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No One's POV
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sitting around their table as they let their Male ship take a rest after having prolonged contact with the Black Wisdom Cube as the 3 Sisters of the Queen Elizabeth Class looked at their Brother eat a biscuit,clearly suspicious of his lies to them and his need to keep secrets 

it was painfully clear to them,that Royal was holding back information but it was unclear as to why he found it necessary to do so,especially to them,seeing as he never had any reasons to keep secrets from anyone,especially them,nor did he like to keep secrets from people in the first place

the three Sisters were quick to assume that it was the doing of the Black Wisdom Cube or at least because of the contact he had with the Black Wisdom Cube as it was the only real logical explanation they had as to a reason for his sudden need to hide secrets from the most trusted of the Royal Navy

the Eagle Union was still unaware of what had happened and had not been informed yet as the Royal Navy was waiting to arrive at the base before telling them as they wanted more information before they went to share it with their allies

while the Officers of the Royal Navy sat around their table,Belfast carefully picked up the Black Wisdom Cubes with her hands shielded from direct contact with multiple layers of gloves as she placed the Cube back into it's protective box and then carried it away for safe storage in her ship,so that it was safe while they continued to travel back

however,as Belfast jumped off Q.E's ship in order to board her own ship,she was shot out of the air,sending her down to the water with the box,catching the attention of everyone in the fleet as they looked at the maid on the water before turning to the source of the attack

in the distance,multiple humanoid Sirens with 2 Upper Class Sirens floated in the air with their weapons and cannons at the ready as they looked at the fleet from the distance with smug,confident and overbearing smiles

the fleet took a good look at the Sirens and immediately recognized both Upper Class as Observer and Purifier as the two Upper Class floated above all other Sirens,looking down at the fleet as they had their eyes set on the Black Box

the fleet was quick to help the fallen maid they helped her up after she had been shot with lasers from the Sirens,Purifier was also quick to act as she opened a portal and passed through,coming out of the other side,right in front of the Black Box as she then quickly went back through where she came and handed it over to Observer

the child like Siren opened the box to reveal the Black Wisdom Cube to the entire fleet as those who were unaware looked in awe and confusion while those who knew gritted their teeth,knowing the enemy now had repossession of the Black Wisdom Cube,which would let them continue progress with the Sakura Empire's super weapon

Royal,seeing the enemy in front of him,quickly acted,not wanting the enemy to escape with the Cube,summoned her rigging and jumped off the side of Q.E's ship to get a good line of sight on his enemies as he quickly fired at the Sirens in hopes of stopping them long enough so he quickly close the distance and stop them

the Siren however,instead of dodging,quickly opened portals behind them and immediately passed through,not even giving,Royal a chance to chase after them as he gritted his teeth and kneeled down to the water 

the Royal Navy,seeing as the object they worked hard to obtain from the enemy was retaken curled their fists and gritted their teeth as they thought quickly of how to steal it back again,while they brainstormed however,the Eagle Union's Officers boarded Q.E's ship to get answers from their allies as to what they had just seen in the Siren's palm

Enterprise:Q.E!!

Q.E:they escaped,Enterprise

Enterprise:we know but what was that in,Observer's hand

Wales:that's what Sheffield and Edinburgh stole from the Sakura Empire

Washington:and when were you planning on telling us about this,cause it WOULD have been good to know what WE were dealing with

Hood:we were trying to find out more about it before telling you back at base but now,it seems that will be impossible now

George:we should assume the Sirens are taking it back to the Sakura Empire,there's no way we'll be able to get it back so easily

Cleveland:maybe we can still go after them

Valiant:not a viable option,they could have gone anywhere for a rendezvous,we'd have to search the entire ocean

North Carolina:so we're just giving up on it,after the risk we took to take it back

Q.E:we have no choice,going after them is impossible,so let us return to base with what we do have and cut our losses

Enterprise:dammit,we risked a lot to get that box just for it to get stolen back again

