Finally, the end is nigh! ...Not that I didn't enjoy writing this, mind. I'm just glad it can finally be read through in one go after today.

But after this, there'll be an endgame chapter and a chapter with only their descriptions and Roles. Just so they can all be seen at one time, even those of the people who never died.

Disclaimer: I don't own the FE cast or Mafia party game. Or else they'd both be (hopefully!) more popular.

Onto the final phase!

Day 7: Day Phase

"It's over..." Marth took a step towards the final Mafia, sword held firmly at his side, "...Sophia."

Sophia slowly lifted her head from her lap and looked up at him, eyes red from the previous night's tears. "What...what are you waiting for?" she said harshly, though her voice broke on the last word. "Kill me."

"Brother," Rickard started quietly, standing a few feet behind the elder Altean, "must...we really do this?"

"Why are you having doubts, Rickard?" Roy asked from the other side of the Godfather, standing with Roshea and Catria. He looked to Sophia. "...'[C]unning and cold-hearted; all will pay by their hands for their imperfections'. That's the one I had memorized first... 'Imperfections'...You wanted to erase all of the problems you have that you've seen in others, didn't you? Soren was a half-dragon like you. And...I'm also partially one. Pelleas was a dark-magic user trying to keep the spirits' calling at bay. Sue and Rhys were quiet and tended to keep to themselves rather than socialize. Roshea and Lugh have tried to see the goodness in all people, despite those who mock them and tell them it's impossible. Soren, again, Wolf, and Franz were cunning, but they sometimes tended to unintentionally harm those they wanted to protect, whether it be physically or emotionally." He took a breath in pause. "All of these imperfections at least somewhat mirror your own...It was never the people themselves you wanted to get rid of. It was their problems. You thought that by erasing all of the things you saw wrong with yourself in others, it would solve all your problems...But that's not how it works. That's never how it works...And that's what broke you in the end."

"...Wow. And I thought Franz was the observant one," Radd noted softly to himself. He sighed. "So...all of this was just a plot to make yourself feel better? Is that what I'm hearing? All of these deaths..." he clenched his fists at his sides, "were for the sake of one person's comfort?!"

Rickard took a step forward, watching the myrmidon with concern. "Radd...?"

"They weren't just faceless pawns, Sophia!" He yelled all of a sudden, staring at the shaman with a burning fury in his eyes. "They were PEOPLE! How could you live with yourself, murdering those who had done you no wrong save for exist?!"

"Radd."

Once Marth's hand landed on his shoulder, the younger redhead turned his head away from the girl, who had pushed herself closer to the wall to put as much distance between her and him as possible. He let out a long sigh after a while. "I'm sorry, I'm just...frustrated right now."

"And you're not the only one," the king agreed. "But yelling at her isn't really going to change the situation."

"I-I know that, but still…"

"Everyone has imperfections they wish didn't exist," Roshea said quietly, eyes closed and arms loosely crossed. "But…those are the things that make us human. That gives us our personalities. Without them, we lose touch of who we really are…Even when you're only partially human…those aspects still exist. No one is perfect…we can't help it. But we shouldn't try to change who we are. It would upset the natural balance of things. Though…my words come far too late to mean all that much…"

"I-I…" Sophia quietly squeaked, scrunching herself further into a ball, "I-I'm…s-sorry…so…s-sorry…"

Roy crossed his arms and sighed, turning his head away. "Maybe you should have considered what would happen before you started all of this Mafia business…Forgiveness doesn't come all that easily…"

"Even so," Marth started calmly, his gaze fixed on the lavender-haired girl cowering against the wall, "if we refuse to forgive those who have wronged us, then we are no better than those who never apologize or claim fault. Hate comes from grudge and refusal to forgive. Will we truly be in the right with all of this resentment and remorse? I may be sounding naïve, but…that's how I feel."

"Marth…"

Catria slowly looked between everyone in the hallway. "…Hate just brings more hate…And it'll never stop growing until someone changes direction…Even if it calls for forgiving the ones who have wronged us most."

"So…even after Cain…"

She nodded slightly. "…I've forgiven. I feel as if there's not really a point in holding a grudge any longer."

Rickard sighed quietly. "Well…if even she can forgive…than I don't see why we all can't."

"Rickard…" Radd ran a hand through his hair and took a few steps in the opposite direction. "I…guess I can. I mean…it's not like we're all perfect or anything."

"We all have our inner demons," Roshea added, still in the same stance he was before. "…And sometimes we can't help but give in to their influence. It's all normal. And I don't see why we should discriminate based on how severe the transgression."

"It's the reason, not the action, that should define us. That's what would bring out truth in the world," Marth concluded.

Roy rolled his eyes and turned away from the group. "Listen to us all, sounding like a bunch of idealists that no one ever seems to like listening to…" He sighed, turning back. "Now what? We can't exactly leave until all this Mafia stuff is taken care of."

"Right…" The king put his hand on Falchion's hilt. "I…believe it's safe to say who the majority vote is for?"

"…Yeah," Rickard said quietly after a while. "Vote…Sophie."

"Must…we really do this?" Roshea asked.

"You don't have to vote if you're really that against it," Radd told him. "Majority's four, so you don't have to put a vote in to end it. Vote Sophia."

"It's not that so much as…I just feel as though it's a bit…cruel, after all we've said."

"Cruelty is just a part of humanity, Roshea, whether we want to accept that or not. Besides, again with the fact that as long as there's a Mafioso alive, we won't be able to leave. We can't live here forever." Roy gave a long sigh. "That's all there is to it…Vote Sophia."

"But…how do you know we have to finish the game? How do you know we can't just leave without any more bloodshed?"

"If that were the case, we would've been out of here before Sue and the twins died Night 1."

"But…we didn't know it wasn't just a simple game until Night 1…"

"The Mafia did. And that's what started the whole thing. No one would've died if the Mafia didn't have this idea for conquest."

"Roy, that's enough." Marth shot the lordling a hard glare, making him cease the argument and look away. "But…he is right, Roshea. As much as I hate to admit it, we all knew we couldn't leave when we tried Day 1…This is our only option."

"B-But…" The young knight turned to Catria, hoping to find some sign of support from her in her eyes; however, all that could be seen was depression and remorse. He gave one last glance at Sophia, who had given up hope and was staring straight at her lap, before sighing and walking down the hall, away from everyone else. "…Do what you must. But I refuse to see anymore…death…"

"Roshea…" The king bit his lip, then sighed, drawing Falchion from its sheath. "Vote…Sophia…May the gods have their mercy…"

Sophia has been successfully lynched by the Town.

Sophia

Half-divine-dragon of Elibe. Is over 1000 years old. Shy and soft-spoken. Has grown very close to Raigh. A powerful shaman with little true experience. Has grown a bit more open in recent years, thanks to the efforts of a few goofy teenagers. Despite her shyness, she's a fierceness not to be ignored. Because of that and the…demonic-feeling air floating around her, she's been voted by many to be "the one most likely to kill with a smile on her face". Enjoys solving mysteries. (A/N: Kirigiri from Danganronpa…anyone? No? …Well then.)

Role: Godfather – Head mafia; has the final decision in who kills and is killed. Comes up as Vanilla Townie by scans and is un-killable until Day 4.

End of Day Seven! This game has ended in a Town victory! Endgame and full descriptions will be up shortly.