Kamine Island.

Vergil`s left hand was shaking a little. It wasn`t because of the fear, no. He had learned not to fear anything and was capable of suppressing all kinds of it, safe the fear for his siblings` safety and well-being. No, right now his hand was shaking out of pure anger and frustration. And the reason for this was standing. Gabriel, his youngest sibling and brother, the only one who has decided to join up with Britannia and their parents to keep them safe. He made an inexcusable mistake.

He revealed his secrets to their mother, Cornelia li Britannia, Second Princess and Viceroy of Area 11, Commander of Britannian Army and one of the most powerful women in the world. Vergil really hoped that Gabriel had a very good reason for doing something so reckless and stupid, or otherwise he will be in world of pain and regret.

Still it was… strange looking at his mother like that for Vergil. He had made peace with her and father`s passing and tried to move on, as well as move away from his heritage as Crown Prince of Britannia. He had no desire to lead this corrupted and despicable country, whose history is based around the ideology of Britannia`s superiority over the entire world and their nationality`s absolute supremacy over all other nations and people. In their eyes, all those that were not of Britannia`s blood or of commoners origin, were their slaves and deserved to be treated as such. Vergil`s very being and blood couldn`t stand it and he refused to accept this nation as his own. That`s why he refused to join up with Britannia and was seeking out the way to destroy, in order to prevent what had happened in his timeline. That was the plan that he and his siblings agreed to: join up with Black Knights and Zero, destroy Britannia, eliminate Britannian Royal Imperial Family as constant threat to peace and prosperity of the world. However, it seems like Gabriel has decided to follow his own agenda to help out their parents not from shadows, but in the open like that.

And now it resulted in this: Cornelia was facing Vergil in the open, who was dressed in colors of Black Knights, with his own personal modifications to the uniform

Vergil was the first to break the silence.

"Gabriel," Older li Britannia looked at his younger sibling. "Is that what I think it is?"

"If you are asking me if I had told her about who I was, then yeah, it is." Gabriel replied in serious tone as well. "It was the only way she could fully trust me."

"You`ve never had trouble with concealing your secrets in the past." Vergil remarked.

"Maybe, I`m grew tired of not being able to speak freely with our mother." Gabriel glanced to Cornelia.

"Doubtful." Vergil turned his attention to shocked Cornelia. "You simply use your Geass and wipe out all the memories."

"Wait, what?!" Cornelia said in disbelief. "J-just what are you talking about?"

"Like hell I use it against her!" Gabriel protested, stepping between Vergil and his mother. "Have you gone nuts?! It`s our mother, Vergil. The woman that gave birth to you, me, Euphie and will soon give birth to Maria, dammit!"

Vergil`s eyes widened for a second at what his own brother had told him. Maria… His older sister was already concealed. And now she was inside of their mother. He had expected that she will be born at the beginning of the next year, but this was a bit earlier. Interfering with the time had its own consequences and this was one of them: Maria`s birth was speeded up. For him and his siblings any intervention in the past wasn`t changing them at all. They`ve went through time and space via C`s World, cutting all the ties with their own world and becoming exiles in time, those whose lives were no longer confined to time and were free to operate with times without restrictions of their own change. Besides, by interfering in the created timeline, they`ve created a different line of time, a parallel one that they were trying to save from apocalypse and Britannia.

But still, to find out that his mother was pregnant like that… Vergil looked at his mother.

"Is it true?" He simply asked.

Cornelia regained her composure, thinking on asking more questions to Gabriel about that "Geass" or what it was called.

"Yes." She firmly stated, stepping closer to Vergil and moving her younger future son away. "I`m pregnant. By your father`s child."

"I`ve figured that it was Alex`s." Vergil stated.

"Vergil…" Gabriel glared at his brother. "You could act little warmer towards our mother."

Vergil returned the glare with his cold sight.

"You seemed to have forgotten that this is not our mother, Gabriel." Vergil firmly stated. "Our mother is dead, and this is just a different version of her."

If there was ever a moment in her life when Cornelia couldn`t suppress the feeling of absolute surprise, this was most certainly the one. It wasn`t because of the revelation of her future self`s death, but because she had heard how coldly and indefinitely Vergil was speaking about her. She could practically feel the cold in his eye. He was looking so much like Alex: same face, hair color, height and even muscular built. However, his persona was reminding her a lot of Lelouch`s, with his coldness and logical thinking. Yes, she wasn`t the woman that gave birth to him, but she still felt some connection to him. Enough connection to ask him a direct question.

