Serial Killer Round 59: Wake Up Machine (Game over)
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I'm bored, so I'm going to get this game a moving!
As my life was fading away, a man did approach me with a deal.
Agreeing to the terms, I signed in blood, my soul for a chance.
A chance to slay those who had betrayed me, to cause the rift I always wanted.
Now after all is said and done, a pile of bones and blood lay in my wake.
Friends, strangers, enemies alike suffered, I sacrificed the innocent to fit my goals.
Yet still it is not enough, I was told I would have vengeance, yet I have not.
My ally lies slain, I know I am next.
Nothing awaits my forsaken soul, but the endless abyss of hell below.
Agreeing to the terms, I signed in blood, my soul for a chance.
A chance to slay those who had betrayed me, to cause the rift I always wanted.
Now after all is said and done, a pile of bones and blood lay in my wake.
Friends, strangers, enemies alike suffered, I sacrificed the innocent to fit my goals.
Yet still it is not enough, I was told I would have vengeance, yet I have not.
My ally lies slain, I know I am next.
Nothing awaits my forsaken soul, but the endless abyss of hell below.
Warning. The following is heavy on pics and has spoilers from the Evangelion Manga. Special thanks to Caramel Frappe for helping with the editing of certain images. This post would have been poorer without him.
Sakura Kyoko. The first one targeted, the first one saved. Perhaps there was something to be gained until the time came she was targeted again.
I approach as she walks down a road during the day, a hint of discomfort in her movement. Getting a good first impression is key. Good thing I have done my homework.
"Greetings", I say in a casual, but not overly friendly tone. "You must be Sakura Kyoko."
That got her attention.
"What's it to you, old man?" she replies in an aggravated tone. "Can't you see I'm not in the mood for talking, old creep?"
"I am Ikari Gendo." I continue, ignoring her remarks, "I heard that you were attacked by the Kira. It is good to that you were not seriously injured."
"Would you like an apple or two? I got these for lunch, but I horribly misjudged the amount and ended up with more than I can handle. So, will you have some? I don't like wasting food."
She eyes me for a moment, and then speaks. "Ok, old man. Let's go sit somewhere."
We sit on a bench by the side of the road. Between her systematic devouring of the apples, we exchange few, but meaningful words.
"So you say that the tomboyish girl wearing that green jacket saved you? I could hardly imagine someone like her to be good at providing medical assistance."
"Yeah, I know. Wouldn't have believed it either if it didn?t happen in from of my eyes. It's like she had some sort of healing magic. Ha! Like that would help against the witches!"
"Hmm, I would say the ability to heal the wounds of your allies is a good thing in battle, wouldn't you agree?"
"Hmpf! A magical girl lives by herself for herself! That's how we work! Someone with no fighting ability would quickly be eaten alive by the witches."
"You are alone, then? No one out there that cares for you?"
"Not completely... I still have Funs-kun? What about you, old man?"
"I..." a painful sigh of exasperation escapes me, "Am all alone, I?m afraid."
"It's lonely being by yourself, isn't it?"
A moment of silence passes as my mind wanders for a brief moment. I reminisce of a time old, a time where my life had meaning. In the invocation of these memories I am reminded of my purposed and so speak up.
"Tell me, have you heard of the Midnight Channel?" seeing her bewilderment, I continue. "It is said that, if you stare at a TV as the time reaches midnight, your soulmate will appear in it. I'm obviously too old to care trying it out, but you... you might find a use of it."
"Hah! A channel that reveals your true love! Don't make me laugh."
"As you say. I am merely bringing it to your attention."
"Whatever. Anyway, gotta get going. See ya, old man."
She starts walking down the road, when she turns back and smiles at me.
"Thanks for the apples, by the way! You aren't that bad for an old geezer!"
And then there was silence.
We dine in the same dimly lit room we always have. Though we often conversed as we ate, this time an eerie silence befalls us.
"Ikari-sama..." she speaks, breaking the silence. "I'm going to be executed, aren't I?"
"It is... the most likely scenario, I'm afraid."
"Is there... anything that you can do to help me?"
"Unfortunately, no... I cannot go against the will of the many, foolish though it may be."
"Is that so? Then..." woeful tears begin to fall from her eyes "...Damn... I really am useless, aren't I? I have tried so hard to find the Kira, but all I did was get myself killed... Why did I have to be so use-"
"You're not useless. You have done your best given the circumstances. And though I can?t help you, I am proud of your detective work."
"Is that so... thank you..." there was sound coming from outside the building "It's them, isn't it?" I nod. "Then... I'll go meet them. Thank you, for giving my life meaning. I only hope that I helped catch the Kira."
I escort her to the elevator and leave her with a pat in the back and the best smile I could muster. "Yes. You were great."
The elevator doors close before me.
"Too bad for you, that you ended up trusting someone like me."
Sakura Kyoko. The first one targeted, the first one saved. Perhaps there was something to be gained until the time came she was targeted again.
