Stairs, Yasogami Highschool, Midnight Channel
I entered the school building and there I saw lots of silhouettes, which I already identified as shadows, I continued on till I arrive on the stairway. I stopped since there was a Television set nearby
"So this is the next stage?" I asked out loud, walking slowly towards the staircase and my hands can't get through
"Hey yooohoo!" I called out, pitching my voice so high to lure him out
"ugh! Stop shouting will you!" and my plan did succeed, "you're hurting my bear-tiful ears!" he said, being narcissistic.
"You're like a little brat you know that?" he starts to taunt me
"I mean, you act high and mighty, pretending to be mature when in fact your mommy just left you in the dust" he continued
I thought I was an intruder here.
"I bet mommy was so annoyed at you that she left you" he continued
"Angry? Good, use your anger against your next opponent"
Then it dawned to me, Shinjiroi-san said the same thing to me, his last words were 'let your anger be your strength' I calmed myself down and decided to bite his bait
"oh yeah, I'm angry alright, so why don't you face me so that I can kick your ass!" I taunted back
"Tsk, what a letdown" a voce behind me said, "it's just kid, to top it all off, a crybaby!" now I see a boy, one of the students who were in the video earlier
From what I could tell, this guy is Yosuke Hanamura-san dubbed as Captain Resentiment
"Hey General Teddie! Why'd you pair me with this kid anyway?" He shouted, when I looked back at the TV screen, his smiling face was plastered
"Tsk, fine then, I'll get this over quickly" he muttered to himself
What I'm hearing and seeing now is only an illusion, I'm sure an illusory me is already taunting him to fight. I let myself believe in the facts I have gathered earlier
"Hey crybaby! Why're you giving me the silent treatment? I'm about to kill you, you know, the least you could do is talk back. What a bore. Fine I'll end this quick!" he said as he got his Kunai knives from his uniform.
Wait inside his uniform?
"Garudyne!" he immediately declared as his Persona, who looks like a disco frog, casted a Garudyne on him and then he started spinning towards me
"Crap!" I cursed as I performed an X through my forearms while having my spear as the first line of defense
I quickly summoned Kala-Nemi and he materialized lots of arrows, just like what he did earlier from our fight with Satonaka-san.
Once I pointed towards the recovering Hanamura-san, myriad arrows start rushing towards him.
It looks like he noticed the electrically charged arrows coming right at him, he summoned his frog-persona and all of a sudden, he ran faster than before, it's like he teleported.
I see, so Satonaka-san casted a Tarukaja on herself whilst Hanamura-san has casted a Sukukaja.
I braced myself for pain, and it did come. Unable to defend myself, he continued to slash my back using his kunais, and then he jumped high in the air, threw a pair of kunai at the ground, which I am standing at, then all of a sudden a barrage of kunai are coming from the ground, lifting me high up in the air.
If this was a fighting video game, the last part would be a combo finisher.
I quickly recovered and casted a Diarama on myself, which gained me a little energy and healed all my bruises. For a sharp looking kunai, they sure are blunt.
"oooh will this decide the fight?" the voice of Risette comes from the school's speakers
I quickly recovered after landing to the ground.
With the effects of his Sukukaja, his movements are still fast, he proceeded to do another combo at me, I quickly grabbed the collar of his uniform, summoned Kala-Nemi who threw him at the other side.
He quickly got up, he dashed at me, slower than the first time, probably the effects of Sukukaja wore off. I quickly thrust my spear in his direction and did a combo, but before I could even finish the combo, he immediately summoned his Persona which blew me away.
He once again jumped in the air threw a pair of kunai at the ground I'm standing. Same as earlier a barrage of kunai were thrown right at me from the ground, which lifted me once again.
"It's time to get serious" I muttered to myself
"ooh, will he be able to turn the tides?" Risette's voice echoes around the arena
I dashed forward to Hanamura-san who was about to cast another Sukukaja, I quickly thrust my spear at my opponent's chest, to break his concentration.
With him feeling bewildered, I continued my assault, I spun my spear at his direction and finished it by summoning Kala-Nemi who threw him again to the other side.
But he recovered before even landing to the ground, once he landed, he threw a single kunai at my direction.
"Ouch" suddenly power rushes through my veins.
I quickly summoned Kala-Nemi, he spun his already mechanical body a few time, and then my spear got electrically charged.
