AN: Welcome to another chapter everyone ! Enjoy ! Both of my Co-writers are not present so, I'm on my own for now. Please Enjoy the Chapter. :D
The day went by normally, he wouldn't expect much to happen at school except for the fact that his teachers forced him to join a club, participate in a committee, and a player for the sport group. There was no way out of this so he eventually decided to go with it. His first option for the club was to join the Music Club, he thought about joining a club that would be able him to do something he was aware of. By the end of the period he attended the introduction meeting. At the meeting of the said club, he expected to play an instrument placed around the club room, A elegantly placed acoustic piano was at the centre of the room, it immediately caught his attention. But, He was told today, the music club will be holding a traditional event. They called it Singing Tuesday. Every new and old member would, rather will sing in order to remain in the club. He was about to reconsider joining the music club, when they received Intel that there was no more spot open for any clubs. To his dismay, He was stuck with the Music Club. The committee was a hard one.Library or Clinic. He once thought of the Library it was quiet and he was surrounded by the number of books. A perfect place to pass the time when his on duty. But as he was about to consider, he found himself in a circle of squealing girls he has no idea where they came from.
He would disturb the Library with these girls hat kept on following him. He wanted to tell these girls to leave him alone, however something stopped him from doing so. It was rude and ungentle manly of him if he would force them to leave him alone.
Clinic it is then. Somehow the girls who followed him never came in that area. He figured it was maybe it was because of the Advisor. Next is the Sports team. Basket ball or Swimming.
He was a bit tad short to be in a basketball team. Shooting balls into a hope never was his specialty. That's Yu or Yosuke's thing. Swimming may provide his own relaxation. Being in the water and all. It might help his legs go stronger with strokes. He decided to go for swimming. However, he did not escape the squealing wrath of girls.
Back at the Dorm. Yu and Yosuke was already there. Both teens were forced to do the choosing. Yosuke spun the whole day by dodging the teachers. He did it so well that he heard that their adviser just written his name in some random club.
"I pity you ..." Yu said mockingly as he emptied his can of Mad Bull he bought from the vending machine placed at the 2nd floor.
"Who says I need your pity ?" Yosuke scoffed.
Yu was bribed to go, it's unbelievable really on how this teacher acts just to make their students do something for a school to attain their standards. Most of the time their teachers would strive casually from the lesson they were suppose to discuss then end up talking about their life.
Can't go to Tartorus today. Members too tired. Both of the seniors a out as well, it was forbidden for them to go to Tartorus without Mitsuru's super vision. Ah ! The Irony of it all. Minato laughed inwardly. He bid a quick note to the ones at the dorm. He left after that.
He wandered through the dark streets of Iwatodai. Among the people he glanced at he could not help but notice a number of people with some sort of sickness, moreover, much like a zombies he and his sister watched. While walking he felt the same presence following him. The exact same presence he felt during Tartorus. He glanced behind him, hands in his pocket. One eye covered by his hair. No one there.
He headed mindlessly to the shrine. Arching a bro he looked up Nagasaki Shrine he read. Climbing the steep stairs, despite the lack of light. Heading towards the wooden box, dropped a few change, sounded the bell. Clasp his hands together, closed his eyes, then a whisper a tear slipped from his eye.
Suddenly stoked by a flash of bright light that blinded him, followed by a vision of his sister with a silver haired teen. For what he can tell, she was smiling, wearing a Yukata. The place where she was, he guessed, was a festival. The teen was with her. Holding her hand, something inside him burned in rage. The silver head looked familiar. His the same guy that lives in the dorm ? .
He opened his eyes. And he was back at earth. That flash cost him a mild headache, his vision blurred his nose felt blocked. Like he was knocked off by the side of the head. The thumping sensation stayed for about a minute.
"have you regain ?" A voice appeared behind him. He spun eyes wide, Two female figure stood before him, dressed in blue. Their eyes glowed yellow, their hair was gray. The one from his right had long wavy locks gone 'till her shoulder, the other was shorter than her. She had short hair that grew no longer 'till her ear. She wears a top hat, blue as their dresses with a silver 'V' incrusted on the button. "Have you regain ?" The shorter one asked softly. Her eyes mesmerized at the sight of him. A look a person would give to another who seemed to be long lost but at last was found.
"I'm fine..." Minato assured. "Who are you..." The girl with short hair saddened. He felt uncomfortable at the moment. The taller one inched closer. "I am Margret, this is my younger sister Elizabeth... " Margret pointed. "You need to come with us." She said roughly.
Minato's eyes grew wide. Come with them ? Why would he ? Who are they ?. Are they the once who made the weird vision appear on his head ?. Margret insisted for him to come. He ignored it, he was about to walk away from them when Elizabeth spoke. "Don't you want to find your sister ?"
He stopped.
