The Fool and the Trickster
Iwatodai Station, Tatsumi Port Island,
Nightime
Due to a malfunction in the switching system. Our schedule has been greatly altered. We apologize for any passengers who were in a hurry. Next station is Iwatodai.
The conductor of the train announced. On board the train was a girl with auburn hair listening to her mp3 player paying no mind to the announcement.
A few minutes later the train finally reached it's destination. And an recorded announcement was made.
We have reached Iwatodai. This is the final station for Tatsumi Port Island. Thank you for your patronage.
As the train door began to open so did it's passengers begin to leave the train. The girl with headphones noticed her watch, it was just a minute before midnight.
Just as she left the station the clock struck twelve.
The bright blue moon's light turned darkish green. streets seemed to be littered with black coffins what were once people and blood covered every other wall. There are faint and loud noised of screaming from random directions
As the world around her had seemed to change, the girl with the headphones seemed unfazed or even bewildered by it all even as her music player stopped working.
"This again," she sighed, "I knew I should have left earlier. She began to walk the deserted streets looking at a piece of paper what seems to be a map. After nearly half an hour of walking the empty streets she finally reached where she was headed. A build what seems to be a dorm. She entered the building only to be greeted by a voice of a young boy.
"Welcome," the mysterious young boy in a black and white striped pajamas greeted, "your late, I've been waiting for you a long time,"
The red haired girl is speechless before him, not knowing what to say but stare.
"If you wish to proceed then please sign here," the boy showed her what seems to be a contract written in English, "it's a contract,"
"Um, what's it for?" the girl asked,
"Don't worry, all it says is that you'll accept full responsiblity for your actions,"
"Huh, well then, alright?" the girl reluctantly agreed,
She took the piece of contract from the boy and written down her name, Hamuko Arisato, she written.
Once Hamuko signed the contract the boy provided, the latter disappeared into the shadows.
"Who's there?! But how can you?" a female voice called out.
A brunette female wearing a pink sweater over what seems to be a school uniform called out on who just entered the building. She also seems to have a holster with a pistol and it looks as if she was going to draw it.
"Wait, Takeba," an older female entered the room,
The older girl entered thee room. As they stood in the room the power has returned. The older one approached the Hamuko.
"I didn't think you'd arrive so late. My name is Mitsuru Kirijo. I'm one of the students who live in this dorm," the older one said,
"...Who's she?" the brunette asked,
"She's a transfer student. It was a last minute decision to move her here. She'll eventually be moved to the normal dorms." Mitsuru replied,
"Is it ok for her to be here?" the brunette asked,
"I guess we'll see...," Mitsuru looks at Hamuko, "This is Yukari Takeba, she will be a junior this spring just like you,"
"Hey..." Yukari sheepishly introduced herself,
"Why do you have a gun," Hamuko warily asked,
"Oh...uhm. It's sorta like a hobby... Not a hobby but..." Yukari reluctantly answered before she was helped by Mitsuru
"You know how it is these days... It's for self-defense. It's not a real gun of couse," Mitsuru too a bit reluctant to answer the new arrival's question,
"It's getting lateo you should get some rest. Your room is on the third floor, at the end of the hallway. Your things should already be there," Mitsuru changed the subject, telling Hamuko about her belongings being at her assigned room.
"Oh...I'll show you the way. Follow me," Yukari said,
By the time they have reached the third floor. Yukari gave the key to Hamuko. But before she left she told Hamuko not to tell about what she saw tonight before she left for her own room.
As far as Hamuko knew, every midnight the sky and everything around turns green and the moon lit yellow and the power went out. She wondered how did those two girls move during that time? People seem to turn in to black coffins with a red mist around them but these two were perfectly normal and completely aware of the "green midnight".
It's late to worry about it now, thought Hamuko as she prepared for bed. It was her first day of school after all.
Temple of Anubis, ?
Before Minato's eyes he was in a beautiful temple of ivory, ebony idols of different Egyptian gods and goddesses and alabaster colloms. Just a second ago he was at the Moonlight bridge during the dark hour and fought a battle he was never meant to and unleashed a power that was not meant to be used by a human.
"Welcome, my dear friend!" John greeted Minato warmly as the latter turn around to face him.
"What exactly to you want from me John?" Minato began to ask, "It's not merely to change the pass now is it? What exactly was in that contract?"
"I will be very honest with my friend," John spoke, "if wasn't from a very good mutual friend I would have never even noticed you I'm afraid. It was this friend that showed me your potential and offered a certain service for me in exchange for your salvation,"
"Salvation? Mutual friend?" Minato was confused,
"Perhaps this will shed some light," John explained, "you may come out now."
There was foot steps coming from the shadows and the light illuminated the guest.
"Elizabeth?" Minato bewildered at the sight of Velvet Room attentant. Her appearance did change exept for her outfit. She still sported white bobbed cut hair, her eyes were golden. But now she did not wear her blue velvet elevator attendant uniform but instead a beautiful black gown that shows thee curves of her body.
