Chapter 7

Noxious's POV

Me and Noire flew back to Lastation and Assassin was going to have to buy clothes for the others. I wish I could've gave him some money so he doesn't got to spend much, but we were back at the tower.

"Um Noxious…" Noire said in a quiet tone.

"What is it?" I asked.

"Even though you have a weapon, can you not fight?" she asked, I couldn't just not fight back there even they couldn't handle those Dogoo's.

"I'm sorry Noire, but if anything like that happens to you again, I can't just stand back and watch." I replied, soon after I said that, the goddess who gave me her power was right behind Noire.

"Hey, why are you here?!" I yelled, Noire looked at me.

"What me? Are you alright Noxious?" she asked.

"Dumbass, only YOU can see me" the goddess said.

"Yeah I'm fine I guess I need to rest." I replied, all the sudden markings of chains that had the color of blood started to appear on my arm it started to hurt severely.

"What th-" I couldn't even finish saying before I went unconscious, I could hear Noire panicking and the goddess say something.

"It has begun…"


As I was unconscious I could see the goddess she was about my height, wore a dress that was all black and red as blood, the skirt was a medium size I suppose, it matched the color of the dress, she had eyes that looked like blood was filled in them with a black chain in the middle rotating in the iris, her hair was messy and long and wasn't tied up or anything it was also the color of blood and a bust almost the size of Vert's, she even had the same katana as me.

"Follow me." she asked.

"What's your name?" I asked, she looked over at me.

"Noroi, the Goddess of Curses." she replied. "I know your's Noxious." she also said before I could speak. We walked through a black tower it didn't look like the tower at Lastation. We stopped in front of a door. "We're here." she said as the door opened to reveal a bedroom it all was black and red like blood.

"So why are we here and where are we?" I asked she looked at me.

"We're in a place called the Void and this is my bedroom." she replied, great not another girl's bedroom. "Don't worry, I won't do anything like your girlfriend did this morning." she said.

"How do you know about that?!" I said in a flustered tone.

"No one except you can see me unless I'm your host, but right now you're my host." she explained as she sat down on a chair.

"Why am I unconscious?" I asked, she sighed.

"Well you see the curse has already taken effect which means your powers are about to awaken." she explained. "And before they do I'm going to switch out with you." she said.

"What do you mean by switch out?" I asked.

"Like I said, when I'm your host people can see me, but when you're my host people can only see you." she explained, so that's why Noire couldn't see her. "Either way one of us has to stay in the void." she also said while getting up. "I'm going out of the void for a bit, so you sit here and be nice." she said while opening up a red void.

"Wait, I'm coming too, like when you wandered around spying on me." I said.

"Okay, but don't be a annoying bastard, got that!" she yelled, "Also stop asking me all these damn questions!" she also yelled while going through the void.

I went through the void as well, I was in Noire's room then I seen Noire sleeping on the bed. I walked over to see another person sleeping in the bed and it wasn't me. The person in bed moved and Noire woke up.

"Noxious!" she yelled lifting up the blanket to see Noroi sleeping. "W-Who are you?!" She asked with a shocked tone, Noroi got up.

"Oh hi, I'm not into this type of stuff, but I'm Noroi, it's nice to meet you Noire." she said polite way for once. Noire's face was so red she almost looked like a red bulb.

"How do you know my name and where's Noxious?" she demanded, Noroi got up from the bed.

"Noxious is in a place called the void and I switched with him." she replied.

"The void? What the heck is that?" Noire asked.

"Well if you want to see then i'll take you there." Noroi said as she opened a rift to let Noire in. "Okay Noxious go back to the void." she said. I jumped through the same void to find myself back to Noroi's bedroom I saw Noire standing there. She looked over at me.

"Noxious." she said with tears in her eyes, she came over to hug me.

"Don't worry I didn't die or anything like that, the curse just activated." I explained.

"Curse?" she asked.

"It's the power Noroi Goddess of Curses gave me." I replied. Noire still looked worried. It wouldn't be a good idea telling Noire what Noroi did to give me the curse.

