Kira:... What...? I didn't do anything. Really, I didn't. :/ Anyway, hey guys, it's been a while. I know I've been slacking in the writing department, and, realistically, it's so much my fault I don't blame you guys for getting annoyed at me if you have been. Now, if you noticed something different, this isn't a RWBY story. Yes, this is a story about a game (It also has an anime) called Hyperdimension Neptunia ReBirth;1. And yes, I can say that fast without wearing out by breath. :P This story takes place slightly during and after the final boss and ending of the game. For those of you who are still here and are willing to read this story, especially after my long abscence, I hope you enjoy.
P.S.: If you have not played or at least know a small amount of Hyperdimension Neptunia, you most likely will be lost. You have been warned.
Purple Heart let out deep, heavy breaths as she stood, barely, in front of the broken, exhausted body of True Arfoire, the dragon beast's body twitching as it roared in anger, causing the ground under their feet to rumble. Arfoire had set a heavy earthquake off against Celestia, attempting to take the entire planet with her, causing a chain reaction of smaller earthquakes and tremors on nearby islands, multiples of them already cracking and breaking apart.
Purple Heart knew she didn't have much time, Celestia was going to cave in on itself soon, and if she isn't able to stop Arfoire, whether it be by saving or killing her, she knew she would die here. And she couldn't die here, she made a promise to IF, Compa, and Histoire she wouldn't.
With her glowing sword in hand, the Shares of millions seeping through the cold steel, bringing a warm light, Purple Heart stood sharply, snapping sweat from her head and hair around her. She closed her eyes and let out a small hum, her heart beat slowing considerably. Her eyes slowly opened again, a serious, focused stare directed at True Arfoire as she attempted to position herself in a fighting stance. This was going to end... This needed to end.
"I promised I would save you Arfoire." Purple Heart spoke in a solid tone, her voice piercing through the loud quakes and shattering ground around her. Arfoire only howled in response, the loud roar of her voice snapping a tree nearby with the sonicboom alone.
"ALL WILL PERISH! ALL WILL BE SLAUGHTERED! AND YOU WILL BE THE FIRST!" The dragon's voice pierced the aire around Purple Heart, the loud echo pushing the goddess back a few steps. Purple Heart kept her stance, however, stepping forward in confident strides.
"I will rid you of sin, Arfoire! I made a promise to Histy, and I will keep it!" She held her sword forward, the gleeming light shimmering off the sun floating above.
"DESTROY..." Arfoire took a step forward, "DIE..." Another, "PERISH..." One that crushed the ground beneath her, a small shockwave brushing past Purple Heart. A loud roar echoed, shattering a chunk of the island the two were standing on.
Purple Heart strode forward as well, the determination never leaving her sight.
"MIRACLE... NONE... ALL... DIEEEEEEE!" Arfoire's wings flapped as she took to the skies, charging forward at Purple Heart. The latter sneered slightly and swung around the dragon as a claw flew at her, attempting to sever her soul from her body. Purple Heart, now behind the beast, landed a drop kick at Arfoire's back directly, sending the dragon sprawling forward, almost falling off the edge.
Purple Heart landed elegantly a few hundred feet away, shifting into a battle stance, her sword never losing its shining luster.
"Nothing is impossible Arfoire..." She spoke in a whispered, yet commanding tone, "I will show you a miracle..." She sunk her feet into the grass, "Right NOW!" Purple Heart charged forward, blasting like a bullet at Arfoire, pulling her sword back for a decisive blow. Two loud cries erupted as Purple Heart swung forward.
At the entrance of Celestia...
A loud boom shot across the sky and ground, knocking everyone's bodies to the ground as the reached the entrance to Celestia.
"The hell was that!?" IF groaned as she managed to get back onto her feet.
"Not sure, but I'm pretty sure it has something to do with Neptune and Arfoire." Noire swiped a guess, attempting to find the origin of the blast.
"Well, whatever that was, my guess being a sonicboom, it sure must've been caused my something tremendous." Blanc patted the dirt off her clothes and fixed her hat.
"Well, either way, is everyone okay?" Compa question with concern, rubbing her forehead slightly. The other girl's mumbled out words of agreement as they managed to stabalize themselves. Histoire, now able to float on her book well enough, glanced forwards and upwards for the origin herself, only to find herself gasping in shock at what she was witnessing.
"Everyone..." She mumbled almost incoherently, drawing the ears of the others to her.
"What is it Histoire?" Noire asked slightly worried, her attention caught on the big eyed expression on the tome's face. Histoire only pointed upward, bringing everyone's eyes up. Similar expressions followes suit, some with loud gasps and others with quiet murmurs of fright. shockwaves were erupting from Neptune's and Arfoire's battleground, cracking and destroying the islands around themselves.
