Hey guys! So, I just want to say that your comments mean a lot to me; I'm not doing this out of routine, but I felt that your reviews are really what drives me to make more chapters of this fanfic. Please keep up the work. I'll even add in some bonus chapters that have nothing to do with the story and will be just for fun, but I need to know what you guys want. Also, I finally came up with Mikan's Persona! It actually fits well with the Social link I was planning for her, so it's a win-win! Also, I plan to make Johei's social link a progressive link, it'll mature over the course of the story by having Kazuhiko remember the events before he left Nuzoko for the first time.

CHAPTER 9

August 12, 2021

Mirror Dimension; Shadow Nest

Floor 9

Kazuhiko placed his hands on the door. He knew Mikan was on the other side and hoped she didn't merge with a shadow yet. Johei, Loki and Tyr were right behind him, waiting for him to open the door.

"Alright, here goes nothing."

Kazuhiko pushed the door open to see a large room. In the middle were four pillars; two of the pillars, opposite of each other, had chains attached to them and were holding somebody up to prevent them from resting on the floor. That person had long black hair.

"Mika-senpai!" Johei shouted.

Mikan weakly looked up in their direction.

"K-Kazu...hiko-san? Jo...hei-kun?" Mikan said.

Kazuhiko took note of her injuries, as if someone beat her.

"Kazuhiko!" Tyr said.

"I sense another presence in this room."

Kazuhiko quickly brandished his sword and surveyed the area. His eyes stopped at a tall figure in the dark corner of the room.

"Hey! Who are you?" Johei called out.

The figure stayed silent, then turned to the window.

"Time shall tell. Until then, I shall only watch over your actions."

The figure jumped through the window and disappeared from sight. Johei quickly ran to the window.

"Kaz! Come on! We gotta catch him!"

Kazuhiko nodded but then stopped. He looked at the ground and saw a tiny black/red slime crawling towards him. It passed him and made it's way to Mikan.

"They… they died… because of me..." Mikan muttered.

Kazuhiko realized what was happening and yelled to Johei.

"Johei! She's turning! Help me!"

Johei wheeled around and saw the shadows crawling on the Mikan's chains.

"I was gifted… with beauty… but it… was also a curse."

Shadows crawled onto her arms now. Johei rushed over and threw his spear at the chains. The spear hit the chains, but they didn't falter.

"What the hell?" Johei said.

"People… would try to make me… sleep with them..."

The shadows had completely covered her lower body.

"Kaz, why didn't it work?! It should have broken into pieces!" Johei retorted.

Kazuhiko shook his head.

"I don't know, but let's keep hacking at it before she gets completely covered." Kazuhiko ran to Mikan and prepared to swing his sword when…

*Splat*

"Ah!"

Kazuhiko fell back after being blown away. Tyr rushed to his side.

"Are you alright? What happened?"

Kazuhiko rubbed his head and got back onto his feet.

"I think I hit a wall… but nothing's there..."

"The people… who wanted to protect me… they ended up getting hurt… or worse."

The shadows covered Mikan's torso and were creeping up on her neck.

"Mika-senpai!" Johei shouted.

"Don't give into the shadows! Don't give into despair!"

Mikan didn't listen to him, or maybe couldn't hear him. The shadows covered her eyes.

"That's why my parents died… That's why… I don't deserve… to live."

Mikan was suddenly pulled into a cage where a chain attached to her neck and melded with the ceiling of the cage. The chains on her arms were attached to the ground. Mikan hung there with her eyes closed, as if she were accepting death. Shadows began to cover the cage until it formed a torso of the cage. From it, sprouted ten arms; each carrying a weapon or a shield made of ice. The head sprouted to make a white mask with blue markings around the right eye. Icicles grew downwards from the head giving the impression of hair. Shoulder pads had thorns sprouting out along the flat sides. Hard ice encased the hands to make wickedly sharp claws. The entire body was made of cold black steel. Half of it's body was in the floor below. As if the being weren't terrifying enough for the boys, the monstrous height of 50 feet ensured that they would have pissed their pants. Johei, much to Loki's amusement, did.

"Sh-Shut up you asshole!" Johei yelled to Loki who was snickering. The shadow spoke.

"If you get in the way of her goal, you shall perish!"

The shadow swung one of the weapons down at Johei.

"Crap!"

Johei dove to the side, narrowly missing the blade. Kazuhiko saw his opportunity.

"Tyr!" Kazuhiko yelled as he broke his chains.

