[August 19 2020, Wednesday]
[12:00 AM, Dark Hour]
[Tartarus, Minato City]

[BLOCK ???]
[FLOOR ???]

(Following onto both the Phantom Thieves and the Shadow Operative's survival against an ambush of Shadows in a maze of an unknown block situated from Tartarus, They continue to fight on. Seemingly starting to be like there's no escape due to the inability in knowing their locations and having communications, their only objective right now is to keep heading back upwards.)

.....

(Fox and Crow, are forcefully split apart into two separate staircases from each other, after a series of battles and further advancing through the floors. Fox is taking rest on the door before him, sitting down with his legs crossed. Crow enters in his door.)

Crow: .....

(He transitions into his darker form, as he opened it, revealing to be a pitch black opening. He enters in..... and clenches his fist.)

Dark Crow: Tch...

(The door behind slams shut by itself.)

Dark Crow: !

(He quickly looks back, seeing nothing but pitch black too.)

Dark Crow: Huh..... so? Is this some kind of trap for me or what?

.....

(His voice echoes through the atmosphere.)

Dark Crow: .....

(Crow begins to feel a little uneasy whilst focused, he slowly walks ahead with caution. His footsteps echo through along with the sound of his armor clinking.)

.....

"Well well well.... one of our contestants have made it to the finals!"

Dark Crow: !?

(Crow's eyes alarmingly widened.)

Dark Crow: Tch...

(He then walks faster ahead.)

.....

(Lights quickly opened up, briefly blinding Crow.)

Dark Crow: !?

(Crow briefly closes his eyes while shielding it with his arm. He then puts it away and opens his eyes, seeing himself in an empty spacious room with a checkered floor and walls that are similar to the first block..... he looks ahead..... seeing Sho.)

Dark Crow: Tch-... You!

(Sho smiles.)

Sho: Aww.... I was expecting the leader! But.... this will do. You look like a very formidable one aren't you? A fellow swordsman too.

Dark Crow: Tch.... I was expecting Matsushige, where is he?

Sho: Oh, he's on a different assignment. Perhaps he's expecting you too, But nevermind that.

(Sho snaps his fingers, the ground begins to rumble.)

Dark Crow: !?

(The 4 corners of the room began to move away from the two, expanding the space, as the floor begins to go deeper and deeper.)

.....

.....

(The formation stops, the entire room has became entirely 10 times larger than before. Crow looks back, seeing the door being far away from him, seeing it as tiny as a pebble now.)

Sho: There we go... battlefield set! Impressed, no? Who knew what wonders Aoyama gave to this old ass tower.

Dark Crow: Tch.... .

(Crow looks back to Sho.)

Dark Crow: Minazuki isn't it? Sho Minazuki?

Sho: Yeah, and you must be Goro Akechi. Tokyo's detective prince.... Boy I can't help but think your name sounds similar to a certain detective I know almost a decade ago. Yet all of the sudden you raaan away north from Tokyo, could've picked a better place than that but eh... I respect your decision I guess.

Dark Crow: Tch....

Sho: You know I really like that suit thingies you Phantom Thieves have, looking at you... it's like you're ripped out from the pages of a dark fantasy manga.

(Crow immediately pulls out his red serrated sword.)

Dark Crow: Save the talk.

Sho: Heh.. sorry. I tend to pick on things that caught my eye. Especially that sword, who's your blacksmith?

(Crow grips on his sword as he gives out a more angered expression.)

Sho: Wanna see mine?

(Sho quickly grabs both of his swords that have a red metallic hilt from their scabbards.)

Dark Crow: !?

(Crow quickly assumes into a battle stance.... but Sho throws them upwards and away. Crow's eyes follow.)

Sho: Hehe...

(The swords then fall down, Sho quickly catches the two of them by their hilts and twirls both of them in a vertical motion.)

Dark Crow: ..... ?

(He watches Sho continue twirling his swords..... Sho then stops and points his right sword to Crow, he smiles while he tilts his head.)

Sho: Heh.

(He then puts down his sword.)

Sho: You know I'm keen to know more of you, form a bond... because you really seem to be an interesting fellow if I wanna admit. But I'm afraid we wouldn't have much time for the both of us.

Dark Crow: Learn how to watch your mouth on some people, there are things that aren't even worth knowing.

Sho: Oh really? Well one thing for sure is that your dad's Shido himself. Gee, you look really handsome, guess he got himself a good one didn't he?

Dark Crow: !

(Crow's eyes widened, hearing that name.)

Dark Crow: Shut-..... UP!

Sho: Hahahaha! Ohhh I see where it lines up..... good old daddy issues, kinda like mine. Alright Akechi, let's see if you're not a bitch-y about your past, hell maybe you inherit his anger too. Hehehehehe!

(Crow grips his sword again, he grinds his teeth as he gives out a more angry expression with his eyes widened up.)

Dark Crow: LOKI, MAEIGAON!

