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Kris had just been captured and locked up with Ralsei. Normally, you'd just sit back, but this time you weren't content with merely observing. You finally spoke up.
You and Ralsei walk out of the cell, and eventually come across Lancer, who is in a confrontation with Susie. Deciding to ignore it, you leave the castle with Ralsei in tow. From here on out, you can finally enact your plan...
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“Ralsei, why do you not use FireShock in battle?” You ask the prince.“W-well... I figure it's better to solve things peacefully... I thought you agreed. Do you not?” He responds.“Honestly? No. For all we know, the King could be cold and ruthless. Do you really think sparing him would make a difference if I'm right?” You answer truthfully.“I... No. You're right. You're just helping me do what needs to be done. From now on, I'll use FireShock in battle if you ask me to.” Ralsei responds firmly.You go to lead Ralsei away from the Card Castle.“Um... Kris, that's the wrong way, right...?” He asks.You keep walking silently.“Oh, alright, I'm coming.” He says firmly.As time went on, you had Ralsei burn more and more Darkners to ashes with FireShock. You were surprised to then run into Rouxls Kaard in Seam's area. Turned out, Seam had mysteriously gone missing.The Duke of Puzzles decided to ask you something. “I have this BurnScarf here, if you want it.” You had 9000 Dark Dollars from all the victims, so you said “Sure, why not?”“That shall be 9001 Dark Dollars! Thoust service is appreciated! ...Eth.” Rouxls responded.“Kris, we're one Dark Dollar short. Too bad, I was really interested.” Ralsei said in response.It finally began. You kept commanding for the prince to “Proceed.”, and at one point he caught on that you wanted to steal the scarf. Ralsei eventually caved, reducing the rules card to smoldering ashes.You went to pick up the BurnScarf. It was a red scarf with an orange heart and orange maze embroidered into it. Only now, the orange silhouette of a man stood at the opposite end of the maze from the heart. Regardless, you equip it to Ralsei.“So warm and cozy...” Ralsei comments.“Let's go.” You say.“Alright!” Ralsei responds firmly, with an undertone of... Joy? No, surely that can't be right...
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You, using Kris as a puppet, had collected the pieces of the Broken Key during your massacre. You and Ralsei had now reached the secret prison of Jevil. You had already eradicated every last Darkner.The jester addresses you. "AH, DO YOU WANT A WEAPON, WEAPON? THEN PAY ME 9999 DARK DOLLARS, AND IT'S YOURS, YOURS!"You pay the price, having more than enough. "CAREFUL, LIGHTNERS! THE MAGMASCARF MAY BURN, BURN!"You put the scarf made entirely of molten magma on Ralsei, equipping him with the MagmaScarf. Ralsei winced in pain, but toughed it out for you."It burns so much... But if you think it's necessary..." The prince said before trailing off."Let's go." You say through Kris, before you and Ralsei go back up the elevator. The two of you keep traversing through Card Castle, but where normally you'd fight K. Round again... You find a familiar, angry reptile with her axe... This was about to get real...
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Susie turned around, brandishing her axe with a snarl. "I know what you two did. And I thought I was cruel."Ralsei didn't respond. "Kris, it looks like another enemy. Should I burn them?"Susie, visibly shaken, couldn't help snapping. "Ralsei, don't you recognize me, damn it!? It's me, Susie!!"Ralsei's eyes widened in recognition and horror. "S... Susie!?"Susie scowled at you. "I don't know what you've been making Ralsei do, but Lancer came to me crying, saying Darkners were being charred into ash. Now, you can hurt me all you want. But you hurt my friend. And in my eyes, that's gonna guarantee you being gutted by my axe."You speak in a cold, detached voice. "Proceed."Ralsei's eyes widened, before Susie cut in again. "Proceed? Proceed WHERE, dumbass!? That's it! If you won't stop hurting the Darkners here... I'm gonna stop your fucking crimes before you can leave this place!""No, Susie! Run away!" Ralsei said, before the battle started.It started out in a rhythm. You guarded, and Ralsei guarded as well. Gradually, the TP filled up, partially assisted by Susie's attacks. Eventually you had max TP. It was finally time."Hellfire." You command Ralsei."Hellfire? But... I don't know that spell..." The prince responded."Hellfire." You command again."I'm telling you, I don't know what you mean!" The prince said, more agitated this time."Hellfire." You command yet again."I don't know what you mean! I don't know that spell!" Ralsei responded in obvious anger."Hellfire." You command one last time."FINE! You want to see what happens so badly!? WATCH WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I CAST A SPELL THAT'S NOT REAL!" Ralsei snapped, in denial that Hellfire was a real spell.Ralsei's eyes opened, glowing a fiery orange, before he levitated up, his hands raised. A geyser of fire erupted from under Susie, reducing her to nothing but burnt monster dust."Ugh, my head... What happened? It was so hot, I couldn't focus..." The prince wearily remarked, before seeing the burnt dust."I... I don't... Feel so well. I think... I'm going to go back to my castle." Ralsei said, before slowly walking off.
