Muv Luv Alternative Chronicles The Final Conflict

PHASE 07 GalaRay Project Part II = The Incoming of Shadow

From the previous of GalaRay Project Part I = The Gathering:

"In short, even with the defeated of Shadow Galactica and the ultimate evolution of Silver Moon Crystal from its original form, it is still a long way to go for Usagi Tsukino to take up her position as the Neo-Queen Serenity as given the title "Sovereign of Earth"; the queen regnant of a new Silver Millennium called Crystal Tokyo which is going to exist in the 30th Century in her dimension", Colin spoke to the Eternal Guardian of Time and Space standing in front of him in her uniform of United Nation Force. "I believe that in my point of view, her present with her guardians in this world can be considered the final trial to see if she is ready to take up such responsibilities or otherwise; defeating the ultimate evil entities like Chaos as a hero is one thing but to ensure as well as managed the wellbeing of people under your ruling is another. It is because the ultimate threat of our existence is never from the outside forces but our own kinds…I am going to make the necessary arrangement as long as your princess never stands as an opponent to the path I am walked upon. Is such agreement okay for you?'

"I am glad that we have a mutual understanding between us, Commodore Bertam…the Dark Aggressor", Setsuna replied to Colin in her serious tone. "I am going to inform the prince and the princess for our further actions in this world!"

"May I ask is it better for you to visit the Silver Savior and request his assistance instead of me, since the fact clearly showed that we have the same authority…as least under current situation and your princess is going to have a better and easier partnership with the knight in shining armor instead of the monster in front of you?"

"If the prince and the princess had to take up their responsibilities as the further leaders of the new Silver Millennium, they are going to learnt how to handle the dark side of humanity and no one is going to have the darker side than you when you have no intention to against them as long as they never stands as the opponents to the path you walked upon", the Eternal Guardian of Time and Space replied. "Besides, no one can guarantee if the BETA invasion is going to occur at our dimension or not and when the time comes, the prince and princess are going to need far more assistance than their world can provide in order to prevent the worst possible situation like the one in this dimension at this moment!"

"In conclusion, if we can find out the actual way to end the threats of BETA once and for all in this dimension; it is most likely a better precaution can be done for the new Silver Millennium from the threat of BETA and the Creator", Colin stood up from his seat and walked to the large scale and unusual western chessboard next to his desk. "Although I never agree the native and innocent believe of true love and justice from your princess, I have no intention to see another world being ruined by the BETA. Sailor Pluto…the Princess of Planet Pluto and the Guardian of Silver Millennium, you have my promise that if BETA did arrive to the dimension of where the new Silver Millennium is going to exist and threaten the existence of Crystal Tokyo, I will be there and to ensure a better precaution is available to the new Silver Millennium!"

Instead of reply in her words, Setsuna slightly bow to Colin with her right hand in front of her body to show her respect to the dark messiah that had sacrificed his own happiness in order to create a better future for those he hold dear and aimed to protect instead of regular salute of United Nation Force. After that, a gateway appeared from the thin air behind her and she stepped in; then disappeared from Colin's office. Shortly after her departure, a new figure appeared inside the office behind Colin through her dimensional gateway and she kneed down to the ground, waiting for further instruction for her beloved master.

"Are you summoning my serve, my master?"

"You can forget such formal greeting, Reinforce", Colin spoke to one of his most trustworthy companions on his endless quest. "Like I have said before, I seem everyone fighting beside me as my equal companions instead of followers."

"As knights, we followed the leadership of yours, my master", Reinforce replied when she raised her head to the direction of Colin. "It is so simple and natural; you are our king and as your knights, we followed the path you walked upon till the end of time!"

In order to change the subject, Colin turned around, walked to the position of Reinforce and hold out his right hand to ask his companion to stand up and face to him directly.

"Please inform General Smilas that I want their present in the Avalon Base as soon as possible", Colin spoke to Reinforce with the infamous mysterious smile on his face. "The present of them are going to make the situation more….interesting and entertaining!"

"Do you believe that it is actually a good idea", his companion replied in her worry tone. "Although the fact clearly showed that they are an extremely strong additional force to the GalaRay Project, they presented at this moment is going to make the situation nothing but more chaos than it already have!"

"I believe that it is never something that we are going to consider", Colin replied. "It is someone else problem and I am going to enjoy and see the further development after their arrival to here!"

( BGM: Babylon 5 Season 3 Theme: Shadow War )

It was the nightmare and absolute terror to mankind – twenty five years since the beginning of Human and BETA War after Objective 1, the Kashgar Hive, lands on Earth at 19th April A.D. 1973.

( By the voice of Kouzuki Yuuko )

The GalaRay Project is a dream given form. Its goal: to ensure the survival of human race from the extinction of BETA through creating a united defense force for the mankind ultimate protection under a single flag with revolution advanced technologies, new tactic and strategies against the alien invader.

( By the voice of Jinguuji Marimo )

It's a port of call. ( By the voice of Usagi Tsukino )

Home away from home. ( By the voice of Mamoru Chiba )

For diplomats, ( By the voice of Isumi Michiru )

Hustlers. ( By the voice of Hayase Mitsuki )

Entrepreneurs, ( By the voice of Suzumiya Haruka )

And wanderers. ( By the voice of Munakata Misae )

Eishis, other military personnel from difference field of specialties and civilians related to the said project from around the world wrapped in the Special Administrative Zone under the political and military authority from the United Nation Force within the soil of Japan Empire… all alone in the night.

( By the voice of Kagami Sumika )

It can be a dangerous place, but it's our last best hope for the survival of mankind as the time is running out before the total extinction of our beloved ones.

( By the voice of Hayase Mitsuki )

It is the tale of the fortressed city of United Nation Force that being created in order to execute the GalaRay Project from the first place as its reason of existence through the river of time.

( By the voice of Yashiro Kasumi )

The Year is A.D.1998. ( By the voice of Saika S Farnese )

The name of the place is Avalon Base. ( By the voice of Colin Z Bertram )

Starring….

( Scene 1 the camera view is going to start from an overview to the Avalon Base which is an large scale fortress city built with extremely advance technologies from the sky in shining day until the view is further focused to the command center where countless of operators are working in their stations when the staffs are standing around a round table like view screen that showing the tactical and strategically situation of Human and BETA War around the world; to wait for the decision of their command officer so that they can implement the following actions when the camera view is finally focused on their commander )

Code Name: A-00 Alpha Shirogane Takeru Commodore in rank and Mission Commander of United Nation Force Project Alternative IV Executive Special Task Force VF-A01 and Operation Director of GalaRay Project.

( Scene 2 changed to an office inside the Avalon Base but instead of the beautiful shining day, it is the night of thunder lightning with heavy rain fell outside the window when a figure standing next to a large but unusual giant western chessboard consist of white, black, red and other chess pieces in difference color when each kind of chesses had their own ground. He picked up the king chess piece and move it towards the territories of red chess pieces ahead from the rest of the black chesses when the camera revealed his identity )

Code Name: A-00 Beta Colin Z Bertram Commodore in rank and Mission Commander of United Nation Force Project Alternative IV Executive Special Task Force VF-A01 and Operation Director of GalaRay Project.

( Scene 3 showed an officer with long brown hair in the uniform of United Nation Force is teaching a number of eishi candidates inside a large classroom as their instructor when the view scene behind her is showing all kind of materials related to Human and BETA War to all her students; the last scene would be close to the said instructor's face )

Code Name: A-00 Gamma Jinguuji Marimo Major in rank Chief Instructor and Deputy Mission Commander of United Nation Force Project Alternative IV Executive Special Task Force VF-A01.

( Scene 4 Again back to the night time of Avalon Base, a female officer with long purple hair in her United Nation Force uniform is sitting on her chair next to her desk when she wears an extra laboratory overcoat in white over her uniform. At the view screen of her laptop showed the information of experimental TSFs and their related advance weapons. As the camera view close to her face )

Dr. Kouzuki Yuuko Commodore in rank, founder of United Nation Force Project Alternative IV and its Executive Special Task Force VF-A01 as well as Deputy Commander of Avalon Base.

( Scene 5 changed to the command center again when a young girl with long red hair with a large yellow ribbon is working in her station. However, instead of wearing the regular United Nation Force uniform in dark grey like other operators, she is wearing a cadet uniform in white with the emblem of Project Alternative IV in the shoulders, as the camera view closed in to her )

Code Name: A-00 Delta I Kagami Sumika Acting Second Lieutenant in rank and coordinator of United Nation Force Project Alternative IV.

( Scene 6 is a little girl with silver hair and rabbit-like ribbons is working on the maintenance of a Tactical Surface Fighter in white silver armor standing in front of her. She is in a pocket size of regular United Nation Force uniform but instead of a skirt, she is wearing a dress and has the emblem of Alternative Four on her uniform shoulders when supervising the Haros and Karels during their work in zero gravity environments. As she is floating in the air like a fairy of snow, the camera view show her face )

Code Name: A-00 Delta II Yashiro Kasumi Acting Second Lieutenant in rank and coordinator of United Nation Force Project Alternative IV.

( Scene 7 inside the mission briefing room, a female squadron commander with short and brown hair in the uniform of United Nation Force is briefing the mission information and objectives to her subordinates and companions when the camera view close to her )

Code Name: Valkyrie 1 Isumi Michiru First Lieutenant in rank and squadron commander of Nation Force Project Alternative IV Executive Special Task Force VF-A01 Special Task Force 01 Squadron "Valkyries"

( Scene 8 show a Command Post operator with beautiful long orange hair is working in her station in order to support her companions that currently fighting against the invasion of BETA at the forefront by updating the tactical situation in the war zone to them when the camera view close to her )

Code Name: Valkyrie Temple Suzumiya Haruka First Lieutenant in rank and Command Post operator of Nation Force Project Alternative IV Executive Special Task Force VF-A01 Special Task Force 01 Squadron "Valkyries"

( Scene 9 show an eishi had entered her TSF, the blessing TSF-TYPE-04 Shiranui Second in blue armor with the emblem of Goddess of War that holds the sword of protection in her both hand, and prepared to launch from the Avalon Base to engage the incoming invasion of BETA when all system are operational when the camera view close to her )

Code Name: Valkyrie 2 Hayase Mitsuki First Lieutenant in rank and flight commander of Nation Force Project Alternative IV Executive Special Task Force VF-A01 Special Task Force 01 Squadron "Valkyries"

( Scene 10 show someone misfortune enough is being hit in his face directly and broke the round table behind him before fell to the ground by a woman with short and brown hair in her uniform of United Nation Force during a bar fight; most likely for someone foolish enough to insult her partner or the younger companions in her squadron, end of story when the camera view close to her face )

Code Name: Valkyrie 3 Munakata Misae First Lieutenant in rank and flight commander of Nation Force Project Alternative IV Executive Special Task Force VF-A01 Special Task Force 01 Squadron "Valkyries"

( Scene 11 show that a female eishi with long and beautiful green hair and in the uniform of United Nation Force is looking at the actually same unusual large scale western chessboard located inside Colin office when she picked up of one the white chess pieces that represent herself when the camera view close to her face )

Code Name: Valkyrie 4 Kazama Touko Second Lieutenant in rank and members of Nation Force Project Alternative IV Executive Special Task Force VF-A01 Special Task Force 01 Squadron "Valkyries"

( Scene 12 show an eishi with short and blue hair in the uniform of United Nation Force is walking inside the Avalon Base when saying hello to her friends and companions when the camera view close to her face )

Code Name: Valkyrie 6 Kashiwagi Haruko Second Lieutenant in rank and members of Nation Force Project Alternative IV Executive Special Task Force VF-A01 Special Task Force 01 Squadron "Valkyries"

( Scene 13 show that a group of eishis are walking side-by-side in their uniform of United Nation Force under the lead of their leader with short and orange hair."

Code Name: Valkyrie 5 Suzumiya Akane Second Lieutenant in rank and members of Nation Force Project Alternative IV Executive Special Task Force VF-A01 Special Task Force 01 Squadron "Valkyries"

Code Name: Valkyrie 7 Tsukiji Tae Second Lieutenant in rank and members of Nation Force Project Alternative IV Executive Special Task Force VF-A01 Special Task Force 01 Squadron "Valkyries"

Code Name: Valkyrie 8 Takahara Second Lieutenant in rank and members of Nation Force Project Alternative IV Executive Special Task Force VF-A01 Special Task Force 01 Squadron "Valkyries"

Code Name: Valkyrie 9 Asakura Second Lieutenant in rank and members of Nation Force Project Alternative IV Executive Special Task Force VF-A01 Special Task Force 01 Squadron "Valkyries"

( Scene 14 showed that Shirogane Takeru, Colin Z Bertram, Kouzuki Yuuko, Jinguuji Marimo, Kagami Sumika and Yashiro Kasumi are standing together above the ground that showed the emblem of Project GalaRay when the legendary Valkyries consist of Isumi Michiru, ( Hayase Mitsuki & Suzumiya Haruka ), ( Munakata Misae & Kazama Touko ), Kashiwagi Haruko, ( Suzumiya Akane & Tsukiji Tae ), Takahara and Asakura have joined the picture surrounding the core members of GalaRay Project but there are more than enough space for the other incoming characters to be presented as the story continue. )

Mamoru Chiba, Lieutenant Commander in rank and commander of United Nation Force Avalon Base Special Defense TSF Squadron "Silver Millennium"

Usagi Tsukino, Lieutenant in rank and member of United Nation Force Avalon Base Special Defense TSF Squadron "Silver Millennium"

Saika S Farnese, Lieutenant in rank and member of European Union Force 2512 Tactical Armor Squadron "Excalibur" ( Sword of Promised Victory )

PHASE 07 GalaRay Project Part II = The Incoming of Shadow

( Opening Theme: C:line Emphatic – Revellion ( Full Version ) Lyrics )

Inside the main hall of the surface command tower of Avalon Base, the fortress city that the place of GalaRay is being executed, countless of eishis and other military and civilian personnel related to the said project around the world is currently gathering there and standing in line. In front of them is Brigadier General Paul Radhabinod, the appointed commander by the United Nation Council under the agreement with the Empire of Japan. It is because he is responsible for all the operation for United Nation Force currently stationed at the Japan Empire soil plus being entrusted as the political leader of the Special Administrative Zone placed under the authority of United Nation Council within the Japan soil; since the Avalon Base is served as the General Headquarter of its incoming operations at Eastern Front.

"Greeting and welcome to the Avalon Base, my friends and companions from around the world who had the same determination to fight for the Never Ending Tomorrow of Mankind. I am Brigadier General Paul Radhabinod, commander of the United Nation Force Avalon Base", Brigadier General Radhabinod spoke to all the people in front of him at the stage that capable to oversee the entire great hall from his position. "It had been over twenty years since the alien invaders arrived to Earth and so far, mankind had been forced to remain in defense position when our homeland continued to fallen to the hand of our mutual enemy! However, enough is enough and it is the time for us to stand unite and fight together for the common goal; to fight for the wellbeing of those we hold dear and promise to protect! Avalon Base is created for the final execution of GalaRay Project in order to open a new possibility for us to end this war once and for all by the employment of revolution advanced technologies, new tactic and strategies against the alien invader and people around the word is going to look forward for our success as long as we can fight side-by-side and accomplished the ultimate objective of ours; to reclaim what is rightfully ours from the hand of BETA since the beginning!"

After his statement, Brigadier General Radhabinod stepped down for the stage when a young woman with long purple hair and wearing a white laboratory over her uniform of United Nation Force stepped up to the stage. Her speech started after she oversaw the people in the great hall from her position.

"Greeting ladies and gentlemen, I am Dr. Kouzuki Yuuko", she spoke to the people in front of her in an extremely cold voice. "I am Commodore in rank but served as Deputy Commander of Avalon Base. I am also the founder of United Nation Force Project Alternative IV and one of the three Operation Directors of the GalaRay Project implemented at Avalon Base as we speak. In order to make everything short and simple, GalaRay Project is our last best hope for the mankind ultimate salvation from the incoming fate of extinction and I have no intention to let the project fall apart! I am looking forward to see the best performance from all of you in order to accomplish the ultimate objectives of GalaRay Project: to ensure the Never Ending Tomorrow of Mankind!"

Followed by her statement, Dr. Kouzuki Yuuko left the stage and a young man stepped forward to the stage and looked around the people in the great hall before he began his speech.

"Greeting to everyone that being entrusted the future of mankind and the planet of Earth for present in here at this moment, I am Commodore Shirogane Takeru and Mission Commander of United Nation Force Project Alternative IV Executive Special Task Force VF-A01 and one of the Operation Directors of GalaRay Project!"

"So young…. is he the legend that the rumor is talking about…"

"Impossible! He is the eishi known as Odin, the legendary Silver Savior?!"

"He is just the same age as us? How can he become a legend in such a young age?!"

"It must be a joke, isn't it; there is no way for him to accomplish what the rumor had taking about?!"

Takeru held out his right hand to the people in front of him in order to make them calm down; unlike Brigadier General Paul Radhabinod or Dr. Kouzuki Yuuko, the truth identity of Odin the Silver Savior is classified and never revealed to public until this moment and he is not surprised that a lot of people are actually being caught in total surprise.

( BGM: Crash From Muv-Luv Alternative OST Vol.1 )

"I know that many of you are not going to accept who I am because of my age. However, my actions since the time I enrolled the Human and BETA War had spoken for myself and proved that it is never a dream to defeat BETA as long as we have the will to fight and protect those we hold dear together", Takeru put down his hand and continued his speech when the great hall became silence again. "I believe that some people are going to say that I am able to stand in here and speak to all of you because I am being addressed as a hero. However, I am standing in here at this moment to tell all of you the truth that all of you need to know! Anyone who is able to put his or her life in the line to ensure the survival of mankind from the extinction of BETA is the truth hero during the war and it is the fact that never changed no matter where he or she come form; either his or her status in the society! In fact, we are all here for a same purpose to live on and fight for our love one and those we care about their wellbeing! I am going to ask all of you a question; are you willing to fight beside me and together, we fight for the survival of our race and the Never Ending Tomorrow of Mankind? To create the ultimate miracle by our own hand? To ensure our further generation can remember and never forget what had we done today so that our tales can be passed down to our next generation as long as human race never faced the ultimate fate of extinction at the hand of BETA?"

"…Achieve your mission with all your might…."

…from somewhere inside the main hall, the Oath of Valkyries, the legendary war maidens holding the sword in her each hand in order to serve as the ultimate protectors of mankind, can be heard by the people gathering there when someone started to speak to no one but an oath to harden his or her decision for being in here at this moment in order to preserve a better future for those their hold dear….

…Despair not until your last breath…"

….for those had been actually witnessed the selfness actions from Odin and his Valkyries during the past had recalled their memories during the twilight hours they needed and fate never abandon them by offered them to see the miracle in front of them so that they can become a miracle for the others when someone pray for the salvation…

"….Never gives up and does your best to rescue the lives of your companions…"

….as the Silver Savior and his War Maidens had invited those they rescued to walk upon the path of salvation in order to save more lives during the twilight hours of human race….

"….All for the never ending tomorrow of humanity…"

….there is no way for them to turn back and turned down their invitation in order to create a brighter future for their love one….

"I am willing to fight with you no matter how far and here you go, Silver Savior", one of the eishis in the uniform of United Nation Force shouted loudly to the point that everyone around him can hear his declaration. "BETA had taken everything from us, our friends, our family, our homeland, I am going to fight beside you as long as I can protect those I hold dear and become a protector for those who cannot protect themselves!

"We are in", another eishi in the uniform of Imperial Japan Mainland Defense Force showed his support to the Silver Savior. "By your action during the Battle of Kyoto, you have inspirited us to follow the path you walked upon to ensure the survival of mankind and it is never a fantasy to defeat the BETA. My companions and I are going to fight beside you so that we can create a better future for our next generation!"

"Count us in too", the eishis from the Consolidation of South-East Asian Nation showed their support. "Without the interfere of you and the United Nation Force, our homeland is going to siege and ruined by those alien invader long time ago! We are going to fight with you so that our homeland is no longer being threatened by BETA!"

"Me too…" one of the eishis from the European Union Force said. "I am going to fight with you so that one day we can reclaim our homeland from the BETA!"

"Let's go and fight them together for the sake of our motherland!" A number of Eishis from Union Soviet Socialist Republics Armed Force replied in union.

"Let's show those alien invaders what human race is making of!" an eishi from the Unified Front of China raised her fist into the air.

"Fight! Fight! Fight!"

"Long Live For Humanity!" A number of eishis from the United States of America Army replied in union.

"All to the Never Ending Tomorrow of Mankind!"

At the final moment, the people answered the questions from the Silver Savior either in their own way or in their own languages; resulted as the voice of thunder storm that could be heard around the Avalon Base; the signs and portents for the beginning of strike back for mankind to BETA since thirty years ago after the absolute terror of first contact at Mars between the two civilizations!

After the introductive section, all parties enrolled to GalaRay Project found that they are actually being bombarded by the knowledge of revolution advanced technologies, newly development of more effective tactic and strategies for engaging BETA and increase the survival rate of eishis. In fact, due to the large number of eishis, military and technical personnel being enrolled to the said project, the Avalon Base is like an academy city for education purpose beside a fortress city for its original military purpose. Furthermore, the state-of-the-art research and production facilities inside the base made the Avalon one of the most advance base of Tactical Surface Fighter development and its relate technologies when the fact clearly showed that the base is somehow capable to manufacture state-of-the-art Tactical Surface Fighters by using its own resources.

Although it is never a mistake and illogical choice for experience eishi to become an instructor to share his or her actual combat experience to the less experience eishis in order to ensure they can live long enough to fight for another day; not every instructor being assigned for such duty are gentle and using the traditional method of teaching like Major Jinguuji Marimo but instead, the infamous shocking education method similar to the Devil Instructor from the Imperial Royal Guard Academy before the Battle of Kyoto. However, the reaction for her students is never something she is able to expect….

"I am Operative Lieutenant Maya Yamada, deputy flight commander of United Nation Force Experimental Flight Infinite Stratos as well as the assistance instructor for the eishi training course of yours during the GalaRay Project, nice to meet all of you!" Maya is introducing herself to all the eishis inside the mission briefing room at the stage in her custom made white and green uniform from the United Nation Force Prohect GalaRay Experimental Flight Infinite Stratos when Ichike is actually sitting in front of her.

"This is much harder than I expected", Ichika through to himself when he can clearly feel the pressure from the eishis around sitting around him; although his position is considered well defense when his teammates of Infinite Stratos and commander of Federal Republic of Germany Army's Special TSF Operation Squadron "Schwarzer" Hase ( German for "Black Rabbit" ) are sitting around him in a well defense formation.

"Now, let move to the self-introduction", Maya continued to speak to other eishis inside the room. "Erm…we are going to according to numerical order of the attendance list…"

"Operative Second Lieutenant Orimura…Operative Second Lieutenant Ichika Orimura…."

"Yeah…Yes!"

"Erm, I am sorry for speak too loud", Maya spoke to Ichika when most of the eishis for him to encounter the first time are laughing without hostile intention when his teammates show a gentle smile from their face. "However, having started from the letter A, we have move on to the letter O; would you like to introduce yourself! Can you?!"

"Erm, you don't have to apologize so much", Ichika replied to Maya and turned around to face the rest of the eishis insdie the mission briefing room and saluted to all of them as he spoke. "I am Ichika Orimura, Operative Second Lieutenant of United Nation Force Experimental Squadron Infinite Stratos; Pleased to meet all of you."

It is a short and simple statement in his point of view but the fact clearly showed that the eishis in front of him expected more from his introduction instead of what he had prepared to say but it seemed that his teammates and friends are looking forward for what is going to happen next and had not intention to provide any means of tactical support to him.

"Oh, no; I can't stay quiet like this", Ichika through to himself. "Or else I'll be known as the gloom guy!"

Taking a deep breathes, Ichika spoke to the eishis in front of him again but what he is going to be disappointed to most of the eishis inside the room. "That's it!"

After his statement, many of the eishis that looking forward to his further introduction fell to the ground.

"Ehh what, was that bad?" Ichika spoke to no one special when a woman in formal black business suit approved to him from his back and hit his head hard from the top.

"It is hurt…Chifuyu-nee", Ichika tirned around and realized that the woman that hit his head is no one else but her elder sister Chifuyu Orimura in her formal black business suit instead of the regular uniform of United Nation Force…but his reward is being hit at the head again!

"It's Instructor Orimura during the training program", the elder Orimura replied before turned to the direction of her best friend as well as her assistance instructor and deputy commander.

"Instructor Orimura, how the meeting?"

"It is actually more useful than I ever expected, Yamada-kun; especially with the present of Warlock", Chifuyu replied. "I am sorry for make you to greet the class!"

"Why is Chifuyu-nee here?" Ichika thought to himself when his teammates and Laura carried the same question in their mind. At the same time, Chifuyu had stepped up to the stage and replaced the position of Maya after she stepped down and stands in front of the eishis in the room.

( BGM: Briefing From Muv-Luv Alternative OST Vol.1 )

"Folks, I am Operative First Lieutenant Chifuyu Orimura, flight commander of United Nation Force Experimental Flight Infinite Stratos as well as the actual combat instructor for the eishi training program of yours", the elder Orimura spoke to all the eishis inside the large mission briefing room in her serious tone as the legendary War-Hime of Eastern Region. "You may believe that you have become official eishi and able to survive from the Eight Minutes of Death so what is the point for being inside a classroom like some kind of inexperience cadets? I am telling all of you that my assignment in here is to ensure all of you are able to survive from the incoming inferno when the counter-offense operations to reclaim our soil from the hand of BETA once the GalaRay Project had accomplished its ultimate objective!"

Followed by her statement, it is the reaction of zealot and excitement from the eishis inside the room…

"Chifuyu-sama….it's the real Chifuyu…."

"It is her….the legendary War-Hime of Eastern Region…I am so touching..."

"I fight for the choice to enroll the Project GalaRay because I admired you Onee-sama…."

"I am willing to die without any regret if it is for the sake of Onee-sama…."

After received such replies from all the female eishis inside the room except the members of Experimental Flight Infinite Stratos, the elder Orimura put her right hand behind her head as the sign of defeated.

"It is really quite a sight to see so many idiots gathered at my class every time I am being assigned as an instructor", Chifuyu recalled her past when she is assigned as the instructor of Imperial Japan Mainland Defense Force, Imperial Royal Guard, European Union Force and United Nation Force. "Are they all coming because of myself being the instructor of the class?!"

"Onee-sama…please scolds and abuses me more…"

( As most of the eishis inside the room replied in union in their zealot mode, the viewers can see the scene is actually shocking violently when multiple voices showed nothing but extremely exciting are coming out from the said mission briefing room. )

"…But at the same time be nice too…."

"…And train us so that we don't act up…."

"So Chifuyu-nee so being assigned as the instructor for our training group", Ichika spoke to himself when it is actually a surprise to him that his elder sister is so famous among the world of eishi; since the elder Orimura never talk about her over sea operations in her past before he became an official eishi during the Battle of Kyoto when his teammates and Laura remained in silence.

"So you fail to even make a simple greeting?", Chifuyu spoke to her younger brother when put her hands in front of her together; a sign to further 'educate' Ichika due to him being an idiot in front of other eishis.

"Erm, Chifuyu-nee, I'm…." Ichika is actually sweat drop behind his head and had the intention for tactical retreat but…he still forgets to address her elder sister in front of other eishis properly. As a result….

"Call me Instructor Chifuyu!" Ichika found that his elder sister appeared in front of her like a flash and forcefully push his head straight to his desk and spoke to him in her voice like a cold dagger!

"Yes, Instructor Orimura", Ichika finally designed to wisely admit his defeat and do what his elder sister seemed-to-be-pleased. However, such situation also reveals his relationship with the legendary War-Hime of Eastern Region!

"Eh? Operative Second Lieutenant Orimura is Chifuyu-sama younger brother", one of the eishis spoke to her companion next to her ear. "Is he the Knight Byakushiki ( White Expressions ) during the Battle of Kyoto that the rumor is talking about? The one that fight beside the legendary War-Hime of Eastern Region during the twilight hour?"

"Be quiet", before the conversation between the two eishis can an openly discussion, Chifuyu decided to call it off in order to introduce the training course from GalaRay Project.

"I'll your people memorize the knowledge of how to be more effective to use your Tactical Surface Fighter in the next six months. After that its hand-on, you should let the advance maneuvers sink into your body within a month", Chifuyu spoke to the eishis presented in front of her from the stage. "Okay, if you agree, answer me. If you don't, still answer me!"

"Yes!" After her statement, the eishis in front of her replied in union when stand up from their seat and saluted to her. Chifuyu acknowledged their respect to her and told them to sit down and continued the self-introduction to each other.

"Operative Second Houki Shinonono from the United Nation Force Prohect GalaRay Experimental Flight Infinite Stratos", Houki stands up from her position and placed herself beside Ichika. Instead of the pure white custom uniform of the Knight Byakushiki ( White Expressions ), her custom uniform of Infinite Stratos is in white and red. "I am also Princess Knight Akatsubaki ( Red Camellia ) that you are talking about before the arrival of Operative Lieutenant Yamada; the companion of Knight Byakushiki during the Battle of Kyoto!"

Followed by the introduction of Houki, Ling Yin stand up and moved to the side of Ichika as well. In fact, she is no long in her uniform of Unified Front of China but instead; the custom make uniform of United Nation Force Prohect GalaRay Experimental Flight Infinite Stratos in white and pink color when she introduced herself to other eishis with an aggressive smile from her face!

"Operative Second Lieutenant Ling Yin Huang from the Infinite Stratos like Operative Second Shinonono and Operative Second Orimura, pleased to meet all of you!"

"Operative Second Lieutenant Cecilia Alcott, I am also from Infinite Stratos", for unknown reason, Cecilia also leaves her seat and stopped beside Ichika in her white and blue custom uniform of United Nation Force Project GalaRay Experimental Flight Infinite Stratos. "I am pleased to meet you!"

"Operative Second Lieutenant Charlotte Dunois, also from Infinite Stratos", followed by Cecilia, Charlotte also appeared besides Ichika in her white and orange custom uniform of United Nation Force Project GalaRay Experimental Flight Infinite Stratos. "I am looking forward to work with all of you."

"Operative Second Lieutenant Laura Bodewig, commander of Federal Republic of Germany Army's Special TSF Operation Squadron "Schwarzer" Hase ( German for "Black Rabbit" )", as Laura completed her statement, the other eishis found that the members of "Black Rabbit" are standing around the eishis of Infinite Stratos under the lead of their commander! In fact, such situation had sent quite a powerful message to the other eishis in the training group!

On the other hand, when Maya seemed-to-be most harmless members from the Infinite Stratos, the eishis from the training group under the instruction of Chifuyu later realized that she is also an extremely experience and skillful eishi for medium-to-long range battle and able to defeat an entire squadron of twelve units of 2.5th Generation TSF in her single F-15E Strike Eagle.

In conclusion, Ichika is the only male eishi at the training group under the instruction of his elder sister; the legendary War-Hime of Eastern Region; a quite strange and jealous situation for the other male eishis in the Avalon Base when they found that there is/are always a member of Infinite Stratos or Black Rabbit as his escorts twenty-four hours a day and seven days a week! Of course it is just a rumor instead of the fact but it is still considered harmless when compare to some of the most hostile rumors that aimed to someone else.

Inside the secret garden of Avalon Base is a large scale flower field that covered the entire area; being located at the core of the base from its surface and underground module, the secret garden is actually created by the state-of-the-art replicators and four dimensional image projectors and able to reflect the actual weather and timing at the fortress city, although the secret garden supposed never reflect the bad weather above the Avalon Base due to the programming. It is the ultimate lost heaven for the populations of Everdistant Utopia where people can temporality forget the existence of BETA and its war to extinct the human race. In fact, not everyone is being allowed for their arrival to most mysterious place in the fortress city; only those somehow being chosen is allow visiting the secret garden when the time comes. In conclusion, some people always found that they are able to arrive to the hidden place of fairy tales even they have no intention to do so; or otherwise, never able to reach the Everdistant Utopia no matter how hard they tried. Due to this, the fact clearly showed that the secret garden existence is more like an unexplainable fairy tale instead of part of the Avalon Base that existed in the reality!

However, for the situation of Saika, it seemed that she is considered one of those being chosen by fate and allow to visit the secret garden as its regular guest as long as she wanted to find a place for herself to calm down and put her mind together; since like her companions from the European Union's armed forces 2512 Tactical Armor Squadron "Excalibur" ( Sword of Promised Victory ) and other members of their Tactical Surface Fighter Units that enrolled the GalaRay Project on behalf of their nations or organizations, being enrolled to the GalaRay Project can be considered a blessing as well as curse to the same time depend on the personal view from others. For the part of blessing, anyone enrolled the GalaRay Project is being entrusted the best means to prepare themselves and fight for the survival of humanity with the state-of-the-art technologies from the Tactical Surface Fighter and its relate weapons, revolution training for piloting technique and to learn how to adopt XM3, the standard OS for all the TSFs developed and modified during the said project. Furthermore, the never heard about by public and for your eyes only database of the mysterious BETA as well as new tactic and strategies created to fight against the alien invaders far more effectively than any military doctrine ever seem before! In her point of view, Saika is truly gladly that she had enrolled the Galaxy Project under the encourage of Cecilia so that she is able to witnessed so many miracles in front of her eyes at the same time.