"Goddess of Curses never heard of her…" Noire replied.

"I'm back." Noroi said as she came through the void. "Oh look at the two love birds." she said in a soft voice.

"L-Love birds!" Noire said. Noroi had some food in her hands.

"Oh yeah, by the way i've always wanted to try these." Noroi said while holding a box of sweets.

"Wait those are mine!" Noire said with a pissed look, while Noroi took a sweet from the box and ate it.

"These are amazing!" Noroi said with excitement, Noire still had a pissed look, but I was smiling, but then my arm started to hurt the markings began to appear again. "The curse markings." Noroi said in a quiet voice she took the sweets and the rest of the food and threw them on her bed. "Alright i'll take you on!" Noroi said while drawing her sword.

"What are you going to do to him?" Noire asked in a worried tone.

"I'm just going to calm the curse down that's all." Noroi replied. At that point I had no control of my body and drew my sword. " I don't want my room destroyed so let's take this outside" she said, then she grabbed my head and bursted both of us through the wall all I could see is a red glowing sphere like the moon. Then Noroi took me and threw me out "show me what you got you bastard." she yelled, Noire was standing there watching.

Noroi opened a void behind me to try and slash me from behind but I dodged it and grabbed her arm, with her other arm she threw black chains from it and caught my arm with the sword in it. The chains swirled up my arm and soon restrained my other arm letting hers go. "Now what will you do?" she asked, I couldn't reply at all it's like my body wouldn't let me do anything. Somehow I broke the chains and started to charge at Noroi, "damn you're stronger than I thought." she said then smiled.

"NOXIOUS!" Noire yelled, I stopped for a brief moment then that's when Noroi snapped her fingers then chains came out of the ground retaining me.

"Noire…" I said in a whisper, as the curse markings went away.

"Okay, now I know what can stop it." Noroi said, she walked over to Noire, "yell your name if those markings appear again." she said as she walked back into the tower.

"Okay." Noire replied then followed her.

"Can you let these chains loose now?" I asked.

"Do it yourself, then i'll let take you back, but i'm going to let Noire back to rest." Noroi said. Come on I can't release myself these chains are tight but they don't hurt. I still had my katana well here goes nothing, I brought the blade up to where I can start cutting the chains.


It took what seemed hours, but I finally broke the chains.

"Finally you broke them it would've took me a second." Noroi said as I look behind me to see her sitting on a chair eating sweets.

"How long have you been sitting there?" I asked.

"For about two hours." she replied, two hours just watching me cut chains loose. "You can use powers now, but don't go insane okay or it won't be just you dying, it'll be me as well." she told me as she opened a void for me to go through. "Also if you want to train your powers just call for me." she said.

"Sure thing." I said while I walked through the void.


Assassin's POV

Nep and I were walking through the streets of Lastation, going toward the clothing store where I bought my new shirt, Nep was still in that other form and she was still clinging to my arm, I don't mind it at all, except the fact that her bust is squishing against my arm!

"Uh, Nep? Could you please let go of my arm now?" I asked her and she looked at me with a confused gaze,

"Hmm? Isn't this how boyfriend and girlfriend walk around?" she said, my face started to redden again, boyfriend and girlfriend?! I don't know whether to be happy or upset!

"Uh… well, I won't say you're wrong." I said and she giggled,

"So you agree?" she said and she wrapped her arms around my neck, people were starting to stare,

"Get a room!" one of the bystanders yelled, why did the bystanders have to get involved!

I grabbed Nep's hand and ran in a random direction, I don't care where I go, I need to get out of here!

We ran by a hotel building and into an alleyway, I was breathing hard and I collapsed on the ground, I haven't ran that fast in my life ever since high school!

"Oh, Assassin, where did you bring us now?" Nep asked, she sat down beside me, my face was still red, I was never in an intimate relationship before, now there are going to be rumors of me and Nep dating!

