JUMP 10: Results

I wish I could fully explain everything that happened.

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The three of us made our way to the King's Castle, and all the while the residents of the Underground told us the entire story of the King's Family.
The human child had died of a "mysterious disease." Buttercups...
The monster child, Asriel, had taken their soul and crossed the barrier, but was harmed by the humans living there, as they thought he had killed them. He then died and turned to dust on a bed of golden flowers.
The father, ASGORE, declared war on humanity. This is why he want 7 human souls - to become a god to both break the barrier and get his revenge.
And the mother, Toriel, had left her husband and retreated to the ruins.

We couldn't turn back now. We've come too far to turn back now.

We found Asgore in a lovely throne room, watering flowers. He noticed the two of us and looked shocked, but... it seemed like he had a duty to carry out.
He lead us to the barrier, displayed the souls he'd collected and asked if we were ready.

Somehow, we were ready and determined.
Or, we thought so.

The fight was over before it begun. Toriel had intervened. It seemed that she got worried about us and the choice we would have to make to leave, and decided to go after us so that we wouldn't have to hurt anyone.
I really appreciated it. The kid did too.
Then, everyone else found their way into the throne room. Sans, Papyrus, Undyne, Alphys... Mettaton. They were all concerned for the both of us. I wouldn't have minded staying Underground with all these friends, and for the first time it seemed like my sibling was ready to accept that.

Then a flower arrived.
I... I've only seen this flower in the corner of my eye, but I always thought I'd imagined it. The kid seemed more familiar with it, and looked frightened for the first time. I didn't understand until it attacked our friends.
I wanted to fight it so bad...
But as "Flowey" had tried to attack us, all our friends made sure they we were protected by their magic. Even all of the monsters we'd met through the underground showed up to encourage us.

That backfired. Flowey took all of their souls. Including Dusty's...
And then...

Well, this is the part where I find it hard to explain.
The flower became a goat child. Asriel Dreemurr.
Good lord, I don't know if I could even put into words the things I've seen and the emotions I felt during the whole encounter with him.
I thought I saw my sibling die. And get back up from the fatal blow multiple times.
I thought I wasn't going to make it if it wasn't for the determination I've gained in our travels.
I swear I saw everything disappear except the three of us.
I felt...

... I don't even know.

Sympathetic? Confused? Pumped-up? Seems like a combination of those, is there a word for it?
I think it felt good, but looking back at it all, it doesn't seem like it should have been.

I'm rambling, my apologies.
In the end we were able to reach the souls of our friends Asriel had stolen, as well as Asriel himself. He was sorry for what he had done - it appears my sibling looked quite a lot like his own - and decided to set things right by using his power to break the barrier for good and returning everyone's souls.
At the cost of his own life.

... My sibling - Frisk, I mean - they did their best to comfort him in his last moments.
They were reluctant to let go.



We were back with everyone else. No one realized what had happened. But they were all happy to see us safe, and that everyone was now free.

I'm... not gonna lie, this is the first time in a long time I've considered staying in a universe. I know Toriel would be sad to see me go, and I didn't want to leave my new family behind. But at the same time, all this determination I've built up with Frisk is just urging me to keep my adventures going. But again, a family...

... After finally having a moment to myself and reviewing my options in the warehouse, I think I've found a way to have the best of both worlds. I'm going to write down to the best of my ability our encounter with Asriel so that Mom will understand what happened. She'll know whether or not it'll be a good idea to tell the others.
I'm also going to explain to Frisk my business as a jumper. Not sure if they'll understand, but I felt as though they deserved an explanation. Everyone around us seemed surprised to see two humans, I'm sure they've noticed that as well. Besides, they seem like they can keep a secret.

*This was... a trip to type through. As much as I love the game (it's literally like home to me), most of it felt really sad to think about. I can't even say how much I wanted to find a way to save Asriel, but that's just not how things played out. 
*I apologize for the sheer length of this jump, and my own personal rambling.