New Knight
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The new story for those who haven't read "Thoughts of a Dead Knight"; make sure to read and review
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Chapter 1: Breaking Chains
From the Salvaged remains of a Britannian History book
After Zero had assassinated 'Demon Emperor' Lelouch Vi Britannia, all nations celebrated a reign of peace for five years. During those Golden years, all previous crimes were forgiven, people of all nations held tolerance and respect for one another, and there was no war to fight. Due to this, no weapons were produced, and the ones that already existed soon fell into ruin. This would become critical when the Lamoroks invaded Earth in 2023 a.t.b. and met little resistance with 5th generation knightmare frames. Now, only scattered pockets of human civilization remain, and there is still no sign of Zero.
15 A.I. (After Invasion)
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Zephyr Trine got out of his cot, helped his partner into his miner uniform, and then got dressed himself. Zephyr was a miner, a human allowed to live for helping the Lamoroks mine Uranium and other radioactive elements. It was a dangerous job; most people preferred being a slave than living in the mines. Most people couldn't survive the radiation poisoning, so most newcomers were killed. Zephyr had been found in the mines by Tamaki, he had pitch black hair, and navy blue eyes.
"Damnit Zephyr, did you do something to that clock! We're almost late for breakfast" said the 45 year-old man.
"No Tamaki, you're just too lazy to get dressed yourself" said Zephyr.
"Hey, don't backtalk to your elders. When I was in the Black Knights, all of the newbies looked up to 'The Black Ace'"
"I thought the Ace of the Black Knights was Kallen Kozuki"
"She helped!"
A blue light flashed and a loud alarm went off.
"Another movement, man, when are those Lame-o-raks gonna give us a break" said Tamaki.
"It's strange, I found a shallow pocket of Plutonium near the surface, I wonder why they're making us move when there's still some rare metals" said Zephyr.
"I don't know. Go get your stuff so we don't get stranded"
"Okay"
The former black Knight and teenager packed up their few belongings, mostly clothes and keepsakes.
"Oi, get Jeremiah, tell him that Tamaki wants to talk" said Tamaki.
"Okay"
Zephyr exited his room and went to the J-Block and looked for ward 15-16.
Knock-knock
"Yes" said a voice.
"It's Zephyr"
"Come in"
Zephyr opened the door to see a kind-looking, Japanese woman smiling.
"Hello Ms. Shinozaki" said Zephyr.
"Hello Zephyr-kun"
"Where's Jeremiah?"
"My husband will be back shortly, he went to the surface to take care of some personal business"
"But that was a blue alarm, what if he gets stranded"
"He'll be back soon"
They waited for five minutes while Sayoko heated up some tea. Jeremiah came in.
"Hello Zephyr, Sayoko"
"Hey Jeremiah, Tamaki says he needs to talk to you"
"Oh yes, I was just taking care of business for that situation" said Jeremiah "I'll be back soon Sayoko, don't leave without me"
"Have fun" said Sayoko
"Shh"
"What?" asked Zephyr
"Nothing"
The two walked towards the A-Block, which was the common area, and entered a large club house.
"SURPRISE" yelled many people.
"Ahh!!!" yelled Zephyr.
"It's your birthday man, and we still got around 50 minutes before we have to leave, so let's make the most of it" said Tamaki.
Everybody was having fun, though there were few kids Zephyr's age.
"Hello Zephyr-kun" said a girl with long red hair and blue eyes.
"Hi, Ms. Weingburg" said Zephyr.
"You don't have to be so formal, you can just call me Hikari" said the girl.
"Okay Hikari"
"Hey Zephyr, time to open your presents" said Hikari's mother, Karen.
Zephyr rushed over to the center and decided to open a present from Tamaki, it contained a Japanese knife with some Kanji carved into the side of the hilt.
"You're 15, that means you're a man now" said Tamaki.
"Here, this is from all of us" said Gino Weinburg.
It was a genuine Knight of the Rounds uniform, a bit faded, but still held a striking fear in it.
"It was from his days as a pilot" said Karen.
"And finally, one from Sayoko and I" said Jeremiah.
It was a gold watch, with careful carvings underneath the face, with the date February 17th.
"Attention all miners, the warp will open in five minutes, please secure all your belongings and meet near the Lock" said a mechanical voice.
"Well, it's time to go" said Tamaki.
Everybody had met up in the Lock. The Lock was in the middle and held the Warp Portal to the other mines, an elevator led to the surface for those who weren't contaminated. There were two sides of the miner's quarters, one for women and married couples, the other for children and men. Each one of those sides had blocks, and each of those blocks contained a ward with two numbers for each miner.
