head. Both of them had the shared sensation even though the latter is still grinning. They were clearly angry about this.
Muffet sighed with relief, grateful that they had stopped Chara's electrical torment before it could escalate, but she still felt the need to go to him immediately and at least help him sit up if standing wasn't going to happen. "Chara...Chara, are you okay?" No response. His soul was still intact. That meant he was merely unconscious.
"...so. this is one of them." Sans said, his hands in his pockets. "she's one of them, one of the seven magicians. judging by the damage around here and the fact that we could hear the thunder strikes outside...you specialize in lightning magic."
"You think that you can just waltz back into the light of day just so you can just pick on one of my friends?! Well you've got another thing coming!" Undyne snarled, and for a moment it looked like the spears sharpened with her declaration.
Sans glared hard at the woman when he saw Chara's condition. "i'm only gonna say this once, so listen very carefully. you've caused enough trouble for today. i suggest you get lost."
She huffed. "Oooohh! I'm sooooo scared! As if I'm really gonna be frightened by a midget skeleton in pink bunny slippers-" Gravity suddenly intensified around her, intense enough to leave her on her knees and form a yards wide crater in the ground. Her smile dropped immediately once it happened, and she saw that her soul was turned blue, and her body glowed cyan. She genuinely didn't see this one coming, and was actually struggling to keep herself from faceplanting into the ground completely. What the hell?! Monsters were never this powerful before! So it wasn't just our imaginations?!
"I'm not gonna say it again." Sans threatened, his eye sockets dark, his hands never leaving his pockets.
"You heard the skeleton! Take a hike!" Undyne shouted furiously, her spears glowing intensely.
She thought over her options. She thought taking on the monsters would require little to no effort. But the way Sans just downed her without even raising a finger made her reconsider. Of course she didn't put much effort in her own actions, but the fact remains that she can't consider them weak anymore. She now knew for sure that things were different. Dangerously different. And it would seem that they were incredibly displeased with how she's been harassing Chara. And it was only a matter of moments until more monsters showed up. She's caused quite a commotion with her rather electric entrance.
Sans cautiously released his hold on her after throwing her a couple feet away. She was still able to land on her feet, as she stared down the monsters before her. They were ready to attack if she so much as sparked in their direction. "...Fine. I've cured my boredom for the moment. I'll leave you monsters to your devices...for now."
"So you'll be back, then?" Undyne narrowed her eye. She wanted her to give her a reason. All she needed was one.
"Of course. Because coming here and witnessing what's transpired, and what's currently transpiring...it's quite clear that we have to take action much sooner. Can't exactly have either of you continuing like this any longer."
"What does that mean...?" Muffet asked, looking towards her but not leaving Chara's side.
"Humans and Monsters of Ebott. We can't have either of you continuing on as you are." She said. "Monsters have tainted these lands with their presence and their hypocrisy...and the humans have lost themselves when they decided to accept you without a fight. Not only have we confirmed that the monsters as a true threat, but the last of our faith in humanity is gone. Both of you need to be eliminated."
"What are you saying?! You're talking as if you're not human yourself!" Undyne glared, gritting her teeth.
"...You're right. I'm not human. Not anymore. A long time ago, we've discarded that part of ourselves...and decided to become something superior to either race. You all have become obsolete. Humans and Monsters...there's no longer a place for either of you...in our world." She began walking away with her hands in her pockets, then she turned back towards them with a smug, cynical grin. "You're more than welcome to try and stop us, of course. We could use the entertainment." With this, she vanished in a bright flash of lightning, leaving a smoldering spot where she just was.
"...What the hell was that about?" Undyne said, her spears dissipating.
"i dunno. it ain't nothin' good, i can tell that much." Sans sighed as his magic dissipated. He then turned towards Chara and Muffet. "right now, we've gotta get chara back to tori and the others. he's taken some serious damage." Sans shook his head. They were far too late to notice the great danger sooner. Now Chara was gravely injured.
Muffet slowly gathered Chara in her arms and stood closer to Sans. With a quiet nod, he raised his hand as the four of them vanished in a cyan flash of light.
(Dreemurr Residence-Three Hours Later)
It was difficult, and energy taxing. But Chara finally managed to open his eyes and sit up in his bed. It was then he realized that he was in said bed, and was surprised by it as well. Someone must have saved him from the magician, but he wasn't yet aware of who. Most likely one of the others. Sooner or later they would have noticed the commotion going down in the city and rushed right for them. He appreciated the thought. Better late than never.
