Here I am, with the second chapter of Code Geass: Kakumei no Hikaru. Here, I will reveal the truth of Tsurara's death. And this chapter will also contain Suzaku's court martial, which was not shown in the anime, I think. The remaining parts will remain almost same as canon or I'll try to make them. It will also contain Euphemia's and Cornelia's entry. The last part will be a bit violent. Recommend to watch episodes of R1 for canon part. Without further ado, I present to you chapter 2.

Code Geass: Kakumei no Hikaru

Chapter 2

The Truth, The Trial, The Two Princesses, The Party and the Execution

"Happy Birthday, Tsurara."

Everything was quiet for a few moments.

Suzaku snapped out of his shock. "Oi… Hikaru! Tell me that I'm dreaming. Tell me that it's not true. There's no way that Tsurara is dead. She cannot be. She cannot be dead!"

"Shut up you jerk!" Rei snapped at him. "Can't you see how much this is hurting him?!"

Silent tears were running down his face as he looked at the gravestone and the picture. "Today was a lot of things, Tsurara. I got caught up in some terrorists' mess and went to Shinjuku ghetto in the back of a military truck. That was when Suzaku found me and Lelouch. We were separated due to an explosion but I was able to get the help of some Knights and met some friends of mine. I got the Knightmare I funded them to build. Then I found Suzaku there. Idiot got himself hurt. Then we fought together in Knightmares. That was very cool, you know. You should have seen it. My Knightmare, Dragoon, is so cool and powerful. I felt invincible when I piloted it. It was so different from that helpless feeling I felt when.. when you d-died. Oh sorry. What am I saying when we should be celebrating? Sorry for-"

He was interrupted as Rei wrapped her arms around him, comforting him. "It's alright, Hikaru. You don't have to hold it in. You can let go. I'm here for you. They are looking out for you. I'm sure of it. Just let go and show your true feelings for once. It's alright."

That was the breaking point as he started to sob, his body quivering as he cried, his sobs being the only thing heard on the silence of the night.

Rei hugged him as he continued to sob, not letting go of him.

He finally calmed down after some minutes and whispered, "I'm alright now, Rei." "Let me stay like this for a while." Suzaku looked on in silence as both of them stood up.

"How did it happen?"

"I'll tell you Suzaku. But not here. I don't want Tsurara's memory to be tainted by those bad memories and my hatred and anger. Let's go to the garage. We need to park our Knightmares there for the night."

10 minutes later

"The Dragoon is beautiful, Hikaru."

"It was us who designed it together, Rei."

Hikaru then stepped down from the Dragoon's cockpit, Rei following him. Suzaku waited for them.

Hikaru sat down on a sofa at the garage, Rei next to him as Suzaku say opposite to him.

"It happened before the invasion."

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Hikaru walked towards a hill, holding Tsurara's hand. "Big brother, I'm tired."

"Just a bit more, Tsurara. If we go to the top of the hill, the military can take us back to the homeland." "Why are we going back?" "I want to play with Suzaku more." "I too. But Britannia will start a war with Japan and we'll be in danger. I heard the people talking about it." "War? What do you mean?" She asked, not understanding his words. "Daddy taught me this. He gave me the number for he friend in the military and I called him to evacuate us. He will meet us at that hill. It's almost night. Let's go. You can play with Rei there. Okay?"

They continued to climb the hill. They reached the peak of the hill by nightfall and waited at a rock.

As they waited, the boy heard a drunken and slurred voice. "Look captain, we got some Britannian brats here. They look rich."

"Kill them, Shimada!" "Hey wait, these are the guys that Munakata-san ordered us to kill! We'll have fun killing and we won't get punished for it! This is the best!" The son of the Duke shifted in surprise, immediately moving in front of Tsurara.

"Stop! We didn't do anything!" Hikaru yelled as a group of men in uniform surrounded them and started to beat the two children. "Please don't hurt her. Don't hurt my sister!" Hikaru screamed in anguish. "This kid is shouting more when this bitch is hurt. Let's kill her painfully." "Let's do it!"

Two of them pulled out a knife and one them stabbed Hikaru with the blade repeatedly, earning screams of pain. The second one took the knife and walked towards the girl, a sadistic glint in his eyes. "Good night, girl. You'll wish you had died a this is over."

One of the plunged the knife into her, making her scream in pain. This continued for a few minutes as she was stabbed repeatedly. Her skin and dress were marred by her blood. She was crying and saying "Stop it. Please, it hurts! Stop it!"

