Disclaimer: I do not own the Persona series
Disclaimer: I do not own the Persona series.
"Talking"
'Thoughts'
(Author side notes/PoV change/scene change)
A few days later and I have the fourth chapter here.
I haven't gotten many reviews so I don't know what everyone likes and what everyone doesn't.
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Chapter 4: The power and two new friends
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(1st PoV Suigin)
I could hear the ocean again. I feel a rocking motion too.
I open my eyes to see that I am back at the Velvet Room.
"Welcome back. It would seem that you have unlocked your power. Very good" Igor said across from me.
"That was my power? What was it?" I ask.
"You possess the power of the Persona. It is an ability that everyone has, but few have the potential to use it. A Persona is a sort of mask that people use to endure life's hardships. Like the one you wear about your parents" Igor explained.
My eyes widened "How do you know about that?"
Igor waved his hand and a table appeared in between us. Another wave and a deck of cards appeared.
"The cards can tell a lot about the past, present, and future. Would you like to see for yourself?"
I slowly nodded, curious of what he would say.
He waved his hand and the cards rearranged themselves on the table.
Igor waved his hand and the first card flipped over.
"The Tower, this card represents a coming danger, the same one I have spoken of to you before"
He waved his hand again and the next card flipped over.
"Strength, you and your allies will gain the strength to fight this conflict, as the card's name suggests"
He waved and the final card flipped over.
"How interesting, the World, meaning that this conflict could affect the world as a whole"
The cards moved back into a deck.
"Before we part, I would like to read your fortune in the cards, if you do not mind" Igor requested.
I nodded, being curious myself.
The deck shuffled itself and rearranged themselves again.
"How this one works is the cards read your past, present, and future"
The first card flipped over.
"The Fool, you always looked to a better tomorrow for yourself and your sister"
The second card flipped over.
"The Emperor, soon there will be opportunities to enter into a partnership or relationship"
He was about to flip the final card, my future, when I stopped him.
"I'm sorry, but I don't want to know"
Igor raised an eyebrow "Any particular reason for not wanting to see what your future holds?"
"If it's something good, I could get cocky and fail in stopping this danger. If it's bad I might think it's hopeless to even try. Maybe when everything is over I'll want to know, but I just have this feeling that I shouldn't" I explained.
Igor nodded "I understand. I shall hold on to this card until you desire to see it for yourself"
All of the cards, except for the one about my future disappeared. Everything around me started to fade, meaning I was waking up.
"Next time you come here, it will be of your own free will. Until then"
Igor nodded slowly and everything disappeared.
(3rd PoV the Next Morning)
Suigin woke up still feeling tired. He was half tempted to just go back to sleep but he knew he had to go to school.
He looked down at himself to see that he was wearing his clothes from yesterday.
"I must have been tired last night" he muttered.
After taking a quick shower and getting dressed he went downstairs. Having already eaten all the leftovers and not feeling up to cooking, he got some cereal instead.
Kikoeru and Atama came down shortly afterwards.
"Hey Suigin, sleep well?" Kikoeru asked.
"Somewhat, I had another one of those dreams again" Suigin answered.
"What was it about?" Atama asked.
For the next few minutes, Suigin explained what Igor told him about Personas and the tarot card readings.
"Persona? Wait, that was what you said before you pulled the trigger remember? So we were right that… umm what was that thing's name again?" Kikoeru asked.
"Azrael" Suigin replied.
"Right, so Azrael is a Persona?" Kikoeru finished.
"From what Igor told me, Azrael in my Persona, a mask" Suigin stated.
"So everyone has a Persona, but only a few can actually awaken them. But then why hasn't anyone noticed?" Atama stated.
Suigin remembered one of the tarot readings.
How interesting, the World, meaning that this conflict could affect the world as a whole
"Maybe this conflict here will change that. Plus he told me that the danger has come before but only a few knew about it. Maybe this danger will show itself to the world this time" Suigin suggested.
Atama looked at the clock "Well why don't we continue this after school?"
Kikoeru and Suigin agreed and all three of them left.
After they got to school, Kikoeru walked off to class with Dokeshi and Atama went to ask about the clubs. Suigin decided to walk around the school until class.
As he was walking, he overheard something.
"Come on, it'll be fun"
"I-I'm sorry but I'm not interested" a shy, feminine voice answered.
"I'm not asking"
"Let me go!"
Suigin decided to step in and saw a boy roughly grabbing a girl's hand.
"Hey, let her go!" Suigin shouted.
Alarmed, the boy let go and ran off.
Suigin walked over the girl "Are you alright?" he asked gently.
She nodded "T-thank you, he's been bothering me for a while about going on a date with him. I'm sorry, I didn't introduce myself. I'm Hikari Yoake"
"I'm Suigin Subeta. I think we have the same class" he returned.
Taking a second look at her, she seemed familiar, and not just from class. Hikari was about 4 inches shorter than him and had dark blue hair that reached to the small of her back. She also had violet colored eyes. She was currently wearing the same uniform that Kikoeru wore.
