A Merry Departure

Shido's Palace

Engine Bridge

The thieves were making their way back to the main deck after fighting the Yakuza man but right as they make it to the stairs they hear a voice.

"It's been a while..." A voice says but Joke instantly knew who it was.

Joker and everyone else turn around, "Akechi! So, you finally realized that we escaped?"

That's when he jumps down from a pipe, "First, I have to congratulate you on tricking me...Though, it was because Shido was starting to get suspicious since his clients were having a change of heart."

Panther glares at him, "Why are you helping Shido!? Don't you see what's going to happen to the country if he becomes prime minister!?" "He will destroy everything! This country will become doomed!"

He starts smiling sadistically, "I'm not helping him! I don't care about what happens to this country! I wanted to help make him become prime minister and so he would finally notice me. Then I was going to reveal to him that I am his son and then kill him taking everything away from him at his most powerful! Thus, satisfying my revenge against him!"

Everyone gasps when he said 'his son'.

Joker sighs, "So that story you told me about your mother destroying herself because of being thrown away by a no-good man. It was Shido, wasn't it?"

He nods and looks down, "Yes. I am an illegimate child. So, it was hard for me growing up because of it. Me and my mother were looked down upon and it caused her to hate herself and it led to her suicide! I had no friends beause who would want to be friends with someone like me...But two years ago, I somehow ended up in the Metaverse and that when I met Robin Hood. I finally felt like I could stop evil and change my father's heart! But something inside me wanted more! I wanted him dead! So that's when I came up with the plan."

Joker shakes his head, "But is that what you really want? To kill us, just to get revenge against your father?"

Akechi laughs, "Of course it is! This is what I have been plPanthering! Don't think just because we talk that means we're friends! I don't need friends!"

Morgana shakes his head, "You don't want to kill Joker! Even when you tried to!"

Panther nods, "We aren't your enemies! We are fighting the same person! You can join us!"

Fox joins in, "I wanted revenge against Madarame. But they made me realize that it would not solve anything."

Akechi growls, "I need to take him out myself! I don't need any of you!"

Skull looks at him sympathically, "We get that! We all had to deal with bullshit adults! That's why we can work together to beat that bastard!"

Joker holds out his hand towards him, "Even though you have done wrong...We can still save you from yourself. I want to help you like these guys did for me. And I'll admit, if I didn't meet Skull and especially Panther. I would have just been like you...Alone and filled with hate." He sees Akechi contemplating on whether he should or not but then he sees his face turn into anger, like someone was talking to him and convinced him to not accept his offer.

"You think I want your sympathy because I'm not as good as you are!? Just because you have friends that don't look down on you! I had to work hard to get people to notice me! Getting high grades, to value adults as my better and now I'm a famous detective who everyone loves! But I lost against you!" He points at Joker, "I had lost to someone with a record who lived in an attic! So much so! That even my own persona betrayed me!"

"I take it that it is my time to introduce myself..." A sinister voice comes out from the shadows. Everyone looks towards the shadows hearing the voice from there. That's when Robin appears from the shadows, bloodied but what surprises them even more was someone was right behind him, "My...My, I get to see the goody-two-shoes phantom thieves finally." He pushes Robin Hood down once he gets close then stands behind Akechi.

Arsene glares at Loki, "Who are you and what did you do to Robin!?"

The persona laughs, "Why thank you for asking, Arsene! I am Loki!"

Necro lights up, "L-Loki!? B-But you're the God of misfit!"

He looks at Necro, "You are exactly right! You're one smart girl. Too bad, you act like a child..."

Arsene growls, "I'll say this again! What did you do to Robin!?"

He looks back at Arsene, "Why are you getting so strung up, aren't you supposed to be the calm one? Regardless, I just simply tortured him, that's all. That's what a traitor gets after all." Akechi glares at Robin, "Because he kept quiet about us being in the Metaverse in the interogation room!" He looks back at them, "So, because of him! I have to deal with you people before I can!"

Morgana looks at Loki, "So you have the power to make people psychotic!"

