Yu slipped on his glasses as he looked at the stone doors of the National Diet Building. The sea breeze blew through the air as a building floated by in Yu peripheral vision. They had all once again returned to Shido's floating Palace. Yu glanced from the building towards everyone gathered. Mona and Oracle's revolt the other night had set a chain reaction of events that ended up flipping everyone's vote to let both Joker and Crow join them on this infiltration. With his spot secured as definitely joining everyone, the news about how Crow just had access Shido's inner sanctum was revealed. That changed the overall plans. Without the need for three letters of introduction, the mission now was just to clear the path to the treasure room. Oracle also mentioned something about a cannon but that would come after the route was cleared.

"Man." Skull groaned. "We get a free pass directly into Shido's place, seems kinda waste of the day."

"Securing the route to the treasure is basic Thieves stuff, Skull. We should be happy we don't have to go chasing down a bunch of papers." Mona snapped.

"Leaves us more time to do whatever we want to do after Shido's Palace. We're still on right Joker?" Panther glanced at Joker.

"Yeah." Joker nodded.

"Whoa, you're going out with Panther? Don't you already have a girlfriend dude?" Skull asked looking a bit upset.

Panther rolled her eyes behind her red mask before she shot Skull a glare. "It ain't a date moron."

"It's to complete his true bonds with everyone. Panther just happens to be next." Queen informed the rest of the group.

"And you're okay with this Queen?" Noir asked politely.

"Why wouldn't I be? I trust Joker." Queen glanced towards Joker with an approving glance.

Rise leaned closer to Yu. "This kinda brings back memories of our days in high school." She kept her voice low as to not disturb the teen's conversation.

At the thought, a small smile tugged at Yu's lips. He was instantly drawn into some memories of his past. Back in those days with his friends were some of his best memories that he treasured. He had several good ones of times beyond those days, but those days he saw as a kind of like the first season of a beloved show. The seasons after it could be great or they could be horrible, but the first season is always special because it is the one that captured your attention. Granted to use that analogy, this season was shaping up to be equally as good as the first.

"Perhaps we should press on, I am working on my next piece and wouldn't mind the extra time." Fox's voice sounded a bit lofty as he spoke.

"Is everyone ready?" Mona asked as he rested his sword against his shoulder.

"I think so. What about you guys?" Queen's attention turned towards the adults and Akechi.

"Ready to kick some ass." Chie, the only one of their group who had actually gotten a full night's rest, cheered.

"Now or Never. Ready Crow?" Naoto looked towards Akechi.

"Yes, quite." Akechi proclaimed.

Loki seemed to be silenced since the morning's rampage. Much to the relief of all the adults. So far they hadn't bothered talking to the teens about it, mostly because they hadn't really found the right moment. Therefore once was no pre-infiltration meeting in which would be the best time to discuss such things. All that had been hashed out two days ago mostly so there really wasn't a need for that. Yu had every intention to bring it up, but that could honestly wait until after the infiltration. Akechi was fine for now. The best time would probably be when they went to test out their theory about wearing Loki out before disconnecting him.

"Then let's do this!" Joker called to the whole group. "Kingpin, Skull, Noir, Dragon take point. Crow you and I are backing up the navigators. Agent, Queen, Fox, Boulder, take mid-ground and focus on being ready to back up either front line or backline. Mona and Panther focus on support."

Dragon; that was the name everyone agreed to call Chie during the Mementos trips a few days ago. It was a small nod to her love of kung-fu movies and the styles they used in those movies. The dragon style being Chie's personal favorite even if it was sometimes used by the bad guys of the movies. Chie's style of fighting also seemed to reflect that, be calm until the time to strike then lash out aggressively. Honestly the name fit.

Yu took his place on the front lines. He would be leading as a field commander while Joker was in the back lines with Crow and the navigators. He had no problem with this position and would try his best not to step on Joker's toes as he made the quick battle decisions Joker normally made from the front lines. Yu looked to his fellow front line fighters, giving them a nod before he headed into the Palace.

Unfortunately, or perhaps, fortunately, there wasn't much commanding to do as it was a quick walk to the door from the main entrance that led to the treasure room. Not a shadow insight as they reached the doors. The party seemed to split down the middle as Akechi strode forward. A robust click was heard the second Akechi touched the door before he pushed it open and walked inside. Everyone exchanged a look as if silently agreeing that this all seemed way too easy before everyone headed into the inner chamber. Slipping into the chamber, Yu stayed by the door as everyone else walked inside exploring the interior of the treasure room.

