Chapter 1 - Order Of The Rose


Kallen, now known as Aeon by the world, continues her retreat aboard her new Knightmare, Chroma Nemesis, a new machine with untold destruction and power, quite in sync with the motivation Kallen has for her new life. Her retreat wasn't as easy as she thought it would be. Five Sutherlands were already pursuing her. The pilots were afraid of following the terrifying Knightmare but they were given direct orders from Emperor Schneizel to shoot it down.

"Looks like they won't give up, Kallen..."

"Ignorant fools." replied Kallen.

"And it's Aeon, Lelouch."

"You sure are getting into it, Aeon...And I wouldn't have it any other way." replied Lelouch, with a smile on his face.

Chroma grabbed its beam rifle attached to its left leg and started shooting the Sutherlands. Small particle hadron shots were fired and was able to shoot down two Sutherlands. The other three began to retreat. Kallen then opened the cover of a button labeled "Rage". She was about to press the button when Lelouch stopped her.

"Don't...not yet." said Lelouch.

"Trying to spoil my fun, Lelouch?" sighed Kallen.

"Don't get to excited about the new Knightmare, Aeon. It's just a prototype."

"All the more we should use it now to give them something to be afraid of."

"That's what Schneizel wants you to do, expose the potential of the Chroma Nemesis. Why do you think he'd send scraps to intercept you? He saw only a part of Chroma's power. Don't be tempted by power, Kallen."

Kallen's hand was shaking, she was about to give Schneizel what he wants because of her lack of vigilance and tactics. She then laughed, closed the cover of the button, and holds on again to the controls.

"Looks like I still have a lot to learn from you." said Kallen.

"You got that right." replied Lelouch.

"Above!"

Suddenly, an unfamiliar Knightmare tried to slash Chroma from above, almost hitting it. Fortunately, Lelouch's timing was perfect and Chroma wasn't hit.

"What the-"

The Knightmare collided with Chroma, making it lose its stability in the air. The Knightmare had a silver bodyframe and purple sakuradite core which is visible in the machine's transparent back. Suddenly, The sword of the Knightmare lit red, and looked as though it became sharper.

"I am Amulius Ardenova, second son of the Phantom of Agony, Johannes Ardenova. And now I'll avenge my older brother's death, you wannabe Zero!" shouted the pilot of the silver Knightmare.

"Ouch." said Lelouch, trying to hold in his laugh.

"W-W-Wannabe?!" The words echoed in Kallen's mind. Kallen could hear Lelouch about to laugh.

"Shut it, Lelouch."

The silver Knightmare continued to hack and slash Chroma with its mysterious sword. And Kallen was able to dodge them easily. Amulius flew back and rammed Chroma again, causing a small crack at its head.

"For Maximus!" shouted Amulius as his Knightmare charges to impale Kallen.

Then, Amulius heard a sadistic laugh from the Chroma Nemesis. He immediately stopped his charge.

"Wannabe Zero, you say?!" shouted Aeon.

"Wrong! I am above Zero! Zero is a symbol, Aeon is a god!"

Kallen became serious with the fight. Chroma Nemesis began to emit small, dark red orbs around its body. She smirked as she feels the fear in Amulius' heart.

"You said you want vengeance, boy? Now, you will get it! I am VENGEANCE!"

Chroma's fists clinched and opened again, but this time, a hole opened on both palms and two sword-shaped hadrons where formed.

"Fear the wrath of God!" shouted Aeon.

Chroma charged and started slashing the silver Knightmare. Amulius tries to dodge but the quickness and power of the Chroma Nemesis was too much for him. In a split second, the both arms and leges were cut by Aeon. Amulius' knightmare started to fall but was caught by Chroma with its equipped chains in its left wrist. She lifted it like fish caught in a net, the chain was entangled around it. Aeon laughs at Amulius again.

"Time to join your brother." said Aeon.

Suddenly, a huge hadron shot was heading for Kallen. She quickly released Amulius and sheilds herself from the attack.

"Amulius!"

A huge black Knightmare along with several Sutherlands were heading towards Kallen.

"Lucky." said Kallen. The red orbs continued to flow from the body of Chroma Nemesis as it activates its Energy Wing System. Kallen quickly withdrew and almost like a flash of lightning, she disappeared from sight and from the radar.

Amulius becomes slightly unconscious as he falls from the sky.

"Dad...Maximus...I have failed you..." whispered Amulius.

"No, you have not."

The Black Knightmare caught Amulius and flys west, to where a captured Japanese city, Hokkaido, now has become the base of operation of Britannia for the siege of Japan.

"The battle may be over, but the war isn't, my son." said Johannes.

"Dad?"

"Yes. It's me, Amulius."

"Aeon was too strong for me, Dad."

"Aeon is a single person. In time, that murderer will know why we are called Phantoms. That sadistic human being shall kneel before the name Ardenova!"

x

It was midnight when Aeon finally reaches the city of Kyoto, where headquarters was located. She landed in an open, paved area behind a huge black building. As soon as Chroma Nemesis landed, the grounded move down as well. The floor went down to a secret weapons development lab. As the floor finally drops to the main hangar, a second open, paved area covers the top. Aeon exits the Chroma Nemesis as scientists, mechanics, and weapon developers engulf Chroma. As she leaves the hangar, Aeon was greeted by Matilda and Murdock at the front door.

