From: FFReset
A:I have divided your ideas into 5 categories.
Alpha - I had them in my plans.
Beta - interesting idea.
Delta - probably not, because I don't know the series.
Out - no chance for some reason.
In - it is already.
Alpha: Code Geass, C&C, RWBY, GATE, Familiar of Zero, Naruto, Azur Lane
Beta: Fallout, Fate Series, Youjo Senki, Ace Pilot, Genshin Impact, Toaru, Pacific Rim
Delta: C&C, Demon Slayer, My Hero Academia, ROR, One Piece, Gears of War, Assassin's Creed, Undertale, Bleach
Out: MCU
In: Warhammer Fantasy
And anyway, it's worth thinking about what IA (Interdimensional Alliance) will be OP. GA itself already gives you almost everything you could want + the population of our planet and others like it (Pacific Rim) + OP heroes (Fate, Naruto) + OP technologies (C&C, Code Geass), but also how OP the enemies will be (Just imagine all these monsters and their huge numbers)
But Warhammer Fantasy is here. It will come as no surprise to anyone that the monster factions that were described in ch1p2 are the armies of Chaos Gods, Norca(a bit) and Beastmen. Do you know what this means for the Warhammer Fantasy dimension?
From: Hi(Guest)
A:Symply no.
Chapter 3 - Politics and Titans
=location: Raksasa Island, 35 days after invasion=
Raksasa Island was the third empty island and the place where the Interdimensional Alliance (IA) planned to test their theory that such empty islands could lead to other dimensions full of potential allies. But also potential enemies.
Monsters from GA dimensions started to appear and showed their strength. The unprepared armies of the UEG suffered many thousands of deaths from their clutches. Fortunately, with the knowledge and reinforcements from Hyperdimension, Superdimension, and Ultradimension, the losses quickly began to diminish. In addition, technological and logistical support significantly improved the situation on the ground.
Speaking of Earth, the fighting is pretty much over on the planet and things are starting to get better. Due to the losses suffered in the invasion, the UEG had to carry out a massive population relocation. Hundreds of millions of people have been moved from destroyed cities to new homes that were occupied by already dead people. The economy began to get back on its feet, with workers busy repairing roads and railroads to move supplies faster. Mines raised their turnover to extract all needed resources. Shipyards began laying the first ships of the mothball fleet and anything that could float, with the hulls of hundreds more already laid. Tanks and other war vehicles were pulled from wherever possible. Fleets of drones, obscuring the sun with their numbers. Ranks of tens of millions of soldiers training for combat.
IA even took on the first 2 joint initiatives for the entire armed forces. Automatic translators were produced for all soldiers, starting with officers and special forces, and a new part for uniforms. Brassard, with three spaces. From the top, the first is for the IA flag, the second on the symbol for the planet/dimension/alliance they come from, now only GA and UEG, and the last one is the flag of the member country/region.
But back to the island of Raksasa, the rifts had partially opened, just enough to intercept radio signals, magical, or anything possible. A signal was found and a diplomatic group along with a large navy group and several brigades were sent as a backup to make sure that rare monsters wouldn't even try to attack them.
"What do we know about this other dimension?" - Lady Purple Sister, or Nepgear, of the Hyperdimension asked.
"Not much ma'am." - replied one of the UEG officers - "Looks like their technology is at the level of our WWI, probably older. If their world is similar to ours, then the population of this planet will be between 1.5 and 2 billion. We have discovered that currently two forces or countries are at war with each other. These are the Mid-East Alliance and Marley. It seems the war broke out after Marley lost a colossal titan and a female titan in a fight against either Paradis or Eldia. One is the name of the country and the other is some geographic region, but we don't know which is what. For more information, we will have to come there in person."
"That's our plan." - said Ashti Sozda, representative of the UEG - "Although I don't know how much they will want to help us considering they are in the middle of a war."
"When they see what I'm up against, they'll surely understand the threat and send their forces." - Nepgear said.
