Narukami Residence
It had been three days since he arrived in the city and already Yu had missed the fresh air and the calming silence of Inaba. Of course the Master of the Fool Arcana didn't let such things bother him. He had vowed two things to himself after defeating Inzanmi no Okami: To never let the friendships he's formed fade away and to move forward without fear of his destination. Today was the day he would fulfill this vow. At Eight in the morning, Yu got up and dressed up in jacket and uniform.
"Yu. Come get breakfast. I don't want you to rush out and spend your first day starving." His mother called out as he came downstairs.
"Yes mom." Yu responded assuming a seat on the table. Mrs. Narukumi; A brown haired women dressed in a white apron and blue blouse and shirt placed a plate of eggs, sausage and pancakes.
"Wow, That's a lot." Yu commented.
"Really?" Mrs Narukumi asked. "Force of habit I guess. We've been staying at your Cousins house over at the U.S and I've been handling most of the cooking. I have to say Americans eat so much over there. It's unbelievable."
"Speaking of the States. When is dad coming back?"
"This weekend. He's still has to settle some affairs over there. Once he finishes up hiring more people, He'll be back."
Yu nodded at this tidbit of information and continued eating his meal in silence. Mrs Narukami, however was observing him instead of eating her own food. It was a curious thing. Ever since he returned, Yu noticed the way his mother looked at him. He always knew what kind looks Mrs. Narukami gives him. He could even tell them apart. He knew when she's was angry at him or confused about him. Today she was analytical. As if she was trying to pick apart a puzzle. Her expression she was wearing right now was neutral mask. He wandered if Dojima ever mentioned anything about the kidnappings and murders to her. After several moments of silence she finally talked.
"You've changed." .
"Huh?" Yu said puzzled at the random comment.
"You've changed a lot since coming back."
"How so?"
"Your posture and the way you carry yourself." She added. "Your also not as mopey as you were whenever we end up moving to another place." Her neutral expression then turned to a warm smile. "I'm glad. Going to Inaba really did help you. We've been moving around a lot and I know you were always lonely. We are to blame for that of course. Your father's job takes us all over the place and you've never been around long enough to form any lasting friendships. I thought Inaba would be the same way but it seems you've met some amazing people there." Yu frowned slightly at this comment. She gathered all that from just reading my movements and posture? He thought
"You also text and talk on your phone now. Something you never usually do whenever we move to a new place. Back then, you tend to try to forget about the friends you did make so it will be less painful. You don't even respond to those that do call you." Mrs Narukumi said. She then giggled at his surprised reaction. "Honestly, you two keep forgetting I was a detective before I decided to settle down and have a son. Your cousins thought the same thing too come to think of it. Its like your uncle was the only one to become a cop and I used my degrees in forensics and criminal justice to become a house wife. Although..." Mrs. Narukumi frowned thoughtfully. "It does help that you are my son and pretty easy to read." Yu laughed inwardly at this irony. Most of the investigation team had a hard time reading him as person initially. His facial expressions always seemed emotionless except for a few key moments. "That being said." His mother his mother went on "I take it you want to visit there during your next break." Yu who was still stunned at her mothers deduction, quickly regained his composure and smiled.
"If it won't be too much trouble."
"Tell you what. We'll come with you and book a room at the Amagi Inn. Its been years since I've been there and I haven't spent time with your Uncle in a while. With all the work you're father's been busy with it will be a nice for him to relax once"
"I happen to know the owners daughter. " Yu responded. "She can get you two a room of course."
"Just us two?"
"I'd like to stay over at Uncle Dojima's while we're there if possible."
"You really have gotten closer to them.." Mrs. Narukumi replied. Her smiling widening. "Alright. I'll call them up tonight and I'll see what he says." Yu nodded and finished the last of his meal.
"I'm heading out then. Thanks Mom!"