It was then he realized he wasn't alone in his room. He looked to see Asriel and Frisk sitting by one side of the bed, silently sleeping in chairs next to one another. He managed to crack a smile at how cute they were. Then he saw Red a couple feet ahead, right against the closet. She was curled up and lying down in a way canines usually sleep, and she had her cowl over her head. Last but not least, was Muffet. She was in a chair right next to him, her head lying on the side of the bed. Her highest arms were lying under her head, while her lower arms hung limp under her. Her hair was a bit messy, she must have not bothered to fix it. A couple of her spiders were around, but they looked shaken by today's events. Her Muffin Spider was waiting outside for her, having worried for it's master for quite a long time. The last thing he noticed was the dry streaks running down from all five of her closed eyes...
...she cried herself to sleep.
Damn it all... Chara mentally swore. He kept Muffet out of the fight so that she wouldn't get hurt. But this...this was hardly any better. And he worried his brothers as well. If they were worried, then it's a good chance everyone else was. This revelation made him want to punch himself for acting like an idiot, but they wouldn't allow him to do such a thing. But still...
Asriel was the first to slowly open his eyes, and gaze towards Chara. His eyes widened once he saw that he was awake. He swiftly got out of his chair and ran towards the door, opening it and shouting in the hallway: "CHARA'S AWAKE!"
It didn't take long for the other monsters to spill into the room. Toriel, Asgore, Flowey Gaster, Undyne, Papyrus, Sans, Alphys and Geno Alphys, and Shamir gathered around the room and within the room. Chara was about to say something, but was too slow to do so, as Toriel immediately wrapped her arms around him and pulled him into a hug.
"Oh my goodness, you're okay!" Toriel said quickly as she breifly pulled back to squish his cheeks. "Do you need anything?! Something to eat?! Something to drink?! Anything to help get your strength back?!" He was about to answer, but was cut off as she buried his head in her chest. "Oh Chara, my baby! My poor baby! You had everyone worried senseless once we figured out what was going on! If Sans and Undyne didn't make it in time...I don't want to think about it! I'm just glad you're awake!"
"...Not for long...kind of losing consciousness due to lack of air...Mom...ease the grip a little..." Chara muffled tiredly in her bosom.
"Oh! Sorry..." Toriel apologized, gently pulling away without letting him go. Enough for him to breathe and still lie his head comfortably against her bosom. She continued kissing the top of his head, as tears threatened to spill from her eyes out of relief.
"glad you're alright, kid. but that doesn't change what happened." Sans said, clenching his fists. "we shoulda been there sooner..."
Gaster shook his head in shame. "I knew that they were still out there somewhere...but I didn't think they'd appear so soon..."
"Stupid lightning bitch! If I see her again, I'm gonna kick her ass!" Undyne seethed, tightening her own fists and gritted her teeth.
"Undyne..." Alphys and Geno Alphys said simultaneously, though the former was the one who grabbed her hand and squeezed it softly to help calm her down. Shamir also made an attempt, lightly placing a paw on her shoulder, despite being slightly shorter.
Muffet rose her head up a bit in order to look at Chara. She gently smiled with relief as well. There was a high chance she emptied all of her tears for the day, otherwise she'd have tears running down her face as well. She didn't say anything, but the look in all of her eyes, as well as the gentle warm pulse of her soul, told him that she was very relieved to see him awake.
"Chara...it's terrible." Asriel behind, bringing his older brother to look him in the eye. He and Frisk looked very distraught about something. "That attack in the city...at least a dozen humans and monsters alike were killed. It didn't even look like whoever attacked you was trying to target anyone. She just...attacked without any care of who gets affected by it."
"I CAN PERHAPS UNDERSTAND HOW THIS PERSON WOULD GO OUT OF HER WAY TO ATTACK MONSTERS...BUT HUMANS AS WELL?" Papyrus said, confused and conflicted. "JUST...WHAT DO THEY WANT?"
"Based on what she said, she wants both the humans and monsters of Ebott to be wiped out. She doesn't even depict herself as a human anymore." Undyne said as she gently held Alphys's paw back. "That obviously doesn't sound good. She sounds batshit insane to me."
"yeah...but this isn't something we can ignore, is it?" Sans said. "crazy or not, that woman was strong. and just like the plaques said, there oughta be six more who are just as strong and dangerous, in different ways. and if they have the same mindset that she does..."
"We're in serious trouble if that's the case." Red muttered, turning towards Asriel and Frisk. "I don't think talking to them is gonna work. Wiping out humans and monsters alike...? Doesn't sound like someone who's safe to have a conversation with."
