SOULTALE | By ShadowNTS

(Chapter 167) Paradise.

A persons' dreams are numerous,  as they reach incomprehensible heights. As long as they live, a person always dreams, but from each of those dreams, only one can be fulfilled after their death, the dream to make it into heaven, the afterlifes' paradise. To set foot inside the promised land of paradise, one must be morally correct. That is, in the gods' eyes. Humanitys' perception of good and bad has been disconfigured over the course of centuries, but despite that, some still manage to be pure enough to achieve it.

FSK: Ughh, where am I..?

Frisk gets up from a bed of flowers. She rubs her head and opens her eye.

FSK: So beautiful.

She gazes upon the infinite mesmerizing landscape of paradise. Frisk doesn't feel her left eye.

FSK: Ah, my left eye. It's turned into a flower.

Suddenly, a soothing voice calls out to her. Frisk stands up and follows the voice.

???: This way, my dear.

She keeps following the way and eventually ends up before a giant golden gate. Frisk reaches her hand out and touches the gate. It repels her back.

FSK: Huh... not yet, I guess.

Frisk sits down in front of the gate and waits. A heavenly figure appears behind her and kneels to her side. The figure speaks graciously.

HVP: Welcome to paradise, Frisk Dreemurr.
FSK: When does that gate open?
HVP: I'm afraid that gate can't be opened, unless the All-Father says so.
FSK: All-Father... where can I find him?
HVP: Thing is... He's been expecting you for a long time.
FSK: In that case, take me to them.
HVP: As you wish. I'm the-
FSK: Heavenly guardian, I know.
HVP: (She knows?! Just who is she and why is the lord interested in her so much?!)

Frisk follows the guardian through paradise. She looks at the residents and other people who've ended up in this place alongside her. They arrive at a giant palace encased in the clouds.

HVP: This is it.
FSK: I assume this is how far you'll go?
HVP: My apologies, but this is how far I'm allowed to go.
FSK: Understood. I'll make it out alive, don't worry.
HVP: Ah, why are you saying that?
FSK: It's obvious I don't belong here, and for that, whatever is waiting for me beyond this door isn't going to be pleasant. That is why I said that.
HVP: Hah! You can do it, Frisk!
FSK: Of course. I'm the grand knight after all.

Frisk smiles warmly and steps inside the palace. The doors shut tight behind her. The palace is dark inside, only illuminated by blue lights here and there. Frisk notices a letter on the ground. She bends over and picks it up. It reads:

"Come find me at the top, but first get through my underlings."

Frisk snorts, as she tries not to laugh at the gesture they left for her. She throws the letter into the air and holds her hand near her waist.

FSK: Let's see if she can still hear me, Twilight!

A gust of wind flows through the room and a beautiful woman dressed in white robes appears behind Frisk. Twilight leans on her back. Frisk looks annoyed.

FSK: Please get off of me, Twilight.
TWL: Awh, is that how you treat a friend you haven't seen for a while?
FSK: It hasn't even been a day since I died.
TWL: But I missed you, Frisky!
FSK: And I told you to stop calling me that!

Frisk lightly pushes Twilight away from her. Twilight looks offended. She turns around and pouts. Frisk stares confused.

FSK: Are you a todd-
TWL: Shut up! From now on, I'm not yours!
FSK: All I did was push you a bit.
TWL: Hmph!

Frisk facepalms and sighs. Twilight goes and sits down on a stone slab.

FSK: Alright then, see ya there.

Frisk turns around and starts heading up the palace. Twilight is shocked and runs after her, jumping on her back and hugging Frisk tight.

TWL: You'd really leave me?!
FSK: It was a joke.
TWL: I shoulda known! You love me so much, so why would you leave me?!
FSK: Sure, whatever rows your boat.

Frisk heads up the stairs with Twilight on her back. The eerie feeling of being watched slowly creeps up Frisks' nerves.

End of Chapter 167
"Paradise"

[ Frisk has entered All-Fathers' palace. ]

-- Extra Soul Trivia! --
-- Did ya know? --
Shane Lyst, the perseverant knight, has one of the highest durability statistics of the knights! This is because her "rebirth" ability works as a second life!