Three Geass Updates in a row...I'm on a roll.

Lelouch: *Smirking as his geass dies down* Indeed you are.

C.C: Make him do the caramel dansen next.

Lelouch: One time use remember?

Kallen: Dammit...

Dark Sabbath.

"Oh My God! Ikari-kun!" Hikari Horaki exclaimed, the freckled Class-Rep clapping her hands over her mouth in shock as the teen limped into the classroom, followed by a concerned Asuka and Rei, his right arm hanging in a sling and his face sporting several small bruises "What happened?"

"Christ Prof," Tohji winced, the tracksuit-clad jock looking his wiry friend over in concern as the younger Ikari drew closer, his eyebrows rising in alarmed apreciation "Youse get inta a fight with a sumo wrestler or somethin'?"

'Or Something.' Shinji muttered, wincing internally even as he smiled reassuringly at the group, rubbing the back of his neck "It's my own fault," he lied "I was in such a rust yesterday I tripped over my own two feet going down the stairs."

"BAKA!" Asuka snapped, the redheaded teen smacking her childhood friend upside the head, her face lined with anger, though her eyes betrayed her concern "You could have broken your neck, Dumpkoff!"

"Ease up there Asuka." Kensuke urged placatingly, even as Rei looked Shinji over, shooting the redhead a lidded stare "I mean he's injured enough as is, don't need to go adding brain damage to the list."

"Yeah! I needs his brain ta gets me through the mid-terms!" Tohji pointed out, which earned a round of bemused groans from the group, which was exactly the reaction the jock had been looking for. Shinji wasn't the type who liked being fussed over.

"You know, you wouldn't need me if you'd open your textbooks once in a while." Shinji pointed out, turning to his taller, more athletic friend with a wry smirk "They aren't just for hiding porno mags you know."

"I don't read pornos!" Tohji exclaimed, only to wilt under the deadpan stares from Shinji, Asuka and Kensuke "Alright I don't read 'em in SCHOOL," he corrected, sighing dreamily as he clasped sat backwards on his chair, his chin resting on his arms "'sides, who needs porn when we can stare at Misato-sensei all day."

"SU-ZA-HA-RA-!" Hikari growled, the freckled girl surrounded by an a dangerous red aura as she loomed behind the suddenly nervous jock, her pigtails rising behind her as she jabbed her thumb into the side of his neck "LAUGHING PREASSURE POINT!"

"Pfffffffffft-HAHAHAHAHAHAHA-!" Tohji cackled, the unfortunate jock collapsing across his desk, his face stretched in a rictus of pained laughter as Hikari stood over him, the frecled class rep fuming silently.

"Yeesh Iincho," Kensuke muttered, the bespectacled military otaku sweat dropping as his best friend slipped off the desk to land on the floor, still laughing his ass off as he convulsed like a landed trout "Was that really necessary?"

"You wanna join him?" Hikari warned, the frecked girl turning to face the nerd with a warning look in her eyes, her thumb raised at the ready, to which Kensuke shook his head hurriedly, his eyes wide with alarm.

"Er, no thanks, I'm good." He assured her, sighing in relief as she lowered her thumb, before turning to face the others "By the way, did you hear?" he asked, speaking up to be heard over Tohji's manic cackles "A fifteenth Unidentified Life Form showed up last night!"

"Another one?" Asuka muttered, the redheaded german teen shaking her fiery locks in annoyance as she crossed her arms with a huff "Mein Gott, what is with this country and random monster attacks?"

"Get this though." Kensuke noted, ignoring the redhead's statement in favor of leaning in conspiratorially "Apparently this one's like no.4, in that it attacked another Shito after it had mopped the floor with no.4."

"Wait," Tohji gasped, the poor jock having finally stopped laughing as he clambered to his feet, using his desk for support as he clamped a hand over his neck "So youse sayin' this new guy's stronger than no.4?"

"Could be." Kensuke agreed, the militar otaku so caught up in his gossiping that he failed to notice the growing frown on Shinji's face "Word is the NERV higher ups are making no.15's capture priority 1."

"How the heck do you learn this stuff?" Asuka muttered, the volatile redhead turning to level a suspicious glare at the four-eyed stooge, who wilted back slightly "I mean, Misato never tells us any of this, and she's a major!"

