Mark Wayne Windle: This chapter is based on Nagato & Mutsu: An Azur Lane Fanfiction, Chapter 4: Arrival By cookiesowouwu. Pleasure check her book out. 98% of the credit goes to her.

Recap: The Emperor's spirit has told you your mission, Colonel Togo and a soldier understood this and lead you to a secret escape hatch which you went down. Their last words to you were simple, may the Emperor be with you, we'll see you on the other side my friend.

Back to present

It has been two years since the Battle of Fortress Isoroku. You are the last man of a fallen empire. The Princess, Princess Aika, is the current Empress, but you are unaware of that. But you are aware that you are the last man alive.

Time: 900 hours

Location: The Shrine

Name: Isao Namba

Rank: Field Marshal

Mission: Scout the area for anything useful.

You are scouting the area for anything useful. Only armed with a Katana, a Nambu pistol, and a Type 100 sub-machine gun. You are wearing the coat with a hood on it the hide your identity with a mask on to.

Isao Namba: **walking in a battle ready position** I will fulfill my duty and my mission from the Emperor.

You are walking along the outskirts of the Shrine, checking every single building before moving on to the next.

Isao Namba: **walks inside a building** Must of been some kind of trading post. **opens a drawer** Nothing but a few coins, I'll take them, they could come in handy. **exits the building and walks into the next one** Clear. Must have been a house or storage of some kind.

You continue to search each building until you find a can of dried rice.

Isao Namba: **picks up the can** Expire date is 3/5/1950, looks like I have found my dinner. **puts the can into his side bag**

You exit the building and see a patch of trees near by, so you decide to investigate.

Isao Namba: Trees, always a good sign. Patches of forest are good for hiding things you don't want anyone to find or stealing.

You examine each tree and bush for any signs of something, someone, or holes being dug.

Isao Namba: **examines a bush** Nothing.

Nagato's view

Nagato's Thoughts: That stupid Siren...Why'd they tie me to a chair? It feels like I'm going to suffocate. Sigh, I should've checked whether Mutsu was following me or not, I'm so stupid. What's more worse, I'm trapped in this...cave-like thing I've never seen before! I hope that my trail of tail fur will help Mutsu find her way, somewhat. I hope she's okay...

She looks up and notices you checking a bush.

???: **examines a bush** Nothing.

Nagato's Thoughts: She's wearing a coat with a hood that is black. I think that I can just make out a mask on her face. Should I call? What if she's hostile?

Nagato: **sighs** Here goes nothing I guess. **yells** HELP!!!

Your view

Isao Namba: Maybe there is something inside the now abandoned Shrine.

???: HELP!!!!

Isao Namba: Huh? **turns to the cave and points the Type 100 at the cave**

You walk towards the cave in a battle ready position. Ready to jump out of the way of a bullet. You approach the cave with caution and when you enter the cave, you see a girl tied to a chair.

Isao Namba's Thoughts: I enter the cave and see a girl, a rather shortish one to, tied to a chair with seven ropes. She has yellow-goldish colored eyes, fox ears with two cotton ballish looking things inside of both, a fox tail, long black hair that stops at about her hips, some kind of pedant around her neck, two gold hair pins on each side of her head, and a dress that stops at her legs.

???: Can you untie me?

Isao Namba: **unties the ropes**

When the last rope is undone, she brushes the dust of her dress from the cave. You were about to take your leave when she asks who you are.

???: Who are you?

You begin to think of a name this isn't a lie, and come up with "The Man of A Fallen Empire".

Isao Namba: You can call me "The Man of A Fallen Empire".

???: What do you mean by man of a fallen empire? Are you a male?

Isao Namba: **female voice** Time will tell, my friend, time will tell. What is your name?

???: My name is Lady Nagato, pride of the Sakura Empire. You can just call me Nagato-san or Nagato for short.

Isao Namba's Thoughts: The Sakura Empire? What the hell is that? I won't ask so she won't be any more suspicious of me than she already is.

Isao Namba: It's nice to meet you Nagato, but I must go.

Nagato: Wait.

You dash out of the cave and into the abandoned Shrine.

Nagato's view

Nagato: Wait.

The Man of A Fallen Empire: **dashes into the Shrine and disappears**

Mutsu: NEE-SAN, WHERE ARE YOU!?!?!

Nagato: I'm over here.

Mutsu runs to Nagato and hugs her.

Mutsu: I thought they took you away nee-san.

Nagato: The Siren tied me to a chair, but this strange person came out of no where and saved me.

Mutsu: Person?

Nagato: Yes, she untied me. She was wearing a black coat with a hoodie on it and I think she wears a mask. I asked who she was and she replied with 'You can call me "The Man of a Fallen Empire".'

Mutsu: The MAN of A Fallen Empire!?!

Nagato: I think she is a he too. We should report it to the commander.

Mutsu: Okay nee-san.

Your view

You stop running and enter an abandoned restroom stall.

Isao Namba: That was close, I will take my leave now, I have what I need.

You exit the Shrine and hop into your make-shift raft. Made out of a log and a wooden oar.

Isao Namba: **hops onto the boat** I wonder if I did the right thing? What am I talking about, of course I did the right thing. She was tied to a chair alone in a cave and left there to die. I think the Sirens are behind it.

You row back to the mainland of the once, beautiful, booming, and powerful Empire of Japan. Not knowing that it has a different name, the Empire of Sakura.

Some time later

You take off the coat and mask and place them on a handmade desk. You take The Order of the Chrysanthemum off and place it on the desk before siting down.

Isao Namba: Your majesty, if you can hear me, please move this medal.

The medal moves.

Isao Namba: Your majesty, is protecting Lady Nagato my main objective?

The medal moves.

Isao Namba: Your majesty, is there anyone else I must protect other then Lady Nagato herself?

The medal moves.

Isao Namba: **pulls out a sheet of paper and a pen and sets them down on the desk**

You get up walk over to the side of the cave and look away from the desk.

Isao Namba: Your majesty, can you please tell me their name or names?

You hear the pen move and then drop.

Isao Namba: Your majesty, what is their name or names?

You hear the pen move and then drop.

Isao Namba: Your majesty, are they related to each other?

You hear the pen and then drop.

Isao Namba: Your majesty, can you please tell me how they are related?

You hear the pen move and then drop.

Isao Namba: Your majesty, what is their relationship?

You hear the pen move and then drop.

Isao Namba: Your majesty, is Princess Aika alive?

You hear the pen move and then drop.

Isao Namba: Your majesty, is she the current Empress of our empire?

You hear the pen move and then drop.

Isao Namba: Your majesty, is she the current Empress of the so called Empire of Sakura?

You hear the pen move and then drop. You walk over to the desk and read the paper.

Paper:

[yes]

[Lady Mutsu]

[yes]

[yes]

[sister]

[yes]

[no]

[yes]

Isao Namba: Your majesty, I will not fail you.

You put the medal back on and place the pen into your side pocket.

Mark Wayne Windle: This chapter is based off of Nagato 7 Mutsu: An Azur Lane Fanfiction, Chapter 4: Arrival by cookiesowouwu. Please go check her books out. About 98% of the credit goes to her.

(THIS IS THE END OF THE SHRINE AND LADY NAGATO. AS ALWAYS, HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY READERS.)