Class Trial - RESUME
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"Wh-What? A culprit askin' for fuckin' forgiveness?! That's unheard of!" Monosuke yelled.
"Don't be so quick to judge, Monosuke!" Monophanie scolded. "We got even more problems to deal with!"
"PLEASE-KEEP-QUIET-I'M-TRYING-WATCH-HERE." Monodam advised.
"But what about-"
"BE-QUIET!" The green bear yelled.
"E-Either way no matter where you slice it, Sharla..." Miyuji whimpered as she turned back to face me. "I-Is Kokichi the blackened for this case?"
I nodded in confirmation. "Yep. I only ask you to forgive me for what I've done to him in retaliation."
"It's alright, we'll forgive you. This moment must be why you wanted to talk to me before this trial began." Kaede muttered.
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"Hey, Kaede? Can we talk?"
"Of course! What is it?"
"I think the others are scared of finding out the truth. But I know they'll have to accept it no matter how scary it is."
"You think so, Sharla?"
"Well, you probably wouldn't like it either. So I want you to never lose sight of the truth no matter how much despair it causes you."
"If that's what you want and if it will keep me fighting for the future then I'll do it."
"The future can be something to look forward or not but it doesn't matter. Thank you, Kaede."
"No problem."
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"Sharla did what she did for all of us and we had no idea." Miyuji said in realization of my true motive. "There's no doubt that the plan will be successful now considering Kokichi was the second traitor needed dead for it to work."
"It is a shame that two of mine and Gonta's friends from the war had to die in order to make it a success." Kiyo pointed out.
"Angie and Kokichi were both great Disciples in their own right." Gonta muttered.
"Let's end this trial and plan our next move." Tenko advised.
Once the voting was over, the verdict wheel lit up with Kokichi's face and indicated that he was the blackened of this case regardless of what happened after the fact.
And I already have a clue to what will happen once this is all over. I thought to myself.
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Class Trial - ALL RISE
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"Wait a goddamn minute!" Gonta yelled. "If Kokichi's dead, then are you bitches gonna-"
"Execute me?!" I finished for the faux entomologist.
"Nah, just cuz the blackened's already dead doesn't mean we can just sub in any of you bastards we want!" Monosuke exclaimed. "We're very cautious about the rules after all."
"STILL, IT-WOULD-BE-A-SHAME-TO-LET-THE-PUNISHMENT-GO-TO-WASTE." Monodam continued.
"So instead, we prepared a special guest for the punishment!" Monophanie finished.
"A special guest?" Miyuji repeated.
My eyes widened in realization. "You mean you're gonna execute Shulk?!"
"LET'S-GIVE-IT-EVERYTHING-WE-GOT!" Monodam declared, ignoring my fearful question.
"It's... PUNISHMENT TIIIME!" All three of the remaining Monokubs cried out.
GAME OVER
Shulk will receive punishment.
Time to end the rebellion!
Shulk found himself unable to move with his hands folded in front of him as the stage starts to build itself around him, he struggles as a sea of Monokuma-like spectators emerge. Up on his platform, the blonde-haired boy saw he was leaning against a large wooden stake and the way back down has been replaced with piles and piles of branches.
Among the spectators, he saw Sharla and the other surviving students with her watching in fear and worry as everything was set for him to be burned alive.
The New Burning of the Versailles Witch
Former Ultimate Clairvoyant Shulk Soss's Execution: Executed
A masked Monosuke appeared bearing a torch flickering bright red against the rather murky medieval inspired backdrop. It lit the branches on fire and Shulk's face started turning pale as it got closer to him.
Then he remembers his Battle Gem he hid from sight and closed his eyes to concentrate Ether into it.
The fires around him are raging stronger and stronger, then suddenly, a bright ruby red light burst from Shulk's Battle Gem, activating his Xenoblade Transformation.
The surviving members looked on in shock and relief as Shulk used his new wings to fly away from his fiery fate.
After Shulk managed to escape, the trial room started to rumble and fall apart.
"I guess Zell and Sae called for backup and Shulk didn't like having to escape execution." Kaede theorized.
"Let's get moving! THIS WHOLE PLACE IS GONNA BLOW!" Miyuji shouted as all of us ran to the elevator.
Luckily, we all managed to get out of the Shrine of Judgement right before it was completely destroyed by a blast of Ether.
"That was too close!" Tenko exclaimed, breathing hard.
"But what the hell is going on out here?!" Kiyo asked.
We all looked around to see the academy being destroyed from all sides by some recognizable figures. Zell and Sae really did go through with their plan and now, like Kaede said, they brought backup.
It appears that the destruction of the Ultimate Academy has now officially began. I thought to myself as a bright light like the one that came off Zanza blinded us from above.
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End of Chapter 5: Despair Lurking Within Hope
Surviving Members: 6
Present Obtained: Battle Gem Shards - Proof that you cleared Chapter 5. A memento of Kokichi. The remains of his Battle Gem is all anyone has to know his fate. At least this will be all over soon.