"It's simple," Kensuke boasted, pushing his glasses up with a confident smirk "I hacked the mainframe using my dad's password." He pushed his chest out with a confident laugh, his hands on his hips "There isn't a computer program around that I can't crack!"

"That's nothing to be proud of Aida!" Hikari snapped, her thumb jabbing the military Otaku in the neck, sending him into a series of pained cackles, the rest of the group shaking their head at the boy's misfortune, even as Misato entered the classroom.

N.E.R.V R&D...

"So this is the MAGI…" Lelouch muttered, the lieutenant quirking an eyebrow at the three massive terminals that occupied an entire room of their own. Lining the wall on all sides were computer terminals, behind which sat countless technicians, whose purpose was to filter the flow of information coming from the supercomputers, keeping an eye out for any signs of a Shito attack.

"Isn't it amazing?" Maya Ibuki asked, the brunette having been assigned as his tour guide of the facility in Misato's absence "Ikari-sensei is amazing, she designed them herself with next to no help!"

"Ikari…?" Lelouch repeated, the purple-eyed faux Lieutennant recalling the motherly looking woman in the labcoat that had stood beside the commander during his introduction "As in the commander's wife?"

"That's her." Maya agreed, turning to smile at the younger lieutenant approvingly as she held up a finger for emphasis "She's also Rei-chan's caretaker, since they're distantly related and her parents passed away."

"If that's the case, why's her son staying with Major Katsuragi?" Lelouch asked, looking over at the older Lieutennant in confusion, his brows furrowed in thought "They having problems at home?"

"Oh no!" Maya countered, the young woman shaking her head in denial "Not at all, the Ikari's love Shinji-kun to no end!" she looked downcast "It's just, with all these Unidentified Life Forms popping up…"

"Shito." Lelouch countered, earning a look of confusion from the female lieutenant as he elaborated, "They're called Shito…or at least that's what the European Branch have learned from their research."

"I see!" Maya exclaimed, the older Lieutennant's eyes widening in surprise "Well that's certainly a lot easier to pronounce." she admitted with a smile "In fact, most of us were trying to decide what to call them by lottery."

"I saw." Lelouch muttered, shaking his head in disbelief at the sight of a ballet box that had been set up in the corner of the lab, where even now the occasional techie dropped in a suggestion "Who came up with this idea?"

"The commander." Maya revealed, smiling weakly at the younger lieutenant's arched brow and disbelieving stare as she rubbed the back of her neck "He's a little…eccentric, but his ideas usually end up working."

"Right…" Lelouch muttered, drastically re-evaluating his opinion of Ikari senior as he followed Maya out of the Magi room, making their way towards the cafeteria, only to pause as he noticed another hallway, off to the side "what's down there?"

"Hm? Oh! That's Terminal Dogma." Maya noted, following his gaze with a frown "Sorry but we're not authorized to go down there, only the Commander, Sub-commander, and Ikari-sensei have access clearance."

"Really?" Lelouch wondered, the faux Lieutennant's eyebrow quirking archly as he gazed down the deserted hallway, his purple eyes seeming to glow as he felt some...unnatural presence calling out to him "Interesting…"

"Lamperouge-kun." Maya called out, the elder Lieutennant snapping the teen out of his thoughts as she looked up at him with a nervous smile "It's getting close to lunch, so you wanna grab a bite? My treat?"

"I never turn down a meal with a beautiful woman." Lelouch accepted, smiling at the older, though not by much, woman as her face turned a bright, embarassed scarlet "And call me Lelouch, we're colleagues, right?"

"Ah…sure…" Maya stammered, the elder Lieutennant turning her head shyly to the side to avoid looking him in the eyes, gripping the files under her arms tightly "Whatever you say…Lelouch-kun…"

'Well she's easy enough to get along with.' Lelouch noted, following after his, admittedly cute, senior at a sedate pace, his hands in his pockets as he let his mind wander 'Still, this facility…it's rather undermanned for a stronghold of humanity.'

Undermanned, that is, in regards to security; Other than a few token guards here and there, the only people Lelouch had seen walking the halls were Techies, assistants, overall-sporting maintenance crews, and lab-coat sporting researchers.

'At the very least they give us weapons…' he muttered, eyeing the sidearm on Maya's hip with approval. He'd yet to be issued one yet, and didn't think he'd be stinking around long enough to see one anyways. A hunch told him that whatever he was doing in Kuuga's world, it wouldn't be for much longer.