Noire gasps, "Did you make Akechi kill those people and my father!?"

Loki laughs, "Of course not. That was all him and his father and it saddens me what people make a child do..." He says sarcastically, "I just gave him the power to make people become Psychotic. But I did give him the idea of Medjed."

Oraclelooks at him in shock, "So, you were the one to set it up the plan to make us rise up just so when we messed up, it would make it worst for us."

He chuckles, "For having two smart people. Your group still didn't realize it sooner. Which is funny..." He looks at Makoto, "Aren't you supposed to be the smart one? The analyzer? Or maybe you aren't as smart as you think you are. Maybe you're just a waste of space for your sister. I hear her words; she has to deal with your shit everyday."

Makoto glares at him, "I am not going to listen to any of your words." "You are nothing but a pathetic psychotic asshole!"

"Hm? I'm an asshole? I'm only speaking the truth." He looks at Noire, "You hate Akechi for killing your father, correct. But why is that? He was evil, wasn't he? I'm sure that there are families that are happy that he's dead. Especially the one that died from overworking."

Noire looks down knowing he was right, "B-But...H-He wasn't always like that..." "Don't listen to him Mistress..."

Loki looks at Milady, "Don't listen to the truth? Why not? I mean if it wasn't for me giving the idea about Medjed. Little miss Oraclehere wouldn't have left her room. So, I'm not that bad of a person."

Oraclenods, "You're right...But Akechi still killed my mother..." "And we will never forgive him!"

"Why not? He may have killed her but it could have been worst. Just look at the track record with Shido. He could have done way worst then just kill her because he was desperate to get the Metaverse notes by any means necessary. Even..."

Oraclecovers her eyes knowing exacting what he meant, "Stop! I don't want to hear that!" "Meanie! Why are you so mean!?"

"I am not going to repeat myself for a third time..." "Enough! We're wasting time! My plan may have been detoured...But I will get my father's approval when I bring your heads to him!" That's when Loki transforms him into the black mask. Loki smiles, "Then allow me to show them something first..." Red and black liquid starts forming around him then his mouth starts moving but nothing was coming out of his mouth.

Zorro hears a voice in his head, 'I know how much you hate Arsene...He stole your precious Carmen and is the leader of the group. Aren't you supposed to be the greatest and the bravest? Why should a man with no muscles be the one everyone loves? Just think of it this way, if you beat Arsene then it will show he is the weak one and then beat me. Carmen will jump into your arms because you saved them all and he can give you the power to do it!

Anat holds her head feeling pain coming from it but hears her own voice talking to her, "It's not fair is it? That Carmen gets to see the man she loves everyday while you have to wait till, he feels like transforming into Satanael...She even got make love to Arsene while you have to wait but what if she made love to Satanael as well? Is it because she has the perfect body? Why would Satanael want someone that acts more manly than womanly? That's why you should take out Carmen so Satanael will only look at you and only you!"

And lastly, Goemon was also hearing a voice in his head, "Why do you love Milady? She treats you like garbage and she's constantly putting you down. You say it doesn't affect you, but maybe it's because she lowered your self-esteem to make you think that way? What Arsene said was stupid, ignore her and she will want you? You know that wouldn't work. But you know what would? Showing her how strong you really are! Show her that you are a man and put her in her place that way she will be too scared to say no to you and she will bow down to you!"

The rest were about to attack but that's when they hear Zorro scream.

"Fuck you Arsene!" That's when Zorro cold cocks Arsene which actually knocks him down.

Arsene looks up at him between shock and anger, "What the hell Zorro! Are you really doing this now..." He notices his eyes were red, "What the...? Stop it, Zorro! You're becoming psychotic!"

"I am not becoming psychotic, you pendejo! I've been waiting to do this since I first met you!"

Captian Kidd pulls Zorro off of Arsene, "'Tis gettin' ridiculous! We 'ave t' fight Loki ye dumbass cat!"

Skull glares at Morgana, "Tell Zorro to knock it off!"

