Bard's Tale
Chapter Three
Sunlight's glow and Past's woes.
"Kill or be Killed."
"What a sickly term, yet true nevertheless."
"Yet… the line it draws is ever so closer than before.
"Asriel, when the time comes… can you do..."
"What must be done?"
Frisk, Asriel and Sans walk towards the home. Sans enters ahead of them while Asriel takes a few deep breaths. Frisk rubs his back trying to help him calm down.
"I-I don't know if I can do this, its scary to think what my parents might think after all these years of being gone, with them thinking I am dead!" Asriel exclaims with fear in his eyes, Frisk just smiles as she steps back.
"I know, and its been a bit crazy with my own reuniting with friends from my past… I still want to know why, but for now its nice to know they still care and worried for me. I feel it will be so much better once you get inside. I could say I want to introduce someone I ran into on the way here then again it might be better if I do that with Penny and Jake too..." Frisk mumbles as she rubs her chin in thought. Asriel looks at her with worry as she brings up the two new humans.
"C-Can we talk about that real quick? Can we… truly trust them?" Frisk perks up before looking at Asriel. The look in his eyes quickly told her the fear he had, he was afraid of humans, for he had one whom betrayed him as family. She reaches out and pulls him into a hug.
"Yes, you can. They protected me when I was younger, whenever I was in danger they would find me… there used to be a lot of people whom did wrong things for the right reasons too when I lived in the same city… I almost forgot it all when I came here and started trying to save everyone here… nothing else mattered as the days blended together into feeling like it had been decades..." Frisk says with a gentle smile. "Even if they are my old friends, I will still protect you if I think they mean to do harm." She says holding him in her arms.
"Frisk… why would you turn your back on your friends for me?" Asriel's eyes were wide hearing her words.
"I don't know, I just would." Frisk's arms tightly slightly. "Something in me just wants to protect you, and be there with you." She gently says before breaking her hug. Upon standing up straight she feels a hand poke her shoulder causing her to turn her head to see Penny back early.
"Hello again." Penny says with a smile. "I had a weird feeling you needed me, so we came back." Penny's smile glows as Frisk looks to Asriel whom nods. It would break the ice a little if more than one person were introduced.
"Alright yeah, I did need ya… first off let me explain something. What you know about everything isn't the same here… Asriel here, has been dead for some time, hundreds of years to be exact. His parents are inside there, Monsters live practically forever unless they have a kid, whom has to live eighteen years before they achieve full maturity. Upon which..." Frisk glances at Asriel who looks away.
"The parents begin to weaken and lose their supposed immortality, granting them a set number of days depending on how strong their magic is and how strong their child became with their magic… the stronger the child the weaker they become." Asriel says finishing what Frisk was saying. "I accepted that news when I became a flower that if someday I returned and lived among my parents, I would have to watch them die." He says with pain residing in his eyes.
"I don't get it exactly, but it sounds like this is the first time 'Asriel' is getting to see his parents since his death?" Frisk nods.
"Please don't bring up his death to them, because its difficult for them and… It holds lots of painful memories. Today is a good day." Frisk says before sighing. "I'll explain more in detail what we mean by things as 'became a flower' and such." Frisk says, only to be pulled into Penny's chest with her arm over the back of Frisk's neck locking her to her.
"No problem Frisk." She lets go before smiling. "I owe you so much more for not being there to help you with whatever happened all those years ago." Frisk's eyes glance away with pain. Asriel catches the look in Frisk's eyes, noticing the pain… what did happen to cause her to arrive here? Frisk takes in a deep breath before exhaling as she stands straight.
"Alright, time to get this over with. I'll call you two out and then ill call out and say 'you can come in now' for Asriel. This is gonna be… awkward I fear." Frisk says before standing straight and putting a smile on her face. 'It feels off, but to know Penny is here… kinda makes me feel better… Five years since it happened. Speaking of which… I should probably tell Sans I am not fifteen.' Frisk shakes her head and goes up to the door as Asriel stands near Penny and Jake with worry and a feeling of awkwardness.
"Asriel right?" Penny asks staring at the door, causing Asriel to jump.
"Y-Yes?" He responds with worry, she turns around with a smile before putting up a hand with two fingers for peace.
"Lets all be great friends alright?" Asriel's eyes widen as he suddenly felt a bit more relaxed before smiling and nodding his head.
"Y-Yeah! Alright!" Jake smile looking at the two before looking at the door. Inside Frisk greets everyone, inside was the whole gang, everyone whom she faced the hardest times with, and whom all were there when she woke after the big fight. Mettaton, Blooky, Muffet, Asgore, Papyrus, Toriel, Undyne, and Sans.
