Hey everyone, I'm back from the dead! I started writing this since the 18th I think but I got caught up with other stuff like sleep and games. Also in other news DANCING GAMES ARE COMING! And Akira's new name is Ren Mamamia. I won't change it here because I like Akira Kurusu more. I also changed up some stuff formatting-wise so things aren't as cramped. Anyways, enjoy!

Chapter 4

Akira POV

Akira woke up from his strange dream. He still had sleep in his eyes, but shook it off. He got himself dressed for school, but he a lot of questions on his mind.

"What was all that…?" He said to himself. "Fates and awakening… what did that strange guy mean by all of that… No point in dwelling over it now though, I gotta head to school."

Akira went downstairs, only to find a very intrigued Lucina waiting for him by the door.

Lucina's POV

Lucina woke up from her strange dream. She looked around, relieved that her room was no longer a cell. She was confused onto why she was in the room for a second, before remembering the kind old couple who took her in.

'Speaking of them…' She thought. 'Where are they?' Lucina, after rubbing away the last remnants of sleep in her eyes, walked towards her doorway. It was then when she was hit by delicious smells, presumably food. She walked outside, only to find her foster mother cooking eggs and bacon.

"Oh, you're up!" Deirdre exclaimed. "And I was about to send Sigurd to get you too. Well then, your food is done, I'm just cooking your father's own now." Deirdre hummed as she pointed towards a fresh plate on the counter.

"Thank you, Moth- I mean, Deirdre." Deirdre simply chuckled as she heard the girl correct herself.

"No need to be so formal, dear. Calling me Mother is completely fine. I haven't been called that in ages, so it's a nice surprise. Now then, hurry up or else the food will go cold."

"Yes, thank you…Mother." Lucina smiled as she said that last part. Even though she had been reunited with her old family after coming back from a damned future, she couldn't help but feel more at home here. Maybe it was because her own era was always stuck in some sort of war.

'I wish days like these could happen always…' thought Lucina. But she knew, that despite it looking peaceful, harsher conditions happened underneath the public's eye. She experienced the twisted distortions of the Palace. It showed her that the world will always be cruel.

Lucina got herself ready for the day, putting on her foster sister's old clothes. It was a standard Shujin uniform, a long sleeve shirt with the Shujin logo on the collar, a red and black plaid skirt, which in turn was held in place by suspenders. She unbuttoned the first button on her shirt, letting some air breeze through her. She then threw the jacket over her shirt, buttoning it up.

"Not too bad…" She said to herself. Lucina then looked in the mirror and looked at her hair. "This, however, needs a little tweaking…" She grabbed a hairband and tied her hair into a ponytail, just as her aunt taught her how. She turned her head a bit, happy with her results. "Heh, I look like an Anna with this hairstyle." She was satisfied with her look and proceed to left home.

"Lucina, wait!" Deirdre called. "Before you go, keep this on you." Lucina looked at the device in her hands. It was a handheld flip-phone, although Lucina didn't really know what it was. She gave it a puzzled look. "Here, I put down our numbers here. If you need anything, call us with this button." She pointed towards a green button. Lucina was slightly less confused, but she'll ask Akira how to use it later. She said her thanks, hugged Deirdre, and went out the door.

"Now… where is it?" She said to herself. "I remember seeing the shop somewhere in this area…" Lucina saw an officer standing around, so she decided to ask for directions.

"A coffee shop… Ah, you mean Leblanc! Yeah, it's down this street." The officer said. "Hmm… You look like a high schooler… probably need that coffee for the road then."

"Uhh…Something like that." Lucina then made her way towards Leblanc. She entered the café and was immediately hit with the scent of coffee and curry. A middle-aged man looked up from the counter to see who entered. He didn't look to pleased initially.

"Tch, can't you read the sign? We're clo…oh…" Sojiro then got a proper look at Lucina, noticing her Shujin uniform. "Hey… are by any chance, looking for…him?"

"If by him you mean Akira, then yes. I'm waiting for him so we can go to school together." Lucina said innocently. She didn't notice Sojiro's smirk, as she was just waiting patiently on her friend.

"Well then, he should be down soon." Sojiro then had a thought to himself. 'Hoo boy, he already has a girl on his first day? Can't say I'm not impressed!' Sojiro then went back to the girl in front of him. "Make yourself at home, kid. It's not like people come here so early anyways. I'll let you come in earlier than the rest since you're going to be picking Akira up every day." Lucina nodded as she was entranced by the serene aroma of the store. Sojiro noticed this and went back to his crossword.

Akira had to take a moment to register the situation. Sojiro was grinning like a madman while Lucina simply waved at him.

'Goddammit Sojiro, do you think we're dating?!' He screamed mentally. 'I just met her yesterday!' Akira then sighed as he walked towards Lucina. "Shall we get going? It's raining pretty heavy."

"Yes, let's. Although… I don't have an umbrella on me…" Lucina blushed in embarrassment, because as she was waiting for Akira, the rain came down. 'Good thing I was inside, though.' Sojiro shot another smirk towards Akira, which prompted an eye-roll from Akira.

"Be careful you two, and try to make it to school on time." Sojiro chuckled. Once the duo was gone, his phone rang. "Oh, you're up early, what'd want? …Why do I sound so excited? Heh, none of your business Futaba."

Once outside, Akira flipped the sign from closed to open. He then opened his umbrella for both of them to use. "Good thing it's big enough for us…" Akira sighed. Lucina simply nodded as they walked towards the station. They got a few looks here and there, but nothing too major. 'It'll be hell when we get to school, though.' Akira thought.

After getting to the subway, Lucina decided to ask Akira on how to use the phone. Akira calmly guided her through every step, letting her learn slowly, but clearly. This prompted a few more stares, though mostly at Lucina and her abnormal hair color. And some very obvious gawkers, but Lucina was too interested in the phone to notice.

They arrived at Aoyama-Itchome, where they walked the rest of the way to school. While Lucina was busying herself by finding out all the quirks with the phone apps, Akira had unintentionally overheard conversations about the duo.

"No way… doesn't she know he's a criminal?"

"She probably doesn't, she's new after all…"

"Maybe I can get a chance with her then..."

Akira was getting a little more pissed at every jab at him. Having your criminal record leaked is never a good thing. But it was strange… Who could've leaked it in the first place?

After getting settled down, the duo took their seats, but instead of Kawakami entering, it was a new teacher. He looked like a stocky man in his late 50's or maybe early 60's. He wore office clothes and had a stern expression on his face.

