(message was at 20th December 2013) (though regards costume suggestions you can suggest them but I'm unsure when I can get Noire to cosplay in the story again, but I'll see what I can do)
Note: Before chapter 38 I wish to mention that while this chapter has significance to the story the chapter (and the next one) is more for fun and novelty. I wanted to do this being as, as at the time of writing this it's nearly Christmas. And I thought it would be nice to do something novel, plus in Neptunia, Noire was known for her having numerous costumes but you have never seen them, I thought it would be nice to do my own version as well as to get you to imagine them wear different costumes. I hope you fans enjoy this chapter as much as I did writing it and I hope you will find it funny as well. Feel free to suggest costumes you want to see them wear and I'll do my best in putting them in the next chapter.
Thanks for favouriting and following me as well, I'm pleased that considering I'm not the best writer and for how unique my story is I feel I have a decent number of fans that appreciate my writing thank you, I hope you fans of mine have a nice Christmas and a nice 2014, now here's Chapter 38:
Chapter 38: Noire's cosplay Part 1
Words cannot describe how I'm feeling right now. One of the countless things I've always liked about Noire was how she's extremely attractive to me, having flawless beauty and every aspect of her appearance I loved so much. And so I feel very privileged that we'll get to see her in different costumes right now. I like how she loves cosplaying so much and how she's doing it now, because we all love seeing her wear her countless supply of clothes with a never ending variety. It never ceases to amaze me that she has such capabilities. We have our cameras and video cameras ready to record for all of Lastation, our people to see.
Note: Readers please listen to Full Throttle Legacy while reading this:
It's not long before we see their first costume, although at first we hear some loud heavy metal music which happens to be something I know and love. Bizarrely though we then hear the sound of three motorbikes growling, it is then those very three motorbikes approach us driving quick and doing a wheelie, only for them to stop. The three riders are Noire, Uni and Blanc, they're still in their HDD form but while their arms and torsos are like their HDD form, although for Blanc her plug suit is now completely black, they are all wearing black trousers and black thigh length boots. They're also wearing black leather jackets and aviator sunglasses. I really love that look, they look so tough and badass, they look ever so cool it's why I love them and that look. They do a few poses that show sophistication, attraction, as well as how tough they are. When they eventually show their backs to us, it's then I notice on the back of their jackets is the logo of Lastation for Noire and Uni, and Lowee for Blanc.
"My big sis, she looks so cool." Ram says in awe.
"Yeah she looks great." Rom agrees.
"Wow, I always knew you'd look great in biker outfits." I say to them both very proud of them.
"Thank you, we'll soon hit the road and find a new costume for you." Noire chuckles in appreciation of our compliments.
They sit in their bikes for a little while, as we record their costumes with our video cameras and cameras. After which they then drive off out of our sight to get changed, leaving a trail of smoke behind them from the exhausts. No doubt the smoke is purely harmless and cosmetic.
Note: Readers please listen to MW3 GIGN Spawn Theme while reading this
It's not long before they return, although some different music is played in the background which sounds familiar. Out of nowhere three ropes are then dropped down in front of us and Noire, Uni and Blanc then slide down the ropes with such speed. Noire is wearing black commando clothes consisting of boots, baggy trousers, a waterproof jacket, a black bullet proof vest and black fingerless gloves. To go with the look she carries an MP5, though she still keeps her long untied beautiful white hair flowing, and she still has her shades on. Uni meanwhile wears a black ghilie suit, with her familiar Barrett 50 Cal and her stylish white curly hair. Blanc is wearing the same sort of clothes as Noire and Uni, but rather than her clothes being completely black like Noire's, it is instead white with arctic camouflage and her weapon is a Type 95. I couldn't help but notice how the outfit complements their figures and how tight they are. They look so beautiful and cool and badass, ready for battle. For fun the three of them crouch down pointing their guns in various directions.
"Servitas Vitae." Noire says in a distinctive accent.
They pose doing different stances as we take photos and film them for quite a while.
"Mission accomplished très bien." Noire replies.
After which they then walk out of our sight holding their guns up, brisk walking like soldiers scanning an area to determine whether the area is clear or not.
It's not long before Noire and Blanc come back only…..Interesting Noire is wearing Blanc's mk2 human costume, and Blanc is wearing Noire's human mk2 costume.
