Chapter one: A father's love
As Asgore remained still, he felt a strong pain inside him as if a sword was slaying him. But he also felt a great power flowing in his he opened his eyes, he was in the Underground's castle: his former home.
The king of the monsters wondered how he got in here, five minutes ago, Asgore was at Toriel's school, in the gardens getting depressed after failing to talk with his ex-wife without trouble.
It's a sign of salvation (or a damnation) that Chara's spirit remained on Earth after all this time…
Asgore: What happened my child ? How did you manage to teleport me to the Underground ?
Chara: Explain to you is much complicated that telling Papyrus how to cook properly.
Asgore: *laughs* Chara, this is not very nice of you to say such things !
Chara: I could say the same to « mom »…
Asgore frowned, he didn't want to think about Toriel about what happened before Chara talked to him…
Flashback:
It was lunch break time at school, the students, including the teachers are were eating their lunch or were taking a break.
Asgore took an opportunity to give another try to make peace with Toriel.
It was useless to say that Toriel wasn't happy to see him: when she laid her eyes on him, only despise and hatred were seen.
Asgore had tried to keep his fear away, but the more they were « talking », the more Toriel was speaking louder.
Some students, including Frisk, heard them and were getting worried that the fight becomes violent.
Asgore: Please Tori, at least, LET me explain! I just want you to know the honest truth!
Toriel: There is NOTHING to « explain » Dreemurr, I already know the truth what I always think it was! And, don't. Tori. ME!
A huge fireball was casted on Toriel's hand and she fired it to the most despicable person she knows.
Asgore blocked it with his left arm but he lost 20 HP… and he got a large burn mark on his arm…
The children saw what happened and got scarred. Frisk saw everything as well and wanted to join her « goat-dad » but Toriel stopped her.
Toriel: My child, I already told you to not go near him.
Frisk: But—
Asgore: Frisk…
The little girl looked at Asgore as he shook his head with his eyes covered by his hair. He stand up to walk to the gardens, holding his burned arm tightly…
Even if he was wearing a shirt that day, the cloth would be ruined too: his arm was entirely burnt. Frisk was disgusted by Asgore's wound and galred at her mom, with her eyes opened. Toriel was shocked to see those eyes… Red, blood red eyes… Like theirs… The human girl didn't say a single word and walked away to her classroom, ignoring Toriel.
End of Flashback
Chara: Dad… You're alright…? I'm sorry if I made you remember some bad memories…
Asgore: *Holds his burnt arm*…No, i'ts alright my child… I was a fool to believe she would listen to me…
Chara: …
Asgore: Where are you Chara ? I can't see you.
Chara: Don't worry, I'm still here. Even though you can't see me, I'm within you. Now, go to Alphys' lab, I will explain when we got there…
Asgore nodded and headed to his former scientist's laboratory as he left the castle. He wondered why Chara didn't teleport him
directely like he did last time, but he preferred no to ask. On his way, Asgore noticed that since Frisk has broke the barrier, the
Underground was mostly deserted. He concluded that most of the monsters decided to live on the surface.
All the monsters are happy, everyone except him. It filled Asgore's SOUL with sorrow and despair that he is the only monster
alive for not being happy after living to the surface. He stopped thinking when he got inside Alphys' lab.
Asgore: Alright, I'm in the lab. Can you explain now why you wanted me to go here? What are you planning to do?
For a moment a silence grew in the lab, but finally Chara gave an answer.
Chara: Before I answer your questions one by one, let me ask you something: what do YOU want, Asgore Dreemurr? What is your wish?
Another silence fell. Asgore hesitated and couldn't hold back his tears.
Asgore: *Holds his still wounded arm* I…I want to be…happy. Even if I am not fit to be king, I want to prove that I can be strong for I and my people. I want to get rid of my weakness of being gentle, I can't stand Toriel's grudge against me anymore. I want you to help me… to get stronger…!
Chara:… Very well, you've answered my questions, so I will answer yours: when I entered your SOUL,
I have awaken your potential which seemed to be sealed since you declared war on humans.
Don't ask me how I managed to unseal that potential, it's useless. But I can tell you how it was sealed:
everyone knows that you're a very sensitive monster and since Asriel's death, and mine, you got traumatized.