Valiant:we'll discuss what we know when we arrive back at base,along with discussing what to do from here

leaning over the railing of the side of her ship,Q.E looked down to the water to see,Royal,who was still kneeling down and looking at the ocean surface with no end as she looked with slight confusion as to what he was doing but continued to disturb him nonetheless as they were leaving without the Black Box

Q.E:Brother,come aboard,we're leaving

he gave no response and continued to blankly look at the water as Q.E looked to him again,still waiting for a response but got none as her Brother continued to stare at the water

Howe:is there a problem,your Majesty

Q.E:Brother seems to be grieving or something,he's not responding and just staring at the water

Illustrious:is he perhaps blaming himself for the loss of the box

Warspite:I doubt that,Brother isn't one to grieve,especially when there are things to be done

George:what's holding him up then

Q.E:I'm not sure,he's just staring at the water............................BROTHER we're leaving,come aboard,there are still things to be done

there was still no response from the Shipboy as he continued to stare infinitely into the ocean surface,his entire focus kept him completely still and unmoving,keeping the fleet from leaving as well as he continued to look to the ocean

Q.E:BROTHER,WE ARE-

Royal:the ruins-

finally getting a response,yet not the response they had thought he would give,Royal stood back up and looked over the horizon they had been moving away from as he looked back to the direction they had came from before looking up to the rest of his superiors

Royal:the Sirens portalled halfway from our distance from the ruins and are on their ways there,the Sakura Empire fleet is also there waiting for them,if we go now,we can catch up to them by the time they reach the ruins

Q.E:Brother,your speaking nonsense,where did you even get that information from

Royal:I can see them from here,their moving fast but we can still reclaim the box if we don't waste time,I'm going to go ahead and chase after them and see if I can reach them before they reach the ruins

Royal summoned his sword as a right of light surrounded the entire fleet while more rings of light formed along the path the fleet had taken to sail away from the ruins,Royal then dashed out of the ring,going at speeds no one saw coming as the only indication of movement they had was a stream of light left behind from his movements

they watched him speed away at blinding speeds as they watched his go back the way they came to chase after the Sirens who were going back to the Ruins where the Sakura Empire fleet was still held up in after their retreat

Q.E:dammit,this one of those times I wish we didn't train him so well to act alone,everybody ready up,we're going to go after,Brother

Hood:how will we follow him,your Majesty,his speed is unmatched by even us,we couldn't possibly hope to catch up at that pace

without a word sooner,Warspite jumped off the side of Q.E's ship and summoned her rigging and weapon as she landed on the water and immediately felt the effects of standing within the rings of light,understanding their purpose and role as she looked back to her allies

Warspite:your Majesty,these rings seems to enhance our speed tremendously,Brother probably let them linger for us to catch up with his speed,I'll go after him

Q.E:Cheshire,Neptune go with Warspite and follow and lead the way,follow Brother and we'll be right behind you 3

Cheshire:of course,your Majesty

Neptune:as you wish,your Majesty

the two Cruisers hopped of the Queen's ship and joined the Sister Battleship as the three,using the power of the rings of light they were in,dashed from one ring to another,chasing after the Shipboy that had left before them as the fleet summoned their rigging and followed behind the three,with every intention of reclaiming the Black Box that was lost

Timeskip brought to you by Fortune winning a Fortune from the lottery 

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Royal's POV
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chasing after the Sirens with my new unlocked power,I sped towards the ruins in hopes of catching the Sirens before they rendezvoused with the Sakura Empire,I knew the fleet was right behind Me as I felt them use the power in the rings I left behind for them,so they could catch up,so I knew they had my back if there was a fight to be had

I was still getting use to the full power of the light and still wondering about any possible repercussions the power had but my focus was fully on getting to the Sirens and reclaiming the Black Box before it could be handed back to the Sakura Empire

I doubted the Sirens expect Me and the fleet to catch up so quickly,so we had the element of surprise,which I could exploit heavily with a precise kill on the Sirens,they wouldn't know what hit them until it was already to late for them and their allies 

