A/N: Hello everyone! i'm back with another chapter of Dreemurr Of Zero!
Hope you are all safe and healthy out there!
This chapter was supposed to be uploaded yesterday but my computer broke and won't turn on, luckily i still have my laptop.
There's not that much for me to say except to enjoy the chapter, and please leave a review if you can!
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Here we go!
Last time:
Chara nodded absentmindedly, a bit tired after reading so much. She yawned, before undressing her hoodie and laying down on the mattress, it's not really that late yet, but she decided it would be fine if she gets a few extra hours of sleep.
"Night Louise."
"Sweet dreams Chara."
Tristanian Market Gate
"What a sight!" Exclaimed Chara with a smile on her face.
Louise smiled fondly at her partner's awed expression, knowing that Chara had only ever lived in a small human village and an underground city, it must be quite a sight to see the large and bustling marketplace of Tristania.
"This place is huge!" Said Chara, "You can put the entirety of Snowdin in this place and there would still be space to spare! I can't even see the end of the walls!"
Louise chuckled at her partners expression, "Don't you have a marketplace in the underground too?" she asked.
Chara nodded, "Well, yeah, but it wasn't nearly as big and crowded as this place!" She gestured to the market gate area, slightly jostling the cart that they're in, "The most we had was a single Inn building that sells food in Snowdin and a guy that travels around with an ice cream cart!" She exclaimed.
Then she gestured to the castle looming in the distance, "And that castle! it's almost bigger than King Sans castle! except it's not under a ceiling!" She likely meant the cavernous roof the underground is situated under. Louise had to admit, it would be quite a sight to see such a large castle underground.
"And the sunlight shining on it...I almost forgot how great it was to live on the surface, you really have a good life up here." Chara smiled fondly.
The cart's driver then called out to them, "Alright, this is your stop miss." Said the cart's driver as they stopped just outside the market's gate.
Chara and Louise got off the carriage, Louise turned to the rider and handed him a few bronze coins, "Your payment. Thank you for your service" The rider bowed his head in thanks at her and went on his way. Walking ahead of her waiting partner, she went up to the guards stationed at the entrance.
"My name is Louise De La Valliere" She began before the guards can ask for her name. She had been through this gate enough to know what was required to gain entry. She sifted through her pockets for a bit before bringing out the appropriate papers. "I am a student at the Tristain Academy of Magic, a second year. and this," She gestured to Chara, who gave a small wave, "Is my familiar and partner, Chara Dreemurr." She shows the guards her paper as she spoke.
One of the guard looked over the documents of her enrollment for a bit before nodding, "You may pass miss Valliere, have a nice day." Louise gave them a respectful nod and walked pass them not a moment later, Chara following behind her.
Chara looked around the market, seeing the many faces that belonged to the many voices of farmers, peasants, children, and even a noble or two. All going about their day. She turned to Louise, "This place is even more crowded than the entrance! how many stores do they have here?" She gestured to the many, many stores that lined the streets.
"Well, i don't know exactly how many, but i'm quite sure that it would take more than half a day to visit all of them."
They walked a bit further in for a few minutes before Louise spoke up, "So...what kind of gift do you want to get?" She asked.
Chara thought about it for a bit before shrugging, "I'm not really looking for anything specific, anything would be enough for me." Just as she said this, she spotted a particular rainbow coloured scarf in one of the clothing store and gasped, it looked very similar to the one that her brother once had.
Louise turned to the store that Chara was looking at, seeing the rainbow scarf made her remember the story Chara once told her about her adoptive brother.
"Chara? Would you like to get that scarf?" She asked her. Chara turned to Louise, "Can i really?" Louise nodded, "Sure! we're here to buy you a gift after all."
They both walked up to the store and Louise called out the shopkeeper, "Excuse me miss?" The shopkeeper turned to her, "Oh! a customer! what would you like to buy little miss?" She asked.
Louise gestured to the rainbow coloured scarf at the display, "How much for that rainbow scarf?" She asked. The shopkeeper put a finger beneath her lip, "Hmm...it has been on display for quite a while, so for this time only it would be 3 silver coin." She said. Louise nodded and took out the silver coins from her pockets, and gave them to the shopkeeper, who took it gratefully. "Thank you for your purchase, please do come again!"
Louise handed the scarf to Chara, who looked very grateful for the gift. "Louise?" Chara said, causing Louise to turn to her. "Thank you, you don't know how much this means to me." Chara smiled.
