Dreemurr's Tears and Darkner's Blood

**Dreemurr's Tears and Darkner's Blood** is an Undertale/Deltarune AU that takes place after a Pacifist route. When Frisk goes missing, her friends go on a journey to find her before it's too late. Along the way, they discover that a mysterious being known only as Creator is trying to destroy every timeline in existence, so now they must save not just their friend, but also the world they fought to be a part of.

## Characters

### Undertale Characters

#### Flowey

Flowey no longer has any interest in resetting everything. He wishes for everyone's happiness and wellbeing despite his lack of a SOUL, especially Frisk's. He's befriended everyone on the surface, but hasn't told anybody that he used to be Asriel. When asked why, he says "Mom and Dad are finally recovering from their loss. I don't wanna break their hearts all over again." Flowey is cunning and has a tendency to be sarcastic, but is no longer malevolent or cruel.

#### Toriel

Toriel is a kind monster that acts as a protective mother for Frisk (and eventually Kris). She employs tough love on the people she cares about. She cares for children and was excited to become a mother, and even teaches the younger students at the local school. She is tidy and old-fashioned, still having a telephone with a landline; her interests include baking, teaching, and snails.

Although Toriel takes care of Frisk and Kris and is gentle and maternal to them, she does not seem concerned by the absence of signs of interest and accomplishment in Kris's bedroom. While motherly and nurturing, she is also judgmental and appears to expect trouble from Kris.

#### Asgore

Asgore is a kind monster that enjoys gardening, Golden Flower Tea, and Toriel's Butterscotch Pie. He is affectionate and eager to please, but acts somewhat thoughtlessly and sometimes oversteps boundaries. Like Flowey, he speaks in southern slang (most notably "howdy" and "golly"). He often suggests that Toriel, the humans and himself should live as a family.

As evidence of his role as a powerful leader, most characters in the game refer to him in ALL CAPS and sometimes in red text. Monsters note that he is bad at naming things.

#### Sans

Sans is laid back and flippant, often sleeping on the job and taking breaks. Though he's usually agreeable, he becomes eerily serious at particular moments. He is also observant; Sans reads the humans' expressions and can often tell when they have already done certain tasks. He enjoys making skeleton-related puns and he performs at MTT Resort. He enjoys science fiction and loves to drink ketchup. He also hates making promises.

#### Papyrus

Papyrus is a flamboyant skeleton who presents a confident, charismatic image of himself. He works hard and, despite his brash personality, is kind at heart. He is optimistic and innocent. He is also occasionally oblivious and non-observant, but can be cunning at times. Papyrus believes in others just as much as he believes in himself. He cooks spaghetti in his spare time, though many characters seem to think that he is not very good at it. He loves puzzles and japes, as shown in the numerous puzzles he creates as well as his collection of "*complex tomes about puzzle creation.*" Papyrus enjoys children's books and is somewhat childish. He also collects action figures and watches Mettaton's TV shows.

#### Undyne

Undyne is passionate about everything that she does. She acts quickly on her ideas and is steadfast in her beliefs. She also tries to be fair.  Asgore taught her the value of pacifism, which is why Undyne sees Frisk as "*a wimpy loser with a big heart.*" She loves to help others and mentors Shyren and Papyrus in various skills. Undyne dislikes puzzles, loves japes, and enjoys anime, an affinity she shares with Alphys. Since Alphys told Undyne that anime is actually human history (and Frisk never told her anime wasn't real), Undyne regards human history as exciting and cool. Out of all the monsters, Undyne possesses the most Determination.

#### Alphys

Alphys is a shy, nerdy monster who appears to try her best in guiding her students to succeed. She is often seen as a recluse and has a fondness for human anime/manga. She struggles to communicate her feelings.

#### Mettaton

Mettaton is a confident, charismatic, and charming TV host that loves drama, action, and violence. He lives for his ratings and adores performing. He supposedly strikes a pose when he does something wrong and makes time on his various shows to beat up "heel-turning villains." He shows a rather shallow appreciation for existence at times. However, despite his seemingly narcissistic personality, he deeply cares about the seemingly positive impact his show has had on the inhabitants of the Underground. He has also shown soft spots for several characters, such as Alphys and Asgore.