"My name is Mr. Ushimaru. I'll be your social studies teacher this year, and I'll drill into those thick heads of yours the rules of society." He then scanned the classroom, looking at each student with the same amount of disgust. "Looks like all of you have been spoiled growing up. Why don't I teach you how to be decent human beings first before we get into the nitty gritty, eh?" His eyes then fell to Lucina. "Wake up, new girl." Lucina jolted up in her seat upon being called. "Just because you're foreign doesn't exclude you from the lesson. Now then, the Greek Philosopher Plato divided the soul into 3 parts: Appetite, Spirit, and what else?"

Lucina was taken aback by this sudden question, once Akira translated for her. She closed her eyes to think back to when Miriel tutored her and the others. She suddenly remembered her old teacher's lesson.

Now then, this may just be a theory, but I propose that the human soul is composed of 3 main components that drive it to live. Those components are its Appetite, Spirit, and …

"Logic." Lucina answered. Mr. Ushimaru looked pleasantly surprised by this outcome.

"Correct! Plato's teacher, Socrates, once said that evil is born from ignorance. People who are babied, taught that evil is due to individuality, can only be viewed as society's scum." People all around the classroom looked in awe at Lucina, who seemed to know that from background knowledge. Mr. Ushimaru continued, "The recently bizarre incidents are nothing more than actions caused by those same scum. We don't need such people in our school, got that?" The class nodded, but before the lesson could continue, Lucina raised her hand.

"Sir, is it possible for one to be born evil?" she asked. Akira wondered how she even came up with that question, while Mr. Ushimaru looked a bit intrigued.

"No, that wouldn't be the case. That is just another case of one is evil due to their individuality. Some of the world's greatest villains, such as Adolf Hitler and Josef Stalin, were not born evil. The ignorance of the world around them, and even themselves, drove them over that edge we call 'evil'. Why do you ask?"

"I was just wondering, thank you." However, Lucina was now very interested in her teacher's lessons. His teachings seemed to go beyond what Miriel taught, and she wasn't going to let this opportunity slip. But with her teacher's input, her mind wandered to a new idea that formed, 'Was the Fell Dragon… was it too, born pure, just corrupted by the ignorance of others? Or was it genuinely made out of evil and hatred?' She decided to focus on her classwork for now. She also decided to get Akira to teach her Japanese soon.

When the duo walked out of the classroom to go home, they overheard a conversation adjacent to them. Akira stopped to listen, but had himself and Lucina act like they were talking with each other to not look suspicious. When they saw the people conversing, Akira shot a glare at them. It was Kamoshida and Ann Takamaki. The person Akira shot his glare to was the perverted coach.

"Hey, Takamaki! Looking for a ride home? I heard things have been pretty hectic with all those accidents recently." The coach said, although it was clear there was a sense of malice hidden behind every syllable.

"Sorry, but I have a photoshoot today… It's for a summer catalog and I can't afford to miss it…" Upon hearing this, Kamoshida put on a mask of false concern.

"Hey now, modelling's fine and all, but don't forget to take rests now and then, ok?" He then put on a fake smile.

"Yea… sorry for worrying you…" Ann mumbled. It was obvious she wasn't enjoying being around Kamoshida.

"Don't worry about it! Also, be careful around that transfer student." Akira's eye twitched at this response. He was getting real tired of this crap. "He's got a criminal record and all. If anything happened to you, I don't know what'd I do…"

"I understand… goodbye Kamoshida…" And with that Ann left. Leaving Kamoshida to show his true face.

"Tch, damn slut…" And with that, he stormed off, leaving a very disgusted Lucina and a very pissed Akira.

"How shameful… he thinks of the poor girl as nothing more than a tool…" Lucina shook her head in disgust and disappointment. Akira was a different story.

"I think I might have a clue on who leaked my records… Goddamn asshole…" Akira was really starting to hate this Kamoshida. It was then when his phone rang in his pocket. On it was a message from Ryuji.

RyuJinguBang- Hey man, can you and Luce meet me up front?

AkiraDrift- Yea sure man. Meet you there soon.

RyuJinguBang- Hell yea!

Once Lucina and Akira exited the campus, they were greeted by a familiar 'delinquent', "Yo."

"Looking to ambush me again, Ryuji?" Akira quipped.

"Freaking wise-ass…" Ryuji then laughed it off. "I called ya guys here to talk about yesterday. About that castle from yesterday… I thought it was a dream, but it felt too damn real. And we can't act like nothing happened either. That was the inside of that bastard Kamoshida's mind, or at least that's what the damn cat said. Look, you guys are the only two that I can trust with this… so, you guys in?"

Akira and Lucina look at each other for some sort of conformation, before accepting his offer.

"Sure, I'm down."

"When do we begin, Ryuji?"

"Looks like I was able to talk some sense into you knuckleheads." The teen then shook his head, trying to recall the events of yesterday. "We should try and retrace our steps to get back there. You guys going to the station, right? I'll come with then. In the meantime, let me know if you see any weird-ass buildings." And with that, the trio were off. They travelled all over, and each time, they'd end up right back at Shujin.

"Dammit!" growled Ryuji. "How come every path leads us back to school?! We came through this same path to get to the Castle, why ain't it appearing now?!"

"Why don't you just check your phone?" Lucina chimed in.

"I already tried. Multiple times. Nothing came up at all…" Ryuji then had a sudden realization. "Phone… Hey Akira! You had a navigation app on when we got to that castle right?"

"Navigation app?" Akira could only give a hazy guess on what he was talking about.

"Well, I don't know if it was or not, but it sounded like one. It said some shit like 'returned to the real world' or something like that. Look I dunno man! Lemme just see your phone, ok?!" Akira took out his phone, which Ryuji immediately snatched out of his hand. Ryuji scanned through the phone until his eyes landed on a peculiar-looking app.

"What's this weird eyeball thing?"

"Cute logo, huh? It won't go away no matter how many times I try to delete it…"

"What a weird app… wait a sec… This is it! It IS a Navigation app! It even has your search history on it! Let's use it!"

"Wait, Ryuji." Lucina started. "Akira probably doesn't know how to work the app, plus we don't even-"

"Then I'll use it!" Ryuji interrupted as he pressed on the app.

"Kamoshida…Shujin Academy…Pervert…Castle… Beginning Navigation." Droned the Phone. The three teens looked at the app incredulously.