Kuoh Academy was huge compared to Yasogami High school. It felt like a full blow university rather then a high school. It was bustling with all sorts of people. Most of them; Yu noted were girls. It was unsurprising since not too long ago, Kuoh academy was an all girls school. Yu would have gotten lost had it not been for the map that he'd been provided.
"Alright. Faculty office. Where are you? Hmmm?" Yu muttered to himself, looking at the map. He managed to enter right building and wing. Now he had to find the office.
"Excuse me." He asked a passing student. A girl with short hair and glasses. "Do you happen to no where I can find the principles office?"
"Oh its just to your right." The girl with glasses responded.
"Thank you..." Yu turned around. He was stopped from going into the room when the girl addressed him:
"Are you the new transfer student?" surprised Yu nodded.
"Yes I am. I'm Narukami-Yu." He said politely. The girl with glasses with smiled.
"I've heard of a new student coming in. Let me introduce myself. I'm Sona Sitri and I'm the current Student Council President. " She bowed politely.
"Nice to meet you." Yu bowed back. The girl was definitely pretty. Though Yu was most of all drawn towards her glasses. Sona actually reminded the young student of another student council president he met during his field trip to the Tatsumi Port Islands. His mind lingered for a moment as he wandered if all student councils required their presidents to wear glasses. "I am in your care." He added.
"Nice to meet you too." Sona replied. "You'll learn a lot here. I hope you have an amazing year with us." She turned around and left. Yu entered the faculty room soon after.
"Ah you must be the new transfer student." The secretary responded. "Narukami Yu right?" Yu nodded. "Excellent. I have your homeroom assignment right here. Don't worry though. Your homeroom teacher should be here soon enough to take you there." As if on cue a stout short man slid the door open and stepped through his stature and face filled with pure annoyance. "Abe-Sensei. This is Narukami-Yu. The transfer you've been assigned." The secreaty spoke. Upon seeing his face, the girl frowned "Is it that trio again."
"Had to yell at them again for trying to spy on the girls." The teacher named Abe replied tiredly. "Why are the majority of the males in this academy perverted idiots." The secretary shrugged, and attempted to bring the subject on to the transfer student.
"As I was saying before Abe-sensei. This here is Narukami Yu." At the sight of the new student, the teacher smiled.
"Yes. I've been looking at your transcript. Top of your class back at Yasogami. Very impressive. You might give Sitri-San some competition." The teacher commented. He held out his hand. "I'm Abe Akira. And I am your homeroom teacher." Yu extended his own hand.
"Narukami-Yu. Nice to meet you."
"Shall we get going then Narukami-kun?"
Room 310
Yu's homeroom had about fifteen to twenty students in it. As per tradition (And something Yu got used to when moving from school to school.) He waited at the hall way while Abe talked a little bit about the new transfer.
"Yu come in." The teacher called out from the room. Yu entered, taking a step next to the teacher. "Everybody I'd like to introduce you to our new transfer student Narukami Yu."
"Nice to meet you." He bowed. He heard a couple of students whisper to each other.
"That's the new student?" One guy said.
"He looks kind of cute." Another girl whispered.
"I hope he isn't a pervert." A blond girl added.
"He's seems kind of nice."
"Alright that's enough. Yu I'm assigning you to a seat next to Gremory-San."Abe ordered. At hearing his command, the boys whispered to each other in class became more audible.
"First day here and the transfer gets to sit next to Gremory-san. I'm jealous!"
"Oh man why can't I sit next to her."
"He better not doing anything to her!"
Ignoring the whispers, Yu assumed a seat next to her. He didn't really take notice when he scanned the class room to get a feel for his new classmates but now that he was next to her he wandered why she wasn't the first thing he noticed when he entered the room. The girl known as Rias was certainly foreign judging from her looks, red hair and complexion. She was also certainly very pretty. Prettier then the student council president he met earlier. Hell. Prettier then the majority of the girls he passed by. The way she moved and reacted reminded him of Yukiko before she let herself relax more. But there was something else. The persona user sensed something peculiar about the third year but he couldn't quite put his finger on what it was. Before he could dive into such thoughts further, his Homeroom teacher brought the full attention of the class.
