It was a strange reunion. Hifumi Togo and Yukari Takeba. They've met once before, but depending on who you asked, the timing was different. For Hifumi, she hadn't seen Yukari in months, that could not be further from the case with Yukari. Yukari had gone years without laying eyes on Hifumi, living her life since the Cinema Labyrinth. Only when they laid eyes on each other did the memories of that Labyrinth return to them.
"This is a little off putting..." Hifumi said with a sheepish smile, rubbing her arm. Yukari looked so much different. "I saw you just a few months ago, and now here you are, a fully grown woman. I blinked and time flew by."
"It's just as weird for me..." Yukari admitted. "You look almost exactly the same since I last saw you."
"Almost?" Hifumi brushed her hair behind her ear.
"Yeah." Yukari gave a nod. "I remember before, your eyes looked a little bit sad. It was about your father, wasn't it?"
"Ah, yes..." Hifumi nodded slowly. "Now that I think about it, even though I forgot everything, your words back then did stick within my mind. I held onto them."
"Did they?" Yukari blinked slowly. But she could see the look in Hifumi's eyes. Still a bit sad, but resolved as well. Something she could relate to... "Um, I do have to ask..."
"It was a few months ago." Hifumi replied, knowing what Yukari was about to say. "It did hit me very hard, and I felt sad for a while. But at the same time, I made sure to tell him I love him. I left no regrets with his passing. It does still hurt when I think about it, but I haven't been alone. I've had my girlfriend, my friends, and my mother to help support me forward..."
This made Yukari smile. Hifumi was a much stronger girl than she was...but that was a good thing. "It sounds like you've been doing pretty well for yourself. I was going to ask if you're okay, too. But you have a strong support system."
"I'm doing the best I can." Hifumi replied. Of course, the pain of recently losing her father still stung. But she had plenty of distractions, not to mention the way Summer was panning out thus far. "Oh...! How are all of your friends? Are they doing well?"
"All of them?" Yukari took a brief moment to respond. There was a flicker of a frown, but she wasn't going to ruin the mood between them. So she smiled instead. "They're doing just fine."
"You've also been fairly busy yourself, haven't you? I heard you were an actor." Hifumi said with a slight giggle. "...I hope I am not getting in the way of your very busy schedule, Takbea-san!?" She gasped.
This made Yukari laugh a little. "You're fine. You can just call me Yukari, too."
"A-Are you sure?" Hifumi said with a sheepish smile.
"Of course." Yukari nodded. "That reminds me, you play Shogi...how has that gone for you?"
"I haven't had the chance to play much all Summer. But that's alright." Hifumi admitted. She had been playing on her phone during the times she wasn't driving to keep herself sharp. "A few of my friends keep me entertained with it, which I appreciate, but when I return home, I cannot wait to begin playing again!"
"It's nice to have something you're passionate about, isn't it?" Yukari said. But that reminded her. "...Come to think about it, what brings you to Osaka? I'm here for some sort of collaboration with a model that's supposed to be here. Does it have to do with all the stuff I've seen on the news?" Now that she remembered who Hifumi was, she recalled several things about the Phantom Thieves as well.
"Yes." Hifumi answered. "Akira Konoe is a villain, and we are going to storm his castle to make him admit his wrongdoings."
"Ah...I did hear what he had to say about the Phantom Thieves." Yukari tapped her chin. "Technology sure has come a long way. I feel like an old woman saying I remember when AI wasn't a thing. But if you say he's a villain, I don't have any reason to doubt you. I know the Phantom Thieves are good people. Even if people are angry about EMMA, I'm sure you guys will manage."
"Thank you." Hifumi gave a curt nod. "...Hey, wait. You said you were here to meet a model? Do you...know her name, by chance?"
"Her name is Mika, I think?" Yukari replied.
"...Wow." Hifumi had no words. "Oh! It's almost time for me to meet my friends. Before I go, though...could I ask you for one thing?"
"What's up?" Yukari tilted her head curiously.
"I don't have anything on me right now, but I think there is a friend of mine that would absolutely adore crossing paths with you when we are finished." Hifumi said with a coy smile. "If you have the time, would you be able to stop by?"
"I think I can manage." Yukari said while pulling out her phone. "We don't need EMMA to communicate. Give me your number so we can coordinate this."
