Chapter 8 part 2
A New War?
"The trick of real combat is that everyone is human"
― Lelouch Vi Britannia
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A/N:This is only part 2 of a now, 3 part chapter. Since I decide to add some stuff. I'm trying to add a bit of realism to the story after I realize...not everyone wants the Child of the supposedly most hated man in the world to die. I saw a very old documentary about descendants of Hitler family and it got me thinking. Lelouch may not have been the most hated Emperor. He just so happens to be the more...how do I say it...influential. The world as a whole felt his power. Since a country like Britannia may have it fair share of genocidal Emperor/Empress. It, not a stretch that Lelouch becomes hated because he did what no one else did. Conquer the world and like any or almost every absolute ruler, target any form of oppositions and change the Britannia and the world. More explanation within this chapter.
Oh, spoilers ahead for Akito the Exiled! Reason why I didn't post sooner. Since I keep accidentally writing canon material and calling it or merely calling it my original idea! I wrote in Drone Knightmares before checking on Ep 3 of the OVA. Or the concept of an alternate reality in Nightmare of Nunnally. It's awesome and infuriating. It so cause I insert an OC that the child of Leila and Akito. I may need to look up on Oz the Reflection and maybe Renya for the full Code Geass package. Posting may take a while because of that. Same for my other CG fics.
Barlow: I spend many of my early years out on the road with the old grannies, my parents, a bunch of former soldiers, and coworkers from the war. Everyone was happy and everyone knew each other. A few left but always return or visit the caravan often. It was a world to ourselves and I was contempt with how my life was. I was okay with my mom stepping back into the international spotlight if it was for the greater good.
Rin:She would have made a difference in the war. Both now and then if she took her place leading France like a modern Joan of Arc or Zero.
Barlow:My mother didn't save and die for the world like her father did nor did my father become a legend like her mother. But who cares, no one I care for dies with horrifies and unjust destiny like relatives of my new friends. I'm surprised that I'm still sane. Dearing with a hyper Demon Child with mind control power, a somewhat omnipresent terrible joker with something to prove-
Rin:Hey! He's not that bad.
Barlow: A competitive ninja, a green hair heterochromia hipster,a dandere princess, and a tomboyish Kuudere.
Rin:meh,you're stuck with us regardless.
Barlow:I guess so.
Rin:You heard that?
Barlow:Heard what?
Mysterious person:GYPSYYYY!
Barlow:Damn
Rin:He can be annoying at time.
Rei:The backwood hitch is making a move on Arthur sister?
Hibiki:HE'S DOING WHAT!?
Arthur:I'm cool as long as he doesn't break my little sis heart.
Rin:What the hell Onii-sans?
Euphie:Our little girl grew up?
Liliana:Hooray!
Rei:Remember Barlow... intercourse is like math. You subtract the clot-*tackled by Arthur join by Rin trying to pull said brother off,Euphie trying to median the situation, and Hibiki recording.
Barlow:I question how I ended up here.
Liliana:Don't be such a prude. We'll the light in your life. The shining aspiration. The illuminating illuminati! And you're the sweetheart of the group! Plus Euphie. No joke but you're really too kind sometimes Barlow. That's why every guy here think you're a goody two shoe getting all the female attention and us girls think you're cute!
Rin/Euphie/Arthur/Hibiki/Rei:*stop everything they're doing*What?!
Liliana:And that how you get people to stop fighting.
Barlow:Ya, the light at the end of the tunnel.
-Barlow Hyuuga conversation with Rin Hayasha with interruptions from the rest of the soon to be squad members of an elite Ace KMF unit in what suppose to be an isolated alleyway.
Date:?/?/?
Son of Leila Breisgau and Akito Hyuuga
Source:Audio from Light sleepy Agent.
Julong PoV
FUCK! DAMMIT! Tianzi most likely was gone and now the entirety of the Spec Ops surrender! By the time, I crawl out of the cockpit with my FAMAS. I have guns pointed at me. I was too far to even manually detonate the Gelfun bomb and actually get reinforcement for once. Look like only 13 Spec Ops are left and possibly going to be ransom or most likely executed by whoever the hell the Light are. Their faces are hidden behind masks. Masks that appear simple in design, it essentially only a single one-way mirror, cut to fit the contour of the face and the standard military helmet they wear. The only thing I can tell about them. They aren't small time. No, what they are is a military order. Knight from Euro-Britannia maybe? Most likely, by how they have Russian accents. I don't know how the rest of the forces are holding up. I just know these bastards will pay.
