Special thanks for Miss Hanamura for correcting my errors in this chapter.

Also the polls is finally over and here are the results.

Aigis 4 votes

Fuuka 3 votes

Akihiko 3 votes

Koromaru 2 votes

Aigis will be guaranteed to come back and help the S.E.E.S. While Fuuka and Akihiko have the same amounts of votes so depending on how the story goes will determine who will be back. Also sorry for people that voted for Koro-chan; he won't be making a appearance for now...Also I may be adding Junpei and Yukari back later on since they were much closer to Minato than the other S.E.E.S. But that all depends on the outcome of the story and what happens.

Chapter 7

I shalt awaken...

Thursday, April 19 2013

Lunchtime

Today both Kai and Ken were going to travel to Tir Na Nog and find Michiko, whom they assumed was stuck in the Light Hour. The Fool left to meet up with Ken when Rin and Daiki stopped him.

"Hey, Kai! You going to join us for lunch?" He shook his head.

"I can't. I have some stuff that me and Ken have to do for the Music Club. So, you guys can go ahead and eat lunch without me." The Fool replied.

"Well, okay... Also, don't try going to the tower. I know that you want to rescue Michiko, but all of us are still unprepared." Rin said. Kai felt guilty because he was going to Tir Na Nog with Ken without letting the others know. But he simply nodded.

"Yeah I won't..." He lied and left to meet with Ken outside the school gates. The Justice was holding a case that kept their evokers and weapons.

"Are you ready, Senpai?" Kai nodded his head. Before they left Kai spoke up.

"Ken... You don't have to do this. I mean, I'm only doing this because of my assumption." The Fool said. Ken shook his head.

"I don't want anyone else to suffer. Ever since my Senpai from four years ago passed away, I swore to myself that I wouldn't let anyone else suffer like him." He said in a determined voice. The Fool simply nodded his head and smiled.

"I see. Then I can't stop you from going. Well then, let's go." The both of them left towards Naganaki Shrine.

"By the way, how did you manage to get our stuff without Ms. Kirijo noticing?" Kai asked him.

"Oh, that was easy. I packed beforehand back at the dorm and put it in one of my extra instrument cases."

"I see..." The Fool responded while the both of them continued on to the shrine.

Meanwhile back at Gekkoukan

The two other S.E.E.S. members were sitting down, chatting about some random stuff, neither knowing that the Fool and Justice were attempting to explore Tir Na Nog.

"So, what do you think Kai and Ken are up to?" Rin had asked the silent Hanged Man. He simply shrugged and continued listening to his rant. Mitsuru then appeared later in their class and approached the two.

"Hitoshi, Ito. Have you seen Akira?" The heiress asked. Both of them simply shrugged.

"He told us that he and Ken have something to do for the Music Club. So, he'll be busy for the whole lunch break." Rin replied. She then looked at them confused.

"Are you sure? The Music Club only meets on Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays. Plus, Amada doesn't really do anything since he's the club advisor. So, its unlikely for him to ask Akira for a request." She explained.

"Yeah, I'm sure he told me. I even got a text from Ken that they were going to be busy during lunch a few minutes ago." Rin then took out his phone and showed his message to her. She then shrugged.

"Is that so... Then I guess we shouldn't interrupt them, after all. As long as Amada is with Akira, they won't go to the tower. But just to be sure, I'll ask about it in the Faculty Office. Also, I'd liked to talk with you two back in the S.E.E.S. meeting room during the Light Hour." Mitsuru then left and headed to the Faculty Office. It was almost noon and the Light Hour would start any moment.

Back with the Fool and Justice

The both of them arrived near the Naganaki Shrine and checked their phones for the time. It was 11:55 AM. The Light Hour would start soon and Tir Na Nog would appear in front of them.

"You know, this place reminds me of an old friend of mine that lived here." Ken replied.

"Oh... That so?" The Justice nodded and began tapping his phone before showing The Fool a picture of him when he was younger, holding a dog. The dog had red eyes and a collar that seemed to be specially designed for him.

"A dog...?" Kai blinked. Ken nodded.

"That's Koromaru. But everyone else calls him Koro-chan. Believe it or not, he's a Persona-user like the rest of us." The Fool was surprised, but still stayed calm.

"Oh, really. Where is he now?" Ken then put his phone back in his pocket and then answered him.

"He lives with Senpai's girlfriend. Ever since he passed away, Koro-chan howls every night to mourn for his death." Ken looked down.

"What was your Senpai like?" The Fool asked him.

"He was amazing! Believe it or not, he could summon multiple Personas that no else could do..." Ken paused for a bit. "He also sacrificed himself to stop the Fall..."