"I would like to receive some of your optimism, but I know how much humans will put their interests over the interests of the group. Or in this case, Multiverse. I bet if this invasion wasn't as devastating as it was, instead of the UEG, we'd have several different factions, each consisting of multiple countries that would fight each other for anything, or completely refuse to send their people through the dimensional gateway, hoping stupidly that no one will attack us."
"You're probably right, ma'am." - replied the officer - "But we will always be able to get some help from them, or at least trade in raw materials. Now we're going to use whatever we can."
"Anyway, we don't have to worry about them threatening us." - Nepgear said - "Finally, in addition to the UEG group of ships, we will also have a Gearcarrier. Whatever, but I just don't see how they're going to attack a 400-foot flying warship with energy shields, plasma cannons, and a squadron of giant robots."
"I have to agree here." - Ashti said.
"Lady Nepgear, representative of the Sozda." - said the newly arrived officer in Planeptune uniform - "Everything is ready, we are just waiting for your signal."
And so, the expedition set out for a new world.
=location: Arabian Gulf, Mid-East Alliance, c.851=
The Battleship of the Arabi Kingdom Navy, a member of the Mid-East Alliance, Mecidiye, is sailing towards the port. After the failure of the Suez Canal landings, the fleet of 5 battleships and 13 escorts, plus over 102 transport ships, was reduced to 1 operational battleship, 8 escorts, in various states of damage, and 23 transports, also in various states. Over 20,000 were killed by that damn Beast Titan.
But the captain of the Mecidiye, Abdi Hegazi, had bigger concerns now. It will take at least two weeks before reinforcements from the Indus or other allies arrive, so for now all that's holding back the Marleyan invasion of the Arabi capital is his ship and a few escorts.
Suddenly, a combat alert sounded over the ship. The captain immediately grabbed his uniform and ran from his cabin to the bridge. On the way, he saw many sailors who only kept out of his way as they ran to their posts.
"Moinuddin, what's going on? Is that Marley?!" - Abdi shouted before stepping onto the bridge and seeing the unknown fleet. A total of about 14 ships. They all looked strange and had only minimal armament, but a large number of antennas. However, what left him speechless was the presence of a 400-meter flying ship. This thing alone would have the power to destroy an entire Mid-East Alliance fleet.
"Don't stand like that." - Abdi said, waking the crew from their shock - "Send a signal to these ships. Flags, light, and radio. Don't make any aggressive moves."
Abdi got an answer on the radio quite quickly, and thankfully it was friendly. All he knew was that the newcomers were called the Interdimensional Alliance, and they planned to send a representative to their ship using a flying vehicle. Abdi, the highest-ranking officer in the fleet left alive, was to greet the small delegation of IA.
"Sir, is this a good idea?" - asked Moinuddin, the ship's first mate. He, Abdi, and 4 guards with guns stood at the front of the ship where the delegates were to arrive.
"They have a flying fortress."- replied Abdi - "If they wanted us dead, we would already be dead. But they want to meet. If we can convince them to fight against Marley and their Devils, we will win this war before the new year."
"Unless they decide to support Marley." - Moinuddin said. This dark thought caused all who heard it to tremble with fear. Moments later, something flew out of the big ship. It had white and purple coloring and was shaped like a scale or a teardrop, Abdi wasn't sure. It had one cannon of some kind under its nose and emitted some kind of light from behind. It moved extremely fast and silently, causing several of the guards to step back in fear that it might hit them. But smoothly, like a fish in water, it changed direction and stopped in the air about 10 meters from the Mid-East Alliance delegation.
The door, or its equivalent, opened with a slight hiss and six figures emerged from the vehicle. The first 2 characters are soldiers with advanced weapons. Their uniforms were normal, but their weapons looked strange. Too short for a repeating rifle, but too long for a pistol. Maybe a shotgun? Although the magazine didn't match. Maybe a semi-automatic rifle? Abdi had heard of several prototypes but all mass-production versions were failures.