"Here we are!" Maya chirped, Lelouch looking round the massive cafeteria with interest, noting that despite the lunch hour, there were only a few people there "Most of the higher-ups are all attending Ikari-sensei's report, so we've got the place to ourselves…almost."

"Report?" Lelouch queried, the purple-eyed teen following the older lieutennant to the trays, nodding offhandedly at the cooking staff as they loaded him up with beef bowl, rice, and miso soup "What Report?"

"Oh don't worry, it's not for us." Maya assured him, a small smile on her face as she led him to a table "All the higher ups and those with military training are simply undergoing a session regarding the string of murders."

"The ones the Shito killed." Lelouch muttered in understanding, earning a confused look from Maya, which he ignored, sinking into his seat with a frown, his arms crossed before him as he held his chin.

"Lelouch-kun was lucky that Misato-san arrived in time." Maya insisted, having heard the rumors about her new Kohai's first day in Tokyo-2, her features slowly sinking as she spoke "Too bad sempai…"

"The woman that was with you, right?" Lelouch noted, his tone soft, almost apologetic as he recalled the murdered woman, a Doctor Ritsuko Akagi of the R&D department if he remembered right, even Maya slumped "I'm sorry."

"Don't be." Maya assured him, the elder Lieutennant putting on a brave smile as she looked up at Lelouch, her hands playing idly with her food as she spoke "Sempai…went down fighting at least."

"Sounds like quite a woman." Lelouch noted, smiling offhandedly he looked across at his senior, earning a grateful smile for his sentiment "Got a picture?" he asked, interested to learn as much as he can.

"I actually have her file right here." Maya noted, lifting up the folders she'd been carrying with her "Along with all the other victims, Ikari-sensei wanted me to make photocopies earlier for the meeting."

"Mind if I see those?" Lelouch asked, nodding his thanks as Maya passed them over, the purple eyed teen's eyes narrowing slightly as he looked over the information of the murdered women 'huh…nothing too spectacular to look at,' he mused, his eyes flicking over their Id portraits, which were marred by a red 'KIA' stamp, the purple eyed lieutenant taking a sip of his coffee, choking in disgust 'God that's foul!'

"It's so strange…" Maya muttered, fiddling with her food as Lelouch glared balefully at his coffee cup "Why was there a Shito there last night? It was nowhere near the usual areas they turn up…almost like it was waiting for us."

"Like a hunter stalking it's prey…" Lelouch muttered, pursing his lips to rid himself of the taste of the foul coffee, only to blink, his eyes lighting up with sudden understanding as he smiled at the woman "Maya, you're a genius!"

"I am?" Maya blinked, looking at the teen in confusion, only to gasp as he stood up and marched out of the canteen "Ah, Lelouch-kun! Wait up!"

Darkened Amphitheatre...

"The situation is grave…" Gendo muttered, his fingers held in their trademark pose before his face as he loomed behind his desk. How on earth he managed to loom while sitting down was a mystery to the other occupants, one that they didn't feel inclined to figure out.

"Up until now there have been no signs of co-ordination in the attacks from the unidentified Life Forms." Yui explained to the attendees, apparently the only one unaffected by her husband's theatrics "However, over the past fortnight, there have been four deliberate attacks." She changed the slide to reveal pictures of the various crime scenes "All of the victims to date have been women, all four where strangled to death or had their necks broken."

"So far as we know, none of these women had anything in common with one another." Gendo muttered, the light from the slideshow casting a shadow across his already grim, darkened features "Save that all four were employed by NERV."

"The Unidentified Life-forms are obviously targeting us for a reason." Yui murmured, the head of the R&D department's features lined with concern as she stared at the screen "What could they possibly want?"

"It's a game…" a voice called out, the lights snapping on, causing the attendees, with the exception of Gendo, who once again revelled in his choice of eyewear, to flinch, revealing Lelouch standing by the door, a paper coffee cup in one hand.

"Game?" Gendo repeated, frowning at the new lieutenant in disapproval for ruining the effect he had going, didn't any of these young kids understand ambiance these days? "What do you mean? Lieutenant Lamperouge?"