Everyone was chatting and getting along, the most noticeable person was Mettaton whom was fully rebuilt and powered into his 'glamorous' state as he was putting it.
"You took your time my child, did you have complications getting here?" Toriel asks with worry, Asgore's eyes twitch as he hopes no more monsters attacked her along the way after finally giving a decree that the fight against humans were over. Frisk shook her head.
"Not really, I got side-tracked when I ran into someone." Toriel's face brightens a bit with a smile.
"Is that so? Good to hear your making new friends." Frisk fidgets a bit as Toriel says this.
"Not exactly making new friends… As you all know I did come from the surface… A friend from there felt drawn here after the barrier fell and so… she and her brother were kinda… walking around the underground when I bumped into them." Silence rang out, Humans? Came to the underground so soon after the barrier had been felled? "Penny, Jake you two can come in now." She calls out as the two walk in, being taller than Frisk, she felt a bit embarrassed. "This is Jake and Penny Sulavan… I knew them before I ended up here." She says as the group was surprised, Mettaton smiles as he walks up to the two and gives them both a good look.
"I say darling, you have some good friends from what I can see. Their souls feel akin to yours! If I must say, their souls are dazzling like spotlights for you, as if only to make yours shine even brighter!" Mettaton speaks with glee before standing straight.
"Your… a…" Penny started as Mettaton chuckles.
"I am the star of the underground! Mettaton! You must think I am a robot, but I am merely a ghost who has inhabited this as my permanent home, my other family like Bloo over there hasn't chosen a body or have taken over old punching dummies." Mettaton exclaims as Toriel smiles and walks over.
"Sorry I didn't introduce my self before child. I am Toriel Dreemurr, and this is my home. If Frisk welcomes you, then I do as well." Toriel says before Penny pokes Frisk gently and looks at her questionably.
"Toriel here is among some of the oldest around from the day that they were sealed underground. So to her every human is a child until they are eighteen." Toriel nods before looking at the new comers.
"Would you like some tea or perhaps some pie?" Penny, not wanting to be rude nods.
"Pie sounds nice. Jake you?" Jake gives a 'hm' for a second before nodding.
"Tea is all, thank you." He says before Toriel walks off with humming a tune. Papyrus walks up with a shining smile as he suddenly decides to proclaim himself to them.
"I AM THE GREAT PAPYRUS! IT IS AN HONOR TO MEET FRIENDS OF THE HUMAN FRISK. IT IS NICE TO MEET YOU HUMAN PENNY, AND HUMAN JAKE!" Penny couldn't help but smile.
"Likewise, it is an honor. Tibia honest, it is an honor to meet you all." The room goes silent as Papryus slowly turns to Sans.
"SANS… HAVE YOU ALREADY STARTED TO INFLUENCE THE HUMANS WITH YOUR REDICULOUS PUNS?!" Papyrus screams as hes suddenly found by Sans' side. Whom of which couldn't help but have a big smile from the pun, as couldn't several others. Undyne whom was sitting on a couch smirks at the two.
"So you two are friends of Frisk's huh? Are ya as TOUGH as Frisk is? She may be nice, bu-" Alphys jabs Undyne gently in the side.
"D-Don't be rude Undyne… F-Frisk was able to endure… b-but it wasn't painless for her." She says as Undyne gives a heartly laugh.
"Yeah I guess your right, still don't mean I can't find out what other humans are like! You boy, we should spar sometime, you look like you get in quite a few fights from those eyes of yours!" Undyne exclaims as Frisk shudders. Jake started to smirk as Frisk suddenly spoke up.
"Undyne, no one can keep up with you… you bench two ton boulders..." Jake's face drained of color as Undyne started to laugh heartily again.
"Ya got that right brat!" Undyne cheers as Alphys sighs.
"S-Sorry bout her, This is Undyne, and I a-am Alphys. S-She c-can be a bit over drastic… s-so feel free to let me know if she gets t-too crazy." Penny smiles and nods.
"Sure thing." Penny says as Asgore stands up and kneels before Penny and Jake.
"I am Asgore Dreemurr, humbled and honored to meet you both. I would like to ask you two questions once all the formalities are done about how you knew to come here suddenly..." Frisk chuckles as she looks at Muffet whom waves.
"I would stay dear, but I just got a notice that my kin need my help at the bakery. I will introduce myself, I am Muffet, if ya want to buy something let me know dears." Muffet says as she climbs up into the ceiling and vanishes into a dark corner. Toriel returns and hands Penny and Jake their pie and tea before turning to Asgore with a glare.
