Phantom Show

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"Good... lord." Mona muttered speechlessly.

"That piercing red... what a sight!" Fox excitedly framed the apparition.

"Now isn't the time for that one, Inari". Oracle said, furiously clicking keys to get a scan.

"What IS that thing?" Haru asked.

"Its a... Persona." Panther said, getting up from the ground.

"Let's go, Joker!" Skull shouted, waving his mace around like a lunatic.

Queen got to work healing the downed Thieves once more, her stamina replenished. "Go get them, Joker."

Joker let his wild grin return to his face. Pointing his Desert Eagle ahead, he stares down the barrel at his target.

"Your shows over..."

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Not good. Not good at all.

The Reaper picked them off one by one. First, Skull got in over his head, and Mona went down trying to help him. Panther held as long as she could, but the Reaper had overpowered her. Fox and Noir were on their last legs, and Queen and Oracle was desperately trying to keep everyone alive, and Queen was running low on stamina.

'Damn it. We should've been prepared for this a lot better then we were!' Joker berated himself inside. Looking up at the Reaper, he took notice of everything he could. Oracle brought up no weakness on the Reaper at all, but maybe he could create one. He could create an opening for Technical Hits if he could make it Dizzy or put it to Sleep. Settling on the plan, Joker's mask dissolved, and Alice sat before him, casting Dormina onto the Reaper. The Sleep spell had done nothing, however, and Alice gave her user an apologetic look, before returning to the mask. Joker switched over to Siegfried, but Dazzler had not worked either.

Joker cursed. So much for that plan. The Reaper, deciding it had enough, charged up an attack. Queen cast Mediarama, trying to save stamina, and the remaining Thieves braced themselves. The Reaper shot a single, piercing bullet, and took Fox out. Noir was swinging her axe in vain, trying to do something to stop it's assault. But it was pointless, because soon, Noir was down as well. Oracle put every buff she could onto Joker and Queen, and Queen hopped on Agnes, hoping to divert the Reaper from the others. Joker went to the backside of the Reaper, and they went in for a pincer attack. But the Reaper sunk into the ground, and popped up behind Oracle.

"NO!" Joker shouted, and Seth burst out of the mask, using Riot Gun to push the Reaper away from their defenceless navigator. Oracle began to keep on the move afterwards. Not staying in one place was the best option. Al Azif soared around, and Queen and Joker kept putting pressure on it. Sarasvati came from Joker's mask, and he revived Mona. "Help everyone else!" Mona nodded, and got to work healing the others.

Joker racked his brain. What hasn't he tried yet? Riot Gun had a better effect then he expected. They've used everything but... Almighty! Of course! Alice left the mask, and hammered the Reaper with Megidolaon. The Reaper retaliated with One-Shot Kill, and Joker dodged the move. "Queen! Hit it with Physical Skills!" Queen nodded, and Agnes rammed into the Reaper with Flash Bomb. Unfortunately, the Reaper was not having it, and blasted Queen with both revolvers. Mona healed her, but stopped her from charging back in.

"I need help with this Queen!" Mona yelled, healing Noir. Panther was healing them as well, Celestine behind her, but they needed help with the more serious injuries on Skull and Fox. Queen hopelessly turned to Joker. Yoshitsune was locked at a standstill against the Reaper, and Joker was being to tire out. Turning to Al Azif, the Persona did the last thing they expected.