Yo, now I'm posting a new chapter, just like I promised. :)

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The streets are empty. The houses are empty. Every monster who could, have escaped to a safer place while the ones who are either strong enough to resist, or didn't want to leave, stayed. The underground has gotten so empty, so blank and lifeless since that human came. But only two people knows what's really happening. It didn't start off like this. It just happened over and over until it drove them mad. Or at least one of them thinks the human got mad, but the other knows better. He knows how quickly Frisk's personality changed, how suddenly her posture and look in their eyes changed. There's someone else in that body, that person isn't Frisk anymore.

The human child approaches the large hotel, a house they've gone through many times and intend to go through this for the last time. It's really annoying for them, more monsters have been evacuated than previous times so they don't have as much LV as before. It must be because of that man. Even that stupid skeleton Papyrus was weary of them before they had even met. This time, they'll make it count. And they'll not let that man get a hold of their heart like that again.

"Yah, kid-chan." The child immediately tenses up at the cheerful voice, turning around with their weapon in hand to look for the voice. "I was wondering when you were coming."

As they find Byakuran, he's leaning casually against the wall, as if he's been there this whole time even if he wasn't there when they started looking. The memory of this man killing them runs through their body as a phantom pain pulses through their soul. Byakuran just continues to smile, without his wings this time, as if he isn't facing someone who has killed the majority of his friends already. He was quick to act last time to stop them, but why did he wait until now to show himself? Why is he acting differently every single time?! It's so frustrating!

Byakuran hums happily, his smile widening as he waves a hand in front of his face as if that will be enough to disperse the tension in the air. It doesn't.

"There's no need to be so tense. I just came to greet you. You haven't had dinner here in a long time, right?"

Byakuran points towards the entrance of MTT building and the child quickly shift into a ready stance at the sign of movement, in case he attacks. They can never be sure what this man will do, but this time they'll make sure he'll lie by their feet in a pool of blood. They won't let themselves be caught off guard. Byakuran laughs a little at their suspicion, dropping his hand and standing up from the wall.

"You need to eat. There's no use in continuing if you have an empty stomach. I'm just showing my great manners to one of my fans."

They scoff loudly at the thought, sneering at the man. Why would he ever think they are his fan of all things? Rather, they hate him. They hate how cheerful he acts, how unpredictable he is and that they just can't beat him because of that unpredictability. It's so infuriating to them!

"I'm not a fan of yours. Far from it!"

"And there I have another reason." He comments lightly before turning towards the door, looking at her with slightly opened eyes over his shoulder. "So can you join me?"

The child freezes up at Byakuran's stare, so intense and so sudden that they can never really get used to it. Unconsciously, they grip into their shirt over their heart, it's beating wildly at the moment. But as suddenly as his serious demeanor appeared, it disappears with an easy going smile.

"Great! Let's go then."

The two humans walk inside the abandoned house together and even if the child doesn't want to, they follow Byakuran into the restaurant. Their eyes widen slightly when they look at the table where they talked with Sans. It feels like such a long time ago and it's completely different this time. There's actually… Food. Only sweets so it can't exactly be called food but that's still something. What's all of that doing there?

Byakuran notices the child's surprised and confused stare, that stare making them look slightly more similar to Frisk. But he quickly shakes away that thought. It's a demon right now,. But he netherless walks over to the table, gesturing towards the food with his smile still in place.

"I made sure you would get something to eat this time. There's no need to sugar coat how much you hate me. Though, I do hope this will 'mellow' down your anger." He picks up a marshmallow, squeezing it slightly. Where did he get those? "But maybe you donut want to. That's fine too, just means more sweets for me." He then throws it in his mouth like he's done it for years, humming happily at the taste.

The child grimaces when Bakuran throws out those puns. He's not good at them in their opinion, not at all. But they see no real danger in approaching the table, even if it is Byakuran. They haven't eaten anything sweet in a long time after all. And it doesn't seem like he will attack them anytime soon. But that is just wistful thinking to the child, because Byakuran's mood can quickly change. The moment they spot chocolate on the table though, they waste no further feeling of doubt and walk over to sit down. They immediately take the chocolate bar and start to munch on it, causing Byakuran to chuckle slightly in humor.

