Here's another chapter ladies and gentlemen. Sorry about last chapter... if it was fillery to you, that's the intention. I got bored of writing and crammed it with fillery scenes that amused me at the time. That and I felt like it would have been too long if I wrote the chapter the way I originally meant the chapter for.

RWBY is owned by Rooster Teeth and Persona is owned by Atlus. That should be obvious. This Week since RWBY Volume 5 is done, I won't need to bitch about my complaints for each chapter and my gripes with the characters.

Also nothing of note happened in FGO either for me so you'll be spared of my bitching as well... horray! I'm sad that I never get the servants I want but my luck for getting five stars is apparently above average so it kinda evens out.

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Minato looked on as Marina stood there, her body completely motionless. It was almost as if his presence had taken her breath away, or something similar in the least. The Fool had never experienced something like that first hand, so it was only speculation at best.

The Death of the mortal world gave her a gentle, welcoming smile that he reserved for rare, special occasions to put her more at ease. It was strange to use that particular expression in the presence of someone he wasn't dating, the sister of his Counterpart no less, but it worked much more than the Fool expected at times.

Either Chagall pheromone coffee is just that good, or Minato was much too familiar with how women operate. It was probably the coffee... he really hoped it was the coffee.

The Fool had been secretly going to a new café that had opened up just a few blocks away from Beacon called Leblanc Deux and the coffee was actually pretty high quality, despite the Faunus owner being fairly young all things considered. As an individual who had worked in a coffee shop himself, Minato could appreciate the thought put into the store's layout, despite it clearly being an imitation of another store. As a man of Japanese descent, finding a place with such delicious curry was a delight. He'll definitely be going back in the future once the second semester of Beacon starts.

Marina let out a shaky breath and began trembling in excitement and nervousness, though his smile did calm her down a small bit. The only reason the blue haired girl was not freaking out in disbelief and or stunned with shock was because of a chance encounter of her older brother's Remtube channel a few months to a quarter of a year back with his hiatus video.

Normally, Marina wasn't the type to go waste time watching a silly animal videos, but on one particular boring day, Marina had seen that video from P3 Compendium on the trending page and viola, she saw that her precious older brother, alive and well, was going to Beacon based on the title.

She took a cautious step forward before sprinting towards the Fool as fast as she physically could, pumping every ounce of strength she had into her legs.

To the Persona User, it was slow. Really slow, actually, but that was most likely of his years of physical training at this point.

Despite that, he didn't step out of the way and simply took the tackle hug to the gut at full force without any Persona or Semblance based enhancements.

Wouldn't want to harm his new sister with his already hard skin, after all.

As someone who had the body of an Avatar of power, along with the genes of Death, Minato had, in theory, a superior body compared to Humans of either world or Faunus. The Fool had seen Elizabeth tank attacks from Erebus to the face without batting an eye. At one point, he had even seen a blender blade shatter to pieces trying to blend his Attendant's hand.

Granted, his body was still in its 'infant stage', as it was only three years old and thus not too terribly different from a Human, but he didn't want to risk it nonetheless.

The force generated by the sprint tackle was more than he had expected and had managed to knock the first Fool back into the refrigerator, almost toppling it over completely. Sighing lightly, Minato observed Marina for a few scant moments before slowly placing his hand on top of her head. "I've returned." Feeling the emotions of Yuki bubbling, surfacing and reached the point of influencing him, Minato Arisato gave in without much resistance, seeing that it was his Counterpart's moment. At least, it should be and they both knew it. He didn't realize it at the time, but when the Wildcard had fought Nox in the Forever falls, it was Yuki's hatred of the being that had caused him to act much more aggressively than the Fool was comfortable with. Anger gives out power, but no matter the increase, any actions made from that ugly emotion is never worth it.

"Look how big you've become, sister." Yuki sighed in content upon finally laying eyes upon someone he hadn't seen in years. The nervousness that had been plaguing the spiritual tag along for weeks had evaporated almost instantly now that the most stressful part of the reunion was gone.

