This took a long time to write, As usual. The abyssal fleets are going to be incompetent and poor in terms of training with the exception of a few. Also, The Abyssals here are not as destructive as they are. with their humanized destroyer and submarine designs and names, They are still jerks. but not as much as they could be!
Also, My Magical girl transformation will finally show itself.. When I go berserk at some point in this chapter, The question is... At which point?
Updates as of 13-14/3/2021:More tinkering, changed the battle scene a bit. added in a Intro
4/19/2021:added in BGMs
The Intro's below
Opening Credits
Nanoha's OP music:Innocent starter plays
Shows a red sphere then fades to a wand with the Star on its head as hair is seen.
Shows Mutsuki/Laffeychan standing with her eyes closed, then opening her eyes as she feels a gentle wind. Pink armored bracers seen on her hands. The blue sphere on her shirt glowing softly as her red skirt flutters and is blowing gently with the wind
Kancolle's symbol. With a magic circle in the middle
Title:KanColle Magical Girl Mutsuki Crimson Seas Zero
Hiza wo kakaete heya no katasumi (Shows Mutsuki sitting outside in the fields wearing her trademark uniform and skirt along with brown pantyhose)
Itsumo fuan de furuete ita (Shows a close-up of Mutsuki with her eyes closed, As if she's napping)
Hontou wo shiru koto ga kowakute Tobira wo tojita (Shows a humanized Abyssal I-class destroyer running up to her and holding a hand on her shoulder. Which wakes up Mutsuki with a smile)
Yasashii uso ni ibasho wo mitsukete yume no naka ni nigekonda (Shows the Ta-class battleship from chapter 1 sitting on a chair. With windows to her back showing the base outside as she drinks some cola. Her eyes lazily opening as she puts a hand to her forehead)
Daremo shiranai kodoku no umi wo fukai ao ni someteku (Shows Mutsuki outside standing near the Base's fountain holding a red sphere. Then pans from another angle and zooms in to her face as it cuts to Mutsuki's Sky-blue Magic circle forming with various lines and threads forming the outer and inner circle as symbols appear)
Sabishisa kakusu ichizu na omoi (Shows Mutsuki letting go of the red orb. Then the camera zooms in to reveal Mutsuki inside the sphere as she seems to lose her outfit)
(Camera zooms out revealing hundreds and hundreds of red orbs as they disappear into the background. and Energy surrounds Mutsuki's body as she gains her dress. Skirt. gloves and boots before she calls her personal weapon to her)
Kimi no (Shows Mutsuki's wings flaring out)
KOKORO wo kizutsukete iru (Shows a Pink magic circle expanding to a massive size then shows Mutsuki jumping to the air then flying, as her wings manifest and a line of light is behind her)
(Shows red and orange feathers blowing across the screen)
Hitomi no oku no himitsu suikomaresou na egao no ura no shinjitsu ni (Shows Fubuki in her remodel state )
(Camera zooms out to reveal Fubuki floating in the air. As the Fifth carrier division is seen in the background)
(Shows Mutsuki ascending with a astounded Destroyer princess beneath her. then shows Fubuki flying back. Then it pans to showing Mutsuki's determined face)
(Shows Mutsuki flying as a Su-33 flys past her. Then shows Fubuki flying with onlooking Shipgirls below. Then shows the both of them as shadows floating in the sky as several planes sweep the sky and shipgirls, Both abyssal and kanmusu watch the two of them)
Yawarakana ai boku ga todoke ni yuku yo (Shows Fubuki's gunlance glowing before it generates a energy blade from its tip. which is now coated by energy as she goes into a striking pose. Then shows Mutsuki's weapon similarly glowing before generating a energy blade as she goes with a one-handed grip)
(Shows the both of them as streaks of light colliding with each other)
(Shows Fubuki and Mutsuki clashing blades with each other as Fubuki's eyes narrows and Mutsuki tries to overpower her)
Furetara kowaresou na (Cuts to Mutsuki's Blue Core against a purple horizon background. pulsing with tremendous power as the pulses leave sapphire waves of energy, Like a wave rippling though a pond)
Nukumori ga ima kako wo hanare afuredasu (Shows the Ta-class battleship smiling, Then a Ro-class and Wo-class giving a thumbs-up. Then cuts to Destroyer Hime landing on the ground in a forest as she trains. Then shows Nagato and Mutsu. The Mutsukis and Hornet)
(Shows waves rippling on water, Before it cuts to Mutsuki floating just above the water as clouds pass by in the skies)
Zutto soba ni iru kara (Mutsuki looks to her side with a smile as rays of light shines down)
Kanashii kage ni (Shows the Abyssal base panning down with a streak of light coming down onto the Base fountain's anchor)
Madowanaide (Shows Mutsuki looking out at the sky with four Abyssal destroyers and the Ta-class battleship next to her)
(Shows both Transformed Mutsuki and the destroyers with the battelship standing on a red sphere. as Sakura petals begin to blow across the screen)
(Shows Sakura petals covering the screen before they blow away, Revealing it to be the Title along with the words "My days with the Abyssal shipgirls" with a fineprint)
魔法少女艦娘リリカル 睦月:クリムゾン海ゼロ
Magical Girl Kanmusu Lyrical Mutsuki. I whisper some words mildly in your spirit, and makes your gentle days.
