"You're the transfer student right, mind if I ask you something?" inquired a voice from behind me.

"Huh?" I questioned before turning to see a familiar face standing behind me. Oh that's right, Kenji introduced himself today.

"It's nothing bad, I mean you and that girl Nami both live in the same dorm as Yukari right?" Kenji clarified. "I was just wondering if Yukari had said anything about having a boyfriend."

"Oh, no I don't think she said anything one way or the other about that." I answered.

"I see, well whatever. See you later, oh yeah I almost forgot to introduce myself." Kenji mentioned. "I'm Kenji Tomochika, I'll see you later."

"Alright, see you Kenji." I mentioned before he walked off as Nyx approached me.

"So that was the Magician, I would have guessed it would have been the other one." Nyx commented.

"You could tell?" I inquired. "Kenji represented my bond of the Magician arcana last time. Wait, what do you mean the other one?"

"You didn't notice?" Nyx questioned. "Junpei Iori's arcana is the Magician as well. I would have guessed it would have been him."

"Now that you mention it that is strange." I admitted. Wait a minute, Nyx is also forming social links so maybe…

Suddenly the bell started ringing.

"We can talk about this tonight." Nyx decided before walking towards the classroom.

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"Hey are you busy today?" Kenji inquired walking up to me.

"I don't think so, why?" I asked.

"Then you want to grab a bite to eat?" Kenji suggested.

"Sure, do you know anywhere we could go?" I inquired.

"Yeah, come on." Kenji mentioned before the two of us walked out of the classroom. "Have you ever been to Hagakure?"

"The ramen shop, no I passed it once or twice but I haven't been there to eat yet." I replied.

"Oh then you are in for a treat." Kenji said calmly. "The food there is incredible."

"I'll take your word for it." I mentioned calmly.

"Yeah, there must be some kind of secret ingredient or something that they use." Kenji explained calmly.

"That sounds delicious." I admitted.

"Yeah, you're in for a treat." Kenji stated with a grin.

Thou art I… And I am thou… Thou shalt have our blessing when thou choosest to create a Persona of the Magician Arcana.

"Oh yeah, I almost forgot." Kenji mentioned suddenly. "You and Nami seem real close."

Huh, he's asking about Nyx instead of Yukari? "We're just good friends." I explained.

"Well fair enough." Kenji accepted. "Well here we are so let's eat."

"Sounds good to me." I agreed with a smile.

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"Oh there you are, Mitsuru-sempai wanted to talk with you when you got back." Yukari mentioned.

"Oh, thanks for letting me know Yukari." I replied. She must want to talk about when we can go to Tartarus.

"No problem." Yukari said calmly. "She should be in the command room on the fourth floor."

"Actually she was talking with me." Nyx clarified as she walked down the stairs with Mitsuru. "Something strange has been happening to Hades so I thought I'd ask her if she had any idea what it was."

"According to Xiang, every night her persona has been getting weaker." Mitsuru explained.

"Weaker, but what about the shadows?" Yukari questioned.

"I'll be fine, it's not a huge issue but I've definitely noticed it recently." Nyx answered.

"Well if you say so." Yukari stated hesitantly.

"You wanted to talk to me about something Mitsuru-sempai?" I inquired.

"Yes, I assume you were planning on exploring Tartarus tonight?" Mitsuru asked.

"I was thinking it might be a good idea." I admitted. "Is something wrong?"

"It's nothing like that, however I will be unable to assist you tonight." Mitsuru explained. "I trust you understand."

"What Mitsuru-sempai is trying to say is that something came up involving the Kirijo group so she has to head out for tonight." Yukari interjected.

"Takeba is right." Mitsuru admitted. "I apologize for the inconvenience."

"It's alright, I understand that things come up." I mentioned.

"I appreciate that." Mitsuru stated before walking out of the dorm.

"Do you mind if I talk to you for a minute Minato?" Nyx requested suddenly.

"Oh, sure thing Nami is everything alright?" I asked before following her upstairs. What's going on, is she calling off our deal.

"It's almost here you know." Nyx mentioned calmly.

"You mean the next full moon, it's just over two weeks away." I replied before the realization hit me. "Wait, you mean the new moon."

"Of course I mean the new moon." Nyx stated. "Except, there's something else."

"Something else?" I questioned. "Do you think Igor or Elizabeth might know what's going on?"

"I don't know." Nyx admitted. "Maybe."

"Well there's another door at the back of the alley next to the police station in Paulownia mall. Maybe we can ask them tomorrow." I suggested.

"Yeah, maybe." Nyx said quietly before going to her room.

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Nyx POV

It doesn't make any sense, why would my persona…

"Nami, are you alright?" Akihiko inquired from outside my door.

"I'm alright sempai, just a bit tired." I responded lazily.

"Alright, because you looked kind of worried earlier and I wanted to make sure you were ok." Akihiko said calmly.

"Thanks." I replied.

"Well if there's anything we can do to help you just let us know alright." Akihiko offered.

"I will sempai, you don't need to worry about me though." I mentioned before hearing him walk away. Universe and Lovers, I know exactly what those Arcana mean but what's going on with Hades, he felt so much more powerful when he first appeared but now… something's wrong.

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"Morning Nami." Junpei stated calmly. "Huh, is everything alright? Oh yeah, you aren't a morning person."

"No I'm not." I mentioned. "Actually do you think we'll get a chance to practice tonight?"

"I hope so, Hermes and I are more than ready to get back into that tower." Junpei whispered confidently. "I mean, who knows what's waiting for us inside."

"You have a point." I noted. You have no idea what's waiting for us inside Tartarus.

(Minato has reformed his Magician social link with Kenji, but something unusual is happening to Nyx. Next chapter Elizabeth will reveal what's happening to Hades. As always any reviews or critique is appreciated.)