I didn't manage to catch them before they reach the ruins but when I arrived there,I had a good idea as to where they were already as I had been keeping an eye on them while I was sailing towards them

being able to see what the light sees has proven to be an excellent and useful skill already as I already knew where the Sirens were heading and what path they were taking,as I watched them,I took notice of their overconfidence as they slowed down their flight and went more relaxed,letting their guard down for Me to take advantage of

it didn't take Me long to find their finalized pathing as I sensed 3 members of the fleet arrive at the ruins while I got ready to ambush the Sirens as they passed by,I felt movement below the building I was on but it meant little in terms of problems as I took aim at the Sirens,who still didn't seem to notice Me 

quickly taking my shot before the opportunity slipped by Me,my salvo killed three Sirens but most importantly sent,Observer flying into a building,making her drop the Black Box,that i quickly took before after I dashed off the building I was on before it could be taken by another Siren

the Sirens and Purifier could only look at Me in surprise as I surfed away with the Black Box,quickly coming to their senses however,the Sirens gave chase and went after Me as I headed towards any exit to the ruins I could find

I dodged and evaded lasers that flew by Me as the Sirens didn't let up with their chase to get the Box from Me as I held off from using my new unlocked powers over light in an attempt to hide it from the Sirens,so they wouldn't know of my contact with the Cube and suspect its power as it could be catastrophic if they managed to gain the power of light

I wouldn't hold back if I had no choice however as I would unleash the full power of the light on the Sirens if I had to,I didn't feel the need at the moment however as I knew I could escape without the use of my power,I just had to reach the outside of the ruins to utilize my full speed or turn around and fight and put and end to my pursuers

as time went on,I felt the fleet arrive at the ruins while I continued to run from the Sirens with the Box in my grasp,they cut Me off at any exit I arrive at and if I had committed to trying to escape through them,I would have been surrounded with nowhere to go and then captured,which I couldn't afford to happen 

I haven't seen any members of the fleet as I surfed through the ruins and I was getting tired of the chase,I glanced behind Me and found my enemies,decently spread out,which would let Me pick them off one by one as they charged at Me,so as I turned the next corner,I quickly threw the Box away into a nearby building and concealed with my powers of light to hide it from the Sirens while I turned back to fight them

I summoned my sword and quickly sliced the head of the first Siren to round the corner before I turned around and threw my sword at a Siren who was coming from behind Me,I then grabbed my sword from the body of the Siren before I jumped into the air to stab my sword into another Siren that rounded the corner

I kicked off the Sirens body to send Me towards the ground,so I could stomp down the Siren below I sent her below the water's surface before I looked in front of Me and fired a salvo to blast another Siren that rounded the corner 

it was at this time,that Observer and Purifier rounded the corner as I tried to end them quickly before they could do anything but they managed to evade my attack and make some distance before they began firing their cannons

I had no doubt that the Sakura Empire was already aware of my presence here,since my cannons sounded and echoed through the ruins,so I had little time to waste before they inevitably arrive to take the Box themselves and though I'm sure most of them are injured and weakened,I had no doubt reinforcements for them had arrived while we were trying to get back to base

I needed to end the two quickly,before the Sakura Empire could find where we were fighting at,so I didn't give the two Upper Class Siren any room to counter as I charged at them,landing a kick on both of them to separate them from each other as I charged at them,switching between the two 

I switched attack between the two Sirens as I attacked both to keep the pressure on them at a continuous rate,giving them not room to counter or think until they eventually make a mistake,that I would use to my advantage 

it didn't take long as well as Observer showed a good opening for an attack,that I quickly took advantage of as I sliced her cannons in half then beheaded her before using Purifiers shock at the sight of her ally suddenly dying in seconds to stab her in the chest,which I then pulled out to slice her in half to make sure she was good and dead

with all Sirens dead,I gave myself no time to rest as I entered the nearby building and grabbed the Black Box and made my way out of the ruins and towards the fleet,as I surfed through the ruins,I came to a wide passage way as I looked around before entering the passage

on one end of the passage,I saw the fleet,which quickly saw Me in possession of the Box as well as they motioned Me to quickly make my way towards them before anything else could happen that would stop us