"Uh, I'm sorry, I kinda just…" I struggled to say, usually when I talk to my friends, I can say everything clearly, but with a girl, I become a nervous wreck,

"Don't apologize, we just need to get back to Planeptune, I'll lead the way then." she said and purplish pink butterfly wings appeared behind her, it's just like when Noire took Noxious with her, she grabbed my hand and helped me up,

"Wait, what about IF and Compa?" I asked and she smiled,

"They'll have clothes don't worry, Iffy can call the guild." Nep answered and wrapped her arms around my waist, "Hang on tight." she said and I did, we flew up into the air and flew in the direction towards I guess Planeptune, the only thing that came to my mind was "Who the hell gave me and Noxious this blessing!".


After about thirty minutes we could see Planeptune in the distance, the view was beautiful from up where we were, I looked at Nep and she was looking ahead still, but she kept that smile and was blushing, I guess she already decided where to go,

We landed just outside the Basilicom, we didn't fly up to the balcony, considering Histy is probably going to yell at us as soon as we enter the room,

"Well, let's get this date started." Nep said as she locked arms with me again, I blushed a little bit, but considering that I will be living with this girl for a while, I'm gonna go ahead and accept it, besides I don't want to be one of those dense main characters from anime.

We walked around Planeptune mostly, Nep showed me a few different shops to go too and she looked at a few different things, shopping really wasn't my thing to be honest, but I went ahead and went with her, We were now walking towards the Planeptune park I believe it was called, the lake there was probably the most beautiful place to be in,

Nep still clung to my arm mostly and now I don't mind at all, I'm kinda used to it now, but of course I don't want this to go too far,

"Assassin, I never really got the chance to ask you this question, but how do you like your stay here, I know Nepgear already asked you, but what's your real answer?" She asked,

"Well, I'd be lying if I said it wasn't fun, I really like it here, of course there are pros and cons to it, but so far, there are more pros than cons." I answered, she smiled a bit more

"That's good, I don't want you to leave so soon, you're really fun to be around." she said, she sounded more mature in this form, it's hard to believe that this is the same person,

We were now at the park and the lake made me speechless, the sun's rays shining down on the lake made it sparkle in the sunlight, I saw some families together in the park, some were having picnics, some were just playing catch, and some were even in the lake,

Nep and I sat down by the lake's edge and she rested her head on my shoulder,

"Hey Nep, what is with the friendship treaty or whatever it was?" I asked, she looked at me and sighed,

"Histy's the one that usually explains that, but before you and Noxious got here, we CPU's fought for the shares, the source of our power, but we decided to call a truce, meaning that we still fight for shares, but we couldn't take any by force like before and we can help each other if needed." she explained, "But Noire still goes on and does everything by herself, even though the things that she does helps one of us in a certain way." she also said with a smirk,

"Ah, that's good, I thought that was a new way of calling someone a friend." I said and she laughed,

"We actually got finished with the treaty when you two were found in the streets of Planeptune. Anyway, that's enough questions for now." she said as the flash of light appeared again and she was now back into her smaller form, she had her original clothes on, "Now it's time for fun!" she said as she pushed me into the lake,

"Hey! Wha-" I started to say, but I fell in the lake, I resurfaced and looked at Nep, she was on the ground laughing,

"Sorry Assassin! I had too!" she said through her laughter, I climbed onto the edge of the lake and glared at her,

"I think you deserve a turn!" I said as I lifted her up, she flailed around and tried to escape, but I wasn't letting her get away in one piece!

"Wait Assassin! Let go!" she yelled and I jumped into the lake with her on my shoulder, we both resurfaced and I started laughing,

"How do you like being in the lake!" I said in triumph, she splashed a handful of water in my face,

"I'll get you back for this!" she said, we kept splashing water at each other for the most of the time at the park…


We were now walking back to the Basilicom, it was nighttime and both of our clothes were dried off, this is gonna be a pain to explain to Histy, but I needed to go and check something first, Nep was on my back and I was giving her a piggyback ride, she fell asleep when we finished playing in the lake,

"Geez Nep, you really can be lazy, even for me." I said outloud, I past the guild on my way back to the Basilicom, IF said that she worked here and seeing as I'm running out of credits, I'm gonna need a place to work as well,

