Author's Note: OMG! It took me a whole 2 and a half months to finish typing this piece out! What am I going to do now? It's probably going to take me forever to write it. FOREVER! It's not even that long, what am I to do! Heck I wasn't even sure about the Persona,it took me a good 2 months to think of it and I still wasn't sure! Well I hope you enjoy this chapter everyone!
"Per...so...na"
'This... Is...Power...'
I could feel it within me, the phone was resonating with me; I was in tune with it. I felt something stirring within the depths of my soul, waiting to be released. The phone couldn't handle all this energy, it was cracking in my hand. Although I would never allow my phone to go through this kind of treatment, it felt like I had to do it. Gripping it with all my strength I literally crushed it with my bare hands, the sound of shattering glass echoed within the room.
What happened next blew my mind.
Above me stood a form that would only appear in a world of fantasy. A knight clad in white stood above me, but the peculiar look of it was different than your usual medieval knight; it had a more technology based design to it yet it looked so alive and natural. Its helmet looked like something that would belong to a mecha from an anime; two blue streaks that appear to be his eyes and what seemed like no mouth while the rest was way too intricate to describe. Both of his hands were resting on the hilt of two blades that were sheathed at his sides, he was in a position as though at a moment's notice he would cut down anything in his path but held a stern and collective aura around itself.
I was in awe.
This massive being before me was something that I'd never been able to conjure up even in my wildest dreams, but even though I say that it seems so familiar to me...
Why is that?
In my mind a voice had echoed through, it was leaving a nostalgic feeling and it felt welcoming.
Thou Art I, and I Am Thou...
From the Sea of Thine Soul I have Been Brought forth...
I Am Ace, The Knight of Light
Let Me Be Your Sword and Shield...
The creature was somewhat stunned, but it seemed to disregard that and continue its mad rush at me. This time I won't run away, I'm going to take you on whatever you are.
As it came it immediately swung one of its fists towards me. At that moment Ace had pulled out both his blades and used them to block the blow for me. The recoil sent both of them back, now it was my turn to counter attack or at least Ace's. On cue Ace had charged forth with his blades at his hands, his speed was incredible compared to that shabby big fisted freak. It had no time to react as a single slash had dismembered one of its arms. It writhed in agony and in pain when it let out a soul shattering shriek, my ears felt like they were going to shatter. The limb had fallen to the floor and had then disappeared into nothingness.
YEAH!
HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT YOU SICK B$!**!
The thing must of somehow heard my insult even though we all know that's not possible, and it seemed beyond piss.
"IIIiiiIiI WwwwwWiIiIiill KILllllll YOOOoou!"
Enough already! Your voice is so frigging annoying, and can't you speak properly? You sound like some ass-a-nine idiot with a demented lisp. And what the f*** are you going to do anyway? You don't have an arm, and I'm aiming to take out that other one. So...
Is it just me or is it getting hotter in here?
Suddenly I'm seeing a giant flaming ball starting to form from the thing's face, and yes I'm not imagining things. It is a giant fireball that looks intensely hot, and very very painful. I didn't even notice when it decided to shoot the thing directly at my face.
I tried to dodge, but my body was somewhat rooted in place; I guess even though I can't feel it I'm probably still in a lot of pain. Damn it! How the f*** am I going to dodge a frigging fireball? It's a fireball! I shielded myself from the impact, only to feel nothing. I look up to see Ace had taken the blow for me. And while he did take it I felt a sharp burning sensation in my chest, guess he was right about how I'm him and he's me... Gotta be more careful about these things.
Oh well, the guys open! I'm going to let him have it! He's really starting to piss me off, trying to kill me... Who the hell is going to get away with that? ATTACK!
Ace charged into another strike, but before he could attack another fireball was fired out of nowhere. When it struck him in the chest it caused him to back off. Where did that come from? He goes in for another strike...
Only to be blasted away by another attack, namely a friggin fireball. I'm starting to really feel the damage, my skin feels like it's going to melt of my body and I'm sweating bullets. Okay, just gotta try again. Quickly recovering from the blow, Ace dashed in to land another strike; only to fail as a wall flame had collided into him before he could reach the b$!d. I felt the heat as the pain intensified throughout my body, I felt myself drop to the ground on one knee. I'm losing all the power in my body, that burst of energy from before was fading away and slowly I felt the pain from before as it started to flood my body. No good, at this rate I'm going to drop dead before that thing will pummel me to death. Is this it?
I look up to see Ace, he looked worse than me with scorch marks painting his pure white armor. Even with this power before me, am I going to die? Am I that worthless?
...
"GggGgGGiiive IIiiiiIt Uuuuppp, IiIiIiii willlllll kKkkiIIllll YYou now!"
... Okay, now I'm pissed off.