"Jeez, it just feels like we wall glitched through the door." Oracle put her hands to her visor as she looked around. "Oh well, good job Light," She smirked in Akechi's direction.

"Who is this Light person?" Akechi asked clearly confused.

"Don't get me wrong I see it, but isn't Light the bad guy? Crow definitely ain't a bad guy anymore." Skull asked.

Oracle shrugged. "It really depends on your viewpoint. Light, in the end, accomplished what the police and, by extension, society failed to do by making the world a more peaceful place. While twisted in this thinking, one could argue because his methods proved effective; that it was 'L' that was the real bad guy for stopping him in the first place."

"Ya know when you put it that way, it kind of makes sense, but ya think that peace through fear is a good thing? Hey, also ya think we'll have that kind of effect on society as a whole once we are done with all this Phantom Thieves stuff?" Skull seemed excited.

"As much as I like to discuss the ethics of Death Note and our current situation, I believe we have accomplished our goal in securing our route." Queen suddenly spoke up.

"You know Death Note, Queen?" Oracle asked clearly surprised.

"Yes, it's a crime drama. I'm into that kind of stuff." Queen waved the comment off.

"Huh, did you know that Joker?" Skull looked to their leader.

"Of course," Joker smirked.

"So the route is secured. Oracle you had a plan for the calling card?" Mona looked towards Oracle.

"Yep, got it all programmed and everything. Just need to make a movie and get the voice overdone!" Oracle had a large grin on her face like a cat that had cornered a mouse.

"Movie? Voice over? What do you got planned Oracle?" Noir questioned.

"Just go with it," Joker advised clearly understanding more of what is going on.

"It's gonna be EPIC!" Oracle threw her hands in the air. "Come to the front of Shido's ship!"

"Alright, you definitely piqued my curiosity Oracle." Fox took a long stride forward towards the door that led out of the room.

Yu watched the teens start to file out as the adults stayed. Chie who had been filled in after she woke up stood next to Kanji as everyone turned towards Akechi. Akechi looked around him knowing exactly what was about to happen. He stepped into the center of the room throwing his laser sword to Naoto, who promptly caught it in midair. Naoto nodded to everyone as they all readied their Personas. They would have to be careful, fighting another Persona user wasn't the same as fighting a shadow as both Ren and Akechi had learned. They'd be as gentle as they could but this was going to be a beat down no matter how you looked at it.

"What are you guys doing?" Oracle asked as the adults surrounded Crow.

Clearly, the teens had noticed the adults hadn't left with them. Yu glanced back as the teens once again returned to the room. The scene of the adults gearing up to attack Crow must have been a confusing scene but it was something that had to happen. Still, the teens were owed an explanation as to what they were doing with an apparent ally. Yu shifted his gaze to Naoto, asking her silently to explain the situation. Naoto returned his gaze with a nod before turning to the teens.

"Crow's Loki Persona isn't stable. It trying to induce madness within him and almost killed him this morning." Naoto started clearly trying to keep the explanation simple. "We found a way to disconnect Crow from the Persona, but it takes a lot out of Princess. So we are going to try and wear the Persona out before trying to disconnect."

"The Persona tried to kill him?!" Panther shouted clearly concerned. "They can try to kill us?!"

"Correct." Naoto's tone reflected her uneasiness to confirm Panther's fear. "It's very rare for them to do such a thing and I believe there to be an inner conflict with Crow as he is now and the Crow that committed all those crimes."

"So because he's good his Persona wants to kill him?" Skull seemed to understand.

"That would appear to be the case." Crow meekly explained. "Loki, my other Persona has never been what I've called a 'good' Persona. He is a barely contained madness that delights in my destructive behavior. Like a constant dark presence in the back of my mind."

"So along with Shido manipulating him, his Persona does too?" Queen suddenly deduced.

Crow looked up at the ceiling. "My actions are my own, but I'll admit it's very easy to give in to Loki's machinations."

"So how are you going to wear Loki out?" Noir readied her ax as she eyed Crow, Yu could tell she was preparing to attack the boy.

"By battling it until it's close to impossible for Crow to summon it anymore. Then have Princess disconnect it from Crow. Crow can you feel Loki or are you still disconnected?" Naoto asked.

"Oh, he is here alright…" Crow twitched as if he was once again in pain before he leveled his gaze off on Naoto. "Are you sure…? He's upset and once I let him go…" There was apprehension to Crow's voice as if he really didn't want to unleash his inner demon.

