You're finally back at Hotlands. There's no distractions as you trek over the hot dirt and sand of the earth. You clench your blistered hands into fists as you enter a large white building. All lights are off, and even with the large surplus of machines, none of them make any noise. You pass through another sliding door on the far end and keep moving. You come to an elevator and enter. The whirring static noise of the engine drowns out the stinging loneliness that's begun creeping up on you.
You reach the core of the undergrounds. This is it. You continue forward and feel a bubbling sensation in your stomach start to build. This wasn't excitement, this was nervousness. Your knees begin to buckle as you push through the corridor. You reach a turn, but are blocked by the small flower.
"You're almost finished now. If you beat Asgore, I can absorb the souls and become the darkest fear of human and monsters. We can reign havoc on the world. Isn't that what you've always wanted?"
You step over this nuisance and continue forward. He watches you for a moment before retreating back to the dirt. I don't know what I want anymore.
As you turn the corner the whole scenery of the core changes. Walls and floors of gold with gleaming pillars. You walk cautiously further into the room, examining it's details carefully. A shuffling sound perks your ears to attention.
"You've come here."
Your gaze snaps to the center of the room where Sans is now standing, his eyes to the floor.
"I guess that explains your intentions. And you know what I have to do."
A moment passes before hysterical laugh emits from him without a change in expression. "You hear what I just said? I'm talking as though sparing you is an option." His body shakes slightly "What's fuckin' wrong with me."
You stare at him as you walk closer. You stop only a few feet away from him and watch carefully as he examines you.
He raises his arms, bones surrounded in blue aura come into view. With a flick of his wrists, they're pointed at you.
"Here we go."
He barely moves his hand and bones begin darting your direction. You dodge them with ease, and lash back at him with full force. He merely steps out of the way, and your attack misses. His left eye is now beaming a beacon of blue as he summons large skulls emitting deadly auras and sharpened bone attacks, all of which is now heading your way. You take some damage, but manage to come out alive. You swipe at him again with the same failed outcome. As you pass buy his face with a lunging move, he looks at you brokenheartedly. You both skid to a stop, heaving and exhausted.
"If you had any sense of remorse left in you..You would just let her go already. Can't you feel her hurting?"
This causes you to pause for a moment. A heavy weight of regret and remorse fills your chest. No, not yours. Hers. You realize what you've done all along. You've become human through possessing someone else's life. You look back on all the chaos you've caused and lives you've ended. This used to be what you continued on for, but now it's whats stopping you. You look at Sans with tears in your eyes now. He's panting, close to falling asleep now from exhaustion. He catches your gaze and meekly shakes his head in remorse.
"I'm sorry I let you down, kid. I let everyone down."
You stand up straight and regain your composure. "Reset the game, Sans."
He nearly jumps at the foreign sound of your voice.
"Kill this body, and restart with her. Get your lives back."
He chuckles weakly "You wont let her go. You'll just kill everyone all over again"
You open your arms out to the side and smirk devilishly at him, your head tilted slightly. "You want her, come get her."
He musters enough strength to stand. He glares at you for a moment before raising his hand once more. A floating bone appears into view once more, sharpened to a deadly point. He takes a deep breath before flicking his fingers your way. The bone impales your torso and knocks out the air from within you. The toy knife drops from your dusty hands. You fall to your knees on the glossy floor as the taste of iron fills your mouth. You hear a gasping from within you. She's screaming in pain along side you. You reassure her it will be over soon enough.
He's watching as you take heaving breaths. With your last moments of vision, you see the blue fog pouring from his eye sockets before he too keels over in exhaustion.
She awakes on a golden bed of flowers. Her head aches from the fall, and her knee is slightly scrapped. Movement in her peripheral vision catches her attention. A child stands in the shadows, barely visible. You see her staring at you and smile. You say you'll miss her. She recognizes you, and looks as though she's not able to comprehend how she feels. She opens her mouth to speak when a voice cuts her off.
"Hey, kid. Long time no see."
Her eyes widen and cloud with tears. She looks over to see Sans standing in the corridor of the ruins. He tries to hide it, but he too is crying. You watch as they embrace for a long while before you turn away.
Maybe I was never the one in control after all.