I walked into the guild, it didn't look really special, there were counters with receptionists behind them, a few computer consoles with screens booted up to what i'm guessing is quests, and mostly the walls were purple,

I sat Nep down on one of the benches in the guild and walked up to one of the receptionists, she looked up at me and smiled when I was in front of her "Hello, my name is Assassin, I would like to work at the guild?" I said in a polite tone and gave a bow in respect,

"That's good, there's actually space available for a new member, we just need you to fill out this form." the receptionist said handing me a paper with clipboard, I went and sat down next to Nep and filled out the form, it's just like another job application, put your name down, any health problems, you know that sort of stuff.

After finishing the form, Nep woke up and looked around confused, "This isn't home…" she said with drowsy eyes,

"We'll be home soon, I just needed to do something real quick." I told her, she looked over at me and her eyes shot open,

"Assassin! You're not joining the guild are you?!" she said, I looked at her with a confused look,

"Yeah, I am, why?" I asked, Neptune fell to her knees,

"No! Assassin won't be with me anymore!" she said, I put the clipboard aside and crouched down next to her,

"Hey, c'mon now, don't say that, I'll still be living at the Basilicom, I need some way to make money, it's not like I'm going to another dimension." I stated, Neptune looked at me and smiled,

"I know! Just don't become a workaholic like Noire!" she said and I chuckled a bit,

"Yeah, sure." I said as I got up and walked over to the receptionist and handed her the application,

"Thank you! Welcome to the guild Assassin!" she said to me, that was easier than I thought, anyway, I know that if I work at the guild, I'm gonna need a weapon, looks like I'm going shopping tomorrow…

Nep and I were now back at the Basilicom, we were going up the elevator towards Nep's living area,

When the door opened, we walked into the room and saw Nepgear lying her head down on the table,

"Hey Nep. Jr! Sorry we're late!" Nep said as she walked over to Nepgear, her head immediately shot up and looked over at us,

"Neptune! Assassin!" she said as she clung to Neptune, "I was so worried, I thought something happened to you two!" she also said, I walked over and patted her head,

"Why would you think that? We only went to Lastation to learn some tips from-" I stopped mid-sentence, I forgot, Nep was supposed to learn tips on how to be a CPU, and we went on a date…

"Assassin? What's wrong?" Nepgear asked me,

"Uh, nothing Gear, don't worry." I said in an awkward tone, this is gonna be bad…

"There you two are." I heard Histy's voice call, I turned around and she was floating in my face, she had a smile on her face, thank god, at least she's not mad,

"Histy! We're back!" Neptune said, Histy looked at Nep,

"Yes, you are and did you learn anything from Noire?" she asked, Nep nodded her head,

"Yep! I learned a ton of stuff, oh also, I think I'm gonna take a break tomorrow. Okay?" Nep replied, Histy's smile turned into a frown, oh no…

"Then you learned nothing!" she yelled, me and Nep jumped a little, "Do I need to give you both a proper lecture?" she said looking at both Nep and I, wait why do I need one?!

"Hang on! Why me?!" I stated confused, Histy glared at me,

"Because you don't see the reason why you went as well!" she yelled, I cringed again, but I didn't do anything…

"Sit down now!" Histy yelled again, me and Nep sat on the couch, "Now you will listen to my lecture." Histy started, man this is gonna be a long lecture, I wish there was a way to make this go by faster…


Noxious's POV

I walked through the void to find myself in Noire's room, I walked over to the door and opened it to walk through the hallway to the kitchen to find Noire cooking food.

"Um Noire…" I said, she turned her head.

"Oh, Noxious you finally got out of the chains." she said in a sad tone, tears filled her eyes.

"No need to cry I was just restrained by cha-" before I could finish Noire was hugging me.

"I'm so glad you're okay." she said, I could see why she would be sad I mean after the curse taking over and seeing how much it really does.

"Don't worry, I won't let the curse take over again." I said, she wiped the tears off her eyes. "Now that I got some control of it, i'll try to do jobs for the guild so you don't have to work too much" I told her.

