Disclaimer:This narrative is a work of fanfiction of my own making, inspired by the "Shin Megami Tensei Persona 3" (and the rest of the series as a whole) video games. Therefore, it is NOT canonical to the games or official expanded universe material. Even though it pretends to maintain continuity with the canon timeline while introducing its own lore as a prequel, some minor "retcons" have been added for heightened dramatic or comedic impact. Those who have played the games (especially Persona 3: FES) and have good memory might spot them.

In the bustling city of Iwatodai, an unlikely team: the Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad (S.E.E.S.), is being formed under a veil of mystery and intrigue.

After displaying his prowess in the ring, a young boxer named Akihiko Sanada receives an unexpected and bizarre invitation. As he grapples with the eeriness of the Dark Hour, Akihiko is introduced to the power of Personas, and along with his longtime friend, Shinjiro Aragaki, they are ushered into a world filled with Shadows and secrets.

As they navigate highschool life and uncover the depths of Tartarus, the founding members of the S.E.E.S. also find themselves caught in the crossfire of a deadly conspiracy, orchestrated by a sinister mind that is closer to them than what they imagine. The stakes are in place for a path filled with danger, camaraderie and struggle.

A psychic guy is beginning to develop his abilities prior to a devastating occurrence

Hey, I'm Miyazaki Akira, I'm a telepath, and welcome to my mildly amusing mildly normal life.

Here's what you need to know.

"The Grid" a highly regulated internet of the not so distant future has almost entirely eradicated crime. Through some kind of advanced AI tech the police are able to collate user data into behavioural profile pictures -  otherwise known as  ‘stealthies’ - aimed at finding and even predicting criminal personalities. The police force continues to exist, but their capacity has become subjugated to the realms of data analysis and software maintenance.

Living "offgrid"  has not been abolished, but without a "Gridtag" - a universal internet ID that allows you access to the Grid but also gives the police the ability to monitor you - many necessities are inaccessible. Shopping, driving and telecommunications to name a few, as well as the ability to travel internationally. You following so far?Despite this, there are still a few that attempt to live outside of mainstream society as much as possible.

This is where Damien Budinski and Sahar Smith come in. It's their job to keep tabs, real world tabs, on these individuals who choose to live a life offgrid, in order to assess their threat as best as a human mind can.Usually less exciting than it sounds, their job is about to get difficult as they are tasked with finding a man that will prove impossibly illusive. But who is he, why is he attempting to take down The Grid and what's the deal with his apparent psychic powers?

Catia has lived in hiding since she was twelve, when she manifested a rare and illegal magic ability: mind reading. She's kept her ability secret for so long, she's forgotten what it's like to live and breathe freely. Her endurance for the refugee lifestyle finally breaks when her ability begins triggering horrifying visions and hallucinations.Confused and terrified, she decides to turn herself in to the Empire in hopes that one particular magic user can help her decipher these visions: The Judge. Upon meeting him, he tells her that she is afflicted by a soul parasite known as a Vaire. She will become one of the horrifically mutated Affected within a month. He agrees to help her purge it, but at a price.The Judge embeds Catia into The Draylix Empire, using her Psionic abilities to serve as a personal telepath to an Auxiliary in the upper echelons of the government. Neck deep in political intrigue, she must dig up enough dirt on the Auxiliary to blackmail him into manufacturing an immensely rare and dangerous hylix crystal: the only thing capable of curing a soul parasite. All while under constant threat of exposure, or worse, incriminating those she loves.But she doesn't have long, for as her visions worsen, she begins to wonder whether they are visions at all, or if something far more terrifying is at work.----"Red Queen" meets "Stranger Things".