"All right, it worked! Now, we just have to go through a certain path and-" But before he finished, the world around them distorted everything in sight. The once esteemed school of Shujin Academy transformed in a foreboding castle.

Lucina was the first to speak. "Ryuji, you dolt! I tried to tell you that we don't know what is beyond what we already saw!" She continued to rant, with Ryuji trying to calm her down. Akira had enough of their bickering and decided to cut in.

"Hey, stop arguing and look. The Castle's back." He told them, which got the two teens to quiet down. But now they got a good look at Akira, and immediately noticed something strange.

"W-whoa! Your c-clothes!" Ryuji stuttered. Akira looked at him curiously before looking down out his clothing… only to realize they were the clothes he had on when he awakened his Persona.

"What the hell…?" Was all Akira could say. He shifted himself a bit to get a good feel of the clothing on him. "You jelly?" He smirked as Ryuji got flustered.

"I-I-I ain't j-jealous!" Ryuji stammered out. He scratched his head angrily. "This makes no effing sense at all!" While Ryuji was venting, Lucina noticed a small, shadowy figure slink by.

"Ryuji, quiet," She commanded. "I think I see something. It might be an enemy…" She reached into her backpack… to reveal a sword in a sheath.

"WHAT THE HELL?!" Ryuji yelled in shock. Akira also looked on in a mixture of shock and confusion. "How the hell did you fit that sword in your bag?!"

"I just, found some space. The bags are really spacious and convenient, huh?"

"You're telling us that you managed to fit an ENTIRE sword inside that bag?" Akira was bewildered.

"Yes, of course. Why would I be lying?" But before the trio could continue, the shadowy figure stepped into view and glared at them.

"Hey, keep it down you guys! Do you want to get caught?!" hissed a very familiar voice.

"Ah, Morgana!"

"Morgana? You're still here?"

"Eh? Oh, it's you…"

"Yea, it's me. The shadows were acting up, so I came here to find out why. To think it'd be you guys…" He then scanned the trio, judging them to himself. "To think you guys would come back, even after you barely managed to escape last time…" Morgana just sighed and shook his head.

"We wanted to find out more about this place." Akira started.

"Yea, like he said." Ryuji butted in. "So, is this place the school or…?"

"Yes, this is the school."

"Then why is it a castle?" Lucina asked.

"That's how it appears to its ruler. I believe you called him Kamoshida? That's how his distorted heart views it anyways."

The trio were taking all of this in, although Ryuji still needed some explaining…

After what seemed like hours of explaining things step-by-step, the gang finally understood how things work in the 'Metaverse'. Now that the explanations were over, Ryuji had another idea on his mind.

"Hey monamona"

"It's Morgana, asshole."

"Yea, whatever. Can we go to where those guys are being locked up?"

"Why would you want to go there?" Lucina asked. "Morgana already said that they're just cognitions. There'd be no point trying to save them in here."

"That right, in here. He never said anything about the guys in real life."

"…What are you getting at Ryuji?" Akira asked, thinking about his friend's motives.

"I'll explain when we get there, it'll make more sense." Ryuji then turned to Morgana. "Alright then, lead the way!" Morgana nodded, and lead the group towards the window they exited from before.

As the group traversed their way through the castle, they noticed the various distortions about the place, showing that it truly was the school.

"What a twisted state of mind this man must have…" Lucina said bitterly. "What could even drive one to be like this?"

"I don't give two shits about this bastard's past," Ryuji growled. "All I care about, is busting his ass and bring him to justice." The rest of the group felt Ryuji's bitterness, but decided not to ask about it. It seems that anything related to the pervy teacher would set him off. They were able to traverse their way towards the dungeons again, although the cells were now empty.

"What the… where is everyone?" But before Ryuji could be answered, they heard a group of guards approaching swiftly.

"Dammit, they're here already?!" Morgana hissed. "Quickly, everyone into the Safe Room!" He then made the group pool into a room by the side of the hallway.

Once inside, the teens caught their breath as they waited for the guards to pass on by. In the meantime, Ryuji had decided to bring something up to Akira.

"Hey, I've been thinking…" Ryuji fumbled around his bag while talking. "You've been doing most of the heavy-lifting for us, right? Well since you and the cat both have those 'Personas' or whatever."

"I'm not a cat!"

"Shut up! Anyways, I brought some supplies for us!" He then pulled out two items. One was a bag filled with different types of medicine, and the other…

"Ryuji… how the hell did you get a gun…?" Akira said in shock, looking at the pistol in his friend's hand.

"A…gun?" Lucina was confused about the device in the boy's hand. "Why are you afraid of that thing?"

"Because if he pulls the trigger, it could blow my damn finger off! I hope you remembered to put the safety on first!" Akira was now glaring at Ryuji, who only chuckled as he waved the weapon around.

"Relax man, it's just a toy. It's a model gun I got a while back. It looks real enough though, right?"

"Yeah, but how will it help us fight the Shadows? It doesn't have any live rounds, does it?"

"Nah, we won't shoot it. Just use it to scare those assholes away." Ryuji looked very proud of himself, congratulating himself on preparing for the mission.

"You guys really prepared for this, huh? So you didn't come here on a whim?" Morgana chimed in.

"Well, more like Ryuji did. This was a surprise for us as well." Said Lucina. "We really didn't expect to be dragged back here so soon." And with that she shot a glare back at Ryuji, who pretended not to notice. Now Morgana was in deep thought. 'With the style of the gun… maybe we can…'

Morgana shook his abnormally large head and looked back to the teens. "I think the coast is clear now, let's go." The teens nodded and followed him outside. The Guards had moved from the middle of the hallway to the end, so they decided to listen in on them.

"Hmm… some unidentified persons had entered the Castle. If you see them. Kill them on sight." The Lead Guard ordered. The others saluted him and brandished their weapons. This sight sent a shiver down the spines of the teens. Lucina was slightly less phased, as she had often dealt with these sorts of life-or-death situations before in her old future.

"And what of the slaves?" A guard had asked.

"They've been transferred to the training hall, probably screaming in pain. I'll be going back there now, so you two need to patrol this area just in case." The Leader said, pointing at two guards in front of him. He then turned to another guard. "And you, go back to the drawbridge, just in case the thieves attempt to escape." The guards nodded, and they all went in separate directions.

