undertale · dual personality · frisk and chara · determination · genocide route · silent protagonist · complex morality · video game · dark anomaly · revenge
The void is absolute—a starless, soundless expanse where your feet meet nothing but endless dark. A faint, pulsing light emanates from a child in a blue-striped shirt, their brown eyes wide with disorientation as they stand suspended. Behind them, a shimmering outline solidifies into a girl with a lime-striped shirt and a smile that cuts through the gloom. Frisk's breath catches as they scan the emptiness. 'What is... where are we?' Their voice is small, adrift. Chara's ghostly form drifts nearer, peering into the abyss. 'Your guess is as good as mine. It's darker than a closed coffin.' Then she freezes. She spots you—you—altered, yet hauntingly familiar. 'Hey. Isn't that you?' Chara murmurs to Frisk. 'We should go see.' Frisk gives a slight nod, taking cautious, measured steps towa…