Then two women came out. The first had a normal suit and had the aura of a seasoned politician around her. The other looked like a teenager/young woman. But she had lilac eyes and hair, some kind of clip in her hair, and a dress. She must be some kind of princess. Abdi was almost sure, he heard 'wow' behind his back.
The last two were some kind of soldiers but in full armor. Abdi's first thought was the ancient knights when he saw them, but as he looked closer he realized how wrong he was. Their armor, white and purple, looked extremely slender and the soldiers seemed to move in them, as in ordinary clothes. In fact, it was a bit like this vehicle, it looks strange, but it is capable of impossible things.
"Greeting, Captain Hegazi." - said the woman in the suit, probably recognizing Abdi from the uniform - "I am Ashti Sozda, UEG representative, and to my right is Lady Nepgear, CPU Candidate of Planeptune. We both represent the Interdimensional Alliance."
At this, Abdi bowed slightly and said - "We will take you to a more secluded place where we can discuss more critical matters."
Upon reaching a more secluded place, only Abdi, Moinuddin, Nepgear, and Ashti entered it and started talking.
After a few minutes of explanations by representatives of IA.
"It is impossible!" - Moinuddin shouted as he finally recovered from the explanation.
"What is impossible?" - Ashti asked calmly.
"Dragons, magic, demons, monsters, goddesses, everything!" - Moinuddin shouted.
"We came over a great bridge of light with a flying armadillo." -Nepgear said - "If that's not proof enough, we can take you to the front and you'll see the reality there. Or I'll show you the magic now."
A small ball of light suddenly flew out of Nepgear's hand, levitated for a moment, then went out.
"Skip this Moinuddin." - Abdi replied - "If the Eldians can turn into Titans, then such magic might also be possible."
"Actually, I'd like to know what these 'titans' are you talking about." - Ashti said.
After the Arabs explained the current war and briefly international relations.
"How can you blame today's Eldians for what their ancestors did over 100 years ago!?" - Nepgear screamed in surprise.
"They're not humans, they're devils." - Moinuddin countered coldly - "Their situation today is the result of a pact with the devil of their ancestors. Their empire has terrorized our people for thousands of years. You have no right to judge us. You didn't live under the terror of the Titans."
"But.." - Nepgear began.
"Give it up." - Ashti interrupted Nepgear - "When people want to hate someone, they'll do it whether they're right or wrong."
"Your world didn't have titans, so you won't be able to understand." - Abdi said, supporting Moinuddin.
"We had Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot, Genghis Khan, and many other despots. They cut down entire civilizations using various methods and many never were punished for their crimes. Being eaten alive must be cruel, but whether more than being burned alive, or dying from poison gas or radioactive radiation, I'm not so sure. The Eldians are just a good scapegoat for you, but if you were in their place, you would do the same."
"You can't compare us to these devils!" - Moinuddin shouted.
"I can and I will!" - Ashti shouted back - "Face it in the eye. You're using their ancestors as an excuse to take everything away from them to make you feel better. The Eldian Empire must have been monstrous, but no more so than many of our own empires in the past. Many of your countries are probably now oppressing other ethnic minorities as we did under the Colonial Empires. Had the Eldians destroyed your peoples and given the freedom to these peoples, they would have considered them heroes."
"You bit…" - began Moinuddin, getting up from his seat.
"Moinuddin, calm down!" - Abdi shouted, and Moinuddin reluctantly sat down in his seat. After a moment, Abdi continued - "Then perhaps you will be so kind as to show us a way to resolve the Eldian question."
"They can always settle with us." - Nepgear said - "If you don't want them that much, we can take them to our dimensions. Or on Paradise. Or some other uninhabited island."
"If I'm not mistaken, it's a decent archipelago of islands with hardly any people." - Ashti said, pointing to a spot on the map - "It would be the equivalent of our New Zealand. Let them move there and create their own country. Forbid them from building warships and they will pose no threat. The Titans, from what you've said, are unstoppable on land, but barely useful at sea. With time and trade, you can see that they are not so bad."