I remember how Blanc has short brown hair that covered her neck and fringe and she had blue eyes in her human form. As for the costume it consists of a white arm less dress with dark brown markings on it as well some sort of belt. She'd also wear on top a white coat with light blue on the sides as well as brown pattern around the light blue. The coat also consists of fur especially at the top. Usually she wears the coat in a way that exposes her shoulders and I see this with Noire right now. The costume also consists of a blue ribbon that's worn around the neck as well as a white hat with light blue ruffles and a brown and gold pattern around the bottom with some centre piece at the front. Finally the footwear consists of light blue sandals with white ribbon around her right ankle. I remember liking the costume that Blanc wore it looked nice.
It is novel to see them in each other's clothing. I just can't help but watch with non-malicious amusement, as I see them in their human form but to see Noire wearing Blanc's white hat and furry coat, and to see Blanc wear the royal clear dress along with the finely decorated boots and gloves. They actually look very good in them. I just know they'll do or say something that's hilarious.
"This costume is really flawless." Blanc remarks in a rather posh voice.
"Yes I like this costume, there's some tangerines and a book in the pockets of this warm coat." Noire speaks very quietly. It is difficult to hear what she is saying.
"What was that Noire?" Blanc asks.
"I SAID I LIKE THIS COSTUME, THERE'S SOME TANGERINES AND A BOOK IN THE POCKETS OF THIS WARM COAT!" Noire yells.
We then all laugh as it's a good Blanc impression.
"Heh heh heh. Good impression not that I hate it or anything." Blanc says. It's obvious that she did like the impression.
We all laugh again as Blanc responded with her own impression of Noire. They both pose as photos are taken of those two, I predict that our people will enjoy these costumes but find this one particularly funny. I wonder if they have any others like it.
"This would make a good book." Noire says quietly, although we could hear what she says this time around.
"My costumes are so flawless, they're future proof." Blanc speaks with pride while smiling.
After a short while they then walk away from us to change to another costume.
Note: Readers please listen to Bret Hart 1997 Theme while reading this:
Out of the blue the room is then lit with dim pink lights while the area fills with pink smoke. It is then Noire, Uni and Blanc all walk together towards us. They're in their HDD forms although Noire's hair is now pink along with Uni's. I recognise Noire to be wearing Bret Hart's wrestling attire which consists of his black and pink trousers and boots, along with straps that go over the shoulders. But she's also wearing his trademark black leather jacket, although on the back it says Black Heart Foundation with the Lastation logo on it, she also wears the same pink sunglasses he wore. While Uni wears the same clothes as Noire, Blanc's is different as she is wearing a black t shirt which says "What?" on it. She also wears jean shorts, two black knee braces, as well as boots. But in her hands are some cans of tangerine juice. All 3 of them carry a wrestling belt which says true goddess on it.
"What?" Blanc remarks.
"What?" We says.
"What?" She replies.
"What?" We say.
"What?" She says again.
"What?" We replies.
"What?" She says another time.
"What?" We reply again.
"What?" She says.
"What?" We reply.
"What?" She remarks.
"What?" We reply again.
"What do you think of my costume?" She asks.
"What?" We respond to her.
"Do you like it?" She says.
"What?" We says.
"Do you think my costume is great?" She says.
"What?" We say to her.
"Is it Wonderful? She asks.
"What?" We reply.
"Amazing?" She asks.
"What?" We reply again.
"Hell yeah it's amazing, it goes well with the toughest SOB and that's the bottom line… What because White Heart said so." As she speaks she sounds distinctive, almost like the person she's cosplaying as.
"Yep because when it comes to doing everything, we are the best there is, the best there was and the best there ever will be." Noire adds.
Note: Readers please listen to Stone Cold Theme while reading this:
Blanc then opens the cans and just pours the drinks into her mouth, the drink does go into her mouth but it overflows onto her t shirt and around her face. They pose holding their titles in the air. I think it fits them very well, as they are the true goddesses to me. After all not only are they our leaders, they do such a wonderful job and I hope we can succeed. We cheer very loudly for them as they do different poses for our various cameras. Blanc even gives the middle finger for fun too. After a short while they walk away waving at us, so they can change to their next costumes. I must say it is great seeing them cosplay as wrestlers, the ones they happen to cosplay as suited their personalities to a T.
Note: Readers please listen to Tekken 3 Arranged Xiaoyu Theme while reading this:
Noire and Blanc then return in their human forms, and their costumes have changed again. This time they dress as Tekken characters as Noire wears a rather unique costume, as she wears the same boots and gloves as the ones she wore in her mk2 human form, although for the torso she wears what I remember to be Xiaoyu's Chinese Dress, which instead of the usual orange or pink, it is in black with gold trimming and blue in parts. On her back is the large bow she wore in her mk2 human form. I find the costume rather interesting as I always knew Noire and Xiaoyu looked similar, and it's nice to see that her costume is a mixture of the two.
