Yu couldn't say anything , he couldn't even begin to understand what was going on . He knew that there was no way this would be the real Yukiko , not after literally dying and self-reviving by nothing but the word of her ' mother ' . He wondered if that was Yukiko's shadow self , and if that meant Yukiko was actually there somewhere. More importantly , he wanted to know what happened to Kaede , the real Kaede so to speak , he had thought she was in this room , but as it turned out only this ' Yukiko ' and Kaede's shadow were in here . Worse yet , the distressing scene that he had just witnessed had completely rattled his mind and shocked his mentality , and now he could no longer think straight . Now he was faced to face with a Yukiko who could literally die and be reborn so long as Kaede's shadow desired it , just how is he supposed to defeat her , and how will he find the real Kaede at this point ???
Yukiko raised her knife before the three of them , before she lunged at them with inhumane speed . They could barely dodge her swings and unpredictable attacks , Chie struggled with that the most as she didn't want to fight Yukiko directly . Yukiko didn't seem to share this mentality , as she focused most of her attacks on Chie . Eventually , she managed to corner Chie , but as she was about to stab her , Yosuke managed to push her back using his Persona . Yu quickly followed him up by calling his Persona as well , but suddenly Yukiko seemed to have grown exponentially stronger and faster in seconds , for while Yosuke easily managed to knock her back with his Persona , she sliced Yu's Persona in half using her knife ." what are you doing ?! " Chie said anxiously " are you trying to kill Yukiko ?! "
" do you still think this is Yukiko ?! " Yu replied angrily , more from the headache he felt when his Persona was destroyed
" I ... I don't know ... but ... "
" listen , Chie , this ... thing ... is NOT Yukiko ! " Yosuke said sternly " and I don't think Yu's the killer , it's just an elaborate trap by that shadow to make us distrust each other ! "
" I ... I know that ... but ... " Chie looked at Yukiko with troubled eyes " that's ... that's still Yukiko ... I can't just bring myself to attack her ! "
Yu took it upon himself to attack Yukiko instead , but she effortlessly defeated his Persona . She wasted no time afterwards and immediately lunged at them . Yosuke tried to stop her , but she tackled him to the floor within seconds , holding her knife over him , ready to stab him in the head . Yu tried to force her off of him , but she knocked him back with her elbow with such strength that he nearly lost consciousness from her hit . Thankfully , as she did , Chie found an opening from which she managed to attack , she kicked her off of Yosuke , saving him in time .
" I'm ... I'm sorry ... " Chie shook her head in dismay " I ... I know she's not Yukiko ... but ... "
" Chie ... here's a neat trick ... " Yu said as he stammered to regain his footing " keep looking at her feet while fighting , that way you don't have to feel conflicted fighting something who has the face of your friend "
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PERSONA 4 MYSTERIOUS MIST
FanficSEQUEL TO PERSONA 3 RES The peaceful life of the small town of Inaba is disturbed by mysterious murders that occur whenever the fog sets in . Victims are found hanging from telephone poles and antennas , no sign of being attacked by any weapon , no...