I have this many candles on my cake
10
I am of this gender and species
Child, Human
Look what I can do
With determination in my soul, I was granted the power to reset time itself, when I fell into the Underground Ruins. That's probably why I reset back to when I fell into the Ruins. I fear that going any farther back in time, the ability would be lost.
I started off, a weak little human child that could only show mercy, to others. My first kill was an accident, it was out of protection. I learned by killing monsters, I gain their strength…telling myself it would be alright, cause it can be reset and they'd be alive again. I was wrong. Sure, their memory of the last timeline was gone, but their souls still carry those emotions that they had felt. So I try pretending, like I don't know anything.
While going on a killing spree, I'm known to use a stick or a sharp knife, which once belong to the first fallen child. If I die in battle, I can just reset time before the fight began. This gives me an advantage, unlike my enemy; it allows me to learn their pattern of attacks. So in the end, I'll be the successor.
I'm a different person, you see I'm
A scary child, that does not deserve pity after what I have done. I use to be a quiet child, who loved adventures, enjoys spending time with my monster friends, without a care in the world. Never wanting to leave, I reset the timeline. After a while, just living a peaceful happy life, got a bit boring. So instead of showing mercy right way, I fought back, which lead down the path of a killer…Sure I felt guilty about it, but part of me, enjoyed stabbing them in cold blood. It's not unnatural for humans to wish they could harm, but acting on it, is a different story. I was free from the laws of death, as long as I reset the time, no one remained dead. Over time, I became numb to the sight of death and life. You start to forget why you're here or killing in the first place. It becomes a never ending loop. Then you start wondering, is it possible to wash all your sins away? So I tried the mercy route again and again, but couldn't wash my soul clean, no matter what. Committing so many acts of LOVE, I've lost count. Can't stand my friend's happily smiling at me, not knowing how many times I've killed them. Wanting to scream, because I don't deserve their friendship anymore. When I couldn't take the kindness anymore, I cracked and went back to killing. Just to stop looking at their smiling faces. The only reason to continue resetting, because I'm determined to live. There has to be something to fix this mess. I just don't known what…..the time line should have never be messed with.
In my past this was me
An orphan that didn't know their own parent's faces or had a home to call their own. As soon as I was able to crawl, I loved to hear stories about magic and monsters. Most children would root for the hero in a story, but I was always on the monster's side. Believing, monsters were kind hearted souls that wouldn't hurt a fly...unlike humanity. They were just misunderstood because they were different. In hopes that they would take in an odd child like me, I went to the forest and leapt into the deep hole to Mount Ebott, where real monsters lived. Upon meeting them, I knew it was the right choice. They made me so happy. I loved the pies my goat mama, made me, building snowmen with the skeleton brothers, tea time with spiders, and dancing on stage with a robot celebrity. It was so much fun, but the surface felt alone after returning. I missed them so much; my soul took me back in time to when I fell into the Underground. I got to relive it all over again.
I wanted to make sure that all monsters have a happy ending as well, so I wouldn't have to be alone again. Each time I reset the timeline, it was to make sure there were ways to destroy the barrier, without anyone dying. Over time, I learned that the Underground, was just like the surface world. On the outside, it seemed like many of them were friendly towards humans and loved helping each other. I was told, I was the second child to ever survive the fall. This was foolish to believe. Under some of those glued on smiles, were children killers. I didn't want to believe it at first, but I found child clothing, during my journey in the underground. Maybe it must have come from the Garbage Dump? Lots of human junk gets washed up there and monsters like taking it home or selling it. An old tortoise named Gerson, has a shop in Waterfall and liked selling things he found. Most of the time, I don't bother buying, except for that one day. There was extra cash in my pocket so he sold me a notebook. It was going to be used as a drawing pad, until I opened it and realized it was filled with writing.
All the writing was in cursive, so it was a bit hard to read. What I could read shocked me. The note book once belong to a human girl, name Alice. Who lived during "Reapers Kiss", which was a plague that happen in my home town, eighteen years ago. If I remember my history correctly, it slowly killed blood cells, resulting in high fevers, black spots on skin, and vomiting of blood. It always resulted in death. The plague stopped when all those effect by "Reapers Kiss", mysteriously disappeared one day. According to the notebook, Alice had been one, infected with "Reaper Kiss". Many of them were tossed into a volcano, which was part of Mount Ebott. Somehow, she escaped being burned, while she hung on to a rock, for her dear life. When she thought she was done for, she was saved by an unknown blue light, coming from her chest. This caused her to pass out. When she awoke, Alice was comforted by a tall skel….Sadly, the rest the pages were torn out or damage by mold. Even without the rest of the story, it proved that I was not the second human to come in contact with monsters, in the Underground.
When I fell into the Underground, I didn't just gain the power of Determination, it also awakened the first fallen human, Chara. Their soul followed me where ever I went. They try telling me not to trust the monsters and do whatever I want with my power to reset. For a while, I was able to ignore them. After discovering that monsters lied to me about the death of other children, I started to listen to Chara a little bit more. It had me wondering, what made me different from the rest of the children? One reason, I was not killed on the spot because I resemble Chara, who was still loved by many of the monsters. When Chara was alive, they brought hope to the Underground. Maybe monsters were hoping I would do the same. I loved my monsters friends so much, that I wanted them all to have a happy ending. Like I said, over time I started listening to Chara and fell down a dark path of sadness. That power can really get to your head. Part of me thought myself as a God, who decided who lives and who dies. Pleases don't blame it all on Chara, I'm the one started killing first and let them into to my soul. Chara is the one who helps me when I start losing determination and keep going, in life. It may sound strange to you, but they're my only friend left, that understands my soul. Even that is starting to waver now.
Shhhh... I'm
Kid
I have a heart and it's set on
Determination
