...It was a fine morning, the sun shines down on the residents of the Basilicom with a gentle light, Genesis was already up earlier making sure that the preparations were well underway...
Bel: "Oh, Good morning Genesis."
Genesis: "Hello Bel, you're up early."
Bel: "Yeah, well, I am on scout duty today."
Genesis: "So you're going out then?"
Bel: "I just returned actually, the shadows are still amassing forces, they would have arrived at the ravine earlier, if I hadn't done anything about it."
Genesis: "I see... So you've cut down their numbers?"
Bel: "Just barely though, there's still no sign of the fallen beasts as well."
Genesis: "They'll come, I'm sure of it, right now though, I have some other concerns to attend to. If you're not busy, would you mind waking up the Cracker and Ngine... I have some questions I would like answered."
Bel: "Sure."
...Bel went to the Cracker's room... But upon her arrival the room was empty...
Bel: "Huh... Maybe he's already awake... Oh well... I'll go check on Ngine then..."
...Standing in front of Ngine's door, Bel knocked twice...
Bel: "Ngine? Are you awake?"
...No answer...
Bel: "Hrm... I'm opening the door now okay?"
...Creeeaaakk...
Bel: "Oh...My..."
...The Creaking door reveals before her quite the spectacle indeed... There on one bed, two bodies were in a beautiful embrace... The two snored quietly as they slept... Ngine snuggled up closer to the Cracker and the Cracker responds by wrapping his arms around her...
Bel: "I-I'm not dreaming, am I? Since when did these two got so close?"
Ngine: "Mmm...mnn..."
...As Ngine squirmed her face drew closer to the Cracker's face...
Bel: "*Gulp!* What should I do!?"
...In the same act, as the Cracker moved, his face came closer and closer to Ngine's as well...
Bel: "Should I just let them be for now? They seem to be really at peace... I feel like I'm intruding in something here...uhhh..."
...As they drew closer, Bel's face flushed red as she continued to watch... The Cracker's hand travelled down from Ngine's back to her waist... Ngine's arms moved from the Cracker's chest to his neck... They were pulling on one another... Finally their noses come into contact...
Bel: "I-Is it really going to happen!?"
...Bel was panicking, she wants to wake them up, but she also wanted to see things through! OH the Dilemma! She wants to look away but her eyes are stuck in the scene before her... Her breathing turned ragged, as she gulps again...Beads of sweat starts to form on her forehead... The anticipation for that final moment is torture! Her conscience is telling her to wake them up, but her heart is telling her to just watch...as she panicked though someone else had entered the room...
Feria: "Yo~!"
Pinch!
Bel: "OWWW!!!!"
Cracker / Ngine: "HUH!?"
...Bel's scream woke up the two who were sleeping...
Bel: "Why'd you pinch me!?"
Feria: "I-It wasn't that strong..."
Bel: "Well it did!"
...While the inheritors squabbled, Ngine and the Cracker had locked gazes their faces were so close they could smell the other's breath...
Ngine: "Y-your breath stinks..."
Cracker: "O-oh? Sorry..."
Ngine: "Uuu..."
Cracker: "We should get up..."
Ngine: "Why?"
Cracker: "What do you mean why? It's morning, we've got things to do remember."
Ngine: "No... Not really..."
Cracker: "Are you still half asleep...?"
Ngine: "Funyaaa~"
...The Cracker rubbed Ngine's cheeks...
Ngine: "Hey, stop that..."
Cracker: "You don't like it?"
Ngine: "It makes me feel weird... just like... last night..."
Cracker: "Oh... right...Last night..."
Ngine: "Uuu..."
...The two recollect what had transpired, their emotions meld together creating an uncertain air around them... Their eyes wonder for a bit but soon locked once again...
Ngine: "What are you looking at me for?"
Cracker: "N-nothing in particular... What about you? Why are you looking at me?"
Ngine: "N-no reason... Hey we should get up..."
Cracker: "I said that first."
Ngine: "Then get up already..."
Cracker: "You first..."
Ngine: "O-okay...Hmp..."
As Ngine tries to get up, her body wobbles for a bit, she almost falls back but the Cracker catches her...
Cracker: "You okay?"
Ngine: "Y-yeah..."
...The Cracker's arm supported her from behind their hands found each other and once again their eyes locked...