"I'm so glad to see your alive and well, my dear Minato Arisato-sama," Elizabeth greeted the one she loved,
"So your the one," Minato said, "your my savior after all even after everyone has left,"
"Now," John interuppted the reunion, "the as for the true nature of your contract, to remove any ambiguities. It really simple. Grow your power. Simple right?"
"Excuse me?" Minato questioned,
"Grow your power before it consumes you. Many of the old gods was driven to maddens or forced into an eternal slumber because they let their power consume them not even the two almightly ones are not immune to this. By eating other shadows or if you can other gods you grow your power," John explained, "Power my friend, weather you choose to wield your newly found godly powers or...lesser powers such as persona is within your grip."
"All shadows and beings you say?" Minato asked, "even the almightly outer ones? You yourself are not immune to this?" he smirked,
"My friend, you are always welcome to try," John gave a warm smile, "but for now you have to grow your own power before challenging the likes of myself. It would be a rather dull battle if such a friendly fight would occur,"
"Oh I'm sure Minato-sama would be able to conquer any adversity that stands in his path. Even as mere mortal, a human none the less was able to defeat a great old one. What more if he himself is an emerging god. I have full confidence that he will be able face the God of a Thousand Faces," Elizabeth chimed in boasting Minato's potential
"Probably," Minato murmured
"Then I look foward to such a battle," John smiled, "in any event. Time marches on in the other world. Elizabeth your contract has been fulfilled and you may join Minato-san as requested."
A blanket of darkness enveloped the temple as they disappeared in to the human realm.
Gekkoukan High, Tatsumi Port Island
Morning
The day began for Hamuko rather relatively normal. Yukari invited her to come with her to go to school together. I was her first day so she gladly agreed.
The first day of school. Finding her way around the school was rather easy. She went to the faculty office to meet her homeroom advisor, Toriumi-sensei. She then made it to first period accomanying her teacher to the classroom.
"All right class before we begin, you have three new classmate. So I guess that makes it hat trick," Toriumi began
Three, Hamuko wondered. There wasn't anyone else that went with her when she reported to Toriumi sensei. Maybe they went earlier that she did.
"This is Hamuko Arisato, she will be joining us this semester so be nice to her,"
"I'm Hamuko Arisato, please to meet you all," Hamuko greeted her new classmates among them was Yukari, at least she knows someone beforehand. The boys in the class were whispering to one another but the most noticable one was the one in the baseball cap and the one with the short brown hair.
"Hey did you see the her with Yukaricchi this morning. Now she is in our class," the one the baseball cap whispered
"Err... she's hot an all but she's just not that... you know," the brown haired boy whispered in reply.
"There we go again," the one in the baseball cap sighed, "when are you going to want a real girl for a change?"
"The hell's that suppose to mean!" the brown haired one and the one in the baseball cap began to argue.
"You two back there!" Toriumi began to scold,
"Speaking of which where are those two who were suppose to arrive?" referring to the remaining two new students.
"Well then if they are not coming I guess we can start. Arisato-kun you can sit on which ever seat-"
"Wait!" a voice call,
"Wait," a young man with blue hair and golden eyes panted as he barely made it to the class room,
"This so called 'monorail' is truly exquist. This realm is really full of its charms," a young lady with short white hair and too has golden eyes waltzed in.
"Oh, you two just made it," Toriumi greeted slightly annoyed,
"Class, these are Makoto Yuuki and Elizabeth Lannister. Lannister-kun is from England and only has recently moved her to Japan, so I expect you to show her the ropes. Why don't you two introduce yourselves,"
"I'm Makoto Yuuki. i hope to get along with you all!" Makoto greeted warmly. He didn't look all muscular but none the less there was a certain charm in him that made the girls in the class whisper around.
By then Hamuko has already found herself a seat despite all the other girls aside from Yukari giggling about the new guy she wasn't that too impressed with him. Yukari merely scuffed as she found the new guy rather arrogant
"Hello," Elizabeth introduced herself, "I'm Elizabeth. I am pleased to meet your aquintance," she greet with a rather devilish grin.
Despite introducing herself in rather broken Japanese all the guys in the class began to whisper around as well. The one with brown hair nodged the one in the base ball cap,
"I think i like younger girls now..."
"OK now, if there isn't anything else let's begin," Toriumi silence the class, "you two find your seats," and so they did and found seats next to each other.
There was something about those two? Hamuko pondered with herself. This Yuuki guy somewhat looks familiar and Lannister looks like someone she has seen in her dreams. Could it be a mere coincidence that they look all to familiar?
Author's Notes:
I haven't been able to write in quite awhile. Been busy. Anyhow I hope you like this chapter. It kinda took time to write as I did several revisions of it I hope it turned out alright. I got some ideas after finishing the P4 anime of course not the same as playing the actual thing *sigh*.
As always like comment follow. You know the drill. Till the next chapter.
