The True Origins of Tartarus

A/N and disclaimer: This is a Persona 3/P3P and Bleach cross-over. However, if I get any flames, I will block you. I have written this story because I see many similarities between Bleach and Persona 3. I have already denoted romance pairings, so please do not request any particulars unless I request opinions before hand. I have my best friend helping me to write this. Thank you, enjoy! Also, you can use this story as a slight play-through to Persona 3. I do not own anything I use except my own ideas.

I have named the male protagonist from Persona 3 as Hayate Kazeno. And the female protagonist from Persona 3 Portable will be named Anya Shihoin. I have set this fiction a few months after Persona 3 starts. I have also made it where Shinjiro Aragaki is already in SEES. If I have used anyone's names without knowing it, please let me know. I apologize in advance if this happens. ~~JVH~~

Character Descriptions

Akihiko Sanada: An 18 year old Senior at Gekkoukan High School. He has feelings for Anya from the start of the game and fiction. He is tall, has blue-grey eyes, has silver hair, and is the school's boxing champ. Girls fawn over him, however he pays it no mind, not understanding female emotions. His initial Persona is Polyduces. It later evolves into Ceaser. He is pale, and likes working out and talking about sports. His true Arcana is Emperor in Persona 3, however, seeing as I am using most references from the Portable version, his Arcana is Star. He uses boxing gloves as his weapons. His power is Zio (aka Lightning), and he is weak to Bufu (aka Ice, lol, he is weak to Mitsuru Kirijo's power XD).

Anya Shihoin: Female protagonist from Persona 3 Portable. She is 17, has brown hair in a bun, red eyes, and pale skin. She is kind, outgoing, and respectful. Like Akihiko, she is somewhat shy around him, as he is with her(they like each other without knowing it, lol). Her initial Persona is Orpheus. She has the ability to create and maintain 170 different Personas, therefore, she has no set Arcana or specialized element or weakness. Junpei Iori comments that he notices that Anya has feelings for Akihiko. Therefore, she gets the courage to spend time with him. She has many roles to fulfill. Therefore, the Persona end of this fict will center around her and her friends. She uses a Naginata as her weapon.

Junpei Iori: A tall, pale-skinned boy with grey eyes and a goatee. Age 17, he is the class clown and a Junior like Anya. He shares homeroom class with Yukari Takeba, and Anya. He is a shameless flirt that thinks he is a heaven sent gift to women. Tall and ever the jokester, even in battle, he doesn't take anything seriously. Junpei uses a 2 handed sword as his weapon of choice. His initial Persona is Hermes which later evolves into Trismegistus. His Arcana is Magician. His element is Agi (aka Fire). He is weak to Garu (aka Wind, lol, Yukari kicks his butt).

Yukari Takeba: A 17 year old Junior in the same Homeroom as Junpei and Anya. She is pale, wears pink, and has short, wavy sandy-brown hair. She is on the Archery team, therefore her weapon is a bow and arrow. Her Arcana is Lovers. Her initial Persona is Io which evolves later into Isis. She is somewhat bubbly, even go so far as to call Junpei "Stupei". However, she annoys Akihiko and the others time and again with her complaining and hesitation in battle. She is afraid of ghosts. She is quite popular amongst the boys at school. Her strength lies in Garu (Wind) skills. She is weak to Zio (Lightning).

Mitsuru Kirijo: An 18 year old Senior and Student Council President. Daughter of the Kirijo Group Executive. A well educated young woman, she knows little on how to deal with others on a casual setting. She is tall, beautiful, and well dressed. She has long, wavy maroon hair and deep maroon eyes. As graceful and elegant as her upbringing would suggest, her weapon of choice is a rapier. She speaks multiple languages including French, English, and German, amongst others. Having feelings from Hayate from day one, but fearing retaliation for dating someone of a lower class then her, she keeps her feelings a secret. Though Akihiko, whom is like a brother to her, calls her on her feelings as she calls him on his for Anya, she gains the courage to socialize publicly and casually with Hayate. Her Arcana is Empress. Her initial Persona is Panthesilea whom later evolves into Artemesia. Her power is Bufu (Ice) and she is weak to Agi (aka Fire).

