Capítulo 23: Everything is going downhill, isn't it?
[CONTENT WARNING: SUICIDE MENTIONS]
*After the club meeting, in Natsuki's POV*
I put my manga collection back on the shelf and took my bag, going out of the classroom, and out of the school.
I made my way to the destroyed village, going into one of the destroyed houses, grabbing shards of glass and sitting on the ground.
Soon enough, I heard chatter and peeked through the window, seeing my bully and her group of friends. I smirked and RTTC came out, throwing a shard of glass through one of the windows in the opposite house of where I was.
They looked around, I heard some of them frightened, but my bully didn't jolt. She turned around, and looked around, seeing nothing.
"That's weird, I thought this village was inhabited.." - She wondered. I then walked out, saying: "You should get out of here, it's not safe."
She crossed her arms, looking me in the eyes: "I bet you threw that shard of glass."
I then turned the glass in my hand to a cupcake sneakily, saying: "Heh, how would you prove that? I just have this cupcake that I'm gonna eat later."
"Think you're smart, huh?" - She asked, and then attempted to punch me.
I smirked and held her fist firmly.
"Who's the one with the cocky smile now, huh?"
She growled and used her leg to try and kick me, I jumped and used her leg as a platform to jump up to one of the roofs of the destroyed houses, making her fall to the ground. She got up and looked angrily at me.
"COME DOWN HERE, FREAK, STOP BEING A PUSSY."
I jumped down and landed on my feet, walking towards her. She tried to punch me again, but I dodged it, RTTC grabbed her fist instead, making her friends and even her gasp at the same time. I do admit it is a bold move, it seems like something bizarre when your punch suddenly gets stopped by a force.. But let's admit it, everything about my life is bizarre.
I looked at her fist and smiled, my fang showed.
"Have you given up yet? You don't stand a chance against me." - I said, turning my gaze to her.
"....There is no way I will actually lose to a freak like–" - She was interrupted by RTTC kneeing her stomach, making her fall to the ground.
I went on one knee as she coughed in pain and said: "You were saying?"
"I- How-?! HOW DID YOU DO THAT?"
"I have a few tricks up my sleeve. I'll be going home now."
*Lily's POV*
Lily, once I left, she followed while Monika waited for everyone else to leave so that Monika would arrive later than her. She walked over to Monika's place again, going through the window again, closing it behind her. ArcheoHistory came out and helped Lily go into the hole it made, in front of her, was a tunnel so she crawled through it.
*Monika's POV*
Monika waited for everyone to leave and then walked home with Atsui, still recovering from what Lily had said, along with the feeling of her presence.
Once they arrived, Monika opened the front door and saw the giant hole on the wooden floor. She jolted and Atsui asked: "What the hell? Who buried this kind of hole while we were at the club?"
"It's abnormally big.. It couldn't have been done with normal tools.. Should we check it out?" - Monika then affirmed, turning on her phone flashlight.
"A-Are you out of your mind?! We don't know how deep this thing even is!"
"....I'll take the test then! I won't have to worry about dying anyway, my stand ability basically makes me immortal at will."
Atsui looked at Monika with worry but nodded. Monika jumped down and then landed on her feet, she looked around with her flashlight, saying: "Oh! It's not that deep, It's barely 6 feet deep.", she then looked at the tunnel ahead of her and said: "I'm going to investigate further."
"I-I'll follow you!"
Monika crawled through the tunnel, seeing a strange light at the end.
Suddenly, she felt the weight of the soil above her starting to crush her slowly, Monika made a shield above her and closed one of her eyes, saying: "Shit, shit, SHIT- I can't die here.. YOU'RE KIDDING-"
"Miss, please get back in your seat." - Monika then heard a female voice above her, and she realized she was under an airplane seat.
She got out of it and stood up, looking over at the woman who had spoken to her. A flight attendant? Everything felt off about this situation.
"You were under that seat, screaming and trying to use it as a shield. I understand you are panicking but that is the least we need here."
"W-Wait.. Where am I?"
"Inside a plane, miss."
The flight attendant and the other passengers looked at Monika. She then finally looked around and realized she was inside an airplane. It looked so real, it was impossible for her to think she wasn't in it anyway.
"B-But I was just inside my house..!"
"I have no idea where your house is, miss, but it will no longer be here. After all.. The plane will crash within 20 minutes."
"HUH?"
