Chapter 11 – Fall of the Elder Council
Disclaimer: As I've said before I do not own GS/GSD and some characters in this Fic belong to Gundam Seed Dark Destiny as I've said before (I hate disclaimers), in this story other than Krane and a few members of the Dark Celestials including their Mobile Suite designs nothing belongs to me.
15th December, 12:00pm; Meteor City: Eastern Science Lab, Battlefield
Krane smirked as he stepped out the back of a truck with full specialised body armour including a Katana and Kodachi that were both made out of Gundanium Alloy, Krane carried two assault rifles on his back and two Beretta Handguns in pockets in the Full Kevlar Armour, he had Kunais and Knives stored in other pockets. A group of Soldiers gathered around Krane and awaited the sign to begin the attack, the building was surrounded therefore no escape, Krane smile made a gesture which his hands and the downpour of bullets through windows and the glass doors began suddenly and silently followed heavy rain that was unpredicted in the weather reports especially considering the weather on the PLANTs or Space Colonies were man-made imitations. Krane nodded and his Soldiers shattered the nearest windows and doors as they entered the building while Krane drew his Katana and Beretta before also jumping into the carnage within, Krane shot an enemy and stabbed another, he continued on without mercy for his enemies as they fell away before his blade on a one way trip to death.
6:00pm; Meteor City: Government Building, Krane's Office
"I'll assume from the way your acting that you managed to retrieve the Divine Celestial Engine from enemy control!?" questioned the Head Scientist as he looked up as Krane entered with a sigh.
"Indeed, I have sent it to Eclipse and so we should begin more pressing matters, Pandora's Box…" started Krane however the Head Scientist looked up with a frown.
"There have been many Pandora's boxes, each holding technology that none would believe even possible, and care to expand on what you said?" questioned the Head Scientist and Krane leaned in so that he could whisper the secret info.
"I'm talking about the one found and hidden by Andres Casaba, the one that leads to infinite power and enlightenment, the one that allow us to march our armies through the streets of every living inhabitancy in the world!" explained Krane and the Head Scientist smirked as he set a concentration frown on his face.
"I'm sure that all Newtypes have been told that it is a rumour" smiled the Head Scientist but stopped with the look Krane was giving "unless you know differently"
"There is a section in the P.L.A.N that is designed for interface with the desired ability, it is possible that it exists, I want to get to it before any other bastard does!!" announced Krane with a growl as he paced back and forth "I have found that only Kira and I are deserving of such an ability!!"
"Agreed, however you must first weed out the remaining of your enemies, I am preparing a fleet that we can fight the remaining Fallen Rebels and destroy them!" announced the Head Scientist as he considered "also I am installing a temporary P.L.A.N System in the lounge area of the Party Mansion so that you and 'Joseph' can let out your true selves, if you believe it to be true that this 'Joseph' is a medium for Kira whether he be dead or alive, then why not suck their conscience into the P.L.A.N to talk!?"
"Humph, not a bad idea, however we must now concentrate on destroying the last of the Newtype Elder Council as soon as humanly possible" announced Krane with a growl "those remnants are giving me an itch that I am all too willing to scratch!"
"Very well, do what needs to be done, I'll deal with the remaining functions later!" announced the Head Scientist as he stood "let's get down to business!"
17th December, 12:00am; Orbit, Battlefield
"Hahaha, it seems that Hanz is having a little difficulty, his forces are so obsolete!" laughed Krane as he commanded all the Dark Cherub units to open fire on the enemy and attack as the situation allows.
Krane ignored the weak lackeys that had occupied the Providence MKII and headed towards the supercharged custom version that belonged to Hanz, really it was time to end this confrontation and show the world that Neo-ZAFT was ready for the next war whenever it were to come, ZAKU III and ZAKU Knight units flew around before firing down on some SINN units that refused to surrender. Some members of the Elder Council Loyalists however turned on their 'allies' and began to destroy SINNs alongside the Neo-ZAFT Forces, their IFF immediately changed to a Neo-ZAFT Code and began working alongside the Mobile Dolls in purging the battlefield of the traitor Fallen, Krane meanwhile was going head to head with Hanz who even with boosted engines and weaponry thanks to the power of the Divine Celestial Engine he wasn't able to do major damage.
"Why! I have an advantage to you!! Why can't I win!!!" screamed Hanz as he fired the "Neo-Judicium" High-Energy Beam Assault Rifle, the Extreme Despair dodged while losing its right arm and damaging the beam saber in the left, Krane slashed quickly and sliced the top off the Providence MKII Custom which Hanz fled through the opening and the Extreme Despair grabbed the Divine Celestial Engine from the remains with its left arm after throwing away the damaged beam saber which later exploded.