"Alright class. Quiet down. Homeroom starts now!"
Lunchtime.
The first few classes were uneventful and passed by within a blink of an eye. It was lunch time that things got a little interesting. After buying something from the cafeteria, his eyes scanned the table attempting to find a nice place to sit.
"Hey Yu-san! Over here." A voice called out. His eyes scanned the source of the voice.: A blond haired boy with blue eyes.
"Oh your..."
"Sekai Hiro," The brown haired boy responded with a smile. "Your in my history class."
"Oh sorry. Sekai-san." Yu responded embarrassed.
"It's no problem." Hiro replied. "And you can call me Hiro. No need for the honorifics."
"You can refer to me as Yu then if that's the case" The transfer shot back. "Thanks for letting me sit here."
"I should be thanking you. I haven't been studying up on history lately. So when the teacher called on me, I was totally stumped."
"It was no problem."
"So what do you think of this school so far." The dark haired student asked. Taking a bite out his own food, Yu frowned thoughtfully.
"Its alright. School is huge"
"Enjoying the male to female ratio?" Hiro spoke, with a lecherous grin.
"I guess so"
"What do you mean you guess so? It's awesome. And the girls here. Some of the best girls I've ever seen in any school." As Hiro ranted on about his favorite females, Yu found his eyes wandering around the cafeteria. He noticed it quieted down as a certain crimson haired girl and her friend a black haired girl entered it walking towards a blond boy sitting in the corner.
"Its Rias-sempai and Akeno-sempai." One of the students muttered.
"What are they doing here?"
"They normally never come here."
As the two most popular students walked over to the blond. Yu made eye contact with the red haired girl. She smiled and nodded at him before she went to talk to the blond haired boy. Again, the persona user didn't know what to make with her.
"Do you know Gremory-san Yu?" Hiro asked curiously.
"Yeah I sit next to her."
"What! Lucky! First day here, and you already get sit next the queen of Kuoh Academy." Yu gave his fellow student an exasperated look.
"That's what everybody keeps saying. I don't get it though. Barely anybody talks to her yet she's treated as some idol."
"You don't just talk to the president or any member of the Occult Research Club. Their beyond mortal man's reach. Though if you also want to know another reason she's loved its because she gets top marks in her class and her family owns this school." Hiro added as if he was stating facts from a textbook. Yu shrugged pondering this tidbit of information. That can't be why he found the girl puzzling. The lunch bell soon rang and the boy soon found himself finishing the rest of the day in peace.
After school
"Will you please go out with me!" Yu over heard a girl talking to a dark haired boy at the bridge he was walking across to get home. He recognized the boy as one Hyoudou Issei. A member of the infamous perverted trio. The girl confessing her love was one he didn't recognize as she was from another school. Though he did over hear her call the girl Yue. He found it a little strange that a beauty like her would go after somebody like Issei. From the gossip he overheard from the other students, The second year had had something of a reputation for his mountain sized lust and his constant peeking in the girls locker room. Unsurprisingly, Yu observed the dark haired young man let out an excited yell before leaving on to get to his own home. Good for him. Yu thought. On the other side of the bridge he passed by another curious person. A short girl with silver hair sucking on a red popsicle. He remembered Hiro ranting about her though he couldn't quite place her name. She was apparently from the same club as the other Rias Gremory. He noticed that the girl was watching the pair with mild curiosity. Maybe she has a crush on him as well. Yu thought.
Narukami Residence.
"I'm back!" Yu spoke entering the front door.
"Welcome Back!" Mrs. Narukami called from the stepped downstairs and found himself greeted to the sight of what he could only assume to be a lab. There were vials of chemicals as well as several different microscopes.
