Chapter 2: Castle of Lust/Persona Awakening
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Kazumi finally arrived to school with the vulgar boy she met earlier. As soon as she came to the entrance, she found the same guy from the car there:
-"Ugh. It's him."-murmured the blonde boy as he tried to walk away by the other side of the gate
-"What a surprise to see you early, Sakamoto."-said the man, Kamoshida, without looking at him.-"I thought you will never be this diligent after the track team was disbanded."
-"Shut up. It was your fault that-"-before Sakamoto could say anything, Kamoshida turned his sight towards Kazumi and said to her:
-"Oh, you must be the transfer student."
-"That's right."-she said with quite an unconfident look towards the teacher.
-"Ugh. Screw you."-Sakamoto said annoyed after being provoked and ignored by Kamoshida. He then left them alone.
-"Uhm...wait…!"-Kazumi tried to go after him but Kamoshida stopped her
-"Wow, slow down."-he said-"As far as I remember, you should be going to the faculty office to meet Kawakami."
-"..."-Kazumi quieted down remembering that detail-"I'll go then. Good day."-she said as she was seeing him off.
-"By the way, you have a criminal record right?"-Kamoshida stopped her-"It is better if you don't relate with the ones like Sakamoto. He's nothing but troubles."
-"I'll keep that on mind."-she murmured as she walked inside. Kamoshida was looking at her somewhat annoyed.
While Kazumi was looking for the faculty office, she heard the students on the hallways talking about her. It was weird that she was already the "talk of the town" when she just arrived without predicaments. After getting in the office, she found her homeroom teacher:
-"Good morning."-she said to her who looked just as apathetic as yesterday.
-"You are just in time. Not bad."-the teacher said as she turned around to her-"I hope you keep that attitude for now on."
-"Classes end on the fifth period today because of the subway accident."-she mentioned-"I'll have you to introduce to your class. Follow me."
-"Ok."-Kazumi followed Sadayo towards the second floor and as they approached to the classrooms, the teacher suddenly stopped.
-"By the way, I heard you came along with that Sakamoto-kun on the entrance."-she said
-"That Sakamoto?"-Kazumi asked as why Kawakami made a big deal about it.
-"You better not get involved with him. He's nothing but trouble."-Sadayo replied-"Of course, he wasn't like that when he was devoted to the track team but…"
-"Anyways. When you introduce yourself, don't say anything unnecessary."-she warned her-"Keep a serious profile even if you're lying."
-"Got it."-she answered as they went inside the classroom.
Kazumi was somewhat nervous about being the center of attention on the classroom. She was usually ok with it since she was a talented softball player...yeah, she was. Ms. Kawakami went ahead to introduce her:
-"Attention class. I'll like to introduce our transfer student: Kazumi Asaka."-she said while the students on her class were looking at Kazumi with all kinds of perspectives.-"All right Asaka, please say something to the class."
-"Nice to meet you all."-she said in a respectful manner while vowing-"I hope we can get along."
After she said that, some students laughed off loud and started to say:
-"Is she serious? Who would like to hang out with a criminal like her?"-someone said
-"Sure, she is still on drugs like her record says."
-"What a waste. She looks hot though."-said a guy on the back.
-"Settle down already."-Kawakami quiet them down.-"Ok, Asaka-san, your seat will be…"-she looked at a seat next to the window in the fourth column.
-"There. On that empty space next to the window."-she indicated her-"The people next to her, can you share your textbooks with her for today?"
-"Agh. That sucks…"-said the brown-haired girl who was next to her seat.
-"..."-a boy with blueish hair and dark blue eyes, located on the front of the classroom, looked at Kazumi with a guilty expression on his face. She noticed it while she was going towards her sit and when they crossed looks, she smiled at him but he looked away nervous.
When Kazumi reached her seat, the person on the front threw her pen case by accident. Kazumi took it and put it on the desk of said person:
-"You dropped this."-she said to the person and was surprised to see that it was the same girl she met at the exit of the station.-"You are…"
-"..."-the blonde girl didn't pay attention to her so Kazumi sighed and sat on the seat behind her.
