Re;birth Hacker

Reload: Gamindustri in Pieces

Gamindustri faces a dire crisis. Shops are boarded up, creators are overworked and starving, and death looms over all Gamindustrimen. But the CPUs refuse to let this be game over for their world! Gamindustri had severed its ties to the chaotic Lawless Realm long ago, and yet... Ever since the advent of ASIC-- the Arfoire Syndicate of International Crime-- morality has all but vanished. As much as 80 percent of all students are rumored to worship a being known as Arfoire. Parents, despite knowing it to be a poor deity to worship, have gone ahead and allowed their children to do so. Even the governing bodies of the world have turned a blind eye to it, rather than crush the crisis in its infancy. Well, basically, Gamindustri was pretty f*cked up... Ahem. Thus did Gamindustri fall into complete and utter disarray. Those who tire of living in this corrupt world are sent to wander the Gamindustri Graveyard, forever lost. So, where am I in all of this? Even though I said I wouldn't interfere in the CPU's affairs, I have once again inserted myself into their lives... So, what have I been up to for the past three years? Well... If you all remember how Part One ended, that's about it. Apparently, my respawn time took a while due to the Gamindustri Graveyard doing its thing, and Nepgear and the other CPUs were captured by CFW Magic. So, I'll finally answer your question, I've been fighting CFW Magic non-stop for the past three years. Immortality is a b*tch, and so is an unstoppable, scripted enemy. I've lost count of how many times I've died now, but I'm sure it's somewhere in the ten thousands... While I was respawning, CFW Magic decided to leave, got tired of me, I guess. So, for the past few weeks, I've been pacing back and forth, trying to figure out how to free the goddesses. So, what is the Gamindustri Graveyard? It's a place where those who've expired all of their time in the limelight have gone to rest. So, I guess you could say, I've expired... But, like every old console thrown away to let in the next generation, some people eventually return to the feeling of nostalgia... IF and Compa step onto the red ground of the hellscape, IF determined to find the CPUs. "So, we've finally made it, all the way to the Gamindustri Graveyard." ~ "Y-y-yep... S-so it... s-seems..." ~ "I don't get why you're so scared." ~ "B-But... Look at all of the weird... s-stuff all over the place." Histoire's voice comes from IF's cell phone, does that mean they finally made the IPhone MicroMini? "As its name implies, the Gamindustri Graveyard is where those whose time has passed go to rest for eternity. All things you see here were once inhabitants of Gamindustri proper." Compa shivers. "O-oh... really?" IF sighs. "Tch. You know, this is why I said it'd be okay if you stayed behind." ~ "N-No way! I'd never agree to that! I wanna help Nep-Nep and Ge-Ge, and the other CPUs, as well." ~ "And so do I. Hard to believe they've been missing for three whole years now... It's so stupid of them to make me worry like this..." Histoire reassures the two from the cell phone. "All will be made right soon. I am certain they are alive. Even if they are seriously injured, as long as you possess the Sharicite I have prepared for you..." IF looks down at the Sharicite in her hand. "Sharicite, the crystallized power of the people's faith... If that's true, then you're right. Okay. Let's hurry up and find our ladies, Compa. We'll carry them all home if we have to!" ~ "Okey-dokey!"

(Meanwhile)

"Goddess Dammit! How hard is it to cut wires?!" I continuously strike the cords holding the CPUs up with my Void Tendrils, but they can't pierce through. "Agh! Does anyone have a pair of scissors? I think those would work much better than a freaking sword torpedo!" Nepgear looks down at me. "W-Why...? Why are you trying to help us?" I continue striking the cords, but not making a single dent. "I have my own reasons... They do not concern you." My Void Tendrils gain a stronger aura around them as they start rapidly jabbing at the cords. "What do you mean? Your own reasons?" ~ "That's not important right now! I'll save you all... I promise."

(Back to the Dynamic Duo!)

"Jeez... This search is taking forever..." Compa nods. "Uh-huh... Where do you think everyone could be?" Histoire's voice comes back on IF's cell phone. "It should be just a bit further, although my intel may be incorrect. ('.')" A cracking sound could be heard from somewhere, following by a loud scream of annoyance and pain, causing Compa to jump. "Yikes!" ~ "Hey, come on. What's with the sudden shouting?" ~ "A...A...A voice! I heard a voice!" ~ "You did? Where? What direction did it come from?!" ~ "I think it was that way..." ~ "Nice. Let's get moving!" IF takes off running in the direction Compa pointed. "Um, w-wait a minute! Please don't leave me here alone!"