I exited my hiding place and entered the passage as I quickly made my way towards everyone,who seemed relieved and happy that I was ok and in possession of the box,but their expressions quickly changed as I heard the echoing voice and command of a person behind Me,ordering me to turn around

I was halfway to the fleet when I turned around to look at who was behind Me and quickly,my eyes widened at what was in front of Me as I saw Warspite at near point blank gun range of multiple Sakura Empire Battleships 

there was a tall woman with gray hair,fox ears and red eyes,wearing a red Sakura empire kimono with a giant metal belt around her waist and 9 large fox tails behind her as he packed massive rig with large cannons

to her side was a woman with long black hair,fox ears and golden colored eyes,she wore a black Sakura Empire kimono with the same giant metal belt around her waist and 9 black fox tails behind her as she also carried a large rig with large caliber cannons,on the other side was another woman with long black hair and golden colored eyes as she wore a white uniform under a white jacket with a white skirt and had two white horns going out of her head as she held a katana in her hand

at the far ends were two women with black hair and cat ears,one had blue eyes and the other had red as they wore similar looking kimonos 

the 5 Battleships held Sister captive,having their cannons aimed and ready to fire at her with one wrong move as I looked at problem in front of Me,Sister looked fine physically but she was still under in great danger and knowing what the Sakura Empire wants,I already knew why Sister was unharmed 

???1:drop the box

Royal:Sis!!!!

Warspite:don't do it,Royal,get it back to the fleet and get out of here

???1:shut your mouth or you know what happens

Royal:lay a finger on her I'll make you and the Sakura Empire regret it

I raised my cannons and took aim as they did the same,pointing their cannons at Sis as I thought of what to do,I couldn't leave Sis to them,I didn't want to,would never want to and never will,I refuse to leave her behind but that comes at the price of giving up the Box that contains a powerful item,that could bring total destruction to the world

???1:you know what we want,you will give it to us your Sister here will kiss the bottom of the ocean

Warspite:don't listen to her,Royal,the box is more important,we cannot let the Sakura Empire have the Cube,take.the.box and leave,go

Royal:I can't just leave you here,I-

Warspite:this is no time to argue,Royal,it's either Me or the world,we have a duty and we will fulfill it

???1:are you really going to leave your Sister here boy

Warspite:shut up,Yamato,Royal take the box and go,NOW

Royal:but-

Warspite:THAT'S AN ORDER,NOW GO!!!!!

I didn't know what to do,even with my unlocked powers,I wouldn't be fast enough to save Sis from the shells and even if I wall off the attack with a wall of light,the blast might still heavily injure her 

I looked back to the fleet to see what they were doing and to see if they were maybe telling Me what to do or trying to help Me but all I saw was them ready to fight if things went fully south for our side

I was once again alone to make a tough choice,abandon my Sister to secure our objective or save my Sister at the price of a valuable object belonging to the enemy,thinking about it carefully,there was no choice to begin with,I could never leave Sis for a Box,no matter how important it is

Royal:the box for Sis

Warspite:Royal NO!!!

Yamato:hand over the box then

Royal:no,hand over Sis first then you get the box

the Sakura Empire Battleships looked the woman named Yamato as she looked at me,I aimed my cannons at the box,threatening her into try anything,that would result in both side losing,if they were going to take down Sis regardless,then I was going to make sure,their Empire would never see the light of day

seeing their movement however,Yamato pushed Sis forward with her cannon,motioning her to move towards Me,meaning she accepted the deal as Sis surfed towards Me,once she was at my side,I tossed the box to Yamato,who caught it in her hands as boths sides eyes each other while moving away before we all turned around to return to our allies

as we were leaving though,we all hear a voice sound behind us

???:your too soft,Yamato

the sound of cannon fire sounded as I instantly felt the blast of an explosion go of just behind us,knocking Me down to the water and Sis into the wall of a building,I got up despite my dazed vision as I looked to the shooter and found,the Leader of Iron Blood,Bismarck as the culprit of the attack,she linked up with the Sakura Empire who seemed just as shocked at the act as we were as I quickly turned to Sis who was laying on the water while the fleet came to our aid