As soon as the flight attendant finished speaking, her skin started burning. Monika got startled and backed away, her eyes widened.
"We all died in the plane crash. Our flesh burned and.. this happened." - The flight attendant's stomach opened up and a severed head peeked out, she continued - "This passenger's head lodged itself into my gut.."
"Wh-What the hell is happening..?" - Monika then went to the plane door.
The window of the door showed that the plane wasn't in the sky, instead, it was inside a huge cave. Monika decided to open the door. Even though the plane was moving, the cave structures seemed still. The air pressure then entered the plane, blowing on Monika's face.
"Please close the door, miss, or you will lose oxygen."
Monika closed the door but right before it closed, someone fell from the rooftop of the place and right inside of it. Monika then turned around and saw Atsui. She got surprised., breathing heavily.
"Monika… Where the hell did yo–" - Atsui got up and looked around in shock, continuing - "What the hell?!"
"I don't know what's going on either.."
"AN AIRPLANE?" - Atsui looked through the window - "A cave?! Are we still under your house? WHY IS A PLANE UNDER YOUR HOUSE?!"
"Do you think I know?!"
Two figures then appeared inside the dark cave from outside the place, Monika looked through the window to see. A small girl with short purple hair and a white figure accompanying her. It wasn't human.
"Oh, no fucking way…" - Atsui backed away.
"Lily.. I knew she was a threat.." - Monika looked angrily at Lily.
Before Lily was a white colored humanoid with no mouth and orange apandages shaped like earphones instead of eyes. It also had small rocks as decorations.
"Is.. Is that..!?" - Atsui asked, looking at Monika.
Queen of Glitches came out as Monika started glitching out from anger.
Lily then spoke: "I hope you're having a nice travel, make sure to enjoy it while you can. Also tighten your seatbelts, it'll be quite the ride."
"₲Ɇ₮ Ʉ₴ ØɄ₮ Ø₣ ⱧɆⱤɆ!" - Monika's voice also started glitching - "I-I have to see if Natsuki is okay.."
Lily placed her hand on her ear, replying: "I'm sorry, what was that? I couldn't hear you from how horrific your voice is.. Oh and you don't need to worry about that.. She is fine, and even if she wasn't, she wouldn't need you two."
Monika growled at Lily, her skin turned yellow and her eyes glowed in a bright shade of red for a second. Atsui glanced over at Monika and immediately looked away, sweating in fear.
Lily continued her monologue: "This power.. I have been using it behind your back ever since I got it from Natsuki. It's strong, but not as strong as yours, I can say that confidently." - She then got closer to the window - "Ever heard the phrase 'Earth knows everything' ?"
"No..?"
"There is a belief that everything that happens stays hidden as a memory in the ground. Looks like it's true in my stand's case. By digging up the ground, I can excavate a past memory.. An event that happened on that ground. After I found out how it worked, I just had to dig deeper."
"Excuse me while I interrupt your monologue.. But why the FUCK are you doing this exactly?"
"Oh! You mean you don't get it yet? I was able to learn most of the history of your lives and this whole town in my free time just by digging holes in the ground. More than you could ever learn in History classes."
"W-Wait.." - Monika jolted as she realized what she meant by that.
"Hehehehe.." - Lily started singing mockingly - "I know your secret, your dirty little secret..~"
"IF YOU DARE SPIT IT OUT..!-" - Monika started threatening Lily.
"What is she talking about, Monika? You can tell me..!"
"N-NO.."
"Go on, help her lose all trust in you in this dangerous moment.."
"I-I won't let you ruin this.."
"It's too late for that, Monika. You've ruined your whole life with this. You can't hide ANYTHING from me." - Monika started tearing up, while Lily continued - But look on the bright side! By the time Natsuki finds out, you'll already be dead. You will die in a plane crash that happened where your house is now, 20 or more years ago. That's the ability of my stand, "ArcheoHistory"."
"N-No, she must be bluffing, trying to buy time!" - Atsui then looked at Monika, declaring - "Monika, whatever your secret is, you don't need to tell me!"
"I CAN'T TELL YOU EITHER!" - Monika started shaking.
"IT'S OKAY, LET'S JUST FOCUS ON THIS!" - Atsui started getting nervous from all the pressure of the situation and slaps Monika by instinct.
Monika shook her head to focus and shouted: "RIGHT!"