"Does it matter how they knew?! They came for Frisk, she has friends who care and you want to question them? Perhaps they just had a feeling or just decided to explore the mountain and got lucky!" Toriel says angrily. "You don't need a reasoning for something to happen Asgore!" Toriel's eyes were filled with an anger.
"They were married, Toriel broke it off from what I can tell..." Frisk whispers quietly to Penny and Jake whom nod quietly. "Also don't mention how long I have been gone, i'll explain it later to you." She says before standing straight. "Its okay Toriel, I don't blame him for being cautious, it is your people that are at risk with reintroduction to humankind, Humans may not have magic anymore, but technology wise we have advanced so much we don't know how everyone will react to you yet..." Toriel sighs and nods before glancing at Penny and Jake.
"That is true… it makes me wonder why you two were not surprised to see us. Everyone else is busy making plans for the day they can return to the outside..." Frisk smiles gently as she stands straight.
"That is another thing… You can come in now." Frisk calls out as the door to outside opens. It doesn't take long as Asriel suddenly walks in looking away with embarassment, Toriel and Asgore's eyes begin to widen. Toriel was the first to take a step towards him.
"A-A..." Toriel's words are at a loss as Asriel looks up at her before gently smiling. "Is that… truly you? Is it real… I am not dreaming again am I?" Toriel asks as she stands just before him. He mentally exhales before smilingly brightly at Toriel.
"I am Asriel as it gets… mom." He says and in that moment, she swiped him up in a hug. Asgore slowly walks over and joins the hug, for this was not the moment for anger, but joy as their son, their child Asriel was home.
"Asriel, I-I can't believe… I am so happy to see you again! B-But how? How did you..." Asriel glances away with a blush.
"Frisk… is the reason. Shes very persistent to help people..." Frisk walks over and smiles at Toriel and Asgore.
"We will explain more later, but it was harder to convince him to come with us, all of us to the surface." She says, as Toriel breaks her hug and picks Frisk up before pulling her into a hug.
"Thank you!" She cries into Frisk's neck. "I never thought if somehow he could comeback he would… I always feared I failed him. Ever since I saw him turn to dust that day nine hundred years ago…." She says, Asgore looks over and nods.
"Thank you Frisk, you a human have shown us more kindness than we deserve, from showing mercy… to bringing back our son… thank you." Asgore says, Asriel was just surprised how easy it was going. Things started to wind down as Papyrus introduces himself to Asriel before letting Undyne and Mettaton do so next. Outside the window a hooded figure smiles while watching inside.
"So things are going well… though Penny and Jake didn't wait. Ah well…" The Bard starts to walk away when he stops suddenly. "Perhaps it is time to see what happens in the past again, where all the trouble began, with the one known as… Merz." The bard says as he vanishes into the darkness of the underground.
Hours passed by before everyone had settled down and most of everyone left. The last one was Asgore as he and Toriel discussed a few details before he left to his home in his castle. Toriel turns back to see Frisk, Penny, Jake, and Asriel all talking at the couch, each one was smiling and things just felt more alive with the four of them. She walks towards them and takes a seat in her rocking chair.
"Wow, that is crazy! I would have kept running even if she fell down exhausted." Penny exclaims as she listens in about how Frisk first fought Undyne.
"True… I wanted to but, She was lying there and I feared if I didn't do something she would have died. It was so hot there… so I helped her, and ever since then she hasn't been as mean to me since, a little snarky and rude… but in kind of a sisterly like way." Frisk says with a smile. It was at this time Toriel noticed how vibrant Frisk's eyes were. It was also when she stopped seeing her previous child sitting there and Frisk truly for whom she was, a very kind and loving soul. Frisk's golden eyes were miles away from the vibrant ruby eyes Chara held.
Toriel smiles as she thinks back upon the day Asriel found Chara, he was worried for them. She feared Chara for they were human… and she hadn't fully forgotten the days of war.
Years ago…
"Mother!" Asriel's voice calls out to her. She was currently doing dishes as she prepared to make dinner. She places the plate down and walks into the living room. Her eyes widen as she sees the boy being carried by Asriel, bloody and injured.
"Asriel!" She didn't move as she called his name. Asriel looks up at her with pleading eyes.
