Prologue

The World has been lost...

All that remains is ruin…

...A trinity of Fools…

Salvation

2010

A boy with blue hair lays immobile in the lap of a blond-haired girl. He is semi-conscious, but is unable to move. The blond-haired girl stares into his eyes and mutters a vow. In response, the boy lets out a smile as he rests his eyes. The boy with blue hair knew the cost of saving everyone from the entity known as Nyx, and was grateful for the additional time granted to him after having regained his memories earlier in the day.

Everything that had happened in the past year, the physical and emotional pain, took a toll on his body, but was worth it in the end. He saved the world. Before the boy can drift away, familiar voices are heard from the nearby staircase. He opens up his eyes to find the blond-haired girl still caring for him.

The door to the staircase swings open as six figures, and a dog, run towards the couple. However, the boy continues to look upwards towards his companion, but darts his eyes to stare into the sun for a brief moment. Suddenly, bright light envelopes the boy's vision as all of his surroundings disappear…

2012

A boy with grey hair steps onto a train as his group of friends bids him farewell. He looks back to see them all smiling back to him with tears slightly visible in their eyes. After waving goodbye to them, the boy stands in the compartment and prepares for the journey home. However, the town he was leaving was his home; after all he had gone through during the past year. Solving a murder mystery and reaching out to the truth of a goddess named Izanami being behind the plot, was no small feat.

Looking out the window, the boy realises that his friends are running alongside the train wishing him goodbye one last time. He smiles at their farewells and proceeds to pull a photograph out from his jacket after they became out of view. The memento was of him and his friends. A few teardrops fall from the boy's face onto the photograph as the train departs the station and enters the countryside.

Snapping out of his sadness, the grey-haired boy slides the photo back into his jacket and observes the scenery outside. For whatever reason, the boy chooses to stares into the sun as the world around him becomes white and covered in a bright light…

2017

A boy with black hair squeezes himself into the van of which his fellow partners in crime were to drive him home. Six other teenagers were already waiting inside the van and proceeded to explain that they were going to drive him home. The boy, happy to hear this, obliges. A black cat suddenly enters the vehicle, and makes itself at home on his lap as the engine begins to roar. The van then starts its journey to the boy's hometown. However, the boy soon learns that his friends didn't want him to leave so soon.

This could possibly be the final time the thieves were to all be together, so the black haired boy wanted to make the most out of it. Being vigilantes, stealing the hearts of corrupted adults, for the past year had truly been an experience. Who knew that he and his friends had been part of a game all along of which a being known as Yaldabaoth tried to take control of humanity? The group all look outside the window to view the beautiful ocean as the vehicle continues along the highway.

Wanting to taste the fresh air on his face, the black-haired boy opens up the trapdoor above him to stick his upper body outside. He looks towards the horizon with a smirk on his face, and then stares into the light warmth of the sun. However, this light soon reaches him as his field of vision becomes clouded by brightness…

Chapter 1 – "Awakening"

The World has been lost...to a bright light that spans across time and space.

All three boys float in a void of nothingness, a realm between dream and reality. None of them realise what is happening nor are able to move. The bright light is soon replaced by a blue aura which surrounds the three Wild Cards, and pulls them into a divine door which shares the same colour scheme. All three awaken to find themselves sitting on a lounge in what appears to be a dark blue room.

"W-where am I?" said the one with black hair as he immediately observes his surroundings by darting his head in every direction.

"That's a good question," said the grey-haired boy whilst holding his head presumably in pain, "but I also have another one. Who are you?" He slowly turned his head left to face the black-haired boy sitting in the middle of the lounge.

"Re—I mean… I go by many aliases, but you can call me Joker," replied the boy with black hair in a serious tone, almost revealing his real identity to a complete stranger. The grey-haired boy had a look of disbelief on his face, but sighed.

"Well that's an interest—it's nice to make acquaintance with you, Mr. Joker," greeted the boy with grey hair, stopping himself from asking too many questions, "My name is Yu, Yu Narukami." Joker nodded in response and held out his hand. Yu shook his hand signifying that they weren't enemies… for now.

"But my original question still stands," said Joker snapping the two back into the reality of the situation, "Where am I?"

Yu didn't know the answer to that question, and proceeded to exit his seat to look around the room. "I have no idea."

Joker frowned and also decided to stand-up and take a closer look at his surroundings. The room they were in appeared to look like something you would see in a mansion. A fireplace roared across from where they were sitting with a coffee table in the middle, and the walls were littered with books. It all looked expensive. However, both Joker and Yu noticed that everything was in a shade of blue.

"Hmm… reminds me of Kamoshida's Palace, but way less perverted," muttered Joker to himself, "and blue."

"You can say that again," added Yu, who heard the last two words of Joker's sentence. He picked up a candlestick and smelled it for whatever reason. "Who would have such an obsession with the colour blue?"

This statement caused Joker to stop in his tracks and think to himself, a hand on his chin just like his rival used to. He stood there for two minutes as Yu continued to pick-up objects in the room just to toy with for a few seconds.

"I cannot think of who would have taken us here," blurted out Joker after giving up on thinking of whom the culprit may be, "but the amount of blue here is ridiculous. Even that guy over there has blue hair… Wait what?!"

Joker stared at the blue-haired boy who remained sitting on the lounge. He was slouched back, and had his eyes closed; listening to music on his headphones. Yu also turned to look at the third boy with a look of confusion on his face. They both had just realised there was a third person in the room.

"How did I not see him before?" questioned Joker to himself. "I swear there was no one to my left."

