Disclaimer: I do not own any characters in either Winx Club or the Persona/Shin Megami Tensei series.
Date: ?
Weather: ?
Lunar Phase: ?
The sky was dark and covered with fog and clouds as far the eye could (or rather, couldn't) see. Over this grey cloudy sky glides one single plane.
Inside the plane, a young teenage girl opens her eyes slowly, as if waking from a long rest. As her eyes open and her vision becomes less blurry, she scans her surroundings. The first thing she notices is that the whole of the plane's interior appears to be a deep, dark shade of blue. She also notices she's sitting up straight on a soft blue sofa and sees other seats of the same color around her, as well as a liquor bar with glasses of alcohol and champagne, and on the intercom plays a strange, yet relaxing piano song with a woman vocalizing to the song.
The girl, now fully awake and aware of her surroundings was about to wonder to herself where she was, when she was interrupted by the words,
"Welcome to the Velvet Room."
The girl looked directly ahead of her to see a man sitting across from her behind a table that separated the two of them. The man was short, wore a fancy black suit, white gloves, had white hair around this bald top, bloodshot eyes, a creepy yet welcoming smile, and an exceptionally long nose. To his left sat a very beautiful woman with long platinum blonde hair, red lipstick, glasses, yellow colored eyes and a blue flight attendant uniform. To his right sat a handsome young man with short, more yellow-ish blonde hair, the same colored eyes as the woman to the left, and a blue pilot uniform and cap.
The girl looked at the long nosed man as he spoke again, "Ahh… It seems we have a guest with an intriguing destiny." He chuckled, "My name is Igor... I am delighted to make your acquaintance."
Igor? Destiny? And "guest"? Where exactly am I and how did I get here? The girl wondered to herself. She remained silent as Igor spoke once more.
"It has been a very long time since we've had a guest. This place exists between dream and reality. Mind and matter. It is a room where only those who are bound by a contract may enter. It would seem such a fate awaits you in the near future."
Contract? Fate? And this room… maybe it's all a dream? Ugh… this is so confusing… The girl thought.
Igor looked at the girl as if he knows exactly what she was thinking and chuckled, "Rest assured all answers will come in due time. Now then, why don't you introduce yourself?"
My name? Well… The girl thought. She collected her thoughts for a second, then after staying silent for the past few seconds, she finally spoke.
"My name is Bloom."
Igor chuckled again, "I see. Now, let's take a look into your future, shall we?" When he said that, a deck of cards appeared on the table with a picture of a black and white mask on the backs. "Do you believe in fortune telling, my dear?" He said waving his hand over the deck. The cards moved into position as soon as he did. "Each reading is done with the same cards, yet the result is always different." Once again, Igor chuckled, "Life itself follows the same principles, doesn't it?"
Fortune telling? Bloom thought to herself. She did believe in magic and had a fascination with fairy tales, but she never really got or understood fortune telling. Nonetheless, she sat as Igor waved his hand over the cards once more and one flipped over to reveal what appeared to be a card of a building being destroyed by a bolt of lightning. At the bottom of the card was the Roman numeral XVI.
"Hmmm… The Tower in the upright position represents the immediate future. It would seem a terrible catastrophe is imminent." Igor explained, That immediately triggered alarms in Bloom's head. A catastrophe? What kind? And what does this have to do with her?
She continued to watch Igor and listen to what he has to say, "The card indicating the future beyond that is…" The waved his hand over the next card and it flipped, this time revealing a card with a picture of a wheel with a sword in it and the Roman numeral X, "The Wheel of Fortune in the upright position. This card represents good fortune and a turning point in your destiny. How interesting."
So there will be a catastrophe, but i'll have good luck? Or maybe this catastrophe is what will change me for the better? Bloom wondered. This was a little difficult to take in, but she continued to listen.
"And finally, the final part of your coming future is…" He waved his hand over the final card and it flipped over. It revealed a card of a man sitting atop a box being led by lions and the Roman numeral VII. However Bloom didn't immediately realize this, because from her perspective, unlike the other cards, this card was upside down. "The Chariot in the reversed position. This card, when reversed, represents a lack of control or direction. Very interesting indeed."
Bloom was both confused and alarmed by this prediction. What was in store for her in the coming days? And how will she be able to handle it? Igor spoke once more, "It would seem you are bound by a fate where great disaster awaits you, and though you will attain the means to survive it, it will be up to you to put your destiny on the right path."
"In the coming days, you will enter some form of "contract", of which you will return here. The upcoming years will serve as a turning point in your destiny, where it will then be put on an unwanted path, and if your path is not corrected, the future may be forever lost. But do not be alarmed, for it will be my duty to help ensure that does not happen." Igor waved his hand over the cards and they disappeared.
Igor then looked to the two people sitting by his side, "Ah! I have neglected to introduce my assistants to you." He gestured his hand to the man, "This is Cedric," then he gestured to the woman "And this is Charlotte. They are both residents of this room, like myself."
Both of them looked at Bloom with professional looks and warmly smiled at her. Cedric spoke first, "Greetings, and welcome to the Velvet Room. My name is Cedric."
Then Charlotte said, "And my name is Charlotte."
"And we are here to assist you in your journey." They both said in unison.
Igor chuckled, "We shall attend to the details another time. Until then, farewell."
Bloom was about to interject and ask more questions, but before she got a chance to, she felt herself lose consciousness and her vision become blurry. Whatever answers she wanted, she obviously wasn't going to get them now. What was all that about? What destiny awaited Bloom? Only time will tell now.