19 Crossroad

Akane inserted each marble into the alter, slowly one by one. The moment she inserted the last marble into the altar the big red door started to open. Akane felt a deep shock resonate inside her soul, she felt a shock she never ever felt before.

Akane had the hunch that if she entered that room, she had to make a live changing decision. A decision she couldn't come back from, but she couldn't step back, not after she came that far, she had to move on, she couldn't step back, she had to make this choice.

"Afterall I wouldn't be me if I don't step forward."

What? Why did I say that, I've never said that, I am not so brave that I always could step forward, I am not patient enough to listen to other peoples' problems, I am not kind enough to console people who are in need of some hopeful words, I am not intelligent to persevere through my troubles, I saw the too much dark things to believe in justice, and I have no ideals that I could prove my integrity with, I am just a vessel, an empty husk, I am nobody, I am worthless...

""""""Just step forward, you won't regret it.""""""

Suddenly the six silhouettes that tested her pushed her towards the door, making her fall through it.

Akane stood up and observed the room she found herself in, then suddenly a white luminescent path appeared in front of her, she couldn't believe her eyes, she really couldn't believe them. She 'saw' something, she legitimately saw the path in front of her, Akane was surprised, elated.

"So, having sight feels like this! Oh man I can't believe what I see in front of me, is this pat real? It is! Should I follow it? I mean I am inside my soul, so I guess this thing wants to guide me, how exciting!"

The moment Akane could see was the moment she forgot her fears for a moment when she was alone, she walked like a little child excited that her parents brought her along, she really felt excited this moment, but then it happened, the path turned darker and darker with each step, she started the hear whispers with each step, that grew louder and louder with each step, until she could understand the voices.

"Akane, wouldn't you be happy killing people, torturing them, show that disgusting trash that doesn't hesitate for even a second that they are in fact trash. Come Akane, walk by path, it brings so much elation and joy, killing people without consequences, the thrill of barely surviving a fight, the moment than someone stronger than you lose to you and then looks at you terrified. Doesn't that sound exciting."

"Akane, walk my path, sacrificing yourself for the greater good brings a unfathomable joy that you can't experience other ways, the joy in the eyes of the people that you saved, the thankfulness of them giving you gifts, the elation that you get, knowing that did something right, walk my path Akane, it is much better Thant the other path."

She suddenly heard voices, either telling her to commit a massive genocide by herself, of sacrifice yourself so your life for the happiness of others, she didn't know what to choose, both just sounded crappy.

"KILL, KILL, KILL!"

"SAVE! SAVE! SAVE!"

Akane thought about something, it reminded her of something, it reminded her of the saying that angels aren't always symbolizing the best of people and devils aren't always symbolizing the worst of people. It reminded her that both extreme sites are always a bad choice, no matter where, in politics being left and right, in stories good and evil, the glass full or empty.

But couldn't she just be in the middle of it, doing the things that are required for the moment, no, this wasn't what Akane wanted, she wanted to do her own thing, she wanted to go her own path.

"CHOOSE ME!

"CHOOSE ME!

She wanted to walk her own path, enjoying what she wanted to enjoy, be happy with what she had, why should she always strife to make everyone happy, when that was clearly impossible, some people liked to play asshole just for the sake of it. Why should she kill people she hated, if she did there would be no discussion, no information exchange, no improvements.

She wanted to go her way, never extreme, finding the new way, thinking outside the box, break the wall of the game.

Upon her final decision the voices disappeared and a third path appeared for her.

Then two persons appeared on her road standing before her.

"Hello Akane, I am Frisk, your former life, don't worry about the detail, but I am you and you are me, we are one and the same person, let me give you some advice before I part ways with you forever, because I am turning into you, you might hate yourself for what you did, but you should always move on, it is never too late to be a good person again, it's only too late if you can't forgive yourself and stop moving on, remember that, ok, Akane."

