Persona: One World
Disclaimer: I do not own the Persona series or the characters related to them. The original characters…well, I created them so they're mine and since the Personas are based on legends and folklores around the world so, I think no one really owns them, right?
Persona: One World
Chronicle One: Sword of the Moon
Shirayuki High; After School,
The light spring breeze swept across the Harajuku skies as the final bell of the first day of school of the first term this rang. Students filed out of their classrooms, alone or with a group of friends chatting loudly.
Shibuya Hiruma, from second year class-C, hung back after everyone had left. He flipped out his cell phone and called home.
"Mom? I'm going straight to cram school from school." He told his mother, who answered the phone. "Don't wait for me, 'kay?"
He hung up straight away and stuffed the phone into his school blazer pocket. He picked up his school bag, flattened his messy black hair and made his way out of school.
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Shibuya was at a convenience store buying some food and drinks when a voice from behind him startled him.
"Yo, Shibuya!" It was his friend from school, Souma Yuu. Shibuya greeted his red-haired friend in return while paying for his purchases. Souma came next to Shibuya put his purchases together with Shibuya's. "You're going to cram school later?"
"Of course, unlike you…" Shibuya said grinning at his long-time friend. "C'mon, if you're not there I'd have to walk home alone!"
"Sorry dude, I've gotta take my girl out for a movie…" Souma replied with his own trademark grin. "Don't tell me the short-cut freaks you out, you sissy!"
"Who're you calling a sissy, huh?!" Shibuya playfully punched his friend. Both of them laughed together.
"That'll be 680 yen…" said the cashier attendant over their laughter. The two friends stopped laughing abruptly and pulled out their cash and got out of the shop, realizing the angry looks from the other customers.
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Cram school seems to drag on forever, so Shibuya was relieved when the class was over. He can't wait to get home, so he hastily bid farewell to his classmates and made his way home.
Going through the Harajuku shopping district is the most conventional way home, but it would take nearly three-quarters an hour by foot for Shibuya if he were to walk all the way home. So, he instead took a detour and walked through the less used older part of the town.
It was a full moon, so it wasn't too dark for Shibuya to see even with the lack of street lights in the area. Shibuya slowed down his pace, enjoying his stroll in the moonlight. Secretly, he wished that he could enjoy this with someone as something about the area is really giving him the creeps.
He then came to the large row of shop houses which he has to walk across to get home. He took a deep breath and opened the front door of the shop house.
"Ojyamashimasu…"he said timidly as he entered. Seeing no one was around, he stepped inside the creepy looking building. The inside of the building looked as if it had been abandoned for a long time and there was also…
"Is this blood?" Shibuya said to himself, examining the stains on the wall. "What the hell is this place…?"
Suddenly, a roar was heard from somewhere in the building, and the building shook violently.
"That's it, I'm outta here!" Shibuya turned and tugged at the door, but it wouldn't budge. "You've gotta be kidding me!" He shouted as the roaring sound became clearer. He looked at the window but it was boarded up. He was left with only one choice…It's crazy, but anything's better than stuck here with the roaring thing…
Shibuya scouted a flight of stairs and quickly made his way up. He was on the second floor when suddenly a large black hand punched in through a window, missing him by inches. "What in the world is THAT?!" Shibuya shouted out, getting down on the floor. The hand was enormous and the fist almost as large as he is.
Shibuya ran, more frantically now. He slipped and slid on the blood-stained floor, and the gigantic hand attacking more frequently now. Somehow, maybe by sheer luck, Shibuya reached the rooftop.
"This is impossible…" Shibuya gasped. The entire row of shop houses was covered with creatures of darkness, each wearing a mask of some sort. Shibuya fell to his knees, speechless as one of the masked creature; the largest one that is, climbed onto the rooftop and is now face to face with Shibuya.
Shibuya was speechless. The creature opened its mouth, revealing rows after rows of sharp teeth.
"I am thou…" Shibuya heard a faint voice, but it was drowned in the creature's roar.
"And thou art I…" Shibuya heard the voice again.
A soft blue light appeared from Shibuya's blazer pocket. He fished into it and pulled out a card with a moon caricature on its face.
"Per…so…na…" Shibuya threw the card up into the air where it shone bright with a blue light. From the light, emerged a samurai in blue garbs and a mask. On its forehead and its back, there was a crescent shaped crest and it was carrying a katana that has a cross guard in the shape of a moon.
The samurai hovered behind Shibuya, as the creature recoiled in the light.
Suddenly, the gigantic hand reappeared and struck at Shibuya from behind. In one swift motion, the samurai drew his blade and slashed the hand to halves. At that moment, the masked creature rushed forward, its mouth wide.
"Tsukuyomi!" Shibuya shouted, and the samurai turned around and let out a shockwave slash at the masked beast. It managed to dodge the slash, but not completely causing the shockwave to sever the beast from its brethrens.
Shibuya jumped out of the way of the flailing monster, which crashed into the roof. Taking advantage on the downed monster, Shibuya willed Tsukuyomi to deliver the final blow. The blue samurai rushed forward, its katana shining a brilliant blue. In one strike, it brought down its sword upon the creature. The attack created a large pillar of blue light, which engulfed all the masked creatures infesting the shop houses, destroying them.
Seeing the conditions had subsided, Shibuya gasped in relief, and the samurai disappeared in the blue light, same as the one it materialized in.
Fatigue suddenly washed over Shibuya, and he fell onto his knees.
"I…I'm still alive?" he said in disbelief. He touched his own cheeks, feeling his own warmth to check whether he was awake or just dreaming. "That was…Persona?"
A small beeping startled the boy, who quickly realized that it was his phone. He took it out of the pocket of his school blazer and to his surprise; the background had changed to look like the moon design on the card he pulled out when he summoned his Persona.
There was also a new message in his mailbox which read;
Dear Shibuya Hiruma,
It seems that you had awakened to your power, the Persona Tsukuyomi the Moon Deity. Your Persona is your façade in facing life's hardships and challenges, and I must say that you have many coming your way over the course of your life. Your Persona is your other self and is shaped by your actions, in which how it grows is entirely a consequence of your future actions. I hope that you will remember this when making future choices. Also, I would like to congratulate you on surviving your first venture into the Nightmare Zone. More mysteries and adventures shall await you in this realm of darkness. I wish you the best of luck in your journey and may the truth shows itself beyond this nightmare.
From, PHILEMON
Though not understanding nearly half of the contents of the message, one thing was clear to Shibuya. The moment he awakened his Persona, his life had changed. This world, the Nightmare Zone, will be a part of his life that he could not run away from. This would be his journey, and he is not about to run away from it.
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This chapter shows the awakening of the Pesona of the first main character of my story, Shibuya Hiruma. The plot,setting and main characters in this story is entirely made up. Some characters from Persona 3 and 4 might make an appearance in later chapters, I'm still considering whether I should put them in...
That's the end of the first chapter of my fic. Hope you would all give some comments, suggestions and even some criticisms about this series, 'kay?