"Mom. What is this?"
"I've been talking to your Uncle about his detective work and do you know what. I kind of miss it. Not the whole beat cop thing but crime scene investigation." Mrs. Narukami stated. She was wearing a white lab coat and she staring into a microscope. "I pulled this equipment out just to reminisce for old times sake.
"What are you looking at?"
"Oh blood samples, and dirt from from the last case I've worked on before I quit. Didn't really bother to return them to the Lab. Good thing they didn't need these to solve the case. Would have felt horrible about if the perp got off. So how was school?"
"School is school." Yu replied nonchalantly.
"Oh come on you should have more to say the that. Made any friends?" She asked. Yu shrugged. "I'm sure you'll make some soon."
"What did Uncle say about the upcoming break."
"He'll be ecstatic to see you. Him and Nanako. Says your all she ever talks about." Yu smiled at that. "I haven't bothered to cook so lets go out to eat. What do you say." Yu nodded.
"Alright let me get dressed."
Evening at Yu's Room.
Dinner with as very lively. In fact, it was one of the most liveliest dinners Yu ever had with any of his parents. The transfer of Kuoh academy talked with his mother about his day at school. It was nice and pleasant and he found it surprisingly easy to talk to her about his life. Mrs. Narukami herself also found it surprisingly easy to talk to him more about returning to the police as a forensics analyst. Yu of coursed urged her to return, telling her she didn't have to stay cooped up in her anymore. Mrs Narukami responded with another of her warm smiles and thanked her son for his encouragement.
Much like the school day the evening dinner passed in the blink of an eye and he soon found himself back in his own room in his bed and Pajamas. Pulling out his phone, he soon texted Yosuke and some of his Inaba friends about his first day of school. He chuckled at some of the moments he missed such as Teddie getting rid of Yosuke's nurse porn accidentally or Yukiko laughing hysterically at a really mundane comment Chie made. After an hour of texting, Yu soon fell asleep peacefully. However, the dream he would have would be far from peaceful. Especially when woke up and remembered the dream in its entirety.
The Velvet Room.
"Welcome to the Velvet room." A long nose old man called from behind the table. Never in all his imagination did he think that he'd find himself face to face again with this man in this world between dreams and reality. Instead of Limo this time, The Master of the Fool Arcana found himself sitting in the dining car of a train. Where the train was going he didn't know. At the moment it seemed to be traveling through a tunnel.
"Igor. It nice to see you again." Yu spoke.
"It is nice to see you again as well Mister Narukami."
"Where's Margaret?"
"Out spending time with her brother. She'll be back the next time your here."
"Why am I back here again? I thought my journey was finished? The contract fulfilled." Yu asked.
"Any Fool can return to the Velvet Room. So long as he has journey to travel "
"Another crises and mystery then?"
"Correct. According to the cards. Your journey will begin the moment you both lose and gain something important."
"What's that supposed to mean."
"You'll find out soon my dear guest. For now. I'll give you this key once again and once again you may return here of your own free will. Good Luck." The blue key of the velvet room materialized in the air and reaching out with his hand he seized that key; it as light and easy to carry around but what the key represented weighed far heavier then anything he's carried before. Another crisis so soon? Especially after resolving the other one. The image of the Velvet Room faded from his mind and once again he woke up to reality. The sound of his alarm rang a dull annoying agonizing tone. Yu ignored it as his thoughts were working furiously. He wandered what kind of trouble he'd find himself in again.
Kuoh Academy.
