"The Power to use my Friends as Weapons that is the Glorious Crown I Adorn."
Chapter 1: Steeled Resolve
December 24th 2039 (Unknown Location)
He was standing there with something in his hand it was a red clip, something looking as if it didn't belong there without someone else, a certain pink- haired girl, Yuzuriha Inori. He stood there with a determined look in his eyes; the look of someone not giving up. He will sacrifice every last bit of his humanity just to see her again, even if it meant he had to throw away his family and friends which he had no problem doing at that very moment.
Loop 7 (Street)
As she was standing there reading through report of rebel groups trying to stand up against GHQ, soldiers were inspecting a guy, they were looking for something only they knew. But Arisa was immediately taken aback when she felt a gun in her ribcage and a voice demanding her to "Don't move, Arisa." The girl suddenly saw who it was and said "It's you...? I sold you out now you've come to take revenge." But before she could speak any further the man tightened his grip on the gun forcing it a bit more inside her ribcage. He just simply replied "I couldn't care less about that. All I want from you is Inori's location?" The girl suddenly rebuked with "Don't be a fool?" Then all of a sudden the tablet in Arisa's hands went off citing a warning "Attention all units, Ouma Haruka has committed high treason and is now on the run. If found she is to be arrested on site."
GHQ Main Building (Monitor Room)
Three people were reviewing the footage of Haruka Ouma's escape. The man in the middle was Shuichiro Keido on the left was a person whose name escapes me now and on the right, Segai Makoto Waltz whp was watching the video reviewing every little small detail. Then he noticed Haruka handling a sensitive material's case he immediately knew what was inside it a sadistic smile soon adorned his face and a laugh resounded throughout the room. Keido was oddly intrigued as to why he was laughing and asked "What's so funny?" Said man only replied "The delightful fruition of finishing a puzzle. Sir, if I can may I track down ?" Keido only responded "Okay." After the man got the go ahead from his boss he immediately head out to capture the fugitive, and he did so with a smile.
Loop 7 (Street)
"Huh?" Said a soldier wearing a Da'ath uniform after he saw Arisa climbing into a vehicle.
'Knock, knock'
"You're not cleared to leave. Step out."
"I'm going after , I'll clear it with Gai once I'm on the road."
"W-Wait come back!"
Exclaimed the soldier once he saw Arisa driving away in the military vehicle and yelled afterwards "You can't just flunk the chain of command!" Obviously he's remark afterward was meaningless as Arisa used 's capture as a trick due to Shu Ouma hiding in the back of the vehicle.
"When we locate her you are going to let me speak to your mother that understood?"
"Is that you're condition for giving me information about where Inori's being kept?"
"She knows Gai, she understands the way his mind works. I wanna know him like that, his past, what he wants his feelings and what hurts him, everything." Said the girl with blonde hair and determination in her eyes for getting to meet Haruka ouma a person who understands Gai better than anyone.
Outside Kuhouin Mansion
"This had better work I've got nowhere else to go, Huh?!" Pulled Haruka Ouma on her bike to come to a halt when a mysterious person came walking in front of her from within the mansion grounds.
"Doctor Ouma I presume. You're a sight for sore eyes it's been a while."
"No way, Kurachi!"
"i thought you might turn up soon, sounds like you made one hell of an exit there?"
"Yeah. I guess you can say that."
"Well you're welcome to join up with us Mr kuhouin would've wanted it that way."
"Wait wanted, are you saying that..."
"It was a hero's death at least." Said Kurachi to Haruka who knew the man obviously he had funded Kurosu's research and became a well-known person in their lives. Funding and acting against Keido's ideas even after Kurosu's death.
Funeral Parlor Hideout
"Before I ran from the GHQ I tried to murder Mana, but they already suspected me."
"Haruka what are you saying isn't Mana Shu's-"
Haruka merely gazed at the floor and said "She's my daughter" Kurachi was shocked at hearing this and a familiar face was standing not too far listening in it was Oogumo.
"She's Shu's older sister?" Haruka was shocked at hearing Shu's name coming from a Funeral Parlor member and asked "How do you know Shu?" Oogumo simply replied to Haruka's question.
"We were friends in Funeral Parlor."
