Murder Game IV: Monokuma Rising

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"So honey tea is something you drink to relax? Something I'll have to remember and learn how to make," Robin whispered low to where only she could hear, "And trust me, you're not the only one with a headache because of this."

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"Destroy all coalition members. It sure helped that there was only one!"​
"...Allow me to speak, let it be known that your trickery has failed to fool us this time," Dlanor spoke, and with the addition of her emotionless voice, it was like she were mocking Monokuma.

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"So honey tea is something you drink to relax? Something I'll have to remember and learn how to make," Robin whispered low to where only she could hear, "And trust me, you're not the only one with a headache because of this."

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"I fully agree with you," Erika said with a low voice.

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"...Allow me to speak, let it be known that your trickery has failed to fool us this time," Dlanor spoke, and with the addition of her emotionless voice, it was like she were mocking Monokuma.
"That it has," Monokuma says. A light begins to shimmer.​
 
"That it has," Monokuma says. A light begins to shimmer.​
Ruby looked on, wide eyes seeing the light beginning to shimmer... What was going to happen now? Was it all going to be over?
 
"That it has," Monokuma says. A light begins to shimmer.​
"...everyone," Erika says, thinking that this was it,"...if this is truly it... It's been a new experience for me." Twirling on her heel to face the others, and then does a little bow.

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"I hope that we may soon meet again. So in that case... when we do meet once more, then something out there... must had cried," Erika says with a smile on her face, but leaning towards Robin, she whispers to him,"...don't think I forgot about you too."

Dlanor, on the other hand, was a bit more cautious about this light, standing close to Erika in case this were to be a trap in itself.
 
"Who says I'm waiting till something cries to meet you again, love? I just need to arrange my affairs in my home and I'm following you wherever you go," Robin replied with a smirk.

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"Who says I'm waiting till something cries to meet you again, love? I just need to arrange my affairs in my home and I'm following you wherever you go," Robin replied with a smirk.

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"H-Hey... I was trying to make a cool moment," Erika didn't like being one-upped for some reason, but since it's Robin after all, she tried to hide the fact that she was surprised by his comment.

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"I hope dearly that is not the case," Kotomine said somewhat sourly in response to Erika's initial statement.

"This little trip has been nothing but trouble and needless work, and once I'm back home, I won't even be able to escape from these events. My report will definitely stir up some commotion, and I'll likely be questioned for weeks on end," he complained, before his lips suddenly curled into a small smirk.

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"But perhaps... it wasn't all that bad. I did feel a rush of energy that I had not felt in ten years. Feelings of genuine danger, suspense... Yes. If nothing else, it'll be interesting to imagine the Association's faces when I detail this journey. This Akibahara business... it's not over yet, but perhaps it won't be our place to continue this story. When the time comes, perhaps we really will meet again..."

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"Now then, since Kotomine's lord and savior Jesus is here to pick us up, let me say a few last words to those I care for or especially despise. Arya, I never really got the chance to apologize for the execution. If you need help with anything, just call me and I'll come running to help the youngest Queen I've ever met. Kotomine, stop being creepy. Like, you're a cool guy, but ease back on the creepy. River, keep punching people who upset you, that's why I respect you. Wuya, again, I'm so sorry for what I caused. Jack, start actually being loyal to Wuya."

Taking a breath after that, Robin looked around, "Let's see... Oh yes, Pretty. You're a good man, now for the love of god, ask Yang out. Speaking of the blond," Robin pulled out her gauntlets and tossed them to her, "Been meaning to give those to you."

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Ruby laughed a little, smiling a bit at what Robin said, she turned to Yang, grasping her hand a little, she seemed content with this. Looking around to everyone, her companions, her friends, people who she'd had to share this crazy adventure with and gave them a cheerfull wave "Goodbye! I hope we see each other again... Some day." she said, smiling a little.
 
"That it has," Monokuma says. A light begins to shimmer.​
Bayonetta looked on, wondering what was next.

"Are we at the end point?" she asked.

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"Or, is there still an end game yet to be played?"

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Continued from here.

EPILOGUE
"Still Breathing"

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Now that everyone has voted to spare Jennifer, Monokuma sighs. The light around him begins to grow. "Blame the dumb original programming, but this means I have to tell the lot of you that you passed the test. Congratulations, you're full-fledged coalition members!" Monokuma gets a few blank stares at this and he rolls his eyes, "It's a part of the rules, you thickos! Whatever, I'm sure you are all aware that this particular training montage has failed spectacularly."

The bear salutes, disappearing with the shimmering light. The puppet Wendy follows him soon after.

