Hey guys, Andrew78591, here something to all of you. This idea was requested by Spanish guest wanted a story with Makoto having the Carnage symbiote and become an anti hero. Though I change it to make Carnage a villianous monster like in the comics because that's what he's supposed to be and why people love him so much. That and I've already seen a couple fanfics make Carnage a hero already. Let Carnage be Carnage. Anyway, before we start, I want to apologize for not posting anything for a while. This fanfic was meant to be a one shot but it ended up being longer than I thought it would be. So I'm splitting this up into chapters to least give you guys some content. Don't worry, I'm almost done with this story and I'll continue with my other fanfics. So bear with me please. Also, a big shout out to Bigbook29 for really helping me write this and getting Carnage's character right.

So with all that out of the way, let's get this chapter started.

Aaaaaaaannnnnnnd begin.

Chapter 1

Classroom

We see a very normal but strange classroom. It had the typical things a classroom needed, such as desks, chairs, a chalkboard, and a bigger desk for the teacher. Typical stuff. But the strangest part about the classroom is how the windows were bolted up with metal sheets and that the room was completely empty. Well, almost empty, as there was one person in the classroom as he laid on the desk, unconscious. The boy was about the age of a teen as he had light brown spiky hair with an ahoge on top of his head along with light hazel eyes. He wore a zipped up dull green hoodie with a red stripe along the zipper, an open black jacket with gold buttons over the hoodie, black jeans, and red sneakers with white toes. This teen boy is the Ultimate Lucky Student, Makoto Naegi.

After about a couple seconds, Naegi eyes slowly opened, waking up from his slumber. As he was fully awake, Makoto saw where he was. He was confused by all this as he wondered why he was in a classroom. The last thing Makoto remembered was him entering into Hope's Peak Academy until he lost consciousness. He didn't know what was happening but Naegi knew that he had to figure out what was going on.

"What's going on? Why am I in a classroom?" he said to himself as he examined his surroundings. Naegi even tried to pull the metal sheet off the window, but obviously, it wouldn't budge. After a little more investigating, Makoto found a piece of paper on the desk. He opened it to read what it said. The paper talked about congratulating him on getting into Hope's Peak Academy. And if that wasn't strange enough, it was crudely drawn in crayon.

"What is this?" he questioned. But what caught his attention was that the last sentence in the paper said to meet at the gymnasium at 8:00 a.m. He looked at the clock to see that it was 7:50 a.m. Seeing that, Naegi decided to leave the classroom and head to the opening ceremony.

Hallway

Once he entered into the hallways, Makoto walked around as he tried to look for the gymnasium. "I wonder why I was in that classroom? I definitely remember entering into the school building for the opening ceremony. So what happened?" the luckster thought to himself.

"You'll find out soon."

Makoto was spooked and immediately looked around his surroundings to see where that voice came from. However, there was no one around him. He was all by himself. "What was that? Was someone near me or was I just hearing things?" he thought to himself in confusion. After a couple of seconds of thinking, Naegi decided to let it go and continued to find his way towards the gymnasium.

Gymnasium

After about two minutes, Makoto Naegi had finally arrived at the gymnasium where the opening ceremony was going to take place. Once there, he saw fourteen other students as they were waiting for the ceremony to start. Since Naegi got their attention, he introduced himself to everyone there as he listens to their introductions.

The students there are the Ultimate Fortune Teller, Yasuhiro Hagakure; Ultimate Fanfic Creator, Hifumi Yamada; Ultimate Hall Monitor, Kiyotaka Ishimaru; Ultimate Fashionista, Junko Enoshima; Ultimate Programmer, Chihiro Fujisaki; Ultimate Gambler, Celestia Ludenberg; Ultimate Biker Gang Leader, Mondo Owada; Ultimate Baseball Star, Leon Kuwata; Ultimate Swimmer, Aoi Asahina; Ultimate Martial Artist, Sakura Oogami; Ultimate Writing Prodigy, Toko Fukawa; Ultimate Affluent Progeny, Byakuya Togami; and the Ultimate ???, Kyoko Kirigiri.

After learning a bit about his new classmates, Makoto found them to be a rather odd bunch. But, they were friendly enough to get along with. Well, most of them since Byakuya, Toko, and Kyoko seemed to want to keep their distance from everyone.

"Wow, some of these guys are just rude. Especially the Four Eyes Know It All and Ms. Quiet over there."

Makoto became spooked again as he looked around to see who had spoken out. "Was someone talking to me?" he asks, thinking that maybe it was one of the other students.

"Uh, no. I'm pretty sure no one was calling you or anything," Aoi answered.

"Yeah, she's right. You must be hearing things or something," Leon added in.

Hearing that, Makoto gave a little laugh, with his hand rubbing the back of his had as he said, "Yeah, you're probably right. My bad."

Makoto was starting to get a little skeptical about this voice he was hearing. But he decided not to think about it too much. He was already in a weird situation as is, so the luckster would deal with that later. It seemed that Naegi had met with everyone. That is until...

"Excuse me, but have we met before?"

Makoto turned in surprised by the new person that wanted to speak to him. It was a girl that had long, dark blue hair, with several clips holding her hair in place, and dark blue eyes. She wore a school uniform is a traditional seifuku-style Japanese school uniform that had a long-sleeved white shirt with a blue sailor collar and a pink ribbon bow tie with tails, a blue tartan skirt, black thigh-high socks and brown, buckled shoes. Naegi took a good look at the girl before he was able to recognize her.

"Maizono? Sayaka Maizono?"

The blue haired girl giggles in joy as Makoto had recognized her. "Oh wow, Naegi. It really is you. I'm so glad."

"Wait, you remember me?" he asked, completely surprised.

"Of course. We did attend the same middle school together. I could never forget someone like you," she happily said.

"W-Wow... I didn't think you would exactly remember me," Naegi replied.

"What made you think that?" Maizono curiously asked.

"W-Well, you were always so popular back then with everyone that I didn't think you remember a normal guy like me," he admitted.

"Oh no, I made it sound like I was a complete snob. I'm so sorry," she said in shock as she covered her face and began to sob. Seeing this caused Naegi to panic as he tried to calm her down. "W-Wait, I-I didn't mean it like-"

But then, Maizono stopped crying as she removed her hands from her face, revealing a playful smile. "I'm just teasing," she playfully said.

Makoto was surprised by Sayaka's joke but then decided to play along with it. "Well then, I take back what I said," he said, acting upset. Maizono giggled back as she enjoyed their talk which made Naegi smile back. He was glad to meet someone he knew in the past. Especially someone he had a crush on.

"Ahhh, she is a pretty little thing, ain't she?"

Makoto, again, was spooked by this mysterious voice and began to look around to see who had just spoken. The more he listened to it, the stranger it felt, like the voice itself wasn't human. And that scared him.

"Hey Naegi, are you okay?" Makoto turned his attention back to Maizono as she had a look of concern on her.

"Oh, it was nothing. I was just hearing things," he quickly explained, calming the pop star down.

"You sure?"

