*~[Deva's pov.]~*

"Hey? ******?"

I looked up as I looked as I stared at my friend that was like a sister to me. She had these lovely purple eyes that had some blues and yellows in the mix that made me adore the eyes to bits. We all called her Nova as a nickname for the galaxy always in her eyes. She always had this unique love for the stars, in fact, everyone in my friend group did. All of us had this special activity every weekend as we go somewhere with little to no air pollution then seek out the stars from below. We all try to guess the stars and their position while making up new names or stories for other stars we find. It was fun and relaxing to do.

"Yes, Nova?"

She gave this megawatt smile that brought a small smile to my face as well.

"All of us got you something! You know how you play UNDERTALE right?"

I nodded to her question with a curious look. Everyone in our friend group knew UNDERTALE and its various AUs, dimensions, and scenarios. I've helped other Creators or various artists with certain aspects that turned them into popular topics among them. I also created an AU that I dubbed StoryVeil. It's where I allowed the Creators, Anons, Watchers, or various others to see the other stories that they may have never known about. My AU was more comedic with lots of theories and speculations that caused everyone to enjoy the theories of it all.

Then the incident happened.

I gave Nova a tired smile as I nodded. It still hurt me that I had to get rid of my most precious creation but in the end, nobody cared as they wanted IT gone. Nova just gave me a sympathetic smile as she then pulled me up from my sitting position and tugged me to somewhere in her house. I was in the living room while everyone was doing something else. We then went into her room of which every single one of our friends was. Looking at all of them in confusion I looked on the bed to only take a sharp inhale.

Sitting right on the bed was a giant painting of my StoryVeil with another being floating above them while words spell out between them.

'We Will Always Love You, Creator~!'

I walked up to the painting while highly tracing every creation I adored. Asgore, Toriel, Asriel, Chara, Mettaton, Alphys, Undyne, Muffet, Grillby, Papyrus, Sans, Frisk, MK, Flowey, and the extra character that I never knew could happen. I smiled as I lightly traced over Shifter who seemed to be giving off the usual look of mischief and chaos. All of them had their own unique looks that I adored to bits.

I looked up at my friends with tears flowing down my cheeks as everyone just up and hugged me. I smiled so wide yet tears kept flowing down my face. I was so happy, so happy to see some of my creations. I set the painting down as I hugged my friends.

Of which I barely missed as Shifter seemed to smile more softly and lovingly.

I awoke with a jolt as I blinked lazily. Groaning softly I lightly rub in between my eye sockets as I focused myself into the waking world. I then blinked I found myself still in the carriage with Dream and Ink snuggling me between them while Gen was on my nap. Bardo was napping right by Blue across from me. Both Bardo and Blue were letting out small snores now and then with random twitches from anywhere that I could see. I looked to Dream and Ink to feel myself sweatdrop. Both had some marker doodles on them with Dream looking somewhat goofy while Ink was covered in hilarious doodles. I lightly used my magic to create a mirror as I gazed in it to sigh in relief when I found no markings on me.

Unsummoning the mirror I gazed at both of them while wondering if I should do something for the markings or leave them. Before I could really decide did I feel the carriage come to a stop. Tilting my head slightly I used illusion magic to hide Gen while I got out of Dream's and Ink's hold while setting Gen right by Bardo. When I walked to the door did I hear whispering and fast-talking in low voices. Feeling my flight or fight options rising I lifted up the curtain that was over the window to come face to face with a red-eye light. There was only one with this very wide grin just bearing down at me.

The urge to punch someone has never risen so much until this one moment.

Glaring at the smug-looking Horror I opened the door to which I saw various others that I knew very much from the hours they spent in my cafe.

"Horror, Killer, Dust, Cross, Error, Fell, and Nightmare, I want to be surprised but I'm currently too tired to deal with this. Though I am happy to see all of you but odd to meet all of you out here."