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"Everyone, I never got to properly introduce myself. My name is Makoto Naegi. I'd love to talk and explain a few things, but the program is about to shut itself down now that you've won. We'll see you on the other side." Makoto and Darth Rex disappear in a flash of white light, and soon the rest of you start following suit. You feel your bodies being lifted up into the sky and taken into a warm embrace. You feel different sensation caress you-- hot, cold, rough, smooth. Soon, eventually, it feels like you're waking up from a deep sleep. A glass panel above you flips open, and light stabs at your eyes. Someone pulls you out and supports you for a moment until you can get your balance. Thankfully, you don't really need it.

You were only in the machine for three days.

Still with such an ordeal behind you, you all find yourselves in a whirlwind of concern as people in suits touch and prod at you. Some of you are desperate to leave as soon as possible, but unfortunately you seem to be trapped once again by these people. They provide you showers, feed you, though give you as little information as possible while they do so. They at least tell you that you're at the Coalition HQ, wherever that is. You soon learn that not all of you made it out of the machine. Complications from the virus made some of you unrecoverable, even after the scenario was declared cleared. The majority of you made it out, though. A small glimmer of hope, that.

None of you see Jennifer for a while. Some of you probably suspect she was taken away for harboring the virus, despite everything you were told inside the machine. This doesn't seem to be the case however, as when all of you are brought before Makoto Naegi once again, Jennifer is standing beside him, looking noticeably not like a demon of any sort.

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"First of all," Makoto says. "I need everyone to hold off on their questions until I've said what I have to say. I'm sorry we've had to be so vague with you since you woke up and I deeply regret the pain you've all been put through, largely because of our own incompetence. How a virus got into our program is something we're still figuring out, but thankfully we got the majority of you out alive." He looks to Jennifer. "And without harboring any demons, I might add." He pauses now, his gaze rolling over each of you. All of you so different and unique. "Whether by necessity or coincidence, you all were potential recruits before you went into the program. Though your memories of that time have been erased, we still consider you all as such. Some of you may get those memories back, some of you may never, but you'll never lose the memories you gained inside the simulation."

A knowing smile passes by his lips. "Considering what you've been through, we're offering you all a variety of choices. You've all passed the test, even if it became something it wasn't supposed to. You may all join the coalition between the Future Foundation and GORE and join in our fight if you so desire. That option will always be available to you. Of course, I would understand if you've had enough with all this, and you may leave right now if you wish. We can return you to your worlds at the exact same time and place you left it, though keep in mind that may not coincide exactly with your missing memories."

"And finally, if neither of those interest you, you can go anywhere you want. We have that power here. We can take you to whatever world and to whatever universe you so desire."

With that, Makoto shrugs his shoulders. "Any questions?"

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"Out of Breath"

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You've all left, but the program still lingers. From the edges of the simulation, from the data buried deep in the system... an entity emerges. It appears as a shadow that moves across the court room, bathing the room in darkness. Two students never made it out-- The Noob and The Engineer. After you all won and left, these two turned oddly quiet, their faces turning to blank expressions. Their bodies went slack, their weaponry falling from their hands.

The shadow passes over them-- They begin to move. The Ultimate Suckage, quite an odd pair to be sure. Who would ever consider them as recruits? Of course, they never were. The virus that had infected the system had taken the form of an unlikely pair.

The two 'Battlefield Friends' slide together, their bodies turning into tiny particles. The small lights dance around each other before soon converging together, forming a new entity entirely--

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On his face forms a sly smile.

"The plan is working," he says to no one in particular. Hell, maybe he's saying it you, reader. "Manipulating the system... it couldn't have gone better. No-- more than that. It all went perfectly."

Then, he simply vanishes, and the program shuts down soon after.

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NOTE: I've given you guys a lot of freedom when it comes to your epilogue! First off, you can have your characters remember the memories that they lost, and said memories can be whatever you want them to be. So, if you want to say you and a rugged pirate got it on in the missing time, go for it! As for the future, your characters can choose to become members of the coalition and fight against the demon threat, or they can just choose to go home! Feel free to have them vacation in new worlds if you want, or even have two people go home together! Hell, you could have your guys stay at the HQ and not actually participate in the war if you so desire. It's entirely up to you!

While this is the epilogue chapter, feel free to continue RPing at the HQ for a time if you want to do some set-up for a particular epilogue.
 
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"Yes, and I'd like you all to know I hate you all," Kotomine said somewhat sourly, "This little trip has been nothing but trouble and needless work, and once I'm back home, I won't even be able to escape from these events. My report will definitely stir up some commotion, and I'll likely be questioned for weeks on end," he complained, before his lips suddenly curled into a small smirk.

