Inner Wrath (Open / Awakening)

[Ayakura Alisa]

Once again I had ventured into the deepest throes of the hospital again, in a frenzy. I knew this was the place. I had hoped nobody followed me in here. But if they did, they would need to be careful. I was not in control of myself. All that ran in my head was the sad sight I saw in her apartment. She had not been feeling well, and when I went to check on her it was only then I realized she had been afflicted with a fatal 'wasting' illness that would surely claim her life in only a matter of days. The last I heard of it was that it came from a Shadow, a Shadow in a fucking hospital, in a display of ironic, profound sadness. I had only known her for a matter of weeks, but I already grew to care and daresay even love her as a younger sister, another relative...

I had genuinely cared for her, like I did my parents, and now to see her gone... It was a crushing blow. Not only that, but the reasons for it... They just made me so terribly mad. I couldn't control myself anymore. My knife and my bow were with me. That was all I needed. I continued to stroll forward, secretly hoping that there wasn't anyone following me. The last thing I needed was one or more people tailing me trying to find out what the hell was wrong with me.

[Ringo Shiro]

Ringo walked on out of the gap. He walked down the street and then looked around him. Today was just another day for him to go out and explore around. Maybe increase the power of his persona with some practice. He needed to catch up after all. Ringo was about to head toward the Executive Building since it was a place he didn't go to often...before he saw a familiar face enter the old hospital.

Now, Ringo didn't exactly knew this person, but he recognized the short brown haired girl as one of the participants of those gigantic shadow battles. Ringo started to follow. He wondered what she was doing here not to mention she was on her own...not that Ringo himself should exactly be one to talk. Ringo quickly ran on into the hospital. The woman had a bow on her so she can be quickly identified that way.

"Hello?" It took Ringo awhile but he finally found her. "I'm Ringo...um...I'm one of the people during those weird shadow appearances?" Ringo can't refer to himself as a Persona user since he wasn't at the time. "You were there for those...right?" Ringo's speech slowed the more he observed the expression on the woman's face.

[Ayakura Alisa]

Geh... Who was that? Was someone following me? Oh, it's that kid from before, who was a civilian, just like me. That he was following me around he must have pulled off the same shit I did way back then. Thinking about those moments with Chidori just made me even more angry. Not just at the Shadows, but also at myself. I was a failure, after all. I didn't need anyone to see this. The boy spoke. He introduced himself as Ringo. He wasn't being rude about what he wanted, at least. He didn't ask me what was wrong, which was good. Yet... "Name's Alisa," I squeaked out in a hoarse voice, already marred by my constant weeping earlier before I entered this godforsaken place. "I was there. I saw you too. It's dangerous in this part of the Hospital. What are you doing here? I don't need any more goddamn lives taken away by these fucking Shadows!"

I was trembling. The hand that held my knife was trembling even more. "So what the hell do you want...?" Hopefully Ringo would state his business quickly. My patience was thinning and I was starting to get increasing amounts of bloodlust. Embrace your inner assassin, woman. Why... Revenge is a dish best served cold, honey.

[Ringo Shiro]

"Name's Alisa," Her voice was hoarse. Was she...? "I was there. I saw you too. It's dangerous in this part of the Hospital. What are you doing here? I don't need any more goddamn lives taken away by these fucking Shadows!" Ringo was a little shaken by the intensity of her voice. What happened? Any more lives taken away by Shadows? Did someone...? Ringo's eyes wandered to how hard she was holding her knife. "So what the hell do you want...?"

"I am here because I saw you enter here." Ringo stated without a hint of hesitation. Showing any lack of strength behind his words won't sit well  with her current mood. "You're right in saying that this is a dangerous part of the hospital and while I appreciate your concern where does that leave you going in here alone?" Ringo wasn't going to ask for details considering the woman's current mood. What is going to do is stand beside her. "What ever business you have down here, I'll accompany you." Ringo stated his intentions clearly. There was no doubt that Alisa doesn't have anyway of getting him to think otherwise.

[Ayakura Alisa]

I groaned. He wanted to come with? He doesn't even know why I am here, though admittedly he literally just asked me that question. "...Personal business. I am here on personal business. Fine. If you want to accompany me, do so on your own discretion." I continued to make my way forward. If Ringo wanted to follow me, he can do so. As long as he can take care of himself. Continuing to make my way along, I simply assumed that Ringo would not turn back, he seemed firm in his conviction to go with me. Fine. I can respect that. However, if he got himself hurt or injured or worse, that was not my fault. I warned him. Regardless, I didn't have time to worry about that, though, as soon as I reached a large room where the elevators were, I saw two dangerous looking Shadows - one was standing casually in the corner wielding a bonesaw in one hand and a syringe on the other. The other Shadow was standing close by, it looked like a sultry nurse, only with a crazed expression on its face.