"Welcome home." His sister murmured into his chest, the relief in her tone clear to him despite her voice being muffled. Her minute trembling against him triggered an instinctive tightening of his hold on her and nuzzled his cheek against hers.

After they separated from their embrace, Marina punched the Fool in the stomach without warning and with as much force that her tiny frame allowed her. It wasn't so much that the strike hurt, but the surprise he felt and the suddenness of the attack upon him caused the older male to double over.

"Ughh, what was that for?" Minato had barely felt anything due to Marina not yet having unlocked her Aura, but he still played it off as if he did. Aura, in this world, is what allowed Humanity to ascend to the next level of spirituality and become more than a mere man. The Savior played along to prevent angering his Counterpart's sister any further. He had learned from Yukari, the hard way, that teasing women too hard or simply ignoring their moments of outrage simply escalated the situation.

"Hmph," Marina looked to the side to avoid his questioning look, "You were for like, three years and didn't even call us! Thank the God's or whatever for Remtube! Seriously if it wasn't for that Adpocalypse website then I, your precious Imouto, would have thought your dumbass was dead… forever!"

"…Are you still holding my preferences against me?" Minato questioned tentatively, a slight twitch of his shoulders being his only visible reaction. Technically, it was really Yuki's obsession with animated Faunus pornography, but he himself had seen a few because of a few different times he had unwittingly walked in on Junpei in the past when his dorm room was unlocked, "I personally don't pray to God's. It's difficult to pray to beings I consider below me, after all."

"Meh, I'm not religious myself. You OWE me for that pudding though, by the way." Marina place her hands on her hip akimbo style and spoke in a scolding tone that one usually reserved to pets. It further proved that she truly was Yuki's, and by extension his, sister. Food was that important to him and apparently, to her as well.

"I was rather hungry," Minato defended himself, almost hotly if not for his usually calm tone. "I was stuck on a boat, mind you, for three entire days. I've slept in the cargo hold, where they may or may not have a rat infestation." The Persona User shivered a bit even thinking how utterly unhygienic that place was. There was no use in complaining about it since it was his own fault for forgetting something as simple as purchasing a passport and Bullhead ticket, but the fact still remained that there were rats where there shouldn't be.

"Yeeah… you should take a shower." The gothic style clad girl shivered in a fashion exactly like her brothers. Besides the excessive love of food, the Arisato family were clean freaks. The household took at least three showers a day and brushed their teeth after every meal.

"I already took a shower before leaving the ship, but another one wouldn't hurt." Minato agreed to the suggestion. A change of clothes would be nice as well.


Minato was currently bathing in a gigantic, artificial Flame Burn Dust hot spring the size of an Olympic sized swimming pool. The Fool sighed in relief as the fatigue he felt down to his bones slowly ebbed away. It was as his soul itself was being soothed by the warm almost hot water. It was still surprising to him, despite being of Japanese descent, that something as simple as a hot bath could have such a large effect on the psyche.

The luxurious spring was nice and all, but it was also a bit too gaudy for his tastes. The floors were expensive white marble lined with gold that held a reflective gleam polished so finely he could see his reflection. The walls appeared to be made of granite, mixed with another material that made the grays of the two stones swirl chaotically together.

Taking this all into consideration, the Persona User concluded that this singular room was most likely worth more than his entire house, Lien in his bank account and the stash of under the table Lien he had kept on the low from jobs that he occasionally accepted. Killing Grimm was actually a pretty good way to make money here on Remnant, especially if the villagers were too cheap to buy the services of officially trained Huntsmen.

Especially for someone like him who had little to actually fear from the Creatures of Grimm. Besides the obvious benefits of extra spending money which he needed for his very high grocery bill, the extra training and practice borne of real combat situations are always welcomed. From constant battles, Minato had learned the most efficient course to take as well as the testing of theoretical strategies whenever he daydreams with his music blasting.

