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Chapter 94

Gripping at her chest, Histoire had a look of pure discomfort on her face. "No..." She whispered, recognizing the feeling that was coming from where Neptune's body wwas located at. "Not again. This is... This is..."

"Like when I possessed myself in this world and became the first Void?" Kurome asked Histoire as she appeared next to the tome while looking on to see what would happen next.

Histoire turned and glared at Kurome. "I swear, if I had all of my pages, I would rend you from reality myself."

Kurome chuckled at her threat. "Well, Histy, let's just watch the end of the world, shall we? Oh, sorry, forgot that I ripped your eyes out."

Histoire twitched and turned to ignore the spirit. 'Neptune...' She felt herself slumping in dismay. 'Has the only flame of hope in this world been snuffed out?' She didn't know what effect this would have on the others, because she didn't know them that well, but she knew what effect it was having on her.

"Don't worry, Histy." Kurome smirked as she watched the corrupted Purple Heart float in place. "I wouldn't have saved Nepsy's life if I thought things were going to be boring."

"Just what are you planning?" Histoire asked her. "I've known you long enough to know that you don't do anything without reason. Unlike Purple Void, you've always been more manipulative and careful in how you work... Orange Void."

"I'm hurt, Histy." Kurome said in a tone that was anything but hurt. "I'm just curious as to which Nepsy will win, that's all."

"...Since all I can do is witness what's to come," neither Histoire nor Kurome needed to bring up the fact that Histoire wasn't capable of much else, "I need to know and I know you had a lot of power in life. Did you change what CPUs would come into the world so that..."

"The CPUs of this world would just so coincidentally be the same ones that Nepsy knows in her world?" Kurome finished Histoire's question. "Not intentionally, if that's what you're wondering. I may have influenced Uranus coming into the world as my successor, as I never got to know my direct successor in my world. The rest?" She shrugged, even though she knew that Histoire couldn't see it. "If I did, it was unintentional." She suddenly grinned and put her hands behind her head as she closed her eyes. "Either way, it worked out for me, this is the most fun I've had since I died!"

Histoire said nothing as she focused on the upcoming battle. "Neptune..." She whispered and focused what power she had. 'Please, Neptune, if you're still in there, talk to me. I need to know.' She hoped, beyond anything else in her existance, that the Neptune she had come to know was still in that body somehow.

Because if not, then the world was truly doomed.

(-)

Purple Nightmare grinned as she felt the despair of the other CPUs settling in. "So tell me," she chuckled as Chrome Heart gave her a nasty look. "Will you continue to fight me and let her do what she wants in her current state, or will you try to fight her and let me go?" Her grin increased as she looked at the group. "Or will you split your forces?"

"Chrome?" Vermilion Heart looked at Chrome in worry. "What should we do?"

Chrome Heart closed her eyes and balled her left hand into a fist. "Everyone... We have to stop Neptune." She opened her eyes, which were glistening with unshed tears. "No matter what, she wouldn't want to become a Void."

Purple Nightmare laughed as she looked at the group. "Well, have fun with, GAH!" She screamed as Chrome Heart was next to her before she could react and smacking the evil CPU with that mace of hers, sending Purple Nightmare crashing to the ground at high speeds.

"Stay there, shut up and maybe I'll be too tired to deal with you later." Chrome glared at Purple Nightmare, who was groaning as she sat up. She was about to say something more when something caught her attention. "Well, that'll be helpful. I'll leave her to them then."

Purple Nightmare scoffed and stood up. "Man, I really should have trained more, huh?" She didn't care because now she would get to watch as the air was suddenly moving and her stomach was hurting. When she landed on her back hard, Purple Nightmare got up and looked around as MAGES., Cave, Mina, RED and B-Sha all stood around her, glaring at her. "Seriously? You five are going to try and face me?"

"Sorry," RED gave Purple Nightmare a smile that didn't reach her eyes. "But your plan to kill the world goes against what I want. If you kill everyone then I can't have really sexy wifies for my harem!"

"You promised me that so long as I did what you wanted that I could live." Mina told her. "Why did you lie to me?"

Purple Nightmare shrugged as she got to her feet. "I never lied. I just decided that this world wasn't needed anymore. So you'd die along with everyone and everything else." She looked at MAGES. and Cave. "Well?"

MAGES. tilted her head. "Well what? I'm still loyal to the CPU of Planeptune. I never ONCE said I was loyal to YOU, however."

Purple Nightmare glared at her. "Fine! I'll kill all of you right now!"

