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Yamato's POV
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I sat in my room in the shrine amongst the stacks and stacks of paperwork I've missed,since we left for Iron Blood,it had piled on since we left and now there were 3 mountain like stacks of paperwork,I had to slave way at,my Sisters had left to do their own thing for the day as Musashi went to help Akashi with making some weird gadget while Shinano had left to get more training from Houshou,Akagi and Kaga were overseeing preparations for the next phase of our plan,Tosa and Amagi were planning our strategy for the fight to come and Lady Nagato and Lady Mutsu re at the Orochi,overseeing it's development
on the bright side though,Sir Nagaro was helping Me with sorting the papers as he stood on the side,looking at the papers for only a second before placing them onto one of the 5 stacks of papers he's made in front of him with extreme speed,it was very convenient for him to help Me as it makes my job easier and faster but also keeps him from following Lady Nagato and Lady Mutsu to the Orochi
despite all of his help though,I couldn't shake an unnerving feeling I was getting from him as I continued to stamp the paperwork in front of Me,I looked over to him as I saw him stack the papers with great speed and accuracy while remaining silent as he seemed caught up with his own deep thoughts,it seemed like his actions were second nature while his mind lingered somewhere else as he stacked papers without thinking
I put my stamp down onto the table I was working on as I moved my full attention to Sir Nagaro who was sitting down in silence while continuing to stack papers,I stood up from where I was sitting as I walked over to Sir Nagaro,I glanced at his work and saw all the papers were perfectly sorted and stacked as he continued to do so with ease
I laid my hand on his shoulder as he jolted up from surprise,making him miss his paper placement as the paper fell onto the floor,my Son looked up to Me with a confused look on his face as I looked at him with a bit of worry in my eyes
Yamato:Nagaro,is something wrong
Nagaro:uh,huh?
Yamato:you spaced out,you were working off second nature
Nagaro:oh,I was?,I didn't realize,I'm sorry
Yamato:nothing to apologize for,but is something wrong
Nagaro:no,I'm fine
Yamato:no your not-
I picked up Nagaro and sat down where he sat as I laid him on my lap while I laid his head on my bosom before I started to rub the top of his head and his ears,he snuggled up to Me as he closed his eyes and let himself relax
Yamato:your Sisters know you very well and they trust you very much but my intuition tells Me,that something's on your mind,so what's bothering my Son
Nagaro:......................it is just a thought
Yamato:if it was that simple,we wouldn't be having this talk,you can tell Me anything,Nagaro,you don't have to hide things from us
Nagaro:........................ironic
Yamato:hmmm?
Nagaro:I don't need to hide anything from you all-,.....................yet you find it necessary to hide so much from Me
I mentally flinched as I was taken aback by his sudden response as I felt a bit anger in his words,I didn't show him the real way I acted to his response as I hid behind a mask of neutrality,but I couldn't help but feel a bit worried about his response as I looked down to see him look at Me with a neutral expression,despite it being neutral though,there was an aura emanating from him as I sensed the feeling of displeasure,laced with a hint of aggressive intent as his eyes felt like they were piercing my skin
his tails became motionless and I sensed him put his guard up around Me,for the first time in my existence,I felt scared around someone,I knew it would happen sooner than later,I just didn't think it would be from the one I considered my own Son as he continued to sit on my lap
my tails went stiff from fear and my ears perked up straight from terror as I looked down at my Son who had a small frown on his face,I gulped down my saliva as I didn't try to move an inch out of fear from being suddenly attacked,I just looked at him with fear,present in my eyes as I stared into his piercing golden eyes while he stared back at my fearful crimson red eyes
Nagaro:tell Me,Lady Yamato,if I do not have to hide anything from you all,why must you all hide so much from Me,what is it that you do not want Me,to know
Yamato(mind):tch,what am I going to do,I can't tell him about the project but my chances of getting out alive are slim to none at all if he attacks Me,what should be my move
I pondered about,what I should answer as I contemplated about the best choice of action for Me,I gave some thought into it as fast as I could but I was snapped away from those thoughts at the feeling of movement on Me,I looked down as to see Sir Nagaro relax again as he snuggled up to Me and laid his head on my chest,his ears flopped down and his tails lowered themselves as his body became relaxed on mine while the intense aura he emitted disappeared without a trace
Nagaro:I'm sorry
Yamato:huh??
