Story of Makoto Yuki began in 1999, where the experiment that was conducted by researchers of Kirijo Group exploded by the man-made island called Port Island. This explosion caused the birth of Dark Hour and Tartarus. All twelve shadows that was created in order to summon the thirteenth shadow, the Death as a sign to call forth the maternal being for the 'New World' they seek. The incomplete Death ran towards Moonlight Bridge and was chased by the last number of anti-shadow weapon, Aigis. The chasing ended up hurting civilians that was found currently riding a car at Moonlight Bridge. The car crashed, killing a couple and leaving a dark blue haired child next to the car. Unable to defeat the Death, the anti-shadow weapon Aigis had no choice but to seal the Death inside the child on her vision before she finally lost her power and broken.
The Journey
Ten years has passed after the incident in 1999, a high schooler Makoto Yuki went back to Iwatodai to start his school days as a transfer student at Gekkoukan High School. There, he lived at the dorm that was owned by Kirijo Group and could only be entered by those students with potential of doing activities on the Dark Hour, Iwatodai Dormitory. He was found to have the potential towards the Dark Hour and thus making him awaken his power on calling forth a Persona during the fight with 'The Magician' shadows by the Full Moon of Dark Hour. Starting with a team of three with Yukari Takeba and Junpei Iori and eventually grew into a big group of SEES, he went through his days as a high schooler and Shadow extinguisher(SEES) to end the Dark Hour by defeating all twelve shadows that appeared every Full Moon.
Their efforts were all in vain due to the false information he got from Shuji Ikutsuki, the Chairman of Gekkoukan High School, as well as one of scientists of Kirijo Group that conducted the research at 1999. Though it was in vain, SEES decided to continue their journey on finding the way to fully erase the Dark Hour. A new transfer student of Makoto's class, Ryoji Mochizuki was later found by Aigis that he was actually 'the Death' that has been sealed within Makoto's body back at 1999. He was now in a complete form due to SEES action on defeating the the twelve shadows. His appearance here was as 'The Appriser', the sign that the maternal being called Nyx was about to come to earth, ending all live of mankind. Ryoji gave choices to SEES to kill him and have peaceful days without worrying the end or to not kill him and face Nyx. Later on at New Year eve, the team decided to let Ryoji live and confronted Nyx that could be find at the peak of Tartarus by the Promised Day, January 31st, 2010.
January 31st, SEES let Makoto went to the peak of Tartarus to defeat Nyx which was totally an impossible thing to do. It was impossible to defeat Nyx but there was only one way and Makoto was the only person that capable on doing so. Leaving his friends behind, Makoto once again confronted the core of Nyx. He, using all of his power, sealed Nyx and be the 'Messiah' of mankind, totally erasing the Dark Hour and also Tartarus.
Time marched to March 5, the graduation day for the seniors. SEES' members who had forgotten of their struggle of defeating Dark Hour for some months had finally regained their memories and reunited with Aigis and Makoto who had come earlier at the rooftop of Gekkoukan High School. Makoto had finally fulfilled his promise with Aigis to see the spring together and to reunite his comrades by the graduation day and finally took his deep sleep by Aigis' lap.
Time marched to March 5, the graduation day for the seniors. SEES' members who had forgotten of their struggle of defeating Dark Hour for some months had finally regained their memories and reunited with Aigis and Makoto who had come earlier at the rooftop of Gekkoukan High School. Makoto had finally fulfilled his promise with Aigis to see the spring together and to reunite his comrades by the graduation day and finally took his deep sleep by Aigis' lap.