Master of the Deth fleets

by YYH777

my first time writing. when ainz transported to the new world, he not the only one. watch as i try to write a decent story with over use cliche, theme and many more(this is not crack or humor story, this is somewhat serious story). please review, critique is welcome, spam will be ignore. english is not my first language so please forgive me if there is any mistake (may change to M)

14. Chapter 14

Chapter 14: A Whiff of Trouble

Written by Y.H

Disclaimer: I do not own overlord or any related element you may or may not see. Those belong to their respective owner

Thought

[Spell]

"Speak"

Morning

Deth Fleet

8th fleet

Forge ship 'Dawn Fire'

It has been a long night for Luther, the Grand Admiral has been moving from one forge ship to another alongside Forge and the Maintenance Corp ships, inspecting and repairing the damage cable. The problem lies on the magically over receptive outer coating that cause a chain reaction on the many magical circuit that made up the cable. The result is the cable become unstable and began to tear itself apart as the pure magic that flow on it become agitated

Let me sleeeeeeep moan Luther in her mind, as right now she on the last forge ship, watching the repair from its office alongside Forge who have quill and parchment on her hand and furiously taking note. Luther know this is just the tip of ice berg of the work she must do, this case is simple eye opening for her and the fleets as a whole

If the native magic could disturb her fleets magic to this degree, what happen when the same thing happen but to flagship? Or even worse, the entire fleet. This of course prompt her to order Richard to scour the entire Fleets of any, any disruptions or anomaly, no matter how small or insignificant it is

While he do that Luther order Forge to research a way to prevent any more of this case and if possible, integrate the native magic to their own, from what she read from Mirai and Lumia reports, the native magic, wild magic they call it, is powerful, very powerful. And you must be a fool or an idiot not to at least try to harvest its potential, Luther have feeling that that line of thinking is not from her but from her lore.

"Anything new Forge?" Luther look at Forge

"Fascinating, fascinating, fascinating" mumble Forge as she write even faster.

"I see" is she always like these? Tridentred is sure have weird taste Luther sweat drop seeing the frizzle admiral mumbling and writing frantically.

She tore her eyes from Forge and back to the mirror, the Maintenance Corp is already done repairing the damage and now they modifying the outer coating to be more resistance of foreign magic, while its effective it's still a temporary solution, she need more permanent solution, luckily for her she already assigned Forge and Richard to do just that.

"Well then" she raise from her chair and turn to face Forge "I back to my room, put anything you find it next report you send me"

"Yes, yes, fascinating, fascinating"

With slightly disturb mind, Luther teleport out.

Luther Office

Luther sign as she plop down on her chair, she eye the several tall stacks of paper with unmasked distain I genuinely hate you so, so much with glare that could melt metal she glare at the paper, the paper remain the same. After sometime Luther finally tore her eyes from it and stare at her hand.

"*sigh* another problem crop up, and this time it create more work for me, and with this case no doubt that more will come up *groan* at this point I just order complete modification to the entire Fleets" she slam her head down to her table before quietly sobbing "more work, more paperwork, wwwwhhhhhyyyyyy *sobbing*"

After that quick breakdown Luther wipe clean her face and set it in cold dead determination, she will tackle this challenge, she will overcome it and SHE WILL HAVE HER VACATION BACK! I'AM THE GRAND ADMIRAL OF THE DETH FLEETS, SCOURGE OF HEAVEN AND BANE OF HELL, AND YOU WILL FALL BEFORE ME!

With a new fire burning in her, she pull the first stack and with fire in her eyes and power on her hand, she began

Fortress ship Polymer

Daytime

Edward currently are watching the beastmen army, there many type of demihuman in it from lion to bull to lizard all different from one another but move with one purpose, he could relate them to Nazarick. Many different races all bow to the Tomb Lords and Momonga, and now Edward feeling sour with that thought. Nazarick movement on the north is seem rushed and with the southern jungle under their eyes it will be difficult for them to move against them but he wonder, why Nazarick movement seem erratic and constrained? They usually come with vicious plan and no brake so what change probably new world that is and with that he back watching the monitor

He could fight these beastmens one day in the future, not that this beastmens have any changes to see tomorrow day after Mizuki done with them.