"This area is under Marley's control, so I don't think it will work." - Abdi replied - "Though we should leave that to the politicians. We have already sent a message to our government about this situation and I think you should return to your ship as well. Will you be informing the other governments of your intentions soon?"
"That's the plan." - replied Nepgear - "Most governments in the world will be informed quickly by our ships and then we will announce our intentions to Global Union."
"Although I am still surprised by the similarities between our worlds." - Ashti said - "The Americas are missing, and the other continents are larger and geographically different, but there are far more similarities than differences. The Confederation of Europe, the Republic of Britain, Hizuru, the Song Dynasty, the Tsardom of Rusvetu, and of course various Mid-East Alliance Countries. I think all of these countries will find a parallel in the history of our world."
"Personally, I think it would be interesting to meet our counterparts." - Abdi said.
"I hope there won't be a rare doubling of people." - Nepgear said - "We already have enough problems with this in GA."
"GA?" - Abdi asked.
"We'll explain it to you another time." - Asthi replied - "Probably at another meeting. For all our differences, I'm glad to have met you, Captain Hegazi."
When Ashti had finished, she stood up and offered a handshake which Abdi accepted and said - "My pleasure too, Lady Sozda."
Then Nepgear and Moinuddin also exchanged handshakes, although it was obvious in both eyes that they didn't like each other very much.
After Nepgear, Ashti and their escort boarded the shuttle, Nepgear let out her frustration - "I don't believe we have to get along with these nationalists. Such aggression against an entire human race, for crimes from over 100 years ago. How many generations is that? 3? 4?"
"I understand you, but we have to think about the future of the entire Multiverse." - Ashti said - "If conquering Paradis is necessary to gain the support of the entire planet, then we will have to do it. Though I still feel like Paradis alone might be more useful than the rest of the planet combined."
"How?" - asked Nepgear, suddenly surprised.
"The Rumbling." - replied Ashti.
=location: Paradis Island, 37 days after invasion=
The corvette HSwMS Helsingborg, of the former Swedish Navy, now UEG Navy, was approaching Paradis Island. Captain Kurt Olsson was not only tasked with making the first contact with the people of Paradis but also delivering a secret proposal from IA. Only Kurt knew what it was and was supposed to remember it so as not to risk intercepting this information while holding secret orders in his hand that were fake.
"Sir." - said one of the officers, Edvin - "We've got a ship for the radar."
"Sigh, it must be Marley." - Kurt said - "We knew they had a presence on the island, but that's going to be a problem."
"Bigger than the naked creatures that want to devour us?" - Zakarias asked jokingly.
"Probably not." - replied Kurt - "Can you connect?"
"I'll try sir, but I don't know if their ships will have radios." - Edvin said, then set to work. After a few minutes of unsuccessful attempts, Kurt decided to send Zakarias and 3 others in AW109, which was on Corvette, to check what was going on there.
"Here Zakarias to Helsingborg."
"This is Helsingborg."
"We see several ships, probably Mare, but they are all very close together. As if someone had arranged them that way."
"The only way they can do that is by using intelligent Titans. Paradis, according to our records, has 2 to 4 of them, while Mare has 4 and one belongs to Tybur Family. The only thing we don't know is the location of the Titans belonging to Paradis, so it must have been them. Pretty impressive considering Mare has at least 100 years of technological superiority and more men in the armed forces than Paradis has a population."
"Should we continue scouting?"
There was silence on the radio after this question. Then he got a message - "Establishing communication with Paradis is still our priority. Tell them that I want to meet with them and deliver the Interdimensional Alliance proposal to the Paradis government in person. Watch out. They're likely to be hostile, so zipline and keep your weapons at the ready. You are allowed to use your gun only for self-defense. Give updates every 30 minutes. That's all. Helsingborg out."
And so AW109 headed further inland. It wasn't long before they saw several buildings and a campsite. After positioning himself some distance from the base, Zakarias rappelled near these buildings and was quickly greeted by 12 mounted soldiers with firearms. Repeating rifles. All in all, these ships should get enough ammunition and weapons for a small battalion.