Shinjiro Aragaki: Akihiko's childhood friend whom he grew up with at the orphanage as children. When Miki, Akihiko's sister died in a fire at a young age, Shinjiro stood by him. He too develops feelings for Anya, but doesn't act on it, seeing his childhood friend happy with her. Tall, mysterious, and quiet, he refuses to dress in school uniform attire. He is a good cook, but is very vulgar and blunt. He has been taking suppressants to hide his Persona powers. Even though he knew the risks that come with taking them, he takes them anyway due to an event that took the life of
Ken Amada's mother 2 years prior, and he thinks he is responsible for her death. He leaves SEES due to this event, when Akihiko finds out about the suppressants, he confronts his friend. And later finds out that Ken joined SEES to get revenge. Inspite of Ken's intentions of revenge, Shinjiro still saves Ken from a third party's attack, almost getting killed in the process. His true Arcana is Hermit, however, in P3P, it is Moon, so I will list him as Moon. His Persona is Castor. It has no weaknesses or strengths.

Ken Amada: An 11 year old elementary school student who wants revenge on the one who killed his mother 2 years ago. He finds his killer to be Shinjiro Aragaki, unknowing that Shinjiro was not truly his mother's killer. He has short brown hair and has a short complex. To compensate for his lack of height, he uses a large spear as a weapon. His Arcana is Justice. And his power is Pierce, and he has no elemental strength, with slight Zio proficiency. He is weak to Mudo (Darkness) skills. His initial Persona is Nemesis, whom evolves into Kala-Nemi. He develops feelings for Anya, though knowing there is an age gap, and seeing Akihiko's happiness, he lets his feelings stay hidden, though Shinjiro later calls him on it. Later developing a strong bond with Akihiko, he realizes where he went wrong, however he feels sorry for himself, which is obvious at several points. He likes to act mature like an adult, beyond his years, such as drinking black coffee with no sweeteners or crème, as well as reading the newspaper and watching the news. He does not understand a true childhood and thinks enjoying anime and manga and videogames is childish. He usually wears an orange jacket and shorts with sneakers.

Koromaru: A white, loyal and friendly Shiba Inu. His owner, a priest, died in a Shadow attack. His Arcana is Strength, and his Persona is Cerberus. He excels in Agi skills and Mudo skills. He is weak to Hama skills.

Fuuka Yamagishi: A quiet, reserved girl with teal-blue hair and soft colored eyes. Pale and lacking in self-esteem, she is great with electronics and wishes to help the group out more, since she cannot battle. Therefore, she tries to cook, and utterly fails miserably. Her Arcana is Priestess, and her initial Persona is Lucia, which later evolves into Juno.

Aigis: An Anti-Shadow robot. She speaks bluntly, has blue eyes, and short blonde hair. She uses a gun. Her Arcana is Aeon, and her initial Persona is Palladion. It later becomes Athena. She has little knowledge of human emotions.

Prologue: The Mysterious Blind Stranger

One afternoon in mid spring, 2009, Junpei Iori sighed to himself as he walked toward the gates to Gekkoukan High School, where he and his friends spent six days a week studying. 'Man, I hate school. It's so boring. Hey, look over there! Its Akihiko-Senpai and Anya-chan! They look so cute together. Look at how they blush a little and seem so happy when they are around each other. Heh heh heh heh. Perhaps I will play Cupid.' Junpei noted to himself with a smile as he watched Akihiko Sanada, the most popular boy in school, and the head of the Boxing Team, talking with Anya Shihoin, the newest transfer student. Behind them, he saw Mitsuru Kirijo, the Student Council President, as well as the most popular girl in school, talking quietly with Hayate Kazeno, his best friend who had transferred here a month prior to Anya. 'Wow. They look great together. Cupid will help you guys too. Heh heh heh heh.' He said to himself.

After they all left, he noticed Yukari Takeba, his friend, sighing in jealousy as she watched their four friends walk away happily talking and completely ignoring her presence. Walking over to her, he decided to call her on her jealousy. "Yuka-tan! Jealous are we?" He said, laughing a little at her light blush and angry expression. "S-Stupei! S-Shut up! Why would I be jealous of them? Leave me alone!" She responded with a huff, stomping off. Sighing, Junpei watched her stomp away, and as he began to leave as well, he noticed a tall, dark skinned man near the gates. 'Again he is here? This makes the like EIGHTH TIME!' Junpei said to himself as he walked home to the group's shared dorm in Iwatodai.

End of Prologue

Author's Note:: Katie here, bidding you welcome to the world of Persona 3 and Persona 3 Portable. This is a Bleach/Persona 3/Persona 3 Portable crossover. I will be going into more biographies and such in each chapter. I hope that you all enjoy this fiction^^ Tips, ideas, etc, are always appreciated. Until next time, friends. Exciting things are coming as of Chapter One: "Discussion At Iwatodai Dorm! Confusion Runs Amuck!" ~~JVH~~