Blanc's costume is a similar case, as she wears her hat from her mk2 human form as well as her white dress and ribbon around her neck, but she does not wear her furry coat though instead she wears special boots that are white and light blue, which remind me of what Asuka Kazama wore from what I can remember. She also wears special long finger less gloves with elbow pads and padding for the hands, again they're in white and light blue and they remind me of what Asuka Kazama wore. They even do the poses of their respective Tekken characters, which I feel is a nice tribute to them. This is so amazing and we're having so much fun, it pleases me that they seem to be getting started with the cosplaying.
I also remember how Vert had long blond hair like Lili, and I also remember how Blanc and Vert are rivals just as how Asuka and Lili were rivals. And yet it's so sad that even though Neptunia introduced Tekken, I don't recall them ever referencing the fact how Noire, Blanc and Vert looked like Xiaoyu, Asuka and Lili respectively. But then again what I can expect considering how lousy I find the series to be.
Noire then does a whistle as if to call an animal, only for the floor to rumble quite a bit as a giant panda charges towards us in the distance. The creature is wearing black bangles on its front paws. The panda then stops behind Noire and stands on its two feet. My CPU then hugs the panda with love, only for the panda to hug back showing genuine love and affection for each other. After which Noire then gets on its back causing the panda to smile. I find it awesome how Noire has her own panda, and it's nice how it's cool with being part of the cosplay with her.
When I see them posing I realise my appearance is similar to Lei Wulong's, a Tekken character I liked so I then take off my jacket and then head towards them, and pose together with them. How nice that we're dressed as Tekken characters, and we'll be meeting Lee Chaolan again later tonight, very appropriate indeed. I reckon we'll do some Tekken training together or something, I look forward to that idea to be able to spar with the finest fighters in the King of Iron Fist Tournament. I wouldn't mind seeing Heihachi in his diaper either. The 3 of us then do some posing for the camera while staying in character. It's not long before Noire decides to transform into HDD form, only her HDD form is her victory form.
Her Victory form consists of a grey bathing suit with black on the sides, as well as in the middle. There is also the occasional red on the suit as well as a circle with a bit of green at the top, a bit of pink at the right, a bit of blue at the bottom and a bit of red at the left. I like how that resembles the buttons of the PlayStation controller, very nice. I also like how her top reveals a lot of her beautiful cleavage, which is actually the middle of it as the well as the top part. Her top also connects to some neck piece that covers her shoulders, which is mostly grey with the occasional black and red. For footwear she wears very tall grey boots that reach her upper thighs, they also consist of black patterns with the occasional red as well. Her boots are rather characteristic as they consist of circular futuristic anklets, with a red circle on each side along with high heels and toes that point upwards. For arm wear she wears black and grey shoulder length gloves, with circular futuristic bracelets that go over her upper arms, as well as her wrists which are even chunkier, and consist of a circle attached to it as well as another piece attached to that. The wrist bracelets have some sort of futuristic patterns on as well.
She looks absolutely stunning in that form and she resembles the first PlayStation a lot in that outfit, which makes me appreciate her fabulous outfit that compliments her look, even more.
While her appearance is the same and while her original could float in the air, she has rockets that come out of her back enabling her to float. She then activates some saws from her arms; she must be cosplaying as Alisa Bosconovitch from Tekken to some extent. It reminds me of how I could customise Alisa to look like Black Heart from Victory, it's nice how the CPUs and the Tekken characters have some similarities in their appearance.
"Wow your jetpack and saws are authentic, it's as if they come from your body like Alisa does." I remark in amazement.
"Thank you, although the jetpack is merely cosmetic. I mean the jetpack only enables me to float but not fly, and as for the saws they are actually real chainsaws but they can't hurt anything that's friendly." Noire replies appreciating my compliment.
While she's floating in the air with her saws out, we have our photos taken. But after a while Noire's saws disappear, and so does her jet pack causing her to gently drop back to the floor. She then transforms back to her other form, and so while I put my jacket back on, Noire and Blanc and the panda then leave to get changed again. I am amazed with how realistic and authentic they look in those costumes, very impressive indeed. It's good to know how much of her passion as well as her own money is spent on these fabulous costumes, that are very numerous, very top quality and have much variety and realism.
Note: Readers please listen to Toad's Midway Madness while reading this.
