Flicker- Two Worlds Combine

Chapter 26: Arielle

When I first heard of the killing game we had been placed in 27 days ago, I hoped that it would be over soon and we could successfully find the murderer with minimal casualties. Alas, the game has continued up to this point, and it seems that another corpse lays mere inches in front of us. ''Well. It seems that the murderer has stabbed Eduardo through the temple and left him under a table. The investigator believes the murderer is Indah.'' I wouldn't have expected this outcome, but here we are. Poor Eduardo. It seems he was a little too clever for the murderer to keep him around any longer. I understand that this is what they need to do to survive, or... I mean, I hope that's their goal here.

Christy seems visibly confused. ''Why would the investigator accuse Indah? I don't think she's all that suspicious. A lot of other people could be considered suspects, like Jackson for example. He's been quite strange in recent days.'' I really do agree with that... Jackson is most definitely off. We definitely need to find out more about what he's up to.

Zahrah seems interested as well. ''Excactly. I was actually trying to find him and talk to him the other day, but then I saw Charlotte's body and got distracted. This is definitely something worth talking about.'' Well, it seems that this is almost settled. Jackson just stood there, not moving an inch. But then he did the unthinkable. He reached into his pocket... And... He pulled out a knife.

He said but one thing. ''You want proof it's not me? Watch me kill one of you dumbasses and get killed by the mastermind as a punishment.'' He took a step forward, and everybody suddenly just began screaming. I immediately ran downstairs to the nearest room and barricaded it behind me. I decided to check around just in case it turned out to be the murderer's, but I unfortunately found nothing. I then heard a gunshot. It couldn't be... Jackson couldn't be dead, right? If that is the case, I guess it wasn't him. I already hear the speaker apologizing for the incident, and confirming it wasn't him. I sigh in relief and exit the room, noting that it was Bailey's. Damnit, isn't everyone who has a room around this place dead anyways? I went back upstairs to see that Jackson had indeed been shot multiple times, and.....

And... Viola was dead too. Jackson had cut her abdomen, ensuring a slow, painful death.

Everyone is clearly taken aback by this, especially Veronica and Zahrah, who had spent the night with her not that long ago. Ashlen screams, causing Fillipe to throw a lighter at her. Thankfully it isn't lit, and she gives it to Halona to dispose of. It must have been such a tragic death for Viola, being taken out of the game by not even the true murderer.

Eva already looks mad. ''See what I mean? This situation would make for a terrible fictional story! It would make absolutely no sense that Jackson barely has any relevance to the plot besides being mysterious and then just randomly kills someone because he felt like it, when he easily could have said that it wasn't him. I mean, I'm already thinking that Indah really is the killer like the investigator says. She's like that annoying shy anime girl stereotype in a way.'' Thomas nods, probably about the whole ''Indah is suspicious'' part of what she said, but I don't think anybody else here cares about anything else she said.

Minji seems uninterested. ''That really doesn't fit well. I think Grace might be the murderer. They were one of the people who Eduardo had accused yesterday, and that definitely is something we need to look into.'' I guess she is right nowadays. We better see what's up with that.

''Oh, come on! I wouldn't kill Evelyn so early on! You guys just simply have to be kidding me! If you want to call me a murderer you have to do better than that.'' Grace is pretty quick to defend themself. It honestly is a bit suspicious in a way. However, nobody can really talk about it, as Haneen speaks.

''I am not that sure about if Grace truly is innocent, but may we all please discuss Dan? As Kai has suggested to me, he hasn't participated in any discussions after he was accused by the investigator on the first night. Other suggestions on murder suspects include Annie from Amethyst, and Becca by Jane.'' Has Haneen been rounding up emotionaly distraught people just for this purpose? It seems a little bit manipulative. She's more dangerous than I thought...