Chapter 11: Zangetsu-No-Kami
At the time, they develop a slideshow showing all the photos of memories of Kallen Kōzuki during her daily life while she was a Black Knight member and as a student on the academy. Everyone at the different Module looks at it, "Hey, do we know that girl?" The male said.
"She must be the pilot of that Red Robot with its saber." The female said, "She is a cute one though."
"Hey, she looks as though she was the same age as us." The male student said.
"The poor thing."
"Wow, Dorssia, you're really going to pay for this. Rest in peace, Kallen." She then press the button indicating Rest In Peace. Many people replied of saying rest in peace for Kallen.
At the principal's office, Lelouch looks at the computer with all the comments onto Kallen's Memorial, "Kallen... I have now avenged you. Even if it doesn't bring you back to the surface. At least, they will share the pain they deserved." C.C looks at Lelouch while she reads her magazine.
At the cemetery, Aina placed flowers onto Kallen's grave and then prayed, "Rest in peace, Kallen." Inuzuka looks at Aina and was depressed after seeing Kallen died.
He then prayed to the grave, "Kallen, I thank you for risking your life to save Aina, and Lelouch managed to avenge you. But we need to avenge you too since we are in your debt. And we will repay your debt by destroying the Dorssians."
"Inuzuka! You don't have to do that!" Aina said.
"But...!"
"Please! I can't let you risk your life! Please just stop. You've done enough." Then she hugged him and Inuzuka hugs her back, "I'm sorry. Don't worry, I won't let my life ended."
"Thank you. But I also resigned myself as the squad captain." Aina said.
"Huh?! Why did you do that?!" Inuzuka asked.
"I don't deserve to be the squad captain after what happened. I asked Lelouch to resigned me and he accept." Aina explained.
"But if you do that, then who will be the replacement of the captain of the 8th squad?"
"Lelouch told me that it was Yamada."
"Huh?"
"Watch me, Nobu!" They heard a voice as they spotted Yamada praying for his friend's grave, "This time for sure, I'll use the Knightmares or that robot to take revenge on you. Watch me."
"He really wants to avenge his friend, is he?" Inuzuka asked.
"Yeah." Aina replied as Inuzuka pressed the 'Rest In Peace' button and Aina did the same.
At the dorms, L-Elf explained the situation, "Since Zero assigned each of the roles to the Neo Black Knights. I am now assigned as the Assistant Military General to the Neo Black Knights. The navigation,weapons, communications, radar, generator, deflection shield. These six posts are under Zero's control for the members." He turned to Haruto, "Are you sure of convincing Zero to let me become the assistant general?"
"It's because I think leaving it to you will lead to the fewest victims." He replied, "However, I could've convinced him to let you to be the commander but he decline."
Flashback.
At the principal's office, Haruto and L-Elf were discussing to Zero when he's unmasked and Haruto asked him for L-Elf to take his place as Leader.
"No." Zero declined.
"What?! Why?!" Haruto asked.
"Don't try to overstep your bounds, Tokishima. I never recalled for you to lend his assistance to us." Zero explained.
"But you do want us to be the Knights of Justices, haven't you? It's true that people won't see us as cold blooded killers like them. But we are hiding the truth with the Valvraves. You can't change the world without getting your hands dirty. Isn't that what you explained to us, Zero?" L-Elf explained.
"L-Elf... what are your real intentions? You may have been helping us but you're a Dorssian. Knowing the facts, I say you're using the Black Knights as your diplomatic tools, is there?"
"it's none of your concerns, Zero. All I want is create this nation and to the USJ a military country." L-Elf said.
"So, you don't want to explain to me about yourself, huh?" He then immediately waved his hand over his eyes, thereby removing his contacts as he exposed his geass, "Explain to me about what your true intentions were!" He commanded.
"My reason for my objective is because I made a promise to someone." L-Elf explained.
"A promise?" Zero asked.
He nodded, "Yes, it was girl who I met 10 years ago. I was a prisoner to the Dorssians but I managed to escape. That was then I met the princess of the Dorssians."
"They have a princess?" Haruto asked.
"What does this remind me of?" He remembered that he was with the princess of Britannia, Euphemia, "And how is it that you survived?"
"I took the princess as hostage, I told the soldiers my demands if they want the princess alive. But then princess wanted to make things right by lending me her part of her hair. Because of what she did, they let me live and became a soldier." L-Elf explained.
"So you're doing this for the girl you promised?" Zero asked.
"Yes."
"Then that's all I have to say." He waved his hand to his eyes, therefore placing the contacts back on as he turned off the geass and L-Elf was back to normal.
"That's all I have to say. I'll just assign you to be assistant general to Neo Black Knights, you'll be assisting Tohdoh with the Knightmares. Will that be compromising?" Zero recommended.
"Yes, I will accept that role. Thank you, Zero." L-Elf nodded.
"No need to thank me." Zero said, "I would like to repay my debt to you for helping us win."
L-Elf nodded as he left.
Flashback ended
"Sakurai Aina, huh? But I accept that offer though. And you seen confident as well."
"Yeah, I've decided to believe because of what she said to me. That there's something you treasure too." Then he thinks about what Lelouch has said to him.
