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Cathedral of Remembrance
(There's still a good hour of the New Year's boss event left. Come get some last minute points if you're going for them.)
Welcome, to the Cathedral of Remembrance, where memories gather. You, who have chosen to set foot into this place.... you have made an unspoken agreement to accept what this place holds and chooses to throw at you. The various memories are stirring.... let us see what chooses to reveal itself for you. While the past cannot be changed, think of this as a way to see another way an event may have played out.
The old man inside the cathedral turns and places his hands over a book at the altar. The pages turn of their own volition until resting on one set in particular
Ah, it would seem that one wants another chance. I wish those of you who've chosen to enter the best of luck...
Ooooh, a cathedral, huh?
Actually, the past can be changed. It's the present that can't be changed.
A young, blue-haired girl enters the cathedral, looking around at the grand architecture, she watches Mido throughout his speech, before walking up and trying to get a look at the page his book is resting on
I'm ready for pretty much anything.... But I'll admit, I'm kinda new here, so I guess this is a good chance to brush up on the sort of wacky things have happened in this weird city's history right? If I think of it that way, I'm not only getting some good practice in, I'm taking history lessons while I'm at it
*Hunter walks to cathedral holding a page of a tome he takes a deep breath in an attempt not to cry*
Well... three days left of the year...
Aitome steps into the cathedral and cracks her neck, stretching before making a pose, covering the right half of her face with her left hand while crossing her other arm around the other one. Yelling out to everybody with a strong determination
Did somebody call for a change of fate? If so! I'm the person for the job!
Aitome then drops her arms and runs up to the rest of the party, a little embarrassed from making such a scene, but it'll do.
The young man known as Quintus would enter this strange place. It seems He's once again gotten lost and ended up here. He would look around with a somewhat confused gaze
"Today has been crazy...where have I ended up now. Things just seem to get weirder and weirder."
Nana sits in the cathedral, bouncing to the tune of her own humming, the sword on her back drawn and laying on her lap
EisenMeteor
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(edited by Nana-chan)
A strange sensation pulled Kalib into the cathedral. The man's voice was what caught his attention most of all. Something about an unspoken contract? Regardless he steps further inside.
"Alright then. Let's see what this story brings."
The pages are filled with script from a language long since lost to time. The letters are glowing a dull red that begins to brighten by the second.
Haha. It appears this one's desires don't even wish to be contained within the pages of history. You should take caution, he has less restricting him as a memory. He may be stronger than before.
With a flash, everyone within the cathedral save for Mido finds themselves now in a throne room. Mammon, the former embodiment of greed within the Nexus is sitting there, looking upon the group with disdain. With a snap of his fingers, dark silhouettes of the Personas Apollo and Satan appear and neither looks very friendly.
Mammon: It would seem you can't accept me as your new Emperor without a demonstration of my absolute power. By all means, try and take me down. Your despair will be wonderful to see.
A blue haired teenager enters the cathedral after exploring outside a bit. Even though he's wearing his heavy blue jacket he's shivering because of the cold weather outside.
"W-Why did I have to go out and explore during one of the most c-coldest times of the year?"
Ooh!
Fancy throne!
Nana stands up and changes blades
Isn't it time to fight?
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Sayaka looks around at the sudden change of scenery. She hasn't the slightest clue what's going on, but its pretty obvious the man in front of her is not looking to talk. So, without further ado, she runs towards Mammon, sword drawn and eyes darting to watch the two personas, prepared to respond to any attempts to intercept her
I honestly have no idea what you're goin' on about, but if you're really lookin' for a fight, then I'm more than willing to give you one. My job is to protect people from monsters and worse, so go on, if you won't settle this peacefully, then you can count yourself as one of my foes.
In spite of her age, Sayaka speaks with a boldness and confidence that one might expect of someone with years of experience, rather than a mere three weeks
"Emperor? I didn't think a place like this had a emperor. You've kind of done a bad job y'know. This place is complete chaos."
