Digital Persona Saga - Mask of Longing

Lesa turned to him, "B-but, how can I wish my sister dead!? She...I..." Cara hugged her tight, "You can do it. I believe in you. After a while, it'll be like I never existed but you'll always hold my heart Lesa. Just make the wish, let me go and live your life for the both of us." Lesa hated that she made a good point, "A-alright..." She bowed her head over the pendent and silently wished Cara's wish. Cara's body started to fade, "Thanks, sis. I know that someday, I'll meet you again." She faded away and the pendent disolved in Lesa's hands.

 

Shin looked at her, not knowing what to say.

 

Lesa slowly walked past Shin and sat under an apple tree in the garden.

~Inbetween worlds~

Cara stood on a strange glittery ground, "Orphan?" A low laugh came from behind her, "You have come back. A little early this time. Did something run you over?" Cara gritted her teeth, "No, I had my sister wish me here by the gods' pendent. Orphan, you have caused me a lot of pain and now it's time I ended this depressing cycle!"

 

Shin walked back in the castle.

Hattori got enough strength back to stand up.

 

Orphan and Cara clashed. Cara fused with Zalera, holding a sword of redemption and Orphan in his crystaline form. Cara shook her head as it knocked her back, "I never remember what you look like or how much of a beating you give me when I'm reborn." Orphan laughed in that horrible way and Cara split Eden and Bartandelus apart. They screamed and the persona of the Gods was left unprotected, "Orphan!" it opened it's eyes and grinned at her, "Nothing in this world is pure. The only way to rid this horrible world of all filth is to destroy it and summon the gods from the heavens so they can build it anew." Cara stood her ground against the gods' persona, "You're wrong. It may not be pure, but it sure as hell isn't going to die by you!"

 

Hattori tried to scry into what Cara was doing, but he didn't have enough energy to do so.

 

Cara pulled back her sword, "This ends here." She let the point of her blade touch her heart, "Forgive me everyone." She lifted her head and felt along the worlds to Hattori, "Hey, Hattori, if you can hear me...do tell everyone I said goodbye, I'd hate for them to think I left without being polite. I hope you can enjoy the rest of your time on earth. Zalera will teach Minato all he can about being the angel of death, after all, she would be in his servatude." With that said, Cara released her soul and sent it crashing into Orphan. Orphan cracked down the middle and she fused with him. Both, persona of the gods and child of the gods disappearing.

 

Hattori heard Cara's words and sighed. He passed her message along.

 

Minato sighed, holding the mask Ryoji wore when they met.

 

"I hope Cara found peace this time."

 

"Yeah......." Minato sighed.

 

Zalera appeared before them, his skulled head lowered and the shamaness on his wing emitted a low wailing cry. "...Cara...is gone...She would not allow me to fade with her...I will wait with you until my new job is required...She is...happy where she is..."

 

"Thank you...... Zalera........"

 

"So her painful cycle is over now."

 

"...Yes...her soul is gone and so is Orphan...I don't know what effects this will have...on the current world status...but...all will be well again..." He faded away leaving the soft wailing behind him.

 

Hattori sighed and laid back, gently holding Minato's hand.

 

Minato held his hand.

 

"I still feel so drained from opening that portal." Hattori said.

Shin sat with Arisa, holding her on his lap.

 

Arisa soundly slept in his lap.

~

"Lay down, Hattori."

 

Hattori laid down and rested his head in Minato's lap.

Shin gently picked Arisa up and took her to the bedroom.