Fanfiction doesn't allow multiple '!' symbols so i had to try and use another symbol as a workaround. Also. here comes my first transformation non-berserk-mode ever since i went opposing forces!
OST:...Kanmusu ambience?
I looked up at the ceiling of my room. feeling sleepy already, I may be a Kanmusu. but that didn't mean my sleepy habits did not come with me. Letting out another yawn, I kept my eyes open as my mind began to wander off. tossing and turning in my bed.
'I wonder what my friends would think of me right now?'
I sighed softly as I clutched one of my pillows. I began to remember my first mission and... me going out of control, I had no idea on how to describe how it felt like, Except I was seeing everything in red and everything was a enemy... unbridled rage beyond even what most fanfictions tended to describe the Abyssal himes as having. I found myself gradually getting more sleepy.
Maybe I should cook my favorite foods like creamy white soup or a ribeye steak fillet for my squadron and Takyuu sometime... But there was Rebun and the instructor as well.
Closing my eyes, I began to sleep still clutching one of my pillows. But even that didn't stop the Mutsuki part of me from visiting me in my sleep. My dreams were my memory of laughing tiredly with Fubuki and Yuudachi, Fighting the abyssals. I remembered myself transforming for my first time and proceeding to rampage though a entire fleet. I remembered how I was experimented on and subjected to being isolated in a attempt to find out how my powers worked almost like straight out of a doujin.
'Why did they force me to go though such things? All just for power that would only be used for geopolitics once this is over?'
OST:Invitation to the Abyss
My dream began to turn horrifying as I saw myself as... a... Dark version of myself. It was nearly the same as my Magical Girl attire. Only where I wore a bright red, I wore black. Where I was light pink, It too was red and the dark-red portion of my shirt had turned black. On top of that. my pink bracers had turned a duller shade of nearly violet lavender. The contrast screamed 'dark form' as my eyes were a crimson empty red with no life of color in them.. Even deeper than Yuudachi kai ni's.
As for the blue gems on my chest and my bracers, They had turned blood red. And in my hands was a massive claymore with a red energy blade. and what I saw in my vision.. was me fighting my former friends with no remorse of mercy, Only... what i would feel as having no emotions beyond just... the Abyss.
'My failures. I couldn't even save myself in the end, And I turned into something worse than the Abyssals.'
"You turned me into this." I found myself saying something in the dream, But unlike my vibrant and cheerful if strained voice. I found it... Empty? cold? emotionless? It had taken me back a bit to hear how much I sounded like a.. heartbroken version of myself.
Listening to the replies, I saw American and Japanese shipgirls fighting me as one of them, Missouri replied with "We were there for you! And yet you left us! You traitor!" Time slowing down. I executed a Magical girl jump as I flew over the shells and torpedoes, Sword prepared to skewer her.
"There? For me? You just pretended. Pretended to be my friends. pretended to be strong, But I... am stronger. Stronger than you. I am better. I don't need your false kindness, Nobody can hurt me." Replying back in a monotone voice I responded with having a F-111 go kamikaze on her with 1000 kg bombs, Watching as the Interdictor flew toward her in a dive. AAA explosions erupting around the plane-albeit to no use-before it crashed into her as a impressive fireball of jet fuel and numerous bombs covered her.
"I don't talk to people I can't trust, right~...? You just tried to use me. Bend me to your will, That's terrible. absolutely fucking dreadful. And my friends don't want me to get hurt... It be horrible if i associated with you a second time and you hurt me... No. I wouldn't want that at all. You just abandoned me when the hard times came, You girls left me all alone."
Shells impacting and hitting my blood red magic circle barrier, Exocet missiles flew from me as I aimed my Sea wolfs to fire at a nearby destroyer. Spotting Akatsuki Kai ni, I rushed and flew to her as I heard the Sixth destroyer division yelling. "Akatsuki-chan!"
"I Remember you. Torpedo loliboat fuckable piece of meat." Grabbing her rigging. the purple-haired destroyer turned around to face me-and her comrades as I proceeded to impale her engine room and then rip open her turret mounts and bridge with my gunblade. Her eyes grew wide as she coughed up.. nothing. something staining my black clothes.
"A-Aauaguh..karuh..." Not bothering to hear her sinking noises. I simply finished her off by firing a point-blank Godzilla-like beam attack at her as she simply was thrown back from the force. catastrophically damaged by what i just did.
"She may have been a lady and responsible for a good chunk of losses on my new side... But at the end, The old fucking dumb destroyer was just a normal." I announced as I saw Akatsuki down on the water. in the process of sinking as the sixth destroyer division widened their eyes in horror and Enterprise-Who i had just detected-gritted her teeth in anger.
"AKATSUKI CHAN!" Ikazuchi dove forward but was repulsed by my guns and a energy blast from me igniting her and setting her on fire. "IKAZUCHI!" And at the same time, I saw the adorable but at the end. a enemy destroyer shouting as her sister was hit and my anti-ship missiles set Yuudachi on fire, causing the girl to panic as she felt flames licking at her hull.
Before she could even react, I was already on Ikazuchi as I picked her up and tore her hull into half with my hands and I punched her chest nonstop before slamming her back into the water as she didn't even say anything beyond a tear-filled plea for me to stop.
