Disclaimer: Rights to the persona series lay with ATLUS, not me! Notes: §Suguru Asmodeus Kamoshida ~ Part 2§ STATS 20XX/XX/XX~XX:XX ? Shibuya Police Headquarters ~ Underground.
Descriptive Writing;
Slow-Burn;
Graphic Gore, but not the worst;
Graphic Sexual Content;
Game-Like Elements;
Ren Amamiya
Level 1
Hp:106
Sp:41
Knowledge-Learned 14/20 - Rank 2
Guts-Staunch 4/25 - Rank 3
Proficiency-Decent 7/20 - Rank 2
Kindness-Considerate 6/20 - Rank 2
Charm- Stunning 19/25 - Rank 4
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Sae:"...There was a terrible subway accident that day. You remember it don't you?"
Ren:"Yeah...Everyone wanted to ram that accident on my head...The Tv, the police, the chatter and murmurs of the civilians...the reporter who interviewed me on national live Tv"
Sae:"I assume you know of the uproar that the public calls the 'psychotic breakdown incidents' and the 'mental shutdowns'?"
Ren:"I might."
Sae:"*sigh*, well it was all over the news at the time, one, the people went on murderous sprees, the other was the instantaneous death of the person. However, that was not what happened in your school, was it? A teacher suffered through something… very different, and much worse... On that day 11th of April, were you still a 'normal' student?"
Ren:"No...That day was the start of it all….The first time I discovered the power of persona"
Sae:"...Persona?..." Sae digested the world.
Ren chuckled.
Ren:"Want to know?" 20XX/04/11~08:18 AM
Monday-Early Morning-Rainy.
Aoyama Subway Platform.
Ryuji:'Wha-?" Ren approached the surprised boy, and in front of him, was a giant sprawling European castle...it was very large, as large as a small skyscraper, with towers and everything, it had a steel gate and drawbridge and everything...it was also ominous, after all the sky around it was a deep purple.
Ren:'Is this a dream? I don't believe Japan has a European castle of all things.'
However something struck Ren as odd, first, there was a giant granite wall, with the sign for the school...the same as when he visited Sunday...it had rolls of paper dangling from the fortress walls, saying something about volleyball recruiting and tournament, or something, and on the stone wall
Further beyond the gate, possibly on the third or fourth floor, was the symbol for the school two '^' one on top of the other carved in.
Ren noted that there was some vegetation growing on top of some walls as well.
Ren&Ryuji:"..." both couldn't speak as they were a bit stunned by the contrast of the city and an old castle.
Ryuji:"We didn't come the wrong way, did we?"
Ren:"No, this should be it, see?" Ren pointed at the sign for the school, it said 'Shujin Academy'.
Ryuji:"Hmm, what's going on then?"
Ren:'Does this have something to do with Igor?'
Ren:"Well, nothing will come of it by just sitting here, let's go inside...but…"
Ryuji:"But?"
Ren:"Hmm, be careful"
With that warning, both walked over to the drawbridge, passed the metal gates, then entered the castle.
The inside was very luxurious, the placed shined, as it was just cleaned, the floor was checked white and black granite, the walls were high, there were golden chandeliers hanging from the ceiling, a huge stairwell towards the second floor, thick red carpets with intricate designs and huge paintings of the man he just met, this one had him riding a horse with a red cape, and a golden crown, he had a sword ready to strike his enemy, it would be heroic, but the facial expression of the man was anything but, it was a cruel laughter, the only difference between the man he met in the car and this one in the painting was the yellow eyes, soon the room faded and the school's entrance overlapped, but it faded back to the castle.
Ren:'What is this?'
Ren's feet stepped on the fluffy rug as they analyzed the place.
Ryuji:"Th-that's strange...Where did the school go?"
Ren:"I think this is our school"
Ryuji:"Wait! What?"
Ren:"See?" Ren pointed at a corner, it turned into a normal wall with a green board full of papers stuck in it, but soon it returned to being marble walls.
Ryuji:"B-but?" Ryuji picked up his phone.
Ryuji:"Out of service? Where'd we end up...?" the boy's tone grew anxious.
Ryuji:"The sign was for the school, right?"
Ren:"Yeah, I pointed it out"
Soon Ren spotted a very tall knight with silver armor rushing towards them, he held a giant broadsword and a tower shield, the coloring of the armor was grey, and he held a blank blue mask with holes for eyes and mouth, but it was so dark he couldn't see the man's features.
Warning bells were ringing inside his head, the man was too tall to be a human, his body was deformed, the legs were too thin and the arms and torso too broad, the sword also felt real.
Ryuji:"Hey don't scare me like that. Are you a student cosplaying or something?"
Ren:"Sakamoto-san, let's get out of here fast!"
Ryuji:"Huh?"
