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(April 7—2010—Wednesday)
(?—?—Dream World)
(BGM: Evolution by AXL21)
Sakato moved in front of Minato to block Ifrit's punch.
(BAM)
"Grk!" The white-haired Wildcard grunted from the force as he took a step back.
The fire demon retract its fist and kicked the teen to the side.
"Gah!" The whitehead flies through the ice spikes and out of the frozen throne room.
"Sakato-san!" Aigis yelled in concern. 'There's absolutely no way he could've survived that.' Her logical mind told her.
"Don't look away from your enemy, girl!" Ifrit suddenly appears in front of her and prepares a punch but Minato stopped the demon as he attacked it.
The male blonde pushed Ifrit back away from the girl and seems to be able to hold himself well against the fire demon until he slipped on his own ice.
"!" The former bluenette widened his eyes.
"HAH!" Ifrit send a fiery punch at the boy who attempts to block it.
He failed.
"Gaahh!" Minato were send flying across the frozen throne room as his body tumbled a few times before stopping.
"Minato-san!" Aigis yelled out.
"Ugh..." The experienced Wildcard struggled to bring himself up.
"I already told you, girl. Never look away from your enemy." The fire demon lashed out towards the blue-eyed maiden.
Then from the hole in the wall, Sakato jumped out and strike the demon. "HEAAH!" The teen continue to punch and kick until he was stopped by Ifrit who took hold of his leg and throw him away.
Sakato landed on his feet as he slid on the ice. But as he attempt to recover his footing, the ice become a problem again as he slipped. "Oh, shit. Come on!" He complained as he stand up again and failed.
"Hmm..." The fire demon noticed his problem as it covered its fist in even more flames and punched the ground hard.
The temperatures rises insanely as the earth begun to shake and the ice around the castle melted into warm water.
The three humans began to sweat due to the intense heat.
"Tch," Sakato's eye twitched. "There's many things I hate, and sweating, is one of them." He runs at the fire demon as water splashed around his feet and send another blocked punch.
He retract it, and send another flurry of punches and kicks.
However, frustratingly, Ifrit handled them all with ease.
But finally, one kick made it through.
"HEH!" Sakato kicked the demon on its stomach as it stumbled backwards.
His right gauntlet adjusted, and the blade flipped itself as he run forward and send a straight.
Ifrit dodged it.
The yellow-eyed teen turned around and made a spinning roundhouse kick.
The demon deflected it.
Sakato send another straight as the blade on his left gauntlet extended.
Ifrit noticed the change as it stepped to the side and blocked the blade with its hands.
The right blade glowed as it adjusted and flipped itself back as Sakato spins his body around and slashed the fire demon's chest as it let go of him and stumbles back.
Then suddenly, tower of ice rises beneath Ifrit as it jump back in response.
Sakato blinked at his own reflection on the ice as he looked at the culprit.
Minato glared at the fire demon with his red eyes as Skadi floats behind him. "Sakato, try to use your Persona more against him, he's way too skilled for you in hand to hand combat." He advised.
The white-haired Wildcard turned back towards the one behind the ice tower as his eyes hardened. "Roger." He spoke as golden aura covers him. "Adam!"
The first male human appeared.
"Aigis, summon your Persona and support us from a distance." The former field-leader of SEES commanded.
The blue-eyed maiden nodded stiffly. "Understood." Her eyes widened as golden aura covers her. "Athena!" She calls.
The Greek Goddess of Wisdom materialized.
"Juno!" Minato summoned Fuuka's ultimate Persona again as she covers him. 'Time for a different tactics.' He secretly thought.
"Sakato, corner Ifrit with Adam's Kouha so I can hit him with Skadi's full powered Niflheim." The former bluenette commands.
"Roger." Sakato complied. 'Thou art I... and I'am thou...' He remind himself. "Kouha!" The teen called his attack.
Adam clasped his hands together as lights glows on the ground and made their way towards the fire djinn.
Ifrit jumped high above the flooded floor as it dropped down at the whitehead.
Sakato's eyes sharpened.
The lights now appears on the air to try and intercept the demon.
Minato quickly reacted. 'Change of plans.' He thought.
"Aigis! Use Masukukaja and then Matarukaja!" He tells her.
The girl nodded. "Masukukaja!" She yelled.
The three humans were bathed in green lights courtesy of Athena as Ifrit took the holy attacks like they're nothing and prepared its flaming fist.
