Ever wonder what happened to Gamindustri after the bad ending route in Hyperdimension Neptunia MK2/Rebirth 2? Well, this story is going to take play after the end of that ending!
There are many hardships, and a lot of new characters! Let's get it on, huh?
Disclaimer: I don't own Hyperdimension Neptunia. If I did, I'd be extremely happy.
I DO own the OC's and the plot though!
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It's the year 20XX.
One year has passed since the events leading Nepgear to killing all the CPU's in order to defeat the 'Deity of Sin.'
Although she is alone, Nepgear has managed to pull off an amazing feat. Leading all of Gamindustri without much issue.
With the continued help of Histoire and Kei, the only two Oracles willing to help Nepgear lead Gamindustri, they've continued to prosper.
While the small nations that the other two Oracles control continue to fall behind and never catch up.
In a constant state of failure, Chika, the ex-Oracle of Leanbox quit and was never seen again.
But the ex-Oracle of Lowee, Mina, continues to battle against Nepgear's nation, even if it will always end in failure.
Aside from these things, Gamindustri was peaceful, as promised by Nepgear. But, now a new threat enters the horizon.
How will the heroine deal with this new unprecedented crisis?
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Working frantically, Mina stapled all her documents and wrote out letters of approval on her desk. This week the papers just keep climbing. Apparently, the ruse in New Lowee was taking a step further than Mina anticipated which lead to a lot of bad things.
Not only were the shares at an all-time low, but a new group that calls themselves 'The Thirteen Guardians,' have shown up, wreaking havoc all over the place! Mina has never been so frustrated in her whole entire life!
They continued to cause problems that she had to deal with! And what were they asking for now? The ability to be able to, and quote: "Have a nice long chat," with her.
It was just outrageous! If they kept this up, New Lowee was doomed! And look at Nepgear, sitting in her peaceful tower living her peaceful life! How dare she! While these new disturbances annoyed Mina to no end, it was the fact that Nepgear could cope with the pressure of having killed every single CPU.
She just could not comprehend why Nepgear could still move forward without even so much as showing remorse for her fallen sisters!
And Mina? Oh how much she's changed since a year ago. She fought constantly with Nepgear about how much land they own, and every damn time Nepgear takes just a small bit out of her land!
Who the hell would be able to keep calm after something like that?! And now these new guys showing up are making it worse! Her load was bad enough when she was just a simple oracle. And sure she managed a whole nation by herself for three years, barely being able to stand up against ASIC.
But that didn't mean anything!
A knock on the door caught Mina's attention, and she turned her head in the direction of the door. "Enter!" she called, unsure who exactly wanted to see her at this time. To her surprise, it was actually Chika!
Chika was the ex-oracle of Leanbox, and also New Leanbox's leader. After a time, she vanished from everyone's view and New Leanbox was destroyed. How long has it been since she heard from Chika? Five months now?
"Chika-"
"Spare the long-time no see greetings." Chika quickly said, walking into Mina's office slowly and looking around. "I'm not here on a 'good times' visiting."
Mina frowned slightly, but otherwise kept a small smile. "Then why are you here, Chika? Surely you must know what is happening in my own city."
She nodded, looking out the viewing window that allowed Mina too see all of New Lowee. It really looked like a beautiful nation. Too bad it was going to fall at some point...
"I am here because I require your aid."
Mina tilted her head, a look of confusion apparent on her face. "However do you mean?"
Chika looked down slightly, and turned towards Mina. "You know of the Thirteen Guardians, correct?" at Mina's nod, she continued. "Well, apparently their main goal is to rid the world of Nepgear."
At this, Mina practically flew out of her seat and got up right in front of Chika. "What! Really?! Why?"
Chika looked away slightly. "They didn't give a reason why. They just said that Nepgear was their enemy, and that they plan on overthrowing her."
Mina placed a hand to her mouth, suppressing a gasp, before lowering her hand slowly. "Why tell me this? Surely there is some reason you know of all...this..." then the realization struck Mina, a tad bit too late though.
Chika smiled. "Yes. They asked that you and I join them in their attempt at accomplishing their goal."
Mina's eyes widened for a moment, before a light frown appeared on her face. "Is this where you disappeared off to?" While Mina hasn't really changed in appearance at all, Chika on the other hand changed quite a bit.
