Code Geass: Where One's Loyalty Lies
Disclaimer: Code Geass and characters don't belong to me.
A/N: Gomen nasai, Minna! TT I got kinda lazy and not to mention all the homework I had to do. Oh and I was busy reading 'Brisingr' by Christopher Paolini since the last time I updated... XD Okay enough about me, let's get on with the story.
Revised and edited on May 31, 2009.
Chapter 4: An Unexpected guest...
After leaving Nunnally, Suzaku couldn't help but think back to the day that Zero had killed Lelouch... Killed by him, Kururugi Suzaku...
'No! I'm no longer Suzaku now, but Zero!' Suza- Zero told himself. 'I killed Lelouch for the sake of the future... And besides everything had gone according to plan, so he should finally be at peace with himself on the other side.'
'Hm, tomorrow is the day of his death, maybe I should go visit Lelouch's grave... Its been awhile...' wondered Zero. 'I wonder if anyone else had visit Lelouch since the last time I visit...'
With that in mind, Suzaku headed for the nearest florist store. After purchasing a few roses, Zero headed toward the bar that was across the street. Entering the bar, Zero saw many drunken men and he would have continue to scan the room if a boisterous voice hadn't called to him...
"Hey, Zero! Wat'cha doing here?"
Turning towards the direction of the voice to face whoever it was that had called to him, Zero saw it was a former member of the Black Knights, Shinichiro Tamaki. Along with many of the other former members of the Black Knights, hanging around.
"You haven't visit us in a long time." Tamaki yelled out while draping an arm around Zero's shoulders. "What kind of bud are ya? I mean, I have seen you on the news and all but come on... The last time we saw each other was the day the tyrant of a emperor was killed."
"Lay off him, Tamaki-san. Zero-sama was probably busy helping Nunnally-jotei with government business." One of the still sober Black Knights coming to Zero's defense.
"Well that's not a good excuse." retorted Tamaki. "He could've still visit us once in a while! Maybe even have had a few drinks with us!"
"Not everyone has the time to joke around like you, Tamaki-san!"
"Teme! You want to start something?!"
Zero stop listening there as he turn his attention to another bartender since Tamaki was far into the little argument to even notice him anymore.
"Just ignore those two. They fight like this all the time." Stated the bartender, while wiping some glass cups. "So what can I get ya?"
"Souka? Could you get a whole sake bottle and maybe two sake cups?"
"A whole bottle!?" Exclaimed the bartender before seeing the roses in hand. Eyeing the flowers, he gaved Zero a understanding look, "Gonna go pay respect to the dead, ne?"
"Yea. He died not too long ago... "
Handing the sake to him, Zero made to pay for it but the bartender stopped him, saying that 'it was on the house'. Thanking him, Zero left the bar with the rose and sake in hand.
In Front of the 99th Britannia Emperor Lelouch's Grave
Arriving at Lelouch's grave, Zero saw that there was some withering flowers. By the looks of it, no one has visited the grave in a while. Not only that, but it looks like it was defiled just recently.
Placing the roses on the grave, Zero spoke up as if speaking to someone, "Ne, Lelouch, I'm sorry about not visiting you for almost two years now but I was busy with helping Nunnally run Britannia and going to political meetings and all..."
"So, how are you? Everything has been well on our end. I mean, there is no more wars, no more hunger and poverty, just like you planned..."
Smiling, even though no one can see it, Zero pulled out the sake bottle and the two cups he brought with him. "How about a drink? We never really did get a chance to sit down and have a drink with each other."
Pouring some sake into the two cups, placing one in front of Lelouch's grave and the other in hand. "Here, let me take off this mask first so that I may drink with you as Kururugi Suzaku..."
Mask now lying besides him, Suzaku raised the cup above his head and yelled out, "Kanpai!"
It was like this until the sun was low in the sky, casting a dim shadow around the graveyard he was in.
Putting the mask back on and getting up, "Well, its time for me to go... I'll come back and visit you soon, Lelouch."
With that, Zero left. Leaving behind an empty sake bottle and a few roses.
Back at the Britannia Palace
The alarms were ringing, signaling the soldiers that there were intruders in the palace. But a lone figure garbed in a red an white hakama, made no heed of this as he continued walking down the path leading towards Empress Nunnally's quarters. Even paid no mind to the soldiers running towards him.
"You there, Halt! I said, HALT!" Yelled out one of the soldiers. "Who are you!? And what are you doing here, no one is allowed here. You should know that, unless you are one of the intruders!"
Turning around to look at the soldiers, the soldiers saw the eerie looking man smirking at them, "Yes, that's right. I am one of those intruders you speak of. In fact, I'm Kami, the leader of the intruders. What you gonna do about it?"
"We have received orders to detain all intruders and take them into custody, where they shall await for Zero-sama's and Nunnally-jotei's judgments."
"Heh, is that so?" Kami looked at the soldiers in the eye while his eyes slowly turn into two red sigils, "Then I have no choice..."
"I, Kami-sama command you to Obey me!"
