Author: Next chapter, which is the last chapter (sort of), might be uploaded a bit early. Same goes for the [Epilogue] which is just a short chapter.
The obvious became more obvious now.
You're gone...but I'm still here...
Tirpitz, currently leading the combined fleet, begins to feel the consequences. She feels her own breathing slowly growing unsteady.
I will fulfill this promise...for your sake...
Those were the exact words she spoke some time ago. She relived the scene, seeking motivation to keep on going because sooner or later, her body won't be able to hold down and she will start to break.
"Tirpitz, you don't look too good"
Bismarck wanted to approach to check on Tirpitz, but she can't break the formation. This is an operation so Bismarck can't afford to do something as reckless as breaking away from the formation.
"It's been a long time since I sailed in the Nordic seas. I still have a bit of anxiety"
The last time she was in Norway was eleven years ago. It was a rather unpleasant memory for her due to how she was bombed by enemy aircrafts repeatedly until her tragic sinking.
"There's no point in worrying about me. We have to stay focused in this operation"
She doesn't want the shipgirls to worry about her not because she doesn't want their sympathy, but because she can't afford for anyone to be distracted. Bismarck knows Tirpitz gets serious when it comes to operations, but this is the first time she saw her younger sister this serious.
(There's a large Abyssal force here. Why would Abyssals gather here?)
Tirpitz laid in deep thought, thinking about the large number of Abyssal near their target location. On the other hand, Bismarck noticed how Tirpitz isn't much comfortable. She knew the trauma of the past is still getting her, being sunk and all.
"...!"
Tirpitz covered her mouth as she coughed. The palm of her brown gloves had been stained with the blood she had coughed out. She knew that her body is beginning to be pushed to the limit. Sooner or later she will break, but before that happens...she needed to finish this mission.
(It's starting to take a toll on me...)
She clenched her fists and ignored the consequences of her actions. All that matters to her is accomplishing her goal even if it kills her...again.
"Enemy aircraft detected! Ten kilometers northwest!"
Akizuki's anti air radars picked up signs of enemy aircraft and quickly reported it to the whole fleet.
"CarDiv 05, prepare to intercept the incoming aircrafts!"
"Roger!"
Both Shoukaku and Zuikaku launched the first squadron of fighters to intercept the incoming enemy aircrafts.
"Prepare for combat! Anti air formation!"
The fleet coordinated in changing the formation, making sure there would be no collisions or any sort of problem. As the enemy dive and torpedo bombers visibly spots the combined fleet, Akizuki's anti air defenses open fire while backed up by allied aircraft.
"When it comes to shooting down enemy planes, it's my specialty!"
The storm of anti air fire and carrier based fighters shredded the aircrafts launched by two Wo class carriers.
"I won't let...I won't let the past be repeated! You sunk me before, it's not going to happen again!"
In the Norwegian sea on her own, Tirpitz couldn't bear experiencing the same tragedy. She was helpless when a number of land based dive bombers pounded her until she is no more.
I'm leaving the rest to you...
Someone's soft hand gently touched her cheek. She reached out for that person, but it only faded away. That person disappeared right before her eyes.
(I'll fulfill my promise to you...no matter what)
The moment she watched that person disappear right before her eyes was the most tragic thing she ever experienced. It broke her heart, but she learned to accept she's not coming back. The promise left to her is all she had, that's why she'll do what it takes to fulfill it.
"Feuer!"
Tirpitz wildly opened fired at the Abyssals in front of her. She doesn't care what kind of Abyssals they are, but she'll sink every single Abyssal in her sight. As of now, she had become a wild beast determined to fulfill a single goal.
"Tirpitz is getting too much into this, huh"
After Gangut notice how Tirpitz isn't holding back, she laughingly asked Bismarck.
"Yeah. She changed a lot compared eleven years ago"
"She's kind of like you now" Gangut smirked
"Being fired up runs in the family, I guess"
The two battleships fought side by side, firing at every Abyssal their large guns can reach. On the other hand, Tashkent felt the opposite as the two when she watched Tirpitz firing with all her got.
"You really are a beast..."
Tashkent takes a deep sigh, unsure what to clearly feel at this sight. She returned all of her attention to the battlefield, letting Tirpitz do as she pleases, knowing how this will all end anyway.
"Hmm?"
Nagato's radar picked up the presence of a large enemy ship, definitely a battleship due to it's size.
