Uzume was at a cafe, near The Guild, waiting for Plutia. The dream she had of her copy. A familiar and foreign hatred coursed through her. She cursed her amnesia for keeping the answers just out of reach. Uzume put those thoughts away. She has Iris Heart and Rockstar to worry about. Along with her construction company being setup by EXE and the others.
"Hiiii Uuuzuumee!" Plutia called out as she skipped to Uzume. Plutia sat down in front of Uzume. "Hi Plutsy! How are you doing?" Uzume asked. "Veeeryyy goood," Plutia replied and yawned. "Uzume, can you teeell me abooout you?" Plutia asked. Uzume thought about it, and told Plutia that she has amnesia.
"Uzume woke up in a yucky dumpster. She couldn't remember who she was, but Uzume also had this icky feeling of hate. She doesn't know why. Then, someone came, trying to rest. He saved Uzume and took her to a building in Zero District," Uzume explained about how she first met EXE. However left some details out for EXE's protection.
EXE was avoiding Iris Heart and the rest of the nation. He decided to rest near the dumpster, to blend in with the garbage. Until he found Uzume, taking her to her current home in Zero District. The first person Uzume met, helped her. When he had nothing to gain. It's a day that plays through her mind whenever she's down.
"I piiicked oouut a queesst," Plutia said, and the two walked out of the city. They walked through an abandoned village. The monster they're supposed to fight killed most of the people living in it. Then it turned the graveyard into its home.
Uzume stopped and held her hand up. Plutia stopped, and the two began to look around. They pressed their backs against one another's to watch eachother's blindsides. Until the ground began to crack.
BGM: Misery Comes On Beat(Yakuza 0)
Without thinking, Uzume picked up Plutia bridal style with one arm. As the ground exploded, Uzume jumped into the air. Rocks, dirt, dust, and the remains of homes flew into the air along with Uzume and Plutia.
Its skin is red, with one, overly muscular arm, thick as a tree trunk. Veins popping and muscles twitching with every movement. It's thick and veiny legs were bent, and reversed, with its feet remaining normal. It has no other arm. It's toes and fingers have hooked, blackened claws. The face is squared and strong. No eyes, or eyesockets in the slightest. It's hair is grey and falling out. It also has a bump in its neck, like something is lodged in there.
The monster was out of the ground, trying to grab at Uzume and Plutia. Uzume's shoes touched the thing's shoulder, then jumped off it, looking back at the horrid abomination. Plutia is clinging onto Uzume for dear life.
Scavenger of Villages
Chimera
Uzume landed, and kicked up dirt as she turned around to fully look at the Chimera. At this moment, all the debris, dust, dirt, and rocks fell back to ground level. That was how fast this exchange was. "Ready Plutsy?" Uzume asked, and Plutia nodded, then was gently set down. Plutia took out a doll, she held it by the arm and it dangled at her side.
The doll, was one of Uzume. "It's soooo cuuuute!!! Uzume wants to hold it, snuggle it, and-" Uzume's gushing was cut off by the abomination jumping towards the two with an agonized scream. It sounded like a little girl being attacked.
Uzume held up her arms then crossed them, and her body glowed with ethereal purple energy. The punch impacted with Uzume's arms. Creating a shockwave, blasting apart all the remaining buildings, and creating a crater beneath the clashing foes. Uzume struggled, and felt herself being pushed back.
Plutia smacked the monster with the doll. The malformed monstrosity flew back, and rolled across the grass. Creating a trail as it scraped across the ground. Plutia had a somber look about her. "Wow Plutsy! That doll packs a whallop!" Uzume exclaimed with sparkles in her magenta eyes.
"Aaaree you aaallriiiight?" Plutia asked, and Uzume nodded with an cheerful smile. The Chimera screamed and scraped at the ground. Then lobbed debris at the two. Uzume breathed in, remembering the power she used once before, her voice. Uzume let out a scream, dark blue sound waves came from her mouth. It stopped the debris in midair, and when Uzume let up. The debris shattered when it hit the grass.