"Okay scum, you will be taken to Sector 0, near the Aries Villa Ruins" said the foreman.
"Sector 0, that's Britannia or what used to be it" said Tamaki.
"Shut up human" said the foreman. He raised his fist and was about to knock out Tamaki, but collided with Jeremiah, who moved in the way.
"Careful, don't want to lose your other eye, Orange" said Tamaki.
"Don't worry about me, you should be careful, they almost killed you last time" said Jeremiah.
They all stepped into the Warp Portal and were teleported to the Sector 0 Mines. They settled into their wards, donned their gear, opened the lock and started searching for materials.
Zephyr was with Tamaki, and their Geiger counter recorded no radiation.
"So, what do you think we're supposed to be looking for?" asked Zephyr.
"Hell if I know, just find anything interesting, we'll lose our rations if we miss the week's quota" said Tamaki.
They decided to drill down until they hit a wall.
"Hey, I think we just found something goo-aghh" started Zephyr, but fell through a rusted portion.
He landed on a decrepit bed which was destroyed due to old age, but broke his fall nonetheless.
"Hey, are you okay?" asked Tamaki.
"Yeah, can you send down a rope?" asked Zephyr.
"Sure, I'll find one"
Zephyr observed his surroundings and saw a gold door that bore not a nick of rust, despite being exposed to the elements, and a book. Zephyr looked at the book, but it was too damaged and was illegible. He noticed a gold glint coming from the bed. He felt around and found a gold key with the head of a knight.
"Hey, maybe this is the Knight of Zero's personal room" said Zephyr.
"Hey Zephyr, they're Strikers down here"
There was a sound of a head being cut off
"Find somewhere to hide, use that knife I gave you if you have to"
Zephyr banged on the gold door, but there was no key hole or knob, but the door seemed to react when he put the gold key against it. The door opened with a mechanical sound and Zephyr ran in, the door closed shut behind him, and the sound of a lock clicked behind him.
He couldn't see his surroundings, the only light came from some sort of shield surrounding a silver box with a platform below and above it. There was a terminal with two key holes. Zephyr went over to the terminal and seemed to step on a switch; a holo-screen came up. The characters were in Japanese, so Zephyr couldn't understand it.
"What is this?" he asked himself.
"New Language Configuration" said a mechanical voice. The Japanese words were replaced with English words; there seemed to be schematics for something, but the terminal said it needed an encryption key.
"Key…like this one" said Zephyr, he put the Knight Key into the first key hole, and the energy shielding was disabled, while the cube lay suspended on the platforms on the ground and ceiling.
The holo-screen showed the schematics of some type of armor.
"ZX-00 Lancelot Prototype, DNA Registration required for further synchronization" said the terminal.
A growl came from the other side of the door; the Strikers seemed to be searching the room beyond the door. Zephyr stepped back, but accidentally put his hand on the terminal.
"Skin Cell acquired, downloading DNA into ZX-00 Lancelot Prototype" said the terminal.
The Strikers heard the sound and started banging on the door.
"35%. WARNING: Defense systems are currently disabled"
There was more banging.
"69%"
The door started to bend, and Zephyr could see the Strikers, they were like wolves with the head of a bull and black wings. They fired some of their acid saliva, and burned through his tough miner clothes.
"93%"
The door was ripped off and Zephyr was cornered.
"100% download, Format complete for Pilot 02"
"I don't know what that is, but if I don't use something, I'm dead" said Zephyr. He ran over towards the silver box. It broke down revealing an amorphous black liquid being suspended.
Zephyr was about to touch it, until he got hit with a spray of acid from the back. It had scalded off most of the skin off his back, exposing muscle and his shoulder blades.
"Dammit, I can't move, come on, come on. I can't die here, not now, NOT NOW" said Zephyr, with a burst of energy, he got up and ran into the liquid.
The liquid wrapped around his body, leaving only his head exposed. Golden lines formed around his torso, legs and arms. Zephyr put his right hand on the floor.
"ZX-00 Lancelot Prototype, Activate!"
The black parts turned white and power returned to the chamber, revealing a mechanical interior. Skate-like ornaments folded out of his shoes, and Zephyr speeded past the Strikers and punched one behind the back, sending it flying. A Striker tried to spray acid at him, but Zephyr leaped over the volume and landed on the Striker's neck, crushing its windpipe.
