Chapter 21: Chilling discovery.
Chiburijima Island, 5:15 am
When Nagisa came to, the first thing she noticed was that she was completely naked. She stood up with difficulty and looked intently: around her lay Ohgi, Kento and Tamaki. The latter was injured in one hand. All three were unconscious.
Oh, kami ...
Leaving the tent, she started screaming as loud as she could.
"ALARM!"
What happens now?
Lelouch wondered sleepily. He stood motionless for a few minutes, then stood up and put on his mask.
"ALARM!" Nagisa shouted again.
At that moment she was joined by a handful of people, including Todoh and Dietard.
"What's going on, Nagisa? And why are you naked?"
"The prisoner has fled! And she stole my clothes ... "
"When?"
"About half an hour ago."
"Damn... I have to inform Zero!" Exclaimed the reporter.
"Inform me of what?" The interested party asked, arriving in the company of Futaba and CC.
"Cornelia has escaped." Dietard replied.
"We should have killed her immediately!" Shogo exclaimed, furious.
"Calm down ... Futaba, tell Kallen to get on the Guren and scour the island. If you find it, bring it back here, live. "
"Yes, sir!"
The girl ran away.
"Do you want to send only Kallen?" Todoh asked.
"No ... Even a team of knights. Cornelia is a formidable opponent, both on frame and in close combat. Better not to underestimate her."
"How did she get rid of the handcuffs?" Naomi asked.
"Ohgi, Tamaki and Kento will have to explain it to us. They were also in the tent. " Nagisa replied.
After a while Futaba returned, with a strange expression on her face.
"Did you wake Kallen?" Zero asked her.
The girl initially did not reply.
"Then?"
"How strange ..."
"What?"
"It is lying on the ground, and does not move."
At that phrase Lelouch's heart skipped a beat.
"I go to see!" He said, going.
When he reached his destination he saw that the redhead was lying on the ground.
"Kallen?" He called her, without being answered.
"Kallen?"
He knelt by her, took her by the shoulders and started shaking her.
"Kallen, open your eyes! Say something! KALLEN!"
But it didn't get results.
At that moment he was joined by Rakshata, who moved him to the side and began to examine Kallen.
"Dead ... Someone broke her neck!" She stated.
"I'm going to warn others ..." He replied.
"Sift the whole island if necessary, but find her! It can't have gone far!" Todoh ordered, targeting a group of soldiers.
"Yes, sir!" They replied, going on.
"The aliens weren't enough ... Now you put this on!" Dietard exclaimed, annoyed.
"We will find her, you will see. It's only been half an hour since her escape, she certainly can't be at the end of the world. " The man of miracles said.
At that moment Zero also came.
"Where's Kallen at?" CC asked him.
"Dead ... Someone broke her neck." The masked man replied.
Everyone was stunned at the news.
"It is the work of Cornelia ... The murder bears her signature!" Ohgi exclaimed, just out of the tent.
"If we killed her immediately, Kallen would still be alive." He added.
"It is done now ... We will find it and punish it." Zero promised hard.
"The idea of leaving her alive was yours." Kaname said, in what was a real accusation.
"This is not the time for controversy. Rather, you, Kaname and Sugiyama will have to explain to me why you were in the tent."
"Now?"
"No, after. First we have to bury Kallen ... "
"Agree."
At that moment a memory surfaced in Zero's mind.
Flashback start
"Are you going to let her go, Lelouch?" CC asked, who until then had remained silent, leaning against a wall with her arms folded.
"What should I do?"
"She discovered your identity, she could tell it to others."
"Are you asking me to kill her?"
"It's the safest method."
Lelouch shook his head nervously.
"I just lost my sister ... You can't ask me to kill Kallen!"
"I can take care of it. I have a lot of murder experience."
"No."
"You know you might regret it, don't you?"
"And you know you're making me even more nervous, don't you?"
Green-haired girl didn't reply, just staring at him.
End flashback
"Zero?" CC called him.
He looked up, staring straight into her eyes.
"I am truly saddened by Kallen's death. She was a formidable pilot." She stated.
"I have to talk to you ... Follow me."
"Ok ..."
He led her to his tent, took off his mask, then grabbed her by the neck and said:
"Look, if you're behind this murder, I'll break your face!"
CC remained unmoved.
"I have nothing to do with it." She replied.
"And should I believe you?"
"Don't believe it ..."
That said, he freed himself from his grip and left the tent, leaving him alone.
Leaving the tent she smiled mockingly.
My plan is going perfectly ... Kallen is dead, and everyone blames Cornelia. That stupid Lelouch should kiss my ass, not threaten me ... If his secret is safe, the credit is mine!
She think.