Quintus would look over to the darker Satan and Apollo. He'd notice something stranger. This emperor was strikingly similar in appearance to the kind Delta he met before.
"Wait, uh, Delta-sensei?"
Aitome looks around confused for a second, where... was she? Well, no matter,
its pretty clear that the person in front of her is the enemy, so she wastes no time
Ha! Don't sweat it! Despair is the last thing on my mind! Let's go Korumi! Brave Blade!
Aitome then summons a blue card and crushes it without hesitation, a blast of light happens and a giant 9 tailed fox appears and rushes down Apollo, trying to slash at it with razor claws as Aitome stands back and watches, drawing a shortsword to see what happens next
Jiyu looks surprised to see the scenery suddenly change which makes him kind of forget about shivering. His attention is then drawn to Mammon and the two personas.
"A battle's already happening?! Aw come on man, I'm just trying to find a place to warm up!"
(edited by Jiyu-Hatanaka)
M: Such big words from a child. Apollo, if you would.
The copied sun god darts over to Sayaka and sends a wave of fire towards her, placing it between Mammon and the girl if it missed as he forms a blade of fire to clash with Aitome's Persona. Apollo would be overpowered, but slip away before much damage could be dealt.
M: Ah, another of "his" students. I don't know how he kept the memory of you from me but no matter. The fact that you're here spells it out clear enough, you want him back. Unfortunately, I don't plan on giving up the body anytime soon. Satan!
The judge of god roars at them before opening it's mouth wide. A ball of black energy forms right outside of it's mouth and shoots towards Quintus, Nanaka, Aitome and Jiyu. If one looked closely they would see pitch black snakes were what the attack was made of. Black Vipers specifically.
Izumi would look around the change of scenery.
Interesting, a battle born of memories? I take it despite appearances this is no less deadly than the original.
Well then, let's begin the experiment.
Izumi would reach into her bag and pull out an elaborate tome.
I'll start you off easy, fireball!
With a single hand gesture, a simple orb of fire would fly from the tome directly at Mammon on his throne.
Kalib's eyes go wide as the scene changes to reveal an old foe. He pulls a short sword off his back as he stares down the man.
"Alright! Let's see what you got Mr. Emperor!"
With his left hand, he crushes a blue card which unleashes a sea of blue flames. From these flames rises a single figure, a paladin clad in black and red armor.
"Hero's Olifant!"
At Kalib's words, the figure grabs a horn from his waist and brings it to his lips. With a mighty blow it sends an almighty wave of force at Apollo, Satan, and Mammon.
Sayaka quickly turns in a circle, placing her cape between her and Apollo to minimize the damage she'd take from the wave of fire. Her skin would still scorch and blister initially, however, two blue circles that resemble music notes on a staff would appear in the air around her as the burn wounds rapidly heal. The girl grits her teeth against the pain, and boldly charges Mammon himself
I might be young, but if you underestimate me you're sure to regret it, now then.
Sayaka's sword glows with a faint blue light as she leaps into the air, flipping forwards towards Mammon, she slashes her sword vertically, aiming to slice down his front, leaving a shallow yet wide scratch were it to actually succeed. If she manages to go through the falling motion she would immediately pivot backwards to put a little space between her and her main opponent, while descending the young girl shouts
Lunar Decrescendo!!!
Soul Gem: 15%
(edited by Sayaka_Miki)
Yes!
I knew starting with you would be a good idea!
Nana rushes to the ball and slashes it, RuneSave absorbs the magic and Nana slashes the air again, unleashing the drained magic in a slightly weaker wave of almighty right at Apollo
"Persona!"
Jiyu extends his hand forward, making his persona, Washington, manifest in front of him to protect Jiyu from the attack. While his persona is protecting him, Jiyu would run away from the attack to somewhere where the attack won't hit him.
"God damn... I should've never went outside today."
"What do you mean? What have you done with Delta-sensei?
Yggdrasil Prime!
Armed Mode: Hookworm!
