A/N: Hello everyone and welcome to Act 3 of Chronicles of Despair.

So, I know I promised Five chapters for this short story, but honestly I couldn't figure out what to make the last two chapters about. So I decided to write three Chapters for this, and continue everything else in The School Life of Mutual Killing, since that story is getting re edited and getting a few new events added into it, I figured I could breathe new life into that story by continuing the plot points on the outside during it. It will also give everyone a chance to read or reread it, as a refresher of what's to come.

Also, I haven't seen anything about Ultra Despair Girls in awhile...I know I was going to do a story about the events of that game, but It's going to be around six or seven chapters long, covering only the important details. It will be my take on the story, since Komaru Naegi won't be the main character. I just want to hurry up and start The School Trip of Mutual Killing, because I have a lot of ideas for it. I will also be covering a lot of stuff about what happens to Daisuke, Sonia and Hiyoko during the time Post-The School Life of Mutual Killing, and how everything leads to Jabberwock Island. Also this will be an interesting take in the series, since Mikan Tsumiki is going to be the first and most likely only person who is going to be part of Two Mutual Killing games. Of course she will be reset and most likely act the same as in The School Life of Mutual Killing. But do not fret, she and Makoto will be together again soon.

I haven't decided exactly how it is going to play out, since I love Class 77B so much. I may do different executions and court cases, just like I did for The School Life of Mutual Killing...I guess we'll see how it turns out. It is just so hard, since Hajime Hinata won't be the Main Protagonist in this story. He will be a major part in it, but obviously Daisuke will be the one running the show...I will give more information when the time comes...

So for now, enjoy this chapter...and please do look forward to the repost of The School Life of Mutual Killing. I won't be rewriting the whole thing, but I will be putting Part 1 and 2 into a single category to make it a complete story. It makes it a bit easier to work with on that front. Most of the editing will of course come to Hiyoko's side story and Part 2 of The School Life of Mutual Killing, since that's where all the continuity errors are...I've got a busy week it seems. I haven't been writing anything, mostly because my buddy just got married, so all my attention was on that...anyway, here's the story...

Danganronpa

Chronicles of Despair

Act 3

Remnants of Hope

(One Year After The Fall of Hope's Peak Academy)

"Goooood Mooorning People of the World!"

Emma shot awake at the sudden shrill voice. She was immediately on her feet, aiming her rifle in all directions. She glanced behind her seeing all of her friends in similar states of awakening. She rubbed her eyes, holding back a yawn as she looked out the window. They had been on the move a lot recently, and had found a good apartment building in Shibuya, near Central Street. They had taken the penthouse suite for themselves, since it gave them a good look at the entire area. Nothing had changed, save for all of the Monokuma Units making rounds all over the place. There were those brave souls that fell to their might, in search for basic survival supplies.

Others had become stronger, and had managed to take down the horrible creatures. One such group was an organization called Future Foundation, their agents had been able to not only secure funding from someone, but also to rescue a lot of very important people. Supposedly, everyone that made up the Future Foundation was an Ex-Ultimate Student of Hope's Peak Academy, dating back to the 66th Class. They had even heard rumors of a Class 77B survivor being recruited into the foundation, but so far Emma didn't know who it was.

However, her attention was pulled toward the large screen located above Central Street. Everyone was now facing the windows. Even the Despairites down below had their attention on it. Emma could tell this was a broadcast directed to everyone who was near a television screen. They all looked at it intently, seeing a Monokuma unit on it, however it was different from the others.

The ones they had all seen on the streets were way bigger than this one. All of them were also acting on a predetermined path set by whoever had programmed them, and they attacked anyone who was on the side of Hope. This one however was acting differently, as if someone was controlling it. It let out that awful laugh everyone had been forced to get used to, its teeth glittering brightly.

"Well isn't this swell? Look at this beautiful despair covered world. It has been a long year coming, but it seems now it's rapidly becoming the norm. So I have decided to kick this world in the teeth by getting rid of Hope!"

"What...what the hell is it saying?" Haley asked firmly. Emma swallowed hard, glancing at her friends.

"I don't want to be the bearer of bad news but...I think this broadcast is coming from Hope's Peak Academy." she said, causing them all to go wide eyed.

"No...it can't be...that isn't possible!" Oliver cried angrily.

"But it is...you know full well that Hope's Peak has the equipment for a world wide broadcast. After all, they used the official Hope's Peak Academy Channel to broadcast the tournaments and the tests." Rika said firmly. Everyone tried not to look at her missing limb, but it was pretty obvious she was missing her arm.

"Well you might all be wondering, what Hope am I talking about? Of course that hope is the very students being protected here at Hope's Peak Academy! All of them are currently in a comatose state being prepared for something I like to badadada! The School Life of Mutual Killing!"

"The what?" Sona cried, eyes widened in shock. Keiko swallowed hard, reaching into her bag for something. She pulled out her autographed copy of Distrust and started sifting through it, eyes widening.

"Oh my god...they're going to put Class 78 through a Mutual Killing game...just like in Daisuke's book." she said. Oliver grit his teeth, slamming his fist against the glass.

"Junko...this is all her...she's the one doing this!" he shouted angrily.

"Now then, let's announce our cast for this beeeary special guest!

Starting things off, we have the Ultimate Biker, Mondo Owada. Following him is the Ultimate Baseball Star Leon Kuwata. Our next contestant is the Ultimate Lucky Student, Makoto Naegi!"

One by one, all of the students of Class 78, were all named...their pictures being placed on screen. Fourteen students were named, causing confusion to everyone who was watching...Monokuma reappeared on the screen, a grin on his face.

"There you have it, thirteen students belonging to Class 78 of Hope's Peak Academy...but now let us introduce our very special guests for this game, some people that are going to be rather interesting to watch! Our first special guest is none other than the Ultimate Nurse, Mikan Tsumiki!"