Uzume coughed, she really needs something to focus that scream without straining her throat. The monster screamed bloody murder back. It's legs pushed off the ground. It's one arm smacking against the ground to further push the monstrosity towards Plutia and Uzume like it's a one armed mutant gorilla.
Uzume rolled to the side, like a bullfighter. It's hips twisted and it's gigantic, deformed arm went for a back hand at Plutia. Plutia dropped the doll, and caught the arm of the Chimera. Plutia's soft magenta glowed a baleful crimson. Plutia's knee went up and impacted the arm of the monster. It yelped and began to flail, throwing a tantrum.
Uzume's leg glowed a dark blue, and she jumped into the air. Her knee being driven into the Chimera's nose. The abominiation's nose folded back and was flattened by Uzume's knee. Then, as it was falling over. Uzume jumped off the thing's face, and backflipped. Landing on her feet. The monster fell on its back. Uzume jumped and side flipped, and slammed her knee onto it's ten pack abs with a twisted grin.
Then Uzume got off the Chimera. Plutia had her foot under the doll. Then kicked it up to her hand. Plutia punched the doll's stomach. The monster cried as it's stomach folded for a second, as if it was attacked by an invisible fist. Plutia twisted the Uzume doll's right arm. Fully breaking the monster's arm.
It cried and whimpered, Plutia stopped her voodoo assault. "Why'd you stop Plutsy?" Uzume asked, and Plutia looked at the monster with pity. "It's in constant pain. It's sooo saaaad," Plutia explained. That's why it attacked, it was driven insane by its painful deformities.
"I was tooold to leeeaaave these aliiiive by Hiiiistyyy, Noooiiiree, Veeeert, and Blaaaanc. She caaaan't beee saaaved," Plutia said, shaking her head. Tears welled up in her eyes as a small formed on her face. A tiny part of her enjoys the pain she's causing. Her hand was on the neck of the doll, ready to twist it. Ending the pitiful thing's existence. Yet, she couldn't do it. Plutia knows its better to put the thing out of its misery, but knowing what it used to be.
"Plutsy? You don't have to do it if you don't want to," Uzume chirped with a soft smile. Dark purple, met soft magenta as they made eye contact. Plutia put the Uzume doll into her inventory.
End BGM
The Chimera gasped and let out strangled cries. It fell asleep, It's body shaking as it snores came out as hisses. Uzume saw a glint of sapphire blue in its neck. She walked next to the head of the Chimera, and knelt down.
She pulled out a sapphire blue crystal with a white power symbol in the middle, that's so familiar to her. The Chimera began to shrink a bit, and it's painfully straining muscles flattened into more normal, almost feminine proportions.
Uzume stared into the crystal and saw visions. Visions of a nation, a silhouette of a fairy, the dead body of the man she loved, a white console with an orange swirl mark. It shuffled by so fast that she could barely process them. Then Plutia put her hand on Uzume's shoulder, and Uzume was back in reality.
"Uzume?" Plutia called out to Uzume. Uzume pocketed the crystal, and turned to Plutia, who had a look of concern. "Is something wrong Plutsy?" Uzume asked. "Why are you crying?" Plutia asked and Uzume touched her cheeks. Salty tears were running down her face. "Uzume doesn't know," Uzume replied. She'll process the visions with EXE later.
"Uzume, dooo yoouu haaave the piiictuuures?" Plutia asked and Uzume handed the pictures over. Plutia was silent as she looked over every single one. They were homeless people, men, women, and children. People being assaulted, the decrepit buildings everyone is forced to huddle in. Plutia puts the pictures in her inventory.
"Uzume, diiid you say thaaat you waaant to meet Iris Heaart?" Plutia asked, after five minutes of silence and Uzume nodded. "Yes! Uzume wants to, like, get that meanie to change her ways. So Uzume and all her friends can be happy," Uzume chriped happily.
Plutia's eyes glowed crimson, and her braided lavender hair became undone. There was no wind, yet her hair moved like there was a breeze. A pillar of white light erupted from underneath Plutia. As quickly as the light came, it left. Someone else was standing where Plutia stood.
