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*Half of the ruin's exit is closed, and the rest of the wall seems ready to collapse. The floor is burnt to a charcoal dark with the red hue brought by the one source of light in the hallway. A sizzling fireball held by both hands, the caster is softly whispering her incantation.
Toriel: “Ever burning flame, close the yearning in my way, which I blame for the dust that has been spilled today.”
*The flame brightens. (After)
Chara: "Toriel, stop this! You're going to-"
Toriel: "Leave my child, it's unsafe here. You-"
Chara: "But that's why I'm here! You're going to get yourself killed! Just look around you, this-"
Toriel: "Ever burning flame, do not yield till rock is ash, till you can block my child's path, till-"
Chara: "Stop! Please, mom! You-"
*Toriel turned to me, a smile unfitting for what she was about to do.
Toriel: "That's exactly why I can not my child. Ever burning flame-"
Chara: "Stop it! I-if you don't stop, I-i'll-"
*Toriel stands before me.
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Chara: "I'll stop you!"
Toriel: "Cease this foolishness at once my child. There is no point to struggle against the inevitable."
Frisk: 'Fight.'
Chara: 'What?'
Frisk: 'We've gotten stronger, if we hit her with everything we got we might be able to finish this in one shot.'
Chara: 'Yeah, and kill her!'
Frisk: 'The latter option is being crushed to death. Face it, its kill or be killed, that's how-'
Chara: "Shut up! You're wrong, wrong!"
Toriel: "My child..."
Frisk: 'You're barely holding yourself together, it be best for both of us if you let me ta-'
Chara: 'No! There's another way, I'm sure of it!'
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Frisk: 'You're going to get us killed!'
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Chara: 'Better than you killing her!'
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Frisk: 'She'll die all the same! And do you really want your dear mommy's last moments to be knowing that she killed her own children!?'
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Chara: "That won't happen!"
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Chara: "It...won't."
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*I fall to my knees, all my strength expended in just holding on to my own sanity.
Chara: "W-what..? D-damn it."
*I cover my face in shame. Big kids aren't supposed to cry.
Chara: "I'm not a killer. I'm not mom. I-i-"
*My voice cracks, my vision blurs, and my heartaches as I try to find the words that'll stop her. That'll make everything alright.
Chara: "I-i I'm sorry! I didn't want this to happen! I...you don't need to hurt yourself to protect them! I'll...I'll be good. I promise I'll be good, I promise I won't leave you, I won't, not again, I-"
*I felt a warmth spread through me. One that I always wanted but had taunted me for so long. And so I was cold, empty, alone. My heart-beating in a world that treated me like I was garbage. An annoyance. Something better off dead. And I believed it. I ran and ran and ran till my legs gave out, till I slipped all the way to the underground. Where I met my family. Where I was happy. Where I first felt it. The warmth of a mother's embrace. That's how I know, even with my eyes closed, that you're here with me.
*That's how I know, everything will be okay...
*You wipe my tears away, are you crying as well? It's still too fuzzy to tell.
Toriel: "I know my child. I know you're...good. You were just scared, weren't you? I'm sure you've heard the stories, of how so many have fallen down here...and have never returned. I shouldn't have left you alone, I should have been there for you...this dust is on my hands."
Chara: "No, mom, it's not your fault I-'
*You shush me, and I feel like we're back to when me and Asriel poisoned dad. To when this whole mess began. I felt like a kid again.
Toriel: "It's okay. I'll close down the entrance. They'll be no more threats to you as not even Asgore will be able to reach you. You'll be safe, and no one else will be hurt."
*You caress my cheek.
Toriel: "Everything will be okay, my little star."
*I cry again. I hold on to you with everything I have. I know it's childish, I know it's all a lie, I know I can't ever do enough to make up for the dust I've spilled. But... I'm so happy. I'm so relieved. I'm so glad that you still love me. I'm-
???: "Wrong choice."
Chara: "Mom...?"
*I wipe my eyes, clearing my vision to see-
*I scream and close my eyes.
Chara: 'This isn't real! This is just...a nightmare. I-'
*Tugging my hair, biting my lips, screaming as hard as I can. Nothing ends this horrid dream. Nothing washes away the heart-burning sight of Mom's eyes ripped apart by a dozen vines. I feel her dust falling on me. I hear her soul shaking, then shattering into dozens of pieces. I pull my hair straight out, I bite my lips till they bleed, and I scream so hard my voice gives out.
*...Nothing happens.
Flowey: "Awww, is Lil Chara scared? I had a feeling you were down there somewhere. Mocking me. Well, don't you worry. Look up here!"
*I feel a vine slither across my body, taking something from me.
Flowey: "Come on friendo! Look up. Look...up."
Chara: "plea-"
*A vine slices my cheek.
HP: 30/32
Flowey: "LOOK UP!"
*I look up, Flowey is holding the phone Toriel gave me.
Flowey: "Look at here! You got a phone, you can call for help now!"
*The vine slithers to me, dropping the phone onto my shaking hands.
Flowey: "Don't be shy, dial-up someone, anyone."
Chara: "I-i only know-"
Flowey: "Toriel's? Hm, well, I'm sure she'll pick up."
Chara: "...P-please. I'm sorry, I'm-"
Flowey: "Stop being such a fucking crybaby Chara. Call her number, NOW!"
*...I call Toriel.
*Ring
*Ring
*Ring
*Ring
*Ring
*Ring
*...Ring.
*Flowey's smile widens into a freakish length.
Flowey: "But nobody came."
*Flowey laughs hysterically. I drop the phone.
Chara: "T-this...isn't a dream...is it?"
Flowey: "Heheh, no Chara. She's gone. But don't you worry-"
*Dozens of vines burst out from the walls.
Flowey: "You'll join her soon enough!"
*I try to scream as the ruins collapse. But a rock crushes my head before I can let out a single breath.
*I feel my soul crack.
Chara: 'No...'
*A feeling comes to me as the world fades away.
Chara: 'I-i-'
*It gives me unimaginable strength. And so, I scream
Chara: "I want to live, I want to li-"
*Even so, my soul shatters.
GAME OVER
You cannot give up just yet...Chara!
Stay Determined
*I open my eyes. The ceiling is intact.