Persona Death in Star Night

Chapter 2

1999

Makoto Yuki is 7 years old and his parents are driving him back to the hotel after a long day at the Port Island beach. His parents and his sister are all singing along to a song that he finds obnoxious but is still enjoying all the time they are having together. Makoto is enjoying looking out the window seeing the moon rise up as it reflects itself along the beautiful water. All he can think about is how perfect everything is right now.

An explosion happened right in front of them right then and there everyone in the car screams as they head on collide with the oncoming car. The last words Makoto hears from his family are his sister asking "Is everything gonna be ok," and his father answering back " everything is alright." Then everything becomes bright for a moment as the car explodes.

Makoto is dazed from the explosion and crawls from under the car as he looks around he is shaken. As he is frozen, seeing his family dead lying over the pavement as it looked, his father was trying to protect his sister, and his mother in a spot where he assumes she was trying to protect him from, in the end getting her killed.

"Why…w-why me why. Why did I survive, and not them?" Cried the child as he still was holding on to his mother for any kind of answer. As the little boy is still crying over the loss of his family, another explosion happened where Makoto could only see what he could describe only as one word Death. It seemed to be fighting something or someone. The crying child mustered all his strength and willpower to see what was going on. He couldn't believe what he was seeing. The monster was fighting someone but he couldn't tell who it was. As the strange person almost defeated the monster another explosion happened right next to him nearly ending his life. As his eyes start to fade as all his strength is gone, he heard something right before he passed out.

"This might be risky but if it ends up saving this kid's life I gotta do it." What sounded like a lady spoke. "Hey kid everything is gonna be alright." As he falls into unconsciousness he hears one last thing: a scream. A scream he could only describe as the roar of death.

2009 4/7

Makoto is woken up shaken in sweat from the same nightmare he has every so often. "It's becoming more common that I'm having that damn nightmare." Makoto mumbles to himself as he wakes up he realizes he's been on the floor.

How long have I been here when did I fall out of bed? When have I ever fallen out of bed? Makoto questions himself.

Makoto hears some knocking. "Hey Makoto you alright? I heard you yell and then a thump. Are you feeling ok?" It was Yukari probably coming to show him the new school.

"Yeah I'm fine." He shouts back quickly getting his clothes on. I'll be out in a sec."

"Ok try to hurry up or we're gonna be late." Yukari answers back.

As Makoto is finishing putting on his clothes something falls out of its pocket. It was the blue key he was given. He stares at it for a moment recalling what he thought was a dream. The oddly long nosed old man and the weird girl standing next to him. He decided not to think about it much and put it back in his pocket and finally heads out the door with Yukari and heads to school.

The train ride was something Makoto felt like he could enjoy even though there were a lot of people. He could still enjoy the view of everything outside the window. Makoto couldn't help but stare at the ocean today. It felt relaxing looking at the sun shine over the ocean on a day as bright as it was, but as he was looking out the window that same dreadful pit came back. As the stomach cramp was happening Yukari seemed to notice Makoto wasn't feeling good. "Hey you feeling alright Makoto? Do you need to go see the nurse when we get to school?" Yukari moves closer to see if he's ok.

Makoto standing next to her default responds to her as he does in any scenario he doesn't want to be a part of such as conversing with her. "Yeah im feeling fine just getting used to the new area." which is half true the train ride and the new school there heading towards were all new things for him.

Yukari knows he's lying but wont give in any further as she feels the energy is not worth spending on for someone like him. As she also looks out the window she can now clearly see the high school there riding the train towards. "Hey Makoto, look there's the high school." Makoto looks up after resting his head on the window trying to find some comfort as the cramp is settling down. There it is a long, white 2 story building with a white fence around the whole thing.

Gekkoukan High School

"Alright, the Faculty Office is on the left. I have some business to attend to so I will see you later." Yukari says as she hurries up the stairs. Makoto heads down to the left hall until he sees the sign. Faculty Office.

As he heads in, a teacher in a red suit is shuffling through some files. As she is doing so she happens to notice Makoto entering the office. As she sees him she realizes it's the new kid that will be entering her class this year. "So you're the new student I take it?" Makoto only nods his head in confirmation. "Makoto Yuki , 11th grade correct?" Makoto yet again nods. The brunet teacher is looking through her notes and looking at their notes comes to the realization and findings that this child is alone.

No parents this kid has had such bad luck going around him that this is the only place willing to take him

"Ok Makoto, that's all I need from you today. I'm Ms. Toriumi. I teach Composition. Welcome to Gekkoukan." She says with a forced grin.