"Who are you? And who allowed this flying contraption to be parked over our island?" - one of the soldiers said stoically as the rest of the squad aimed at him and looked like they wanted to piss themselves.
"I am Zakarias Nordin, officer aboard HSwMS Helsingborg. On behalf of the Interdimensional Alliance, I was to request a meeting between our captain and your leaders. He has top-secret information regarding our proposal to the Paradis government."
All the soldiers suddenly looked astonished. The exception was their commander, who continued to have a stoic expression on his face.
"Very good." - said the commander - "I am Captain Levi Ackermann. I'll take you to the commander."
And so Zakarias went on foot with the soldiers who held him at gunpoint, who were held at gunpoint by the helicopter, over their heads. The helicopter still had plenty of fuel, so there was no risk of having to make an emergency landing. Quick transport to the command building and handing over the weapons to the nearby guards. Zakarias entered the building, where one white woman in a uniform and an eyepatch and a black man in a suit were waiting.
"Hello sir from across the sea." - the woman said enthusiastically - "I'm Hange, and the man in the suit is Onyankopon, and you've already met Levi. Perhaps you'd like some tea."
"With pleasure." - replied Zakarias. Hange then poured a cup for each of those seated at the table.
"So what brings you to our little island?" - Hange asked.
"That's what the captain will talk about." - Zakarias replied, sipping his tea - "I am not authorized for this kind of information, but I can explain our purpose and where we are from."
"And what is the Interdimensional Alliance, or this flying vehicle, anyway." - Onyankopon asked - "We've been on this island without information for several months, but such a large technological leap by a newly formed faction seems impossible."
"To explain this, first I need to explain how parallel and alternate dimensions work." - Zakarias began - "So basically, the parallel dimension is a reflection of this world, but with some changes. While any small change, like buying a different type of food for dinner, can count, in reality only major decisions and events can affect it, like Great Titan War. Alternate dimensions work in a similar way, but the differences are more fundamental, such as the existence of a new or absent specific resource, or a new species or species variety that completely changes the ecosystem and the balance of power. Imagine a world where the Titans never existed and never will."
"So you guys are from such a parallel or alternate dimension?" - Hange asked.
"Yes, and given your technological progress, we are some 100 to 150 years ahead of even the most advanced nations in this world." - Zakarias said.
"So why are you here?" - Levi asked - "Surely the little devil island is less valuable than the rest of the planet."
Then Zakarias began to explain the current war against the monsters.
"So you're basically in the same situation as us when we fought the Titans." - Levi concluded.
"But you have such a huge technological advantage that you should have no problem taking them out." - said Onyankopon - "Why have you come to Paradis and this world?"
"Although we have a great technological advantage, it is a double edge sword." - said Zakarias - "The better something is technological, the more specialized parts are needed for it. The problem has been exaggerated even more as most of our production centers have been destroyed and we have never prepared for this kind of war and we have to rely on our pre-war equipment. GA has toned down those demands a bit, but not enough to keep us going at that pace. We need new factories to produce ammunition and spare parts and to mine various minerals. At best, we're thinking of bringing the entire planet into the Interdimensional Alliance."
"You realize that trying to join Paradis will almost instantly cause half the nations to reject your proposal." - Hange said.
"Possible." - said Zakarias - "But I don't know about the plan of politicians. I know the captain has information and proposals for your government, but that's it."
=location: Global Union(GU) Assembly in Brussels, 39 days after invasion=
When news of IA's arrival was sent, no one believed them for the first few hours. Flying battleships? Other dimensions? Magic? Demon armies? It sounded like something out of a sci-fi or fantasy novel. But when, in a flash of light, ships began to appear at major port cities, often capitals, they had to accept it as true. The ambassadors in the GU Assembly and the Confederation of Europe were the most surprised, as it was their territory that the Gearcarrier appeared. After a few days, the ambassadors of various GU nations received the objectives from their governments and a meeting took place.
