Niko walks the streets of Shibuya, hoping maybe that today will be as good as the other few days he's had. "This'll be a good day, I can feel it." He hasn't noticed Takaya.

A young man in a t-shirt and jeans walks down the streets, after a bit he'd spot Niko and wave at the young catboy. "Oh hey... Ya know, for all we spoke last time I didn't get your name, did I? Good to see you again though, that shiny toy do anything weird or you think it's safe?" Something tells him things are gonna get dicey around here, and it's not just his gut either... He can't pin down exactly where it is, but the ole Spider-Sense is tingling a bit. "And how do you feel about causing distractions? I might just need a... Chance to slip away shortly, call it a hunch if you will."

Takaya approaches the young catboy from behind and smiles. What an opportune moment... This child had a familiar scent, one reeking of despair. Similar to that of the boy he met all that time ago... You, boy... You seem lost, walking these streets all alone at night... Tell me, what darkness lies in your heart, child? if you cry out for salvation, then perhaps you too can be a messiah of this world... Like I was. Takaya glances at the man before looking back to him. Is this a friend of yours...? How fickle the bonds of friendship are. How easy it must be to confide in someone else... But you know better, don't you? I see it within you... You're running from something just as I am. Why else would you be here?

A tall pale haired woman in a black coat would be walking by, stepping out of the many alleyways in the street. She sighs and looks around, a single lazy blue eye observing the scene and raising a brow. She didn't seem to be too keen on approaching but something about the shirtless man on the street struck her as a little too strange, even considering the circumstances of the city as of late. Despite that though, she hung back, not bothering to try and hide.

Niko smiles at the young man, knowing exactly who it is. "Ah, my name is Niko, pleasure to meet you. Also no, I never found out how to use the weird gem." Niko shrugs. "A distraction? I gue-..." He notices Takaya and he kno... All thought processes become void as he hears "Messiah". The word runs through his head a few times before the memories come back. A distinct shattering sound plays through his head, one of a huge lightbulb that was supposedly the sun of the world. He had destroyed that world's sun and the world along with it, for what? To go home and see his mother again, so many lives lost for his own gain. Tears begin to form in his eyes. "..."

Tayaka might notice black feathers on the ground before them. They would glow lightly as if taking in the moonlight. A presence could be felt as the shadow of a large winged entity could be seen over the feathers but there would be nothing nearby to cast such a shadow. The only place the shadow would oddly not be cast is around where the head of such an entity might be which would leave enough light to form a smiling face. The eyes of the face almost seemed to stare at Takaya as they could hear a voice speaking to them directly. "I have heard your praise, as thanks your deeds shall soon bring me back to bring salvation to this world. All you must do is spread my salvation further and ensure that it falls upon the ears of both the willing and unwilling. In due time I will descend upon the earth once more..." With that the shadow would fade leaving behind a few black feathers and one in particular that would be glowing with a blue light. It was larger than the others and almost seemed to be more crystal in nature than anything organic.

"Hey, why are we hiding?" Kazuo, the eccentric young man makes his presence clear to the one person he even knew, Yamiko. He was by her side, smiling up until the moment he looked ahead and realized some shirtless weirdo was just hanging around some other group of weirdos. He got interested, but still couldn't tell what was going on. And so, the young man crossed his arms over his chest and just looked at the group. "Are they friends of yours or something, Monochrome Android?"

Bonds of friendship easily broken huh... And there's someone else here now as well, he can't be sure if she's friend or foe at the moment and he's gotta protect Niko as well. This would be a good time for Mr. Stark to show up, but things are seldom so helpful to Pete. "I'd say we're more like friendly acquaintances than anything pal. Only met him yesterday, but if you're trying to hurt any innocent people than I won't sit back and watch!" He glares at Takaya for a moment, before looking back down at Niko as his eyes go a bit wide. What the heck is up there? Either way, he'll need to evac the kid fast as possible if this crazy guy with the gun starts shooting. Of course, he can do something if worst comes to worst. "Hey Niko, you need to snap out of this quickly alright? Go get somewhere safe, and I'll do my best to make sure nothing happens to you... Come on, you can trust me to keep some random guy busy right?"