Meanwhile
"All Akatsuki sniper eliminated. Attempting smokescreen protocol",a Light pilot radio in.
The pilots train by the Light is top tier as they are put in daily simulation test to sharpen their skills to enforce the organization plan. On top of how their frames are slightly more high spec and have no battle data for. The victor was obvious. All 3 Valkyries made it out of the fight and functional enough to make a hasty retreat before reinforcements arrive.
The left flank of the UFN,Britannian, and BK is in complete chaos as the Angel 1s use it numbers, size, and mechanical advantage to rip frames and ground forces apart. Showing no mercy, just following orders.
At the same time, the Britannian reinforcement is able to destroy the army of AIs. With the cost of retreating 1½KM back and 55% of it forces operational enough to push forward. A force that extremely exhausted and may not make it in time.
General Xingke realizing the battle is going south quick. Was set over the edge as 2 IFF signal are lost. The Akatsuki Raiden fire it finger harken at the chest portion of the frames. Right were the Bryon cannon located and attach.
'It's over',the mask white Zero smiled. It didn't last long as he sees a long hair figure quickly force open his cockpit and aims what he think is a typical anti-Knightmare rocket launcher. It not effective once frames got more resilient. It only affected against nonfloat system frames(5th and lower),tanks, and attack heli. No nation focus on small arm base anti-KMF since the introduction of the Lancelot and the float system. Other then that EU turn Britannian Agency turn Private Military...
'Shit'
Eternal try to retract the finger harken only to have the entire hand blown off by a laser pointed of death as it met resistance with metal before finally giving in.
'Note to the organization, infiltrate that damn identity crisis of a military company and destroy it from within. I can't even remember it current name',Eternal cursed, remembering how the PMC last name were Diamond Dogs,then The Patriots, and then BlackWatch before the current one.
The UFN General quickly got back in his cockpit, put away the HADES laser and fire the Byron cannon.
Eternal saw it coming and pull back on the throttle to backflip away in the air. The beam of energy struck 5 Angel 1s heading to Eternal aid.
"I must have my leave general",the Raiden retreated as the Angel 1s kept the Shen Hu occupation.
He would have if Xingke, despite how intelligent the Light drones are. The AI system allows them to change tactics on the fly and work as a team. It very effective against KMF pilot that attack their enemy in duels. It even shows when pilots are being trained in simulators. It focuses heavily on personal skills with the occasional squadron tactics. That include the aces that always seem to fight one on one.
Xingke simply pushes past them as if they were ribbons holding back a raging bull. No matter what they try, the UFN general brute forces his way even if a few of the drones frame try to hold him still,flank, overwhelmed by numbers, or fire from a distance. He was heading towards the retreating White Zero like a man possessed as he singles-handily creates an opening.
"ALL available forces! We must end this now! ATTACK THE ENEMY BASE!",Xingke commanded as dozens of Akatsuki and a few Long force it way to the gap with the Shen Hu leading the charge.
"Eternal sir! They'll be heading for us! I suggest we pull back the assault on the left and redirected here!",a Light commander radio into Eternal. Who just so happen to be gathering whatever resources they can to escape.
"No! If we crush them there. Their army will crumble. They will need to fight their way into our base and be wary of our hostages. The drones can easily destroy the G-1 and Longdam. Just follow the plan. And we'll wouldn't survive. We will emerge victorious",Eternal explained as the Shen Hu catch up to the Akatsuki Raiden.
"ETERNNAL!",an extremely piss Xingke,losing both slashes harken from overuse,engage the Akatsuki and bisect both of it legs before falling back as it claws put up a highly lethal electric shield to give the 2 some distances.
The White Zero decide to try something risky as a mean of escape. He ejected.
Xingke was in no way letting him escape alive. Fire his baryon cannon at the cockpit, incinerating it.
The General finally got his vengeance decide to finish the battle. He heads toward the base leaving behind the Akatsuki Raiden as it plummeted to Earth.
