Behind Closed Doors: Chapter 2 - Flower Power

"Ready?" The flower energetically asked before finishing that question for you. "Here we go!" An odd feeling surged through your mind and chest, almost like something was being drawn out of you.

The adrenaline was slowly starting to wear off, but the moment you had accepted Flowey's offer for help, everything seemed to turn black-and-white.. Not even metaphorically, either. Your body, your skin, the ground, even the flower. Everything was oddly simpler..

That's when you noticed the heart in front of you, looking cracked and worn. You seemed a little empathetic, commenting on the matter. "Jeez, that thing looks like how I feel.. What the hell is it?"

Flowey seemed pleased, as if things were going it's way."Of course it looks like how you feel, dummy! That is your SOUL, the very culmination of your being! Your SOUL starts off weak, but can grow strong if you gain a lot of LV.. and for your size, looks like you're a little lacking.~"

That last sentence seemed more of a quip than anything, especially with that smug grin on it's face.

Huh, so SOULs 'do' exist. You always thought that it was just some mumbo jumbo from religion, but looks like it's true.

"I'm guessing that it's basically my life, then? Explains why it's so cracked."

You cracked a bad jab at yourself and even the flower raised it's brow in confusion and slight concern, but seemed to stick to the track it had going after you added on another comment. "..So what's LV?"

"What's LV stand for? Why, LOVE, of course!" Flowey chirped that happily and innocently, before asking in a sweet but oddly condescending voice. "You want some LOVE, don't you? Don't worry, I'll share some with you!"

"...Yeah, gonna have to have a hard pass on that one.-"

You attempted to dismiss the offer again but flowey's smile seemed more strained as he quickly interrupted you. "-Oh come on, it's all on the house!~"

Abruptly, five odd, spinning pellets seemed to appear in thin air before moving around. "Go on, catch the friendliness pellets!~" Again with the condescending voice.. Jesus.

"Look, I said 'no', take that as an answer, dude." As the pellets flew by your head and body, the face of the flower instantly changed to something disturbing. Some odd, less-human looking set of eyes with a twisted smile.

"You catch on quick! ..That means this is going to be fun.~" Without another warning a halo of the same pellets appeared. "You idiot! In this world, it's kill or BE killed. Why would ANYONE pass up an opportunity like this!?"

All too soon, the halo started closing in on you slowly while that twisted smile grew wider and larger. Something inside you seemed to curl up in defeat, but another part of you didn't want to let it end here.

"DIE."

A sick impish laugh came from the flower before the bullets disappeared, and an orb of flame knocked the flower into the darkness. The heat caused you to recoil and cover your face, keeping it shielded. Before long, you 'had' to support your left arm again, noticing a pair of white shoes approaching- No, were those feet? As the figure approached you noticed the purple robes with a particularly odd rune, but soon after a warm concerned voice commented on the situation, as well as your luck.

"What a terrible creature, torturing such a poor, innocent youth.."

..With that, I present the end to Chapter 2! Not the end of the story by a longshot, but to be honest I'm thinking of what could potentially happen next. I have a general idea, but I'd absolutely love to hear what you guys think about the story so far.

-RampantMemory