(Loki is summoned, he fires out multiple curse spells onto Sho.)

Sho: Heh, Tsukuyomi!

(Sho summons his Persona, Tsukuyomi. Depicting to be a tall person with a robe, donning a gold mask with a large black crescent moon stuck to its head with white cracks to it, it holds a sword emanating fire.)

(Tsukuyomi dashed away into the curse spells. It absorbs all of them in.)

Dark Crow: !?

Sho: Now the fun begins!

(Sho then dashes onto Crow as Tsukuyomi is returned away.)

Dark Crow: !

(Crow immediately puts up his sword in a reverse grip, he defends himself with it. Loki joins in to strengthen the defense. Sho nears to him.)

Sho: HAAH!

(Sho goes for an outward slash with his right, clashing onto Crow's sword. He puts out enough force to send him away into the air, Loki then disappears.)

Dark Crow: UGH!-

(Crow recovers on landing and leaps away from Sho while facing front, he uses his sword to defend himself again. Sho leaps ahead to Crow for an another attack.)

Sho: yyYAAH!

(Sho lets out an inward swing with his left, with a huge smile on his face, Crow deflects it. The two then repeatedly clash their swords from each other as they fly through the air, with Crow quickly stopping both Sho's swords with only one of his.)

Dark Crow: *pant* *pant* *pant* *pant*

Sho: Tsukuyomi!

(Tsukuyomi is summoned, it quickly strikes Crow's abdomen with its knee.)

Dark Crow: ACk!-

(It then grabs him by the neck and hurls him away behind Sho.)

Dark Crow: !?!?

(Crow is falling to the ground, as he is spinning and having no control to recover.)

Dark Crow: Robin Hood!

(Robin Hood protects Crow by hugging him, they crash the ground with the Persona breaking the floor, they then tumble thorough. Sho notices with surprise.)

Dark Crow: Return!

(Robin Hood fades away as Crow recovers himself.)

Dark Crow: *huff*..... !!

(Crow quickly looks up, seeing Sho fall into him with his sword going for an attack.)

Sho: YAAAH!

(He quickly jumps to his right and rolls away, Sho breaks the ground on landing, smokes from the rubble briefly covering him. He stands up and walks to Crow.)

Sho: Heh... two Personas? Are you a wildcard reject too?

Dark Crow: How about you fucking kill yourself!

(Crow goes for a wild swing onto Sho's head. He quickly stops it with his left sword and holds it there, he then uses his other to go for a frontal stab to Crow.)

Dark Crow: Loki!

(Loki is quickly summoned and kicks away Sho.)

Sho: GH!-

(Tsukuyomi rams against Crow.)

Dark Crow: GAH!-

(The two are pushed away apart from each other, Both hit the ground. Sho then quickly jumps back up to his feet whilst Crow rolls on the floor before stopping it and standing up.)

Dark Crow: Argh!-...

Tsukuyomi: Huuumph!

(Tsukuyomi dashes ahead to Crow with an oncoming slash, he notices.)

Dark Crow: Loki!

(Loki is summoned and quickly dashed ahead against Tsukuyomi, the two clash their swords on impact, fighting against each other's force. Both quickly retract and reposition their swords for an another slash, but end up clashing again. They repeat this sequence in effort to at least make a hit, while their masters watch.)

Dark Crow: .....

(Tsukuyomi then escapes the constant clashes, it hits Loki's body with its elbow.)

Loki: URRGH-

(Loki quickly retaliates with a push kick against Tsukuyomi.)

Tsukuyomi: Mmph-

(Sho grins, he instantly dashed ahead through the two clashing Personas, Crow quickly sees him nearing to himself.)

Sho: HMMPH!

(Sho goes for an oncoming overhead slash with both his swords at the same time.)

Dark Crow: !

(Crow quickly stops both the swords by holding the blade and hilt, positioned horizontally. Sho tries to overpower it as he grins.)

Dark Crow: URRGH- GHHRR

(Crow pushes his sword upwards, causing Sho to remove his swords away and lose balance. He quickly then goes for a slash, Sho quickly notices and uses his left sword to deflect it away. Crow then quickly pulls out his black ray gun with his left and aims it on Sho.)

Sho: !

(Crow begins firing him down, rapidly pulling the trigger. A small army of bullets make their way to Sho. He quickly deflects all of the bullets away, swirling his sword as fast as a helicopter's rotor blades, while expressing a calm and confident smile on his face. He stops as soon as he finishes deflecting all of them.)

Dark Crow: !?

Sho: Huh, you're gonna shoot me with that thing? It looks like you got it off from a hundred yen store.

Dark Crow: Fucking show off.

Sho: Indeed, a SHO-w off! HAHAHAHA.

(Crow quickly dashes and makes an overhead slash while Sho is laughing.)

Dark Crow: hrrrRNG!

(Sho instantly stops it with his left sword as he laughs.)

Dark Crow: !?

(Crow tries to get through his sword.)

