WEEK TWO: REMOVAL

[retellers]

WEEK TWO: REMOVAL (35 remain) Time to wake up, participants of the Realm. At 8am, everyone will receive a message on their PHS. Howling Rose at 9 AM. Even if the participants ignore the message (or are sleeping in, shame on them), as 9am approaches they will fall victim to a compulsion to head to the specified location. Three Leaders, Wolf, Fox, and Rabbit, are already present, Shima with them. Fox speaks. "... You know what's coming. I'm sorry." Once they finish speaking, an alert goes off from a PHS in the crowd—specifically, Izumo's. Her PHS displays a simple message. You hav̨e been se̴l͏e͢ct̀e͠d͞ ̶t͘o̢ re͏mo̡ve Renzou Shima. Regardless of her will, she will feel compelled to walk towards the scene. No other participant will be able to interfere; should they try, a barrier blocks their way, though it won't harm them.

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[sacredchants]

[ even if the fall couldn't kill him and even though it looks close enough to shore for him to swim back to, izumo doesn't even bother considering that he'll make it out of here alive. they aren't that lucky and she has no faith in any kind of mercy on this day.

so, fine. she'll give shima all of her attention. will she regret listening to his final words? who knows, but they deserve to be heard. ]

What is it?

[yamantaka]

[ he's extremely careful as he moves, turning himself completely around so he can look at izumo. if he has to die, no matter what might be waiting for him, he wants this to be his last sight.

shima wishes she was smiling. ]

You should remember you're not alone. And smile more, Izumo-chan.

You're really cuter, when you smile.

[ With that, Shima Renzou jumps off the edge of the plank. He has time to think about everything, as he waits for his body to hit the water. Could he have done things better? Certainly. Would he have still made the same choices he did? Perhaps.

Did he have regrets?

Did he really hate everything?

If you can hear, you might here a small noise escape Shima's mouth before he hits the water. It could have been a gasp, or it could have been a laugh. Whatever it was, it's swallowed up by the sound of the splash. It takes a second for his pink head to bob up over the water's surface. He looks surprised, that was it? Is it really that? But before he can say anything more, his body is pulled back down the water.

He bobs back up and looks around him as a crocodile rises out of the water, maw gaping wide open. He can't even get a sound out before the jaws close tightly around his chest.

Fun Fact: did you know that crocodiles have the strongest bite in the world?

Shima has first hand experience with that now as the crocodile takes advantage of the meal it was offered. It rolls, tossing and turning Shima's body in the water. His voice carries out shrieks every time his head rises above the water's surface. It doesn't take long for the shrieks to die, the water turning red.

Shima Renzou lies limp in the water as the crocodile starts to pull his body under.

Shima Renzou is dead. ]

[retellers]

[ Once Shima is dead, the barriers blocking everyone go down. An alert goes off—but it's coming from the Leaders' devices. Given that Fox seems a bit dazed, Rabbit and Wolf are the first to check, the latter swearing as they do. Rabbit turns to whisper something to Fox, who freezes. Wolf, likewise, speaks. ]

We need to head back. Now.

[ And with that cheerful message, the three Leaders rush away from the scene, back in the direction of the castle.

...

You're all free to leave now! Hurray!

Later in the day, everyone will receive an alert for the NOVA CHECK app. Looks like weekly rankings are up! Furthermore, the Leaders will be responding to requests at the Planetarium again... although they may be too busy this time to answer all of them, especially for those not on their team. ]