"What...but she's an Ultimate Despair, if she's a part of this game...then she'll kill them all!" Aquamarine said.

"Don't worry, it's not like they're going to open the academy to let Ultimate Despairs in...besides the Headmaster is still in control of this thing...it's most likely all a sick joke from Junko Enoshima." Toshiro said, wrapping his arm around her shoulders.

"Next up is a very well known, very beautiful young woman. This young woman is going to be one of the best players in the game...ladies and gentlemen, the Ultimate Fashionista, Junko Enoshima!"

This greatly confused the three, especially when the Ultimate Fashionista was placed on screen next to the others. She didn't look much different than the last time they had seen her. Oliver grit his teeth in anger.

"Just what the hell is going on, she's the cause of this and yet she's placing herself in this?"

"It isn't her, Mukuro Ikusaba hasn't been mentioned yet. I remember hearing that Junko had a twin sister, my bet is that she's the one playing Junko's role. After all, why would she reveal herself as an Ultimate Despair this early on? Especially when this tragedy is still going on?" Keiko asked.

"Kei is right, Junko loves despair...and telling the world she plunged into it this early on doesn't sound like her. No...she wants them to figure out it." Emma muttered, eyes narrowed in thought.

"Finally, let us welcome our three participants from Class 79! Nicholas McFay, the Ultimate Baker, Bryce Kotenok, the Ultimate Architect, and finally, Yunosuke Nagahama, the Ultimate Archer!" Monokuma cried, placing the final three pictures on screen. Their eyes widened at the addition of the only Class 79 students within the academy. Toshiro's eyes widened when his eyes fell on Hisashi's picture.

"Yunosuke is dead, why is Hisashi's picture on screen?" Haley asked firmly.

"My god...now I get it, in the book everyone lost their memories of each other. That's how the Mutual Killing game works...she must be using Yasuke Matsuda's Neurology notes to erase their memories!" Sona said. At the mention of their deceased friend, everyone stiffened up.

"Yasuke had memory erasing tech?" Aquamarine asked, earning a nod from Sona.

"Yes, I remember speaking with him...there was a Health Committee meeting, and our leader, Kiriko Nishizawa was discussing all of our medical advances. Yasuke had told all of us how he had developed all of this tech to help people with Dementia and Alzheimer's. It wasn't fully operational though, so if he finished it and Junko got her hands on it..." Sona didn't finish her sentence, her friends already knowing what she was getting at.

"That bitch...she's gonna force them to kill each other! We need to stop this, we need to get them out of there!" Oliver cried out.

"And how are we going to do that? You said it yourself, the academy is an impenetrable fortress...we try to go there and all of us will die. I don't know about you, but I am not letting my classmates die!" Emma said firmly.

"Doing nothing will condemn them to death! I need to go, I need to get Chihiro out of there!" he cried, walking toward the door.

"That's it ladies and gentlemen, and when is this game scheduled to begin? Why, in a few days of course! We will begin changing the world. That's the funny thing about despair, for it to win, it doesn't have to try too hard. But we need to get rid of our obstacles...so it is with my supreme joy that I bring to you, the School Life of Mutual Killing!" Monokuma cried, confetti blowing in all directions. He grinned, pulling a gavel out from behind it's back.

"Of course, we have to start this thing right...let's give it all we've got! Iiiiiiiitttttt'ssss Puniiiishmeeent Tiiimee!" he cried, slamming the gavel onto a red button.

Jin Kirigiri has been found guilty. Preparing Execution!

Headmaster Jin Kirigiri appeared on the screen, screaming loudly as he had been strapped to a seat. He was covered in sweat, his shirt pulled out of his pants and his tie loosened around his neck. His eyes had been covered with a dark blindfold. The scene was one of the classrooms in the very back of the academy building. Monokuma grinned as he pressed a button, a large rocket lifted from the ground behind the man, suddenly opening, two hands came from behind the man, pulling him into the rocket, the doors slamming shut.

Blast Off

Monokuma slammed his hand over the button, activating the rocket. It blasted off, bright colored plumes of flame shooting from the bottom and the sides of the rocket. It slammed into the ceiling, and started spinning around like a drill, drilling straight through the ceiling, shooting off right into the sky. From the outside of the academy, everyone could see the rocket shooting off high into space. It suddenly stopped, the rocket falling back down to earth. The rockets kicked back in, forcing the entire thing to fly straight through the building, slamming into the ground so hard that the entire area shook from it. Monokuma grinned as the doors opened, a small pile of bones falling from inside. As the execution ended, Monokuma's shrill laughter filled the area, the cameras growing dark.

No one knew how to react to that. Headmaster Jin was dead, there was no doubt about it. They all saw the rocket, they all saw the bones falling out of it...it was just hard for them to accept. Oliver's sobs brought everyone back to the real world. No one knew what to say, what to do...or how to act...all they could do was hope, hope that no one fell to Junko Enoshima's trap.

xxx

"Well, it seems your rocket was a success babe! Good job!" Kazuichi said, giving Takane a kiss on the cheek. The white haired girl smiled brightly as she looked at the smoke trail coming from the back building of Hope's Peak Academy. School building 1-B, one that wasn't used since the early days of the academy.

"Aw, don't be like that. I may have designed it, but you were the one that built it!" she said happily.

Kazuichi shrugged, tugging on the collar of his jumpsuit. His girlfriend was once again wearing a sleeveless shirt, by now she had an entire sleeve of tattoos, all extending from the comet she had originally gotten. She had the entire solar system on her arm now, above it all was the face of Monokuma, grinning brightly as always. The two of them heard clapping and looked up, seeing their friend Daisuke sitting at the top row of the main showroom of the Planetarium. It had been turned into a large work station for Kazuichi to build his large Monokuma units. The rest of it had been turned into a factory of sorts, manufacturing some of the other units around the city.

