Okay, I'm attempting to fix up the absolute horror that was The Return of the Dark Hour via a new story. I've thought long and hard as to what needed to change and in the end I decided to follow a more calendar-based guideline and hopefully this will appeal more to the other Persona/SMT fans out there. Anyway, with that little apology out of the way, here is the beginning of my revised story, Persona: Virus.
Bold- Electronic/Otherworldly voice
Italics- Shin's Thoughts/Date, Time of day and Place
Arrival at Inaba
April 6, 2015, After School
Our last stop is Yaso-Inaba Station. I repeat, our last stop is Yaso-Inaba station. Please take care when departing. At that sound a young man is startled from his nap. This young man had on a white t-shirt covered by a red leather jacket, worn open. He also wore brown pants that were sort of tight fitting.
"Wha…huh?" The startled young man said, as he rubbed the sleep from his eyes. It had been a long train ride and he would be glad to get off soon. He ran a hand through his shoulder-length silver hair, his thoughts lurking through the muck of his brain as he tried to remember what he was doing here.
"Oh, right… My new home," He said, his thoughts again receding to the dark place in his mind as he remembered the incident that brought him here.
Flashback, March 23, 2015
All he could see was fire; all he could hear was screams and the roar of the flames. He felt the heat of the flames and of his own tears as he could only watch as the building his parents worked in become consumed in fire.
"Let me go! Let me go back! Mom!" He struggled against the grip of the man who held him back. He thought he recognized the guy but in his desperation the young man didn't care.
"There's nothing you can do, Kid! You'll only be killed too!" The guy holding him sternly spoke.
"But, what about Mom? And Dad too?" The silver-haired boy cried out, sobbing as he slumped to the ground. He knew there was nothing he could do, nothing anyone could do for that matter. He knew something was wrong when his mom summoned security to quickly escort him out. Just before he was pulled away, his mom embraced him. The tears clearly visible in her dark blue eyes.
"Whatever happens, know that I will always love you, Shin. You and Yu were the greatest things that ever happened to me along with your father. I love you all so much." Those were her last words before security pulled him out of the room as it nearly exploded in a flash of light.
"MOM!"
March 27, 2015, after school
It had been raining all day, and in Shin's mind it would never stop raining. Not while there was a grave here. Whatever remained of the bodies of his parents was in that grave.
There were plenty of people who were at the funeral, all of them paying their respects. Shin's parents were dearly loved. Each of them tried to console him. Shin only nodded at their attempts. Nothing could console him with the exception of the reassuring hand on his shoulder. Shin looked up to the kind face of his brother, Yu. His grey eyes were tearing up and as tears swelled in his own eyes, Shin buried his sobs into Yu's protective embrace. As he cried, he made a silent promise.
I'll make sure nothing like this happens again to the people I care about. Ever.
Present day
Shin looked out the window and could see the countryside town of Inaba in the distance. After the funeral, Yu agreed to pay for Shin's train ride to live with himself and the Dojima's.
We will soon be arriving at Yaso-Inaba Station. Please prepare for Departure.
I guess it's time to start my new life, Huh?
As the train steamed into the station Shin thought that he spotted something. It looked like a glowing blue butterfly. He couldn't help but feel entranced at the marvelous life-form. But, it disappeared as the station wall whooshed by. Shin then decided to get his stuff together, including his Beginner's Rapier, which he kept sealed in a box given to him by his father. As Shin looked at the box, a tear formed in his eye, a tear of pride but also of sorrow, because, from the age of 10, Shin, would often take objects of wield-able length and pretend it was a sword and have "adventures" of every kind. His favorite kind of adventure was the rescuing a damsel in distress kind. His mother always chuckled at his "stories" while his father would often shake his head and tell him to grow up. It was only at his 17th birthday that Shin's father agreed to get him a sword, and only after Shin had proven himself at school. Shin remembered the day it was given to him all wrapped up nice and neat. He also remembered what his father said to him that day.
"I can only hope that you will only use this to protect what is dearest to you, my son."
I think that was the last nice thing I ever heard him say.
Shin quickly wiped his tears away and shouldered his pack and grabbed the box. The train had just pulled into the station. As Shin headed into the isle he bumped into someone.
"Oof!" Shin said, almost falling onto the seat. He looked up at who he bumped into to apologize and caught his breath as he gazed upon a vision of beauty he couldn't believe. She had to have been no older than 23, she had Auburn hair that was tied up in a really small ponytail with a clip that read the Roman numeral for the number 22. But it was her eyes that captivated him: Bright red, full of purpose, with a touch of Death.
