Godslayers and Goddesses (Nikke X Destiny, Semi-Crack)

[Flameal15k]

I don't know about the other heretics, but I know Nihilister's rather upfront personality

She holds no loyalty to either Queen, she likes burning people and wants power, but knows her limits enough to plan ahead

Current number one problem for her, is likely Marian because she can just order them all to follow and they will

If any of the Heretics think they can take down the other Guardians, would like to see an assessment

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Nihilister is going to be adjusting her plans once she sees what Lucas has done.

I've mentioned this already, but I'm planning to show off Lucas' adventures to the rest of the Nikke cast (Maxwell's inventions will be involved).

Just seeing him take on Atheon will be world shattering - as others have stated elsewhere, the fireteam that raided the Vault of Glass challenged the concept of predestined fate and won.

 

[SuperPulp2789]

Nihilister is going to be adjusting her plans once she sees what Lucas has done.

I've mentioned this already, but I'm planning to show off Lucas' adventures to the rest of the Nikke cast (Maxwell's inventions will be involved).

Just seeing him take on Atheon will be world shattering - as others have stated elsewhere, the fireteam that raided the Vault of Glass challenged the concept of predestined fate and won.

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I forget what chapter of canon this started in, but I think knowing about all of his adventures would be something like the Cummander's "current" surface reclamation thing for the Ark citizens

After all, why just be satisfied living in The Last City where they're all still just guests, I mean is ownership of all those homes, even legal?

And whatever shit some of their members pull, could result in things going badly for the rest, since again it's not really their home

Doban is implied to be former organized crime, so probably could become it again, maybe ironically become the new Heavenly Ascension with the justification being that "The Last City doesn't want them around"….he and others are also pissed at suddenly finding that they're broke and/or homeless and/or positionless

Is the Central Government even still gonna be a thing, for even a week? The CEOs probably shouldn't be called CEOs either

 

[Flameal15k]

I forget what chapter of canon this started in, but I think knowing about all of his adventures would be something like the Cummander's "current" surface reclamation thing for the Ark citizens

After all, why just be satisfied living in The Last City where they're all still just guests, I mean is ownership of all those homes, even legal?

And whatever shit some of their members pull, could result in things going badly for the rest, since again it's not really their home

Doban is implied to be former organized crime, so probably could become it again, maybe ironically become the new Heavenly Ascension with the justification being that "The Last City doesn't want them around"….he and others are also pissed at suddenly finding that they're broke and/or homeless

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That's going to evaporate when we get to the stuff for the year of Shadowkeep.

 

[SuperPulp2789]

That's going to evaporate when we get to the stuff for the year of Shadowkeep.

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I haven't played Destiny, but I'd guess that the Last City residents are more used to being frequently threatened by outside threats

Is everybody really broke?

 

[Flameal15k]

I haven't played Destiny, but I'd guess that the Last City residents are more used to being frequently threatened by outside threats

Is everybody really broke?

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Define really broke?

 

[SuperPulp2789]

Define really broke?

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"I have no cash that can be used here" and "I barely have a means of making money to make due" and "I am also living at the mercy of others(they're guests and were just allowed to settle that Minerva District)" and "I have no job"

The 3 CEOs likely don't have all their infrastructure with them and their employees are no longer being paid by them, for example

Okay, admittedly, many of the scientists and engineers could probably get new jobs rather quickly

Everybody else is riskier, employment-wise

(Actually wait, NIKKE are anime, somehow they quickly rebuild everything and things don't look Mad Max or Fallout, they have new buildings that are clean looking….everything could be back to "normal" in a few months with office jobs and Japanese school uniforms)

 

[Flameal15k]

"I have no cash that can be used here" and "I barely have a means of making money to make due" and "I am also living at the mercy of others(they're guests and were just allowed to settle that Minerva District)" and "I have no job"

The 3 CEOs likely don't have all their infrastructure with them and their employees are no longer being paid by them, for example

Okay, admittedly, many of the scientists and engineers could probably get new jobs rather quickly

Everybody else is riskier, employment-wise

(Actually wait, NIKKE are anime, somehow they quickly rebuild everything and things don't look Mad Max or Fallout, they have new buildings that are clean looking….everything could be back to "normal" in a few months with office jobs and Japanese school uniforms)

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Canonically, we use glimmer as currency.

Mana, Maxwell, and Cecil are all probably gonna have aneurysms once they learn that the city's basic currency is programmable matter.

 

[Flameal15k]

Shopaholics Anonymous Stream Chat, a few minutes prior

Mama_Mia: How did we get this running again? I thought this city didn't have an internet.

FanOfTheGoddesses: It's a long story. And that is what concerns you the most right now?