Sakato jumped to the side as the fire demon strike the floor, causing the earth to shake again and vaporizing the water.
Adam disappears.
"Sakato, keep him busy!" Minato commanded.
The yellow-eyed teen complied as he jumped back towards Ifrit and land a punch.
'What the hell...?' Sakato thought as he ducked a flaming fist. 'Why is he slower...?' He wonders. 'No.' The teen clenched his hand. 'I'm just faster!'
"HAH!" The white Wildcard punched the demon square in the stomach as it flies a few feet away.
"Mind Charge." The male blonde whispered.
Skadi and him glows blue for a moment.
He then saw Sakato and Ifrit going back at it.
'Aigis! Use it now!' He commanded her.
"Matarukaja!" The sniper wielding maiden calls.
The trio were covered in orange lights as they feel empowered.
Sakato doesn't seem to mind the change of strength as he jumped and punched Ifrit in the face. 'This is amazing, Aigis...' He thought as his gauntlets' blades extends. 'Who knows your support skills can be of this much help.' The 17 year old immediately run in close to the demon and slashed it with high speed a few times.
Minato had enough.
"Sakato! Get away from there!" He commanded.
The white-haired teen jumped at the fire demon and uses its body as a wall to backflip away.
The red-eyed Wildcard glowed. "Niflheim!" He called loudly.
The temperatures began to drop rapidly much to the other two's relief as Skadi move her hand towards Ifrit and a larger tower of ice rises beneath the djinn as it encased it in an icy prison.
'Got you.' The male blonde thought in satisfaction.
The ice cracked and exploded in a million pieces as the fire demon screamed out.
"AAAAHHH!" It fell down, weakened.
'Time to finish him off.' Just as Minato was about to let go of Juno, Ifrit immediately stand up again. 'What?!' He thought incredulously. 'He recovered right away?!'
"Ugh..." The demon cracked its neck as it look towards the experienced Wildcard. "You'll pay for that, brat." The temperatures rises again as Ifrit covers its body in flames.
It then began to run full speed at the former bluenette.
Minato reacted.
'Aigis, use Marakukaja.' He told her.
The blonde girl nodded as she do that. "Marakukaja!"
The Wildcard trio were covered in purple lights as their defense increases and their skins hardened.
Just as Ifrit is in Minato's reach, it turn around and goes for the only female.
The two boys widened their eyes.
"Aigis!/Aigis!" They shouted in alarm as Sakato chased after the burning demon.
Aigis widened her eyes as Ifrit took hold of her and began to shine.
"!"
'!'
(BOOOOOOM)
A huge explosion takes place on where the two is as the girl's body flies out of the blast and hit the stone wall before falling to the ground.
(BGM: End)
Sakato's eyes glowed in rage as Ifrit stood up like it's nothing.
"RAAAAHHH!" The teen jumped towards the demon as it turned its head to him and punched its face.
The white-haired Wildcard is now capable of landing a few hits to the fire djinn thanks to Aigis' boosts.
"Oi, Minato!" Sakato yelled as he backflipped away. "What are you doing standing like that over there?! Check your girlfriend, damn it!" The teen send a straight punch. "HAH!"
The former bluenette snapped out of his stupor. "Right." He nodded as Juno and Skadi disappears.
The male blonde passed by the battling duo as he pick Aigis off the ground.
"Aigis, are you alright?" The experienced Wildcard asked in concern as he turned her over.
Minato doesn't see any damage on her body as Aigis opened her eyes.
"That... didn't feel bad as I thought it would." She mumbled softly.
Relief flooded over the boy as he heard her.
'Of course...' Minato sighed. 'I forgot that Athena has one of the best defense among the Personas. Mix her with Marakukaja and the user is basically a living tank.' He finished thinking.
Aigis lift herself up as she shakes off the daze.
(BAM)
"Whoaaaa!" The two heard their friend yell as they turned their heads to the battle and saw Sakato flying across the throne room as he crashed and tumbled a few times before stopping.
Then, Ifrit turn its head to them menacingly.
(BGM: Descent of the Demon)
"!"
"!"
The temperatures began to increase again.
'What is this?' Minato thought. 'This feels even hotter than before.'
Ifrit's body starts to shine again as it released massive amounts of heatwaves.
The trio begun to sweat a lot.
