#asglore

He took it rather poorly. As did I, when I was around his age. But I would have given my very life in order to ensure that he would live.

I didn't tell him that, of course — I told him that he was more than worth the eventual sacrifice. We loved him more than anything in the whole world. From the day he was born, he made our lives infinitely brighter, and Chara did the same, when they arrived. And, though that day would come eventually, it was still a very long ways away.

...Ha. It would seem that it still is.

?????

Of course they were. The humans did not enlist children for their military.

…Not much older than I was at the time, anyway.

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...I do.

"Please-"

"I'm not going to fight you."

"Get out of my way, I am going home."

"Stop it!"

"Is that all you've got?"

I…

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...I was almost angry, at first. As I gathered the SOUL, I was very quiet. It had been my decree that any human found in the Underground would be killed, and as such, I felt that it was my duty to carry out the task. I was ready to scold him. I... I think I may have started, though I do not remember exactly what I may have said.

But... Wingdings was shaking. Twitching, really. Wild and frantic. I knew that he had not done anything like this in many, many years. And it showed. I feared that he would do something rash, seeking another "high" as his LV increased once more.

...

I wrapped him in my arms and simply held him until it passed. He fought against me, of course. He struggled and squirmed and... I will be honest, part of me feared that he would strike me. But mostly, I feared for him.

...When he had exhausted himself, I offered him a cup of tea. He refused, instead returning to his lab with the body and the SOUL. ...I... I think he was ashamed.

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I believe his exact words were…

“Leave me alone. Just go. And stay away from me. I do not want you here. I am not your sweet little boy anymore.”

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