"Something big is coming this way..."
Not just Nagato, even Tirpitz picked up the presence of an enemy ship heading towards them.
"Ah. It's her..."
Tirpitz smiled, already knowing who is the Abyssal about to join the battle as well. She stood still, even as shells went flying towards her. All of it missed except for that one shell, but she deflected it away with a swipe of her hand.
"You got the nerve coming back again, you shameless display!"
Battleship Water Demon isn't the least happy to see Tirpitz in Norway as what she is now is like a big flag of mockery and insult.
"Shameless display? Yeah, I guess I have no shame for putting up this facade...then again, I don't give a shit about what you think"
"Grr! You'll wish you had stayed at the bottom of the abyss, traitor!"
It's been a year since the two of them last faced each other, but Battleship Water Demon never lets go of a grudge. She takes grudges to the grave, usually her enemy's grave.
(This is such a pain. I'm no match against her at this state)
Due to current circumstances, Tirpitz's strength is limited so she can't fight Battleship Water Demon at full strength. With no choice, she has to make due of what she has now, even i f it's an inconvenience.
"So, what's you business here? You didn't just come all the way to Norway just to kill me, did you?"
Tirpitz casually asks Battleship Water Demon while dodging her barrage of shells continuously raining.
"Like hell I'd tell a traitor like you!"
With the dispersion of shells, Tirpitz manages to dodge the relentless fire from a less focused Battleship Water Demon.
"...?!"
Upon experiencing a breaking sensation in certain parts of her body, Tirpitz slowed down. The moment she lowered her guard, Battleship Water Demon didn't waste the opportunity and opened fire yet another salvo. This time, the she successfully landed a direct hit upon the shells exploding at the target.
(My body is already pushed to its limit. I'll completely break at this rate...)
Tirpitz wiped off the blood from his mouth after coughing some more. Her breathing slowly grew unsteady, further showing signs of her physical health falling apart.
"This time, I'll make sure you stay dead!"
Much like before, Battleship Water Demon is interrupted when someone fired upon her. The source of attack stepped forward, joining the battle as well.
"Admiral, are you alright?"
Nagato reached out her hand to which Tirpitz gladly accepts her assistance.
"Yeah. Thanks for the close save"
Like most time, Tirpitz is thankful she has Nagato whom she can rely on during important occasions. Even if the second salvo wouldn't enough to sink her, she's still glad Nagato interrupted the Abyssal.
"You...!"
Battleship Water Demon recognized Nagato as the one who dealt the finishing blow on her a year ago, back when she was still in her Princess form.
"You're that shipgirl...from that time!"
At first she one target to sink, but became two...then three now that she faced Nagato. She's the type to deeply hold grudges no matter how long has its been. So facing Nagato further blazed her fury not only for Tirpitz being a "shameless display", but for what Nagato did.
"Sorry, but I can't let you sink the admiral, you Abyssal" Nagato raised her fist
"You damn shipgirl-"
Before Battleship Water demon could start ranting how angry she is, Nagato interrupts her again with a full barrage from her "big seven" guns. While Nagato can match Battleship Water Demon, the Abyssal is still stronger when it comes to overall strength.
"I'm your opponent now, Abyssal!"
"I'll sink you too, you annoying shipgirl!"
Furious, she switched her target from Tirpitz to Nagato after the latter interrupted her twice. Unlike the other battleships, Nagato proved her title as one of the "Big Seven" when she smacked away one of the shells fired at her with the back of her hand.
"That Abyssal...!"
Bismarck recognized Battleship Water Demon during Operation Thunderstorm. She was the Abyssal who almost sunk her, but failed to do so for some reason. Bismarck was heavily damaged at that time.
"...?"
She saw vague flashes of what happened before she lost consciousness. She saw something, but couldn't fully remember what it is. All she know is something happened as the enemy fired at her.
"Tch! No time for distractions"
Shaking her head, she rushed to the scene where Nagato and Battleship Demon are fighting against each other on almost equal level.
"Bismarck?!" Gangut noticed at the last second how Bismarck left in a rush
The German battleship joined the fight as well, backing up Nagato who found her enemy's armor to be thicker than hers.
"Grr! Another one!" Again, Battleship Water Demon is interrupted
This time, it's Bismarck who further blazed her rage, like throwing wood to a fire.
"I want payback for almost sinking me back then!"
"Hmph! You only lived because that disgrace got in the way!"
