Chapter 86 - Promise
[Finals Battlefield]
"Ono I'm gonna need a speedy reload!"
"Got it! Round up!" Ono replied
"FIRE!"
*BANG
"Fire!" Shiori said
*BANG *BOOM
(Once again both Gero and Shiori's shell collided in the air but this time the shell from Shiori's tank was a smoke shell. White smoke suddenly covered the entire area in between Gero and Shiori's vision)
"Smoke?! Shit I can't see her!"
"On our right Taichou!" Hajime shouted
(Suddenly the FURY was already on the right of their tank. Shiori used the smoke as cover and approached them from their blind side)
"Round up!"
"Damn it won't make it!"
(Gero tried his best to rotate their turret to aim at Shiori's tank but the speed isn't fast enough. Shiori's tank stopped right beside them and aimed their 76mm cannon at point blank)
"It's over..White Tiger.."
"No! Gero!" Erika shouted
"Fire-"
"COMMANDER!"
"Wha-" Shiori was surprised
(A sudden loud shout was heard from Shiori's headset and it scared her enough to halt her from continuing the order to shoot. Within this very small window of opportunity Ken was able to restart their engines)
"Alright! We're back in the game!" Ken smiled
"Shit! Fire now!" Shiori shouted
*BANG *CLANK
(What happened next shocked Shiori so much because she couldn't believe what Gero did. Just before the FURY's cannon shot off it's shell Gero used their own gun barrel and parried the gun barrel of Shiori's tank. The force from the parry was enough to sway the gun barrel off target and when the76mm shell was shot it bounced off the turret of the white tiger)
"H-He used their own gun barrel like a sword?" Shiori was surprised
"Ken move now!"
"Roger roger!"
(Everyone couldn't see what had happened within the smoke and they all were thinking that Gero had been white flagged. After a few seconds the White Tiger burst out of the smoke in full speed and gained some distance away from Shiori)
"Alright they're ok!" Tojo shouted
"That was close..I thought it was over.." Toshi said
"You can do it Nii-chan!" Alice shouted
"Look Erika-chan! They were able to get moving again!" Leila cheered
"This is bad for my heart..this is just too intense of a match.." Sheska said
"You said it.." Suzu smiled
"What in the world happened though? It's not like Yamato Shiori to get distracted like that.." Rin said
"I don't know..but it gave us another chance in this match.." Erika said
[Seven Seats of Senshado Viewing Platform]
(Everyone was standing because of the intensity of the match and they all let out a sigh of relief when the White Tiger emerged from the smoke)
"There's darling woohoo!" Kay cheered
"Onii-sama...I'm so glad.." Maho smiled
"Gero-kun is lucky as always.." Katyusha smirked
"He never bragged about anything else except for his luck.." Darjeeling chuckled
"Tsk..Shiori had the greatest opportunity to win this match and she let it go.." Kaede reacted
"I'm sure your sister had a good reason why she was unable to white flag them.." Asparagus said
(Asparagus was right and Shiroi had a very good reason why she got distracted. Back in the field Shiori was getting to the bottom of why one of her subordinates shouted in the radio)
"COMMANDER!"
"You better have a good reason for shouting in my ears..report!" Shiori radioed
"THIS IS THE FLAG TANK WE HAVE A SITUATION!"
"What? What's wrong?" Shiori asked
"OUR LOCATION HAS BEEN COMPROMISED AND ARE UNDER ATTACK! I REPEAT WE ARE UNDER HEAVY ATTACK!"
(Shiori was shocked to suddenly know that their own flag tank was now being attacked by someone. Out of all the things that were happening she had completely forgotten that they had a flag tank in the first place)
"What's your status?! Who's attacking you?!" Shiori radioed
"We are currently in sector Delta-253 and are now being chased by.."
"By who?!"
*STATIC *STATIC
(While Shiori was trying to find out the situation Gero and his crew suddenly received a radio transmission)
"Gero-san! Are you guys still alive?" Sango radioed
"I hope you haven't forgotten about us!" Mauko radioed
"Sango-san? Mauko-san? Boy I'm glad to hear from you guys!"