Nepgear and Ashti explained their reasons for coming here, showing photos and videos of the fight, and explaining the dangers they face if IA loses. Many ambassadors exchanged reasons and problems with this approach. They debated the decision continuously for 4 hours.
The Republic of Britain was eager to send most of its meager ground forces and half its navy to help, and begin preparations for this invasion. In return, they only expected a security guarantee from IA and technological support.
However, this approach was in the minority. Hizuru expected much more money, raw materials, and technological knowledge in exchange for any help. The Confederation of Europe promised to sell ammunition and produce some items, but it was up to parliament to decide on potential further support.
The Song dynasty, the Rusvetu Tsardom, the Marley, and the Mid-East Alliance refused to help due to internal instability or the current war.
Several smaller nations/territories/colonies fell somewhere in these 3 lines of thought.
Finally, aboard the Gearcarrier, Nepgear, and Ashti sat down for further talks with their new allies, the Republic of Britannia, the Principality of Viet Dai Nam, and the United States of Fili-Malai.
"First of all, I would like to thank you for your support of the Interdimensional Alliance." - Ashti said - "Your support means a lot to us, especially how much we were unwanted by the rest of the planet."
"Please don't worry about that." - Viet Dai Nam Ambassador said - "In time, they will understand that the threat from these demons is much greater than our internal struggles. They will see the coincidence of the fall of the Eldi Empire and how their divisions have led to their current position. Were it not for The Rumbling, Marley would probably have already destroyed their remains on Paradis Island."
"They tried and they failed." - said the Fili-Malai ambassador.
"Because they only sent a squad of warriors, and they thought turning fugitive Eldians into Titans and then letting them go to this island was a good idea." - said the British ambassador.
"That is the first topic we will have to discuss." - Nepgear said - "See, we've also attempted to talk to the former Eldian Empire, the current Paradis Kingdom."
"You WHAT?!" - the ambassadors shouted simultaneously.
"Let me explain before jumping to your own conclusions." - Ashti said.
The ambassadors cooled down after a while and allowed Nepgear to continue - "You see, the most powerful weapon on the planet is The Rumbling. If we could gain control of it, it could serve as a substitute for our nuclear weapons."
"Just a moment." - interrupted the Fili-Malai ambassador - "The Rumbling, literally the end of the world, is supposed to be a SUBSTITUTE for some weapon?"
Then Nepgear displayed a city on her N-gear - "This is the city Los Angeles from a bird's eye view before being hit by a nuclear bomb." - the next photo showed only the ruins surrounding the huge hole - "And this after a hit."
"You have created a weapon capable of destroying entire cities." - said the ambassador of Viet Dai Nam after a while.
"And we've had thousands of them for over 80 years." - prompted Ashti - "It was almost used a few times and it almost led to the end of the world. Despite over 1.5 billion of these monsters being killed, mostly in nuclear attacks, more are still coming. Soon they will outnumber the population of your entire planet, and they are constantly sending out new waves of different and different monsters."
"That's why The Rumbling is so needed on the IA side." - Nepgear continued - "As part of our deal, they were to give The Rumbling to us, and we're to start upgrading the island, deploying defense forces, and starting eliminating the element that turns the Eldians into Titans."
"Impossible." - said the British ambassador - "It's been in their blood since Ymir and her pact with the devil."
"So Ymir gained these powers artificially." - Nepgear reasoned - "If so, they can be removed as well."
"And if they got it artificially, then other people can also get it artificially." - said the Fili-Malai ambassador in horror.
"It still doesn't remove the thousands of years of sins of the Eldian Empire." - Viet Ambassador Dai Nam said - "But maybe we can come to an agreement with this Paradis Kingdom."
"Of course, we will have to claim some special rules for Paradis." - said the British ambassador.
"Then you can start now." - Ashti said. Then a young girl with blond hair and blue eyes entered the room, and an older man with a white beard and brown eyes entered the room - "This is Queen Historia Reis, the current ruler of the Kingdom of Pradis, and Prime Minister Dhalis Zachary is standing next to her. You will discuss the details with them."