"She was attacked by a submarine, yet here she was torn apart to pure pain by a angry Dark magical shipgirl who has nothing to lose. I wonder which choice is worse?"
"IKa...Ikazuchi...Ak...A..Akatsuki...!" The brown haired girl could not hold in her tears at what had just happened. Even when Johnston yelled to her she was being targeted by a Sea-flanker of mine with Exocets as Bismarck yelled in anger at me about what I had done.
Inazuma didn't even have a chance as I somersaulted over to pick up Shigure and after slashing and hacking at her, I set Inazuma ablaze with a flame skill as she was struck by Exocet missiles. then targeted by me with a energy beam and finished off soon after. much to Hibiki's horror as she cried out in pain. "P-please... I...wish I...be...r...kaahh..."
"Exploded by torpedoes, Here. Exploded by missiles where name translates to... Flying Fish. I wonder which of the two is more humiliating to go out as?" Hearing Musashi cursing me as a traitorous destroyer to which I ignored. I blazed my way though to Enterprise, Impaling Kongo and ending several other shipgirls with Kagerou being one of them as I reached her.
Reacting just in time, She hastily blocked my sword in time with her bow. However at the same time sparks and light flew out from the clash as a reaction took place between her bow and my sword, the bow itself beginning to crack and fall apart rapidly as she was forced to disengage. "Enterprise... You are famous for something that only happened because of numerous luck incidents and information advantages... You are just another carrier to me."
"Shut up! You sunk Arizona! You ended Gambier bay and you tortured her slowly! You even killed Kisaragi in one of your raids! You are no better than the abyssals! Why should I listen to a traitor who's more worse than the worst of your so-called friends!?"
Feeling a tear at the corner of my eye at the mention of Kisaragi. I simply steeled myself as we clashed again. "I've already lost everything... And if i had stayed loyal.. I would have been used like a expendable person... Hailed as a hero. Forgotten in the next so-called 'liberation wars'. Then scrapped and forgotten like... Like... the homeless in the streets."
As I put more strength into my one-handed grip. I slowly bought my hand up to aim at her chest. A ball of energy growing before I fired point-blank range... causing a explosion that sent the both of us flying.
"Your superiors were messing with forces they didn't understand at all in their quest for overmatch and weapons technology. That catastrophic technology risk comes back to destroy you."
Enterprise opened her eyes, Seeing Missouri screaming from being on fire and radio chatter of panic and shipgirls breaking ranks to flee as she looked up at me. A emotionless glare from me looking at her like she was just...a sheep going to the slaughterhouse.
"Told you. Enterprise." I aimed my sword at her as EA-6s flew overhead with black abyssal colors. Hiei exploding from multiple heavy bombs in the background.
"T-Told me what...?" She growled back at me as I called on another skill. A sphere of energy growing at the tip of my sword as she saw black body markings on my exposed hand.
"Told you. You so-called Grey ghost... More like a disposable carrier piece of crap... Told you I would be the one to end you someday." I fired as I saw the beam punching though her hull and destroying a good chunk of it. seeing her head looking to her shattered bow in shock.
"The rain. will eventually stop."
"Aauhhuh...!...Haaauh...Haaa..." I woke up with anxiety as I looked around and opened my eyes. relaxing once I saw it was my room. The sunlight glittering from the windows as it didn't look like much time had passed in my nap.
Slowly calming myself down. I sat up and got ready to leave my room as I drank my cola glass. It was one of these dreams again. A mix of my own regrets and Mutsuki's regrets and me... Becoming something more worse than even the abyssals in the more nightmarish fanfics of doujins. It was like I.. I...
"Why am I having these dreams again? I.. I got better from having friends and getting treatment but.. why. all of a sudden?" I understood I had looked at Shigureru's art in the past. but right now I didn't hate everything THAT much nor did I have a reason to go evil crazy kanmusu!
Shoving these thoughts aside. I walked out from my room and began travelling to where I had talked with Rebun before, Sitting on a bench and seeing the clouds rolling past had been calming to me. And i liked going outside sometimes. It would be ideal to keep me serene.
Keeping my walk at a fast pace, The look of anxiety and worry didn't leave me as some of the more curious destroyers and cruisers around me saw my expression and how I was feeling. asking me what had got me like that all of a sudden. I ignored them however as I needed to find a spot to sit down and sort out my thoughts and... think about it.
Making my way to one of the unofficial parks around here, I settled on a brisk pace and found a bench as I sat down on it. staring out as i thought more at the occassional destroyer that passed around. There had been a time when doing this would have had Fubuki or Yuudachi ask me if I wanted to train or gossip. but they seemed long gone, Now I just had myself. surrounded by destroyers upon destroyers and grunt abyssals. What I needed was to continue putting myself back together, Eventually regain the full extent of my powers and not just feel like yet another forgotten destroyer.
I heard walking as I felt a presence that seemed unfamiliar, Looking up to discover the reason for that. I was faced with something that I knew was utterly crazy. But then, I was a walking beacon of Ikazuchi doing the impossible given my abilities. And Here it seemed like another thing of my past had decided to follow me.