She must have gone through a lot.
Shin then remembered where he was.
"Oh, uh…Sorry about that?" Shin apologized, tentatively. She smiled.
"No, It was my fault, I shouldn't been rushing. I'm the one who should be sorry." She said with a slight blush. Shin began to blush as well.
"Oh, don't worry, no harm done right?" Shin asked as he ran a hand over his silver hair again, and then carefully bent to pick up the fallen box. He also noticed a purse had fallen where the box was. One of those expensive brand purses. Assuming that it might be hers, he picked that up too. As he was picking it up, he saw what looked like a firearm. It was only a pistol but it was enough to give him pause.
How did this lady manage to get a gun past security? Just who is this woman?
As he rose to give the woman back her purse Shin was surprised by the fact that her face was now mere inches away from his. As close as he was he could even smell her perfume, Strawberry scented.
She smells really nice… Wait a minute, what the hell am I thinking?
Quickly shaking the thoughts and feelings from his head, blushing heavily, he handed her the purse. She took it, but not without letting her touch linger on a few seconds longer.
"Thank you, I don't know what I would've done without it, Thank you so much," The woman said, bowing in gratitude.
"Oh, it's nothing really, Just doing what I thought was right," Shin replied, blushing again.
Dang it all! She's so pretty, I can't help these feelings!
"Hehe! You're a funny guy, what's your name?" She asked him, shouldering her purse, from the red strap she deftly looked in and found a small container of rosy-red lipstick. As she waited for Shin's answer she also brought out a compact mirror and began to apply the lipstick. Shin took a deep breath to calm himself before answering.
"Me, I'm Shin, Shin Narukami!" Shin exclaimed, feeling really nervous now. By now she had finished applying the lipstick and put her things away.
"Shin Narukami, huh? Well, my name is Hamuko, Pleased to meet you," The woman, now identified as Hamuko said, offering a hand in which Shin grasped and shook. As he shook her hand, Shin caught a glimpse of that blue butterfly again. But before he could do or say anything it disappeared and Hamuko withdrew her hand.
"Anyways, we should get off this train; we can't dally too long right?" Hamuko asked with a cheerful smile. In that smile, Shin felt a new hope brewing inside as he too smiled and grabbed the rest of his things; he moved out of the isle and performed a graceful bow.
"After you, Lady Hamuko," Shin said, Hamuko looked stunned for a moment and then chuckled.
"Hehe! Ooh, you're such a gentleman. Thank you!" Hamuko said, causing Shin to blush again. He waited until she walked by and slid back into the isle and walked behind her. That's when he noticed the headphones and Mp3 player around her neck. He could faintly make out music and lyrics.
I've tried hard, but where did we go wrong?
I hope we could… but I won't start all over again…
Shin tried to recall if he had heard this song before, but unfortunately his thoughts crept back to Hamuko. He smiled, the song fits her perfectly. He didn't know why but it did. Before Shin could ponder any further they were already stepping off the train. Shin glanced at his new surroundings and found a few people standing aside, waiting.
That must be Uncle Dojima, waiting for me.
Shin started toward them when he heard Hamuko call his name.
"Shin, thanks again for your help today, I appreciate it," Hamuko called out, waving and blowing a small kiss before she left. Shin could feel his cheeks growing red again.
Darn it, why does she have to go and embarrass me like that? Oh well, maybe I'll see her again someday.
After taking a deep breath to calm his nerves, Shin then turned toward the Dojima's again, looking at the older one first, He was a rugged man whose expression told that he had seen better days. His graying hair told that he had seen a lot. He smiled and offered a hand. The look in his eyes marked that he had seen more than he would wish to see.
"Hey, Shinjiro, you don't know me do you?" The man said as Shin grabbed his hand and shook.
"Yu had told me about you Uncle, and please call me Shin; I don't like the name Shinjiro." Shin replied making a face. Through all his school years he had all of his teachers, his friends, and everyone else who knew him call him Shin. Shin liked the way the name rolled off the tongue. Shin Narukami. His mother always thought that it should roll off the tongue.
