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Angstrablook was bored out of their mind. They couldn't get any sleep at the moment, they played all their games to completion, and their cousins suck. Metta was obsessed with the TV he got a few days ago, Napsta was a cop (ew), and Ruins actually had a body!!!!! How the hell were they supposed to be happy like this!?
Boredom is all they were getting from this life. And nothing could really be done about it, they weren't just gonna leave. Well, there is the festival tomorrow, maybe something interesting will happen there? Probably not.
But as they were finally starting to drift off to sleep, they heard a creaking noise from down stairs. Angstra wasn't going to investigate…. but they have a creaky floor? Their family are ghosts, why the hell would they be hearing the floor creak? They had to investigate.
Walking down to the first floor they noticed everything was… darker and cold. The walls looked shades darker. The whole house felt wrong, and the cold was starting to get to them.
They got to the bottom of the stairs into the living room. Mettaton was sleeping by his TV, loser. Then they saw… it.
What the hell was it? It was tall, too tall, it was too broad as well, like it was stretched and twisted in places. They only got a glance at its face, before it stepped more into the darkness, it looked like a deer? And kinda pretty as well… But it also looked like it was rotting.
Unluckily, it seemed to notice Angstrablook right after. They could feel it boring holes right into them, right through them. It stared at them so intensely. Only then, Angstra noticed it was carrying a bat, the bat was mostly intact except the top which was somewhat splintered and jagged.
It started to lift up the bat. Angstrablook started to back away, then…. it pulled out a knife, a very sharp and shiny knife. It held it up and brought it down, plunging it into the EARTH.
*SWOOOOOOSH*
A BLINDING PILLAR OF DARKNESS RISES FROM THE GROUND
…
Angstrablook didn't know how long they were out, minutes? Hours? Days? Who knows because they sure don't. They tried to get up, but their arms felt weird. Too long, too… human like? Cat like?
It all felt weird, not bad, just weird. They looked at their hands and…. paws, they had paws. Paws, they had paws, actual paws…. They needed to get up. This was obviously a dream, so might as well enjoy it while it lasts.
Just float up and… They slammed right back onto their face.
“What… the fuck?” Angstrablook rolled over onto her back and looked down, they had legs and a very poofy dress. They had legs! Actual legs! They could stand!
It was hard to actually stand using them however. But they got, they were standing, wobbly, but standing. It felt weird, nice and weird and wonderful to be standing. Ok, they should actually look around to see where the hell they are.
It was a big hall, like something out of a castle, but barren. It was so empty, lifeless, it was sad. It reminded Angstra of their bedroom. However there was one major thing they could see. A mirror.
It took up most of the far wall of the hall. And they saw themselves in it… They looked…. They didn't have the word for it. They were still orangeish, but it looked closer to pink if anything. The new arms, the paws, the legs, they even have cat ears and a tail! The dress was also a very lovely mix of pinks and cat designs, princess-like as well. A cute crown also adorned her head.
She liked it. She liked herself. She liked how she looked. She was beautiful.
As she looked at herself, taking her perfect new body in, she felt something inside her like never before!!!!! It was beautiful, she was beautiful!
But, she felt something on her shoulder. It was icy, cold and dark, it felt wrong. The mirror looked like it was fogging up from the cold. The whole hall was getting darker as well, yet she could just make out a figure behind her. It was tall, it was broad, it was twisted, it looked like knight armor. It had to be that thing she saw, it just had to.
The thing got closer and closer. She was frozen. How couldn't she be? That thing was terrifying, but she could hear something…
A whisper.
A quiet, raspy whisper.
She slowly turns, to hear where it's coming from….
…
This was fucked, just fucked. This whole prophecy thing was just so fucked up. Susie didn't know what to think of any of this. She was a hero, she was destined to be a hero. Did she even want to be a hero now? And that final prophecy, a-and…
“GODDAMIT!” Susie yelled out.
She felt so tired of all of this. She wanted to go home and rest, but… Maybe Castle Town would be better. It's better than her house, basically anything is better to her. What should she even think of any of this?
“Yo.”
Susie slightly jumped, she quickly turned around to see…
“Goddamit Kris! Don't scare me like that!” Susie said, “Wait, why are you even here?”
“I didn't want to stay at my house, for obvious reasons.”
“Can't argue with that.” Susie responded.
“Guessing the final prophecy thing is messing you up?”
“I- yeah, it's just so messed up, man!” Susie said.
“It is, really messed up… We could sit by the lake and talk for a while if you want.”
“That actually sounds like a good idea, thanks Kris.” Susie said.
“No problem.”
Walking onto the street leading towards the lake, she could see everything down it. Only one thing stood out from everything on that street. The billowing tower of dark smoke rising from the door of the oddly shaped house.
“Hey uhhh Kris? You are seeing this, right?” Susie asked.
“Yep.”
“Let's just make this quick.” Susie said, with an air of frustration. Dark Worlds were fun, she knew this, she just wanted a break.
…
Angstra wasn't dead. She was glad she wasn't dead. But having tea with a weird knight thing wasn't what she expected. It was really good tea, don't get her wrong, just very surprising. The knight was beautiful, at least. Its armor was stunning.
The place they were in was also beautiful. An overview from somewhere of a dazzling cityscape. It was full of pinks and reds, just what she loves!
“This tea is AMAZING! Where'd you learn?” Angstrablo- she probably should go by a different name now… Maddie asked.
The Knight sat still, just staring at her. It looked deep in thought, before speaking in a raspy, deep voice.
“An… old… family… friend…” It said, it sounded like it could barely speak.
“Well, whoever THAT is, they make REALLY good tea!” Maddie takes another sip.
“So uhhh why'd you NOT kill me? Mew~” Maddie asks.
“You are… Unique… Strong… Beautiful…” The thing said, barely getting it out.
“Really? Really!? REALLY!?!? Of course I am, have you looked at ME? Mew~” Maddie shouted out, “I mean I GUESS you are too.”
“Thank… you…” It said, “I am… the… Roaring Knight…”
“It fits you, honestly.” She said.
“Thank you… I have… a… deal… for you…” The Roaring Knight said.
“Alright, let's hear it! Mew~” Maddie said.
“You… help… me and… you and your… cousins… get… to keep… these bodies…” It said, barely being able to get it out “And… maybe… just maybe… we can… have… a… “relationship”… if you… will…”
“With ME? I uhhhh, I love this body, and I mean LOVE it. Just, I don-”
“And… let your… cousins… be in… sorrow… forevermore…?” The Knight asked.
“No, just… I don't really know you and-”
“You will… let… them… hate you…? Do… you… not… love this… body…? They… will… HATE… you… if you… don't… take… the… deal…” It said.
“I-... I-... Fine. Fine! FINE! I'll do it! I take the deal! Happy!?” Maddie yelled.
“Thank you… “princess”... let… us… shake on… it… yes…?” The Roaring Knight asked as they held out their hand.
Maddie was blushing, “princess, did it actually mean that? Did it actually like her? She NEEDED to find out, she couldn't fumble this. Its hand was so cold, freezing.
“Alright… Let's do this, pretty knight, mew~” Maddie said.