The Shackles Of Affection | Male Warship | Azur Lane

Chapter 17 | Baptized In Fire

---Arc: World At War---

---Narrator---

Due to a a change of course, a course set to be more direct! The Eagle Ships do not encounter IJN Nittō Maru! Instead they make it with in 350 MILES off the coast of Japan! Before being spotted by a departing Human manned mini submarine! Followed by the confirmation of the approaching fleet by ocean based scout planes deployed soon after the first sighting! Reporting back 5 Battleships! 10 Heavy cruisers! An unknown number of light cruisers and destroyers! and 4 Carriers, two fleet, 2 escort/light! It's unclear if any submarines are shadowing the fleet to lend secretive aid, it's unclear if any repair ships, supply ships, or transport ships for a troop landing are with the fleet! But the Japanese take no chances! They take the fleet as a threat to the land! As a first wave attack to be followed by a land invasion!!! America was showing it's fangs! It was fighting back! An with in the hour of the confirmation arriving! The Admiralty is warned! In an hour the ships cover 30 miles! There far to close!!! No time to gather ships from other ports! The ships in the nearest harbor are shouted upon to set sail! Loaded or not! With simple orders!
"Their attack is coming!!! Fight them back!!!"

Every ship near Yokahama and Tokyo's eastern tip! Dispatched! Ships from Yokahama lead the charge! Miles ahead of those from the which of Tokyo harbor! Calling upon ships of foreign origin to assist within the area! A set of fleets follow into assembles! Filled with whatever they had when they docked!!! Go into battle! The fleet of Yokahama finding their enemies first!

 A force hastily pulled together! A force scrambled out of shear desperation to meet! To STOP THEIR FOES IN THEIR TRACK!!! WILL THEY WIN!? WILL THEY FALL!? WILL THEY HOLD THEIR OWN!? OR WILL THE FLEET SENT FROM TOKYO HARBOR HAVE TO ARRIVE TO LEVEL THE ODDS!!!

---Doolittle Raid/Battle Of The Japanese Coast---

---Fleet Of Tokyo Harbor---

---Atago Point Of View---

Sailing ahead flak. Direct to the last scouted, reported, and radio'd location seen by land based craft. Towards the enemy eagles fleet. Sailing a distant to the left of our carrier force. Held dead center of the fleet. Protected, screened, and surrounded by escorting vessels. Battleships, cruisers, destroyers, frigates, & Human manned torpedo boats. Glancing directly at them. I don't lay eyes onto Hakuryuu, I don't lay eyes on Taihou, Not even Akagi. I'm staring at Sekiryu. He's putting off an odd vibe. Where Hakuryuu showed cracks in her overwhelming pride and confidence shown in our training, as we grew closer and closer to the location of combat! Sekiryu did not. It's a subtle gesture, and a subtle thing to notice. As Hakuryuu hid her worries and concerns well. Sekiryu had the same sense, feeling, and reaction to the ever nearing time for real combat for his first time, as those here who have all but already finished tens of battles between sirens or other ships. It was an odd detail to take notice too. It just reinforced this theory felt that... He was a reazured ships. "You noticed too?" Kashino comments sailing behind me. Takao listening in just in front me. I nod, staring casually over at him. That was the end of that conversation. No more to say.

"Are you nervous?" Sekiryu asks his sister, noticing her spaced out look. Quickly hiding it, and putting on this all mighty sense of confidence. A mask of sorts. She response embarrassed with a blush of annoyed embarrassment. "No! Not in the slightest!" He stares over at her for a solid bit. Seemingly reading her like a book. Through those eyes, no lie could hold solid foundation. Despite seeing the truth. He kept silent after he words. He glances over at Taihou, who was simply giving him those eyes of lust again. Making him uncomfortable immediately he changes his sight to ahead again. Muttering to his sister as he did. "She makes me uncomfortable" "Does she?" Akagi asks ease dropping sailing a bit closer to Sekiryu as she did. Ignoring her odd stalker like action. Answering boldly honest, despite Taihou being in ear shot. Meanwhile Hakuryuu giving Akagi a... Look that fit the weird ease dropper's actions toward her brother. "I'm just not sure why yet" "Stick around her long enough and you will" She announces, Taihou immediately commenting with her eyes closed and a visible red bulging vain comically appearing along her forehead, a fake shadow casted smile, and a fist clenched at her sides.