Cracker: "umm.. Sorry about last night... I don't know what came over me..."
Ngine: "Right, you were just carried away is all..."
Cracker: "Yeah... That's the word... just Carried away..."
...The two sat on the bed for a few seconds still looking deep at each other with faces flushed...
Feria: "Hmmmm~? You two seem awfully close~"
Cracker / Ngine: "!!!!!"
Bel: "We won't tell anyone! We promise!"
Ngine: "Nothing happened! Okay! So just leave it at that!"
Cracker: "Yeah... nothing happened..."
...Just then, he remember the moment their lips connected, the soft and warm sensation of her lips rose up to his mind making his face flush, and since he and Ngine were connected, what he thought of was also conveyed to Ngine...
Ngine: "...."
Feria: "Those faces say otherwise though... But oh well."
Bel: "Why are you even here Feria?"
Feria: "The door was open and I just saw you standing there like a statue, so I thought I'd say hi."
Cracker: "You should have woken us up."
Bel: "(whisper) I can't wake you up when you were this close to snogging..."
Cracker: "What?"
Bel: "Nothing... Anyway, Genesis asked for you, she's probably in her office right now, you'd best be going now."
Ngine: "Yeah... We'll be there..."
Feria: "Faster now you lovebirds, the sun is getting high up~ Oh! and don't go for "dessert" this early in the morning okay~ *wink~"
Ngine: "S-Shut your trap! I said nothing happened! Nothing!"
Cracker: "...."
Ngine: "Well... besides... that other thing..."
Bel: "OTHER THING!?"
Feria: "Uhuhuhuhu~ Oh my~ We'll leave you to it then~"
...And so the two Inheritors make their exit, leaving the two clearly perplexed couple alone...
Ngine: "We're not a couple!"
Cracker: "I didn't say anything!"
Ngine: "I wasn't talking to you. I was talking to- you know what never mind."
Cracker: "Okay, sure..."
...The Cracker reached for the door intending to leave...
Author: "Oh no their going to separate! Maestro!"
Maestro: "I'm on it!"
...But Ngine stops him...
Ngine: "Hey...What the hell happened last night...?"
Cracker: "I thought you said nothing happened."
Ngine: "I know what I said, but what I mean is... Why did you do that?"
Cracker: "Do what?"
Ngine: "You know...that thing...Uuu~ It's so embarrassing...!"
Cracker: "...To be perfectly honest...I don't really know... One moment I was just teasing you, then... I started feeling hot, like fire lit up my entire body..."
Ngine: "I felt that too..."
Cracker: "When I caressed your face, feeling the heat of your breath, the smell of your hair... I was... in a trance..."
Ngine: "When you loomed over me, I was so scared, I struggled but at the same time, I didn't want you to stop either... It was so strange... And then when..."
Cracker: "When I looked deep into your eyes... I felt like I was looking at the most precious thing in the whole world..."
Ngine: "Uuu~"
Cracker: "Ah! Sorry, that was awkward...I should just go and get ready..."
Ngine: "Y-yeah, sure..."
Cracker: "I'll see ya later then?"
Ngine: "Sure, I'll see you later."
...The two stood there face to face neither of them making a move, their eyes locked. It was as if time had stood still...
Cracker: "H-hey..."
Ngine: "Y-yeah?"
Cracker: "Umm...well.."
Ngine: "Uhh...Aren't you gonna go now?"
Cracker: "Right! Of course...hrmm..."
...The Cracker took a step closer to Ngine...
Ngine: "W-what?"
...Ngine takes a step back...
Cracker: "Why are you backing up?"
Ngine: "N-no reason..."
...She blushes, her face clearly red under the morning sun...
Cracker: "Umm...So...Hey..."
Ngine: "Yeah?"
...The Cracker steps closer, Ngine takes a step back.
Cracker: "Come on, you already know what I'm trying to say here."
Ngine: "Yes! I mean no! no I don't, but if there's something you want you should just ask, ya know? Ahaha..."
Cracker: "Oh my god... you want one too..."
Ngine: "No! I mean Yes! I mean no!!! I mean...Uhh... This sucks... You can just read my mind..."
Cracker: "Not just that, I can feel what you're feeling as well... Come to think of it, maybe the reason why I kissed you last night, was because, you wanted one as well."