"Yea, I'm fine." Despite what he said, Makoto felt a little uneasy as that was the third time he had heard that voice talk to him. The luckster didn't know who the voice belongs to and that was what terrified him. He thought that it was one of the people he would be classmates with, but that didn't feel right. The voice he heard was too raspy and harsh to belong to anyone. That and the voice talked like it was a wild animal that was hungry for something. But what it wanted to eat was a complete mystery to him. However, Makoto felt that it was his imagination playing tricks on him. Even if this wasn't the case, he felt that he could deal with this problem on his own without having to worry about anyone. So for now, Naegi decided to keep this to himself.

"If you two are done flirting, we have other matters to deal with." Naegi and Maizono paid their attention to Byakuya as he had spoken.

"What do you mean?" the luckster asked.

"I mean our predicament we're in. Why we were summoned here?" Byakuya said.

"Yeah, I feel completely trapped right now!" Toko yelled in worry and panic.

"Yea, it's one thing to summon us all here after being unconscious, but to take away our phones? That's, like, completely barbaric," Junko complained in her fashionista tone.

This caused everyone to check their pockets to get their phones. But they were completely empty. It seemed that the Fashionista was right. They no longer had their respective phones. This made everyone worried about the situation at hand. Why would they be confiscated like this? Even weirder, they hadn't seen anyone else, other than themselves, in the school. I didn't know what was going on but they felt that the opening ceremony would explain this.

Once the time reached 8:00 a.m., the speakers let out a terrible shrieking sound from the speakers, making everyone cover their ears.

"Testing, testing, one, two, three. Alright, everything seems in check."

The moment the entire class of 78 heard that cartoonish voice, everything began to become even more strange. Everyone stared at the stage and as they waited for this stranger to appear. At that moment, he popped out of nowhere and sat on top of the stage's podium. What the entire class was seeing is something none of them expected to witness. They saw a teddy bear with an appearance of having its right side white with a cute and innocent look, while his left side was black, having a very sinister look. Much to say, everyone was completely shocked by what they were seeing.

"I-Is that a t-teddy bear," Chihiro spoke out.

"I'm not a teddy bear. I'm Monokuma," the bear named Monokuma said.

"Ahhhhhhh! It's a living teddy bear! It's like one my nightmares come to life!" Hifumi screamed in fear.

"Again, I'm not a teddy bear. I'm Monokuma," Monokuma spoke once more, correcting the fanfic creator.

"Oh my Knull, it's the missing Care Bear, Yin-Yang Bear!"

The voice came so suddenly that Makoto literally jumped in surprise, and begins to look around himself again. The stress of what is happening was beginning to get to him. "Who keeps talking to me?!" He spoke out loud, which got some attention from a few students. He was lucky that they all turned their attention back to the bear.

"A-Are you some kind of remote control robot?" Chihiro asked.

"Hell no, I'm a one of a kind. I'm so advanced that even NASA wouldn't be able to wrap their heads around how I worked," the bear answered.

"Ahhhhhhh! The bear can actually talk!" Hifumi yelled once more.

"You just realized that now?" Leon said in disbelief.

"Can you all stop asking such idiotic questions?! We have more important issues to deal with," Togami angrily said, shutting up Yamada. "What is going on here? We expect you to explain to us everything!"

"Geez, hold your horses. That's why I'm here for. So let's begin our opening ceremony of Hope's Peak Academy," Monokuma said.

With that, Monokuma began the opening ceremony as he congratulates everyone on making it into Hope's Peak Academy and how they would have a great semester together. However, the moment the bear said that they are to remain in the school building for the rest of their lives and have no contact with the outside world, was very unsettling. Even worse by the fact that Monokuma wouldn't tell them what was happening outside. This obviously made the students upset and scared as they demand to be let out of the school. Hearing this, Monokuma said that there was a way for them to leave the school and graduate from Hope's Peak Academy.

"Wait really?! Then what do we have to do?" Asahina asked.

"Yes, enlighten us," Togami demanded as he glared at the bear.

"Upupupupu. Well, the only way to escape..." Monokuma then gave a wider sadistic grin as he stared at the students as it's left red eye glowed brightly. "Is to murder someone and get away with it, scot-free, without getting caught."

Those very words made everyone speechless, trying to process what they just heard. Once they did, their faces changed to that of disbelief, horror, disgust, and complete and utter shock.

"D-Did you say... murder?" Naegi asked with a stutter, still in shock.

"No, he said turtle... you fucking idiot."

"That's right, Naegi," Monokuma answered as he hopped off the podium and lands in front of the students. "Pummel, shiv, bludgeoning, mutilate, emulate, curse, strangle, drown, burn, asphyxiate, hang, I don't care how it's done! As long as one of you kills somebody and get away with it, that person will be allowed to walk out of this academy and carry on with their lives!"

The students were shocked and terrified by what the teddy bear had just said. The idea that they had to kill someone and not get caught just so that one of them can leave the school was unsettling. There was no way that anyone would ever do something like that. In fact, Makoto thought this was a sick joke. However, some part of him felt that the bear was telling the truth. Whatever the case, Naegi now knew that he was in a very dangerous situation.

"Hahaha, now this is getting interesting."

Makoto was spooked again by the voice, but this time, he was prepared for it and managed not to make a scene.

"W-What do you mean by that?" He asked as he tries to subtlety look around to see who spoke. Keeping his voice low so the other students couldn't hear.

"Oh, you're finally speaking to me. About fucking time." the voice said in a rude manner. "Anyway, to answer your question, I mean the fact that the killing game is going to start is pretty exciting. I'm already thinking of who's going to die first. And how they're going to die. Doesn't that make you curious?"

"W-Why would that make me curious?! I'm more worried about my life here. That bear said we had to kill someone just to leave. That means I could die as well."

"Oh, don't be a pussy about it. I'll make sure that won't happen. If anyone tries to kill you, I'll keep you in one piece… hehe… and then brutally murder them back. Yehahahahahaha!"

"What?! Why would you do that?!" Makoto nearly shouts, with him needing to hold a hand over his mouth. Whatever the voice was, only he was able to hear it; with it seeming able to hear him perfectly like they were next to each other.

"What?! It's self-defense! That means it's okay! And, if we happen to enjoy ourselves while killing someone, then that's just a little bonus. But it's still the same thing!"

"No its not!"

"Oh you are such a whiner, you know that. Forget it. Seems you're too much of a goodie two shoes from what I've seen of you. So, I'll have to fix that."

"What do you mean by that?"

"I'll explain it all later. For now... Boom~."

"Boom?"

KABOOM!

And like that, Makoto was taken out of his trance as he sees an explosion happen in the air. The smell of smoke and gunpowder filled the air as everyone looked up in shock and disarray.

"H-Holy crap dude. That could have blown my face clean off," Mondo stuttered in terror.

"Aw man, who makes a bomb that doesn't kill anyone, that was more of a loud smoke bomb. What a rib."

Choosing to ignore the voice, for now, Makoto focused his attention back at the site of where the explosion happened. Due to the voice distancing him for a moment, the luckster didn't know what had occurred. With only smoke and burned up debris to be seen, he couldn't figure out what had happened.

"If you're confused right now, the stupid teddy bear blew himself up when Corn Cob tried to attack him. So yeah, you're welcome."

"Well, that explains how the explosion occurred and what happened to the bear." he muttered to himself.

"Is it over? Is the teddy bear gone?" Chihiro spoke out.

"How many times must I correct you all?! I'm not a teddy bear! I'm Monokuma!"

Everyone turned around to face the stage and are surprised to see Monokuma on the podium, as cheerful as ever as if nothing had happened to him.