I gave them a tired smile while all of them either waved, gave smug grins or smiles, or just gave a smug scoff. I then felt myself being lifted of which when I looked down I saw that I was in the very tentacle of King Night Terrors himself who just brought me over to himself. Before I could even speak did I hear a gasp behind me then something being barreled into my legs. Looking down I saw Bardo looking at me while Gen was attached to her back while still under an illusion.

"DAD!!!"

Then yells and curses rang out as I felt Dream, Ink, and Blue awaken with that shout. I quickly grabbed Bardo and Gen and ducked as attacks then rang out around us. I felt myself being pulled with Bardo hanging on tight with Gen also trying to do the same. I held both tightly as I saw the tentacle of the King pulls us through a portal of which I sighed when I found all of us relatively unharmed. I looked up to see the King grumbling as he pulled what seemed to be a whitish-blue arrow from his back.

I put down Bardo and Gen carefully as I walk up to Nightmare. The King looked at me when he saw that I was coming up to him. He just gave his signature smile while I just gave one back while I looked him over carefully. I saw some places that had injuries of which made something in me tick. Frowning I quickly summoned my healing magic as I started to heal the Leader of the Dark. The other flinched but then he laughed as he replied to my attempts.

"Deva, I'm a being of negativity, and such I heal more with negativity than healing magic. It's nice to be healed but it's not going to heal me faster."

I gave him a blank look as I fueled negativity into my healing magic which made the magic a sickening green color that reminded me of a spell from fandom in my long-ago past. I put it on Nightmare's wounds which made him take a sharp inhale when the wounds healed instantly. I saw Nightmare just relaxing as he started to lowly purr in an inaudible tone while I finished healing the other. I gave him a smug look after the healing session.

"You think I don't know my healing capabilities? Certain beings have certain tastes and I've had my fair share of negativity to fuel my healing. But, glad to be of service."

I patted the side of his cheekbone of which his eye was visible while giving him a smile. His cheekbones gained this teal hue while his tentacles went still. Looking back at Bardo I saw that she was now looking over the throne room while Gen was still hidden but now on her back in a secure position. I gave a small smile as I just watched over her while Nightmare gained back his own clarity.

"I must ask, who are the young bones to you along with their names?"

I smiled as I answered him.

"Bardo is my goddaughter and her name is Bardo."

"You look awesome!!!! You remind me of Josh!!!! Josh is the local paralysis demon in our town, he also likes Pops cupcakes as well!"

I heard multiple others chuckle or laugh as I look up to see the others from the Moon Kingdom coming through the portal along with Dream, Ink, and Blue wrapped up in blue strings. I saw some of them give Nightmare certain looks that don't connect to their meaning but out of my eye socket, I could see that Nightmare was blushing up a storm. I sighed as I looked at all of them while Bardo came back up to me with Gen just giving off lazy vibes. Dream then spoke up to Nightmare from his laying position.

"Brother, as much as I like to see you and help you, I have more important tasks at hand. Please let us along with Deva and Bardo go and we shall be on our way."

I gave Dream a deadpanned look while I felt Bardo start to mess with some blue strings she found. I could feel that Nightmare wasn't amused as well. Actually, none of the Moon Court seemed amused by Dream's words. Horror looked ready to cook something with the help of his cleaver-like ax, Dust was looking more murderous while I saw some odd fluctuations around him, Killer was looking the same as Dust but more black liquid streamed down his face, Fell and Cross had some odd expressions but it wasn't happy at the least, and Error was giving off a very intense insane look at the three captives.

"Now Brother, why shall I give them up? I happen to...tolerate them and when I heard of you taking them? Now, that set me off. BADLY."

Bardo flinched and I quickly crouched down and hugged her as I rubbed soothing circles over her back. Bardo was a kid and as such when angry grows she naturally starts to grow weary and nervous. She does have a more mature outlook but her physical self was still a child and with her lack of control, she tends to go more for instinct than rationality. I don't blame her as before all this...rebirth situation while I was still human, every time I felt, saw, or heard anger I just start to freak out as I always thought that anger was towards me. I got better but anger is something I can't stand on some days.

