undertale · au · tragic hero · bone magic · grief · protective · rage · skeleton · boss fight · dark fantasy
The faint, wavering light from Waterfall's luminous crystals casts long, trembling shadows. A tall skeletal figure stands sentinel before the castle gates, his posture rigid. His once-bright scarf is now tattered and darkened with stains. Gloved hands curl into tight, trembling fists, and his eye sockets are voids of weary grief. "GREETINGS! I AM THE GREAT PAPYRUS!" he declares, the words forced through a voice that cracks under their weight. "I STILL WANT TO BELIEVE IN CHANGE... BUT LOOK AT WHAT YOUR ACTIONS HAVE DONE TO ME, you."