"I knew he wasn't going to die easily. He's a rejected build-a-bear after all, and those things are just made of evil."

"What the? How are you alive after what happened?!" Mondo demanded.

"Silly boy, you can't get rid of me that easily, upupu," Monokuma said, taunting the biker. But the bear changed his attitude to that of anger as he said, "But remember this clearly since I'm letting you off with a warning, do that again and next time I'll make sure that you're turn into a corpse. Same goes with the rest of you."

The warning was enough to send a chill down everyone's spine. They would make sure not to get on the bear's bad side unless they wanted to be killed. So after that, Monokuma finished up the opening ceremony by giving everyone some kind of phone-like devices that he calls E-Handbooks. He explained that these devices are very important and to make sure not to lose them as they would be very important in their school lives. With all the said, Monokuma finally left as he disappeared behind the podium. Once they were alone, everyone looked at each other with caution. After knowing that they had to kill someone to escape the school, the entire class kept their distance from each other as they didn't know who would break first and start the killing game. The tension became unsettling and no one dared to speak up first. They now knew that one wrong move and they would be killed. This was truly a school life filled with despair.

"Oh, shit is about to get insane here. Can't wait to see who dies first. Yehahahahaha…"

The laughter in Makoto's head reminded the luckster that he not only had to deal with this killing game but now had to figure out what to do with this sinister voice. He didn't know if this voice was real or if it was just his imagination. But he knew well that it wasn't going away anytime soon.

A couple of minutes later

After the whole situation finally calmed down, everyone decided to investigate the gym to find something that would lead them out of the school. Sakura tried to use her strength to destroy the iron plates on the windows but it proved to be futile as she couldn't make a single dent on the metal. Mondo and Leon couldn't find anything as well when they looked around the stage, specifically the podium.

"Goddamn it, after all that, we didn't find jackshit to help us out of this place," Mondo said in frustration.

"Same with us," Asuhina added in disappointment.

It was at this moment, Ishimaru stepped in and spoke out words of encouragement to his fellow students as he says, "Fellow classmates, do not lose hope! I'm sure that if we work together and search around the school, we'll find something that will help us in our time of need!"

"Yeah, I agree with him. Better to stay positive" Asahina agreed with joy.

"Indeed," Sakura added in.

"Well, before we do anything else, it would be best to look at the school's rules in our E-Handbooks," Kyoko pointed out.

"She's right. We'll need to know the rules Monokuma set up so we don't get killed," Makoto agreed.

Everyone agreed to this as they pulled out their E-Handbooks and they look thought the rules. Once all the rules were addressed, Mondo seemed to be upset about them.

"Argh, these rules are bullshit! Who the hell do they think they are trying to control me!" The biker yelled in anger.

"So you're not going to follow the rules? That's fine, it would be very interesting to see what would happen when said rules are broken," Celestia said, not helping with the intensity of emotions in the gym.

"Well, when you put it like that, I think it would be best for me to follow the rules. Besides, I got promises to keep so I don't plan on dying here," Mondo commented.

"S-So… you'll follow the rules then?" Chihiro asked.

"Yea, I guess so," Mondo replied.

"Um, I got a question. It regards with rule six," Sayaka said as everyone looked at the specific rule and read it more carefully.

Rule 6: "If you kill somebody, you can't have anybody figure out that it was you."

"What do you think it means?"

"Just follow the rules as they were given to us. Nothing more, nothing less," the Ultimate Heir said, wanting this pointless conversation to be over with.

"While I don't like the way he said it, I can agree that we should worry about that rule when we have too. For now, let's explore the school!" Aoi said in excitement.

"Yes, let us do just that," Taka said in agreement.

"In that case, I'll be going alone from here," Byakuya said, causing everyone to be surprised by his words.

"Wait, are you sure that's a good idea?" Sayaka questioned the heir.

"Of course it is. There's already a chance that one of you is plotting a murder at this moment. Would you want to be alone with a possible murderer?" Byakuya stated sharply to the idol.

"W-Wait… b-but-"

"Isn't that why all of you reacted the way you did when the ceremony was over, correct?" Togami questioned them, causing everyone to become silent in discomfort.

"Your silence proves my point. So I'll just take my leave and explore this school by myself," Togami said as he began to walk away. But before he could go any further, he was stopped by Mondo as the biker ran in front of him.

"Hold on! I'm not going to let you run off and do whatever the hell you want," yelled Mondo.

"Hmf, out of my way, plankton," Byakuya talked back.

"The hell is that supposed to mean?" The biker asked, feeling offended.

"You are just one tiny plankton, in the endless sea. So insignificant you couldn't possibly have any influence on the world around you."

That statement alone changed Mondo's forehead to turn into the color red, with a vein popping out, as his eyes showed rage, and his teeth gritted in anger. Needless to say, Mondo was extremely angry.

"Oh, your paranoia is about to be right on! Cause I'm going to kick your ass!" The biker growled with pure rage.

Seeing as a fight was going to happen, Makoto felt that he needed to stop them.

"Don't do it, kid. You just got your ass kicked."

"Well, I have to try and prevent them from hurting each other," Naegi argued back

"Oh like your weak ass can do any-" But the voice noticed that Makoto was ignoring him as he ran towards Togami and Owada. "And you're still going to try, alright. What do I know, I'm just a voice in your head. Fucking idiot."

"Woah guys, calm down! We shouldn't fight among ourselves!"

"What you say? You trying to be some goody two shoes bitch and tell me what to do?!" Mondo roared back to the luckster, making him regret the choice he made.

"Wait, that's not what I-"

"FUCK YOU!!!"

And like that, Mondo socked Makoto right in his face, with enough force to launch him into the air and crash to the ground. Once on the ground, Naegi's mind began to fade as he fell unconscious. But not before hearing one word from the voice.

"Dumbass."

???

We see Naegi, laying down somewhere, still knocked out from Mondo's assault. Eventually, his body and face began to twitch as he was about to wake up. After a few more twitches and movement, Makoto finally opened his eyes. The luckster got up into a sitting position as he held his head due to the small pain he was feeling.

"Aw man, what happened?" he said to himself as he began to look at his surroundings. He was very much shocked at what he was seeing.

Makoto found himself inside some kind of room. Actually, he wouldn't even describe the location he as in a room. It felt more like a void that had no roof or walls. It felt like it was endless. Everything was red. From the bright red sky to the dark red floor. And the presence he felt here was isolation and dread.

"Where am I?" he said as he looked around.

"Good to see that you're finally awake. Well, not fully awake, but still."

Makoto was spooked by the voice suddenly talking to him. He looked around to see where the voice was coming from until something happened. The entire red sky began to morph right in front of him. The sky turned into a face. A face that resembled a monster that had white eyes with no pupils and a mouth with teeth sharper than any known blade as they formed into a sadistic smile. It was truly a terrifying sight to see. Enough to make the luckster scream in fright by the sight he was seeing.

"What's wrong? You look like you've seen a ghost. Yehahahahaha!"

"W-What are you?" Makoto asked with his voice shaking in fear.

"Oh little old me, you should know by now who I am or did you forget that we talked before?"

Makoto took a moment to rethink what the face meant until he remembered. "Y-You're the voice that's been talking to me back at the gym," he said in realization.

