A/N: I don't own Code Geass or Batman beyond, they are amazing works that are not owned by me.

So in this chapter, you'll see some more Knightmare action! and the fate of the world is at stake.

I hope you all enjoy it!

"The Damocles is rising steadily, about approximately 4 hours until it reaches the height of 300 kilometers." A bridge officer reported.

"Thank you, Marcos! Martha, any more communication from Prince Schneizel?" Ohgi asked the communication commander as he looked at a rearview screen of the superweapon rise higher in the air.

"No new messages so far!" Martha reported.

"Okay," Ohgi said almost hesitantly, "Continue monitoring the board and let me know if anything changes."

"Yes, supreme commander!" Martha reported as she turned back to the communication board.

Ohgi winced slightly at that last comment. Even after all this time, he still didn't feel as comfortable in a leadership position. He didn't when they were just a resistance cell, and even more so when Zero, no Lelouch, was revealed.

The Black Knights were called on guard duty of the Damocles by Prince Schneizel while it performed, as the second prince put it as, an 'exercise test'. While Ohgi was skeptical if it was just a test, he still complied with the request to guard the superweapon. Mostly because Prince Schneizel promised that if they did this, he would give them back Japan.

'But even if we do get Japan back, then what?' Ohgi thought as he gazed out at the storm that was outside the Ikaruga while a storm was brewing inside his soul.

For years Ohgi had been fighting to liberate his home country, he'd been doing it for so long that he thought he'd be doing it till he died. But now that it's finally within reach, Ohgi was scared. Scared of what he'd do after the war after Japan was free again. He was the leader of one of, if not the, most technologically advanced army in the world, but what does an army do if they don't have an enemy to fight?

He could go back to teaching, but his soul didn't quite feel as if he could go back to the way things were. After all, too much had changed for things to ever be simple again.

He had made choices he was both proud of and regretted deeply. He had fallen in love with a Britannian woman after all, and he had all but destroyed his relationship with Kallen. He hoped someday that she could accept the way things were, that way she could live on and be happy.

But would she be happy, would he be happy in Japan that was going to be free now? While he knew by taking this deal he was betraying the allegiance between the UFN and the Black

Knights, but this was the best way that they could get Japan back without further bloodshed. He planned on telling the leadership soon, but he could never find the right time.

Perhaps once they got Japan back, they could make negotiations so that Britannia would leave the-

"I'm picking up a Knightmare signal!" The radar officer commended, shocking /ohgi out of his inner thoughts.

"L-location?!" Ohgi stuttered.

"Signal's about two kilometers right in front of us!" The officer answered. A screen was then pulled up on the Ikaruga's bridge, showing the image in the distance. "Magnifying now!" The screen then zoomed in on the object. Closer and closer.

When it finished zooming in, they couldn't quite make out the shape of the object, considering that it was black and was fitting in with the background excellently. Then, a flash of lightning illuminated the object!

The bridge occupants gasped at the object, but Ohgi's surprise then shifted quickly into anger. 'It's him!' He declared venomously in his mind.

Then, as if waiting for that lighting strike, gold glowing lines began running up the Knightmare's arms and legs all leading to a specific shape in the middle. The golden bat-like energy wing extended out wide. The Knightmare's eyes slowly glowed white, as if it was awakening from the bolt of lightning.

"Batman?!" Marcos shouted in surprise. Other members of the bridge began murmuring in surprise. "What's he doing here?! What business does a vigilante have with us and Prince Schneizel?!"

Ohgi already had an answer to that. Or at least, what he believed that answer was. 'Revenge.' What better way to have it by denying them this chance to get Japan back after so much fighting.

Ohgi was about to call for them to attack when Martha shouted out. "Sir, the Knightmare is giving us a signal! The pilot is requesting to talk." Ohgi frowned at her words and looked back at the machine. She was right, it was indeed giving out a signal that meant it wished to talk with them.

Ohgi was about to ignore the signal when he realized if he did, then the Black Knights would become suspicious. "Put him on!" Ohgi practically spat. Martha, though reluctantly, did so.

The image of the bat-like Knightmare was then replaced with a figure dressed as a bat sitting in the cockpit of the machine. Those Black Knights present noticed a difference in his get-up, mostly the red bat symbol was now glowing gold.

Ohgi merely glared at the masked vigilante, or more precisely, the one behind the mask. The one who believed he could be a hero by simply wearing a new mask. The one who used all of them for his gains. The one who moved people as if they were pieces on a chessboard for his amusement.

"Black Knights," The Dark Knight began, his tone held no malice, or anger towards those in front of him, which honestly slightly surprised Ohgi. "I want to make something clear right now: I have not come here to fight you."

Ohgi merely scoffed, which surprised those present on the bridge. "Oh really? You haven't come here to fight?" Ohgi mocked slightly. "Then have you come here to surrender and face judgment?"

Batman gave a small laugh at the question. "Sorry to disappoint you, but no, I'm not here to surrender." The vigilante informed them, then his face became serious again. "Rather, I am here to offer you all a warning."

"A warning you say?" Ohgi said, not quite believing him. "And what warning would that be?"

Batman took a deep breath to compose himself before he began. "Prince Schneizel doesn't seek world peace. What he does seek is for world domination. Once the Damocles reaches a height of 300 kilometers, he will launch FLEIJA missiles all across the world at the major cities! All to show that he has the power to destroy all those who seek to oppose him!"

The Black Knights present on the bridge, and in the Ikaruga itself, began to murmur as they processed the masked man's words. Was it true? Were they helping a man seek to become a tyrant of the world?

However, one voice spoke up in an argument with Batman's claim. "And why should we believe you?" Tohdoh the Miracle Worker said as he entered the bridge. "You threatened us when we once sought your help to gain back to Japan. And you wear a mask while Schneizel does not. So why should we believe a word you say?"

"You had asked for me to do something that would go against a code I swore I would never break, no matter the circumstance. And I only threatened I would come after you if you had ever gotten in the way of my mission, nothing more, nothing less." Batman explained. "As for my mask, everyone wears a mask to hide their true intentions, their true ideals, and their true feelings. It is not wrong to keep these things hidden, so long as those don't become harmful to innocent people and the people they care about. And isn't it hypocritical for you to say that you don't trust me because I wear a mask when you and your whole army followed a man who wore a mask who was much worse than I am?"

