Kingdom of Fenn, in the ocean about 30 km west of Nishinomiyako
The Papaldia Empire imperial army's dragon carriers were arranged in a perfect line. To facilitate the arrival and departure of wyvern lords, dragon carriers were twice as large as their ironclads(65 meters long by 20 meters wide rather than 50 by 10).The empire advanced their shipbuilding technology in secret, so it were the only country capable of building dragon carriers of Ironclad types. Vice Admiral Armos nodded contentedly to himself when he surveyed the fleet of dragon carriers, their very presence giving off a sense of might.
"Dragon Knight Captain!" he said to the man standing next to him.
"Yes sir!"
"The imperial army is strong!"
"Yes, I am aware."
"Why do you think we are strong?"
"Because of our comprehensive strength, sir."
"You're exactly right! However, the reason to have pride in our power, even more than our Ironclads, the true core of our strength, is our dragon carriers. Dragon carriers allow us to outrange any opponent far beyond the capability of any cannon. Captain, total control of the air means total control of both sea and land. That is what I believe."
"Indeed, sir! That is a very enlightened perspective!"
"The Papaldia Empire is invincible on the sea because of our dragon carrier fleet! As long as we have them, the imperial army will carve a path for our empire to rule supreme! And look! Leading that fleet is our newest, most advanced flagship, the Mille! ...It's the Dios III by much larger.How spectacular. It overflows with functional beauty, enough to match its size."
As they looked at the Small fleet they saw something in the air,20 'Objects' diving for them.
''what is that?!'' yelled Armos
As the weird Objects dived to them, it gave out a terrible sound, like nothing they heard of before, And the crews looked on In terror, But at 800 Meters they pulled up in a angle that should not be possible, Armos was confused
''what was that?''he asked''some form of terror attack?''
Hyuuuu
As they looked at where the weird Noise was coming from, each of their ships in Rapid time exploded into massive fireballs, their escorts were turned into Pure wrecks in seconds, their Dragon Carriers looked very damage but still floating, In Just One attack 8 ships were sunk and 12 seriously damage.
''Get the Wyvern lords in the Air Now! shoot them down!'' Armos yelled.
''They coming back!''yelled a Crew mate.
''what! already!''Armos yelled
As if on Queue, the Flying Beast attacked them again, this time when the explosions hit them, It was a killing blow, The ships turned into pure fire as the 20 'Objects' flew away.As Armos died in the fire on his ship,He was confused as to who manage in just 2 minutes to sink not only 20 ships but also destroy their proud ships?
In one fall swoop, Germany had just robbed Papaldia of all their Air Power near Fenn
Same time,Nihinomiyako
Cius was angry and scared,Just a few seconds ago 20 'Black Objects' attacked his Ironclads in the Port, They attacked 8 times and each time 8 ships sunk, In total he lost 64 ships and over 15 000 Infantry, It was soul crushing for Cius to see.He now had only 260 ships left
But the worse had not yet arrived, as those attacks were underway,He saw the Explosion from where his Dragon Carriers were, and saw 20 distinct flames, it could only mean 1 thing:His Dragon Carriers were gone.He raged at that, he now had lost 84 ships and over 15 000 of his precious men,As he contemplated on what to do. He heard the Noise again.
The Jericho sirens
Thinking they were attacking again, Cius ducked under the table,But no attack came.Rather the enemy went back high into the Air and circled around like crows looking at prey. It made him furious.
''They are taunting us!''he yelled in anger
For the next 1 hour the JU-87-2s would use their sirens on the Papaldians and make them so scared that when they saw anything that didn't look close to wyvern Lords, they broke into panic.Cius could do nothing but blindly hope they weren't going to die next.
Cius now immediately thought of the worst-case scenario:Total Annihilation. They had already established a base in Nishinomiyako, their ground forces were preparing to departed for the capital Amanoki and 40 Ironclads were also dispatched to serve as support once they began. Things were already in motion; nothing could be taken back now. The emperor was very interested in this invasion; even if they faced a strong enemy, he would forgive neither retreat nor defeat.But what the hell was he facing? this was not some weak enemy, this was a foe that knew exactly what to do to make them petrified.
