Frisk: God of the World

Double EXP

"Frisk began his ascent."

-Chapter 1

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Chara woke up in a bed of golden flowers.

Wh-what happened? Am I dead?

She held the side of her head as she got to her feet. She looked around. It was a beautiful day. The blue sky was clear and sunny, the golden flowers were in full bloom, and she heard birds chirping happily in the distance. Her surroundings were familiar, old-timey buildings lined up along cobblestone streets. She was standing in the center of Ebott Village, where the humans had attacked Asriel.

But, this couldn't have been real. She checked her body. All of her wounds were gone, and her green shirt was in perfect condition. She felt her face. It was normal, not oozing her black demon liquid. It was as if the fight with Elizabeth had been a bad dream.

No, this was the dream; it was reality she had woken up from.

"Ugh..."

Chara heard a feminine voice groan next to her. A young, thirteen-year-old girl rose from the bed of golden flowers. She wore blue jeans and a black t-shirt. She had long, raven-black hair, and her eyes were bright red, even brighter than Chara's.

It was Felicia.

Felicia groggily wiped her eyes, and she saw her. "Chara?"

"Felicia?"

Felicia examined her surroundings, just as confused as Chara was. "Where are we? How did we get here?"

If it was a dream, it was an extremely vivid one, indistinguishable from reality. She saw the village in crystal clear detail, she heard Felicia's voice perfectly, she felt the wind brush against her skin, and she even smelled the flowers she stood on. How could she know for sure what this place was?

Chara had an idea. She checked her stats. She had one HP remaining. No, they weren't dead, not yet at least.

Felicia's tone grew urgent. "Chara, what happened? Talk to me!"

Chara remembered hearing that when you were on the verge of death, your brain went into overdrive, flashing through your entire past in a desperate struggle for survival. Perhaps that was how they had ended up in this dream world.

In that case, it was only a matter of time until...

"I'm sorry," Chara whispered sadly. "I failed."

Felicia looked at her with confusion in her eyes. "What are you taking about? We just have to get back..." Her eyebrows raised as she stared at Chara's unharmed body. She spoke in a faint whisper. "This isn't real..."

Chara nodded. "We're dying, Felicia. I was too weak."

Felicia wildly shook her head. "No, we can still fight! We just have to wake up!" She pinched herself, hard, painfully. "C-come on! Wake up!" She slapped herself. "Wake up, Felicia! Wake –"

Chara caught her wrist. "Stop."

Felicia looked at her with teary eyes. "Chara..."

Chara pulled Felicia close, locking her in a tight embrace. "I'm so sorry. I wanted to save you, but I failed. I always fail."

Felicia returned her embrace, wrapping her arms around her. "No, I'm sorry. You fought so hard for me, but I gave you nothing in return." She laughed bitterly. "All I did was tell you to fight. Some partner I am, right?"

"You did everything you could," Chara said.

"... thank you," Felicia whispered. "Thank you for fighting the battles that I never could."