"Subeta? You don't happen to live in Inaba do you?" Hikari asked.
Suigin nodded "Yes, I live there with my little sister, but I'm going to school here"
"I remember you, we had a few classes together there. I live there with my parents.
Suigin then remembered her. She was usually quiet and shy around people and transferred out last year.
"I think I remember you, sorry, I usually just worried about my sister most of the time" Suigin apologized.
Hikari smiled softly "It's alright, thanks again for helping me"
"It's fine, why don't we head to class?" Suigin suggested.
Hikari nodded "Sure"
As they walked to class, they talked about this and that. Suigin learned that Hikari's family ran a small bakery that was below their house. Her father did a good amount of running the store while her mother taught kindergarten students. She also said how they always made time for her whenever they could.
Hearing about Hikari's tight-knit family made him slightly jealous of her, but it faded fast because it wasn't her fault.
They got to class and Suigin started for his seat next to Atama. He turned and saw Hikari looking nervously to her seat near the door in the back. The same guy from earlier was sitting next to her seat.
Suigin walked back over to her "Would you like to sit with me and my friend?"
Hikari looked over to their seats and nodded.
Hikari sat in the seat in front of Suigin.
"Hey Suigin, whose your friend?" Atama asked.
"This is Hikari, Hikari this is my friend Atama" Suigin introduced.
"Hello" Hikari said shyly.
Atama waved "Nice to meet you"
After that, class started.
(Lunch)
After the first few classes, lunch came around.
"Hey Hikari, would you want to join us for lunch?" Suigin offered.
"Really? I don't want to impose" She replied softly.
"It's fine" Suigin answered.
Hikari tilted her head slightly and smiled "Alright, thank you"
The three of them headed to their regular table to see that another girl was with Kikoeru and Dokeshi.
"Hey guys, I see that you two made a new friend as well" Atama stated.
"Yup, this is Nami Tsuki, she's in our class" Kikoeru answered.
Nami was about the same height as Kikoeru was. She had a sort of dark grey hair with blue eyes. She seemed a little out of focus, while she had her attention to everyone at the table.
"Hello, pleasure to meet you" Nami said in a soft voice.
"Hi, I'm Suigin Subeta"
"I'm Atama Yujikushi"
"I'm Hikari Yoake"
"So how did you guys meet?" Suigin asked.
"Some other students were teasing Nami and we stepped in. After that we just became friends" Kikoeru replied.
"Why were they teasing you?" Atama asked.
"I'm not sure, some of them call me Loony and weird" Nami answered.
"Why is that?" Dokeshi asked.
"Maybe because I don't react to their insults. So some of the girls in my dorm steal my things and hide them. I went a week without shoes once, it was actually quite fun" she stated in her dream-like voice.
Everyone else was surprised to hear what people did to Nami. Then Kikoeru got an idea.
"Atama, Suigin, could I talk to you two for a moment?"
Both boys nodded and stood up and walked a little bit away.
"Can Nami live at the dorm with us?" Kikoeru whispered.
"I was actually considering it, she shouldn't have to deal with the stuff she has to" Atama replied.
"Same here, Maybe we could extend the invitation to Dokeshi and Hikari too. I know we have only known them for a short while but I feel like we've been friends for a long time already" Suigin continued.
"That sounds fine to me, we'll offer them to stay with us and if they want to we'll ask Ms. Chishiki about it" Kikoeru offered.
"Sounds good" Suigin agreed.
They walked back to the table "Would you three like to stay at our dorm?" Suigin offered.
Hikari and Dokeshi looked surprised, Nami didn't seem fazed really.
"Our dorm?" Hikari asked.
"We live in a co-ed dorm. Atama and I were put there due to no available rooms, Kikoeru wanted to stay with us because she would feel more comfortable" Suigin answered.
Nami was the first to answer "I would like very much to stay at your dorm"
After a moment of thought, both Dokeshi and Hikari accepted as well.
"Alright, after school we'll ask to make sure it's ok" Atama stated.
(After class)
After class, Suigin, Atama, and Hikari walked up to Ms. Chishiki.
"Ms. Chishiki, could we ask you something?" Hikari asked.
"Sure, go ahead" she replied.
"Could three other students move into our dorm?" Suigin asked.
Ms. Chishiki raised an eyebrow "Why is that?"
"For multiple reasons. You can ask them if you like, they are Dokeshi Warau, Nami Tsuki, and Hikari here" Suigin answered.
Ms. Chishiki nodded "I think I already know, it is their decision if they want to move there or not. I'll make a few more key copies for you"
"Thank you very much Ms. Chishiki" Atama said.
After that, they met up with Kikoeru, Nami, and Dokeshi.
"So what did she say?" Kikoeru asked, looking excited.
"She said as long as everyone is fine with it. I thought that we would have trouble with it though" Suigin stated.
"The rules for dorms are very lenient here, as long as everyone agrees and nothing happens its fine" Nami explained.