"Really, my little boy, I can't wrap my head around it. I've been so busy with work I barely know him. No, that's a lie, I've been avoiding him or years."
"Haruka's my mom, but not by blood. She was actually my father's second wife but then right after they got married he was gone. I wasn't her child but she raised me anyway." Shu was now boiling in rage he had always seen her as a mother figure and to think she was probably ordered by her brother to act that way just to keep a close eye on him. After a few moments of silence he racked out "But all of it was a facade I don't care about her or anyone anymore, the only one I need is Inori! I'll simply use her as a stepping stone to get into the GHQ." Arisa was shocked at hearing such words coming out of Shu's mouth, but compared to what she had witnessed in the last few weeks he had become she felt that in only a few seconds.
"It wasn't out of a sense of duty, I did it because I cared about that sweet little boy. I had lost a husband and he'd lost... everything. We propped each other up. I think... myabe we were just what each other needed to recover from the shock." Said Haruka to both Oogumo and Kurachi still sure that Shu still felt the same, but that was not the case the sweet little boy she knew was gone and never come back.
GHQ Headquarters (Four Hours later)
"Just look at you. Humph! When I met you five years ago during my mercenary days in Africa, I knew that you were more than a child soldier sent out to kill me. I've she blood in the pursuit of your coronation ever since! All that blood and for what?!" Stated a man wearing glasses and a mark adorning his left side of his face, Shibungi. He continued "So you can sit on your perch! So you can stare down on mankind and judge us on up high!" Gai who was sitting on top a step of some sorts simply replied "Spare me your petty scorn, my goal was the same then as it is now. You all chose to shackle your dreams to my feet, don't cry when I stray from your path."
"Tell me, what did we fight for all these years? Did Funeral Parlor mean anything to you at all?"
"What does it matter?"
"It's hard to imagine now but I actually thought of you as a friend once."
"A King has no friends, he has subordinates, pawns." Stated Gai Tsutsugami the previous leader of Funeral Parlor declaring that he has left them behind like yesterday's garbage. Shibungi simply replied "You have enlightened me that in this final moment see you for what you truly are. I've spent years trying to present you a crown but from this point on I strive only to take your head!" with a look of determination he said those words and also added "Inori, just sit tight. If I know Shu he already is on his way to come and save you."
"No..."
"Gai only laughed at that and said "He's King's power is here, but you can give him this if he is willing to come." Gai reached inside his shirt pocket and pulled out a book with the writings of 2022-2032 and Gai said "It's Doctor Kurosu Ouma's Diary give it to him."
Funeral Parlor Docks Hideout
It was with two woman sitting, two who knew Shu one was the wheelchair bound girl named Ayase Shinomiya amd Haruka Ouma and out of the blue Ayase asked.
"If I use that you think I could defeat Gai?"
"You'd have the same ability he has at least, that is unless your body rejects it, then it will just tear you apart cell by cell." After hearing the description Ayase was momentarily stunned and shocked. Haruka saw it but knew it would be a normal reaction from anyone who heard what the Void Genome was capable of when it would reject the person. Haruka continued and said "I'm such a hypocrite I want someone to take that chance but I don't want that somebody to be Shu." Ayase quickly replied.
"You want to protect him being burdened with that kind of responsibility was never easy for Shu so it makes sense."
"It isn't just that. Using the Genome again would probably kill him."
All too clear shock was dominant on Ayase's face when she heard what could happen to Shu. Haruka casualy closed the briefcase while Ayase was still in shock and said "We were never meant to have such-" But before she could finish the saying an explosion went off nearby their location.
"This is a party gentleman let's pull out all the stops!" Exclaimed a certain purple haired man wearing a white military clothes on and Endlaves marching beside him firing on the said Funeral Parlor Hideout, which was going up in flames.
A car was driving along a road that was coincidentally near the building that was on fire, the blonde girl inside stated "Looks like we too late." Shu was shocked but not due to his friends and so-called mother that could be killed here. He was hoping on a slim chance of Haruka being able to help him get in GHQ'a headquarters. She couldn't die he was going to make sure of that cause sge was his only ticket to save Inori. Without warning Shu jumped out while the vehicle was still moving. He quickly got up and started running towards the building Arisa stopped the vehicle and got out and asked Shu "What're you doing? Get back here!" As Shu was running only one thought kept racing through his mind.
