Chapter 27

A Violent Hero and his Unnerving Soul

The next morning after Christmas we decide to search for Lowee's mascot. We waited for Uni to show up. Rom and Ram come towards Nepgear and I.

"Morning Lovers!" Ram shouted

"Good morning. . ." Rom comes towards me and hugs my side.

"Jeez Rom I don't know what is so awesome about him." Ram said with a pouty face. This is still surprising to say the least.

"He's my hero." Rom blushed.

"Whatever." Ram grabs Rom away from me. She should let Rom go a little.

"You guys going to seek the mascot thingy right?" Ram asked us.

"Yea, but we're waiting for Uni to arrive. I have no clue what is taking her so long. I get a call from Kei.

"What is wrong?" I knew this had to be bad.

"Can you stop by Lastation? Kei pleaded.

"Yes of course. Ladies we need to make a pit stop to Lastation."

"Sweet we get to go to Lastation!" Ram seemed rather excited.

"I wonder what it looks like." Rom said softly.

"You girls want to come with us?"

"Heck yea we do!" Ram stated with glee. She seems really excited.

"I want to help you."

"Well the more the merrier they say." I laughed as we all left for Lastation. We all get to Lastation to see it over run by monsters. The numbers were going down rather quickly, but I saw no sight of Josiah or Justine. I saw a rather tall guy with a ax swinging at any moving hostile monster. He had short black hair and he seems rather built. He is standing 6 feet tall and wearing what seems to be the monochrome colors of Lastation. His eyes are dark blue.

"Damn small fry. Where the hell is she at?" He ran towards the old factory.

"Let's follow him." I suggested. The girls agreed and we head off towards the old factory to see Uni knocked out and that man covered in a black mist as we all saw Underling shaking in fear.

"Alright bitch just let the girl go and I will spare you." I saw fierce malice in his eyes. Someone clearly set him off.

"N-no I will not submit to you."

"Really now?" He sprint towards Underling and held her by the neck.

"You sure you want to test my damn patience?" This guy is not fucking around. I saw a giant robot come in out of no where.

"You need to step aside." The robot said to the man.

"Fuck off." He threw underling away from him and stood in front of Uni.

"You will not taking this girl away from me Brave." He has history with that robot? He said Brave? That must be the CFW I fought in the Gameindustri Graveyard.

"You're as stubborn as always. Why must you risk your life on these goddesses. You were not even around when the the goddess herself fell in the Gameindustri Graveyard.

"I was just following orders asshole. I know what you're here for." I pulls out his ax and it expanded to 10 feet in diameter.

"I'll put you down no problem Brave."

"So you want to fight? Let's go then." Brave swing his sword and the man blocks it and smack Brave against the wall.

"I'm putting you down Brave. I need to save my goddess and you're in my damn way. Trembling Vold!" He swing his ax rapidly as pieces of Brave come apart.

"Final Strike! Tricolor Order!" Three axes appear in front of him as he finishes Brave off.

"Not bad. . ." Brave's last word before he fell in defeat. The man's black mist faded as he walked towards Uni.

"Uni? Please tell me you're alright." Me and the other girls are just stunned at what we just saw. Uni finally wakes up.

"Seth?"

"You're alright. Thank god." He puts out his right hand to help her up.

"Thanks for saving me, but where the heck have you been?!" Uni slaps him.

"I deserved that. After the news of Noire's disappering to that damn place I went out to get stronger so I can get Noire back from ASIC. I sense someone else here." He looks around and see me and sprint towards me. He grabs me by the neck.

"Now what the hell are you doing asshole?" He stated as he held a tight grip around my neck.

"Put him down now!" Uni commended him. He looked at her for a second and put me down.

"Explain yourself boy."

"I was told to come to Lastation by the oracle."

"That would explain all of this girls with you." He looked at Nepgear, Rom and Ram.

"Hello, I'm Nepgear. I'm Planeptune's CPU Candidate.

"I'm Ram! I'm One of the awesome CPU Candidates of Lowee."

"I'm Rom. I"m also a CPU Candidate of Lowee.

"It's a pleasure to meet you all. I'm Seth Argun. I'm the bodyguard for Noire and Uni."

"I'm Anthony Cooper. I'm the General of the Planeptune army and bodyguard of Nepgear." I smiled. Seth looked stunned.

"So your the new CPU everyone has been talking about. You're Crimson Heart?"

"Yes that is correct."

"That mean you on a quest for the mascots and getting the goddesses back? If so I could give you a hand." Seth give a slight grin.

"Why the heck would you help?"

"That reason is simple. I know Uni is traveling with you and you're going to try to get the goddesses back. In a sense you and I have the same goal."

"I suppose you're right."