I don't care if you're more powerful than me, I will beat you until you're a puddle of f***ing goo. I don't care if I die right here right now, I'm going to take you with me. Taking a deep breath, I stood up with the last of my strength. I'm going to go through with this with all I've got left, sensing my determination Ace readied himself up as he did before. He's a part of me I guess, if I don't put my all how could he? In all honesty, I would really like to have planned out my course of action better. But then again if I did, I'd probably be roasting myself well-done. So my plan was plain and simple...
CHARGE!
I sprinted so that I could beat the $#!t out of that bastard. Ace was with me and I knew I could do this.
"YyYooouUr annnnNNoOOoyiing!"
Yeah? Well I could say the same thing to you!
There was fire just about anywhere and everywhere around us, the entire room was set ablaze. Heck, I think I was on fire too; and damn does it burn. I guess I could check being set on fire from my bucket list. GOD DAMN THAT'S HOT!
Despite that I still wanna smash this guy good, so I kept my mad dash. Looks like he didn't want me close since he started swinging that ball of his around, he made his arm extend to give him more range (If that was even possible...). I couldn't get close enough unless I wanted to smash every bone in my body in the process, damn it! My vision is starting to fade and instead of feeling pain I feel incredibly numb, that is definitely not a good sign. What the hell am I going to friggin do!
I'm not sure if I thought of it at first but Ace responded to my inner frustration by slicing the ball in half before he was about to get struck by it. The annoying black thing retracted back his arm in pain as he wailed that soul shattering screech. I swear my ears were bleeding from that, I might as well have gone deaf. I saw my chance swooped in and landed one uppercut straight into his creepy mask, and I felt it crack around my fingers; oh man that felt too good to be normal.
I FINALLY HIT YOU, YOU F*****G FREAK! HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT $#!T!
That mask was crumbling and held no expression in place, but its hollow eyes told me a thousand things.
It wasn't over...
That was the last thing I could do, I barely had enough power to stand up and my adrenaline levels were starting to crash on me at such a horrible time. I collapsed to the floor, my breathing started to become heavy and rushed, probably the smoke from all the fire is starting to suffocate me; I could barely breathe at all and my chest felt like there were cinder blocks on it. I'll admit the punch felt satisfying and all, but effectiveness was at 0. There was nothing I could do anymore but watch as I slowly burn to death or get pummeled into oblivion; I'm not sure what's better...
Master...
And that voice again... Was it Ace? Damn it! I'm not sure what to think anymore...
You have done well...
Have I? I don't think that, if anything you were the driving force in this fight. I was probably a hindrance anyway, I barely did anything to it.
Don't think of yourself like that... You have done more than enough.
Huh?
I will finish it
I wasn't sure what happened next, all I could recall seeing before blacking out was a bright light and a familiar shriek that faded away along with my consciousness when I hit the floor. Oh! But I do remember seeing a familiar face rush up to me...
"Welcome my dear guest..."
I jerked myself awake as soon as I had heard those words. I couldn't smell the stifling smoke, and the numbness of my body as well as the pain vanished. I took in my surroundings seeing only the colour Velvet all around me, and the familiar setting of a library. I've seen all this before, it was just too familiar and strange to forget a place like this; The Velvet Room. I was sitting in the same chair, the same table in front of me, and Igor was in the same place from across the table. Although this time it was different, this time he had two very young and very fine looking ladies at each of his sides. They were very good looking and were dressed in attire that felt like it was supposed to be for a servant; all formal like and all but like the room their clothes were coloured velvet. They seemed pretty normal aside from the pale white skin and sharp golden eyes, and honestly I'm the last person to judge. Of course Igor was more or less the center of attention anyway, with the way he looks he is already really creepy and would get your attention even if you were blind. His smirk which was partially hidden with his abnormally large nasal was giving chills down my spine. I'm pretty sure any sane person would run if they had met this man, not saying that I'm insane but I tend to think that way more often which makes me very questionable.
"I see that you seem to be in a state of bewilderment about your current standing, rest assured that you are no longer in any danger you are merely asleep in the real world and have come here on your own volition."
Ok, well I'm not sure if I really wanted to come here or not but since I'm already here I might as well listen to what you got to say.
"For now I would like to explain to you some things that I do believe you find questionable. First and foremost it seems that you have encountered the turning point in your destiny my dear guest; and might I add you did a magnificent job despite your circumstances. All while unlocking the potential to use the power of "Persona"."
... Persona?
"The look on your face suggests that you do not understand what a Persona is, do you?"
Wow, you're good. If only other people were like you, then people could understand me better. If only...
Anyway, off topic. This "Persona"...
"A Persona is a manifestation of one's psyche given form. Think of it as a mask you use to protect yourself from the hardships of life."