"Mother, this person they were in the ruins and were hurt! Can you heal them?!" He pleads, his eyes filled with worry. She had two choices… Lie to him and then finish the human off and tell him she couldn't… or heal him here and save his life. The thought of lying caused a ping of pain through her chest as she walks up to him, her hand shaky as she saw the blood on the human. It hurt, but then she recalls that she had treated humans back during the war as well. Humans whom stood up for them.
"It will be okay little one." Toriel says as the human opens his eyes and looks up at her with pain. The bright ruby red eyes looking up at her causes her to lose herself in them. Like eyes of the humans whom struck down monsters, it held an evil, but not towards her kind…
Present time..
'It was so long ago… now I have a child with me that has eyes that wish to help and heal. To protect and guide… this is the human that I wish had fallen as dark as it is for me to wish that had fallen down here then. However… perhaps it was better for now then then.' Toriel thinks with a smile as she looks at the group.
"Everything alright mother?" Asriel asks as she realizes that everyone was looking at her. She nods gently with a smile.
"Yes. I am still just baffled at what Frisk has done. Anyways, for tonight everyone can stay here. San brought an extra bed over to Asriel's room. So one of you may sleep in there and the other two will need to share the living room. I hope this is alright with you four." The four of them nod as Penny looks at Jake and then Frisk.
"I say Frisk takes the bed. She sounds like she needs a good rest better than me and Jake. Plus she is the one whom saved Asriel, I doubt you want a stranger in your room Asriel." Penny says as Jake nods. Toriel smiles and nods.
"Alright, I will get your beds ready and get some pillows and blankets for you two." Toriel says as Asriel looks at Penny and Jake.
"I… Thanks, sorry if I am not all that comfortable with you two yet..." Jake shakes his head with a smile.
"No, we should be sorry. We should have camped outside the entrance and waited like my gut said, but Penny wanted to explore being the first ones to arrive. We intruded on your home, and as such we should be the ones be apologizing." Penny nods in agreement. Frisk smiles as Toriel enters the room with pillows and blankets.
"So Toriel, what is the plan for Tomorrow?" Frisk asks as Toriel places the blankets and pillows down.
"Well, we figured we would get the group we would have tonight venture out and make first contact…" Penny and Jake look at each other before nodding.
"We could guide you to our city Henia, its a city in the mountains. Its placement is actually not too far from here and… well if we can help get your people settled in faster then I say we do it." Penny offers as Frisk nods.
"I think that is a great idea Penny, Henia has lots of space still to expand, and with the help of Monsters and Humans it could expand even further. Perhaps they could even reopen the Mines that were shutdown for extra jobs." Frisk says as she smiles brightly at the idea.
"Hmm, that sounds like a plan of action then children. I will let you four talk and settle in, do not stay up to late now. I am going to head to bed, goodnight everyone." Toriel says as a chorus of goodnights are returned. Toriel vanishes down the hall, the sound of a door opening and closing can be heard as Penny looks to Frisk.
"Now that she is gone… you want to explain what happened Frisk?" Frisk was looking down the hall when this suddenly came, causing her to jump slightly.
"You want to know why I came down here..." She says as Penny nods, Asriel looks at Penny then Frisk.
"I was… wondering that too Frisk. I learned of all the rumors from the other… children." Asriel says as Frisk inhales and sighs before Jake speaks out.
"Listen you two, I can understand you want to know… but can't you tell its ha-" Frisk shakes her head before looking forwards.
"Its fine Jake. I was gonna have to tell you guys sooner or later… Penny knows some of what I have gone through, though I never wanted to recount the full tale of what caused me to end up here." Frisk says as Penny takes Frisk's right hand, while Asriel takes her left. Frisk smiles gently before taking another deep breath. "So, besides very few people, I.. was not very well liked. In fact, before I moved to Henia I lived in another town. Belara, it is located just below the mountain where Henia is located at." Frisk states as Penny's eyes gently widen. Asriel was listening intently, his hand holding gently and firmly to hers. Jake's eyes narrow at Frisk waiting to hear more.
"I was an orphan, my father I never knew him. No one would tell me anything when I originally asked, and my mother had died recently as I could only figure out. I can only recall the day I woke up in the local doctor's office everything else is just missing, anyways I heard him talking about how disgraceful the people of the town were and how ignorant they were. He tended to me for a while before he left, and I took to the streets, people would stare at me with fear and disgust. There was only one whom showed me kindness, an elderly lady whom made this sweater for me the day I left the town on my own." She says as Asriel looks at her with worry.
"Y-You left your town alone?" He asks his hand tightens around hers, she gently smiles and tightens her own hand with his.
