First of all... Persona 4 mayonaka arena and ultimax didn't happen, but Labrys will appear anyway. That's because i don't see it as a secuel for the series and i feel it really forced at some points. Sorry but is my opinion, i don't hate the game but you know what i mean.
Second... I don't know if the characters from Persona 5 will appear at all. Maybe the will, i have to wait for the game to come out and play it...
Third... Dancing all night, NEVER HAPPEN! NEVER! (sorry, i didn't like it at all)
Fourth... It will take a while for me to publish chapters, maybe one or two for month. That Depends of what's happening in my life so far.
Fifth... I got addict to Dragon Age... i need help!
Chapter 5: Unknown Enemy
It's been almost a week since the Dark Hour came back and the members of SEES and part of the investigation team gather in the staff room of a hospital own by the Kirijo Group. There they could talk and see Akane's condition, Minako wasn't there she was in Akane's room. Mitsuru was the first to talk. In the room were Junpei, Yukari, Fuuka, Akihiko and Ken from SEES and from the investigation Group were Yosuke, Chie, Naoto, Kanji and Teddie. Rise couldn´t make it in time because she's in her own TV show so her time was limited, Yu is coming from Inaba but the train delay; he's coming with Marie and Yukiko. Aegis and Labrys are in Yakushima, they will arrive tonight.
"Alright... we'll start now, when Narukami, Amagi and Marie arrive we´ll tell them what do we disscuss here" Said Mitsuru and everyone nod "First of all, the Dark Hour... What do we know? Why is it back?" Junpei raise his hand
"Well... according to Minako, the seal is okay but there isn´t a way for us to actually check it out"
"Exactly, there isn´t a problem with the seal and if there is one i highly doubt that could bring the Dark Hour" Said Naoto "As far as i know and what you tell me, the seal prevent Nyx to reach the world and Erebus to call for Nyx. The returning of the Dark Hour has to be the Colateral Damage from something else"
"Colateral damage?" Asked Ken "Do you think that something happen but it was a coincidence?"
"Maybe... Marie may know something, she told me a lot of thing about the Gods, Shadows, Personas and the Sea of souls. Nyx isn´t the only God that threat the Humankind, Izanami was other and before that there was others. For the moment i dare to say that we are blind... and if we go to tartarus that will be a waste of our time"
"Waste or not, we can´t sit down and wait for whatever is out there to surprise us like before. We were lucky" Said Akihiko
"... Still, there´s something that intrigue me" Said Naoto
"What?"
"Akane... You said that she have a red aura around her?"
"Yes, normally when we summon a persona they are surrounded by a blue aura. Her first persona have it but the second one was red" Said Mitsuru
"Mmmm i remember when we fight Adachi in the TV World, his aura was Red... and the shadows aura is red too"
"So you are saying that she have a Shadow inside her?" Chie asked. The investigation group didn´t know who´s Akane father. They know about Ryoji being a shadow and a part of Nyx but nothing more.
"Actually" Said Mitsuru "You need to know something about Akane"
"Wait, they don´t know!?" Junpei Asked
"No, me and Mitsuru agreed that it was best for them to not know about it" Said Akihiko
"To not know what?" Kanji asked
"Ryoji is Akane´s father" Said Mitsuru and everyone in the investigation group were quiet, except for Chie and Teddie
"What?! She is the daughter of a Shadow? Is that even possible?!"
"Akane is proof of that. When she born, we made several studies on her and we didn't found something wrong with her. She was a normal human being, i think that the second Persona that came out of her... it could be linked. It was like Makoto when he first summon his persona. Another Persona have appear inside Orpheus, that was the shadow of Death inside him taking the form of a Persona" Mitsuru said
"... Well, that make senses. So she is half Shadow, not only that. She's the daughter of the Shadow of Death. That could explain why that Shadow was chasing after her" Said Naoto
"Still, we don´t know anything at all. Why the Dark Hour come back? Why Tartarus still there? Who's behind this?" Said Kanji "The fact that Akane is half Shadow could mean something but we need more evidence... in the Meantime we need to kick some shadow ass!" He scream and everyone look at him
"Kanji..." Naoto try to calm her husband
"Alright, we need to wait for the others to arrive. Meanwhile, i need someone to tell this to Minako" Said Mitsuru
"I´ll go" Ken offer himself
"Good, she´s on Akane´s room"
Minako was watching her daughter sleeping, it was like a Deja vu... Makoto went through this too. When he summon his Personas for the first time, he collapse and sleep for a whole week. She was scare, all this was new to her in that moment and she didn't want to be part of it but eventually she accept it and take part of the expeditions to Tartarus. Makoto was the leader and when he couldn't go she take the lead for him. She miss him so much, she wish he was here for her. Minako didn't notices it but she was crying, she didn't stop, she let it all out. She was scare of the future, what if Akane end up like Makoto? or worst... She won't let that happen.
"Minako" Ken call her from the other side of the room "Can i come in?"
"Yes" Ken enter the room and take a sit next to her
"... I hope Akane wake up soon"
"Me too"
"Listen... we've been talking and..."
"What?"