Still wearing the same clothes, some new editions like an emblem and what appeared to be a weapon sheath on her back. Did that mean...?
She smiled. "Yes. I was offered to join them and be trained. It was I that recommended you, Mina. We both share our dislike for Nepgear, not to mention we share that dislike with every Guardian member."
Mina's frown vanished, and a devious smile appeared on her face. "When do we begin?"
"Right now."
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"...Due to certain events, I do not entirely agree with you heading off and visiting the new nations, Nepgear." Kei, the vice oracle of Gamindustri said to Nepgear. At the moment, Nepgear had a huge plan to try and make peace with New Lowee and New Leanbox.
Why the thought didn't occur to her half a year ago, she wasn't sure. With the constant state of attacks from both nations, which Nepgear expertly handled and dealt with properly, you would think she would have thought of this idea that long ago.
"But why, Kei? What's happening over in New Lowee?" she asked.
"You've heard the reports of riots in NL, along with Chika's disappearance. Collecting the correct information, thanks to IF's hard work, we've managed to come to the conclusion that New Leanbox is under heavy influence of the Thirteen Guardians." Kei summed up the state of things with no pause.
And before Nepgear had a chance to say anything, she continued. "Also, we believe that the riots in Lowee point to the crashing down of Leanbox. This proves that the Guardians are in cahoots with Leanbox, and are currently in the planning stage of having a truce with Lowee."
No matter how many times Kei gives all the details, Nepgear will always have issues understanding completely what is happening. Doesn't that mean that Chika's disappearance may have something to do with the Guardians?
And if so, wouldn't that mean...?
"Doesn't that mean that, in my going to Lowee, I could most likely be seized and killed on the spot?" Nepgear came to the conclusion, and Kei nodded.
"Yes. That is why I disagree with sending you to Lowee. Any hope of making peace with Mina has vanished. And other sources tell me that it is possible that Chika has already made contact with Mina in hopes of joining forces to take you and the Nation of Gamindustri down."
Now she understood. Made sense...kind of.
Kei stood up straight from the chair she was sitting in, and rolling on her heel, she turned around to face the door out of Nepgear's office. "If that is all, IF and Compa had information for me pertaining to Lowee and Leanbox."
Nepgear just nodded, and with that Kei left the room. Shutting the door quietly behind her and making her way towards her meeting spot.
"Was this what she meant?" Nepgear quietly said to no one in particular, before taking a seat at her desk. With a sigh and leaning into her arm, she closed her eyes. "Will Gamindustri really fall because of my actions a year ago?"
With that question plaguing her mind, she fell asleep.
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In the deepest part of the Library, Histoire huddled over a small book, deeply absorbing all its contents within a matter of seconds. This was the thirteenth book on Gamindustri History that Histoire committed herself to memorizing.
Ever since Chika's act of disappearance and Mina's sudden stop of attacks, she escaped to the Library, which held the largest expanse of books, in order to find anything similar to what is happening now.
And with the thirteenth book, still nothing. She tossed it haphazardly onto the desk she was floating near before sighing and closing her eyes. "Still nothing..." she mumbled between breaths.
It was that moment that Cave decided to enter, hefting a large pile of books effortlessly. "The books from the V section." she said simply, in which she set them down and Histoire waved her away. Not saying another word, Cave left Histoire to continue onward.
"Is this even producing fruit? Not one hint of this ever happening in history..." she said, sighing yet again before picking up another book and began reading. This was basically all she's been doing lately. She left the information affairs to Kei.
And from what they've gathered so far, this could mark something unimaginable. The complete destruction of Gamindustri. And who is going to be standing on top? Chika and Mina, along with 11 other fools.
Because didn't the same thing happen with Leanbox leading to Chika vanishing? A group of 11 people, who called themselves the 'Thirteen' Guardians, rioted in Leanbox, and then Chika up and vanished, along with the riots. Then Leanbox basically fell into chaos.
Now Lowee was suffering riots from the 'Thirteen' Guardians. And why call themselves the 'Thirteen Guardians' if they only had 11, and they rioted both Leanbox and Lowee? The outcome is right there; Mina and Chika were on their list for the group.