"Vergil, tell me, why do you wear Black Knight`s colors?" Cornelia asked him right away. "Are you one of them?"

Vergil turned to her and answered.

"Yes." He firmly stated. "I`m Black Knight`s member and their top pilot. Is there a point to this question if you could just see the answer before your eyes?"

"There is a point." Cornelia replied. "Why are you with Zero, the man who brings destruction and challenges the Britannia, when you yourself was raised within the Royal Imperial Family? Why are you going against your country? And I want a straight answer, no nonsense about this not being your world and stuff."

Vergil looked at her for a little longer, before sighing and answering.

"If you wish to know, I`ll tell you why." Vergil began. "I stand with Black Knight for two reasons."

Gabriel already knew the answer to this question, but Cornelia didn`t and he felt that faster she understood who really is Vergil, the better it would be for her accept him, even if he was as cold as they could get. Still, Gabriel couldn`t shake of the feeling that he was putting up an act in order not get Cornelia too attached with him. He probably saw her as the obstacle, but one that he couldn`t destroy. And so decided to drive away. However, while he was still putting up some act, he was telling the truth.

A very painful one…

"My goals is to destroy the Holy Britannian Empire and to eradicate Royal Imperial Family." Vergil stated, completely shocking his mother. "That is why I wear their colors."

"Y-you want to… kill all of Britannians?!" She asked him bewildering. "B-but why would you wish to do so?!"

"Do not mistake the meaning of my goals." Vergil asked of her. "My quarrel is with Britannian Empire and it`s system that control and oppress the people and disrupt stability and peace, threatening to destroy this world. That is why the eradication of the highest ruling class is my goal, for they are the source of corruption that had been poisoning minds and hearts of people with their lies of supremacy and Social Darwinism. Imperial Family is the biggest collaboration of the most greedy, senile, power hungry mongers, who care only for their own ambitions and desires. They see the rest of the world as nothing more but their play toys and slaves, with whom they can play as they want. Their arrogance and selfishness are the reasons why Black Knights exist in the first place. They are the reason why Zero was born."

"For many years this empire was ruled by the arrogant and senile man, whose claims and ambitions cost Britannia thousands of lives and millions for the world. His egotistical views on the rest of the world are sickening me to the very core and make my blood boil. For him, people are nothing more but dirt underneath his feet and exist only to be useful tools. His empire is built on blood and bones of millions dead and he continues to add more and more souls to satisfy his endless ambitions and he won`t stop until all of those who oppose his ways are dead. And by the time that day comes, there won`t be the humanity to rule over. And because of that, because of him and his offsprings that spread his word and influence, I shall destroy this system and eradicate the Royal Family."

Cornelia was utterly shocked to hear this from Vergil. His words were calm and collected, but the strength was undeniable. This power, this inner strength could only come from the man with will and determination. And Vergil was certainly like that. He was just like Alex, but colder and ruthless as she saw it. To hear his real goals was one revelation she wished not to hear. Cornelia couldn`t simply believe that her own son would honestly wish to destroy Britannia and kill every member of Britannian Royal Family, the same family he came from. He even was planning to kill the emperor himself. Just what kind of a tragedy has happened to them if he was so determined to kill all of her siblings?

"Does that include her as well?" Gabriel asked Vergil. "And how about our auntie? Do you intend to kill them just because they are members of Imperial Family?"

"If they decide to follow in footsteps of their father, I`ll neutralize them." Vergil answered.

He didn`t say "kill", which actually spoke a lot for both Gabriel and Cornelia. It seemed like there was some light in the darkness left.

"Vergil, just what could`ve possibly made so resentful of Britannia?" Cornelia demanded an answer. "There must the reason for this… hatred."

"And there is a reason." Vergil confirmed. "And that reason is also why I`m here, why Gabriel and Euphie are also here. I won`t tell it`s nature for I believe that he will reveal it sooner or later himself."

Cornelia looked at Gabriel, who only nodded to her as the confirmation. Still there were other questions that Cornelia wished to be answered.

"And what about Alex?" Cornelia asked him bluntly. "You`ve attacked him in that Knightmare head on. Does that mean that you are willing to kill him if he decides to protect this system?"