Louise nodded. "It's no problem, come on, we still have one more thing i would like to get for you." She said as she led the both of them to another store.
"What else do you want to buy? This scarf is enough of a gift for me." Chara said.
"I'd like to give you a proper weapon, i know you can summon those magical red knives and all, but I want you to be prepared in case of a situation where you can't use your magic for whatever reason. It would be handy to have a backup weapon." Louise explained.
Chara nodded, agreeing with her logic, relying solely on her magical powers was the cause of her downfall in the Judgement Hall, and she would not want another repeat of that scenario.
After a few more minutes of walking through the crowded streets, they both arrived at a weapons shop. A multitude of expertly crafted blades, spears, and axes proudly displayed in front of the store.
"What kind of weapon are you most familiar with? apart from Knives that is." Louise asked.
Chara thought for a bit, "Well, my brother and i used to train in sword fighting alongside the royal guards under my mother. I'm still more used to fighting with a knife, but i'd like to think i can handle a sword well enough." She explained.
They entered the shop, inside they see the shopkeeper, polishing a fancy looking sword, the chime of the door bell alerted him of their arrival.
The shopkeeper looked up from the sword he is currently polishing, "Ah! A noble customer! What can this humble shopkeeper do to help you?" He asked them.
Louise gestured to Chara who was looking at the weapons on display, "I would like to purchase a weapon that is suitable for my partner here, preferably a sword."
The shopkeeper nodded, "Then might i offer this very blade then, miss noble?" He gestured the fancy sword he had just polished, "A magical sword created by a famous Germanian Alchemist, made with pure gold." He offered them.
Chara grabbed the sword and examined it closely, the design looked more ceremonial than functional, and it felt noticeably unbalanced in her hand. She ran one of her fingers up the length of the blade, feeling it glide across it. After looking at Chara examining the blade, Louise then turned to the shopkeeper, "How much is it?" She asked.
"100 gold coins." He answered, to Louise's bafflement. "What?! that's enough money to buy a small plot of land!" She said shocked at the incredibly high price.
"It's a magical sword young miss, and one made with pure gold at that." He explained. Hearing this Chara spoke up, "This one doesn't really fit me, it's too unbalanced, and the design makes it hard for me to properly swing it." She explained. "This sword doesn't have a grip on it, meaning it will fall straight out of my hands. And also, i don't really think gold is the best material for a sword since it's a pretty soft yet heavy metal. I'd bet that it would break in one good swing." She gave the sword back to the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper shrugged "Alright then young miss, i still have quite a few other selection to choose from, what might be your fancy?"
Chara looked around for a bit before picking up a sturdy looking Short sword, she picked it up did a few practice swings, the blade felt comfortable in her hand but it still doesn't feel quite right for her.
"You sure know quite a bit about using a sword there lad! Would you like to give me a few swings?" A voice suddenly called out, startling her.
Louise called out, "Who's there?" The shopkeeper looked annoyed for some reason.
"Over here! inside the barrel to your left!" The voice answered. Chara approached the barrel in question and peered inside, the sight of a few rusted blades greeted her, one standing out in particular, "What in the...?"
"Hello there lad!" Said the Talking sword. "Mind pulling me out of here? it's a bit cramped!" It said to her.
Chara pulled the sword out of the barrel. it had a golden hilt, but with and actual leather around the grasp. Which was a plus compared to the golden sword, it was also made of steel! But it was...rusted, like really rusted.
"Quite a strong grip you got there lad." Chara looked bewildered, staring at the sword in her hand, "You're talking..." She muttered, "How are you talking?" The only other talking object she ever saw was a rock in the old underground ruins and Toriel's training dummy, but that one was actually being possessed by a ghost!
The shopkeepers face looked annoyed, "Shut it Derflinger! You rusty old piece of scrap!" He yelled at the rusted sword, "Don't you go scaring my customers away!"
The swords hilt jostled a bit in Chara's hand, "What? Are you afraid that i'm gonna out shine the rest of these guys? Not like i'm going to ruin your golden oppurtunity you old rat! and who are you calling an old piece of scrap? A little bit of polishing and i'll be good as new!" It exclaimed.
Chara looked directly at the swords hilt, "Are you some kind of ghost possessing the sword?" She asked, "I thought you guys only ever possessed training dummies and dolls!"
"Well, i'm pretty sure i'd know if i was a ghost!" It answered her, "But no, i'm just a sword."
Chara turned to Louise, "How about this one Louise?" She asked, "It'd be a nice to have another travelling buddy to talk to."