And now? Who knows what could happen. But that was exactly the reason Histoire chose this opportunity to study the history. Both in her book of 'Everything,' and in their library. And so far? No results.
This could spell doom for all of Gamindustri, and the ex-oracles hardly cared at all. Only their nation was alert to the doom that may befall this whole world. And it started with one idea in mind; destroy Nepgear.
"I must find something that relates to this!" she said, and starting reading the book in full. Needless to say, the Nation of Gamindustri was very busy during this time. And what could happen in the next few days?
Perhaps a war.
Perhaps a demand.
Perhaps their death.
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"...She's late." IF said, tapping her foot impatiently. She and Compa arrived at the meeting spot almost an hour ago. Kei was never ever late to any meeting she had. She was just that stingy.
"Ah, just give her some time. She had a meeting with Ge-Ge just an hour ago. Who knows what she could have wanted." Compa said, still wearing a smile on her face. The two just arrived back from New Lowee, and with this new piece of news, they were sure-
"I'm sorry for being late; I had duties to attend to." Kei said, interrupting their thoughts and taking a seat across from the two. IF just sighed. "About time...We were beginning to think you'd never make it."
Kei just smiled slightly. "I always make time for my meetings. Anyway, what information do you bring this time?"
IF and Compa shared a look, before IF spoke. "We've found out that the riots in Lowee have died down completely." then Compa took over. "So we came to the conclusion that Lowee has entered the same state Leanbox did when its oracle vanished."
Kei placed a hand to her chin, before nodding. "Just like Histoire's hunch..." she mumbled, before moving her hand and speaking out loud. "So our suspicions were true after all. How long do we have before they will make their move?"
IF spoke next. "I perceive we have about a month before they unleash whatever plan they have set."
Kei sighed, leaning back in her chair. That spelled trouble with a capital T. A month from now is when the carnival took place. A perfect time to sneak into Gamindustri and destroy it from the inside.
"...Have you told any of the others?" when they both shook their heads, Kei stood up from her seat and placed both hands on the table.
"Then I hereby place a level C alert. Gather everyone to the Basilicom as soon as possible." without any more words exchanged, Kei walked away, leaving IF and Compa to tell everyone to meet at the Basilicom.
"I'll head for the HQ." IF said, standing up and looking towards the direction of the Basilicom. "You can head for the hotel. I'm sure Falcom and 5pb. are there." Compa nodded, standing up from her chair as well. "Alright! See you at the Basilicom." and with that, the two parted ways.
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"Histoire, there has been a meeting set for ten minutes from now. Perhaps you should take a break and head up there." Cave said, finally getting Histoire's attention. Histoire actually looked at Cave with a look of fear. "Then I guess it's time."
Cave nodded, and the two headed for the main meeting room. It was at least a 5 minute walk to get to the main building, and another 5 to reach the meeting hall. And Histoire was dreading this meeting with her very being.
This was going to be war. And if they launch their attack a month from now, they couldn't do a thing.
"May the goddess help us..." she mumbled, following Cave after setting her book down.
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"Now I hope you all understand exactly why I have called this meeting." Kei started off, giving note to every single person in the hall. The only two people they were missing are Broccoli and CC2.
She gave one last look around the table, earning nods from everyone. Then she continued. "It is as Histoire feared. Due to the information we've just received from IF and Compa," she gave a thanking nod in their direction. "We've come to the conclusion that the 'Guardians' and the two ex-oracles are now coming together to try and destroy Gamindustri."
As Kei was about to continue, Red raised her hand. Without even being called upon, she started talking. "Wouldn't that mean we're in trouble?"
She nodded. "Yes. Major trouble. As you all already know, the 'Guardians,' as they call themselves, are not joking around. They've managed to subdue two nations in a matter of days. First Leanbox and now Lowee." she turned her head in IF's direction.
"According to our visit a short while ago, the attacks in Lowee stopped quite suddenly. It may just be a trick, but at this moment it isn't smart to just lie back because it may or may not be a trick."
And then Nepgear, who was thinking to herself this whole time, spoke after. "It could be so, that with their aid, the 'Guardians' might accomplish what they have for their goal."
"Yes, quite so. We're traversing dangerous grounds. We have but one month to think of a countermeasure for this...impending issue at hand." Histoire said.