"What was his name?" The Fool asked once then stayed silent, as if he didn't want to say it.

"It'll only make me even more sad to say his name. But I'll tell you this Kai-senpai... You remind me of him and somehow I feel alright when I'm around you. Also, thank you for talking to me about this. I feel as if I can tell anything to you." Ken appreciates the Fool taking the time to talk to him and Kai feels as if his and Ken's bond has deepened. It was almost time for the Light Hour to start.

"We should get ready." The Justice replied. Kai nodded and took out his evoker from the case that Ken was carrying and put the holster on his waist. He also looked for a sword to use, but there was only two spears.

"Oh, sorry, Senpai. I wasn't able to find a sword for you to use in time. So, I decided to pack another set of spears to use. I hope you can work with it." Kai then picked up the spear and decided to test it out and what came next was a surprise. He began swinging it with only one-hand, as if he had experience using it in battle, and spinned it around before placing it on his back. "Wow, Senpai, I never knew you had experience with a spear!" The Fool shook his head.

"I didn't. It's like I knew what I was doing when I had it in my hand." Ken was a bit confused for a moment, but decided to give up on it. It was almost time for the Light Hour to start.

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Light Hour

The Light Hour had started and the tower began to fade in, appearing in front of the two. They were both hesitant at entering the tower at first, but slowly did overcame that. Inside was a bright blue sky that only had a surface going straight into a falling water spring. The bottom of the surface they were standing on looked like an endless pit.

"Let's not fall down..." Kai said to Ken and the latter nodded. They approached the spring and thought on what they should do. Thanks to the Fool's curiosity, he decided to touch the spring and in an instant, he was swallowed into the pool of water along with Ken, who was trying to get him out of the water.

"Senpai!" Was the last thing that Kai heard from the Justice before going even deeper into the water. Then there was light in front of him and he was floating closer to it. He arose from the water and to his surprise he wasn't wet. Ken was next to pop out—his clothes also weren't drenched with water—and stood up, looking around. They were in some sort of garden-maze filled with luscious fruit.

"Woah?! What is this place." Ken didn't seem to expect Tir Na Nog to be a paradise. He moreover thought it would be creepier than Tartarus.

"We should start searching for Michiko." They stood off from the spring and began looking around for her in the green garden maze. They saw a few Shadows along their way, but the both of them did their best to try and avoid attacking or starting any threat of attacks towards them and continued to search for the missing Junior.

"You think the others figured out where we are now?" Ken asked the Fool. He simply shrugged and just continued on. The both of them have walked up two flights of stairs by now and still could not find any trace of Michiko and were beginning to feel a bit tired.

"*Huff* *Huff* I'm starting to feel tired." Ken began taking deep breaths of air along with Kai who was having trouble staying awake. "Senpai, try to stay awake. We have to find Michiko..." The Fool nodded his head and then the both of them heard a scream. The voice was familiar to the both of them and they began to run towards the voice.

"That's Michiko-Senpai!" Ken shouted. They continued to hear the icy blue-eyed girl's voice and headed up to the next floor. When they got there, they saw her on the ground of a huge room, looking on in fear at the multiple groups of Shadows that seemed to be threatening her. The both of them took out their evokers and placed it on their temples before pulling the triggers.

"Persona!" They both shouted in sync. The two Personas, Partholón and Kala-Nemi, appeared above them and began to attack the shadows.

"Partholón! Garu!" Kai's Persona then took out an arrow and shot it at one of them where it then exploded into a gust of wind, shredding it into nothing more than a white mist.

"Kala-Nemi! Mazio!" The sorcerer, Kala-Nemi, struck the other Shadows with bolts of lightning from the sky which struck them with a jolt of electricity, incinerating them into a dust of white mist. The two of them rushed over to the fear-stricken girl's side to see if she was alright.

"Kawazoe-san are you alright?" The Fool asked the girl, who was still trying to process what was going on. She looks over to Kai and then at Ken and back at Kai.

"Akira-san... What's going on?!" The Fool then began to explain to her about where she was, what was going on and the Personas and she seemed to calm down after an explanation. "I see. Now my question is, how do we get out of here?" She asked the two boys.

"If Tartarus has access points then Tir Na Nog probably has some too. Perhaps we can find it somewhere on this floor." Ken said. Michiko nodded and stood up.

"Let's go..." She said and began to walk ahead of the two.

"Wait..." Kai stopped her and gave her an extra evoker from Ken's case. "Keep this with you..." She took the evoker from the Fool's hand and put it on her waist and the three of them went to find an exit out of Tir Na Nog. But as they left the room, the stairs closed shut on them.

