Our little puppy found himself blind again, however, he now found himself whining in extreme pain, rolling on the ground, and cursing whatever caused this, he couldn't even muster a coherent thought because of the feeling of being burned alive while also being cold, the feeling of being crushed and drown all while being injected by multiple needles, getting his eyes gouged out, hundreds upon hundreds of slaps and his ears being yanked all at the same time!
Because his soul broke he felt all of the pain that he ever felt in his life for 10 seconds! Thankfully the pain of breaking his soul didn't stack…
"Uh… hello?"
"..." the puppy just stayed in place, his eyes lost their shine.
Crack
SMASH!
EeeeeeeaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!
This process happened quite a few times… but you wouldn't want a repeat of every reset that happened just because of this right? Thankfully after 3 hours of dying of shock from the pain he finally stops passing, it seemed that each time he died it hurt a little less, however, his mind was in utter shambles.
Meanwhile…
Are you kidding me? He is dying over and over again! But…
"Haha yeah! Go di-"
"Haha yeah! Go di-"
"Haha yeah! Go di-"
"Haha yeah! Go di-"
"Haha yeah! Go di-"
…
Hehe! You get more interested, what is causing this? Maybe a mage set it up so that humans can't die? But if that's so… why did that other human die? Oh! He is starting to feel less pain? He is lasting longer each time, ill give you one last "blessing" I can't leave his mind utterly broken from pain, he is gonna be my Champion! If he can't die then even better! I'm gonna show off so much to the other gods! Ahahahaa! HAHAHA! HAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA!
All the past deaths' memories were erased, including the one with the heart attack. Of course, he was still blind.
"Hey, why did you curse him?! That's unfair! You can't just do that! He did all of that in self-defense! You can't curse my Chosen one without reason!"
"Er, but he killed my bishop!"
"Nuh-uh, it was gravity!
"Nuh-uh, he bit him to death!"
"He still did it in self-defense, plus if you don't do it, I won't be friends with you anymore and tell the others you have cooties!"
"I do not!
"Who will they believe, the god of love, or the god of hate?"
"hmph! fine! "
She snapped her fingers towards the puppy, and it gained human form again, however…
"Why is his hair white now? Did you not remove the curse altogether?
"Hmph as if I would, i-"
"Hello? Chronos? I just wanted to tell you that Amanda does have-" he said on a cellphone while staring away from Amanda,
"Alright alright!" she said while blushing and muttered something inaudible. She snapped her fingers again.
"Why do you like him so much?! Is he so special that you would leave me?" she said with teary eyes, however oblivious to her without even looking he said.
"Yes. actually, could you bless him as well?"
"B-but that's against the rules unless he becomes my Chosen one as well!"
He looked at her and rolled his eyes,
"Curse him with something awesome then, aren't you good at that?" the god of love told her an easy loophole everyone used.
"You bully... I don't get why he is so special…even if he has determination you can't place him above me! Your favorite sister! Such a bipolar…"
Cheating death in a way that affects even gods, HAHA! I hit the jackpot! I bet nobody but me can see him because I'm the only one that blessed him! Hehehehe~! And because he is getting cursed again I can bend the rules! Hehe, 3 blessings and an awesome curse, along with immortality that not even Chronos can compete with!
"Haha… HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHA!"
The god of love was laughing like a maniac while the god of hate was crying for being replaced by a kid.
…
"Howdy!"
Frisk heard something behind him. He had a gut feeling telling him to not trust this voice.
"Howdy." Frisk managed to say without being nervous, for some reason, even though he was bruised all over, he was oddly calm, the pain was there… but it wasn't as painful as he remembered just 10 minutes ago, or was it 10 days? Months or years? He felt an odd dissociation from his body.
"Welcome to the underground! I'm Flowey, Flowey the flower."
"Pfft , im Frisk, Frisk the dog."
Honestly speaking it went the same as the first run, except for the interference of the gods. Eventually getting knocked out.
…
He yawned, something was wrong but he couldn't place what it was. he transformed into a little white pup, but was too sleepy to notice it.
"Where am I…"
You are in the underground.
?!
Hello
"innate magic?"
No, try again.
"Who are you? "
Hmm… let's just say I'm your friendly neighborhood ghost.
"G-ghost? Haha… you're kidding, probably just a perseverance mage messing with me."
Nope, I'm a ghost, open your eyes.
He slowly and warily opened his eyes, then he saw a human child that was floating in the air, it looked neither female nor male which confused him to no end, it was wearing brown shorts with a green sweater with yellow stripes, it also had what looked like brown boots.
Yo.
"Ha! I knew it! You're just an astral projection or something like that." he concluded victoriously, ghosts? Ha! That was nigh impossible to do!
Sigh… whatever, I'm stuck next to you, so what will you do?
"Rest. My eyes hurt."
Duh… the ghost muttered
…
"Wait, didn't I get my eyes gouged? Who healed me?"
M- Toriel
"Who?"
If you want to know you can go outside.
"No. that can wait for later."
You like to sleep huh?
