Hi, everyone! The anniversary of Undertale was three days ago! I guess now we know what Papyrus's favorite food is now.

Here's today's chapter:

September 4, 170 A.E.

Entry #9

We got more letters today. Here. I will put mine in the journal:

Dear Asgore,

I have missed you so much! It seems like we haven't sent you a letter in so long! (Even though we just sent one a little more than a week ago.) It's very nice to write to you again.

In the last letter you wrote me, you asked about the war. Don't worry about the war, Azzy. There's nothing about the war that a child like you should worry about. We are holding up very well against the humans. I have requested to meet with Paz under a flag of truce several times to negotiate peace. I'm sure the war would be over soon.

Your tutor has been asking about how you're doing. I told them that you are having a wonderful time in Aiphuoxbone and you are adjusting to public school very well. I think they miss teaching you. I would suggest that you write a letter to them.

How is school going? We ordered every school in the monster kingdom to add combat to their curriculum. Don't worry. It's just for self defence. I doubt you'll ever have to use it on humans, but it is good exercise and a great opportunity to strengthen your soul.

I understand that you and the skeletons in your class have very different attacks. Your teacher will be teaching skeletons attacks, as she can't create the same kind of attacks that we do. I'd like you to pay attention to her lessons anyway, since you would do well to learn about the different kinds of attacks from other monsters. You and Toriel can spar together when your class is practicing. You teacher may have some suggestions for you from time to time, but mainly you would be on your own. You and Toriel will have to help each other out.

In your last letter, you asked me about your little sibling. Relax! It's only been two weeks since we found out. The baby isn't due until May next year. Who knows? Maybe they'll share your birthday!

I don't want you to be scared about the war, Asgore. We are doing everything in our power to keep you safe. Aiphuoxbone is the furthest village away from the fighting. The humans nearby keep to themselves, and Paz had never even visited there. The skeletons will protect you if anything happens, but they're so peaceful, no one would ever even have any reason to disturb that peace. You are safe, my child. I am so excited to read your next letter.

Love,

Mother

P.S: Tell Toriel I said hi!

So far, Miss Helvetica has just been giving us reviews on the stuff that we were supposed to learn last year. I can keep up with the math and language lessons just fine, and the social studies lessons are way easier than the stuff I learn at home, but I do not understand most of the stuff they learn in science. I know next to nothing about anatomy and there are too many different kinds of souls to keep track of. Who cares about how many monster souls is equal to one human soul? I will never need to use these things anyway.

We have already started our combat classes. Toriel and I already know some combat but everyone else is just starting to learn. No one has the same kinds of attacks as us, so we always spar together when the class is practicing. Miss Helvetica suggested that Toriel take off the necklace she got from her mother, since it might get damaged, but she refused.

"My mother gave this to me to serve as armor," she said, "Would it not help if I wore it during combat?"

I really hope my little sibling doesn't have the same birthday as me. I would like two birthday parties every year. I wonder why Mother hasn't announced the baby yet, though. My tutor said that when someone from the royal family announces that they are expecting a child, everyone gets a day off work and big towns have a festival.

I asked Toriel what her mother told her about the war. She told me that Mother and Father have declared an honor code among soldiers: soldiers are not allowed to take souls from fallen humans. She said that her mother was very against this idea, and she agreed. I was confused on why that is.

"The reason the humans declared this war is because they do not want monsters to take their souls anymore," I said, "Why give them more of a reason to fight?"

"If our soldiers have human souls, they would be more powerful in battle and less likely to die," Toriel said.

"But it is wrong!" I retorted.

Toriel glared at me. "This is war," she said, "Morals do not matter anymore. Our soldiers need every advantage they can get! What kind of leader values the souls of the enemy over the souls of their own?"

I stared at her in disbelief. Then I closed the curtain between us. I cannot believe her! A monster should not take a human's soul! I haven't spoken to her again today. Whatever. She'll talk to me again. She could never stay mad at me.

Mother is not telling me everything about the war! I know everyone thinks I am just a kid, but I am not a kid anymore! Twelve is old enough to know about these kinds of things! But Father and Mother never gives me the full details to how they are ruling monster kind. I wish they would tell me what's going on.

~Asgore

Remember to always stay determined, folks!

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~Pandora