'He's trying to cook us alive!' The former bluenette realized. 'I have to do something!' He stood up. "Skadi!" He called out.
The snowshoe goddess appears.
"Oh, no you don't!" The fire demon began to run at them.
"I could say the same thing to you!" Sakato shouted as he stand up. "Adam! Come!"
The first man on earth materialized above Ifrit as he dropped down and literally hold the burning demon back.
The white-haired Wildcard ran towards the demon and jumped on it without any care for his body despite the heat.
Aigis called him out for that.
"Sakato-san! Let go of him! You're hurting yourself!" The blonde maiden yelled.
"It's alright!" He gritted as he shut his eyes tightly due to the burning pain. "Minato! Hurry up!" He shouted.
The male blonde's eyes sharpened. "Mind Charge." He whispered.
Skadi and him flashed blue for a brief moment.
"...Ice Age." Minato spoke chillingly.
The ice chaos happened again, this time, even more devastating than before as they keep melting and regrowing all over the castle.
However, the ice is proved to be more powerful than Ifrit's fire as Sakato jumped out of the way and rolled to his front as a hissing sound were heard.
Adam disappears, and the fire djinn were encased in an icy prison once again as it cracked and exploded.
"GAAHHHH!" Ifrit screamed in pain as it fell down, shivering.
'Now's the-' Minato widened his red eyes. 'What?!' He thought as he saw the grey demon stand back up. 'What's with this guy? He takes two of my strongest ice attacks and he still holding?'
The demon stopped shivering as a burst of flames were released from its body.
Then, it looked to the laying Sakato as large fire wings erupted from its back and floated up. Each wing is about 10 meters long.
The white-haired teen peeked his left eye cautiously at the fire demon.
'What is he trying to do now...?' The 17 year old thought while continuing to lay down on the ice.
Ifrit clenched its hands together as hot flames began to gather and bring them close to its chest.
"Hmm... HAH!" The fire djinn stretched its arms out and bring them to the ground as a huge fireball began to form.
Sakato widened his eyes. 'Crap!' He thought.
"Sakato-san! Over here!" The white Wildcard heard Aigis' voice calling him.
The yellow-eyed teen looked towards where she is and saw her inside Juno along with Minato.
There is no sign of Skadi.
Without wasting any second, Sakato jumped up and run towards them.
The two expect to see horrible burns on the taller teen's face but was surprised when he looked no worse for wear.
The male blonde make Juno disappears momentarily to let the white-haired Wildcard enter before summoning her again.
Ifrit move the fireball at the three humans and launched it. "HAH!"
The Wildcards braces themselves.
(BOOOM)
Their vision goes orange as the ice melted into boiling water before vaporizing and the castle began to burn again.
(BGM: End)
Sakato uncomfortably commented in his current position. "Okay, this battle has reached the point of insanity, when will it stop?" He asked.
"It will stop once I hit him with one or more of my ice attacks." Minato finally explained his plan as the fire rages on. "Listen up, once he's down, we attack him with all we got. Personas, weapons, anything. My former team and I usually do that to finish off powerful Shadows."
"Okay." The taller male seem to agree with that plan. "But how are we going to get him down from here? That guy has become more powerful and his flames are even hotter than before."
"I already thought of that, so don't worry." The red-eyed Wildcard waved off his concern.
"Are you sure it's going to work? Minato-san?" Aigis seem doubtful.
"Like I said, Aigis. SEES and I have done this many times before, so it will work." Minato assured calmly.
Their visions cleared, and they saw the throne room utterly devastated by the meteor-like fireball. Hot flames starts to cover Ifrit's arms once again.
Minato quickly acted as Juno disappears.
"Black Frost! King Frost!" He called out.
The black and purple version of the Jack Frost statue returned once more, only bigger along with a giant king-like Frost beside it.
"King and I."
The Black Frost create a snow pile beneath it to reach the King Frost's ear and whispers.
King Frost seem to intently listen to the evil version of the Jack Frost like it was its most trusted advisor as it's expression changed into an angry one and looked at the flying grey humanoid.
Black Frost gave an evil smirk.
The king of the Frosts raised its scepter as the temperature began to drop rapidly and snow started to drop as a giant Jack Frost snowman formed above Ifrit and fall on it.
"!" The fire demon evade out of the falling snowman's way as another one were formed.