Makoto sighs at first. "Ok… Thanks."

"Alright, your class is in 2-F: that's my class. Before you head there, head to the auditorium for the Welcome Ceremony. Follow me when you're done."

As Makoto is sitting at his desk he starts to think about what happened last night. What was that strange room with that old man with the girl. Why were there coffins everywhere and no one seemed to notice it, and why when he got to the door; why was Yukari about to pull a fake gun on him as if it was real. As Makoto was thinking of the strange stuff he also was thinking of Mitsuru. A girl he couldn't get out of his head in all sense of his definition of the word she was beautiful. As he was thinking to himself his own thoughts got interrupted by someone.

"'Sup, dude!? How's it going" As Makoto turns his head, MAkoto sees a boy who clearly hasn't shaved in what seems like forever and a blue baseball cap.

"Who are you?" Makoto questions the obnoxious boy with irritation as Makoto has lost all train of thought.

"I'm Junpei Iori. Nice to meet ya" Makoto knew instinctively this guy was gonna be bothersome, overly friendly and talkative people were not his type. "I also transferred here back in the 8th grade so I know how tough it is bein' the new kid. To show my hospitality I wanted to say, "Hey." See what a nice guy I am!"

"You sure you're not just bothering him" The 2 boys turn their heads and see Yukari standing right next to what they would assume is her desk.

"Hey, it's Yuka-tan!" Junpai says with as much enthusiasm he can muster which annoys Makoto further. " I didn't think we'd be in the same class again.

Yukari sighs as she puts her hands on her hips and shakers her head at him. " At it again, huh? I swear, you'll talk to anyone if they'll listen." She gives another deep sigh in compilation in what to say. "Did you ever think you might be bothering someone?"

Junpai flails his arms as he's offended by the assumption even though Makoto really did want to be alone. "What? But, I was just bein' friendly."

"If you say so." She now turns her attention to Makoto. "Anyway, it looks like we're in the same homeroom."

"Looks like it." Makoto responds with a slight attitude that neither of them seemed to have registered.

Yukari gets a little closer to Makoto trying to make sure Junpei didn't hear her. "You didn't say anything to anyone about…you know what, did you? Makoto shakes his head confirming he did not, why would he in the first place most of the things that happened last night even if he told anyone would think he was insane. "But seriously… Don't say anything about last night, alright?

Junpai gasps as he overhears what she said. "L-L-last night!?" Junpai stutters.

Yukari flails her arms in front of her. "W-Wait a minute! Don't get the wrong idea! I just met him yesterday, and there's absolutely nothing between us! Yukari explains. As the 3 are talking someone opens the door.

"Takeba." Mitsuru is standing in between the doorway of their classroom. Makoto noticed and immediately turned his face to see the red head. The more he was staring the more he could feel his head starting to get hotter.

"Huh? Mitsuru, what is it?" Yukari seemed rather confused on why she was getting called by Mitsuru.

"Do you have a moment?" She seems anxious as she was standing there

Yulkari seems to notice she wasn't staring at her but at Makoto then full on knowing what she was being called for. "Yeah, I can spare a moment.

As the girls were leaving Makoto rested his head to get some sleep. He felt like he was gonna need it to continue through the school day.

An old man in an office declares. "So what do we know so far about him, Mitsuru?"

"He is odd when he first got here he seemed like everything was fine he also seemed like he had no memory problems." Mitsuru was looking through a file which had a bunch on information on Makoto"

"Mr. Chairman, do you think it is highly possible that he's capable?" Yukari questions the Chairman who is taking notes on the boy's file.

"It's possible but I'm not 100% sure yet I will need you two around him since Akihiko is out right now." The chairman explains to the young girls. " Even those who have the potential tend to be unstable at first. But it is also quite odd that he showed up during that hour with none of the side effects."

"Are you saying that he's not normal like the rest of us?" Yukari asks unsure about her own thoughts on him.

"Possibly" Misureu answers as she answers she goes through the folder one more time. She gasps as she finds something about the boy. " Yukari, look at this." as both girls are reading the file they both find out info on his past. "His parents died on the same day as the incident." Mitsuru claims.

The same day I also lost my parents. Yukari thinks to herself. "Do you think this is the reason why he's so quiet and to himself a lot?" Yukari asks both the chairman and Mitsuru

"Whatever the reason, the evidence you have just found out is another reason why I need you two to watch over him and keep tabs." The chairman declares on the girls.

