Days of Yore
Screams of pain and agony, they pierce through the darkness of the void... as if a call... as if a whisper...
I sense my wariness taking over me, making me feel numb to my very core.
Where am I?
...What was I doing?
I couldn't find the answers that I wanted...
...The dark Tendrils grasp at me, they won't let me go...
"...Thou.. are mine now..."
I hear a voice... a voice so soft... yet so chilling... Who was it?
"...Forget thine name...Forget thine life..."
...It's calling me...It's holding me...
"Let thy slumber... be eternal..."
...What...? What are you talking about?
"Let light cease... Let darkness reign supreme..."
...Pain... Pain...?
Aghhhh!!!!!! Haaaaghhhhhhhhhh.....!!!!!!
Cracker's POV
I managed to beat her... but the thing is, there's still some bastards worth killing...
Hehehehehehe.... Not too long now... Just a little more...
And everything will be mine....
Present Day
Sip~
Feria: "Ahh... What a wonderful morning...~"
BANG! CRASH! BANG!!!!
Peashy: "Give it back! It's Pea's!"
Sip~
Genesis: "Yeah... So peaceful...~"
CRASH! BOOM! ABABABABABABA-BANG!!!!
Neptune: "Like I said! It's mine! Not yours!"
Peashy: "No fair Neptuna! Pea got that from Chatana! So give it back!"
Neptune: "No way! She only let you deliver it to me! Don't claim it for yourself!"
Peashy: "No! NO! NO!!!!"
Neptune: "Ah! P-Ko! Stop that! My fluffy arm is gonna break! Ish gwana bweaaaaakk!!!!"
Peashy: "Give it! Gimme now!"
...This scene goes no where so I just wasted your time >:P Teehee~!
...And so it was another day of liveliness... Or so you'd think...
...After that rowdy morning, Neptunio disappeared... Not a note, not even a single hint of where he was going... Until...
Feria: "Huh...? What's this?"
Neptune: "Oh?"
...The calendar... It had a circle on today's date with the words...
"...The Promised Day..."
Neptune: "Oh? What could this mean?"
Feria: "The promised day, I smell something fishy."
Neptune: "Ya think? It's not just another meaningless Tangent that adds nothing to the story?"
Author: "-_- oi..."
Feria: "Why today of all days?"
Neptune: "Who knows? Maybe there was something special about today?"
Feria: "His birthday?"
Neptune: "Let's check! DIVING IN MIND FOR PRIVATE INFORMATION!!!!! AND... Nope..."
Feria: "Maybe it's about that nameless girl?"
Neptune: "Hmm... Nope... not that either..."
Feria: "Maybe the day he got circum-"
Neptune: "Don't finish that sentence..."
Feria: "Maybe the day of his first time?"
Neptune: "...No, it's not that eith- HEY! What are you making me see!?"
Feria: "Then what is this day about?"
Neptune: "I don't know girl, maybe he had something to do today."
Bel: "You are so clueless..."
Neptune: "Huh?"
...Bel appeared from the shadows... She points to the calendar and states...
Bel: "You can't find anything about this day because that moron didn't mark it, it was Genesis."
Neptune: "Oh! As expected from my smart self, I'm such a genius~"
Bel: "Dream on you idiot."
Feria: "But Bel, if Genesis marked this date, what is it about?"
Bel: "Think about it, what's the only thing that Genesis has ever mentioned about herself?"
Neptune: "She likes pudding?"
Feria: "She loves engaging in SEXY FIERY TIMES~"
Bel: "You good for nothing broads... NO!"
Neptune: "Then what? Stop the suspense and just out with it."
Bel: "She's been taking care of kids!"
Feria: "Oh?"
Neptune: "She does?"
Bel: "Also, listen to the news you dunces, maybe you'll learn a thing or two..."
...Bel leaves with a cup of pudding in hand...
Neptune: "The News... What was on today?"
Feria: "I believe there was something about the Yearly Clean-up in the Planeptune Orphanage."
Neptune: "Then that's our goal for today!"
Feria: "I approve of this goal! Let's go! <Grabbed Bel on the way out.>"
Bel: "Wait what...?"
ZOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!
...Neptune and Feria zooms through town with Bel in tow...
Bel: "WHAT THE HECK!? WHY ARE YOU TAKING ME!?"
Feria: "Because we don't know where the orphanage is, come on, show us the way."
Neptune: "Yeah Bel come on lead the way!"
Bel: "Ah! Fine! It's this way!"
...The Trio zips through the forest trail leading to the Orphanage... when...
Elder Dragon: "GURAAAAAAGHHHHH!!!!"
Ren: "Agh!"
Argus: "What the-!? How did this thing get here!?"
Aya: "What are we gonna do Argus!?"
Argus: "Tch! No matter, I've got this sword I'll take the front, you girls run back to the Orphanage!"
Ren: "We can't leave you here!"
Elder Dragon: "GRAAAAAGH!!"
...The Elder Dragon Raised its claws and swiped down on the boy...
Argus: "Oh no!"
Aya: "Argus!"
...CLANG! PLANG!!!
...He raised his sword to guard the attack but when he did, his sword broke and the claw managed to scratch his chest... a scratch it may be, but the dragon's claw carried venom and it quickly spreads through the boy's body...
Argus: "Agh!"
Aya: "Oh no! Argus!"
Ren: "No...Noo...NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!"
...The Girl screamed, her voice was heard by Neptune and her companions.
Neptune: "Check it out! A damsel in distress!"
Bel: "This is hardly the time to say cliche lines!"
Feria: "Quickly now, to their rescue!"
...They rushed through the trees and soon arrived at the spot... The scene was so plain, but it carried this heavy sense of urgency, the dragon towered over the children like a snake cornering its prey...
Feria: "This is bad, we've gotta help them!"
Neptune: "You know it!"
Bel: "Ah! Wait!"
...Bel stops the two before they jumped in...
Neptune: "What are you doing!? They need our help!"
Bel: "Look around you... We're surrounded..."
...As they turn to look, they noticed the red eyes that lurked within the shadows of the trees...
Feria: "Oh dear..."
Neptune: "Tch, so what!? We can take em!"
Bel: "We sure can, but we need to be smart about this... I'll take care of the monsters in the shadows, Feria keep the kids safe, and You Dimwit, take out that Dragon."
Feria: "Will do."
Neptune: "I could have gone without the insult, but, yeah sure..."
Bel: "Alright move out!"
...Just as planned Bel began taking out the monsters in the shadows with her claws, she swipes she scratches and tore the monsters into a fleshy heap...
Meanwhile, Feria moved close to the kids...
Feria: "Cheers love! The Chavalry's Here!"
Aya: "T-thank you..?"
Feria: "Fear not dear, I'll keep you safe."
Ren: "Ahh...! Watch Out!"
Feria: "Huhu~"
Dire Wolf: "RAAAGHHH!!!"
...As a Dire wolf pounces at Feria, the girl summoned her twin quasars and pivots to the side, and makes a small hop to avoid the attack, she then raised her right leg up into the air and in one swift motion she drops it onto the Dire Wolf's head...
Dire Wolf: "Arrgh!!-"
...The beast's sound was cut short as the blade on Feria's grieves plows through the monster's neck, she then spins in place and delivers a heavy round house kick into the beast's belly smashing the monster into pieces...
Feria: "Phew~ Well that was an easy-"
Aya: "Behind you!"
...Another dire wolf jumps at Feria and managed to dig it's teeth into her neck... or so we thought...
Dire Wolf: "Arghh!?"
Feria: "What is it dear? Having a hard time chewing your food?"
...The Wolf's teeth shattered as it tried to bite through Feria's armor...
Feria: "I guess you should brush your teeth more often then~ <3"
...Feria raised her left leg into a kick in the head, which is then followed up by another kick with her right leg, her legs resembled an eagle's flapping wings, naming this move...
Feria: "Flying Eagle!"
...Two quick kicks knocks the beast down... Feria continues to protect the children...
Neptune: "Oryaaaaa!!!!!"
...Neptune Charged in with her sword in hand, she dashed pass the dragon and runs up its tail to its head...