The fall and dodge continue to happen until one of the snowmen successfully falls ontop of Ifrit's head.
The demon were brought down under the weight of the snowman as it crashed with a thud.
The Jack Frost head fell to the ground as Ifrit burst out of its prison with a yell.
"RAAAHH!" The djinn stand up as his fires flickers.
"Still standing up, huh?" Minato mused.
Sakato spoke up. "Minato, get me out of here and let me at him." He orders.
"Do what you want." The experienced Wildcard let Juno go.
Once the Persona disappears, the yellow-eyed teen run forward.
Ifrit saw the white-haired boy running at it as it readied itself.
"Stay..." Sakato raised his right arm and send a blocked punch. He continued by sending his left fist which got blocked again. The 17 year old jumped and spin his body around. "Down already!" He kicked the demon's head.
Ifrit stumbled to the side as Sakato ran at it and perform a flying kick.
The fire djinn turned around and grabbed his foot.
"!" The white-haired Wildcard widened his eyes in alarm as Ifrit throw him away.
Sakato landed safely in the snow covered floor as the demon stopped flickering and an even bigger fire wings sprouted from its back.
The temperatures rises as the wings began to slowly flap and grew larger and larger.
"Jack Frost!" He heard Minato's voice and a friendlier, blue and white version of the Black Frost appears beside King Frost.
Sakato saw the male blonde mouthed something and the king of the Frosts raised its scepter to the air as a bright shine appeared on the tip.
The Frosts raised each of their hand as they exclaimed. "Hee-Ho!/Hee-Ho!"
Then suddenly, the ice chaos happened again, only this time, snow and wind were added to the mix.
Ifrit stand no chance as the ice spread even more faster than the other times as its fire wings flickers rapidly before fully extinguishing.
The snowstorm quickened as Sakato and Aigis put their hands on their face to shield it from the cold wind.
The fire demon slowly fell on its knees as the chaos weakened it.
The temperatures drops even more.
Minato summoned Juno once again, covering him and Aigis from the storm and leaving Sakato in the cold.
The white-haired teen looked at them incredulously.
"Are you serious...?" He asked as he fell on his knees and gritted his teeth.
The blonde maiden looked shocked as she turned towards the former bluenette.
"Minato-san! What are you doing?!" She demanded.
No response, until she heard his voice inside her head.
"What are you doing over there? Do you want to be cold or something?"
Sakato's voice came in rather irritably.
"Of course I don't, you jerk! You just didn't tell me!" She saw the taller teen stand up and ran toward them.
Minato made Juno disappear for a brief moment before summoning her back.
The snowstorm continues to rage.
Ifrit tried to do something about it but its fires keeps on flickering.
Finally, the demon's body grew stiff and froze as ice starts to cover it. The storm rages on.
"Should we feel bad for him?" Sakato asked as he looked at the kneeling djinn.
"No." Minato replied plainly.
"But he looked so weak and helpless..." Aigis remarked.
"I doubt he likes to be pitied, judging by his personality." The red-eyed Wildcard continued.
After a while, Ifrit were fully frozen in ice as it cracked and exploded.
"EAAGGHH!" The fire demon screamed out as it fell down. This time, it struggles to get back up.
The storm stopped.
Minato's eyes sharpened as he let go of all of his Personas. "Now's the chance, let's go!" The male blonde ran full speed with his swords.
The other two followed.
Ifrit saw the three humans charging at it as it desperately tries to defend itself.
Minato easily passed through the filmsy guard as he slashed the fire demon a few times and slide away.
Aigis stopped a few feet away as she removed the scope from her sniper and took aim.
(BANG)
Loud gunshot rang throughout the throne room as Ifrit's head snapped back.
Sakato moved in and came up with a flying punch as he continued by spinning and slashing the fire demon using his arm blade.
"HEH!" The teen jumped and kicked Ifrit twice while in the air and sending it towards Minato.
The former bluenette's swords glowed with power as he slashed the djinn while moving around it and jumped as Minato bring his swords down.
Sakato's right arm blade glows as he crouched with his hand stretched up.
Minato swing his swords around as the shines grew brighter.
Aigis' sniper muzzle also glows along with the gold lines as the maiden take aim.
The two boys ran to each other as their blades grew with light.
"Heaahh!/Haahhh!" Sakato slashed Ifrit's lower half while Minato took the upper.