"Ok, Shin it is then, I'm Ryotaro Dojima, but Uncle Dojima is okay too, and this is my daughter Nanako. Go on, say hi to your other cousin, Nanako," Dojima prodded. The 10 year-old girl stepped forward shyly. She had slightly longer brown hair than Shin's own Silver hair; a noticeable feature was that she had a lock of Silver through the middle of her hair. Her brown eyes spoke of innocence and Child-like wonder.
"'lo," Nanako said as she blushed slightly and retreated back behind her father.
"Hahaha! Still as shy as ever I see." Dojima laughed as Nanako gave him a light-hearted slap. At that point he caught sight of Yu.
"Yu, over here!" Dojima called out as Nanako visibly brightened up at seeing Yu.
That's weird; she must like him a lot. Maybe that's why she has the lock of silver hair.
"Hey Uncle, Nanako, Shin. Sorry I was late, had some last minute paperwork at the inn to take care of." Yu explained as Nanako bounded into his arms. Yu then looked at Nanako's hair and brushed the silver lock as she beamed at him.
"I understand, Yu. Now that we are all here, shall we go home?" Dojima asked, everyone agreed and they got into Dojima's car and drove off.
Evening, Dojima-Narukami Residence
"Welcome to our Home," Yu, Nanako and Dojima toasted, beginning the small welcome party that consisted of a sushi spread and salad.
"Thank you, all of you," Shin said, bowing his head low.
"Shin, what's wrong?" A worried Nanako asked. He looked up at her, tears staining his eyes. Yu and Dojima both understood. Yu took Nanako aside to try to explain it to her.
"Shin, I'm really sorry for your loss, my heart aches nearly the same as yours, and she was my sister after all." Dojima expressed in a sorrowful tone.
"Thanks, Uncle. I think I'll be okay here," Shin said as he got up to check with Yu and Nanako.
"You remember, right? How you felt when you found out she died?" Yu was explaining. Nanako nodded.
"Well, both of our moms are gone now." Yu finished. Nanako wiped her eyes. As she finished she noticed Shin approaching.
"I'm sorry Shin, that your mom isn't there anymore, if you need anything, I'll be here okay?" Nanako asked. Shin nodded.
"Thank you Nanako, for your concern." Shin said.
"You must be tired right now, why don't you go get some sleep?" Yu suggested.
"Yeah," Shin said, yawning.
"You can go ahead and sleep in my room, right up the stairs." Yu continued. Shin, nodding walked up the stairs and fell asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow.
Unknown, Dreamworld
Shin woke up to not the room where he slept but a somewhat foggy landscape, Shin looked around and was surprised to see Yu as well. He tested his voice.
"Yu, what is this place?" Shin asked, Yu looked surprised, as he was not aware that Shin was in that dream too.
"I'm not sure, I feel like I've seen this place before but I can't place it." Yu admitted.
But you have been here before, Yu Narukami.
"What?!" Both brothers exclaimed as they looked frantically for the voice
Have you forgotten where this is already, Yu Narukami?
"Wait, I know this voice," Yu said as he visibly relaxed.
"You do?" Shin asked.
Ah, I see! This is your brother, Shinjiro Narukami.
"Can you please call me Shin? I don't mean to be rude but I really don't like that name," Shin said, apprehensive.
"And can you show yourself, Izanami?" Yu said, Shin looked at Yu, mystified.
"Izanami, as in the Goddess Izanami?" Shin asked, incredulous.
I see the young Narukami knows his history well, very well then.
The fog began to come together as a figure appeared in the mist. When the fog vanished, the figure before the Narukamis looked very much like a heavenly being. Yu, having met her before recognized her instantly, whereas Shin was awestruck in how beautiful she looked, her white hair cascading down her shoulders, the white dress she wore was one of the utmost beauty and when she smiled the radiance she gave off was just captivating, and her eyes, those gold eyes that radiated power.
"Good to see you again, Izanami." Yu greeted as Izanami offered her hand. Yu visibly looked startled.
"I wish this was just a happy reunion Yu, but unfortunately, the situation is dire indeed," Izanami said, the tone of deep sadness echoing through her voice.
Situation?! Dire?! What is going on?
"Something is wrong with the world; a deadly disease is afflicting those I wish to protect. It is something that not even my power, as a goddess can handle." Izanami explained.
"But if it's something even a goddess can't handle, how are people like us supposed to?" Shin asked in wonder at the thought of something even a god can't handle. Izanami chuckled slightly.
"I suppose Yu never told you what truly happened 3 years ago did he?" Izanami asked as Shin shook his head in bewilderment. Izanami continued.