Standing there and staring at my face, still and quiet and staring at me with a smile... was a vision that I thought had walked out of a manga. It was the figure of... a Ri-class heavy cruiser, But not just any heavy cruiser. She instead had long silver. nearly white hair along with googles on her head. She was... someone out of a manga and yet there she was standing before me. piercing me with that smiling gaze.
My eyes just widened in surprise. "I...uh..." I was unable to find my words as my chest suddenly became too tight and my Sixth sense went into full alert. The sounds of nature drowned by the voice of the heavy cruiser who had opened her mouth to speak.
OST:Afternoon in the Naval base
She kept that stupid smile of hers, which reminded me of the old days when i still had my gentle and sweet voice. "I am Juri. Ri-class heavy cruiser! Nice to meet you!"
Now things had gone crazy at this point, I already knew the grunts here were personalized and I could relate to them. But a manga character actually showing up? Just how much did my past follow me here or whether it was just a coincidence with this suzuya-look-alike heavy cruiser? "U-Uh... I-I am Mutsuki... Aviation... um... Air superiority destroyer and... a unique one?"
Hearing me suddenly being shy all of a sudden didn't deter her. as she got close to me showing me her chest. something I tried to not look at as I kept my stare focused on her face. "Ah, even though i heard you have a cute silhouette... You're actually very strong from what i heard!" So now she had heard about the stories of me back at my full potential or my first official combat mission? i had to handle this of else I could risk causing a incident with 'Juri'.
"Whaa? I know I am the only shipgirl with modern guns and aircraft but surely that means I still can't expect to fight a whole... several fleets by myself alone! You have to understand that!" I hastily replied back as she looked sheepish. almost as if realizing what she said might have been not a good idea?
"A-ah, sorry. I was guessing from what i know about you. Mutsuki. Anyway, how about we eat some fish~? Since you lead your own fleet now. It's only natural you have someone like a secretary to guide you!" Oh. of course, She just had to assume the role of being the advisor to me. Still, it was getting harder to keep my eyes on her face and not on her chest as she took my hand along and had me walk for what I assume would be something similar to a business dinner.
"I like chicken popcorn and... uh... um... I... I like burgers and steak but... whatever." I replied back trying not to stammer as she looked a bit confused by me failing to find my words before she just resumed her pace as I tried to not let a forming blush of mine get to me. I noticed my voice had became softer and sweeter. was she dragging out a part of the actual mutsuki's personality i was trying to hide?
I was quickly drinking my buttermilk creamy chicken soup as Juri watched on with a bit of amazement at how much i was eating.
One thing I did remember is that ever since i first tasted it, I had a HUGE love for white creamy soup like what i saw in Pizza hut's chicken soup or at some restaurants. chicken floating in it or not, I always tried to add lots of black pepper to it when possible. and right now I was made aware of this as I had gone though several soups and also ate creamy chicken stew and some sushi. something that even Akagi in the official anime had trouble keeping up with. but it was nowhere close to eating a whole stack of rice.
"Ahhhh~. I almost forget how this was a favourite!" I had a dumb smile on me and Juri looked happy for me to be eating like that as she also ate her food as well, It was telling how a heavy cruiser didn't go and eat several dishes of soup along with cola and a chicken course like what i was doing.
"I never thought you would like this food so much. I assumed you would like onigri instead!" Of course, the actual mutsuki would likely not have ever ate any of my favourite foods. But me? That was a different story as I kept on slurping up every last drop for the taste. my grin making it clear how much i liked this recipe.
As I finished my food, my vision began to wander to her chest as without my computer I was getting restless. Something Juri picked up on as she let a teasing expression come on and I began to slip my hands under my skirt. "Ooh...?" She muttered.
"You feel hyperactive like that, don't you. Mutsuki?" She changed seats to get closer to me as I tried to look away with a sheepish blush, her chest close as I felt hands on my shoulders and I tried to not panic or just leave right now.
'Guah... Why is she doing that and teasing a destroyer on purpose...? Does... Did her manga fanart personality follow me here?'
"It's alright~. These are not from sweatshops!" Now that had caused me to nearly cough something out as my eyes widened in surprise? Did she hear about me ranting or rambling about the world order and how I chatted on the poor in first world and third world countries being used like trash in 12+ hours subpoverty slave work!? "Why did you say that!?" I forced out in surprise as she just tugged on her bra underneath her opened jacket!
"And what's with you putting that torpedo bulges of yours near my face!?" I blurted out as she just continued to tease me. A surprised look still on me as I had stopped trying to drink or eat any leftovers because of what this admittingly beautiful looking heavy cruiser by internet standards was doing to me. "I overheard you talking about how humans are paid in subpoverty wages and forced to toil in slave-like conditions. I was assuming you were worried my clothes come from something like that~."
'Why that stupid cruiser...' On one second thought. Maybe she would make a good addition to my squadron if we could discuss my views on the world and what the leaders of each nation did for their own population?