"Welcome back, Lord Aeon." said Matilda.

"How was the test run?"

"Fine." replied Aeon.

"I heard you fought with one of the Phantoms." said Murdock.

"Yet he was no match for the Chroma Nemesis, right Ka-"

Matilda kicked Murdock on the knees as the other people around them began to watch them.

"Right? Cannibalize? You were like, cannibalizing them?" rephrased Murdock. Matilda face-palmed herself for her brother's clumsiness. Aeon sighed.

"That was...odd." said Aeon.

"That was hilarious." said Lelouch.

"A moment-breaker through and through, Murdock."

"He is, isn't he?" said Kallen, giggling a little.

"Huh?" interrupted Murdock. Aeon cleared her thoat.

"Nothing." replied Aeon.

"Come on, there waiting for us."

"Yes, Lord Aeon." replied Matilda and Murdock as the three head for the meeting hall.

x

The meeting hall was huge, high-tech room with a huge hologram of the world at the center of the table. A symbol of a flower attached to a sword and shield was designed in the center of the table along with the writing: Order Of The Rose.

Kaguya, Milly, Rivalz, Lloyd, and Cecile were waiting inside when Aeon, Matilda, and Murdock arrived.

"Welcome back, Lord Aeon." greeted Kaguya, now a

"Well done with the assault on Maximus' encampment."

"But you did get a little overboard, Lord Aeon." added Cecile.

"As long as she gets the job done and the results are excellent, she can do whatever she wants, right, Lord Aeon?" interrupted Lloyd.

"That was a bit too destructive to be called being a liberator."

"What do you want to see? Lord Aeon sitting down, drinking cup of tea with Schneizel to discuss on how to resolve their problem. Yes, Cecille. Very logical."

"That would be nice to see." said Rivalz.

"Why don't we make a play and see how it looks like." said Milly.

"Great idea, Milly!"

"Schneizel will be played by Lance and we'll put a mini-Aeon suit in Lulu."

Everyone laughed at the thought, except Aeon and Kaguya. Matilda was starting to get irritated.

Aeon remained silent as the conversations goes on. She starts to notice that Kaguya has been looking at her since she arrived at the meeting hall.

"Is something wrong, Lady Kaguya?" asked Aeon. Kaguya's eyes widened. She seemed to be in a deep thought, Kallen thought.

"Oh, it's nothing really." replied Kaguya.

"EHM!" shouted Matilda.

"Are we just going to continue arguing about silly things or are we going to start the meeting now?"

"Yes, Matilda." everyone became silent at that point. They knew Matilda was a person that being mad is rare, but becoming mad is something worth noting as scary.

x

Murdock went back to the hangar to check on the Chroma. Aeon and Matilda returned to their quarters. Kaguya called out Lloyd and Cecile in the balcony in her room.

"Aeon. Who is she?" asked Kaguya.

"An apprentice of Lelouch, milady. You don't have to worry about anything."

"Are you sure we're doing the right thing by helping this so called "apprentice" of Lelouch?"

"Believe me." interrupted Cecile.

"We are doing the right thing."

x

"It was good that you stopped their bickering, but I see you haven't seen past their childish antics." said Kallen to Matilda as they return to their quarters.

"What do you mean?" asked Matilda.

"Joining this order, this rebellion, is something both Milly and Rivalz are not used to. They just wanted to break the tension."

"I see." Matilda had her hands wrapped around each other.

"I'm sorry then."

"Don't be." said Kallen, holding Matilda's shoulders.

"The past is a reminder of our former selves, our successes, our failures. That's why we live here in the present, to learn from our mistakes from our past, to build a brighter future."

"Thanks, Kallen."

"No problem."

"By the way..." said Kallen.

"How is C.C.'s condition?"

"She is still in a comatose. The destruction of Kamine Island and allowing Lelouch to enter her body was hard on both Lelouch and C.C."

"I see."

"Take care of her."

"Of course."

Matilda reached her room and greets Kallen "Good night."

x

As soon as Kallen entered her room, she removed the armor, took a shower,dressed up, and went straight to bed.

"Why were you so tense I while back, Kallen?"

"I was fighting, Lelouch. I don't intend for us to die that quickly. And besides..."

"You don't take things seriously because you don't die."

"I will, Kallen. But when I do, I'll make sure you won't go with me. You deserve to live in a world of peace."

Kallen fell silent after hearing Lelouch's words. Her cheeks becoming a little pink.

"A world without you, Lelouch? That won't be a world of peace for me."

"That's why I don't live for the world anymore, Kallen. I live for you."

Kallen smiled as Lelouch's words puts her on ease.

x

Later, Lelouch's spirit lays down beside Kallen. With Kallen asleep, he can see the outside world with his own eyes. With Kallen awake, Lelouch cannot see her because they live as a single being. But as she rests, he can see her, but she cannot see him.

"Ironic that we're together and yet we cannot see each other, Kallen." Lelouch smiles as he holds Kallen's face.

"Until all of these is over, I will protect you, no matter what the cost. You are now my world, Kallen."


I'm back, I guess. Haha.

I'll never get tired of saying "Thank You!" to you readers. Thanks for the support. I hope you'll like the final part of my fanfiction. Enjoy the ride. :DD

- Alexander Drent