Vergil was taken aback a little by that question. Was willing to kill him in order to achieve his goals? Would he willingly put his own desires and goal above his feelings? This question made him think quite carefully and, after some time, he gave his answer.

"No." This was his honest answer. "I know for a fact that he would never put his loyalty to Britannia above you." He looked at Cornelia.

"Hm… I see." Cornelia said. "It seems like there is more to you then just utter hatred for Imperial Family and Empire."

"Don`t make any assumptions." Vergil advised. "Anyway, I assume you want me to get to Shikine, am I correct?"

"Yeah, that would be lovely." Gabriel answered.

"And what makes you think that I won`t simply try and capture you alive?" Vergil suggested. "Viceroy and one of the top officers around are always very valuable as captives."

Gabriel frowned at that one, glaring at him. He certainly hasn`t changed much, only became even more… colder.

"Does the term "family bonds" sound familiar?" Gabriel asked him mockingly. "No, but seriously, we really could use your help, Vergil. I get it that you are mad at me for joining up with Britannia and especially mad for telling dad and mom about us."

At this one both Cornelia and Vergil widened their eyes and turned to face Gabriel.

"You told him?!" Both mother and son shouted out together.

"Hm… Yeah, about three weeks ago or so." Gabriel carefree said. "A few days after prison break, when he was visiting Ashford Academy. I knew he had suspicions about me and I`ve decided to clarify things between us. He actually took rather well and said that he would keep it all as a secret. I have to say, he is really freakin good when it comes to keeping secrets."

"All this time Alex knew about you and kept it as secret from me…" Cornelia muttered to herself. "Why on Earth…"

"Because he didn`t wanted to force me into telling it to you, mom." Gabriel answered. "He told me that he is willing to give me, Euphie and Vergil a choice of making our own decisions. Hands why he never told you about us. And, one more thing for you too, Vergil."

"What is it?" Vergil asked him.

"I`ve told him about what happened." Gabriel revealed it. "And about your vendetta…"

"What?!" Vergil was almost on edge.

"And you may want to hear about it…"

"…When everything was gone and our family was… destroyed, Vergil, he… has changed."

Gabriel and Alex were standing on the rooftop of Ashford Academy, where younger Grayson was revealing all his secrets to his father. And Alex was listening to him very closely, paying his fullest attention to details. He was shocked to find out that Gabriel really was his son, his youngest son. And the revelations about his supposed future and that he would be a father to four children was tough to swallow, but his mind was always opened and, considering his own story, he was ready to believe everything that Gabriel was telling him. Grayson had always felt a strong connection with him and instinctively would trust him with his life no matter what. Out all the people he knew, aside from Cornelia and Euphie, he was the closest and most trusted friend of all. He always wondered about him and now he understood why he was feeling such connection with him.

He was his son, his child. And now, Alex was listening about his oldest son, Vergil.

"In a bad way." Alex guessed.

"You could say that." Gabriel sighed. "Vergil is practically your copy and he inherited a lot of your qualities and your appearance. For him, you were his hero and idol to aspire. But, when everything went down and Suzaku had betrayed us, he… Started blaming you for all that has happened to us."

"He held me responsible for that nightmare?" Alex asked him.

"Yeah, he still does." Gabriel confirmed. "He blamed you for not saving mom, for letting those bastards destroy us, for letting him suffer and for Maria`s death. He believed that it was your weakness that lead to our fall and to the fall of the Empire. He believes that if you and mom had destroyed the system and killed all of them, than you could`ve avoided all those trouble and sufferings. He really hates Britannia and all members of Imperial Family for what they are and what they represent. And, to tell the truth, I have to agree on this one."

Alex listened to this and was thinking all this over in his head. Vergil… His oldest son was blaming him for destruction of their family and chaos that came after. In the future, he and Cornelia were changing Britannia, correcting wrongs and trying to maintain peace. They were doing it for the benefit of the world and future generations that would take their place. They were building a bright future for their children. However, other members of Royal Family were left out and desired to continue the ways of the previous Emperor, wishing to see more wars, more bloodshed, and more chaos. And in their selfishness and arrogance, they`ve killed both Cornelia and Alex, using their long-time friend as the executioner.