"Cleave!" Tyr yelled as he swung his sword at the arm.

The arm slightly dented. The shadow didn't seem to have felt any pain as it pulled it's sword out of the ground. The ground had been cleanly sliced through by the sword's edge.

"Shit!" Johei yelled as another arm swung at him. This time, it held a bludgeon. The ground cracked when it came in contact with the heavy weapon and Johei was put of the way once again.

"Sorry if this hurts you, Mika-senpai. Persona!" Johei yelled.

"Garu!" Loki said as he summoned a small whirlwind towards the shadow.

The shadow stumbled backwards, but retained it's balance. It shook off the attack and went back to fighting them.

"Kazuhiko! None of our attacks are doing much damage." Tyr said.

Kazuhiko grunted as he dodged a a swing from the shadow.

"Tell me something I didn't know." Kazuhiko said.

"Well, okay then. Maybe you didn't know about-"

"I didn't mean that literally!"

Kazuhiko broke his chains and cast a spell.

"Zio!" Tyr shouted.

The blast of lightning didn't have much of an effect on the shadow. The shadow, in fact, seemed to absorb the lightning and attacked with much more ferocity.

"Enough of these games! Time for you all to die!"

The shadow circled it's arms around itself and a massive amount of energy appeared above it. Tyr realized what it was doing.

"Kazuhiko! Shield yourself!"

Kazuhiko placed his sword in front of him just in time before the shadow cast it's spell.

"Mabufu!"

Ice formed on Kazuhiko's body and broke immediately. The shards cut through his skin and he began to bleed.

"Damnit!" Kazuhiko heard Johei shout.

He turned around to see Johei who had his feet stuck to the ground because of the ice. The shadow took it's club and swung it at him.

Time began to slow for Johei. The club was three feet away from him. He closed his eyes, waiting for impact while shielding himself with his spear.

*clang*

Johei opened his eyes to see Loki in front of him, blocking the attack with his arms.

"You gonna move or what?" Loki asked Johei.

Johei finally took a hint and tried prying himself out of the ice with his spear, but it didn't do any good.

"It's not breaking!" Johei yelled.

Loki grunted; He couldn't stand his ground any longer.

"What a nuisance." The shadow said as it swung it's club.

Loki and Johei were both hit by it and were sent flying. Loki hit the ground and rolled a little bit. Johei flew into the wall and landed on the ground. Both were unconscious and didn't show any signs of getting up soon. The shadow brandished it's swords, ready to deal the killing blow. Kazuhiko couldn't do anything about it.

I can't do anything! I can't help my friends, or even save myself! What is wrong with me?!

Kazuhiko fell to his knees. His tears streaming down his face and hitting the floor. Then, a voice rang into his head.

Yes you can.

Kazuhiko looked up. Tyr was nowhere to be found, yet he could still hear the voice.

You can help him. After all, you are friends.

Suddenly, a card appeared before his eyes.

"The… the magician?"

The ability to use your own potential. You have an unlimited potential, wild card!

The card disappeared and chains began to form on Kazuhiko's wrists. A small smile crept up onto his face once again.

What are you waiting for? I want some in on this action!

Kazuhiko pulled at the chains on his wrists. They slightly cracked, letting a light shine from them. Kazuhiko pulled harder until they broke, the chain links flying everywhere.

"Agi!"

The shadow's swords swung down, but when they were about to connect with Johei and Loki, they melted.

"What?!" The shadow cried.

It turned around to look at Kazuhiko. He still looked the same; standing with his sword in his right hand. What was different, was his Persona. Where Tyr once stood, there was a new Persona. It had a carved pumpkin head and a witch's hat. It didn't have a visible body, but it was holding onto a lantern with a gloved hand. To top it off, it was clothed in a black cloak. It closed it's lantern which had spewed fire.

"Whee! That was fun!" The Persona said.

Kazuhiko rested his sword on his shoulder and rolled his neck around.

"You ready to do this, Pyro Jack?" Kazuhiko asked.

Pyro Jack jumped with joy.

"Hell yeah! Let's go!"

The shadow went back to it's serious nature. It raised it's clubs and swung them all down towards Kazuhiko. Kazuhiko broke his chains and cast a spell.

"Agi!"

The clubs all melted into water, and soon, the shadow didn't have anymore weapons. Johei finally got up, leaning on his spear for support. Kazuhiko was now at a running pace. Pyro Jack blasting the shadow multiple times with Agi spells.