Battleship Water Demon pointed at Tirpitz who internally worried about what the enemy is saying.
"I don't know what the hell are you talking about, but I'm not letting you sink my little sister"
"I did it once, I'll do it again!"
Battleship Water Demon opened fired both at Nagato at Bismarck.
"Admiral, we'll tale care of the rest"
"Nagato?"
"The escort fleet will deal with Battleship Water Demon. The main fleet will have to accomplish the mission"
They would lose their opportunity if they solely focused on the Abyssal right in front of them. Nagato knows one fleet will have to be left behind to deal with the enemy.
"Besides, you have a promise to fulfill, right?"
"..."
"She's right. We can't have Scharnhorst waiting any longer now, can we?"
Even Bismarck agreed. Knowing what must be done, Tirpitz tipped off her cap and nodded as she issues the order. Their main goal is to sink Fast battleship Princess. Tirpitz knows how the primary mission matters the most as she is the commander of the fleet.
"Main fleet, we will proceed with the primary mission of the operation"
She issues the order to the shipgirls in the main fleet. Nagato then informs the escort fleet that they will deal with the secondary mission, to sink the Water Demon class Abyssal in front of them.
"Good luck, partner" Gangut gave a thumbs up
As Tirpitz sails away, she nods and tips off her cap in response to Gangut wishing her luck.
"You-!"
She learns the main fleet splits off the from the escort fleet, but before she can pursue them, Nagato and the others prevented her from doing so.
"Sorry, but your opponents are us, Abyssal" Iowa beat her fist
Completely enraged, Battleship Water Demon screamed and her monstrous rigging reacted by letting out a deep roar. Her eye grew brighter, her negative emotions increasing her strength.
Meanwhile...
Graf Zeppelin's aircrafts tracked down Fast battleship Princess after it changed it's supposed location due to Battleship Water Demon unexpectedly appearing.
"Target Abyssal is 28km north. She's not moving..."
"That makes things-"
Prinz Eugen is cut off when Graf received an update from her aircrafts.
"There's an Abyssal fleet heading to intercept us. One Nu class light carrier, two Ta class fast battleship, two Ro class destroyers, and one Chi class torpedo cruiser"
To everyone it's just easy, but to Tirpitz isn't. Her body already felt like collapsing, but she's trying to remain standing as long as she could. Her physical state slowly detoriate throughout the operation.
(Tirpitz isn't looking good) Graf Zeppelin noticed
Minutes later and they encountered the Abyssal fleet Graf Zeppelin detected earlier. The composition identified earlier is correct, with the exception of two Ro class destroyers coming from the starboard side.
"Two extra, huh. Abyssals really don't want us to win hahaha" Bismarck moved her cap
During the skirmish, Tirpitz could feel numbness in her left arm. She could barely grip her equipment. Even so, her right arm is still functional so she used that instead.
"You won't last long..." Tashkent noted to her
"I...just have to...last long enough...then"
"You're out of your mind"
"Hahahaha. Who do you think you're talking to?"
Tirpitz wiped off the blood off the side of her mouth and resumed fighting, ignoring Tashkent's warning about her current physical condition. As much as Tashkent hated this, there's nothing she can do to stop Tirpitz.
"To go as far as sacrificing your condition. You're just like the admiral..."
Tashkent bit her lip and forced herself to accept what's going on now. At this point, there is no going back. Both she and Tirpitz knew this all too well.
"That was quite a hassle. It's been a while Abyssals gave me this much of a hard time" Bismarck panted
"We're going to reach our target soon. Don't give up now" Tirpitz furrowed her eyebrows
"Hahaha. Are you kidding? I'm just getting started..."
Bismarck's exhausted expression says otherwise. Despite Tirpitz's deteriorating physical health, she continued forward, knowing she can't give up now that she's so close to the goal.
"...?!"
Before radars can pick up presence of enemy ships, Tirpitz already sensed an incoming Abyssal fleet.
"Enemy" Tirpitz clenched her fists
"Where? My radars aren't picking up anything" Prinz Eugen looked everywhere
"Behind us"
Just like Tirpitz said, an Abyssal fleet went to intercept them. An Abyssal fleet composed of Two Ru class battleships, three To class light cruisers, and one Ro class destroyers opened fire as soon their guns are within range.
"Oh come on! Not when we're almost there"
Bismarck complained at how Abyssals just keep on coming, specially when they're close to their destination.
