Here it finally is, the first character-oriented chapter, it being about Llana and how she got into the Dreamscape!
Once again, here we go again: Persona is owned by Atlus and Index. I only own Tyzell, Llana, and Raijin, plus the Dreamscape. Feel free to review!
Chapter 13
The Dreamscape, Evening, 04/22
"Llana?" I was in shock. My dead best friend, and my first love, is right here, in front of my eyes, alive. "T-Ty?! What are you doing here?! No…you couldn't have…" Llana said, equally shocked as well. Raijin, however, ended the conversation with a condescending fact check. "Actually, this guy's still kicking here. He's a fighter, that bugger. Anyways, who are you? I'm pretty sure he has no girls interesting for him enough in his brain." That managed to regain my composure. "Raijin…this is Llana…you know, dead best friend, one of the reasons you exist as evil me in the first place?" I said to him. "Oh, her…wait, how the fuck did she get old? I'm pretty sure spirits don't age." He said, before asking me. "This is really confusing me right now…come inside, and we'll talk later, right now, I have to go relax for a bit." Llana said. "Agreed. Raijin, let's go in. This is your new home." I replied, as we headed inside.
30 minutes later…
After explaining everything to her, she at least understood now. "So…that thing's your Persona? Wow, he's bulky." she said, pointing to Raijin. "Hey, I'm not fat. This stupid armor's just makes me look it." he retorted. "So, yeah…after explaining our situation and the fact that I'm still alive, there's been one question on my mind…how the hell you'd get here, and how did you take care of yourself if you're the only one in this house?" I asked her. "Yeah, long story…you see, it was when I died 4 years ago…"
Flashback…
A girl is floating in an empty void…that girl is known as Llana Blakelette, childhood friend of Tyzell, and the girl that loved him the entire time. Sadly, this girl met an unfortunate end, dying of blood loss after being shot in the gut by a cocaine junkie. Normally, she'd expect to be in heaven, talking with God to decide what she gets…but no, she ends up in a void…floating, wandering…lost.
"Where am I?" she says, as she floats within the empty space. "Is this Heaven? No…but it ain't Hell either, since I should be burning by now…" she wonders...
"You want to support him." a distant voice calls her.
"Huh, who's that?" she asked, calling out the voice that was talking to her. "You wanted to help him, yet, you knew it would lead to your demise. Yet, you did it anyway, out of love for him." the voice continued. "How do you know I tried to help Ty? Who are you?!" Llana yelled, confused on why this voice knew about the event that cost her life. "Don't worry…I am not an enemy…I simply wish to help you…but for now, you must rest…all will be explained when you wake up." the voice explained. "What…do…you…mean…" Llana says as she finally faints, leaving herself to the clutches of fate…
The Dreamscape, ?, ?/?
Llana wakes up in a field…a field of grass. She surveys her surroundings, trying to comprehend the scenery around her. "Where am I? Where's that voice?" she says, as she looks around for her.
She sees only grass, grass as far as the eye could see. She wonders if she's stuck in an eternal purgatory, walking for the rest of her life. She did noticed that, unlike what she read about purgatory, the sky seems to be a bright blue, sun's always shining, and everything seems to be almost heavenly…"This couldn't be bad…I mean, there's grass I could lie on, the wind's cool…it almost seems unreal…" the girl wondered, looking over what sort of paradise she has landed herself into. She then saw a house. A marvelous one, made of pure marble.
"A house? Maybe someone lives there…" she said, as she approached the residence, looking at what seems to be the door. She knocks. "Hello? Anyone there?" she asked. No one answered. She tried the bell. No one responded. She then turned the knob, only to notice that it was unlocked. As the door swung open, she saw things that existed when she was alive: a TV, sofa, coffee table, so on and so forth.
Weird…this house looks clean…even though no one lives here, probably…she thought in confusion, as she looked the entire place. No scrap of dust, rust, or any sort of the form was found within this house. She then saw a set of stairs, which she took up to lead her to a bedroom. The bed was magnificent, the view was amazing, and there was a swimming pool in the back. She thought this was too good to be true. That is, until she noticed a VHS tape sticking out under the bed.