The top brass of the Black Knights present was shocked by this accusation, and couldn't refute it. They all had followed a boy in a mask for over two years, and ironically, that same boy was calling them out on it.

Ohgi held his head down and clenched his fist in frustration. "That was a mistake on our part to do that." He said, shocking all Black Knights on board the Ikaruga that didn't know the 'truth'. "We didn't know what kind of man Zero was until after he was gone." Ohgi then looked up and glared with venom in his eyes at the masked vigilante. "The Black Knights don't need Zero anymore!" That caused an even greater shock to come upon those listening. "And we certainly don't need a man dressed as a bat telling us what to do!"

Batman merely sighed. "I will repeat myself, I have not come here to fight you. My fight is with Schneizel and Schneizel alone. However, I will keep my promise from the rooftop: if you stand in the way of me or my mission, I will ruin you!" All those present that didn't know the truth, knew he meant those words. "So I'm gonna ask you this one more time: stand aside!"

Ohgi and Tohdoh merely glared at the masked vigilante that was on their screen. Ohgi then turned toward the weapons officer. "Have all weapons trained on that Knightmare immediately!" His orders shocked nearly all those present on the Ikaruga. "You all heard me! I want that Knightmare and its pilot destroyed! DO IT NOW!"


Batman sighed in disappointment as he closed the video after Ohgi gave his orders. 'I knew he would be angry and less than happy to listen to what I had to say, but I still had to try and warn him of Schneizel's plans.' Lelouch thought as he heard the Kin Kōmori's warning signals go off, and saw that the Ikaruga's guns were beginning to target him. 'Well looks like we're doing this the hard way.'

He then transformed the Kin Kōmori into the Batmobile and sped off to the Ikaruga as it began firing its weapons at him. He allowed the suit to connect with the machine and help guide his actions to easily maneuver around the projectiles aimed at him. 'Have to admit, the upgrades Lloyd and Rakshata gave me and the Kōmori are working amazingly well!' Lelouch thought as he smiled and continued to make his way to the Ikaruga.

He then hit the afterburner on the Batmobile and made it past the Ikaruga's outer defenses. He then transformed the machine back into the Kin Kōmori and skidded across the metal surface of the Ikaruga's upper deck, scrapping off chunks of metal as he landed. The Bat-like Knightmare then pulled two Batarangs out of its utility belt and threw them toward two cannon that were beginning to open fire on it. They made contact and began to steadily beep for a moment before they exploded, taking the turrets with them.

Batman then activated the Kin Kōmori's land spinners and maneuvers on the Ikaruga's deck around the upper defenses. He weaved around cannon fire, missiles, etc. and was countering them with his arsenal. A freezing blast on a torrent, pulling a missile launcher out with a claw harken, short-circuiting a cannon with the REC gun, an explosive Batarang on any number of weapons. Even going in close and slashing apart a few turrets with the MVBs and MVCs.


Ohgi and Tohdoh stared in shock at the destruction that one Knightmare was bringing upon their ship. While he was already dangerous before he became Batman, it seemed that he was, even more, a force to be reckoned with now that he was in a new Knightmare. Even more so than he was a month ago.

However, Ohgi shook his head to regain his senses again. "Have the Knightmares take off and engage the Bat-like Knightmare, tell them to destroy it at all cost." The command sent shivers down the officers on the bridge spin.

"H-how many?" One nervous bridge officer stuttered to ask.

Tohdoh merely glared at the soldier before declaring, "All of them!"

The bridge officer nodded in acknowledgment as he turned around and began to carry out the order. Tohdoh merely spun around and made his way to his Knightmare. He was going to make that boy pay for what he did to the Japanese Liberation Front.


As the Kin Kōmori finished destroying another torrent, the alert system in the cockpit went off and a robotic female voice reported the alarm. "Alert! Alert! Knightmares emerging from the Ikaruga!" Oracle, the Knightmare's new AI system developed by the combined efforts of Llyod, Rakshata, Nina, and Cecile warned him. Batman then looked to see that Knightmare frames were indeed beginning to exit the Ikaruga.

And it looked like all of them were invited to the party.

Leaping off the Ikaruga's upper deck, the Kin Kōmori landed on the top of a Knightmare frame. The impact didn't kill the pilot, but it did damage its float system enough that it would fall safely to the ocean below. Then, extending it's now golden wings, the Kin Kōmori flew to intercept more targets.

Extending its MVCs, it slashed at the float system of two Knightmares sending them to the ground. It then turned back to the crowd, pulled out two Batarangs, and threw them at two incoming Knightmares. The sharp objects managed to cut through half the float system, causing them to fall.

A warning then sounded in the cockpit and Batman was able to bring the gold energy wings with the absolute defense system up just in time to protect against bullets being fired by a group of five or more Knightmares.

When the shooting stopped, the Kin Kōmori then pulled out the REC gun and aimed at the middle Knightmare. After making sure that the aim was accurate, Batman pulled the trigger on the handle in the cockpit and the REC gun let out a ball of blue energy.

When it collided with the middle mech, it then erupted and spread to the other five Knightmares in the group. The Knightmares had electricity dance around their metal hulls for a few moments before the electricity fried their systems and they fell to the ground.

Batman could help but smile at the upgrades Rakshata and Lloyd made. By charging the gun by holding onto the trigger, the REC gun could now spread the electricity to any nearby form of metal. And the electrical output was increased to be able to not only stun Knightmares but fry their systems completely, at least on Knightmares that haven't been customized like the group he just took out, also it needed time to cool off before it could be used again. They also wanted it to fry the pilot inside, but Lelouch refused.

Another group began to fire on the Kin Kōmori. Taking this opportunity to test out another new upgrade, the Knightmare put the REC rifle away and pulled out a gadget similar to the freeze blast. He then did a quick calculation in his head and threw the freeze blast in the middle of the group, where there were no Knightmares.

Though once the projectile made its way to the middle, the blast exploded and small, circular subzero particles were shout out all around the vicinity it exploded. The particles made contact with the Knightmare and began to freeze portions of Knightmares hulls, slowing them down. Taking this opportunity, the Kin Kōmori began to destroy the float systems of the Knightmares, causing them to drop into the ocean below.

Lelouch smiled at the new invention the two scientists made the Freeze Cluster Grenade. A variation of the Freeze Blast, it could instead attack multiple hostiles. However, the downside was that it wouldn't completely freeze or shut down a Knightmare's system. The most it did was slow down their performance and leave them open to attack.

