Persona 4: False World
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Okay, it's been a while since I've written anything, if I miss anything, please tell me. I enjoy constructive criticism, but no flaming please, reviews are always welcome
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The members of the Investigation Team had reached their limit. Yet it was a natural thing to be expected, their leader wasn't with them and without him, there was no way to even stand up to the being that faced them.
"So in the end, mankind's future, the children of the new potential, have failed. This facet of power is not worthy to put MY divine will into. The hollow forest will return, once the town of Inaba falls, it shall act as the beginning of the end. Humans all over the globe shall lose sight of the truth, and descend into the sweet fog of illusion"
"Please everyone, get up, we can't let it end like this. We just have to hold out until Senpai can reach us, once he does, we'll get through this" said the tired voice of Rise Kujikawa.
"Dammit, I don't think senpai will reach us in time" said Kanji Tatsumi, a large burn was spread over his chest, and he was having trouble breathing.
"I don't know how much longer I can hold out" said Chie Satanaka.
"Mediarama" chanted Yukiko, everyone seemed to get back up and looked significantly healthier, but still had deep wounds left "Sorry guys, but I'm at my limit"
Naoto Shirogane took aim at the figure, but heard an empty sound coming from her revolver. "I'm out of ammunition"
The figure gathered a ball of energy in its hand, and then a multi-colored beam burst forth, aiming for Chie
"Brave Blade" yelled Yosuke Hanamura. The two attacks collided and seemed to cancel each other out. "Are you okay…Chie" Yosuke fell, too exhausted from using the powerful skill
The fox howled and ran over to Yosuke, using its leaves in a desperate attempt to revive him.
The figure gathered another ball of energy in its hand, even bigger than before.
"Sensei, HELP!!!" screamed Teddie.
The beam completely destroyed everything in its path, leaving a deep void in it's wake.
"And so the hollow forest grows" said the figure one more time
000- October 1st 2012
Nanako Dojima awoke with a start, she looked at her surroundings. Everything was pitch black. She picked up an old wristwatch on her desk, the numbers read midnight.
"The same dream, the one about Big Bro's friends…how they will…" started Nanako, but felt too sleepy to continue thinking. She put her head on her pillow and drifted off to a dreamless sleep
Morning
Nanako started her morning chores, making breakfast, fixing her bed, and taking the laundry out to dry. She proceeded quickly since she had school, it was March 21st 2011, a year after her cousin and his friends had solved the mystery behind the Adachi murders and the Midnight Channel. Ryotaro Dojima, Nanako's father, had stepped into the kitchen and sat down. Nanako sat down next to him.
"You look a bit tired Nanako, did you get enough sleep?" asked Ryotaro
"Yeah, I just had a bad dream" replied Nanako.
"I see. It's nothing to worry about, it's just a nightmare" There was a large silence in the air until Dojima finally asked "After school, do you want to go to Junes?"
"YES, I'd love to go"
Nanako was jumping and felt awake immediately, thinking only about her trip to the superstore after school. Ryotaro left for work, and after finishing her breakfast, Nanako left as well. Along the way, she met Chie jogging to her school, Yasogami High.
"Hi Chie-neesan" greeted Nanako.
"Oh hi Nanako-chan. I was just training to get into ultimate fitness, there's this new martial arts move that I'm just dying to learn" said Chie.
"Wow, that's really cool"
"Thanks. Oh, I better get going, I don't want to be tardy, I'll see you soon Nanako-chan"
"Okay, bye"
After School
Nanko was running around Junes at a fast pace. Being a fan of the megastore, she knew her way around the large store. She eventually found the person she was looking for.
"Yosuke-san!" cried out Nanako to the teen.
"Hey Nanako-chan, it's nice to see you again" said Yosuke.
"NANA-CHAAAAAAAAN" cried a blue-furred bear.
"Teddie!!!"
"Wow Nana-chan, you look super cute in your uniform, it's almost un-bear-able" said Teddie.
"Teehee, thanks Teddie" said Nanako with a small blush.
"Alright Ted, enough, don't forget you still owe me after the topsicle incident, get back to work" said Yosuke. "So Nanako, is there anything you wanted to ask me?"
"Yes, do you know when Big Bro will be coming back?"
"Ahh, as a matter of fact I was speaking to him yesterday, and after arranging things with Yukiko-san, Souji will be here in about a month. We're going to throw a big party with everybody there"
"Wow, amazing"
Then, an alarm sounded, and Nanako heard a scream, followed by the sound of a struggle; all this came from the top of the store, by the food court.
"Nanako-chan, get out and stay safe!" said Yosuke as he ran to investigate.
Dojima had said the same thing and he left in the same direction. Nanako was about to leave, until she remembered that Teddie was working in the direction where the scream came from. Nanako decided to follow after her father and Yosuke.
000
When Nanako arrived, she was horrified by what she saw. There was a man dressed in rags over a young woman no older than seventeen. The horrible part was that there was a large monster hovering over the man. It looked like a misshapen humanoid figure, with a large upper body and legs, and a very small waist. It had various tentacles coming from its body. The tentacles reached into the girl, but didn't seem to pierce her flesh. Once they were deep enough, the girl started to struggle, seeming to be in incredible pain. The tentacles forcibly ripped a transparent, light green, female figure from the girl's body. The chest of the larger monster opened up to reveal a set of very sharp teeth.
"NOO!!!" cried Yosuke. He threw a kitchen knife at one of the monster's tentacles. It cleaved through the tentacle, leaving the monster disoriented.
"You let go of her now!" cried Teddie as he tackled the man.
"So you want me to eat you as well?" said the man.
The monster's tentacles attempted to attack Teddie, but there was some sort of barrier preventing them from getting too close. Teddie jumped back to Yosuke's side
"Hey Yosuke, this guy is using a Persona" said Teddie to Yosuke.
"How can he do that outside the TV World? And more importantly, what was his Persona doing to that girl; it almost looked as if it was trying to eat HER Persona"
The strange Persona-user looked around, apparently looking for a weak spot that he could exploit between the two.
"Hey Ted, this guy's Persona hasn't used any skills, I don't think it's as powerful here as it is in the TV World. Let's try rushing him" said Yosuke.
The two ran at the man, he attempted to fight them off, but they overwhelmed him. His Persona's tentacles just slithered around, useless against the two.
"So you two awakened your Personas. Dammit, and here I thought I could get a meal in before fighting" said the strange man.
Nanako took a step closer to the battle scene, entranced by the scene of the female figure returning to the girl. Dojima soon arrived and took the girl away to safety.
"Hey, old man, don't move her, that's my meal you're messing up" said the strange man. He managed to slip out of Teddie's grip and went after Dojima, but was stopped by a graze to the foot.
"Take another step and I promise the next one goes through your head!" said Dojima, threatening the man with his gun, while holding the girl.
"Damn. You guys would be dead by now if I only had some…food" the strange man saw Nanako and ran after her, his Persona guarding him from Dojima's bullets.
Nanako could feel time slow down. She felt very sleepy, and the last thing she saw before she closed her eyes, was a beautiful blue butterfly.
000
Nanako opened her eyes to find herself in a limousine. The entire interior was a dark shade of blue. There were two other people in the limousine: a woman in a blue dress and white hair to her right, and a balding, strange old man in a black tuxedo and an impossible large nose right in front of her. The old man smiled, his eyes showing both insanity and wisdom.
"Welcome my dear young lady, to the Velvet Room"