Then the room was silent. Everyone deep in thought. Could the 8 of them really have a chance against such a force?
But the meeting wasn't over; there were still some things that needed to be addressed-
And then the door suddenly slammed open, a boy with short black hair and...Just an overall black appearance, entered. He was completely out of breath.
"What is the meaning of this, sir Tri?"
Tri, the name of the boy, finally recovered his breath. The meeting members only consisted of girls, which spelled a bit of chaos in the young boys mind. "Attack...western...side...help!" he barely got out.
"Whoa, whoa, slow down. Take deep breaths and then tell us." IF, ever so concerning, spoke up. By this point the meeting was mute, as they were waiting on whatever Tri had to say.
He took a deep breath, before letting it out slowly. "The western edge of Gamindustri was attacked by somebody who called himself 'Number four!' Hector passed the information the moment it showed up!
Histoire's eyes widened for a moment, before she relaxed slightly. "Okay, I get the situation." she said, gaining everyone's attention. Various expressions were showing in the room at that moment, and Histoire could obviously tell it wasn't good.
"It appears the "Guardians" are already beginning their attack. I'd like to send Nepgear there to handle the situation."
Before Nepgear accepted the idea, surprising it was Cave that didn't agree. "What do you mean? Just Nepgear? Surely you must know that-"
But Histoire cut her off. "Yes, I know completely that Nepgear's special training isn't complete. But I fear that just one of these villains is much too powerful for you normal humans to handle. If this person claimed to be the fourth, we can only assume that he will be quite powerful."
Kei nodded. "Yes, I see the point. Nepgear, would you like to travel to the Western side and give them your assistance?"
Nepgear nodded, placing a hand to her chest. "Of course! I'll get going right away." she said. All the board members nodded their heads, and without a second hesitation, Nepgear rushed out of the room.
"...I wonder why they've already started." Compa voiced her thoughts, and both oracles shook their head.
"We can only wonder."
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Nepgear rushed franticly down the stairs of the Basilicom. It was only two floors down that they had their flight lift off platform. But even for two floors, it was still a long way. The main central Basilicom was actually four times the size of Planeptune's.
And the moment Nepgear placed her feet on the level that held the flight platform, or the DFP, a voice came from up top of the stairs. "Wait!" it was the boy that had burst into the meeting to give the report.
Nepgear, being the ever so sweet person she was, stopped suddenly in order to give him time to catch up. "What do you need, Tri?" she asked. After a few seconds, he finally caught up to her, leaning over and panting.
These girls have too much energy...he thought, catching his breath. "I'd like to accompany you to ward off the enemy." he finally said, straightening himself up. It was true; Tri did hold a strange power that was still unknown to them. But was he ready...?
Before Nepgear could say something, he talked again. "I know I may not seem like it, but I can fight. I want to help in some way." For once...
It was a few moments later when Nepgear finally gave in. "Fine. We'll get to the DFP and I'll activate HDD and fly us there." the smile that appeared on his face was enough for Nepgear to smile herself.
With that, the two ran for the platform and Nepgear quickly activated HDD. Even after a whole year, her HDD form still hasn't changed. Except her personality.
"Climb on!" she said, floating slightly in the air. With one solid leap, Tri was in the air and he landed on her back. Without another moment wasted, they were completely airborne and flying fast towards the western edge.
Planeptune's ruins-
After an hour of flying, Tri finally decided to start a conversation. "So, how long until we get there."
"It's another two hours to get to the ruins. And who knows where this guy is." a straight answer. She has changed quite a bit since she took every CPU's life. With that, he stopped talking.
After all, today was the first day he even really got to see the CPU in person. But he does know Kei personally.
And she was correct. There wasn't much talk on the way there, but after two hours they arrived at the Ruins of Planeptune. It wasn't really ruins as much as it was just void of contact and populace. The 'Boonies' is basically what it's called.
They flew for another 10 minutes, before landing on a platform connected to Planeptune's Basilicom.
With that, Tri jumped off of Nepgear's back, performing a perfectly executed front flip.
"I'd say splitting up might be best. But considering how big this city is, I doubt that'd work in our favour." Nepgear said, deactivated HDD and placing her feet on the ground. Tri just nodded as he looked over the edge of the platform. You could see the entire city from here.