"Do it," Naoto called.

There was a dark energy that grew in the air. Like an oppressive feeling of oncoming dread. Yu readied himself as a twisted smile appeared on Crow's face. There was a flash as Crow's clothes changed from his current outfit to the far more sinister one. The image flickered in and out for a second as Crow put his hand to his face.

"LOKI!" Crow called.

Instantly, the image stabilized as the black mask appeared before everyone. While Crow had given his laser sword to Naoto only a few minutes ago, he reached out and in a ripple of dark energy, the serrated sword appeared in his hands, flicking the blade to his side. Yu noticed that even behind that black mask he could see Crow calculating as he looked at the number that faced him. Then there was a flash. Unlike summoning a normal Persona Loki didn't appear beside like a normal Persona, instead, it became a darkish red cloak that encompassed Crow entirely. Yu didn't know what to think, it was almost more as if Loki was possessing Crow than Crow was actually summoning him. A theory that was quickly confirmed as Crow's eyes took on a golden sheen. Crow was no longer Crow; Crow was Loki.

A dark chuckle echoed in the tense air as the beast fixed its eyes upon Rise. No doubt her involvement before in disconnecting him made her a target. Loki was fast as he went directly for her. The thing Loki didn't count on was how fiercely protective Yu was of his Navigator. Loki's sword found Yu's katana as Yu stood between Rise and impending doom. Sparks showered off the blades as they pressed against each other. Yu knew he couldn't back down and if the battle between Joker and Crow was any indication there was a real danger to him if he even faltered a little.

"Persona! One-shot kill!" Ordered Noir from somewhere off to Yu's left.

A beam of solid energy roared past Yu as it caught Loki in its destructive path. The beam cut through the area splintering the wooden desks of the assembly chamber and crashing the dark presence into the far back wall. Yu glanced in Noir's direction and saw that all pretenses of her shy and reserved nature were gone. There was a rage burning in Noir's eyes that was directed at Loki. It didn't take much to realize that this rage was probably the darkness she had been suppressing since her father's death at the hands of Crow.

"He needs to be worn down correct?" Noir spoke as her eyes remained on the wall Loki had been blasted into to. "Than allow me to assist."

"Please don't kill him." Naoto cautioned.

"I have no intention to, but he will have to suffer a bit." Noir's words sounded almost remorseful but not at the same time. This must have been the reason why Joker secretly feared Noir at times.

Loki stepped out of the smoking hole Noir's attack had created. He did not look phased by the powerful attack. There was only a slight singed look to his overall appearance, but it was to be expected after taking a powerful hit like that. His eyes regarded the group seeming to understand the numbers against him. A sneer appeared on his lips as he brought up his hand and seemed to crush something invisible in his hand. The effect was instantaneous as a tsunami of power was unleashed from Crow's body. Yu had to brace himself against the force of it to avoid being knocked back.

"It's that dark energy from before… But this power…" Rise's voice sounded concerned from behind Yu. "Oracle!"

"Damn it. Yeah, I see it, Princess. Guys, we got problems. Lots of them are incoming!" Oracle called as Prometheus appeared overhead.

A large grin appeared on Crow's face as he flicked his blade. The field was in his favor now that he summoned allies. Yu had to admit they underestimated Loki, but they had 2 navigators and 11 attack style Persona users. More than enough power to overwhelm a few shadows and a rogue Persona. Yu returned Loki's grin with a taunting one of his own. Loki's eyes narrowed as he glared at Yu.

"Joker split the groups!" Yu announced as Loki focused his attention squarely on Yu.

"Noir, Kingpin, Agent, Boulder, Princess focus on Crow. Morgana mid-range support both groups. Everyone else to me!" Joker commanded.

Loki put out both hands as suddenly bright brilliant energy appeared. Yu knew an almighty attack when he saw one but it was too late. A bright light enveloped his vision before the train that was the almighty attack struck him. Izanagi appeared to take most of the blow for him but that didn't stop him from being swept off his feet and being flung back into a set of congressional desks. That definitely hurt but honestly it could have been way worse if Izanagi hadn't taken most of the blow.

"Yu!" Rise called clearly surprised by the force of the attack. "He's strong against Bless and Curse."

"There's more than one of us to worry about! Astarte! Psiodyne" Noir called out before Loki staggered holding his head from the heavy psychic attack.

"Yeah, this ain't far from over yet! Takeji Zaiten, Primal Force!" Kanji threw out his fist as Takeji Zaiten ramped up to attack.