Frisk ignored the ghost, for the time being, he was tired after being chased into this mountain, getting blinded, left for dead, and getting hit by Flowey in the heart, even if he was curious, his energy simply couldn't last him so much, especially after abusing his magic for 2 days without rest, his blessing of the body served him well. This led him to not think properly and… do the deed, he honestly didn't want to remember that and his brain subconsciously blocked it off when he got cursed- Cough, blessed by the god of love and got his memories erased, probably to keep his sanity intact, anyways our friendly ghost got bored, but they couldn't leave the room, so they just stared at a dusty photo until the kid decided to leave.
The next day…
Frisk let out a Big yawn, he felt much better, not only that, after 2 whole days of running around without food or water he still felt very healthy even though he should be dying of thirst.
Hello, sleepy head.
"Don't you run out of mana? Ha, maybe you are a ghost." Frisk joked.
I told you.
He looked around the room, he saw a bedside table with a pie and a lamp, a closet in the middle of the room, followed by another bed with a bedside table, in the other side of the room where there seemed to be toys and a shelf with many shoes. He looked at himself, he didn't seem to be in the same clothes, he was wearing a green sweater with yellow stripes and brown pants
Butterscotch pie…
"How do you know?"
…It's my innate magic…
"Wait, what soul trait do you have?"
2
what?!
"Oh so you must be someone from the orphanage, you guys are competent! How do I get back?" he eagerly said
… you can't… the barrier won't let anybody out.
"... you're kidding right?"
Not really, partner. We are in the same situation right now, both… trapped.
" I don't think that's true, surely there must be a way."
" a way for what child?"
Frisk stopped focusing on the ghost and looked around to see a lady that was covered with fur from head to toe and had long ears and a snout... She had a purple robe with an orb between two wings and three triangles beneath it, with the middle triangle inverted. However Frisk didn't care about those details.
"AHHHHH!"
Really…
Poof!
A cloud of dust appeared out of nowhere and covered Frisk's body, when the cloud dispersed, a little white puppy was seen. The pup was confused and frightened, but its eyes were red and his body was surrounded by a red aura.
"Oh? Do not worry my child, I am not here to harm you, I am Toriel, I healed your wounds." However, he was even more shocked. The soul of this creature was inverted and white! It had a soul!
"Bark! Bark, bark…" he tried asking questions, only to be surprised that he couldn't speak, he looked around and almost fainted after looking at himself and his soul, he got cursed! And it wasn't any curse, it was a curse from the goddess of hate! However, the god of love gave him another 2 Blessings?! His soul had the same emblem from the dress that Toriel had. And a black emblem that represented a wolf. In the middle. Originally he only had a white orb, but now he had the wings and triangles as well as the wolf. He could be heard whining
He hid under the bed and tried to make sense of the situation. What the hell? The only people who got more than one Blessing were not heard of, was that even possible?
Why would they pick a 10-year-old for this, is it to get me out of this death trap? Did I get cursed by entering here? Did i-
"Now, now child, I am sorry if I startled you, but I'm not going to hurt you, so could you please come out?"
He hesitated, but logically speaking the only one capable of healing him right now… was her. however he didn't let his guard up, he still had his red aura surrounding him, with only his head coming out, despite being smaller than he was used to, he still would have looked menacing if not for him shivering like he was on Antarctica with a swimsuit. The creature sat down next to the bed.
"Are you calm now?" she said in a soothing voice. This helped Frisk stop shivering a little, and he nodded.
"As I said before, I am Toriel, caretaker of the ruins. I found you with fatal injuries, so I healed you and brought you to my home. Right now you are in my guest room. I know that it may be startling to see a monster for the first time, but I assure you I mean no harm."
You know what she said is true, monsters aren't all that bad.
He slowly hid more of his head inside the bed, not that Toriel couldn't go in, but if she were to do so he would have some time to escape. This gave him a sense of security and let him calm down.
Poof!
"It's not permanent… " Frisk mumbled. "Uh ma'am, I am very grateful, but… your not going to eat me right?"
Toriel blinked twice, then gave out a burst of hearty laughter, wiping a tear from her eyes.
"Ho ho ho, no I am not, how much do humans know about us monsters? They didn't even bother to teach them about us?"
"Nothing, but I thought that you were a beast,"
she was in a happy mood. She didn't even get offended at the comment and kept on laughing.
"Beasts don't have souls, my child."
"Frisk. My name's Frisk." he started coming out of the bed, and Toriel also stood up.
"After sleeping for 3 days you must be hungry, so I prepared you some pie. I didn't know your tastes so I made butterscotch-cinnamon pie."
"... I slept for 3 days?!" he said with surprise and worry. " oh no, I need to get going!" Frisk said.
"Ma'am I am sorry for the trouble, but is there a way to… get out of here? If I don't get out my…home will get destroyed!"
Wow, you call the orphanage your home?
Of course, I do! Besides, Jack knows no bounds! Lately, he has been… more aggressive in his attempts to ruin the orphanage, and for some reason, he got an explosive burst of power… it's unfair!
"..."
"I'm afraid that you can't leave my child."
"!"
"T-there's… no way out?"
