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Tianzi remained in her room for the rest of the night following the ceremony, feeling afraid of what would happen the next day.
The day when she would be married.
"Feeling scared, Empress?"
Tianzi gasped as she spun from her the window she was looking out and looked around her room. "Who is there?"
"Do not be afraid. I am not threat to you." In a puff of smoke appeared a girl, dressed in a white body suit and cloak with a white face mask covering everything but her eyes. "I am Infinity."
"Infinity?" Tianzi repeated, shaking slightly.
The girl named Infinity nodded and bowed. "Yes. It's a pleasure to meet you, Empress Tianzi of the Chinese Federation."
Tianzi was still nervous but for some reason did not call for her guards. "Why are you here?"
"To ask you what you want." Infinity straightened herself up.
"What I want?"
Infinity nodded. "Yes. What do you want? What is it you want most out of this life?"
Naruto looked out the window of his and Cera's room, staring at the Forbidden City and his Geass-Rinnegan enhanced vision saw something.
It was hard to describe what it was but was not like a Geass user though it was similar.
A dark smokey like outline that seemed to block out his vision when he tried to center on it but he could still see it.
It was like a fire lighting up the night.
He could not make it out but it was lurking close to the palace. That was not good because the Empress could be in danger, not to mention Nunnally who was there seeing the Empress.
"So, you see it too." Cera spoke from behind Naruto.
She walked up to him, wearing nothing but the sheets from their bed to cover herself even though she never cared much for modesty when it was just the two of them.
"Yeah. I remember seeing something like that before… In the Thought Elevator." Naruto said, remembering their encounter with the strange creature in the Thought Elevator on Kamine Island a year ago.
"We destroyed the Thought Elevator on that island but I guess it survived. I doubt Charles and Vincent had anything to do with it though." Cera said, activating her Rinnegan. "And now apparently it's here in China."
"But is it after us or something else?" Naruto wondered.
"It's us. It's waiting for us, daring us to make the first move." Cera answered, scowling slightly. "This couldn't come at a worst time."
"Yeah." Naruto agreed. "I'll take care of it and leave a Shadow Clone to handle my part in the plan."
Cera glanced at Naruto. "You're not leaving me behind."
Naruto didn't bother to argue with her.
He learned that it was useless to argue with her on anything.
Well except for the argument of their favorite foods were better which of course in Naruto's mind in was Ramen but Cera stubbornly claimed that Pizza was better.
It was a never ending war between them on that front.
The day of the between the Empress of the Chinese Federation and the First Prince Odysseus had begun quickly, and preparations were made to have the ceremony performed at the height of day, signifying the beginning a new era in the history of the Empire and the Federation. However not everyone was happy about it.
The Empress knew she would finally be able to leave the Forbidden City but she would then be sent to Britannia as a hostage. She looked up to see her friend Kaguya along with Zero, his two knights and the pilot named Kallen sitting in their booth. She only wished that she could see Xingke one last time.
A wish that suddenly came true because just as they arrived before the alter, the doors to the temple burst open, guests and betrothed looking back in shock at the figures gathered in the doorway.
"We ask this question," Li Xingke announced, the long haired swordsman backed up by members of his own guard, who shared his ideals "By the roar of the Heavens, the Voice of the Land and the Hearts of the people." He drew his sword. "How does this marriage represent the will of the Chinese Federation?"
"Xingke have you lost your mind?" Xiao Ho demanded, rising from his seat in shocked outrage, only to be silenced as Xingke pulled out his sword.
"Be silent, Xiao Ho!" Li Xingke pointed his sword at the portly man. "In the name of my fellow countrymen I challenge the legality of this wedding!"
"Cut off the broadcast!" The Eunuch quickly ordered, even as the nobles were evacuated and the Eunuch's directing the guards against the long haired general.
"Kaguya, step back." Kallen said, pulling Kaguya back.
"We can't let anything happen to the Britannians, otherwise it would be disasterous!" One of the Eunuchs cried out.
"You mean like this?" A voice asked from behind.
Everyone turned to see the priest knocked down while Odysseus stepped back in fear as a white masked figure stood next to the Empress.
Behind his mask Lelouch stared at the familiar masked person in surprise. 'Infinity?'
It had been over a year since he had last seen Infinity who saved him from the deranged Jeremiah Goodwald. He had asked Naruto and C.C. about Infinity but they had refused to tell him anything about her, only that she was another ace in the hole for their team. Despite his annoyance at their secrecy he reluctantly dropped the subject, knowing Infinity could be a better asset while remaining in the shadows.
Now here she was and once again he did not expect her to appear. He glanced at Naruto and C.C., wondering if this was their idea and felt slightly irked that if it was they neglected to inform him again.
"It is with my deepest regret to inform you all this wedding has been canceled." The masked girl declared in a loud voice to everyone who remained.
"Who are you?!" Xiao Ho shouted.
"I am Infinity, Knight of Zero!" Nunnally smirked under her mask as she pointed at Zero. "I am here on behalf of my lord to help this girl fulfill her wish to leave the Forbidden City, not as a political hostage as you old fossils would have her be but as a free woman!"