Hikaru was dragged over to her. "It's goodnight for her, brat." The men said sadistically as a knife was aimed above her heart. "NO! STOP! Don't do it!" He screamed as the knife was brought down and the light left her eyes, leaving them lifeless. "TSURARA!" He screamed madly.

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"That's all I remember before I blacked out. When I woke up, Rei was next to me along with her father, my dad's friend. They said that the hill peak was burning in black-blue flames and I and Tsurara were face down on the ground. They didn't find anyone else. The knives were still lodged in our bodies. Tsurara died instantly after that last stab but I survived due to treatment. And I was alive while Tsurara died. Her body is in a grave next to my parents'. This gravestone here was built because she liked the sunrise here."

He was crying freely by now, only the three of them being left in the garage. He was being comforted by Rei. Suddenly, he was hugged by Suzaku. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.." The Honorary Britannian muttered repeatedly as he hugged the blue haired boy.

"Stop it, Suzaku. It's not like you did it. So just stop blaming yourself for it."

"No! They were Japanese. I'm too. I have the blood of a Japanese running through me. I can't accept that."

"Stop, Suzaku. You know, when you were shot, your blood was infected. Maybe due to the wound being open to the surroundings. So, we had to pump out all of your blood. We essentially drained all of the blood in your body and replenished it with my blood. Meaning that the blood running through you is my blood and it's mixing with your own blood. So just accept it. The blood running through you now is MY blood. Can you accept that?"

A few minutes passed by in silence as Suzaku contemplated his words. "Yes. I can accept that, Hikaru. If it's my friend, I can accept it." He said quietly. "Good."

As they stood up to leave, he said, "Suzaku, I'm glad that it was you who found us in the truck today." "I'm glad that it was you who fought alongside me, Hikaru."

The blue haired teenager yawned as he nodded. "I'm going to sleep. Suzaku, you can sleep in one of the guest rooms on the second floor."

The next day

Hikaru woke up late, Rei already awake. "Good morning. I already called Milly. You can just rest here today."

"Thanks Rei." He went back to sleep. Rei smiled as she looked at his sleeping face and kissed him before going out of the room.

'He seems to have calmed down. I need to cook something with chocolate for him. He'll be happy.' She smiled to herself and skipped down the stairs.

3 hours later

"Hikaru, wake up! Quick!" Rei shouted, waking him up immediately.

"What happened?!" "The Viceroy's dead. And they arrested Suzaku." "What?!"

"They're announcing it in the news." He watched the news. He left the room in a hurry, showering quickly and said, "Rei, come with me. We're going to see Suzaku." "Right." He grabbed his keys and left for the Government Bureau, arriving there on record time.

5 minutes later

Hikaru kicked the door open and went towards Suzaku. He was bound in a straitjacket and wounded too. "Jeremiah!" He growled. "Suzaku, what happened?" "I don't know. They just arrested me and brought me here, telling that I was the prime suspect in the Viceroy's murder." "They made you a scapegoat. Don't worry, Suzaku. I'll testify for you. They will know that crossing me is dangerous."

"What will you do?" He asked, scared slightly at his angry face. "Oh nothing. I'll just make them know that the Duke of Valdstein does not take it happily if his friend is made a scapegoat. That's all."

3 hours later

Hikaru sat in the cockpit with Rei in his lap and watched as the procession took place. "Damned noble! Making this look like a public procession. They rigged the trial also, I feel." "Hikaru, ask them to make this a two seater cockpit. I want to pilot this Knightmare along with you." "I'll ask them."

2 hours later

He looked as Suzaku entered the building. "Suzaku Kururugi, here for my court martial at 12:00 AM." He announced as he walked to the box. 'I knew that you would return, Suzaku. Zero's methods are wrong. That's why you returned. Don't worry. I won't let them hurt you.'

As the judge started the session, Hikaru watched the proceedings take place. The sessions continued for a few hours. Finally he stood up. "Hikaru Alaina, Duke of Valdstein, in favour of the accused."

He started to speak. "Your honour, I for fought alongside him in the Shinjuku incident. He followed my orders and fought against the terrorists. He was under my supervision after the Viceroy ordered the ceasefire. I testify that Suzaku Kururugi if innocent of the murder. As Zero has announced that he was the one who murdered our Viceroy and the accused returned even after being freed, it can be said safely they the accused is free of all suspicion. For further evidence, I request that the logs of the Dragoon and the Lancelot be checked along with the testimony of Earl Lloyd Asplund. That is all I have to say in my case." He said all this in a professional tone. "Duke Valdstein, how can we believe that the logs have not been hacked by the accused?" Margrave Gottwald asked, glaring at him. "I find it hard to believe you, Orange. You let Zero escape and even allowed it. And you suspect me. To suspect him is to suspect me and to suspect me is to suspect the Royal Family itself, for I serve the Royal Family. And rest assured, the logs of the Knightmares cannot be hacked by him. They can only be accessed by a special programme created by me and my team of researchers. And the accused does not have access to it." He finished ever so calmly, looking back at Gottwald coolly.