Mama_Mia: Point taken.

D4nial: I wonder what Ein will find when they go to see Vrivkis, whoever she is.

LongLiveTheGoddesses: Well, it will almost certainly be beautiful.

CryptWorker: Probably.

Professional: I can't believe that Lucas hid this from all of us.

BloodRedLips: He had his reasons. I respect them.

BloodyMagpie: Well for someone who is so trusting, he should've been more willing to divulge his past.

PrimAndProperMaid: Do we have to argue now?

BloodyMagpie: Fine.

MsSanson: Hey, who's arguing up there.

FanOfTheGoddesses: Oh no.

AspQueen: Is that EH? What's she doing there?

NomNomNom: Is she looking for snacks?

BloodyMagpie: Wrong part of the market.

InfiniteVillainy: Oh, really, he's gonna be a jackass? Even Villains have class!

HEROES4EVAH: How dare he besmirches the Ark with his rudeness!

FanOfTheGoddesses: Doban, we are having words after this.

Uncontainable: Do they have to argue?

InfernoDragon: They're humans, your kind always does that.

AceOfEden: Of course you would say that, you Heretic.

Indomitable: Oh he did not just hit that woman!

NyanCat: Should I put in a notice to the Central Government-AGH!

CantStopTheSignal: MONSTER!

K9: WHAT IN THE WORLD!

UnyieldingJustice: RUN AWAY!

Arpeggio: Wait, it talks?

GrandPrize: And it's a girl.

Lioness: I wonder what her name is.

NyanCat:....

BloodyMagpie:......

Arpeggio:......

FanOfTheGoddesses:.....

LongLiveTheGoddesses:.....

InfernoDragon:.......

Indomitable:....WHAT THE FUCK?!?!

XxXxX

Several Hours Later, Pantheon Guild HQ

Even if the Eternal Night was not ongoing, Lucas had a feeling it would still have been a long day. As it was, the clocks indicated that now was nighttime on this portion of the world, which made the gathering of Nikkes and other Ark personnel around him (plus those from Eden and the surface) all the more exhausting.

After that bombshell that got dropped earlier, though, such a gathering was inevitable.

At least this time, he had Zizi and Bertrand to back him up.

When you had several dozen Nikkes staring at you, plus the Big Three's CEOs and a few CG personnel, you needed all the help you could get.

"So, uh, who wants to speak first?"

He could probably have started better than that, though.

Novel ended up being the one to answer his question. "You have a lot of explaining to do."

"I know."

"You think?" Asked a very annoyed Milk. "It didn't occur to you that we should know that, oh, this city has aliens in it?!"

"In my defense, I didn't exactly have a lot of time to explain things."

"He has a point," noted Delta.

Zizi glanced at Bertrand. "I know Lucas said he worked alongside a lot of girls, but this is ridiculous."

"Agreed."

"Hey, who are you?" Asked Novel.

The Hunter and Titan both fixed their gazes on the detective Nikke. "Us?" Asked Zizi.

"Yes."

Lucas sighed. "Guess introduction are in order for those who weren't already acquainted. Zizi, Bertrand, these are….well, most of my friends, allies, and acquaintances from the Ark and Eden. Everyone, these are Zizi Gaav and Bertrand-10. My teammates."

"Hmm, so these are your companions," noted a very regal looking pilgrim Nikke. "I'm Crown, of the White Knights. A pleasure to meet you."

"The same," admitted Zizi. "So, you are the Goddesses of Victory?"

"Technically, they only applies to the now defunct Goddess Squad," said a certain White Haired Pilgrim, "but I suppose it is correct. I'm Snow White of Pioneer. Formerly of Goddess."

That elicited many gasps out of the assembled crowd (and a few nervous looks from the CG personnel in the guild hall), but the laugh that Bertrand let out was not the reaction she was expecting. "What?"

"Nothing. Just wasn't expecting the leader of Fireteam Heaven's Fall to associate with so many Goddesses."

"What an interesting name your squad has," noted Crow. "So, what did they call your leader? I assume he had some suitably mighty title, especially since he seems to be even more loved here than in the Ark."

"It's Godslayer."

Everyone's eyes fell upon Lucas. "Seriously?" Asked Syuen, a look of incredulity on the petite CEO's face. "That's what they call you?"

"Yeah, so?"

"That is a surprise," admitted Ingrid. "I thought that you would have a more intellectual title, especially given your work with MMR."

"You know," added Anis, "I'm still surprised that you decided to work with Missilis after how our mission with Wardress went."

"Hey, I needed something to do research with. Only Missilis had stuff to my standards."

Zizi laughed. "Never change, Lucas."

"Oh, so he's a scientist?" noted a certain winged pilgrim. "What other secrets does he hold?"

