Persona 5 Royal: tmdrago Special Edition
By Tayla Drago
Episode #139 - The Dead End in Mementos
Year 20xx
Day #254 - December 12/19th – Monday
As a new day starts of Keiko to go back to Shujin Academy once again for Morgana to still be tagging along.
Morgana: Madame Keiko, tell me. How do it feel to go back to school again?
Keiko: After acting like "Joker" was dead, it was...not the best vacation I wanted. But the good news is from the paper work Yuuki gave me that I missed out in class, I can catch up still pass my second year.
Morgana: Then hurry up to not be late on your first day back.
All of this to getting there just in time by train for Kawa was happy to see her again and some of the students to ask her about her family out, for which she talked to her parents to work things out so far. Great! As the town was all over about Shido to be a criminal all along to wait for their new prime minister to take over in the future. Also, Akechi goes to his school to answer to others of his made up injuries to stopping Junko to be fleeing for the man-hunt search to continue on...
Akechi: (What path will I choose other than to support and aid the Phantom Thieves...? Should I still be an ace detective?)
Hard to decide between the two, huh? While back with Keiko to be back and take her finals on December the 22nd soon to be ready for it, Keiko will do her best.
Kawa: It's good to have you back, Ms. Amamiya, we hope you'll be ready for finals to pass your second year for the third and final one to soon start after this month.
Good to know...For Kawa to give Keiko a quick thumbs up, she was happy to see Keiko a lot more out of school and some in school. During class time, the others talk about Shido's confess was good so far, but it was far from over yet.
[Ryuji: Shido spilled the beans at that conference, right? Why isn't it making any news?]
[Akechi: I don't have anything about I'm afraid, I tried but...no one wouldn't give me anything at all.]
[Ann: It's okay, Akechi-san. Is it because Shido's a politician?]
[Makoto: I have no doubt that political connections are involved. But that theoretically shouldn't have an impact on the news...And Akechi-san's right, he's a detective to be left with something about it by now.]
[Ryuji: What about all the people who saw him on TV? They HAD to see that! Everyone should've heard him say all that heavy stuff, right?]
[Makoto: Right.]
[Keiko: Sadly, the others don't know about this either. I don't like where this is going at all.]
[Makoto: I agree. What happened can't be kept secret. It'll be appeared soon.]
[Ann: Makoto's sister is working on a case too! I'm sure we'll see the results of that if we just wait patiently.]
[Akechi: Sae-san said she would keep me posted too.]
[Makoto: Let's assume so. More importantly, we have exams coming up...]
[Haru: I think they may have come at a good time. We've really gone through a lot lately. Everyone must be tired.]
[Makoto: It certainly was a good deal of trouble...]
[Ryuji: Uh, exams are more tiring than any shit we've been doing...]
[Futaba: Good luck, you guys!]
As for hearing about Shido's arrest to get on the news yet, this worries the others about it to talk more later on, but first studying time for Morgana and Futaba help Keiko out a bit for Sojiro forgot to remind her...Nah, no big deal.
Sojiro: Sorry about not reminding you about the finals coming up, Keiko, my bad...
Keiko: It's fine...Can I still see Akechi-Cun after this?
Sojiro: On certain times is fine, yes. But be sure you both still be studying hard and before you go to this Mementos place, let me know about it first.
Keiko: Deal.
For Futaba to be snacking and Morgana sitting, that's where the others arrived to help Keiko out...Makoto, Ryuji, Ann, Haru, and Yusuke. Well, Yusuke has finished with his to still help the others on theirs next.
Morgana: Let's get this study group started...
Ryuji: Easy for you to say, Morgana, you're not human...yet. Say, Keiko, can you make a wish to help us ace the test.
It won't work like that since Keiko's item and the pearl won't do either.
Makoto: No cheating please. Lucky for you, Keiko-Chan, studying a lot for missing school a lot to still be passing it, we don't have to worry about you.
Yusuke: Like you, Ms. Makoto, and the others...She'll do just fine.
Futaba: This is like gambling for the big ones...
Making a joke there, studying has nothing to do with the finals in their high school years.
Haru: That's why we have these things to help each other pass normally.
Ann: I think we'll do just fine. Wishes or not, I don't want to cheat. Sorry, Ryuji.
With Sojiro giving them snacks to eat and something to drink, they all do well studying together for Keiko to catch up quickly to soon be using her gift from Igor to wish something soon enough...Good thing she didn't do it on her family, it happened on her own to make and fix things with her mother and father now to talk.
Keiko: Either way, I will use this wish for emergencies only. (I'm glad I didn't use it to make my parents forgive me by force...I'm happy I did talk to them.)
A nice time to be studying to passing high school and what's to come for Yusuke 'for both Haru and Makoto will be done this year' as Ryuji, Yusuke, and Ann have their last ones, and the same can be said to both Akechi and Keiko too as Futaba will start her first year in high school next year. Real soon...Once studying was over, Keiko reads throughout the rest of the night for her and Akechi to call each other on their cell phones before going to bed. But not before text messaging the others with Akechi joining in, and Morgana reading up as well.
[Yusuke: How goes the case preparations against Shido?]
[Makoto: I don't know...I haven't been able to see my sister.]
[Akechi: And I haven't receive any information on my end either.]
[Ryuji: Is your sister OK, Makoto?]
[Haru: I'm sure she is, and I'm sure she'll get the job done.]
[Ann: That's right. I mean, she's a pretty talented prosecutor.]
[Makoto: All we can do now is keep an eye on what happens next.]
[Futaba: Here, here!]
[Keiko: I'm sure it'll all work out like it always had.]
And Sae will get everything doe too as well as the other members too.
Keiko: A lot to be happening, Akechi-Cun. Listen, call me if you need anything for your arm and shoulder needs to be treated.
Akechi: I'm able to move around a lot ore now and do some paper work while still studying in high school, Princess, but thank you very much. I love it when you're my personal cute nurse.
Keiko: Oh, you... (I'm glad you're feeling better, Akechi, and I know you'll choose the right path since you're still on our side. That's good enough for me to keep on supporting you.)
Talking, reading, crossword puzzles to solve, fishing, and the going to sleep as the Phan-Site is now up to 21 something percent...
Year 20xx
Day #255 - December 12/20th – Tuesday
Hearing people talking about if Shido had a change of heart from the Phantom Thieves' doing to be a good thing or bad for Keiko and Morgana to hear on the way to school when taking the train. And still no news about him being arrested yet...? Come on, Sae, you can do it. With them Ryuji tagging along to be ready for the finals to take today.
Ryuji: This waiting sucks...Hopefully somethin' good comes up with Makoto's Sister later.
Keiko: I'm sure it'll take some time to hear back, besides the media's hiding the whole politician thing.
Ryuji: Same here.
Arriving at school, Kasumi and Kiwa hang out to keep looking around a lot like they were being watched on...who knows. But Kasumi sees Keiko to be passing by.
Kiwa: It's Amamiya.
Kasumi: It is. Excuse me, Kiwa.
They all meet with each other again.
Kiwa: Hi, Amamiya.
Keiko: Kiwa? Oh. Hi to you and Kasumi too.
Kasumi: Ah, Keiko-Senpai! Oh...Was I suppose to call you by your actual name?
Keiko: It's fine once in a while. Anyways, good morning and it's good seeing you here again.
She was aware of the whole thing and to see each other again. For Keiko and Morgana sense something for Kasumi and Kiwa might do too, like someone was watching them. But who?
Kasumi: And good morning to you too! Kiwa's been taking care of me, it's been quite a while since we last met at school like this.
Looking around for no one else were paying attention for Kasumi wanted to say something to her friend Keiko quietly.
Kiwa: Go ahead. Say it.
Kasumi: Like my boyfriend and the rest of you guys, thank you for your efforts in changing Representative Shido's heart. And coming back with your Akechi-san.
Keiko: Yeah...Hehe, thanks for that.
From one Phantom Thief to another to still aid them on other things now.
Kasumi: Oh, if anything, you're the one deserving all of the thanks, Keiko. Hey, I can say your name regularly too and still be my senpai girlfriend. We should go somewhere to celebrate besides the double date again.
Keiko: Okay.
Kiwa: Anything with you, Kasumi.
There was one idea in mind for Kasumi to do with everyone besides Kiwa and Keiko the most.
Kasumi: Oh, what say we go pay our first respects to the shrine? A new year's about to begin and all.
Kiwa: Leave the planning to me. We a few more Shadows to deal with and getting back on the real killer from the Midnight Strike, we got this all in the bag.
Soon the school bell rings all over the building for first thing's first for them to do.
Kasumi: But, I suppose we ought to deal with exams first.
Keiko: Good point.
Kasumi: Well, I'll be in touch afterwards. Please excuse me! Come on, Kiwa.