Nevertheless, the downsides are actually nothing but a disaster for Saika and other members that had enrolled the GalaRay Project. It is because they have to throw everything they had learned and experience as well as believe of theirs since they are being part of the Human and BETA War out of the airlock! It is because started from the revolution OS for TSF known as XM3, it is somehow never the same as the regular OS that they have used to after they become an official eishis. It is because the fact clearly showed that by using difference OS, the same eishi can perform far more superior than he or she used to when compare the performance of the regular OS for the same TSF. Furthermore, the actual combat exercise between the Active Eagle and the Fubuki before the official launch of Project GalaRay a week ago clearly showed that an eishi that able to master and use the skill from the revolution military doctrine properly is able to using a technologically weaker lighter and less powerful TSF to defeat its more powerful opponent during the engagement of TSF against another; not to mentioned such irregular maneuvers are more difficult to target by the Laser class and Heavy Laser class BETA strain and to ensure the better survival rate of eishi during the engagement with the most dangerous targets since the BETA introduced these two strains during the war and effectively shut down the air superior of the human race. Furthermore, the newly introduced tactic and strategy knowledge are forcing the even most brilliant commanders to seriously to reconsider to return to the academy for reeducation when the suppose experience eishis are nothing but like inexperience cadets when comes to actual combat exercise to the legendary Odin the Silver Savior and the Valkyries but their worst nightmare during the simulation training are the introduction of aggressor TSF combat units known as Dark Templar, Grey Paladin, Shadow Knight and Tempest. Compare to the simulation battle against them, the usually overwhelming number of BETA is no longer the worst nightmare for the eishis enrolled the GalaRay Project when the fact clearly showed that each of these aggressor units are forbidden opponents for their own right during the anti-TSF combat situation! Saika clearly remembered that during one of her squadron simulation battle with the Tempest, the entire "Excalibur" last no longer than five minutes before meeting the ultimate fate of total destruction once the contact occurred when both squadron are using the same type of TSF, the EF-2000 Typhoon! In fact, the eishis from the Tempest is able to move their TSF as part of their body under their will and their maneuvers are totally beyond anyone from her squadron could imagine and expected included First Lieutenant Eterna Flail, call sign Excalibur 1 and the squadron leader of Excalibur. In conclusion, the Excalibur started to adopt the tactic and strategies as well as the piloting skills from its simulation training opponent; since the eishis from the Tempest are truly the master of how to put their TSFs into the finest performance….However, are the Tempest as well as other aggressor units from the simulation battle are only existed in the simulation instead of the reality?! The more for Saika to thank about such topic, the more she started to seriously reconsider her idea. Furthermore, as the three big one from the GalaRay Project, Commodore Shirogane Takeru and Dr. Kouzuki Yuuko had introduced themselves to the public during the launch of the said project. However, the last big one Commodore Colin Z Bertram never make his introduction yet!

Compare to the legendary Silver Savior being well known by the eishis in the Far East Russia, Asia and Eastern Front as a hero of hope and salvation, the nameless one-man-army in his TSF in darker than black armor is more well known by the eishis from Euro, Africa and Middle East Front when the lone warrior is given the nick name of Black Knight, Knight of Nightmare, Knight of Berserker etc. due to his reckless and far beyond logical choice of action by fighting against the overwhelming number of BETA alone until the war zone is clear from the existence of all BETA strains and leaving the mountains created by countless of BETA corpses. It short, due to the political maneuvers, he is being viewed as a dangerous individual and an double edge sword that never belonged to any military organization until the establishment of Raven Network when he is known as the mysterious commander of I.S.A.F. ( Independence States Alliance Force ); the voluntary eishi organization without border at the Euro Front before the entire Europe Continent is lost to BETA but countless of non-military personnel is being saved during the process at the same time. However, his appeared at the final stage of the failed Tempest Operation had successfully rescued and saved the lives of the remaining task force that supposed to meet their ultimate fate of doom when its General Headquarter at the fore front is siege and wipe out by the BETA and being surrounded by the overwhelming number of alien invader. It is the time he handpicked a squadron of twelve eishis that piloted their EF-2000 Typhoon to become his tactical support squadron and together, the lone warrior and his newly formed knight order acted as decoy so that the survivors of the task force is able to break through the formation of BETA and reached the gathering point and retreated to United Kingdom safety under the tactical support of United States of America 13th Tactical Armor Wing "Hyperion" and other ally forces. Although the lone Black Knight and his followers are all believe to be M.I.A. ( Missing In Action ) after the failed Operation Tempest; the truth is his phantom always existed as well as his followers as they continued to fight at the forefront when those powerless to protect themselves are willing to exchange for a miracle for everything they had and ultimately; able to being addressed honorably as the Steel Messiah after he is able to prevent the largest disaster to mankind even occurred at Asia Front after the loss of Europe Continent. In fact, rumor had suggested that besides the surviving members of I.S.A.F. ( Independence States Alliance Force ) since the failed of Europe Continent, the twelve units of EF-2000 Typhoon is among the reinforcements formed by Ravens and other mercenaries summoned by him during the twilight hours and it is the time that he revealed himself as the executive member of Project Alternative IV and held the rank of Operative Lieutenant in the United Nation Force. Since then, the nameless warrior is known as the Warlock to the world and his name is both respected by the eishis around the world. It is because he is always position himself ahead from the others to enter the war zone but the last one to stay behind during the war of fighting against the BETA. However, he is also feared by the politicians because of his reckless actions by deadly force in order to get the job done and his status of the lord of landless in the world; when no one have the actual idea for what is going to happen if one day he made his ultimate decision to summon his followers around the world and to establish his own kingdom; an extremely powerful kingdom to the point that is able to unite the entire human race into the single flag in order to ensure the survival of mankind from the extinction of BETA under his absolute domination!

( BGM: Army Of The King From Fate/Zero OST 2 )

It is the time that Saika truly realized that the seemed-to-be-lone warrior and one-man-army is never fighting alone but instead; supported by countless of followers during his quest to ensure the survival of mankind. Started from the Knight of Tempest, followed by the Order of Mirage Knight from Raven Network under the leadership of the mysterious Golden Witch; one of the few handpicked personal knights by the Warlock himself, then the Oni-Himes of Eastern Region from the Empire of Japan Imperial Royal Guard during the Battle of Kyoto and eventually, the Witch of the Northern Terra when rumor had suggested that one of its members is actually the eishi of the Fubuki a few days ago and the reason for the duel to begin is because the eishi of the Active Eagle had said something foolish to insult the name of Warlock and as his knight, the Witch of the Northern Terra is using all her might to teach the said eishi the crime she had committed and to ensure she is never going to repeat such mistake again in her entire life by ensuring the total defeated of her opponent in the public! Saika started to consider the idea if Order of Tempest Knight is more than existence in the simulation training program but instead, the eishis….personal knights of the Warlock that existed in the reality like the Dark Templar, Grey Paladin and Shadow Knight. In fact, such idea did fear her after she witnessed the way they fight personally; either as allies or opponents. During the battle, all of them are forbidden and unstoppable forces of their own when compare to the regular eishis in the army and only the best of the best eishis and their state-of-the-art TSFs is able to survive from their onslaught and when they are fighting against the BETA, it is nothing more than a show of force of extremely violent battle and absolute destruction to their opponents that even the experience eishis that able to survive from the multiple number of engagement in actual combat had to tighten their fists as the witnessed the battle! In short, Saika can picture the scene that the Warlock in his darker than black armor TSF walked pass his knights standing at the two sides in line before he led them to the battlefield where the great battle is going to occur when they are going to fight like zealots and never rest as long as he is present in the war zone! It is the reality that no one can isolate because of the number of his knights and armies when combine the skills and powers their have into the equation! Saika is actually feeling worry that if such situation had indeed become reality, the only one that can rival his absolute power is the Silver Savior, his Valkyries and his Army of Light or Terminal Armed Force formed by the Lacus Clyne the mysterious Songstress of Hope, Cagalli Yula Athha the Golden Goddess of Victory, Operative First Lieutenant Athrun Zala the Crimson Knight of Justice and Operative First Lieutenant Kira Yamato the White Angel of Freedom but no others….at least not even the currently supposed to be most powerful country in the world can stop him and his peerless/unmatched/unstoppable armies when its soil is never being touched by the alien invader so far since the Human and BETA War occurred over thirty years ago during the undesired first contact for both races back to the time at Mars.

"What is I thinking and even worrying about", Saika spoke to herself when she is being caught within the consideration of the mysterious Warlock that never official introduce himself to those who enrolled the GalaRay Project at the day of the said project is launched like the Silver Savior and the Witch of Eastern Region. "He is someone that so far beyond my reach and compare to him. I…."

In fact, since her arrival to the Avalon Base; Saika had a strange feeling for being watched from somewhere. It is not actually the aura of hostile that aimed to harm her but instead, the aura of happy but also sadness at the same time from someone who always watches above her from a far distance. Furthermore, it is strange that at the same time, the Avalon Base gave her a truly feeling for being home when even compare to her House Farnese mansion back to the United Kingdom.

In order to clean her mind for further thought of the image of the mysterious Warlock that caught her attention even before she became an official eishi herself; Saika started to sing a song in the secret garden when the environment around her showed that it is the night time at the Avalon Base; a song that taught by her beloved but no longer alive mother back to the time of her short-lived period that able to be with her parents before both of them are killed in a terrorist incident and she is barely survived from the same incident because of being shielded and protected by the last defiant and ultimate strength of her partners.

( Saika Insert Song 1: Hoshi ga Kanaderu Monogatari / The Story that the Stars Sing Lyrics From Mai Otome OST )

( Original & Romaji Lyrics / English Translation )

( mezame wo matsu kuni no mukashi no hanashi / Let us offer up to the light that resides in our hearts, )

( sasagemashou mune ni yadoru hikari / a old tale of a country awaiting its awakening... )

( hoshi ni harukibou ashita ga mieru / Our wishes become stars, which can see tomorrow... )

( ai suru hito yo mattete okure / My love, please wait for me... )

Since Saika had closed her eyes and so focus when saying the song, she never realized that countless of light particles had gathered around her and filled the once empty space of the secret garden like the fairy that lived in the blessing place are welcome her present for being in here by flying around her.

( kokoro no mado ni tatsu sadame no yokogao / The profile of my destined one is standing in my mind's eye... )

( tomoshimashou yume wo mamoru hikari / Let us ignite hte light which protects our dreams... )

( hoshi wa tada hitori erabe to tsugeru / The stars inform me to choose only one... )

( ai suru hito ga watashi wo yobeba kawaru / If the person I love calls me, I will change... )

In fact, at the time Saika is singing the song she found that she is surrounded by an aura of calm and gentle like she is in the hands of her beloved partners back to the time when she is still an innocent little child and never realized someone is watching her from behind a tree nearly when the person had no hostile intention to her. He just stands there silently and closes his eyes so that the song from the Songstress in front of her can calm his mind before he returned to the reality from the land of fantasy.

( uruwashiku tachimau kegare naki hane / Let us shoulder the light of the priestess's life )

( seoimashou miko no inochi no hikari / upon our gracefully dancing wings of purity... )

( hoshi ni naru tame ni umarete wa naranu / Go to sleep in the arms of the one you love, )

( ai suru hito ni dakarete nemur / who in order for you to become a star, should not have been born. )

As the song is finally ended, Saika opened her eyes and the environment in the secret garden returns to normal when the light particles disappeared and showed nothing but the beautiful but empty night. However, she did found that something is no long the same from her behind….

"Good evening, is someone there?" Saika turned around and talked the position when she felt someone is there. She found that the said position is somehow reconsidering to make him appearance or just leave silently before he made his decision by walking out from behind the tree; he is in the same uniform of Imperial Japan Mainland Defense Force like the first time they met each other in the secret garden.

"I have to apologize for interfere of mine, Lieutenant Farnese", the said Technical Lieutenant replied. "It is a beautiful song that I found myself being caught in your attention before I can realize it."

"Thank you", Saika slightly bowed herself to the person in front of her at this moment. "I am glad that you are enjoying the song of mine as a listener, since I am never a good singer in the beginning; however, by doing so did able to calm mind so that I can feel better!"

"I believe that it is a beautiful song indeed", Colin spoke to Saika. "Care to walk together before we need to return to our own quarters?'

"Is it an invite?" Saika replied with a gentle smile occurred on her face.

"As long as you are willing to be invited, Lieutenant Farnese", Colin spoke to the beautiful girl with long and beautiful blue hair and golden eyes in her uniform of Europe Union Force when they started to walk along the path side-by-side. "In fact, you have a beautiful voice and able to calm others when you are singing."

"If you are talking about the voice that able to calm the most painful person suffered in depression, it is the voice of Lady Clyne that is going to come to the mind of everyone", Saika replied. "I am also once one of those people suffered in depression and the encouragement from her did help me overcome the hardship from my past. Because of this reason, I started to sing and hope that one day my song can encourage those who needed; even I never expect to be as great and become someone like the mysterious Songstress of Hope myself."

"You already did", Colin spoke to himself in his heart but never revealed such words to Saika. "You know, you have a similar spiritual form inside you like the mysterious Songstress of Hope. A spiritual form that aimed for the mutual understanding of peaceful coexistence for each other but never afraid to pick up weapons in order to protect those you hold dear!"

"A similar spiritual form like Lady Clyne, how can it be", Saika shake her head and stopped when replied in her sadness tone. "How can someone like me is able to compare with the mysterious Songstress of Hope?"

"You don't need to look down yourself at this moment because some day you are going to realize that everyone had their own strength when the time comes", Colin turned around and face to Saika. "It is the tales for those I met during my life so far."

"I see, thanks for your encouragement", Saika is able to calm down after she heard the words from someone she considered to be a friend since the first time they met each other. "Anyway, Colin, have you meet Commodore Bertram personally, since he never introduced himself to us during the launch of GalaRay Project and rumor had suggested that only a few people in the Avalon Base is able to see him face to face."

"Being interested to the legendary Knight of Devil that fighting at the Euro and Middle East Front when the more famous Silver Savior is fighting at the Far East Russia, Asia and Eastern Front?" Colin replied. "In fact, I did meet his Excellency once and he is never a social person and leader figure like Commodore Shirogane to begin with. Instead, he is more willing to place himself within those he fights beside as companion instead of being a leader. Due to this, I am not going to surprise that Commodore Bertram is actually presented at the launch of GalaRay Project a few days ago among us who enrolled the said project from around the world; properly in his cover identity in the uniform of United Nation Force."

"But what is the reason for him to do that...for the currently status of him?" Saika asked when the fact showed that the person they are talking about is considered one of the most powerful persons in the world.

"Who know, since his Excellency is someone illogical enough to the point that if he see someone who is worth to be challenge in a simulation battle of TSF, he is going to enter the simulator and challenge his opponent or opponents without any reconsideration or borrowed an operational TSF to do the same thing if it is the situation using the real TSF instead of simulator. Furthermore, to inspect and help to improve the skill of a technical officer or the maintenance team of TSF from his own knowledge and resource as one of the Operation Directors of GalaRay Project if he found that the said TSF is being well maintenance and is able enhance from the field to the point that it is beyond their suppose performance in their original design." Colin replied but suddenly darkened his face when Saika can realize that the aura around him had been changed from gentle to sadness. "May be it is the way that his Excellency want to show others or reminded himself he is still a human after all…since we already had more than enough rumors around the Avalon Base that he is never a human from our race in the beginning…."

"Colin…."

Although Saika had the intention to find out the meaning behind the statement of her friend, the alert around the base for unclassified invaders to appear at the said moment prevent her to continue her intention when warning had been showed at the artifact sky above the secret garden.

"….Condition Red to all standby military personnel, unknown HSST ( stands for High Speed Surface Transport and capable to carried two re-entry shells that contains one TSF for each shell ) without authorization had passed through the sector under the authority of Avalon Base and totally four re-entry shells had been identified for their advert to our base! All standby military personnel return to the station immediate! I repeat, this is the emergency order from the Avalon Base General Headquarter and it is not drill! All military personnel reported to their station immediately…."

"An attack from our own race at this hour?" Saika spoke to herself in her unbelievable tone, since there is no way for her to believe that human race is still fighting against its own kind under the current situation when the greater and mutual enemy is presented in front of them. However, the first thing came to her mind is to report to her station in her squadron and prepared to launch to intercept the invaders if the situation is required; it is actually the first thing that came to her mind in order to protect her new home from any possible threats, no matter the threats are BETA or hostile organizations from human race!

"I have to go! See you later, Colin!" Saika spoke to her friend and rushed to the exit of the secret garden and returned to the reality for her duties as an exishi. In fact, she expected Colin to leave the secret garden as well from the exit at the opposite side of her. However, the truth is her friend never left the secret garden but instead; looking up at the artifact sky that had projected the night sky above the Avalon Base when the image showed that the re-entry shells had been broken apart and showed the identities of the invaders...

"So, they are finally in here", Colin changed his tone to someone that Saika is never going to realize and spoke to himself. "I am looking forward for the incidents that are going to occur….the Eternal Guardian of Time and Space!"

( BGM: Hajimari ga Yue from Mobile Suit Gundam SeeD Destiny OST )

Inside the command center of the Avalon Base, countless of operators and coordinators from off duties are returning to their stations when the staffs are gathering around the round tactical three dimensional projectors showing the current situation at the Avalon Base. As the center of them is Brigadier General Paul Radhabinod and next to him in the right are Commodore Kouzuki Yuuko and Irina Pyatkh, from Poland and newly promoted to the rank of First Lieutenant in United Nations Force and served as the Avalon Base Chief Communication Officer as well as the secretary of Yuuko. On his left is Comodore Shirogane Takeru, Major Jinguuji Marimo followed by First Lieutenant Isumi Michiru. Kagami Sumika is working in her station next to First Lieutenant Suzumiya Haruka and Yashiro Kasumi. In front of them, the tactical protector showed that a flight of four Tactical Surface Fighters had been released from their re-entry shell from the HSST and forced their way from the sky in order to touch down on the Avalon Base when a squadron of F-4N Phantom, upgraded model to extend Phantom lifespan, from the Shield Warrior, one of the TSF combat units of the garrison is heading to way to intercept the invaders.

F-4N Phantom, while outwardly identical to the F-4E, the F-4N is a proof-of-concept TSF produced by Morgenroete Incorporated when similar enhancement project is executed by Mitsuhishi Heavy Industries in A.D. 2001 to the TSF-TYPE-77Ex / F-4JEx Gekishin from the original design TSF-TYPE-77/F-4J Gekishin in order to extend its lifespan in the Imperial Japan Mainland Defense Force. Equipped with the Block 215 Plan, XM3 operating system, and third-generation Operation By Light avionics, its combat performance in internal trials is approximately equal to 2.5th generation TSFs. However, such situation still has depended on the performance of its eishis and the opponent it going to face….

"Your Excellency, we have emergency incoming communication from the Shield Warrior 1", one of the staffs spoke to Brigadier General Radhabinod. "He had confirmed that the unknown force in the size of a flight is….EF-2000 Typhoon! Your Excellency, we just lose the contact with Shield Warrior Squadron…."

From the tactical projectors, Brigadier General Radhabinod and those around him can see that the entire squadron of F-4N Phantom had been wiped out by the offenders in less than three minutes!

….during the engagement between the Shield Warrior Squadron and the unknown Flight consist of EF-2000 Typhoon…

"This is United Nation Force Avalon Base Garrison Shield Warrior Squadron to unknown TSF unit; you have entered the Special Administrative Zone of United Nation without authorization; state your intention or stand down immediately. I repeat state your intention and stand down immediately or we will force to fire!" As the commander of his squadron, Shield Warrior 1 tried to communicate with the incoming unknown TSFs in order to prevent unnecessary crossfire. "I repeat, this is your last warning! If you refuse to comply we will force to fire!"

Compare to Shield Warrior 1 that communicating to the unknown flight consist of four units of EF-2000 Typhoon, the flight commander remained silence and showed no emotion inside his EF-2000 Typhoon, since a helmet covered his head and his face as part of his eishi armor suit. Unlike regular design eishi armor suit, the one wore by the faceless flight commander and his companions are actually like the one used by Imperial Japan Mainland Defense Force 5121 Squadron "Shikon" but instead of dark green, they are in dark grey and its design is actually aimed for the enhancement of eishi's combat abilities when engaging Infantry type of BETA or even Tank class strain in close quarter combat.

"Mission Started!"

After his order, the four units of EF-2000 Typhoon further enhanced their speed and advancing towards the intercept point of Shield Warrior!

"Shield Warrior 1 to all units, we have confirmed the incoming unknown TSF flight is hostile. I repeat the unknown TSF had been confirmed as hostile; All unit fire at will!"

Followed by the commander's order, the twelve units of F-4N Phantom from the Shield Warrior aimed their 36mm Auto Cannons and fire to the incoming TSFs; only realized their opponents are totally four units of EF-2000 Typhoon when their speed and maneuvers are totally beyond imagination!

"What the hell are those Typhoons are doing in here?!"

"Stay focus; don't let them get to Avalon Base!"

"They are fast….what kind of maneuver is that?!"

As the F-4N Phantom continue to fire at the incoming EF-2000 Typhoons, their opponents moved like the names they are being addressed and continued to advance and once they are in range for close quarter combat with their melee weapons, they used them immediately and as a result, the said location became their field of onslaught when the F-4N Phantom are too close to each other and being disable one by one; most of them are being disabled when the head, arms or legs of their TSFs are destroyed by the Typhoon's CIWS-2B Long Blade, Falcate Sword or BWS-8 Flugelberte ( Blade Weapon System TYPE 8 ) Melee Halberd, the others are being disable by their opponents' blades located at the forearms, shoulders or legs when the Typhoon actually crushed to their opponents in their extremely high speed. In conclusion, not a single shot is fire from the Typhoons but the Phantoms of Shield Warrior Squadron is completely wiped out by its opponents.

"Impossible…how can just four Typhoons wipe us out in just three minutes….", Shield Warrior 1 looked at the four units of Typhoon continued to advance to the base once all the Phantom are no long a threat to their operation. "But why they are just disabling us instead of…."

"Knight of Terra 1 to all Knights, report for your status!"

"Knight of Terra 2, status normal."

"Knight of Terra 3, always ready!"

"Knight of Terra 4, all system normal!"

"Knight of Terra 1 to all Knights, advance to our destination!"

"Acknowledge!"

Flash Back of Knight of Terra 1 before the assignment to Avalon Base from European Union Force General Headquarter...

"It is good to see all of you to be here, the Knight of Terra and Guardians of the Euro Front", General Smilas spoke to the four of the most skillful and experience eishis that the European Union Force in front of him; each of them is actually an-one-man-squadron that capable to rival the entire squadron of regular eishis in term of combat performance. Being entrusted the most advanced EF-2000 Typhoon TSF units, the Knight of Terra is one of the best TSF combat units that the European Union Force can offer.

"It is actually our honor to be summoned by yours, your Excellency", Major Europa replied and saluted to General Smilas. As the flight commander of Knight of Terra and known as Knight of Terra 1 as his call sign, he had short and silver hair. He is also tall and well-build plus his handsome face but always surrounded by the cold aura. Being born from one of the most powerful houses in the noble society, many people believed and expected that he is going to follow the family tradition to learn and run the family business in the political field. Instead, he enrolled the military service as his career and once he is promoted to the rank enough for him to establish his own command, he formed the Knight of Terra Special TSF Operation Flight with three of his most trustworthy friends and companions and is currently considered one of the top ten eishis from the European Union Force

Followed by his action, his three companions also saluted to General Smilas when Major Europa found that Operative Colonel Reila Malkal, Commander of European Union Force W-0 Tactical Surface Fighter Special Operation Combat Unit; Code Name: Athena is sitting aside and having a cup of tea on the table when her Knight of One Operative Major Akito Hyuga better known as the Knight of "Hannibal's Ghost", one of the strongest eishis from the European Union Force, is standing behind her.

Next to Major Europa is Lieutenant Atlantic, call sign Knight of Terra 2 and the mastermind of tactics and strategies behind the Special TSF Operation Flight. As one of the upper class noble family in Europe Continent like House Europa, his family line had a long tradition of art and medical field. Due to this, he also holds a doctor degree for medical and voluntary to work in the hospital as a doctor funded by Clyne Foundation at United Kingdom when he is not in military service. Compare to Major Europa, Lieutenant Atlantic is a kind and gentle person in general by if anyone is foolish enough to get to his wrong side; then god blessed the said the person because he is going to make the said person suffered from worse than the death itself! He is a childhood friend of Major Europa and enrolled the military career at the same time. He is also the sniper of the team and extremely skillful for using the TYPE-02 Squadron Support Cannon for long-range mobility sniper operation.

Lieutenant Odyssey, call sign Knight of Terra 3 and served as the forward of the Special TSF Operation Flight, is an extremely skillful and experience master of melee and close quarter combat and well-known for his skills for able to use two or the same kinds of melee weapon at the same time during actual combat situation. In fact, when the regular military doctrine for eishi never recommended the melee or close quarter combat to fight against BETA because of its overwhelming number; Lieutenant Odyssey is able to fighting against the alien invader more effectively when come to such situation and is well-known as Berserker in the European Union Force because of his techniques and skills. However, in general he is a cool-headed person and a well-respected instructor to the cadets in the Genetics Academy located at United Kingdom when he is not being called for duty. Lieutenant Odyssey is come from a medium class noble family and his family had a long time tradition of following the code of knighthood.

Last but not least is Lieutenant Prometheus, the medium range combat specialist and gunner of the Special TSF Operation Flight, call sign Knight of Terra 4. Although he is still a cooled headed and composed person, he is properly the first one among the flight to either join or start a bar fight if the chance is available for a good fight! He is also come from a medium class noble family and his family had a long time tradition of military service. However, Lieutenant Prometheus had his personal reason to enroll the military besides following the tradition of his family when he is also the most passion member from the flight and always followed the guide of his heart instead of logic. Although he had no religious believe, he always takes his time to work in the orphanages funded by church or Clyne Foundation and taken care the children who lost their partners during the Human and BETA Wars when he is not being called for duty. In fact, in the view from the children there, Lieutenant Prometheus is a gentle and caring elder brother to all of them to look upon.

"Gentlemen, the reason for all of you being called to here is because under the request from several individuals, you are going to enroll the GalaRay Project that currently implement at Avalon Base." General Smilas. "I understand that it is quite hurried but if possible, I would like all of you to get ready and get there as soon as possible. It is because there is a mission for the Knight of Terra before your arrival to Avalon Base."

"Permission to speak freely, your Excellency" Lieutenant Atlantic spoke to General Smilas on behalf of his commander and companions. "For our understanding, we already have 2512th Tactical Armor Squadron "Excalibur" ( Sword of Promised Victory ) and Federal Republic of Germany Army's Special TSF Operation Squadron "Schwarzer" Hase ( German for "Black Rabbit" ) are currently enrolling the GalaRay Project as we speak. Furthermore, the 8972nd Tactical Armor Wing "Glory Knights" are on its way to the Avalon Base to further reinforce the European Union Force stationed there. Is it necessary for us to enroll the GalaRay Project as well? It is because our presented at Euro Front should be more important at this moment?"

"I understand the reason for you to feel concern about", General Smilas replied. "It is also the major reason for Federal Republic of Germany Army's 44th Tactical Armor Battalion Cerberus and Special TSF Operation Force "W-0" Athena never enrolled the GalaRay Project in the first place to ensure the Euro Front had enough strength to counter whatever the BETA is going to throw at us. Furthermore, it is actually the invitation from what should I say…should I say a friend of yours?"

As General Smilas finished his statement with a smile on his face, he put a letter on the table and showed it to the members from Knight of Terra. Followed by their commander, the three lieutenants moved forward when Major Europa picked up the letter and read it carefully; although it is only short letter of invitation but it also include the incoming assignment to the Knight of Terra and the one who actually invited them.

"Since you are going to get there as soon as possible, two HSST had been prepared for launch as we speak so as your EF-2000 Typhoon is all combat readiness", Operative Colonel Reila Malkal put down her cup of tea on the table in front of her. "For other supply matter and the support personnel of yours are going to arrive to Avalon Base through more conventional means once you get there. Good luck to all of you because I have a feeling that the person we are talking about did have the intention to invite all of you in his chessboard, although as usual his intention is never clear and explainable to us."

"Operative Colonel Malkal, it is an honor to all of us for being blessed by the Golden Empress", being led by Major Europa, his subordinates and companions saluted to her from their current position in front of General Smilas. "As the supposed Knight of Zero over all of us in terms of absolute power at the Euro Front, he did have the authority to order us around as long as we are considered necessary and valuable chess pieces in the giant western chessboard of his; not to mention he clearly showed us what is the truth meaning of strength during the war for mankind survival."

"Your Excellency, the Knight of Terra has accepted the mission officially and to enroll the GalaRay Project as part of the special task forces to Avalon Base on behalf of the European Union Force", Major Europa then saluted to General Smilas with his companions. "We are going to be there in order to ensure the success of GalaRay Project when the time comes!"

"Good to hear that, Major. I am looking forward to see the performance of all of you", General Smilas replied and after that, Major Europa and his companions left his office before Operative Colonel Malkal left with Operative Major Akito Hyuga together later.

General Smilas lay back to his chair and thought about the situation of Reila and Major Europa as well as his companions. It is no longer a secret that Reika had a much closer relationship with Operative Major Hyuga than anyone else and rumor suggested that several members from W-0 also had a close relationship to the Knight of "Hannibal's Ghost" at the same time! On the other hand, the society status of Major Europa and his companions and their background as heroes supposed to earn them a number of admirers but so far the fact clearly showed that all of them are still single and had no relationship with anyone. Rumor suggested that it is because they intended to focus on the war for the sake of humanity and put their personal needs behind before the Earth is liberated from BETA. Others suggested that their family had been arranged their future wives to them when the status and background of their future wives are suitable for their own in the noble society. For the rest….let said that those are rumor that never supposed to mention in front of them. However, as a long time old friend to the current family head of House Europe, House Atlantic, House Odyssey and House Prometheus at the same time and a few number of individuals that realized the truth behind these rumors, it is not the first time for General Smilas to hear the complaint from his friends that how their sons never had a romantic relationship with someone and he had expected that as long as the Knight Of Terra's members remained single, it is never going to be the last one he is going to and had to listen either.

"May be they can finally find someone they can spend their lives with them as couples from the GalaRay Project", General Smilas suddenly thought to himself. "However, it seems that such idea is nothing but beyond logic, although it is the best way to resolve the entire problem from my old friends once and for all!"

However, the ultimate result for the problem of General Smilas is never something that he can be expected but it is another story…

End of Flash Back and returned to current timeline…

( BGM: Code 911 From Muv-Luv Alternative OST Vol.1 )

"Heavy Knight Squadron, signal loss!"

"Armor Knight Squadron, please response…!"

"Steel Guardian Squadron, contact loss!"

"Your Excellency, the unknown hostile TSF flight had broken through the first defense line and continue advancing to our position", one of the female operators turned around from her station and reported to Brigadier General Radhabinod.

"Your Excellency, Ranger Squadron and Iron Talon Squadron ( both squadron are made up of F-16D Fighting Falcon, also known as the Block 52 upgrade from the original design; several improvements to the TSF have been made, least of which are an enlargement of its frame in the shoulder blocks and lower leg sections, improving its operational time ) had been eliminated by the unknown hostile TSF flight", another female operator reported the status of the forefront to Brigadier General Radhabinod. "We also lose contact to the security flights close to the hostile force location!"

"It is only a matter of time for our unwelcome guests to break through our first layer of defense line if the situation continues", Yuuko spoke to Brigadier General Radhabinod. "Do we have anyone that is more capable to intercept those Typhoons before they are going to break through our second layer of defense line, since we may need to request the support of other friendly units enrolled the GalaRay Project before further damage can be done?"

"Order the Aquila Squadron from the 6th Orbital Diver Corps to dispatch and intercept the hostile force", Brigadier General Radhabinod gave out the new instruction after he realized that the regular garrison for the Avalon Base never stands a single change against the unknown hostile flight. "Inform Aquila 1 ( Call sign of First Lieutenant Henri Gischen ) that the Aquila Squadron is going to hold off the hostile force before reinforcement can be arrived to their position! Commodore Shirogane, please prepare the VFA-01 Special Task Force to dispatch in order to support the Aquila Squadron!"

"01 Valkyries Squadron is ready to launch as we speak", Isumi saluted and reported to Brigadier General Radhabinod after Takeru gave her the permission for the launch of her squadron before she left the command center when Mother Goose 1 ( Call sign of Rina Terveaux, Nationality: Assumed French, a full Lieutenant and operator for the Aquila Squadron ) inform the further instruction to First Lieutenant Gischen.

"Your Excellency, Imperial Royal Guard White Fang Squadron requests to launch in order to intercept the unknown hostile force", one of the operators reported to Brigadier General Radhabinod.

"Inform White Fang 1 to remain in standby condition until further notices", Brigadier General Radhabinod gave out his order. "It is our base and we are going to defend it with our strength so let out guests to enroll the GalaRay Project stay calm and remain in standby at this moment."

"Acknowledge, Your Excellency!"

( BGM: Assault Landing From Muv-Luv Alternative OST Vol.2 )

"Aquila 1 to all member of Aquila Squadron, we are going to hold off the hostile force before further reinforcement can arrive to our position", Henri spoke to his companions. "Keep our distance from them and don't let them get into the range of melee combat, since our companions that had failed to engage them before had showed us that those Typhoons are extremely dangerous when come to melee combat! All units circle around that so we can but the time we need!"

"Acknowledge!"

"Good, let show those Typhoons how the how a fight is supposed to be!"