Cius suddenly remembered the oversight army's report and the laughter that came with it, and his imagination began to go wild.What if this foe was the Gra Valkas Empire? he knew they were strong, But to have to face them? he shuddered at what could happen
On the seas.88Km Away
the SMS Bismarck made it's way to Nishinomiyako,it was to sink 240 Ironclads in one go,Ludwig looked at the Sea with a harsh expression.In normal situations 1 ship against 240 was a near impossible odds, But the New Kaiser demanded this be done, So Ludwig closed his eyes and counted to 5 in order to clear his mind.
''Lewis''Ludwig said
''Yes Captain?''asked Lewis
''How far could they get with their Cannons?''he asked
''around 6Km I wager'' said Lewis
''I see...Tell me Lewis, What is Hate in War?''Ludwig asked
''Sir?''Lewis asked confused
''You see the enemy in front of us encompasses every thing I Hate, Slavery,Criminals,War Crimes and more. As a Naval Man,We Must be above the enemy...That was until they killed the Kaiser'' He teared up''To Kill Innocent people against a state they were at peace with, They proved that they have no real emotions at all, meaning they are not human, How could I not allow our people that are in Danger to be Killed again?''
Lewis looked at his Captain as he sat down in His chair he continued
''You know, My Brother-in Law nearly killed himself after the killings, He lost his son that day...I think he is on one of the Ships we have going to Altarus right Now, I told him i will avenge Claus, Now Lewis, Do you remember what war we are fighting?''he asked
''A...war of Annihilation''he replied
''Correct, Until the enemy gives in, we won't give him Mercy, every city, every building that does not surrender to us or have been taken from us will be attacked again and again until the enemy is gone, I admit i feel guilty that millions will die, But if they wanted a war so badly we will give him one''He said ''get us within 30Km of them and shell them until no ships are left, use full Broadsides''
Lewis looked at Ludwig, this man just said they were to kill millions, he should feel guilty, but each time the burning image of the Dead Kaiser made him Angry
''Yes Captain!'' He shouted
The SMS Bismarck was trotting along to the Papaldian Naval forces,It's eyes full of dread and blood lust.With a mighty Glare, He was to claim another grand Victory for the Kaiser.
German Empire,POW Camp
Something changed is what Reckmeyer noticed 3 days ago,Before the Germans looked at him like a Human being, But now they look at him like he was a demon and it was only now that he learned the truth, 3 days ago His Empire killed 200 German, including their Kaiser. He listened to the 'Radio' of their plans and it was Torture to hear, it seems that his Homeland made the once Peaceful German into a nation not only hungry for blood but a lust for the utter destruction of his Homeland
"They... they've gone and done it now..."
His homeland had finally tried to push their usual intimidation diplomacy. Because the foreign affairs departments were too large, reports to superiors were often simplified or twisted to fit someone's agenda. They normally would have already been aware of the danger Germany posed, but their hubris and indolence as a superpower probably resulted in that information never being communicated properly. A war with Germany was simply unavoidable now.
And now that Germany was at war, he knew from the fiery speech that they would destroy his Homeland to the brink of collapse, He prayed for his Family to live.As he prayed 2 German soldiers walked up to him and just stared. after a while they just left.
They did this quite often now, he had no idea of why but assumed it was because they wanted to see if they should kill him or not, This only made him more afraid of the Germans.As he questioned what the future entails. The bell rang to symbolize that he needed to get back to work
Reckmeyer was terrified of the Future for his Homeland
Meanwhile in Berlin,German Empire
Mu had sent it's observers in secret to Germany,after seeing their Planes in actual real life, they were shock and amazed how powerful Germany was, They had spend the day with one of their Field Marshals, Guderian to learn about Blitzkrieg or Lightning war. They didn't understand most of the Doctrine but understood the General message, to attack very quickly and savagely to disrupt the enemy and cause mass chaos.