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"But perhaps... it wasn't all that bad. I did feel a rush of energy that I had not felt in ten years. Feelings of genuine danger, suspense... Yes. If nothing else, it'll be interesting to imagine the Association's faces when I detail this journey. This Akibahara business... it's not over yet, but perhaps it won't be our place to continue this story. When the time comes, perhaps we really will meet again..."

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find out if our plucky heroes reunite in Murder: Right Hand of the Crimson Moon!

"While I share most of your sentiments, priests. It has been a pleasure meeting some of you." He'd smile and bow towards some of them. "But this whole farce spirited me away from things far more important than whatever you would call this."

As he spoke another person would appear and Funny's world would go white.

Later...

He had obliged with the group as best as he could, they obviously didn't harbor any malice towards him nor anyone else and they could bring him back to his own place. He's sigh frustratingly when they were brought to Makoto once more. He was getting tired with all of this. Once the boy had told his piece Funny replied back. "Take me home."

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He had obliged with the group as best as he could, they obviously didn't harbor any malice towards him nor anyone else and they could bring him back to his own place. He's sigh frustratingly when they were brought to Makoto once more. He was getting tired with all of this. Once the boy had told his piece Funny replied back. "Take me home."
Makoto nods. "That's completely understandable. Same place, same time?" An odd question normally, but a usual one around here.

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Makoto nods. "That's completely understandable. Same place, same time?" An odd question normally, but a usual one around here.

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"If you please." He replied. "I am on the cusp of greatness after all. Before I go however as I said inside the machine, it was a pleasure, but let's never speak of this again."

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Erika & Dlanor Epilogue
"Miracle"
Part 1

Three days. Three days and it felt like forever to her. There were times she hated, times she enjoyed, times she loved. Now, it was time to see if they could move on from this, never to speak of it again, or would it create new connections with everyone else? Who knew? It did make her wonder if the Witches of the Metaworld had any idea on what she's been up to, since she did drag herself and Dlanor into this in the first place.

"Good, very good. I guess there's the end of that," Erika says as she takes a sip of her honey tea, at least she were to have that. It's been helping her focus and remember what she's lost,"To think that I got so bored and thought this would impress Lady Bernkastel, I'm not so surprised by how it all came to that point where I brought myself and Dlanor into it all."

"...if you haven't figured out yet, Lady Erika, I aim to stay here and assist the Coalition. An alliance to be formed with the Eiserne Jungfreu would be highly beneficial to the cause of preventing such events like this," Dlanor said to the detective, announcing that she was going to stay here as well as bringing her two allies.

"Sounds like a great choice for you Dlanor, I'm sure that would work out. Well, I have experience a lot in the past few days, but I happen to lean towards the decision to return to the Metaworld. You do remember that I have to settle my score against my biggest rival," Erika smiled, seeing that their contract would come to an end here.

"You are quite predictable, Lady Erika," Dlanor had expected that answer from her, causing the detective to blush.

"S-Shut up... you know how much I miss the logic battles and closed room mysteries. Those are like my top specialties!" Erika sighed. Glancing over to her side, she spotted Robin, and for sure, she had definite decisions here.

"So... um, Robin... I was wondering if... u-um... you want to come with to my world... I mean... I don't think I can go back and just forget who you were," Erika twiddled her thumbs together as she was basically asking him to join her. For some reason it felt like she was asking him out for a date... or even..

"To be honest, Lady Erika, I never thought you would change your views on love so quickly after one different experience. Maybe I should write a letter to Lady Bernkastel and Lady Lambdadelta..." Dlanor, despite her bland voice, seemed to like teasing Erika...

"You can't say that for other people Dlanor, you don't know my thoughts, okay?" Erika was really blushing a lot now. While she outright hated the idea of looking so vulnerable, the detective was making an exception here just for her lover.

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Leia was overjoyed to learn that she wasn't just a bunch of data inside the simulation. As it turned out, she was a media specialist for the Coalition, tasked with the heavy job of reducing Akibahara's influence in ways outside of fighting. Her memories of this job were largely replaced, of course, with the fake memories of the simulation. They said that in time she would recover, but Leia was far from sure what she'd do in the meantime.

Sadly, her supposed 'rival' was never her rival at all. Both Frank West and Nick Ramos were indeed fake people made specifically for the simulation. She felt a connection to Frank, however, even if he was never real. It took a lot of schmoozing and about a thousand safety checks, but Leia eventually came up with a way to make herself feel better. Eventually, she found Axel.

"Hey!" she says, trying to be casual. We did not just go through a whole bunch of murder and stuff! Nope! No way! "Before you did... whatever, I wanted to give you this." She hands Axel a small chip and a belt. "Just put the chip in and turn it on, okay? I think you'll find it really cool!"

