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A tension filled the air, as the members of SEES entered the moonlight bridge to defeat the 12th and final Shadow. However, that was not all they would face tonight. Two Persona-users were also detected, the members of Strega.

- Well, then... - Minato said. - Commence operation.

They walked a bit and soon Jin and Takaya appeared before them.

- You know the significance of today, do you not? - said Takaya. - You claim you hunt the Shadows to prevent the disaster they bring... Yet, countless lives are lost each day without their intervention... The power we wield is not itself evil... You cannot deny that. So why don't you just admit it? You do not wish to eliminate the Dark Hour... - he had an awfull grin on his face. - You are merely deceiving yourselves...

- That's not true... - said Minato stepping foward.

- Look within yourselves and you shall see... You are indeed foolish children... Erasing the Dark Hour is the same as erasing yourselves. Tch... Is even that beyond your comprehension? As I believed, our goals are irreconcilable. - He took his gun in hand. - Jin...

- Forget these maggots. - he said.

- Fate shall decide who will prevail... Come.

Takaya pointed his gun towards Minato, but he wasn't fast enough. Thanantos had already slashed his gun out of his hand, while Yukari threw it aboard with her wind spell. Therefore, Aigis, Koromaru and Mitsuru concentrated their attacks on Jin while the rest went full assault on Takaya. Minato knew they had the advantage of numbers, but he didn't want another tragedy like last month, so he kept an eye on both ends of the fight.

Soon they were both defeated, and were lying next to the board of the bridge.

- I never imagined... - said Takaya - ...that your power... would rival ours... Astonishing... Perhaps I misjudged your strength. So this... is the power of those.... whose Persona awakened naturally...

- Damnit... Is their power THAT different than ours...?

- Different? - said Mitsuru.

- For us is not that simple... It has to be forced out. Didn't your pal tell you?

- So it was you who was giving Shinji those pills. - said Akihiko.

- You guys don't have the slightest clue what will happen if the Dark Hour disappears, do you? - he got up. - It won't matter for normal people, since they don't remember anything anyway... But for us--

- That's enough, Jin. - said Takaya. - Now, then... Ordinarily, we'd withdraw... but not tonight. - He got another concealed weapon out. - This body, as ephemeral as it is... It is worthless without my power. - He pointed his gun towards his head. - Therefore, only one choice remains... I shall prove my existence here and now! - But when he was about to shot, Jin grabbed his hand. - What are you doing!?

- Don't be so reckless!

- Jin!?

- Sorry... But those are your words, not mine. - He turned his head to the SEES. - You win... Looks like you'll get your wish... Go do what you came for. - They stepped back.

- Wait!! - Junpei screamed.

- I'd rather die than surrender to you! Take a good look! This is how we live! - He and Takaya jumped out of the bridge and disappeared into the blood-red sea below...

- They.... jumped... - said Yukari.

- What the hell were they thinking!? - said Junpei.

- They chose their own fate. Don't let it faze you. - Akihiko said.

Mitsuru walked towards them. - The operation has just begun. - she said.

- Our true advesary is waiting... - said Minato - Focus, alright?

They continued towards the end of the bridge, and there it was. Staring at them from the moon, a huge man-like creature on strings.

When they got near him, three statues came down, and started attacking them.

- I think that floating thing is your main target, but... - said Fuuka - It's out of your attack range... For some reason, those statues feel similar to that floating Shadow. They must be related somehow.

- Attack the statues first! - Minato screamed to the rest of the team, they concentrated their attack on it, and when they were all destroyed, the Shadow came crashing down. He then charged towards Minato, he fell.

Junpei rans towards him, and tries to get him back at his feet. When he did, Minato pusehd Junpei and jumped. The Shadow missed them both by centimeters.

- Shit! - Minato grabbed his Evoker, but this time the Shadow was faster, and he fell again, but this time in Aigis arms.

- I will... protect you... - she said.

- Don't worry. - Minato got up. Grabbed his sword. The Shadow was coming for another attack. He ran towards him as well and at the very last moment, the Shadow missed. Then Minato realized and screamed. - Aigis! Aim for his elbows!

- Understood! - she said and shot him. The Shadow was down.

- Now! All-out-attack! - Minato screamed once again. He grabbed his Evoker this time, and before he releases Thanantos on the Shadows with the others, he hears Pharos's voice in his head "It's starting."

The last Shadow was crushed, and disappeared. They all stared at the full moon.

- ... Is it over? - Junpei said.

- Operation completed. - said Aigis. - Or should I say, "Mission complete".

- Yes... - said Mitsuru. - It's finally over...

They were going back home, laughing, reliefed for it had finally ended.

- Senpai! - said Junpei - You're gonna throw us a party tomorrow, right?

- Oh well, you don't waste any time, do you? Well, I suppose I could arrange for it.

- Ooh! In that case, how 'bout sushi!?

- Sushi, huh... It's been a while... - said Akihiko. - Well, I've got dibs on the halibut and sea urchin.

- Oh, then I call the fatty tuna! - Yukari said quickly.

- Um, we're divvying it up already? In that case, save me the salmon roe. - said Fuuka.

- W-wait! You can't do that! - said Junpei.

- I reserve the shrimp, squid, scallops, and sea eel.

- H-HEY! Yon don't even eat!

- You should all be ashamed of yourselves, fighting over sushi. - said Ken. - Senpai, please order tamago for me. They say you can tell a chef's skill by how he prepares eggs.

- Um, how old are you again? - said Yukari.

- Okay, okay. I'll have the very best delivered tomorrow. - said Mitsuru.

- Aw man, that's great! - Junpei said.

- Don't get too excited, you're getting the leftovers. - said Yukari.

- What!? But it was my idea in the first place!

They all laughed, but Minato could hear Mitsuru say.

- ...I guess it's time to say goodbye to the Dark Hour. Even though it seemed like a curse, for some reason, I'm reluctant to let it go.

- Yeah...

- We really did it, didn't we...?

- Yes, we save the world, even if no one knows it...







SOOO, don't worry, this month will be full of Persona things, but I've got it covered 'till november 9, But I still gotta do the rest. I know the original had the Shadow on top of the page, but I removed it, because it was killing the composition.

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