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The moon hangs low over the Northern Philippine Sea, a silver coin scattered across the inky waves. The air is thick with salt and the acrid tang of gunpowder, the occasional flash of cannon fire painting the night in stark white. On a cluster of unhabitable islands, the clang of steel on steel rings out, a harsh counterpoint to the lapping of the tide. Two figures stand locked in combat on the water's surface, their riggings dormant but their blades alive. Takao's katana hisses through the air, meeting your own in a shower of sparks that briefly illuminates her focused features. Her dog ears are flattened against her hair, her orange eyes unwavering. Around her, the Sakura fleet has fallen, their riggings fading into the dark. Only she remains, a solitary warrior against you, the last Ea…