I gripped my knife and I once again figured the kid would be near by. "I'm going to take out my anger and frustration on those two little fuckers over there. Going to come with?" I asked him casually before I dashed towards the two Shadows, screaming in an unbridled fury. The doctor and nurse Shadows suddenly turned but before they could react, I had cut down the Nurse which prompted the doctor to cast some healing magic to restore her life. Performing a backflip I reset the distance between myself and the two Shadows. Can you feel it? The anger welling up inside you. Why don't you embrace it?

Profound anger. Profound sadness. An irrational hatred towards the world and its circumstances.

Charging up my right arm with electricity, I blasted the Doctor with electricity, causing it to flinch. Soon, the Nurse made some strange whistling sound. The ding of the elevators nearby were heard as soon two more Nurse shadows just like the one over by the Doctor ran out. "Alright! Fine! I'll take all of you on!" I gripped my knife and spun over to the two nurses that literally just walked out of the Elevator, slashing one and causing it to stumble to the side. The nurse next to it attempted to smack me with her clipboard, but I simply took the hit and only got knocked back very slightly.

It was up to Ringo to decide what he wanted to do. I was too busy trying to handle four targets at once.

[Ringo Shiro]

. "...Personal business. I am here on personal business. Fine. If you want to accompany me, do so on your own discretion."Alisa started to turn around and walk on forward. Ringo followed with silence, his footsteps being the only sign he was there. Further conversation would be provoking something that Ringo doesn't exactly want so for now he'll stay silent...though the peace did not seem to last for long. "I'm going to take out my anger and frustration on those two little fuckers over there. Going to come with?" Ringo looked over at a pair of human-esque shadows. One resembling a doctor and the other a nurse.

"Su..." Ringo's eyes widened as she dashed on forward without warning. She sliced down the nurse however the doctor like shadow healed it. Alisa jumped back to maintain her distance. Ringo began to draw his sword. Alisa tried to use an electrical spell but the nurse shadow called more. His eyes began to glow. Alisa can't take them all on herself but as long as that doctor was there.

"Tokoyo!" Seeping out of his body was the hatted samurai. "Arm Chopper!" Tokoyo soared past Alisa and and attempted to slice off the doctor's arms...but it failed. It only sliced open a nurse shadow that took the doctor's place. The doctor shadow did the same healing power it used earlier. Ringo started to wonder how to occupy the other shadows now.

[Ayakura Alisa]

I saw Ringo's Persona attempt to slice at the doctor's arms but inevitably, a Nurse leaped in the way to protect the head honcho. I scowled and realized, the only way to win was to take out the Doctor. That way, everybody else would fall over accordingly. I jumped back and turned my attentions to the doctor who had casually walked ahead to one of the hallways. It turned to face Ringo and I. I charged towards the doctor as Shax materialized and attempted to use Arm Chopper of our own, as the Doctor stumbled back it made a sound, and soon two more Nurses emerged from behind the Doctor, rushing to its aid. There were now five nurses and soon it was evident that Ringo and I were going to be overwhelmed.

"I think I could handle four, but six is starting to get a bit much." I gritted my teeth as I charged up a bolt of electricity and launched it at an approaching Nurse. "Grr... Goddamnit! Got any bright ideas, kid?"

[Ringo Shiro]

Alisa took the opportunity to dash toward the doctor and summon her own persona. It sliced the doctor using a similar attack that Tokoyo used but unfortunately it was more durable than it looked, not to mention two more nurse shadows began to materialize. Ringo slashed away a nurse as he started to get closer to Alisa. They were now six shadows. He eyed the area and back at Alisa.

"I think I could handle four, but six is starting to get a bit much." Alisa blasted away a nurse with electricity. . "Grr... Goddamnit! Got any bright ideas, kid?" Ringo looked over at the doctor and looked over at Alisa. He took a deep breathe and readied himself to charge.

"I need you to blast away any nurses that get near me. I think if I'm closer Tokoyo's attack can be more effective if that doesn't work." Ringo attached his sheathe to his belt and placed both hands on his sword. "If this fails...we get out of here." Ringo's eyes began to glow as he readied himself to charge forward.