BGM:Home Port
It had been days since the disaster that was my first mission, Our Ri-class superior was telling us that there won't be any deployments for us for now. Instead, We had been given rapid tours into some area outside the base on the shallow seas.
Once there, She told us that this will be the training area where we run basic gunnery and torpedo practice. All of that stuff like aiming and engine/speed setting and everything I expected for a kanmusu. of any crew training program really,
The worst of it all was when we had to fight aggressor squadrons in dissimilar training. So far, my unit had been taking a slight lead in coming out on the top. but due to my mental instability as of lately I wasn't as effective as everyone had hoped for in the command department and it was obvious i was holding back.
While it gave us some practical and real experience, It was still terrifying. I am pretty sure I still can feel the shell that hit me from one of these sessions.
The end result of the day? We were returning shaken and wanting to get some actual sleep. I seem to have been very tired and after eating up on white chicken soup, I just flopped down onto my bed and quickly went to sleep.
The next day was when something interesting happened.
That day was likely the first of second week I had been here, For the past few days now I am starting to get bored of my schedule that is taking place with my tasks as a OPFOR Kanmusu.
While I may not be very good when it comes to fighting my former friends. I was still meant to be a Aviation destroyer, A means of power projection. My inner shipgirl self and a curious part of the actual me wanted to feel the fighting and the management of lining up my Flankers for some sweet missile storms to shoot down some D3As/Type 99s of Dauntlesses.
All of this work was helpful when it came to preparing me for the storm I was going to see ahead, But I still needed real experience. And I was trying to not set myself up for a subversive magical girl situation... but Abyssal destroyers were supposed to be cannon fodder. As for me? I was supposed to be a Kanmusu blowing up stuff!
They were supposed to be on the frontlines to absorb losses and keep the capital shipgirls operational or if they get lucky, undergo the retrofitting and updating process. Not sitting around like this, like what my squadron was doing.
Although, I had been getting treatment for my mind as of lately, After my attack on the cruise liner. someone quickly identified my problems as low mood, loss of interest in my normal hobbies and nightmares (Thanks for haunting me. My Mutsuki past and personality) and auditory hallucinations like hearing voices from my past or thinking a cooking pan had fell and anxiety attacks at random when I was separated from my Ta-class of destroyer friends, All of which had combined to lead up to my attack on the cruise liner.
I had also been provided with a computer on which to do my stuff with and watch stored videos or play games on, It had helped hugely with me since in my past I spent most of my time on the computer of the phone and I LOVED to play a lot. being in my natural habitat had helped for sure to avoid having me becoming bored.
I was also getting used to old planes with Abyssal Wildcats or Zeroes in basic training, although having to set my modern jets to being placed in storage back and forth and having to get them prepared after i swapped out again for my jets was getting a bit tiring and I could tell my crew were not happy about it.
While they couldn't be sure another incident would happen again with me attacking civlian ships out-of-mission objectives. So far I had been starting to get better and my unstable side was showing less and less now and I could tell my crew weren't yelling at me as much as before. Though I was in a bad mood still as before that I had to fight yet another aggressor squadron with my destroyer units.
Of course, my improved results had began to show and had caught the attention of the entire group.
Needless to say. The Ri-class there was staring at me with wide eyes.
I saw her expression form into a smirk as she was in a thinking pose. "Well. well well... Look at how far you've come, Mutsuki. It looks like you've starting to become a destroyer leader, and pretty early too."
Oh, I knew that. My command capabilities in the last OPFOR training session had finally began to show, now that I wasn't as hindered as much by my sad emotional state or by constant thoughts of wanting to attack a civilian ship. The results were that I was practically able to match their strategies and counter them as best as I could.
"May I have your attention everyone, Your fellow here is quickly starting to show her powers and so far her strategy at the squadron level. Just now, Mutsuki here managed to beat the aggressor squadron against her when it came to tactics and destroyer leadership." She pointed a hand at me.
"Normally, A modified destroyer would become a squadron leader, However seeing as you are... not a Abyssal destroyer, You will be instead designated as a leader... Congratulations." She gave out a clap.
"Huh? A leader? Me?" I just blurted out as I became less confident.
