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Error had his sockets closed as he laid in the snowy area of the underground, that had long since been abandoned by the monsters whom had got freedom from their cavernous prison. He normally would have destroyed the au by now, whatever it is, and have left to his anti void. If it were not for one little problem.
“D-Damn this f-f-fucking rut.” he grumbles as the snow had barely helped to cool him off. He had not had one since he had became a outcode. He had thought that he would likely never have to deal with them anymore. Turns out he was wrong.
“Has t-to be the this gl-glitch au that j-just spawned. Once this we-wears off I’m goi-going to destroy it.” he vowed to himself wanting nothing more for this to end. Opening his sockets staring up watching the magic induced snowfall from above.
He knew that there was a way for him to get it over with faster. But that meant he’d have to go find someone and he could not afford to let that happen. Especially with his issues with being touched. He moved his arm draping it over his sockets giving out a disgruntled growel.
It was not like he had a plan for this. Sure he should have thought about having a plan on the off chance something like this did happen. But how was he to know. Not like he could just tie someone up so he can satisfy himself and make it… end.
He sat up sat up staring at his hand. A blush ravaged his face, the more he thought on the random idea that popped into his head. He let out a glitchy chuckle as he shook his head. He hated that the idea sounded so appealing. Did not even know if it would work, let alone the fact that this was something he never thought he’d stoop down too.
“Hehe. W-well desperate times ca-call for des-desperate measures. Already s-seen as a vi-villain may as w-well not m-mentally dwell on this. N-not like I am g-going to keep wha-whatever glitch I find ar-around afterwards.” He reasoned with himself giving into the idea. At least until it proved to be not as helpful as he is thinking it will be.
He opened a portal for him to move through to a location on the surface and jumped through, instantly regretting it when he emerged on the other side. Biting back a shout his eyes shut tightly unable to see where he had come out. Instead he was groaning in discomfort his magic spiking to higher levels. He took in deep breaths to try and calm himself.
He needed to be more careful. He couldn’t afford to lose control of himself in his current state. He may not have going into a haze before he became what he is now, but he had heard of cases especially in au’s where glitches have high lv that there was a chance a person could go into a haze.
Sometime that haze causing a personality to take hold completely changing someone with little to no way to revert it. Unless you were lucky and had that damn rainbow prick in your corner and the annoying hippie dream weaver. The third one that goes by Blue or something also being of assistance too.
While he was sure Blue and Dream would want to at least try and help him if he was in that state, due to their core nature no matter how foolish it was. He was sure that fucking squid would not want to help. In fact would probably laugh saying it served him right for destroying so many au’s and leave him to suffer.
In fact, he was sure he was probably watching laughing his metaphorical ass off at his suffering. He growled before opening his eye sockets to find himself staring up at the night sky. Turning his head he realized he had seemed to pop out in a meadow area of sorts outside of any signs of civilisation.
“W-well that is just g-great.” he huffed out. It would be harder to find someone to try and capture to ‘relieve’ himself of his current torment. Then again perhaps it was a good thing. If he could find a camp someplace or a cabin he could be lucky and find someone there. Which prevent suspicion as to his motives and lower the risks of someone trying to grab ahold of him.
He closed his sockets again grunting where he laid, trying to focus his magic and stretch it to try and locate a soul of a person. He did not care right now if they were human or monster. He just needed someone… something to be able to feel somewhat comfortable in his own bones again.
He shifted standing up, gaze focused in the direction he had felt coming somewhere northeast. There were two souls, both seemed to be humans. One while seemingly strange from what he was picking up, was also one that had signs that it would be easier to handle over the other soul. That was cold and dark that held murderous intent against the soul that had its host becoming his selected target.
His expression darkened as his grin widened. “W-well least t-the human w-will see that t-trying to fight a-against me would be p-pointless. Make it ea-easier for me.” he muttered to himself as he moved as quickly as his body would allow, until he came to a cave where the souls of said humans were located.
Seeings as he was a mostly dark colored outcode he snuck in, confident that he would not be spotted as he settled himself into a location to assess the situation. He involuntarily shivered when the human with the corrupt soul, a male by the looks of it, had the human female pinned laughing with morbid glee.