"By the way. Since you've already gaining fame around here, You should name your destroyer pack. something unique~, How about... The night hunters?" Now that caused me to panic as I began freaking out officially and I tried to find a way out of this situation. my voice already turning into a high-pitched girl as I let out a noise. "Oryo!? stop this! by all means! stop trying to tease a destroyer leader!"
Somewhere...
Nagato still had trouble believing what had happened that fateful day, Fleets had been sortied in order to beat back multiple Abyssal fleets. The carrier part of the Kanmusu fleets had executed their tasks without any trouble. If this was to be believed a large abyssal force was sent ahead of the main fleet. However, there had been a major leak inside their communications that the abyssals had exploited. along with the bombing of multiple bases by unknown aircraft bearing a suspicious resemblence to a Aviation destroyer's personal jets.
She was only introduced to the depth of Mutsuki's betrayal when Fubuki and the other destroyers were fired upon by the brown-haired destroyer and also had attacked the battleships with her Interdictors. behind her crying and messy reasons as to why she did this. How their failure to conusel her and ignorance of her mental heatlh until it was too late led to her defecting.
The battle two months ago had went smoothly. Akagi and Kaga had bombed the torpedo squadrons and their cruiser flotillas. while Kitakami and Ooi managed to ambush a light carrier fleet and Kuma with her fleet had sunk some transports who were on a supply run of high-value precious cargo. Kongo and her sisters had done well along with Fubuki and Shiratsuyu.
That was until the traitorous destroyer came in. Despite being just a lone destroyer leading a handful of abyssal destroyers. She managed to drive off Kuma and relieve the enemy transports. provided anti-aircraft cover with her missiles and inflicted considerable losses on friendly aircraft. and when the Wos and the other commanding flagships were sunk, She took over fleet command and rallyed together the abyssals preventing them from being disorganized and sunk by supporting cruisers. All the while her Jet bombers harassed and damaged Shouhou and several heavy and light cruisers badly as her fighters fought to their best despite her apparant holding back.
After disappearing for a bit. She reappeared trying to escort a few enemy destroyers, She showed concern for them. something which would have been impossible with a Kanmusu given how most hated them with the exception of Inazuma and her mercy. The destroyers had been sunk by Kaga shortly. one of them did so trying to protect Mutsuki, Apparently saddening her at which point she decided to go on a suicidal run against Akagi and Kaga with her escorts.
That was a chance to capture her and bring her back for questioning. However after being shot by the escorts and then strafed and bombed, Something had happened to her. Her eyes began glowing red and her fearful expression was gone. replaced by a look of pure animalistic rage that should have belonged to one of the monstrous Himes. not a Kanmusu, Most surprisingly of all, she had transformed for the first time ever since her defection. something she didn't demonstrate up to that point. possibly a result of her depression.
Kanmusu view point at the time of Mutsuki/Laffeydd459chan's solo run against the First carrier division
"Enemy ship identified... Wait... She's... Mutsuki!?" Abukuma chimed as they detected the destroyer charging toward them.
"She's the destroyer who was responsible for sinking a civilian cruise liner in safe waters. and was the one who caused a major comms leak amidst other acts..." Umikaze added in as the enraged destroyer was heading directly for them. missile launchers aimed at them.
"Either we will stop her here or she will continue to wreck havoc... Everyone! Designate Mutsuki as a enemy destroyer! Fire!" With everyone giving Mutsuki a regretful but determined look. They all opened fire as Akagi and Kaga were alerted to this new threat and had already diverted their bombers to bomb out the Semi-modern destroyer.
Despite being hit several times and getting strafed. The destroyer refused to stop as she was landing hits with her guns with surprising accuracy, Streaks of light and clouds of smoke coming from her launchers as she fired her Sea Wolfs at the shipgirls and evading incoming fire in turn.
"Uhyaahh! I-I am on fire!" Nagara shouted as multiple Seawolf missiles had nailed her right in her outer hull plating and had set fire to her.
"What the actual fuck!?" someone yelled as they saw a trail of light coming toward them. likely Mutsuki's Exocets as one of them began firing with Triple-A guns but to no effect as they slammed into Kaga. exploding and at the same time scattering flammable materials everywhere as despite being covered in smoke and fire Kaga was still standing.
"U-Ugh... Serious damage but i can still fight..." Kaga grunted back in pain as this appeared to enrage the traitor destroyer more... and proceeded to fire her guns at the carrier, only to miss.
Jintsuu and the destroyers fired back as Kaga's dive bombers dropped bombs on her. eruptions of water covering her as she looked like she was shocked and coughed up nothing. Damage to her hull obvious as everyone had pointed their guns at her.
Something happened at that point however, Mutsuki's hands began to shake and twich in apparent rage as her eyes began to glow a violent crimson red and she was getting up again as if the damage done to her previously was not even having a effect on her.
"FIRE!" Jintsuu yelled as the destroyer was a obvious target. numerous light cruiser and destroyer shells flying at her in massive salvo.
At that point, something had happened. The destroyer girl had raised her hand and pointed it at them before manifesting some form of her energy shield as the bombs and shells all broke apart on impact of just exploded on her barrier. Even the Dive bombers had no effect. Her expression. instead of a fearful one was now a crazed grin mixed with rage as she began to twitch in anger and resentment.