"Damn, looks like there's no easy way of backing out," Ryuji said, before breaking into a mad smile. "Not like we were planning on leaving anytime soon!"

"You look eager to fight, even if you don't have a Persona." Morgana jabbed, which angered the teen. But before the duo could go off on another tangent, Akira and Lucina had went up ahead. They stopped bickering and followed them, although they were still bitter towards each other. Akira had immediately slipped into a wall when he saw a guard trudge past.

"A Shadow huh?" He then turned to Morgana. "Looks like we don't have any choice except to kill it, right?" The cat-thing nodded.

"Yes, but remember, always try to go for an ambush. It'd be bad if we're caught."

"Yea, gotcha." Akira said that as he bounded onto the masked knight. He proceeded to rip off its mask, revealing two baby-like plant beings.

"Christ… Can a girl not get ANY sleep here?" One of them complained. They stopped whining when they saw Akira and Morgana in front of them. "Oh, it's feeding time already? Alright then!" The Mandrakes grew terrible expressions as they lunged towards the Persona users.

"FLUX!"

"WIND!"

The Magic attacks connected and hit a Mandrake, knocking it down. The other Mandrake, however, dodged the attacks and bit into Akira's shoulder.

"ARGH! You'll pay for that!" He said as he lunged forward at the Mandrake. He summoned Arsene and sliced the plant across the stomach, spilling out black fluid. The Mandrake, although dying, had one last trick up its sleeve.

"T-take this…!" It moaned as it covered Akira and Morgana with the black fluid.

"ARGH! Goddammit, what did it spill on us?!" Akira yelled while trying to wipe the gunk off of him.

"It's their form of blood," The cat explained. "If you get covered by it, you're more likely to get inflicted by ailments, so watch out!"

"Well then, that's just great…"

The previous Mandrake had gotten back up and decided to seize its opportunity.

"Take this, assholes!" It screeched as it bit into Akira's side.

"GAAAHH! What the hell was that for?!" Akira then attempted to lunge at the creature, only to realize he was paralyzed. "What the… Why can't I… move…?"

"Dammit, this is bad. The Mandrake's poison won't last for too long but if you're like this it can easily strike you while you're down!"

"Urgh…goddammit…"

The Mandrake prepared to strike down Akira, but in a blue blur, the creature was cut down. Akira, who had been closing his eyes to wait for death, opened them as he hadn't been injured. He looked up to see what had happened, only to see Lucina with her sword drawn in front of him.

"That was too close, Akira." She said sternly. "You really should pay attention to your surroundings next time." She then lent a helping hand to bring him back up, as the poison wore off.

"Yea, I'll think about it…" He said as he rubbed his side. "But damn, did that hurt…"

"I got this, hold still." Said Morgana. "DIA!" almost instantly, Akira's wound on his side healed back to its normal state, as if the Shadow never bit into him in the first place.

"Phew, that felt good…" sighed Akira. "How'd you do that anyways?"

"Yea, aren't you supposed to have your Persona out to do skills?" asked Ryuji.

"These are sort of different." Explained Morgana. "Think of it as an…innate skill."

"So… something you've already came with?"

"Exactly! I didn't expect you to catch on so quickly Ryuji!"

"Zip it cat!" Ryuji then caught himself before things went too far. "Anyways, we should head over to the training hall those guards were talking about!"

"Good idea, let's go!" And with that, the group filed into a corridor. Traversing through, they ended up seeing 2 guards in the way.

"Dammit, what now?" growled Ryuji. "More shadows, huh? Should we try to take 'em down like before?"

"Maybe… You still got that pistol Ryuji?" Morgana asked.

"Huh? Oh yea, it's right here. Dunno why'd ya want it though. It can't even shoot pellets."

"You'll see in a second." Morgana then took the pistol and gave it to Akira. "Here, use this against the shadows."

"Alright, let's hope this works then…" Said Akira, clutching the pistol in hand.

"Of course it will, trust me!" And with that, the duo ambushed the guards, revealing a Pixie and a Mandrake.

"Intruders?! Let's kill them!"

"Akira, draw your weapon!"

"Yea!" He then pulled out the pistol, which made the Pixie pale in fear.

"That one seems scared of it, so shoot her first!"

"Got it!" Akira pointed the gun at the Pixie and pulled the trigger. But instead of firing blanks, actual rounds came from the weapon. The shots found their mark and killed the Pixie. "W-whoa! I thought this was a toy!"

"That's the beauty of the Cognitive World. Since everything is based of cognition, a toy gun that looks real now becomes real. The more realistic your weapon looks, the stronger it'll be." Morgana then drew a slingshot from his pocket. "Now it's time for my weapon!" He fired multiple shots into the Mandrake, felling it in a few seconds.

After the battle, Ryuji was left dumbfounded. "This cognitive shit don't make any sense!"

"Well, I don't expect you to understand it, Ryuji."

"Screw off, cat! And you said that if a weapon looks real it'll do damage, then why the hell does your slingshot do damage that's equal to a gun's?"

"It because unlike the toys you have, my Slingshot is an actual weapon!" This explanation seemed to satisfy Ryuji, but he was still angry at the cocky cat. The group then traversed down the halls until they reached a door leading to the hall.

"This is it, huh?" Ryuji said. "Let's see what sort of effed up shit he has in here…"

When they entered, the first thing they could hear were the screams. Cries for help that went unanswered, and the horrible sounds of chains and whips all around. They went further in, only to see the horrible conditions the students have been subject to. The constant lashings, kicking, and beatings were too much for the students, who kept crying out.

"DAMN THT ASSHOLE!" yelled a furious Ryuji. "Just what the hell does he think we are?!"

"Keep it down, Ryuji!" Hissed Morgana.

"Tsk… Is there any way I can open this cell?"

"Wait a second… you're not actually planning on freeing those guys, do you?"

"Why else would I try to open this cell? To join them and scream for mercy too? No, I'm freeing them!"

"Ryuji, there's no point in doing that." Lucina said calmly.

"And why the hell not, princess?" Ryuji spat out.

"Because, they aren't real."

"BULLSHIT! If they aren't real, they how the hell can we touch 'em and shit?!"

"It's because they're a part of Kamoshida's cognition!" She said in a voice that belonged to a general than a teenager.

"…" Ryuji was quiet for a bit to process what she said. "Cognition…?"

"Yes, this is what he thinks of the students."

"It may not be real, but if this is how he truly sees the students, he may treat them similarly to this as well."

