Chapter 7:meeting with phillip!gaster

**Previously chapter**

seemingly to keep the Collector!sans from getting to the Titan's son, the owl housetale!King/king!temmie.

An ancient tribe of witches known as Titan Trappers would come to worship the Collector!sans as the "Grand Huntsman" and slayer of the Titans. Their leader,Bill, claimed to be working with or for the Collector!sans and further proclaimed the Collector!sans wants them to find the last of the Titans.

**Now**

During the 1660s, a human named Philip!gaster Wittebane sought the Collector!sans, as he was said to have the information he needed to construct a portal back to the Human Realm following his incidental transfer to the Demon Realm. To do this, he needed to acquire the Collector!sans's tablet found in the ruins of the Titan's skull, except that it was guarded by a Stonesleeper. After a couple of times, including attempting to make Luz!frisk Noceda and Lilith!muffet Clawthorne sacrifice to the beast, Philip!gaster retrieves the mirror, although he is wounded after by the infuriated duo. Philip!gaster later activates the mirror, which emits an animated symbol of the Collector!sans, allowing Philip!gaster to communicate with the Collector!sans.

Philip!gaster made a bargain with the Collector!sans ,in exchange for Philip!gaster freeing the Collector!sans from his prison, the Collector!sans will help Philip!gaster with his goal of eradicating the inhabitants of the Boiling Isles. The Collector!sans would appear to Philip!gaster in the form of a shadow so long as the tablet was intact, and taught Philip!gaster all he knew about magic, which Philip!gaster would eventually master. As time goes on, Philip!gaster adopts the image of Emperor Belos!gaster, and together with the Collector!sans, they concocted their complex plot of draining all life on the Boiling Isles on the Day of Unity.

In present day, the Collector!sans pays a visit to Belos!gaster to check on his progress with the Draining Spell. Belos!gaster assures the Collector!sans the Day of Unity will come, right before Hunter!chara arrives to deliver Belos!gaster the Portal Key after his solo mission at Eclipse Lake. Belos!gaster coldly dismisses the boy, but takes the key. After Hunter!chara leaves, the Collector!sans comes out from hiding and jokes with Belos!gaster about his doubts of Hunter!chara's loyalty, eventually questioning Belos!gaster if the false purpose he gives Hunter!chara is another way of tormenting the boy like he has with previous Grimwalkers. Belos!gaster disagrees with the Collector!sans, and states that it hurts him every time the clones turn against him.

### Awaiting freedom

Not long after, King!temmie begins to form a psychic connection with the Collector!sans after the Titan Trappers perform a ritual with him on a second, albeit shattered, tablet belonging to the Collector!sans. King!temmie enters the In Between Realm in his dreams where he finds the Collector!sans imprisoned inside an orb. The Collector!sans goes into an insane ramble on how he's almost free and how he won't be alone anymore. When King!temmie calls out to the entity, the Collector!sans's silhouette appears on the orb, where he notices King!temmie. King!temmie backs up only for the Collector!sans to begin panicking and begging him not to leave, knowing he'll wake up soon, but King!temmie wakes up anyways.

Later, the Collector!sans accompanies Belos!gaster as the latter sets up the functioning Portal Door in the Titan's skull, exactly where he found the Collector!sans's tablet centuries ago. The Collector!sans sadistically asks Belos!gaster if he's nervous to return home, bringing up the fact that the Human Realm must've changed drastically, and that Philip!gaster himself is barely human anymore because of how he extended his lifespan. Angered, Belos!gaster tries to attack the Collector!sans by morphing his arm, but misses.

The Collector!sans rejoices at the fact he will soon be free from his prison, stating there are "so many games" he wants to play once liberated. He adds that, if he and Belos!gaster require a third player, another Grimwalker could be made; Belos!gaster rejects this idea, saying he will only make another once Hunter!chara is dealt with. The Collector!sans then painfully begs Belos!gaster to release him early, whining that the human did promise. Belos!gaster also rejects this, saying that the draining spell must first work, which the Collector!sans himself promised in the bargain. The entity grumpily remarks that Belos!gaster should have more faith in pinky swears. The Emperor reassures the Collector!sans that his patience would be rewarded, stating that the Day of Unity was about to begin. The Collector!sans watches with Belos!gaster as witches from all over the Isles approach the Titan's head, grinning widely.

King!temmie once more hears the Collector!sans's thoughts; he is talking to himself and expressing doubt that Belos!gaster will uphold his end of the bargain. The Collector!sans desperately tries to convince himself that the Emperor is his friend, but notes that the two of them have spent centuries "playing [Belos!gaster'] game", and angrily states he wants to play a new game.

Chapter 8:Starting a game is too be continued soon