"I noticed something a little weird when I read the reports…" Lelouch muttered, walking past the confused attendees, a nervous Maya following in his wake "The victims have another thing in common…"

"Well what is it?" Misato demanded, the purple haired major looking at the young lieutenant expectantly, only to twitch, her eyes narrowing in annoyance as he ignored her, taking a sip from his coffee 'Little Prick!'

"God this stuff's terrible…" Lelouch muttered, grimacing as he finished the cup and crushed it, tossing it into a nearby bin "With all the money you throw into the R&D department, you'd think they'd learn how to make a better cup of coffee."

"The trend, Lieutenant Lamperouge?" Yui asked patiently, looking pointedly at the teen in that manner all mothers possess, while Gendo made a mental note to have the coffee machine looked at. That stuff WAS pretty rank.

"Right," Lelouch muttered, turning to the whiteboard that had been set up, the pictures of the four victims set in order from top to bottom "I actually noticed the trend when I was going over the victim's personal information…namely their birth dates."

"Birthdays?" Misato repeated, even as the rest of the attendees looked between themselves in confusion, while Gendo merely quirked an eyebrow, intrigued despite himself "what're you talking about?"

Lelouch smirked, grabbing a marker from the podium Yui had set up "The first one was born on the 13th." He revealed, scribbling the number next to her picture "The next on the 27th, the third on the 5th, and the most recent was born on the 26th."

"I fail to see how this has anything to do with the case." Gendo pointed out, his tone making it clear he didn't appreciate his time being wasted, especially not by subordinates "We're not here to play games, Lieutenant Lamperouge."

"Maybe you should," Lelouch countered, smirking wryly at the man, even as the attendees gaped at him like he was mental, though Yui quirked an eyebrow "Then perhaps you'd have been able to save these women."

"I fail to see what you mean." Yui cut in, her tone patient as she stepped in front of her husband, who was beginning to show signs of his old brawler temper, placing a hand on his shoulder to calm him before looking Lelouch in the eye "Please elaborate."

Lelouch smirked, a cheeky little smile of someone who knows he's about to make a lot of people feel foolish, as he took a red marker from the podium and began circling the numbers "Mi-Na-Go-Ro…" he recited, closing off the circle, before writing in another number, four "Shi."

"Mina Goroshi?" Misato recited, as the auditorium erupted into frantic whispers, the major's eyes widening at such a simple pattern, as the last clue finally fell into place before them "Kill everyone?"

"I told you," Lelouch muttered, capping the pens once more as he turned to smirk at the stunned Major "This is all a game to them. If you want to get ahead, we need to at least know the rules."

"Amazing…" Yui gaped, the head of R&D humbled by how easily the young Lieutenant had made the connection. All this time it had been staring her in the face! "If this is right, then the next victim will have the number 4 in her birth date!"

"Yui." Gendo called out, the commander's features grim, though lined with an intensity that was awe-inspiring "Check the female employee registers, get me a list of all those with 4, 14 or 24 in their Birthdates." He turned to Misato "Major Katsuragi, I want you to recall all female agents in the field or on leave that are on that list, tell them to either report to NERV immediately or remain indoors and wait for evacuation!"

"Was I any help?" Lelouch asked, smirking coyly as the Major turned to face him, the woman's features lined with confused wonderment "Of course I can't take all the credit, Maya's the one that helped me put the pieces together."

"It…it was nothing…" Maya insisted, the shy Lieutennant lowering her gaze in embarrassment, the folders clutched tightly in her hands as she blushed at the attention she was receiving from her peers.

"Nonsense," Lelouch insisted, patting the older woman on the shoulder, leading her out of the room with a smile "Now, I believe you still owe me a lunch…"

Misato's Apartment...

"I'm back…" Misato called out, sighing in relief as she finally got through the door of her apartment, ditching her coat and shoes in the foyer. The commander had everyone pulling double shifts since that last meeting, since there was a lot a ground to cover if they were going to prevent whatever the hell it was the Shito were up to.

"Wilkommen…" Asuna greeted lethargically, the redhead lounging in her school uniform on the sofa, watching some German soap opera on the cable "Schiesse…she was sleeping with your best friend you Dumpkof! Dump her already!"

"Welcome back, Misato-san." Shinji greeted, smiling encouragingly at the woman from the kitchen. He was still a little tender from his fight a few days ago, but his arm no longer required a sling, and his side only hurt if you poked it "Long day?"