Sensing my worries she spoke again. "Yes. congratulations, It is standard for the first destroyer that becomes a retrofitted destroyer to become the leader of said group, All of the newbies here along with your own squadron will be under your care if there is no higher ranking superior present." She said with a smile.
Hearing her explanation I quickly began to look up my memory about NCOs.
'A Petty officer? Sgt? Really?'
Me? As the NCO leader of a destroyer flotilla? I was still trying to get used to my C3I command abilities, How the hell was I going to lead a large flotilla even with Hawkeyes airborne?
I could manage and assign orders for a few destroyers, But a large flotilla that could possibly qualify as a small destroyer fleet? That was another thing, And one of my issues was that I excelled at the tactical level. Not the operational level!
These things above were what are being processed by my mind right now, While I just let out something of a 'Huh?' noise.
I am glad at the least to have the chance of... starting to know how to manage large armies but the problems and responsibilites that comes with it cancels out the gains in my opinion, I also had no choice other than just to follow the flow and see what happens next. So its better I accept and get used to it as I groaned.
As if she knew what I was doing the Ri-class kept talking, "Oh yeah. It also doesn't needed to be mentioned that with your new position, You will also undergo advanced carrier training because of your unique abilities."
Hearing this I just groaned unhappily. Besides all of this I also had to undergo what was likely more training about being a carrier?
The normal training and the Aggressor squadrons already had me tiring out. And she now just had to add in more on top of that and risk setting off my unstable side!
As I wanted to yell at her, A tug on my side drawn my attention.
It was Ha, She just tugged on my shirt as of now. Looking at her face, It was clear she just wanted me to stay calm while shaking her head and silently telling me to be careful.
Great, Of course now I had to be lowered into needing to be consoled by what were essentially my main enemies as a Kanmusu, Friends the next moment.
"Alright, Now that it has been taken care of. Go back to your bunks, You need it for tomorrow." The Ri-class said out.
And with that I finally at least had some time to think to myself, Sigh... I better be prepared to know all the things, C2. C3. C4ISR. Carrier battle group training, Managing orders from a superior... Ugh.
"Desu! Desu desu desu!" A fairy on my shoulder pointed out I still had pretty of experience before I switched sides, Otherwise I wouldn't even have seen the amount of missions I had went though when I was on the KC side.
I just told her to stay quiet as I wanted to cuss out something colorful. Stupid crew.
OST:Azur Lane port
The next day found me and my fellows overseeing the supply network in our usual area while I made practice runs with my F-111s and some command and control with my E-2s.
After the training I underwent last day, I experienced the difference made by my new designated elite.. or NCO status as I liked to think of it sometimes indicated by the chevrons on one of my shoulders.
Many of my peers have begun to look at me with respect, their gaze and new behavior around me clearly showing it. In addition, I had been taking more and more of a backline role as a improvised carrier lately.
For example, When its meal time. Me and my squadron were now asked for advice by the other abyssal shipgirls instead of the usual gossiping and chatting along each other.
On the side note, I also noticed that Ha (who I had named Himura as of lately) is becoming a bit more clingy to me, I noticed it when I awoke this morning to find her sleeping in my bed.
The other destroyers with the two I-class named respectively as Ine and Ioko with the lone Ro being Rini had also became more docile around me.
I had thought it best to give them names, since the inability to distinguish them had been a major source of confusion for my communications and command abilities, They weren't very creative considering my fairies had came up with these but it was better than having to use numbers for each destroyer on a need to basis.
A strange thought formed in my mind that maybe they had a crush on me, But that thought was quickly jettisoned because of how absurd that is.
How could mere abyssal destroyers, which were usually pictured as being barely more intelligent than a animal in fanfiction and the official game... could even have a crush, And even though these abyssal destroyers were humanized. They were trying to date what was effectively a Kanmusu at that! Well, Maybe if it was my Ta-class friend then I will take the chance but for now.. No.
Another possibility is that maybe because I am what is effectively a Elite, they now think I deserve the respect that i deserved as a Cold-war destroyer and mini-supercarrier.
All things considered, As time began to pass I am becoming more closer with this group of destroyers, although at times I found myself quietly following my Takyuu friend around and asking her to have a chat or go to the beach. seeing as she was listening to my rambles and bottled up emotions.
Two weeks later...
BGM:Azur Lane Stage select-Northern Overture event
Right now it was noon, Me and my fellow destroyers along with some other abyssal entities i didn't even bother to identify were cruising at military power on the high seas.
I could feel how nervous my destroyer friends were, Hell. Even the other bigger abyssals in the group are slightly nervous as well. The only one who was concentrated so far? That was the long time Ri-class supervisor who I began to call 'That Ooyodo instructor clone'.
