Authors Notes: This is my First Story in, You might see some references of previous Persona Titles and some Yugioh: The Pharaoh's Memories in this Story. Anything I mention that belong to the Yugioh Franchise or Persona Franchise belong to them and not me. So Sit back and enjoy the Story.

真女神転生

Shin Megami Tensei

Atlas Presents:

Persona: Shadow Game

Chapter 1: The Journey Begins

May 13, 2029, Sunday

A young boy with Silver Hair wearing faded Jeans, a Jean Jacket, Hiking Boots and a NASA Baseball Cap with a bag full of two weeks' worth of clothes and 20,000 Yen is at Tokyo Station with his parents. People are just boarding off of the Tokyo Ghoul.

"Take care of yourself dear", the boy's mom says. "Make sure to listen to your teachers."

"I will mom," the boy says.

"Make sure to not cause any trouble for your caretaker", the boy's father says. "Got that?"

"Understood father", the boy says again. Hugs them and says, "I hope to see you all again soon, love you."

"Love you too son", both parents say in unison.

"Tokyo Ghoul is leaving for Yamishida Town on Yami Island in 5 minutes", the loudspeaker says. "People leaving for it board now."

The boy and parents depart and boards the Tokyo Ghoul waving goodbye to his parents.

My name is Kenta Yenmato, my Journey started thanks to that one faithful night...

FLASHBACK

January 14, 2029, Sunday

At my home in Tokyo, this very night, the moon wasn't visible in the night sky, I heard a loud noise in the kitchen, so I got up, grabbed my flashlight, turned it on, left my room quietly and tiptoed to the kitchen. When I got there, the batteries died.

So I turned on the Kitchen Light to see a shadowy figure with a head of a Pharaoh jump at me and I fainted...

I had a strange Dream, it was about the shadowy figure... it seemed to be talking to me... it said, "I am sorry..."... I cried out, "Demon, Demon, DEMOOON!"... Calling it that surprised it, then it said, "I no 'Demon', I am a Shade... A weak Shadow...", I was trembling in fear, then suddenly a blue light shined upon both of us, making the "Shade" stay back. Then a Blue Butterfly descended down toward my face.

When it landed on my face, I woke up...

April 28, 2029, Saturday

I woke up at a hospital... mom and dad was on my right side, along with a doctor and priest on my left. When I woke up, the priest was holding a cross over my head, mom and dad were happy to see me awake.

"Though you were stable", the Doctor says, probably referring to me, "You wouldn't wake up for almost four months. So your parents wanted to call a priest to try to save you from eternal sleep."

"While you were asleep", the priest says to me, "the Holy Spirit told me that you were possessed by a demon while you were asleep. But when you woke up, the demon was suppressed, but a strange mark appeared on your forehead before you woke up."

The Doctor puts a mirror up to your forehead and I saw two blue triangles rotated so their tops are closest to each other, even touching, along with two curved lines from the middle curving up and downward apart from each other. It reminded me of the Blue Butterfly from my dream that has lasted apparently under a month.

"But is he able to walk about?", Dad asked both the Doctor and Priest, "If he can, thank goodness. But what are we going to do about the demon possessing him?"

"Can I try to walk?", I ask.

"He can talk", Mom says in surprise. "Thank God he can actually talk!"

Both the Doctor and Priest nod. So I decided to get up and walk a couple of paces back and forth.

"I think the best solution for him is to move in with the Aeonmystics in Yamishida Town on Yami Island-", the priest recommends.

"Those people are a CULT!", Dad interrupts the priest in anger. "They Summon demons who sacrifice 5 years of their life from what they call 'The Great Plains'. They thing a place is a GOD! I think they Don't Have A GOD!"

"It is true they are different from Christians", The Priest says to me, Mom, Dad and the Doctor. "But they say that some have powers to heal any plague over a week, or so I heard from some former church goers."

"Honey", Mom begs Dad. "We have no choice but to trust what you call a 'CULT!' who can actually heal people in maybe a divine way."

"If this Cult can summon Demons, they could probably repel demons as well. Very well then, we have no choice!", Dad says after thinking for a minute or two.