"Hey" Loki said.

Johei looked at him.

"I have a plan, but I'll need you to help me with it."

Johei lent him his ear and listened. A sly smile grew on his face. Kazuhiko jumped into the air, his sword held downwards towards the mask.

"hhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh!"

Kazuhiko stabbed his sword into the mask of the shadow and leaped back. He shattered his chains once more and cast another Agi. The shadow slumped and fell onto it's knees, the sword was still embedded in it's head.

"You… It's going… to take more… than that to… kill me." The shadow said.

Luckily, we do have more!" Loki shouted out.

Loki was standing on a pillar, hunched on his knees with his hands holding onto the edge of the pillar. Johei stood by him, smiling as if he just won the lottery.

"Garu!" Loki yelled as he summoned a tornado.

Without a moment's hesitation, he dove in and curled into a ball; the blades on his body all facing the same direction: The shadow. The garu tornado spun towards the shadow with Loki inside of it.

"Oh, shit."

*shink*

*slice*

Would've taken too long to type all the sounds so let's get right to the point.

The shadow fell back on the ground, the shadows meting away until Mikan was on the ground, her chains pinning her down to the floor. Kazuhiko looked back at Johei stunned.

"Holy crap, man! You actually used your brain for once!" Kazuhiko said.

"Hell's yeah I did! That went absolute- wait… did you just insult me?"

"Uh… no. Anyways..."

The party of four looked back to Mikan.

"Why…?" Mikan asked.

Kazhuiko stepped forward.

"Why… did you save me?"

Kazuhiko walked towards Mikan.

"You of all people… should want me dead..."

Kazuhiko stopped right in front of her. Mikan looked up at him.

"Your first day, you got sent to the hospital because of me. Why are you saving me now?"

"Did those other people want to see you suffer?"

Mikan stopped whereas Kazuhiko continued.

"Those people suffered to save you. They wanted to see you live on happily. Even your parents did that. The parents would always die for their child."

Mikan's eyes started to tear up. She saw the many faces that passed by her that sacrificed their lives just so she could be happy. Yes, even Kazuhiko's face. Strangely, she remembered when he used his face to shield her, and that was the exact face she remembered. This just about ruined the moment for her.

"Pft- hahahahahaHAHAHAHAHA!"

The scary resemblances between my friends here and in Inaba…

It took a while for Mikan to calm down. Finally, she looked serious.

"But what can I do now? I don't want people to suffer because of me."

Johei jumped in on his chance.

"Well, maybe you can hook up with a super cool and strong guy like moi?"

Mikan face suddenly fell into a glare and she got up and broke her chains; Just to punch Johei in the face. Johei hit the ground with Kazuhiko, Tyr, and Loki looking at him; with a look of amusement, pity, disappointment or, in Mikan's case, just not giving a shit.

Mikan crossed her arms and faced Kazuhiko.

"Well, now that this is all over, where do we go to get outta here?"

Kazuhiko smiled at Mikan's old self and picked up Johei as he beckoned her to follow. For a split second, though, Kazuhiko saw a shining figure behind her. Before his eyesight could filter the light, it vanished.

"What th-"

"Hey! You coming?" Mikan shouted to Kazuhiko.

Kazuhiko turned to Mikan, then back to where the figure was.

Well, this'll be interesting. I wonder what her Persona's gonna be like.

(Evening)

9:52 PM

Nuzoko Mall District

"UUUUUUGH!"

Mikan slumped onto the nearest bench. Kazuhiko did likewise along with Johei. Tyr and Loki looked tired, but continued to stand. They all looked like absolute crap.

"Well, that was an experience to remember." Mikan said.

The five had no encounters with any shadows after they rescued Mikan, much to their advantage. Johei, who was unconscious for the majority of the walk back, decided to speak up.

"So… we can keep coming back there?"

Kazuhiko mentally face-palmed himself whereas Mikan frowned at Johei.

"Absolutely not! There is no way I'm letting you two go in there alone!"

Loki coughed, trying to get Mikan's attention.

"I mean, four. No way I'm letting you four in there alone."

Loki slumped. Johei reassured him.

"Don't worry, man. It was worth a shot."

Kazuhiko and Johei looked downtrodden.

"Well, I guess we can return these weapons, since we're not using them anymore."

Johei began to stand up but Mikan quickly stopped him.

"I said, I'm not letting you four in there, alone. But, if I'm with you, that's another story."