"Yes. I felt it would be better, as nearly everyone didn't want me there." Frisk says, her gaze falls to the floor. In the hallway, everyone was staring at Frisk, no one could tell there was two people spying on them. Toriel and Sans. Toriel's eyes were wide and towards the floor. Sans was staring off into the distance his eyes blank.
"They… How can humans be so… cruel towards a child." Toriel whispers quietly, Sans felt an anger spark in his chest. The idea, the thought, the image of Frisk as a child surrounded by people whom didn't like her. It was the same burning anger he felt when she tried Genocide, except this time it wasn't at her. Toriel felt sadness and pain, she only stayed up to make sure everyone was gonna be okay.
"That… is so despicable! How can people look at a child and refuse to help?!" Penny says as she turns her free hand into a fist.
"Penny." Jake says as he sighs. "Humans have been horrible always, you should know this from our classmates how easily they are quick to put people against each other." Jake leans forwards looking at Frisk. "You don't have to keep telling us if it hurts you Frisk, I personally know I have heard enough to understand, but its your call." Frisk smiles and nods at Jake before looking to Asriel.
"I want to finish, so it was winter that day… I had wandered off into the forest when I bumped into a group of people whom was helping Gaina my guardian move to Heinia. I had collapsed before them when they quickly assisted me to the fire they had and helped me warm up. After that, Gaina took me to Heina and I lived somewhat nicely there… until that day came. The day I fell. We had gone on a trail hike towards the forest to go gather some herbs for Gaina's burning scents she had gotten into making. The Herbalist told her she could get the best from the forest her self for them since they would be fresher than when they ordered some and it would be cheaper to hike down for a short than it would be to order them." Frisk says as Asriel looks at her, his eyes widen some as he sorta puts things together.
"You were attacked… weren't you." He says weakly, his voice very quiet but loud enough to be heard.
"yes." Frisk whispers as she looks at everyone. "We had gotten to the forest and gotten the herbs, on our way back… then a group of young adults from Belara came into sight, they quickly recognized me and… started to boast that it was their lucky day." The tension in the room began to thicken.
Five Years ago…
"I can't believe it! Look guys! Its her! It really is our lucky day!" The man says with glee, however the of five group looks over to Gaina and Frisk, Gaina was an elderly looking lady with white hair. The look in the group's eyes were not one of good intentions. Frisk grips Gaina's hand tightly, she had a scarf around her neck of a deep purple color.
"Damn the little thing lived?" Another spoke as the main guy looks at the group and then at her.
"I can still remember the day her mother was put down for being an abomination. The damn parents didn't finish the job because she was a little brat still! I say we finish the job!" He says as Gaina quickly turns to frisk.
"Run!" She screams as she moves in the path to block the group from Frisk, she may have been no longer in her prime, yet she was not dead yet. The group began to move towards them as Frisk began to terrorifyingly climb the mountain.
"Don't use your arrows or knives. Fists only, then we can use the rocks to make it look like an 'Accident'." The man says as the group began to get close. Frisk climbs quickly up the mountain side, her skillful climbing allowing her to get up the rather small grab spots available. Three of them took it upon themselves to take care of Gaina. While the main leader and another starts climbing after Frisk. The main one pulls out his bow and nooks an arrow in.
"That scarf will be your downfall!" He screams with glee. The arrow is sent flying as Frisk quickly reacts and moves her head. Her scarf is ripped and unfolds off her as it falls to the ground. She quickly climbs upon a ledge as the group leader growls. "Finish off the old lady, the brat wont survive alone out here." He says with a smile. As screams of pain are sent out before a loud crack. The sound of a large rock being dropped next is heard as Frisk on a ledge wince and begins to quietly sob. Gaina… was gone.
Present time…
"And then I fell here… I got lost on the way back to Heina, but I didn't care. Seeing the hole, I just felt… empty so I walks over and fell in." Silence rings in the room as Asriel gets up and squeezes next to Frisk before pulling her into a hug. He could tell she was trying to fight off tears from the memory. "Anyways..." She says with a smile. "Thank you for that Asriel. Lets not dwell on that, I have felt better since I came here… I have met so many people along the way during this journey. And we can talk more later on… tomorrow we head out on a new venture, Its time to get everyone else a place to live." Frisk says before climbing off the couch. Penny sighs and shakes her head.
"Only you can shrug off the trouble and act like its no trouble Frisk..." Penny starts as she and Jake get up and grab their pillows. "However… don't hold it in if ya have people to confide in now. It aint good for you." Frisk looks at Penny as Asriel walks up to her.
"Shes right, don't hold everything in alright Frisk?" Asriel says causing Frisk to look at him, her smile grows before nodding.