"Then it's settled?", I asked everyone.

PRESENT

Since I am on this train right now, you can say it was settled. I have the papers for a person named "Sensei" for the following location: 666 Diablo Path, Yamishida Town, Yami Island. Explaining I need to attend every Ceremonial event they do, and get sacred healing every day, once a day starting the day I got there.

666, Diablo Path

666 is the devil's number, and Diablo is Spanish for Devil. Was this address on purpose or coincidental?

"Next Stop Yamishida Town on Yami Island 5 Minutes", The loudspeakers say. "Any passengers going to this location start to get your luggage in the next 3 Minutes."

So I got to my luggage as soon as I could get off on time.

At Yamishida Town Station

"My my my, the Tokyo Ghoul", The Train Station Attendant says as he notices the Tokyo Ghoul. "I wonder who is coming from Tokyo to this lonely Island."

When the Train stopped, only one person came out, a boy in fact. A young boy with Silver Hair wearing faded Jeans, a Jean Jacket, Hiking Boots and a NASA Baseball Cap with a large bag.

"Welcome to Yamishida Town, home of the most Spiritual People around, the Aeonmystics!", The Attendant welcomes the boy. Apparently he has been making them famous for travelers.

So I walked up to him and gave him my ticked.

"How does a City-boy like you end up on a lonely Island", He asked me.

"Reasons you don't need to know about", I said as if I was cold. I was actually sweating; I took off accidentally revealing the Blue Butterfly tattoo.

"There is someone searching for you", he tells me as if he just remembered something.

"Who is searching for me?", I asked him.

"A tall boy with a scroll in his hand", he explains to me. "He asked me this, 'If you so happen to find a boy with a strange Blue Tattoo on his forehead coming in, tell him I will be waiting for him past the entrance of the train station.' I pretty much told you where to go also, but be careful. He seems suspicious."

I nodded and moved on, in search of this tall man with a Scroll.

Come To Me..., a voice said in my head.

Come To Me!, the same voice said again, so I decided to ignore it.

COME TO ME, DAMMIT!, it yells at me. This was getting annoying, so I decided to play along.

Why should I listen to some fucking Psychic trying to brainwash me? Leave me alone or I will use my tattoo's Power to kill you!, I think to it back.

The voice started to get scared and said:

But Igor told me that the Wild Card cannot be used that way... OOPS! I messed up; j-just meet me at the alleyway near the train station...

I took it as a threat and yelled in my head:

I am lucky I got a pocket knife with me, that scroll of yours won't stand a chance and be cut into a million pieces, and you will be next...

Then nothing else was told on the other end.

So I ran to the alleyway and saw a tall man in a black robe and shoulder High Hair with a golden rod with a ball and ax blades in one hand and a tan scroll with gold ends in the other.

The last thing I saw was the rod, so I got my pocket knife ready. Waiting for his first move.

No one make a move for 4 Solid Minutes, then the tall man finally talks, and not in my head.

"I am not here to fight", The tall man says. "Could you put the dagger away so we can get to business?"

I think he refered to my pocket knife, I thought, so I put my Pocket Knife away and hear what he has to say.

"Good, now sign this scroll", he says as he unrolls the scroll with an unreadable language except the word "Signature" along with a ":_" next to it. "All this really says is you are responsible for your actions."

"If that is all I need to do, then fine", I say and sign it with a pen he gave me when I came over.

"Well done", The man says. "My master will be pleased to hear this, farewell."

Then he disappears in a cloud of blue...

I wonder if I will ever see him again, I ask myself. And if he was the butterfly in my dream who gave me this tattoo in reality?

I didn't question further and moved on.

So I went to Main Street, turned to the second road upward to the right: Life Road. Diablo Path was the 18th road down total.

If I divide 18 by 3 it's 6, three 6's make 18, I wonder this is the reason why Dad thinks the Aeonmystics are cults.

After this road I got to an open gate, I walked in and started searching for the Number 666

660, 661, 662, 663, 664, 665, 666! That's it, 666 Diablo Path, Yamishida, Yami Island. It seems to be a church, but not a Christian Church.