"What the?!" Ken exclaimed. A white mist appeared and a giant shadow appeared behind the two. It was shaped like a giant gorilla and had a mask on its face that had the roman number 'VII'. It then began shouting and slamming its fist on its chest before charging forward.

"It's heading towards us. Everyone move!" Kai shouted. The three of them jumped to the side with the Fool and Justice jumping to the left and Michiko jumping to the right. Kai was the first to react and took out his evoker from his holster and placed it on his temple.

"Partholón! Slay him!" The Hero of Magh Ithe reappeared once again and took out his gladius and was going to do a cleave at the Giant Gorilla Shadow. However, rather than dealing damage at it, the Shadow countered the attack and punched Partholón back, which hurt Kai, as well.

"Ackk!" The Fool grunted.

"Senpai, be careful! It seems this Shadow has counter." Ken was the next to summon his Persona.

"Kala-Nemi! Zionga!" Ken summoned his Persona and cast a medium-sized lightning that descended from the sky and struck the Shadow, dealing some damage on it, but it was still standing. It then rushed at Ken and smacked him, making him fly in the air for a brief moment and back on the ground, hurt. Michiko was just standing, watching the two fight the Shadow when it noticed her. It first screeched out loud, making the three of them flinch and cover their ears. Next, it rushed towards her and was about to attack her, but rather than her taking the blow, Kai pushed her aside, taking the blow instead of her, sending him flying and crashing into the wall.

"Akira-san!" She shouted. Michiko felt helpless that she couldn't do anything to help them. But then... She looked at her evoker and her heartbeat began pacing faster. She stood up, took the evoker out of her holster and placed it on her temple. A blue aura began to surround her and her heart was beating fast; it felt like it was going to burst... Then, she pulled the trigger.

"PERSONA!" The sound of glass shattered and the aura began to form on top of her, displaying a small pale woman with white flowing hair. She looked almost like an exact resemblance of Michiko, except for the size difference. The woman began to speak a few words.

Thou Art I... And I am Thou

I am thy whom represents thy dark half of the year

From thy sea of souls I cometh

I am Grian, the Pale Winter Sun

The Persona Grian appeared and with a command from Michiko's mouth, the Pale Winter Sun began to attack.

"Grian! Bufu!" With the motion of her hand, a block of ice was shot at the Barbaric Shadow and did immense damage to it, knocking it down. The woman then disappeared back into Michiko's sea of soul. She then ran up to Kai who was down on the ground after that attack.

"Akira-san, are you alright?!" The artic-eyed girl was worried for the turquoise-eyed boy. With some luck, he slowly got back on his feet and used his spear to support himself.

"*Cough* Yeah... Could've been worse." The Fool began to cough up blood and felt his body was falling apart. Ken then ran up to the Fool and shot himself with his evoker.

"Diarama!" Ken's Persona appeared and it began spinning around. A glowing light appeared on Kai, closing up his wounds and fixing up his bruises. The Fool then took up the spear in his right hand once more and pulled his evoker out.

"Thanks, Ken. Now let's finish this thing off!" Kai then placed his evoker on his temple, but before he pulled the trigger, he heard Orpheus' voice.

Master, call me...

The sound of the voice then faded away and Kai paused for a bit, closing his eyes. Once again, a blue aura surrounded him, but it was more of a lighter blue and was swirling around him much stronger. He opened his eyes and his right eye color was a light blue. Then he pulled the trigger.

"Orpheus! I summon thee!" The sound of glass shattered even louder than normal and the Master of strings appeared above Kai, speaking a few words in his speaker embedded stomach.

Thou art I...And I am Thou

I am thy one who retrieved his wife from Hades

From thy sea of souls I cometh

I am Orpheus, Master of strings

I shalt awaken to thy true power

The light blue energy began to surround Orpheus and he soon was incased inside the strange aura. It then began to crack open and a veil of light began to come out from the sealed egg. When the veil of light disappeared, a figure that looked like Orpheus appeared. He had the same face as Orpheus, but his eyes were blue. He wore a white trench coat and wielded a platinum guitar with a blade on one of the side in a backhanded style. He also still had his red scarf and it began flying around with the wind blowing. The newly formed Orpheus began speaking through his mouth.

I am thou...Thou Art I

I am thy true form of Orpheus

I am thy druid and bard of Ireland

From thy heart of thy soul I risen

I am Armegin, The Judge of Milesians

I shalt walk thy path with you...

No longer Orpheus, but Armegin, the awakened form of Orpheus appeared above Kai and the others.

"Amazing..." Ken was in awe, seeing the majestic being known as Armegin. Michiko was in awe as well, but she had a faint blush on her face.

"What an amazing and elegant being..." She said. The Fool then pointed his fingers at the Shadow and commanded Armegin to take it down.