The reason for this tension was because it was our first official operations and my first combat-oriented sortie, And the destroyers under my command were just... Destroyers.
It all began in the morning. Right after we woke up, We were shaken awake by a Ru-class battleship who seemed alerted about something.
As I found out, A group of transport ships that were supposed to be making some sort of important supply run were ambushed by a pack of Japanese shipgirls, So far. Rapid response forces nearby had been holding them back but it would not be long before they fell.
It just so happened that we were the closest for this, And due to my unique status as the first shipgirl with Cold war equipment and my ability to conduct standoff airstrikes, It just had to be us/me who would need to do the job.
And that pretty much sums it up, We were going at it for god-knows-how-long hours now and we are near the last reported position of both sides.
Suddenly my fairies report communications going online, The voice of the Ri-class could be heard.
"Alright, Listen up everyone. We are able to enter the combat zone, Just stay with your group and don't fight enemies alone, Our main job is to give time for the transport fleet to disengage and get to safety. According to our superiors they are carrying experimental equipment. Don't let them be destroyed."
'Okay, Mutsuki. You must focus... You heard her, You must delay these shipgirls and former friends of yours, You don't have to actively kill everyone, Just incapacitate and neutralize as necessary. Remember... You are on the other side now, They won't hesitate to fire at you... So focus!'
After telling my crew to go to battlestations and prepare for combat operations, It had calmed me down. While the nervousness and anxiety was still there, It had not been as bad as before.
Someone shouted out as everyone looked upwards. "Enemy bombers! Disperse and spread out! Spread out!"
'What the hell!? I didn't even get the chance to launch my fighters in time!' I quickly pulled a turn to the right splitting off from the group as my Sea wolf SAM launchers turned and aimed searching for any hostile aircraft. The sound of piston-engine bombers could now be heard.
"Desu!"
"Uah!? Mutsuki is busy right now!"
"Desu!"
Aaugghh! The water around me splashed up from multiple explosions, In the midst of talking hastily with a fairy who had decided it was a good time to say right now that Fighters were ready for air superiority operations. one of the following light cruisers began to slow down, For fuck sake. Not even a minute in and one of us was already possibly going down!
Fortunately, My destroyer squadron managed to follow me in the split. Getting close to them. I shouted out.
"Alright! Keep close and don't go alone! We need to find... whatever the transports are!"
"Aha!" "Yep!" "Got it!" All destroyers replied back confirming my new commands as a Su-33 launched off with the typical anti-aircraft loadout intent on destroying the bombers that had just attacked.
BGM:Rush into the night battle!
After only a short time trying to figure out where the transports were, We finally found the silhouettes of the ships we were supposed to support. And not far behind them was a Ri-class heavy cruiser of the Myoko type along with other abyssals fighting a bunch of shipgirls.
Closing in, I finally saw them all in their glory as there were two destroyers mixed in with two light cruisers, All of which I quickly identified and cataloged in my mind assisted by my computerized command abilities as Kagerou. Shiratsuyu, Kuma. Kitakami.
As I was approaching from the side along with the rest of my destroyers under my command, I had a chance to force a unexpected attack. From this direction, Noone would be aware we were here until it was too late.
Seeing the fairy that had decided to appear on my body again, dressed in the same familiar sailor uniform with some influence from my past and my current status as a Cold war shipgirl right now look at me. I began searching though my memories as Mutsuki and asked my fairies for instructions before I started giving orders and designating targets.
"This is what we do! Ine and Ioko target both... Kagerou and Shiratsuyu! Himura! and Rini! you will target Kitakami! I will fight Kuma on my own terms!" The fairy gave a nod before going back inside my machinery as I heard fairy voices about my anti-ship missiles, that they were good for launch as I pointed my Mark 42 cannons at them.
Because there were 5 of us and 4 of them, I had decided that the two I-class destroyers would target the destroyers while Rini and Himura would shoot at Kitakami first. I chose Kuma because at least a light cruiser was going to withstand more damage than a destroyer. 'Forgive me for that. Kuma.'
However, It seemed my choice of assigned targets had drawn some questions. as Ine, the one who had made the comment about my actions before my attack on the cruise liner decided to speak up. "But Mutsuki, What about Kuma?"
Looking back at her I simply replied as i prepared to power up all RADARs and checked off final inspections for any aircraft launches if needed. "One destroyer with modern equipment should be more than enough."
Deciding not to argue about it Ine simply looked ahead as we entered the engagement envelope...
I signalled to everyone, A sign to open fire. It was all synced.
The sights of destroyer guns being fired got their attention, But it was too late like I predicted. My two shells hit Kuma as I had hoped for. Rini and Himura also had hit along with Ioko on Shiratsuyu, Ine ended up narrowly grazing Kagerou and ultimately missing.
