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This chapter is from Frisk's POV.
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It turned out that being blind in a place I'd never seen proved to be a major inconvenience. Toriel was baking something, but she had to keep helping me up when I tripped over just about everything a girl could trip over.
"Here, use this." Toriel instructed after she helped me up for, like, the seventh time. I felt a stick being pressed into my right hand.
"What am I going to do with a stick?" I questioned.
"Use it as a guide." She explained.
I began to tap it in front of me, cautiously making my way around the room. When it bumped into something, I reached out in front of me, trying to figure out what had stopped me.
My hands hit smooth wood. I ran my fingers up and down, but it didn't appear to change. "Is this a wall?" I asked.
Toriel nodded. "Yes, it is. You should go walk around with that and get used to using it." I could tell that she was smiling.
I made my way through more of the house, always tapping the stick in front of me to avoid tripping. When I came to what I presumed was the door, I heard voices.
I felt along the door until smooth wood turned to a metal knob. Keeping my hand on it, I decided to eavesdrop.
"Hey, the sun's rising." That was...what was his name again? Asriel, I was pretty sure.
"Sun? But we're-" That was definitely Clarissa. Chara. That was definitely Chara.
"Underground? Well, I guess we technically don't have a sun, but we've used magic so what we've got is close enough to the real thing." Asriel explained.
Wait, what?
Magic?!
Nobody had mentioned that part!
I supposed now it made sense that Toriel had been able to heal me and Chara so quickly.
Chara had a similar reaction, only hers was verbal. "You have magic?!" She exclaimed.
"Yeah." Asriel answered.
"What can magic do?"
"A bunch of things." He said. "There's a bunch of different types of magic. My parents have fire magic, which is basically what it sounds like. They're a couple of the most powerful monsters. And there's this girl that Dad trains-her magic can basically create spears, which actually fits her pretty well. Also, she can turn SOULs green, which makes it so you can't run away. And there are these two skeleton brothers over in Snowdin. They can make bones with magic, and they can turn SOULs blue, which makes gravity affect you a lot more. Attack magic tends to be specific to one or a few monsters, and it relates to what kind of a monster they are or what their personality is. But there are kinds of magic that aren't for fighting, and that any monster can learn. Some are inherently better at certain types than others, though. There's light magic, levitation magic, healing magic-Mom used that on you and Frisk yesterday-and a lot of others."
I decided to reveal myself then. I turned the knob, and to my surprise, the door was unlocked. I pushed it open and made my way outside.
"Oh, hey Frisk!" Chara said.
"Hey!" I said.
"You sleep okay?" Asriel asked.
I nodded. "Yeah. You two?"
"Not really." Chara answered. "I had a nightmare."
I flinched. "Really? What happened? If you don't mind me asking."
"I'd rather not answer that." I could tell Chara was looking away.
"So, I overheard you two talking about magic." I said. "And I want to hear more."
There was silence for a couple seconds before I felt a furry hand on my left arm. "I'll bring you to where we're sitting, and then you can hear all there is to hear about magic."
"Okay." I let Asriel guide me to where he and Chara were sitting. I felt around, and I was able to figure out that they were sitting against a wall. I sat down.
"So, what do you two want to know?"
"How do you make this, quote unquote, sun, anyway? I thought-"
Asriel cut Chara off.
"We used fire magic, light magic, levitation magic and even more. I don't really know the details, honestly." Asriel admitted.
"You know, I still can't believe you have magic." I commented.
"Heh, yeah, there's magic down here. Humans used to have it, but judging by the way you two reacted, I'm guessing you don't anymore."
Chara and I gasped.
"Is there any way to get magic?" Chara asked.
I tried not to get my hopes up, but he had to say yes. He just had to.
"I don't know." Asriel admitted.
Oh.
"Dad talks about it pretty often, but I honestly don't listen much. It can be pretty boring." Magic? Boring? Was he crazy? Well, I supposed that if you grew up with something, it could get boring. "I think he's said that when a human makes contact with monster magic, they may present a SOUL. I honestly don't know much more than that. It can get pretty complicated, from what I can tell. You should ask my dad about that."
"You know, I was wondering…who is your dad?" I asked.
"His name's Asgore. He's the king of monsters." Asriel answered.
Wait, what?
"The king?! Wait, if your dad is…would that make you…a prince?!" Chara exclaimed.
"Yeah. Don't humans have them, too?"
"In some parts of the world, yeah. But where Frisk and I are from, we have presidents instead of kings."
"Cool. Wait." There was a pause where some nonverbal action probably went down. I could hear someone sniffing. And it smelled like…burning.
"Mom!" Asriel exclaimed. Chara grabbed my arm, and we stood up and ran.
We rushed inside what I now figured was the castle.
"MOM, THE STOVE!" Asriel screamed.
I felt heat, and there was the overpowering scent of smoke. The stove was on fire; I could tell.
I heard something spray, and then Asriel exclaimed, "Mom! Why were you using the stove? First of all, you barely know how, and second, you have fire magic for cooking!"
Oh. Well, then.
Chara tightened her grip on my arm, and I felt her nails digging in even through my sweater.
"Asriel, my child, I did not want to subject Chara and Frisk to monster magic just yet." I heard Toriel explain. "I was not sure if they were ready. After all, they have just fallen down."
"Mom, they were just asking me about magic." Asriel's voice was deadpan.
There was silence for a moment. "Well, if they are already curious…perhaps they may be more ready then I first thought."
