Return to Despair
Welcome to Rising Angel Academy, the twin facility to Hope's Peak Academy.
Much like our sister school we teach our students skills and techniques that will help further them in life after school.
However we only accept the best so our agents have been sent all over the world to gather the best in every field possible.
If your the ultimate in your field then you have a place in our school.
Welcome you 16 lucky students to our Academy
Remember this is a safe school environment, nothing can possible go wrong.
The Mastermind let out a sigh as the survivors left the room to their choice.
"That group was so boring, not even a day goes by and a murder happens."
"Oh well murder is murder no matter how you put it and this was the intent."
"Lets hope the next group is going to be more entertaining"
The mastermind slowly began chuckling before it turned into a full on laugh echoing throughout the halls of the academy.
"Memory wipe 100% complete."
The Mastermind looked at the computer screen as it flashed those exact words.
A smile slowly crept on their face as the cogs in their head began to turn.
The Mastermind quickly left the room they were in and entered another room.
They walked slowly up to a pod that had an unconscious body in it.
The Mastermind cast one look at the person in the pod as if to judge the potential of the person.
Then the Mastermind continued to look at the person and said "Shall we play a game."
The first thing I felt as I woke up was the massive headache I had.
My head felt like it was hit with a locomotive train after being run over by a bus.
I then opened my eyes to an unfamiliar sight before me.
I was staring up at a plain white ceiling with light bulb attached to it.
But more importantly I felt something under me that was soft and comfy.
I realized that I was laying down on a bed.
I quickly got up and looked at my surrounding environment.
There was a bed, a desk, a table and a bathroom.
All things needed for a comfortable life.
The more I looked around the more I realized that I've never been here before.
Yet I couldn't shake the sense of familiarity that this room was giving me.
An uneasiness settled in me as my mind rushed to find an explanation.
" I don't remember ever being here yet. "
I tried to remember what happened before I woke up and then I realized that I couldn't remember anything.
The last thing I remember was walking into Rising Angel Academy.
Flashback
Hi my name is Kouki Yoshi, I'm age 16 and I've been invited to attend Rising Angel Academy.
The reason for attending such a prestigious academy, simple, luck.
I was randomly invited through a lottery that randomly picked a student from around the world to come here.
This has earned me the title of Ultimate Lucky Student.
Normally luck would not be a talent in any situation but I guess this is the exception.
Before we go any further I should introduce myself a bit more.
I've got hazelnut hair that just stops above my shoulders and bangs that cover my forehead.
I've got peach-like skin and dull green eyes however there is a scar that runs across my forehead that goes from eyebrow to eyebrow.
I'm 5'8" in height and I'm lean and somewhat muscular though nothing dramatic.
I typically wear beige cargo pants and a green shirt that has the words " Every journey starts with a step. " on its back.
I also typically wear grey tennis shoes, a silver watch and sunglasses on the top of my head.
And I can't forget my lucky charm, my dog tags.
These dog tags have on them my address and home phone just in case I need them.
That pretty much covers everything physical about me.
As for personality well people have often describe me as normal or helpful.
I often get into situations to help people since I've got plenty of time.
I'm not easily shocked but I'm very jumpy in situations where I'm unsure and I sometimes act with violence though I will stop from punching whatever before real damage is done.
I don't think bad of any people really, unless they abuse their power.
I don't get angry under any other circumstances unless the person is abusing their power.
I like to think every one is equal and should be treated such.
I'm also easily sidetracked if anything else catches my attention.
I have a habit of crossing my fingers to bring me more good luck.
I guess I rely on my luck a little too much.
And that is me, just an average person who likes to help out others.
But enough about me right now I'm about to take the most important steps in my life.
I stood in front of the doors to the school and the entrance feeling a little nervous about entering.
Don't get me wrong I'm honored to be here but compared to all the Ultimates attending here, its easy to feel overwhelmed.
Taking a breath I pushed opened the door and stepped inside.
Then suddenly the world started to shift, swirl and melt over and over again before everything went black.
End Flashback
And that is how I got here.
So then why am I not in the entrance hall.
Thoughts like that rushed through my mind as I struggled to remember what happened after I entered the entrance hall.
