Persona 5 Strikers – From Light and Dark
By Tayla Drago
Episode #59 - Race within the Ark
Wow...Just wow...A lot to take in from solving everything now from Zen and Akechi's amazing detective skills to know who killed Akechi's real mother for Shido, a fake name to be the Shadow of Pandora's brother and Prometheus'; Zeus stopping Gegasites of the Loki family from war of the Metaverse version and on earth, and – this mad doctor's in love with his dead sister still of EMMA's remains of power. Same with Hans, Ellen, Aika, and Hitomi who have it as well. So gross! Half sisters of Akechi to have and such, this is also why Shuzo ended up dead. Sango to work for Dr. Kano Guru 'still calling him by that' and Ichinose who's too blind to see everything due to her own creation of EMMA was using her. Aunties of Akechi, with one losing fate and the other who was no longer human either. With Sophia out too from Ichinose's control to fight back, it was time to get going from the Abyss Jail by getting back up to the top. As well as Loki has been brought back to life too, yes! For him, Raiho, Keiko/Joker, Akechi/Black Crow, Morgana/Mona, Ryuji/Skull, Ann/Panther, Yusuke/Fox, Makoto/Queen, Futaba/Oracle, Haru/Noir, and the out cold Sophia to be carried in Loki's magic got ready to climb up top.
Keiko: Is everyone ready?
Akechi: I'm fine now. No longer backing down, I will do what's right.
Loki: Same here. The doc's going down. And kid, you better deal with your aunties, be grateful I don't kill humans who are greedy. At least the doc's not human anymore.
Even Raiho was ready to have his weapon swinging for action.
Morgana: We're the Phantom Thieves. We can do this. Let's go.
Keiko: You got it, Mona. (Even if the weapon's release, we got time to seal it back up before the real world is covered in chaos more than some to spread slowly in the Metaverse. We have to win this for Sophia's sake!)
Time to get climbing...While back up top – Ichinose powers up the diamond machine on her end to aid Guru and Sango of Pandora's box all set up with the lining curse to be fully unleashed. From the Six Medallions, the body parts of Pandora within Hans, Aika, Hitomi, and Ellen's energies to be drained out, the clones of the Guyver twins destroyed, the other things from Loki's people too while working hard for the Gegasites to grow, and their queen; the chains being cut off, and finally, the box itself to be opened up at last for EMMA to download 'or power up' of all to have everything she needed of her own God being.
Ichinose: OK, EMMA, you're up. A deal's a deal after all, so please make it count for all of us thank you. Sango, this is it. We're changing everything.
Sango: ….
Man, she's more cold than Ichinose saying of her as a heartless doll, huh? With Guru being happy about all of this to see the work happen.
Dr. Guru: Yes...Shine brighter, brighter...Pandora will come back to me at long last. From powers, slaves of Desires, the weapons, the items, and clones, and such. Now be free, my dear, and let us change the world together! Let the Phantom Thieves stop us because they don't have a snowball chance in hell if they keep on trying. Hahahaha! Now let's change this world, the real world, and other dimensions for pay back and love of my own!
He was so mess up and so was Sango too to have Ichinose left confused for EMMA to get what she needed on her end 'to be somewhere else' as the energy core and the box was working very well.
Ichinose: If they try again, then it'll be pointless. (He's acting off more than usual like Sango is. Why is that? Well...this all for EMMA so we all have a goal to take care of in order to save everyone's Desires to be happy in this place a lot more than in reality.) Oh well, not my problem.
Hmmm...having second thoughts here? Well, Sango was catching on to her own twin sister.
Sango: ….
Dr. Guru: Now the deal's set so far, just a little while longer...Your sister's been very helpful so far, I'll admit. This is why I kept you two around the most compare to the twins. Now let's see what happens next, sort of.
I don't like what he's saying there for Sango to keep an extra eye on Ichinose a whole lot more now. Back down below the Jail, the Phantom Thieves and the two other Personas make their way to the top – with items to get, treasure chests to unlock, powering up, stopping Gegasites, and fused Shadows too.
Zen: I'm glad to see you calm down to keep on going, Black Crow.
Akechi: I do get upset with human emotions, but I would never let my friends and fiance get killed even if they're my aunties. I can managed...! Hold that thought.
