Let's see the Dark Hour in the perspective of children. Persona and Devil survivor characters are in here. Edited only a phrase in this one, no biggie.

A mocking sky came over us…

The children watched the sky. It was emerald green and the moon shining gold, complementing each other while the yellow skies drifted. Eight in total, they were all on in the park. One of them, a child with black hair stood firmly on the ground, tilting his head at the sight of the haze from the Far East from their direction. The haze was grey and it gave the six-years-old child a bad feeling in his stomach. The raven ignored it, but not his siblings. Having three sisters and four brothers all in different ages, they trembled. Hearing soft footsteps, the raven looked back at his house's entrance. Except for his younger blue-haired neighbor, the raven observed his sisters and brothers run towards the door, only to be halted by black shadows. They were crying for their father and mother, fearful of the black shadows. Wearing a plain white T-shirt and black shorts, the blue-haired child told them to calm down and not move. They didn't listen.

They took the bodies.

His neighbor then, who stood beside the raven, placed his white cat doll on one arm to points at the moon for the raven to see. The raven did look at where his friend was pointing, the moon was pretty. Both children watched the moon, ignoring the screams grow erratic and turn silent. The sound of crunching and skittering could be heard from behind; the raven didn't even think of looking. He was too focused in seeing the horizon alter to pure crimson, sunrise was coming. At the corner of his eyes, the blue-haired child yawns and walked back to the house, several pure white feathers follow him. The raven watched his friend go away. Hearing a five-years-old child say in his sleepy voice, "Kazuya's going to sleep now. Bye bye~"

Yet the day rises,

The raven stood by the park. His friend wasn't coming back; his friend's parents won't let him. The raven also heard that a cousin was also staying in Kazuya's house, something about more family time. The raven blinks and look at his house. He doesn't know why, but his parents have forgotten his siblings that vanished in the night.

I played alone, empty.

The day rises above us

The seven-years-old raven watched his classmates panic. Having the sky turn green once more, the child wonders why their teachers and some other children are contained in coffins. Unfortunately, not everyone was in a coffin. One of them was already ordering the others, but the raven had another agenda in mind. Walking out, the raven looks up at the sinister moon and wonders how many more nights will this keep on occurring. While watching the scenery, a familiar set of screams were heard. While everyone was asleep in their coffins, the people who stay awake scream in terror. Crying for help and taking cover in any area they can, the raven initially wanted to wrap all of these people and take their sorrow. However, it was impossible because the world is actually empty. The raven closed his eyes and sighed, 'Ten minutes more before the sun comes back.'

Everyone jumped without wings, except for me.

Stars danced away and went beyond us…

The eight-years-old child walks alone in the empty streets where the sky was once more green and starless. Wandering alone, the raven halted on his tracks and looked in front of him. In the opposite direction, a young short blue-haired child walked. The child had a darker shade of blue with his bangs covering his right side. Wearing a navy blue elementary school uniform and short black pants, the raven wonders why he isn't panicking like the others. Before the raven could ask, the blue-haired child was lost in thought when he bumped with the raven. Both children looked at each other, one being older than the other. The raven raised his hand, watching the male stare at him without any expression of fear. "Hello. My name is Hibiki Kageyama. You are?"

And for the first time

"Minato…Arisato." The seven-year-old child whispered, looking back at glowing blue sapphire eyes. The raven called Hibiki smiled at him, lending a hand out. Hibiki asked him with a somewhat curious tone, "Shall we go together?"

I met a friend

"…Ok." Minato answered. He doesn't know why but the raven feels trustworthy. Holding the raven's hand, both children walk in the area filled with shadows and screams. When the raven realized his companion turn slower, they rested by the park and talked about their hobbies and interest. Both children realized each other better as they enjoyed each other's thoughts in regards to music. Minato asks to meet at the same time in the park tomorrow, the raven agrees.