Ren:"Now! Use your legs and run!"
Ren, pushed the boy towards the exit as they started to sprint as fast as they could, however out of nowhere they were blocked by even more knights, they were surrounded.
Ryuji:"What now? Ugh, what with these guys"
Ren:"..."
Soon they were bashed with the tower shields, knocking them down, soon it was easy to capture both of them. -10 Hp 20XX/04/11~XX:XX AM
Hp:96/106
Monday-Morning-Cloudy.
Shujin Academy?.
Ryuji:"You all right?"
Ren:"Yeah, my side is a bit sore, but I'm fine, what about you Sakamoto-san?"
Ryuji:"Yeah, I'm more or less," He said rotating his arm and stretching it.
Ryuji:"Looks like this is not a dream…Ugh, damn what's goin' on!?"
Ryuji sprinted to the door.
Ryuji:"Hey! Let us outta here! I know there's someone out there!"
Ryuji walked back frantically.
Ryuji:"Damn, where are we?! Is this some kinda TV set…?"
Ren:"No...We have no reception and no app works, apparently, except the navigator...we seem to be deep underground, and the castle earlier felt very real"
Ryuji:"What are you trying to say?"
Ren:"That this is not a prank, something very wrong is happening here."
Soon a pained scream resounded from the walls.
Both rushed to the door as the pained screams grew louder
Ryuji:"W-What was that just now?"
The voice screamed and cried, as the sound grew painful to hear, soon they heard a cough as if gasping for air or unclogging the throat of something...then nothing.
Ryuji:"Oi, oi, oi, oi…" Ryuji's voice grew more fearful every repetition.
Ryuji:"Are you shitting me?"
Ren:'Is the guy dead?'
Ryuji:"Hey, how much time passed since we were brought here?"
Ren:"There is no way to know, the phone is busted right now, its stuck in the navigation app"
Ryuji:"Damn, this isn't making any sense…"
Ryuji:"This is very bad, isn't there a way outta here? C'mon we gotta do something."
Ren:"Hrm, find something that can be made as a lockpick or something to break the door"
Soon both scrambled to find something but no luck, nothing there could be used to lockpick the door, finally, without any choice left, Ren and Ryuji both picked the barrels lying about, and tried to smash the door, however, it just bounces off as the hit resounded all over the dungeon, sewer-like place.
Ryuji:"Tch, those iron bars are tougher than they look"
Ren:"Shit, this made too much noise, Hrm?" Ren heard a sound.
Ryuji:"Huh? Do you hear that"
Ren:"Yeah...Footsteps...there is nowhere to hide…" A cold sweat ran down his neck.
Ryuji:"Shit, what do we do?" His tone was apprehensive, as he prepared himself.
Ren:"Worst comes to worst, we fight" Both got into a fleet stance.
Three Knights entered their vision, they walked up until the iron bars and door and faced the two prisoners.
Guard:"Rejoice! The punishment for you bastards has been decided upon. Hn...Your charge is 'unlawful entry' thus you will be executed"
Ryuji:"Huh?"
Ren:'Shit, execution, are you serious?'
Kamoshida:"No one is allowed to do as they please in my castle."
A man wearing a red fur coat with heart symbols, a gold crown approached, he was tall reaching over 6'4", a square chin and a flat face, and yellow eyes, he wasn't wearing anything below the legs, no he was wearing a pink thong, which did nothing to hide his considerable pubic hair.
Ren:'Disgusting, what a fucking creep'
Ryuji:"Huh? Wait….Kamoshida, is that you?"
Ren recognized the face, from the painting, and from earlier on
Ren:"The guy in the car"
Kamoshida?:"I thought it was some petty thief, but to think it would be you, Sakamoto, trying to trespass my castle, are you trying to defy me again? it seems you haven't learned a bit, eh? And you brought a friend this time...because poor little Sakamoto-kun, can't do anything by himself now can he?"
Ryuji:"Oi, enough of your bullshit!"
Kamoshida?:"Is that your attitude towards a king like me? It seems you haven't caught on….poor little Sakamoto, it seems like you don't understand your position at all…" His attitude was of mocking, he had a very arrogant smirk as he condescendingly put Ryuji down.
But soon
Kamoshida?:"Not only did you sneak into my castle, you committed the crime of insulting me-The king."
Kamoshida?:"I guess I'll have you repent with your death."
Ryuji:"Huh?"
Ren:"Bastard!"
Kamoshida?:"Didn't you understand, Sakamoto, your punishment will be death, you'll be executed, right here"
Ryuji:"...! Stop it!" Ryuji backed off from the iron bars as his voice grew lower and fearful.
Kamoshida frowned as he commanded his forces, soon they swarmed the inside of the cell.
Being cornered Ryuji cursed, and then pushed the closest soldier to the ground.
