Chapter 23

Chapter 23

Meta-elements aside, the plot of Undertale is actually quite good.

And the game is full of interesting and charismatic characters.

(TL: At this point the author basically repeats character descriptions from previous chapters, so I made the decision to skip that part. Apologies. )Ñ00v€l--ß1n hosted the premiere release of this chapter.

Killing monsters and upgrading, this is a given in basically every RPG.

But with the change of LV to Level of Violence, and EXP to Execution points, Undertale turns the setting on its head.

For most players getting into the game for the first time, they will play through it normally and get the Neutral ending. Getting into contact with Flowey and experiencing the shock.

However, if at the end of the Neutral ending, the player chooses not to kill Flowey, it will point them towards the Pacifist ending, more fondly referred to as the True ending.

In the Pacifist ending, the player does not kill, but instead befriends all the monsters they encounter, by talking and interacting with them in silly but endearing ways.

And during this route, many of the characters reveal a cute and lovable side.

For example, Undyne

[ Listen up, human. Were not just going to be friends ]

[ Were going to be BESTIES ]

[ Ill make you like me so much You wont be able to think of anyone else!!! ]

[ Fuhuhuhu! Its the PERFECT REVENGE!! ]

Under the provocation of Papyrus, the legendary captain of the Royal Guard came to accept the protagonist as a friend.

They had a cooking class together, burning her house down in the process.

This is something that is seen in all the main cast.

Especially near the end, where the players face the final boss, Asriel, the child of Toriel and Asgore. Which made countless players tear up.

During this battle, when you die, the game does not show that you have failed.

Instead, the text reads: But it refused.

Finally with the determined help of countless friends, the player is able to defeat Asriel.

At the same time, the player would finally learn the background of the game from the little goat.

A long, long time ago there was a human child who fell to the Underground, and happened to be saved by the little goat, and then was taken in by the king and queen.

They became best friends, but then for some reason he lost that friend.

So the little goat absorbed the soul of the child and turned into an immensely powerful being with the power to pass through the barrier.

The little goat left the underground and came to the surface in order to fulfill his friends last wish.

But it was attacked by humans who mistook it for having killed the child. Eventually the bruised and battered goat hobbled home, then fell to the ground in a heap, turning into a cloud of dust that drifted throughout the garden.

Its resolve was infused into a golden flower, and this is where the little flower came from.

In this final battle, the little goat finally gets relief and release, letting go of the pain it has been clinging onto.

With the Neutral and Pacifist endings obtained, the players should be satisfied, correct?

But now?

[ Its a beautiful day outside ]

[ birds are singing, flowers are blooming ]

[ on days like these, kids like you ]

[ should be burning in hell ]

As soon as he finished speaking, a massive wave of attacks swept over him, instantly killing the unprepared Jiang Ping.

He scribbled a correction in his notebook. This was now the hardest fight in the game so far.

Hours later, with continuous efforts and continuous attempts.

With every attempt he got better and better, Sans was growing visibly exhausted.

He even tried to not move during his own turn to trap the protagonist.

Unfortunately, that still wasnt enough.

While Sans was resting, he quietly moved the UI to the attack position, and killed Sans in a sneak attack.

Then Flowey appears, and unlike in the normal routes, it is full of fear towards the protagonist, begging him to spare his life.

The protagonists answer was eight consecutive slashes, ripping Flowey apart.

Everything seemed to be over, but at that moment, a new character appeared and surprised Jiang Ping.

Chara, the first human to fall into the Underground, was awakened from death.

Two choices appeared before him: to destroy the world or not to destroy it.

Looking at the dreadful darkness and the ominous looking Chara, Jiang Ping felt extremely depressed.

He only wanted to know the plot of the other endings. He regretted it halfway, but did not stop.

Now, that feeling of regret is amplified. So he chose no.

But the next moment, Charas smile somehow became even more unsettling.

[ Hmm ]

[ How curious ]

[ You must have misunderstood ]

[ Since when were you the one in control? ]

The world shook as Chara approached with a now ghoulish face.

There was the flash of a blade, and blood red damage numbers of 999999 filled the screen.

Then the game shut itself down.

Is this the ending of the Genocide route?

Jiang Ping, took a deep breath, and pursed his lips.