Stopping to feel out a Sentry to show up.
Keiko: A Sentry. It's time to fight then.
Sentry: Found you!
Incoming other Sentries, Nebiros, and another Desire Shadow of Mithra – Dark Sun.
Persona #75 - Mithras = powers of meteors
Dark Sun: We won't let any of you interfere with the reawakening of Pandora!
Attacking them with others backing up Dark Sun, the thieves go into battle to use their other moves on each of the armies. From lots of Sentries while Raiho and Loki to back them up as well as guarding Sophia's body.
Loki: I don't think so...Psycho Big-Bang-Boom!
A little fighting in Raiho too. The others join in as well as stopping a few other Gegasite Shadows even Nebiros.
Morgana: Blaze of Rage!
Ryuji: Lighting Flash Attack!
Ann: Flame Shooter!
Yusuke: Frozen Waves!
Makoto: Viper Sting!
Haru: Petals of Doom!
Also, another new move from Zen too...
Zen: Hey, I'm powerin' up again. Which means...Call of the Wild!
Firing on the ground to have lots of wolves of rocks appearing and shooting at the enemies, having Futaba to aid the others as well.
Futaba: Now we're talking, Wolf. Now it's my turn on the weaklings. Web Cage!
Typing up Dark Sun as well, leaving Akechi and Keiko to use their moves on this Desire Shadow together.
Akechi: Joker, back me up!
Keiko: Right behind you, Black Crow!
Powering up...
Keiko and Akechi: Light and Dark - Energy Blast!
A direct hit there for Dark Sun to get weaken and the rest to get destroyed, it was time to kill of the Gegasite to set this Shadow free.
Zen: I did pretty good with this new attack of mine. Now, Joker, you're up.
Keiko: Okay then. Mithras – Dark Sun, I've commit thee to join!
Using her mask, it worked for this Shadow to be saved.
Dark Sun: There's so much more to life then than a false god I thought it was real. Quickly, have the real Pandora be awaken to stop the madness...please...
Off he goes and away they can keep on going.
Ryuji: Damn that Ichinose! I can't believe she's played us this whole time and lied to Akechi of being her aunt all along!
Akechi: I know...
It was hard for all of them besides Akechi himself.
Keiko: I know it's hard for you, Black Crow. We'll figure someway around it. I promise.
Futaba: From her other cold hearted twin sister and how she mind-controlled Sophie? Like the other four? 100 percent uncool. But a real bastard on Dr. Guru's end. In fact, he's not really a doctor but a Shadow of an old Greek God.
If Ichinose is still human, than Sango doesn't seem to be on her end.
Yusuke: To think of her amusement as we struggle with each Monarch...
Ann: The box release yet already or not, if we're gonna take back everyone's Desires, we have to stop her, no matter what! Dr. Guru is going down big time! The Gegasites are so gross to be destroyed.
Keiko: From Hans, Ellen, Aika/Picaro, Hitomi/Kaguya, and the other slaves, we can't lose now.
Good think Akechi was fighting back from the mess to keep on fighting. Other than feeling a powerful energy nearby from back up top.
Loki: Hey, snowman...! I feel this power too. It's coming from up there!
Pointing out of Guru to use his own powers and EMMA to unleash Pandora's Box of a curse to be covering half the Jail so far for the Gegasites are most powerful now, it was spreading quickly like a fiery energy type of wave.
Futaba: No way...the box is open.
Akechi: He got Pandora's Box opened! Has Ichinose not see this yet of the real danger?!
Keiko: She's in shock somehow to make her heartless, but isn't to not at all and worried about her cold hearted sister.
It seems to be the case then.
Morgana: I don't like where this curse is going at all. Let's keep going.
Zen: No shit, Sherlock.
Soon to run into more Sentries and the other tank like dis-formed Sentry type in their way yet again.
Sentry: Get them out of here!
Incoming more Mot, Lilith, and Nebiros to stopping them along with the other Sentries of a big army. But they're going to get beaten down by the Phantom Thieves again. With Futaba powering them up with offense and defense, they strike down hard as well as Raiho using his weapon to become a club really takes a hit for all of them to be crushes. Fake ones and other Gegasites dead for the Shadows were all free now.