Ngine: "I-Is that how it works? No, you were just carried away right?"
Cracker: "Yeah, carried away by you that is."
Ngine: "No no no no no, There's no way that's how it is."
Cracker: "Only one way to find out then."
Ngine: "Ahh!"
...Ngine had backed up onto a wall, the Cracker holds her hand gently...
Ngine: "No... We can't... we have to go to Genesis, now."
Cracker: "I know... I'll make it quick; just close your eyes okay?"
Ngine: "But- No! This is just weird!"
Cracker: "Here I come..."
Ngine: "You're not even listening to me! Hey!"
...Ngine crouched down to escape but the Cracker simply pinned her to the wall trapping her in his grasp.
Ngine: "We...can't..."
...Ngine tries to push the Cracker away, but her strength betrays her...
Cracker: "Are you sure you don't want to? You can push me off harder than that."
Ngine: "Huh..? W-well..."
Cracker: "If you really don't want to, I won't force you."
...The Cracker looked straight into her eyes yearning for an honest answer.
Ngine: "Uuu... You're mean..."
Cracker: "Then..."
Ngine: "Ah... Wait..."
Cracker: "Hm?"
Ngine:"H-Hold me tight...When you do it..."
Cracker: "Haha... Sure..."
Ngine: "Mm...Mmnn..."
...They sink into a passionate moment, feeling the delight of the sensation, his arms wrap around her as if to never let go, drunk from the heat that they shared... They separate...
Ngine: "It's strange isn't it... Why do we feel like this... It's only been weeks since we've met... and yet..."
Cracker: "Who knows... But yeah... It is strange..."
Ngine: "Yeah... Strange...Nnnmm~"
GATHUNK!
Neptune: "Morning Cloney! We've got a big day today! You and I have a quest to-"
Ngine: "Nn!"
Cracker: "Mm!"
Neptune: "Uhh... I'll come back in 10 minutes..."
Creaaaaak...~ shut~
Cracker: "Well... That went well..."
Ngine: "A-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a...."
Cracker: "I'll be going now, for real this time..."
Meanwhile...
Neptune: "Hmmm...Hmmm....Hmmmmm....."
Neptunio: "What's up?"
Neptune: "I saw nothing!!!!"
Neptunio: "Okay... You saw nothi- OH MY GOD!!!"
Neptune: "AAAAHHHH!!! No! It's an invasion of privacy! Don't look into it!"
Neptunio: "What is he doing!? Why are they kissing!?"
Neptune: "I don't know!"
Neptunio: "Okay... Okay... We need to think about this... Umm..Maybe she was choking?"
Neptune: "Yeah and he just sucked out what ever it was that was blocking her throat right? Ahaha! Yeah! That's it!"
Neptunio: "Or maybe it was CPR! the type where you do it crouching while passionately holding onto each other in a glorious display of passion and-"
Neptune: "Ahh...Yeah, they were totally kissing..."
Neptunio: "Totally... Why though? Were they that close? I distinctly remember that Ngine hated his guts so bad, that she had to dump cold water on him...only to find out that she'd also feel cold and wet afterwards..."
Neptune: "Wow... She did that?"
Neptunio: "Yeah... The girl hated him... So to see them...well... Like this...It's... Strange..."
Neptune: "Is it though?"
Neptunio: "What'd ya mean?"
Neptune: "I mean, sure it's only been weeks, but keep in mind they are ultimately connected in everything, thoughts, emotions, senses, you name it. Maybe they managed to reach an understanding that allowed them to accept one another..."
Neptunio: "I see... Why are you suddenly so smart? Are you turning black again?"
Neptune: "1st no I'm not. 2nd That's racist! 3rd I just took that Idea from you! You were just too shocked to put 2 and 2 together."
Neptunio: "Wow...Really?"
Neptune: "Yup~! Now get me my morning pudding!"
Neptunio: "Okay... Oh yeah, You and Ngine have a quest today right?"
Neptune: "Yup, we'll be meeting Lonely Noire...oh wait, since she's got Schwarz, It's Love struck Noire, we'll be meeting them today to collect the HERETIC, why can't they just send it via delivery though?"
Neptunio: "The HERETICS are very powerful artifacts, if not handled right, you might find yourself trapped in one."