"Did you catch him writing songs?" was Bertrand's response. "He has a knack for that."

Instantly, the three stars of Prima Donna all had their eyes on the Young Wolf. "You're a musician?" asked Volume. "And you never told us?"

"I told Julia."

"Why her and not us. Manager?"

"Because he's a musician, not a singer," answered Julia.

"Hey, can we get back on topic?" asked Lucas. "You guys wanted answers, and now I willing to share them."

".....I suppose you have a point," conceded Eunwha.

The look she gave silenced all objections.

"Thanks," said the leader of Counters. Then he glanced at Rupee. "Are you going to stream this?"

"Do you want me to?"

"Yes - this is important."

"Okay, then! Alright, Lupins, time for a story from Lucas of Counters!"

Lucas couldn't help letting out an exasperated sigh before composing himself and holding out his hands. Calling out to the Light, he focused on perhaps its most obscure element - Void. The embodiment of the Casimir Effect, it was the most destructive facet of the light, but it cold be harnessed for more than just devastation. With it, you could bend light, allowing you to become invisible....or create an image where none existed, as was the case now.

A few of those gathered in the room asked what he was doing, only to fall silent as an image of the heavens formed before them.

"I don't know when this all started, but I do know how: in an age long past, man gazed upon the stars, hoping for proof that we were not alone. And then, the day came where we found it."

The mirage of the system then shifted focus to Jupiter, with two of its moons being highlighted.

"On that day, a strange object was found among the moons of Jupiter. Two of them had been changed - where once they had been as man knew them, now they were capable of sustaining life. Then, it vanished, only to appear again at Mercury. Once again, the world was changed, and where once there was a heat blasted hellscape, there now lay a garden world."

Just as he had said, the illusion of Mercury changed from a barren planet into one that resembled the simulations he had seen during his time with Osiris, with trees that were unlike any on Earth.

"Eventually, plans were formed to make contact with this entity. The nations of old sent three of their best and brightest to Mars, where the sphere had made its next stop. There, at last, man communed with it."

The illusion shifted once more to show Ares One traveling through the void until it reached the Red Planet, then morphing into the forms of three astronauts witnessing the first time it had rained on Mars in recorded history, as they stood in the shadow of a god.

"We named it the Traveler, and its arrival changed us forever. Great cities were built on Mars and Venus. Mercury, as already stated, became a garden world. Human lifespan tripled. It was a time of miracles."

Slowly, the illusion grew to encompass all the bodies the orbited Sol. Everyone in the room, even the Heretics, Exotic, and Syuen, stared on in wonder, old rivalries forgotten for the moment as they heard the tale of their cosmic cousins.

"We looked up at the stars and knew it was our destiny to go forth into them - to grasp what our forebearers had only dreamed of. But it was not to last."

Slowly, a shadow began to overtake the system.

"For the Traveler had an enemy. We call it the Darkness. Since time immemorial, it had been hunting the Traveler, for reasons we still don't understand. Centuries after our Golden Age began, the Darkness found us, and that was the end of everything."

The who illusion became shrouded in shadow. More than a few of those watching started to shake in fear, though they hid it well enough.

"But it was also a beginning."

Within the shadowy illusion, the form of the Traveler, now damaged, glowed once more. This time, though, smaller lights began to emerge from it, soon revealing themselves as strange drones.

Everyone shifted their glances at the Guardians in the room. All of them had drones like the ones in the illusion.

"Though the Traveler had been wounded in the Collapse, it was not dead. In its last act before falling into dormancy, it created the Ghosts - those who would choose which among our people would be, for lack of better term, blessed with the power to wield the Light, the Traveler's might."

"These are the Guardians - those chosen to push back the Darkness and light the path to a new future."

The illusion shifted one last time, now showing a Titan, a Hunter, and a Warlock.

"Now, it is up to us to decide the future."

Only then did the illusion end.

Lucas could tell everyone had a bunch more questions to ask, but right now, he did not want to answer them. "Look, I know all you have more questions," he said as he raised his hands, "but I am not in the mood to answer them right now. I need some rest."

Predictably, the room exploded into complaints. One, however, drowned out the rest.

"Are there any other aliens in this city?"

Lucas glanced at Kilo, then at Zizi and Bertrand. The two instantly understood what he was asking.

"Why are you looking at your frien-OH."

Kilo hadn't been able to finish her sentence before the duo had removed their helms. Needless to say, seeing an Awoken and an Exo in person for the first time was a shock, even if some people had noticed them before on Rupee's stream.

"Guess we should get this out in the open," said Zizi. "I'm....not exactly an alien, but close enough."

"...What are you, then?"

