2020-04-08 1:23:51 ¶ ●

## Chapter 9

Eldritch Corruption: Human

https://archiveofourown.org/works/20857010/chapters/52812334

A world of shadow begets ever more darkness, the clutching fingers of night and doom never resting in their quest to squeeze every last drop of hope and resistance from those that lingered in it. The damned clawed their own eyes from their skulls in the deepest, most desperate desire to escape it, and yet it still seeped into their minds, their hearts… their very souls.

It twisted them all, flesh and blood and bone, and still there was no relief, naught but the release of death the promise to end the madness.

It ate them all to damnation, and cared not.

Yet in the most encompassing dark, there was light, bright as flame, guiding and true.

It came in the most unexpected of ways and forms, so fragile that a breeze disturbed it… a mere insect, graceful and fleeting. It rode the winds that reeked with disease and the end of all, above reproach and corruption like none else in the world.

It carried on with single-minded purpose, knowing of things no mere bug ever could, moving the most reluctant and unsure to action and greatness. It stood in the path of destruction despite the pain it would suffer, and knew no fear.

It had the bearing of one now passed, an angel and a savior, and could tell none of the truth of it.

It mattered not. Anonymity had been her way in life; it suited the butterfly just fine to toil in silence and unrecognized deference. There were more things at stake than ego. There was the universe to save, numberless souls to redeem… an innocent’s way to guide.

And so the insect carried on, the only light within a world of nightmares and eternal night, come whatever end.

She would go to her end when her work was done, and not a moment before.

2020-04-15 11:06:11 ¶ ●

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I have two questions first how exactly do soul mates work as in is there only one all the other stuff two how long will Aliza live for will she have a normal human life span or a monster one or maybe somewhat in between?

Hokay. That first one is a… Pretty loaded question, with a very long explanation. So I’m gonna water it down quite a lot.

Soul mates are what equate to two halves of the same whole, two souls meant to be across time and space. Monsters feel the need to seek this other half out their entire lives, as monsters are one with their souls, but humans, most times at least (barring the most in tune with their own hearts), have no idea they are incomplete and go on unaware. It is a unique occurrence, with only one soul match. Sans and Frisk were such a pair, though they were mated for a very short time, only about two years, and thus, Sans was spared death when Frisk passed on, only taking great damage to his soul at the loss of her.

As for Aliza’s lifespan, it will be on the longer side of the monster spectrum. Skeleton monsters live a great deal of time; Gaster was alive well into his 1600’s before he fell, and his sons were hypothesized to be capable of living just as long, before the Hunger and loss damaged their souls. Sans will be lucky to live to see 400, with the state he is in, and Papyrus… Remains to be seen.

Aliza, being composed of a magical body and a human-like soul, is a highly magical being, and could live either a little short of her father’s original lifespan, perhaps 1000 to 1200 years, or even longer, to 2000+. It depends a great deal on her experiences in life, and who she mates her soul to, as soul mates’ lifespans are connected once they bond.

2020-04-15 19:47:27 ¶ ●

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Sans, what was your wedding like? Do you have any videos or photos to remember it? Has Aliza ever asked about it?

“was the best day of my entire life, barring finding out frisk was carrying my child. she was so beautiful… everything i’d ever wanted. we were married in waterfall, in the gazebo overlooking springhaven. was a private thing, didn’t wanna have a big to-do about it, like they usually are for royalty… she knew me so well.”

His smile was painfully nostalgic, as though every word brought to mind unbearable tragedy.

“got lots of pics… one video. i look at ‘em sometimes, when i have time to be alone… so i don’t forget. they’re with all her other stuff. and aliza… never really asks me about her mother. i think she knows that it… it’s hard for me. i’ll show her someday, though. she should know what she meant to me.”

2020-04-15 21:12:25 ¶ ●

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If Frisk absorbed Toriel’s soul to pass through the Barrier, what happened to Toriel’s soul? Did it shatter when Frisk went through the barrier or when Frisk died?

Toriel kept Frisk alive throughout her pregnancy, in the absence of Sans’ assistance. Her soul was expended just before Aliza’s birth, her residual magic expired from the tireless work of sustaining a sorcerer’s demands for magic. It wasn’t enough to spare Frisk, unfortunately.