Some latecomer arrives and says "wassup!" ( Can I join)

It is a pleasure to meet you, young "Niko"... [i]Upon noticing Niko's stumbling, Takaya seemed please. It seemed he was right on the money. Am I wrong? judging by your expression, it seems my judgement was correct... Don't worry, child. The breath of life in you is full of endless possibilities. The despair in your heart can be made into power through salvation... As for me, my time in this world, it runs short... But you are different, aren't you? Nyx showed me the way... And now, I will show you in her stead. Takaya brings out a gun... No, it's not quite a gun, even though it looks like one. Takaya took this from someone, clearly, but who...? He presented the gun-like mechanism to Niko. I took this from someone who... was an ally to me at one point. She was weak, but you, you possess much potential... Take this, child. Awaken to your power, and bring to this world the salvation you know it deserves! Takaya hears a familiar voice... Yes... It is the one he heard that night before he disappeared from that world...! It is she, the mother of shadows, Nyx...! Takaya turns her head to her, almost laughing frantically. Yes... Nyx has heard my calling in this world...! Our calling! She has followed me here, to bring salvation to this world that desires it so! she will come again, and this world too shall know peace through death itself... Take this, young Niko... Embrace your destiny. You too, can be a "Messiah!" Takaya chuckles to Peter Parker upon his comment, brushing it off like a brush of the wind. I do not intend to harm the innocent, citizen... Believe me, this light, this desire is not just mine, but the will of many.

Alexei expects to see no one around at this pretty late time. He is proven wrong when walking down the street he spots an entire group of people all gathering around some jesus looking knock off. That wasn't even the oddest thing out of the group. So having nothing better to do he walks over to the rest. "Oi can anyone tell me what is going on around here? Is this some sort of street performance deal?"

"..." Niko beyond the tears takes the gun-like mechanism. He doesn't hold it too tightly, it almost seems like he'll drop it. "I..." He can't find the words to say, he can't move from where he is. He feels almost like statue at this point.

Yamiko steps backwards from Kazuo, gasping lightly. H-How the hell?! She pondered to herself, a look of confusion on her face. With the situation becoming a little tense, she raised a finger to her lips and lightly shushed Kazuo, her eye glancing back towards Takaya and the other two nearby. "Hush... this might be getting dangerous. Stand behind me, okay?" She takes a couple steps forwards, stuffing both hands in her pockets. There was a glare in her eye of focus, one which could seem mildly intimidating to any onlooker, however her gaze was solely directed at Takaya. The kid is crying... and is that a gun? And what's up with the tall one? Doesn't look Japanese. Maybe a tourist who took the wrong turn...

The boy curses, he can't get away to change into his costume without letting people be alone around this bastard. Come on, someone has to be willing to fight this guy long enough that he can go into... Nearby store, it'll be suscept to be sure but not as bad as just pulling out web shooters in front of people. "Niko, whatever that thing is this man clearly can't be trusted. Don't use it alright? I don't know what his deal is exactly, but he's obviously insane and dangerous..." He'd stand in front of Niko, clearly prepared to fight despite everything. In fact, the boy would reach around his back and pull a pack off it. Reaching into the bag and retrieving something from it, though his hands stay hidden through the whole affair anyone who knew him would guess what they are. "Now come on Tattoo Jesus, let's just talk things out instead of doing anything crazy here alright? We're all human beings here and there's no need for violence right? I don't know about these desires, but I'm sure if we just listen to each other then we can avoid anything horrible."

Another man approaches in a trench coat, holding onto his head and pulling an axe out of the said coat, staring down the exchange and speaking up Alright alright, that's enough. You've had your fun, but it's time that I end it. You may call yourself a messiah, but all you do is spread despair. Your delusional and should have stayed dead. Nyx is sealed, they ain't coming back. Seeing Niko take the gun, however, sparks something in him as he sees the gun being passed, shouting at the kid Don't do it kid. From the look on your face, I can already tell what your thinking. It isn't worth it. You use that thing and you'll be facing the responsibilities and consequences of it.

"You say dangerous, but I would say 'insteresing' instead." He said in a lower tone than before, following Yamiko's advice, after all, she didn't want to be found out, although he didn't exactly care either way. He would keep an eye on the entire group rather than just one person, wondering and trying to make sense of what was going on. "This world has no constant, it's too difficult to predict things. Wouldn't you agree?" He asks the girl without looking back at her. He needed to learn how to move around this place, but it proved to be much more tough than he originally thought it would be. Regardless, he just waits for any chance to show up. For him, a lot of things were a 'chance'.

Niko holds the gun-like mechanism in his hands in a tighter grip. He takes a few looks at it before his arm flops back to his side. He looks down as his head floods with the image of the world he was in once and of the broken lightbulb. "I...I....."