"It might be gaudy to you, but it's just another room to me," Yuki responded with a sigh as well due to the relaxing calming effect reaching even him through their spiritual link. "I really missed this."

"Say," Minato started as he reached for the hair conditioner, lathering it in his hands before applying it to his sapphire locks, "Why were you strangely silent during the reunion? Marina is your sister, aren't you glad that she still has the spark of life that you spent so long protecting?"

The Fool closed his eyes as he switched to conversing mentally, just in case of someone watching in. As unlikely as that was due to this being the private spring of the male members of the Arisato and later Yuki family through marriage, it was better safe than sorry. Servants weren't allowed within the confines of the baths when any member of the family was present, but the Persona User chose to keep his many abilities hidden for obvious reasons.

Minato Arisato had a strange habit of using the hair conditioner first before using shampoo, only to use the hair conditioner again. Washing his silky, long blue hair and taking multiple showers, a day is the only way to truly live. Minato Arisato was a clean freak, despite being rather lazy at times and most likely incapable of sweating like a normal Human. The only time he really sweat, even a bit, was when he over exerted himself in a long drawn out battle, which hadn't happened in a rather long while.

"It fills me with joy to see her enjoy her life," Yuki agreed almost instantly, "But there's nothing for me to say. I did my best to protect her and failed by losing my life in that process. Now, I pass that role on to you, my other self… the strongest and absolute pinnacle of the Persona Users, no…. of all Humanity."

"Hmm… flattery will get you nowhere, Yuki." Minato replied a tad bit embarrassed by the words of his counterpart. He didn't consider himself worthy of such high praise. He was a failure, after all, cursed by the world for existing outside of the cycle of reincarnation and for rejecting his role as the Prince of the Fall.

The Prince of the Fall.

King of the New World.

New Death.

"Fulfill your duty, Bastard child of Nyx and Gaia," Nox's voice reverberated through his mind as she hissed her words with barely hidden contempt, "Unite with the Mother of All and reign over the new world."

"Urghh!" Minato let out a pained grunt, reaching out to hold on to the ledge of the spring to keep himself upright, "Hah, huh… Hah."

The blue haired teenager took a few deep gulps of oxygen as he tried to keep the headache that formed suddenly under control. To think that combination of words would be enough to reduce him to that state was concerning. Did his world hate the first Fool that much for not fulfilling his role within the Prophecy of the Fall?

"…Are you alright, Brother?" Yuki questioned quickly, highly concerned with the state his other half was in. It reminded the spiritual tag along of his old reactions to the Creatures of Grimm, whenever they encountered those disgusting monstrous abominations. He believed that he was justified in his hatred of those creatures, seeing that they killed him and almost killed Marina.

The only thing that saved Marina was the timely and very lucky arrival of Elizabeth, Minato's old Attendant, the man who shared the same last name as his mother's side of the family. Making the deal to be resurrected in a new body with another soul for the price of removing the memories of Marina watching him get torn to shreds was a price he felt he needed to pay.

Looking back, that's probably the reason why she wasn't as emotionally scarred, all due to not having the full memories of how he died but simply knowing that he did die fighting the Grimm for her sake. Of course, living a second life was a big bonus as well, even if there's very limited actions he can do on his own.

"…I'm alright." Minato grunted as he straightened his posture and took a deep breath before sighing heavily, "It hurts at times, to know that you're rejected by your own world for pursuing what you thought was the right path to take. Humans in my world are hated by their own planet, and Nyx, their Mother is indifferent. Perhaps… we Humans were cursed from the start."

"C'mon… don't be like that," Yuki drawled out as he attempted to comfort his other half, "Talk about the limitless potential of Humanity, talk about the power of bonds or something less depressing! This isn't like you."

"Sorry," Minato apologized almost as an afterthought as he stared upwards at the ceiling, "Even I have my doubts sometimes."