All throughout the day Yu's mind was working out on what form the crisis would take. Was it another murder? Maybe another set of kidnappings.?This wasn't Inaba. There were crimes happening every day. Robberies, deaths and other simple yet mundane crimes. During his lunch period Yu went up to the Library to do some research on the city. His initial thought was to study the cities history. Maybe he could see what the possible on coming crisis is. All he found on the city's history and the only interesting note would be the unusually large Catholic population versus the rest of Japan's cities. All seemed well and normal. The only other thing of interesting thing of note were a few notable crimes he that occurred in the past several years. There were a string of murders reported near the now abandoned local church. The police reports; Yu found, found the causes of death the most brutal and unusual. Finding out this information, he pulled out his phone to contact Naoto. Being a reputable detective she would be able to gather any information on the murders. In fact, he was thinking of calling the entire Investigation Team back together to help solve this new mystery. Before he would make such a choice, he wanted to understand and really know the true nature of the crisis at hand. He didn't want to set of on alarm quite yet. Before he dial the detective prince's number he was quickly interrupted by a passing student council president.
"You do know talking on cellphones in the library is against the rules." Sona Sitir whispered to Yu, went slightly red with embarrassment promptly placed the phone back into his pocket.
"I know. Sorry. I forgot about that."
"Really? You don't seem the type?" Sona asked frowning curiously. "Is everything alright. You seemed really distracted today."
"Oh its nothing I just have a lot on my mind." Yu lied smoothly. "Since I just moved up here, I'm still busy unpacking and I think I may have forgotten something at the other house.
"I'll forgive it for today. Just remember it for the future." Sona commented. Yu nodded and the student council president turned to attend to some business with the librarion.
"I will President." Yu whispered. For now, he'll have to contact his team after school.
Outside Kuoh Academy.
The moment he stepped outside the gates his phone rang. The caller I.D registered unknown. Curiously, he flipped it open to check who it was.
"Yu?"
"Margaret?" The Kuoh Fool responded surprised. "What's going on?"
"Igor told me about your new ordeal. He has already ordered me to find you a location for you to visit the Velvet Room."
"I take it you know where I should go then."
"Yes. Normally, we'd have it placed in a shopping district. More people gathered usually strengthens and stabilizes the door to the room but something is off about the city your in. When I tried to create a door in the shopping district it keeps vanishing. Other similar places had the same kind of results. The best place I could find was a secluded park several blocks away from shopping district."
"I think I know where that is." Yu commented. The park was a well known place among the student body. It was where couples gathered for a little 'one and one' time. Very spacious yet incredibly private. "I'll stop by at the room then. We'll have some tea like usual. I do have some shopping to do first."
"Very well. I look forward to it. I'll see you soon Yu."
The Park close to the Shopping District
The sun was setting. Shopping took longer then Yu had ever expected. He hoped his mother was would be satisfied with his cooking. He did have a lot of practice at Inaba of course. Since their little talk at dinner last night. Mrs Narukami decided to call up one of her old senpai's the next morning to see if she could get a job. The senpai in question happened to be a very important figure in the local police station. The senpai, Yu was told, was more the happy to have her working under her again and hired her on immediately telling motherly Narukami to pop at the station. All had to do was fill out some paper work and she'd be right back at the lab. Having an idea of how much work she'd probably end up doing and used to his uncle's late night work habits; Yu decided to do some shopping for ingredients to make a dinner celebrating his mother's rehiring even though she may be late.
Before he could make such a meal thought, He had one last stop to make and a promise to a certain velvet room resident to keep. The park the Velvet Room door was in was very creepy and quiet. The darker it got, the colder the air felt. Spotting the blue light of the velvet door from a distance Yu was make is way there when another curious sight met his eyes. The boy Issei and the mysterious girl that confessed her love to him. He over heard them talking. The boy was red with eagerness yet embarrassment. The girl seemed to be the same way. Yu, under the impression that they were going to do something most couples do in this park would have continued to the Velvet Room had he not heard a certain few words.
"Will you die for me?" The girl spoke. Then it happened. The girl or whatever she was transformed right in front of his eyes. She was no longer the school girl she'd had seen earlier but something else entirely. She was dressed in black skimpy clothing and had wings as black as the night. She gave the poor innocent boy a sadistic smile and materialized a light spear in her hand. The boy found himself impaled by this light spear and dead in an instant.
