The Soul of Empathy

Chapter Six

Chapter Six

Soul of Empathy

Author's Note, this is important! There is a trigger warning for this chapter. It might not be as bad as later chapters but it is still bad. You have been warned. Also thank you to all my beautiful readers! It means a lot to even have one view, you’re keeping this story alive! Thank you and enjoy!

“Undyne put that back in her! What’s wrong with you! Shadow didn’t do anything wrong! Just look at her soul!” Alphys pointed at the white heart in front of them.

Sans looked at it, just glowing right in front of him, it was blindingly beautiful. He went to cup it in his hands around it and found waves of sadness wash over him. Poor Shadow was feeling so much sadness that her very soul was crying. Sadly that was the curse of the pure white soul of empathy.

“The punk has the soul of empathy…” was all Undyne could mutter out.

Silence filled the room again as everyone stared in awe. Shadow started crawling back to Sans and tried to touch her soul. Sans jerked it away from her, “Don’t touch it Shad, that’s something you do in private.”

Sans’ face went blue as he said that, he quickly shoved her soul back into her body. The light faded. Sans went back to holding Shadow. He seemed like he calmed down but Shadow had started hiccuping through her sobbing.

“Why? Why does everyone want to hurt me?” Shadow whimpered out.

Sans rubbed her back slowly in circles, “It’s the curse of those with a soul such as yours. The soul of empathy never has an easy life. You’ll forever feel the pain of others.”

“That’s sad”, Shadow started, “The soul with the most compassion is the one that has to suffer the most.”

“It is”, Alphys said, “However, if you want, I could change your soul trait.”

“No, it’s best for me to stay this way. I wouldn’t want to be any other way. It’s just sad that this is my fate forever.” Shadow sighed and let go of Sans. She stood up and brushed herself off, “I’m sorry for messing things up for everyone. Maybe you were right Sans, I shouldn’t have started working here.”

With that Shadow untied her apron and ran out, leaving a room of confused “monsters” behind her.

Sans kept coming back to Grillby’s everyday after that only to find that Shadow wasn't there. Sans would walk in, Grillby would shake his head, then Sans would leave. At some point Sans realized that she was probably hiding. He knew why, she didn't want anymore riots, but without her they got worse. One day he teleported to her front door. Banging on it harshly.

“Shadow! Shadow get out here, now!” Sans yelled at the door.

“Go away”, called a muffled voice on the other side of the door. He could hear the tears in her voice.

“If you don't come out I'm going in.”

“Fine, do whatever you want.” Shadow called out trying to mask the pain in her voice.

Sans teleported in her house and found the girl curled up at the door. He quickly walked over to her. His arms wrapping around the girl as he picked her up and took her to her room.

“Shad, we need you”, Sans said his voice becoming soft as he brushed her hair out of her face.

“Why? All I cause is pain to others”, Shadow responded her voice sounding hoarse from all the crying.

Sans pulled her soul out of her chest only to find it with a few cracks in it, it wasn't even glowing. Sans looked at her arms and shuddered at what he saw.