Nagaro:I'm sorry,I didn't mean to scare you and be aggressive,I just wanted to know what everyone's hiding,I'm sorry
he snuggled up to Me more as he wrapped his small arms around Me,pulling Me into a hug as he closed his eyes and laid his head on my chest,I couldn't tell if he was being sincere or if he was just trying to get my guard down as I looked down at him with a very confused and concerned mind and expression,despite that,I laid my hand on his head and and began to rub the top of his head as I pushed him closer to Me with my free hand,pulling him closer into the embrace as I hugged back
Yamato:it's alright,Nagaro,I'm sure you didn't mean to do what it was you did,your curiosity got to you but we have our reasons for keeping secrets
Nagaro:I'm sorry Mom
Yamato:calm down my child,it's alright,you are already forgiven
Nagaro just snuggled up even more as I he refused to let go of his embrace while getting comfortable on my bosom as I continued to pamper him by rubbing his ears,despite the light atmosphere,I couldn't shake the feeling,that this was all a ruse to distract Me and throw Me off,if it was the case,Sir Nagaro has become even more dangerous,than we had originally had thought for him
Yamato(mind):his act is too convincing,I can't tell if it's a ruse or not,it seemed to be all genuine and he doesn't seem to harbor any intent to attack but that feeling of fear is still lurking,I can't tell why I'm scared,if he's become this good with manipulation and deception,then we have to be careful
Timeskip brought to you by Sub Zero Berlin and Ember Inferno Nagaro,sizing up to each other
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Nagato's POV
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Me and Mutsu were at the Orochi's cave to look at it's progress as we saw the red lining,that went across the entire ship were starting to glow brighter,that was cut short however,when Yamato called for a sudden urgent meeting,she seemed very worried about something,meaning whatever it was she had to discuss with us was very very urgent
all the officers were now assembled in the meeting area as we all sat in front of the great Sakura,Me and Mutsu were in the middle as we all looked to Yamato who seemed very very worried about something as she looked around the area with incredible speed and awareness
Nagato:Yamato,what is it,that you called this meeting for
Yamato:My apologies Lady Nagato but I must know where Sir Nagaro is before we can begin
Mikasa:Sir Nagaro left the shrine a little while ago,he went to walk round the base
Amagi:if I'm not mistaken,he went with Kasumi
Musashi:aww,how cute,the 2 are going out
Shinano:Sister,don't say such things,their just friends
Tosa:friends can grow into much more if you give them enough time
Kaga:true,and the 2 seem to spend a lot of time with each other lately
Akagi:ahh,young love
Yamato:everyone,we're getting sidetracked
Mutsu:Yamato,why are you so concerned with our Brother,did something happen
Yamato:Lady Mutsu,Lady Nagato,I believe Sir Nagaro is onto us
everyone seemed surprised as they looked at Yamato with a surprised look while Me and Mutsu became serious
Nagato:are you sure about this,Yamato
Yamato:I am,a little while ago,Sir Nagaro was helping Me with some of the excess paperwork in my office,during that he spaced out,I tried to get him to tell me if something was wrong but something felt off about him
Amagi:what do you mean by that
Tosa:yes,what do you mean "felt off about him"
Yamato:when I asked him what was wrong and told him that,he didn't need to hide anything from Me,his entire demeanor just vanished,his eyes became dulled and his entire aura was cold and terrifying,he wanted to know what we were hiding
Musashi:that doesn't sound like Sir Nagaro,he's normally so cheery and calm
Amagi:agreed,are you really sure about this Lady Yamato
Yamato:Amagi,I have never felt fear in my entire existence until now,he could have sliced neck at any moment in that time
Nagato:hmmm,if he's really caught on,this will be a problem to us
Mutsu:indeed and we're almost ready to launch the next phase of the plan
Nagato:if we can't solve this matter before then,this might affect the outcome of the upcoming battle
Amagi:what do we do then,Lady Nagato
Nagato:first I Want to hear how this story ends,what did he do after,Yamato
Yamato:at the moment I couldn't really move since I feared,that he would attack Me at the slightest feel of movement,I was trying to think of an answer to his question but I never got to give one,he just hugged Me and relaxed again and apologized