"Maybe he just blended into the colour of the couch," shrugged Yu.

"No matter, we need to question him," stated Joker as he approached the third boy.

However, before the Phantom Thief could, the blue-haired boy opened his eyes, stood up, and started to walk across the room. This shocked both Joker and Yu.

The blue-haired boy stopped next to Joker and whispered into his ear. "My name is Makoto Yuki, second-year at Gekkoukan High; I guess it is nice to meet you." Joker nodded with a drop of sweat falling from his head, but was then startled when Makoto handed him what looked like his wallet. "Your wallet must have fallen out of your pocket, Ren Amamiya."

"How do you know my—"stuttered Joker before realising that the mysterious boy must have looked through the wallet and found his ID.

Makoto chuckled for a split second before inserting his hands back into his pockets. He then continued to walk across the room towards where a grand chair sat facing the fireplace across from where the trio had awoken.

"To think that you would summon me one more time before my death," muttered Makoto to himself as he reached the chair.

"How did I not notice that grand chair before?" questioned Ren to himself. Yu thought the same thing.

Makoto looked back at them and simply shrugged. Yu, holding an old decorative sword he found on a shelf, and Ren, wielding the candlestick Yu looked at earlier, both decided to walk towards the back of the chair where Makoto stood to get a closer look. Ren and Yu were both taller than Makoto, but that didn't bother him at all. He gave a sigh as the other two readied their weapons, and turned the chair around to face them. This caused both of them to jump back at what they saw.

An old man with a long nose sat in the chair, looking somewhat displeased that he had been discovered.

"Igor!?" exclaimed both Ren and Yu in surprise to seeing him in the chair, dropping their weapons in the process.

"Wait," said Yu.

"That means—"deducted Ren.

"This is the Velvet Room," finished Makoto.

All three looked at each other suspiciously as they were all aware of both Igor and the Velvet Room's existence. However, before any of them could question one another, Igor let out a cough. They all turned to face him, but were suddenly lifted by an unknown force and placed back onto the lounge across from where he sat. Igor then gave a creepy smile and small cackle before uttering his most famous line.

"Welcome to the Velvet Room!"

NEXT CHAPTER

"Welcome to the Velvet Room"

Featuring

Makoto Yuki - Yu Narukami - Ren Amamiya

Guest Starring

Igor

Social Links

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Author's Notes:

I wasn't going to include author's notes at first, but decided that there was no harm in doing so. The preview for Chapter 2 above was also an addition I made after first publishing this story.

Thank you for reading the first chapter of Persona Infinity! This has been an idea in my head for a while now, and am excited to see the story unfold before my very eyes. This chapter is only a little short because I wanted to upload it as soon as possible, and it is pretty much the Prologue despite only the first half being labelled as so. Therefore, don't necessarily use this chapter as an indicator of the length of future chapters.

Now, I'm going to answer a few questions that people may have concerning the story.

Will (A) be in a relationship with (B)?

There will be character relationships in this story. It will be evident who the main protagonists chose out of their female companions in the next few chapters, but that doesn't mean the other characters can't become close. I can confirm that Kanji and Naoto will be a thing eventually, but the rest remains a secret for now.

What about the spin-offs?

Due to the characters being taken from the endings of their respective games, the spin-offs had not happened yet. No Persona 4 Arena, Dancing All Night etc. The one exception to this is Persona Q since it was set 'before' the endings of Persona 3 and Persona 4 even though everyone's memories were erased. However, you never know if the events of the other spin-offs games may be adapted into story arcs.

Are Shinji and Goro going to be included in this story? How about Adachi?

Without spoiling too much, all I'm going to say is that they would be interesting characters to explore. There is plenty of potential for character interactions, and I wouldn't want to waste it. Adachi will for sure make an appearance down the track, but whether he is reformed or not is going to be a surprise. For Shinji and Goro, it would have to be explained well enough to not cheapen their deaths. Speaking about deaths...

Are characters going to die?

Don't worry if you are a fan of a particular character, there will be no main character deaths for a while. However, that means there may eventually be deaths.

Will the FeMC be introduced later on?

Unfortunately for her fans, my answer is no... for now. The FeMC isn't canon, and introducing her would open up a can of worms I don't want to deal with. For example, the rest of SEES would not have any idea who she is. I also like the idea of having a trinity of Wild Cards, or Fools, rather than four since that would give Persona 3 more representation compared to the other two casts. On the plus side, Theodore is canon and will be part of the story (maybe even in the next chapter).

Does Aigis possess the power of the Wild Card?

I can confirm that she currently doesn't, but will eventually be granted the power further in the story. Her independence from Makoto (without him being dead of course) will still be developed so don't worry about that. Who knows if someone else may also receive the power of the Wild Card...?

What about Persona 3: FES and Persona 4: Golden?

The content exclusive to these two versions of the games are definitely going to be taken into account. I wouldn't want to leave out things such as the Aigis Social Link, Adachi Social Link, the numerous additional scenes in P4G and of course Marie...

What happens if another installment is released while this story is ongoing? Are characters from the first two games going to appear?

If another Persona game is released while this story is still ongoing, which is incredibly likely since I'm open to continuing this for a few years at the very least, the characters from that installment may or may not be introduced depending on where the story is at and whether they would work. For characters from the first two (or three) installments, I'm not that familiar with them and there is already going to be quite a large cast. However, if there is enough demand for representation I could attempt to include cameos and see where things go from there.

That is it from me for now. Please feel free to send feedback, and leave a review. I'm always open to constructive criticism.

See you next time!