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Suffer… they'll all suffer…
Humanity… the Abyssals… the Kanmusu… the Kansen… the Sirens… they will all suffer… slow, agonising deaths…
…when the Leviathans come for them…
…
…unless I kill them quickly… before then…
…this is… the only mercy… I can offer…
…starting with… this one…
"Let me go! You don't know what you're doing!"
…this Siren… she's lost her way… they all have…
CRACK
…her neck… was so fragile…
…Hood… U-556… Akagi… Kaga… their deaths will be… just as quick… to spare them their suffering…
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[Azur Lane Bismarck]
I looked at Seaport and asked, "Was!? She… she gave in?" My voice trailed off as I thought about what that could mean for my comrades. Kanmusu aren't very strong as their biology matches humans, but once they're Abyssals…
Let's just say I've lost a few strength tests against a lot of them.
"She was likely… pushed past her limits…" The Abyssal solemnly answered. "A Kanmusu's mind… can only handle… the call of the Abyss… for so long without help… too long alone… can drive us insane…"
Tirpitz… 556… Hood…
"Verdammt!" I hit the wall as we set foot on the base again. "I need to get back there! They need help!"
"Having two Bismarcks… in the same world… could be very… disastrous…" Seaport warned me. I glared at her and she explained, "It would mean… only one of you would use the anomaly… and that has… dangerously unknown effects…"
"Scheiße…" Can't I do anything? They don't know how strong a high-level Abyssal can get!
Mutsu asked, "Are you alright, Bismarck-san?" While still massaging one of Kaga's ears, who was acting like she didn't like it but still wasn't fighting it.
"Just got some bad news… not only are your Akagi and Kaga now stuck in my world with Observer, but your Bismarck has lost her mind and become an Abyssal… and it's all my fault…"
Nagato, Mutsu and the Admiral looked very concerned. Micheal gently put his hand on my shoulder and said, "No, it isn't, and I don't want to hear you say it is. Don't beat yourself up over this. If anything it's these two foxes at fault for this one. You couldn't have stopped our Bismarck losing herself. The least we can do is welcome our new friends and straighten things out. No doubt tensions are high right now between them and the girls here. This misunderstanding has to be resolved, regardless of who's fault it is."
"Ja…" I said dejectedly.
Mein Gott… even with Geryon with me, things just got so much worse again…
My Hydra growled to himself, no doubt feeling the self-doubt I am amplified again. I petted one of his side heads and said, "It's okay, mein Freund. Go do some air patrols for now."
Given a purpose, Geryon eagerly took off and circled the base, no doubt attracting news agencies. I didn't care about them. My friend needs to feel better.
He also needs to learn to feel his own emotions. Wether that would be a good or bad thing, however…
[Kancolle Prinz Eugen]
I was in the Kriegsmarine corner of the cafeteria with Graffy and the Z twins when Admiral Micheal and Bismarck walked in with grim faces. We were just settling down after that battle, and our two attackers entered with them. Seemed like it was a misunderstanding, at least that's what Herr Micheal said.
The room fell silent as everyone stared at the alternate Akagi and Kaga. To think such gentle souls as our Akagi and Kaga could have alternate versions who are so violent…
Bismarck sat with us at our table again. "Are you all okay?"
We all nodded. Graffy asked her, "What's going on with those two? Are they allies now?"
Bismarck nodded, "For now. Nagato and Mutsu have agreed to keep them under control. They're actually very good at massaging their fox ears. Doing that properly makes them docile."
I looked over. The white-haired one seems to be glued to Frau Mutsu. The brown-haired one stayed close to Secretary Ship Nagato, who seemed to find some sort of joy in touching her fur.
"Listen up. I have some grave news, especially for you, Prinz." Bismarck said in a somber tone.
I feared the worst. I clenched my fists under the table and looked at her. "J…Ja?"
The Battleship looked at me and went on, "I was going to not tell you, but keeping back things like this has never gone well, so I'll tell you now. You have to remain calm, Prinz."
"Just tell me. Bitte." I replied.
Bismarck looked down for a moment and then back at me. She said…
She said…
[Azur Lane Bismarck]
"Prinz Eugen. The Bismarck you know has become an Abyssal, and without another to guide her, she has lost herself to the Abyss." I informed her. I had decided to not sugar coat it as she had to know.
Prinz looked down and began to sob quietly as the shock set in. I looked at the other Kriegsmarine Kanmusu also looked down in sorrow.
