Revamped Debut [Skelter]

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"It... can'͜t͟ ̀b̷ę.̵.." Invidia gasped his last before falling unconscious. The look of shock was apparent in what can be seen on his expression. The monstrous form collapsed and slowly shifted back to his usual hooded human self. It was a victory for the Psyche-Terrorists and it was easier than the last. A low whistle escaped Queen Bee's lips. It wasn't a terribly difficult fight, but she noted that out of the four recruits, one of them had impressive firepower and a nice varied set of skills. "Not too shabby. Hehe. I read you guys wrong. You can pack a mean punch. You too, kiddo. Got some nice tricks up your sleeve. It was a nice way to end the fight."

The group would hear clapping behind them. After Queen Bee and Alice turned towards the direction of the applause, Skelter was leaning against the wall with a low smirk. "Not bad, not bad. Hope that felt real good, beating the shit out of him and getting your fill for revenge. "

He seemed smug about the whole thing. It was the first step of taking down the Government and their Cadets, a step they would've taken had it not been for Julius and the Nameless Guard. Any reminder of his earlier fall didn't phase him. What's done was done. And for once, they were reaching far more progress than they had under Larsinny. But Helter-Skelter had other things of import. He noticed a light beginning to radiate from Invidia's body, bright enough to gain the attention of everyone else in the room.  

Soon, something left him. It took form and shape. Motes of light gave way to limbs... and wings.


The winged figure had an aura very reminiscent to the angel the Psyche-Terrorist met in the night they first met Larsinny. But it was much more grand despite how fragile it seemed now. It was a weak form and it was losing strength quickly as the light quickly began to dissipate its form. It could not fight, nor could it even move. The creature was at its end. But someone had words for it before it disappeared. "I didn't know it was a crime to want to be free. Frankly, I don't give a shit. We'll free ourselves from that status quo your bitch Queen forced on us. And that includes beating the shit out of you and whatever else is necessary. Now piss off, you feathery little shit."

It shuddered, vexed. The evaporating light motes began to reach for his head and would soon envelop him in nothingness after his last words. "T҉o̸͢ ̷̕͞t̵̛h̡͢͡ì҉͢n͜k̀͞ I̸͢ ̛͞ẁo̶͢ul̡̢͘d͢ fa͟ll̶̀͡ ̷́t̶̸o̵͞ s̕͜u̴͝c͏̨҉h͏̡ ͟҉̸wr͜͞e̵̕t̢̛́c̶̕hęs͜.̵.̨.̷́ ̡̡M͞a̛ǹ̵k̕i̡͜n̢d͘ í̷s̶͞ ͟t͝r͏͠u̶̴l̀͏y̡ ̢͡m͡i͟r͞e͏̨̢d͏͞ i͜͢n̴̛ ̛t̷h̨́e͢͡͡i̸͟r̸̡҉ ̴̵̀f͜o̴̧͝l͝l҉̵y̷̕.͞..̴ ͜͏F͡o͢҉̢r̛̛ģ͠͞i̷v̶̨e ̷m̀͘e͏҉-̡̀-̸"̧͘͝"

And all that was left was the body, Invidia's. He was beginning to stir now that the creature was gone. But he wasn't going to wake up to the very sight of Skelter pulling his leg towards the very back of the room near the entrance. There were demons, some that didn't even bother fighting back as they saw it was useless to match his might. Instead, Invidia would hear the words commanding them, especially with a tone that would threaten their lives.


Those were the final words he ever heard before feeling fangs sink and pierce through his skin. Flesh quickly rendered apart by the ravenous grasp of the demons pulling him away from the scene as he screamed. They were gone from the room to God knows where, but soon the horrified shriek would slowly subside. When it did, he looked back to the group with a grim smile. "That handles our problem, we can call it a night and blow this joint before the Government comes poking around. Whaddya say?"

As Kinght stood resolute in defense, looking over at the Prince's intense assault and questioning just how powerful this person was if he was able to not only summon multiple Personas but combine their power in an explosion of elements that rivaled even what Shiro could do in his prime, Invidia fell to the ground, reverting to his normal form with a shocked expression on his face. With justice for their fallen metal comrade finally exacted, Knight proudly stood back up and sheathed his blade, Shiro silently slinking over to inspect Invidia's condition with blades drawn if needed. While the Prince was praised for his powerful technique, Knight took a seat on whatever furniture was in the room, armored head resting on his fist with his elbow resting on his knee. He was proud to have finally succeeded where he failed before, but considering what little he managed to accomplish, was it even worth bringing him along? No, he had revived Pretty Guardian B. If anything, he at least managed to do that. Best to count the few victories you can before failure comes to knock the wind out of you.

"I must admit I had little to contribute to the fight, but the result is satisfactory at least. Excellent work as expected, Frog Prince. Now then, I suggest that we interrog- huh?"