Tosa:now that sounds like something he would do
Yamato:yes and that may be true but I couldn't shake that unnerving feeling from the start,it felt like it was all ruse to lower my guard but at the same time it didn't,I really couldn't tell if he was acting or not
Amagi:if Sir Nagaro has learned to deceive people on this kind of scale with such ease,then he has become even more dangerous,than what we had originally thought he could achieve,that being said,we will have to be even more cautious with our acts
Akagi:would it not be the best course of action to tell him now
Kaga:if we prolong this any further,we'll lose more of his trust as time goes on
Tosa:do not be hasty,we cannot make the wrong move here
Amagi:yes,one wrong choice could turn him on us in an instant
Akagi:Sister,Sir Nagaro has already acted in aggression towards Lady Yamato,prolonging this matter could prove disastrous
Musashi:I agree,perhaps it is time to tell him
Mikasa:I agree as well,if there is a time to tell him,it is now but,the risk of this move it concerning
Yamato;I'm not sure about this,on one hand,he might not accept the fact and turn on us on the other hand we lose his trust over time and possibly ensue his wrath
Nagato:no matter what we choose,it doesn't seem like it will have a good outcome
Mutsu:what do we do then,we have to do something or we'll lose him
Nagato:alright we'll tell him but,we won't give it to him all at once we'll tell him bit by bit and let him process the information,we can only hope that he understands what we are doing and continues with us
Yamato:that is what I am worried about the most
Tosa:let's just hope he can understand,what we are trying to do and why we're doing it
Nagato & Mutsu(mind):oh Brother,I hope you can understand why we do all of this
Yamato(mind):Sir Nagaro,please see why we had to do all of this,we won't be able to handle the guilt if you leave
Nagato:Kawakaze,please call Brother back and tell him to meet us in our room
Kawakaze:of course,Lady Nagato
Kawakaze left to fetch Brother as we all stood up in silence and left as we all gave more thought into our decision,knowing that there was turning back from this as soon as Brother gets back to the shrine
Timeskip brought to you by Sakura Empire docks with an open dock space between all the ships
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Nagaro's POV
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I was a good time with Kasumi as we were walking around the base with Ayanami and her friends,Shigure,Yukikaze and Yuudachi as we were going around the base and trying the new food stands that opened recently,my fun was cut short however,when Kawakaze arrived and told Me,that I was being called back to the shrine,apparently my Sister wanted to talk to Me about something and it immediately got Me curious
I said goodbye to Kasumi and the others as Kawakaze escorted back to the shrine,when we got back,I split off and went to my shared room,where my Sisters were waiting for Me as I opened the door to the room and immediately saw both my Sisters,sitting down on our bed,facing each other
they both looked at Me as son as I opened the door as I entered the room and faced them,Sister Nagato motioned Me to sit without a word as she patted the spot in front of her and Sister Mutsu,I sat down in front of them as they looked at Me with serious look on their face while looked back them with a neutral expression
Nagato:do you know why your here,Brother
Brother:no,I wasn't told anything except,you both wanted to see Me
Mutsu:it's because we somethings to tell you
Brother:what is it,did the something happen,did I do something wrong
Nagato:regarding that,you did not wrong but you did do something-
Mutsu:Yamato has told us an interesting story a little while ago
Brother:regarding my behavior and how I acted towards her?,I'm sorry
Nagato:it was not quite about that,we are aware that we been keeping you out of the discussions regarding project Orochi and that is no accident
Mutsu:after some consideration,we've come to a decision and we are now going to tell you about the project
I looked at both of them with a maintained neutral expression as it turned just slightly serious but inside I was as surprised as I could be at the mention of Project Orochi and them telling Me about it,I could finally get answers to my questions and I could finally see if these visions in my head were more than just visions
Nagato:what we are going to tell and show you is highly confidential and classified,you cannot tell anyone about this,do you understand