"Beside I hate sitting around doing nothing. As Long as I have served under Noire; I'm not one to be lazy. I have quite a bit of time to make up to Uni anyways.

"Seth. . ." Uni blushed.

"You acting all cute Uni will not get you any where."

"I wasn't being cute you idiot!" Seth laughed.

"You're to damn easy to tease."

"Ugh! You unbelievable Seth."

"I know I'm an asshole what's new."

"Argh!" She slaps Seth hard right in the cheek, but he doesn't seem fazed.

"How the hell can you endure that?"

"When you have serve under these Tsunderes as long as I have, then you just become immune to it." Uni punch Seth right in the gut. He took that punch like a man.

"I see you got stronger Uni." Seth smiles.

"Damn it! Don't call us that!" Uni is really pissed, but blushing as well. Seth goes to hug Uni.

"I'm just happy to be back Uni." Uni looks up at Seth.

"Me too. . ." Uni looks down on the floor.

'So Anthony? We going back to Lowee to get that mascot or what?" Seth asked me.

"Yea since all the monster are gone."

"They better between me and the other generals."

"You seen Josiah and Justine?"

"So that what those two are called. Yea I did. They told to locate CPU Crimson Heart and help him if I wanted to see Noire again. I guess they know about this shit to."

"Where did they go."

"Hell if I know. That's not our concern right now. We need to get the other two mascots and save the goddesses so we can take down ASIC.

"Yea You're right. Let's go back to Lowee." Now with the party of Nepgear, Rom, Ram, Uni, Seth ,and I; we head towards the world's maze. We all fought our way through the maze. I learn today Seth is crazy as hell when he battling.

"Damn bastards!" He throws his ax at the horde of monsters "Spinning Vortex!" He grabs the ax and spins around slices through all the enemies as lighting comes from him. He smashes the last monster to a bloody pulp.

"A show off as always." Uni sighed.

"The thrill of the fight really gets my blood boiling." Seth smiles.

" You're worse then me Seth."

"I don't know about that hun. Once you transform you go battle crazy to." Nepgear stated.

"Not that bad! I hope. . ."Nepgear laughs a little under her breath and kisses my cheek.

"I need to see this CPU form of yours." Seth said with a smile on his face. He looked at Nepgear and I.

"So are you two an item or something?" Seth asked me and Nepgear.

"Y-yea We're together." Nepgear takes my right hand.

"That's adorable. You better take care of your lady."

"Oh I will Seth."

"Good. I would hate you smash you to bits." I shook a little.

"Is Seth always like that Uni?"

"It's even worse if it involve me or my sister. He extremely protective of us."

"Damn right I am!"

" How you never told us about him?"

"It wasn't important at the time I suppose."

"Yea. Noire decided to leave to that damn place and told me to protect Lastation, but I was no where close to any power to protect Lastation." Seth became silent.

"I see. . "

"Enough about me damn it! We should close to the mascot." Seth ran ahead.

"Hey wait for me!" I ran after him.

"Oh Goodness wait Anthony."

"Yea wait for us to!" Ram stated as she ran after Seth and I. All of us ran into Underling as we saw a bunch a killachines

"You here just in time for the show. Go my killachines! Kill all of them." The machines began to turn on. I saw a white disc in pieces That must be why the machines are charging at us.

"These pieces of machines better be worth something." Seth gets surrounded by the black mist we saw earlier as he pulls out his ax. It's even bigger then last time. It's 12 feet in diameter. Seth is something else.

"Damn I forgot you were here! I need to flee. O SHIT!" Seth smash the ax right in front of her and pins her down.

"Tell me about ASIC or I kill you." A little brutal don't you think Seth?

"Alright Alright I will spill the beans. Just don't kill me please."

"Good. I would make sure you get that disk and seal those damn machines. Even with me here it's not going to be possible to take all of them on." Linda tells Seth little by little about ASIC and We all Transform in our CPU forms. Seth looks at all of us in CPU for a second. This gives Underling a chance to flee.

'Shit! Well I get the info I needed out of the bitch. Uni?" Seth seems really stunned by Uni's CPU form

'What!?"

" You really have gotten strong." Seth smiles with a small blush. "I can't be weak in front of you now."

"You better not be Seth after being gone for so long." Uni said in a haughty tone.

"I know that Uni. Let's get this shit done!" Seth charges in.

"Allow me to assist you Seth." I fly right towards the machines.

" We need to get the mascot somewhere safe Rom!"

"Right. . ."

"Let's help those guys Uni." Nepgear said as she charged in.

"Right!" We fought off the killing machines as Rom and Ram tried to put the broken disc back together. A bright came from the disc as the final piece was put together.

"Ah. . . Thank you young CPUs for putting me back together. I need to seal those machines before it gets ugly."