45 minutes later

"Due to lack of conclusive evidence and presence of the testimonials in favour of the accused, the accused Suzaku Kururugi is declared innocent of all crimes and released." The judge declared.

15 minutes later

Suzaku stepped out of the bureau, Hikaru a Rei waiting for him. He sighed tiredly. "Tired much?" Rei quipped playfully. "Yeah." Just as they were about to leave, a voice from above shouted. "Look out! Please move!"

"Huh?" A girl was falling from above. Suzaku caught her bridal style and almost lost his balance but steadied himself. Hikaru's eyes widened as he recognised the girl. 'Why is Euphemia here?' He communicated silently to Rei. 'Maybe Cornelia is the new Viceroy.' 'I guess.'

They looked on as she introduced herself as Euphie. "So inventive, Euphie." He grumbled sarcastically. "And these two ar-" "I know. Hikaru Alaina and his girlfriend Rei Zukari."

"We used to play with her when we were children, Suzaku. But that changed when we joined the army under Princess Cornelia's command." Rei elaborated.

As Euphie explained her fake situation to them, they showed her the sights of the city. "This is a double date." Rei said playfully, making Suzaku and Euphie blush at the implication. As Suzaku picked up a cat, he spoke to Euphie. "Is Cornelia the Viceroy?" He asked in a quiet tone, laughing as the car bit Suzaku while Rei petted him.

"Yes. She's here in the bureau. I escaped from the window because I wanted to see the city freely without any escort."

"Okay then. I won't inform her. But I think Lloyd, the maniac following us in the trailer, knows who you are. Anyway, you want to go to Shinjuku next?" "How did you know?" "You are like that, Euphie. You haven't changed since all that time." " You too. You haven't changed since that time." "No, Euphie. I have changed. I'm not the one I was anymore. But I want to stay the same in at least one way, I want to love Rei and protect her along with the others, for all the ones I wasn't able to protect." He said in a quiet tone. He didn't receive any reply.

30 minutes later

"It's changed." Hikaru commented. "Is it true that the terrorists did this?" "Maybe, Rei. But the truth is that many innocents died and this place won't be the same ever again."

They looked at the memorials built for the dead as Suzaku and Euphie looked around the ghetto, separating from them. Rei held her hands in prayer and mourned for the dead. A sudden explosion caught their attention.

"What?!" 'That's the sound of a Sutherland's weapons.' Hikaru observed as he ran towards the trailer and took out the Dragoon, shouting, "Rei, stay here." Suzaku soon followed him in the Lancelot and they sped off.

"Suzaku, the sound came from the old stadium."

"Alright."

The two Knightmares accelerated as they moved towards the stadium. Hikaru launched his Slash Harkens into the walls, climbing up the walls. He took his claws and activated the MVC, firing a bolt of electricity at the attacking Sutherland.

"Please stop this useless fighting." Suzaku announced, retracting his Slash Harken.

"Who are you?" "Hikaru Alaina, the Black Dragon of Britannia and I believe I'm facing Kewell Soresi."

"The Black Dragon?! No matter what, all interlopers will die!"

Suzaku pulled out his MVS, making Kewell gasp in shock. Hikaru jumped down, slashing with his claws, ripping the opponent Sutherlands into shreds, activating their ejection mechanisms.

Kewell pulled back along with his comrades, making Jeremiah shout. "Are you accepting defeat, Kewell?!" "I'm using a Chaos Mine."

Suddenly, Euphie ran into the stadium. "Shit! Euphie!" Hikaru moved before everyone, kicking his Knightmare into gear and getting before her and Suzaku.

He activated the Blaze Luminous and typed in the overdrive, setting the shield to wide range and using maximum energy. The grenade exploded and bullets rained down on the Knightmares. Hikaru grit his teeth as he shouted. "Suzaku, protect Euphie!" The white Knightmare joined him, the green shield overlapping on the blue.

The barrage ended shortly, at the same moment, the Dragoon shut down. 'Just in time.' He exited the Knightmare and jumped down to Euphie.

"Are you alright, Euphie?!"

She nodded as her face turned serious.

"Everyone, I order you to stand down." "She's in 'Third Princess Mode' I guess." Hikaru commented playfully.

"As Third Princess Euphemia li Britannia, I order you to stop this fighting."

