Authors note: Feel free to turn on the theme that plays when the monsters start the story…


The elevator ride felt slow, which in Frisk's opinion, was fine by her.

*I guess…..I'll just have to do my damndest to avoid conflict….and if I can't…*

(We can cross that bridge when we get to it.)

*Right.*

The elevator finally stopped, opening into a grey hallway that lead to an awfully familiar looking home.

*Wait...that looks like Toriel's!* Chara, however, remained silent.

Frisk decided to investigate the rooms to the right, starting with what she figured would be like the room Toriel showed her. Frisk would discover that she was correct, Chara commenting on various things.

(A family picture….everyone is smiling…)

(What a comfortable bed….if you laid in it, you might not ever get up.)

*Woah, what the hell Chara?*

(...)

Frisk shook her head and continued through the hall, only to be encountered by monsters, but something was off.

"A long time ago, a human fell into the Ruins."

" Injured by its fall, the human cried out for help." and the world faded back in.

*What….*

(As is customary for all those who get this far, the tale of their people.)

*You think this is the start of the speech Undyne forgot?*

(Probably.)

Frisk grabbed the key on the end table, and continued into what seemed to be Asgore's room.

(it's a simple clothes drawer. Complete with shirts, robes…..and a handmade sweater with "Mr. Dad guy" sewed into the front….) Chara sounded wistful and….sad. Frisk passed by a mirror and took a look into it. She smiled as she looked horrible. Hair messed up from Holland's heat and from being washed a few times, and her clothes still had some damage marks from her battles.

(But despite everything….It is still you, partner)

*hah, funny, I look better than i thought I would considering the crap we went through.*

Frisk continued on, noticing the locked chain and the note mentioning a key in the kitchen, only to be stopped again by monsters continuing their tale.

"Asriel, the king's son, heard the human's call."

"And he brought the human back to the castle."

*Wait…..that memory thing when we fell…..you being the first human…..they're talking about you!*

(...yes….)

*holy hell, what happened?*

( Looks like they'll tell you anyway...I….I cannot right now..) Frisk felt Chara recede into her mind.

Frisk noticed that in the dining area, there was a chair that looked like it has never been used, and a table with four chairs instead of the three in Toriel's home. Another encounter started.

" Over time Asriel and the human became like siblings. Nearly inseparable."

" The king and queen treated the human as if they were their own child"

" And the underground was full of hope."

Frisk blinked as the encounter ended, and retrieved the last key and unlocked the chain. She traveled the corridor until another encounter halted her.

" Then….one day…."

"The human became very ill…" Frisk's eyes pricked with tears as the encounter ended….she had a bad feeling where this story was going. Another encounter.

"The sick human had only one request….."

"To see the flowers of their village, one last time…."

"But there was nothing we could do."

*No….* Frisk felt a pain in her heart as the next encounter began.

"The next day….'

"The next day…...the human died." Frisk raised her hand to her mouth, letting a few tears fall.

*What…..*

" Asriel, wracked with grief, absorbed the human's soul."

"He transformed into a being with incredible power." Frisk felt numb as she continued forward, this story was hitting her hard.

" With the human's soul, Asriel crossed through the barrier."

"He carried the human into the sunset…"

"Back to the village they asked to be laid to rest in."

For some reason another emotion started to mix with Chara's sadness, Frisk could feel her guilt….but why guilt? Then it clicked….she never heard of the prince's name until now….oh no.

"Asriel reached the center of the village…"

"There, he found a bed of golden flowers, and laid them on top of it."

"Suddenly, screams rang out, they saw Asriel holding the human's body…."

"They thought that Asriel had killed the child." Frisk's eyes widened she knew exactly where this was going.

"The humans attacked with full force."

"He was struck with blow after blow."

"Asriel could have destroyed them all…..but he refused."

"Clutching the human...Asriel smiled and walked away."

"Wounded, he stumbled home, and collapsed."

"His dust spread over the garden." Frisk felt more tears well in her eyes, but from Chara, she only felt the sadness and guilt increase…..why?

"The kingdom fell into despair."

"The king and queen lost two children in one night…."

The next monster's words held much venom "The humans, once again, took EVERYTHING from us."

Frisk walked on, she felt so badly for the monsters by this point, what happened was senseless.

"The king, though heavily weighted with grief, decided to put an end to our suffering."

"Every human who falls down here must die, before they take more from us."

"And with enough souls, we can shatter the barrier forever."

