The Delusional Takeover
Prologue
"Gamindustri..."
"A magical land to which four goddesses rule over."
"The beauty of the world divided by a rivalry that barely escalates to catastrophe; a mere competition for people's faith, their shares"
"There exists four nations, Lastation, Lowee, Leanbox and Planeptune all wage against each other in what you call a Console War."
"Black Heart... The CPU; leader of Lastation. A goddess whose pride blinds her from the dark. Unknowingly leading her nation proudly into the whirlpool of delusion, all the while unknowingly being a puppet."
"White Heart... Leader of Lowee. A goddess who utilises her weakness as her strength, but fails to truly bring about the rage. Temper temper A scrub who can't keep her mouth shut."
"Green Heart... Leader of Leanbox. A goddess that, like Black Heart, takes much pride in herself. The only difference being she regards herself as being mature, elegant, and graceful. All to hide a facade of loneliness."
"Finally... Purple Heart. Leader of Planeptune and my beloved junior. A goddess whose heroism and victorious inspiration bring hope to the people. Little does she know... Hope is just an illusion in the end."
"This Console War could hardly be considered a feud. All the goddesses always get together to have parties and gaming sessions, barely even touching upon the fact that they're supposed to be at their necks..."
"I seek to correct that flaw."
"I had a chance to change the way the Console War played out forever. The CPU Shift period was a chance for me to overthrow the CPUs and replace them with a select group that had powers that exceeded them."
"However they decided to betray me. Work together with the CPUs and overcome my delusion, along with freeing that scapegoat of a Cashbot to their side."
"Hmmph. They were of not much significance. I just used them to entertain me. It would've been quite convenient if they would have fully succumbed to my delusion though."
"Nevertheless I have won in the end. The four CPUs are captured, and lie within my control."
"They're experiencing their most beloved dreams right now. I gave them happiness; giving them dreams of what they truly want to become..."
"Happiness, Popularity, Siblings… Self-Confidence..."
"And they will forever lie within said illusion, all four goddesses wrapped around my fingers."
"The perfect material for the Dark CPU."
With the click of a finger, A gigantic vortex began to open before the fallen CPU of Planeptune.
"Dark Purple, Dark Black, Dark White and Dark Green. To me!"
At her command, four Titans emerged from the portal. Clad in similar armour, difference only being the color, the four Dark CPU rose from the ground with great elegance. Their heads pointed to the commander, red visors flashing. The four Dark CPU were ready to serve their creator.
She smirked.
"Such loyal puppets... You four have been the catalyst of my plans, and without you perhaps I couldn't have gained this much energy."
The four Titans remained silent.
"I'm feeling generous..." She turned to the Purple giant and examined her. The metallic angel wings that floated loosely around her back were quite a marvellous sight, and she couldn't help but feel proud. "Dark Purple... You are merely a puppet in the shape of Purple Heart, and yet you have served me without question. Well, then again, you are just a puppet."
The Titan in question continued to remain silent. Too silent. It somewhat irked her creator, furrowing her brows as a result.
"Maybe... It's time to change that." She looked to the other three giants. "Maybe to serve me better, you four need something to allow you to serve without my direct commands, yet are loyal to the very end, just like how Arfoire was..."
Her features had paused for a second before realisation struck. Hyper Dimension was still out of her reach. Dimensional fusion could not take place.
"Purple, Black, White, Green. I have big... heh... very big plans for you four."
She walked a little closer to them before her feet floated off the ground. She flew up above the four Titans where she could look down at them with a scheming sneer.
"CPUs... Dark CPUs..."
"One word makes a lot of difference between the two."
"Heh..."
"Let us change that."
Four vessels floated by her side, each with a color not unlike those of gems. One Sapphire, One Platinum, One Diamond, One Emerald.
Within them were the floating bodies of the four CPUs. The Hearts drifted silently in their pods. Embraced by continuous slumber.
Waving her hand, they rise. The four pods floating wherever she swayed her hand. At her command.
She turned back and faced the four Giants. The pods floated towards the core around their chest.
"Delusion... Dreams... Nightmares..." She began, her hand clenching into a fist. "The time has come where I have my revenge. The era of the CPUs shall end this day. Gamindustri's rulers enveloped by hate..."
"Let us begin the banquet of despair!"
She sent her fist out. The four pods were sent rocketing towards their respective Titans. To their core. They attached themselves to the power of the Dark CPUs and immediately violet surges of coloured lightning spiralled everywhere.
"Chaos is born from dreams...!" She shouted with all her might. The Dark CPUs all began to whine in agony. Despite being puppets they still felt pain. As if understanding what their creator was doing, all four Titans began to push their pods further into their core.
"My name is Uzume Tennouboshi and I will engulf the wretched world into a whirlpool of delusion!"
Light began to shine from the four cores, forcing Uzume to cover her eyes as her entire vision was engulfed in it.
The light died down. Uzume peeked an eye open. The four Titans were no longer there, the four pods glowing vividly with their respective colors. They floated gracefully down to the ground leaving a trail of leftover energy. She walked towards the closest pod, Purple, and looked into it.
Purple Heart was no more, Neptune's frail form instead lying unconscious within.
Uzume waved her hand over the pod to detect if anything has changed. She felt a surge of familiar energy, retracting the hand to her temple.
"The seed is sown." She whispered to herself.
Uzume chuckled a little as echoes entered her ears.
Footsteps. Though they were faint, she heard them loud and clear. The Candidates were approaching.
"There's no need to waste precious time on such pathetic juniors. I'll just give them the hag they've fought one time too many."
A burst of flame erupted nearby which died to reveal three forms who shared be same name. Arfoire the witch. Arfoire the Deity of Sin, and Arfoire's true form.
"The seed is sown. Now I'll watch as Gamindustri sinks into a whirlpool... No... A literal Apocalypse as these plants bear fruit."
The footsteps she sensed were getting louder. The candidates would be here in no time.
"It's time to take my leave. It'll be so fun watching their cities burn from the inside...~"
Purple flames soon took over Uzume's body, and the fallen Planeptunian CPU disappeared from the area.
The prisons of the CPUs continued to shine their light, reflecting upon the three mindless Arfoires in the area.
"The closer gap between dreams and reality, the greater the despair will be once they awaken."
"I will make sure... That they will embrace my despair."
"My Dark CPUs."