"Oh my god..." Vert whispered, her breath taken away by the destruction and no doubt explosive combat taking place at the final battle. Broken pieces of the once majestic floating islands were falling with fury, smashing through other small continents and rupturing them from the inside as well, bringing what looked like armageddon down around them.
"I hope Nep-Nep's alright..." Compa's words whispered around everyone, despite being captivated by the destruction around her.
"I-I'm sure she'll be alright Compa. She made a promise to us, remember?" IF found herself stuttering slightly, her own worry seeping through her words. Compa started shaking slightly, distrusting IF's attempt at calming her down. Noire barely managed to break her vision from the destruction around her and glanced at Neptune's closest friends, her heart slightly thumping in pain at the worried and scared expression on Compa's face. The black haired girl jogged over and knelt down, placing a soft hand on Compa's shoulder, snapping the nurse into looking at Noire.
Noire sucked in a slow breath, before locking eyes with the frightened girl, "I know that I haven't been really been friends long with Neptune for as long as you guys have. Hell, she, Blanc, Vert, and I tried to kill each other repeatedly long before we all met." Noire's heart thumped hard at the mention of that time, "But I know that she doesn't break her promises. I've seen what this girl has said and done, and she's done it with a stride in her step, with a voice of happiness and generosity, and with the determination of a goddess." In the background, Noire managed to hear a small giggle originating from Vert in the background.
Ignoring the girl, Noire clutched Compa's shoulder ever so slightly tighter, "This girl has never broken a promise before. And by goddess she won't do it now." A small smile snuck its way onto Noire's face, "I promise." Noire slowly felt Compa's body cease shaking, and a solemn look appear on the nurse's face, a small smile following suit soon.
"You're right Noire, I should believe that she'll return like promised."
Histoire nodded, "And hopefully Arfoire will be with her." She mumbled loud enough for the other's to hear. Vert, feeling herself filled with determination, clapped to get everyone's attention.
"Listen everyone, we all know that Neptune will return to us safely, and Arfoire will be right next to her. But let's make sure we keep our end of the deal as well, and get out of here without any scratches on us, shall we!?" Vert shouted with enthusiasm even she didn't know she had. Compa rose to her feet, nodding vigorously. IF placed a hand on her shoulder, a smirk grazing her face as well. Everyone gave their own hums of approval and 'hoorah,' before turning to escape the collapsing Celestia. Before Noire could turn to follow the others, a hand on her shoulder stopped her for a moment.
The CPU of Lastation turned, only to be greeted by Vert, who had a sly smile on her face.
"I don't think I've heard such compelling and thoughtful words about Neptune before from you Noire. If I didn't know any better, I'd say you have a soft spot for our purple friend." Vert spoke, her smile unwavering as she noticed Noire's body twitch slightly, her shoulder jutting upwards for a moment.
"W-What makes you say that?" The black haired girl scoffed, a sneer forming on her face as she crosses her arms, "I-I was only trying to make that pink haired dolt feel better. There's no reason why we should have her bring us down as well." Noire flinched once again at the unwavering smile Vert was giving her.
The tsundere turned around sharply, already starting to step forward with a quick step, "Come on already. There's no need for us to stay here any longer anyway, unless you want falling rocks caving in on your head." Vert shook her head as she glanced at Noire's retreating form, before finding that that she did slightly agree with the girl's last statement, jogging forward to catch up with her friends as well.
At the final battle...
Purple Heart cried out as she was flung into the remnants of a tree, shattering it into pieces. Her sword was flung across the battlefield, inserting itself into the ground nearby. The ground under the CPU was still shaking violently, she knew she only had a few more minutes left, or she would perish along with Arfoire. Speaking of with, the large dragon charged forward once again, sticking her claw out in an attempt to mutilate Purple Heart. The exhausted girl barely rolled out of the way, hearing the loud, crushing noise of the earth below her compressing under the weight of the heavy blow.
Purple Heart exhaled with exhaustion. I thought these Shares would be enough to save her. Why isn't this enough! She grit her teeth in anger, before glancing forward and seeing her sword, striking the ground, its glow still shining bright.
"DIE!" The loud, piercing scream of Arfoire shot through Purple Heart's ears, causing the girl's ears to ring for a moment. Purple Heart felt the wind gust slice by her face, and a burst of adrenaline lodged itself into her heart as a result. This needed to end now.
I'm sorry Histoire, I can't keep your promise. Purple Heart lunged towards her sword, plucking it from the ground, and swiftly shot around, shoving her sword ahead of herself, closing her eyes in hope.
"GOOOOOOOOH!" An enormous roar penetrated her ear drums, sending a massive, painful shiver down Purple Heart's spine. The girl opened her eyes in a squint, before they unwraped with a shocked stare. Her sword was shoved deep into Arfoire's chest, up to the hilt, a purple-ish colored blood sliding down the blade, dripping onto the now stained grass.