She is taller than Uzume, with iris colored hair. Her eyes were red with a white power symbol for pupils. A voluptuous body, accentuated by a revealing suit. It covered her legs, and private parts. Gauntlets with claws, and sharp heels. Holographic butterfly esque wings were on her back. The suit is black with magenta highlights. Her features are sharp and without flaw. A sultry, and teasing smirk on her face.
Her very presence is the principle of dominantion. The air is cold and stagnant. Like it stopped at the her predatory gaze. In front of Uzume, is a goddess in ever sense of the world. With one hand on her hip. She spoke with a velvety and seductive voice. "It's great to see you in this form, cutie," the goddess said.
"Iris Heart," Uzume said in awe, fully putting together that the sweet lethargic Plutia is Iris Heart. One of her goals was right under Uzume's nose. Iris Heart floated to Uzume. "That's right, I'm right here cutie, you called me a meanie, and you said you were going to change my ways?" Iris Heart asked in a sickeningly sweet and condescending manner. Uzume, felt sweat form on her forehead. The horror stories of EXE didn't do Iris Heart justice.
"You're face, it's both scared and determined. Oh it makes me shiver in excitement. I need to know if you're convictions are true," Iris Heart said, shamelessly looking at Uzume's body. Then she licked her lips hungrily. The goddess is hungry, and the perfect meal is in front of her.
Uzume, knowing what this entail, got into a fighting stance. Iris Heart floated backwards. To create a fair distance between them. Iris Heart likes to think she's a judge of character. She needs to know if Uzume can back up her talk with actions.
BGM: Theory of Beauty(Yakuza 6)
"LET US BE WRAPPED IN PAINFUL ECSTASY!! UZUME!!" Iris Heart yelled with an insane, excited expression. Iris Heart summoned a dark sword, it's segmented, and with a practiced flick. The sword became a whip and back again. Iris Heart flew at Uzume with a sonic boom.
Uzume slid on her knees, limbo style as Iris Heart flew over her. They locked eyes, as the world around them seem to slow down for a second.
CPU of Planeptune
Iris Heart
Iris Heart turned lashed out her whip, it wrapped around Uzume's ankle. Then she was pulled towards Iris Heart. Who punched Uzume and sent her flying. When she reached a certain distance, Uzume felt her body jerk to a stop. Iris Heart pulled her back in and repeated the process, again and again.
Uzume screamed and blue soundwaves pushed Iris Heart back a little. This allowed Uzume to escape her bond. Using the momentum of being pulled to Iris Heart. Uzume grabbed Iris Heart by the shoulders, and gave the CPU a headbutt. They both fell to the ground, rolling across the dirt.
Uzume rolled to her feet, and Iris Heart got up slowly. The CPU cracked her neck, then felt her forehead. An ugly bruise now blemished her once perfect. Iris Heart cackled and then lashed her whip out again. Uzume quickstepped each strike. However, she didn't see Iris Heart moving closer with each strike.
When Iris Heart was in front of Uzume. Iris Heart went for a vertical slash with her sword. Uzume crossed her arms, and moved foward just enough for Uzume to catch Iris Heart's wrist. Then Uzume lurched to the left, downward, causing Iris Heart to lose balance. Uzume kicked Iris Heart's sword away, disarming the goddess.
As Iris Heart forcibly righted herself, wrist still caught by Uzume. Uzume let go, causing Iris Heart to slightly fall foward. Enough for Uzume to spin around behind Iris Heart. Uzume's elbow slammed into the back of Iris Heart's head.
Iris Heart fell to her knees, then got up. Uzume threw a punch. Iris Heart turned around, faster than humanly possible. Her palm easily blocking Uzume's fist. With a smirk, Iris Heart forcibly bent Uzume's arm. Causing Uzume to squat as her arm was held behind her. Iris Heart readied a fist in the claw formation. Her fist ready to impact Uzume's arm and to break it.
Uzume kicked Iris Heart's shin. It caught her off guard, long enough for Uzume to escape. She rolled foward, as Iris Heart's fist missed its mark. Uzume rolled her shoulder and it painfully popped back into place.
