Some People Have Real Problems | Undertale

A Clockwork Grey

     Today, Asriel and Frisk were out practicing their magic and technique with Sans. Both of them have a project together to create five powerful spells, with at least one being a combined spell. There was a roulette for which kind of spell-casting they could use. Luckily, they got incantations, which was their primary way of spell-casting along with martial art casting. They were trying to focus on forming the most creative way of doing the spell.

     Sans saw them working on a notebook, scribbling ideas for their spells. He lingered around just enough to catch the idea of what they wanted to do. However, he wanted to make sure the spell would be amazing in every way, inspired by their creativity. As they sat there talking, he went behind them to try to join in on the conversation.

     "nice looking spell ya got there, kiddos." Sans said. Frisk and Asriel jumped in surprise.

    "What are you doing here?" Frisk inquired. It wasn't normal for Sans to be in their house, as he was usually tinkering with the machine he had in his shed.

     "i just had some free time, so i wanted ta visit you guys," Sans stated.

     "You're interested in our spell, right?" Asriel asked. He was very perplexed by this whole situation.

     "yeah. i see you want to use your dark magic while Frisk will use her light magic in conjunction with you. an interestin' idea for a spell, i'll tell ya that much." Sans declared.

     "Indeed. We think it would be cool to have our contrasting magic types working together." Asriel replied

     "cool. well, i want to see it." Sans said casually.

     "Wha-what! We aren't even sure if it is going to work!" Frisk yelled. She was unprepared to do such  a complicated spell at this time.

     "it's fine. i'll help ya guys." Sans replied. He didn't want to see them fail, and he knew a lot about magic and how it works, so it is a perfect opportunity to help them with their spells.

     "Okay, we'll do it." Asriel said. "Just make sure to be very thorough with your criticisms. I don't  want anything dangerous to happen, so if you see something going wrong, please, stop us."

     "okay, milord." Sans said sarcastically.

     "Sans, please be serious!" Asriel retorted.

     "fine. no fun for me, i guess."

     Frisk and Asriel started to cast their spell, simultaneously taking a deep breath and closing their eyes. Sigils appeared at their feet when they started. They swept their feet rhythmically behind them, until they were a good five feet away from each other. Then, they brought their hands to their cores, one on top of the other. The hand on top gradually lifted up as they started to recite their chant. An orb of light appeared in Frisk's hands, while one of darkness appeared in Asriel's. Their hands started to arch to accommodate the growing masses in their hands.

     "The light of the virtuous heroes of yore," Asriel recited. His red eyes opened as he chanted. The sphere of darkness in his hands started to lash out in small tendrils.

     "And the darkness borne of thy sins," Frisk finished. Her purple eyes opened as well, staring at Asriel's. Light started to shine, bright as the very sun. Each of them started to panic, wondering if the spell is going to end badly. Their hands started to fall out of place, making each orb increasingly chaotic. Sans noticed them struggling and opted to stop them.

     "stop! you guys are not in control!" Sans yelled. He brought up barriers made of bone to protect everyone in case they were focused too hear him.

     The two teens broke from their formation and started panting. It was easy to see that the spell was taxing their energy. Asriel limped over to Frisk to see if she was doing fine. While this was happening, Sans walked over to the living room to get them water bottles. As he came back, he saw that they were finally standing up straight, but still taking very deep breaths.

     "here. you guys need to drink." Sans told them. They were visibly gracious to his offer, and started to drink with such fervor that he could see water dripping from the sides of their mouths. "you guys aren't synchronized enough. synchronization is everything with dual spells. you guys panicked so much that you could have blown up the entire house."

     They were visibly taken aback by this. Neither of them would have thought that their power could be so destructive.

     "How can we synchronize if we aren't literally right next to each other?" Asriel asked.

     "Yeah. If we were any closer, we could hurt each other with our magic!" Frisk complained.

     "that's the thing. you need to be close to each other to synchronize. You might think that you could hurt the other, but i know for a fact that you can't until after you cast the spell. you guy will be fine as long as you don't panic. oh! we should also go outside, in case something goes wrong again." Sans taught. They all then moved outside, to where the sunlight reached them.

     "you should probably  hold hands, kids." Sans added.

     "What!? Why!" Frisk inquired as she and Asriel started to blush heavily.

     "it's an easy way to synchronize for beginners. you guys are new to dual magic, so it is a good way to get started." Sans explained

     "Sounds like a good explanation to me." Asriel stated, slightly muting himself as he said it.

     Asriel walked over to Frisk, and took her hands in his. They started to take deep breaths, each starting to synchronize their breaths with the other. They closed their eyes, and a sigil appeared beneath their feet. It was colored black and white, the colors of their respective magics. The orbs appeared again, but this time smaller and more controlled.

     "The light of the virtuous heroes of yore," Asriel started once again. This time, their eyes opened simultaneously as the chant began.

     "And the darkness borne of thy sins," Frisk recited once more. The spheres in front of their chests slowly started to inch their way towards each other.

     "Join in chaos! Chaos Bloom!" They said simultaneously. As they said that, the orbs finally joined together, expanding outwards at least twenty meters. Everything within that radius was in a monochromatic shade, and Frisk and Asriel had a white and black aura around them, respectively.

      The spell was absolutely dazzling, but the beauty was ephemeral, as it all collapsed into a point above them. Sans assumed it was the target, and the teens were left very surprised.

      "We did it, Frisk!" Asriel exclaimed as he hugged her. They smiled at each other, happy with their success.

      "amazing. an attack and support spell all at once. absolutely brilliant, you guys." Sans remarked. He was very surprised at their creativity.

     "Thank you so much, Sans!" Frisk replied. She felt so euphoric, she was almost lightheaded. Then, all of a sudden, realization dawned on her.

     "Shit!" She yelled in desperation.

     "What's going on, Frisk?" Asriel questioned.

     "We still have four more spells to go!" Frisk told him.

     "Goddamn it!" Asriel said in exasperation.

     "hahahahahahahaha! you guys, it'll be fine! ya did so well!" Sans said. He knew they could do it, due to their strong bond, and, of course, a little help from him.