Chapter 28 : golpe.

Toromo Institute, 11.45 pm

Zhou was lying on her bed, but no matter how hard she tried she couldn't sleep. She was too worried about a sudden attack by the invaders, perhaps a City Destroyer. She didn't want to be killed in her sleep. At one point she was thirsty. She got up and went out into the corridor, where there was a vending machine. She inserted a 2 Eowyn coin, the imperial currency, and selected a can of Pepsi. She took it, opened it and began to drink.

Damn…. At this time I'd rather be face-to-face with a tiger than here, in the Toromo Institute, in the middle of the jungle, far from any military outpost! If Gerel's forces manage to force defenses along the border with Thailand they will arrive here in a short time. And then I won't be able to do anything to counter them, since here we only have a couple of Gun-Ru, totally insufficient to counteract any alien attacks.

She also felt useless; there was a crucial war going on between the human species and the invading aliens to determine who would rule the world in the centuries to come. And she, instead of fighting in the front row for the salvation of humanity was relegated there, far from everything, to turn her thumbs. And for a fighter like her there was nothing worse. She snorted in annoyance, threw the can into a basket and looked around. Besides her, there was no one.

Of course, who is the imbecile who is awake in the middle of the night, like a vampire? I, of course!

She told himself.

Tokyo, 2:00 am

Issei and Kiba had just dressed, while Venelana was still naked.

"Didn't you get dressed?" The blonde asked.

"I'm fine like that." She replied.

"As you prefer…"

Venelana smiled, then uttered a loud yawn.

"You know, all that physical activity really exhausts me ... I'm going back to bed."

Having said this, she was about to take her leave but when she opened the door she found himself in front of Xenovia, who turned red in the face.

"Hi, Miss Gremory!" She greeted her, embarrassed.

"But look ... were you spying, by chance?" The woman asked.

"No…"

"Tell the truth!"

"Yup."

"Can you tell who you are talking to?" Issei asked, moving closer to Kiba.

"With this little vouyerist."

"Xenovia! What are you doing here? "Kiba asked.

"I enjoyed the show, of course!"

"From what you know about our relationship? Speak! "Issei urged her.

"Since you did it in high school."

"And since then have you spied our meetings?"

"The ones I could spy on."

"Are you going to tell anyone?" Kiba asked, awed.

"No, don't worry. I am a discreet person. "

"Thank goodness ... Also because Akeno may not be as tolerant as Rias."

Venelana reached out and stroked Xenovia's face.

"I like you, little girl ... in every sense. Maybe at the next meeting you could participate too. "

"She really says?"

The brunette nodded.

"A playmate is always convenient, if you understand what I mean."

"Perfectly."

"Well, now I'm really going to bed, and I advise you to do the same. We are certainly not vampires ... Good night. "

"Good night." The other three replied in chorus.

Weiswolf, 6.15 pm

Cornelia was looking at the map of the world, watching the situation carefully. Dramatic news reached her from every point on Earth: the imperial army had rejected an alien offensive to Baku, however Vladivostok had been destroyed by a City Destroyer and a land offensive to Mongolia had proved a failure.

Damn it ... I hope Lelouch soon develops an effective strategy. It is the only reason why I took him with me from the imperial palace, so in case of problems I would have resorted to his exceptional gifts, even if it disgusts me to admit it.

Suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her back, followed by a shot. Without even the time to realize it he found himself on the ground, in pain. Taking a hand to her back and then drawing it back she saw that it was soaked with blood, with her blood.

"What…"

She looked up and saw Lelouch in the company of Leila, Marianne, CC, Esdeath, Cecile and Tony. The latter brandished a still-smoking shotgun.

"Lelouch ... Bastard!" She insulted him, furious.

"Your usurping days are over, little sister ... Now I will take back the imperial throne and once this is done I will defeat the invaders, to then impose again the geass on the whole world population, which will acclaim me as god and savior."

"You son of a bitch ... I knew I couldn't trust you!"

Marianne approached her and kicked her in the back, taking her breath away.

"Don't you dare ask my son that way!" She warned her.

Damn ... He enslaved them with the geass!

"CC, you are immune to his power! Why do you help him? "

"Because I love him." The green replied impassively.

"Stupid ... He is using you!"

"I do not care."

"Soon all those present in this fortress will be reduced to obedience by my geass ... They will become my most faithful slaves."

"You will not make it, Jeremiah is immune, and he will stop you freeing your victims!"

"Even if enhanced and immune, Jeremiah still remains a man. I'll be able to get rid of him somehow. "

"Leila, Esdeath, Marianne ... Please come back to you! Stop that monster!"

"Lelouch is our only god and emperor. We exist only to obey his orders. "The blonde replied.

"Heard, Cornelia? No one here will help you. Now she's good and you die. "

"Fuck you!" She insulted him, spitting on the ground.

"Tony, take care of her."

"Yes, your majesty!"

The boy approached her and knelt in front of her, looking at her perverse.

I can't get up ... My spine is irredeemably damaged and I feel pain all over my body!

The empress thought, alarmed.

"Give my regards to Euphemia when you see her." Lelouch told her.

Tony took her face in his hands and thrust his thumbs into her eyes, making her a harrowing scream.