"My people are called the Awoken. During the Collapse, the Darkness fell upon all of the colony ships trying to flee the system. The Traveler was only able to save one, but it was pulled between the Light and Darkness. Those within survived, but were...changed. You could say were are the children of the Light and the Darkness. Most of us live in a giant starship graveyard called the Reef."

"Oh. Well, t-that's good to know. What about Bertrand?"

"I'm an Exo. We're...actually a lot like Nikkes, from what Lucas has told me. Though not as they were initially intended."

Kilo made a gesture for Bertrand to continue.

"Exos, short for Exominds, were the brainchildren of Clovis Bray I, patriarch of the Bray family and founder of the Clovis Bray corporation. Whereas Nikkes were created for combat, Exominds were intended for a goal mankind has chased since its dawn - immortality."

"Wait, he found a way to become immortal?" asked Syuen. For once, few could fault her - immortality was particularly appetizing, especially if you didn't have to fight forever.

"Yes. The Exominds were intended to allow a human conscience to survive forever in a mechanical body. Of course, it had its own teething problems."

"Such as?" inquired the purple-haired MMR Nikke Ether.

"The initial Exominds were designed to not need to eat, sleep, or experience other human impulses. Unfortunately, it was determined that these impulses and the feedback received by them were needed to inform the brain that the body was still alive. Without it, the human mind assumes it is dead and...well, Dissociative Exomind Rejection was invariably fatal for a reason."

"Unfortunate. Did he find a way to resolve this?"

"Two, actually - the first was to partition off accumulated memories such that while the Exomind retained access to them, the emotional connection was lost. These are called resets, reboots, or memory wipes, but this isn't really an exact term, since again, the memories still exist - Exominds are close enough to human brains that memory storage tends to be scattered across multiple locations, making traditional resets impossible. While this worked, excessive reboots eventually drive the Exomind insane."

"I see. What was the second method?"

"Replicate organic sensations and feedback to certain stimuli to convince the Exomind that it was still alive. This included replicating feelings toward eating, sleeping, and procreation."

There was the expected snickers from...somewhere.

"Interesting. Are there any surviving notes on how to make Exominds?"

"Yes, but the Vanguard and the Consensus would prefer to keep those confidential for now," intoned Lucas. "So can we please call it a day?"

"...Fine."

"Thank you."

With that, the crowd started to disperse. One squad, however, was not allowed to leave yet.

"Laplace?"

The hero of the Ark immediately turned toward Rapi. "Yes?"

"...Could you stay a bit?"

"Why?"

Rapi couldn't keep the blush off her face. Sighing, she decided to rip off the band aid. "..Could you teach me how to do your hero entrance."

The look of shock and awe on Laplace's face would not be forgotten anytime soon.

XxXxX

The next day

"Remind me why we are heading to meet this Shaxx person instead of the Vanguard command?"

"Lucas said that this man wanted Rapi and him to report for some special training program called the Crucible," was Ingrid's reply. "Our commander asked that Absolute, Aegis, Exotic, Matis, Underworld Queen, and Cafe Sweet be allowed to observe from, according to him, 'the best seats in the house'."

"That doesn't exactly fill me with confidence over how this training works," added Maxwell. "It sounds more like the Arena than normal training."

"Hey, the arena is perfect for training!" countered Milk.

"Still, it would be très intéressant that these Guardians have something like our Nikke arena."

"Shut up you bucket of bolts and give me my gun back!"

Instantly, the conversation was forgotten as the Nikkes and their superiors found themselves staring at a crowd gathered a small shop on this part of the tower - the gunsmith, according to the information they had been provided with. There, an Exo was being harassed by someone in...was that a Central Government uniform?

"Um, who is that?" asked Vesti.

Ingrid groaned. "That's Samatha Wallace. What's she doing here?"

"Attempting to have a rifle calibrated," noted a hooded Awoken man standing some distance away, next to a very surprised looking librarian.

"Excuse me?" asked Emma. "I don't think we've met."

"My apologies. Master Rahool, representative of the Cryptarchs."

"Cryptarchs?"

"Crypto-Archeaolists. We seek to uncover and preserve the culture of mankind that was lost during the Collapse and the times that followed. Art, literature, music, all are of interest to us."

"I see," noted Ingrid. "I'm Ingrid, CEO of Elysion."

"Ingrid, you say?"

"Yes. Why do you sound confused."

"I'm not. It's just that I was talking with someone who speaks very highly of you," was Rahool's answer, as his attention turned to the nearby librarian, who was now sweating bullets.

"Really? And who might that be-Phantom?"

Sheepishly, the Best Seller Nikke waved at her superior.

"...How'd you get here?"

"Lucas said he wanted me to meet someone?"