[Ayakura Alisa]

As Ringo divulged his grand plan (which basically involved him doing the same thing as me so it wasn't really a brand new idea) he decided to go ahead and take on the big man himself on his own. Fine. He said that if his 'plan' failed we get out of here. Fine. Very well. You can go ahead and run. If you can. I turned around and realized two more nurses were blocking the only path we took to come in. So we were basically surrounded by 7 nurses. And the Doctor. My patience was running really thin. "I've had it with you motherfucking Shadows in this motherfucking hospital!" I cried out as I planted my knife directly into the ground so hard it broke into the solid floor and was literally stuck. I could feel my body literally burning up. Faint traces of fire and lightning coursed through my body.

That's right. Embrace your inner rage. The killer inside you. The enraged beast who wants to run wild and wreak havoc upon the unjust and cruel.

I wailed as all of a sudden, a skeletal visage riding a tricked out black motorcycle materialized by my side, from what appeared to be a ring of flames. It's gonna be a long ride, kid. From one side of Hell to the other side. Come on! Let's get this show on the road! With a burst of renewed strength I lifted up the embedded knife in the ground and swung it in a circular arc, slicing into all the Nurses that approached Ringo. "Eat Blade of Fury!"

Some of the nurses had already expired from my sudden awakening and burst of power. Yet one still lingered, stumbling and hobbling to protect the doctor. My right arm coursed with excessive amounts of electricity, shooting a fearsome bolt at the nurse that literally fried it.

"Got them! Kill that piece of trash now, Ringo!"

[Ringo Shiro]

"I've had it with you motherfucking Shadows in this motherfucking hospital!" Ringo felt that scream as Alisa slammed her knife with enough force to break it. Ringo then began to notice something materializing besides Alisa. It was a persona...but this one was vastly different. Was this another Persona evolution? No time to wonder about that though. Ringo now began his charge, his blade raised.

Using her new power she managed to slice apart the nurses that tried to get near Ringo. He didn't even have to slice any of them down. His eyes began to glow. He didn't have time to marvel at the power Alisa's new persona is unleashing. His persona card appeared as Ringo grew closer to the doctor. Four seconds...three second...two seconds...one seconds...the distance was now closed.

"Got them! Kill that piece of trash now, Ringo!"

"Tokoyo, Cleave!!!" Ringo sliced horizontally, smashing his persona card. He was centimeters away from the grotesque doctor like shadow. There was a moment of silence as Tokoyo appeared behind Ringo for a moment briefly before the shadow was sliced in half. He watched as the shadow began to fade into black ozze. He turned around back to Alisa. Whatever that evolution was, she was leagues more powerful than he ever saw her. Ringo began to place his blade away as he walked up to Alisa. "Everything alright?" Despite the possibly dangerous situation, they were more or less okay albeit a little drained given how unleashing a Persona's physical power works.

[Ayakura Alisa]

I was panting and still shivering. The Persona that materialized, 'Hell Biker...' I was not necessarily in control of myself, yet... It felt so good. "We should get going," I said, turning around and wordlessly starting to leave. "I feel better now, anyways. There will be many more opportunities to do battle against these dark forces." I sighed and gestured towards Ringo to follow me. Shit's gonna get rough, sister. You're getting yourself into a damn fine mess here. You ready? I'm more ready than I think I'll ever need to be this time. You the boss, girl... I continued walking, making my way out of the hospital. No doubt Ringo probably had questions about the things he had seen back there. Maybe he'll ask. Maybe he won't. I'd just have to see, wouldn't I?

[Ringo Shiro]

"We should get going," Alisa turned around and started to leave. "I feel better now, anyways. There will be many more opportunities to do battle against these dark forces." Ringo began to walk as Alisa gestured for him to follow. Ringo had some questions...how come her persona became so drastically different. While Layla's persona evolved, he could at least make somewhat of a connection between that persona her previous...Alisa's...its hard to say if there even was a connection. Personas were reflections of the mind, Ringo knew this. But what does this say about what is in Alisa's mind.

Ringo could honestly say nothing. He could surmise that someone she knew got killed by shadows...and this wasn't the first time. That outburst from when he first walked up to her proved enough. Should he probe for information on the matter though? Personal matters are personal matters yes but he wasn't sure if it was right just leaving her in the state she is. He continued to say nothing for awhile...until he thought of the best thing he could think of.

"Alisa...when we get back to the inner circle, get yourself some rest." Granted Ringo isn't exactly the best one to give that advice...but it seemed like this person in particular needed a moments peace.