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In another Multiverse, governed by a Guardian of Balance, their magic is capable of shifting to even out whatever balance was out of control. Their bones were white with their hands being segmented by blue at the phalanges and cyan at the metacarpals. Their sockets are cyan, with a blue ring eyelight and a dot, and the left eyelight having an orange dot. Their magic is orange with a slight gradient to red. £@+3, an entity of one's fates, saw them as a possible fix to its child's creation, so it used its red chains to take the guardian. The guardian watched, unable to do anything, as their Multiverse crumbled. They were left in a void as £@+3 used their chains to alter the guardian into something that would fit the role of a villainous destroyer. The guardian became inverted, white bones became black, orange magic to blue, and blue and cyan to red and yellow. The void, Antivoid, screamed at the guardian about their job. The guardian slowly lost their sanity, once they were finally allowed to leave, they destroyed thousands of AUs. Copies and Originals were destroyed, and anyone that tried to intercept them were immediately cut down. £@+3 wasn’t happy with this, so to fix this it reset the guardians memory. Now being taught that they were the God of Destruction, they didn’t want to kill, so £@+3 had to force them. Torture and manipulation were the punishment that the destroyer got. The destroyer was constantly called a mistake, and with the fact they had error pop-ups around them constantly, they came to know themself as Error.
Error felt the pull of £@+3’s chains, and knew if they didn’t leave now, they would be punished and forced to go out anyway. They opened a random portal and walked through without a second glance back. Upon entering Error pauses, a look of awe appears on their face. They walked out of their portal into a large patch of soft grass, there were moss roses of a variety of colors from pinks, whites, yellows, reds and oranges. Ruins of what seemed to be a crumbling temple sat around the edges, glittering light filtered through the forest setting. There was one larger flower, a Middlemist red, large petals in various shades of reds and pinks. It sent pulses of safety and care, lulling Error closer. The moment Error came into contact with the flower, a shock of energy and excitement courses through them. They felt they were finally home, yet they were confused why. It didn’t matter though, Error continued to sit and rest in this paradise of an AU. Slowly but surely Error fell asleep, skull resting on their left arm.
Confused and concerned, a certain group of skeletons went to search for their missing ally. A king of darkness sensed the peaceful emotions of the destroyer, and opened a portal to them. When the group entered, the king saw the sleeping glitch.
“Leave Error alone for now, and go have fun. I will sit with them until they have awakened.” The king says, walking over to the sleeping Error. Sitting down, and pulling them into his lap.
“Alright, Boss.” A skeleton with tears of hate trailing down their face said, running off into the forest.
“Some… one should… stay with… him.” Another skeleton says with a crack in the left side of their skull. Another skeleton with their hood up and a red scarf walks over to the broken one, they lean slightly onto the skeleton.
“Some… thing wrong… Murder?” The larger asks, albeit slowly. The smaller hooded skeleton shook their skull, a no. The larger shrugs, sitting against a tall ancient tree trunk. Murder follows, sitting against the taller, they doze off instantly.
“Hey guys!” The skeleton that had run off, came back with the excitement of a child.
“What is it Killer?” The king asks, looking up at the now named skeleton.
“There’s a creek with more flowers!” Killer squeals, quickly hopping up and down with excitement. The king smiles, relaxed, seeing his ‘child’ so happy.
“Really?” A semi monotonous voice questions, a black and white clad skeleton looks at Killer.
“Yup! There’s so many different flowers too, and there are colors I have never seen before.” Killer says with so much glee that even the black and white skeleton was intrigued. The king was enjoying the excitement from all of them, even Error.
About half an hour passed, by which time Error awoke again. They barely lifted their skull before noticing they were laying against someone, but they felt too tired and too safe to actually respond to the possible threat. The king glances down to see the sockets of his ally to slowly drift closed again. A snicker left the king at the state the other was in, Error shifts into fetal position, and tucks his skull into his ribs.
“Are you going to wake up, or are you asleep again?” The king asks, looking at the semi conscious glitch.