A mask?
This is making no sense to me, well bit by bit am I taking all this in but I just can't quite seem to completely get it...
"F*** you, you freak!"
"Get the hell out of our school you monster!"
"Just drop dead you f***** demon!"
"Your just a d*****d asshole!"
"DIE!"
Maybe, just maybe I can understand what he meant by a masked used to protect one from the hardships of life...
And maybe it hits home a little too hard...
"It seems that Ace has heeded your calling, interesting indeed. Your power is much more different than all the others."
My power is different than all the others? Well having the ability to call a ten foot giant that has the ability to smite anyone I see fit is already different. Don't cha think?
"It is still weak..."
WEAK? How in hell is this weak! I don't know about your standards but they must be goddamn high if that's what you think weak is!
"But you have the chance to make it stronger. Your power is similar to the number zero; it is empty, but has limitless potential. Like a "Wild Card" if you will."
Hmm... Very philosophical. Not surprised when it's coming from you. But please, continue.
"I am very interested in where the power of your wild card will take you. And as such I shall help you nurture this power, my dear guest..."
The words you're saying don't match your tone, it is way too creepy. Not trying to be mean but I'd like to think Igor could probably give nightmares to little children.
"Ah, I have almost forgotten to introduce my assistants to you."
Wow. I'm amazed. How could you forget those two ladies at both your sides? That's just... Wow...
Igor, regardless if he did read my mind or expression, raised his left hand gesturing to the lady on the left.
"This is Margaret, she will help guide you through your journey."
"I am pleased to meet you. My name is Margaret and I hope to assist you in your journey."
She had long whitish blond hair that was just a bit ruffled, while she had passive yet sharp golden eyes. There was this aura around her, a feeling of maturity could be seen from her stern expression but I could also feel a strong sense responsibility like I could depend on her. It's strange but that's the vibe I'm getting from her, unlike most people that you think you could depend it was different then her. I'm not sure how to put it into words, and I can say a lot about a person (Usually faults, but I can see people's good points; just not most of the time...).
Igor then gestured to the woman on his right.
"And this is Alexis, she too will assist you on your journey."
"I am very pleased to meet you. My name is Alexis and I too hope to assist you on your journey."
She too was similar to Margaret as her hair had resembled hers excluding the fact that her hair runs down her back, her eyes were the same sharp gold as Margaret. But what she could not resemble was the same air around her. She felt as dependable as Margaret but there's this lingering feeling that just isn't quite the same, it sort of like the feeling I get when I hang around Minako...
But that can't be right...
Igor turned to me once again with that oh so petrifying smile of his. There are so many things wrong with that I can't even...
"There are probably many questions that you have. Alas, there is not enough time. Hold onto those questions, for you shall answer them yourself when the time comes."
...
Wait, what?
You're not leaving me hanging again are you? IGOR!
"You will have many trials and challenges ahead of you, and from them you shall grow stronger. You will find your answers in due time. Take this key with you. Until we meet again..."
Wait! What! I don't f***ing understand any of this $#!t! Trials? Challenges? Where'd this key come from? WHAT THE F**K! WHAT Do Yoou mea...
I started to feel incredibly tired, my eyelids were going to give out on me and I could only fall into a slumber. This... Is...
...
Damn it Igor!
I jerked myself awake, expecting to see the colour Velvet all around, instead my eyes are met with lots and lots of white. I find myself currently lying on a bed connected to an IV bag, and from that I can assure myself that I am in a hospital. I for one don't like hospitals, the smell of disease and sickness linger in the air; not to mention that when you're in a hospital it means you get hurt badly, and that results in paying large sums of money to get better. If you still don't quite get it let me do it like this:
I DON'T LIKE TO PAY MONEY!
Okay, think Hikaru think. Is there any way to escape before they bring the medical bill? I think I could jump out the window and run from there; ah, but unless this is higher than the 6th floor I might get hurt if it was lower then maybe...
Oh but I'll be running around town in this hospital gown I'm in. Hmm...
Should I threaten the doctor or nurse? Actually they may just raise the bill, or I might get arrested again...
...
Wait, wasn't I arrested? Oh yeah, I remember now. I was arrested but then there was that f*****g baller with a mask and fireballs. So, after all that I wonder what the hell happened. Oh well, I could already think of the scenario. I was totally beat up in a burning room, I'm pretty sure eventually someone would save me. I mean I was in a police station, how would I not get some help.
Bah! It doesn't matter anymore, I'm in the hospital and until they start asking for money I'll enjoy my stay here. It's sometimes better than lying on a bench anyway. Now where's my iPhone?
...
I swear to mother f*****g God, if I lost that...
