* A remnant left from the beings from beyond.
* Magic bled from the fissure, and our kind crawled from it. 
* The Sacellum has dreamed us into being, gave us form and purpose.
* And so, we dream too, of the world wiped clean.

Music by Lunaxis https://soundcloud.com/airenn171
Art by Rekka https://x.com/rekkadraws_

Sacellum of Dreams

This is TRACK 100 for the indie RPG known as "EPOCH of DECLINE." 

{ This is the MEGALOVANIA replacement for my and @ribimaka's hypothetical take on "SWAPFELL." }
{ Inspiration for the AU's name is taken from "Secret of Mana." }

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This is possibly the most ambitious "UNDERTALE" related project I have ever created, and the first I am immensely proud of.
Credit to "Toby Fox," "Vic the Underfella," and "Khoppang" for creating "UNDERTALE," "UNDERFELL," and "SWAPFELL" respectively.
Thank you to @ribimaka for creating the thumbnail art, helping with writing, and the song's title. <3

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[Introductory Dialogue]

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* cruelty.

* your inhumane acts of slaughter surpass even the likes of the many barbarians that fell here.
* i ask this of you, why?
* what drove you to make this decision?
* such rash, mindless brawn...
* ...

* the life cycle here is straightforward.
* defend yourself. fight to live. if one is to get in your way, it is a matter of life or death.
* but you are different. 

* you went out of your way to uphold brutality.
* ravaging all you come into contact with, and purposefully seeking more.
* you are a blight upon this world.
* a stain to be wiped, a blemish to be cured. 
* and if i am to be the last who stands before you...

{ SOUL flicker transition into battle. }
{ First attack would happen, with little chance to anticipate it coming. }

* I will purge you from every medium of this shattered world.

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[Repentance Dialogue]
{ This is the “spare” (repent) dialogue replacement. No intermission to spare Papyrus is given between phases. You have to REPENT multiple times in the fight. }
- Dialogue by @ribimaka.

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[ * (I cry.) ]
[ * (I cry.) ] 
[ * (I keep crying.) ] 
[ * (Tears stream down my face.) ] 
[ * (It’s all so sad. I keep crying.) ]
[ * (…) ]
[ * (Papyrus stares right through me.) ]

* …
* what are you trying to prove with this?
* that you can be redeemed after the atrocities caused in your wake?
* you have left our kind to rot without a moment of contrition, and you think you can be even remotely forgiven?
* you sicken me.

[ * (It’s true.) ]
[ * (Deep down, I know I am unforgivable.) ]
[ * (It’s hopeless, is it not?) ]
[ * (Atonement? For THIS?) ]
[ * (I made my choice long ago.) ]
[ * (There is no going back.) ]

{ The MERCY button is shattered. }

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[Check Text]
[ * (PAPYRUS - 30 DEF 30 ATK) ] 
[ * (Only one thing I can do now.) ]
[ * (I wish I could say I was sorry.) ]
 
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[Flavor Text]
{ Instead of KARMA, you are afflicted with "GUILT" (GT) in this fight. GUILT is an effect that causes the player to take more damage and lose rational thinking. Using an ITEM may result in a wrong selection being made, for example. } 
- Idea conceptualized by @ribimaka.

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[ * (The GUILT from my sins weighs me down.) ] @ribimaka

[ * (Coward.) ] @ribimaka

[ * (I feel myself losing track of thought, the gravity of my actions overtaking me.) ]

[ * (The damned call for my departure, and I feel the compulsion to agree.) ]

EPOCH of DECLINE Soundtrack - 100 Thief of Light

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Jantro Maestro - ?? ATK ?? DEF
* The lord of the... moths?
* An abomination reformed from sheer will. Good luck trying to make IT stop.

* It's time for the ENDLESS FUN to commence.
* The wind howls against fate.

Props to "nini" for the BAaTH recreation i used to make the sampling at the end and to @geefel for the midi for the PoN solo part! :]

ENDLESS FUN

SANS! I KNOW YOU'RE IN THERE!!!
I CAN FEEL YOUR ESSENCE LYING WITHIN...
ALL I NEED TO DO IS JUST GET YOU OUT OF THAT STUFFY LITTLE CAGE!!!

- - -

THE GREAT PAPYRUS - AT ∞ DF ∞
* The coolest dude in the entire underground.

87. This World's Backbone

* Huff... Huff...
* F-Finally, caught up...
* ...To you.
(Asriel dusts off his clothes)
* Ehem!
(Asriel pulls out a remote, you hear a click)
(Your vision is obstructed by a thick sandstorm.)
* Didn't expect that now, did you?!
* Tsk, Tsk, Tsk!
* You and Chara REALLY managed to get under my skin, you know?
* But that doesn't matter anymore.
* ...Because...
* ...Your luck's running thin!
(Nothing happened.)
* ...
* ...I SAID,
* "Your luck's running thin!"
(...! Something ensnared you!)
* Tsk, Tsk, Tsk.
(Asriel shuts off the fog machine.)
* I never would've expected myself to play dirty just to get what I want,
* but I really couldn't care less!
* Now that you're captured, I'm taking you straight to my mo-!
* I mean, the Royal Guard Captain!
* But first... uh...
* (...I forgot the protocol.)
* (...Way to go, Asriel! You always fumble at the good part!)
(Asriel pulls out a handbook, and starts reading.)
* ...Seriously?!
* ...
* Fine.
* The Royal Guard code says you're entitled to at least ONE battle before capture.
* But there's nothing said about having to let you go from your restraints!
* Tsk, Tsk, Tsk!
* I really hope "metallic" HUMANS like you are fire-proof!

* Because I'm going all out.


Hopes and Dreams

WE ARE OUT OF TIME , UZUMAKI .
PLEASE , SEEK OUT THE SHADOW CRYSTALS .
YOU MUST START ANEW , BEGIN AGAIN .
I HOPE YOU CAN UNDERSTAND .
GOODBYE .


LYRICS:
CLOCK IS TICKING .
HANDS ARE SHIFTING .
WORLD IS DYING .
TIME ISN'T MOVING .
CHAOS RISING .
DARKNESS BREAKING .
ANGEL WATCHING .
HEAR MY BLESSING .

Art by: Sharfa https://x.com/sharfabean?lang=en
Music by: @hello-im-shade

HANDS OF FATE

* ATTENTION ALL MONSTERS!
* MONSTERS HAVE BEEN GOING MISSING, AND MANY BODIES HAVE BEEN FOUND WITH THEIR LIMBS TWISTED AND SPINES CRACKED.
* IT IS NO LONGER SAFE IN SNOWDIN FOREST, EVACUATE TO HOTLAND IF POSSIBLE.
* THANK YOU.
* (The speaker buzzes before cutting.)

It's fun to keep chasing, right?

塵に - silentforest

fanalogue

I have been wanting to give u guys this song for a long time now...
Let me know what u feel about it!

SignPost Dub (Original Mix)

Raine

UNDERTALE: Halloween Hack tells the story of Varik, a bounty hunter who sets out to the Underground to follow the leads of a missing child. The fate of the underground and the child is in your hands. 

Choose wisely.