He see the army reach the city and stop just out range of it wall and seem to formulate a plan, he watch what he presume is their general order his troops around and began closing in.

They close to the city and already peppering them down with arrows and boulders, the human defender foolishly sally out from the safety of their walls, on front is Cerebrate, charging forward with reckless abandon. Fool, all of them he watch as they shot by arrows and from above he could see the beastmen began to maneuver the defender to their already overwhelming advantage

Mizuki already left earlier to tail the queen and see where she are, he know her plan and frankly he doesn't care. She already signed the contract so he left her alone from now, Edward can see the reason why Mizuki want to secure and cement her loyalty but it can be done with other way, way that don't involve destruction of thousands of lives, not that he complain about the last part.

"How the main canon, are she ready to fire?"

"All green sir, we just need confirmation"

"Good, target the central plaza on the city but don't fire yet"

"Yes sir"

Edward hum quietly as he watches the army's battle against one another outside the city wall, among them he spotted three distinguish figure. One is woman in crimson plate armor, second is girl wearing slender cloth with minimal armor and third is the confirm vampire Evileye.

The two figure fight side by side as the woman in plate armor tank hits and dish out heavy blow while her more slender companion duck and weave around the beastmen and strike them on the back or on their week spot. All in all they make a decent tag team combo in his eyes, while Evileye go solo.

He observe her spell, few he dint know and he pretty sure couple of those spell are new not just to him but to the fleets as a whole and from those who got hit by it, it was pretty strong all things consider. The battle do not go well for the defender, this fact is hammer down when Cerebrate get himself killed as he and his team is overwhelm by the beastmen.

Edward doesn't realize it until he spot his battered corpse on the edge of his monitor, and proceed to ignore him as he enjoy the show/carnage. He sure it will be more exciting to watch the battle up close and not from behind monitor but he have no combat capabilities whatsoever shame really, I wonder if their scream is as pleasant as the organs back on the fleets

He watch as the defender morale crumble under the strain of the fighting, it was clear that the beastmen will win this battle, even the city wall already began cracking under the constant pressure.

The Mizuki appear beside Draudillon, fringed the queen and the guy beside her. She seam commentating about the fight and overall seam casual as the fight deteriorate further, Edward could see the queen shaking and not long shouted something that surprise Mizuki. The surprise melted into feral grin on her face and Edward could practically hear her word "'why you not say so' *sigh* you never change"

Mizuki then pull an hourglass filled with green sand and the wood is cover by runes that glow menacing green, Edward know that item, being the first to see its effect when they tested on the first fleet. He shake his head and mumble "overkill, better than nothing I guess" Mizuki seam to explain it to Draudillon and the guy before an arrow found it mark at Mizuki shoulder.

Draudillon gasp and the guy eyes talk to itself, Mizuki seam surprise as she rip the arrow from her shoulder. Then without warning she slam the item down to the floor, her expression is cold and calculated finally decide to stop playing have you, took you long enough he drag another circle in front of him and another monitor pop up showing chart with two bar on it one is color blue and the other color green.

He tore his eyes back to the battle, the fighting has stopped, it seam everybody hear the loud shattering sound the item made and their attention soon fine the sky. The once blue sky now cover in black clouds, the clouds seam to spiral above the battlefield and thunder could be seen and heart from it. The queen is visibly startle from it and while the guy look intrigue he can't deny the spark of fear in his eyes interesting people we have, let see how they handle the storm

The wind pick up and then, suddenly a chuck of the beastmen drop dead on the left flank, and then another on the middle and then another and another and another. There no flashy magic circle or spell, only they suddenly drop dead when the wind hit them the Storm Clock, one of the rarer item on the fleets and one of the more useful on the large scale battlefield. Large scale AOE attack and while it is take a moment until it got going once it activate it will continue until all designated enemy of the wielder is dead or last 45 minutes, good at prologs battle and sieges but with its low damage to the mid and high level it come as annoyances to them but to the low level between 1 to 20 they will instantly drop dead, the wind it generate is main cause of it thought if the storm is clear the wind lose its instant dead ability but still deal moderate amount of damage to the low level Edward see its use couple of times when the fleets raid a fortified human city on midgard or during one of those battle