"Beer. Food. NOW." Misato grumbled, sinking into one of the kitchen chairs in a boneless heap, her forehead resting on the tabletop as Shinji, with a long suffering air, popped a can of yebisu and set it within reach, the major chugging it back like it was ambrosia.

"You really shouldn't be drinking so much, Misato-san." Shinji muttered, only to sigh as Misato gestured for another, still chugging down the first, the teen doing as commanded without having to be reminded again.

"YEEEHAAAW!" the major barked at last, setting aside the third can with a heartfelt cheer as she sank back in her seat with a relaxed, satisfied smile "Now THAT, Shinji, is something to look forward to after a long day's work."

"Whatever you say…" Shinji muttered, the younger Ikari and de-facto cook of the flat-mates picking up the hastily discarded cans and tossing them in a disposable bag, before turning his attention back to the stove "Dinner'll be ready in just a bit."

"You're a marvel Shin-chan." Misato praised, the purple haired major coming up behind the flustered teen and pecking him on the cheek, giggling as he flushed scarlet at the feeling of her breasts against the back of his neck "You'll make a good wife someday!"

"OUT!" Shinji snapped, his face beet red as he chased the major out of the kitchen, his sanctum sanctorum, waving a ladle threateningly in her general direction, his features oddly reminiscent of his sire in his rage "And don't come in till I call you!"

"He's so fun." Misato snickered, missing the heated glare she was getting from Asuka, who looked torn between annoyance and jealousy as she opened her mouth, only to trail off as the hall phone sounded.

"Not me." Asuka muttered, turning her back on the older woman before Misato could ask the redhead to answer it, leaving the purple haired major to grumble as she trudged over to do it herself.

"Hello, Katsuragi residence." The major greeted, only to blink as she recognized the voice on the other end "Lulu? Is that you?" she giggled at his response "Calm down Lulu, it's only a nickname." She smirked coyly "Hey! I'm your superior remember? I could have you court-martialed for that." She leant against the wall "So is this a business call, or were you just lonely?" she asked, tone coy, only to blink, her eyes widening in alarm "What do you mean there's a chance you were wrong? Where are you…What the hell're you doing all the way out…never mind I'm on my way!"

"Misato-san?" Shinji called out, the only male in the flat having come to see what all the noise was about, only to blink as the major brushed past him, pulling on her jacket and shoes at a dead run "What's wrong?"

"Lelouch just rang." Misato muttered, her tone decidedly grim as she double-checked her Glock for ammo, before holstering it with a snap "He thinks he might have made a mistake regarding the Shito's aims."

"What?" Shinji gaped, looking alarmed at the very prospect as Misato slipped out the door. At this very moment, most of NERV's resources were tied up guarding those female employees with the number 4 in their birth date. If another Shito attacked elsewhere, they wouldn't be able to react in time.

His features hardening, the younger Ikari threw his apron aside and raced out the door, yelling a half-baked apology over his shoulder at Asuka, who stood gaping after him in alarmed confusion.

A hill overlooking Tokyo 2...

"Yo, Major." Lelouch greeted, the purple eyed lieutenant dressed in a red denim jacket, over a dark purple T-shirt and black pants, his weird, glyph sporting sneakers on his feet as he sat on a guardrail that overlooked Tokyo-2, watching the purple haired woman climb out of her car "Nice evening, isn't it?"

"Can the pleasantries Lieutenant." Misato cut in, her tone strictly business as she marched up to the purple-eyed teen, a frown on hr face and her arms crossed "What the hell were you talking about over the phone?"

"Business before pleasure is it?" Lelouch sighed, his tone mocking as he sprung lightly to his feet, pulling a folded map out of his pocket and opening it wide, before holding it out to the woman "See for yourself."

Misato frowned, accepting the map and looking it over, only to blink as she espied several names written around NERV HQ, four in all "What is this?"

"The victims were all killed in a specific pattern in specific areas." The lieutenant explained, getting to his feet and walking around the major, like a prowling cat "All of the locations were the same distance, roughly, from NERV HQ, and if you look close, you see they make a pattern." He turned and pointed at the lit structure of NERV HQ in the distance "Following that pattern and those parameters, it's save to assume that the next area they plan to attack…" he spread his arms wide "is right here."