Nagaro:I understand
Nagato:alright,follow us
we all stood up from our spots as Sister Nagato led us out of the room and out of the shrine,she led us down the base as we passed multiple people who did not seem to pay us much attention,which was probably for the best,Sister led us down to the docks before taking us down an unfamiliar path to Me,the path was past the warehouses at the docks,that stored most of the Sakura Empire's supplies and was completely hidden on the base as it started behind a mostly abandoned and unused warehouse
it was a stone path that led into a unfamiliar area,surrounded by small islands and rock,the path went into a cave and became a wooden walkway and then a wooden catwalk as the cave became deeper and bigger the more we went in that was when I started to begin to worry as everything I've seen so far has been the exact same as the thing I've seen in my visions
I looked around the cave with visual worry as I noticed my Sisters looking at Me with slight confusion
Nagato:is something wrong
Nagaro:no-,....no,it's nothing
Nagato & Mutsu(mind):so he's hiding something as well
Nagaro(mind):looks like their on to Me
we reached the end of the catwalk and took a turn as as we rounded the corner to enter the main area of the cave as I look down below to see a shocking sight,below the wooden catwalk we were standing was the main cave room that was slight filled with deep water with large cave entrance on the other side of us,floating on the water was a massive Siren ship,that seemed to be the same size as my ship,it sported both large caliber Siren cannons and a 2 flight decks on the back while an empty space with what looked like a door remained closed shut
it floated silently while the red lining of the ship glowed brightly as if reacting to something,we stopped walking as I looked and stared at the ship in absolute shock and disbelief while my Sisters looked at it with a neutral expression
Nagato:this is the final product of Project Orochi,this ship will be the salvation of the Sakura Empire
Nagaro:........................................................................................
Nagato;I'm sure your shocked as well,we were the same when Akagi showed us the first time as well,Iron Blood has attempted to recreate it when we first showed them but it proved to be impossible to do
Nagaro:..............this is what Project Orochi is,this what you believe will save the Empire
Nagato:yes,it's power has already proven to be immense,taking knowledge from previous battles,whether had been won or lost,a ship that adapts to the situation and acts accordingly and perfectly to the scenario
Nagaro:why did we side with the Sirens?
Nagato:we didn't side with the Sirens,brother we-
Nagaro:why did we side with the Sirens
Nagato:Brother,we didn't side with them,this ship is the Empire's work,this is our work,this-
Nagaro:we're using a Black Wisdom Cube,that was placed here by the Sirens,we're using Siren production model ships and we have this massive Siren behemoth in a cave beneath the Empire,that we're going to use a way to win the war AND YOUR TRYING TELL ME WE'RE NOT SIDED WITH THE SIRENS
I shouted at my Sisters as I gritted my teeth and tightened my grip on the protective railing of the catwalk,that I was holding onto as the metal bars of the railing shrunk as I tightened my grip even more from my anger,I looked at my Sister with a pissed off expression as my eyes gave a golden glow
I could feel my anger go though Me at the knowledge,that we were siding with the very enemy we were trying to rid our oceans of as I crushed the railing,breaking the metal bar off of the railing,I turned my back on my Sisters as I turned to look at the end of the catwalk,that we turned at
Nagaro:come out!!,I know your all there!
from around the corner,the other officers of the Sakura Empire came out from the turn as they all stood in front of us while averting any eye contact with Me
Nagaro:did you all know as well
Amagi:Sir Nagaro,please calm down,we didn't-
Nagaro:DID YOU KNOW!!!
there was no response from them as my voice echoed through the cave,when the echo dies out,there was just silence as no one answered Me,making my blood boil even more as I could feel the fear and cowardice in them as I look them dead in the eyes while they refused to look at Me,then I finally got my answer as Lady yamato gave the answer
Yamato:we did,this is the hope of the Sakura Empire
Nagaro:you all knew and didn't tell Me,you all knew and didn't tell anyone,you openly allowed this without a second thought!?!?!?