Ryuji:"I ain't down for this bullshit! C'mon we gotta go!"
Ryuji yelled at Ren to follow, however, he didn't notice a guard approaching him until it was too late, it struck the butt of his sword onto Ryuji's ribs, making him scream in pain and drop to the ground, soon the guard that was down raised himself back up and brandished his sword.
Ryuji:"Oi, just run, these guys are serious."
Ren:"As If I let you die Ryuji"
Kamoshida?:"Hmph piece of garbage isn't worth my time, what a good for nothing friend you chose Sakamoto"
Ryuiji:"He ain't a friend"
Kamoshida?:"Hmph, so let's focus on this one's execution" THe king glared wickedly at Ryuji, the guards picked him up as Kamoshida started hitting the teen with all he got, Ren tried to intervene, but the guard was strong, more and more blood was spilt as bruises started to form in Ryuji's face, then the king gave the final strike and knocked Ryuji to the ground, spitting on his face.
Kamoshida?:"No energy left? C'mon try to escape!" The boy struggled on the ground.
Kamoshida?:"You are worthless, almost no fun beating you down."
Kamoshida?:"I'll have you killed right now"
Ren:"Stop it you fuck! Are you out of your mind!"
Kamoshida?:"What the fuck did you just say to me"
Kamoshida approached Ren with a mocking glare.
He got really close, face to face.
Kamoshida?:"You Irritate me, a punk like you being so blessed with looks and all, yet the thing that irritates me the most is that look in your eye!"
Kamoshida kicked the boy down, with some difficulty, yet Ren still glared at the man.
Kamoshida?:"Hold him...after Sakamoto, it will be his turn to die, I'll carve that pretty little face of yours and display your head in a pike."
Soon a guard with a blade closed the distance and was almost reaching Ryuji, with adrenaline pumping in his body, Ren pushed forward but was held down by two guards, they pushed him to the wall, yet they struggled to keep him there.
Soon Ryuji cried for mercy, for help, Ren felt truly useless
Melodic Voice:"...You are a prisoner...A future that has been sealed...A prisoner of Fate, This is an unjust game, your chances of winning are almost nil...But if you can hear my voice...My Beloved Trickster, there is still a chance waiting for you...I beg of you...Please win this game of death...and save me…"
Ryuji, whimpered, closing his eyes, as the guard pointed the sword at his neck.
Evil Voice:What's wrong, are you going to stand there and watch?... Are you forsaking him to save yourself?... If nothing is done he will really die...Are you disregarding your previous decision?"
Ren remembered the time he saved the woman from being harassed, he also remembers being raped on the train, no, he was right he was right to have saved that woman, nobody deserved that fate.
Ren:'What are you saying, of course not'
Evil Voice:"Very well...I have heeded your resolve..."
Soon Ren's heart felt like it exploded from his chest, he screamed in agony, the guards struggled, even more, to hold him, as sweat ran from every pore in his body, he experienced the worst pain imaginable, he struggled and struggled as he only felt rage and hatred, it flowed from his heart, condensing all of Ren's feelings, he felt the raw emotion underneath his skin, waiting to be unleashed.
Evil Voice:"Vow to me...I am thou, thou art I...thou who art willing to perform all sacrilegious acts for thine own justice! Thou who will represent the Universe's sin. Call upon my name and release thy hatred! Show the power of thy unbreakable will to ascertain humanity all on thine own...though thou be chained to the deepest hell"
The guard raised the blade to behead Ryuji, Kamoshida laughed.
Ren:'I don't care...Arsene, I just need power, and I will crumble everything!"
Soon power surged forth like a storm, it pushed back all of the guards, even the one who was going to execute Ryuji, into the ground, sweat póured from Kamoshida's face, as Ren faced him, Kamoshida despaired once he saw the mask covering the youth's face as yellow eyes stared at him back, Ren put his fingers, feeling the mask on his face, he grabbed one and, and with force dragged across his face ,shredding all of his skin off, blood fell on the ground as it polled over his face, yet he unflinchingly glared in the direction of Kamoshida showing yellow eyes, even more cruel looking than Kamoshida's.
He smiled cruelly as his eyes narrowed in amusement, an ethereal laughter full of hatred was heard all across the dungeon, soon all of the blood receded back and his skin returned to normal, as a blue flame figure surged from Ren's body, it enveloped him as a red flame formed a face, the flame burned brighter as both Ryuji and the King watched with fear, the laughter sounded more and more like Ren's voice, as chains spurned forward from the flame, they were so fast it pierced one of the guards, they pierced him in two different locations, soon the chains moved ripping the body apart, spreading his crimson blood everywhere in the cell.
Soon the flame shot upwards revealing Ren, with a black ankle-length tailcoat, a high-necked waistcoat with gold accents, black jogger-style pants, brown-black winkle-pickers, and a pair of red gloves.