"Hmm, the Extreme Despair won't hold together much longer, it needs to be repaired and is useless in my wayward fight" muttered Krane but smirked as he zoomed in near the debris field where the Varda had dropped off a unit to show the unit was the Despero Prototype "it looks like destiny is shining on me, I can still fight, I can still win and get my revenge!!"
Krane maneuvered the damaged Despair to the Despero P and Shane also flew in with the Hell Berserker to shoulder the Extreme Despair back to the Varda for repairs, but not before the Divine Celestial Engine was inserted into the specialized core of the Despero P before Krane crossed over into its cockpit, Krane smirked as he started up the Prototype before jetting off towards the Elder Council's Asteroid Base in Orbit which was equipped with a Gamma Cannon.
"Back for more!?" laughed Hanz but froze when he saw the unit Krane was piloting "what the fuck is that!!?"
"This is the Prototype of the Despero Gundam that we are building, this Prototype isn't the original, however it still packs quite a punch!" announced Krane as he fired the "Eclipse Prototype" Gravity Beam Cannon which destroyed the debris between Krane and the Providence MKII that Hanz had scrounged up.
"You can't defeat me with that unit, even if you do, the Earth is doomed to become a barren piece of rock!" shouted Hanz and Krane smirked as he noticed the Gamma Cannon charging as the "Judicium" High-Energy Beam Rifle fired at Krane which impacted a circular energy shield causing Hanz to gasp.
"That was your one mistake!" growled Krane as he slashed Hanz down the middle using the Despero Prototype's MA-M02G "Super Lacerta" enlarged beam sabre which caused Hanz to gargle as he was slashed in two, nest Krane moved the Despero P in front of the Gamma Cannon and took the full brunt of the shot but before long the shield gave out and the structure of the unit was significantly damaged that Krane had to abandon it and eject the Divine Celestial Engine and it's 'Key', as the Gamma Cannon charged up for another shot the cannon was damaged and instead the Asteroid Base crushed the Despero Prototype as it fell to earth and crashed into the City of Los Angeles causing Krane to smirk at the explosion.
"Such a shame, so many people died" sighed Shane as he grabbed onto the Divine Celestial Engine with one of the Hell Berserker's hands while the other was flat and allowed Krane to stand on it while holding the key.
"True, however a new war will be able to start now, since they were Fallen Rebels it allows us to have the Fallen shoulder the blame for letting them escape!" smirked Krane as his fist enclosed around the chin of his helmet "we get a war and the Fallen get the blame, they finally have become useful, now we just need to set up the Fallen and OMNI so that they begin attacking each other!"
20th December, 12:00pm; Aprilius One: Government Building, Conference Room
Krane smirked inwardly as the camera men pointed their cameras at Krane and waited for his predicted speech, Krane had this all planned out, he had a special Cyber-Clone awaiting his Command to calm down the masses when he asked.
"Welcome my friends, you all know of the disaster that occurred three days ago, the cause behind it were Fallen Rebel Elements that had fled after the decisive battle with the Fallen about a year ago!" announced Krane and everyone gasped in anger and fury "you all must understand that I was as shocked as you when I came to Orbit to find these stray elements attacking Neo-ZAFT forces in the area however luckily I arrived with reinforcements to save the loyal soldiers and though there were injuries there were very few fatalities, know that the Fallen are not just to blame but OMNI also who are so cooped up in their attempts at gaining power around the world that they have ignored the large Gamma Cannon equipped secret Base floating in plain sight in orbit! This cannot be allowed, therefore starting Christmas Eve there will be Space Descent Operations to intervene with the countries that are suffering from the hostility from the Earth Alliance, I speak of New Guinea, Vietnam, Cambodia, Southern China, Spain, France, Switzerland, Netherlands, Indonesia, Copernicus City and even Gibraltar!!"
Many gathered gasped at the fury and power behind Krane's voice…
"We at the PLANTs are still haunted by Bloody Valentine! Why should OMNI ignore the ghosts of GENESIS and the battle of Iceblade!? I have tried desperately to help the world recover from the Ghosts of Bloody Valentine and the wars related to such an incident, but now it seems that OMNI desires to continue on their path of untold bloodshed with a greedy desire, therefore those out there with pain in their hearts cry to the heavens and the Newtypes of Neo-ZAFT will answer and plan operations to relieve you of the pain of war forever!!"
There was a roar from the crowd as the gathered observers began to clap and salute with great vigour, many military and some members of the public all announced: 'All Hail Neo-ZAFT!' before shouting words of anger at what OMNI and the Fallen had led to and the ghosts of the past and death that they were ignoring. Krane announced for a moment's silence to remember the dead as he saluted and closed his eyes before those before him, many followed his action as they remembered all those that had died in the last two war, next Krane stepped away while waving to the crowd with a smile that caused Fan girls to swoon.