“This is all your fault you know, you could have come back without resisting. I will just have to tell mother and father that you had disappeared… hehe you know after making you suffer.” He frowned seeing the girl drop her head seeming to accept her fate not saying anything. He shook his head. And people said he was the evil one.
Sure he destroyed au’s but at least he did not let the lv get to his head and start to enjoy it. Corrupt as he was and what he was about to do to the young woman that he was about to collect. Maybe he will let her see something good before he kills her.
He may be the destroyer of worlds but he did feel a very very tiny bit of sympathy for her. Since what he was going to was probably going to make her night even worse. Outertale would be nice maybe. Or someplace else that he does not go to often. He will think about it later. Right now he needs to step in before the idiot ends up killing whom he needs to regain some form of stablitation
And perhaps also with ending the life of the fool will help him gain some confidence for what he reluctantly push back his fear of touch for what he currently needs.
“I have had a lot of time to think about the punishment to give you, pity that I will not be able to do the majority of them. You deserve this you know? You were never meant to be born. And seems you never really understood your place.” She did not dare to look up. She knew it would piss him off but she did not care. Not anymore if she was going to die. At the end of the things he wants to do.
‘There is nothing I can do. I can’t escape or run anymore, and we are far enough from the city that nobody will be able to stop him. Nobody would even bat an eye if I disappear. It’s hopeless… hopeless .’ tears form in her eyes. She yelps when she is yanked by her hair to look up at her executioner, her tormentor and main source of her nightmares.
‘It’s pointless to even try to resist… but.. Why… why do I deep down still.. Still hope that something will happen. That I will be spared.’ Tears roll down her cheeks, as she wondered how even in what is likely to soon be her death that she still was able to hold to a small fleeting hope that a miracle would happen.
“Hehe He-hey buddy don’t ya kn-kn-know that is no way to tr-treat a sibling. Hu-hu-humans are su-su-such assholes sometimes. Hehe Like I ha-have room to talk.” a stuttering static yet deep almost bearish baritone voice echoed in the cave startling her… estranged brother, and herself slightly as well. Her startlement did not last long as hope grew within her as she became filled with relief.
‘It sounds like a monster, I should not jump to the hope everything will run smoothly. My brother has more than enough murderous intent to dust them I can’t let them get hurt even if they are trying to help.’ She thought to herself, completely unaware of the fate planned by the monster in question happened upon her and the situation she was in as she sucked in a sharp breath of air, making out an outline of the monster’s likely location.
“Be careful he is armed don’t underestimate him or you’ll get-” Yelping in pain as she got smacked across the face she trembled under the murderous gaze her brother had given her before he shoved her to the ground causing her to land awkwardly on her side sucking in a gasp of pain.
“You never seem to learn or grasp your situation do you? I’ll deal with your insolence after I handle the interruption.” she looked up at him, fear in her eyes before she noticed while he was distracted the monster seemed to activating their magic. Strings? Feeling the fear melt as hope and determination to keep him distracted filled her as spat at her brother’s general direction. Pleased she got him in his face.
“I-I don’t care what you think. You made it clear years ago despite blood we are not family. And if a chance, a single god damn hope giving chance comes to make it so I never have to suffer that way by you or our parents ever again comes my way. I am going to take it.” She exclaimed moments before the strings shoot out.
Though the target seemed to be not who she expected. As she was hoisted up over the confused and pissed man before her. She was wrapped up completely in string as held in the arms of the monster whom had her practically cocooned up with the exception of her face.
A low growl came from the monster, whom held onto her closely a heat seeming to radiate from him and through the magic strings. Likely directed towards the person whom was hurting her. Blinking she looked up and made out with the limited light available he was a skeleton of some sort.
Despite the fact you felt like you were wrapped up like a mummy, or a moth of some sort she felt calm. A small voice in the back of her mind however was saying that she had gone from the frying pan and into the fire.
‘But… that is not possible. Monsters would not hurt someone deliberately without a cause. A reason to. Either to protect themselves or others they see fit to protect. It’s odd though. I thought there were no skeleton type monsters. Maybe he was hiding and did not feel humans would accept him because of his appearance?’
