Author Note: I want to thank to all the reviewers and the followers for giving their time to read this story. It means a lot for me.
I want to say one thing about this fan fiction: this story will be updated at least twice per month. My job takes half of my days, giving me little time to write.
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Hyperdimension Neptunia - An Unknown Tale
Chapter 1: Beginning of a Journey
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Again...
This is the third time uh?
They say that third the charm... Let's see if it is true then.
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They were running, as if there was no tomorrow. Who you ask? But of couse our protagonist together with the pink dogoo in her arms! From what? From a pack of Fenrirs, nothing much really.
... Well they could be considered as mini-boss under a certain point of view, but let's leave it at that.
While they were running, Dogey said with tears in her eyes.
Dogey: Why did had to wake them up?!
Nep: I'm sorryyyyyyy! It's just I couldn't resist to the desire to hug a sleeping Fenrir! And guess what? I DON'T HAVE ANY REGRETS! Its was so fluffy and warm...
Dogey, exhaling a sigh of exasperation, said while scanning rapidly the infinite intersection in front of them
Dogey: ... Goodness... Now let's focus on finding an escape route. Oh! I guess I just found a tunnel that can be of use! See the third one on your right? Slip into it, it's too small for them!
Nep: Rogey-Rogey! Here goes nothing!
Doing as requested, Nep slip into the tunnel pointed... Well, more like suggested by Dogey, sinse a dogoo can't point at things at all. Once she was inside the tunnel, looking behind her, she saw the head of a Fenrir stuck at the entrance of the tunnel she was in. Nep together with Dogey, did a sigh of relief knowing that now they were both safe. For now.
Dogey: Thank goodness we're safe...
Nep: Yeah... Thank you and... Sorry about that.
Dogey: ... Well... I guess that I can understand you. After all they are fluffy, warm and nice... As long they sleep and don't have a human near them. Anyway, let's move on, shall we? According to my memories... We should be near the exit.
Nep: Good! Let's move on then!
And so they resumed their little journey, not finding anymore any kind of aggressive monsters. This is until when they reached a new antrum, where at the end of it there was the exit of Mount Violet but... For some reason, her sixth sense where on alert. As if... There is some kind of danger in the room.
Nep: Uhm... Dogey?
Dogey: Yes?
Nep: Are you sure there is no any kind of... Monster here?
Dogey: I do not sense any of them, except for myself. Why?
Nep: I don't know... Just... A feeling, I guess.
Gulping, she started to move cautiously to the center of the room. The more she got near the core of the antrum, the more her sixth sense were yelling at her to turn back and run away until... As she reached the center of antrum, that dreadful feeling vanished like it was never there. What the hell just happened? First she got a feeling of danger, and the next moment nothing. Oh well, whatever it was, is gone now. Right? She sighed.
Nep: Ah... And nooow is gone.
Dogey: What is gone?
Nep: That feeling of danger. Anyway, that's the exit right?
Dogey: Right.
Nep: Perfect! Now let's move on then! I will bring you to my home!
Dogey: About that...
The pink dogoo jumped off from the arms of Nep, and looking right to her eyes she said apologetically
Dogey: I'm sorry, but I have to stay here.
Nep: W-Why?!
Dogey: ... Because... I have my own reason, personal at that. I'm sorry, really.
Nep: Ahw... Oh well, I can't force you to come with me.
Kneeling in front of Dogey, Nep started to pat the... Okay guys now I'm trouble here. A Dogoo doesn't have a head right? Since its body is exactly a slimy head! Physically talking... CPU dammit...
Okay let's resume now *cough*
Nep started to pat Dogey, and making a forced smile said.
Nep: Take care then, okay?
Dogey: Yeah. You too. It was nice meeting you, though it was short, I enjoyed your company.
Nep: Me too Dogey. Take care.
Hugging the pink dogoo for the last time, she raised on her own feet, starting to reach the exit of Mount Violet. While stepping her foot outside the cave, one thought was occupying her mind: that she will meet again Dogey.
The world outside was that mount was... Reaching its end. What does that mean? Simple: the sky was completely dark with a lot of time and space fracture in it, the trees were dead, monster were almost everywhere. The earth was slowly rotting, the wind wasn't blowing, and the seas were unmoving. According to what she learned at school, a world without a CPU, is doomed. But the fact that it didn't blew it up the moment Lady Purple Heart disappeared, it means that she was still around but... At the same time, not. Paradoxal, is it not? Only the cities and towns where the only places that are not affected by this phenomenas.