"Infinity?" Kaguya asked, not knowing of this knight.
She looked possibly younger than Zero's other two knights, possibly even younger than Kallen. The red haired pilot herself was also confused by the appearance of Infinity.
'Infinity? Who is that?' Kallen's eyes then widened when she saw Infinity's eyes. 'The Rinnegan! She's another one of Cera's paths!'
If Cera had another path than that meant she could only give the Rinnegan to two more. She could give Geass to anyone but the Rinnegan to six people. But Kallen wondered why she never knew about Infinity until now. She knew Cera wouldn't bother to tell her if she had a new path but she was slightly surprised Naruto never mentioned anything.
Then again it was not like Kallen ever asked him or Cera if they had recruited anyone else. Everyone had been so busy since the Black Rebellion that no one even remembered about Lelouch's Geass or even the other hidden powers his knights possessed. She'd have to talk to Naruto and Cera after this wedding debacle was settled and see if she could find out who Infinity really is. Everyone has their secrets but Kallen felt that she needed to know who Infinity is or at least how to get in contact with her if there was an emergency.
"Infinity?" Cornelia asked, having never seen her before.
But Euphie was different story.
'Nunnally. I should have known that you'd be here.' Euphie thought. 'You want to stick close to Lelouch and protect him as much as I do now.'
"Zero…" Xingke called out, moving towards the alter while looking up at the masked leader who remained on the balcony. "What is the meaning of this?"
"We are aware of the plot by Prince Schneizel and the High Eunuchs to use the Empress as a political tool in creating an alliance between the two powers against the United States of Japan. This, we cannot allow." Infinity announced, speaking for Zero. "The Empress has decreed this wedding to be against her wish and is now cancelled."
"How dare you?!" Xiao Ho shouted as Infinity dropped something on the ground and it exploded, covering the room in smoke.
"Farewell, High Exalted Eunuchs!" Infinity's voice echoed through the smoke.
'At'a girl, Nunnally.' Naruto thought with a smirk under his mask.
Nunnally had just shown she can compete with her brother in the game of theatrics.
"We must move." Cornelia said, knowing the Chinese would try to capture them.
"Fortunately we came prepared." Zero nodded as the wall blasted open and revealed a black Knightmare.
" Lady Xianglin, the guests are fleeing the reception hall just as we predicted but we have reports that a new knight of Zero has shown up as well. " Xingke reported to his second in command who was in the make-shift command center of the attempted coup.
Xianglin's eyes widened. "Zero? Section three, report your break-in status. Master Xingke needs backup at once." She didn't receive an answer. "Could it be that Zero is using our own plan for his own purposes?"
"Todoh, get Schneizel!" Lelouch called.
" Rught, I'm on it! " Todoh moved to attack Schneizel, unsheathing a sword from the Knightmare's hip but quickly deflected a shot from above. " He's already here. "
From the airship above came a newer version of the Lancelot that had been destroyed during the Black Rebellion. This was the Lancelot Conquista, designed like the older Lancelot with a flight-unit built into its back.
" Hand off the prince ." Suzaku shouted from the cockpit of the new Knightmare.
" Suzaku! " Todoh declared.
Suzaku's emerald eyes widened as a black Knightmare rushed forward, its sword propelled by a built in projection system.
"It can't be!" The traitor gasped, blocking the strike, barely, with his own sword, as he pulled the Lancelot back to get some breathing room. "Todoh-sensei?"
Todoh did not answer back with any words as he brought his Knightmare's blade down for another strike on his former student.
'Surprised, Suzaku? Me, Cera, and Kallen aren't the only ones with the fancy Knightmares anymore.' Naruto thought.
"Flee while you can, Your Highness." Gino said, remaining as a bodyguard to the two princes.
"I guess it can't be helped." Schneizel said reluctantly, glancing at his older brother. "Brother."
"Yes, I think we should." Odysseus quickly agreed.
Lelouch glanced at the two of them as they turned to leave. "Seizan, Shinryoku, block their escape!"
"We should go to." One of the Eunuchs said.
"Yes, leave it to the soldiers."
"Are you sure about that?" The Eunuchs gasped in horror as Cera appeared in front of them, unsheathing her katana. "Have you forgotten you're in the middle of a coup?"
Schneizel and Odysseus were just near the door when Naruto landed in front of them, pulling out a tri-proned kunai. "Hello there."
Gino stepped in front of the two princes. "You will not harm Prince Schneizel and Odysseus on my watch!"
"Fine by me. I was wanting to see how good you Knights of the Round are outside of a cockpit." Naruto smirked. "You got a sword?"
Gino smirked and pulled out a fancy sword. "As if you need to ask."
Naruto readied himself as Gino attacked, blocking his sword slashes with his kunai, not allowing the princes to slip past them.
He was having too much fun to bother kidnapping two more members of royalty. In the meantime Cera was just having fun intimidating the Eunuchs long enough for Lelouch to leave and make sure Kaguya escaped safely. Gino was skilled, that much was true and he was skilled enough that Naruto wanted to fight him fairly, without the use of his Rinnegan or ninjutsu.