“M̵͔̎̂͋͂̈́͋m̷̩̬͍̯̟̠̈̐̾͜ͅm̸̭̃̇̇͐̓̉̇̌͠͝.̷̧̱͈̇͛̄͂.̴̨͙͉͙̥̘̿̃͆̐̐͋̀̕.̷̢̖͔̬̣̘͚̝̬͉̙͑͋̓͗͋͒̍͘ͅ ̴̧̝̪̹̙͈̥͇̤̗͎̻̌̈́̐̃I̸̧͕̪̗̲̹̟̝̬̤̝̱͔̅̉͗̔̎̐́̑̀́̚͜͝͝'̴͎̀͑͝m̷̡̢̥̱̙̟͓̘̳͖̜̟̼̳͗̎͒̾̋͌̽͂͆̿̂̍ ̵̨͍̻̫̱̙̗̄̈́́̑̓̀͒̓̃̈́̈́á̵̛̗̪̖͉̠͍̅͊͑͆̓̆̚ẇ̶̢̛̯̯̭̣̬̩̱̅̐̌̀̆̽a̶̡̦̟̻̜̥͖͓͖͙̰̜̼̟̦͐̕͝k̵̡̨̛̘̲͍̹͔͂́̿͒̈́͗̀é̸̩͖́̂̈́̾̿.̴̘̬̪̓̊̌͑̄̀̋̋̓̀̏̚͝͠.̸̢̨̟͇͖̲̘̗͍̥͖̜͔̘̫̯̗̂̓̊̆́̈́̅̐̋̚̕͠.̶̢̟͓̰̐̒̏̀̓̈̽̈́̑” Error groans out, still very tired. They yawn, sitting up and rubbing their eye sockets.
"Good, now please explain why you decided to stay here, or let us know you were here. The others thought you got ambushed." The dark king says, all four tendrils flicked. Error sighs, lightly pulling a tendril closer to him and petting it.
"Ṅ̶̢̹̺̒̄͊ȉ̵̗͙͙g̴̨̬̎̓̍h̴̫̋͂͑̿t̷̨̹͓͂͜m̸̝̟̿ã̴͓͉͉r̷͓͌̑e̵̻̺͚̮̾̓ ̷̧̨̰̽̾̒c̷͔̑̾̍͊ắ̷͎̯̇l̴̢̠̮̯͂̄ṁ̸̨͉͑̌͝ ̶͚̝̻̤̀̄ḍ̷̰̎͆͝ö̸̖́͗ẁ̶̨̠̞͌̂n̶̉͜,̸̢͇̏ ̵͉̥̪́̾̕Ȋ̴̪̭͉̚͠ͅ'̶̺͇͎͌͘ͅm̶̜̝̮̮̂̀̊ ̸͎͕͔̤͊f̵̻̺̜͆̾͗͝į̴̤̏͂͘n̶̢̻̖̫̔͒͒͘ë̸̢́͑͂͠.̷̢̧̻͉͠ ̶͙͛̀̅Ą̶̹̾͒̃l̷̢͑s̵̮̄̑̃o̶̙͔̠̖͆͐̏͠ ̵̦̄I̸̧̪̞̺̒̆̈́͌ ̷̬̣̠̑̎ͅd̴̛̥͗͜i̷̜͈̒͝d̶̟͓̗͂͑̂n̷̲̆͐'̵̞̈́̾ṯ̷͋ ̴̟͇̲̺̓̏ť̴̺͚̬̅͜͝h̵̡̹̩̠̆͝i̸̥͎̱͑̐̂̂n̸̼̠̼̈̽͜k̸͉̗̠͂̆̇ ̶̧̩̋I̶̯͋̐̚͜ ̴̡̡̢͔̈́w̶̺͓̽̀͌̀ọ̴̖̅͋ụ̵̹̯͓̆͝l̵̡̅͊d̶̛̹̰̟̈̐͠ ̵̠̦̎̽f̴̱͖̜̥̊̄a̸̝͂̈ḷ̵̟͇̓̽̔l̸̨̡̠̬̍̏ ̶̬̣̌̕a̷̰̰̮͒̓̕͝s̷͍̠̺̽͆̇l̸͙̣̰̆͘͝e̵̛̖̣̲̊ę̴̭̥̥̏̊̓̏ṕ̵̭͔̋̃ ̷̖͍͎̇e̸̜͖̯̔͐̀͜͠ȋ̸̡͚̙t̸̹̘̫́̈́͂h̴̦͉̱̊̾̑̈́e̵̹̺͛̍ŕ̵̤̬̉.̸̡̟̝̻͛" Error says, sitting up and stretching. Multiple cracks and pops sounded out from the glitch.