'That was closed',Eternal relaxed as the fake Zero hang on to dear life on the Raiden as a few Angel 1s slow it descent. The partial leader of the Light getting onto the back of one of them. Eternal trust a hatch on the back to reveal a seat and control for manual use. The Angel 1s don't have enclosed cockpit like other frames. But an attractant to the back allows it to be piloted. But their major problem due to it not being enclosed.
A)It's not a good KMF to begin with.
B)You're out in the open and vulnerable to outside danger.
C)Piloting an Angel 1 is only good for guard duty. Not the battlefield.
'At least, it easy to pilot',Eternal steer the thing away from battle thanking any deity that no one see him. As the fake Zero initiate the 'Trojan Horse' plan. The Angel 1 stop at a crevice were Eternal pull out a disguise and ID.
'Plan ahead of time',Eternal smirk as the helmet is removed,'No matter what happen. The UFN must win and all task are already completed. I know you're out their Lelouch vi Britannia. I'm dearly sorry for what I'm doing. But...It must be done. It's really out of my control anyways.'
Back in Los Angeles
"Empress, it appears that both side...how should I describe it...have a knife pointed at each other jugular and it a matter of who will give out first",A Britannian Commander simplify,"We suspect that if the Light destroy the command base and encircle the entire army. The army will be disorganized and moral will drop. The last thing we need against cold lifeless machines."
'Big brother, sorry for making your death',Nunnally look behind her at Zero,'and Suzaku scarface fall apart. I wish you were still alive. I always feel you would have brought the world to a more peaceful solution if you didn't die. If you remain Emperor. If you take my place. Cause I know, you and your brilliant mind would have been a better ruler than me. I'm certain.'
Nunnally then looks back at the live feed of the battle.
"No! I can afford to be weak now. I will stop all the threat to your;our peace. I'll do it for you big brother. This just the beginning and even if we lose here. This new found war is far from over. That's my contract with you and the world. I will stop them.'
"Lloyd ,Cecile, and Zero. We need to talk privately."Nunnally spoke up,"Head to the throne room notifies the others."
Throne Room
Nunnally was in her royal wheelchair, with Zero behind her. Lloyd and Cecile were in front of the young Empress.
"What are you going to tell us your highness",Cecile question
With determination,Nunnally spoke," I can no longer afford to sit here. As of this moment, I, Nunnally vi Britannia, will commission an Agency to become the peacekeeper of this world. A secret order if you would say."
"Isn't what we-oh wait, I mean; you're proposing a network of trusted individuals to keep the Requiem intact",Lloyd realized,"Could we just tell the world everything after the battle?"
"No, not all at once...and even then some things will be omitted",she look with eyes downcast,"Whatever information I release. Must not backfire on us. I can't reveal the Black Knight betrayal of Zero to return Japan or else the BK will lose support as well as Suzaku. I can't reveal Suzaku is Zero until enough of the world hatred dies down. Britannia will fall apart with such revelation and people may strive for my head. Believing I manipulate everything behind the scene in order to get to power."
"True",It was Suzaku turn to speak,"They must not know of Geass and Code or else the world will become paranoid and the populaces may turn on its government as well as the BK. The Black Knight were founded on Geass as well as Britannia after all. The last thing we need is a geass and immortal hunt."
"Or about how I fired on Pendragon. Tricked of course. Although,it wouldn't matter once the grieving masses turned on me. Even if I hand over the one truly responsible."
"Knowledge that must be kept secret",Cecile added.
"The UFN exist as a visual representation of the world leaders and its people coming together as one to maintain peace. What I'm proposing is an underlying organization to guard those secret. It an organization...unlike the Geass Order Suzaku describe, that's responsible for more supernatural dealing, right Zero?"
"Precisely, The Light,I believe are pursuing Emperor Charles dream. It was the right decision to trust the two of you wasn't it?",Zero look at the KMF engineers.
"Ya ya,don't worry Suzu",Lloyd wave him off as Suzaku roll his eyes,"We are honored to learn about it. A Lot to take in. But...you have no choice after we confronted you about everything."
'And to believe...mother',Nunnally grip tighten on the armrest,"At least you were truthful Suzaku."
"If I may ask. Who will be apart of it?",Cecile wondered.
"Anyone well aware of the Requiem and people who are loyal and willing to do whatever it take to keep the peace" ,the new Zero converse.