Flashback
Haruto turns to Lelouch, "You used Geass on him, didn't you?"
He closed his hands together, "It had to be done. I have to know the answers he seeks."
"But..."
"Tokishima. Why do you trust him even if he's a Dorssian?" Lelouch asked.
"Well..." Haruto struggled.
"It's because of the girl he loves. Just like me."
"Huh? What do you mean?" Haruto asked.
"The girl I loved was also the princess, however despite the facts, I lost her because of what I done to her." He felt his eye of the power of Geass.
"Did you used your Geass on her?" Haruto asked.
"What I did was an accident. I couldn't stop. Therefore I had to kill her."
"Wha-!" Haruto was surprised of hearing that.
"There was nothing I can do. All because of the existence of Geass." he touch his eye and feels enraged.
"But you helped us. You didn't used it on us. Except for L-Elf. But you helped changed who we are. Creating the new nation. Creating the USJ. Creating us into an organization, we're glad to accept you as our leader, Lelouch... No, Zero." Haruto said.
Lelouch then smiled, "Thank you, Tokisima Haruto. I'm glad to have you as our comrade and to the Captain of the 1st Squad."
Haruto nodded.
Flashback ended
"I wonder why would Geass exist in the first place?" He thinks but suddenly he felt something is controlling him as the scars appears on his face. He can't control himself and was about to assault L-Elf but he punched him in the stomach as Haruto reverts to normal but became unconscious.
"Seems like the intervals are getting shorter, huh?"
At the cockpit, the female A.I typed the message indicated that it's hungry.
At the hanger, all of black knights examined at the Guren as they were astonished by its looks and power.
"For once Rakshata, you've outdone yourself. For the Guren and the Hadron Bazooka." Lelouch complimented.
"Why, thank you, Lelouch. I do appreciated your concern." Rakshata replied.
"According to the observations of the Guren. Its powers are almost compatible to the previous Guren." C.C said.
"After what we saw from our previous battle, we have enough data to predict the next action of what Dorssians are gonna plot next." Lelouch added.
"But if Kallen were still alive, she would've been proud of seeing her Knightmare grown to the new generation." Ohgi said.
"I must admit. It's quite fascinating that the Hadron Bazooka has made its first perfect accuracy for the Shinkiro." Diethard said.
"What do you mean, 'perfect accuracy'? Has it been tested before?" Lelouch asked.
"We did. However, there is one rebound effect. We tested it on the Akatsuki, when they launched the Hadron Bazooka, the Gefjun Disturber has developed a stronger radiant waves that can disrupt the Sakuradite, annihilating the Knightmares. We made few modifications but some failed. We thought we would test it on the Shinkiro but you were absent since we heard you disappeared. But since we arrived in this time period, we made a perfect modifications to the bazooka. Thereby, the Shinkiro is the perfect Knightmare for the Hadron Bazooka." Rakshata explained.
"That's excellent, Rakshata. For all of the sudden, you improved better than before." Lelouch thanked her
"Why, thank you, Lelouch. I do apperciate your concerns." Rakshata smiled.
"Enjoy it." Lelouch said.
Then Ohgi came by with the pad of the status reports they have during the time, "Uh, Lelouch?"
Lelouch turned his head to Ohgi, "What is it, Ohgi?"
Ohgi walked by to Lelouch, "You see that, during our previous battle. The supplies and artillery has been cutting short lately. And it gets worst, we don't have enough sakuradite to refill our Knightmare since you used them for explosives." Then he showed him the report.
Lelouch looks at the report, "No worries, Ohgi."
"Huh?" Ohgi was confused.
"I told Rakshata to build a scanner in order to find something to replace the sakuradite. If we can find it in this time period. We'll be able to get the advantages we need in order to win." Lelouch explains.
"But what about the artillery?" Diethard asked.
"We'll salvage everything we find in order to rebuild the artillery." Lelouch recommended.
"But how can we find that here in this module? We never done anything like that before." Ohgi said.
"We've done it before last time. And we managed to salvage everything in order to build more Knightmares." Lelouch said.
"And finding something that is compatible with the Sakuradite within in this module?" Diethard asked.
"That's only because we have the sakuradite mines entrusted by the Seven Houses of Kyoto." Lelouch replied.
"But the Seven Houses of Kyoto were already dead because of you. The remaining members is Lady Kaguya. She's the only one left." Tohdoh explained.
"That is why, if we find something here. We will entrust it to Lady Kaguya. With all the task at hand have been cleared, we won't let this stand in our way. We are the Neo Black Knights and we will change the world no matter what the cost!" Lelouch said.
Training Daily Log, Nanami Rion.
"Module 77 is heading for the moon, a neutral zone. The students have dedicated themselves to the fight, and they're undergoing military training with the support of the Neo Black Knights. Military General Kyoshiro Tohdoh discuss the training plan for them to become Neo Black Knights, and the one who made the training plan is one who became the JIOR's first refugee and the Assistant Military General- L-Elf.
I think the reason everyone accepted his guidance is probably because they don't want anymore victims. Even if it means for the members to die as well.
I'm also teaching first-aid procedures. I don't like thinking about students getting injured, but... it kind of relieves me that classes are still being held. And Rakshata and her assistant are also teaching them to become engineers if they want to rebuild for the future of the nation."