-"I guess this means that we cannot be friends now…"-Kazumi thought in disappointment as her class was about to start.
-"Hey. Do those two know each other?"-one of the girls next to her murmured.
-"No way. Does that means this girl is on shady businesses with Takamaki?"-said the other
-"What if she offered drugs to her?"-ok what. "What does that have to do with anything?", Kazumi thought.
-"Then again is Takamaki-san we are talking about…"-they keep murmuring-"Pretty sure she wants them to hit on teachers other than Mr. Kamoshida."
Kazumi looked at the girl called Takamaki. She felt bad for her. Surely, she was used to ridiculous rumors on her hometown but the ones that involve other people were the worst.
-"Ok. In two days is the Volleyball rally."-Kawakami said to the class-"Since everyone's classes just changed. Take this time to get to know each other."
-"Who is in charge of the class' duty today?"-she asked and the blueish-haired boy stood up
-"Everyone, please rise…"-he said while his lack of motivation was obvious.
The class went normally during the whole morning. However, at lunchtime, Kazumi heard her phone rang and the strange app appeared again:
-"You can't be serious…"-she said for herself. She noticed that everyone on her surroundings was still murmuring about her so she went outside to get away of their judgements. In front of the classroom, she saw the guy from her class earlier and approached to him:
-"Hi."-she greeted him but the boy got nervous all of the sudden-"You are in my class right?
-"U-Uh? Yes. What is it?"-he asked while keeping his guard
-"I'll like to know if there's a place on the school that it's usually alone at this time…"-she said to him-"I really don't like the classroom…"
-"I-I have no idea where could that be."-he looked away-"If that's it, please leave me alone."
-"..."-Kazumi felt bad that the guy was being this wary about her so she kept walking around. After going to the cafeteria to buy banana milk, she heard the app beeping. Although she tried to ignore it, when she went upstairs, the signal was stronger. Tired with that annoying app, Kazumi decided to follow the sound while going to the fourth floor of the school.
-"Is this the rooftop?"-she asked herself as the app stopped beeping.-"Agh. What now?"-she found that the door was open and went outside.
-"Woah! Who are you!?"-said a loud voice as she went in and she was surprised that it was the guy from this morning, Sakamoto.-"You are the girl from this morning…"-he said while taking his relaxed sit on a couple of abandoned chairs.
-"Sakamoto-kun right?"-she asked him.
-"Yep. The same."-he replied as she was going towards him-"What's your business here? I bet the teachers already told you to not get involved with me and that kind of stuff."
-"That sounds like you're used to be called a rascal."-Kazumi said with a light smile on her face
-"It's not funny though."-he said a little annoyed-"What about ya? Everyone on the school talks shit about you and that you have a...criminal record."
-"I can ignore them for now."-she said-"What really disappoints me is that I was dumb enough to think that I'll make some friends here…"
-"Nothing I can say about it."-Sakamoto replied. Kazumi looked at her phone and the app was still there.-"Whatcha looking at?"
-"That reminds me…"-Kazumi remembered how the app reacted to his voice before-"Have you ever seen this app?"-she showed him the icon
-"Never. Why tho?"-he asked
-"When we started to talk this morning, it recorded some words you were saying…"-she replied-"It's very strange. I have tried to uninstall it over and over but it keeps coming back and that was the only time it did something."
-"Let me see."-the guy suddenly took her phone and saw nothing weird with the app-"What kind of words it recorded?"
-"I think it was...Pervy teacher and Castle."-she said as Sakamoto noticed that the words she just said were recorded
-"Woah. Shit. You're right!"-he said freaked out-"But now it recorded yours!"
