Inner Demons

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*Inner Demons* is an AU that takes place after chapter 1 of Deltarune, and is an AU of both Undertale and Deltarune. Part of the story includes the player getting Kris's vessel back for their own, while the majority of it includes claiming back the trust of your friends and fixing your world. Instead of the story taking place in Kris's point of view or the point of view for any of the other characters, this story is in the player's point of view.

The routes taken in Undertale are decided by the player, but include at least 1 genocide route followed by 1 true pacifist route.

## Characters

### Hollow Kris

Hollow Kris is a being made from the connection of your soul. While it may not have much color, Hollow Kris was made from the memory of Kris. It is later learned that the body comes from the bond created with Kris's vessel. It doesn't have a lot of time before it breaks, but it's just enough time to claim back the vessel that was stolen. It has Kris's stats from when he was in the Dark World. This being is made of pure determination, so it loses some with every death. Hollow Kris is able to bring the items and stats from Undertale in the case of an emergency, but it costs TP in order for it to use them.

### Chara (Kris form)

Chara, originally from Undertale, took over Kris's vessel. Remember how at the end of Chapter 1, Kris ripped your soul out of his body. That was Chara's doing. In their encounter, Chara uses knives and Frisk's souls to fight against you, the knives referencing the fact that it's Chara, and the souls implying the genocide route in Undertale. At the end of the fight, Chara is revealed to have never wanted to do any of this. They never wanted to be the villain of the story. This means that if they weren't following orders from the voice they heard, none of this would've happened.

### Rouxls Kaard

Rouxls Kaard, the Duke of Puzzles and present-day protector of the throne, finds you out of your cell and decides to put you back in your cell himself. He has a slash on his chest which wasn't there when you first see everyone here. This means that Chara had at least a few seconds of consciousness when you ran into them. Chara tried killing Kaard, but failed at it. This is part of the reason why Kaard doesn't want to give up in killing you, not to mention Chara killing Lancer and apparently the King of Spades.

### Ralsei

Ralsei is currently the crown prince, substituting for the dusted Lancer. Ralsei trusts you due to you being his friend. He wants to help you get back to the Light World and won't stop at anything, even if it's being used as a human shield or learning a new spell to make Susie fall asleep. Sure, he misses Lancer, but he dismisses that as old news to this day.

### Susie

Susie is enraged that you killed Lancer, but even more so when she sees Ralsei with you. She refuses to calm down (typical Susie) and doesn't listen to what you have to say (also typical Susie). However, during her fight, you are able to make her sleep, as in the original Deltarune, that is also the solution. She reappears later, in the Memory Graveyard, understanding what really happened, and actually on your side.

### Sans

Sans is upset that you killed his brother, that much is obvious. However, this really stems from the events of the Undertale genocide route. Sans remembers those events and can't wait to put you down under again. However, what he doesn't realize is you are a pacifist. In his encounter, he uses the same dunking trick that he used in his fight in Undertale. Through decisive talking, you can get him to examine your soul, and he lets you free.

### Daemonythh

Daemonyth is the angel of the dark and one half of Gaster. She can be pretty unstable at times. During the final encounter, if you kill Luthane first, she turns crazy and instantly kills Ralsei, then Susie. Her path consists of a neutral route and a pacifist route. In her pacifist route, she brings back the world, giving you the choice to go back and live a happy life.

### Luthane

Luthane is the demon of lightness and one half of Gaster. He can be pretty invested in whatever he does. During the final encounter, if you kill Daemonythh first, in her dying moments, he promises to kill the heroes and instantly kills Susie, then Ralsei. His path consists of a neutral route and a genocide route. In his genocide route, he destroys the mercy option forever. So once you defeat him, you can't spare anyone ever again.