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Part 4: Staying, Leaving

The male smiled as he was filled with love.

Following Toriel inside her little home in the ruins the male was in awe. It's so cute inside! It's very homey and warm! Everything is a shade of light brown.

The male looked around in wonder and awe, but then he smelled something. Toriel smiled as she watched him sniffing the air curiously.

" Do you smell that? Surprise! It's a butterscotch-cinnamon pie. I thought we might celebrate your arrival. I want you to have a nice time living here. So I will hold off on snail pie for tonight." Toriel said delightly.

" Here I have another surprise for you." She said as she led him to a yellow hallway.

She took him by the hand and led him to a door. " This is it. A room of your own. I hope you like it!"

The male hummed and purred delightly. Toriel pet his head.

She then took off, smelling something burning.

The male blinked owlishly at the direction Toriel ran and looked back at the door. He opened it and saw a cute little redish room. A bed, cabinet, lamps in both sides of the rooms, teddy bears and a drawing of a flower sticked on the wall.

The male looked around. He was more interested in the empty dusty photo frame. It feels like a picture should be in there.

The male walked by the bed and suddenly felt tired. Oh. He forgot how tired he really was after all those monsters trying to fight him. But at least they became his friends now!

The male layed on the bed and covered himself in the sheets and slept.

He woke up at the sound of the door opening and footsteps stopping on the middle of the room before laying down something. It walked away and closed the door.

The male opened his eyes and looked at the slice of pie sitting in the carpet in the middle of the room.

* You found a slice of butterscotch-cinnamon pie.

* The smell of the butterscotch-cinnamon pie fills you with love.

He took the pie and smiled. He then started to walk towards his door, closing it behind him and then walked down the hall.

Tho he did check the other rooms out of curiosity, he didn't get to the last room. It said it's under renovation.

He saw Toriel in the living room, reading with little reading glasses on. She told him stories about snails and he listened.

This....it reminded him of something...

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" There is a flower that only blooms once a year..."

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" It's called..the 3Lüę 2₱/Dė4 7!7! "

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The male blinked and layed his head on Toriel's lap, sitting on the floor. Toriel's eyes widened and she smiled softly. She pet his head and continued reading.

It was like this for the rest of the day.

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Toriel suggested that they should go out in the ruins to catch snails. It was a fun activity. They both have fun.

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" Look brother! I caught a big one!"

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-My child?"

The male blinked in surprise. He didn't know he spaced out.

" Oh right! I never got your name!" Toriel exclaimed.

" What's your name dear?"

The male blinked...his name. He tilted his head. It's been so long since someone asked for his name. The last time someone called him by hi name was when-

" Do you not have a na-Oh!"

The male scratched on the ground.

' M/N'

Toriel blinks. " M/n?"

The male, m/n, perks up. "Ah!"

Toriel smiled, eyes softening. " I see.. Welcome m/n."

M/n giggled, eyes shining and smile widening.

" Do you have a last name, dear?"

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" It's nice to meet you, M/n •×∆^° ! "

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M/n blinked and shaked his head. "Nmm"

"No? Well that's alright, dear."

M/n smiled.

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Later they went inside to rest. But M/n's head rings with forgotten memories. It's stuck at the back of his mind, hidden deep into his soul. It's almost as if..as if...he doesn't want to remember...

But..he has to...

There's something he must do. Something that he doesn't remember. But his soul does. And it's filled with love.

He needs to Know.

He needs to leave.

He looked at Toriel.

" Go..."

" Hmm? What's that, my child?"

" ..le..ave.."

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" To..ri..-

" No." Toriel turned back against him and started to walk down the stairs. He followed. She kept saying reasons. He still followed. She told him she's going to destroy the way out. He still followed.

..." You want to leave so badly?..."

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" You're just like the others. Prove yourself... Prove to me you are strong enough to survive."

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Survive...

Hah...of course...

That's what's his been doing this whole time...

And strong...

You..can't survive if you're not strong...

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You cant protect the people you love...

If you're not strong.

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But...

He doesn't want to fight...

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Toriel kept attacking. He kept dodging.

It went on like this. He got hits, lots of them. But he didn't care about it right now.

