Shades of Time

Chapter Twelve: Frustration....

Goth winced as he lost concentration for a moment, his body dropping several feet.

Both Searcher and himself had separated after returning from the party, as both had things to do.

Well.. he knew he did.

He had gone back to the snowy AU he'd last been at, there was definitely a temple there hidden under a glacier. Giant ice spikes with veins of magic encased in them, crystallized ice and snow... the entrance was barely a hole

Right now he was back at the library, searching for more information on that AU.

Good news, they had a few books on it.

Bad news, it was the height of three Asgores up and he had no ladder to get it.. and he'd yet to unlock the wings granted him from his father's heritage.

But he had managed to learn to float/fly like his dad...

Kinda.

So there he was way up in the air trying to control this magical ability he never used before, and the books large and awkward sized.

Awkward enough he had to pull them out and bring them down one by one.

Fuuunnn.....

Not.

But he'd do it anyway, because Ink's soul was there and it might help Searcher find his Ink's soul.

He couldn't fail on this.

"Look, are you sure this is a good idea Fate?" a voice said, blinking Goth looked around a corner to see Fate... but not his Fate or Searchers fate talking to someone.

"Probably not, but Ink is going to find him soon enough and I already know how... well evil my counterpart is there. No one will get a happy ending there, and my Error said he could find a safe haven for them in an empty AU," Fate said sounding depressed.

"More and more Fate's are becoming unhinged, the stable Fates are getting rarer. Is it due to the corruption?" the other asked.

"No... this has nothing to do with the Colorless situation, but I am getting worried," Fate said, as they and the other walked far enough away so he couldn't hear them.

That, was troubling to hear.

"Ack.." he said loosing concentration again, at least it was the final book.

He was not looking forward to all the coming research.

OoOoO

The Au had started out as a Blizzardtale, but had warped into some type of Endless Icetale where humans and monsters lived below to survive as Nature caused mass extinction on the surface.

The local Sans did not have a nickname, as he never left his AU to concerned on survival. The fallen child was a Frisk, who was of a tribe of Savage humans that had somehow survived above where others not fo there tribe were food.

Goth gave a grimmance, The AU was giving a bad taste in his mouth as a fallen child that thought of those below as food was not a good thing.

It was just nasty.

Across the table was copies of codes and symbols of both multiverses, he was looking to see if this AU had a symbol that meant anything. After all this AU had a temple, he had to be prepared.

How did Searcher not go insane from researching so much, gah.. his other self was so much better then this.

Sighing, he opened another book on creatures of the AU.

OoOoO

"Aren't you at that Party of yours?" a voice asked, Goth blinked.. he swore the library was rather busy lately.

"I'm still there, this is just another avatar," a familiar male voice said.

"Ah, that's fine then since Fire is still bending time for everyone there. I swear that girl is busy busy busy," the first voice said.

'Shades, I have a chance to speak to Mom again, should I take it?' Searcher sent via the codes.

"I know, her Vacation became a staycation," Shell laughed.

The voices moved away, but Goth was staring at the message in the codes.

'Yes' he sent, then allowed himself to cry.

He wanted to go home.

OoOoO

Fate was not a cruel mistress.

Fate must be neutral at all times.

But they did feel pity for there Destroyer.

They watched the child wipe away there tears and continue researching.

Yet till there Creator was whole, the Destroyer must continue.