Morgana glares back at him, "Didn't I tell you before he won't listen to me when he gets like this!"

Carmen growls and starts to walk to them, "Dammit Zorro! Would you..." That's when Anat slams her sword right in front of Carmen making her stop and look at her in confusion, "Anat dear...What are you..."

"Did you make love to Satanael as well when you had sex with Arsene!? Answer me!"

"Anat!? What are you talking about!? And this is no time for that!?" Anat takes a swing at her making Carmen dodge.

"This is the perfect time for this! You're trying to take Satanael from me since you took Arsene from me! You can't have both!"

Makoto couldn't believe it, "Anat! Knock it off! Carmen's your friend! She wouldn't hurt you!"

Panther couldn't believe it either, "Would you stop it, Anat! Carmen only loves Arsene! She doesn't care about Satanael!"

Milady stares at them, "Are you idiots seriously fucking doing this now!? We have a battle to fight!" She was about to break everyone up but she gets stopped by Goemon making her turn, "What now Goemon..."

*SLAP*

Milady backs up in complete shock when Goemon slaps her, "W-What the fuck Goemon! Did you just have the gall to slap..."

He walks up to her, "Do you ever shut up!? All you ever do is talk down to people! Above all else! Me! The one who does everything for you and you don't appreciate it! Just cause I'm not rich or famous!"

Milady starts backing away actually in fear of him, "O-Of course I do! But I don't want you!"

"You don't want me!? Why!? Because I'm not man enough for you!?" He roughly grabs her arm and pulls her towards him.

"Let go of me! You insufferable imbecile! D-Don't make me hurt you!"

Noire gasps seeing Goemon roughly grab her arm, "Let go of her Goemon! That's not the way to have her fall for you!"

Fox tries to pull Goemon away, "Goemon! This isn't you! You're not acting like yourself!"

Joker looks on in horror seeing everyone fighting each other. He looks back at Akechi and Loki with a glare, "Stop this! This isn't right! Why are you doing this!?"

Akechi starts laughing like a manic, "Isn't great! So called friends fighting each other over the stupidest things! It goes to show that friendship breaks over the littlest things!"

That's when Joker hears Oracleand Necro in his mind, "It's Loki! He's making them psychotic!" "Not only that, when they're like this! It makes them stronger but it also looks like it makes them weaker!"

Joker nods but then sees something, "So Loki's doing it! You will not get in my way of stopping me!" He starts rushing him but stops when he sees a gun

Akechi just laughs, "Are you really that stupid!? I could just end you right here! But I rather you suffer seeing your 'friends' killing each other or you can beg me to stop!" This is what he wanted to prove that he was better than him.

And that was one thing that Joker forgot so now he couldn't do anything. If he had bullets, he could have just jumped over Akechi and shot Loki. But now seeing that he had no option, he falls to his knees, "Please...Just stop having them fight each other...I give up."

Akechi looks at him with a big smirk on his face, "Fine...I'll let them go but first..." He walks up to him and puts his gun to his head, "But after I kill you...and this time I'll make sure you're dead!"

"What do you think you're doing!? Unhand me you weak minded fool!"

Akechi looks back in shock hearing Loki's panic but sees Robin Hood putting him in a full nelson, "What the hell do you think you're doing, Robin!?"

Thankfully even though Robin was injured, he had enough upper body strength to manhandle the smaller stature of Loki, "Now's your chance my little merry man! Take him down!" Now that Loki was distracted, the personas that were psychotic were turning to normal.

Once Akechi turns around, Joker quickly gets up and turns him around then headbutts making him drop his gun and reel back. Remembering what Necro said, that being psychotic made them hit harder but made them more susceptible to pain, "You really think I'll give up!?" He then punches him hard breaking some of his mask, "I saw Robin Hood start to get up and that's when I needed to distract you to get close to you! Knowing you would love to kill me!" He then knees him in his stomach making him bend forward in pain, "But now it's my turn!" He then uppercuts him making him fly back. That's when he rushes over to him and gets on top of him, "I will make sure you confess to your crimes! Everyone! Come here and hold him down!" Everyone quickly rushes to help him

Joker, Skull and Fox try to hold him down but he starts fighting them, "Get the hell off me! I will kill all of you!"

