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The Chosen are tasked to retrieve the stolen Staff of the Cosmic Zipper, held safe within the depths of the sinister Event Horizon fleet’s mothership, a gambit against time, racing to do so before their opponents can reach the Elemental Chaos and prematurely release Tharizdun.

Art by Oxbow

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...What to say? 

 "I'm sorry." Kurai had croaked, his voice emanating through the communications system. "I'm sorry I've said nothing. I'm sorry I've sat here, quiet, saying nothing, letting all of this bullshit slide because, frankly... I didn't think it mattered. I thought she was dead, by one of your hands. Passed into irrelevance. Now, thanks to your efforts... I see it all to be a lie, built by her doing. Before... the last thing I'd wanted was to soil her image. She... she meant a lot to me, even if she may not have remembered it all... we were both, to some degree, brainwashed, our memories erased. But make no mistake... Quinn Blackberry is not the girl you have all come to know. No..." 

 ...inhale... exhale. 

 "She... is known by some as the Catalyst of Corruption, the Technological Terror... yet to me, she was more than that. More importantly, however, I should notify you of her status. Quinn Blackberry is the Fifth Eye of Tharizdun, one of the Five Generals of the Endtimes... and an enemy to your cause."

"...and with that in mind, I assure each and every single one of you that she is currently with the others, En-Route to the Elemental Chaos, where Tharizdun's prison lies." 

He clenches his fist, looking up and to the ceiling.

 "With that in mind, I implore you, for your very sake, that you heed my following words: The Zipper does not just seal Tharizdun... they can use it to prematurely release him. With the Zipper in their grasp, their victory is all but assured." He pauses, shutting his eyes. "It is of utmost importance that we retrieve the Zipper. I can tell you where it is likely to be: On the Event Horizon's Mothership. There will be heavy security, and numbers vastly outnumbering each of you... and each of the Eyes will assuredly be present. That is the extent of my knowledge... and I hope you can use that to your advantage, when figuring out how to move forward." 

And thus, with an Exit found and the Traitor determined... all that remains is to decide what to do next. Perhaps there are clues hidden about that may provide hints at a possible route? Regardless, this is now in the Chosen's hands to decide. With Sibyl MIA... it is up to them to step up to the plate, and fight for the cause they have surged forth for all this time, on their own.

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Trapped within an ancient temple, the artifact which they sought stolen from beneath their feet, the Chosen must find a way not only to escape but to survive, and discover what had transpired. Having fallen to the deepest of Abysses, they must clamber out before all Hope for the Aetherium is lost.

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Art by N0VA N3PS Music & Editing by Oxbow / MegaMoon

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Just when the Chosen think it couldn’t get any worse, another crime scene is discovered, in the midst of the larger-than-life sized dollhouse... Art by N0VA N3PS Music & Editing by Oxbow

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In the midst of a high-stakes band battle, all seems to be going just fine... until chaos strikes, a Rickroll is blasted over the loudspeakers, and another member of the Chosen has been extinguished. ...but it doesn’t end here. Art by N0VA N3PS

Editing & Music by Oxbow

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Who’da thunk? The final challenge to enter the Vault’s final layer, and acquire the Staff of the Cosmic Zipper...

...a possibly-lethal Battle of the Bands against a game-streaming robo minotaur and his cohorts. Huh! Well... at least the locals on the surface were kind enough to provide clothing for the occasion!

Art by @glitteronin

13/17 Remain 

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As the Chosen further delve into the depths of the Vault Moon, they’d eventually come across an out-of-place receptionist room, within which a television screen is mounted. Slowly, the static gives way to a similarly blue-washed room, and... a peculiar figure, dressed in exaggerated armor, sitting back and against a large, comfortable-looking... gamer chair??? Spiked hair sticks up and around his metallic head, great horns sticking out to both sides - despite how confusing it all is, the warforged jaw makes it clear: this is a robot, built with the likeness of a minotaur.

"Welcome, one and all, to Novellus Nine!!! It's ya boi... GIIIIDEONNNNNNNN!!!"

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“Namaeus is my only name, 

Fate brings us here, all the same.

As to pass my ancient frame, 

 You must best my simple game. 

But should you fail, make no mistake...

Your life... would not be the first I'd take."

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"Whereas regular dragons hoard gold... Celestials hoard the skies!"

Thusly, the Chosen finally enter the Outer Reach of the known Aetherium, delving within a Celestial Dragon’s Nebula Cave to recover Novellus Nine, the Vault Moon. Little did they know that someone amongst their ranks was missing.

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The Chosen exited the Psyche, the verdict having been reached: The Chosen had actively voted not to kill anyone, with belief that the true Killer was not currently within their ranks.

Not that it mattered - they’ve escaped their black-and-white prison, and are now free to continue their quest.

A voice, loud and booming and metallic, like a smug testosterone filled machine, rang out over the crashing waves of the beach below. 

 ...Huh?? 

The group moved to the very edge of the promenade, closest to the meadow... where they saw a strange sight.

 “-won’t believe for a minute that you expect me to believe they just vanished into thin air. I’ll ask you one last time you doddering old fool, where are you hiding them?” Standing there, a titan atop the grassy, green meadow... ...was Koneko Kunshu, the Undefeated Champion of the Universe, grim katana arcing with deadly, Aetheric & electric power, gripped tight in two metallic feline paws, as the other two raised as a boxer might to block a blow. Beside the feline goliath, at least a hundred uniformed greyscales stood at attention, watching the scene at hand with a certain stoic rigidity.

