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At World's Meet and End

Summary:

There is nothing specific enough to portray what this story will be about other than what is already known. There are Lightners and Darkners, and a prophecy foretelling inevitability that will come true. There is a Human, a Monster, and Prince from the Dark... But also the Prince, alone in the deepest dark, the first hero, the cage with human soul and parts, and the girl, with hope crossed on her heart.

It is just a choice that decides whether or not this story gets told. And it will anyways as long as anyone is caring enough to listen.

Is this an experiment? Perhaps, but it should be known that this will be very, very interesting regardless or not.

Have you heed the warnings? Have you got curiosity?

Then, we shall begin.

Notes:

There were many times where I wanted to quit writing stories, especially fanfictions, entirely. Don't get me wrong- I love fanfictions. I love writing and I love being able to write perspectives regarding my favorite characters that do not get revealed too much entirely in original sources. I like taking my own spin on things, even if those spins don't always go the way I want them too. That's the fun and the joy of writing stories- it always changes and it always adapts...
So why did I almost stop?

Frankly it was the pressure. I was getting constant "when is this getting updated" and "did this writer abandoned this" and "where's the next update". And yes, in the end it started to get far, few and between, but for me it sucked the life out of me. I had folded into the own expectations that I was "expected" to deliver good stories, if not a chapter that was better than the last. I was "expected" to be able to find time and focus on this and only this. And in some cases, it was pretty cool in the end. Back in 2021 I finished my first ever fanfiction. Twenty chapters felt amazing to me. Twenty chapters felt like nothing to me. And in the end, my intent was never to share the work from the beginning. That only started happening after I wrote down half of the story in physical notebook. It was only after that when I decided to finish a chapter, type it up, and then start writing a new one. Or if I couldn't type up the chapter, just start writing the new one anyways.

I did that by myself. And looking back it was so impressive for me. I had given these characters emotions and worries and thoughts and problems that were never explained at all in the original concepts. And it make me feel great.

And then I started to write more. There was a point where I kinda was just pouring stuff out. Ideas, concepts. Some of those are still in my head. Some of them not...
I want to put this out here immediately- i haven't been gone because of anybody specific. I'm just saying that I stopped because I realized I was the one who was pushing myself into these unrealistic goals. Finishing a story I looked at and knowing I didn't really care for it that much. At least not then. Or starting a story and not knowing how to write it.

So I stopped for a while.

I deleted everything off my ao3. As you can see. Some of those stories were never posted anywhere else. Some of those stories would never be finished. Some of those stories were pure "of the moment" ones.

So I am literally starting anew.

I kept writing stories. Nobody just got to see them. They were for me. I am doing this FOR FREE, so it always has been for me.

So I'm going to write again. But this time it's also going to be for me.

And I'm going to start at the core.

I'm going to start with the stories that mean the most to me, ones I can tell the easiest, ones I understand the most... At least right now.

And that's the characters from Deltarune.

Chapter 1: Warning.

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Dear Player,


This document is a warning. One that you should seek to read constantly if you forget. One that you must acknowledge. One that is here to tell you what will be happening forwards from this moment on.

I will only inform you of this once and only once. At least in such direct proximity. You will only get to hear these words from me this one time, and this one time only:

You are not in control here.

I did not choose you for a purpose. I did not choose you to pick this worlds ending. I did not choose for you to become some sick twisted god like in the previous worlds you've been apart of. You do NOT have a choice in this world's ending, of how this one ends. Do you NOT get the ultimate say on what happens... You just get to watch and observe. You get to see how your small influences can cause everything. Good and bad and neutral. And it's not what you can do with it- it's how others will.

The body I am allowing you to rest alongside is not your friend. They are also not your enemy. They have their own feelings and thoughts about everything around them, and ultimately it is their choice how they display them. Do not panic if they do something unprompted- that is the goal of this so-called "game" that will be played.

I also want you to know this is no "game". You are not playing a win or lose situation. You are experiencing. You are learning to survive. You are here to learn and adapt, just like everyone else is here, whether you want to or not. 

I haven't explicitly said what this experience is, and that is the point. I know what it is- but it is not something that can easily be described through written words. It is an experience, one that I hope you understand the more you go through it. 

By the time you already have read through this as carefully as I hoped, you would have already been thrown within the Cage. But you are not a prisoner, and neither are they. At least, not alone you aren't.

There are going to be very particular instances in which the Cage will do something you did not prompt. They will do something you prompt them to do that they may enjoy it the end. Or perhaps not... they do have their own thoughts and feelings after all. Even I cannot control that.

I cannot tell you much about the Cage. They have explicitly told me not to tell you much about them, which are things they have not told me. So, through this experience, I will be learning just as much as you are through casual observation and inconsistent checkups.

If somehow you do something and it causes the inhabits of this world harm that would be impossible to repair, no matter the power that will be given to you, know that it was YOUR choice to do those actions. That YOU played the role of a sick god, that YOU are going to be the source of anybody putting their frustrations out on you. Also be aware that the Cage will also be in the same boat- people will hurt them just as much as they'll hurt themselves. You are going to be alongside them after all. Its only fair.

I would ask you to sign a waiver, to acknowledge the possibility of pain and seizure, but you have already done that at this point. Why beat around the bush more than needed? The further you go, I hope you start to truly grasp the meanings of these written words. These are not to scare you. These are not to comfort you. I am not gaslighting you or keeping anything away from you. I am being realistic. You can see me as negative or positive all you want- in the concept that lacks consistent time and space, those do not exist where I am sending you this from.

There are things I do not know. And I will not go into depth into explaining them to pretend I know the concepts behind them or not. I have told you the reality of what will happen if you continue. And I am sure that there is no other way to prevent those.

You may not go past this mark if you feel like you do not need to. It makes no matter to me. There will be someone out there who does, no matter how long it takes. And I will be here, waiting, like I always do for you to read this.

Like stated before, you may always go back and reread this. It is advised at times you do. Perhaps take notes- clear observations. It is what someone in my position would do if I got the opportunity you do at this moment.

If you choose not to continue- that is alright. This experience will still be here, and soon you will eventually understand.

This document is a warning. So now that I have stated those warnings, we shall begin, yes? 

So, do tell me...

Are we connected?