Ryuji clenched his fists and looked to the side, frustrated. He then had an idea.

"We can use this as evidence and call the cops on his ass!" Ryuji then laughed as he pulled out his phone to take a picture… only for the camera app to be disabled. "What the hell? My camera's not working. Why can the Navigator work but not this?!"

"I'll see if it'll work for me." Akira said before hitting the same roadblock. "Damn… Hey Lucina. You got a phone, right? Check yours." Lucina then fumbled with her phone before getting her camera app up, but it was out of use as well.

"Damn, we're out of luck here…" mumbled Ryuji.

"Hey, you guys mentioned something about a Navigator app." Morgana said with curiosity.

"Yea, it's what we used to come here."

"Hmm… that's very strange…" He then shook off his thoughts and went back to them. "Let's head back for now, ok? It'll be bad if we're caught now."

"Wait up for a bit," Ryuji said suddenly. "… there. I memorized their faces. I'll ask them about this later."

After memorizing the faces of all the tortured students, the group went straight towards the exit. However, just as they were about to reach to their exit, a group of guards appeared and blocked their path. And from the guards, a figure stepped forward, glaring at the group.

"Tch, you knaves again?" Shadow Kamoshida growled. "And I thought you'd learn from your mistake last time. Guess I was wrong."

"The school ain't your castle, asshole!" Ryuji yelled. "I'm gonna take your ass down, ya hear me?!"

"Oh really? How far the track star has fallen… First turning on his teammates, now his own teacher." The Pervy King laughed as Ryuji fell silent at this remark. "Not so cocky now, are you 'Track Traitor'?"

"'Track Traitor?'" Akira asked in confusion.

"Oh my, you're just following him without knowing him? Typical of sheep… He decided to be selfish and crushed his teams hopes and dreams! And yet he decides to keep going through as if nothing has happened."

"That's bullshit, and you know it!" cried Ryuji, but the dejected look in his eyes seem to say otherwise.

"I've had enough of this. Men, kill them. Don't let these pieces of trash sully around in my castle again!" And with a wave of his hand, three guards surrounded them, morphing into 3 Bicorns.

"Damn, we're surrounded! Ryuji, stand back!" Ryuji then was pushed back by Akira, who summoned his Persona along with Morgana. Lucina brandished her blade to follow up on any attacks they may do.

However, their efforts were not enough, as they were overpowered easily by the beasts, who resisted everything they threw at them. The three fighters fell to their knees in defeat, and were held in place by Kamoshida and his men.

"Grrr… You piece of- GRAAAH!" Morgana tried growling out, but was stomped on by Kamoshida.

Akira and Lucina tried getting up, but got their heads smashed into the floor by the head guard.

"Try anything and I'll make this pain 20 times worse." It sneered.

Kamoshida then leered at Ryuji, who looked at the defeated figures of his friends before him. "I bet you just came here on a whim and ended up like this, didn't you?"

"N-no…" Ryuji then looked to the floor in defeat.

"Worthless piece of shit, getting emotional so easily. You're going to cry now, Ryuji? Like a little bitch?" When Ryuji didn't answer, Kamoshida continued his tirade. "Don't you dare raise your hand against me! Have you forgotten my act of kindness already? Even if it was temporary, I supervised your practice sessions for the track team."

"That wasn't no practice- it was physical abuse! You hated the shit out of us!"

"That's right! You worthless maggots were only there so I can get results. You hear that, ME! That dumbass for a coach you had before was just as hopeless as you are. If he didn't provide such a sound argument, I would've just settled things by breaking his star's leg." The last few words oozed with venom, and the trio on the floor glared at the man before them.

"What…?"

"What's that? You want me to break your other leg too? The idiots at the school will call it self-defense anyway!"

Ryuji then started to falter. "Dammit… Am I gonna lose again? I lost my leg, and my team… All due to this asshole…" Ryuji then began to weep bitterly.

Kamoshida laughed as he saw the figure before him. "Look at you! Once so brave and filled with gusto, now a shriveling mess! Once I deal with these guys it'll be your turn to die."

"No…"

"Ryuji!" Lucina's voice boomed. "Stand up straight, soldier! Don't let him get to you! If you want to prove yourself, grow a pair, AND FIGHT!"

Lucina's words also ushered Akira and Morgana to encourage Ryuji as well.

"Ryuji! You can do this!"

"Don't let him win!"

"Stand up for yourself and rebel!"

These words brought Ryuji out of his trance and invigorated him. He got to his knees and glared at Kamoshida with fires in his eyes.

"You guys are right… This asshole took everything I loved away from me… Hell, I may never get 'em back… but right now, that's not important. What's important now, is bringing him down to Hell!"

"What're you doing Ryuji? Go sit back down and watch your friends die, one by one." Kamoshida kept his wide smile on even as he gripped a sword from a guard. "I'll make them regret ever siding, with trash like you!"

"No, you're the only piece of trash here, Kamoshida! All you care about is using people for your own gain!" Ryuji then walked towards Kamoshida with pure rage in his eyes. "STOP LOOKING DOWN ON ME, WITH THAT STUPID SMILE ON YOUR FACE!"

Suddenly, Ryuji's head pulsed as a voice spoke inside of him.

"You made me wait quite a while…" Ryuji fell to his knees clutching his head in pain. "You seek power, correct? Then let us form a pact. Since your name has been disgraced already, why not hoist a flag and wreak havoc…? The "other you" who exists within desires it thus… I am thou, thou art I… There is no turning back… THE SKULL OF REBELLION IS YOUR FLAG HENCEFORTH!" Once this was spoken, a Black Skull mask appeared on Ryuji's face.

Ryuji remembered how Akira got his Persona, and decided to do the same. He grabbed the masked and ripped it off, screaming all the while. This left his face a bloody mess, but not for long as blue flames erupted from the blood, engulfing his entire body.

Wind bellowed all around, pushing the guards and Kamoshida back, allowing his friends to escape from their grasp. And behind Ryuji stood an imposing figure. It rode on a ship and looked like a traditional pirate. But its most noticeable feature, was the skull it had as a head.

"Damn… this one as well…?" Kamoshida grumbled as he tried to stand back up.

"Whoa… This effin' rocks!" Ryuji said as he looked at his now transformed clothing, which resembled the clothes his Persona wears. He then looked up to the figure. "Wassup, Persona?" It simply nodded to him as it awaited its commands.

