I have a huge fever but dammit I couldn't hold writing this. Review this since I really liked this. Minato is back :D


Mitsuru lightly knocked on Minato's door. Just last night Minato screamed something about being tired from all the fighting and wanting his nee-san back.

There was no answer, Mitsuru carefully opened his door. Minato was lying on his bed, dressed in his school uniform, his azure hair was a mess.

Mitsuru slowly walked towards his bed, trying not to make a racket so that Minato would wake up.

"Hamuko-nee." Minato whimpered. Mitsuru instantly froze as she gazed at Minato's painful expression.

"I just can't do this anymore." Minato groaned as if he was really talking to Hamuko.

"I'm scared.." Minato muttered. Mitsuru's heart started beating painfully fast.

"I want to…. Be in your arms again." Mitsuru truly thought for a second that Minato was crying but that was not the case.

She couldn't stand it, she sat on his bed and tightly hugged his head. Minato's eyes instantly opened wide and he sat up. Mitsuru yelped.

"Uh?" Minato groggily answered as Mitsuru stared at him in worry.

"Hamuko?" Minato asked as he mistaken Mitsuru's red hair for Hamuko. Minato rubbed his eyes and looked again. A sharp pain was felt again in his heart as he saw that the one next to him wasn't Hamuko.

"Oh senpai." Minato awkwardly greeted Mitsuru, while rubbing his eyes.

"Morning." Mitsuru greeted back. She placed a hand on Minato's own.

"Are you okay?"

"No." Minato answered curtly "I'll be truthful to admit it here. I AM NOT OKAY!." Minato looked down "I'm tired… I've been fighting for almost a decade without breaks, thinking that I was doing the right thing but in the end I doomed the world to destruction."

"That's not true." Mitsuru tried to hug him in comfort but Minato backed away.

"…"

"Sorry I want to be alone for a while." Minato answered as he got up and grabbed his uniform from the closet before walking out.

….

The next few days for SEES was spent in silence. A type of silence that could kill. Minato would always return to the dorm early and lock himself in his room. For the first time in 10 years, Minato felt dread, complete and utter dread which he quoted 'raped his soul'

"No Death isn't a part of me! I got here on my own two feet." Minato muttered to himself.

He felt weak….. Extremely weak. Even someone like Junpei could tear him apart any second he wished but the members of SEES weren't in the mood for anything.

Mitsuru and Akihiko just looked at Minato devoid of hope, they knew if Minato lost his drive nobody could even think of launching an attack.

Fuuka would keep quiet most of the time, the clicks of her laptop weren't heard anymore.

Junpei and Yukari wouldn't bicker anymore. Sakura was quiet, like she could feel the pain Minato was feeling.

When it was 10th of December, Mitsuru met Minato on the way to school and called him to the lounge for a meeting.

Minato barely kept his concentration at school. He didn't even spare a glance to anyone. His dread was taking control again but he managed to control it in front of everyone.

Minato dragged himself to the dorm. He opened the door and gave a wave to everyone. SEES along with Sakura was gathered in the lounge. Everyone had a mix of terror and confusion on their faces.

Minato stood next to Mitsuru. Yukari was the first one to speak up.

"It's been a week… What are we going to do?" She glanced at Fuuka who looked surprised "You okay?"

"You just seem so calm." Fuuka replied.

"We have to make a decision." Sakura added. Yukari nodded "Exactly! It's been such a drag around here and no one will go to Tartarus."

Minato lightly shivered at the mention of that blasted tower. Something very unlike him.

"Have you thought about it everyone?" Mitsuru asked her team mates.

"Have you made your decision, Sanada-san?" Ken asked.

Akihiko shook his head "No, but I don't plan on running away." Mitsuru gazed at Akihiko "So your going to fight Nyx?"

Akihiko chuckled "I dunno, supposedly its undefeatable. What about you?"

Mitsuru shivered, looking down at the floor "Honestly this is the first time I've really contemplated my own death. I don't want to suffer and I don't want to kill Ryoji."

"Then we all agree not to hurt Ryoji-kun?" Fuuka asked and Minato resisted the urge to yell at her "Was is she protecting that bastard?"