Looking at the newly arrival squadron of F-15E Strike Eagle in blue armor but played a completely difference tactic by circling around them and kept their distance in medium-long range instead of close in for interception; Major Europa realized that someone at least with actual combat experience had taken over the field command when the said commander clearly realized the between of strength and weakness between the Strike Eagle and Typhoon. In fact, his tactic showed that his intention for buying time for more reinforcement to arrive. However, he had no intention to let his opponent to be succeeded…

"Knight of Terra 1 to all units", Major Europa given out his next instruction. "All weapon free and we are going to show the United Nation Force what is the warrior from the Euro Front is like!"

As he given out his order, the four Typhoons had taken out their TYPE-02 Squadron Support Cannon and fired; effectively put four of the twelve units of Strike Eagle out of commissioned.

"Damn! Aquila 4 to Aquila 1, they got me!" The eishi with the call sign Aquila 4 reported to Henri when the head of his Strike Eagle is destroyed by the ammo from TYPE-02 Squadron Support Cannon and forced to break off the formation. Meanwhile, the same situation occurred to another three units of Strike Eagle from the Aquila Squadron as well!"

"High Mobility Maneuver Snipers", Henri cursed to himself. In fact, those Typhoons kept using melee combat so far didn't mean that their eishis are never good in medium-to-long range combat. Instead, they are good at mobile sniper techniques when four more units of Strike Eagle from the remaining eight are put out of commissioned at the said moment. "Aquila 1 to all remains units, close in distance and we are going to hold them off as long as we can; since reinforcement is on their way!"

"Acknowledge!"

"So you are going to ask for a dog fight on personal level", Major Europa spoke to himself when he saw the led Strike Eagle threw away its rifle which is out of ammo and put out the PF Combat Knife in its hand. "Not a bad idea under your current situation….but the fact is such resist is futile!"

As part of the tactical support battalion from the United Nation Force to the VF-A01 Special Task Force, the Aquila Squadron last much longer before all the TSF is being disable except Aquila 1 when compare to other opponents that intended but failed to engage hostile fight made up of four Typhoons.

"Damn! I am the only one left", Henri spoke to himself when he found that his is the only one left from the Aquila Squadron when the lead Typhoon from the hostile flight is aimed for the kill! However, he had no intention to give up when his opponent strike toward him. "However…It is not over yet!"

However, before the impact of his Strike Eagle and his opponent's Typhoon, a storm of ammo had been showered to the entire Typhoons' position and forced them to further retreat from their former positions.

( BGM: Ai no senshi Lyrics Invert Song from Sailormoon R OST )

"Reinforcement…so they final arrive…" Henri spoke to himself when he saw a number of difference model TSFs but somehow belonged to the same squadron, since all of them have the same emblem of Silver Millennium on their left shoulder besides the United Nation Force, arrived to the war zone. Immediately, the engagement restarted again but this time the eishis of the Typhoons found that their opponents are no longer the same when compare to those they have countered so far!

"Silver Millennium 1 to all units, we are going to operate in element while Silver Millennium 2 is with me!" Lieutenant Commander Mamoru Chiba gave out the command from his TSF-TYPE-04 Shiranui Second. "Silver Millennium 3 is with Silver Millennium 4, Silver Millennium 5 is with Silver Millennium 6, Silver Millennium 8 is with Silver Millennium 9. Are you all copy?"

"Silver Millennium 2 to Silver Millennium 1, acknowledge!" Lieutenant Usagi Tsukino replied in her TSF-TYPE-04 Shiranui Second.

"Silver Millennium 3 to Silver Millennium 1, acknowledge!" Second Lieutenant Ami Mizuno replied in her F-15E Strike Eagle.

"Silver Millennium 4 to Silver Millennium 1, order have been received clearly", Second Lieutenant Rei Hino replied in her F-15E Strike Eagle. "Silver Millennium 2, ensure you never get any trouble to Silver Millennium 1"

"Of course I am NOT!" Usagi replied in her TSF angrily.

"Silver Millennium 5 to Silver Millennium 1, copy that", Second Lieutenant Makoto Kino replied in her F-15E Strike Eagle.

"Silver Millennium 6 to Silver Millennium 1, order received", Second Lieutenant Minako Aino replied in her F-15E Strike Eagle.

"Silver Millennium 7…this is command post to all units of Silver Millennium. Please be careful out there!" Second Lieutenant Hotaru Tomoe spoke to all the members of Silver Millennium through the communication link.

"Silver Millennium 8 to CP, no need to worry; since we are going to return safety together!" Second Lieutenant Haruka Tenoh replied in her Rafale Custom.

"Silver Millennium 9 to CP and Silver Millennium 1, let's do it!" Second Lieutenant Michiru Kaioh replied in her Rafale Custom.

"Silver Millennium 10 to all units of Silver Millennium", First Lieutenant Setsuna Meioh from the Command Post spoke to her companions at the forefront. "Engage the hostile force according to our plan; reinforcement is coming!"

Meanwhile, Luna and Artemis in their human forms are working at the Command Post stations with Hotaru when the view screen in front of them showed that the Silver Millennium is currently engaging the hostile flight. Because the Silver Millennium Squadron is currently in regular patrol duty during the invasion from the hostile flight, it is able to launch before being ordered by the Avalon Base General Headquarter; through only eight TSFs from the original ten is able to launch at the said time because the TSFs of Hotaru and Setsuna are still under maintenance and not readied for actual combat.

"Damn, they are good", Lieutenant Prometheus cursed to himself when he is actually sandwiched by the two Strike Eagles with the emblem of Jupiter and Venus on their right shoulder. "Too good for the regular eishis from the United Nation Force! By the way, what's the hell for the Strike Eagles to equip with CIWS-2B Long Blade?!"

"Stop complaining and stay focus, any idea for us to get the hell of such situation?!" Lieutenant Odyssey replied when he is being hammered by the two Rafale Customs at the same time. "Unlike those we had encountered before, these eishis have excellence teamwork and know how to work together to their best as a team." In fact, he had already thrown away his TYPE-02 Squadron Support Cannon and his Typhoon is currently using the BWS-8 Flugelberte ( Blade Weapon System TYPE 8 ) Melee Halberd in its both hands.

"For our best option, we need to break through their defense and force our way into the location of the Command Centre", Lieutenant Atlantic suggested to his companions when he is being forced into an endless shooting war with Strike Eagles with the emblem of Mercury and Mars on their right shoulder. "Isolate them is the best option for us to accomplish the mission objective. However, I believe that no one is going to run away from a good fight!"

"It is actually my intention indeed", Major Europa replied with a smile on his face when his Typhoon is crossing sword with TSF-TYPE-04 Shiranui Second that has the emblem of Earth on its right shoulder but forced to fall back when the TSF-TYPE-04 Shiranui Second with the emblem of Lunar on its right shoulder is showering it with storm of ammo from 36mm Auto Cannon. "It seemed that we have final encounter the striker TSF combat unit from the GalaRay Project. I wonder are they from VFA-01 Special Task Force or those capable to stand beside the Silver Savior or that person!"

"So the decision is made?" Lieutenant Odyssey asked but his question is more likely to be a statement.

"I guess it is time for a real fight to begin!" Lieutenant Prometheus followed.

"In order to show our respect to these eishis, we are going to fight with all our might!" Lieutenant Atlantic spoke to his companions.

"All to the Oath from the Knight of Terra!" Major Europa made the statement when his Typhoon further increased its speed and advanced to his opponent…the lead TSF unit of Silver Millennium Squadron.

"His fast!" Makoto spoke to herself when she is cross firing with her opponent with Minako.

"He is good too, since he is able to handle both of us at the same time", the guardian of love replied.

"Damn, he is strong just like the berserker!" Haruka spoke to her partner when being pushed back by the brutal force from her opponent.

"To be actually, someone with the strength of a berserker but a calm mind to master such strength", Michiru replied when fired a storm of ammo towards her target.

"Damn, what kinds of maneuvers is that", Rei complained when she is being shot at by her opponent.

"Be careful, Rei", Ami tried to calm her mind when she is being shot at by the same opponent's ammo as well. "Our opponent can somehow foresee our next move and maneuvers…we need to…Rei, get out of there, since the Typhoon is aiming at you as we speak!"

"I can't, if I break off from the formation now you are the one being shot at!" Rei countered.

"But…."

However, before their opponent can either shot at them, the Typhoon is being pushed back when a storm of ammo from 36mm Auto Cannon almost hit its position.

"First Lieutenant Gischen of Aquila 1 to Silver Millennium 3 and Silver Millennium 4, how may I service?" Henri spoke to the reinforcement in trouble after he is able to recover usable weapons from his companions that had been disabled. He then looked at the Typhoon in front of him and spoke to himself. "Look, I have no idea who you guys are but if you think that you can just walk in the Avalon Base without permission, then…over my death body!"

It is once again the cross sword between Mamoru's Shiranui Second and his opponent's Typhoon when both TSF are using the same weapon, the CIWS-2B Long Blade in their both hands, when strike to each other. However, unlike the preview engagement, his opponent had no intention to fall back but instead, continued to advance forward and his target is no one but Usagi's Shiranui Second that supporting him.

"Usagi, get out of there!" Mamoru shouted to Usagi through the communication link but it seemed that it is still too late…

"Checkmate!" Major Europa spoke to himself and aimed for the kill…

"…" Usagi is totally caught in surprise that there is no way for her to do anything in time…

"No, you don't!"

In front of Usagi, she found that a custom F-15E Strike Eagle in blue armor suddenly appeared and stands between her and the Typhoon. Being armed with its both hands with CIWS-2B Long Sword, the custom F-15E Strike Eagle intercepted and pushed back the Typhoon and challenged its eishi for a knight duel through the public communication link.

"I am Lieutenant Lancelot du Lac, Knight of the Lake from the Special Task Force Overflag on behalf of the US Army", the said eishi said in his deep and composed voice. "I don't care who you are or what your intention is. However, as long as your intention is to offense the Avalon Base; the last best hope for the survival of mankind. I would never allow it!"

( Remark: All copy rights of Lieutenant Lancelot du Lac and his action in the story, call sign Knight of the Lake, from the Special Task Force Overflag enrolled the all-out-engagement in his YF-19S "Excalibur", an experimental variant based from F-15E Strike Eagle for the enhancement of close quarter combat capabilities in Project ATSF for the data gathering purpose of construction of YF-23 Black Widow PAV-1 Spider and YF-23 Black Widow PAV-2 Phantom belonged to Author YF-19S "Excalibur" )

"A custom Strike Eagle for melee combat from Rosenritter Regiment from US Army 13th Enhanced Tactical Armor Wing "Hyperion", Major Europa looked at his newly appeared challenger in the shining blue armor carefully when realized that the said custom Strike Eagle had been refitted with shoulder, forearm and leg blades that similar to his Typhoon. "No, it is the experimental variant based from F-15E Strike Eagle for the enhancement of close quarter combat capabilities in Project ATSF for the data gathering purpose of construction of YF-23 Black Widow PAV-1 Spider and YF-23 Black Widow PAV-2 Phantom that the rumor are talking about; the YF-19S Excalibur!"

In response and honored the challenge of his opponent, Major Europa's Typhoon raised one of its long sword in front of itself like a knight when the YF-19S Excalibur is executing the same action before the two knights advanced and strike to each other again with the strength of steel and metal at high speed and mobility melee combat!

( BGM: Valkyries From Muv-Luv Alternative OST Vol.2 )

As the engagements in long night continue, it is finally the arrival of daybreak when the shinning sun is loomed-to-the-horizon and the Knight of Terra is being surrounded by more reinforcements from the Avalon Base included the VFA-01 Special Task Force 01 Valkyries Squadron. However, the Knight of Terra had no intention to fall back and retreat even under such situation; Instead…

"Look, what a great view we have in here!" Lieutenant Prometheus spoke to his companions.

"Let's see, we have Odin's Valkyries, Warlock's Oni-Himes, and the squadron that gave us a hard time before more than enough reinforcements from the Avalon Base is gathering around us." Lieutenant Odyssey replied.

"At least it is still not the worst situation for us to fight against either the Silver Savior or the Steel Messiah at the same time." Lieutenant Atlantic suggested.

"In that case", Major Europa closed his eyes first but reopens them and showed his resolve. "It is time for the truth fight to start!"

"For the Oath from the Knight of Terra!"

After his companions replied in union, the four Typhoons advanced to the garrison of Avalon Base when the Silver Millennium Squadron somehow made its move ahead of other TSF units from the Avalon Base. It is the actual moment when the impact is created by the Knight of Terra and the Silver Millennium…

"Time Up! This is Commodore Bertram to all the defense force of Avalon Base and Knight of Terra, stand down at once." Like the thunder from the heaven, his voice appeared in the air around the Avalon Base and caught the attention of everyone in the war zone during the all-out-engagement for the survival of finest. "I am not going to repeat myself twice; all TSF units stand down at once and all personnel in the base are stand down from combat condition!"

Under his voice of absolute order and let no space for objection or other opinion to be chosen to his opponents or companions, either the Knight of Terra or the Silver Millennium chosen to stand down wisely instead of facing the legendary Warlock in combat situation. Unlike the peaceful Silver Savior, the Steel Messiah is well-known among the world of eishi and either being famous or infamous due to the point of view from others that he is willing to use extreme means to show that he is serious and means business like fighting and defeated the entire tactical armor wing of 3rd Generation TSFs by his own as an one-man-army!

After returned to the place where their TSFs are being stored and maintenance, the members of Silver Millennium Squadron found that the four units of Typhoon from the Knight of Terra are standing opposite to their TSFs when their eishis arrived to the ground from their TSFs. Instead of wearing the regular eishi armor suit of United Nation Force, Usagi found that the members from the Knight of Terra are wearing custom eishi armor suits in dark grey with an additional helmet covered their heads and their faces like the members of Imperial Japan Mainland Defense Force 5121 Tactical Surface Fighter Squadron "Shikon" and Raven Network Tactical Armor Wing "Order of the Mirage Knight", although the one wore by eishis from "Shikon" is dark green and the one wore by eishis from"Order of the Mirage Knight" is mirage white. On the other hand, while the eishi armor suits of Silver Millennium Squadron is still the base design from the United Nation Force, the color is being costumed for the users; for example, the one currently wore by her and Mamoru somehow showed that their statuses are slightly senior to the rest of other members. Furthermore, when the basis and major color of their eishi armor suits is white, the sub color represented their identities and their powers are based on with the symbols from their planet represented can be seen from the suit. Due to this, Major Europa clearly realized the special position of the couple in front of him and his companions when surrounding by their protectors in an unfriendly aura towards himself and the Knight of Terra's members.

"Greeting, I am Major Kunzite Europa, call sign Knight of Terra 1 and flight commander of Knight of Terra from the European Union Force", Kunzite removed his helmet from his face and spoke to the members of Silver Millennium Squadron in front of him. "Although we are under the direct order from Commodore Bertram to act as aggressor unit to test the strength for the Avalon Base defense during the preview battle; it is our own free will to see and test the strength for those we are going to work with after we enrolled the GalaRay Project on behalf of our nation. I have to say so far we are never feeling disappointment at all."

As he continued to speak to the members of Silver Millennium Squadron, his companions removed their helmets as well and revealed their identities one by one.

"Greeting to all of you, my name is Nephrite Atlantic and Lieutenant in rank, call sign Knight of Terra 2 and I am looking forward to work with you during the GalaRay Project."

"Lieutenant Zoisite Odyssey, call sign Knight of Terra 3, it is my honor to work with all of you during the GalaRay Project."

"Lieutenant Jadeite Prometheus, call sign Knight of Terra 4, it is good to know that we are going to fight besides someone we can be trusted during the GalaRay Project."

However, at the time when the members of Knight of Terra are introducing themselves, their found that excepts the eishis with the symbols of four outer planets in the Solar System; others eishis with the symbols of inter planets in the Solar System showed the emotion of totally being caught in surprised; their eyes widen to that point that their emotion showed that they have seen someone supposed to be death long time ago!

"That's…impossible…" even the supposed calmed and composed Ami thought to herself when both of her hand covered her month.

"But…how…." Minako narrowed her eyes when spoke to herself silently.

"But….they supposed to be dead long time ago…." Makoto's face showed that she is totally being caught in surprise when she is completely speechless.

"….And now they are just standing in front of us at this moment; being alive and well?!" Rei whispered in her heart. "What kind of joke is this?!"

"It can't be….", Usagi whispered to herself and holds the arm of her beloved one tightly.

"…." Mamoru also remained silence when recalled his memories from the preview battle. No wonder the way the Knight of Terra fighting is so similar and well-known to him when he looked at the reborn or parallel existence of his four generals. As the strongest warriors from the Earth Kingdom back to the ancient time when the Silver Millennium still exist, they have honored, carried their traditions and responsibilities to fight and protect the planet and its people from any possible threat like the way they used to be!

After the members of Silver Millennium Squadron introduced themselves in returned and separated their paths, Jadeite and Zoisite are being assigned to handle the field follow up operations when Kunzite and Nephrite remained in their newly assigned office in the Avalon Base.

"Something in your mind, Nephrite?"

"Not really."

"I have to say you are too silence for normal situation", Kunzite spoke to his friend. "Especially after we have met the members of Silver Millennium face to face when I have to agree the reaction from some of its members to us is a bit too unusual."

"At least I have to say the reaction from theirs is never something we are going to expect or positive at any means" Nephrite replied. "In fact, something known as fear and unsecure to us can be felt by some of its members, even they have the intention to hide them at all cost in front of us!"

"In short, what is actually in your mind?"

"I remember a long time ago, you ask me for my decision to enroll the military service as an eishi instead of following my family tradition of art and medical field?"

"Of course, it is back to the time when I enrolled the academy as an eishi but found you at the same place. It is because the fact clearly showed that you are supposed to attend to the art or medical university instead!"

"As the mankind is facing the final countdown of its extinction, I am supposed to be a doctor to save more lives instead of walking upon the path of an artist as the said moment. However, since I am a child, I had a dream."

"A dream?"

"In the dream, I am located in an unknown place where I can see the Earth itself when looking at someone far away at the same time. Then the dream changed when I found that I am always fighting beside someone against some kind of unknown monsters."

"Monsters? Are you talking about BETA?"

"Something looks difference but those entities had no question for their hostile intention to the people that I have to protect in my dream. Then the dream changed again when something extremely wrong had happened."

"Something extremely wrong?"

"We are fighting against each other as an enemy when…she is forced and being caught within her duties and personal matter…the dream end when both of our swords strike to each other at the same time when I am able to survive but she did not…the last scene I can see is she is still smiling gently before her last breathe but I never able to remember what she is look like."

"But how the dream had any relation for your decision to enroll the military service as an eishi instead of a doctor?"

"I have a feeling that if I choose to stay behind and work as a doctor, someday I am going to regard my decision. Meanwhile, I have a feeling that as long as I chose to walk upon the path of an eishi at the twilight hours under our current situation, I can prevent the mistakes that had happened in the dream or may be…to find out the said person that I failed to protect during our former lives."

"But what are you going to do if you can really find out the identity of the said person?"

"I am going to apologize…and ask for her forgiveness."

"You are thinking about too much that always push yourself into the corner", Kunzite spoke to his friend seriously; although he clearly realized that his kind and gentle friend is serious about his oath! "As the brain from the Knight of Terra, I believe that you better put such thought aside during our enrollment to GalaRay Project. In fact, it is expectable that what kinds of responsibilities from that person is going to put on our shoulder; since the reward for a good job is a more difficult task. Don't think about too much and get some rest. I see you tomorrow."

After his friend left the office and he is alone, Kunzite stood up from his seat and looked at the Avalon Base through the curtain wall. However, from the reflection from the curtain wall; what Kunzite really saw is the image of someone with long and beautiful golden hair and carried the duties as body double and shadow to her princess that she had her oath to protect beyond her own life and wellbeing….

At the same time, Colin made his statement to all the senior command staffs inside the command center after he felt that he had seemed enough and decided to call off the counter invasion exercise for the Avalon Base.

"In conclusion, totally a full tactical armor wing from our base garrison is being wipe out during the engagement in less than sixty minutes and more TSFs had been disabled and resulted as out of action before TSF units supposed for the enrollment of GalaRay Project decided to interfere the situation; not to mention that the opponents to the garrison is just four units of Typhoon. It seemed that there are more than enough places for the garrison to improve and enhanced its performance as long as the garrison wants to prove that it is suitable for its duties and tasks. Or maybe we should get someone else up to the standard to carry out the tasks instead?"

"But the opponents are special operation flights that far beyond the standard performance of regular eishis", Major Luke Luzart, one of the staffs of Brigadier General Radhabinod, countered. "There is no way for the garrison to…"

"To handle opponents like them", Colin narrowed his eyes when his voice became nothing but dangerous and aggressive at the same time. "If the garrison cannot handle just four TSFs and require the assistance from our guests that enroll the GalaRay Project, then how can we expect it can carry out its suppose duties when a well-planned and organized assault to the Avalon Base is launched by hostile force with its own intention or a full scale assault from BETA?! The garrison of Avalon Base is supposed to be one of the best and finest from the United Nation Force can offer, isn't it?! If they are never as capable as it seemed, then it is better to get someone far more suitable for the job and replaced those cannot as we speak!"

"Please calm down, Commodore Bertram", Brigadier General Radhabinod spoke to Colin in order to prevent him from crushing Major Luke Luzart straight to the ground. "As the commander of Avalon Base, the problem from its garrison is part of my responsibilities. Due to the situation from preview battle, I am going to enhance the garrison performance to ensure the security of the base and to ensure that it is really to handle anything that is going to happen. "However, I still have to remind you that you should at least inform us ahead for such exercise to be implemented."

"So that the garrison can have a better preparation? I don't see something like this is going to change the result anyway." Colin replied and prepared to leave the command center. "I guess I leave the rest to all of you to further discuss, especially Commodore Shirogane; since you are being entrusted to the authority for the defense operations as long as they are related to GalaRay Project. Have a good day Ladies and Gentlemen, since I have an incoming show to watch."

"You are the one that summon the Knight of Terra to the Avalon Base and act as aggressor unit in the preview exercise before its officially enrollment to GalaRay Project, isn't it", the Female Fox of Eastern Region spoke to Warlock before he is able to leave the command center and instead of a question, the fact showed that it is clearly a statement.

"…" Instead of replied in any words, the infamous smile from the face of Colin had more than enough means to answer the said question before he left the command center.

"A bar fight at Ms. Duclert's place?", Colin asked Crysta who is standing in front of him inside his office several hours later at the same day when the Knight of Terra arrived to Avalon Base. "I believe that those personnel arrested by MP ( Military Police ) is responsible to start the fight and what is the request from Ms. Duclert?"

"Ms. Duclert's said that as long as her restaurant is able to back in business as soon as possible she had no further requested", Crysta spoke to Colin when lowered her head. "I am sorry that Snowflakes and Amethyst had been involved and is actually the cause of the bar fight…"

"Just do whatever it takes to ensure her restaurant is able to back in business as soon as possible", Colin intercepted the words from Crysta before she could continue. "Tell me, what had actually happened?"

"Actually…"

( BGM: Fly Me to the Moon Lyrics )

( Fly me to the moon )

( Let me play among the stars )

( Let me see what spring is like )

( On a, Jupiter and Mars )

( In other words, hold my hand )

( In other words, baby, kiss me )

Everdistant Utopia is the restaurant owned and managed by Natalie Duclert and being famous for a gathering place among the eishi due to its comfortable aura and the good taste of its food. Furthermore, it is a few places that allow for the provision of products like beers and wines legally in the Avalon Base.

( Fill my heart with song )

( And let me sing for ever more )

( You are all I long for )

( All I worship and adore )

( In other words, please be true )

( In other words, I love you )

In fact, something new had been added to the restaurant at night when a songstress and a piano player with the trademark of beautiful white silver hair are performing together at the stage at the same time with their beautiful voice and piano technique.

It is an extremely beautiful combination for Natalie when she accidentally met the said songstress in the middle of a moon light. Meanwhile, she found that one of her customers who had the same color of hair like the songstress always stopped by from time to time to play the piano that Natalie placed in her restaurant for entertaining purpose besides a gentle young man from the Terminal Armed Force!

( Fill my heart with song )

( Let me sing for ever more )

( You are all I long for )

( All I worship and adore )

After realized that she is so lucky enough to have three special persons as her regular customers from time to time, Natalie had brought them together and the result is beyond her imagination! Not limited to eishis but other military personnel or even civilians in the Avalon Base come to the restaurant to see the performance for either the songstress or the piano players.

However, it seemed that today is not the right time to hold such performance when a number of drunken foreign soldiers are actually inside her restaurant…

"Guys, look what we have in here…" One of the drunken foreign soldiers, Lieutenant Billy Blaze, spoke to his companions.

"Those white and silver hair….are those two the "Warlock dolls" that the rumors are talking about?" His companions stand up and walked towards the two young girls in the uniform of United Nation Force after his words when both of them had stepped down from the stage after their performance.

"I wonder how the performance of theirs in the bed…"

As a result, the songstress and the piano player from the no longer existed Project Alternative III found themselves being surrounded by eight drunken foreign soldiers and they had no intention to let them go unharmed before further actions are taken…

"Hello, beauties. Care to have some fun tonight?"

"Don't worry, we are going to take care both of you…."

When one of the drunken foreign soldiers tried to put his hand on the shoulder of the younger girl who played the piano during the performance earlier, he found that his hand is being hit by the songstress when the fact showed that she is elder in age when compare to the piano player; she pull her younger sister behind her and looked at the drunken foreign soldiers like a cold dagger!

"Damn you, you are just plaything of Warlock…" Lieutenant Billy Blaze intended to further put his hand to the elder girl but is intercepted by a new appeared arm and resulted being pushed back from his position. Meanwhile, an eishi in his United State of America Army uniform appeared in front of the two girls with white and silver hair and shielded them from possible dangerous when Natalie took the chance to get them to safety location when a fight is going to occur in the restaurant…

"What's wrong with you? Try to play hero? Do you realize that they are just Warlock's properties and nothing more than the dolls of his playthings in bed?" Second Lieutenant Billy Blaze countered in his angry voice.

"If you are still value your status as a soldier and honor the value of uniform you are wearing, then I suggest you better back off before thing become ugly." The said eishi in the rank of lieutenant replied in his deep and composed voice. "I have no intention to play hero in the bar but instead; at the frontier of Human and BETA Wars. However, seeing someone harassing a girl and applies rude to them just boiling my blood fast…"

"You are from America, aren't you", one of the drunken foreign soldiers countered. "You just know how to sit back and talk beautiful but useless speech! Unlike us, you never lost something important like your homeland to the BETA; you can continue to talk such B***shift as long as you like just because of your nationality!"

"Nationality? What are you talking about?" The said lieutenant replied when narrowed his eyes and the aura around him becomes dangerous. "There is no such nationality especially in a situation like this. We are peoples of the Earth and that sound enough for me! Do you believe border and lines actually exists? No, such thing is just human illusion to separate us each other with their own selfish egos. If you don't believe me just go out there with the HSST and see it for yourself; are there any lines and borders in the Earth? We can't never win this war alone that's why we need to joint our forces together and I am very grateful such places like Avalon Base is exist as the last best hope for the survival of mankind!"

"Enough talk, your F***ing American", as the final statement is made from another drunken foreign soldier, all hell is loomed-to-horizon when the bar became noting but a battlefield of melee combat with no rules of engagement!

( BGM: I Need a Hero (Lyrics) From Bonnie Tyler )

( Where have all the good men gone and where are all the gods? )

( Where's the streetwise Hercules to fight the rising odds? )

( Isn't there a white knight upon a fiery steed? )

It is supposed to be a fight of one against eight from the start. However, as one of the drunken foreign soldiers from the group had the intention to the head of the said lieutenant at his head from behind him with an empty bottle, he is directly hit at the face and flying within the thin air before his ultimate touch down on the ground when his weight broke one of the round tables inside the bar apart!

( Late at night I toss and I turn and I dream of what I need. )

( I need a hero. I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night. )

( He's gotta be strong and he's gotta be fast. )

"Thanks! You are…."

"Lieutenant Dearka Elsman from the Terminal Armed Force", the said reinforcement replied.

"Lieutenant Lancelot du Lac from US Army Special Task Force Overflag welcomes to join the club!"

( And he's gotta be fresh from the fight. )

( I need a hero. )

( I'm holding out for a hero 'til the morning light. )

( He's gotta be sure and it's gotta be soon. )

Another drunken foreign soldier had the intention to pick up a chair as a weapon in order to fight against the Knight of the Lake but a group of eishis from the Imperial Japan Mainland Defense Force prevented his further intention by pushed him on the ground by their weight under their bodies!

( And he's gotta be larger than life! )

( Larger than life. )

( Somewhere after midnight in my wildest fantasy. )

"Greeting, Lieutenant Lancelot du Lac, I am Operative Second Lieutenant Setoguchi Takayuki from the Imperial Japan Mainland Defense Force 5121 Squadron Shikon and those are my friends and companions, Operative Second Lieutenant Takigawa Youhei, Operative Second Lieutenant Wakamiya Yasumitsu and Operative Second Lieutenant Kuruso Gingo", Setoguchi spoke to the Knight of the Lake when he kicked another drunken foreign soldier that started the bar fight. "Care to let us a piece of action in the fight?"

( Somewhere just beyond my reach there's someone reaching back for me. )

( Racing on the thunder and rising with the heat. )

"Welcome to join the club", Lieutenant du Lac replied when one of the drunken foreign soldiers switched his attention to other members of Terminal Armed Force that located at the restaurant at the same time, although they have no intention to join the bar fight until….

"You over there, Yes I am talking about you Woman, you are with them aren't you? Another plaything in bed?!"

As the said drunken foreign soldier suddenly advanced to Shiho Hahnenfuss and had the intention to hit her in the face, Shiho had prepared to take whatever necessary actions to defend her but before she could react...

( It's gonna take a superman to sweep me off my feet. )

( I need a hero. )

( I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night. )

( He's gotta be strong and he's gotta be fast. )

"No, you don't", followed by his words, Yzak Joule went berserk and hit the face of the said drunken foreign soldier really hard to the point that he fell down and laid on the ground and never able to get up by himself again! At the same time, Nicol Amalfi also had enough for these drunken foreign soldiers because of their insults to his friends and decided to join the bar fight when one of the friends from those drunken foreign soldiers advanced to his position. Followed by his action, Asagi Caldwell and Mayura Labatt from the M1S Astray Striker Team joined the fight as well when more and more people are being involved to the bar fight, no matter they are willing or not!

As Lieutenant du Lac is fighting against three opponents at the same time, his fourth opponent intended to attack him from the back but ultimately, he is being kicked over into the air by one of the most feared Valkyries from the VF-A01 Special Task Force 01 Squadron.

( And he's gotta be fresh from the fight. )

( I need a hero. )

( I'm holding out for a hero 'til the morning light. )

( He's gotta be sure and it's gotta be soon. )

"Hello, Casper, it had been a while since the last time we see each other", First Lieutenant Munakata Misae ( Valkyrie 3 ) spoke to Lieutenant du Lac when they are being surrounded by four hostile new comers when they are back to back to each other. "Or should I address you as Knight of the Lake as your current title?"

"Either title is good for me", the sole survivor of JTF 141 Squadron during the ultimate defense battle of Pearl of Eastern Region replied. "However, I never expected that the first time for us to fight besides each other is not fighting against our supposed mutual enemies but these idiots at a bar fight!"

"Well, always expected the unexpected", the Valkyrie replied when she put her opponents out of commissioned with her round house kick in his face!

"I guessed that is the truth anyway", the Knight of the Lake replied when a hostile group tried to overwhelm him with their number. However, the said group of soldiers and eishis found themselves being ambushed and sandwiched by the members of Argos Test Flight led by the Yuuya and the members of 65th Combat Training Battalion Infinities led by Leon.

"Are you all right? Lieutenant du Lac", Yuuya and Leon spoke to their companions from Overflag when others are fighting against the hostile said group, even Stella and Sharon are being enrolled when they kicked their opponents out of commissioned. For Tarisa, she had no love of those with the trademark of white silver hair like the chief of development from the Argos Test Flight that threated to end her life in the worst possible ways totally beyond her limited imagination if she is foolish enough to do something again still enroll the fight because it is a good fight! Not to mention Valerio, Vincent, Keith and Guylos had already picked and fighting against their opponents, although the fact clearly showed that it is no more important for the reason for them to enroll the said bar fight anymore!

( And he's gotta be larger than life. )

( I need a hero. )

( I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night. )

( Up where the mountains meet the heavens above. )

"Oh, it is good to see both of you here, Yuuya and Leon", Lieutenant du Lac replied with his bitter smile on his face. "Although I would like to say it is better to pick those BETA strains as our opponents instead of these fools in front of us, welcome to join the club!"

( Out where the lightning splits the sea. )

( I could swear there is someone somewhere watching me. )

( Through the wind and the chill and the rain. )

( And the storm and the flood )

At the bar sector which still had a distance to the place where the big bar fight is happening, two officers are sitting there and each of them had a glass of wine in their hands.

"No intention to join the fight over there?"

"Not interest."

"That's rare; I kindly believe that you are the first one to join the fight."

"A fight for no proposes at all, what a waste of time!"

"I guess you are right, but what's the point of those two from the Silver Millennium is going to get themselves into?"