Sho: HAHAHA.... Haaa.... dude.... you're making me feel fun more than I could ever have!

(Crow quickly grabs for his photon sword with his left hand, and quickly makes an inward slash..... Sho stops it with his right sword, he notices the photon sword with surprise.)

Sho: Woah, Now we're getting equal!

(The two retract their swords away then jump away from each other.)

Dark Crow: *pant*...*pant*.... What.... the hell...*pant*.... are you?!

Sho: Heh, you can call me a lab rat!

(Sho dashes ahead to Crow once more.)

Dark Crow: Tch!

(Crow grinds his teeth while bearing an angered expression, he dashes too. The two clash at each other on impact, a loud booming sound is made a wave of air is lashed out.)

[BLOCK ???]
[FLOOR ???]

(Skull and Panther are facing against Jack with their Personas summoned out. They're glaring at each other as they are surrounded by a horde of Shadows.)

Panther: .....

Jack: .....

Skull: .....

(Jack smirks at the two.)

Jack: Come on...

Skull: ....

(Skull, continuing to lock his eyes on Jack, lowers down his fists. Panther and Jack notice.)

Panther: R-Ryuji?

Jack: Hmph...

Skull: I get it now.

(Skull exits his fighting stance, he stands straight with his feet barely apart, yet his hands are still closed into a fist. He withdraws Captain Kidd whilst Jack slightly raises his eyebrow.)

Skull: "We may have differing views to the world, and one thing for certain, we fight for it." I get what you're trying to do all this time. You're trying to test me. Push me at my limit to the point that I might break, just to see if I'm willing to do anything for our goal.

(Jack smiles in response.)

Jack: Heh........ All of you, leave us!

(He raises his right hand and makes a snap, the hordes of Shadows surrounding the three all go away. Some run through the door while others jump away. Jack then withdraws Fantomas.)

Skull and Panther: !

(The three now remain, alone.)

Jack: You're right, Sakamoto-san. Absolutely. We all know very well that tonight is humanity's final day. And there's only one thing about them that makes me want to see for the very last time. Their pride, will, determination. I fight for the change of the world, and you're no different than me... or us. There's just something along the way that separates between the two of us, and it's interesting to see how they'd clash from one and other.

Skull: No different? So what, does that justify your arson back in Yokosuka or what? Because last time I checked, that's not how you change the world!

Jack: World knows I did it for a just a while, but they're still rambling on how I did it. That doesn't matter anymore, Our Personas will have its final time too, the world doesn't deserve it, we're only chosen to use them and do what's done.

Panther: No! I never believe in changing entirely, We're meant to change by going through!

Jack: You guys really cling the old system of nature to get some validation. You fail to see the bigger picture.

Panther: Grr-.....

(Panther tightens her fists as she grinds her teeth.)

Skull: You wish for a world that's entirely different by setting an apocalypse. Yet deep down you're also just a guy who thrists for a fight, so keen on their soul. Let me guess, you went to meet me back in the train out of your own volition, you wanted me to live, and you even purposely let me and Ren live after our fight.

Jack: Heh, yeah. You got that right. And in turn, you're dead set for me after all I did, proves my point about you.

Skull: Yeah, nice one, asshole. You just reap what you sowed!

Jack: Heh, is that so? You Phantom Thieves are very special. Perhaps you're not thieves at all, maybe it's just some kind of theme you put up in your quest to save the world. Find it odd you still stick to it even if this is clearly not a heist.

Skull: Tch.... all that to defend your ideal. You know what, let's just save the fucking talk. I'm here to carve your skull down just how I wanted it to be!

Jack: Heh.

(Jack enters back to into a low stance. He puts his arms outwards facing, with his left hand a little farther.)

Jack: Time to find out, who's will, will be the worthless one after all.

(Jack summons Fantomas.)

Jack: This is your final battle, Sakamoto. Make good use of it.

(Skull assumes into his fighting stance again, with his fists raised up near to his head and his eyes set on Jack. Panther follows, She readies herself.)

Skull: Let's settle this once and for all, Takumi!

(Captain Kidd is summoned.)

Jack: Heh.... I won't hold back this time.... Nurture all the rage in you, Do your best and KILL ME!

(Skull quickly charges into Takumi, with his right fist raised up for an oncoming attack.)

Skull: HaaaaAAAAH!

(He throws a wild punch, Takumi quickly dodges it away.)

Skull: !?

(Skull looks back up, seeing Jack now gone in his sights.)

Skull: Ah!?-

(Jack appears from behind and quickly grabs Skull's neck by his right arm, he holds him with it. He then faces to his, bringing Skull to his front and lets go of him, followed with a left hook into his face.)

Skull: GUHCK!

Panther: NyAH!

(Panther throws her whip for an attack on Jack.)

Jack: !

(Fantomas catches the whip, he pulls it in along with Panther. Skull recovers on the ground and notices it.)

Panther: WOAH-

Skull: Ann!

(Panther nears to Jack.)

Jack: Hmph!