Joker sighs, "Just stop it! It's over! You're disabled and Loki is disabled too!" He looks up but sees Loki holding Robin with the sword against his neck, "Robin! What happened!?"

"I-I'm sorry my little merry man...I-I was too injured to keep him restrained..."

Loki was seething, "You think you can out fool me!? I'm done playing around! I'm killing you all! Starting with this one!" He then stabs Robin Hood right through the heart making him scream out in pain and since Loki's weapon was a flame one it made it worst. Making everyone look on in horror especially Arsene.

"NOOOOO!" Arsene yells

Once Robin starts coughing out blood, Loki smiles, "What's wrong Arsene? Couldn't save your precious friend? How embarrassing isn't it?" He then throws the body at them.

"Robin!" Carmen goes to heal him but Robin stops her

"No...I-I deserve this..." He looks at Arsene and Arsene holds his hand, "I-I am sorry...King Richard...I-I was so...scared of dying that I...I didn't do anything to s-stop L-Loki from convincing Akechi to k...kill those people...and work with his father..." He coughs up more blood, "I...I just wanted to save...Akechi...from him...self...B-But at least I got to...save you and...Joker..." He coughs up more blood, "T-Take my power...and stop...Shido...and please...try...to save...Akechi...S-So I can rest in peace..." He lays his head back and stops breathing going lifeless.

Arsene feels his grip lessen and then his hand fall to the floor, "R-Robin...Robin!" He couldn't believe it, he was dead. Even when they could revive him, he didn't want to it. He just wanted them to save Akechi even after everything that he put him through. But what he said made him angry, Loki was the reason why all this happened, he convinced Akechi to go through with the murders when Robin just wanted to help him go through the pain. He gets up and looks at Loki with a murderous glare, "I will kill you!" But that's when time stops and a blue butterfly appears flying around Arsene. He then starts following it with his eyes, "A blue butterfly...?"

That's when the butterfly goes to Robin Hood and his body slowly starts becoming into powder that the butterfly sucks up.

"W-What are you doing!? Don't destroy his body!"

The butterfly goes above him and that's when Arsene hears a voice

"You're giving me his power like he wanted me to? To fight Loki and stop Shido?" He nods, "I'll accept it! I will stop Loki and I will help him stop Shido!"

That's when the butterfly starts sprinkling the powder on Arsene and he starts glowing. That's when time starts again and everyone sees Arsene still glowing but they notice that Robin's body was gone.

Joker and everyone else were confused even Akechi, "A-Arsene...?"

Loki was just as confused, "What in the hell...?"

Soon, the light that formed around Arsene started to dissipate. Once it did, everyone gasps at seeing Arsene's new form. He was wearing the same red tailcoat but it had white cuffs and highlights with a white cravat and instead of red pants, he was wearing white pants. He still had the same black wings but there was an extra set of white wings that were coming from the back. He also still had his top hat but it had a white rim instead of black and finally, he had the same mask but instead of being black it was red with white wings attached to it. Afterwards, Arsene looks over at Loki with, "I will make you suffer for what you did...If my name isn't Arsene Raoul Lupin!"

Loki actually looks at him with fear in his eyes, "What!?"

Arsene smiles then flies at Loki at high speed and punches him so hard, that it makes him fly to the other side of the bridge, "What's wrong Loki!? I thought you were going to kill me!? Why are you scared!?" He then hits the control panel to the gate with elgion, separating them and the others so the others can get Akechi easier.

Loki growls getting up, "You really think you're better than me!?"

"Nope! I know I'm better than you!" He gestures him to come over, "Come on! I'll even let you attack me without defending against you!"

Loki was starting to get pissed then slashes his sword vertically releasing a light wave at him, "Laevateinn!"