The fire who was above Ren, revealed a figure more than 20 foot in height, the figure was crouched in an unsettling position, the creature had long arms and legs, his hands were large, and his fingers were more like vicious claws, red tailcoat and pants, black boots, black waistcoat with gold adornings, and golden strings, black top hat black mask and horns, red glowing flames valley forming a face, his horns were also glowing red with flames...as for the rest of his body, it was adorned in blue hot flames.
Soon Ren cracked his neck as the figure behind him spread its dark wings, Ren smirked.
Ryuji:"What? What the?"
Arsene:"I am the pillager of twilight - 'Arsene'!"
Arsene flapped his wing once again.
Arsene:" I am the power that adorns your soul. If you so desire, I shall consider granting you the power to break through this crisis"
Ren:"Hrm, I don't need to ask, you are my power, a power that belongs to me all along"
Arsene:"That is the correct answer" Persona Acquired: SKILLS (1/20) STATS +100 HP 96/206 HP Rank up - Knowledge Rank 3 - Keen 4/25 Staunch 14/25 Rank up - Charm Rank 5 - Alluring 4/50
Arsene - Level 1
STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES
Weak to - Ice, Bless
Strong to - Curse
Eiha - 4 SP
Strength - 12
Magic - 12
Endurance 12
Agility - 13
Luck - 11
+100 SP
+10 Knowledge
+10 Guts
+10 Proficiency
+10 Kindness
+10 Charm
41/141 SP
Keen
Decent 17/20
Considerate 16/20
Alluring
Kamoshida?:"Guards!"
The two guards that were not dead, raised themselves up, Arsene's blue flames all over his body burned brighter.
Kamoshida?:"Start by killing him!"
Soon they turned into a black liquid and sank into the ground, soon it surged again and the guards were transformed from the knights they were to two Jack 'O Lantern creatures, they had the pumpkin head, witch hat and a black rob adorning their flying bodies, finally they carried a lantern on their hands as they faced Ren. ENEMIES
2x Jack O' Lantern - weakness - ? strengths - ?
Arsene:'This power is yours! Kill them however you wish, Run wild to your heart's content, this world no longer bounds you'
Ren smiled.
He rushed forward as a knife materialised from blue flames right in his hand, Arsene behind rushed with him, they reached the Jack O' Lanterns as Ren evaded one of their attacks, He reached one of his enemies, and soon enough Ren pierced the pumpkin head with his newly acquired black knife, the force pushed the Jack O' Lantern to the wall of the dungeon, as Arsene pressed the other Jack O' Lantern to the other wall, Arsene's claws digged deep into the head, piercing the forehead with five fingers, the power made the wall break a bit as pieces of bricks and cement fell, Arsene pressed the Jack O' Lantern against the crater in the wall, as blood started to pour from the wound made by the claws, who were still inside the pumpkin's head, Arsene got close to it and laughed at the blood.
The Jack O' Lantern Ren was holding unleashed a flame towards him, Ren blocked it with his arm, burning it a bit, his clothes the sleeve of his coat was a bit signed, but Ren's clothing regenerated like nothing, yet his wound still persisted, the flame attack hurt like hell, it filled him with rage.
Ren carved the knife across the face of the Jack O' Lantern spilling red blood all over the wall and hitting Ren's body, meanwhile Arsene, by the command of Ren activated Eiha, soon dark flames surrounded the defenseless Jack O' Lantern he couldn't do anything but scream with a distorted voice, soon Arsene released it and it fell dead as its life was cursed, it leaked out blood from all over its pumping head. -6 HP
HP:90/206
-4 SP
SP:37/141
Ren:'Blood? What the fuck, they were pumpkins for Igor's sake, why did it have to be blood, not pumpkin juice or something?'
However soon both Jack O' Lantern disappeared with a black mist, the blood remaining on his clothes, the wall, and the floor, also disappeared, the one Arsene killed also disappeared. Reward 5843 ¥ Ren - Level up - Level 2 +30 HP HP:90/236
+4596 ¥
+38 Exp
Total Exp - 38 - Next level - 9
Arsene - Fool - Level 1
+10 SP
SP:37/151
Ryuji:"What...What was that just now…?"
Kamoshida?:"Bastard! How dare you?"
Ren faced the King, grey, steely eyes bore into the king's yellow ones, but then Ryuji rushed towards Kamoshida and knocked him into the ground.
Kamoshida?:"Gah!"
Ryuji:"You like that you cunt?"
Ren:"Sakamoto-san. The key!"
Ryuji, looked down and picked up the keys left on the ground, they rushed out and Ren locked the cell, leaving the King inside.
Ren:"Sakamoto-san we should -"
Ren turned towards Ryuji and was shocked, and a bit sad, the boy had bruises all over, a busted lip, bloody nose, and a black eye, he was also holding a limp left arm.
