Chapter 7: A Shocking Enemy

Frisk glanced up to see a dark castle in front of her. It looked like it had seen better days and she gently touched the cracked stone that was becoming overgrown with vines and crumbling in many places. It looked so forlorn. "This has to be the castle Toriel mentioned," she said and climbed up the steps, going inside.

She followed the hallway, her eyes now seeing more disrepair inside. Rooms that must have been beautiful at one time were dark with the curtains torn, broken glass laying around, and broken furniture. Who could live here? The young girl guessed that the cruel master had done this out of spite and shook her head, gently running a hand over a table that had been ornately carved and her fingers collected the dust from it, making her feel sadder before she straightened up. "No more," she said softly. "I'm going to put an end to their cruel master's rule."

It didn't take her long to find the throne room and her heart leaped in joy when she saw the monsters she had met in there and they were gathered around three other monsters she hadn't met yet. She broke into a run, catching their attention and Toriel gasped in surprise. "Frisk," she said softly.

The child hugged her, to her surprise. "I'm here," she said.

"You made it, kid," Sans said with a tired smile.

She turned and hugged him. "I promised you I would," she said to him. "I promised all of you."

Papyrus had tears in his eyes as he hugged the ten-year-old girl. "You…are truly an amazing human, Frisk," he said, a smile on his face.

Grillby and Undyne also looked ready to cry in joy as they hugged Frisk. "Thank you, Frisk," the fish woman said. "You've helped us to hold on to our hope to be free someday."

"And you've shown us mercy," Grillby said. "Something we haven't been shown in many years."

Frisk smiled gently and then saw three other monsters. She immediately guessed the yellow, injured dinosaur was Alphys and went over to her, hugging the monster gently. "Alphys, I'm so sorry," she said softly.

The dinosaur hugged the ten-year-old child. "Shh, you're not to blame, Frisk," she said gently, wincing slightly from the pain she was in. "You're an unselfish child."

"Indeed," said the tall skeleton clothed in grey, looking drained, but a smile was on his face. "A selfless little one with a heart of gold."

She looked up at him, noting how he was a skeleton like Sans and Papyrus. "Are you…related to Sans and Papyrus?" She asked.

"Yes," he replied. "I am Gaster, their older brother."

He then looked down in shame. "And the reason you are down here," he said. "Our master forced me to bring you here."

He didn't expect Frisk to hug him suddenly. "Because he would hurt Alphys otherwise, right?" She asked softly.

Gaster sadly nodded and the young girl gently touched his face, making him look at her. "It's okay," she said, her voice still soft. "I'm glad you did. Because I'm going to free everyone."

Asgore had tears in his eyes, as did the others. "We have been needing someone to help us keep hoping," the former king said. "You are the one to do that, Frisk. Thank you."

She smiled. "Your cruel master won't hurt you anymore," she said before she turned to the throne, which was currently empty, but she had a feeling the person responsible for the five years of torment the monsters had been put through was there, watching. "It's over," she said, her voice clear and firm. "Free them."

A deep voice responded a moment later. "How do you think you can order that to the ruler of the monsters?" It asked. "Quite foolish of you, girl."

Frisk stood her ground. "You're a coward!" She said.

A tall figure dressed in a black cloak stepped into the light, his cloak hiding his face. This didn't deter the young girl though as she glared at the figure. "You're a bully!" She continued. "I'll free all the monsters down here!"

He just laughed. "The barrier I put up is unbreakable. No one can break it and the other humans who tired were taken care of by me," he said.

This only made Frisk angrier and more determined to free her new friends. "You're a murderer!" She exclaimed. "And you'll be put in jail for what you've done!"

A chuckle answered her as the figure raised his hands to remove his hood. "Now is that a nice thing to say to your brother?" He asked as he revealed his true face.

Of all the people under that cloak, the ten-year-old girl hadn't expected them to be who was now staring at her. "Stephen," she gasped out in horror.

He smirked. "Happy birthday, little sister."

The monsters were all stunned into silence as was the young girl. Their master was related to the young girl they had grown to love and protect as if she was one of their own? Frisk was related to the monster who had caused them so much suffering? Papyrus fell to his knees, shaking hard, something that caught Toriel's attention and she helped him up, but he was still shaking. "Frisk…is in shock," he said. "I can feel it. Her fear, her anger, all of it."

"Poor girl," Mettaton said softly.

"And an awful answer to her birthday wish," Grillby said, his voice saddened. "Something that was truly a selfless wish."

Gaster hung his head. "I wish I could have spared her this," he said sadly.

"She would have had to know eventually, bro," Sans said, his voice also sad. "Especially where she has to face him to keep her promise to free us."

Frisk, in the meantime, had fallen to her knees, realizing her birthday wish had come true, but now was wishing she could take it back. But she couldn't.

Some time back, she remembered her father saying that some people were monsters. She hadn't understood it then, but now, it was crystal clear to her. She looked up at the young man she called her brother.

But he wasn't her brother now. He was the cruel master who had harmed the monsters for five years. In order to keep her promise to free her new friends, she was going to have to fight him.

Something she had never thought she'd one day have to do.


Frisk has now learned the truth. Kudos to KaosRuin, Dragonsrule18, and katmar1994 for guessing correctly on who the cruel master was! :) Next chapter: Frisk must fight her brother. Can she win against him and free all the monsters as she's promised to do? Stay tuned to find out! :)

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