"Right, then we might as well-" he didn't get a chance to finish his sentence, before they heard laughter a little ways behind them. Reacting quickly, Tri and Nepgear took out their respective weapons, and pointed them in the direction it came from.
"Ah, I mean no harm. At least not to the boy there." A figure appeared out of the shadows. It was a big man with a large scythe looking weapon in his hand, but resting on his shoulder. "I really only have business with that girl there." he said, pointing his scythe at Nepgear. The two tensed up instantly.
"And the point is?" Tri asked, slowly relaxing his battle stance. Nepgear herself stayed alert and aware of the mysterious man's position on the platform.
He laughed. A laugh capable of quelling the ancient power of the Deity of Sin. "My point-" he started, and before the two even had a chance to think about what he might do next, he was suddenly in front of Nepgear. Nepgear of course noticed this, but wasn't quick enough on the draw. She was launched off of the platform, barely blocking the man's attack, and then she fell straight down.
"Is that I kill her." he said, turning swiftly after watching to see if she hit the ground. "I am the fourth Guardian, Feng. It is my pleasure to meet you." he said, bowing but keeping his scythe at the ready.
Tri could barely believe his eyes. Did Nepgear just get overpowered in an instant? This was bad. Extremely bad! He back stepped a few feet, before holding his Katana in a vertical direction.
"Ah, still resisting eh? Well..." he said, and before Tri could even blink, he was behind him with his scythe's tip at his throat. "You better surrender. You won't live any longer if you resist any further. I hate to have to kill people that aren't important to our goal."
Tri grunted. This was bad. He had absolutely no chance in hell fighting somebody who has enough power to fling a person as powerful as Nepgear off of a tower with little to no effort. With an angered face, Tri dropped his Katana and kicked it off of the platform.
"Bye, sword." he thought, and felt Feng's scythe pull away from his throat. He rubbed his throat, turning around and facing Feng.
"Smart choice lad." he said, before moving to look over the edge again. "Well, that was easy. I thought the grand CPU of the whole world was able to destroy worlds. Too bad for that rumour."
Tri closed his eyes. What could he do now? The moment he'd touch his communicator, the brute would instantly be upon him. So much for being ready for anything...
Feng sighed, turning his back away from the edge to look at Tri. "How about you join our group, laddie? I promise you, you will be treated equally!" his loud voice was getting on Tri's nerves. And the fact that this beast in front of him reminded him about what happened in his past…That didn't help his nerves at all.
Feng raised his eyebrows, before sighing. "No eh? Well, I guess that's fine. We have everyone we ever needed anyway." he said, walking slightly towards Tri. "I guess I'm finished here. That CPU proved to be a wuss-"
And Tri had no clue what happened to Feng's voice, but when he opened his eyes he saw Nepgear, now transformed, locking blades with Feng. When did she even show up?!
"Gah! Didn't expect that!" Feng shouted, and Nepgear delivered a powerful underhanded swing, which Feng indeed blocked, but it was so powerful that he was launched in the air. Without so much as speaking, Nepgear flew up at him so fast that Tri couldn't even comprehend, but he did see Feng now flying at an extreme speed towards the city.
And when he crashed into the ground? Well, a large crater appeared. It was a good thing Nepgear aimed that smash down towards a place that didn't hold any residents. And with that, Nepgear slowly fell towards the platform, before stopping a few inches above it.
"The fool." she said suddenly, looking in Tri's direction before smiling slightly. "I'm sorry about that. Caught me off guard."
All Tri could do was tilt his head in confusion. What the heck just happened? First she took a dive off of a...two thousand feet tower and hit the ground. Now here she is, right in front of him with a smile on her face.
"Uhhh..." truly at a loss for words.
She put a hand to her mouth to not allow the giggle escape. "I guess it's finished. Let's be on our way back." she said, glad that the training with Falcom and Tekken paid off. Tri nodded his head slowly, and before he got on her back, they heard another laugh.
It seemed these people just love laughing.
"Very good!" the voice said, and they turned around with their eyes wide. Here he was, Feng, standing not more than 5 feet away from them, with not a single scratch visible.