B-Sha and Cave both sighed with B-Sha looking at Purple Nightmare sadly. "You know..." She said softly, "I really did love you, Nep Nep," B-Sha said, to the shock of everyone. "I wanted nothing more than to be with you. I looked the other way so often because I had no choice." A beam sword appeared in her hands. "I can't do that anymore, not after you tried to kill Lady Nepgear."

"Fine..." Purple Nightmare glared as her tentacle limbs crackled and sparked. "I'm glad you five decided to be the first of many as I turn this entire world into a gigantic graveyard!"

MAGES. started to glow brightly. "We'll see."

(-)

"Big sis..." Darkness Sister Pink muttered as her tail swished from side to side. "Why?" Tears were coming out of her eyes before she reached up and rubbed her eyes. "Please, tell me that you're still our big sis Neptune."

Purple Heart's glowing red eyes looked at the CPU Candidate. She opened her mouth and let out a scream that sounded completely unnatural. Her wings pulsed softly as she rushed in at the girl, only to find her blade blocked by a clawed gauntlet.

"No, Neptuna!" Darkness Yellow pushed against Purple Heart's sword. "Come back!" She had an upset look on her face as she pushed Purple Heart back. "Come on, Neptuna!" The pleading in her voice was painful to listen to.

Purple Heart's sword glowed before she swung rapidly, sending short, fast waves of energy at Darkness Yellow and Darkness Sister Pink, who created a heart barrier in front of them to block the rapid attacks. With each attack, Darkness Sister Pink grimaced and took a step back. "Victory Slash." Purple Heart's corrupted voice was heard and both CPU Candidates watched in horror as Purple Heart rushed forward and suddenly cut the barrier into pieces with ease.

"NO!" Vermilion Heart blocked the attack from Purple Heart. "Dammit, what's wrong with you?" Both the CPU Candidates quickly got back, thanking Vermilion Heart for the save.

"I'll show you." Purple Heart growled and pushed against Vermilion Heart's scythe. "My true strength." She pushed Vermilion Heart off of her and the two rapidly started swinging their weapons against each other and all anyone could see was a whirlwind of metal, as well as the clang of metal on metal. "What's the matter?" Purple Heart growled at Vermilion Heart. "Can't you win without stealing all of our shares?"

Not far away, Chrome Heart frowned in confusion. "What is she talking about?"

"Maybe something happened in Neptune's past?" Darkness Sister Black asked in confusion. "Alright... I got an idea." Chrome Heart looked at her. "Remember when we were under Kei's mind control in Lastation?" Chrome Heart nodded at her. "I might have been under their control, but I remember what Neptune told Noire. We just need to beat her up and she'll return to normal."

"This isn't the same thing." Chrome Heart told her as she looked at Purple Heart, who was blocking Vermilion Heart and took a kick from Darkness Yellow, knocking her away. "This isn't mind control, this is corruption. If..." She screwed her eyes shut as memories of what she promised Neptune came to her mind. "If Neptune has fully turned into a Void..." She opened her eyes as they glistened with unshed tears, "allow me to kill her." Darkness Sister Black looked at Chrome Heart in shock. "I promised her, if she became a Void, that I would kill her."

"Don't act like she's never coming back." Darkness Sister Black said as the tip of her tail opened up and she fired a blast at Purple Heart, hitting her in the stomach and knocking her back. "We just need to knock her out and then find a way to break through the corruption." She blushed at the look she got from Chrome Heart. "I, um, can adjust the power of the blasts to be blunt instead of piercing?"

"I see," Chrome Heart nodded, "fine, let's save Neptune then."

"Right!" Darkness Sister Black nodded and the two flew towards Purple Heart. "Listen! Rom! Ram!" She yelled at the Lowee twins. "It would be best for us to fight at range, if we can keep Neptune off-balance, it would be for the best."

"Chrome, Peashy and I can fight at close range." Vermilion Heart said and rushed in, followed by Darkness Yellow.

"What about me?" Darkness Sister Purple asked as she floated near Chrome Heart.

"Observe for now." Chrome Heart told her. "Those large hands of yours," she used her mace to tap the giant hands that were under the girl's arms, "make you useful in either close or long range."

"Okay." She nodded and tilted her head. "Um, I might be wrong, but I think Neptune isn't putting as much strength into her blows as she can."

Chrome Heart looked confused for a moment as she looked at the battle and realized something important. "Sh...She's only using her upper body for those attacks. Her injuries, even if she was saved because of that Fearicite, they're too severe."

"Then we have a chance." Darkness Sister Purple smiled nervously. "Right? If we wear her out?"