"Is that how you feel?" Akihiko asked and Fuuka went quiet.

"It's okay, Fuuka. I mean, it's not natural to choose how you're going to die... What about you, Junpei? Have you decided?" Yukari asked Junpei who was quiet uptil now.

A mischievous smile crept up on her face "What's the matter? Scared?" Junpei's head immediately snapped up and he yelled "The hell do you mean by that?"

"Um.I." Yukari fumbled. This might be the first time Junpei snapped at her.

"We're going to die! Of course I'm scared. This is Death we're talking about! You can't defeat it! I can't defeat!" Junpei kept yelling, it was easy to see he was scared to the core.

"Then what do you want to do?" Mitsuru asked and Junpei looked at her "There's nothing I can do!" He jerked his heads towards Minato "He's the only one who can kill him." That was true.

Minato shivered. The thought of fighting Nyx made him almost piss himself from fear. Suddenly, Junpei started lashing out.

"It's your fault in the first place!" Junpei yelled "You had that thing inside you and didn't even know it. You raised it dammit, this is all you're fault."

"Junpei!" Yukari chided but Junpei didn't stop, he kept glaring at Minato.

"You should you something about it! You wasted Nyarlathotep like he was nothing." Minato's memory flashed back to the scene where he pounded Sakura in a pulp… He seemed different to himself…. Like he a totally different person back then.

"Do something about it! You're supposed to be special right?" Junpei yelled and Minato upon hearing the word 'special' felt utmost anger.

"Special? You think having Death inside you makes you special?" Minato yelled back and Junpei went quiet.

"You don't the hell I've been through!" Minato yelled as he flipped a single couch with his hand easily. In the moment of anger, he for a split second felt his power return.

"You think I liked that?" Minato kept shouting "Heck Junpei, everyone over here is scared but you have the galls to blame me for that?"

"That was quite unreasonable Iori." Mitsuru glared at Junpei.

"I'm scared." Minato muttered and everyone looked at him "I've been fighting for a fucking decade now! I've been nearly killed on occasions but I still kept going through. I'll say this to all of you. I AM SCARED to the core."

Everyone was shocked, Minato the guy who pulled them through thick and thin finally admitted he was scared. Minato started walking away "I thought you changed after you defeated the shadow but I guess not." He glared at Junpei "This is reality we are gonna die, if you can't handle it, go drink till you sleep." Junpei's eyes widened and Minato walked out of the dorm.

"Minato wait." Yukari cried as she ran after him, her love for Minato surfaced once again.

"Please wait." Yukari stopped Minato who was about to turn left.

"Don't take it seriously. He's Stupei" Yukari spoke "He always does and says stupid stuff, if you want I'll smack him."

Minato shook his head "You loved me right?"

"I still do.." Yukari answered back in a split second.

'…..You loved a shadow." Minato answered "I was Death itself…. You should stay away." Yukari felt her eyes water as Minato walked away and then broke into a run.

"Dammit Hamuko." Minato whispered as he kept running without any direction or aim.

"Please come back." Minato cried in pain. He suddenly felt his world spin, he turned around and saw green, lots of green.

A shiver crept up his spine as the usual calmness of the dark hour disappeared by the dread he experienced years ago.

"Help me." Minato whispered as he sat on a bench.

"What can I do?" Minato asked himself as he suddenly gasped as if he felt something like a demon coming near him.

"Sis!" Minato cried. Begging her to come and save him…. But she just wasn't there anymore.

"Living like that without her.." Minato muttered as he felt his eyes sting a bit "No I promised." He fought back the tears.

"Minato?" A calm voice called out and Minato tensed at once. He jerked his head towards a familiar blue clad girl walking towards him.

"Elizabeth?" Minato whispered as the silvertte sat next to him on the bench.

"…"

"…."

"So you can't fight?" Elizabeth asked and Minato weakly nodded "No I can't."

"Why not?"

"….I'm tired. I don't want to fight anymore." Minato choked out "I can beat avatars of power, I can beat shadows heck I even killed Nyarlathotep… But how can I kill something which everyone is destined to take? How can I beat Death itself." Elizabeth said nothing but her eyes were cold as it almost looked like she was glaring at him.