Byakuran sits down on the other side of the table, pulling an glass ice cream full of marshmallows towards him and take a bite. The male gazes at the happily eating child, once again thinking how much like Frisk this one is acting like. But his friend still isn't there, he must find a way to get Frisk in control again. Last time didn't work that well, but maybe talking will. He's never tried that before after all, and he never tried to warn the skeletons and every other monster before either. The child doesn't feel as powerful as they did last time so what he did must have gotten more monsters to flee.

"It's a shame I couldn't find any flowers." He starts off lightly, closing his eyes in a smile when the child looks up at him, scooping up another spoonful of ice cream. "It would have been a lot nicer then. But the only flowers in Underground would make you remember bad things, and I didn't want that."

Byakuran is amused by the way they tense up when Buttercup is subtly mentioned. The man puts the spoon in his ice cream in his mouth, humming as if he's thinking about something. But he already knows what to say, he has planned all of this out including the child's reactions. He has observed them enough to know what they'll do. Right now, the child is confused by his knowledge and how he came upon it. But he'll steer it away from another topic and make them more confused, making their thoughts be something he can play with and wrap around his finger. He knows how to play the game, he just doesn't like to do it to people who are nice to him. But this person isn't Frisk.

"I think that bouquet would be with… Cyclamen, Lavender, yellow Carnation… Maybe Marigold too. That would make a wonderful combination, don't you think?"

When he looks at the child, they have a confused and weary look on their face. They have no idea why Byakuran is doing all of this. First he mentions the buttercups as if he knows something about them and then goes on to talk about which flowers would fit best on the table. This man… is truly confusing. At least he gives them chocolate, they needed something to heal themselves with.

"I… guess…?"

Byakuran seems even more pleased with her answer, nodding to show he's pleased with their answer and picks up a marshmallow to squeeze it slightly. He still has his closed gaze turned towards the child.

"Those flowers really fit you. But if you were to choose, which flowers would you pick?"

As the child watches Byakuran eat the marshmallow, they once again think of just what he's doing. Is he trying to make them feel comfortable and then when they least expect it kill them? They're not that stupid, Byakuran can't be trusted how he's acting at the moment. His tone is too lighthearted for him to talk to someone who killed his friends. Way too lighthearted. So they straighten their shoulders to show that they are alert, tilting their head up slightly and look determinedly at Byakuran. Byakuran doesn't let his smugness show, the child acts just like he want them to.

"I would say white flowers. Daisies, I remember that I liked those flowers too."

Byakuran suddenly bursts out laughing, making the younger human jump slightly in surprise at his sudden outburst. What is that man finding so humorous about what flower they picked? Is he mocking their tastes in flowers? How can he laugh in their face like that!? He asked for their opinion and they gave it to him! He just want to mock them and make them a fool out of themselves!

Just when they open their mouth to say something insulting to Byakuran, he opens his eyes and pinn her with a hard stare which makes them freeze up. They're certain it's their imagination, but it's almost like his eyes are glowing even brighter than usual. But it has to be their imagination, that's not possible.

"Those flowers are awful for your personality. Oleander is better." Byakuran goes back to smiling but with his eyes still open this time, but his gaze not as intense anymore. "The first flower someone chooses is most times the one that symbolises them best. Daisies are a terrible association to you. After all, you are poisonous, not Pure."

The child gets more angry at his accusation. Even if that is true, he can't simply decide what they see fitting for the table just because of the flower's meaning. That's ridiculous! Some other older human can't decide what their preference is! So they glare right back at the man, trying to kill him by simply staring at him. But his smile only widens in response, amused by their attempt to intimidate him. It won't work when the child has chocolate smeared around their mouth like that.

"My choice are Daisies, not some flower I've never seen before! You asked for my opinion and I gave it to you! And what's with these stupid talks about flowers anyway? If you want to kill me, just do it already!"

Byakuran's smile disappear when they say that last bit and this causes the child to feel slightly nervous. But they don't move their gaze from him, keeping up a strong front for their dignity. They won't go down simply because of an intimidating stare. Or else, they would have never been able to gone past Undyne. Damn that fish woman...