At the same moment, you lost your real abilities beside your resistance. Well that what Asr- Flowey told me.
Anyway, your full power is awaken but you lost control over it. So you will train a little on the broken robots Alphys has abandoned.
I'm sure she won't mind if she ever find out… Maybe…
Asgore:…Before I begin, are you able to fulfill one more request ?
Chara: Hmmm ?
Asgore: Can you bring the little flower here ? I need to figure out something…
Chara:… Alright… Just wait a minute… But, please, don't ask me anything about this…
Asgore: *smiles* I won't…
Two minutes have left and a tiny flower came out of nowhere. When he saw Asgore, Flowey was surprised but he masked it imediately by an arrogant smirk.
Flowey: Something told me that you wanted my presence, was it wrong « goat-monster » ?
Asgore: Howdy Flowey… I thought I learned you to not describe person as « it » didn't I ?
Flowey: *rolls his eyes* What are you fricking talking about ? You didn't even learned me anything !
Asgore: Oh really? Well, I guess that I was a terrible father after all…
Flowey: Sure you were, you idi… W-what ?
Asgore: After all this time, you didn't tell me and your mother you were… « alive » even after your death ?
Flowey: W-wha… what d-do you mean?
Asgore: You know exactely what I mean, Asriel Dreemurr.
Flowey was shocked. There is no way that Asgore found out who he really is. There is no sense,
he couldn't figure it out by himself, isn't it ? Flowey was opening his mouth to say more but Asgore has interrupted him.
Asgore: Don't you dare lying. I forbid you to.
Flowey: How could I tell you and mom who I am ? I didn't want to cause you more pain…
And if I did, you would be so disgusted by me after all the horrible things I have done, and you would stop loving me…
Asgore: Asriel, you know very well that either your mother and I would never do such a thing.
Chara: He's right Asriel, since when were you afraid of telling the truth ?
Flowey grimaced, how could Cara say such words themselves ?! The actions they wanted to do were so much more evil than his.
Where were the blood thirst which hanted their voice ? What are they doing with his father ?
Flowey: … Since the barrier broke. Since Toriel…mom has begun to being mean to dad…
Asgore's eyes widened. If he knew that his son was still « alive », he could have figured that Toriel's nasty behaviour would scare him.
His thoughts were interrupted when Flowey was speaking again.
Flowey: You were so depressed and I was scared of mom. Look at you dad ! You never smile ! You lost your will to live !
Everyone went silent. They didn't know what to say anymore. But then Flowey remembered something.
Flowey:… So,why you wanted me dad ? I'm sure that figuring out my true self isn't the real reason.
Asgore: *nods* Yes indeed. Come here, son.
Flowey: *heads to Asgore* Wha-
Flowey couldn't finish his sentence when he saw something illogic. Asgore's SOUL was seen and the little flower noticed another thing :
the boss monster's SOUL was broken but not destroyed. Flowey couldn't hold back his tears,
unable to imagine his father's suffering since the barrier's destruction. How can he be still alive ?
Asgore: Don't worry my son… It's not make me suffer anymore… I'm gonna take my chance to save you…
Flowey: N-no! You can't! If you do this—
Asgore: If I do this everyone will be happy, including you. I don't care about the consequences,
I know I'll survive this… and to tell the truth… I'm already dead inside…
Chara: If you die, you won't be able to live happily… You'll be dead with eternal damnation…
Asgore: For once, I decided what I must do for a greater good. You have no right to stand against my choice my child…
Asgore's SOUL has been split in two fragments. Asgore didn't wince a bit when the SOUL cracked.
The left fragment went on its own into Flowey. He is just feeling a little beat, something he lost long ago.
After the SOUL was finished settling inside him, Flowey fainted and his shape has changed in a blink by Flowey the Flower to Asriel Dreemurr.
Asgore was unable to to hold back the tears of joy he was feeling and that he lost since the dark era.
He was surprised himself that he is still living with only a half of his SOUL without turning into dust.
For a monster, it's impossible to do so, only humans like Frisk can control their SOULS.
For Asgore, it doesn't matter anymore, since the only thing that matters to him now, is the fact that he can hold his son, really alive, in his arms…
For two weeks he stayed in the Underground with Asriel by his side to discover his new abilities that Chara mentioned, before they go back to the surface.