Day 3
After school, me and Junpei went to the arcade. I got him to agree to a competition to see who won the most; whoever lost would pay for ramen afterwards. Surprisingly, Junpei won. While we were eating, I decided to strike up a conversation. "Damn, dude, you're a badass at the arcade." "Haha," he said, rubbing the back of his head. What he didn't know was, I had awakened his Persona earlier while we were shaking hands. Right about then was when it took effect. "What the hell...?" he muttered. "Ah, feelin' that now, are ya?" He looked up in alarm. "What do you mean?" "Remember when we shook hands? I actually gave your power a boost." "What power?" He looked a little hopeful. "Your Persona. If you want to know more, go to the back alley of Paulownia Mall. I'll be there when the night turns green." "What does that mean?" "You'll see."
When I got back to the dorm, a gray-haired man was sitting in the lounge, who introduced himself as Shuji Ikutsuki. After taking a few deep breaths, I informed him and Yukari (who was in the room) that I would be retiring for the night, and to inform Mitsuru-senpai of this development.
When the clock was 5 minutes from midnight, I jumped out my dorm window, utilizing Parkour in order to arrive at the back alley right before the clock struck midnight. When I arrived, Junpei was already there. "Yo! So what's this 'Persona' thing?" "A Persona is a figure, usually from mythology, that the user can summon in order to fight off beings humans are incapable of defeating-specifically, demons and Shadows." "Wait, demons are real? And what's a Shadow?" "Yes, demons are real; they're beings formed from religious worship. Shadows, on the other hand, are manifestations of the negativity which we wish to deny. In fact, a Persona is a Shadow, tamed by its user's ego." "What...?" Junpei was completely lost. "That part isn't important, though. What is important is that Persona-users are the only ones able to fight off the Shadows. And demons, for that matter."
"So... wait. You're sayin' I got this awesome power which lets me kill demons and Shadows?" "Damn straight, bro." "This sounds like something out of a video game." 'You have no idea,' I thought, suppressing a smile. "True that. Anyway, you might want to get started, so here." I gave him a sword from my inventory. "Where'd the sword come from? "A magical storage facility. Also, swords are not baseball bats." "Heh... I totally knew that," he replied, chuckling nervously. "Yeah, right. Anyway, get some practice; I'm going back to my dorm to get some sleep."
I jumped in the window and fell asleep pretty much as soon as my head hit the pillow. 'Tomorrow's the Arcana Magician fight. I better get ready,' were my last thoughts before Morpheus claimed me.
A/N: I'm so sorry for the long wait and short chapter. I just don't have much to say until next chapter.
Anyway, Junpei's got his Persona! *claps excitedly* There's also a reference to Persona 4 in here, if you can find it. (Hint: it's in the True Ending.)
I've been pretty into Chrono Trigger lately, so I'm thinking about writing a fic for it! I'm going to put up a poll a few minutes after posting this. If you think it's a good idea, vote for it!
Also, whether you like this story or not, please review! I'm trying to make this an awesome story, so I need some feedback.
Adios, amigos!