"Yu Narukami is the only human who has ever bested my power, and if anyone can protect this realm it is Yu," Izanami explained, Yu blushed slightly.
"But, I couldn't have done it alone, only through the help of my friends could I best you, Izanami," Yu admitted. Izanami chuckled again.
"Yes, that's true. You taught me the lesson I had forgotten over the course of the centuries I had lived in anguish," Izanami recalled.
"What lesson is that?" Shin asked, wanting to hear more.
"With friendship lies the path to the truth," Izanami started,
"And within those ties are many more truths," Souji finished as he finally clasped Izanami's hand and shook it. Izanami smiled as Yu's gray eyes started to glow with some sort of power.
"What are you doing to him?" Shin asked, fearful of his brother.
"Don't worry, Shin. I'm all right," Yu said, smiling.
"Let your eyes be open to the Truth, once more," Izanami exclaimed, finishing the transfer of power. As the crackle of energy faded, Yu pulled his hand back, and was holding what looked like one of those tarot cards, and as Shin watched in shear amazement, Yu spoke one word.
"PER-SO-NA!" Yu said as he broke the card in his hand, Power welling from deep inside. A shape began to form as Yu let loose a battle cry.
Thou art I...and I am Thou, I am Izanagi-No-Okami, God of True Rebirth, I am yours once more.
Izanagi-no-Okami was a tall 'man' with a flowing white trench-coat, his mask a white helmet of 3 points with only holes for the eyes, and powerful-looking eyes they were. But the most intimidating feature was the weapon he carried. It looked like a glowing sword, with a circular hand-grip that was easily 2½ feet long, the blade itself was another 6 feet of pure energy. Izanagi looked at Izanami and gave a graceful bow before looking back at Yu.
"Welcome back, Izanagi!" Yu said, Izanagi nodded and vanished. Shin could not believe his eyes at what he just saw. He then felt a hand on his shoulder, when Shin turned to look he saw it was Izanami. Shin cried out as he scurried out from under the touch.
"W-w-what just happened?" Shin asked, fearful of what might be done to him. Izanami just smiled.
"All I did was rekindle the spark I gave him 4 years before," Izanami explained in a kind voice. "Basically, what you just saw was a persona, a facet of your personality, a mask a person wears to protect themselves as they face the world. It's always there, but only those special enough will be able to unleash a physical manifestation of their persona." Izanami continued to explain, kindly.
"And with these personas, we're able to break through the lies and reach out to the truth," Yu finished. Yu put his hand on Shin's shoulder.
"Don't worry, little bro, I know how to use this power. I'll be with you every step of the way. We have to do this for the sake of the world, think of all the lives that were destroyed already, you should know that better than anyone," Yu pleaded. At that, Shin quickly recalled what brought him to this situation in the first place. After a few moments, Shin looked up at his brother.
"When mom died I made a promise, a promise that I would let no one I cared for would die again, not if I could prevent it, I know people die everyday from natural causes. But, I hate having people die if there was something I could do about it. If this power will help me protect those I care for. I'll take it." Shin said as he turned to Izanami.
"I'll help you Izanami, We'll find out what's causing this, right Yu?" Shin asked, turning toward Yu as he nodded his accent. Izanami smiled and offered her hand as well. Shin took it preparing for an energy dose of sorts. Izanami had a look of confusion on her face for about a half a second and then relaxed as she started to unleash her power into Shin. Even with the mental preparations Shin wasn't prepared for the power that swelled through him. So much that he had to fight to stay conscious throughout the process. When it was finished Shin found that he was holding his breath, and finally released it. He looked down in his hand and found not only the tarot card that he saw Yu break but also his Beginner's Rapier, still wrapped up nice. His shock overcame his wonder and he dropped the blade and got up to his feet.
"What? How...?" Shin asked, but his question was interrupted by Yu.
"Shin, behind you," Yu pointed behind Shin as he turned and saw 2 black creatures approaching. One of the creatures was shaped like a flying eyeball with a tongue. The other one was basically a blob of goo with hands and a blue mask. They were approaching at a pretty high speed, in about a minute they would get to the Narukamis. Yu had Izanagi ready to summon to defend himself.
"Shin, summon your persona, now," Yu said. Shin looked at him like he had 10 heads.
"How?!" Shin cried out, card still in hand.
