#I'LL HAVE YOU BEHEADED. TO THE DEPTHS OF HELL WITH YOU.

[npd-future-star]

IS THERE NOT A SINGLE PERSON ON THIS GODFORSAKEN PLANET WHO FUCKING RESPECTS ME

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Attached is a mysterious video.

A young light-brown-haired girl vaguely faces the camera. At first glance, her eyes appear green. But at a second, they're actually swirling with Blue and Yellow.

Her voice is distorted.

"What do you want?"

A voice from offscreen speaks.

"... What are you? You're not Mia."

"Oh? Of course I am. I am her, she is me, we are one!"

"Like hell you are. What did you do to her!?"

The shadow? cackles, giving way to uproarious laughter.

"I Ate Her."

Silence, before whatever this thing is begins laughing once more.

The camera pans over to face the other speaker. A person with red-brown hair, on their knees, seemingly in disbelief.

"I'm sorry. Nicole. I thought I could help..."

They sigh, as they get to their feet.

"No. I will help. Even if I can't save Mia. I'll at least get you the closure you need."

They cry out in pain, as they collapse to the floor again, and a voice rings out

"That's right. Your journey isn't over."

They claw at their body desperately, in vain. As if trying to tear something away.

"You search, no end in sight."

The shadow-like thing watches, partly confused, partly intrigued, as they try to get up again, only to collapse once more

"These depths you have plunged yourself into. They threaten to swallow you whole"

The ground begins to rumble.

"Are you prepared to fight?"

"Yes. I am."

"Then I offer you a Contract. Sealed in blood, I offer my aid; my power."

A stone bowl rises from the ground before them. Within it is a ceremonial dagger.

"I am thou, thou art I; You know what you must do."

They lift the blade, and silently looks at it, as they hold their other arm over the bowl. With a swift movement, they slice their arm, allowing blood to spill into the bowl.

As the blood flows, it swirls in the bowl. It then rises into the air, in a large swirling sphere. The blood scatters, as a pair of swords appear in their hands. Both clearly of Japanese style. A Daishō.

Where the Blood had been, there was now a woman with long, wet black hair, which clings to her face, neck and body. On her back, is a wooden statue of a man in a sitting position. In her left hand, she holds a large draconic skull, larger than she is, and in her right hand, she holds a single-edged Tantō.

"So. This is what they meant by a Persona, huh? Thank you, Tokoyo."

The Shadow? Cackles again, as a pair of Shadows appear, and it walks away.

"Bufu!" They shout as Tokoyo unleashes a blast of icy energy at one of the Shadows, before they slash it cleanly in half.

The other Shadow slashes at their back, but is promptly beheaded by Tokyo's blade afterwards.

The video distorts, and ends.