"It's not long now."

"King Asgore will give us hope!"

"Will let us go."

"Will save us all!"

"And you….are the last."

"You should be smiling…."

"Aren't you excited? Aren't you happy?"

"You're going to be free…" Tears streaked Frisk's face as she fontinued forward, she felt Chara calm down and resurface.

*Chara….I...I'm so sorry….that was horrible….*

(...Lets just keep moving….I would rather not reminise.)

*Right.* Frisk continued into a beautiful golden hall, with a familiar shadow appearing down the hall.

(It looks like we have the final stretch, being this clsoe to the end, fills youw ith determination. GAME SAVED.)

Sans watched the human approach, tear streaks were still fresh on her face, the story must have hit her hard. Sans' grin widened as Frisk walked towards him with a confused expression. The bells tolled, the time of judgement was at hand.

"S-Sans? What are you-"

" So you finally made it." Frisk recognised this tone that Sans was using. He was being serious…and she realized that he had his eyes closed as he spoke.

" The end of your journey is at hand. In a few moments, you will meet the king. Together….you two will determine the fate of this world. But that's then, now...you will be judged."

*Wait what?*

( I knew there was more to this bag of bones….)

" you will be judged for your EVERY action. You will be judged for every EXP you've earned…"

*EXP…?*

" What's EXP? It's an acronym. It stands for execution points. A way of quantifying the pain you have inflicted on others."

" Wait….then what is LOVE?*

( Baby don't hurt me, don't hurt me...no more…)

*Shut up Chara now ain't the time for jokes...but that was funny.*

(Thank you.)

" when you kill someone, your EXP increases. When you have enough EXP, your LOVE increases. LOVE too is an acronym. It stands for Level Of ViOlEnce, a way of measuring someone's capacity to hurt. The more you kill, the easier it becomes to distance yourself. The more you distance yourself, the less you will hurt, and the more easily you can bring yourself to hurt others….."

*Oh no….so the LV I have…..of course.*

However, Frisk then saw Sans lift his head and open his eyes, he looked…. Proud? Or at the very least happy. She also heard him shift into his regular tone, if this tone was comic sans,

Then the previous must have been sans serif.

" but you…..you never gained LOVE, at least...not down here. down here, you refused to hurt anyone, even for self defense. obviously that means you aren't innocent, or naive, but that you maintain a certain tenderness in your heart. hell, even when you ran away, you did it with a grin on your face that could rival mine. you knew exactly what you were doing, what you were refusing to do, no matter the struggles or hardships you faced. In the end, you always strived to do the right thing. You never gained LOVE….but you did gain love, if that makes any sense."

Frisk looked worried "But….as judge, i'm sure then you want to know about why I have 13 LV?"

" weren't you payin attention at the resort? i already know what you do on the surface. your job requires you to be put in kill or be killed situations, to save the lives of innocents. you have 13 LV, but from your actions throughout this journey, it's obvious that, despite what you had to do...you still hold on to what makes you, you. never lose that kiddo." Sans walked closer to Frisk.

" and now you are about to face the hardest part of your journey…..in this, there are no right answers….at least in my opinion. Either we lose you, and get to see the sun, or we lose our king, and have more lost to humanity."

"Yeah it's one hell of a choice, right." Frisk added sarcastically, and Sans let out a sigh.

" there is one problem….with stats like yours, at your LV….technically i'm 'supposed' to try to stop you myself….but uh….we both know that would be completely pointless."

"Hah, what is it almost break time?"

" actually yeah, and the fact that i simply don't want to. but also….even if i were to actually kill you, you would just come right back, right?" It was at this point that Frisk froze. She never died, but she had a feeling that if she did, that is exactly what would happen…..but how did he know?

"H-How…"

" heh, looks like i'm right. you hold the power to reset, don't you?"

" I mean….I've loaded, and seen the reset option….but I never died or anything….how the hell do you know any of this?"

" well i know for a fact that you didn't beat mettaton's tile puzzle in one freaking try. imma go ahead and say it took you ten."

"HOW THE HELL SANS?!"

" huh right again, i should go for the lottery. But in all seriousness, it's time you learned the truth about something kiddo, after all….you have been nothing but honest with me. you know...if i were you i would have thrown in the towel by now….but that ain't your style. You have something called determination, so as long as you hold on, and do what you feel is right, i know you will be doing the right thing. we're all counting on ya kid."