-"What!?"-she took her phone back
-"Please insert location."-said an automatic voice on the app
-"A location? Like our location right now?"-Sakamoto asked
-"I suppose. So it will be Shujin Academy?"-Kazumi said out loud and both of them suddenly felt a headache while the app recorded those words. After that, the space around them was distorted and when they opened their eyes, they found themselves in front of an old castle.
-"The hell…? Where are we?"-said Sakamoto with a confused look and turned around towards her-"Hey, are you OK…?"
-"Uhm?"-Kazumi recover herself from the headache and noticed that Sakamoto was looking shocked at her-"What is it?"
-"When did you change clothes?"-he asked.
-"What are you talking about…?"-she noticed that she was now wearing gloves and when she looked down, she was no longer using her uniform but a blue waistcoat and boots.-"What is this…!?"-she started to get flustered by the situation as she didn't understand what was happening.
-"Your phone just brought us here. Maybe it can take us out."-he said which made her to calm down.
-"Let me try…"-she looked for the app but no matter how much she tapped the screen nothing happened.-"It's not working…"
-"For real?"-the guy said surprised-"We better advance to see if someone can help us. My phone has no service."
-"I guess…"-she said before she sighed-"I'm sorry about this. I shouldn't have messed up with this app."
-"It's OK tho. The fault also falls on me."-Sakamoto said with a smile-"By the way, you look kinda cute on those clothes. It's like you were one of those- cosplay models."
-"Don't say things like that, Sakamoto-kun."-Kazumi said embarrassed by his compliment-"Truth to be said, I have an uneasy feeling wearing this. It's so scarily
familiar."
-"So you have used that before?"-he asked.
-"Not that I remember."-she said. Sakamoto silently took his phone out.-"Don't try to take a photo of me now."
-"Ok. Geez, it's nothing serious."-he complained as he put the phone back.-"Shall we get going then?"-he said as he faced towards that weird castle in front of them.
-"You mean...inside there? Really?"-Kazumi doubted-"There should be another way…"
-"You think so? I can clearly see that it says Shujin on that poster beside it."-he pointed out the poster-"Maybe we fell on a weird dream of sorts."
-"Why we would do that on the rooftop?"-she asked
-"...I don't know. This started because of YOUR phone after all."-he stated. It took Kazumi a minute to know what the guy was implying.
-"Are you stating that we are on drugs and it's my fault!?"-she exclaimed angry
-"Wait. I didn't say anything about that!"-he said flustered by her rage. The girl felt disappointment on him and didn't reply him back.-"Come on."
-"I can't believe it. Let us go then."-she said while going inside leaving Sakamoto behind.
-"It was a joke I swear."-he tried to compensate his big stupid comment with that but Kazumi was still angry.
When they got inside the castle, they noticed how real it was inside. Shujin Academy wasn't supposed to look this fancy after all:
-"We definitely are not inside the school, are we?"-Sakamoto asked but still silence.
-"Something is coming…"-she said as they heard the sound of something heavy moving towards them. A guy in a knight armor with a weird opera blue mask appeared in front of them.
-"Woah! That freaked me out…!"-Sakamoto screamed and headed towards the knight.-"Hey. Are you student from here? Is that armor real?"
-"...Is there an event we are missing then?"-Kazumi asked but the blonde boy denied it. Another knight appeared next to the previous one.
-"Another one? Hey. What is going on here?"-Sakamoto started to think this was no joke and two more appeared behind Kazumi.-"Hey! Don't stay there! We gotta run!"
-"R-Roger…"-Kazumi was going to run when she was intercepted by the knights behind her. Sakamoto went towards them to protect her but one of the knights surrounding them hit him with his shield throwing him to the floor.
-"Sakamoto-kun..!"-Kazumi went to his aid. He wasn't really gone after all.
-"Damn it. What's the problem with this guys? They almost break all my effin' bones…"-he said while he was trying to recover. The knights approached them. Kazumi clenched her fist in rage as she felt like there was nothing she could do. Suddenly she felt something on her arm but it vanished as she was knocked out by a hit of the knights.
-"Take them away!"-said one of the knights.