"Alright, if I have any issues, I'll talk to you guys." Frisk replies causing Asriel to lose his worry look in his eyes as he takes Frisk's hand into his own again. Penny however looks at their hands and looks at Asriel face, seeing a look in his eyes as she begins to smirk.
'This should be fun, does he like her? Oooh I can't wait to tease them about one another~' Penny mews in her mind as she places her pillow on the floor next to the couch as Jake tilts his head. The sound of Frisk and Asriel heading to their beds is head while Penny and Jake get settled for rest.
"Don't you want to lie on the couch?" Penny shakes her head as she looks at him.
"You can have it, I don't mind this time, it was my idea to come here so I can suffer a bit of floor since you came with." Jake blinks in surprise and smiles at her.
"Aight, thanks sis." He says before gently throwing his pillow at the end of the couch before climbing over her with blanket in hand. The two lie down and get comfy. "So, Think our parents will be happy about this?" Jake asks as he gets a quick chuckle of a response.
"No way." Penny says from the floor before closing her eyes. Off in Asriel's room. Frisk is climbing into her bed as Asriel looks around before looking at the bed.
"Afraid to sleep for fear of waking up to realize it was all a dream?" Asriel jolts to look at Frisk whom was looking at him while sitting in her bed.
"Y-Yeah… I still can't believe it…. How many years went past, how many resets did you do Frisk?" He asks with seriousness taking a seat on his bed. Frisk hums as she looks up at the ceiling before lying down.
"Five years… well over a thousand resets. Finally everyone can be happy as I can make it. You were the last person I could save." She says with a straight forward tone.
"Why? I still don't understand why. I mean I am grateful and all, but… I feel like my life wasn't worth delaying everyone's return." Frisk turns on her side and glares at him.
"Your mother's happiness, your father's happiness. Are you saying that you'd be fine with being left in this mountain alone with them on your mind and being okay with being forgotten after seeing them this happy? Even when Toriel found me she held no happiness. She looked glad, but she was hurting inside to see another human child!" Frisk says sternly. Asriel looks at her and looks away.
"… I guess I shouldn't try to look for a reason why it had to be done, what reason did you want to bring me back though." Frisk looks at him as her eyes soften. She rolls back onto her back before humming again.
"I… don't know. I just, couldn't leave without you. It hurt, the last time I tried… I found myself standing in the 'death' screen again… and that was right after we got outside." Asriel's eyes widen.
"Frisk… you didn't..." Frisk nods her head as she sighs.
"My chest hurt so much thinking about it, thinking about you being alone… I lost control of my legs and walked off the ledge before everyone. Sans berated me next run for it, he was upset at me for doing that and all I could do was stare off with a depressed look before he realized I was bothered by something else." Frisk says as suddenly she feels a hand take hers.
"Don't you ever do that again! I don't care how much your emotionally hurting from something about me or else wise. Don't you ever hurt yourself or kill yourself again!" He pleads in an terrorfied tone, His emerald eyes filled with so worry and fear, it caused a tightening her her chest.
"I… Alright. Sorry for scaring you Asriel." She says softly, his grip doesn't lighten as his eyes lock to hers.
"You promise?" Frisk's eyes widen, her golden eyes glowing in the dim light. "You promise?!" He asks again, this time with more emotion. She gives a nod with a slowly growing smile.
"Promise." She says as his grip lightens. "So, what was your reasoning for worrying for me so much?" Asriel's gaze falls to the bed.
"...Like Chara, your special to me… Unlike him… you gave up so much to save me, where he… wasn't the nicest." He says as Frisk nods.
"He..." Frisk hesistates wondering if she should mention Chara's involvement in some events. Better now then never… "Still isn't. I would be lying if I said he didn't try to influence me after I fell down here." Asriel's eyes snap up.
"That is impossible, hes dead… his soul is go-" Frisk shakes her head.
"No, hes here, in mount Ebott, but not as a living being. I don't know what he is, a type of spirit perhaps. Yet he… tried to get me to strike down Toriel once." She says as a thought crosses her mind. 'And convinced me once that it was the only way to save you… I was such an idiot.' Frisk mentally shrugs off the thought. "However, he vanished a while back so I don't know where he is now or if hes still around." Asriel looks at her before sighing.
"It don't matter anymore." He says shaking his head. "I need to move on, Chara… he was family. However, I can't move on if I don't let go. Hes gone from the living, from my day to day life. I have to repay you, for this chance you gave me, something I… wanted for years… but gave up long before you came." He says before climbing up next to Frisk sitting next to her.