15 minutes later

Hikaru looked on as Cornelia exited a jet, chiding Euphemia.

They all entered the jet on the Second Princess' order.

As they exited the jet, the Chief General of Britannia was greeted by some nobles and advisors of Clovis. "Your Highness, a welcome party has been prepared for y-"

"You insolent fools!" Cornelia shouted at the nobles. "I want information on Zero!"

The nobles flinched a they looked at her. "Hikaru, she hasn't changed, right?"

Hikaru only nodded as he went after the purple haired princess, following her Knights, Gilbert G.P. Guilford and Andreas Darlton, and her Royal Guard, the Glaston Knights.

"Your Highness, Hikaru Alaina and Rei Zukari, reporting for duty!" They kneeled down to her, as was customary. "Rise."

The two of them stood up and Hikaru was asked by Cornelia. "Hikaru, why did you testify for Kururugi?"

"Many reasons, Cornelia." He answered, forgetting the formality as was common between her and her personal forces.

"One, it was the right thing to do as if he was wrongly punished, your brother's killer will be running free.

Two, he is a capable soldier and pilot.

Three, if he was punished, the Purist Faction will take over the military here and will have a good excuse to abolish the Honorary Britannian system and also have a good excuse to hurt the Elevens, even if they are innocent. Even if the Honorary Britannians are not pilots, they make up a portion of the footsoldiers. By removing the system, we'd be destroying our own forces. That would be like showing weakness.

Four, if we put him as a scapegoat, we'll be admitting to the real killer that we cannot catch him and that would be like admitting weakness and showing weakness to the terrorists.

Five, he is my friend and his family harboured me and Tsurara and Lelouch and Nunnally."

He finished, giving his reasons for saving Suzaku.

"Will you be taking charge as Viceroy, Your Highness?"

"Yes. I trust that both of you are well, Hikaru, Rei. We'll begin cleaning up the terrorists starting tomorrow."

"I can't wait. My Dragoon is going to destroy them."

"Good."

30 minutes later

"Also, Hikaru, Rei, I want you two to attend the party."

"Wait, what?!"

"You two will be attending the party. As my advisors, you will need to attend. And Euphie will be attending too. It would be good for her if someone she knows is attending."

Hikaru sighed in resignation. "Yes, Your Highness."

"And I want the information you collected on this area's terrorist groups and any information you have on Zero." "I have sent it to you, your Knights and the Glaston Knights as well. I also have it written in this file." He procured a thick file which Rei was holding. It contained various maps highlighting certain areas, photographs, papers filled with text upon text, with certain lines again highlighted in different colours and sound files in thin took a look at the file. "Good work, Hikaru. This contains large amounts of information." "I work to please, Guilford."

Cornelia commended him for his good work. "I also got some of the terrorists I caught in a holding facility that I had constructed. This information is partly from them. I kept them alive, of course." 'But all of them wish to be dead.'

"Good."

1 hour later

"How do I look, Hikaru?" Rei asked, dressed in a blue cocktail dress with black at the end partitioned by a single blue line in the middle. "You look beautiful, Rei." "And you look handsome." He was dressed in a black suit with a blue dress shirt with a black collar and black pants and shoes, along with a blue tie with a black knot. The suit had dragon head shaped cufflinks and blue inner sleeves. He put his arm forward for her to take as they both stepped out of the room, ready for the party. They were met by the Glaston Knights, wearing suits with ties matching their hair. "You look stunning, Rei." David commented. "You guys too." Rei said as they went to the hall. "Where's Guilford?" Bart asked as he looked around.

He heard Hikaru comment about Guilford. "Seriously, that's overkill. He seriously needs to tone down on the black."

Guilford was dressed in all black, standing behind Cornelia. "And Cornelia too. Rei, remind me to get Cornelia, Guilford and Darlton to go shopping with Milly and Rivalz. They dress too formal for parties."

"Yeah right. Like Cornelia will ever agree to that." "I think Euphie would agree with me."

He suddenly jumped as Euphie's voice was heard behind him. "Agree about what?"

Both of them turned around to spot Euphie. She was dressed in a pink cocktail dress with black at the ends. "Euphie, you look beautiful." Rei commented while Hikaru said, "Don't scare me like that, Euphie." "Sorry."

They proceeded to enjoy the party, conversing with others, discussing plans with the Glaston Knights and dancing.

Hikaru danced with Rei and Euphie on their demand. He sat at a table next to Cornelia and Guilford. "Guilford, lighten up. This is a party, you know. I don't think anyone is going to atta-" A scream from Euphie interrupted him. 'Spoke too soon.'

