Azur Lane | Beyond the Endless Blue

[Prologue] - Waters Unknown

The ocean had always been a subject of fascination for many people on the blue planet, for explorers, scientists, researchers, documenters, the Seven Seas have always captured the curiosity for the many cats that is humanity.

Regardless of mankind's growing technology, they have yet to even discover so many of its underwater world, leaving the mysteries to grow and fester within the minds of people.

Despite its beauty and gift for life, it is also the place for tragedies to happen.

As the eras passes by, humanity too grew in the means to travel across the vast seas whether by air or water, no matter what dangers that lurks within the dark depths, mankind always finds a way to conquer that fear and obstacle.

Ships were created as the first type of transportation to take men across the world and as time and history progressed on, so did mankind's technology evolved to create further effective ways to traverse the ocean and world.

Just as ships were created, airplanes were developed to fly into the skies and safely bring its passengers to another continent and to their destination.

However, advancing technologies for humanity also meant the growing rift and tension between many countries and nations, it wasn't before long the embers of war sparked out in the world.

No longer were ships made to become simple means to travel the seas, but now were made into machines of war to further fuel the flames of conflict between nations. Same can be said for airplanes as more weapons were developed to sow destruction upon others.

From the flames of war birthed the many warships and carriers to assist the nations in battle, out came the many naval fleets and growing power that simply fuelled the animosity between each nations involved in the battles.

From the prelude of war came different fleets;

The United States Ships.

The Imperial Japanese Navy.

The Kriegsmarine.

The Royal Navy.

As the war has come into fruition, thus began the great tragedy that is the World War.

Casualties were not only huge in numbers but also in death as millions and millions of men lost their lives, be it civilian or soldier, none were spared from the grief that is the World War.

Yet, despite it all, it did nothing to stop the nations from developing more machines of war, more warships and airplanes to further spread the tragedy of war.

Miraculously, before everything could spiral out of control more than it had already, the Great War was finally put to an end after millions of deaths and its aftermaths, the fires of war is extinguished... for now.

As the nations cleaned up their own messes, so did they continue to advance their technologies despite its unwanted effects of mass bloodshed and death.

More battleships were made along with aircrafts and unfortunately, it wasn't long before the ashes of the previous flames lit up once more to spark another fire of war.

This time, so very much more tragic than its predecessor.

For six long gruelling bloody years, the second World War went on and on, ravaging the planet and its inhabitants, blood is shed once again, death comes to all, and the beauty of Earth is reduced to nothing but a no man's land.

However, nothing changed the everlasting azure beauty of the ocean.

The vast body of water remained unchanged despite the countless deaths of men, and instead, the deep ocean simply became a watery grave for those who fell into its cold dark embrace.