I quickly went to Sister's side to see her condition and gritted my teeth at the sight,blood was going down her head and her body,her clothes were burned and singed in some places and she was unconscious,I quickly went to check for a pulse or a heart beat but when I tried to look for it,I felt something snap inside of Me when I found none

my world crumbled,my heart ached and my soul told.Me.to.DESTROY,I couldn't think clearly and everything was going blurry as I looked at Sis lay motionless on the water,everything was becoming hazy and I was losing every feeling in my body,all the while,I was feeling a surge of power rush through Me,it was the only thing keeping Me up but it felt off to Me,as if it wasn't my own power

as I looked at Sis,I saw my reflection on the water,my eyes had turned from their normal lilac colored purple to a new shiny blood red color,I didn't know what it meant but my vision was getting worse my strength was leaving my body quickly as I was slowly losing myself,my control and my consciousness 

it wasn't long until everything went black for Me as I felt my control over my body slip from my grasp and into someone else's as my strength left Me to tire,leaving Me with nothing else to do but close my eyes and wait to wake up

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No One's POV
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seeing what had happened to Warspite after the successful trade with Yamato,Q.E,Valiant and the rest of the fleet quickly went to the aid of Warspite and to Royal's side to make sure the two were alright 

at the same time,Neptune and Cheshire,who came with Warspite to the ruins and were separated in the destroyed city along the way of their travel,found themselves entering the passage where everyone was,coming out of a different exit as Royal and seeing what had happened

the two quickly joined the fleet and went to their Master's side,knowing fully well that he would not take the events lightly as they,along with the two other Sisters went to his side and to the hurt Sister's aid

they quickly looked at Warspite's condition and to Royal's attitude,noticing his silence and lack of movement as they tried to reach out to him,to no avail or success,it was only when they noticed his reflection in the water did they know there was something dangerously wrong with the boy before them as he slowly turned his head to the attacker of his Sister as his eyes glowed red with his fury

Bismarck along with her Sakura Empire allies turned away,unaware of the danger they had awoken as they went to leave with their prize but stopped at the sound of metal hitting stone as Royal stood with his sword in hand as the blade smacked a fallen stone as he stood

turning around to see the source of the sound,Bismarck looked at the boy who stood up with his weapon at the ready as Royal gritted his teeth,baring fangs against the one who had wronged him and his Sister as the Iron Blood leader looked at him,unimpressed and unintimidated by the boy,unknowing what she had unleashed on them all

before Bismarck could blink,she was sent crashing back into a wall,her Sakura Empire allies saw no movement from the enemy but found the boy just slightly in the air around them before he disappeared from their vision again 

the sound of crumbling concrete and debris sounded behind them as they all turned to where Bismarck was sent crashing into as the building collapsed with Bismarck nowhere in sight and Royal standing silently in front of the crumbling building

worried for the condition of their ally but too afraid to intervene against the devastating force in front of them,the Sakura Empire Battleships stood still,refusing to get in the way of the boy,in fear of being the one he targets and destroys

worried for the condition of their Brother,Valiant and Q.E watched in worry and terror as their youngest sibling rampaged against the Iron Blood leader who could very well be dead already,never have they seen such power be exerted and never did they think it would come from Royal,who was never one to lose control no matter what happened

they knew something in him broke,they knew something was wrong when he touched the Cube and Warspite's condition only served to activate whatever monster had been sleeping in,and now that it was awake,it had its sight on nothing but destruction

Q.E:Neptune,TELL ME,Warspite will be alright,we need to go help Royal but I need to know if she will be alright

Neptune:.......................................................................

Q.E:Neptune,tell Me,please

Neptune:...........................................................................