Time to take a step forward!"
The ball of black energy would make direct impact with Quintus knocking him back a bit as he began being enveloped in a golden light. A few burn mark remained on his skin but nothing too serious overall.
With Quintus' hooked blades would appear in his hand and a large ash colored tree with golden leaves and fruit hanging from its branches would sprout from the ground. A golden snake would coil around on of the branches.
"I'll be aiming for you directly! So just hold still and this will make it all the easier for you..."
From one side four slow moving branches would aim to restrict the one know as Mammons limbs or whatever they could get hold of. On the other side Quintus would release one of the hooked blade attached to a chain emerging from his hand.
He would swing the blade in a horizontal arc toward Mammon. If the blade connected rather than causing physical damage it would pass through biological tissue to drain any blood it came into contact with.
(edited by Quintus_Geminus)
[I]Fortunately for Aitome, The blade of fire hits harmlessly, the fox then moves onto Satan with its claws, trying to blind it by slashing at its eyes
Unfortunately for Ai though she has no defense against the snakes, trying to hide behind something but just getting hit, she then tries to throw her sword at Satan[/i]
Gak! Come on! Gotta get closer!
*As she throws her sword she takes another sword off her back and attempts for a running slash at the same time
(edited by Aitome_Korichi)
Mammon wold smirk at both Izumi's and Kalib's attempts to attack him. For the fireball, he would simply raise his hand and a wall of ice would follow, blocking him from view and taking the fireball with ease. The wave of almighty force would knock both copied Personas back and shatter the ice wall, but Mammon wouldn't be at his throne anymore. Sayaka would strike the remnants of the ice wall that were pushed into the throne. Yggdrasil's branches would maneuver around Sayaka to find their target in vain. The sound of chuckling could be heard behind them as Mammon would reveal his location about 30 feet behind everyone.
M: Well you all certainly are giving it a good try.... But you'll need much more than those simple tricks to even entertain the thought of beating me.
Apollo would take the returned Black Viper full force, along with the assault from the fox and dissipates into the air. Mammon would simply scoff and summon a copied Leonidas in front of him to replace Apollo.
Satan would swat the thrown sword out of the air, but allow Aitome to come close and slash at his front... only for Aitome to get a face full of tail to knock the wind out of her, and send her back a ways.
M: It's less of "what I've done", and more "what did he agree to let me do" really. I'm only holding him to his end of the bargain.
"Uh, how did you? It doesnt matter...regardless of what anyone's done, I have my own believes and taking away someone's ability to live their own life strictly goes against those beliefs.
So regardless of what you might say. I won't back down from this!"
This time Quintus would have Yggdrasils roots dig into the ground. All four would drill under the ground to dissapear completely. For now he would bide his time with this as he once again grasped the two hooked blades in his hands having recalled the original via the chain connecting it to his hand.
This time he would throw the blade directly toward Satan from both sides. Rather than blood He'd simply cause fatigue in the persona if the blades pass through them.
Sayaka gives a frustrated breath, fantastic, their opponent can teleport. Worst thing for someone as close-combat oriented as she is to face. Regardless, her running did get her on the opposite side of the room from everyone else, and since Satan is looking at Aitome, she decides to remain silent for once and charge him from behind, leaping into the air and conjuring a single magical circle for her to push off of and dive towards Satan, hoping to either thrust her blade through Satan, or slash through his tail if the persona tries to knock her out of the air for her efforts
OOC: Soul Gem 16%
"Attack that persona in front of him!"
Jiyu would turn to his horse riding persona and point towards the copied Leonidas, signaling the Persona to attack it.
Washington turns back to Jiyu and nods, making his white horse charge towards the copied persona with his sword in his right hand raised in the air. Once he gets close enough, he would try to slash at the persona four times, doing light damage for every hit.
Good! We got one!
Nana rushesthe Leo, and slashes it with RuneSave, EVen if it should try to block, the sword would simply pass through, the cut wouldn't do physical damage, but would seal it's magic for 3 turns
I'm afraid giving up someone's right to live goes against everything considered good in society.
