Lonely Prince
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* I REALLY WISH I KNEW ABOUT THE ANIMALISTIC KNIGHT EARLIER????????
* waht * WHAT HAVE I MISSED. THERE'S A DEMONIC MANIFESTATION OF THE KNIGHT??????????
* I had to fight for my life against a demonic manifestation of the Knight that didn't even have the sword. * I barely stopped it from opening up a Titan fountain.
* ... * Why do I get the feeling this... meant something?
Oh! A flower cut in half! This is a photo spot! Umm, h... how do you take a photo? Oops. Haha, look, I got it! Taking photos is fun!
β γ Stomping over. Why is he stomping over?? γ γ ...Looming. Very much seems like he's inspecting the goat. γ γ Long ears remind him of something. γ γ Ralsei?? Got a fucking??? Pat on the head???? And he's menacingly stomping towards the upstairs area OKAY. OKAY SURE MAN SURE γ β
[ HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA ] [ OKAY. ] [ THAT'S FINE. ] [ HE'S NOT FROZEN IN FEAR HE'S NOT HE'S NOT. ] [ IT'S LIKE... WHAT DO THE LIGHTNERS CALL THEM? DINOSAURS??? ] [ STAY PERFECTLY STILL AND HE CAN'T SEE YOU. ]
[ THANK GOD THE SCARY MAN IS GONE. PHEW. ] [ ... ] [ HE'S GOING WHERE???????????? ]
[ HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA ] [ OKAY. ] [ THAT'S FINE. ] [ HE'S NOT FROZEN IN FEAR HE'S NOT HE'S NOT. ] [ IT'S LIKE... WHAT DO THE LIGHTNERS CALL THEM? DINOSAURS??? ] [ STAY PERFECTLY STILL AND HE CAN'T SEE YOU. ]
β γ Ralsei goes unnoticed. A few tense moments pass, and... the Slayer stomps back out. No screaming or anything! Maybe it's. Fine? γ γ The helmet does seem to be pointing directly at Ralsei, though. γ β
[ that's. ] [ fine. ] [ ..maybe some of the rudinns would be the first to go. ] [ That's really bad we should not be considering who is the first to go. ] [ There's. There's nothing in the first immediate room and the fountain door is always locked. He's just going to hide behind the cauldron. ]
β γ With the way the guy walks, it's hard to tell if he's just looking around or planning a murder. Whichever one it is, it keeps his eyes forwards, thankfully. γ γ Looks like he's going to poke around the lowest floor... γ β
* oH THANK GOD THAT KRIS IS OKAY. * OKAY. PHEW. WOW.
* Oh. * Oh that Kris just hit that bulky scary man... * Oh.............
[ hhhHEEEEEEEY. HEY. HEY. ] [ NONONONONONO DON'T WALK TOWARDS THE CASTLE. HEYYYYYYY. ] [ Ralsei is going to try to discretely go to the castle. Maybe find somewhere to hide and observe further. ]
β γ Nobody's gonna. It's HIM, do we think anyone ever would? γ γ ...He's walking towards the castle. Aww, fuck. γ β
[ Someone should really tell him that he shouldn't do that. ] [ ... ] [ NOT RALSEI THOUGH. JUST. SOMEONE. ANYONE ELSE, REALLY. ]
β γ Aside from stomping around menacingly? No. There are no demons or Makyrs to be found here. γ γ It's a /little/ concerning that he keeps climbing the buildings to get a better vantage point though. γ β
[ He's WHERE. ] [ WHAT. ] [ WHY IS HE /HERE/. ] [ Ralsei is not actually particularly fond of this one so he's just. Watching. Making sure the big scary man is not doing anything scary. ]
β γ Despite the fact that he was sealed inside a coffin in another dimension, the Doom Slayer has awoken somewhere darker than dark. γ γ ...look, there's no reasonable explanation that connects Deltarune and DOOM. Work with me here. He's in Castle Town now. γ β
* ... [ It's hard to put the words together to describe this... unwavering feeling he had for them. ] [ "Right Thing". ] [ If they wanted to do the "Right Thing", they wouldn't have let it get this far. ] [ They wouldn't have let the path exist. ] * I know that they're... trying. * Even now.
