Azur Lane: Land To Sea.

43: Ethereal Finale

A quick flick of the tentacle and a parry got Saint Louis away from Observer, and immediately flew straight to Caster, but was blocked by both Akagi and Enterprise.

"Oh, no. You don't!" Both exclaimed.

But the Dreadnought wasn't far behind, as it already finished turning its guns towards Caster.

Everyone started to scrambling to escape the railgun's line of fire, but the courageous one stayed by his side. As he wasn't budging either. New Jersey, Shimakaze, Essex, Warspite, and many others came together around him to see what he'll do next.

He raised his right arm and the remaining girls watched in amazement as the White Wisdom Cube came out of his palm out of nowhere.

"You can thank Akashi for this. I just had to do it in front of you girls for style." Caster said as he grinned.

He somehow still had the time to joke around while the railgun is charging up it's shot.

His face transitioned back to his 'poker' face as he looked at the White Wisdom Cube one more time... And closed his eyes.

'Whatever you're gonna do, please stop that from obliterating us all...'

He then did what he always does...

...Running straight at the danger ahead.

The girls couldn't believe their eyes, but it wasn't long for everyone to do the same. While New Jersey went ahead and pulled up her electric shield once again.

A familiar white glow is covering the otherworlder's hand.

The tentacles finally overpowered both CV aces, and Observer managed to slip by the blind spot, on a collision course towards Caster.

And the railgun fired.

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"Akagi, move ou-"

The last words that Enterprise said before getting flashed with a blinding light and stunned with a deafening sound.

...

The light soon dissipated.

The ace carrier looked back at the shores, bow ready, where she saw Caster one last time running. But now he's gone.

'Where did he go?!'

"Where is he?!" The voice made Enterprise turn around, which she saw Akagi. 'She's still here?'

After being frozen for few more seconds, they felt a beaming blue light shining on both the aces' skins. And they turn back around.

Seems that the massive threat is just not going away.

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A rough landing from Caster as he fells from above, face-planted into the dirt. He soon got up looking unscathed.

As he turns his head and body around to analyze his surroundings, the situation was looking fraught.

A flat space with nothing but cement under his shoes, upon he can only see land as far as his eyes can see... He lowered his sniper rifle, scratching his head.

But something else was amiss, other than the strong wind passing through him, he heard something from a distance. He closed his eyes...

"Waves-"

"Commander!"

His eyes wide open, he spun around quick to see who it was. But by the tone, he already knew who it was.