arnim zola still alive genius backup fanfic
During an internal Navy hearing, the top brass conducted a serious inquiry into Rogers Daren, the so-called "scum of the Marines" and Admiral of the North Blue. "You’ve had improper relations with royal princesses and noble ladies from multiple North Blue kingdoms?" "I call it showing care for the people." Marines High Command: … "How do you explain the absurdly high salaries of the North Blue Marines under your command?" "Well, with what the HQ pays, how else do you expect them to risk their lives?" Marines High Command: (ーー`) "Why is the North Blue fleet equipped with technology from Germa?" "That’s just military-civilian cooperation. Germa 66 was moved by my sense of justice." Marines High Command: (○_○) "And how do you explain the unusual deaths of a Celestial Dragon in the North Blue?" Daren sighed. "A maritime accident… truly unfortunate. I personally express my deepest condolences." Marines High Command: (._.?) And so begins the story of a rebellious, unorthodox Marine.
The author has done a brilliant job of blending the gritty, muddy aesthetic of WWII with high-concept sci-fi. The "Schloss Klessheim" arc felt like a classic war movie, but by the time we reached Neu-Berlin in Chapter 25, the genre shifted into something closer to BioShock or Cyberpunk. The idea of Arnim Zola trying to build a digital hive-mind in 1944 is terrifying and fits perfectly with the "Hydra" ethos.