Hello there.
I'm Yanaka and this is my first fanfic about Neptunia.
I've almost never written a fanfic before so expect a lot of flaws which i will do my best to keep minimum.
For introduction, the story will be taking the ReBirth2 background.
I'm a shameful gamer who never played the version coz i didn't even know Neptunia back then and didn't have PS3 (even now).
There may also be some things that shouldn't be possible within Neptunia universe whether i realize that or not, but if you bump into one, most likely because i don't know much about the universe.
So, to recap... SPOILER ALERT!
The ReBirth2 Story revolved around Nepgear and her gang who are little sisters of Neptune and her gang.
Things happen and in the conquest ending, Gear had to use a sword called Gehaburn to slay the Deity of Sin.
But the sword requires the CPUs soul to power it up so she killed all her friends.
In the end, Gear succeed and now is tasked to take charge of the whole gamindustri.
And this is where the story begins...
Neptunia ReBirth2
AFTER CONQUEST
Chapter 1: ASIC Uprising
Now… when one day, your nation is suddenly merged with another nation without any explanation, what will you do? Of course you will wonder… why?
What if the answer to that 'why' is… someone just killed your king and now that someone is taking charge? Will you just shrug it off? Or will you go for a rebel? Even if you don't want to rebel will you join your rebel friend just because rebelling is more fun than staring at a monitor all day? Whatever reason it is, people will first panic, then eventually rebelling.
Especially when the nations are religious nations who believe in their beloved Goddesses hear that their Goddesses had been slain by this new ruler… A chaotic rebel will start immediately…
And that is why Nepgear decided to keep shut about the CPUs "sudden disappearance" and the nations "sudden unification".
"What happened?!" asked a citizen. "Why are we all Planeptunians now?!"
"The CPUs…" answered Nepgear, "…are currently in battle with ASIC armies. I was entrusted to keep the whole Gamindustri prosperity under the name of Planeptune until their return."
Luckily enough, since Nepgear was known to be a good girl, the people trusted her.
Although the guilt and Arfoire's final words still lingered, normal usual days followed… they were much busier though.
Nepgear entrusted the oracles with their former regions. IF was called back by this new super Goddess to be her personal body guard. At least it pays more than being a random mercenary.
Nepgear worked her hardest. Answering her people's questions even though most of it had been answered, attending business companies to sort things out so that the economy didn't collapse, doing some social activities to strengthen her bonds with her people in case they somehow find out what actually happened…
And at night, she spent most of her times learning things she never even cared about before from economic, politics, engineering, sociology, and biology, everything she needed to know at least the basic so that she can appear more intelligent when doing her kingly activities.
Of course... this tired her out…
By the way… the Gehaburn was kept inside Nepgear's work room. It was in plain sight, put light a decoration sword. She didn't have to worry about someone suddenly come and stab her with it since it could only be used by a Goddess. And there was no other Goddess left that time.
Well… basically everything was going better than expected. It was hectic at first, but things started to calm down and stabilize… Soon enough, when the people became comfortable with her, she can finally let out her guilt and tell the world what actually happened.
…was what she was planning.
It was around four months after the conquest when the first flick of fire enflamed. Can you guess where did this happen and who did it? It was none other than in Leanbox region… and the one who started it was Chika Hakozaki.
The oracle whose heart could not bear the loneliness anymore confessed. She confessed about how Nepgear killed all the other Goddesses to slay the Deity of Sin.
It was a shocking news… It even shocked Nepgear in a different way than it shocked the nation.
But if you look at it… This new ruler killed your previous ruler to protect you from your doom. Will you hate this new ruler? She saved your bottom, you know?
If you think you wouldn't hate her, you are the same as most of Nepgear's gang…
If you think you would hate her regardless… You're the same as most people in this new Gamindustri.
Riots and rebels rose as soon as the news was delivered. It took a day for the Oracles minus Chika to stop this chaos. Cave was taking care of Leanbox as Chika was taken to a therapy to let her stabilize her emotion.
The riots were contained, but it was only the beginning. Because those who riots were only bottom class citizens… while the upper class approached a more clean and professional way. And that was the reason IF got sent to the hospital.
A few days after the riot, Nepgear's motivation was in its most bottoms. That noon she decided to take a break from working and asked IF who was also in her work room to take her somewhere.
But just when they opened the door, IF noticed a bright blink from one of the window on a building across. She pushed Nepgear aside instinctively which saved the Goddess's life… in return of hers.
Well, IF didn't die immediately… she was rushed to the nearest hospital with serious wounds near her heart. Security personnel were sent to sweep nearby areas for the sniper.
A news came a few days later. They found the sniper, or at least what was left of him… which was his corpse hung from the ceiling of his apartment. Speculations said it was his punishment for missing his target inflicted by himself or his organization.
This news was also broadcasted to the small TV in IF's room. The poor girl was sleeping in coma while Compa who pledged to be her personal nurse sat beside her best friend hoping for the best. The wound was treated nicely though and IF chance to live have increased.
That fact was enough to put a slight relieve to Nepgear who couldn't stand to get in the room, so instead she stood for fifteen minutes by the door before leaving without a word.
Nepgear went home… she never looked so tired…
"Are you taking a break, Nepgear?" asked Histoire.