"EUPHIE!" Cornelia shouted as a man holding a knife was holding her hostage, the knife pointed at her neck. "Quiet!" The man shouted, holding her tighter. Hikaru shook in anger as he looked at the man's face. The Glaston Knights slowly creeped up behind him. "If anyone tries anything, I'll kill her!" The man threatened, showing a bomb strapped to his chest. "Nobody move!" Hikaru ordered, moving forward slowly. His words were calm as he stepped forward. "What are your demands?" "I can speak your language, Britannian!" The man spat. 'I can't make any plans. Unless.. wait, I can still do that.'

"What are your demands?" "I want you scum to get out of our country! Get out of our Japan, you Britannian scum!"

"If we refuse?" "I'll kill her here and now." The girl in question stiffened. Hikaru motioned to Rei and David. They understood the plan as he walked forward.

He started to laugh. "Why are you laughing?!" "If we don't leave, you'll kill her? Go on. Kill her then. But if you kill her, there's nothing stopping us from killing you. After all, she's no use to you dead, right, Eleven?" "I'm Japanese you bastard!" He continued walking towards the two. The man started panicking. "Stop! Don't come near me!" The man shouted as Hikaru continued to walk towards him, almost reaching towards them. The man removed the knife from Euphie's neck and pointed it towards him in panic. "Caught you!" Hikaru suddenly moved and appeared before the man. The twist of an arm sounded add Hikaru twisted the man's arm. "Now, David, Rei." The two immediately moved, David taking the man's other arm and twisting it, freeing Euphie, who was taken to safety by Rei. He twisted it even further, breaking the arm and making him drop the knife.

"Stop, David. If this guy suffers, it'll be due to me alone." The red haired teen was surprised at his tone and nodded, releasing the man. "Bart, call someone to get this guy imprisoned. And tell them to transport him with extreme care. If he is hurt, then I'll kill the one responsible." His cold tone made the blue haired teen nod, taking the man to a holding cell.

Hikaru looked at him for a second before turning to Euphie. She was being searched for any injuries by Cornelia, who hugged her upon realizing that she was safe.

"Guilford, take the Princesses to their room. Darlton and the Glaston Knights, please escort the attendees to their vehicles or get them a transport. I think the party is over now and everyone should get some rest." The soldiers did as he asked. All the people were slowly led out of the hall and everything was cleaned, the knife still held by Hikaru. Rei looked at him as gripped the knife tightly, his knuckles turning white.

"Hikaru, are you alright?" She reached out to his shoulder.

"Rei, I know that man."

"What?"

"That man… I can recognize him from anywhere. He was the one who stabbed Tsurara in the heart. He was the one who killed Tsurara."

Rei looked scared as his voice carried a dangerous tone to it and his eyes were cold.

30 minutes later

"Hikaru, what was that back then? You weren't defending him, were you?" Bart asked, leaning on a wall, arms crossed. The other Glaston Knights were in similar positions. All of them were in uniform. Rei wore a similar uniform, but coloured black with the insignia of a dragon head on the back. Hikaru wore pure black clothes and was holding a sharp-looking knife in his hands.

The aforementioned teenager was leaning on a wall, his arms crossed and his eyes closed. Rei was next to him, looking at him. "Rei, call Suzaku, will you? Tell him to come to this room." He said, ignoring Bart.

"Answer my question, damn it." A punch on the wall was a reply, making them all wince as they noticed the crack in the wall.

Cornelia, Guilford and Darlton entered the room, in uniform as well. Euphie followed them. "Euphie, I told you not to come." "Sister, please let me stay. I am about to be the Sub-Viceroy of Area 11. I need to stay, at least as the Sub-Viceroy."

Cornelia tried to argue, only to be faced with her defiance. She sighed in resignation. "Fine."

"Viceroy, let me interrogate him."

"I object, Your Highness." Bart said. All eyes turned to him. "At the party, he ordered me to bring this man to the holding cell, but he expressly forbade hurting him in any way, even threatening to kill anyone who hurt him. That, to me, is almost like defending him. I cannot accept him interrogating that man until I receive a proper explanation for his behaviour and his words during the party. And he also endangered Princess Euphemia's life in his reckless actions of tackling that man."

A knock on the door interrupted them. "Come in, Suzaku." The door opened and closed quickly, Suzaku coming in, clad in his uniform.

"Why is he here?" Guilford asked, surprised at his entry.

"I asked him to come here." Hikaru stated.

