Hey what's up I'm back with another chapter. Thanks for all the support for the story everyone! Also, The Dark Hour did bring up a really good point. I've only been doing verbatim for the beginning chapters just because I thought the dialogue from the game was better. It'll be its own thing from now on, with some dialogue from the game scattered in between, like important shit. Also, I really hate First-Person based fanfics cause I personally like reading things as an outsider. So if it says Perspective that just means that it's just taking place where that character currently is, unless there's a word for that. If so tell me please. Anyways back to the story.
Chapter 2
Lucina's Perspective
Lucina woke up from her sleep slowly. She felt well rested, despite her current sleeping conditions. She was sleeping on a metal 'bed', which was just a strip of metal jutting from the wall. Her surroundings were pretty bleak too. The walls were made of grey stone, the floor was hard, and the ceiling had chains hanging from the top. It was obvious where she was, inside a dungeon's jail cell. But what really stuck out to her was the cat-like… thing sleeping lazily on the ground next to her.
'That dream was so weird… how did I even end up in this mess?' thought the princess, still trying to shake off the last remnants of sleep in her system. 'Let's try to remember what the hell happened yesterday…'
Lucina stepped through the portal after saying her goodbyes… only to find herself in the hallway of a dungeon. She saw some guards far down the hallway, so she hid for the time being. 'Is this the type of training Robin is having us go through?' She thought to herself. 'If so, this is already intense. No one is around, so I can assume the others appeared elsewhere. I'll have to find them soon. But these guards… they feel powerful. I should attempt to avoid battles until I find my friends.' However, she spoke to soon, as a guard who just turned the corner spotted her. Lucina, although initially frightened, she then shifted into battle mode, ready to fight the guard. It was just one guard correct? She was wrong, as it ripped off its mask, revealing itself to be two creatures. One was a Little mage on a broomstick holding a lantern. He had a pumpkin for a head with a twisted little smile. The other was a small little fairy with auburn hair and a blue leotard. 'Are these the demons Robin told us about? They look weak, but they must be strong enough to put up a challenge for us!' Lucina was determined to beat these demons down.
The pumpkin mage, known as Pyro Jack, made the first move. It held up its lantern and yelled out a spell. "Hee ho! I'll burn you up, ho! AGI!" Flames then burst from the lantern, and headed straight towards Lucina. She managed to roll out of the way, but a few locks of her hair were singed off. Lucina decided that now was the time to do a counterattack. "Take this!" She yelled, lunging at the Pyro Jack with her blade. She sliced it across its stomach, but it was hanging on, although just barely. "Why you… That hurt you know?!" Pyro Jack was angry, but also in pain. Before Lucina could finish the job, the Pixie decided to jump in. "DIA!" She yelled, casting the healing spell on her comrade. "I'm not letting you win that easy, girl." Lucina glared at the pixie, but she couldn't do much against their tactics. If she tried to attack the Pixie, the Pyro Jack would burn her up. And she couldn't fight Pyro Jack, as he would keep getting healed by Pixie. This was just not a good fight to be in.
And so, Lucina made a run for it. The two enemies stared blankly for a few seconds before giving chase. "Please don't kill me, please don't kill me, please don't kill me!" was all Lucina could mutter while running. She ran and ran, but she ended up trapping herself into a corner. 'This is it, then?' is what she thought. 'I'm going to die her, aren't I?' But before the demons could try to kill her, a black figure blasted them away with wind. The figure had a very muscular body with regular sized legs, what looked to be some sort of suit, and a large hat(?) that had covered most of its face. It had a Rapier in its Right hand while its left hand was behind its back. Another figure also dropped in, albeit smaller than the Muscular Swordsman. It was about 3ft tall, black, and had a yellow bandana around its neck. But the strange thing is… it looked like a really cartoony cat.
The 'Cat' had then turned towards Lucina and looked at her. The Muscular man did the same. Lucina was absolutely speechless, because what she was seeing before her was really unbelievable. And this is from someone who came from a world with Pegasi, Dragons, and Magic. The 'Cat' then cleared its throat to get her attention.