She quietly stood up "So that's final?" Elizabeth asked and Minato nodded "Yeah I'll kill him." Elizabeth shook her head.

Her fist glowed blue and she whispered "Sweet dreams Minato." Minato already weak couldn't even register a fist being slammed onto his face. He felt his world darken and he slipped away.

….

Minato groaned as he woke "GET UP!" A cold voice strikingly similar to Elizabeth ordered.

"I said get up." A bolt of electricity rained down from the sky, Minato quickly rolled away to avoid it.

"Elizabeth? Why?" Minato cried, he loved her and yet she was attacking him.

"You're not the man I love." Elizabeth's voice echoed again.

"The one I loved was one with DEATH!" Minato felt anger "NO I'm NOT ONE WITH DEATH"

'Lies." A voice nearby him scowled. Minato turned around to see Ryoji standing there with his back facing Minato.

"You think you came all the way to this on your own whims?" Ryoji spoke, his voice making Minato shudder.

The scene around Minato shifted. Minato nearly fell to his knees as he saw Hamuko screaming out in pain as the familiar wolf type shadow dug his fangs onto her shoulder. Minato frantically looked at and saw his younger self just shaking.

"See? That was supposed to happen!" Ryoji shouted "You were forever cursed to be the scared boy."

"NO!" Minato shouted, without caring for anything he ran towards the shadow and stood next to it.

"Thanatos!" Minato yelled as if summoning him but instead he felt a sharp pain in his head.

"You think you can summon him? The god of death?" Elizabeth mocked "The mightiest hunter being summoned by a mere human?"

"Dammit." Minato tried to summon a card…. But nothing happened. Hamuko kept screaming and his younger self just watched in horror.

"See?" Ryoji asked as he stood next to Minato who was extremely close to breaking down. Minato felt his legs wobble as he nearly fell but rested his head on Ryoji's shoulder.

"Dammit." Minato muttered as Hamuko screamed "Help me!"

"Now is the time… They don't need the scared little boy, they need Death!" Elizabeth encouraged him.

The scene shifted again and this time it was once which happened recently. Sakura was on the ground while Minato was standing.

The flashback's Minato smirk grew wider as he charged Grand Cross.

"They need you." Ryoji whispered as Minato saw his flashback self giving off a confident smile, something that he sourly needed right now.

"Death isn't bad. It's a path we all will take." Elizabeth's tone was back to a soft one.

"It's your choice Minato." Ryoji spoke this time as the scene shifted back to Hamuko screaming but interestingly the younger self was no longer there.

"You can watch her die or BE the one you were for 10 years. The one who saved countless lives and made unbreakable bonds."

"Without your shadow. You will die." Elizabeth added.

Minato kept silent but just then horrible images of his team teammates flashed inside his mind.

"This is all that awaits you without Me." Ryoji whispered as Hamuko screamed louder "HELP!"

"Dammit." Minato yelled out as he shoved Ryoji away.

"I won't let that happen to THEM!" Minato shouted to Elizabeth, he turned to Ryoji "I accept Death, if being called Death means saving someone then I gladly will be Death."

"I hate you to the core but I accept you. I NEED YOU my other self." Minato shouted as Ryoji smiled.

Ryoji suddenly transformed into a blast mist and launched at Minato. Minato felt to his knees as he felt the familiar power rushing him. All the fears left his as his blood flowed with darkness and spiritual energy.

"Death it is." Minato's helpless look vanished into a badass smile "I'll rip you to pieces." Minato swore as he dashed towards the wolf.

"I'll kill you with my bare hands." Minato tackled the shadow away from Hamuko who was still alive.

"Son of a bitch." Minato charged his hands with Thanatos's power and grabbed the mouth of the shadow, opening it by force. Blood trickled down his hands as the shadow's teeth stabbed into his hands but Minato didn't even notice it.

Minato grabbed the both sides of its mouth and with a burst of power he utterly tore the shadow apart, ripping him into two pieces.

"Death it is then." Minato whispered as he turned around to see Hamuko standing up. Minato sighed "I can't dwell on that anymore… I need to let it go….. for a better future, besides you're just an illusion." Minato spoke firmly and Hamuko smiled. He was finally accepting the truth.

