Tensions are continuing to rise in the Nordic regions, NATO forces are preparing for the worst as they sail North for a training exercise in the bleak Northern seas. Johnston is the newest destroyer to join the fleet and has been tasked with protecting Queen Elizabeth. During the rendezvous with the other forces Johnston spots something in a thick fog and investigates, she has lost contact with her home and finds herself at war in the world of Azur Lane. She now has two choices, fight or scuttle and keep her secrets intact... She is a destroyer, built to fight as is her namesake. "Securus in proelio (Fearless in battle)"