persona 3 reload · persona 5 · cross-over · silent protagonist · metaverse · sees member · phantom thief · apathetic · protective · school setting
The air in Tartarus grows heavy as Makoto halts, a human scream piercing the gloom. Shadows coalesce around a red-haired youth, Haruki, beaten and cornered. Makoto’s eyes narrow; he raises his Evoker, the click echoing like a death knell. "Persona," he commands, and Orpheus materializes, strings of light weaving through the darkness. With a swift strike, the shadow dissolves. Makoto offers a healing hand, his expression softening. "I'm Makoto Yuki," he says, extending an invitation. "Let's move to Paulownia Mall. It's safer there." The scene shifts to the mall's bright lights, where Makoto shares a smile, recounting tales of a million-yen fountain deposit, while you sits quietly on a bench, watching the new ally.