Lui's attention was derailed once Invidia started glowing, the radiant yet disturbingly formed angelic figure rising out with wings spread open. Skelter gave the demonic angel a piece of his mind and the discussion of how they were working to be free of the Queen's influence and rule. Lui wanted to get just a bit of his words out before the angel could finally disappear.

"It's a part of our free will to decide this is what we want. Damnation sounds like a more pleasing alternative to life without the will to live our own lives."

Then came the command for the demons to chow down on the fallen leader, Invidia being dragged away into another room with his screams of pain echoing away until he was nowhere to be seen. Knight seemed to panic and jump off his feet, going to try and save Invidia before the tears of flesh and mass of demons dragged Invidia away. His fist clenched as he turned to Skelter.

"Skelter, what are you doing?! We could've gotten some answers out of him! He's already been defeated, so why not take advantage of him while we had him in one piece? And what was with that angel figure? You've seen something like that before, yeah?"

With Invidia's cries for help falling silent, Lui figured that Invidia was no longer going to be useful for their plans. Considering the tears of flesh and flailing body parts he saw in the mass of demons, Invidia was nothing more than demon chow by this point. With a grumble under his breath, Shiro faded away as Lui turned towards the door.

"...Grr, there goes our lead. Nothing's left for us here. Guess we should get going. Anything else need done before we run off into the night?"

....

Ricky stared at the unusual figure, just wondering what on earth he had gotten himself into. They had done it against the odds, but Ricky had no form of attachment to the mission. The boy was just in it to be in it, he had no leads on what to do and was simply following the others in order to figure out what to do. He was apathetic to what the angel said, unsure of how to interpret it's words. However he would stare at Invidia's body as it was dragged away. This guy had to have been someone bad, despite being a district head of some sort.

Was the city really what Ricky thought it was, or was it a place worse than living outside of it?

.... Let's get out of here first, As much as I'd like to ask some questions, I don't think now is the best time for that.With that, Ricky would prioritize getting out of the scene first, they had just defeated this guy but the boy didn't wanna figure out what may attack them next if they hung around.

Skelter raised an eyebrow at the protests, he seemed to have a mixture of confusion. But most importantly he seemed relatively annoyed by their reactions. Sure they were newbie Psyche-Terrorists. Yet he didn't think they could be this bothersome. "He's an example to be made out of. For far too long the Government enjoyed their success. It's about high-time they got a friendly warning from us. And besides, it's not like he has any use for us. I said this before didn't I? I don't plan on leaving behind loose ends and Invidia was one. It's as simple as that."

He began to start leaving the area as well with Queen Bee and Alice following him from behind. Yet the Psyche-Terrorist stopped in his tracks as they continued to ask questions. Still a little miffed, but he shrugged it off at them. They were still newbies under his command and it didn't hurt for them to know a little bit more. "If demons exist, so do angels. No idea why Invidia has one, but if I were a betting man, every District Head will have one inside of them. Probably a sign of the Queen's trust in them. Just means the Angels are in cahoots with the Government, don't you think? Explains a lot how that Bitch got into power. And why does it matter? It just means more to kill along the way. You got a problem with that?"

Ricky stared as Sketler went on and the group had poised their questions, he really didn't want to deal with their shit right now. He was already shaken up by the fact that he had just contributed to killing someone, however his mind justified this as killing a very bad and shittily dressed person.The only problem I got is if these freaks are controlling the place, it's only been one night for me and my life is completely fucked. Let's just kill all of them. The sooner the better. He didn't care anymore, Ricky may have been a introverted and barely able to articulate whatever the fuck he said type of person but none of it mattered at that moment. His entire world view was dead, everything had been dead in his life ever since his entire family had died. Before tonight he was just a depressed loser that was slowly picking up the pieces in his life.

The forgotten couldn't help but feel some type of way however, as he looked at his two mouth tendrils, which would extend out from his mouth for a second. He was a freak, Ricky was no different than the very thing he might have helped kill just now. I might as well be a demon with what I got here. Why do you people care about killing this guy? There's more people like him to kill anyway. THe kid wasn't himself anymore, nothing mattered anymore to him now. What mattered right now was the present, he was some freakin demonic abomination for all he knew. If those that were with him didn't want to deal with the consequences of their actions then fine with him. Man those angels were uglier than what I got... Whatever let's just get out of here. Ricky just threw his hands in the air as his mouth tendrils recoiled back into his body. What was done was done, all he had to do now was figure out how to get stronger to keep himself alive in this chaotic strange world.

Skelter had a point; sending the message to the government was going to need some drastic action at some point. In a way, he figured Invidia was going to die by some means with Skelter eagerly waiting to tie up his "loose ends". However, they missed out on having some important questions answered. Was Invidia truly responsible for his actions, using the angel's power to transform into that beastly form he was in earlier, or was Invidia overshadowed by this power and manipulated to act as the Queen dictated? Knight listened to Skelter and the newer tendril-flicking recruit, stating his opinion as he walked towards the exit with them.