Bart then snapped at him. "Okay seriously, we need answers. He endangered Princess Euphemia's life and probably everyone's lives and then after apprehending the man, he gave orders expressly forbidding hurting him and threatened to kill anyone who hurt him. And now he called a Honorary Britannian with no relation to the case at hand into the interrogation room. What are you doing, Hikaru? We need answers for your actions. Tell us why you are doi-" "SHUT UP FOR ONE SECOND, BART!" Hikaru shouted, losing his cool. Another crack appeared in the wall.

All of them were scared to silence by his tone. "I'm trying to think! And I can't keep my calm with you shooting questions at me. You want answers?! I don't care! Go on! Try and interrogate him. If you are able to get at least a third of what I provided, then I will leave the place and you will not hear from me for the rest of your goddamn life. And enjoy piloting the Dragoon and my old Knightmare Frames." He snapped at them, his tone losing any trace of calmness and filled with anger.

"Calm down, Hikaru." Rei said, placing a hand on his shoulder. "Just calm down." "Calm down, Hikaru." Suzaku said. "You can't get anything by acting on your anger. Calm down and explain everything slowly." He calmed down finally after some time. "I'm alright now. Thanks."

He then faced the others and bowed. "I'm sorry for all my words earlier! I was acting on my anger and wasn't thinking clearly. I sincerely apologise for my earlier actions."

Few moments later, he heard Bart apologise too. "I'm sorry. I too was not thinking clearly and made you uncomfortable with all my questions."

Cornelia's words cut through them. "Okay. Now that all of you have calmed down, I will ask. What was your intention when you ordered them to not hurt the man inside?"

"I will explain. I think all of you should know this. What I'm about to reveal to you should not reach anyone's ears. I trust you can do that." Understanding what he was going to reveal, Rei held his hand for comforting him.

"What do you know about my family?"

"Your father was the Duke of Valdstein, and very influential in the military. He was powerful enough to have become the Prime Minister if Prince Schneizel was not. Your mother was named Setsuna, I think." Claudio answered.

"Yes. But what do you know about their deaths?"

"It was said that they were killed in an accident, you and your sister were the only survivors in that accident. There was an explosion in your mansion and only you and your sister survived, everyone in the mansion, the servants and guards, and your parents had died in that explosion." Edgar said.

"But that's not what happened." He told them what happened that night, including how he was shot and how he had miraculously survived.

"You mean to say that they were murdered and it was covered up as an accident?" "Yes, Alfred. I think that the culprit did that to cover his tracks."

"Why are you telling us this?" "I wanted you guys to know." "Okay."

"And my sister? Do you know what happened to her?"

"No. Nothing was ever in the news about her. And we know for a fact that she didn't call you, because you were busy most of the time and we had to call you when someone called for you. So, what happened to her?" David explained. "And you only told us about her and showed us an old photo of her when we asked."

"She died." Hikaru said as bluntly as possible. A round of gasps were heard. "Cornelia, Euphie, Guilford and Darlton know this. They saw her grave and also visited her grave on her birthday, which is today, and on her death anniversary. The reason they disappeared the moment they arrived in Area 11 was because they were visiting Tsurara's grave that was here in my house."

"How did she die?" Bart questioned.

Hikaru recounted that horrific experience to them. By the end, Euphie was crying, sobbing into Cornelia's shoulder, as Cornelia cried silently, seething with rage. Almost all of them were seething with rage.

"If it was a Japanese who killed her, why are you defending one?"

"Because… that man in there is Shimada, the one who stabbed her in the heart. He's the one who killed Tsurara."

"That does it!" David shouted, stomping towards the door, ready to beat up the prisoner inside to death.

A strong arm stopped him. "Stop, David."

"Why are you stopping me? You should be wanting to kill him, goddammit! Why are you defending that son of a bitch when he deserves to die?!"

"He deserves to suffer!"

His words brought him out of his anger as Hikaru continued. "All those prisoners I kept in the holding facility I told you about, I interrogated them by torturing them. They were screaming each time I interrogated them. And why? Because they called themselves Japanese! That bastard in there deserves to suffer! Tsurara suffered because of him! That's why I'll make him suffer! That's what I meant! No one should hurt him! I want him to remember all the pain he will go through because of me."

Hikaru finished, eyeing both David and Suzaku, who was also about to move. "Hikaru, you mean to say that Tsurara died because of him?"

"Yes, Cornelia."

"Then, you can go ahead and interrogate him. I don't care even if you don't get any information out of him. You can use whatever methods you feel you require. Do whatever you please."

"Thank you. Viceroy." His tone was cold and serious. "Take Euphie out of here. She doesn't need to see this."

"But-"

"Euphie! Please leave."

He went to the door and opened it, locking it after going in. He also carried a single knife with him. He went towards the man, bound to the chair with chains.

