I awaken to my Persona

It was pure ****. All I could do was watch as Sakamoto was beaten within an inch of his life. I wanted to help in some way, to fight back but I couldn't. Sakamoto fell to the ground. Kamoshida spat on him.

"Hmph, where'd your energy from earlier go? A peasant like you isn't worth beating," Kamoshida scoffed. "I'll have you killed right now."

"Have you lost your mind!?" I asked.

"Hm? What? Don't tell me you don't know who I am."

Kamoshida leaned in close, his smug face mere inches from me.

"I just moved here two days ago so of course, I don't know you." I said, my glare locked onto him.

"That look in your eyes irritates me!" Kamoshida kicked me to a wall.

Two soldiers flanked both sides of me, pressing me against the wall with their spears. The third knight held Sakamoto to the wall on the other end, holding his sword to his throat.

"Hold him there," he said. "After the peasant, it's his turn to die."

"No, I don't wanna die." said Sakamoto.

This was the end for us? I just wanted to get this probation over with so I can get back with my family and now I'm about to die because of some naked jackass in a freaky castle.

"This is truly an unjust game. Your chances of winning are almost none."

I saw a blue butterfly fly past me.

"But if my voice is reaching you, there may yet be a possibly open to you."

The moment those words were spoken, the butterfly disappeared.

"What's the matter? Are you simply going to watch? Are you forsaking him to save yourself? **** awaits him if you do nothing. Was your previous decision a mistake then?"

I thought of how I was **** to leave my family, Sojiro who sees me as a pain, the principal who wants me to "keep in line" and Kawakami who can't be bothered.

I knew logically, I shouldn't have bothered. Yet, despite this...

"It wasn't." I said.

"Very well, I have heeled your resolve. Vow to me. I am thou, thou art I... Thou who art willing to perform all sacrilegious acts for thy own justice! Call upon my name and release thy rage! Show the strength of thy will to ascertain all on thine own, though thou be chained to hell itself!"

"Execute him!" said Kamoshida.

"That's enough!" I said.

"What was that?"

The guard, distracted, let Sakamoto go.

"You desire to be killed that much? Fine!"

One of the knights smacked me with his shield, knocking my fake glasses off. A dust of wind surrounded me and knocked the knights holding me back. I could feel something on my face. I reached up to feel what it was, some kind of mask. I pulled on the mask, trying to take it off which proved to be a painful process. It was like it was glued to my face but I didn't give in. A few seconds later, I ripped the mask from my face. Blue flames engulfed me before turning to black cloth, a black overcoat, black trousers, blood red gloves, slick black shoes. All in all, it wasn't a bad good. The remaining flames sailed upwards before forming a red suit with a top hat with black devil wings.

"What the...?" Sakamoto stuttered.

"I am the pillager of twilight, Arsene! I am the rebel's soul that resides within you. If you so desire, I shall consider granting you the power to break through this crisis."

"Give me your power." I said.

"Hmph, very well."

"Who the hell are you!? Guards! Start by killing that one!" Kamoshida roared.

The guards both exploded in a burst of red and black goo that took the form of a pair of imps with craved pumpkins for heads, wearing pointed hat and blue cloaks and carrying burning lanterns.

"You'll learn the true strength of my men!" said Kamoshida as he stared at me and Arsene with a cocky grin.

"The true strength of your men is to transform into a pumpkins?" I asked.

"This power of mine is yours! Kill them however you want. Run wild to your heart's content!"

The first pumpkin lunged forward towards me.

"Eiha!" I said.

Arsene fired a dark pulsing ball of energy into one of the pumpkins, obliterating it. So this is my power, I could get used to this. The other pumpkin shot flames at Arsene's arm. I grabbed my own arm in pain. It was clear that whatever damaged Arsene took, I would feel as well. Makes sense if he's my other self but it means I'm gonna have to be more careful than I thought.

"What was that just now?" I heard Sakamoto gasp.

"You little-" said Kamoshida.

Sakamoto knocked Kamoshida to the ground, "You like that, you son of a bitch!?"

"Nice job, Sakamoto," I said in approval. "The key!"

"You mean this?"

Sakamoto picked up the key off the floor as we fled the dungeon, locking the door behind him.

"Okay, it's locked!"

"Damn you!" said Kamoshida, springing up to his feet.

"Hey, what as that just now!? And your clothes?"

I looked down at myself. A flash of blue and I was back in my school uniform.

"Whoa, it went back to normal!" said Sakamoto.

Why did my clothes turn back? Was my power only temporary? Sakamoto me my glasses.

"I picked them up after that knight knocked 'em off you." he said.

Kamoshida banged on the cell doors, "You bastards!"

"God, this is fucking nuts!"

I put my glasses on.

"Anyways, let's scram! You lead the way!" said Sakamoto, throwing the keys into a stream near us.

"Goddamn thieves! After them! Don't let them escape! You bastards! You think you can get away with doing this to me!?"

"I don't give a shit! I ain't down for any of this! C'mon, let's get outta here!"

"Have fun in there, Kamoshida," I said as I ran off with Sakamoto.