Morgana, Akira, and Lucina all came up to their feet as they rallied behind Ryuji.

"Now that I've got this power, I can fight back now… Alright then… BRING IT!"

The head guard, furious by this sudden outburst, ripped off its own mask to reveal a demonic warlord on a fearsome stallion. He brought to his side 2 Bicorns, who were ready to shred the group to pieces.

"We'll kill ya dead, ya hear?!"

"Bring it, shitbags! Captain Kidd!" Ryuji then commanded his Persona to action. "THUNDER!"

A bolt of lighting shot out of Captain Kidd's cannon, barreling towards the Bicorns. The two horses were electrocuted and turned to black smoke. Upon seeing this, the demon general Eligor reared his horse up for battle.

"We can't let that thing overpower him! Everyone, ATTACK!" Morgana yelled out. Akira and Morgana then rushed the Eligor with magic attacks as Lucina struck from its sides.

"I SAY WHEN IT ENDS!" Was the last thing the Eligor heard before getting a sword rammed straight between its eyes, killing it. Once Lucina retrieved her blade from the figure, it disappeared into black smoke.

"What now, Kamoshida? Scared yet?" Ryuji sneered at the King, who only laughed.

"Ryuji… you seem to forget one important thing: This is MY castle." Kamoshida then turned his head to the side to beckon over someone. The person was a teenage girl wearing a very revealing outfit.

"Wh-whoa…" Morgana purred "She's so… gorgeous…" He then purred slightly to himself giddily.

"Morgana… now's not the time-" Lucina was cut off by a sudden outburst from Ryuji.

"T-Takamaki?! The hell you doing here?!" Ryuji was in a state of shock, which then turned to anger as Kamoshida start touching her. "Get your filthy hands off her right now, you goddamn perv!" Akira, however, was thinking about the situation before them.

"Wait… something seems… off…" He then turned to Ryuji. "If the real Takamaki was here, then why isn't she screaming at this guy? This could just mean this one is just a cognition."

"Even if you're right… this bastard probably treats her the same way in the real world too…"

"You see, children…" Kamoshida sneered. "In my castle, I can do whatever I please. Everyone wishes to be loved by me…" Then his expression turned sour as he glared at them. "Everyone except idiot thieves like you! GUARDS! CLEAN THEM UP!" A multitude of guards appeared besides Kamoshida, looking extremely threatening.

"Crap! Guys let's scram!" Morgana cried.

"Wait, we're not gonna do anything? We're just gonna run?!"

"Ryuji, we'll die if we stay here." Lucina said calmly, although Akira was more straightforward about it.

"Dammit Ryuji, just shut up and go! We'll talk specifics later!" And with that command, the group ran away towards their exit route.

"RUN ALL YOU LIKE, YOU GODDAMN THEIVES! I'LL FIND YOU AND I'LL KILL YOU ALL! ONE BY ONE! AHAHAHAAHAH!" Kamoshida's maniacal laughter could be heard from down the hallways, along with soldiers running all over the place.

Once outside, the group had to catch their breath. After they calmed down, Ryuji was the first to talk.

"Man… talk about a close escape…" The group agreed with his words. He then looked at his clothes, which had changed from his normal school clothes to a black pirate's armor. "By the way, whad'ya think of my new clothes huh?"

"It looks great on you!"

"You look like a thug." Lucina and Akira said simultaneously. Ryuji then looked very confused.

"I dunno whether to take those as compliments or not…" He then sighed as he looked back at the castle. "That was one helluva trip, huh? Anyways, why'd I change into these anyways?"

"I thought I explained this before. It's to protect your mind and body from distortions."

"Is this… a skull?"

"Yes, it's to symbolizes what dwells beneath your surface."

"Oh so like's what's inside me!"

"Yes, exactly! I didn't think you'd catch on that quick Ryuji! It represents your inner se-"

"My skeleton!" Ryuji said this with pride as everyone looked at him with a dumbfounded expression. Akira was the first to say something in the stunned silence.

"Hey, Ryuji… Are you just, y'know, naturally this stupid?"

"Whad'ya mean? My bones are beneath my surface so that means this skull represents it!"

Before Akira could get on his ass for his immense stupidity, Lucina grabbed his shoulder.

"Just let him believe what he wants to believe. If it'll help him understand, then let it be." Akira sighed in defeat as Ryuji proudly brandished his skull mask. Then his face paled as he realized something.

"Wait, we're in deep shit! Even if we escaped the Kamoshida here, he'll kill us when we get to school!" Akira and Lucina paled as well upon hearing this. However, Morgana was quick to remedy the sour situation.

"Relax you guys. The real Kamoshida can't possibly know what happens here. The Shadow is suppressed, a side of someone they just don't want to see."

"So… we're safe then?"

"Yep, he won't even know about your escapades here! Tell me, did the Real Kamoshida remember about the execution?" Ryuji shook his head for an answer. "Exactly my point."

"Well, now that we know that, all we gotta do is-" but Ryuji was cut off by Morgana who was looking at the trio seriously.

"Wait, I guided you through here as promised. It's your turn to cooperate with me." The group looked confused as they turned towards the cat. "That's why I was super nice in teaching you guys everything."

"Wait, what do you mean, cooperate?"

"Don't you remember? I originally came here for an investigation. I need to find a way to remove the distortions from my body and regain my true form. That's why we must delve deep into Mementos and-"

"Peace Morgana, peace." Lucina raised up her hand to stop the cat on his tangent. "What are you talking about? I thought the deal was that if they freed us, we'll help them. And as such, that deal has since been repaid. I don't think we've made a proper deal to help you out."

"What the- You're just going to up and leave even though I've shown my gracious hospitality?!" Morgana then looked over to Akira with a betrayed look in his cartoony eyes. "And you! I thought you'd stick with me! You were already a part of my 'Master Plan'!" This prompted a confused look from Akira.

"Wait, what plan? I never even signed up for this!"

"Tch, the nerve of you! Is it because I'm not human? Is it because I look like a cat? Is that why you're looking down on me?!"

"No, Morgana! We don't think of you like that! It's just that we're really preoccupied right now…" Lucina said. Then she got an idea. "Although, you can-" but she was cut off by an interrupting Ryuji.

"Y'know, you got guts for being a cat and all. See ya around little dude!" He motioned his hand as he took off, prompting Akira to follow him.

"Wait, what the hell?! Why are you wrapping things up like it's all hunky-dory?! Get back here now!" But before he could keep up with his outbursts, someone's arms wrapped around him as they took off towards the duo ahead of them.