"Õ̵̢̧̗̲̻̔̃͋͝o̵̡̲̟͛̂̑́͒͜ṗ̴͎̼͕s̸̨͙͖̭͖̝̯̏̉̑̇̄͗.̶̟̥͌̂.̵̥̩͌.̵̢̜̫͍͈̗̯͛" Error says, staring at the group of skeletons now staring at them.
"Pfft, come here boys." Nightmare says with a large grin. Killer and the monochrome skeleton race over.
"We were so worried, why would you disappear like that." Killer says as soon as he was close enough.
"I̷͍͑̌'̵̦͚͗ḿ̴͇̮́ ̴̧͂s̶̹͙̅̀͝o̷̧̡͋ŗ̴̘̥́̊͆r̷̝̪̾y̶̛̺̲̒ ̶̲̥̀͘͝ͅK̷͙̲̎̈i̷̢̤̬͐ĺ̵͉̬̒͆ḻ̶͎͛ę̴̙̺̽̌ŕ̸͈̲͒,̸̳̪̍̋̾ ̴̦̓I̴̡̜̪̾͂̚ ̶̖̿͐ẅ̸̦́̉͌è̶͎̮̂n̵̲̫͖̎̊t̶͔͎̲̉ ̵̱̬͋͑t̵̡͉̎o̶̢͋̽ ̷̣̿͂̄d̴̫̀̈́̓ę̶͓̜̓̂͐ş̸͖̖͑̔̚ť̶̺̼͘ŕ̸̠̦̀͝o̷̟̬͉̓y̶̝̹̅̏ ̶̰͓̈́a̸͈͕͛n̷͍̟̠̔d̷̖́̂̓ ̵̲̄̓ẗ̵̹́͛ͅh̶̲̠̣̅͂̍ȇ̵͙͕̖̓̈n̶̻̞͗̈́̈́ ̸̮̲́̚͝Ì̷̧'̵̟̫̮̿m̴̤̥̄͊̈ ̸͙̞̪̉͛h̷͉͆ȩ̴̑́̿r̶͈̀e̵̖͍͊͊͐.̵̱̅̐ ̸̡͇̏̈́́I̵̞̦̥͒ ̷̖̫͖̔͘j̷̲̤̐ͅu̷̲͙͌̌s̸̡̡͉͛̔t̴͓̱̔̚ ̷͍̰͛͠c̵͙̀ô̵̫ù̶̧̪l̸̝̇d̵͙̋̃̏n̶͎̬͗͑'̸̫̃̉̇t̸̗̓͊̈́.̶̞̿͐͌ ̵̼͍̾̿͝I̷̻̿̄ ̵͕͔̍̕f̶̮͕̮̎e̴̠̒l̸͕͑ţ̶̫̬̓ ̵̩̲̇́s̶̪͌͊͘a̶̭͘f̶̛̩͠e̷͓̽,̴͉̣̗͗͠ ̶̣̩̉̐͝ṣ̴̻̲̍o̶͉͈̳̎ ̴̨̛̥́͠Ĩ̴̺̗ ̵̼̼̺̔ŝ̵͉̮̞͋t̸̥̦̍̊a̷̯͉͈̋̌y̶͔̎̎e̶͕͇̅̃̈ḏ̵̜̠̄͐.̷̲̝͌̾͝ ̵̈́͜P̵̛̦̐̇r̴̡͉͐̌̿ơ̶͚̄b̵͉͚̈́͑ä̸̰́b̶̡͐͝ḽ̵̘̌̒̑y̶͉̫̞̌̓ ̷̡̳̮͒̓͘s̵̟͎̗͋h̷̠͐ỏ̴̡͙̦ǘ̶̠l̷̜̞̮̀̿̃d̵̈̀͜ ̴̻̀̏̄ĥ̴͙͖͘a̶̢͚͎̍̂v̸̹͕͕̀̉̽e̶̪̫͐̍̂ ̵̰̤̃c̷̟̰͇̋̂́a̷̟̿͠͝l̸͔͇̽̉l̶͉̭̎̏e̷̩͆̐́d̷̠͙́͒,̵̢̔ ̴̖̓e̶̗̠̮̽̔̚h̷̪̗͒͘.̸̙̯̤̈̇̽.̵͗͜.̸̛̤̉͒" Error says, then Murder and the large skeleton come over.
