The Fallen Dreamer

The Start of the Fall

𝔇𝔯𝔢𝔞𝔪𝔰 𝔭𝔬𝔳:
I sighed looking up at the ceiling, smiling softly before I removed both sets of my gloves to change my bandages around my ulna.

"Ink did a number on my arm this time.." I continued to remove the bandages, beginning to see the white and red bone under it. I cringed at the sight of deep gashes, as well as the little bit of stone still invading. Even though I gave a look of disgust, I was tempted to grab something sharp and glide it over the untouched bone again, and again. It was a guilty pleasure to do so.

People have always complimented on how pretty my bones looked. I don't deserve them, not after everything I've done. I don't deserve anything. Honestly, I deserve every bit of pain I had gotten from Night when he turned me to stone, from Ink, from the battles. But I'm getting tired. I don't know what to do other than what I have been. I sighed as I started to do the exercises Sci told me I needed to do for my hands. After I did that I took off my boots and leggings then removed my prosthetic leg to rub at the broken stone right under my knee then my femur. I shake my head as I yet again fight to hide the yelling in my skull. If you're wondering, I left the star's base and moved back to the small cottage in the remains of Dreamtale. I'm aware Nightmare lives here, that I shouldn't be here with too much negativity but that's the funny thing. It is actually the most neutral place for us both. The irony of that is kinda funny.

I sighed as I looked out the window. Once again the pain in my soul is a bit much but I have to get this over with. I know blue is hiding something, can't lie to the guardian/god of positivity, and ink won't say anything other than I'm sorry. I can't take this much longer. the only ones who will tell me the truth is my.. is nightmare and error. even then I'm not sure if they will even let me in to be told the truth.

"Well here's to nothing" I chuckled as I put my limbs back on, rolled my pants down, boots on, both sets of gloves on before shortcutting to Night's castle. I smiled faintly as I hid any scars, chips, the gash on my left eye. I started to just simply cover my left eye. It's been bothering me a bit too much. If it isn't covered I don't understand it at all.

I took a breath, summoned my staff, ive been using it as a walking stick as of late, and shortcutted to Night's. I waited a bit before knocking. Honestly I was prepared for anything. It's safer to expect everything from a group like Night's.

"Huh whats up glow stick?"

"Dust i need to talk to night"

"Yeaaa no. sorry but we aren't having that. So little light you're gonna go home and wait."

"Wait for what?"

"Us to give enough of a fuck to want to hear a damn word that comes out of your skull!!"

"DuSt!!! enOugH."

"Ok ok damn Error.. Cant let me get a few jabs at em sheesh.."

"I expected this from Killer not you Dust.."

"Why am I not allowed to pull this shit?!"

"You might be Night's favorite child but I hate all of you equally."

"No fun"

"You'll live"

"Error, can I come in??"

"Yea just know all of us will have our sockets on you. Night is our priority and you are the target. You're signing a death certificate by starting anything." I only nodded before entering. I knew they could sense my stiffness but said nothing.

"I'll get him." and with that Error left. I was brought to a rather elegant office and sat down. Dust, Killer, Horror on the left Blue, Lust and Fell on the right. It feels like all my sins are racing down my back. I often forget that all but the swaps are judges. But even then the swaps are more terrifying. I know better, now, than to underestimate a papyrus..

It was blue that spoke first.

"Guys stop. He wants to know, but i want to know something dream"

"Hmm what's that?"

"Why did you leave the star's base, cover your socket and start using your staff as a cane?" shit.. I looked away and brought my hand to my eye to show them..

"That should wait till Night is here.. It's easier to show you guys than to explain"

"Show us what when I get here?" fuck..

"The answers to blues questions"

"Well?" all of them looked at me rather expectantly. There's no way I can get out of this is there? Shit..

"Ive been using my staff as a cane because my legs have been acting up more than they usually do. I had to go to sci so i could get fitted for prosthetics. My legs finally snapped off a century ago.. I think? Cant tell anymore" i shrugged before taking off my yellow gloves honestly wanting this over with

"Hands have been fake for about 30 years after I got out of the stone you put me in. as for my eye well.. Ink hit me harder than usual and it cracked my socket. It's nothing that I don't deserve so don't worry about it ok?" i waved off the looks they gave me, my usual smile on my skull

"Dream.."

"Anyways i wanted to know why you left the stars for good and what the balance is?"

"Oh i left because i couldn't handle you, ink and the blind judges stupidity on top of honey's bullcrap."

"As for the balance dream it's rather simple there's four of them. Creation, destruction, good evil, positive negative, and lastly life death. Ink and error, frisk and chara, you and me, and I shouldn't have to say the last two due to well obvious reasoning."

"I knew about ours and lives and deaths but I didn't know about the other two.. In all fairness I should have.."

"mhm you should have but we knew eventually you would ask questions. You are my little brother after all." i looked up at him but shook my head

"No nightmare I'm not. We're not brothers anymore in all fairness we never were. We're just two spirits in skeletons that were made by the same tree. And that's alright. I needed to learn that eventually. Well thank you for giving me the answers I needed. As of this point I won't go out of my way to fight any of you but if I'm asked to or our balance needs me to I will." I smiled, stood, and slowly made my way to the door.

"Dream. You can't be leaving like this."

"Yes. Yes, I can. And I am. Your family has made it clear that I'm not wanted here. Which is fine. I lost the title of brother long ago. So we have concluded our business thus I'm making my leave. Do have a good day, Nightmare. And I hope all of you have a good night as well." I bowed slightly, opened the door and left.

"Yea.. I lost the right long ago to call you family.." I bitterly chuckled as I made my way to the little cottage. 

-Meanwhile-

K̶i̶l̶l̶e̶r̶'̶s̶ ̶P̶O̶V̶:

"Night is Dream alright?"

"No he is not. That my dear morons is what a falling star looks like..." he sighed

"Dust keep a socket on him. My twin has nobody to catch him. Likely his own doing but it's time i stepped up as the elder and help my younger brother.."

~annnd theres the end of the first redone chapter. i hope you guys like this version just as much as you do the old one. comment, vote all that jazz if you wanna thank you all for close to 900 reads on the old version!!! -starlight~

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