Homesick

Chapter 21 - A Lesson On Being Neptune

And I am back once again.

Remember when I said this wasn't going to have any fights?
Yeah that was a fuckin lie.

Anyway, here we are. Let's-a go.

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Purple Heart kicked Heartless Purple down to the ground.

Heartless bounced off the ground and before she hit the ground again Purple Heart was beside her and grabbed her face. She spun and threw her towards a mountain in Lowee.

Purple Heart launched herself towards the faker. She caught up to her and punched her back, caught up and punched her again before flying past her and catching her by the face, flying straight down to the ground and slamming her into the ground.

"Still waiting for you to take this seriously." Purple Heart said as she folded her arms.

Heartless slowly sat up. She looked up to Purple Heart with a smile before wiping the blood off her lip.

"I have to say. You are very impressive. More so than the version of you I killed. It's funny how you work." Heartless stood up. "You're this cute and friendly Goddess who likes to make friends with everyone you run into, even if they don't accept you at first."

Heartless dusted off her clothes.

"But if a drop of harm comes to your friends, you become this fierce, unstoppable warrior. You're like a kind teacher. Nice all the time, but push your buttons and you're more serious than ever." She laughed. "It's a little unsettling seeing Neptune so serious and devoid of any sort of joy."

Purple Heart glared at her.

"Makes me wonder... What would happen if I killed everyone you knew? Maybe that would give me the best fight of my life."

This pissed Neptune off more than ever. Hearing her own voice talk so carelessly about killing other innocent people. Talking about killing her friends.

"Simple. I'd make you wish you just gave up now." Purple Heart said, keeping that glare.

"So you say... And that form... I don't believe the CPU's of this timeline ever achieved such a form. The other me informed me of something called a "Next Form" or something along those lines. Makes me wonder... What kind of heights could I achieve with this body?"

"... I could help with one. It's called a Corpse. You'll be one soon." Purple Heart threatened.

"I really don't know what this rage is all about. Is it because I killed this timeline's version of your friends? Maybe I destroyed the pudding factory? I know you love that stuff.... Oh I know!" Heartless grinned. "It's because I killed that idiot! The one the other me told me about. What was his name? Colm? Cody? Cam-Ack!"

Heartless was cut off when Purple Heart was suddenly in front of her with a hand around her throat.

"Connor.... His name is Connor. Someone I would call the best friend I have ever had. He has helped me overcome so many things that I could never do on my own. And you're trying to take him from us. You tried to kill him." Purple Heart turned and launched Heartless through a building.

Heartless sat against a wall, looking on as Purple Heart approached her.

"Let me tell you a bit about him... I ran into him one day when I decided to actually do work for once. I brought him in and as soon as he woke up, he was hurling swears at everyone and probably didn't even notice. We discovered he was from another world entirely... and that he would never get to go back home. No one deserves something so cruel." She looked over towards her own nation. "It ate him up inside to learn that he would never go home, yet he found time to help us with our problems.... You see what I'm getting at?"