"Therefore, the next step is to contact every single person who knows of the Requiem including Kallen,Anya, and Sayoko. Search for potential candidates to be trusted with the forbidden knowledge as well as any other basic requirement to maintain it. Whether it's manpower, finances,and material.",Nunnally listed out," A coalition from all the corner of the world with one purpose in mind. Containment, gathering, and updating of information or powers that threaten the Requiem."
"Do you have a name for it?",Lloyd wonder.
"No, not yet. But if we are preserving what a Demon Emperor created. Then why not something that represents it?",Suzaku explained,"A counter to the Light like how the Black Knights oppose the White Knights."
"I see...do we head back now?",Lloyd motion to the direction of the meeting room.
"Lets",the former Ashford student nodded.
Somewhere in Europe
A 6 year-old-boy with a shock of ivory blond hair and sky blue eyes was approaching his mother. A beautiful blond ivory colored hair with light blue eyes and hair tie in a single long braid that reached her upper leg. She, as well as her husband of 6 years, were relaxing from a hard day work after gathering and preparing dinner for the entire caravan.
"Mom?",the boy asked
"Yes,Barlow?",Leila was sitting on the back of one of the cart as Akito has his his wife.
"Uncle Ryo said you were famous when he was drunk and daddy was a pilot. Is that true?",he tilted his head.
"Yes"
"Akito"
"He will find out eventually",he shrugged,"Yes, your mother was a commander and politician and I was a soldier."
"Really?!",he smiled,"Can you tell me more?"
"No"
"Why?"
"...hmm...Because",he paused,"Its will better if I tell you when you're older."
"Why?"
"Give me some time to be a great storyteller first. Since well-"
"Your father awful at story time. He seems to consistently lack life or flare every time we sit at the camp fire",Leila explained
"Ohhh! That true! Ayano,Yukiya, and Ryo always add special effect to theirs!",he understands,"But can you tell me what it about?"
Leila smiled,"It about how your father and I met. How we save each other life. How everyone here met each other and why we'll one big family."
"Mom, Something tells me it was a happy ending."
"It was",Leila give a small laugh but something in the back of her mind said otherwise,'It was a happy ending. Otherwise...most of us wouldn't be alive...strange, it feel like something awful happening at the moment...'
The former noble blink away a tear. Leila own C-World and that entity, that women for everything. She wonders what would happen if the divine intervention didn't happen. Ashley Knights would have fought to the death and everyone in the control room but her;died. Everyone still fighting the Knight of would have been dead or captured. Who know what the true outcome would be. She knew for certain, Europe would no longer be a Republic.
She remembers when Lelouch vi Britannia, who she swore looked identical to Julius Kingsley, took reign and usher in peace to Britannia before conquering the world in a single day. A man, who nearly force her coworker, Ashley, and his knight, and the Wyvern squadron to take up resistance against him. Leila herself almost concur until that presence reappears telling her not to. The female entity, the same one that appears before her in a void. Froze everything in place like last former Wyvern commander thought it was because she can't take him on and they will all die as a result.
Simply explained,"He part of the plan for peace. A Geass user like you, who didn't fall into a life of solitude or corruption. It unwise to pursue the path, Leila. Trust me, it all part of the plan."
And like that, she was gone. Everything around her unfroze. It was her choose to make a decision on whether or not to leave. The answer was obvious.
Manor of Cornelia and Gilbert G.P. Guilford
Nanny to Euphemia PoV
I know why Lil Euphie parents, my bosses, are worried about what transpiring on TV. It's the reason why I'm currently with their only child so far in the playroom. A child named after the massacre princess. I don't get who in the right mind would name a sweet little girl after someone so vile. Sibling love maybe? I can't just upright speak to them about such matter if I want to lose my job and my head.
A sweet innocent girl with royal purple-pink hair with a slight curl on its end and royal violet eyes. It was a bit of a shock when this Eternal proclaiming a the true heir to the throne. Someone with a bloodline far worse than the tainted name of Euphemia. Actually, when you think about it. Even if it turn out to be a fake, the attention on said bloodline will draw most of the malice from Euphie. Malice,which is mostly from the Japanese, who see a kind hearted girl, who may repeat the process of rounding up all 'elevens' like cattle with the promise of freedom and eliminating them.