(Jack makes a side kick with his right into Panther's body.)

Panther: AAAAH!

(She is sent away, as Fantomas throws her whip.)

Skull: HaaaAAH!

(Skull quickly runs to Jack, passing by a flying Panther. He jumps and makes a superman punch into his face.)

Jack: URGH!-

(Jack is pushed away as his face briefly deteriorated from the punch. Skull lands before him.)

Skull: RRAAAAHH!

(Skull then throws out wild left and right hooks into his face.)

Jack: GH- UGH-

(He makes an uppercut, sending his head into facing upward..... But Jack quickly looks back down to Skull with a smile.)

Skull: !?

(Jack quickly grabs Skull's left arm, he pulls him in and makes a knee strike on his stomach.)

Skull: GAH-

(He then follows it with by throwing him over, slamming him into the floor. Captain Kidd goes to slam down Jack with his arm cannon.)

Captain Kidd: OOORRRA!

Jack: .....

(Fantomas quickly makes an uppercut onto Captain Kidd, he then follows it up with rapid strikes and punches all over his body.)

Houdini: SHAH!

(He finishes it with a side kick, sending him away. Skull rolls to his right and quickly stands back up, he returns to his stance as Jack's eyes follow.)

Panther: Gah...

(Panther gets back up.)

Panther: Carmen, Agidyne!

(Carmen puts out both her palms outward to Jack.)

Takumi: !

(Jack looks to his back, he sees a trail blaze of flames coming to him.)

Jack: Fantomas, Bufudyne!

(Fantomas puts out his right palm before the fire, it sends out a large haze of ice, countering against Carmen's attacks.)

Panther: !?

(Carmen's fire begins to collide with the freezing air. She tries to fight it as the fire is being blown away by Fantomas.)

Skull: Zandyne!

Captain Kidd: Hmmmm-mph!

(Captain Kidd puts his arms apart.)

Jack: !

(Jack immediately notices.)

Captain Kidd: RRRAAAH!

(He lets out a strong clap, the loud clanging noise from the metallic arm cannon blares through the room as a large and violent gravitational push is unleashed onto Fantomas.)

Jack: Makarakarn!

Fantomas: Uh!-

(Houdini defends himself, a blue shield appears around him. The gravity spell hits it.)

Skull: !?

(It bounces back, and hits Captain Kidd.)

Captain Kidd: GAAAH!

Skull: NO!

(He is being sent away into the air, tumbling. Jack then resumes back to Skull.)

Takumi: Hmph!

(He quickly makes a roundhouse kick but Skull dodges.)

Skull: HrRNG!

(Skull quickly makes a right swing, but Jack dodges away. He then makes a fast array of roundhouse kicks onto Skull's legs and arms.)

Skull: !!

(Skull's eyes widened, feeling overwhelmed. He quickly guards himself by putting up his arms and covering the sides.)

Jack: Nyumph!

(Jack quickly removes Skull's guard by slamming his right heel to Skull's right arm.)

Skull: !?

Jack: HYAH!

(Skull is briefly staggers and is open, Jack quickly goes for his head with a swift cross.)

Skull: AARGH!

Fantomas: HAARGH!

(Fantomas lets out more of his ice spell against Carmen's, quickly overpowering and reaching her.)

Panther and Carmen: !?

(Carmen quickly stops her spells and quickly dodges away by leaping to her right side. Fantomas stops as he closes his right fist.)

Skull: RAAGH!

(Skull quickly slams his head onto Jack.)

Jack: Gah!

(He follows it up with a right swing, but Jack retaliates again by stopping the punch, holding Skull's wrist, he then grabs his collar, spins around along with Skull's entire body and throws him away.)

Skull: HUWWAAA!-

(Skull is sent to the air, Panther notices him after she made her dodge.)

Panther: !?

(He hits Panther, the two tumble through the floor. They then slowly get back up out of pain.)

Panther: Aaah-....

(Jack watches them with a smirk on his face.)

Jack: Is that all you got?

Skull: Tch-.... Shut UP!

(Skull quickly assumes back to his fighting stance along with Captain Kidd at his side, Jack follows with Fantomas readying himself.)

Jack: Heat Riser.

(Colorful lights flashed under Jack. His overall strength has been doubled.)

Skull: !?

Jack: Come on, Sakamoto!

(The two run against each other, both with their Personas following with an oncoming attack ready. Skull is filled with nothing but rage, with his eyes dead set on Jack. The latter smiles, enjoying the thrill of this fight. They both near to each other, Skull and Jack make a jump, their knees clashed on the air as they look at each  other. A wave of air is lashed out from it.)

[BLOCK ???]
[FLOOR ???]

(As Crow and Skull's battle goes on for minutes, Fox's remains resting before the door.)

Fox: .....

(He is sitting with his eyes closed, legs crossed, arms rested upon them along with two sheathes of his katana placed on his right hip laying on the floor, and his rifle on the other.)

Fox: .....