"Of course!" Hifumi nodded and exchanged contact information with Yukari. After that, Yukari had to take her leave, so Hifumi waved her off. Once she was alone, she paused. "...I haven't been able to get something for Mother since we left Tokyo. I should call her...and get her something nice." She'd only texted her mother every few days to let her know things were alright. But after talking to Yukari about her father, she realized that she missed Mitsuyo a lot more than she thought. Considering she was the only parent she had left, and their relationship was steadily improving. Hifumi had some time left before Zenkichi returned, so she decided to call her mother.
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"What are you doing here?" Ann was surprised to see Shiho here. But she'd never complain about seeing her best friend.
"My family was nearby." Shiho said with a smile. "Although, they admittedly came because they were concerned about EMMA. They wanted to pray at the statue here..."
"Your parents too, huh?" Ann said with a small frown. The grip EMMA had on everyone was pretty scary, but they were doing their best to fix that. "Well, I'm happy to see you here!"
"I'm happy that you're alright, though." Shiho replied. "Hearing all that stuff on the news..."
"Yeah..." Ann rubbed the back of her neck. "But we're working on it. You trust the Phantom Thieves, don't you?"
"Of course I do." Shiho replied. "I won't ask for all the details, but when you're done, I'd like the chance to hang out with you and your friends."
"We'd love to have you." Ann beamed. She also remembered that Mika might be there. A little worrisome, but that was a bridge to cross when they got there. It was then she felt her phone vibrate. "Oh! Is it that time already?"
"Time to go to work?" Shiho asked.
"Yeah. But you'll still be here when we're done, right? I'd hate to lose time with you when we just met up again...!" Ann was hopeful, and Shiho gave a nod in response.
"Go to work. I'll make sure I'm still here when you finish." Shiho replied.
"You're the best, Shiho!" Ann waved and quickly scurried off to the meeting place.
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Everyone gathered at the Jail entrance once Zenkichi arrived. "Sorry to keep you guys waiting." Zenkichi told everyone.
"Don't worry about it." Ren shook his head. "How's Akane doing?"
"Just fine." Zenkichi smiled. "I told her I'd be right back. So that means we can't waste anymore time playing around with Konoe."
"We'll have this wrapped up by tomorrow!" Ryuji said excitedly.
"We better! I have to finish work, and I can't do that while my cameramen are focused on EMMA and not me!" Mika huffed.
"It sounds like everyone's ready." Morgana said.
"I can only wonder what Konoe's castle has in store for us." That was Yusuke's only worry.
"Whatever it us, we'll be sure to get through it!" Haru nodded firmly.
"Instead of talking about it, why don't we get started already?" Akechi was not willing to waste much more time.
"Alright, everyone." Ren said. "It's showtime!"
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Once again, the Phantom Thieves entered Konoe's Jail. With the Prison Keeps shut down, they were able to make a beeline straight for Konoe's Castle. Once they made it to the entrance, they found it was completely devoid of an audience, unlike yesterday. That didn't last for long, as security immediately appeared, multiple Shadows appeared to try and stop them. "The welcoming committee is already here!" Joker exclaimed.
"Sorry, but we're moving ahead!" Panther said while leaping into the air. "Celestine!" Her Persona appeared next to her, and she spun around, unleashing a gigantic fireball onto the crowd of Shadows. The fireball exploded, sending the shadows scattering in every direction. She didn't want to waste any time with Shiho waiting for her!
"Hell yeah, that's the spirit!" Skull was liking the energy they were starting with already. "Crush 'em, William!" William did just that, dropping his large ship on top of a group of Shadows to flatten them.
"Ella!" Violet spun in the air, releasing numerous beams of light from Ella to strike down the remaining enemies. The Phantom Thieves were feeling in top form today, a small trash mob wasn't going to slow them down!
"Nice guys!" Oracle grinned. "Let's keep this going!"
With the welcoming committee cleared, this left the entrance to the castle open. Crow was the first one to approach it. "This is it."
"Once we head inside, we're going straight to the roof!" Mona said. "Everyone ready?"
"You don't even need to ask." Dragon stated.
"Let's go!" Joker pushed the doors open and everyone rushed inside. When they did get inside, they found that the entrance was completely empty.
"...No one's here." Sophie commented.
"The coast is clear. Let's make a break for the top." Mona suggested.