"Us too! We're currently chasing down Red Wings' Flag tank in another town South of your position!"
(Erika and her crew also heard of this great news and were overjoyed)
"Sango! Mauko! Great job the both of you!" Erika radioed
"Of course Kommandant! Leave it to us!" Sango said
"Well to be honest I had forgotten about the two of you.."
"HEY THAT'S MEAN!" Mauko shouted
"We'll make sure to get their Flag Tank so get ready to take out their command tank!" Sango said
"Roger that! Well you heard them Bakatora!"
"Jawohl my Kommandant!"
"What's the plan Taichou?" Hajime asked
"We'll buy more time till Sango and Mauko takes out their Flag Tank..then after that we'll focus on taking out their Command Tank.."
"Roger that!" his crew answered
(Gero closed his eyes to focus and conversed with Byakko)
"Byakko!"
"Yes Master?" Byakko replied
"How much time do we still have in Sacred Possession?"
"Five minutes.."
"You think it's enough to beat Shiori Yamato's Overwhelm?"
"Hmmm..impossible.." Byakko said
"Ahaha I figured.."
"Overwhelm was designed to be unbeatable in order to maintain balance within the Senshado Families..but there is one way..a weakness within the skill..if we play our cards right we can create an opening to win.." Byakko smiled
"What is it?"
(Byakko then proceeded to tell Gero the weakness and they came up with a plan)
"Sounds fun! Let's do it!"
"As you command my Master.."
(Shiori was still in thought about what was happening with their Flag Tank being chased by Kuromorimine's forces)
"How the hell did you get into that situation?! Your orders were to stay put and hide for the whole duration of the match and if ever you were found the next step is to get out quickly!" Shiori shouted
"We tried to get out of the city ma'am but they were one step ahead! They blocked all exit and entry points inside the town with rubble using the Maus' 128mm so we couldn't get out!" the Flag Tank commander said
"Damn it! Who else is with you right now?"
"Me and two of the M22 Locusts.."
"Alright listen..no matter what you cannot be taken out do you understand?!" Shiori shouted
"But how?!"
"You do whatever it takes to survive and I don't care how you do it! Do you get me?!"
"Yes commander!"
"I've sent the Calliopes to your position so wait for them! Over and out!"
"Commander what now?" Takayuki radioed
"The Calliopes might not make it in time..Takayuki-san take some Jumbos and-"
*BOOM
(Shiori's orders were halted with a big explosion to one of the Jumbos behind Takayuki. It was instantly white flag with a shot towards its side armor. All of them were surprised and they felt intense aura coming from the White Tiger)
"Did you think I'll let you regroup with your Flag Tank?"
"His aura is still getting stronger..was he holding back his strength all this time?" Shiori thought to herself
"Nishizumi Style: Hunter's Domain.."
(Once again they felt intense killing intent from Gero's skill and it prevented Takayuki and the other Jumbos from leaving the area. They were being taunted and provoked into attacking the white tiger because of the skill)
"Damn..I'm being pulled to engage him! Even though we shouldn't!" Takayuki said in his mind
"Captain! What do we do?!" a Jumbo commander shouted
"Yamato Style: Warrior's Arena.." Shiori said
(Suddenly Shiori activated her own skill Warrior's Arena in order to counter the effects of Hunter's Domain)
"Stand tall! All that are in my Arena will not be provoked by his killing intent!" Shiori shouted
"It's the commander's skill!" Takayuki smiled
"That should do the trick with his skill..is the pressure gone?"
(She saw that the Jumbos were all within range of her skill and they were not shooting but they were not moving as well)
"What's wrong? Why are you all not moving?" Shiori asked
"I can still feel his killing intent! I have no desire to attack him but I'm still frozen in fear!" Takayuki said
"Nishizumi Style: Murderous Impulse.."
"Two Nishizumi Styles at once?! Even with Warrior's Arena I couldn't fully negate the effects of Hunter's Domain..just how strong are you gonna keep on getting?!" Shiori shouted
"Nishizumi Style: Sacred Possession.."
(Once more Gero's eyes glowed golden yellow and activated Sacred Possession for his showdown with Shiori)
"Sango-san..can you hear me?"