Neptune: "Ah, now I get it."
Neptunio: "Still... Looks like we'll be facing the beasts soon enough."
Neptune: "Yeah... And hey Nio?"
Neptunio"Yeah?"
Neptune: "Is the Cracker's way really the only way?"
Neptunio: "...So you knew...?"
Neptune: "Well duh, we're connected now, no more locks or barriers are keeping me from looking in to that brain of yours."
Neptunio: "Fair enough... And as far as I know, It's the only plan we got..."
Neptune: "But does he really have to do it alone? There's gotta be a way to change that."
Neptunio: "Well, if we're talking about change, then that job falls on you goofball. Here."
Neptune: "Ooh! Thanks! hamu~ YUMMY!!! A pudding in the morning just really gets me going!"
...In Genesis' Office...
Genesis: "Well... Took you both long enough..."
Cracker: "Yeah... We had a bit of an incident."
Ngine: "Sorry..."
Genesis: "No matter, I wanted to ask you both about something..."
...Genesis asked them about the lock that Croire found...
Cracker: "Guess it was only a matter of time before you found out huh..."
Genesis: "So you do know these locks... Tell me why do they exist?"
Cracker: "...Very well... This world you see ...It is one representation of the millions and millions of possibilities that could have occurred in this timeline, The Creator warned the CPUs to never alter the past in any major way however they can influence the people who existed in here to make different decisions, in this case the Lords... They have done their job and changed your outlooks, therefore you have now entered the next stage... Overwrite..."
Genesis: "Overwrite?"
Cracker: "...This process is crucial it can literally rewrite the world without resetting it back to zero, however, those dark crystals that I purposely erected... They serve as locks to prevent this world from overwriting the other one... I wanted to use this world's core as a catalyst to make my own world when I get the Creator's powers... That didn't come to be though..."
Genesis: "So this lock must have a key then... But where is it? You made them you must have it."
Cracker: "I did... until the Baphomet took them from me..."
Genesis: "Wait, the Baphomet?"
Cracker: "It's a monster from my dimension, the patron of darkness that now dwells and controls the Deity of Sin... He's taken the key that we need to open the lock."
Genesis: "I see... Then answer me this... What will happen to everyone after this OVERWRITE occurs...?"
Cracker: "Everyone... will lose the connections they once had... This process nullifies the effects of the BETA blade meaning that you Genesis, and everyone else who had been exposed to the rendering light, Neptune, Ngine, The Inheritors and even the guardians from my dimension will lose the connection they have with the sword... And if you lose the influence of the swords-"
Genesis: "We won't remember anything that's happened... Once a reset occurs, all those years of hardships, all those loops of endless torture will be... Nothing... Then what of the others? Schwarz's Daughter, Memoire, Weiz's wife Luna, Emerald!"
Cracker: "I think you're missing the point here... Hrmm...It's really complicated to explain..."
Genesis: "What point am I missing?"
Cracker: "Hmm... Have you played any Telltale games?"
Genesis: "What are those?"
Ngine: "It's basically a Game making company that has a unique approach to the genre of "Adventure Games"..."
Genesis: "Adventure games? You mean those games where you make certain choices that affects the outcome later on?"
Cracker: "Exactly... Their games offer specific choices that affects the future."
Ngine: "We say affect... but the final outcome usually ends up being the same, like maybe you never made amends with a friend, or maybe who you choose to stay with, or maybe even... How many people survives at the end of your journey."
Genesis: "!!??"
Cracker: "See? This is how it works... You will all undergo this overwriting process, the CPUs will return to their own time while you Lords will continue to live in this era, it will then fall unto your hands to ensure that the CPUs will exist in the future... Hopefully to a brighter one..."
Genesis: "Wait... if that's how it is, then the connections will be reset from the very roots... Neptunio won't be Neptune and Nepgear's ancestor... Won't that cause a huge change like the one the Creator mentioned not to do!?"
Cracker: "This isn't time travel you know, well it kinda is... but ahhhh!!! It's too complex to explain!!!!"
Ngine: "Blame the author..."
Cracker: "Agh... I knew time related tales always have massive holes and questions..."
Ngine: "Hmm? But wait... Didn't the Creator made mention of this?"
Cracker: "What are you saying?"