"I'm kinda surprised how easy it was to get inside." Panther looked around. She was expecting more of a fight
"It's pretty quiet for a castle. That's not normal, is it?" Wolf asked. This was his first time with the real Jail experience, so he was looking at the others for clarification.
"No...it certainly isn't." Queen shook her head.
"So what's going on then?" Viper placed her hands on her hips. "Did they give up and decide to let us walk free? That'd be super nice, actually."
"...This is a trap." Dragon arrived at that conclusion. Right as she said that, a blue light surrounded them, and an alarm started to blare.
"Spoke too late." Crow sucked his teeth.
"What is this light!?" Fox looked around. The light wasn't actively harming them, but that didn't mean they were safe.
"It's so pretty...but what is it doing?" Noir asked.
They'd find out soon enough. "Intruders detected. Executing forced removal." That was EMMA's voice.
"Wait, is this thing a teleporter!?" Oracle gasped.
"Ah, shit! We gotta get outta here!" In a panic, Skull tried to run to the edge of the circle, but he was forcibly pulled back by Queen.
"No, you can't!" Queen objected. "If you try to leave the circle..!"
"You'll be ripped apart?" Sophie asked, innocently.
"WHAT?!" Skull's eyes went wide.
Dragon then had an idea. "We can break it! Quickly!" She said while summoning Bella.
"Got it!" Joker nodded and summoned Yoshitsune. "Hassou Tobi!"
"Excalibur!" Dragon yelled. The two Persona attacked at once. Yoshitsune with a flurry of high speed slashes onto the teleporter, while Bella stabbed her sword into the center. This prompted a malfunction to occur and a small explosion. They managed to damage the teleporter enough to prevent it from working.
"Nice thinking, Dragon!" Panther smiled.
"I admittedly wasn't sure if it would work or not." Dragon did make a hasty, last second decision. Thankfully her quick thinking paid off.
"That was close. For a second there, I was startin' to think all we ever do was get caught anymore." Skull sighed. They weren't out of the woods yet, however. Because the trap failed, this prompted another mob of Shadows to appear.
"What did you do!? How did you escape the trap!?" One of the Shadows grunted. "Quit resisting and come quietly!"
"So you're the ones who tried to set us up!?" Skull grunted. "How about YOU quit resistin' and get stomped!?" William was summoned in front of him, and his Persona fired off a large missile that exploded against the mob, sending them flying in multiple directions.
Fox, Viper, and Wolf followed up. "How dare you try and put ME in a cage!?" Viper hissed, her mask burning off as Nua was summoned to her side. "Scale Shot!" Nua spun around, her long-snake like scales shooting from her head, spanning every direction while impaling multiple shadows.
Fox moved in next with Gorokichi, leaping ahead while slashing the air in front of him. This actions suddenly froze all of the shadows, suspending them in the air. Once he landed, he sheathed his blade, causing several of them to shattered. "Now, move."
Wolf finished the job by pulling his dual pistols. He jumped into the air and spun around, covering all angles and finishing off any stragglers with his impressive aim. Once he landed, he blew on the barrel of one of the guns, and then coolly slid it back into its holster. "What a waste of time, am I right?"
"Nice work, you guys!" Oracle gave a thumbs up. She then spotted a panel up ahead and walked over to it. "Oh ho...what do we have here?" By fiddling with it a little bit, she was able to crack it open, which called the elevator! "This will lead us straight to the top!"
"Seriously?" Skull grinned.
"Sounds too good to be true." Crow had his arms crossed as he stepped into the elevator along with everyone else. The elevator did begin to rise up as well.
"Not that we need it, but maybe we could get a little rest before we get there?" Noir suggested.
Of course, it wasn't going to be that easy. Because a large Shadow spawned as the elevator rose. "You dare defy the great hero Lord Akira!? My lightning will turn you to dust!" And so, the Shadow revealed itself to be a Thor. This mighty Shadow wielded a powerful, lightning infused hammer.
Wolf just sighed. "Of course it wasn't going to be that easy. Well. Let's greet out guest."
"Gladly." Crow said while lunging ahead, his sword brimming with Curse magic. "Hereward, strike them down!" Hereward opened the conflict by firing off an arrow of curse magic right at the Thor. Thor easily blocked this by swatting it away with his hammer, but Crow used that opening to his advantage. "Get out of our WAY!" He demanded, slashing Thor across the chest, causing him to slide back from the damage.