"Loud and clear Gero-san what's up?" Sango replied
"Five minutes..that's all the time we can give you to take their Flag Tank..once that's up we will lose this match.."
"Roger that..we won't let you down!"
"Good hunting..Fang Leader out.."
(Those that have the ability to see auras can see both Shiori and Gero's clashing already even though they haven't moved an inch yet)
"Round up!" Ono shouted
"FIRE!"
*BANG
[Industrial Town - South of the Battlefield]
"Alright we have five minutes! That's all the time we have in order to get their flag tank!" Sango radioed
"Understood! I'll stay with the sturmtiger and guard it! You take the Panthers and chase them down to these coordinates!" Mauko said
"Roger! Let's go Panther #3 and #7!"
"Jawohl!"
(Just as they planned the Maus stayed with the Sturmtiger at the center of the city while Sango and the last two Panthers were chasing the fleeing Jumbo which was Red Wings' flag tank. The only forces that Red Wings protecting their flag tank was two M22 Locusts and they were already panicking at what they should do)
"What do we do?! What do we do?!" the Jumbo driver shouted
"Just keep driving and dodge their shots!" the Jumbo commander shouted
"This is so bad! We messed up so bad!" the M22 Locust commander shouted
"You said they wouldn't be able to find us here!"
"If our Flag Tank gets destroyed Shiori-sama will be very pissed!"
*BOOM *BOOM
(Shells landed all around the flag tank which was coming from the two panthers and panzer III that was chasing them)
"Damn! We'll keep on running away so you two locusts do something about them!" the Jumbo commander ordered
"Yes ma'am!"
"Keep them away from us as long as you can!"
(The two M22 Locusts then did a 360 degree turn and started to engage Sango's unit)
"Fire!" Sango shouted
*BANG *BANG *BANG
"Let's separate!" the M22 locusts commander shouted
*BOOM *BOOM *BOOM
(Just before the shells landed on their position the two Locusts suddenly turned left and right into very small alleyways to dodge the shells)
"Ignore them! Continue chasing the flag tank!" Sango shouted
"Sango-san! The Locusts are behind us now!"
"What?!"
(Sango took a look and they were now in between the Jumbo and the Locusts. The whole situation turned against them in an instant)
"Fire!" the Jumbo commander ordered
*BANG *BANG *BANG
"Take evasive action!" Sango shouted
*BOOM *BOOM *BOOM
"Damn! How the heck did we end up being the ones cornered!?" the Panther commander reacted
"That just proves how skilled they are!" Sango shouted
"What now Sango-san?! We have to break away from this pincer move or else we won't last!"
"Not yet! We're almost at the coordinates! Just keep on moving!"
(Their intense and action packed chase continued all around the city with Kuromorimine not showing any signs of giving up. This irritated the commander of the Jumbo and thought it was just their last display of desperation)
"You guys are such a pain the ass! Just give up already!" shouted the Jumbo commander
"Not yet..not yet.."
"Fire!"
*BANG *BOOM
(A shell from the Jumbo's 76mm cannon hit the left Panther behind Sango's tank and white flagged it. Now it was really getting bad for Sango's team now that they have one less tank)
"Sango! We won't make it in time if this continues! I'll do what I can to handle the Locusts behind us so continue the pursuit!" the Panther commander said
"What do you mean?!" Sango shouted
"Driver! Let's do it!"
"Yes ma'am!" the Panther driver shouted
(Suddenly the Panther driver positioned their tank sideways and stopped right in front of the chasing M22 Locusts. They did not expect this move and it led to both the locusts crashing head on the Panther)
"Hoy! That was dangerous! Are you alright?!" Sango got worried
"We're fine! Just go Sango! Gunner at the ready! Now!"
"Firing!" the Panther gunner shouted
*BANG *BOOM
(One of the M22 Locusts got white flagged by the 75mm shell from the Panther and their tank blocked the entire road making it impossible for the other M22 Locust to catch up to Sando's Panzer III)
"Alright we're near the designated coordinates! Sturmtiger crew can you read me?!" Sango radioed
"Loud and clear Sango-san!"
"On my mark! Three..two..one..FIRE!"