( I can feel his approach like a fire in my blood. )

( I need a hero. )

( I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night. )

( He's gotta be strong and he's gotta be fast. )

After realized that the female eishi that he met earlier is being surrounded by two hostile soldiers and one of them is going to hit her head from her behind with a bottle of wine, the Knight of Terra 4 picked up a bottle of wine and stormed to the said person's location; hit his head with the bottle in his hand hard and before the female eishi with long and black hair can reply for his action, he hit the other hostile soldier straight in his face so hard that the misfortune soldier fell to the ground directly!

( And he's gotta be fresh from the fight. )

( I need a hero. )

( I'm holding out for a hero 'til the morning light. )

( He's gotta be sure and it's gotta be soon )

Looking at the actions from Jadeite and found that another member from the Silver Millennium with very long ponytail and brown hair is being surrounded by four hostile soldiers at the same time; Zoisite shakes his head and finished his glass of wine; then left his seat and joined the fight by kicked out those four idiots like a flash. It is time for the berserker to get some actions!

( And he's gotta be larger than life. )

( I need a hero. )

( I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night. )

"We are sorry, Natalie", Snowflakes Barchenowa spoke to the owner of Everdistant Utopia. "It is our responsibilities that result as the current situation." Like her other sisters that voluntary to enroll the GalaRay Project, Snowflakes is one of the members from the Counter Intelligence Service; although on the surface they are introduced as the coordinators of GalaRay Project

"We are sorry, Ms. Duclert", Amethyst Sestina also spoke to the owner of Everdistant Utopia. "I guess it is never a good idea for us to involve ourselves too publicly after all…"

"It is never the case and please put those on", Natalie countered and handover two safety helmets to her friends in front of her when three of them are actually hidden behind the bar when tables, chairs and ever human-like objects are being threw and flied around in the air. "Look, I am glad that both of you have accepted my suggestion and are willing to perform in the stage with your skills, since I always want the performance from someone like yours can be held in the Everdistant Utopia; a place that people can enjoy themselves, even just temporality, before returned to the reality that we are fighting a war of no surrender, no retreat! Furthermore, do you believe that you can, or should I said, are you willing to live under the shadow for the rest of your lives? Especially when both of you are still young and had more than enough time to learn and enjoy the time of what is the meaning of lives are? For the payment to put the restaurant back to business I am going to ask the command officers of those drunken idiots to pay for them plus I am going to put their names in the black list so that they are no longer welcome in here. In fact, if their command officers are not willing to pay; I believe that Commodore Bertram is more willing to connect the said money on behalf of mine."

Natalie Duclert looked at her friends seriously in front of her and what she is going to say is something that her friends are never going to expect after all.

"But most important, I would never allow both of you and your sisters to be harmed by those idiots no matter under what situation in my place, under the oath to his highness!"

The eyes of Snowflakes and Amethyst both widened after the Witches from the Northern Terra heard such declaration from their friends. From this moment, both of them cleanly realized the person they known as Natalie Duclert is more than just the owner of restaurant Everdistant Utopia but someone much greater...

Looking at Lieutenant Lancelot du Lac standing in front of him inside his officer when the fact clearly showed that he is one of the said people being enrolled during the bar fight; a great fight that almost tore the entire Everdistant Utopia apart from inside.

"It is good to see that you have chosen to accept my offer and present in here, the Hero from Pearl of Eastern Region and Knight of the Lake! I am Commodore Colin Z Bertram, one of the Operation Directors of GalaRay Project", a mysterious smile actually appeared on the face of Warlock. "Welcome to the Avalon Base, the last best hope for the survival of mankind over the extinction of BETA!"

"Such an honor to serve under your wings your Excellency!" Lancelot the Knight of Lake put his right arm in front of him and slightly bowed to the Lord of Landless to show his response; an action of his currently status that between the command officer / his subordinate and the king who lead / the knight that follow.

"In fact, I am looking forward to see where is the ultimate loyalty of yours is going to lie!"

"My loyalty just for so the sun can rises in every people's heart to welcoming a peaceful new day with smiles and hopes!"

"I see, then I am going to look forward to see the ultimate result and the destination you can reach when you walked upon the path you have chosen", Colin replied in his calm and composed voice from the abyss before one of the few number of handpicked candidates for his knight order left his office.

Flash Back For Lieutenant Lancelot du Lac from Third Person Point of View:

Being a few survivors from Southeast Asia War Front as a member of Join Task Force (JTF) 141 squadron during its ultimate assignment in Hong Kong, Second Lieutenant du Lac is specialist with TSF type F-16C Fighting Falcon and got call sign "Casper" because his guerrilla combat style and speed maneuver when goes foe to foe with another TSF. He got heavily wounded when BETA swarming the city and wipe out all of his companion in JTF 141 squadron one by one when they try to defend the Hong Kong city in a hopeless battle from BETA expansion. Desperate with the situation because the Command Center already fall he choose to remain stand alone and mostly act as a bait in order to give time for civilians convoy to breakthrough BETA's encirclement. Even his TSF is barely wrecked but as long it can still move and shooting he used it until the last breath. His TSF was down after withstanding BETA swarming for more than 23 minutes but something miracle did happened. Before a Fort-class strain stomp his TSF and claim his life; the said fort-class head is being cut off by a shining blade and killed it in the process. Even nearly unconscious due to lose too much blood he still can hear someone shouting in his ear via headset link that say:

"Odin to Casper of (JTF) 141 squadron, can you hear me? I repeat, this is A-00 Odin from United Nation Force A-01 Special Task Force to Casper of (JTF) 141 squadron, are you alright?"

"Odin…the Silver Savior….so the reinforcement finally arrives? How the civilians? Are they safe? Have they arrived to the safety location?!"

"Yes, the civilians' convoy is all safety thanks to the actions of yours, Second Lieutenant", the Silver Savior spoke to the hero in front of him inside his broken F-16C respectfully. "You've done a great job beyond the call of duty and get some rest. We are going to handle this mess from now on with the other reinforcements from the United Nation Force, the Consolidation of South-East Asian Nation Force and Unified Front of China Armed Force."

As Second Lieutenant du Lac slowly became unconscious because of losing too much blood during the preview battle, he can still heard the communication between the legendary Silver Savor and his Valkyries; the war maidens in their blue armor with the twin swords in their hands,

"Valkyrie 4 and Valkyrie 5 take Second Lieutenant du Lac to the safety point, he require medical treatment A.S.A.P. and deserved to be treated as a hero!"

"Understood!", Second Lieutenant Kazama Touko ( Valkyrie 4 ) and Second Lieutenant Suzumiya Akane ( Valkyrie 5) replied in union.

"Valkyrie 1 and Valkyrie 3 are going to clean up sector 107!"

"Acknowledge!" First Lieutenant Isumi Michiru ( Valkyrie-1 ) and First Lieutenant Munakata Misae ( Valkyrie-3 ) replied together after they have received the order from the mission commander of VF-A01 Special Task Force.

"Valkyrie 2 is with me to defend this sector and this is Odin to Valkyrie Temple, informs Operative First Lieutenant Jinguuji to execute the battle plan as we speak. It is the BETA Hunting Time!"

"Understand this is Valkyrie Temple to Odin and all Valkyries, good hunt!" First Lieutenant Suzumiya Haruka replied before her further communication with First Lieutenant Jinguuji in order to coordinate the counter offense in the Pearl of Eastern Region with other ally forces. "How about Operative Lieutenant Commander Bertram? Is it okay for us to let him fight alone without any reinforcement?"

"Do you believe that it is really necessary for him to have reinforcement in his current situation?" Takeru spoke to the command post operator of Valkyries Squadron sweat drop behind his head when he looked at the tactical view screen in his personal GN-Drive powered GN-TSF-TYPE-04C Siranui Second Custom Knight of Silver Wing in white silver armor; from there, he can see the Black Knight of Absolute Destruction continued to advance and eliminated any BETA strains that misfortune enough to locate at the wrong place at the wrong time in front of the wrong person; especially the said person had a really bad mood at this moment and even all the BETA strains currently located at the war zone is never enough for him to release all his anger and the desire for total destruction!

"I believe that we better leave him alone and let him do whatever he sees fit for the operation! Odin Out"

"Where am I…." At the time Second Lieutenant du Lac conscious and opened his eyes, he found himself in a hospital room and greeted by someone. Looking from her uniform and the rank he immediately realized that the young woman in front of him is one of the figures that hold far more authority than her rank supposed to be within the US Army. "You are…."

"I am Technical Colonel Teletha Tessa Testarossa", before he can sit up and future saluted to the senior officer in front of him, the young woman introduced her ahead when Second Lieutenant du Lac also discovered that a young girl in junior rank is standing behind the young woman that currently sitting next to his bed. "How do you feel, Casper…or should I address you as the Hero of Pearl from Eastern Region from now on?"

"How about others?" Second Lieutenant du Lac asked about the ultimate fate of his former squadron, although somehow he had expected the answer.

"Join Task Force (JTF) 141 squadron is completely wipe out by BETA during the preview battle and you are the sole survivor, Second Lieutenant du Lac", Teletha replied. "I am sorry but it is still a fact we all have to accept, no matter we are willing or not!"

"It is all right, since I should realized that", Second Lieutenant du Lac closed his eyes for a moment to pay his final respect and farewell to his companions and friends from the Join Task Force (JTF) 141 squadron. It is something that all of them had been expected as their ultimate fate when they signed up the career as an eishi and piloted the Tactical Surface Fighters at the forefront of Human and BETA War. "So is it supposed to be my greatest honor to be visited by the Goddess of Mithril?"

"As the Hero of Pearl from Eastern Region, the honor is mine to see you personally after realized your actions of call beyond duty during the twilight hour; you can choose to run and escape to safety location for batter defense and higher survival rate by abandoned the civilians' convoy but instead; you choose to remain stand alone and mostly act as a bait in order to give time for civilians convoy to breakthrough BETA's encirclement. Even your TSF is barely wrecked but as long it can still move and shooting you used it until the last breath", the Goddess of Mithril replied in her deep and composed voice. "In fact, even Odin and Warlock seemed you as a hero and wanted to meet you face to face in another day after your recovery. Besides the reason to visit a true hero during the twilight hours, I have checked the records from your Fighting Falcon after it is recovered. I have to say that the performance of your TSF is completely beyond what we believe an F-16C is supposed to be capable of; although it is sad to say that it had suffered critical damage to the point that over ninety percent of parts and armors had to be replaced. Not to mention the frame itself is no longer operational and need to replace as well."

"I see, too bad that my Fighting Falcon is out of commissioned; I have to say my partner is a good machine for its purpose", Second Lieutenant du Lac replied calmly on the surface but Teletha clearly realized that deep inside his heart he is saying something totally difference.

"For my purpose in here as Technical Colonel Testarossa, I am offering a post to you to enroll the incoming Project ATSF as chief development pilot for one of its experimental TSF and I have no intention for any objection", the Goddess of Mithril spoke to Second Lieutenant du Lac in her voice of strong resolve that made he immediately put her picture with her elder brother Technical Lieutenant General Leonard Testarossa, well known as Mr. Silver or Silver Fox, together. "I believe that I have taken you more than enough time so far and I believe that you better get some rest. As I mentioned before, I am looking forward to you enrollment to Project ATSF, have a good day, Lieutenant du Lac!"

After her final statement, the Goddess of Mithril stood up from her seat and left the room with her subordinates.

"Like elder brother, Like younger sister", the unofficial but still newly promoted lieutenant from Indonesia spoke to himself. "Both of them are being so forceful to others as long as it is something they seemed fit for their desired and rumor suggested that Odin and Warlock somehow got their attention to the Goddess of Mithril?! God blessed them all…"

After his recovery, Lieutenant du Lac enrolled the Project ATSF as one of its chief development pilot and found he standing in front of a highly custom F-15E Strike Eagle in blue armor for melee and close-quarter-combat when additional blades can be found at the said TSF's shoulders, forearms and legs like those TSF units deployed by Rosenritter Regiment attached to 13th Enhanced Tactical Armor Wing Hyperion.

"This is…"

"YF-19S Excalibur, an experimental variant of F-15E Strike Eagle for the enhancement of close quarter combat capabilities in Project ATSF, builds for collection of actual combat data before the official development of Plan YF-23; the 3rd Generation for the US Army that aimed for the overwhelming close quarter combat capabilities from Warlock under our current technologies base on their data since their appearance in the Human and BETA war", Teletha spoke to the newly promoted lieutenant from behind with Xia Yu Lan. "I have entrusted the Excalibur into your hand and I am looking forward for the result; I hope it is a correct decision and I never have to regret it, Knight of the Lake!"

"You don't", Lieutenant du Lac saluted to the Goddess of Mithril that entrusted the renew sword of strength and justice to him as well as given his renew title as a knight instead of just an eishi. "You have my words that you are going to have the result beyond your expected, Technical Colonel Testarossa."

Lieutenant du Lac continued to serve as the chief development pilot of YF-19S Excalibur even after the development of YF-23 Black Widow II as well as YF-22 Raptor; the 3rd Generation for the US Army that aimed the high speed mobility and medium-to-long range combat capabilities from Odin under the current technologies base on their data since their appearance in the Human and BETA war. He also acted as aggressor unit to the two prototypes 3rd Generation TSF as well as served as their test pilot when limited production model of them is available for more experiments for actual combat. In fact, he clearly realized that the Raptor and Black Widow II are totally two difference kinds of TSF for difference purpose in the beginning and feeling quite disappointment for the ultimate result of Project ATSF when the Raptor is being chosen over the Black Widow II. Furthermore, it is believe that the prototypes and limited production units of YF-23 had been transferred from the US Army to the United Nation Force Project Alternative IV under some kinds of secret agreement before Lieutenant du Lac got an invitation message from Raven Network agent to join the incoming GalaRay Project executed at United Nation Force Avalon Base. Although it is considered one of the greatest honors for an eishi to be invited and fight beside Warlock, the legend of "Steel Messiah"; Lieutenant du Lac is already recruited by US SOCOM to serve under Colonel Bridges as one of his most trustworthy subordinates at the same time.

Before he made the decision to turn down such offer from the Raven Network agent, Lieutenant du Lac found himself being assigned as a member of newly formed special task force Overflag to enroll the GalaRay Project on behalf of the US Army under the command of Colonel Bridges. During the enrollment of GalaRay Project, he continued to act as the chief development pilot of YF-19S Excalibur but he is actually being caught in surprise that the Goddess of Mithril and her guardian are also members of Overflag under cover identities…

Being the Avalon Base Chief Communication Officer as well as the secretary of its deputy commander, First Lieutenant Irina Pyatkh did have an extra assignment to serve as temporality aide to Commodore Bertram. Unlike other senior command officer, Colin never has an official aide for such position due to unknown reason but instead; borrow someone available from others as long as the said temporality aide is available for the tasks.

For this reason, First Lieutenant Pyatkh found that she had to return the dinner on the plate that she is currently holding to the restaurant of the base, since his temporality command officer had no intention to waste any food. At the time she returned the food to the caretaker, she spoke to the First Lieutenant with a smile on her face.

"Not again. Does the temporality command officer of yours believe that the term of lunch is equal to dinner anyway?"

"It can't be helped", First Lieutenant Pyatkh replied. "His Excellency believes that since he still has the lunch in his office, he can eat it as his dinner so there is no need for additional dishes to serve as dinner. Have a good evening, caretaker."

After First Lieutenant Pyatkh left the restaurant, the caretaker returned to her original job before interfere by the First Lieutenant. However, her assistance is again required by another person in the uniform of an Imperial Royal Guard White Coat Eishi. After turned around from her workstation, the caretaker found that the said eishi holds the rank of Second Lieutenant and had long and beautiful brown hair.

"How can I help you at this hour, Second Lieutenant?"

"May I have a set of dinner, please? To go!"

It is already the late night at the Avalon Base, although minimum number of manpower is still requiring for the daily operation of the fortress city. Colin is actually taking the night shift as the base deputy commander, although he chose to work in his office instead of overseeing the base situation in the command center. On his desk, there are a number of files there when multiple number of view screen appeared in the thin air around him. Next to his desk is the workstation and desk for the aide assigned to him. However, since he does not have any official aide from the beginning, it is currently empty and used as a table for storing the large number of documents that require his signature for approval, data files in hardcopy and blueprints for TSF and advanced weapons development etc.; resulted as a small mountain inside his office. Opposite to the workstation for his aide is a large but unusual giant western chessboard consists of white, black, red and other chess pieces in difference color when each kind of chesses had their own ground.

"Come in", as the door of office opened, Colin spoke to the person entered his office when he is signing the document in front of him on the desk.

"First Lieutenant Pyatkh, I believe that I have said clearly there is no need for extra dinner, since my lunch is still in here and I can eat it as my dinner…."

"Then you better eat it right now, although I believe that the lunch of yours is already cold and need to be re-heated before you can eat them as your dinner!"

In the case of Second Lieutenant Olivia Aoki, call sign White Fang 6:

Hearing the anger voice from someone except First Lieutenant Pyatkh than he is expected, Colin looked up and found that his younger sister is speaking to him when put down the dinner in her hand on his desk. "Due to this, you are going to eat the dinner first before you are going to finish the lunch of yours as well! Now stopped whatever you are doing and eat properly!"

"Second Lieutenant Aoki, do you realized that you have stepped over your border…."

"I don't care anything about the rank or others; as long as you are my elder brother and we are family and it is what I really care about!"

Colin is speechless when he actually saw the image of his mother, the feared and respected Empress Fox of Nine Tails to the Japan Empire, behind his beloved younger sister and he clearly realized that if he refused to follow the advice from her; then Olivia is going to storm out of his office angrily and returned in full force consist of powerful reinforcements – his mother and his other younger sister, denshi no yousei ( the Electronic Spirit/Fairy ), in order to ensure he eats well and more important, eating on time!

In order to prevent such situation became reality, Colin put down his work and started to eat the dinner from Olivia when his stubborn younger sister re-heated the lunch he left over and put in front of him again.

"Eat!"

"But I have already eaten the dinner…."

"It is never a good thing to waste any food, Eat it!"

"But….."

"EAT !"

At the same time when the supposed fearless Warlock is forced to eat his dinner under the careful monitored from his younger sister, Olivia wasted no time and started to clean up the mess at the empty aide workstation.

"Elder Brother, why don't you assigned someone to assist you as an aide like other senior command officers in the base like Brigadier General Radhabinod or Dr. Kouzuki", the younger Aoki asked her elder brother. "Even Commodore Shirogane has the fairies of fire and snow to assist him as his aides."

"Compare to others, I would like to handle such matter in personal level", Colin replied. "It may take times but sometime it is better for me to look at the picture from its original without be filtered by others. No offense speaking but due to the difference point of view, something important to me maybe considered useless to the view of others."

"Then at least assigned someone to assist you for some basis administration work like other senior command officers", as the Wind-Hime of House Aoki countered, Olivia continued her work to clean up the mess in front of her at the workstation for her elder brother's aide that never officially existed from the beginning.

"I have, since I have asked and borrowed First Lieutenant Pyatkh and First Lieutenant Suzumiya from their command officers from time to time as long as they are available for the tasks", Colin replied to his younger sister only found that…she had asleep on the workstation.

"Olivia", Colin walked over to the aide station and found that his younger sister had actually fell asleep after she is able to clean up the mess in the said workstation when all documents and files had been separated and put in order.

"…Z…Z….Z…."

"Olivia, wake up and return to your quarter, you are going to get a cold if you are sleeping like this!"

"…Elder Brother…You are so means…."

"What kind of strange dream you are actually having at this moment", Colin sweat drops ^-^! and spoke to his asleep younger sister. However, instead of let her slept like this in the workstation; Colin carried her in his armies like a princess and relocated her to sleep inside the single personal bedroom inside his office. In fact, the large chair inside his office can served as a single person bed if necessary; since it is never a secret and commonly known that Colin used to rest in his office instead of his own quarter in the Avalon Base most of the time. Beside the separate bed room module, there is a bathroom and a changing room served as part of his personal office inside the command tower.

After put down his younger sister on the bed and covered her body with a warm quilt after took off her boots ( part of her Imperial Royal Guard uniform ), Colin took a moment to look at his growth up younger sister that have carried the beauty from their mother. He wondered how long it had been since he left his family behind in this loop in order to start his own plan for the counter offense to BETA and its master; the Creator when his beloved younger sister has been growth up from a child to fine girl like her current self.

"It must be hard for her to reach the same standard of Yui and others in such a short period of time", Colin spoke to himself silently when he clearly realized that his stubborn young sister should be tired after her assignment from the White Fang Squadron. Like other TSF units that enrolled the GalaRay Project on behalf of their countries around the world, the White Fang Squadron had been experienced the most extreme training program that far beyond any regular eishi can be imagined. Furthermore, unlike the original members of White Fang Squadron that had been accepted their enhancement before the Battle of Kyoto as part of their contracts to him, Olivia had to work extremely hard to get to their standard as soon as possible after she is accepted as one of its newly enrolled members by the others; although the fact showed that her own hidden strength is also one of the key reasons for her to being addressed honorably as one of the War-Himes of White Fang among the eishis from Imperial Royal Guard and Imperial Japan Mainland Defense Force

"Have a nice dream, Olivia", Colin spoke to his beloved younger sister before returned to his workstation and restarted his overnight work again.

In the next morning, Olivia finally awoke from her sleep and found them she is sleeping on a bed instead of the workstation next to her elder brother's desk.

"I have…fell asleep…but how?"

Immediately, Olivia put on her boots and walked out of the bedroom, only realized that his elder brother is making a cup of coffee from the food replicator inside his office.

"Good morning, Second Lieutenant Aoki, how do you feel?"

"Good morning, Elder…Your Excellency", Olivia immediately saluted to her elder brother that actually holds the rank of Commodore in the United Nation Force, since she still remember followed by her passion instead of logic, she stormed into her elder brother office angrily and forced him to finished his lunch and dinner at the same time. "I have to apologize for the action of stepping over my border last night…."

"If you want to say next is you have prepared yourself for any punishment, then I believe that you can forget about it", Colin handover the hot coffee in his hand to his younger sister. "It is because if I did foolish enough to give you any punishment due to the situation last night, I am sure that the first one I am going to meet today is no one but the feared Female Fox of the Japan Empire; although in my point of view, nothing is more enjoyable and entertaining than seeing someone misfortune enough to be face the wrath from her, I have no intention to be such volunteer for such entertainment! Furthermore, thanks to your assistance, I am able to clean up the mountain of paper works on the aide workstation. You can get yourself a cleanup shower in the bathroom and the changing room should have all the uniform you need to change; don't even had any strange thinking or idea in your mind, since such arrangement is actually prepared and arranged by First Lieutenant Pyatkh and First Lieutenant Suzumiya for the other temporality aides during their assignment to me. After that, please handover those documents to their receivers or you can handover them to their aides if the said receiver is not available to receive them. By the way, some of the documents are received by Second Lieutenant Takamura…."

After received the multiple number of tasks from one of the Operation Directors of GalaRay Project, Second Lieutenant Olivia Aoki left the Commodore Bertram office later with a large number of files, documents and blueprints in her both hands….

Colin took a deep breath after Olivia left his office. Although it is a fact that he borrowed First Lieutenant Pyatkh and First Lieutenant Suzumiya from their command officers from time to time, he did ensure they are capable to return to their quarter and rest properly before they fell asleep inside his office; or at least able to enter the bedroom and take the rest by themselves without his assistance like the last night with Olivia. For the case of Kagami Sumika and Yashiro Kasumi, he actually gave Takeru a wakeup call and informed him to bring his princesses back to their home from his office no matter how late at night! In fact, Colin really didn't care if the said fire fairy and snow fairy ended up in the bedroom of the Silver Savior even they are sleeping together or not!

For his currently situation, since his younger sister had her own assignment to accomplish as the member of Imperial Royal Guard, it seemed that such situation last night is never going to occur as long as he called off the lunch and dinner delivery as part of the temporality aide assignment…and everything should be fine….

…or supposed to be fine until Colin found that the Sword-Hime of House Nekoi is currently standing in front of him with the dinner in her hand!

In the case of Second Lieutenant Yuzuriha Nekoi, call sign White Fang 7:

"Second Lieutenant Nekoi, is it some kind of assignment from Second Lieutenant Takamura for you to be here?"

"I really hope so but Second Lieutenant Takamura is never going to assign such order to us", Yuzuriha replied to Colin with a smile on his face. "Instead, it is the request from one of my best friends and I don't believe that it is a wise decision to turn down her request after her assignment in here last night. So in order to make everything simple, please finish the dinner on time, okay, Your Excellency!"

In fact, Colin can actually see the ear on her head and the tail behind her from a little dog when her reaction showed that Second Lieutenant Nekoi is in extremely good mood under their current situation before she turned around and started to clean up the paper works and countless of files at the aide workstation like Olivia last night.

"Second Lieutenant Nekoi, why don't you state your truth intention to be in here?" Colin countered when he is eating his dinner, since he clearly realized the Sword-Hime of House Nekoi is never going to leave his office as long as he is not finished his dinner.

"Your Excellency, you are asking the question to Second Lieutenant Yuzuriha Nekoi from the Imperial Royal Guard White Fang Squadron?"

"Or to the next heiress of House Nekoi", Colin replied. "My question is to both characters of yours."

Yuzuriha put down the work in her hand and turned her face to Colin, revealed the mysterious smile that represented herself as the feared Sword-Hime of House Nekoi, "Like I mention before, I am here to ensure someone eat well and on time under the request of my friend from the White Fang Squadron, since she had been assigned for other necessary duties. On the other hand, what are you looking for to accomplish after the threat of BETA is gone? Colin Z Bertram….the Dark Aggressor that never existed in this world from the beginning?"

"I believe that it is still too early to ensure we can wipe out the BETA located in Earth in a short period of time", Colin replied in a deep and composed voice. "I have to say under such situation, I don't have any plan so far if we can final eliminate the threat from BETA once and for all in the Solar System. Like you have mentioned, the existence known as Colin Z Bertram never existed in this world in the beginning so nothing is going to happen either if such existence disappeared within the thin air."

"Is it the truth intention of yours", the Sword-Hime of House Nekoi challenged. "I can understand and it is foreseeable that either the Silver Savior or the Witch of Eastern Region is going to step down from their stages once the BETA is no longer a threat to humanity. However, you on the other hand, are totally another matter!"

"What make you say something like that, since the fact clearly showed that the Silver Savior have the same authority as mine…as least under the current situation. What make you believe that I am difference from the Silver Savior for the path I am going to choose after the BETA is defeated?" Colin challenged the Sword-Hime of House Nekoi in his character of Warlock, the entity known as Dark Aggressor to the next heiress of House Nekoi and its currently most powerful ability user.

"The silver aura around the Silver Savior is always calm and gentle expect the time of fighting against the BETA", Yuzuriha replied. "On the other hand, the dark aura around the Dark Aggressor is calm and gentle but such aura is actually nothing but the calm before the storm of destruction, no matter his opponent is human or BETA!"

"…." Colin remained in silence when Yuzuriha continued her statement.

"Unlike the peaceful Silver Savior, the Dark Aggressor is always really to strike in deadly force as long as its opponents existed and it cared nothing during the process as long as it can ultimately eliminate its opponents' existence…what?!"

Before Sword-Hime of House Nekoi can finish her statement, Yuzuriha realized that Colin is actually standing next to her when he whispered something into her ear…

"You are impressive as I have expected, the Sword-Hime of House Nekoi. However, sometimes knowing too much you shouldn't is never good for your health", the Dark Aggressor spoke to Yuzuriha in his deep voice from the darkest abyss. "Nevertheless, as a member from House Nekoi, it is the duty of yours to the Japan Empire when the hidden threat is needed to eliminate from the root before it loomed-to-the-horizon and I am totally agreed with such idea. Due to this, I can tell you so that you can pass out such message on behalf of mine to those who want the answer to determinate if I am going to become the enemy of the Japan Empire or not!"

Yuzuriha sweats drop in absolutely feared when listening to the whisper from the darkest and deepest abyss beyond her own imagination, although she tried her best to hide it and remained calm on the surface.

"As long as those I hold dear and promise to protect never being threat or harm by the Japan Empire, I had no intention for interfere its affair no matter what had happened as long as such line never being crossed and stepped over. Otherwise, as opponent to be destroyed, human race and BETA had no difference in my point of view. In short, I bring glory and honor to my allies but nothing more than total destruction to my enemies. Is that clear for you?"

"I…understand…clearly…"

"Good, then I expected that you are going to pass my message to those who need it as an advice before their further actions", Colin's tone changed back to normal when he separated himself from Yuzuriha. "By the way, the faces like the one you are currently had never suit you in the beginning; why don't you forget our preview conversation like it never happened?"

After his words, Colin returned to his workstation when Yuzuriha continued her cleanup operation until she finally finished the task. However, instead of returned to her quarter as Colin's expected…

"Your Excellency, would you mind if I borrow the bedroom of yours tonight, since the night of Avalon Base is quiet dangerous for a weak girl like me."

"A weak girl? You are saying the Sword-Hime of House Nekoi is a weak girl? You are saying someone who capable to take out a number of well-trained assassins in a flash is a weak girl?!" Colin complained in his mind but he did realize that under regular situation, it is only a waste of time to change his opponent's idea and he had no intention to further threat the friend of his younger sister again under unnecessary situation. "Do whatever you like as long as you don't interfere my work!"

"Understand", Yuzuriha replied in her playful tone and got her into the changing room and bathroom. After she finished her shower, she entered the bed room instead of going to the bed directly, she spoke to Colin at the door and when Colin looked at her direction, he found that the said Second Lieutenant wore nothing, even her underwear, but only the quilt covered her body.

"Since I am not Second Lieutenant Aoki, you can do that if it is what you want." Yuzuriha spoke to Colin with a smile on her face when her face is extremely red like an apple.

"Second Lieutenant Nekoi, don't you realize that you are actually playing with fire", Colin countered.

"Or may be because I am not your type?!" Yuzuriha challenged.

"You better get some rest because according to my knowledge, tomorrow is going to be a busy day for the White Fang Squadron and I have no intention to receive any incident report because of one of the said squadron eishis is lack of rest", Colin replied. "At least in my place, you can get some rest without worrying anything like your status in House Nekoi or the duties to the Japan Empire, since something like those means nothing to me!"

Yuzuriha remained silence after she heard the statement from Colin and in returned, she fell down to the bed and rest peacefully until the next day she woke up in the morning when Colin offered a cup of hot milk tea to her; since Colin realized Yuzuriha like sweet things from his young sister and the fact showed that milk tea with sugar is a much better choice to the Sword-Hime of House Nekoi as her first drink in the morning instead of coffee.

After that, Yuzuriha received the multiple numbers of tasks from one of the Operation Directors of GalaRay Project and left the Commodore Bertram office later with a large number of files, documents and blueprints in her both hands….

Due to the examples of his younger sister and her friends and rivalry all role in one, Colin is not feeling surprised anymore when Second Lieutenant Noto Izumi is currently standing in front of her in a gentle smile when his dinner is in her hand again.

In the case of Second Lieutenant Noto Izumi, call sign White Fang 5:

"Your Excellency, it is dinner time and your dinner is ready."

"Thank You, Second Lieutenant Noto. You can leave the dinner in here…", Colin replied to the most unlikely eishi from her surface character as well as suppose be the most normal girl among the White Fang Squadron but before he can talk to her so that she can leave his office…but Izumi sat down at the aide workstation and started her work there; only Colin realized that she had fell asleep in the said workstation later in the mid-night.

"….Z….Z…..Z…."

"Second Lieutenant Noto, wake up and return to your quarter, you are going to get a cold if you are sleeping like this!"

"…Sorry…I cannot eat anymore…."

"I wonder what kind of strange dream you are having right now, at least not a nightmare I guess", Colin sweat drops again ^_^! and spoke to the asleep beauty and Colin carried her in his armies like a princess and relocated her to sleep inside the single personal bedroom inside his office. After put down the said Second Lieutenant on the bed and covered her body with a warm quilt, took off her boots and her glasses, Colin leave the bed room immediately and continue his overnight paper works. "It is still a close call…"

In the next morning, Izumi woke up from her sleep and repeating to apologize to Colin for her fell asleep at the workstation inside his office, although the fact clearly showed that the cleanup operation is once again being completed by the said member of White Fang Squadron before she fell asleep.

In the case of Second Lieutenant Iwami Aki, call sign White Fang 4:

"…."

"….."

"Your Excellency, are you thinking the reason for me to being in here instead of someone else that more like an attractive female figure like Shimako or Yui?"

Instead of a question, it is clearly a statement from Second Lieutenant Iwami Aki.

"Actually I am thinking is it a job that you are willing to accept by yourself", Colin takes a deep breath and replied seriously. "According to my knowledge, you never good at paper work even back to the time in the academy."

"Don't be so sure and look down on me from the surface", Aki countered. "I have taken times to improve such skill since I have graduated from the academy!"

In fact, Aki did prove herself to Colin when she managed to clean up the mess located at the aide workstation in order one by one, although her rate for such operation is slight slower than others.

"Colin, may I ask you something….more personally?"

"Depend for the question of yours?"

"What kind of girl does a boy is going to like?"

Colin is caught in a little bit of surprise when he heard the question from Aki.

"Why do you ask something like that?"

"Something foolish isn't it", Aki replied when a bitten smile occurred on her face. "Among us, others always treat the members of White Fang Squadron with the respect of their gender but not me; since I am always being treated as a tomboy anyway."