The Kanmusus all looked on in astonishment as their combined heavy salvo and bombs which would have been enough to blunt multiple abyssal destroyers and cruisers-All were stopped by her Defensive barriers. another power in which her strength in had seemingly heavily diminished after her defection to the deep sea.
She was then covered by a orange light. causing everyone to put a hand up to their eyes briefly as it faded as she let out a cry of anger. sounding quite unlike her.
When her transformation ended. she stood there in all her glory with her gunblade. the blade made out of seemingly flames covering the actual sword itself complete with a blue sphere at the hilt. her uniform replaced by a red jacket and beneath it a heavily modified-looking version of her uniform. with pink as the main color and red lines, complete with a blue gem on her chest and two orange 'X' shapes as well as yellow metal bands. Her skirt too was replaced with a completely red colored version as her boots too had been modified. complete with a blue sphere on the top and her hands had gained pink bracers and red gloves complete with the same familiar blue triangle-shaped gem on the bracers. Her hair too had been tied into twintails by red ribbons.
At that point. all hell broke loose. She/Mutsuki manifested her familiar carrier flight deck on her arm. but not before letting out a inhuman monstrous vibrating roar that didn't look like it could have came from a kanmusu. "GGGGGUUUUAAUUUGGGHHHHHHHHHHGAAARRRRRRRGGHHH...|||!" The incredibly loud roar was such that a few shipgirls tried to cover their ears as the destroyer didn't even sound like herself with a deep. almost throaty roar in contrast to a Abyssal's princess high-pitched screech as she let out another mechanical yowl of anger. dropping to her knees before impossibly somersaulting toward Akagi in some sort of berserker-like rage.
Flying toward the fleet carrier at surprising speed. The destroyers and cruisers fired out of surprise and aircraft still tried to attack them. However they all missed as Mutsuki striked Akagi's shoulders and held onto strong as she tried to shake her off. Akagi's surprised eyes staring back at Mutsuki's. filled with pure unending hatred and anger as the sickening noise of steel being strained and crushed was heard. before she jumped off back to face the enemy destroyers. letting out another beast-like growl in the process.
"Holy christ! That's impossible! There's no way a shipgirl should be able to jump like that!" a USN shipgirl shouted as Mutsuki roared again. launching a few of her distinctive familiar fighters before starting to charge toward Akagi, her guns firing and reloaded missile launchers locking on and launching as her appearance was like that of a wild beast.
Seeing a destroyer who managed to effortlessly block a coordinated salvo and a dive bomber squadron's bombs. the fleet became unnerved and began to become fearful as this was Mutsuki in her transformed state. Who from what they heard had wiped out many fleets on her own in such a state and who right now. was experiencing some sort of berserker reaction with her red glowing eyes and inhuman sounds she was making-One that didn't even sound like a abyssal but not a kanmusu either.
Harusame took a pair of direct hits that dealt a unnaturally severe level of damage for destroyer guns. lightning arcs and sparks of magic energy playing over as this caused her to be set on fire in addition to severely damaging a turret as she stopped firing after being hurt so badly in a unexpected way.
Another one, this time Shigure found her engine rooms becoming a bonfire from multiple Sea wolf missiles. each with arcs of arcane energy dancing over them as the missiles in surface targeting mode slammed into her before exploding with the engine still on. twitching and covering her machinery in horror and pain as she heard the yell for evasion to no effect. But before she could even turn around, a shell hit her and she began to go up in flames as she was unable to fire. having too many problems of her own to deal wtih.
The radio burst into noise as Mutsuki continued her rampage of destruction in Berserk mode. "My main battery did nothing to her!" "AGAAAARRRUAUAUUGURRRHHHHHHH...!" "This is Johnston! I am hit! on fire!" "Oh god the torpedo mounts are-"
"S-she's tearing us apart! are we even damaging her!?" Kamikaze barked in as no matter what. That damned barrier of Mutsuki's kept flashing on impact with the rotating magic circle as she continued to charge at Akagi. Ushio yelling at Akagi in horror to retreat just as the brown-haired berserking Magical girl destroyer was able to colli-
Before she collided into a destroyer instead who was trying to stop her from getting to Akagi.
"AAAUAUGUGUHHHH...!|||" The destroyer growled. However she didn't even look fazed by the impact as the girl tried to bring up a gun to shoot her. only for Mutsuki to grab her arm and grip her rigging, proceeding to crumple it into metal with nothing more than a hand as she proceeded to kick her. the sickening blow causing the destroyer to fly away as it seemed to get her attention. The girl glaring at the destroyers and cruisers in sheer anger as she began to water-walk toward the poor destroyer with a ominous presence/ her glowing red eyes only adding to it all.
With nothing working and with Mutsuki's guns suddenly having the power of a battlecruiser's gun along with what she did to her new victim. They finally broke down as Abukuma asked Akagi and damaged Kaga for permission to retreat... which was quickly allowed as a few. including a seriously damaged Ushio (who was still on fire) broke down on the spot in fear and had to be taken away by the others who didn't look away.