This is the main reason why Euphie is confined to this manor so she wouldn't experience the disgust toward her. It honestly only boiled down to talking behind someone back and mean look at worse, but it's there. I'm just afraid it may end up being more than that. I wish my bosses,compromise and name her Yuffie. It's sound like Euphie without the vile attractant to it.
No one has wanted to praise a genocidal princess or someone that named after her and is related to said, princess. At least, not openly. But there are valid reasons to worship a Demon Emperor and what he have done. He killed and hurt many. But what about all those that are oppressed by the previous regime? They see him as a hero. So why wouldn't they shift their attention to someone else?
Secret Undisclosed underground location in a frozen wasteland
It was a state of the art military base, hidden under the ice cap of the North Pole, wherein a fury of man in white perform maintenance on Light frames around a hanger. On a platform, a single man stood a single man looking down at them.
"Isn't this unfortunate",a young man with semi-messy raven black hair, wearing a royal Britannian knight garb and a knight visor with 3 red slit,"Half of my men and munition are in Mongolia."
The man in question is quote,'Shin Hyuuga Shing unofficial successor'. He was one of the very few Knight of left behind during the siege of the W-0 base. And the one that in league with Emperor Charles, not the grandmaster. The emperor suspected the new grandmaster was treacherous, that why he send one of the order creation. He currently putting on a mask, both literally and metaphorically for the few veteran that remains and the recruits. It thanks to a floating skull with a geass symbol on it forehead. That Shin, use his newfound geass to reform the dying order, absorb another Knight Order, the Knight of . A Britannia base order. Plus, the Paladins of the Sun of South America alongside any other left over. Finally years later, join with what left of the Geass Order, Charles regime, the remnant of the High Enuch loyalists,Royalties and Nobility(counting the rich and wealthy of the EU).
" Whoever the hell under the Eternal mask. He better prove himself"
"Uh,Shin",a boy step out of a nearby doorway. The boy in question was 9-year-old, has lime green hair and has one of his eye royal purple and the other gold,"Ain't you wearing a mask?"
"I have a reason to hide my face. Now be a good spy and train for your mission. It going to be a long one",his tone give off a slight fatherly tone. They do have a similar birth.
The boy,Rei, was looking over a folder of his 4 targets. 3 of which are in Japan. Their code name.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE
Project Reborn- description-female with blue eyes and white hair. Capture at all cost.
Agent A-45-Geass user with resemblances to Suzaku Kururugi with Raven black hair.(side note from Rei-Look like Lelouch/Suzaku got 'together')-Permission to kill if necessary.
Possible Geass-Advice to kill/captures from a distance.
Demon Child-Suspected of being Liliana Kozuki-DNA test first. PRIORITY TO CAPTURE ALIVE!AT ALL COST!
Secondary objection
Wyvern Wings-Leila Malcal:Location:Unknown:Possible cause of space/time distortion in C-world. Search and reconnaissance. Not vital. Optional,unless deem a threat.
Northern Japan
Town of Shiroi Yuki
Home of the Shinozaki Martial Art School
*Ring*Ring*
"Katsumi Shinozaki,advance trainer at Shinozaki Martial Art. How may...little sis...How the Britannian boyfriend...you're married?...Knight of what adopted?...she did that?...Oh...You need our clan to protect someone...a few people...who are they?...Figure it out myself?!...fine...Our clan service ain't cheap. We'll don't take up second jobs to secretly protect our client for nothing...You're moving them here?...still...WAIT! THE ENTIRE BRANCH!...DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH THAT COST?!...Your benefactor can pay...Wire the money within the next hour..."
4 minute and one spit take later.
"Pleasure doing business Sayo-chan!",Katsumi Shinozaki, Sayoko older sister and respected instructor, and a member of the modern shinobi clan hang up," Little sister, You always have a habit of surprising me."
Random household of a Britannian commoner
"Hahaha! You hear the fake Zero! The bloodline of our hero lives on!",a Britannian 'patriot' and commoner celebrated,"This may be an opportunity for us to reconquer the world instead of bend over causes of that spineless Empress. This is the true faith of Britannian!"
"Shut up Jack!",another man was enraged,"No way in hell are we having another dictator! Britannian monarchs are constantly the main perpetrator behind the suffer we endured. Who to say the 'Spineless Empress'. Who far better than your demon. Will have a worthy successor."