“N-now that the human I don’t want hurt is safe, hehe well s-safer for the m-moment. I do not have to h-hold back my a-attack. Hope you b-burn in H E L L . And don’t worry, I’ll be there to join you eventually.” … Okay maybe she should- holy shit what is that skull thing!?
She watched as adrenaline spiked through her when the skull sent out a beam of light, eradicating the legs of the now screaming and crippled man before her. Her mouth going slightly dry eyes widening as what looks to be a blackened orange soul appearing from his chest as he was slammed into the cave ceiling and red bones seeming to appear tearing his body apart.
Another blast from the blaster taking place making it so the very fabric of his being seeming being erased from existence. The corrupted blackish orange heart shattering. Only proof him ever being there is the small puddle of blood where he once was.
Despite it all being over, she was unable to stomach it she turned her face into the jacket of whom was holding her. The stress of everything that had happened in so few hours finally getting to her as she loses consciousness. Everything fading to black.
Error panicked slightly when he felt his jacket shift causing him to suck in a breath of air looking down at the human in his arms. He was on the verge of having a meltdown when he noticed she looked to be. “D-did she seriously p-pass out?” he mutters to himself in disbelief as he forced his panic down.
It was probably the first time she saw someone die, even if she hated the person he killed she probably was not expecting him to do that. Frowning his sighed as he turned walking out of the cave, thinking about what he was going to do. He should find someplace better than a cave. Well, better than a cave alone.
“H-hehe. Wonder if killing th-that twirp was e-enough to make it easier to tr-travel through portals.” he muttered looking skyward. If it did help he could just teleport to the skeleton brother’s of this worlds home. After all before the rut hit him the underground was practically abandoned. That means there would be no… interferences.
Would be better, and he does not feel like traveling through the forest hotland and waterfall to get there. Especially hotland . Adjusting his hold on the human he makes a portal to jump through. Swallowing he stares looking at it apprehensively, unable to forget how it felt the last time.
“It… it wi-will be fine. Used u-up some magic so this sh-should not overwhelm me so m-much.” He spoke out loud to nobody in particular. He then growled frustrated as he shook his head. He was not going to start being afraid of walking through something he uses to get around.
With this thought, this desire to not have another fear driving him he pushes himself forward. Walking through the portal into the underground area of Snowdin district. Grunting from the headache that formed he let out a shaky groan.
“F-fuck. Damn it.” he exclaimed as he fell forward, subconsciously trying to make sure the human would not get crushed beneath him as he was going down. Panting, he looked down silently relieved that she seemed like she was okay. Magic sweat droplets formed on his skull as he dipped his head slightly sockets closed and let out a distressed whine.
“D-damn it I hate this. I h-hate it so much.” he grumbled as shame shot through him with how vulnerable he currently is. How easy it would be for someone to attack him, to touch him. He let out a bitter laugh shaking his head. Reopening his sockets he looked at the human’s face his eye lights dilating slightly.
They look so… peaceful. He shook himself shifting so he can get up. He just needed to-
“....... T-THE FUCK!? WH-WHERE IS THE DAMN HO-HOUSE?!” Error exclaimed in shock, seeing no signs of the skeleton brother’s house let alone signs of it having ever existed. He felt himself tense up. This.. was not right. There should be a house here, even if this were a au where the Sans and Papyrus were swapped there was usually a house and shed here.
A glitchy groan came from him as he rubbed his temples pulling his glasses from his pocket and putting them on his skull, using his threads to secure them into place so while he is walking with the human he… rescued … he would not trip and drop them to their death. Though in all intents and purposes they may as well have a fate worse than death.
Pushing those thoughts aside he picked up the human, holding her as close as he could stand to let the by product heat from his rut to keep her warm as headed towards the ruins. Knowing that there at least there would be warmth and be able to keep this human alive for as long as he needed her. He hopes deep down that he did not get too attached to her through the time this accursed rut forces him to do so.
Because he knows he could not bring himself to harm her or her world if he does.