Arsene smirks because when he gets it by the wave, he flinches a bit and 'dusts' off the damage, "That tickles...Okay that was more like a rough tickle."

He growls, "W-What!?"

"Did you not realize that I have Robin's power in me? So basically, bless attacks don't work really work on me even curses!"

Loki roars in anger, "That's it! I'm fucking done with your games!" He rushes at him with his sword and slams it down with as much force as he can.

Arsene just smiles and sidesteps dodging the sword, "You're right...I'm done with you as well..." He then slams his fist into his stomach making Loki reel over.

"Gah! What strength is this...!?"

"It's the power of friendship that you and Akechi keep complaining about..." He says sarcastically. He then kicks him back, "Come on! Where's this cocky Loki that Robin was scared of!?"

That's when Loki roars again but now there was energy surrounding him making him glow red, green and blue, "I will fucking rip you to pieces!" He rushes again but Arsene notices that he was quicker now.

But Arsene was still quicker than him, "Impressive! Maybe you should roar more! Then you can probably become fast enough to hit me!" This is what Arsene wanted, to get Loki pissed off enough that he starts getting tired out instead of thinking smart because they both couldn't use their curse and bless skills against each other.

Loki just starts swing wildly at him while Arsene was dodging and weaving. Soon, he was getting slower and slower from running out of energy so when he swings one more time, he trips pass Arsene but was able to catch himself, "Why...Can't I hit you...?"

"Because of you killing Robin. I gained his power which enhanced mine. Making me faster than before." Arsene then starts forming purple energy around him, "But he also gave me this!" The purple energy goes into his hand and then slams the ground and that makes the purple energy cause a huge explosion blowing Loki through the metal gate.

Meanwhile

While everyone was distracted from seeing Arsene, Akechi was able to push everyone off of him, "You are not stopping me!"

Joker glares at him getting up, "Will you knock it off! You already killed Robin Hood and now Arsene has become stronger! The only reason why we're not attacking you now is because of Robin!"

Akechi looks down, "I...I didn't want him to die...I just wanted to punish him for saving you! Then let him watch as I killed you all!"

"But you didn't suspect that Loki would kill him..."

"No..."

"Because Loki doesn't give a damn about you! He's the god of trickery and mischief! He wants to screw over everyone! Even you!"

Akechi glares at him, "Shut up! He's the only one who understood my pain!"

"We would have understood it! But no! You were selfish! You say it's about revenge about your father but you used the Metaverse to build up your reputation! You're just like your father! Making people suffer for your own goals!"

"I am nothing like my father! The people I went after were evil! Just like what you did!"

Oracleglares at him, "My mother wasn't evil! She was just trying to learn about the Metaverse!"

Makoto glares at him as well, "You caused a subway train accident. Those people could have died."

Noire looks down, "All I wanted to do was change my father's heart...But you killed him because he was going to expose Shido..."

Skull scoffs, "And even though the principal was a piece of shit. He was going to snitch on Shido!"

"But no! That would just ruin your plans! So, you killed their shadows and since the Principal was overweight and Noire's father was ill. It killed both of them! I'm sure Shido told you that!" Panther says.

Fox glares at him, "You say that you go after evil people. Then why didn't you go after Kamoshida, Madarame, and Kaneshiro. Was it because they weren't going to ruin your plans? You should have known that they have palaces."

Joker shakes his head, "But even though you ruined people's lives. I still feel sorry for you. Like I said before, I would have become just like you...If I didn't meet Skull and especially Panther. I would have just avoided everyone and would have tried to get my revenge on who made me get a record and it would have drove me crazy...So I understand you."

But when Joker says that, it just made Akechi more furious, "Don't you dare compare yourself to me! You'll never understand my pain!" That's when he summons shadows, "And I don't need Loki to beat you!"

Once they see them, Carmen and Anat go in front of Joker with Panther and Makoto behind them.

Panther and Makoto, "Don't worry! We'll take care of it!" "Yes. Since you don't have Arsene with you. It would be harder for you."

