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Kōun no Megami
"She will be. We just have to vote. I choose Kowai."

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Buraddo Jemu

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Majikaruman Dōseiai-shadearimasu

Koda heard everything Suko said. Part of her wanted to launch at Suko and tear out their necks biggest artery. Another part wanted to agree. And ANOTHER part wanted Koda to curl up and cry.

Koda felt like a fool. She wiped her eyes profusely and hissed. "They were right." Koda shook her head. Hysteria tinged her voice. "Right. Hah. Would have never thought that.."

Suzume Fujimori's POV

Suzume was SEETHING. "I... I-" Slowly, her hand gripped the lever, and turned to Kowai, her eyes filling with rage...

Kowai Kurai's POV

"Oh, yep! That's the beauty in it, isn't it, Niwa?" Kowai waltzed over and pulled the lever, laughing hysterically. Her voice had a high, unnatural tinge to it. "I had nothing against Amano, you see. It just so happened that he was in that room! But you know! None of you guys even bothered to notice he was missing!" She clapped her hands to the sides of her face. "Daw! Oh."

"And it was just such a plain, clean murder, wasn't it? One that no one would know about. You would've all been safe, never had to go to the Trials ever again! For the time being, at least. And when I killed Femi, yyou know what I did?" She giggled even more hysterically. "Guess? Guess? I lured him into that room with a note about Amano! I pretended it was from Suko and planted it in his bag the night we played Hide and Seek! And get this! He didn't even consider that I could've killed him! He thought HIS OWN BELOVED SUKO HAD DONE IT TO HIM, RIGHT BEFORE HE DIED!! All it took was some alcohol from Keiki's party, which I hid in the sand piles. And then I just had to light the match and then-" She waved her hands around. "SHBOOM!! Fireworks!"

She squealed. "And then as Femi was there, shaking and dying, with the flesh burning away from his face, his last thought dwelled on how his own partner lied to him, and it was what he shakingly wrote with his fingernails! Isn't that sooo funny?" She broke into peals of laughter. Then a disappointed look came upon her face.

"You know, I really couldn't get why none of you could figure it out. I was trying to help you all in the right direction the entire time! And it's funny, isn't it? The only two people who could've said a word had to keep their mouths begrudgingly closed. But you know, I had nothing against Femi, either, you see! It was simply a matter of-" She tapped the side of her face in thought. "Convenience! I just knew, during the party. It would be SO easy to get away with! He just needed to be separated from Suko for one night. And, well, let's just say I wasn't the only one who wanted him dead. Am I correct in saying this, Hisoka Yamanaku?"

"And you knowww, there is an entire other reason for me doing th-" Kowai felt a hard slap across her face. Suzume had gotten up from her podium. "Shut. Up." Her eyes were welling with tears. "GIVE THEM BACK, KOWAI. GIVE. THEM. BACK!" She slapped Kowai across the face again.

"Youch! Okay, okay, jeez, Miss Fujimori, I'm going, I'm going. But you know... are you really in any place to demand my death?" She gave her a dark look. "I know what you did. You think that saving any amount of people, pretending to care about any number of people, will ever take away what you did?"

Suzume's face looked hollow. She slapped Kowai again, this time with less force. "You don't- you don't know what you're talking about," she croaked, her knees buckling beneath her.

"And oh, Koda," Kowai half-murmured with a click of her tongue and a sigh. "You were all too willing to play along. You helped me with this in a way, and for that, I have to say thank you!" She waltzed on over, took Koda's hands, and squeezed them. "My unknowing little accomplice."

"And there's someone else here... you know who you are. You'll thank me for all this later, trust me!" She spun around and put her arms behind her back. "Will that be all, Monokuma?"

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Koda's eyes didn't spark with happiness as they would usually if Kowai were to hold her hands. Instead, she repeatedly brushed her hands on her shirt, growling. "I was right never to trust you. Never to trust anyone." Koda shook her head. "Instead my stupid sixth sense lowered my guard increasingly." Koda clenched her teeth.

