"GAHHH!"

"UGHHH!"

Yu and Minato flew several feet away before landing onto the stone ground, the giant Rabbit quickly rolled back onto its feet and barely avoided an attempted decapitation from Labrys. Yu and Minato stared up at the ceiling for a moment, realizing just how they found themselves upon the ground during this intense battle.

"Yu…"

"Yeah?"

"We just got drop kicked by a rabbit…"

"There's always a first time for everything…"

Yu and Minato got up and looked around at the ongoing battles. Labrys, Aigis, and Zen, holding the still unconscious Rei, was trying to fight off the rabbit Shadow, doing some damage to it before dodging any retaliation with varying degrees of success. Yosuke, Yukari, Yukiko, Mitsuru, and Junpei were up against the Doctor and the nurses, throwing their skills as they dodged the doctor's swift swings. Akihiko, Ken, Kanji, Chie, and Teddie were dealing against the clergyman, carefully choosing their opportunities to attack but sometimes end up getting countered due to a misstep. And the rest were fighting the queen and her massive army of card soldiers, obliterating many in their way but only to have even more swarm them. Rise and Fuuka were going into overtime trying to support the four groups, sometimes getting tangled up by the ongoing events and end up miscommunicating. It was just utter chaos…

"Alright… Just get back onto the saddle." Yu said, picking up his sword.

"Yeah, get our groove back." Minato replied, grabbing his evoker.

"Izanagi-no-Okami! Maziodyne!"

"Messiah! Maragidyne!"

Flames and lightning erupted throughout the entire chamber, severely damaging everything the attack came in contact with. One of the nurses succumbed to the attack, the clergyman was merely stunned, and many of the card soldiers disintegrated before the surge of flame and electricity. Everyone was surprised at the sudden amount of destruction but immediately pressed the advantage while they could. However against Rei's Shadow, the attack did nothing more than annoy it.

The rabbit roared and pushed everyone back again, the force also extinguishing any patches of flames left behind by the Yu's and Minato's attack. "Be careful everyone, the rabbit just made itself and the others much stronger! They'll be faster and hit a harder!" Fuuka warned. "Well that back fired…" Minato replied. "It is fine Arisato, anything to damage them is more than enough." Mitsuru reassured.

"Alright! Let's get back to our battles!" Yu shouted.

Labrys jumped left as Rei's Shadow attempted to bite her, making a light swipe at the Shadow during the motion. It grunted at the wound and made a grab at Labrys, catching her leg before she could move. "Shit! I got caught!"

"Hold on Sister!"

Aigis began firing several missiles at the Shadow, hoping the salve would stun it. Zen did the same, firing explosive bolts whilst trying to not hit the captive girl. None of the attacks were doing anything, though that didn't stop the two from ending their assault. Hanging upside down, Labrys swung her axe at the arm holding her but was caught by the Shadow's other hand. The rabbit ripped the weapon out of her hand and tossed it aside before grabbing Labrys' torso. The Shadow began pulling on Labrys, the creaking of metal can be heard from Labrys' hips and leg.

"AHHHH! ARIADNE!"

The Persona appeared and wrapped its red thread around the arms of the Shadow before pulling to prevent Labrys' limb gets ripped out. While the strain on her limbs lessened, Labrys could feel that her Persona was slowly being overpowered by the Rabbit. "Let go damn it!" Yu shouted, slashing away at one of the Shadow's legs. "I think she's pretty angry with Labrys!" Minato replied, also slashing away at the other leg. Labrys drew her hunting knife in reverse grip and began stabbing at the hand holding her, though it did nothing but tighten the Shadow's hold on her.

Zen stopped firing and began thinking, wondering just what could stagger the creature that held the robot captive. Every spot on its body took hits but the Shadow continued to act as if nothing happened, even to the attacks of Personas. Maybe something from Rei's past could help take down this monstrosity. Zen looked at Rei's face, a small frown was upon her face as tears rolled down from her closed eyes. Eyes that no doubt saw some terrible things that were bad enough for her to attempt to gouge…

"Go for her eyes!" Zen shouted, aiming his crossbow at the Shadow's head. Labrys flipped her blade from reverse grip to forward and launched her arm at the eye should could see. Zen fired his crossbow and the bolt soared into the other eye as the knife hit its target.

"RRRRRAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!"

The Rabbit dropped Labrys and began clutching at its eyes, attempting to claw out the obstruction. Before it could grab Labrys' arm, the girl pulled her limb back to its place and limped away from the raging Shadow. "Hit it with everything you got!" Labrys shouted.

"Athena! God Hand!" Aigis shouted. A white robbed woman appeared from the blue light, her gaze focusing on the enemy before them. A shield floated in front of her as she raised her spear to throw upon the Shadow. A glint of light shined from her golden helmet as she threw her weapon, a fist like shape began surrounding the spear.