Inuzuka was looking at the phone analyzing the stocks they have for a while.
"Inuzuka, you know keeping track of the stocks is only assigned to Zero." Nanami said as the students laughed but then they heard an alarm.
"Intruder in the pit detected." Shoko said and repeated, "I repeat, intruder in the pit detected."
"An enemy?" Inuzuka said.
At the principal's office, Lelouch heard the announcement, "Is it a Dorssian again?" C.C asked.
"No, we sealed off the entrance, they won't be able to proceed through the entrances." Lelouch replied.
"You know, you have no fun, is there?" C.C said.
"We have no time for this, witch. We need to find out who's infiltrating the hanger." Lelouch said as he stands up, wears his cape and mask, and proceeds to the hanger.
At the hanger, Yamada was caught in the trap when he tries to enter the cockpit of the Valvrave. He was covered by some dough and tries to get it off of him.
Nanami, L-Elf, Youhei, Inuzuka came to see who's the intruder. "So the invader was Yamada." Nanami said.
"That's the fifth time." Youhei said, "He just doesn't give up."
Inuzuka noticed and found the reason why Yamada was here, "I see, he wanted to use that." Inuzuka said.
"Correct." Zero said as he came to them, "He's attempting to use the Valvraves in order to avenge his friends from the enemies."
"Taking revenge with your own hands... Pointless." L-Elf said.
Inuzuka turns his head, "Wait a sec... You're saying it's meaningless to take revenge for a friend? Even for the one who risk its life just to save another?" He asked.
"These machines will require registration. Once someone rides in it, the designated pilot can't be changed." L-Elf explained.
"So what?" Inuzuka asked.
"Leaving the section to emotions..." He added, "What will you do if it turns out he has no talent?" He mocked.
Inuzuka struggled. "There's nothing more troublesome than the hopes of someone with no talent." L-Elf added, "Do the dead come back if you take revenge for them like what Zero have done?" L-Elf asked as Inuzuka looks at Zero.
"What are you implying, L-Elf?" Zero asked.
"Instead, you should think about how to prevent further causalities." L-Elf answered, "War is something that should be conducted with cold composure, efficiently, like a machine." L-Elf added.
"A machine..." Inuzuka said.
"Then how come Yamada never recommended the Knightmares instead of this?" Zero asked.
"Please. Do you really think your so called 'Knightmares' can even put a dent to them? If you would let them used those machines. You would've known there will be consequences if you let this happen." L-Elf said.
"You do not have the right to talk back to your commander. Putting yourself aside, you should grateful, I let you become the assistant general to the Neo Black Knights." Zero implied.
"Even if means to assist Tohdoh. It doesn't mean I should accept your offers even with your Knightmares." L-Elf said.
"As long as you're the refugee, everything will be settled for all the task at hand and for reclaiming what was lost to us." Zero said.
"What was lost to us..." Inuzuka said.
An hour later, Inuzuka was outside at the table, practicing his timing for assembling his gun in case the enemy appears inside the Module. As he did, he looked the time he recorded, "47 seconds." Then he did it again and the time became short, "46 seconds." He kept on going until the time increase instead of decreased, "48 seconds." He kept on going and going to make sure he has enough time for his preparations for the next operation.
At the bushes, Haruto, Shoko, and Aina watches Inuzuka when he was training for his battles. Three said it simultaneously, "Is he alright?" They were surprised when they noticed each other.
"Harut-" Shoko said as she covered her mouth to prevent the loud noise and whispered, "Why?"
"I was worried about him, so... You?" He asked.
"I was worried too... Aina?" She asked.
"Well... I was worried about him too.." She answered as they looked at him.
"I wonder if he was owning her a favor." Haruto implied.
"For Kallen?" A voice appeared as they saw Lelouch.
"Ah! Lelouc-" They covered their mouth so they won't let Inuzuka noticed them.
"Don't scare us like that, Lelouch." Haruto said.
"Sorry. I couldn't help but hearing you that he's doing this as a favor for Kallen." Lelouch said.
"Uh... Lelouch. Are you and Kallen going out?" Aina asked.
"Huh? Why would you asked that question, Sakurai?" Lelouch asked.
"Well, you were together with her, aren't you?" Haruto said.
Lelouch looked down, "It's true that I spend time with Kallen for awhile. But for this, I can't regret it. Knowing the facts, Kallen was the girl who always look up to me not just to Zero." Lelouch then watches Inuzuka, "But it doesn't explained why Inuzuka decides to avenged Kallen. I thought he only cares for Sakurai."
"Eh?!" Aina blushes, "W-what makes you think that?" Aina asked nervously.
"Oh, is that how you react when I ask you that question?" Lelouch asked.
"But that can't be true." Shoko implied, "He's been hanging out with girls from other schools." She added.
"I see.." Haruto said as they continue watching. Things was silent until Shoko recommends something, "Haruto, talk to him."
"Wha?" Haruto asked.
"It's hard to bear this stuff alone..." Shoko said.
"What about you?" Haruto recommend.
"It'll take a fellow man for this." Shoko answered.