"Good! Now let's think of a way.."
"W-Wait.. What if I kill myself and then use my stand to get back? Will I end up here again?"
The flight attendant then spoke: "I suppose you would just end your life sooner and less painfully. Please don't do it here though… The passengers will panic."
"THERE MUST BE ANOTHER WAY!" - Atsui shouted.
"Okay.. What if we just jump out of the plane? This has to be just an illusion.." - Atsui looked through the window at the ground in the cave.
"True, but it seems to be.. "flying".." - Monika looked at Atsui - "And uh.. Sorry you had to witness me snap earlier, Atsui."
Atsui grabbed the flight attendant, replying: "It's fine. I wasn't really all that nice from the beginning anyway so it's fair. Now please, open the door." - Monika opened the door and Atsui continued - "I apologize for this, miss. But you are not real." - She then threw the flight attendant out of the plane.
"It's fi–" - The flight attendant fell and hit the floor. It didn't seem to affect her since the ground wasn't too far.
"I see… The only way for her to die was for the plane to actually hit the ground.." - Atsui started mumbling - "Everything will play out as it happened and no one can change that- F-Fuck I'm losing breath.."
Lily was spectating everything while eating ice cream, leaning against the wall.
As Monika was about to hit the button to close the door, Atsui said, holding her neck: "W-Wait! We must try to jump.. Someone has to."
"I will, I can take the risk. You stay here."
"Go then.."
Monika jumped out of the plane, and Atsui shouted: "GO MONIKA! USE THE AIR PRESSURE TO BEAT THAT BIMBO'S ASS!"
Lily kept eating her ice cream while watching Monika fly closer, Queen of Glitches came out and Lily said: "Buon voyage."
As Monika flew, she hit a thick glass pavement and got to see Lily's face. QoG tried to punch her but she was out of reach as Monika realized she was now inside of a war jet plane.
"A-Are you serious..?!" - Monika looked angrily at Lily.
Lily pointed to what was to Monika's left. She (Monika) looked to her left and saw a pilot speaking to the radio, and she approached him slowly.
"Mayday! Mayday! I've been hit in the back by the enemy- Hey, what are you doing here!?" - The pilot spoke then turned to Monika.
"You think I know? Stop asking questions!"
Monika started getting overwhelmed, not knowing what to do and QoG punched a hole in the jet but quickly tried to cover it up as it was creating too much air pressure onto her and the pilot. However, the pilot passed out, no longer controlling the jet.
She ran to the pilot, trying to make the jet still fly, sweating. She changed the way where the jet was going, flying the jet toward Lily.
Lily then looked at her, taken aback: "What are you doing.. We'll both die."
"You deserve to die, Yuri Kunai.. Whether it's with me or not.. I know I will be able to come back after this." - Monika glared at Lily, flying closer.
"NO." - Lily then rewinded time, making Monika be trapped in the plane Atsui was previously in.
"WHAT?!"
"Monika! Wait.. So if a plane crash happened here 20 years ago.. If we search what happened, we might know a solution to our problem!" - Atsui said, smiling.
Monika took out her keyboard and searched up what happened 20 years ago about the plane crash. The only result was an old article mentioning that the plane crash had two survivors who miraculously had survived. The passengers were sitting in the two seats all the way in the back of the plane.
"If we take those seats.. WE WILL SURVIVE!"
Just then, we heard loud banging on the plane's rooftop. Both of them jolted and ArcheoHistory jumped through the rooftop, running to the back of the plane after Monika and Atsui.
"IT'S THAT BITCH'S STAND- SHE OVERHEARD US!" - Atsui shouted.
"You won't survive this plane crash, not today.." - Lily said.
While Atsui made a run for it, her stand came out and she put a sticker on one of the seats, duplicating it with another on the other side. But right after, tripped and fell.
"Get away from it, Monika! When I tell you to, PEEL THE STICKER OFF!"
Monika ran away from ArcheoHistory and then got next to the seat where the sticker was.
"NOW!" - Atsui gave the signal.
Monika peeled it off, ArcheoHistory jumped towards them but got caught between the seats, trapping it.
"URGH!" - Lily shouted.
"HAH, TAKE THAT!" - Monika smiled, running to the back seats with Atsui.
"Nice job, Monika!"
Once they reached the back seats, they noticed they were occupied.