"Uh, excuse me miss, but are you alright?" It said. It had a boyish voice, as if it was a young boy inside a costume. "This place is really dangerous, y'know?" Lucina only nodded her head, out of shock. The 'Cat' noticed this, and decided to ease her into things. "Look miss, I don't really know how you got here, but you need to leave. You are nowhere close to handling those Shadows by yourself." He then glanced over to her sword. "I see you're a skilled swordsman. However, without a Persona you won't be able to survive in this world." Lucina finally spoke up, but this time, it was in confusion.
"A… Persona? What's that?" The 'Cat' simply smiled and pointed towards the Muscular Being behind it. "THIS is a Persona! Specifically, my Persona: Zorro. It is a physical manifestation of my inner self. It represents my hopes, dreams, and ambitions." Lucina felt like she understood it a little better, though only a little. She had many other questions, but those would have to wait. She feared more of those Shadows would arrive soon. But she had one last question. "My name is Lucina, could you tell me yours? You did save me after all." The 'Cat' blushed out of bashfulness from the last remark, but regained composure quickly. "My name is Morgana, nice to meet you! Now, let's get out of here, shall we?" And so, the two of them fled away from the scene.
Morgana led Lucina through the dungeons and found an area where shadows wouldn't be able to find them. These places were called Safe Rooms. When inside, he explained everything he knew about Palaces and the Metaverse to Lucina, who was able to understand things fairly easily. "So this 'Palace', it's just the cognitive version of a place in real life?" asked Lucina. "Yep! Although, I have yet to see the Palace's owner yet. I can only assume he is a cruel man." Said Morgana. "But anyways, we can't do much today. Plus, you look tired as well. Why don't we sleep here tonight and find a way to leave in the morning?" Lucina had wanted to object, but she was indeed tired. So, she took Morgana up on his offer and fell asleep on the Metal Plank."
Lucina recalled everything and came back to reality. Morgana had woken up and was just waiting on Lucina. She dusted herself off and they were off. On the way towards the back area of the castle, Lucina decided to ask more about the Personas.
"How, exactly, does one acquire a Persona?" Morgana thought hard about this answer, as it was in his brain somewhere. He finally remembered and told Lucina. "First, one must have feelings of rebellion. It could be to a person who oppresses them, something that makes them feel oppressed, or even society as a whole. When one decides to embrace rebellion, it will appear to guide you." Lucina simply nodded her head in understanding, and continued to focus on the task ahead.
As they were closing in on the exit path, something made Lucina stop dead in her tracts and left her speechless. Ahead of them, was a group of Risen soldiers. How they got here, and why they were here, was a complete mystery. But one thing was for certain: They had to be destroyed. Morgana saw Lucina's face go from one of fear to one of anger and hatred. "Hey!" He hissed. "Don't do anything rash ok? Those Sha-" "They aren't Shadows, Morgana!" She spat. "They're monsters from my world! I have to, no… I must kill them! These things only cause ruin and misery to those around them. I can't let them live!" Lucina dashed towards the group of Risen, brandishing her blade. "Dammit Lucina! I can't have you die here!" Morgana then chased after her, calling his Persona. The Risen saw Lucina and instantly went into kill mode. "Kill…the…princess…" The leader groaned out. It was an undead Barbarian that was leading the charge.
"What the hell are these things Lucina?!" Morgana cried after slicing up a Mercenary. "They're undead beings made only to serve the Dark One. If they're here… then that means he's here too…" Lucina said after cutting down a lancer. After what seemed like an eternity, the skirmish was over. "Must… kill… prin…cess…graaahhh…" The leader croaked out before dying again. He let out a purplish cloud from his mouth, and then disappeared. "Whew, looks like that was the last of 'em" Morgana said in triumph. "Now then, what is this about a princess? They got you confused for someone?" "No… that's who I am. Princess Lucina of Ylisse." Now it was Morgana's turn to be at a loss for words. 'Did she really just say that? Princess? Ylisse? Where is she even from!?' Morgana had a lot of thoughts in his head. Lucina took notice of this and questioned the cat. "Have you never heard of the Haildom of Ylisse?" "No! Kingdoms and such are no longer a thing in the world! Plus, the 'Haildom of Ylisse' doesn't exist!" Morgana cried out. He then calmed down, as he noticed something. "I can't say you're faking however. Those things we just fought, your attire, heck, even your blade! It seems as if you were transported here from another world." Morgana was now deep in thought. He had to find a way to get her home soon.
