Neps and Shares

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You stepped outside of Uzume's base to see the behemoth before you. It was probably the biggest thing you've ever seen. The giant was purple and black with a red visor and a red glowing power symbol on its chest. Uzume was blasting away at weird looking monsters in the street with her megaphone. You nervously walked into the street, wanting to help her somehow. Uzume saw you out of the corner of her eye.
"Get back inside, I can handle this by myself!" She said, landing a hard punch against the nose of one of the monsters. The ground shook as the giant took a step closer. As more monsters appeared, Uzume walked over to you.
"...am I really going to use a Share Crystal now...of all times...?" She mumbled. Before you could question her, there was the sound of swords being drawn. With several quick slashes, a girl with a black hoodie with matching black d-pad looking hairpins charged through the crowd of monsters.
"Hello there!" She said with a bright smile.
"Who the hell are you?" Uzume asked, though getting behind you to kick a monster.
"That can wait, we have to clear a path for escape," The strange girl said. She then looked right at you and grinned.
"I can see it in your eyes, you're one of those 'noble' types of people that despite not having combat skills, you're willing to fight. Here." The girl tossed a sword in your direction, the blade sticking into the wall by you.
"Try not to hurt yourself, m'kay?"
You nervously held the sword and with a boost of adrenaline, you swiftly cut open a monster. The girl used her leftover sword to do the same, firing a handgun with her free hand. Uzume continued to knock back monsters with the megaphone, finally seeing an area that had few monsters.
"You two, go ahead. I have to evacuate the allies I have in my hideout," Uzume said, rushing back. The pink haired girl continued to shoot and slice. As if some sort of heroic instinct, you followed Uzume. By the time you got to the hideout, Uzume was herding similar monsters like the one that found you earlier. You helped point to the way they were supposed to travel and Uzume sighed.
"Kid, when are you going to start listening to me?" She complained. When the last of the friendly monsters left, the two of you followed and met up with the new girl, and the group forces their way through the remaining enemy forces and onto a highway.
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"Nice to meet you, Uzume and ____. My name is Neptune, though you can call me whatever you want," Neptune introduced. You realized you were still carrying her weapon and gave it back. Neptune put the two swords in sheaths that she carried on her back.
"So, what's your deal?" Uzume asked. Neptune took out a notebook with an 'N' on it.
"I travel different dimensions with this lovely book, called the 'Nep Note'. With the power of my buddy Crostie, I can go to whatever dimension I want." Neptune said proudly. While there was a quietness around them, you asked about what Uzume mumbled earlier.
"So you remember what I said about HDD and Shares, right? Well, since there aren't any other humans, I can't rely on Shares based on beliefs to transform. Instead, I have my allies and I search for Share Crystals, they're like...rocks loaded with Share energy," Uzume explained. She glanced back at the giant, who got smaller as they hurried further away.
"If I can get enough Share Crystals, I'll use them to create a force field around that damn giant. It'll seal us both inside, and I'll be able to fight without many limitations," She said. You nodded, understanding. Going home was your priority, especially because staying at home is safer than fighting giants, but the different concepts of this world were...interesting. Uzume Tennouboshi was an interesting girl, a girl that you never would have met if you hadn't touched the console.

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