This chapter does have spoilers for Shinichi's backstory and importance to the plot. This will be revealed in the second trial, but, if you truly don't want to be spoiled, then don't read.

"Let's give it everything we've got! It's punishment time, rebel scum!"

START OVER

SHINICHI HAS BEEN FOUND GUILTY

TIME FOR PUNISHMENT!

Shinichi finds himself in some kind of weird place. He is in complete darkness, yet it is being lit up by fire and decorated with flowers. Little glass beads surround him, crushing underneath the weight of his own feet.

...And then the flowers die and the fire gets defeated by the overwhelming darkness.

Tomino's Hell

Ultimate Translator Shinichi Fujimoto's Execution

He attempts to run until he realizes that he is on a single block of ground surrounded by nothing but a death of pure loneliness. Then, out of the darkness, a whip that Shinichi swears he has seen somewhere before, whips him. Attempting to block it, Shinichi almost falls to his death. It keeps hitting and hitting him until the back of his shirt is stained with a dastardly red. Then, right before he accepts his painful death, he realizes the one road that is in front of him. He begins to run as fast as his little body allows him.

Out of breath, Shinichi does not pay attention to his surroundings as he pushes himself one more step after another. There are sheep of gold, along with a hellish spring in the Suicide Forest that surrounds the beautiful Mount Fuji. The tears in his eyes blind him from seeing the birdcage that he falls into. His cries for his brother echo throughout the cage and forest until nothing else can be heard. Not even the reactions from his classmates.

Though, in a brief instant of clarity, Shinichi breaks free from his own chains. He falls from the birdcage onto the floor underneath him, breaking both of his legs in the fall. Shinichi cries out in pain once again only to realize that he is somewhere that he recognizes. Right in front of him is a door that he knows all too well. A door he used to regret seeing every day, but, now that he has a chance again, he ignores his broken legs and runs. Runs with tears of joy in his eyes. The smell of alcohol and cries of his little brother now bring a strange smile to his face.

The moment he enters the door though, he realizes that his mother is throwing up fire, while his baby brother flowers. The fire burns the flowers. Shinichi attempts to reach them, but they turn to dust the moment Shinichi tries to comfort his brother. Trying to pick up his brother's ashes, Shinichi can only find a needle. A singular needle. He picks it accidentally on his finger, causing him to bleed.

Next thing he knows, he is throwing up the same fire. Then he joins his family, turning into ash and finally succumbing to the will of death.

Welcome the Shinichi's What the Hell execution. Mostly because everything is symbolic. SYMBOLISM.

Now, reviews~

Anonchan1-Yes, it's all because of our boy Shiro Amari. Kotori loves all of her research. But it did.

mayurie-Maybe, if he sees a picture of her younger self. Mei is a lot older, you know. Kazuhiko Hiraoka and Yanagi are the same person, somebody changed his last name. I'll do that one day when I'm not lazy. And when I can spoil backstories. Thanks. :)

TheRoseShadow21-I'm not telling anything. ;) Except for what I told. It was Halloween where I was so it still counts.

YellowtheWriter-I'm not telling anything. ;) I love my running gags. Thanks. :) If the Committee could do that, they would've just ditched Earth. Because fixing it is expensive.