Elder Dragon: "Grrr!"
Neptune: "Like a Kangaroo!!!"
...She leaps up into the air, as she looks down at the monster on the ground, she summons a magic circle at her feet, as she floats upside down, she kicks the magic circle, propelling her downward at an unprecedented speed...
Neptune: "Yahoo!!! Here it comes, my ultra special, super sexy, mega mighty slash!"
Bel: "Sexy what!?"
...SHING!
...In a flash of light, the Elder Dragon is cut down to size, and falls to the ground...
Neptune: "Eew~! There's monster gunk on my sword! Uck! They really don't disappear like pixels in this time huh. "
Feria: "Huhu~ I know, but it feels rather fresh and new as well! Seeing your weapon dig through your enemy's body... Hmph!"
Dire Wolf: "GRAAAGH!!!--Urgh~!"
Feria: "Ahh~ It's like enjoying an R-Rated game for the first time~"
Bel: "Hey Idiots! There are kids watching how about you-"
Children: "Yeah! Kick their butts!"
Bel: "-okay... so this is where the generation began turning for the worst... and it was us who did it... what a disappointment... >.>"
...The fight continued for a few more minutes...
Neptune: "Oh yeah! Now that's a Nep action for ya!"
Feria: "It was hardly a challenge but, it did make me wet for a bit."
Neptune: "Huh?"
Feria: "With sweat of course."
...While the two did their routine, Bel approached the kids, and knelt down to check on the injured boy...
Argus: "A-...ack..."
Ren: "We were out looking for berries and then...tch...Please can you help him!?"
Aya: "he protected us... and we couldn't do anything..."
Bel: "Don't worry, he'll live..."
Feria: "Especially with us here, you don't need to worry..."
Neptune: "Yup! Now then, let me just grab the Anti-Poison... And plop!"
...Neptune pours the item into the boy's mouth and a few seconds later, the boy's pale skin regained it's natural color.
Argus: "Ahh... I'm fine... but..."
Neptune: "Oh... yeah... you're still injured... But hey, we can just use...ah..."
Feria: "And you forgot the Health potions..."
Neptune: "Ahahahaha~ Not like his HP is gonna reach zero, he'll be fine~"
...suddenly a stone fell on the boy's head...
PLOP...
Argus: <dead>
Neptune: "Angel's TEARS!!!!"
...REVIVAL!!!
Neptune: "Okay enough of this, do you guys have a place to stay?"
...As the group questioned the kids, they eventually found the Orphanage... Only...
Argus: "Oh no... What happened..."
...The Orphanage was destroyed, chard lumber and broken bricks littered the area, plates and other utensils were found scattered on the charred ground...
...The flowers were burned like thin paper, the pillars that heralds the entrance to the orphanage was crushed...
Ren: "Where is everyone...?"
Aya: "Sister Milla!? Father Fredrick!? Where are you!?"
Feria: "Quickly, search and rescue!"
Neptune / Bel: "Roger!"
...Everyone scoured the ruined structure... no signs of life... fortunately, there were no signs of anyone getting hurt too, no blood stains or anything...
Feria: "That's a good thing at least...hm? Ah!?"
...As Feria turns to check on the others, she catches something in the shadows... a single red glimmer of light...
Then all of a sudden... An arm ruptures out of the earth like deadly sand worm, it was a black arm that had claws sharper than a diamond cutter...
Children: "Ahhhh!!!!"
...The kids scatter in a panic... one of them falls down helpless...
Aya: "No! Stay away!"
...The red glimmer shined bright for a moment and the dark arm started surging towards the girl who fell down...
Aya: "Noooo!!!!"
Bel: "Arucana: Hell's Domain!"
...Bel digs her claws into the ground and summons a wall of spikes the intercepted the black arm...
Neptune: "My turn! 32 bit Mega Blade!"
...Neptune rains down on the arm with her Mega Blades... The swords pierce through the arm with some of them sticking out like a sore thorn...
???: "GREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAHHHH!!!"
...A screech... a monstrous screech... it sounded eerily familiar... The black arm returned to the ground... and from the shadows of the forest... bursts forth...
