Alright so you guys chose that Sakura should join SEES? Welp a new social link for Minato then. Enjoyes everyone and thanks a whole bunch for the 300 reviews :DD You guys are awesome!
Alright so Arc 1 is officially finished now since Sakura tells everything here. Thoughts? Questions? Review or PM me !
Oh and a bit of help! I usually plan the battle scenes ahead of time so I need help. I plan on Minato fighting the Avatar but the main problem is... I have a different plan in mind which is to shrink him to Minato's height maybe a bit more.
If you guys want to see a small battle with Minato being Jerry the Mouse then tell me to keep Avatar's height the same it was in the game. The battle will be mostly skipped and straight onto the death arcana.
If you guys want to see a huge back and forth, gory match between Death vs Minato then chose then chose the shrunken Avatar. He wont fall in strength not at all, just a little so that Minato can pound him with his fist.
So chose! Thank you! :D
SEES was seated in the fourth floor. Everyone was agitated and their eyes were fixed on the silver haired girl Sakura Tachibana.
The once hateful Sakura was fidgeting on the couch, beads of sweat rolling down her forehead. Yukari was glaring at her since the minute she arrived here while Mitsuru looked passively at her. Everyone was waiting the arrival of the blue haired leader.
"Minato wait." Junpei's pleading voice came from the outside.
"Screw this." Minato shouted. The door slammed open to reveal Minato wrapped in bandages, probably Junpei was trying to carry Minato into the room.
"I don't like piggyback rides." Minato huffed as he entered in.
"At least some support." Junpei groaned as he slammed the door close. Minato eyed the places he could sit. The spot to Yukari was open and Mitsuru occupied the single couch. Minato smirked and sat next to Sakura who quickly tensed up.
Minato stared at Sakura who weakly stared back. The two arch enemies looked at each other. Months ago there was nothing but hate but this time it was pity from Minato and sorrow from Sakura who was holding her tears back.
"I'm so sorry." Sakura apologized for the millionth time as she busted into tears, burying her face into Minato's shirt.
"I remember you! I still remember you." She bawled on his chest. Minato closed his eyes. A torrent of painful and hateful memories replayed in his mind.
'You saved me years ago! And again this time." She continued sobbing.
"I wanted to thank you but I ended up giving you so much pain." Her voice was full of sorrow and guilt.
"You can kill me if you want to. I deserve it." Minato raised her head up and wiped her tears away with a thumb.
"It's okay." He whispered as she slightly calmed down "I won't hurt you."
"But what happened in the last months?" She choked out. Sakura winced as she remembered beating Minato senseless at the northen area of Iwatodai months ago.
"How I backstabbed you." Minato shook his head "That was Nyarlathotep." He calmly answered.
"Tachibana." Mitsuru called out to her and Sakura focused her attention on her "Yes Mitsuru-san?" Such gratitude was considered impossible from the 'Other' Sakura.
"Please tell us what exactly happened to you." Mitsuru questioned and Sakura withdrew from the hug.
She looked down, barely controlling her tears. She was silent for a few minutes.
"What he said was true… I'm not from here, I used to live in London." She kept staring at the ground "I only visited with my uncle here since my mom is half Japanese."
"What the Kirijo group did…." Mitsuru weakly questioned. She never liked hearing the things that her grandfather did.
"Yes we were just going to a festival when some men in black stabbed my uncle and took me away." Yukari let out a small gasp.
"I was thrown into a cell where other kids were present as well." She looked up "Once every night a child would be tested for persona and none of them returned…. Except Takaya and the others." Minato still didn't forget they were alive.
Sakura let out a chuckle "When it was my time… I actually controlled the power quite well…. So they did the painful experiment two times again." Yukari let out a gasp.
"First time I got Surt next time I got Bloody Orpheus… The third time was HIM."
"Nyarlathotep." Minato whispered.
"The entire machine was blown apart and I went into Cardiac Arrest… but they still tossed me for dead."
Mitsuru felt her heart finding its way to her throat.
"Luckily I survived and then it all began. The haunting voice was always speaking in my head urging me to commit sin."
"Then the explosion occurred. I was able to get out but I had nowhere to go." Sakura clenched her hands "My uncle was dead and I had no money with me.. and then he was haunting me all along."
"I just tried to ignore it but that didn't matter. I worked at hotels for money and sometime I had to take pills to numb my brain so that his voice would no longer haunt me."
Fuuka was close to crying.
"My dreams were no different. Horrible nightmares and nothing else." She then started crying silently "One day, I accidentally burned the hotel down, the owners gave me a harsh beating and then tossed me aside…. I was just this close to breaking down."
