A/N: After finally catching up to the anime I've decided to make a more serious take on the universe compared to my more comedic first attempt.
The lore might be a bit different from canon, given that the story in the game isn't finished yet and it's mostly just theorycrafting by the community. Also the anime has their own bits of lore to add. Still, spoiler alert for those who haven't reached endgame yet.
They were alone, surrounded by enemies. This was certainly not going as planned.
"Oh dear, what a troublesome girl." Belfast muttered under her breath, her voice completely drowned by the sound of ongoing storm. Pushing herself a little bit more, the light cruiser sped up and caught up to a certain girl that had caused her so much work lately.
"Miss Enterprise, please! We should wait for reinforcement!"
"There's no time." Said Enterprise. "The enemy force will flank our line if I can't stop them fast enough."
'If 'you' can't stop them? I'm here too, you know!' Belfast protested silently.
"Enemy incoming. Begin engagement." Enterprise said in a cold monotonous voice, and Belfast's irritation was temporarily forgotten as the rush of battle started filling her veins.
Enemy hulls began emerging from the horizon, red highlights contrasting the dark sky, approaching the two ships at incredible speed.
Soon the two forces clashed as Enterprise took the initial strike, immediately taking down one of the enemy cruisers. The enemy would lose three more before Belfast managed to reach firing range.
What happened for the next few minutes was a blur.
Shots being fired, bombs being dropped, torpedoes being launched, but no matter what, one thought persisted in the mind of the head maid of the Royal Navy.
"This is insane…"
What they were facing was a force that could wipe away an entire fleet. How could they hope to win with just two ships?
But she knew they're going to pull through. Enterprise would just push herself a little bit harder, break her body just a little bit more, erode her humanity just a little bit further.
A pang of sadness swayed over Belfast, and her enemy pounced at the chance. Suddenly she was faced with high caliber cannons at point blank range.
'Ah, so this is it.' Thought the head maid for a moment before a big flash happened in front of her…
...and then the enemy disappeared.
"Hm. You're getting sloppy." Enterprise chided.
Belfast raised her head and began analyzing her surroundings
They had won.
Belfast blinked a few times. there was no mistake, the enemy, all of them, had been either destroyed or incapacitated.
"You're wounded." Belfast said when she finally got a good look at Enterprise, her worries overcoming her surprise.
"This much blood is a fair price to pay for this kind of small victory, no?" Enterprise said calmly, wiping blood from her forehead.
"Small?" Belfast uttered in disbelief.
"This was probably just a scouting force. I will move on forward to confront the enemy's main fleet." Enterprise said with an eerie nonchalance.
"More fighting..?" Belfast almost laughed. What Enterprise had just said sounded so absurd in her ears.
"You should stay back." Enterprise said coldly.
Belfast took a moment to collect herself, then shook her head. "No, if I have to retreat, I'm bringing you with me."
"I'm not retreating." Enterprise said bluntly.
"Then I'll go with you."
"Huh? But at your level right now you're just going to make it harder for me."
Belfast suddenly felt as if her heart was being sliced apart
"Ah...I see."
Seeing Belfast suddenly losing all of her spirit, Enterprise sighed.
"Look, Out of all the people in the world, you're the least I want dead."
'Damning with faint praise now, are we?' Belfast thought.
"You are.. " Enterprise stuttered. "...you are the closest thing I have to a friend. I want you to survive."
"Okay…" Belfast said weakly, failing to find the energy to argue.
"T...that's great. Just go back to base, okay?"
Belfast nodded silently, and Enterprise slowly turned and began sailing away.
"Oh, and don't worry." She looked back, a smile on her face. "I'll actually make an effort to stay alive this time!"
She jested, but it was way too close to the truth for Belfast to find it in any way funny.
Soon, Enterprise had disappeared under the storm, leaving Belfast alone, standing among corpses.
"I'm not strong enough." She uttered silently, only witnessed by the dead hulks of her enemies.