Danganronpa Midnight: Lantern Lament (Fanganronpa)

Chapter 3 - A Feeling of Closing Entrapment - BDA and Investigation

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Chapter 3 - A Feeling of Closing Entrapment
Deadly Life
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Upon seeing the crimson liquid all over my hands and face, my jaw dropped. I hesitantly took a few steps back to distance myself from the stage.

But as I slowly raised my eyes to see what was on it, I knew I couldn't deny it any further.

Akihiro's dead body was in front of me, his body still twitching after his sudden death that happened in a mere second.

The spotlight that hung above him had come crashing down, striking and caving the top of his head and face in as it dragged him down to the floor fatally and flung his handbook across the stage. The light had made its new home, carved and nested in the right side of his now open and caved skull and face, gushing fountains of blood, flesh and brain while disfiguring the upper part of his face entirely, his jaw hanging. His body continued to twitch until it slowly died down and ceased completely.

And that was the last time Akihiro moved, the spotlight flickering on just for a moment as if it were comedic timing before dying as well, its glass breaking all over his corpse.

With Shouko, Ryoko and I all looking at the body, the chime of the monitor played, unfortunately announcing Monokuma's return with a body discovery announcement.

"N-No...No fucking way..." My breathing quickened as I desperately tried to wipe all of Akihiro's blood and flesh off of me.

Wait...

When I looked back at the stage, I remembered...

Satoshi was also on it.

Did he get killed in the impact?!? Was he under Akihiro?

With no signs of his body, I noticed he had been pulled off stage by a panting Hidemi who had gotten to him just in time.

Any second later...and Satoshi's body would have been lying right next to Akihiro's.

"My oh my..." Ryoko waltzed up to the edge of the stage, peering at the influencer's corpse. "His fans are not going to like this..."

"S-Shut up! That's not what's important right now!" I exclaimed, jumping up onto the stage and kneeling down next to him. "Someone...Dropped a fucking spotlight on him!"

I pushed any thoughts about getting Finn away and then shifted my gaze up to see the crooked and nearly broken truss that the spotlight used to hang off of.

The person who dropped this...might still be up there.

I-I need to go catch them!

I was about to sprint off but was interrupted by Shouko.

"Akihiro...?" She said, slowly walking up to the stage and his body. "Aki...T-This isn't funny. You s-should never joke about the dead!"

Shouko crouched down beside her now murdered best friend and tried to tap his shoulder and talk to him but now it was pointless.

"A-Akihiro...Wake up! You got us, sure. But...it's not funny anymore. Stop it." She continued, not giving up until she started shaking him. "W-What are you doing Akihiro?!? G-Get up already...! Just...Get up!"

"Sweetie, not to burst your bubble but," Ryoko said condescendingly and pointed a finger straight at the corpse. "That boy is never getting up again."

"W...What? That...That can't be true!"