Chapter 10

A Tragic Beginning / The World without her

I finally woke up and get out of bed. It has been a month since I last saw Nepgear. All I have been doing is screaming due to my nightmares. I never realized how lonely it is without her around. I feel so empty inside. I miss her. I miss her so much. I better not think about it right now. I have a mission at hand. Histoire comes in my room.

"Let's go Anthony." Histoire told me.

" Yes Histoire. I will be there shortly." I stated in a monotone voice.

I put on my uniform and get right to work on creating the sharicate. This stone is the physical form of the people's faith of the CPUs. I have basically been killing myself creating the sharicate with Histoire's help. I must do whatever it takes to makes. Fighting for shares and telling everyone about the CPUs non-stop without any sleep. I felt like a messenger of god.

I Have been having Nepgear rolling through my mind. I can't stop thinking about her. Thinking about it made me realize that today is her birthday, which is October 6th. I had no clue what to think of it. I went out and bought a dozen roses and a pendant. The pendant had a shining light purple amethyst stone engraved in. I knew Nepgear wasn't here but I still wanted to get her something on her birthday. I set the roses up and I put the pendant in a box on the dresser near her bed.

" Anthony. . . That is kinda sweet of you." Histoire stated as she walked in the room.

" Yea I suppose. I wanted to get something for her even though she isn't here." I stated in a depressing tone.

" I understand Anthony. We all miss her deeply. This is why we are working on the sharicate." Histoire ensured me that thing will brighten up. We walk downstairs. Josiah enters the basilicom.

" Hey buddy. How have you been doing in the last month of so? I can see that you're moving. That is something." Josiah stated with a chuckle.

" I'm alright I suppose." I stated

"Any luck with the sharicate?" Josiah asked me.

" No. I fought a lot of ASIC baddies." I laughed.

" I bet. You might be able to gain more power" Josiah stated as he laughed with me.

" Sorry I wasn't blessed with powers like you or Justine. I'm only human. I can only do some much. Because of that, Nepgear and the other CPUs all got captured and we couldn't save any of them at all." I stated as I am getting angry with myself.

" Don't worry. we will save them all. I can ensure you of that." Josiah tried to comfort me.

" Yea. Let's pray on that Josiah." I stated as I saw Josiah leaving.

I left shortly after him. I went to explore of dungeon as part of getting shares for the sharicate. I saw a rather gray-tinted small-chested woman wandering around the cave I am in. She comes towards me with intend to kill me.

" Who the heck are you" The random woman stated.

" Me? Well if you must know; I'm the general of the Planeptune army, Anthony Cooper. Who might you be?" I questioned her.

" I'm Linda, the bad ass soldier of the ASIC." Linda stated laughing.

" A soldier? A Bad ass? I'm sorry. I will show what it mean to be a bad ass, underling." I stated with a slight grin on my face as I drew my blade.

" So you want to fight. Fine I shall fight you and kick your ass for calling me an underling." Linda stated as she charges at me.

Linda and I fought for a while. I blocked every single last attack she threw. I parried one for her attacks and charged at her. I spun around creating a small flame circle around her.

" Try to stand up to this move. Flaming Hurricane slash." I jumped after trapping her in a small hurricane and threw my sword to the ground. It causes the ground to explode and knocking her out. Josiah and Justine saw this and came towards me. I jumped down as they came by.

" Dude? What was that about just now." Josiah stated.

" Some random woman who works for ASIC decided to attack me. That's all" I stated.

" Damn. I could have cut her into little pieces." Justine stated in slight anger.

" Maybe next time Justine." I laughed.

" Let's return to Planeptune guys." I suggested. They nodded their heads and follow me back to Planeptune. I enter the basilicom.

" I'm back Histoire." I stated.

"Oh! Welcome back Anthony. How are you doing?" Histoire asked me in a concerning voice.

" The usual I guess." I stated

" Hey Anthony. May I test something?" Josiah asked.

" Yes? What is it?" I asked in confusion.

