August 21st Witching Hour

I wake up in the middle of the night, so I decide to take a walk outside. I was walking on the sidewalk when out the corner of my eye I see a man walking towards a factory that I hadn't noticed before. It looks pretty shady, so I decided to follow him.

I waited outside the gate of the factory so he wouldn't catch me when I walked in. All the lights outside the factory are on so I knew something was up. After a while I walked through the gate and into the factory. The inside of the factory is eerie there were blue lights illuminating the halls and the metal coating the walls was rusted. I could tell this place was abandoned, but why was that man going in here.

Suddenly I was pushed onto the ground by something behind me. I look at my perpetrator and saw a green blob with human bones sticking out of it. I backed away from it and bumped into a creature of the same caliber. They backed me into a corner and all I can do is scream.

As they continued to inch closer to me I feel a heat covering my face. My eyes feel like they were burning, I get on my knees and try to cry. It feels as if fire was pouring out of my eyes as I cry. All of a sudden, flames shoot out of my eyes and write the number zero on my forehead. "What the hell is this!" I scream as it continues to circle my face. I scream The first words that come to mind. "Persona!" The flames disappear abruptly. The monsters in front of me back away. I look above me to see a glowing figure.

"I art thou. Thou art I. I am Horus! The warrior pharoh. Lens ne your strength and I shall protect you." the figure says as he reveals his true form. He was dressed in the armor of a knight, except for his shoulders which had metallic wings erupting from them. His head is that of a falcon, and his beak formed a lance shape. Finally we have his arms, which are actually the legs of a bird ending in talons. The figure was fully golden and had red and blue gems for each eye.

"Let's go." I say as Horus stands by me. The blobs stand at my front and charge at me. Horus suddenly divebombs into one of them killing them. The other manages to hit him with its slimey body. Horus disapears, but I think I can take it. I punch the creature right in its face, it melts into a pile of goo. I quickly escape the factory and head straight for the dorms.

I wake up in the same place as a few nights ago. The "Velvet Room" it think it was.

"Welcome." the man named Igor says. "Do not worry, you are fast asleep in the real world." he assures me. "I have summoned you within your dreams."

"What... Happened." I ask. He replies with a chuckle.

"And so we meet again." he pauses. A familiar woman walks behind Igor. She has violet skin and greyish rose hair. She's wearing a blue nurses uniform and a blue butterfly mask covering her face.

"This is a space that only those who have... Signed a contract may enter. Hello I am Cherry. I will assist you from here on out" she says in a soothing voice.

"What happened back at the factory." I ask her.

"In your daily life, you subconsciously awoke your inner feelings and let them loose. This is the power of persona." she answers.

Igor puts something in my hand. "Do not loose this." he says. I look down at the glowing blue key I was given.

"From now on, you are our guest in This Velvet Room." he says. "The destiny that awaits you is one where you need to hone your new powers. Therefore you will require our services." he looks down at his folded hands.

"Though in order to use our services you must take full responsibility for your own actions." he says in a warning tone.

"What is it that you do?" I ask still trying to fully understand everything that's going on.

"The persona that you have acquired is only one of many." he answers. "These.. Personas are your mask that you show the outside world. They are the side of you that others see." he explains.

"What do you mean? "One of many." that doesn't make sense." I ask dumbfounded.

"Your ability is that of the Wild Card. It is an ability with nearly infinite possibilities." he pauses to fold his hands. "The persona ability is the power to master ones own heart. The heart is strengthened through your bonds with others. As you become involved with the lives of others your own "social links" will develop."

"So your saying my heart changes through my relationships?" I ask.

"Precisely." Igor answers. "The power of these social links is what determines the abilities of your personas."

"Social links don't just strengthen your personas. They will also help you reach onto the truth of the current incidents." Cherry says.

"I look forward to seeing where your wild card will take you." Igor says. "The next time you visit here will be of your own accord. Farewell for now." Igor says as I slowly drift back into consciousness.

August 21st Morning

I woke up once again, but this time I am fully clothed. Oh that's right, earlier that night. I walk downstairs and yet again Twilight is the only one up.

"Are you okay? You look awful." she asked. I can't tell her what actually happened. She would never believe what I went through.

"It was a rough night. Barely got any sleep." I replied. It wasn't a lie but it wasn't nearly the truth.

"Are you sure? I know you took a walk last night. You came back all bruised and out of breath." she says. Great she can see through my bullshit

"Whatever, just... If you need to talk to anyone, just come to me. I'll try my best to help." she gives me a warm smile and goes back to her cereal.

I feel as if a faint bond formed me and her. I hear a voice in my head.

I am thou. Thou art I
Thou hast established a new bond

It brings you closer to the truth

Thou shalt be blessed when creating

Personas of the Magician Arcana

Is this what Igor was talking about last night when he told me about "social links". Speaking of the Velvet Room, that woman who was there... She looked exactly like Ms. Cheerilee!

August 21st After School

I walk up to Ms. Cheerilee after classes. She seems to be packing up for the day, now's as good a time as any to confront her.

"Ms. Cheerilee. Can I talk with you for a second?" I ask timidly.

"Sure. What do you need?" she said in a sing song manner.

"Do you know anything... About the Velvet Room?" I ask.

Cheerilee looks as if she has been caught by 5th police or something. She stammers for a bit before giving a look of defeat.

"So you found me out." she paused. "Yes I am Cherry. I take it you want an explanation about what happened to you?" she looks at me with a calming smile.

"Yeah. What were those things? What was that factory?" I ask in a loud tone.

"You woke up during the witching hour." she said

"The witching hour?.. I always thought that was a playground story." I said confused.

"At 3:00am to 4:00am each night demons are allowed to roam free. Those creatures were just slimes." she said "Demons are ruthless, they will keep attacking you until you have them cornered."

"What happens when I do?" I inquired

"Then you can negotiate with them. Sometimes they will even join you as personas. That's where Igor and me come in." she smirked

"I never really learned what you guys do. Can you explain?" I ask.

"That you will learn the next time you see my master. If you need any more information just ask me ok." she smiled and sent me in my way.

August 21st Evening

I was really tired from today. I finally know what's happening. So I decide to head to head early.

Author's Note

Name: Spearhead
Arcana: Fool
Level: 3
Persona: Horus
Str: Peirce
Wk: Fire
Skills: Skewer, Garu, Tarukaja

Level 5: Rakunda