"You Mean spy on him?" The girls ask at the same time feeling uneasy spying on the new boy.

"I suppose so." He calmly answers back. " In any way you two have classes you two need to attend so you can head off while I finish up on these documents." The chairman starts focusing on writing up the info they have on the blue haired boy.

As Makoto settles into bed he starts to think about how this school year might go. "Annoying and obnoxious." Makoto mumbles to himself about his predicament. The blue haired boy truly feels like he's out of place. The one thing that he is interested in is what he witnessed when he first got here. Makoto is not someone who is very superstitious but what he saw made no logical sense. He couldn't peace it together and that is what was truly getting on his nerves. As Makoto was thinking he thought about the people he has met so far. Junpai, Yukari, Yuko, Kenji, Kazushi, and then there was Mitsuru he really could explain why he was so attracted to here but that really wasn't bothering him he loved her beautiful hair they way she greeted every time he came back to the dorm she seemed considerate and he appreciated it that she was being nice and didn't want anything back unlike every other girl who he has met in the past. As Makoto was thinking about her he fell into a deep sleep and for the first time he had a dream if you really could call it that because for Makoto having a dream was never normal and this one was definitely not normal.

Makoto opened his eyes and he seemed to be falling in water, a velvet like blue water. Where am I? What is this place? As Makoto looked around he noticed he was falling or to more actually put it drowning. What was even stranger even though he felt like he was falling he wasn't moving it was as if he only was feeling it but it wasn't actually happening.

As Makoto is trying to wrap his head around what is happening at the moment he starts to hear laughter, a deep and hollow laughter. "Who's there!?" Makoto shouts at the endless darkness beneath him.

"You will in time young one" the entity answers back in a taunting tone which adds to the already endless questions Makoto has.

"That doesn't help at all" Makoto complains as all he has been wanting since he's been here were answers.

"Maybe that's the point" The darkness laughs at him knowing it's getting a rise out of him.

"Well if you don't answer that then how about answering this. Where am I? Makoto spoke with urgency.

"You're kidding, I thought it was obvious by now." It was surprised by the question that was asked. "Well it doesn't matter now. All you need to know for now is we are one in the same now." Makoto was full of even more questions but it spoke before he could even answer. "We were at one point not in unison for a very long time but up until now we never had a clear connection, But something has happened to change that." The entity laughed with that same deep and hollow laugh. "I can't wait to see your downfall your pain and most enjoyably your torture which will be the most pleasant thing to witness. The laugh echoed only more. "Now before you wake up when you meet the old man, tell him I said hello."

"No I cant wake up yet I need more answers you fucker you only gave me even more questions If you know that old creep, tell me who he is or what that place is. What's going on in this shit city and town? Tell me who the fuck are you!?

More laughter filled the empty violet blue void. "You will know in time but for now I will witness your upcoming trial.

As Makoto woke up he realized he was still in bed this time but as he was looking around he was shookin to his core as he still could feel that things hollow laughter fill all round him. As he's trying to sit up the pit in his stomach hit him like never before.

Was that a dream that all felt to real to be one and i've never experienced one like that as a kid and what was this upcoming trial he mentioned at the end

As Makoto was waking and trying to call down, he decided to go take a shower since he thought it would help him clear his mind of that insane dream and it would help allow him to plan his day. As he was walking in the hallway he noticed someone in the hall.

"Hello, are you Makoto?" A boy a bit taller than him with white hair who looked like an athlete asks as he's leaning on the wall, probably waiting for Makoto to leave his room to greet him.

"Yeah." Makoto answers back.

"My name is Akihiko and I'm another resident at the dorm and also your senpai but please just call me Akihiko no senpai. I feel like it's too formal for me."

"Alright Akihiko" Makoto responds back in a more casual manner

"Thanks it's nice to meat you Mitsuru already filled me in on some of the smaller details about you and then I wanted to be able to meet you in person" Akihiko declares

"Oh, what has she mentioned so far?" Makoto was surprised he hardly talked to her and it was only about his classes and him joining the Kendo club, and some greetings and hellos and the conversation from the night before.

"Not much, only that you're quiet, not super social and a bit serious around the other." Akihiko teased him. "Well that's what she thinks, But I wanna know for myself so why don't we head to school." Akihiko was curious about the boy. He didn't look strong, he seemed more frail than anything but his intuition says otherwise and his instinct is never wrong. And for him Makoto is someone he can train into something better. If the chairman is right about him from what he was privately told this kid might be something special.

"What do you usually do in your free time, Akihiko." Makoto askes while there on the train to school.