Holding hands to go their own class and seeing Keiko later.
Kiwa: Take it easy, Amamiya.
Keiko: You two, Kiwa. Bye, Kasumi. (Those two make such a cute couple. And weird...They felt something like I did. It's not here but I can't help but to be more careful if it does happen again.)
One can never to careful next time for the three. A few minutes later, it's exams few days time to start. And for Kawa tells her students to begin on the first day for Keiko to study hard on this one...Not bad. Before going to bed, Keiko and Morgana get something on the cell phone, Kasumi text message her friend about something.
[Kasumi: Hello, Keiko. I couldn't really say much out loud at school, Kiwa already knows to talk about it by text. But...I just wanted to let you know again that I'm glad you're safe...You remember the promise we made on the roof?]
[Keiko: Of course I do.]
[Kasumi: Really?! I was so happy this morning-I invited you without really thinking...But it looks like we can make good on that promise by visiting the shrine. Besides with our lovers, and your friends are more than welcome too...Thank you for coming back okay, other than seeing you from time to time.]
[Keiko: I think we'll be okay now. But really, sorry to worry you, Kasumi.]
[Kasumi: You don't have to apologize! I just wish I could've done more to help...But I see why, Shido did horrible things to you and Akechi-san. As soon as exams are over, I'll be going to a local training camp. Honestly, I wasn't sure I should go. After all, you were going through so much...And I want to be strong to follow my dreams. For my sister's wish to remember me by and my Kiwa too. I'm sure my family feel the same way. Honestly, I wasn't sure I should go. After all, you were going through so much...But now I don't have to worry thanks to all of you! I can finally focus on my training! Sorry to bother you when we're busy with exams. Talk to you later, Keiko!]
Such a good person she was.
Morgana: A good friend Yoshizawa is to check on you as a friend to her.
Year 20xx
Day #256 - December 12/21st – Wednesday
Ready for another exams/finals to take today on day two, Keiko waits for the train to get to school for Ann to join with her friend.
Ann: Ah, good morning, Keiko.
Keiko: Hi, Ann.
Morgana: Lady Ann.
Feeling tired to try surviving a few more days.
Ann: *sigh* Another day of tests...We finally defeated Shido and almost stopped his goonies of Shadows and the same with Atsuko, but we still have finals...Aren't these battles one after he other tough?
Keiko: Really...? But they seem easy for me.
That's because some do study the best they can.
Ann: That's our leader, completing exams and changing hearts with ease, huh? Lucky girl. Well, exams are nothing compared to Shido!
Keiko: I know, right?
Ann: Oh, but we only have two more days left, including today! Hang in there, me!
Soon, Kasumi bumps into the two girls to go to Shujin Academy together.
Kasumi: Oh, Takamaki-senpai! And Keiko-Senpai! What a coincidence! Good morning.
Keiko: Hi, Kasumi.
Ann: Morning! I just ran into Keiko too. How are exams treating you, Yoshizawa-san? You seem awfully busy with practice lately.
Kasumi: Oh, it's going wonderful! ...Practice, that is. Not as much the exam part...I passed out while studying last night.
Ann: Heh, me too...Let's see if we can do better than that today.
They have to at least keep up on their school work at least. For Kasumi's normal scores and Keiko was great, as Ann was trying to get there.
Kasumi: Yes, I should see how much I can cram last-minute on the commute...
Keiko: I'm sure we'll do well. Let's get to Shujin and good luck to all three of us.
The more studying at a time, the better...Which leads to the second day for Ms. Usami tells the students to study well, as Keiko pulls through another round once again. Out for long, but she knew what she had to learn to remember the answers very well.
Year 20xx
Day #257 - December 12/22nd – Thursday
Still taking the train ride to school and hearing everyone on there talk about Shido's condition and crimes he admit to be good or bad...To walk to school with Makoto for the waiting still continues for Sae to do her best to stop Shido to bring to court.
Makoto: Sorry, Keiko-Chan. My Sis's doing the best she can to get a case to open. But it'll happen. I promise.
Keiko: I know it will, Makoto. I'm glad your sister's on our side now.
Makoto: She is the best prosecutor lawyer in Japan. Come on, it's more exams to do on the third day.
The final day of the exams for Mr Hiruta to lead to wish his students the best of luck for studying really hard. As Keiko has done it again, and few of her other friends to do their best on too for the day to end for school. Finally...Then later, Keiko and Morgana go out to get a few things to buy at Iwai's shop – some good weapons for her teammates to have for them to have a meeting to go to Mementos today as much as possible. Keiko calls up Morgana, Ryuji, Ann, Yusuke, Makoto, Futaba, and Haru to go over to Leblanc to head on over there to do three requests and find out more about Morgana's memories the further they go down. And by going down, I mean really deeper underground-like. With Akechi has been going there a little to get his powers back on his own with Jose help besides Jackie, he had to stay behind, just in case the Shido news has been made yet.
Morgana: It's time to go down further in Mementos. Akechi, have you been training normally?
Akechi: I have very carefully since I got out of the clinic.
Morgana: And the rest you wish to see our work still?
He didn't mind doing some of the old things again just a bit more even if Akechi's part of a Phantom Thieves.
Akechi: Sounding and camera are all set. I need to take care of a few things, so show me the rest of the tour please.
Keiko: Then let's go.
Arriving at Mementos for Akechi to be watching and aiding the Phantom Thieves to transform already to go down some more, way down below for Morgana to turn into a car for them, making it this far is something else. Keiko/Joker, Morgana/Mona, Ryuji/Skull, Ann/Panther, Yusuke/Fox, Makoto/Queen, Futaba/Oracle, and Haru/Noir traveled to find the three targets to go after next. In the Path of Sheriruth.
Akechi: You're in. Be careful...I feel something bad the deeper you go into Mementos world to get much harder to beat the other Shadows.
More driving around, fighting, items, flowers, stamps, Jose to trade them with, and treasure chests to open up the further they go down more and more...With three more targets to go and to change their hearts, to be right down below the other lower floor they were in 'and with all of the requests to finish with at long last' to be waiting for the the Phantom Thieves. The first one to do a man who was sneaky and big jerk on others that Wakasa scams at.
Wakasa Shadow: Phantom Thieves, huh? I heard a lot about you guys...Ha! So much for being a big hit now, huh? How sad...You guys must be trying to be making it big to have tons of cash.
Like they'll ever become someone like this guy is.
Morgana: We're nothing like you are! We're thieves who fight for justice, you just a con artist!
Wakasa Shadow: And what's wrong with that? I love to trick the stupid old people to give what I want, they're so dumb to not notice. You Phantom Thieves better get out of my way before I make you by force!
Turning into his Shadow form to face off against the Phantom Thieves to not be stopped like this.
Tayla: Persona # 154 – Chernobog
Because the Slavs had no writing system prior to Christian rule, and the only accounts of Chernobog being from Christian sources, the origin of this deity is difficult to define accurately or validate from various sources. He became known during the 12th century among the Western Slavic tribes, meaning he was either not important or a "new" deity. In addition to this information, Belobog is not mentioned in the Chronica, an account of Slavic gods by a German monk, and Belobog isn't mentioned in any historic sources that describe the gods of various Slavic nations/tribes.
Chernobog is a Slavic deity, whose name means Black God. Chernobog is not often mentioned in Slavic pagan sources, but is mentioned by the Western Slavs. He is associated with destruction, darkness and the winter. Due to this, he wasn't worshiped but instead avoided, just like Baba Yaga. This conflicts with the Slavic pagan customs of pleasing gods/goddesses and spirits in order to gain their blessing and protection. He is also synonymous with evil and later became synonymous with the devil.
Carrying a sword to be deadly to not stop for anything against them...Haru gives it her all to push it hard to clash and Makoto to use her motorcycle type of Persona Anat to not hold anything back while Keiko and Morgana fire off their guns at this distorted man.
Morgana: Let's try to take this thing out! Furious Fangs!
Trying to distract the Shadow from the winds, this allows Keiko and Haru to use a double take down.
Keiko: Right! Double Daggers of Darkness!
Haru: Petals of Doom!
And last, Makoto drags the Shadow all over the place to be riding and fighting back with her venom type of powers to use for her special attack move.
Makoto: Viper Sting! Don't forget this feeling.
He's down for the count! With Wakasa Shadow going back to normal to realize his mistakes, to realize that he hated himself for fooling the old people from taking their money.
Wakasa Shadow: I've been such a bastard. I was really taking people's money from old people...Oh, man...
Haru: What you did was unforgivable.
Futaba: And we hope you've learned an important lesson.
A lot to learn about to make this guy sob in sadness.
Wakasa Shadow: Sorry, I don't know what to say...I'll apologize to all of them that I tricked and then I'll turn myself in.
Request – Completed!