Naruto was many things but a cheater wasn't one of them.
The two dueled in mid-air, black and crimson blades clashing repeatedly, the black Knightmare's greater strength actually forcing the Lancelot to retreat. Suzaku tried to grap his VARIS rifle, only to be forced to block as Todoh used his sword-mounted Slash Harken to halt the action, the Black Knightmare seizing the high ground as he descended on the Lancelot.
"Yes!" Suzaku grit out, thinking his former sensei had left himself open, pulling out the VARIS rifle and firing off a shot. "Now!"
However, it seemed that Todoh had been prepared, as the VARIS shot was deflected by a red wall of energy that emanated from the Zangetsu's helm.
"The same system as the Gurren?" Suzaku muttered in surprise.
"So it does work…" Todoh mused, smirking proudly as he looked at the Lancelot, imagining the shocked look on his former student's face. "With this Zangetsu, I can take on a class-one warrior like Suzaku."
Suzaku powered up the VARIS booster again, aiming at the Zangetsu but Todoh maneuvered himself so that the Zangetsu's back was to the Forbidden City. Suzaku's eyes hardened as four more Knightmares flew up to join the Black Knightmare, a blue Akatsuki, the red Gurren, the green Shinryoku, and the blue Seizan.
"Stay back!" Todoh ordered as he charged the Lancelot. "This is my duel! Kururugi Suzaku, taste defeat!"
"Not yet!" Suzaku countered, lashing out at the black Knightmare with his blade, narrowly dodging a strike to his flank, only to curse as Todoh's 'Shadow long sword' sliced through the Lancelot's float unit.
"Good work, Todoh. You destroyed his flight unit. Now we can leave without being followed by him." Naruto stated. "We better regroup with Zero."
"Understood." Todoh muttered, though he didn't like the idea of leaving his battle with Suzaku half finished.
As much as he personally wished to defeat his wayward student the military strategist in him recognized that they had to retreat and hopefully rendezvous with Inifnity and the Empress.
"Wait!" Suzaku aimed his VARIS rifle to take out Naruto but the blue Knightmare swing its kunai, creating a wind blade that sliced through the rifle. "Damn it!"
"You want me to kick your ass again, Suzaku? As much I'd like to stick around for ass-kicking number five I've got a little girl to save and keep safe from your idiotic schemes." Naruto said as the Seizan flashed Suzaku a salute. "Until next time."
"Get back here!" Suzaku shouted but could only watch as the four Knightmares flew off, moving much faster than him.
'Well Suzaku, you sure haven't changed much.' Naruto thought, stepping out of the ceremony hall with Cera next to him.
Their shadow clones piloting their Knightmares would get Lelouch to the rendezvous point with little trouble now that Suzaku couldn't catch up. Gino had reluctantly retreated with Anya to keep Schneizel and Odysseus safe.
But the two had bigger problems.
And one of said bigger problems appeared in the form of someone wearing a dark cloak and had been waiting outside of the hall for them. When they first saw the newcomer their Rinnegan activated and they saw the same dark smoky aura they had detected earlier.
"Who are you?" Naruto asked, deciding to start first.
The strange chose to answer by pointing at the two. " You… "
"Yes, us. But that wasn't the question now was it?" Cera asked sarcastically. "He asked you who you are."
The stranger stepped forward. " You. Enemy! "
The strange lunched forward and Cera unsheathed her katana, channelling wind chakra into it to slice the stranger in two. However just as she swung her blade there was pulse from the stranger that to the shock of Naruto and Cera, cancelled out the chakra in Cera's katana. The stranger lunged at Cera but Naruto lashed out with a kick, knocking the stranger back.
"Did you just see that?" Naruto asked, now very wary.
"Yeah, he cancelled out my chakra." Cera glared the cloaked man. "It seems this one is going to be more of a challenge."
Naruto looked back at the stranger as he stood back up. The fact that the stranger cancelled out chakra, literally cancelling it out into nothingness instead of absorbing or redirecting it was a serious matter.
'Looks we might be late, Lelouch.' Naruto thought, eyeing the stranger.
The thought of anyone learning how to cancel chakra in this dimension was a bigger threat to him and Cera right now.
At least their Shadow Clones were with Lelouch and the others.
I know you were all expecting a bigger chapter but unfortunately I didn't have the chance to make this bigger and I'll be going on vacation for two weeks and I won't be able to have internet for my laptop where I am going. So I can keep writing but I will not be able to update until I return. In the meantime I have good news. After reporting to Wattpad on Austinbanner's plagiarizing they removed Austinbanner's profile and apparently banned him, which means all the stolen stories were removed as well.
So while this chapter may not be as a big as the other ones at least that plagiarist won't be stealing anymore stories. I doubt he or she learned their lesson but it doesn't matter. So hope you enjoy this chapter, no matter how short it is and be patient as I will to work on the next chapter when I have the time.