Makoto Yuki is a young man who has defied fate along with the help of his friends. He now faces a new threat as the destruction of Death has cause turmoil within the multiverse. With the help of his friends he will have to defy fate once more and st...
"Three shadows detected!" Fuuka called over the comms. Makoto summoned Orpheus to his side while Yu summoned Izanagi. The two worked well together despite both disputing who should be leading teams into battle. Kotone was also in the argument as she was the leader of her own universe's SEES before she became trapped within Makoto's. Once the floor was cleared they moved onto the next where they found another guardian. "Alright everyone, get ready. I'm going to take him from the left. Narukami, take the right. Kotone, go from the center." Yu got frustrated with Makoto continually taking control. "Enough. I've had it with you trying to take charge of everyone, including my own team. If you want us to work together then you're going to have to learn that you're not the only leader here Yuki!" Yu got very defensive while Makoto was confused why Yu was so upset.
"I'm sick of you being leader of everyone. You've been like this the past week. None of my teammates like having this sudden change when we've gotten used to me leading. So you're either going to stop getting in our way and simply help. Or you're going to be just another problem." Yu drew his katana as he faced Makoto with his short sword.
Makoto drew his evoker as Yu lifted his Arcana card. The staredown was filled with tension as both the investigation team and SEES looked on while their leaders were about to go head to head. Yu made the first move as he summoned, "Jack Frost!" Makoto countered Jack Frost with, "Surt!" As the two personas fired both ice and fire Surt clearly had the advantage but then Yu and Makoto clashed blades. No words were shared as they both knew what needed to happen. One of them was going to win this fight. Yu stepped back as Makoto outmaneuvered him. "Samael!" Yu then used a death Arcana card to summon Samael. Makoto knew Yu didn't have access to the entire persona compendium so he wanted to teach him a lesson in humility. "Thanatos!" His name was the last word said before everyone was filled with fear.
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Yu and Samael looked in fear at the beast floating before them. Makoto tried to warn Yu, "You should have found a calmer solution than fighting Narukami. Behold the ultimate form of the death within myself." Thanatos then roared as he tackled Samael and lunged his sword into Yu's persona's head. Samael disappeared as quickly as he came. The sword battle was the tough part. Yu was able to hold his own against Makoto in a full sword battle. But Makoto was able to use his size and experience in fighting for so long against Yu as he flew around Yu and kicked him in the back. Before Yu could turn around Makoto had his sword to Yu's neck. "Yield Narukami. I do not wish to hurt you." Yu stared into Makoto's eyes. He knew he had lost. Makoto lowered his sword as he stretched his arm out.
"I don't need your pity Yuki. You're still not welcome around anymore. Not you, nor your friends. Go." Yu slapped Makoto's hand as he lifted himself up to a standing position. Makoto and Yu had another long staredown before Makoto waved for SEES to follow him. As Yu continued to stare down Makoto all of SEES continued up the stairs further into the TV world. "Senpai are you sure it's a good idea to be making an enemy out of those persona users? They've been helpful to us so far." Naoto asked. Yu turned around and explained that they aren't the kind of people who should be in charge of others just because they're experienced. Yu's team followed his lead but they felt that Yu was jealous of Makoto being a better leader due to his experience and synergy with his own team.
Makoto and SEES continued making their way upwards, as they fought through shadow after shadow. Unlike Yu and his team, SEES wasn't struggling with any fights due to their extreme power difference. They ran into several guardian floors as they continued through the labyrinth. Makoto was a bit shaken up about Yu turning on him just because he was being leader rather than him. Yukari was the most supportive of Makoto being leader, the rest of SEES was on Makoto's side but they were just more confused then anything about why Yu was so upset about it. Yu's team tried to follow SEES but the shadows SEES bulldozed through gave the investigation team quite the struggle. Yu was now realizing that not only was Makoto leading cause he had to experience over Yu, but because he also was far stronger thanks to him starting the fight against these shadows years prior to Yu awakening to his personas.
The investigation team soon became surrounded as more and more shadows entrapped them. As the shadows were about to completely destroy Yu's team an arrow pierced one of the shadow's heads. Yu looked over to see Yukari and Makoto. "I thought I told you to never come-" Then Chie interrupted Yu, "Thank goodness you two came back. We thought we were gonna be goners." Yu kept his voice silent as Makoto and Yukari made quick work of the shadows around Yu's team. Afterwards Yu made no attempt to voice himself cause he realized his team was more supportive of Makoto over Yu. Yu's strength was nowhere near Makoto's yet. "Narukami. You wanna take the lead for now?" Makoto asked. Yu looked over with surprise. Makoto was giving a slight smirk at him. Yu nodded as Makoto stood at his side as they ran deeper into the TV world to catch up with the rest of SEES. Makoto realized he can't just command people he hardly knows, Yu understood he has to put trust into someone who has more power and skill than himself.
