Battlefield near the Arctic Siren Fortress :

3rd P.O.V

The battle was intense right now. With the Sirens ships getting destroyed left and right after God's and Satan's arrival on the battlefield. Speaking of them, they were making their path to the coalition group to tell the news about Charles.

It didn't took long for them to join back the group. They approached Richelieu to give her the message.

God : There you are, Richelieu.

Richelieu : Oh, hello God. What I can do for you ?

God : I'm here to tell you that Charles went ahead to the Siren Fortress to fight Omitter.

Jean Bart : He surely doesn't waste time.

Satan : Speaking of wasting time, can we just go back to destroy those Sirens instead of talking about the weather ?!

Roon : He's right. Sirens are meant to be killed.

Satan : See ? That girl already got it.

Clémenceau : It's not like we are already doing that while talking !

God : True. Let's continue to destroy the reinforcements.

God and Satan went back to using their power against the Sirens.

Sovetskaya Rossiya : I can't believe those two are real... and much less working together...

Enterprise : You get used to it.

Kirov : That's easy for you to say. You know him for more time than us.

Queen Elizabeth : Actually, the Iris République has known them for the longest time. Even before the Orochi was even awakened.

Gascogne : I can confirm that statement.

Izumo : Not to ruin the mood, but we need to focus more on the situation ongoing.

Friedrich der Grosse : Let's finish this battle before we can talk casually, my children.

Seattle : Heck ! I could put a party after that !

Bismarck : Then, let's give it our all !

Everyone else : YES !!!

Richelieu : *mind* Please, Charles, mon amour. Win this fight and come back alive. We still have to live as a married "couple" after that.

Clémenceau : *mind* I'm counting on you, frérot. After all, it would be bad if we get separated once again.

Siren Fortress :

Charles P.O.V

Omitter and I got in position, ready to fight until one of us is defeated.

Omitter : I hope you're ready, Charles ! Show me your power ! Show me why Arbiter has taken interest in you !

Charles : It's time for you to face my power !

Skill activation : God's Wrath

Skill activation : Divine Protection

Skill activation : Siren Killer X

My aura flared to life as Omitter got a crazed expression on her face.

Omitter : YES !!! FUCK YES !!! THIS IS THE KIND OF POWERFUL OPPONENT THAT I WANT TO FACE !!! GIVE YOUR ALL !!!

Charles : Be careful about what you are wishing for because karma will come back to collect the debts.

I pointed Ragnell in her direction before launching a Mistral missile upon her. She took the hit and got launched to the other side of the room.

Omitter : Damn ! You are hitting hard ! This shall be the best battle I will ever get in my life ! Now, let me show you what I can do !

Omitter launched several Siren drones on me while firing her guns on me. I managed to deflect her shots by swinging Alondite and Ragnell to black them while my Giat cannons took care of the drones. After two minutes, the drones were all destroyed while Omitter stopped firing.

Omitter : You are even more tougher than I thought ! I think it's time to go to the next level ! Get ready to die !

Meanwhile in the Siren world :

Arbiter P.O.V

I looked at how Charles defended himself from the drones and Omitter's shots. He is quite strong to be able to leave Omitter's attacks unscathed.

Tester Beta : Impressive. He can deflect these shots quickly despite the weight of those swords.

Observer Alpha : From the intel I gathered, those swords are called Ragnell and Alondite. These are divine blades that were given to him by a being named God.

Arbiter : Wait, God is real ?!

Tester Beta : This is very likely as we encountered Satan when we were going to use the Orochis.

Purifier : This Guy is a sadist. He was laughing maniacally while killing the other Sirens. This is really terrifying.

Observer Alpha : Don't remind me. I can still hear his laugh to this day.

Observer Zero : I can confirm God's existence. Reports from the Sirens in the Arctic states that a man corresponding to God's description is fighting the Sirens with Satan.

Arbiter : As surprising as it is to hear this, I prefer to focus on the fight between Omitter and Charles. Do we have news about Compiler ?

Purifier : Yeah, she's near the Panama Canal, ready for her mission.

Arbiter : Very well. Tell her to wait for my signal to start.

Observer Alpha : I will send her the message.