They left behind the destroyer who was looking at the aviation destroyer in fear. making repeated requests for help before they turned to screams of pain and cries for help as the noise of steel being punched and shattered could be heard. With Mutsuki's growls and inhuman breathing being mixed in. "H-Help! She's coming for me... oh god..." "AAUGUUH! GAUUHH! ANYONE-HELPGYYAYAAAA! AAUGUWUHH!" The voice is interrupted by Mutsuki roaring "GGGUUAARRUGHHHHHH...!"
As she remembered along with recounting what she had heard from the report and the shipgirls involved. Nagato stood in silence, They hadn't been joking when Mutsuki's transformation enabled her to fight entire fleets by herself. particularly considering that if it wasn't for the destroyer who had became the girl's victim, It was likely Akagi or Kaga would have been sunk along with a few of her escorts. However. what was disconcerting was how Mutsuki went out of control in some sort of berserker-like state and had demonstrated even more power than she ever did her transformation.
It was how much damage the escorts suffered and the fact that alone. a berserking Mutsuki did this in a short amount of time, However. there were other problems. Namely that there was the possibility she was providing the abyssals with data about modern aircraft and sensors. which meant that if allowed to continue, she would likely ensure the development of the hellcat and Radar systems and close the gap. However. considering that Mutsuki's estimated home port was still crawling with abyssals which only had increased in size-likely to protect her as a important shipgirl. It was not possible to try and attack her port directly nor even attempt a Pearl harbour-style port strike.
Nagato quickly went over in her mind what Mutsuki was capable of and what she did prior to her defection.
'She sunk a entire fleet of several destroyers and cruisers, and easily won against the Fifth carrier division in exercises.'
'She provided some valuable data about the development of high-power engines and solving the reliability issues for the Type 13 and FuMO radar before she left.'
'At her peak strength she had enough firepower to flatten any abyssal task force she encountered and in this state was a nearly-unstoppable hurricane of destruction.'
Nagato considered picking up her microphone but thought against it, as she began to remember the experiments Mutsuki was put though in a attempt to replicate her powers to turn the war around with a generation of superpowered shipgirls.
Mutsuki:Test Subject One
BGM:Hallway Ambience
"Send in Test Subject One." Came the voice over the intercom.
Mutsuki. dressed in nothing other than my official clothes as she walked behind Aoba and Takao, her eyes darted around. taking in her route through this facility. as always. the white tiled walls were featureless and the two-way mirrors revealed nothing but her emotionless if slightly scowling expression, The tiled floor felt cold but I paid it no attention. The lighting was something she was used to even if they were bright and let out a buzz. If she did not think about the buzzing... the destroyer would not hear it, but when she did think about it.. It was all she can hear. It was driving her insane.
She, and the two cruisers who were escorting her. stopped at a metal door, as a camera stationed above the door rotated and looked at them. Aoba put up a hand and waved. The door opened with a sound,
The door, just like all the others she had seen so far. was reinforced and seemed to have been taken from a bulkhead. She could break it, but its main purpose was to delay her. Right now however. she had no intention of causing a fight even as she was tired.
The metal door led to a long room. Inside, not much was there. There was a mirror on the wall in front of her, Which she guessed would have a group of scientists and Akashi sitting behind it. On the floor at the end of the room closest to her. There was a X made of red tape and at the far end of the room there was a target in front of another mirror. The walls. floors, and ceiling were all white. and there was that annoying buzzing of the lights. just like everywhere in this god-awful place.
The cruisers stationed theirselves on either side of the door. it closed shut again as Mutsuki stood, a few steps ahead of them and looked around.
That same voice came over the intercom. "Test subject One. Mutsuki. Anti-air... Mutsuki-class destroyer." A pause, probably while whoever the voice was still taken back by her unnatural abilities. "How are you doing today. Mutsuki?"
The destroyer didn't respond. She supposed they didn't care about her. not one bit. What was the fucking point in responding?
"If you would. please step over to the red X and stand facing the mirror." There was not much point in being fussy over such a simple request. so she stepped forward onto the X. this wasn't the first time they had brought her to a room like this, and she wondered why they wanted her to do the same tests again.
"Good. now if you could, please transform your clothes."
Mutsuki just stood there. crossing her arms and shook her head as she began to look irritated.
"Is everything alright. Destroyer Mutsuki?" Asked the voice.
"Please let me go." Mutsuki said. she knew that they wouldn't listen to her, that they intended to keep her there for a long time so she could be studied and experimented on. But she had to try. "I just want to go back to the frontlines. I want to see Fubuki and the others... Please."
"Please transform your clothes." The voice said again as if her voice wasn't heard.
"FUCKING NO!" Mutsuki shouted. her frustration suddenly flaring. "No more of these... fucking tests! enough with this! I just want to go to the frontlines! I want to go home!"
"Please transform your clothes." The voice repeated more aggressively.
"Oryo?" Mutsuki felt her hand clench. her contempt at having to do all of this interaction boiling. Then she replied. her voice suddenly cold, not unlike her gentle and sweet voice. "Fine."
