Hopping off of their chair, Modelkuma’s metal arms extend and grab hold of Rika, beginning to drag her away to her punishment.
Rika felt alight with terror, but it quickly diminished with something new.
This was what she wanted, right? This was always what she wanted. To die in a brilliant way in front of a crowd. In that sense, she should be happy. She shouldn’t be so afraid. Even if they hated her, they still had to watch.
It was difficult to speak with Modelkuma dragging her so hard, but there was something she had to say, no matter the cost.
“Make sure to watch it until the end, okay? You fools will be the ones who get the final honor of watching the Great Rika de Silva’s execution! Don’t take your eyes off me!”
Before the girl can get another word in, she’s being thrust into a large hole, descending to her doom. Modelkuma makes a hat-tipping motion towards the others before they too jump in and the hole is sealed again. Silence falls over the courtroom, and after a few moments a monitor descends from the ceiling. The execution was about to start....
At the words of her classmates, particularly Preston, Rika quickly grew inconsolable. Her sobs grew into blubbering messes that no one, not even robot Kaz, could’ve deciphered.
She ignored the stupid robots as they made her fate clear. She was too focused on one thing.
“Pl-Please. No. No one can know. Please.” That was the last clear thing that came from her mouth.
In this moment, she didn’t care if she died. To the very end, her reputation mattered more to her than her own life.
With a slam of their hammer against the arm of their chair, Modelkuma cuts through the tension in the trial room with a proverbial knife. They pretend to yawn, sitting up in their chair and stretching dramatically. The weight of the situation makes itself apparent to everyone in that moment- there was no more time for arguing. Rika was about to die.
“Well, well, well! I’ve given you all enough time to bicker, haven’t I? We’re just about done setting up the execution, so I think it’s about time we get this show on the road! Upupupu!~”
They grab up the hammer in their hand again and prepare to swing, a pose all too familiar by now. The execution was about to commence.
“Extraction” || Itsuki Suzuki || Like Ice-Scream on a Hot Day
Is Salem.... laughing?
You can see them trembling, letting out a few nervous chuckles. No one knows how to respond... it’s a bit confusing, really. Then, they book it.
[TW: Person Melting, Flashing gifs]
As Salem begins to run, you can see Monten-cchi shake their head.
“G-Good try, but I’m nnnn not about to let that happen! S-Sorry! Sorry! But it’s extrrrrraaaaction time!! Hmm- ahh!”
As they say the words, you can feel an unsettling rumble, and Salem’s podium breaks away for their chamber to rise up in it’s wake with a loud
“CRASH!!!”
While everyone ducks from the incoming splinters of wood, two large metal clamps burst from either side of the tank and immediately target the fleeing Salem. You can hear them screaming as they get closer,
“This isn’t-- th-this isn’t-- happening--!! It can’t, it can’t, it-- h-hah! H-Hahahahaha!! It can’t-- I can’t-- I can’t die-- I CAN’T--”
“GHAHH!!--”
The clamps grab ahold of Salem and hoist them up in the air, whisking them away towards the tank and shoving them in. The chamber door locks swiftly behind them, And immediately they begin to pound against it, desperately trying to escape.
“No-- n-no no-- NO--!! I can’t die-- I don’t-- I-I don’t--!! Get me out-- please, PLEASE, GET ME O-OUT--!!! Please-- I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I don’t-- I don’t want to die-- !! I DON’T WANT TO DIE!!!!”
At this moment, The tank begins to rumble- that familiar trembling you remember from the first trial. It hisses and groans, and Salem’s cries begin to get more and more blubbery and pleading as they become more fearful.
“No no no no no nO NO NO NONONONONONONONONOOOOOO--”
The chamber window suddenly lights up- horribly, blindingly as the extraction process begins. The whole machine appears to be shaking violently.... almost as violently as the screams Salem is emitting from the inside.
“GYAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!.....”
Unfortunately for you and the other students, the process is much more visible due to how close Salem is to the window, and you can see their struggles becoming weaker as their skin begins to droop, and their entire body starts.... melting.... right in front of you.
“Hhaggghh... ghhgghhk... gggrgh.......”
Their screams dissolve into a horrifying gurgling mess, and the entire scene seems like something straight out of a horror movie.... but it’s all too real. They slowly begin to melt out of your field of vision, and the machine gently slows to a soft hum, before going completely silent. In a woosh of smoke, the door opens, leaving....
...nothing but a few scraps of black cloth, falling gently to the chamber floor....
Suddenly breaking the solemn silence of the trial room, Monten-cchi chimes in with a laugh,
“That’s th-the end of the sssseeecondd trial! C-C-C-Congratulations!”