It was anticlimactic way to end a war as all beastmen soon drop dead, leaving the surviving defender bewilder as what exactly happen. The queen seem ready to collapse from relief as the prime minister shoulder relax but it seem Mizuki is not done yet, she can't hear what she saying but it must be pretty terrifying judging from their look loyalty by fear is not permanent, then again this not the foundation of it, if she stay loyal she going to find out that we are their comrade in arm in every way possible

Edward dismiss the chart screen after quick look at it and then drag another one, but before he can do it Mizuki massage him

[Ready for the show big boy]

[You are lot talkative now, and a lot more annoying, what happen?]

[Just remembering few old memories, now how you all holding up there?]

[All system green, waiting for signal, anything else you need before I run the system?]

[Could you decloak the ship before you firing? It will be pretty good show to let them see few of our ship]

[Yes, commodore]

Mizuki open a gate and beacon both people to go with her, but she intercept by Evileye, who very suspicious of her. She seam talking to Mizuki but due to her mask and robe Edward can't get what she saying but whatever it is cause the queen to tense up amuse Mizuki at least. But Mizuki doesn't care and invite her go to along with her judging by her body movement unnecessary risk, I hope you know what you're doing Mizuki with reluctance the queen, the guy and Evileye follow her trough gate.

"Alright everybody check your station and prepare for firing solution, we have city to burn"

With Mizuki

It has been a pretty hectic day for her, spectating a battle, using Strom Clock, convince the queen to come with her and of course meeting the infamous Evileye directly. Mizuki know she sense her from the beginning, vampire always have some sense to know who their kind is if close enough and apparently for her it was close enough

Mizuki hum a little tune as she exit [Gate], she watch the capital city of the beastmen soaking in the view before it goes up in flame, it still bother her on why she decide to invite Evileye but what done is done and she going to be another witness to the destruction of a city. It was a waste really, the beastmen could be used as test subject for Admiral Richard or target practice for the fleets but grand admiral order is grand admiral order and nothing can stop it.

She notice the three person exit the gate and seemingly shock on where they are what? Are they never seen [gate] before? It basic thing she let them calm down for some time. She watch Evileye from the corner of her eye, she was interesting case for an undead not many would stay with the living and few more would fight with and for them, she wonder what she like behind that mask and maybe behind her choice of staying with the living

"Welcome all, to Mizuki Demonstration of Fleets Power, I'm Mizuki will be your host for today" no matter how she tried she can't help but to joke on this situation, after all it's not every day you can get the change to troll around with dragonkin and decently strong vampire that is not affiliated with the fleets.

The two take notice around them shock is evident on their eyes "h-how we j-just on the wall"

Mizuki only shrug "magic" she have feeling Evileye just want to scream 'are you fucking kidding with me' at her but so far she still silent.

Mizuki snap her finger, snapping the two from their shock "as you can see we are currently near the beastmen capital and we do obligate to defeat them as per our contract but I can see you still have doubt about us, so I bring you both here to witness it" she saying all that with a smile "of course you here too, enjoy the show" that is the only thing Mizuki said to Evileye before turning back toward the city, humming a small tune.

She could hear the queen and the guy shifted and talked in hush tone but Mizuki didn't bother to listen to it, she have Recorder with her anyway. She hear Evileye shifted her position to be near the queen, apparently she still dint trust Mizuki can't even trust your own kin? Well not that I blame you really Mizuki thought while humming.

"Today we going to witness what will happen to somebody who opposing us" Mizuki emphasizes on the word will "in front of us is the beastmen capital and we going to destroy it completely"

Silence come before break by Draudillon "uh, how you going to do that?"

