Persona 5 - The Jester's Point Of View

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The energy may or may not have been all spent at this very moment. But it was necessary to press on. They had no time to lose, being under more than one time constraint. Though the treasure was the least of their worries right now, at least Swan's. After all, O was stuck in a battle against two Shadows all by himself here. So they couldn't let him wait for long. They had to hurry it up, get through this and approach the Knight Of Thorns, convincing him to fight somehow!

"Still remember the plan?" They asked Crow while running.

"Yes, I remember. Have him fight alongside us first." He confirmed. "But you are aware that we have to probably face him first, right?"

They recalled the first two times they had been here. And it didn't end pretty. In fact it ended with the group being attacked twice And they had not seen it coming. At all. It just happened. A sudden attack but this time they had to push through, even with the battle earlier.

And as if on cue the groan was suddenly more than audible, a loud scream. And before knowing it the ground shook, a gust of wind sharply passing them. Quick steps to the side, have the gust of wind pass them and hit who knows what. And then the loud scream: "Who goes there!?" The usual greeting.

A look to the side,seeing the golden glowing eyes coming right from a... Helmet? That one wasn't there before, was it? Was the guess right on the treasure was right around the Ruler's head? A helmet... That was unexpected. But it was also good to know. They just need to think of how to snatch it later, if they needed to go that far. But that was something they could later figure out. First, they had to wear down the giant knight in front of them.

This one seemed to eye them yet again, tilting his head in an uncomfortable way, as if he was close to snapping his neck. But just close. Still, it was very uncomfortable to witness. Yet he would soon continue speaking in his loud tone. "It is you two again!? If you want to behead me, just get it over with already!"

Though hearing it flatout had them in a bad mood yet again... This talk about beheading, and how he thinks they are out for revenge... But no, they couldn't think about it now! They had to focus! Hence why they clapped both of their cheeks together, smacking themself in the face with open palms.

"What are you doing?" They heard Crow ask, a little bit irritated for a moment.

Swan got a little embarrassed when hearing him put it like that. "N... Nothing! Just getting ready for battle!"

"If you say so... But enough talk! Let's get him! Don't hold back!"

"Y... Yes! But only until he surrenders!"

"Yeah yeah, I didn't forget."

"Are you two going to keep talking? Or will you finally fight!?" The deep voice asked, impatient to the brim.

"Hah, don't worry. We will face you head on! Prepare yourself!" – An announcement the duo made as they rose their weapons into the direction of the knight, pointing both right at him. And they didn't even wait for an answer either, already departing quickly. At least away from the knight's sight.

One behind and one in the front, as if trying to corner him. Yet when they wanted to attack with their weapons he quickly dodged, then spinning in place and holding out the sword in his hand. A quick spin, making them Swan flip backwards quickly and Crow crouch before quickly moving out of hitting distance.

Though it was as if he was not ready to yield anytime soon. It had not thrown him off the balance in any way. Instead he lifted his sword up, visibly charging up something. His hand was quaking, shaking in place as the shackles made very loud noises, to the point that they were echoing within this very small space. It was a chance to approach him while he was focusing his energy. However, before any of them could even get within attacking range the massive knight took charge. A sudden swing in one direction and then right after another in the other direction. A quick hit, launching whoever it hit backwards, onto the ground. Though Swan could only speak for themself at that moment.