Salt Route

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## Authors

### Creator

y2\_kazoo

**Salt Route** is a Deltarune AU by y2\_kazoo, inspired by a dream he had. It is a Snowgrave-styled alternate route where 5 salt stains need to be found. Afterwards, Spamton is able to join the party after agreeing to help the salesman find his keys.

## Characters

### Deltarune characters

#### Kris

Kris is the main character of the AU. At the beginning, they follow the story of Chapter 2 normally, until they found five "salt stains" hidden around the city. When they were confronted by Spamton, their battle goes normally until it's interrupted midway through, with the salesman realizing he's missing his keys. Kris agrees to help Spamton, but they instead use him to kill everyone in the Cyber World, dragging him around. Spamton assumes they're just doing this to help him, but at one point he doubts their intentions. Kris tells him that they're still helping him find his keys, to which his worries are quelled.

Once Kris has finished, they bring Spamton to battle Queen. After the two of them defeat the Queen and make her disappear, Spamton leaves after Kris is forced to tell him that he did not make them proud. Without Susie and Ralsei's help, Kris becomes stuck in the Queen's battlefield, staying in the Cyber World forever unless the player resets the game.

#### Spamton

Spamton is the deuteragonist of the AU. He leaps out at Kris to give them his "offer" as per usual, but halfway into the battle, he realizes he's missing his keys. Worried, he asks Kris if they can assist him in finding these keys, to which they agree to it. He joins Kris' team, serving as the only party member from then on, with Susie, Ralsei, and Noelle never re-joining them. This teamwork is entirely for the benefit of Kris, however, as they drag Spamton around to do their bidding. Kris forces him to use his "Heartbreaker" skill to kill off the denizens of Cyber City, At one point, he encounters one of his Addison friends, who gives him a hug and tells him that he needs to escape with them before a mysterious person kills them too, not knowing that Spamton is behind the murders; Spamton is unfortunately forced to kill the Addison, keeping him from reuniting with his old friend.

At first, Spamton is perfectly fine with Kris' use of him, assuming they're just doing this to help find his keys. However, as time goes on, his trust of the warrior wanes, feeling like they're never gonna find his keys. They lie and reassure them that they are gonna find them, bringing him back on board. However, his trust is still muddy, and he eventually grows tired and starts speaking normally. In the end, he and Kris confront Queen, who they manage to kill. Spamton sits in the middle of the room, asking Kris if he made them proud. They say yes, but Spamton doubts it, continuing to ask for confirmation until Kris finally tells him no. He remorses that he can't please everyone, and leaves the room, never seeing Kris again.

#### Queen

Queen requests Kris to help with traffic, as usual. Once the Salt Route begins, however, she cannot be returned to, seemingly abandoning Kris. She isn't seen again until the very end, battling them and Spamton in her mansion. She doesn't say a word to them, and doesn't gain assistance from Berdley. Kris and Spamton defeat her, causing her to disappear.

### Added characters

#### Unnamed Addison

One Addison appears during the carnage to meet Spamton. He hugs Spamton and apologizes for ditching him as a friend. He's aware of the massacre in the Cyber City, but not that Spamton is responsible for it, causing him to beg Spamton to hide or run away before he gets killed off. Due to Kris' command, Spamton is forced to use Heartbreaker on the Addison, killing him off.

## Locations

### Cyber City

Cyber City is where the Salt Route starts, and where the changes are most prevalent. Once Spamton is on Kris' side, they must force him to kill off the many citizens of the city. If this is not followed, encounters in the city will become less common. Major characters like Susie, Ralsei, Noelle, Berdley, and Queen will not be encountered in the city, likely evacuating before they get killed as well.

### Queen's Mansion

Kris and Spamton eventually reach Queen's Mansion to find Queen herself. She doesn't say a word to either of them, and Berdley is notably absent. Queen is defeated, and Spamton leaves Kris behind. Kris is incapable of leaving the area, meaning the player has to reset the game and start from before the Spamton battle to play again.

## Trivia

* Although finding the Salt Stains is required to start the Salt Route, the player can ignore the Salt Route if they refuse to find Spamton's keys for him, resulting in the game proceeding as normal.
* If you do add Spamton to your party, the Mercy button will disappear entirely, meaning you have no way of sparing enemies.
* It is unknown if an aborted Snowgrave Route will affect the Salt Route, and if it does, how it affects the route.