They then return again, both of them are in their human forms. Although this time around they're dressed as characters associated with our consoles. Noire is dressed as Lara Croft; she keeps her black pigtails, although she wears a light green top which shows her attractive cleavage, as well as tight brown shorts. She also wears brown boots, sunglasses and fingerless gloves, as well as carrying a Berretta in each hand and having holsters by her thighs. Blanc wears a false moustache and wears a red hat with M on it, as well as a blue dungaree with gold buttons, brown shoes, a red long sleeved t shirt and white gloves; she also carries a large hammer with two hands.
Noire then gets out some Lucozade and takes a drink while Blanc cheers. They do different poses as Noire holds her guns and has her arms in different positions, while Blanc holds her hammer in different ways, as well as grabbing a gold star that hovers above her.
I found it to be iconic for them to dress as characters associated with the consoles they represent. Yeah representation, there never was much of that in the series, it's was just Planeptune CPUs and makers mostly, how yuck.
After which they then head back to get changed again.
Note: Readers please listen to Black Ops 2 Desert ride while reading this.
I hear a distinct snap of the fingers and before I know it distinctive music is being played in the background. I also notice the area we're in has changed quite dramatically, as the walls are now made of marble and are covered in distinctive art work, which shows Noire as a ruler of the ancient world though she is dressed very definitely, but she looks so gorgeous. On the floor that's now covered in sand, I notice what appears to be a large pool of milk, full of leaves and flowers rising up to the floor as well as palm trees and one armed settees that are of the period, that are fabulously decorated with gold and have plenty of silk cushions on them, and the seat itself is covered in fur. All the seats face us and are really close to the pool. There are also large pots that are placed around this area. I'm amazed with how the wall changed like that, I'm keen to ask my CPU about this.
As well as the sights and sounds I even smell something distinctive here. It smells of perfume, I've never smelt it before and it's different to the one that Noire usually wears but it smells really lovely. It's difficult to describe but it smells so fresh and it's really nice. I wouldn't be surprised if my CPU is wearing this very perfume.
As the music plays I then see Noire, Blanc and Uni though they're carried by our troops dressed in servants clothing consisting of sandals, with ancient headdresses of this theme. There's also some more of them with large fans made of white feathers, as well as others that carry different fruit such as grapes, along with golden goblets and jugs of wine. There are even a group that carry different Pokémon who I recognise to be Arboks, Espeons and Persians. All of them wear some gold around their tails, their legs and their necks where appropriate. After a while they then reach us and place them down on their respective chairs. It is then I finally get to see what costumes they are wearing, and by goddess they look so amazing, Noire looks so awesome and her look just suits her perfectly. Noire's in her human form, and while her hair is black it is untied and very shiny and thick, it's so long it reaches down to her thighs.
Her costume is similar to Cleopatra from Rise and Fall Civilizations at War, but at the same time it's different. Her costume consists of a black bra and underwear with gold trimming and black pattern. Her outfit shows much of her legs and cleavage. She also has gold gorgerines in a feather shape over her chest, and she's wearing gold shoulder pads with feather design. On top of her black pants that is covered with gold and black trimming, there is a gold strap on top like a belt. At the centre of the belt is the Lastation logo on it.
She's covered with plenty of gold jewellery too, as she wears golden high stilettos along with gold shin guards that reach up to her knees. She also wears gold thigh guards, along with golden snake arm bands that coil around her upper arms, and gold arm braces covering the lower arms. She also wears some fancy gold panjas covering both of her hands and fingers, along with a necklace that is large, and has lots of black and gold jewels on it which cover her neck and above her breasts. Finally she's wearing a golden headdress which goes around her head, and even covers her fringe. The headdress also has gold chains covering the back of her head, that are as long as her own black hair.
She wears make up as well although it consists black fingernails and toe nails, as well as black eye shadow and kohl. Which actually looks very nice and compliments her look. Uni's costume is similar if not identical to Noire's own, in fact I can only tell the difference between them both due to my HUD, as well as their faces along with the build of them two.
To finish of the look they both wear what appears to be some large long black silk cape with gold lining, as well as the Lastation logo in gold as well.
The attire suits them both as they look extremely beautiful, but it also suits them as they consider themselves royalty, and they're dressed as royalty. Plus which Cleopatra was known for her black hair along with Noire.
Blanc meanwhile is dressed as a geisha girl. She wears white face make up along with red lipstick and red nail varnish. Her short brown hair has plenty of flowers on it, and she wears a red silky dress of the period, which covers her arms and torso but not her legs. She wears very long white socks and red geta sandals. She also carries a fan in her hand which is coloured in red and she's constantly using with much enthusiasm.