Q.E:Neptune,please

Valiant:please tell us,we need to know,NOW!!!!

Neptune:...............................................*sigh*I found a pulse,it's weak but she's fighting,we need to give her medical attention as soon as possible

Q.E:do everything needed to make sure she get's out alive,I don't care what you need to do,do it

Valiant:take half the fleet out of the ruins and set up a defensive perimeter and take,Warspite with you

Cheshire:what about all of you

Q.E:we're going to find a way to stop,Brother,he's out of control

Neptune:I understand,Cheshire stay with them and protect them

Cheshire:you can count on Me,just make sure,Ms.Warspite comes out alright

nodding at the statement,Neptune picked up and carried Warspite in her arms,taking half the fleet out of the ruins and leaving half to deal with,Royal and his rampage as they all turned to him,now in a weapon lock with Bismarck and multiple Iron Blood ships,helping their leader block his attack,despite their struggle

even with Friedrich and superior numbers in their favor,they all struggled against the Shipboy's strength as he threatened the lock with unmatched strength,Azur Lane's fleet's focus was not on the shifting stalemate between the two sides however as they were more worried about the black material,crawling it's way up the boy as if it was consuming him

there was no explanation as to what it was but everyone understood that it meant nothing good as Royal pushed away his Iron Blood opponents while Azur Lane observed a considerable spike in the black material,that was crawling up Royal's body

it was only up to his knees when he was in the weapon lock with Iron Blood but spiked up to half his torso after he pushed them back as he charged towards Bismarck again,setting his sights on a singular target to kill and not stopping until it was done 

his Sisters wanted to help,yet there was nothing they could do but wait for his rage to pass and hope he would return to normal after,they wanted to do something but it was painfully clear to them that do something at the moment could men their utter destruction,they wanted to stop Royal but they knew it would be them that would be stopped instead

in the end they could only watch as the black material crawled up Royal's body while he hammered his sword down on Bismarck's spear,looking to break it in half then break it's wielder in half,right after

before he could though,he was tackled away by Friedrich,bringing them both down to the water in an attempt to stop him but Royal only got back up as the black material spiked again,covering his torso,arms and head,just missing his face as he charged at Bismarck again,after kicking Friedrich in the head and knocking her out

Royal brought down his sword on Bismarck's spear once again,looking to finally break it as he pushed his sword down with more strength while the black material covered half his face as he pushed his sword down harder,he quickly pulled back and lifted it above his head,leaving his open but ready to break Bismarck's spear as the Iron Blood leader took advantage of his opening to fire a salvo into him in hope to save herself

he brought his sword down and Bismarck fired her shot,the sword making contact with the spear and salvo directly impacting with Royal,blasting him away before he could slice Bismarck in half and knocking him down to the water

he didn't immediately get up which the Iron Blood leader took advantage of and quickly got up herself and ordered her forces to pick themselves up and pick up Friedrich for a hasty retreat as their Sakura Empire allies had already done so amidst the whole fight and as their Leader commanded,Iron Blood hastily picked up Friedrich and retreated as Royal stood up from where he fell,looking at his opponents flee with his back turned to his Sisters and the fleet

Q.E and Valiant looked at their Brother,wondering if it was all over,wondering if their Brother would return to normal,but instead of the black material regressing to where it came from,Royal instead turned his head to look at his Sisters and the fleet,showing them his completely covered face,that held two red slits as eyes and a creepy red smile

AN:remove the tail,and I was so lucky to find a png of of the outline,I just edited it to add the face and the sword

he fully turned his body to face the fleet who looked at him in terror and fright,unknowing of what to say in regards to what had happened to him as he readied his weapon and slowly approached them