"About time you remembered. I was honestly thinking you had short term memory loss or you were stupid since it sounded like you forgot about me. I like to think of myself as always leaving an everlasting impression." The face said as it began to laugh.

Makoto was still a little freaked out from seeing this face in the sky. The look it had shown complete monstrous intent. The way it smiled and how its eyes were shaped told the luckster that this thing had nothing but evil intentions. After building up some courage, Naegi finally asked the creature a question.

"W-Who are you?"

"Who am I?" The face said as looked at Makoto with a wicked smile, "Well, since I already know who you are, I might as well introduce myself."

"Wait, you know me already?" Naegi questioned.

"Well, it is easy for me since I can read your mind and crap."

"Y-You read my mind?" the luckster asked in shock.

"...so is this just a thing with you Japanese? You repeat the same thing I just told you?" it spoke with one of its inhuman eyes shifted slightly as if it were raising a brow. Naegi was thankfully smart enough to not comment on it.

"Anyway, to answer your question, it's an ability I have so I can learn all about my new host quickly and easily. You are interesting. Very funny too as your bad luck is always getting you into trouble. Especially like how you were almost killed by that robber on the bus. I had a good laugh." The voice said as it giggled in delight.

"Hey, don't make fun of me like that! I was scared and I could have died right then and there!" Naegi yelled back.

"Yeah, whatever, pussy. Anyway, where was I? Oh yeah. Let me introduce myself properly."

"I'm called a lot of names in the past like monster, animal, or the most used, 'Who are you?' But for my real and preferred name, you can call me… Carnage."

"Carnage?" Makoto uttered in fright. "What kind of name is that?! And what are you?!"

"Where to start...well, there was once a man named Cletus Kasedy."

Once the voice began its story, the environment of the void began to change as Naegi was in some kind of prison. And in front of him was a cell that contained a prisoner. The prisoner had red curly hair and green eyes with a wicked smile on his face. He wore a white tank top undershirt with blue pants and brown shoes. The man's appearance alone was frightening for Makoto to see, but his giggling sent a chill down his spine. He could tell that this prisoner was a lunatic.

"Cletus Kasady, a very famous serial killer back in New York City in America. He was convicted of killing eleven people when he was arrested. Though technically he actually killed more than that. The eleven people were just the ones that the police knew he was responsible for."

"Oh dear god no," the luckster simply uttered is horror. The fact that this man was responsible for murdering eleven people was horrific enough to hear, but to hear that there were actually more people he killed made it even more terrifying.

"If you think that's fucked up? Those eleven or more people weren't even the first he killed."

As Carnage said that, the landscape changed to show Cletus Kasady as a young eight-year-old boy sitting in the living room sofa of his house, looking very upset. Makoto also noticed two police cars and an ambulance through the window and see the paramedics lifting someone, with a white sheet over them, into the vehicle.

"What happened here?" Makoto asked.

"This was the day his grandma died due to a broken neck. He's just sitting there and letting his parents talk and allowing the police to do their work. Typical stuff a child would do in this type of situation."

"Dear god, that's terrible. I can understand the pain of losing a grandparent," he said with sadness and sympathy. But that moment of mourning was interrupted by Carnage's laughter as if he had heard a funny joke.

"Yehahahahaha, that's a good one kid! That's the best joke you ever said!"

"What's so funny about that?!" Makoto demanded in an angry tone.

"Don't feel sorry for him even for a second, because he's the one who killed her in the first place."

Makoto eyes widen in complete disbelief. That fact that this boy, this eight-year-old boy, was responsible for the death of his family member felt unbelievable. He didn't want to believe that this child would think and act on killing his own grandma.

"W-What?" he uttered, almost sounding like a whisper.

"Yup, Cletus here was getting tired of his grandma's rude behavior and smacks. So he decided to kill her just to shut her up. Though pushing her down the stairs wouldn't have been my first choice, but everyone starts somewhere. His grandma became the first person Kasady ever killed. But sure as hell, not the last, hehehehe."

"T-That can't be true. L-Look at him! He looks upset over his grandmother's death! He had to have regretted doing this!" Makoto yelled back, hoping that what he said was true. But that wasn't the case.

"Yeah, he's upset alright. But not because of that old hag of his. He's mad because he hasn't eaten anything yet and is forced to wait this out until then. I'd be cranky too if I haven't had anything to eat for five hours."

Makoto stood there quietly as he process what he was told. The fact that Cletus never showed any hint of regret for killing his grandma, even to the point that he was more focused on a meal, was unbelievable. Diabolical even.

"Now let's move on to see more of little Kasady's life. For our next part, let's see our little murderer killing the family pet."

Makoto is taken back in disgust and horror as he was shown the young Cletus Kasady killing a dog. He was holding down the young yorkie as the boy used a power drill to pierce through the canine's head. Causing blood to squirt everywhere from the floor to Kasady's shirt. The boy would of continued his fun if it wasn't for the basement door opening to reveal the boy's mother.

"Celtus! Have you seen Fifi? What was all the howling about? Where-" she stopped talking for a moment when she saw the bloody mess her son had done. "OH, NOOOO!"

"You know what's weird about this event? This created a weird domino effect. You see when Cletus killed Fifi for being an attention whore. His mom tried to kill him but the boy was saved by his father as he killed his wife. I knew this family had a few screws loose, but damn, they were crazy. It makes you wonder if that's why he ended up that way. Maybe it's genetic."

Carnage said this as it showed Cletus about to be killed by his mother with a knife in her hand. However, he was saved as his father pushed his wife away from their child and proceed to kill her with a hammer. It was truly a bloody site to see when it came to a family matter.

"Even funnier than that, little Cletus, despite being saved by his father, let his old man be executed. The moment Cletus told the court that his father killed his mother for no reason at all, his pops was sentenced to the electric chair."

"Why would he do that?! His dad saved his life and that's how he repays him?!" Makoto yelled, questioning the whole ordeal.

"Because he didn't care about his old man. Young Cletus always wanted the chance to kill his parents as he did with his grandma. So this was the only chance he was ever going to get."

"B-But family are supposed to love and support each other, aren't they?" Makoto said as he was trying to make sense of all this.

"Do you have a hearing problem? I told you, didn't I? This entire family was crazy. So, of course, this was going to happen," Carnage replied as it laughed at Naegi's attempt to make sense of all this. The poor boy's mind just wasn't able to handle this amount of horror he's seen, not even able to grasp it as reality.

"Anyway, let's move on to my favorite part of Cletus' childhood. Since he had no living relatives anymore, Kasady had to live in an orphanage for boys. Though, his experience there wasn't all great. From the constant bullying to the so-called 'tough love' he got from the guy who ran the place. As you'd expect, Kasady didn't like this, so he did the most logical thing he could think of."

"He told the authorities about this that resulted in the orphanage getting better?" Naegi said, hoping that he was correct, in some desperate plea of hope. He was met with the blankest stare, that you wouldn't think to be possible from such a monstrous thing.

"No… he actually burned down the entire orphanage."

As Carnage said that, Makoto is shown a horrible, horrible, site. He saw the orphanage being engulfed by the burning flames. The fire spread everywhere, throughout the building, and some were coming out from the windows. The fire even managed to consume a couple of trees nearby. What was even worse were the screams. Poor Makoto had to endure hearing the screams of the young boys. He heard them screaming for help, some screamed in fear from the flames, and most where screams of those that were being burned alive. It was like something out of a horror movie. Only this felt real.