"Eh, then why not Lelouch?" Haruto pointed at Lelouch.
"If I were to speak to him, will he clear his mind for this?" Lelouch asked.
Then they heard an alarm indicating an intruder at the pit.
"Yamada, again?" Shoko assumed.
"No, it can't be Yamada." Lelouch said.
"You're right. He's suppose to be in solitary confinement."
Inuzuka set up his gun and prepares to aim.
At the command center, they detected enemies approaching.
"A Dorssian fleet is approaching from the rear." Hinata said.
"Barrier system!" Satomi ordered.
"No! Activate the radiant wave generator shields!" Ohgi recommended.
"What?!" Satomi asked.
"With our technology, the shields will protect us from their attacks."
"But how can you be sure they will work?" Satomi asked.
"It's Rakshata's technology. They won't make a single dent onto it. With the radiant wave generators, nothing will break through and never penetrate deeply." Ohgi explained.
Satomi thinks and decided, "Alright, we'll try it then." He turns to them, "Activate the Radiant Wave Barrier." he ordered.
"Right!" Three said it simultaneously as they operated the barrier system.
"We'll make sure they won't land a hit." Futaba said.
"Radiant wave generators 1-10 are online." Hinata said.
"Activating Barrier system, now!" Minase said as the barriers has activate all round the Module as the fleets aim their attacks but the shields deflected the lasers.
"What's that?" A-Drei asked himself as they kept on attacking.
"It seems the barrier system is working." L-Elf said.
"And our generators are becoming useful for the barrier." Ohgi said.
"Good, you can do it, after all!" Satomi complimented.
"To think he'd purposely discarded electromagnetic shield into a barrier system." Takumi thinks, "And for Rakshata to alternate the barrier system by adding the radiant wave generators onto the field." he added, "How long has L-Elf been planning this or Zero?"
Outside of space, the Waffes continued to assault the Module and dived under the Module. As they approached under, various machine tanks from the bottom appeared as they fire barrage on each of the Waffes. Inuzuka was in one of them.
"Calm, like a machine." Inuzuka said to himself as he keeps on firing. The battle rages on as they continued to battle one another.
"Systematic defenses... L-Elf's leadership, huh?" A-Drei asked himself.
"So he's prepare for this. It won't matter, we will complete our mission no matter what the cost." S-iege said.
The hatch opens as the Red Valvrave proceeds as it was prepared to launch, the lights turns on all around as the Red Valvrave launches out into space, Carmilla was launched out as well, so does the Shinkiro and the Guren Millennium and the Akatsukis launched out as well.
At the Dorssian fleet, they noticed them arrived.
"It's the Valvraves and those robots..." Kriemhild said.
"Slow retreat. Pull the four units away from the Module 77 and take care of their minions." Cain ordered.
The Waffes were now pulled back as they were heading back into the fleet.
"They're fleeting?" Inuzuka asked.
"The show's just getting started!" Rukino said as the Carmilla approaches.
"Wait! Something's not right here!" Zero warned but smiled, "Heh, are they really plotting something to put an end to us? Not likely." He thinks.
In the near asteroid, the fleet was hidden there, "According to the plan." The female lieutenant explained, "The Valvraves and the robots are chasing after Colonel Cain's fleet and getting separated into the back." She added.
The captain smirked, "So Zero and the Neo Black Knights failed in the end. His predication are not likely as they speak. To be deceived by a feint of this level."
They looked at the map as Cain's fleet is coming to their direction but what they didn't suspected is that something hidden appear behind the asteroid. It was the Zangetsu but became a different form. Similarities to the Zangetsu, however, it has now the Energy Wings and carries not just the Slash Harken and Seidoutou but also carries another sword that has remote abilities when controlling. Tohdoh watches the visualizer on screen, "Let's hope the Zangetsu-No-Kami can be put to the test."
Flashback
At the command center, Rakshata called Tohdoh for a special surprise.
"What is it, Rakshata? What's under the tarp?" Tohdoh asked.
Rakshata smirked, "Boys." She asked her assistants as they nodded when they pulled down the tarps as it reveals the new Zangetsu.
He looks at Rakshata, "You've outdone yourself again, Rakshata. But has it been tested yet?"
"Who can say?" She replied, "You will be the one to tested it. Don't worry, it may looked the same, however, with the designs that Lloyd made, I decide to replicate it and added the modifications to the Zangetsu. Now you will have a chance of winning this time and going against Kururugi." Rakshata explained.
"Very well. I will see to it that the Zangetsu will be ready for battle." Tohdoh said.
"General Tohdoh." A voice said.
Tohdoh turned and it was Chiba, "What is it, Chiba?"
"Uh..." She blushed and worried, "Be... careful out there, sir." Chiba said.
"Don't worry, as long as the Zangetsu remains. I won't die that easily this time." Tohdoh said.
"General Tohdoh..." Chiba smiled.
"I hate to break up the moment here. But we're about to go." She saw the screen with the Dorssian fleets appearing.
"So it would seems." he said as he floats and heads inside the cockpit.
"Remember, Tohdoh. The instructions will be explained to you on the screen. So remember, don't let it get destroyed. Understand?" Rakshata recommended.
"Understood." Tohdoh agreed as the cockpit close as the Zangetsu launches out first.
