Continued from
here.
CHAPTER ONE DEAD END
"On Pins and Needles"
Arya's attempt at being clever was noted by Monokuma, but he could only laugh as the mirror smashed against the side of the tank. He wagged his paw at her. "It's just too bad that item wasn't important to anybody! If it was, they might have been beary mad at you! They might have even killed you! Oh well!"
Meanwhile, the Monokuma wall laughed gleefully as wolf and dog fought to save the poor children. "Upuhehehehe!" they all laughed in unison, their hands held over their mouths. The lone Monokuma on the ground stood in front of the tank and pulled out an item Arya would find very familiar:
The sword, Needle, gleamed in Monokuma's black paw. He stared up at the floating girl, grinning. "This feels good, actually! Just my size!" The bear danced back and forth in front of the tank, swinging Needle to and fro. He began to mimic a duelist, stabbing the sword wildly through the air.
Soon, Billy succumbed to his injuries and the Bear Match was over. The wall of Monokumas began to disband, jumping down on to the gym floor. The water in the tank began to drain as well, the glass wall receding to free the two girls. Sighing, Monokuma placed Needle's tip against the floor and leaned on the hilt. "Would you look at that, I said 'jump' and you both asked 'how high?'" The bear began giggling. "Like dogs, even. You just needed a few juicy steaks to get you going!" He nodded toward Arya and Annabeth in the tank. "You should be happy I'm allowing them both to walk away!"
"Huh, anyway, I guess the Underfoot gets her precious item back, but I just need to deal with one teeny eensy little thing first!"
Monokuma looked down at his own device and grinned. "Looks like our Ultimate Survivor has been chosen!" The bear then left the gymnasium, hitting a button as he went...
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Everyone's IDs flash to life, showing--
Lilia, somewhere within the school. You see her from above, as if a camera is hovering over her. A mechanical hand suddenly wraps around her, pulling her into the dark depths of the school's upper floors...
A slot machine then appears on screen, scrolling between each and every one of you. Eventually it stops on Lilia's face three times in a row. The text below says...
INNOCENT
Too bad! Lilia isn't a traitor! Oh well, maybe you'll get one next time! At least you know someone amongst you is for sure not a traitor!
... Monokuma's grinning face appears on screen.
He laughs.
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On your screens appear Lilia Kjaernestejd, tied and bound to a regal chair with red velvet and gilded wood. Wherever in the school she is, it seems she's surrounded by a number of wealthy and expensive items. You might think it beautiful, until blood suddenly splatters all over it.
Lilia is forced to watch as a group of anonymous men and women appear around her, only to be suddenly and violently killed. They scream and groan as they lay dying at her feet, their blood pooling around the legs of her chair.
From the shadows comes Monokuma, a dark cloak billowing around him. The bear is snugly hooded and a black face mask obscures the white side of his face. His red eye glows as he nears Lilia, Needle in hand. For a few agonizing seconds, Monokuma lingers in front of her. He aims Needle's tip at her heart, before--
The Ultimate Survivor is executed.
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Monokuma walks back into the gym, his outfit discarded. "Guess she wasn't much of a survivor, was she?" he says, raising Needle high in the air. He then tosses it casually, causing it to land in front of Arya. "You wanted it, so there you go!"