"Armegin! Bufula!" The newly formed musician then strummed his guitar rather wildly and a bigger ice block than Grian's appeared above the shadow and smashed it on his head, knocking it down once more.

"Here's our chance, everyone! Let's get him!" Ken announced for an All-Out Attack and Kai simply nodded his head and accepted. They then summoned their Persona and attacked with all they had—Kai's Armegin smashing it with the bladed edge of its guitar, Ken's Kala-Nemi smacking it with it's tiny fists, and Michiko's Grian shooting bolts of ice at it. They soon were finished with the All-Out Attack and when the dust disappeared, the shadow was almost done for. So, Kai put his evoker to his head once again and shot himself, summoning Armegin.

"Armegin! Finish it off!" The rather wild musician flew over at the Shadow, readying to strike with his guitar. He then swung the guitar at the Shadow's face, smashing it and causing black goo to come out. The Shadow was slayed, turning it into a pile of white mist.

"Senpai, we did it!" Ken said with a cheer. The Fool looked over to Michiko and saw that she was cheering, as well.

"We did it!" She shouted and when she realized what she was doing, she then tried to act like her old self. "I mean... We won..." She corrected herself, a bit embarrassed. The Fool soon began to get sleepy.

"*Yawn* Well, I'm going to take a nap. Ken, carry me back to Gekkoukan." The Fool then dropped his spear and collapsed down, tired. The two of them looked at him rather dumbfounded like last time.

"Um... Is he always like this?" Michiko asked. Ken nodded his head as if he didn't know what he was going to say. The Justice then lifted the Fool up and was having trouble carrying him.

"Holy— Senpai's heavy! Michiko-senpai, can you help me?" She then helped him carry the Fool back to the entrance of Tir Na Nog. They barely made it outside when they came face-to-face with the three members, who were waiting for them outside. Especially one pissed off redhead, who was ready to execute someone. Ken began to shiver.

"Ack! ...Oh Mitsuru-senpai. What are you doing here?!" Ken tried to change the subject ,hoping not to get executed. Mitsuru then took out her evoker ready to summon Artemisia.

"Provide a good reason, as to why I shouldn't execute you and Akira. You have five seconds to explain!" She then put her evoker on her head, ready to shoot.

"Wait, I can explain! Michiko-senpai was actually in Tir Na Nog, so me and Kai-Senpai went to save..." Before he could finish explaining, she already summoned her Persona and then executed the two.

"Artemisia! Mabufudyne!" Mitsuru Persona was then summoned and it froze both The Fool and Justice. Ken was frozen to death, while Kai luckily had Armegin equipped, who was strong against Bufu skills, so he couldn't feel anything. Michiko just stood there with a bewildered look, trying to figure out what's going on. Soon, the Light Hour was over and the rest of them spent the rest of the day thawing those two out.

The next thing he know, the Fool had opened his eyes and he was in the Velvet Room.

"Ah, welcome back to the Velvet Room." Came he voice of the blunette who was sitting in front of Kai.

"What happened?" The Fool asked.

"You fell unconscious... Well, you fell asleep more like it in the tower after defeating that huge Shadow. But I must say, you have an interesting power that I never had." Minato replied in awe, as well.

"Power?" Kai tilted his head.

"Yes. The Persona Orpheus had awakened into Armegin, it's true form. It was quite unexpected, since it never happened to me. So... This is what Orpheus looked like before his body went mechanical." The former Wild Card smiled and then opened his book. "It seems that seeing Orpheus awaken has made me realize that perhaps your initial persona Partholón may awaken like Orpheus. Also..." Cards began to float above his book.

"Congratulation for forming The World and Justice Social Link. I never expected you to have a Social Link with me and Ken. I applaud you for it. Also, it seems like that you will form both the Fortune and Lovers social link soon. So, expect that." He then closed his book.

"Hey Minato... Do you know Ken in anyway?" The blunette nodded.

"Yes, I knew him from a long time ago... But that's a story I'll tell you another time. As you know, time marches on in your world." The Fool soon started to feel sleepy.

"I bid you farewell..." Minato waved his hand at Kai before he fell asleep.

Thats it for Chapter 7. Also a bit of a surprised that Orpheus would transform into Armegin. I decided to do this since Orpheus was originally Minato's Persona, so I had the idea of awakening him to Kai's personality and thats when Armegin popped up. Also Armegin is a druid, bard, and Judge in Irish mythology.

Also I may add a pairing for Minato since Ken made a brief comment of him having a girlfriend. So if you like to suggest anyone he should pair with the Old S.E.E.S members let me know. Maybe if it goes well I think Koro-Chan will return.

Also thats all for now. I'm starting chapter 8 and probably be finished soon. Till then :)