"I've never said I wanted to kill you did I?" He starts off, placing his head in his hand with the elbow on the table, his sweets completely forgotten. "You always assume things before it's confirmed, throwing yourself head first into battles without truly knowing of the consequences. You get angered easily when your beliefs are questioned. Questions like 'why are you doing this?', 'do you really believe that's right?', 'what would you do if you fail?'. You hate answering them. I'm not a bad person. But I at least know what my intentions are."

They glare harder at Byakuran, shaking in effort to restrain themselves. If they attack, he really will kill them and they will be forced to do so much to get here again. They didn't SAVE when they came in. And they aren't close enough to the exit that they can reach the SAVE point in time before he can attack. This man doesn't understand anything! They know what their intentions are, who they are. They'll eradicate monsters and humans alike! He doesn't have any right to judge them, he barely does anything in the first place! He must be lying, everyone are lying.

"I know what my intentions are! You have no right to judge me. You don't know anything about me!"

Byakuran starts smiling again, this time it looks a lot more sinister than how he usually smiles. It causes a small chill to run down their back.

"Oh? I'm afraid you're wrong about that one. I know a lot about you."

The way he says that, the way he smiles. It really does seem like he knows them from inside out. But that's not possible, that can't be possible. No one knows them. He doesn't know anything about them, he has to be lying. Frowning, their gaze flickers away briefly before meeting his purple eyes again. He seems only more amused by her small amount of doubt.

"No you don't, no one does. Everyone has forgotten about me, they must have."

"You aren't forgotten as much as you think… Chara-chan."

Chara freeze up, shocked that he would know their name. And throw it around so casually too. He shouldn't have heard that name before. He shouldn't even know they're inside this body in the first place. How can he know their real name?

"H-How do you know my name?"

Byakuran closes his eyes in a smile, looking so content when he should be anything but content. Chara really can't understand what that man is thinking or how he even discovered that name. He couldn't have gotten that information without any kind of help. Has Asriel betrayed them already!?

"Hmm~? Oh, I don't know. Just a lucky guess." He opens his eyes again and despite his content looking face and posture, his eyes are piercing. "And what about your necklace? If you were so sure on what you're doing, you wouldn't pick it up every time, would you?"

Chara narrows their eyes at him, putting their hands in their lap to clench their pants. They can't kill him. He doesn't know what that necklace means to them, that necklace doesn't prove anything. But they have to wonder what he means with that necklace hindering them. It isn't hindering them… Is it?

"That necklace has nothing to do with my intentions. I know what I want to do, what I have to do."

Byakuran takes another marshmallow, looking at it as he squeezes the little treat. Chara doesn't know what kind of look he has in his eyes as he stare at the treat, but it makes them feel very uncomfortable.

"You failed meeting your parents expectations. You failed your 'village'. You failed the first time you tried to do this 'mission' of yours. And that caused your death. What makes you think that you could succeed this time?"

Chara leans forward, snarling in anger. How can he know all of this?! And it isn't them who have failed, it's others who have failed! The others turned their back on them so Chara did the same!

"I am stro-."

"But not strong enough." Byakuran interrupts, a smug smirk on his face as he looks back at the child. "You don't have anything truly worth to fight for, that makes you weak. That time you could defeat Sans-kun wasn't because of your strength, but because of his weakness. I don't have any pure reasons to protect this world, but that's alright. Because I'm strong enough that I can ignore such reasons. But you, you are a child. So even if you consume the strength of every single monster, simply because of the prospect of gaining power, do you still believe you can defeat me?"

Chara nods, their resolve and hate for this man hardening at that question. Of course they'll be able to defeat him. If they can beat Sans once, they can do it again. Same with Papyrus. And if they can beat the skeletons, they can beat Byakuran too.

"I can. And I will."

He just laughs a little at her, a mocking glint in his eyes which spell out clearly 'you'll always lose to me'. This makes Chara even more furious. He's looking down on them and that's unacceptable! Chara will make sure to kill him this time.

"That determination won't get you far, Chara-chan. I only know one person who can wield it well in this world but that person isn't you."

They scoff, leaning back against the chair and cross their arms. Now it's their turn to smirk smugly, doesn't he already know that person is gone? Trapped within their own mind.

"What, you're talking about that kid? They're long gone and you know that."