"The passengers.. They would be on vacation or something during this.. So in that case.. OUT OF THE WAY!" - Atsui shoved one of them out of the seats, so did Monika, and then they sat together.
"Oh my god.. I.. Never thought I'd say this but.. Can I hold your hand until this nightmare is over..?" - Monika looked at Atsui.
Atsui blushed and replied: "Y-Yeah.." - She smiled, tearing up.
Monika smiled, looking down at Atsui's hand on hers, until Atsui said: "Monika.. I'm so glad.. I met you.."
Atsui then brought her face closer to Monika's. Monika then mumbled: "A-Atsui..?" - Atsui closed her eyes and her lips got closer to Monika's, Monika blushed, while also leaning closer to her.
Suddenly, something bumped onto the floor, two classmates, each from Monika's and Atsui's classroom.
"WHAT? WHAT ARE THEY DOING HERE?" - Monika jolted, looking at them, frightened.
"THEY AREN'T PASSENGERS HERE?!" - Atsui shouted.
"We saw a short girl and- GAH!" - One of the classmates, crawled away from the window.
When Monika and Atsui looked at the window, there she was. Lily banged her face on the window. Her emotionless expression was replaced with a psychotic expression, filled with hatred. She then spoke: "YAHAHAHAHA! THAT'S RIGHT, YOU WHORES. YOU CROSSED THE FUCKING LINE WITH ME, YA HEAR ME?!" - She laughed maniacally - "There are only two seats available, AND FOUR OF YOU! You can give up on the seats and let those innocent souls sit so you and Atsui can die like legends.. Or.. Be smart and keep the seats. But how would you feel after killing those poor guys? The guilt will weigh you down and you will NEVER BE ABLE TO GO FURTHER! I KNOW, I AM TRUE SCUM. BUT WHAT ABOUT YOU, MONIKA? WE'RE ABOUT TO FIND OUT!" - Lily then jumped away from the plane.
Atsui covered her mouth and started tearing up, saying: "W-What are we supposed to do?.. I don't wanna be a murderer.."
"I can't die like this.." - Monika mumbled under her breath and then noticed Atsui got out of her seat, going into a fetal position, saying: "No.. No.. NO NO NO NO NO!"
"ATSUI!" - Monika made her look at her, continuing - "THIS IS NOT OUR FAULT, LILY PUT ALL OF US IN THIS SITUATION, NOT EVERYONE CAN SURVIVE THIS AND I DON'T WANT YOU TO DIE, YOU IDIOT!"
"But.. But.."
The other classmates then said: "Let's go.. We will find other seats.."
Monika then held Atsui close after she sat back down, as she said: "Mo..ni..ka.."
"It will be alright.. I'm sorry, you two.." - Monika whispered.
"5 seconds until impact.. 4, 3, 2, 1.."
The plane hit the ground and blew up. Lily started clapping violently, shouting: "BRAVOOOO! LET'S SEE WHO COMES OUT..!"
Monika let go of Atsui, realizing both were still alive and walked out of the rubble, while Atsui started searching through the ruins of the plane searching for the classmates, saying: "Please tell me they survived.. Please.."
"Nope. Their flesh burned and they died an agonizing death. And even after everything, you're still confident in killing me.." - Lily stood up, turning to Monika.
Monika looked down, then locked eye contact with Lily, while she continued: "You're just the person I saw in those memories.. Cold, stubborn.. Selfish."
"Cold..?"
"You killed them, Monika. Those lives mattered to you as much as they matted to me – nothing. I still won anyway." - Lily then pointed at Atsui - "She's softer than you.. This had quite the impact on her life, she will never be the same.. I wonder how she sees her idol now..?~"
"Shut your mouth.." - Monika glared at Lily
"I ruined her.. Perfect.." - Lily giggled to herself.
Atsui then walked away from the rubble, towards Monika, with tears rolling down her cheeks: "It didn't have to end this way.."
"A-Atsui.." - Monika turned to Atsui.
"Why don't you tell me what you were hiding? What's this BIG secret?"
Monika's eyes widened, replying: "I-I can't.. I don't want you to see me in a worse image than it already is.."
"Is that so? You'll let me live in lies with you? You'll let me… live with this?"
"Are you sure about this..?"
"YES, MONIKA!" - Atsui burst into tears.
"I'm a monster.. Who created a monster."
"What monster..?"