Cornelia turned the speaker on as Suzaku led Euphie out of the room.

"Tell me. From which group are you?"

"Damn you, Britannian scum. I will not tell you anthi-"

A pained scream interrupted his words as Hikaru stabbed the man's wrist. "I'll stab you again and again until you give me what I need."

The ones listening winced as they heard the man's scream. "From which group are you?"

No answer. Another scream.

"I'll ask once again. From which group are you?" No answer. Another scream.

The knife pierced the wrist again, going deeply as Hikaru put more force into the stab, making the terrorist scream loudly.

"The JLF!" The man screamed in agony. "I am from the JLF!"

"How many are in your squad?"

Another scream was heard as Hikaru took out the knife, stabbing him again in his wrist, piercing the skin from the other side and the blade stuck out of the skin on the other side from the force. "How many are in your squad?" Another stab in the wrist was enough for him to spill the beans. "6!" He shouted.

Like that, Hikaru continued interrogating *Read 'torturing'* him until he spilled everything he knew, which was all being recorded.

By the time he was done, the man's fingers were broken and cut off, along with his toes. His wrists and ankles were pierced through with a knife. The man's knees, elbows and other joints were dislocated and broken, making them unusable. The man's skin had long gashes in his arms and legs, made down the length by a knife. The man's cheeks were also pierced through and his nose was also broken and disfigured. His face was bloody as his eyes were also gouged out.

"Is that all the information you have?" "Y-YES! DON'T HURT ME ANY MORE!"

"Now I want to ask you one more question." Hikaru said, stabbing into his chest and dragging it into his stomach.

"A.t.b 2010 June 6th… Night… At the hill near Kururugi Shrine, do you remember what you did? You tortured two children because they were Britannian and killed one of them. You tortured and killed the girl in order to make the boy suffer, did you not?" Hikaru asked the question, the knife digging into the man's skin as he stabbed the man and removed it, only to stab the man at another place.

"What are you talking about?" The man's voice was low and couldn't be heard easily. "I don't remember doing such a thing."

The knife was suddenly removed painfully and stabbed again and again into his body, making the man scream from the pain. "NO! PLEASE STOP! I DON'T REMEMBER DOING IT! PLEASE STOP!" The knife was stopped as he sighed in relief. The man's hair was gripped painfully and brought up. The man shouted painfully.

"You don't remember it? Then… I'll stop this." Suddenly, the man's ears were cut off and his arms and legs were separated from his torso. A loud scream echoed in their ears as Hikaru's cold voice cut through it. "Then you don't deserve tainting Tsurara's memory." The scream was cut off as the knife was lodged in the the suffering man's neck and dragged violently, decapacitating the man and the knife was brought diagonally to the heart and slashed through, destroying the heart. The knife was moved again, carving some words into the man's corpse.

The blood sprayed on the walls and him and his clothes, the red being seen clearly even on the black colour.

Hikaru kicked the door open, throwing it down to the ground, off its hinges.

"I want the corpse and all parts packed in a box along with a copy of the video that was recorded."

His voice was cold as he walked out of the room, stopping Rei from following him.

A retching noise was heard as Edgar walked into the room, followed by the other Glaston Knights and the other occupants of the room.

Suzaku looked at the words carved into the torso of the corpse.

"What did he write?" David asked, not understanding the kanji.

"It's Japanese, right?" Edgar asked as he looked at the words.

"Rei, please translate the words." Claudio asked.

Before she could understand the words, Cornelia interrupted. "Kururugi, you seem to know the words well. What do they mean?"

Suzaku paled as he looked at the words. He gulped before answering.

"Shimada is dead as you can see. I've sent the video too. You can watch it. That will be the way you will suffer and die.

Hayama, Yamada, Miura, Saito, Kobayashi you're next. Stay alive until I kill you.

And, Munakata Suzuki, live every day from now counting each and every moment. I will find you and that day, you will see the Shinigami who will make you suffer and break you and only then will you die.

Live every day in fear, all those who made HER suffer. The day that you come before me will be your last day ever."

Suzaku read the message and paled. 'He is serious about it.'

"Have someone pack everything exactly as it is in a big box. And send it to the place that the JLF has as their pickup point." Cornelia ordered, the foul stench making her almost puke.

"You heard her." Darlton said grimly.