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As Kris approaches King, controlled by you, something different happens. The monarch seems... Visibly unnerved by you."Just... Go on ahead. I'm not equipped enough to fight the psycho who ruined my kingdom. I wasn't equipped last time when Jevil went mad, Seam ended up having to be the one to lock him away..." The monarch said in an unusually quiet voice.So, you keep moving, and finally reach the fountain. You had expected to be free, or expected Jevil to interrupt if anyone did.You did NOT expect a sewing needle to come down in front of you, followed by Seam stepping out of the shadows."I can never forgive you for what you've done to this kingdom, Lightner. I'm going to do something I should've done from the start. I'm going to tear that beating soul out of your body..." Seam said with obvious anger.And so, the battle began.You started with a basic attack, before having to dodge sewing needles that tried to stab your soul. The attack pattern was very similar to how Undyne's spears were in Undertale during the chase.You attack again, and end up having to weave through a storm of cotton balls. The pattern this time was akin to Asgore's fire storm in Undertale.You use X-Slash, finally having enough TP. This time, Seam attacks with a barrage of claw swipes. You manage to just barely avoid it.You strike Seam one last time, and the plush Darkner falls, or so you thought... Until he equips the Devilsknife. Jevil was with him this whole time.You call for Ralsei. Unlike a future battle... Ralsei comes to your side immediately, taking out the angry plush with a FireShock.And as such, you were finally able to seal the Dark Fountain. This time, since Ralsei was in such close proximity, his item form ended up next to Kris... A familiar red horn headband. As you looked around for Susie, you simply saw her "sleeping", collapsed against the wall. You simply picked the horn headband up before going back home. (And getting an earful from Toriel.)If only you knew she wasn't just sleeping... Maybe you could've actually figured out why, the next day, she never came to class, and Alphys reported finding a pile of dust in the unused classroom...
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You went to talk with Catti after class."Oh, hey, Kris. Did you need something?" The goth girl asked nonchalantly."Come with me." You say."Alright then. My shift at the café ended anyway." Catti replies calmly.You lead Catti back inside the school and to the closet, where you both enter the Dark World. Ralsei also gets to meet Catti, since you had kept the horn headband with you ever since you beat Seam. Upon entry, Catti's white fur now had a light purple tint, and she had on a black dress and witch's hat. Her yellow eyes were now an orange hue. And more importantly, the playing card she was carrying had become a full blown tarot card. Catti began toying with said card absentmindedly."You look a lot like Kris's brother Asriel when he was young." Catti remarked, seeing Ralsei had ditched his hat."O-oh! Do I? I suppose I never noticed, ahaha!" Ralsei responded joyously. "Hey, Kris, the legend never WAS specific... Are we recruiting her after what happened to Susie?""Yes." You reply."Alright, I'm cool with that." Catti says in response."Glad we got that sorted out quickly," Ralsei said, "because we'll need your help. There's a new Dark Fountain."
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After leaving the Dark World with Catti and putting on the red horn headband, you both head to the computer lab after remembering the school project. Unexpectedly, though, after opening the doors, it's pitch black inside. Shrugging, you and Catti jump in, and your horn headband comes off and turns back into Ralsei. You find yourselves in a mechanical looking Dark World."This is what I was telling you two about," Ralsei says nonchalantly."Woah, this place feels like a sci-fi movie setting..." Catti remarks. Honestly, you had to agree with her on this."Well, we better get going," Ralsei comments.Not far into the new Dark World, you encounter Noelle, who looks visibly shaken."Kris? What are you doing here? And for that matter, where IS 'here'!?" Noelle exclaims in a panicked voice. After all, you had been with Susie last before she dusted..."This is a Dark World," you reply through Kris's body. "It's basically like, another dimension.""WHAT!?" The deer girl cried out. If anything, that made Noelle panic more...And then the cage came down. And this robotic empress comes into the scene.As the cage whisks Noelle away, Queen is actually surprised that none of you are being aggressive to her. Catti honestly has kind of a 'can we get this over with?' expression, and Ralsei wasn't acting unless you told him to.And so, you find yourselves in battle against two Werewires...