"If you want to see your sister again... come with us." Margret told him. Minato was having second thoughts about this. Why would he want to trust 2 strangers that appeared out of the blue ? And how did they know that he was looking for his sister ? how did they know he has a sister ? He turned to them, one eye glared at both. "How can I trust you ?".
Margret glared back. "We don't ask you too... We only want you to come with us."
"To where ?"
"To answers to you questions. It's a simple walk to the mall. " Margret walked forward Elizabeth following her. Leaving the thought to Minato. They stepped down the stairs, until they were out of his sight. Minato took a last debate as he watched where the girls descend the stairs. It's worth a shot. And so before long he followed. They reached the mall, proceeding to the back alley. Minato shot a questionable look at them. Elizabeth fidgeted. Somewhat disturbed for some reasons.
Margret produced a key from thin air. A gem placed at the centre, blue as their dresses. He wondered if these girls has an addiction to everything blue. Then he remembered. His hair was blue. Shaking the ridiculous thought of a blue glowing door appeared out of nowhere.
The door opened with a creek, placed inside was an elevator like room. Adorn with velvet blue furnishing and 4 doors two at each corner. It had no walls only doors that stood by itself. One covered with a mixture of blue-violet cloth. The other left exposed.
Two furniture and one centre table at the middle. He was seated on one of the soft velvet coloured sofa. He was surprised to find a man no taller than his waste in front of him, seated slouching in his place. He had a ridiculously long nose, bulging uneven eyes, and Minato can't seem to find his neck.
He felt un easy the two women who escorted her placed themselves into a triangular form. Margret from the left Elizabeth from the right end.
"Welcome to the velvet room." The man said. "My name is Igor... I am delighted to meet your acquaintance " Igor, now that's a familiar name. You would often hear this name in old horror movies involving mad-zombie-creating scientist or vampires. Slaves of Vampires or Slaves of Mad scientist. Yes that's right. But for some reason the name was other than the things he have thought.
"You are called upon here for a reason... recently our guest. " Igor motioned Margret to bring something. Margret went and to a door disappeared and came back again with a silver tray. She placed it gently on the centre table as if she was carrying fragile jewels. Appeared before him was a contract. As it said so ... the content held nothing more than a few words. At the bottom was a carefully written phrase. It seemed to be hand written with the most intriguing penmanship he had seen.
I chooseth this fate of mine own free will.
He continued to examine the brownish paper until he saw written that shocked him.
Minako Hamuko Arisato
Her sister's one and only name. What is this ? Where did he get this ? Did his sister sign this ? Is this a trick ? why would she sign something like this ? Where was he ? Did she know what was going on ? Time seemed to stop from where he was seated. His mind begun to flood with questions beyond his own. Igor noticed his distress and leaned back to his chair.
"Mr. Arisato you are a persona user are you not ?" Igor said.
"Yes... I am" Minato replied almost reluctantly.
"I am here to warn you... This contract is signed by your sister ... I suppose you have noticed that by now. " Minato still can't believe it, he was secretly denying the fact that he was in an elevator room surrounded by inhuman figures. "Please tell me this is a dream..." He sighed.
"Ah ! Do you want us to come to you in a dream ? You could have told my assistant sooner." Igor replied. Minato was confused and his head was still aching with thoughts about the mad man. He regained his composure by the time he opened his eyes. Elizabeth was holding a tray of water in front of him. He nodded a silent thanks and drank the cold water. "This will be fine thank you " Minato waved the statement and motioned for him to continue.
"As I was saying ... Your sister holds a very special kind of power. She knows it well enough to save myself from explaining again." Igor continued. Minato narrowed his eyes. Again ? what do you mean by again?
"The reason I called you is to tell you that. Your sister, Our guest is in great peril." Igor said flatly.
"Your sister." Margret spoke. "Holds a power too powerful to wield alone. Our Brother, Theodore. Is her servant for this. For some reason she refuses our assistance. A power like hers would only allow us. The Velvet residents, to let her gain access to this room. However, Our Brother, her servant went after her. "
"How about you three ... You are residents here why not open a door for her ?" Minato quizzed.
"She is not our master, only our guest. Besides, she left saying she won't need help from us." Igor said. Minato turned dark and worried of his younger sibling's wellbeing.
"What do you suggest I could do." Minato said. Ready to take on anything that might save her.
"Simple ... Bring her back before the time comes." Igor settled.
"What 'time' " Minato asked. He did not get the connection of the last part. Elizabeth saddened for some reasons. Why was she like that ?. "The time of demise, young boy. I would like to see your sister back before the demise ". Demise ? "What's this about a demise ? When will it come ?"
No one answered. He was about to ask again when, the clock behind Igor struck. "Oh My ! We have kept you here far enough... please keep this." Igor tossed Minato a key, he caught it without a problem, the key was the same as Margret's. "Until then, farewell"
