"This story is a work of fiction.."
"Similarities between characters or events to persons living or dead in your world are purely coincidental,"
"Only those who have agreed to the above have the privilege of partaking in this novel........"
"But knowing what you are, your contract was sealed not too long ago."
"You have experienced the unjust events before....."
"But if this were the case of lies, What will unfold in the pages of this story will either cause you confusion, shock, or possibly regret."
"So I suggest you turn back now and recall the past events if this is the case."
"Furthermore, The world is never the same. The darkness that was once consumed not long ago will inevitably return."
"But those who oppose fate and desire change...From time to time they're referred to as Tricksters.
"You will now witness a Trickster at work, Now is the time you see his survival against the impending destruction of his world."
"Just remember......The story that unfolds to you will have a very different flare from the Trickster's preceding story and its configurations. You may experience a level of discomfort and upset."
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(Inside a dark, empty, and dirty room with rusted walls. Floors that are covered with tiny pebbles of rubble and the addition of a lightbulb that is barely working enough to light the entire room......
Sees an unconscious man with unkempt messy hair and is ridden with bruises, cuts, and bloodstains around him.....)
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???: uhh......gahhh-..ack..
(He awakens.)
???: *pant*......!
(He sees himself tied on a chair, with a rope wrapped around him on his body and both of his wrists handcuffed onto the chair's armrests.)
???: HRRRRNG!
(He tries to free himself from the chair.)
???: HRNG!...ERRG-........
(He stops.)
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???: *pant*...*pant*....
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"It's no use, Amamiya."
???: !
(His eyes widened as he heard his name, he quickly looks what was ahead of him........but he cannot see the person talking to him due to how dark the room is.)
Amamiya: ......
(He closes his eyes.....and opens it again, his pupils turn blue, with his vision being darkened and having blue accents. He sees a person with an aura that bears dark flames.)
Amamiya: !
(The unknown person walks towards him, the light slowly reveals himself.)
(He is revealed to be a slightly older man than him, being a little taller. But he cannot distinguish his face.)
???: "Ren" was it? I figured your associates prefer calling you by your first name.
Ren: !!!
(He recognized the suave, barely monotoned voice.)
Ren: YOU!-
(Ren tries to get to him out of rage whilst being restrained by the rope.)
???: ......
(He stares at him as Ren stops and stares at him back with anger.)
Ren: Where the hell am I?!
???: .......
Ren: Tch .....You......You're going to pay for everything you've DONE!
???: ......Hmph...What I have done? I just simply remove the obstacles in my path.
Ren: ON YOUR WHAT!? YOUR PLAN WITH "THE FALL"!?......
???: You'll know soon enough.
Ren: QUIT IT WITH YOUR VAGUE EXPLANATIONS! Judging by that goddamn name, you plan to drive down humanity with YOU!
???: ........
(He turns around.)
???: You're correct because that is only the necessary step to achieve peace. A fall we must take.
Ren: What?!.....PEACE!?
???: In order to get what we want, we have to make sacrifices. It's a great leap forward to the better age, high-risk.....high-reward.
Ren: TCH-
???: Amamiya, You know I admire all of your efforts to find me. I do.
Deducing, planning.....
Ren: Uhhh....
(Ren feels a little dizzy as his hearing becomes dampened, he slowly looks down.)
(The mysterious person slowly looks back.)
???: Tell me, are you really a phantom thief? or just another hero of your own story?
(Ren looks up, he then looks at him with anger as he grinds his teeth.)
???: But anyway, you wasted your time doing this. Worse, you hurt yourself and your friends more on the way.
Ren: TCH-......We won't stop getting to you, WE WON'T
???: Listen...
(The unknown man turns around and gets close to Ren.)
???: The more you step yourself within my sight, the more you will regret your decision of doing so.
Whoever you have in your life, I will know their names and I will come for them, I will hurt them, I will make them suffer, I will make them call for your name as they bleed out.
And when I'm done with that, Make no mistake I will kill you.
Ren: You.......YOOOOOUU-
(Ren tries to get himself out from the chair out of pure rage.)
Ren: ARSÈNE!
(A red humanoid wearing 19th-century clothing and a long top hat named "Arsène" appears.....he flashes around Ren's body, he dashes out and tries to grab hold of the mysterious man but he keeps disappearing and then reappearing back to Ren.)
Ren: TSK!....
???: The effect is wearing off.
(He pulls out a syringe that has a blue liquid inside.)
Ren: ?!
(He goes near Ren, and forcefully injects him on his neck.)
Ren: GAH!-
(All of the liquid has entered into Ren's bloodstream, The man removes the syringe and steps back.)
???: And just for that.
(He quickly punches Ren onto his abdomen.)
Ren: HUUACK-
(As he gets punched, his eyes widened as he spits out blood.)
(He falls with the chair, The man picks it back up.)
???: Hmph.....
(He then makes a strong left hook, its sheer force is enough for Ren to fall again with the chair to his side.)
Ren: GUH-
(He cracked his left wrist.....then goes down to Ren.)
Ren: ......
(He then grabs and pushes down Ren's head to the floor.)
Ren: UURRK!
(The mysterious man then glares at Ren.)
???: Consider my words, and you'll do yourself a favor.
Ren: YOU-.....Your mistake was only getting me!....
???: Well let's see if they can get to you.
(He then pulls Ren back up with his head, he puts out his right hand......as it emanates a red aura.)
Ren: ?
(He switches his vision.)
Ren: !
(Ren notices the man's right hand bearing a very bright red aura, he also hears echoed screams around it.)
Ren: (What?.....)
(He then grabs hold of Ren's neck and drives his fingers into it. The red aura flows out from his hand and into Ren.)
Ren: GA-aaAAAAAAH!
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(Ren falls unconscious, The mysterious man removes his fingers as Ren's blood drips out from the holes.)
???: Hmph.....
(He exits the room, leaving an unconscious Ren.....)
[SHIN MEGAMI TENSEI: PERSONA 5]
[DARK PHANTOM]