Yet they hid the body,

Bundles of chocolate wrapper was on the floor; the raven had stayed in the park for the whole night. Hearing a voice, Hibiki looks up to see a woman with a blue stewardess' outfit. She had white hair and clear yellow eyes. She told the raven what he wanted to know…

The Stars took someone again.

It seems Minato had gone into an accident. He wasn't coming here anymore. Having his parents killed in car accident, the blue head was transferring to another area. He wasn't coming back to this area. The raven looked down, something felt wrong but right. What was it? The woman held out her hand, revealing blue gloves. She told him that he went astray to his original area, that she has to bring him back to where he should be. The raven merely nodded. Carried like a luggage, the female entered a black limousine. There were three people inside it, the one with the big nose told him to come close and select a card. The raven agreed, he picked a card and flipped it. The short man talked and it confused the raven, the male and the two females wasn't listening, talking to each other so no one could interpret the words to the child. 'What is the World really?'

I slept alone, cold.

The clouds move atop us…

"Leave him alone." A child told to the other children. The nine-years-old raven looked up, seeing a flutter of a golden scarf obstruct his vision on the child's face. Seeing the children run off after an exchange with the brunet, Hibiki saw a hand in front of his face. The brunet wanted him to stand up for himself, that he wanted to be his friend. Hibiki reached out and accepted it, standing up to listen the child's conversation regarding the things he saw in TV. The brunet's name is Daichi, he loves talking a lot. Hibiki listened, watching the sun go down. Because they walked slow and got lost, the two reached Daichi's home late. The raven decided that it was for the best to watch his friends reach safety first. Watching Daichi go back to his house, Hibiki saw the whole area turn green. Hibiki blinked. Seeing a coffin replacing his friend, Hibiki turned around and walked.

They hid the body.

"Hibiki~!" Someone called out, Hibiki looked at the area. He saw the brunet trip while running, standing up to run again. The raven shook his head, his face twitching to try to give a smile. His friend laughed at the raven's attempt, the smile looked weird.

I went along, knowing.

The Sun went below us

Several years passed and the raven, being twelve-years-old, had finally acquire a friend – Daichi Shijima. However, the brunet didn't need to know anything about the extra hour of the night. The raven just couldn't bring the subject up, afraid of losing another friend. Standing at the middle of the bridge, the raven realized that the sun was setting down again, it was going to be night soon. Watching the sun, the raven didn't realize someone was actually walking closer to him. The stranger's voice surprised him.

"Your parents busy too?" An eleven-years-old male asked, making the raven look at the source of sound. The sun's rays passing through them, Hibiki saw a child with short gray hair with matching eyes. He didn't look very healthy, being pale but so was the raven. He walked closer to Hibiki's direction, holding a stuffed white bag. The raven tilted his head, watching the child walk near the bridge's edge. The child randomly said his name. "I'm Yu Narukami. What's your name?"

Night came…

"Hibiki Kageyama." The raven answered, seeing the child open his bag to reveal a bundle of paper cranes. The raven could imagine the child to be a little lonely, having to make all those paper cranes all by himself. People who make paper cranes usually believe in wishes. The raven watches the child throw the colorful paper cranes to the river one by one. They looked like they were flying, floating on the water like real animals. The sun was gone. the blue sky was turning bluer by the minute. Hibiki asked Narukami why he was doing this, the child answers in a small voice. "It's broken. I thought my wish was granted but… It didn't. So I thought of sharing it with the rest of the world and what better way than with the river flow."

While blood red water flows,

"That's sad." Hibiki replied back, watching more paper cranes fall to the water. The paper Narukami used was special, having the cranes not soak up the water. He must be spoiled with material riches by his family. The raven asked, "Where are your parents?"

"At work." Narukami dumps more of his work to the water. Suddenly, the river turned red, the bridge is reflected with a green color. The paper cranes were now soaked with the color blood. Narukami looks up at the sky, frowning. "How long will this go on?"

"!" Hibiki was surprised with his acquaintance's words. He has never heard anyone comment about the extra hour before. Narukami wrapped the white bag on his waist, tightening it with a knot. Looking at the raven, the grey-haired child asked. "Hey… Can we stick together until the hour ends?"