Ngine: "...To Slumber THEY must go, roots YOU must sever, sins and mistakes THEY must face, YOU must show them the way, and with acceptance THEY will be saved..."
Genesis: "Yeah? what of it?"
Ngine: "Don't you think it's odd that it's all just pronouns? There are no specific group of people being mentioned here."
Cracker: "You're right...It is strange... could it be that the Creator knew about all of this happening in the first place?"
Genesis: "Cracker... When do you reset the world? At what moment do you pull the lever for recreation?"
Cracker: "I usually perform the recreation after failing to gain the Creator's power."
Genesis: "Hrmm... Very well, let's leave it at that for now... I believe you have tasks to attend to get going then."
Cracker / Ngine: "Roger."
...As the two exit, Genesis once again falls into deep thought... Just what is this uncertainty in the horizon... What could it all foretell...?
Minutes later in the border connecting Planeptune and Lastation.
Noire: "Geez! What took you so long!?"
Schwarz: "Calm down Noire."
Neptune: "Hey! Don't blame this one on me, I wasn't the one-"
Ngine: "SHUT UP!"
Neptune: "Mmmpphff!!"
...Ngine hurries to shut Neptune up...
Noire: "Huh...? What's all this? Did something happen?"
Schwarz: "You're face is a tad bit red you know."
Ngine: "It's nothing..."
Neptune: "Ith noth whilly noffing... <It's not really nothing...>"
Noire: "Well whatever, weren't you supposed to escort us?"
Neptune: "Ah! Right! Right! Let's go then!"
Ngine: "Mmm..."
...as the group walked Noire approached Neptune...
Noire: "Hey... What's this clone's name? I don't think I've met her."
Neptune: "Oh? You haven't heard?"
Noire: "Haven't heard...Oh wait! I believe Vert mentioned something about this actually, Is she the Clone that the Cracker's connected to?"
Neptune: "Ahahaha...Saying that their connected can mean more things than just one... But yeah~ You're right~ Ehehehehe~ Hehe..."
Schwarz: "You're forced laugh is just making us curios you know..."
Noire: "Yeah, spill the beans, what's going on?"
Neptune: "I-I can't say anything! It's not in my position to say it!"
Ngine: "Hm? What are you guys talking about back there?"
Neptune: "Nothing! I didn't say nothing!"
Ngine: "So you did say something?"
Neptune: "Did I? Ahahahahaha~!"
Noire: "Hmmm...hey, come here for a sec."
Ngine: "What is it...?"
Noire: "The name's Noire, CPU of Lastation."
Ngine: "I know who you are..."
Noire: "But I don't know you. You got a name?"
Ngine: "...Tch, no..."
Neptune: "Oh come on~ You have one, don't you? Cracky Boy gave you one."
Ngine: "...Tch... I don't really need one though..."
Noire: "Sounds like this one's a real piece of work."
Schwarz: "So what name did he gave you?"
Ngine: "...Ngine..."
Noire: "Engine?"
Neptune: "No no, It's N-G-I-N-E."
Noire: "That's a weird name..."
Neptune: "Really? Well, I call her Cloney anyway so it's all good."
Ngine: "Haaa... Is that all you need? Let's get a move on."
Noire: "No, I've got more questions."
Ngine: "Geez... This is why you can't make friends..."
Noire: "E-Excuse me!?"
Schwarz: "Okay, Okay let's calm down...."
Ngine : "Fine, let's go."
Noire: "Ah! Hey! Wait! Geez... What's her deal!? At least Bel was reasonable and actually listened, this one just walks out on me!"
Neptune: "Ahahahahaha~ To be honest, I don't really know."
Schwarz: "Well whatever it is that she's going through, it's probably something she wants to keep to herself for now..."
...While on the trail the group rested for a bit...
Neptune: "Say, wouldn't it be faster if we just transform and flew in the air?"
Noire: "True, but we need to stay low, if we took to the air, Shadow Scouts might spot us."
Schwarz: "And we can't let that happen, if they spot us and manage to take the Heretic away, or even worse... break it, that'll put a huge delay on our schedule... and the more time we waste, the greater the threat..."
Ngine: "Then why didn't we just use that guy's powers? He can load himself from one place to another right? We just needed to send the chips and there would be no trouble at all."