(BANG)
Aigis pulled the trigger as the two sharp bullets sails out of the barrel and into the djinn's head.
Ifrit falls on its back with a thud.
Silence.
The yellow-eyed teen panted in exhaustion as he fell on his knees. "Is he... down... yet?" He turned his head around and saw the grey humanoid unmoving but still breathing. "Finally..."
Minato walked toward the fallen demon as Skadi appears behind him. "Now, talk." He orders as he stared at Ifrit.
The demon chuckled weakly. "Very well, I suppose it's only fair..." It began. "What do you want to know first?"
The male blonde opened his mouth. "What is this place?" He asked.
"Place? You mean this world." Ifrit corrected. "This world is called the Dream World, an alternate reality of the real world that let human's subconscious and Shadows roam freely."
"But if you said that it's an alternate reality of the real world, then why is it so messed up?" Sakato approached them once he gained his breath.
The fire demon laughed gravely. "Because Destruction is imminent." It answered.
'Well, that's a foreboding answer.' The white-haired teen thought.
Minato opened his mouth again. "What are those towers?"
"Structures that signals the incoming Destruction, each of them has a bell, and will rang accordingly." Ifrit seem to be comfortable in its position.
The experienced Wildcard frowned in thought. 'That seems... familiar...' The 17 year old think of one of his Judgement Persona, Trumpeter.
Sakato spoke up in his place. "Thirdly, why are you here? What are your goals in making people can't wake up?"
"We are shielding their eyes from a horrible future. Why watch and live as everything around you is destroyed and death is your only way out? On a side note: We could only attack a few million humans as our numbers is not that many."
"A few millions..." The taller teen mumbled in disbelief.
"You seem to be casual about revealing all of this to us." Minato gazed coldly at the fallen demon. "What are your intentions?"
Ifrit laughed again. "Nothing. It's because I have no repercussions." It revealed.
"What do you mean?" Aigis asked from her spot.
The demon looked at her and answered. "It's like what I said, girl. Even if I tell you all this, I doubt all of you can defeat it."
"It?" Sakato look down in interest.
"The Great Will." Ifrit answered.
The three let the words soak into their minds before continuing.
"...Then, what are the steps in stopping this Destruction?" Minato asked after a while.
"Obviously, destroy the towers." The djinn answered. "But even then, you had to find a way to see and enter the 8th and 9th tower, and only one of you can explore it." Ifrit looked at the red-eyed boy. "And after that, you have to face the Great Will alone."
"..."
"Lastly, this has been bugging me for quite some time, but..." Sakato began. "Why did you hold back?" He asked.
The demon chuckles. "Like I've said, I merely want to see if you can stop Destruction. And from what I seen, you three cannot do that." Ifrit starts to glow into a flaming orange color. "We will meet again, and next time, I won't hold back." The fire djinn finally disappears.
The three humans began to relax.
"Ugh..." The whitehead let himself fall on his butt. "Man, this was tiring, I don't think I could concentrate in school today..."
"Me too." Aigis dropped her sniper to the ground. "I hope there's no important subjects..."
"Nah, don't worry about it. The school just started, after all." Sakato assured her.
Minato frowned as he opened the link for his mind. 'What do you think?' He asked his Personas.
"Judgement Day." Messiah answered. "7 trumpets that signals the end of time."
"Looks like this is going to be a messy version of the Fall." Thanatos remarked.
"It is too early for the end to come, we have to stall it." Orpheus said.
"The first sounded, and there came hail and fire, mixed with blood, and they were thrown to the earth; and a third of the earth was burned up, and a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up." His ultimate Persona recited.
'The red tower. Ifrit.' The male blonde realized.
"So what? You think that guy was some kind of guardian of sorts? Messiah?" Thanatos asked.
"I believe so..." The angelic-looking Persona nodded.
Then suddenly, the three Wildcards hear someone from the ceiling.
"Hey..." They look up and saw a lone human-sized birdcage hanging. "Can one of you put me down? Please...?" The meek little voice asked.
"That wasn't there before. Is it?" Sakato wonders.
"She has to be the girl." Aigis deduced.
"Minato, can you jump and cut off the chain? I'll be right below the cage and catch it." The yellow-eyed teen stood up and walked forward.
The former bluenette nodded as he cut the link and followed.
Once they're in position, Minato jumped high and slashed the chain connecting the cage.