Back to Omitter and Charles :

Charles P.O.V

Omitter : Now, I shall launch my next attack : SHELLS OF DARKNESS !!!

Omitter launched several black shells all around her. Despite my speed, I somehow got hit by those black shells. They didn't do damage to me, but I had a bigger problem : my vision have been drastically decreased, to the point I can only see around me in a diameter of 5 meters.

I must stay vigilant since she has now the advantage of surprise. She could be anywhere now. She could be behind me and I wouldn't even know it.

This is even worse as my launch deck is unusable. And same for my missiles ! Maybe because it was a side effect of those shells. As I think about what to do, I heard a beeping from my radars, signaling me that a missile is approaching me. I avoided it just in time before it went exploding not far from me. At least, my radars are still working, so it will help me to avoid her attacks.

Omitter : Let's play hide-and-seek ! Do you know where I am ? Maybe I am here ? Unless I am there ? Heck ! I could only be a voice while I am busy mocking Observer Alpha by calling her "Pig Face" ! By the way, Purifier told me about that, so thanks for the free insult ! Now, it's even funnier to tease her !

Meanwhile in the Siren World :

Observer Alpha : *unholy angry Siren noises*

Purifier : *wheezing Siren noises*

Tester Beta/Observer Zero : -_-

Arbiter : SHUT !!! UP !!!

Observer Alpha/Purifier : *scared* Yes, ma'am.

Back to Omitter and Charles :

Charles P.O.V

I was avoiding all the shots fired by Omitter while trying to use my Giat cannons to hit her. While I managed to evade all her shots, I didn't managed to hit her once.

Luckily, the effects of those black shells started wearing out, which means I recovered my vision and all my equipment is operational. But as I turned around, I saw that Omitter has charged a laser to use against me. Looks like it was a distraction so she could attack me by surprise.

Omitter : Looks like you discovered my little distraction ! Oh well, it's already too late for you ! EAT THIS, PIECE OF SHIT !!!

She launched her laser on me. It was too fast and I couldn't evade the attack. So I took the blow.

Meanwhile on the battlefield :

3rd P.O.V

The number of Siren ships has started to slowly decrease despite the reinforcements, thanks to God and Satan. However, they got interrupted by a laser shot that destroyed a part of the Siren Fortress.

As the laser started to disappear, the coalition saw a body flying out of the building. But they got worried as the body that was flying out was Charles.

Richelieu/Jean Bart : CHARLES NO !!!

Émile Bertin/Algérie/Littorio : DON'T DIE, CHARLES !!!

His body was now bouncing a few times on the sea before he managed to get back his balance on to land on his feet, which relieved everyone as they saw that he was still able to fight.

Richelieu : Thanks, God. He managed to survive.

Jean Bart : Of course he will. The Sirens need much more than that to defeat him.

Saint Louis : Of course, he has God's will on his side. He will always continue to fight no matter what.

Charles P.O.V

That laser was quite powerful. Good thing Divine Protection was active or I would have taken much more damage. I touched my cheek to feel a liquid. I saw it was blood but there was very little of it. So, this is how it feels to be hurt. But this is just a scratch, so I have nothing to worry about.

I looked above to see that Omitter got out of the Fortress as well, before descending towards me.

Omitter : Impressive ! Despite the power of my laser, you are still standing with only a scratch ! Man, you are a pain in the ass ! How am I supposed to destroy you if you only take one MOTHERFUCKING damage ?!

Charles : Can you stop swearing for five minutes !?

Omitter : Fuck no ! This is a part of who I am ! Also, I don't remember this book being PG-13 ! Why should I- *notices Queen Elizabeth* Oh right ! I forgot about the fact that the midgets are fighting right now !

Meanwhile with the coalition fleet :

3rd P.O.V

Queen Elizabeth/Warspite/Valiant/Nagato/Mutsu/Kitakaze : *triggered angry loli noises*

Queen Elizabeth : CHARLES !!! YOU HEAR ME ?!?!?! IF IT'S THE CASE, BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF HER !!!

Neptune : That's not very ladylike, Your Majesty.

Queen Elizabeth : SHUT UP !!!

Clémenceau : Please calm down, Queen Elizabeth.

Queen Elizabeth : *looks at Clémenceau before anger got replaced by embarrassment and blushing* Oh yeah... sorry about that...

