Dios Captain

**Dios Captain** is an unnamed captain of the Super Phishanus-class 150-gun ship-of-the-line *Dios*, the flagship of the Parpaldian Imperial Navy’s 3rd Fleet.

## Chronology

### Japanese-Parpaldian War Arc

Admiral Arcaon, commander of the 3rd Fleet, was on board the Super-Phishanus class 150-gun ship-of-the-line flagship *Dios* with the captain and the officers during the Great Naval Battle of Esthirant. The communications officer shouted from the poop deck and reported to them that the Capital Defense Force's imperial army base in the Esthirant was attacked and annihilated by Japan’s mechanical aircraft (JMSDF P-3C Orion bombers). The captain and the officers were shocked to hear the report, which was the first time in history that an attacked the imperial capital. Arcaon judged that the Japanese invasion was near and increased the number of patrol wyvern lords from the 3rd fleet’s dragon carriers.

However, while twenty-five Type 90 anti-ship guided missiles were detected, they were unable to intercept them. The twenty ships of the dragon carriers fleet under Rear Admiral Bern's command were all sunk. They heard the report from the communications officer that the 3rd fleet’s dragon carriers were annihilated by an unknown kind of attack. The 250 wyvern lords that were already in the air when the attack came failed in intercepting them, reasoning that their magic fireballs were all too slow. The captain and the officers were shocked again that was possible to attack the dragon carriers further behind their main forces. They made it clear in their facial expressions and outbursts how unbelievable the report was to them. When Arcaon raised his hand, they all fell silent. He gave them the boost necessary to uplift their spirits once more and calm them from fears before returning to his supervision duties. The communications officer reported to them from the ship-of-the-line *Adis* that they had spotted a Japanese fleet about forty kilometers. Arcaon ordered all other ships and wyvern lords to attack them in waves from the air and the sea.

Since the wyvern force that lost the dragon carriers was preparing for a special assault, it did a simultaneous attack from the sea and the sky in order not to waste the sacrifice. The ship-of-the-line *Adis* was exposed to a one-sided long-range bombardment from more than 20 kilometers away by the JMSDF 2nd and 4th Escort Groups, and Arcaon placed all his hopes on the dragon knights’ assault. 250 wyvern lords of the wyvern force also were destroyed by ship-to-air missiles.

They on the bridge were dead silent after hearing the communications officer's report that the wyvern force had been annihilated, not damage to the Japanese warships. They had learned that it was all for naught when the communications officers on the deck of the *Dios* nevertheless continued to report on the situation that the ships were countlessly sunk. Arcaon had to throw away the lives of all his men, so he made up his mind and sent all his ships to attack the JMSDF flotillas with the maximum power of the Tears of the Wind God, but they were reduced one by one by the bombardment of the escort ships. When there were only about twenty ships left, the remaining fleet lost its will to fight. When there were only about twenty ships left, the remaining fleet lost its will to fight.

When the Super Phishanus-class ship-of-the-line *Dios* were within 20 kilometers in front of the JMSDF flotillas, the captain suggest Arcaon change course north to try and keep the distance away from them. Ignoring the captain's advice to keep a safe distance, the 150-gun ship-of-the-line flagship *Dios* moved forward the JMSDF flotillas. He noticed the enemy cannons are turning towards them and yelled at Arcaon to change course, but Arcaon refused. The cannons from JMSDF destroyers fired the shells at the flagship *Dios*. Ignoring Arcaon, the captain gave orders to the helmsman and the rest of the crew. Responding to the input from the wheel, the ship turned, albeit at a vexingly slow pace. Unfortunately, the enemy shell was immediately hit on the right rear of the hull, damaging the lumber and steel frame of the ship and managing to even damage the keel. The flagship *Dios* began to lose speed, and the ship’s body slowly began to tilt. Inside the ship, the gunpowder spilled all over the floor, and other objects were on top of it. The heat and pressure caused the magical gunpowder to react violently, producing a fireball that engulfed other nearby magical gunpowder bags, which then reacted to add to the resulting explosion. The fireball burst out of the hull, blasting out the top deck to emerge outside as a gigantic column of fire. The flagship *Dios* split in half and sunk into the ocean, killing Admiral Arcaon, the captain, the officers, and the rest of the crew.