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They briskly turned around, and walked towards the hall.
Their face emotionless, their will uncontested, they walked. The footsteps echoed throughout the walls and pillars, reminding them who they were with.
They were with themselves.
There was nothing left behind them. An endless trail of destruction, misery and madness, dust surrounding villages and cities alike, a hopeless reality. Since the first day the human arrived, an uneasy feeling spread across the whole of the Underground. The sense of danger, coldness and hatred. The monsters never truly believed that a single human could annihilate them all alone.
But they did, without remorse.
In the distant past, Humanity declared war upon the monsters and banished them into the Underground below Mt. Ebott. Sympathy was a major reason to why Humanity did not erase them from existence in the first place. The monsters learned that not all humans were completely evil, and that they too, could show mercy if they wished so.
But with the growing desire to break free from the barrier that separates the Human and Monster worlds apart, that notion was overshadowed by revenge. This feeling was strongest when the Royal family lost two of it's members:
Asriel, heir to the throne.
And their adopted sibling, a human.
Both died in a single night.
And from there on forth, ordered by the king himself, any and all Humans that fell into the Underground would be sacrificed for their own souls, so that the monsters could finally break the barrier once seven souls are gathered.
But they destroyed that hope. They refused the give their soul to the monsters. They ruined all of their hopes of ever seeing the surface again. They mercilessly cut them into pieces and watched as they turned to dust right before their eyes.
But even after all this, their expression never changed.
They walked silently in the orange-tinted hallway, glancing as if searching for their next victim.
They stopped.
A noise rang down the hallway. It repeated itself, they sounded like hoofsteps.
The human quickly unsheathed their weapon and readied themselves.
Finally, a silhouette emerged from one of the pillars. It slowly trotted into the middle of the hallway, right in front of the Human.
"It's wonderful having you here,"
Light from the windows revealed the speaker behind its mane.
"And I'm sure the feeling is mutual,"
A familiar pink pony placed itself in front of the human, directly looking at them.
Its straight pinkish mane covered most of its right eye, leaving only its left one visible. A blue eye, an almost perfect contrast with the orange rays that flooded the hall. It wore a pink-colored jacket that reached down its hooves cushioned by slippers, and an unusual smile plastered on its lips.
The hall seemed cold all of a sudden.
"... But not for the right reasons, huh?"
The Human stood still.
"Ah, who am I kidding, you and I know what will happen here, don't we?"
"And, judging by your actions, you know that much better than me, or anyone else for that matter,"
The Human took a step forward.
...
"Pinkie Pie,"
"Ring any bells?"
...
"Of course not, you don't care,"
"You don't care who or what you've killed,"
"To you? Heh,"
"That's just some more XP to grind,"
"Numbers really,"
The human dropped its stance, and just stood still, intently looking at the mare.
Her smile dropped as well.
"Even if I didn't know what it stands for, or what it implies,"
"It wouldn't change the fact that you inched for every bit of it,"
"That you, killed, just to get more of it,"
"Just to get that feeling of... Accomplishment?"
"Who knows," She said as she glanced around the room in a relaxed stance.
"Only you and that flower know it,"
The human looked at their knife. Sharp and deadly, showing the reflection of the mare before them in an astounding detail.
Maybe it needed to be tested first.
"Aaaah, that smile,"
"Poor flower got scared by it,"
The human took another step forward.
...
"Not even that flower, who seems to like you despite what you are,"
"Nothing should go past you without being turned in to dust,"
"Not even my sister, who showed more kindness than anyone else,"
"Who welcomed you in open hooves no matter how grim the situation was,"
"You just-"
She sighed.
"Did what you would've done,"
...
...
"It's funny, that you killed them all,"
The human flinched.
"Not for the fact that they were just there for you to grind, or had families of their own,"
"It's funny, because you thought they'd give you a bigger challenge,"
"That there was a monster capable of putting a nail into your soul,"
"A monster that could perhaps surpass you in strength,"
...
"And I've seen one,"
"Undyne was determined to protect those innocent beings you ended up killing,"
"Undyne..."
"She killed you several times, didn't she?" A wicked smile forming on her lips.
...
"No reaction, no smile,"
"Caught you in your spiel, silly," Her pupil shrinking.
...
...
The room got chiller.
"Contrary to what you think, there are more of us that know what's happening other than that flower,"
"Each time you SAVE, like you did back there,"
"You are setting up a platform to where you'll return when you die,"
"Each time you LOAD, you return to that very platform,"
"And each time you RESET, every action and memory are replaced with the ones from the day you came down here,"
"Just because you do it, doesn't mean anyone won't notice it,"
The human seemed expressionless, except from their eyes twitching slightly.
"Don't judge people based solely on their appearances,"
"That's a mistake no one should make,"
Her pupil shrunk.
"Specially you,"
...
The Human inched closer.
"Heheheh, eager as always,"
"Now, let me ask you a question,"
"Do you think that even the worst person can change?"
"That anyone can be good if they really wanted to?"
"Because if you take another step forward,"
"You'll be having a really bad time,"
...
...
"Hesitating?"
The human stared at the floor below. Their breathing visible as the room got even colder.
They trembled for a moment. Their grip on the knife seemed to weaken.
"Feeling bad for your actions all of a sudden?"
She chuckled for a moment.
"Heh, I guess you aren't completely mad,"
...
"You know, I had that problem too, once,"
"I only wanted power,"
"I only needed power,"
"Raw power, raw LOVE,"
"And I nearly lost myself because of it,"
"If I hadn't stopped, I wouldn't even be here,"
"But I'm glad I had my sister, she helped me a lot,"
"She helped me overcome that endless desire for power, that..."
"Curiosity of 'What if',"
"Don't make that same mistake,"
"You will suffer the consequences, and trust me,"
"I know the feeling,"
The human crumbled onto their knee. Their weapon beside them on the floor.
Their breathing seemed funny for a moment. They seemed to be questioning their choices.
They held their heart-shaped locket in a desperate manner. Their breathing worsened as they gripped the locket fiercely. The human seemed to be struggling just to keep themselves from falling down.
Then, they stopped completely. They stopped shivering, and took hold of the knife.
All of a sudden, they raised themselves from the floor without struggle, and just stood there. Their face unintelligible by their long hair.
"Just now realized you can't go back on your decisions?"
"It's too late for that, silly," She said, shaking her head slightly.
The human took a final step forward.
"... So you finally made up your mind, hm?"
"Okie Dokie," Chuckling a little.
"Just, don't say I didn't warn you,"
With one swift dash with their hoof, the whole of the hallway melted into nothingness. Replaced by a black and white themed ambient.
They had entered a FIGHT.
The mare, eyes closed, pushed their mane away, revealing the other closed eyelid.
Calm, as if taking a stroll through the park, she lifted her hoof once more.
She smiled.
"It's a beautiful day outside,"
"Birds are singing,"
"Flowers are blooming,"
"And on days like these, kids like you,"
Her right eye suddenly opened up to a pinkish hellfire that surrounded her eyeball.
"S H O U L D B E B U R N I N G I N T A R T A R U S"