Not to mention.... your fate is sealed.
She'd reach into her bag and pull out a card. Those who were at the park earlier in the day might remember the card's design. It's a tarot card. In this case, death. She holds the card out, as it glows slightly before a series of three black, ghostly bolts of Curse Magic go flying one at each target. Mammon, Satan, and Leonidas.
Aitome gets blown back at full force, slowly getting up and taking a few breaths before calling back the fox
Gah! Alright! Long range then! Blazing Star!
Aitome then closes her eyes, when she opens them her eyes are red, fire gathering at her hands as she digs her blade into the floor, fire conducting through it and firing a blaze of holy fire at Yggdrasil to try and burn it
Kalib grins as he looks upon Leonidas.
"Copy or not, it's good to see you again! Now here come the buffs everyone! Hero's Rally!"
Kalib raises his sword as Roland blows on the horn once more, this time coating all allies in a prismatic light. The light would increase attack, defense and speed.
M: So be it. If I have to beat you all down before you accept your place at my property then that's what it has to be.
The hook would embed itself in Satan, causing it to roar in anger. This distraction would be all Sayaka would need to land a decisive blow against the lord's judge. The bolt of curse magic would be the final blow to make the Persona disappear.
M: Tch. Perhaps you all are better than I thought, but it matters very little.
Leonidas would ignore Nanaka and block Washington's slashes with his spear, getting pushed back ever so slightly and taking the bolt of curse magic with a grunt.
M: What an interesting sword...
Mammon would suddenly be in front of Nanaka, dodging the bolt aimed at him with the sudden warp.
M: Give it to me.
Without pause, Mammon would raise his left foot in a kick aimed at Nanaka's hands in an attempt to disarm her. Continuing, he would bring his heel down to her head and slam it to the ground if not avoided. If the disarming was successful, he'd catch the sword and look at it wit interest.
Satisfied at their performance against the Satan, and in spite of the fact they're still in the middle of a fight, Sayaka would dash over to Quintus and put her hand up excitedly for a high-five
See!! I knew you could do this sorta thing. You just needed a confidence boost is all!!
Whether or not Quintus leaves her hanging Sayaka would turn back to the matter at hand, seeing Mammon apparently occupied with attempting theft, The Fiend!!! Sayaka would produce a single sword from under her cape to toss at their opponent, she aims for his side, though its unlikely he's busy enough for her to actually hit.
Soul Gem 17%, we've been doing a lot better recently
Quintus would awkwardly high-five Sayaka back not being too used to such a gesture.
"I'm just doing what I can really. It's not a big deal..."
Quintus would pull back the two hooked blade to his hands.
"That teleporting is annoying. Let's see if you can do it when you're off balance!"
The roots from earlier would be digging under the ground where Mammon and Nana were in a circular fashion at a rapid pace. This would cause the resulting ground above to begin shaking before breaking apart creating a sinkhole of sorts.
Quintus hope this would be enough of a distraction for Mammon to not see his next attack coming as he sent out one of the hooked blade this time with a root climbing down the chain.
Once the chain hot a target they'd begin spreading rapidly to create binding of sorts and hold the blade in place to continues drain the targets blood.
(edited by Quintus_Geminus)
Wha?
The warp taking her completely off guard, Nana's sword is easily kicked out of her hands, but the moment he hits her hand, Nana would roll out of the way of the kick.
The blade however, upon being grasped by Mammon, would immediately revert to its normal form
EisenMeteor
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Honestly stopping this warper in his tracks would be welcome.
Izumi would return to her book, flipping a few pages later before a different hand motion is used.
Take this, icicle!
A finishing flourish and a trail of frost would follow from Izumi's position to Mammon's, before an inverted icicle would burst from the ground, following a momentary pause.
Honestly you're making this fight easy.
W: "You may be quick at blocking my attacks, but let's see how quick you really are!"
