Chapter 10: Confrontation
Guildford's body ached. He touched his head feeling his hair matted with blood. The Knight's memories began to return, An explosion, it caused the duct to fall, he had plunged head first into a pile of cement rubble and re-bar, he was lucky to be alive and he knew it. Suddenly he eyes widened, That Boy! Marianne's assassin, I have to contact Princess Cornelia.
But how go I get to her, Guildford looked around, he knew he couldn't return the way he had, and couldn't go through the S.I.S. section without raising suspicion. Fortunately the breeze at his back gave him his answer. He turned around and saw the gaping hole in the wall with nothing but some police tape and regular army guards between him and his liege.
Cornelia was pacing, Guildford should have returned hours ago, did the S.I.S..., she dared not think further. She knew if she was implicated in espionage the consequences would be dire. As she reached the for the phone to call Guildford for the 15th time a stopped her, "Your Majesty!"
Cornelia was stunned as she saw a bloodied, gasping Guildford.
Kallen's Cell
Kallen was engulfed in a fog of hot breath and the odor alcohol. "No! Get off of me!" she screamed. Sir Bradly had straddled her and Kallen was kicking and writhing desperate to get out of this nightmare made all too real.
The Britannian knight punched her in her face, splitting her lip. Then he drew a dagger, "Now, now little girl stop that or I'll carve up your face so bad your own mother wouldn't recognize you."
Kallen was trembling as the Vampire of Britannia began to cut away her straight jacket. Once his task was completed he pined Kallen's arms and tore her uniform underneath, revealing her large breasts. Kallen felt the the stubble on his face as licked the nape of her neck and began downwards. Before he reached his goal however Kallen took the opportunity to bite his ear.
Kallen felt his blood gush into her mouth as she tore the upper part his ear off. He gave a roar and sat up clutching his ear in disbelief. In his pain he forgot that he had left the dagger laying next to her. Kallen didn't give him a chance to realize his mistake as she quickly took the blade shoved it into the Knights most vital organ... his penis.
Sir Bradly gave out a blood curdling scream. As Kallen aimed for his jugular she felt a pistol barrel pressed up against her head. In her focus she failed to notice the older guard rush into her cell, "Give the the weapon."
Kallen grudgingly complied hoping at least Sir Bradly's weapon had also been taken from him. Bernard Leeman the dagger into his belt and dragged the wounded knight out of her cell."
Sir Bradly was frothing and grasping his crotch his ear beings of significantly less importance, "Fuck, fuck, fuck, I gonna kill you bitch." Bernard gave him a disgusted look as radioed for medical staff.
Lelouch was puffed at his cigarette before. Gliding it over his face in the darkness, over the where his eye once was, in and out of his vision it went. He had never smoked before but when that guard had offered he felt compelled give it a try, any way to escape the hell he was living in. He was vaguely aware of screaming but despite its physical proximity it seemed a like distant thunder. He was soley focused the the orange glow of the cigarette and what little comfort it brought him.
Baghdad, Area 18
"He's lying, pull out more of his fingernails," a woman said deactivating her geass.
The man shouted, "No! How do you know these things?"
The woman tugged at her braid of raven black hair, "Silly man. I always know someone is lying to me. As to how, well that's none of your concern. Just tell us where the resistance headquarters are, if your telling the truth I'll know and we'll let you go."
"Okay, okay. Its underneath the grand mosque in central square."
The woman activated her geass and smiled, "Yes, your being completely honest, not even using a half-truth, I can detect those too." She looked at the two burly men either side of the prisoner, "Kill him, we have the information we need."
As she walked out of the basement she ignored the man's pleads for mercy, "Wait don't kill me I have more information," That's a lie, she thought. Ring. Ring. She checked the caller I.D.. Expecting a an informant she gave a slight gasp when she read 'MASTER'. She tentatively answered the phone, "What is your bidding my master?"
VV's high-pitched yet authoritative voice came through the phone's speaker, "Is your work in in area 18 finished Catherine?"
"No master, we've just located the the resistance's base of operations but have yet to attack it and capture their senior members."
"No matter. Once their leaders are seized the resistance will collapse, theirs no need for you talents to aid in their downfall after that. Unfortunately the same cannot be said of area 11's resistance. I need you to come here immediately. I've already made preparations, a jet is waiting for you at Fort Elizabeth. I expect you at the Tokyo settlement Government Bureau in 8 hours"
"Yes master, I shall do as you command." Catherine hung up the phone. Any other man even the emperor she would have viciously rebuked at such language, but VV, he had ingrained in her a special fear that went beyond death and loyalty to match.
VV's office, Government Bureau, Tokyo Settlement
As VV flipped his phone shut. A panicked secretary rushed into his office, "My lord, Princess Cornelia and several solders are forcing their way in into the S.I.S. section, they're demanding to see you, they described your appearance.
"Hmm, I see. Stall them for as long as possible,"
The secretary nodded and left VV's office. VV made another call, this time to Rollo, "Yes my Lord."
"Are you in position Rollo?"
"Yes my lord, she has a man with her but it shouldn't be a problem."
"Good, try to take her without killing anyone."
"By your comm– "
VV hung up before Rollo had finished. After a few minutes Cornelia and several gunmen stormed into the office. VV smirked as greeted the furious princess with mock politeness, "Hello dear Cornelia, to what do I owe this pleasure to."
"Shut up you son-of-a-bitch" Cornelia said through clenched teeth as she raised her customized shotgun to VV's head.
VV continued to smile and infuriate Cornelia, "Now, now that's no way to talk about your grandmother."
Cornelia's face turned to bewilderment as she realized the implications of his statement, "Who the hell are you?"
A/N: So the long awaited confrontation between Cornelia and VV has come. So what did you guys think?