Mercy.

" What are you doing?"

Mercy.

" What are you proving this way."

Mercy.

" Stop it."

He won't fight.

" Stop looking at me that way."

Mercy

" Go away!"

He won't fight Toriel.

"..."

Mercy.

" I know you want to go home, but..."

Because...

" But please...go upstairs now."

Mercy.

" I promise I will take good care of you here."

He..

" I know we do not have much,but..."

He...

" I promise we could have a good life here"

Loves her.

" ...ha ha.."

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" Pathetic, is it not? I cannot save even a single child."

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" No. I understand. You would just be unhappy trapped down here. The ruins are very small once you get used to them. It would not be right for you to stay in a place like this."

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" My expectations... My loneliness... My fear..."

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" For you, my child.... I will put it all aside. "

Toriel hugs him as she told him not to look back after he leaves.

She started heading back but stopped.

" Tori! " A very soft... Gentle... soothing voice. It carried an unknown emotion.

Toriel looked back. Her eyes widened.

M/n was smiling at her. His eyes... It was so...sad...so understanding... As if he new what it's felt like...as if he lost everything...as if he carried through every painful hardships. He looked so tired. But he still smiled. As if everything is going to be okay.

Toriel gasped. He gave her a closed eyed smile and waved.

" Mama!"

Tears formed in her eyes. He turned away from her to the door and walked through the door.

Toriel fell to her knees. She was crying. She choked as she tried desperately to cover her sobs.The sadness, the pain, the despair, the anger, the loneliness. She felt it, in his eyes... He told her..

He lost everything...but he will still continue and carry the memories.

The love.

Chapter 2: Mama Toriel

After consoling the male, the goat lady introduced herself as Toriel. She said that she was the caretaker of the Ruins.

" Come! I will guide you to the catacombs."

Toriel then led the way towards a path. The male perked up and scrambled to stand up. He struggled to balance himself but was able to quickly adjust. He clumsily followed Toriel.

Seeing his soroundings, the male's eyes shine'd. He liked purple! It reminds him of ______!

Toriel walked further till they get to a double staircase that lead's towards a single door. Between the staircase were a bed of red leaves. What caught his attention however, was a glowing star-like object floating just in front of the red leaves. It seems like Toriel doesn't see it though.

The male looked at the glowing star curiously and touched it.

* ( The shadow of the Ruins looms above, filling you with love. )

The male blinked and retract his hand back. He looked up at Toriel and continue to follow her. The door lead them to another room.

" Welcome to your new home, innocent one. " Toriel said, smiling warmly.

" Allow me to educate you in the operation of the Ruins."

The male got excited hearing the word ' educate'. He loved learning new things! He remembered when _____ would teach him about medicine and healing. Oh! And ____ too! He taught him a technique about breathing to make his body stronger!

Flowers floated around the male as he smiled brightly. His imaginary tail wagging.

Toriel chuckled, feeling his bubbling excitement as she stepped onto four rocks pallets resulting for the door in front of them to open.

The male gasped! It was a puzzle! Oh! Oh! He adores puzzles!

The male hopped and clapped. Toriel laughed at the cute sight.

" The Ruins are full of puzzles that need to be solved to get though! Ancient fusions between diversions and door keys. One must solve them to move from room to room. Please adjust yourself to the sight of them. "

Toriel explains.

Toriel proceeded on through, but the male stopping to read a note at the side of the door.

* Only the fearless may proceed.

* Brave ones, foolish ones.

* Both walk not the middle road.

At the sight of the word ' fearless ' , the male suddenly felt something itching in his heart.

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" Brother....I'm scared."

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The male blinked, shaking his head. He walked through the door seeing Toriel standing there and waiting patiently.

" To make progress here, you will need to trigger several switches. Do not worry, I have labelled the ones that you need to flip. "

Both of them walked to a little bridge, that the male found adorable, and stopped.

" The first switch's on the wall."

The male nodded, looking at the switch attached to the wall with arrows drawn beside it. The male walked towards the wall and pulled the switch.

After pulling the switch, Toriel smiled and they crossed yet another mini bridge, which the male awe'd at again and pulled another switch.