Minutes later, Kazumi could hear the voice of Sakamoto calling her until she finally woke up. They were both inside a prison of some sort:
-"You ok there?"-Sakamoto asked.
-"Yes. How about you?"-she asked without looking at him.
-"I'm managing."-he said and the awkward silence came back.-"Ugh. That guard really hit me hard. It felt real so this ain't a dream."
-"Uh-huh…"-she said as she stood up from the place she was sleeping on a moment ago. They suddenly heard screams of people being tortured.-"This doesn't sound good…"
-"Woah. Woah. Woah. Woah."-Sakamoto panicked as he went towards the bars of the prison-"This gotta be a joke…"
-"Someone! Anyone! Open this damn door!"-he started to shake them up but they were hard to move even-"I know someone is out there!"
-"We have to find a way to scape."-Kazumi said as she was looking her surroundings but there was nothing it could help them.-"Maybe if we just hide until someone comes…"
-"I doubt that will work. This prison is very small. They'll find us with these clothes."-he said in defeat. They suddenly heard the steps of guards coming.-"They are here…"
-"You are lucky your punishment was decided without delay…"-one of the guards say on a shadowy echo voice-"Your crime is 'unlawful entry' and your punishment for that is death."
-"You are shittin' me, right?"-Sakamoto say in disbelief.
-"No one can do as they please in my castle."-said a shadowy voice coming from behind the guard. It belonged to that teacher Kamoshida, nonetheless, he was not using a jersey but he was nude. Only wearing a pair of pink...thongs, sandals, a royal red cape and a crown on his head.
-"Oh my god…"-Kazumi embarrassed cover her sight at such atrocious image.
-"Is that you Kamoshida?"-Sakamoto asked.
-"I thought it was a petty thief. But to think it would be you, Sakamoto."-the 'King' said while fixing his yellow eyes to his prisoners-"You have decided to go against me again. Looks like you didn't learn your lesson…and you brought a friend this time around. Because of course, you can't do anything by yourself."
-"Quit that act! This is not funny, you asshole!"-Sakamoto shouted at him.
-"You have invaded my castle and dare to insult me-The King. Your punishment for that will be a painful death."-he said with a sinful smile of his face-"Guards. Start the execution."
-"No. S-Stop it…"-Sakamoto said as he backed off from the bars. Kazumi decided to look when the guards surrounded the boy.
-"Hey, stop."-she raised her voice-"You might be a teacher but you can't kill him because you feel to!"
-"Uh?"-Kamoshida paid attention to her and she covered her eyes again.-"What a cute girl you have brought with you, Sakamoto. It will be a shame to show her my dominance like this."
-"Like hell no!"-Sakamoto exclaimed as he pushed down a guard in the distraction Kazumi created-"C'mmon, let's get outta here! I'm not dying today!"
-"Sakamoto-kun!"-Kazumi exclaimed to warn him about one of the guards who punched him on the abdomen making him fall on his knees.
-"You'll pay for that."-the guards who was pushed, stood up towards him.
-"Damn it. Uhghhh…"-Sakamoto murmured with pain.
-"I said stop!"-Kazumi tried to stop one of the guards by pulling off its hand but she was pushed down to the floor.
-"Whatcha waitin' for? Get outta here!"-the blonde boy yelled at her-"These guys are serious. You are going to die too at this point…"
-"But…!"-she stood up again.
-"Don't worry miss. We'll have a little negotiation later."-Kamoshida say as he was smiling at her. She felt completely freak out for that.-"But first, I'll focus on this one's execution…"
Kamoshida started to punch Sakamoto brutally while insulting him. Sakamoto was begging for his life. Kazumi was tied by two guards while she was prescencing it. She tried to look away from such cruelty when a guard raised the boy up and point his sword towards his head:
-"Stop it, please! Have you lost your mind!?"-she yelled. Kamoshida came to her at this and obligated her to look at him right on the eyes.