It is probably an Aeonmystic Church; they apparently must be well respected here if they have a gorgeous church like this... Back in Tokyo nobody likes them due to the rumors about them... Might as well go in...

I tried to walk in, then someone pulled on my backpack and I fell to my back. To my left was a boy in a White Robe with a Roman Capital "A" on a Star in a Sun, colored black.

That's got to be the Aeonmystic's Emblem.

He also has a Gold Pendant with a Red Diamond in the middle. He is also wearing a gold and Silver Gauntlet on his right hand.

Did he use his Cult magic with that gauntlet to pull me back from the church?

"Sorry for pulling you back like that", the boy who did pull me down said as he puts the metallic hand to me. "Let me help you up."

"I don't want your cult magic infecting me", I said to him as I got up without his help. "I don't want the demon in me getting worse."

He looked at me in confusion, thinking a bit to himself, and then it hit him.

"Are you talking about the rumors?", he finally asked.

"Yes?", I answered.

"Rumors like that can get out of this island then, huh?", He says and scratches his head and holds out his left hand this time. "Anyways, my name is Atara Yamashita, Second Session Aeonmystic, who used the power of my Ka: Contender, to pull you away from the temple before the Great Plains places judgment on you. And you are?"

He apparently realized that I don't want to touch the metal Gauntlet. So I worked up the Courage.

"My name is Kenta Yenmato", I say and shake his left hand, even though it feels awkward for me and him. I took off my cap and show him the Blue Butterfly Tattoo before I continued. "Transfer from Shujin Academy, sent her due to being possessed by a demon, but it is suppressed for now, thanks to this tattoo."

"That looks like a blessing from the Great Plains", Atara says as he looks at the Tattoo.

"Huh?", I asked.

"You told me that Tattoo keeps the Demon suppressed, right?", he asks me, and then explains about the tattoo. "I can tell by my lessons in Symbolism teachings that the two triangles represent destroying something, but the two lines represent remnants of it escaping. As you said, the Demon is suppressed, but this tattoo's symbolism tells that the Demon will rage inside you. We need to get you to your dorm as soon as possible!"

"But I am meant to go to the temple", I say to Atara as I held out the Document. "The address meant for Sensie is in this temple."

Atara Yamashita takes the document and reads it.

"This is the wrong address, this is the address of the Temple", Atara explains. "The real address is '672 Diablo Path, Yamishida Town, Yami Island'. The address of Dorm Heka. I will lead you to it."

So Atara Yamahita and I go to the right place where Sensei is. I even explain to Atara how I was possessed by the Demon. He was quite surprised that he could get possessed in your own home.

"I hope we get to be Brothers in the Temple", Atara says before he turns away.

"I hope so too?" I say to him.

I know I am not an Aeonmystic, and I probably won't become one because of the Cult Rumors. But I might learn something from them and make the Rumors canceled from my mind, I think as I head inside Heka Dorm

IN HEKA DORM

As I entered the Dorm, I saw a eagle in a cage, Nurses station in the far back, in front of it the dining room, then the Main Lobby (That is where I saw the Eagle Cage) on the other side is a sign-in book, stairs leading to the other floor's and an office.

The Office has to be Sensei's, I think as I looked at the office.

Then I hear some commotion from the second floor.

"Xyn, what are you doing!?", a boy's voice yells.

"I am here to get to the door", a robotic boy's voice says calmly. "Why are you in the way?"

"Listen here you bucket of bolts!", the boy's voice says fiercely, yet also firm. "You be on your best behavior. And that means no talking to Nineagle, don't jump down the stairs as normal, and finally don't reveal those guns of you're...!"

"Like these?" the robotic boy voice says along with the sound of a trigger being pulled back but repeated 10 times.

How the hell is there guns allowed in a dorm? Are they for self-defense or for the Cult Rituals?, I think in surprise.

"Put those guns away!", the boy voice says in panic. "Don't try to shoot me this time!"

Has he really been shot at?, I continued to think.

Then that same boy falls down the stairs. With a loud thud he lands at my feat. He looks up in surprise, gets back up and dusts himself off.

