Photo: Isabell's Execution (My picture, pencils and paper)

"Well, what a trial!" Dagger exclaimed. "Let's see who the real murderer is, shall we?"

Everybody held their breaths as a slots machine came out from behind the wall. The machine spun around a few times before the picture of Isabell appeared on all three columns.

"Correct, our little Isabell is the murderer!"

Dagger laughed as a big red button appeard on the wall beside him. He pounded on the button with a fist, grinning wildly.

Wyatt could only watch as a TV appeared with a tiny sprite of Isabell on the screen. A Dagger sprite came onto the screen and took the Isabell sprite away.

A long chain came forward and grabbed Isabell by the wrist, dragging her away. She smiled one more time before walking bravely into the dark hallway, heading to the Execution Room.

Isabell has been found guilty.

Commence Execution One.

*****

Target Practice

She was strapped and cuffed to a large target board for archery.

They could only watch as Dagger stepped into the execution area. He was holding an unusually large bow with giant arrows.

He drew back the bow.

The first  ten arrows hit the edge of the target board, barely missing her fingers and feet.

She bit her lip and ground her teeth together.

He shot ten more arrows to the next ring.

They hit her lower leg and upper arms.

She screamed in pain, blood dripping down on the target board from her wounds.

Third ring.

It lodged into her thighs and shoulders.

She could no longer scream, only cry.

Second to last ring.

Her head and torso were the only things without arrows in them.

Final ring.

Time seemed to stop as the final arrow headed for her heart.

They all took in a sharp intake of breath.

Half dead, she gave one more triumphant smile to her shocked audience.

There was a splatter of blood that shot everywhere.

Bullseye.

Isabell was dead.

Now, she was free.

End Execution

*****

Wyatt could only stare in the blurry vision of his tears at the bloody mass that was once Isabell.

They were all speechless, staring at the second death in shock and disbelief.

Dagger came out from the fenced off area.

He grinned widely.

"Guess what? That was so DESPAIRINGLY FUN! And your FACES! Once filled with hope, now filled with nothing but DESPAIR!" He began to laugh, the sound filling the room with maniacal giggles of glee.

With that, the group left with a gleeful Dagger, tears in their eyes for the two friends they had lost that day.