"Keep them suppressed! Prepare F-111s for Anti-ship operations!" I lowered my Sea wolf launchers to act as extra weapons if needed as everyone confirmed these new commands.
Being bombarded by shells from your flank out of nowhere and suddenly seems to have made my targets lose their composure as they were forced to deal with this new and unexpected threat.
"Uoh! I am hit Kuma!" Kuma yelled, She fired her guns... only for my Sixth sense to activate as bells ringing within my mind warned me of the incoming danger... Before I narrowly avoided her shells as Rini let out a yelp of surprise at that.
Communications flickered to life as I heard that blasted Ri-class's voice again.
"Good job! You five! Keep delaying them! This transport group is almost able to disengage!"
With that the shooting continued as I tried to reach out to the transport group and rally them under my command...
Kanmusu Side. Kitakami Point of View
The two pairs of destroyers and light cruisers now had multiple problems. Not long ago they were just in the middle of attacking a group of Wa-class transport shipgirls. The protecting escorts had previously been distracted by another group.
The sudden appearance of a Ri-class wasn't much of a obstacle because there was only one of her.
It was the sudden five destroyers hitting them from the side that had turned this fight around, One of them even looked familiar...
Kuma along with Shiratsuyu had been damaged by the surprise attack, Now it was 6 ships going up against 4, And the transports were already managing to escape. Wincing from another shell landing too close for comfort, I got a closer look at the lead.
Wait a minute, Shiny Brown-like hair, A uniform shared with Mutsuki's sister. Kisaragi, Rocket launchers that were pointed at Kuma. Missile tubes, The look in her eyes... No... Could it be...!?
Suddenly realizing how dangerous it had just became, I drifted to Kuma.
"Kuma, We must retreat now! and fast!"
"What do you mean retreat Kuma!" Kuma replied back as another shell splashed down uncomfortably close.
"We are outnumbered and Mutsuki is involved! We don't stand a chance against her equipment! We need to retreat now before she decides to use her missiles!"
Hearing my reasoning and realizing that Mutsuki, The destroyer who had defected and was fighting against us was involved. Kuma finally seemed to understand as she gave a last look at the brown-haired destroyer. "For kuma to be in this shape, But if Mutsuki is here... Let's retreat! Kuma!"
I quickly follow Kuma as Shiratsuyu and Kagerou also fled, Luckily. for whatever reason, Mutsuki didn't decide to pursue us of fire her missiles. Possibly because on some level she didn't want to do the unimaginable?
Mutsuki/Laffeychan Point of View
Kuh, That was somewhat nerve-wracking. We succeeded in forcing them all to retreat, Maybe my squadron had a decent chance to wait out this entire battle?
"Gunfire just stopped, Anyone got hurt?" The blasted Ri-class asked.
"Negative, Everyone wasn't hurt." Processing the reply she gave us another set of objectives.
"Good, I will be homing into your position soon. Listen carefully. Most of the transport ships managed to reach safety and are now under cover for the most part, But unfortunately. There's a few more groups that are still under heavy pressure, We've confirmed the presence of enemy carriers. And they seem to be focused right now on a specific group, So you should expect heavy air attack. We must not let the enemy force sink any transport ships as we need the supplies, Once you arrive at that position you will have freedom to act on your own."
Well, It seems the action is still not over. And now that there were carriers out there, It seems I would be the only reserve 'Aviation' destroyer available right now that didn't launch any planes yet. Would that mean the first of fifth carrier division were here?
"Mutsuki-chan... What's our next orders?"
Turning back to her I belated out more commands as I decided they should stay safe and be in the backline rather than risk being in the most intense portion of the fighting. "Once you reach where our superiors intend us to be, You will split from me and stay with the others, Things look dangerous and... I don't see why you should be put at risk..."
Himura's eyes widened at what I had said as she carefully put a hand on my shoulder. "Mutsuki, That is crazy! You will be alone and even with what we've seen, I still don't think you should be a lone destroyer given the risks!-"
I cut her off as I gave a gentle smile. "One is more than enough for a diversion, Besides. I can rally the other forces under my command and my planes can carry missiles. Remember?" Wanting to say something further but being unable to, She just groaned.
Remembering I had my F-111s all ready to go, I launched them with the objective of suppressing Kuma and her fleet with small but lots of small bombs. Perhaps they could also give me a idea of what was going on?
Some time later...
BGM:Marking time. Waiting for Death
Just as I predicted, There was no way the balance was going to be in my favour especially with enemy carrier units around.
I move to my left dodging a bomb from a Type 99 dive bomber as my autocannons quickly dealt with the damned plane itself.
"Launch Sea wolfs!" I fired two missiles just for assurance's sake at a Type 97 dive bomber that was headed toward a Light cruiser.. before it lost its wing from the explosions of the missiles.