Washington would raise his sword once again before sending a barrage of light physical attacks to Leondias at an extreme speed.
M: Heavier than I expected...
With a quick glance at the rest of his opponents he sees both the hook and the sword heading towards him. Picking up the Ten Commandments and slamming it down in front of him, the sword would hit it and not Mammon, but the hook and chain would wrap around it. That, combined with the makeshift sinkhole created by Yggdrasil force him to abandon the Ten Commandments and attempt to warp to a safer location. Upon failing, one of Yggdrasil's branches attaches to his arm.
M: Of all the times!
An icy blue mask appears on Mammon's face right before the icicle would erupt from the ground underneath him. Moving back, he's cut on the arm, but uses the icicle to also cut the branch that had him bound. Using his newly freed hand to rip the mask off, a giant robot made of snow and ice akin to a Megazord appears behind him.
M: Snowxodia: Ice Age!
A glint appears in Snowxodia's eyes as it spreads it's arms wide. The temperature drops significantly and a torrent of hail rains on those standing against Mammon.
Leonidas isn't fast enough to block all of the strikes, so instead, he decides to take them all and stab his spear into Washington before fading away.
Sayaka raises her cape like a shield, though thin as it is the material really doesn't provide much protection against the falling hail, the girl hardly seems to mind the cold, and after the initial wave of ice passes, takes the chance to charge Mammon again
If you're so great why are you so determined to stay away from us huh? Taking me on close-quarters should be easy for you oh "Great Emperor"
The fight's going well enough that Sayaka maintains a cheery, playful demeanor, her voice absolutely dripping with sarcasm as she says the last two words. The hail has her scratched up,
but its nothing she can't heal up almost immediately
Soul Gem 20%
Yikes!
Cold!
Nana would quickly rush to where the Decaforce landed and picks it back up, getting cut a few times on the way, then transforming it and holding the blunt side in a guarding position
Protect me...
The blade would then begin expelling a large gust of wind towards Mammon, hopefully knocking some icicles back at him
MelForce
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Quintus would almost be suprised by his ability to actually hit Mammon even with just a branch. Suddenly he'd be struck with the hail as he puts the hood of his coat up.
"Ow, ow, ow! Yggdrasil do something!"
A few branches would raise to form a umbrella of sorts over him to shield hin from the hail. With the hail no longer a issue for him he would once again send out both hooked blades at Mammon.
He knew he most likely would hit with the blade but he at least hoped he could distract Mammon with this attack. As usual the blades would pass through anything they touches without dealing physical damage. Instead they would drain the blood of whatever they touched and if no blood existed in an entity they would fatigue it instead.
Both Washington and Jiyu stumble back because of the spear attack. Also right when the Ice Age attack hits Washington, he fades away as well. Once Jiyu gets hit by it, he gets a pissed expression on his face while trying to warm himself up again.
"I came in this place to get warm, and now I'm cold again... THIS IS BULLSHIT!!"
Izumi is blasted by the hail and the cold! But she stands strong, in fact, she looks pleased.
It's about time you actually try, now I'm going to have to get serious.
She holds her hand out in front of her, silver ring glistening even in the hail. From her bag she produces a gem, an icy blue similar to the mask that Mammon wore.
It's time to go Mahou!
She attaches the gem to the ring, and gives it a quarter turn. The gem in question would burst immediately into tiny ice particles, before coming together in an icey blue set of armor. It'd look like something out of an RPG, covering enough, but also revealing in... well the usual places. Before you ask, it's not a platekini.
Now then, let's see how much of this you can take of this.
She'd flip way toward the back of her book, her hand gestures becoming more complex as vaguely scientific formulas appear above the book.
Cool off, Ice Tornado!
The hail near Mammon would begin to move in a different direction. Now swirling around Mammon and Snowxodia like a vortex of painful icy rocks. Well, unless he teleports. She may have forgotten that's a thing he can do.