Eithan: "Greaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!"
Neptune: "Holy Neps! THAT IS ONE BIG CHICKEN!"
Feria: "Children quickly to me!"
...The kids followed suit and went close to Feria...
Feria: "Albastru... Teatru!"
...With the chant, Feria summons a large blue dome which protected her and the kids from the monster Eithan...
Bel: "What is it doing here!? I thought it was taken by that Cracker!?"
Eithan: "Gryaaaa!!! AGHHHH!!!!"
...The monster was running wild as it spills dark blood unto the ground shadows formed and more monsters appeared, was this the one that summoned the other monsters?
Neptune: "Oh boy... Houston we have a problem."
Bel: "Enough with the jokes! We need to-"
BANG!
Without even a warning the monster fires a blast of fire at their direction... fortunately the pair were fast enough to avoid the attack...
Neptune: "This calls for an upgrade... Don't you agree girls?"
Feria: "Indeed."
Bel: "Tch... Do I have to?"
...Despite griping, Bel actually stepped into position...
Feria: "Now then Children, stay inside this dome and you will be safe from any form of danger..."
Children: "Okay..."
Feria: "Hehe~"
...Feria steps outside the dome and gets into formation...
Neptune in the middle, Feria in the right, and Bel in the left...
Neptune and Co.: "HDD!!!"
...In burst of light... They transform...
Purple Heart: "It's time to show the power of a CPU!"
Azure Heart: "Inheritor Azure Heart; My Pride rules over all!"
Golden Heart: "Inheritor Golden Heart; Let Sloth devour your soul!"
Eithan: "RAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!"
...With a loud roar, Eithan begins his rampage and so does the battle...
Author: "Let's get some words of Action in here... and I've got just the music for this one..."
...The gigantic crow dove into the battle with its talons at a ready... it was hurt, one of its eyes were taken out... but it was nonetheless dangerous...
Purple heart brandished her great sword and begins to attack in quick successions... three cuts to the crow's chest, and a final smash...
Purple Heart: "This is the end! Delta Slash!"
...But as her sword got close, the enraged bird unleashed a cloud of darkness and engulfed Purple heart...
Purple Heart: "Agh!"
As the scene clears up, she noticed her blade is no longer in her hand...
...The Bird screeched and launched the great sword at Purple heart...
Azure Heart then stepped in to intercept the blade, she kicks it upwards allowing Purple heart to take it back...
Azure heart, then rushed towards Eithan who flapped its wings to rain down sharp feathers unto her... Azure heart used her armor for defense and jumped up to meet the incoming hail, she stretched her legs and does a drilling move with her toes pointed firmly at the beast...
Eithan: "Grah!"
...the Beast however was sly and used his talons to grab Azure Heart by her legs... She is then held high by the beast as it tries to peck her with its sharp beak...
BANG! CLANG!
Azure Heart: "Hahaha! You can't break my armor! It's indistructa-"
CRACK!
Azure Heart: "Eh?"
...her armor cracked... the layer of energy that surrounded her actually cracked!
Azure Heart: "You lowlife... HOW DARE YOU!?"
...In a fit of rage, Azure heart maximized the energy output of her legs and forcefully spreads them open... as she does so she breaks free from the Crow's talons, and proceeds to kick its face...
BANG!
...A loud sound echoed as her grieves made contact with the Beast's beak... her Grieves carried so much power it cracked the beak, while delivering a tremendous amount of damage...
Eithan: "Agh! AGHHHH!!!!"
...The Crow raised its wings and with a single flap, blows Azure Heart into the ground...
Azure Heart: "tch!"
Golden Heart: "My turn..."
...Golden Heart jumps out of the shadows with her golden armor and caught Azure heart as she fell...
Azure Heart: "Oh my~ getting intimate are we~?"
Golden Heart: "Go to hell bitch."
...Golden Heart drops Azure heart down , but she lands on her feet...
Eithan: "Kh...EEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!"
...Another scream... The beast was clearly in pain...
Golden heart: "I'm not gonna lie... This is gonna suck... for you!"
...She bares her claws and in rampant madness, her eyes glowed red like the enemy before her, she stares down on her prey like a hunter stares down an injured lion...