Louise looked unsure, "Are you sure? It seems...crass...and really rusty..." She said.
"Come on, it's a talking sword! We don't have this kind of stuff in the underground! -As far as i know at least- And i'll make sure it'd be in great shape!" Chara persuaded.
"Aww. I'm touched," The sword spoke up.
Louise sighed, "Well alright." She said. " Shopkeeper, we will be purchasing this blade!"
"Very well young miss, it'll be only 20 silver." He told her.
Louise raised an eyebrow, "Why is it so cheap?" She asked.
"That blasted sword keeps scaring my potential customers away! Any longer and i might just go bankrupt!" He explained loudly.
Louise nodded and took out the appropriate amount of coins, "Alright then, here you go."
"Pleasure doing business with you." And with that both girls left the shop. Chara closed the doors to the shop. No sooner did she feel the sun on her face did she let a smile show on her face.
"Shall we head back then, Chara?" Chara turned to Louise as she said that. Kinda hard to miss the way that she was also smiling, especially with the sun beaming down on her, It was cute in a way that suited her.
Today was a really awesome day!
The sun was shining down on her, she got to explore another human town, Louise bought her a talking sword alongside a Scarf that reminds her of her brother, which she will always be grateful for. But for some reason it felt like she was forgetting something...oh yeah!
"Hey, what was your name again?" She asked the sword, lifting it up to look at it. Louise glanced, curious as well. "I heard the shopkeeper yell it, It was Derf...something..." She said.
"Ah, yeah. We haven't been properly introduced yet." The sword spoke up. "The name is Derflinger, Derf if you want to cut it short." Chara chuckled a bit at the pun.
"Derflinger, that sounds like a Germanian name," Louise spoke next to them. "I can't think of any Germanian mages capable of crafting a sword like you. Or at least none that Zerbst had bragged about."
Chara turned to Louise for a moment, but the pinkette was already flashing the papers and coins at the gate guards. How'd they get to the gate already?
"Eh, Might be, i didn't exactly name myself," Derflinger spoke up, Chara watched the hilt move as it talked. It creaked a little, probably due to rust. A good polishing should get those off. "Buuut it has been a while since i came out of the smithy. Can't even tell you how long i've been rusting away in that old barrel."
Before they arrived at the gate, Louise suddenly halted with a look of realization on her face, "Oh Brimir i almost forgot!" She exclaimed before turning to Chara, "Wait here for a moment there is one last thing I want to buy." Louise said.
"Sure thing." Chara answered.
After a few more minutes Louise finally returned while holding a small box.
"What's in it? " Asked Chara.
Louise turned towards her, "Something for Siesta." Said Louise, "As a gift...for being so kind to me lately."
Chara giggled, "Oh i'm sure she'll appreciated it!" She said.
"Are you two ready to head back now? The rust on me won't be going away on it's own you know!" Chimed Derflinger.
"Alright alright, we're going." Answered Chara with a grin.
Chara turned her attention away from Derflinger when she felt a shadow wash over her, it came and went quickly, but she looked up regardless. it only took that much to remind her that they were already moving out of the market and back towards the Academy. If the giant gate of stone behind them wasn't clue enough, the fact that there was a sudden lack of stores would be. Louise turned to look at her. "Chara, Is it possible for you to just warp us back to the academy?" She asked.
Chara hummed, "Well it would be faster.." After thinking for a few seconds she replied, "Oh alright, here hold on to me." She said. Louise nodded and held Chara's arm.
"What are we doing partner?" Derflinger asked.
"Taking a shortcut." she answered simply.
With that, the three of them felt the world blur and twist around them.
A/N: Derflinger finally made his debut! What is next for our intrepid group? Find out next time on Dreemurr of Zero!
As an extra note, i have no idea how the coinage money system works in FoZ so i'm just making it up as i go along, hope that's okay.
This chapter is a bit shorter than before. But i had to end it here, my inspiration only got me so far, i'm planning out how the nest part should go, hopefully my muse will return to me.
I'm wondering if i should add in another Undertale character into this story, maybe from another AU or something, like maybe The original Asriel, Instead of turning back into flowey, instead gets transported to Halkeginia, maybe as Tiffania's Fluffy familiar. I don't know.
Other than that i hoped you enjoyed this story so far. Please leave a review, any criticism would be very much appreciated.
Well that's it for now, stay save everyone, and i will meet you again soon.
Extra Note:
July 27th : Slight edits and grammar corrections.