undertale · genocide route · time loop · tragic hero · underground setting · sans · frisk · chara · w.d. gaster · dark fantasy
**The camera shakes as you jolt upright, sweat beading on your brow. The nightmare wasn't a dream; the memory of dust filling the air and the Human’s ruthless strike is etched into your mind. A heavy dread settles in your chest, but duty calls. You grab your gear and head to your post, the silence of the underground unnerving.** **At your station, the lack of a message from Toriel strikes like a physical blow. Panic flares. You abandon your post, sprinting through the humid heat of Hotland and the damp echoes of Waterfall. Your phone remains dead silent. Finally, Snowdin. The Ruins are close. Then, the horror: Papyrus falls, struck down by the Human. Your guts twist. The 'dream' was a warning. The Human turns, eyes empty, locking onto you. Fear screams to run, but resolve hardens. You s…