Now down below to the new path room they all go down to and for Akechi to see it as well back in the real world. The more they go down, the creepier it gets, huh? But leave it to Futaba's scanning and the dark rooms to drive into to make through anything.
Futaba: Now, forward mush!
Morgana: Oracle...! I'm a sledge dog!
Keep on going down then. Where will it lead to the other two targets next? I guess we'll soon find out.
Passing by Jose to keep an eye on them to still do some trade in, and still helping out someone else.
Jose: Hi, thieves! (Mommy, I'll tell you about my other goal besides collecting flowers so far. I promise. It's all for you, and your friends who are good humans.)
Next up was the lady's man pervert Hikaru Arihara. For his Shadow self can also subdue the women, for some to fall for him to do his bidding. So Keiko can't handle this one alone.
Ann: So gross...! Joker, I hope you have an idea.
She might have one indeed.
Arihara Shadow: The Phantom Thieves with cute girls. For I do nice things for the girls to be all like... "I'm happy I'm working for him only." So how's that a crime?
Haru: Many things wrong!
Makoto: Like we would fell for the likes of you!
Futaba: I not even into perverted men!
Ann: Just seeing you look good but you're trouble, it still gives me the shivers...
Arihara Shadow: Careful. Some Cognitive ladies are working for me to control the other girls here too, so...How are you guys going to stop me?
Turning into his Shadow form first...
Tayla: Persona #155 - Tam Lin
Tam Lin is a famous fairy who was said to haunt Caterhaugh Wood in England. He supposedly lured young women away to ruin them. He was once a human who had been trapped by the Fairy Queen. A young woman named Janet is said to have fallen in love with him at one point, and finally managed to free him.
Trying to use his mind control on girls again, Keiko bring only a few people on the battle field.
Keiko: Oracle, be on standby and further away. Skull. Mona. Fox. Back us up. Arsene, I'll let you lead.
With the out and Arihara Shadow using the spell on the four males, with no affect. It only works on women to be further away from the creep. With him panicking for Arsene takes out his powers and weapons with flight, power, and fire of his mix with darkness.
Arsene: And now...The final blow.
Soon enough, this leaves Ryuji, Yusuke, and Morgana to fire out their guns and slingshots to give Arihara Shadow a total beat down to be taken out by those guys and then slapped by Keiko to save the girls some trouble, once his powers turn him back to normal.
Ryuji: Don't mess with us guys!
Yusuke: And leave the other girls alone.
All in a days work.
Akechi: What a sad man he is.
Arihara Shadow: My women...I was stopped by men...Fine, I realize to charm a girl won't get you nowhere. I was wrong, and I'm sorry. I'll go make things right.
Keiko: Do you promise?
Arihara Shadow: I rather surrender peacefully than hurt anyone else anymore. I'm done. I got what I deserved.
Off he goes for the other girls were free to move anywhere else now, for the other Phantom Thief girls were happy.
Ann: Thanks, Joker. Nice plan there.
Keiko: Well, I figured for his magic won't work on guys or a male Persona and it worked. Go me.
Request – Completed!
Arsene: I shall wait for your request from you next time, Joker.
Keiko's Persona goes back to be a real charmer to his master still.
Akechi: I think I have a new rival.
Keiko: Oh Akechi, I only have eyes for you.
She's right, for Arsene a gentleman type of Persona. Here's one more to find 'and ending it for today' - Shiro Asakura who's the head honcho of all show business 'and on the last dead end of the main Mementos...A producer shadow self of some shows to be king over everything and destroying girl's dreams as well, a real sick man to change the heart of to get through the next room once they're done with this guy.
Asakura Shadow: Ah, the Phantom Thieves...Have you come here to ask for me to manage all of you guys?
Not when there's a total pervert who does gross stuff to other girls! So no way.
Ann: Hell no! What have you done to the others girls?! Answer us!
Asakura Shadow: You got the wrong idea...I'm just promoting some of the girls I come across with is all, that's all there is to it. By the way, you all seem to be very popular. Why don't I be your producer? I can become a household name if you were to hire me, think about it. Because if you don't, I'll make sure you will all be on my blacklist!
Soon to be to ready to fight for Asakura Shadow to turn into a bigger Mara...Ew, that gross thing type of joke of Shadow again!
Keiko: Ah...Wow...That's just wrong...
Morgana: It likes this sometimes, Joker. And this thing has to look like a giant penis monster...Believe me. Nothing is never right in this world.
Time to fight on this disgusting thing! And yeah, it's not really like it but I think they did that as a joke...Moving in fast with the cart to have long arms and powerful laser eyes to fire out to be hot and can melt anything, for Futaba gets right to it from her hacking skills to shielding the others with her hacking skills to try holding this Shadow down for a bit.
Futaba: All ready to go...Web Cage!
Enough to try speeding to cutting away from the danger for both Haru and Keiko to get the job done with their attacks and beats the total crap out of with these two girls.
Haru: No more of your sick evil ways! Petals of Doom!
Keiko: Sicko! Double Daggers of Darkness!
Soon everyone else attacks together...
Ryuji: Lighting Flash Attack!
Ann: Flame Shooter!
Yusuke: Frozen Waves!
Makoto: Viper Sting!
With them weakening the eyes to hits his arms...Morgana finishes the job in seconds from sword and wind combine powers.
Morgana: Let's finish this! Furious Fangs!
And he is defeated! For Asakura Shadow to turn back to normal to learn a less and never be a sick person to the girls anymore.
Asakura Shadow: Ugh...Are you telling me...? The way I've been doing things was all wrong this whole entire time?
Ryuji: You're a goddamn sicko, you bastard! What you've done was wrong!
Asakura Shadow: OK...I'll apologize to the girls who I manage. I'll do something to show them my sincerely. I'll try to to make it up somehow of all what I've done, no matter what.
And that makes all three to have, get their Treasure, both flowers and stamps to give to Jose so far, changing the other targets' hearts, and going down further into the next Mementos' room they go since all of their requests have been taken care of at long last. But before going down any further...
Request – Completed!
Keiko: Time to heal you all up and make up from your bad deeds. Flaming Heart!
All three of them Asakura, Wakasa, Arihara and are all healed up to return to their original forms now to make up for their crimes and such.
Asakura Shadow: For now on, I will not treat the girls like nothing to not act like a pig anymore. I think I should start dating by finding myself the right girl for me.
Wakasa Shadow: No more tricking old people to give me money anymore...No, I have to make it all right from my mistakes to put the past behind me.
Arihara Shadow: I guess it does go to show on how much men and women can be strong and good looking too. I now know to be more respect, and sometimes not to piss some certain people off either.
With those things take care of, down they keep on going to where the end meets in Mementos soon enough for the Phantom Thieves to not stop.
Akechi: All is going well so far, right? I guess it's time to see how far we can do down further, Morgana, to finding your memories I hope.
Good point...
Morgana: Let's keep going. Everyone, be ready to face any Shadow who stands in our way. Come on!
Keiko: Right, Mona. (I can't believe we're almost close to the end of Mementos. We might as well do some now for Morgana's sake until we get there, and then figure out on what we have to do next.)
While doing the same old thing to find the lowest level on how far Morgana and the others will go to find his memories on whatever will lead them in Mementos to finding on what or who he really is; for Akechi 'to be watching', Keiko, Ryuji, Ann, Yusuke, Makoto, Futaba, an Haru were all there for him no matter what happens next. Getting closer to the end but can't go to the last spot just yet...Stopping from there to do one more time later for sure.
Futaba: Hold it. I'm picking up something huge...But right now it's a dead end.
Keiko: What now?
Morgana: We'll stop for today. It'll help me think on the other things we need to do next. For now, let's help back to the real world until we can return to Mementos again later.
A good idea to do to call it a day for now until they come back here again 'could be their last one too'.
Akechi: I agree. Morgana, you'll remember and we'll all help you out. I'll report this to Aika and Hitomi to alert the others.
Good idea there...
Ryuji: Hell yeah we will.
Ann: We've come this far.
Yusuke So we might as well finish it.
Makoto: I'm in.
Futaba: Me too.
Haru: Me three.
Keiko: And me four...Along with both Jackie and Jose as well. See, Mona? We got your back.
This makes Morgana feel better to not give up just yet.
Morgana: Good...Thanks, you guys. Time to go home then.
From out of Mementos and back to the real world for Akechi signs off and everyone else goes home for today, Keiko visits the Velvet Room to do one more getting the powers of Personas with Justine and Caroline helping the female hero out once more 'while Igor watches'.
Igor: Come. Help yourself, Ms. Trickster.
Caroline: Be happy we have good Personas of your choosing.
Justine: Make your choosing as much as you can get for now, Inmate.
And she does to get a rest of the Personas for her to have their powers to use from her mask 'a few more later to be told and listed to almost be completed'. But it's because of this are helping out both Justine and Caroline remember something about themselves for Igor to be aware of for them to trust Keiko to help them out more and more, how odd...
