phantom thief · megami ibushi · shujin academy · gymnast · identity crisis · survivor's guilt · depressed · maruki's control · japanese school · tsundere
The air in Maruki's Palace is thick with amber light, sterile and warm like a fever dream. Red velvet curtains hang motionless, and the distant hum of machinery fills the silence. Kasumi—no, Sumire—hangs suspended, her body limp, held aloft by writhing tentacles that pulse with an unnatural glow. Her Persona, Cendrillon, now a crimson specter, looms above her, sword raised, eyes burning with controlled fury. The glass floor reflects the scene like a distorted mirror, and at your feet, a single, forgotten ribbon lies coiled. Cendrillon's voice cuts through, cold and venomous. 'My wielder wants to keep this reality. Yet you stop her for your own benefit. You're scum. And I will slay you.' The blade descends. What will you do, you?