( ... it's a little confusing to him. how could they think that way? ) ( kris wasn't a /pacifist/, his lonely town is proof of that, but... ) ... Because, you know they would want to do the right thing? ( his faith is unshaken. they're all HEROes, at the end of everything. )
* It's really not that simple, Asriel. [ He sighs. Hands behind his back. ] * I am sure you know of the concept of intrusive thoughts. * You would not punch your sibling if they were in your grasp, yes? * Even with the SOUL attached, it cannot make you do this action on its own.
"You think Kris is giving it two options and one is always bad?" Asriel checks, not liking that possibility. "No... Even when Kris is down, it speaks for them. It's using them, it's not simply pushing them to be bad when they would be already. It can't be."
* (...i can only hope.) * (and i hope i can help them understand.) [ Whatever it takes. ] [ They hug the Lightner, as tight as they possibly can. ]
* You nod, listening in... "I'm glad you understand, Ralsei." * Oh, now you have tears in your eyes... "And... I hope they understand as well..."
* ... [ Trepidation in his voice. ] [ A weak little smile. ] * They weren't any of those things. * And yet. * I still care. [ It felt so stupid to say out loud. ]
( ralsei would glance up again at the other, almost confused at the hostility at first, before responding quite plainly. ) I... It was. ... ( it wasn't hard to see past the other ralsei's expression, in that moment. ) ... Did, you not feel the same way? Towards your Kris?
* Then you know that IT'S not omnipotent. * You know IT'S restricted. * You know IT still has access to everything Kris would want to do. * Right? [ His eyes darken as well. He doesn't look at them. He doesn't want to. ] [ They just don't know. ] * Again * You KNOW your little sibling, right?
Asriel's eyes darken, just for a moment, then he gives Ralsei the sweetest smile. "Of course I know what a SOUL is. Of course I know my sibling. I know that their SOUL isn't |supposed to be that colour| and that it shouldn't move on its own when torn out of their body. Anything else?"
* ... * Ha. [ He smiles anyway. ] [ Tears in his eyes. ] * (...Thank you, Kris.) * (I think I needed to hear that.) * (...) * (We're both suffering, I think.) * (Me and them, I think.) * (I think we're both dealing with horribly, too.) [ And he chuckles. ]
* You looked down... even if it wasn't YOUR fault, you still felt horrible hearing that... | β€οΈ Sorry that happened to you. | * And... You decided to say something else as well, something you told your Ralsei at presumably that same moment... | β€οΈ It's okay not to smile. |
* . . . * How lucky. [ The words left his lips before he could even process the jealousy he felt. ] [ He recoiled at his own nastiness--he put on a smile. ] * I-I mean, they sound just wonderful! * A blessing to have a Kris like that. It's.
( before sealing the last sanctuary fountain. ) ( his brow furrows, frustration pointed inwards. why didn't he just keep them there? so they didn't have to go tomorrow? is that selfish of him to think? he doesn't know. ) ... Scared. Once... another path was found.
[ Talking felt like too much effort. ] [ Kris could hear them anyway. He might as well take advantage. ] * (...Well.) * (Kris... MY Kris... they were never the... kindest.) * (I won't bore you with details. It'd be rude of me.) * (But I know about the feelings hiding inside you.)
* You just began to get a move on, of course Ralsei would follow along... * Truth be told, this felt like the easiest way to confront Ralsei's problems... "I know... you aren't the Ralsei I know, but..." "Can you tell me what exactly happened, at the Church fountains?"
* ... * Ha. * Right. I suppose you would be concerned about this. [ Fiddled with his fingers. He looked away, uneasy smile on his face. ] * You... DO know what a SOUL is... right? * You... DO know your little sibling... right?
"I'm concerned it's going to hinder them when the time comes to oppose the Knight," Asriel states firmly. "It already makes them ACT without their consent, and you must know that it's not them who does those awful things. Kris would never hurt anyone, not like the SOUL has corrupted Noelle."