But... nothing, that is all I remember.
I began to panic wondering what else I forgot.
" My name is Kouki Yoshi. " I said to myself.
Good, at least I knew what my name is.
Wondering what other strange things happened to me I entered the bathroom to check.
I stepped in front of the mirror.
And I discovered that everything was exactly the same as it was when I entered the school
" Well that's strange. " I muttered.
I walked out of the bathroom back into the bedroom.
Then I noticed something on the desk.
I walked over and discovered it was a note.
It read Come to the entrance hall at 8 am.
I glanced at the clock that hung on my wall and it said the time is 7:55
" I guess I better get going, if anything this might give me some answers. " I said.
So I exited my room and immediately I noticed that their were other doors with names and faces on them just like mine.
" I know some of these names. " I muttered as a sense of familiarity washed over me.
With that in mind I continued my way to the entrance hall and hopefully some answers.
I entered the entrance hall to 15 other people gathered their.
" Who's that. "
" I don't know. "
" Do you think he's a student. "
" Does he know anything about what happened to us. "
And that's when I noticed a huge metal vault behind every one where normally doors would be.
" Hi everyone I was told to meet here at 8 but I guess I'm late. " I said.
A girl in a red skirt, black leather boots and white dress shirt walked up to me.
She studied me for a minute.
While she was doing that I noticed several things about her.
Her hair is jet black and long, long enough to reach past her shoulders.
Her eyes were brown and staring at me with curiosity.
And her face was completely emotionless, like a featureless mask had been placed over her face.
Finally she said " Let me guess you just woke up in a strange room with no recollection of how you got there and their was a note that said to come to the entrance hall at 8 am. "
" Yeah, how did you know that? " I asked.
" Because the same thing happened to us. " she replied.
" What?! " I asked with shock.
" Its true one minute we entered Rising Angel Academy then we all woke up in different rooms and we don't know how we got their. "
I was confused at the whole situation and I wanted more answers but my mind told me that I wouldn't like the answers given.
One thing is for sure my life as I knew it was over and a new one had just begun.
As I stood their in front of a random group of strangers I realized one thing, I could not be more confused. Then there's the girl standing in front of me. Where do I even begin to describe her. After giving the bombshell information that we'd all woken in the almost exact same mysterious circumstances like it was a normal thing to say, she turned around and began addressing the group.
" Everyone now is not the time for discord, we all need to stand to united at least for the duration of time that we will be staying. " the girl said.
" Oh yeah, who died and made you in charge. " someone said.
" I don't see anyone else volunteering besides I'm the one who's best qualified to lead this group. " she she responded. As the girl said I couldn't help but get an arrogant feeling from her. Almost as if she thinks here abilities are superior to even other Ultimates. And yet I couldn't help but get the feeling that she didn't mean it like that. Like she hasn't has much social interaction.
" How can we even trust you if we don't even know who the person standing next to us is. " a voice said. I turned my head towards the voice and instantly recognized who she was. She was Aima Jespersen also known as the Ultimate Alpinist. She wore a white top with an unknown city, beige jeans and green converse all covering her thin, pale body. As I examined her more her stance told me she wasn't very comfortable being surrounded by a bunch of people.
" Very well then I guess well start building trust by introducing ourselves to each other. " the mysterious girl said.
" Tell us your name first. " Aima responded.
" Very well, my name is Serra Raven and I have the title of Ultimate Strategist. " she responded. As soon as she said her name I was filled with a sense of dread and admiration. Serra Raven is a world renowned strategist capable of beating high ranking generals in real life combat while playing against world renowned chess players for fun. They say her tactics are so brutal that even the most battle hardened veterans shake with fear but that's just a rumor, right? However seeing her in the flash made her a lot less intimidating.
Her white dress shirt and red skirt made her look like a normal school girl but I got the feeling that was just for show or to fool us to letting our guard down. Yet seeing her made her look like more of a person and not a myth.
" Now that I've introduced myself it shouldn't be that hard for everyone else to do the same. " Serra said. The act of her speaking seem to jolt everyone into action. Everyone started to move around and introducing themselves. Unsure of who to talk to or what I just stood their. " You know you can talk to me. " Serra said.