Takaya smiles as Niko takes the evoker. He seemed genuinely happy, in his own sadistic way. You know what to do with that, don't you...? Your heart knows it... Release your power when the time is right... Nyx shall bless you with her gift as well. Takaya see's Alexei and Peter and spreads his arms, as if he were a prophet. Street performance? violence? nay, this is the prophecy of a dying world that cries out for release... If you have pain, cast it away in the name of Nyx and the salvation which she shall bring. Death is inevitable... Would you rather spend your existence suffering? I live to spread this message to this day, TO THIS WORLD! Takaya seemed almost mad as he soaked everything in, spreading his words of "salvation". If his time was limited, he was going to bring about a new world as much as he can...! Hearing a familiar voice, Takaya's previous joyful expression fades as he looks to Shinjiro. You... Hmhmhm... Have you come to avenge your friend again? I'm afraid to tell you, but your friend is long gone. As soon, you will be too... Nyx...? Sealed...? Hahahaha.. You speak utter foolishness! Nyx cannot, will not fall to mortals! and should her mission fail, I, and perhaps this boy, shall continue it! you will not poison the mind of someone who cries out for liberation again... I will finish what I started in my own world! Are you watching, everyone?! this man who speaks of heretic comments... He shall be the first sacrifice! Suddenly, Takaya narrows his eyes, pulls out a revolver and fires a bullet towards Shinjiro.

"Getting some pretty bad vibes from all this." Alexei noticed the kid with the gun prior to walking here but he hoped it was some sort of cool street performance deal. Guess not with all the serious speeches and hanging tension in the air. If he were not staring at jesus right now he might have smiled at the situation. Enjoyed it for how serious it was. But he did feel bad for the kiddo. To a degree. "Um don't really have much to say so I dont know. Just hang in there cat boy."

"Unfortunately, you're all too right. Considering what you said, you'd best hope you can fend for yourself, I don't think this will end peacefully." She finally makes her presence known to anyone nearby, speaking in a much more assertive tone than usual, still glaring at Takaya. She finally pulls one hand out of her pocket, hiding it behind her back. Kazuo, if he bothered to look, would notice a strange, metal pistol. It didn't quite resemble a conventional gun though, with a small neon blue strip accentuating whatever part of the grip was visible. "Hey punk! The kid doesn't like it. Put that thing away, get the hell out of here, and no one gets hurt." She then turns to Pete, offering him a light smile and suddenly speaking in a rather surprising display of completely fluent English. "I can take things from here. You take this child and go home if you do not want to end up in trouble. Okay?"

He'd offer Mori a grateful smile, grabbing Niko off the ground and starting to run off with him. "Thanks lady! I hope someone shows up to help with this soon... Now come on Niko, like hell we're sticking around here any longer than we need to!" He'd keep running for a good long while, moving quickly, but not inhumanly so. Once he's well out of sight from the group he'd rush into an alleyway and set Niko down. "Listen are you gonna be okay? I can't exactly leave that alone and even running off to change into costume is an issue... But geez man, what he said to you was clearly hitting close to home... Either way, I've gotta go help those guys so stay safe!" Even as he speaks, the boy would be digging through his backpack and pulling out the red and blue costume. He quickly slips it on over his clothes and then leaves the backpack near Niko. With that, a web line would fly onto a building as Spidey begins rushing back to the scene. Of course, with all the time it's taken he'll need a moment. Long enough that something will no doubt have changed.

Takaya's words cut deep into Shinji, reminding him of that fateful night... gripping his axe he shouts back with a passion unlike his usual laid back reserved self You bastard. We both know that Nyx is gone, nothing will change that. That kid sacrificed himself on your so-called day of salvation so that he won't come back, I won't let you continue any longer, you call it liberation but your really damning everyone! However while speaking Shinji doesn't see the flash of a barrel, freezing up when it's pointed at him and getting a flashback. Ken Akihiko... When he awakens from his trip he notices a bullet has gone through his chest, using his axe as support he looks to the kid with the evoker and frowns, muttering through the pain Don't... Don't do it, kid...

Niko just goes along with Peter, not fighting back... But when he has his back turned on him, he just follows him right back. "..........Messiah......" He comes back to the scene of Shinji being shot and just stares, there's nothing he can do now, there's no hope for anyone...

"So you bite, and bite hard." Kazuo would raise an eyebrow at the gun Yamiko pulled, seeing why things might not end peacefully. Not that he cared, especially after the Long Haired Messiah Freak fired as well. This got more interesting, but now he was wondering it if really was a good idea for him to stay there, after all, guns are pretty dangerous. But despite the danger, Kazuo stood there. "Imaginary 1.0 - Highspeed Alloy." He says to himself as a void vortex appears right behind him, letting many gears or different sizes and shapes pile up. He keeps his eyes closed for a moment before letting out a yawn. "This could be your chance, it's better to be prepared."

Takaya is too mesmerized with the appearance of Shinjiro to register Yamiko's words. He seems a little annoyed when Shinjiro references Jin... Enough so to push him deeper into madness. All of that frustration is alieviated to see Shinjiro take the bullet head on, however. Takaya chuckles. Hmhmhm... So weak... Your expression is just like it was back then. Suffering, agony... But you know nothing to fear of death. Surely your other self knows this...! Allow me to give you what your heart desires, here and now... With Nyx's gift, this time! Takaya gets on his knees and spreads his arms, making the Persona "Hypnos" appear. It's disleveled body faces Shinjiro and fires an Agidyne right towards him.