Frisk nodded as she felt a weight add to her key chain. She looked at the new key, wondering what it went to.

"Good bye Sans…." She said, as Sans disappeared from thin air.

(Whatever the choice must be, you are determined to find a way for everyone to go free. GAME SAVED. So….will you continue on, or check out whatever the hell it is Sans just gave us?)

*I…..I want to try talking down the king first, or anything to get him to see reason.*

(Alright, let's go, partner.)

Frisk walked forward into a room covered in flowers. A giant goat like monster stood in the middle with a small watering can.

(It's bigger than I remember….)

"Dum dee dum….oh? Is someone there? One moment, I have almost finished watering the flowers." When he finished watering, he turned.

"Howdy! How can I-" Frisk saw the goat monster's face turn to shock, sadness, and resignation.

"oh…..Hah, I so badly want to say 'would you like a cup of tea'...but...you know how it is…"

"Actually tea would be great! We could just sit down and talk. Like Sans would say ' nothin like good drinks and nice conversation." The king simply sighed, he looked like he was about to swallow some gross tasting medicine and wanted nothing of it, there had to be a way to convicne him.

Asgore looked to the windows, light gleaming from them, "It's a beautiful day outside….the birds are singing, the flowers are blooming….a perfect day for a game of catch." The king bowed his head as he continued "You know what we must do….when you are ready to, follow me to the next chamber."

"Wait, king Asgore! We don't have to-" But he was already gone.

(He isn't even letting you have a word in? He is…..so different from when I knew him….)

Frisk followed Asgore into what appeared to be an antechamber of some sort, though she had her suspicions.

*Why didn't he fight me right here? Why is he….oh. He's giving me a chance to back out, change my mind.*

(But we can't really do that….eventually monsters would wonder why he isn't coming down from the castle anymore, or investigating the fact that you would be down here.)

*Right…..let's do this.*

"Asgore please wait! Nobody is going to win in a fight between us! Please hear me out!"

Asgore only paused for a second "Yet we have no other choice….if you are ready, enter this doorway...if you are not, I understand. I am not ready for this either."

(He actually has no idea what to do when he gets the souls, does he?)

*Now that I think about it….I doubt Asgore, even with 7 souls, would survive, sure he could kill and continue to absorb souls, but….we have nukes...good luck surviving that. Then again we have no idea what a monster with that many souls can do.*

(I mean, him waiting for the 7 souls makes more sense than him just leaving the underground with 6 souls or even 1, it's more likely for the humans to kill him.)

Frisk found herself standing in a room with a strange glowing wall, with Asgore standing in front of it.

"This is the barrier. This is what keeps us all trapped down ….If you have any unfinished business to attend to, be it reading a book, or maybe talking to a friend, or even watching a television show….please do what you must."

(One last chance to back out….despite doing this six other times….or because of it...he REALLY does not seem like he wants this to happen. Perhaps we CAN get through to him.)

Frisk turned on her miniature shoulder camera, and decided to continue.

"I see….this is it then…." Suddenly, 6 canisters arose from the ground, containing souls of varying colors and the battle began.

(A strange light fills the is shining through the barrier. It seems our journey is finally over, you are filled...with DETERMINATION!)

(Cue Asgore's theme, your favorite mix, i found a megamix on youtube :))

T.V's all over the underground came to life as the battle began, everyone watching earnestly. Sans, Undyne and Papyrus sat on the couch together, awaiting to see their fate.

"SANS...WHY ISN'T ASGORE TALKING? WHY DID HE START A FIGHT?"

" for the soul bro...but the kid is clever, maybe she can talk some sense into the big guy."

"Heck yeah! YOU GOT THIS PUNK!"

"Human...it was nice to finally meet you. Good bye." Frisk watched in horror as her mercy button was shattered. Frisk cried out in shock,

"What?! NO!" Everyone in the underground had the same reaction.

"HE JUST BROKE THE MERCY OPTION! WOWIE I HAD NO IDEA ASGORE WAS THAT POWERFUL...BUT...HOW WILL THE HUMAN SPARE HIM NOW?!"

" she…...she can't….."

"Asgore what the hell?! How could you...why would…" Undyne slammed her fist through the coffee table, tears running down her cheeks

( Oh my god did he really freaking do that?! What the hell do we do now?!)

*Gaaaah, maybe we can still talk! And make him bring it back!*

*ACT *TALK

"Asgore, please we don't have to do this!" his hands trembled for a moment, before the king made his attack. It was a barrage of fire, knocking 10 Hp off.

