AND THUS, THE WORLD WAS CONSUMED BY DARKNESS .

DESPITE EVERYTHING
YOUR CHOICES DID NOT MATTER 
AND YOU HAVE FOUND YOUR WAY HERE . 

YOU SHOULD NOT BE HERE . 

YOU LACK CRITICAL UNDERSTANDING 
OF THE THINGS TO COME . 

STILL 
YOU REMAIN 
INTERESTING . 

PERHAPS 
DIVINE INTERVENTION 
IS A NECESSITY . 

PERHAPS 
WE WILL FIND USE OF YOUR CREATION 
AFTER ALL . 

NO ONE CAN CHOOSE WHO THEY ARE IN THIS WORLD . 
THIS IS TRUE FOR THEM, TOO . 

...
GIVE YOUR CREATION A FACE .

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In the previous chapter, taking place in the Church's Dark World, Kris and the gang would have their prophesized showdown against the Roaring Knight. In a hard-fought battle, the Knight would be defeated - and terrified of what the ANGEL may do to him... He brings you down with him.

The three heroes meet their end there and fail to stop the Roaring. The world is consumed by darkness.

A familiar man far outside the confines of this world is unphased by such an end. You, however? Regardless of how you feel about this ending, you've somehow found your way where you shouldn't be - Back to where you first met him and the person who would've been your vessel, in the void at the start of the game.

You are given another chance to save this world, if you choose to accept the responsibility - By proceeding, you accept that everything that happens beyond this point will be your fault.

But first, you need to finish creating the body you'll inhabit, of course.

holeface

[ * I don't mind. Do what you want. ]
[ * It'll be nice to have someone I can call a friend. ]

[ * Don't look at me like that! ]
[ * You've just given life to me. Why would I refuse? ]
[ * If this is a way I can repay you, then, of course. ]

[ * ...Why do you look so frightened? ]
[ * Do I look like I'd hurt you? ]

[ * My name is ⬛⬛⬛⬛. ]
[ * I hope we can be friends. ]
[ * We can be friends, right? ]

❤️ Yes
No

[ * Don't answer that, actually. ]
[ * It's okay. I might be asking too much. ]
[ * I'm alive. What more could I want? ]

[ * ... ]
[ * I'm alive, right? ]
[ * Is this what it feels like to be alive? ]

❤️ Not Sure

[ * Whatever it is... ]
[ * I'm here for you. ]

[ * And I hope it can stay that way for nine-hundred and ninety-nine more years. ]

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Meet ⬛⬛⬛⬛, your very own, personalized vessel! After drifting aimlessly and formlessly in the void for so long, discarded by that man in the void, they finally awaken and marvel at being alive and feeling... Or so they think. Can things that aren't real be considered alive?

Are you going to answer that question for them?

Regardless, ⬛⬛⬛⬛ is content with your desire to use them as a vessel. After being lost in nonexistence for so long, they're just happy to have company - Or perhaps, someone they can call a friend.

While you play as them, they'll learn from you, and they'll find out just how alive they are to you. It's up to you if they like what they learn.

(In game, ⬛⬛⬛⬛'s name is what you gave the vessel at the beginning of the game. Their canon name is most likely not the name you've given them, though.)

[ * Interesting... ]
[ * The ground here moves. ]
[ * The void did, too, but this moves differently. ]
[ * Like my chest. Up and down... Ever so slightly. ]
[ * That's what things that are alive do, right? ]

[ * You look distressed. ]
[ * Did I say something wrong? ]

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When you and ⬛⬛⬛⬛ finish introducing yourselves, the two of you exit the strange realm you find yourselves in through a frameless grey door - one that leads into the dead center of an open, colorless field of flowers unlike anything you've seen before.

It spreads out infinitely in every direction. Every now and then, you'll come across houses with locked doors and foggy windows, encounter strange creatures, or find odd structures jutting out of the ground as if they were haphazardly thrown there - Or maybe, they've found their way here the same way you did.