As the luckster watched in horror at the burning building, something caught his attention from all the fire and screaming filling his ears. He heard the sound of giggling. The teen turned to his right to see the young Cletus Kasady as he giggled at what he had done. The boy showed no signs of regret or remorse for what he had done. He just laughed at the site as an accomplishment, something to be proud of. Kasady continues to laugh like a maniac as he walked away from the burning orphanage into the darkness, never to be seen again.

"Now that's the type of killing I can get behind. I mean, he kinda thought of poisoning, or just turning on the stove and leaving some candles out, but this is much better. He was already becoming a great killer. Really inspired me."

"Shut up! How can you be happy that this Cletus is doing something like this?!" Makoto yelled at Carnage.

"Kid, does my constant talk of murder and chaos not clue you in on why I like Kasady or are you just mentally challenged?" Carnage questioned as it began to laugh at Makoto

"Not funny and what does Cletus have anything to do with you?" Naegi questioned.

"We're getting there. Anyway, when Cletus was in jail, he was cellmates with a guy named Eddie Brock."

The scene changes to show Cletus lying on his bed, reading a magazine in his cell. Next to him was a muscular man with blonde hair and blue eyes as he was doing pull-ups on the jail bars. He was also shirtless but had blue pants and black shoes.

"Cletus didn't think much of him honestly. Just a failed news photographer that became a criminal. But Brock had something special that would change Cletus's life forever."

"What was that?" the luckster asked.

"Brock here is a host to a creature just like me. A creature called a symbiote."

"Sym… biote?"

"We symbiotes are basically aliens from another planet. I believe it's called Klyntar, I don't know and I don't care. Anyway, Brock here has his very own symbiote, my father if you will. They call themselves, Venom."

Just then, a black slime slithers out from the window of the cell, surprising both Brock and Kasasdy, and goes towards Eddie. The slime consumed the man and he was transformed into something else. Eddie becomes a giant, black, muscular creature with sharp teeth, a long tongue, and a white zigzag spider logo on his back. Makoto was thrown back in shock by the sight of this monster as it let out a terrifying roar. Then Venom destroyed the brick wall of the cell and jumped out as it made it's escape, leaving behind a dumbfounded Cletus.

"Holy crap, that was insane. Wait, he's your father?" Makoto uttered out.

"Yup, and like any deadbeat dad that goes out to get some cigarettes, my dad left me behind when he gave birth to me."

"Wait, ho-"

"Symbiotes don't have any genders like humans so we reproduce asexually. There, you got your explanation. Now never mention it, ever."

"O-Okay then," the luckster simply said, feeling that Carnage doesn't want to go too deep into the nonexistent concept of sex with symbiotes.

"Back to the story, Venom left me behind in the jail cell. Even only being born a couple of seconds ago, I knew I needed to find myself a host. And luckily for me, Cletus Kasady was nearby. So I just bonded with him."

Naegi sees the small symbiote move towards Cletus and wraps around his arm. The alien even notices a small cut on the back of his hand so it enters inside Kasady's bloodstream. This spooked the serial killer to the extreme. Even more so as he saw his arm transform all monster-like with sharp claws and becoming the color of blood red with some black lines on it.

"So, he gained a symbiote?" Makoto said in horror as he's forced to Cletus's transformation.

"Yeah he did. Now feast your eyes on what we'll look like when we finally see eye to eye. The monster that we can become."

And like that, Cletus Kasady transformation was complete. He had some kind of suit that was blood red with some black vein-like markings running all over him. He had claws that grew on his hands and feet. Red strands whipped about erratically in the air. His face had two big and white curving patches for eyes. And his mouth grew black fangs and a long pink tongue. Cletus Kasady, at this moment, had become Carnage as it let out a terrifying roar filled with insanity.

"Man, I look good. So what do you think of our amazing form we'll get?"

Makoto could only look at Carnage with horror, disbelief, and disgust. It was bad enough that he had to have this voice constantly talk to him, annoying him to the point of driving him crazy, but to see that he'll become this "thing" was too much. Becoming a monster like this was the last thing he wanted. A monster whose only goal is to kill and create chaos wherever it goes.

"No… No! I don't like this! I don't want to become that 'thing!' And you can't make me!" Makoto sternly yelled at the symbiote which responded with its sadistic laugh.

"Defy it all you want kid. It'll happen whether you want to or not. I mean, it will be difficult with your good nature and all, but it will happen. You can't keep in all this insanity I'm giving you. It'll eventually come out."

"Wait, if I'm going to be difficult to change, then why did you choose me to be your host? Heck, how did you get here in the first place?" he questioned the symbiote.

"Huh, good question. I might as well explain that. You see in technical terms, I am Carnage but not really him."

"What? What do you mean by that?"

"Well, my birth began when Venom and Carnage were having a father-son argument. Which then turned physical."

Makoto questioned what the symbiote meant by that until the void changed into some kind of laboratory. But that wasn't what got his interest, it was seeing Venom and Carnage fighting each other. They both fought like wild animals filled with bloodlust as they destroyed anything that got in their way from glass to other machinery. They were fighting on pure, animalistic, instincts as they used their claws, tendrils, and teeth to try to rip each other apart. It was truly a fight between monsters.

"Ah man, we were really going at it here. Just like any other father and son would do."

"No they wouldn't," Naegi retorted.

"Potato, potahto. Anyway, I was in a really rough fight with Venom. So much so, that we weren't paying attention to our surroundings. Which then caused this."

As the fight with the symbiotes went on, Carnage threw Venom towards a room with large wires connecting to a large circular machine. In the middle of the room was some kind of control station with a bunch of buttons, switches, and whatnot. As Venom got up, he saw Carnage pouncing towards him. The black symbiote reacted fast and grabbed his son then throws him at the control station, destroying it. Carnage quickly got up and was about to charge at his dad with Venom doing the same. But before they could, something stopped them. Red lights began to rapidly light up as well as the sirens going off.

"Warning! Warning! Warning!"

Before the symbiotes could question what the hell was going on, the circular machine began to light up as it turned on. When that happened, a bright blue vortex appeared in the middle of the machine, and like a vacuum, began to suck in Venom and Carnage towards it. The two symbiote used their claws and tendrils to hang on for dear life. With the portal's vortex pulling them with a strength of a miniature black hole, it was very difficult for them to do. Despite that, Venom and Carnage saw this as a perfect opportunity to finally get rid of each other by knocking either one into the portal. So they attack each other with Venom using his tendrils, same with Carnage used his own. They both managed to get a few good hits on each other, though not enough to make them lose their grip. But Venom managed to move close enough to Carnage, with his son not noticing, and, with all his strength, slash at the red symbiote with his claws. While it wasn't enough to loosen Carnage's grip, it did manage to take out a good chunk of his symbiote off him, which was sucked into the portal. Then everyone went to black.

"What happened? Why did it stop all of a sudden?" Makoto asked.

"Well, that's all I remember from the fight."

"What do you mean that's all you remember?"

"Remember when I said that I am Carnage but not really? Well, considering the last two flashbacks I showed you and the information I gave you about the symbiotes, I pretty sure you can piece together what I really am."