Tayla: Persona # 156 – Genbu
The Black Tortoise or Black Warrior is one of the four symbols of the Chinese constellation (Si Xiang) along with Azure Dragon, Vermillion Bird and White Tiger. It represents the north, the color black, winter and the water element. It is usually depicted as both a tortoise and a snake, specifically with the snake coiling around the tortoise.
Gui Xian in some of the official English versions is a misnomer because "Gui" belongs to a different concept of the Chinese four benevolent animals (Si Ling or Ssu-Ling).
Tayla: Persona # 157 – Byakko
The White Tiger is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese Constellation (Si Xiang) along with Azure Dragon, Vermillion Bird and Black Tortoise. It represents the West, the autumn season and the element of Metal (Wind in the Japanese system). During the Han Dynasty, people believed the tiger to be the king of all beasts. Legend had it that when a tiger reached 500 years old, its tail would turn white. In this way, the white tiger became a mythological creature. It was said that the white tiger would only appear when the emperor ruled with absolute virtue or if there was peace throughout the world. Because the color white of the Chinese five elements also represents the west, the white tiger thus became a mythological guardian of the west.
Tayla: Persona # 158 – Seriyu
The Azure Dragon is one of the Four Symbols of Chinese constellations along with Vermillion Bird, White Tiger and Xuanwu. It represents the East, spring, the color azure (green/blue) and the Wood Element. In Japan, it is one of the four guardian spirits of cities and protects Kyoto.
In some official English versions this demon is incorrectly translated as Long due to confusion between Four Symbols (Si Xiang) and four benevolent animals (Si Ling or Ssu-Ling) of China. In the original Japanese version, Seiryu or Qing Long represents one of the Four Symbols and Ryu or Long belongs to four benevolent animals which are fundamentally different.
Tayla: Persona # 159 – Suzaku
The Zhu Que Vermilion Bird is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations (Si Xiang) along with White Tiger, Xuanwu and Azure Dragon. According to Wu Xing, the Taoist five-elemental system, it represents the fire element, the direction south and the season summer correspondingly. Thus, it is sometimes called the Vermilion Bird of the South and it is also known as Suzaku in Japan and Jujak in Korea. Occasionally confused with Feng Huang, although this confusion does make some sense when one is aware that non-Han variations of the Four Symbols consider the Feng Huang and the Suzaku as the same creature. Suzaku is an elegant and noble bird in both appearance and behavior, it is very selective in what it eats and where it perches, with its feathers in many different hues of Vermilion.
Tayla: Persona # 160 - Queen's Necklace
Queen's Necklace originates from the infamous affair of the Diamond Necklace, which tarnished Queen Marie Antoinette's reputation, leading to the French Revolution and the queen's subsequent execution.
Tayla: Persona # 161 - Stone of Scone
The Stone of Scone was used in the coronation of the monarchs of Scotland, and later was put to the same use by the monarchs of England and the United Kingdom.
Tayla: Persona # 162 – Koh-i-Noor
The Koh-i-Noor is the world's largest natural colorless diamond mined from India. Its uncut form is said to weigh 186 carats. Within the British royal family, the diamond was rumored to bring bad luck to any man who wears it.
Tayla: Persona # 163 – Orlov
The Orlov is an Indian diamond which has never been officially weighed but estimated to be around 190 carats. It sets in the scepter named after the Russian Count, Grigory Grigorievich Orlov, by Empress Catherine the Great.
Tayla: Persona #164 - Emperor's Amulet
The Talisman of Charlemagne is an amulet with a True Cross and the supposed hair of Mary between the two large sapphires. It once belonged to the King of the Franks Charles I.
Tayla: Persona # 165 - Hope Diamond
The Hope Diamond is a grayish-blue diamond said to bring curses to the owner.
Tayla: Persona # 166 - Crystal Skull
The Crystal Skulls were once believed to be pre-Columbian Mesoamerican artifacts. When all 13 skulls are closely gathered it is said to reveal the mysteries of the universe. However, no Crystal Skulls have ever actually been excavated by archaeological digs in the Americas and the skulls first found in the 1800's were likely manufactured in Europe by imported Brazilian quartz. They were likely made simply to capitalize on the growing fascination in artifacts from the New World.
Tayla: Persona # 167 – Metatron
Metatron (who is sometimes theorized to originally be Enoch, father of Methuselah and great-grandfather of Noah) is the voice of God. Whenever a human believes God has directly spoken to them, in reality it is Metatron acting as his vessel. One million eyes and mouths cover his body, and every mouth speaks a different language. He is the being who is the nearest in hierarchy to that of God. He is said to have the largest body among all of the angels, having 36 wings, 3 representing the triumvirate of the father (God), the son (Jesus Christ) and the holy ghost, multiplied by the 12 tribes of Israel (God's chosen people). In ancient Judaism, his status is even higher than that of the Archangel Michael (whom the ancients believed to be Adam, the first man aka the Ancient of Days). He received various titles such as "Face of God," "Angel of Contracts" synonymous with the Iranian God Mithra, "King of Angels" and others of the like. His name literally means "He who sits behind the throne of Heaven."
Although Metatron isn't an official angel according to the ecumenical teachings of modern Christendom (nor does he appear in any of the Old or New Testament books and letters of the Bible), his celebrity is certainly not without consequence. As put forth in several of the ancient Enochian texts (especially the Slavonic Secrets of Enoch text 2, one of many deuterocanonicals attributed to Enoch), Metatron takes on the Heavenly role as God's mediator with all mankind. Some of said texts even go so far as to assert that Metatron is actually the holy ghost of Christianity (see 2 Enoch and 3 Enoch). As such, particularly to the Gnostics in upper Mesopotamia via the "Nag Hammadi" transcripts, Metatron is portrayed to be the most mysterious, as well as the highest, in the order of the heavenly host.
Tayla: Persona # 168 – Odin
Odin, meaning The Furious, is considered the chief god in Norse mythology. He is associated with wisdom, war, battle and death and also magic, poetry, prophecy, victory and the hunt.
He only has one eye because he bartered the other in order to drink from the well of Mimir and gain its knowledge. He had many abilities like astral projection, shape-shifting and control of the elements and weather. He also could read magic runes that no one else could since he had hung himself from the World Tree Yggdrasill while inflicting self-torture in order to gain great knowledge.
Odin is the chief god of the Norse pantheon. He and his brothers Ve and Vili killed the frost giant Ymir and built the world from his body. He is also the father of most of the gods, including Thor and Baldur, who was later killed by a manipulated Hod with a dart of mistletoe. He is associated with his spear Gungnir, the two ravens Hugin and Munin, and the eight-legged horse Sleipnir. In Ragnarok, he gets devoured by the monster wolf Fenrir.
Tayla: Persona # 169 – Alice
Alice is said to be based on Lewis Carroll's (Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson's) character from his famous story Alice in Wonderland, part of Through the Looking Glass. The character Alice herself is said to be taken from Alice Pleasance Liddell, a little girl who was close to Carroll. The Shin Megami Tensei Alice shares many physical similarities with the character, most notably the blue dress and the blonde hair. Also, her signature move "Die for Me!" seems to draw inspiration from the book, as it features spear-wielding card soldiers. Furthermore, her Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE attack, "Mad Tea Party," takes further inspiration from the book as it references the chapter in which the protagonist met the Mad Hatter and March Hare.
However, some say that she is also based on a myth of an Aryan girl who died at a young age. When Alice died and became a spirit, she gained extreme magical power that drove her insane. Alice was used to scare Scandinavian children into behaving, or else Alice would visit them at night and kill them so that she may become "friends" with them. Due to the overwhelming support of both theories, it is easy to assume both are valid and that she is a hybrid of both figures. That both are valid seems to be the case though, since the Strange Journey compendium hints at both.
Tayla: Persona # 170 – Sandalphon
Sandalphon is prominently featured in Jewish mysticism, such as the Kabbalah where he resides in the Sephirot of Malkuth alongside his "twin brother" Metatron. Sandalphon is said to be responsible for determining the gender of a person in one's embryonic state, and in other accounts said to be a guardian angel who delivers prayers to God.
Tayla: Persona # 171 – Cybele
Cybele is the deity of Phrygia that represents the idea of a mother goddess, similar to Gaia of the Greeks. Cybele is also associated with various natural elements, including wildlife and vegetation.
In Greece, Cybele was a protector of several city-states, one of which is Athens. Her most celebrated Greek rites and processions showed her as a foreign and exotic mystery-goddess. She arrives in a lion-drawn chariot to the accompaniment of wild music, wine, and a disorderly, ecstatic following. She was unique among deities worshiped by the Greeks as she had a trans-gendered, or eunuch, priesthood. Many of her Greek cults included rites to a divine, castrated, Phrygian shepherd-consort known as Attis. She is associated with mountains, town and city walls, fertile nature and wild animals, namely lions.