"Like hell I won't!" She darts her gaze back to Kazuo, a fierce frown on her face as she gestures towards Shinji. "Looks like you've got a couple tricks up your sleeve too huh? Hey, kid, help him out! I'll take care of this bastard! I'll make this son of a bitch sorry he made a child cry!" With one swift motion, Yamiko brings the strange pistol to the bottom of her neck, pulling the trigger and reeling back from the recoil. When she recovered from the force, a large, somewhat humanoid creature with a glowing blue outline appeared behind her, appearing as a vaguely feminine figure wearing a fox mask and bearing a large, fluffy fox-esque tail. "Come forth! Kumiho!" With her Persona now present, the being thrusts a hand forwards as suddenly Yamiko is enveloped in a green aura, holding her fists up in a guarding position. Suddenly, she seemed to stop moving entirely, as if waiting for something to happen.

Shit shit, he comes back to a scene of someone having been shot in the chest. And Niko followed, Spidey would watch from above atop a nearby building for now. Maybe if he's lucky he can get someone out here... A quick emergency services call from the coms on his suit would alert people to get paramedics and cops out here, but that'll take time. "Yo Murder Hippe! Your Friendly Neighbourhood Spider-Man has arrived and lemme tell ya this is not how we do things back home in New-York! Shouldn't you have some kinda gimmick? Turning people into dinos maybe? Dressing up like a vulture? Just spitballing here, but my villains are more marketable!" Even as he mouths off the man is rushing through the air, a web line fired down near Revolver Jesus would send Spidey flying down at his back with a pull. Both legs aimed in a downwards kick propelled by the speed of a superhuman tug. "And sorry about being so late to this party, but traffic was pretty bad ya know!"

"Just what the hell is going on?" Okay so the night just reached into new levels of weird with a dude getting shot and the appearance of a strange looking being behind jesus. Alexei certainly knew that this had never been in the bible. Or maybe he just missed out on the chapter pertaining to murder. Didn't matter much as his damn humanity kicks in and he attempts to tackle Shinji to the ground. He wasn't about to watch some random stranger die so close to him. Of course he had nothing else beside the idea of tackling.

Hmm!? The appearance of Yamiko's Persona catches Takaya's attention, making him smile. Hmhmhm... So, more of you that choose to abuse Nyx's gift. Very well... Prove to me your existence! The appearance of Spiderman made Takaya laugh a little. What a ridiculous outfit. It was as if he was out of a show made for children. Hahaha... I am no villain! I am the hero of this story! I am this world MESSIAH AND IT'S SALVATION! Death is but a blessing, and you will see it with your own eyes!!! Hypnos brings about a Bufudyne, firing an array of magical ice Spidermans way. He however, does not see the previously unsuspected Alexei come up from behind and tackle him, making him stagger before shaking him off in a frenzy. Now fully provoked, Takaya revolver out again as Hypnos works and aims at Alexei's head. His finger began to clench the trigger as non-combatants watched on.

Shinji is ready this time when the persona shows, dodging to the side to avoid most of the fire and having what would hit him deflect off his axe, looking around him and noticing the kid going away, good... He could focus on killing this bastard, what he didn't expect however was another evoker user You too..? Guess I can count on some backup... Shinji then turns to Naked Messiah and his face gets filled with disgust, trembling with rage as he breaks out Shut up.. you don't know anything. I'll kill you for what you have done! CASTOR X! While he speaks, his persona's regeneration kicks in and heals some of the pain from having a bullet lodged into you, with some of his vigor restored he stands up straight and concentres, been a while since he's used it, placing a gun of his own across his forehead and firing, getting a spook for a second before Castor X appears behind him, stamping the ground as power concentres in Shinji, readying himself for a counter attack in a second.

Hmph... Aaannnd it seems a fight has already broken out. The Scout would take the chance to help the people opposing the Jesus look-alike, but It already seemed like they had it under control. But the second Takaya begins to overpower his opposers, he would be prepared to to aid them in any way possible.

"I would, but I don't have anything I can use to treat a bullet wound." Still there, he would take a moment to look a the poor guy who just got shot. He didn't like it, he didn't exactly think just leaving him there was a good idea, but he had other things to worry about for now, and he wouldn't back down on his desires. There is no doubt they would take the Long Haired Messiah Freak to justice, or just straight up kill him. "Imaginary 4.0 - Do Re Might." A powerful white aura covers Kazuo's body, as everything in his body becomes more powerful, more resistant. And in a sudden, unexpected move, he punches the ground under him. The vibrations created by the impact send the concrete flying a few meters up in the air, as well as damaging the metal of the poles around the area. "Imaginary 2.0 - Deep Transmigration." Kazuo would point his index finger to the sky, shooting red markings all over the area, trapping the concrete, and the gears he summoned earlier. From the shadow of the young man, a hazy figure with the shape of a large beast would emerge, as the different pieces of apparent garbage begin to cover it. They would begin to shift and merge with one another. "I call upon your name, Bearer of the Mark. Manifest the terrors of war, roar like the sun!" The metal and gears would transform into some kind of skeleton, large enough to carry at least 5 people on its back without any issue. Its claws were large and sharp, its mouth is perpetually open with a cannon inside its mouth. In the shape of a metallical tiger, the beast roars loud enogh to make glass crack all around. "2.14 - Deep Gear Tiger." After this, Kazuo would just press his back against the left front leg of the Tiger, his head barely even reaching the main body. "I'm just going to watch for a bit more."