-"The look in your eyes irritates me."-he said in disgust-"You might not be worth at all."
-"Prepare her for execution too."-he ordered to the guards as one of them tied her hands up, leaving her completely unable to scape.
-"Shit…"-Sakamoto saw this with an emerging rage out of his frustration.
-"Am I done for…?"-Kazumi thought as she looked down to the floor in her position-"Kazuya, Doctor Hiromi… Why can't I do anything to turn this situation without worsing it?"
-"This truly is an unjust game... Your chances of winning are almost none. But if my voice is reaching you, there may yet be a possibility open to you…"-she heard on her mind and saw a blue butterfly flying in front of her-"Please overcome this game… and save the world."
-"What's the matter? Are you simply going to watch?"-the voice on her mind was now a familiar one. It was that gentlemanly voice from her dreams.-"Are you going to save you by forsaking him? Death awaits him if you do nothing."
-"This voice…"-she spoke on her mind-"Why are you still inside me?"
-"I know. I know what you are talking about now."-she thought while outside her mind, her body was suffering an unbearable pain. Screaming and moving, Kazumi's body was trying to get something out. This ended up with her glasses falling on the ground.-"But what can I do…?"
-"Have you forgotten already? We have made a contract and I'm yourself."-the demon kept saying-"Back on theme, this is your chance to raise. Show those rotten our power and steal what they have been stealing from someone else."
-"All I have to do is to finish the contract."-she thought and her body calmed down-"Then, I am thou...Thou art I."
-"Very well then. I have accepted your resolve."-said the demon.
-"Execute him!"-Kamoshida pointed at Sakamoto. Kazumi inhaled deep after her mental attack and…
-"DON'T DARE TO TOUCH A SINGLE STRAND OF HIS HAIR, YOU DISGUSTING PIG!"-she screamed out loud gaining obviously the attention of Kamoshida and the guard that was going to kill Sakamoto left him on the floor.
-"What was that?"-Kamoshida was totally angry-"That's it. Nobody insults the King. You're going to die first, brat."
When the guards approached to her, a fierce wind made them back off, including the guard that was tying her up. She landed on the ground and realized a black and white masquerade was on her face:
-"Free yourself from your past, miss."-she heard on her mind. Kazumi unconsciously smiled and put a hand on the mask she had on. She, then, pulled it off forcefully ripping off her skin and releasing a lot of blood. The presents looked at this in shock. She proceeded to touch the fresh blood on her face with her hand and show it on front.
A blue fire set up surrounding her and the figure of the gentleman demon appeared kissing her stained hand before passing behind her while laughing demonically:
-"What the hell…?"-Sakamoto reacted as he saw the mighty figure and Kazumi's face being healed up.
-"I am the pillager of Twilight- Arsene."-the gentleman demon said to Kazumi-"I am the rebellious soul within you."
-"If you so desire, I shall grant you the power to break through this crisis."-Kazumi clenched her fist looking at Kamoshida who ran like a rat when she awakened Arsene.
-"I want to break through any judgement upon me."-was the answer she gave to the demon.
-"Hmp. Very well, then."-he agreed to her resolve.
-"Just what are you?"-Kamoshida said-"Guards! Kill that girl first!"-two knights vanished in a sprout of blood and transformed into beings with the form of a Pumpkin kid with a lantern on their hand.
-"Here they come…"-Kazumi prepared herself to battle with Arsene on her back.
-"Detest the enemies in front of you. Change that feeling into power and unleash it! "-Arsene advised her and she thought about how those guys hurt Sakamoto so badly since they came into the castle.
-"Eiha!"-she exclaimed as she put her mask back on her face. Arsene pull his claw on the floor making appear a bloody flame on one of her enemies and hurting it. The Pumpkin kids then proceeded to attack her physically making her back off.
-"Swing your blade!"-Arsene exclaimed as a dagger appeared on her hand. Kazumi grasped it tightly and attacked one of them with the blade, eventually stabbing it and making it disappear as it burned.-"This power of mine is yours. Kill them however you want. Run wild to your heart's content!"
