Chapter 3 - Human Nature
Minato began to walk forward toward Souji casually. As the footsteps got louder, Souji became more and more anxious. Strangely, Minato pulled back his gun.
"Is he waiting for me to lose my guard?" assumed Souji.
"You are very… kind." continued Minato as he was walking toward Souji's direction, "If Izanami haven't given you your Persona, Izanagi, I wonder if you would be able to face yourself."
"Hey, I've been wondering something, why do you use that gun to summon your Persona?"
Suddenly, Minato paused for a moment. Souji became even more anxious now. He started sweating again thinking that one wrong move could jeopardize his life. Souji moved back a little then Minato spoke.
"You don't know?" said Minato pompously, "I'm a natural unlike you."
"Natural? You mean you're good at fighting?" Souji asked presumptuously.
"No, I don't mean natural as in talented, I mean I had my persona when I was born."
"Hmm, I see…" Souji quickly understood, "So I guess you use that gun to summon your Personas."
"It's called an evoker. It was designed to evoke your Persona to summon them." Minato pulls out his evoker, "It was given to me when I was still alive. I knew the cost, but I didn't regret it" he raises it up and gazes at it. "We're pretty alike, you and I… Yet we're different as well."
"What do you mean, when you were still alive?" said Souji, thinking he might have misheard him.
Minato slowly lifted down the evoker "Well enough talking. Let us continue with our battle." the evoker, now pointed on his head. "Persona"
"Persona!" Souji quickly reacted and summoned Rangda. Souji thought that Rangda will give him an edge in fighting since it could withstand physical attacks.
"A persona that can nullify any physical attacks, am I correct?" Minato said enthusiastically.
"What? How did you know?" Souji became panic-stricken.
"I know everything about your Personas… I've been watching you… for the past year." Minato's Persona started to take form, "I know everything about you."
A bewildering fog started gushing out as it forms. The whole area was filled with fog. As Souji's loses sight of Minato, he quickly took out his glasses that Teddie gave him to be able to see through the denseness. His vision gets clear but he can't see Minato anymore, only their Personas.
As Souji takes a closer look on Minato's Persona, he became silent all of a sudden.
"But that's my Persona! How did you?" cried Souji.
Minato has summoned Izanagi before his eyes. Souji felt at a loss. He took a few steps back before he fell on the floor. "Izanagi's battle aura is immense" said Souji, felling the fear deep down inside.
"Don't you remember? Adachi summoned Izanagi too…" spoke Minato as he revealed himself.
"Yeah but, it looked different" said Souji as he was pointing directly at Izanagi "But that Izanagi looks exactly like mine!" cried Souji.
"I told you before that your persona was only given to you by Izanami." continued Minato "Izanagi is not your true façade."
"I see…" said Souji as he slowly started getting up, "Everyone encountered their true self except me right?"
"Enough of this, Izanagi, Ziodyne!" demanded Minato.
There was not enough time for Souji to dodge the attack. All he could do now is endure it. In an act of desperation, he called out Rangda that blocked the attack. Souji was unhurt but Rangda burned to the ground in an instant. Staring at the remains of his Persona, he thought that a few moments ago that could have been him.
"D-Damn it…"
