The Fall

The Fall is a prophecy in Persona 3. The Fall in also referred as the The End by other due to it's true purpose, and the effect to the civilization.

Story
The the origin of the prophecy accumulates 10 years ago prior the events of Persona 3, to study the nature of Shadows, the Kirijo Group implemented the research of studying Shadows, and hopefully, convert their powers. Through their experiment, the leading scientists came to know about the Fall. The Fall is destined to be the End of the World, where Nyx will descend upon the world, destroying humanity.

Later, the scientists came to known about the herald of Nyx, Death. Embracing death as a deliverance, the scientists began mass collecting shadows, hoping to rejuvenate Death, and subsequently, summoning Nyx. Through the last stages of experiment, however, Eiichiro Takeba, one of the leading scientist rejected the believe, and interrupted the experiment. As a result, Death was forcefully separated into twelve parts. The remaining shadows, along with Death would later become outrage, destroying the facilities and created the phenomena of the Dark Hour and Tartarus.

Death was eventually sealed within a young child, and due to it being unable to reunite with his counterparts, the Fall was delayed for some time. When the Protagonist arrives to the very first place the Shadow was created, Port Island, the Shadows became reactive again, along with the prophecy of the Fall.