A/N: This next one will finally start the school part of this story, as well as go into the intro of the first dungeon inside BTEIC72, hope you enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not Atlus, Shin Megami, Persona, The Velvet Room, Igor, Shadows, or any related topic. All original characters are mine.
Warnings: Blood, Language, Suggestive Themes, Het, Yaoi, Yuri.
Chapter 2: The Battle Begins
Leukos opened his eyes and looked around his room. He returned safely, although it was considerably later in the night. He felt too tired to do much of anything else, so he simply got in bed and fell asleep.
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"I see you have awoken to your power." Igor's voice made Leu's eyes open suddenly, showing him that he was back in the Velvet Room, "And quite an unusual power it is. I have seen this power, but the Persona that has awakened to you seems very unique. In truth, I have never seen anyone with this kind of persona enter the Velvet Room before."
"Persona?" Leukos said, still in a bit of a daze, "You mean the power that I used earlier today?"
"Yes," Igor said, "But it is quite unique, your power. I have had guests with the power of the wild card before, but Apollo seems to be bound to you."
"Bound to me?" Leu asked, completely lost, "What do you mean?"
"You will understand soon. I believe that I will let you go back to your own world, but please come and visit me on your own. Until we meet again."
September 3rd, 2008
Leu winced as the piercing tone of his alarm clock He groaned and hit the off button before slowly pulling his limp body off the mattress. He looked at the time and decided that he would check his email before going down to breakfast. After he read the few messages he walked downstairs and was greeted by his mother.
"Good morning!" She said in a particularly loud voice, "You were tired huh? I found you asleep at your computer, even after we screamed at you to come down for dinner."
"Oh, uh… sorry, I guess that move was pretty taxing on me…" Leu said, sleepily heading to the bathroom to shower.
"Oh, well, just don't be late for school, alright?" Helena said before going over to the computer to continue her online job. After he showered and ate breakfast, he packed up his bag and left for school
Morning
Leu walked up the stairs and entered the main doors. He walked up to the front desk and talked to the receptionist.
"Oh, you're the new student, Leukos um… Noek?" she said nicely.
"Yes." He responded politely.
"Ok then, here is your schedule. Your homeroom teacher is… Ms. Risanda."
Lunchtime
Leu sat in the cafeteria eating what could barely pass for a sandwich when a dark haired teen sat next to him.
"Want a Starburst?" He said to Leu, holding out the candy.
"What?" Leu said, obviously perplexed at the random offering.
"Do you want one? I have too many." The kid said, "It's not poisoned or anything you know…"
"Oh uh… alright then." Leu said, accepting the small gift, "Who are you by the way?"
"Mike, you?"
"Leukos, hi." He said with a small smile.
"So, you're the new kid around here, right?" he started off, "I moved here last year, so these kids still kinda avoid me, not like I care though…"
"At it again with your sob-story?" A girl's voice called out from afar, "I swear, you make it sound like you have the Plague or something."
A slightly geeky looking teen walked over and sat next to Mike.
"It's not that at all." Mike said to his defense.
"Of course." The girl said before looking over at Leu, "Hi, I'm Anne, nice to meetcha."
Leu nodded and smiled, "Nice to meet you too."
"Well, welcome to Hell School, huh?" she said, cynicism oozing in her voice, "Well, it can't be that bad, right?"
"Yeah, I guess…" Leu said.
The conversation between the three continued through lunch and soon the bell rang, signifying the next period.
After School
"Finally!" Leu said, picking his things up and putting them away. Class really wasn't that great, since school just started, so Leu found himself pretty bored. He said goodbye to his new acquaintances and went home. After greeting his parents, he quickly lied and told them he was too tired to do much after school and he wanted to rest more.
"Ok, but dinner is in a few hours, be sure to come down for it, ok?" Paul said before going off to his laptop in the sun room.
"Ok dad!" Leu said, running up the stairs.
Leukos walked into the barren room and saw the girl from before, Neira.
"Hey!" he said, smiling. His smile soon faded when he noticed a look of worry spread across her face, "What's wrong?"
"My friends… they… ah…." Neira said, trembling slightly.
"What?" Leukos said, his worry growing, "What happened?"
"Well, you know that place that we went into yesterday?" Neira said, still worried, "They all decided to investigate, but they haven't come back, and they went in last night…"
Leukos nodded, concern growing in him. He looked at the door ahead of him and started to go through.
"Wait! Where do you think you're going?" Neira said.
"Where else?" Leu replied, opening the door.
"I'm coming too!" Neira said with determination, "I'm not the same as I was yesterday, I can do it… I mean I have my power now, so please…"
"…Alright, let's go." Leukos said. They two then entered the vast plains and saw that building, still standing there. Neira was holding a staff in her hands now.
"When did you get that?" Leu asked, eyeing the piece of wood suspiciously.
"Um.. I found it… in there…" Neira trailed off in the end.
"In there?" Leu asked, unaware of what she meant.
"Let's just go! Ok?" Neira said, obviously wanting to change the topic. Leu nodded and they departed to the building once again.
END OF CHAPTER
A/N: so, things are heating up, huh? Well, I hope everyone's enjoying the story here, ok?
Leukos Noek, Fool
True Persona: Apollo, Level 2
St: 2, Ma: 4, En: 2, Ag: 4, Lu: 2
Skills: Zio, Dia
Neira Irzaii, Priestess
Persona: Semele, Level 1
St: 1, Ma: 3, En: 2, Ag: 2, Lu: 2
Skills: Agi, Dia, Enradi