In Rome she was known as Magna Mater, meaning Great Mother. They would reinvent her as a Trojan goddess, which made her a goddess ancestor of the Roman people by way of the Trojan prince Aeneas. With Rome's eventual dominance over the Mediterranean, a Roman version of Cybele's cult would spread throughout the entire empire.
Tayla: Persona # 172 – Yoshitsune
Minamoto no Yoshitsune was a general of the Minamoto clan during the late Heian and early Kamakura period. Yoshitsune was born in 1159 during the Heiji Rebellion, which claimed the lives of his father and brothers. He was put under the care of Kurama Temple. Eventually, Yoshitsune wound up under the wing of Fujiwara no Hidehira, the head of the Fujiwara clan. He was a skilled swordsman, as he defeated the legendary Benkei in a duel, who served under Yoshitsune after his loss. Yoshitsune eventually wound up participating in the conflict known as the Genpei War, that saw his clan versus the Taira clan and the victory of the first, where he slew his rival Minamoto no Yoshinaka. Yoshitsune then served the emperor until he was forced to flee back to Fujiwara for protection. He was betrayed and forced to commit suicide along with his wife and daughter by Hidehira's son. Minamoto no Yoshitsune has been popular in Japanese culture due to his appearance as the main character in parts of Heike Monogatari. The term Hangan-biiki (sympathy for a tragic hero) stems from the title of Hangan, which Yoshitsune received from the imperial court.
Tayla: Persona # 173– Satan
Satan is a prominent figure in the Abrahamic religions, playing various roles in their literature. He may either be depicted as a rebel to the will of God, or as one who tempts mankind to commit sin to show God that mankind can easily be led astray from him. In Judaism, particularly in the Book of Job and the Kabbalah, Satan is even able to take control of the life of a person in the stead of God, though only to the limited extent that God allows. Satan would appear to those who are sinful, playing into their hearts and towing them into despair. Satan also appears in the Gospels, trying to tempt Christ away from His destiny.
In modern religion, Satan is typically an alternate name or title for Lucifer, who rallied other angels against the authority of God, after which they fought against the forces of God and were utterly defeated and cast down into hell, becoming demons. Megami Tensei's depiction of Satan is not the same as the devil in Christianity (Lucifer in Megami Tensei), instead based on Satan's appearance in the Book of Job.
During the centuries, his figure has been linked with other dark entities from mythology, such as Seth, Hades, Ahriman and Mara, while some other religious currents such as Gnosticism portray him as the evil deity Yaldabaoth, in the Talmud he is often equated with the angel of death Samael.
These Personas will do plenty for Keiko to use in battle. Arriving back from Mementos 'to almost reaching down below for Morgana to remember something' and getting three other targets to change the hearts of, Keiko and Morgana go back to Leblanc to see them returning safe and sound.
Keiko: We're back, Mr. Sakura.
Sojiro: Welcome back, Keiko. Oh! And you too, Morgana.
From the waiting for Sae to finally put Shido behind bars to still take a while of doing, something wasn't right.
Morgana: Something should've happened by now, Madame Keiko, but it hasn't yet...
Keiko: Yeah, I've notice it too...Sae should've gotten Shido straight to jail in court by now.
Even the others in group text with Ryuji, Ann, Yusuke, Makoto, Futaba, Haru, and Akechi were all worried 'besides surviving another exams to pass in school for some of them'.
[Makoto: Congratulations on getting through exams, everyone.]
[Futaba: Congrats.]
[Akechi: It's nothing for me to pass them.]
[Ann: Still...It's finally over. I'm worried about the end result though...]
[Haru: You all did your best. I'm sure you'll be fine.
[Keiko: Me too.]
[Makoto: You should've studied all your subjects though, instead of trying to guess what's on the exam.]
[Ryuji: There's no way I can do that!]
[Yusuke: Ah, the cry of desperation...]
[Makoto: Exams aside, I heard back from my sister. There's been some progress. She'll be interrogating Shido soon. She also apologizes for the wait, and promises she will manage to build the case against him.]
[Ann: Yes!]
[Akechi: I owe Sea-San a lot for going through so much, even more me.]
[Keiko: She's a good person.]
[Ryuji: I can't wait to see what kind of news it makes!]
[Haru: Why don't we take the opportunity and go out the town tomorrow?]
[Ann: Let's meet in Shibuya at noon and forget about our exams!]
[Ryuji: Yeah, screw exams!]
[Keiko: Got it. See you guys tomorrow. You too, Akechi. I'll let Kiwa and the others know if anything else changes.]
[Futaba: Welp. I'm gonna make like a tree and get outta here for now! Seeya!]
The later on, for Keiko to be reading later on, to also be getting a text message of Yuuki hearing the news of the targets she had changed the hearts of today...But then he says something from text messaging her and Morgana to read.
[Yuuki: Something's not right...The Phantom Aficionado Website isn't busy at all. This doesn't make sense.]
[Keiko: Why?]
[Yuuki: I mean...Masayoshi Shido got taken down! People should be posting comments left and right about this! The silence makes me no sense at all! Is it because it hasn't made the news? Ugh, it's so obvious the Phantom Thieves are responsible though...!]
And that was it to keep in mind. Yeah, what was going on...?
Morgana: I don't like where this is going. Not one bit...
Keiko: Same here, Morgana. (It should've been on the news by now, but it hasn't...)
Trying to sleep it off, from the clouds and down below the cites was Queen Lilith's move to be at from a far distance to play on her part next to do some magic for the next plan to go through next.
Lilith: Ah...What a lovely night...There's something about the dark colors always make me feel so good, you know? Now then, it's time. A little magic from some foolish humans to use Shido a little bit on the people to believe in whatever they see and hear, allowing them to believe in that weirdo. I've come this far for my lover and I can't stop now. I've pushed away my innocent self a long time ago to not stop here. So let's get to work...The down of the Phantom Thieves, those who stands in my way, and all worlds will be ours...Including the Eternal Pearl! All will bow before the great Yaldabaoth! And by midnight when the clock strikes at 12 at midnight when the new year starts to slowly work on my magic to make sure it happens, this world will change under our control to have darkness and some new changes for a better future. Let see them try to be us then by the end of this month...If they can. Come and face me, Team Drago of Phantom Thief of Hearts! I dare you.
Releasing some type of spell chant for Queen Lilith to release on to the area of Japan to spread like a mysterious mist to control some of their minds 'on some weak ones' to chant for her and someone or something who goes by the name of Yaldabaoth. Weird...Still, something will take full control and affect for a brand new world to changed if it's not fixed by the new year soon this month! With Sith seeing this an getting the weak Fake Tsuba out of the Metaverse to not get involved with the likes of Lilith, for those two were now on their own to not work with Atsuko or her lover anymore.
Sith: Master...
From the weak Fake Tsuba had something to tell Sith about on another idea to use, something to be very important.
Fake Tsuba: Wait, Sith. Listen to me...
Whispering in the Shadow's ear, he sees where the traitor Shadow was going with. Going with what though?
Sith: Huh...? Oh. Oh, right! Yes, we still have "him" on our side to use his gifts for others. For the time being that is.
Whatever it was, it cannot be good at all. Meanwhile, before Kiwa could say anything to Kasumi to be on his mind...something happens of a bright light and a butterfly. For it draws him, Daisuke, Tohru, Aika, and Hitomi out of their homes to all meet somewhere outside to see what it was. A good thing or a bad thing? Well, it shows a butterfly of the same one Keiko saw. Huh...?
?: Help me...Please, help me...
Daisuke, Tohru, Aika, and Hitomi: A talking bright up butterfly.
Showing a door to appear out of nowhere, this one was trust worthy in so many mysterious ways.
?: Come inside for your own safeties and I'll explain everything to you, if you wish to help her and the whole world. Please...Templar. Jester. For you two and your three human friends from the survival of the Midnight Strike, I trust all of you.
Knowing who was who to confuse the others, this was hard to tell.
Aika: Hey! How did you know-?!
Hitomi: Iwamura, please calm down!
However, it doesn't seem to trouble Kiwa to feel out the goodness and his cousin to be out there looking for him too like he was doing the same thing.
Kiwa: You guys, let's follow the light. If it's for Amamiya and the other Phantom Thieves, then let's trust in it. I...I might've seen it before, this butterfly.
Soon it comes back together, for it did save them all from the horrible night they loss their loved ones.
Aika and Hitomi: The same light and butterfly.
Tohru: I remember it all.
Daisuke: Me too...
Leaving the real world and into somewhere unknown, where will the five be going to next? For Kiwa to leave Keiko a text to the others and Kasumi saying...We're out to do something big for the greater good. See you Phantom Thieves real soon, and we'll be fine on whatever was going on.