"With your will, Shin Narukami, will it forth and command the extension of yourself, your psyche." Izanami explained, picking up the Rapier and handing it to Shin.
"You may need this, Shin." Izanami said as Shin nodded thinking back on what his father said when he was given the blade.
I can only hope that you will only use this to protect what is dearest to you, my son.
Shin nodded, knowing that this is what his father meant, he quickly ripped off the wrappings letting the blade loose at long last. He took a moment to observe the quality of the blade, mentally realizing the blade wasn't a fake.
"Shin, what are you doing? Hurry up!" Yu shouted, clearly ready to break the card. Shin looked at his own card, as he looked it glowed a bit.
Just will it out huh? Okay, I'll try.
As Shin focused his thoughts on the card, it started to rise out of his hand and glow even brighter. He smiled.
I understand now, the power of Persona, our psyche is the power that's dormant in every living creature, deep within our souls, and our hearts.
"PER-SO-NA!" Shin said, and he spun around. He caught the card on the back-swing, as the card shattered Shin could feel the power he was given surge and he uttered a loud cry. Shin's power then exploded and a form began to appear through the crackling energy.
Thou art I...and I am Thou, I am Cypher, Your Guide, Your Friend.
Shin turned to look at the being behind him. Like Izanagi, Cypher had a mask, but it was more rounded with a hole big enough for one eye to show which was currently glowing blue. His hair was blond, shoulder-length like Shins, and he was dressed in what looked to be a Woods Guide outfit. He wore a green tunic and brown leather pants. Cypher carried a sword at a length of 7 feet long and a 1 ft grip. Unlike Izanagi however, Cypher was a beefy 'man'(not in the wrestler kind of beefy) and looked like he could hold his own in a brawl. Cypher looked down and acknowledged Shin as a companion and sped off to cut the first creature in half before turning to the other one and lifting his mighty fist and bashing the other creature, squishing it flat. When the creatures were defeated Cypher looked back at Shin who was staring in awe at the scene before him. Before Shin could blink again, Cypher was standing in front of him. His hand went under Shin's chin a forced Shin to look up at Cypher's masked face.
I am yours now; use my power as you see fit, young Shin Narukami.
After saying those words he vanished, back into the sea of Shin's soul waiting to be called again. Shin then turned to Izanami and Yu with a smile on his face.
"So that's it huh, that's the power we...get...?" Shin was able to ask before he collapsed.
"Shin! Bro, are you okay?" Yu cried out, rushing toward his brother's prone form. Izanami walked over to examine him.
"He's just exhausted from using his new power for the first time. He will be fine, but I wonder, when I gave him my power, I could sense within him a spark of his own like another power was bestowed upon him before mine." Izanami observed. Yu looked up, confused.
"Are you saying that someone else gave my brother the spark? And with the power you just gave him..." Yu started.
"It intertwined with the spark that is already there. I do not claim to know what will happen because of this but I have no other choice, you two are my only hope." Izanami finished, crouching down on her knees as well. She grasped Yu's hands again.
"Promise me, Yu. Promise me that you will do whatever you can to keep him and the worlds safe. He has something special, something I saw in you when we first met. Please take care of him." Izanami pleaded. Yu smiled.
"Don't worry, we'll take care of this, and you should know better than anyone that I will keep our worlds safe, Izanami." Yu promised. She nodded, letting Yu's hands go.
"Yes, you're right, I trust you, Yu, and Shin has potential. Help him as best you can." Izanami advised as she began to fade.
"Izanami?" Yu called after her. She was fading back into mist.
"I will return when I have more information for you. Until then, please take care, Yu and Shin Narukami, you are my only hope." Izanami said as she completely faded away and Yu blacked out.
Unknown
"...ke up."
"Wake up." a woman's voice said. Shin slowly opened his eyes. He looked around and the first thing he noticed was that he was sitting in a vehicle chair.
"Wha...where am I?" Shin asked as he looked at the form of his brother, asleep.
"Yu!" Shin cried out about to turn to wake him, but was stopped by a voice.
"Do not worry, my young man, he is only asleep, he will wake soon," The voice said, Shin turned toward the voice and was almost horrified by what he saw. The man sitting before him looked like a hunchback and he had the longest nose he had ever seen. His eyes were large and nearly bloodshot with age. Before Shin could say anything the man spoke.
"Welcome to the Velvet Room. Ah... it seems we have two guests today, an extremely rare occurrence. My name is Igor, I am delighted to make your acquaintance." The long-nosed man said.
