The one thing everyone knows is that the Reapers are systematic. They kill. They take. They kill again. They take more. Systems. Planets. Lives. The ground they walk on. If it breathes, if it can think for itself, it's their next target. Not a matter of if. Not a question of maybe. Only when. They do everything with precision. So why, when the Reapers are holding the gun to the Citadel's head, do they not pull the trigger and yet instead run into deep space? It's a question that Shepard has to answer before the Reapers make an encore appearance. DISCLAIMER: I own nothing of Halo Or Mass Effect. They to 343 and Bioware respectively.

2018. The Abyssals emerged onto the scene with not a care in the world for the lives that were lost. 2020. Japan responds to an S.O.S. From an American fleet battling the Abyssals in the bay of San Francisco. It is now 2022. Japan has offered other countries the chance to come and start their own Ship Girl fleets. How will the girls react when they're put into close quarters with old enemies? More importantly, will they be able to put aside their differences to battle a threat that could bring everything crashing down? Both At Sea and Close to Home? Disclaimer: I own nothing of Kantai Collection nor the Cover Artwork of this story.