Chapter 5: I Am Thou

Inside the mansion, me and Lars looked around.

"By the way, Ren, what kind of demon do you even represent?" Lars wonders,

"I don't know…" I replied, "I looked at a broken mirror and it didn't even do well."

"Maybe there's a mirror in one of these rooms."

We went to an empty room. There was a mirror there. I looked at my full demon form. Who was I trying to represent with the eyes and mouth? He looked familiar…

"You look different with those eyes and mouth." Lars said,

"I'm trying to resemble someone…" Ren said, "But who?"

"I'm sure you'll figure it out. Come on, let's get out of here before–"

"-WE GOT THIEVES BREAKING INTO THIS MANSION!" A random bodyguard shouted,

"OH SHIT! LET'S GET OUT OF HERE!"

As me and Lars attempted to escape, two more bodyguards caught us and squeezed us from behind.

"GAHHH!" Lars shouted in pain, "THEY GOT US!"

"Oh ho ho ho ho! So, some brats decided to break into my sweet mansion?" A Feminine voice said,

"W-Wait, that voice!"

Me and Lars then saw someone that we could have known, it was Velvette! She was wearing a woman's suit and was recording a vlog on her phone. Her eyes are yellow instead of red.

"Ladies and gentlemen, these two home intruders have break into my luxurious mansion!" She said with energy, "Oh no! Whatever shall we do with them?!"

"What the fuck is up with Velvette?" Lars said, "She's acting WAY different from the Velvette back in Pentagram City!"

The other Velvette turned to see the two.

"Can you two shut up?!" She shouted, "You're ruining my moment for my next vlog on VoxTube! I need more fame than ever, you know?!"

The other Velvette then gasped.

"I have an idea!" She shouted at her audience, "I shall have my bodyguards kill them! And don't worry about them, they'll pay the price when they no longer exist in Hell!"

The other Velvette then snapped her fingers.

"Kill them, boys!" She shouted as she focused her phone on the bodyguards, "Gut them like they're fish out of water!"

She then laughed like a maniac as the bodyguards grip me and Lars both tight. I think this is over for us… Until, I heard a voice.

"What's the matter?" He asked me, "Are you just gonna sit there and watch? In your final moments, you're giving up?"

It sounded… Familiar…

"Death will await you and your new friend if you don't do anything." He continued, "Tell me, did your previous mistake make you look bad in front of everyone? Did it make you want to give up and lose everything?"

"...It wasn't…" I replied, "...And I have no plans on giving up now."

"Very well, I have heeded your resolve… …VOW TO ME!"

As he finished, I started getting a big migraine. It was horrible, but it felt like Deja Vu again… The other Velvette then saw me with the migraine as I was struggling to leave out of one of the bodyguard's grip.

"What the hell are you doing?!" She shouted at me as she pointed at the guard that got a hold of me, "You! Pin him to a wall!"

One of the other Velvette's bodyguards pinned me to a wall. I struggled to escape from his grip, but then, a random wind blew him away. The other Velvette was confused. In fact, Lars and the other bodyguard were confused. I was wearing a mask. It felt… The same… I tried to get it off of my face, but then it ripped off some of my skin as I screamed in pain. I then gave out an evil smile as my eyes and mouth turned red. A blue fire appeared around me and then a voice was heard.

"I am thou…" It said, "Thou art I…"

The blue flame then swirled around me as I gained a new outfit and a new look.

"Thou who would have accepted blasphemy for the sake of thine own justice…" The voice continues, "Call upon my name, and release thy rage!"

The other Velvette was scared as she backed away.

"Reveal the strength of thy will to seek the truth of thine own!" The voice continued, "...Though thou be chained down by HELL ITSELF!"

I got serious.

"Come forth!" I shouted as a figure around the blue flame appeared, "Arsene!"

Arsene, as it was the name that I shouted, showed itself. Now I know what I have, my Persona and its name from long ago, Arsene!

"Wh-What the hell is going on…" Lars said as he was stunned,

I still smile menacingly at those around me… It's showtime.