Warspite : *blushes* You're right. We won't go anywhere with anger clouding our judgement.

Nagato : I mustn't let insults touch me.

Mutsu : Yeah ! We are a part of the "BIG SEVEN" after all ! We are better than that !

Kitakaze : Let's focus back on the matter.

Valiant P.O.V

As Clémenceau, Charles's brother, calmed down my sisters, I noticed that the both of them blushed when he looked at them. Did they fell in love with him ? Hehe~ I found an opportunity to tease tsundere Queen. This shall be fun.

But wait, didn't I heard that George already went on a date with him ? That might make them sad. However, I didn't noticed that Monarch was next to me until she spoke.

Monarch : What is going on ?

Valiant : Oh just saw my sisters blushing when they looked at Clémenceau.

Monarch : What a twist.

Valiant : But I remembered that he already went on a date with George.

Monarch : This doesn't change anything.

Valiant : What do you mean ?

Monarch : Well, Charles is already married to 5 girls.

Valiant : WHAT ?!

Monarch : Indeed. He is married to Richelieu, Jean Bart, Algérie, Émile Bertin and Littorio. So, Clémenceau might end up in the same predicament. And I can tell you that because Wales is also quite interested in Clémenceau.

Ibuki : Well... I heard that Taihou was also interested in Clémenceau... but she is stalking him and she didn't appreciate the fact the Royal girls were already "stealing him" as she quotes.

Monarch : Well, she has to deal with it. When George found something that interests her, she won't back down that easily. And I'm sure Wales and your sisters won't back down either.

Valiant : You're right. I can't wait to see what will happen in the future between them.

Meanwhile in the Royal gardens :

3rd P.O.V

Hood : ...

Prince of Wales : Is there something wrong, Hood ?

Hood : I felt like Her Majesty did something very unladylike.

Prince of Wales : *deadpan* Really...?

Hood : I know it.

Illustrious : *giggles* Makes me remember about what Zuikaku told me.

Prince of Wales : What about her ?

Illustrious : She complains that her sister, Shoukaku, claims to sense whenever people says her catchphrase.

Hood : What is it ?

Victorious : I heard it was "ayyy lmao".

Prince of Wales : *facepalms*

Back to Omitter and Charles :

Charles P.O.V

I focused back on the matter at hand which is Omitter. The good news is that now that we are outside, I can finally use my planes. Now, I can launch an offensive.

Charles : Hope you're ready because it's my turn to show you my power. I'm curious to see how well you will fare against my aircraft.

Omitter : Bring it on !

Charles : *smirks* Heh !

Omitter : Are you mocking me, you shitstain ?!

Charles : Non. I'm thinking about the damage you will take from the BRRRRRRTTTTTTT !!!

Omitter : The... WHAT ?!

As she said that, I launched 5 A-10 Warthogs towards her. They started shooting her, which damaged her while a very familiar sound echoed through the battlefield.

BRRRRRRRRTTTTTTTTTTTTT !!!

Meanwhile with the coalition :

3rd P.O.V

Algérie : Ara~ It's been a long time since he has used them.

Sovetskaya Rossiya : What do you mean ?

Jean Bart : She talks about his A—10 Warthogs.

Satan : Fuck yeah ! Here they come !

BRRRRRRRRRRRTTTTTTTTTTT !!!

Queen Elizabeth/Bismarck : NO !!! NO THAT SOUND AGAIN !!!

Georgia : Are they feeling well ?

Richelieu : Let's just say that they don't have good memories of those planes.

Azuma : What kind of bad memories ?

God  : We'll tell you later.

Back to Charles and Omitter :

Charles P.O.V

Omitter is taking quite a lot of damage. But I should have expected it as God's Wrath is active. Omitter couldn't managed to destroy a single one. After a few minutes, I retrieved my planes and saw the damage I have done.

Needless to say, she is completely worn out. Her riggings are badly damaged, but she managed to get back on her feet.

Omitter : You... how...can you be... that powerful...?!

Charles : Training.

Omitter : That's bullshit ! You cannot be that strong with just training !

Charles : Believe what you want ! And now, you should pick a god and pray ! Because it's the second wave coming in !