Kalib and Roland are forced to take a knee as the air dips in temperature and hail strikes them down.
"G-g-g-gah! C-c-cold!"
Blue flames would begin to envelope the pair as they struggle back to their feet.
"Alright Roland. L-l-l-let's blow this popsicle stand! INFERNO!"
Roland takes his blade in hand and slams it into the ground creating a crack. The small crack would give way to a larger fissure that stretches towards Snowxodia. Upon arriving beneath the copy Persona, the fissure would spew red hot flames from below.
M: Girl you'll soon realize I was showing you mercy keeping my distance!
He would have charged to meet Sayaka, but the incoming assaults from the others force him on the defensive. Stomping his right foot on the ground another wall of ice rises from the ground to block Quintus' hooks. The hail Nanaka sent back at him deals a negligible amount of damage and he ignores it as Izumi use Ice Tornado. Snowxodia wouldn't be affected, but Mammon would have to spend his time dodging or knocking the larger chunks of ice away.
M: Snowxodia: Snow Sword Slash!
Snowxodia would raise one of it's hands to the sky and summon a giant sword made of ice. With one fluid motion, the Persona would jump up, before slamming it's sword down at Izumi, and sending a shock-wave of ice with the impact.... Unfortunately for the Snow Zord, Roland's use of Inferno would catch it during the jump. The Persona would be noticeably melted and the mask in Mammon's hand would begin to crack.
M: This is impossible, they can't be putting up this much of a fight!
Sayaka gives a wide grin as she takes his distraction as a chance to dash to his side, Sayaka would weave through any remaining chunks of ice as necessary before swinging her sword horizontally to cut across Mammon's side, if he moved to block, rather than push it, Sayaka would immediately step to the side and try again
You really don't think much of us do ya? Well, I'm glad to take this chance teaching you not to judge a book by its cover. I may be young, but that doesn't make me any less capable than anyone here!!
Sayaka shouts out that last sentence, for everyone in the room to hear, she keeps up her cheery, confident voice for most of her lines, but that last one is spoken with a certain sternness,
or perhaps its simply childish stubbornness
Phew!
Now!
Nana's blades change again, and she rushes snowzodia, slashing the blunt blade at it twice, each impact would cause an explosion on contact
Explosion
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Jiyu pulls out his flintlock revolver from his coat pocket and fires three musket balls at Mammon out of boredom
*Sigh* "...."
Quintus would continue watching from under the roof of branches as he pulls back the blades once more.
“Alright, we have the advantage. Time to try out something new!
Yggdrasil Prime! Uhm, do something with your leafs maybe?â€
From the slew of branches above Quintus large golden leafs would grow before falling off above Quintus. The would seem to float in the air above him as if waiting for him to do something.
He wasn’t sure what to do so he just stared at them for a while before poking one. As soon as he touched it the leaf was inveloped a vacuum of wind and would be sent flying towards Mammon. On the way over it would bump into all the other leaves which would be sent in random directions embed with wind as well including one that would fly back towards him.
The impact hit him like the blunt end of the blade thanks to his resistance to wind but would send him flying backwards a few feet.
“Gah! I really...need to learn to use this persona...â€
Kalib beams as his attack connects. The man then turns his attention to Mammon with a grin.
"Deja vu. Don't you feel it Mammon? We've danced this dance before you and I. The tune may be different but the steps are all the same."
He snaps his fingers as a makeshift gi and belt fasten themselves to his body. He holsters his blade as his fists glow with brilliant red flame.
"Here's a walk down memory lane... Sensei-Style: Flame Straight!"
Kalib would charge towards Mammon as the flames surrounding his right hand grow in size and intensity.
"I said something like, Delta it's time to wake up!"
He attempts to strike right at Mammon's chest, looking at him with a grin.
"Or something like that!"
Continuing his defensive actions, Mammon raises one of his legs to block the first slash with the metal boot worn on it. The brunt of the second is taken by a the gauntlet worn on his arm.