"..."
"..."
Tears started to well up in Frisk's eyes, he hoped everything would stay the same after his fall.
"Excuse me… I'm going to the bathroom…"
He entered the bathroom and locked the door.
"Ok… calm down, it's okay, it's okay, hey *ghost* Are you still there?"
The name's Chara.
"Ok, Chara, isn't there a way to get out of here?" Frisk asked. "I mean surely there has to be a way right?" his tone was more desperate.
I told you if I am stuck how are you going to get out? Maybe if you had learned magic properly…
"I am a mage I was gonna participate in the regalia tournament!"
You? Ha! You seriously wanted to become a noble?
"Huh? Don't you know? The regalia tournament can grant any wish thanks to the princess!" Frisk explained. "With that wish, I can save the orphanage!"
What's your deal with the orphanage? Is it better than being with a foster family?
"... people don't want a child with an unknown soul trait."
Heh, maybe you should get another soul trait.
She talks as if it's no big deal…
"Are you sure that there's no way out?"
I already told you there isn't
"I don't believe it… I can't miss it!"
Why… why don't they just wish these "beasts" away
"Well, there's something I wish more than anything, and with a noble status as well as a wish I can get it!"
What, you want chocolate? Answer my previous question!
"... why would I… ugh never mind, it seems I can't use magic…" Frisk frowned.
You cant? I'm pretty sure you could, just not innate magic…
"What do you mean, only nobles know more than just innate magic? Then again, I guess summoning magic is still there, all I could summon are things from my inventory I guess…
?
How does she not know that, wait now that I think about it… she looks like a kid but is she really from the orphanage? I've never seen her…
He tried using summoning magic… it worked! But it also seemed weird…
[nothing to summon]
`huh?! Why is it empty?! What was that voice?!
Meanwhile, Chara thought to herself
Hmm I wonder how much have humans lost to their stupid war
"Child? Are you alright?"
"Oh, uh y-yeah I am…just uh… uhm washing my hands!"
"I cooked food, you must be starving after being healed."
Ooh, food!
"Coming right up, ma'am!"
Frisk Quickly rushed from the bathroom to the kitchen, he then heartily ate the sandwiches, they were a little bland but it was ok, he hasn't eaten in days due to Jack. his enhanced body (from Emil's blessing) was about to give out.
"Ho ho ho, it seems someone was hungry, but watch your manners child."
"Yes! Thanks… " he was getting tears of joy, the food was so good! It was so warm
"Child, may I know why you had such injuries? The fall could not have hurt you… " she muttered that last part, but Avery could hear it very clearly.
Why not?
"Uhm, I was being attacked by nobles, normally they wouldn't care about commoners, but when a viscount's son saw my prowess he harassed me ever since. Until now. He crossed the line… and tried to kill me. "
So, did I… I killed someone… b-but at least it was in self-defense… r-right.
"Oh… my child, I am sorry to hear that." She tried hugging Frisk, but he backed away from his seat.
"N-no offense ma'am, but I'm… a little wary … " she looks too much like a beast!
"I-i see, forgive me for my impulsiveness."
ROAR!
what now?
"Ms.? Are bestial roars common here?" Frisk asked while sweating buckets.
"No… stay here, I will see what is happening."
Are you kidding me?! If she dies and I can't use magic… no I'll find a weapon once she leaves… where are the knives?
Toriel went outside and saw a yellow demonic figure with black eyes and a hunchback, roar.
What in the world?
The creature pounced on her, she quickly summoned fire to aid her. She shot out fireballs, the creature seemed to be very vulnerable to it, but black tendrils seeped out from its wounds. She shielded herself with fire.
The black tendrils snuffed the flames, she dodged the first strike by jumping and landing behind the creature. She was assaulted by a set of vines and was wounded and knocked into a tree.
Random reader: but… she went out the house, and the tree is in the opposite way of where she would be knocked into the house-
She dodged and got behind the monster. With her last breaths, she ignited everything around herself, eventually, the creature's black goo couldn't regenerate enough to survive.
I'm sorry my child… I do not think I can spend much time after this…
She started to dust away… monster fights were usually nothing this deadly, however, this was 2 boss monsters.
Both of them became dust and only 2 souls remained, one orange and one white. The latter started shaking and shattered.
Meanwhile…
Frisk got a book in his left hand. He was scared, but he peeked outside the window…
[Go, you coward! What if she dies?! Will you let someone who showed you such kindness die?! Go!] Chara had talked, but now it was also displayed in front of Frisk in a translucent set of words…
Right… let's go…
He took a deep breath and calmed down. He opened the door and went towards the tree, he saw… two piles of dust. Along with an orange soul… and a 4 pointed yellow star?
"Chara? Do you hear music-"
[…shut up…]
"Chara ?" Frisk naively asked. "Hmm… third time I see a soul…" he muttered. Then he went to the star.
[SAVE: Frisk Lv2]
[save] [load] [reset]
[! Frisk… press reset.]
"What does it do-"
[it'll bring you back up!]
Frisk didn't believe it, but it didn't hurt to try.
[reset]