"Oh dear me." The girl spoke spotting Yu. "It appears I have a witness. I'm sorry but you're going to have to die too." The black winged girl created another light spear. It was at that moment that Yu reacted instinctively. Holding out his one hand a light blue cared materialized a the center of his palm.
"PERSONA! IZANAGI" he bellowed. He crushed the card blue, and he was soon enveloped by blue fire. From the fragments of the blue card a dark coated figure emerged with a menacing bladed weapon and yellow eyes. The Winged figure looked astonished at this.
"What? What is that? A sacred gear. Or are you some sort of exorcist? You're certainly not a devil"
Taking advantage of her surprise. Yu held out his arm, and commanded his persona. "Izanagi. ZIO!" The aspect of Yu's psyche raised it's blade and launched a bolt of lightning at Issei's attacker. She barely dodged that attack.
"Who are you? What are you?"
"I should be asking you that." Yu snapped back. The black winged girl found herself on the defensive as Izanagi attacked the girl with blade. It was unlike anything she's ever fought. Yu was of same mind yet he was the more focused of the two combatants. He commanded his persona to press his attack causing her defenses to break down within moments. The murderous women was confused on how to fight such an opponent. It was only when she was on her knees that she might a last ditch attack.
If I can't take this beast then maybe I just have to do is deal with his the summoner. Was what she thought as she continued to dodge a side ways slash from Izanagi. The persona took a moments pause to launch another lightning attack. The black winged creature smirked inwardly as she found the opening she needed to launch a light spear at the persona wielder. Just as the persona's own attack struck the girl causing her to endure the pain of several volts of electricity. The light spear managed to actually injure her target.
The light spear pierced the summoner's arm causing Yu scream. Pain filled his mind. Grasping his left arm with his other hand, he realized he had to regain control of the battle or else the women's next attack may prove to be fatal. He come up with a counter attack quickly as the women prepared another light spear. Izanagi vanished leaving sapphire dust in its wake. Concentrating furiously, Yu called forth another persona.
'CHANGE!' His mind screamed. The Black winged women regained her strength and launched another light spear at the Wild Card. The second light spear stuck its target true this time however it bounced harmlessly off the Persona Wielder chest. "PERSONA! MELCHIZDEK!" A steal winged creature emerged. Shining a Green light on its master causing the light spear stab wound to heal with in seconds. It gazed upon its master's enemy. Then vanished in and instant. The black winged girl soon found itself struck several times in quick succession uncomprehending of where her newest oppenent was attacking from. With one final strike her body was slammed and forced into the water of the fountain. Severely weakened and utterly defeated, this dark angel managed to stand up holding her arm which was broken. She let out a cough.
"You've lost." Yu declared, walking towards his target "Now tell me! Who are you and why did you do this?" The Killer of a women laughed in response leaving the leader of the investigation team puzzled. He was very careful not to show it though.
"You've should have killed me as soon as you cornered me. Your loss now." The Dark Angel whispered back. Before he could muster a reply, Yu felt sharp pain in his chest. His eyes widened in shock as he looked down at the source of the pain. It was the tale end of a stop sign protruding outside his body. He watched as several ounces of blood spilled from this wound. His body shook violently as he fell to his knees. His breathing became harsh and tense. He turned around to see his attacker: An old man in a grey coat. His vision became a blurry then and his eyes closed and all he could see was white. His had his last thoughts then:
I don't want to die.
I can't die!
I want to... No I need to see them again.
Yosuke, Nanako, Uncle Dojima, Naoto...
Names of the people who have changed his life swam through his head. His friends on the investigation team as well as the bonds he formed in Inaba. Their image burned within his minds' eyes.
Kanji, Rise and...
The last image. The last person he saw was a beautiful girl, Dressed up in a white sleevles shirt and a red checked skirt. She had a blue head and her back was turned to him.