Seeing two incoming Knightmares allowed Lelouch to test out another invention that Cecile made. The Kin Kōmori pulled out another weapon from its utility belt that seemed to look like a rifle, yet had a claw on the end. He moved to dodge the incoming frame by flipping upward and aimed at the back of one of the Knightmares. Doing quick calculations in his head, he then fired the claw projectile at the Knightmare on the right.

When the claw made contact, the other end fired to attach to the other frame. When it made contact, the two frames were viciously pulled together and smashed into each other's backs, crushing the Float system on both frames. They fell into the ocean.

The Remote Claw: it fires a claw-like projectile to an object, then ejects to another, then pulls the two objects together. If one weighs more, the lighter weight will be pulled to the heavier and smashed into it. And if Lelouch played his cards right, he could be able to take out a squad of Knightmares by stringing a trap, but he lacked the environment now to do so now.

Then noticing a group of close-combat type Knightmares was closing in on him, Batman smiled in anticipation, ready to test out his favorite new feature. Glowing gold circuit lines began to race up his the arms of his suit from the handles as a screen showed up in the cockpit with Oracle stating: "Shock gauntlets activated."

Kin Kōmori then slammed its knuckles together and then yellow electricity trickled up its hands and forearms. The Kin Kōmori then charged after the attacking frames.

It came up to the first and landed the first punch, causing the frames to erupt with yellow electricity dancing all over it. The attack stunned the machine slightly until the Kin Kōmori landed another punch that sent it flying.

It then grabbed the metal limb of another Knightmare that raised its sword to attack. The Knightmare began to shake uncontrollably as the electricity began to fry its systems. The Kōmori gripped it with another hand and threw it over its shoulder into another frame, causing the electricity to be transferred to that frame as well.

Two frames wielding swords came down on the Kin Kōmori from the left and right. The bat-like machine then brought its forearm blades to block the strikes. It then pushed the blades off it, then dug its electric hands into the torsos of the Knightmares. Then brought the two frames in front of it and caused them to smash into each other's backs, crushing the float system. He released them and they fell into the water below.

Though right when they were out of his view, another Knightmare came down on the Kin Kōmori! Having a performance ability that matches, and quite possibly exceeds, that of both the Guren and the Lancelot, the Kōmori was able to evade all those strikes with ease.

Then, almost as if the Knightmare was frustrated with this repetitive missing, it raised its sword high to deliver a finishing blow. Moving fast the Kōmori placed both its electrified hands on both sides of the Knightmare's head! The electricity caused an overload to the Knightmares systems, causing it to drop its hands, along with its sword, to the side.

After a moment or two, the Kōmori released the enemy frame, brought its hands up, locked them together, and slammed down on the enemy frames head! The blow was strong enough to knock the metal head off the Knightmare!

Batman then let it fall head first, not that it had its head, into the ocean. Doing a quick scan of the frame, Lelouch was relieved to find the pilot was alive, yet he was unconscious with the amount of electricity and brute force applied to him and his Knightmare. The Kin Kōmori then brought its hands up to see that the yellow electricity begin to die down.

The shock gauntlets: A set of electrified gauntlets that could increase the Kin Kōmori physical strikes by a multiple of two, four if he timed it right. It was great to use when penetrating a Knightmare's defenses and heavy armor plating. However, to charge the gauntlets, he had to build up a level of kinetic energy within a quick time, or in layman's terms, he needed to hit a lot before he could use the gloves. Also, it was a temporary effect that would decrease faster the harder the Kin Kōmori hit something.

Batman was pulled from his thoughts when a single slash harkens somehow wrapped itself around the Kin Kōmori's left arm. He turned to see that a Knightmare was able to wrap it and began pulling. He brought it's right hand up to cut the line, but another slash harken wrapped around that metal limb as well and the Knightmare it belonged to pulled.

Two more slash harkens were fired from two other Knightmares below the frame that wrapped around the legs of the frame. Another was fired from above that wrapped around the Knightmare's waist and pulled. The Kin Kōmori became trapped by the five Knightmares. Batman growled in frustration from his moment of being distracted.

The Kin Kōmori's joints began to become strained due to the force being applied. He then got another warning on the system's sensor. "Alert! Enemy cannon targeting!" Oracle reported. He looked up and saw that a group of four Knightmare was aiming a large cannon at him.

"This will finish you for sure!" Confidently yelled the pilot of the Knightmare holding the trigger of the cannon.

"Don't be so sure of yourselves!" Batman countered.

Acting fast, Batman pressed a series of buttons in the cockpit that pulled up another screen with Oracle reading: 'Electrical discharge activated'.

Suddenly, the Kin Kōmori's body was enveloped with golden electricity, yet it caused no harm to the giant mechanical Bat-frame. To its captors, however, was a different story. The electricity traveled up and down the metal cables back to their owner's Knightmares, causing them to cease pulling. The pilot's inside could feel the intense shock to their nervous system, however, it didn't kill them.

Taking this opportunity, and borrowing a move from Suzaku when he broke Tohdoh out of prison years ago, the Kin Kōmori began to do a 360-degree spin, causing the Knightmares to fly over to him. Then delivering a spin kick, knocked them all down to the ocean below.

At that moment, the large cannon held by the Knightmares fired. Reaching into its belt, the Kin Kōmori pulled out smoke pellets that hit the large bullet and caused it to explode.

"Did we get him!?" The trigger man said, believing that they had destroyed their target.

However, that hope was in vain, as the golden bat-like energy wings of the bat-like frame emerged from the smoke and charged the group that dared fire upon it. The pilots, especially the triggerman, let out a scream equivalent to that of a scared little girl as the Kin Kōmori brought its claws down upon them.


"He's tearing them all to pieces!" Diethard shouted in disbelief as he just saw the bat-like frame destroy, or more accurately disable, the Knightmares that just attempted to destroy it. He, along with Schneizel and Kanon was watching the battle in a throne room onboard the Damocles.

Schneizel just looked on with an integrated look as he saw the frame that represented his brother's new identity continue to tear into the Black Knights army. He had his engineering department analyze the Knightmare that was able to take down three rounds, including the Knight of One, in hopes of better preparing for it.

However, it seemed that it was mostly in vain, as now the machine was operating at a performance level not seen in any Knightmare of this time. And not only that, Lelouch's piloting skills have increased greatly as well, which caused Schneizel to remember who was Lelouch's mother.