He pictured his children witnessing this atrocity and surviving through all that. They were torn out of their parents by their own relatives, thrown into the world of greed and cruelty, forced to survive on their own and hide away from other Imperial Family members. And Vergil was the oldest son, he was the one taking care of them. He had to keep them safe and protected. He was forced to grow up and become a man so fast and in such cruel way… Honestly, Alex couldn`t help but understand him and feel sorry. In his place he would be blaming his parents for abandoning them and letting those bastards do what they wanted. In that cold and ruthless world, Vergil had to become as ruthless and cold as the world around him. He had to, or Euphie and Gabriel would be dead. He did it for their sake and because their parents weren`t there to protect them. And because of that, because of what Vergil has seen, he will not submit to Britannia and won`t join them, that`s for sure. And while it did sadden Alex, he couldn`t deny the fact that he was proud of him and he respected him for not giving up to the world and fighting no matter what.

After some silence, Alex spoke up.

"Gabriel, if you see Vergil, could you tell him something?"

"Sure, what is it?"

"Tell him, that no matter what road he takes and what path he follows, I`ll never stop respecting his decision and determination." Alex said with pride. "I want him to know, that I fully understand his hatred and do not judge him, because if I was in his place, I would do the same. And that I`m proud to know that I will have such son as him. However, I also want him to know one more thing. I want him to know, that there is always hope in changing the Empire from within by those who can, and that we have the ability to help them do so. Cornelia is changing the Empire already and I do have faith in her, for I do love her and will always be with her. If Vergil ever decides to help us, I`ll gladly accept his help and will, but I`m also ready to accept his own path if my own believes prove to be worthless and this Britannia isn`t worth saving at all. But I will not force him to abandon his ideas for peace for all, even if we become enemies. For I have faith that he will make the right choice for himself, even if I disagree with it."

"Why so?" Gabriel asked him.

Alex only smiled to that and looked to his younger son.

"Because he is my son."

Vergil couldn`t believe what he just heard. It was definitely his father`s words and Gabriel couldn`t just made them up out of the thin air. No, it was his father that told him all of that. Even though that wasn`t his 'real' father, that was still the same man. And… he said that he accepted Vergil`s ideas and understood him. And he wasn`t judging him, but respecting for following his own believes. It was very hard to believe, but it was true, Vergil knew it was. His father accepted Vergil and he respected him for what he really was. If he was in the same position, he would do the same… He understood Vergil`s hatred and anger for Britannia and for Imperial Family. He understood and was willing to accept it. All because he was… his son.

All those years Vergil did hate his father and saw him as the route of all their misfortunes. He was striving to get away from his image of a hero for Britannia. He wished to destroy that corrupt and vile Britannia that had torn away his parents, the one that his father and other were changing. And yet, he said that he was willing to accept him if he ever decides to come to them. He was willing even to fight Britannia if his ideas had failed and this Empire was not worth saving. For the first time in a very long time, Vergil was looking at his father in a completely different color. Instead of route of all evils, he started to see him more like he used to.

Like his own father, back when he was just a kid.

And, to be honest, Vergil was forced to admit that blaming all evils on his dad was wrong and trying to alienate was wrong as well. He had to admit to himself, that he will always be the part of him, because he was his son. Vergil had just chosen his own path, one that led in his own direction and his father was willing to accept it no matter what and even follow if he was proven wrong. Like any loving parent would.

Maybe, it was Vergil that needed to give more thought to ideas of his parents too…

After some silence, Cornelia spoke up.

"Vergil, can I ask you something?" Cornelia received a nod from him. "My future self, why do you think she allowed all of them to live?"

Vergil sighed, thinking about it.

"Honestly, I don`t know." He confessed. "I`m sure she knew what they really were, but, for some reason, she spared them."

"I think I know why." Cornelia guessed. "I wouldn`t want my children to see how their mother follows in the footsteps of her predecessors and executes all those who oppose her. Otherwise, my children would end up growing up with aura of that family around them. That`s what I think."

"That`s… an interesting point." Vergil did admit it. "But, in the end it did ruin our life in the long run."

"And now that I know what happened, I won`t let that happen again." Cornelia firmly stated. "In fact, I wasn`t even planning on bringing up my children in the Imperial Family to begin with."

"Hm?" Both li Britannia`s looked curiously at her.

"You`ll learn about later, boys." She smirked knowingly. "In any case, Vergil, would you give us a ride to Shikine Island?"