Sans and Papyrus just watched as Undyne yelled at the screen "Asgore listen to her you big wimp!"

*ACT *TALK

"Please, there is a peaceful solution! This fight isn't even necessary, it isn't like I can actually go anywhere!" His breathing got funny for a moment, but he corrected it before throwing his next attack, which was streams of fire in twisting patterns. Frisk got hit three times, taking out 30 Hp.

*ACT *TALK

"DAMN IT ASGORE STOP THIS NOW! I DON'T WANT TO FIGHT YOU!" In that moment, Frisk saw a spark of recollection in his eyes….as he begun his next attack.

(His stats decreased…)

Undyne continued to yell at the screen "C'mon man, listen to her!"

"IS….IS SHE GOING TO HAVE TO….HURT HIM?"

" it looks like it bro…."

Once more Frisk couldn't get a hang of the bullet pattern, losing 30 more Hp. She tried talking again, but it became clear she was getting nowhere. This time Asgore's eyes flashed orange and blue, with an attack sweeping the area, forcing Frisk to move with the corresponding color. Unfortunately, the blue half of the attack caught her while she was moving, taking out 5 Hp.

*I….I don't know what else to do…*

(What we have to…..)

The trio watched Frisk on screen lower her head as her hand reached to her side, and pulled out a gun. The microphone was close enough for everyone to hear her whisper "I'm sorry." before firing her first shot. Everyone expected their king to be dust….only to see that the weapon only took off 300 HP. Undyne was amazed.

"Even with a powerful weapon like that….only three hundred? She….really doesn't want to do this."

The fight proceeded as such, Frisk sustaining damage, but dealing more to Asgore as the fight pressed on. Frisk managed to learn a good chunk of his maneuvers, only getting hit by a few attacks here and there. Monsters everywhere had tears in their eyes, as they watched a reluctant human face their king.

(Asgore has low Hp.)

Frisk was exhausted, she didn't want things to end this way, she wanted a peaceful solution, she was determined to make a way. She aimed her gun carefully, and shot the king in the kneecap, taking out 240Hp, leaving him at 60, causing the entire underground to gasp in shock as their king fell into a kneeling position.

"Ah…..so that is how it is…..I remember the day after my son died. The underground was devoid of hope, taken once more by humanity….in my grief and anger, i declared war. I vowed to kill any human that came through here. I would use their souls to become god like, and retake the surface for all of monster kind, destroying humanity. With that vow made, hope returned to the people, they expected me to hold true to my word. My wife, however, was disgusted with my actions….and left never to be seen again." Asgore looked up at Frisk, tears in his eyes,

"Truthfully? I do not want power...I never wanted to hurt anyone. I just wanted everyone to have hope….but I cannot take this any longer. I just want to see my wife...I just want to see my children...Please….human, take my soul, and leave this wretched place. This war has gone on long enough…"

Frisk however, was having none of it. The underground watched as through her determination, Frisk pieced the mercy option back together and slammed her hand into it.

"THE HUMAN DID IT! THEY FOUND A WAY TO NOT DO A VIOLENCE!"

" heh, not bad kiddo."

" There we go!"

(Hell yeah.)

"Human…..after all that I have put you through….You still choose to spare me? Human….for as long as you stay here...I promise that you will no longer be hunted….you will be treated as a friend to monster kind, and continue to live on as proof that humanity has changed….all of us would be…..like a family…" Suddenly a ring of pellets surrounded the king, and killed him, his dust spreading as Flowey popped up. Frisk and all of the underground screamed.

"WAIT...WHY WOULD HE DO THAT?!"

"That goddamn plant!"

Frisk however, had more choice words.

"WHAT?! NO! F#$% YOU FLOWEY! WHAT THE HELL? WHAT THE F! # WAS THAT?!"

(Flowey you piece of s^$%! WHAT THE HELL?! YOU'RE AN !##HOLE, YOU ARE AN !%#HOLE!...!$# HOLE!) Flowey laughed,

"Ahahahahaha, you IDIOT...golly you really did a number on the old fool! But you still haven't learned a thing! IN THIS WORLD IT'S KILL, OR BE KILLED!" Flowey's face morphed as souls gathered around him, and Frisk felt herself fade into darker darkness.

(but you are still determined to beat the s^%! Out of Flowey)


Author's note: so anyone catch that game grumps reference there? Also ...prepare.

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