And as he looked closer at the frame, he saw hints of work that belonged to both the Black Knights and the Britannian military's best engineers. Schneizel frowned as he finally figured it out. 'So that's where you ran off to Aspune, and the Indian woman too! Over to my brother's side! It appears that the human race truly doesn't want peace, even those who are supposed to build it up help to destroy. No matter. I will simply destroy you all!'

He then pressed a button on his throne. "Throne room to the hanger, this is Prince Schneizel," Schneizel said into the comm. "Have the engineers get the personal units of the Knights of the Round ready for combat."

"What frames do you want to send out Your Highness?"

"All of them." Was Schneizel's reply. The reply caused both Diethard and Kanon to look in shock at the Second Prince. He was gonna send out all of the available Knights?

"A-all of them?!" The lead mechanic stuttered wondering if he heard correctly.

"All of them!" Schneizel repeated, yet his tone was now icier than before.

It took a few moments for the lead mechanic to find his voice again. V-very well, Your Highness!"

The Second Prince then looked back at the battle happening on the monitor. He smiled sinisterly. "Well gentlemen, I believe it's time we entered the game!" Then motioned to turn on the communication for the Knight's lounge.


"Are you sure this is a good idea!?" Rivalz asked Milly as they moved closer to a helicopter. It was a chopper meant for news companies that Lelouch's team was able to… 'borrow' for this purpose since Milly was banned from all news stations after she revealed Schneiziel's experiments. Rivalz was currently holding a camera they also… 'borrowed' from a news company.

"No!" Was Milly's reply as she continued walking to the chopper as it was getting started. They were about 5 miles away from the one-man battle that was taking place between Lelouch and the Black Knights. "But what the heck, let's do it anyway."

Same old Milly. The one who was never afraid to do something dangerous if it meant she could learn more about someone's past. The girl who loved to get the scope on something and expose it to the world.

But, there was something she was afraid of.

"You know," She began somewhat hesitant as she turned back to Rivalz, "You don't have to come with me. I can operate that camera alone, and people will know my voice. You don't have to come and risk your life Rivalz."

The blue-haired boy looked up at the blonde in slight shock for a moment processing her words. After a moment he found the right words to say. "I've always been on the sidelines," He began, looking down in sadness, "When Lelouch was gambling, I just stood by and watched. When people were dying, I just stood by and watched. I've never done anything to help others, except by driving them places."

He then looked up at Milly with a fire in his eyes that no one had ever seen before in him. "Well no more!" Rivalz declared. "No more just standing by and watching while Lelouch, Suzaku, Kallen, you, or anyone else does all the cool stuff! This time, Rivalz Cardemonde is gonna be a boss superhero!"

Milly just stared dumbfounded at the boy. Sure he wasn't doing anything that significant, but to hear it meant so much to him, and what he had to suffer through, made her heart melt. Maybe she underestimated him after all?

He then gave off a goofy smile. "And who knows, maybe once we save the world, the ladies will all want to date me for a change!" He declared with a goofy grin.

'And he's back!' Milly said fondly in her head as she shook it. She then made her way to board the helicopter when Rivalz's hand shot out and grabbed hers. She turned and looked at the boy, his goofy and class clown behavior gone as he adopted a serious expression.

"What's wrong Rivalz?" Milly asked, confused at his actions. Was he having second thoughts?

"Uh-um-uh." Rivalz stuttered as he looked for the correct words to say. "This is probably the worst time to ask this." He gave off a nervous smile and laughed.

"Ask what?" Milly questioned with a raised eyebrow.

Taking a deep breath, along with stealing his nerves and body, he asked: "What are doing tomorrow?"

Milly's mouth was hung wide open at the boy's question. 'SERIOUSLY?!' Milly practically screamed in her head. "Rivalz Cardemonde, are you seriously asking me that now when we're going into a battle that could kill us?!" Milly cried in disbelief.

"Yeah! I am!" Rivalz answered in a serious tone, shocking Milly.

After a few moments of silence, Rivalz gave off a bright smile and rubbed the back of his head. "No plans? Great!"

Milly only held her mouth open as she stared at him. "GET IN THE HELICOPTER!" Milly screamed at the top of her lungs. Rivalz quickly agreed, yet he couldn't keep the smile off his face. Milly groaned as she followed him in and shut the door behind her.

"Strap yourselves in!" The pilot told them as he began to do a checklist of the systems before take off.

When the Helicopter rodders began to spin, Milly took this time to pull out her phone and dial a specific number. After a few rings, the person picked up the call. "Sayoko?" Milly asked the loyal maid/ninja that once belonged to the Ashford family before she went to Lelouch and Nunnally.

"Lady Milly?" Sayoko's voice came through the phone, sounding surprised, and a little exhausted. Wonder what's happening? "Are you in position for the broadcast?"

"We're just about to take off," Milly confirmed. The rotors on the helicopter were now roaring, signaling that the time of liftoff was approaching in seconds. "Where are you? Are you in position?"


"Working on it Lady Milly!" Sayoko reported as she just finished taking down the last of the soldiers that had ambushed her while making the way to her destination.

Sayoko was currently in the news headquarters of the corporation that Milly had worked for before she was chased away by Schneizel. To make sure Milly's broadcast could be seen by the world, and so they could reveal the true intentions of Schneizel, they needed to be connected to the companies servers so they could broadcast under that name.

It was easy getting in, thanks to the knowledge Milly had of the building, but hardening finding a path to the servers without running into guards. Schneizel must've had an idea that they would try to dirty his name again and planned accordingly.

She made an unlucky turn and came across a group of three soldiers. Yet she was able to make quick work of them before they could alert others of her presence. She took this as a sign that she was getting closer to her goal.

After making a few twists and turns and coming across a couple of pairs of guards, she had found her target.

She entered the server room and gasped at the size of it. She knew that news companies must have had large amounts of storage, but she greatly underestimated how much this company had.

Thankfully, she knew what she was looking for. Though it took some time, she found a server labeled; 'connection to news camera'. She reached into a bag she was carrying and plugged it into the server.

She then activated her comlink. "The data is being sent over to you now, do what you can and hurry!" She demanded of the other end.


"Yes, Miss Sayoko!" Nina said as she quickly hacked into the news corporation's mainframe. If she was caught doing this by any law enforcement, she would probably suffer time in jail, a lot of time, something the old Nina was afraid of.