"It seems you followed your instructions to the letter, nice job." he said, walking down toward his friends.

"Well obviously, we weren't going to fail an order issued by you. We've been doing fun stuff but...what is all of this for anyway?" Kazuichi asked curiously. Daisuke shoved his book into his messenger bag, looking at his seat.

"It's quite simple, we're going to let Junko have her fun with Class 78...I sent Mikan over there to keep an eye on her. After all she is Junko's favorite play thing. When she gets the chance, she will open the door and that's when we move in to kill her...and if there's any Hope left within the academy, we'll kill them too." he said firmly.

"Sounds like fun!" Takane added, a giggle escaping her lips. Daisuke turned around, glancing at the door.

"Sonia and Hiyoko have been rather mellow lately. She event sent Impostor over to Novoselic because she was getting tired of dealing with her brother." the boy said, referring to the Ultimate Princess. Kazuichi's eyes furrowed a bit.

"Something wrong with Sonia? She isn't pregnant is she?"

"Don't be a retard you goddamn grease monkey! We haven't had sex in months, it's my way of causing them despair!" he said, sneering a bit.

"Okay, then why are they mellow?" Takane asked curiously, causing the boy to turn around once more.

"It seems...my little sister has been causing trouble in town. She and her classmates have started up a new organization." He said, a frown on his face.

"What kind of organization?" Kazuichi said.

"Some shit called the Remnants of Hope. Apparently she's gathered the last remaining survivors of Hope's Peak Academy. They have been gathering an army of ex-Reserve Course students that weren't brainwashed by Junko...all of them are working to stop us." He said.

"That isn't good...should kill them all then?" Takane asked, earning a headshake from the Ultimate Story Teller.

"I don't think so...this may prove beneficial for us...however I think I am going to send them a message. They have taken over an old Togami Enterprises building in downtown Shibuya. I am going to pay them a visit...if anything happens to me, I'll allow you to listen to whatever Junko orders. But only if something happens to me, got it?" he asked.

"What is going to happen to you? You act like you are going to die...we can't have our Class Representative die on us."

"Shut up Takane, I'm not the Class Rep, I'm only the vice rep...no one and I mean no one, will ever hold that title again. It will belong to Chiaki for the rest of time. So don't say that again, unless you want to die." he said firmly. The girl nodded, hiding behind Kazuichi. The Ultimate Story Teller shook his head, turning toward the stairs.

"Continue working on that Mega Monokuma, we might need it later on down the road." He said, giving them a wave.

xxx

Sylvia swallowed hard as she stood in front of everyone she had gathered up. All of Class 79, minus those in Hope's Peak Academy, and those that had been killed were present. Over the last few months, she had spent every waking moment of every day, speaking with anyone who had knowledge on academy survivors. She had been able to bring in two hundred Reserve Course survivors, all willing to help restore the world to its previous state.

They had also been able to come in contact with Akira Tetsujima, Tatsumi Kiba, Sena Morikawa, Rumi Shimada, Asuka Komura and Otoki Kengyo from Class 76A, the last remaining survivors of that class. She had yet to find the survivors of Class 77A or the four survivors of Class 78A...but she knew the people present were enough...all of them, Ultimates and Reserve Course students a like had been wearing identical replicas of the Hope's Peak Academy uniform, created by both Erika and Sena. She cleared her throat, the microphone echoing through the room.

"Um...I've never done something like this but...well here we go. Everyone, my name is Sylvia Amane, and I am the ex-Ultimate Mathematician. That's right, ex. I am using that word before my title, because I am no longer an alumni of Hope's Peak Academy. None of us truly are anymore, since the fall of the academy. We have become something new for this world. Hope, all of us now shall be known as that Hope.

Ultimates and Reserve Course students have come together as one single force. This force is to be known as Ultimate Hope, the ones who will bring this world back to normal. Already a year has passed since that horrible day when our classmates, friends and loved ones were murdered, and fallen into despair. But we cannot let this continue.

For too long people have been dying, for too long people have been suffering, for too long our upperclassmen have been destroying the world in her name. For too fucking long, we have let despair sink deeper and deeper into our minds, bodies and souls. But no longer, together, we will create a radiant hope that will destroy this despair that shrouds our planet. Together we will save this dying world, no longer are we going to let words like Main Course and Reserve Course define us! We are Students of Hope's Peak Academy, Remnants of Hope, the Ultimate Hope of the world!" She said firmly.

The entire crowd burst into loud cheers and applause, filling the other wise quiet room with noise. No longer were their faces full of uncertainty. Now they were full of radiant hope, just what she had been aiming for. Sylvia felt a hand on her shoulder, and looked to her right, seeing the smiling face of Ezekiel beside her.

"Good job, I wasn't expecting you to have prepared a speech and everything." He said.

"Um well...I didn't prepare it...it is something I had been wanting to say since this organization started. How are our force fields working by the way?" she asked firmly.

"They are one hundred percent operational. Akira was able to program them in rather quickly, using some technology she developed with Musashi's funding. I still can't believe she's playing both sides, I mean joining the Future Foundation?" he asked.

"Someone has to keep an eye on what they're doing. Especially with Chisa Yukizome in their ranks...she is still an Ultimate Despair after all." Sylvia said.

"Takeshi is also working with some of the military soldiers and transferring some high grade weapons over here. My cashe is rather small, but it should suffice for now. We plan to rig this building up so that it can be well supplied and defended. Musashi has provided us with choppers and pilots for them. Tatsumi is already teaching some of the younger people in case something happens to him." Ezekiel said.

"That's good...how's the status on Hope's Peak Academy, have we been able to penetrate the inside yet?" She asked.

"Negative, it seems the iron plates on the windows are double stacked, meaning nothing will be able to pierce through them. Not even an anti-tank rifle. The School Life of Mutual Killing hasn't started yet. Some have seen Junko wondering around Tokyo."

