H O P E

“ H-Hey! I’m not a weed! I’m YOU, remember? “

His voice was shaky as the other approached, a cruel reminder of the life he had been forced to leave behind. But that was him! The kind, loving prince he had been destined to be, before the fates decided that a crueler end would be more suited to their tastes. He would never harm someone else, no matter what!

“ You must know about what I’ve been through. Being born without a soul, among all of those whom I once loved, without ever being able to return the favor. You wouldn’t kill me for things I can’t control! “

The shred of confidence in himself dissipated as he gazed at the sharp implements held in another him’s hands, which looked eager to cut him down until he was no more. He hadn’t been Asriel in so long. Could he… really depend on himself to spare him?

‘You think that’s going to stop me ?? Telling me LIES. That you’re innocent, because you have no CONTROL ?? That is where you are wrong, little WEED. You’re a MASS MURDERER. You’ve killed, so. many. innocent monster. You. There’s NO EXCUSE for that. Even if you’re just, another me. If I have the ability to STOP you. I will take that CHANCE, to STOP you.’

     He gripped his WEEDING tool. You could say there was ANGER      fueled within him. He wasn’t HAPPY to see his flower self. There      was a FLAME burning in his body at this moment. He was READY      to rip this WEED to shreds. So. Why did he HESITATE ?? The      FALLEN prince sit there. WEEDING tool in hand, ready. Ready to      GET RID of this pesky weed. But this pesky weed was.... him, right ??      Was he about to let the WEED get away again, just because he      wasn’t capable of KILLING another ?? No. That’s FOOLISH.

                                             Of course he was.

He knew from the start that this was going to be a painful conversation, and he was already trying to emotionally barricade himself so he didn’t have to cry again today. He couldn’t bring himself to directly say that he killed them, but lying was never something he felt comfortable with, either. One deep sigh and a moment to articulate his thoughts later, and he confirmed the other’s fears in the lightest way he could think of.

💔 “What was that one saying about mistakes again? That one where… I think it was something like “as long as you apologize and try to fix that mistake, then your not a terrible person”. Was that the one I was thinking of?”

💔 “I’ve… been telling myself that for a while now, it’s not helping.”

‘...’

          There were NO words he could say. This Asriel was, a           KILLER. No - it wasn’t their fault. He could tell that this           was a TOUCHY subject. He wanted to COMFORT his           other - self. How could he ?? He just took a few steps           towards his other self. He just hugged the other the best           he could. It was the BEST he could think of to comfort           the other Asriel. He could feel the other’s PAIN from their WORDS.

‘It’s... Everything is gonna be FINE... I know you CAN’T do anything about this.. I know it HURTS to feel this way. It’s just how LIFE works... Just know there’s other Frisk’s out in the files... Just know, that they’re all safe. No one has to DIE... Because, I know you’ll keep them SAFE.’

     ❝ My SON… ❞

               She kneels down to the child, her hand wiping away the tears                that had almost completely soaked his angelic face. A smile                filled with warmth grew upon her face, as her arms had quickly                wrapped themselves around the child, her own tears flooding                from her own face.

     ❝ ASRIEL… I thought I had lost you… ❞

               Her words were half-muffled and half-soaked. She wanted nothing                more than to be with her son again.

          Asriel couldn’t stop TEARING up. He never meant to UPSET           his mother. To do such a thing, would be a SIN. He felt he had           no CHOICE, but to stay gone - so he did. Though, it’s been so           LONG since he was in the embrace of his mother. He had            wrapped his arms around his mother’s neck gently, and placed           his head upon her shoulder. It’s been AGES the last time he           was here in her arms. He finally felt SAFE again. He wanted           to say something, but he couldn’t find ANY words to say.

          He tried to stop himself from CRYING. To no AVAIL he was           not able to stop the tears RUSHING down his fuzzy cheeks.           Even in the SAFE embrace of his mother, he couldn’t stop.           He couldn’t STOP, because he knew his mother deserved           to be HAPPY. Leaving her was a TERRIBLE IDEA. After           a while. He mustered up all his COURAGE to say something.

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          LOOK AT YOU, COWERING IN FEAR.                                         GOD HOW PATHETIC YOU LOOK.                       SORRY, IT’S