"Eh?" Misato blinked, looking at the teen in confusion, though before she could ask what he meant, the sound of a motorbike engine cut through the night, the duo looking up to see a familiar motorbike coming towards them "Shinji!"

"What's going on here, Misato-san?" the commander's son asked, pulling off his helmet as he looked between the two in confusion, and if he were honest with himself, concern "Did something happen?"

"Not yet." Lelouch countered, though his tone was more ominous than reassuring "You see, there's a distinct pattern to the attacks. They're all equidistant from NERV HQ, all the victims are women…and all of them, at some point, had some form of military experience." He nodded at their looks of confusion "Maya-san's sempai was attacked, but rather than killing Maya off too, the Shito pretty much ignored her."

"Now that you mention it…" Misato muttered, her brow furrowing as she held her chin in contemplation "Some of the murders took place in public, but the Shito involved didn't go on rampages like they normally do."

"It's a game…" Lelouch insisted, the purple eyed teen smiling smugly as he continued to pace around the duo, his hands clasped behind his back "Or rather, a ritual, at least that's what I've learned from them."

"Learned?" Misato repeated, her eyes widening in sudden comprehension "You mean the European Branch has managed to translate their language?" she blinked "Wait…then what was with the 'Kill Everyone' theory?"

"A little ruse I played." Lelouch scoffed, his smirk widening at their looks of shock "The victim's birth dates were meaningless, all this 'game' requires is that five women with fighting ability be killed in five different locations, all equidistant from NERV HQ."

"A pentagram?" Misato muttered, her eyes flicking over the map the teen had given her in growing comprehension "I get it…you lied about the Birth dates in order to have the commander quarantine the women inside NERV HQ."

"But…Misato-san…" Shinji spoke up, the commander's son's face suddenly turning a deathly pale in the waning evening light as he gaped at the purple haired Major in growing alarm "If that's the case…"

"Then you're the only female NERV officer NOT inside HQ." Lelouch finished, his eyes grim as the duo tensed, Shinji stepping in front of Misato, only to smirk and turn to look over his shoulder "Isn't that right? You two?"

"He knew we were here…Otsu…" a voice hissed, Misato and Shinji tensing at the unfamiliar language of the Shito, as two identical monstrosities climbed out of the woodwork. They were similar in shape to no.3, only red and orange, rather than green and black. Their masks had three eye holes each, in mirror-image of one another.

"It matters not…Kou…" the orange one rattled, it's eyes locking onto Misato, who gripped her firearm in preparation as it continued to advance on them "Once we kill the female Lillim, the Ritual will be over."

"Two on one is it?" Lelouch called out, the purple eyed lieutennant smirking sardonically as the twin angels shambled towards them at a slow, almost mocking pace as he snorted "Hardly seems sporting."

"Misato-san!" Shinji called out, stepping in front of the major, his features set in a determined scowl as he prepared to summon his belt, only to blink as Lelouch placed a hand on his shoulder and shoved him out of the way.

"Sorry." The elder teen offered, his features neutral as he looked Misato in the eye, the major blinking up at him in confusion, only to choke as Lelouch reared back and punched the stunned Major in the nose.

"Misato-san!" Shinji cried, gaping at the woman as she doubled over, clutching her nose, before rounding on Lelouch, his face a mask of anger that made his resemblance to his father all the stronger "What the hell did you do that for?"

"Partially out of payback for the other day." Lelouch admitted, shrugging off the teen's irate glare with a dismissive snort as he turned to smirk confidently at their opponents "But mainly to save her life."

"Wha-?" Misato stammered, looking up in confusion as blood slipped between her fingers to land on the gravel path. Almost instantly, the twin angels froze, their bodies trembling as if in fear as they stared at the injured woman, the duo keening between themselves, clearly agitated.

"Up till now, the Shito have killed all their targets without shedding a single drop of blood." Lelouch pointed out, smirking as he stepped in front of Shinji and Misato "I thought it was strange that the Shito that attacked ME was determined to do so without damaging me too much." He nodded at the twins, who backed off slowly "It hit me then, that pone of the 'rules' for this little ritual is that they can't spill a drop of Human blood at the specified locations." He smirked at Misato coyly "Too bad for them, I'm the type that holds a grudge."