"No way!" Nepgear said, taking a heroic step forward in his direction.
"I was a bit surprised there. Our leader didn't say you were capable of that. Guess you shouldn't trust everything the leader says, huh?" he smirked, and held his scythe in the air. "Perhaps I should go all out!" he yelled.
A light appeared around his scythe, and he started spinning the handle of it at extreme speeds. Then he suddenly grabbed the other end of it, and it twisted to the point in which it snapped apart.
But what was inside the handle startled both of them; a chain. With a series of movements, he held the bladed end of the scythe with his left hand and the other side with his right. "Now things are going to get interesting."
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[Just after Nepgear and Tri left Gamindustri City.]
"...And there they go." Kei said, walking with Histoire. There were windows everywhere, and it just so happened that they were looking out the one that showed the DFP. DFP meant 'Designated Flight Platform.' Gamindustri City's Basilicom had 6 in different places around the tower.
Through the months, they were able to put together a machine that could fly, thanks to Nepgear's love of robots and the like. They've really gone far ever since the events of last year.
Within months, Nepgear already held almost 95% of the entire world. And she did an amazing job managing every single thing about it. Born with the talent, or so Kei supposed.
"Yes. I hope that nothing bad befalls them on their travels. Even when they arrive, I hope that they can deal with the situation without any issue." Histoire was deeply worried about this. Any of the Guardians from the 7th down has the potential to wipe the floor with Nepgear, even in HDD mode.
Kei just nodded. They may need to send another person down there...she had a bad feeling about this.
And that was when Marc, another addition to the team, came running down the hallway and stopping right next to Kei and Histoire. Her style of clothing was anything but bad looking. She wore close to the same style of clothing that IF wore, aside from colour differences and a few additions such as an emblem and a turtle neck.
"We have a major problem!" she said, leaning over and panting. They both turned to look in her direction, before Kei stepped forward and offered a comforting hand on the shoulder. "What's the problem, Marc?"
She seemed to regain her breath faster than Tri did, which was saying something, before she said it all in one breath. "The enemy that Nepgear and Tri are fighting was the one who was said to be a match for all 8 CPU's!"
She was of course referring to The four CPU's and CPU candidates.
Kei blinked for about 5 seconds, before Histoire knocked her back to her senses. "What do you mean?"
Marc's expression was one that Kei hoped she'd never see on anyone's faces ever again. It was one of terror and horrified. "Nepgear is most likely to die!"
That got the gears spinning, and Histoire took control of the conversation. "This is a level six issue. We're sending IF and Falcom down there right this instant!"
And as Histoire and Marc quickly left that hallway, Kei stood in silence.
"Feng..."
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*Crash* "Gahhh!" Nepgear screamed as Feng's attack seemed to effortlessly throw Nepgear right into the tower wall, with enough force that sent her through that side and out the other end. That in itself was at least two-hundred feet of distance.
As Nepgear's figure flew, Tri turned his attention back to Feng, who was now facing his direction.
"Gahahahaha! What a show! I hope you'll be more interesting. You haven't even attacked me once!" he said, taking slow steps towards Tri while flailing his scythe in the air.
"Tch." Tri took a step back every time Feng took a step forward. What can I do in this situation? Even Nepgear was thrown silly through that building. And she was in HDD mode!"
But the pursuit would come to an end. For Tri took another step backwards and he barely caught himself when his foot when over the edge. Here he was, cornered by the enemy with no way of winning.
This is the end, huh? And I didn't even manage to rescue my friend…
He reached behind his back, drawing out the second sword he had sheathed on his back. This one was pure black with red engraving on it. His best sword in the world. But he knew in his heart that even this sword wasn't going to help him in this fight.
I might as well make one last stand...She'd probably hate me if I didn't.
With gritted teeth, he held his sword in a cross block, ready for any attack that Feng could muster.
"Pfft. Worthless."
That was the only word Tri heard before his sword was instantly knocked out of his hand. In that split shock, Feng closed in and kneed him in the gut. With a mixture of noises, Tri coughed out blood, before Feng kicked outward. It sent him flying away from the tower at an incredible speed.
He knew that he wouldn't survive the crash. Nepgear might have, seeing how she was just that strong. But him? He'd just splatter on the ground...nothing left...He was just a dead weight here…Back then he couldn't help anyone, why would it change now?
