Netril

**Netril** is a captain of the E-400 submarine *Arialos* and a commander of the Leete Special Submarine Operations Flotilla of the Gra Valkas Empire's Homeland Defense Fleet.

## Chronology

Prior to the Gra Valkas Empire's transference to the New World, his fleet of submarines was responsible for responding to surprise attacks by Kain Divine Kingdom naval forces on Gra Valkas domains, a task at which they had great success in. His command included the most talented submariners the Imperial Navy possessed, and was equipped with twelve of the newest models of submarine equipped with Acrux Seaplanes.

### New World War Arc

During the Liberation of Leifor, his twelve E-400 submarine fleet was ordered to take down the combined fleet of warships from Japan and the Holy Milishial Empire that had just initiated a bombardment of the Lars Filmyna base in Leiforia. However, the Gra Valkans have suffered many cases wherein submarines never made it back home, making it unknown to them just how powerful Japan was underneath the waves and disabling them from truly grasping their enemy’s capabilities in the Great Naval Invasion of Japan, which made Netril nervous. Officer Latvalita was filled to the brim with confidence that the best submarines with the best-trained men could be able to attack the Japanese fleet as they tried to run away from what they did to the fleets of the Kain Divine Kingdom back in the old world Yggdra, but Netril let him not be careless and warned him that Japan had defeated their great surface fleets before. Latvalita might be confident, not careless that they would ensure to deal them a massive blow.

When the Leete flotilla advanced northeast, Captain Netril and officer Latvalita got annoyed by the submariner, who used a hydrophone to detect an incoming torpedo that was sounding pings directly above the submarine *Urus*. Netril ordered him to get to the active sonar to find the ship that launched it. Utilizing the latest sonar, the submarine *Ariaros* let out an all-encompassing ping, allowing for the detection of an enemy and knowing their position and relative distance through returns, but found no enemies. However, the submariner reported to him that the torpedo dropped from the air, turning him shocked. Their countermeasures against an air-dropped torpedo were very limited.

Under his order to fool enemy-guided torpedoes, the submarine *Urus* launched samples of their state-of-the-art noise decoys, creating noise to fool detectors. However, the torpedo came closer and hit the submarine *Urus*. Netril and the submariner heard the explosive before turning silent again. One of the submariners immediately got on the hydrophone that the submarine *Urus* cracked up as it headed into the abyss. He learned horribly that the latest, state-of-the-art decoys were practically useless. They once more picked up the sound of another torpedo being dropped into the ocean and going straight for the submarine *Vall*.

The submariner reported to him that the submarine *Vall* had engaged their engine, speeding away and launching decoys, but the torpedo hit the *Vall*, sinking it. Netril and Latvalita were at a loss for words. With their officers silent, an atmosphere of hopelessness started to permeate among the submariners. After losing two submarines, bringing their fleet down to ten, Netril then decided to order all submarines to turn around and get away from them at full speed. Latvalita was at a loss for words at his captain’s order. The Leete Special Submarine Operations Flotilla decided to vacate the battlefield and tried to escape to the shadow zone in 6km.

Unfortunately, their submarine fleet was detected by Japanese ASW helicopters 200km southwest of the former capital Leiforia, and the JMSDF 5th Escort Squadron targeted them with ASROC missiles. They launched from the Mk 41 Vertical Launch System on the Aegis destroyer *Kongō*. The ASROCs head towards the ocean, engaging the parachutes as soon as the rocket motor jettisoned and allowing for the torpedoes they carried to plop into the ocean. Their submarine fleet was sent to the bottom of the ocean. They had unleashed multiple torpedoes in the general direction of the enemy before turning tail and launching decoy after decoy, but two of their submarines lost to guided torpedoes. The submariner detected the enemy torpedo toward the submarine *Ariaros*. Latvalita screamed out loud about how they knew where they were. Captain Netril closed his eyes, prepared for the worst, and yelled them to launch every decoy and engine to full throttle.

Netril's submarine *Ariaros* ran at its full speed. The guided torpedo came close to it. As soon as Netril ordered them to brace, a violent shock ran through the length of the submarine. The submarine *Ariaros* was not outright destroyed but damaged so severely that all controls were disabled, and the pumps were broken. Captain Netril, Latvalita, and the rest of his crew were killed by ocean pressure as the submarine *Ariaros* sunk to the ocean floor.