It was probably one of the memories, or rather, the knowledge that Yuki didn't have access to due to how close the Fool kept it to his chest. There were simply some things that couldn't be accepted well, despite knowing the harsh truth.

"What's this Gaia and Nyx thing?" Yuki asked in concern and fascination, "I get Nyx, big bad goddess that you couldn't defeat, but…"

"Nyx isn't a Goddess. At least, not the one I fought," Minato interrupted before Yuki could continue with his train of thought, "As for the relation between the Star Eater and the will of the planet, that is something for another day."

Nyx couldn't truly be defined as a Goddess as it predated Humanity. Most, if not all, Gods were born from the powerful depths of Humanity's thoughts. Through the sea of the Soul, Gods and Demons were born to be shields of Humanity from the alien, Wave like psyche that the entity wielded.

By origin and through the level of her existence, she can't be lumped up with the category of Deity like so many opponents that the Fool had faced. Even the Reaper, one of the cleaners created by the collective unconscious, was closer to a true Deity than she is.

That being said, all life on Earth belong to Nyx, for she was the Mother of Shadows. As all Shadows originate from her, and the fact that Humans can't function without their Shadows, it is impossible for a Human to face Nyx and be victorious.

He had seen the results and knew that all too well. People, without their own Nyx fragment inside them, their Shadow… they aren't Human anymore. At best, they became a hollow shell without a sense of self in the least. In basic terms, Apathy syndrome, where the victim shuts down mentally and could possibly perish from their lack of desire to live.


Getting out of the hot spring, Minato grabbed a pre-heated towel and began drying himself the best he could. Since his hair was longer than most males, even Ruby's as well, his hair wouldn't be dry for a while, which was a minor annoyance for the reborn Savior. Looking around and using Juno to sense the surroundings to make sure he was truly alone, the blue haired teen heated his hands with a heavily restricted Agi based spell and raised them upward a few inches from his hair.

Sure, he could equip a null fire based Persona, but he really didn't feel like switching Personas with a mental nudge or activating his Aura without really having the need for either. Within a minute or two, Minato was satisfied with how dry he was and put on his change of clothes. While it was true that Huntsman often wore the same clothes on missions as long as they could, Minato had an internal pocket dimension in his sea of the soul, so he wasn't quite as limited in terms of packing equipment. Now thinking about it, the Fool would be a godsend in one of those wilderness survival shows.

Instead of the colorful, splotchy sneakers that he won in some dancing competition, he now wore some boots remarkably similar to the double strap dark blue boots that he wore to his first entrance to Tatsumi Port Island after the death of his parents and sisters 13 years ago. His old boots were unfortunately worn down quite a bit after his journey and the 2 plus years on Remnant, so he had to settle with the closest Remnant equivalent. It was easy enough to have those boot designs commissioned by a family owned cobbler business with enough Lien.

His pants were the standard uniform from Gekkoukan, which to this day failed to see why he needed to replace them in favor of Beacon's own standard uniform. While the materials used were of similar quality, he found that the former uniform pants were more comfortable than the latter. He also wore it instead of the Beacon's variation to annoy Glynda Goodwitch at times. Her stance on enforcing the rules were sometimes rather petty which annoyed the Fool and thus his casual methods to annoy her in turn was born.

Topping the outfit, he wore the greenish winter sweater above his summer white and blue T-shirt. All in all, while plain, there was something that soothed him when he wore those clothes. Rather, the memories that were associated with them were soothing. Finished with his shower and now fully dressed, Minato walked out and looked for the main building.

"Sure, took your sweet ass time Bro," Marina played with the tips of her long blue hair as he walked into the living room. Her silvery gunmetal eyes were fixated on the animal documentary that the TV Scroll variant was showing. "Feeling relieved now?"