Once outside the Metaverse, the three teens were back in the alleyway by the school. As they came back, they slumped against the walls of the alley.

"Phew…" Ryuji sighed. "We finally made it back. Sorry for dragging everyone into this." He then yawned as he spoke again. "Man, am I beat. How about you guys?"

"I could use a nap." Akira groaned out.

"I'm fine for the most part." Lucina said, although fatigue could be seen on her face.

"Haa… I am gonna sleep HARD when I get home. Can't wait too." He then looked a bit invigorated. "But you know… this shit we dug up on Kamoshida made this all worth it. We got a big day ahead of ourselves. That is, if you're in. Do you wanna join me guys?"

"Sure I'll help out."

"Of course, it's better than sitting around all day with nothing to do."

"Then it's decided! Thanks a lot guys. I mean it." He then turned to Akira. "Say… if you're thinkin' of laying low, I think that's sorta impossible. Everyone already knows, but I think you already know that by now."

"Yea, I can see that. But how do they know about it anyways?"

"That damn Kamoshida opened his damn mouth! He somehow leaked your record out online for everyone to see!"

"Why would he do such a thing? Akira's just a student, isn't he?"

"That's the thing with Kamoshida. He'll do whatever it takes to smudge out anyone he deems unfit. Sorta like those Nazis scumbags we learned about a while back."

"Nazis?"

"You should ask a history teacher about them, Luce. I ain't good with history, but I do know they were a bunch of scumbags."

Akira was now really pissed off at Kamoshida. 'So he was the asshat that did this to me, huh? Well then…' He then looked at Ryuji. "Let's take him down! I want to make this asshole pay for what he did to me and everyone else he hurt."

"Yeah! That's the spirit Akira! We'll make him pay! For what he did to our school, the students, you, and my goddamn leg!" Ryuji then put out his hand to the middle "Let's make this a deal between the three of us, ok?" All three of them nodded as they thrusted their hands to the center, forming an unbreakable bond.

New Confidants:

Akira Kurusu- The Fool

Lucina Lowell- The Aeon

Ryuji Sakamoto- The Chariot

As soon as they made their pact, Ryuji's stomach grumbled. "Oh right… I didn't eat anything since lunch. Hey you guys hungry? I know a good place where we can eat."

"Sure, lead the way."

"Yes, although I was pretty sure I had him with me…"

"Had who?" Akira asked, but before he could be answered, Ryuji piped in.

"Alright, let's go! Follow me, it's just this way! Plus, I gotta hear about you guys' past!" And so, the three teens went off towards the Beef Bowl Shop in Shibuya. Little did they know, a very annoyed-looking cat was following them.

"WHAT?!" Ryuji yelled angrily as he listened to Akira's story. The customers in the shop had turned to look at the three teens, which made them all uneasy. "How could that asshole do that to you?!"

"Ryuji! Quiet down! We shouldn't cause a commotion." Lucina said as she tried to quiet him down.

"But it's complete bullshit how that asshole treated him! And he got off scot-free along with it!"

"Calm down…It's in the past anyways…" Akira sighed as he took a bite from his soup.

"Yea, yea… So, you moved from your hometown, *munch* and now you're living here?" He swallowed his food as he put down his bowl. "We might be more alike than I thought, y'know?"

"How so?"

"It's because society tries to put us down, like we don't belong… I've done stupid shit at school before… But now that we're together, we'll take down that bastard Kamoshida!" Ryuji then finished out his food as he turned towards Lucina. "So, what's your deal? You say you're a princess, but how do we know you ain't lyin'?" Lucina only gave a cold glare at Ryuji before returning to her dish. She took a few bites before setting it down to speak.

"I don't have much to prove my lineage. Plus, where I'm from, it didn't matter anymore. But if you do wish to know, my proof is my father's ring, my blade, Falchion, and my right eye."

"What do you mean your right eye?"

"Look at it closely, Ryuji." Akira chimed in as he finished up his food.

When Ryuji gazed into her eye, he saw the Brand of the Exalt. "Whoa… that's so weird… and really cool!" Lucina chuckled as she heard that.

"I assume that suffices as proof?"

"Yea, you got me convinced… Man, I can officially say that I know royalty! Freakin' sweet!" He then looked back at her. "So then, let's hear about your world." Lucina grew somber at this remark. "Or… not. It's fine if you don't want to share about it…"

"No, it's fine. I'd rather talk about it than not…" And so, she recounted her tale of a damned future, and 12 unfortunate children caught up in it. She told them about the beginning of the end and her plights as the leader of a 12-man army vs millions of undead soldiers. And how she and her 11 friends leapt through time and space to save their world. And she explained the events leading up to her current conditions.

"Damn… we think we got it tough, but then there's you. You've really gone through hell and back, huh?"

"It would seem so. I should try to find a way back home. Everyone must be worried about me."

"Don't worry Lucina," Akira's calming voice said. "We'll find a way to get you home. I promise you that."

Lucina looked at him with soft eyes. "I was always surrounded by broken promises. But that was in the past. I have a feeling you won't break this one." They then smiled as the mood was brightened.

"Hey, you guys live in Yongen, right? Rush hour is pretty bad at this time, so you're just better off hanging around in Shibuya to pass time." The two Yongen residents nodded as they finished out their bowls. "Also Luce. Lend me your number! And Chat ID too! Your phone may be a bit out of date, but it should still have the Chat app!" Lucina nodded as she brought out her phone, only to be stuck on something.

"How do I…set this up?" She asked as she fumbled with the Chat app. So the two teens helped her set up a proper Chat ID and such. She seemed to like the name LucySteel. After saving each other's numbers and ID's, they resumed their conversation.

"We'll make that asshole Kamoshida pay! Tomorrow we'll start our investigation. I memorized the faces of the slaves, so we're good there." Ryuji's expression then turned sour. "Kamoshida's hosting a Volleyball rally tomorrow. It's just a goddamn ego booster, but we have to go anyways." He then turned back to his normal expression. "But, because of it, all afternoon classes are cancelled, so we can go through school unnoticed and search for the guys being abused."

"Sounds like a plan."

"We did make a deal, so let's act on it, ok?"

"Of course! So, tomorrow it is! Ah man, I can't wait!"

Morgana, who has since given up on pursuing the three teens, decided to wander into the school, hoping to find clues about Kamoshida.

