Suffer For Your Art
The lights come back on, and you're shocked to see that the setting around you has changed completely. You're still all in your little circle of podiums, but now the setting is a pretty little valley. A sparkling blue lake sits a bit to the east, and to the north, there are gorgeous, snow capped mountains. A dragonfly buzzes by in the soft breeze You can see cabins off in the distance. Could this be the camp where you hid away? You have no more time to entertain that thought, as you hear giggling. It's Kaede. To the west, only about twenty meters from you, he's sitting in front of an enormous easel. He's daintily seated on top of a large palette, right in the spot where the paintbrush would go. From seemingly nowhere, a huge Monobear stomps up, shaking the surroundings as he stops in front of the easel. Picking up Kaede like a paintbrush, he dips the boy into the palette. Picking a green colour, Monobear starts to paint on the easel. You can't really make out Kaede's expressions, given how he's covered in paint. Monobear then shoves the nature artist's head into the blue paint, going for a few more strokes. This cycle continues until you notice that red has started to mix in with the various colours. Monobear is getting tougher with his 'paintbrush', jamming it against the easel and into the palette, causing more red to blend in. Finally, Monobear stops, looking at all of you. He winks once- and slams Kaede into the paper with a terrible amount of force. Laughing, Monobear turns the easel around to face you. It's a picture of the very valley you're all currently in, excluding one key difference- every student who died is painted, standing emotionlessly in a row in front of the lake. And overtop of them, there's a sickening red splatter. The world goes dark again. KAEDE MASAGARU, MASTERMIND, HAS BEEN EXECUTED. CONGRATULATIONS, STUDENTS! YOU WIN!