Necro goes to Joker, "We'll take you to the back! Climb on!" Joker nods and climbs on her then they go to the back.

Anat looks at Carmen, "I'm sorry Carmen...I..."

Carmen shakes her head, "No! It wasn't you but we do have to talk about it. Okay?"

Anat smiles, "Yeah! Let's stop this asshole! Let's do this!"

Carmen brings out her two boy toys and turns them into fireballs then brings them together to make a big fireball while Anat charges up a ball of nuclear energy.

"Nuclear Meltdown!" They both say and then they throw both of their powers together making a small nuclear cloud destroying a lot of shadows.

Skull and Morgana seeing what they were doing, go by the girls, "He's starting to get tired! Let's give them everything we got!" "We can't let Arsene have all the glory! We can do it too!"

Captian Kidd charges up his cPantheron, "Look Zorro! I know ye hate Arsene but now's nah the time fer this! Ye two can settle yer differences later!"

Zorro looks down in regret for once, "I am not a hero that I once was...I'll admit that Arsene is better than me...But nothing disgraces me more than getting tricked by that bastard that killed that Pantheroying man! So, I will help you!"

"Alright! Then let's do it! Lighting Storm!" Zorro making a Z pattern with his Rapier creating a wind storm and then Kidd now with a fully charged cPantheron shoots it at one of the shadows caught in the storm making it explode into a lightning storm.

Fox and Noire stay towards the back, "We will keep your defenses up!" "Yes! We'll be your support!"

Goemon couldn't believe what he had done, he almost forced himself on Milady and it didn't matter to him that it was because he went psychotic.

"Are you still beating yourself over something out of your control?" Milady says walking to him, "I already forgive you...So stop beating yourself up."

Goemon looks at her in shock, "Milady...I am..."

"Save it! We'll speak of this later. They need help on the front lines! Let's give them protection like we usually do!"

Milady holds a sphere of light and hands it off dismissively to Goemon who freezes it then shatters it. The shards of ice form into thin walls of ice in front of everyone then fades away, casting Tetrakarn and Matrakarn on everyone while giving them cold resistances

Necro falls over all of them, "All right! Necro! Give them the power up!"

Necro lights up, "Of course, Futaba-chan!" That's when rays come out of Necro covering them and making them glow red, blue and green.

Joker smiles seeing how they were taking out the shadows by working together. But that's when he sees Akechi was getting tired, "Dammit Akechi...Why can't you give up..." That's when he sees a purple explosion from behind the steel gate and then sees Loki fly through it and right into Akechi while everyone dodges out of the way. When they finally stop, Loki was covered in black blood and Akechi was finally down.

Arsene walks through the opening, "Well then. I guess I used too much power."

Now that Carmen got a good look at him, she starts drooling, "Oh yes...mommy likey!"

Panther glares at Carmen, "Now's not the time for this!"

Joker shakes his head but then looks at both Loki and Akechi, "I'm pretty sure its over now Akechi..."

Akechi soon slowly gets up with his outfit destroyed. He looks at Loki and sees that he was barely conscious, "Damn it..." He sighs, "I...I admit defeat..." Everyone lets out a relieved sigh when he says it. He looks at them, "You guys are something." He looks at Joker, "Gaining power through friendship. Being recognized..." He looks down, "If you change Shido's heart, he'll admit his crimes and you'll all become heroes... if it's found out that all my theories in the past were things I created, the trust and fame I gathered would all disappear."

Morgana shakes his head disapprovingly, "I see...So you and Loki caused all the psychotic breakdowns and then solved them just so you can be famous..."

He scoffs, "But in the end...I really am not that special..."

Skull scratches his head, "But you are special, man..."

Makoto nods, "You just filled your power with hate and rage. Which was made worse by Loki. I'm sure you would have been just as strong as Joker if you worked with us."

"Will you people just shut up...and stop blaming me for everything..."

Arsene sighs seeing Loki waking up, "So you're still conscious I see...Do you want more?"

Loki sits up, "Hell no...Your power of friendship knocked away my will to fight..."

