Forgotten Phoenix (New Purpose Sequel)

Chapter 25- Lost Souls Part 3

(~Your POV~)

I wake up to a dark black room. At first, I manage to convince myself that I never woke up at all.

'W-What happened?'

"How happy I am with having the pleasure to finally meet my daughter-in-law. Although, this is far from how I'd imagine it going, Y/N." An unfamiliar male voice speaks followed by childish laughter. I sit up in a rush and look around. There's no one here but me. Immediately, I notice my body is not my body at all but instead (s/c) lines marking where things used to be. I observe my hand for a long silent moment. My chest is just empty, void from where my soul should be. My soul is missing but I'm somehow alive. "I'm a freaking ghost?" I mutter.

"Not exactly. Your soul still exists but your conscience nearly separated from it. I had to pull you back before you made any rash decisions. My apologies, I promised myself that I wouldn't interfere with such things anymore. I suppose I got carried away with my emotions. I was lucky to have made it in time." The voice echoes again.

'Lucky..'

How much I learned to despise that word over the years. It was repeated to me over and over, about how lucky I am to be alive. "My family was RIGHT tHErE! I was so close and yoU jUsT-" I pull at my hair with a loud growl.

'Why did they save me? I WaS FiNe!!!'

"What about the family you still have here, Y/N?" I pause at the stranger's words. I died to save Blue. Whatever that kid was that I saw, they ripped my soul from my body. I don't know why it had took me so long to remember Frisk's name. Once I did, all the memories flooded back of what Papyrus told me all those years ago. Frisk would take over Chara's body and kill everyone in the underground. Honey went through so many resets like this that he had nightmares about them nearly every night. I had rushed to Waterfall after that and well.. I got myself killed. My memory flashes back to Papyrus and the kids.

'You left them behind.'

I have to force myself to stop the guilt trip.

'I was already sick so it's not like I would last forever anyways. At least Blue got away.. He did get away, right?'

"Who are you?" I ask the voice. He replies back, "Don't worry, Y/N. I'll be there shortly." That's the second time this mysterious person has said my name. No one remembered us after the reset. This led me to lots of questions.

'Who are they? How did they manage to 'bring me back'? What is this place? How do they know me?'

I went round and round in my head trying to find the answers. Nothing makes sense. I don't even notice how long I've stood here trying to figure out the insolvable puzzle. I notice the faint sound of footsteps coming from behind me. I look to the source as they get closer.

A tall skeleton approaches me. He's wearing a blue vest over an orange sweater and some pants. He's like me, in a transparent body made of blue and orange outlines. Two cracks are outlined in his skull, one blue and the other orange. In fact, his entire body is traced with an even mix of the two colors. The only difference between us is that his soul is still there, glowing brightly inside his chest. "Your death caught me off guard. I was still at work. Casting this sort of spell isn't easy, y'know?" He sighs through a smirk. I stand here with wide eyes.

'It can't be.'

Once I see the holes in his hands, it becomes solid proof that I'm wrong. "Gaster." I say. His eye lights grow in size and in brightness as he smiles, "So you do know me, my dear? I'm flattered." I explain, "Pap told me about you. They were only kids when you disappeared.." Gaster averts his gaze with nervous laughter, "I suppose things do happen in life."