Year 20xx
Day #258 - December 12/23rd – Friday
A fine time to go get out after school was done for Christmas and New Year's happening as Keiko, Morgana, Akechi 'to work still, date, go to school, and still be a Phantom Thief member', Ryuji, Ann, Yusuke, Makoto, Futaba, and Haru for they all wanted to talk about something as a group.
Akechi: I've heard on what's been going on...Not having any of Shido's crimes not good on the news, this could be bad. Not even the other officers who I work with can't do anything about it they want for me to keep put of this one.
Well, this wasn't good news to hear.
Keiko: That's not good at all! Even if you can't work, Akechi-Cun, they should still ask for your help about the case! (The news is talking about how Shido won by a landslide...)
The rest can be heard and seen from the news from down town on what was going on...
Newscaster: [...There, they announced the poor health of their leader, Masayoshi Shido. As such, the special Diet session was postponed, along with Shido's inauguration as prime minister.]
No way...! He's going to be force to have him become one even with his heart changed from the men in black helping Shido out? Really?!
Makoto: Postponed...?
Ryuji: They should be firing him!
Ann: And wait, "poor health"?
This makes Akechi mad about this mess, for none of the team members don't blame him about stopping his mess up father one bit.
Akechi: Dammit! First they take me off the case because of my fight, and now this?!
Makoto: This is completely different from what my sister told us...
What was happening here...? A lot to be said and done for the group to hear other people talking about the whole thing on Shido's so call illness for rumors to go around, all over over town even.
Languid Man: I heard barely slept during the election campaign. I don't blame him.
Worried Man: He's not going to step down now, is he? Will this country be fine without Shido?
Some say he didn't sleep at all do to the election, other were worried if he'll step down 'on which he will' because of this so call mess. This was very wrong.
Yusuke: How can people still believe in him...?
Just then, Ann got something so mess up on her cell phone to see it from the internet.
Ann: What the heck?!
Keiko: Ann, what's the matter?
Far worse for the others to not know who the Phantom Thieves were anymore like Yuuki just said since last night...WHAT!?
Ann: The Phantom Thieves are being treated like, well...like they never excited!
Everyone sees this on each of their cell phones too, this was not good at all...!
Morgana: Goodness...
Akechi: When did this happened?
Haru: "No link among the 'change of heart' incidents, only coincidental psychiatric disorders...The Phantom Thieves only used those rumors to their advantage"...
For that to be made and let this happened...? This must be all of Queen Lilith's doing to be aiding the men in black and her true love.
Yusuke: This is preposterous...Who would believe such things?
Futaba: But the person saying this is a famous researcher. And even the ministry is saying that's how they determined the situation too...
Hearing more people talking around them again...for others wonder when Shido will get better or others can do things like that than Shido can do.
Carefree Man: When's Shido gonna make a comeback.
Bombastic: Honestly, I don't think anyone else but Shido can handle times like these.
All of this for the others to know that something was changed somehow.
Haru: What's going on? No matter how you look at it, this isn't normal.
Morgana: Yeah...It's as if the people in reality have become distorted...What's happening here worries me. But the only thing we can do right now is wait and sees what happens...
From Jackie the Jack Frost to still be recovering to sense this all out already and having Keiko much worse for her to feel something like the pearl was.
Keiko: (I hope we can solve this problem real soon...)
Meanwhile Sae goes to the law office to talk to the people who work for Shido, and who won't allow for her to see him at all to be questioned. Like Akechi and the same thing with Sae as well, huh?
Sae: What do you mean I can't question him at this point?!
Psychiatrist: Mr. Shido is in a extremely unstable state. I can't allow you to get in contact with him. He may officially have to undergo a psychiatric evaluation at this rate.
They were of course lying to her.
Sae: We're at the cusp of making a case! Do you known how much trouble we've gone through to get this far...?
Psychiatrist: I'm just doing my job as a doctor.
Not good at all to go as Queen Lilith has planned out and the Men in Black.
Proxy SIU Director: Even if Shido was behind it, do you plan on convicting a central figure behind such a historical change?
They were just saying that to keep Sae out at any made up story.
Sae: What? Don't be ridiculous! This is a country governed by law. You still want to protect him even though you know what happened to the man previously at your post?!
Proxy SIU Director: So you plan on taking the head of the nation to court? You need to take a break, Niijima. I'm taking you off this case, especially since it's rumored you have ties to the Phantom Thieves.
Ouch! They catch on quickly on what they might know about.
Sae: ...What!?
Proxy SIU Director: If I recall correctly, you still aren't married, are you? You'll be on leave for a long time. Why not look for a husband while you're at it?
For no matter what Sae says to the psychiatric and the new director, they were playing their roles very well to be hiding something for Shido to be under the weather right now; to have her go on leaving to still be paid to not do this type of case at all.
Sae: …..! Something's not right at all...
Tell us about it. And because of its hours later for Sae tells both Akechi and Makoto the news to tell Keiko, Morgana, Ryuji, Ann, Yusuke, Futaba, Haru, and Sojiro all about it at Leblanc. With Kiwa and the others out somewhere else, this was their doing for now to be handling like they always do, right?
Yusuke: The assembly of Shido's case is in danger?!
Akechi: I'm afraid so...Things has only gotten from bad to worse for us, me, and Sae-san.
All of this was a big fat lie.
Haru: We know he doesn't need a psychiatric evaluation!
Sojiro: His lackeys must've pressured the others around him. It means there's far more people who'd be in trouble if the truth came out came out than we imagined.
Ann: Isn't there anything we can do?
Checking up on Jackie 'in its avatar form' to give a bad sign type of face from their cell phones. The little Persona wanted to help them out more if it could to still be recovering. And even it it did, there no other way for Jackie to try to stop Lilith's magic at all.
Keiko: Jackie said there's nothing it can do about it either to be some type of dark magic by Queen Lilith's doing. Nothing for the pearl can't do alone. It's what she wants for her to take from us.
Makoto: Sis said that the assembly for a case may be possible if the general public wants Shido's accountable...But even that chance has been destroyed with the manipulation of the mass media. They made it clear that the argument itself was "occult", even claiming that it never happened.
Sojiro: As a result, the Phantom Thieves are till labeled as criminals, even after all that's happened.
For this to be back from square one again...Spreading from worldwide from TV, people, and all over the internet.
Futaba: It's a storm of criticism online too. People are saying to catch the remnants and execute them...
Ann: This is crazy...
Makoto: At any rate, let's wait for my sister. She should be arriving here soon.
Hitting the table hard with his fist on rage for Ryuji to hear all of this to be happening.
Ryuji: Everyone's being tricked so easily! Why the hell did we risk our lives then?!
Yusuke: If Shido isn't judged by law, everything we've done will be treated as if it never happened.
Makoto: Moving the entire country however they wish by controlling people's cognition...This is no different than being inside a Palace...
Soon Sae Niijima finally arrives to see the others to wait for her, with some bad news.
Sae: ….I'm sorry.
Akechi: Sorry for what?
Sae: I gathered the best of the best and fought for this case...but as Makoto and Akechi-san must've told you, it was denied.
Akechi: So it did happen for both you and I...!
Sae: I'm afraid so. As this rate, it won't end with just Shido innocence. This trend will continue spiraling down. No doubt of Atsuko's magic, correct? There's even a possibility that crimes using the Metaverse will advance onto a national scale...But that's not what I'm here to tell you, or you about it, Akechi-san to give up hope yet. We're in danger because we know the truth. It's only a matter of time before we're apprehended. It wouldn't be odd if they were to charge in now.
A lot to be in trouble for those who know the whole truth to be killed because of this mess.
Ryuji: This makes no effin' sense...
Makoto: Sis...
Akechi: This sucks since I can't do anything about it...!
Keiko: This can't end like this.
All to give up hope...Well, not for Sae to tell the Phantom Thieves about doing something for her and the rest of the gang 'as well as the other friends to be on their side'.
Sae: There's nothing more I can do with my resources...That's why...I want to ask for your help. I wonder if there was any was you could do something one last time. I know that I'm in no position to ask this of you.
Ann: That doesn't matter to us! So what are we gonna do? Should we change the heart of all Shido's followers?
Keiko: If it's the only way.
They have to for everything to go back to normal...
Makoto: Even if Futaba were to research all of them, it'll take time.
Futaba: There's too little information...
This one might be a bit of a battle for them to all do together if they must, and Futaba really wanted to look up to have a bit of trouble.
Yusuke: We can only target individuals...Are we no match against the national power?
From all of this to be looking down to have no hope at all 'same with Sojiro and Sae'. To be quiet suddenly in the entire room, only for Morgana to come up with one thing left to do to be almost done with it as well, to be the one, only, and last thing for Morgana to start to remember something so far.