Loki: Weaklings...Get going, slaves, you're free. We have other fish to go fry.
The good ones take off in a hurry.
Haru: Nicely done, Raiho-Chan.
Yusuke: A little snowman with skills, what beauty. Once this is over, remind me to get a painting out of this one.
Noted for now to make this Persona very happy to hear.
Morgana: Later when the world's saved first, Fox.
Makoto: Then we'll make it happen for you. I promise.
Yusuke: Fair enough.
Climbing and jumping on from one box to another to fighting a bit more, another powerful Sentry appears of a slime mess up form.
Ryuji: Shit! Not another one!
Yusuke: It appears we go no further until we defeat that one.
Ann: Ugh! We don't have time for this!
Futaba: This one's super tough! Stay on your toes, folks!
Another one is popping out in its true form...Abandon - Abyssal King of Avarice.
Persona #76 - Abandon = powers of a tank
Abyssal King of Avarice: Time to get crushed by me...
One big Shadow of a fused Gegasite to take down for the Phantom Thieves to do, Raiho uses his ice powers to create a mist and Loki taking out the Sentry armies.
Loki: We're good over here.
Futaba: Then let's take out this big boy...Cyber Net Strike! You guys got this.
Time to work together to Baton Pass on the rest of their own moves of slashing, gun firing, and attacks put together into one. Baton Pass, good times to still use the move there, huh? Yep. This type of Shadow does take beat downs or gun firing, but combining their powers can make a big damage there 'and with Raiho's powers slowing it down under ice'.
Keiko: Guys! Combined your weapons with your attacks, do it now! Daggers of Darkness!
Morgana: Furious Fangs!
Ryuji: Raging Storm Clash!
Ann: Burning Claw!
Yusuke: Aqua Typhoon!
Makoto: Venom Blast!
Haru: Lily Whip!
Zen: Ground Shatter!
Akechi: Saber Sword Slash!
It does work to make it feel weak and stunned for a bit, allowing for Keiko to heal this Shadow to set it free from the Gegasite's control.
Keiko: Abandon - Abyssal King of Avarice, I've commit thee to join!
Done and done!
Abyssal King of Avarice: ….Damn...looks like I was defeated like this and learned a lesson...a very good lesson...
Zen: So many Shadows to be in this mess, gross Gegasites.
The sooner they stop Pandora's Box and EMMA too, the better.
Akechi: The war from Loki and his family is long over now, we need to put an end to it all for Pandora to finally be put to rest. Same with the other four to be set free and Mia to also rest in peace.
Keep on climbing and make their way to the top, well...if they can find a way out to go up higher that is. Where's the exit?
Morgana: We've made serious progress here, but there's still no exit in sight...
Even Raiho had trouble finding it somewhere in the Jail area. It's like a big abyss maze to me.
Ann: Just a hang on a little longer, Sophie.
Loki: We may have found the exit, cat. Look.
Up ahead they finally made it out to go back up top of the room. But before they headed back inside, they needed to talk to each other first.
Keiko: What luck. Ichinose, Dr. Guru, Sango, the other four, Pandora's Box, and the other things to unleash this power is right inside this room.
Morgana: Wait!
Akechi: Mona?
He had something on his mind to say to the others, it was very important.
Morgana: The Ark's room is just ahead! We've finally made it back.
Makoto: The exit ought to be on the other side of the room.
Ryuji: I guess we gotta keep going. We'll deal with Ichinose on the way out.
Still, they needed to do a few things at time to save the others and stop the machine, somehow.
Yusuke: But what of the crystal? We may not be so lucky with the next laser blast.
Loki: I'm more concerned about the other four puppets. The doc will do anything to keep us out of his goal.
Keiko: Freeing Aika, Hitomi, Hans, and Ellen will happen first along with stopping the crystal. We'll leave Ichinose to Black Crow if we must.
Sounds like a good plan to do the first half there, so far.
Akechi: I don't think destroying will do us any good. We need to work our way around with the plan and then the next one...
Keiko: And still change its hearts to put EMMA's powers into shutdown mode.
Can they do all of it in one room? Another back up plan maybe?