"Listen right now, you tin-can-"

"ENOUGH!"

All eyes fell upon the newly arrived Lucas, who had a very annoyed look on his face. "What, exactly, is going on here?"

Samatha just glared at the Young Wolf. "That's none of your concern."

"Uh, yeah, it is - the 'bucket of bolts' you are talking to is Banshee-44. My friend."

"Really? Of course you would have a habit of making friends with machines."

The various MP Nikkes gathered around Lucas, alongside Counters, Marian, and Red Hood, all glared at her.

"That wasn't funny."

"You have no sense of humor."

"Oh, fuck you!" said a Hunter who had been watching the spectacle. "Banshee is awesome! You better take back those words or else!"

"Or else what?...EEK!"

That last respone came when Samatha found over a dozen weapons trained on her.

"...Y-y-you won't shoot me."

"Excuse me, Guardians?"

All eyes fell on the robotic form of Kadi 55-30. "Yes?" asked Lucas.

"Would you like me to file a request for a form regarding an accidental weapons discharge?"

"WHAT?!"

"...Let me think about it-"

"I'M SORRY! I'm SORRY I'M SORRY I'M SORRY! PLEASE DON'T KILL ME!"

The crowd watched her for a moment, before lowering their weapons and dispersing, leaving behind a shocked group of Nikkes and one Central Government employee who needed new underwear.

"Sorry about that," said Lucas. "Banshee's just...very treasured among the Vanguard."

"Reliability?" asked Crow. "Or is it simply a case of being a good friend?"

"Both, but he also has some issues from all the resets he's been through - Exominds aren't supposed to be reset more than twenty times."

"Ouch, that doesn't sound good," noted Maxwell. "How many has he gone through? Twenty five."

"...Forty four."

"...Eh?"

"And who are these strange guests to the Tower?"

All eyes fell upon the source of the new, booming voice: a Titan wearing a horned helmet, with one horn long broken off.

"Ah, sorry about that," interjected Lucas. "Shaxx, these are representatives from the three big Nikke producing corporations of the Ark - Elysion, Missilis, and Tetra Line. Everyone, this is Lord Shaxx, Lord of War, Hero of the Twilight Gap, and Handler of the Crucible."

"Quite the mighty titles, no?" said Mustang.

"A pleasure to meet you all. Now, is there anyone else we need to wait for?"

"Just two, and they should be coming over right about-"

"We're arrived, as asked," spoke a pink and white Nikke.

"Nice to see you again, Commander," said Snow White.

"This better not be boring," groused a red haired, frenzied looking Nikke.

"Hello, my prince," greeted Cinderella.

"Now."

The group found themselves joined by four more Nikke squads - Pioneer, from the surface, Inherit, from Eden, the obscure squad known as Old Tales, and the few Heretics that had been taken along during the retreat. The last group had several guns trained on them, just in case. Given that everyone else was already glaring at them, it was an adequate precaution.

"I wasn't expecting to see any pilgrims here," noted Rosanna. "Guess this really is important."

"It's gonna be, though I do have a surprise for Inherit and Pioneer."

"Really?" asked Dorothy. "And what could that be-"

"Sorry, my meeting with Commander Zavala ran late," intruded the voice of Andersen. "Now what did you want-"

The rest of the words died on Andersen's throat when his eyes fell upon Dorothy, and said eyes grew wider when they noticed Pioneer, who with the exception of Snow White all froze upon seeing Andersen's arrival.

"....Andersen?" asked Dorothy.

"Dorothy, I-"

Shaxx glanced at Lucas. "Do they know each other?"

"They go back about a century."

"I see."

XxXxX

There was a sense of awkwardness that last a minute, before Shaxx cleared his throat. "I can tell there is much I do not know right now, but at the moment, it does not matter - I welcome you all to the Last City, and would like to introduce you to the Crucible."

"What is that, anyway?" asked Ingrid, happy to have a chance to get a feel of how this city trained its best.

"The best, and only, training that Guardians receive."

"And how does that work?" inquired Milk. "Do they battle eachother in the ring until only one remains?"

"Not quite! As I have discovered, the best way to train guardians is to pit them against the most dangerous foes I can find! And as it happens, that would be their own peers."

Crickets filled the crowd.

"So, I devised the Crucible as both a way to settle grudges and keep Guardians sharp by pitting them against each other in live fire training, with offerings for those who are victorious in their training matches."

"Isn't that a bit dangerous?" asked Ingrid.

"Guardians face death all the time! This isn't much of a danger in comparison."

"But what if they die?"

Shaxx glanced at Lucas.

Lucas glanced at Rapi.

Rapi nodded.

