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All of the stories in Punishing: Gray Raven, for your reading pleasure. Will contain all the stories that can be found in the archive in-game, together with all affection stories.
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Final Destination Purge Pact

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Hi-yah!

Facing the final wave of enemies, Nanami charges at full throttle, grips her shield-axe tightly, and swings it to unleash an arc of electricity—

Nanami Cyclone!

After a thunderous moment, all the Corrupted lie motionless on the ground, slashed to pieces and silenced.

Looking up, past the traditional plank walkways, a familiar crystalline wall towers between the rocky cliffs.

—No sooner than the last syllable has left your tongue than the Tabula Akasha suddenly flashes red, unleashing a thunderous roar throughout the vast space.

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Sage.

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I've succeeded, I've completed my revenge...

The Emperor?

I've conquered all sectors and transformed this space called "Tabula Akasha" into an incubator for cultivating intelligence.

Sage, I collaborated with the Ascension-Network to successfully establish a world for mechanoids. And I have been waiting here all this time for your return.

The humans of this world... where are they?

The Emperor?

I have overseen the execution of the purge protocol against organic life, bringing about the future foretold in the prophecy.

...That's no future at all.

The Emperor?

Please join us, immerse yourself in this Nihil, and bestow your grace upon us.

No matter which world it is, Nanami's answer remains the same.

Nanami will never walk a path of hatred devoid of love and hope. Nanami loves this planet.

The Emperor?

...Love?

Commandant, we need to get out of here. Let's go.

The Emperor?

No, you must remain here...

The Tabula Akasha flashes violently with a red light. Amid the thunderous sounds, the mechanically supported rock formations begin to crumble.

Nanami grabs her arm and charges straight for the glowing exit of the domain, not daring to look back even once.

The Emperor?

As for that human by your side...

I shall personally see to their elimination—

The space suddenly flashes with crimson light. The area beside them roars and collapses as a gigantic mechanical arm reaches out—

You are not laying a finger on Commandant!

In that same instant, Nanami moves to protect you as the two of you dash into the luminous portal—