"I'm lucky that I have this cat form, but if that punk Ryuji sees me like this he'll give me hell." He sighed as he rounded by the courtyard. He then found two girls talking about something, so he decided to eavesdrop.

"-My eyes, I keep thinking about too many things…" A girl's voice said in a melancholic tone.

"Shiho…" Another girl said in a comforting tone. Morgana perked his ears at the voice and moved a bit closer to get a better look. And before him was the beauty at the Palace. And she was comforting someone, who seemed to be her friend, Shiho.

"Nationals are coming up soon, and I keep thinking… Should someone like me really be on the starting line-up?"

"Don't worry, just be confident in yourself! Your skills have been recognized! It's all because you work harder than anyone else!" second

Shiho looked to the side for a bit talking again. "Yeah… Volleyball's all I have right now, after all…"

Ann then moved a bit closer to Shiho, grasping her hand gently. "More importantly, is that injury of yours ok? It looked really bad…"

"No it's nothing, it's normal… Especially since a meet is coming up…" The two were silent for a while before someone else walked in. It was the pathetic-looking teen Ryuji had tried to save the other day.

"Sorry to interrupt, Suzui… Mr. Kamoshida told me to get you…" The way the boy carried himself and looked just screamed pathetic. Shiho then looked at him in shock with traces of… fright?

'I'll find that out later… for now let's focus…'

"Huh…? What does he want?"

"He…never said…"

Shiho turned downcast as she spoke to Ann. "Ann…I…" Ann looked at her friend with worry, before attempting to encourage her.

"It'll be fine! It's probably something about the starting line-up or something."

Shiho looked dejected by this answer, but she quickly changed her expression to meet Ann. "…Yeah…" Her face then looked as if she was in pain as she turned away. "Well then… I better go…"

"Good luck, Shiho…" But Shiho and the pathetic boy already left. Ann then turned serious as she looked at Shiho's departing figure. "Hang in there, Shiho…"

'I see… This seems to also be linked to Kamoshida… I should look into this further…' Morgana thought to himself as he retreated back into the shadows.

Akira's POV

Once Akira and Lucina reached Yongen, they parted ways to each of their own homes. Akira entered Leblanc to see Sojiro sitting by the counter, reading a newspaper. He then looked up to see Akira.

"…You're home… I'm taking it that you actually went to school this time?"

"Of course."

"Good, as long as you realized your mistake. I don't got a problem with you doing stuff outside of school, but please try to stay out of trouble, ok kid? It'll look bad on me if you did something stupid."

"Gotcha." Akira then made his way upstairs, only for Sojiro to stop him midway.

"I'm closing up for the night. Don't go wandering around after dark, ok?" Sojiro's expression turned smug as he turned back towards Akira. "And don't try to bring your girlfriend over either."

"We're not dating!" Akira said quickly, which only prompted a laugh from Sojiro.

"Heheh… Just messing with ya, kid. Goodnight." He smiled as he left and locked up the store for the night. Akira sighed as he watched his caretaker leave.

'What a guy… that Sojiro…' He thought. Akira's phone then went off as he got a text message from Ryuji.

Lucina's POV

Lucina came back home very exhausted. Today was just a really weird day, with that castle and everything. She then wondered if Morgana made it through with her, or if he was just bound to the Metaverse. Her thoughts would have to wait as she had to bathe and get dressed for bed.

"Oh, Lucina," Deirdre called out to her as she was about to enter the bathroom. "The new bathhouse opened up recently. I forgot to tell you before, but it'll be better bathing there at nights. Plus Sigurd wants to save on water bills so there's that too."

"I see, thank you mother." Lucina then got dressed and headed towards the bathhouse down the street. Just then, her phone went off.

You and AkiraDrift have entered Ryuji's Group Chat

RyuJinguBang: Yo guys. I decided to make a group chat for our shit in that other world, 'kay?

AkiraDrift: Yea, it's all good.

RyuJinguBang: Bitchin'

-Anyways, Kira. You know that weird app that got us to that weird ass place?

AkiraDrift: Yee

RyuJinguBang: So uhh like…

-It's on my phone now.

LucySteel: Oh yes! I got the same app too! Strange isn't it?

-We are talking about the one with the red eye on it, correct?

AkiraDrift is typing…

RyuJinguBang: Yea it's that one. Looks dope af

LucySteel: What do you mean?

RyuJinguBang: Like that red eye just looks so

AkiraDrift: Just leave the app be for now. I tried deleting the little shit but it keeps coming back. Who knows tho, it might help us soon™

RyuJinguBang: MMMM

-O

LucySteel: You cut him off…

AkiraDrift: LUL eat ass Ryuji

RyuJinguBang: Listen here you lil shit

AkiraDrift: Bitch don't tell me what to do lol

-Fukkin mashed potato lookin' motherfucka

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AkiraDrift changed the Group Chat name to Akira's Bitches

RyuJinguBang: Oi m8

LucySteel: ('w')

AkiraDrift: owo what's this?

RyuJinguBang: die

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LucySteel: What the hell?

AkiraDrift: N-NANI?!

AkiraDrift has been removed from the group

LucySteel: Holy shit why did you do that?

RyuJinguBang: Chillax he'll come back soon

RyuJinguBang has added AkiraDrift to the group

AkiraDrift: Bitch you thought

Lucina looked up from the phone screen to see that she was at the bathhouse already. "This place really is small…' she thought to herself as she entered the bathhouse. Deirdre told her to use the mixed baths, as the only people who uses them are the elderly couples and they only use it during the day, so it should be empty at night. So, Lucina decided to take a bath in there instead of the regular woman's bath. As she was bathing, she heard her phone buzz constantly, but she assumed it was just the boys being idiots again in the chat, so she ignored it. She was half-right.

The boys were indeed shitposting in the chat, but the source of the buzzing was the app with the red eye, which was glowing ominously. It only had one word on the screen. Dragon Gate Status: Open.

Holy crap I didn't think I'd get through all of this. I'm so sorry I made y'all wait so long, I got caught up with irl shit. Like the cliffhanger tho? Or probably the chat ID scene which is basically your average kik/discord server. Anyways, leave a review so I can improve on my writing and leave some suggestions as well. Those are really appreciated. Also, I made Lucina an Aeon as she is technically an otherworldly being trying to understand the real world. I have her starting Persona out, but her Final Persona is a toss-up. That's all from me, until next time. See ya!