It's been what? Fifty years or so since the disappereance of the Savior, and still the world wasn't over yet. That was also a reason for Nep to being in Mount Violet to begin with: for finding clues about Lady Purple Heart, but didn't find anything. She could have asked to Dogey if she knew anything about the Goddess, but she doubted it, so she didn't asked.
Sighing, she monologued.
Nep: Alright Nep, you didn't find anything here... Well it's not like you're the first one to fail. The Oracle of Planetune did send the best Guild Agents that time to find her, and if they didn't find her, how could you possibly think that you could succeed where everyone else failed? Get real... Now, what to do? I guess... It's better to return to Planetune.
As soon she started to move, she heard the sound of something getting cracked. The sky? Nope, even though there are a lot of fracture on it, it wasn't from that. And before a new time and space fracture appears in the sky, there is always a quake. So... That means...
Looking at the direction from where the sound came, she found a giant Ancient Dragon that was glaring at her, with saliva dripping from its mouth. She was in world of trouble, is it not?
Forcing a smile, she gave the back to the monster, starting then to run for her life.
Nep: Why am I so unluckyyyyyyyy?!
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After all that running, managing to escape from the clutches of that Ancient Dragon, Nep was now taking a pause on the bank of a river. First the Fenrirs, but that was her fault, and then the Ancient Dragon. What has she? Something that attract monsters?
... Nah maybe she was just unlucky today.
Sighing, she raised on her feet, inspecting the area around. Ignoring the river in front of her, there was just a bunch of bushes without a single leaf and a dead forest in front of Nep, with smoke raising to the sky from it... Wait a second, smoke?! Allarmed she started to run over the place that was probably burning. And guess what she founded out?
A house completely engulfed by flames. Gulping, Nep tried to get near house while yelling.
Nep: Anybody there?! Please! Answer me!
She then concentrate on her hearing skills. Expect the crackle of the fire, she was able to hear the voiced of someone who were asking for help. Hurring to where she heard the request for help, Nep founded an old man lying on the ground not far away from the burning house. Well let's be specific, he was lyng on a pool of blood. He seemed to be in his late seventies, with grey hairs. Though there was about this old man that was making her sixth sense screaming "stay back", but she had to ignore it for now.
He was dressed with a doctor uniform, completely covered with blood, with black collar sleeves with purple lines, and black shoes. The old man was also wearing broken glasses. Kneeling beside him, she asked.
Nep: Sir! Are you-
Not okay. Now that she looked closer, there was no way he could be fine: the old man got a giant hole on the left side, with few heavy burns near the mortal wound. The old man noting her presence near him, asked with a weak voice while looking at her, with grey eyes full of tiredness.
Old man: Ah... Don't worry... About me...
Nep: But-
Old man: I have... A favor *cough* to ask you...
Wetting her own lips, she simply nodded.
Old man: I... Found a way... To stop the collapsing of the dimensional walls... And we need the help of all... The Oracles... And the sacred sword, Gehaburn...
Nep: But... The relationship between the Oracles of Leanbox and Lowee with the ones of Lastation and Planetune are not-
The old man started coughing blood, that was also dripping from the side of his mouth.
Old man: I know... They are not *cough* in a relationship were they could *cough* help each other... I worked hard, even for finding a few records that *could* help to change their minds... The favor I want to give is *cough* this: take this memory stick... Inside it, you will find everything you need, for completing the task I gave you...
Slowly closing his eyes, he said while taking out from a pocket a little memory stick, a size perfect for her PN-Gear that has at home.
Old man: Please... Save Gameindustri... And... Be aware of...
And with that, he exhaled his last breath. Nep was left speechless at this. She had not only seen the life of a person going off in front of her, but she was also left with a task that only a protagonist could complete. Will she be able to archieved it? And what she had to be aware of? And how she would be able to obtain the help from the Oracles? And the sacred sword Gehaburn? That is said that it disappeared along with Lady Purple Heart long time ago? So many question, and probably she had little time to find all the answers at them. Putting the memory stick inside a pocket in her parka dress, she closed the eyes of the old man, and after giving him a proper burial, Nep started to march towards Planetune, where the late teen girl could study the information that were stored inside the memory stick. Little did she know, that a long journey was in store for her.