~ ~ ~ Frisk POV

*huff huff huff* I'd been trekking through the forest for over 5 hours straight with no breaks what so ever, my breath was ragged and my legs were screaming at me to take a break but still I pushed on. I couldn't stop, I must not stop. I had to keep going, for the sake of everyone. As I continued my walk, I was slowly met with the familiar scenery of my childhood home. The place where I was born and raised. The place where . . . The place where she was, where she took care of me, where she taught me everything I knew. The place . . . where she taught me . . . to KILL.

Walking up to a rock face that was well hidden from plain sight, I gather a small tiny amount of my Determination into my hand and placed it on the rock face. Next, I ran my hand across the rock face in a specific pattern which formed a symbol before slowly removing my hand. For a moment, nothing happened, but the next, a part of the rock face began to shift to reveal a secret passageway. As I walked into the passageway, the rock face behind me began to shift once more. Only this time, it was to close the single entrance to the passageway. 'No turning back now.' I thought to myself as I continued walking. Despite the passageway being empty, it was just barely wide enough to fit 4 grown man standing shoulder to shoulder and was just tall enough to fit a single deck bus. Every sound I made bounced of the walls. I could hear every step I took, every breath I breathed.

Soon, I had reached the end of the passageway. Looking down from where I stood, what greeted me on next was the sight of a small town, hidden deep within the forest. To the left were buildings meant for the residents to live in. The building had multiple different blocks, each sporting their own individual color. Each colored block represented the SOUL color of the people living in them. This was used as a form of segregation as well as to minimise the conflict between the residents.

To my right, stood a massive 3 storey tall building that was built to train people like me. Even from where I stood, I could see people diligently training their magic in an attempt to hone their craft. Some can be seen diligently practicing their swordsmanship while another group was sitting down in a circle, meditating.

Lastly, standing behind the other 2 building, a single tall building of 4 storeys stood, looming over the other two buildings. This building in particular was special as it served as the place the highest ranking people of the 7 families would gather and also served as the headquarters of the 7 families. I could feel how ominous of a feeling it was giving off even without being close to it.

Turning to my left, I squatted down and ran my hand across the wall before finding hidden switch. Pushing it caused a hidden entrance to reveal itself. This was different from the passageway I used to get there as the passageway was for all 7 families to use. This one however, was a passageway that only the highest ranking individuals were given the privilege to know and use and was wide enough to fit only 1 person. Currently, there are only 2 people who would have knowledge of this passageway's existence. 1 of the 2 was me. The other . . . was her.

Taking a deep breath, I calmed myself before making my way through the tunnel as the door closed. I knew from experience that it would easily take more than half an hour to reach the end of the tunnel. After all, this tunnel was built to travel behind the training building and leads straight to the a secret hatch hidden on one of the lowest level of the headquarters.

With each step, I could feel myself tense up more and more. Frankly, I knew that it would most likely end up with the both of us duking it out against one another. Of course, a part of me was definitely feeling afraid. It was her I would be fighting. She taught me how to fight and knows how I fight. But at the same time, I too know how she fights and how to counter her tricks. Still, I know that she has most likely thought of new tricks and most likely wants to use them on me. But at the same time, I've done my fair share of training. The last time I fought against her, I lost, but this time. . . I WILL WIN. I had people dear to me that I needed to protect. They've already gone through enough pain and suffering, they shouldn't have to face such pain ever again. Walking up to the end of the tunnel, I pushed a button on the side of the wall which triggered the door in front of me to open. Once the door was opened, I walked out the tunnel and entered an empty room that had grey walls, no windows and a single door that lead to the lift lobby. Stopping in front of the door, I took a deep breath before opening the door and sneakily got into the lift and pressed the button that would take me to storey 4. That's where she will be, no doubt about it. Hearing the familiar *ding* sound of the lift door opening, I walked out the door and came to face a long hallway that lead to a single wood door with a rectangular gold plate with a name on it. This room was reserved for only the highest in command of the 7 families and the one giving the order to attack the monsters. Slowly, I took one step at a time and made my way closer and closer to the door until I was right in front of it. Taking one last look at the name on the name plate, I reach for the doorknob and twist it. As I opened it, I was greeted with the sight of her back as she was peering out through her window and looking down at everyone else going about their business.

"It's been a while, hasn't it? When was the last time we were together like this? 4 years? 5? Well, I guess it doesn't matter does it?"

"Skip the bullshit. You know why I'm here."

"Oh my, I wonder what you could mean my dear? Haven't you come back to apologise for your mistake and ask for my forgiveness? If you do so now, I can still find it in myself to look past all our past differences. Remember all the fun and happy times we had together? I'd even give you back everything you'd lost when you left me. You home, your name, your rank. So . . . what'd you say?"

"You know, I'm kind of thankful that you're like this. Then I won't feel as bad when I make you the one apologising and asking for my forgiveness."

"So that's your answer. It was expected really, I don't know why but a part of me still wanted to give you this chance to become my daughter once again. I wished we were able to return that happier time when you were younger. But I guess in a way, this is another form of love."

"Save me from the humor. Let's just get started already." I say as I materialise a red, single edged sword in my hand and get into an attack stance with my blade pointed at her . . . at mom.