"She thinks she so damn confident...well just wait until I get my mitts on her." the pink haired girl hissed, clenching her hands tightly. Alarm bells suddenly started ringing, causing everyone to go into a panic. Akira flicked her wrist, the compartment on her mechanical arm opening up. Her eyes widened.

"Ultimate Despair is on the move, three of them are outside right now!"

"What? Are you certain?" Sylvia asked, earning a nod from her.

"I have confirmation...targets have been identified as the Ultimate Story Teller, the Ultimate Traditional Dancer and the Ultimate Princess, all three of them are standing outside, just staring at the entrance." She said.

"Okay then, it seems the time has finally come. For this to truly work, we need the help of the Ultimate Princess, only she can lead an organization of this magnitude...I've already prepared all of the necessary calculations. From this point forth, the Remnants of Hope will be under your leadership Ezekiel, until Sonia can take over."

"But what will you be doing?" he asked curiously, earning a smile from the girl. She flashed the leather bound book to him.

"You can't be serious, you're going down there to read that to them? We don't even know if that will work!" Vanessa snapped. Sylvia took a hold of the girl's hand, placing it on the cover.

"Then I'll rely on your luck...after all it was you that found this building for us with it. It was due to you that Musashi was able to secure the funds in her old accounts as well...we've got this, just believe in me...believe in his words." she said firmly.

"I agree with Sylvia...my brother wrote the damn thing, if his own words don't snap him out of his lull, then I don't know what will." Erika said, standing next to the pinkette. The girl smiled at her, giving her a nod.

"Erika, I want to thank you...for everything. I know I don't deserve your kindness, not after what I did to him and Hiyoko...but..."

"Hey, you're coming back to us...all of you are...so don't fret. Now go, finish this for us...pull us into a new beginning."

Sylvia confidently walked toward the elevator, pressing the lobby button once she had entered it. The Togami Enterprises building had been mostly destroyed, the floors below the 22nd had been completely destroyed. However, due to Vanessa's luck, the building hadn't collapsed when she entered it. She had given everyone a fair chance for them to secure the building, fixing it enough for it not to collapse. It was also during this time when Akira set up all of her gadgets, including an impenetrable force field, that would stop anyone but a Remnant of Hope to enter it. The uniforms were made with a special sensor in the crest of Hope's Peak, that would allow them to pass through it.

Once she was in the lobby, she walked through the destroyed foyer. There was only one elevator that kept working, but they almost never took it all the way downstairs. She walked toward the edge of the field, her eyes landing on the three members of Despair, her upperclassmen. They hadn't changed at all during the past few months...if anything they had sunk deeper into despair, evident by the glowing in their eyes. She swallowed hard, stopping just before the edge of the field.

"What are you doing here?" she called out, earning a chuckle from Daisuke.

"I would like to ask you the same thing Sylvia...you seem to have a knack for attracting despair to you. You got lucky last time, this time however, I doubt you will." he said, drawing his gun. He opened fire on her, making her scream as the bullets fizzled out of existence, thanks to the field.

"Wow, you were totally right babe, there is a field here!" Hiyoko said, a cheerful tone in her voice. Sylvia could see her sticking her hand in a bag of gummies...bright yellow gummies. She knew for a fact the girl detested them, despair must have made her seen nothing but other colors within that bag.

"Technology must be a wondrous thing! I should take this stuff to Novoselic, everyone will surely love it!" Sonia added, a cheerful look on her face. Daisuke tossed his gun aside as he calmly walked toward the field, stopping shy of hitting it. Sylvia didn't know what would happen if he did touch it, and she honestly didn't want to know.

"I heard my sister was responsible for all of this, but now that I think about it, I realize that it was you...why must you cause me despair?"

"Fuck you, you are the one causing despair! All I want to do is save this world, I want to save you...all of you!" Sylvia called back, earning giggles from the girls.

"Save us? But we don't need saving, the world is doing just fine. The sun is shining, and the birds are chirping...it's simply lovely!"

"Hey hey, maybe we could all go squish ants later...that sounds like fun right?" Hiyoko added, earning a cringe from the pinkette.

"See, all of us are alright...but I came here so I could tell you something important. I'm going to kill each and everyone of you!" Daisuke said cheerfully. Sylvia pulled the leather bound book from her bag, opening to the first page. The boy tilted his head.

"Is that what I think it is? One of my books?" he asked curiously.

"It is, and this is what is going to set you free!" she replied...the boy backed away from her, glancing at Hiyoko and Sonia.

"Go, if you hear any of this our plans will fail!" he cried. The two girls nodded, racing off in different directions. He tried running, only to trip and fall over a a slab of concrete. Sylvia raced out of the field, slamming her foot onto his back as she looked at the words written in the book.

"My Heart Belongs to You: Chapter One, the day I met the love of my life!"

"No, please don't do this to me! I don't want to loose my love of Despair! Junko...Junko help me!" he shouted, his voice echoing through the area.

As Sylvia continued to read the words written in the book, the boy stopped flailing, his eyes flashing from crimson to blue at three second intervals. His mind was starting to break as a clash of hope and despair was being waged in the recesses of his mind. Tears started flowing from his eyes, his heart thumping wildly as the guilt of his actions started weighing down on him. Sylvia stopped reading, taking her foot off of Daisuke's back. She knelt down before him, as the boy turned around. His eyes had returned to normal, a sign that the brainwashing had been completely erased from his mind.

"What have I done...Oh my god look at everything." he said, eyes wide at all of the destruction around him. Sylvia gave him a hug.

"It wasn't your fault, it was all Junko Enoshima's fault...she's the one who needs to pay for this." she said firmly.

She reached into his bag, pulling out Junko's Black Book of Despair. She pulled a lighter from her pocket and held the light to the corner of the book, watching as it caught ablaze. She tossed it to the ground, both of them watching as it burned into nothing.

