Persona 3: Ultimate
Chapter 1: The Beginning of the End
(A/N: I'm watching a let's play of Persona 3 Fes, cause if I use my game this will take forever since i'm grind happy in RPGs and I'd have to start a new game. I'm also using a walkthrough for max social links as well so don't hate. Also there will be no Yukari bashing, but neither will she be Minato's girlfriend.)
Hello, My name is Arisato Minato. I have seen many things in my life, but this is not about that. This story is about how my life ended.
I had just been given a scholarship to one of Tokyo's most prestigous high school's Gekkoukan High. I was listening to my mp3s and looking at the COMP my mother had given me. My mother works for the Kuzunoha Detective Agency, which is where i'm going to work once I graduate high school.
I got off the train at Iwatodai and noticed that it was almost midnight. 'Here it comes. I'm glad mom gave me a COMP for my protection.' I mentally sighed. The power went out everyone turned into coffins and the moon had a yellowish green glow to it. I have no idea what this time is called, all I now is that it's the fault of the Kirijo Group. I continued toward the dorms that I would be staying at.
When I got there it was strange, the dorm had power! This was the first sign that I should of run away. I entered the building and a voice called out to me. "I have been waiting for you." said a child. "Waiting for me?" I asked. "If you want to proceed, pleae sign your name on the contract." The kid said as a red booklet appeared and flipped open, "All it states is that you will take full responsibility for your actions, you know the usual stuff." I noded to the kid whom I had a strong suspicion was a demon and signed my name.
After thyat the kid took the contract and said, "No one can escape time, it delivers us all to the same end. You can't cover your ears and close your eyes." He then made the contract disappear and then disappeared into the shadows himself. 'Definitely a demon.' I thought. Suddenly I heard a voice, I looked and saw a girl with brown hair and a pink cardigan trembling. She also had a gun. Then someone said, "Takeba, wait!" This freaked out the girl and she turned around. It was at this time that the coffin time ended. The one who called out and saved me from being shot was a red haired woman who looked to be all buisness.
"I didn't think you'd arrive so late." the strange woman said, "I'm Kirijo Mitsuru. I'm one of the students who live in this dorm." Once she said that I instantly hated her. "Who's he?" Asked the girl known as Takeba-san. "He's a transfer student. It was a last minute decision to assign him here. He'll eventually be moved to a room in the boy's dorm." Kirijo-san said. "Is it okay for him to be here?" Takeba-san asked. "If you don't want me here I'd be happy to leave." I said reminding them that I was standing infront of them. "No it's okay. You don't have anywhere else to go for now." Kirijo-san said, "This is Takeba Yukari. She'll be a junior this spring just like you." "Hey." Takeba-san said giving a slight bow. "Is this the girls dorm?" I asked. "No. This dorm is for a special extracuricular club. You may join if the faculty advisor wishes it." Kirijo-san replied.
"It's getting late, so you should get some rest." Kirijo-san said," Your room is on the second floor, at the end of the hallway. Your things should already be there." "Oh, I'll show you the way. Follow me." Takeba-san said.
When we got to the room Takeba-san asked me something, "This is it. Pretty easy to remember, huh? Since it's right at the end of the hall. Oh yeah, make sure you don't lose your key, ot you'll never hear the end of it. So any questions?" I thought I should ask her about the contract or the demon, but she'd probably think I was crazy even though she was awake during coffin time. "No, not really." I replied. "Um, can I ask you something? On your way here from the statiion, was everything okay?" She asked. "Yep, everything was the same as it usually is during coffin time." I responded. "As it usually is?" Takeba-san asked nervously. "Yeah, I've been experiencing coffin time for the past 10 years." I told her. "Oh, never mind then." Takeba-san said. She practically ran away at that point.
The next morning after I got dressed for school there was a knock on my door. "It's Yukari. Are you awake?" I decided to ignore her since she was rude to me last night. "Come on open up! I don't want to get in trouble if you miss school." I sighed as it looks like she's not going away. I walked over and opened the door for her. "Good morning. Did you sleep okay?" She said cheerfully. "Mitsuru-senpai asked me to take you to school. It's getting late, so... Are you ready to go?" "Yeah. Just stop having mood swings okay?" I said. "Mood swings?" She replied. "Yeah, last night you were fucking terrified, but now you're cheerful? It's creepy." I said. "Sorry it's just, no one's been active during the Dark Hour as long as you." She said. "Darkl Hour?" I asked. "Yeah, what you called coffin time we call the Dark Hour." She said. "Oh. Well let's go." I said.