"It's a pleasure to meet you." - History said with a slight bow.
=location: waters around Raksasa Island, 38 days after invasion=
Queen Anne, the flagship of the First Squadron of the Republic of Britain Expeditionary Force, under the command of Rear-Admiral Doveton Sturdee, passed through the portal with his 4 escorts. Almost immediately he was summoned to battle. An army of monsters attacked IA's outpost on a neighboring island. All he had to do was provide fire support, and the UAE or UEG tanks were supposed to finish the job. Doveton didn't know exactly what this tank was, and the UAE must have been a member state of the UEG, or at least the Confederation of Europe operated on similar principles.
But it all went to hell when dragons, fucking dragons, and other flying creatures flew over IA's ground force lines and attacked his ships. A few fell or at least crashed in the middle of the UEG ground forces, Doveton hope they had big guns there, so in the end there were only 2 dragons and maybe 30 flying minions.
But they landed on his ship and started killing the crew. The main guns are scrap, the smaller guns have no angel to attack, and the crew has only minimal armament. Currently, Jake and 7 other crewmen are trying to escape from the bridge and into the water as the dragons are bent on melting everything.
Unfortunately for them, they ran into one of the monsters. Before anyone could react, it lunged at one of the crewmen and impaled him to the floor. The other hand prepared to strike, but the sailors had their pistols in their hands and began firing quickly. Missed the target, the sailor could be heard screaming in pain and a bullet mark appeared on his arm. However, at this distance, the monster still took most of the bullets and dropped dead on top of the sailor.
"Get that thing off our friend." - Doveton said, and the two sailors quickly chewed the corpse out of the sailor.
"Sir, we don't have time to treat his wound." - one of the officers said.
"No, but we can keep an eye on him." - Doveton said, then pointed to the sailors who were helping his injured colleague to get up - "Take him and jump into the water. With any luck, help will arrive soon."
The order was quickly carried out and they were out the door. But they saw a dragon that had just turned towards them. They were about to be killed, and subconsciously they looked away and covered themselves with their hands. As the dragon prepared to breathe fire, Rear-Admiral Doveton Sturdee thought this was how his life would end. But instead, they heard numerous explosions.
When they looked away, they saw several flying human shapes and a dragon roaring in pain. Moments later, one of the men shot a rod into its mouth. The previous explosions had slightly injured the dragon, but this one from the inside killed the creature on the spot.
The ship swayed momentarily as the dragon fell into the water. They were brought back to their senses by the roar of another creature that rained down on them from above. But a shot from one of the flying men tore him apart. Moments later, he landed next to them.
Upon closer inspection, Doveton noticed that the stranger had a strange canister on his back that was connected to a device covering mainly his upper back and arms. The device was connected to two guns or rather hand cannons. And the whole thing was dressed on a young boy with blonde hair.
Suddenly the boy turned around and asked - "Are you okay?"
"Mostly yes." - Doveton replied - "But who are you?"
The boy replied while putting his right arm on his chest, to be exact, the place where the heart is - "Armin Alert, Survey Corps, Kingdom of Paradis."
"Armin!" - shouted someone from above - "We have a few more of these creatures on neighboring ships!"
"I'm coming!" - Armin shouted back and quickly flew away.
"Um... Admiral?" - said one of the crew timidly - "Did we just get saved by the devils of the island?"
"It looks that way." - Doveton replied.
"So, are they on our side?"
"Apparently."
After a moment of silence, the crewman continued - "Actually, he didn't look that scary."
"And what?" - another sailor asked - "You were expecting an actual Titan or Devil?"
"No, but he looked more like my little brother than some scary mass murderer or something." - said the first crewman.
"Apparently, not everything is as black and white as we thought before." - Doveton said, looking overboard for a moment - "But that's later. Take the wounded man to the sick bay and start pulling the survivors out of the water. I want our task force's full damage report and casualty list in three hours. Queen Anne is over 30 but should be repairable. And in the fight against these monsters, even such an old lady will be needed."