"It's over...you'll never be able to brainwash people again." she said.

"It doesn't matter, look at all of this...I don't even know what happened, all of my actions, everything was happening and I was sitting there watching it go down. It was as if I was in a theater, watching a movie of myself destroying the world...I couldn't stop myself." he said firmly.

"It's okay...none of us blame Class 77B for what is going on...but now that you are back, you have to bring them back from despair. We have a theory, that Love is able to break Despair...but at anytime you could fall back into it...which is why I myself have created an audiobook version of it. It lacks your finesse but...I think it will do the trick." she said, handing him the tape. He took it in his hands, looking at the words written on it.

"Sylvia I...oh god...I made you kill my father...I.."

"Hey, don't even apologize for that...I'm sort of happy you killed him. We didn't need that scum bag running around doing whatever he wanted, then again it would have been funny to see everything he loved get destroyed." She replied. He frowned, looking away from her. He stood up, placing the tape in his tape recorder, tossing the other one to the ground and crushing it with his boot. He looked at himself, seeing all of the blood on his boots.

"What am I wearing...is this...Chiaki's sweater? And her pin?" he asked, looking at herself.

"You became the leader of the Ultimate Despair, the Vice Representative had to keep an eye out for his friends. Over the last year, you've planned hundreds of attacks all over the world, Japan fell in three days, the rest of the world within the month. You turned an entire stadium of people into Despairites by singing a song." she said.

"Oh god...I was totally abusing my talent...but...it felt good. I wanted the world to feel my pain, I wanted the Reserve Course to die for what they had done. Even if they were innocent in the beginning, they still need to pay for what they did to the academy." he said, eyes flashing crimson.

"Quickly, you need to finish reading this book out loud. If you hear your own voice, you'll stop yourself from falling into despair!" she said. He nodded, continuing to read the words out loud. He didn't know how long it had been, but he had read it cover to cover, his own voice melting the last of the despair away from his mind. He fell to his knees, dropping the leather bound book to the ground.

"I need to get out of here, I need to atone for what I did...I need to save my friends!" he cried firmly.

"We're working on it. Do you remember anything from your time in Despair?" she asked.

"Of course, I remember all of it...but it feels like someone else did it all." he replied.

"Then you know about the Remnants of Hope...I gathered everyone that survived the fall of Hope's Peak Academy...I wanted to combine all of our hope and save the world. Musashi Togami is provided our funding, and we've got Akira creating tech for us, together we'll be able to save the world!" she said cheerfully. A loud gunshot echoed through the area, causing the two to stop.

Sylvia felt a sharp pain in her chest, and glanced at her shirt, seeing it start to be drenched in pain. She shakily reached a hand to it, her finger tips being covered in the pink liquid. Her eyes widened when she realized what happened. She suddenly felt a weakness in her legs, and ended up falling back, only for Daisuke to catch her before she hit the ground. Her breathing became ragged as her mind tried to process what was happening.

"Why does it feel cold...I'm so cold." she said softly.

"Sylvia no...please you can't die yet!" Daisuke cried, fresh tears falling down his face. She smiled, reaching a hand to his face, wiping her tears away.

"I missed you so much...you have no idea how much I did. I remember when we were little, and we used to play every day. I remember when we were in love, all of the kisses you gave me, and the stories you read to me...I don't know why Ryusuke made me do it...I'm sorry Daisuke...for everything I did to you."

"No, it should be me who should apologize! I ended the world, I ended your future, I ended your hopes and dreams! It should be me who should die, not you!" he cried. She shivered, gritting her teeth as she looked at the sky.

"It's too bad, I wanted to see the blue skies again...but all I see is red. Promise me that you'll bring this world back from the brink of despair...I know you can do it...save them, only you and Sonia can lead this world into the light." she said softly.

"I will, but you need to hang on, I can carry you inside. We can get you help!" He said. She smiled, grabbing a hold of his shirt, pulling him down. She captured his lips in a kiss, giving him every last bit of love she had in her body. She felt herself fade away, one last thought in her mind.

"I'll bestow my hope to you...I'll always love you."

Daisuke felt the girl go limp in his arms, his lips pulling away from hers. He shook her a bit, trying to get her to wake up, but she didn't. He grit his teeth, sobs escaping his lips as he hugged the girl tightly.

"You didn't need to die...you didn't need to die." he cried, though it was a bit muffled.

"Well well well, my dear Daisuke...what are you doing hugging that worthless trash?"

His eyes widened and he looked back, his eyes widening as he saw Junko Enoshima standing behind him. She hadn't changed a single bit, but she had been smiling brightly, a gun held in her hand. Mukuro Ikusaba was standing next to her, a knife clutched in her hand. Daisuke grit his teeth as he stood up, gently laying Sylvia on the ground.

"You fucking bitch, you didn't need to kill her!" he shouted.

"Oh what is this? Did the brainwashing ware off already?" She asked, she noticed the leather bound book in his hand, her eyes widening a bit.

"Oh I see...she gave you that book didn't she? I should have burned everything you wrote when I had the chance. But of course this makes it interesting. A single student from Class 77B coming back from the brink of despair, it makes it so much better...of course that doesn't mean you'll stop what's about to happen." she said firmly.

"You think you can get away with this? With what you forced me and my friends to do? You will pay for what you did to Chiaki, for what you did to my mothers, and this fucking planet!" he shouted in anger. Junko threw her head back, laughing loudly.

"You think you alone can help this dying planet? You spent a year destroying it, and now you want to bring it back to the side of hope. You don't do that, you don't get to come back!" she shouted at him, aiming her gun at his head.

"Oh don't worry, I'm still going to bring you despair...you'll feel true despair when I choke the life out of your eyes...I will spill your blood all over this world, and I will set it free...you can count on it." he said firmly. She rolled her eyes, shaking her head.