"Great", the boy complains. The boy is about my age, with brown hair, jeans, Bakugan design t-Shirt, brown belt with a Centipede Belt Buckle and a Yin amulet around his neck. He looks at me and asks, "Did you hear our conversation?"

"Were you really gonna get shot?", I ask.

"Great! Hear that Xyn, we were heard over!", he yells up the stairs before turning to me and asks. "Could you forget the conversation that I and Xyn had?"

"Sure, if it doesn't affect me", I answered.

"Good", the boy said in relief. "Where are my manners? My name is Dagurasu Shurenkae the third, Second Session Aeonmystic, who has the Ka: Sapphire Scyther. And you are?"

I introduce myself similar to when I did with Atara Yamahita.

"Are you Kenta Yenmato?", asks a robotic boy voice. The voice comes from a boy wearing an Aeonmystic Robe with a metallic baseball cap. "I am Xyn, who is equipped with the Ka: Titanium. Sensei is expecting you."

"If you want me to bring your bags up stair, I can take care of them?", Dagurasu asks with a kind gesture.

"Thank you", I answer politely.

"Here we go", Dagurasu says while picking up the bag. "Your name is Kenta right? You go with Xyn to Sensei so I can get your room set up."

While Dagurasu climbs the stairs to get my luggage in my room, Xyn leads me to Sensei's office. Sensei is a bald man with an Aeonmystic Robe, but the emblem is silver, while the main Robe is gold. He wears a different kind of pendant than the younger Aeonmystics the metal and gem are both star-shaped. I hand him the document as dad told me and bowed to him.

"My, my, my", Sensei says with a pleased manner. "What fine manners, and giving the document to me off the bat. My name is Takara Imay, but you can call me Sensei."

"'To Sensei'? They really called me Sensei in the Document? Moving on...", Sensei focuses on the document while reading it out loud. "'Spiritual healing twice a day before services, that doesn't mean using healing by DEMONS'? I don't blame them for the rumors of us being a cult, man I wish those rumors just disappear. 'If anything listed doesn't fit your schedule, you can change it as needed, but nothing involved with Demons or the Devil!'? This is really bugging me! 'Send to 666 Diablo Path, Yamishida Town, Yami Island'? They got the address wrong too! Right at the temple, this makes it worse, making you think you are going to a Devil Church. Well, you will be Spiritually Healed at night, not day. That reason is because we want to show you that we are not a cult, we have actual beliefs that don't involve worshiping evil being, and like the one you call Satan."

"I don't want to believe these rumors either!", I yell in aggravation. All this anger gathered up in me as I was listening to Sensei read the document. "I want to know what you believe isn't anything a cult does. I want to make friends here and know I can trust them!"

Both Xyn and Sensei are surprised at this. Me, from a different religion and social background, said I wanted to accept them, the total opposite of what my mom and dad believe. Both Sensei and Xyn nod at each other and look at me once again.

"Well then", Sensei finally says as he pulls out a pendant like Xyn and Atara Yamahita Pendants from under his desk. "We will get you set up right away! Xyn, get the attire out."

"Yes Sensei", Xyn acknowledges. Then he opens the door to my left and pulled out an Aeonmystic Robe with a black emblem and tight under cloth. He then gives them to me and directs me to Sensei.

"You can put them on in the changing room in the back of my office", Sensei says while showing me where it is. "No worries about bringing your clothes back to your room, Nineagle will take care of them for you."

He then blows an Emerald Whistle. And in a half-second later, the eagle from the cage come flying into the room on the bent pole on Sensei's Desk.

The Nineagle looked at me with a kind stare.

"Ka, Ka, Ka, Ka", it called, like it is trying to say something to me.

"Go on and change Kenta-kun", Sensei said to me.

"Alright", I answered with a bow and I went into the changing room. "I will."

SENSEI'S OFFICE

"I can feel it inside him", Xyn says to Sensei.

"What do you mean?", Sensei questions Xyn.

"A 4 Month and 13 Day old Shade", Xyn explains as Sensei is shocked to hear this. "Nineagle also sensed it. That is what the 'Ka Ka Ka Ka' was when he was trying to talk to Kenta."