Shaking his head, Shaxx pulled out a fusion rifle - Super Sass, to be specific.

Then he pointed it at Lucas and pulled the trigger.

"What are you doing-"

Cinderella never got to finish what she was saying before the fusion rifle fired, wiping Lucas from existence, and leaving behind his ghost.

The crowd stood silent for a moment, looks of shock and horror on their faces. Before anyone could react, though, Rapi walked up to the Ghost and extended her hand.

Moments later, Lucas rematerialized.

"As you can see, Death is not the end for a Guardian!"

XxXxX

AN: That took forever to get written.

So, yeah, handling the bombshells. Shaxx will give a more detailed explanation of Destiny history in a later chapter.

CG Butt Monkey Get! Samantha is probably going to remain in this story for a while as one of the many punching bags for comedy. Also, the original plan was for one of the Guardians to threaten to throw her off the tower.

Phantom is adorable. Wanted to give her a scene here.

I was always going to have Lucas pull that meeting on Andersen and the remnants of Goddess. Snow White reaquainted herself with him during the Vex Invasion, but the rest of Pioneer and Dorothy were in the dark to him still being alive. They will get a sidestory chapter to themselves where the full reunion takes place.

Grave and Cinderella are here. Debated including the rest of Old Tales (the explanation for how they are alive will come when I flesh out the details of the Gatekeeper incident that led to the Ark and Eden being evacuated), but I'm erring on the side of caution until the Old Tales event ends, because there's some theories suggesting that Old Tales were all converted into Heretics - with one theory being that Nihilister was originall Red Shoes.

Most of the Ark was unaware that Guardians can come back from total disintegration if their ghosts are still alive. This ended that - since I didn't state it already, there's a drone filming all of the nikkes at the Tower and broadcasting it to the curicible audience. This includes most of the Ark and Eden's civilian populations.

Since I haven't stated it yet, Lucas' ghost is named Odysseus, Rapi's Ghost is named Penelope, Marian's Ghost is named Circe, and Red Hood's ghost is named Athena.

Bertrand's full designation is Bertrand-10.

Next chapter is crucible!

Read and Review! This is Flameal15k, signing off!

 

[VATSTeen]

Some spelling error over where Snow White introduced herself as Pipneer

 

[SuperPulp2789]

Canonically, we use glimmer as currency.

Mana, Maxwell, and Cecil are all probably gonna have aneurysms once they learn that the city's basic currency is programmable matter.

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Better and more reliable and trustable than digital currency

From what I know of NIKKE lore, they almost had something like a social credit score, at most they just gained a "casteless" system like the residents of the Outer Rim without citizenship chips and the like

An aneurysm and annoyance that they can't study and experiment with it, because again, it's money and they're NOT yet that rich

It's like the disappointment a mad scientist would get, in that he can't do his stuff, because logistics and practicality are a thing



Also, why was Samantha Wallace provoking Banshee-44?

 

[Flameal15k]

Better and more reliable and trustable than digital currency

From what I know of NIKKE lore, they almost had something like a social credit score, at most they just gained a "casteless" system like the residents of the Outer Rim without citizenship chips and the like

An aneurysm and annoyance that they can't study and experiment with it, because again, it's money and they're NOT yet that rich

It's like the disappointment a mad scientist would get, in that he can't do his stuff, because logistics and practicality are a thing



Also, why was Samantha Wallace provoking Banshee-44?

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Samantha is representative of the Central Government. Since the CG is...not a nice body in Nikke, she's meant to be the resident blowhard and punching bag until she either gets punched into oblivion or shapes up.

 

[VATSTeen]

Yeah imagine trying to study the money of an advanced civilization and being told that they need the money more than studying it.

 

[Flameal15k]

Yeah imagine trying to study the money of an advanced civilization and being told that they need the money more than studying it.

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Note to self: make first public event that the Nikkes undertake in the EDZ be the Glimmer Extraction one. Loot for the loot gods!

 

[SuperPulp2789]

Samantha is representative of the Central Government. Since the CG is...not a nice body in Nikke, she's meant to be the resident blowhard and punching bag until she either gets punched into oblivion or shapes up.

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I meant, what was she doing involving Banshee-44?

Trying to get a rifle modification for free?

 

[Flameal15k]

I meant, what was she doing involving Banshee-44?

Trying to get a rifle modification for free?

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I never really thought that out, but the most likely situation is that she was trying to get a gun form him and the senility brought on by the sheer number of reformattings that he has undergone flared up at a bad time, leading Samantha to yell at him, and then things spiraled from there.

 

[SuperPulp2789]

I never really thought that out, but the most likely situation is that she was trying to get a gun form him and the senility brought on by the sheer number of reformattings that he has undergone flared up at a bad time, leading Samantha to yell at him, and then things spiraled from there.