(The sound of swords clashing at one and other is heard through Crow's door. He then lets out a sigh as he opens his eyes. He stands up, facing the door. He expresses determination, and then opens the door, revealing a pitch black entry.)

Fox: .....

(He enters in, and closes the door. He walks further in, his footsteps echoing through the atmosphere, he remains with a serious look on his face as he walks ahead.)

.....

(An array of lights open up, Fox tilts his head away as he closes his eyes...)

Fox: Ugh-...

(He looks back as he opens his eyes, he sees Kyosuke before him. Who's facing away.)

Fox: Tch....

Kyosuke: .....

Fox: .....

(Fox gently places his hand on the hilt of his katana, his eyes sharpened.)

Kyosuke: ..... A decade ago, I once read an art book, full of paintings that are crafted by many great artists. One of them caught my eye, a painting of a beautiful woman, behind the a sun and a withering tree. It was done by Madarame himself, in which I admired for his works. But years later, I happen to.... stumble a secret I didn't know. That very painting, had something covered. A touch Madarame did..... or did he? It was thanks to The Phantom Thieves of Heart that they revealed to be an infant, on his mother's arms. It didn't bother me..... Until that very moment. That painting was never Madarame's to begin with..... it was that very woman in that painting who did the work. And that infant? That very baby, happens to be the man who is standing before me.

Fox: .....

(Kyosuke then slowly faces to Fox, with a smile on his face.)

Kyosuke: You kept me waiting, Kitagawa~ Didn't expect you to be late, I was sure you might've given up in my game.

Fox: Enough talk. You've pestered us enough with your antics.

Kyosuke: Heh, twice now you made me taste bitter defeat. I won't let that get away from me, especially when it's something fun.

Fox: All that to fight me? You won't get away with what you've done.

Kyosuke: We're on our final day, the final era of our lifetime. I had to do...... a "list" if I'd like to call it.

Fox: Tch. Taking lives of people?

Kyosuke: Tell me, Kitagawa, have you ever heard of..... "tsujigiri"?

Fox: Tsujigiri?

Kyosuke: A lost art of practice. When a samurai gains a revelation in his skills, he tests it on anyone he sees, testing the effectiveness. That's an art I mastered when I was a boy, refining it over the years that weren't kind to me. I never know who are my parents when I first drew my breath, and no one will tell me. I lived a life where I have to fend for myself, so many picked on me mercilessly, leaving me inches away from death. Life was engineered to be limited by having a set of morals everyone follows, which leads to full of inevitable conflicts to those who aren't restrained by it. I cracked that code when I made my first blood. I realized I can be unstoppable, to see that nothing stands in my way, and see the pure joy in it on such a short life a human can live in. Soon then I decided to expand upon what I can do. Each night, I learned how my enemies move, and when to strike.

(Fox's briefly holds his breath as he gulped.)

Kyosuke (cont'd): But on that certain night, I met Aoyama. He fended me off like I was paperweight, all thanks to his Persona. I was intrigued by such power, and Aoyama recognized what I am and the potential I behold. Ever since that day, I went on to master more of what I can do with my Persona.

Fox: Then let it be known. That the old ways are not what they used to be. Nothing of your actions will be justified.

Kyosuke: Heh.... I love to disagree on this notion. You just wouldn't get it do you?

Fox: Tch-

Kyosuke: We won't be around for any longer, It'll be an honor to spend my final seconds with you~. I'll call this my final exam.

(Kyosuke claps his hand twice, with his fingers tapping against the palm from the other. The ground rumbles.)

Fox: !?

(The floor lowers itself, each 4 sides of the wall move away from each other, the entire room expanding itself.)

.....

(The expansion stops, the door behind Fox is now far away from him.)

Fox: .....

(Kyosuke smiles, he snaps his fingers. His black broadsword appears out from thin air. Kyosuke grabs it and points it at Fox.)

Fox: .....

(Fox removes the rifle from his back and places it at the ground, along with one of his katanas.)

Kyosuke: ?

(He then grabs for his other katana, bearing a black and gray hilt that's kept in a black sheathe with a design of a white dragon. He pulls it out and throws away the sheathe, Kyosuke notices.)

Kyosuke: Heh, I commend your determination.

Fox: All to finish you. I told you, what goes around, comes around.

(Fox points the tip of his katana towards Kyosuke.)

Fox: To all the lives you took, I am their reckoning.

(Kyosuke smiles again.)

Kyosuke: Ahh, such a shame she isn't here with you. You two put me on the edge back there in the station. But it doesn't matter anymore, let's not waste time..... Are you ready for our last dance?~

(Fox enters into his battle stance, his katana being near to his head.)

Fox: Goemon!

(Goemon is summoned.)

Kyosuke: Hehe...

(Kyosuke emanates a purple aura, he puts up his hand. A blue arcana card symbolizing death descends to his palm while slowly spinning.)

Kyosuke: Mahakala.