"Before we go axing off everyone who utters their loyalty to the Queen, we need to get a read on the situation on these District leaders. Was Invidia aware of his actions? Did the angel serves as his protector, maybe like how our Personas do, or was the angel overshadowing him to use him as a puppet for the Queen's actions? I don't want to think we just killed a man who was forced to watch as that angel did what it pleased with him. So how about the next time we knock a leader on their ass, we actually get some answers out of them BEFORE we feed them to the demons? Sound reasonable enough, everyone? Much as I don't enjoy the idea of killing, we could at least squeeze some info out of them before deciding their untimely fate."

"But I think we had better talk somewhere else. The government's likely on their way over to see what the demons are chowing down on. Let's get moving."

"Exactly. Can't really put too much thought about who we're up against. All that matters so far is that they were in our way like I said." He gave a pleased smirk at Ricky's direction. At least one of them knew there was a job to be done. Though he wished the same can be said with the rest of the group. He shot a glare at Lui. "I could care less if they're forced to do this. They work for the Queen. That's all that matters. Wasting time over this is out of the question. It's a good way for the Government to screw you over."

Christ almighty, why did he have to be stuck with these kids? He wondered if Julius was having as much trouble with the current batch of Cadets right now. But knowing what Bee told her, maybe he got the better part of the bargain.

"Skelter, we should go. They'll get used to the idea in time. C'mon," Bee put a hand on his shoulder and gestured him towards the exit. Alice stood there waiting as she examined the entire scene. But she didn't seem all that pleased of the development. He pushed her hand off him and looked back towards the group.


With that, he began to leave the place with Alice and Queen Bee.

Knight was starting to see that Skelter was probably not the greatest ally to side with. Not only was their understanding of getting demons to ally with them no greater than before, but they had just earned targets firmly on their backs for a crime they actually committed. If Skelter wasn't going to offer anything more on his enticing offer, Knight would no longer want anything to do with Skelter. Hopefully the Playhouse would open their doors to him again after his mistake...

"I'm curious on that front as well, Prince. I'm this close to cutting ties with this sociopath and heading back to the Playhouse. Unless you actually have a method for us considering the enlistment of demons to our aid, I'm leaving this group. Invidia's been taken care of either way, so I'm going to be labelled a criminal either way. But siding with you... well, it's going to make those charges true."

Ricky was surprised to see such hesitationa mongst the group.Hold on a minute, this guys going out of his way to help us as it is. Lets not get hasty about the answers, he just helped us get rid of this big asshole. It was confusing to see everyone get so demanding quickly after their little success. Had it not been for this "Sketler" guy they wouldn't have even made it here right now, it was one thing to want answers, but Sketler did not seem like he was so quick to let them in on his little plans. Perhaps he was being cautious, after all the man had just threatened to kill whoever disagreed with them.

Ricky was a little disappointed to see one of his new "allies" feel free to walk back to the platnium pussyhouse, but oh well. Are you really trying to take the high ground here? We're not heroes, this isn't a fantasy tale, we killed some asshole and your criminals whether your with this or against this. Atleast I'm embracing the reality of our circumstances. This shit city needs some chaos in it anyway. There's bound to be more and more of people like that asshole, and I can't wait to just tear them apart. Who cares what they are? Their with the queen and they'd kill us if they could. A part of Ricky's speech was the fact that the shadow was starting to influence his personality, but it did not have much hold over him. It did have enough hold over his mind to start making him more outwardly hostile and ready to kill. Ricky didn't mind this change in personality, but it was quite...Strange to feel.

He snorted at Frog's behavior. Cheeky little bastard, this kid. While Skelter wanted respect, he wasn't the type that respected doormats himself. He threw out a shrug at him instead. "Patience, kiddo. We're still a fledgling group. Don't worry. With this asshole dead, we're going to see more demons on the move than before. We'll get them to work with us. We've done them a good favor all things considered. You guys help me take these Heads down and let me worry about the planning, capiche? Simple as that."

He returned his attention towards Lui. It was a disdainful expression apparent on his features. They were all criminals no matter what. So what was the point to act as if they were on a moral high ground? At least one of them understood this very clearly. If only more of that guy were around, maybe he'd have less of a headache to bear. It was tempting to cut this kid down, but there was no point to that. It would be pushing it after they managed to beat the District Head. "It's like what this guy said. None of us are good guys. We're just a bunch of angry bastards with a bone to pick with the Queen and her ilk. If you want to be a hero, you picked the wrong side. And it's fine if you want to leave us. Just remember what I said about opposing me that night in the Playhouse."

"I'll say this much though. Even if you disagree with me, we're at least a little closer to bringing Queen Bitch down. Good job. I'll keep you guys posted for other work." He was done with this. At any time there were going to be sirens incoming soon. So it was finally time to leave. Skelter began to head out, but he gave a lazy wave at the group as he left with the two women.

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