"You certainly grew up quite a bit if you feel you can ask your older brother about what he does in shower Marina Arisato," Minato snorted in slight amusement while Yuki grumbled internally. Apparently still sour about the fact that Marina knows about his browser history and thus his preferences. "And no, the time spent there was simply because of my hair and the headache I had."

"Headache?" Marina frowned a bit in concern and spoke in a worried tone that was identical save for the differences of her voice and gender to Yuki's just a few moments earlier. "Are you sure you're alright?"

"It isn't new," Minato shrugged as of trying to get rid of the more alarmed state the blue haired girl was in. "It's fine now, but I didn't take you as a person that likes something as dull as animal documentary sister."

She patted down on the free space on the couch, gesturing for him to sit down next to her but Minato eyed as if it was contaminated by the plague. That couch seat was infested of cookie crumbs and candy wrappers, there was no way he was going to sit there after that long shower, absolutely no way.

"Are you calling me filthy?" Marina's eyes narrowed at the implication. "Are you saying that you don't want to sit down with your beloved sister?"

"Not filthy, just messy which is almost as bad." Minato replied flippantly. "Listen, I missed you and you missed me but there has to be standards for what I consider suitable for my rear end. I take my place of rest quite seriously."

"Hmph… you certainly grown a backbone in the few years you've been gone brother." The Gothic clad teen brushed the couch free of the crumbs and wrappers to the ground before clapping her hands to signal a maid. "Remember when you cater to my every demand? There, happy now?"

"…Sure," Minato took a coat and placed it over the coach and slowly sat on it as if he was afraid a fire would erupt from the cushion and burn his behind.

"Seriously, what happened in those 3 years? You're acting not Minato-like like at All."

"Not Minato-like… what does that even mean?" Minato knew why… he was a different Minato.

"It's kinda hard to explain but… you're just… different is all." Marina made a slight hmm sound before a maid carrying a gigantic bowl of cookies and cream ice cream topped with chocolate strawberries, chocolate syrup and Red sap.

Of course, he was different. He was a different soul, from a different time, from a different world, and from a different origin all together. Even if they were mirrors of each other, the world had shaped them to be different individuals. They might have had similar starting but their roles in their respective destinies are different. They would normally never encounter each other or be intertwined if it wasn't the interference of Nox and Elizabeth.

The maid sighed as she looked at the mess on the floor and began to sweep it up. After she was done, she glanced at Minato for a brief second before winking at him and bowing.

"Seriously? What the hell happened?!" Marina whined. "You used to have some sort of anti-chick force field around you, now even the maids, the same maids that didn't spare you a glance are ready to drop their panties for you. What the actual hell man."

"Damn brat," Yuki grumbled. "It wasn't THAT bad." Though the soul within the Fool didn't say it, his pride was wounded from that statement… even if there's some truths to it. When it came to the ladies, the Fool was far more experienced in those matters.

"What would mother think of you using such language, young lady?" Minato cracked his neck. "And as for what happened… unfortunately for you, that's a secret." Minato instinctively flicked Marina's forehead with his index and middle finger affectionately, perhaps in this environment Yuki's influences are seeping into him more than usual.

"H-hey!" Marina growled before poking him in the ribs only to flinch back in pain. She clasped her finger as she dropped from the sofa and began rolling around on the recently cleaned floor as if that would ease the pain.

He had almost forgotten that he still had a Persona with null physical and null pierce equipped. It was a self-trained almost instinctive procedure due to the fact that no one keeps their Auras activated outside of combat or training. Minato realized that in those moments people are in their most vulnerable, so he decided to keep a Persona with at least a resistance to physicals just to be safe. While perhaps it could be argued that he was simply being paranoid, it was better safe than sorry. It doesn't help that even within the safety of the walls, the mortality rate was higher than his old world. Grimm that managed to sneak in, robberies and violent acts against the Faunus from Humans and vice versa.