As if sensing my hesitation she added " I don't bite, promise. ". So I walked over to her and said " My name is Kouki Yoshi and I'm the Ultimate Luck Student. ".
" Lucky student huh, hmm you given me something to think about. " she said. " Uhh, thank you. " I responded.
Serra then walked away to the other side of room and waited patiently for everyone to be finished. Well that was a short and strange conversation. Looking around for anyone to talk to I spotted Aima. So that's who I walked to next. " Hey. " she said.
" Hi, I'm Kouki Yoshi and I'm the Ultimate Lucky Student. " I said.
" Aima Jespersen, Ultimate Alpinist. " she said.
" I know. " I said. She then gave me an odd look. I then realized that I might have sounded a little like a stalker and I definitely sounded rude. " I mean I just looked up you all before I went to school because there were rumors that you would be going to Rising Angel and I was curious. " I said. That didn't sound like a stalker, right?
" Right, well it was nice meeting you. " She said.
Sensing that I should probably go I did just that. As far as first impressions went that wasn't bad. I began to look for another person to talk and found one. Or rather she found me.
" H-Hi my is Megan Winslow, nice to meet you. " the girl calling herself Megan said. Megan Winslow, the Ultimate Voodoo Doll Maker. They say the dolls she makes are so amazing people climb over them selves to get them. They also say that they that her dolls are cursed and that anyone who buys them will commit a crime, rumors probably. Thinking about it now I never had a good look at her so I stole a quick glance.
She wore an auburn, long sleeved dress with a white vest, peach colored sandals and a light red tie. Her hair was medium length and maroon color and her eyes were brown. Her skin was pale and there are light freckles on her face. I also her eyes shifting around nervously almost as if she was expecting something to jump out.
" Kouki Yoshi and its my pleasure. " I tried to say in a reassuring manner.
" Thanks and I'm not always a nervous wreck, just more times then I want to admit. " she said.
" It's okay we all have got stuff we do that we aren't exactly proud of. " I said again trying to reassure her.
" Don't worry about me I'm going to be more courageous in the future, that's a promise. " She said.
I could sense her strong determination in just those words alone but I also sensed some hesitation in her words. Almost like she knows she'll always know she be scared forever. I said goodbye to Megan and began looking for another person to talk to. Then I spotted Ramos Luciano. The guy was an impressive site.
Ramos wore a green jersey with 01 and Luciano on the back while the front had a shattered skull over his tanned skin. He also wore silver basketball shorts, white calf length socks with two green stripes on the top underneath white sneakers. His wavy brown hair extended to about above his shoulders. His height is actually pretty average but he is really muscular. Despite all this small bruises covered his body. Huh, must have fought someone before coming here.
Ramos turned towards me and walked over. As he got closer I noticed his dark drown eyes and a scar that goes through his left eyebrow. " Hello my name is Ramos Luciano, the Ultimate Boxer and I couldn't help but notice you look lonely. " he said
" Oh I'm not lonely just deep in thought. " I said.
" Well if you are ever lonely don't be afraid to hang out with me. " Ramos said.
" I will do that and my name is Kouki Yoshi. " I responded.
" Pleasure. " he said as he walked away.
" Whoa " I heard as I felt a force pushed me to the ground. The next moment I was on the floor, face down with something heavy on top of me.
As soon as it came, that heavy pressure got off my back. I looked up to see the embarrass face of the Ultimate DJ.
" Axel is very sorry for tripling onto you, you see Axel is clumsy but Axel doesn't trip onto people that much. " he said.
Axel Takashima, otherwise known as the Ultimate DJ. His mother is well known as an Idol in both the USA and Japan, rivaling even Sayaka Maizono in terms of popularity and skill. Axel's sudden rise in popularity from being a DJ at a lot parties for famous people such as Junko Enoshima and Sonia Nevermind, gained him a spot at Rising Angel Academy. He's got short spiky black hair with blue streaks, tan skin, and pink eyes. He wears a brown fedora, black headphones on his neck, a red jacket with the words Brooklyn on it with horns. He also wears a white t-shirt that says Nobodies perfect, an orange belt, blue jeans and black sneakers with blue shoe laces.