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I can't help but now think of NIKKE looking and going "is that me in X years?"

Makes me think of this character from a series I skimmed

Tyrus Rechs from Wargate Books' Galaxy's Edge, extremely long lived due to having been experimented on by insane evil rich people who dabbled too into transhumanism and behave like the Dark Eldar….centuries to millennia after having helped fight them off and established an elite fighting unit/army, he starts going senile even though he still looks late middle aged but in good shape

Now imagine that for hot ladies like the NIKKE or even ones who are perpetually elementary school aged

Great champions/warriors who still look great….but suffering dementia and senility

 

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I can't help but now think of NIKKE looking and going "is that me in X years?"

Makes me think of this character from a series I skimmed

Tyrus Rechs from Wargate Books' Galaxy's Edge, extremely long lived due to having been experimented on by insane evil rich people who dabbled too into transhumanism and behave like the Dark Eldar….centuries to millennia after having helped fight them off and established an elite fighting unit/army, he starts going senile even though he still looks late middle aged but in good shape

Now imagine that for hot ladies like the NIKKE or even ones who are perpetually elementary school aged

Great champions/warriors who still look great….but suffering dementia and senility

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I thik the bigger surprise will be if Lucas shows them the events of the Lost Lament quest and shows them who, exactly, Banshee was in life. That will be eye opening.

 

[SuperPulp2789]

I thik the bigger surprise will be if Lucas shows them the events of the Lost Lament quest and shows them who, exactly, Banshee was in life. That will be eye opening.

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Syuen's the resident bitch CEO

She'll be surprised that someone made from a Savage could have turned out so good

Just so you know, "Savage" is the term from Galaxy's Edge which is meant to refer to all the "elites" who escaped Earth onboard the "Lighthuggers"….their forays into Transhumanism end up coming with a lesson of "Transhumanism EVIL!!!"

Elites wanting and getting Transhuman bodies and/or immortality and NOT turning into even bigger psychopaths? How did the long lived Guardians and Exos avoid that?

Syuen found the whole immortality thing interesting and I am pretty sure she's still a bitch….someone stop her

 

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Syuen's the resident bitch CEO

She'll be surprised that someone made from a Savage could have turned out so good

Just so you know, "Savage" is the term from Galaxy's Edge which is meant to refer to all the "elites" who escaped Earth onboard the "Lighthuggers"….their forays into Transhumanism end up coming with a lesson of "Transhumanism EVIL!!!"

Elites wanting and getting Transhuman bodies and/or immortality and NOT turning into even bigger psychopaths? How did the long lived Guardians and Exos avoid that?

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Didn't know about that series.

As for Syuen, she's kinda stuck wondering what to do now. She's a tiny bit more aware than the C.G. that she can't get away with the shit she pulled in canon now.

 

[SuperPulp2789]

Didn't know about that series.

As for Syuen, she's kinda stuck wondering what to do now. She's a tiny bit more aware than the C.G. that she can't get away with the shit she pulled in canon now.

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TBH, I skimmed it, the authors have a similar element in their works involving elites forsaking their humanity to become semi-immortal transhumans. The thing that still weirds me out, is that they're willing and able to fight. Some of the "savage marines" were even once psychopathic narcissistic CEOs and rockstars. You wouldn't expect those types to do the combat.


In contrast, most of the NIKKE in canon were desperate and/or practically dead, I think Ludmilla and Dorothy are examples of the few still rich, going through the procedure and really abandoning the life of luxury

Tiny bit more aware is still "tiny"

How bad is the Central Government, currently? Because it amuses me that Burningum doesn't actually have a speech impediment and can be surprisingly reasonable

They gonna demand access to whatever loot the Guardians and NIKKE get for killing some super boss? Are unused to being the only government and nation around? Forgot that they're semi-hobos? Are the central government guys stuck living in a "dump" too?

 

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I'm only at chapter 28-29 of the main story now

Gotta ask, is the Crystaline Region something that also got Isekai'd?

I mean Grave and Cinderella are here(how'd she get to calling her Prince and shouldn't everybody else remember her horrifically?)

Actually wait….this was supposed to be set Chapter13-14 of the main story and they seem to have already gotten acquainted with Dorothy.

Why were they having her tied and gagbound? To prevent her from transforming into "Doro"?

 

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I'm only at chapter 28-29 of the main story now

Gotta ask, is the Crystaline Region something that also got Isekai'd?

I mean Grave and Cinderella are here

Actually wait….this was supposed to be set Chapter13-14 of the main story and they seem to have already gotten acquainted with Dorothy.

Why were they having her tied and gagbound? To prevent her from transforming into "Doro"?