"Tch! Insolent!" Thor's hammer charged with lightning as he raised it up.
"Uh, guys, I think he's gonna try and bring the elevator down with us in it!" Panther panicked.
"I don't think so!" Dragon slid into action, literally. She performed a baseball slide as her mask burned away, summoning Bella just in the nick of time. "Aegis!" Thor's hammer collided against Bella's shield, which made Dragon wince a little from the impact, but she could take it. With Thor now stuck...
"Mona, he's weak to wind!" Oracle exclaimed.
"Leave it to me! Diego!" Mona hopped forward as Diego appeared, slashing his saber in a Z formation. This prompted a large twister of wind to shoot towards Thor, forcing him to defend. But since it was his weakness, it was inflicting plenty of damage while keeping him still.
Noir jumped over Mona, her axe charged with psychic energy. "Take this!" She swung her axe down on Thor's head, but the guardian of justice was able to defend with his hammer, causing a massive shockwave to boom out. Noir was winning the struggle, but Thor was focused on trying not to get overpowered. As such, when Noir flipped back, this gave Queen the perfect opening to strike.
"HAAH!" Queen, with nuclear magic swirling around her fist, slammed a powerful punch into Thor's covered face, causing the Shadow to slam into the wall.
"Guh...!" Thor grunted. He went to pick himself up, but he didn't realize...it was already over.
Sophie had Pithos trained on him, each individual unit already brimming with light magic. "Firing!" Sophie exclaimed, numerous beams of light shooting from Pithos. Thor was unable to muster a defense in time, and he was utterly annihilated by Sophie's attack. "Target eliminated."
"Great work. Sophie!" Violet brought Sophie into a hug.
"Praise accepted~" Sophie said, humming once again soon after.
"Nice job, team." Joker said with a grin.
"I know, I was great." Viper flipped her hair, even if she didn't do anything in this particular encounter.
"Having numbers is quite advantageous." Dragon smiled. As she did, the elevator reached the top. The stepped out, only to see another one waiting for them. "Uh..."
"Yo, we have to go up even more!?" Skull groaned.
"It looks like this one goes all the way to the top." Fox tilted his head up, but even he could not see all the way up.
"Well, given Konoe's elevated opinion of himself, I'd say this is par for the course." Wolf scoffed. Nothing they could do but go up...
"We've gotta get those Desires back!" Panther declared.
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And so, up they went, reaching the very top of the castle. "Everyone, look!" Noir pointed up. The Desires were there, of course. But curiously enough...
"A birdcage?" Joker asked.
"Every Jail we've seen so far has one." Sophie didn't think this strange. It was par for the course as far as she was concerned.
"But why would Konoe's Jail posses one? Is he not the mastermind behind this?" Fox raised a good point.
"We know what the birdcage is for." Crow shook his head. "They were made to ensure the Monarch could not escape. Their trauma would keep them here and fuel their ambitions. As such, this does not exclude Konoe. Whatever the reasons, he's trapped himself in here."
"Does that mean Konoe's got some dark past, too?" Panther's voice went a little low.
"A guy like Konoe? It doesn't really fit his image..." Oracle wasn't so sure.
"Guys, come on. Didn't I say that he was fake?" Viper shook her head. "Most people have a past they don't want to talk about. As such, it's easier to move on from it when you can hide it. I know Alice did the same, Konoe's no different. If it doesn't benefit them, it's easier to discard it."
"That does sound right." Dragon nodded.
"So, what's the plan here?" Wolf asked. "You said we needed some kind of key to open it?"
"That's correct." Fox answered. "And we can get a hint as to its whereabouts by touching the birdcage."
"Okay, I'll do it." Wolf offered while walking ahead. "I could use the experience."
"I'll go as well. I want to see for myself." Crow stepped forward.
"Uh...make sure you don't let go right away." Panther told Wolf.
"Don't go cryin' on us, Gramps..." Skull said with a nervous chuckle.
"It might sting..." Violet whispered. Considering most everyone here could speak from experience, they could only watch as Wolf and Crow went ahead.
"Huh?" Wolf had no idea what they were talking about. But he learned. The second he placed his hand on the birdcage, pain filled his entire body. "GYAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" Wolf howled in agony. Crow only grit his teeth in comparison.