The soldiers then clicked their boots together and saluted to Kami, while shouting out, "We will obey you, Kami-sama!"
Smirking some more, Kami turned around and started walking towards Empress Nunnally's quarters once again and this time no one will get in his way, the soldiers who he had just geassed will make sure of that.
"Now, out of all those pieces, we are just missing the King."
With Zero
Walking up to the gate, Zero noticed the gates was thrown open and that the guards that was supposed to be on duty, was on the floor bleeding and dead... Fearing for the worst, Zero ran pass the gates and into the palace. On the way, Zero saw more guards spawn on the ground, lying in a pool of their own blood, dead. Seeing all of this, Zero started to feel fear grip at his heart, but it soon disappeared when he saw a group of soldiers standing outside of Nunnally's room.
Believing that the threat was taken care of, Zero approached the soldiers not noticing the red rimmed eyes of theirs. " Is Nunnally-jotei alright? She wasn't harmed by whoever cause the slaughter of our guards?"
"Yes, she is safe..." Spoke one of the soldiers. "But you on the other hand, aren't!"
With that said, the soldiers all charged their guns and pointed them at him.
"What are you doing!?"
"We have orders to kill you, Zero. Orders given by Kami-sama, himself."
The soldiers started shooting at Zero, who was dodging all the bullets with ease. The soldiers kept firing until they all ran out of bullets, after which they had to reload. Using this chance, Zero ran up to them and gave them all a shift chop in the neck, efficiently knocking them unconcious. Now that the soldiers were all knocked out, Zero intended to find out what is going on and with that, he rushed towards Nunnally's door. Slamming the door open, Zero looked inside and saw a man in red and white hakama, standing over an unconsious Nunnally...
"Who are you!" shouted Zero as he made to grab for his gun, hidden inside his suit. "Step away from Nunnally-jotei, now!"
"Ah, so now that the king is here, we can finally begin our game." spoke the man as he gaved Zero a side glance.
"Answer me! What have you done to her?!"
Looking down to the unconsious Nunnally, "I did nothing. We mearly had a brief conversation before she so rudely fell unconsious on me. That is not befitting a empress, isn't it?"
"Who are you and what do you want!" Zero all but demanded.
"Who I am is of no importance. All you need to know is that I am your enemy and you, mines. "
"Enemy? What is it that I have done to warrent you into becoming my enemy?"
The man did not answer but turned around and face Zero. When the man turned around, Zero gasped in horror. In front of him was a man who looked eerily similar to Lelouch but with blond hair. Not only that, he sported a pair of glowing red eyes with sigils as its pupils. But that was impossible! Lelouch died by his hands.
"Y-you are a geass user!" exclaimed Zero.
"Why, how observant of you..." the man spoke sarcastically. "It is interesting how you know about geass, but then again, that green haired witch was on your side during your 'Black Rebellion', Zero. She would have told you about geass. After all, the man you were trying to overthrow had one himself."
"But that's impossible! All geass users are supposed-"
"Supposed to be dead?" Interupted Kami, his geass glowing brighter in anger. "Of course you'd think that. You ordered the massacre on the Geass Directoratem, killing all the geass users being trained there."
"There! Up ahead is Nunnally-jotei's chambers." The sound of many footsteps running towards the chambers were heard.
"Looks like reinforcements are here. I guess this means I should be going."
"Who said I would let you get out of here alive?" Zero points a gun at Kami.
This was the scene that the soldiers arrive to see. Nunnally-jotei on the ground, unconsious and Zero-sama having a gun pointed at someone who seems to be the culprit of this whole fiasco.
"Zero-sama!"
"Don't look into his eyes." Zero orders. "Apprehend him and put him into a cell, blindfolded."
"Hai Zero-sama!"
"Are you sure you should be wasting your time trying to capture me when you should be consentrating on protecting the city and its citizens?"
"What-" An explosion interupted Zero. Taking his eyes off of Kami, he looked out the window towards the city and saw black smoke raising up into the skies. Turning his attention back to Kami, only to find that he had escaped when he had taken his attention off of him.
"Argh, he got away..."
"Sir, do we give chase?" Zero turned to look at the soldiers, who had immediatly stood at attention as soon as their superior turned to them.
"No, you all are to remain here and protect Nunnally-jotei with your life." With that said, Zero left the chambers, intent on fixing this matter as fast as possible.
What nobody notice was a pair of golden eyes watching this whole scene for afar, unblinkingly...
"Heh, looks like we are needed soon..."
A/N: Well? What you think? This is by far my longest chapter yet. And I know that the first three chapters didn't really have anything to do with the plot but really it was just to build up on suspense and character... XD
Okay, I've got so question that I would like for you to answer.
1) So what do you all think of this story now? Rate it from 0-10 please.
2) What do you think will happen next chapter?
3) Who was that mysterious person watching this whole event take place?
4) What kind of geass do you think Kami has?
R&R peoples... No seriously review. XD Reviews keep me motivated.
Rockman, signing off!