The skies were red, black clouds littering it. No wind, no breeze, no sign of life. Not even a detectable temperature.

Before her, the bodies of her friends and enemies.

"I'm the sole CPU of Gamindustri now" Nepgear told herself. "I'm the only one left."

Dropping the sword and collapsing back onto some stairs, Gear surveyed the damage Planeptune had suffered in the fight. The mighty carcass of the Deity of Sin was limp, slowly dissolving over the Basilicom. It was over, it was finally over.

Victory came at a hefty price, however. Killing the four CPUs and their sisters charged the sword, but the Deity of Sin required far more power to be truly vanquished. Thus, Nepgear made the decision she never wished to make. Travelling to each nation once more, Nepgear had to add the oracles to her sword.

It was a depressingly easy task. Kei accepted it had to be done and willingly offered herself up to the sword. Mina admitted straight up that she hated Nepgear and didn't want to do it, but saw there was no choice. Then came Chika, who only uttered "do it" before Nepgear could even explain what was going on. Finally, Histoire. The tiny fairy gave Nepgear a gentle kiss on the forehead and a reassuring smile before her passing. A smile that would stick with Nepgear through to the end.

Facing the Deity of Sin, Nepgear prayed that the power within the blade was enough to defeat. Alas, it was not. While capable of damaging the Deity of Sin, they were incapable of destroying it. The beast simply regenerated.

Faced with either the destruction of the world, or it's survival at the cost of many lives, Nepgear made her choice with great hesitance.

Nepgear killed her friends before the Deity of Sin's presence.

Unlike the abomination she had just slain, these bodies wouldn't dissolve so quickly. IF and Compa lay slumped together in the ruins of a small building, almost holding hands. Broccoli, Falcom, Cyberconnect2 and Tekken all lay around the battlefield, having resisted Nepgear's demands to the last. In an almost heartbreaking display, Cave and 5pb. were huddled into one another, as Cave's only wish was to ensure 5pb. didn't have to witness what was going on. They died together, after sharing a final first kiss.

And there, not far from where Nepgear was sitting, lay poor RED. After seeing all of her self-proclaimed wives dying, RED simply gave up and collapsed on the spot. Nepgear wasn't even sure she had any life force left to give.

As a result, Nepgear faced the Deity of Sin alone. At great cost, and with great effort, it was slain. In a desperation attack, the Deity of Sin sunk it's claws into Nepgear's leg, but that last move proved to be it's last, as it met the blade of the sword. It was dead. The Deity of Sin Arfoire was dead. Over. All over.

Slowly but surely, Nepgear grabbed the sword and climbed the stairs of the ruined Basilicom. There was nothing to do at this moment but rest.

With each step, Nepgear heard the commotion from outside.

With each step, it turned to chanting.

With each step, the chanting became adoring

"Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear!"

The people were chanting her name in celebration.

"Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear!"

They had no idea. Not a clue.

"Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear!"

Still dripping with blood, Nepgear pushed open the door to her room. Maybe it'd be best if she just... took a nap for a while.

Tossing the sword on the floor, Nepgear removed her boots and collapsed into her bed.

The chanting persisted.

"Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! SYSTEM REBOOTING"

Nepgear's consciousness slowly faded into rest, but the chanting carried on.

"Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! Nepgear! EXECUTING DIMENSIONAL SHIFT"

Sudden silence. Nepgear paid it no mind, it was nice to hear it stop.

The blowing of the wind. Completely fine, the Basilicom was high up anyway.

The sound of the ocean. Wait a minute.

"Nepgear? Nepgear? Yooooooooo wake up Nepgear"

Puzzled, Nepgear slowly opened her eyes, coming face to face with... NEPTUNE?!

Nepgear jumped back into the air, knocking over a beach chair and falling onto hard sand.

"I killed you, I KILLED YOU!" Nepgear screamed frantically, only to be met with a confused look from Neptune.

Her eyes adjusting to the light, Nepgear slowly took in the sight before her.

The skies were blue, with only a small handful of clouds. There was a light, gentle breeze, and it was incredibly warm, the sun radiating it's love from high in the sky.

"Here" being... a beautiful beach. In the distance, several blurry silhouettes were playing and relaxing.

Nepgear, in a trance-like state, lifted herself off of the sand and slowly approached the figures in the distance.

Compa... IF... Marvy... Cybercon... Broccoli... two girls that resembled 5pb. and Falcom... even Tekken. All the makers were here... but Nepgear killed them, right?

As if the universe was testing her, Nepgear made out even more silhouettes in the distance. Completely ignoring the confused makers, Nepgear sauntered towards the shapes in the distance.

Rom? Ram? Blanc?

VERT?

NOIRE?!

...Uni?

Uni.

UNI

Nepgear's walk quickly changed into a sprint, which then became a mad dash to be reunited with Uni. Closing in, Nepgear leaped into the air, hoping to tackle her love in a hug.

Only to be struck down by a volleyball coming down hard on her head, the force of it striking her straight down to the ground.

The last sight that blessed her eyes before she faded was a puzzled Uni kneeling and staring at her.