"So final we have someone to think about personal relationship with opposite gender", Colin replied. "Honestly, you have asked the wrong person for counseling and instead of me, I believe that you better ask Kei or Nekoi; since it is most likely they can give you better advice on the said subject. However, if you are asking for my opinion, I can say that you are a fine girl and don't need to force yourself to change into someone that is never your truth self in the beginning. Let's say that when the time comes you are going to find the other half of yours that you are going to send the rest of your life with willing."

"I am actually surprise Colin. It is because I never expected the legendary Steel Messiah is going to say something like this. By the way, do you have a lover?"

"Steel Messiah or not I am still a human being. For your second question, it is already long time ago and as personal issue, I believe that it is not a good subject to talk about it" Colin replied and thought to himself. "Yes, it is a long time ago…too long anyway…"

"…Z…Z….Z…"

"NOT AGAIN…" ^_^!

In the next morning….

"Good morning, Your Excellency, may I ask how did I end up in the bedroom?"

"You don't remember, you have fell asleep in the workstation and I have to carry you to the bed with my both arms like a princess, how do you feel anyway?"

"Like a princess?! You are talking about of way of Princess Carrying?!"

"What else do you think I can do about the situation of yours in the mid-night, contact Yui and asked her to take care the situation?"

The face of Second Lieutenant Iwami Aki is totally in red during the following day after she left Colin's office with a large number of files, documents and blueprints in her both hands….

In the case of Second Lieutenant Kei Shimako, call sign White Fang 3:

Looking at Second Lieutenant Kei Shimako in front of him is actually quite an experience to Colin when he can see the ears and tail from a fox from her; although in his point of view she is still consider to be a female fox with a single tail instead of the feared empress fox of nine tails. After she put the dinner on his table and finished the cleanup operation at the aide workstation as soon as possible, Shimako started to put out some of her belongings from her suitcase and Colin found that it is the entire set of equipment for hand makes traditional tea. As a result, Colin found that after his dinner, he had a cup of well make traditional tea and something else sweet to eat as bonus.

"Anything you want to talk about?" Realizing that there is nothing for free in the world, Colin broke the silence and spoke to the small fox from House Kei sitting in front of her.

"Does your Excellency have any relationship with someone special", as the mastermind behind the White Fang Squadron, Shimako wasted no time but straight to the point.

"If you are talking about those kinds of relationship of personal affair, I have to say I don't and have no intention under the current situation; not to mention such question is personal and I have to remind you that you have stepped over your border, Second Lieutenant Kei Shimako!"

"I have to apologize for my preview question if it did insult you, your Excellency", Shimako slightly bowed to Colin from her position. "However, what I really like to ask is what your point of view is for the relation of marriage and the family matter? Is it necessary to put the mutual interest of the two families before the feeling of the said couple?"

"If you are talking about what can both family gained after the marriage of the said couple, then you can forget about it. It is because we are talking about the marriage of the couple instead of the advantages to their families during the process", Colin replied in his resolve of steel. "As long as the couple is willing to give up everything they have in order to stay together; no one had any right to say or act anything to them. In short, my opinion about the question of yours in simple; as long as the couple themselves are willing to share and exchange what they have in the same place, as long as they can upkeep such oath to each other, nothing is going to be more important than that!"

"I believe that the statement of yours had answered the question from mine", Shimako replied and spoke to Colin. "Thank you for taking the times of yours and if you don't mind, I would like to borrow the bedroom of yours tonight."

"Permission accepted and has a good evening, Second Lieutenant Kei!"

After Shimako had finished her showering and entered the bed room, however, Colin found that the door of the bedroom supposed to be closed but it didn't during the long night…

In conclusion, nothing special happened until the next morning where Second Lieutenant Kei got up from the bed when a well-made hot coffee is waiting for her from Colin as a thank you gift for her assistance during the night!

In the case of Second Lieutenant Yamashiro Kazusa, call sign White Fang 2:

"Your Excellency, it is time for dinner!"

Looking at Second Lieutenant Yamashiro Kazusa in front of him, Colin is totally speechless. It is because after she finished the cleanup operation at the aide workstation, she kneed on the ground and closed her eyes when her blade is locating next to her position.

"Care to tell me what is in your mind at this moment?" Colin asked while Kazusa opened her eyes.

"I am just thinking, a lot have happened since the time of academy when we encountered each other", Kazusa replied. "I always wonder what the alternative is if we never encounter each other during that day."

"It is in fact, an interesting question to not only us but others as well", Colin replied when put down his glass from his face to the desk in front of him. "In fact, there is one thing I can make sure. If some of you have joined my dimensional force as one of my knights instead of Imperial Royal Guard, you are no long working together as a team and some of you are properly piloting another model of TSF instead of your currently TSF-TYPE-00 Takemikaduti."

"Shimako had mentioned something like that before", Kazusa replied. "However, at least no one had the feeling of regard after the decision we had made at that time."

"It is good to hear that and I am looking forward the ultimate conclusion for the path you and your companions had chosen to walk upon."

Kazusa stands up from her position in front of the workstation after she heard the reply from her former instructor back to the time of being an inexperience cadet in the Imperial Royal Guard Academy. "Remember the time I challenge you for a duel but ultimately defeated by you even before the duel can be started? I would like to have a rematch this time!" Followed by her words, she walked to the center of the office with the actually same blade entrusted by Colin in her hand since everything…Yes, at the moment when everything is started…

"Since you have clearly realized the weight and the actual meaning by using a blade, I accepted your challenge of rematch", Colin stands up from his workstation and walked to the position of Kazusa when a sword made of black metal is materialized from the thin air and appeared in his right hand. "Are you ready?!"

"Duel Started!" / "Duel Started!"

After the declaration of duel, both duelers advanced to their opponents in their full force when the aura surrounded both of them are nothing but storm of fire and steel!

In the case of Second Lieutenant Takamura Yui, call sign White Fang 1:

"If my memory served me correctly, today is supposed to be Sunday and everyone except the require manpower of the Avalon Base is off duty and is allow to do whatever they like", Colin looked at the leader of his former students currently standing in front of him in her orange coat uniform. "Care to tell me the purpose for your present in here, Second Lieutenant Takamura Yui of the Imperial Royal Guard White Fang Squadron?"

"Under the request of Second Lieutenant Aoki, I am here to ensure her elder brother to eat on time", Yui replied in her official tone. "Furthermore, to ensure all the paper work for the said person is able to complete on time instead of become a mountain made of files, documents and blueprints etc."

"Then I would like to confirm one issue", Colin narrowed his eyes and replied. "For the present of members from White Fang Squadron in my office in these few days, is it the order from yours?"

"Negative, I have no idea about such issue", Yui countered. "In fact, the times for their present in your office is actually non-office hour for the White Fang Squadron and I don't have right to even question the purpose of their actions, even I am the squadron commander!"

"In short, even I would like to use my authority as the Commodore of United Nation Force to order you to leave my office at once; you are not going to cooperate unless I contacted the MP to escort you out of my office; am I right?"

"Compare to the risk of being escorted by the Military Police, I am afraid the combine wrath from the Nine Tails Empress Fox of Japan Empire, the Wind-Hime of House Aoki and denshi no yousei ( the Electronic Spirit/Fairy ) is going to be a greater evil for me to handle and I would like to wisely chose the lesser evil instead."

"I see, do whatever you like but ensure you never overwork yourself", Colin finally admitted his defeated after he realized that her younger sister had informed his situation to their mother and their mother decided to request the assistance from Yui and the other members from the White Fang. "The last incident report I would like to receive is the entire squadron is out of operation because its commander had overworked herself!"

"Acknowledge, Your Excellency!" Yui saluted to Colin before she started her work in the supposed workstation for his aide. In fact, Colin discovered that the said workstation started to modify by the members of White Fang Squadron during the time they worked in there and as a result, more personal items that showed the personality of its users can be found at there and no long as empty as it used to be.

After Yui sat down in the workstation and working in her operation to clean up the mess at the workstation, Colin finished his dinner and focused on his work again. However, when he looked at the direction of Yui during her work, Colin recalled the memories back to the time he is requested and then assigned to work with Lieutenant Takamura and Lieutenant Iwaya Eiji as their assistant when both of them are the chief development eishi of TSF-TYPE-82 / F-4J Kei Zuikaku, the first generation Tactical Surface Fighter that design for the requirement of Imperial Royal Guard over the combat abilities of TSF-TYPE-77 / F-4J Gekisin from the Imperial Japan Mainland Defense Force in the past. In the present, however, it is her daughter that followed the path of her father and worked with him on behalf of the Japan Empire to follow the legacy of House Takamura during the process of development the third generation Tactical Surface Fighter for Imperial Royal Guard ( TSF-TYPE-00 Takemikaduti is the second generation for Imperial Royal Guard ) and the fourth generation Tactical Surface Fighter for the Imperial Japan Mainland Defense Force ( TSF-TYPE-94 Siranui is actually 2.5 generation TSF and TSF-TYPE-04 Siranui Second is third generation TSF for Imperial Japan Mainland Defense Force ).

"In short, this is what we call the meaning of Destiny?" Colin spoke to himself silently and continued his work until to the late hours in the middle of the night. When the time he finally finished all his work, he found that Yui had already fallen asleep in the workstation after the mountain consist of files, documents and blueprints is no long existed and all of them are separated and put in order.

"…Z…Z….Z…"

Colin shook his head and smiled when he discovered that the daughter of his pass away friend is actually in the condition of deep sleep and he had no intention to awake her. Like the way he treated with his younger sister and members of her squadron, Colin carefully picked up Yui and carried her with his both arms by using the so-called "Princess Carry" method and relocated her to the bed; took off her boots and put the quilt covered her body to ensure that she never got a cold in the next morning. However, when Colin prepared to leave the bedroom, he is surprised that his arm is held by Yui tightly when he heard the voice of…

"…Father…don't go…Please…come back…"

Colin's face hardened when he heard the voice from Yui and the tears that dropped from her eyes. He held up his other hand when the small light particle appeared at one of his fingers. Colin touched the forehead of Yui when the light particle entered the body of Yui and then disappeared. Immediately, Yui fell into a deep sleep when the tears are no longer came from her eyes. Colin stands up from his position and left the bedroom after the said action is done. However, he turned around to see Yui again before he closed the door of the bedroom. To him, it is already too late to change the past that had already happened in this loop; what Colin can do at this moment is to at least prevent the nightmare to return and harmed the daughter of his friend that no longer existed within the world of living.

"It is really a close call this time", Colin fell down on his seat when used his right hand to cover his face. In fact, Colin actually found that Yui is attractive in her own way when looking at her face; although such beauty and attractive is never the same as Crysta. Furthermore, Colin felt anger to himself that he actually had the intention to take advantage of Yui's weak situation!

"What am I thinking about?" Colin spoke to himself. "Second Lieutenant Takamura is the daughter of Lieutenant Colonel Takamura and she is one of my many companions to aim for the ultimate accomplishment of our common objectives! I guess it is time for me to get some BETA hunting…"

( for the purpose of stress release to Dark Aggressor; God blessed the said BETA battle groups in multiple numbers; since the fate of total destruction as soon as possible is actually their best salvation to heaven if heaven did willing to receive their souls!

P.S.:

Did BETA strains have souls or spirits like Human race? It is actually quite an interesting question to be asked and answered… )

Because of the assistance from the squadron members of White Fang in this week, Colin is able to finish all the require work at the said moment and he decided to take a break and have a rest before the arrival of the next morning. During the time he rest, he stated to recall the memories when the time he worked with Yui's father…

Flash Back Period Part I:

"Good morning, Lieutenant Takamura. I am Technical Second Lieutenant Colin Aoki and being assigned to the development project of TSF-TYPE-82 / F-4J Kai Zuikaku. It is my honor to work with you."

"Aoki?! I have no offense but due to the rumor flying around in here, is it better for you to relocate yourself as far as you can from the Imperial Royal Guard instead of being in here when everyone is looking at you in a negative ways."

"I clearly understand the concern of yours but I believe that compare to the view of others to me, my assignment in here carried more weight than my personal issue!"

"I see, if it is what you wish for. I am Lieutenant Takamura, chief development eishi of the Project TSF-TYPE-82 / F-4J Kai Zuikaku. Welcome to join us!"

"And once again, the honor is mine."

Flash Back Period Part II:

"Congratulation for the victory during the DACT ( the Join Operation of Actual Combat Exercise held in the soil of Japan Empire at the said time for eishis around the world ), Lieutenant Takamura. You are now being addressed as legendary eishi like Lieutenant Iwaya Eiji, since the TSF-TYPE-82 / F-4J Kei Zuikaku had actually defeated the F-15C Eagle from the US Army!"

"Is it really what you want to talk about, Technical Second Lieutenant Aoki? Both of us clearly realized that the only reason for us to able to win and defeated the Americans this time is because melee and close-quarter-combat is never something consider to be required for the regular military doctrine to the US Eishis during the anti-BETA combat tactics! In short, we have totally caught them in surprised but overall the Eagle is still faster and more mobility when compare to our Zuikaku! Not to mention that melee or close quarter combat is never recommended during actual combat situation because of the overwhelming number BETA strains! In fact, you may able to fool others but as the chief development eishi for the Zuikaku, I clearly realized that all of modifications for the TSF and the OS so far are all base on the actual direction of Eagle in order to improve the survival rate of eishi during actual combat situation. In short, if you cannot fight or win, at least you can escape and survive to fight for another day!"

Flash Back Period Part III:

"First Lieutenant Takamura, that is insane! How can the high command assign the so-called Next Generation Actual Combat Experimental Squadron of yours to the Asia Continent Forefront without well-planning preparation at all?!"

"Unfortunately, Technical Second Lieutenant Aoki, we need the actual combat data to develop our national production 3rd Generation TSF in order to prepare the incoming offense of BETA to the empire soil; since we clearly realized that our current TSF-TYPE-82 / F-4J Kei Zuikaku and TSF-TYPE-77 / F-4J Gekisin are never enough for the task when the time comes!"

"But what about the F-15J Kagerou? It is the fact that it can further enhanced to 3rd Generation TSF with the actual combat data we had from the Asia and Euro Front! It is no reason for us to take such a risky operation in order to accomplish such objectives!"

"Unfortunately, the supporters for the national production 3rd Generation TSF are never going to agree with your idea; although in my opinion, it is the fastest and safety means to accomplish the ultimate objectives we desired. However, as a member of Imperial Japan Mainland Defense Force, I am going to fulfill my duties for the well-being of the empire…"

"That's B***shift! Someone is sending you to your own death in the hand of BETA! How about the wellbeing of your wife and your daughter?!"

"Colin…you…" First Lieutenant Takamura is actually being caught in the surprise from the outburst of his used to be calmed and composed subordinate when his anger is far beyond his age and experience he supposed to be and had for his current status. "In order to ensure their safety and well-being, I have to ensure the empire is ready for the incoming BETA offense when the time comes. It is the path I choose to walk upon in order to fulfill my duties to the empire as a member of Imperial Japan Mainland Defense Force, the path I choose to walk upon to safeguard the wellbeing of my wife and daughter as a husband and a father!"

"I guess there is no way for me to change your mind. Isn't it, my friend? However, don't try to get yourself kill at any means because a death person never able to protect anyone; no matter how he care about them at all!"

It is actually the last time for Colin to speak to the father of Yui when he is still alive before his assignment of no return to the Asia Continent Forefront….

"Master, it had been thirty minutes since the signal of Imperial Japan Mainland Defense Force Next Generation Actual Combat Experimental Squadron commanded by First Lieutenant Takamura is totally lost!" Melody, the artifact intelligence of Colin personal GN-Drive powered Tactical Surface Fighter, GN-F-23 PAV-0 Knight of Chaos, spoke to her master in her calm and composed voice. "It may be too late for us to…."

"I know that, Melody. I clearly have known that but I…."

"Master, we are closing to the war zone where the last sign of the said squadron is existed…."

From the view screen of his TSF, Colin can see what the remaining situation after the engagement of his friend's squadron of TSF-TYPE-77 / F-4J Gekisin and the BETA battle ground in the war zone: all the Knights of Steel had been swarmed by overwhelming number of BETA strain and being tore apart but there is no sign of his friend's TSF unit! Instead, a large hole on the ground can be found when what seemed-to-be the remaining parts of a TSF-TYPE-77 / F-4J Gekisin are located everywhere with the flesh and biological parts of BETA strains; a clearly sign of S-11 SD Device had been employed by the said eishi before his TSF is overwhelmed by BETA and acted as his last defiant before the signal of his friend's TSF is lost forever in the world of living…"

"Takamura, Your liar! Is this the best course of action you can do after you have promised your wife and your daughter that you are going to return home safe after the assignment of yours in the Asia Front?!" Colin cursed his friend…or may be actually cursing the decision of him angrily. "Do you ever think of the feeling for those you care but being left behind!"

"Warning, incoming of multiple number of BETA battle groups consist of Heavy Laser class, Laser class and Fort class strains", Melody remained his master. "Should we retreat from the war zone immediately?"

( BGM: Honoo no Tobira / Door of Flames by FictionJunction YUUKA / Yuuka Nanri, Insert Song of Gundam SeeD Destiny )

( kizutsuita yubi de akatsuki no DOOR wo hiraku yo / I will open the door of daybreak with my wounded fingers, )

( ashita wo kono te de erabitoru to kimeta kara / Because these hands are the ones that will decide tomorrow. )

( kaze yo ima tsuyoku / The strong wind is blowing, )

( kono mi ni matotta homura wo sasaete / Fanning up the blaze that surrounds my body. )

"Negative", Colin had his resolved when the overwhelming number of BETA battle groups continued to advanced towards his position like the endless ocean of blood and at the same time, he recalled his short period of friendship with his friends that no longer existed in the world. "Fully activated the GN-Drive and all restrictions release, I am going to show my friend at the heaven, if the said blessing place did exist in the first place, the path that I am going to choose and walk upon from now on and the battle in here is going to become his Requiem so that he can at least rest in peace!"

( tobira no mukou e / Pass through the door. )

( yasashii te wo furikazashite / Holding up your gentle hands, )

( namida wo ubau yo / You steal my tears, )

( mouichido ai wo shinjiru tame ni / So I can trust love once more. )

( chiisaku matataku / It is a light that sees someone off. )

( are wa dare wo okuru hikari / That tiny twinkle, )

( sora ni saku hana wo kodomotachi wa yubisashite / The children point at the flowers blooming in the skies. )

"Acknowledge, GN-Drive fully activated and all restriction is override by the authority of Dark Aggressor", Melody replied. "May the force be with you and all the power to your will!"

"So let's go and do it together, Melody", Colin looked at the incoming wave of BETA battle group when the CIWS-2-GD GN Sword in the both hand of his TSF is releasing the crimson light of destruction. "It is time for us to open the forbidden Door of Flames in order to let the BETA to realize the truth terror of total destruction!"

( kieta chihei eto / I'm taking off on a search for the seeds of hope, )

( kibou no tane wo sagashini tobitatsu / Towards the vanished horizon. )

( sugiyuku yuunagi / The passing evening calm, )

( kanashimi yo ima wa shizuka ni / As sorrow turns into tranquility, )

( watashi wo mimamotte / I watch over. )

( itsuka mata furusato e kaeru / Perhaps I will return to my hometown someday. )

( sono hi made / Until that day comes... )

After his statement, the Knight of Chaos in darker than black armor advanced to the ocean created by countless of BETA….

It had been almost an hour since the forefront base of United Nation Force lost the contact to the Imperial Japan Mainland Defense Force Next Generation Actual Combat Experimental Squadron. Due to this, a squadron of F-4E Phantom from the United Nation Force is dispatch to investigate the reason for its disappearance when several more squadron of TSF combat units from other countries are launched in order to defend the soil of human race from the incoming BETA invasion. However, as the first squadron to arrive to the said war zone, the eishis from the United Nation Force found that they are actually looking at the so-called Painting of Hell when they saw the last surviving Fort class BETA strain being grounded when it's supposed most powerful weapon, the 50 meter long tentacle attached to its rear end, is pushed by an unknown TSF by brutal force and landed on the ground by its back when its opponent raised one of its sword that releasing the crimson misfortunate of light and beheaded it no matter how the giant Fort class intended to resist! Ending the entire engagement when the corpses of all kinds of BETA strains are located everywhere in the war zone and several mountains can be seemed within the war zone when they are actually made of the countless corpses of BETA strains.

"Nightmare….it is absolutely a nightmare…"

( nageki no daichi ni akai ame wa furisosogu / Red rain pours down on the lamenting earth. )

( kaze no naku koe wa kurai honoo wo aotte / The cry of the wind stirs up dark flames. )

( sore wa tooi yakusoku / That's a distant promise, )

( natsukashii koe / That familiar voice, )

( furueru mune wo douka sasaete / Please let it calm my trembling chest. )

( my dear... / my dear... )

The squadron commander of the United Nation Force spoke to himself when he can clearly saw the crimson, bloody and madness aura surrounded the Black Knight of Absolute Destruction when it completed its onslaught to the alien invaders and turned around to see the new comers. Before the United Nation Force could further contact the black knight and identified its character, it took off from the ground and flied towards the sky when the mysterious green light particles are released from its back and disappeared within the crimson sky before anyone in the war zone can do anything to intercept its action. Since then, the mysterious dark aggressor had appeared at the war zone around the world during the Human and BETA War and introduces the truth terror and meaning of absolutely destruction to BETA as well as to human race as well. It is the time a few years before the legendary Silver Savior and feared Dark Aggressor to crossed the path of each other and further introduce themselves to the world publicly.

( honoo no tobira e / Towards the door of flames, )

( yasashii te wo furikazashite / Holding up your gentle hands, )

( ashita wo ubau yo / You take away tomorrow. )

( mouichido ai wo shiritai, kokoro kara / I want to know love once more, love from the heart. )

( ima hiraku / It opens now, )

( unmei no sora / The skies of destiny. )

Back to the current time, Yui awoke from her sleep and found that instead of located at the workstation; she is lying on a bed and covered by a warm quilt when her boots are being taken off at the same time.

"I fell asleep after I finished cleaning up the mess at the workstation….but how did I end up in here", Yui spoke to herself and immediately; she checked her clothing and realized that they are in the same place before she fell asleep. Although she is glad that Colin never took advantage from such situation like the way he treat to her companions, a part of her mind somehow felt a little bit of disappointment when she recalled how negative for his action during their similar situation in his office!

"What did I thinking anyway", Yui shook her head in order to prevent herself from any unnecessary thought. "I am here because I want to at least make sure he eat well and on time as well as assist him for some administration work; nothing more than that."

After she got up from the bed, Yui found that the temperature of the air conditioner is lower than she used to and in order to prevent herself to get a cold, she used the quilt to cover her body after put on her boots and left the bedroom. It is actually a surprising to her that the legendary Steel Messiah is currently sitting in his seat behind the workstation and fell asleep to the point that he isn't going to wake up when she is standing next to him.

"It is actually unbelievable to others that the legendary Steel Messiah well-known for his reckless and power of total destruction can be so innocent and calm during his sleep", Yui thought to herself when she bowed and getting her face much closer to the said Commodore in rank of the United Nation Force. "I wonder what kinds of dream you are having right now; can the dream is something far away from the battlefield?"

"Good morning, Your Excellency, I have brought you the breakfast….and what the hell you are actually thinking you are doing, Second Lieutenant Takamura Yui?!"

By the time Yui turned around, she found that Crysta is looking at her like a cold dagger and the cold aura from the Northern Terra is releasing from her like a massive ice storm!"

Colin found that he is somehow located at a peaceful and quiet white flower field at night but there is no moon or stars in the sky when the time seemed-to-be-stop and the actual said moment is going to be eternal until he suddenly saw half of the flower field is burnt by the flame of life when a war-hime in traditional Japanese female clothes arrived and the other half of the flower field is freeze by the absolutely zero temperature that released from an ice witch in a one-piece purple long dress. As their aura continue to strike to each other, the war-hime pull out her blade from nowhere when the ice witch summoned her lance before they strike to each other in melee combat….

"Good morning, Second Lieutenant Takamura and Operative Ensign Barchenowa", Colin opened his eyes and found that both Yui and Crysta is somehow looking at each other when the extreme unfriendly aura is surrounding both of them like a storm of total destruction; He could see the fire from the eyes of Yui and while Crysta is smiling to her opponent in her infamous cold and dangerous smile. Furthermore, he found that his breakfast, included the suppose hot coffee, is being freeze and covered by ice on the surface!

"May I ask what had happened in here?!"

It is the lunch hour and currently Yui is sitting in the public restaurant ran by the Avalon Base administration after the unpleased encounter with Crysta in the morning after both of them agreed to stand down and left the office of Commodore Bertram in peace before further misunderstanding and conflict occur before the barely awaken Commodore when he had no idea what was going on in the first place! Her companions from the White Fang Squadron had arrived to the table and sat down one-by-one followed by others.

"It is really a disaster, Yui", Shimako spoke to her friends with a mysterious smile on her face. "Not to mention there is nothing happened at the long night and being caught by the Goddess from Northern Terra in the morning at the same time."

"In fact, the news of you and Operative Ensign Barchenowa leaving the office of Commodore Bertram at the same time is flying around the Avalon Base at the moment we speak", Kazusa replied. "In fact, I am not going to surprise that strange rumor is going to be heard very soon, although there is no way for us to believe that because the action of his Excellency had proved everything!"

"However, I am afraid not everyone is thinking about that like us", Izumi spoke to her companions in her worry tone when a group of foreign eishis and soldiers sat down on their seats and started to talk able the rumors that they have heard this morning…

"Have you heard the newest rumor for Commodore Bertram that never made his introduction to us at the date when the GalaRay Project is officially launched?"

"You are talking about the rumor that besides to keep those attractive dolls as the plaything of himself at night on his bed, he had new playthings to play with?"

"And those playthings are no one but from the Japan Empire Imperial Royal Guard, they are from the squadron known as White Fang if I remember correctly!"

"I wonder what is their performance in bed when compare to the Warlock's dolls?"

"I guess it is the price from the Imperial Royal Guard to exchange the service of Warlock to assist the development of its most advances TSF. Not a bad idea for greater good if they are willing to pay for such price and Warlock is willing to accept it as the payment of his service…."

"Hold it, Olivia and Aki, if we doing something aggressive in here there is nothing we can accomplish but to further fuel the rumor", Yui warned her companions before their intention to act followed by their passion. "I understand that both of you are extremely hostile to them because of their actions as we speak but we are going to further create problem to Colin if we make the wrong move in here."

"Look over there, the eishi in orange coat, she is the one came from Warlock officer with one of his dolls", an eishi from the said group, Lieutenant Ernst Jager, spoke to his friends when he stood up from his position when others followed. He walked to Yui and stands behind her and said. "So you are one of the newly additional playthings to Warlock and I believe that the companions of you are not better than you in anyway. Care to come with us and see if we are better in performance at night when compare to the Warlock?"

"…." Yui remained in silence but her companions cleanly realized that she is ready to strike in deadly force in response when the aura surrounded her is nothing but a firestorm ready to be realeased…

"I am talking to you, Your B****! Can't you hear me?!" Lieutenant Ernst Jager said angrily.

Lieutenant Ernst Jager intended to put his hand on Yui shoulder and before anything is going to hell in the said place when the squadron members of White Fang is going to react in their own means…

"Let's me go…."

Yui heard the painful cry from Lieutenant Ernst Jager and when she turned around, she saw that someone in the rank of Commodore from the United Nation Force is holding the said eishi's arm to his back in brutal force and when he intended to strike back with his other hand, he had been hit straight to the face and flied towards the wall until his body hit the said object in his hard way before he fell to the ground. Lieutenant Ernst Jager tried to stand up and called his friend to fight the person that hit him in the face, only realized that his friends are saluted to the said person in fear before a number of Military Police armed with their rifles arrived to the restaurant under the leadership of Major Jinguuji Marimo.

"It seemed that the rumor flying around the Avalon Base had become a little bit too far than its supposed to be", Colin spoke to the group of soldiers and eishis that had their intention to insult the member of White Fang Squadron as well as the Japan Empire Imperial Royal Guard publicly in his infamous mysterious smiling on his face. "You should be glad that as long as you are valuable resource for the success of GalaRay Project, I am going to ensure the usage of yours to the best place instead of just kick you out from the Avalon Base directly. Major Jinguuji, I leave this mess to you and the Military Police to handle and I am expecting a reasonable incident report on the table in my office next morning; since the means I am going to handle this incident myself is never something you are going to agree with in any means!"

"I understand, Your Excellency", Marimo replied when saluted to Colin with the rest of the Military Police standing behind her, since all of them clearly realized the said Commodore in front of them is used to handle his matter in extreme and irregular means. After that, the MPs under her command arrested the said group of soldiers and eishis for further investigation when Colin turned to the direction of Yui and her companions.

"As one of the Operation Directors from the GalaRay Project and one of the senior command officers of the Avalon Base, I have to apologize for the insult from those soldiers and eishis to all of you as well as to the Japan Empire Imperial Royal Guard", Colin slightly bowed to the squadron members of White Fang. "Please accept the apologize of mine on their behalf, since the last issue we want to see from the GalaRay Project is that we are going to aim and shot at each other before we can have a chance to shoot at our mutual enemies. Please exercise me so that I can start to further clean up the unnecessary rumor around the Avalon Base. Have a good day, the War-Himes of White Fang from the Japan Empire Imperial Royal Guard."

After his statement, Colin left the restaurant and summoned a conference that included a number of senior members for the armed force of difference nations that currently stationed at Avalon Base during their enrollment to GalaRay Project.

Colonel Bridges sat down next to First Lieutenant Rick Sven and First Lieutenant Alfred Walken when he saw the present of Brigadier General Paul Radhabinod as well as other senior command officers from the nations that enrolled the GalaRay Project like Colonel Sergei Smirnov, Major Fikatsia Latrova and Colonel Kamui Shirō. Besides that he saw a face that he is going to never forget in his life, the legendary Warlock that well-known as the Steel Messiah and one of the currently Operation Directors of GalaRay Project when he stands up from his position is spoke to everyone in the conference.

"Greeting to all of you, I am Commodore Colin Z Bertram and one of the Operation Directors of GalaRay Project", Colin spoke to all the persons being invited to the meeting. "Although I never made a properly self-introduction during the official launch of GalaRay Project, I have to say I feel quite disappointment for some interesting rumors that currently floating around the Avalon Base and I have no intention to let such rumor continued to exist. Due to this, I am going to request the assistance from of all of you in here to ensure rumor is going to disappear as soon as possible. Brigadier General Radhabinod is going to take the matter into his own means but for the armies that currently stationed at the Avalon Base under the command of yours are actually beyond his authority. In fact, the supposed to be meaningless rumor had become a threat to the execution of GalaRay Project had forced me to directly interfere after it had already resulted as the total destruction of a civilian property inside Avalon Base a few days ago as well as an all-out engagement when a group of soldiers and eishis insulted another groups publicly in the afternoon in the worst possible way we can imagine. Please remember, as Commodore Bertram I did have to follow regulations but for the nameless eishi known as Warlock, he doesn't have to so I am looking forward for the positive result for your actions. Have a good day, Ladies and Gentlemen!"

After Colin left the conference, Brigadier General Radhabinod spoke to the rest of the members presented in the meeting. "I believe that all of you should realized that Commodore Bertram is never in his good mood under his current situation and even I have to agree that the rumor in the Avalon Base to getting too far in my personal standard. Please ensure the rumor is going to silence as soon as possible, since no one actually going to have the idea for his possible action when the nameless Warlock is going to execute in his own means, although the fact clearly showed that the ultimate result is never something we are going to desire!"

Colonel Bridges remained silence during the statement from the chief commander of Avalon Base. He clearly realized that something had to be done in Overflag in order to silence the rumor as soon as possible for greater good; since the last thing he wanted is an anti-TSF actual combat exercise with live ammo for actual combat and no rules of engagement when the opponents are no one but Warlock and his personal knights in zealot mode!

It had been a long day for Yui since the incident in the morning as well as in the afternoon. It is already the night time in Avalon Base when she is currently walking alone; not a supposed to be good idea even in the high security and well protection base…

"It had been a while since you are looking far away and behind the shadow since the afternoon", Yui spoke to no one around her. "Is it better for you to introduce yourself and your purpose for being in here at this moment?"

After her words, a number of shadows appeared around her and all of them are covering in black clothes with the masks on their faces to hide their actual identities. All of them have weapons, melee and close quarter combat weapons specially designed for assassin, in their hands when their leader spoke to their targets in his deep and terror voice.

"Takamura Yui, by selling your soul to the foreign evil like your father, you are a traitor to the empire, face the extinction from heaven!"

( BGM: A Song of Storm and Fire )

"My father had put his life in the line for the wellbeing of Japan Empire until his last breathe at the forefront of Human-BETA Wars. For cowards that hidden within the shadow like you had no right to talk and even insulted his name from the beginning", Yui put out her emblem of White Fang from her uniform and she held it tightly in her right head in her orange coat eishi uniform of Imperial Royal Guard. The emblem started to shine and the warm light slowly released from it and covered her location. When the light disappeared, the assassins found that their target is no longer unarmed but instead, hold a shining blade on her right hand after she released it from the its protector located at her left hand. "I choose to walk upon the path as a member of the Japan Empire Imperial Royal Guard to protect the well-being of its soil and the lives of its population; those I hold dear and promise to protect beyond my own!"

"By sleeping with the foreign evil, you are being corrupted by the said evil so thus, death!"

However, when the assassins advanced towards their target together at the same time, one of them is being hit by an arrow and fell to the ground when never able to wake up again.

"What?!"