"I think we should do it, should we?" she asked, glancing at her sister.

"You...want my opinion? My opinion matters? This is so wonderful, I believe we should..."

"Oh my god, shut the fuck up bitch, you need a Tic Tac." Junko snapped, shoving her hand on her face, shutting her sister up. She reached her hand into her breasts pulling out a small remote.

"Well, since you were the one who helped me with the first execution, you get to see the very beginning of a new world wide phenomenon. I like to call it, The School Life of Mutual Killing!"

She pressed the button, the nearby screens roaring to life. The loud voice of Monokuma echoed through the speakers as it faced the camera.

"That's right ladies and gentlemen of the World, the time has been set, so when it reaches zero, we will begin our Mutual Killing game. The Hope of the World will be pit together in a spit swapping make out match, fighting for survival! I hope you stick around, because it's going to be beary interesting! Upupupupupupupu!"

Monokuma disappeared, his face being replaced by a timer in the likeness of Monokuma. The timer was counting down the hours, two hours remained, the time being set to 8:00 Am. Daisuke tore his eyes away from the screen, leering at Junko.

"What are you planning?" he asked firmly.

"I'm gonna drive your friends into despair! Right now, Hisashi and Sayaka are both in separate rooms, all of their lovely memories completely erased! They won't even remember the times they fucked each other! I was also surprised when you sent Mikan Tsumiki my way, most likely to keep an eye on me. Sadly she also got a mind wipe, so your friend is going to die in there. You can try to stop me, but I'll kill you right here and now, like I did your friend." she said firmly.

"What about Kotoko...what did you to with her?" he asked.

"Oh her? She's being taken care of, don't you worry...she along with Yukki Maizono, Kanon Nakajima, Komaru Naegi, everyone related to our friends...all of them will be kept safe and sound...at least until I deem it fit. Well I gotta go, lots of people to see, a lot of friends to watch kill each other...should be more interesting than our Student Council, see ya later Dais...keep in touch...unless you want your friends to die." she said, turning on her heel. Daisuke grit his teeth in anger wanting to do something, but he knew Junko would definitely kill him.

He knelt down next to Sylvia, slipping his arms around her body. He lifted her up from the ground, turning to face the Togami Enterprises building. He swallowed hard, taking a deep breath. He walked forward, passing through the force field with ease. Once he walked into the lobby, the elevator doors opened, revealing his sister and Akira.

"I'm sorry, please forgive me." he said, bowing his head.

"Big brother...it's okay...I'm just happy to have you back." Erika said, a step away from crying. Daisuke handed Sylvia over to Akira, who looked at her face with a frown.

"We saw everything...she loved you to the very end...such a shame." she said.

"I'm gonna find Sonia and Hiyoko...I need them back." he said firmly. Erika took a hold of his wrist, placing a watch on it. He glanced it awkwardly, glancing at Akira.

"It's a shock watch. If you start falling into despair again, it will shock the shit out of you...use it as a reminder to read that book or listen to the tape. There's only so much love you can use before you get used to it. The faster you rescue your girls, the better...you'll have to keep your love strong for you to survive. I'm already working on something that will bring you all back...but now we have something new to worry about." she said.

"The School Life of Mutual Killing...I didn't think she would take inspiration from my book. Damn it, I feel so useless."

"Don't be like that...I know everything is bleak but...you've got to have hope. You can come back, Sylvia proved it to us...so we have to do her right and save the world."

"Sonia...she told me she could lead this organization...I'm gonna go find her...once I pull her from despair, I'll bring her here." he said firmly.

"Go, we'll keep an eye on you from our eyes in the sky...we'll also prepare some new clothes for you...I got something that will definitely fit you." Erika said, giving him a wink. He nodded, slipping Chiaki's sweater off his body. He gave to her, not bothering to fold it.

"Please, I want you to wash this...if you could fix it for me that would mean a lot to me." he replied.

"I will...this was hers wasn't it?" she asked, earning a silent nod from him. He tightened his hold on his bag, placing a hand on Sylvia's face.

"I'm sorry...I promise to bring this world back from the brink of despair. It's the least I can do for all of the hard work you've done." he said. He turned around, running out of the lobby. Erika broke into tears, her shoulders shaking.

"Sylvia...she didn't need to die."

"I know...but she's dead, there's nothing we can do...well...there is one thing." Akira said, Erika looking at her with wide eyes.

"You can? You can bring her back?"

"Not exactly...if she was still alive, I could have injected nanobots into her blood stream to rapidly seal the wound. But now that she's dead, the only thing I can do is scan her brain and copy all of her memories into my computer...she wouldn't be perfect, but I can make an AI of her with those memories...maybe." she said.

"Please, even if she's an AI, it doesn't matter...we need here there, she's our friend."

"I know...I'll do my best...I don't normally do this but...damn if she was only alive...even if just barely...I could have put her in stasis like...nevermind, let's go." Akira said, earning a nod from Erika. She paused briefly, glancing over her shoulder.

"Daisuke...please hurry back."

xxx(Three days later...)

Daisuke didn't feel safe anymore. When he was an Ultimate Despair, he had acted calmly and rationally. At least in his despair driven mind, but now that the brainwashing had been reversed, everything was different. Walking down the streets of Tokyo, all of the people screaming and running in all directions, the Monokuma Units killing people. It was all so different, so horrible, and he was the cause for all of it. He saw a smoke trail rising high into the sky, another fire having been set. The entire sky was dyed crimson with despair. When he walked around before, everything looked normal to him...but that was an effect from the brainwashing.