M: If there's one thing I've learned from my host, it's to never underestimate any opponent. I just don't like breaking my things, is all.
Nanaka's attacks strike true and the explosions deal significant damage to Snowxodia, forming more cracks in the mask in Mammon's possession
Taking the time to respond to Sayaka would be all the distraction needed to allow Izumi to hit the mark and shatter the icy blue mask. Snowxodia would shatter like the mask that contained it, and sprinkle those around it with snow dust.
M: I refuse to lose everything I've worked so hard to claim!
Jiyu's pistol shots strike Mammon in the arm, causing him to back away from Sayaka to attempt to regain control of the situation.... And right into prime position to be hit by Quintus' leaf attack right in the head, leaving him wide open for Kalib to steal the spotlight. Mammon would be blown back from the force of the final blow and land on the ground with a loud thud.
M: To be defeated here... at the very end. I can't accept it... I won't accept! I-
Mammon is interrupted by coughing up blood as he looks towards something that only he can see.
M: So, this is how it happened huh? I should have known you would have done this.
With that, another flash happens and everyone is back in the Cathedral. Mido is looking at them with knowing smile.
So, how was it reliving the past? Exciting, was it not?
That was SO MUCH FUN!
I got to use so many forms!
Though, I didn't actually do any damage to the main man, himself, but it was still fun!
Dangerous, good exercise.... not too impactful on the present.
So, what do we win for undertaking this challenge? Some kind of reduced cooldown?
Izumi would hold out her armored hand and grab for where her ring was, in an instant her armor bursts into ice particles again and reforms as the gem. A simple quarter turn back and removal later, she's none the worse for the wear.
Kalib's clothes return to normal as he looks down at his fist, the scene returning to the chapel. He flashes Mido a grin as he slides his hands into his pant pockets.
"Just as I remembered it. Someone who fervently held onto their desires, but at the end of the day, there was more to him."
Kalib's smile fades as he thinks on the past. But moments later and he's back to normal.
"That was a blast pal! Thanks!"
Sayaka pumps her fist at the apparent success. She doesn't seem to be paying the others too much attention at the moment, excited as she is. Sayaka gives a wide grin and glances at those around her
I did pretty well didn't I? See, that's the kinda thing it takes to be a hero of justice. Though I guess you guys did good too. I'd like to think we're all a little bit more prepared for that. Could use practice on a bit more than just monsters if you get what I'm sayin'
Quintus would once again looks around confused.
“What...I...that was a memory? I...think I might need to lay down. This day...has been really strange.â€
Well I wasn't expecting to give out any sort of prize for making it through this ordeal, but I suppose I can give you this.
With a flourish of his hands, Mido produces small, blue gems that sparkle in the light of the cathedral. One for everyone that fought the Mammon memory.
These are what one might call, Memory Shards. Ones this small aren't worth anything on their own. However, when next the Cathedral of Remembrance appears, you may use them to acquire a larger shard for making it through another memory. Something special will happen when you have a completed Memory Crystal. Now, off you all go. The present is more in need of you now.
A Memory Shard would float to each person and wait to be picked up. Mido turns back to his book on the altar and begins chanting softly in latin.
*She takes the shard and runs up to the old man, hugging him*
Thanks Mister!
Bye!
She'd then run out of the cathedral, smiling brightly
Izumi would take the prize offered to her. It wasn't a cooldown on flying into the sky or being revived, but it's good enough for reliving a memory boss. She then would look over at Sayaka.
Hero of Justice, huh? Heh heh, you sound a little bit like someone else I will know.
Sayaka gladly snatches the crystal out of the air, used to being rewarded for her good deeds, she grins and waves at the others as she dashes out of the cathedral
So see you again some other time then? That's cool, thanks for the practice old guy, and be sure to ask for me if anything comes up, name's Sayaka Miki, and helping people's what I do!!