I launched now three Mirages on her who dropped bombs on her, exploding on contact. Next thing I saw is that her body was flying until she hit an iceberg. I decided to to approach the iceberg to see her state.

Back to the coalition :

Clemenceau : Super. I can finally see his Mirages in action.

Chapayev : You mean those planes ?

Enterprise : Exactly. Those planes were the ones who destroyed the five Orochis as well as three Advisor-class Sirens.

Sovetsky Soyuz : WHAAAAAAATT ?!

Nagato : It is true. We saw it from our own eyes.

The coalition saw that Clémenceau went towards Charles.

Queen Elizabeth : Wait, where are you going Clemenceau ?

Clémenceau : I'm gonna join mon frère. The fight must be finished. I don't think she could get up after the Mirages that Charles launched.

Richelieu : Wait for us !

The coalition group followed him as well.

Back to Charles :

Charles P.O.V

I finally got to the iceberg where Omitter should be. I looked to see that she was really badly damaged. But I was surprised she was still alive as she looks at me with weak eyes.

Omitter : You won... you know what to do... kill me... after all... that's how it will end... right...?

Charles : ...

Omitter : You are... giving me... mercy...? Don't make... me laugh...

Charles : ...I am simply wondering where are those bruises and scars coming from. I'm pretty sure you had them before our fight.

Omitter widen her eyes, as I found out about that.

Omitter : You knew...?

Charles : I wasn't too sure myself, but Clémenceau and I noticed something like a bruise, but since you were leaving at that time, we couldn't see it very well.

Omitter started to have tears in her eyes, looking at Charles with a pleading look.

Omitter : Please... don't let me... go back... there...

That was the last words she could mutter before she lost consciousness. I stayed there, perplexed at her last words. Is there something going on with the Sirens that we don't know yet ? Are those bruises and scars linked to this ?

Clémenceau : So, we were right about those bruises.

I looked to see that everyone got there.

Charles : Seems like it. I still wonder about the origins of those injuries.

Bismarck : Are you saying that you won't kill her ?

Charles : No. I need to interrogate her about those words she said. Maybe we can know the reason why the Sirens are attacking us.

Queen Elizabeth : Now that you say that, we still don't know why they attacked us. Maybe we could finally learn their plans.

Charles : I think we are done here. We should go back to our base, and this time with the Northern Parliament. *looks at Sovetskaya Rossiya* Are you ready to go to the new Azur Lane base ?

Sovetskaya Rossiya : Now that the Siren problem has been taken care of, we can finally join you in your base.

Apparently, the mass-produced Siren ships disappeared just after Omitter was defeated.

Jean Bart : What about Omitter ?

Charles : Bring her in one of my rooms to let her rest, but not before deactivating her riggings.

Jean Bart : That will be done.

We all prepared to go back to the Basilica with the Northern Parliament. After Omitter was taken to a room of my ship, I went straight ahead to my quarters. I got inside just in time as I couldn't stay awake any longer and fall on my bed before sleeping. After all, I only slept two or three hours and stayed awake the rest of the time while fighting.

(Timeskip given to you by Chibi Gascogne showing a baguette de pain)

Algérie P.O.V

It took a while before we got to the Basilica but we made it. I was right now in Charles's room. Speaking of him, he was still sleeping. I can't blame him after that fight and the fact that he didn't slept much those last few days. He was right now sleeping on me, with my bosom used as his pillows.

I heard groaning and looked to see that he started to wake up.

Charles : *groans* Where I am...?

Algérie : Hello, Darling~

Charles : Oh, hello Algérie... *fully wakes up* Oh ! Sorry for sleeping on your bosom !

Algérie : Fufufu~ Why are you apologizing~? I don't mind it. After all, we are married, so there is no problem doing that in private. Can we stay like that for a little bit longer ? I like the feeling of having you in my arms, cuddling while I pass my hand through your hair.

Charles : Very well.

I smiled warmly as I started to stroke his hair. It feels wonderful to do that. If only we could have those kind of moments more often. Too bad war is still here.

Charles : Can I ask what happened until now ?

Algérie : Well, the Northern Parliament settled down in their new dorms. Clémenceau is also resting after he has been brought back to his room by Warspite, despite George's jealous glare towards her. And Omitter is in a room, resting and waiting for the interrogation.