Schwarz: "..."
Noire: "It's not as simple as you think..."
Schwarz: "I have yet to fully trust him..."
Ngine: "Are you serious?"
Schwarz: "I'm sorry, but after everything he's done, It's just really hard to place my trust in him... I doubt my other brother Weiz, would do so as well..."
Ngine: "Well, I'll have you know that he's already regained Nepgear's trust."
Schwarz: "Has he now?"
Noire: "It took him a few weeks, but if it's true then I gotta hand it to him."
Neptune: "Oh you won't believe it, Those two gears just wouldn't stop pestering him."
Ngine: "He knows that he's hated, he knows his sins are far too severe for any form of forgiveness, that's why he never asks it from anyone... All he wants now is a way to make up for what he's done..."
Neptune: "Well... Nio is in the same boat too..."
Noire: "..."
Schwarz: "..."
...The atmosphere grew heavy...
Neptune: "Since we've been connected, I've been diving deep into his mind... Trying to learn eveything that is about him, and right now... He's desparate... They both are..."
Ngine: "He was lost... But after meeting Ezekiel inside the void, after accepting his mistakes and sins, he's found a new goal, one that doesn't involve other people's suffering, one that opens a path for him to redeem himself... So I ask you, in his stead... Will you please, put at least a little bit more faith in him?"
Neptune: "Ehehehe... I guess I can ask the same thing for Nio too. Really guys, he's not a bad guy anymore."
Noire: "Hmmm... I guess I can take their word for it. Schwarz?"
Schwarz: "Very well... I'll try..."
Neptune: "Really? Awesome! Oh boy Did ya hear that Nio!?"
Schwarz: "Wait he was listening!?"
Noire: "They are connected now you know?"
Schwarz: "Right... Hey, Tell him he still owes me a beating."
Neptune: "I'd tell him, but try to keep the beating to a minimum."
Ngine: "Heh, yeah clearly you can't handle a spanking even."
Neptune: "You're one to talk!?"
Noire: "Oh and Ngine?"
Ngine: "Yeah?"
Noire: "Is it just me or did you just defend the Cracker's name?"
Ngine: "Eh?"
Noire: "When you said you didn't need the name he gave you, I thought you were just annoyed of someone you hate giving you something... But just now, you spoke so kindly of him, in fact I might go as far as to say that you actually care for him..."
Neptune: "Nepu!"
Noire: "Ah, There's the signature Neptune busted sound. Guess I was right on the mark."
Bonk!
Neptune: "Nepu!"
Ngine: "Idiot!"
Neptune: "I'm sorry~! Forgive me! I'm just not used to this kind of things, when I think about what happened earlier-"
Ngine: "I said shut up!"
Noire: "What kind of things did happen actually?"
Neptune: "Nepu! Ehehehe... Nothing~ Nothing at all~"
Schwarz: "Yup, something definitely happened..."
Noire: "If something did happen... Then you'll have to tell us~"
Ngine: "W-Why!? Why do we have to do that!?"
Noire: "Oh? You asked of us to have fate in your partners and yet you won't even share information with us? How one-sided of you."
Neptune: "Oh no... Here comes the Lastation based logic...haaa...."
Ngine: "Sharing information... That's true, but this isn't a relevant thing for you to know!"
Noire: "I know, but treat it as a trade of sorts, I have put my faith in your words that the Cracker is no longer evil, what I want in return is this "something" that you are both trying so hard to hide."
Ngine: "No deal!"
Schwarz: "Hrmm... To be perfectly honest, I am quite intrigued as well."
Neptune: "Geh! Now even Black boy is going for the kill!"
Ngine: "...See... That memes over-used as it is and its pretty racist so stop it."
Schwarz: "Anyway, how about this then..."
SHIIING!!
...Drew his sword and points it at Ngine ...
Ngine / Neptune: "Whoa!"
Schwarz: "Let's duel, whoever wins will have to give in to the other's orders."
Neptune: "<Yeah... you're gonna lose...>"
Noire: "Oh! Not a bad Idea at all, I've always wanted to spar with Neptune, guess this is as perfect as any time."
SHIING!!
...Noire also draws her rapier and takes a stance...