For a fraction of a second it appeared as if Yamiko had duplicated before Yamiko's idle form seems to totally disappear, instead replaced with her dashing forward at a tremendous speed, aiming to ram her fist in a left hook at Takaya's side if she were able to get close enough safely, her Persona dissipating behind her for now. "Quit the chatter! Your focus is on me!"

Niko just watches, eyes blank. There's no hope. Nothing matters... ... No, he can't think that way. He snaps out of it, the memories still hitting him hard, but he'll manage out words. "I... Am no messiah. Honestly, I'm the opposite of a messiah. I ended an entire world just to go home to my own." He brings the evoker to his side. "But you know what? I shouldn't dwell in the past, at this point..." Niko holds the barrel in the other hand, looking at it. "I embrace it." He slides the barrel out of his other hand. "Per...." The evoker gets positioned to the side of his head. "So...." He presses the barrel against his head, beginning to squeeze the trigger. "Na." A sound, almost like glass breaking, echoes out as something starts forming behind Niko. He begins to talk, another voice ringing out with his. "I am thou, and thou art I..." The thing turns out to be a strange mass of black tentacles... "I am Yog-Sothoth, the gatekeeper between this universe and the multiverse." Niko points forward and sends a Psiodyne at Takaya.

Sure, he can laugh at the outfit all that he wants. Despite that though Spidey would begin blasting down the ice shots, blobs of webbing rushing off his left wrist as he uses rapid-fire for a moment. "Laugh it up all you want Murder Hippe, but I'm not the one here who's about to rot in jail for attempted murder." A few attacks where missed, and 2 ice shots fly into his left leg and the upper part of his chest. Despite that, the boy simply keeps rushing down and slams down where Takaya's back should be, unless he's already moved of course. "See guys like you, acting like the world wants to die or something? It actually makes me angry, and I won't just mouth off for once." A blur of motion, regardless of if his attack hit or he's already aiming a quick jab to the man's upper right chest, superhuman speed and strength letting him hit faster and harder than one would expect. I don't want to die, these people fighting with me don't want to die. Lots of human beings out there have no desire to be saved by you, and we're not gonna sit back and take it with a smile." His left-hand flicks at his foe's face, a thick web flying toward Takaya in an effort to blind him as Spidey aims an elbow bash into the man's center chest. "So talk all you want about saving the world, but in the end, you aren't trying to help anyone. Guys like you? It's all for some sick joy you feel, and I don't plan to let it continue."

Whatever Kazuo was planning was of no to concern to Takaya at the moment. Takaya was prepared to execute Alexei in Shinjiro's place until she felt a punch to his side as well as a kick, from Spiderman and Yamiko, making him stagger sideways. He quickly recovers, much like the Jesus he was being called and looked to his attackers. Ahahaha... Yes! show me the strength of those whos Persona awakened naturally! Takaya's resilience was written on his face. He was prepared to use Hypnos, but in the corner of his eye, the young man he gave an evoker to... He had chosen to awaken. He seemed pleased to see Niko and his new Persona, Yog-Sothoth, until he saw the Psiodyne heading his way. The attack knocks Takaya back. His face shows frustration, but also an impressed expression as he rises again. So... This is what you have chosen... How lamentable... HYPNOS...! Takaya was seemingly berserk at this point. He managed to fire two attacks; a Garudyne towards Yamiko, and an Agidyne at Spiderman, whom were the closest threats.

He dives, aiming to leap away from the flames with incredible speed. Despite that, however, he's still slightly burnt by the attack and part of his leg is on fire for a bit. Even so, Pete would aim a web line at Takaya's chest and try to yank the man forward if he hit, hoping to rip the other fighter into his own fires and if he gets close enough to aim a powerful kick to the center of the back. "Come on, is this the best you can do? I'll admit it's a cut above street thugs, but the Avengers eat chumps like you for breakfast without breaking a sweat."