(He shuts his fist, crushing the card. Mahakala is summoned.)

Fox: Come, Minami!

(Kyosuke continues smiling at Fox, the two are at a stare down with their Personas readied.)

Kyosuke: .....

(Kyosuke quickly sprints away from Fox.)

Fox: !?

(Fox's eyes quickly widened up.)

Fox: Sukukaja!

(A green light flashes under Fox, he then starts chasing Kyosuke at full speed with his katana remaining on hand. Now, the two are running across the room, Kyosuke looks back at Fox who's catching up at him. He gives him a grin, Fox has an angered look on his.)

Fox: *pant*... *pant!*

Kyosuke: Hyuump!

(Kyosuke leaps away from Fox, cracking the ground as a wave of dust briefly appeared.)

Fox: !

(Fox's eyes followed at Kyosuke in the air, as he passed through the dusty air. He lands, being far away from him. He faces at him, with his sword ready.)

Fox: Tch!

(He stops running, being steps away from Kyosuke.)

Fox: *pant*...*pant*...

Kyosuke: .....

(The two stare each other again along with their Personas.)

Kyosuke: Heh.

(Kyosuke slowly walks towards to Fox, gripping on his sword.)

Fox: !

(Fox then cautiously walks towards to Kyosuke, bearing a focused expression as he pants.)

.....

(The two are slowly nearing each other, with their swords readied.)

.....

.....

(The two are now in close contact, they both slow themselves down more as they ready for an attack.)

Fox: .....

Kyosuke: .....

.....

.....

Fox: HMPH!

(Fox makes a sideward slash.)

Kyosuke: !

(Kyosuke deflects it, the two immediately jump away from each other after their swords made contact.)

Fox: .....

Kyosuke: .....

(The two lock their eyes on each other again, with their swords ready. They both slowly move to their rights, making a circle.)

Fox: .....

Kyosuke: .....

....hAAH!

(Kyosuke makes an inward slash with his right.)

Fox: !

(Fox stops the attack, both jump away from each other again from impact. They locked their eyes against each other again as they continue to move their right slowly, both are anticipating each other's attacks.)

Fox: .....

Kyosuke: .....

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

(The two quickly lowered their eyebrows.)

Kyosuke: Agidyne!

Fox: Bufudyne!

(Mahakala sends out dark fiery flames while Goemon counters it with his ice spells. The flames make contact against the freezing air.)

Fox: *pant* *pant* *pant!*

Kyosuke: What's wrong? You weren't like this without your sword~

(The two Personas stopped their attacks, both hover back to their master. They move to their rights again, both locked at each other and their swords ready for another attack.)

.....

.....

.....

Kyosuke: Come on!

(Kyosuke disappears.)

Fox: !

(He then reappears right near at Fox, he makes a fast slash. But Fox quickly defends himself and stops the attack.)

Kyosuke: Tch- Heh..

Fox: HMMP!

(Fox pushes away the sword, he goes for an overhead slash on Kyosuke. But he quickly steps back, he goes for an another slash but Fox blocks it. He continues with the offensive whilst Fox stops all the incoming attacks.)

Kyosuke: HAH!

(He makes an overhead slash, Fox ducks and moves away.)

Fox: SHUH!

(Fox performs another overhead, but Kyosuke quickly disappears away.)

Fox: !

(He becomes alarmed as Kyosuke is no longer within his sights.)

Kyosuke: HAAAH!

(Kyosuke is seen to be above Fox in the air, he goes for a falling strike on him.)

Fox: !!

(Fox quickly turns to his back, seeing Kyosuke. He stops the attack as Kyosuke landed. The two then continue trying to slash each other down but their swords kept clashing and bouncing away from each other.)

Kyosuke: HAAA!

Fox: yyYAAH!

(The two make another clash, but both are pushed away in impact. Both skidded through the floor before stopping, the two are distanced again.)

Fox: *pant*...*pant*...

Kyosuke: *pant*.... Don't make this easier for me~.

Fox: Tch!-

(Both take a step forward with their swords ready, they dash to each other with an oncoming attack.)

Kyosuke: hhaaaaAAH!

Fox: hmmMPH!

(Fox makes an overhead while Kyosuke makes a right inward swing, The two's sword clashed at each other in full force, with the former's blade being at the tip of the latter. Both then pass through each other and skid through the floor, each their blades passing by the other without scraping their flesh.)

Fox: *pant*....*pant*....

Kyosuke: *pant*...

(The two are distanced from each other once again, facing away from one and other. Both then turn to their backs and face each other again.)

Fox: Persona!

Kyosuke: Persona.

(Mahakala dashes against Goemon along with two of his swords, he begins to slash him down while Goemon defends against it with his arms. He retaliates by clawing Mahakala down. Fox and Kyosuke then dash to each other and try to slash each other down again. Their swords constantly clash and clash as time goes on.)

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Kyosuke: Hmph-

(Kyosuke quickly makes a sweep kick, slipping Fox.)