Saying these words, the girl disappeared, did she really look that beautiful? Akane couldn't imagine being the same girl as her.

"Hahaha, don't worry Akane, you are like a carbon copy of Frisk, the only difference would be your hair and eye color, but that isn't much, listen Akane, I am Chara, call me your failsafe or something like that, your true friends will always be there for you to help you, in this and in your past life, it won't be a difference, but always be careful to choose your friends, but if you find someone who you can call a true friend you are lucky."

Akane nodded, she felt like she understood so much more of herself suddenly. She wanted to say something, but suddenly her form started to disintegrate.

"Ups, looks like your time is over, one last advice Akane, but I am sure you don't need to hear me say it with the choice you made. Akane you are your own person, you are not Frisk or me or any other person, you are yourself. So, make your own choices, bye, I hope we won't see each other again."

After saying these words Akane got teleported out of that place, appearing in her music room again.

Akane felt as if she had more control over her emotions now, she felt as if she now knew what she wanted to do.

So, she stood up and did the first thing that came into her mind, and that was playing the piano.

She didn't know when, but she gained a new melody along her test.

(Final Power from Undertale, remix by Vetrom, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a73vEHy4rZs)

She played a piece that symbolized the new power she gained, it was a cheerful tune trying to break free, a tune wanting to trust the friend you made alongside the way, a piece that said that forgiveness was possible, that there is another way.

That was Akanes' first created song, it was a short melody, showing that sometimes the barrier that you thought was unpassable could be broken down in mere seconds, a short moment in life that could change the fate of thousands lives.

Suddenly Fumio, Etsuko and Akasuki burst in the music room, all three of them looked very excited.

"Fumio, did you mean that with an amazing piano prodigy? That was an incredible melody, I felt completely drawn in as she played that! It sounded absolutely amazing, how are you going to name it, Akane?"

"Akane, was that the piece you tried so hard to create, I was really worried you know, that at the end the piece you created isn't as good as expected, please tell me my cinnamon roll what would you have done if it didn't meet our, no, your expectations!"

Etsuko just had stars in her eyes, she looked like an excited cat.

"Mommy, big aunty, little aunty! Please calm down! That wasn't the piece I wanted to create, I just found it along the way! No please move, there isn't much room to move, I feel restricted!"

After a while the three adults finally calmed down, giving the girl her personal space.

"Akane that sounded amazing, could you play it for your mommy again?"

"Yeah, I want to hear it too, it was amazingly good, one of the best things I heard in my entire life!"

Etsuko tried to calm down, but the moment someone touched her an electrical jolt ran through her body and she startled to tremble.

"Mom, is this what happens when aunty Etsuko changes personality?"

"Oh yeah, she gets like that around the thing she likes the most, the more she likes it the faster she gets into that mode, it sometimes happens when only I am around, though only rarely, now can you please play your piece? What's the pieces name?"

The girl just sighed. Never before did she think of seeing her mother in such a state.

"The name of the piece is Final Power if that answers the question."

And so, she played Final Power again, Akane felt as if the shackles of her doubt loosened a bit.

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During one of Akanes' morning jogs:

Akane couldn't decide, should she try the new way out, or should she walk the same road as always?

Even though Akane broke through her doubts she still couldn't decisively choose new choices, at some point she had enough and decided to jump over a fence and do some parkour.

Surprisingly she didn't fail miserably and managed to scale some wall through poor instinct, but coming down was the problem, she was just like a cat now, climbing higher than she could come down from, so she sat there for a while thinking about what she would do, until she decided to just jump down, she was only three meters high up! What's the worst that could happen.

She landed in some bunch of kids, knocking three out of four out, the fourth kid that had green hair almost started to cry.

Akane didn't have time for this, so she just jumped up and jogged away. Confusing said kid.

Izuku Midorya was confused about what just happened now, he then realized that a girl just came crashing down, thrashing the three bullies of him, he then realized that they were unconscious and then called for an ambulance.