Yamato:we did,this is the best choice,this is what will bring us victory against Azur Lane,not even the Sirens themselves will be able to stop this-
Nagaro:was it not you who said,that the Sirens were not controllable,was it not YOU who said,that they cannot be trusted WAS IT NOT YOU WHO TOLD EVERYONE TO NEVER JOIN THE SIRENS NO MATTER WHAT,WAS IT NOT YOU WHO TOLD ME THAT WE GAIN NOTHING BUT DESTRUCTION OF OURSELVES BY JOINING THEM,WAS IT ALL A LIE TO MANIPULATE US FOR THIS!!!!!!
I looked at the officers in front of Me as they flinched and took a step back as I gritted my teeth even harder and clenched my fist,I could feel the pain of my hand as I could feel a slight amount of blood come out of my hand but I didn't care as stared the officers of the Sakura Empire down with all my anger
I turned around to look at my Sisters who were equally taken back by my sudden outburst as they looked at Me with a very surprised look,I clenched my fist harder as I disregarded the pain I felt and turned my back on them
Nagaro:Get Out of my Way!!
I walked away as the officers stepped to the side to let Me through as I walked towards the exit of the cave to get away from them all
Yamato:wait,Nagaro please-
I didn't let Lady Yamato finish as I dashed away with all my speed,creating a sonic boom and blowing away some of the wooden planks that made the catwalk,I ran as far away from the cave as I could as I ran up the base like blur,not letting anyone see me as a gust of wind trailed behind Me
after running for a minute,I stopped as I looked around to see,where I had ran myself to and without realizing it,I had ran to my own secret spot in the bamboo and sakura garden,that was open to everyone
Back in the cave
everyone was silent as they all let the sudden scene process in their mind as the appropriate emotions sunk into their bodies,Yamato curled her hand into a fist as she yelled and punched the wall with all her might,shaking and rattling the cave and cracking all the walls around,Nagato and Mutsu fell onto their knees with tears in their eyes as the other officers went to their side to comfort them while Shinano and Musashi stayed with their eldest Sister
all of them cared deeply for Nagaro,each of them teaching and aiding him in their own way but Nagato,mutsu and Yamato Were the most attached out of them all as the scenario that unfolded before their eyes stuck them down the most
tears rolled down,nagato and Mutsu's eyes like a flowing river as they cried into the arms of Amagi and Tosa while the others did their best to comfort them,Shinao and Musashi tried what they could to calm and comfort their Sister as Yamato gritted her teeth and pulled her fist back,letting the pebbles that were stuck to the wall fall onto the catwalk
Yamato(mind):why,why,why,why did this happen,this wasn't how it was supposed to go,he's so much more understanding than that,why couldn't he see
Nagato & Mutsu(mind):why us,it was so simple,we just had to tell him and we did,why couldn't he understand it
Back with Nagaro
I buried my fist into a boulder,scaring some of the foxes that usually roamed this area of the garden as the boulder cracked and fell apart into mere pebbles in front of my feet,there was still blood on my hands from the wound I inflicted on myself from clenching my fists too hard but the would had already healed as I looked at my hand to see no scar
I closed my eyes and performed a simple breathing technique in an attempt to calm myself down as I inhaled and exhaled at a moderate pace while I tried to clear my mind,but it wasn't working as the images of the scene from before flashed through my mind,I held my head and covered my ears with both my hands as I tried to block out the images from appearing in my head as I tried my hardest to make it stop but I just couldn't
I removed my hands from my ears as the images flashed through my head continuously without delay,forcing Me to see every single bit of the scene I just didn't want to think of right now,but the images vanished as I heard a low and gentle voice in the close distance
I looked over to see a familiar white haired girl with blue eyes,fox ears and a fox tail,looking at Me with a worried expression,it was Kasumi and with Foo sitting atop of her head,I stood up straight without the hindrance of the flashing images as I faced kasumi