#### Chara

Chara operates under a facade of kindness, convincing Frisk that she wants to help her out. She offers assistance whenever possible, even going as far as to explain Creator’s reason for holding Frisk captive once she finds out. She believes that Asriel backing out of her plan to save monsterkind was an act of betrayal, and resents monsterkind as a result.

In the past, Chara completed a Genocide route so that her essence could permanently bond with Frisk’s SOUL. If the route hadn’t been completed, then Chara would have disappeared once Frisk went to the surface. She keeps the memories of the Genocide route hidden from Frisk. Normally, she looks like she did while she was alive, but when she‘s angered her appearance starts to become more demonic.

#### Frisk

Frisk is kind and cares about making others happy. She is shy and always puts everyone else's needs before her own. She has low self-esteem and feels that she has no right to needs of her own. She often doubts herself and her potential, dwells on bad things, expects the worst to happen, and has mentioned feeling alone "even when [she's] surrounded by friends". She bites her nails when she's nervous.

Initially, Frisk has no memories of the Genocide route, but she gains the memories after Chara is forced to leave her body.

### Deltarune Characters

#### Kris

Kris is a quiet kid who likes chocolate and is known for their mischievous streak and dark sense of humor. Their silence can be unnerving at times and it often seems like they doesn't have any interest in anything, but if they becomes close friends with someone their kind personality begins to show.

#### Susie

Susie acts very rude and aggressive toward others, insulting them and even threatening them with physical violence. Aside from Kris, Ralsei, and Lancer, she does not have any friends and appears to be convinced that everyone hates her. Susie obeys Kris's orders, though somewhat reluctantly.

#### Ralsei

Ralsei is a kind-hearted Darkener who appears amiable and optimistic towards his teammates. Ralsei also displays signs of affection towards Kris and Susie, due to their willingness to help him fulfil the Prophecy. Unlike Susie, it appears that he dearly hates violence and prefers to solve most conflicts with pacifism. Ralsei is too trusting of others. Ralsei enjoys baking cakes for his friends and seems quite flustered when revealing his actual face in front of his allies.

#### Lancer

Lancer is very childish and generally immature. He is easily preoccupied with childish games and pursuits, and likes hiding things and irritating people. He generally assumes that the party naively follows instructions on signs he writes. He has a poor sense of direction and gets lost in mazes quite easily. He can be easily intimidated by strong enemies, although he remains calm and jovial while doing so.

#### Rouxls Kaard

Rouxls is a bad puzzle maker, but he seems convinced that he's the best at what he does. He misuses Early Modern English speech patterns to appear more educated. Lancer considers him a second dad.

### Added Characters

#### Starving Mother

Starving Mother is an Infernal who is constantly hungry. They believe that they have a special relationship with Frisk, and are extremely hostile towards anyone who tries to get between the two of them. Their ultimate motive is to keep Frisk all to themself, but why is unknown.

#### Calamity

Calamity is the only mature Infernal who is not an Incarnation of a Dreamer. They are extremely chaotic. They guard the entrance to the Final.

#### Incarnations of a Dreamer

Remorse, Despair, Anguish and Nightmare are all mature Infernals, characterized by their origin: they were all born from Frisk's negative emotions.

* Remorse was born from her guilt.
* Despair was born from her sadness.
* Anguish was born from her anxiety.
* Nightmare was born from her fear.

All of the Incarnations are referred to using singular they pronouns, and Remorse and Nightmare refer to themselves using pronouns such as "we" and "us". All of the Incarnations are battled except for Remorse, who endeavours to help the party.

#### Seraphim

Composed of three heads (named Saer, Raph, and Fim) with separate personalities, Seraphim joins the party in an endeavor to save their cousin. Each head resembles a three-eyed Gaster Blaster, and they all share a single skeletal body with two arms and a long tail.

#### Cherubim

Cherubim is Seraphim's cousin, and is never seen in-story. Like Seraphim, Cherubim is three people: Sher, Rube, and Bimm.

#### Creator

Creator, despite what their name implies, is not responsible for the presence of the Final. They claim that they are trying to rid the world of evil, but in reality they want to destroy every world in existence and send their inhabitants to a realm of eternal suffering.

## Locations

### Deltarune Locations

The Field of Hopes and Dreams is cleared of enemies. It's implied that Creator killed them all in order to get "the blood of thousands from the dark".