"Kyaaahh!" The girl screams as the cage falls down.
"Gotcha!" The cage landed on Sakato's hands as he gently bring it to the ground and ripped the door off its hinges as he throws it away.
The girl in the princess outfit jumped and hugged him.
"Whoa, there!" The white-haired boy chuckles comfortingly as he patted her head. "Careful."
"I was so scared, there's fires everywhere..." The girl started to shook.
"Shhh... it's alright. You're safe, now. That monster's not going to come after you ever again." Sakato rubbed the little girl's head.
"Really?" The girl look up at him.
"Really." The whitehead smiles brightly at her as he crouched down to her level. "That thing is scared because you called us. I don't think it will dare attack this kingdom ever again."
The small girl giggled.
Aigis couldn't help but to smile at their interactions before she noticed that she's glowing.
The other two noticed too.
"Well..." Sakato sighed. "I guess this is it." He said.
"Are you all leaving?" The girl asked.
"I'm afraid so." His yellow eyes softened as he looked at her. "Remember this. Uhh..."
"Rina." She tells the tall 17 year old her name.
"Rina-chan." Sakato nodded as he gave her a thumbs up and grins. "Be strong, never lose hope."
The girl blinked in response but nodded and smiles brightly.
"Good girl." The white Wildcard rubbed her head with his gauntlet hand as he and the other two shines brighter. "Goodbye." With that word, the three teens disappeared.
Now alone, the little girl look around the ruined throne room and saw a blue butterfly flying away.
(April 7—2010—Wednesday)
(Kuoh Central Hotel—Room 78—Early morning)
Arisato Minato hesitantly opened his eyes as the sunlight shined through the room.
He groans.
The blue Wildcard remembers he has school and forced himself to sit up, despite his brain's protest.
His body felt fresh, but his mind isn't.
Minato groaned again as he forced himself to leave the warmness of their blanket and start his day.
(April 7—2010—Wednesday)
(Kuoh Central Hotel—Floor 8—Early morning)
(BGM: Want to be close Reincarnation)
Butsuma was surprised when he sees his charges stepping out of their room with exhausted expressions.
"Are you alright, Minato-sama? Aigis-sama?" The middle-aged man questioned.
"We're alright, Butsuma-san, we just didn't have a good sleep, that's all." Aigis answered tiredly.
"Do you want me to go and tell your teacher about this?" The man asks.
"No, it's alright, Butsuma." Minato waved his hand. "We don't want to burden you." He covered his mouth as he yawned.
The driver were silent for a few seconds before speaking. "Minato-sama, Aigis-sama. I know that you two are a couple and is given the privilege to live and sleep together, but please try to reign yourselves in."
"We'll keep that in mind." It seems like the two teens were way too tired to even deny his words. "Shall we go now?" The bluenette asked.
Butsuma blinked. "Right, of course. We'll be right behind you." The man stepped aside.
Minato nodded. "Aigis, let's go." He walked off.
"Yes." The maiden followed.
The driver looked at the shaded man with a questioning look before they followed too.
(April 7—2010—Wednesday)
(Kuoh—City—Early morning)
Minato and Aigis were back asleep together in the car as they dreamed.
(BGM: Paused)
(?—2010—?)
(Tatsumi Port Island—Shirakawa Boulevard—Dark Hour)
(BGM: The voice that someone calls)
The familiar dark green atmosphere, bloods staining the room...
Minato blinked as he recognized the place and sat up from the soft heart-shaped bed. 'This is...' He thought in familiarity.
He then heard someone in the bathroom.
'Shirakawa Boulevard!' The bluenette realized.
An annoying voice speaks in his head.
"Embrace your desire..." Thanatos told him.
'Ryoji?' Minato thought, confused.
"Embrace your desire... Enjoy the moment."
"..."
For a brief moment, he thought on how and why did Pharos have to grow up into a guy like that before he heard the sounds of the bathroom stopped and someone walking out.
'Yukari?' This time, Minato stayed in the bed as to not get instinctively slapped like last time.
To his surprise and shock, it was not Yukari, but rather human Aigis with only a towel to cover herself. She then dropped the towel.
"..." All he could do is stare.
The blonde-haired girl blushed a little as she looked away in shame.
"Please, don't stare at me too much..." The blue-eyed maiden said.
"..." Minato began to think.
