Hey all! For anyone interested, here's a link to my brothers Deviant art page, where you can find Morpheus' image. ( art/Morpheus-543010602) Just a little tidbit; Morpheus is the Greek God of Dreams, so his robe's color significance is shared with the color scheme of The Velvet Room. He's a custom Persona for Souji, and I've delegated him to the Fool Arcana to avoid having "Social Link" issues (as in, the twins won't have different arcana's for their main Persona, meaning the Social links will be assumed to move forward similarly as in the game.) So, without further ado, here's chapter 6 of Twin Destinies!

Souji's eyes grew wide; he felt a chill go up his spine as he turned around to check on the person he'd come to call friend over the past three days. Yu looked down, silently cursing as he clenched and unclenched his hands, concern and anger plastered over his face.

"Oh my god, Yosuke…I'm so sorry…." Chie whispered, reaching out to comfort Yosuke, but the boy shook her off, turning around and storming off. Souji shook his head, trying to return his thoughts to some semblance of normality.

The principal had called for a school assembly, and the students had obeyed, confused looks on some, excited looks on others; assemblies almost never happened, thus this was bound to be good. Unfortunately, the news was proven to be less than good; Saki Konichi had passed away. Students were buzzing quietly amongst themselves, grief on the faces of all who had known her.

"She died the same way as that announcer, right? That's so creepy…" said a student who had heard the news beforehand, but she quickly quieted down after seeing the harsh gaze Yu Narukami sent her way.

Souji looked at Chie, whose eyes were watering. "Let's go find Yosuke." he said quietly, holding Chie around her shoulders as he led her out of the assembly room and down the first floor hallway, Yu following behind them, quietly daring anyone to comment as they passed.

They found Yosuke by the stairs, looking out one of the windows at the rain falling outside. "Yosuke…" Souji said quietly, drawing his attention. Yosuke looked towards the direction he had heard his voice, and nodded, not noticing Chie's face until they got closer.

"Chie, are you alright?" he asked, noticing her eyes had gone red.

"Wha-"she started to ask, then shook her head. "I'm fine; I just…stubbed my toe." she responded, averting her eyes from Yosuke's. Yosuke grunted, staying quiet for a few moments, then turned to face the group.

"Hey…did you guys check out the T.V last night? Something was bothering me, so I watched it again. I think the girl on the screen…was Saki-senpai." Yosuke grimaced. "Senpai looked like she was writhing in pain…and then…she disappeared from the screen." Yosuke then continued on, describing how he felt that the death of Saki and the death of Mayumi Yamano were related. "That Yamano lady…might've been on that midnight channel before she died." Yosuke said, looking down.

"Are you saying…that people who appear on that channel…die?" Souji asked, trying to make sense of the situation. He felt Chie tense next to him.

"I'm not sure, but I can't just dismiss it as coincidence." Yosuke said. "What do you two think?" he asked, looking at the twins. Yu looked down in thought, thinking about the world in the T.V.

Souji nodded, a thoughtful look appearing on his face. "You may be right…" he murmured, and Yosuke nodded.

"I'm thinking about going back in. I need to find out for myself."

Chie spoke up timidly, an unusual occurrence for her. "Yosuke…don't do this…we should just leave this to the police…" she said, but Yosuke shook his head, annoyance clear in his tone.

"We can't rely on the police. They haven't made any progress in that announcer's death. If I'm completely off-base with this, that's fine! I just…need to know why Senpai had to die like this."

Chie looked at her friend, her face a mix of emotion. "Yosuke…" she murmured, but the boy was already talking and couldn't hear her.

"I need your help, guys." he said, looking at the twins. They silverettes nodded, intent on helping their friend anyway they could. "I'm gonna go ahead to Junes and get ready. Meet me there." he said, and walked off.

After he was out of earshot, Chie spoke up. "I…kinda understand how he feels." She said, voice trembling. "But…" Chie exploded. "We can't be sure we'll be able to get out of there safely! That idiot! Doesn't he see that?! Why does he have to be so… so…so stupid?!" Chie stomped her foot, tears flowing as she shuddered and hiccupped. Yu was taken aback, and Souji grinned in spite of himself.

"Don't worry, Chie. We'll be there for him inside that place." Souji said, placing a comforting hand on her shoulder. "Let's get going. All of us." he said, and led the way out of the door, and towards Junes.

"Chie's gonna be pissed." Yu said as the group noticed their lifeline had been broken.

Yosuke shook his head, and looked at the bear. "You better let us out once we're done investigating here!" he demanded, causing the bear to get upset.

They had gone to Junes, and Yosuke had shown up with a golf club and a rope. Tying the rope around his waist, he handed the other end to Chie. "If something goes wrong, you're gonna have to pull us out." he'd said, and handed the club to Yu.

"Sorry, Souji, but that's all I could find." He looked towards the boy apologetically, but Souji waved off the concern.

"It's fine, man. If it comes down to it, I can brawl bit." he said, giving the teen a small grin. They stepped into the T.V shortly afterwards, and had met up with the bear from before, exactly in the same place they had arrived at last time.

A shout of surprise drew Souji's attention, and he saw what he thought was the bear's body shuffling around, headless. "What the hell?!" he yelped, eyes wide as he looked at Yu. Yu turned to face his brother, a panicked look on his face as he shrugged, mouth struggling to find something to say, but failing. The body found its head, and shoved it back on.