"Messiah! Hientou!"

The angelic Persona began building flames around its arm before flinging it out in a thin arc, like a blade, towards the Shadow.

"Izanagi! Raijinzan!"

Lightning struck the weapon of the well-dressed Persona before it swinging across with great force, sending the energy towards the Shadow.

The three attacks hit the monster, forcing it to buckle and collapsed onto the ground as its eyes continued to bleed. "Alright you bastard, I'm going to knock you into next week. Ariadne! Binding of Prometheus!" Labrys shouted as she began focusing. The red string began darting along the floor of the entire chamber, drawing a pattern as it began changing colors. The Shadow suddenly charged at Labrys, baring its fangs at the robot but she stood her ground.

When it bit down, a barrier pulled up and protected Labrys although she could hear it creak and crack. Labrys smiled knowing who it was that put up the barrier and continued to concentrate. The string finished drawing the seal upon the ground and began glowing white, slowly shining ever brighter until it blinded everyone. When the light faded, every last one of the enemy were covered in chains and were struggling to break free.

"Yes! Every last one of them are bound! They won't be able to do anything!" Rise yelled.

"This is your chance!" Fuuka added.

"Damn… That took more out of me than I thought… Let me hold on to Mom for you… Go deal the finishing blow… I need a break…" Labrys panted limping towards Zen.

"Hephaestus, Engineer of the Forge, I ask for your service. Ease and temper the metals of the maiden before me. Give her the strength to protect all those she holds dear and allow your craft to gift her victories." Zen chanted. A soft glow began to appear on Labrys, the damage on her body slowly began repairing itself to its original condition. Aigis was also surrounded in a soft glow, her own injuries started to close and repair itself.

"Is this your power Zen-san?" Aigis asked, looking at her arms.

"You never cease to amaze me big guy… I'll make sure to protect Mom."

"Then I'll be off." Zen replied before dashing forward.

"Hermes, patron of thieves and travelers, grant me your blessing. Let the winds be at my back, push me towards the horizon and the world beyond. Have my feet tread the earth like the clouds rolling across the sky, send my soul to the heart of the storm. Iris, bringer of the seven colors, cast your light upon me. Let me soar through the night upon your wings hidden within the gentle breeze. Guide me through the midnight ink and towards the danger hidden in the darkness. Chronos, governor of time, I call to you. Expand the passage of time, allow the sands to dance, to torrent, and to flow around me. Turn the hours to minutes and minutes to seconds, let no moment be wasted in this time of tribulation."

Zen disappeared as bolts came flying out of nowhere in multiple directions around Rei's Shadow. Each one that hit unleashed a burst of magic that either burned it, partially froze it, electrocuted it, or forced it to the ground. Before Labrys realized, Zen was standing next to her, calmly staring at the still struggling Shadow. "That was pretty short. You not going to finish her off?" Labrys asked.

"Look closely, I left a gift."

Labrys focused her sight on the Shadow and noticed what was surrounding it, a semi sphere of bolts. Every last one of them were just hanging in the air, with all their tips pointed towards the still struggling Shadow, waiting to converge. Zen raised his hand and snapped his finger, causing all of the projectiles to fly and turn the rabbit into a pin cushion. It looked for a moment that the beast was defeated… Until it forced itself to stand up and unleashed a defiant roar.

"Just like last time…" Zen said before falling to his knees.

"It seems I have overexerted myself…"

"I know Shadows are tough but this is ridiculous! What did this thing represent for Mom anyway!?"

"It represents the resentment and despair that Rei harbored towards her meaningless life. This creature's refusal to be defeated is stemmed from her desire to survive against the sickness that was killing her."

"Oh man… Where is Yu-kun, Minato, and Sis?" Labrys asked, noticing that those three aren't around.

"Sister! Get out of the way!"

Labrys and Zen looked over and saw everyone standing together, their Personas stood behind them, all radiating a soft glow around each and every last one of them. "Oh shit! Time to get moving!" Labrys yelled, picking up Rei and Zen. The girl began hauling the two towards the rest of the group, hurrying as she began hearing the chains she placed upon their opponents weakening and breaking.

"Give it to them!" Yu shouted.

"GOD HAND!"

"MARAGIDYNE!"

"MABUFUDYNE!"

"MAZIODYNE!"

"MAGARUDYNE!"

"MEGIDOLAON!"

A blur of colors and light erupted throughout the entire room, so much so that it hurt just looking at the sudden burst of power. And despite the roaring torrent on noise, weak and pained voices of the foes can be heard through the fire and the flames.

"This cannot be! I could not have lost!"

"The miracle… Did not… Come to pass…"

"Again… The operation has failed…"

The surge began dying down when a weak and sad cry was heard before a thud sounded though out the cavern. And from that point everyone could tell, Rei's Shadow has been thoroughly defeated.