30 minutes later

Rei found Hikaru in the training room. He was wearing track pants and a muscle shirt. He was standing before a punching bag. The others were there with her, watching him as he started. He punched, making the sandbag jerk back from the force. He continued to hit the bag again and again in anger. He was also talking to himself but they were able to hear him as he was almost shouting. "How dare he? How dare he forget? How dare he forget it?" The bag tore open and he hung another one. "Was she so insignificant? Was she so insignificant to not even be remembered? Was she so insignificant to not even remember that they killed her? That they tortured her? Was it so insignificant?" The torn sandbags piled up on the floor as he continued to punch, taking out his anger on them. "Was all the suffering she was put through so insignificant that it was not even worth remembering? Was my rage insignificant? Was my hatred that weak that they didn't even remember? Was the despair I felt useless? Was the loneliness I felt not enough? Was it not enough? Was my sister's death so insignificant that she was not even remembered?! DAMN IIIIITTTT!" He screamed , punching the bags with rage, tearing open the bags with each punch until everything was in pieces. He then kicked the bags, stomping them with anger until he dropped suddenly, falling onto the sand around him.

3 days later

Hikaru sat in the Dragoon, the box in its claws. He accelerated, moving fast enough to disappear and then dropped the box at the base of the mountain near a tree with a note marked 'To Kenji Yamamoto'

The Knightmare disappeared as quick as it appeared, leaving only dust in its wake.

3 hours later

Hikaru sat on the Dragoon's arm in the garage, back home in the Tokyo Settlement.

"They will have taken the package by now." Hikaru said in a cold voice as he looked at the rest of the group.

"Cornelia, about my request?"

"I transferred Kururugi to your command."

"Thanks. But Euphie is making him attend school at Ashford Academy. So he won't have that much work."

A few moments passed as Rei asked, "Hikaru, about modifying the Dragoon…"

"No Rei. I've changed my mind. You will pilot another Knightmare. I will be piloting the Dragoon alone."

"But why?" She whined as Hikaru answered. "You saw in the simulator. It's difficult to fight like that, for me. So, sorry, but no."

"Jerk! You promised me that-" "I said that I'll ask them based on the simulator." He cut in and jumped down from the Knightmare, seemingly unhurt even from jumping a distance.

"Yo Hikaru! You wanna spar?!" David called after him.

"You should accept. I want to see the Dragoon's capabilities in battle." Cornelia said.

"It's better for you too. You seem stressed out after that interrogation 3 days ago. It's better to blow off some steam." Guilford suggested.

"Ah fine! Because it's been some time since we sparred and I want to beat up you guys again, along with blowing off some steam."

"But I have a condition, Cornelia."

"What is it?"

"You will come with me to some places I am going to take you and the group and you shouldn't refuse, no matter what. And you should stay there till Euphie leaves."

"Okay. Accepted." Rei smirked. "Hikaru, you better not lose."

"Don't lose, boys." Darlton said. David shouted at Rei, "Hey weren't you angry at him for refusing your request?"

"He's my boyfriend. I need to cheer him on." 'He has only recovered from that fever yesterday. At least he's not acting on rage now. And that condition, it was something he made playfully and I know that he was laughing. So at least he is not sad.'

They went to the big elevator at the back of the garage. The Knightmares were brought down to the extremely big arena below the garage.

"Cool!" David shouted as he looked at the big arena. "I know I said it befor but you are rich, Hikaru." "My father's industries are extremely successful and the workers don't ever do any wrong because they're happy with their jobs and their pay. And my assistant is a capable person. And I don't wreck my custom Knightmares much like 5 people I will not mention." The Glaston Knights bowed their heads low as he continued. "And the research I invest in is very successful and useful, which makes it extremely useful for me financially. And mine and Rei's pay is high. That combined with the money I win sometimes during the matches I play, is extremely helpful."

Cornelia looked at the arena, impressed with the whole arrangement.

"5 vs 1 it is, as usual."

"Really, you guys need to stop being so… annoying."

Hikaru entered the Dragoon and started the systems as the Glaston Knights did the same, starting their Gloucesters.

Rei walked forward and stood in the middle of the field.

"Battle Start!"

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And that's a wrap! Finished with Chapter 2 faster than expected. Anyway, I'll upload it and get it over with. I will start Chapter 3 as soon as possible. In the interrogation part, Hikaru was being cruel because 1) the guy killed his sister, the person who's very precious to him and 2) he's a terrorist the moment he threatened Euphemia and everyone else, he does not show mercy to terrorists. The reason he was cruel when he carved the words into Shimada's torso was because he was angry that they had forgotten that they had killed his sister, while he tried his hardest to not forget their faces and his hatred and rage.

The future chapters will contain more violence when Hikaru catches the people in the message he carved. And none of them are canon characters. They are people he will capture in the coming chapters.

Next chapter, Hikaru vs The Glaston Knights, The Cat Festival and Shopping with Milly