"I'm glad you are ignoring me, it makes things way easier. Especially since you aren't thinking straight, Long Haired Messiah Weirdo." He was weak, his mind was a mess and nothing about him was of actual worth. All he kept talking about was "death" and "the end of the world", which Kazuo didn't appreciate. It was kind of a pain too, he was very interesting, but seeing as the Persona users and others didn't seem to aim for the kill. "I'm not taking any chances with some lunatic." He pushes himself from the leg of Tiger as he snaps his fingers. At that moment, the mouth of the metallic tiger would transform. The cannon would disappear, and the open gap would be replaces with more sharp fangs made out of steel. "I don't care how you do it, but stop him right now. I need to get some answers first." Quickly climbing to the back of his Tiger, he orders it to rush at Takaya, full speed. Tiger would not tackle him or even attempt to get the Persona, but instead bite down the man's arm with its fangs and keep him trapped, even if it completely shreds Takaya's arm in the process.

Yamiko holds her fists up, trying to block the Garudyne head on, which wasn't quite the best idea, but it was the most she could do, remaining somewhat unharmed as she was sent rolling backwards, quickly regaining her footing and grinning, her sleeves visibly torn up by the energy and beneath the cloth, a few mild lacerations. "Funny! Not one of my targets has ever had one of these just like I do! This'll be interesting!" She pulls the evoker once more, quickly popping it again as the fox-like Persona appears once more, generating a ball of what seemed to be nuclear-aspected energy. Oddly enough though, the being didn't hurl it like was expected, instead Yamiko charged forwards, pointing towards Takaya as her Persona followed suit, aiming to slam the ball of energy down towards him. "Hey! Bug man! Whaddya say we play paddle-ball with him?" She offered the friendly neighborhood Spiderman a wicked grin, clearly plotting something amidst the action.

Niko stares onwards. "You haven't fallen over yet, allow me to change that." Niko sends an Eigaon at Takaya. Although he might be planning something that may not work, but he sure as hell will try if they don't die quick enough.

Damn kid.. He did it after all.. Shinji grunts as he sees the kid from earlier summon a persona with the evoker, ignoring it for now, hopefully the kid just doesn't berzerk anytime soon, just happy that theirs another on his side for now My strength isn't just my persona! You would never understand! Running up to Takaya now, Shinji takes his axe and swings it down on the shoulder that's connected to his gun, striking with both arms and the power of his persona through his veins, hoping to either dismember him or at least throw off his aim, This one's for Ken!

Spidermans kick hit Takaya's back with force, getting a loud grunt out of him. This staggers him enough to not have an immediate counter to Yamiko and her Persona, the ball of energy from them as well as an Eigaon hitting him at the same time, knocking him down. He shouted out in pain, collapsing. The final nails in the coffin was the Tiger biting into his arm gruesomely, tearing at his flesh. He attempted to bring about his revolver to shoot Kazuo directly, but Shinjiro's axe came down and severed his arm to his surprise... His arm and revolver fell to the ground. The pain was immeasurable as his head went limp, but he could still be heard laughing, confirming that he still lived. One arm gone, one arm practically torn to shreds. He raises his head up, panting. He didn't seem afraid, even in this situation. It seemed he was close to death, but still hung on by force of will Hahaha....haha.... You all... You fight so hard... But what for? Death is inevitable. You all know this, and you fight against it... I never understood it then, I don't understand it now... I saved that world... Jin, and Chidori, even... They did not die in vain... He looked at Niko. But you, child... You can continue the tradition... You can bring about the ultimate end, in the name of Nyx... What point is there in looking to the future, when you can live in the moment? to see the end, before your demise...? alas... It seems I won't see it... Takaya looked at Shinjiro with a slightly sick smile. It seemed that the once proud Takaya was crumbling apart on his last breaths. And you... Death will come for you, too... And that boy you want to protect. Everybody you know, whether it is by my hand, by Nyx, or some other great spectacle... you fight against your fate... for what reason...? Hmhmhm... Come on, Shinjiro. I've never called you that before, have I...? Don't you remember what I did to your friend? to you? Come... You both know what needs to happen... I can't take a world of life anymore than you deserve it... ...Is it not permissable to kill those who are themselves, killers?

Niko's persona fades away after all is said and done, basically. He looks way more tired than usual. "Because I'm not some sort of cultist like you are. I'm my own person, and I have learned to embrace the fact that I am the opposite of a messiah." He puts the evoker in the same pocket as the gem. "I have a life to live and I now have a power to use. I will not use it just to lead everyone to their demise."

"You talk too much, Takaya. But you got something right, there is no point in looking at the future when you never had one to begin with." The Tiger makes its mouth close tighter, pressing the fangs more on the skin and possibly even cracking the bone inside. Kazuo was one to listen to others and understand them, he could easily understand anyone's philosophy and why they may think like that. But in the end, he had one of his own "But I can't take such disrespect for life. Scum." Kazuo's gaze would lose all of its emotion for a moment. He would close his eyes, annoyed, and snap his fingers. Tiger would open its mouth and try to devour Takaya right there at that moment, in one bite, two or maybe three, Tiger needed to chew regardless. Taking advantage of it already holding his arm tightly, it should be easy.