Flashback ended
"The Zangetsu-No-Kami will have the potential. We will not stand down from this." Tohdoh said as it uses its cloaking device to conceal itself from them as he went behind to the fleet.
At the command center, the others are examining the results of the battle. "The Valvrave and the Knightmares are very strong..." Nanami said astounding.
"They're our guardian deities." Eri said.
"Still, aren't they too strong?" Satomi added his concern, "JIOR doesn't even have any weapon developers except with Rakshata and her own designs, but..." He recalled.
Takumi understands it thoroughly as a voice came, "Ration." Marie said as she and Shoko came with snacks for them.
"Oh, that looks good!" Takumi said happily as he took one of the rations.
"Thanks." Satomi took one as well.
"Oh, that's kind of you." Ohgi said as he took of one as well. Rakshata took one too, "Why, thank you." She thanked her.
"I was getting hungry!" Shoko recommended as she came by to L-Elf.
"What is that?" L-Elf asked.
"Emergency rations." Shoko answered, "You told me to make them, remember?" She concerned.
"What happen to the recipe I gave you?" He recalled.
"It's better if they taste good, don't you think?" She replied, "It's red bean jelly, one of JIOR's sweets."
Ohgi was astonished, "Red bean jelly?" He examined it, "No wonder, it taste good."
"It's a matter of nutrients." L-Elf implied, "It's..." He was about to explained as Shoko shoved the ration into his mouth.
"See?" Shoko asked, "Sweet and tasty, right?"
L-Elf tasted it and was amazed but didn't give out a response.
"It's a traditional snack." Shoko explained. L-Elf then decides to ignore but then the screen detected the enemy approaching.
"E-enemy detected!" Iori reported as Nanami examined as she talked with a ration in her mouth and mumble a little, "But theh're fighthing wiff Zero and Haruto's grouph-" But got interrupted as Iori explained the status of the enemy detection, "No, they're coming from the front. It's a different fleet."
"There was another force?" Satomi asked.
"They planned an ambush?" Ohgi added his concern.
"Where was it hiding?" Eri added hers as well.
Outside, the fleet has prepared their ambush as they unleashed their lasers from behind.
"We'll just have to protect the module again." Futaba said as she activate the defense system again.
"Do so." Ohgi commended.
"Hold on, there are more than before." Hinata implied.
"And we're outnumbered." Minase added her concern.
"No complaining!" A female student yelled.
The battle rages on as they continue to fire. The improved Akatsukis have used their new barrage weapon that is equipped to the lasers as they blasted it to the Waffes and the turrets fire their attacks on them and the Waffe counteracted their own. Inside the turret, "Whether Haruto or Zero's here or not..."
The Red Valvrave destroyed one of the Waffes as the Shinkiro come towards him, "Tokishima! The Module's in peril! They need our help!" Zero explained.
"Yes, sir!" Haruto replied as Nanami appeared on the screen, "Another fleet came in right after you left!" She explained.
"So they planned a decoy." Rukino said.
"Tokishima! Rukino! Head back to the rendezvous! We cannot allow them to make their pursuit to the Module!" Zero ordered.
"Right!" Both said simultaneously as they went about to head over but then suddenly, three lasers appeared in front of them as they looked above.
"What?" Zero asked as the four Blitzendgen and the Lancelot Blitz appeared, "We can't have you returning to easily." S-eige said as they charged through as one of the lasers hit the Bulkhead three.
"Bulkhead three has been terminated." Hinata said.
"The enemy has completely surrounded us." Eri added.
"The Valvraves and Knightmares are being held back." Nanami said.
Satomi came to L-Elf and asked, "You're supposed to be master of war, aren't you? Do something!" Then suddenly, the power turned off around the Module.
"What just happened?" Ohgi asked.
"All the power from the Module are offline." Futaba said.
"Everything's been shut down." Minase added.
"What?" Ohgi asked.
Everything is the Module has been shut down as the Neo Black Knights have panicked. In the Bulkhead, Inuzuka noticed the power outage, "Power outage? At a time like this?" He heard an alarm ringing as he saw the Waffe coming towards him as it shoots its attack to the Bulkhead. But Inuzuka rolls out and manages to escape the Bulkhead before it got destroyed, "Shit!''
At the solitary confinement, Yamade complained, "Hey, what the fuck is going on?" Tamaki hit the cage with the gun, "Shut up. You're in solitary confinement, so shut your mouth!"
"What?!" Yamada yelled, "Open up!" He tries to open the cage, "Open up!" He kept on shaking the cage.
"Hah, there's no way, you can open it. Only I-" Then Tamaki heard the cage opened, "What the?"
Yamada smiled, "There we go." Tamaki was nervous.
At the command center, Satomi doesn't know what to do, "What should we do? What's the cause?"
"The barrier that Rakshata developed is putting too much stress on the radiant wave generators." L-Elf explained the situation.
"Wait a minute. You never said that could happen!" Ohgi said for his concern.
"Did they get Zero's group?" A male student asked.
"No way, man!" Another one answered.
"Then why is the power out?" A female student asked.