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Kirei Kotomine: The Fake Priest - Epilogue


A few days later...

"Yes, that's right. I've just sent the Monokuma Incident Report that details what happened during my disappearance. It should reach London in a few days," Kotomine said into the phone, "One thing to note though... I imagine you'll find it quite similar to Aoko Aozaki's Gotham City Incident Report and Shiki Tohno's Crossed Testimony. This is not something we can continue to ignore. If I were you, I would send someone to go investigate this disturbance further. I feel as though things are building up to some sort of grand-scale event the likes of which we could never imagine..." The priest suggested.

A few days had passed as he had chosen to return to his home world in Fuyuki City, Japan, just in time for the Fifth Holy Grail War. But before all the Masters would gather, he knew he had to submit his report to the Mages' Association, as this string of events had admittedly piqued his interest. However, he needed a break. Let someone else worry about all this. As he stood in his Church, speaking to the phone, he briefly recalled his adventures again, describing the Murder Games and his speculation that Aozaki and Tohno had also underwent a situation like this in their reports.

"Duly noted. I'll look into it when it arrives," the voice on the other end replied, "Who would you suggest in that case?"

"Someone powerful. I barely managed to get out of there alive by my teeth," Kotomine answered, thinking for a brief moment, before an idea came to mind, "Someone like... the Burial Agency's Seventh."

The seventh member of the Burial Agency. The Church's trump card. She would be someone who they could count on to continue this tiresome job. Who else would be better for the job than someone who was stronger than Kotomine himself?

"..." The other voice remained silent for a minute, before clearing his throat, "I see. I'll consult the higher-ups about it then after the report arrives. I look forward to reading it," it said, before hanging up, leaving Kotomine alone in his Church.

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"Hmph. Yes, something is about to happen very soon..." The priest murmured to himself, "A storm is coming. A fire is rising. Hopefully, whatever is coming, it'll prove to be as exciting as the Monokuma Incident... but without the headaches," He chuckled to himself, folding his arms behind his back and beginning to make his way towards the other room.

A man with golden armor was waiting for him, a glass of wine in his hands.

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"Ah, there you are. I was almost beginning to miss you," the golden man said with a small chuckle, sipping some of the wine, "Fortunately, this physical body renders Independent Action obsolete, so it wasn't like I had an exact time limit before I had to disappear, but this place is quite dull without you around..."

"Yes. Well, I imagine you'll be especially entertained by the little story I have for you..."


A few more days later...

The night skies were cold. But she liked it like that. It was lonely, but she didn't mind it that much. All the light, the cars, the life down there. Aside from the local curry hangout, a place of solitude was her favorite place to be. Fiddling with a Black Key, she sat like a still statue, expressionless and emotionless.

In the Church, there existed a division within it. The Burial Agency. A group of extremely powerful Executors who specialize in killing demons rather than exorcising them. Among them, the seventh member, simply codenamed "Ciel," was said to be the strongest Executor in all of the Church, surpassing even Kirei Kotomine himself.

It was no wonder that he'd recommend her to pick up this Akibahara case.

"Ciel," a man said from the shadows without even introducing himself.

"Yes. What is it?" The young woman replied, not looking at him.

"What can you tell me about the recent incident reports?"

"Tohno-kun reported, to me personally of course, that he had encountered people supposedly from other worlds, as well as a strange phenomenon known as the Crossed that could not be found in the database of the Mages' Association. It was speculated that Tohno-kun encountered the Multi-Dimensional Refraction Phenomenon, but the case would have been dropped due to lack of leads to go on... if not for the fact that Aozaki submitted her own report that detailed a similar situation that Tohno-kun went through; also running into people from other worlds," Ciel spoke coolly without missing a beat, before continuing.

"Before the Mages' Association and the Church could figure out if this was something that had to be addressed, Executor Kirei Kotomine also went through this anomaly, disappearing for three days, before returning and promptly submitting his Monokuma Incident Report. Now the old men are in a panic, and for good reason."

"Good..." The man nodded, pleased with the answer, "The way you speak though... I imagine you can guess what we want from you, in that case, Executor Ciel?"

"Yes, yes. You want me to investigate these incidents, I presume? Very well. I'm not exactly sure what I'll run into, so right now, it feels like a waste of our time, but if you have a lead to go on, I suppose I have no choice."

"Sharp as ever. Now, let's start talking business..."

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"Tch... Tying together these cases... Making sense out of this Akibahara mention... What a pain. I'll grow gray hairs in no time..." Ciel spoke.

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