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Lore!

🌿 Undersnare AU — Story Before the Story

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📖 The Origin of the Soul Flowers

Long ago, before the Underground was sealed, monsters and humans lived in harmony. Each soul was bound to a flower, a living representation of their deepest trait—a Soul Flower. These flowers bloomed in gardens, forests, and meadows alike, connecting all living beings to the cycle of life and death.

When a creature passed, their Soul Flower would wither, releasing a seed to bloom anew. It was said that those who cared for the flowers could feel the echoes of the souls that once were, and in this way, no one was truly lost.

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🌼 The Great Conflict

But humans, driven by greed and fear, began to covet the monsters’ Soul Flowers. Legends told that a single Soul Flower could grant unimaginable power—immortality, the power to shape fate, even control over souls themselves.

War broke out. Petals fell like blood across the battlefields as humans harvested the flowers. In desperation, the monsters retreated underground, guided by the last of their elders and protectors.

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🌸 The Sealing

With their numbers dwindling, the monsters used the last of their magic to seal themselves away beneath a mountain—Mt. Ebott. A barrier of powerful magic kept them safe but trapped, separating them from the world above.

In their new home, the monsters vowed to protect their Soul Flowers fiercely. Over generations, these flowers became the very heart of their culture, sprouting wherever a monster’s dust fell—marking their final resting place.

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🌱 The Garden of Souls

To honor the fallen, a guardian was chosen: a young skeleton named Runt, who was born agender and accepted by their community with open arms. Runt’s gentle nature and unique connection to the flowers made them the perfect caretaker for the Garden of Souls, a hidden sanctuary where the flowers of the departed bloomed eternally. Runt believed that tending these flowers would one day reunite monsters and humans, bringing peace once more.

Their older brother, Brute, a Papyrus with a fiery soul and a greaser’s rebellious heart, believed that strength and unity would set monsters free. Their different views often clashed, but together they stood as the final line of defense—the Judges—to test any human who reached them.

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🌙 The Prophecy of Hope

It is whispered that one day, a human child would fall into the Underground. Their journey through the Underground’s realms would determine the fate of all souls. Whether mercy or violence, the path they chose would decide if the barrier could be broken—or if the cycle of dust and petals would continue forever.

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🌺 End of the Prologue