Persona - Mask of Origins

"Sounds like a dream I would have. This can't be a coincidence."

 

"Looks like what I joked about might be true."

 

"I hope these dreams stay dreams. I don't want to see any of mine come to reality."

 

Zain walked until something snapped a twig behind him. Turning he didn't see anything. "Okay...that's not creepy at all." Feeling exposed he ran toward Yuki's house and his lance.

 

"You and me both, Yuki-chan."

 

"Where'd my brother go? I saw him jump out of a window and run off."

 

Zain broke a window grabbed his lance and ran outside again, "Alright, c'mon! I don't take nicely to those who can scare me! Show yourself!" Something dark lurched from the darkness and clashed with his lance. It looked like a mutated boy, "What the..."

 

"I'm gonna go run by my house real quick. I'll be back soon, Sakuya." Yuki said before jumping off the balcony.

 

Sakuya looked at the stars and sighed.

 

Yuki quickly ran back to her house, drawing her scythe. She knew that the shadows were coming out now.

 

Zain struggled with keeping it away from him. It's rotting stench got to him and a long saliva covered tongue flicked out and licked him. "Ugh, that's gross! Get! Off!" He pushed it away and twirled his lance around, "For that, you're gonna get it good." wiping the saliva from his face he snarled and launched himself at the thing again. It jumped and he fell on his face. Landing on Zain's back, long teeth emitted from it's mouth, ready to sink into him.

 

Yuki plunged her scythe into the creature's neck.

 

The thing squealed and frantically clawed Zain's back in attempt to get away. Zain gritted his teeth and managed to force out without screaming, "Would you get that thing off of my back! While something is still left of my skin!"

 

Yuki pulled her scythe back, the creature in tow, and finished decapitating it.

 

Zain panted and lay still, his back a bloody mess. "Dammit! Damn, damn, damn!" The creature's body twitched and lay still before sinking into the ground, leaving no trace it was there. "I'm dead, I'm so dead I can feel it." He closed his eyes, gripping his lance tightly.

 

Yuki summoned Lucifer to heal Zain. The spell drew on her own lifeforce to power it.

 

Orphan manifested itself out of Zain's pain and hissed savagely at Lucifer. Zain struggled to stand and waved his arm at Orphan, "That's enough out of you." The large snake backed down and curled around Zain's shoulders, pressing it's scaily body into his wounds making Zain wince.

"Yuki...you came again to save me? Why?"

 

"Because you're my brother. I don't wanna lose you like I lost my parents."

 

Zain panted and gritted his teeth, "You shouldn't have to babysit me all the time!" he dug his lance into the ground to help him stand.

 

"I'm not babysitting you. I'm protecting the only family I have left. I had to watch my parents be murdered, and I don't want to see you end up with the same face."