Chapter 1: Fate Vs Destiny

Fate created and formed them to keep the balance in the beginning.

After Undertale was created, all alone and empty sitting in its place in this Multiverse, Fate created Ink Sans, the one who would become the creator of all the other AU's.

As he was created, Fate whispered the words of his fate, of his job. To create more universes and to keep them safe. But there was only so much room, so he had to make them last make sure that the universes never touch another or else they would destroy one another.

But there was a problem. Ink did not hear the words of Fate, did not know of his job and duty to his Multiverse. All Ink knew was that he had the power to create, something he loved doing more than ever. He felt so lonely that he never really stopped creating more and more. He created so much, never stopping. And although he loved each one like his children, Ink never stopped to think if he could create too much or what would happen if there were too many AU's. Fate could not let this go on as it soon looked like the AU's would touch and crumble, or worse the original universe would soon be lost destroying everything else with it.

So Error was formed, not created.

Fate preferred Ink, he was her favorite and true first child, but Fate knew that creating another being like Fate did with Ink could lead to more problems than solutions. And though Fate loved Ink, Fate knew that the fate of their Multiverse was more important than all of Ink's creations. So Fate picked a Sans and dragged him into the Anti-Void.

This Sans had no idea what was happening as he was torn from his home, only could watch as everything he loved and wanted was ripped from his hands and erased. He tried everything to get out of the Anti-void; Running, walking, teleportation, using his gaster blasters, and finally calling for help. But as he cried, he knew no one would save him.

He screamed until the screams started to scream back.

Fate screamed with the other voices. Whispering did nothing for Ink as he was created as he never heard her words, so screaming had to work. Fate could not let this one do what he wanted like Fate let, and continue to let, Ink do. This one could not run free.

Fate screamed about his fate, his job. He was to destroy so that the others could grow, destroy so that there was room. Fate never stopped screaming at him, the voices never stopped screaming at him so that he would not get out of line.

Soon Sans changed. His bones turned darker, his tears staining his face to show his internal cries never stopped, he became corrupted. Soon he became nothing but a glitch in the system, nothing but an error.

Error felt so angry, so hateful at what Fate had done to him even as his memories started to leave him. He forgot what it was like to eat, forgot what his brother looked like, he forgot how to love and be loved in return. The Anti-Void and Fate made sure of that.

For a time, Error tried to destroy the whole Multiverse. He wanted nothing more than to get back at what Ink and Fate have done to him. Ink just screamed and hated him as he continued to create. Error thought Ink knew what his job was, so why was he doing this? To torturer Error into killing more lives and adding to the screams?

But soon that fire left Error, left his SOUL as a cold feeling settled in. He did his job because if he didn't everything would be gone. But he resented that Ink could do what he wanted, Fate will always favor it's first true child.

Things started to get worse for Error, the beatings and being left for dead was the last thing on the list that made Error snap. If they didn't want him, didn't want balance and change, then he would give them what they wished. Fate was going to learn that Error could not be chained and would get the last laugh for all Fate has done to him.

But while Fate did not favor Error, Destiny did.

Destiny saw how much Error struggled, how much he was in pain, how much he wanted to stop but couldn't as he did not want his Multiverse to be gone. Destiny watched as Ink went about with no limitations while Error was drowning in them.

Destiny watched as Error finally took his fate in his hands and went to change it as one does with destiny. Destiny watched as Error fell down laughing at finally getting what he wanted and one-upping Fate.

But Destiny favored Error like Fate favored Ink.

And while Fate would let Ink win and do as he wants as his fate, Destiny would lead Error to his new destiny as his actions have changed how his life would go. When Error made that life-ending choice, he changed his destiny. With that Destiny could finally act when it couldn't before.

Destiny would lead Error to love and healing, to a Multiverse that had no need for creation and destruction for balance. Fate had chosen Ink as their favorite, letting them almost destroying everything. So Destiny would pick their favorite over the lives of their Multiverse.

When Error landed in this new Multiverse, Fate's screams could not reach him anymore. All he could hear before it went black was Destiny's loving whispers and embrace. For the first time that he could remember, Error felt safe.

But healing is a long and rocky road set and loaded with setbacks and just as much hurt. And by the time Fate notices something wrong, it will be too late.

Destiny will fight for it's first chosen, child.

Notes from Author - Harrish6:

A while ago I read a story about Error that just brought out the feels for me! In it, Error had been left to die in the Anti-Void after being beaten and almost killed by the other Sans's, as he was too beaten and weak to leave it himself. The worst part was that Ink found him and left him to die. Error could have run out of the slowly closing portal, but didn't. He eventually chose to fall down into the Void, scattering across time and space. And that was the end of that.

I decided I wanted to make a similar setup, but make it lead to where Error would get help, love, and be able to heal.

In this story, Error and Ink keep the balance of their universe. Error knows, even if he really wants too, that he can't just destroy everything. He is helping the balance and is essentially doing his job by destroying AU's. In this story, destroying AU's is more or less his job to do that he is forever stuck with no matter how much he hates it.

The problem is that Ink doesn't know this and keeps creating without care for balance, wither copies that have some differences-like in my story Twisted-or all new AU's. He doesn't know why Error is killing off AU's, only thinking that Error is evil and wants to get rid of everything. And while Error wanted that in the beginning, he soon lost that anger and in its place only left sadness and despair. The rest of the AU's agree with Ink in that Error has to be stopped for the better, not understanding the reason behind him doing so.

Eventually, it gets to be too much for Error. With his spotty past, the voices, Ink, all the pain with no help, and everything else, he just gives up. He goes to fall into the Anti-Void to be killed, as his stats are so glitched out that it would be the only quick way to die for him, only to travel through the void to a new universe.

I like to think that the universes, or Multiverses I should say, is separated into parts that can't be traveled through normally. Like one is Nerd and Jock, one could also be the vampire one, Reboot and Eraser, PJ's Daycare, Tricksters, and another could be one where PJ and the rest of the kids just exists. All are different and have different rules and balances. One can't just travel to one, you would a lot of magic to do that unless you are helped by a higher being or someone connected to the Void as the Void is consistent even if you can't see it.

Error lands in one where he doesn't exist, one that has a built-in balance as there is no creator or destroyer. The AU's have space to grow, and no one is filling up the spaces with new AU's.

There is Ink from Inktale, from an artistic underground. But he is not the creator, he is just a normal AU Sans from a different AU. The same with Fresh who is from UnderFresh, as he is no parasite. But there is no Errortale or even an Error. Then there are the usual other AU's with them in this Multiverse.

The AU's here know about each other and can travel to each AU, but there is no fight for the life of an AU like what Ink and Error did. While resets and saves still happened, there was no need to kill off an AU. Error lands in one of the new Multiverses AU after his attempt to die, only to be found and taken in. Error still wants to die but grows close to these versions of the AU's.

I have no idea on who to pair Error up with. While I love ErrorFresh/FreshError, I may try someone else to shake things up a bit. But I know for sure it won't be Ink, either version. Maybe try a new person for Error, anyone at this point. But I'll think about it as I want Error to fall in love and have that romance and healing he needs.