A despairing memory (Danganronpa Trigger Happy Havoc Fan-fiction)

The final sacrifice (Chapter 6 final part)

The final trial was finally here...  This was it... the end... the final sacrifice.

I stood at my place in silence, watching as the others uncovered the truth about the whole thing... They discovered everything and now Junko was standing in front of us explaining it again and again. I secretly hoped it would be that easy, but of course, it wasn't.

Junko: Now that we have talked about the matter of memories, let's ask our traitor what she remembers. 

I raised my head and looked at her.

Athea: Nothing...

Junko: Don't fucking lie! Tell them about that weird dream you had.

I raised a brow in confusion, how did she even know about the dream?

Athea: There were four people, I included. Junko, Mukuro and some other guy which I can't really remember. We were walking down in a dark hallway... which reminds me of the hallways on the last floor... 

I froze there.

Junko: Seems like you remember now, go on tell us what you know.

Athea: The tragedy... the student council... killed each other in that classroom... 

Aoi: Wait what!?

Athea: The knife... I remember it was... in the mix with the other weapons... I-

Junko: Right okay ya can stop now, we've done enough with the tragedy. Now let's reveal who you really are! 

As soon as she said that, the screen around us stopped showing the outside and showed... me. Though I was in completely different attire. I was wearing all black leather clothing and had a crossbow on my back and a sword sheath.

Junko: Ladies, gentlemen and other people! I present to you the Silent Assassin!!!

Yasuhiro: This has to be a trick! There's no way we were stuck with two serial killers all along!?

Everyone had their eyes on me... I knew I was involved somehow, but... me being the Silent Assassin... that just doesn't match up.

Junko: Don't believe me, students were mysteriously killed after the tragedy, I successfully brainwashed our dear Athea, she was a hard nut to crack, but eventually she snapped. Someone with such low esteem was bound to crack am I right.

Sakura: Athea? Is that true?

Athea: I-I don't know... I don't remember.

Junko: Of course it's fucking true see it for yourself!

She showed multiple victims on the screens... each one with me in it... My heart dropped, I had killed... 

I fell on my knees, my legs unable to support me anymore... 

Junko: Don't worry, we've all dreamt of committing a little homicide you just made yours come true.

Athea: It was never a dream of me to kill anyone... I'm not a killer...

Junko: But ya are, look you have the proof in front of you... what are you denying the truth because it doesn't fit your standards, how sad... 

I stayed there in complete shock at what had happened... I killed... I-I... 

No one talked in the courtroom... everyone had lost their faith in me, no one could blame them... after all... I had become the worst individual... I was on with the killing game... I was a murderer... I was a murderer. 

Junko: Now hope boy, now that I revealed the traitor's identity, do you still want to save her or will you give up on her.

Athea: Don't make him choose... I'd rather not hear it... 

Junko: Don't be such a fucking baby, let him choose.

Makoto: Athea... I thought... I could trust you... 

Junko: How does it feel to be abandoned again. Now no one wants you, except me. I would be ready to forgive your betrayal and we can fight off these... extras and spread despair... what do you think? If you refuse, everyone here is getting killed. 

I didn't want to betray them... but I didn't want to get them killed either. I stayed quiet.

Junko: Awwn you're pulling a silence treatment, I guess I'll just have to do things the old way. 

I felt her press something against my temples, and the next thing I knew there were electric shocks going through my head. I felt something familiar going through me... a feeling of... revenge... after a bit I stop fighting back and opened my eyes. Everyone gasped around me...

Sakura: Your eyes...

Junko: Now that she is her despaired self, she will be by my side, now it's time for all of you to suffer punishment! 

Makoto: What no! We guessed you were the mastermind and the killer, we were right!

Junko: Didn't she tell you there were four people in the despair group, you only named two when you ould of named three, I'm sorry hope boy, well not really, but you didn't solve everything! 

As she said that, I heard something, it was... Monokuma's...? 

Aoi: What is going on!?

Sakura: Stand behind me I'll protect you all. 

The Monokuma's were coming from a single hallway, I wanted to help, but I was stuck... I couldn't move, I noticed something... a sword? I reached it with my foot. I had to help... I couldn't just watch them die... 

I wanted to do something really, but... I couldn't I was stuck in place and I was crying full-on tears. But something felt off. I felt something sharp go through me when I looked up I saw Kyoko. She had stabbed me and yelled something. 

Kyoko: Athea! Wake up!