She paused, then continued. "I'm glad you're dying, while I'm alive. So I can watch."

Kowai Kurai's POV

Kowai's face fell a moment. She almost looked... devastated? But then a smile cut across her face like a knife. "Okaay! See you later, sweetheart!" She kissed Koda on the cheek and then backed away. "I never cared about you anyway!" she chirped cheerfully. "It was all just a part of the plan!"

But as she walked away from Koda, she turned her face away from her. She didn't want her to see the slight glistening of something in her eyes.

Somehow... she felt something she'd never felt before.

She walked on over to Suko. "I am sorry, Suko, really," she said in a voice that didn't seem all too genuine. "You know... something Femi said before he died? At first, he didn't want to believe it was you. He'd cried out, "Help me, Suko, help me! PLEASE, GET ME OUT OF HERE! PLEASE! I don't want to die..." but you know, you never heard it when he said it. When he'd banged on the door, bawling his eyes out! He was pleading with you to get him out of there! And then his mind connected it... "They must have brought me here to kill me"."

"I knew... I knew there was something wrong with you!" Suzume sputtered, banging her fists on the ground. "J-j-just WHO ARE YOU, REALLY?! HOW- How can... you do this to people?"

Kowai walked over to Suzume and took her face in her hands. "That... is none of your concern. But you know... you're one to talk about..." She paused. "Well, don't worry! I'll be gone soon anyway!"

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Koda wanted to shove Kowai away. But she didn't. She felt far too threatened to even move.

Koda winced. She realized words hurt... more than she thought. And so does burning alive. "Sick psychopath." Koda whispered under her breath.

Yet, nothing could hide the feeling of loneliness stirring inside as Koda wondered what could have been.

Ok so quick Tem Note i'm genuinely crying like jeez this is dark

Kōun no Megami
I glared at Kowai, not even daring to look at anyone else. Not Suko, who I briefly suspected- all a part of Kowai's plan, I suppose -not Hisoka, who I'm not sure how to feel about, not even Suzume, who had reasonable hatred beyond words for Kowai.

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Buraddo Jemu

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Majikaruman Dōseiai-shadearimasu

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Hisoka Yamanaku

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Kowai was mad. Utterly mad. Hisoka couldn't- no, he could, he could believe it. She was Kowai, and everyone, he most of all, had known she was a monster.

"You know, I really couldn't get why none of you could figure it out. I was trying to help you all in the right direction the entire time! And it's funny, isn't it? The only two people who could've said a word had to keep their mouths begrudgingly closed." Hisoka flinched. Who was she talking about-? Oh, that was so obvious- "Convenience! I just knew, during the party. It would be SO easy to get away with! He just needed to be separated from Suko for one night. And, well, let's just say I wasn't the only one who wanted him dead. Am I correct in saying this, Hisoka Yamanaku?"

Hisoma recoiled violently. His arm jarred the lever. He quickly set it back before he voted for nobody at all.

Kowai kept rambling and cackling and screaming her head off, an utterly sick expression on her face. She was enjoying this. This was her moment of triumph.

Then a smack resounded through the room. Kowai's head was turned to the side. Suzume's hand was raised, and she was panting with fury.

Suzume had gotten up from her podium. "Shut. Up." Suzume shook. "GIVE THEM BACK, KOWAI. GIVE. THEM. BACK!" She slapped Kowai across the face again.

"Youch! Okay, okay, jeez, Miss Fujimori, I'm going, I'm going. But you know... are you really in any place to demand my death?" She gave her a dark look. She said something else, but Hisoka blocked it out.

Kowai hates us. That's why she did this. It's not because of me...

He voted for Kowai. But for some reason he couldn't help but look at another face on the screen...

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Niwa Atsushi

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As Kowai went on and on, a shudder of disgust awoke in Niwa. What the hell was wrong with her, traumatizing everyone for her own selfish pleasure?

