Daganronpa: blue blood «retelling»

Mukuro Ikusaba

«Mukuro Ikusaba's perspective»
"I need you all to come with me."
Chihiro looks up, tears streaming down his face. He wipes them away fiercely, staring me down.
"Why? I'm not going to rest until I find the mastermind and end this!"
"I know who it is. You need to come with me." I begin walking away to the baths.
"What the hell! Stop it!" Yelps Sayaka, crying too. "There's no times for-"
I slam her into the wall, staring her down. My fingers curl around her neck, and I lick my lips. Watching her face drain of colour fills me with joy. It's been so long since I've-
"Get off her!" Makoto pulls me off her, and I crumple to the floor. Pure anger floods his face. I struggle not to cry, my mind racing. Is this what despair feels like to them? Is this... real despair?
All my life I've loved despair, the power it gave me, the chaos giving me shivers of joy. Now, I'm starting to doubt my emotions- was that despair? Or was that just love for junko? What am I feeling?
"I'm sorry! It's-" I splutter, but Celestia sneers at me.
"You're acting strange Junko. What's wrong?"
She murmurs.
"You need to follow me. Before Monokuma starts watching us again. Come ON!"
I start running to mask the beginning of a panic attack, each breath slicing my lungs open. I hear footsteps behind me, but I don't turn around until I slam into the baths.

The room tiled with shining brown tiles, with a steaming turquoise pool in the middle and deck chairs all around.
I pull up a chair and sink into it, sobbing. My whole life has been modelled around Junko-she was the only person I cared about, the only one who made me feel emotion. Despair was the only emotion I felt except love for her- but now... I know it's not love. She was manipulating me like clay, when I had real friendship here. And I almost ruined it.
"Ok, I'm waiting for an explanation." Byakuya snarls.
I take a shuddering deep breath, and explain everything again.
****
"You're... the mastermind?" Chihiro splutters, stepping back.
"Yes- no...me and my sister..."
"We lived here for two years... and trapped ourselves in here?" Sobs Sayaka, shuddering.
"We need to find Junko's hideout and end this!" Naegi yells.
"Wait. How can we trust her?" Byakuya demands.
"Yes. She is the mastermind!" Celestia snorts.
"Please, I don't want despair anymore!" I beg. "I want to help! And I'm the only one who knows how to get to Junko."
I point to the vents.
"Let's go."
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