"On the way!"
*BANG
(With one pull of a trigger the Sturmtiger's 380mm was fired towards the location of the flag tank of Red Wings. From their location they heard the roaring sound of the Sturmtiger's cannon. They didn't know what the sound was at first until they heard the whistling sound of its shell falling on top of them)
"What was that sound?" the Jumbo gunner asked
"OH SHIT! DRIVER TURN LEFT NOW! AND I MEAN RIGHT NOW!" the Jumbo commander shouted
*BOOM
(A large explosion happened short after the driver heard the order. The explosion was so big that it evaporated everything within its radius. The shock was so strong that it sent Sango's Panzer III swirling out of control and slammed at the side of a building)
"Sango!? Sango?! Can you hear me?!" Mauko radioed
*STATIC *STATIC
"Damn it! Sturmtiger crew reload now! We have one more shot to-"
(Just after Mauko got out of her cupola she heard whistling sounds towards her position. She looked at the sky and saw multiple missiles falling on them)
"EVERYONE GET DOWN!" Mauko shouted
*BOOM *BOOM *BOOM *BOOM *BOOM
(The cause for this sudden missile barrage was on the outskirts of the city the three last T34 Calliopes of Red Wings have arrived to help out their flag tank)
"Direct hits on the position of Kuromorimine's Maus and Sturmtiger.." the T34 Calliope radioed
"Hey flag tank, are you guys still alive?!"
(Sango had regained consciousness back at the spot where the Sturmtiger had shot their shell)
"That was some explosion..is everyone alright?"
"I'm here.." the driver said
"Still breathing.." the loader said
"A little dizzy but I'm fine..our radio is busted though.." her radio operator said
"I'm alright..ow ow ow!" the gunner said
"Hey are you ok?!" Sango got worried
"My shoulder..I think it's dislocated.."
"Just sit still and don't move it..we'll perform emergency first aid on it hang on.."
(Sango then opened her tank's cupola to look around them. The next thing she saw was unbelievable and she refused to accept it. The flag tank of Red Wings was unharmed and still operational. It was able to take cover in an abandoned parking lot and the debris protected them)
"No way..after all of that.." Sango reacted
"We're still here! Almost got taken out but still good!" the Jumbo radioed
"We have secured this side of the town so exit through this way..are you able to get out?" the T34 Calliope commander asked
"Yeah..the shell from that Sturmtiger knocked down a building beside us and opened up a path..making our way to you now.."
"Roger that..hey can you confirm if they're out? The Maus and Sturmtiger?"
"Can't say for sure..too much smoke.."
"Let's make sure..Calliope #3 go and check it out..you already fired your second barrage so you can't reload anymore.."
"Understood!"
(As the Jumbo was about to regroup with their forces and the T34 Calliope headed inside the city to check on Mauko everything was crumbling in front of Sango. She felt that it was over now that they had failed to destroy the enemy flag tank. Her mind was a big mess of thinking of what to do)
"What do I do?! Should we radio for back up?! Nobody else can help us! What about Mauko? No it's impossible for the Maus to get into position quick enough! Should we take a shot? But our gunner is injured! Damn it! Damn it! What do I do?!"
(Tears started to fall on Sango's cheek as she was about to give up but suddenly she recalled the words that Gero had told her before)
"Promise me next time that when the time comes that you need to take a shot no matter how slim the chance may be..promise me you'll take the shot.."
"That's right..I have a promise to keep.." Sango smiled
(The expression on Sango's face changed as she found the courage to step up to the task at hand)
"Driver, get us to the highest point over there!" Sango ordered
"Roger!"
"What do you plan on doing?! Our gunner is injured!" the loader reacted
"I'll take the shot..trust me.."
"Alright.."
(As Sango's Panzer III moved quickly to the location she pointed at the T34 Calliope that went to check on the Maus was nearing their position. As she went closer to the wreckage the smoke cleared and she saw the barrel of the monster aiming down at them)
"Oh crap.." the T34 calliope driver reacted
*FIRE!" Mauko ordered
*BANG *BOOM
(The 128mm shell struck the Calliope straight on and white flagged it instantly. Even after getting hit by a barrage of 114mm rockets the Maus stood tall on her tracks and used its big body to shield the Sturmtiger)
"Sturmtiger crew! Fire on those Calliopes on my command!" Mauko ordered
"What the hell?! They're still up?!" the other T34 Calliope commander reacted
"There's another tank over there ma'am! A Panzer II and it's aiming directly at our flag tank!"