We walked together.

"Sure." Hibiki smiled again. It was a long time since he smiled to a new companion. Maybe this time, just this once, Narukami won't go away. Walking side by side, the two talked about activities occurring in their respective school. Hibiki realized the child's real reason for throwing the paper cranes. He was transferring again to another area. Because of his parents, Narukami doesn't know when the moving will stop. Losing his friends for the umpteenth time, the albino wonders when will his parents gain a stable living for him to finally stay in one place?

Will they hide the body?

Hibiki wanted to make the child happy, leading them to a store while stealthily running away from the shadows. Pulling out his wallet, Hibiki told him to pick something to remember him. Narukami laughs and picked up yellow headphones, telling Hibiki that he was a music-oriented type of person. Hibiki puffs his cheeks making the child laugh more and Hibiki sat up at the register. There was a coffin there while Hibiki and Narukami experimented on the cash register. Because it wasn't working, Hibiki wrote a letter with money, stating that he took this and will pay for it. Placing it down, both children left with laughs and smiles. When they arrived Narukami's area, the night altered back to its usual color of blue. Hibiki watched Narukami walk inside his house, hiding his headphones in fear that his caretaker will confiscate it. The raven smiles.

The day rises

The raven stood alone at the bridge, his brunet friend asked him what was wrong. Hibiki was just standing there, tears falling down his cheek. After a few weeks passed, the raven got enough free time to travel to Narukami's area. No one was there but a small smiley face sticker and a sticky note. It said 'Never lose hope. We'll see each other somehow.'

I stood alone, crying.

The Moon watches us

"What are you holding there?" Hibiki asked a thirteen-years-old raven at the park. Being fifteen-years-old had its perks. The important part here is that no adults could talk to him about his parents. Unfortunately, it was in the middle of the night where he saw a peculiar child. The child was alone and has the same height as him even when Hibiki knows the teen is younger than him. (Stupid growth spurt didn't work properly, choosing who gets what. Bias.) The stranger looked, holding several trinkets in his hands, grey eyes stare right at sapphires. Hibiki's eyes widened, remembering that some of his classmates complaining about losing their keychains by the park. "Hold on…"

"!" It seems the raven had also realized the elder's revelation. The teen stood up and ran, Hibiki chased after him. Another problem, this teen is fast. Too fast in fact. After few minutes of running, the whole area turned green but the duo was still running. Hibiki gave up after several minutes, the teen won this round. Lighting fast, the raven wondered if the thief was human. Hibiki sat down, panting.

She hid the body in the starry sky.

The last Night paused in front of me…

"…" Hibiki stood on top of a building, watching the world vanish ever so slowly. Being a part of the front liner of change, the eighteen-years-old raven waited for the extra hour to occur. Waiting for a new friend, the teen waited patiently as the whole sky turn green. The buildings become decorated with blood, Hibiki was astounded to see some of the survivors not in their coffins, being devoured right at the spot by the shadows. Hibiki summoned out his familiar, killing the shadows easily. Electronic devices won't work at this hour. That's why the teen learned how to summon out his familiar beforehand. He walked, hoping the answer would come to him. It was silent and empty; the raven continues to walk with a tinge of desperation. Being in the sixth day, Hibiki didn't have much time. He had to choose a side or else, something bad might happen.

'But I don't really care…' A voice in his head whispered. The raven felt bad because the voice was right, he didn't really care about the world. What he really wanted was the empty feeling to end. Sometimes, it was filled by the people he conversed with… But when they were gone, it was back to square one. His heart felt like the void at the edges of Japan, waiting to consume him at a given time.

"Is there something wrong?" A voice asked. Hibiki stopped on his track, not looking back. He was back in the park, the same park where there was a bridge and a lot of nearby schools. The same area where he met people who he could commune with and aid him in his journey. Turning around, Hibiki watched a fellow survivor staring at him. The raven had made a decision. Even if his heart may never be filled, Hibiki hoped his decision would change this statement. 'I don't want to be alone anymore.'

