Alice's Sister | Alice In Borderland

The End?

"So what? We follow them?" Usagi spoke to the two people beside them. Arisu, Usagi, and Akira stood crowded around a phone, which had belonged to Asahi, a game dealer like Akira. "I think so." Arisu spoke uncertainly, looking to Akira for advice. "It can't hurt." She shrugged and turned to look around her surroundings. The Beach massacre had been last night, and the three had left in search of more answers. Even Akira didn't know what was going to happen, Mira had only told her about the Ten of Hearts. 

"We need to go to the Subway."We need a flashlight. Who knows what we might find." Akira nodded in agreement before walking away and stretching herself. She let out a small gasp of pain as she moved the wrong way and felt the stitches in her side tear. Usagi turned to her with a questioning look, not knowing about the wound. "You guys haven't seen anything weird?" Arisu shook his head while Usagi replied with a short no. "Let's go then. We mustn't waste daylight." She moved past them in the direction of the station. 

"Wow." She looked up in awe, seeing the many different overgrown vines that covered the once dull skyscrapers. She turned to a bus, covered in overgrown vines covered in flowers. "That was where I was when I came here." She smiled at her two companions. "You know it's weird." Usagi turned to her, "What is?" "Well I remember getting off the bus, I was heading into that building there to apply for a day off." She pointed to the hospital, which looked broken and weak. "Strange." 

They arrived at the entrance to the station, like the girls in the video had. "Flashlight Akira." She nodded and turned on the light, causing a stream of light to brighten the tunnel. "No time to waste." Usagi spoke firmly before stepping ahead. They walked for a while, replaying the video to make sure they headed in the right direction. 

"This is it. This is the place." The trio stopped outside a large door. "You first." Arisu turned to Akira. "What! Why me!"You have the light." Akira scoffed in annoyance. "If I die, I will haunt your conscience forever." The door opened, revealing a dark hallway. "Okay, let's go." They walked quietly before ending up in a room. She stopped short when she looked around. "It can't be." "What? Been here before Akira?" She turned quickly, flashing the light in the direction of the voice. "Chishiya?" The man nodded and squinted against the light. "Right, sorry." She lowered it so she wasn't blinding him. "Kuina!" She smiled as she saw her friend sitting on a desk. 

"You actually found this place. As expected from someone I have high hopes for." She nodded and smiled as Arisu and Usagi stood beside her. "We meet again." "Thanks to you guys, I have all the numbered playing cards with me. Thank you." Arisu stood confused. He thought that the video was the only way to get to the Nest. "How did you discover this place?" Chishiya held up a piece of paper, with squiggly lines on it. She gasped in surprise as she recognized it. She held her hand up for a high- five. "Well done Chipmunk, stealing from a dead woman actually helped you." She lowered her hand as he looked at her like she was stupid. She gave herself a high- five and moved away. "Fine then."It took me some time to realize that this is actually the route map of a subway station."

"I thought I would know the answer after I came here. But there's only one thing I discovered. They are not game masters." "Right. Judging from the fact that they were all killed after our victory." Everyone looked to the dead bodies.

"What happens when we collect all the playing cards?"Nothing so far, obviously."  "They're humans like us, and on top of that, there's someone above them. Just who could they be?" "Who knows? They might be aliens. Or even God himself." Akira sighed and nodded. She jumped as the screens around her lit up. Mira filled the screen, grinning at them, sending a quick wink to Akira.

"Congratulations to all players." Arisu looked at her in confusion, not yet piecing it together. "What?"Interesting. Mira." Chishiya looked at Akira before turning back to the woman on the screen. "With the exception of the face card games, all of you have cleared all the numbered games thus far and emerged the victors. A sweet victory you've grasped by sacrificing numerous lives. I wonder how many of your comrades have died? Try remembering... those that were shot dead with a gun. That girl you burned alive. Those struck with the lasers and those that drowned. Those sacrificed for your sake." Akira thought about all the games she had played that had ended up with her killing at least one person. 

"Those whose heads were blown off. Those comrades of yours. The despair you've felt so far and those dying moments that you can never forget. I'm extremely touched! All of you players, we would like to give you a present."Are you returning us to the original world?" Arisu spoke desperately, causing a small chuckle out of Mira who smiled at them. "There will be new games! Let's play games together. You'll fight for face cards!" Chishiya smirked at her present. "New games? I don't dislike the idea." She scowled at him, pushing him in the shoulder. 

"We've still got many more wonderful games prepared for all of you, so look forward to it!" "This woman. Is she the game master? I'd rather see an alien appear on the screen." "At least we know her." Akira spoke softly, watching the screen. "The next stage will commence tomorrow at noon. Let's have some fun together!"So we have to fight again?" Akira groaned in annoyance. "Yes. But one thing is different. We're finally seeing our target. We'll definitely find our answers there." 

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