SOULTALE | By ShadowNTS

(Chapter 165) Flowerbed.

Without any nearby, the sweet aroma of golden flowers weirdly fills the air. You grip your blade tight and dash towards Frisk and swing your blade furiously. She blocks each strike.

RHT: (There is this odd peace everytime our blades clash. So this is the rumored feeling of hospitality her enemies felt.)

You continue to unleash blow after blow with no mercy. Frisk does nothing but deflect your strikes. After a while, fatigue overwhelms you and the fighting stops.

FSK: Rhett, can I ask you something?
RHT: *pant* What is it?
FSK: Do you have any regrets..?
RHT: Heh, of course. Everyone has regrets about something.

Frisk is shocked at your response. She bows her head down and her lips twitch.

FSK: Do you think I'm a good person?
RHT: Yes, I do. After all, you're Frisk Dreemurr, the grand knight.
FSK: Then is it possible that they'll forgive me?
RHT: I'm sure of it.
FSK: Ah, then in that case, I don't have anymore regrets.

Frisk grips her blade tight. Flowers start blooming throughout her entire body. You ready yourself for the worst. Frisk thrusts her blade through her stomach.

FSK: Twilight X Determination, Sacred Soularia, Harmonic Flower Field!

Flowers blossom all throughout the chamber. You raise your blade and let go. It sinks through the floor, illuminating it grey.

RHT: I've taken courtesy and learnt a couple of things as well.
FSK: Let us see your new achievement.
RHT: Jiguko X Despair, Sacred Soularia, Scorching Purgatory!

Your soularia covers the flowerbeds and wither them away. The chamber has been overrun by your powerful abilities, one so beautiful, the other disgusting. Frisk holds her hand out above the flowers. Vines raise from the ground and form a sword, which she grabs. Frisk dashes towards you and swings her newly acquired sword relentlessly. You continue to block without fault and push Frisk away, before dashing at her yourself. The two of you clash, chipping away at eachothers' health and soul essence. After a while, both stop and breathe heavily.

RHT: It's about time we gather up and finish.
FSK: I agree.

You grip your blade tight and concentrate all your power into the edge. Your soularia infuses into the blazing blades' edge, illuminating the flame with a grey sparkle. Frisk holds her sword towards you. The flowers start to shift towards her, crawling up her body. The only thing that is left uncovered is her left eye. This immense energy pulsating off of the two of you shakes the world. You step forwards and dash towards Frisk. She too, dashes towards you. Your weapons clash as massive energy is released. The palace shakes, and before you know it... silence sets in. You can hear footsteps coming from down the hall.

NOR: Rhett, thankfully you're okay!
RHT: You're late, Bette...

You can barely hold your eyes open. Noire holds your head upright and places it on her lap. The golden flowers are carried away from the wound. Frisks' lifeless body lies in the middle of the chamber, with her left eye as a shining golden flower. Suddenly, an immense but calm energy passes by you. Asriel appears and holds Frisk in his arms. Noire takes out her axe. Asriel simply glances at her and disappears, teleporting to a familiar place deep underground. He gently lowers her body on top of a flowerbed and a tear drops from his face. The suns' rays slowly start to creep from beyond the horizon.

End of Chapter 165
"Flowerbed"

[ Rhett has defeated Frisk. ]

-- Extra Soul Trivia! --
-- Did ya know? --
The symbolism behind Frisks' golden flower in her left eye is because the golden flower is a sign of freedom in their culture. Her left eye being turned into a golden flower shows that Frisk has finally let go of all the regret she previously had.