Ren:"Are you alright?"
Ren approached Ryuji, giving his support.
Ryuji:"Argh, now that you mention it, I hurt all over...My face feels like burning and my eye hurts...But enough about that…"
Kamoshida raised himself picking his throbbing head.
Kamoshida?:"Damn you!"
Ryuji:"How did you do those things-And...your clothes..."
Ren:"..."
Soon blue flames surged forth from Ren,s body as his outfit disappeared leaving only his school uniform and bag.
Ren:'So, this is how it works'
Ryuji:"Whoa, it returned back to normal…?!"
Soon Kamoshida banged the iron bars with all the strength he had, Ryuji gasped in fear as both teens turned their attention to the locked King.
Kamoshida?:"You bastaaards!"
He glared and growled at them.
Ryuji messed with his hair as his confusion grew.
Ryuji:"Damn, I don't get this at all! Anyways, let's scram! You lead the way!"
Ren glanced at the imprisoned King with a last smirk.
Kamoshida?:"Damn thieves...! You think you can get away for doing things like this" Take your time
They finally reached a spiral staircase, Ren supported Ryuji as they slowly climbed the stairs, Ryuji was too hurt to climb alone and Ren had a burnt arm, soon after reaching the top, Ryuji was panting from exhaustion, yet Ren was strangely fine, Ren helped Ryuji sit a bit.
Ren:"Here…"
Ren threw a bottle of water as Ryuji gasped in surprise, but managed to react a catch it, Ryuji opened the bottle and took a large gulp of it.
Ren:"We need to go to the hospital and treat those wounds Sakamoto-san."
Ryuji:"Speak for yourself you've burnt your arm, and first we gotta get out of here!"
Ren:"True, well…"
Ren opened his shoulder school bag and grabbed a handkerchief, put a bit of water in it and passed over the wounds in Ryuji's face, over the busted lip, and over the bloody nose, getting the excess blood off his face.
Ryuji:"*pant*, heh, this situation is kinda gay isn't it? having a guy treat me like this…" Ryuji smirked at the idea.
Ren:"I like women and never doubted my sexuality so no matter what I do I am a ladies man."
Ryuji:"Why did you respond so seriously...well just say no homo afterward"
Both laughed at the bad joke, but soon Ren was finished and soon he helped Ryuji to raise himself up.
Ryuji:"Let's get the hell off this place."
Soon both opened the double doors, but it leads towards another floor of the dungeon, Ren cloud see a river flowing down and another wooden wheel upwards, there were no exits there, the water came down from a large but thin crack on the wall, he could also see a bridge.
Ryuji:"This ain't the exit, *pant* how big is this place?!"
Ren:"The castle we saw outside was very big, the size of a skyscraper, and perhaps bigger than a football field if this is the dungeons… we need to go upwards, we can break a window or two and escape!"
Ren sprinted towards a path to the bridge, but stopped, because suspended by the wall was a cage and inside, was a student with a helmet on, he had three stakes piercing his chest, all the while blood leaked out of the cage and smeared the fast river below, there was one other cage, and the student inside was still alive, but its movements were so robotic, it didn't feel human to Ren.
Seeing the dead body of a student like them, a kid being impaled like that, made them sick...Seeing this a little bit of darkness grabbed a hold of Ren's soul, a little more hatred towards the world seeped through his young mind.
The other monotonic screaming for help.
Ryuji:"What the fuck is happening down here, is that guy really dead?"
Ren:"Yeah, there is no going back to being pierced by 3 six inch wood stakes, fuck...That other guy he is asking for help, come Arsene"
Arsene surged from his body and flew above the cage with the still alive student, He grabbed the chains holding the cage to the ceiling and broke them, the persona brought the cage, flying towards Ren, it dropped the cage, and with abnormal strength, Ren broke the iron bars.
Ryuji:"What is that inhuman strength? People just don't break metal bars like that! And what's that thing!" Ryuji pointed towards Arsene who flew back towards Ren's body and disappeared.
Ren:"I don't know...I'm confused...however I know I am powerful now…"
Saying that Ren turned his attention to the robotic student with a helmet on his face, Ren lifted the helmet up and both Ryuji and Ren jumped back, the face was a pure white blank...no eyes...no nose...no hair...no mouth… no ears...the creature continued to ask for help, robotically asking towards no one...facing no one...it was creepy.
Ryuji:"What the hell?"
Ren:"It seems like a doll or a mannequin"
Ryuji:"Is this fucking for real?"
They tried to prod the doll but to no avail, it was not responsive, it just randomly asked for help, giving up on the pursuit they turned their attention towards escaping.
