New Life, same Hope but different Despair

by StarKnight07

A man, having no memories of his past, will try to do anything to remember them. Who is he? Why can't he remember anything about his past? Who is Grimoire and what is the meaning of the title "Phantom Hunter"? *Content rating may change into M and this fic may be a romance fiction if things get a little intense on later chapters* *first story*

1. Prologue: Darkness

"New life, same hope but different despair"

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Hyperdimension Neptunia is owned by Idea Factory and Compile Heart. I only own this story and my OC.

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Prologue: "Darkness"

Why am I remembering 'that' again? Is it guilt? Is it a burden that somehow making me remembering all of that moment again?

But something crossed my mind. Who am I? There's no one here, only me, standing in a blank space, no colors. Nothing.

"Can you hear me?"

?! Someone, or something is calling me. Thinking for a moment, I answered the call. "…Yes, I can." It seems that this voice can hear my hesitation.

"Don't worry. I will help you." Help me?

"What do you mean?" The voice chuckled.

"I will help you. That's all."

"Okay…. So, do you know my name?" I asked her, sorry for not mentioning that to you guys.

"Why of course I know, but before that… nice to meet you, Hikaru. My name is Grimoire."

"Grimoire? That's your name? and my name is Hikaru?" I ask to her. She giggled happily.

"Yup! That's your name! So introductions aside, I want to help you, now I know that it sounds suspicious, but there's a reason for this. I want to help you gain your memories again, and it seems that you got one of them unlocked." She not only knows about my name, but also my memories? Who is she exactly?

"ehem, continuing my explanation, the reason why I want to help you is because you and I are 'connected' in the past." In the past? What's going on here?

"Woah, hold up. In the past? Who am I exactly?" I asked with a confused tone.

"You are Hikaru, otherwise known as 'Phantom Hunter, Blank'." Phantom Hunter? Sounds like a title for an RPG in my opinion.

"uh… okay? So what's with me standing in this blank space? It's freaking me out."

"Don't worry! You're waking up now, remember this: just believe in the things that you see, and believe in your own ideals. Now go, Phantom Hunter, I'll always be here in your mind so don't worry." The blank space I'm currently in is starting to collapsing, and it feels that I'm really exhausted.

"Oh, and also one thing," Grimoire said. "Please be careful, I can sense [her] waking up, I don't want you to fall into [her] tricks again." And then, I lost my consciousness.

{END OF PROLOUGE. SAVE THE PROGRESS?}

{YES} / {NO}

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A/N: And that is the prologue of my first story, and I've got to say, I'm really nervous when writing this XD Reviews are appreciated, be it critics or opinions or helpful tips! Well then, StarKnight07, signing out!