"Good question" Mizuki clap her hand "we 'Deth Fleets' have couple of policies on our warfare, we call one of it 'Attrition Them to Dead' or ATD for short" Mizuki turn back to facing the three "but we have another policies for our army and it can be simplified to quantity beat quality for the most part" Mizuki clap again and she smiling more sinister "what I going to show you all is one of the most beautiful marvel ever created from our leaders"

"Who are your leader?" ask Evileye suspiciously

"The Grand Admiral of course" Mizuki know the risk she taking here but with the fleets already taking notice of her it was only matter of time before she brought to Grand Admiral boot on the flagship not to mention we will not let such asset go toward our enemy or out of our range Mizuki chuckle before glance toward Evileye one way or another we will get our hand on you.

"Now enough chit chat and let go down to business, but first look up" Mizuki point to the sky above them. After couple of minute of silence Draudillon ask

"Umm there nothing on the sky?"

"No, look up and see it, in all of her glory" there simmering in the sky before space on them seem to warp and twist, this shocked the three who take a step back "ahh, don't worry my esteemed guest we don't bite, much" Mizuki said as the sky began to seemingly retreat as if something large emerging from it.

That something seem too grew by the second, as the minute pass it already cover the small hill they are. They began to take notice of detail such as there seem to be bump under it and the surface is sleek and black with green line, they take notice that the shape is like the bottom of the ship if look from beneath.

"Look up and see it, the product of thousands soul laboring to make such magnificent vessel, I present to you, Fortress Ship Polymer" and with it the ship completely decloak, she could practically feel the magic it radiate especially on the bow of the ship. The shock hit them pretty hard judging from their stiff jaw and posture and he could see Evileye stood still as the magic wash over them I don't blame you dear, most of our magic is either dark or necrotic in nature, it must be quite the shock to suddenly expose to one of the most 'foul' thing on the world Mizuki chuckle silently as they began to overcome the shock.

"b-but i-i-imposible I-it…" the guy stutter as he try to make coherence sentence, as he is a human it was quite the shock that even he feel the darkness it emitted.

"H-how you m-make that!?"

Mizuki shrug "magic"

Fortress ship Polymer

"What take them this long? Just let me fire already" one of the phantom who manned the gunnery section moan before being smack by other phantom nearby. Edward ignore all of this as he continue to monitor the situation on the ground, he already decloak the ship when Mizuki give the signal and now he waiting for the second one.

Mizuki seem to explain something toward them, and judging from their expression it probably about the fleets "I really hope you know what you doing Mizuki, I don't need Admiral on my arse demanding me on your behalf" he watch some more before Mizuki spun back toward the city and thrust her hand forward

Immediately his hand summon red magic circle with a red ball on the middle of it, Edward spare no glace at it as he activate the firing system.

Outside

At the bow of the ship, a giant figurehead of human skeleton holding big jagged green crystal, the crystal is a special gemstone mined from deep beneath the mountains of Niflheim, imbued and enchanted heavily, the crystal can store and convert any input magic or energy into pure dark magic. Right now the crystal is glowing sickening green as massive amount of magic being pumped into it. And when Edward activate the firing system, a series of green magic circle appear around it.

The circle start to spin, slowly at first then it's get faster until it resemble only circle of green light before

BOOOOM

A massive green beam shoot from the crystal, Mizuki and even Edward could feel the intense, concentrated magic stem from it. The cannon named "Venesa Revenge" is a spinal mount cannon on the polymer, every Fortress ship have some variant of it install directly on their Frame and connected to the core of the ship to fuel it. The cannon class name are Inevitable-class cannon, invented by Admiralty Board Shang, the cannons of the Inevitable-class are unique as it are powerful.

The beam shoot to the city in blinding speed before connected to the central plaza, beneath the central plaza the saboteurs have dinged and rigged the entire city with crystal bombs the size of satchel charge, the task have been a tremendous effort as the beastmens all have height senses and it take them quite a while to dig the tunnel.