"Woof. Listen to that howl." Oracle said with an exhale.
"I've heard stories of cries that could shake the heavens. Could this be one of them? It's almost operatic." Fox said.
"...Glad I had no plans of touching that." Viper whistled.
"Quiet! I hear something...!" Queen said.
"Abusing? That's ridiculous." An older man said. His voice was intimidating. "Right, Akira?"
"Whether it was your dog or not, Konoe-san, we got a tip that you've been physically abusing your son. He's even got a scar on his arm to prove it." Based on the tone of voice from the other one speaking, it appeared to be a policeman.
"Look, he fell over? How many times do I have to say it? I'd like to be left alone." The door then closed. Once the coast was clear... "You little shit! Do you see how much trouble you're causing me!? Just keep your goddamn mouth shut and do as I say!" There were a view violent sounds that followed...
Wolf stepped back. "W-What the hell was that?"
"Konoe's past." Dragon answered. "This is the trauma that led to him becoming a Monarch."
"There there! Who's a good boy!" Oracle was having too much fun teasing Wolf.
"What am I, your pet!? You guys could've warned me about that!" Wolf barked.
"Well, it's...not like you asked...aha..." Panther said with a sweat drop.
"I feel like I've heard that excuse before." Sophie tilted her head.
"Yeah. From yourself." Skull quipped.
"Erm, getting back on track..." Noir steered the conversation back. "I heard one of the voices mention something about abuse. The Konoe that was mentioned...was that his father?"
"Was Konoe abused by his father...?" That was the only conclusion Queen could draw.
"That doesn't excuse all the shit he's been doing." Skull narrowed his eyes. His dad wasn't great either, and even walked out on him and his mom, but Skull didn't turn out like that!
"Tch." Crow shook his head. He wasn't sure what he was expecting, but something about it just irritated him deeply. "Well. The next step is to figure out the location of his trauma. Let's head back." He didn't want to waste much time thinking about it. Obviously, he needed to see more. Everyone could agree it was time to head back, and as they did...
"Hey..." Sophie spoke out to Violet and Joker, causing them to stop in their tracks. "Was Konoe really treated badly by his own father? Zenkichi and Akane were on bad terms, but nothing like that ever happened between them. Why did it happen to Konoe? Aren't they family?"
"Ah..." Violet wasn't sure what to say. The family she had was a happy one. Even when her sister passed, she was still close to her parents.
"...Some people are just like that." It was Crow who answered. He lingered behind, his back turned to them. "Some humans are just selfish. It doesn't matter who you might be, they will discard you, trample upon you, and do whatever it takes to fulfil their own selfish ambitions. It's easier to disregard a child, especially your own, because they won't fight back. In most cases, they can't."
"I see...so some humans are just like that..." Sophie looked down at the ground for a moment. She was constantly surrounded by kindness, so she somewhat assumed most people were kind. Those who weren't just had their hearts changed. But it ran so much deeper than that...
"Crow..." Joker frowned. It was too much to think Crow had gotten over everything that happened before. But when it made up a majority of his life, it just couldn't be that easy.
"Crow. Joker. Violet...do you think family is important?" Sophie asked earnestly. "From what I know, almost everyone in the Phantom Thieves has lost a family member. Dragon and Noir most recently..."
"Family is important." Violet answered with a sweet smile.
"I agree with her." Joker nodded.
As for Crow... "If it is, I never would've known." Did his mother ever love him? Maybe. But she took her own life when he was young, so love was never something he got. Maybe if things were different.
"I think it is." Sophie smiled gently. "If I ever get friends or a family, I want to support them. That's what the Phantom Thieves taught me."
"You already have friends, Sophie." Violet kneeled down to be at eye level with Sophie. "We were friends the day we met. Everyone in the Phantom Thieves is your friend!"
"Violet..." Sophie's eyes softened.
"Are you done?" Crow was ruining the moment, but he didn't care. "We have work to do. If I have to guess, Konoe's trauma most likely stems from his childhood home"
"...Guess we should've seen that coming." Joker let out a small sigh. But Crow was right. They weren't done yet.
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Akechi's guess was right, and thanks to Zenkichi's networking, they were able to locate Konoe's old childhood home. "So this is Konoe's family home?" Haru asked.
"Do you suppose his father still lives here?" Yusuke questioned.