On the way to school Yukari-san and I talked. Yeah, we became friends. "You're okay from here right?" Yukari-san asked. "Yeah." I replied. "You should probalby go see your homeroom teacher first. The faculty office is right there to the left. And that concludes the tour. Do you have any questions before I go?" Yukari-san said. "Which class are you in?" I asked hoping my first friend here would be in the same class as me. "Me? I dunno, I haven't looked at the classroom assignments yet." She replied right before she left. I decided to run over and check out the bulliten boards to see what class i'm in. I searched for a few minutes before I found my name on a small note 'Class F, huh?' I thought as I went to the faculty office.
"Oh, are you the new student?" asked a teacher. "Yeah." I said. "Arisato Minato, second year, correct?" She asked. "Yeah." I replied. "Wow, you've lived in a lot of different places." the teacher said surprised. "My mother's job requires her to move around alot." I said. "Let's see, in 1999, that was what 10 years ago? Your parents.." She then gasped. "Yeah, my birth parents died. My new mother was an old friend of my birth mother's." I said. "I'm sorry, i've been so busy, I didn't have time to read this beforehand. I'm Toriumi-sensei. I teach Japanese. Welcome to our school." Toriumi-sensei said. "Nice to meet you." I said. "Have you seen the classroom assignments? You're in 2-F; that's my class. But first, we need to go to the auditorium. The Welcoming Ceremony will be starting soon. Follow me."
During the Welcoming Ceremony the guy sitting behind me asked me if Yukari-san had a boyfriend. I told him that I didn't know. After school the guy who sits to my right started talking to me. "'Sup, dude? How's it goin'?" He asked. "Who are you?" I asked. "Me? I'm Iori Junpei. Nice to meet ya. I transferred here when I was in the 8th grade. I know how tough it is being the new kid. So I wanted to say hey. See what a nice guy I am?" Iori-san said. "Nice to meet you too." I said. Yukari-san walked up and then Iori-san said, "Hey, it's Yuka-tan! I didn't think we'd be in the same class again." Yukari-san sighed, " At it again, huh? I swear, you'll talk to anyone if they'll listen. Did you ever think you might be bothering someone?" "What? But I was just bein' friendly." Iori-san said. "If you say so." Yukari-san said, "Anyway, looks like we're in the same class." "Yeah, I know." I said. Yukari laughed, "Still i'm a little surprised." "Um, hello? Are you forgetting that i'm in this class too?" Iori-san said, "By the way, I heard you two came to school together this morning. What's up with that? C'mon gimme the dirt!" "What are you talking about? We live in the same dorm. There's nothing going on, okay?" Yukari-san said. "Why are people even talking about it? Now you have me worried."
"Hey, you didn't say anything to anyone about, you know what, did you?" Yukari asked, I think she forgot about Iori-san being within earshot. "Seriously, don't say anthing about last night, alright?" She said. Iori-san looked shocked. "Wh-what?" Yukari-san asked. "Last night?" Iori-san asked. "Wait a minute! Don't get the wrong idea! I just met him yesterday, and there's absolutely nothing between us!" Yukari-san said, "I've gotta go. I have something to do for the archery team. But, you better not start any rumors!" She then walked off. "Ah, who cares? No one takes rumors seriously, anyway." Iori-san said. I snorted. "She's so paranoid. But, hey! It's your first day here, and people are already talking about you!." Iori-san continued, "Believe it or not, she's pretty popular. You da man!" "She's nice, but not my type." I said. "Seriously? Wow. Oh well, at least it's gonna be a fun year. I can feel it!" Iori-san said. We then walked home together.
As we walked home together we talked and became fast friends. We parted ways a few blocks from the dorm. "Welcome back." Kirijo-san said as I came inside. "I'll be in my room studying." I told her. On the way I got a few Mad Bulls from the vending machine on the second floor.
(A/N: Try and guess who his mother is, rest assured she will appear in the story sometime around December. This story also differs from the game since it will give nods to Shin Megami Tensei if, Persona 1, Innocent Sin, Eternal Punishment, and Devil Summoner.)