"Okay, but first let me give you this." she said while going over to the table opening a bag. "Here, if you're doing quest and are in a bad situation call me." she said while handing me some sort of phone with a Lastation logo on it, I stood there looking at it. "It's a communication device made from a factory in Lastation and if you want to know it does have my number on it~." she said in a seductive voice.

"Okay, thanks and it ain't like that!" I yelled and Noire smiled.

"Oh there's another thing I have for you." she said as she ran over to the table and lifted a lid on a container to reveal a cake. Wait did she make this by herself? I looked at her to see she was putting both of her fingers together and was blushing. "I hope you like it." she said, as I was adored by how cute she looked.

"Thanks Noire." I said as I took a piece, it had black and white frosting I took a bit to taste a very sugary icing and the soft breading in the middle "this is amazing!" I said with a smile.

"I'm glad you like it." Noire said with a smile.

"Here why don't you try some?" I asked as I put a fork with some cake on it to her.

"O-Okay." she said as she ate the cake off the fork, her face was completely red.

"Well I got to sign up to the guild i'll see you in a few." I said as I walked out of the main door and Noire was waving me off. I walked to the guild on my way there Noroi tagged along through the void.

"Here why don't you try some? You say HAHAHA, you're the funniest host i've ever met and the most dumbest." Noroi said.

"Wait, there were other host besides me?" I asked, she nodded.

"Yeah, but they couldn't even survive the first curse marks." she explained, well great i'm glad I survived then. We got to the guild and went in, everything was black with blue highlights, we went over to the registration counter a girl came over.

"Welcome to the guild, if you are here to register here's a guild form and if you have a weapon for your jobs hand it here to have it registered in the leaderboards." the girl said.

"Okay here" I said as I handed her the katana she put it through the machine, then question marks started to appear on the glass where the name of the weapon is suppose to be. "What's going on?" I asked.

"Oh, I forgot to mention that that sword doesn't exist in this world, only the void." Noroi explained.

"Sir, i'm just going to register your katana by notepad so tell me the name, abilities if it has any, and element." the girl asked, i'm not too sure what the name of the sword but I guess i'll come up with something really quick.

"The sword's name is Noroi, it's ability is nothing and has no element." I said to the girl.

"Are you sure if the information isn't correct then you could go to prison for false information." she explained, well hopefully they don't find out about the curse.

"Yes." I replied, the girl smiled.

"Alright then i'll have you fill out this registration form and bring it back when your done." she said handing me a clipboard with papers on it. I walked over to a bench to fill out the form, Noroi sat right beside me.

"What the hell, why did you name the sword after me dumbass?!" Noroi yelled while smacking me on the back of the head.

"I just came up with something." I replied.

"Also don't blame me when you're in prison because you don't know the abilities of that sword yet." she said as she went back to the void, at least she didn't kill me, I finished the form and turned it into the girl at the counter.

"Congratulations, you're now a member of the guild!" she said in an excited tone, after that I went over to the guild registration to look at the quest available but as I went to the monitor someone grabbed me by the shoulder.

"Nice sword." the person said, it sounded like a woman, I turned over to see a woman with a cloak on her head all you could see was her eyes, her skin was pale and she also had red eye's, she had a Gothic look to her, she had a cloak robe on, whoever this was, it was someone not to trust.

"Who are you?" I asked.

"That's none of your business, anyway you got power, so how about helping me with something?" she asked, I had a shocked look on my face.

"No, i'm not helping with any of your plans." I replied.

"Oh that's too bad, then i'll see you some other time." she said while walking out of the guild, i'll have to tell Noire about this later. Anyway I continued to the monitor and looked at the quest I found one that had no information on what to do, just go to a certain location. I hope this isn't a tough quest and it was about to be night so I charged my way to the location...


A/N:

Noxious: Chapter seven is done! This one took a bit trying to explain Noroi but we hope you enjoyed this chapter and we'll see you in the next.

Assassin: So, this is probably going to be one of the longest chapters in this story, but we will try to make each chapter at least three thousand to four thousand words, thanks for reading and we hope to see you all later!