"No. Konoe's father died 20 years ago." Zenkichi reported. Everyone's eyes were wide.
"What the..." Mika gasped.
"I found some police records of an incident that happened here back then." Zenkichi explained. "A burglar forced his way into the home and stabbed Konoe's father to death."
"That's awful..." Hifumi held a hand to her chest.
"Most items of value were gone, so it was ruled as both a robbery and a homicide. They never found the culprit." Zenkichi said.
"W-What did Konoe do? He was living here too, right?" Futaba had to ask.
"He was eight years old at the time, and the only survivor. Apparently he was hiding in a closet when it happened." Zenkichi said. "If this is the birthplace of Konoe's trauma, we'll probably uncover the truth about his father's murder as well."
"Let's go." Ren told the others.
"..." Akechi was silent.
"I'm inputting the keyword now. Everyone, get ready to enter." Sophia told them.
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The scenery changed once they entered the Trauma Cell. It looked as if they were in a house, and Fox was the first one to take note of this. "This scenery...are we in a house?"
"It looks like it. 20 years in the past..." Mona said. Right then, a figure appeared in front of them. That of an older man, with his back turned to them, and he was facing the wall.
"Ew, creep!" Viper exclaimed.
"Is that Konoe's father?" Oracle asked.
"It must be..." Queen nodded.
"You little shit!" It was Konoe's Father. "Who do you think feeds you every day, huh!? I swear, you're just a bill! All you do is eat up all my hard earned money!"
"D-Dad...stop..." A whimpering voice of a little boy pleaded.
"DON'T TALK BACK TO ME!" There was no one in front of him, but Konoe's father reached out as if he grabbed something, raised his fist, and proceeded to punch over and over...and over...
"Somebody...please..." The little boy whimpered. Crying...
"..." Wolf didn't say anything, but he curled his fists in anger. It was a horrible reminder that there were people who treated their kids like this...as a father, it made his stomach violently churn.
"No...I can't watch this anymore..." Noir turned away. It was too sad. Too horrible...
"..." Dragon didn't say anything. She couldn't. All she could do was look away with Noir from the horrible scene...
"Ugh..." Konoe's father groaned. "Keeping you around's a real pain the ass. Maybe I should just kill you, too."
"T-Too...?" The little boy's voice cracked.
"If she'd just handed over the money when I told her to, nobody would've had to die!" Konoe's father grunted.
"No...Not mom...you didn't..." The boy sobbed.
"This guy killed his wife over some MONEY!?" Panther felt so much rage in her heart. To think someone could be that evil...
"Here he comes! Enemy of evil! Champion of those in need! Listen up, viewers! It's time to band together and call for Zephyrman, protector of Justice! Zephyermaaaaan!" The TV in the background was on, and loud.
"Huh? Guess I left the TV on..." Konoe's father sighed.
"...Okay...I get it now..." The young Akira sighed. "There are no heroes. No one's coming to save me...it's up to me. I have to become stronger. I have to. I'll kill him...! And then I'll be the hero!"
"..." Violet couldn't fathom a response to any of this.
"Are there really humans like this...?" Sophie frowned.
"Sadly..." Joker grunted.
"Bastard..." Skull grit his teeth.
"What the..." Viper was at a loss for words. Everyone was...
"What the fuck are you talking about, you freak? Wipe that look off your face, you little shit!" Konoe's father spat. "You'll be joining your mother soon enough!" And then, he turned into in a Lock Keeper, one that held four rocket launchers in each hand, which made Viper scream.
"WHAT IS THAT?!" Viper yelled.
"It's like I'm some kind of joke to people! You want to die? Trust me, I'll be glad to get rid of you!" The Lock Keeper yelled. But then...
It happened so fast, nobody saw it coming. Crow's power exploded off of him. His power to go berserk was once again used on himself, boosting his power to unfathomable heights. He then lunged forward, stabbing the Lock Keeper in the chest. Hereward join him in this act of silent rage. The Lock Keeper didn't even have a chance to move as it topped over from Crow's sheer might. Hereward then lifted a sword up, slicing into the Lock Keeper with all its might, cleaving the Shadow in two before it even had a chance to fight back. Everyone was stunned as Crow was the one to take such violent action, not even allowing a fight to take place. It was just a slaughter.
"There's a special place in hell for you. Don't keep the devil waiting."