Yu got to his feet just in time to see Takeji Zaiten bear down on Loki and unleash a large physical attack. Loki was instantly forced to take a knee under the might of the severe attack but he was far from downed. His eyes only seemed to brim with a kind of a maddening determination as he got to his feet. Across the field of battle, Yu saw Naoto. His partner looked hesitant, maybe a bit fearful. Once Rise called out its strength against Bless and Curse it kind of put Naoto in a bad spot. She had almighty attacks but there was a hesitance to use them and they couldn't use their weapons. Naoto packed a real gun, unlike the realistic knock offs the rest of the Thieves used. Yu held Naoto's gaze and gave her a nod from his side of the field, telling her silently that he understood her indecision.

"Izanagi-no-Okami!" Yu called out. "Bufudyne!"

The possessed Persona threw it's arms up to try and fight the freeze. For a half a second the freeze seemed to have done the trick, but soon the ice started to steam off before an explosion of flame erupted from Loki. The flames hit everyone but the damage was nothing devastating. No matter how hard they hit this Persona, it just kept shrugging off the attacks. Where ever this stamina came from, it had to not be good for Crow's still recovering body. Looking behind him, Rise's face was half-hidden by her Persona seemed tense.

"Rise, I'm going to end it, but I need your help," Yu called to her as he silently shuffled through his list of Personas.

"Okay, I take it you just want a buff?" Rise asked tentatively as the group exchanged another bout of blows with the possessed Crow.

"Yeah." Yu struggled against a wave of curse energy hitting him.

The gentle feeling of Rise putting her hands on his back came only a moment before the sudden brightness.

Yu blinked a few times as the light died down. The large pure white room was a familiar place to Yu before he turned around and looked at Rise. Her eyes seemed to gaze off distantly. Yu knew that look, she was worried about something. Reaching out, Yu moved a stray hair from her face and tucked it behind her ear, before resting his hand on her cheek in an affectionate gesture. Rise's gaze shifted to him but still held that look.

"That thing is no Persona. I've been running data with Futaba and while it appears like one, it's definitely deceiving." Rise stepped up and rested her head against his chest. "What has that poor boy gotten entangled in?"

"We'll figure something out to help him." Yu calmly reassured his girlfriend as he wrapped his arms around her.

"I hope so… When you took this case I didn't think it'd come with so many complications." Rise sighed as she leaned against him.

"Maybe after this is all over we can go somewhere. Just the two of us. Paris? We could elope." Yu suggested.

"Elope…" Rise seemed to play with the idea before she seemed to suddenly understand something. "Wait are you asking me to marry you in the most ambiguous way?" Rise pulled back from his chest to look him in the eye.

"Perhaps," Yu smirked.

Rise smiled but rolled her eyes at the same time. "I do, but do it for real. I want a ring. And for you not to ask me in the middle of a life or death situation."

"Alright, but act surprised when I actually do," Yu recommended.

"Sure, I'm sending you back. Jeez, Yu; you never fail to surprise me, but I love you for it…" Rise's voice faded as she was enveloped in blinding white light.

Yu blinked and he was back on the battlefield. Not more than a heartbeat had actually passed, but because of Rise's power, it felt longer. The power of connection was indeed powerful as Yu felt both lights on his feet and sharper than he had before. The world moved a bit slower for him as if everything was under some sort of time stop effect. Reaching for his arcana card, he gazed across the field towards Loki ready to end the shadows whole day.

"Yoshitsune!" Yu announced as he crushed his Persona card. "Hassou Tobi!"

Yoshitsune appeared before Yu, looking eager to attack. As soon as the command was issued Yoshitsune bolted forward, duel swords at the ready like a viper ready to strike. One slash, Yoshitsune appeared behind the possessed Crow slashing upward across his back. The second slash as Loki turned to face the new Persona threat. Yoshitsune was already gone from his field of view, crouched down just to his blind side before he struck again. Loki growled in frustration as the third strike hit him across the back of his legs, causing him to fall to the ground. Fourth strike across the arm that had his blade causing him to lose it. The fifth strike taking out the other arm to render both arms useless to grab the now dropped weapon. Sixth, seventh, and eighth strikes across all parts of the possessed boy's body. Yoshitsune jumped back to Yu's side resting one of his katanas on his shoulder before Loki just collapsed on the ground defeated.

"I got this!" Rise's voice boomed over the chaos as she moved out from behind Yu.