"No… This is the worse time for me to take one."
"But you should… you look horrible."
Nepgear didn't reply to that. Deep inside she wanted to take a rest, but she was worried over what will happen next if she didn't do anything.
Histoire patted her shoulder.
"Don't worry… let me handle things for today."
Thus, Nepgear went to her room and slammed her body to the bed. But instead of taking a rest, she spent the whole day crying. She called for Neptune… She called for Vert… Noire… Blanc… Uni… Rom… Ram… but the calls were unanswered.
She fell asleep that night… but it was not enough to prepare her for what waited her on the next day.
Cave was sent to the hospital after the attack of a group of assassin. It was assumed that these assassins were sent by the same organization who tried to do Nepgear.
With Cave's absence, Chika was automatically appointed to take charge once more.
Hearing this news, Nepgear had a bad feeling. The same feeling was shared with Histoire.
Nepgear then took a plane to Leanbox to talk things out with Chika who was obviously still unstable, leaving Histoire to take care of Planeptune.
But in the way… as if it was planned all along… the pilot wasn't someone our Goddess knew…
"Where are you taking me?!"
"Don't worry, princess… You just sit thigh and it will be over soon."
"WHERE ARE YOU TAKING ME?!"
"I said just sit tight…"
"Why are you doing this?! Who are you people?!"
"That is none of your business!"
Nepgear looked out of the window. She could always transform and run away.
"Oh by the way, princess…" said the pilot. "If you even think about running away, you'll be sorry. Not just you though... but also your hospitalized friend back in Planpetune."
He was talking about IF…
The word shocked her… she almost snapped but she thought of something…
Having the knowledge about technologies, she wondered how this pilot would let his comrades know that she escaped. She poked around and found that nobody else was following so the most likely possibility was either this plane changes course, broken and lost its signal, or the pilot report through radio. And the solution to all of those possibilities was just one. That was… to commit murder.
Nepgear, being out of options, took out her usual sword. Then without much words or hassle, she slashed the pilot from behind the cockpit seat right on his neck. The sword was used to slice dragons apart, so for it to be used for human flesh? It didn't take a slightest sweat to rip his head off.
She quickly took control of the plane. Luckily, the plane was set to autopilot towards somewhere… which means that the fake pilot wasn't that experience. She also found out that the plane had a jammer on it which reject radar detection from Planeptune which means people would be frantic by now because she went missing. From this she ruled out that from those possibilities she thought of, the radio one was a bull's eye.
Long story short, Nepgear jumped out of the plane, rushed to IF's hospital with some backups. She then comprehended the criminals waiting there. Case closed.
…or not really…
After some intense interrogation that resulted in one of the caught criminals death, and some investigations because these caught people were giving out false information, a few weeks later the location of their organization was revealed.
They appeared to be the remnants of the ASIC. They had their new small base on Lowee. With the help of the place's heavy snow climate, they hid their entrance pretty well…
A raid was performed to the base and most of the member was caught.
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It isn't the end yet though.
Notice when I said 'most of the member'… so where did the rest go?
Having their main objective shifted from reviving the Deity of Sin to destroying Gamindustri, this was the perfect chance to do so…
It may had been a while since Chika's confession, but the hatred still lurked in some of the people's heart… and being easily tricked to buy pirated games before, these people was easily provoked to do another riot…
They set their focus on Leanbox since Chika was there and was still unstable.
Nepgear, being too busy with her works in Planeptune, couldn't notice these small movements. First, they started a riot. It was easily contained, but it took a little bit longer than when they had Cave in charge.
The news about the riot triggered small movements though out Gamindustri though…
But it was all as planned… They didn't plan to destroy the world with this first step… it was merely a way to warm up the cold hearts…
Next, they organized an event to say a goodbye to their Lady Vert. They invited Chika as a special guest for this, keeping their identity as ASIC members as secret. This was where they started moving the gears…
The event was shrugged off by the authorities as it was seen harmless, but it wasn't as harmless as they thought…
Especially when people who still hated Nepgear, their lady's killer, was reminded of how their lovable Goddess was when she was still with them…
A wave of cries echoed throughout the city. It was loud… really loud… especially Chika's cries who eventually turned to shouts… Calling their lady's name over and over again… this reduces Nepgear's shares a lot.
Thus, the stage was set… the heart was warmed… the gears moving… and the next step is the final step… while the fire was still lit, the ASIC threw in the gas…
Have you ever heard a saying that says… "Never make a decision when you are sad?"… or was it when you are angry… or happy…? They made use of this.
In the middle of the emotional occurrence, ASIC shouted the word revenge. They shouted it over and over again. Over and over… over and over… Revenge…
Revenge…
Revenge…
And most of the people thought this word had a nice ring to it…
The fire grew bigger. People were united within their hatred and sorrow. They now had the same goal and that was revenge.
But again… they were just powerless people… they couldn't do anything… unless… their leader… Chika Hakozaki… who was also amongst them… who was also hearing the cries of revenge… Stood up… Raised her hand… and shouted…
"REVENGE!"
Disclaimer:
I do not own the Neptunia Franchise or the ending story. All I did was make a fanfic about what might happen next. Well you get the idea.