-"Thank you. I will."-she answered with a smile on her face and looked at her other enemy. Later, she threw her blade at it as she was swinging a bat which ended up cutting the second Pumpkin kid's head off.-"Go down!"-she said as she ordered Arsene to use the Cursed attack from before which also made the monster disappear.
-"I'll come on your aid next time."-Arsene said after laughing and vanished. Kazumi recovered her cool and looked at Sakamoto to confirm that he was ok. He was still with that surprised face but he was fine.
-"You'll pay for what you just did now."-Kamoshida said as he approached her. Kazumi looked away from him freaked out as she remembered that the dude was nude. The blonde boy reacted at that time and pushed Kamoshida against the floor.
-"You liked that, you son of a bitch?"-the blonde boy said on pride. Kazumi looked towards them and noticed that Kamoshida left the keys fall in the floor.
-"The key!"-she exclaimed as she pointed it out. Sakamoto took the key and both of them ran outside of the prison. The boy used the key to lock Kamoshida and his other guards inside.
-"You brats!"-Kamoshida exclaimed as he stood in front of the bars-"You are gonna pay for this!"
-"Where are my guards? Catch these thieves!"
-"We gotta run now!"-Sakamoto said to Kazumi and they both went north while ignoring Kamoshida's demands. When they were far enough, Kazumi stopped and her clothes returned back to her uniform.
-"Woah. You went back to normal!"-Sakamoto said when noticed it-"But what was that just now?"
-"It's quite of a long story...We can talk to it with cookies and tea if you want but we have to get out of he-"-Kazumi suddenly was at the board to collapse if it wasn't for the boy in front of her who saved her from falling.
-"Are you ok?"-he asked as he helped her to recover her balance
-"Yes. It was just a moment but I felt like all my energy was drained…"-she said-"Anyways…"-she warmly smiled at him-"I'm glad you are safe now."
-"Oh come on."-the boy blushed a bit and tried to look away on embarrassment-"Don't say that. I'm a guy after all. Bein' saved by a chick is quite embarrassing, you know?"
-"Hehe. How can you say that when you wanted me to leave you behind?"-she laughed at how silly Sakamoto was being.-"You really care about others, Sakamoto-kun."
-"We can relax later then."-he cut her out-"There should be a way to scape. You lead the way girl."
-"Let's go this way."-she said as she saw a door on the end of the way. Sakamoto followed her after throwing the key of the cell to the river that divided the prison in two. After escaping from some guards and reaching an upper floor, they realized they were lost in another prison. As they kept waking, they found no exit as a bridge was up and no switch was on sight to lower it.
-"Another dead end...Where are we going now?"-Sakamoto complained as he was looking at the prisoners on the other cells with pity.
-"Hey, you two!"-said a voice from the cell on the corner. When Kazumi saw it, she almost squealed-"Blondie! Missy! Come over here!"
-"What is it?"-Sakamoto asked her after she reacted like that. He could see why.-"What is this thing!?"-he exclaimed out loud.
-"You aren't guards of this castle right? Can you please get me out of here?"-asked a toon black cat with big blue eyes and dressed as a rascal-"Look the key is right there!"-he pointed with his paw to the wall next to the cell.
-"Of course, give me a second."-Kazumi said as she took the key
-"Woah. Hold your horses!"-Sakamoto stopped her from doing that-"We are trying to get outta of here! What if this cat monster is an enemy!?"
-"I'm NOT a cat! Say that again and I'll make you regret it!"-the cat said angry.-"Also, how can I be your enemy if I'm locked up?"
-"He has a point though."-Kazumi said to Sakamoto who sighed.
-"Look, you don't want to be caught and executed right?"-the creature regained their attention-"Get me out of here and I'll show you the exit!"
-"Can you really help us?"-Kazumi asked it.
-"I sure can, my lady. Now help me!"-he said in a desperate tone.