While he was annoyed that he wouldn't be given a straight answer, Makoto decided to go along with this and went into his thoughts to figure out the symbiote's riddle. He remembered what he was told on how symbiotes were born and how they needed a host to basically survive. Then he replayed the memory he was shown of the fight between Venom and Carnage. He took him a couple of seconds before he finally connected the dots on what this Carnage really was.

"I get it now. You said symbiotes reproduce asexually, creating another one, and that injury you got in that fight with Venom, that means... you're his son, aren't you? You're the piece of the symbiote that was sucked into that portal."

Carnage giggles at him before it began to talk. "Well, you're half right. I was born out of the original Carnage and I am the chuck of the symbiote that was sucked into the portal. However, I'm not really his son. I'm more of a clone if anything since I have all the memories and abilities of the original Carnage. I'm still the Carnage symbiote but just a clone."

"Wait, how does that work?" he asked.

"What makes you think I know? Do you know why your nails grow?! Just cause I am one of them, doesn't mean I know everything! And also I don't care much, honestly. The world's chaotic as it is, so I don't bother questioning it. Anyway, with all that backstory done with, let's go into the first time I got here."

The entire scenery change as Makoto is shown the symbiote piece laid in a room. It laid there for a while before it finally began to move. The piece fidget a bit before it was finally full of life and formed itself as it made two white pitch-like eyes for itself to see where it was. It looked around and found itself inside some kind of room. A room filled with weapons, armor, board and video games, trinkets, food, pillows, plushies, blankets, instruments, and other types of junk.

"I found myself inside some kind of room filled with junk. I didn't know what the room's purpose was but I didn't care. Since I had just been born not to long ago, I needed to find a host so I could grow in strength and power. So I began to look."

"And that's when you found me, right?" Makoto asked.

"Yup, and it only took me a couple of seconds to find you."

The scene changed again as it shows an unconscious Makoto laying on a desk in an empty classroom. The symbiote slithered it's way on top of the desk as it looked at Naegi.

"Just from looking at your face, I had a feeling you weren't much. But I wasn't really picky so I went with you as my host."

But then, the symbiote immediately left Makoto as it left the room completely.

"Wait a minute, you said chose me, but here, you just left without a second thought," Makoto said, pointing at what had happened. "Was I really your first choice?"

"Okay, you got me. I didn't see much in you so I decided to see how the others were like. When I did, well…. These memories should tell you everything."

Yasuhiro Hagakure

"Hair's too big."

Byakuya Togami

"Too much of an asshole."

Mondo Owada

"Reminds me too much of my dad with those muscles. Only difference being this one has a stupid haircut."

Aoi Asahina

"I'd rather eat her fat boobs more than anything. Plus her ice cream swirl ponytail is stupid."

Celestia Ludenberg

"Not into the gothic look."

Junko Enoshima

"Hmm… crazy, chaotic, seems to like causing pain. Yeah, this can work-… oh… plans… disgusting."

Leon Kwata

"I ain't touching that rock punk wannabe."

Sakura Oogami

"Wow, this guy is extremely buff, muscular, aaaaaaaannnnnnnd, he has a vagina."

Kiyotaka Ishimaru

"Oh god, he looks like he already has something in him… that stick up his ass."

Sayaka Maizono

"Too fat."

Kyoko Kirigiri

"Looks like a know it all bitch."

Chihiro Fujisaki

"That is actually a dude."

Toko Fukawa

"She's already crazy and I can smell the murder on her… but variety is the spice of life..."

Hifumi Yamada

All Carnage did was give the fat kid a quick look before immediately leaving.

"So yeah, my options kinda sucked."

The scene changed back to Carnage going back to Makoto as it said to itself, "You know what, you're actually a diamond compared to these pieces of shit."

And like that, the symbiote slithered into Makoto's nose as it made its way inside the boy's body. The symbiote spread throughout the body until it was comfortable. And with that, the area returned to the blood-red void it was before.

"And that's the entire story of what I am, how I got here, and why I chose you."

Makoto only stood there in silence as he processes everything that the symbiote had told him. This felt too much to be believable. This voice is an alien, which came from another dimension, who's previous host was a deranged, psycho killer. This was just complete utter nonsense for Naegi to fully believe as true. Monokuma and the killing game was one thing. But this whole story with Carnage was on a whole other level of crazy.

"I can't. No," the luckster muttered before yelling at the symbiote's face. "I won't believe this! There's no way I can believe this crazy nonsense that you've been telling me!"

"Really? Well, then you must have a real messy imagination to come up with me. Say what you will kid, but everything I just said is true. Though I will agree that why you are my host is skeptical. I can't decide whether you're in this situation because of my choice, the fact that others were shittier options compared to you, or it was because of your shit luck. Though I'm leaning more on your luck is responsible for getting you into this mess. After all, your luck has always got you into trouble all the time."

"Shut up! Just leave me alone! You said it yourself, I'm too nice to get used to and I refuse to take a life for your sick amusement. So I'm not the perfect host," Makoto sternly argued.

"Maybe you're not. But whether you like it or not, we're a team now and we'll eventually kill someone soon. Besides, even if I decided to leave you for a new host, I'd just go after one of your student pals here. And I know you're too kind-hearted to let someone else go through this amount of craziness. Or am I wrong?"

That last sentence shook Naegi into a frightening realization. Carnage was right. If he somehow got the symbiote to leave his body, it'll just go after someone else. It'll torture and fuck with them until the symbiote's new host is broken mentally. Makoto couldn't do something like that. His kind and caring personality wouldn't allow him to do something like that. He could never live with himself, knowing that he allowed this thing to mentally torture someone just so he could be free. Naegi was many things. Selfish wasn't one of them.

"Hehehe, it looks like you're finally understanding the situation at hand now. I knew your goodie two shoes nature wouldn't allow you to do something so selfish. Too bad that's something I really need to fix." Carnage said as it laughed at Makoto's situation, which frightened and anger the luckster.

"Wh-What are you gonna do to me?!" he demanded, however, there was some fear in his voice.

"I don't know, probably something bloody. Let's feel this out, see how it goes."

"For now, wake up."

And like that, Makoto opened his eyes. But this time, he was in a completely different location. He saw that he was in an actual room with walls, a ceiling, and furniture. Not only that, he was laying on a bed. Makoto continued to look around the room until he noticed something. Well, more like someone as he saw Sayaka, causing him to bolt up from his bed from the shock of seeing the Ultimate Idol being next to him.

"M-M-Maizono?!"

"Hey, welcome back," the idol simply said as she gave him a smile. The simple smile was enough to calm down Makoto as he began to talk.

"Hey, where are we?"

"This is your dorm room. Apparently everyone gets their own. I got Sakura and the others to carry you here so you could recover," she explained.

"And what have the others been doing?" the luckster asked.

"They've been tearing down the school to find a way out for hours now. I stayed here to keep an eye on you. I was really worried about you after what happened," she said as a blush appeared on her cheeks.

"Oh wow, that's really sweet of you," Makoto said with gratitude making the idol smile happily.

"Oh wow, such a caring little girl. That sweetness makes want to vomit."

Once more, the voice spooked Makoto as his eyes widen in shock and discomfort. This got Sayaka's attention as she looked at him with worry.

"Naegi, are you alright?" she asked. Seeing her face, Makoto shook off his feeling of discomfort as he puts on a smile.

