A Returning Legend (Destiny 2 X Azur Lane)

New Beginnings and...an unexpected Surprise.

Location: Azur Lane Base, Atlantic Ocean.

Eugen and Jasper sat across from one another. The mood was a bit awkward as the two stayed in silence while staring at each other.

"...So...what is it that you want to talk about?" Jasper was the first to say. Eugen stayed silent for a bit before sighing.

"I...want to apologize for my attitude on you for the past two weeks you've been our Kommandant," Eugen confesses. Jasper again was a bit surprised at her attitude.

"Where is this coming from?" He asks.

"Back in NYC, when...I saw the power that the monster holds. I...couldn't move. I was afraid. Afraid that at the moment was when I was going to die. The rest of the Kansens felt the same. That power...I...have never witnessed anything so destructive before. The pure malice and killing intent of that creature made me want to run. But its presence alone made me feel...dread and hopelessness. Every bullet that we use on that thing. Nothing. Like it was shrugging it off like was an annoyance to it. When you came back to us and show us a way to fight that monster. I...refused the offer. I was scared, Kommandant. Never in my life, as a Kansen have I become this scared." Eugen says as she starts to tear up. She still remembers the fight. The feeling of death, and hopelessness around her. "...I bet you think I'm a coward for refusing to fight alongside with you, huh?"

Jasper said nothing but instead leaned forward and did something Eugen was not expecting. A head pat.

"K-Kommandant?"

"I will never call any of my girls a coward. What you did back then was a logical choice. I will not blame you for not fighting. Taniks is not an opponent you girls were not supposed to face. He was mine and I failed. I failed at protecting you, the girls, and the city. Instead of shifting the blame on yourself for not fighting, I think it is best to blame it on me."

This time, Eugen was shocked. "W-What do you mean, K-Kommandant? Why would I shift the blame to you?"

"Because as your Commander and Guardian. My responsibility as a Commander is to oversee and protect you, girls while also protecting Humanity, and...I've...failed both. So don't start hitting yourself out because of my own doing."

Eugen had nothing to say, never in her life that a Commander admitted his mistake. "But...us Kansens were meant to be protectors of Humanity..."

"I know how you feel, Prinz Eugen. I am as well but...the fear of death overpowers every emotion that you are feeling. It is in your sixth sense that the moment you feel something is wrong, you get away from it. It is common in human biology. So again, don't blame yourself for not fighting because if I were in your position I would do the same."

Eugen sniffed and wiped her eyes. Jasper smiles.

"Look, I know that you and I have a rocky relationship. I can tell you are still a bit wary of me. So instead of keeping those feelings to yourself. Why don't you tell me what makes you wary of me?"

Eugen thinks really hard. Should she? Well...Jasper did give her the green light to tell him her concerns. So, Eugen closes her eyes and takes a deep breath.

"If that is what you want, Kommandant. I will tell you my concerns. You are aware of the relationships between Kansens and Humans back then, right?"

Jasper nodded. "Yes...all of you were treated as a tool. Not a human."

"Correct. We were treated as tools to the point, that they told us when this war is over. They will sell us to the black market and we will be sold to billionaires who will use us for their own desires. We will be treated as a tool and the moment we are useless, we will be thrown out as one."