The spikes leading to another room dropped as the switch was pulled.

"Splendid! I am proud of you, little one." Hearing this, the male puffed up his chest with pride, his eyes shining and imaginary tale wagging happily.

Toriel chuckled.

" Let us go to the next room."

They went to a room with a puppet and a doorway .

" As a human living in the underground, monsters may attack you. You will need to be prepared for this situation. However, worry not! The process is simple. When you encounter a monster, you will enter a FIGHT. While you are in a FIGHT, strike up a friendly conversation. Stall for time. I will come to resolve the conflict. Practice talking to the dummy."

Toriel stands to the doorway as the male approaches the dummy. He blinks.

"Hmmm... Ah!" The male tried to speak

* It doesn't seem much for a conversation.

The male blinked again. He then approaches the dummy closer. Toriel was looking at him, confused.

Then.... he hugged the dummy!

Toriel seems happy and proud with him.

" Ah, very good! You are very good."

Hearing this, he started jumping. He did very good!

* YOU WON! You earned 0 EXP and 0 gold.

He followed Toriel to another room.

" There is another puzzle in this room. I wonder if you can solve it?"

The male tilted his head. He followed her-

* Froggit attacks you!

Tha male blinked, startled.

He tried talking, but it was hard!

" hmm.. ah!"

* The froggit didn't understand what you want to say!

"!!!" He got an idea!

He slowly approaches the frog monster and hugged it! The froggit was startled!

He put the froggit down and smiled brightly at it.

" p.. pretty!" He exclaimed.

The froggit blushes.

* The froggit didn't understand what you said, but was flattered anyway.

Suddenly, Toriel came to view and glared at the froggit. The froggit sweats and slowly walked away. The male blinked.... weren't frog's supposed to hop? He tilted his head with a cute troubled expression.

* YOU WON! You earned 0 EXP and 0 gold.

Toriel stopped glaring as the froggit is out of sight and smiled gently at the male. She continues to guide him.

They came to a pretty dangerous puzzle. It was the same spikes that was blocking the path before, but the male doesn't see any switch... Oh! He saw the lighter colored path back to the other room! Maybe that's it! But even if it's not, he can smell which spiked tile is going down once stepped. It has a different scent due to its rust!

But still, he lat Toriel guide him in his way. Something about this is familiar to him ...

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" Hold my hand, #@$&. So you won't slip."

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" Careful, #@$&! Those plants are poisonous!"

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" Watch out for the thorns, #@$&. I don't want you to get hurt. "

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He snapped out at the gentle voice of the goat monster.

" Puzzles seem a little too dangerous for now. "

The male blinked and nodded. Toriel smiled.

" You have done excellently thus far, my child. However... I have a difficult request to ask of you. "

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" I would like you to walk to the end of the room by yourself. Forgive me for this. " Toriel then walked away, leaving the male behind. The male blinked... He can still smell her...

... Blink

He walked through the long hallway, though he only walked through the lighter colored path. He came towards the end of the room, spotting a pillar ... He can smell Toriel behind it. He pretended not to know. He didn't want to hurt her feelings...

She walked out behind the pillar.

" Greetings, my child. Do not worry, I did not leave you. I was merely behind this pillar the whole time. Thank you for trusting me. However, there was an important reason for this exercise.... to test your independence. I must attend to some business, and you must stay alone for a while. Please remain here. It's dangerous to explore by yourself."

" I have an idea. I will give you a Cell phone. If you have a need for anything, just call. Be good, alright?"

The male took the Cell phone and nodded. Toriel smiled and walked away... Again... He smelled her less as she walked further. He stayed.

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" Stay here #@$&. Protect your siblings."

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" I love you... #@$&... I love all of you."

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" I'm ... sorry. Forgive me..."

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... He stayed.

He looked at Toriel's retreating back... He saw someone else...

He stayed.

Because she told him to.

Character Info:

Name:

" What's your name dear? "

* blink* * tilts head*

" Do you not have a na- Oh! "

* scratch* * scratch* 'M/N'

" M/n? "

* perks up * "Ah!"

