Persona 5 x persona 4

chapter 29

There was a bright flash and then Ren was no longer in the jail but back on the battlefield. The sudden shift was a bit disorienting but as the large pyramid loomed over them, Ren forced himself to get his head in the game real quick. Everyone looked okay from the split second he had to check everything out, but he had to wonder how much time had passed between when he first connected with Goro and now. Glancing towards Akechi, Ren once again called upon Arsene as Goro ghosted his movement by summoning Loki.

"Loki!"

"Arsene!"

"Hell's Frozen Rain!" both of them shouted.

The Personas spun around both of them as an icy wind swept over the battlefield. It was that piercing kind of wind that stung at any exposed skin. Then there was rain. It started slowly as drops started to fall upon the monolith Shido hid inside. Each drop freezing upon impact into a thick black ice chunk. However, the precipitation picked up and soon the pyramid was drowned in a torrent of black ice. It tried to open its cannon door but it was frozen shut and after another long second, there wasn't a piece of the tomb that wasn't covered by the dark ice. The heavy ice weighed the tomb down and it collapsed to the ground downed. It was time for an all-out attack.

"Everyone! Shatter it!" Joker commanded as he threw his arm out towards the ice-encased structure.

No one needed to be told twice. Chie was the first to attack smashing at the structure with a roundhouse kick. Yu and Mona were next slashing at the structure with their preferred slashing weapons. Kanji followed up behind them his large steel plate slamming down upon the area they all attacked. The ice started to give way as cracks rippled out from the point Kanji had struck. The assault wasn't over. Skull and Noir were next, bringing their weapons down on opposite sides of the pyramid. More cracks. Fox and Queen were next adding damage to the already ragged-looking ice structure. Panther and Naoto followed through, using their ranged weapons once everyone was clear to pelt the structure with long-range damage.

Joker spun his dagger in his hand as he glanced towards Crow. They were up next and the tomb looked ready to collapse. Crow flicked his sword, a small satisfied smirk lingering on his lips. He was just as eager to end this as Joker was. They both moved in sync as everyone seemed to part for them as if the connection's lingering effects were still up. They understood exactly what the other was going to do. They both attacked in perfect union, their blades coming across the structure in a perfect 'x' shaped slice. The structure exploded like shattered glass, no longer a mass working as one but a pile of bodies no longer coherent.

Shido emerged pulling himself from the pile, a sneer on his face. "Useless ignorant masses!" Shido shouted as the bodies faded away. He turned his attention back to the large group, arms folded over his chest as an air of superiority flowed off him. "It seems even thieves should not be taken lightly if they come in great enough numbers."

"Once you're losin' you're puttin' all the blame on the masses, huh?" Skull taunted.

"This guy just keeps blaming others." Chie snorted.

"Tsk..." Shido sneered before his eyes found their place on Joker. "So, you're the one unifying them."

"A touching reunion, isn't it?" Panther jeered.

"The next time you crush a foe, I suggest you do it in a more certain manner," Fox informed the shadow.

"Will he remember that?" Crow added.

"Not that there'll be a next time for you!" Oracle announced.

"This ends today!" Yu interjected.

"Hell yeah! We are gonna make the world a better place without rulin' over it!" Kanji hollered.