"We have no time for this. Tirpitz, you go on ahead!" Bismarck angrily fired at one of the destroyers
"..."
"We'll stop the enemy here, Tirpitz" Graf Zeppelin added
"..."
"Yeah. You go and fulfill your promise to Scharnhorst"
Upon tipping off her cap again, Tirpitz quickly made up her mind in the current situation.
"I understand. I'll end this...once and for all...before my time runs out"
Tirpitz saluted before separating from the fleet and proceeding by herself.
"She quickly left. I was expecting a bit of dramatic moment" Bismarck laughed
"This is Tirpitz we're talking about. Dramatic moment in the middle of the battle isn't her thing. That's yours" Graf faintly smiled
"Hey!"
Even in the middle of a battle, Graf made a slight joke, probably to somewhat lighten the mood and forget their exhaustion. Meanwhile, Tirpitz managed to reached Fast battleship Princess even if she lost the feeling on her left arm.
"Tirpitz?"
Despite taking heavy damage from Battleship Water Demon and narrowly escaping when the shipgirls arrive, she Stoll has enough strength to stand up on her own two feet.
"No. You're not Tirpitz. You're an Abyssal, not a shipgirl" She raised her main guns
"You're right. I'm not Tirpitz..."
Tirpitz instantly admitted she is not who everyone think she is. She even said it with an emotionless expression, something the real Tirpitz would do.
"The real Tirpitz...already sunk. Even so, I still took her place"
"What...?"
"The shipgirl you once called your friend is already dead. Who you are looking at right now is nothing but a...beast"
She approached Fast battleship Princess, not denying or keeping the truth from her unlike what she did with the others.
"Tirpitz...is already dead. Then...who...are you...?"
"I'm the Beast of the North, Northern Beast Princess..." She stated her true name
The "Tirpitz" right now wears the same expression as she always did as an Abyssal, a cold and stoic one.
"After Tirpitz sunk, I took her place...her Abyssal self"
"Why...?"
"I made a promise to her. A part of that promise included putting you to rest like she wanted...but could never do now that she's gone"
"Why would...an Abyssal like you care? Why do this?"
"Tirpitz" looked up in the sky, wondering the same question herself.
"I may be an Abyssal, but Tirpitz and I...are the same being. Two sides of the same coin as you say it"
"..."
"I have her memories, but not her feelings. Yet I feel guilty and regret pretending to be her when I'm with those girls"
She referred to the shipgirls fighting right now, the shipgirls of the Maizuru naval district.
"I wished I could have done something on the moment she sunk, but I'm helpless. I couldn't do anything, but witness her sink..."
"..."
"I couldn't feel or even hear her voice anymore. That's when I realize she's not there anymore"
"I'm sorry..."
"Saying sorry won't bring her back as much as revenge will lead to nothing"
It's a lesson she learned when she made peace with her shipgirl self, the real Tirpitz.
"I made a promise to Tirpitz and fulfilling it is what only matters to me. It's all I have left of her before she disappeared"
Northern Beast Princess, who discarded her own identity in order to "replace" her deceased shipgirl self, closed her eyes and embraced the warmth of the sky. She never got to do such thing when she first existed and appeared in Norway. All she had done all this time is terrorize the Northern seas and beating shipgirls who would come after her, making her seen as a beast to be feared by the prime minster of the United Kingdom.
"You said you'd put me to rest in Tirpitz's place, so do it. Fulfill her promise and yours"
Fast battleship Princess lowered her main guns, ready to face death with a smile much like how she faced her death as Scharnhorst.
"Alright..."
As Tirpitz aims her main guns right at Fast battleship Princess herself, the latter has few more words before she is given the death she wanted the real Tirpitz to give to her.
"Will I...able to see Tirpitz again?"
Tirpitz lowered her for a moment before responding to her with the simplest and shortest answer.
"No"
"I see..." Fast battleship Princess accepted that
Even if Northern Fjord Princess expresses little emotion, she still couldn't accept what happened. She truly felt lonely now that her shipgirl self isn't there anymore.
"You know, I had Tirpitz promised to wait for me...and she did even after ten years has passed"
"..."
"That's why this time...I'm the one who's going to wait for her no matter how long it takes"
Tirpitz wanted to remind her how there would be no purpose on waiting for someone who's not coming back, but Tirpitz let her enjoy her moment. She knew it too well more than anyone.