" Its okay accidents happen. " I said as I rubbed my back.
" Either way Axel is very sorry. " Axel said.
" Why do you speak in the third person? " I asked.
" Because it's a part of Axel's identity and no Axel will not stop speaking in the third person. " he said it like he'd asked that that a million times.
" Okay, we'll i was nice meeting you. " I said.
" Likewise. " Axel said.
I walked away slightly confused but for the most part feeling like I got a great friend. I was distracted enough that I bumped into someone.
" Sorry. " I muttered.
" Its okay I was going to talk to you next anyways. " the person I bumped into said.
" Huh. " I looked up and there was Dawson Tall, the Ultimate Caver standing in front of me. The guy wore layers let me tell you. He wore like two white shirts, a plain red jacket and a ball cap. Which I felt complimented his dark skin,lean but strong figure, bright red hair and his glasses. His feet had working boots on them and his hands wore rubber gloves.
" You were going to talk to me next? " I questioned.
" Yeah, I make it a habit of introducing myself to people when I can. " Dawson said.
" Well I'm Kouki Yoshi and I think we're going to get along really great. " I said.
" Awesome. " he said.
" Excuse me can I jump in on this conversation. "
Dawson and I turned to whoever spoke. It took me minute but I soon recognized the girl standing in front of me. Her name is Kumo Yomohiro and she is known as the Ultimate pilot. Her hair is a mix between orange and brown. She might look a little short for a pilot but from what I hear her reputation is well earned.
Her pale skin and blue eyes matched her brown leather vest, the white and light green striped long sleeved shirt, and her pilot cap and goggles. She also wears boot cut jeans that reach to her knees with a leather belt. Then I realized she wore orange glasses and a light green bow tie on the front, left side of her vest. Her shoes were white flats that look a little worn with white socks.
" No problem, I've still gt people to introduce myself to. " Dawson said as he walked.
I turned to Kumo and introduced myself.
" Ultimate Lucky Student huh, well you aren't very lucky if your trapped in here with us. " she said.
" Well I'm lucky, that means both good luck and bad luck so i guess in this case I've got bad luck. " I said.
" We both have bad luck if we're trapped here, but we can't stay like this forever right, we'll have to be let out eventually. " she said, the fear in her voice evident.
" We have bad luck right now so we'll eventually get good luck. " I tried to reassure her.
" I hope that's soon. " Kumo said.
" Well I just came over here to introduce myself and your reassuring me, I hope we get to talk more in the future. " she said as she walked.
I've noticed a lot of people walking away from me. Wonder why? Either way they leave in an awfully dramatic matter don't they. I then noticed two girls standing off to the side out of the way. I recognized Alyara Sardonyx the Ultimate Artist but I didn't recognized the other girl. So I walked over to them and introduced myself.
" H-hi I'm Alyrara Sardonyx and I'm the Ultimate Artist, sorry if I'm not talakative I just need to get used to this situation. " Alyara Sardonyx said.
Alyara has medium length blueish hair, hazel eyes with spots of green and purple thick framed glasses she wears. Her skin is light and she wears a purple tank top like t-shirt over a black a tank top. And a black skirt that reaches her shins compliments all this.
" Its understandable but I hope we can be friends in the future. " I said.
" I'd like that, I just need time and I don't really need that much. " Alyara said.
Alyara turned to the girl next to her and said " Bye Sayu, I'll see you later. "
Alyara left and I turned towards the girl called Sayu. Her skin is pale and she's got light brown freckles scattered across her cheeks and nose. Her hair is mousy brown, long and wavy with a straight cut fringe and her eyes are dark brown. She wears a simple satiny blouse with half sleeves and in the color green. She also wore a flowly dark red knee length skirt. Her feature to me seemed to be delicate and yet they seem unremarkable.
" So who are you? " I asked.
" Sayu Akizuki. " she replied.
" What's your talent, Sayu. " I asked.
" My talent, hmm an interesting story...for another time. " she said.
" Why not now? " I asked.