Charles : I see.

I suddenly heard his stomach growling, making me giggling.

Charles : *embarassed* Let's go take the breakfast, shall we ?

Algérie : Oui, let's.

We got up and left the room, only to find Charles's other wives glaring at me. They must be still salty that they lost against me.

Richelieu/Jean Bart/Émile Bertin/Littorio : ... *glares at Algérie*

Charles : *visible confusion*

Algérie : Why are you glaring ? I thought we said no hard feelings.

Charles : What happened ?

Richelieu : Don't worry, mon chéri. It's just girls things.

Littorio : Yeah. Don't think too much about this.

Charles : Ok...?

Yeah. They are still salty after they lost against me on Wii Sports. I think I might try golf later on. I know we found that randomly in Charles's belongings but his games are great. I might ask him to play with us next time.

(Timeskip given to you by JeanCarlo3806  stealing SyriaandIraq 's waifu, California)

Charles P.O.V

After I finished taking the breakfast with everyone, I went towards the room where Omitter was waiting for the interrogation. I was accompanied by Clémenceau, Richelieu, Jean Bart, Littorio and all the faction leaders.

I will interrogate her while the rest will stay outside the room to watch and listen to what is said.

I entered to see that God and Satan were present in the room along with Omitter.

Charles : Bonjour you two.

God/Satan : Greetings, my children ./Sup, fellas !

Charles : What are you doing here ?

God : I will join you in this interrogation. Because I have the ability to sense if someone says the truth or not, so it will be helpful.

Satan : I was bored so I came here.

I looked to see that Omitter had a sad face. So, I decided to talk to her.

Charles : Are you feeling alright ?

Omitter : ...Yeah.

Charles : Well, shall we start the interrogation ?

She nodded.

Charles : So, first question.What were you doing in the Arctic ?

Omitter : ...I was there to take control of the Arctic by the orders of the Creator until I got a message from Arbiter telling about you and wanted me to test your strength and power.

Satan : What kind of test ?

Omitter : Arbiter wanted to mesure his power to see if he was the one we were searching for.

Charles : What was that reason ?

Omitter : She thinks that you might be the one that has enough power to free the Sirens from tyranny.

Charles : Quoi...?

God : ...I can sense that she isn't lying.

Satan : Tyranny ? What do you mean ?

Omitter : Well, despite what you think, Arbiter isn't the leader of the Siren fleet but the leader of the force that was sent to attack Earth. The real leader would be the Creator. He was the one who sent us on that mission.

God : What about that Creator ?

She looked even more sad before answering.

Omitter : Despite being our leader, he is a very cruel being. If we ever fail a mission, we get punished by being beaten harshly by the Creator.

Clémenceau : So, those are the origins of your scars and bruises..

Omitter : Yes... If we didn't comply to his orders, we would have the same punishment...

Charles : So this means that the Siren were forced to attack us, then...

God : Since I can sense you are telling the truth, can I ask you if all of you are aware of the Creator is doing to you ?

Omitter : Actually, the mass-produced Humanoid Sirens are not aware because they are mindless, only following the orders of the Creator. The only reason they obeyed me was because they thought that my goal was to destroy the Northern Parliament. I had to kept Arbiter's mission secret from them. The only Sirens who are not mindless beside the Creator are me, the other Advisor-class Sirens and the Leader-class Sirens like Arbiter.

Satan : And yet, you were still forced to follow his orders unless you wanted to get punished.

Omitter : Pretty much...

Clémenceau : A last question before ending that interrogation. Do you know what does the Creator looks like?

Omitter : Hold on. I might have a photo of him. *searches the photo* Oh ! There it is. *gives the photo*

God, Satan and Clémenceau approached me to see the photo.

WARNING : The photo of the Creator will be shown to you. But the photo of that person is one of the worst character that ever existed in the history of the multiverse. Scrap that, he's the worst.

(Of course, imagine him as a Siren. And remove the red gauntlet. After all, he don't deserve it.)

Charles : For some reason, I really want to kill him.

Clémenceau : I can understand. He looks like an asshole.

Satan : WHAT THE FUCK ?! DEUS VULT THAT SHIT !!!