"Marie." He whispered. "I have to tell you once more. I lo-" The vision of Marie turned her head and gave Yu one of the kindest and most loving smiles he's ever had the fortune of experiencing in his living life.
An hour later...
The crimson haired girl known by all of Kuoh as Rias Gremory arrived at the park swiftly in a flash of light once Issei managed to summon her to his side. She looked over at the poor boy giving him a rather pitying look. Gently she stroked his forehead gently and gave the dead boy a warm smile. She would revive him soon enough. Assessing the boy carefully. The red haired king found herself surprised as the knowledge of having to use most if not all of her pawns to revive this boy. She wandered what kind of sacred gear lay buried within him.
"Rias-sama. Over here." She turned to where her queen Akeno Himejima was. She was knelt over a body whom Rias recognized as Yu Narukami. The transfer student in her class. "It looks like he was a witness to Issei's murder." Akeno commented. She pulled the end of the stop sign away from The Fools chest.
"Its a shame." Rias spoke in a regretful tone. "That he'd have to get caught up in this world." He knelt but Yu's side and mimicked the earlier motion she did with the dead Issei. "I don't like it when an innocent in my territory is killed."
"There's something strange here." A blond boy called out from behind the red head. Rias turned to him.
"What do you mean Kiba?" Rias asked. The blond boy known as Kiba was examining the body of Issei.
"Hyoudou-san was obviously killed by a light spear but the boy over there was killed by the stab wound caused by a stop sign."
"So?" Akeno asked puzzled.
"Why didn't the Fallen Angel use a light spear against him to kill him?"
Rias frowned thoughtfully as he examined Yu's body, staring at hole where his chest and heart should be. Most if not all Fallen Angel's preferred a light spear as their weapon of choice. There were some like the Legendary Azazel that used sacred gears as their preferred weapon of choice but they were few in number. Other Fallen Angels that do use sacred gears tended to register on her radar. Besides, light spears are normally the ideal weapon to use when it comes to dealing with witnesses or other devils. The kills were quick, clean and concise.
"Now that I think about it." Akeno paused. "I noticed several scorch marks on the ground as well as burn marks on the trees. There was a battle here."
"A battle? Between Narukami and the Fallen Angel?" Rias replied in a surprised voice. "That can't be right. When we first met I detected no magical potential or sacred gears within the boy. I was even sitting next to him throughout out homeroom. I couldn't feel anything."
"And yet, whoever this Fallen Angel was. He or she had trouble dealing with a boy that by all logic should have been killed by a light spear as soon as her attention was drawn to him. The Fallen Angel must have found herself in enough trouble that it reached the point where she had to resort to crude makeshift weaponry." Rias nodded in agreement.
"No magical power so he can't be an exorcist. We can also rule out him being a wielder of a sacred gear as well. I guess we only have one option then." Rias went on pausing briefly. The knight and queen turned to Rias curiously.
"You don't mean... " Akeno paused and asked. "Revive him as a pawn? Will you even have any pieces left after reincarnating Hyoudou-san?"
"I'll have one evil piece left after I revive Issei." Rias responded. "It could be a waste and I don't even know much about the boy but..."
"You don't like being kept in the dark." Akeno finished with a tired smile. "Well. If worse comes to worse we can easily put him down if he gets out of hand. Truthfully, I'm more worried about Issei and his reputation." Rias giggled at that.
"We'll deal with that when the time comes. Lets grab these two and go home."
The Velvet Room.
Yu Narukami found himself again the the world between dreams and reality. Mind and matter. However, something was different. The Velvet Room, took a different form. He was still on a train going god knows where but instead of a blue tint that normally made up the motif of the room. The room was now dimly lit a red light. Looking around, he noticed that Igor was still sitting in his usual chair., this time with to people sitting on different sides of Igor. On his right side with the blond haired girl that was Margret and on his left was somebody who looked a lot like Margret. He had Yellow eyes a blue fez and was wearing a dark blue long sleeved shirt and black pants.