"What is this place?" Shin asked, trying to get more information. Igor gestured around himself.
"This is a place between dream and reality, mind and matter. This is a place for those who have, in one way or another, entered into a contract. It seems as though you both made a contract in the same manner, I wonder if that is why you both are here." Igor explained.
"Wait, What? Yu and I never made a contra..." Shin started then recalled the promise made before he summoned his persona for the first time.
"Oh right, we did." Shin finished as he heard a moan from beside him. Shin glanced over to see Yu waking up. Once Yu was aware enough he looked straight at Igor.
"Hello again, Igor," Yu said, causing a gasp of surprise from Shin. Igor smiled.
"Welcome back to the Velvet Room, Yu Narukami. And I apologize, you are," Igor asked turning to me.
"Shin Narukami, I'm his younger brother," Shin said. Yu then leaned forward.
"So, are we here for the same reason as last time, Igor?" Yu asked. He nodded.
"Yes, the catastrophe you are meant to avert. My job is to assist you on this matter. Oh, I forgot to introduce my assistant to you," Igor exclaimed as he gestured to his left where a beautiful young woman sat. She had long blue hair to match the outfit she wore, a dark blue dress that left little to the imagination. Her eyes shone gold as she lifted her head.
"Hello, my name is Erika, pleased to meet you," The young woman said, bowing as best she could from a sitting position. Shin and Yu both felt their face glow red, as they turned back towards Igor, who chuckled slightly.
"She will also assist you in your journey, please take these," Igor said as he produced a pair of blue keys, the keys were shaped like the butterflies Shin had seen earlier. The Narukamis pocketed each of their keys.
"Question? What happened to Margaret?" Yu asked as he finished pocketing his key. Igor gestured to Erika.
"My eldest sister, Margaret wished to be allowed to journey to seek out my other sister, Elizabeth's whereabouts. My master has allowed it because of the exceptional service she had done with Yu's last journey. But don't be surprised if you see her on your current journey, hmhm." Erika responded, a giggle reaching her red lips.
"Until we meet again Narukamis, farewell." Igor said as the room faded to white. Shin thought he could hear the soft giggle of Erika before all was silent again.
A/n: Whew, finally my first chapter of a hopefully better story, I hope all of you who read this story will give me your honest opinions and criticisms. And if you have any questions post them in your review. Thank you.
By the Way, A little about Shin Narukami: He's 17 years old, 5ft 7inches tall, Silver hair, with Greyish-blue eyes. He likes to eat Steak and Watermelon. He doesn't like anything associated with Death but, he understands that sometimes it is necessary to survive. The reason he looks at people's eyes a lot is because, from a young age, his mom would occasionally tell him that the eyes were sometimes like a gateway to the soul of a person and if one were to see the depths of their soul then he could understand them better. So that is why the eyes are a key element in Shin's conversations. Also, on a personal note. If I had to choose a VA for him it would be David Gallagher, the guy who voices Riku in the Kingdom Hearts series
I own none of the characters or personae in this story, ATLUS does. Except, Shin, Erika, Cypher and some others not yet met.
I'm sure people will want to know statistics and whatnot so here we go for the Characters thus far.
Shin Narukami
LV: 3
Hp: 96
Sp: 52
Current weapon: Beginner's Rapier
Shin's Persona: Cypher
LV: 3
Arcana: Fool
Strength: N/A
Weakness: Pierce and Dark
ST: 5
MG: 3
EN: 4
AG: 4
LU: 3
Skills: Cleave, Bash, Dia, Double Fang
Next Skill: Garu (LV 5)
Yu Narukami
LV: 5
Hp: 116
Sp: 72
Weapon: Blade of Totsuka
Yu's Persona: Izanagi-No-Okami
LV: 5
Arcana: World
Strength: All except Almighty
Weakness: None
ST: 36
MG: 36
EN: 36
AG: 36
LU: 36
Skills: Mind Charge, Megido, Gale Slash
Next Skill: Zio (LV 7)
I know what people might think, only level 5? But there is a good reason why Yu's level is so low. The year is 2015, the last time Yu fought any shadows was 3 years ago, back in 2012. Skills fade over time. If you played Persona 3 FES you might recall The Answer where the team hadn't fought for about 2 months, I believe a certain Akihiko Sanada made a reference to that. So that's why Yu and the other Old members are going to be low-leveled.