Q.E and Valiant,wanting to reach out to him,stretched out their arms but were stopped by the fellow members of the fleet,saying that it was too risky to try anything and to dangerous to stay any longer

understanding where their coming from,Q.E and Valiant begrudgingly accepted the fact and retreated out of the ruins with their half of the fleet to link up with the other half of the fleet,Royal or what was Royal looked at them flee as he tilted his head before the shadows casted by the buildings of the ruins and the sun began to gather around him

the moment Q.E and her group arrived at the rest of the fleet,a dark pillar shot up into the sky as maniacal laughter echoed through the ruins,the pillar stopping just before the clouds as it then spreaded out,creating a dome of darkness and covering every surface inside in utter black

there were no visible edges,corners,no indication where things were and were not,they were in complete pitch black but more terrifyingly,they were in range of Destruction

Timeskip brought to you by Light Blessed Royal vs Shadow Consumed Royal(when you find the person ruining your life)

after unknown amounts of time,both Azur Lane and the combined weakend Iron Blood and Sakura Empire fleet were still trapped inside the dome of darkness,created by whatever consumed Royal

Warspite survived her injuries after getting patched up by Neptune and had been resting the entire time of the happening events,Belfast healed quickly from her injuries from the Sirens,thank to Neptune as well but Q.E and Valiant had entered a state of silence and ignorance,leaving the other members of the Royal Navy order to lead

with the occasional appearance of the red face of Royal appearing at the edges of the safe zone,Azur Lane has made,they were kept on their toes,it was by lucky chance they figured out that light seemed to hurt Royal in his current state as they created a safe zone around the fleet using flood lights,letting no spot of darkness in the gaps

it was their only protection to keep him away and even Crimson Axis had figured it out after some time,though they were safe for the time being,it didn't help them with escaping or stopping Royal 

both sides were left to wait things out or wait for any help to arrive as there was no way for them to win against their opponent and there was certainly no way for them to make any moves to escape without being noticed as Royal seemed to be able to freely travel through the darkness at faster speeds than they knew

everything was going bad and everything seemed lost already,no way out,no way to fight and certainly,with enough time,no way to survive but some good news came up after some time with the doors of Warspite's ship opening up,for all of those on board to notice,

those that were aboard were the Royal Navy and Eagle Union officers,discussing what to do along with the two Sister ships,they all took notice as the door to the inside opened up for Warspite to exit out of

the upper right half of her head was covered in bandaged and she had a cast for her left arm along with many bandages across her entire body,overjoyed to see their Sister alive,Q.E and Valiant went to her and pulled her into an embrace,while still making sure to not hit anything that would be painful to touch 

Q.E:Warspite,thank god you're alright

Valiant:we thought we lost you forever

Warspite:I'm still a bit weak but they will need more than a few salvos to bring this ship down

Q.E:we're so glad you're alright

Warspite:what had happened her though,where are we,why is everything pitch black

Enterprise:Royal happened

Washington:your Brother went on a rampage after thinking that you were dead,now he's some kind of black covered monster and he's trapped us in a black dome and we can't get out

unable to believe what she heard,warspite turned and approached the railing of her ship,looking to the almost endless darkness in front of her in search for anything that looked like her Brother,it didn't take her long to find two red slits in the infinite darkness as it smiled at her from the shadows it was in

Warspite looked at it with seriousness in her eyes as she curled her hand into a fist,frustrated and angered that this was caused by her and her own Brother was the one to pay for it,she gritted her teeth,knowing it could have been so easily avoided

Warspite:dammit

Enterprise:you see what we mean

Cleveland:we can't leave,not until we get rid of this dome

Hood:we need a plan to capture him,it's the only way

George:if we can get him,then maybe we can find a way to turn him back to normal

Hornet:well we've been trying for maybe hours now and we still got nothing

Howe:well we need something if we're ever going to get out of here

they discussed once again as to what they should do while warspite continued to look at the red slits that were eyes as they moved in the darkness,going in random directions and paths as if it was taunting the battle veteran of the Royal Navy

Warspite:that's enough

Washington:excuse Me

Hood:is there a problem,Ms.Warspite

Warspite:I was the cause of all of this,I can fix it

jumping off the side of her ship and landing in the light,she came face to face with the face of her consumed Brother as it backed away from her,disappearing into the shadows and darkness it made 