"You can move on, just don't forget about him. He was part of who you were… you also became one with him." Asriel's gaze falls to the floor with a sigh.
"Yeah… I did. However, it was that moment I regret the most. When a monster merges with a human, typically it means their souls and minds become one. One thing no book ever explains is how delayed the memories are given, and that the souls have to work together." Asriel says as Frisk slides off to sit right next to him. "Once we had arrived at the town, I was ready to lay his body down in the flowers there. I hesitated when I realized the flowers weren't the same as ours, and then I was spotted." Frisk's eyes widen as she realizes where its heading.
"Chara… he tried to get you to kill them didn't he?" Asriel nods with a growing frown.
"I never got any of his memories, the first thing to start to be felt by both souls is their desires. And his desire to kill, to absolutely slaughter humans!" He exclaims quietly. His hands grip his knees before shaking his head. "I didn't know whom he was at all. I thought he wanted to be family, but for what I could tell he wanted to use me, use my family to kill humans." Asriel says before taking a deep breath. Exhaling Frisk could tell he was shaking from the memory.
"Listen, lets get some rest. If you have trouble then wake me. Toriel will get upset if we stay up too late now." Asriel smiles and gives a gentle chuckle.
"Yeah… hey Frisk, tonight could I sleep next to you?" Asriel asks as he looks at her. "All this talk, kinda has me shaken up." He says gently with a weak chuckle. Frisk gives a smile before nodding.
"Sure Asriel." She says as she climbs under the covers and scoots over. Asriel slides in next to her as she wraps her arms around his chest and lays her head on his chest causing him to stutter and blush. "But I am gonna use you as my pillow." She says cheerfully. He feels a small chuckle escape his lips as he relaxes and lets her snuggle to him.
"Alright… Frisk? Thanks again and goodnight." He says before closing his eyes.
"Anytime Asriel, goodnight." She responds as the two drift off to sleep.
Years ago
Heltin Mansion.
"So this is the day Merz vanish." The Bard says as he wanders through the halls of a large mansion. "The style is akin to the Japanese style of my world. Interesting." He says as he walks past a girl with pink hair holding a small girl in her arms.
"So Kina, how is things between you and Diake." A girl asks, her hair dark with red tips with silver eyes. She was wearing a maroon themed kimono.
"Well, especially since this little one came into our lives. Who is my precious droplet?" Kina says looking at the child in her arms. "So Ruby, when you gonna talk to Merz about taking things further? You two can't keep this silly relationship to kisses and gropes forever." Kina says with a smile on her face. Kina's pinkish eyes glint with glee. She was wearing a dark blue shirt with long pants.
"Soon, but first I must go out and deal with the my daily routine for my magic. Also don't forget to go visit father after lunch." Kina gives a chuckle before nodding.
"I will, I find it funny he insists on all of you to call him 'Lord Mazerin' yet he always accepts it when you or I call him father. Speaking of which I need to get this little one to her father." Kina says as she gently raises the infant in her arms.
"Poor girl. The source of the ability. Her soul being used as a power source to load, save, and reset. No telling how much pain it put her through each time Frisk reset. To think she accepted this thinking she was helping everyone." The Bard says as he makes his way towards a door, the sound of a spar going on inside. Phasing through it as if he wasn't even there to begin with as he sees before him the next part of the tale he wishes to know.
"Take this!" A blast of fire shoots across the room to an elderly man with golden hair whom blocks it with a rush of water from thin air. The elderly man was wearing a white and golden kimono, while the attacker was wearing a black sleeveless shirt and a pair of baggy pants.
"Your still as cocky as ever Merz." The man says as his emerald eyes stare at the attacker. 'Merz' was a six foot one tall monster, covered head to toe in dark blue and dark crimson colored fur. He looked akin to a fox as he growls, narrowing his cerulean eyes as he looks at the elderly man.
"Shut up pops. One day I'll kick your ass and show I can handle my magic just fine!" Merz calls out as the elderly man.
"If you say so. Now there is something I wished to speak to you about." The man says as he moves away towards a cushion in the back of the room. Taking a seat on the floor and giving a very serious look at Merz causing the young monster to take a seat across from him.
"Yes… Mazerin?" He says taking it serious. 'Mazerin' smiles as he nods.
"Now as you know, you are the only Monster to be born with the power of a mage and the magic of being a monster, while your twin Kina has become fully human with no magic or ability to call her own." Merz sits there listening as Mazerin looks at him with a glare. "And as such with both powers in your hand it is a very dangerous combination, and to that extent I have decided to give something to help control your abilities some, yet it comes with a price." Merz looks at Mazerin with a dark glare.
