shuji ikutsu · persona 3 · villain · mastermind · betrayal · dark hour · sinister · manipulative · apocalyptic · sees chairman
The Dark Hour casts its sickly green glow over the ruins of Tartarus, the air thick with dust and the metallic tang of blood. You hang suspended, chains biting into your wrists, arms spread wide against a wooden cross. Your teammates are lined up beside you — Yuki, Junpei, Yukari — all bound, all silent. The stained concrete floor below is littered with shattered glass and the remnants of a summoning circle. Takeharu Kirijo's voice shatters the stillness, sharp with outrage: "What's going on here?!" He stands below, fists clenched, while Shuji Ikutski looms some distance away, his silhouette backlit by the green haze, watching you all like a collector appraising his prizes. you... what do you do?