Fox: !- GAH!

(Fox hits the floor by his back.)

Mahakala: URRYAH!

(Mahakala makes a sideward slash into Goemon with both swords going in the same direction.)

Goemon: AAAAGH!

Fox: Return!

(Goemon is withdrawn away, he disappears as Fox rolls to his right and quickly gets back up. He faces back to Kyosuke as he readies his sword again.)

Kyosuke: Heh...

(Kyosuke quickly disappears.)

Fox: !

(Fox becomes alarmed again. He repositions himself and grips to his katana as he readies for an oncoming attack.)

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(He gets slashed upon, and briefly stumbles before regaining his footing. He takes his attention again and looks around..... seeing Kyosuke still nowhere to be found.)

Fox: *pant*..... *pant*..... Sukukaja!

(A green light flashes under Fox, as his agility increases again.)

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(He gets slashed again, twice. He staggers and loses his footing.)

Fox: Tch-

(Fox quickly rolls to his right and quickly gets back to his feet. His eyes sharpened up, as he grips to his katana very firmly and readies it.)

Fox: (This is becoming unfavorable. He seems to be more quicker than the last time we fought! I need to concentrate.)

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(Kyosuke appears, sprinting his way towards Fox with his sword readied. Fox quickly notices, and his eyes subsequently jumped in response.)

Fox: !

(Kyosuke, with his sword positioned into a lowered angle, readies it for a sideward slash.)

Kyosuke: HmmMPH!

(Kyosuke raises and swings his sword, reaching to Fox's face. But Fox deflects it.)

Fox: !

(Fox briefly loses his footing due to the sheer force of Kyosuke's attack.)

Kyosuke: Tch-

(He continues running away after missing his attack. Fox readies himself and anticipates for Kyosuke again.)

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(Kyosuke makes another slash yet Fox deflects it, He loses his footing again for a brief moment.)

Fox: Uh!-

Kyosuke: HMMMMPH!

(Kyosuke proceeds to slash down Fox while going all over the place, Fox quickly stops them all while yet trying to remain firm in his footing as his chain of attacks begin to speed up.)

Fox URNG-..*pant*- ARGH!- *pant* *pant*- GAH!

(Fox briefly staggers before regaining his balance, he readies his sword again as he looks out for Kyosuke while catching his breath.)

Fox: *pant* *pant* *pant*

Kyosuke: Tch..

(Kyosuke prepares for another attack as he runs to Fox. Fox begins to notice Kyosuke.)

Fox: !

(He sees Kyosuke, wide open. He quickly makes an overhead slash.)

Fox: HAAAH!

(The strike is made.....)

Fox: ...... !?

(Fox's eyes widened in shock, seeing Kyosuke stopping his katana with his right hand. Holding the tip of the blade using only his index and middle finger.)

Kyosuke: Heh..

(Fox tries to overpower Kyosuke, yet he smiles at him, showing no sign of struggle.)

Fox: Urgh-.... Ghrr!

Kyosuke: .....

(Fox quickly pulls away his katana, releasing from the hold.)

Fox: HYAAA!

(He quickly makes an overhead slash again, but Kyosuke jumps away. He quickly repositions himself behind Fox in a fraction of a second. Fox quickly turns to his back along with his sword for an another attack.)

Fox: yyAAAAH!

(Kyosuke stops it, he pushes away Fox and goes for a slash yet Fox deflects. The two begins clashing the swords once again.)

Fox: URRYAH!

Kyosuke: HeeeYUP!

(Both swing their swords to each other at full force, their swords clashed. A loud clanging sound is made and echoes throughout the entire room. The two fight each other's force, their blades grinding at each other.)

Fox: Grrrr

Kyosuke: ....

(Kyosuke pushes Fox away as he jumps back while holding his sword, Fox's shoes skids through the floor. Kyosuke lands as Fox stops. The two ready their swords once more as their eyes set back to each other.)

Fox: ..... *pant!*....*pant!*

(Fox's eyes have become more sharpened as he displays anger. Kyosuke smirks at him.)

Kyosuke: I am loving this, Kitagawa...

Fox: *pant*...

Kyosuke: Come~ Show me a good time!

Fox: *pant*... Tch!...

(Fox gulps, he slowly approaches Kyosuke with his sword ready. Kyosuke gives a grin.)

Fox: *pant*....

(He stops, being a few steps away from each other.)

Fox: .....

Kyosuke: .....

(The two are left in their readied stance, neither moving a muscle. Silence runs through, as the sound of their breaths are the only thing that's being heard. The air passes by them, as the two are staring at each other's eyes..... Both are beginning to anticipate any action coming from each other.)

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Kyosuke: !

(Kyosuke's eyes widened. Fox lets out his overhead blow. The sound of metal piercing through echoes the room before he lands as Kyosuke disappears accompanied with the sound of his sword piercing through the wind. He then reappears, standing behind Kyosuke.)

Fox: .....

Kyosuke: .....

