Lelouch was sitting in his room going over the files for operation immortality.
He had been researching why the subject that had been captured would not die. He had captured the subject trying to break into the royal palace. The guards had shot on sight, and gravely wounded the subject. He had ordered the royal guard to end her pain and suffering and kill her.
They did as they were ordered, but she rose from the ground mere minutes after. Not only had this demoralized his men it also led to the waste of several clips of ammunition. Are she rose for the second time the men had placed her in a restraint jacket and transported her to the B.I.R.D (Bizarre Immortality Research Department) facility which was established by his father for unknown reasons several years prior.
She had sat there for several months, as more pressing matters gasped at Lelouch's attention. He had been developing a highly advanced knightmare frame. Lelouch had planned to use it to supplement the Sutherlands that he already had in his possession, and begin a rebellion against his father.
Lelouch worked hours on end scrapping many designs. One of his favorite was to use rockets on the legs to strafe, and machine guns mounted on the shoulders with ammo kept in a container on the back. He saw multiple flaws in the design and scrapped it in favor of a different one.
The design he chose was a technological masterpiece. It drastically upgraded all the basic features of the Sutherland, with better mobility, speed, durability, and overall killing power. The only downside was the immense cost to build and sustain.
The weapon systems were the most advanced in the world. Attached to the forearm of the knightmare and running for 10 feet was a blade made out of the world's toughest metal. The blade could easily cut a Sutherland in half. On the wrists of the frame were small machine guns. To make the shots more dangerous despite the small caliber the bullet had a fine point. On the back two rockets allowed the knightmare to not only slow its descent allowing it to job from high buildings, it also allowed for a limited hover.
Lelouch had started this project years ago. He sat in the shadows of his father gaining power, and resources. Only recently had his attention been diverted by the discovery of this girl, his brother Clovis had been the head of his research and development team, but was assassinated by "eleven scum"
In reality Lelouch had order the assassination to tie up loose ends, and limit competition.
Lelouch thought to himself, "Ha, Clovis competition more of a nuisance than a threat"
However for every action there is a reaction. Lelouch was forced to assume the viceroyalty of area eleven. Lelouch however saw the possibility in it. He could step down on the rebels in the name of security, and revenge while at the same time stripping their knightmares for spare parts.
Lelouch had also considered putting his plans to take out Cornelia into effect, but decided against it. Lelouch knew that if he directly attacked Cornelia has the plan dictated then a full blown civil war would break out. One that happened the E.U, and the Chinese Federation would take advantage launching attacking on the colonies. This would force his father to react the only way he knows how with brute force.
Once that happens the world would be thrown into a world war with Britannia coming out victorious, but lacking land to rule over. The damage would be catastrophic.
Lelouch would make the royal family pay for discarding Nunnally has trash, and letting her die after the attack on their mother.
His thoughts were interrupted by a knock at the door.
Lelouch move out of his seat a opened the door. On the other side was his trust knight Gino Weinberg. Gino may have been promoted to a knight of the round, but due to their friendship Gino was still loyal to Lelouch and would be following him to area eleven for protection.
"Sir, it is time for us to depart for area eleven"
"Gino, you don't have to call me sir we have know each other for years please just call me Lelouch"
"Apologies, my nerves are rattled the last time I went to Japan I was present at the massacre of Shinjuku."
Gino's only weakness was civilians. He had joined the knights of the round because he thought they were above dealing with civilian uprisings and he would avoid a conflict with civilians. However with no major war going on the knights of the round would be fighting civilians more than anyone.
"Let us depart Gino, we have a long journey ahead and I would like to discuss with you the security forces I have at my command"
"Of course Lelouch"
They left the room together and headed into the corridor. The halls were lined with royal guard who were personally trained by Gino to protect Lelouch on this trip. Gino had constantly drilled them. Each one had memorized a map of Tokyo and its surrounding areas, and developed a escape plan for each one.
Gino had broken the loyalty that bound these men to Britannia, and now they are only loyal to Lelouch. Gino had not informed Lelouch of this yet, but these men were to be the shock troops of his army.
