[What end indeed... Akechi breaths a small, near inaudible sigh. Serph doesn't need to know that Akechi was once an assassin. He's no longer bound to Shido.

Best not to bring... complications.

No, he can focus on the broader strokes. The more idealistic use of Personas.]

There was a group of Persona users, the Phantom Thieves, who traversed the Metaverse to fight against corruption by stealing the distorted desires of corrupt adults, thereby forcing them to confront their guilt and confess their sins.

It was a power easily exploited, of course, but they were all victims of an unjust society, and their targets were often above the law.