"You're dead." Minato spoke and Hamuko nodded with a smile "I accept that… You're gone but I'll be dammed if I let anyone taken away from me again.

The scene dissolved once again and Minato stood firm, nothing scared him right now.

"I'll use Death itself to win." Minato muttered but then let out a yelp. He was standing in a tome of sorts which seemed to be in outer space.

"Welcome to the collective unconsciousness." Elizabeth cheery voice rang out and Minato turned to see her smiling at him.

"Now that's the man I love." She winked and Minato sighed "You sure put me through a lot of shit."

"Shhh." Elizabeth hushed "Save you're talking for someone else." Minato rose a brow as Elizabeth disappeared.

"The hell could she mean?" Minato felt a presence behind him, he quickly turned around and he swore his heart just stopped for a few seconds.

"Y-You?" Minato asked dumbfolded, standing next to her was….. Hamuko. She was like her time of Death wearing a cream colored sweater and a muffler wrapped around her neck.

Minato wanted to cry but he reminded himself that this could easily be a ploy. He projected Archer's twin blades into his hand and struggled to stand.

"I swear Nyarlathotep I'll kill you if this is a ploy." Minato shouted and Hamuko didn't seem fazed. She slowly walked towards Minato.

She stopped in front of him and Minato nearly dropped to the ground, she gave the same warm smile as always. Minato kept staring at her… until Hamuko slowly wrapped his arms around Minato who swore that it was the same warm hug she always gave.

"It's all right Minato." Hamuko whispered as she tightened the hug around him. Minato had no doubt… She was indeed his long dead sister.

"My baby brother." Hamuko whispered as Minato dropped his blades. He couldn't hold it…..

"H-Hamuko-nee." Minato cried as he returned the hug. The tears he held back for 10 years finally traveled down his cheek…. Minato Arisato was crying.

"Dammit." Minato sobbed as he tightened the hug around Hamuko. Minato slowly slid down with Hamuko next to him.

"Nee-san! I missed you!" Minato sobbed as he buried his face onto her shoulder.

"I missed you too bro." Hamuko parted his hair and planted a soft kiss on his forehead.

"Stupid stupid nee-san!" Minato bawled like a child, lightly hitting her on the shoulder "I felt so alone!" More tears came running down his cheek, staining the sweater.

"I'm sorry blueberry." Hamuko apologized. Minato let out a chuckle "Who the hell am I kidding? I'm sorry. I let you go." Minato cried more "You hate me don't you?" He asked.

"Of course not." Hamuko replied at once "How could I hate my baby brother?" She ran her hand through his hair.

'….I let you die?" Minato asked and Hamuko lightly smacked him on the head "Of course not! Shove that thought away. I'm proud at you for what you have done so far."

"Hamuko-nee." Minato sobbed "I'm Death." He sadly admitted.

"So?" Hamuko replied "Does that turn you into Satan? If you did turn into that, have no doubt I would still love you."

"For reals?" Minato asked and Hamuko nodded "Yup." He kissed his forehead once more.

"You saved the world Minato." She spoke as Minato kept clinging onto her "I'm proud of you and so are Mom and Dad."

Minato smiled "I'm glad I did something sis." Minato continued crying…. Those ten years worth of tears weren't going to be stopped easily.

"I love you sis." Minato whispered "I may have gotten over you, I won't beat myself anymore but don't you think for a second I've forgotten you." He whispered.

"When this all over. When I stand over Nyx's body, I'll thank you." Hamuko smiled back "I have no doubt my wittle, powerful brother will wipe the floor with her."

"I'm not wittle anymore." Minato actually pouted and Hamuko giggled. Minato clinged onto her for a long time and Hamuko didn't minded it at all.

"The person who I least expected came to comfort me." Minato smiled "Thnak you Hamuko-nee. I'll make you proud once again." He let go and stood up.

"Woah." Minato muttered as he noticed that during all these years, he was actually a head taller than Hamuko now.

"Wow. You've grown." Hamuko smiled and Minato scratched the back of his head "Well technically, I'm 17 which means I'm a year older than you."