"What's this?" she thought, as she picked it up. She then looked at the inscription. "'PLAY ME'? What could this contain…" she said as she put it in the VCR on the TV in front of the bed. She couldn't help but make a snarky remark. "I swear, if this is the cursed videotape, and I saw it, I can't be killed anyway, cause I'm already dead!" she said as she laughed sarcastically. The screen fizzles into an image, an image of a woman.
"Welcome to the Dreamscape." The woman said, with the look of sophistication on her face. Llana noticed that she looks like a middle-aged woman, most probably in her 30's, perhaps. "Dreamscape?" she said, her utter confusion slowly settling in. "If you are playing this, then you are most certainly Llana Blakelette, the childhood friend and first love of Tyzell Brenwing. I have good news to share with you." The woman in the TV continued. "You are now in HIS inner mind, his dream world, you can say. As for why that's good news, allow me to elaborate. Eventually, he will be in a struggle he won't normally expect. Me and my master will send him into this world to form a bond with you, for you see, we will be giving you a second chance at life, despite your body now laying broken. Yet, your spirit burns. I will take this chance for you to enjoy what new life you have now in his world, for eventually, once he arrives, he will tell you what he has gone through, and you must assist him in his future endeavors. Goodbye, Llana Blakelette. May I wish you good fortune." the woman finally says as the TV shuts off.
Now
"Of course, Margaret planned this." I said. "She planned all of it, man. The whole thing with getting you to meet Narukami and such, and then getting me and thus, getting your access to her." Raijin said, knowing that. "But that doesn't answer my next question though, Llana. How did you take care of yourself in this place? Your body ages normally, but you're a spirit. And a spirit usually doesn't cook food." I said to her, prompting her to remember. "Oh shit, right, the eggs!" she said as she left for the kitchen to make sure that her food was fine. Luckily, it was.
"Thanks for reminding me, Ty…I usually forget sometimes, ehehehe…" Llana says in her bashful manner. "Anyways, to answer that, while my physical body's dead, my spirit somehow needs nutrition and calories and all that stuff. That's why I eat, and it does explain why at one point in the Bible, they said that there will be a feast in Heaven." she then answered. "You and your Bible references. Oh well, at least I'm happy you're back, Llana. You don't know how much hell I went through." I said. "Oh, no, I know. You went way too far, though. Next time, if you ever suffer like that again, don't go full yandere, k?" she said to me. "Yeah, after all that fighting, I think I'm slightly calmer now." I said. "Oi, oi, oi, remember, me and your old bloodlust." Raijin reminded me. "I know, but I won't go full crazy now, okay? I don't wanna hurt my friends." I retorted at him. "Yeah, yeah." Raijin said to me.
"Well then, I gotta go. Reality needs me anyway, right?" I said to Llana. "Aw…I wanted to catch up, but if you gotta go, then go, right?" she replied. "Yeah, tomorrow will probably be another day at normalcy, but we'll eventually kick ass again. As for me, I'll stay. I'm actually now a permanent resident of the Dreamscape. You aren't. I'll be able to summon, though, so don't worry." my Persona replied. "Okay, see ya." I said as I left the house, and into a limo for the Velvet Room, heading back to reality after a talk with Igor and Margaret.
Author's Note: This chapter was short because this was, once again, a original chapter, AKA I needed brain relaxation to think.
Explanation Time:
Q: Why is Margaret responsible for Llana being in?
A: Well, I'd say that she planned it the moment she died, considering that she saw potential in Tyzell as a Semi-Wild Card from the moment they met.
Q: Spirits don't age regardless, what the fuck?!
A: EY! Sure, spirits don't age...so I'm assuming any of the Bleach characters died in the real world in their respective ages-gimme a break, that would be pedophilic of me for her to never age, body-wise, now would it?!
Stay tuned for Chapter 14, where finally we truly continue the story! Stay strong! -TrickyFanWriter
P.S: This might be my most horribly written chapter yet since brain is fucked when I made this.