But after you destroy a whole city and create a weapon that a madman wants to use to hold the world hostage, you have little fear about what happens when you do something that may lead to jail time for only a few years.

After she got confirmation she was in, she then proceeded to download the audio file recorded by Cornelia and Nonnette. The bar showed up and was moving slowly across the screen. In the meantime, she began linking the company's network to the camera that Rivalz was using so that he and Milly could broadcast the battle when ready.


The Kin Kōmori just finished disabling another Knightmare when the warning lights in the cockpit went off and Oracle alerted him to an incoming Knightmare to his right. Turning toward the direction, Batman's eyes widened when he saw the Zangetsu, Tohdoh's Knightmare frame, charge straight at him, its sword raised high.

Acting quickly, the Kin Kōmori was able to bring its forearm blades up just in time to block the attack from the Zangetsu's sword. However, the force behind the attack was enough to push the Kōmori back.

Batman growled in annoyance. Facing the army of the Black Knights alone was one thing, but having to fight against one of the best devicers in the army was another story! While Lelouch had been trained by two Knights of the Round and the 'Goddess of Victory' along with Jeremiah, would that training be enough to stand up to someone like Tohdoh?

Sure he was able to stand up against three rounds with an injured soldier, but that was mostly because they knew nothing about him or the Knightmare he piloted. But Tohdoh knew how Lelouch operates and had an idea what this Knightmare was capable of. Could Lelouch be able to defeat the Miracle worker?

He was pulled out of his thought when the warning systems flared again and he moved to barely block an attack from an Akatsuki Command Model, a unit that Chiba pilots, along with the other members of the late Four Holy Swords. Chiba was the one who trusted him the least when he was Zero, so she probably felt really happy to have this chance to stop him.

He then grabbed the Akatsuki and threw it to the side, however, he was met with a kick from the Zangetsu, which caused him to be thrown around in his cockpit slightly. He was able to regain his balance just in time to regain his indigo energy wings to block an attack from a Baryon Cannon.

The Kōmori was trembling from the pressure it received from the energy blast, but the absolute defense system in the wings held up. Finally, the stream of energy stopped and Lelouch looked to see Shen Hu cooling off from the attack.

Lelouch grimaced. Tohdoh, Chiba, and Li were all gunning for him. While he most likely would be able to defeat one of them, maybe even two, he wouldn't be able to take all three before he had to pull back.

The Zangetsu then began hailing the Kin Kōmori, and Lelouch accepted the call.

"Did you ever expect to see this Lelouch?" Tohdoh's voice rang through the Kin Kōmori's cockpit, his tone holding malice within it. "That the people you rose from nothing and treated as nothing but pawns rising to defeat you? Did you ever see something like this Lelouch in your brilliant mind?"

Lelouch knew Tohdoh was trying to provoke him by mocking him. Then the Kin Kōmori picked up another hailing from the Akatsuki.

"What? You have nothing to say?" Chiba's voice now came through. "The great Zero is silent when faced with his crimes and when the truth about him is exposed? Or is it you refuse not to answer when you have to admit that you didn't know something?"

Again, Lelouch made no move to interject or interrupt. He just let them get what was bothering them out of their systems, perhaps it will make them feel better about themselves.

"You are simply a scum Lelouch vi Britannia!" Li's voice now echoed in the Kin Kōmori's cockpit. "You make yourself seem good and justified, but in reality, you are nothing but a liar and a manipulator who's after nothing but power! You would see the whole world burn just to accomplish your goals!"

Again, they were met with silence.

Finally, Lelouch spoke. "You're not wrong." Lelouch simply said, shocking those present. "I was a liar and manipulator. And when I am faced with my crimes I realize just how evil I truly am. And no Tohdoh, I never did see you all rising against me."

The three were speechless. Zero usually would never admit he was wrong about something or that if others were right in a negative aspect of his character.

"I've made a lot of mistakes, some that I know I will never be forgiven of." The faces of Shirley, Euphie, and Rolo entered his mind. "But because of that…"

The Kin Kōmori's eyes then burned bright white that almost made it seem it had a fire that matched its pilot. "I can't give up!" Batman declared to the three of them, shocking them again. "It is because of those mistakes, because of who I was, that I must continue! Otherwise, everything I had ever done as Zero would have been meaningless good and bad, and all the people who died because of me would have died in vain!"

The Kin Kōmori then charged the closest Knightmare, which was Chiba's, and knocked it back with a kick. That caused the Zangetsu to raise its blade and bring it down upon the bat-like Knightmare. However, the Kōmori caught the blade in its left forearm blades, swung it aside and delivered a powerful uppercut with its right hand.

The Shen Hu then threw an electrified slash harken around the Kin Kōmori's right arm, sending the electricity flowing through the frame. But thanks to the modifications made by Lloyd and Rakshata, the Kin Kōmori was able to take the current. It then grabbed the harken's line with its left and pulled the Shen Hu toward it. Then it delivered a powerful kick to the frames head which knocked it away.

The Akatsuki then came charging toward the bat-like Knightmare and began swinging its sword to try and destroy the frame. But the Kin Kōmori was able to block and evade the strikes until it got the blade locked in its MVBs.

The two devicers struggled to get the upper hand, and it looked as if Batman was winning when an alarm in his cockpit went off. Looking toward what the warning was indicating his eyes widened. 'Oh no!' His mind panicked.

However, that moment of distraction cost him as Chiba was able to break the lock and deliver a kick to the Kin Kōmori. She was about to continue when Tohdoh's voice rang in her cockpit. "Chiba! Look out!" He warned pointing in a direction with his Knightmare's hand.

Turning to where her commander was indicating, her eyes widened when she saw a red-black streak of energy indicating a hardon cannon blast was coming straight toward her. She should be able to move, but for some reason, she froze in fear. The fear of facing the end, and not being able to do what you wished to the most.

But death would not greet Nagisa Chiba today. As was evident when she, and her Knightmare were furiously pulled from the path of the red beam. She turned to her savior, Tohdoh she believed, to thank him, only to find that it wasn't Tohdoh that saved her. Her eyes widened in pure shock as the line that had just saved her life belonged to the man she had just tried to destroy mere seconds ago.

Tohdoh, for his part, was completely caught off guard to see that Zero had just saved someone who he said he considered a pawn. 'Or did he see us like that at all?' Tohdoh thought as he was beginning to put together the pieces of a puzzle he was blinded to. For the first time since the betrayal, Tohdoh now felt doubt about whether turning against Lelouch was the right thing to do. Could it be that they were being manipulated all along by Schneizel?