I knew it had to be done and it would've been so much worse if they found out themselves, but it really made me feel horrible. I had promised them all I'd get their Bismarck back, but my world was too much for her to handle and now she's basically gone.
I had failed. Again.
"You said you'd get her back…" Prinz whimpered. "You… promised…" as she hugged Graf Zeppelin for comfort. The Carrier looked at me and nodded, knowing I've been trying my best.
It seemed by best wasn't good enough, as always. I slowly got up and apologised. "Es tut mir so leid, Prinz. I will-"
"Just leave." Prinz cut me off before breaking down. I sighed and stood. I have apologetic looks to the rest before exiting the cafeteria, leaving everyone else wondering what I had done to upset Prinz so much.
I felt I had lost the support of the Kriegsmarine. I didn't deserve their help now and I've caused two more of their girls to be stuck in my world. I cannot risk putting the others in danger from now on.
I had to get myself, Akagi and Kaga back before theirs are lost to the Abyss, too. Just my luck that I'm stuck with possibly the most difficult pair of Kansen to work together with…
"Bismarck…?" Seaport has found me again.
I looked at her, "What is it?"
"Shinano wishes… to speak to you…" The Abyssal reported.
I was surprised, "The anomaly is still active? Are you willing to allow her to speak through you again?"
"Of course…" Seaport sat down on a bench overlooking the port. Her eyes changed colour and I heard the Yamato-class sister speak again, "Bismarck-san…"
"Frau Shinano. Please tell me there's some good news. I already know about my other self."
"I see… but there is still hope…"
That got my attention, "There is? What can I do?"
"Nothing… except get Akagi-san, Kaga-san and yourself back to us… I will try to help their Bismarck-san. I will try to be her guiding light…"
"Won't you be negatively affected by the Abyss?" I asked.
"Considering we are Kansen… it's not likely." Shinano reminded me.
Natürlich…
"I appreciate the help, Frau Shinano." I let her know. "You do that and we'll continue to work on getting back."
"Hai… I must go now… to have enough energy… to reach your other self…" Seaport regained herself and spoke, "She has… left me again…"
"Danke schön for allowing me to speak to her, Frau Seaport. Go rest now."
The Abyssal nodded and I looked to the sky, "Geryon."
My hydra stopped in mid-air and looked down at me.
"Go see of the anomaly has moved. If it hasn't, track it and let me know if it does."
With a roar, he flew off to go check.
[Azur Lane Shinano]
I gasped as I left the generous Abyssal's body. Even when awake, I could hear the mental turmoil of poor Bismarck-san of the other world. She had held on for so long, against the other voice in her head, when she should've been listening to it. The other voice tried her best to steer her away from this "Abyss", but now…
I had to try anything to help her regain her sense of self. I had to know what broke her will. I knew it may change me, but I felt I was prepared.
Ah, I forgot I was sat on Shikikan-sama's office couch. He's very kind to allow this one to lay upon it. It is just comfy enough to allow more access into the dreamworld.
"You okay, Shinano?" Shikikan-sama asked. He always asks that, especially if I've had a rough sleep.
"Hai… this one… hopes she did not inconvenience you, Shikikan-sama." I answered, sitting up and rubbing my eyes.
"Never." He smiled. "Did you manage to speak to our Bismarck?"
I stood and nodded, "Hai… this one spoke with her. She is taking the news of the demise of her counterpart veryhard… This one must attempt to commune with the alternate Bismarck-san."
"Damn… okay then."
"Lady Shinano, would you like some tea to help with that?" His current Secretary, Sheffield-san, kindly offered. She didn't seem to be as badly affected by the Atlantic Shikikan's mistreatment as Belfast-san, who Enterprise-san has been caring for since she arrived here.
"If it is not too much trouble, Sheffield-san." I smiled.
After a nice relaxing cup of green tea, the sleepiness came back to me. I laid back on the sofa and Shikikan-sama returned to his work. The amount of paperwork from three Kansen disappearing was tremendous. I'm glad he always has a Secretary making sure he didn't overwork himself…
…even if Sheffield-san can be… a bit forceful…
Zzz…
[Azur Lane Enterprise]
I sat on Belfast's bed and gently stroked her hair to help her sleep. My God… what that bastard did to her…
She's dependant on me for a lot of things… and there are so many scars on her body inflicted when she was made as vulnerable as a human in that office…
When I first met her, back during the early parts of the Siren war and the conflict between Azur Lane and Crimson Axis… when we shared our base with the Royal Navy instead of the Sakura, she was the best maid around, the Head Maid, even. I was the one pushing myself too hard. Late night training and patrols, fuelled by nothing but ration bars leaving me too tired to get up early. Forgoing repairs in favour of getting back out there to protect Hornet while Yorktown was bedridden…
Then Belfast came into my life, wether I wanted her to or not. Queen Elizabeth assigned her to me. She saved my life, both from Zuikaku when my bow broke and from how I was living at home. She changed me for the better. She helped fix my sleep schedule, my diet and how much I worked. She made me realise it's okay to sit back sometimes and let Essex and her sisters take the reins somedays.
