SOULTALE | By ShadowNTS

(Epilogue) New Dawn.

A young child rumbles through the stack of old books found in her towns' library, until she finds the one she's looking for. Book in hand, she sits down and opens it, and starts to read. A long time ago, commonly referred to as the dawn of time or the universe, a giant battle occurred, one so important, that its' consequences shaped the very world we live in. It's said 7 brave heroes fought with their lives at stake to defeat an enemy so grand, darkness is embodied in them. These heroes were named:

The Calm Lullaby
The Blazed Devil
The Resurrected God
The Chaotic Behemoth
The Reaper of Souls
The Elements' Chosen
The Beacon of Hope

These heroes went down in history and today, in honor of them, the world is protected by 7 knights, each powerful enough to shelter the weak. The young child hears their name being called and quickly closes the book, putting it back where it was.

NRA: Rhett! I told you to stop wandering off on your own!
RHT: Sorry mom, I won't do it again.
NRA: *sigh* Your father is worried sick. Let's go back home.

And so here the story ends, much more peacefully, all because of a being born out of the darkness and ultimately exposed to the light and becoming one with it.

|| 10 YEARS LATER ||

A new morning has dawned... It's a beautiful day outside, the birds are singing, flowers are blooming, on days like these... Rhett wakes up to the sound of her mother calling her name.

NRA: Honey! Today the new generation of knights are unveiled!
RHT: Coming!

She quickly dresses, eats breakfast and storms out of the house and towards the ceremony. A giant crowd of people are gathered, and Rhett barely manages to skim through enough to watch. The previous Grand Knight steps onto the stage.

FSK: Welcome, everyone. I'm glad everyone could make it.

All the previous knights appear, along with their pupils. Each of them resemble a strong suit of our humanity and now, they're passing on the torch to the next generation.

AMB: My dear pupil, Tien, will carry on my duties.
SHN: This goody two shoes, my brother, is gonna take care of ya now!
GAL: Citizens, this is my sister, Lora.
JSS: Papyrus, please calm down.
RBN: Fuck the introductions, Undyne gonna protect you weaklings now!
LYD: Finally it's my time for retirement, oh and Xesh is taking over.
FSK: And as for the duties of the grand knight, Luka Hiro will take on that challenge.

Everyone excitedly welcomes the new knights, whilst Frisk vanishes into the air and at the foot of a nearby cliff. She slowly climbs up to the top and meets them.

RHT: How'd you know I'd be here?
FSK: A gut feeling.
RHT: What do you want?
FSK: To ask you about something.
RHT: Hmm... ask away.
FSK: You made sure to erase everyones' memories and then place them back into the timeline, but for some reason, I can still remember.
RHT: Probably has to do with your determination.
FSK: And one more thing... why aren't you living your own life..?
RHT: Because I can't. The power to correct has its' limitations y'know?
FSK: And so you're just gonna opt to watch as another you lives the life you deserve?
RHT: It was never about my life.

Frisk bows her head down as she understands what Rhett meant.

FSK: So you're gonna go into hiding?
RHT: Yeah, I'll correct my appearance and switch persona.
FSK: Take care.
RHT: You too.

The two part ways as the sun sets beneath the mountain range. This is the end of one story... and perhaps the beginning of a new one.

End of Epilogue
"New Dawn"