Unwavering Commitment (Persona 3 Fanfic)

My Choice

After the events of last night, Mitsuru told me that we would be holding a funeral but I refused. I told her that Ken was still alive somewhere and that I would certainly find him and that she would just give me some time until the full moon which is next week.

Mitsuru and everyone agreed. After we went to the dorm, we all looked into the letters that Ken left for us. When we retrieved them, we all decided to give ourselves some time and space until we can get ourselves back up.

'Minako, if you're reading this, I suppose I've already told you what happened. Also, I'm sorry if my room was messy. I didn't have time to clean up.'

'I hope you're not grieving for me or anything like that... Though I'd be lying if I said that I didn't want you to miss me. I wanted all of you guys to finally live in a world that's free of The Fall... I honestly don't think I'll have any regrets if it's like this, but I sure wish I had gone on a few dates with you.'

'Sorry it took me a while to find out a method. I tried researching for more but I kept thinking about you every second. If I told you about this then you surely wouldn't agree so I selfishly did things on my own. The reason why I did this was to show you and everyone else out there... even myself, that I love you more than anything else.'

"'Even more so than my own life...' Ken..." I'm not even sure how many times I've flipped open the worn folded letter and when I even managed to memorize every single letter and punctuation mark there is...

I fold back the paper and gently put it back in its neat light orange envelope which has the words: 'To: My most important person' efficiently written at the back.

I take one final look at the letter before I placed it beside the 10 remembrances carefully lined up on my desk.

Charred screw, two manicure bottles, headphones, money pouch, lighter, persimmon fruit, rabbit doll, pig keyholder, and of course, the featherman keychain.

There's ten of them all in all.

I fiddle around with the items absent mindedly.

'When I disappear, and my remembrance is left, I want you to give all those 10 remembrances to Elizabeth. She'll know what to do.'

'My soul will be lost until the end of time.'

"Until the end of time... There isn't even an end to time. It's forever, isn't it? Even if I die and get reincarnated a billion times, I'll never meet you ever again, will I? You wasted your eternity all for me..."

I was supposed to use my own but now I'm hesitating. If I still do that then what happens...?

"Master Minako," There was a voice from behind me. I didn't even need to turn around to find out who it was. "My master is calling for you."

'How long was he there? Did he hear me?' I wish those thoughts were the ones occupying my brain instead of Ken. Even if Theo is here right now, I don't really care.

"Theo... All right." I get up from my chair and Theo escorts me to the Velvet Room.

When we arrived at the door from Paulownia Mall's narrow alley, Theo opened the door and we entered.

In the same designed Velvet Room, at the same spot with the same face, Igor merely sat on his chair.

"Welcome to the Velvet Room. This place exists between dream and reality. Mind and matter." And of course, greeted me with the same old shibboleth.

I made my way towards Igor and merely stood in front of him. Chin held up high and my back straightened out while Theo stood erect at Igor's left.

"It's extremely rare for you to call on out on people. Why did you call me?" I went straight to my business. No happy talk, no 'Why did you kill him?!'. I just wanted to leave as soon as possible as the air around this room already disgusts me.