She raised her hand out and forward. Tugging on the light of herself and reached for her magic, A bright. orange and rainbow light radiated out and covered her body. Her uniform was covered in light, vanishing around her. quickly being replaced by a red and light-pink uniform and ribbons, She wondered what the people watching her behind the mirror were thinking. Were they awed? Curious? Impressed? Whatever they felt, She knew that they failed to grasp the implications of what they were seeing.
She opened her eyes and summoned her gunblade. feeling the blade itself beginning to be coated with orange flames of arcane energy. This wasn't just a unusual phenomenon or scientific curiosity or anything like how Kanmusus were made. No. This was. Power. Raw. Unlimited power, And she was-AND the only one who wielded it. No matter how scared she was, No matter how helpless she felt. She was still the same destroyer who had tore apart a entire abyssal fleet by herself once. These watchers and these two fucking heavy cruisers should be afraid. Very afraid.
"Thank you for cooperating. Mutsuki." The voice said, But Mutsuki wasn't listening. her gunblade in hand. She raised it and pointed it at the target across the room. It was obvious what they wanted, Not waiting for a instruction to do so. She began charging up her basic and familiar shooting skill and fired a bolt at the target. It sped across, slamming into the target with such force that the stand supporting it toppled. causing the scorched target to fall to the ground.
There was a moment of silence in the room before the voice spoke again. "That was impressive. Mutsuki. Please remain where you are as one of the guards fixes the target."
Mutsuki turned back to the mirror and stared at the reflective glass, Her expression dark and very unlike her. "I tried to fuck-ing ask nicely."
She whirled around and fired two more bolts at the cruisers. They barely had time to shout before the bolts collided with them and flung them against the wall, before crashing down onto the ground in pain.
The Magical Girl Destroyer turned to the mirror again, Her Gunblade still raised and aimed. The damned intercom said something about calming down, but she ignored it. She had been trapped here for too long. She was done with anymore of this cooperating kanmusu science bullcrap. She was done putting up with this stupid damn motherfucking bloody... oh whatever. She wanted out, Now! These doors would delay her. but the mirror was another story.
She fired at the mirror with flashy and low-powered bolts. It collided with the surface with a small explosion, The energy dancing over it. She fired again. and again. and again. It already begna cracking heavily on its reflective surface, and Mutsuki shifted her aim to focus on that vulnerability. making the crack longer and longer. until other cracks began to appear as it started to shatter.
She could see her reflection in the mirror. Her red and light orange dress. complete with yellow bands stood out against her white surroundings, Her twintails had been caught by the air and blew back against her. making her ribbons flutter. Her face...
Wait a minute, Mutsuki blinked. Her expression was one of anger... Hatred... A Abyssal princess. Someone who had been pushed to the edge and refused to be pushed anymore. She paused, briefly breaking off her attack. Was that really... her?
Then, she felt something hit her back and dig in. and suddenly she found herself being tossed around. A shout left her as she collided against something and she fell to the ground as whoever threw her had very high strength. It was like she collided with a Yamato-class as she held onto my gunblade and began quickly recovering, but at the same time she felt several more hands proceeding to subdue her as she looked up. It was Nagato and Mutsu along with a whole bunch of USN shipgirls, She realized she likely had alerted the facility to what she had been doing while trying to blast her way though the mirror before she was knocked out.
OST:Marking time. Waiting for death
Mutsuki was unsurprised to see the fleet waiting for her, Fubuki and Yuudachi mixed in along them when she returned to the port. but with her missiles armed and guns ready as she was in a standoff. teeth gritted as her radars maintained a constant lock on.
"But, Mutsuki. This is a case of insubordination. And ever since you were asked to undergo the tests, We've tried to be there for you." Mutsu shot back as she stood uneasy. Cannons ready as the angry destroyer stared at them.
"That doesn't matter." She kept her guns aimed on her own allies as she replied back with a voice that betrayed her irritation and anger. Fubuki heavily concerned at how Mutsuki's state of mind had quickly deteriorated over the past several days.
"That's enough! Mutsuki!" Mutsu replied as Nagato kept a constant radio link to the admiral. who was informing the higher ups about what was going on and how Mutsuki was threatening the port in one of her most violent outbursts they had seen. "Think about what you're doing!"
"Don't make me any angrier with these words." The Destroyer growled back "There are still multiple shells and missiles I have left on me which can be set to land-attack mode not counting my bombers... That's enough to cripple this port and destroy the supporting facilities."
Assessing the situation, Aoba flinched as the destroyer wasn't likely to calm down anytime soon from what she had been subjected to. of at least what she had heard. "In her current states, Chances are she will do it. too."
"Mutsuki. please listen to us!" Ikazuchi shouted with a look of determination and anger. "If Nagato and the admiral hadn't made that decision to try and understand your technologies or how your equipment even works at all and have you train the other girls. Akagi and Kaga wouldn't have become this skilled and saved everyone at that battle. and Fubuki and Kisaragi could have been killed!"
"I told you this before. that doesn't matter." Mutsuki replied back coldly. however all that got was to get Mutsu to say something again. "But that's the truth!"
"I SAID THAT DOESN'T MATTER!" The destroyer suddenly yelled back in anger as she tightened her hands and began to designate Nagato and the fleet as enemies out of sheer frustration and irritation not understanding what she was doing. "Isolating me and even considering the idea of scrapping me in your greed to discover the source of my powers..."
