After a long battle and storm, Kris was, well grounded for a long time, but he really didn't mind. Ralsei was with him and that was all Kris cared about, and Toriel surprisingly let him stay.

When night began however, the two were asleep, letting their small bruises and wounds heal from battle. Ralsei was already asleep, and Kris was once again struggling, not because of what The Knight had told him, but rather who 'The Player' was.

If the world was truly a game, and he was one of the NPC's, who would play the game? And do they know what kind of pain they would cause?

Kris yawned and felt his body go incredibly sleepy, he decided to leave his thoughts for tomorrow and let himself fall asleep. But, when he fell into slumber, he was in the void again.

"What the hell?" Kris said as he walked around, feeling a little defenseless without his weapons or armor.

"🏱☹☜✌💧☜📪 👎⚐ ☠⚐❄ 👌☜ ✌☹✌☼💣☜👎📬" The voice said, but this time it actually had a form.

It was...a skeleton...sort of. He had a black line go down one of his eyes, and another go up his other eye. He had all black on, and it was quite difficult to see his body since it was covered in darkness. His hands were unlike many other hands, it had two gaping holes in them.

"Who...Who are you?" Kris said, stepping back.

"⚐☟📪 ✋ ☞⚐☼☝☜❄ ✡⚐🕆 👎⚐ ☠⚐❄ 😐☠⚐🕈 💣☜📬 💣✡ ☠✌💣☜ ✋💧 🕈📬👎📬 ☝✌💧❄☜☼📪 ✌☠👎 ✋☠ ✌ 🕈✌✡📬📬📬✋ ✌💣 ❄☟☜ ⚐☠☜ 🕈☟⚐ 👍☼☜✌❄☜👎 ✡⚐🕆📬 ⚐☼ ☼✌❄☟☜☼📪 ✡⚐🕆☼ ☹✋☞☜📬" It spoke.

Kris narrowed his revealed eyes. "I'm sorry. I can't understand you."

"Oh, my apologies. I forget that along with many other things." The skeleton said with a chuckle. "My name is W.D. Gaster. But, please, just call me Gaster."

"Ok...Now, why am I dreaming about this?"

"It is my only way of communicating with you....However, I did not bring your consciousness here to talk, I came here to say...We're sorry."

"Wait...'We'?"

"What my friend is trying to say is I'm trying to apologize." Another voice spoke, it's form taking the same form of the void, but it had the silhouette of Kris. "I am what The Knight called, The Player."

Kris then clenched his fist. "So, you're the one that made The Knight try to kill me and Ralsei?!"

"Umm...In a way, yes. But please, I am trying to apologize! I know I have done many wrongs in my past as this being, but I don't want it anymore!! I didn't know this damn game was alive!!!"

"What do you mean you didn't know?" Kris asked, stepping forward.

The Player sighed sadly. "Look, when I first played this game, I thought what I was doing was harmless. I came across it and decided to play, and then I just had the urge to beat it, either with kindness or murder. What I didn't know is that when Gaster gave me a form to play as, it was alive and already had a life I knew nothing about. That form was The Knight, and when he became aware...He went crazy."

"And then became a monster..."

"Exactly. I thought it was just a glitch and played again later, as you, Kris. But, during that battle with you and The Knight, I realized that this game has characters my actions affect. I know they're not part of my world, but because of me, The Knight nearly destroyed your world and mine...so, I'm sorry. I'm terribly sorry...I know you may not forgive me, and you have every reason not to."

Kris looked at Gaster and The Player and then sighed. "I'll forgive you both, but on ONE condition."

They looked at him, wondering what it was.

"You have to swear never to play this or control anyone again. I just want my happily ever after and that's it." Kris told them.

Gaster smiled. "That can be done."

"Yeah. And thanks."

"Hey, it's what heroes do. Now, can you send me back?"

They both nodded and before the human knew it, he woke up back in his room. Kris sighed and then laid his head back down. "Well, this was quite a day..."

Ralsei groaned a bit in his sleep, trying to stay that way.

Kris chuckled. "Sorry, Ral." He whispered.