Slavictale AU
An introduction
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Greetings,
don't be shy,
here,
let me tell you the tale of my people...
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There once was a time when monsters and humans coexisted peacefully on European land. They respected the Slavic Pagans, their practices, and vice versa. They helped each other and saw themselves as family. Then the chruch reformations took place and it didn't take long for the humans to start fearing their, once, brethren, start seeing them as creatures from hell, with magical power they received for being the devil's servants. A great war followed, with almost all of the monster population turned to dust.
13 human druids were tasked to deal with the remaining monsters and render them harmless, so they wouldn't pose a threat to humankind. Humans believed that it took at least 13 druids to be able to stand against the devil incarnates. These druids sealed them into the underground, right under the Shatrinska mountain, while creating a magickal force strong enough to prevent the monsters from fleeing. The druids saw the injustice in their actions but couldn't fight against it. However, they did give monsters a chance to break the magickal barrier. All they needed for it were 13 human souls.
Monsterkind thought to be lost. How were they supposed to acquire a human soul? Let alone 13 of them? Worse, how will the gods react, will they punish them for stealing innocent souls? It was a weird thought, since, haven't they already forsaken them?
Not long after, depression and hopelessness spread over the underground but they didn't get discouraged, they searched for ways to break the barrier, even without having to kill anyone.
Then the humans started falling, filling monsterkind with more hope. The first human that fell was a 11 year old child named Chara. They were an interesting human with bright, red eyes that spoke of wisdom and tragedy. Together with the monster prince Asriel, they, unfortunately, met a tragic end. It shook monsterkind to the core, dividing them. They were no longer the welcoming people who would do anything for anyone. Now they were wary and only trusting those close to them. Speaking, soulmates or family.
Luckily Eggster, a newfound monster holiday, succeeded in building bridges between the monsters again which proved to be highly practical once the 9th human fell. With them, came also the great Downpour. It seems like the humans haven't only robbed them of their home but parts of their magick now as well.
After the meltdown of the Chernobyl reactor in 1986, Ukrainian soil was rendered unusable, it was a shame that that soil was right over Waterfall. A large amount of radiation seeped into the depths of the earth and sadly reached the underground as well. It mingled with the monster's magick, weakening it. At first, it was a catastrophe, no one knew what to do or who to ask for help but they adapted, they found ways to cooperate and utilize their magick without overexerting themselves.
Although it did change their mindsets and view on the surface, along with all the books, cassettes, diaries, movies, documents, etc. that fell into the underground and informed monsters of how life on the surface looked like. They became less enthusiastic about going back, wondered if it was even worth it. Especially after some old, propaganda-ridden history books appeared in the underground, giving monsterkind a glimpse of what was happening while they were absent.
Still, many felt homesick, and even more monsters were angry that their freedom was limited by a race that already forgot about their existance. So the wish to leave persisted, right until the 13th human falling down the rabbit hole, where the real story begins.
I know that there are more Slavs than east and/or middle as I wanted to include the Balkans as well but then the underground would've been too big and so on and so on. So I'm sorry, I love y'all though, from Asia to the Balkan sea.
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Map of the Underground
Undertale does not belong to me, it belongs to Toby Fox
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About the AU
This Au is about the underground, If it was located under eastern Europe. It follows monsterkind throughout east European History, from when Slavic Paganism was still the mainstream practiced way of life, to 20XX.
