P3-Etertnal Punishment-
Sorry for the late update to the story
-Doorway to Truth 2-
At Tartarus...
At the heights of the dark obelisk that superimposed the local high school, a group of individuals had gathered to prepare for what was to come.
"Yo old man, what's the big idea bringing all this about?" a bespectacled teen complained towards the former chairman of Gekkoukan.
"Well, everything had fallen into place quite sooner than expected," Shuji Ikutsuki answered the young lad.
"Is that why you had us recover these two lovely ladies from Inaba?" Strega's leader asked their benefactor.
"Why yes, although their approach to the members of SEES was rather excessive..." the elder man sighed.
Chidori Yoshino quietly sketched away at the eerily beautiful view of the city being overrun, the mechanical maidens standing close by.
"Excessive? I've never seen regular weapons tear through Persona users that easily, my nightmares will have nightmares," Jin laughed.
"Well, they were designed to combat Shadows, a few updates here and there let them keep up with the Persona users," the chairman pat himself on the back.
"Strong Shadow presence detected..." the brunette said mechanically.
"...Probability of survival 0.05%" the blonde Anti-Shadow weapon continued.
"Well gentlemen, ladies, let's continue our business elsewhere," Ikutsuki gave the group a disturbing smile.
"Who would've known that there was such a powerful Shadow in the Tower," Takaya mused.
And the Reaper took no souls that night...
-Day 2-
Shirakawa Boulevard had been all but abandoned by the tougher of the undesirable crowd, fortunately for them, their weapons allowed them to fight back against the weak Shadows that appeared in the district.
"Hey senpai," Souji Seta called for the bluenette's attention, "besides this being the general area of this Aragaki guy, do you know where he would be?"
"...Nope" Minato shrugged.
"So not in any of these "hotels" as we checked earlier, everyone left is pretty badass," the silverette reviewed.
"And they haven't seen him either," Arisato sighed in frustration.
The two Persona users gazed at the horizon before them, time had progressed, but the landscape remained set to midnight.
"Eat this you freaks!" a loud voice boomed from a nearby alley.
Minato and Souji rushed to the source of the sound only to find an unbelievable sight before them, Shinjiro Aragaki, former SEES member, stood atop a modest pile of Shadow remains. The gruff teen looked barely phased.
"Anyone else want some!" Shinji yelled out.
The remaining Shadows slowly dissipated towards the direction of Tartarus.
"That's what I thought," the youth took off his beanie to fix his hair, "you cowards ain't worth Castor's time."
"..." the two wielder's of the Fool Arcana stood in awe.
"What're you punks looki-" Aragaki cut himself off, "Aki tell you to try and convince me? Shit like that won't work on me."
"Sanada-senpai..." the silverette struggled against the veteran Persona user's intimidating aura, "...passed away last night."
"Say what?" Shinji replied in disbelief.
"He along with the Mitsuru-senpai and Takeba were attacked by some other Persona users who were working for Ikutsuki...it was brutal," the bluenette continued.
"So, the old man was just another creep," Aragaki pulled his cap down to hide the water forming in his eyes, "you find that bastard yet?"
"Tartarus," Souji answered calmly.
"Tch, I ain't getting anywhere on my own so I guess I have to stick around you guys," Shinji voiced out regretfully.
"That you do senpai," Minato answered as the group walked towards the meeting point set out by Kido.
Minato's mind...
"That turned out easier than expected," the bluenette spoke to the Master of Death.
"Huh? Sorry, I've been busy figuring out what terrible pun psycho is planning," Gig answered.
"It was nice to have some quiet time," Minato shot back.
"Ha ha, enjoy your quiet time, when I'm done thinking, I'm going full bore megaphone on you!" the psychopomp retorted.
"Then I have a lot of time then," the young Arisato countered.
"Watch out for the new guy though," the Master of Death warned his host.
"Shinji? He's definitely on our side," the bluenette defended the misunderstood teen.
"Yeah, but he needs you so he can get into Tartarus, once you're in, he's going to go rogue," Gig elaborated.
"Then I have to make sure that doesn't happen then," Minato said calmly.
"Kid..." the psychopomp sighed, "the Shadows are gonna be much stronger here on out, and pretty soon, the mother of all Shadows is gonna show up."
"Nyx? You can take her down easy, right?" the bluenette gave his other self a confused look.
"Not without screwing your world over," the Master of Death revealed, "you're gonna need your own power in the end."
"What!" Minato stood agape.
"I'll still lend you guys a hand, that's why I'm taking time off to get your stuff up to speed," Gig added.
"Alright," the young Arisato surrendered to the voice's logic.
And for the first time since he was ten, Minato felt vulnerable, he felt...afraid...
End Chapter...