But nobody came.
Chapter III: Savior/Slayer
"Are you alright?" a female voice asked.
Frisk slowly opened their tear-filled eyes and found a monster kneeling in front of them. Instinctively, they tried to back away, but the monster pulled them into a loving hug.
"It will be alright, my child. You have nothing to fear," she said. "I, Toriel, caretaker of the Ruins, will protect you."
Frisk barely even knew this woman, Toriel as she called herself, but Frisk could not help but accept her as a motherly figure and cry into her shoulder. "There, there, my child. Do not cry. I will not hurt you, and I will make sure no one else will. As you must know, as a human in the Underground, monsters will attack you. You must be prepared for this. When a monster approaches you, you will enter a FIGHT. While in a FIGHT, strike up a friendly conversation. Practice talking with this dummy."
I shot up from my makeshift bed in the bushes from outside the Ruins. I could feel them getting closer. "Heh, Alphys, you really know exactly where to make me stay guard...let's just hope Papyrus doesn't go crazy and try to capture me again," I muttered to myself. I brushed some snow out of my hair and heated myself up with a small lantern, which I ignited with a little magic.
"One more human is needed for Asgore to become a God. One more SOUL, and we can shatter the barrier. One more...and monsters will be free. Heh...Alphys, you really know how to pick 'em, huh? Glad it's not me at any rate...but still, Doc, why them? Why not me? A human that falls into the Underground, refusing to hurt anyone? I should be dead...so, why, Alphys? Why did you SPARE me? ...Heh, I don't know why I think you'll answer. You have no way to."
I laid back down, ready for more sleep.
"I wonder if this one will be good or not...timelines can always change," I muttered, drifting off.
Frisk walked up to the dummy, and once again their SOUL was ripped from their body.
Frisk LV 1 HP 20/20
[FIGHT] [ACT] [ITEM] [MERCY]
Frisk was amazed at the buttons infront of them. They could move their arms, which moved their SOUL above the button. The FIGHT button had a drawing of a sword, the ACT button a cellphone wi-fi receiver thing, the ITEM button a bag, presumably their inventory, and finally, the MERCY button, just a simple X. Frisk decided to hit ACT.
* Dummy
'So many options.' Frisk thought to themselves and picked the Dummy.
* Check * Talk
Frisk chose Talk. A dialogue box appeared in front of them.
You talk to the Dummy.
...
It doesn't seem much for conversation.
Toriel seems to be happy with you.
YOU WON! You earned 0 XP and 0 gold.
"You have done excellently, my child," Toriel praised. "Come, small one! There are puzzles in the Ruins that must be solved to proceed," she said, taking Frisk's hand and leading them into the next room. "I wonder if you can solve the puzzle in this room. The sign in the center is a hint if you require it," Toriel said. She began walking off, but Frisk couldn't help but follow her. Before they could catch up to her, however, a monster rushed at them. More than likely not for the last time for quite a while, Frisk's SOUL was ripped from their body.
Froggit hopped close!
Frisk LV 1 HP 20/20
[FIGHT] [ACT] [ITEM] [MERCY]
Frisk chose Act.
* Froggit
Frisk rolled their eyes and chose Froggit.
* Check * Compliment
* Threat
Frisk eyed the options for a minute, before choosing compliment.
Froggit didn't understand what you said, but was flattered anyways.
Toriel walked into the fight, like she had with Flowey, and eyeballed the Froggit in a way that slightly creeped Frisk out. The Froggit walked away, ashamed. Frisk almost said something to the Froggit. Almost.
Why couldn't they say anything? What was stopping them from talking? They so far had only spoken to the Froggit, and even then, they didn't feel the words leave their mouth. What was going on?!
Frisk barely realized Toriel was gone, and the battle was over. They ran to catch up to her, and nearly ran into her from behind. She had stopped in front of a bridge of spikes.
"This is the puzzle, but..." she began. "Here, take my hand for a moment," she said. Frisk obeyed, and Toriel led Frisk across the spikes. Every time Frisk could see her step down, they were afraid she would impale herself of the spikes. Eventually, though, they made it across with feet intact. "Puzzles seem a little too dangerous for now," Toriel said, and proceeded to the next room.
Frisk obediently followed. They were starting to like Toriel. Even though she was a monster, and they should be terrified...they couldn't help but grow attached to the motherly figure.
"My child, I have a difficult request to ask of you..." Toriel said. She was silent for a moment, before, "I would like you to walk to the end of the hallway by yourself. Forgive me for this," she said, and walked away rather quickly. Frisk scrambled to catch up with her, scared out of their wits. ...Why were they scared? There was nothing else here. Still, they were terrified, not at Toriel, but at the nothingness in the room. Toriel had somehow vanished from their view. Eventually, Frisk made it to the end of the long hallway. A large pillar stood at the end. Frisk cautiously walked past it, before Toriel walked our from behind it, nearly making them pass out.
"Do not be afraid, my child. I did not leave you. Oh? What is wrong, small one? You look like you have seen a ghost," Toriel said. "Oh no, I have frightened you, haven't I? I am sorry, my child. Come, you must be exhausted from all of your running. I shall take you to my home and let you rest," she said, picking Frisk up, who didn't struggle, and walked to her home. Frisk was out like a light once Toriel placed them in bed and turned off the lamp.
Once the recollection had passed, Chara was staring at a familiar woman. "Are you alright, small one?" they asked. Chara felt unable to speak to her for some reason, and nodded in response. "Very well. Come, I shall guide you through the catacombs," the monster said, and walked into the next room. Chara twirled the stick they had absent-mindedly, wanting to find something to attack with it. Something to hurt.
Something to kill.
I shot up from my small hiding place outside of the Ruins. I felt an evil presence inside of the large linear path of puzzles. "Bad choice, Alphys...shoulda just killed me..." I muttered. "You know what? ...No. I will kill them. I will then bring their SOUL to the capital, and monsters will be free. I'm the only one who can, at any rate, because I can't absorb another SOUL of my own kind," I said. Slowly, I laid back down. "Whatever you are...you sure ain't human," I muttered, and fell back asleep.
Toriel had left Chara with a cell phone. She must not have seen Chara kill that Froggit in one shot. It felt good to Chara. They felt stronger. They liked to hurt. They liked to kill. They would kill everyone. No one would survive. Multiple times, Chara encountered monsters. Multiple times, they slayed without hesitation. They felt themselves growing stronger, more bloodthirsty. They loved the way the monsters turned to dust as they died. They wanted nothing more than to make this race extinct. Ending with that annoying flower. Oh, yes, the flower would die. Everything would.
Chara readied for a fight as they felt their SOUL leave their body.
...
But nobody came.
Oh yes, that felt nice. Everyone was dead. And now, time to kill the goat. Chara would not hesitate. They would watch her dust spread. They would love every second of her dying.
Chara began laughing. It was a sick, twisted, evil laugh. They went on for a long time. Eventually, the laugh died down.
"I'm going to turn this world to dust, once and for all," they resolved. "Toriel, you're next," they said, and walked to Toriel's house, finding a toy knife along the way. Yes, this would be the weapon which dealt the final blow to her.
Chara walked to her house, but not before finding a yellow star outside of it. Curious, they walked over and touched it.
"Determination." it said. A small box asked if they wanted to save. Curious, they hit save.
"File saved." it read, before vanishing. "Interesting...I'll be sure to use this to my advantage," Chara said, before walking into the poor old woman's house.
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