Neptune: "Wait, wait, wait, wait... Shouldn't we be heading back now~ I mean do we even have the time to"
Ngine: "Tch... So pushy... Fine then, I'll show you just how foolish you are to try to challenge me."
Schwarz: "Very well... To win you need only to disarm your opponent."
Noire: "Oh? Well then Neptune, we won't stop until one of us remains standing."
SIT!
Neptune: "There you win."
Noire: "...Are you kidding me?"
Neptune: "I have no reason to fight you!"
Noire: "FIGHT ME!"
Neptune: "NO!"
Noire: "I'll get you 10 buckets of pudding if you win!"
SHIIING!!!
Neptune: "YOU'RE ON GIRLFRIEND!"
Schwarz / Noire / Ngine: "Simpleton..."
...The four of them face eachother, it's a 2 on 2 battle for... a stupid little secret... Which will continue in the next chapter so give this chapter an upvote if-
Neptune: "NO! I want my pudding right now! Charge!!!!"
Noire: "Ah! No surprise attacks!"
Bang! Clang!
...Uhh... okay then... Neptune dashed in and went for a suppressive approach, her katana met Noire's rapier clash with sparks flying off in multiple directions with every contact...
Neptune: "Grr!!! Just let go of your weapon little lady and this will all end swiftly~!"
Noire: "Tch! No way! My pride as a CPU is on the line here, I won't lose to you! <But still... She's strong... WAY too strong for her size!>"
in the Mean time...
CLANG! SHIIIINGG!!!!
Ngine: "Tch! Kh!"
Schwarz: "Hmm... A reverse holder Eh, but with a bastard sword? That's unusual"
Ngine: "Oh come of it, you reverse wield your scimitar too, when it 's safer to use it normally."
Schwarz: "That may be true...Hah! Ya!"
Ngine: "Tei! Seiya!!"
...They clash and with every contact their differences are gradually revealed.
Schwarz: "If I were to judge, you're strong, Ha! Ei!... Lifting that bastard sword in one hand and even more in reverse, it's a miracle you're even able to swing it."
Ngine: "So what!? Tch! Orya!!! ha!"
Schwarz: "It's a clear sign that I can't win when it comes to strength and seeing that you're also really nimble speed is out of the option...so..."
Ngine: "Ah!"
SWOOOSH!!!
Ngine: "That was close..."
Schwarz: "Oof..! You managed to avoid that one huh.."
Ngine: "<He locked his scimitar's handguard to my handle and attempted to twist my arm after I swung horizontally... If I hadn't kicked him back just now, he would have twisted my arm into submission...>"
Schwarz: "Hehe~ Guess you've figured it out huh."
Ngine: "Accuracy, Evasion and Perception... That's a nasty arsenal..."
...Being able to accurately predict your opponents attacks and accurately evading them when needed, while not really lethal in any sense of way, it can spell the defeat of anyone if used carefully...
Ngine: "Very well then... New Scan..."
Schwarz: "Hmm?"
Ngine: "Set Scan... Acquire address... Change Value..."
Schwarz: "What are you doing...?"
Neptune: "Uh-oh..."
Noire: "H-huh? What's wrong?"
Neptune: "Schwarz is in trouble."
Noire: "What!?"
Neptune: "An opening! WACHOOW!!!"
Noire: "Ah! That's cheating!"
...Schwarz was taken aback as Ngine summons a holoconsole and began chanting...
Ngine: "Set Value to max...Change Value... Set Value to max..."
Schwarz: "Whatever you're doing, I guess I'll have to stop you!"
...Just as Schwarz swings down his sword...
WHOOSH!!! Ngine vanished from his sight...
Schwarz: "What!?"
Ngine: "Reversal...Hah!"
Schwarz: "Tch! Kh!"
...Ngine evaded the attack then managed to sneak behind him and delivered a downward swing... Surprised by this, Schwarz was forced back.
Schwarz: "<What the hell!? Her attacks are sharper, she's also really hard to read now! What the hell is going on!>"
Ngine: "Hehe... Accuracy and Evasion counter themselves, but perception can only be countered with deception... Let's see you handle my attacks now!"
...The battle proceeds with the scales changing...
A few minutes later...
Neptune: "ALL RIGHT!!! You owe me that pudding Noire! You got that!"
Noire: "No fair! You tickled me! That's not fair!"