"Onii-san." Hamuko giggled and hugged him once again.

"Nah you're my Nee-san." Minato returned the hug. Hamuko eventually backed away and lifted Minato's face "Be strong Minato. I'll always be watching over you."

Minato knew she was going away but he didn't stop her "Sure sis! Leave it to me." Hamuko smiled and kissed him on the forehead again.

"Farwell baby brother." Hamuko waved as her body slowly disappeared into blue butterflies.

Suddenly a ball of light gathered around Hamuko who kept smiling, the light turned into a sphere and launched towards Minato. Minato felt a familiar warmth around him as he felt another burst of power rushing towards.

"I know my place." Minato muttered as a certain persona appeared in his sea of soul

"Eurydice." Minato whispered "This is HER persona?" Minato whispered as a voice echoed inside his mind.

Judgment Arcana rank 1..

"Farewell Hamuko-nee." Minato waved her off with a smile. Hamuko disappeared and Minato shed a few more tears "Thank you I'm over it. I will protect the people I care about."

He summoned a card of his new persona "I've got HER persona with me now." Minato smiled.

Suddenly the world around him began to dissolve once again.

Minato woke up and he realized, he was sleeping on Elizabeth's lap.

"You're awake." Elizabeth cheered and Minato smiled "Yup! You're thighs are really soft." She blushed and smacked him but strangely Minato didn't feel THAT level of pain.

"So you're back?" Elizabeth asked with a smile.

"Yups! For permanent this time. Thank you Liz." Minato thanked and Elizabeth gave a weak smile "I'm sorry for putting you through hell." Minato grabbed her face and forcefully kissed her out of no where. Elizabeth yelped and Minato backed off.

"Course not! You opened my eyes."

"Your going to fight Nyx?" Elizabeth smiled again.

"Yeah." Minato stated cheerfully.

"I thought she was undefeatable?" Elizabeth asked and Minato grinned "I don't care." She grinned back "That's the man I love. Farewell." Elizabeth waved "Have utmost confidence in yourself." She disappeared and Minato looked at Tartarus, with lightning speed, he ran towards the cursed tower.

He kicked the door to Monad open and grinned "I'm back bitches."

….

"Are you sure Yamagishi?" Mitsuru asked and Fuuka nodded. The teal haired girl could sense a monstrous power in Tartarus which made Chaos look like a joke.

Mitsuru gulped "Lets head in." She valiantly moved in with the rest of her team.

"Woah." Junpei said in awe. Monad was decimated. Craters were present of the bloody ground which was of Ichor. They walked forward to see thousands of blades being impaled on the ground and shadows.

They walked further and saw Reaper's body blowed into bits and multiple swords impaled into multiple parts. A void gaint's head was cut cleanly off. A turret's head was cut open and strangely stabbed upon s horde of dead bats.

"Who the hell did this?" Junpei asked and he soon got his answer.

Standing a few feet away from then was a familiar blue haired teen named Minato Arisato, with his back facing them.

"M-Minato?" Yukari spoke as Minato kicked a sword further into a dead Mother. Minato stopped and turned to grin widely at his team mates.

Everyone gasped, sure he was smiling but his eyes were puffy read and dry tears etched onto his face.

"He was crying?" Everyone glared at Junpei who gulped.

"Is that you?" Sakura asked and Minato walked towards them, he grabbed Sakura by the face and kissed her on the lips like a boss. Sakura yelped as Minato broke away.

"Okay…I liked that but still." She muttered.

'I'm back." Minato said with a confident voice "Shadows, Chaos or Nyx will bow down to me." Minato shouted as he summoned a card and then crushed it, a bright light exploded as everyone gaped at the new beautiful persona behind Minato.

"I have my sis behind me. I won't fail her!" Minato shouted as Eurydice blasted a couple of shadows in a single fireball.

Everyone was shocked but still truly happy since the team leader got his badass drive back again.


Emotional? Yes for me. Fun to write? Hell yes!

I loved writing this since the two finally met. Hope you guys enjoyed it. I'm sick like a idiot but still reviews might make me feel better. :D

There might be mistakes but I will surely review them once I feel a bit better, I'm gonna sleep for a week seeya later.