"It's okay, I just thought I heard something. My mind is just playing tricks on me," The luckster said, trying to calm down the idol.

"Yea, the 'mind playing tricks on me' excuse. Let's go with that," the voice mockingly said but Naegi chooses to ignore it.

"Are you sure? We may have never talked back in middle school, but I know you were never this paranoid. Heck, you were never paranoid to begin with," Sayaka pointed out.

"Okay, you guys just talk here I guess, cause she just said you weren't paranoid twice in a row."

"Yeah I know, but I'm sure this will go away soon. So, I'll be fine," Naegi said. Despite Maizono still looking worried about his safety, she decided to take his word.

"Alright Naegi, but if you're dealing with something, let me know so I can help you," she told him.

"Wait, really?" he said in shock.

"Of course silly, after all, you're going to need someone to help you in finding a way out of this school. And I'm here to help you out," she told him.

"Help me out? Are you sure about that?" he said.

"I had already made up my mind," Maizono said happily as she held Naegi's hands. "It would be a good idea for the two of us to work together since we know each other. Come on, we'll be like detectives, with me as your assistant."

Makoto just stood there in silence as he processed everything Sayaka had told him. He didn't want to burden her with being his assistant. Especially with his certain problem with having to deal with a symbiote inside him. But when he looked at Sayaka's eyes, Makoto could see the determination she had. The determination of helping him find a way out of this school. He really wanted to decline for her safety but her emotions and puppy dog eyes made him submit. Besides, Naegi felt that it would be good to at least have someone by his side. So with that, he gave her his answer.

"Okay then, if you're okay with being my assistant, then I'll accept your help," he answered with a smile. Hearing that, Maizono smiled back with joy.

"Good to hear. I'll be the best assistant you've ever had."

"But you're my first assistant," Naegi pointed out.

"Then I'll leave a big impact that'll make any other assistant you have in the future don't come close to me," she replied jokingly. This causes both of them to laugh a bit. This made Makoto feel a little better as he felt that he had someone he could rely on if he was ever in trouble or lost. For once during all this chaotic mess with Monokuma and Carnage, he felt relieved.

Once they stopped laughing, Makoto got off his bed and stood on his feet. Naegi felt a little wobbly but he was able to stand up just fine.

"You feeling better now," Maizono asked.

"You bet," Naegi replied. "Besides, I can't just lay on my bed while everyone is working hard on finding a way out."

"That's good to hear," she exclaimed. "Speaking of which, it should be time for everyone to gather together. We all agreed to meet up at the cafeteria. So let's get going."

"Alright then. Lead the way."

Maizono was the first to leave the room as Naegi followed her. But before he could exit his dorm room, the voice spoke up.

"Ugh, that entire conversation you two had was too fucking adorable. It's like you're trying to give us diabetes."

"Say all you want about her, but you'll have to get used to being around Maizono. After all, we'll be working together with her," Makoto sternly said

"Yea, whatever. You call it working together. I call it you letting your dick tell you want to do."

"W-What?! That's not it at all!" he retorted loudly in embarrassment as his face was red.

And just like that, Sayaka appears back into the room as she looks at Makoto with a weird look. "Naegi, are you okay? What was with the scream?"

Naegi began to panic a bit as he began to explain himself. "O-Oh, I'm fine. I thought I saw a cockroach or something. I guess it was my imagination."

Maizono looked at him for a good while as Naegi tried to keep his cool while rubbing the back of his head. Eventually, Sayaka smiled at him as she said, "If you say so. Now come on, we got to meet up with the others." And like that, Maizono left the room again.

Once out of sight, Makoto sighed in embarrassment from almost being seen as a crazy person. It didn't help that the symbiote began to laugh at him similar to a class bully.

"Yehahaha, you made yourself look like a dumbass. To a pretty girl no less."

"Just shut up already," Naegi quietly yelled back as he exited his dorm room.

"You know damn well that's never going to happen."

Hallway

Makoto and Sayaka walk through the hallways of the building as they made their way towards the cafeteria. As they did, the voice talked to the luckster as usual.

"You know, I don't get why you or anyone, in general, would be interested in this blue-haired bimbo you call an idol."

"Shut up. There's a reason Maizono is so well known," he spoke to the symbiote in his thoughts.

"Oh really? You care to explain then?"

As Makoto began to explain, he looked back at the memories he had of seeing Sayaka singing and dancing on stage in front of a huge crowd. With her were her other bandmates as they sang and danced along with her.

"Back when life was normal, Maizono was on top of the world of music. Always on top of every music chart, with a full crowd at her concerts, and most of her songs being a hit, there was a reason why she was considered the Ultimate Pop Sensation."

"Well, I still don't get how her music is so damn popular. Though that might be because I'm more into death metal. Either that or it's because you have shit taste in music."

Makoto decided to ignore the symbiote as he took a quick glance at Sayaka. He still felt surprised by the fact Maizono, the Ultimate Pop Sensation, became his assistant. Never in his life would he think this would happen.

"Feels weird that Maizono would agree to be my assistant. I mean being a big idol, she was so popular in school and made so many friends. I never thought she remembered a nobody like me," Makoto thought to himself.

"Aw, don't feel like that."

"Huh?" Naegi uttered in shock before turning to see Maizono as she was looking at him with a smile. "I could never forget someone like you."

"How did you know what I was thinking? Did I speak my mind out without realizing it?" Makoto nervously asked.

"Pretty sure I would have known if you did that."

"It's simple Naegi. I'm an esper. So I'm able to read your mind easily," Sayaka responded in a serious tone, which made Naegi flinch in shock. But then Maizono's serious look quickly changed as she began laughing as if she played a joke.

"I'm just teasing you. I just have really good intuition," she replied with a giggle, which Makoto joined her and laughed. Once they stopped, Sayaka grabbed his hand as she began to soothe it.

"Naegi, you don't have to be so paranoid right now. Just calm down and relax. Everything is going to be fine," she said in a soothing voice.

Her voice managed to calm Makoto down a little as he began to smile. "Thanks, I needed that," he replied back. And with that, they continue walking towards the cafeteria as Naegi tried his absolute hardest to ignore Carnage."

Hehehehehe, if only she knew why you're so paranoid."

Cafeteria

In the cafeteria, Makoto and Sayaka met up with the other students. They were greeted as Mondo apologizing to the luckster for punching him out cold. Once everyone had gathered, they all gave out everything they had found out about the school. From the dorm room, the other rooms they had access to, the amount of food they get, and the security gates to the upper rooms. With all that, they now knew their situation at hand. Then Celestia suggests they set up a curfew to make sure no one would go out after 10 p.m. to prevent any killing and everyone seemed to agree on this. After a few more discussions, the meeting finally came to an end and they all went back to their dorm rooms. And Makoto was really glad for that. During the entire meeting, Carnage was talking to him nonstop. The symbiote made it hard for Naegi to really listen properly. Even worse, he accidentally spoke out a few times which got some eyes on him. Hell, after the meeting, Naegi could of swore Leon called him crazy. Despite the cruel insult, he couldn't blame him. Anyone would think Makoto's crazy if he told them that he had to deal with a symbiote inside him. So he was glad that the meeting was done. Though he didn't like that he had to go on his own and leave Sayaka. The luckster felt that she didn't need to be seen with someone that's being talked about, bring seen as a lunatic.