Yu moved to flank Rise, Yoshitsune moving at his side. If Loki dared to lash at Rise, Yoshitsune had another Hassou Tobi ready. The boy, however, didn't move as Rise approached and knelt down next to him. As soon as Rise touched Akechi, the black clothing melted away revealing the white and red clothes Akechi normally wore in the metaverse. A few seconds ticked by as the battle the teens were waging roared. Yu turned his attention to the skirmish as Yoshitsune silently watched it from his side, Yu could almost feel the Persona longing to do something about the battle. Yoshitsune had always been an intense Persona focused on battle, he was probably Yu's most powerful next to Izanagi-no-Okami. He only used Izanagi more because of his connection to his first Persona.

"Alright," Yu whispered to the Persona on his left. "Let's show these shadows what we got."

Yoshitsune understood Yu's words to be a command as it darted forward dual swords at the ready. There were probably 12 shadows left from the assault, but as soon as Yoshitsune added his power to the teen's already strong line the battle ended quickly. Yoshitsune cut through the remaining shadows with little effort before once again returning to Yu's side. There was a content aura to the Persona it didn't have before. Yu nodded to his Persona as it faded away, its mission done.

Rise got to her feet. "This worked, I disconnected Loki way easier than I did before, but I don't know how much time that bought poor Crow" Rise explained, she looked a little pale but otherwise fine.

Naoto stepped up to the still not moving Akechi, her eyes flashing with concern. Yu realized the boy hadn't moved at all since his attack. Seeing as it was all Persona damage it meant that he had probably been knocked out by the force of everyone's attacks. Loki had put up a good a decent fight but in the end, the force of many outweighed the will of one. Mentally going over his list of Personas, Yu switched out Yoshitsune for Ishtar.

"Ishtar!" Yu called as the Persona instantly answered his call from his sea of souls. "Samarecarm!"

Ishtar ghosted into existence, floating over Crow. Slowly it floated to the ground before it knelt down and caressed the teenager's cheek. A green glow enveloped Crow and instantly his eyes opened and he quickly struggled to get up. There was a terrified look on his face that lingered for a few seconds before he was able to get a good look around. Relief washed over his face as he brought his hand up to his still very wounded shoulder.

"Good, I thought for a second Loki had done something to all of you." The relief was clear in Crow's voice as Naoto helped him to his feet.

"We are a bit tougher than that," Naoto assured him after the boy was back on his feet and leaning against her.

"Dude, what was that Persona?!" Skull yelled as the teen group stepped up to their older comrades.

"Yes, it was quite magnificent in its flowing movement. Like a deadly torrent of water through a stream of shadows. True beauty like that is rather awe-inspiring." Fox added.

"Yoshitsune," Yu answered.

"That thing is pretty powerful, could Joker make one like that?" Panther asked.

Yu looked at Joker. There had to be a way for the teenage wild card to make Yoshitsune but that involved a complicated fusion of several other powerful Personas. It had taken hours in the velvet room after all of his confidants were maxed out to achieve the powerful samurai swordsman. It had been a powerful ally to him on many occasions, but the Persona deserved more attention than he had time to give it. Searching through his mind, he summoned Yoshitsune back into his consciousness. Reaching forward it grabbed the card. Stepping up to Joker he offered the card to the young man. Honestly, Yu didn't know if this would work but as they were both wildcards he figured he'd give it a try.

Confusion appeared in Joker's eyes before he reached forward and took the arcana card. It happened fast, as Yu felt Yoshitsune depart from his Persona list and as Yu let go of the card it instantly transformed into a mask. It had worked much to Yu's surprise and to him it felt like in a way he was passing the torch on to Joker. Yoshitsune would serve the young teen well. Joker stared at the mask for a second before he put it to his face.

"Yoshitsune!" Joker called and instantly the Persona was summoned to his side.

"You can transfer Personas like that?" Naoto was the first to ask.

"I guess." Yu shrugged.

"Crow, could you transfer Loki to Joker and then have Joker dispose of him?" Naoto was quick to figure.

Crow shook his head. "Loki isn't bound to an object that I could give to someone. He's more like a parasite stuck to me."

Rise nodded as she stepped up to Yu and leaned against him slightly. "That's pretty accurate, Loki feels like an ooze attached to Crow's soul. I disconnected as much of it as I could, but it sticks to him and it's impossible to disconnect it all."

"Just what is that Loki Persona?" Queen asked.

"A shadow," Oracle said as she descended from Prometheus to stand with the rest of the group. "Persona is a manifestation of feelings similar to a shadow but tamed and trained. Princess, you were right. I've run the data and there is no doubt Crow is possessed by a shadow and has been from the beginning."