Kazuhiko looked confused. Mikan, who almost died in the Mirror dimension actually…

"There is no way that you four are going in there without me!" Mikan shouted, her fists pumped.

Johei, seemed to be the most shocked out of everyone there, even more shocked than the elderly couple that was right in front of her.

"What?! Don't mess with my mind Mika-senpai! Besides, you don't even have a weapon to defend yourself! Much less, one of these guys!" Johei said while pointing his thumb to Tyr and Loki.

"Weapons, for me, are easy. I've got a couple of hunting crossbows from my grandparent's collection! Personas though, I'll just sleep on it."

Johei sputtered and tried to protest until Kazuhiko pulled him over.

"She's not gonna quit, Johei. We might as well just take up that offer. It's the most we're gonna get."

Johei sighed. Then he spoke.

"Alright, fine. But you can only come with us once you have a Persona. I'm actually serious on that part."

Mikan nodded in agreement and the five walked/floated out of the mall.

10 minutes later…

Johei had split off at an intersection with Loki while Kazuhiko, Tyr and Mikan walked in the other direction. The atmosphere was quiet until Mikan broke the silence.

"So… what happened…? When I was out?"

Kazuhiko looked towards her, then at Tyr, questioning him if this would be a wise decision. After receiving an affirmative nod from Tyr, Kazuhiko turned back to Mikan.

"You said how you were guilty about all the people that got hurt because they wanted to protect you."

Mikan nodded. She slightly let her eyes droop, as if she just remembered something she wished that she didn't.

"About that..." Mikan began.

Here we go. Kazuhiko thought. Let's hear your story.

"Well, you weren't one to get hurt because of me. But you were lucky that you didn't get killed." Mikan said.

Kazuhiko thought back to his first day back in Nuzoko. Yeah… that was pretty stupid to protect her with my face. Mikan continued.

"Back in my first year, there was this teacher, Mr. Damosaba, that was rumored to have affairs with his students. He could never get pinned down because of the lack of evidence and the popularity he had at Kyuto. But one day, he held me after class and told me to sleep with him that night. He threatened to hurt my grandparents if I refused. I had no choice, so I waited for my grandparents to sleep, and then a waited outside so he could pick me up."

Kazuhiko listened intently. He hated these types of people. Just because they had authority, they thought they could abuse it and get away without any consequences.

"I started to walk into his car, until I reconsidered and backed away from the car. He then tried to pull me into the car. I tried screaming until I thought nobody was coming. But that's when… He came."

Kazuhiko was so engrossed in the story, he didn't realize he just passed the hotel a block before. Mikan noticed this for him and stopped.

"Oh! Sorry, I tend to ramble. I'll tell you another time." Mikan said.

Kazuhiko waved goodbye to Mikan as she walked down the road. Tyr watched intently.

"You know, she reminds me someone I once knew." Tyr said.

Kazuhiko looked at him.

"Really? Who does she remind you of?"

The two headed to the front door of the hotel.

"I don't remember, I did know that she couldn't save people close to her though. She is very strong and independent, but she can also be very… hard-headed."

"So, she's a feminist?"

10:34 PM

Mikan's house

Mikan opened the door to her grandparent's house. Her grandmother and grandfather were probably asleep right now and put some leftovers in the refrigerator. Mikan sighed at having to reheat the food, but she didn't complain; she deserved it for being home late.

"I should probably apologize to them tomorrow."

She considered leaving them a note when she left for school and made a mental note to do that. The microwave beeped, signaling the end of reheating her stir fry. She took the takeout box out of the microwave, a pair of chopsticks out of the drawer and a glass of melon juice out of the fridge. She sat herself down at the table alone while she ate her food.

I need to do this for them. After all, I am their senpai. It's the responsible thing to do. She thought to herself.

She stopped for a moment.

Quit lying to yourself, Mikan! You just want to protect them. Not that it's the right thing to do, but so you can redeem yourself; To make yourself feel better!

It was a bitter pill to swallow, but the voice in her head was right. Kazuhiko and Johei meant so much to her, as if they were her own brothers. Johei being the crazy brother into incest, but a brother nonetheless.

Yes. This time, I'll make sure nobody gets hurt. Nobody's going to hurt my friends on my watch!

"Could you not shout? Your grandparents are still sleeping."

"Ah, right. I still have to- wait, who said that?"

Mikan turned around and saw a female figure that was 10 feet tall right behind her, stooping so it wouldn't hit it's head on the ceiling.