Nagaro:Kasumi?,what are you doing here,I thought you were spending time with your team
Kasumi: I was but then I saw you running up the base and you looked like you were in pain,so I followed you here,what happened,are you ok
Nagaro:I'm fine,nothing's wrong,just a headache
Kasumi:you always say that but I know your lying
Kasumi approached Me and took my hands as she held them in hers while looking at Me in the eye
Kasumi:please tell Me,what's wrong,you can always tell Me what's on your mind
I averted my eyes from her as I thought of what to do,I didn't want to tell her and drag her into this mess but she seemed intent on finding out the truth behind my trouble and lying didn't seem like it would pass through her
I sighed as I pulled my hands back out of Kasumi's grasp and walked to a nearby bamboo shoot before sitting down and laying my backa against it as I sighed to my self
Nagaro:I've seen things I didn't want to believe,all of it I can't discuss with you,I don't want to drag you into this mess
Kasumi:is it regarding the visions you've seen
Nagaro:it is
Kasumi:then the giant Siren ship is-
Nagaro:it's real-,.............it's all real-,....every bit of it,some of it has not happened yet but I know it will as long as things keep going the way things are
Kasumi:what are you going to do
Nagaro:I don't know,I really don't,I didn't want to believe it was true but it is and I don't know what to do Kasumi,I just don't
I honestly felt like crying into my own kness as I curled up into a fetal position and planted my face into my knees,all I could see was darkness and it was all I wanted to see in hope of making Me forget all that I saw but even now,I could still see the images flash through my mind andit was really driving Me insane
suddenly I felt something soft and gentle embrace Me as removed my face from my kness and looked up to see Kasumi,who was now to my side and hugging Me with her eyes closed,her touch was gentle and her skin was so soft and the feeling around her was very calming as I looked at her while feeling eased
Kasumi:I don't know much about what's going and if you don't want to tell Me,I'm alright with that but I like you Sir Nagaro,so I'll help you in any way I can,no matter what it is you choose to do
Nagaro:why??,this doesn't concern you and it possibly puts you in grave danger,why are you so willing to help Me
Kasumi:because I want to,you've helped all of us so much so,you've helped Me a lot as well and I want to pay you back for all you've done for Me and everyone
I looked at Kasumi,stunned from her words as I felt the genuine sincerity in her words,she pulled away from the embrace and turned to her side as she leaned in and laid her head on my shoulder as Foo hopped off of her head and onto my kness,I looked at him as I lowered my legs while Foo got comfortable and laid down on my lap as I looked back to Kasumi who still had her eyes closed and was simply laying on my shoulder
I couldn't tell why and I don't know why but I felt so calm just by ebing around her as I closed my eyes and laid my head on top of her head as we enjoyed the serenity and peace of my secret spots silence as the occasional breeze and wind cooled us down and helped made us forget all the worries
Nagaro(mind):I don't know why I feel so calm around you,I don't why I feel,so at peace when I'm around you and I don't know why you have such effects on Me-,.....................but I'm not complaining,I don't understand what it is I feel when I'm with you but i like it and I want to protect it with all I had-,......................................if you really wish to help Me,then I'll make sure your safe while you do it
Author:new chapter done bois,I really enjoyed making this one particular,there was just so much drama and wholesome in it
I always wondered and wanted to know,how do you guys feel when reading my stories or particular parts of the chapter,cause honestly when I read sentimental crap in stories I feel really sad and when I read badass fight scenes I feel awesome
so how did you feel when you were reading the drama and wholesome in the chapter,leave and let Me know
by anyways,I hope you all enjoyed this chapter as I did enjoy making it and I hope you all look forward to the next one,until next time
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