The Ri-class wasn't kidding, What my Electronic warfare crew was telling me for all purposes was true as my RADARs scanned the area. All around me was a chaotic and hectic battlefield! There were many abyssal destroyers and a few cruisers floating around, They were all smoking and seemingly in the process of sinking.
My squadron of Su-33s were seeing the same thing before they had returned, Even worse. there were lots of planes around that was going to waste the time I had.
"This is Isako! Ni-class destroyer! Benson sub-class! I have visual on enemy shipgirls closing in fast! Carriers confirmed! Supported by destroyer and cruiser fleets with American reinforcements detected! Anyone copy this!?"
"Enemy Type 99 dive bombers incoming from the left! FROM THE LEFT!"
"Taking fire from Shiratsuyu class destroyers at 4 o'clock! Torpedoes in the water!"
"Torpedo cruiser Chika Chi-class! One of our fighter squadrons was just lost! I repeat! We've lost a entire squadron of Wildcats!"
"Isako! What's your status over!?"
"This is Isako! We are taking heavy fire from the cruisers! One of our supporting cruisers is gone! They took a direct hit from a-TORPEDO BOMBERS! LEFT SIDE LEFT SIDE!"
Not minutes ago there were dozens of divisions available. Now there was not much left, And even the three destroyers. a Ro and two Nis I had rallied under my command were from destroyed groups. Destroying the Type 99s and Type 97 aircraft with my Su-33s and delaying them with bombs had gave everyone critical time. But for how long?
Our enemy was there, Just a bit more. They stood there shooting these damned arrows-transforming-into-planes at us with escorts blocking anyone from trying to get close.
It turned out to be the first carrier fleet, Akagi and Kaga. Along with Akebono and Ushio. Shigure, Harusame. Umikaze. Kamikaze. Abukuma, Nagara. Jintsuu and a few unidentified USN shipgirls thrown in as well.
Usually I would not mind meeting them, But right now I just wanted to curse and cuss them out from what happened here.
Although our contact was short, Many of the Abyssal destroyers here were still shipgirls to me. And now they are going down left and right. Like What had happened at Leyte Gulf.
So that's what being like a failure feels like...
The fact I was also historically destroyed by B-17 bombers of all things while helping Kinryu Maru only pissed me off even further.
I had already suffered a grazing hit from one of these stupid dive bombers. The destroyers that had split off from me along with the Ri Ooyodo clone had managed to get out safely... thankfully, But there was another heavy cruiser that had sacrificed herself to stall time. Even then, It all seemed to be useless as the enemy shipgirls just sunk two more transports.
"Fucking hell... Accelerate the pre-launch checklist!" I cussed out in frustration, Then as my sixth sense alerted me. I saw something that forced me to freeze.
Just a short distance from me were the two Ni-class destroyers. Damaged, Their backs at each other firing desperately on the incoming rush of planes flying at our direction.
Most dive bombers made it past and released multiple bombs as I saw hits, Explosions followed and I saw the heavily damaged form of one of them... Just floating and unmoving, "You! Get out of there!" I shouted.
The other let out a loud scream, She was just horrified at what had happened as she failed to see a bunch of planes approaching rapidly... And proceeding to drop bombs and hit a distraught destroyer. "NO! WHY...FUCKING YOU...!" I screamed out as I saw her covered by flames.
More explosions and a second later, The second Ni-class was just there broken. like that.
No fucking way... I was saddened by witnessing the sinking of other destroyers but these two were different, These two were the ones i managed to place under my command. And seeing as I was a designated NCO it had been my responsibility to lead them, And now I had lost two destroyers. All there for me to see.
I changed course, slamming on the engine controls trying to speed up as a destroyer ignoring everything else, Hoping they could still be salvaged and pulled away to safety.
When i was able to reach them.. Something happened and it felt like something had hit me and pushed me away, Then came more explosions and screaming. But it was not me that had been hurt.
Turning my head with wide eyes I froze again, Right in front of me was the Ro. Half of her machinery blackened with damage, One of her eyes also had been heavily bruised as she was on fire.
She had just shoved me aside... Stopped me from being hit, I approach her slowly in shock. The last destroyer under my effective command was in danger of going down in front of me.
"A..Aaah...A-Ahh.." I muttered out in disbelief. Staring unbelievingly at her, With her last movements she weakly told me. Saying it was okay and to leave her be and for me to escape and evacuate elsewhere.
Staring at her in horror, I just contemplated. This abyssal destroyer, Who were generally called monsters in most fanfics and in the official game.. In front of me was sinking, And I just can't bring myself to not even care.
Just right when I was able to reach out with my hands more splashes of water covered me as I was thrown back.