And Now they were to visit a Tank compound where their Latest Tank they will Give to Mu, the Panzer IV was in full display for them,Mu also had tanks but they looked like antics compared to Germany's.As they marveled at the Tank, Guderian looked at them with a smile
''A True German always liked to work something to make it better huh?''he said as he took out a Book'' Here, this book is the Blueprints of this Tank, since it's our old model, you can use it for when you get back home''
He gave Myrus the book. As he looked at the Tank he led out a smile
''With this, I can see Germany and Us ruling the world should we become like that'' he said
''You have no dreams of expansion?''said Guderian
''Not really, we have all we need,vast natural resources,Over 196 million people mean we don't need manpower,our Industrial might is large,and we now have out Ancient Homeland back,we don't need to expand''said Myrus''I imagine Germany has plans for that?''
Guderian looked at Myrus before he smiled
''Only Papaldia do we see the need to conquer,You see we live by a simple idea, that a Empire cannot be great when it sits back and allows other to bully it, Understand? That is why Germany will destroy Papaldia and everything it stands for.''he finished his explanation
''I see...Well it pains me to see our longest ally perish, But to attack our Brothers in arms was they lot!'' Myrus said
As the Muish continued to Look at the wonder of German weaponry,they too began to wonder a rather good question:What would a Mu Empire look like?
Meanwhile,Berlin Palace
All the German Ministers and chancellor had been gathered to the Berlin Palace, they were to find out about the New Kaiser's plans.as they waited around, the Doors Opened and the Tall Kaiser steeped out, Beside him was his Fiancee Victoria.
As he stood there, the men bowed
''Thank you for seeing us on such short notice your Imperial Majesty'' Adolf Von Kolh said
''It is no small feat,Now please tell me about this business you all have. Surly it,s not just to tell my Fiancee congratulations''said the Kaiser
''No Your Imperial Majesty, We are here to ask you the most Important question of your Future os Kaiser''said Von Kolh as he swallowed'' We are here to ask you what you plan to rule as, Are you going to assume absolute power allowed by the Constitution or allow us to reign the Power, This is up to you, We will have no choice but to respect any wish you claim in this...Power question''
The Kaiser looked at them in silence for what felt like hours, His tall presence made the average height(5 foot 10) feel like God looking down on a human, after 4 minutes of heavy silence he spoke
''I will Rule like i was intended to rule, I will allow you to run your delegates and elections, But make no mistake, I will rule with the Same power of that of my Slavic cousin was,Understand?'' The Kaiser asked
They Nodded
''Good,Now Begone, I have things to do, A Coronation to plan and A Baby On the way''he said
''''Yes! Your imperial Majesty'''' they all shouted
As they left,Von Kolh had a small smile on his face, Maybe,Just maybe he could finally make the German Empire a truly Free nation, Where the rich and Poor are no closer apart then they are together,His antitrust laws made the Poverty rate drop by over 33% since he came to power, he hoped this New Kaiser would lead them to further reforms.
What he didn't see was the Kaiser looking at him,He planned to have Germany in his image, The New Germany would be large, It would be feared by Foes and it will be Free,He would finish what Frederick III Began so long ago.
Papaldia Empire, imperial army in Fenn
Cius looked on in terror.Just now a massive ship, much larger than anything he ever saw was 35Km away from his ships and coming in fast, while his ships boasted a speed of around 10 Knots a hour, this ship was at the least, 2 or even 3 times as much.
''That Ship must be the enemy, Order all ships to attack!'' said Cius
As his huge fleet of 240 ships slowly began to move to face this enemy,He felt strange, on the surface it only looked to have some 20 guns, But he knew they must be powerful, as even from that range they could hit him, Cius had been to Mu where he saw just how powerful weapons like that were, so he knew they will lose some ships, but 1 against 240? Even Mu would't send there most powerful ship La Kasami to die like this.
As he taught of this, the enemy ship was surrounded by smoke,since he was on land he saw this as clear as day,The man next to him yelled.
''Enemy ships has fired at 34.1Km!''he said
''What! Even Mu only has a Maximum range of 27.5Km! Was this a mistake?''Cuis asked
''No sir,they fired, shells should land in 10 seconds''the spotter said
''Well since it's their first salvo it should all be miss right?''said Cuis expecting all to miss
BOOM! KRABOOM!