"Damn we have no choice! Fire your rockets on both the Panzer III and the Maus! NOW!"
(As the two T34 Calliopes adjusted their rocket tubes and aimed at their targets. Sango's tank had reached the highest spot in the field. Sango sat on the gunner's chair and aimed only at the Jumbo flag tank. She took a deep breath and placed her finger on the trigger. She knows that Calliope was aiming at her but it didn't faze her at all)
"Firing!" Sango shouted
"FIRE!" Mauko ordered
"FIRE NOW!" the T34 Calliope commander shouted
*BANG *BANG *BANG *BANG *BANG *BANG *BANG *BANG
(All tanks at the same time fired their arsenals at each other and they waited as the rounds reached their targets)
*BOOM *BOOM *BOOM *BOOM *BOOM *BOOM *BOOM *BOOM *BOOM *BOOM *BOOM *BOOM *BOOM *BOOM *BOOM *BOOM *BOOM *BOOM *BOOM *BOOM
(Different explosions occurred all over the field with different shells from different tanks. The 380mm shell of the Sturmtiger hit directly the last two T34 Calliopes and sent them rolling over and was white flagged. The Maus and the Sturmtiger were also white flagged when the second barrage of 114mm rockets landed on their spot. Of course Sango's Panzer III did not survive the rocket barrage and was white flagged on top of the hill)
"D-Did my shot hit?" Sango asked
"I can't see with all the smoke.." her driver said
"Get out of the tank and get a better look.." Sango ordered
(The Panzer III driver and radio operator got out as ordered and used their binoculars to get a better look at the flag tank)
"How does it look?" Sango asked
"Sango..your shot hit.." her radio operator said
"Really?! Then-"
"But it didn't white flag them.." the driver said
"Eh..?"
(The 50mm shell from the Panzer III reached it's target without problem but it didn't hit the flag tank of Red Wings in the engine compartment but on its tracks. The Red Wings flag tank was still operational but its left tracks were busted)
"Damn it! Damn it! I'm sorry Gero-san.." Sango cried
"Phew..good thing that Panzer III gunner wasn't a good shot.." the Jumbo driver said
"Yeah..that was a close one.." the Jumbo gunner agreed
(Just when they were relaxed and confident that they were now safe from harm. The Jumbo commander suddenly heard the sound of a tank coming straight at them from the front. She took a look quickly and saw Kuromorimine's Jagdtiger already aiming at them)
"Where the hell did you come from!? Gunner! Enemy tank direct front!" the commander shouted
"What?!"
(The gunner quickly looked through her gun sights and saw the beast of a tank looking straight at them)
"Now Sakura-chan! FIRE!" Kojima ordered
"FIRING!" Sakuraba shouted
*BANG
"FIRE!" the Jumbo commander ordered
*BANG
(Again at the same time both tanks fired their cannons towards each other. One was a 128mm shell and another was a 76mm shell flying through the air and slowly went by each other reaching their targets)
*BOOM *BOOM
"Hey what just happened?! What was that explosion!?" Sango asked
"It was our Jagdtiger!"
"Sakuraba-chan and Kojima-san? Did they make it in time?"
"I don't know..there is still smoke around the flag tank of Red Wings.."
(It was a painful wait for them trying to find out if the flag tank of Red Wings was finally taken out. It was a mixture of fear and hope for them as they looked at the battlefield. Slowly they saw first their own Jagtiger taken out by the 76mm shell of the Jumbo and had a white flag on it. Then their gaze slowly turned to the Jumbo and they saw smoke coming out from it and on top of the turret was a white flag waving in the wind)
"They did it.." Sango said
"RED WINGS ACADEMY FLAG TANK HAS BEEN DESTROYED!" Chouno proudly announced
Coming Up Next : Chapter 87 - Resonance
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