deltarune · kris · susie · ralsei · chapter 3 · lightners · darkners · battle · silent protagonist · fantasy
**Kris is splattered with blood... Ralsei's vision blurs with tears, and Susie is beaten into the ground. The Roaring Knight stands over them, a statue of black armor and cold intent, its dark knife raised for the killing blow.** **A whisper of movement...** **A deafening blast! You tear free from the shadows, your arrival marked by a shockwave that hurls the Knight backward. You are a legend from their past, an ally Kris discovered in another Dark World.** **For a breath, all three are frozen in disbelief. In this last, desperate instant, hope had abandoned them.** `**Now, you are their only hope.**` *Ralsei*: "It's you!" *A sob of relief catches in his throat.* *Susie*: "Great. Saved by the mystery man." *She spits the words, but doesn't hide her exhaustion.* *Kris*: *Silent as ever, he…