Akechi looks down, "He right about only blaming him...I agreed to his offer...Robin wanted me to find people to try to change Shido's heart...But I wanted to do more than that..." "And that's when he met me. His hate and rage attracted me."

Carmen scoffs, "Is that why you're such an asshole."

Loki chuckles, "It's just how I am sweetheart and why is your Mr. GoodyTwoShoes. A Mr. GoodyTwoShoes?"

Arsene sighs, "Because I want to be. Now can you be quiet? We're talking to someone."

"So, you are the guys after him..." A voice says making everyone turned to it and they all see a cognitive Akechi, "I have orders from Captain Shido. We have no business with losers." He turns to Akechi, "It was a little faster than we plPanthered, but in any case, after the election, we were going to deal with you. You killed so many and yet you think you're the only one that was safe? Could it be that you thought he relied on you? That inside you were giddy about that? So here's a message from the captain: "This is the reward you get for causing others to become shells..."

Goro looks at his self, "I see...I had questions about this palace before. If I really went on a rampage in here, how he'd defend against it. You're responsible for this. To be killed be a doll that has the same face as me." He laughs, "That's just like him."

Cognative Akechi smiles sadistically, "Correct...I am a doll! I'll do anything but if I'm a doll, then the real doll is you! You wanted to be recognized, didn't you? You wanted to be loved! You were a doll from the very beginning!"

Joker looks at Akechi, "So now you know the truth. Shido was going to kill you anyways!" Arsene looks at Akechi in pity, "I pity for you, Akechi..."

Skull glares at the Cognitive Akechi, "Damn you!" "That be worst thing I've ever heard!

Makoto, "So this is what Shido thinks of you Akechi..." "I actually feel bad for you..."

Noire looks at him, "It's not too late. Won't you come with us to change his heart? Even if he's your actual father…no, because he's your actual father." "Why are we being nice to the guy who's a murderer! Why didn't I get pity for my death for killing!?"

Cognitive Akechi looks at the group with Pantheroyance, "You guys sure are fricking loud. How about I take care of you first?" He summons shadows.

Panther gasps, "He can summon shadows too!?" "But we don't have any energy left!"

Arsene smiles, "I'll take care of...Akechi! What are you doing!?"

Akechi scoffs and shoots his fake then walks in front of them, "Yeah...I was a fool. I should have known that Shido would do something like this..." He looks at Arsene, "Robin wanted you to save me huh? If you really want to save me...Then you and Joker better go change Shido's heart!"

Joker looks at him, "You idiot! You're going to get yourself killed!" "This isn't what Robin meant about saving you!"

"No shit that's not what he meant! Do you not realize that I will get charged with multiple murders so I'm going to die anyways or rot in prison even when I give up Shido!" He looks down, "But I owe Robin for what I put him through..." He looks at them, "Now go! Change Shido's heart! Please..." "Ugh...Please stop with the sappiness! Let's just get this over with!"

Joker shakes his head, "I'm not going to let you..." Arsene holds his shoulder, "Let's go..." "Arsene!" Arsene shakes his head, "He's asking you to stop Shido...I don't like it either but this is his way of making up for everything he has done. So, let's go..." Joker sighs and looks at Akechi, "You better not die!"

Akechi rolls his eyes, "Stop being melodramatic and get the hell out of here! Before you the shadows start attacking!"

Joker nods then everyone rushes to the stairs but they all look back in sadness before going up stairs.

Once they leave, Akechi sighs, "What pains in the asses..." "Even after being a murderer, they still love you. They're so self-righteous that they forgive murderers! That's truly sad!" "Shut up...Let's just get this shit over with..."

But that's when they see a black butterfly.

Treasure Room

The thieves finally make it to the treasure room but they were in a mostly somber mood especially Joker and Arsene.

"I can't believe it...He's probably dead. We couldn't save him." Arsene sighs, "And Robin Hood's dead...Even when it did save us..."

Panther holds his shoulder, "We did the best we could. But he wouldn't listen to us." "He was just filled with so much hate..."