"Haruka."
Funeral Parlor Docks Hideout
"... Let your bullets fill the air, embrace them in a tempest of death!" Said Major Segai as he was walking through the chaos created by the Endlaves he brought with him.
"No good. I'm not picking anybody up out there." Said a hacker by the name of Tsugumi to the group of people standing in front of her, which consisted of Shu's friends and family, Haruka. Argo replied with.
"Let's double back."
"If we go back now they'll just flank us."
"So what do we do, Genius?! I'm sorry..." Said Argo at Tsugumi who was holding a tablet. The tension was clearly mounting around the group of people. Ayase interrupted "Doctor Ouma, I want you to use the Void Genome on me." Haruka, Argo and Tsugumi were shocked to hear Ayase such words indicated by their gasps. Ayase continued "There was a time when your son gave me the courage to stand up and fight, but today I have to stand on my own. I'm ready! Even if I have to face Gai myself." Tsugumi heard what Ayase said and asked.
"Aya wait where did this come from?"
"No it's okay I've given it a lot of thought, really. It's what I want." Haruka just nodded at Ayase and opened the case containing the Void Genome. Just as she was about to take it out a voice was heard.
"This is serendipitous" And the case with the vial was shot by a bullet the vial rolling out of the case and down escalator stairs. The last hope for Ayase and the rest of the group was now gone. The voice continued "Only three ampules were produced, I've been trying to ferret out the last one for quite some time now. And of course Doctor Ouma simply had it with her all the time. I'll be taking it now and I hope no one objects." Ayase could see the scared and angered expression in everyone's face, to be honest she was also scared but quickly hid it and asked "Why do you even want it?"
Segai lifted the gun and pointed it to the group of people and spoke "Not that my motives concern you in the least but I want to bask in its sublime glow." Ayase simple stared at the escalator's which held the last hope for them all. Segai who was still going on about it the Genome continued eyes close "That Genome lets you reach into a person's very heart, there's nothing i wouldn't do to realize that kind of truth, not-"
"Then let's see if you can beat me to it!" Yelled Ayase as she was motioning herself towards the stairs in her wheelchair and Segai saw it he quickly pointed his gun willing to shoot Ayase but was stopped by Argo who shot at Segai. Major Segai was protected him from Argo's fire by the Endlave standing next to him when Argo's bullets were up Segai ran away from the Endlave's protection after the wheelchair bound girl. But not before leaving Argo with a bullet in his shoulder. As Segia was running towards the railing he shouted "Oh, you little scoundrel!" And fired a few shots after Ayase as she was using the railing to slide down the stairs. Although Segai was a master marksman (I think) all the shots didn't hit Ayase by sheer luck.
When all shots missed Segai jumped down to the ground floor to stop Ayase who just reached it as well. As she was crawling to the Void Genome laying in front of her Segai simply pulled out a knife and shouted "Not on your life!" And threw it at her hand but caught the Genome instead. Segai smirked at his awesome knife throwing abilities but was cut short "Oh dear." He said when he saw who was standing in the direction the Genome was rolling towards. The Genome rolled a few feet and suddenly crashed into someone's feet.
"Huh?"
"Drat."
As Haruka and others saw who it was that picked up the vial Haruka just shouted "Shu!" Anyone could clearly see the shock in her eyes. She especially cloned Gai for the very reason to keep Shu out of this to never let him die. So it was clear why the shock was on her face, for all that to be a big waste, having to watch from a monitor as her son's right hand was cut off to abuse the rules of life and death by bringing Gai back. Everyone also took notice not surprised as the last. Yahiro suddenly shouted "Stop!" With Kanon and Souta both staring in disbelief at the friend they betrayed.
"No don't! Please you can't do this to yourself again." Shu simply replied.
"But I have to don't you see. You know it's funny this is where it all began. Only this time I'm choosing this for myself."
"Shu! Please just listen to me! You can't use the Genome again your body won't be able to handle the strain."