"Fighting Viper," Iris Heart said as her sword reappeared in her hand. Uzume gulped as Iris Heart became a blur. The grass flattening as Iris Heart charged to Uzume. Uzume felt pain, her clothes started to get torn and slash wounds appeared across her body. Iris Heart kicked Uzume in the jaw, and she fell on her back.
Iris Hear put her foot on Uzume's chest. Causing her gasp and cough. Uzume felt pure killing intent, and Iris Heart raised her sword, like an executioner. 'Exsy, everyone, Uzume is sorry,' Uzume closed her eyes in sorrow. Yet as she thought of the people who put their faith in her. Uzume felt hatred, hatred at herself for thinking of giving up.
This hatred fueled Uzume to desperately bring out the crystal she got from the monster. She pushed it into her chest, feeling it tear through her skin and repairing it. Azure flames erupted from Uzume and sent Iris Heart away. Uzume stood up shakily, the azure flames of dark determination surrounded her body as an aura.
"YES!! THAT'S IT!! MORE!! GIVE ME MORE!!" Iris Heart cried out in pure arousal, like she's about to climax. A blush on appeared Iris Heart's face as Uzume glared at Iris Heart. Uzume raised a brow at this, unbecoming to say the least, display. Iris Heart is getting off on this, and it gives Uzume the creeps.
Iris Heart charged at Uzume. Who initially had trouble with keeping track of Iris Heart. Can see her movements clearly. With newfound strength and speed, Uzume gave Iris Heart's stomach a left hook.
Iris Heart's body folded over Uzume's fist. Uzume's face had a smile on it. Iris Heart spat up some blood. The two continued their battle as a violet and azure blur sped around the terrain. Each blow causing shockwaves.
Uzume could feel herself drifting in and out of unconsciousness. Her body begging her to stop. Yet, Uzume forced herself on pride alone. Everyone in the Zero District is depending on her. She has to keep going.
The fight continued for another few hours.
End BGM
The once abandoned village is nothing but a crater. The sun was now at its peak as high noon arrived. A bare foot, with dried blood on it stepped on a lone flower. Another bare foot stepped in front of the other shakily. Iris Heart, sat on a rock with a tired smile on her face. Uzume fainted, and Iris Heart stood up, her bones creaking. 'You truly care about this nation Uzume, just like Neppy,' Iris Heart thought.
Uzume's clothes were torn apart. Her shirt, tie, gloves, were all gone. Leaving her in a messed up black undershirt. Her stockings, leg warmers, and shoes were also gone. Uzume's twin tailed braids were undone. Leaving her dark blue hair freely spread out under her. Uzume's face is peaceful as she lightly snored. Iris Heart picked up Uzume. She then flew back to the Basilicom to get her fixed up.
Later, while the doctors took care of Uzume. Iris Heart sat in her office. Coldly looking at the pictures of Zero District. 'Histoire, IF, the other CPUs, they all knew. They didn't tell me,' Iris Heart growled in her mind. "Did you wish to see me Plutia?" Histoire asked as she floated in. Then began to babble upon see Iris Heart.
"Histy, when did you plan on telling me about my peoples' condition?" Iris Heart purred, malicious intent pouring out of her. "You never cared before Plutia. Why do you care now?" Histoire asked, fearing for her life. Yet she couldn't help but know why Iris Heart cares all of a sudden.
"I met someone, she reminded me of Neppy. Then she brought up that the people are suffering. I was stupid, waiting for Neppy to come back and take care of everything. She wants me to change my ways, and help my people," Iris Heart explained and Histoire nodded.
"L-Lady I-Iris H-Heart?!" IF exclaimed in fear as she entered the office. Iris Heart's face become one of hurt and betrayal for a second. "I know about Zero District, who else knew about it and kept it from me?" Iris Heart asked.
"Everyone did, but IF and I, along with the other CPUs decided it would be best to keep it from you. Because, as long as you were happy as Plutia. We wouldn't have to see Iris Heart," Histoire confessed with shame. She knows she dug her own grave. It's better to just tell the truth than lie about it.