" I see.. Welcome m/n "

Last name:

" Do you have a last name, dear? "

* blink* " nmm"

" No? Well that's alright, dear. "

Hair color:

" WOWIE!! YOU HAVE SUCH FLUFFY ( H/C) M/N! I COULD TOUCH IT ALL DAY! "

* purr* * purr* * nuzzle*

" NYEH! YOU ARE REALLY CUTE! SANS, CAN WE KEEP HIM!? "

" Heh. Sure bro. "

Eye color:

" For as long as I've been down here, I've never seen (e/c) eyes before. " * point*

* bite's finger* *nom* * nom*

" ow. "

Soul color:

" Huh, a pink soul.... that's new.."

* tilts head*

" Nevermind that. Now catch as many flower pellets as you can! "

Soul type:

' Smelling the scent of the butterscotch-cinnamon  pie fills you with.....Love. '

Abilities:

Inhuman speed

"Wow. You're fast kid."

" Mm!"

Inhuman strength:

" WOWIE! YOU'RE REAL STRONG! "

* carrying papyrus* "mm! "

Blood manipulation:

M/n's blood could burst into pink powerful flame's that could damage the enemy's soul.

This ability however has a different effect towards the people who m/n love's. Instead of hurting them, it gives them energy boost and healing traits.

Size manipulation:

" Oh dear... It seems like the bed is too small for you- oh!."

* shrink's* ... * blink* * blink*

" My... I guess that solve's it then" * chuckle*

... *blink*

Enhanced regeneration:

M/n could heal and regenerate his body at a slow pace ( still slightly faster than a normal human can) just as he can to his soul. It is due to the fact that he doesn't eat human flesh and souls. He regains energy by absorbing people's love, in return, he also gives them love.

Levitation/Morphing:

M/n can levitate elements and morph them to his will.

" WOWIE!"

" wh-woah... that's.. beautiful.."

" CAN YOU MAKE A TACO SHAPED ONE!?"

@#₱&+∆×÷÷π•$:

🎙Alastor was a little surprised when he met you for the first time. You still retained your human appearance, but he could smell that you were a demon, but different. You looked very young, which made him feel some pity for you since you had died at such a young age. He did find you very adorable when he met you, finding your expressions to be so innocent. "My my, aren't you simply adorable?" as he patted your head.

🎙Your attire confused him greatly, he couldn't tell if you were wearing a dress or some type of odd suit. Niffty, surprisingly, was able to tell him it was a traditional Japanese kimono, and they were commonly worn in Japan. He still found it odd, but said nothing else. He found out that you could change your size, when he saw you shrink down to Niffty's size and gave her a hug. Well that certainly was an interesting power.

🎙The muzzle on your mouth angered him a bit. He prefers to see a smile whenever he is conversing with another, so why cover it? You tried to explain it to him, but it didn't go well, since you could only say "mmm mmm" with the muzzle covering your mouth. Charlie kindly gave you a piece of paper to write down your responses to make it easier for everyone to understand. They understood now that you wore the muzzle to control you from biting anyone, which answered Alastors question, but it still annoyed him.

🎙Al slowly got use to you as time went by. True, he couldn't speak to you normally, but you were very expressive with your face and hands. You were naturally friendly with him, which shocked him a bit, since given his status he is use to being feared, but you weren't. Quite a strange demon you were.

🎙He learned later on that you were a very affectionate creature, as whenever he appeared, you would run up and hug him, or pat his head. He abhorred being touched by anyone, yet when it came from you and gazing into your sweet eyes, he couldn't find it in him to push you away. Goodness, he hoped he wasn't going soft.

🎙During one of Charlie's group exercises, she wanted everyone to explain their past, if they wanted to. Once it was your turn, you wrote down your tragic past. That once peaceful winter morning with your family soon turned into a nightmare as they were all slaughtered by another demon. Only you and your brother survived, but the attack, instead of killing you, turned you into a demon. Somehow, you were able to control your urges, and still retain some of your memories when you were human, which help prevent you from hurting others and those you cared about. Everyone around you felt heartbroken once you told them, resulting in a group hug from everyone, except Al, but he was kind enough to place a warm hand on your shoulder.