Feng watched his flying body, knowing the kid would die on impact. He was just a normal human after all, and he lacked training and strength. With a sigh, he locked his scythe back in place, and placed it on his back.
"That was boring. Did we really need to try so hard to deal with these kids?" he said, closing his eyes. He went easy on them and yet...they were so weak? What was the point in fighting them if all they were just weaklings?
He stood next to the edge, feeling the wind on his face. "You should have stayed home." he said, twisting his neck around and popping it in multiple areas.
"That CPU holds a lot of potential. Though I wished she mastered her power. Maybe then we could have had an interesting fight."
A flash of light to his left caught his attention, and in one swift movement, he had his scythe off his back and blocking a dangerously powerful blow from Nepgear, who seemed to have recovered quicker than Feng anticipated.
The worst part of it was that even though he put his all into blocking the blow, she still managed to push he back a few feet.
"You...YOU!" Nepgear shouted, and Feng didn't have time to react before Nepgear was instantly behind him.
So fast!-
He tried to twist around and block, but before he could Nepgear slashed vertically and cut through his skin. With a grunt of pain, he was launched forward a bit, before twisting fully and blocking Nepgear's next attack.
A clash of light, and they locked weapons once again.
"So you've managed to cut me. Where did this strength come from?"
Nepgear didn't say anything, before she did something that shocked him completely. She lifted him up by where they were locked, and with a solid kick, she connected with his gut, launching him into the air and off of the platform.
With heavy breathing, Nepgear slowly lowered to the platform, and her HDD deactivated. She crumbled onto her hands and knees.
"Urk...I barely handled that..." she said, struggling to rise to her feet. Her eyes glanced to her right, the direction that Feng sent Tri flying, and she caught his figure smashing into the ground.
And Tri was dead, just like that.
She closed her eyes and looked away, not wanting to know the outcome of that crash.
"I shouldn't have brought him!" she shouted, slamming her fist onto the metal ground, which actually dented it plenty.
Then her communicator began to flash, and with tears in her eyes she clicked it on.
Nepgear, what's the situation?
It was Histoire's voice, and Nepgear stumbled with her words in response.
"*Sniff*, I-I couldn-coulndlt save him! Tri he's...he's...gone..." she said, tears flowing from her voice. Histoire's eyes widened on the small hologram screen, before she clutched her fists. "No way..."
"Histoire...I...I'm..."
"It was not your fault Nepgear. He knew the outcome of the choice he made when he went with you."
*Sniff* "Ye-yeah. You're right." she said, slowly getting the rest of the way on her feet, before standing up straight. "I'll...be heading back. I finished the guy off."
That was when Histoire tilted her head with a look of confusion.
"Nepgear. Do not drop your guard. That member is rumoured to have the strength of all 8 CPU's."
Nepgear blinked for a moment. "W-Wait, what?"
Before Histoire had a chance to answer, Nepgear had to react quickly to dodge the overhead strike that was intended to cleave her from head to toe. She spun around in the air in order to spot the now pissed off Feng, his the attack from his scythe was strong enough to pierce into the hard metal ground, leaving a large hole.
This time, he didn't look so flawless. He was all banged up with cuts and bruises, a small trickle of blood ran down from his forehead.
"Okay, I'm done messing around." he said, Nepgear shut off her comms and drew her Beam Sword, but she was too slow. The speed she had in her HDD wasn't there anymore, and she found herself flung into the air, and back down to the platform. She slammed onto it, creating a small dent about 2 feet down.
But the amount of blood she coughed out of her mouth said it all. She was finished. The scythe blade had cut open a gash long enough to make sure her doom.
Here she was again...even after a year of getting stronger, she still had to watch as her enemy stood in front of her in victory.
Here she was again, about to lose. And now? Gamindustri would most likely fall into chaos.
"Payback time." he said, standing at the edge of the small metal crater, holding his scythe in the air and preparing to deliver the finishing blow.
"That's right, payback time!" this new voice deeply confused Nepgear, before the face of IF, her closest friend, appeared in view. Her strength had increased drastically since a year ago, and it proved true when even though Feng blocked her attack, he was still pushed back a few inches by the force.