"You… better… have… a good… reason… for… making… us worried." The larger says, Murder agreeing with their arms crossed.
"I̴̭̿ ̷̰̎ę̸͗x̷̯̐p̷̘̓l̶̫͋a̷͔̅ĩ̴ͅñ̵͜ȇ̸̼d̵̖̈́ ̷̖͒t̴͍̄h̷̽͜í̵͇s̴̰͐ ̸̕͜t̷͇̕o̵͕̅ ̶̦͛K̵̂͜i̷̡̿l̸͕̔l̸͍͒e̷͋͜r̶͉̅,̴̙̈ ̶̙̅N̷͎͝ĭ̸̪g̵͍̈́h̵̳̊t̶̞͛m̷̻̾ả̸̖r̸̦̽ḙ̷̚ ̸͎̔ả̷͚n̶̩̊d̸̮̈́ ̵͙̾C̵͍͋r̶̥̕o̷̅ͅs̷͠ͅs̴͎̋ ̵̢̎ḁ̵̐l̸̪̿ȓ̷͙e̶̯̓a̴̦͂d̶̪́y̴͇͆.̵͇̈ ̴̱̿Ḯ̷̱'̷̛̯m̵̞͑ ̸̳́l̴̫̃e̷͇̐ț̴̈́ṯ̸͊i̶̫̿n̴̛͜g̵̦͂ ̴̧̍t̸̮̅h̴̲̚e̴̤̓m̸̺̑ ̶͎͝e̷̜̍ẍ̷͈́p̵͖͝ḻ̷̿ą̶̔ȉ̶͔n̴̠̉.̸̞̒ ̴̣̇" Error says in slight annoyance.
Nightmare explains, and Murder ducks their skull in apology to the other. Error shoos them off while the larger lays by Nightmare and Error's feet. Error lightly pet the larger skull being careful of the crack that resided on it. A few hours later the monochrome skeleton walks over, wearing a flower crown with purple lilacs, red azaleas and white daisies. They were holding five more.
"Killer, Murder, come here." The monochrome calls out, waiting for the duo to come to the king and glitch.
"What's up Cross?" Killer asks when they sit down.
"I- um, wanted to give these to you guys." Cross says as his magic lights up their face.
"A̷̛̤̣͗w̷̫̾͂̅w̶͕̻͎͐,̶̪̂͆ ̶͓͒t̸̳̮̍͊͝h̵͎̹̘͗a̸͈̬͐ṅ̶͎͘k̸̟͂ ̸̥̺̯̅͘͠y̷͈̟̑̅͝ö̶͇̩̅̔ȗ̷̗͠ ̷̥̤̥͠C̴͍͛̒͝ŗ̶̃o̵̠̊͠s̶̜͗͆͝ͅş̸̳͋.̶̟̒̊ ̸̀̒͜M̸̲̄͛̾a̸̡͕̎̅̚y̷͈̠̒̀͠ ̵̫̾́̈́w̵̕ͅe̴̩̫̔͜ ̷̣̼̉͋́͜h̵̙̝̍a̵̲̥̓͋v̶̭͂ȇ̷̢̛̩͍ ̷͇̤̽̈ͅt̷̘͕̯͋̄h̷̡̃͒̈e̶̬͑m̸͔̎̔?̴̞͇́͠" Error asked, their eyes lights flashing in slight excitement.