Chrome Heart nodded and looked at the range group. "Leave Neptune to me." They looked at her in surprise. "Please?" They nodded and Chrome Heart smiled. "Thank you." Turning, her wings glowed before she rushed at Purple Heart at full speed, her mace held to the side. When she got close, she swung across her body at full speed while letting out a yell, hitting Purple Heart, who gasped in pain and surprise. "I'm sorry, Neptune." Chrome Heart whispered as her wires wrapped around Purple Heart and quickly pinned the CPU's arms to her side. "Filyn! Peashy!"

"Right!" Darkness Yellow called out as she flew above Chrome Heart. "Super Drop KICK!"

Purple Heart glared at the blonde before her body glowed and changed forms into a fighter jet, snapping the wires and taking off, driving the nose of her new form into Darkness Yellow's stomach. "Die." Purple Heart's nearly demonic voice came out of the jet as it took into the sky like a rocket. Before anyone could react, Purple Heart had changed back to normal and was slashing and cutting at Darkness Yellow, who cried out in pain with each attack. "Now the finiAAAAH!" She cried out as lightning came out of the clouds and blasted her from multiple angles.

Chrome Heart grimaced at the pain coming from Purple Heart as she flew up. 'Hang in there, Neptune,' she thought as she got close to the corrupted CPU. "I promise! I'll save you somehow!"

Purple Heart's glowing red eyes and inhuman scream were the only response she got.

(-)

Purple Nightmare tried to fly into the air, only to get slammed by a giant ice mallet back to the ground.

"No flying." MAGES. told her, "you can hover, but no flying."

Pushing herself off of the ground, Purple Nightmare growled. "Fine! I'll just deal with you first!" She yelled as her damaged tentacle limbs shot forward at MAGES., who smirked and hopped over the lunge.

"Really? I thought you were scarier than this." MAGES. chuckled at Purple Nightmare and quickly disappeared as several swords ripped through where she had been just a moment ago.

Cave rushed in, her sword-scissors held in front of her as she tried to strike at Purple Nightmare, who spun and parried her attack. Cave's eyes widened as Purple Nightmare grabbed her neck with her free hand and squeezed hard, causing the redhead to start coughing and gagging.

"What?" Purple Nightmare asked while she spun around, her tentacle arms batting the others away from her. "I offered you a chance to be one of my knights. I give you the chance to be one of the last humans alive." She growled in anger. "And you turn it down!?"

A sudden energy hand grabbed Purple Nightmare, who turned to see Mina, her hair glowing pink, grabbing her and squeezing her as hard as she could. "I can't believe I ever... I ever let you lie to me!"

MAGES. clapped her hands as her rings glowed green, red, white and blue. "Keep it up, this spell takes time to fire." The sky darkened and golden points formed across the sky. "Symphonic..."

Purple Nightmare growled and, in a surprising show of force, managed to turn her body, even while grabbed by Mina's energy hand, and threw Cave into Mina hard enough that the Mina was smashed into the ground and Cave bounced off of her. Needless to say, the energy hand holding Purple Nightmare had dissipated. "DIE!" She yelled and launched a wave of energy at MAGES., who could only stare as it came crashing down.

'I guess I deserve this, huh?' MAGES. closed her eyes and waited for the end. When she felt something touch her and the wind moving through her hair, she opened her eyes and stared in shock.

"I cannot fly, so I would not be helpful in helping Lady Uni save Lady Neptune," the blue ninja that had saved her said, "but against that fraud of a CPU? I can gladly help."

"Thanks, handsome." MAGES. smiled at him as he stammered.

Purple Nightmare was glowing, not purple, but red and black as she panted. "I am so SICK and TIRED of this INTERFERENCE! WHY CAN'T PEOPLE JUST DIE LIKE GOOD LITTLE SHEEP?!" She screamed as energy started to build up around her. "I AM SICK OF ALL OF YOU!"

"What's going on?" Steamax asked as even he could feel an even larger build-up of power coming from the Nightmare CPU.

(-)

Kurome looked at Purple Nightmare and raised an eyebrow. "Huh, so that's happening, huh?" Considering that Fearicite was based on Kurome's own negative energy and what it had done to this world, the spirit just nodded. "I've wondered about the effects of direct exposure to Fearicite ever since this Nepsy swallowed it." She grinned as she continued to watch. "Oh well, this is fun!"

Histoire ignored her and was, in fact, floating away from her. 'Neptune... Please... Are you there?'

"...H...Histy? I'm cold... I'm scared Histy..."

Histoire gasped in surprise. "Neptune!"

To be continued...

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