"I see…" Crow shook his head before he pulled away from Naoto to stand on his own feet. "Rather fitting I suppose, I am more shadow than man."

"Crow…" Naoto sighed.

The sound of clapping echoed in the chamber. Looking up, another Akechi appeared. He stood in the balcony above the area they had all been fighting. He wore the smirk of superiority as he continued to clap. Yu readied himself, as his years of honed battle sense set off all the warning bells in his head. They were about to be put in another dangerous situation.

"Shido was starting to suspect something was going on with you. And here you have joined the garbage you swore to kill. Bravo for deceiving him so long, however…" Akechi's face darkened. "This ends now!" Instantly the other Akechi reached into his tan coat and pulled out a gun pointing it at himself. "Captain Shido's orders… He has no need for you any longer."

"Another Crow?! What's up with that?" Skull asked.

"It can't be…" Fox gasps

"That has to be Shido's cognitive version of Crow!" Mona explained.

"If he has no need for me…" Crow glared at his other-self. "I take it he found another pawn to play my part."

"Like I would just release such valuable Intel to you even if you are about to die. This does, however, move the plan up a little. He was going to get rid of you after the election by the way." Akechi calmly explained.

"I shouldn't be surprised…" Crow lamented.

"Did you truly believe you'd be spared after all the murders you undertook? Wait don't tell me your new friends actually rely on you and that makes you feel good? You worthless child! Do they know how many you've killed? How many shutdowns you committed. No one would stick by you if they knew how blood-stained your hands are." Akechi sounded as if he was handing down judgment.

"What? You're freakin' kiddin' me. Shido's the bastard that put him up to all that!" Skull growled.

"You don't know anything. We've accepted him!" Naoto's words were sharp before she raised her gun towards the other Akechi.

A dark chuckle echoed from Crow as he straightened himself up the best he could. "I see. So this is how he became so arrogant to think I couldn't touch him. Turns out he made his own little assassin. A puppet… To kill me. That man… This does sound like him."

Akechi nodded not even slightly worried about Naoto's gun pointed at him. "That's right. I'll do anything for him. But look at yourself. You're the true puppet, played by the captain like a catgut violin to such beautiful perfection never aware of how played you truly were."

"You know nothing," Crow replied, there was a hint of madness to his words.

"You wanted to be acknowledged, didn't you? To be loved? You have been nothing but a play toy since the very beginning." Akechi smirked.

"How horrible…" Panther remarked sadly.

"So this… This is how Shido views Goro Akechi." Queen sighed.

"How Shido views Goro Akechi?" Akechi questioned. "This puppet killed so many people. Yet you feel pity for him? You Phantom Thieves call yourself allies of justice and here is a killer right in front of you and you don't take the opportunity to eliminate him?"

"The more I learn about Crow the more I'm beginning to feel while he's not entirely innocent there were things secretly manipulating him the entire time! And Shido was one of those things." Noir's voice cut through everyone.

Yu glanced towards the Okumura Heiress. Out of the people that could have come to Crow's aid, she had been the one he least expected. Noir had been very closed about her true emotions about the boy considering her father had died by Crow's hands. It only proved people thought that he was still someone worth saving. Naoto had really made the right call on this.

"You fool, maybe I should take you all out first!" the cognition of Akechi shifted his gun to Noir.

"No. You fight me! Lancelot! Megaton RAID!" Crow called to his Persona as hatred burned in his words.

Lancelot streaked across the battlefield at Crow's command. It ran its horse across the assembly hall before jumping onto the balcony the impostor was perched upon. A shot rang through the air as the impostor tried to stop the charging Persona. The Persona continued unimpeded even after it was shot. The cognitive Akechi, in turn, fired several more shots at the oncoming Persona but it wasn't enough to stop the knight. Lancelot brought down its lance against its foe and the cognition was instantly impaled and dissolved into black ichor. With its foe dead, the Persona faded away as Crow dropped once again to a knee. His anger filled glare still fixed upon the spot the cognition had been.

"Let's go do the movie in Mementos… Who knows how many more traps Shido could have built into this Palace..." Oracle warned.

Yu watched Naoto pick up Akechi before he turned to the teenagers. "I think my group will sit this one out. We should get Akechi back."

"Fair." Joker nodded seeming to understand.

With that everyone turned to head out. For as quick as this mission appeared to be, it had become way longer than Yu had imagined. It was time to go home.