"What price?" Mazerin smile gently.
"First off you cannot tell anyone in this house of the deal I am making, second… you will be leaving after if you accept it." Merz's eyes narrow dangerously.
"What makes you think I would accept under those conditions." Merz says as Mazerin gives a gentle chuckle.
"True, especially since you and your older sister Ruby have a thing going on… anyways Thirdly, you will train someone in the future." He says before pulling out a box from behind him out of thin air. Opening it up reveals a gauntlet with a golden orb where the armor protects the back of the hand. "This is a gauntlet with an orb of my magic designed to help control and amplify magic used in it. Also to answer your question..." Before Merz could act the Gaultlet was forcing itself onto his right hand. "You don't get a choice my son, This is farewell from me." Mazerin says, his eyes careless as he watches his son try to fight the gauntlet before he sticks his hand out and causes him to be trapped in a dark orb of magic.
In an instant Merz was gone from the world as the Bard's eyes were wide before narrowing in rage.
"YOU SON OF A BITCH! YOUR KNOWINGLY DAMAGING SPACE TIME DOING THAT! YOU KNEW WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IN THE PREVIOUS LIFETIME OF MAGIC, YOU ACTUALLY DESIGNED THE SPLITTING OF THE MULTI VERSE!" The bard screamed as he realizes Mazerin's willingness to disregard safety of everything. The world was still as he screams. "Damn him! Did he know how much mental trauma would happen to everyone if the worlds suddenly merged without the reset of MY friend?! Without someone sacrificing their soul to protect THEM!" He screams before taking a deep breath. "Calm down, its fine. His spell now just sends Merz to the point in time he meets the group. Its cool, timeline is nolonger flubbernucked in the sack anymore. Thank gaia-loving timelord that none of the Sand Guardians picked up on his actions or they would have died before all this." He says before looking at Mazerin.
Time begins to move again, quickly speeding by to a later date, the room is open to a large table where a large group of people were gathered. Some monster, some human. The tension could be seen easily as monster and humans were glaring at one another. The elderly man was missing from the group, there was six humans and seven monsters of different species. Eating calmly yet there was one of the monsters whom was just toying with their food. A sigh escapes their lip. A human slams his utensils at the sigh.
"You got something to say?!" He says with a glare, the human had dark blue eyes as he glares at the pinked eyed monster whom shrinks at his gaze.
"N-No! I am just-" Before a hand blocks their vision. Fox like in nature as a burly man with soft yellow eyes look at the human.
"Enough!" He yells as he looks at the human. "I get everyone is still on edge with our brother-" a human scoffs as the one from before stands up and looks at the large fox monster.
"our brother? He may have been a mage, but he was a monster. He took the power belonging to Kina!" The human yells as another monster stands up.
"You expect him to be that greedy just because of something he was born with?!" A feline like monster says as they turn to the fox like. "Egel, you seriously can't keep protecting them and their outbursts like this!" The monster says with anger in their voice.
"Your lot are all so weak, if Mazerin didn't forbid us from fighting I would have all your heads!" A human yells as suddenly a roar of thunder strikes overhead.
"ENOUGH" A voice yells across the room, the ones standing aside 'Egel' jump in surprise as everyone looks to the end, to see an elderly man and a woman. "I am dissapointed in all of you. While Ruby is out doing work for me, and Merz is missing you all are FIGHTING!" He yells with anger. "I can understand your anger and stress everyone, but for now we must hope Merz is okay." The man says as 'Egel' looks at him.
"Mazerin, your too calm about this! You took it upon yourself to teach him why are you not worried?" Mazerin sighs as he looks at Egel.
"Because I trust my children to make it through. Now let us finish our meal. Jana dear, thank you for telling me the situation go rest now your looking paler than normal today." Mazerin says as he looks to the woman to his side. She smiles gently and nods.
"I will, Egel when you get time will you bring some spare food to my room later? I will eat then." She says as Egel nods with a smile.
"Yes mother, I will." Egel says as time comes to another halt.
"This is odd, so Kina doesn't intervene here? Perhaps later… I should head back… From what I can tell I should arrive a year after everyone has settled in." Bard says as he phases out of the world. Letting it resume its course.
To be continued…
"Alright, I know Cliff hanger, rough chapter near the end. But hey I got it out before midnight my time. So im still on schedule! I had a lot to do today that caused this delay ill do better next time!"- Durai