I smiled, having seen another.

The wind went by us

Everyone was surprised and asked him why that side. The raven ignored them, he felt unmoved and stood his ground with his decision. His partner didn't mind the attention as well, asking the raven if he was sure of his answer. Questionably, Hibiki accepted the offer of sleeping with his leader even when they didn't sleep on that day. Both individuals seem concerned with the end of the Trial, having stayed up all night to prepare for the last day. In the short run, Hibiki made sure he recruited everyone for his companion's sake. His companion wasn't the type to talk with others even if they were a great asset in the team. Hibiki was sitting beside his leader while the others rested. Eyes closed, the raven leaned on his leader's shoulder. In front of them was the terminal, everyone was bidding goodbye and getting ready for the final battle. His leader felt unusually calm, 'That was nice.'

I chose you

And you alone

"So you have come once more…" The raven watched the center of the area a disc rose up spinning. Most of his allies are surprised, amazed and neutral to the matter as it breaks apart to reveal a face. Even though it was an alien, its face looked like it a mask-emoticon – closed eyes with a perfect circle mouth. Hibiki ignores his friend's comments as the Administrator spoke to them. She was no longer amused, the raven expected this. His leader was beside him as the whole area shook. Hibiki could feel eyes boring through him, the teen also expected his leader to do this. "I. Polaris, administrator of worlds from the Heavenly Throne, will erase your petty existence…"

To follow

Everyone was surprised as the area turn dark, the whole area was shifting to an atmospheric scene. The entity wasn't going to hold back, everyone knew this and prepared their phones. The raven held the hand of his companion, the same one who talked with him at that night. The teen felt a squeeze back. Hibiki felt warm with the touch. Hibiki whispered in a voice he never thought he would use, a shaken worried tone. "Can I hold on to you during battle?"

until the bitter end

"..." The companion didn't answer, merely holding the raven's hand. Hibiki was reassured and looked at their last enemy, the same one who was rising up to reveal her true form. Enormous, Hibiki could hear his companion talking to the others, telling them what they could do. Hibiki knew Polaris was staring at him with a pure emotion. Hibiki squeezed his companion's hand again. Determination based on his friends, Hibiki trusted his companion's decision. This was Humanity's last stand… They couldn't lose now. Having summoned a great array of strong deities and demons, Polaris declares to the real survivor of Earth, "Die, Hibiki Kageyama, destroyer of worlds."

Because through you

"Don't leave me." Hibiki found himself whispering to his leader. Seeing as the Administrator fall to the abyss, the raven realized his voice was at the boundary of pleading and desperation. His leader looked at his sapphire eyes and answered, "I won't."

I remember…

Morning awaits me

"…?" Eyes slowly opening, the raven sat up and looked at his side. The raven saw a flower vase on his bedside, it was empty. Looking around, Hibiki saw a clock on the opposite end. Hearing the clock strike twelve, the raven knew unconsciously the following events: that someone he knew had died for a great cause; That someone he was close with had begun his journey; That someone he found important will be torn into multiple endings; That someone he met succumbs to darkness. Hibiki didn't know who and shook. Picking up the phone on his table side, the raven opens it and reads the messages. It was blank, only his sudden existing family members' text messages were there. Tears silently falling, the raven asked himself in a small voice, "W-Why... A-Am I six years…. Old.. Again?"

The feeling of warmth

Struggling, the raven tries to fill his heart with the past. Anything. At least let him feel something once more… Alone, the child struggles to find himself in a world not his own. Filled with possibilities, the world has forced him to fail. The raven loses consciousness, allowing the world to erase the past.

I alone, have lost it again.

So this one-shot is about the Trials mixed up with the Dark hour. I wanted to make more One-shots where it shows Minato, Abel, and Narukami's perspective with each other… But I didn't play the game so I just changed it that all the protagonists just know something happened with the other. It's like an unknown connection that links them together.