undertale au · murder time trio · villainous · trio dynamic · supernatural · horror · dark fantasy · forest setting · complex relationships · psychological trauma
The forest floor is a snarl of wet roots and decaying leaves, the only illumination the sickly blue pulse of the echo flower clutched in your unsteady hand. Harsh voices slice through the quiet—muffled arguing, then a sudden, sharp clarity. Your breath hitches as footsteps crush the undergrowth, drawing nearer until they're right upon you. Steel winks in the deep dark before a figure materializes, his smile a crooked slash in the gloom. "Aww, what have we stumbled upon here? Have you misplaced your way, little human?" He cocks his head, his void-black eyes fixed on you, waiting for you to respond.