I felt my lips curl into a smile.
"I think we…" I trailed off. Chara didn't trust her. She probably wasn't ready. I knew I was, though.
"Oh, my child, I was not aware that you were listening. Oh, I am sorry. Did I cut you off?
"No. I believe that I am ready for magic." I said firmly.
"Well, then, I must talk to Asgore. He knows these things much better than I do."
I could sense that Chara was looking at me.
"Chara..." Toriel said, "Do you believe that you are ready?"
There was silence.
"I don't know, but do know that I'm not leaving Frisk. Don't think this means you've earned my trust, though, because I still don't trust you entirely."
"Alright, my ch...I mean, Chara."
After lunch we were going to meet Asgore.
Half of me, the still sane and sensible part of me, was worried. I couldn't show Chara, though. If I did, she would harm people until I wasn't scared anymore. She would hurt not only the monsters who so much as looked at me, but…also herself. If Chara hurt that many living beings, it would hurt her in the process. It would destroy her mentally. Chara and I weren't biologically related, but we were close enough that we called ourselves sisters. And having to watch her destroy herself for my benefit…it would be horrible.
I mean, in all honestly, I didn't care much for so called monsters that I couldn't even see and barely knew, but something told me that they were or would be connected to me. It was like they were my family, yet they were closer than any human other than Chara had ever been. We were linked as if it were fate. It felt like, even though I'd only just met them, I'd known them for months.
Chara felt connected to me in the same way, but she also felt corruptible. I could only hope no one would use that to their advantage.
Anyway, after lunch, we met Asgore. Toriel told us that he was in the garden. When we got there, I felt Chara stiffen next to me.
"What's wrong?" I asked her quietly.
"He-he's a..."
I stepped back cautiously. What was he?
"He's a goat!"
What.
"How many goat people are down here? Did we fall into goat hell?!" Chara exclaimed.
Let's just say that the one time we'd ever seen a kindly farm animal, Chara didn't get along with it.
"Chara, what does he look like?" I asked.
"As I've stated, he's another goat man. He has a blonde beard. He's tall, and has a small gold crown with a small red jewel in the middle. He has a long blue cape that wraps around him. On top of the cape, over his shoulders, there are gold, sort of pointed, shoulder pads. He's holding a blue watering can decorated with a golden flower." Chara explained.
"Howdy! You must be the humans Tori told me about." A voice that I assumed was this Asgore person said. He sounded like he wasn't much older than Toriel.
"Yep. That's us." I said.
I heard footsteps. Since Chara didn't move, I assumed Asgore was coming closer to us. "Now, the one with the green and yellow sweater and red eyes is Chara, correct?" Asgore asked.
"Yes." Chara said. I could tell from her voice that her teeth were clenched.
"So that would make you Frisk. The one with the pink and blue striped sweater and the stick."
I nodded. "That's me."
"I believe that Tori said you were blind; is this true?"
I sighed and nodded again.
"If you plan on hurting us, I have a knife." Chara snapped.
Asgore laughed. "Children, I have no intentions of hurting you. Nobody down here does."
"That's what they all say." Chara scoffed. "What makes you so different?"
There was silence.
Asgore sighed. "Well, I suppose I cannot force you to believe me. I can only hope that you will come to trust us over time. For now, Tori told me that you wanted to know about magic. How about I make some tea and we can drink it while I explain it to you?"
"Sure." I said before Chara could snap at him. She was too suspicious of them; someone had to do something about that.
"Well, then follow me."
Chara took my left arm, guiding me. "If he turns on us, don't worry. I really do have a knife." She whispered.
"I highly doubt that you'll need it, but okay." I replied.
Nobody spoke for a minute until Chara said, "Alright, he's brought us into the kitchen. He's opening a cabinet. He's taking out tea bags. He's-"
"Chara." I cut her off. "You don't need to describe every single action of him making tea to me." I bit my lip to keep from laughing.
"Okay, fine. He's making tea." Chara summarized.
"Better."
"You may sit down." Asgore said. "The tea will be ready in a few minutes."
I made my way over to a chair, and was surprisingly able to get into it without help. I was really a natural at this whole 'being blind' thing.
"Now, what would you like to know?" Asgore inquired.
"Can humans get magic?" I asked almost immediately.
There was a moment for silence before my question was answered, "I don't know." Asgore admitted. "It has been centuries since monsters lived on the surface, and you two are the first humans to ever survive the fall. I see no reason why you couldn't, though. Long ago, back when monsters lived among humans, many humans did have magic. In fact, that was what they used to trap us down here."
"Wait...trapped you?!" Chara exclaimed.
"Yes. Long ago, war broke out between humans and monsters. The humans won, and seven human magicians created a barrier sealing us down here. Anything can enter, but nothing can exit."
"So...we're stuck down here?" I asked slowly, trying to process this.
"Unfortunately, yes. However, my family and I will take care of you. Don't worry."
"Just stop for one second." Chara said. "I think we both need time to take this in."
"Alright."
That was when there was the sound of a door opening, as well as the sound of footsteps that got progressively louder before stopping, and then a voice said, "Hey, Asgore, I'm here-whoa. Where'd the humans come from?" The voice was rugged and feminine, and whoever was talking sounded like she was a couple years older than me and Chara.
"Oh! Howdy, Undyne! You're early." Asgore said.
Great. More monsters.
Next chapter, we meet a teenage Undyne!
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