Meanwhile, inside an imposing-looking office…
A slightly tan-skinned, bald-headed, amber-eyed goatee man named Masayoshi Shido wearing a long sleeve white button-up shirt with a long sleeve black blazer over it, a pair of amber-coloured glasses on his face, long black pants and brown loafers on his feet is currently sitting behind his desk and staring at the death certificate paper report that he just received from the coroner.
"Keiko Amamiya… That name sounds familiar…" muttered Shido to himself about the name on the death certificate before his train of thought got cut off by someone knocking on the door outside his office.
"It's me, Sakurai." said Junko's voice outside Shido's office.
"Enter." said Shido as he glance up to see Junko opening and closing the door behind her as she entered his office, walked forward and stop in front of his desk.
"Isn't that the death certificate of that Amamiya wench? Is there a problem with it?" asked Junko as she noticed the death certificate report on Shido's desk.
"No. Nothing in particular. More importantly, you've done well with your story in regard to the prosecutors." said Shido.
"Yeah. "SIU Director died from sudden stroke attack", how I like picking that headline for my story about him." said Junko with a cold smirk on her face.
"Indeed. I had him work quite substantially on forging evidence. His loss should be mourned." said Shido.
"Yeah, that's right. But still, he did partly help in getting me into the police station besides the foolish detective guy and the prosecutor woman helping me too." said Junko.
"The SIU is in disarray with his death. I'll take my time in choosing a worthy successor after the election…" said Shido with a smug smirk on his face.
"At any rate, I'm now praised as a brilliant journalist thanks to my story in the newspaper, and I owe it all to the Phantom Thieves." said Junko happily to Shido.
"All possible hindrances are now gone. There's no doubt that this election is mine." said Shido before he started chuckling in triumph.
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Meanwhile, inside a ritual room…
Mallory glance with a blank look on her face from her crucified position with her arms raised and bound with long thorny vines and her legs also bound with the same long thorny vines on a tall, wooden cross behind her in the middle of a large and complex-looking ritual circle that both Paul/Yog-Sothoth and Estes/Bgnu-Thun drew around her with some kind of suspicious-looking red liquid and with some black candles in the circle.
"There. All preparation to awaken Lythalia inside this human host is done now, Yog-Sothoth." said Estes/Bgnu-Thun as he glance at Paul/Yog-Sothoth.
"Excellent." said Paul/Yog-Sothoth as he nodded at Estes/Bgnu-Thun before he glance at Mallory. "Hey, why the hollow and long face? You should cheer up and be happy that you've been chosen by Lythalia to be her host…" said Paul/Yog-Sothoth proudly at Mallory.
"Just shut up already." sneered Mallory before she spit at Paul/Yog-Sothoth's face.
"Yog-Sothoth! How dare you…" snarled Estes/Bgnu-Thun as he glared at Mallory for daring to spit at Paul/Yog-Sothoth's face.
"It's fine and calm down and don't bother with such an insolent wench since she'll be sleeping soon and never wake up after Lythalia's awake." said Paul/Yog-Sothoth calmly to Estes/Bgnu-Thun.
"… Fine." grumbled Estes/Bgnu-Thun before he and Paul/Yog-Sothoth closed their eyes, raised their hands and started circling around outside the circle and the crucified Mallory while they began chanting in some kind of ancient Gaelic words, which make Mallory began screaming and writhing in pain and agony (which both Paul/Yog-Sothoth and Estes/Bgnu-Thun completely ignored) as she felt Lythalia started awakening inside her, felt her own soul and her second-tier Persona Styx being grab and drag deep into the darkness by dozens of thorny vines before Mallory stop screaming and writhing in pain and agony, lowered her head and her last thoughts is of Keiko, Akira and her friends as she fell into unconsciousness.
Both Paul/Yog-Sothoth and Estes/Bgnu-Thun keep on chanting and Mallory's unconscious body started changing, her long crimson hair turned into dozens of American chestnut leaves with a single huge black dahlia flower blooming out of the left side of her now leafy hair, her skin, arms and legs turned completely brown, green and purple with leafy green vines appearing and wrapping around her entire body before her transformation's complete and both Paul/Yog-Sothoth and Estes/Bgnu-Thun ceased their chanting and circling around the ritual circle before they opened their eyes and glance at the now transformed Mallory.
"Look at her now, she looks completely different. Does this mean it worked and Lythalia's awake now, Yog-Sothoth?" asked Estes/Bgnu-Thun without looking at Paul/Yog-Sothoth.
"Yes, it worked and Lythalia awake and look as beautiful as ever. But of course she's the only beautiful one among us "Old Ones", Bgnu-Thun." replied Paul/Yog-Sothoth as he nodded at Estes/Bgnu-Thun without looking too.
"How right you are. Come on, let's get Lythalia down…" said Estes/Bgnu-Thun.
"No need for that but thanks for saying it, Bgnu-Thun." said Mallory/Lythalia as she slowly lifted her head and opened her eyes (which is completely yellow now instead of Mallory's normal silver eyes), easily freed herself from the thorny vines that tied her to the tall wooden cross behind her and she landed securely on the ground.
"Hello and welcome back, Lythalia." greeted Paul/Yog-Sothoth happily and politely to Mallory/Lythalia.
"It's good to be back, Yog-Sothoth." said Mallory/Lythalia happily and politely to Paul/Yog-Sothoth before she follow them out of the ritual room to meet up and have her reunion with Kenny/Gathanothoa, Ariana/Kassogtha and Sabinae/Yhoundeh.