Passing a few cells Ryuji spotted more prisoners, Ren called his persona again, passing the bars like a phantom, and pulling the helmets off to reveal more blank mannequin faces.
Ryuji:"Tch, here too...Wait is that a volleyball, what's it doing in here?"
Ren:"...No clue..."
Ren:'Perhaps..is it linked to the King'
Ren's keen mind already picked up some glaring disconnects and was making an effort to understand what was this place, but there was something missing from his line of thinking.
Ren:'Arsene...The king...This castle...The velvet room...how does it all fit together?'
Igor:"This room, reflects the state of your own heart, for a prison to appear as such." +10 Knowledge
Ren:"Reflect the state of your own heart. I see...so this is that bastards heart? But how did we get here...of course...through the app"
Keen 14/25
Ryuji:"Hey, there is a bridge over there! And... a... Statue...?"
Ren approached a drawbridge, raised vertically, and by the side a Statue of Kamoshida, with a shit eating smile.
Ryuji:"Shit it's another dead end? Can't we lower the bridge somehow"
Ren:"I think I can fly us across"
Unknown Voice:"...Oi, you there, Frizzy Hair! Look here!"
A voice came from the last cell in the room, as Ren was about to fly them.
Ren, ever the curious stood in front of the cell, Ryuji behind holding his limp arm, there a cute humanoid cat creature with giant blue eyes and a yellow scarf on its neck, fully bound to the floor by iron plates melded to the floor, he was being held very badly, however the cat still look up.
Ryuji:"What is this thing?"
Mysterious Creature:"You are not soldiers of this castle, let me out of here, see the keys are right there!'
The cat pointed his head at the keys being held by a hook in a nearby wall.
Ryuji:"Getting out is what we are trying to do! And you obviously look like an enemy too!"
Mysterious Creature:"I'm locked, how can I be your enemy?! Help me out!"
Ren, processing the creature, had the most intelligent thing to say.
Ren:"...A cat?"
Mysterious Creature:"I am not a cat! If you say that again I won't forgive you!"
Ren:"Hey cat-"
Mysterious Creature:"Huuurgh"
Ren:"Do you know a way out of here?"
Mysterious Creature:"You want to know a way out, then release me and I'll tell you all about 'palaces'!"
Ren narrowed at the term palace.
Ren:"Can you really help us?"
Mysterious Creature:"I never go back on my word!"
Ren:"Okay..."
Ryuji:"Hey, just like that? Aren't you agreeing too quickly!"
Soon the door to the cell opened, and Ren entered inside, he crouched near the cat, and pulled the metal plates holding the cat down, it snapped as the metal broke apart, soon the cat was free, safe and sound, stepping outside the cell.
Mysterious Creature:"Haaaah…. Freedom taste so great..."
Ren approached the cat from behind, put his gloved hand on its head and the other on the creatures chin, and caressed and patted it just like he would to a cat.
Ren:"Soft, Fluffy...And alive."
Ren continued his ministrations, not caring about the struggling cat.
Mysterious Creature:"Yah, Knock it off...If you continue *purr* nyan~ *purr*"
The cat started to purr and meow as Ren continued, he had a satisfied smirk on his face as Morgana formed a blush because of the petting.
Ryuji gulped and trembled as his hand approached the cat.
Ryuji:"O-Oi, let me touch the monster cat too!"The creature broke free from Ren's ministrations.
Mysterious Creature:"I said I'm not a cat!"
The creature put its two hands on its hips proudly as he said his next piece.
Mysterious Creature:"I'm Morgana."
Ren:"Amamiya Ren, Occupation: Transfer Student, nice to meet you, Morgana."
Morgana:"Nice to meet you two Ren-dono!"
Ren:"Tell us about this 'palace', Morgana"
Morgana:"You show promise, Ren-dono, Palaces are a manifestation of a person's distorted desires"
Ren:"I see"
Ren:'My theory is correct, so this is what's inside that teacher's head huh?'
Morgana:"Now, follow me, I'll lead you to the exit." Take your time
Kawakami-sensei:'...It's the fourth period already…Sakura-san said that Amamiya-kun left the house this morning...Should I contact the police…? No...that'll be more of a hassle...'
Kawakami-sensei:"*sigh* What did I do to deserve this...?"
Take your time
Morgana:"Here."
Morgana pointed to the strange statue.
Morgana:"There is a switch on his mouth, it lowers the bridge, so go ahead Ren-dono"
Ren stood in front of the statue and readied his fist.
Morgana:"H-hey what are you doing?"
Soon Arsene's fist overlapped Ren's and both punched the statue at the same time, The statue was destroyed as parts of its head flew back and fell towards the river as the drawbridge lowered.
Morgana:"T-that is very violent."
Ren:"Just venting some stress on a guy I dislike."
Ryuji:"Remember me to never piss you off, If you have the strength to decapitate a stone statue you can kill a person no problem"
Ren:"..."