"Welcome to the Velvet Room." Igor spoke.
"I'm supposed to be dead." Yu responded confused.
"Fortunately for you, somebody has kindly taken to resurrecting you my dear guest."
"Resurrection. I didn't even think that was possible."
"There are some beings in this world that carry the power to perform such an act. However revival of that nature always comes with a price." Margaret spoke up.
"I take it the change in the Velvet Room is part of this price." Yu stated. Margaret nodded, and raised a red book in the air. Yu looked at questioningly.
"Hey is that..."
"Your Persona Compendium." The velvet room resident supplied. "Your death resulted in all your persona except Izanagi vanishing from not only the sea of your soul but also your compendium. Further more, your actual power has mutated when you were brought back to life. Pull out your Izangai Card and scan it." Yu complied and upon examining it closer he noticed some curious changes.
"It's not only just weak to wind now, but also light ." He said scanning his card. Upon closer inspection he noticed other changes to Izanagi. It was noticeably stronger then his previous version and now it a different set of skills. One's far different then his other version of Izanagi.
"With your revival. Your ability to summon Persona has changed to calling forth Demonic Persona."
"Demonic Persona?" Yu parroted.
"Persona that can be summoned by Devils." Igor added. "Normally; and because of their nature, devils are incapable of summoning Persona. There are special circumstances though. Such as having the power of persona and being killed and brought back by a high class devil. Something that has happened to you."
"Wait." Yu frowned. "You said devils but thats sounds..."
"As ridiculous as a human entering a world within the T.V. and fighting otherworldly beings created by the negative thoughts and emotions of humanity." Margaret finished with a twinkle and smile.
"Well when you put it like that." Yu paused. Going red with embarrassment "Anything is possible. So what can you tell me about my savior then."
"You'll find that out soon enough. To be honest, we don't know much ourselves about the one that saved you or the rest of her ilk. The residents of this room normally stay out of the affairs of the three great factions. Our main concern is the growth and development of humanity itself. The few Wild Cards users in our past care that have transformed into devils have not lived long enough for us to truly discern and understand their nature and goals. I'm afraid you'll have to learn more about them from the one that's revived you." Igor commented. Yu nodded.
"There's something else that's bothering me. The blessings from the Arcana I've obtained. The bonds under those Arcana. They're different. Somehow they feel off balance."
"I'm afraid that can't be helped." Margaret replied. "Regardless of who you or for that matter anybody is, death will always change everything. The power you once wielded as a human will never be the same as the power you now wield as a devil. There are new rules you have yet to discover about your Demon Persona and part of your new journey now is to explore those rules and work to master them. There is potential with your new power and I and the rest of the residents of this room are looking forward to seeing what will happen once you unleash it. Just remember, keep forming new bonds and experiences and never forget the lessons you've learned while you were in Inaba. More importantly, never forget the friendships you've nurtured during your time 've helped you free the world of Fog, I'm sure they'll help you in your future ordeal."
Yu nodded. Of course he'd never forget. He had those two vows to keep after all.
"I believe its time for you to leave us now." Igor said. "Are there any more questions before you go?"
"Yes, If I'm going to be taking on this new ordeal; I'll need to earn new persona. Seeing as how I'm back to having only one persona; I need to know how I can obtain new persona. I can't exactly pop over to Inaba and enter the T.V world."
"Attaining new Demon Personas is exactly the same as procuring your old ones. The only difference now is that Persona cards will appear within the inner recesses of your heart in a battle in the real world. And just like always you can return to this room and I can help fuse your persona's for you." Yu nodded.
"I'll stop by when I've settled my new situation."
"Good luck then Yu, and see you soon." Margaret spoke a motherly smile one her face." The Velvet room vanished again and The young Fool found himself awake in the real world ready to begin his new adventure.