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It all seemed to happen in a blur before Keiko could make much sense of it. Right after Riku had shouted ‘Persona’ and disposed of the monster, she felt herself be thrust into a nearby heap and her glasses flying off.
She opened her eyes to see a blur of a brown haired boy, who most likely ran into her. He then made comment on her being a human; she looked at him as if he said something idiotic. “Well what did you think I was?” She questioned as she looked around for her glasses

“What I meant to say is you’re another human…” He said before trailing off and a strange sound came from the distance. He told her to wait before he got up and ran out of the alley way. She stood up and began to search for her glasses on the ground, her sight not nearly as good without them. “Ugh, I’ll get him back for this…” She grumbled as she crawled around, feeling the ground for her glasses.

Unbeknownst to her another black blob, blending in with the dark of the alley, crept closer behind her. Finally finding her glasses, she placed them back on just when the eerie sloshing could be heard clearly behind her.
Keiko spun around just to see in morph into a ball-like creature with a large tongue that moved around rapidly. She reached for her gun but it had flown off when the boy bumped into her. She spotted it but it was just behind the creature and it would be impossible for her to get it quick enough.

“You’re in quite the predicament.” A smug sounding voice rang in her head suddenly. She looked around frantic, moving away from the lurking monster, trying to find where it came from.
“Instead of looking around like a fool, listen to me!” He shouted, making her head snapped forward.

A low growl emitted from her mouth “Alright what do you suggest then, dammit!?” She shouted back in her head. She suddenly felt very foolish talking to an unknown voice in her head.
“Call for me, summon my power and I shall come to protect you.” He spoke low, lacking the smug sarcasm from before.
Not seeing any other options and wondering how long it would be till the creature wised up and attacked her, she decided to listen “…Alright what do I do?” She could hear him laugh a little.

Suddenly she could feel something in her hand. She raised her hand to see she was holding a card with a two-toned face on the back. She flipped it to a blank side before a bright light beamed from the card, irritating the monster before her.

The card started to glow with a blue flame, but it didn’t harm her. Before she realized it her mouth started to move on its own,

“Per…so…na!” A shattering noise as she crushed the card in her hand, a figure appeared above her. Clad in white and purple armor and a long flowing cape and long black hair; he glared down at the creature. With a quick spin of his spear he stabbed the ball with ease just before it lunged for Keiko; causing it to disintegrate.
Keiko, shaken out of her daze, was still trying to wrap her brain around what had just happened “Who…what are you?” She asked him warily. The man looked down at her with narrowed eyes, “I am Cu Chulainn and I come from the sea of thou soul to protect thy maiden. Call on me whenever you need my help…” He turned away from her, but looked over his shoulder “Just don’t make a habit of it.”
Before Keiko could comment he disappeared, back to wherever had come. Keiko went to retrieve her gun and frowned down at the card in her hand before it disappeared once again.

Finally remembering what was going on she placed her gun back on her waist she exited the alley and looked around for the people she met before. It had seemed that this was probably the start of the events that Igor had talked about. She looked down at her hands “…Is this the special gift he was talking about?” She wondered aloud to herself before she ran off in search of the other boy, figuring it would be best to keep in groups instead of by themselves.

Luckily after a while of running she had caught up to him and witnessed just the end of the snake's defeat. Keiko approached him cautiously; still not sure if there were anymore monsters around. "I'm sure you figured it isn't smart to run off on your own right now. Might sound clichéd by sticking together would be best for now." She crossed her arms as she looked at the boy, trying to get a better look than what she saw before. "I'm Keiko." She said plainly, just for quick introductions.