"Calm down!" Inuzuka came by as he float pass them. He was heading into the hanger to make Rakshata and Otamaya, "Rakshata! Otamaya! Just like last time, the power-" But then he spotted someone over to the yellow Valvrave, it was Yamada trying to find the way to open the cockpit, "Stop it, Thunder!" He warned him, "It isn't what you think it is!" He added his concern.
"It's bullshit, how you're doing whatever that fucking refugee tells you do or what Zero orders you to do." He replied.
"Don't do it!" Inuzuka yelled as he tried to convince him, "This thing is-" He was interrupted when Yamada punched him.
"Dude, I told you, I'm getting my revenge!" Yamada recalled.
"I understand that feeling! But that's just ego! If we want everyone to survive, someone with talent should pilot it like the Black Knight members." Inuzuka elaborated.
"You guys and the Neo Black Knights can go ahead and cry your hearts out on the net. But I refuse to do that!" He swings his arm to the right, "I will do what I have to do, with my own hands. I am the captain of the eighth squad and need to revenge Nobu!"
"This is to stop any more people from dying! This is so we can all be happy together!" Inuzuka added his concern.
"Who is this "everyone"?" He asked, "Are you included in that "everyone"?"
Inuzuka gasped as Yamada came closer, "An "everyone" without yourself... That is fucking bullshit!" He complained.
Inuzuka was silent and thinks about what Yamada said. Until he answered, "I... When Kallen saved her life. I own her my debt. It would make us feel happy too."
"Huh?" Yamada was confused.
"Always confident to herself... She was kind and gentle, always stay by Zero's side and doesn't want her friend to die. She was our good friend ever since she came. She told us about her life and the reason why she joined the Black Knights. When she died, Aina felt terrible for what she has done and I don't blame her. When she was crying, I hold her. She was happy at that time. I wanted to kiss her but I couldn't. I wanted to be with her forever and for Kallen not to die. If she hasn't died then we would've done sometimes with her and everyone." Inuzuka explained his concerns.
"What the hell are you talking about?" Yamada asked as Inuzuka punched him, "This isn't for everyone's sake. I... I want to fight for myself! Not with the Knightmares but with the Valvraves!"
At the center, L-Elf was analyzing the data from the two students with the rankings, "Seventeen students with A-ranks in pilot aptitude and the Black Knights members have their rankings onto this database. From these, the ones with the spiritual disposition to enter on their own are best suited to pilot." Then he raised the all the ranks into an A. He smiled evilly, knowing this plot would work.
Inside the cockpit of the Valvrave, Inuzuka was looking at the screen as he sees the survey, "Is this it?" Then he realized something, "That..." He remember the time when Haruto goes berserk as he assaults Inuzuka. He gave himself thought as he made his decision as he touched the screen indicating yes as the system operational are going green. The injector has injected the runes into his neck as Inuzuka felt the power as the Valvrave turn from white to blue. Inuzuka was ready for battle.
Outside of space, the captain discussed about the status, "So these were the people that Cain had so much trouble with. After all, he's nothing more than the head of espionage."
"They're not spies." The female aide said, "The Karlstein Institute is an agent training facility for-"
The captain replied, "I know!" Then he give out the order, "Fire a volley from the main battery! Blow them away! Blitzendgen!" The Bulkheads are prepared to fired their laser barrage as their was set to target the Module.
Haruto and Zero noticed the attacks are coming.
"No!" Haruto yelled.
"No! The Radiant Wave Generators can't prevent that barrage attack. If it hits, it's all over." Zero said, "I won't make it there on time. C.C! Can you make it there to prevent it from attacking the Module?"
"Unfortunately, the speed of the light year is 500 kl meter per second. I won't make it there on time." C.C explained of her concern."
"Damn it!" He slammed his fist onto the control panel.
The lasers are about to hit, "No..." Ohgi said silently.
But then Blue Valvrave appeared as it used its shields to nullify the barrage attack.
"What?" The captain was shocked.
"The main battery was...!" The aide added.
Meanwhile at the command center, Ohgi and the others was surprised of seeing a robot saving their life. Inuzuka managed to save them, "There's a god with me." He then use the Valvrave to activate its crossbow on its arms as it shoots its barrage attack to the Waffes, "Don't you agreed, Kallen?" He sends out another barrage attack to the enemies.
"Rebuild the formation!" The Female Aide ordered, "Waffe, take the seventh position!"
The Waffes were ordered as they form themselves as a giant shield. But the Blue Valvrave counter that attack with the barrage attack as it destroys their formation. But it was an ambush as the Blitzendgen appears as it used its laser attack. But the Blue Valvrave nullify it as it counter with the barrage attack. But the Blitzendgen evaded that attack but one attack hits.
"How's that?" Inuzuka said to himself. But then noticed another enemy appeared behind him as Inuzuka was defenseless behind.
"You amateur! Your back is defenseless!" The Dorssian pilot exclaimed.
"Shit!" Inuzuka said as the Blitzendgen is about to use its claws to grab him. However, the Yellow Valvrave appeared as it charges towards the Blitzendgen as punches to the head as it explodes.
The pilot was Yamada riding the Yellow Valvrave, "How do you like that, Dorssia?" He asked.
Inuzuka never realized it was Yamada, "Yamada!"