"Brother, I'm trying to protect him! Someone is coming for him and I'm afraid of what may happen if nothing is done!"

That made the Moon Court look at me while Nightmare looked more agitated. I could tell that I was well-liked by them when they came to my shop at certain hours. I didn't care if they were evil or bad as I liked to understand why they did it then actually listen to baseless rumors. I could also tell I fell under the people they wanted to protect from my more neutral outlook.

"...What do you mean that someone is coming for Deva?"

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"Lord 404?"

"Yes? What is going on? I've sent you your mission and I expect you to deal with it!"

"Sorry, my lord. But Deva Starr is nowhere to be found in the town and nobody knows where he is. All we could gather was that he was going to the Sun Kingdom for something before vanishing."

"..."

"...Lord 404..?"

"Get. Out."

"Yes, My Lord!"

A door shuts loudly as the lord looks out the window over a town that looked normal and plain. While the citizens look happy and joyful, the lord could clearly see them looking around in caution and fear. The lord then snarls as he looked up to the sky to see the afternoon fast approaching.

"You better not fail me Grimm and Cerb. And if you do..."

He then lets out this wicked smile as two daggers flow from his hand as it hits two photos on the wall.

"Your brothers may not be much alive any longer."

Nobody did anything but shiver as a burst of loud laughter rang through the building. It was full of contempt and evil as many ignored the lord that watched over the town.

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"Grimm."

The other perked up as they looked at the one with a sun marking.

"Yes, Cerb? Anything?"

The other sighed as they looked out the window.

"Nothing. The town is the same as any other but nobody knows where the Star is. I only have leads on the Sun Kingdom but nothing I'm afraid of. Damnit."

Cerb looked conflicted and afraid as he looked elsewhere. Then Grimm put his hands delicately on Cerb's shoulder. That made the other look at the scythe-wielding being who just gave a grin.

"Don't worry, we shall find the Star and keep our brothers safe. Fresh is protected by the Moon Kingdom. Geno and Color are being protected with your gasters as we do this. They are fine, we still have some time until 404 gets antsy."

That made Cerb give off a small grin.

"Thanks, Grimm. You're a good friend."

Cerb hugged Grimm as he then walked away to go find more information while Grimm just watched the other walk away with a conflicted gaze. When the other was out of sight and hearing did he sigh and look down at his hand.

"...Why does the word friend ruffle me? Why do I want more from this? Why do I want more from you, little sun?"

Grimm shook his head as he sighed again. It wasn't the first time he was dealing with these emotions for Cerb. Cerb just seemed to awaken this desire in him but for the life of him, he couldn't understand. He then started to float away as he decided to also gather information to find the Star while all he could think about was Cerb's grinning face.

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{Yes! More plot! And more romantic routes are opening! Or whatever.

Anyway, here's a picture of Empireverse Error 404 down below!

He is going to be the main antagonist!!!! His motives and plans shall be explained later along with his relationships at another date!

Hey! Why aren't I being introduced!?!?! Why does 404 get more screentime, the bastard!!!!!

Shifter! No calling others bastards! At least, in public. And sorry Shifter, you know that some plot has to be made more before any other characters can be introduced. Plus, I need to give you a backstory!

Oh, right. The backstory...well, this is going to suck.

Shifter I'm not giving you an angst-filled backstory.

Thank someone down below for that.

Shifter.

Alright, alright! Also, hi readers! The Awesome Shifter will show himself in two or more chapters! Or when Mom decides to add me. Whichever comes first. Hope all of you enjoyed this and fuck Error 404, the right pompous bastard!!!!

SHIFTER!!!!

Oh fuck, welp, BYE!!!!!!!

COME BACK HERE YOU LITTLE GREMLIN!!!!

I'M NOT APOLOGIZING!!!!

SHIFTER!!!!!}