Chapter 3
The Magician and the Priestess
September 6th, 2016. That day was sunny.
Yuya, Sora-Senpai and Kaien asked me to go with them at the same time. I decided to go with Kaien that day, Senpai the next, and Yuya the one after that. I guess I should describe him so that you get an idea of how he looks. He's a bit shorter than me, his hair is jet black and slit back. He's got a Green and White scarf.
Shinji: So what did you want to see me about?
Kaien: My Sister's disappeared, and you're the only one here I know I can trust.
Shinji: I barely even know you. But sure, I'll help you I guess. Where was the last place you saw her?
Kaien: She disappeared just before class started- Which is weird, because we're in the same class.
Shinji: Seriously though, why do you wear a scarf in spring?
Kaien: It's… Important to me. C- Can we get back on the case at hand please?
So we arrived to the front of the classroom they were in. There was nothing suspicious, apart from a flickery light bulb. We decided to split up to search the school, but then that light bulb stopped flickering and hall lights in the hallway we were in died out. I hit a switch at random and the lights were back on, but the colors around us were inverted. That weird world again…
Kaien: W- What just happened? Why are the walls another color?
Shinji: Stay on your toes. Things just got dangerous.
Kaien: Man, this is creepy! What do you mean, "Dangerous"?
Suddenly, we heard a scream. It was probably his sister, because when he heard that voice, he ran away screaming "SHIZUKAAAAA". Since I doubted him having a ghost friend, I followed him. We ran into some f*cked up sh!t on the way. As in, we ran into fiery dogs.
Shinji: Kaien, get down! PERSONA!
And so, "Damocles" appeared. It swinged it's sword at the dogs, but they dodged. So I tried that Fire thing that worked on the slimes, but it didn't work.
Shinji: Why did I even TRY using Fire on Hell Hounds?
Then I remembered what the weirdos in the Velvet Room told me. "Persona: Change!" I yelled, and Damocles turned into a little white ball that was roughly the size of a baseball. So I made the instinctive decision of hitting it with my bat after throwing it in the air while shouting "JACK FROST!". It turned into a white imp-thing.
Kaien: W- WHAT?! How- what- CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN?!
Shinji: I'll explain later! BUFU!
One of the dogs was frozen and I shattered it with my Bat. The others ran away. We continued.
Kaien: So… What the heck just happened?
Shinji: I can summon Ghosts to fight Demons. I don't know any more than that. Yuya's the only other one in on it.
Kaien: Yuya? You mean Shironari-Senpai?
We arrived at the roof and we found a little white ball rolling on the ground. It was like the one I found when I got Damocles. Kaien picked it up almost instinctively and it flashed around him. When the light died out, there was a Roman 1 shining on the back of his right hand. It quickly disappeared. And some more weird things appeared. This time, it looked like a flock of… Floating Cubes. I summoned Damocles, but once again that awesome sword was ineffective. I tried Jack Frost, but it was useless too. That's when Kaien screamed "PERSONA!" and his own appeared- It was a man in a straightjacket with a top hat. It looked like it cast a spell of some sorts and the cube-things dropped to the ground.
Kaien: They're like sitting ducks! Now's your chance!
I don't know how he knew that, but I summoned Damocles and I actually managed to damage them this time.
Kaien: How… How did I do that?
Shinji: 'Kay, let's find your sister.
Kaien: At LEAST answer my question!
I didn't answer his question. 'Cause I don't know the answer to his question. We ran around school some more and we found his sister being chased by some Cube-headed Fiery Dog. Who designs those monsters?!
Kaien: Shizuka!
Shizuka: RUN AWAY YOU IDIOTS, THERE'S A MONSTER CHASING US!
Another little white ball fell from the ceiling right on her head. And guess what happened that time. Right as the light disappeared, she screamed Persona and a woman in a white dress appeared. A white light emerged from it's hands and that monster dropped to the ground. Kaien and I summoned our own Personae to finish the job. Then we returned to the real world, somehow. I guess I should describe Shizuka, since I described Kaien. She looks like her brother, which is normal. Her hair is longer than Kaien's.
Kaien: That was one heck of a day. But man, that was pretty cool.
Shizuka: I almost want to do it again.
Shinji: It's getting late. Go home.
We parted ways at that point. I went home and hit the sack. The next day was September 7th, and I went with Sora.
On the way to school, I came across Kaien and Shizuka again. We talked a bit about that weird other world and how it would be a good idea to go back there one day. And I heard a weird voice in my head. It said this:
I am Thou, Thou art I. Thou hath opened the path to new bonds. We shall aid you in the creation of Personae of the Magician & High Priestess Arcana.
And I got 2 texts on my phone. One said "Magician Social Link Status: Rank 1", and the other said "Priestess Social Link Status: Rank 1". I have no idea what that means, though.
TO BE CONTINUED
Profiles of the Day:
Kaien Kurosaki:
-A first year student at Katsuro High. He likes Magic Tricks and wears a Scarf, no matter what. He is represented by the Magician's Arcana, and has a "I" on his right hand when he summons his Persona.
Houdini:
-Kaien's Persona, of the Magician Arcana. It's attacks are wind based, and it's got retractable blades in it's shoes. It also uses stat lowering skills to make the job easier. It being Houdini refers to Kaien's love for convoluted Magic Tricks.
Shizuka Kurosaki:
-A first year student at Katsuro High. Kaien's twin sister. She's more into real Magic than tricks. She is represented by the High Priestess' Arcana, and has a "II" on her left hand when she summons her Persona.
Uzume:
-Shizuka's Persona, of the High Priestess Arcana. It mostly uses Light and Dark attacks, and has a bunch of blades in a circle behind it's back.