I approach as she walks down a road during the day, a hint of discomfort in her movement. Getting a good first impression is key. Good thing I have done my homework.
"Greetings", I say in a casual, but not overly friendly tone. "You must be Sakura Kyoko."
That got her attention.
"What's it to you, old man?" she replies in an aggravated tone. "Can't you see I'm not in the mood for talking, old creep?"
"I am Ikari Gendo." I continue, ignoring her remarks, "I heard that you were attacked by the Kira. It is good to that you were not seriously injured."
"Would you like an apple or two? I got these for lunch, but I horribly misjudged the amount and ended up with more than I can handle. So, will you have some? I don't like wasting food."
She eyes me for a moment, and then speaks. "Ok, old man. Let's go sit somewhere."
We sit on a bench by the side of the road. Between her systematic devouring of the apples, we exchange few, but meaningful words.
"So you say that the tomboyish girl wearing that green jacket saved you? I could hardly imagine someone like her to be good at providing medical assistance."
"Yeah, I know. Wouldn't have believed it either if it didn?t happen in from of my eyes. It's like she had some sort of healing magic. Ha! Like that would help against the witches!"
"Hmm, I would say the ability to heal the wounds of your allies is a good thing in battle, wouldn't you agree?"
"Hmpf! A magical girl lives by herself for herself! That's how we work! Someone with no fighting ability would quickly be eaten alive by the witches."
"You are alone, then? No one out there that cares for you?"
"Not completely... I still have Funs-kun? What about you, old man?"
"I..." a painful sigh of exasperation escapes me, "Am all alone, I?m afraid."
"It's lonely being by yourself, isn't it?"
A moment of silence passes as my mind wanders for a brief moment. I reminisce of a time old, a time where my life had meaning. In the invocation of these memories I am reminded of my purposed and so speak up.
"Tell me, have you heard of the Midnight Channel?" seeing her bewilderment, I continue. "It is said that, if you stare at a TV as the time reaches midnight, your soulmate will appear in it. I'm obviously too old to care trying it out, but you... you might find a use of it."
"Hah! A channel that reveals your true love! Don't make me laugh."
"As you say. I am merely bringing it to your attention."
"Whatever. Anyway, gotta get going. See ya, old man."
She starts walking down the road, when she turns back and smiles at me.
"Thanks for the apples, by the way! You aren't that bad for an old geezer!"
And then there was silence.
We dine in the same dimly lit room we always have. Though we often conversed as we ate, this time an eerie silence befalls us.
"Ikari-sama..." she speaks, breaking the silence. "I'm going to be executed, aren't I?"
"It is... the most likely scenario, I'm afraid."
"Is there... anything that you can do to help me?"
"Unfortunately, no... I cannot go against the will of the many, foolish though it may be."
"Is that so? Then..." woeful tears begin to fall from her eyes "...Damn... I really am useless, aren't I? I have tried so hard to find the Kira, but all I did was get myself killed... Why did I have to be so use-"
"You're not useless. You have done your best given the circumstances. And though I can?t help you, I am proud of your detective work."
"Is that so... thank you..." there was sound coming from outside the building "It's them, isn't it?" I nod. "Then... I'll go meet them. Thank you, for giving my life meaning. I only hope that I helped catch the Kira."
I escort her to the elevator and leave her with a pat in the back and the best smile I could muster. "Yes. You were great."
The elevator doors close before me.
"Too bad for you, that you ended up trusting someone like me."
The Dome. Midnight.
So, I am chosen. Fate sealed. Second chances denied.
As the note so coldly dictated, I make my way inside the dome. The forlorn quiet of the dome disrupted by my footsteps.
No one is here. I walk deeper and deeper, yet there is no soul to be found. No accusing stares, no condemning words. Only the vast emptiness of the dome.
I halt. No point in walking further. Whatever is to come will do so regardless on whether or not I dwell further in.
Silence. Usually it would be comforting. I always found the sounds people make to be tiring. This time, however, the silence is forebodingly suffocating.
Silence. It lingers on, as though wanting to drown me.
But then, a single sound is heard, and silence is broken.
Bang.
I collapse on the ground, pain vibrating through my body, breathing getting rapidly harder. I can feel my life, such as it has been, slipping away with each lumbering breath.
I can no longer feel my lower body, and the upper is turning number every second. Accepting my fate, I close my eyes, and await death's embrace. Yet, as I feel it end, I hear a voice, a voice I missed more than anything in the world, calling to me.
"Gendo."
With a good deal of effort, I open my eyes. A figure, all too familiar, stands over me.
"Yui..." I muster with what strength remains in my body.
"Yui... All this time... I waited... and hoped... for this moment to arrive..."
"You poor fool," she replies with a mournful chuckle, "I?ve always been at your side."
"Yui... all my life... all I have known is hate... My parents... my classmates... everyone I ever knew... they all hated me... without trying to know me..."