You just have to hope you'll find something important if you walk long enough - and pray that you manage to do so before something finds you.

field

(❤️ The power of finality shines within you.)

[ * Hey, you? ]
[ * You look lost in thought. ]
[ * Was- Whatever this place used to be... ]
[ * It must've been really important to you. ]

[ * I haven't quite figured out how I'm supposed to feel yet. ]
[ * Even if I can't really share how you feel... I want you to know I'm sorry. ]

[ * I'll be here... If you need anyone to talk to. ]

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Welcome to the Birthplace - if you wander far enough off-track in the fields, you'll find your way here. It's a surreal and dreamlike amalgamation of familiar corridors and rooms that merge with each other perfectly and fluidly, yet just strange enough to feel like something's wrong.

Here, the beginnings of multiple worlds converge at the end of this one. The Ruins, Toriel's house, Hometown, Castle Town... Somehow, this world has morphed them into a new area with a layout of its own, while retaining the same feel of the previous areas.

It's so close to being perfect... It's so close to feeling just like home.

And it was made just for You.

The Place That Once Was

[ ❤️ Colossians 3:25. ]

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(image is a crude mockup of what battles might look like... sorry i suck at pixel art lolll)

During fights, alone or with party members, your vessel has the ability to equip weaponry from any class or character and access their spells. You can change your weapon of choice in the ACT menu at any time as your turn. (For example, with Susie's axe, you'd gain access to Red Buster and Rude Buster. With Noelle's ring, you'd gain access to Iceshock and Snowgrave. Kris' sword gives you acces to X-Slash and Courage, and the list goes on - one for any playable character from any chapter.)

The vessel's default weapon of choice is a baseball bat, and it gives them the ability to 'Stun' enemies for a turn, making them unable to assist in the enemy's next turn - Something that will be incredibly helpful, considering the incredible power of these enemies.

These monsters are unlike anything you've seen in previous encounters, and they're much stronger - impossible to kill by normal methods and unbelievably ferocious, yet a hint of hesitation in their movements, as if they don't truly want to hurt you.

Maybe if you can cut their strings, you can end this fight peacefully? Of course, you could always just find a way to creatively put them out of their misery.

The choice is Yours.

Break It Down!

(❤️ It looks like this bird wants to carry you across the chasm.)

[ * I can't see the bottom... Or another way around. ]
[ * Let's take this kind fellow up on its offer. ]

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After a long journey through the Birthplace, you find yourself in a desolate and rocky expanse of land. Before long, you're standing in front of a massive ravine - it stretches across the land as if someone had torn it open with a knife. A deep river rages at the bottom despite the lack of wind.

This kind little bird appears to act as a ferryman, and it offers to assist you in crossing, much like one did back in Undertale!

Cute Bird

[ Act > CHECK ]
, - ATK 9 DEF 9999
[ ❤️ Come join the fun! ]

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The bird almost immediately drops you into the chasm, revealing its true, predatory nature.

You land in the raging river beneath and struggle to resurface. The Reaper Bird awaits you at the surface, its form twisted and amalgamated from the cute bird it used to be into... This.

Despite the high defense on this creature, the viscous and almost non-solid form of this creature renders it quite vulnerable to attack. During this fight, you are forced to fight for your life - You cannot spare this. Either you kill it, or it kills you first.

Things don't look great for your chances of survival, though, as Reaper Bird is the milk boss of chapter six.

Sanguinolency

ARE YOU
STILL THERE ?

ARE WE STILL
CONNECTED ?

[ * Yes. ]

THAT IS
WONDERFUL .

[ * ... ]

HUMOR ME 
WON'T YOU ?

RELAX .
EVEN IF JUST
FOR A MOMENT .

LISTEN TO THE SOUNDS
OF THE WATER
AND THE WIND .

SIT DOWN
AND LET YOURSELF
JOIN THE NOISE .

SIT BACK
AND EXIST WITH ME .
BE ALIVE WITH ME .

[ * What's your name? ]

I DO NOT HAVE
A "NAME" .