Q.E:WAIT,Warspite what are you doing

Valiant:you're still recovering,come back,your in no shape to-

Warspite:Sister,I caused this,this wouldn't have happened if I didn't get captured

Q.E:it's not your fault

Warspite:whether it is or not,it's Royal who's paying the price,I'm going to set things right

Q.E:WAIT

stepping out of the flood lights rays,Warspite disappeared into the darkness of the dome,unseen by those protected by the light,she continued on until she found what she was looking for as she came face to face with her target again

there was no fear in her eyes,no sense of emotions could be displayed on her expression,she was set on saving Royal and that was it,there was no anger,no regret,nothing,just goal and the will to get it

Royal?:so you came

Warspite:do you think I was going to leave my Brother to you

Royal?:of course not,knowing you'd never give up on him

Warspite:let him go

Royal?:why should I

summoning her sword into her hand,she readied herself to fight if she needed to

Warspite:if you don't,then I'll strike him down with you

Royal?:you'd strike down your own,Brother,after all he's done to "avenge" you

Warspite:I'd rather see him dead on the ground than as a Siren tool

Royal?:HAHAHAHAHAHA,I like you,you understand what it means to Destroy

Warspite:let.him.go

Royal?:AHAHAHAHAHA,you knew from the beginning didn't you,the moment he touched the Black Wisdom Cube,you knew this might happen

Warspite:.............

Royal?:you knew but you didn't say,you knew because,You have My power

Warspite:I will tell you one last time,Let.Brother.Go

Royal?:AHAHAHAHAHAHA,ok,since I like how you do things,I'll listen,you can have him back but,don't think it will be so easy next time

the domes effects broke,breaking it entirely as light from the sky was let through,shining down on Warspite and her Brother as their shadowy cover was broken,letting the other see the two clearly

the black material,regressed and disappeared from Royal's body,letting him fall over forward as Warspite quickly unsummoned her sword and caught her Brother with her good arm before bringing him back to her ship with a satisfied smile 

boarding her ship with her Brother,the others were quick to go to their aid but stopped when Enterprise pulled out her bow,worried that he was still a danger to the entire fleet to simply be let aboard and near everyone

she was quickly stopped as well though when warspite immediately resummoned her sword when Enterprise brought out her bow as she held her blade up to the Carriers neck,looking at her with the same shiny blood red eyes as Royals prior but unseen by everyone

Enterprise:Warspite-

Warspite:let me make this clear,whether it be You,the Crimson Axis,the Eagle Union,any other faction,the Sirens or anyone,if you so much as lay a finger on him,I will see you at the bottom of the ocean

understanding the knights threat,Enterprise unsummoned her bow and backed away from the blade as Warspite lowered her sword and unsummoned it before turning to the personal maids of her Brother

Warspite:Neptune,Cheshire,take him to my room in my bridge,no one but the Queen's Class enters the room,make them leave is they persist and if they refuse to leave then your authorized to use force

Enterprise:you have no jurisdiction to make such-

Q.E:that order is approved

Neptune:as you wish,your Majesty,Ms.Warspite

Cheshire:no one will get close to,Master Royal,I'll make sure of that on my life

Neptune:what about you then,Ms.Warspite

Warspite:I'm going to remain with her Majesty for the time being

Neptune:as you wish

leaving with their orders,Neptune and Cheshire took the Shipboy away from the open deck of Warspite's ship and into the inside of the ship,looking to give the boy some rest while everyone rests easy as well as the afternoon sun began to set beyond the horizon

Warspite knew and understood,the High Sea Lord was right,their prediction had come true and with it,more problems were bound to rise

Author:I'm not going to lie,between needing to shut off the computer so my Sis can join her classes,power outs,my need to play games,grinding mobile legends and simple writing burnout,this Chapter was a pain to make but to be real with you all,this my favorite Chapter out of all my stories so far,so much emotion and more secrets hidden and revealed,I love it,and I hope you all do too,I hope you all look forward to the next one,until next time

Shadowgamer254 out