Accidentally I caught the form of a Type 99 bomber flying away after failing to hit its intended target.
Then my mind finally caught up to what had just happened. Just now, My last soldier under my command has been killed, This Ro-class is dead. The two Nis are unsalvageable, The other shipgirls I failed to place under my command were gone. Despite delaying the enemy side and these damned planes with my Su-33s launching missiles and using guns.
Looking around I could not see any other friendly units around me. Then it hit me, I was the last combat-effective destroyer, I was the last destroyer still in combat. Everyone else was getting away of had been killed.
"Desu! Hey! Hey hey hey hey!"
I was starting to get angry and furious despite my crew telling me to disengage right now as I growled, My voice having turned cold. I turned around to the one responsible for this... The goddamn first carrier division.
In my rage I set course toward the carriers. failing to launch any aircraft myself, They also noticed me approaching rapidly. Mutsuki, The famed Destroyer shipgirl with Cold war equipment and aircraft who could turn battles around in her sorties, Who had been kind to her sister. Kisaragi and had been a close friend to Fubuki. charging toward them.
The planes up above began attacking me and strafing me at every chance as streams of light and smoke brimmed from my launchers, The carrier escorts also began firing on me with regretful but determined looks on their faces as I was sure i spotted a few USN destroyer shipgirls mixed in there too.
I dodged the rest. the amount of hits not being enough to impair me as I fired Exocet missiles aimed specifically at Kaga, The stupid fucking carrier responsible for this mess. These missiles would not be stoppable by any normal means.
And I saw them hitting as explosions covered Kaga... Only for her to be standing, Wincing but still standing strong which just pissed me off even more further. The fact I also managed to miss with my guns by a goddamn inch had riled me up more.
Then retaliation fire came, low flying dive bombers dropped their bombs. But not before Jintsuu and a bunch of other girls had decided to shoot me as my angry eyes stared at the incoming projectiles-
Multiple explosions sprung up around where I was, I can feel the pain but only for a Instant as I felt my stern being cracked by the impacts, I just shook a little in pain and gritted my teeth as I looked over at the enemy.
I cough up... wait?
I was coughing up something, I look for a injury and sure enough. I can see something. possibly a hole in the back of my smokestack, Looking back. I saw all of the shipgirls pointing their guns at me , More bombers and Torpedo bombers flying at me as well as a alert that damage control crews were beginning to get to work... But i was just a lone destroyer,
I tried accessing my Arcane powers, only to find myself coughing up more than ever as I was still unable to access them. My abilites failing to respond to any attempt to do so on my part.
"You move when i tell you to move..." I muttered fearfully to myself in my mind as my eyes widened.
It was over.
I heard a sound as things seemingly began to slow down.
"Sunk by Heavy bombers. Never sunk anything."
"GWS-27 Sea wolf, Cancelled. by Stupid british politicians who allowed their Aerospace industries to fall apart."
"F-111s, Put out of service for no good reason. B Variant failed to be put into production."
I fell silent and looked around in my mind, Trying to locate the source of the sound which I suspected to be a abyssal-sounding version of me. It sounded like it was my voice, Mixed in with Kisaragi's and the rest of my sisters. It was coming from everywhere...
"Why did they abandon me?"
"Why did they deny me everything? Why was i left to suffer?"
"No! It couldn't be helped at all! They tried their best! Despite the cultural barrier!"
"WEAK! THEY WERE TRASH!"
"Then strike back at them! CULL THEM! PREY ON THEM! THEY DESERVE NOTHING BUT YOUR PURE RAGE AND DESPAIR FOR WHAT THEY DID TO YOU IN YOUR PAST!"
"I was one of them... The light of my spirit is what makes me.. Me. Gives me missiles, Gives me my powers... I never got anywhere being this angry..."
"I guess i wasn't meant to be a Shigure of Hibiki, I just... had to be dragged down by heavy bombers. If it wasnt for them..."
"AWAKEN!"
I suddenly looked at my hands in my mind, seeing that were now covered by a orange circuitboard pattern as if I was just thrown into corruption art. Feeling the sudden surge of power flooding me, going beyond anything I had control over. I simply threw my head back and let out a scream of pure anger as I felt the real mutsuki sleeping within me also letting out a yowl of machine pain and anger.
As my vision returned to normal. I see the shipgirls, Their guns aimed at me and incoming Type 99 dive bombers as my eyes began to glow angrily.
Berserk.
Foolish/Pain, Weakling. Enemy.
OST:THE BEAST 1 (SRW L/Original)
My hands start to shake, My vision begins to turn a red shade of color as I feel unknown stimulants flooding my body. I feel unbridled rage coursing though me as my eyes begin to glow a vicious crimson red. There is that voice again from before echoing inside my mind, Its telling me to kill... It's back.