'Is this... a dream?' He thought, dumbfounded. It makes sense considering that he was back in the Dark Hour on the infamous love hotel to boot.
He opened his mouth. "Aigis..." He started.
The beautiful girl shyly move her eyes to him. "Yes...?"
"Could you... tell me what year this is...?" The bluenette asked hesitantly.
Now she looked confused. "It's 2010. Minato-san, are you feeling alright?" Aigis asks in concern.
'So this is a dream.' Minato thought in relief. But then he stopped and think again. 'But wait, if this is a dream, shouldn't I supposed to be back in that world?'
Now, uncaring of her nakedness, the bright blue-eyed girl walked forward to the boy and sat down on the bed in worry beside him.
"Are you sure you're alright?" Aigis questions. "You seem to have a lot on your mind." She readed his expression.
Minato snapped back to attention. "You're right." He admitted honestly at his girlfriend. "I do have a lot on my mind."
Her eyes softened. "Is it about tomorrow?" She asked.
"Tomorrow?" The bluenette blinked at her in confusion.
"You forgot?" The blonde maiden blinked in surprise. "Minato-san, tomorrow is the day Nyx descends, how could you forget about that?"
"Nyx...?" The boy's silver eyes shined in realization. "...Ah. I'm... sorry, Aigis. Like I said, I just had too much on my head right now." He looked down at his thighs.
Aigis' expression softened as she grasped his hand in hers. "That's alright, Minato-san. Besides, weren't that is why we're here?" She smiled kindly.
'Huh?' Minato thought as he turn his head to her.
Aigis continued to smile as she moved her hands towards his face and kissed him on the lips as she closed her eyes.
"..."
"..."
(BGM: End)
(April 7—2010—Wednesday)
(Kuoh—City—Early morning)
(BGM: Want to be close Reincarnation)
In the real world, Minato shifted in his seat with a content smile on his face.
Butsuma noticed his expression on the mirror as he keep on driving.
Aigis, however, shifted around uncomfortably.
(BGM: Paused)
(April 7—2010—Wednesday)
(?—?—?)
(BGM: Fearful experience)
The yellow-haired maiden find herself in a misty area alone.
"Where... where is this?" The girl look around frantically.
She then heard footsteps behind her as she quickly turned around.
A familiar figure greeted her from the mist.
"Minato-san?" Aigis lowers her guard down as the bluenette smiles at her.
Her heart skip a beat when she saw that familiar smile.
The silver-eyed boy began to walk backwards as he disappeared in the mist.
"Wait! Minato-san!" The female Wildcard gave chase.
The girl continue to follow her elusive lover deeper into the mist as she keep running.
The chase goes on for a while until Aigis saw Minato standing a few feet away in front of her.
She runs towards him as fast as she can get.
When the two were near, the blue-haired teen disappears and Aigis suddenly found herself in a dark empty space with a giant, golden gate.
(BGM: End)
(BGM: Seal)
Her eyes widened when she saw what was crucified in front of the gate.
"Minato-...san?" The 17 year old girl run closer towards the huge gate and stared at the petrified form of her boyfriend.
"Is this... a dream...?" She asked to nobody in particular.
It would've make sense considering that she remembers she was asleep back in the car, but if she's dreaming, shouldn't she be back in that world?
Aigis continued to stare at the stone figure chained ontop of her before she heard noises behind her.
(BGM: End)
"!" The blue-eyed maiden quickly turned around and saw a giant black monster staring at her.
She flinched due the large red orbs gazing at her as she took a step back in fear.
The monster raised one of its large arms as it moved to grab her.
Aigis widened her eyes as she suddenly felt her body froze.
'What?!' She thought in alarm as she saw the arm grows closer. 'No, I can't move!' Aigis frantically tried to force her brain to work. However, it's futile.
She then remembers her Persona.
'Athena!' She calls out in her mind.
Nothing happens.
Before she knew it, the hand came in fast and clamped hard on her.
(April 7—2010—Wednesday)
(Kuoh—City—Early morning)
(BGM: Want to be close Reincarnation)
"!" Aigis woke up with a start as her eyes opened widely.
Butsuma noticed her rough awakening in the mirror as he spoke. "Bad dream, Aigis-sama?" The middle-aged man asked.
The blonde maiden nodded as she fix her position. "Yes."
"Is it something that we should know?"
Aigis were silent for a few seconds as she turned to look at the contently sleeping Minato. "...No." She finally answered as she look away from him.