"One last thing, be sure to watch over Bismarck in her place, okay?"
"Yeah..."
"I'll keep on waiting no matter how long it takes. Goodbye...Beast of the North"
Tirpitz fired her main guns and torpedoes as soon as Fast battleship Princess nodded after leaving her farewell to the only witness. Her hands shook after accomplishing what she had been struggling to accomplish all this time.
"Tirpitz...when are you coming back? I feel...really lonely...you know"
She held as long as she could. Tirpitz's legs surrendered to the surface as she coughed out even more blood and her vision grew blurry. For a moment, she saw what seems to be Tirpitz inside her own mind. Rather, she;s certain she saw Tirpitz standing looking at her directly in the eyes. She's not sure whether this Tirpitz is real or not, but she only cares that she's seeing the shipgirl Tirpitz herself.
"..." The shipgirl Tirpitz proudly smiled at her Abyssal self who took her place
"Tir...pitz..."
She reached out for her before succumbing to her limit and passing out. The last thing she saw is her shipgirl self brightly smiling at her, before walking away. She wanted to reach her, but she doesn't have enough strength.
"Battleship Water Demon escaped, but you accomplished your goal. Good for you. S now then, on to the next stage..."
Before closing her eyes, she heard Arkhangelsk speaking nearby, but she already lost consciousness by the time she stood in front of her. She caught a brief glimpse of that person smiling though.
Two days later...
After the successfully operation in Norway, the shipgirls celebrate for taking down an important target. There are food and drinks...and beers for the Germans.
"Once again, we did it. We won this battle like we always do" Bismarck proudly said
"Yeah. It sure is a win for all of us, specially to Tirpitz"
Bismarck shared a toast to Gangut who is her drinking buddy tonight even if the latter's preferred drink is the classic vodka.
"Speaking of Tirpitz, isn't she going to celebrate with us? It's a special night, isn't it?"
"I saw her, but she kind of left. I thought she'd celebrate with us after the operation and all" Gangut sighed
"Maybe I should go get her..."
"Let her be for tonight. She said she has a lot of things to think about"
Gangut pulled Bismarck down after telling her Tirpitz wants to be left alone for tonight. As dismayed Bismarck is, she respects Tirpitz's wish to be alone even if there's a special occasion.
"You're right. Two days ago, Tirpitz sunk Scharnhorst, her own best friend. I know for sure that isn't a very easy thing to deal with"
"You got that right. Tirpitz just need time to think about what happened. The operation was a heavy thing for her" Gangut chugged down a bottle of vodka
While Gangut can be a heavy drinker, she doesn't take the effects of too much alcohol much like Bismarck who do...a lot of things once drunk. Gangut has a particular love for vodka made straight from Russia so once she starts drinking, she doesn't stop...until someone ties her to a post.
"Tirpitz fulfilled her long time promise. That's what all matters"
"Ja. My little sister accomplished what Scharnhorst wanted her to do all this time"
The two shared a toast, celebrating both the success of the operation and how Tirpitz fulfilled the promise she swore she'd fulfilled. As their glasses clinked, Iowa had just beaten Montana in an arm wrestling contest.
"Iowa is still number one, yo!" Iowa made a peace sign
"I'll beat you one day, Iowa. Just you watch!"
Montana quickly stood up and felt as if she's fired up when she swore she'd beat Iowa...at something. On the other side, Maine felt worried at where this enthusiasm will lead her eldest sister.
"How about you , Ms. Houshou. Want a go?" Iowa challenged Saratoga
"I don't mind"
Houshougently accepted Iowa's challenge seeing as she needed to let out her built up energy, more than usual that is. As soon as Intrepid gave the signal, Houshou surprised Iowa by easily taking down Iowa whose in clear shocked. Now only Houshou easily beat her, the gentle aircraft carrier unintentionally knocked down Iowa straight to the ground, but broke the table completely too.
"Looks like I still got it" Houshou placed her hand on her cheek
Montana, in clear shock as well, dropped her jaw at the fact the motherly and gentle Houshou destroyed the table and knocked out Iowa in a simple arm wrestling. Even her aircraft carrier daughters are in shock as well, with Zuikaku and Hiryuu letting their glass slip from their hands.
"That's Houshou-san for you" Souryuu isn't surprised
"Houshou-san was the one who trained us after all" Even Shoukaku
"It's not a surprise, right, Akagi-?"
