Prologue 1 - It's just a normal Exercise... Right?

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Steyhrevich P.o.V

After Monarkhiy reported the disappearance of the ISS Kreykanz I was panicking, how was this possible? Is there an enemy ship nearby? No, if there was, Monarkhiy would report it immediately

"Try looking outside, maybe it's just an error?" I said, hopeful that we did not just lose a fleet mate

"The mist made it hard to see outside sir when I tried looking out I saw nothing, no faint silhouette or lights coming from her Superstructure I believe she either has sunken or wandered somewhere, somehow but I think the Former is what happened" Monarkhiy responded, confirming my fear

"How is this possible?! Is something lurking inside the-" I was cut off by something hitting the ship, I guess it was a wave

"Sir! The waves are getting unbearable for us Destroyers back here! Permission to retreat to base!" A Destroyer, the ISS Iskeranz asked me through the radio. I got back up to my feet and responded:

"Permission granted, return to base at once and report this to High Command!"

"Yes sir!" Iskeranz responded as he and the other destroyers sailed away from the fleet

"Monarkhiy, monitor their movements, they might disappear again like Kreykanz" I ordered

"Yes sir" Monarkhiy replied as she paid more attention to her radar

I look outside as I can see the ships sailing close to me, on my left, there's Kulovskiyy and on my right there's Monarkhiy

Then, I checked our coordinates...

"Holy fuck, the Coordinates are going haywire, I can't figure out where we are, are we still even in the Korsan sea? Or have we passed the Bosphorus and entered the Thesean Sea?" I ask myself

"Monarkhiy, how are your coordination systems over there?" I ask over the radio

"I'm very sorry for my profanity sir, but it has gone to shit, yours?" Monarkhiy responds

"Same" I reply

The rain seemed like it'll never stop and the mist doesn't seem to clear at all, this is certainly weird, I felt like hours passed, all our systems, clocks, watches except the Radar and Firing control systems are malfunctioning 

I sit down in the canteen below the deck as I eat some Borscht or whatever, it's delicious though so I'm not complaining

"I think twelve hours have passed by now? It's hard to keep track of time anyways, now that our clocks and watches are broken... I wonder how the Steysker Admiralty is reacting to this"

- Imperial Navy Headquarters, Sankt Kanovoskot

"So you're telling me the Theracusan fleet just... Went into some weird mist only 5 miles from shore and disappeared?" Said General Kasarski, in disbelief

"I believe so ma'am, we were ordered back to shore due to heavy rainfall in the area and large waves forming as well" Iskeranz kept reporting

"Send the Knezenar Fleet to the location, we must retrieve the Theracusan Fleet at all costs, wait... Did Steyhrevich set sail with the fleet as well?" General Kasarski ordered and asked

".....Y-yes ma'am" Iskeranz replied, nervously

General Kasarski's eyes widened, same with everyone in the room except the Destroyers

"We lost our most prized ship bearing his Majesty's surname, what shall we do now?" Admiral Kasparov asks

"We can't report this to his Majesty, we should solve this problem ourselves and send an additional few fleets to the area as well, we cannot afford Steyhrevich to sink there!" Kasarski ordered

"Yes ma'am!" Iskeranz saluted and got out of the room to relay this order to the other fleets nearby

- Mirror Sea -

Steyhrevich P.o.V

"How many hours have passed by now?" I ask to myself thought I felt like Monarkhiy heard it from the other line

"Maybe... Fifteen to sixteen hours, sir?" Monarkhiy responded

"And yet it seems like it's still day..." I say looking outside the mist

"The rain just stopped" Said Monarkhiy through the radio

"No shit, Sherlock. Though the waves are still unstable" I reply

- To be continued -

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⏰ Last updated: Apr 14, 2022 ⏰

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