"You and me both…" Misato grumbled, the purple haired major glaring spitfire at the purple-eyed teen as she pinched her nose to stem the flow of blood "You could have told me! And did you have to punch me in the face?

"Would you have preferred I stabbed or shot you?" Lelouch quipped, smirking coyly at the major's silence as he reached into his pocket, pulling out the white buckle he'd been given at the shop "Now then…" he muttered, bringing it to his waist, a belt forming at both end as the metal book formed at his hip, pulling on the levers to make the Buckle turn upwards "What say we put an end to this little game?"

Reaching down to his hip, the purple eyed teen opened the case and extracted a single card, snapping the case shut as he held the card out before him. "Henshin!" he called out, slipping the card into the buckle as he spoke.

"Kamen Ride:…" the buckle announced, a mechanical chime sounding off as Lelouch pushed the levers back in, the Buckle returning to it's normal position with a clack "DECADE!"

Nine symbols formed in mid-air, eerily similar to the ones that adorned the teen's buckle, each one overlaying the shadowy image of a different of an armored figure, before converging on Lelouch, his form disappearing under a familiar suit of armor, the grey body shifting to a dull, reddish pink on black with white on the inside legs, six black lines, like barcodes, attaching to his face as his eyes flashed green.

With a yell, the green-eyed warrior leapt forward, tackling the closer of the two Shito as Misato and Shinji looked on in shock. "Decade?" Shinji repeated, his eyes widening in disbelief as he gaped at the battling figure in alarm, only to narrow in sudden understanding "So he's Decade…"

With Decade and the Shito...

"Come on!" Decade called out in the Shito's language, the green-eyed rider ducking under the clumsy, but coordinated attacks of the twins, kicking the closer one in the back, sending it sprawling into it's brethren "At least TRY to make this a challenge, will you?"

"Damn you, you interfering Lillim!" the orange twin snarled, shoving his partner aside as it lashed out at the Green-Eyed rider with it's claws, raking the earth before it "Do you have any idea what you've done?"

"Punched a woman in the face, messed up a plan that cost four other women their lives, got payback for being forced to horf all over my new sneakers…" Decade counted, ducking under the monster's wild swings before slashing at its flanks, driving it back before tapping his blade against his neck, almost lazily "Sounds about right to me…"

"Quit fucking around!" the other twin snarled, lunging in from the side as his twin recovered, decade sidestepping, before stepping in, his sword stabbing into the Shito's exposed core, the rider kicking the frozen monster to free his blade, just as the core detonated, taking the Shito with it.

"Kou!" the remaining Shito shrilled, gazing at the smoking remains of its bond-brethren with a look of horrified loss, before turning to face Decade with a snarl "Kisama! You killed my brother!"

"Don't worry…" Decade muttered, the green eyed Rider tapping his blade against his palm threateningly as he advanced on the Shito, the eyes of his helmet glowing ominously "You'll be joining him soon enough-!"

"Shinji!"

Decade turned at the sound of Misato's voice, just in time to avoid a punch to the head from Kuuga, though the force sent him staggering against the cliff-face. "What the hell was that for?" he demanded of the black and red rider, only to curse as Kuuga continued his assault.

"You came just like he said you would…Devil!" Kuuga declared, the red rider glaring at his green-eyed foe as he clenched his fist "Decade…I will defeat you!"

Whoo boy...seems like no matter who dons Decade's armor, they're set for a long run.

Lelouch: Sucker punching little shit...

C.C: Still better than the emo version, right?

Lelouch: He never would've landed that punch otherwise.

Kyugan: Moving on...

Next time on Code Decade:

A Haunting vision of the future...

Hikari: What was that…? A dream…? Or something else…?

A Clash between Riders...

Decade: Who the hell are you calling a 'Devil'?

Kuuga: I was warned about you! You're trying to destroy all the Riders!

A new Enemy...

Lelouch: Let me get this straight...some random freak in a mask told me I was a bad guy?"

?: Decade…Your presence in this world will only bring destruction…

A Meeting of the minds...

Misato: It all adds up sir...Whatever this ritual the Shito were up to was, it has something to do with N.E.R.V HQ.

Gendo: Major Katsuragi, come with us…

A secret revealed....

Gendo: we have listed it as Unidentified Life Form no.1…Codename: Adam.

And a new horror unleashed...

?: Lillim…You will all die…

Destroy Everything! Connect Everything!