Now I look at her… and all I see is a broken woman. To think she of all ships would be so unlike herself now. I used to rely on her, but now she can barely speak to me. Perhaps she's ashamed of being seen like this.
I'm so angry about it. I can't even track down that abusive fuckhead. He's either dead or with the Sirens now.
"No… please no more, Master…" Damn… she was having a nightmare again. I shook her gently awake and she looked up at me.
I smiled softly and said, "It's alright, Bel. You're safe here."
She got up and rushed to the bathroom. She left the door open and I peered in to make sure she was okay.
I found her throwing up.
When she was done, I flushed for her and asked, "You okay? Feeling ill?"
She nodded her head and put her hand on her belly, probably feeling more of it building up.
"We'll see Vestal tomorrow if it carries on, yeah?" I asked, rubbing my hand on her back.
She nodded and smiled, before throwing up in the toilet again. I gingerly held her hair back so she didn't get any on it.
Something was up with her, but Belfast was always there for me, so it was time I returned the favour. Helping her recover was far more important than finding that prick.
[Azur Lane Shinano]
I eventually found and entered the shattered mind of the other Bismarck-san. The corruption plaguing her mind looked very similar to the darkness inside of Seaport-hime. I was able to keep it at bay as it didn't recognise my Kansen biology, plus it helped that it was only my consciousness present here.
I discovered a seemingly unconscious blonde woman in a professional white uniform with black skirt and stockings. I would later learn this was the alternate Nelson, confined to a mental form in Bismarck's head. She was wrapped up in tentacle-like tendrils of the Abyss. It seemed she was the other voice that tried to help this Bismarck stay away from being consumed. I could not reach her to reawaken her, as if she was locked away. I instead looked around and saw the corrupted Bismarck, glaring at me. Her eyes glowing an ominous blue.
"Intruder…"
I took a step towards her and tried to reason, "Bismarck-san. My name is Shinano… This one is here to help you regain control of yourself."
"I don't need help… I am the European Water Princess… and my purpose is… to spare everyone the fate of the Leviathans…"
"The… Leviathans?" I asked. Was this some sort of threat in her world?
She approached me and I instinctively backed away until I could no longer. She put her hand on my forehead and showed me… memories of… Observer?
[Observer Alpha]
We tried… so hard…
This was our first attempt… we tried so hard to get Azur Lane allied and build them up as much as we could, but…
It wasn't enough.
We had buried the hatchet and joined forces once we told them why we fought them. We United together against the Leviathans and gave it everything we had…
It. Wasn't. Enough.
Now I stand upon a pile of ashes that used to be a building on the Azur Lane Pacific HQ… ready to send my data and memories to an Observer Alpha of an alternate timeline…
All other Siren units have already done so… but I sit here, one of the final life forms on this dying planet, wondering if there's any point while the Leviathans moved onto another timeline separate from the one we're sending ourselves to… nothing we had even made a scratch on those monsters…
The Kansen… the few that survived… they METAmorphosised, just like we had wanted them to do, but too little, too late. Their location is unknown. I am alone…
I started uploading my data to the program to send it to the other me in the new timeline. I don't even know if that will work. This was our first attempt, Timeline Alpha. Our original, and we failed everyone.
I sat next to my first friend, the deactivated Observer Zero, who placed herself with the pile of our now inactive Siren colleagues… our family… and I hugged her lifeless body.
Perhaps the second time around… our other selves can at least save another version of humanity…
Observer Alpha 1, shutting down…
[Azur Lane Shinano]
European Water Hime backed off as she had shown me what she wanted to.
Oh, great kami… this isn't the original world? We had lost before…?
"Now you see… the Leviathans… already won… they have won… many times… and now they come for us…" She explained.