The moment Kaga turned her head to ask Akagi, she felt stab in the heart upon seeing Graf Zeppelin "seducing" Akagi with western food.
"Looks like your precious Akagi-san got stolen away by that German again. You've been replaced, Kaga" Zuikaku mocked her
Even with an emotionless face, Kaga is clearly upset. She even wrestled and head-locked Zuikaku, slowly tightening her squeeze to torture the "turkey" mocking and insulting her. The other shipgirls laughed at this sight, all of them visibly enjoying their night.
"I still can't hear your voice, Tirpitz..."
All Tirpitz can hear is the sound of the waves and the whistling of the wind. More than anything, she wanted to hear Tirpitz again, but all she got is silence.
"Even just for once...I want to see you again..."
She reached out her hand to the night sky just as she tried to reach out when she saw a brief glimpse of Tirpitz before she lost consciousness. She felt like her shipgirl self said something, but couldn't hear the words coming out of her mouth.
"That's impossible now...with you gone...and me...just left alone..."
She never thought an Abyssal like her would be capable of having emotions. She thought this is probably because she's beginning to slowly understand what her shipgirl self felt through the memories left on her. It saddens since all she have now is the memories of the shipgirl who was once Tirpitz. Taking her place only made her feel worse.
"Loneliness is a fate worse than death. This is probably why the old you, the real Tirpitz stopped feeling anything. All the time spent alone had numbed down her emotions..."
"Tirpitz" removed her gloves and gently touched her cheeks. She wanted to physically feel what it meant taking the place of someone no one knows is already dead.
"To think we're just two halves of the same being. Well other shipgirls are like this too"
The beast looked very similar to Tirpitz that if one were to look closely and carefully, anyone would see the resemblance between the two beings.
"I knew you'd be here, admiral. No, you're the admiral's Abyssal self, right?"
Yamato greeted Tirpitz and walked towards her. She's not upset Yamato interrupted her moment of deep thought.
"You knew the whole time" Tirpitz looked at the sky
"It took me a while, but I realized the one who returned to us isn't the admiral"
"Then why didn't you say anything?"
"It's because I want to know why..."
"Why?". Yamato wanted to know why would an Abyssal do something as unlikely as what Northern Fjord Princess is doing, taking the place of her deceased shipgirl self.
"I made promise to her. That's why I have to take her place as Tirpitz"
"..."
"I'm Tirpitz now and it's a role I accepted some time ago. Even so, I could never truly replace her"
She gently touched her cheek, feeling her current self. She may look like Tirpitz, but she's not the Tirpitz everyone knew.
"Ever since after that operation, you were pretending as the admiral"
Yamato clenched her fist, barely able to contain how upset and angry she is at the Beast of the North who obviously doesn't care what she feels about her.
"Yeah. I took her place as Tirpitz and accepted this responsibility"
"You're lying to everyone. How do yo think Bismarck-san will feel once she finds out?"
"I don't care what you or everyone else feels. I do what I have to do and that's what all matters to me"
"You truly are a horrible person"
"I'm not nice and kind as Tirpitz. I'm the Beast of the North...Northern Beast Princess!"
'Tirpitz' made it clear how she is well aware she is not the same Tirpitz. She clenched her fists as well and declared her name to Yamato without hesitation.
"I want to know...how did it happen. How did the admiral...sunk?"
"Tirpitz couldn't bear seeing Bismarck sink before her eyes again. Knowing too well, she'd sink...she still sacrificed herself. The real Tirpitz wouldn't do that, you know"
The Beast, as Tirpitz, stood up and walked past an uneasy Yamato.
"Tirpitz isn't the one who sunk first, you know"
Tirpitz heavily hinted about the part of "her" past she never told anyone, not even to the likes of Yamato.
"So you're just going to keep the truth and lie to everyone? Is that it?"
"Tell them the truth if you want. It's your choice to make. Well, it's not like there's much time...for me anyway..."
She waved goodbye before leaving a disappointed Yamato on her own. As Tirpitz walked away, she looked up in the sky with her reflected pure red eyes, the eyes of an Abyssal.
"I can't keep this up forever. That's why...it has to end..."
Tirpitz spoke in a dismayed manner. She doesn't want it to end, but there's not much other choice. She knows this is probably the best, well aware of the fact she can never truly replace the real Tirpitz.