I notice how's Blanc's costume suits her as well. It reminds me of Lowee in Victory in how it was portrayed, as well as what it was like for them back then.
The three of them pose lying on their couches as we take photos of them. Some of their photos consist of them eating food and drink provided by their "servants", as well as holding or even stroking their Pokémon. This cosplay is rather fun as well, we all enjoy doing this as the photos in their super cool costumes by the milk pool are really flawless.
"You look absolutely perfect guys. I think you do a great cosplay of Cleopatra Noire, you look like a very attractive version of her. Your set is impressive too. How did you do it?" I ask her with much curiosity.
She chuckles in quite the flirting manner while smiling in response.
"Thank you so much for your compliment Black. I liked the themes as well as the idea of dressing up like her, and I'm glad you're impressed with this. As for the set, well the walls are actually covered in nanobots, that have the ability to alter the wall's appearance in different ways, enabling the background to change with ease. I'm working on methods to supply these nano bots to all the people, so that they're able to decorate their rooms into anything they like, as well as providing different styles for the nanobots to perform. I'm even trying to get this to work on furniture and other objects that could be decorated for different purposes as well, even the exteriors of buildings as well.
As for the furniture? We have silent machinery behind the floor that is programmed to provide the appropriate furniture, for each theme I choose. And as for the milk bath they contain nano bots that are capable of preserving the milk, so it never goes off and it never smells. In fact the milk bath lasts forever, even the flowers and leaves are preserved thanks to them.
The background has more than just these 2, I'll show you the others I have when I cosplay as appropriate." Noire speaks with pride while explaining this to me, she sounds rather posh as well as if she is the queen herself. Then again she already is the goddess queen.
"Wow that's very useful being able to alter the appearance of interiors. That's very cool. I can imagine your people loving the idea of being able to change it." I speak with much amazement, it is certainly impressive technology and very useful to have.
"Oh yeah, it would save time decorating, reduce cost with providing materials, and hopefully it will be of top quality. It would also mean I can change the look at the snap of a finger. Because if I'm honest I like all sorts of styles, and it would be nice to be able to have them all at my fingers." She speaks with further pride as well as passion, as she speaks of her desires and noble dreams.
"Indeed this set is very authentic Noire, and these costumes are amazing and so comfortable to wear. In fact these costumes actually remind me of a story that I've come up with back in Lowee, during the 6th generation. Which interestingly enough involve these very costumes." Blanc says.
As she tell us the story I feel as though I'm transported there. The place I'm transported to is magnificent, as I'm in what I believe to be a courtyard. The courtyard is of big blocks of marble with a magnificent fountain, and in the middle is a statue of Noire in her Cleopatra costume. We're surrounded by huge palaces highly decorated in gold standing really tall, they look fantastic. There's also plenty of trees and bushes all over the place, full of various fruits as well as water coming out of the buildings from various holes. They remind me a bit of Civilization 4's version of the Hanging Gardens and the place looks wonderful, just like from a video game and it looks so realistic too and flawless, it's perfect and stunning as well as breath taking beyond question. And to top it off it's a nice sunny cloudless day. Wow. I see Noire and Uni standing there in the same Cleopatra costumes as before, looking so great and smiling together. They appear so welcoming as well.
There are also plenty of soldiers that wear the appropriate attire, consisting of plenty of armour that's gold as well as wearing our colours with pride. There are plenty of talented dancers, musicians and some people with large feather fans, all dressed similar to us wearing our colours.
It's quite interesting to be in a different time period, but it's nice how everything seems so lovely and idealistic. It's very picturesque and peaceful.
Note: Readers please listen to 300 Submission soundtrack while reading this bit:
We then see a group of people approach us dressed in purple. Some are soldiers who wear a purple skirt and sandals, carrying a short sword and a rectangular purple shield. While a few are just wearing purple togas carrying a paper scroll.
Somehow my gut tells me that they're bad news, not least of how it reminds me of what has happened in history from where I came from.
One of them who I recognise is Plutia in her human form, but she's wearing a purple toga.
I guess this makes the situation worse, but I shouldn't worry as I should be excited being as this is Blanc's story and knowing her, Plutia will be owned in some way.
It is now Noire speaks to her.
"Ahh a Plansia messenger. Before you speak Plutie, know that in Larsta everyone, even a goddess's messenger is held accountable for the words of their voice. Now what message do you bring?" Noire asks politely.
Plutia bows as she opens her arms out.
"Earth and water." Plutia bows.
"You rode all the way from Plansia, for earth and water?" Noire asks with a hint of shock in her voice.