Frisk lowered his head. "...Ebott isn't safe from them if they can cause damage like that...but what can we do about this? If they strike again, even harder than this time..." He softly shook his head, wondering how to prevent future attacks.
"You oughta realize what we have to do, Frisk. We have to deal with them, and to do so ourselves." Flowey told them. "These people...people who are aiming to wipe out humans and monsters alike is not someone we can just allow to roam around. Especially when they possess the power to make it possible. Remember that was just one out of seven. Who's the say they won't bring the rest of them to Ebott next? We can't take that risk, not with the very possibly high casualty count."
"...That's correct." Asgore slowly said, lifting himself off and walking towards the window, staring outside. He placed his paws behind his back. "Indeed...we cannot afford them to do something of this magnitude, especially when they have the potential to make it worse. It is clear to us now that even after centuries passed, the Seven Magicians are a threat. And a threat to both humans and monsters alike. And most concerning, a threat that shall not let up until they succeed. That is not something we can allow. They must be stopped. As soon as possible, with as little damage to Ebott as possible."
"Dad..." Frisk said quietly, as Asriel gently held his hand.
"Asgore...?" Toriel turned towards her husband, slightly surprised by how stern he was becoming. His voice was becoming powerful, as well as determined.
"I meant what I said before. Hesitation has caused my people to suffer. That mistake shall not be repeated, especially not when human citizens could be caught in the crossfire. I cannot afford to waver in this potential crisis." Asgore said with his voice continuing to be filled with authority. So much that Toriel found herself listening most closely to him as she held Chara as close to her as possible. "I can't properly convey to you just how much I did not want things to come to this...but we can't have Ebott City turning into a battleground."
"What are you saying...?" Chara asked quietly. He had a feeling on what Asgore was going to say. He didn't think he would actually do it. Even if it were against the Scene Magicians, who's intentions have been confirmed to be malevolent, it would be ludicrous to him if Asgore would make such a declaration for his sake. He was soon proven wrong.
Asgore continued on. "They have made three very grave mistakes. They caused major damage to the city...humans and monsters have died as a result to said attack. But the one that will be the foremost reason for our retribution...they dared to attack my precious child. And threaten to do each of them again. Not one of these offenses will be ignored. Not one. None of them will continue these transgressions, we cannot give them the chance. We have an idea of what their intentions are, and we can't have Ebott suffer as a result."
Asriel could sense how much his father didn't want to do this. However, he also knew that this was not something he could turn away from. He also did not wish that things would not come to this. But the potential danger can't be ignored, and it must be confronted if they do not want human and monster innocents to suffer for it. He accepted this as their new crisis...but that doesn't mean he had to like it."
"They will not stop. Their grudge has survived entire generations. So we have no choice but to take this revived conflict away from Ebott City and end it ourselves before they can turn it into a second war. We must not allow that to happen!" Asgore declared, a raging flame hiding behind his usually calm and peace-loving eyes.
This was a man who had hesitated to follow through a plan that might not have been noble, but would have ended the monster's suffering much sooner. Hesitation nearly cost him everything. That was not something he would repeat. There was a great threat to both Humans and Monsters that diplomacy won't solve. He would do his best to squelch it before the damage becomes too immense to be undone. He, along with everyone else, would do their best to protect the peace that everyone strived to achieve, and strived to maintain. With this, Asriel, Toriel, Frisk, and Chara's eyes flashed with the same desire. Following suit, everyone else's eyes flashed with that same desire as well.
They will face the threat, filled with Determination.
Me: Here we are. From chapter 35 onwards we have ourselves the Seven Magicians Arc. And as you can see from the beginning, they're no joke. As confirmed by just one of them, they've grown to have a complete disregard for both human and monster life. To add onto that, Chara seems to hate them with a passion.
Chara: We have to crush them all. They threaten to destroy everything we worked for!
Muffet: Chara-Dearie...
Asriel: Chara doesn't get worked up like this often...this is really serious.
Sans: asgore's character development may have actually stuck. he's looking to find the threat and get rid of it before it causes irrevocable damage. that sounds like something a king would strive for. because this really isn't a situation where hesitation is a luxury.
Undyne: We've gotta prevent a war from breakin' out. Which means we gotta take them down fast!
Me: Well...on the bright side, I can also practice some world-building! Like Asgore said, this conflict is not to stay in Ebott. The chances of casualties are far too high to risk. Until the next chapter!