A power to use huh... He'd look toward Niko and grin under his mask a bit, the kid may be young but at least he seems to have a head on his shoulders. "Hey Niko, be careful with that thing ya hear me? I don't know much about Personas, but I do know that rushing off into fights you aren't ready for is a bad idea..." The boy curses as Kazuo sends his tiger out to try and kill Takaya, he'd rush with inhuman speed and aim a web line toward the wounded man, trying to pull him out of the thing's grasp and narrowing the "eyes" of his mask as he looks toward Kazuo. Of course, Takya would no doubt lose the bits of his arm left regardless of the plan's outcome. "I don't know who you are, but you aren't the judge jury and executioner of this man. I'll agree that he's got a disgusting disrespect for life, but killing him here and now... It's not our place." Right about now the sounds of sirens going off would pick up, several cops and an ambulance pulling into the area. For now, Pete looks at them and sighs a bit, assuming Takya is still alive he'd try to pick the man up and hand him off to paramedics. If not, he'd just just look down at the body and shake his head.

Niko nods and smiles at Spider-Man. "I understand, with great power comes great responsibility, right?"

My death might come soon, but that doesn't mean it'll be meaningless, I'll have made friends, memories.. I won't let you take that away! Shinji moves over atop of Takaya and stares him in the face, his eyes burning with rage as he pulls Takaya close to his face by the hair, listening to him made his blood boil You don't get to speak about him, you.. I'm gonna make you wish you stayed dead, you won't have that smug look when I'm done with you. Taking his axe again he brings it up and strikes down at the other arm, shouting at Takaya as he brings it up again That ones for Aki! Striking true at his chest now, Shinji digs the axe deep before pulling it out and throwing it to the side That ones for Ken! Using his hands now he throws punch after punch at that face, not letting up at all This is for everyone you killed and hurt! With a final punch he throws Takaya against the ground and gets off, walking a few paces away and summoning his persona Castor... Make sure there's nothing else. Summoning the giant Knight piece for one last strike, it jumps into the air and lands directly on Takaya, trying to mash the rest of it into a bloody pulp as Shinji watches. When the persona is finished Shinji picks up his axe and places it back into his coat, looking down at what's left Addios... Asshole...

"Hmph. I don't kill off the job. But I won't hesitate if I see your name on the ballot. Got it?" She glared down at Takaya, waving her hand dismissively as she looks over to Spidey, nodding. "Good job, spider. Catch you around, yeah?" She waves lightly, stuffing her hands in her pockets and directing her gaze down to the small child, kneeling down to tilt her head and change her tone to sound a little bit more friendly. "Hey, kid. Promise me you won't take anything he said to heart, okay? People like that aren't exactly the best at giving life advice. You can trust me on that.

Takaya took everything. The chomps from the tiger, the punches from Shinji, all of the blood flowing from him... It was like he saw his entire life flash before his eyes. His early life, from the time he met Jin and Chidori, to the battles with SEES, all the people he hurt and killed, to seeing Nyx and the battles until now... Takaya, in the end, regretted nothing. He only smiled, and found solace in that Nyx was still alive and could fulfill his wish. That world was brought salvation... surely... this one as well... In his last delusional vision, he saw himself holding hands with Jin as Nyx descended down upon the world Death... Is but a blessing... ...Jin... Takaya closed his eyes, and Castor X landed, crushing the entire upper half of his body. Takaya was barely recognizable anymore, and whatever remained was eaten up by Kazuo's Tiger. There was no evidence left that Takaya had once lived, aside from the blood on the ground and the gun he left. The police could probably take all that as evidence, or any spare parts that were left.

The bright blue feather from before would begin glowing vibrantly. It would float gently into the air before a much colder aura would overtake it. It would begin floating over towards Takaya's remains before seeming to burrow into his corpse. The air would begin to grow colder as if the temperature had just dropped several degrees in a matter of seconds. The shadow from before would now be cast on the side of the building, it was much larger than before and the areas where its mouth and eyes would be glowing with a blue light. A voice would begin crawling along the air for all present to hear. It was an eerie whisper of a voice but still clear with its worlds. "Now, it is complete. You have served your purpose wonderfully, my child. Now it's time for you to return to me." The blue feather shaped shard would float out of Takaya's corpse once more. It would be glowing brighter than before and within the feather, the image of Hypnos could be made out. "Everyone who is present currently, the time for my return has come. The seal has been weakened by this world and its disregard for life. With that final tie broken and with a soul in which to allow my return, I shall not hesitate to come directly to you this time. It's time for the full power of the night to descend into your world. You should all feel honored for you shall witness my rebirth on this night." The night air seems to grow still as the moon would begin to shine with a blood red light. Soon it seemed as if the air itself was forming around the feather and the night all the while would be still.

