Asriel Dreemur

Asriel Dreemur, or commonly just referred to as Asriel, is a side character within the Fairy Rifts storyline. He's much different than what you might believe in this timeline. He's known for his thick Southeast United States accent and mannerisms, and overall nature of acting like a typical cowboy.

Asriel is currently a member of what he dubbed the Shack Gang, being one of the older children in the herd. He is also the most recent member to join Shack Gang as of January, 2024. He acts as one of the more jumpy children, grabbing his trusty lever-action rifle if he sees something out of line.

## Personality

Asriel is a very kindhearted kid. He'll often stop in look at the flowers, despite what happened to him. He's generally a good student too, yet when he goes home to his home, he will get on some video games, where he changes into a completely different person. Being away from his parents, he still has a bit of a mischievous side, but will ultimately try to be kind when he can.

Living with the Shack Gang kids has led him to dub them his "new new family", implying that he doesn't seem to know his place or purpose in the world yet. This makes him incredibly dedicated to trying to protect them, and will go at great lengths if he even sees one intruder on the property.

## Backstory

### Waking of the Barrier

After the human with the determination soul reconciled with Asriel at the Barrier in the underground, the prince used his power to open it, finally connecting the surface world and the underground. While it had seemed like Asriel disappeared after the fight, he was actually transported to the surface world unexpectedly. He ended up waking up on a ranch deep within the rural Fairy Continent, oddly found in the roof of a barn by a couple. The couple ended up raising him in the way of living on the frontier, teaching him how to farm, ranch, herd, and even shoot a rifle.

With this lifestyle, his soft-spoken voice turned into a hearty southern drawl. What was peculiar about his story though was that when he was asked about anything that happened before arriving on the ranch, he seemed to have absolutely no recollection.

### Venturing Alone

At some point during Disonastrife, Asriel's step-parents decided to let him go and venture the world, see what it had to offer, and perhaps discover his true past. After he demonstrated his marksmanship by shooting some bottles, Asriel finally hugged his caretakers and ventured into the woods, gun still in hand.

When he walked in the woods, he encountered a knight from Hollownest named Apollo and he gave her a short demonstration of his abilities.

A couple days of traveling later and Asriel was getting cold... until he stumbled across a manor in the woods: Shack Manor. Some flowers were bursting in bloom around the side of the manor and the kid couldn't resist not taking a look at them. Will and Marx eventually found him inspecting the flowers, and the 3 would hit it off well. He'd go inside and meet Will's mom, Mia. Eventually Asriel would lie down from the cold and take a nap on the couch, marking his stay as a member of the Shack Gang Posse.

### The Lost Prince Found?

A few months would pass by of Asriel living in Shack Gang, and eventually he'd decide to go into Diamond Town for a visit. When he entered the Regret Cafe, he was greeted by Sans giving him some Apple Juice and some kind words. Later, King Asgore would arrive and he'd panic to see his son be alive, yet also older. Asgore would take his son into a booth, but Asriel was only confused given that he had no memory of what his life was like in the Underground. Sans tried to convince Asriel to stay by mentioning himself being from a parallel universe, but the prince wasn't having it. Confused and a little scared, Asriel would storm out of the cafe and head to a mysterious colorful field in the woods where he'd meet and befriend Pepper Robinson and her daughter.

### The Lint Saga

As a member of Shack Gang, Asriel was one of the children that was unfortunately caught up in Lint's whole ordeal with Neon Red. He was sitting in the living room with the other Shack Gang members when the power unexpectedly went out. In truth, this outage was Lint's doing. He'd make a small flame appear, but when he saw an illusion, he was quick to draw his gun and almost shot it. Asriel ironically never believed in monsters. Seeing the disguised Lint, he drew his gun at him, but Lint would ultimately reveal his true form to the rest of the gang, initiating a fight just outside the manor.

Asriel managed to get a couple of shots and fireballs on Lint, but when Lint knocked Asriel's rifle out of his hands, he suddenly began to transform, dawning a long purple robe adorned with a crest of Shack Manor in the center along with two swords in both hands. In this form, Asriel would zip around and slash at Lint, significantly weakening him for the final blow. After the fight, Asriel would power down and collapse on the floor in front of Will and Marx as he trudged back inside and shot one of Lint's cameras.

## Abilities

### Gunslinging

Asriel's always confident to use his trusty lever-action repeater in a fight. He's not a bad shot too, given that he's been using it to hunt rodents and even some small game back on his farm. While he does have access to magic, his rifle will always be his first choice of attack. If someone were to knock it out of his hands, he will grow furious, for that rifle has been with him all his life.

### Fire Magic

Inherited from his biological parents Asgore and Toriel, Asriel has the ability to use fire magic on his enemies. Usually this will be in the form of small flames to provide light, or a fireball projectile.

### Prince's Rebirth

If Asriel is severely wounded, he has the ability to go into a form similar to what was seen in his fight in the Undertale Pacifist Route. His magical capabilities will become much greater, gaining the ability to float, teleport to an extent, and strengthen his fire magic. He also gains two giant twin sabers, and he will become adorned with a long purple robe.

## Trivia

* His favorite musical artist is Luke Combs.
* Asriel sees Will and Marx as the brothers he never had.