This time, Vergil only smiled and said.

"Alright, but you`ll have to sit on palms." He warned them. "Seraphim has place only for one in its cockpit."

"We`ll manage." Gabriel said and all started moving towards winged Knightmare.

Vergil hopped into the cockpit and activated the engines, seeing as Cornelia and Gabriel had placed themselves comfortably on the palms of his KMF and were holding steadily. He ascended into the skies carefully and began flying towards the island of Shikine. Seraphim wasn`t at his full speed, knowing that his passengers won`t be able to comprehend it. Instead, he was going in the slow and comfortable pace, while also examining the island and searching for his needed targets. Unfortunately, however, Kamine Island was like a dead zone for all KMF`s radars and comm links, largely due to Thought Elevator being around here. Even Seraphim`s scanners were useless and it was seemingly impossible to find them through their usage. He would have to use good old methods of finding people, but first he needed to get his passengers to their designated island.

Shikine Island was in sight 30 minutes later after they had started out. Seraphim speeded up a little, wishing to get them to the solid ground. By his radars, he saw how several VTOLs were approaching him with the guns pointed at his direction. While Vergil could destroy them without a second thought, he suddenly had an interesting and ambitious idea.

"This is Seraphim of the Black Knights." Vergil clicked in to Britannia`s open channel. "I`m carrying Her Highness Princess Cornelia li Britannia and Major Gabriel Grayson with me. Do not open fire for I do not have evil intentions and wish to return them to Britannia."

"This is Wolf-1." Commander of the VTOL team clicked in. "I confirm: it`s Viceroy and Major. Proceed, but if you try anything, we will shoot you down."

Vergil actually smirked that this one. If those guys even tried to land a shot at him, he would have a perfect excuse to kill them all within a second in order to protect his family from being assassinated by those idiots. Still, he better not provoke them, or he`ll lose his gamble.

Seraphim proceeded with the escort of those machine when he saw the Avalon, world`s first air craft carrier, built by the order of Prince Schneizel. It was his mobile fortress and HQ at the same time. A perfect spot. Once Seraphim spotted a landing deck, he proceeded there until he reached it and lowered his palms for both Cornelia and Gabriel to get down. As soon as he done so, Seraphim went up and Vergil clicked in the comm line for all people to hear.

"This is Seraphim." Vergil introduced himself. "I represent the Order of the Black Knights and it`s member. And this is the message to all those who hear it, either you Britannia or Japanese. Black Knights had carried out this mission on attacking Shikine Base not out of spite or because we wished to install fear in hearts of the people. No, our goal was different. This attack was a punishment to its commander Fayer and his officers, as well as his soldiers, for many heinous crimes they`ve committed against the population of Japan and against the nation and Empire itself!" And with that said, Vergil released some very, very compromising data to Britannians and all people in Area 11.

Before the attack, Lucina had gathered up quite A LOT of dirt against that scumbag. That guy was probably one of the worst people from Britannia and he exploited his position for his personal profit. He practically created his own little kingdom on Shikine Island, de-facto enslaving the population and doing everything he wanted with them, from killing them on a whim to celling them into slavery illegally. And, what was probably the best about that guy is the fact that he collaborated with Chinese Federation and was celling military secrets and data to them for money. He compromised the entire security of Area 11 by this action and for that reason, not because he was contacting his forces, Vergil had killed him. And now, he was exploiting his advantage and making a statement.

"That vile bastard had enslaved the entire population of this island, creating his very own little dictatorship here and living as a king. His crimes against people included: slavery, genocide, child`s abuse and sexual slavery and celling them out to slavers." Vergil counted some of his crimes. "However, that greedy man wished for more and in his arrogance decided to betray his Empire by celling out security codes and deployment of Britannian Forces all around Japan to Chinese Federation, creating a great threat to Japan and all its residents. And once this information reached our ears, Black Knights conducted this operation and I personally ended him in order to secure Japan from his schemes. And, as the sign of good will and cooperation, I return to you your Viceroy and one of your best pilots, that were nearly killed by the order of Prince Schneizel el Britannia, wishing to eliminate us and not caring for those who were down on the ground among the fighting sides. This is our statement: our first and main objective is the protection of this nation and its people. We`ll route out all those who compromise it`s stability and safety and we will raise arms against those who use their own power for their own selfish needs and desires. We will stand as shield for japan and all its people, be them Japanese or Britannians, for we do not care for religion, we do not care for ideology and we do not care for nation and race. And we will do everything to secure the people of this nation and we will go to any length if needed. For we are Black Knights!"