"That is when the other me took control." Sakura sobbed "I couldn't control it, my hair and eyes turned black and the real me was locked inside my psyche."
Everyone was moved by her story and from the way she described it… that was indeed true.
"I could only watch as the new me killed people and robbed banks. Then I met Takaya and Strega, agreeing to join them." She slammed her fist on the couch "I did a lot of bad stuff."
"But then.." She warmly embraced Minato, surprising everyone "I still remembered that you saved me… so seeing you again made me fight her a bit."
"The burst of sorrow was from you?" Yukari asked and Sakura nodded "Yes but still I couldn't win control… and I still ended up hurting you."
"I tried hard, so much to regain control but Nyarlathotep was so strong."
She bawled again, breaking away from Minato "I'm sorry." She pulled on her hair "I put you all through a lot of pain and yet he still saved me… while nearly killing himself."
"I don't even deserve to talk to you guys.. but thank you I cant repay the debt you guys especially Minato did for me… I'm free from HIM."
"I'M SO SORRY!" She screamed and then collapsed onto the ground, shaking and sobbing uncontrollably. Pounding the floor with her knuckles.
Mitsuru got up and walked towards her, crouching down to her position, everyone's eyes widened as Mitsuru hugged Sakura like a mother was consoling her child.
"It's alright." Sakura sobbed into her shoulder "What you did was still magnificent… resisting the world's evil for so long." Minato smiled and bent down as well "I forgive you Sakura."
"R-Really?" Sakura weakly asked.
"Yes.." Minato smiled back at his once arch enemy "What you did was none of you're fault…. Yet you still managed to fight that bastard."
'Thank y-you." Sakura sobbed but gave a little smile "Thank you so much for everything."
"It's alright." Mitsuru answered "I'm sorry for what The Group did to you… it was never your fault in the first place."
"Please don't blame yourself for that." Sakura answered back. She stood up and bowed to everyone "I apologize for everything." Sakura was instantly hugged by Yukari this time, utterly shocking her.
'We forgive you." The rest replied in unison. Sakura cried again but this time of joy "You are such wonderful people."
"Heh she's no different from years ago." Minato chuckled, remembering the polite silvrette from years ago.
"Sakura." Mitsuru asked and she facer the redhead with a smile… Probably the first real smile since they met her.
"Yes?"
"What do you want to do now? If you want to back to London that can be easily arranged, I will personally aid you there." Sakura went quiet for a moment. Minato also noticed that the scar on her cheek was no longer there.
"She's a hottie now." Minato and obviously Junpei thought at the same time.
"If you guys don't mind…. Can I ask a big favor?" Mitsuru smiled "Not at all."
After a long silence, Sakura spoke "….. I want to join you again."
"What?" Minato asked aloud "After all that pain you still want to fight?"
Sakura looked at him "I will return to London… but not this way." She looked up, her eyes full of determination "I will end the dark hour and then walk away with my head held high."
Mitsuru chuckled at her words "I admire that… Welcome aboard…. The real Sakura Tachibana."
"Yeah make yourself at home." Yukari cheerfully added.
"Thank you once again.." She scratched the back of head "You should have kicked me out of the dorm… but I'm in your debt."
"Nah let's just forget about the last few months." Minato added "I was never fighting you remember.. I barely know the real Sakura… The alter ego was a bitch no offense." Sakura smiled "I won't argue with that."
"Yeah but you're NEW now, so lets bury the past and work towards a better future." Sakura smiled again "I will give my heart and soul to help you people. I will repay the debt." Suddenly a bright light exploded from her, making everyone shield their eyes.
"I am Vivian of the Lust Arcana my other self." A voice echoed from within her and then the light disappeared.
"…This is my true persona?" Sakura asked in awe.
"Yup." Minato chuckled.
"Welp, we have another girl joining in." Junpei grinned and Sakura weakly smiled.
"Don't get the wrong ideas Stupei." Yukari yelled and everyone laughed.
"I'll put the past behind me once and for all." Sakura swore to herself as everyone got a smile on their faces.
"But." Junpei added "I don't want to sound rude… but the Other Sakura was quite notorious in Iwatodai." Everyone remembered the crimes that she did commit "Won't people turn you in?" He sounded sorrowful.
"It won't be a problem." Minato added in "She's barely recognizable." Minato pointed towards her "Look the silver hair and eyes, not to mention she's a lot less bulky." Everyone nodded at his words, she indeed looked different, her features also changed a bit.
"She's really hot now." Minato smirked and Sakura blushed "And her bust kinda increased." Sakura blushed madly while Mitsuru grabbed Minato's ear harshly.
"Minato Arisato.. HOW DARE YOU?"
"Ow.. its kinda true ya know." Minato winced but answered. Mitsuru huffed and released her grip.
