-P3-
-Full Moon I-The Battle-
"Persona!" Gig/Minato yelled as he pulled the trigger, the boy facing the large that stood before him.
Inside Minato's Mind...
"Kid, do you have any idea what happens next?" Gig wondered.
"Not a clue." The bluenette replied.
"This doesn't seem like such a smart idea now..." The Master of Death thought aloud.
"I'm having second thoughts." Minato admitted.
Suddenly a strong gust appeared in the mental plane, the force of which knocked over both occupants. Gig was at a loss as he was incapacitated by the sheer force of the blast.
"Damn. This power!" Gig yelped.
"Ugh..." Minato was fumbling within his own mind.
Back to Reality...
Both Minato and Yukari were staring down the as nothing seemingly happened at the bluenette's firing of the gun.
"What?" the brunette spoke in a look of confusion.
"That's it?" the bluenette looked at his surroundings.
"..." The Shadow was standing still, but eventually began to move towards the two students at an increasing pace.
"Hahahaha..." haughty laughter was heard from out of nowhere.
The Shadow was disturbed by the sudden outburst of laughter and the creature shifted its gaze to the edges of the rooftop, seeking out the source of the most disturbing laugh.
"Hiya!" screamed a new arrival, a girl with long hair in a jacket brandishing pistols in both her hands as she kicked the bewildered creature.
The Shadow was knocked over by the tremendous impact of the kick.
"God Hand (Cameo Star)!" the mysterious girl drew a large mace from out of nowhere and proceeded to flail it directly to the 's face.
The large Shadow's mask began to crack and the creature itself began to "bleed".
"Black Viper (Magic Shot)!" the girl opened fire on the helpless as she let loose streams of energy from her pistols.
The Shadow was being perforated by the sheer volume of firepower being unloaded into its very core.
"Finishing attack: Megi-dammit, this is way too much trouble to say, Yoshitsuna, Fire!" the stranger pointed at the heavens as what appeared to be a battleship appeared in the open sky, said battleship proceeded to fire a large beam from its bow.
The Shadow was close to obliterated, the only remnants of its existence was the sliver of darkness that lay attached to the unusual mask it wore.
"No need for thanks citizens, I'm only doing my job as a Main Character." the girl smiled cheerfully at Minato and Yukari.
"Who, us?" both students asked in shock.
"Of course, I, Asa-*ugh*" their savior was unceremoniously launched past the horizon by the jet black-clad foot of another new arrival.
"Holy Shit, kid, I think I'm gonna enjoy this Dark Hour thing..." a familiar voice projected from the mouth of a white haired man wearing a sleeveless vest.
"That voice from earlier tonight!" Yukari exclaimed.
"Gig?" Minato gazed at the man in confusion.
"Yup, in the living flesh kid!" The man said with a wide grin.
"How the hell did you get a body?" the bluenette raised another question.
"The Dark Hour and that gun-thing maybe, I'm not sure yet, but I don't care, I have a grade-A bonafide ass-kickin', crazy bitch-killing, fucking awesome body now! " Gig replied.
"What's going on here?" the brunette looked at the two, visibly befuddled.
"Nothing your puny brain could understand." Minato/Gig said simultaneously.
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"Don't sweat it kid, I come from a world where you have to power level to over Nine thousand! " Gig said confidently.
"Gig, the Shadow's getting away!" the bluenette panicked.
"Watch what I can do with a body, kid." Gig boasted.
Shield like objects projected themselves around Gig's arms as a scythe formed from his hands .
"Hell yeah! Demon Strike!" the Master of Death pounced on the hapless and swung his scythe once.
The screeched in agony as its "life force" was fading.
"Like that? Demon Feast!" Gig began draining the miniscule Shadow in a disturbingly macabre attempt of drinking the Eldritch abomination dry.
"What's he doing?" Yukari asked with a frightened look.
"He's...feeding." Minato reluctantly said for lack of a better word.
"This , it reeks of death.*Burp*" the Master of Death added after leaving only the mask of the behind.
"That means..." the bluenette cut himself short, awaiting his companion's reply.
"We're dealing with something big, not just some kind of failed experiment." Gig finished.
"I don't understand this, a Persona has never shown independent thought before." the brunette stared at Gig with a fearful expression.
"I'm drained kid, well tired I mean I just ate so I'll take five now." the Master of Death dis-incorporated into energy and retreated to the bluenette's mind.
A voice projected over the Intercom...
"Are you two alright?" a feminine voice asked.
"We're fine sempai." Yukari replied.
"That's good to hear." another voice spoke over the intercom.
"Akihiko-sempai!" the pink clad girl jumped.
"Who?" Minato asked sleepily.
"The other member of SEES I talked to you about, head to the lounge and we'll talk more." Mitsuru answered the bluenette.
At the lounge...
"So your the new guy huh?" a white-haired youth greeted the bluenette.
"Yeah." Minato said curtly.
"My name's Akihiko Sanada and I'd like to welcome you to SEES." the elder teen introduced himself.
"Minato Arisato, and I need to know what I'm getting into." the bluenette said firmly with resolve.
"Mitsuru." Akihiko motioned towards the redhead for an explanation.
"Right, Arisato-kun, that creature you fought was a Shadow, one of many similar creatures that appear during the Dark Hour and prey on the unsuspecting populace." The redhead reported.
"Well, I'm sure as hell these guys weren't around since forever." Gig replied.
"Where did that come from?" Akihiko inquisitively asked.
"That's Gig, and by the way Takeba acted, he's my Persona." Minato answered.
"A Persona capable of independent speech? They usually don't talk after giving their introduction." Mitsuru said with a puzzled look in her face.
"Of course, toots. When you're as awesome as me, hell you won't stop talking even if you were fucking killed or had the shit cleaned out of you." the Master of Death explained.
"Arisato-kun, back to your question from earlier, I can't talk now, but I'll tell you when I'm ready. It's not an easy thing for me to say" the redhead said apologetically.
"The Shadow from tonight..." Yukari broke her silence.
"It was bigger than the usual one's we see at Tartarus." Akihiko added with a serious look.
"Takeba's right. The Shadow also followed Akihiko here." Mitsuru analytically said.
"And it ignored him then followed us to the roof." the sleepy teen wondered.
"Why?" the pink-clad brunette added.
"Maybe it sensed his 'potential' and didn't want him to awaken it." the white-head hypothesized.
"Then that means our opponents are thinking as well." the redhead answered hesitantly.
"Whatever it is, it's bigger than you humans think it is, you have no idea what kind of enemy you're dealing with." Gig warned the group.
"He's right," Yukari added, "the shadows suddenly getting smarter and stronger? They're not something wild like animals, it's as if they're evolving."
"And the girl gets a gold star for thinking that hard. Of course they're getting stronger, they've gotthe same batshit crazy power as me." the Master of Death replied.
"You mean...death?" the bluenette asked.
"Hell yeah." Gig answered the question.
"We're fighting death itself?" Akihiko said with a depressed look.
"Don't sweat it, you've got Death on your side too." Gig said encouragingly.
"This has been interesting and all, but we still have school tomorrow, and the longer we stay awake in the Dark Hour, the more drained we'll be." the redhead explained.
"Okay, so we're calling it a night, huh?" Gig asked.
"Yup." Minato replied as he headed for his bedroom.
A mysterious voice rings in your head...
"Gig?" Minato wondered at his companion.
"Nope, not me..." Gig said wondering where the voice originated.
You have established a new Soci-
"Shut the fuck up, I'm trying to sleep here!" Minato yelled at the voice.
Fine. You get the Fool Arcana Rank 1...
"Better." the bluenette dozed off.