Soul of the Demon

Frisk walks towards the bridges Undyne killed him on. He stops and takes a deep breath, "The music.. I can still hear it, even despite the rain.."

He walks onto the bridges, he's determined to make it past her this time. The arrows shoot up from the ground and he stops just before they pierce him. He sees Undyne behind him and he starts running. His running is slow and unsteady, but he manages to avoid the arrows. He watches for the glowing lights before he makes his move. He moves slowly, but precisely. He gets to the end of the bridges and he turns back, hearing Undyne come up behind him. He stares at her, again clad in armor. She stops a few feet from him and they just stare at one another.

Frisk breathes heavily, "Undyne.. You don't-"

Before he can finish his sentence, Undyne slices her spear across the bridge, cutting off the part of the bridge he's standing on. Frisk gasps as he feels the wood fall away beneath him. He screams as he falls and the darkness surrounds him. He loses consciousness soon after he starts to fall.

"It sounds like it came from over here.."

Frisk recognizes Asriel's voice. He opens his eyes and he sees a scene playing out beneath him. He sees the young Prince outside the Ruins, approaching a small crying child. Asriel holds out his hand, "Looks like you fell down. Here, get up."

The child looks up at Asriel, and Asriel smiles. He waits, holding his hand out. After a few minutes, the child takes his hand and he pulls the child to their feet. Frisk blinks, the child is just a little girl wearing a tattered, dirty white dress. She has the same haircut as Frisk. Frisk gasps softly, "I didn't see this before, I just heard him talk after I fell off the bridge.. Why am I seeing this now..?"

Asriel smiles at her, "What's your name? I'm Asriel Dreemurr."

She mutters, "They call me Chara.."

Frisk's eyes widen, "That's Chara?"

"Chara, huh?" Asriel puts his arm around her and they walk into the Ruins, "Nice to meet you."

Frisk watches them walk, he seems to move with them. The scene changes and they're at the castle now. Toriel is there and Chara and Asriel run up to her, dressed identical. She hugs them and Chara hands Toriel a make-shift crown of flowers, laughing. She holds out two more and hands one to Asriel. She then runs inside, shouting, "This one is for King Dad!"

Frisk shakes his head, "I knew they adopted her, but.. If she was so happy here.. Why did she..?"

"You want to know the truth?"

Shivers run down his spin and he turns around, eyes wide as he sees Chara standing behind him, shadows surround her, hiding her features from sight. He doesn't need to see her to know who she is. Her voice is enough. Chara chuckles darkly, "Why are you seeing all this? Because I want you to."

"Why are you here, Chara?" Frisk glares at the demon in the dark.

"Relax, Frisk. I got what I wanted from you." she replies.

"That doesn't make me feel any better." Frisk frowns.

She sighs, "Just watch, idiot."

Frisk's eyes narrow, but he turns back to the scenes below. Asriel and Chara are standing in Asriel's room and he has his hands over Chara's eyes, "Ready?"

"Duh!" she giggles.

Asriel uncovers her eyes, "Ta-da! We got you a bed! Mom thought you'd like to share my room. Is that okay?"

She turns and hugs him, "It's amazing, Asriel!"

The scene shifts again and Chara is standing in the hall of the castle, just outside the Throne room. She seems to be a few years older than in the last scene. The hall is dark and she's peeking through the crack in the door. Inside, Toriel and Asgore are talking.

"Do you think she'll stay forever?" Toriel asks.

Asgore sighs, "You know forever isn't possible."

Toriel frowns, "Yes, but.. You know what I mean."

Asgore shakes his head, "You've grown attached to her."

Toriel crosses her arms, "And you haven't?"

"Don't put words in my mouth, Tori. You know I love Chara as I do Asriel."

She sighs, "I'm sorry, it's just.. She's growing so fast, and.. Maybe being down here isn't the best thing for her anymore."

"You want to send her back to the surface." Asgore closes his eyes.

Chara's eyes widen and she runs back down the hall, going into her room. Tears stream down her face and she punches the wall, shaking. Asriel sits up in his bed, "Chara..?"

She shakes her head and drops to the floor, covering her face. Asriel gasps and gets out of bed. He goes to her and kneels down. He takes her hands gently and moves them from her face. Worry shines in his eyes, "Chara?"

She hugs him, sobbing, "They don't want me anymore, Asriel!"

He gasps, "That's.. That's not true. Mom and Dad love you!"

She pushes him, "They want to send me back! Dad said I can't stay forever and Mom wants to send me to the surface! They don't love me anymore! I'm too different!"

"Hey.." Asriel moves closer to her and hugs her again, "I won't let them send you away, okay?"

Chara's eyes widen, "Asriel.. You can come with me. We can live on the surface together."

Asriel gasps, leaning back, "And leave everyone down here?"

"Come on," Chara urges, "We can be happy together."

"Chara.." Asriel looks pained, "I'm their Prince, I can't just.. I won't just leave everyone here. If I'm getting out, everyone gets out."

Chara smiles, tears running down her face, "We can get everyone out if we work together. I heard what Mom and Dad said about that barrier. You only need a human and a monster soul to pass through.'

She stands, pulling him up with her, "Come on, I have a plan."