"Also, finish your food quickly. You'll need to get more sleep if you want to recover from that experience."

Mikan turned to her bottle, wondering if she accidentally grabbed a leftover bottle of beer.

(Morning)

August 13, 2021

Kyuto High, Front Gates

"So, you think Mika-senpai's gonna be alright?" Johei asked.

Kazuhiko nodded.

"She didn't seem that hurt, so it's safe to say that she'll be up and about."

Johei looked like he felt really proud of himself, which Tyr questioned.

"So, are you congratulating yourself on your success of saving Mikan?"

Johei shook his head.

"As much as I would have done that, that's not why I'm so happy today."

Loki floated by, slumping his shoulders.

"He saw right through all of my pranks. My life has no meaning now."

The four headed inside the building when they were stopped by a familiar voice.

"Hey, you guys! Wait up for me!"

Mikan walked up to the four of them, smiling like she had won the lottery. Another thing to notice, were the bags under her eyes.

"Holy crap Mika-senpai!" Johei said.

"Did you get any sleep at all last night? The bags under your eyes are bigger than the cheeks of a chipmunk!"

"Wait, really?"

Loki zeroed in on Mikan's eyes and fell back laughing.

"Hahahaha! They really are! Hahaha!"

Mikan scowled at Loki, but went back to her cheerful look. Kazuhiko noticed this and decided to press on the subject.

"Well, you look cheerful today."

Mikan beamed to Kazuhiko.

"Indeed I am! Looks like I'll be joining you guys in the Mirror dimension!"

Johei paused for a second.

"Wait, you got a Persona?!"

Kazuhiko was surprised as well. Tyr seemed uneasy. Loki seemed happy.

"Oh, really? Nice! Who is it? Where are they?"

Tyr moved closer to Loki.

"Loki, you might want to hide. Now."

Loki looked confused.

"What do you mean, hide? I want to meet this new guy!"

"I have a feeling that the Mikan's Persona is somebody you know very well..."

Loki shook his head.

"Well, come on. Where is your partner? Call them."

Mikan nodded.

"Alright! You can come out now, Skadi!"

In less than a second, Loki's monitor face changed from it's usual Tom Hiddleston smile, to a Konami exclamation mark.

"Wait… did you just say… S-S-Skadi?"

Mikan looked confused.

"Yes, I did. Is there something wrong?"

Then, another female voice appeared.

"You!"

Everybody turned around to see a 10 foot tall woman in a fur cloak. Her right eye had tattoos around it while both eyes showed no pupils; Just a white light. Along her back, was a bow made of ice so pure, it took a few seconds to realize it was there. Her boots were made of animal skins and her two hands were encased in ice gauntlets. Loki's computer monitor played a video.

"It was at this moment that he realized, he f*cked up."

Sorry, but this part was not included in the published fanfiction for a number of reasons. Either it was too graphic that I would probably get banned for it or that I was too lazy to do it.

2:45 PM

Shigure's Restaurant

The entire gang was seated at a table with their Personas behind them. They decided to order a meal so they could celebrate Mikan's addition to the team as well as Skadi's (much to Loki's protest).

"Well, I think this is a good start!" Johei said as he dug into his beef bowl.

Kazuhiko and Mikan did likewise, but at a much more civilized pace. Skadi was standing on one side with her arms crossed; Loki on another side with his monitor screen cracked and several error notifications; Tyr between the two to act as a peace keeper.

"So, I know that you two don't have the best history together, bu-" Tyr started until Loki cut him off.

"Oh yeah, sure. As if getting a snake to pour it's venom on your face daily is a little prank. If it weren't for her, I wouldn't be hiding my face behind this computer screen!" Loki retorted.

Johei took a sudden interest in this.

"Wait, you can take that computer screen off your head? How come you never told me this?"

"Well, you see, I'm all for scarring you for life, but you'd never quit poking at me for how terrible my face looks."

Johei nodded.

"Fair enough."

And he continued to eat. Kazuhiko and Mikan, however, were engaged in a conversation.

"And you met a guys in a falcon mask named, Hayabusa?"

Kazuhiko nodded while he put his bowl down.

"Yeah. I couldn't tell if he was a shadow or human. It was pretty tough to figure out because of the mask and how he's got all that shadow slime on him."

Mikan pressed her index finger to her forehead as she thought deeply.

"We should ask him next time we're there. On the other side of things, what were you two planning on doing?"

Johei stopped chewing for a moment to answer her question.

