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The Final Trial (Pt.2)

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~Alex's POV~

After Luca apologizes dismissively, Zach stands up from the throne and places Monokuma where he previously sat. Then, he turns to us and I see that his outfit has a different color scheme, too.

Instead of his pink vest, a red leather jacket with a fur collar is draped over Zach's shoulders, covering a black t-shirt with a white shirt collar peaking out. His hands are covered by black, fingerless gloves, decorated in rings and matching black nails. Chains hang from the spiked cuffs around his wrists, a similar silver to the locket hanging from his neck. Still blonde, Zach's hair now has red strands mixed in the bunch, accompanying the red star around his left eye; the Hope's Peak Symbol (Monokuma's robot eye) under his right, and his piercings remain the same.

It was like a pin could echo through the room without interruption. My eyes, burning with confusion and struggling to comprehend the situation, are practically bulging out of my skull; my brows have disappeared behind my bangs drawn together; the skin above my nose is scrunched up with betrayal, and my jaw is set... What. The. Fuck?

"Oh?" Zach scans our faces. A corner of his lips lifts.  "I thought it was pretty obvious. At least, that's what Luca said."

The artist glares at Zach. "That's because it was!"

"Well, they seem pretty shocked right now," Zach declares as he clambers down the steps leading up to the grand throne. Silently— except for the echo of his boots, Zach wanders over to his portrait and taps his finger on it. "See? I thought someone would've noticed it."

Squinting my eyes at the portrait, I can see, at the bottom left corner is the Hope's Peak Academy symbol mixed with a musical note. I shakily exhale through my nose.

"And I'll be honest, I didn't know my file messed up the way it did. Luca didn't tell me until after Light's attack... And, sorry about that, Light." He knocks over the portrait with a wave of his hand before leaning his forearms on the podium. 

Again, no one says anything. Nothing is coherently forming in my mind, all of my thoughts, feelings, and questions are jumbled up into indistinct words and phrases. My chest constricts, it feels difficult to breathe right now. Again, what the fuck is this? Then, when Zach asks for someone to say something, Skye cautiously clears her throat.

"I... Knew I saw a guitar pick," she mutters, staring at Zach and Luca with glossy eyes.

"Wait, huh?"

Skye blinks. "When we were searching Light's room, I saw something on the ground that looked like a rounded triangle... At first, I didn't know what it was. But, now that you're standing here... I know that it's a guitar pick."

Zach swears to himself as Luca sharply turns to their partner in crime. "HOW'D YOU LEAVE SOMETHING LIKE THAT?!"

"Hey, YOU were supposed to clear up anything that made us suspicious!"

Luca pinches the bridge of their nose, rocking their head back and forth in disappointment as Zach rolls his eyes, pushes up from the podium, and strolls over to the throne. He doesn't climb up to the top but skips a couple of steps before sitting down and facing us.

"This is wack," Sora finally says in disbelief. "Oh my God, he was right... You were dead!"

Zach makes a sound comparable to a buzzer as he sticks his thumb down. "Nope. Never died."