"It's thunder!" He replied.
"You pressed 'Yes'?" He asked.
"Yeah, something about resiging as a human or something." He explained.
"I see, then you're also..." Then he detected another Blitzendgen coming towards him, "Fool! You left yourself and your ally defenseless!" The Dorssian pilot said as he charges.
"Shit!" Inuzuka exclaimed.
"Bastard!" Yamada exclaimed.
But then something appeared visible. It was the Zangetsu-No-Kami. "Fool! You think I'll let take the opportunity. Double Shadow Long Sword!" He used his two swords as he slashes the arms and wings, "What the-?"
"Isn't that..." Inuzuka said.
"Huh, the Zangetsu?" Yamada added.
"Now, to finish you! Shadow Arrow!" He flipped the swords as he merged both the handles as it turns into a bow, the hatch in the middle opens as it shows the Harken as the tip for the arrow as he set his aim and shoots it to the Harken to the Blitzendgen then he activate the radiant wave as the energy surges to the Blitzendgen as explodes and the Harken retracts to the hatch as it closes.
"Are you two okay?" Tohdoh asked.
"General Tohdoh? We didn't noticed you." Inuzuka replied.
"It's like you're a ninja or something." Yamada added.
"Yamada!" Tohdoh exclaimed.
"It's thunder!"
"How did you escape?" He asked, "Tamaki's suppose to keep you in solitary confinement!"
"Huh? Yeah, about that..." Yamada said.
Meanwhile, at the cell, "Hey! Get me out of here!" Tamaki was inside the cell where Yamada was placed, "Come on, don't leave your superior here! Get me out of this stupid cells!" He tries to open it.
"Well, let's just say. He's got himself in a parole." Yamada replied.
Tohdoh was disappointed, "We'll deal with you two later. But for now, we got enemies approaching." He turned as they saw the enemies coming.
Inuzuka nodded, "Right! Explanations later."
"Alright!" He smiled, "This is Nobu's revenge!" He added.
The Waffes started their attacks as the Blue Valvrave used it shields and then used the crossbow of the laser barrage attack. Then the Yellow Valvrave used its laser cannons and destroys the Waffes. The Zangetsu-No-Kami flies over and slashes the Waffes when they protected themselves as their shields were sliced and destroyed. They kept fighting and fighting. Then another Blitzendgen appeared as it uses it missile barrage attack as it was targeted to the Yellow Valvrave, he try to avoid but he was hit, however, the Blue Valvrave protected him. The Yellow Valvrave then used its big arms as it splits into 8 arms then open the compartment as he took out Armstronger Cannon. Both started to fight as the Yellow Valvrave used two of eighth arms to pull its head and blast the inside as it explodes.
The captain was flabbergasted, "Eight arms?! A robot that can use a cloaking device?!"
"If you include the main arms. It's ten." The Female Aide replied.
"I know! But for that black robot that concealed itself..."
"We didn't detected its presences. With that cloaking device, it must used a jamming wave." The Aide added.
"Why that Neo Black Knight pilot-! Prepare the superconductor fluid accelerator cannon!" He commended.
But she warned him the consequences, "But at this angle, our allied units will-"
"That's an order!" He exclaimed.
The fleet has extended the cannon from the starboard as it was charging its power as it was prepared to fire.
Meanwhile, at the command center, L-Elf used the phone to contact Inuzuka, "Inuzuka Kyuuma. Point 068 is the enemy flagship." He explained.
"You're telling me to cut off the head of the snake?" Inuzuka asked.
"That's tenth method of breaking a siege." He replied.
"Then Inuzuka, you're with me. You need someone who can destroy the cannon within one strike." Tohdoh recommended.
"Right, General Tohdoh." Inuzuka agrees.
"Very well, we will accept that term. General Tohdoh." L-Elf agreed as well.
"The accuracy rate is a problem, but..." The Dorssian captain thought as the Blue Valvrave and the Zangetsu-No-Kami comes approaching, "That target is coming to us." He added.
Within the cockpit of the Blue Valvrave, Inuzuka said to himself, "Kallen... Thanks to you, I'll have my chance to confess to Aina. But will she say yes?"
The cannon starts to charged up, "Would it have bothered her?" Inuzuka asked, "Or would it made her happy?"
"Fire!" The captain ordered as the cannon fires aiming towards Tohdoh and Inuzuka. The beam revealing the spirit of Kallen. He gasped after seeing her. Kallen turned and smiled happily. Then Lelouch felt something in his mind, "Kallen..." He felt a tear in his eyes as he smiled, "Kallen... I would've say my confession to you ever since you were at my side. And I will say it now. Kallen, I love you." He confessed as he launch the prism from the Shinkiro as he launched the zero beam, the beam hit the prism as it splits destroying the Waffes often.
Then Inuzuka used it shields to prevent the cannon from going further as he finally repealed it.
"Impossible!" The captain said.
"It repelled the accelerator cannon?" The Aide asked.
"Yeah." He smiled, "I got it. Aina." He then fires his laser attack as Tohdoh prepare his own, "Time for you punishment, Dorssians!" He turns the swords into a bow and prepared his stance as the arrow appear in the hatch, "Shadow Arrow!" He then launched the arrow as both the attacks simultaneously were about to collide the Dorssian Fleet.