"Yes, I have enough power to defeat these guys" said Zephyr. His wounds had closed up rapidly leaving only a few scars on his back. He dodged another acid spray and performed a side kick, crushing another Striker's skull. The last Striker used its wings to obtain a height factor, allowing it to dodge Zephyr's attacks easier. Zephyr leaped and attempted to punch it, but hit air instead.
"Dammit, I need some sort of weapon" thought Zephyr.
A gel formed near Zephyr's shoulders, and then an arrow-like object attached to a white cable was fired.
"This thing has Slash Harkens?" said Zephyr.
More Harkens formed on Zephyr's hips, and he used the Harkens to pin the last Striker to the ground, then decapitate it.
"Amazing, this suit responds to my mind than actual movement, who designed this-AGGH"
Zephyr was on the floor clutching his stomach.
"The more power I draw on, the more of a backlash I suffer. How do I take it off?"
The Suit turned black again, then retreated into Zephyr's body.
"I better go back and tell Tamaki about this" said Zephyr
The next day-New Capital
"What, the Strikers failed to locate THAT" said a Lamorok in a white suit.
"Yes my lord, it seems the Strikers have failed to return with the subject, we can infer to mean that they haven't located the prototype Knight-Armor" said a human with long, blonde hair.
"You aren't lying to me, Schneizel El Britannia"
"Never sir, I am indebted to you for acquitting the Geass Canceller of Jeremiah Gottwald and releasing the Command that was placed on me by my brother. I thought I had proved my loyalty when I gave you Zero"
"Hmm, go interrogate our hostage, see if he knows anything else"
Schneizel left the room and entered a prison cell holding a man with lavender hair and large, broken glasses.
"Earl Lloyd Asplund, would you care to tell me more about your secret project that you developed alongside the Lancelot Albion, that you conveniently forgot to include during your request for funding?" asked Schneizel.
"I told you everything you needed to know. If you can't find it, then it must have already reformatted and downloaded the DNA of another person, then bonded to them, you'll never be able to get your hands on it now" said Lloyd.
Schneizel pulled out a gun and shot Lloyd in the kneecap. Lloyd yelped in pain, but held his tongue.
"Stubborn, remember, you have lost already. The Black Knights have been reduced to a guerilla terrorist group and many of its members being shoved in mines and the top leaders 'liberated' into joining the Lamorok. What makes you think that equality will even see the light of day again?"
"I know one thing, the Knight-Armor Series that the Lamorok have suck compared to my Lancelot. So long as my toy is running around, I'm sure you won't be getting some sleep" mocked Lloyd.
Schneizel shot Lloyd in the elbow, the pain knocking him out. He exited the prison cell and entered a meeting room.
"Nagisa Chiba"
"Yes, my lord" said Chiba in a monotone.
"You will be sent to the Sector 0 Mines to locate the ZX-00 Lancelot Prototype. If you find it you will return here. If it is already in the possession of somebody, kill them"
"Yes, it shall be done"
Schneizel picked up a phone attached to the wall.
"Ohgi"
"Yes"
"Bring us down into Earth's atmosphere"
"Understood"
"When we obtain the Lancelot Prototype, we can mass-produce it, and crush the Black Knights"
From the remains of a Britannian Anatomy book
XenoCanis Acidius- Commonly known as a Striker, a foreign vermin that was originally brought to Earth onboard a Lamorok ship. Soon, it mated with common Earth canines, producing a hybrid with the ability to fly, and secrete powerful enzymes as a defense reaction. Like Earth canines, they can be domesticated, and their ability to search from the skies, burrow through earth, and skills at tracking put them in the employ of certain government stealth, assassination or law enforcement departments. Wild ones still exist, though with a diluted acid due to the fact they weren't specifically bred for their acid strength.
Danger Level (Domesticated)-4 (Wild)-3
Trivia: Should be approached with caution, has powerful jaw and front paws.
Weakness: Blind, and can be rendered unconscious with a high enough pitch.
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So, what did you think of the first chapter, exciting enough.
Preview for Chapter 2: Death Glare
"Hey Zephyr" said Karen.
"Yes, Ms. Stadfelt" said Zephyr.
"I have something I wanted to show you"
Explosion and Chiba drops in
"Chiba!" said Karen.
"You know that person?" said Zephyr.
"Kallen Kozuki, Captain of Zero Squad for the Black Knights, sentenced to the Mines after the destruction of Tokyo and the establishment of Sector 1" said Chiba in a robotic voice.