BOOOOOOOOOOOM

BOOOM

BOOOM

BOOOM

BOOOM

A massive explosion rattle the city from the plaza and several other smaller explosion occur when the bomb detonate underground, causing massive sinkhole that swallow an entire block of house. Screaming could be heard all the way to the hill where giggling Mizuki and terrified queen and minister stand, Evileye already gone still as she already see something very similar with what just transpired.

More explosion raked the city and they already could see the toxic green mist emerge from the explosion. The toxic concocted by the 8th fleet are design to poison the ground not the air, but it will take several minute before the toxic began to seep into the ground, and until then, it was a very poisonous gas.

Like an airborne virus.

Heh, impressive, I must send some gift to Admiral Forge, that simply stunning though Mizuki as she watch. The explosion continue for several minute before finally subdue.

All that left from once prosperous city is now crater filled toxic ruin with body of the dead beastmen fill the city. The demihuman tribes will hear about the destruction of their capital soon and when it happen the fleet will already have eyes and ear every ware, for the demihuman tribes of the southern forest now lay inside territory claim by the fleets.

The human kingdom will wonder for many years what exactly happen to the city, many say it was divine judgment, other say the magic accident. But to those who know it, will remember it as the fleets 'demonstration' of their abilities

With Mizuki

Mizuki watch as the city reduce to inhospitable rubble, the fleets will take the ruin and turn it into a small Forward Base of Operation (FOB) per Admiral Mirai order. She smile imagining the ruin would become under the fleets' banner, no doubt her sister would like that. She chuckle at that, Alexie always like that.

"Well thank you for visiting, see you next time" Mizuki said happily. She turn to see three stunned expressions, well two if you dint count Evileye "that my friend is what happen when you cross us, you don't want that to happen to your city, right? Because if you want it to happen for whatever reason we can do that"

"N-no th-thank you"

"Eh, you do you" she turn back and open [gate] "this will take you to your palace, after that you do whatever. Reveal our presence, claim the glory for yourself or other thing I don't care" she open another [gate] as the ship above began to disappear "but remember our contract dear, we already liberated the cities you own and in process of clearing the strangler but that come with a price same, with saving your kingdom" her smile turn frosty as she began emitting fear aura around her "you will not betray us, don't you?"

Draudillon only could nod after display of such power at the fleets' disposal

Her smile turn to genuine one and the aura deactivated "we will not attack or harm you or any of your subject as long as you adhere to contract you signed, and here" she pull a scroll before toss it to Draudillon "use that if you want to contact us, just pour some magic into it and we will answer it, see you some time" with that she enter [gate] and disappear alongside the ship in the sky, leaving three shocked person behind

"Your highness, what have you done"

"*Heavy Sigh* the necessary Evileye, the necessary"

"You do realize the price when come dealing with undead, especially vampire"

"I know, and I will pay the price a hundred time if needed"

Deth Fleets

Black Death

With Luther

Fuck my unlife, fuck it to oblivion thought Luther as she stare at the mountain range of paperwork before her, it even spill into the floor and taking up all of the room from her desk all the way to the door. Overnight the report pile on as Richard scour the entire fleets from 10th to 1st for any anomaly. The result now sit in her room with her now.

It seem the Wild Magic already seep into various magic systems on the fleets except the most protected one like communication circuit thank fuck for that! But the rest, more exposed circuits get no such luck.

Delivery, lighting, aiming, observation, fuck even the cruising AND sailing system!? This more severe that I imagine Luther read throng the first pile and already the news gone bad, not only the wild magic interfering with the other system, it got them to start unraveling. The situation especially bad for the delivery circuit, magic system design for speedy delivery of goods across ship-to-ship and fleet-to-fleet. The Maintenance Corp already addressing the issue with help from 8th fleets but it still will take couple of hours before the system up and running.

In the meantime the heavier goods like box of iron bar or enchanted marble block must be abandon temporary, and while smaller and lighter good could be deliver manually like leather or mail it still will take them some time to sort out the pile that has accumulate in several ship not to mention this shit literally halved the production of 8th fleet, and where my bloody mail!? It should be arrive here days ago!?