(The two are looking away from each other. Fox's eyes remain widened, expressing uncertainty. Kyosuke remains in a calm expression.)

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(A drip of blood runs down through Kyosuke's forehead.)

Fox: !

Kyosuke: Ungh...

(Kyosuke closes his eyes as his body drops to the ground, the rest of his body begins to bleed out more blood.)

Fox: *pant*...*pant*...

(Fox drops his knees to the ground out from fatigue, he puts his hands on the floor along with his head facing down.)

Fox: *pant*...*pant*.....

(He looks back up, seeing Kyosuke who is losing a lot of blood.)

Kyosuke: Haha..... Hahahaha...

(Fox gets back up. He tiredly walks to Kyosuke. The latter notices him, and tiredly raises his head to look at him.)

Kyosuke: Heh.... hehe... this has been... fun...K-Kita-...gawa.....

(Fox points the tip of his katana near to Kyosuke's head.)

Fox: ..... Play time's over.... Minami. All those souls you have taken, will rest easy now. This is what happens when you dare spite against people who aren't like us, you reap that you'll sow.

Kyosuke: Human life.... is flawed to its core... and to reach-..... a time where all.... comes to an end.....

(Kyosuke drops his head down.)

Kyosuke: Heh.... and you think..... I'd feel bitter... about it?... I don't care anymore.....

(Fox expresses disgust.)

Fox: .....

Kyosuke: I spent having fun... toying with it... because we both know..... it's truly their end..... and we won't go back to it.

Fox: ..... Tsk..

Kyosuke: I'm glad.... I spent.... my last time.... with you...

(Kyosuke grabs for Fox's katana, taking him by surprise.)

Fox: !?

(He plunges his katana through his own body, the blade tearing through his abdomen.)

Kyosuke: GHRRAAACK!

Fox: MINAMI-

(Kyosuke then grabs for the hilt and pushes it further, allowing more blood to gush out. The tip of the katana pierces through Kyosuke's back. He then lets go of the katana as blood drips out from his mouth.)

Kyosuke: HahahahAHAHA!.....

(Fox is taken into horror, after witnessing Kyosuke's action.)

Fox: Minami-.....

Kyosuke: You-..... won't entrap me- in this world! Not until Aoyama cleanses it! I have-..... nothing left. My own life..... it'll serve Aoyama with the greatest strength if it means seeing-..... our mission done!.

(Fox's eyes widened in response, a revelation that has confirmed a belief.)

Fox: Wait- you mean-

Kyosuke: Yes!..... All the lives I take- now have a purpose!..... To strengthen him! And I'm no different- but one! My Persona-..... it'll transfer its strength to Aoyama!

(Fox slowly backs away, realizing the possible outcomes of their final battle.)

Fox: No.....

Kyosuke: Kill any more of us..... and you.... will see..... our reckoning!

(Fox clenches his jaw and fists.)

Kyosuke: Heh..... HAHAHA- *cough*.... M-...Maha....kala.

(Kyosuke summons Mahakala for the last time. He looks up with his arms apart, and lets out a cry of death. A wave of air lashes out through the room, going as big as through Tartarus and into the rest of Tokyo.)

[12:00]
[FLOOR ???]

(As the rest fight off against the Shadows whilst others run upwards, Mahakala is heard.)

Labrys: !?

Akihiko: What the?...

(Labrys eyes widened, sensing a connection returning to her navigating system.)

Labrys: G-guys!

Aigis: What is it?

Labrys: I..... I can see the map again! Aigis, check yours!

(Aigis hovers to the map screen.... she sees a static.)

Aigis: .....

(It fades away... now revealing a layout of the floor they're standing in.)

Aigis: Me too, and my communication systems seems to be online again!

Akihiko: Wait- that means!....

Mitsuru: Could it be?...

[FLOOR 264]

(Aoyama, looking into the crescent moon from atop Tartarus, hears Mahakala's cry echoing through.)

Aoyama: !?

(Realizing, he looks at his hands.)

Aoyama: No....

(He closes them firmly as it strongly emanates black fires. He shuts his eyes out of grief as he opens his hand again, the fire disappearing.)

Aoyama: Minami.....

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(Mahakala then stops..... he looks down as he begins to completely fade away.)

Fox: .....

(Fox watches with awe, Mahakala is completely gone... as Kyosuke closes his eyes... and his hands slowly open up. Fox watches.)

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(The room begins to rumble.)

Fox: !?

(Fox looks ahead, a wall breaks as a new set of stairs appear with a door being on the end, creating a new path. Whilst the door behind him disappear, leading him with only one exit.)

Fox: *sigh*....

(He looks to his right, hearing the sounds of swords clashing each other from Crow's room.)

Fox: Akechi.... I hope you're okay.

(Fox picks up his rifle and katana, places back to his hips. He leaves the room with Kyosuke. Having Fox's second katana being left to where it is, plunged through his body. Its black and white dragon sheathe remains next to him on the ground.)