"Blasphemy! How dare you smite the name of our country destiny. You're not Britannian if you say so."
"I'm not proud to be Britannian then All I'm sayin,we need a democracy. Like what the Washington Rebellion promise",he explained.
"You mean a bunch of divided bigwigs in a building. Not doing shit?! How the hell you think Britannian defeated the EU and their sense of democracy?"
A similar argument was happening throughout Britannia and it former district including Japan.
"Fuck the Emperor and his child!"
"We must follow the order of successor. It's the way Britannia articulate."
"Like I care about who this 'hellspawn' is. As long as the peace is not disrupted. I'm fine."
"Can't we all just focus on the actual terrorist!"
"I don't believe children can carry on the personality of the parent. That's just ignorant from a genetic and intelligent standpoint."
"So...Demon Hunt?"
"...what if...he faked his death!"
"That's retarded."
"Hmpf, if such a child exists. We can regain what we lost!",A nobleman beamed in his mansion.
"I DON'T CARE IF WE START A CIVIL WAR! WE MUST KILL ANYONE OF THE VI BRITANNIA LINE!"
"All hail the 99th Emperor and the 101th Emperor or Empress. We swear our allegiances. The man responsible for his demise will die and whoever the child is. Will be the one to execute Zero."
"In order to preserve world peace. The true heir must not take control of the throne. It not that I think he/she will become evil. It because he/she would be too young and easily manipulated. Most likely living a normal life of a normal child."
"I think we should be careful of the 'Demon Worshipper' getting their hand on the child. Not the other way around."
Meanwhile, in a political faction HQ.
"Here the plan. We must look into the background of every girl he was in contact with. And I mean every girl. From the one at Ashford,the invasion, his time in Europe, and any he so much as speak within the royal palace",a man with blue hair in his mid-thirties said,"And if we do find her/him."
He made a horizontal single finger motion, from the left side of his neck to the right.
"Wouldn't it be more beneficial to capture the child. And How do we know for certain, he/she exist?",another man questions his twin.
"I just know Pollux. I just know. Our half brother is a lady man and the green witch has a fondness for him. Besides, how about we rule the Empire for once."
Back to the battlefield of Mongolia
Underground Base
'Ugh...what hit me? Oh right, a tunnel',the Empress woke up as a warm liquid slid down her head. The entire cockpit was bathed in the emergency red lighting as error message and sparks sound off on the console.
'Now what was I-THE PLAN!',and with a furry,Jiang Lihua, started pressing the buttons, flipping switches, and moving the throttle. The Chu Yen started responding.
Meanwhile,Xingke was making a beeline to one of the underground hangars nearest the one that collapse when a single IFF signal reactivate.
Elsewhere, all the capture Spec Ops and Julong are being rounded up and checked for weapons until a rumbling in the wall of rock started shaking and collapsing. That when they see the partially smash head of the Chu Yen and a still functional right arm mounted gun aimed directly at them. The frame was barely functional as the sound of electricity and scatter metal plate give off a sound of protest. They were unprepared when the majority of the Light members were out in the open.
'No!',Tianzi scream in her head, 'I must free them!'
Then when the scream of men are heard as the Chu Yen fired it arm mounted gun. The amber eyes Empress felt time slow to a halt in that moment. 4 drone KMF nearby, deal with first and a few dozen enemy combatant;kill.
'I'm sorry to...kill all of you. But I must prove to the one I love. That I'm no longer weak. Whoever you are. You hurt so much of my countrymen and you kidnap my best friend. Find it in your heart to forgive me for what must be done. I don't want to kill. But...I have something to prove...so die'.
The Empress felt tears slide down her cheek as she holds the trigger.
'I'm sorry...'
A/N:Hint:Shin is not an OC and is not the antagonist of Akito the Exiled. If some people were like-SPOILERS-But he died!
This was supposed to be the last part but I decide to add on to it.
GoodNews: I will posts more often once I get a personal laptop. Who knew going to college actually give you free time! Writing quality and posting shown go up due to having a virus free computer. I have VERY LIMITED time to post on certain days. The struggle is real(ly annoying).
Next fic to be posted: Code Geass: Alternate Rebellion
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