"I like to work out mainly by boxing. It allows me to not only just train me physically but also my mind on how I'm gonna defeat an opponent." He tells Makoto confidently.

"I've never been the physical type, never really had the time at school and at home" Its true since the amount of times Makoto has had to move he really has never gotten into anything but since he joined the kendo team he thinks it might allow him to try something new.

"Is that also why you joined the kendo club?" Akihiko was told that Mitsuru wanted him to join a club which Makoto joined the Kendo club and from what she witnessed from his first day he seemed like he had hidden talent. "If you're free later this evening how about we do some training in the gym with the punching bag."

"Really, yeah sure that sounds fun." Makoto doesn't look like it but he does enjoy new things from time to time it allows him to think in new ways.

As Makoto and Akihiko are about to enter the school they both trip over something. As they both looked behind them they realized they tripped over not something but someone. A girl with an oddly cut hair which was the color teal and now was looking down all over her papers as they were all on the ground. "Ah sorry about that." Both the boys said to her and then started helping pick up her dropped papers.

"It's all right at least you are kind enough to apologize and help pick up." The frail girl tells the two.

"Do people often bump into you and then move on?" Akihiko asks her.

"Yeah pretty much they'd rather act like nothing happened so they can't take responsibility." The girl quietly tells them. Makoto could relate to that; it has happened in pretty much every school he's been to, except this school so far.

"Well we've gotta head to class. I'm Akihiko sanada and this is Makoto Yuki." Both boys bow in unison

"Im Fuuka Yamagishi" The girls respectively bows back.

As Makoto is leaving class science the day is over he sees someone who was leaning on the wall waiting for something it was Akihiko.

I forgot he asked me to do some boxing with him

"Hey there Makoto" Akihiko greets him, " you ready for some training."

"Yeah, why not it's something to pass the time." Makoto thinks this will be something that will allow him to try to get to know Akihiko better.

As Makoto is holding the punching bag steddy for Akihiko. "Is this right?"

"Yeah, Perfect now, get ready." Akihiko was curious about Makoto's thoughts on everything he has experienced in the last 2 days. "Hey, what are your thoughts on everyone so far?" He was questong him while he was still punching the bag.

"What do you mean?" Makoto was stunned for a second. This was abrupt. I mean he hardly knew him though he was here trying to get to know him so this might work out in the end.

"Just you know, what your thoughts are on the people you've talked to so far." Akihiko really wanted to pry in and learn how this kid thinks. Akihiko has a bad habit of doing this to people he was getting to know.

"Ok promise you won't tell the others I said this."

Akihiko grinned mischievously. "I promise." He was telling the truth, if he had any record to show what his worth is, it's that he always keeps his word.

"Alright then." Makoto then sighed. " Junpai is a more obnoxious than i thought he was gonna be at first for the two days i've known him he just won't ever shut up and has to rely on me for answers which i do give the correct one because if i don't i feel like that's even more of a hassle."

Akihiko stood punching and started laughing. "That sounds like him."

"You know him?"

"Not personally no, but from what Yukari and a few others have told me that sounds exactly like him." Akihiko pauses for a second. "Hey, what are your thoughts on Yukari?" Now this was a question Akihiko was curious about

Makoto was yet again shocked by the question he was asked. He takes a deep long sigh. "She's a bit full of herself. She thinks everything is revolving around her. I mean she is nice and kind but very entitled. I mean at least that's how I see it. Everyone thinks she's so hot I don't really see it. I think Mitsuru is way ho-." Makoto cuts himself off realizing what he was just saying and as he looks up he could see Akihiko staring at him in compilation on what he was about to say. Then all he does is grin.

"I see anything else I should know." Akihiko knows what type of person he is just by what he was gonna say and if anything was to show for it he likes the kid.

It's decided I'm gonna train him

"Hey Makoto, want to take a crack at this." If I Was gonna train him this is the best place to start.

"You sure? You only just started."

"Yeah it's no problem anyway I did a bit this morning already."

"Alright, sure I'll take a crack at it." As Akihiko explains to Makoto about the fundamentals of boxing and how to successfully punch something. As Makoto learns you don't punch something with only the wait of your arm. If you did not only would you not land a good hit you would hurt yourself in the process. To fully land a good and powerful hit you have to punch with the whole side of the body that the arm is on. Left arm uses the weight that's on the left side of the body same for the right, But this doesn't mean you're leaning with everything youve got on that one side. All it means is you're bringing energy from the foot to the arm all at once.