"Do not be dumb or cocky Plutie, you can afford neither in Larsta." Uni adds.
"What makes this person think she can speak among us?" Plutia asks sounding quite disgusted.
"Because everyone is equal in Larsta." Uni replies with a hint of aggression.
"Let us walk to cool our tongues." Noire suggests trying to break the tension.
We all walk together as we see more of the lovely palaces and buildings. Some may even be temples as they're full of more statues of Noire. They look incredibly breath taking, as they're covered in gold that shine so brightly in the clear day. There's even palm trees nearby full of various tropical fruit.
"If you value your lives over your complete humiliation, embarrassment and annihilation, listen carefully Lady Black Heart. Neptune conquers and controls everything she rests her eyes upon, she leads an army so massive, it makes the ground rumble with their march. So huuuuuuuge they drink the rivers dry as a bone.
All the goddess queen of the seas Neptune requires is this: a token of submission and slight humiliation to the will of Neptune, yep just submission and for you to be our pet." Plutia explains sounding quite smug about what she said.
We all stop walking as we reach another courtyard, in which in the middle is a large hole that appears to be really deep.
"Submission, and a life time of being mocked by Neptune. Now that's a problem, there's reason to believe that the Lowthenians have already turned you down, who we have a lot of respect for. And of course Larstans have their reputation to consider." Noire replies.
"Choose your next words carefully Lady Black Heart, they may be your last as queen." Plutia warns her.
It becomes windy a bit now, as Noire thinks about what Plutia has said. She looks around at all the people there, her empire as she replays Plutia's phrase of earth and water in her head. It does disgust me that Neptune would wish to conquer and enslave us. Mind you that's what she pretty much did in the series, she just treated my CPU so terribly and it's almost as if she wants Noire to be on her knees, where she thinks Noire belongs. I find it despicable, but I can at least relax in knowing that Neptune would probably not get her way.
Suddenly Noire un-holsters her sword and threatens Plutia with it, who actually has her back to the hole now. You go Noire, do what needs to be done. Our troops also draw their swords threating the Plansian people too, as the Plansians back to the pit in fear.
Plutia is now scared as the sword is close to her neck.
"Boooooo, you've gone mad, you're a mad girl." Plutia weeps.
"You bring the titles and heads of conquered goddesses to my city steps. You insult my sis, you threaten my people with slavery, humiliation, embarrassment and death. Oh I have chosen my words carefully Plutie, perhaps you should have done the same." Noire says with anger.
"This is boohoo, this is madness!" Plutia protests.
"Madness? THIS IS LARSTA!" Noire yells.
She kicks Plutia really hard into the pit, causing her to fall backwards into the endless hole. Noire then holsters her sword walking away from the pit, as our troops stab the Plansians. Some of them even fall into the holes themselves, there is a lot of screams from them as they die by the fall, or die by our swords.
As Blanc tells the story even more I am transported to another place indicating time has passed.
We are now in what appears to be inside a cave full of rocks. We still have the same attire on and we are with some of our troops. I have reason to believe there are 300 of us all with swords, spears and huge gold shiny shields. I believe that we are here to repel the Plansian invasion of Larsta. It's interesting as not only do I witness the story, I feel as though I'm in the story with them. To be defending with so little troops that are well armed, against an enemy that relies on superior numbers. It reminded me of my first battle here.
Soon the ground shakes rather vigorously.
"Earthquake?" Uni asks.
"No Uni, battle formations." Noire replies.
We then form a phalanx formation, blocking the entrance to the cave as we see a huge army of Plansian troops. They're all wearing purple skirts carrying rectangular shields, none of them are wearing armour unlike us which is all gold. Some of them carry swords while others carry spears. Noire then does a rallying speech to keep our morale at an all- time high.
"This is where we hold them. This is where we fight them! This is where they die!" Noire yells.
Our troops chant in agreement.
We wait for them to get into position, charging along as Noire says more.
"Remember this day guys for it will be ours for all time. Where we have shown them what happens, when they see us as their slaves!" Noire continues.
Our troops chant in agreement.
When they do get in position a soldier on a horse comes out, she's actually Rei Rights, but she's wearing a purple toga.
"Larstans! Lay down your weapons!" Rei orders loudly.
Some time passes but suddenly a spear knocks her off her horse, killing her instantly as it goes through her heart.
"Plansian, come and get them!" Noire yells, as we have our spears out and form a wall of shields like a phalanx formation. It looks impregnable to a T.
The Plansians then charge.
"Hold!" Uni yells.