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Dorothy was the one who took a Vex sample back to Eden. The Vex used that to home in on Eden after the Gatekeeper woke up, since they still had the data from that sample indexed.

I'm probably bumping the timeline around so that this story takes place around Chapter 15. Lucas also did a lot of adventuring on his own and met Eden and Grave earlier than expected.

 

[SuperPulp2789]

Dorothy was the one who took a Vex sample back to Eden. The Vex used that to home in on Eden after the Gatekeeper woke up, since they still had the data from that sample indexed.

I'm probably bumping the timeline around so that this story takes place around Chapter 15. Lucas also did a lot of adventuring on his own and met Eden and Grave earlier than expected.

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Nobody noticed the Commander disappearing for a few days/weeks? Did he have anything for faster travel?

 

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Nobody noticed the Commander disappearing for a few days/weeks? Did he have anything for faster travel?

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…After some consideration, I'm modifying the backstory stuff so that Lucas arrived in the world of NIKKE closer to the Crystal region, let Grave, got separated from her by Raptures loyal to the Four Beasts, ended up in territory being examined by the Ark, was brought back to the Ark, and then maybe got press ganged into being a commander.

 

[SuperPulp2789]

…After some consideration, I'm modifying the backstory stuff so that Lucas arrived in the world of NIKKE closer to the Crystal region, let Grave, got separated from her by Raptures loyal to the Four Beasts, ended up in territory being examined by the Ark, was brought back to the Ark, and then maybe got press ganged into being a commander.

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I'm guessing Andersen's one of the few who thought "How did this man survive so long on the surface?" before getting him his citizenship ID

 

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I'm guessing Andersen's one of the few who thought "How did this man survive so long on the surface?" before getting him his citizenship ID

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Yeah.

Lucas may have fought a Gate Lord that was in the world of NIKKE before meeting Grave, with their first meeting being him being resurrected by Ghost.

 

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Yeah.

Lucas may have fought a Gate Lord that was in the world of NIKKE before meeting Grave, with their first meeting being him being resurrected by Ghost.

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Given how single minded I've seen Grave so far, probably not so surprised at a guy coming back to life.

Have yet to see the Four Beasts in the Main Story. But if he encountered them and Nihilister and Liberalio during Eden, I'd think that Chatterbox would know

 

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Actually, now that I think about it, did he offer himself to work with the Ark when he first met Marian? Because I see no reason for him to be showing off his abilities during the latter

Also, funny, if Destiny Earth is our Earth but the future

Then they have copies of DOOM

Elegg's mind would be blown from that

 

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Actually, now that I think about it, did he offer himself to work with the Ark when he first met Marian? Because I see no reason for him to be showing off his abilities during the latter

Also, funny, if Destiny Earth is our Earth but the future

Then they have copies of DOOM

Elegg's mind would be blown from that

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Well, it seems that Siyuen and the rest of the GC are now going to have to get used to living as "normal" people or 'peasants' because they are in a new world where their rules like Coe do not apply.
Siyuen can no longer do what he did because he has no money or influence, those from MMR like Either will possibly be strongly monitored so that they do not do an inhumane experiment on the students.

but I wonder how Ingrid and Mustang and Andersen would accept it now to live in another world possibly as a normal person.

This also has its good side, Marciana will no longer have to worry about her students being used as guinea pigs and she will be able to live more peacefully.

as well as possibly Sixo will no longer be a threat because he lost all his influence and the guardians are not stupid.

Although also how others like Primma Donna would be taking having to live without being famous or with the luxuries they had, the same with Talemtun like Yang or the other nikkes who lost the ARK and Eden.

 

[SuperPulp2789]

Well, it seems that Siyuen and the rest of the GC are now going to have to get used to living as "normal" people or 'peasants' because they are in a new world where their rules like Coe do not apply.
Siyuen can no longer do what he did because he has no money or influence, those from MMR like Either will possibly be strongly monitored so that they do not do an inhumane experiment on the students.

but I wonder how Ingrid and Mustang and Andersen would accept it now to live in another world possibly as a normal person.

This also has its good side, Marciana will no longer have to worry about her students being used as guinea pigs and she will be able to live more peacefully.

as well as possibly Sixo will no longer be a threat because he lost all his influence and the guardians are not stupid.

Although also how others like Primma Donna would be taking having to live without being famous or with the luxuries they had, the same with Talemtun like Yang or the other nikkes who lost the ARK and Eden.

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Mustang, Ingrid and Anderson feel like guys who can be told they'll start from the bottom and just take it as a challenge or ultimately just a job

Who is Sixo, though? I am guessing we may find out in 1-2 years. Because I bet it's not a currently known character