"Alright, so Kikoeru, why don't you go with Nami and Hikari to get their things while Atama and I go help Dokeshi" Suigin offered.
"Ok, we'll meet you guys outside the girl's dorm alright? We might need some help" Kikoeru replied.
They all agreed and went the separate ways.
After getting all of Dokeshi's belongings, they waited outside the girl's dorm for about 5 minutes until Nami came out "Would two of you please come and help carry a few things?"
Suigin and Atama went since Dokeshi had three bags that he was carrying himself.
After getting all of Hikari's and Nami's things, they headed toward their dorm.
"Well here we are, home sweet home" Suigin stated as they went inside.
"Wow, you guys have this place to yourselves?" Dokeshi asked.
"Yeah, this place is pretty cool huh?" Atama asked.
"Well go pick out your rooms, boys on the 4th and girls on the 3rd" Kikoeru suggested.
After they picked out their rooms, Atama, Suigin, and Kikoeru were discussing what happened yesterday.
"So, at around midnight, time seems to stop and some kinds of monsters appear, and only someone like Suigin can fight them off with a Persona. Those sound right?" Atama listed off.
"Only one way to find out. I'm going out again tonight and I'm going to see if it does" Suigin stated.
"I'm coming with you, just in case something happens" Atama said without room to protest.
"So am I" Kikoeru said.
"No, Kiki you stay here in case Dokeshi, Hikari, or Nami need anything. We'll be fine" Suigin stated.
Kikoeru pouted "Fine, but if I hear you guys in trouble I'm going to come running"
"Not a good idea but I can see that we can't dissuade you" Atama stated.
"Actually, I want you to keep an eye on them, let me know if they appear as coffins during that time" Suigin requested.
Kikoeru nodded "You got it boss"
Suigin raised an eyebrow "Boss?"
Kikoeru scratched her head sheepishly "Well, you seem the best for a sort of leader, I'd feel better if you did"
"She's right, you have a Persona to fight with while we don't" Atama added.
"Alright, I guess I'll take that position" Suigin said with a shrug.
(That night 11:55)
Suigin and Atama were at the park again, Suigin with his strange pistol and Atama with his gun.
They had waited until the other besides Kikoeru went to sleep before leaving.
"What time is it?" Suigin asked.
"11:59, it's almost time" Atama replied.
As if on cue, everything went darker and the moon turned green again.
"Looks like it is a recurring thing" Atama stated.
They turned and saw some of the same monsters from before as well as others that looked like a floating ball with a giant mouth and tongue.
"Let's see if this works" Suigin said as he put the pistol to his head.
He took a deep breath and shouted "Persona!"
He pulled the trigger and the shattering glass sound happened before Azrael appeared.
"Alright, let's try fighting now" Suigin stated.
'Looks like three of them are the same from last night, the other two are new ones. So I should take out the old ones first' Suigin thought.
As if reading his mind, Azrael rushed at the weaker ones, taking out two of them in one slash.
"I think I can command Azrael's attacks through thoughts" Suigin stated.
"Really? Try it again" Atama replied.
Suigin looked at the last weak one and thought of the ice attack he did yesterday. A name then came into his mind.
'Bufu'
Suddenly, Azrael thrusted his arm at the last one and ice shards flew at it and impaled it.
He then turned to the last two and thought of Azrael slashing one of them.
Azrael did so and sliced it in half along the mouth.
Suigin then thought of the lightning attack.
'Zio'
Azrael thrusted his arm again and a bolt of lightning hit the last monster.
Seeing no more enemies, Azrael disappeared.
"Wow, I still can't believe this is real" Suigin muttered.
"I know, here we are, looking for a normal school year just to learn about all of this" Atama continued.
"Who knows, maybe you and Kikoeru will get Personas too" Suigin joked.
Atama chuckled "Maybe, then at least we can help you"
"Speaking of Kikoeru, we should head back. Do you feel alright?" Atama asked.
"I feel fine, maybe it was just me unlocking Azrael that tired me out" Suigin suggested.
They got back to see Kikoeru sitting in the lounge "We're back"
Kikoeru turned and jumped up before running over "Are you guys alright?"
"Yeah, I don't really feel tired from summoning Azrael. What about the others?" Suigin asked.
"They stayed the same, they didn't turn into coffins like that person at the park" Kikoeru reported.
Suigin thought it over "Maybe all of you have the potential to use Personas. We'll try sometime this week. Right now, I think we should head to bed for tonight"
"Alright, see you two tomorrow" Kikoeru said before going upstairs.
Atama went upstairs soon after. Suigin went to his room and got on the computer to try and find anything out about Personas and the monsters.
"This is going to be a long night" Suigin muttered to himself.
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And there is chapter 4. Now all six previously mentioned teenagers know each other.
If you have trouble picturing Nami, think of her like Yukine from Clannad, if you don't know who that is then think of her like Luna from Harry Potter.
Don't have much to say so just wait for Chapter 5 and tell me how you like the story so far.