"I wish to test your fighting skills." Josiah stated with a smile.

" Fine. I wish for you to not hold me Josiah." I stated even though he could easily kill me We go the Windy Wasteland.

" Are you ready for this Anthony?" Josiah said to me. He is in his metal suit. He is wielding dual pistols and has a giant rifle on his back.

" Yes I am. I expect to be spared at least." I stated hoping Josiah isn't going to go crazy.

" Sure. That's no problem." Josiah stated as he pulls out his rifle. He shoots a beam of light from his rifle.

" The hell? OH SHIT!" I dodged it somehow.

" Not bad buddy. Let's try this." Josiah pulls out his pistols. He shoots rapidly at him several hundred times.

" Shit!. . . Ah! . . . God damn it!." I kept getting shot at even though I'm dodging some of the bullets. The storm of bullets stopped. I am covered in bullet wounds and blood. Somehow still standing.

" Hah. . . Is that all you got?" I stated as I'm catching my own breath.

" The hell? That should have killed you. This is breaking the laws of physics a little bit." Josiah got really confused until he saw a red aura surrounding me again.

" Alright. That might explain it a little bit. God damn it." Josiah stated as he knew I went berserk. I charged full force at Josiah with my fist. I pushed him, but i dealt no damage at all.

" Buddy. This is spartan armor. You would need so much more power to even deal damage to me. You should use your sword at least. The sword isn't glowing at all?" Josiah notice that my sword isn't glowing like it usually is. I kept punching at him non-stop until Josiah slaps me into submission. I got knocked out from the sheer force of his slap.

" OK. That was pissing me off. Histoire? There must be a way to Anthony to gain more power." Josiah stated in worry.

" There is one way, but it is a dangerous route that might end up badly for him." Histoire stated in a serious tone.

" Well we have to try something Histoire." Josiah stated in a panicking state.

" Well if we must. There are these sacred drive known as SDDs or sacred drive divinity. There are almost if not the same as HDDs. The only difference is that it has only one SDD in all of Gameindustri that it has been recorded. History states that there is one per nation. They can be located and gives any human finds it the power of a CPU. These drives are chosen by the will of it's user.

There was one person that found a SDD.

His name was known as Grey Heart. He was a CPU siding with Blanc long ago. He was destroyed when he helped the original heroes, the Quartets seal Arfoire long ago. If one was ever found. It could be a miracle or a disaster to the world of Gameindustri." Histoire stated as Josiah and Justine listened.

" Why a disaster? Justine asked Histoire.

" Because this SDD could make him a monster if he is not chosen for it. Some people have wanted this power. They became powerful monsters as a result of it." Histoire said depressingly.

" Well either Anthony finds this SDD of Gameindustri falls before the sharicate can ever even be created. Josiah stated in a more serious tone than he ever has been. I get up shortly after I heard what Josiah said.

" Josiah? You seem a bit more serious than usual." I said

" Oh you're awake. Good. Anthony, You need this power if we have any chance of saving the CPUs." Josiah stated.

" Let's look for this power then. We have no time to waste." I said without hesitation.

Histoire sighed. " Be careful out there Anthony. We can't lose you now." Histoire stated in a angry tone.

"I know this. I will be fine Histoire. I promise you." I smiled and Josiah, Justine, and I go around Planeptune looking for the SDD.

" Not here. . . Not here. . . Not here." We kept repeating it as we looked endlessly for a SDD. I tripped over something. I got up and looked at what I stumbled on.

" The hell is this?" I picked it up. Is this it? Is this the power I sought out for? This item . . . could this thing make a CPU? Maybe. . . just maybe. I will need to test this out.

Author's Note: Hello again guys. Liking the plot twist so far. Hopefully it came out good. I'm getting positive feedback surprising. I'm glad people like it. This is my first fanfiction so I'm glad it came out even like this. Thanks for the support people. News update! A Noire Spinoff is on it's way I need to write more first. Thanks again. Remember to review my story. Like or follow for more chapter to come. Until the Next Chapter :)