"That's enough," Niwa said shortly. "I'm voting." He tapped on Kowai's icon and yanked down the lever. Everything she said sickened him. He hoped she burned in hell.

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Suko Nobu

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He died screaming for me to save him. He died knowing I killed him.

Everything shattered for Suko. Everything. Hide and Seek. Fireworks. Their own gun. Fingernails, Femi's scorched face.

The whole world was broken, and Suko hadn't even died.

They choked and voted.

This time, when they voted for themself, they entirely meant it.

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Kōun no Megami
I tapped Kowai's icon, pulling my lever so hard that you could hear a cracking sound before I let go.

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Buraddo Jemu
*voted for Kowai*

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Majikaruman Dōseiai-shadearimasu
*voted for no one*

Keiki Meyumi.

Keiki voted for Kowai angrily. Kowai....was a monster. She deserved to die.

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(Chuku voted for Kowai.)

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Third Person POV

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"Puhuhuhu~ the votes are in. Who will be chosen as the Blackened? Have you made the right choice or the dreeeadfully wroooooong one?"

The slot spun over and over and landed on three icons of Kowai's face.

DINGDINGDING!

"CORRECT! THE BLACKENED HIDING AMONG YOU WAS NONE OTHER THAN KOWAI KURAI!"

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Kōun no Megami
I felt my energy drain away as I realised that I was running on adrenaline the whole trial. There was a sharp pain in my head before I fell asleep, falling to the ground by my podium.

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Buraddo Jemu

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Majikaruman Dōseiai-shadearimasu

Suzume Fujimori's POV

Suzume felt as though she was going to vomit. She was shaking so hard. They... lived. Because Kowai had confessed. When she would've gotten away with it? Why?... didn't she want them all dead?

"She wants us to continue living," she murmured. "But why..."

Suddenly, she was pulled into reality. "Megami!" she cried, running over and picking her girlfriend up. Oh wow sports

She grimaced. So Femi was going to be avenged.

But she's right. I still failed. I failed everyone. They'll all die... because of me.

Kowai Kurai's POV

Kowai sighed. "Keiki, I'll be honest, I think you're shallow and I dislike your fashion sense. Megami, I think you're... oh. Well." She noticed Megami had collapsed. Suzume held onto her tighter as though she was slipping away, glaring at Kowai. "Tell her when she wakes up for me? If you want. Megami, I respect you and I think you're a very intelligent individual but at the same time I think you're pathetic. Buraddo, my only impression of you is that of an angsty teen who thinks she has a sense of humor. Majikaruman, you're literally just a love interest. Hisoka, I really don't like you, and yet..." She paused.

"I've never known anyone so much like me. Who I understood so well." Except one person...

"Chuku, can you stop screaming so much all the time? Suko, I advise you not to think about Femi too long. Make the most of your time, you know?"

"And Niwa!" She waltzed over and gripped his shoulder, with the most twisted smile. "I'll see you later, okay?"

Suzume looked shaken. Kowai knew what she was thinking. What did she mean by that?

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Kōun no Megami

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Buraddo Jemu
I've made, like, one joke the whole time we've been here. The comment about Megami was... surprisingly accurate. What did she mean by that comment about Niwa? I'll ask Megami later, she'll probably be able to figure it out.

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Majikaruman Dōseiai-shadearimasu

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Niwa Atsushi

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Her hand touched his shoulder. Niwa shook slightly. That twisted look on her face...

He jerked back.

"I'll see you later, okay?"

Seized by a sudden mad terror, he snatched the lever and began jamming the Kowai icon. Just kill her already! he begged internally. Keep those horrid words- and that smile- away from me!

"Puhuhuh~ said your goodbyes?" A flash of relief came over Niwa. Oh thank god. Oh thank god god god god- I'll see you later, okay? No! He jerked back, hugging himself. Oh god- oh god- Does she-?