"Not knowing what it's like to be loved... or how to love... I crawled my way through life... without purpose..."
"You were the first person... to give me a chance... A light of hope... in my miserable life."
and in my anguish... I was given a choice... help the Kira... and I would reunite with you again..."
"All the terrible things I did... all the deceit and betrayals... I did because I can't live without you..."
"And now... Kira will win... because of me..."
"Oh, Yui... why did it have to be you... I never deserved someone... like you... No... I never deserved anyone..."
"A miserable wretched thing like me... never deserved to be lov-"
"You're wrong."
"Think back to when we were together."
"To when Second Impact hit, and we worked to bring hope back to the world."
"You and I met...
to safeguard this world?s future."
...to live.
"Though you lost your way and succumbed to despair, your work lives on within our son."
"He goes on, doing his best to find his way through life."
"And... I could have never asked for a better husband than you."
"Death is not the end. The fate of destruction is the joy of rebirth."
So, I am chosen. Fate sealed. Second chances denied.
As the note so coldly dictated, I make my way inside the dome. The forlorn quiet of the dome disrupted by my footsteps.
No one is here. I walk deeper and deeper, yet there is no soul to be found. No accusing stares, no condemning words. Only the vast emptiness of the dome.
I halt. No point in walking further. Whatever is to come will do so regardless on whether or not I dwell further in.
Silence. Usually it would be comforting. I always found the sounds people make to be tiring. This time, however, the silence is forebodingly suffocating.
Silence. It lingers on, as though wanting to drown me.
But then, a single sound is heard, and silence is broken.
Bang.
I collapse on the ground, pain vibrating through my body, breathing getting rapidly harder. I can feel my life, such as it has been, slipping away with each lumbering breath.
I can no longer feel my lower body, and the upper is turning number every second. Accepting my fate, I close my eyes, and await death's embrace. Yet, as I feel it end, I hear a voice, a voice I missed more than anything in the world, calling to me.
"Gendo."
With a good deal of effort, I open my eyes. A figure, all too familiar, stands over me.
"Yui..." I muster with what strength remains in my body.
"Yui... All this time... I waited... and hoped... for this moment to arrive..."
"You poor fool," she replies with a mournful chuckle, "I?ve always been at your side."
"Yui... all my life... all I have known is hate... My parents... my classmates... everyone I ever knew... they all hated me... without trying to know me..."
"Not knowing what it's like to be loved... or how to love... I crawled my way through life... without purpose..."
"You were the first person... to give me a chance... A light of hope... in my miserable life."
and in my anguish... I was given a choice... help the Kira... and I would reunite with you again..."
"All the terrible things I did... all the deceit and betrayals... I did because I can't live without you..."
"And now... Kira will win... because of me..."
"Oh, Yui... why did it have to be you... I never deserved someone... like you... No... I never deserved anyone..."
"A miserable wretched thing like me... never deserved to be lov-"
"You're wrong."
"Think back to when we were together."
"To when Second Impact hit, and we worked to bring hope back to the world."
"You and I met...
to safeguard this world?s future."
...to live.
"Though you lost your way and succumbed to despair, your work lives on within our son."
"He goes on, doing his best to find his way through life."
"And... I could have never asked for a better husband than you."
"Death is not the end. The fate of destruction is the joy of rebirth."
@Neuro: Firstly, holy crap your new avatar is scary as fuck.
Brilliant death post, probably my favourite to date. I love how you used your interactions with Frappe and myself.
Also well fucking played. That's some impressive lawyering if I do say so myself.
Brilliant death post, probably my favourite to date. I love how you used your interactions with Frappe and myself.
Also well fucking played. That's some impressive lawyering if I do say so myself.
@Neuro:
Twist ending, it was actually the killer in a dress instead of Gendo's wife because Neuro has prosopagnosia.
@Frappe:
@Drum:
First of all,
Thank you for your words. It was a pretty hard venture, but I'm ultimately satisfied with the result. The hardest part to write would be Yui's words. This death post took me the greater part of my evening to write because it was very hard to think up what she could say that is fitting and powerful enough to "redeem" Gendo.
But yes, I'm happy with how this one turned out. Real happy.
Well, I have the story to write, but my writing is still rusty. Especially the description of actions and places. But I do hope that one day I'll write the books I want to write.Caramel Frappe said:
Given that this is my Halloween avatar, I would say that's fitting, hmm?Drummodino said:
Thank you. I like to think I've had a good run despite the fact that the Kira will most likely lose.Drummodino said:
deserteagleeye said:@Neuro:
Hah. Perhaps. Would be hard to not see the beard, though.deserteagleeye said:
Also, credits song?
Easy choice
Huh. I've been on the suspect list this whole time and nobody has accused me yet, and now Kira has confessed. I am really good at this game.
@Widget: Yeah, I guess I'm just really lucky with that number generator thing. I picked aero as my Lawyer first time, then I became GM and he was killer, then I became Kira in his game. It's like we're connected.