Lelouch, for his part, was triangulating the location of the blast that nearly obliterated Chiba. When he did, he magnified the image and grimaced when he saw the Mordred with its Hardon cannon extended and pointing towards him. That shot was meant for him, but most of the Knights don't care who they kill unless they accomplish their goals.

Speaking of Knights, it seems that the remaining Knights were here for the 'party'. The Florence, the knight of twelve's frame, the Palomides, the Knight of Fours frame, The Tristan, Gino's frame, and the Galahad, Bismark's frame.

In all honesty, Lelouch never thought he'd be facing the Knights until Milly and the others were able to broadcast the message. But it seems he overestimated Schneizel's patience. He'll just have to hold out for as long as he could until the others had completed their part of the plan.

Taking a deep breath, he extended the Kin Kōmori's gold energy bat wings out wide and charged the incoming Rounds and Knightmares!


Within the UNF's conference room aboard Hori Island, the man-made island given to the Black Knights by the Chinese Federation, the delegates watched the battle through camera systems that were on the Ikaruga, much like how a battleship would view a battle.

And all of the delegates held faces of bewilderment and confusion at this battle taking place. Even more when the Knights of the Round entered the fray.

"I guess that this 'Batman' really is crazy." One voiced out the thoughts of everyone in the room. "After all, going head-to-head with the Black Knights, and the Second Prince is brave, yet borderline stupid."

"Though it's hard not to admire the man for his courage." Another voiced out. "I mean, didn't Zero attempt to do things on this level once before?"

There were some agreements with the man's statement. However, one voiced her disagreement. "I would more say it is insanity than courage he is displaying. While Zero did such things like this, he at least had an army of force assisting him. Yet this Batman is operating alone."

"Well do you think a man who dresses up as a bat has a lot of friends?" Another voiced out. The answer was obvious.

While the delegates continued to debate, the Chairwoman of the UFN just watched the battle, if it could be called, that with amazement. Tianzi and Villetta, whom Ohgi sent over to Hori Island for protection, were standing beside her.

She had been informed by the Black Knights who Zero was, and that Lelouch was also Batman now. However, she had a slight feeling that her 'husband' was the man behind the mask of the new figure in the world.

She was astonished by his accomplishments when he was Zero, and his capabilities when he was under that mask. Now seeing what he could do as this new persona was amazing. Yet it broke her heart that they were on opposite sides. Yet she had to be strong to lead this organization.

While she hadn't agreed with the alliance with Schneizel after they saw all the horrible things he had done to those people, the Black Knight high command had convinced her that trusting the Second Prince was in the best interest of Japan. She still had her doubts, but she agreed to work with him, for now.


The cockpit of the Kin Kōmori shook violently as it was knocked aside by an attack from the Tristan. Batman was barely able to regain his balance before he had to bring the MVB up to block an attack from the Galahad.

'This isn't going so well!' Lelouch told himself in his head as he managed to get out of the blade lock. Only to get blindsided by the Knightmare owned and piloted by the Knight of Four by a strike to the back.

The Kin Kōmori tumbled around before Lelouch was able to find balance. Only just barely able to dodge an attack from the Mordred and its Hardon Beam. After moving out of the way, he was met by the Shen Hu as it gave a right punch across the bat-like Knightmare's face. He was then met by a kick of the Akatsuki and was just barely able to block a sword slash from Tohdoh's Knightmare. The suddenness of the attack was able to knock him back.

Lelouch breathed heavily, trying to catch his breath. While he was more skilled in a Knightmare than he once was, greatly so, he still wasn't up to Suzaku's level of performance, and only was able to hold out this long due to his advanced Knightmare. But against these many aces, he wasn't able to hold up.

The warning lights went off again! "Warning! Warning! Power low! Hull integrity down to 60%! Warning! Enemy Knightmare emerging from Damocles!" Oracle said. He then looked up to see that even more Knightmares were flooding out of the Damocles now.

"I must say, Batman, I'm impressed." Schneizel's voice rang out through the battlefield. "I've never seen anyone able to hold themselves against the forces of the Black Knights, and the Knights of the Round as long as you have."

Lelouch growled at the compliment that Schneizel was giving him. Mainly because he knew that his psychotic brother meant it.

"But now you are outmatched, outnumbered, and outgunned." Lelouch could just hear the sadistic smile his brother was wearing when he said those words. "Death is all but certain. So surrender now, and I will assure you, your death will be quick."

Lelouch gritted his teeth at his brother's ultimatum. He knew that Schneizel was serious about granting him a quick death, yet that did nothing to quell the rage building up in Lelouch's spirit.

"Dang it!" Batman yelled to himself in the cockpit of the Kin Kōmori as he saw how low the energy levels were on his Knightmare, evident by the inside darkening and be flooded with red warning lights. He pulled off his mask and sighed. He then closed his eyes in defeat and muttered to himself. "I can't take them all alone."

"You won't have too!" Said a new voice.

Lelouch's eyes shot wide open at the voice he heard over the comm frequency in Kōmori. 'Is that-'

He didn't get to finish as all of a sudden, a green ball of energy shot into the crowd of Knightmare aces, causing them all to scatter. Then more green orbs were fired, now at the Knightmares on the outside, destroying them.

"What was that?!" Knight of Four Dorthana Erst shouted as she looked around for the sign of the shooter.

She got her answer when a white Knightmare suddenly flew down and stood protectively in front of the Kin Kōmori. Green energy wings were extended outward. In its hands, it was holding two upgraded VARIS rifles. But what caused those present on the battlefield to shake, was that the Knightmare had a striking resemblance to a well-known Knightmare both feared and hated by both Britannia and the Black Knights.

"That's… that's the-" Gino stuttered to get the words out, but was caught too off guard from the appearance.

The Knight of One, however, was just glaring at the Knightmare with rage in his eyes. Such that he was able to finish Gino's sentence with venom in his voice. "Lancelot!"

And indeed, the Lancelot, or more accurately, the Lancelot Albion, stood before the mass army of Knightmares, and protectively in front of the bat-like frame behind it.

"This is Lancelot Albion pilot Suzaku Kururugi hailing the pilot of the Kin Kōmori!" Suzaku stated in a private comm frequency between the two of them. "Hey, Lelouch, how are you doing?" He asked with a smile.