Suddenly, a group of guards came in to apprehend the duo. "Dammit! We were too slow in defeating those things! The guards must've heard the commotion…" Morgana growled. "And it looks like that fight took a lot out of you too Lucina." Lucina could only nod, as her body felt fatigued. She realized there was no way out of their mess. So she decided to go with a risky plan. "Morgana, let them capture us." "WHAT?! Are you insane Lucina!? They'll just kill us!" "No, they won't. When we were running past the cells, I saw people being locked up. I'm guessing they were locked up first. If we get into a cell, we can make an escape from there." Morgana mulled over this reasoning for a bit and then sighed. "I just hope you're right about this…" And so, the pair was apprehended and thrown into a jail cell at the end of a hallway.
Akira's Perspective
Sunday wasn't all that exciting, to be honest. Akira got ready and went to Shujin to get enrolled. He kept getting reminded by Sojiro to behave himself, so that got annoying fast. It was a good 30-minute drive to Shujin, so it wasn't too bad. But when they got to the Principal's office is where the real test was. Which was to endure all the bashing given to him as soon as he got in.
"Just a friendly reminder that if you do ANYTHING deemed criminal, we WILL NOT hesitate to suspend a troublemaker such as yourself. Are we clear, Kurusu-kun?" Principal Kobayakawa threatened. "Yes, I understand." Akira could only just nod and agree with everything they say. He has to keep himself good in front of his administration. Although he'd wish they'd stop berating him for his 'crime'. "Anyways, this person next to me will be your homeroom teacher for this year." Kobayakawa then gestured to the young woman next to him. She looked like she'd rather be anywhere but there. "I'm Sadayo Kawakami. Here's your Student ID, don't lose it. Also if you get into trouble, I won't bail you out, got that?" Once again, Akira nodded. It seemed Sojiro was tired of their crap as well. "If that's all Mr. Kobayakawa, we should get going. I have a shop to attend to, y'know?" "Ah yes, of course. But please, remind him of his situation alright?" Akira and Sojiro both sighed in their heads but kept that only to themselves. Sojiro merely said ok and left the office.
Once outside the school grounds Sojiro finally spoke up. "They're really treating you as a nuisance, huh?" Sojiro could only sigh as he had to sit through the constant berating, as it really got on his nerves after the first few times. "Goes to show your past will always find a way to come back at ya… Although, if you do anything reckless I won't hesitate to kick you out, got it?" Akira thoroughly understood his situation, so he agreed with Sojiro. "Now come on, let's head back."
Traffic was bad. And that's just the nice way of putting it. Sojiro was getting pissed by the second. "Traffic's not budging at all! You're taking the subway starting tomorrow!" Sojiro hissed. Akira couldn't blame him, traffic tends to make anyone mad, no matter how much of a good person they were. Sojiro and Akira decided to talk a bit to pass time. They talked about school, why Akira was taken in, and other stuff too. After about 3 hours, traffic finally started to move. But the time they got home was too late, so Sojiro couldn't open up shop.
"Wasted the whole damn day because of traffic…" Sojiro sighed out. Akira felt a bit guilty, thinking he was more or less the reason Sojiro had to waste his time on him. "Sorry Sojiro…" was all he muttered. Sojiro just looked surprised at the boy before him. 'Didn't think he'd have manners. He keeps surprising me every minute.' "…Don't beat yourself up over it. What matters most is that you're in school now. Don't mess this up alright kid? Anyways, take this." Sojiro gave Akira a small book, which gave the teen a confused look. "It's your Probation Log. Write down your daily events in it, so the Probational Officers won't get on my case, alright?" "Yea, I gotcha." "Good, now then, I'm heading home. Try to get some sleep. You got a big day tomorrow." And with that, Sojiro was gone.
Akira had tried going to sleep for the day, but then his phone went off. He was confused, and his confusion grew when he opened his phone and saw the app with a red eye on it again. "Stubborn little bastard, aren't you?" Akira swiped the app away again and put away his phone. He fell asleep soon afterwards, ready for his first day back to school.
There we go! Chapter 2 is up now. Things are starting to flesh out more, and the two perspectives will merge into one next chapter. I really accept your criticisms of my story. It really helps me out in the long run! Thank you for your support, and I'll see you guys soon!