Chapter 23:
TRUTH OR DARE
STAR AWESOME
"I am Nive..." I extended my hand forth for a handshake, but for some reason, that guy only stared at me with a dumbfounded face.
I have been in this world for more than a week. Huff, I met a bunch of weirdos here. But a few I couldn't meet were away on some trip, and I am about to meet them.
Nive sat on the bench in the garden. He looked at a tree near him. He heard steps from behind; he tilted his head to take a glimpse.
It was a girl with long, wavy, orange hair; her hair was in a lighter tone than Janka's. She smiled. "So you are also Nive."
I could only nod.
After that, we grew closer; she and I had more in common than just our name.
We both worked undercover in our real worlds and were killed in the process.The difference was that she was a princess, and I was the son of a detective.
I lived in Star Awesome for a long time; we all went through a lot together.
Since we all lived together in Star Awesome, we played house
Trying to replace what we lost with each other.
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"I am Sen, this is Nami, that's Mia, and..."
The guy with dark brown hair shook hands with me.
This was the first time a group came altogether into this world.
"I am Yuzuru..."
A blonde came from the garden and shook hands with me.
Mostly, anyone who comes to this world is in such a shock that they can't even move.
It was a matter of time; we became friends.
What happens when you let a bunch of kids live together?
No parents
No school
No rules
No chores
Freedom
Powers
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Exploitation
After one innocent game of truth and dare...
This house began to shatter
"U-um, Truth..." Toby smiled."
Haha, did you ask Nami out?" Damian laughed.
"Tell the truth." Dacoria laughed.
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"Y-yes..."..
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Yuzuru slammed Toby against the wall.
"Well, well, aren't you a bit too shameless to be trying to be with Sen's girl?"
"Yuzuru, leave it; it's not even a big deal."
"But everyone knows you liked her from back in our world; it's unfair that he did that." Yuzuru shouted, "And didn't you tell me that you were sad that Toby did that?"
"I-I am sorry—" Toby sat on the floor, wiping his tears. "I thought you both broke up, and I swear I—"
Before he could say a word, Yuzuru grabbed his mouth. "Shut it, weakling."
.
Over time,
Without realization
We changed
"Hey, why do we have to keep such a weakling with us?"
"He is such a nuisance to look at."
"He is such a baby; he cries a lot.""He can't even use his powers.""He is a tattletale; he told Amanda we beat him.""Anyone who involves her in our matters will be thrown out."
A few of us got carried away with the bullying,
And without realising it, it was impacting us
"Hey, are you crying like Toby?"
"Don't sound like that loser."
"Eh, so what if you are hurt?"
"Not like death will kill us, forever"
"Just enjoy."
The unsaid distance lingered;
No one wanted the others to look down on them.
In fear of being seen as a weakling, no one wanted to practise.
No one wanted to fight wars
We did one thing
Just play immortal, lazy gods.
But then,
Sen wobbled to the breakfast table, his dark circles too prominent. He took a few steps and collapsed on the floor.
We had never seen him in such a state.
He got up and clung to Dacoria. He said something that made Dacoria's face as white as a sheet.
An expression we had never seen before.
He disappeared
after a while he returned.
He began screaming; luckily, his other personality didn't try taking over.
Then, finally, we were all informed about what happened.
Toby suicided
And wasn't in the dead land...
Yuzuru was painted as the villain for being the cause of the suicide.
Nami stopped talking because, at the back, everything started with her...
And the rest...
worried...
Because if he wasn't in the dead land, that might be something big...
We had many theories....
The batch might have stopped taking us to the dead land.
Dacoria can no longer see the dead person in the dead land
Suicide makes us die permanently
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After Toby's death
Ren came as the new guy whom Sen killed
How immoral the act
It clarified two things.
Dacoria can still see the dead in the dead land
And the batch is still working.
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As far as the last is concerned
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After last night's events, today's breakfast table is more like a conference meeting.
"Since Toby was seen as a wandering ghost last night...we can conclude that it was the suicide that made him this way," Sen announced.
The morning sunlight bathed the lounge in a warm amber color. Sen stood near the table with Yao seated next to him.
"And Dac left." Shar wiped his tears in an overly showy manner.
"Is that a new thing?" Damian slapped him. "He is just an attention seeker; he must have gone to Nandru." Damian chuckled a bit, but Philomena nudged him to stop.
"Please continue, Sen." Philomena smiled.
Nive sighed and glanced at Sen.
It's mostly me doing the explanatory stuff.
"Right, but with one suicide, we can't say for sure if that's a problem with all of us." Sen looked around while the others whispered to one another. For a brief moment, Sen looked at Ren before he picked up a knife.
Nive squinted his eyes. The hell is this guy up to?
Sen smiled softly before pointing the knife toward his own chest.
There were many gasps. Philomena stood up, "U-um Sen?"
Nive sat bewildered. His eye twitched, and he lowered his gaze. I do want to stop him, but he is right, we need one more suicide to be sure.
"I will kill myself; it will be my punishment for killing Ren, and after this, we might get a little evidence." Sen looked at Ren, "Sorry," he whispered.
Ren shivered.
Nive and Philomena got up.
While Sen closed his eyes, swinging the knife closer.
Yuzuru, who was returning from the garden, entered the lounge.
Upon the sight of Sen, he rushed in.
Before the knife could pierce into him.
Yao kicked Sen's hand.
The knife was thrown up in the air; Yao took a step back and grabbed it.
He took a step closer to Sen and slapped him.
"IDIOT! You are insane?" Yao shouted.
Philomena sighed while Nive walked up to Sen.
Yuzuru wobbled closer to him before he sat down on the floor. "Sen, please don't do anything like that."
He lowered his head as tears dropped on the floor.
Sen looked down at Yuzuru, "Don't you hate me?" Sen stared at him.
"NO!" Yuuru shouted, crying.
Sen smirked and sat down, embracing Yuzuru.
Ren, who sat bewildered by the whole incident, mustered the courage to get up.
He walked up to Sen
The whole incident shook him.
"I forgive you, Sen." Ren tried his best to smile.
Yuzuru and Sen turned to face him.
Philomena whispered to Nive, "I think I should call Princess."
And she disappeared.
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