🎙Alastor appeared like your story didn't bother him that much, but inside he was fuming with rage. Once he heard the name of the demon who orchestrated the death of your family, "Muzan", he made a long list in his mind of how he could torture/kill that bastard. Oh how he was going to enjoy his screams.

🎙During one of his outings with you, clothes shopping for new attire, he, unfortunately, ran into his sworn enemy, Vox. "Well well, if it isn't the piece of sh✪✪ television!" Alastors eyes, glared at the walking TV, wishing to rip it right off. Vox walked closer to the both of you, wearing a cocky smirk. "Hahaha! Finally come to your senses, and decided to join my team!" Alastor rolled his eyes, letting out a "Ha! No!"

🎙Vox's hypnotic eyes soon locked on to you, causing you to let out a growl, that caught Al's attention. "Well who is this pretty little thing? Your new to-POW!!!" Vox could barley finish his sentence as you gave a roundhouse kick straight into his screen, sending him flying back." Alastors eyes widen at that, shocked by your strength. He soon watched as you began to transform.

🎙The muzzle on your mouth was bitten off, allowing him to see your fangs. Your body had grown in height, along with leaf like markings appearing on your skin, and large horn protruding from your forehead. Your once sweet innocent eyes were now in slits and veins were protruding from your face. Breathtaking was the first thing Al thought of, upon witnessing your full demon form.

🎙Vox was still alive, even after that strong kick, but he was feeling enraged. "WHY YOU LITTLE BIT✪✪!!!" Wires began to protrude from his head, launching at you like snakes. Vox managed to cut one of your limbs off, but his mouth was left agaped that you were able to regenerate it back. Throwing some of your blood at Vox and his wires, you activated your blood art power, sending him and the wires ablaze, burning them in hell fire.

🎙Realizing you were a much powerful foe, he retreated. Now it was only you and Al alone again. You slowly transformed back into your normal form, looking back at Alastor, without the muzzle this time. Alastor was a bit stunned at what had just transpired. He didn't expect you to defend him like that. What tremendous power you possessed.

🎙Walking closer to him, you smiled at him for the first time. It made his black little heart race, seeing such a pure smile on your face. "Are you okay?", he heard you say. Your voice was so soft-spoken, that it shocked Alastor even more. Shaking his head to clear his mind, Al walked closer to you, placing a hand on your head, ruffling your hair. "Quite alright my dear! I must say, that was an amazing show of power. You are full of surprises aren't you!" Alastor smiled down at you, giving you a soft smile, then his regular joker-like smile.

🎙Snapping his fingers, he repaired the bamboo muzzle that you had broken. "Here you go, my dear! Though I prefer you without it! That smile of yours is quite lovely." After that whole incident with Vox, Alastor became much closer to you. He now saw you as a close friend, and loved you like a daughter. Anyone who dared harmed you, would have to suffer the wrath of the Radio demon.

~END~

Tagging:

Shen Jiu did not like anyone in the palace.

Or would it be correct to say that he was wary of everyone and bit anyone who tried to touch him and you. Understandable since you were his caretaker/parent. But still, the moment Luo Binghe went up to you to hug you, the child literally climbed into your arms and snarled at the Emperor of the Demon Realm. He even bit after the finger that was a hair's breadth from your being, which would’ve been chopped off if the half demon hadn’t pulled away in time. You had given Shen Jiu a thorough scolding when the two of you were alone.

The demon child you picked up was a spitfire but a cute little helper during your life in the Abyss. You had taught it how to hunt, what plants that could be used in treating wounds or for poison, and what plants to avoid. (Especially the ones that require papapato cure it).

When you died, the last thing you expected was to be reborn in another world. When you woke up, you found yourself a squirming little baby, alone in a dark place with an atmosphere that no normal human could survive on. With your awareness of surroundings, you managed to survive the dark place. During your survival, you noticed creatures witht he most peculiar and bizzare features and abilities — a python with a scorpion's tail, an elephant with lizard feet, and rhinoceros with a crescent on their horns and pythons…

Wait… Are you in the Scum Villain Self-Saving System!?