Floor VI: King mogeko, Mogecukoo, and Nega Mogeko
Moffuru's corpse was tossed from the clouds, so hopefully that takes care of the evidence. Now, just two more floors to go.
Defect Mogeko was glad. "Alright, this is a short route. We can get to floor seven quick." Sadly, this would not only be the longest floor in their journey... but the one where Yonaka finally starts to break.
After a wonderful meeting with the king of all Mogekos, the desperate duo had to deal with the fact that their escape had just been foiled. They had to take an alternate route to the library, but eventually found their way there. It was here that Yonaka finally decided to voice a desire that's been on her mind for a while now.
"What's this place...?" asked Defect.
In response, Yonaka said: "Never mind that, let us elope!"
"Wh...Missy, what's this now?" He certainly figured Yonaka was the unpredictable type, but he sooner imagined being at the end of that knife of hers than... this.
"I don't even care about my brother anymore! Mr. Defect Mogeko...As long as I have you, then...!"
"Y...You're being ridiculous!"
"No... I'm being serious! Please, look into my eyes! Defect Mogeko, won't you...elope with me?"
"...Missy..."
"Mr. Defect Mogeko..."
They stared at each other for quite a while. The world around them seemed to sit still at that moment. In that one moment, all there was... it was just the two of them. Nothing else was important. All the worries which consumed them melted away. They began to imagine what the future might hold for the two of them, the life they can live together...
...Until they realized they were still trapped.
They snapped out of the fantasy and agreed to move forward.
"But... promise me this, Defect Mogeko. If we both get out of here alive... we'll continue where we left off here. And... it'll be just the two of us, forever."
"...You got it, Missy. So, what is this place? Guess we'll take a look."
...But of course, you know how this story ends, don't you?
Finally, they arrived at the sixth special Mogeko. Mogecuckoo had a teleporting egg ready for them. The duo even made a promise of marriage to each other. It seemed like everything was finally going smoothly.
But the feeling was short lived. Now they're in some other room of the castle, and Mogecuckoo is bleeding.
"Ghg...Gack... Oh dear, it seems mogeko interfered with the warp. Truly stubborn, I hate him so. Cluck..."
"You okay?" asked a worried Defect.
"This is nothing really. You just need to hurry."
"...B-but!"
"I said go! I'll be fine!"
"...Sorry."
"Poor creature." said Yonaka. "I don't want to just leave you here to suffer... I'll make this quick."
And quick it was, that she 'mercifully' ended his life. She picked up a piece of him. "I wonder if you taste like chicken?"
Defect was unamused. "There's no time for that, we need to hurry!"
"R-Right!" And so they ran.
It happened for only a few seconds. Yet it felt like time itself froze, in that instant she heard the noise.
Bang, bang, bang.
Defect laid on the ground, bleeding.
The greedy king spoke. "Now, hand the little high school girl over."
"...No thanks!" The two fled as fast as they could manage in their condition to a safe spot.
Within the chosen cell, Defect revealed his true identity as the seventh special Mogeko, Nega Mogeko. Opposite to the king in nearly every way, he opposed the king's tyrannical rule. For this, he was labeled a defect. Though Nega fought back, he slowly lost hope, wondering if there was any point to killing so many Mogekos to fight a seemingly inevitable fate... He gave up.
But Yonaka ignited that flame of hope that once burned in him. He was now willing to sacrifice himself to help Yonaka escape. He would face the king himself, even if he would die.
But Yonaka did not want her new friend- no, her new love to be tragically torn away from her. After all they'd been through...
Yonaka tried her damndest to hold back the tears. "No... I don't want this at all! Defect Mogeko!"
But Defect would not have any of that. "No! You gotta run!"
"No...nooo..."
"Missy, if you get caught here, this'll all be for nothing! At least, give some thought about how I feel!"
...Reluctantly, she agreed. At this point, she didn't have much of a choice.
...Defect was dead. She couldn't believe it, but he was dead. She saw the execution with her own eyes. She saw him on the big cross. She watched and listened as the man who would have been her groom was torched to death.
Yet, she still wanted to believe that this was all some horrible nightmare. But the tears streaming down her face were as real as could be.
"I'll remember what you did for me, Defect Mogeko. I'll remember what your friends did for me. I wont let this sacrifice be in vain."
...The worst part was, she couldn't shake off the feeling that this was her fault. If only she hadn't killed the other special Mogekos, he
might still be here...
At least her brother was still waiting.