The second figure, Akoman, floated, a silent ethereal haunting force to his unnatural visage, unflinching before the bare menace of the Warrior. After a long pregnant silence, that familiar echoing voice spoke without a hint of emotion: “You know nothing. You can accomplish nothing here. Your futile threats and mockery will win you nothing you seek. When the veil between worlds is split and the crack shudders and the seals shatter, when the stars fade and the Undying Light is consumed, you will be devoured by Him and made unto Nothing.”

“You talk too much.”

With a single sweep of his sword, blade blistering with oddly familiar, glowing-red arcs of lightning, Koneko cleaved through the Wizard, cutting his head clean off. All seemed to go still for a moment... before the area exploded with extreme force, a shrill maddening scream like the ringing of the tiniest bells in discordant pattern drowning out all else, dark matter pouring from the slashed robes.

After a few moments, all went silent.

The sound of smug laughter like rolling thunder broke through the gravitas, as the Champion began to flex and pose, one foot planted firmly over the corpse of the Wizard. “Ah, you’ve never been more useful than now Aki-mon, I swear. It's so nice for you to finally respect your proper position in this hierarchy- and to shut your goddamn trap for once. You let them go. You idiot.” With a sudden growl, the Champion’s leg arched back, and smashed with full force into the lifeless robes, sending the body careening freely toward the edge of the beach where The Beacon once stood. As the body flew, color sprung out from behind it, gleaming drops of rainbow blood came dripping from the Dark Wizard’s corpse.

“Kommando, get out here, would you? Where are you hiding~?" The Titan calls out, frustration apparent in his voice. Curses rang out freely, but without avail. ... Kommando glances to each and every one of the Chosen, then out to the Meadow. For a moment - his mind flashes to the trial room, and the shared understanding within... a connection between many, a connection he has never felt before. 

He remains.

ALLY ROUTE: ACHIEVED

After some time, Koneko and his forces had long since disappeared, his detachment having ascended into a nearby fleet, which proceeded to fly out into the distant skies. 

Eventually, the Chosen approach the dying form of Akoman himself, which lied next to the dark, rippling bubble where The Beacon once stood. His eyes shined with amusement from beneath the shadows of his hat.

“Ah. I had thought as much. That was a fine trick, but it shall not avail you again." With a quick furtive glance, the bloodstained hat, resting upon the ground, continues to speak, the head beneath somehow still grasping onto life... “I see you saw through my plot. Well done. I had planned things so carefully... Should you have voted Oswald or Eris to death... You all would have betrayed your cause. A blind, misinformed group execution, spawned by haste... the blackest of betrayals, no? Through your own prophetic rules... you all would have been slated to die.” A pained and wretched laugh that sounded almost like a sob dotted off the sentence. “If there is any to blame for the death of your friend, well... he was a long dead creature before I even came here. I merely brought the truth of his nature to the surface...” The dying wizard inhaled deeply, a racking spasm tracing up his cloak. “It does not matter. None of this matters. There is no escape. There is no hope. There is no relief. Not even Death itself will free you from Fate’s Cycle. You will realize it as I have.” The voice spoke fast and quick, words beginning to slur and daze, all the while spoken with terrifying surety of fact. ”Thissss issss Nothing…” The cloak flattens... and then flies with the wind, out and into the distant sea.

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 After some time... a sound from above heralds the Beacon's arrival. NA-BI had piloted it to safety throughout the altercation, hiding amidst the distant mountain peaks. It was time to go, and move to distant lands.

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Original work by Oxbow

Hyper Danganronpa: Epic is a fan roleplay, and has no association nor relation with Spike Chunsoft LTD or any of their products.

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Original work by Oxbow

Hyper Danganronpa: Epic is a fan roleplay, and has no association nor relation with Spike Chunsoft LTD or any of their products.

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The Chosen face off against one another in a black-and-white world, to discover the truth behind their comrade’s death!

Featuring Art by N0VA N3PS / Oxbow Animation by Oxbow Music by Oxbow

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While trapped within a parallel, black-and-white universe, the Chosen are struck by a raging wildfire... and from the ashes, a horrible sight emerges. The time has come to fight once again.

Featuring Art by N0VA N3PS Animation by Oxbow Music by Oxbow

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Original work by Oxbow

Hyper Danganronpa: Epic is a fan roleplay, and has no association nor relation with Spike Chunsoft LTD or any of their products.

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Original work by Masafumi Takada 

Cover by Oxbow

Hyper Danganronpa: Epic is a fan roleplay, and has no association nor relation with Spike Chunsoft LTD or any of their products. Find this and more on our Youtube! More content to be uploaded here as we approach the Finale.

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Blog Hiatus: Over! / Getting with the Times

While HDR:E has been on and going throughout the months, the tumblr has been left silent - due to real-world events which have now subsided, those who were designated to manage keeping this up to date had to step back, the rest of us (most foreign to tumblr) primarily focused on producing game content. As we enter the Final Week of the roleplay, this is now being rectified. Keep an eye out - Over the next two weeks, this blog will be swiftly updated in terms of plot, game-relevant CGs, soundtracks, and some extra content that has been produced throughout the game’s timeframe, most of which is currently available on our Youtube! Lastly... A large thanks to those who have continued interest in following along with the story, be it here or on the Youtube! It’s the support of the community that allows us to do what we do to this day. Until later! Oxbow