7 Pillars of water erupted Very close to their front ships, But 1 shell was not like that.
''Ironclad Miller Exploded! She's gone!'' yelled the spotter
''What!? Impossible! That Ironclad was able to take a 15cm shell from Mu's Light Cruisers''Cuis couldn't believe it
The Miller Was soon gone as the explosion was so large that it was visible from well into the Port, After gawking at the Ship sinking, The Spotter yelled again.
''Enemy ship firing again! 33.8Km away!'' he said
''Again! so fast! tell all ships to spread out and attack!'' Cuis said, he might not understand how to sink it but he knew how to avoid damage
KRABOOM!
As he looked, he saw 7 pillars of flames in the front of the fleet and another pillar of water.
''7 Ironclads gone!''the spotter yelled
''Impossible, how did it adjust that quickly?'' Another officer called out
Cuis looked on in horror,In 2 salvos this ship manage to score a 50% hit rate,no ship crew regardless of their training could have such a feat in so little time,It was Impossible,But yet here was a lone enemy ship sinking their fleet at a range they could not reach. He felt his Pride shatter at the sight of 1 ship wiping out his Navy that should have been the strongest in the region.
BOOM!
The enemy fired again, this time he almost didn't hear it, But at 33Km he heard it and then he saw another 8 pillars of flames
KRABOOM!
Another 8 ships gone, But now he saw something else that made him shiver, More guns being pointed at his fleet
Silence
he looked and began to laugh, the enemy must have run out of ammo! What fools! And with only 31Km to spare they will soon be crushed,As he turned to gloat of Victory and their stupidity. But then the enemy fired again, But not just the main Gins but every gun on it's right side also fired all at once. It was so loud that h was able to hear it clear as day
KRABOOM!
14 ships exploded and 8 pillars of water formed right in front of the most advanced ships, He stopped laughing and looked the enemy ship, he stared for over 10 minutes, but to him it felt like 9 days, it fired 10 more salvos and by then the had closed the gap to only 10Km, but the price was high, he only had 78 ships left.
''Finally we can give that beast a taste of it's own medicine!''said the Admiral of the ironclads
On one of the ironclads was a Muish 203mm gun they 'Imported' it had a range of 12Km, as they loaded the shell inside, They smiled thinking it would die.
''Fire!'' shouted the captain
BOOM!
the Shell flew at the Bismarck and collided with the Hull, the Crew cheered.
''There's no way that ship would ever survive that!'' shouted the Admiral
KRABOOM!
the Bismarck fired 22 shells( 8 381mm, 8 105mm and 6 150mm) right at that singular ship, Creating a explosion so large that the 7 ships nearby were just gone, the Admiral looked terriyfired
''How?! That Gun was said to be able to pierce anything under 200mm in dept...Wait...Could it Be that they have Mo-''
BOOM!
He was cut off when a 10.5 cm shell went into his deck, right into the ships ammo and exploded the ship, killing all inside.This was not the end, as all 22 barrels were now sinking ships with each shot.
KRABOOM!
the Bismarck fired one last volley at the Enemy Navy and watched as the fleet vanished from it's view.And now no ships, no ammo and no hope was left for the odd 75 000 papaldians still on Fenn. The Bismarck went closer to within 8Km, causing massive panic in the soldiers
''M-Monster!''
''We're doom!
''Why god!''
Cuis looked at the Grey beast with pure dread, in 1 hour that blasted thing sunk every Papaldian ship in Port, A feat no one should have been able to do.As he though of this he heard the low level humming that made his troops fearful, But no sirens this time, As he looked at the 'Objects' drop something, he looked as Paper fell onto the ground as picked it up, he felt his hearth drop
(Picture this with no city names)
as he turned around he saw a small text that read:
''Dear criminals! Our Mercy is not just but our terms are! Lay down your arms and we promise only 3000 of you shall be slain! Refuse and we will see how many survive'' Colonel Stauffenberg
''Damn German! how dare they make such a silly bluff''Cried Cuis
As he said that A Runner ran to him and saluted
''Sir! Reports from our front says 100 'Iron Beast' have attacked our Land Dragons and killed them in one volley'' the man said
''What!'' Cuis shouted
''There's more'' said the Runner'' 30 000 Germans have broken our lines and pushing for us fast,this was 10 minutes ago and they already killed 6000 of us!''
