Glitchtale: The Story

Megalomaniac

You stand across from Sans, neither of you moving, both simply watching the other. The sounds of birdcalls can be heard inside the Judgement Hall, their swooping forms visible through the stained-glass windows. All of the dust particles floating through the air are visible via the sunlight flooding into the room.

Your grip tightens on the knife you hold in your right hand. After a moment the battle begins, and everything becomes monochrome, apart from Sans' eye.

He holds out an arm in front of him, and several rows of bones spring up from the ground, each row closer to you than the former. You swiftly jump out of the way of the bones they come up where they would've been standing.

Sans snaps his fingers, and four Gaster Blasters appear behind you. You whirl around as you hear the sound of the attack, but you're not fast enough. You get hit by all four light beams.

FIRST DEATH

Loading your SAVE file, you appear back in the Judgement Hall. Your face is serious, your eyes in shadow, a little bit of blood trailing out of the corner of your mouth. Sans' eye lights up, and he initiates battle mode once more.

You lunge forward, swiping at Sans with your blade, but you miss. Sans turns your soul blue his eye lighting up with blue fire for a moment. Flinging out his arm, he throws you against the wall. Keeping you there, he impales you with three bones that come out of the wall.

SECOND DEATH

This time, Sans isn't facing where he knows you will appear. Sure enough, the SAVE file is loaded once more.

Your appearance flickers between your own and that of Chara, the fallen.

You and Sans both recall the good times you had in the previous timeline, a Pacifist run. You both hesitate a little. Sans sighs, but initiates battle mode, his eye glowing blue again.

You, with your soul a little under Chara's control, begin to run towards Sans, who sends several Gaster Blasters your way. As you dodge, your face begins to is resemble Chara's. You slash at Sans again, who ducks, teleporting behind you, his arm in the air, two Gaster Blasters at the ready. Your face becomes Chara's again as you leap out of the way.

You recall the moment you killed Papyrus. Your appearance had swiftly shifted between yours and Chara's, Papyrus holding out his arms for a hug from the human. A single gash, and it's over. His head lay on the ground. It's Chara in your body who lifted your foot, bringing it down hard on the skull, shattering it into dust.

Your mind back in the battle, your soul still partially corrupted.

Sans' eye flames blue with the touch of yellow for a moment, sending a barrage of bones your way. You dodge the first few, knocking a couple more away with your knife which you now hold in your left hand. You can't avoid every bone, however, and one goes into your shoulder, one through your back. Your face changes to Chara's, bleeding from one eye and dripping blood from the mouth as your soul shatters again.

THIRD DEATH

The SAVE file is called upon once more, and immediately everything turns monochrome again.You die again, in midair, hit by multiple bones at once. Sans doesn't watch this time.