### Added Locations

The Final is divided into five areas: Remorse's Woods, Despair's Plains, Anguish's Sea, Nightmare's Desert, and Epicenter. Most of the story takes place in the Final.

## Miscellaneous

### Ethereals

Put simply, Ethereals are creatures that are not humans, monsters, or Darkners of any sort. Most of their life is spent in a larval stage, only reaching maturity after a metamorphosis. Larval ethereals, called "seeds", are rarely found doing anything other than eating, as the metamorphosis requires massive amounts of energy to complete. If well fed, an ethereal seed will typically metamorphose after one or two years. If starved, the process can be delayed almost indefinitely.

Ethereal SOULs are the only kinds of SOULs that do not naturally have a concentrated form. They are also directly linked to their Essences, meaning that if the SOUL is destroyed, the ethereal will die. An ethereal SOUL is extremely powerful, holding the strength of seven human SOULs within.

Ethereals exist in a realm known only as the Between, where they observe the worlds of Light and Dark. Very rarely, the SOUL of an ethereal will be taken from the Between, cleansed of their memories, and born into the body of a human, monster, or Darkner. The reborn ethereal, called an “ethereal-incarnate”, will not remember their previous existence, but will retain all of the power they had before within their SOUL. The consequence is that since ethereal SOULs are not naturally concentrated, the rebirthing process has to force the SOUL into a defined form. This forced concentration makes the SOUL of an ethereal-incarnate very unstable, and as a result, they never live for much longer than a decade.

### The Legend of the Dreamer Reborn

Many years ago, when the worlds of Dark and Light were untouched by Life, the Between fell into a great chaos. ETHEREALS could not agree whether they should play a part in the affairs of the other worlds. Some believed that the other worlds should be left to develop on their own. These were known as the HALLOWED ETHEREALS. The others believed that they should be allowed to interact with the other worlds. These were known as the INFERNAL ETHEREALS.

The disagreement they had evolved into a horrible war. Many lives were lost, and it seemed the war would last until all ethereals were destroyed.

Then, just when all hope seemed lost, the great deity GAIA first arose. They created a glorious vessel and gave it the gifts of Kindness, Mind, Ambition, Bravery, and Voice. Finally, Gaia gave the vessel Life.

They called it... DREAMER.

With their gifts, DREAMER quelled the war and restored peace. All were united under Gaia's creation. It was decided that the ethereals would be allowed to observe the other worlds, but only enter them in the dreams of the living. And with that decision, the ethereals were as one again. Hallowed and Infernal could finally live in harmony and have their personal wishes fulfilled, all while having few to no consequences on the other worlds.

As a reward for reuniting the race, DREAMER, along with those who Gaia deemed worthy, was given a great gift. They were chosen to lead a new age as the first MONARCHS.

For many, many years, DREAMER ruled justly over their subjects and cooperated well with the other Monarchs.

Then, one day, they became ill. The Monarch said with their dying breath, "Mourn me not, for there are DREAMERS among you. I will always be here in the SOULs of the people."

The very next day... DREAMER perished. Their SOUL, however, persisted after death... and went somewhere far away.

It is said that someday, DREAMER's SOUL will leave the place it hides in and form a new vessel in the form of an ETHEREAL-INCARNATE. However, even after the worlds of Dark and Light began teeming with life, the DREAMER has not yet been reborn...

## Story

* Teaser
* Page 1
* Page 2

## Trivia

* A written prequel is also in the works, titled "Slice of Butterscotch-Cinammon Life". The story reveals several things about the characters, especially Frisk, Chara, and Kris. Reading it is not required to understand the story, but it does allow a better understanding of a few things.
* Anguish has a bizarre fascination with rocks, music, and cake, despite having no clue what any of these things are.
* Despite being only a few days old, Calamity and all of the Incarnations are mature Infernals. Remorse says this is because the Creator "enhanced" them, but does not elaborate.
* Seraphim and Cherubim are named after the two highest-ranking forms of angels.
* Remorse was not born from guilt over the Genocide run, because when they were created, Frisk didn't remember that run. Remorse was born from guilt over something else, but exactly what is unknown.
* Similarly, Nightmare wasn't born from fear of becoming genocidal or killing everyone again. Nightmare was created by Frisk's fear that she might actually be a bad person.