Butsuma's eyes shoned with realization as he noticed her expression. "...Ah." He nodded in understanding as he wisely changed the topic.
"So..." He started.
(April 7—2010—Wednesday)
(Kuoh Academy—Parking lot—Morning)
Minato and Aigis thanked the middle-aged man outside the car as they walked off to the school.
The bluenette yawned as he covered his mouth with his right hand.
The blue-eyed girl turned towards him. "Still tired?" She asked the experienced Wildcard while hiding her own exhausted expression.
"Not that much," Minato answered casually as he dropped his hand and put it inside his pants pocket. "Sleeping in the car helps me a little bit that I can at least concentrate in class." The two continued their walk as students can now be seen everywhere.
"I see..." Aigis look away and move her head down as she think of her latest dream.
The blue Wildcard turned to her, knowing what's on her mind as he frowned.
(April 7—2010—Wednesday)
(Kuoh Academy—Class 3-B—Morning)
"Arisato Minato?" Sakura Hanako called.
The blank-looking bluenette raised his right hand lazily. "...Here."
"Watanabe Aigis?"
The blue-eyed girl smiles tiredly and raised her hand. "Present..."
"Tsukumi Sakato?"
"..." No response.
The classroom door slide open. "Right here..."
The tall black-haired teen walked inside right on cue as everyone in the room turned their heads and stared at him.
Some of the students began to murmurs among each other.
The teacher spoke. "Tsukumi-kun, it's rare for you to be late like this." She commented.
"Sorry, sensei." Sakato turned around and slide the door back. "I just didn't have a good sleep last night." He then walked to his seat with an exhausted expression.
"Let me guess, your father's birthday?" Hanako asked.
"Yes." The white Wildcard answered without hesitation as he sit down.
"Well, you're here, at least. That's all that matters." The woman raised her right leg and slammed it on her desk and shutting the murmuring students up and catching their attention.
Hanako smiles as she opened her mouth. "Now that everyone's here, we can start the lesson now." She bring her leg down and began lecturing.
Some of the students pay attention to her words while some others decides to just plainly sleep, secretly looking at their phones, or just staring at nothing in general.
Sakato's vision began to blur as he blinked several times.
'Oh... crap. This is going to ruin my record, isn't it?' The teen's head dropped down to his desk, unconscious.
(BGM: End)
[Omake: A darker path]
(April 7—2010—Wednesday)
(?—?—Dream World)
"Well..." Sakato sighed. "I guess this is it." He said while crouched down as he, Aigis, and Minato glowed into golden particles.
"Are you all leaving?" The black-haired little girl in a princess outfit asked.
"I'm afraid so." The white-haired teen's yellow eyes softened as he looked at her. "Remember this. Uhh..."
"Rina."
"Rina-chan." Sakato nodded as he gave her a thumbs up and grins. "Be strong, never lose hope."
The girl blinked in response but nodded back and smiles brightly.
"Good girl." The white Wildcard rubbed her head with his gauntleted right hand as he and the other two shoned brighter. "Goodb-!" He widened his eyes in alarm at what's behind her.
(BOOM)
"Whoa!" The little girl in front of him suddenly exploded in flames as the tall teen were sent flying back.
"!"
"!"
Minato and Aigis widened their eyes in shock at the turn of events.
Sakato landed on his back as the explosion cleared.
The girl now can't be seen anymore, and a few feet away behind her, was Ifrit with its right hand stretched forward.
(BGM: Descent of the Demon)
The demon spoke. "Don't think I forgot to finish my job." It then start to disintegrate into fire.
The white-haired boy angrily stand up and ran at it as he passed the scorching floor of where the little girl last stood.
However, before he can reached the djinn, it already disintegrated into nothing as the teen stopped in his tracks.
Sakato gritted his teeth and clenched his hands as the three Wildcards disappears.
The blue butterfly flapped its wings behind them.
(BGM: End)
A.N: Shorter chapter, I know. But I just think that's enough for this one. Anyways, what do you think of the Omake? It's just a little thought on how I can made it different.
Hint: Next chapter is about introducing the DXD characters to the Protagonists as well as a little fight in the Dream World.
P.S: This chapter and story has a hidden references to a Tokusatsu show and a certain Devil Hunter, guess what it is. It's accidental, though.
6,600 words.
