Fragile (Slow Updates)

Chapter 1: Outpost 23

"Breaking news from Outpost 23 of the Maple Line. An all out sudden attack from sirens is currently decimating this poor ill equipped outpost as well as the entirety of the Maple Line with one Legionnaire refusing to give up the fight despite being injured." Said the reporter as she looked directly into the camera as it showed the scene unfolding with the bloodied corpse littering the ground with the screams, explosions and gunfire being heard in the background as a radio pack mounted on a corpse and still intact was broadcasting calls for help from neighboring outposts along the line.

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Azur Lane HQ.
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"Hey, turn on the news." Said a Caucasian female with long blond haired and blue eyes wearing a tan Commander's uniform of the U.S Navy.

"Oh my god isn't that Com-." Said a black haired, blue eyed Caucasian female in an all white naval uniform but got cut off by another voice.

"It's him." Interrupted a dirty blond, green eyed Caucasian female wearing the uniform of an Admiral for the U.S Navy. As she watched the scene unfold with the Sous-lieutenant refusing to give up the fight on the tv mounted in the cafeteria she immediately went to her office to make a few phone calls as other officers and ship girls joined to watch news. But some of the officers immediately left the room to empty their stomachs upon seeing the mutilated corpses.

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Iron Blood HQ, Eagles Den.
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"Hey Kommandantin (Commander) isn't that-" Before the Caucasian, dirt blond, purple eyed destroyer could finish her sentence she was interrupted by the Commander.

"He's alive." Said Caucasian brunette with a crimson red left eye and a black eye patch over the right wearing a brown skirt, dark grey turtleneck, a red jacket with rank of Admiral displayed and a red hat on top of her head. As she watched the tv screen in her office.

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Sakura Empire HQ, Dragons Nest.XXX

"Shirei-kan (Commander) may I come in?" Asked a feminine voice. Belong to a black haired, Caucasian female wearing an all white naval uniform of a IJN officer with ears belonging to a cat or fox. " It's important."

"Enter Atago." Replied a Caucasian female with short brown hair and light brown eyes wearing black combat boots, dress pants along with a black tie and choker and a white dress short with a cigarette in her left hand.

"Have you seen the news, Shirei-kan (Commander)?" Asked Atago as she showed the Commander her phone.

"No way he's still alive." She replied dropping her cig upon seeing the screen and what was unfolding.

September 29, 2021
16:30 (4:30 PM)
Outpost 23, Maple Line
Pacific Ocean

It's been three weeks of intense fighting as all the soldiers stationed there were suffering from various injuries and what was left of the defenders all refused to give up and retreated to a more suitable position with fox holes and trenches being dug with sand bags at the front providing some protection and rubble barricades have been constructed to resort the flow of enemy movement if they were to land. But they were still losing men right left and center as rescue had yet to come. But there were two Westland WS-61 Sea Kings with faded Royal Navy markings that now have been replaced by Marine Nationale (French Navy) markings. These helicopters belong to the ship that had been fused to Sous-lieutenant's body effectively revealing to the world that he was a kansen and a shipboy. His two helicopters were bringing in much needed supplies as well as evacuating injured and dead from the blood stained rock as the sand and soil the soldier stood on was stained with the blood of the fallen. As for the Sous-lieutenant he was sitting on top a blown up battleship gun mount that was triple 406mm (16"/45 Mk 6) which happened to be one of the two heavy hitting guns installed on the outpost. As for the gun itself it had been charred black from an air-to-ground missile hitting the magazine. As he sat atop the gun his face held a tired expression indicating he hadn't slept in while due to the constant bombardment from siren air and naval power as he gripped his Famas Valorisé his right hand and ate a granola bar with his left as blood poured down his face as he was severely injured as the left side of his face was disfigured as a chunk of flesh that was supposed to be covering his teeth was missing revealing his pearl white teeth that were now stained a crimson red as well as a vertical slash going over his left eye with minor blood oozing out but luckily missed his eye.