"Another one wishes to meet her doom!" Feng said, rolling his scythe through IF's Qatar's, and slashing right down on her face. But IF, being slightly more mobile than Nepgear, managed to twist her blocking arm and redirect his scythe away from her harmlessly, and she then dealt a strong air kick that pushed both him and her back away a few feet.
Now IF stood near Nepgear, and Feng quite a ways away.
"Don't die on me now, Nepgear." she said, jumping to the other side of the hole and entering a guard stance as a protective measure against Feng.
"Tch. So this is the strength of IF." he mumbled, swinging his scythe overhead and holding it with both hands.
"So, what now?" he asked, a smug look on his face. IF stood, not shaking in any way, completely different from Tri. "What now? I kick your ass for hurting Nepgear, and killing Tri! That's what!" she shouted, waiting for Feng to make the first move.
A breeze flew through the air as IF and Feng stared each other down. Nepgear still didn't move, seeing as she was defeated as she was. IF took one quick look at Nepgear, instantly figuring out the situation, and looking back at Feng.
This was bad. She already lost a large amount of blood. Anymore and she'd be likely to just pass out. This would be bad, extremely bad. Where were Marc and Falcom? This was already dire.
IF was confident enough to be able to handle this monster by herself at full power. But she still knew that she'd lose without assistance. Maybe using the cannon bolt on the 'Falcon Plane' to reach here faster was a bad idea.
But at least she saved Nepgear because of that. Thank the lord that Nepgear had the knowledge of machines. If not, the amount of time it took to make the 'Falcon Plane' would have doubled- no, tripled.
The wind was all anyone could hear at the moment. The concentration skills of both IF and Feng were unimaginable. And neither wanted to make the first move. This worked to IF's advantage.
With a sigh, Feng relaxed his grip on his scythe. When he noticed that IF quirked her eyebrow, he explained. "I do not feel the need to even try to fight you. I can tell that the force that you put into that initial strike was caused by some other means. Otherwise, you would have been able to continue the assault."
IF blinked. This was even worse than it was a few minutes ago.
"Thus, I conclude that you aren't really powerful, if at all."
That grinded IF's gears a bit too much, and with a burst of speed she was practically floating in the air around half and inch, closing in on Feng a bit too fast for him to comprehend. In fact, he wasn't expecting much from her at all, but this proved him wrong.
In just one second, she was already swinging her Qatar's in fury, Feng either blocking or parrying every single one. Her mad dash actually forced him to the edge faster than Nepgear or Tri, which of course surprised him.
And with a mid-air uppercut kick, her heel connected with his chin, and he was launched slightly in the air. But she wasn't done. In his small bit of shock, she slashed him a few times before delivering a perfect mid-air roundhouse kick to his gut, which sent him flying.
And the most surprising part of her attacks? She did them all in mid-air without touching the ground. With Feng's flying figure, IF landed on the ground and took a deep breath before sighing.
"Hmph. That's what you get for messing with me." she said, turning around slightly before stopping and looking at his small body as it smashed into the ground for what seemed like the hundredth time today.
"But I'm not done with you yet." she said, opening her comm and linking it to the 'Falcon'
"Falcom, Marc, when you arrive I want you to pick Nepgear up. Tri didn't make it." she said, looking over at Nepgear.
"Roger..."
The sadness in Marc's tone said everything. Feng was going to pay for that. IF looked other in the direction she sent Feng, and with a shrug, she leaped off of the tower.
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[IF versus Feng!]
First chapter is done and left with a big ass cliff-hanger! And damn, IF just butchered Feng right in the face with that one.
If I were to actually compare the two, IF lacks the major strength that Feng has, but makes up for it with her amazing agile fighting style. Not to mention her Mobility is on par with that of Nepgear and Neptune put together.
That basically means she can handle the normal versions of Neptune and Nepgear at the same time and win.
She also can fight in mid-air without the flight ability of the CPU's. IF has a special skill that she developed that allows her to stay in the air for longer periods of time.
IF did just that, and completely shocked Feng out of his socks.
As for Tri. there is a lot about him you don't understand yet. But of course, that is one major spoiler and I hate those. XD!
Next time: IF versus Feng! This is IF's true potential.