[SFW VERSION] 🌹 There's something wonderful in those who stare death in the face. Even in a world wracked by relentless calamity, flowers blossom between a sea of corpses, the shapeless crimson rivers marched over by mechanical instruments of mass destruction. Those flowers who blossom are called Nikkes. [Cover → @musyoku-neet | danbooru]

For as long as the Ark has existed, the relationship between man and machine has remained forever tattered. Nikkes, those who have pledged to forgo their humanity to fight for the surface, are refused even the most basic courtesy and dignity for their efforts. Many of them have become accustomed to the way most people perceive them, or at least that was until they met you. When a new commander arrives with a more unique approach to the Nikkes, how will their minds fare in the grand scheme of things? *I do not own Nikke, or any of the related characters. Nikke is created and owned by SHIFT UP Corporation. This story is intended for entertainment purposes only. I am not deriving any financial benefit from this story. All rights of Nikke belong to SHIFT UP Co.* *I claim no ownership of any images used in this story. All images belong to their respective owners*

(Image art belongs to JUHAN NA on ArtStation, all rights belong to them) In a post-apocalyptic future where the surface of the Earth was overthrown by mechanical aliens. The surviving humans fled underground and produced artificial soldiers called Nikkes in an attempt to reclaim what was lost. But even then, it doesn't hurt to have a little help from Beyond the Grave

My memory has failed me. My past haunts me. My decisions bite back at me with ferociousness not even a tiger would be able to achieve. I don't know how much I've lost just doing it... But I know for a fact, that if I just sat there and didn't do anything, I would've lost far more. No matter how dark the tunnel I thread through gets, I know that there are people out there that I can rely on to light up the way for me. Those people are to be protected at all cost. The ones in the center of my heart, all with caring and nurturing souls. I won't let any of them falter, for I know that they were the crutches that helped me walk when I couldn't. Make the cost my life, and I'll still pay the price. Nothing will get past me, mark my words. Cover art by @aloliindisguise, Syuen's most faithful commander.

Humanity has taken heavy loses against the Raptures, mechanical creatures that came out of nowhere and claimed the title as Earth's new predominant species. But not all hope is lost. Androids that are capable to fight these machines have been built. Nikkes. You are their Commander, a rookie fresh out of the academy. Even so people should not underestimate you, for you are far, far better than any other commander and you are about to prove that fact right...