Another night passes...
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Hana jerked awake with a start, heart racing. Even before she saw the chains, she knew.
They'd come for her. She'd thought she would have more time, to solve this, to figure things out. She was so sure she'd been right, that she could really make it to the end. But she'd gotten ahead of herself again. Still, she'd fought a good fight, hadn't she?
She stood up, calmly, stoicly. If this was to be the end, she was determined not to cower or hide. She wanted to be the sort of trainer Raga would be proud of. The creak of the chains echoed through the darkness. They tightened around her wrists, tugging her toward an unknowable void. Fighting was futile. Wishing or praying or fleeing would all be meaningless. That was just how the game worked.
But there was one thing she had.
Hope. Hope that whatever allies of hers remained, they would fight, and win. Win for everyone who'd died. And faith. Faith that in the end, the truth would be known.
Then, before the chains could drag her away, she walked forward into the void.
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The void was always quiet.
Kent found it incredibly lame how he was basically locked away in jail for… some amount of time, until everyone was teleported into some random environment and told to use their brains.
The one thing he was never good at. Enzo would have been much, much better at this.
Kent sighed as he waited for the "day" to come.
Then, there was a shift in the air, as though something was nearby. He instantly became aware of his surroundings, or lack thereof. This could only mean one thing.
"So! Finally realized how dangerous I am, huh?! Good for you! Maybe now you'll have an easier time killing everyone else." He said to… whoever was there, if anyone was.
"Come on, coward. Show yourself!" He instantly launched a volley of shadowy projectiles. They all scattered and went off in different directions.
He tried again. And again. Each time, the projectiles would go everywhere.
Then, there was a slight humming noise, and Kent found himself staring at one of his own projectiles.
"Oh, shi--" Was all he managed to say before it rammed into his torso. A bone cracked, and throbbing pain coursed through his body.
He doubled over and barely had time to glance up before he was hit with the rest of his projectiles. They pelted him mercilessly.
He was thrown back by the force of all the projectiles, and fell through a portal that had been opened behind him.
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Gravity felt much weaker here. Around them all were stars and, by some merciful miracle, an atmosphere to breathe in. There was a bright, faraway star that might have been the sun to their left, and to their right and all around were more tiny specks of light. There was still a concept of 'down' as, looking that way, the planet was far, far below them. An invisible ground gave them something to walk on, which flashed with light in a gentle pulse like water any time someone took a step.
Eien stood there like usual, fidgeting nervously. "Um, well, I suppose you know how this goes by now..."
Two letters slowly, slowly drifted to the ground.
Hana was eliminated. She was Innocent.
Kent was eliminated. He was Innocent.
Night 5 will begin in 48 hours.