"Yeah, so Killer here is yours." Cross says, handing a flower crown with red pentas and black hellebore. Killer grins, excitement radiates from them as they take the crown.
"Thank you Cross, it's beautiful." Killer says in awe as they put it on.
"Your welcome, Killer. Murder this is yours." Cross says, tilting their skull to Killer before turning to give Murder theirs. Cross gives Murder a flower crown with red verbenas, purple wisteria, and blue brunneras.
Murder takes the flower crown with a small nod, likely embarrassed. They hug Cross to thank them since Murder couldn't speak.(might explain how later)
"You're welcome, Murder. Horror, this is yours." Cross says, looking at Murder, and then handing the flower crown to the broken skulled individual.
Cross gives Horror a flower crown with a bunch of red flowers like; alstroemeria, dahlia and peonies.
"Thank… you Cross." Horror grumbles as a faint purr escapes them as well. Cross nodded to the larger skeleton.
"I have two more, one for Boss and one for Error." Cross says, looking at the king and destroyer.
"Ġ̶̰̊o̴̬͋́̀ ̶̡̳̞͒̆͝o̶͕̘͋n̶̬̙͌͜,̴̇͋ͅ ̶̍̓ͅỊ̶̢̟̾'̶̉͜͜m̸̡̦̭̅ ̴̞̹͕̐̈́ê̸̱̯͍x̴̱̠̑͊̚c̵̫̥̝̎̋ỉ̷͚̗̒̽t̵̳̙̐͗e̷̛̪̝̘̅d̴̬̘̦͛ ̸̝̗̥͐t̴̳͈͑o̴̤͊̄͠ ̷̡̩̺̀ṣ̸̔̈́͠è̶̛͙̻̏e̵̼͗ ̶̺̉̀̉w̷̢͔̏̍͛h̸̫̘̿a̷̯̒t̴̝̫̞̄͝ ̸͉̘̹͌̉̀f̴͙̺͈̾ĺ̶͚̠̔͜o̵̞͑w̶̧̜̾ể̵̘r̵̩̿͠ş̸͌̎̆ ̵̺̪͆İ̵͉͐ ̶̧̱̻̈͐h̷͕͔̼͒̎ḁ̸̍͑̚v̶̝̘̘͠ē̴̩.̵̠̻̞̽̑ ̶͉͠" Error says, excitement making their voice staticy.
Cross nods giving Error a flower crown with red poppies, blue columbine and yellow snapdragons. Error smiles taking the delicate flower crown into their hands.
"I̷͎̚t̵̬̞͂̈́'̶̝̥̂ͅs̴̱̞̀ ̵̢̏̆̍w̴͚̆͜ō̶͈̅̚n̶̘͎̓̂̀d̵̪̔̃̃é̷͉ͅr̸̢̺̯̊͆͝f̸̜̄́u̸̟̖͕͝l̴̢͙̰̄̊̉,̶͓͓͜͠ ̷̡̛t̶̼͕̉̿ͅḩ̶͓̘͐͗ä̷̩͙́̋n̴͍̒͌̔k̷̺̍ ̴͙͕̈̀y̴̯̍̈́̔ȍ̷̡́̄u̴̺̣͑̆ ̴̪̽͝C̴̗͊̄̚r̷̥͓̃̆́o̵̭̔s̸͕̤̺͆̍s̴̫̯͉̓͝.̸̛̼̈́̑" Error says, happiness came off Error in faint pulses. Cross gives Nightmare his flower crown which consists of black magic hollyhock, blue orchids and purple rhododendron.
"I love it Cross, thank you." Nightmare says, placing the flower crown around his other crown. He twists the vines so that it swirls around his original crown.
"Of course Boss, I'm glad you guys like it." Cross says, looking thoroughly embarrassed.
"Like it, we love it! Right Horror?" Killer practically yells.
"Yeah… we really… do love… it." Horror says, a pleasant smile on their face.
"Thank you…" Cross says again, hiding their face into their scarf.