" I'd like to confirm what's going on here before anything else happens. " she said.
" I see, well I won't press for more details. " I said.
" Thank you and there is a person behind you. " she said.
I turned to see a guy grinning behind me. The guy standing in front of me wore a long white lab coat that goes down to his shins with blue hoodie underneath. He also wore grey jeans, black converse for shoes, and mechanic goggles around his neck. His spiky hair was a dark burgundy color that goes all the way down to his shoulders.
His eyes are something interesting, they aren't the same color with his left eye being brown and his right eye being blue, something tells me that didn't occur naturally.
" Can I help you? " I asked.
" Yes you can, come see me when you have free time. " he said.
" Okay and you are? " I asked growing more creeped out by the second.
" Katsu Gekai, the Ultimate Surgeon trust me your in good hands. " he said with a huge grin.
" But... " I began.
" TRUST ME! " He yelled.
His yelling shocked me so much that i stumbled back a bit.
" Great now I've yelled so much for first impressions, but seriously visit me anytime I'm always open to new patient.. I mean people. " he said with a grin.
" Right I'll keep that in mind. " I said.
" Excellent. " he said then he skipped away.
" Wow and I thought I knew crazy but this is just a whole other level. "
I turned towards the sound of the voice and found a boy. He wore a navy blue hoodie, black t-shirt, black athletic pants, black sneakers, black wristwatch on his right arm, and sleek framed glasses covering chocolate brown eyes. His hair was black with green highlights and his skin is caramel brown.
" Well I wouldn't call him crazy just eccentric. " I said.
" Trust me he's crazy. " he stated.
" And you are? " I asked.
" Milo Karrick, Ultimate Comedian. " he said his hand outstretch.
" Kouki Yoshi, Ultimate Lucky Student. " I said as I took his hand and shook it.
" Nice to meet you. " Milo said.
We finished our introductions but something told we would talk again much later, sooner than I'd expect.
I started looking around for people I haven't introduced my self to when I found myself staring at a huge guy. A big bulky guy with a slight tan, slightly spiky brown hair, greenish brownish eyes, red flannel with the sleeves rolled up, dirty blue jeans, black muddy boots and calloused hands. I was expecting a big confident voice to come out of him but instead a nervous and shy voice came out.
" Hi, I'm Mikio Kikumori and I'm the Ultimate Gardener. " he said.
" Kouki Yoshi, Ultimate Lucky Student and its nice to meet you. " I said.
" I-I have to go now. " he said then speed walked away.
Either he has to be somewhere or he's shy/nervous. Though I get the feeling he'll warm up to everyone soon.
" He's a nice guy I hope we get to know him better. " A girl said. This girl hair was a dyed red which reaches down to the top of her neck though I am seeing a bit of black of the top of her head. The hair is also brushed over her ear on the right side of her face and she keeps it in place with the help of a blue clip, however her hair on the left is left to hang freely. She has a fairly flat complexion, a light skin tone, and a few scars around her left eye that I can tell weren't caused by animals. Over her eyes she wears a pair of small rectangular glasses, and on her right cheek there is a tattoo of a Welsh dragon.
Her clothing consisted of a blazer from an unknown school, denim shorts, black leggings that reach just above her knees, and black trainers with pink highlights and worn out laces.
" Yeah but right now I'd like to get to know you. " I said.
" Well my name is Cleopatra Davis but you can call me Cleo and I'm the Ultimate Veterinarian. " Cleo said.
" Kouki Yoshi and I'm the Ultimate Lucky Student. " I said in response.
" Lucky huh, sure could use that luck right about now. " she said.
" Yeah I seem to be getting that a lot. " I said.
" Oh I'm sorry I didn't mean to say that I'm blaming you or expecting things from you, it's just that I wished we weren't trapped here. " She said.
" You don't know we're trapped here forever, for all we know we could be rescued any minute. " I said in a reassuring manner.
" I guess but I don't want to keep my hopes up, the worst kind of hope is false hope. " she said.
" But the worst kind of despair is not hoping at all. " I said.
With that Cleo walked away but before giving me a thought full look.