Futaba: The crystal...Ichinose's doing to make this mess and others under her spell with the Gegasites' help. It's even got some sort of barrier around it.
Ryuji: Then what do we do?
More like - what can we do? Well, maybe one idea in mind.
Futaba: When we got blasted, I noticed beforehand how it charged up. If I hack into its frequency, I should be able to cut off its energy source.
Loki: Only that and someone with a true Desire can save the other dolls...I mean the other four victims to come back to their senses. Sophia did to be on shutdown mode now, but the rest will be twice as hard to do.
It's crazy enough to somehow work with some tricks.
Zen: You sure that'll work? Do you know how long it might take to hack into the thing?
Futaba: Nope! But I still think it's worth a shot. If there wasn't a charge period for the laser, Ichinose wouldn't need Sophie.
So without getting distracted, they can stop the machine.
Akechi: So without anyone else or thing stopping us, then we all have a chance.
Zen: Good point. If she could use it right away, she would've just fried us from the get-go.
Keiko: Let's try it. Good luck, Oracle, while we back you up. But be careful.
Akechi: It's a risk...I admit, this won't be easy at all. Still, this is the only way. (If it'll stop my aunts, then we can still win this.)
I think they can agree upon this plan here, even Raiho agrees too.
Yusuke: It truly seems like our only option.
Haru: Is there's even a slight chance we can stop Ichinose-San, we have to try.
Keiko: How will it work while we stop the other Gegasite Shadows and Sentries, Oracle?
Futaba: I'll start off by analyzing the crystal. You guys'll just have to hang in there somehow until that's finished.
They were all on it.
Ann: Got it. Good luck with the hacking.
Ryuji: I can't still which is more disturbing...Ellen's crush on her own twin brother Hans, or the f'ed up of Guru with Pandora's who's already dead.
One was some fantasy, while the other one is really screwed up.
Ann: Well, Skull, you're not wrong there.
As for Sophia to be place in this room to keep her safe from danger with Loki and Raiho placing her out cold body down, it was for the best.
Morgana: We really ought to leave Sophie here...It's way too dangerous to take her in there. Thanks, you two.
Loki: No worries, the less of a hostage issue, the better.
Doing so, Sophia will be fine to recover at this point.
Keiko: There we go. (Stay strong, Sophia.)
Ryuji: Hang tight, Sophie. We'll be right back. With the other four saved and get Ichinose to see things through, even if her other sister doesn't.
Akechi: We'll get it done one step at a time.
For Raiho was all geared up to go.
Morgana: Everyone ready? Let's do this!
Keiko: Ready as we'll all be.
All set to head on inside the room now. Through the hole to climb in and into the room to finish some of the things at a time to be done.
Futaba: Ichinose's just ahead of us. Are we ready?
Keiko: Let's go.
Morgana: Right-we can't let her keep making fools of the Phantom Thieves. Time for some payback!
It was time to get going...Things get worse for a storm to happen for lots of Gegasite of the Pandora's Box was spreading in some areas of the Jails location, bit by bit under Dr. Guru's control.
Dr. Guru: Go now, my pretties. Take over everything. How else would EMMA and me have other victims in the areas of Jails to fuse into a spell to open from the Metaverse and to the real world. All thanks to your truly.
Man, he is very mess up for Sango likes the works to keep on smiling.
Sango: ….
And a lot on Ichinose while still studying EMMA on the other side of the room.
Ichinose: (Sango?)
She still too blind to see, huh? So that's why the Jails were in the areas of Monarchs to have Jails – Shibuya, Sendai, Sapporo, Okinawa, Kyoto, and Osaka of all six to be something this mess up and crazy happening. For Sojiro sees this back at Yongen-Jaya to not like any of this one bit.
Sojiro: Holy-! Are those things are what Keiko, Futaba, and the rest are fighting with? I wish I can do something than just hide at my own cafe.
Bummer, huh? Well, it's a mess to have some bad people all over town get killed and drained of their Desires of more Gegasites to roam free and under but their queen and EMMA's demands 'to still be Dr. Guru's doing'. Other people hid, fight back, or get attacked like this with other things getting desultory to create their own hive of home. With Akame seeing this with her friends to make a run for it, she knows of the Phantom Thieves will get the job done.