He heard some laughter and pulled himself to a stop. The loud blast from an anti-tank rifle echoed through the area, the sound of breaking glass filling his ears. He walked over toward the edge of the street, eyes widening a bit. He saw Sonia, standing on top of a tank, firing a very large rifle at an armored vehicle. She had a look of pure glee on her face, and every time she pulled the trigger she started laughing. It was unlike the woman he had fallen in love with. He grit his teeth in anger and sadness, his eyes flashing crimson. He felt a jolt racing through his arm, but he didn't care.

"Sonia!" he shouted.

She stopped, glancing over her shoulder. She gasped happily, dropping the rifle in her hands. She jumped down from the tank, pressing a button on her cellphone, causing the entire street to explode. She didn't even glance over her shoulder as she walked.

"My beautiful story teller, what are you doing here? Did you take care of that whiny bitch?" she asked.

"Sonia, I need you." he said softly. She tilted her head, a hungry look on her face.

"I've been waiting for so long for this!" she said a grin on her face. She lifted the skirt of her white dress, showing him her lacy under wear. He wrapped his arms around her, kissing her neck. He reached into his bag, pulling out his tape player. He hit play, placing the headphones over her ears.

"What are you doing?" she screamed, trying to rip the headset off her head. He kneed her in the chest, causing her to fall to the ground in pain. He straddled her waist, holding the headphones tightly over her ears.

"I need you back, I want you to be normal...please let this work!" he cried. Her eyes widened a bit as the words seeped into her mind. Her hands flew to her mouth, tears falling from her eyes as she continued listening to it.

The tape recorder finally clicked off, having hit the end of the tape. He pulled the headphones away from the blonde princess, who immediately wrapped her arms around him, sobbing into his shoulder.

"Daisuke, I'm sorry...I didn't know what I was doing...please you have to forgive me."

"I do...I do baby...it wasn't our fault...this was all Junko." he said, hugging the girl tightly. She started shaking a bit as she heard the name.

"No...she killed Chiaki...she made me kill my parents, my entire country was plunged into war because of me...the whole world was plunged into despair because of me!" she cried.

"Don't blame yourself, none of us knew what was going to happen. It was all Junko's sick little ploy...she brainwashed Mikan, had her separate us from Chiaki, and she brainwashed Chisa so she could set us out on the world. Now Mikan is being put in a Killing game, with the rest of our friends." he said, pointing toward a large monitor on the side of a building.

"The School Life of Mutual Killing, countdown to Despair...what is that?" she asked.

"Junko got ideas from my book...she built the Class Trial Courtroom, she's going to put our friends, those who locked themselves within Hope's Peak Academy, through a Mutual Killing game, just like in my book." he said, her eyes widened.

"That's horrible! But...we don't have a right to say anything...after everything we did...I understand if you don't love me anymore Daisuke...I don't love myself." she said, looking away from him. He took a hold of her face, forcing her to look at him.

"Don't you dare say that, because I love you! I am so in love with you that I would die without you. There is nothing on this earth that I love more than you, not my writing, not my school, not even my story book...well, there is Hiyoko...I love the two of you more than anything." he said. She smiled, wrapping her arms around his neck, giving him a firm kiss.

"I love you too." she said.

"Good, let's find our Dancer." he said, standing up. She took a hold of his hand, glancing at her dress.

"I really need to get out of this horrible looking thing...I also need a shower." she said, running her fingers through her greasy hair. She was surprised it was still straight.

"You look fine, aside from the blood." he said. She gave him a deadpanned look.

"I smell like the left side of a horses ass in the middle of August." she said firmly.

"Well then...let's just find Hiyoko." he said softly. Sonia looked around, humming to herself.

"She mentioned something about taking a walk." she said.

"Shit, whenever Hiyoko said she was going to take a walk, someone got blown away with C4." he said, eyes widening.

"Then we need to find her before someone else dies!" she screamed.

A loud explosion shook the area, causing the two to look over, watching as one of the tall buildings not far from where they were, slowly tumbled over, the entire area shaking from the impact. The two of them ran off, heading toward the destroyed building. It wasn't long before they heard a familiar laugh.

"Look at all of those idiots, taking refuge in this building. Do you really thing I wouldn't find you? I'll tell you what, if you all watch me dance, I'll let you live...if not you'll have to pick up your teeth from the ground." Hiyoko said, a sneer on her face. She suddenly turned around, her eyes glowing a bit when she saw her lovers.

"Daisuke, Sonia...there you are...what happened to Sylvia? Did you kill her?" she asked curiously.

"Hiyoko...would you mind listening to something real quick?" Sonia asked, causing her to tilt her head.

"Huh? You want me to hear something? Sure, I don't mind, just let me talk to my slaves." she said, turning around. Sonia wrapped her arms around her, holding her in place.

"Now Daisuke, do it!" she said.

Hiyoko let out a scream, biting down on Sonia's arm, going as far as drawing blood. The Ultimate Story Teller placed the headphones over her ears, hitting the play button. She let out a scream of anguish and pain. She finally fell to her knees, her screams of despair turning into ones of guilt. Her shoulders shook, the sudden realization of what she had done causing her to shut down. Daisuke and Sonia hugged her tightly.

"You aren't alone sweetheart, everything will be fine." he said softly.

"I'm not worthy of your love, not after what I did." she said, bursting into tears again. She slipped the ring off her finger, giving it to Sonia.

"What do I want with this?" she asked.

"I don't deserve it, you should marry each other...I can't love Daisuke, not after killing my family, and so many others." she said.

"I've had my fair share of kills too...remember, we all turned those survivors to despair. We were the ones who killed every surviving Reserve Course student...all of us are guilty, but none is guiltier than Junko Enoshima. None of us are to blame, we all wanted to share our pain with the world, the pain of loosing Chiaki. Which is why we need to stop Junko from killing the last remaining hope of the world."

"And our friends?" she asked, wiping her tears away.

"We'll get them all back...but right now, there is nothing we can do...getting all fourteen of them back here, so we can change them back, would be impossible. We need to figure out what to do." Sonia said.