"Give them nothing, but take from them everything!" Noire yells in encouragement.
I like her speech and her rallying, she sounds so badass.
"Stay!" Uni yells.
Strangely enough, they become blind due to our gold shields being very shiny, due to the strong sun today. Some of them stop moving but get knocked over and trampled on. Others just charge into our spears, allowing themselves to be stabbed into the heart due to them not being able to see. Eventually they all pile onto our shields, as we hold the line.
They try really hard breaking through our shield wall, but it's of no use. In fact we manage to push them away and stab them with our spears. I have no problem as I'm able to withstand the push from the enemy, no problem at all as we're all very good fighters. We're able to hold the line very well, as well as being able to stab them with the spear in unison.
We manage to repeat this process many times killing lots of them. They have nowhere to go being as they have us at the front, and lots of them at the back. They're really crushed making them easy picking for us, as we're able to massacre them. We also chant no prisoners and no mercy as we kill lots and lots of their soldiers, without any of ours dying. We march forward in formation as they move towards us. Soon we break formation as some of them retreat, and they're not that many left.
Me, Noire and Uni then end up engaging them one at a time, just like the rest of us do. As one by one we stab them, while we occasionally bash them in their heads with our shields. Eventually we throw our spears at them, and then un-holster our swords as we use our swords and shields to kill them, stabbing those that we knocked over.
Eventually the Plansians have their backs to a cliff.
"It looks like the Plansians are thirsty." Uni says.
"Well then let's give them something to drink!" Noire yells with pride and passion.
We are all in formation again as we march towards them, they try to retreat back, but in front is us and behind them is the sea. Eventually they fall backwards into the sea as we move closer and closer to the cliffs.
It pleases us that we won that battle, and defeated all of the Plansians in that charge without a single Larstan casualty; unfortunately we then see thousands upon thousands of arrows which blot out the sun. We put our shields up high in response, forming a shell that covers us all.
The arrows never hit us, only our shields or the ground around them, as well as some of the Plansian soldiers lying down. There are so many arrows so we spend some time in this position, laughing as none of the arrows hit us and we are fighting in the shade.
Eventually the arrows stop and we get up smashing the arrows up with our spears and swords.
As Blanc tells the story further, I'm then transported to another location.
This place appears to be the interior of a palace, that's full of stone pillars that look distinctive as well as mosaics on the floor. These mosaics consist of Neptune as ruler of the Plansian empire. There are also a few plants, as well as pillars that support busts of different rulers of the Plansians, and the occasional torch that does a poor job in lighting up this place. In this place is Neptune who's in her human form wearing a purple toga, as well as olive leaves around her head. She also wears rings on every finger and a few bracelets, but they don't look as nice as Noire's. In fact they're not even gold or silver. She's lying on a whole pile of slaves that are struggling to support her weight. The Plansian leader is currently drinking lots of wine from a goblet, as well as eating what appears to be some form of pudding. A few slaves are knelt next to her. I notice one of them having a burnt mark on their back. As a matter of fact they appear in quite the rough shape, as many of them are whipped rather badly. It makes me wonder if their purpose is to be chairs or tables for their goddess.
Eventually I see someone approach Neptune. This someone appears to be a hunchback. When the hunchback moves closer I realise it's actually Nepgear who's wearing a purple toga. She struggles to move due to the weight of her back, and it's even more of a struggle to bow before her older sister.
"So Nep Jr what news do you have for me while I slept, and ate my favourite pudding? Has Larsta agreed to surrender to us?" Neptune asks in a surprisingly friendly manner, though something tells me there's more to her tone.
"Unfortunately your best friend has not returned, so we assumed they will fight. There has been a few battles, but the bad news is we have lost numerous troops without taking a single one of theirs." Nepgear reports calmly, despite the bad news.
"Oh that's such a shame, perhaps a friendly chat with Noire telling her I'm the main character will convince her to join me. I'm a generous goddess you know." Neptune speaks without a single care of the situation.
Why do I think what she said is a load of nonsense. Mind you she always speaks of nothing but nonsense.
"You know how all my life I've loved my bigger sister, even when you make me do everything for you. Even when you gave me this hunchback for me to wear, only to attach it to my body. Would you mind if I was to offer a few suggestions so that you can win?" The candidate speaks sounding rather positive.
I do find myself questioning Nepgear as despite clearly being neglected, she still loves her sister.
"What suggestions do you have?" Neptune says though clearly showing signs that she's not interested.
