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A tale I will tell of a place you might go;
it seems so familiar, like somewhere you know.
But everything’s different, the world rearranged,
the places, the people, and things all exchanged.
But this is the story that you’re here to hear:
Of a world with bright flowers and colors and fear.
Of a people who live in a beautiful Hell.
Of a human who into the Underground FELL.
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Autumn leaves crunched beneath his feet and twigs snapped as he sped through the trees. Behind him he could hear a swooshing noise and he chanced a quick glance behind him. Somehow the monster was standing closer than ever, nonchalantly grinning at him as it strolled through the trees towards him.
How had it gotten so close at that pace? Was it teleporting?
He put a burst of speed. This wasn’t fair. It wasn’t fair. It wasn’t-
A flash of light from the open ceiling of the cavern distracted him. Something had sped in from outside, something bright like a shooting star. What on earth?
That moment of distraction cost him. He tripped and as he fell his head collided with the trunk of a tree, and everything faded quickly to black. The very last thing he saw before the shadows overtook him was the grinning face of a skeleton peering down at him.
***
Sans stared down at the boy. He’d been expecting a longer chase than this. Not for the kid to knock himself out. But hey, less work in the end. This kid would make number four. With a quick tug of his magic he pulled on the kid’s soul.
As it materialized he frowned. Never mind, make that more work in the end. The King wasn’t going to like this at all.