Monika then showed her a picture of Killer.Chr, she looked at it and then at Monika, saying: "You.. You were the one who made Natsuki suffer so much..? Why.. Why did you do that?"
"I.. I wasn't myself back then.." - Tears streamed down Monika's cheeks.
"B-Back then..?" - Atsui backed away.
"When I realized what he was like, I couldn't delete him.."
"W-Why..?"
"Because if I did.. I would lose my powers, my ability to help Natsuki survive in this shitty world.. And also something he took from me."
"So that's what you are.. A power hungry manipulator? A mastermind?!"
"N-No.. I-I.."
"You know what, I don't ever want to see you again. I'll be living with Yuri from now on.."
Atsui walked out of the cave, Monika stood still however, Lily watching her.
"I do feel somewhat bad for you.. As much as you hate to admit it, me and you are alike." - Lily commented - "And as hard as it seems.. You will have to continue your adventure."
"It will only grow worse, anyway." - Monika clenched her fists.
Lily smiled, going towards the tunnel, saying: "I have to go back to Natsuki. Think about what's gonna happen next, will you..? By the way.. I know who did it to Dadsuki."
"Huh?! WHO?!"
"Some guy with a green hat who plays video games. He took his soul."
"…That will help Natsuki. Thanks for that at least."
Monika teleported herself into her room, fixing her house, refilling the holes, not that it meant that the information Lily had was covered up, but at least her house was in good condition again.
*A few hours later, at Natsuki's house*
Sayori dialed Monika's phone number while everyone was waiting for her.
"What is it?" - Monika asked, worried.
"....Come over here.. It's urgent."
Monika teleported to where Sayori was standing. She looked in front of her and saw Natsuki..? She.. She killed herself.
*Atsui's POV*
Atsui aimlessly walked through the plane ruins, but suddenly the ruins of the plane started vanishing.
"Ah!"
She then looked around. She was alone with the two corpses of her classmates, the other passangers disappeared along with every trace of the plane. She ran away from the scene with tears in her eyes until she hit a cave wall: "N-No.. W-Why..?!" - She starts hitting her head on the wall, trying to erase the image from her head.
She slided down the wall and dropped to her knees, the sudden wave of emotions and horrors hit her. A lot of different images from her life went through her mind. She grabbed her hair and tried to silence her thoughts but they only became louder. Unable to bear with her state, Atsui let out an agonizing scream that echoed through the cave system.
Monika heard it and she buried her head on the pillow while inside her room, bursting into tears.
Atsui then lifelessly walked up to where the plane was, tired of everything. She reminded herself of Lily and said: "There was a time where I saw a friend in her.. Just like Natsuki.. And to look at you.. Your psychotic smile through everything.." - She then picked up a sharp rock, continuing - "I let myself be fooled the same way twice.. Who is it to blame but me? I should've done this a long time ago. I never belonged here. Just like you said, Lily." - She teared up and pointed the rock towards her own stomach.
"But it doesn't have to end that way, does it?"
Atsui stopped in her tracks and looked behind her, noticing the person speaking to her.
"What are you doing here..? Wait.. I know that face.." - Atsui started backing away.
"There is no reason to be afraid of me."
"Go away and let me die in peace.. I don't care what you'll do.. I don'tcare what she-"
"Are you sure you don't care? Aren't there people who you still care about? People that care about you?" - The person asked her. Atsui then thought of me (Natsuki) for a moment and she dropped the sharp rock as the person continued - "I am not the monster here.. I was simply following the rules of the cruel tyrant that pretended to care about you and love you. Look at all the things she did.. All so that her secret wouldn't see the light of day. Lily, was it? Such a waste.. She had talent and knowledge, but against Monika? You need way more."
"What do you want from me.. How do I know I can trust you?!"
"I know I am not trustworthy. But would you believe Monika if she said that I was evil? Monika won't stop here. She wants Natsuki under her control, it's her sick way of twisted love. She will do anything to do that and to keep her secrets."
Atsui then clenched her fists in fury and said: "N-NO! She won't do anything else.."
"And why is that?"
"I'll.. I'll stop her.. I'll bury her with my bare hands.. She will pay for everything that she did.." -Atsui's emotions from earlier turned to pure hatred.
"Hm hm hm.. Wonderful. I would love to stay and chat but I have business to attend to. If you need me, though, here is my address." - Killer.Chr smiled for the first time and gave her his address.
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