She stops near the door, turning around to face Izumi, the young girl scratches the back of her head with a wide grin
Whoever this friend of yours is, I'm sure we'd get along pretty well. I mean, doin' the right thing really isn't that hard. But, just for curiosity's sake, what do ya think of this friend?
Sayaka leans back in an effort to display nonchalance, but her eyes seem almost alight with anticipation for Izumi's answer
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Quintus would pick up how memory shard before stowing it in one of his coat pockets. With all seemingly said and done he would begin leaving the chamber.
I think she'll be a great person. And I care for that timeline quite a lot.
Though in the here and now she has made a terrible mistake in her desire for Justice. One that is likely to lead to her demise.
A demise I hope I can prevent.
She, likely, makes an effort to appear nonchalant, but her voice betrays the great fear she has for this. It's almost a little out of character for her.
Kalib grabs the shard with a grin.
"A Memory Crystal, huh? Heh. Memories have never gotten me anywhere but in trouble before, but who am I to say no to a good time?"
With that the man leaves.
Sayaka pauses for a moment, all this timeline talk makes her think about her own friend Madoka. A flash of doubt crosses the younger girl's face before she looks back up to Izumi, smiling wide, as though nothing had happened
As long as you keep trying I'm sure you'll be able to help them out. After all, if they're really your friend they'll probably value your input. Just make sure never to give up on them, even if you have to fight in order to get them to stop whatever it is.
Soon as they're done bein' stupid you can go right back to bein' friends.
Sayaka scratches the back of her head, unsure of whether or not she got the right message from it. She quickly speaks again, as though trying to cover an error
I mean, that's only if they're doin' somethin' bad. If they're just getting themselves into trouble helping people that's kinda to be expected. I mean, that's the point of bein' a hero right? You risk yourself in order to make sure no one else has to
I don't believe you need to suffer and risk yourself to help others. At least, not in the way she has. She signed away her future to a fated death in order to help someone in the here and now.
There are a great many junctions in fate.... but few lead to guaranteed death.
She would rummage in her bag for a moment before pulling out a different looking card. It was tall, slender, and had distorted letters upon it. It depicted a mermaid-like figure, with what looked like a heart for a head. Below it said just one word "Tower."
The greatest disaster of all...
For some reason she can't explain, looking at the figure on that card sends a shiver down Sayaka's spine... This friend of Izumi's.... Sayaka finally looks down to notice Izumi's ring... Probably best not to ask about that. Instead, she looks back up at Izumi, she seems to be shaking a little
I... I mean, I guess that depends on the circumstances. There are some things out there that.. Well, not anyone can fight them... I.. If you end up spending your whole life fighting stuff like that, well, that just means no one else has to. "For every bit of happiness you wish someone, someone else is cursed with equal misery."
Sayaka would take a deep breath to regain her confidence, she clenches her fist and returns to her normal, cheery grin
That's what my old teacher taught me. Sure, there are always risks involved, but if we aren't the ones who takes 'em, then who? So.... Sure, I'll accept the risks that come with a job like mine, if it means being able to protect everyone I care about, well, that's the whole point of course.
While that might work where you come from, such a deal is... disadvantageous where we come from. We happen to lack a certain resource that provides you your life.
Either way, are you aware there are other sources of power than just the one you use? You may want to look into them, for your own sake.
She would put the card away. Feeling certain that her message got across. She would then turn to exit the Cathedral, but not before dropping one last nugget of wisdom.
My name's Izumi, by the way.
Sayaka waves to Izumi as the older girl walks out. she calls out as Izumi leaves
My name's Sayaka Miki... It.. Uh.. It was nice to meet you Izumi.
With that, Sayaka would look down at the gem located just above her navel. It wasn't very dark, and she was sure to keep it that way whenever she could, but at that mention of other power sources... She's heard this "Persona" word an awful lot....
M... Maybe I should check that stuff out... Not right now of course, but.... Learning can't hurt I guess...
With these final thoughts, Sayaka would walk out of the cathedral, well after Izumi had. She casts one quick glance at the old man inside, before heading back into the city streets