-"We should give it a try then."-she said to Sakamoto as she plug the key on the lock
-"For real!?"-he said surprised
-"Don't worry. Remember that I have him with me."-she reassured him as she opened the cat's cell.
-"Ahh. Freedom sure feels great!"-the cat said as he was left free.
-"Alright. We did our part now get us outta here, you monster cat."-Sakamoto said to him and he got angry again.
-"I'm NOT a cat I said! Call me Morgana!"-he yelled but he calmed down when he felt Kazumi's hand petting him on the head and scratching the back of his neck.
-"So soft…"-she said admiring happily at the cat
-"Meow~"-he meowed on confort
-"Your name is Morgana right?"-she said to it-"I'm Kazumi Asaka. Please help us to get out of here."
-"My pleasure~ Miss Kazumi."-he said still charmed by her soft touch.
-"He's definitely a cat…"-Sakamoto murmured making Morgana hiss on anger.
-"The guards will be catching up soon. Follow me."-the cat say as he went towards a statue of Kamoshida next to the bridge.
After they lift up the bridge with a switch hidden on the statue, they ran over it just to be intercepted by one of the guards:
-"Oh shit. It's them again!"-Sakamoto backed off in fear while Kazumi, with her blue clothes back, and Morgana come in front of him.
-"What an amateur."-Morgana said-"Miss Kazumi, you seem like you can fight. Let's get them then."
-"Fight..?"-Kazumi looked confused at the cat. Was it implying that he can too?
-"Come...Zorro!"-Morgana shouted as a blue aura appeared behind him and took the shape of a buff guy with the appearance of a black musketeer, a Z on his belt and armed with a floret with which it drew a Z on the air.
-"Woah. You got one of those things too!?"-Sakamoto yelled.
-"We'll shot them down properly."-Morgana said confident as the guard divided himself taking the form of two demons, one with the Pumpkin kid shape and the other looked like an average gremlin red demon with a big...cock between his legs.
-"Damn Shadows, they have adapted a intercepted position. They won't hesitate to kill us…"-Morgana said to Kazumi.
-"We won't hesitate either then."-she said while smiling at the cat.
-"He. You look like a beginner too. Let me show you a trick."-Morgana said and proceeded to do a spin jump-"Zorro, show your might!"- the spirit behind him used his sword to create a wind current which knocked down one of the shadows.
-"It's not moving…"-Kazumi said impressed
-"I hit his weakness. Now it's your turn!"-the cat said.
-"Roger! Go, Arsene!"-Kazumi released the Persona to fight.
After successfully killing the said Shadows, Morgana praised Arsene referring to it as a 'Persona'. He later explained them about how a Persona is summoned when you rip off the mask on your heart and Kazumi went back to normal:
-"It looks like you don't have full control of it yet."-the cat said to this-"Transformation isn't supposed to vanish like that at all."
-"Ok. That's enough. Nothin' you're sayin' makes sense right now."-the blonde boy interrupted him.
-"Will you stay still and listen for once, blondie!?"-Morgana yelled at him.
-"Don't call me blondie! My name is Ryuji!"-he yelled back.
-"Anyways, there's no time to talk right now. You want to get out of here right?"-Morgana said while he checked his pockets and gave some recipients to Kazumi-"Here. This is medicine. I doubt that will be the last fight we have before getting out of here."
-"Thank you. I'll use it wisely."-Kazumi collected them and put them on her pocket.
As they advanced, Ryuji noticed a familiar face on one of the prisoners and wanted to help him out despite Morgana saying that they should prioritize their escape. Suddenly, a guard came in front of them, leaving Kazumi and Morgana not other choice but to fight. Their opponents this time were shadows with the form of middle-sized fairies with blue clothes. After Morgana killed one, Kazumi knocked the other one down:
-"Awesome! You landed a critical hit! Finish her!"-Morgana praised her.
-"Wait! No! Please have mercy of me!"-the fairy said in a desperate tone.-"I'll do whatever you want!"
