//------------------------------// // Chapter 3 // Story: Dangan Rompa. Despair is magic // by Axle the Cobalt Exorcist //------------------------------// Chapter 3 A dance with death. Part 3 After the announcement all the students assembled into an elevator in the main hall. Everyone kept looking at one another as the elevator continued to go down.It was silent until a loud ding signaled that they arived at the bottom floor. Calm down Flash. Everything going to be fine. The colt thought to himself as he left the elevator along with the others. They all entered a circular room covered in red curtains. in the center were 15 stands that you'd see in a courtroom and on the walls opposite of the elevator was a throne. sting in it was Discord still in his kimono. “Glad to see you all made it. Let the trial begin!” Discord said. soon everyone took their places at each stand. TR-I-A-L ALL RISE Discord-alright lets get things started. In this trial your votes will decide who the killer is. get it right and they will get there well deserved punishment. But if you get it wrong then the killer will go free and everyone else will be punished. Now then, any questions. Flash Sentry- Are you sure it was one of us? Discord- As sure as Celestie’s love of cake. Spike- IF SOMEONE HERE DID KILL RARITY THEN THEY BETTER FESUP NOW! Shining Armor- Calm down Spike. Outbursts like that won’t help us find her killer. Twilight Sparkle- I have a question. Do you mind telling us the meaning of that? As Twilight said that she pointed her head at a propped up picture frame of Rarity with a big pink X threw it. Discord- Just because someone's dead doesn't mean they can't join in the fun. Now if there aren't any more questions lets get this show on the road with the case summary. Trixie-alright then. well we all know that it was Rarity who was killed Fluttershy- the murder took place in her bedroom. Rainbow Dash- and from what we saw when we found the body was that the killer broke the door down and attacked her while everyone else was asleep. NO THATS WRONG Flash Sentry- Rainbow Dash, you weren't there when we were investigating but it was Twilight who broke the door down. Blueblood-So we can only assume that she was the one that committed the crime. Flash Sentry-No we can’t. don't you remember that Spike was there when she did it. Spike-That's true and it was pretty cool to see her use her magic to do it Applejack- That must mean that the killer must have locked the door after they killed her. Derpy-But how could they have locked the door from the outside? Seabreeze-Isn’t it obvious. The killer used her key to do it. Big Mac- So where's the key Flash Sentry- The murderer must still have it. Bulk Biceps- Alright then! what next Rainbow Dash- I think the next thing we should take about is the murder weapon. That's how these thing go right? Twilight Sparkle- Right Pinkie Pie- Wow! we're really starting to sound like real detectives. Shining Armor- From what we could tell someone definitely slit Rarity's throat. Seabreeze-So it was something sharp Applejack- you mean like a kitchen knife Bulk Biceps- Yeah I think a kitchen knife is a safe bet. NO THATS WRONG Flash Sentry-It wasn't a knife, the only thing at the scene of the crime that was sharp was the gilded sword. Rainbow Dash- you know, I think I saw the sword thats was in the trophy in the main hall was missing this morning. Blueblood- so we all know she was killed by that cheap sword. that still doesn't get us any closer to ending this nightmare. Spike- He’s right. we’re still know nothing about the killer. its hopeless Twilight Sparkle- No. there's still evidence we can use to find the killer. If we keep at it I’m sure we’ll find something. Pinkie Pie- You're talking about the sewing kit. Twilight Sparkle-Not specifically. Pinkie Pie- Yeah the sewing kit that’s in every girls room that you guys found on Rarity’s floor. Trixie- the pink one brings up a good point. Why would something like that be left out like that. Derpy- Maybe the killer needed it for something. Seabreeze- you dits. why would a killer need a sewing kit. Flash Sentry-Discord gave us the sewing kits and the tool sets to kill each other with. Shining Armorr- but we already established that it was the sword was the murder weapon. Fluttershy- maybe *they* needed to sew their clothes or something. Blueblood-I’m sorry but how is the fact that the killer needed to fix their clothes help us Flash Sentry-it means that when the killer attacked Rarity she ripped there clothing. Applejack - so one of us has some part of owe cloths with stitching on it. Flash Sentry- I guess so Pinkie Pie- and what about that note Spike- Pinkie Pie why does it sound like you're leading the trial? Pinkie Pie-someone has to keep this thing going Flash Sentry- No she’s right. The killer sent Rarity a note to keep her door unlocked. Blueblood- But the killer ripped the part of the note with their name on it. Twilight Sparkle-Not completely. As you can see there are still something odd about the part that was ripped off Flash Sentry- The triangles that on the line the paper was ripped. Coude that somehow lead us to the culprit. Rainbow Dash- looks like someone drew something. Derpy- you know it sorta looks like part of a star Twilight Sparkle- your right it does look like a star. Big Mac- you know it could be someone’s cutie mark. Trixie- and there are two unicorns in this room who has stares cutie