Iris Heart looked at a picture on her desk, it was of three people. Plutia, Noire, and EXE wearing a maroon pin striped suit, his orange hair slicked back. Iris Heart initially couldn't believe it. However, it was the reality she lived in.
They truly hated her.
Plutia and EXE were taking care of three babies that were dropped off at the Basilicom. "These are the firstborns of your nation Ploot. Born and raised here, the nation we all built together," EXE said. The blonde baby babbled and felt EXE's cheek. He smiled warmly at the child.
Iris Heart bit her lip and grit her teeth. All her friendships, are they truly so shallow?
EXE was held up by his suit. His once pristine slicked hair is now wild. "YOU BASTARD!! You kidnapped the children! You were the one who gave them to the Seven Sages! How could you?!" Black Heart screamed in his face. Iris Heart glared hatefully. "I-I- I just-" EXE stuttered. "ANSWER ME!!" Black Heart yelled again. "I couldn't let those kids live with you CPUs! Okay?! I wanted them to have a home, away from all of you!" EXE yelled.
That day is the day their friendship broke. IF, Compa, and Peashy were taken from the Basilicom by EXE. Someone Iris Heart trusted betrayed her, all because of her monstrous actions.
Iris Heart looked at the horrid sight in front of her with a smile. EXE is strung up by cables, no legs and only one arm. His body now one of metal. It's made from the same material as the Processor Units. "Not fun when YOUR the one being tampered with, am I right?" Iris Heart asked. EXE's eyes glowed red, before he readied the Gospel Cannon, shakily raising it to Iris Heart. It charged up and Iris Heart laughed as it fired at her.
Iris Heart looked at IF and Histoire before standing up. She stared at the window, trying to hide her tears. "Histoire, IF, both of you are under arrest," Iris Heart said coldly, before many guards burst into the room. As they took IF and Histoire away. Someone else entered the room.
"So you followed through with my suggestion, eh?" A heavily accented voice asked. Iris Heart turned to see a woman enter the room. Black hair and a white dress shirt. A black buttoned up vest with trousers and boots. A black wide brimmed hat. Blue eyes with an ugly scar that runs from her cheek to her lip.
"What is it Rockstar?" Iris Heart asked. "I figured out where EXE is," Rockstar replied with a bloodlusted smile. Iris Heart's face is one of anger. "Where is he?" Iris Heart asked. "Why don't you ask the girl you took in?" Rockstar asked rhetorically. "Uzume...she knows where EXE is..." Iris Heart whispered.
Iris Heart went to the Basilicom Private Infirmary. "Oh Lady Iris Heart!" A nurse said when she noticed her nation's CPU. "Where's Uzume?" Iris Heart asked and the nurse explained that the doctors healed Uzume and her clothes have been magically repaired. Uzume also left two hours ago.
"Guards, spread the message, a girl named Uzume Tennouboshi must be detained and brought to me directly," Iris Heart said to her guards behind her. They ran off to spread the message that warrants Uzume's arrest. Rockstar watched the guards run past her. "You're gonna pay for fucking up my business bitch," Rockstar muttered.
With Uzume, she entered the Zero District as the sun set. She thought about the visions and crystal she absorbed. Uzume had a lover at some point, but he died. She knew some type of fairy. When Uzume walked down the street towards her apartment.
She felt negative emotions from people surge through her, fear, sadness, desperation. Uzume rushed down the street as the smell of smoke reached her nose. Uzume stopped and her eyes widened in horror.
The building she lived in, with so many people, Ms. Fami, baby B-Sha, Clyde, Ink, Pinko, Blinker, and EXE.
It's been set on fire.
You didn't think it would be THAT easy, right?
So, it's time to etablish Rockstar as an actual threat. Burning the place where Hobo Kurome lives, and putting people she cares about at risk, perfect.
EXE's crime has been fully revealed, treachery and child kidnapping, also being implicit in Yellow Heart's creation(child experimentation and brainwashing). So yeah, that's pretty illegal.
Plutia isn't evil I swear. She's just really learned that she's causing her nation to suffer, and how little people care about her. Along with her grudge with EXE. Plutia just wants Uzume arrested, not killed.