They sprinted across the bridge and then were stopped by another guard.Ryuji:"A-aah! This is bad it's them!"
Not looking Ryuji fell towards the ground in fear, accidentally pressing on his limp arm making him scream in pain as it bent oddly, worsening the fracture.
Ren felt the need to help, but he was occupied with the guard approaching, blue flames surged from his body as his outfit transformed.
Morgana vaulted over Ryuji's shoulder.
Morgana:"Tch, what an amateur, don't worry I'll heal your wounds after this! Stay still!"
Morgana pointed at Ren.
Morgana:"Oi, Ren-dono, you can fight right? Let's go!"
Morgana:"Come! Zorro!"
Soon a persona surged forth from Morgana, it had a tiny lower body and a bulky top one, it wore leather armor with a silver belt with a 'Z' engraved, he held a rapier on one of its bulky arms, he had a dark cape covering his shoulder, blue eyes and a mustache on its face, he then cut the air with his rapier leaving a trail forming a 'Z'.
Ryuji:"Y-You got one of those things too!?"
Soon the Guard transformed into a black sludge and sank into the ground, Ren called Arsene forth to battle.
Morgana:"Hmph, we will promptly shut them up!" ENEMIES Ren Morgana Ren - Level up - Level 3 STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES SKILLS (2/20) STATS +35 HP 13797 ¥
1x Jack O' Lantern - weakness - ? strengths - ?
1x Incubus - weakness - ? strengths - ?
Arsene gathered black flames on his hand and unleashed an Eiha on the weird demon-like creature, it damaged the flying beast as Ren rushed forward, In his hand the black dagger appeared again, he struck, cutting the demon's wings off, however, he had to jump back as the demon struck him with claws, most of them missed yet one struck his forearm and cut through his skin, the outfit reformed yet the wound remained, Morgana went from an attack on the Jack O' Lantern,m soon Zorro cut the pumpkin like wind, activating Garu, the remains of the pumpkin splattered on the ground as blood spurted from the dead Jack O' Lantern, with this opening Morgana swiped the demons leg with what it seemed like a swashbuckler, the leg flew out of the demon's body, as Morgana slashed its torso, making a red line that dripped blood, yet the demon still was alive.
-14 HP
-4 SP
76/236 HP
33/151 SP
-3 SP
HP:182/182
SP:124/127
Reward
+7954 ¥
+58 Exp
Total Exp - 96 - Next level - 3
Arsene - Fool - Level 2 - Next Level - 50
Weak to - Ice, Bless
Strong to - Curse
Eiha - 4 SP
Cleave - 2% HP
Light physical damage to one foe, Arsene cleaves one enemy with one claw,
Strength - 15
Magic - 20
Endurance 15
Agility - 19
Luck - 13
+10 SP
HP:76/271
SP:33/161
Morgana:"Not bad, you are not bad at all Ren-dono, your persona is something to behold!"
Ren&Ryuji:"Persona...?"
Ryuji:"Y'mean that thing that comes outta you guys all dramatic-like?"
Morgana:"Umu...You saw how Ren-dono ripped his mask during his first summon? Well, everybody wears a mask deep within their heart, by removing that…."
Ren:"Your true self is revealed, you can access the power of the persona…"
Morgana:"Mhm, however not everyone has the potential, after all, Persona-users are world breakers after all...no run-of-the-mill punk can access it"
Both Ren and Morgana continued talking about the nuances of persona as Ren helped Ryuji sit down correctly on the wall nearby.
Ren:"Can you heal him?"
Ren looked on his year mate, he still had terrible bruising on the face, and he could see bruises on the chest as well, his arm was bent in an odd way, it must have really hurt.SMorgana:"Umu! H-However, you will have to set his arm back into place, muscles and organs I can heal, however, if the bone is oddly placed It will heal wrongly"
Ren:"Okay….Ready Ryuji? Ready Morgana?"
Ren grabbed Ryuji's arm.
Ryuji:"Argh…"
Morgana:"Un"
Ryuji nodded.Ren twisted the arm into place as a hard crack was heard on top of Ryuji's screams, Ryuji grasped Ren's shoulder as tears fell from his eyes, staining the dark tail coat, however the stains disappeared after a while, side-effect of having an outfit that healed itself, Morgana summoned Zorro and activated Dia on Ryuji, it healed him as the wounds disappeared, the bruises disappeared, the bloody nose, busted lips, and black eye, and a gash on hidden by his hair that Ren didn't see, the pain went away as Ryuji stopped screaming, Ryuji raised himself, groaning all the while, and rubbed and stretched his left shoulder, feeling his healed arm. Morgana
-3 SP
SP:121/127
Ren was about to raise himself from his kneeling position.