But he dodged every assault I made. He then grabbed the collar of my shirt, summoned his Persona
"Go Jiraiya!" I heard him say
Jiraiya then blew green gas at my stunned form.
When I was able to move, I was hallucinating, I see lots of Hanamura-sans in my vision
"shit! Tentarafoo" I opted to defend until this status effect wears off
While waiting for this damned confusion to subside, Hanamura-san continued his barrage of attacks against me.
I got irritated, and once my confusion subsided while he was still attacking me. I quickly summoned Kala-Nemi at Hanamura-san, who was blown away, interrupting his barrage of attacks.
"Let's finish this! Kala-Nemi" I summoned my Persona again who then proceeded to throw me up in the air. After throwing me, he quickly dashed at my opponent. He then pierced the downed boy's body repeatedly, afterwards threw him in my direction as I began my descent.
My Persona started spinning rapidly as the blade of my spear connected with my opponent's chest.
As the two of us started falling, Hanamura-san's back first. Once Yosuke's back landed on the ground, I then stepped on his stomach as I then regained my balance, then a huge lightning bolt struck Yosuke's down form
"K.O!" Risette's voice said, "What a comeback!" she said
I kneeled on the floor trying to catch my breath.
It has been three years since I last fought with shadows and Hanamura-san's incredible speed took me by surprise.
"Ugh" I heard Hanamura-san grunt. I took this as my cue to summon Kala-Nemi and cast a Mediarahan on the both of us.
"Ugh, Kid you're tough" He said, "And I thought I had that battle" he muttered
"Hey, Hanamura-san, were those insulting titles in the video true?" I asked, trying to make a conversation, even though the both of us are dead tired.
"Wh-what! You mean you saw that already? I nodded
"Someone kill me" he whispered to himself
"A-anyway, Hanamura-san, why were you given such insulting titles?" I asked
"Well, it's probably an exaggeration of how we feel" he said
"Like how Satonaka-san likes to eat meat, that's why she was called a carnivore?"
"Wait you fought with Chie?" I nodded
"Dude! You are so awesome!" his eyes looked like stars to me
"Well yes and no, you see Chie really likes Kung-fu or martial arts movies, but stereotypically, martial arts are for men only. That is why hers is the carnivore who discarded womanhood, both referring to her likes to meats and martial arts" He explained
"What about yours Hanamura-san?" I asked
"Well I used to really hate being dumped here from the city. I also resented the fact that my father gives me paychecks instead of monthly allowance" he replied with sincerity
"I see" I said
"Hey kid, what is your name? It's rude to not introduce yourself to your elders" He reprimanded me
"Sorry Hanamura-san. I am Ken Amada, thirteen years old from Tatsumi Port Island" I introduced myself
"thi-thir-THIRTEEN!" I laughed at Hanamura-san's reaction
"h-hey what's funny"
"b-because your reaction is the same with Satonaka-san"
"Wait, let me get this straight, you are only thirteen years old, you beat Chie and me in a fight?"
I just nodded and smiled
"Man, Chie would never leave this alone" he whispered
"You could always say that you almost defeated me, or you could retort I also beat her" I suggested
"A-anyway, How come you're in this world Amada-kun?"
"I-I was pushed into a TV"
"Wait, you were pushed in here?" he sounded alarmed
"Then maybe this tournament could be done by your shadow?" he analyzed
"I don't think that is possible Hanamura-san. From what Satonaka-san told me, your Personas manifested after you accepted the most despicable part of yourselves right?"
"Yes" he replied
"If that is the case, then this is not my shadow's doing. Remember I just used Kala-Nemi against you and Satonaka-san. So my own Shadow and Persona can't coexist" I explained
"You're right" he just realized
"But, if its not you, then who?"
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. And here I thought I could give you a little breather. But it seems you wasted it by talking to the loser" General Teddie's voice rang through the speakers
"Yeah, yeah I got it. Shut up you stupid bear" I muttered, feeling irritated by the bear's constant interruption
"Yosuke-senpai is so useless, he can't even beat the intruding crybaby" Risette insulted the both us.
"I think you should go. It sucks to be so powerless when your friends need your help the most. Will you please save my friends? That General Teddie and that lady commentator are also my friends. They aren't acting like their usual selves. Please save them" Hanamura-san begs me.
"I'll be sure to save everyone Hanamura-san" I said as continued on in the building.