"Some habits die hard I guess?" Yuki spoke in a happy and reminiscent tone, highly amused by Marina's actions. "I suppose moments like these that made suffering through the trip on that ship worth it, huh."

"It wasn't that bad, I had Orpheus play music all the way through. And yes, moments like these are to be cherished. Nothing is more valuable than this, to be quite honest, I'm rather envious. To have something like this, I would trade away my powers without hesitation."

"Didn't think about it like that." Yuki admitted.

"Excessive power inevitably leads to calamity, I just hope I don't falter like the countless others before me."

"Hate to see you out of control like that."

"Come now, you're going to collect dust on that beautiful dress of yours." Minato leaned down and with his left arm, he casually scooped her up and placed her back on her couch. "Not to mention you're embarrassing yourself, is that how a daughter of the Arisato family behaves?"

"Don't be such a hypocrite," The girl clicked her tongue a bit annoyed. Though, there was no heat in her words, most likely this was some recurring banter that his Counterpart had with her before his death at the hands of Nox and the Grimm her malevolence had attracted. "Your CCT browser history says otherwise."

"Fuck… of course she holds that against us," Yuki likewise return his annoyed feelings with a click of his own tongue. They truly were siblings.

"Technically, she only holds it against you. She doesn't know who I am. And also, I don't have the need to watch pornography."

"…. Brother, can you Please give me some support once in a while." Yuki sighed in exasperation. "And also… didn't you say that we're technically one being now? Naturally that means that what's mine is also yours."

"In my defense," Minato defended himself in his Counterpart's place. If he didn't, then Yuki would be even more annoying in his head than he usually is. "That was 4 years ago. I have grown and matured quite a bit in the 2 and a half years in Vale."

Minato ignored the indignant "Hey!" in his mind.


The Persona User woke up on the coach with Marina's head resting on his shoulder, it appeared that he was far more tired than he realized. During the trip on the cargo just to get back to Atlas where his Counterpart Yuki originated from, the Death of the mortal world couldn't fall asleep or the barrier keeping his secret from the crew would had dissipated once his will and consciousness was gone.

The only thing that kept him functioning was the energy drinks and the Yawn B Gones.

Shrugging off Marina's head, Minato dusted his shoulder off as her head feel on a coach armrest. Taking his jacket, he placed it over her body cracked his neck getting the kinks out of it.

That certainly got the blood flowing for the Fool. Minato stretched and made cracking sounds for each of his joints, fingers and spine.

"That was kinda rude,"

"Only the people I date gets to that physically close," Minato reached into his internal pocket dimension and pulled out a sketch book. The same sketch book that he had been working the designs of his motorcycles on. Finding the dining room, Minato took a seat on a chair next to the table and flipped through pages of prototypes and conceptual designs that Remnant had never seen or conceived of.

The blue haired Fool sighed and frowned as he flipped through the pages. Some of the designs and concepts hold promise but they'll have to be heavily modified and altered to see even a smidge of utility for them. Perhaps they could be used for a slimmer yet more durable and faster Bullhead model?

Minato Arisato noticed an obvious problem with Bullheads, well nit necessarily Bullheads but any man-made vehicles traveling between Kingdoms had a high destruction rate due to the Creatures of Grimm relentlessly attacking them. The barriers that were made from Cyan Energy Dust were powerful yes, but they simply won't last with the long distances between Kingdoms. Once that barrier is gone, that Bullhead will be ripped to shreds by the Grimm and the explosion would kill most of the crew. If not, then the fall or the Grimm would pick the rest of the stragglers.

The way he saw it, Bullheads need to be faster than the Grimm by quite a large margin and a more efficient defense system with built in adjustable canons for any type of situation. The problem would be energy consumption or risking the structural integrity… what to do?

"You seem busy," Yuki commented. "While I would have like to have hanged out with Marina a bit more, but I suppose it can't be helped if she's asleep. I swear our family is lazy aside from Akane… and father."