marks. Twilight and Blueblood Blueblood- Then it must have been Twilight.. as a royal a can't stain my hoof with blood NO THATS WRONG Flash Sentry- I know for a fact that not only is Twilight is innocent but that it was you who killed Rarity Blueblood- and how do we know that you're not lying to protect her. you two could be actinoplanes working together to get out of hear. Seabreeze- could there even be aconplesnes Discor- Yes but only the one who actually committed the murder would go free. plus can guarantee you this was a solo job Blueblood- so wheres your proof to support your claim. Flash Sentry- just look at the note. Twilight’s cutie mark doesn't line up with the drawing.But yours does. Twilight Sparkle- in addition there's one piece of evidence staring us right in the face. Blueblood-and what would that be. Twilight Sparkle- Tell me Blueblood, as a royle do you typically wear a shirt where one of the buttons sewn on with a different color thread. Fluttershy- You know now that I look at it his top button douse look at it, it does look more pink then white. Twilight Sparkle- that's because Rarity must have ripped one of the buttons off in the fight. Flash Sentry- And if he used the sewing kit to fix it he’d only have three colors to use. Red, dark green, and light pink Applejack- But didn't we say that killer would have Rarity’s room key Blueblood- Th-That’s right, and I don't have the key anywhere in my possession. Go ahead search my room Pinkie Pie- Well du. of course you don’t have the key,he got rid of it. Spike-What are you talking about Pinkie Pie? Pinkie Pie- do I have to spell it out to all of you. He threw the key into the incinerator. The black thing I found was Rarity's keychain. Shining Armor- That would certainly explain why the incinerator was left on overnight. Blueblood-NO NO. IF YOU COMINERS THINK THAT I DID IT YOU'RE ALL AS FOOLISH AS EVER! Twilight Sparkle- You still deny it. Thats a real shame. Blueblood-THATS BECAUSE I DIDN’T! Twilight Sparkle- Flash do you mind explaining what happened so we can end this? Blueblood-WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY “END THIS”! Flash Sentry-I think I Can. OK here's what happened... Clowning Argument Some time after “The Night Time” started. Blueblood slid the note under Rarity’s door. The note said that he’ll be there by 3:30 and to keep her Door unlocked. When the time came Blueblood had arrived. What Rarity didn't expect however was that Blueblood was armed with the gilded sword. Blueblood attacker her but Rarity didn’t go down that easily. As they foute Rarity ripped off one of the buttons from his shirt. Eventually Blueblood used his magic to tie the rope I found to restrain her and use the sword from the main hall trophy case to slit her throat. After the fight he used the sewing kit in her room to fix his shirt he ripped his name off the note and took Rarity’s key to lock the door from the outside. And to make sure he destroyed all the evidence linking him to the crime he threw the key into the incinerator. Flash Sentry- Am I right? Blueblood- HA HA HA HA. ALRIGHT FINE. I’LL ADMIT IT. I WAS THE ONE WHO KILLED THAT WHORE!" Derpy-But why? Blueblood- WHY? I’LL TELL YOU WHY! When I was a colt, the only pony who ever made me feel like i mattered was my aunty Celectie. We were very close. That is until that cominer started to show up. All of a sudden she began to gain favor from my ant. I COULDN'T STAND IT. So when the opportunity presented itself I took it. the fact that I was getting out of this hell hole was just a bonus. Discord- Well it looks the virectin is quite obvious then. Now I think its time to vote on who the guilty party is. in front of of you all are switches which you’ll be using to vote With the snap of his clawed fingers a slot machine appeared. it soon started to spin with all the students faces on the wheels. after a moment all three stopped on Blueblood’s face. after it stopped confetti and streamers fell from the the ceiling. Discord- Congratulations you all got it right and as I promised the one who was found guilty will be punished immediately. With another snap of his claws a chain and caler jetted out of one of the curtains and clasped around Blueblood’s neck. He was then pulled away Game Over Prince Blueblood has been found guilty Time for the punishment On a stage set, a group of what appeared to be puppet ponies dressed in old Equestrian clothing holding pitchforks and torches were caring Blueblood who was tied up with ropes. The puppets carried him on to a platform before he was thrown on to a wooden table. A wooden stock was then placed on to his neck. For fear of what was about what was about to happen the prince looked up to find a large ax blade suspended by a very thin thread with Discord laying on it. He also saw that all the other student were standing behind a chain link fence The King’s Death Discord then pulled out a small pair of scissors and placed the thread in between the two scissor blades. With a smug look on his face Discord cut the thread. at that moment the blade fell. As it fell it started to spin. The Prince shuke in fear as the blade got clowser. Soon the blade hit the ground effectively cutting off his head. The other students could only watch in horror as their classmate was gruesomely decapitated. I can't believe it. Flash thought to himself. What I just watched...What I just Watched was the true face of despair Survival count: 13