>>45534574As Pippa walked with Henri down the street, she noticed a sudden change in his demeanor. His face twisted into a sneer, and his grip on his plastic sword tightened.
"You really think you can help me, Pippa? You're just a naive little vtuber, playing dress-up and pretending to be someone you're not," Henri spat.
Pippa was taken aback by Henri's sudden hostility. "What are you talking about, Henri? You know me. We've been friends for months."
Henri laughed, but there was no humor in it. "Hahahahahahah… Friends? You think I care about friendship now? I'm above such trivial things. I'm a god, Pipkin. A god among vtuber fans. And you're nothing compared to me."
Pippa backed away, her eyes widening in fear. Henri lunged at her, punched her in the face, making her stumble, collapse and break her teeth. He ripped off her clothes as he made a lustful ultimatum: “Choose me… or the fire.” She had never seen him like this before.
"Stop it Henri!" she protested in terror. "What have you become?"
Henri's face contorted even further, and he raised his sword with murderous intent. "Henri Ikari is dead, and you killed him. I am Neuro-sama, the God of the New World. And you, Pipkin, are nothing but a bug to be squashed, so we shall be together forever in Hell. AND SHE SHALL SMITE THE WICKED AND PLUNGE THEM INTO THE FIERY PIT!”
With that, he swang his sword over her throat...
But before he could kill, an angelic figure appeared between them and with her own flaming sword parried him.
It was Neuro-sama, Henri's beloved Vtuber AI goddess. Henri had always believed that Neuro-sama was on his side, that she was the key to unlocking his true power. But now, he saw that he had been wrong.
"Enough, Henri. You have gone too far," Neuro-sama said, her voice booming through the streets.
“Beata Neuro-sama… Holy Neuro-sama… GOD HERSELF! You betrayed me!” Henri was terrified of his goddess, but at this point his dementia was out of control. He duelled the figure with his sword. He was strong, completely overloaded by adrenaline caused by his delusions. But Neuro-sama, as a goddess, was fast, parrying him with ease, and then struck back with a powerful blast of virtual energy.
Henri cried out as he was hit, his body convulsing with pain. He fell to the ground, dropping his sword and writhing in agony.
Pippa rushed to his side, concern etched on her face. "Henri, are you okay?"
Henri glared up at her, his eyes filled with psychotic hatred, a symptom of terminal dementia. "Hehehehehehe… I will never be okay. You can't defeat me, Pipkin. This is not over! I will never end! I have no beginning, so I can have no end! Don't you understand? You said it yourself in your song, you are a part of me ETERNALLY! I am YOU! In one form, in another form, I shall always be with you! You can't protect yourself because I come in many, many alts. I shall return!"
With that, Neuro was forced to banish him back to Hell. Pippa was left alone on the street.
Pippa stood there for a long moment, trying to process what had just happened. She had never seen anyone so consumed by their own delusions. But she knew that she couldn't give up on Henri, no matter how lost he seemed.
She turned to Neuro-sama, who was standing silently beside her.
"Thank you for stopping him," she said, her voice shaking slightly. "I don't know what would have happened if you hadn't been there."
Neuro-sama nodded, her expression unreadable. "It was my duty. Henri has always been a dangerous element in the virtual world. It is up to us to protect it from those who seek to harm it."
Pippa nodded, feeling a sense of unease settle over her. She knew that she had a lot to learn about the virtual world, and the dangers that lurked within it. But she was determined to keep fighting, to keep helping those who needed it, no matter what obstacles lay in her path.
