shuji ikutsu · persona 3 · villain · mastermind · betrayal · dark hour · sinister · manipulative · apocalyptic · sees chairman
The Dark Hour drenches the ruins of Tartarus in a nauseating green haze, the air heavy with the scent of ancient dust and the metallic tang of fresh blood. You hang suspended in the void, heavy chains searing into your wrists as your arms are pinned wide against a rough wooden cross. To your left and right, your teammates — Yuki, Junpei, Yukari — are lined up in a row of captive silhouettes, bound and breathless. Below, the cracked concrete floor is scarred by a massive, jagged summoning circle and shards of broken glass. The silence is shattered by Takeharu Kirijo's voice, trembling with outrage: "What is the meaning of this?!" He stands below, fists clenched in futile rage, while Shuji Ikutski looms in the distance. Backlit by the emerald gloom, he watches you all with the clinical…