And I allow myself to be taken over by the darker side of me.
Just as I saw their guns firing and dive bombers releasing their bombs, I gritted and raised my hand, generating a unimaginably powerful magical-circle barrier as shells and bombs explode on contact... Only for it to be undamaged as I grin madly.
Getting up slowly, I felt the power flooding me right now as I knew in my rage-riddled mind what I needed to do. I needed to access my magical girl powers now that at long last my abilities were now accepting my attempts to use them.
Allowing a light to cover me. I simply let out a loud cry of rage as I underwent my transformation, Feeling my clothes changing piece by piece as I summoned my personal weapon and I felt the light within me shining brighter than ever.
By the time the transformation was over, The first thing I noticed was that my weapon seemed to be a sword or gunblade of some kind, And that I had a orange and red theme to me. But that didn't matter as i let out a loud roar of pure power and a flight deck manifested on my arm.
"UUUUUUUUUUAAAAAAAGGGGGRRRRRRRRRUUUUUUUUUHHHHHHAHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHGGGGGGGRRRRRRRRRRR...!|||"
Back when I had switched sides, A abyssal shipgirl had decided to write a report about my 'Magical girl' powers. My ability to access seemingly impossible abilities such as my infamous carrier ability and even a transformation as well as several basic skills and my skill at enhancing equipment with magitech exclusive to me, Ever since I had went Opposing Forces. My abilities had disappeared or downgraded after I had joined up with the abyssals, While they started coming back with the improvement of my mental state. It was still doubted today If i could even light a match with a flame from my hands.
Oh boy, Whoever wrote that was wrong. On several levels, My powers had been re-awakened. All the while I was in the midst of me going Dark Magical girl mode.
I screamed, my crew seemingly in synchro with me as I lunged forwards amidst the sounds of my machinery starting to slowly repair itself, My emotions were directed at Akagi as the shipgirls fired again and Aircraft tried to attack me... only for all that to miss as I came crashing at her.
Hearing the sickening noise of steel crashing against each other, I wrapped my hands around her hull trying to tear off chunks of her machinery as she tried to force me off before I simply jumped backwards to face the enemy destroyers, letting out a growl in the process.
"AAAAAUUGGGHHAARRRRRRRUHHHHHUUHHH!"
Letting out another yowl of anger that didn't sound like the actual me, I launched my squadron of Su-33s and began preparing more as I started to charge toward her with the intention of complete destruction.
Seeing that I had demonstrated my transformation for the first time ever since I switched sides. The enemy fleet began to scatter and retreat away from me as I was intent on rushing Akagi-
Before I rammed into someone. possibly a Italian of USN destroyer shipgirl, who was desperately trying to stop me as above I knew my Su-33s were fighting with Archers and rockets, Seemingly enhanced by my transformation into a Magical girl as I saw her bringing up a gun to shoot me-
Only for me to grab her arm as I gripped her hull... before proceeding to crush and crumple it into scrap metal as I kicked her, The blow sending her flying as another alert signalled the next squadron of aircraft were ready to launch. to which I did, putting more Su-33s into the air.
Aiming at the escorts, I fired off more guns as I added in a uncontrolled skill into the mix, Each shell affected by my current state, possibly making them look like battleship princess's energy-coated shells from KC arcade (however I was too angry right now to check closer) and setting some of them on fire as my Sea wolf launchers pointed downwards to fire at them. Explosions covering them and tearing into their hulls as I kept my attention on the girl.
She was there, squirming and staring at me in fear as I water-walked to her in pure anger with a haunted red glow in my eyes. Seeing some desperate planes trying to strafe or bomb me, I simply fired my autocannons and Sea wolfs. Watching them explode and burst apart into flames as my barrier blocked any incoming fire.
With a good swing and a blow to her bow, A portion of her hull was driven inwards with the sound of steel being smashed as I heard her scream in pain...
And like a proper out-of-control Magical Shipgirl, I began to punch and batter her with my hands as the enemy fleet retreated, trying to get away from me given I had demonstrated my transformation that was rarely seen before I switched sides. I grabbed a turret and proceeded to smash it into pieces on her hull, Flames and metal flying everywhere under my fist.
KILL! SINK! SINK! SHATTER!
I can feel the steel on my face as I tore apart the destroyer, I can feel her hull shattering and falling apart into pieces under my body. I can sense it, I can see the oil and steel begin to cover my vision as I smashed and punched her more, By the time I am done. There's nothing left but a sinking kanmusu and the remains of Akagi's and Kaga's aircraft which had been dealt with by my Su-33s. their wings and airframe glowing, circling above me.
Looking upwards as my eyes glowed red, I stare at the wreck in triumph.