-"Whatever you said?"-Kazumi asked as she pulled back her dagger-"Like what?"
-"I-I can give you money, an item or...I can give you my power!"-she said very quickly
-"Your power?"-Kazumi asked very curious about it-"I'll ask for that then."
-"Wait. How could that be?"-Morgana stepped on the conversation.
-"Hey, Kazumi! Don't fall on her trick!"-Ryuji exclaimed at her-"Remember she's one of those monsters!"
-"How rude is that kid…"-the Shadow murmured-"Anyways, you have to answer my questions so I can agree to be your ally. We can't just become friends all of the sudden."
-"I'll hear you then."-Kazumi said as she put the dagger back on its case
-"Uhm. How can you look so well on those clothes girl!? Geez. I'm so jealous of the body you have."-the fairy suddenly expressed.
-"E-Eh? Well…"-Kazumi was thinking about the answer. What will you she say to a friend in that situation? Then, she figured out something-"You look gorgeous too, you know? Maybe you can dress it better than me."
-"Oh my… You're such a kind girl. I-"-the fairy said in surprise and felt something-"I think I feeling something. I'm remembering now…"-she proceeded to step up
-"That's right! I'm not a shadow from this place! I reside on the sea of humanity's hearts. My name is Pixie!"-she said as Kazumi's mask floated towards her at her surprise-"From now on, I am thou. Thou art I."-she touched the mask and got absorbed by it.
-"Uhm. Nice to have you I guess?"-Kazumi said nervous while she took her mask back.
-"That was crazy…"-Ryuji said shocked-"Did that thing really got sucked on your mask!?"
-"I didn't know you possessed that power."-Morgana said impressed-"Now, actually what kind of power is that!?"
-"You don't know either?"-Kazumi asked confused to Morgana.-"It kind of feels different from Arsene though."
-"How so?"-Ryuji asked.
-"Well. I feel like a merciless rebel on his guard. But now I feel more comprehensive."-she tried to say-"It'll be interesting to gather more of those Personas."
-"Uhm. Don't you think you're taking this too lightly? We have to get out of here!"-Ryuji reminded her.
-"That's right. Come on, the main hall is right this way!"-Morgana guided them.
While running upstairs and hiding from enemies, Morgana mentioned them that the castle where they are, was a palace. A place formed by the really distorted heart of a person, in this case their PE teacher. All that happened there was on his cognition, but he would not be conscious about what is happening inside the palace in the real world.
When they arrived to the main hall:
-"Wait! What about the prisoners down there?"-Ryuji asked-"Shouldn't we help them?"
-"They are all on Kamoshida's head. No need to worry now hurry!"-Morgana yelled at him
-"But, if that's true then…"-Ryuji thought for a second before trying to go back-"I have to take photos! These will be great evidence about that..!"
-"Sakamoto-kun! Wait!"-Kazumi wanted to go towards him but then, she and Morgana heard someone behind them and suddenly a group of shadows with the form of horses with two horns ambushed them.-"Kyah!"
-"Uh?"-Ryuji heard Kazumi's scream and returned upstairs just to see her and Morgana being attacked restlessly by the shadows.-"Oh shit!"-he ran towards them but step back remembering than he didn't have any power at all.
-"Meo-!"-Morgana was knocked out in a second.
-"Morgana!"-Kazumi tried to cover her but she was knocked out too.
-"No!"-Ryuji got closer to help them escape but Kamoshida and other guards came and held them captive.-"You asshole again…"
-"What a worthless piece of trash, getting emotional so quickly…"-Kamoshida said to Ryuji as he stepped on Morgana and one of his guards, with a golden armor, stepped on Kazumi.-"How dare you against me?"
-"Agh. Damn it."-Ryuji was surrounded by enemies and seeing the state of his allies, it wasn't likely that they could fight out of this. He was defenseless now. He was useless. Just like he was back then when Kamoshida and probably himself ruined his life.
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