Meanwhile; Fallen Space: Arcadia, Lounge Area
"I knew Krane would be first to start the next war, however, it is unexpected how he did it" sighed Rau as he rubbed the bridge of his nose "that boy could rally mindless monkeys to his cause with his natural skills, damn him, he has the people lining up behind him now and some of the Fallen Rebels have refused to rejoin and have gone to their 'Dark Messiah'!"
"Krane always was like that, Rau, controlling him has been impossible from the beginning" sighed Yuan as he looked at the large Plasma TV on the wall.
"Damn, he's made the Fallen and OMNI look like the bad guys again!" growled Shinn as he glared at the man on the screen "though I have to give him his props, for a sick and sadist bastard, he is good!"
"Krane has never been one to fall behind, he's always ahead of his other competition, he loved to win above all else!" announced Rau with a sigh "however, he started to believe that those who were weak or those not loyal didn't deserve to exist, he has been weeding out the weak ever since"
"So how come he was obsessed with Prayer?" questioned Andrew as he stood there wondering.
"Well…Prayer once had a dream that if he lost control he would massacre all the ZAFT Forces chasing him, in truth, that dream was a projection by Krane who had entered Prayer's dreams" explained Rau in a scientific way "Krane judged Prayer to be strong, stronger than me if he put his mind to it and therefore an asset, Krane wanted Prayer to counter Newtypes of my level of skills!"
"His skills are amazing none the less" muttered Athrun as he glared at the screen before gasping "…it can't be…she wouldn't…"
"Hello, my friends, I am Lacus Clyne! I agree full heartedly what Emperor Krane Hibiki has said today, however we mustn't let anger overtake us, otherwise we will repeat the mistakes of the past once again!!" announced 'Clyne' on TV except there was something off about this 'Lacus'.
"Even I know for a fact…" started Rau however he had a feeling that everyone out there was oblivious.
"That that isn't Lacus!" growled Kira as he glared at the fake Lacus Clyne as she sang and danced for the population and soldiers which cheered on and on for her.
1:00pm; Aprilius One: Government Building, Throne Room
"Excellent Work, Head Scientist, with a Cyber Clone of Lacus Clyne we need not persuade the original to sing for us" smirked Krane as he relaxed on his throne while sniffing a rose and thinking about Kira "the people will rally behind me, now we must concentrate on Operation Spear of Midnight, also I must prepare to confront 'Joseph'!"
"Yes, your majesty!!" saluted the Head Scientist with a smirk, the first two batches of Cyber Clones had been awakened and now their forces had multiplied by a large amount, all ready for the war that was to come after the new year.
Info – Krane finishes his revenge and gains the support of the people once again, was there ever any doubt, the man is given a chance and he will take it. Next Chapter Krane is going to have a chat with Kira's soul within the P.L.A.N, he deserves some along time with Kira and it isn't fair to have them separated for so long from their other halves, the two souls are going to be together again for a time. Review!!
Dark Celestial/Neo-ZAFT Gundam-Class Mobile Suite design data:
Code: ZGMF-L99GP
Name: Despero Prototype
Producers: Meteor City Secret Research Teams
Powerplant: Unknown Divine Celestial Engine
Operating system: Godly United Nuclear Deity Adaption Module
Weapons:
1x "Eclipse" Gravity Beam Cannon, located overhead by shoulder spines
8x Super Strike DRAGOONs with anti-armour high power beam guns/machine guns
2x MA-M02G "Super Lacerta" enlarged beam sabre
2x MR-Q15A "Griffon" leg beam blade
Optional Weapons:
2x Optional MA-M21KF combinable high-energy beam rifle beam rifle stored on upper leg added sheaths (later attached with Anti-Shield (Lightwave and Positron) barrels)
2x large folded Anti-Ship Sword stored on Sheath across lower back
Other Equipment:
Built with a powerful Artificial Intelligence much like the computer mainframe of the Varda's Command Room
Mirage Colloid Illusion System
"Gizmech Panzer" deflection armour on shields (an all reflect variation of "Geschmeidig Panzer")
HiMAT (High Mobility Aerial Tactics), equipped with modified "Voiture Lumière 2" booster engine
Heightened sensors capable of listing any Mobile System in rapid succession
Multi-lock Weapon System (Also known as Full Burst Mode)
Equipment Interface unit on stomach, back, upper legs and lower right arm
Gundanium Armour covered in Variable Trans-Phase armour
1x Large Creation Shield that stretches 360* around Mobile Weapon
Psycoframe Cockpit System
Information: A Prototype of the Despero Gundam that makes up a counter design for the new Gundam Series that the Fallen are designing, it is designed to rival Judgement and be able to deal with the remaining Gundams, however such predictions are dependent on the skills of the pilot (with Krane piloting there is no doubt in previous predictions)
Pilot: Krane Yamato/Hibiki