Aurones

**Aurones** is a vice-admiral of Gra Valkas Imperial Navy and a deputy commander of the the 2nd Advanced Fleet of the Great Fleet, commanding from aboard the flagship, the Hercules-class battleship *Quasar.* He was killed after a JSDF anti-ship missile destroyed his flagship.

## Personality

Aurones is an intelligent and capable person, highly trusted by Mirkenses.

## Chronology

### New World War Arc

In the Great Naval Invasion of Japan, completing their resupply in the Qaiz Kingdom, Aurones departed from the Groot Knightland aboard the flagship of the 2nd Advance Fleet, the *Quasar*, on a mission to punish Japan in retaliation for the capture of the Gra Cabal. The 2nd Advance Fleet was traveling ahead of the 1st Advance Fleet commanded by Mirkenses. During the voyage, Mirkenses was alarmed by a warning from an unknown source from Japan.

Aurones was at his limit at their inability to pinpoint the location from where the warning was issued after the comms officer reported him from Commander Mirkenses of the 1st Advance Fleet. Several hours had already passed since they detected the warning. Aurones unleashed his irritation at the possibility of an incoming attack and the yet-to-be-found enemy to the vice commander. The vice commander reported to him that they were already searching for the enemy in force yet we still haven’t found them. He tried to figure out how Japan was able to broadcast those warnings. Aurones heard from the Imperial Navy Headquarters of the possibility that Japan might be powerful. They’ve also pointed out that this may have been due to fraudulent information. However, the eeriness of the mystery warning and the fact that they hadn’t been able to find any enemies irritates them.

Aurones heard that the entirety of their fleet is far smaller than even their Advance Fleets. He believed that even if Japanese ships boast somewhat good performance and a high hit rate, they would simply overwhelm them with their superior numbers. The vice commander also laughed off the information given to them by the Imperial Navy Headquarters as he agreed that the enemy force was significantly puny and no match for Advance Fleets.

The 2nd Advance Fleet was attacked by Harpoon anti-ship missiles; although, one missile was shot down by the anti-aircraft guns on the flagship *Quasa*r. It was not enough to stop the attack, and in the blink of an eye, the aircraft carrier *Cerberus* and ten other ships are sunk or heavily damaged. The vice commander reported to Aurones of the casualty status, but they had learned that the enemy could not sink a battleship with their attacks. Aurones didn’t listen to the vice commander’s statement. Unable to find a vent for his outrage and dread, he punched the wall with force. He asked the vice commander that they had still not determined where they launched from, but the vice commander didn’t confirmed yet. He yelled at the vice commander to find them immediately after the enemy attacks had ceased.

In addition, the aircraft carrier *Capella* was hit by two Type 89 torpedoes and sank. In anger and fear, he desperately searched for the enemy submarine, but could not find it at all and began to get impatient. Soon after, he learned that a torpedo was also heading for the flagship *Quasar*, and ordered it to evade, but the torpedo pursued him no matter how many times he evaded. He tried to inform his home country and the rest of the fleet that the Japanese possessed guided torpedoes, but jamming made communication impossible.

In the end, forty Type 93 air-to-ship guided missiles launched from ten JASDF F-2 fighters skimmed the ocean’s surface at 1150km/h. One of these missiles struck the bridge of the battleship Quasar, killing Aurones, the vice commander, and his crew in the bridge. The explosion blew parts of the superstructure off. The 2nd Advance Fleet also was wiped out, every last one of its ships.