"Execution" - Out in a Blaze of Glory
Darkness consumes the Kingdom as the sun itself flickers out of existence. A cold chill brushes over your skin, buries inside, and crawls down your spine, as you know exactly what is to come. One of the weary young faces around the circle is going to be taken away and brutally murdered for all to see. You want to believe that it will different this time, that the goose will have mercy on their soul, but, by now, you are well aware that such a glimmer of hope is foolish and will only cause you more pain in the end.
Boxes of white light illuminate a short distance away from you, offering you enough visibility to look around and see who is missing. Renée Petit is gone. You turn your attention back to the screen as it flickers from blank white to a view of an impressive stage from the front and center seat in the audience.
Renée stands on stage in second position, her terrified eyes staring outwards to you, the other students, and whoever is sitting in the audience behind the camera. Thin, shining strings lead up from her every joint up to a giant control bar held by a disembodied hand above the stage. She is unable to move on her own. Music begins to play and the control bar moves, sending Renée into a dance.
The dance is complicated, but Renée moves smoothly, controlled by the strings. Blood is dripping from her joints as the thin, razor-sharp threads cut through her skin. You can see Renée’s face contort in pain.
You can hear disappointed boos, screams, and hisses echo from the audience, criticizing her performance. The dance intensifies in response, to no effect. As the dance goes on, the audience becomes more and more agitated, until they begin lighting bottles and throwing them at her. The strings pull her away from the projectiles in graceful steps, but the curtains catch fire, rushing upward and soon engulfing the stage around her, until the whole theater is ablaze. Renée is forced to continue dancing on the burning wood beneath her feet.
The music is reaching a crescendo as the climax approaches. The music ends, and Renée’s control bar is dropped as the last note plays. She collapses to the ground, twisted strangely and staring upwards as the fire climbs to the rafters. As she watches, the roof of the stage collapses, trapping her underneath the burning wreckage. The audience applauds loudly.
What a smashing performance. She was on fire.
Renée Petit, Super High School Level Ballerina, has been executed.
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