"Bwell, bwe ver gona gho han fine Shuzhukhi's parhens han makh dem..."

"Talk to me when you're done chewing." Mikan said as she scooted her seat away from him.

Kazuhiko answered this time, luckily, without any food still in his mouth.

"Johei found out that we can make people do stuff out of guilt if we force their shadow to see their faults. So, we decided to make Suzuki's parents confess what they did to her and turn themselves in. That is, that was our plan until we had to rescue you."

Mikan nodded, and then saddened.

"So, you were going to make them pay for their crimes, but I got in the way..."

Kazuhiko realized what he just said and tried to fix his mistake.

"N-Not that it was a bad thing, really. We did want to help you too, so we decided to put Suzuki's parents on wait."

But Mikan didn't listen. Instead, she slammed her fist on the table.

"I swear that I'll do everything I can to help you two avenge Suzuki-chan!"

Kazuhiko and Johei both stared at her, along with everybody in the restaurant.

"Maybe we should get out of here." Johei said.

"Yeah, good idea. Check please." Kazuhiko said as he waved for the waiter to come to them.

Kazuhiko payed off the bill for everybody with the money they got from the Mirror Dimension (Shadows carry a lot of money!) and they all walked outside. Their Personas followed them while they walked down the street and to the subway station. Then, they suddenly heard a shriek.

"What was that?!" Kazuhiko asked as he turned around.

His eyes scanned the area until he finally looked up. There, on the building, were two adults; A man and a woman.

"W-Wait a minute. That's the same building Suzuki jumped off of!" Johei said.

"And, th-those people!" Mikan said, not daring to finish the sentence.

All three of the high schoolers were in shock of the two people. They were just the people they were talking about at the restaurant. They plotted to make them see justice and pay for their crimes. Those two people were on top of the building with a rope tied to their necks and the rail.

"Th-that's… Mr. and Mrs. Miura!"

Plot twist! Somehow, Suzuki's parents are commiting suicide! Why are they there? Is it a coincidence that it's the same tower Suzuki died at? That they are going to die the same way she did? Find out on the next Chapter! As always, please review, favorite, follow, or recommend to someone you know! It could be your brother, your sister, your friend, your neighbor, even your dog! Remember that Mikan is coming up in the next chapter for the interview, so ask some questions that you have in mind for her in the reviews! I apologize in advance if any of these jokes are offensive in any way to you. It contains pretty dark humor, so if you're not into that, just skip it.

Loki's Horrible Puns

Loki: Hey, Tyr.

Tyr: Hm? Yes?

Loki: What do you say to an amputee that falls down?

Tyr: If this has anything to do with me sacrificing my arm…

Loki: You look like you could use… a hand!

*ba-dum crash*

Loki: Hey, Elsa.

Skadi: Call me that again and you will die.

Loki: What do you do to guys that you want to reject?

Skadi: I swear, if this is one of your stupid jokes-

Loki: You give them the cold shoulder!

*ba-dum crash*

Loki: 'Sup Johei.

Johei: Why are you waking me up at 4 in the morning?

Loki: So you can get and train, of course!

Johei: What are you talking about? I don't train.

Loki: Sure you do! After all, I am your Personal trainer!

*ba-dum crash*

Loki: Yo! Mikan!

Mikan: Oh no.

Loki: I've just recently gotten into this game called basketball!

Mikan: Could you please annoy somebody else?

Loki: I'm so good at it, everyone says I'm a God!

*ba-dum crash*

Loki: How's it going Kazuhiko?

Kazuhiko: I don't think I can take anymore of this.

Loki: Well you know what would make that frown into a smile?

Kazuhiko: No! No more puns! I am literally about to shoot myself if you make another pun!

Loki: …

Kazuhiko: …

Loki: Okay then. I'll stop.

Kazuhiko: Thank God!

Loki: I'll give it … my best SHOT!

*ba-dum crash*

In real life

News Anchor: Good evening viewers at home. Our top story is about a new Fanfiction author going by the alias of "dangstaboy". He was found in front of his computer coming up with a new chapter, when he suddenly decided to shoot himself. The suicide is unknown for it's reason, but experts believe it is because of these horrible list of puns. Actually … oh God… These are really bad…

*bang*

Told you it was some pretty dark stuff. Anyways, I'd like to know which Persona game was your favorite! Not by gameplay, because it would obviously be Persona 5, but just the story and characters. I have to know if I'm not the only person who prefers Persona 4 Golden even after playing Persona 5. Thanks!