"Sylvia said that she wanted you to lead the Remnants of Hope...I made her a promise, that I would save this world. I have to atone for what I did, and that's exactly what I will do...we need to go back...we need to bring hope to this world." he said.

"The three of us? Will we be able to?" Hiyoko asked firmly. Daisuke nodded, a firm look on his face as he glanced into the distance, glaring at the giant Monokuma currently punching all of the remaining tall buildings.

"In order for this world to go back to the past, we need to start working on the present. That way, the future will be able to flourish. We've already written the sequel, now it's time for us to reach its conclusion."

"Goood Mooorning everyone, it is currently 8:00 Am on this beautiful Monday Morning. It is now time for our students to start getting to know each other! That's right it is time for us to begin the School Life of Mutual Killing! I am your host, Headmaster Monokuma, let's start the killing spree!"

The three turned around, facing the large screen as an annoying intro song started blaring through the speakers, pictures of the students trapped within Hope's Peak Academy, flashing onto the screen along with their names. All of them disappeared, silhouettes of the Seventeen students slowly appearing on screen, on a monochrome screen. Below them, the number 17 was flashing brightly. Daisuke swallowed hard.

"We need to hurry, before anyone dies." He said.

"But what will we do...we've all seen what they did to the academy, we'll never be able to pass through." Sonia said.

"All we can do is wait...wait for them to set themselves free. We can't worry about them, or we will fall to despair. Let's head back to the Togami Enterprises building, my sister is waiting for us there."

"Alright...are you sure we won't get killed when we get there?" Hiyoko said.

"I'm sure...though at this point, I would welcome death...I don't think I can continue living after everything I've done."

"Well you have too, I'm not letting either of you die. We get to come back, but we need to earn our spot in this new world. And if we don't...then fuck it, at least I'll give my life for the sake of hope, rather than despair." Sonia snapped angrily, earning a giggle from Hiyoko.

"Still the same pushy princess as before, though you look really hot in that dress." She said, giving her a wink.

"I do not...I need a new dress and a shower ASAP."

"Hmm...you do smell like shit, when was the last time you took a bath?" the blonde dancer asked.

"When was the last time you took a bath you bitch?" Sonia snapped.

"Don't cop an attitude with me slut, I'll kick your ass."

"Even now some things don't change."

To Be Continued...

Chronicles of Despair End:

The School Life of Mutual Killing Begin:

Surviving Students: 17

Omake:

Junko smiled to herself as she strolled into the Data Processing Room on the Fourth Floor of the Academy. She sat down on the chair, kicking her legs up onto the desk in front of her, the big screens in front of her showing her the feed from the cameras in the Gymnasium. All of her friends were currently greeting each other in the gym, acting as if it was the first time they had all met. She saw her sister speaking with Hisashi, a smirk on her face.

"Oh Mukuro, you definitely don't know how to act like me...such a shame I couldn't get Serenity to act for you." she said, cracking open a can of Blue Ram.

She had made sure everything was perfect. Leaving the academy through the back entrance had been a little difficult, especially because the doors were extremely well hidden. They had been placed in the very back of the storage room on the first floor dormitory area. She had dug a hole through the ceiling, hiding it by stacking several boxes to hide the view of the hole. The rope ladder was also hidden, allowing her to come and go as she pleased. Monokuma was programmed to follow her commands, even if she wasn't in the academy. Although she had doubts about leaving the academy again.

She glanced toward the outdoor cameras, eyes widening a bit. There, standing in front of one of the cameras, was Daisuke Rel Rio, along with Sonia Nevermind and Hiyoko Saionji.

The Ultimate Story Teller was dressed in a rather interesting outfit. He was wearing a long sleeved white shirt, with a black suit vest, which had the crest of Hope's Peak Academy on it. He was wearing a crimson tie, tucked inside of the vest. He was wearing a long pair of black pants, and a pair of brand new black buckle boots. He was wearing a trench coat over it, with a wide collar. It reached down to his heels, almost touching the ground. Slung across his chest was his messenger bag.

Sonia was wearing a dress, similar to her previous one, only it was black instead of white. It had a bright crimson rose bloom, pinned to the strap, which went across her left shoulder, rather than her right. Her hair was brushed, a single ribbon tied to it.

Next to her stood the Ultimate Traditional Dancer. She was wearing a rather beautiful kimono. It was a pale blue color, with bright white clouds printed on it. It seemed to be made out of the softest silk in the world. It had long furisode sleeves hanging from the wrists, which had bright white flowers on it. She was wearing a bright green sash, with the emblem of Hope's Peak Academy on it, along with some birds and butterflies. She was wearing a pair of long white socks and wooden sandals. The three of them were glaring at the academy.

She suddenly sat up, pressing the zoom button on the camera facing them. Now that she could see them up close, she could read the boy's lips, shivering a bit at what he had said.

"We're going to Kill You.

Normally, Junko didn't fear anything, but the way the boy looked when he said it made her feel fear. It was a nice fear, one filled with Despair. She shivered a bit, glancing back at her friends who were in the gym. It was almost time for Monokuma to introduce himself to them, so she had no time to deal with them. She grit her teeth, slamming her hands onto the panel.

"I can't have them mess me up this early on...hmm, if I get rid of their leader, then I believe everything should fall into place. Well then, looks like Monokuma will have to go on Auto-Pilot for awhile...Daisuke Del Rio, you have been a most interesting character, but your time has come." she said, reaching under her seat for her gun.

It was a Smith and Wesson .45 APC, with a chrome barrel and wooden handles. It was the same gun Hisashi had used to kill that Reserve Course student. The same one that Mukuro had used to kill Yunosuke Nagahama. It would be the gun that would bring despair to The Ultimate Princess and the Ultimate Traditional, and held the bullet that would end the Ultimate Story Teller...

To be continued in...The School Life of Mutual Killing...