Keep telling yourself that.. With his arch nemesis taken care of, Shinji drops to the floor for a second exhausted, getting up slowly as he places a hand where he was supposed to get shot, he didn't feel anything, the hole was still there. With this revelation he looks up at the sky Hm... I'm not sure that was what should have happened Aki.. But at least he can't hurt anyone else. Shinji then gets a bittersweet smile before seeing something happen a familiar voice hitting him as he begins to panic Nyx?!? But how?! Di-did I do this?!? No.. Damn it.. I'll have to set things right... Quickly taking off, Shinji disappears into an alleyway, looks like he still had more to do..

He'd just sigh, Shinji got in the way... No web-slinging could put a stop to that mess. He can't say he likes what happened here, but he'd still wave to Mori and Niko. "Yeah, thanks for the help lady... And You got that right Niko, just remember. If you're gonna fight then do it for the right reasons, to keep people from getting hurt... Anyway, I'll catch you two later I'm sure." As for Kaz and Shinji, the costumed hero glances toward them with a slightly wary look. Even under the mask, his concern is clear. "I hope that isn't a running theme with you two, the cops clearly aren't doing anything here. And I can't say that I'm overly worried about that guy since he was willing to try and murder people for no reason, but I don't approve of ending lives. And even more so given he could no longer fight back." That final statement made, the cops would begin attempting to shoo everyone away from the scene. They've clearly seen such things before, and there's a general air of been there done that to them. As for Spidey he's long gone, webs rushing from his wrists as he swings from building to building and heads off for his current base. Hmm, might want to talk to Mr. Stark about this little event sometime... Or he would leave, if not for the fact that some crazy thing has appeared and is ranting about how it shall come directly. "Hey uh crazy death lady? How about a raincheck instead, maybe you could swing on by after say... The sun explodes, that's a much better time for you to show up rather than soon. So just write it down alright, and see ya!" Finally, he'd depart from the madness as the normal people just stare in some mix of wonder and horror. Hell Pete can't blame them for that, but he's gotta get back and report on this insane event ASAP... If ever there were something to interfere with, this might be it.

"Just what was that...thing...?" The figure in the sky made him feel...amusement. The being felt familiar somehow, and it made a chill run down his spine. He didn't exactly understand what was going on, but he didn't exactly care, and he could take any chance he could get. "Really ominous and scary buuut..." Tiger was tall enough for him to hide his face from the group of officers, they wouldn't be able to see him from down there. It was a drag, but he would need to move out quickly, after all Tiger can't sustain itself for too long, and he didn't know what bullets would do or if any of them would pursue him. He laid his back against the back of Tiger and pointed his finger to the sky. "I know you guys don't see my face, and just some of you recognize it, but I prefer keeping my own identity anonymous. Sorry for the mess my pet made, she was kind of hungry and the guy was already dead, so~" Tiger would finish gulping down its meal, and then, it would roar. Kazuo would sounds scared as he dropped his hand for a moment, before raising it again, showing a peace sign. "Sorry, I think it's angry! I can't control it! I need help!" The large, metallic tiger would then jump and claw itself to the side of a building before running up, at the top of the building, and then jumping somewhere else. As it went up, Kazuo would hold on to the back of the beast and use his hat to cover half of his face, showing off a very goofy smile.

In the distance, a small hole in space-time appears. Star sticks her head out, looking sleepy and pissed off. Okay, who's the fucking fucker who decided to fucking fuck with shit while I was sleeping. I could feel the damn change from my own little pocket dimension. Wait...ah, damnit. Feels like a Nyx problem. Fuck it, if it's super important I'll just have to fix it now, but I'd rather be sleeping than doing anything, so...if my sleep can't wait, then I'm not fixing it yet. With that, Star closes the hole and goes back to sleep.

The strange shard would begin floating into the sky. The air would begin to feel warmer as it got farther away but somewhere a few dozen feet in the sky the shard would glow more brightly before a statue would seem to form out of it. The statue seemed to depict a man's head but with wings instead of ears protruding from the sides of his head. The statue began floating into the sky as the voice called out once more with a joyous tone as if delivering grand news. "The end is coming. even if I were to do nothing it would soon come. Which is why I will guide this world to salvation before the end truly comes. Wait for my true arrival and I shall show you an eternal night. For now, I bid you farewell, children of man. Do not rest too easily for soon your rest shall be eternal."

An empty can is tossed poorly at the statue from nowhere. It completely misses it. Shaddap would ya!? Some goddesses are trying to sleep here! Come back in...in...uhhhhhhhhhhhh...zzz...zzz...zzz...