When I come out though, they end the conversation.

"That Robe looks good on you", Sensei compliments.

"Thank you Sensei", I reply and bow.

"Good good", Sensei says and turns to Xyn. "Bring Kenta Yenmato to Aiko Miyazaki, the dorm nurse for his 'Demon Eradication Procedure' that this document requests."

Sensei seems troubled on how to do this.

"This will have to do...", he groans while writing something down on an official paper. "It says here that the 'Demon Eradication Procedure' will be her using her Ka's ability..."

"Wait", I question. "What is a Ka? What is Ability?"

"You will learn soon enough", Sensei replies. "It is about time for your 'Demon Eradication Procedure'."

"Let's go Kenta Yenmato", Xyn convinces me. "It is time for your 'Demon Eradication Procedure'."

"Let's eradicate that Demon", I say with confidence.

"If you put it that way", Xyn says while we walk to Aiko Miyazaki, the Dorm Nurse.

When we get to her, she was very beautiful. Wearing modern light blue nurse outfit with a pink Aeonism emblem, beautiful eyes and long bland hair. She seems innocent, yet her body looks so mature.

Then my concentration broke when she talked, her voice sounded like that famous Ann Tekameki from those old model interviews my father used to show me.

"Eyes up here", Aiko snaps at me. Making my head rise to her beautiful face. "What is the treatment this time?"

I hand her the slip from Sensei. She reads it with a discussed look, which also transferred to me.

"You got to be joking? 'Demon Eradication Procedure'?", She questioned. "This is for a Kenta Yenmato..."

"This is Kenta Yenmato", Xyn shoves me to her.

"So you are the one everyone has been talking about?", She questions.

There is already rumors going around about me?, I ask myself in surprise.

"Rumors have it that you have a demon inside of you due to your parent's sinning on the Aeon Elites, but you got that tattoo as a blessing from Metatron to help you deal with your curse", Aiko explains. "But the truth comes out, huh. A demon invaded your house and you ended up being plagued by it. You then got that tattoo for some unknown reason, but it is helping you suppress the demon inside you, huh."

"Anyways", Aiko moves on and waves me to sit in the examination chair. "Let's give you a scan, first."

I go sit in the chair as she told me. She chanted a spell from a gold-covered book: her eyes glow and looks over my head and chest.

"Examination complete", She says after a long minute of her looking up and down my body. "You do have a second spirit inside you, but it doesn't have malicious intention."

Is the Demon really not a Demon, but just called a "Shade", as it called itself?, I start asking myself.

"We might as well proceed with the D.E.P.", Aiko says, with me in confusion. "C'mon, D.E.P. stands for your special treatment, 'Demon Eradication Procedure'."

She circles to my front, with a thin metal gauntlet on her right arm and says the following: "I summon the manifestation of my Ka given to me by the Great Plains: Neo Life!"

From her gauntlet appeared a silver egg with pixie wings. It flew over my head, as she commanded it.

Is that an egg with pixie wings?, I think to myself

"Neo Life", she commanded it the final time. "Use Cleansing Yoke!"

"Wait...", I yelled in shock, but it was too late.

The Pixie Wings became sharp as blades and destroyed the egg body. But yoke didn't appear, but a bunch of pixie dust poured down on me, it felt like I was vitalized.

I'm not covered in yoke, I'm not wet even, I think in relief.

"Alright", Aiko says in relief too. "Your D.E.P. treatment is all done; you can now go to bed."

"It's really that late?", I question. Then I look at the clock noticing it says 9:00 PM.

"Goodnight Kenta", Aiko greats me. "Don't let the 'Demon' curse you."

"Do you say that to all of your patients?", I question with a tease.

"Huh?", She responds with a blush. "It is just for you."

I then walk out to go to bed.

Authors Notes: Were you expecting fighting in the first chapter? Don't worry, Sometime Next week there will be a second chapter. I won't mention Spoiler's though. I Hope you are enjoying it thus far. Please follow, comment and like this story if you want to see more of Kenta Yenmato in Persona: Shadow Game. This is a revised version of this Chapter so it can match the same wordings as the later chapters of this Series.