Byakuran nods, popping a marshmallow in his mouth before answering. They are saying and doing just like he thought they would. This game is his to play. Soon, they'll reach the end, where Byakuran will come out victorious.

"Of course I do, or else it wouldn't be so easy to kill you. But I wasn't talking about either of you. I was talking about me. You don't know the true nature to your power, how you can consume power like you do or how you can reset. But I do. And if I want to, I can take away all your powers completely, making you a perfectly normal human."

This makes Chara slightly nervous but doesn't break eye contact with the man. If they break eye contact now, it will look like they accept that they can't win. But they can. They don't care what nature their power is, with enough Determination they can beat anything. And Byakuran is no exception. But something doesn't fit well with what he just said...

"If you could do that, you would have done it a long time ago. What's the holdup? If you can defeat me so easily, why don't you just do it?" Byakuran stays quiet, munching on some more sweets as he keeps his gaze on the child. Chara, believing that they've seen through his bluff, laughs loudly before they lean forward and point exaggeratedly at Byakuran. Now, it's finally their time to be on the offensive. "You're lying about that, aren't you? You don't know how to take away my powers! You're just fake! A fake monster hiding behind that stupid smile all the time! You're no miracle worker or angel from a prophecy!"

Byakuran just looks at her calmly, that smile still on his face. Once Chara's rant is over, they get slightly uncertain again. That smile… It really looks like he's a snake preparing for its finishing leap to kill its prey. So venomous...

"I may have lied to people but my existence is not a fake one. Yours is." Chara falters even further, their eyes widening slightly at his words. "You cling onto this hope, this feeling of wanting to be alive that you had to force yourself into another body. That's so pitiful. When you die, your duty is over. No matter how many plans you've made, no matter how much work you've put down into it, you should accept that they're over when you die. The only reason you were able to be alive again at all was because that kind goat buried your body right where Frisk-chan landed. I always was curious why Frisk-chan had the same colour on their soul as you, you inserted yourself from the very beginning. If you had stayed dead, you would have never met me. Wouldn't that have been a wonderful thing? Staying in limbo blackness instead of receiving pain over and over as you die? To be forever alone in the darkness as you reflect over what you have done wrong with your life to deserve that judgment."

Chara gulps slightly, visibly shaking as they remember that horrible feeling of death. The more he speaks, the darker the room seems to become and the more claustrophobic they feel. They can almost hear death whisper into their ear to come back, it's their due. But Chara refuses. This is their body now and they will destroy everyone with it. But the way he talks about it… It almost seems like he has-...

"You… sound like you have experience…"

Byakuran blinks, pretending to seem surprised at her statement. But after a second or two, he laughs and is smiling again, looking like the same cheerful bastard as always.

"I wonder." Byakuran then stands up, making Chara tense and shift to the edge of their seat. They can honestly say that they are very scared of Byakuran in this moment, because he somehow knows so much and they get the feeling he knows even more than that. That thought is terrifying… Not to mention the feeling of death is still looking over them. "This was nice. We should do this again sometime. Well, now I have to go and check on Mettatton-kun. I'll see you later."

Byakuran picks up the bowl of ice cream and marshmallows and walks past Chara towards the exit. They almost jump at the opportunity to kill the threat right now, but they can never know when he's ready for an attack or unprepared. But their uncertainty gives Byakuran the time to exit the restaurant which makes the room eerily quiet. Chara looks at the many sweets sitting on the table but doesn't feel like eating any more. Byakuran has ruined their appetite quite effectively. Meanwhile, Byakuran has a smug smile on his face. He puts another marshmallow in his mouth as he walks towards the core building.

Now that the seed is set, it'll only grow and make them weaker. They won't stand a chance against him and Sans now.

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Flower language:

Cyclamen, (Good things come to an end, Death, Goodbye) Lavender, (Caution, Silence) yellow Carnation, (You have disappointed me) Marigold, (Attracts dead souls, ill-faith, Grief, Cruelty) Daisies, (Purity, Loyal love, Innocence) Oleander (You better watch out, Toxic)

It is always implied that Byakuran knows a lot about flower language, so I decided that he could use it to confuse Chara. I hate Chara... Or, ok, I don't super hate them, just dislike them. Because I don't like to play when I kill the monsters... Anyway, hope you enjoyed the chapter!

See ya soon~.