"What are you?!" Yosuke shouted, but the bear took on a sorrowful expression.

"I…I don't know what I am. I just live here. I want to live here peacefully." it said. The bear looked at the boys. "I want you to find the real guy who's throwing people in here. You have to promise. Otherwise, I'm not gonna let you guys out of here." Yosuke swore, and the bear began to whimper, breaking down and crying as he expressed his fear.

"What should we do?" Yosuke asked, turning to the twins. Yu looked at his brother, deferring the question to him instead. Souji sighed, admitting defeat before the battle could begin. With Yu, there were just some things that you just shouldn't do.

"I promise, we'll find out who's behind this. I want to know the truth, as well." he said, a kind look in his eyes as he looked at the bear.

"We might as well introduce ourselves." Yu piped up. "I'm Yu Narukami. That's Souji Seta, and the brunette's name is Yosuke Hanamura." The trio nodded at the bear, confirming the truth of that statement. "You got a name?" Yosuke asked, looking at the bear.

"…Teddie." It said, all signs of sadness gone.

"Teddie, huh? Figures." Yosuke quipped. Teddie offered to take the group to the place where "the last person came in", and the group happily accepted, letting Teddie lead the way.

They were standing in a twisted-looking version of the Central Shopping District, in front of the Konishi Liquor Store. Two figures were exiting the store, appearing spherical in shape. The two spherical creatures advanced out of the liquor store, long tongues and blunt teeth showing as their mouths were held open. Yosuke shuffled back, tripping and falling out of fear. The twins took a step back, and Teddie cowered next to them. "Oh, crap!" Yosuke yelled, trying to shield himself as the figures advanced. A ringing started growing in the twins' heads, and a voice began to speak.

"I art Thou; Thou art I. The time has come. Open Thine eyes, and call forth what is within!" The voice resonated in the twins' heads, louder than ever before. As it ended, they looked down, a single card in each boys hand. It had a mask, the left half colored black, the right colored white. Flipping it over, they saw simply a black face, no image on it. The card began to glow, and they silverettes smiled manically, unaware that they were doing so.

"Per…" Yu whispered, almost as if in a trance.

"…So…" whispered Souji, and the cards grew brighter.

"Na!"

The twins spoke in unison, and their hands became awash in a blue flame as they unconsciously "crushed" the cards, spreading the flame to envelop them in its aura. They let out a guttural scream as power flew through them, filling their bodies. The aura began to dissipate, taking on corporeal forms.

Behind and above Yu stood a tall figure, wearing a black jacket with red accents, its face covered in a metal mask, and a sort of metal bandana wrapped around its head. The large sword it hefted was bandaged at the hilt, the blade itself long and keen. Its eyes glowed yellow, and it gazed down at the spherical figures as they cowered back in fear.

Behind Souji, another figure loomed, different from Yu's. Its head was armored in a silver helmet, with armored horns extending from it. Gold accents played across the helmet. A stylized golden zero crested the figures forehead, and the eye slot appeared black, no light coming from within. The mouthpiece appeared as two triangles; overall, the helmet appeared symbolic of something hopeful, but at the same time, a nightmare. The most striking feature, however, was not the figures head. In contrast to the beings visage, the robe it wore stood out. It extended down to the figures feet, clasped just below the shoulders by a clasp that looked like the back of the card Souji and Yu had just been holding. It was colored blue, but the color appeared to change its shading continually the longer one looked at it, never deciding on one solid color. Gold accents ran along it, the edges being solid gold lines, while vine shaped accents ran along the open space on the robes front. The Robe separated towards the waistline, as if the figure was covering its arms from sight. What could be seen underneath appeared humanoid; a black cloth covering the beings midriff, a silver belt with the same image as the clasp adorning it, and black pants billowing slightly, having just enough excess cloth to allow it to do so. Pointed metal greaves appeared from under the pants, and the clawed tips of a metal gauntlet could be seen as the robe flowed back and forth. To staves adorned the figures back; one black, the other white, and the ends appeared to be dreamcatchers; the black one having stylized lightning as its interior, the white having petals.

Both figures towered over the assembly gathered, and the spherical figures began to inch forward, unsure of what they were facing. Suddenly, the twins moved. Yu ran forward, swinging his golf club at the nearest of the two creatures, the figure he had summoned following up with its sword, cleaving its target in twain. Souji flicked his wrist, and the air became frigid as his figures robe began to float up a bit. The second sphere-creature suddenly became encased in ice, and as Souji brought his fist down, his figure copied his motion, bringing its fist directly upon the creature, shattering the ice, and in so doing, the creature.

As the twins stood tall, breathing lightly from the exertion, they spoke a name, each unique. "Izanagi…" Yu murmured, looking at the powerful figure in front of him. It turned and nodded its head, acknowledging Yu.

"Morpheus…" Souji whispered, and his figure came to stand before him, arms crossed. The two figures disappeared, leaving the twins to gaze dumbfounded at the remains of their foes, which Teddie had called "Shadows", which were disappearing swiftly.

Teddie came running up, calling each twin "Sensei" as he did so, and Yosuke ran up as well, questioning the twins about what they'd just done, and excited gleam in his eye. After a few moments of elated questioning, the group settled down. "Let's continue the investigation!" Yosuke said, and the group headed into the liquor store.