So that explains all of the other Shinanos I have encountered in my dreams, some kind, others lost. They're not my possible futures, but my versions in other timelines…
Could the most powerful version of me I'd ever seen have been my original form? The way her eyes glowed… her tails burnt…
I countered, "But… we could fight them now! If we were to combine the might of two worlds… the Kansen, the Kanmusu, the Sirens, the Abyssals… together, surely we stand a better chance?"
"False hope… will only breed arrogance… ignorance… it is better to die quickly… instead of allowing them… to suffer slow deaths…"
Her logic only made sense to a being with no emotion or feelings.
"Bismarck? Are you alright?" A familiar, Royal voice echoed through her mind. Hime and I looked forward, through the eyes of Bismarck-san's Abyssal body. It was the voice of Hood-san…
[Azur Lane Hood]
That was bloody awful… having to relive that again…
I checked myself for what felt like the 10th time in a row just to be sure I was alright. Poor U-556 had been forced to watch poor Biscuit be sunk again.
…
Bismarck, I meant Bismarck.
Lady Akagi and Lady Kaga of the other world were very kind to us, a rather nice change to the fox sisters I had worked with before.
"Hood-san, are you feeling alright now?" Lady Akagi asked me.
"Yes… thank you. I… I haven't had a flashback quite like that for a few years…"
"Frau Hood, Bismarck's back! She must've beaten Observer!" Little Parzival called out in delight.
"Ah, jolly good." I replied.
Oh, if only I'd known sooner…
"Bismarck? Are you alright?"
We saw Abyssal Bismarck shamble onto the land like some sort of zombie with her Abyssal helmet missing. At first, I assumed she had major battle damage from fighting Observer alone. She had her head down, hunched over with her arms hanging in front of her, as if her rigging was keeping her from falling forward. She looked distracted by something and was muttering something under breath. There was clearly something very wrong with her.
"Uh… Bismarck?" 556 asked. She stepped forward but I pulled her back by her shoulder.
"Stay back, everyone." I warned. "Bismarck? Can you hear me?"
The Abyssal shot her gaze at me. The look in her eyes actually unnerved me.
"Tot... ihr seid alle tot..." she mumbled. What was she on about?
"Bismarck… please put away your rigging." I tried.
She slowly tilted her head, like a wild animal staring down its prey. The drooling metal maws on her rigging growled as their gun barrels pointed at us as well as the cannon on her arm.
"Du wirst sterben..."
"Bismarck! Stand down!" I ordered as we aimed our own riggings at her.
The Abyssal growled, "Das Ende ist unvermeidlich … der einzige Ausweg … ist ein schneller Tod … den kann ich Ihnen geben …"
U-556, the only one of us who could fully understand her, yelled, "She's going to kill us!"
BOOM
"MOVE!" I yelled as we dispersed, narrowly dodging her attack which took out the building behind us.
"This is where the Naval District should be, but it's different here!" Akagi informed us.
Bloody hell, it was a mess. If we leave, Bismarck may take innocent lives.
I refused to allow my friend's name to be sullied any more.
As we took cover behind another building, I gathered U-556, Akagi and Kaga, "Parzival, listen to me. I need the three of you to get the civilians to safety. Akagi, Kaga, you can speak the language."
"Hai!" The Carriers nodded.
"What about you?" The Sub asked.
"I'll keep her busy. Once the civilians are clear, send a message to Pacific HQ. I'll need help against her." I ordered.
"Jawohl! Be careful, Frau Hood!" U-556 saluted as the three of them started helping civilians evacuate.
I jumped out of cover and shot at Bismarck's rigging. "Oi! You want to kill me, Bismarck? Come get me!" I ran back to the sea while firing at her.
Luckily, it worked. She screamed out loud as she chased after me.
It was strange. Her aim was very sloppy. I didn't have to manoeuvre much at all to dodge her attacks. She didn't seem very bothered about defending herself, either. It was if she was distracted by something as she kept muttering to herself…
I could only hope Biscuit was okay during all this…
[Azur Lane Bismarck]
The next day I went looking for Akagi and Kaga to make sure they were behaving. I practically ran to the school when I heard they went in there.
Expecting to hear the Destroyers screaming and running away from flaming dive bombers, instead I heard a deafening silence. Slowly peeking into the classroom, all I saw was Destroyer Division 6, sleeping while laying on the tails of Kaga, who dared not move while her face was beet red.
"Comfortable?" I asked with a sly smile.
"…it isn't unpleasant." Kaga admitted. "They're surprisingly gentle. They didn't seem sacred by my very presence unlike the Mutsuki sisters."