Luther still waiting for the mail containing Momonga spell and letter for her but she still not get it, or possible it already lost to the bureaucratic chaos out there, or even lost in the mountains range of paperwork on her room. Suffice to say Luther will not get her mail in couple of hours while the repair is on the way.

Ding-ding

"Hmm, [massage]?" [This is Luther, speak now]

[Grand Admiral, this is Listmen, reports just come from Dragon Kingdom and Commodore Mizuki of the 9th fleet-]

[Get to the point]

[Of course, due to mess outside Mizuki have come straight to me and deliver her report-]

[Good, read now]

[Ma'am?]

[I don't have patient or time, report it through this connection, now]

[Of course, on third day of-]

[Simplified]

[Wait one moment… she manage to achieve all objective and confirm Evileye as vampire, but she reveal our leader, you, and the existence of the fleets]

[Good enough, place some sleeper agent on the kingdom rank from peasant to noble, I want network in there. also keep an eye for our queen there, don't do anything just observe]

[Yes Grand Admiral]

"Well at least there some good news in this hell hole" Luther grab another paper from the pile and her eyes catch something on it. "Lumia and Crux report? Well it been long time since them report back" she read the folder

And read it again

And again

And again

And several time until Luther sure what she read "this is a joke, a fucking joke, there no fucking way on all thing holy and wicked could this be POSSIBLE!" Luther shout as she slam the paper down, shaking the mountain for a moment. The report detail both Admiral exploit as well as references to Mirai own report, but what grant her teeth is the fact that Lumia and Crux manage to somehow, someFUCKINGhow insert Lumia into a conspiracy.

That alone isn't too bad, even when the conspiracy is about wrestling control from the crown and just general uprising isn't too bad, sure the country will suffer but they survive. No the thing that anger her is the fact that to enter Lumia must marry one of the more influential noble

Lumia MARRYING

And that, is where she drew the fucking line.

She will just contend if she enter it as minor player or what, not marrying into the FUCKING HEIR OF THE PERSON THAT LEADING ALL OF IT. Balsa Savarez, the heir of Savarez family and son to Ramirez Savarez, one of the noble that side with the south during their brief civil war.

Luther smash her hand against the desk and deep crack appear on it, she took a deep breath before calmly exhaling it. "Alright, Lumia getting, fuck, the groom is Balsa Savarez, center of the scandal that once rocked the nobility, shit, and they getting married" Luther whisper as she held her head on her hand.

After couple of minute of self-reflection, Luther get up and read it more thoroughly alright, first contact by Balsa happen when Mirai introduce him to Lumia, instantly fall in love with Lumia according to Crux, Lumia and Mirai. Luther clamp down on the urge to burn the paper "since when he get the change to propose the marriage, it is exactly 4 days since I read their report on the Dragon kingdom, how the fuck did he do it so fast" mutter Luther as she imagine how it all went down in there and instantly propose "well that how apparently" and denied, in which he offer material compensation and more before being dragged out by his companion.

Luther put it down and massaging her head "well this is went from bad to worse, how come it come now, Nazarick will hear about this" she stay put for couple of minute before sighing and read again. The report paper consist of 7 pages of small condense letter and full of reference to at least 7 other report from either Mirai or various other Commodore scatter on the kingdom territory as well as the southern juggle and keep an eye for various demihuman tribes and the north.

Before she could finish it there something caught her eyes, they mentioning the Slane Theocracy that lies east of the juggle that worship six 'gods' figures and there some semblances and possibility that the six 'gods' they worship is actually players "the theocracy? Well it seem somebody got a job" mutter Luther as she continue to read. Luther hear about the six 'gods' from one of Mirai report and already have a mind that the six is actually players, she also hear from various reports about the Eight Greed Kings and their flaying city.

Luther put it down and grab another paper and quill from inside her desk and began to write, the 'gods' piqued her interest and so too the Eight Greed Kings. But with limited Intel even after some time in the world it still a struggle fest to find any Intel relevant to her, add the bureaucratic mess outside and it will take some time before she hear anything important.