"Alright thats the basics now I'm gonna hold it steady and you give it a swing."

"Alright." Makoto takes a deep breath to fully clear his head. Akihiko also mentioned something about visualizing your strength. As Makoto imagined what would be his vision of strength, an image flowed through his mind. Makoto's image shows his strength drowning himself in an endless ocean. He doesn't know if it's because of the dream or because the image feels natural as Makoto clings to that feeling of drowning himself in his own strength he opens his eyes to the center of the punching bag for a clear shot. Makoto puts all his energy into one shot and takes one swing at it.

Bam

"Fuck." Makoto felt some of the impact on his wrist.

"You'll get used to that at some point." Akihiko is now taking down some of the equipment. "You can head to the dorm now, Mitsuru wouldn't want you to be late. Good job on it, all you need to do is keep at it."

"Alright, thanks again Akihiko." Makoto bows as he puts on his headphones and heads back to the dorm.

"Well Speaking of Mitsuru, are you gonna keep standing there like a creep."

Mitsuru reveals herself. She was watching from the corner

Mitsuru blushes."How long have you known that I was there, Akihiko."

"Not too long, just long enough for me to think it's weird. Also if i'm with him why are you here?" Akihiko grinnes teasing her.

"Hmph. It's none of your business. So tell me what are your thoughts on him?"

"He's strange, he prefers to keep to himself most of the time he's very critical of others around him, But he has potential." Akihiko grinned looking at the impact he gave on the sandbag as he looked at the bag he noticed a tiny tear on the bag.

"Well That's all the info I need right now let's head back to the door and meet up with Yukari. It's gonna be a full moon tonight so I want you to keep a lookout around the dorm tonight.

"Yes, ma'am."

"Wake up Makoto it's Yukari we need to leave right now!" Makoto is woken up due to Yukari's frantik yelling and banging on the door.

"Alright hold on, I'm getting clothes on." Makoto is trying to get his thoughts in order for reason why Yukari is being so frantic and trying to wake him up at…why are all the electronics not working, his clock, his phone, what's going on. As Makoto leaves his room he notices the weird moon.

Why the hell is the moon green what is going on

As Makoto was staring at the moon that ever so painful stomach cramp hits like a brick to the face it was sudden and it was painful, But as Makoto was in pain his arm was getting pulled by Yukari. " We have no time to stand around, and I don't have time to explain, just follow me got it."As the two are running up stairs they hear a smash of glass a few feet below and what crawled from outside Makoto couldn't believe what he was seeing. They look like monsters made from weird ink with multiple arms and a mask for a face. Makoto was perplexed about what was going on around him.

"Yukari, is that what we are running from?" She gave no answer, only pulled him along further to the top of the dorm.

As the two open the door to the top of the building Yukari gives it a slam. " I think we are fine for now." Yukari had her hand tightly around a gun.

Makoto whose head was racing a million times that it usually does while the pain in his stomach only grew stronger. "Yukari, what the fuck is going on here what the hell where those things?"

Yukari gave a deep sigh. "All I can tell you right now is that those are shadows and there after us. What we d-. Yukari was immediately cut off as more shadows were approaching on the rooftop. "They must've crawled from outside the building. Stand behind me Makoto." As Yukari brings out the gun that she has been holding on the whole time she points it directly at her forehead which shocks Makoto.

I can do this no I Have to do this in order to protect Makoto. Why can't I pull the trigger am I really that scared

She couldn't, even though she knows what she needs to do she's frozen in fear in her state of fear a shadow whipes their hand and flings Yukari a few feet from Makoto. Makoto, stunned in the chaos, has no idea what to do but as Makoto looks to the ground he sees what was Yukari's gun. Almost as if he was in a trance he picks it up and points it at his head. Makoto takes a deep breath and speaks softly "Per…so…na" Makoto then pulls the trigger. Power was surging through him as if he was being drowned in it. Something arises from within him

In an office that has now been boarded up, Mitsuru, Akihiko and an old man are watching this all play out. "So he was indeed capable the chairman speaking up."

"We gotta go help them." Mitsuru spoke with urgency

"As much as I would love to play hero right now we are stuck here unless you are really that suicidal." Akihiko is more antsy than the others. Situations like this are something Akihiko has been waiting for going one on one with the shadows. So being stuck here is not doing well for him. As the three of them look at what just happened with their own eyes they can not believe what they saw.

"Someone's gotta help him, he's gonna die out there from the blood loss." Mitsuru pleads they out of here own will she bust open the door. " I'm sorry Akihiko but someone's gotta help them."