" Hello. " A voice from behind me. I turned around and saw a girl with a bright smile on her face. This girl has a slim figure but um big proportions on her body. Her hair is long and the color sky blue which are tied up in twin tails. She has a small button nose, her skin is light sun kissed and her lips are full pink. She wears thin black glasses over her piercing blue eyes, which have mascara and they seem to go well with her grin.
She also wears a blue blazer over a long white sleeved with a light blue tie and the more I look at it the more I realized it has the Rising Angel crest on it. The crest is a faceless, genderless, and featureless angel holding up the sun. In combination with all those things, she also wears a navy blue pleated skirt which reaches about just above mid thigh, and blueish blackish leggings with black heeled boots which has sharp heels and reaches just above her ankles. Then I noticed her shirt was slightly unbutton.
" Sorry but I couldn't help but over hear the last part of your guys conversation and thought it was super depressing so I decided to cheer you up. " She said.
" And you are. " I said with the nervousness seeping into my voice. Seriously there are some crazy people here.
" I'm Kagura Miyamoto, its nice to meet you. " She said still with her crazy grin.
Kagura Miyamoto, the Ultimate Bomb Specialist. She is most well known for inventing an explosive that's cheap and easy to build. She showcased this explosive while attempting to get into a police academy but talent scouts from both Hope's Peak and Rising Angel were both there and they both extended offers to attend their schools respectively. I guess she accepted the offer from Rising Angel because she's in their uniform, more or less.
" Kouki Yoshi. " I said as I extended my hand for a handshake.
She took it and said " Right your the Ultimate Lucky Student I've been hearing so much about, man you must be lucky to be meeting so many unique people. " she said.
" I guess but I'm more focus on the fact that we're trapped here. " I said.
" Yeah but your not here alone you've got us. " she said.
" Speaking of us there's one person whom you haven't yet so I'll introduce you guys. " She said as she took my hand and dragged me away to meet this person.
She dragged me to a corner of the room where a guy was leaning up against the wall looking bored. The guy had short auburn hair and dark blue eyes. His skin tone is white and he wears three bracelets total, two on his left wrist and one on his right. The bracelets on his left are purple and blue and the one on his right is orange. His outfit consist of whit long sleeved shirt and a navy blue belt with brown shorts, this is all complimented by his dark grey boots. His height is average for a 16 year old.
" This is William Gerado but you can call him Will and he's the Ultimate Songwriter. " Kagura said.
" Sup. " he said.
" Hi Kouki Yoshi and I'm the Ultimate Lucky Student, pleasure to meet you. " I said.
" Right well it was nice to meet you. " he said.
And he walked away.
" Don't worry its not you, he gets like that in high pressure situation like deadlines for famous singers or when your kidnapped and thrown into a room full of strangers with no idea what's going on. " Kagura said.
" You seem to know a lot about everyone here. " I said.
" I do my research and I don't know that much, just a little more than most. " she said.
Then the monitor on the wall blinked on. Static filled the screen and then the silhouette of a...teddy bear? Appeared on the t.v.
" Ahem, this is a school announcement would all students report to the gym for opening ceremony. "
Then the monitor blinked off leaving us more confused.
" Come on we won't get anywhere just standing here so I suggest we go to the gym and get some answers. " Serra said.
Left with little other choice we all left for the gym.
Eventually we all made it to the gym were there was nothing waiting for us. Had we been tricked. Was this all a cruel prank. If so what was that we saw on the screen in the entrance hall. It looked like a teddy bear but teddy bears don't speak. At least they didn't last time I checked.
Some time passed and still nothing happened. Some of us looked like they were about to leave until laughter filled the gym.
" Phuhuhu. "
Huh, did I just hear that.
" Phuhuhu. "
That laughter, it came from the stage. We began looking at the stage in anxious anticipation. What came next was unexpected to say the least. Suddenly a black and whit bear popped out of the stage and landed on the speaking podium. The bear had a lightning red eye on the black side and a round black eye on the white side.
His grin was similar with teeth being on the black side and nothing on the white side.
" Greetings everyone, I hope you all had a great morning and welcome to Rising Angel. " It said.
" I am Monokuma and I am this school's headmaster. " Monokuma said.