The leader of the said assassin group looked at the high place where the arrow is shooting from and found that a white coat eishi in her uniform is there when the moonlight revealed her identity; with the long bow and the arrow that really to shot for the kill if his group had the intention for further actions to their targets! The archer had long and brown hair and is wearing a pair of glasses on her face.

"It seemed that the night of Avalon Base is dangerous and the best course of action for weak girls like us is to stay in the bedroom of Warlock, one of the safest locations in the Avalon Base because of being protected by one of the strongest and most powerful human beings in our world", another playful voice appeared behind the assassins when another white coat eishi with short black hair in her uniform walked out from the shadow. She had two blades on her hands, one regular long blade on her left hand and one short blade on her right hand!

"The Sword-Himes of House Nekoi, how can you join the path of astray…"

Before the leader of the assassin group could finish his statement, the Sword-Himes of House Nekoi suddenly advanced from her position towards one of the less prepared assassins and strike in deadly force; then killed him in a flash when standing beside his corpse when revealing the infamous smile of her title in the House Nekoi.

"Path of astray…it is quite an interesting statement but….House Nekoi is already well-known as the existence of astray since the beginning of the empire history!"

Another deadly cry resulted as the forever silence to another unfortunate assassin caught the attention of the leader when he saw the famous Wind-Hime of House Aoki standing next to the corpse after the performance of her deadly skills of Wind Dancer.

"How cans even the Wind-Hime of House Aoki fallen to the hand of foreign evil…."

However, before the leader can finish his words, he found that he is forced to engage the dance of death from the Wind-Hime of House Aoki….

"Foreign evil, how damn you insult his Excellency in such means", the wind dancers replied in her deadly tone. "No one had any right to insult his name after what he had done to the empire for its survival but asking nothing in return!"

One of the assassins intended to assist their leader but only resulted as being gun down by the gun dancer when she suddenly appeared next to him.

"I guess you should look after yourself first before the others!"

"In fact, the biggest mistake that you have committed is that the title of Oni-Himes of Eastern Region is not only represented the target of yours but to all of us, although our squadron commander did have a closer relationship to Warlock than all of us when she is selected as our leader for special purpose", the Female Fox of House Kei introduced herself when the metal fans made for killing purpose are in her both hand. "As the ultimate gift to all of you to the hell, let me tell you one thing; our leader is one of two persons within the Empire that can ultimately affect the decision of the legendary Steel Messiah. So, let started your journey to the world of afterlife, should we?" At the end of her statement, she used one of her fans to cover the lower part of her face but her intention is clear to the assassins!

"And let me remained you once again, Takamura", another white coat eishi with long black hair introduced herself to the unwelcome guest by standing beside Yui when she had a blade in her hand and always ready for action. "You are never alone so never just carried all the weight by your own shoulder like the so-called foreign evil that our unwelcome guests are talking about. However, we did own our lives to the said person during the past and we are going to handle those fools that insulted his name in our own means. Are you ready for some action, our leader of the Oni-Himes of Eastern Region?"

"Everyone let us finish this once and for all the daybreak; since we still have our mission during the incoming future!"

Like a signature, the statement of Yui started the duel in the darkness night when the Oni-Himes of Eastern Region launched their counter oppose to the assassins; it is a battle that is never going to exist in official record in the Avalon Base but there are actually witnesses that watched the dance of death in the mid-night from afar…

Looking at the fight between the Princess Knights of Warlock in Eastern Region and the unknown hostile assassin group is actually entertaining to Tessa when she is currently located inside the YF-22 Raptor YF, Unit 2 of the Raptor prototype, after it had been modified into a double seat model from its original design to serve as the mobile command post unit at the forefront when it is currently piloted by Fan Yu Lan.

"Impressive…the Eastern Princess Knights of Warlock are not only good at piloting a TSF after all but personal combat as well, I wonder is it the common interest for people like my elder brother, Odin or Warlock to collect skillful and powerful women in their own terms in their harem?"

"Is it okay for us to watch like this, Tessa?"

"The security of Avalon Base is not run by some kind of fools and if my guess is correct, the Warlock is looking at the situation as he we speak and the only reason for him to choose not interfere as well as let others to do so is because he had totally self-confidence that his Oni-Himes of Eastern Region can take care themselves in this situation!"

"I see…"

"How about you, Yu Lan, do you like to test the skill of yours to one of them?"

"In one-to-one situation, my answer is yes but I never have a chance against them in the situation of multiple number engagements; unless we are going to fight against them with my elder sister as well as our other sisters from the Silver Fallen Angel, either in the case of TSF or personal combat!"

"I see and let me discuss this with my elder brother later to see if such situation can be arranged, since I cleanly realized that you are actually looking forward to it even your poker face showed nothing at all!"

Tessa replied to her protector when the duel of the night is finally over; all of the assassins had been eliminated in the war zone and NO damage to the Oni-Himes of Eastern Region at all when the moonlight revealed the ultimate result from the Dance of Death performed by them!

"Tessa, you are…the worst…"

In the morning when golden shining light of the sun finally arrived to the Avalon Base from the sky and the darkness of long night is no longer existed, the members of White Fang is currently located inside the office of Commodore Bertram. Inside his office, all of them are standing behind their squadron commander in orange coat uniform in a line when owner of the said office spoke to them in his seat behind his workstation.

"The incident in the last night is currently being investigated by Brigadier General Radhabinod and his staffs that he can be trusted as we speak. Due to this, I would like request the White Fang Squadron to keep this incident in a low profile and only report to those individuals that have the authority to know about it; since the last thing we want to get our hand on is to send of an official request to the Imperial Government so that it can explain the reason behind a group of unknown and well-trained assassins for their skills to appear inside the Avalon Base without permission. Not to mentioned their intention is to assassinate one of the members from the Imperial Royal Guard when the skills they had displayed had clearly showed that where they came from and worked for at the same time! Any question for such decision from the Avalon Base High Command and its administrative department?"

"Negative, Your Excellency", as the squadron commander, Yui replied on behalf of the White Fang.

"Good, then you can dismiss...However, Second Lieutenant Takamura, please stay since I have something to further discuss with you."

"Please have a seat", Colin spoke to Yui after the rest of the members of White Fang is no longer inside his office. "From the face of yours, it seemed that you are still thinking about the reason for your father is being labeled as a traitor to the Japan Empire even though he had put his life to the well-being of the empire ahead of his personal needed in his last breath, am I right, Second Lieutenant Takamura?"

"I really don't understand how those people the assassins are worked for can possible label my father as a traitor of the empire", Yui replied sadly when lowered her head and her hair at the forehead had covered the upper part of her face. "Everything he had worked and done for is all for the well-being of the empire and our people…"

"In fact, Lieutenant Colonel Takamura did fulfill his duties to the empire as a member of Imperial Japan Mainland Defense Force and being offered the position of Black Coat Eishi in the Imperial Royal Guard after the commissioned of TSF-TYPE-82 / F-4J Kai Zuikaku. However, he chose to turn down such offer and remained his service at the Imperial Japan Mainland Defense Force so that he can secure the safety of the empire soil before the arrival of disaster from BETA from the Asia Front. Unfortunately, it is where the problem had occurred between us and those zealots that believed and supported idea of the pure national development and production of the 3rd Generation TSF."

"You mean the TSF-TYPE-94 Shiranui, Your Excellency?"

"TSF-TYPE-94 Shiranui is actually the result from the combine design of TSF-TYPE-77/F-4J Gekishin and TSF-TYPE-89/F-15J Kagerou; no offense but its design is actually the 2.5th Generation TSF like the F-15E Strike Eagle instead of its so-called 3rd Generation TSF when compare to EF-2000 Typhoon, SU-37 Terminator or F-22 Raptor in terms of all kinds of performance included strength, speed and mobility. In fact, even the supposed enhanced and limited production model of TSF-TYPE-94-1C Shiranui Type C is nothing but an extremely unbalance TSF design until the introduction of TSF-TYPE-04 Shiranui Second from the Project Alternative IV when its design completely solved all the technical problems from the original design of TSF-TYPE-94 Shiranui so that its complete variant can be considered a truth 3rd Generation TSF like its counterparts from other nations. However, such arrangement is never our original plan to begin with and it is also the time when we separate our path; I mean the direction of further TSF development for me and your father."

"I don't understand what you are talking about", Yui replied. "What is the meaning of the difference path chosen by Your Excellency and my father?"

"In the beginning of regular military doctrine for anti-BETA tactics, we started from long-range firepower support and air strike before the ground force move in the war zone and take the decision kill. However, the introduction of Heavy Laser class and Laser class strains had weakened the effectiveness of such tactics and the TSF is forced to take up the role to eliminate those two classes of long-range BETA strains before they become the high level threats during the war of human race against BETA. It is the time when your father, your uncle and me clearly realized that the design of TSF-TYPE-77/F-4J Gekishin or TSF-TYPE-82/F-4J Kai Zuikaku never able to execute the new maneuvers and new tactics against BETA effectively when the TSFs are being used as decoy first in order to lead the BETA into the war zone we wanted them to be when surrounded and bombardment them with superior firepower from all direction; meanwhile the TSFs are turned around and acted as the strike force to eliminate those two long-range BETA strains when they are too busy to intercept the hellfire dropped from their heads! In short, instead of the heavy armed infantry that lacks of speed and mobility, the ranger and rider are more suitable to take up the new roles in such thining operations when its TSF model is introduced by the US Army!"

"You are talking about the F-15C Eagle and the F-16A Fighting Falcon, aren't you?"

"For the option of your father, he chose to take up the command of the so-called Next Generation Actual Combat Experimental Squadron; an ill-equipped TSF combat units of TSF-TYPE-77/F-4J Gekishin to Asia Front in order to gather the require actual combat data to develop the TSF-TYPE-94 Shiranui which is supported by those idiots as well as zealots that believed and supported the idea of pure national development and production of the 3rd Generation TSF without the interfere from foreign countries. On the other hand, I chose to enhance the existing design of TSF-TYPE-89/F-15J Kagerou base on the actual combat data from Asia and Euro Front to the standard of F-15E Strike Eagle, also known as F-15J II Kagerou Second, and eventually, the production of TSF- TYPE-02/F-15SEJ Gekkou and the F2 Guardian and F2B Aggressor, base of the slightly lighter weight and cheaper to product as well as maintenance F-16C Fighting Falcon, in order to replace the position of large number of TSF-TYPE-77/F-4J Gekishin that forced to remain in active service because of the time and resource required to replace all of them with more advance TSF units like TSF-TYPE-94 Shiranui! As you have expected, the idea of mine had been turned down by the Imperial Japan Mainland Defense Force because of those idiots and zealots! However, the worst situation is that in order to get the data they needed for the development of TSF-TYPE-94 Shiranui as soon as possible, they used their powers in the high command so that the Next Generation Actual Combat Experimental Squadron commanded by your father is assigned to the Asia Front with ill-equipment and never being well-prepared as a long run operation since the beginning! In my point of view, I can tell you that someone behind the screen somehow afraid if he is willing and officially supported my plan instead of the ill-prepare development plan of TSF-TYPE-94 Shiranui, his or their proud is going to be insulted, thus they sent him to the forefront and if he never survived from there, it is better in their opinion! On the other hand, I did understand the truth reason for his action after all in order to protect the wellbeing of his wife and daughter from any possible harm from the unseen enemies that always ready to strike at those he care if your father becomes a threat to their interests!"

"I can't believe it…you are lying, aren't you?" Yui replied in shock when both of her hands covered her month in her unbelievable tone. "How can they do something like these when we are facing the extinction of BETA?"

"It is your own freedom to choose to believe and accept or not, since I just like to tell you the truth about the reason for your father as well as my friend for being labeled as a traitor in the view from those idiots and zealots", Colin continued before he dropped a more powerful bombshell to his former student and the daughter of his friend.

( BGM: Ever Let The Stars Fall Down From Most Wondrous Battle OSTs )

"However, it is never a good idea to uncover the identities for those idiots or zealots that send your father to his death in the hand of BETA, since they are all too powerful for you to handle alone and you are going to get nothing but endanger the life of yours as well as those you cared if you chose to uncover their identities for revenge. In fact, if you are so edge for revenge, I am pleased to inform you that you have a good target right in front of you at this moment!"

"What are you talking about, Colin", Yui stands up from her seat and replied after being totally caught in surprise. "What is the meaning of your words?"

"In order to make everything short and understandable to you under your current situation, my answer is simple; I cleanly realized that once your father is being assigned to the Asia Front under his situation at that time, he never had a chance to return to the soil of Japan", Colin replied calmly and the infamous mysterious smile once again occurred on his face when the blade of Yui had come out of nowhere and aimed to his throat in her hand. "He is an extremely stubborn person to the point that there is no way to change his mind once he made the decision of his own and I don't have the intention to stop his further action either as long as he is believed in his own justice and doing the right thing! In conclusion, he did never return like he had promised to you as well as your mother!"

"Why don't you doing anything?" Yui shouted to the one in front of her angrily; so anger to the point that she had almost reached her breaking point. "Why don't you do something about it when you have the power to make a difference?!"

"Then what are you suppose me to do at that time if you are in my place, Second Lieutenant Takamura?" Colin challenged in his bitter smile. "I even didn't have a sizable force to command and never able to protect those I hold dear and beyond my own lives from the enemies that hidden within the shadow! What am I supposed to do under such situation; care to enlighten you for your opinion?!

The blade belonged to Yui dissolved in light particles in the thin air when her anger as well as her will to kill is no longer existed when she fell down to her seat; since the truth about the death of her father is too much for her to handle alone. However, Colin had no intention to let her back off and rest….

"Due to the incident last night, I believe that those idiots and zealots hidden within the shadow had finally switched their attention to you, since my interfere to the development of TSF-TYPE-04 Shiranui Second and TSF-TYPE-00 Takemikazuchi had already created enough insulted to the proud of those fashions of pure national production of TSF and able to affected them in negative means for their interest. Furthermore, as the Imperial Japan Mainland Defense Force is willing to accept the input and production of TSF- TYPE-02/F-15SEJ Gekkou, TSF-TYPE-96 Shooting Star, F2 Guardian and F-2B Aggressor as its incoming main host of TSF units instead of the still in development models from those zealot believers of pure national production of TSF, they believe that someone is acting as my representative when able to and have enough interfere to the Imperial Japan Mainland Defense Force under the support of my allies; thus further enhanced my interfere to the said organization through my correction and at the same time, weaken their position from all direction. Although I used to believe that their actions should be more logic and never executed at least in the Avalon Base, I guess I have made a mistake after all!"

"…." Yui is speechless when she heard the replied from her former academy instructor and a friend that had been worked with her passed away father at the same time. In fact, she had no idea what he is talking about for the current situation but somehow she can recall her memories that both of her childhood friends, Kei Shimako and Kaguya Sumeragi, the mistress of House Sumeragi and representative of Sumeragi Concern, had said something similar to her during their preview conversations for her newly status that she never realized herself!

"In order to prevent further incidents to occur, I believe that the best way is to reassign the White Fang Squadron from GalaRay Project. No need to worry, since you are going to have all the data from GalaRay Project ahead that is able to ultimately result as the development and production of the next generation of TSFs for the Imperial Japan Mainland Defense Force and the Imperial Royal Guard…."

However, before Colin can finish his statement as his believe for the best solution for Yui's current situation, he is intercepted by her when Yui put both of her hands on the workstation in front of him.

"Colin, how damn you kick us out from the GalaRay Project after what we have done for?!" Yui replied so angrily to the point that she is actually shouting at the said Commodore and her voice can be heard from outside the office; an action that she never expect she is going to act under her normal condition. "Is it because we are just plaything of you like the rumor had mentioned? Is it just because we are never as powerful as yours when compare to you so that you can treat us like useless tools and throw away us when we are no longer needed?! Answer me, Colin Z Bertram?!"

"I have no such intention", Colin replied when hardened his face and his right fist that had been placed on the workstation in front of Yui and he had no intention to calm her down first. "First of all, Second Lieutenant Takamura, I don't consider such arrangement is to throw your squadron out from the GalaRay Project as you have mentioned. It is because the ultimate objective for the said project is to ensure revolution advanced technologies, new tactic and strategies against the alien invade can be shared around the world in equal terms so that the human race is going to have a better chance of survival over the incoming extinction of BETA. In short, the White Fang is going to accomplish such objectives ahead from the others and I don't believe even her highness, Supreme Shogun Koubuin Yuuhi, is going to have any problem with that as long as such result is available. I believe that you understand the meaning of mine so I am not going to get myself too deep for the actual relation between the White Fang and House Koubuin. Furthermore, we both clearly realized that the only reason for those zealots to further speed up their operation, even to the point of nothing to lose, in the Avalon Base is because of the rumor in the air. After the assassins are being completely wipe out during the incident occurred at last night, they can realize that someone is actually supporting you during the assassination and even those idiots can realize that the rest of White Fang is behind and supporting you during the process! If such situation continues to develop, you are not only endangering yourself but those around you as well and I have no intention for such mistakes to occur again after the death of your father!"

"Do you really believe that reassigned us from the GalaRay Project is going to be the best solution to us under the current situation?" Yui countered when tears fell down from her eyes and dropped on the workstation in front of the Steel Messiah that had hardened his resolve no matter what is going to happen. "How can you just forced your believe to all of us even it is never something we wanted; I thought that even our strength is never something that able to compare to yours, at least we can fight besides you in order to accomplish our common objective! How can you do this to all of us?!"

"Same here, Second Lieutenant Takamura", Colin countered. "How can you speak on half of your companions when you are never the same individual and existence as them? How do you know about their feeling and how are they actually wished for after the said incident?"

Yui is being caught off her guard from the response of Colin and remained in silence, since the fact showed that she had no right to speak on behalf of her companions about the decision from Colin. However, before she fell down on her seat powerlessly and forced to accept the seemed-to-be most logical solution from the Warlock, miracle did occur when her companions stormed into the office together angrily like when aura of the storm of Sakura is surrounding all of them!

( BGM: You Are My King Part I from Fate/Zero OST 2 )

"Of course Yui…Second Lieutenant Takamura can speak on our behalf against your decision, Your Excellency", Kazusa put her hand on the shoulder of Yui in order to show her support and replied in her voice of strong resolve as a samurai from the Japan Empire. "You are saying that such believe of yours is the best solution for our current situation but we have to remind you, we never agreed that such solution is the best course of action for us in the first place!"

"Second Lieutenant Yamashiro…" Yui replied weakly after she found that she is supported by Kazusa and followed by Shimako.

"I believe that you have actually made a very serious mistake in here, your Excellency", the always calmed and composed Nadesico like Shimako rarely spoke to Colin in her serious voice. "For the intention of yours, you are not only forcing your own believe to Second Lieutenant Takamura alone but to all of us because the title of the War-Himes of White Fang is not and never limited to Second Lieutenant Takamura alone but to all of us as well!"

Followed by the words of her, Shimako held out her right arm in front of Yui and said: "As the member of Imperial Royal Guard, we fight for the honor of the emperor and served as the blade and the shield to the soil of Japan Empire!"

"Under the leadership of Supreme Shogun Koubuin, we served as the blade and the shield of the people of Japan Empire on behalf of the Five Grand Noble Houses that assisted the ruling of the emperor!" Kazusa followed and put her hand on top of Shimako.

"To ensure the well-being of the empire and its people future!" Aki followed when put her hand on top of Kazusa.

"To safeguard the empire and its people's safety from any possible threats, even at the darkest hours!" Izumi followed when put her hand on top of Aki.

"To ensure the empire soil can be blessed by the shining light from the rising sun from the eastern region!" Olivia followed when put her hand on top of Izumi.

"No matter what the hardship we are going to encounter during the unknown future", Yuzuriha followed when put her hand on top of Olivia.

"We stand together and aimed to protect those we hold dear and promise to protect", being supported and encouraged by of her companions that are standing behind her, Yui strengthened her voice and followed when put her hand on top of Yuzuriha.

"All to the Oath to the emblem of White Fang!"

At the time Yui and her companions replied in union for their oath together as members of White Fang Squadron, Colin admitted that he did make a mistake that he had underestimated the situation; since the specialty of its members as well as its background since the Battle of Kyoto made the White Fang an irregular TSF unit among the Imperial Royal Guard and its members are far more unite than most of its counterparts currently existed. In fact, one of the reasons for the White Fang is feared from others because similar to the Valkyries and the Ice Witch of Northern Terra, the rest of its members are going to after those foolish enough to insult one of their own in full force together! Colin somehow had a bad feeling that he is going to be the one that being after during the current situation!

"My Poor Yui, your face is in a mess", Shimako immediately spoke to her friend when moving Yui to the aide workstation with Kazusa. "But don't worry because I am going to fix it!"

"Elder brother, you are the worst!" Olivia narrowed her eyes and spoke to Colin.

"It is the worst thing for a man to make a girl cry no matter what is the reason behind it!" Aki supported.

"It is unforgivable and should be faced the punishment from heaven!" Izumi spoke to Colin followed by the statement from Aki.

"Not to mention we are tired of you to act as a fake saint", Yuzuriha spoke to Colin when revealed her infamous smile of the Sword-Hime of House Nekoi. "In fact, don't you realize that you are actually harming us for our self-confidence as a woman when you showed no interest to all of us evens we are actually inviting you? It is because unlike the gentle Silver Savior, the reckless Steel Messiah is well-known for his action of conquering its opponents in full force; no matter his opponents is BETA, hostile organizations that stand on his way or something more personal!"

"It seemed that you still haven't learned your lesson after all", Colin shook his head and replied. "Not to mention that no matter how I looking at you, you are still teenage girl instead of adult woman!"

At the same time, Colin thought to himself; "It is strange but I do have a feeling that they become more difficult to handle since the mission related to Ruri. Is it because they often visited mother and Ruri after both of them are relocated to Avalon Base? I wonder is it because I have introduced the wrong person to them?"

In fact, Colin's mother had gotten herself a "Part Time" job in the Avalon Base while Ruri is currently studying in the training facilities as a Command Post operator / communication officer besides regular education with other children close to her age when their parents are working in the Avalon Base, either as military or civilian supportive personnel.

"It is quite an insult to all of us", finally Yui finished her cleanup under the assistance of her companions and Colin realized that she is able to calm down and returned to her normal self. "I am here to ask you the preview question once again on behalf of myself as well as my companions of White Fang, Colin Z Bertram. What are we actually to you?!"

"All of you are my companions in order to accomplish the mutual ultimate objective", Colin admitted his defeated and replied. "However, it is because I cannot afford to lose the present of yours during the incoming future that forced me to reassign all of you from GalaRay Project under the current situation; since nothing is going to be more meaningless for the career of an eishi when losing his or her life during the internal conflicts of human race instead of in the frontier of Human-BETA War!"

"Do you really believe that those zealots are going to leave me alone and I can make peace with them after I have realized the truth behind my father's death as well as like the rumor had mentioned I have sent the night with you", Yui countered. "In reality no matter what are we going to do, those zealots already seemed me and my companions standing at your side; since they have the assassins after me anyway!"

"Furthermore, Yui, it is going to be a problem for our mission if we are being kicked out from the GalaRay Project!" Kazusa spoke to her squadron commander beside her.

"Like I have mentioned before, as long as you have the data from the GalaRay Project, the mission objectives of your assignment here is accomplished", Colin countered. "I don't believe that it is actually a problem if you can accomplish the mission of yours ahead of others!"

"It seemed that Your Excellency still has no idea for our purpose in here besides enroll the GalaRay Project like the other TSF combat units on behalf of their nations", Shimako spoke to Yui next to her. "It is going to be difficult for us to explain the reason for the White Fang to be reassigned from the GalaRay Project to her highness!"

"Second Lieutenant Noto, I believe the time has come and once our decision is made, there will be no turning back", Yuzuriha spoke to Izumi seriously. "You can quit when the chance is still available."

"We have come to this point so far and you are asking me to quit?!", Izumi looked at Yuzuriha angrily when she recalled the memory of her dream that seeing a growth Yui had hardening her resolve to follow her family's legacy of TSF development and improve Japan's chance of survival and later dispatched to over sea at Yukon Base as the Imperial Japanese attendant of the so-called XFJ Plan alone when those she once cared are no longer existed. "I can give you a clear answer right now, the Sword-Hime of House Nekoi. I am in and there is no way for me to quit now!"

"I see…so everyone had made up their mind", Yuzuriha spoke to Yui. "Then I guess it is time to do it; although it is sooner than I ever expected since I know about the truth mission that we are being entrusted by her highness!"

"Nevertheless, we turned down the offer from the Warlock in the past in order to serve our loyalty to the Imperial Royal Guard", Shimako replied. "However, the fact is our path is actually crossed to each other again much sooner and never the means that we are ever expected!"

"Mission being entrusted by the current Supreme Shogun Koubuin Yuuhi on behalf of the emperor", Colin thought to himself when he somehow had a bad feeling for the incoming action of Yui and her companions!

After taking a deep breath, Yui stands in front of her companions when others stand behind her and followed by her action, the members of White Fang lowered their heads and kneed down on the ground together in front of the legendary Steel Messiah one after another!

"Yui and all of you, don't you realize the meaning of your currently action! Stand up immediately!" Colin stands up from his seat and walks to the position in front of the leader of the so-called War-Himes of White Fang when his voice is like a thunder from the sky. In fact, there are supposed four types of situations that are going to be reasonable explanation for the action from Yui and her companions:

Condition One: To show their respect to the Emperor of the Japan Empire because of their status as member of Imperial Royal Guard.

Condition Two: To show their respect to the Master or Mistress of the Five Grand Nobles Houses under the Emperor for his leadership and ruling to the Japan Empire because of their status as member of Imperial Royal Guard included the current mistress of House Koubuin, the Supreme Shogun Koubuin Yuuhi.

Condition Three: ( Newly Additional Condition ) To show their respect to Odin the Silver Savior as an eishi because of his selfless actions to preserve the wellbeing of the Japan Empire and its people future from the extinction of BETA. Furthermore, it is because of his relationship with Supreme Shogun Koubuin Yuuhi and her other self because of their status as member of Imperial Royal Guard.

Condition Four: Colin never wanted to consider such possibilities no matter in what situation….

"You are supposed to knee and lowered your head to the Emperor, the Supreme Shogun and the heads of Five Grand Nobles Houses but no one else unless someone that you are willing to entrust the lives of yours to his or her hand, where is the proud of all of you being the Imperial Royal Guard have gone to?!"

( BGM: You Are My King Part II from Fate/Zero OST 2 )

"Your Excellency, as the squadron commander of Imperial Royal Guard Special External Operation Squadron White Fang served directly under the will of her highness, Supreme Shogun Koubuin Yuuhi, on behalf of the Emperor of Japan Empire, Operative Second Lieutenant Takamura Yui in front of you at this moment with the rest of my companions are served as the hidden ambassadors to the Steel Messiah to deliver the will from her highness when we are being entrusted with such mission!" Yui replied to Colin in his serious tone when her companions remained completely in silence.

"Then care to enlighten me, what is Supreme Shogun Koubuin want to do with me, since she already has the Silver Savior on her side", Colin challenged when he clearly realized that what is the actually meaning for any military personnel to carry the responsibilities of Operative Rank in the shoulder; since himself and his companions during the war have more than enough examples. "The all mighty Silver Savior should be enough to handle the entire incoming and possible situations occur to the empire so what is the reason for the White Fang to be assigned to Avalon Base besides the enrollment of GalaRay Project?"

"The shining golden sun dominate the day when the cold silver moon dominate the night; light and darkness coexistence at the same time when sometime the path of light is never enough to resolve all the situation; it is the time when irregular situation had to be resolved with irregular means, even the means are to make a contact with a greater evil", Yui replied. "We are here to deliver a message to the Steel Messiah on behalf on her highness for an offer of alliance; as long as the strength of yours is willing to preserve the wellbeing of the empire soil and our people future and prevent both of them from the harm of BETA and other possible threats, the White Fang is willing to serve as the blade of your will during the path you walked upon and we are all to your command when you see fit as long as you are willing to accept the terms of the alliance!"

Colin is actually freeze after he heard the declaration from Yui when her companions, included his younger sister, showed no reaction at all when the fact showed that they have accepted such assignment by their own will! In fact, he actually can see the image of Yuuhi from her back when he heard the declaration from Yui.

"Do you really have the actual idea of what yourself have gotten into", Colin replied angrily. "What is the action from all of you when the interest of mine and the empire crossed their path and result as conflict to each other?"

"Solution is always available to all of us to ensure our actions never damage the interest of yours as well as the empire by our own hands at the same time when the time comes", Yui replied in her calm and composed voice. "We are all here to wait for your decision to the offer from our highness, Your Excellency!"

Colin shook his head after Yui end her statement, he used to believe that he is the biggest fool in the world because the path he chose to walk upon in this loop. However, he found that the Silver Savior is actually another fool that chose to walk upon his path in a hard way instead of leaving everything behind and restarted his loop with the parallel existence of those he holds dear in a peaceful world without the existence of BETA. In fact, he found that Yuuhi is actually another fool that had prepared to sacrifice her own wellbeing as well as others who are willing to follow and walk upon her path as the price to exchange the wellbeing of the empire and its people's future if it is the only means to accomplish such objective!

"Even means the opponent for you to make a contract is never the knight in shining armor but instead, the devil from the deepest and darkness abyss", Colin thought to himself as he had to admitted that he had actually underestimated the current Supreme Shogun that is quite brave for someone her young age to take up her responsibilities for the Japan Empire and its people, although the memories from her last loop did strengthen her resolve to become a better person for such being entrusted for such title and once the joint project of Food Processing Plant from the Imperial Government and Clyne Foundation is worked, every government is going to duplicate such project for themselves. In fact, Colin believes that Yuuhi is pretty cunning when she had the intention to hit two birds with a single stone; to increase the food productivity for the empire needed and at the same time, improving Japan's relation with the other countries around the world when the reality showed that there are a few people out there rather put the resources for better use in their point of view!

Colin is somehow being caught off guard by the offer from Yuuhi when she had put everything into the equation, for those he had connection in the past, in the present and even from the unseen future, together at the same place in order to prevent him and his strength to become the enemy of the empire! It is because unlike the Silver Savior, he doesn't have a strong connection to the empire and has the responsibilities for its wellbeing in the first place!

"Do you have any idea for the present of Kamui in the Avalon Base beside the enrollment of GalaRay Project on behalf of the Imperial Royal Guard?"

"We have no idea, since only the eishis being entrusted such responsibilities know what they have to do when the time comes!" Yui replied again.

"Even means aimed the blade of yours to each other throats as the companion of Imperial royal Guard before the final decision is come from the Supreme Shogun on behalf of the Emperor?"

"It is correct!" Yui replied in her voice of strong resolve. "It is actually what we are going to do as long as you are willing to uphold the promise of yours!"

"Takamura Yui, I used to believe that you are at least wiser than the stubborn father of yours but the fact show that it is a mistake after all", Colin replied when the aura around him changed to the storm made of fire and steel. "You are even a bigger fool when compare to your father; do you believe that it is actual what he want for you to throw yourself in the situation that you supposed not to as well as for the companions of yours to walked upon the same path?!"

"It is too late for us to leave our mission behind and regard for our decision", Yui opened her eyes when raised her head to face the Warlock in front of her when her action is followed by the War-Himes of White Fang. "It is the path that we have chosen and walk upon by our own will and all of us had no intention to fall back no matter what had happened!"

"I understand, then I believe that it is the time for you to realize what you are really making the contract with", followed by his statement, the environment in the office change to elsewhere started from the position where Colin is standing and after the brighten light that strong enough to shut down the sight of Yui and her companions, they found that all of them are being relocated elsewhere instead of in the office they are supposed to be after all of them is able to regain their sight…

( BGM: Unlimited Blade Works: Infinite Creation of Swords from Fate/Stay Night OST )

"A reality marble…..but that is supposed to be impossible…." Olivia spoke to her companions after she found that she is located at a plain of nothing but countless of swords and other melee weapons like blades or lances located at the ground like the grave stones under the crimson sky with her companions.

"A reality marble, creating the projection for the use's mind, a grand forbidden magic that violates the reality…" Even Yuzuriha is speechless when she touched the sword located next to her carefully. "I heard my grandmother ( the current hidden but actual mistress of House Nekoi ) told me once about such situation but I used to believe that it is more likely to be a fairy tale instead of…Yui, look out! What are you going to do to her, Colin Z Bertram?!"

However, before the Sword-Hime of House Nekoi can finish her words, she found that a sword made of dark metal is materialized from the thin air and appeared in the right hand of Colin when he aimed to the right shoulder of Yui from above in front of her but stopped above her shoulder before the rest of War-Himes of White Fang can react.

"Is it the royalty for you to the duties of Imperial Royal Guard and for the mission entrusted by the Supreme Shogun on behalf of the emperor that guided you to take no action of defense when the fact showed that I am going to cut your arm apart and separated it from your body forever or is it your faith to trust me that I am never going to harm you no matter under what situation", Colin asked his former student as well as the daughter of his former friend that currently kneed in front of him when both of his eyes are narrowed.

In fact, Yui had no idea how to answer such question from the feared devil that the Supreme Shogun had the intention to ally with like the legendary Silver Savior; when it is likely to be her duties and responsibilities to force her without any action to defend herself, somehow a part of her is willing to entrust her fate to the person in front of her!

"However, it don't matter to me anymore", Colin spoke to Yui and her companions behind her when he stepped back from his former position and the sword made of dark metal disappeared within the thin air like it never existed in the first place. "Welcome to my world, the world of emptiness but the existence of unlimited of swords!"