"That bastard sure did a number on split personality." Minato yelled and everyone snickered.
"Well that aside welcome back Sakura." Minato smiled.
"Thank you Minato." She smiled back.
"You'll be staying here with us now.. so please make yourself at home." Mitsuru advised.
"Everyone meeting dismissed." Minato stated cheerfully "You'll be staying next to Yukari." Sakura nodded with a smile.
….
Minato laid on his bed, thinking about Sakura's words earlier "So Nyarlathotep did that all? I was basically fighting him in the form of her?" He sighed "I can't help but feel sorrow for her… even though the stuff she did."
Someone knocked on his door and Minato answered "Come in." The door slowly opened and Sakura came in.
"Um. Hello Minato-kun." Sakura nervously stated as she walked in his room. Minato blushed as she realized that the night gown she was wearing barely covered her thighs.
"Hello Sakura." Minato answered back "Something wrong?"
"I just wanted to have a word with you." She answered and Minato got up, petting his bed. Sakura nervously walked towards him.
"…."
"….."
"You're not angry with me?" Sakura asked after a long silence and Minato sighed "If I'm angry at someone its Nyarlthotep."
"But still what I did to you.." She grasped his shoulder where she once stabbed a blade. Minato gave a reassuring squeeze "That was Chaos not you." Sakura sighed "….I have something to tell you."
"Yes?" Minato asked and she took a deep breath "….I.."
"Hm?" Minato rose a brow.
'I love you." Sakura stated and Minato blushed. Meanwhile in the inside of Minato's mind.
"Pimp. Pimp. Pimp." Alice repeated cheerfully.
"Silence woman." Thanatos snarled.
Sakura chuckled "Must be difficult to believe that coming from a girl who you fought to death only a day ago."
"That wasn't you." Minato regained his composure. Sakura leaned in closer "Then I really love you…. For what you did." Minato blushed as Sakura came closer.
Minato blushed madly as Sakura gently kissed him on the cheek.
"I never really forgot how you saved me." She leaned even closer. Minato leaned closer as well…. Until their lips clashed.
They had kissed before but under horrible circumstances, but this time it was nothing like that. Minato nearly moaned as Sakura ran her hands through his blue hair.
She broke the kiss and pushed him back gently.
"Minato-kun." She whispered.
"This seems familiar." Minato sighed inside.
"I know you love Mitsuru-san… but just for tonight… think of only me." Sakura spoke softly.
"Dammit the third time already." Minato groaned inside. He was sure Mitsuru and the girls were out to buy the new furniture for Sakura.
"Not a word." Minato warned and Sakura nodded "One day I'll clear all my sins and make you fall in love with me." Minato could feel the love coming out from her.
"No surprise." Minato sighed inside again.
….
Minato spent time alone with Sakura.
"I love you so much." Sakura kissed Minato who felt the time freeze again.
Lust Arcana rank 10…
"Lust Arcana?" Minato blinked but then felt a slight headache, multiple personas forced the way into his psyche.
"I am Venus the goddess of love. I shall shine your garden." A smooth voice echoed inside Minato who again felt the rush of power flowing inside him.
…..
The next day was happy. Mitsuru ordered them to take a day off to hang out with Sakura who was totally changed, incredibly polite and well mannered.
Minato was healing up nicely with his injuries. Another member joined SEES and like Minato told them earlier nobody recognized Sakura but she still had guilt.
"Things seem better." Minato stared at the sky from his window. Suddenly his vision shifted. A terrifying eye momentarily flashed inside his head while black blobs rained down from the sky.
Minato pushed himself back and blinked "Dammit what was that?" He eventually shrugged "Lack of sleep. Nyarlathotep is gone now. " This time he was sure since Igor himself didn't sense HIM.
"Welp, this is good. The peace shall last forever now." Minato grinned.
"Minato! Dinner!" Sakura yelled out downstairs and Minato answered back "Alright!" Unknown to Minato, something terrible would happen in the next 3 days. The full moon was approaching fast.
"Must confront Ryoji." Aigis repeated to herself.
'Death?" Ryoji blinked while writing down notes.
The biggest challenge for SEES had yet to come.
Minato : Don't look at me that way. The same thing happened in the game.
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What he say is indeed true. So Venus from P2 makes her entrance. I kinda added her to The World Arcana but clumsiness took the better off me besides she's the goddess of love in the myths so I guess this suits her better. Look for a couple of new fusion spells since Foamy Lover is an awesome attack in p2.
ARC 2 begins this fic is about to end soon! Anyway review as always! The next chapter will be happy times but the other one will be emotional and tense. Just remember Minato hates backstabbers with all his heart. Caio.