"NO... I CANNOT BE DEFEATED... I WILL NOT BE DEFEATED..." Venom was dripping from Arfoire's words and mouth, anger bursting from her eyes, replacing the life that was slowly fading.
"I... WILL... NOT... DIE... ALONE... YOU WILL FALL WITH ME!" Before Purple Heart could react, a squishy noise ran through her ear drums before they blanked out, only a high pitched noise ran through them. Not even the loud rumbling of the continuous earthquakes destroying the once beautiful, vast landscape around her, could reach her ears. Her body starting shaking violently, and her vision was getting blurred. Purple Heart shakily glanced down, almost throwing up at the scene before her. Arfoire's claw was lodged in her stomach, pushing further into her body, increasing the vast amount of pain she was feeling.
"N... N-no..." Tears started streaming down Purple Heart's face, before coughing violently, staining the grass under her further. She slowly turned her head up and could only stare into Arfoire's lifeless eyes, her own blue irises losing color.
"YOU HAVE FAILED CHILD... YOU WILL PERISH WITH ME... AND ALL OF CELESTIA... WILL CRUMBLE... UNDER YOUR FAILURE..." Arfoire croaked out one last time before collapsing backwards. Purple Heart's fingers were weightless, unable to keep the smallest semblance of a grip on her sword. Her arms fell down to her side, her lodged weapon falling with the corpse of her enemy. The dragon's claw dislodged itself from Purple Heart's torso, forcing a gasp of pain to shoot itself out of the CPU. She very quickly collapsed in a similar fashion, slamming her back into the crumbling ground. Her body flickered for a moment, before a light shimmered around her, consuming her. The light disappated a few moments later, and Purple Heart was replaced with Neptune, her HDD form having been deleted after having taken too much punishment.
Neptune's hearing had fully returned now, and once again she could hear the fruits of her failure; Celestia was breaking apart, and it was only a matter of time before she fell with it. A small laugh snuck through her lips, a pained sarcasm inertwined within its whisper.
"It looks like I couldn't keep my promise guys..." Neptune flinched and coughed violently again, her back arching from the sheer force.
More tears escaped her eyes as the rim of her vision was slowly being encased in black, "I guess... You'll have to make me that... Eggplant... Pudding... Compa..." Her eye lids were heavy, she only had a few moments... Neptune smiled... Before the darkness encased her.
In Planeptune...
Everyone could only look into the sky in horror as the pieces of Celestia fell into view, encasing the sky in what could only look like a meteor shower.
"Celestia... It's gone..." Histoire whimpered in horror, her thoughts crossing on what was happening with Neptune and Arfoire. Noire's hand covered her shivering mouth, she was horrified, yet she was too captivated to look away.
Compa fell to her knees, tears already escaping her eyes like a flood bursting from a dam. She smacked her head against the ground beneath her, her body shaking fiercly. IF dropped to her knees as well, wrapping her arms around Compa's twitching, quivering form. Vert, and even Blanc, couldn't believe what they were seeing. They didn't want to believe what they were seeing. Everyone could only stare in sorrow, with only one thought crossing their minds.
Broccoli, however, was the only one able to voice it, "Did Neptune make it out okay, nyu?" Her voice didn't carry much emotion, however, her face said it all, just like everyone else. Compa cried loudly at the mention of her friend's name, and IF sniffled as well, rubbing Compa's back in response.
Noire gulped loudly, her heart pounding, "Y-Yeah... I-I'm sure... I'm sure she did... S-She... Promised us... R-right...?" Her voice was breaking. Blanc and Vert could only exclaim their shock through their eyes, watching in pure silence as Noire of all people were breaking down.
Blanc attempted to speak up next, attempting to keep her composure, "It's Neptune guys. She said it herself that she would make it back without worry. We just need to keep up hope is all, like she asked us to... She'll be back... She promised..." Blanc forced it out with as much confidence that she could muster, somehow able to keep as much stature as she could.
IF slowly brought Compa back onto her feet, holding the sobbing girl with a hug, "I hate to be the one to say this but... How long can we keep our hope for?" IF felt like her heart was stabbed when she put the question out, but someone needed to.
Noire was able to compose herself for a moment, "For as long as Planeptune, and we, believe in her..." It was the hard truth, no one could deny that. A string of silence struck through the crowd like a blade, even Compa had suddenly stopped crying. There was silence over everyone, as they stared at the shredded islands of Celestia plummeted down, one hope stringing across everyone's hearts.
Kira: Yes, I'm going to end it off here. Yes, there will be another chapter, maybe a few more actually, and yes, this is the story I'm going to focus on for the time being. So, if you show no intrest in this story, then all I can really do is say sorry and also add that you'll just have to deal with it. Really, that's all I can say, sorry. One thing that I should add about this story before I forget, this story will include two characters from ReBirth;2, those characters being Nepgear and Uni.