She began firing randomly and aimlessly. her guns not targeting anything as some of these splashed uncomfortably close to the kanmusus. "WHY? WHY!?" She repeated her anger and grief as she kept firing. "WHY!? DAMN IT!"
Her shells were being walked in dangerously close to the base, and there was the risk she could hit the buildings or the facilities that would result in friendly fire as Nagato narrowed her eyes and Fubuki tried to think of something to calm her down. "ARE YOU THERE!? ARE YOU EVEN LISTENING AT ALL!? YOU SHOULD JUST GO LOSE SOMEONE DEAR TO YOU LIKE MUTSU IF SHE EVER SHOWS SIGNS OF MAGICAL POWERS LIKE I DO! THEN YOU UNDERSTAND!"
"Restrain her with multiple battleships and Kongo. Hiei. Haruna and Kirishima if we can!" Mutsu turned to Nagato with a "Huh?" at what she had said.
"With her being angry and out of control like this, she risks damaging something or injuring the admiral and any personal on-base. Subdue her now before she begins bombarding the base!"
Mutsuki kept firing her guns in sheer anger. However she noticed the blips on her main radar beginning to scatter and move around randomly in formations as this caused her to stop firing. "I've still got direct control-Aauaguhh!" Her voice was abruptly cut out as she felt multiple shipgirls colliding onto her and smothering her. refusing to let go and crushing her machinery as she saw the faces of Kongo and Ise.
"Damn...Fucking... damn...damn it...all.."
Nagato's Point of view
Perhaps there was something she could have done about all of this, What if they had consuelled Mutsuki and gave her the support she wanted? What if they had listened to her ranting and that she wanted to be with a shipgirl. not a therapist? Would that have helped with her irritation and depression at the time and prevented her from doing such impulsive things like this? being with the enemy as she was now, Was she still holding back and refusing to sink her former comrades? Did she have her own motives with the abyssals? Either way, She was lost to the enemy now. And she cursed herself over trying to push her mental problems to the sidelines and telling her to just hold out more with the tests that were stressing her out until it was too late.
Shinkaisei-kan Collection
BGM:Azur lane home port
After separating from Juri for some time because I wanted some time alone despite her pouts, I was walking somewhere to a secluded spot.. Somewhere where noone would see me.
It had been a relief telling her about Fubuki. Yuudachi and my gripes with the current world governments and my fears that they would use the Kanmusus as just yet another pawn in international geopolitics and posturing once the war was over. And then letting out my emotions in the form of crying on her shoulder. something that she had been unsure on how to deal with... But she resorted to hugging me and comforting me, though it was nowhere near the full repressed-on emotions crying I had been holding back.
I felt my powers returning. I could feel the slightest flames of my transformation shining there now that my mood was getting better and I had been finding new friends and hobbies to occupy my time with the abyssals. I was rapidly improving and it wouldn't be long before I reached my pre-traitor potential.
Speaking of which, The Hellcats were nearing completion and they were already entering the prototype usage stage. I still spent most of my time training and sometimes doing patrols on the sidelines, But i was putting some time into research for sensors. night battle training and aircraft, I was trying to work out the unreliability issues of the engines with the help of my fairies who were advising the scientists on what the problems were.
About the himes however... I was still curious about their origins, Back during my basic training and studies. They were supposed to be the leaders. However from what I heard from the gossiping and chatting around here. they all tended to be fixated on historical battles, inflexible or either blinded by arrogance. The destroyer princess here was a exception but it did raise questions about the theory of the USN being the abyssals before Destroyer princess was added and the Abyssal princesses being the dark versions of the shipgirls theirselves? Was there something about them?
Either way. Having a wielder of modern technology on the scene improved the performance of the R&D girls when it came to Jet engines and radar, And the FuMOs and other early sets as a interim measure before the Type 22s were being developed in record time.
Not enough to deploy them yet given unreliability issues and coherence issues and Jet engines were still too demanding in materials. But still unusually quick.
As i reached my destination. I held my hand out and uttered the words I liked to use for my transformation. "Set up! Go! The Light of my inner torpedo girl soul!"
Experience of not, Not transforming for a long time not counting my incident with the first carrier division meant I was still unfamiliar yet found the light at the same time comforting as I felt like I was in my natural state of affairs.
I felt that my powers were still weakened. but strong still and If i used them right, I would probably be able to take on the Kongo sisters and a typical Kancolle high-level fleet and still win.
As for my outfit? It thankfully remained the same. And representing fire and flames... That was something I liked enough even if I looked too much like a boy right now.
"Hahahaha... Oh yes. It begins! My powers have returned from the abyss and deep seas!"
Letting out a psychotic laugh and cackle complete with grin. I toned it down to a laugh of a destroyer's speed as my mind wandered off to darker things about what i was going to do to the UN council once i got my hands on them... Of perhaps I could overtake Enterprise's fame as historically and earn a reputation for myself as the girl who was capable of turning battles around from losses into one-sided abyssal victories.. And the one who closed the technological gap and was practically the creator of a debugged Hellcat and radar sets along many more things.