Not to mention I still have Momonga letter and this mess to deal with Luther sigh again before continue reading the report.

Black Death Dungeon

Cell no. 376

Alice hum herself a little as she patch her brother bleeding arm, she and her brother have been prisoner on this place for quite some time, the lack of windows or any sign of time really skewer their perspective. Her brother, John have been trying to break their cell. Only to get zap from the bar, but he continue trying.

She can't blame him thought, after they meet that… creature and get their blood sucked while being held down already terrified them, but to learn what she can do from their captor vampire really put her brother on high gear to escape.

"I was so close on breaking that door, so close" mutter John

"I think it's time to rest up a bit, so you know, you won't die" say Alice "at this point your body will collapse from exhaustion if you continue like this and my medical supply is limited here, I can't tear my clothe continually to patch you up" she says as she finish tie up a makeshift bandage on her brother arm.

Alice and john clothe have seen better day, Alice clothe have tear and various bit missing to use as makeshift bandage and John clothe have sting mark and tear as he tries and fail to break the enchanted cell door, not to mention dirt and dust that clung to them as they dint have change to clean them and themselves.

"You know, at this point it you could just give up"

They jump at the voice and there he is, leaning against wall on their opposite direction is their captor (they dint know his name so they just call him captor), he seem relax as he smoking from a black wood pipe. He hardly change from last time they see him, except for the pipe, nothing of him change.

John glare at him "we will escape, I will not give up"

He just chuckle "oh you hilarious" he take a long drag before exhaling thick white smoke "let me tell you something, you can't escape, no matter how powerful or clever you are, you can't and won't escape"

Alice tilt her head at that "And that's because?"

"We flying in the sky, hundreds of feet up on the air"

Silence from both occupant before Alice say "you joking, right? There no way we up in the sky, right?"

He just chuckle "believe whatever you want, but it won't change the truth" with that he walk away.

Back with Luther

Luther currently sitting on her throne, drinking some blood from a wine glass. She just come out from her office and while usually she head directly to her room, this time she chose to sit on her throne as she still have thing to mull over. One of it is how to deal with Lumia problem.

While she drinking her mind already spinning plan to deal with this problem, the risk Lumia taking is too much for the fleet's safety and herself, Nazarick will hear about that and like shark smelling blood, they will attack at this opportunity and expose her and the fleets fully this just get better and fucking better.

Luther current problem is she can't convince herself that this is a bad idea, no matter what angle she look the fleets will get benefit, agent and contingency plan the case her current one fail, it also open up door previously lock for the other Admiral and her. Crux could build her network more easily, Mirai could monopolize more freely and information that will be viable, not to mention the libraries and books she desperately need.

All in all, it seem like a good plan, risky plan but with unquestionable benefit not just to her, but to the fleets. I can't accept it, I WON'T accept it Luther grind her teeth. Throwing the wine glass to the far side of the room, before it could impact and shatter a black portal open up and swallow it.

Luther hung her head down as she furiously think on how to salvage the situation, but no matter how hard she thinking, her mind already decide that this is fine, not spectacular but fine none the less. "AGHHH CURSE YOU MY PAST SELF" Luther shout as she slam her hand down on her throne.

And when she just about to give up her mind supply her with something, Luther suddenly stop still as her mind whirl up the idea into something more, much more. "Oh, this is what I need" Luther began to smile.

Luther get up from her throne and begin to walk away, her smile resemble something out of nightmare, enough to disturb the living dead she encounter as she make her way to Listmen office.

Luther open the door and she see Listmen dealing with mountain of paperwork on his desk. Listmen stop writing and look up to her, if possible Listmen feel something akin to dread as Luther smile become even more deranged as she sit opposite of him "Listmen, I have a task for you"

"*Gulp* what do you require, Grand Admiral"

Luther smile just stay the same "prepare your luggage, we going for a road trip"

Continue

AN: sorry for the long update got stuck with school work and other matter. welp here chapter 14 hope you enjoy it!