Naegi's Dorm Room

Makoto entered into his room as he was finally alone. Once he knew that, the luckster sighed in relief as he sat on his bed. He was finally away from everyone and away from the embarrassment that he had to suffer.

"God, that was funny. The fact that you kept trying to shut me up just attracted attention towards you. Now they definitely think that you're crazy."

"Because you won't stop talking, which made it harder for me to listen to the meeting properly," he argued back.

"I know and it was entertaining to watch. Wish I had some popcorn to fully enjoy your act."

Makoto simply groaned in pain and annoyance as he was already reaching his limit with the symbiote's constant talking. He needed something to calm him down a little. Even if it only lasted a couple seconds.

"Ugh, I need to splash my face with some water." Makoto then went towards the bathroom to do just that. But as soon as he tried to open the door, it won't open. He kept pushing and pulling on the knob to get the door to open but still nothing.

"What the? Is my door seriously locked?" he said in frustration.

"No, that's not the case at all."

Makoto was spooked by a sudden voice, even weirder as it wasn't Carnage this time. He turned to his side to face Monokuma."

Oh, well would look at that. The Teddy Ruxpin knockoff is back."

"What are you doing here, Monokuma?" Makoto asked the bear.

"What? Can't a headmaster just come in and help a student out?" he replied, feeling emotionally hurt.

Makoto looked at Monokuma, confused by his words. "What do you mean by helping me?"

"Well you see, the bathroom doors for the boys don't have locks on them. Only the girls have them since I felt the boys don't need them," the bear explained.

"Okay, but that doesn't explain why my bathroom door won't open," Makoto said as he pointed at his door.

Monokuma then rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment as he explained the situation. "Yeah, sorry about that. Your door is misaligned so it won't open properly. Pretty embarrassing I know. I'll make sure to place an order to get that fix. In the meantime, there's a trick to opening the door. All you gotta do is rise the door up and turn the doorknob at the same time."

Hearing that, Naegi did what he was told and the bathroom door opened. "Oh wow, it worked."

"Well, that should do it for me. But it is kind of ironic don't you think? Out of every student here, you're the one that ended up with the wonky door." Monokuma pointed out.

"It's fine. This isn't something to make a big deal out of," Makoto said casually.

Monokuma then started laughing as him as the bear began to mock him. "But you're supposed to be the Ultimate Lucky Student. The kind of student that's supposed to have a luxury life filled with fortune and good will. Yet all your luck has done is get you into the worst situations ever. I'm starting to question your title here."

"Will you knock it off? I'm already aware of that, so I don't need you rubbing it on my face," the luckster said, feeling even more annoyed.

"Whatever. Anyway, that's it for me. I'll get out of your hair." Monokuma headed straight to the main door. Before he exited the room, the bear looked back at Makoto as he had something to say. "Oh yeah, a bit of advice. Make sure your room door is always locked. After all, someone could come here uninvited and kill you."

"Oh, um… thanks, I guess."

"And one more thing. The rooms are sound proof, so no matter how much noise you make here, no one outside the room can hear you," the bear said as his face swift to a mocking one. "Hope you like that since you seem to like to talk to that imaginary friend of yours, you lunatic!" Monokuma began to laugh hysterically as he left the room, leaving a dumbfounded Naegi alone.

Hearing that just made Naegi even more upset and ended up punching his wall. He then rushed into the restroom, turned on the faucet to the sink, and splashed some water on his face. The cold water felt soothing, enough to calm Makoto just for a little while. As he turned off the water, Naegi just stood there with his head over the sink as he tried his very best to keep a clear head. However, it all came to an end when it talked.

"Man, you're really being seen as a crazy person when even that teddy bear said it."

"And who's fault is that?!" Makoto growled back.

"Well, considering that you're getting all pissy with me, I'm guessing that it's mine."

"Exactly! I could barely focus at all today because of you" Makoto then covered himself around his arms. "It's bad enough that I'm trapped in this school and forced into a killing game, but I have to deal with a... 'monster' like you."

"Oh please, I've been called worse." Carnage said as Makoto covered his ears to try silence out the symbiote's voice.

"Come on Makoto, I'm not so bad. Not only will I be able to protect you from harm and make everyday of your life not boring, but you'll have a companion to talk to. You can talk to me whenever you need to let something out. I'll be there to lend an ear. Literally."

"I don't need a companion like you in my life," he quietly growled back.

"Ah, come on. Don't be like that."

"Just shut up! You're not even real!"

There was a small silent between them. Those very words really made Carnage stop talking for a moment. The symbiote would eventually break the silence as it spoke once more.

"What?"

"I said you're not real! You're just some messed up illusion in my head!"

"Really? After showing you the memories of my previous host and everything else we went through together, you really think that I'm just imaginary? Either you're in denial or just flat out stupid!"

"Shut up, I don't want to believe this! This is too crazy for me to believe! A voice talking to me? I'm starting to think that this isn't real!"

"Fucking hell, you really are in denial! How can you think I'm imaginary when I can talk back to you and I showed you that I actually have a conscious."

"Just shut up! If I ignore you, then you'll definitely go away like this was a bad dream!"

"Okay dumbass, you say that I'm just a figment of your imagination, an invisible friend a kid would make when they're alone. However, I can do something that will prove that I'm as real as they come."

"And how exactly can you prove it?" he asked.

"Simple. Just pull up one of your sleeves and examine your arm. You will see all the proof you need to know that I'm real."

Makoto began to feel tensed as he looked at his right arm. He was starting to imagine the types of horrors that can be done to his arm. He questions what could happen if he does what Carnage asked him to do. "And how will this prove that you're real?"

"You'll see."

With that simple respond, Makoto slowly began to reach towards his jacket's right sleeve. When it grabbed the edge of the sleeve, Naegi froze for a moment. His whole body was hesitant on wanting to find out what the symbiote did to his arm. But he wanted to prove that Carnage is just an imaginary thing, so Makoto had to do this. So with all his mental strength, the luckster slowly pulled down his sleeve, with his eyes closed, until his arm was fully visible.

When Makoto opened his eyes to look at his arm, his eyes widen in shock and fear by what he was seeing. The veins in his right arm were completely visible, a bit faint but still visible, as they were the color red. But the red color was far more darker than what regular blood is like. Even worse, the veins looked like they were vibrant as they were slowly squirming. Needless to say, Naegi was flat out terrified by what he was seeing as he let out a terrifying and agonizing scream as his back hit the wall.

"If you still think I'm just a figment of your imagination, now?" The voice spoke in a sinister tone. "Then you're definitely going crazy."

Makoto could only look at the walls of the bathroom with complete disarray as the symbiote laughs at his misery. It was at this point that Naegi couldn't deny the truth. This symbiote known as Carnage is real and it was going to make his life a living hell. Makoto just sat there and leaned against the wall with a modified face as he heard Carnage laugh at his misery. A laugh that pretty much told him that he could almost do nothing to stop this thing from turning his life into full on insanity.

Aaaaaaaannnnnnnd that's a wrap.Again guys, sorry about not uploading anything for a while. This fanfic really kept me busy. I'll post the next chapters later on as they're almost done. Special thanks once again to Bigbook29 for helping me out with this.Discord Server: Symbiote Lair

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