Bang!
Cuis punched the wall in anger, in only 1 day he went from having one of the most powerful armies of Papaldia to now being stuck between surrender or total death.As he thought of that he saw the 'devils' or JU-87-2s return, this time with their sirens they dropped Bombs on his forts he had built and the trenches the men were in. Killing many of his soldiers.
''We're doom''he muttered as he went to hide from the enemy once more
5 Hours later
Cuis sat on the ground, his hands behind his back. he had been captured By the Germans a few minutes ago, How? well when he went to hide his army lost the will to fight and threw their guns on the ground which allowed the Germans to seize the entire force with no losses for them while they killed some 20 000 Papaldians.In just 5 hours the Germans manage to cripple their enemy to the point of surrender.
As he looked at the Germans,they were taking every Papaldian they knew were part of the killing away, they knew who it was as Cuis who was told after the massacre wrote that this was too extreme, and asked that it be stopped, when the Germans 'found' his journal they gave Cuis a look of thanks as the took the men, after 1000 had been rounded up, 20 Germans began to tied heavy weights to their feet, Cuis was made to watch and he knew what was happening.
''You 1000 are guilty of Murder, Genocide and Imperial Murder, we find you guilty and order you to death, begin to walk into the Ocean Now!''the Commander of the 20 Germans said
Not a single man moved, so a German Soldier took his MP-40 and fired a single bullet into the leg of one man.
''MOVE!'' he yelled
The Men began to walked slowly into the water, many were in tears, But the Germans said Nothing or did nothing, after 5 minutes they couldn't see them anymore nor could they see the bubbles, the Officer that killed them turned to Cuis
''Be grateful we have rules on POWs, I want to kill you, But since you are our POW now, you may live, same goes for your Men''he said as he left
On a Later note when they found the Body of the Kaiser, the soldiers began to cry a bit and a his body along the others were sent to Berlin for a massive funeral.
The battle of Fenn was over, Germany had sunk 324 Papaldian ships and killed 105 000 soldiers and captured 45 000, It was the largest defeat the Papaldian Empire suffered since they became a superpower.But their plight was only beginning
Papaldia Empire, imperial capital Esthirant, Second Civilization Superpower, Mu embassy
Nisol, a staff member from the 1st foreign affairs department, was visiting the Mu embassy to speak with Mu's Ambassador, Mugei.He was to ask if they would send a Military Observer to them.
"And what exactly did you need to discuss so urgently today?" Mugei asked Nisol.
His tone was that of slight irritation,For the Past 4 days, Mu was acting strange, It began right after Germany declared war, They acted more cold than usually and cut all Military exercises yesterday.So Nisol was not sure what their gimmick was.
"The Papaldia Empire has entered into hostilities with the Kingdom of Fenn, as I believe you are aware. There is also the German Empire that declared War on us as well."
"Yes, I was aware of that. I have also heard that the empire massacred 200 German citizens who were visiting Fenn for leisure. My country is watching this conflict closely and with great interest." Mugei paused ''But note this Nisol,we have sent a Observer to Germany''
''What?!'' Nisol said''Why?!''
''It's not of your concern, but i will tell you something Important,The German Empire are our long lost Brothers, And to...Exterminate them is sick.As such we pledged to see Germany's train of process before this begins the all out war we expect''said Mugei '' But please know that Mu does not see Papaldia as a enemy, you were a Good ally for 800 years,but Now that this war began we know the outcome, we have sen the Power of Germany, I leave you we this, Our Government have judged that we have not enough Power to fight Germany, even in a slight battle we would lose, Again we see that you are not a enemy of Mu''
"Wha—!!!"
Nisol felt his back break out into a cold sweat. After the impromptu meeting ended, he immediately returned to his office and began writing an emergency research report.