"I-" Hisoka was shaking all over. He didn't seem capable of looking away from her... Niwa shuddered. "Yes. I believe- we are ready."

"Alright then! Time for the execution of Kowai Kurai- the Ultimate Arsonist! Puhuhuhu~ BAM!" Monokuma smashed his mallet down. "I always wanted to do that!"

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Koda felt queasy. Arsonist. How many people has Kowai killed..? I'd bet its more than just Femi. Koda frowned. I won't dwell on it. On her. She told herself, knowing very much that it wasn't true.

"Good riddance." Koda's voice was made out of anger and betrayal, but the stitches, barely visible (more so audible) were born of sorrow and heartbreak.

I'm so, so, so foolish...

Kowai Kurai's POV

Kowai smiled one last time, and waved. There was something strangely different about this smile... "I guess this is goodbye. It's been fun, everyone! Okay, Monokuma. Whatever you have prepared, I'm ready."

Suzume Fujimori's POV

How was she so eerily calm? Did she want to die that badly? "Why did she confess," Suzume murmured to herself. And slowly, a shiver came over her. She and Megami had suspected something similar...

The Ultimate Arsonist. Yet it still chilled her to hear it. Kowai had very clearly been lying about accidentally burning her family's home down. Just how many did she burn down, to be deemed worthy of such a menacing title?... no wonder she kept it a secret all this time, if she was going to kill like this.

But... why did she confess? "Wait... Kowai! I still have to ask you something!" Suzume cried. She'll probably lie. But I need to know!

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Execution Warning.

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Narrator

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But before Kowai's eyes could even turn to look at Suzume, the claw burst through the ceiling and seized her by the scruff of her neck. And then Kowai, the killer of Femi and Amano, the smiling girl, the mass-murderer of proportions they weren't even aware of- was swept away to the Execution Room.

The doors swung open. And they saw a blazing fire.

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Hisoka Yamanaku

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Hisoka was on his feet in an instant, shrugging off the whirlwind of emotions. It didn't matter right now. He just needed to see Kowai's death for himself.

He broke into the Execution Room.

And through a screen, Kowai was bodily thrown through a window into a burning building. Hisoka inhaled sharply. He had a bad feeling about this...

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Niwa Atsushi

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Niwa watched, heart in his throat, as Kowai slammed onto tiles. She struggled to her feet, and then a patch by her ankle lit on fire. She leapt up, and glanced back and forth- looking for the fire escapes, presumably.

She ducked and dove and every time, a new fire would spring up and singe her skin. Her breathing was growing raspier and she kept coughing and-

The walls shook visibly. It was all coming down.

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Suko Nobu

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Suko looked up, just in time to see the death of Kowai Kurai. Who was not the killer.

She stepped through a fire escape. The flames engulfed her, blocking out the building, blocking out every angle, except- off the roof. She jumped away from the fire, but-

She slipped on the railing. She clutched it, but the fire was growing closer and closer and then-

Kowai, the monster, closed her eyes and fell off the fire escape.

Flames engulfed the entire building.

Execution Warning Ended.

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Suzume Fujimori's POV

"..." Suzume watched, she watched as Kowai fled. She watched as the walls fell down. She watched as parts of her body caught on fire. She watched as Kowai frantically stamped out the flames. She watched… she watched as she made her way to the fire escapes. As she fell…

No. No no no no. Dammit. She needed to know. SHE NEEDED TO KNOW!

And now Kowai Kurai… was dead, and she’d never know. Her hands curled into fists. Dammit. DAMMIT!! She’d never know how she knew all those things about her. She’d… no- she didn’t know. She’d never know… why…

If Femi and Amano’s killer was dead, why did everything still feel… so empty?

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Kōun no Megami

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Buraddo Jemu
I watched Kowai die, before noticing Megami, the hypocrite, lay unconscious.

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Majikaruman Dōseiai-shadearimasu