Last One Standing: Royal Massacre
Chapter 4 Part 1 RELEASED!
Greetings from Queen Mist and Queen Dani!
At long last, the day has come! Although we aimed for this part to come out a while ago, we ended up running into some delays along the way - though that is all behind us now. April 29th has arrived, which means...
Last One Standing: Royal Massacre chapter 4 part 1 is officially available for download!
What happens following chapter 3's catastrophic finale? Will things pick up, or only continue to spiral downward? Finally, you get to find out!
Story (contains spoilers!!)
The competition has dragged on for longer than the Court ever imagined. Throughout the entire experience, they've been pummeled with constant tragedies—but none quite compare to the events of the third court scandal. Not only was one among them brutally murdered; the conference ended in failure, in nothing short of disaster.
Devastation plagues the remainder of the group. After all, this does not just mean an innocent has perished; the killer is still out there, unpunished and able to continue with their crimes should they will it.
Everyone is on edge, even more so than they've ever had to be in the past. They must constantly look over their shoulders, keep their eyes out for this mysterious murderer—a fact with more consequences than one. After all, if the Court cannot trust one another, they cannot work together. If they cannot work together, how will they ever find a way out of the castle? They must arrive at some kind of compromise if they hope to survive, though every option feels more foolish, more dangerous, than the last.
To make matters worse, at the center of it all, Kostya can hardly manage to concern himself with these issues. Ripped to shreds by the loss of the person dearest to him, his guiding light throughout the course of this ordeal, he finds himself with no direction and even less motivation. Standing up and continuing with regular life would be enough of a challenge; facing the mess that has been left of the group he once relied on is impossible. How can he help them search for answers when he is so broken himself? What has he to contribute, when he feels there is nothing left of him anymore?
As things stand, it appears as though all hope is truly lost. The Court is scattered about, unable to band together, and those within it are hardly better off. Coming across clues is both a blessing and a curse, for it brings them closer to salvation, yet forces them together when such unity is no longer safe; however, it remains unavoidable.
As the mysteries keep piling around them and their bond continues to suffer, how might they rewire themselves, form a new way to face this situation? Find out today!
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Hello there! I'm writing my comment as I play the new update, sorry if it gets too long!
!!! SPOILER ALERT !!!
KosArina gets more beautiful as the angst intensifies... 😭
But hey, let me tell you a fun fact: right when I said to myself, “damn, I really hope Kostya got to drink water in the days he was gone”, Yana suddenly started voicing my thoughts out loud omg 🤣
Valeri in this update was superb. He seemed to be very disappointed at Kostya for not reciprocating his appreciation to the same degree of intensity -- not throwing a childish tantrum like one would expect, but like, he was very very " ( ' - ' ) " with a dark expression and this!!! has just made me like him even more. I'm not entirely sure what's being implied, if his feelings are purely platonic or something more, but HE'S GETTING MORE AND MORE INTERESTING.
And when he said “Last time Kostya made a promise, that promise wasn't kept, right?” I GASPEDDDD. I'm loving the direction he's taking.
> “This seems dumb! And it's even dumber that you wouldn't promise Valeri! But you would promise her.” AHHHHHHHH I LOVED THAT SCENE. And after the most uncanny moment of crippling tension I've seen in weeks, my sweet little guy was suddenly like “ok then, byeee”. UNHINGEDDDDD
If Valeri wasn't already my second/third favorite character NOW HE IS. #PrayingForLavrenty, #PrayingForValeri. And Yana too, she keeps fighting with Valeri for the position of my second favorite.
Btw, when Kostya defended Arina, would it be possible to avoid shaking the message box together with the screen? It shaked so much that my eyes started feeling weird, I had to skip that scene and read it on the History log >w>
Kostya's monologue afterwards was so inteeeense!
AND THAT PART WHERE HE SAID “Sacrificed an innocent life... for nothing.” WHEN TALKING ABOUT ________. My brain summoned a Conspiracy Wall into existence and I started theorizing that ________ being secretly alive would be a solid way to ease Kostya's suffering..... lmao omg 😭 shame on me for not giving up on hope. ________'s villain arc incoming?? Or is ________ being kept at the Vault-- /gunshot
> “Think over the King's actions” that option was so me when I overthink
VALERI'S SECOND INTERMISSION THO??? IT CAUGHT ME COMPLETELY BY SURPRISE LOL. He keeps getting more complex istg.
And Yana's conversation about her brother was oddly refreshing! I loved to read it, after all the chaos that ensued.
Well, well, the mystery thickens! “D.G.S.”, huh? The last few letters were particularly intriguing. Like Kuzma said, any vestige of respect from its sender flew out the window! I wonder what's that all about :0
+ that one name drop! “Tempter”... I remember the King called his Advisor that, but at that time I didn't suspect the name had any deep meaning. OLESYA IS A LEGEND BTW, IN THIS HOUSE WE STAN OLESYA.
Klavdiya beating the King's ass? Nah...
Olesya doing it? YAS.
> “Oh, look! I-It's... It's me! Well, that doesn't make me uncomfortable at all!” I ADORE HER!!!!
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help, my two favorite characters after Lavrenty are now poof 😭 someone please pay for my therapy
Great chapter, keep up with the good job! (lowkey crying rivers)
We’re very glad you liked this update! We always look forward to hearing your feedback; nothing puts a smile on our faces quite like seeing others enjoy our work!
Can’t wait for you to see the second half of this chapter when it comes out~ 👀
(We’re sorry about the screen shakes in that one scene by the way. We’ll have to check that out, haha!)