Morgana: ….Mementos.
Keiko: Mementos, Morgana? (I think I'm starting to get it.)
Morgana: That's right...If we use Mementos, we might be able to do something.
For finding Morgana's memories to keep on going and changing some people's hearts, there was more...?
Ryuji: There's something we can do there?
Akechi: If so, please tell us, Morgana.
A lot to be told besides doing those two things so far...
Morgana: Like I said before, Mementos is the Palace of the general public. It's the source of all distortions, and is maintained by the people's "collective unconsciousness."
With Palaces like Mementos as well to have others ones, to also have a Treasure of them all.
Makoto: Wait...Do you mean that there's a Treasure even in Mementos?! And if we go after that-
Morgana: The collapse of Mementos should affect the public as a whole. The state of society would change too. Even Jackie...I bet our little friend will remember and it will come back all healed up by then. If everyone's hearts grow to hold Shido responsible for his actions, things might start going our way. And from there...I bet that's where Queen Lilith's been hiding with her lover of the last of the seven False God to all be causing this problem on all of us.
Seems like this to be there only shot and the last resort to pull off.
Yusuke: ...That's a bold move, but an interesting one.
And how do the others feel about it? From Keiko and Akechi looking at each other to hug and hold hands...
Keiko: If anything else, then I'll take it to have things go back to normal and to stop this nightmare for good.
Akechi: If it'll get Shido and Queen Lilith after all they've done to us, Princess, then count me in. (My powers are healed up to come back to the group right away besides solving other mysteries.)
Ryuji: Sounds good to me!
I guess the Phantom Thieves were all in for this to win it and yeah, Jackie should be well to help them out to find its human master somewhere down below Mementos...Who would've thought this all turn out like this, huh?
Morgana: ...But if we're gonna do this, there's one thing you all need to realize.
Keiko: We'll know once you tell us first, Morgana, please...
A down side? Well, let's here it out.
Morgana: To begin with, why does something like the human cognition exist as another, sustained world? The reason for that is most likely sleeping within Mementos...We'll be destroying that you know.
Ryuji: ….I don't see where you're goin' with this.
Here's when things get to the bad news next...
Morgana: The human cognition will lose substance, so you can't sneak into people's Palaces anymore! So if other criminals appear, you won't be able to steal their Treasure and change their hearts. It means...the Phantom Thieves will be going out of business.
Yep, when they do this - they won't be Phantom Thieves anymore to have no more Palaces, people to change the hearts of, or steal their Treasure to having powers. No more to be all gone when they go down below of Mementos of its Treasure of the last one.
Haru: We'll have to discard this way of life...
Futaba: ….
All this to be the down side, but...they'll take their chances to change things to go back to normal again.
Ann: I think we need to do this. I mean, we're the group who's reforming society, right?
Morgana: Madame Keiko...What do you think as our leader? You'll lose your powers if Mementos is erased. Will you still do it?
This one was hard to think about, but still...to save lives to stop crime from the bad people, Keiko says it to support her friends, Akechi, and everyone else who they were fighting for.
Keiko: (It'll be hard, but I'll never leave the ones who are still by my side in the real world...) Yes, let's do it. In the name of justice. We'll fight on one more time as Team Drago of the Phantom Thief of Hearts. As for the others whatever they are right now, we won't have to worry if they're not hurt and they've responded to us.
Now that's what they wanted to hear!
Ann: Yeah, Keiko! That's right!
Akechi: If Keiko wants this and the rest of you, and I'll do it too.
Morgana: You guys have all grown, huh? ...All right...It seems there are no objections.
For Keiko, Morgana, Akechi, Ryuji, Ann, Yusuke, Makoto, Futaba, and Haru were all in on this one 'and Jackie will be back soon enough' until the very end.
Sae: Did you come up with a plan?
Makoto: Whether it succeeds or not is another story though.
Ryuji: Miss Prosecutor...looks like this is gonna be our last job.
Sae: Last job...?
Keiko: As weird as it sounds, Sae. But...We're going to erase the entire Metaverse.
All of this to sound weird and crazy to do, but it just might work.
Haru: Once we accomplish our duty, we entrust the world to respectful adults. That is out condition for accepting this job.
Sae: This is a "deal" then...That's certainly a heavy condition. But very well, I accept. I swear to make Masayoshi Shido stand and be tried in the court of law. Besides...my pride won't allow me to be continually saved by you all without doing anything in return.
It's a deal then!
Makoto: We'll be counting on you.
Akechi: Do your best out there, Sae-san, and I'll do my part with them.
Sojiro: Looks like it's decided then.
All of this for the Phantom Thieves' last stand to save the entire world this time.
Ann: You're the leader, Keiko, and this is officially our last mission. C'mon, say something!
Keiko: I don't know what else to say, but this...Let's fix this country!
They were really going to be doing this...
Futaba: We already said that before though.
Haru: That's fine. We're doing it for real this time, after all.
Morgana: We don't have much time, right? We should carry this out tomorrow...I'm counting on you guys. No matter what happens, you better see it through!
For the nine Phantom Thieves will make it all happen, as Sojiro stays put for them to come back, and Sae to do her part until everything has been fixed.
Akechi: Then tomorrow, we'll get going.
For everyone else to go home and the cafe to close for now...for Akechi stays over at Keiko's place again 'but not before he and Sae talked about something a while ago'. As he showers for Keiko to wait for her boyfriend, both she and Morgana talk about something in the bed room.
Morgana: ...Hey.
Keiko: Huh? What's up, Morgana?
Morgana: ...Actually, never mind. You must be tired.
Keiko: You can tell me.
For them to be talking for Akechi to come up to overhear them talking together to give them some alone time for a few minutes.
Morgana: Honestly, Madame Keiko...you're amazing. There's diffidently something special about you. I mean it, Madame Keiko. You dodge everything the enemies throw at you like it's your destiny. At first, I just thought you were going to be a useful tool for me...but now this is where I belong.
Keiko: Then stay here with me forever.
Morgana: Aren't you only going to be here for a year? Still...it makes me happy to hear that...It's not like me to say all that embarrassing stuff. But still...I think it's fine. For tonight, at least.
Keiko: I'm glad to hear, Morgana. (From the first time we met, I'm glad we're friends to be a real team and a true family.)
Another confidant of Morgana to be done for Keiko's bond to end and for him to get bracelet of his own now, the Yellow Bracelet of Reliability...To be around his neck to be different in the real world, and on his wrist in the Metaverse and/or Mementos worlds. Morgana has been completed.
I am thou, thou art I...
Thou has turned a vow into a blood oath,
Thy bond shall become the wings of rebellion and break the yoke of thy heart.
Thou has awakened to the ultimate secret of the Magician, granting thee infinite power...
For Morgana's powers to grow and new attacks including to have Zorro involved into Mercurius. Awesome! The Phantom Thieves are now powerful from all of this, and one more to go.
Morgana: (A new power burns within me!)
Tayla: Persona # 174 – Mercurius
The Roman god of commerce, speed, and merchants, he later came to be viewed the same way as the Greek deity Hermes. The planet Mercury is named after him.
Keiko: (My friendship and my love will keep all of us strong to fight.)
Morgana: ….We should rest in preparation for tomorrow.
As Keiko tries to get some sleep in her bed for Morgana to go in to his, Akechi comes in to bed with his woman for one love time they can have to still do it again once this last request was all over with.
Akechi: Princess.
Keiko: Hey, Akechi, I'm just about to go to sleep...
Akechi: It's fine. We'll sleep together, please...After what we've both been through, let's make our love count. Please...let me have you.
For them to start kissing and hugging a lot to be so emotional, Keiko and Akechi's love will help them keep on going.
Keiko: Then you can have me, Akechi-Cun. My love for you will keep me going.
Akechi: As of mine will too for you, Keiko. I love you so much...you changed me ever since we first met. Thank you for saving my life.
Then they make love to make it count for their dance, movement, kissing, touching, and such to feel good to keep to themselves...and the others to keep quiet about it too for them to sleep easily afterwards in each other's arms.
Morgana: Madame Keiko and Akechi's love is very strong...And for her is repelled such an ordeal, and Madame Keiko's still not being rewarded for it? If gods really do exist...They're being too hard on this poor girl...
As Keiko sleeps to go to the Velvet Room again to wake up in her cell to visit Igor, Caroline, and Justine to say something to her next. Again, huh...? This has Caroline hitting the bar door's again with her cane.
Keiko: Ah! I'm up! Please don't do that, Caroline.
Well, the twins don't look happy for some odd reason.
Caroline: That was a fruitless delight, Inmate!
Justine: We gave you words of praise...but we take them all back!
Keiko: What did I do? The mess right now, we're going to do it first thing tomorrow.
A lot more be said from Igor next...