For his part, Lelouch was completely taken off guard by the appearance of his best friend/worst enemy in his new Knightmare. Sure he expected him to come, but not so soon. His face held a complete amount of shock no one had ever seen before on his face, even when it was revealed that Suzaku was the pilot of the Lancelot in the first place.

"Suzaku?" He muttered as he stared at the Knightmare that had always caused him so much trouble now come to his rescue. His face then shifted to one of anger as he roared out his next statement. "What are you doing here?! It's too early!"

Suzaku simply sighed at Lelouch's 'attempt' at a 'thank you'. 'Some things never change I guess' Suzkau thought with a smile as he answered him back with a question of his own. "Do I need to answer that?" He asked rhetorically as he continued to gaze at an angry Lelouch through his video monitor. "I thought you were supposed to be the smart one. Guess things have changed?"

"No! You're still an idiot!" Lelouch countered. "You were supposed to wait until Milly broadcast the message to attack!"

"Well, there hasn't been any sign of any broadcast made by Miss Ashford as of yet." A new voice entered the private channel between the two. Lelouch then turned to see Cornelia rising to join him and Suzaku. Multiple Knightmare Frames that were a part of his 'army' came up to join her. Including Jeremiah and Nonnette in their respective frames.

"Cornelia, Jeremiah?! What're you doing here?! You were supposed to come out along with Suzaku!" Lelouch yelled out, his fury rising more by this insubordination.

"If you believe I'm going to follow orders given to me by my little brother, then you do have a problem with understanding people," Cornelia started with a small humorous smile. "Besides, while I can't forgive you for what happened to Euphie, I can't just let you die while you're trying to make up for it. Besides, Euphie wouldn't want any more death in this family, and neither would Nunnally."

Lelouch's face fell more when Cornelia mentioned the only two truly good members of the Royal family, who unfortunately were now deceased. Lelouch then turned to Jeremiah in his customized Sutherland Sieg.

"I meant no way to disobey your orders, My Lord," Jeremiah began, looking down apologetically, before raising his head in determination again, "But I cannot allow you to die before you fulfill your greatest conquest!"

"And you were getting your butt handed to you like old times. So I had to step in." Suzaku stated in a humorous matter-of-factly sort of tone, which caused Lelouch to groan. "Besides…" The Lancelot then turned to face the bat-like Knightmares, reaching into its backside and pulled out a familiar-looking object in its hands.

"An energy filler?" Lelouch asked no one in particular as his mind flashed back. To the time when he had just saved Suzaku from certain death from invading Chinese forces two years ago. Like now, Lelouch, in the Gawan had given Suzaku an energy filler to recharge the Lancelot. But it represented more than that, it symbolized both of them working together to charge into battle and defeat a common enemy.

"With the two of us working together, there's nothing that we can't accomplish together!" Suzaku continued, switching the communication back to the public so everyone could hear them, as he held out the energy filler for the Dark Knight to take. "So what'd say, Batman?"

Those present watched the exchange between the two warriors. Those who knew the history of these two, the things from which they suffered, and the suffering they caused on each other, watch with great interest and curiosity, wondering what Lelouch would do. Those that didn't know simply waited for orders from their superiors.

Finally, after what seemed to be a long moment of silence, Lelouch gave a small laugh. "What do I say Suzaku?" Lelouch repeated as he pulled the mask over his face again, his eyes filled with a renewed determination.

The Kōmori then extended its hand and take hold of the energy filler in the Lancelot's. "I say, let's make the impossible possible!" Batman finished.

The Kōmori then placed the energy filler in the compartment. Instantly, the Kin Kōmori's systems went up to full power, the red lights in the cockpit receding, and returned to normal as Batman opened his white eyes and gazed at the enemy forces. "Systems charged, ready to proceed!" Oracle reported.

"Glad to hear it Oracle!" Batman said, smirking, he then turned to face the army of Knightmares. "Here my reply to your 'generous' offer Schneizel el Britannia!" Batman began, his voice filling with great power. "I am Batman! And I will not surrender to you, or anyone who seeks to enforce their twisted ideals over the world! Charles zi Britannia believed that the world would be better off if it focused solely on the past! You believe that humanity will prosper if it remains in the present! But you both are wrong! What humanity needs to prosper and become better is to embrace the future."

The Kin Kōmori then extended out wide its gold bat-like energy wings to further emphasize his point. "And I will fight for that future! Along with Suzaku Kururugi, Cornelia li Britannia, Jeremiah Gottwald, and anyone else who longs to have a future! That is my answer to your offer, Schneizel!"

The whole battlefield waited for the Second Prince to give his response.

Finally, Schneizel's voice echoed throughout the sky. "All forces, resume the attack! Destroy Batman and his allies completely!"

Those on the Second Princes side complied and charged the army that had come to Batman's aid.


"Looks like things are heating up over there!" Rivalz stated as he watched the battle going on in the distance. It had been a solid thirty minutes since they took off, and they hadn't received any kind of news from Sayoko.

Milly then opened her phone and called the ninja/maid. "Sayoko! The battle's heating up! And I'm not sure how long Lelouch and the others can take the heat! How much longer do you need?!"


"I'm almost done, Lady Milly! I'm 95 percent complete!" Sayoko reported as she squatted in a corner with the computer laid down at her side with a gun in her hands.

Honestly, this would have been completed ages ago if the Britannians weren't on to her and tried to slow down and stop the download. However, Nina, Lloyd, Rakshata, and Cecile, were working around it. When they realized that their firewalls weren't working, they sent teams to try and shut down the link physically.

The attempts distracted Sayoko from doing her end and slowed her down. But now she was finished with her part and just had to wait for the download to complete for her to send the confirmation to the others.

She took a peek out, but back behind again when more gunfire came and nearly hit her in the head. When she heard the gunfire cease, she pointed her gun out and fired. She heard the cry of someone getting their knee blown out, before backing behind the corner again.

She glanced down at the laptop which held the download bar. 98 percent! 'Come on! Come on!' Sayoko spoke in her mind. More gunfire came, meaning they had reinforcements.

99 percent!

Sayoko reached into her pocket and pulled out a small hand grenade. It was meant to be her ticket out of there, but she may have to use it early so that she could finish her job!

A sudden ping pulled her out of her last thoughts as she looked over to the computer screen. '100 percent! Download complete. Do you wish to send code to the user listed? Yes or No?'