"Well first of all, I wish to serve you on the battlefield and I happen to have plans on building a big siege weapon, to destroy the enemy troops. All I ask is for you to let me borrow some of your money so I can build such a machine, I'll even pay it back plus plenty of interest, what do you say?" The young sister speaks sounding optimistic.
"But I don't want you on the battlefield sis, it would make me cry to see you die. Tell you what, why don't you go and bake me a wonderful fabulously large cake for me made of my favourite pudding, as a celebration for Noire's surrender instead. OK see you later sis." Neptune speaks in a whinging tone. Her body language clearly shows she doesn't care for her sister at all.
She motions with her hand for Nepgear to go. The hunchback bows to her master but as she leaves she ends up crying with frustration, and thoughts of anger and hatred race through her mind.
I do admit I feel bad for her, though I've not been a fan of some of what she did, she herself has been badly treated by Neptune her own sister. I can only begin to wonder what's going to happen to her now.
After which as Blanc continues her story some more, I am now taken to another place.
Note: Please listen to 300 Xerxes' Tent while reading this:
This place appears to be of a different palace, it's similar to our set as it's full of decorated walls with artwork of Noire, as well as palm trees and a large milk bath. But along with large pots there is all sorts of carpets and rugs that cover every inch of the floor. There are also lots of one armed chairs and there's even a good number of poster beds, that are decorated in gold and are full of sheets, quilts and pillows that are made of silk. The place is well lit with torches that are placed strategically as not to cause a fire hazard.
The place is full of people doing different things, a group of them play musical instruments including drums and different blowing instruments. Another group of them are in the pool bathing and swimming, while there are others that dance and lie on beds together talking. The people there appear healthy and well off. While the men wear black togas and bracers on their wrists, the women wear plenty of gold all over their entire bodies as Noire does, and even different clothing like sashes, tops and shorts or even something that resembles underwear, but all of their clothing is black. Something tells me that this is Noire's own personal quarters, where she likes to spend time with some of her people, just like in Gameindsutri.
It is then I see Nepgear who wears the same clothing as she did earlier. I can tell she appreciates this place as she enjoys the music being played. She then sees Uni approach her and they both smile and talk to each other, before becoming fast friends. After which she then leads Nepgear to Noire. Only for Noire to start speaking to her.
"Your goddess was so cruel to shape you like this Purple Sis. Neptune was also, cruel to reject you…" Noire speaks in a friendly manner.
As Noire talks, Nepgear finds herself appreciating how the people pay attention to her and wish to offer her some help, or at least welcome her here. There's even a few males who she's attracted to. She even starts smiling a lot more even chuckling quite a bit.
"But I am benevolent. Everything you could ever want. Every appreciation you could ever imagine. All the respect that your fellow Plansians and your false goddess have denied you. I will grant you, for I am benevolent." My CPU speaks with pride.
By this point all the other people surround Nepgear, to show her around and to welcome her as one of their own, as well as to make sure that she is alright. The musicians even play music that she likes.
Meanwhile Noire lifts her arms out, posing looking magnificent in her costume and all that gold she wears. She looks just like a goddess.
"Embrace me as your new queen as your new goddess." She speaks quite loudly.
She then moves closer to Nepgear only for the youngster to bow down to her new queen.
"Yes." Nepgear speaks with certainty.
My CPU then motions for Nepgear to stand up.
"Lead me to Neptune, so that I may meet her so I can end her accursed life. And your happiness will be endless." Noire speaks with passion and sounds quite like a badass in her tone.
"Yes I want it all! Respect, friends, the means to let me help you. And two more things I want a new uniform, as well as a means for this hunchback to be removed." Nepgear speaks with much enthusiasm.
"It will be my pleasure. Hopefully you will find me to be a very generous goddess. Unlike the cruel Purple Heart who demanded that you bow and take her nonsense. I require you only that you stand with us." Noire replies.
After which Nepgear smiles and gives her a salute, only for Noire to the open her arms out gesturing for Nepgear to give her a hug. The former Plansian rushes towards her and gives her a hug. Noire then hugs Nepgear in a caring manner and amazingly Nepgear's hunch back falls off, making her smile greatly before being supported in Noire's arms.
"Thank you so much Lady Black Heart." Nepgear speaks in a rather happy tone.
"Please call me Noire. We will take care of you and your sister." Noire reassures her.
After seeing this happen in Blanc's story, it does make me wonder if Nepgear will ever defect to us in Gameindustri? She'd be wise to do so and it makes me wonder whether she wishes she could. After seeing her defect it makes me wonder what will happen next in Blanc's story, as her story takes us to another location.