Igor: The source of what was hindering your rehabilitation...To think it would be the ignorant masses to which you, Ms. Trickster, to prove your integrity. Did they themselves not show elation for those who are unseen? Despite all that, they now say you do not exist. They toyed with you, yet none take responsibility. The distortion of man's world is endlessly deep...Fixing it may now be impossible even with the appearance of a Trickster like yourself...
Huh? Well this was weird for Igor to say such things to her.
Keiko: Huh...? (Something very wrong about Igor, this is not like him to be this way.)
Even to the twins were surprised as well.
Caroline: M-Master...?
Justine: …..
Igor: It seems this is the limit of humility...
Keiko: What do you mean, Igor?
This was not good at all...
Igor: The time of ruin is nigh...One due to the distortion of man's own heart, from which none can escape...
Caroline: ….
What did he mean by that? This leaves both Caroline and Justine confused, as Keiko was lost too for her to go back to sleep again in the real world, something wasn't right with Igor at all...For Jackie to notice from its avatar form, to finally starts to remember something about itself to learning more while there was some time left. And what else is worse...the Phan-Site ratings was going down low – again!
Year 20xx
Day #259 - December 12/24th – Saturday
Ann odd day on Christmas Eve this is, huh? So much for a magical holiday happening this year. Getting up for Keiko and Akechi to still be covering their naked bodies with blankets to also say something before heading out this weekend of the holiday vacation to start after from school to see the test results, all was looking good on Keiko's end 'as always'.
Akechi: Good morning, Keiko.
He places in hand on Keiko's boob from under the blankets.
Keiko: Ah! Akechi-Cun! Please don't!
They laugh together to be in love very much.
Akechi: What? You like it...We have to do a Christmas special when this is all over. We will all get out of this with our lives. We've close to do this.
Keiko: I know and I want all of us to save the others to have a very good Christmas this year. With you, Mr. Sakura, Morgana, Jackie, my friends, and our own families. If any case, I want to have a Christmas party once we take Memento's Treasure. We're not backing down from this battle. We fight for us to celebrate together for another day. No one's getting kidnapped or dying anymore.
From almost losing each other, that's not going to happen never again...ever!
Akechi: I'm glad to hear. Then let's talk more about it while we get ready for today, let's have some pancakes to make them a good one for this day. Once we're finish with school, we know where to meet up at.
The two hugged each other again.
Keiko: Okay, Akechi-Cun. (Never again will I lose him...We're all going to make it, no one else is dying ever again. Queen Lilith, you and your boyfriend are the last two Shadows to go down. Besides stopping Fake Tsuba and Sith will have to wait for later. I'll prove to Igor that this isn't the end yet. Also, Kiwa, please come back so you don't have Kasumi worry about you. Same with Daisuke, Tohru, Aika, and Hitomi. All of you stay safe wherever all of you are now.) Morgana! Come down for some pancakes!
With the three eating and for Morgana as well to join with Akechi and Keiko to enjoy them to be going real soon.
Morgana: Tasty as always, Madame Keiko. Well, today is it, huh? Our last heist as the Phantom Thieves...You, Akechi, and everyone else has grown a lot. No time to get all scared and upset with this, you two love birds. We're going to end this with a bang! All right, let's get everyone else and let's go!
Once they finished getting dress, showered, eat up, and so on and going to school to see the test results for Keiko to pass once again and hopefully the others...it was time to get going.
Akechi and Keiko: Right!
Now, it was time to move out.
Kasumi: (Everyone...Please be careful out there. Stay safe, while I train to get better myself a Phantom Thief or as myself.)
You heard the girl, she'll stay strong to wait for everyone to come back unharmed. For Yuuki, Sojiro, Sae, Shinya, Yoshida, Hifumi, Chihaya, Ohya, Tae, Kawakami, Iwai, Maruki, Aika, Hitomi, Kasumi, Kiwa, Tohru, and Daisuke all hoped for the best as Keiko, Ryuji, Ann, Yusuke, Makoto, Futaba, Haru, Morgana, and Akechi were all set to move on out to go from the real world and into Mementos part of the Metaverse to get one more Treasure to try fixing all of this mess; to also have Jackie's human master to be found, stop Queen Lilith first to be the main Shadow, protect the Eternal Pearl to use for good, and stop the final False God who's Lilith's boyfriend...whoever he really is. For Igor waited to see what will happen next 'to still be something strange going on with this guy' even Caroline and Justine were worried about Keiko a lot more. I wonder why...Here we go with one last heist to enter in to the final floor in Mementos itself to also find Morgana's memories on who he really is – human, cat-like Persona, or something far more to also find his true love. Anyways, it was time to transform.
Keiko: (This is, Keiko. Don't get scared. For Akechi-Cun, I love you a lot.) All right, team, one more time. It's time to move on out...together. Suit up! Code name – Joker!
Akechi: (I guess I'll decide on what I want to be a detective still and a thief or both later. Either way...I'm glad I'm back on the team again and with my Keiko for who I love a lot.) Suit up! Code name – Crow!
Morgana: (I will find my memories today once and for all. And Jackie, please get better. We're all going to solve this until the very end.) Suit up! Code name – Mona!
Ryuji: (I will run again a lot more for Ann and I to love her a lot.) Suit up! Code name – Skull!
Ann: (I love Ryuji and he loves me to be the best model ever, for Shiho to see me.) Suit up! Code name – Panther!
Yusuke: (My love in art and Ms. Makoto will help me carry on for a better tomorrow.) Suit up! Code name – Fox!
Makoto: (To become a police commissioner and to pass my last high school year will happen. For you, Father. And for my love of Yusuke will help for all of my dreams to come true. And Sis, I'm glad you see what justice really means.) Suit up! Code name – Queen!
Futaba: (Mom...If you're watching me, this one goes out to you. I have a friend/sister to help me go to school next year. So please watch me. Same goes for you, Sojiro. And you too, Mishima-san. I love you a lot! And the Metropolis 12 team, you better show up soon. Same with Templar and Jester.) Suit up! Code name – Oracle!
Haru: (Sugimura-Chan, please wait for me...I'll be back for you soon. I will grow my own garden to make my own coffee to have a coffee shop to run with fresh vegetables for people to enjoy eating. Watch me, Father, for I still love you from the good times we did have from back then. And Ms. Hitachi, both you and my little step sister stay safe.) Suit up! Code name – Noir!
Well, they're there in Mementos for all nine of the Phantom Thieves of the entrance. Arriving to the place, for Yusuke sees something on his cell phone about the Nav app to be something...off about it today.
Yusuke: Hey, check out the Nav.
They all do but Morgana to wait...for it was showing some weird message of some kind.
Keiko: Huh...? (It's displaying an unfamiliar message...)
Ann: "The door to the depths of Mementos has bee opened..." Wait, does that mean-
It wasn't Jackie who send this type of message at all. If not the little Jack Frost Persona, then who else did it? Also, the last door is open up there already, huh? That's a good thing.
Akechi: Whoever send this who's not Jackie, must be on our side.
Keiko: But who could it be...? (Caroline and Justine maybe...? Or Igor? Kiwa, Aika, Hitomi, and the others? I don't think it's Kasumi's...) Still, they are all trustworthy and the late Mochizuki as well. So, I guess we'll take what we can.
All this, they'll take their chances with the message they've all received.
Morgana: ...We're really gonna do this, right?
Ann: Of course!
Ryuji: Why're you askin' now?
A lot of things for Morgana to be afraid to say it to the others about whatever was on his mind.
Morgana: Well...I-I just thought...what am I gonna do if you guys freak out and bail on me! We're going to erase Mementos, aren't we? Come on, let's go, you guys!
With Morgana heading out first, for the others to follow him and to be...a bit confused on his behavior from hiding something from all of them.
Futaba: Mona sure seems hyped up!
Keiko: I guess...Then let's get going. (I hope you're feeling well, Morgana.)
With Futaba, Keiko, Ryuji, Makoto, Yusuke, and Akechi following him 'with something for Akechi to figure out on his own from his good detective skills'...Haru wanted to say something first to Ann before they could catch up with the others.
Haru: Say...Isn't Mona-chan behaving...a little odd?
Ann: You know, you're right...
Haru: Yeah...
A lot to be on their minds to worry about Morgana's odd behavior.
Ann: ….Morgana.
Haru: I shouldn't have brought that up. Shall we get going?
They just join with the others to head on down to the depths Mementos' final floor for Morgana/Mona to go into his car mode. With Keiko/Joker, Akechi/Crow, Ryuji/Skull, Ann/Panther, Yusuke/Fox, Makoto/Queen, Futaba/Oracle, and Haru/Navi were ready to face with the final Treasure to steal and change the heart of Shido's selfish lackeys. All of them to also stop Queen Lilith and the last False God.