Neptune: "HA HA HA~! The conditions were to disarm your opponent it had nothing to do with how you'd do it."
Noire: "Uuu... This is so unacceptable...!"
Neptune: "And besides, if we're talking about cheats we've a reall genuine one here."
Noire: "Huh..?"
...As Noire looks over to the other two in combat...
Schwarz: "Haa...haaa...haaaa...."
Ngine: "Come on, is that all you've got?"
Noire: "Huh? Schwarz is all sweaty and ragged, but Ngine's hardly broke a sweat."
Neptune: "He's got no chance if this goes on..."
Noire: "How is she doing that!?"
Neptune: "Well..."
...Neptune explains Ngine's powers...
Noire: "No way! That's gotta be illegal! How can she have that!?"
Neptune: "Well... Only she and I believe the Cracker knows..."
Noire: "She doesn't get tired... She's able to adapt to anything... That's completely busted! Let's just send her off to wipe out the whole Shadow army then!"
Neptune: "Well the thing is..."
...While they talked the other two continued to fight like hell...
Schwarz: "So that's how it is huh... Darn..."
Ngine: "I told you it was stupid to challened me."
Schwarz: "Oh yeah? Well not as stupid as the Cracker at least I hope..."
Ngine: "What are you trying to say...?"
Schwarz: "Heh... He's acting all cool and crap now... He thinks that what he's done will change what he's done in the past."
Ngine: "No... that's not how it is-"
Schwarz: "Oh yeah? And what of this path of redemption, this way that won't lead to suffering... Sounds like excuses to me."
Ngine: "Shut up! He's not like that!"
Cracker: "<Don't be fooled!>"
Ngine: "Eh?"
...WHOOSH! Clang!
Ngine: "Ah!?"
Schwarz: "Got ya."
Neptune: "Oh!?"
Noire: "Sneaky bastard..."
...Her bastard sword flies off and lands on the ground with a lound bang...
Ngine: "N-no way..."
Schwarz: "hehe... Sorry if I was mean, I didn't mean anything that I've said, in fact, it only reinforced the fact that he's really turned a new leaf now if you got that mad."
Ngine: "Uuuu...Oh no..."
Cracker: "<This one is on you...>"
Schwarz: "I think I've basically figured out what you're hiding anyway... So I won't force you anymore."
Ngine: "R-Really?"
Schwarz: "Yeah... I know that feeling all too well, the feeling that you get when you hear someone tarnish the name of your most precious someone... Am I right?"
Ngine: "Uuuuuuu~!!!!"
Noire: "Most Precious Person? Wait does that mean she-"
Ngine: "SHUT UP!!! SHUT UP!!!"
Neptune: "Ahh... Cat's out of the bag huh..."
Noire: "So what did happen!? Come on tell me!"
Ngine: "Ugh! Nothing! Stop being nosy! Nosyoire!"
Noire: "Come on! You lost!"
Ngine: "To Schwarz! Not you! And he didn't ask!"
Noire: "Then ask her Schwarz!"
Schwarz: "Sorry, Noire, This is a personal matter, let's just leave it at that."
Noire: "No fair..."
Neptune: "Ahh... Young love... It is indeed a wonderful thing no?"
Neptunio: "<Stop acting like an old lady... Wait... I guess you are one since you've lived for years already.>"
Neptune: "Well you are one as well buddy. I guess that makes us a match?"
Neptunio: "<Yeah, sure... It's not happening.>"
Neptune: "Wha-!? I take offence to that! I am a lady too you know!"
Neptunio: "<Say that when you've grown some tiddies.>"
Neptune: "Then I'll just transform and-"
Neptunio: "<That doesn't count.>"
Neptune: "Nepu! Rude! I say Rude!!!!"
Neptunio: "<Still...I won't deny that there's a chance.>"
Neptune: "Eh? Really? Then do we get to do that Chuu~~! Thing as well."
Neptunio: "<Yeah- no... sorry Neptune... I just can't see us doing that anytime soon...>"
Neptune: "And now I'm the one Getting DUMPPED!? This is rediculous! My look alike gets a love story arc but the original protagonist, which is no one else but me! Gets what!?"
Neptunio: "<Well you get 10 buckets of pudding.>"
Neptune: "I'LL TAKE IT!!!"