Morgana:"You too Ren-dono!"Morgana's little paws pulled his left sleeve out of the way showing a badly burnt forearm, with a giant bleeding cut on the middle, blood spurted from the wound, and the skin melted a bit off, it was very ugly to see.
Ren clicked his tongue at the unbearable pain, the cut was fine, but the burn was very painful.
Morgana activated Dia three times. Morgana Ren
-9 SP
SP:112/127
HP:271/271
Morgana:"Come on Ren-dono, Blondie, we need to get out of here in one piece!"
Ryuji:"It's not blondie, my name is Ryuji!"
Morgana:"..."
Morgana:"... Ren-dono, be sure to keep yourself healthy, we still have to fight if we are going to get out of here"
Ren:"Un" Take your Time
Morgana:"Looks like its raring to go"
Ren:"Let's fight."
Morgana:"..." ENEMIES
2x Pixie - weakness - ? strengths - ?
Ren, pushing his thoughts back reached for the other pixie and activated Eiha again as it seemed very effective in killing them, soon another pixie dropped dead.
Ren gulped at the horrible scene, shaking his head as both bodies disappeared in a black mist. Reward Ren - Level up - Level 4 +40 HP Morgana - Level up - Level 3 +30 HP
+4596 ¥
+30 Exp
Total Exp - 126 - Next level - 102
Arsene - Fool - Level 2 - Next Level - 20
+15 SP
HP:311/311
SP:33/176
+15 SP
HP:212/212
SP:112/142
Ren:"..."
Ren, was still stuck in deep thought, his mind plagued by uncertainty, The Jack O' Lantern and the Demon were pretty easy to take care of, he didn't feel so bad...if he could ignore the blood, however, the pixies just now, it was like he was killing tiny humans, their fear was tangible in their last moments, imperceptibly darkness started to slowly taint his soul...as his logical side suppressed his morbid thoughts the more the darkness inside grew.
Morgana:"Ren-dono? Are you alright?"
Ren:"Hrm, no...it's nothing Morgana...Just deep in thought…"
Ren stretched his neck.
Ren:"Let's go."
Ryuji:"Are we going to leave these guys behind?"
Ren and Morgana looked at the cells around them, full of people, alive and dead, killed in cruel ways.
Ren reached with Arsene as the persona went to each cell to remove the helmets, blank mannequins were all they encountered.
Ren:"They don't seem alive...they are dolls Ryuji"
Ryuji:"B-but still"
Morgana:"Nothing will come of it...Let's go" Take your time
Morgana:"We are here!"
Ryuji:"Where are we supposed to get out from here!? There aren't any windows in this room."
Morgana:"Ugh, Amateurs this is the most basic of basics."
Ren:"The ventilation shaft"
Morgana:"As I thought you are a natural at this...this ventilation shaft takes you all the way outside."
Ren jumped, did some acrobatics in the air and landed on top of the bookshelf, he did a kicking motion and a phantom leg belonging to Arsene appeared behind the shaft and kicked it, it flew all the way across the room and landed on the wall and dropped to the ground.
+7 Proficiency Rank up - Proficiency Rank 3 -Adept 4/25
Adept
Ren has improved body coordination, making his muscle memory very efficient, able to pick physical activities like playing sports, musical instruments and.
Ren:"Oi Ryuji, Morgana"
Ryuji:"Yes, Um...Hey cat, what about you?"
Morgana:"I'm not going, there is something I need to do, This is where we part ways"
Morgana:'...for now'
Ren:"Thanks for everything Morgana"
Morgana:'Heh you have manners."
Ren helped Ryuji up.
Ren:"Don't get caught again"
Morgana:"Heh, you better be careful too Ren-dono, See ya"
Ren and Ryuji left, making their way through the ventilation shaft, toward the outside world, toward the real world.
Morgana:"Even so, those two seem useful, especially Ren-dono, he is a cut above everyone else it seems, I can't believe someone like that actually exists, just standing in his presence gave me chills, it was like tiny needles were attacking my brain, it was a pleasant, addictive feeling...It seems the blonde one, Ryuji didn't notice, was he fine or didn't notice, he was a bit stupid, but perhaps he is just that dense to not notice..." 20XX/04/11~11:54 AM To be continued~~ STATS Morgana COMPENDIUM
Monday-Morning-Cloudy.
Shujin Academy?.
Ren Amamiya
Level 4
HP:311/311
SP:33/176
Knowledge-Keen 14/25 - Rank 3
Guts-Staunch 14/25 - Rank 3
Proficiency-Adept 4/25 - Rank 3
Kindness-Considerate 16/20 - Rank 2
Charm- Allure 4/50 - Rank 5
13797 ¥
Level 3
HP:212/212
SP:112/142
Wu Zetian
Arsene
Level 2
Zorro
Level 1