"Mitsuru, wait hold on!" Akihiko yells at her

"It's too late to yell for her know all we can do is watch what unfolds"

minutes before Mitsuru ran to help

Yukari is stunned in disbelief at what she saw, what kind of a persona was that, why was its weapon a harp. The persona was burning all of the shadows away. She was amazed that he had any kind of much power. As she was getting closer to the door she was oblivious to what was behind a shadow with a blade came swing at her but to her luck she got pushed out of the way as Orpheus attacked it while hitting Makoto but due to that push something was missing as he got up from the shadows attack what was missing was his right arm.

The pain was brutal, the blood non-stop Makoto couldn't help but scream as Yukari was on the ground looking at what just happened. All Makoto could see was how scared she was, But Makoto was glad she was safe. Makoto looked around and his persona was gone. Probably due to his arm being slashed off. Makoto uses all his strength to get up and head to the door but it's too late as he's just a few feet from the door Makoto's body collapses. His body can't move and the adrenaline is gone. All he can do now is scream in the pain of a missing limb. Makoto is starting to lose consciousness all he can is think about how much he screwed up, But as he's laying there before he passes out he can feel the pit of his stomach overwhelm him.

Yukari is in disbelief on what is happening Makoto sacrificed himself to save her because she was too scared to do anything. Makoto is dead now because of her own failure. All she needed to do was shoot the evoker and help but she was useless. After all, all she could do now was cry and wait for someone to help her. But as she was sulking in how own defeat she noticed something Makoto's arm that was slashed off by the persona was burning not by a red flame but by a bright blue flame as the flame was engulfing the arm she noticed a similar flame was burning right were Makoto's arm was previously at as the flame grew brighter more shadows seemed to gather around. As another one was lunging to attack her she curled up waiting for the strike to hit her but it never came as she looks up she can see Makoto there with his persona again but something felt off his eyes were the same color as the flame on his arm ash she looks what what was supposed to to be a missing arm there it was fully intact like nothing happened, as she looked at Makoto's face she noticed how odd he seemed almost like he was not in control. All of a sudden Makoto was in pain, he was screaming and grabbing his head, then Yukari noticed his persona was doing the same. As Makoto's persona was in pain she noticed it starting to crumble like a thousand pieces of paper. As The persona disappears something else happens as Makoto is hollering in pain what seems like something is trying to get out of him as Yukari gets up she sees arms rip from Makoto's back and lift itself out of Makoto's body. Yukari was terrified what she saw not in A million years could she find the answers from what just happened but as Yukari gets to the door it thrusts open seeing Mitsuru.

As Mitsuru Looks around she sees what's happening. "What is that thing?"

"I don't know? Somehow Makoto has more than one persona." Yukari explains

That doesn't make sense. Every person is only able to have one. What makes Makoto different from these rules .As she looks around she notices something. The shadows they stopped moving it's like they're all looking at Makoto. "Why aren't they moving?" Mitsuru askes. Yukari only shrugs as she doesn't understand anything that's going on right now. As they are looking at the shadow's they start frantically moving about. And for the first time they hear them speak and they all start chanting all around Makoto saying one word on repeat.

Appraiser

The girls are in disbelief, shadows never talked before and what was an Appraiser and why were they calling Makoto that. As they were thinking Makoto started walking closer to them Makoto's persona started frantically yelling. What was that thing the girls were thinking to themself It had eight coffins on its back and it was weirdly humanoid with a cloak covering its body while holding a large katana and a face that was horrid to look at as if it was the embodiment of death. As Makoto was walking closer to the shadows he spoke only once and in a language they couldn't stand

"Katavrochthistís" He spoke in a harsh and hoarse tone as he spoke it sent strait fear into to the girls and even the shadows but right has he spoke his shadow moved so face they eyes could hardly keep up it was killing all the shadows none were spared and after every time it would stabbed one it would start eating them what they saw was horrifying. As all the shadows where killed the persona started laughing and then it disappeared right as it disappeared Makoto collapsed to the ground as he was alive but unconscious. As the girls finally get up and walk over to Makoto's sleeping body they look at each other and ask the same question "What the hell was that?"

Thanks for reading this chapter the goal for each chapter is around 4,000 to 5,000 words hopefully we are be to reach that most of the time. My idea for Akihiko as a character is like a older brother/mentor vibe I feel it would not only build of Akihiko's character but help Makoto as a character. Please tell what you like and did not like and anything i should improve upon next that would be great see in the next chapter