The Bandori Murders

Chapter 9

Saya, Maya, Eve, Kasumi, Misaki, Hina, and Ran were all shocked. They were the last ones alive and now everything seemed hopeless. Ran's scars were now hardening, and they were practically burgundy with bruises. She was finding it hard to move her hands, as her left pinky finger had become numb. 

"Okay," exhaled Saya confidently, "We need to get the hell out of here."

"How?" Eve whimpered, "We're practically destined to die here!"

"This may be off topic," Kasumi asked, "but where's Maya-senpai?"

Maya had snuck away from the group, and was standing in front of the wide front doors. She had used the katana that she had picked up earlier and tried slashing the door. this didn't work, as the door was now covered in cuts, but still would not budge. She was getting furious at the door, muttering curses under her breath. The room was getting warmer and everything started to spin. Maya fell to the floor with a hard thud, tears starting to stream down her face. She saw no hope. Only hellish agony that would allow her friends to drop like houseflies in the winter cold. The room was getting stuffy and thought that it would be best to sit here and accept her impending fate. She was just about to close her eyes when she heard a familiar voice start to screech.

"M-Maya-san....it was you!" The figure said in tears.

Everything began to spin. Maya couldn't see anything other than the disgusting swirl of crimson on the floor. She saw a blurry Eve, weeping tears, calling out for some form of help.

"Hina-san, Kasumi-san, anyone, help!" Eve said through her ugly tears.

"No wait, Eve, it wasn-"

Suddenly, damned screams began to echo across the room. Hideous demons in Maya's mind started to laugh and squeal. It was all of her dead friends.

"Shut up, shut up, SHUT UP!" Maya yelled.

The demons continued to laugh as bloodied stains covered their onstage outfits. Their once outstanding outfits were now tattered, covered in blotches of cerise blood. Maya's ears were now ringing, and when she awoke, she saw blurry faces of her alive friends.

"Maya, how could you!" Ran yelled.

"I-It wasn't me! It can't be me! I never killed anyone! It was them! The demons!" Maya panicked.

"Maya, what the hell is wrong with you!" Misaki exclaimed.

"I SAID IT WASN'T ME!!!!!" Maya roared.

Eve was sobbing, wondering why her friend was acting this way.

"IF I DID KILL ANYONE, THAN WHO THE HELL DID I KILL!" Maya yelled loudly.

On the floor, lying next to Maya, was Saya. She had a large slash in the center of her stomach, gasping for air.

"Saya, you can't die! You won't die! I'll help you!" Kasumi cried.

She grabbed a needle and thread from an old bedroom and started to sew her back up. No damage had been done to her organs, so she had a higher rate of survival. When Kasumi was done, a messy stitch covered Saya's stomach. Kasumi glanced over at Maya, looking furious. Kasumi was never furious like this, but something inside her burned.

"You may have not killed anyone, but you hurt an ally of us." Kasumi grumbled, "We cannot let anyone else die by the hands of this disgusting monster."

Everyone huddled together, and started to whisper.

"We cannot let her kill anymore, she must die." Misaki whispered.

"No! We can't kill Maya! She's my best friend!" Eve cried.

The group all took a vote. All of the girls chose to kill Maya. Everyone except Eve.

Ran snatched the rusty katana lying on the floor and handed it to Eve.

"You must kill her. I'ts the only way we will live." Ran spoke.

Eve took a large sigh. She stood back, holding the katana in the right position. She was hesitant however, as killing an ally would go against her bushido. Nethertheless, she charged until-

WHACK!