Skull sighs, "Dammit! I actually feel bad for him! Even when he did all that shit!" "It's wha' happens when ye hear someone ye thought was bad, was treated like that."

Makoto didn't know what to feel, "Like what Skull said, Shido may have been the one to give him targets. But Akechi still did the deed. But I don't know how I feel..." "I'm not sure either. I just feel like hurting Shido over and over again."

Fox shakes his head, "I do know that it reminded me of Madarame..." "But at least remembered the painters even though he used them."

Oraclewas looking down, "He was alone and that made him think that it would give him strength...I-I get that. "Why didn't he just come to us!"

Noire nods, "I-I understand why he would do what he did...But that doesn't mean that I forgive him." "Ugh! Don't remind me of that dickweed! And I thought I was bad!"

Morgana looks at Joker, "It looked like he was confused on what he wanted. Like he was questioning himself." "Ha! And I thought Joker was bipolar...But It was because of that Loki that Akechi was!"

Joker nods, "Yeah...And that's why I was hoping we could have changed him...But it's too late now. We must stop Shido! Not just for me! But for Akechi too!" Arsene nods, "Yes! Robin gave me his power to take down Shido and that's exactly what I'm going to do!" Everyone nods and they quickly leave to go prepare the video calling card.

[End Notes: Poor Robin but if he didn't sacrifice himself, They would have lost against Loki. But when Arsene absorbs, he gets Robin's Skills and also gets stronger, so he's resistant against Curse and Bless. Speaking of Loki, the reason why he had to concentrate when he made the Anat, Zorro, and Goemon psychotic. Was because he making personas psychotic. Not only that, he was doing it to three of them. Now to the actual battle, it was kind of hard to write but with Loki, he's the God of Mischief, so he would rather cause mischief than actually fight. Hence, why he made the personas psychotic instead of fighting head on. So, seeing how he got the information when Akechi 'partnered' with them. He used their own problems against them using their own voices. Because he wanted chaos and Akechi wanted to show Joker that friendship was meaningless and the littlest things can break them up. So did Arsene talk to Lavernza or...was it Philemon? But what about Akechi? I wonder who the black butterfly is? By the way...they are both a clue to a sequel to this story.]

Oh and here's for everyone hoping for a sequel even though it's for a later chapter:

Two weeks after Shido's Confession

A long black limo arrives in Shibuya and parks on the side of the road. Inside the limo was a woman with long red hair in a white fur coat sitting next to her was a blue haired man with some of it covering an eye. On the side of the couch two more people were sitting there, a man with a silver bowl cut with silver eyes was sitting next to another woman wearing a blue detective hat.

"So, this is where the video's source was?" The man with the bowl cut says.

"Yeah. Fuuka said she traced it here." The blue haired man says.

The woman with the detective hat looks at the other woman, "And you are positive that you saw personas?"

She nods, "Yes, there were figures taller than them. The same size as our personas. Well most of ours. Isn't that right, Shirogane?"

She sighs, "Don't remind me..." She shakes his head, "Back on topic, you need us to pretend to investigate the Phantom Thieves?"

"Yes. Since your skills as a detective are vast enough to be considered one of the best and your husband as well. We'll need you both to act like you're on the job to hunt the phantom thieves since it would be easier to get information and then we can work off of that."

The bowl cut man nods, "That sounds good. Let us just hope they believe it."

The blue haired man laughs, "Oh please. You'll do fine Yu. You and Naoto both think too logically to not fail, just like Mitsuru over here. I mean we could always have Junpei here to pretend."

"No!" The other three say

Mitsuru shakes her head, "Please do not put that thought into my head, Minato. Though we were going to have Yukari and Kujikawa pretend to be fangirls but Yukari has her Featherman rehearsal and Kujikawa will be noticed instantly..."

Naoto chuckles, "That is correct. But me and Yu will be able to handle it."

Mitsuru smiles, "Thank you, Shirogane and Narukami. Let me know what information you find."