...the bird began its attack, it thrusts its beak towards the air borne foe like a spear, however its foe was like a swallow that weaved through the attacks, and now with it's neck laid bare, the swallow unleashed its talons and clawed into the beast's neck, spilling gallons upon gallons of blood... red and gold mixed under the sunlight...
The Crow was not about to give up though and opened its mouth to unleash another blast of fire at Golden heart...only... he couldn't muster any energy...
Golden Heart: "Like I said... Let Sloth devour your soul..."
...The Beast was being drained of its powers with every attack dealt by Golden Heart... The Inheritor continues her onslaught... she digs deeper and deeper into the flesh of her enemy...
but then suddenly...
Eithan: "GRAAAAAAGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!"
...A sudden outburst of energy and the entire area is covered in a dark cloud...
..the Heroines regrouped... and from the shadows, they saw the single red eye that the crow had... from it, a lance flew pass them and bounced off the dome that Feria erected earlier...
Azure Heart: "Take cover!"
...just as Azure heart screams out, a barrage of weapons began raining down on them from every direction...
Swords, battle axes, spears, halberds, hammers, arrows, bullets, cannon shells... every single one of them were flying towards the Heroines...
Azure heart: "Tch! Once again... Albastru Teatru!!!"
Purple Heart: "Raising Force!"
Golden Heart "Arucana: Shadow of Nero!"
...Azure heart erects another blue dome and Purple Heart Strengthens it with her ability, Golden heart then digs her claws into the ground allowing black flames to burst forth and surrounded the blue dome preventing the Beast himself to attack the dome...
The beast's barrage of weapons eventually ends... and the battle nears its end...
Purple Heart: "Let's finish this with a Formation skill!"
Azure Heart / Goldern Heart: "Right!"
...It was time to put an end to this monster... First Purple heart dashed forward and delivers a single but heavy downward slice... the force of the attack stunned the Crow and from behind him, came Azure heart with her legs stretched out, she drills the back of the beast breaking its spine... Then finally Golden Heart digs her claws into the ground one last time to summon a large spike that aimed at the Beast's heart... as the spike pierced the air, Golden Heart rides the said spike and as the spike penetrates the beast's heart, Golden Heart claws off the head of the beast...
ending the battle...
...Silence dawned on them... soon the Children came to their side...
Neptune: "Phew that went well..."
Feria: "My armor though... T^T It's cracked..."
Bel: "Oh shut up, it'll fix itself..."
Argus: "Are you all okay?"
Ren: "Thank you for protecting us, again..."
Aya: "You ladies are really strong, who are you?"
Neptune: "Hehe~! Well I'm glad you asked we are the super duper trio known as-"
Feria: "Pudding Lovers~"
Bel: "I don't... ugh... whatever..."
Neptune: "Ahahaha... Anyway, these kids need a place to stay, with the orphanage in shambles though I think our best bet is the Basilicom."
Bel: "Guess that's the only option for us really."
Argus: "The Basilicom...? Where Lord Neptunio lives?"
Feria: "Don't worry dears, he will be more than happy to help."
Aya: "I-is it really okay though? I heard that he's really strict..."
Bel: "Pfft- That bum? Strict? Have you seen the faces of these broads? one looks like a melted ice cream and the other one is a-"
Feria: "Ahem."
Bel: "Whatever..."
Feria: "Anyway, let's go get you somewhere safe, with these monsters around, I reckon that you stay in the basilicom."
...The three brought the children to the Basilicom, upon their arrival Neptunio was still nowhere to be found...
Neptune: "Where is that guy?"
...Worried and desperate, Neptune dives into Neptunio's mind...
...he was... In a dark place... very dark...
...She couldn't see anything at first... but soon she began to notice someone...
Neptunio was meeting someone in that dark void...
"...Genesis..."
"...No! You don't have to do this..!"
"You must have noticed too right... he's deteriorating... he can't contain the powers of the beast alone... if he dies then so do I... and since you're still in my body... you'll die as well..."
"So what!? The problem fixes itself! The Cracker dies, you die and I die, this world will finally be at peace!"
