Cuttin' For The Very First Time (Mod)

[Setsuna Hanamori]

It took a lot of courage and the learning of a new Skill, but Setsuna felt like she was finally ready to set off and do some exploring on her own. She couldn't have felt less ready to do this, but, frankly, she knew fully well that, if she was to make any progress as a Persona User, she would have to do this eventually. If it ended up being more than she could handle, she could always run away and come back later whens he was a little more ready. But, she felt like, if she was going to do this, it would be now or never. Or, at least, that was the mentality she forced herself to have to actually bring herself to come out here.

However, she did pick a rather interesting place. With how worn down the building looked on the outside, she didn't realize it until after she had entered. However, as it turned out, Setsuna had stumbled onto the very hospital that her father would have started working at, were it not for the military coming in and shutting the area off. To this day, it made her shudder to think of how close of a call that was. If the military had come a day later (or her father started a day earlier), he would have been at work when the quarantine went into effect...and essentially trapped in this hellish world.

Now that she was actually standing in the very hospital he would've gone to, it made the chills that went down her spine all the more unnerving. But, she'd just have to not think about that for the time being. Figuring this would be a good place to do a little training, she began looking around. Not just for Shadows though. Setsuna had heard that is was possible to find items useful for battle, like equipment upgrades and the like...or, if nothing else, something that could be sold to make a little extra money. Honestly, it sounded like something out of a random RPG, but if it was true, then who was she to complain?

[Kitten4u]

CAUTION CAUTION
An enemy has appeared!

Newbie Maya
Agi
Bufu
Dia

Resist: Fire
Weak: Wind

Confused Maya
Dream Fist
Holy Arrow

Resist: Strike
Weak: Slash

Cowardly Maya
Garu
Dormina

Resist: Wind
Weak: Fire

[Setsuna Hanamori]

And there it was. She knew this was going to happen eventually. Letting out a sigh, she nodded and faced the three Shadows that appeared. At the very least, they all looked fairly weak. If all went well, she should have no problem with taking on all three by herself. Or, at least, she hoped so. It was true that they looked fairly weak, but somehow, she had a feeling that judging a book by its cover in this twisted world was a bad idea. Admittedly, most of the Shadow's she's battled against so far have been relatively close to being as strong as they looked, but one never know when they might run into a weak-looking opponent who turns out to be ridiculously strong.

But enough about that. Regardless of whether or not they were weak, Setsuna had no choice but to face them now. Thus, reaching for her Evoker, she quickly raised it to her head and pulled the trigger "Undine!" The blue Persona appeared, and Akira called out to her to attack. "Mazio!" Setsuna watched as all three shadows were instantly struck with a small lightning bolt, each of which came from seemingly out of nowhere. Setsuna couldn't help but smile; so this was the new skill she learned shortly after that Mission. The face that it could hit multiple enemies was a pleasant surprise, and it was nice to have more options in terms of dealing damage. Having just Strike and Ice attacks was quickly starting to wear thin.

Of course, the Shadows were far from finished, and now it was their turn. The first one tried to form a fist and strike her with it (Dream Fist), which she was barely able to dodge with a last-second sidestep. The next one attacked her with the same Ice spell that Undine knew. Setsuna simply braced herself took that attack, since the damage was reduced. If need be she could heal herself with Dia later on. Lastly, the third and final Shadow attacked with a blast of wind. It struck, and while she still took the full damage, it didn't do a whole lot to Setsuna. Which worked for her, naturally. Either way, it seemed these Shadows truly were as weak as they appeared. As such, she summoned Undine once again, zapping all of them a second time with Mazio.

This time, the Shadows were getting serious. The one that tried to attack with Bufu attacked again, only this time it was witha small burst of flame (Agi). Setsuna let out a cry of pain as the Fire attack hit, causing her to collapse to the ground. From there, she was a sitting duck for the Garu and and Dream Fists that followed. After taking the attacks, Setsuna staggered back onto her feet. "Okay...that was not fun..." Okay. So this wasn't going to be a total cakewalk. That kinda sucked. Still, it could've been worse. Summoning Undine, she nodded. "Dia!" Immediately, Setsuna was surrounded by a soothing light, and most of the damage that had been dealt to her was lifted.

The Newbie Maya, having taken note of the girl's weakness to Fire, tried to hit her with another burst of flames, but this time Setsuna knew it was coming, and moved away at the last second. The Cowardly Maya tried to use some sort of spell to put Setsuna to sleep (Dormima), but she resisted it rather easily. Finally, the Confused Maya launched a shadowy spike from its body (Holy Arrow), which pieced Setsuna's shoulder then dissipated. Setsuna, doing her best to ignore the pain, summoned Undine for one more attack. All three of the Shadows were struck by bolts of lightning, and their bodies, unable to handle all of the damage being inflicted upon them, scattered. Setsuna let out a heavy sigh...okay yeah, maybe spamming that multi-target attack wasn't such a great idea.

But she was still raring to go, so, after resting for a bit, she'd dust herself off and start on her way once again, continuing to explore the ruined hospital.

[Kitten4u]

That was a fierce battle!



Almost as fierce as me!

[Setsuna Hanamori]

Setsuna's search continued, but, to her bafflement, she found nothing else. If was rather amazing how the Shadows seemed to swarm all over the place when she was simply wandering around, but they were nowhere to be seen when she was actively searching for them. Meh, whatever. In the end, she couldn't really complain, and regardless of how weak the opponents were, she accomplished what she had set out to do. She had finally set off and fought some Shadows without someone holding her hand throughout most of the trip. Fighting three Shadows by herself was less than fun, but at least she knew she was capable of holding her own. If all went well, she'd become even stronger with even more battles

...God, this really is beginning to sound like some random RPG. But whatever. Pushing those thoughts aside, Setsuna decided to go ahead and call it a day. Thus, she started on her way home ready to begin the process of pushing this rather unpleasant experience into the far reaches of her memories. Naturally, she didn't want to completely forget about it, but it was needless to say that the less it was on her mind, the better.

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