Oh my gods...two chapters two days in a row...?! What sorcery is this?!

Ahem, anyways...As per a Guest's request (Thank you for the review, by the way; made me happy on a sick day :)) I'll explain the game a bit more for them and those who read the story but are a little confused in regards to the game, though honestly I'm not the best at explaining things, so if there's anything else after this you don't understand, feel free to let me know, and I'll see if I can be of use.

Basically, there's a group of people with traitors (Mafia) among them, and the goal of the game depends on which side you're on. The Town is the innocent side; they don't know who is of what Alliance, and they have to use their abilities and deduction skills to root out the Mafia members. They win by lynching every Mafia member (and Serial Killer if there is one; I'll get more into that on a minute) while keeping as many Town members alive as possible.

The Mafia all know each other. They have to do their best at acting as Townie as possible, so they aren't lynched. The Godfather is the head Mafia with the final say in who is killed in the Night Phase. Their goal is to outnumber the Town (and, if there's a Serial Killer, kill them).

Neutrals are, naturally, on their own side and have varying win conditions, depending on their role. The most common is the Serial Killer, who kills both sides on the specified nights and must be the only player left alive at the end of the game to win. The Psychopath is a variant of that, but with the possibility of becoming a Town. Neutrals don't know who is on what side, either, just like the Town. A majority of games have the neutral as a normal Role, but with the added ability to kill; I just made single Roles (save for abilities that have to do with the characters themselves, not the game) to simplify the game. Not counting Vengeful Sibling/Lover, since they aren't neutral until they are active, the only other two neutral Roles I use are Survivor (A neutral with no abilities and has to live when either the Town or Mafia wins to win) and Lyncher (They choose certain characters - sometimes one and sometimes more - before the game starts, and if those characters are successfully lynched, they win. If even one of the chosen characters is killed otherwise, they become a Survivor).

Lynch votes happen at the end of every Day Phase. There has to be a vote every day; though the vote can be for No Lynch instead of a person, in which no one is killed. I believe I put in somewhere, but the majority needed for a vote is half of the living players plus one, rounded down when the half is a half, like 7.5 or something.

The Day Phase is when most abilities are used in at least this version, though it depends on the moderator for whether it's in the Day or at Night. Anyways, unless the ability specifically says otherwise, it's assumed that every ability can be used every day. What they do, again, depends on the specific ability. And they normally can be used only once a day, but I made a bit of an exception with Marth and Coroner Role because of me and my love for mysteries.

The Night Phase is when the kills happen. As far as I'm aware, the Mafia have to kill every night, though I honestly can't see why they wouldn't want to anyways, seeing as they have to kill a majority of the Town in order to win. It's also when any other killers (Serial Killer/Psychopath, Vigilante - a Town that can kill - , Vengeful Sibling/Lover, etc.) can also kill, unless otherwise specified like I did with the Vengeful Sibling. How often they kill is specified in their Role description.

And, finally, to answer the question directly, the Bodyguard is a Role that is a lot like the Doctor Role. The main differences are that one) it only Protects from kills, not lynches, and two) whoever tries to kill the one who is Protected is killed instead. As far as I'm aware the Bodyguard isn't allowed to Protect themselves, nor can they Protect the same person twice in a row if their ability can be used every day.

Aaaaand...I think that about covers it. If there's something I missed or if I confused you even more, let me know.

Disclaimer: I don't own the FE cast or Mafia game. I wish I did for at least one of them, but that's never gonna happen.

But I've rambled on enough. Onto the chapter that most people are probably gonna hate me for later!


Day 3: Night Phase

"...Well?"

"You failed yesterday."

"How was I supposed to know he wouldn't die?!"

"But the real question is...why wasn't he killed? Was he Protected, or...?"

"It hardly matters. We've someone else that must be taken care of first, before returning to him."

"Who...are you talking about...?"

"The one person who is continually meddling with our plans and revealing us."

"You mean...Marth..."

"Take care of things. This is your last chance."

"Y-Yeah, I hear you."

"..."

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Marth stopped right in front of the door to his room, hand on the knob. "So you've really come to kill me...haven't you?" He laughed lightly, turning to face the person behind him, hand resting on Falchion's hilt. "Your Godfather must have a death wish for you, sending you to kill someone who they know has a weapon on them."

They paused for a second, gripping a knife in their hand tighter. "...Whoever said that I planned on dying here?"

"Even so..." The king drew his blade and pointed it towards his attacker; he smirked and took a single step forward, bringing the tip closer to their neck. "You won't survive the next 24 hours. That much I can guarantee to you...Not that you deserve the reason why I say that...Shall we?"

The attacker jumped back when Marth's sword swung dangerously close to their face. They spoke an incantation, lighting up a ring of fire around the blunet's feet, preventing him from moving. They shot forward, knife in hand, hoping that he was hindered enough to not strike back.

Marth glanced at the flames surrounding him and let out a short laugh. "Impressive. I didn't think you had it in you. And here I was assuming that you had that knife for the sole purpose of not being able to trace the murder back to you. I guess you've truly a death wish then, don't you?" He sheathed his blade, his smile fading, and looked to the blade coming close to his body. "You'll not get away with this, you know. You will all fall to those better than you, brought down by your own stupidity to defy the peace." He smiled softly again and closed his eyes. "I guess I won't be able to fulfill my promise to Chad…will I? ...It's time for that haunting, then."

The blade pierced his chest, the hilt the only thing still sticking out. And yet…he didn't seem to be in pain. If fact, the only real expression on his face was…Pity? Why…?

"Marth!"

The killer quickly jerked their head to the voice, then withdrew the knife from Marth's chest as he slumped back against the wall; they made a mad dash down the hall to put as much distance between them and the voice as possible, leaving the king to his fate.

*Page Break*

"D-Damn it…" The killer leaned back against the wall a good distance away from the murder scene and let out a shaky breath, dropping the knife and tome in both of their hands. They slid down the wall to sit on their haunches, running a hand through their hair. "Now I…get what he meant," they panted. "Roy…Roy knows exactly who I am because Marth does-…did. It'll take a miracle to keep me out of the majority tomorrow…I'm going to die…no matter what."

"I assure you that you're going to die before then."

Their eyes shot open only to have their throat slit by a hooded figure, only a familiar set of cold, glowing eyes showing under the darkness of the cowl. They ran and left the person to bleed out; they would have if someone else didn't come by and heal them before the blood loss killed them. They sighed shakily. "You…didn't have to do that."

"I…didn't?"

"I'm screwed no matter way you look at it. This was pretty pointless."

"..."

"…Whatever. We have to go. Before anyone else comes by. Just because I'm going to die doesn't mean you do too."

"Right…"

Night Phase: End