Prologue and introductory chapter.
January 22, 2017.
"Persona, Hermod" He yelled, as two demonic looking dogs screamed as they froze before disappearing. A boy lowered his sword as he panted and smiled. Just one battle is left. Hati and Skoll both perished, and the Giant Serpent, Jorgumandr had been defeated, not even counting those Persona Users with Loki, Fenrir and Ymir. His journey was about to end, and the last battle of Ragnarok will be fought in two months time.
"I'm not going to lose against fate. Humanity will live!" That brought a cheer from his team.
A blue haired boy stared at the moon quietly. His companion, a platinum blonde in a blue maid outfit with a yellow pin with a V in it, just looked at him, near expressionlessly. Key word, near.
"What is it that troubles you?" She asked formally.
"Eleanor" The boy sighed, seeming shorter than his 5'9 could suggest.
"Will this happen again?" He asked, green eyes fixed in her, who looked at him confused.
"It depends on what are you talking about" She answered calmly.
"This whole deal with Shadows, finding the Velvet Room, and dragging a group of random teens in an adventure with the world at stake" He answered, his eyes back on the moon.
"Human nature is two faced, there will always be things that you will deny and suppress," The boy shrunk at that, while his mind reeled, while Eleanor continued. "Of course, when that happens, there will always be people who will rise to protect the human world"
"Those fated to face the Shadows will, one or all, have the assistance of the Velvet Room and its residents"
The boy smiled at that, it was true. No matter how hard things got, he had Igor and Eleanor to help him and give him advice in his darkest times. Even if she gave me hell when 'testing me'. He subconsciously rubbed his shoulder.
"Thanks, I needed that" With that, the boy escorted her to the Velvet Room's door before going to his and his brother's place.
"Nice night?" The man said as he worked, he was in his mid twenties, and short, but somewhat spiky silver hair. He looked a lot like the teen, but the ten year difference caused some differences between both of them.
"Yeah, helped me clear my mind" The boy said as he hung his coat and took off his scarf.
"The last battle thing affected you, didn't it, Touma?" The man said, as he grabbed a nearby sheathed katana, as he was part of Touma's team after a shadow attacked him from the mirror and attempted to steal his emotions, but dragged him to the Mirror World, or as they called it at times, Na-strond, essentially Norse Hell. They managed to save him, and he earned the power of the Hierophant Arcana, and his Persona Vasir, which now evolved to Valfather Odin.
"Yeah" He looked away, to the nearby window. "But there is nothing to do now, just to get ready and face it head on"
"Hope I can duck work long enough for us to do it"
"Me too, Koji-nii"
Now in his room, Touma pulled out his own laptop, and turned it on, along with a music player in his room, putting some rock music in the place.
One last sigh and he got to work.
"If you are reading this, my battle is over and me and my crew won. But it also means that fate hasn't stopped moving, and it's your turn to find this insane, yet fulfilling mission: to save humanity from the darkness inside their hearts. It may scare you, but if you found the Velvet Room, things will start to make sense to you. As a Persona User, and, even more, as a Wild Card, your power will let you change fate for the better if it's used correctly.
I may or may not be alive when you find this, but whatever happens, I am like you, just a boy thrown into an unbelievable situation, where things aren't always what they seem, and the danger is very real, so I hope that this gives you what you need to survive and get to your goal. Just remember, you are not alone, and it's exactly that why you will be able to win, because of your bonds"
With that, Touma stopped, before having an idea of a cover and a dedicatory.
"I am thou, and thou art I, a guide for good Persona Users"
By T. K.
And in a new page he wrote:
"For all those who saw the world change in front of them"
"For those who prevented the world from being completely corrupted"
"For those who fought Death for everyone's souls"
"For those who faced themselves"
"For those who broke the chains of their slavery and lived like themselves"
"For those who conquered the fear that stopped them from living, and moved to the future"
So, there you have it. I wanted to do this, and I decided to try my luck to see how it goes. For those curious, Touma is the wild card from his group, and he is a native from the Star Arcana, and his initial Persona is the Ice-based Hermod. I checked, and it was used in Trinity Soul (just checked the wiki and it was a Magician, like Odin is an Emperor, but, hey, everyone is different. Now, he doesn't know much about the other groups, beyond some vague details from Eleanor, and a few rumors about the Shadow Ops.