Chapter 3: Chains of Rebellion

The man known as Kamoshida appears to them looking the same though he was dressed in a royal cape, a speedo, slippers, and a crown. "I thought it was some petty thief, but to think it'd be you, Sakamoto…" Kamoshida responded. "Are you trying to disobey me again? It looks like you haven't learned your lesson at all, huh?" Kamoshida snarked. "What the hell is going on here?" Jake asked, sounding really confused. "Looks like you brought friends this time…because you can't do anything for yourself," Kamoshida added. "This ain't funny, you asshole!" the blond boy only known as Sakamoto yelled only to get punched by Kamoshida. "Is that how you speak to a king? It seems you don't understand the position you're in at all. Not only did you sneak into my castle, you committed the crime of insulting me-the king," Kamoshida sneered. "The punishment for that is death. It's time for an execution! Take him out!" Kamoshida ordered, as the guards nodded.

As the guards opened the door, Sakamoto backed away looking rather afraid. "S-Stop it…get away!" Sakamoto yelled, as the guards came close. Just then Jake pushed the guards back and kicked one of them out of the way. "Come on, we have to get out of this madhouse now!" Jake yelled. But before they could escape, a guard pushed back Sakamoto and pinned him to the wall. "Sakamoto!" Ren yelled, as he tried to stop a guard. "Just go you two! Get outta here! These guys are serious!" Sakamoto yelled, groaning in pain. "Oh? Running away, are we? What a bunch of heartless friends you two are," Kamoshida insulted. "They ain't my friends…c'mon you two! Hurry up and go!" Sakamoto yelled. "I'm not gonna leave you to that bastard's mercy you idiot! We're all getting out of here!" Jake yelled trying to push away the guards but they were rather strong.

"What's the matter? Too scared to run away?" Kamoshida taunted the frozen Ren, who was watching in shock and horror as Jake and Sakamoto were struggling with the guards. "Hmph, pathetic scum isn't worth my time…I'll focus on this one's execution. You two can have these two accomplices," Kamoshida ordered, as the guard handling Sakamoto gave the prisoner to him, while the other guards restrained both Jake and Ren. The two boys watched in horror as the blond boy they got to know for a short time was getting beaten to a pulp as well as being insulted by that bastard. 'No this can't be happening…not today! This was supposed to be our first day of school, I can't…we can't let it end like this!' Jake furiously thought to himself. It seems that Ren was also thinking the same, though he was the one to voice it out. "STOP IT!" Ren yelled, as Kamoshida turned to him. "What? Don't you dare tell me you don't know who I am," Kamoshida said darkly.

Ren defiantly looked Kamoshida in the eye, as the king was furious and kicked the boy to the wall. "LEAVE HIM ALONE YOU BASTARD!" Jake yelled, rushing at Kamoshida as he punched him in the face. Kamoshida coughed some blood before he punched Jake to the wall, looking rather enraged by this insolence. "Arrogant brats! Hold them there…After the peasant, it's their turn to die," Kamoshida said darkly. "NO!" Ren yelled, as he and Jake ran to stop Kamoshida, but they were pinned to the wall by the guards. "No…I don't want to die," Sakamoto begged, as Kamoshida laughed. Both Jake and Ren were furious at themselves as they couldn't save Sakamoto in this situation. 'It's going to be like that time, I failed to save my best friend once from that bastard back home and now it's this. Am I that weak to save someone? Am I really some guy who thinks he could do good?' Jake thought, until he saw a blue butterfly flying past him.

Before he could register what he saw, a voice called out to Jake, almost as if it was predestined. "Do you truly think of yourself like that? Are you someone who thinks of himself as too weak to do the right thing?" the voice asked. Jake was surprised by the voice, but given that no one else was hearing it, Jake assumed it was all in his head, not knowing that Ren was also hearing a voice in his head as well. "The deed you have committed back home, was it all a lie?" the voice asked, as Jake remembered what he did that landed him here. "No…It's not a lie! I did what I had to do so that no one else could suffer from scum like that bastard. I don't care if it costs my reputation, I'm willing to sacrifice it all so that the ones I know and love could be safe!" Jake yelled to himself. "Heh, looks like you really interest me. Very well, the contract is signed," the voice said as it sounded rather pleased.

Jake felt a lot of pain and so did Ren as both of them screamed in pain while the guards restrained them. But amidst the pain, the two felt power surging in them almost as if something was going to awaken. "I am thou, thou art I…Thou art willing to commit any and all actions necessary to enact justice upon those who deserve it. Awaken my power and show them what it means to cross us!" the voice yelled to Jake. "Let. Him. GO!" Jake yelled, as Kamoshida turned to him. "What did you say…?" Kamoshida asked, sounding enraged. "That's enough, let him go!" Ren yelled defiantly. "You two really desired to be killed that much? Fine!" Kamoshida yelled, motioning for the guards to do as they pleased.

But before the guards could execute them, a violent gust of wind blew across the room. What happens next was shocking, as strange masks appear on both Jake and Ren. For Jake, the mask on him resembles that of an eagle's skull. For Ren, the mask on him resembles a birdlike domino mask. Feeling the mask on them, the two forcefully ripped off the mask on their face, which was a rather bloody process. Soon Ren looked at Kamoshida and the guards with a sinister smirk, whereas Jake looked at Kamoshida and the guards with a fierce glare as his eyes resemble that of a sith and so did Ren's eyes as well. Fire enveloped the two, but instead of burning them, two figures sprouted behind them. Soon the two came out of the fire dressed in strange clothing. For Ren, he was dressed in a black tailcoat, a high-necked waistcoat with gold accents, cinched black pants, brown-black winklepicker boots with taller heels and a pair of red gloves. As for Jake, he was dressed as if he was Ezio from Assassin's Creed II.