"Oh, Haruka don't talk as though you care, because you never did, right? Don't think I know about how you were that man's little sister." Haruka simply gasped as she heard Shu say that. But all attention was back on a man with a white coat on who was simply chuckling at where he was standing. He looked up at Haruka with a maniacal grin on his face turned to Shu and spoke "What a nice family you got, eh? Haruka as a person who sees a future in this child can me tell him about what you've done for the past few weeks?" Haruka was suddenly gripped by guilt and shock due to she never wanted Shu to find out about anything and quickly spoke.
"Please don't! I'll give you all my research anything you want so please don't tell him!"
"Too late. Hey Shu did you know that your so-called mother was in the ghost-unit a unit responsible for eradication of rebel factions. Do you know how many Funeral Parlor members she has killed over the expense of these weeks? I bet you also didn't know that she was capable of calling in an evac helicopter to your school's position, she could've delivered medicine to every student you had to take care of." Haruka simply collapsed when she was hearing what Segai was telling him. Shu stared at Segai and back at Haruka who was making no attempt to deny any of it.
"...And that's not even the worse part she and her big brother cloned a person very important to you, you see that missing of a right arm it's all thanks to her and her brother brining back your adopted brother. No respect for dead, eh?" Said Segai as if it was the most casual thing to say he even did it with a bored expression on his face. Haruka was on the ground mumbling with herself under her own breath. Everyone kept staring at her while she was having a mental breakdown.
"I don't care!" Shu belted at the top of his lungs. Haruka looked up at Shu with tears in her eyes and anticipation on her face, she was clinging unto hope that Shu may forgive her. After all the years she knew him he wasn't a person that stayed mad for long. But every hope she and everyone was clinging to, Shu, made it clear with his words "I don't care about any of them, the only one I care about is Inori." Stated Shu with the calmest face he'd ever shown in his life. Everyone was shocked to hear Shu utter such words the words showing his hatred to them all. Segai simply grinned at Shu's words and asked.
"So, what are you gonna do now? Stop us and save them?"
"No." Stated Shu with a face as calm as ever and continued "Oh, I almost forgot." And then promptly stabbed the syringe into his chest. Shu was tumbling around on his legs surely in pain but just as it looked like he was gonna die a huge blinding light shot up in the air. It was the confirmation that the Void Genome's activation was a success. When all was over with Shu standing there with an ominous light surrounding him, Segai asked.
"Well your actions are stating something else."
"I assure you it's not, you may kill them all... but for me to save Inori I will need them, Funeral Parlor. If they want to get the world back they will have to step in and help. I'm only going to save Inori the world is up to them."
"Hmph! Shu Ouma, you were the right choice after all. How about this, I switch sides and help you?" Asked Segai while he was taking out his earpiece that allows him to talk to the Endlave pilots. But what was scary was the way he said it like it was the most normal thing to say in this entire screwed up world. Everyone's eyes shot open even Shu's but quickly narrowed themselves again. Then Shu asked with a raised brow "Why?" Segai simply lifted both his arms and explained.
"GHQ isn't as fun as it used to be now with Gai Tsutsugami as the head huncho. And also I want to see you grow even more powerful then you already are, I have always been intrigued by you ever since that time I saw you draw out that girls' void. It was truly amazing, a sight to behold. Also I can get you into GHQ easily."
Shu listened at Segai's complaint about the GHQ and his proposal to help Shu get into the place where Inori was held captive. Shu was in thought and considered his options after a couple seconds he nodded as confirmation. Segai was grinning widely while everyone else were shocked stone cold. While Segai was grinning a voice came from the Endlaves closing in.
"Major Segai! What should we do with the target Shu Ouma?"
"Kill them all... Shu Ouma!"
-To Be Continued-
A/N
Hey guys this is my 3rd story; Guilty Crown: Darkened King, and it's a three/four-shot story handling about Episode 19 and upwards. First of if you've read it you probably noticed the similarities with Ep19; which I used as a template. From chapter 2 onwards it will purely be my imagination running around shirtless. Also I'll mark it as complete when I have it all, the three/four shots is to say I anticipate it to be four stories long but if it is three then that's also great. So basically I did this due to how I wanted Shu to react towards his friends and family who betrayed him. So things are going way of road from the anime, Shu is only caring about himself and Inori no one else. Always wanted to do that to Haruka when I watched GC finished. Lack of place's names thanks to the anime. But still enjoy reading on how I wanted Shu to act.