The Heart of the Goddess

Prologue

It was noon at the denmark strait

It was at this stretch of ocean
Lied the second to last naval defensive line of Ironblood against the advancing Royal Navy and Eagle Union charge towards the heart of Ironblood

The sounds of Cannons were heard as no less than 70 ships were engaged in a massive engagement
Each side firing shot after shot

Explosions rock the air as Destroyers are destroyed by their own ammo storages due to direct torpedo hits
Cruisers constantly firing and moments later get destroyed by one precise shot from a large battleship gun

The sky itself is covered by clouds of flack and a hail of bullets,trying to shoot down Squadrons of aircraft

Although some manage to drop their Torpedo and bomb loads
Most of the Aircraft get shot down and plummet into the sea and exploding into a fireball

Some destroyers managed to get up close and personal with opposing destroyers resulting in a close range gunfight from all their guns

At the heart of the Ironblood fleet was The great battleship Bismarck

"Hold the Line! We mustn't let them pass!" Screamed Bismarck in her last throes as her ship was severely damaged

"You can't go on Bismarck! We need to retreat now!" Yelled out the heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper from her right

"I will not Acknowledge defeat her! I will fight till the bitter end!" Bismarck was determined to defend Ironblood with her life

"What good will it be if you sink here?! Return to Port! We'll buy time for you!" Yelled out Z23

The Destroyers gathered into a half circle formation with Heavy cruisers behind them as they started to compose themselves

"Wolfpack! Provide us a screen!" Yelled Z46

From beneath the water,Bursted out the bows of more than 20 Submarines and began to open fire a volley of Torpedoes to Hinder the enemy advance

"I can still fight" Said Bismarck as she holds her flag up high

"Fall back now Sister,We need to regroup" Said Tirpitz who was directly behind Bismarck's ship

"You too Tirpitz? I am not gonna fall back"

"Sis Think about it, We're the ones that are capable to turn the tide of battle,if we're lost here then it's over for Ironblood,Do you really want that?!" Tirpitz screamed at her sister,trying to persuade her

Bismarck thought for a second
"Grrrr...Fine! All ships fall back!"

The entire Ironblood fleet turned around and sailed back to port while leaving the Half circle formation of Destroyers and heavy cruisers to cover their retreat

At the Allied Fleet

"Confirmed enemy main fleet retreat,remaining ships are a diversion" Reported Ranger to Queen Elizabeth

"We pushed them back to their final leg"

"We should take this chance to eliminate them once and for all your majesty" Suggested Warspite

"No,We must regroup,Their resistance is gonna be the fiercest we'll face,so the wisest decision here is to bolster our forces into one final concentrated attack" Suggested Hood

Elizabeth thought for a second and imagining the results of both choices before concluding
"Right,we should build up our forced into one final attack,if they are this fierce in this defensive line,then they would be even fiercer in their final defense"

"Your orders your Majesty?" Asked Wales

"All ships! Return to our forward operating base! Ranger,I need you to be on reconnaissance and report to me any possible enemy movement"

"Yes your majesty" Ranger bowed before setting sail

The entire Allies fleet sailed back