"We don't know what´s going on and some think that is linked to Akane... you know why"
"(sigh) Of course i know... We need answers and fast, who knows when the shadows will attack again. That shadow attack us and the moon wasn't full yet"
"This week went without any incident but we can't rest"
"You're right... I-" Minako went silent, Akane was starting to wake up.
Yu Narukami was in the train watching at the window. He didn't expect this to happen, not now at least. After the Murder case in Inaba he go back home but that didn't last much, he come back to Inaba months later not to visit his friends, but to stay. Eventually some of his friends leave Inaba but they still come back, like Yosuke and Chie. They live in Iwatodai, it´s not so far from Inaba so it´s okay.
Rise live in Tokyo now, she have her own TV show. Naoto stay in Inaba with Kanji and eventually they get married, of course it took a while for Kanji to confess, in the end Yu help him. Teddie stay too... but he lives with him. Beside Teddie there's someone else living with him, Marie. After a couple of years dating her he decided to marry her, she accept and now they live in Inaba with an annoying Shadow and their 5 years daughter, Naomi. Yukiko stay in Inaba too, she take care of the inn. She didn't get married but she have been seeing someone, she doesn't talk much about him but she said that he's a nice guy... for the moment.
"Yu, what do you think about this?" Marie ask. She was worried about this situation, thinks could easily get out of hand.
"I don't know. The Dark Hour is back and the shadows too. This will get out of hands at any moment"
"You are right but we´ll take care of it, like we always do" Said Yukiko with a smile
"Let's hope so, Yukiko" Said Yu. He look at his daughter sleeping and smile at her "Let's hope so"
In a dark room, there was two men discussing about something. Their face couldn't by seeing, they were hidding it behind mask, their mask have a roman number on it. The men who have the mask with the number XVI punch the other with the number I and yell at him.
"What the fuck wrong with you!? We told you not to send the shadow that day!" The man with the number I stand up
"It was necesary... We need to know how strong is she... and now we know it"
"That shadow was one of our strongest! And she destroy it without much effort!" XVI scream at I
"...Calm down, Tower" Another man approach, his mask have the number XXI on it
"World... The fuck do you want!? Magician screw up! I want him out!"
"He do as he was told" World said to Tower
"Yeah!? Who told him to send the fucking shadow, huh!?" Tower was about to lose it, his short temper didn't let him think straight
"I did..." Another man appear in the room, his mask have the number 0
"... Jester" Tower and the other mens bow before him "Why are you here?" Tower ask
"To discuss our next plan... World, the Dark Hour will continue as we plan it?"
"It was difficult to do it but it'll do... We think that will last for at least 6 months. We are trying to expand the time"
"Perfect, that would be enough... for now. And you magician, you did well. The last thing we need is for Akane to destroy us in one blow, sending one of our strongest shadow was a good move" Said Jester to Magician, Tower wasn't happy for that compliment "We'll keep testing her strength, Tower contact with Hunger and ask for her help. We need more shadows... powerful ones"
"Jester... I don't trust in Hunger. The fact that she can use a persona and not a shadow... " Said Tower
"She was choose by our lord... do as i say. Question me, is to question HIM!" Jester yell at Tower.
"... Yes, sir. Right away" Tower get out of the room
"Now... World, i need you to spy on her. We need to see her evolution, her Special Wild Card... and her Shadow"
"I take care of it" World bow to Jester and leave
"Magician... you are free to go too but before that" Jester give a piece of paper to Magician "I want you to deliver this to Death. It's important"
"Does she still there?" Magician ask
"Not only she still there... She won't go anywhere"
"I'll do as you told me, sir" Magician bow too and leave. Jester was alone now
"Soon... my lord" Jester smile viciously "Soon, Akane will be yours... and nobody else"
"Akane!" Minako was right at her side. Akane open her eyes and slowly get up, she look at her surrounding then at her mother. The first thing she say wasn't what Minako was expecting...
"... Can i eat outside? I hate hospital's food" Akane said and Ken laugh
"Who doesn't, Akane. I end up asking Akihiko to bring me food when i was hospitilaze here"
"Hehe... I don't feel really good" Akane said while grabing her head "It's like a train run over me like a hundred of times"
"I'll bring you some pills, sweety" Said Minako
"Hehe... Don't call like that" Akane smile
"Nonesense, you love it when i call you sweety" Minako said and leave the room to bring her medicine, Akane was alone with Ken now...
"Amada-san... Does that really happen?" Akane ask, she don't know if Ken actually knows what happen but she need to know
"About those creatures? Yes..."
"I see... so you knew too"
"Yes, i knew about them since i was in elementary school" He said
"Woah... It must have been weird to you. It's weird to me now"
"Tell me about it. I was the only kid in a group of teenagers... we also have a dog. That was also weird"
"A dog? It's hard to believe you now" Akane laugh a little, her head hurts a lot "Excuse me... but could you leave me alone for a while, my head is a mess now"
"Okay, if you need something just press that button to call the nurse. Your mother will come soon" Ken leave, as soon he do Akane grab her head in pain. She feel like her head was about to explode.
"Dammit! What's happening to me!? STOP IT!" The pain go away immediatly, Akane was confuse. This wasn't normal at all... "What was that...?"