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“I- I don't want to die-! I- I won't die here! I REFUSE to die here! I refuse to die like Hasegawa did!”
She screamed, her voice hoarse due to prior yelling. Everyone in the trial room looked at the Jockey with varying expressions. Some like Hiroaki or Mai were angered by this, while some like Chiba and Watari looked more concerned than upset. She wasn't going to die here. She wouldn't die here. She REFUSED to die here.
So she did the only thing that came to mind.
One simple thing.
Run.
That's all she can think of. Running. Her hat fell onto the ground since she was running so fast. There was an open door in the trial room, possibly to her execution, but also possibly to her freedom. She ran as quickly as she could through the open door, some people screaming at her, though she didn't focus on those voices. Only on escaping.
“Wait- WAIT-!! COME BACK! Ugh.. I guess I'll have to fix the execution for this…” MonoTV grinned, throwing its “paw” up excitedly. “IITT’SSSS PUNISHMENT TIMMMEEE!!!”
[Thanatophobia]
[Atychiphobia: The Fear of Failure]
[People with this fear may suffer from extreme anxiety at the thought of failing.]
Tamba started walking through a graveyard, the vibe was so… eerie. It was quiet and gloomy. She had become quite tired due to running for so damn long. So she just ended up in this seemingly endless graveyard. It was almost like hell itself. The graves of students here, people who were (presumably) related to the students, and then just.. random names. All until she stumbled upon the largest grave of the bunch.
“In loving memory of Tamba Ruiko. Gone but not forgotten. May she live on in our hearts forever.”
Tamba stumbled backwards, staring at her own grave in fear. Her breath quickened, eyes widening in terror. This- this was her own fucking grave. How the fuck was she supposed to react to something like this-?
[Death by Scythe]
Well, she didn't have to do much. A scythe whizzed past her, narrowly avoiding going straight through her head, though it did cut her cheek a good but. The scythe hit her tombstone, cracking it a good bit. Her mindset went from somewhat panicked to full-blown panic. Her breathing became almost non-existent as she looked around for an escape and out of the corner of her eye, she spotted a door. Odd. But she shook that feeling off and dashed to the door, slamming it open with all her power.
[Death by Stabbing]
… that was a bad decision. She fell face first into a classroom. It looked… similar to the one in- no. No she didn't want to think about how he died- she didn't want to focus on that. All she wanted was to survive this, not think about the past. Tamba stood up and dusted herself off, looking around the classroom for the next door. But instead of finding a door, she was met with a protractor logging deep into her arm. A blood curling scream erupted from Tamba, a familiar crimson red liquid trickling down her forearm. She ran, ran around the classroom trying to find the exit, but all she got was more school tools thrown at her. Cutting and stabbing her heavily. She wasn't even the Ultimate Student, how was this fair-?!
[Death by Electrocution]
After a lot of agonizing pain, she finally found the next door, pushing it open with her less injured arm. Walking into the room, it seemed like some… electrical hell. Exposed wires dangled from the ceiling like they were vines in a hell hole jungle. Tamba, still heavily breathing and shaking, stumbled through the sea of wires, trying to avoid touching any. Though her efforts were in vain as the edge of her forearm touched one of the wires, a jolt of electricity shot through her. A cry of pain ripped through Tamba as the skin which was touched by the wire turned a dark red colour. Finally, the door was visible. Tamba quickly ran through it, hoping to find something better than the last.
[Death by Horse]
Tamba ran into the next room which was an open field. This seemed… promising. She slowed down and looked around. It was pretty, actually. The field was very calm and pretty. And- oh she tripped over a fucking rock how nice. Tamba winced a bit as she sat up and looked around. A horse pranced around her elegantly, that was pretty. Until it stepped on her leg. That wasn't pretty. It hurt. A lot. Tamba screamed in pain as she attempted to crawl away from the beast. Finally- the next door- she opened it and-
[Death by Falling]
Tamba nearly slipped off the edge of a building, holding onto the edge for dear life. She could barely breathe normally- she was too fucking terrified. She slid down the building slowly to the next door.
[Death by Lion]
The second she entered the next door, a lion jumped at her and scratched her arm up HORRIBLY. Tamba screamed and kicked it away, looking for the next door. The moment she found it, she threw it open.
[Death by Suffocation]
Tamba (shakily) walked into the next room. Her right leg was completely crushed, her left arm was cut up and burnt, both her arms were filled with protractors and pencils sticking through her. Sadly, someone snuck up behind her and attempted to choke her out with a rope. Tamba, though struggling, escaped this and ran through the next door, tears covering her entire face now.
[Death by Knife]
The moment Tamba stepped into the next room, a knife lodged itself deep into Tamba's abdomen. Her vision became hazy. But- she had to keep going- she wasn't going to die here. She couldn't fail herself, she just couldn't. She found the next door and basically collapsed through it.
[Death by “Betrayal”]
Tamba dragged herself into the final room, a bloodied mess. It was a white room, essentially a void. She could barely look up, she could barely breathe. … but standing above her was none other than Yanagi Shigeki himself, his kind smile and sea blue eyes like normal. He extended her hand out for Tamba to grab while the other remained behind his back. Tamba looked up at the surgeon before shakily grabbing his hand.
.. the once calm and proper smile became a twisted grin. A rope that lowered itself from the ceiling tied itself around Yanagi's neck.
His eyes filled with darkness. The hand he had behind his back was holding a gun, Yanagi pointed it straight at Tamba's forehead. Tamba's breathing completely stopped, eyes wide with terror.
"You did this to yourself, Miss Ruiko."
POP!
"I'm not sorry."
… pathetic confetti fell from the gun, but Tamba, who was already so panicked, fell onto the floor. Foaming at the mouth. Yanagi hummed before walking away.
. . .
[End]
"Hahaha, wasn't that so fun?" MonoTV grinned, screen glitching in and out before a :> expression was spread across it's face. "It's fun making robots of you all, especially making them realistic! It's a lot of fun!"