"I accepted the alliance offer by the Supreme Shogun Koubuin Yuuhi on behalf of the Emperor for the wellbeing of the Japan Empire and its people as long as those I hold dear and promise to protect and value beyond my own life never harmed by the Empire in any possible means", Colin made his declaration when his clothes changed from the uniform of United Nation Force to the one that he wore back to the time of introducing his character as Warlock instead of the technical lieutenant they used to know to the members of Shikon; the Imperial Japan Mainland Defense Force 5121 Tactical Surface Fighter Squadron. "In exchange for such contract to become effectively as the time we speak, I accept the blades of yours to enforce my will when I walk upon the path I have chosen until both of us are able to fulfill the labors of the said contact when it ( the said contract ) is no long need to be existed!"

"Your Excellency, you have our oath on behalf of her highness and the emperor that we, the blades of White Fang from the Japan Empire Imperial Royal Guard, are being placed at your command as you seems fit as long as you are willing to follow and executed the said contact for the wellbeing of the empire and our people!" Yui replied when she finished her statement on behalf of her companions and Supreme Shogun Koubuin Yuuhi.

Meanwhile, Yuzuriha suddenly felt that a totally difference aura appeared in the reality marble of the mysterious Warlock; it is an aura of ice storm from the Northern Terra when a group of twelve people advancing to the position of them from Colin's back. All of them worn the white and purple uniform that looked like the Imperial Royal Guard wore by the squadron members of White Fang but had a more western design instead of their eastern counterpart. All of them had the same trademark; the white and silver hair and the aura of cold temperature is releasing from all of them before they stopped behind the Warlock and kneed down on the ground one by one and the symbol of their squadron can be seemed at their shoulder….

"United Nation Force Project Alternative IV Idar Squadron", Shimako spoke to her companions in her low voice. "Its members is also known as the coordinators of GalaRay Project in the surface but actually served as the Counter Intelligence Service Unit under the shadow of Commodore Bertram as well as an unofficial existence squadron in the VF-A01 Special Task Force."

"Even being addressed as Warlock's dolls and his playthings in the rumor, they are actually somehow feared by others when rumors said that each of them is capable to employ some kinds of supernatural power that caused them being addressed as witches in the realty", Izumi continued. "Better known as Ice Witch or Witch from the Northern Terra in the Avalon Base!"

"Your highness, the Witch of Northern Terra are here to answer your summon", as the lead witch of her sister in Idar Squadron, Crysta lowered her head when she spoke to Colin when Inia Sestina, known as Idar 2, is kneeing next to her ahead from her other sisters.

"I am tired of waiting for the accomplishment of the cleaning operations that currently implemented in the Avalon Base and I am afraid I have to borrow the strength of yours to further speed up the said operation, since defense tactics is never something I am good at!" Colin spoke to Crysta and her sisters when he turned around to face them personally.

"Your will is the path for ours to walk upon and follow till the end of time!" Crysta replied on behalf of her sister in Idar Squadron also known as Witch from the Northern Terra.

"Good to hear that from yours, I guess it is the time for all of us to return to the reality!"

After his statement, Yui found that the entire plain is covered by brighten light again and when the light is gone, she found that she is standing in front of the workstation of the even more mysterious Warlock with supernatural power that beyond her imagination when her companions of White Fang Squadron is standing in line at the side of the aide workstation. Meanwhile, standing next to her is no one but Operative Ensign Crysta Barchenowa and her sisters from Idar Squadron is standing in front of the unusual giant western chessboard in their regular uniform of United Nation Force!

"I have to make something clear in advance", it is actually a surprise for Yui and Colin that Crysta is the one to open the conversation when she turned to the direction of Yui and held out her right hand. "We never trust you but as long as his excellency is willing to put his faith to you and your companions, we are going to try and work with you in order to ensure the ultimate accomplish of his objectives!"

Being entrusted by her companions for the responsibilities as the leader of the War-Himes of White Fang, Yui strengthened herself and shake hand with the lead Witch of Northern Terra. "As long as his Excellency is willing to upkeep his promise to the Japan Empire and our people, we are his blades to enforce his will when he sees fit!"

Colin looked at the War-Himes of Fire and the Witch of Northern Terra when they are shaking their hand to each other, he shook his head again and somehow had a strange feeling that it is a mistake for him to accept the offer of alliance from Yuuhi. In fact, he did have a feeling that it is a trap set up by the current Supreme Shogun when he had no chance but to step in!

However, the fact is fate never allow the time for Warlock to reconsider or regard his decision after all. It is because an incident occurred shortly after had forced him to introduce himself to all the people in the Avalon Base not by his speech but through his reckless and extremely violence actions as the feared Dark Aggressor!

In order to enhance the overall defense capability of Avalon Base after the counter invasion exercise a few days ago carried out by European Union Force Special TSF Operation Flight "Knight of Terra" as the aggressor unit under the invitation from Commodore Bertram before its official enrollment to GalaRay Project, all the TSF units enrolled the GalaRay Project on behalf their nations had been reorganized as the newly commissioned GalaRay Project Special Task Force when its responsibilities is being entrusted and fallen to the shoulder of Commodore Shirogane Takeru, the legendary Odin the Silver Savior and the mission commander of VF-A01 Special Task Force. Under his command, the newly formed GalaRay Project Special Task Force Command consist of the original members of their Command Post plus extra manpower from the United Nation Force. As the actual force that is aimed to accomplish the ultimate and truth objective of GalaRay Project ( the Shining Blade to open the path for salvation of mankind during the darkness hours in the words of Warlock ), its current assignment besides the said project is to serve as extra defense force of the Special Administrative Zone of the United Nation Force, thus being assigned the patrol and counter offense mission. In fact, compare to the simulation training when force to engage the hopeless overwhelming number of BETA forces during the battle in the open area or the close quarter hive invasion or extremely elite TSF opponents as well as facing the VF-A01 Special Task Force that acted as the aggressor unit during the actual combat exercise, the newly assignments to the eishis that enrolled the GalaRay Project are nothing more than their time for relaxation for their call of duties!

Secondary to Commodore Shirogane Takeru, the GalaRay Project Special Task Force is currently commanded by Colonel Bridges ( Freedom Fighter of the Asia Front ) of US Army Special Task Force Overflag, Colonel Sergei Smirnov ( Wild Bear of Russia ) of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Armed Force Special Task Force Red October, Colonel Kamui Shirō ( Executor of God ) of Japan Empire Imperial Royal Guard 77th Tactical Armor Wing Kamui, Colonel Andrew "Andy" Waltfeld ( Desert Tiger ) of Terminal Armed Force and Major Jinguuji Marimo ( A-00 Gamma the Mad / War Dog, the War Maiden of Steel ) of United Nation Force A-00 Special Strategies and Tactical Command and Execution Flight served as the deputy command under the Silver Savior and share the same and equal authority for the new formed Special Task Force. Meanwhile, although Commodore Bertram is being appointed as the chief of staff of the said special task force but its responsibilities are actually fallen to the shoulder of selected individuals that being appointed as the members of the join staff conference consisted of First Lieutenant Natasha Fairs ( Infinitiy-0 but better known as the Silver Gospel among the eishis ), First Lieutenant Rick Sven (Infinity-1), First Lieutenant Alfred Walken ( Hunter-1 ) from of US Army Special Task Force Overflag, First Lieutenant Jerzy Sandek and Major Fikatsia Latrova of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Armed Force Special Task Force Red October, First Lieutenant Eterna Flail ( Excalibur 1 ) of European Union Force 2512 Tactical Armor Squadron Excalibur ( Sword of Promised Victory ), First Lieutenant Ibrahim Doğulu of United Nation Force Argos Test Flight, Operative First Lieutenant Chifuyu Orimura of United Nation Force Experimental Flight Infinite Stratos, Operative Major Tadataka Zengyo of Imperial Japan Mainland Defense Force 5121 Tactical Surface Fighter Squadron Shikon, Operative Major Iwaya Eiji of Imperial Japan Mainland Defense Force Zero Tactical Armor Squadron etc.; but last but least, the newly assigned First Lieutenant Shimako Aoki, currently promoted to the position of orange coat Eishi, as the advisor of Japan Empire Imperial Royal Guard White Fang Squadron under the direct order of Koubuin Yuuhi, the Supreme Shogun of Japan Empire and the mistress of House Koubuin among the Five Grand Noble Houses, on behalf of the Emperor after he agreed the terms of alliance just a few days ago. Furthermore, most of the time he never presented for the said conference but instead assigned Operative Ensign Crysta Barchenowa to be act as his representative on his behalf. Furthermore, it is never irregular situation for cadets still in training is being assigned to the workstations in the command center when Acting Ensign Ruri Hoshiro, currently worked as the Command Post Operator of Imperial Royal Guard White Fang, and Operative Second Lieutenant Yashiro Kasumi ( A-00 Delta II the Fairy of ice Crystal or Snow Fairy ) had already broken the record of the youngest age of volunteer enrolled the GalaRay Project since the enrollment of Acting Second Lieutenant Phoebe Theodorakis of Argos Test Flight.

In fact, Colin used to wonder what kind of "Part Time Job" his mother had signed herself into after she and Ruri decided to relocate to Avalon Base even Ruri is no longer considered to be threated after whatever remains of the Project Alternative III is completed removed from their existence. He is in fact, totally being caught in surprised, that she is being assigned as the caretaker and adviser to the White Fang under the arrangement of Yuuhi. He wonders what kind of situation is going to occur as the ultimate result!

Flash Back of Shimako Aoki during her summoned by Koubuin Yuuhi:

"It had been a while for us to see each other face-to-face and please raise your head, there is no need for you to knee in front of me under our current situation", Yuuhi spoke to her aunt in the White Coat Eishi uniform of Imperial Royal Guard. "It is because we are family and there is no one else in here."

"Your highness, started from the day I have chosen to carry the surname of Aoki and cut the relationship of mine to House Koubuin, I am no longer your aunt but your loyal servant to serve the empire and its people for your duties on behalf of the emperor", the Empress Fox of Nine Tails to the Japan Empire replied when lowered her head. "It is the decision that I am never going to feel regret for my life!"

"I have to say…you are stubborn and non-sense", Yuuhi replied in her voice of anger that even had shaken the mind of Shimako. "No matter what had happened in the past, you are still my aunt and one of the family members of mine that I am holding most dear like Meiya, since it is actually someone we know to teach me that no matter how the time change something still remain the same! Please raise and have a seat, since I have something important to request your service to the empire and its people and don't force me to use my authority of my status to order you to do so!"

Shimako raised and sitting ( actually kneeing ) opposite to Yuuhi inside her bedroom. In fact, it is to her surprised that the current Supreme Shogun to summon her from the Avalon Base and under the escort of 19th Independence Guard Flight during her way to the newly commissioned Supreme Shogun Castle that also served as the General Headquarter of Imperial Royal Guard.

"Aunt Shimako, I would like you to reactivate your status as the member of Imperial Royal Guard as we speak, since Operative Second Lieutenant Takamura Yui informed me that she is forced to reveal the truth mission of White Fang sooner than I ever expected when Warlock had agreed the terms of our alliance to safeguard the empire and our people future", Yuuhi explained in tone for her character as the Supreme Shogun of the Japan Empire. "I believe that you have heard the…quite non-sense rumor in the Avalon Base where someone within the shadow decided to make their move and in order to prevent something happened and endanger to Operative Second Lieutenant Takamura Yui, Warlock originally planned to reassign the White Fang from the GalaRay Project when ensured it can accomplish its surface objective until Operative Second Lieutenant Takamura Yui revealed the truth mission of White Fang to him."

"So he just do it again", Shimako replied when hardened her face. "He believes that his solution is the best and most logical at all so he never considered the feeling of others and just forced such decision upon them!"

"I believe it is the case and I have to say he even used the most extremely means to force Operative Second Lieutenant Takamura Yui to accept his solution", Yuuhi replied. "However, the past is the past and as long as she had chosen her path with her companions in order to serve their finest to the empire and its people, I believe that it is our responsibilities for given them the best support we can and I want you to assist them for the best you can; especially for those unseen dangerous hidden within the shadow!"

"I understand clearly and I am going to accept the mission from yours out only as a member of Imperial Royal Guard but a mother to my children!" Shimako replied to Yuuhi in her voice of strong resolve. "However, I still feel quite disappointed that Warlock is willing to treat a nice girl like Operative Second Lieutenant Takamura Yui in such a hard way; although I can realize that it is from his good intention to protect her from those hidden conflicts that she supposed no to be touched and know about them if she still want to walk upon the path of a regular member of Imperial Royal Guard! In my opinion, I have no problem to welcome her in open arm as a new member of my family if it is for the wellbeing of my son!"

"Aunt Shimako, isn't that you are going too far for the intention to have the grandchildren of yours?" Yuuhi sweat drop and lower her voice when spoke to her aunt. "In fact, there is one thing I am going to ask you honestly not as the Supreme Shogun of Japan Empire but a family. If a day you are going to choose for your responsibilities for the empire and its people against the wellbeing of someone, what is your ultimate decision?"

"My answer would be pretty obvious, Your Excellency", the Empress Fox of Nine Tails to the Japan Empire replied when narrowed her eyes. "Without the existence and interfere of someone in the past it is impossible for me to existence at this moment as well as my two cute daughters in the first place!"

End of Flash Back of Shimako Aoki

Back to the current timeline inside the Command Centre of GalaRay Project Special Task Force that is coexisted with the United Nation Force Avalon Base Command Centre, Commodore Shirogane Takeru is currently overseeing the operation on behalf of Brigadier General Paul Radhabinod when a lot number of operators for difference duties are working in their stations when the three dimension tactical projector located in front of him and the view screens in the thin air showing the most update situation of the Avalon Base as well as location of its defense TSF units; some of them had been completed their assignment and are returning to base when others had been ordered to launch to take over the duties of their companions.

"Garuda 1 reported that Garuda ( Flying Tiger ) Test Flight ( composed of F-18E Super Hornet and on behalf of Consolidation of South-East Asian Nation Armed Force ) had completed its patrol duty at DS 013 and currently returning to base, Over!"

"Acknowledge, this is GalaRay Command to Garuda 1, welcome back to the Avalon Base!"

"The is GalaRay Command to Bao-Feng ( Storm ) Test Flight, you have been assigned to the patrol route of PR 023 and ready to launch as soon as possible!"

"Bao-Feng 1 to GalaRay Command", Cui Yifei, flight commander and newly promoted Second Lieutenant from Unified Front of China replied in her J-10X ( enhanced variant for speed, mobility and melee combat abilities over regular J-10; 3rd Generation main host TSF of Unified Front of China ), replied. "Bao-Feng Test Flight is ready to launch any time!"

"Schwarzer Hase 1 to GalaRay Command, mission objective accomplished at DS 033", Operative Second Lieutenant Laura Bodewig, squadron commander of Federal Republic of Germany Army's Special TSF Operation Squadron "Schwarzer" Hase (German for "Black Rabbit"), reported to the Command Center inside her EF-2000 Typhoon. "Schwarzer Hase Squadron is now returning to base, over!"

"Acknowledge, we will inform the Infinite Stratos Experimental Flight to launch in order to take over the assignment of yours!"

"Shikon 1 to GalaRay Command", Operative Second Lieutenant Kariya, Imperial Japan Mainland Defense Force 5121 Tactical Surface Fighter Squadron Shikon, also reported to the GalaRay Command inside his TSF-TYPE-96 LPM Shooting Star Limited Production Model. "Sector clear and nothing irregular happened, we are also returning to base!"

"Acknowledge and welcome back, Shikon 1", Operative Second Lieutenant Tashiro Kaori replied to the field commander of Shikon in her station. "We see all of you later!"

As one of the TSF units from the newly established GalaRay Project Special Task Force, a patrol element consists of two units of EF-2000 Typhoon is currently executing its assignment before it can return to base. However, something unusual is looming-to-horizon when the sector assigned to the said element suddenly covered by extremely powerful storm of Electronic Counter Measures created by artifact means without any warning ahead and as a result…

"Your Excellency, unusual means of Electronic Counter Measures had been occurred at Defense Sector 131 and we have lost our contact with the patrol element inside the said defense sector", as the Command Post officer of European Union Force 2512 Tactical Armor Squadron "Excalibur" ( Sword of Promised Victory ), Second Lieutenant La Mira Luna; call sign Excalibur Temple, reported to Takeru immediately when she is actually turning around from her station in order to face the commander of Project GalaRay Special Task Force personally when the fact clearly showed that she is worrying about the fate of her companions and friends at the same time that had lost contact with the Avalon Base.

( Background Music: Tenka Fubu from Oda Nobuna No Yabo OST )

"First Lieutenant Suzumiya, activated the ECCM ( Electronic Counter Counter-Measures ) of the Avalon Base to remove the currently exciting hostile ECM situation at DS 131. Excalibur Temple informs to Excalibur 1 that the Excalibur Squadron is being called off from its current assignment in order to investigate the unusual situation at the said defense sector. Second Lieutenant Haw, please inform the M1S Astray Striker Flight from Terminal Armed Force's Stargazer Experimental Squadron to launch as well in order to support the Excalibur if the situation is required. Sumika, inform the VF-A01 Special Task Force 09 Pandaras Squadron to launch as well!"

"Acknowledge", Miriallia replied from her station. "M1S Astray Striker Flight is really to launch as we speak!"

"Excalibur 1 to GalaRay Command, the Excalibur Squadron had received the order clearly and is currently heading to DS 131!" First Lieutenant Eterna Flail replied through the communication link when gathering her squadron at the same time.

"Pandara 1 to GalaRay Command, 09 Pandaras Squadron is ready to launch as we speak", Operative First Lieutenant Kazuha Aoi reported to Sumika through the communication link. "Just give us the permission to go!"

As the multiple tasks of emergency arrangement is implemented as his speak, Takeru turned around and spoke to the person standing behind him. "Is it okay for you when our arrangement seemed fit so far to handle our current situation…."

He only found that the one supposed to be there is no long existed….

In the hallway outside the command center, a phantom like entity had been moving like a flash when no one can identify the said person's identity.

"Such feeling…it can't be truth….it is the same feeling just like that time before….so long ago…."

Back to the situation of the patrol element from the Excalibur…..

"It is bad, Saika", Second Lieutenant Maria Owens call sign Excalibur 8 spoke to her companion in her worry tone. "We just lose the contact with the Avalon Base and now we are being outnumber…."

"Calm down, Maria, just remember what the Knight of Tempest and the Knight of Terra can do with its EF-2000 Typhoon when we are using the actually same TSF units as them", Saika encouraged her companion and friend. "Our opponents are nothing more than twelve units unmanned F-4E Phantom and the SD-11 Self Destruction Device is their own means of melee combat when our speed and mobility can clearly outrun them! Just fighting what we supposed to and we can get out from here, we are going to be fine once we left the ECM affective sector!"

Maria calmed herself down after she had heard the encouragement from Saika and recalled the memory of her first mission after graduated from the academy and assigned to Excalibur even before the enrollment of Saika; it is when the time the Excalibur Squadron found itself forced to engage the overwhelming number of BETA. At the time the Excalibar Squadron is going to face its ultimate fate, the arrival of Knight of Terra had displayed its eishis superior skills that able to perform their EF-2000 Typhoon units in 150% combat capabilities and resulted as the total destruction of the said BETA offense! Not to mention the tale of the Knight of Tempest that fighting besides the legendary Warlock during the final hour of Operation Tempest at 1995 A.D.

By fighting besides her companion together, Maria is finally able to take out the last hostile F-4E Phantom without being damaged from its SD-11.

"Night Eagle 12 to Night Eagle 1, all the dummy had been taken out and no damage to the target!"

"Night Eagle 1 to Night Eagle 5 and Night Eagle 9, plan 1 is failed and move to plan 2!"

"Saika, incoming hostile TSF units; multiple number of F-16C Fighting Falcon! Saika, can you read me…." Maria intended to contact her companion but only realized that her companion can only replied her through the lighting signal from her TSF; since something wrong had been happened to the communication system of Saika's EF-2000.

Meanwhile, Saika found that something happened to her TSF's communication device when it is the worst timing for such situation to occur when the newly appearance hostile TSF units are manned F-16C Fighter Falcon in black armor by experience eishis and the longer for her and Maria to be restricted in here, the less chance for them to survive. Furthermore, she somehow realized that the unknown hostile TSFs are actually after her since the beginning. Due to this, she had an idea….

After received the message from Saika, Maria had no intention to leave her companion behind to face the enemies alone but it is too late for her to change the idea of her companion when Saika strike towards the hostile group of seven Fighting Falcons and drew them away from the position of Maria, thus ensure she is about to escape to call for reinforcement and at the same time, kept those F-16C busy enough to put their focus to her. It is because Saika clearly realized that kept them on bay is the best opinion she had under the outnumber situation….

However, her Typhoon is eventually being shot down by the enemy's sniper when she is being sandwiched by two Fighting Falcons at the same time from the front and the back and such damage is able to immobile TSF as well as resulted for her slowly fell to unconscious.

"Am I going to die…." Saika spoke to herself when she saw the Fighting Falcon advanced to her position and prepare to finish its job by aiming the rifle to where she is located inside her disable TSF. At the same time, Saika started to recall her memories from the past: the time she shared with her parents before their ultimate fate, the faces of her companions after she enrolled the Excalibur in order to replace the position of Cecilia Alcott under her encouragement and last but not lease, the always kind and gentle technical lieutenant from Imperial Japan Mainland Defense Force that she treated and valued as a close friend after she arrived to the Avalon Base when tears comes out from her eyes, since there is something she did want to speak to him on a more personal level…" I am sorry, everyone…."

As Saika started to become unconscious and prepare to accept her ultimate fate, her pray is being answered by someone but instead of the knight in shining armor or the angel from the heaven, it is the devil dragon from the darkness abyss to answer her summon and before she fallen to the darkness, the last image she saw is the arrival of another unknown TSFs in darker than black armor that cut the said Fighting Falcon in half from the top and stood in front of her like a devil dragon that protecting its most valuable treasure!

"Night Eagle 9 to Night Eagle 1, the target is being disabled and we are moving the final phase of our plan. However, what a waste since the target is quite a beauty", the said mercenary eishis speak to his leader in his playful tone. "Can we have the target by ourselves and have some fun with her before showing her corpse to our employer to provide that we have accomplished our mission?"

"Negative, we have to follow the code of conduct as long as we want to live long enough in the world of mercenary", Night Eagle 1 replied. "Now just finish what we have to do and let's get out of here, since the target's companion is on its way with the reinforcement from Avalon Base!"

"…."

"Night Eagle 9, can you read me?"

"…."

"Night Eagle 9, can you read me?!"

"Night Eagle 4 to Night Eagle 1, no contact to Night Eagle 12!"

"Night Eagle 3 to Night Eagle 1, we have lost contact with Night Eagle 5 as well as the others in the said area!"

"Night Eagle 1 to all units, follow my lead", as the four units of SU-27 SK Zhuravlik Export Variant advancing to the location where their companions are supposed to be existed a minutes ago, the mercenary eishi known as Night Eagle 1 somehow had a bad feeling about it….

As the Knight of Chaos advanced to the location when the Warlock had the feeling that he is actually summoned by someone; someone that he is going to hold dear and value beyond his own life when his TSF that moving like a comet in the heavy rainfall and thunder lightning, he found a black F-16C Fighting Falcon is laying on the ground and aimed with a customized 120mm sniper rifle for TSF when it fired its ammo; an unwelcome situation to him and thus, the Knight of Chaos advert from the sky when its GN-Sword strike to the cockpit of the said TSF, killing its eishi before he could react and continued his journey when the misfortune F-16C turned into a fireball.

However, the worst is yet to come when the sign of the EF-2000 Typhoon belonged to the said person he desired but failed to protect from the past is being aimed at the cockpit by another F-16C Fighting Falcon in black armor when it showed no hostile to shoot…..

( BGM: Flame of Life From Muv-Luv Alternative OST Vol.1 )

He saw nothing and hears nothing else when he recalled the time he shared with the said person in this loop after their meet each other in the secret garden. He remembered the time of happiness when he is finally able to see her smile of happiness instead of sadness again this time. Then he saw her stands in front of him smiling but when he is finally able to reach her, her body is being torn apart and nothing left beside her blood on his both hand. It is the time when the Gate of Hell is ultimately opened and the devil dragon had released all its restriction from the seal once and for all and really to release the final flame of absolute destruction to the world...it is actually the same time from the forbidden past when the once regular human had become the mysterious entity that currently existed in the encounter suit of Colin Z Bertram!

( BGM: Dark Prison Orchestra Version from Super Robot War Original, the Lord of Elemental OST )

"….Can we have the target by ourselves and have some fun with her before showing her corpse to our employer to provided that we have accomplished our mission?" Night Eagle 9 is speaking his leader when he suddenly heard the cry of fear from his teammates. He turned around and found that all the TSFs of his teammates that supposed standing around his position is no more and all of them are being tore apart or cut in half from the top and all of them are aimed to the cockpit, the perfect means to ensure no survivors during the engagement when he realized that he is going to share their ultimate fate as the last thing he can see is the crimson misfortune light of absolute destruction in front of his eyes….

Night Eagle 1 is in total horror after he arrived to the war zone, even being an experience mercenary eishi for years. His companions included Night Eagle 5 to Night Eagle 12 is no longer existed as the only thing still activate in front of him and his subordinates are the mysterious and dangerous TSF in darker-than-black armor when it is surrounded by the crimson aura of madness, desire of total destruction and anger to the point that the monster in front of them is never able to fulfill its needed after the destruction it had caused when it put its attention to the new comer!

Even before Night Eagle 1 is able to give out his order, his subordinates aimed and fired to the unknown TSF in front of them; only resulted as the destruction of the SU-27 SK Zhuravlik Export Variant belonged to Night Eagle 4 when its cockpit is strike by the long sword from the unknown TSF directly when immediately, Night Eagle 3 shared the same ultimate fate as Night Eagle 4.

Night Eagle 2 intended to hit the unknown TSF in close range with its TSF's rifle when the long sword of his opponent is still located at the SU-27 SK Zhuravlik Export Variant belonged to Night Eagle 3. However, the unknown TSF took out the handle of the long sword and Night Eagle 2 is being caught in surprised that its weapon is actually nothing but a beam saber in crimson when his opponent advance to his position and forced the said weapon into the cockpit of his TSF.

Night Eagle 1 is shocked by the Hell in front of him when the logical side of him is telling him to get out of here when he still has the chance to do so! However, the passion side of him is telling him to follow the mercenary code of conduct and revenge for his brother-in-arms. In conclusion, he advanced when the TSF belonged to Night Eagle 2 fell to the ground!

Instead of using anyone weapons, the Black Knight of Absolute Destruction held the head of his opponent at the time of impact to each other and destroyed it by brutal force. At the time Night Eagle 1 is still try to find out what had happened to his TSF, the last image for he life is that the hand of his opponent's TSF had forced its way into the cockpit where he is current located and the crimson light shining so beautiful but dangerous….

After finally able to reunion with the rest of her sisters of Excalibur Squadron, Maria had released the safety limiter of her Typhoon to exchange for a faster speed to arrive to Saika's location where she is actually ahead from Excalibur 1 First Lieutenant Eterna Flail. Another eishi that taken the same action of Maria and also located ahead of the squadron commander of Excalibur Squadron is Second Lieutenant Rachel Ransom, call sign Excalibur 10, and she seemed and looked upon Saika as her beloved and gentle elder sister. In fact, Maria is never going to forgive herself if anything did happen to Saika….

It is the reason for her to stand in front of the disable Typhoon belonged to Saika with Rachel and aimed their weapons to the unknown TSF when it started to advance to the position of their companions after its performance of how to tear apart a TSF with nothing but its hands in brutal force and whatever left for something like a TSF in the war zone had clearly showed what it had done before the arrival of Excalibur Squadron! As Maria and Rachael prepared to fire their weapons when the unknown TSF continued to advance to the position of Saika's TSF, they received an emergency communication from their squadron commander.

"Hold you fire, Excalibur 8 and Excalibur 10, both of you are aiming at a friendly unit!"

"Negative, how can we believe that something like this is a friendly unit after what it had done?" Rachel countered.

"Just check the IFF at once, both of you are forbidden and never allow aiming at the TSF in front of you! It is an order and stand down immediately"

"IFF signal showed that the identity of the TSF in front of us is GN-F-23 PAV-0 E….Knight of Chaos Enhanced belong to….the eishi call sign Warlock!" Maria replied in her shocking voice after she realized the eishi in from of them. "It can't be truth; we are actually aiming at the Knight of Zero at Euro Front, Rachael!"

Before Rachael could reply, the Knight of Chaos had passed the two Typhoons and kneed next to the disable TSF when its cockpit opened and revealed the said eishi in front of the members of Excalibur Squadron.

"No way, he doesn't even wear the eishi armor suit during the preview engagement", Lieutenant Ellis Claude call sign Excalibur 2, spoke to her companions in shock when they discovered the unbelievable truth.

Like the knight being realized for the arrival of his lord, the disable Typhoon on the ground activated itself when the cockpit is released from its body; allowed the Warlock to catch its eishi on time before she fell to the ground. Being located at the right hand of his TSF, he checked the condition of the said eishi from the Typhoon within his arms to ensure her wound is never critical before he touched down to the ground.

"Excalibur 2 and Excalibur 3, you have the command", Eterna spoke to her companions when she left her TSF when even without her order; Maria and Rachael had do the same under their own will!

"Acknowledge", Lieutenant Ellis Claude replied.

"Don't worry, we are going to take care whatever come to us started from this moment", Lieutenant Elfriede Shultz, call sign Excalibur 3 replied.

Originally, Eterna planned to introduce herself and her companions in the military formal greeting of European Union Force. However, she decided to knee in front of the Knight of Zero, the supreme knight beyond all knight at Euro Front, in the knight formal greeting when Maria and Rachael followed her action by lowered their head. It is because unlike the gentle Silver King of Wisdom from the Eastern Region, the reckless Steel Conqueror of Western Region is more willing to use whatever the most effective means ( but NEVER the most peaceful means ) to accomplish his kingship, even means to destroy the entire old world in order to create a better one to replace its existence if the ultimate result is for greater good! Furthermore, the aura currently around him showed that he is never friendly; especially the aura of aggression from his crimson eyes!

( BGM: You Are My King Part I from Fate/Zero OST 2 )

"First Lieutenant Eterna Flail, call sign Excalibur 1 and squadron commander of European Union Force 2512 Tactical Armor Squadron "Excalibur" ( Sword of Promised Victory ), it is our honor to meet you personally when you have rescue the life of our friend and companion at the time we need, Your Excellency!"

"Please raise your head, Knight Eterna Flail", although the fact clearly showed that Eterna is never a knight that served under his name, Colin decide to address her title when she is willing to introduce herself as well as her companion in the knight formal greeting. "Care to introduce those fools that had the means to aim at me a few minutes ago? To fight someone you have no change for survival?"

"I am Second Lieutenant Maria Owens, call sign Excalibur 8", Maria replied when raised her head. "I have no regret for my decision as long as I can protect my friends no matter what is the outcome!"

Second Lieutenant Rachel Ransom, call sign Excalibur 10", Rachel replied when raised her head as well. "Nothing is absolute and future never set in stone, we are going to survive as long as my companions and I stand united no matter what is the situation we are going to face!"

( BGM: You Are My King Part II from Fate/Zero OST 2 )

"Interesting and…impressive indeed", the being addressed as the King of all Knights at the Euro Front replied in his infamous mysterious as well as dangerous smile. "Knight Eterna Flail, I am going to reassigned two of your companions from their original assignments in order to ensure the well protection of the one I hold dear during her way of medical treatment as well as her time of recovery, started from this moment when they are going to serve as my escorts during I transported Second Lieutenant Saika S Farnese back to the base for medical treatment!"

Instead of an order from Commodore Bertram of the United Nation Force, Eterna clearly realized that she is actually accepting such order from the superior knight of Euro Front under his authority among the eishi and she know that countless of eishis around the world is going to answer his summon and raised their swords for him to show their loyalty when the time comes; no matter what are the social status or countries they are from and served their loyalty to him but no one else!

"For the mission of Excalibur Squadron, you are going to secure the sector for further investigation before the arrival of the investigation party from the Avalon Base, although I don't believe that its investigators are going to have a lot to look after!"

"Is it better for us to look for survivors from those TSF units before the arrival of the investigation party", Eterna replied. "It is better for the investigation party to have someone to question and investigated instead of none,"

"It is a logical option but…." Colin replied when the smile on his face disappeared and nothing is being left but the aura of death. "Taking prisoners alive is never my option!"

Eterna is speechless for the replied from Warlock when she saw the arrival of a squadron of twelve TSF-TYPE-02/F-15SEJ Gekkou; all of them had the emblem of Pandaras, 09 Squadron of United Nation Force VF-A01 Special Task Force, known as the best anti-TSF units among the said special task force like the 01 Valkyries Squadron.

"Pandara 1 to Warlock on behalf of 09 Pandaras Squadron, How can we service after there is no hostile target for us to neutralize?" Operative First Lieutenant Kazuha Aoi spoke to Colin through the external speaker of her TSF.

"Operative First Lieutenant Aoi, you are going to escort the disable Typhoon back to base for repair and further investigation", Colin replied when he requested Eterna and her companions to rise from the ground. "I believe that Lieutenant Kay Nimrod is going to have a hard time for herself because I believe that someone worked under her is actually taking the responsible for damaging the Typhoon of Second Lieutenant Saika S Farnese in order to result as the currently situation!"