"Well, to be completely honest, I'm practically finished with the motorcycles for a few days now. That ship really didn't us much options with our time, but I have a good feeling that the final 2 designs are feasible once I can get an enthusiast to make it for me. Without the Kirijo Group or Fuuka, I don't see myself being able to create such a complex machine by myself."

Minato had also noticed that Yuki used a very typical Japanese phrase when he structured that sentence. It can't be helped is a saying that is not something typical in western countries or Remnant for that matter.

"Also, you said father in a rather negative tone. It's not my place to pry but I really hope that I wouldn't anger anyone in the household while we're here."

"Akane really hates his guts but it's not that big of a problem seeing that old fart is dead even before I 'died'." Yuki clicked his tongue. "He was supposedly a researcher of some kind in the military, but I don't know much about that nor do I want to."

"I think I comprehend." Minato nodded before turning back into his work.

There were also sketches of various birds, fishes and other Bullhead models and planes as a reference. The first thing to improve is not the power of the engine but rather something as basic as the exterior shape. The more natural and streamline it is, the better. In a sense, planes from his old world was better in that regard despite it clearly being inferior technology compared the Bullhead is better designed aesthetically and functionally.

"Didn't you invent the Dust fusion/Recrystallizer? I would have assumed making something as quaint as vehicle would be child's play for you."

"It is not necessarily more complex but rather simply trying to mimic the conditions Dust is formed with and making sure it doesn't get activated during the mixing process."

"Son? Who are you talking to?" A feminine voice asked that carried a perplexed and worried tone. "Do you wish for me to call the family psychiatrist?"

"Oh, I'm just talking to myself. Don't worry about it." Minato responded as if it was second nature. Minato went back to designing the hypothetical Bullhead design. Humming Burn my Dread, the Fool suddenly paused.

Someone just conversed with him and it wasn't himself, his Personas or his Counterpart. Widening his lone visible silvery icy textured steel eyes, he dropped his pencil as he made eye contact with the person that somehow managed to sneak up on him.

"Oh, it's just mother." Yuki sighed in relief. "That startled me for a second."

"H-hello Rin," Minato got spooked for a moment, but he recovered remarkedly well as recomposed himself. "I didn't expect to see you again so soon."

"Rin?" The woman raised an eyebrow. "Since when did you referred to me in such a way? I don't recall you ever referring to me in my given name. If you were perhaps even 2 years younger, I would have used the paddle to spank you."

The woman with hair identical to his in color pinched his cheeks. "You simply have to refer to me as mother… momma if you must."


Ryoji had woken up in some strange forest filled with absolutely gigantic trees filled with autumn leaves. They were beautiful and presented a grandness in their presence that made Ryoji feel like a smaller insignificant existence despite being he who represented the concept of death. They were far larger than any trees he had seen in Japan in his brief sparse moments that he thought himself as another Human.

Those were better days before the whole situation of being Death and the end of the world crisis that came from her awakening. Ryoji Mochizuki almost didn't believe the fact that HIS' Attendant Elizabeth gave him the possibility for those peaceful days to return.

Back then, he resigned himself to his destiny to become one with Nyx. He wasn't like Minato who could challenge his destiny of becoming the Prince that brought the new world and reign over as king. That Fool defied a fate that he Death could not.

"That Elizabeth," Ryoji sighed as he clutched his forehead in annoyance and incredulous. "Of course, she managed to botch up the transportation ritual."

Looking at his hands, Ryoji saw his body flicker and made a crackling sound like electricity. Seeing his body fade in and out naturally freaked him out, Death or no Death.

"…Doesn't look like I have much time," Ryoji mused as he stared at the shattered moon. There was something beautiful about it besides the fact that in his world, the moon was simply the remnants of Nyx's original body, much like the Plumes of Dusks founds within the Earth's crust. Its shattered state gave the celestial body a fragile appearance but also gave it an unrivaled radiance. "I have to find and reunite with him fast."