With the two figures appearing behind the two, the figures blew the guards away as Sakamoto and Kamoshida looked in shock. The figure behind Ren introduces himself as Arsene the pillager of twilight. As for the figure behind Jake, he introduces himself as Virgil. "And I am Virgil- the guide of the abyss. Like your friend and Arsene, I too am the rebel's soul that lives within you. Given the situation, it would seem that you are in need of my power, correct?" Virgil asked. "Yeah…I am," Jake said confidently. "As you wish," Virgil stated, as Kamoshida awoke from his stupor. "Who the hell are you two?! Guards, kill them!" Kamoshida ordered as the guards morphed into strange jack-o'-lantern-like creatures. "You'll learn the true strength of my men!" Kamoshida said crazily. "Looks like we're going to have to fight our way out, you thinking what I'm thinking?" Jake asked, as Ren smirked. "Yeah, let's rip them apart," Ren stated. "PERSONA!" the two shouted, as Virgil and Arsene appeared. "You ready Virgil?" Arsene asked. "Always," Virgil responded and the two Persona's tag teamed on the two enemy creatures.

The enemies were wiped away as if they were nothing, leaving the three boys and Kamoshida. Before Kamoshida could react, Sakamoto quickly knocked him out. "You like that, you son of a bitch!" Sakamoto yelled. "Grab the key and lock the cell!" Ren yelled, as Sakamoto grabbed the keys and the three boys left the cell, not before locking it. Soon both Jake and Ren turned back to normal, as Sakamoto was shocked. Before he could ask any questions, the prick known as Kamoshida was shaking the locked cell. "Damn you three! Open the door!" he demanded. "Let's get out of here and fast," Jake stated, as the others nodded. The three left the area quickly, running as fast as they could lest they want to be dealing with the guards. However, they also had to hide from the guards, as the guards patrolled the hallways. "God fricking damn it! This place is like a labyrinth," Sakamoto pointed out. "There has to be a way out," Ren stated, as the three scoured the area.

"Hey, you three. Over here!" an unknown voice called out to them. The three went to where the voice was and it came from a cell. "What the hell is this thing?!" Sakamoto asked, as they saw an anthropomorphic tuxedo cat-like creature with exaggerated eyes like a cartoon character as it wears a yellow scarf and a utility belt. "You're not soldiers of this castle, right?! Get me out of here! Look, the key's right there!" the strange anthropomorphic cat-like creature begged. Before Sakamoto could ask anymore questions, Jake suddenly grabbed the keys and opened the cell. The cat-like creature left the cell not before turning to Jake. "Thank you kind sir, I won't forget your kind deed," the cat-like creature stated. "You can thank me later, look, do you know a way out of this hellhole?" Jake asked. "Of course, follow me and stay quiet. Especially you blondie," the cat-like creature stated. Sakamoto was ticked off, but nevertheless followed the others. The creature leads them to a drawbridge with Kamoshida's sculpture right next to it.

"I think you gotta pull the lever down," Ren stated. "Exactly, you and the brunette pick up things a lot quicker than blondie here," the cat-like creature stated. "Eff off you stupid cat!" Sakamoto yelled. "Don't call me a cat! I am Morgana!" the cat-like creature or Morgana yelled back. "Enough bickering you two! Ren pulled the lever down," Jake stated, as Ren nodded. The drawbridge lowered and as they ran, a guard came by and soon a fight commenced given that both Ren and Jake all of a sudden changed into their strange costumes. "Looks like you two can fight, come Zorro!" Morgana yelled, as a cartoon-like figure resembling Zorro appeared behind Morgana. "Let's take them out quick and fast," Jake stated, taking out a rapier. "I'll support you two, so fight like your lives depend on it! Let's go!" Morgana exclaimed.

Both Ren and Jake hacked and slashed their enemies, as Morgana used his Persona's ability to weaken an enemy. Soon the enemies were defeated, as the four ran to the exits. While running, Morgana gave both Jake and Ren a quick rundown of what their powers are and so forth. Now of course they spotted a couple more enemies, but they(well except for Sakamoto) took them out. "We're here!" Morgana said, as Sakamoto sighed in relief. "Finally, we can get out of here now," he said, but as he went to the door, it wasn't opening. "Did you trick us, you jerk?!" Sakamoto asked. "Don't jump to conclusions! Over here!" Morgana pointed, running to the other room. As they entered the room, there wasn't anywhere to leave. "Where are we supposed to get out of here?! There aren't even any windows!" Sakamoto ranted, as Morgana muttered amateurs. "The vents, we open the vents," Ren stated. "Exactly, I mean come on, it's the most basic of basics," Morgana retorted.

"Aight, let me get rid of that metallic mesh," Sakamoto stated. He goes to vent cover and forcefully removes it but soon falls down. "Owww…hope they didn't hear us," Sakamoto uttered before getting up. "Looks like we're finally free. Come on, let's get out of here," Jake said. "Aren't you coming with us?" Ren asked Morgana. "There's something I still have to do. We're going our separate ways," Morgana said. Ren nodded and thanked Morgana before he and the others made their escape. Once they left, Morgana was thinking to himself. 'Those three seem useful…Especially the frizzy-haired one and the brunette, if my judgment serves me correctly.'

Note: I decided to make my OC a wild card just like Joker and Akechi. I'll explain more in the later chapters