Turn Back

Chapter One: A Promise

"It is with a pain in our hearts, to announce that two of our children...Chara and Asriel... have died." King Asgore spoke with his signature trident in his hands, looking back at his awestruck wife and adopted eldest. The monster's looked up to their king, murmuring amongst themselves.

"The poor children, they were so young" one said.

"They were our hope..." another mused.

"The humans, they took my children- Our hope away from us!" Asgore let out a deadly roar as he stomped his foot on the ground.

Toriel jumped at her husband's quick action, the queen was horrified to hear he was going to wage war with the above ground world. A teenage canid stood beside her adoptive mother. She was angry. Angry at the very thought a human was the cause of her own brother's demise. A smoke flared in her eyes, hiding the gaze from her mother she started straight to the king.

"Dad...?" She called.

King Asgore huffed as he looked back to his last little one. "Yes, Rae?" Rae exhaled deeply as she stepped closer to where he was, looking over all the monster's in the Underground. A low growl emitted from her throat, she was formerly a human herself.. but no one in the Underground knew except for the king's scientist Dr. Alphys. She was determined to make the humans pay for what they took from her.

"We'll make sure they pay for what they did to Asriel?..." A determined Rae looked up at her adoptive parent. Asgore simply nodded as he placed his rather large hand on her shoulder.

"We will, even if it means taking every last human soul!" Asgore shouted.

Over time, war waged. The Underground had lost, monsters were trapped by a barrier. King Asgore vows to take seven human souls and free his subjects from the underground prison. The king lost his two children, his wife and his freedom.

Months of training with the head of the Royal Guard was all that Rae Dreemurr had to live for now.

"You can hit harder than that! Show me what you've got pup!" Undyne taunted playfully as she circled the Dreemurr. Rae snorted as she held small flames in her paws. "Come on! We've been at this for hours!" Rae groaned, flicking her tail planting her paws to the ground ready to dodge her oncoming attack.

"I didn't get this good overnight-" Undyne smirked as she tossed spears in her direction. It only took a flap of her feathered wings to evade the attack. Undyne nodded once to her. "I think you're improving" she spoke motioning for her to come down. Rae smiled, happy with herself as she landed on the ground. As soon as she did Undyne put her in a headlock and ruffled her hair making it messy.

"Undyne! Stop it!" Rae laughed trying to escape the monster's grip. "Can't let your guard down for a minute Rae!" Undyne smirked as she let her go.

Rae huffed as she blew her bangs out of her eyes. She smiled gently at her as she took her on duty armor off her. "Thanks, Undyne.. I really needed this" she spoke, her voice becoming soft suddenly.

Undyne frowned and put her hand on her shoulder. "I know. It's been a while since-" Undyne stopped and looked to Rae, her eyes were down to the floor. "Yeah, since Chara... and Asriel" Rae finished her sentence.

Undyne sighed pulling the canid close to her to embrace her in a hug. "I never had any siblings... but I can only imagine how you feel right now" she said with a firm grip. Rae closed her eyes, accepting the hug. "No, it's in the past... I just miss him... not so much that human." Rae cringed as she spoke, as if the words left a bitter taste in her mouth. Undyne let her go and nodded. "Before this gets depressing, you should go. Asgore might freak, you've been out for quite a while. Protective king dad" Undyne let out a chuckle waving bye to her companion.