The captain got off his seat. "Evade!" The Aide ordered.
"It's too late!" The solider said as the attacks the base of the fleet.
At the other fleet, Kriemhild explained the results, "No response from Commodore Manninger."
Cain was silent until he said, "That makes four people now. And one knightmare upgraded. They're successfully replicated it?"
"So I didn't mishear, after all." Kriemhild thought to herself until Cain makes his orders, "Instruct all forces to retreat. The operation is concluded."
Kriemhild thought about what he said about the Valvrave.
At the hanger, the Blue and Yellow Valvrave were placed on the skewer as it was placed with the other. Everyone came to them and was relieved that they were saved by them.
"Thanks, Inuzuka!" The male students.
"I want to pilot next time!" The other male student recommend.
Everyone was excited and saying compliments to the pilots.
L-Elf came to Yamada as he asked, "How do you like that, huh? I flew it just fine."
"Leaving your cell will be considered violation of confinement." Zero said as he came to them.
"I agreed." L-Elf said.
"As punishment, Yamada. Your confinement has now extended to one week." Zero said.
"Hey!" Yamada yelled, "Not even going to thank me?" Then Tohdoh smacked him in the head.
"You should know better than just disobeying orders." Tohdoh said, "Luckily, we managed to released Tamaki from your cell. However, he wasn't please of what you've done."
Yamada grunted.
Satomi and Ohgi came to Inuzuka, "I'm surprised." Satomi said, "I didn't expected to be you."
"Yeah, I thought it would've been one of our captains but I guess it could be you." Ohgi said.
"It isn't like me?" Inuzuka asked.
"No." Shoko replied, "It is so like you!"
Inuzuka smiled then noticed Aina.
"Aina..." Inuzuka was worried that Aina would be sad for riding the Valvrave, "Listen, I..."
Aina shook her head as she hugged him.
"Aina?" He asked.
"I'm just glad that you're okay." She then cries in tears of joy, "I was worried! I thought you would die!"
Inuzuka was surprised and then hugged her, "I'm sorry but this is to repay my debt to Kallen. And I did it for you, Aina."
Aina was suprised as she was blushed, "Inuzuka..."
He nodded.
"L-Elf!" He heard Haruto as Haruto tried to punch him. But L-Elf grabbed his fist.
"Haruto?" Shoko asked.
"Tokishima! L-Elf! What's the meaning of this?" Zero asked.
"It's L-Elf! He didn't kept his promise!" Haruto recalled.
"But they just went in on their own." L-Elf replied. "Nothing I could have done. Nor to Zero."
"Don't screw with me!" Haruto complained, "Zero knew those first enemies were decoys but you didn't predicted that moment!"
"You gave me and Zero too much credit even though you rely on him."
Then Haruto starts to use his other fist to punch him but then Zero grabbed it.
"That's enough, Tokishima!" Zero ordered.
"But Zero..."
"He's right. It's fine this way." Inuzuka said and nodded, "Haruto, Zero assigned me to be the captain of the 7th squad. So please, let me fight with you from now on."
"But..." Haruto asked.
"I was rejected." Inuzuka said.
Haruto was confused.
"What do you mean, Inuzuka?" Zero asked.
"I talked to Aina. I confessed to her and she told me, 'I'm sorry.' "
At the underground level of the Module, Takumi was looking at the tubes that carries the Valvrave within the fluid.
"It won't move. Even though it's already been assigned to a formal number..." Then Takumi sensed someone followed him as he took out his gun but then got repelled by another. It was L-Elf who came and Lelouch came as well.
"Kibukawa Takumi." Lelouch said.
"ID number: JS279154277." L-Elf said, "Member of JIOR's Fourth Military Research Facility, master fellow." L-Elf explained Takumi's info.
"No wonder, I assigned you as my researcher. Because you used to be one of the researchers in the military." Lelouch said, "It would also seem that all teachers other than Nanami Rion were military personnel of JIOR. Care to explain, Kibukawa?"
"It's not just the teachers." He replied, "The city residents and port workers are all employed by the military. And they're elevens."
"What?" L-Elf asked.
Lelouch gasped, "Elevens?!"
L-Elf didn't realized that Lelouch knew about this 'Elevens'.
At the hanger, everyone tried out the rations that Shoko made. Inuzuka was amazed, "Man, these are great!" Yamada and Inuzuka took a bite from it.
"Alright, let's make this our local specialty!" Inuzuka recommended.
"Eh?!" Haruto said.
"If this catches on, we'll get a bunch of tourist! These will sell very well! We have to offset our expenese, after all! Zero will proud to see our expenses increased!"
Haruto and Shoko were happy to see Inuzuka happy.
Meanwhile, Takumi explained his theory, "That is to say, Module 77, and its students, were all made for the purpose of the Valvraves."
Lelouch was shocked, "This can't be... This Module's a training base?!"
That's the end of the 11th chapter. Though I'm surprised for the viewers to give me reviews that can sometimes make my lose my motivation. But I will continue this one soon. If you like. I would like any of you to be beta readers. I won't receive complaints this time. Give me a review or pm me this time.