And at this moment Seraphim took to the skies, leaving the stunned audience. This speech was Vergil`s secret plan and his idea, that had several purposes. First off, he needed to get Black Knights a stronger support from the people and by releasing this, they`ll see BKs as protectors of weak and nation and the support for them all will grow up. Second, this was a clear message to Britannians and an excuse to attack this base, as well as a perfect way to expose Schneizel`s play and his gamble, which in return will create discomfort around him and make his position weaker. Third, it was a reminder to Black Knights about their initial purpose and what they had to do instead of being pawns of Zero, as well as a clear announcement that Vergil was now going for the place as the leader of BKs. He effectively made himself into a whole new symbol by bringing back Cornelia and Gabriel and with this speech. It would, of course create tensions with Zero and it will make things difficult too, but Vergil was beginning to see him as incompetent and arrogant. And this was a clear warning to him that he had live up to his name.

And if doesn`t, than Seraphim will replace him.

"What was that spectacle just now?" Cornelia asked.

"A warning." Gabriel said. "And a declaration for both us and BKs. Looks like Vergil has decided to step in as protector of Japan and as potential leader of BKs."

"You think that he might topple Zero?"

"Knowing who his parents, Zero has now a really serious completion." Gabriel said it and headed with his mother inside the elevator.

After a couple of seconds, the two were on of the lower decks and, much to their surprise; they found Nonette just standing there with a mortified look on her face. Both li Britannias sensed that something had happened and Cornelia first broke the silence.

"Nonette, what is…"

"Oh no…" Gabriel said with the dead voice, not letting his mother finish the sentence, looking inside the window before Nonette.

Cornelia also looked inside… And at that moment, her heart had stopped beating for a second. For it was immediately struck by what she saw. Her soul had been pierced and ripped apart. In a split second, entire world had died for her.

"No… No.. Nononononono! Not him! Not him! I beg you, no!"

On the other side of the window they saw a dead frame of Alexander Grayson, being covered up by blanket. And a reading on the bed.

KIA.

Two days later. Military Cemetery.

The funeral was organized on the highest level, by Prince Schneizel himself, decorating it as the passing of a war hero or Knight of the Round. The crowd that came was one of the biggest ever seen on such events, both Britannians and Japanese came to pay their respects to Alexander Grayson, who received a promotion of Major-General post his death. Among those who attended were three Knights of the Round, including Bismarck Waldstein himself, who decided to pay personal respects to the man. Monica and Nonette were barely holding tears as the coffin was passed through, being carried by Gilbert Guilford, Andreas Darlton, Gabriel Grayson, Suzaku Kururugi, Villetta Nu and Lloyd Asplund. Among the visitors were students of Ashford Academy, including all the members of Student Consul. Milly was trying hardest to hold her tears, Shirley let her drop on the ground, Rivalz, Nina and Kallen looked down on the ground, not able to see the coffin. Templars were there, along with Glaston Knights, who decided to pay their respects after hearing so much about Alexander Grayson. Viceroy and Sub-Viceroy led the ceremony, both on verge of mental break, and Cornelia suffered more than all of them combined as she had lost not just a loyal soldier and friend, but her lover and a father of their future child. And she couldn`t even cry about it, as she had to restrain herself from doing it. But inside, she felt only void and endless torment as she had lost the only one that made her alive.

The speech was held by Prince Schneizel, who called Alexander a hero of Britannia and a prime example of what soldier must be and how he should behave. Gabriel didn`t even listen to that farce, because all Schneizel was now doing is exploiting his father`s passing, making him a symbol for the Empire and how one man can become a legend.

The ceremony was over for more than an hour and almost all people had left the cemetery. All, but one was still there. Lieutenant-Colonel Gabriel Grayson, newly appointed as new commanding officer of Templars, stood over his father`s grave, crying without a sound. In his eyes, was seen only one thing.

Vengeance.

Next time: Aftermath of Grayson`s passing; Everyone`s reaction to it; Cornelia`s decisions.

After next time: A battle for Fukuoka. Alex`s children unite for war; Schneizel`s dark project.