"It is impossible", Eterna countered immediately, how can someone works for the Excalibur Squadron wants one of its eishis to be killed in action!

"Let said that we leave the follow up actions to the investigation party, since the recovery of Second Lieutenant Saika S Farnese is the most important consideration to all of us", Colin replied when he returned to his TSF and prepared to leave when he told Maria and Rachael to follow his action but his voice changed to cold and dangerous again. "You have my words that those related to this incident is going to pay for their crimes they had committed sooner or later and keep in mind that death is going to be their best salvation!"

As the time Maria and Rachael arrived to the location where the TSF units of VFA-00 and VFA-01 Special Task Force are located for maintenance, a team of medical officers is already there to wait for the arrival of Commodore Bertram. Inside the said place, Maria and Rachael can see all of the TSF units belonged to VFA-00 and VFA-01 are located there expect the squadrons that currently on their assignments; started from the GN-TSF-TYPE-04C Siranui Second Custom Knight of Silver Wing in white silver armor, the holy sword of Odin the Silver Savior or the Silver King of Wisdom from Eastern Region, the TSF-TYPE-04C Siranui Second Command Variant of the Iron Maiden, then the TSF-TYPE-04 Siranui Second in blue armor for the Valkyries followed by others TSF-TYPE-04 Siranui Second, TSF-TYPE-02 / /F-15SEJ Gekkou, F-15SE Silent Eagle and F-15E Strike Eagle that deployed by the squadron of VFA-01 Special Task Force. Furthermore, instead of traditional military design, the entire sector is more likely to be a temple or palace when the giant knight is being blessed before their holy battle to ensure the never extinction of mankind! However, their action to show their respect to their Lord of Landless is interfering by the said person.

"No need to be formal since we have a life to save", Colin spoke to Yuri when he carefully put the unconscious Saika on the mobile bed in order to prevent her from falling apart and disappeared from him. "Please do whatever you can for her recovery."

To Medical First Lieutenant Yuri Bertram and her staffs, the requests from their lord are no longer an order but a request, a request that from come from his truth self as a human being.

"It is our honor to ensure the wellbeing of those you hold dear, my lord", Yuri whispered next to Colin with her voice that only he can hear. "How about those two eishis from the European Union Force served as your escorts?"

"Junior Knight Maria Owens and Junior Knight Rachel Ransom, Second Lieutenant from Excalibur Squadron while they are willing to stand and face against me in order to protect their friend and companion with their own lives. For the above reason, I entrusted the safety of Lieutenant Saika S Farnese during her treatment and recovery period!"

"I understand, I am Medical First Lieutenant Yuri Bertram", Yuri turned to the direction and looked at the two junior knights that being titled by her lord. "Please come with us so that you can change in your regular uniform instead of wearing the eishi armor suits during the time you stay in here!"

After the medical staffs led by Yuri is left with Maria and Rachael, Colin saw the arrival of Pandaras Squadron with the damage EF-2000 Typhoon belonged to someone he holds dear….

"Am I still….alive?" Saika opened her eyes and found that instead of being in the world of after life or in the cockpit of her Typhoon, she is currently lying on a comfortable bed that beyond the standard of regular medical facility in the Avalon Base when she found that her clothes had been changed as well instead of the eishi armor suit she supposed to wear during the battle.

"It is good to see that you are awake, I am Dr. Yuri Valkyria. How do you feel, Lady Farnese?"

Saika did have a strange feeling for the female doctor with the rank of Medical First Lieutenant due to the way she addressed her instead of her official rank in the European Union Force as well as the way she is being treated. She tried to get up by herself but….

"I believe that the intention of yours is never a good idea", Yuri spoke to her patient. "You have been unconscious for several hours after you are transported to here for medical treatment and as doctor's advice, you should get enough rest in order to regain the strength of yours. All I have to say you are going to be fine after the recovery period of yours in these two weeks."

"Dr. Valkyria, how can I end up in here at the first place?" Saika asked when she turned her face to the said doctor.

"For this question, why don't you ask the companions of yours", Yuri replied when looked at the position where Maria and Rachael are currently located and showed them it is all right to speak to their companion after Saika is fully awaken. As her companions are standing beside her bed, Saika found that they are in the regular uniform of European Union Force. "I believe that I should leave the rest to you." After her statement, Yuri opened the door and left the room. Instead of a room from medical facility, the room is actually like a master bedroom in a mansion for medium-to-upper class noble back to the Europe Continent.

"It is good to see that you are safe and well", Maria fell down to the side of Saika when she is actually crying and tears are coming out of her eyes when dropped on the bed. "I really have no idea what I can do for the rest of my life when something bad is happened to you…."

"It is all right since you and Rachael are able to return and rescue me from my death on time, I am supposed to be the one who have to say thank you to both of you as well as others in the Excalibur Squadron!"

"I am afraid the one you should say thank you for saving your life at the time you needed the most is never us but the Knight of Zero at the Euro Front", Rachael replied. "By the time the rest of us arrived to the war zone; all the hostile TSF units had been neutralized by his TSF but instead of the knight in shining armor, he is more like a monster of total destruction if you are asking me about my point of view to him."

"You are saying I am actually rescued by Warlock, the legendary Steel Messiah and the supreme knight beyond all knight at Euro Front during the preview battle?" Saika asked in her shocking voice. "But how come Commodore Bertram is there at the same time?"

"We have no idea for his present at the said time at the said place", Eterna entered the room and showed that there is no need for her companions to salute to her formally. "How do you feel, Saika?"

"I am fine, although Dr. Valkyria advise me to have enough rest during the recovery period of mine!"

"Good to hear that", Eterna sat down on a chair next to the bed. "However, the truth is he is there when we arrival to the war zone when we found your TSF is being disabled and none of the hostile TSF units are able to survive from his onslaught. If you believe that the Knight of Terra is good and considered to be a legendary at the Euro Front, then Warlock is the dark legendary above the tale from Knight of Terra when he actually showed us the meaning of hell from his action!"

"How about those eishis that aimed for my life", Saika asked. "Anything we can find about the incident from them?"

"So far the investigation party is working on it", Eterna replied when her face hardened. "However, I believe that it is actually questionable for them to find anything, since the Knight of Zero had no intention to take any prisoners alive!"

"Not to mention all the attack to the hostile TSF units are aimed for the kill to its eishis instead of damage the TSF from the regular rule of engagement between TSF units", Rachael replied. "Honestly, fear is the only thing for us when we aimed our weapons to his TSF when his TSF is surrounded by the aura of madness, desire of total destruction as well as…anger!"

"I don't understand", Saika looked at her companions from her bed. "I can understand the meaning of madness and desire of total destruction for his action when engaging the BETA but what is the reason of anger to the TSF units that had the intention to kill me? I don't even have a chance to meet him personally so it is impossible for him to know about me, isn't it?"

"Are you sure about that, Saika", Maria asked after she finished the cleanup of her face. "He did mention something like…in order to ensure the well protection of the one I hold dear….in front of us and from his action during the preview battle. I have to say he is more than serious about his words."

"I really don't have any idea at all", Saika closed her eyes in order to clear her thought and opened them again when she asked her companions another question in order to change the topic. "How about the Typhoon of mine?"

"It is currently under the investigation before it can be returned to us and fully repair for actual duty", Eterna replied. "However, I have just received the order from Commodore Bertram that he is going to entrust such operation to someone he can absolutely trust before you Typhoon is really for actually duty again. In fact, I would like to ask you, Saika. Is there something wrong with your TSF during the battle?"

"That's remind me", Maria replied. "Something happened to the communication device of Saika's Typhoon during the battle and we are no longer capable to communicate with each other through regular means!"

"So it is what his Excellency had been expected", Eterna replied in her tone of defeated. "Commodore Bertram is expected that beside the preview battle that aimed for your life, someone had done something to your TSF as part of the said operation to leave you unable to defend yourself in the worst situation! Kay is currently looking at the said incident, although it is going to be difficult for her to accept the fact that someone is working with the outsider in order to harm one of our eishis in the Excalibur!"

"Not to mention the Warlock is going to follow the incident himself in a more personal level", Eterna spoke to no one but herself silently.

In order to change the aura inside the room, Maria spoke to Saika again. "By the way, should we invite someone to visit you during your recovery period?"

"Someone to visit me, what are you talking about?"

"We are talking about the technical lieutenant from Imperial Japan Mainland Defense Force", Rachael replied. "Although I never want to admit it, he is a gentle person and never a bad chance to you to share your time during the recovery period of yours when we are having our duties!"

At the unknown sector of the Avalon Base, a fully repair EF-2000 Typhoon is under its final inspection before it can return to actual duty when a number of Haros and Karels are working in zero gravity environments. In front of the said TSF, a female knight in the uniform similar to those wore by Crysta and her sisters in the reality marble of Unlimited Blades Work; Infinite Creation of Swords but instead of white and purple, her uniform is white and light grey when she is overseeing the said operation until she turned around and kneed in front of her lord.

"I guess the work is done."

"Included the installation of the hidden powered device and the Caliburn ( Golden Sword of the Victorious ), everything is ready to go once the inspection is completed."

"I see, you have something you wish to speak to me?"

"I have to apologize for unable to protect the safety of Lady Farnese during the preview battle and results as endanger of her life, I have prepared to face the any punishment for my failure to perform the duty as your knight, your highness!"

"You don't have to, since I am the one who give you the order to act as the last resolve and the present of yours should be the ultimate defense for Saika without her knowledge for the present of yours. It is my order and responsible to almost losing her again when you have done whatever you can to protect the life of her; especially during the strike from the sniper. It is because without the interfere of yours, the sniper is able to aim at the cockpit in his first and only shoot and under the regular condition of EF-2000 Typhoon, it is impossible for the armor of the cockpit to protect the life of its eishi from the harm of 120mm ammo from a direct hit! In short, you should be rewarded for the accomplishment for your duty….Tempest 13, I guess it is the time for you to being entrusted a name for yours like your brothers and sisters in the Tempest Squadron."

"I am over joy for the offer from your highness but I have to apologize that I have to turn down", the female knight kneed in front of her lord lowered her head when replied. "Until the time I can prove myself as a member of Tempest squadron as well as able to truly fulfill my purpose for being born and existed in this world, I am not really and worth to accept such offer from your highness until the time comes!"

"Is it what you are truly wished for?"

"I have no regard for my decision, your highness!"

"I see….then I am going to look forward when the time comes!"

A few weeks later, Saika's EF-2000 Typhoon is ready for actual duty and relocated to the place where the other EF-2000 Typhoon TSF units of the Excalibur Squadron are maintenance. Technical Lieutenant Colin Aoki is working for its final inspection before the said TSF can handover to its rightful eishi after her recovery.

"It is a beautiful TSF, isn't it?"

"You are….."

"Oh, I forget to introduce myself", I am Technical Second Lieutenant Tessa Mithril from the US Army Special Task Force Overflag and this is my friend Technical Second Lieutenant Xia Yu Lan! Nice to meet you!"

"Nice to meet you." Xia Yu Lan, although seemed to be unwilling, spoke to Colin as well.

"Technical Lieutenant Colin Aoki from Imperial Japan Mainland Defense Force Advanced TSF Design and Research Bureau, nice to meet both of you as well!"

"Technical Lieutenant….that means you are still one rank senior to us and we have to apologize that we have forget the formal greeting of military…"

"It fine for me so you can forget about it."

"Thank you for your kindness. By the way, is this the EF-2000 Typhoon that is going to assign to Lieutenant Farnese?"

"I have made several enhancement and modification to the TSF during its repair period under the command of Commodore Bertram so that I did have self-confidence that its performance in all terms is going to be far more superior to its regular counterpart!"

"You did have a lot of input to her TSF", Tessa spoke to Colin when she touched the surface armor of the EF-2000 Typhoon with her right hand. "I am jealous, since you are willing to entrust one of the most advance and powerful TSF units that ever exist to Lieutenant Farnese not for her status as well as her family background but just because she is the person you holds dear, Technical Lieutenant Aoki."

Colin narrowed his eyes and wonders the meaning of Tessa when she leave with her friend together.

Saika is looking at her fully repair EF-2000 Typhoon after she is released from her recovery period and Dr. Bertram had agreed that she is fit for her eishi duties. Colin is standing next to her so that he cans handover the said TSF to her with the experimental weapon that being placed next to Typhoon.

"Colin, I am glad to see my Typhoon is fully repaired but what about the sword in here?"

"Being entrusted by his Excellency for the project that fully repaired the TSF of yours from its status during the preview engagement, I am also given a bonus assignment to complete the Caliburn; official model number CIWS-3C an experimental weapon base on the data from the Anti-Fort class Beam Claymore, aka "Schwert Gewehr" 15.78 meter Anti-Ship Sword from GAT-X105+AQM/E-X02 Sword Strike Gundam from Terminal Armed Force Stargazer Experimental Squadron, it is a metal sword but used the beam to activate its edge, resulted as far more powerful than the High Frequency Blade from the 2nd Generation TSF weapons. However, the downside is it is far more expensive to product and maintenance for meaningful number for actual combat under our current situation of resource and technology means."

"Caliburn, the Golden Sword of the Victorious?!" Saika replied when her right hand touched the surface of the holy sword when the sword itself reflect her image. "You did put a lot of faith into the project, no matter is the Typhoon or the Caliburn…"

"Being entrusted for the said project is one thing but I believe that it is the only mean I can ensure your safety at the forefront, since it is impossible for me to fight besides you at the forefront when I…never have a chance to become an eishi myself!'

"So this is the truth that you are hidden from me from all time", Saika replied when tears came out of her eyes again and revealed her bitter smile when she turned to face Colin directly.

"I need to tell you something before we are getting too deep….It is because I am unable to return the feeling of yours..."

It had been a few weeks since Saika explained her situation and farewell to Colin in order to prevent any possible harm from her to the gentle Technical Lieutenant. Everything seemed-to-be-fine to her but not from the others, thus she is summoned by Eterna and both of them are sitting at one of the open areas in the Avalon Base.

"Is there something you want to talk about?" Eterna asked.

"Nothing important I believe." Saika replied.

"You know, you have changed back to your former self at the time you enrolled the Excalibur Squadron; not to mention under the request of yours, Technical Lieutenant Aoki had been reassigned from our squadron when the fact showed that even Kay had to admit that he is a brilliant individual that able to improve our squadron's performance for enhancing both hardware and software; not to mention he is the one responsible for the completion of Caliburn. So care to tell me what had actually happened as a friend instead of to a senior officer or the squadron commander?"

"I…."

"First Lieutenant Flail, we have visitors to our base and they want to see Lieutenant Farnese personally", Second Lieutenant La Mira Luna spoke to both of them through their personal communication device. "Please come back immediately!"

"Copy that, we are on our way!"

( BGM: PvE tribute From Sword Art Online OST )

"Greeting, I am Colonel Alexander Von Ginhoshi, commander of European Union Force 8972nd Tactical Armor Wing Glory Knights."

"First Lieutenant Eterna Flail, commander of European Union Force 2512 Tactical Armor Squadron Excalibur. Care to enlighten me the purpose of coming here with the armed guards behind you, Colonel Ginhoshi?"

"I come to take back my fiancée that run away from home", Alexander replied when he looked at Saika. "I realized that something unpleased had been occurred a few weeks ago due to some people stand against the idea for the union of House Ginhoshi and House Farnese when such incident had proved that Avalon Base is never a safe place for you to stay. So let's return to your home at United Kingdom, my beloved fiancée?"

"I come here in order to fulfill the will of my parents as an eishis for the wellbeing of mankind's future from the extinction of BETA", Saika replied with the intention to harden her resolve. "I have talked to my grandfather about my decision and gained his support. I am going to return to the United Kingdom once I have fulfilled the will of my parents in here but not right now!"

"Non-sense, you are Colonel Ginhoshi's fiancée and that is all you have to know", the female subordinate with short dark green hair beside her commander advance to Saika and holds her arm in violence force. "Now be a good girl and come home, since the life of an eishi never suitable for a little princess like you!"

"Let's me go…." Saika intended to break free from her opponent's restriction but when Maria and Rachael intended to assist her; the personal guards behind Alexander aimed their rifles to the members of Excalibur Squadron!

"Is it what you mean, Colonel Ginhoshi", Eterna warned. "What you are doing is going too far!"

"Maybe but I come to get what supposed to be mine, end of question", Alexander replied and prepared to leave but a thunder like voice intercepted his action.

"If you still value your life then gets you hand off her and let her alone!"

( BGM: The Steel Messiah From Super Robot War Original Generation OST )

It is the voice of anger like the thunder from the sky, a voice that Saika used to know but something is never the same about it….

"Don't you hear what his Excellency had said", Lieutenant Elfriede Shultz stepped in and released the restriction of Saika from her opponent and pushed back the unwelcome guest by force. "He said let her go and you better follow his order, or you are going to regret it!"

Meanwhile, a United Nation Force officer in his rank of Commodore walked past the members of Excalibur Squadron and stands in front of Saika and her companions when his subordinate with white and silver hair slightly followed behind him.

"No need to introduce yourself, since I know the identity of yours", the person stands in front of the members of Excalibur Squadron and facing Alexander and his subordinators directly. "I am Commodore Colin Z Bertram, one of the Operation Director of GalaRay Project and although I want to say welcome to the Avalon Base, aiming your weapons to the people fighting for the same ultimate goal is never something I am going to allow as long as you are here to enroll the GalaRay Project on behalf of the European Union Force! Furthermore, I would like to remain you for those enrolled the said project is being protected in the Avalon Base and as long as it is their will to stay here, they are going to stay until the GalaRay Project accomplished its ultimate objective! Do You Understand the meaning of mine, Colonel?!"

"Commodore Bertram, you have to realize that this is personal matter for myself and my fiancée as well as the common interest for the House Ginhoshi and House Farnese", Alexander countered and had no intention to fall back. "It is the greater plan for the future development of House Ginhoshi and House Farnese when compare to the said project of yours and Saika is an important piece in the plan!"

"An important piece in the plan of House Ginhoshi and House Farnese's future?" Colin narrowed his eyes when the voice of his becomes dangerous like a cold dagger, "Are you saying Lieutenant Farnese is nothing more than a piece of tool in order to accomplish for the so-called greater plan of yours when you still address her as your fiancée?"

"It is the mutual agreement between the elder councils from the two houses and we are the chosen figures to ensure its success and our happiness is never important in the view of elder council…"

"Colonel, what if I said I am going to ensure Lieutenant Farnese is going to stay in the Avalon Base as long as she is willing to", Colin revealed his infamous mysterious and dangerous smile at the same time on his face and intercepted the statement of Alexander before he could finish. "What are you going to do because I have made the decision in order to ensure her wellbeing in the first place?!"

"Then I guess I have no change but to take her by force", Alexander said when his personal guards behind him aimed their rifles to Colin. "Losing a Commodore from the United Nation Force is nothing to the House Ginhoshi and House Farnese and their elders are going to handle whatever left behind."

"Stop, Alexander, I come with you so please doesn't hurt anyone…." Saika intended to resolve the hostile situation by her means before too late but to her surprised, Maria and Rachael are against her decision at the same time!

"No need to worry", Maria whispered next to Saika. "You said that you never meet Commodore Bertram before but it seemed that it is never the case."

"Not to mention the so-called fiancé of yours are not facing the peaceful knight in shining armor but instead, the devil monster from the Gate of Inferno!" Rachael also supported the statement from Maria.

At the same time Colin is being armed by the rifles from the personal guards of Alexander, several shadows appeared at the ground before a squadron of EF-2000 Typhoon had been touched down behind Coin and the members of Excalibur Squadron when aiming their 36mm Auto Cannons to the fools that actually brave or foolish enough to aim their weapons to their lords, those picked up weapons and ready to kill is actually those ready to be killed, the Knight of Tempest clearly understand such idea and are more than happy and willing to shower those foolish humans with the rain of death from the 36mm ammo!

"So you called for TSF units as reinforcement, so can we…" the female subordinate of Alexander challenged but her intention is called off another staff with short black hair as well as having a more calm and compose mind to handle the currently situation.

"Colonel, I believe that it is better for us to back off at this moment, since the fact is clear that we are facing someone that even the elder council of House Ginhoshi and House Farnese is not willing to touch without a good reason."

"How are you actually saying", Alexander asked.

"Commodore Bertram had summoned his knights that clearly revealed his truth identity and please have a look at the emblem carried by the TSF units on their shoulders."

"The emblem of Tempest…." His female companions replied in shocking voice. "It can't be…"

"The emblem of Tempest only belonged to the twelve Knights in their EF-2000 Typhoon during the final hours of the failure Operation Tempest when they fight besides Warlock the Steel Messiah or better acknowledge to us as the Knight of Zero at Euro Front, the superior knight beyond all knights. He is also the one that they are willing to serve their absolute loyalty but no one else….Due to this, it is better for us to let Lady Farnese to change her decision willingly instead of challenge the might of the Black Steel Conqueror in an all-out-battle, since I believe that it is actually the intention of his at this moment and I am afraid the ultimate result is never something that we are desired."

"I see", Alexander tightened both of his fists but still gave the signal to his personal guards to put down their weapons. "I let you do whatever you want right now but never forget the responsibilities of your as being a member of House Farnese, I believe that you are going to return to me very soon, my beloved fiancée."

After his words, he left with his subordinates and personal guards when the members are still being shocked by the reality in front of them. It is because the Knight of Tempest is always existed in reality instead of simulation when they are actually fighting besides the legendary Steel Messiah at the frontier of Human-BETA War! Furthermore, they found that it is actually unbelievable that the always gentle Technical Lieutenant Aoki and the reckless legendary Warlock the Steel Messiah when also known as Commodore Bertram are the same person when they are able to get a closer look to his face!

Among the members of Excalibur Squadron, Saika is the one that being caught in total surprised beyond her possible imagination. For Saika, it is hurt when she heard the statement from Alexander but when compare to the one she believe that she always treated as a friend, it is something more painfully when looking at the said person in front of her when he turned around and looking at her directly.

( BGM: You and I, Unfulfilled Feelings From Mobile Suit Gundam SeeD Destiny OST )

"I have to apologize for hidden the truth from you", Colin spoke to Saika when tried to ask for her forgiveness. "I believe that…."

"Why…Why do you have to lie to me?" Saika replied before Colin could finish his explanation when tears come out from her eyes. "I thought that we are friends and you are someone that I can be trusted….it is the reason for me to tell you the truth about myself before the truth is revealed when you are going to be harmed because of my status! Why are you lying to me since the beginning? Why?!"

Colin remained silence when he is willing to accept the bombardment from Saika until she is no longer capable to speak when she is crying in front of him, something that harming him from the worst possible means when Maria and Rachael tried their best to comfort their companions.

"It is supposed to be the best way for both of us", it is the only words of Colin to Saika before he left with Crysta.

Nevertheless, what he never realized is that one of the reasons for the anger of Saika is because it is beyond her imagination that someone seemed-to-be-far away and beyond her touch is actually always besides and comfort her when she is needed. However, she could not accept the fact that they are actually the same person when she found that her personal feeling to him had become her internal conflict due to her responsibilities that she carried on her shoulder as a member of House Farnese!

As a result, on their way returned to his office, Colin finally can no longer restricted his own anger and hit the wall next to him in order to release his stress; resulted as the damage of the wall when its material supposed never damaged by the strength of a regular human no matter how strong is going to be, even a coordinator!

Crysta followed Colin behind him silently when she can actually felt his anger and sadness even he tried his best intention to hide them from others;

the anger for being unable to ensure the wellbeing of the one he failed to protect from the past,

the sadness that causing her pain when he believe that it is the best course of action to ensure her wellbeing and safety,

the internal conflict of personal needed and a better future he desired for the person he holds dear…

all these emotions had become the stresses beyond regular means when they are growing bigger and bigger to the point that ultimately resulted as the madness and desire of destruction for the mysterious entity that existing within its encounter suit known as Colin Z Bertram.

In fact, his current and only way to release such madness and desire is to throw himself to the endless battle of Human-BETA Wars when almost unlimited of enemies are available for him to destroy so that he can prevent himself to become a berserker dominated by madness and destruction.

However, Crysta can see and clearly realized such way for him is no longer as effective as it seemed to be. Due to this, she did offer herself as the means for him to release his stress and desire under the suggestion of Inia ^-^! but her intention is being turned down by Colin without any consideration at all.

"Even you are my knight it is still something beyond your duties and there is no way I am going to take the advantage from you or the others no matter in what situation", Colin spoke to Crysta when the bitter smile occurred on his face. "It is because if I become and used to such means to handle my problem, the ultimate result is going to be the worst even beyond on own imagination. Besides, it is actually something being blessed as a human when it is too far from my reach in my current self, although I am never regretting my decision for losing it in order to become someone with the power that I can finally protect those I hold dear with my own hand!"

Due to this, Crysta believe that it is better for her to suggest another means to her lord under their current situation.

"Colin, we have the name list you want", Crysta spoke to Colin from his back. "It is also believed that the satellite city connected to the Avalon Base from the Japan Empire soil is actually a safe house and base of operations from the unwelcome guests!"

"I see", Colin replied in his calm and composed voice when he turned around. In her point of view, the reaction of Colin is far from the terms of normal. "Contact Reinforce and inform her that all the tactical armor wings at Island of Tatsumiyajima are going to launch for a mission. It is in fact, a meaningless mission in my point of view but at least give them something to do before the incoming war, since we are going to have a city to burn down to ash!"

"Your Excellency, are you saying we are going to burn down the entire city into ash", Crysta is actually feared from the statement of Colin from his reaction of nothing but madness and desire of destruction!

"I have to apologize for my overreaction", Colin replied when he is finally able to return to his normal self. "I should say we have several parts of the city to burn down into ash!"

At one of the streets from the satellite city that connected Avalon Base and the Japan Empire soil, a nameless man is walking alone at the late night when the street seemed to be empty when some of the streetlamps are not working properly. He had been paid to ensure the internal damage did happen to a TSF for an eishi who enrolled the GalaRay Project but other than that, he knew nothing and once his assignment is completed, he left the Avalon Base as soon as possible and arrived to the said satellite city and prepare to leave and continued his endless journey once he collect the rest of his payment. It is how the rules of the underground world operated and his action had accomplished nothing but his own survival when suddenly he found that someone is standing ahead of him in his black business suit.

"Technical Second Lieutenant Jack Hunter from European Union Force 2512nd Tactical Armor Squadron Excalibur, I supposed?"

"You have the wrong person", he replied as calm as possible when he prepared to draw out his pistol from his back.

"You are paid for your job in the Avalon Base and to install a time bomb like device to the target's TSF as part the plan that aim to her life", the stranger in front of him replied in his deep voice and closing to him. "You employer is willing to talk about whatever he know about the plan, although it is never enough to save his life from his ultimate fate!"

He drew out his pistol as fast as he could but only found that he had suffered the worst pain of his life beyond his imagination when his head is holding by the stranger hand when his feet is unable to touch the ground!

"You are going to meet the same ultimate fate, since I have no intention for wasting my time to you but as long as you had threated something that I hold dear, you are going to meet the end of your as well just like them!"

Form the shadows at the wall, the said person that being held in the air is being burnt by the flame of darkness alive until there is nothing left of him in the reality, none the soul of his or his ultimate cry of pain before the other shadow disappeared from the street like nothing had even happened….

Colin stands in front of two of his most trustworthy companions, Melody and Reinforce Eins, when both of them are in black business dress instead of their regular clothing. He is looking at the satellite city from the high ground not far away from the city when a number of its sectors are being burnt to the ground and returned to ash.

"All targets had been neutralized, my lord", Dark Templar 1 reported the mission result of his tactical armor wing behind the Steel Conqueror. "Although I have to say human targets like those we have encountered is nothing but a group of fools when we showered them with the 36mm ammo!"

"Furthermore, it is quite surprise to us that there are weapon factories or even a few number of TSF units that actually being installed and hidden in the city", Grey Paladin 1 followed his companion and reported the discovery from his tactical armor wing. "As your order, we eliminated them before those TSF units can be activating by their eishis and we have ensured no survivors during our operations!"

"Last but not least, we had eliminated the enemy's frontier base of operation and the supplies they are preparing for the incoming operation once and for all with the fire from hell", Shadow Knight 1 reported as well. "Although I believe that it is quite a waste of valuable resource after we burnt those supplies into ash, their number clearly showed that a well-organized and all-out-offense is going to launch at the Avalon Base under the cooperation of several groups that had their own objective to accomplish!"

"In conclusion, it is something that we are all going to look forward before we can focus our strength to the incoming war against BETA", Melody replied.

"Unfortunately, there is no way for us to prevent such incident to occur no matter the intention for us to prevent it!" Reinforce followed.

"In conclusion, let us welcome the firework that is going to lighten the darkness hour of the Avalon and become the trial to human race before the final countdown of the decision battle that is going to determine the ultimate fate of this planet!

"We are all to your command, My Lord", behind him, all the artifact intelligence of the Tactical Surface Fighters replied in union in their voices of thunder when Melody and Reinforce is kneeing behind him at the same time. "All to the glory of Steel Conqueror!"

( Ending Theme: Forever Scene From the Legend of the Dragon Kings ) / 永遠の風景-ERI(創竜伝 ED )

Compare to the opening in amine, the members of A-00 and A-01 Special Unit and is appeared in art picture at the ending when more characters are going to enroll as the story continued.

( 愛いとしい人よ )
( 風に向かって )
( その髪なびくままに何かに耐えている )

( Scene 1 Colin Z Bertram is sitting on his chair next to his desk inside his office, looking the scene of Avalon Base from the command center on the surface through the curtain wall from a high place under the shining day when a pair of glasses of his is located on the desk. )

( Scene 2 Kagami Sumika is sitting on the chair when gently repairing a coat as the upper part of the uniform of United Nation Force with knitting needle and filament; properly belonged to Shirogane Takeru )

( 人は誰でも孤獨だけれど )
( それでも助け合える )
( 誰かを愛してる )

( Scene 3 Yashiro Kasumi is playing with a group of Haro in difference color . )

( Scene 4 Jinguuji Marimo is walking along the hallway and holding a book in her right hand when a group of eishi candidates saluted to her from both sides. )

( 見上げる空の彼方にも )
( 希望はあふれているよ )
( いつでも君の味方 )

( 大丈夫 信じていて )

( Scene 5 Kouzuki Yuuko is having a conference with the senior staffs under her command in the Avalon Base for Project GalaRay when listening the reports from her staffs. )

( Scene 6 Shirogane Takeru is looking at his personal Tactical Surface Fighter, the GN-TSF-TYPE-04C Siranui Second Custom Knight of Silver Wing in white silver armor, under the shining sky when it is kneeing on the ground like a knight. )

( 愛いとしい人よ )
( 闇の迷路に迷ってしまったなら )
( 私に逢いに來て )

( Scene 7 Isumi Michiru is standing under a sakure tree when looking at the city in front of her from the high ground. )

( Scene 8 Suzumiya Haruka is walking together with her younger sister when Suzumiya Akane is holding her left arm. )

( 人は誰でも戸惑うけれど )
( 再び歩き出せる勇気を持っている )
( 見上げる星の數ほどに )

( Scene 9 Hayase Mitsuki is just finish her swimming in the swimming pool and is resting when she is sitting next to the pool in her swimsuit when her feet is still in the water and a large cloth is covering the upper part of her body. )

( Scene 10 Munakata Misae is going to ride her motorcycle in her leather coat. )

( 切ない想いもあるね )
( いつでも君の味方 )
( 大丈夫 信じていて )

( Scene 11 Kazama Touko is playing her violin at one of the rooftop in the Avalon Base )

( Scene 12 Kashiwagi Haruko is practicing her shooting skill at the practice ground when she is aiming her pistol to her target in her right hand. )

( 見上げる空の彼方にも )
( 希望はあふれているよ )
( いつでも君の味方 )
( 大丈夫 forever more... )

( Scene 13 showed that Tsukiji Tae, Takahara and Asakura is talking to each other inside the Everdistant Utopia )

( 見上げる星の數ほどに )
( 切ない想いもあるね )
( いつでも君の味方 )
( 大丈夫 信じていて )

( Scene 14 Being led by Colin, Takeru followed his way when Sumika is holding his right arm and Kasumi is holding his left arm; followed by Marimo and Yuuko when they are talking to each other. Behind them is Michiru and Mitsuki, followed by Haruka and Akane. Misae and Touko is next to them when Haruko is leading the group of Tsukiji Tae, Takahara, Asakura but still there is more than enough place for the other incoming characters to be presented as the story continue. )

( Scene 15 showed the emblem of VF-A01 Special Task Force 01 Valkyries Squadron; the war maiden holding the swords in her both hand in order to protect the mankind from the ultimate extinction of BETA. )

At the unknown place where a number of shadow individuals are gathering around the conference table…

"Warlock is going too far that he actually wipes out our frontier base of operation in a single night…."

"No to mention our operatives in the Avalon Base are being wiped out as well…."

"There is no way for us to let him do whatever he like….he is evil and is dangerous to our mission to preserve the future of humanity…."

"Are the expendable pawns of ours ready for their parts in the plan?"

"It is welcome news to all of us that we are going to gain quite powerful ally within the Avalon Base…"

"All for the succession of Projective Alternative V!"

All the shadow figures ultimately declared their oath together.

Next Chapter: PHASE 08 GalaRay Project Part III = The Total War of Avalon

The GalaRay Project was our last, best hope for survival against our ultimate extinction to BETA.

It failed.

But, in the Year of the Human-BETA War, it became something greater:

Our last, best hope… for Victory.

The year is A.D. 1998 .

The place: Avalon Base.