God : This is the first time I see someone so detestable in all my life. Even Hell wouldn't want him.

Satan : Damn right you are ! I don't think even Extra Hell wants him !

Charles : Do you mind if we keep that photo ?

Omitter : Please take it far away from me ! I don't want to see his shitty face ever again !

Charles : Thanks for your cooperation. We will let you know later about our decision about what to do with you.

She nodded while we left the room to talk about what was said.

3rd P.O.V

What Omitter didn't know is that the faction leaders heard everything. And they are processing the information.

Enterprise : I would never have thought that the Sirens were forced to attack us.

Queen Elizabeth : That changes a lot of things.

Nagato : Well, we still need to discuss about what we shall do now.

Bismarck : Indeed.

The door opened to see the boys getting out of the room.

Charles : So, you have heard everything ?

Littorio : Sí. And it changes a lot of things for us.

Sovetskaya Rossiya : What's that photograph ?

Clémenceau : *disgusted face* The Creator, the true leader of the Sirens and the one behind the invasion.

Jean Bart : Why are you all looking disgusted by that ? Is he that horrible ?

Charles : Oui. To the point God loathes him.

God : I can confirm. I don't care about what happen to him.

Satan : Yeah ! Pretty sure Extra Hell is too merciful for him !

Charles show them the photo and they look just as disgusted as the boys.

Richelieu : Yeah. I can understand why you hate him.

Vittorio Veneto : Just seeing him almost makes me throw up.

The rest nodded at that.

Charles : Well, let us not waste time and let's discuss about what we shall do.

Everyone else : Right.

Meanwhile in the Siren World :

Arbiter P.O.V

As the fight was finished, we saw that Charles has spared her and decided to take her with him for an interrogation. I am quite surprised he already knows that something was up as he saw the scars. So, I was right. He really is the one who can free us from the Creator.

Arbiter : We finally found the one we need for our liberation.

Observer Zero : I have saved the data from this battle. I will continue my researches about him.

Arbiter : Very well. Please do.

Observer Zero : Right. *sees her radar and widen her eyes* Bad news : he is coming.

I widen my eyes. He might be here to know about how went Omitter's mission. If he sees Purifier, Observer Alpha and Tester Beta back to life, this could spell trouble.

Observer Alpha : What should we do ?

Arbiter : You three. Go back to Earth before he sees you. And find Charles to join him.

Tester Beta : But Empress... what about you...?

Arbiter : Don't worry... I'll take the punishment instead... and Observer Zero... tell Compiler the news about Charles...

Observer Zero : Right. And good luck, Empress.

Zero left while the three others looked at me pleading looks.

Observer Alpha : Empress... are you sure...?

Arbiter : Don't worry. I'll continue to resist. I have to. Please leave now before he arrives. Go find Charles and join him.

They reluctantly nodded before leaving. They just did it in time because ten seconds later, the Creator entered. He approached me.

Creator : So, how went Omitter's mission ?

Arbiter : She was defeated by the coalition group of Azur Lane.

He was clearly becoming angry as he turned his hand into his fist.

Creator : DAMMIT !!! She can't even accomplish this simple mission ! Too bad she's dead, she can't receive her punishment ! That's why you will take her place !

Arbiter : What ?

Creator : Are you defying my orders ?!

Arbiter : ...Of course not, my lord...

Creator : Them come here and accept your punishment ! If you don't resist, I might be less harsh on you !

Arbiter : ...Yes, my Lord...

I followed him to a room that I sadly know too well, where we take our punishment. I have to continue to resist, especially now that we finally found someone who has the power to face the Creator. For the sake of everyone else, I have to continue to endure this. And I hope it will not take long before our liberation.

(A/N) : And that's it for chapter 23. I hope you have enjoyed it. Feel free to leave your feedback and opinion in the comments.

Since I have nothing to say about the book right now, I will ask you a question instead.

When did you start playing Azur Lane ?

For me, I have started to play Azur Lane at the very end of the "Fight on, Royal Maids !" Raid Event and just before the "Passionate Polaris" Event. What about you ?

That's it for this chapter. Thanks for reading it. And see you in the next one.

TheBreizhOne out !

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New characters that have appeared in this chapter :

None.