It has been 9 months since the Abyssals appeared.
It is unknown to most why both the fairies and Abyssals appeared, but both seemed to have appeared around the same time.
It has been 7 months and 20 days since the Abyssals were able to cut off Iwakuni from the rest of Japan.
Much of those who lived there are stuck. All travel has been halted.
Telephone and telegraph lines, destroyed.
Wireless communication, disrupted.
The admiral in charge had to deal with what he could make do.
It has been 2 months since the last time the Abyssal fleet tried to capture the city. 2 harsh months.
The ship girls, who have been able to best the Abyssals, somehow were able to make contact with a few other bases. The communications were still gone, but contact still established. All they could do is ferry supplies from the, much better off, bases to the north. It had worked for some time.
But who knew how long they could hold out.
It was a strange day already.
The clouds were darker than steel baptized in the flame of man, it's rain heavier than the lead forged to create keels for ships out at sea. Rain poured heavily, almost drowning out the sorrows of the people. Almost.
Samidare was to patrolled the area, as to keep the populace calm. Of course, it was hard to do such a deed. Many were crying, right there, on the side of the streets. As she walked past them, she saw the canvas. White canvas. Of course, it wasn't just white canvas. Much of the bags needed were already used up, thus they had to use unorthodox covers, such as bedsheets and worn clothing stitched together. The canvas lined the streets, with blotches of red on top of them.
The bodies haven't been buried... Samidare thought. She knew that, soon, more people are going to lose trust in the military. More people will line the streets, covered in a white canvas.
Samidare continued to walk past them, and heard a crashing noise.
She sprinted over, only to see a young woman. She was on the ground, but started to move. Scared, she hid.
She had never seen this girl before, she was different. She began to walk into the city, so she followed.
She suddenly turned right, onto the road she was in.
She seemed to shout something, but she couldn't understand her. She shouts again, but it was for nought.
She asked, "Who are you?" No response. She asked again, but he looked even more confused than she was. She didn't know what do do with her, and thought of reporting back to the Admiral.
But she did motion her to follow her.
She tried to show her her name, and clearly, he was able to read it. Shespoke in another language. "Wu Yue Yü?" She asks.
She shouts her name, and she is clearly taken aback.
She motions again for her to follow.
She walked to the Admiral's office and motions her to stay.
"Commander?" She asks.
"Come in, Samidare." A reply comes.
As Samidare walks into the old and discolored office, the admiral, sitting at his desk, smoking one of his many cigarettes. The admiral was a veteran of course. Barely 40 years old too, with scars all over. It's a miracle that he only has a single scar across his eye on his face, lest he look like a killer.
"Anything new to report?" The admiral asks.
"The people are getting anxious and scared, Commander."
"I said, anything NEW to report," he restates. "I don't need to keep hearing the same damn thing over and over again."
"Well, there is someone I had never seen before, he is in the hallway right now, Commander."
"Why don't you bring her in?"
But as the admiral finishes, an explosion is heard.
And shouting. The man's stomping in heard throughout the base.
"Lebe, what's with that man?" The admiral asks.
"S-she asked for a gun and armor sir, as well as for us to head out, sir."
"Then get on it, I want every available Kanmusu to sortie and defend this city! Hit hard and hit 'em fast!" He shouts as they race to their dockyards.
Again the Abyssal fleet attacked.
And again, must the Kanmusu defend it.