"No... the Deity of Sin will still remain... and without a proper guide, the girls will- "
"It's your fault she's here in the first place! You brought her here! You and that Psycho, DON'T YOU DARE PUSH THIS RESPONSIBILITY ON ME!"
"I'm sorry Genesis... It just had to be today of all days..."
"Neptunio..."
...The person in front of Neptunio finally reveals itself...
"...So... You've decided to give it up then..."
"Don't misunderstand me... I have never given up... This just allows us to exist a little longer... But first... I wanna make a deal... Genesis's Body... Give it back to her..."
"...hehe... fine..."
...Oh and one more thing...
Suddenly Neptunio turns around... and looks at Neptune... But wait..? Neptune asked herself...
Neptune: <How is he able to see me?>
Neptunio: "Sorry Neptune... I'll stop being your ancestor now... Good bye."
Neptune: "What? No! Wait! Nio!"
...Neptune tried to reach out... but her hands grasp nothing... and then suddenly... Neptunio disappears... and then Darkness... she tried connecting back... but she couldn't...
Neptune: "What's going on!?"
...She's not just able to read and dive into his mind... she can't make a connection at all... she's lost all links to him...
Neptune: "No way... Nio...? Why...? Ah-?"
...She noticed something drop from her eyes...
Neptune: "What is this...? It's so sudden! We were together just a few days ago... Why!?"
...She can't believe it... He's left her... not even a proper good bye...
Neptune: "No... Not like this... I won't let you leave just like that... Who do you think I am!? I am Neptune! the Console Patron Unit of Planeptune! And I WILL Bring you back! I promise!"
CRACKLE!
...A sound of static and a warp gate opens...
Neptune: "Whoa!"
...And from the warp gate... came in...
???: "Urgh! Darn it~!"
...Almost immediately the gate closes...
Neptune: "Huh? wait... Are you...?"
???: "Ah... Hey there stupid, don't talk to me right now, I'm not in the mood..."
Neptune: "Well... I actually saw what happened so..."
???: "Oh? well whatever... that bastard didn't listen to me..."
Neptune: "Okay! Hold up!"
???: "What? Spill it!"
Neptune: "Ahem... I saw your true form back when I was looking through Nio's memories... but..."
???: "Oh... yeah... This is the first time you've seen me this way huh..."
Plutia: "Neppy~ What happened back...here...? uhh..."
???: "Hm? What?"
Plutia: "Is this a mirror...? Why did I... Become so small~...?"
???: "Tch! *irritated*"
Plutia: "Eh~?"
...Thunder clapped from the heavens with the roar of the wind...
Plutia: "e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-ehhhhh!? W-ho are you!? W-what did I do!?"
???: "The name's Genesis! And I know I'm smaller than you but I'll break you like a-"
*pick up*
Plutia: "Wow~! She's so cute~! She looks just like me~! Aww~~~~~"
Genesis (Loli): "Hey~! Put me down! Uuu~ I swear, when I get charged up you'll be sorry~!"
Neptune: "Where did all of the tension and urgency went... The feels in this chapter are all over the place I can't even begin to understand this anymore..."
Plutia: "Uuuuu~ *^^* I wanna hug her all day long~!"
Genesis: "I swear to god I'm gonna-"
Plutia: "Boop~!"
Genesis: "Kya~! No! No Booping!"
Neptune: "Meh what the heck, Boop~"
Genesis: "Yah~! No! stop it!"
...Loli Genesis kicked about but she was still too weak to actually do some damage...
In the Meantime...
Neptunio: "Ugh-!"
Cracker: "Ahahahahahaha...See? I told you, things will never change for the better... you'll reunite with me and then what? I'll still make my own world..."
Neptunio: "Hehehe... Whatever buddy... just take my soul already..."
Cracker: "Fine."
...Neptunio's soul reunites with The Cracker's soul... Turning into...
Azazel: "Haa...hm? What's happening...? I've got my other half at last but... What is this feeling!?"
...Rage, apathy, Vanity, and voracity... they turn and churn within him...
and burst into something even more vile...
An Embodiment of Madness...
has awaken...