"ARGH! I will tear you all apart you damn pieces of machines!" Seth hits one of them with all of his might, which sends a couples of them flying to a wall. He charges towards the machines.

"I need you to break apart. Chaotic Vortex!" Dark blue lighting strike down the machines breaking them into bits and pieces as he swings his ax around. I slice and dice through the machines. I felt Nepgear right behind me.

"Let's take this one down Nepgear." She nods as we get into formation. Celestial Flame Cannon!" Nepgear shoots a giant beam from her sword and I slash down with my two swords to create and beam wave. The two beams cross creating a explosion. The machines begin to slow down. I turned around to see a white disc floating as the machines shut down around us.

"We did it" I stated with a smile as I deactivated my CPU form.

"Damn I was hoping to see more of that CPU form of yours Anthony." Seth said in disappointment.

"I'm sure you will see it a lot"

"Good I better. I wouldn't mind a brawl with you sometime."

"Maybe once we save the world." I laughed

" You mean it?"

"Yea I promise we can fight once the world is at peace again."

"Ahahaha. I will be holding you up to that boy." Seth just laughed his ass off.

"I must thank you all for helping reseal the killachines." The White disc stated.

"It's no problem at all. I have a request however." Nepgear asked softly.

"What is your request young CPU."

"I need to borrow your power to save the goddesses from ASIC." I looked at Nepgear and then the disc.

"So the goddesses are in danger?"

'Yes they are." Nepgear stated.

"Ah I see. I can't leave here but I can spare a fraction of my power to you and the young male CPU over there. I never thought I would sense a male CPU again. This must be fate." Nepgear and I felt a surge of power.

"Please save Gameindustri from it's demise." The white disc faded away.

"We will. . ." I stated looking down on the ground. I felt something on my shoulder.

"We can do it Anthony." Nepgear smile with a big smile on her face.

"Yes we can."

"Hell yea we can!" Seth seems really excited.

"Seth we need to report to Kei." Uni stated.

"Do we really have to?"

"Yes! Now come on you have lots of explaining to do." Uni drags Seth out of the maze.

"Ah damn it! Well I will see you guys in Leanbox." Seth said to us as Uni and Seth walks away.

"Let's go to Lowee Anthony." Nepgear suggested.

"Yea I guess we should report to Mina and call Histoire about this." Ram jumps on my back.

"Whoa! Calm yourself Ram."

"Let's go!"

"Ram no fair I want to go on his back." Now they're fighting over me.

"They seem to like you more now." Nepgear giggles.

"I guess so." I blushed slightly as I take Nepgear's hand. Nepgear jumps slightly and then puts a grip on my hand.

"Let's go girls!" We all go back to the basilicom to report to Mina.

"You must have gotten the mascot correct?"

"Yes it has been saved and back where it should be."

"Thank you so much Anthony."

"No problem Mina. I need to get the last mascot before ASIC gets more powerful."

"I understand Anthony, but you should rest at least tonight. You will be going to Leanbox?"

"Yes the last mascot should be there."

"Then please rest one more night before you set off."

"I guess I will rest up. I have no clue how Leanbox is."

"I have one last question before you leave."

"Yes Mina?"

"Is Rom and Ram going with you?"

"I don't know."

"I want to go with you Anthony." Rom said softly.

"Yea! It would so much more fun with me around" Ram being her usually bouncy self.

"Ahaha. Alright I guess that's a yes."

"Alright I trust you they will be protected by you."

"Of course"

"I will protect my hero as well." Rom looked at me

" We are a lot stronger then we look!"

"I know that." I stated.

"I will take my leave for now."

"We will be here tomorrow morning." Nepgear told Rom and Ram.

"You better be here." Ram stated

"Ok. . ." Rom said in her usual soft tone.

"Let's go Nepgear." Nepgear walks to me and takes my hand as we go back to the hotel. We get ready for bed as tomorrow is going to be a bust day going to Leanbox. Nepgear snuggles up against me.

"Someone is all lovey dovey." I chuckled with a small blush on my face, Nepgear looks into my eyes.

"You're just so warm Anthony. *kiss* I love you" She said with her usual radiant smile. I put her face close to mine.

"I love you to Nepgear." I kiss her goodnight as we fall asleep. I start to dream about us having a family. These dream have been coming more and more often. Does this mean something? I see us with two young girls. One on each side of me and I'm holding Nepgear. We look like such a happy family with big smiles on our faces. Is this my next wish I want to come true? These dream have to mean something.

Author's note: Happy Easter People. I hope you enjoy this chapter. One thing, If you plan on following this story and the sequel I hope to release. Keep a eye on my new OC. He becomes important later on. Anyways enjoy your holiday break people. :D Until the next chapter.