Before I could quietly swear in my head, the door opened up and I saw Officer Sanada standing there. He looked a lot better than what I remembered after the explosion. Even though he came to visit me he still wore the same attire he does when he works. That just makes me wonder; do you have anything else to where? Or do you just like the uniform?
"Oh, Hikaru you're awake. I just wanted to check up on you. Looks like you're getting better!"
Ummm... Yeah, sure we'll go with that no problem. Now, what to do, what to do... Gotta find that iPhone...
"You've been out for two weeks, but with injuries like that it should have taken you years to recover."
...
Now that I think about it...
How the f**k does that even work? I'm lucky that I'm still here, most people would be dead; and honest to God I wouldn't mind that. It's better than what I got now, I mean so much $#!t happened to me in one day like getting arrested and all...
Wait...
Officer Sanada is here, I was suspected of murder, I am in police custody...
Am I still under arrest? Oh dear God! I have so much I have to deal with right now, the last thing I need is to be arrested for something as serious as murder which I obviously didn't commit. Dammit Officer Sanada! I like you! Respect you! But goddammit, if you arrest me...
"Lucky for you I guess, it's not every day that you awaken to the power of Persona..."
I swear to God I will hu...
Rewind that again, did I just hear you say "Persona"? That can't be right, how the hell do you know about Persona? I'm totally confused, right now I feel like I've been played by a friggin author that's dictating my actions just to put me on the spot. Good thing that's not it and its just pure coincidence it turned out this way; cause if it is I would feel like a complete and utter idiot.
"You must be confused, I can understand why. You have to be wondering how I know all this, well believe me or not I have a Persona too."
You gotta be f*****g kidding me...
Sanada, you have a Persona; what the hell do you not have? This is just f*****g ridiculous...
"I'll answer any of your questions later; I don't think it's the appropriate time to tell you right now. You still have to recover some more, and just accept what's happening to you to. Besides I'm pretty sure there are some things you have to do anyway."
Wait, no, why not now? Why can't you just tell me everything now? I have absolutely nothing to do at the moment. Why is it that it always ends up this way?
Sanada pulled up a chair and sat next to my bed, it was obvious that he was not done talking and had some things he still wanted to say to me. With that look on his face it seemed pretty serious.
"Well, other than that I did bring some good news. One you're off the hook; I finally got you off the suspect list."
What the...?
So I'm not a criminal anymore? AWESOME! Well that's one thing I don't have to worry about anymore. Thank you soooooooo much Sanada!
"Two, because of your "remarkable" recovery you're going to get discharged today."
Really? I don't have to stay in this stupid hospital anymore? OH YEAH! Thank you so much Sanada!
"Three, don't worry about the medical bill I have you covered there too."
Oh man when will you stop giving me all this amazing news? I mean not to be a downer or anything but I feel like after all that good stuff happening to me something awful is gonna happen. I'm not sure why but it's a gut feeling, and I don't know why. Maybe it's too good to be true?
"And finally I'll be bringing you home, I have no idea where you live and I always wanted to talk to your parents..."
Oh, you're giving me a ride home that's swee...
Wait, what?
"Minako is here too, she's been worried sick about you this whole time. She almost never left your side and said that she wanted to take care of you till you got better. So I told her that I'd bring her with us when we drop you home. Apparently she said she's never been to your home before, so she's really excited..."
...
This isn't happening right? I mean... That is to say... What I'm trying to say... I really mean...
This is bad...
I'm pretty sure you get where this is going. If not here's the rundown:
I hid the fact that I'm an orphan and homeless for the more obvious reasons. I've done this for so long that I'm fine with it, but I can't say the same for the rest of the world. If people start to find out my somewhat ordinary life is going to go down the toilet.
I'll probably get kicked out of school.
I'll most likely get fired from all my jobs.
I probably will get sent to some sort of orphanage because of me being under aged.
And whole bunch of other $#!t that would take forever to list (Actually I really don't want to take the time to think all of it through...). The life I built up till now is going to get f****d up the $$!
"I just have to fill out some paper work now that you're awake, Minako is waiting in my car since she also came to visit. I told her to wait since I wanted to see if you were okay first. We really shouldn't keep her waiting."
He stood from his seat and started to leave the room. Things were going through my mind and I didn't like any of it one bit.
WHAT THE F**K DO I DO NOW!
To be Continued...
Author's Note: This is probably a bad place to end off, but that's fine. I'm the author and that makes me God over Hikaru's life.
Minako: But wouldn't you be a cruel God? You had all this stuff happen to him…
Yes but that's intentional.
Minako: But-But…
Come here and let me tell you something I'll know you'll like.
*Whisper, Whisper…*
Minako: !
Yeah, that might happen if I get enough reviews
Minako: READ AND REVIEW! So that me and Hikaru…
SHHHH! No spoilers from you!
Minako: *Whimper…*