Chapter 1
I’m sure most of you have heard the rumors, right? About people who went to conventions seemingly disappearing. I have, but I didn’t let that stop me from going to Tag Fest in Toledo, Ohio. I went as Shinjiro Aragaki from Persona 3. Shinji was my favorite character from the game. I bought a costume online that was pretty expensive, but it was worth it. Once I got there, I was so excited. I walked around the convention hall for a while until I saw a vendor’s booth. It had some really great stuff, from a replica of Dante’s sword from Devil May Cry to a life-size animatronic suit of Springtrap from Five Nights at Freddy’s 3. What really caught my attention was an exact replica of a Persona 3 evoker. As I stopped to look at it, the guy running the booth came up to me.
“I see that item has caught your eye.” He said in happy, if kinda creepy way. “I’d be willing to give to you for $20.”
“I’ll take it.” I said “But first, let me ask you something. Have you heard of the rumors about people going to conventions, only to disappear?”
“I’m afraid to say that I haven’t.” The merchant replied. I could tell from the way he said it that he was lying. I considered calling him out on it, but I ultimately decided against it. If he really was the one making people disappear, then I don’t want to know what else he can do. I gave him $20 and took the evoker. I put it against my temple.
“Persona!” I shouted as I pulled the trigger and felt an odd feeling go through my head. I heard some screams from coming from behind me. I looked up and saw Shinjiro’s persona, Castor floating above me.
After summoning Castor, I started feeling tired. I looked at the merchant and could see his smile. I mentally ordered Castor to attack the merchant. The look on the merchant's face went from deviously happy to 'oh shit' in a second. Castor rammed into the merchant and flung him into a wall. The last thing I saw before blacking out was the merchant being crushed under Castor’s horse’s single hoof.
