Forgotten Phoenix (New Purpose Sequel)

Chapter 24- Lost Souls Part 2

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The lost soul stood at the edge of a staircase. It was quiet. The soul wasn't used to the quiet. Her form was transparent with (s/c) outlining her features. The staircase in front of her eventually led to a door. It was the only source of light in this grey space. She was unsure of how she got here or what she was meant to do.

So, she started to walk up the stairs.

As she got to the halfway point, voices could be heard. They were familiar to her. Though, she knew that she hadn't heard them in a long time. Figures appeared in the doorway, watching her. All of their ghostly forms looked similar to her, except they all had different colored outlines. Why was that? She didn't remember. She continued climbing. "Y/N, my sweet phoenix." Her mother spoke gently as she always had. "It's been so long since we played together. Can we finally play now?" Her sibling asked. They appeared to not have aged at all. The soul had long since grown up but their sibling still remained as a child. Her father stood just behind her mother, giving the soul a saddened smile.

The lost soul paused. Y/N, that's right. That was her name. It was her family. Y/N's family had been waiting for her all this time. Emotions flooded through her as she took a faster pace. She could see them again. The soul could finally apologize for what happened that dreadful day when she lost them all. They could be a family again. She kept moving forward until she was nearly to the top of the staircase.

(Writer~San: I can hear all the readers screaming at her already- *wheeze*)

Her family was now only a few steps away. Y/N's mother reached out her hand. Y/N reached out also to take it. Without warning, white bones shot up in between them like the bars of a jail cell. This prevented the soul from going further. Y/N grabbed onto them and tried to pull but they wouldn't budge. "Y/N!" The soul's father, outlined in yellow, was now rushing down the stairs to assist her. They tried pulling and pushing their weight on the bones but there was no sign of them moving. The lost soul began to panic and grow hysterical. Why could she never have back what she lost? Why was she always the one to be alone, separated from everyone she loved? The room suddenly faded from gray to a dark black. It felt as though the shadows were swallowing up the space.

Y/N looked down to see dark liquid matter crawling up the stairs towards her. She turned back and saw her father's distressed expression through the gaps. He continued to attack against the obstacle. There was no result. There was no way out, was there? She couldn't go with them. The black matter began to wrap around her legs. The soul stood there, petrified as she stared at her family on the other side. Her father quickly reached through a small gap in the bones and cupped his hand around her cheek. "We love you, Y/N. Take your time. We'll be waiting for you." He said. Before Y/N could respond, she was forcefully pulled into the depths of dark matter.

(~Serif's POV~)

My dad teleported us to a new place after getting a call on his phone. While he spoke with them, I immediately recognized the name he had mentioned. It was Miss Undyne, a family friend and the scientist that created my medicine. She even invented the machines that helped Dad when he was sick. We approach a large metal building with Dad pulling me beside him. Dad's eyes remained forward as his pupils slowly lost their color. He didn't tell me why we're here. On each side of the path are cliffs made of rock with a giant pool of lava below. No wonder this place is really hot. I'm still trying to adjust to it since we've been in Snowdin for all this time. I wince as Dad squeezes my wrist a little too hard. "Dad, that hurts." He stops and looks down to me. He lets go of my hand with a soft mutter, "Sorry.." I take this opportunity to ask him, "Why are we here? Did something happen?" The door to the building slides open and Miss Undyne comes running out towards us. "PAPYRUS! T-ThANk The s-s-sTaRS yoU mADe It!" Dad's attention is instantly diverted to her. "Where are they?" He asks firmly as they walk together into the building. I don't like the sound of this. Little did I know that things would get much, much worse.