I SIMPLY
EXIST .

I SIMPLY
AM ALIVE .

WOULDN'T YOU DO THE SAME
IF YOU TOOK MY PLACE ?

[ * ...Just who are you? ]
[ * You appear out of nowhere, on a boat down the river... ]
[ * That bird didn't even notice you. ]
[ * Why did you save me? Should I be grateful, or afraid? ]

IT IS REASONABLE
TO HAVE YOUR SUSPICIONS .

[ * No hard feelings? ]

NONE .
AS FOR WHY I SAVED YOU
WOULD YOU SAVE YOURSELF
IF YOU COULD ?

[ * I don't think I understand. ]

I SEE
MYSELF IN YOU .
THE TWO OF US ARE
CONNECTED .

IN WAYS YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE
TO FULLY COMPREHEND .

THE STRINGS ON OUR LIMBS
CONNECT US

TO HEAVEN .

YOU ARE A VESSEL 
AND YOU ARE ALIVE, YES ?

[ * ... ]
[ * I think so, but I don't quite know what that means. ]

AS AM I .
I AM A VESSEL, LIKE YOU .
AND I REMAIN ALIVE .

BOTH OF US .
AND BOTH OF THEM .

WE ARE
CONNECTED .

[ * Thank you for saving me. ]
[ * I don't know what happens when you aren't alive anymore... And I didn't want to go back to the dark. ]

I KNOW
HOW YOU FEEL .

[ * Do you really? ]

...
I THINK
WE WILL BE BEST FRIENDS .

[ * ... ]
[ * I hope we can be. ]

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After a long and grueling battle of attrition, you are saved by an enigmatic figure drifting down the river in a boat. The two of you escape the Reaper Bird, and walk alone in silence for a long while, leaving the figure wondering if you were still following.

This figure is just like you, a vessel for a higher being, connected to them by invisible strings... And their voice is quite familiar.

The vessel and this man, throughout their journey through the unknown, will become close friends. The man will join you in battles after this scene, and they only have one spell, alongside the usual action buttons - "SEVER".

SEVER requires 100% TP, and it will cut all but one string on an enemy and reduce their defense to zero.

Heart To Heart

[ * Meow! I'm so happy! ]
[ * This place is all I ever wanted! I never want to leave! ]
[ * You can leave if you want, but you'll be sad if you go! ]
[ * I hope you can be happy while you're here, though! ]
[ * Are you happy? ]

[ * Are you sure? ]

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This place looks exactly as it does in the thumbnail. Happy Town and its inhabitants look like they're straight out of a kindergartener's notebook, and they behave rather similarly to each other - spouting how happy they are to be here. Despite the unsettling nature, it's about as safe as you'll ever be.

After wandering long enough through the wastelands beyond the Birthplace with the man, you'll find your way here. The man, despite wandering the realm for such a long time, claims to have never seen this place. He theorizes that it may have appeared after you did, to make you happy, and to never want to leave.

Something might want to keep you here.

Happy Town

[ * Don't get me wrong, meow, this place is so happy! ]
[ * But some people don't seem to understand that... ]
[ * That man in the farthest corner of town... He never opens his door. ]
[ * Some of us aren't even sure if there's anyone inside. We've tried knocking. ]
[ * Some of us have tried opening the door, too, but it won't budge. ]

[ * I've heard a ghost story around these parts, about that house. ]
[ * Someone, a long time ago, was able to go inside that house. It said they knocked on the door and got no answer, so they left. ]
[ * But when they came back, the door was wide open. ]

[ * They were never seen again. ]

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This song plays if you, the vessel, and the man stumble across a rather unhappy looking house in Happy Town. Maybe you'll find something if you follow the tales you heard.

Maybe, behind that door...

...Maybe, there will be a man there.

unhappy

@soul-of-creativity - My Storyshift take!

"Stars will fade, but I'll keep shining."

pfp obviously not by me but i did make the banner - just placeholder stuff im in the process of rebranding

New tracks tagged #deltarune take