Akame: Hey, guys! We'll be fine. The Phantom Thieves got this mess...well, whatever is really going on here. (Dad. Big Brother. Keiko. Everyone...Please be careful. Tel the Phantom Thieves to save this world like they always do. I got a gut feeling about it.)
She was right to have her friends to feel better a school to believe in a Phantom Thieves since Akane's a big fan and all. As for Owada to try finding his girlfriend after getting attacked, he a a big fat coward!
Owada: What's happening...? Hey! Doctor? Where the hell are you? Honey pie? Are you hurt? Answer me!
Yeah, he'll be arrested real soon. Who was Owada's mess up girlfriend look like? As for Sae to also see this too back in Kyoto.
Sae: Makoto...Please, everyone win this.
And the same with Miyako and the other officers while trying to locate Owada from all this mess to stopping, well...trying to stop some of the loose Gegasites.
Miyako: Dammit...! This is real, but how? Hasegawa and Akechi better be on the case if they know what's good for the them. And the Phantom Thieves...All of our work will be for nothing if nothing's done.
Same with the other four old Monarchs who had Jails – Alice, Ango, Mariko, and Konoe to see this as well from their jail cells back in the real world.
Alice: What is this?
Ango: This is nothing like my story was...
Mariko: I don't want to become a mayor is all's lost.
Konoe: EMMA's doing this? But why...? I don't get it...
A real mess, huh? As Lava sees it as well for the Jack Frosts, Black Frosts, and King Frosts needed to do something as a team.
Lava: Yes, I know. Raiho. Trickster are all fighting back against the real calamity. Then let's us aid them all. Come with me.
I think she has a plan for the other Persona snowmen armies joining with her and still connected to all of the entire Velvet Room area. With Sojiro trying to do the same to get some of the people in the area to safety, out of town, and hide somewhere away from the Gegasites to do some good...
Sojiro: (If that's the case, then I'll do what's right. Wakaba, please lend me a hand.)
What a nice guy, huh? As for Sae and Miyako to run into each other like this.
Miyako: It's you...Sae Niijima.
Sae: And Miyako Kaburagi too. We seen each other for a bit to finally talking face to face like this.
Miyako: Hm, maybe not a good timing. But when is it ever. I take it you know of the Phantom Thieves?
Sae: A defense lawyer does know best to keep them in line of the law. And you an officer?
Miyako: Something like it. Since something of the supernatural is happening, we can't just die here and hied like cowards. We need to do something...I feel helpless while Hasegawa and Akechi do the rest...whatever it is.
Sae: You know Akechi?
Miyako: And you know of Hasegawa too?
I think they each have an understanding to start working together now.
Sae: Then it's only right to try doing something smart if we work together. I know of a friend back in Yongen-Jaya to back us up a little while we do the rest of the work.
Miyako: You're right. The Phantom Thieves can do their part while do something here. Still, it won't be enough for just the two of us. We need one more...
Well, that's when their other Phantom Thieves of a fan comes in.
Akane: Hey, Ms. Kaburagi? Dad works for you, right? And you-!
Sae: A child?
Miyako: Wait, you're Hasegawa's daughter-!
Akane: Then...I want to help out! Please...
Not wanting to back down and make sure her friends got out to safety, the other older women had to have a little smart girl help them out then. Good thing Sae knows about Zen's daughter and Akechi told his boss so much about his step-family.
Sae: But the Phantom Thieves...
Akane: I am a big Phantom Thief fan, I think I know how to have their support get out while getting everyone back to their senses. I was a victim and they saved me even both my Dad and Big Brother.
And with this, they agree for these three and Sojiro as back up to get the job done.
Miyako: She's right. We need Akane-Chan's help. If anyone can reach the Phantom Thieves, then it has to be her. Niijima-san, it's time to have the women of our skills do this world a big favor.
Sae: Yes, from a child and two adult women will be something I'll soon remember. Bit we're going to do this, then we must plan things out if we run into the lion's den.
A plan first before making it through a lot of Gegasites out there. This made Akane happy for her, Sae, and Miyako to aid the Phantom Thieves with their own skills.
Akane: …..! Thank you! OK, then let's think of an idea.
You'll be seeing those four from time to time, so in the next chapter/episode for something happens.