"Perhaps because you've finally learned to smile, Frau Kaga." I pointed out the unmistakable grin on her face. "Once you're back, you could start over with them."
"I don't know what you're talking about." The fox pouted, looking away.
"Where is your sister?" I asked seriously.
"Nee-san is speaking with their sensei. She told me to keep the little ones occupied." She answered.
"Danke." I left the classroom and went to Frau Ashigara's office.
I entered and saw the fox sat down with her having the most civil conversation I've ever seen.
"Hello, Bismarck-san."
"What are you up to, Akagi?" I asked, suspicious.
"I simply wanted to know more about the history of this world. Did you know Japan was the first to develop shipgirls in this world? Just like in ours?" She asked in a sly tone.
"We both know our origin is a hotly debated mystery, Akagi." I deadpanned.
"Is it?" She stood and squared up to me, making Ashigara nervous. "From what I hear, you know full well where we come from now. The one from the depths told you, didn't she?"
"Back off, Akagi." I warned, "If you've hurt or threatened any if the Abyssals here…"
"You'll do what, Iron Blood? Get off a lucky shot and then sink again?" She hissed, her animal ears pointed back and her fangs bared.
"Last warning. Back. Off." I calmly repeated. I will not be intimidated by a feral animal.
"You may have power back home, cowering behind your faction, Iron Blood. Here, you're nothing. Unlike you, whose country didn't even have naval ports before invading your continent, the Sakura learned how to face their enemies on the sea and built an entire empire in the Pacific. So don't you come at me pretending you're more powerful than the leader of the Kidö Butai and the First Carrier Division!" She taunted.
Silence between us lasted for about 5 seconds before I slowly looked at Ashigara. I calmly asked, "Fräulein, take Frau Kaga and the little ones out of the building, bitte. I don't want them to hear this."
"H… hai…" the teacher nodded and did as I asked.
I looked back at the literally fired up Akagi. I knew no matter what I said then, she'd attack me. I thought I might as well tell her what I thought of her.
"The Japanese Imperial Navy? Unstoppable? Don't make me fucking laugh, Akagi."
The Carrier snarled, "Nani!?"
I got close to her and retorted, "The first two times Japan was ever invaded by sea, cyclones destroyed the invading navies. This incredible stroke of luck was called, "Kamikaze", which is a term I'm sure you know all too well as you sent up humans, some voluntarily, many more forced, to fly their planes right into enemy warships in a desperate last attempt to destroy the Eagle Union Navy, because you, Akagi of the Kidö Butai, bit off far more than you could chew."
Akagi's pupils slowly shrank and her breathing became less controlled. I continued, "Your attack on Pearl Harbour was a dismal failure. Of all the Battleships you damaged, only two were unrecoverable. The rest were just pissed off. You expected Union Carriers there but there were none. A massive field of oil tanks was completely ignored in favour of wanting bragging rights for sinking capital ships instead. After that, I admit you were doing well for the first six months, but that first failed attack on Pearl cemented your fate at Midway. You had awoken the Eagle Union, and angered the Grey Ghost."
"You dare…"
"Because you could not wait one more day, you missed your chance to destroy Enterprise at Pearl, leading to the sinking of yourself, your sister and the other two Carriers with you. You say I failed at my duty? You got your entire fleet sunk as a result of your arrogance. The only ship with me? She managed to get home merely with scratched paintwork after I sank Hood and she drove off Wales."
The fox yelled back at me, "THE ONLY THING YOU'VE EVER DONE IS SINK AND LEAD YOUR FACTION TO RUIN! I LED MINE TO GLORY!"
"The Sakura Empire is not your faction. Akagi. It's Nagato's." I reminded her. Looking back, I shouldn't have antagonised her, but I had already had enough of her.
"DEATH BY THE GREY GHOST WAS HONOURABLE!" She tried to justify. "WE FOUGHT TO THE DEATH! WE DIDN'T GIVE UP A SCUTTLE OURSELVES!"
I chuckled, "Heh… honour and glory, as always? In that case, keep living in your fantasy world. It'll make you even easier to predict, at least. Report to the Admiral's office with your sister tomorrow and we'll work on-"
Now fully enraged, she moved to slap me, but I caught her wrist, stunning her. I smiled slightly and raised my eyebrows, "Remember when I said you're easy to predict?" I then sent her flying through the open window with a punch to the face.
This fox needed correction, once and for all…