They continued down the corridor until they came upon a large room. Light shined through the windows, and the sound of heavy machinery was evident.
They were taking a highly advanced prototype. It was an aircraft that was undetectable to most modern technology. This would allow them to stay hidden despite the distance traveled. The shuttle could only fit twenty, so the rest of the troops would be taking a civilian transport the next day.
Despite the stealth equipment the trip still took several hours, and by the time they had arrived it was early morning.
On the ground they had discovered that a major battle had erupted in the Shinjuku Ghetto the same area that had been the scene of a massacre not so long ago. The report was that a rebellion had broken out, and the general of the area decided to make an example of them. A state of the art knightmare was also stolen from the battlefield and turned against the military. Well the rebellion had been destroyed the knightmare disappeared. The report stated that a canister of poison gas was released, but after surveying the scene no canister was found. It had been attributed to poor military intellegince.
Lelouch thought to himself, a canister of poision gas is not something that the Britannian intelligence network would be mistaken about.
"General what is the current condition of the Shinjuku Ghetto" Asked Lelouch
"It is currently quarantined to prevent the spread of radiation"
"Radiation?" Lelouch asked inquisitively
"The enemy was dug in deep so I ordered several tactical nukes to be deployed."
"You committed an atrocity! Your troops could just have easily overtaken their position with the aid of knightmares, but instead you could have killed hundreds of civilians!" Shouted Gino
"Why would I risk the lives of pureblood Britannians, and who are you to be questioning my orders you are just a lowly knight!"
"I would like to correct you, I am Gino Weinberg one of the knights of the round"
The General broke down, he collapsed to his knees, and begged for forgiveness. Lelouch gave a small smirk that turned into a scornful gaze.
"Get up you fool, your actions and current behavior leave no doubt that you are a disgrace to the empire and shall be treated as one. "
"Guards, take this man to a holding cell, and arrange for a transport to take him to the royal military prison in Pendragon."
Lelouch turned his attention to Gino, he was shaking, and tears rolled down his eyes and he clenched his fist.
"Damn it Lelouch, why does this have to happen, why do the people have to pay the price for the actions of rebels!"
Lelouch consoled him, but had no choice to start his duties. Gino pulled his together and followed Lelouch as he walked into a building.
Lelouch started giving orders, but before he could see the results an alarm blared throughout the building.
The outskirts of Tokyo were being attacked by a large terrorist cell, and the troops there were under heavy fire.
Lelouch ordered his royal guard to secure the area in knightmares while he and Gino were to gather the military and bring them in as reinforcements.
The knightmares rolled out and were followed by the First Integrated defense force.
The First Integrated Defense Force was an elite group of honorary elevens that were allowed to pilot knightmares and participate in battles against terrorist cells.
The group rolled onto the highway and began moving in 3 columns.
"Under orders from Prince Lelouch vi Britannia the highway is closed to all non-military traffic."
When they reached the site of the battle they immediately came under fire, by obsolete knightmares and handheld rocket launchers. The royal guard burst into action eliminating the land advantage that the terrorist had had against the military.
The battle raged for hours, but it ended in a decisive defeat for the terrorist cell. While some knightmares were destroyed there were no casualties. Only one thing troubled the troops, the prince and royal commanded had never arrived.
The royal guards declared an area wide emergency, and began organizing search parties, but there was no sign of them anywhere.
Several minutes after leaving the government building
"Gino have our forces reached the destination" Asked Lelouch
"Yes, but we believe they have come under atta-" Said Gino before being interrupted by an explosion outside.
Their small escort was being decimated by rockets and slash harkins. Gino rushed to knightmare, but was knocked unconscious by an exploding wall. Lelouch rushed to his panic room, and shut the door. He opened a nearby panel and grabbed an assault rifle. He aimed it at the door, he knew it wouldn't hold but sat there anyway.
Soon he heard a noise and saw the sparks fly off the door, and saw a soldier kick it in. The soldier that came through was fell by a spray of bullets. Before Lelouch could fire again he was overwhelmed. The last thing he saw was the butt of a rifle hitting him in the face.
A/N Well there is the first chapter.