" Come again. " I said.
" Yeah right like a teddy bear would ever be a headmaster of a school. " Aima said.
" You guys must have misheard me I am not a teddy bear, I am Monokuma and I would beary much like for you guys to remember that. " Monokuma said.
" Did he just say beary? " Dawson asked.
" Really that's your question. " Aima replied.
" Well it was the first thing that came to mind and I kinda just said it. " Dawson said.
" I'm still waiting for the punch line. " Milo said.
" Huh? " Monokuma said.
" I mean I admire your dedication to delivering a good joke but I think this is a bit expensive and your dragging the joke bit. " Milo said.
" Oh so we're going that route huh, you know you remind me of someone who's saying exactly what your saying and I can't believe he's still alive. " Monokuma said while he had a look of reminiscing on him. At least I think it's a guy and I don't really think its important right now.
" Anyway this is no joke starting today everyone here is starting a school communal life together from now to graduation. " Monokuma said as he snapped out of his trance.
" And how long is the school life here? " Kumo said with her eyes darting around the gym as if expecting it to close in on her.
" For the rest of your life's. " Monokuma said nonchalantly.
" F-For the rest of our life's " Kumo said as she began clutching her body and slowly falling onto the ground.
" Yep and you guys are trapped here so don't even think about escaping. " Monokuma said.
" Trapped here. " Kumo muttered.
" O-Okay we get it joke's over now you can stop. " Milo said.
" Oh but don't despair guys their is a way to graduate and leave this school so listen in beary closely. " Monokuma said.
" How? " Kumo asked.
" Why murder of course. " Monokuma said nonchalantly again.
" M-Murder? " Megan said, fear evident in her voice.
" Yep stabbing, shooting, strangling, drowning, bludgeoning, poisoning, even eating counts so long as the person dies it doesn't really matter how you do it. " Monokuma said.
" Seriously stop it, this prank is going to far. " Milo said as desperation slowly built up within him.
" I don't think it's a prank. " I said.
" It has to be a prank otherwise...otherwise I wouldn't be able to handle it. " Milo said.
" Ooh am I sensing despair from everyone here, oh you kids know how to make my day don't you. " Monokuma said.
" We'd never murder our friends. " I said.
" Phuhuhuhu I am going to enjoy seeing you fall into despair Mr Yoshi for you see humans are fragile things, upset them a little and they fall into despair filled bits. " Monokuma said.
" But that won't happen with us. " I said with as much determination as I could muster.
" We'll see won't we phuhuhu, anyways it won't be doing the murdering it will be you guys and its going to be despairingly awesome. " Monokuma said.
" Please stop. " I said.
" Phuhuhuhu. " Monokuma said as it disappeared into the stage leaving us all in a confused and scared state.
Mikio started to silently cry. Kumo was still clutching her sides and shacking her head as if in denial. Most of the others were in various states of denial or horror.
" Why us, what did we do to deserve this. " Ramos said.
" I don't know but if we work together we'll make it through this. " I said.
" Your unbearably naive. " Serra said.
" Huh? " I said.
" If you think that nobody here will murder someone then your a fool. " Serra said.
" Monokuma may have said many things but he was right about humans being fragile and he's set us up to shatter. its only a matter of time before the killings begin. ' she said.
Her words cut deeply into me. I could feel a cold sensation spreading throughout my body. Is this what despair feels like? Was this Monokuma's goal? Can we really trust anybody here but ourselves? I could feel the world slowly collapse around as I stood frozen in place. The School Life of Mutual Killing had begun.
End Of Prologue
Students Remaining: 16
Kouki Yoshi: Alive
Alyara Sardonyx: Alive
Mikio Kikumori: Alive
Serra Raven: Alive
Ramos Luciano: Alive
Milo Karrick: Alive
Cleopatra Davis: Alive
Megan Winslow: Alive
Katsu Gekai: Alive
Kagura Miyamoto: Alive
Sayu Akizuki: Alive
Axel Takashima: Alive
William Gerardo: Alive
Aima Jespersen: Alive
Dawson Tall: Alive
Kumo Yomohiro: Alive