Sayoko moved to press, but a lucky, or unlucky bullet depending on who you ask, hit her in her left shoulder. She yelped at the pain but was still able to select 'Yes'.

She then backed behind the corner and tapped her earpiece. "Lady Milly, You are clear to broadcast! Repeat you are clear to broadcast!" Sayoko confirmed as he pulled the pin on the grenade and threw it toward her shooters. They gasped in surprise and tried to move before it was too-

BOOM!

-late!


"We're good to go Rivalz!" Milly told her companion as he began to ready the camera. "She looked over to the battle on the horizon. "Just hold out a little longer guys." She muttered to herself.


"We can't hold out much longer!" A pilot shouted as he struggled to fight his way out of the group of enemy frames he entangled himself in. however, his efforts were for naught as the next second, he and his Knightmare were obliterated.

Gilford merely gritted his teeth. While they had advanced Knightmares courtesy of the two 'eggheads', they were still vastly outnumbered. But Guilford was going to go down without fighting. Not by a long shot!

He pulled out his lance and charged the incoming Knightmare Frames. "FOR PRINCESS CORNELIA!" He shouted as he charged the enemy frames.


Having heard her knights cry of loyalty for her, Cornelia couldn't help but blush. No matter how far you go back, Guilford always cared about her. But she always thought it was a knight's devotion to her charge, but then she realized it was much more than that.

Guilford truly did love and admire her. And did not treat her as one of his women. And she too had come to grow feelings for him. Maybe when this was over, they could make something work.

But right now, she had to focus on her battle, which was with the Knight of twelve. She managed to dodge the attack and deliver her own, only for the blades she had to lock with the Knight's Knightmare.

"Now what is a Britannian Princess doing by siding with a masked fool trying to dethrone Prince Schneizel?" Monica asked as they struggled.

"A dream," Cornelia answered softly.

"What?" Monica said, caught off guard.

"A dream. Not my own. But a dream held by two of, if not the, best of us!" Cornelia declared as her mind went to the faces of two younger versions of the people she shouted out as she broke the blade lock. "FOR EUPHIE AND NUNNALLY!"


Nonnette ended up getting stuck with the Knight of Four. And while she may have been ranked higher than her, Nonnette wasn't making it easy on Dorothea. Not with the advancements added to her Knightmare.

"Why Nonnette?!" Dorothea demanded as she swung her blade at Nonnette's Knightmare and missed. "Why throw your position as around away for that scum who murdered our Emperor?!"

Nonnette thought about it for a moment then shrugged. "I couldn't just leave little Nelly alone now could I?" She said in a playful voice. Then added. "Plus, to be honest, I don't like Schneizel!"


Suzaku just slashed at the Galahad. With the upgrades made to the Lancelot, Suzaku was able to face Bismark on even footing and even slightly greater. It's funny, a few months ago, Suzkau had been working tirelessly to earn the position of the Knight of One. but now he was fighting the man who held that position to the death to obtain his new goal.

"Why boy?!" Bismark growled as he shoved Suzaku away from him with a slice of his sword. "Why would you throw away everything you are and could become for that piece of scum?!" Their blades locked again.

"Isn't the answer obvious?!" Suzaku asked him as the Lancelot pushed the Galahad away out of the blade lock. He then pointed one of the Lancelot's MVS at the Galahad threateningly. "BECAUSE THAT WORTHLESS PIECE OF SCUM IS MY FRIEND!" He then charged the Galahad again.


"Is this what you want Gino?!" Lelouch asked as the Kin Kōmori threw a Batarang at the Tristan, who just dodged it and charged the bat-like frame. "Suzaku once told me that you are a good person, and I believe him! But is this the kind of Britannia you wish to serve?!"

Gino merely brought the Tristan's blades down upon the Kin Kōmori, which blocked the attack with its MVBs. "I believe that it can change for the better with time and work!" Gino declared as he pushed against the opposing frame.

"Oh my goodness! You're almost as bad as Suzaku, back when he was naive and an idiot!" Lelouch complained, as he broke the lock between the Knightmare and had the Kin Kōmori deliver a roundhouse to Tristan which knocked it back. "You can't change Britannia unless you either have a time machine to go to when it was founded or if your Emperor! And since one of those is fictional and your not royalty, you can't change Britannia!"

The Kin Kōmori then pulled out the REC gun and was about to fire, but a quick slash harken fired from the Tristan hit the gadget out of its hand and caused it to explode. "You could've!" Gino declared as he again charged the bat-like frame. "You could've changed the Empire after killing the Emperor! But instead, you had to become a vigilante and do things the hard way!"

"I don't want to be the Emperor!" Lelouch declared as he pulled out a freeze blast. However, Gino was able to knock the device out of the Kin Kōmori's hand before he could throw it. "I would never become the Emperor of Britannia unless it was to fulfill some crazy complicated plan for world peace!"

The Kin Kōmori batted the incoming blade aside and delivered a right cross to the Tristan's metal face. "Besides! Do you believe that the Britannian population would accept an exiled prince as Emperor after he killed the previous one Gino?! Would you accept me?!"

Gino grimaced as Lelouch caught him in that trap. No, he wouldn't accept Lelouch, at least, probably not at first. But maybe with time, he could come to accept it. But instead of saying that he asked instead, "What are you even fighting for?!"

The Tristan then delivered a slice to the Kin Kōmori's glowing gold-colored bat-symbol. The Kin Kōmori was able to move out of the way, but the cut still made its mark. It didn't go into the cockpit, thankfully, but the cut deep enough to be noticeable. It was a diagonal cut across the gold bat-symbol.

"You say you fight for the future, but a future for who?!" Gino asked as he raised the blade high to bring it down on the bat-like Knightmare. "For yourself?! For Suzaku?! For whom Lelouch?!"

As he brought the blade down upon the Kin Kōmori, Lelouch activated the shock gauntlets. It bumped its fists together before flashing them out, with electricity surging around them! As the blade nearly made contact with its head, the bat-like frame brought its hands up and caught the blade right before it made contact with its head!

"EVERYONE'S FUTURE!" Lelouch declared!

The two devicers struggled to get the upper hand on the other, but neither one of them would budge and give ground to the other! They were locked that way for a long time before someone they both knew interrupted them over a broadcast.

"Hello, world! I'm Milly Ashford!"


"What's going on?!" Ohgi asked the bridge officers as all of a sudden, all their frequencies were playing the same thing. A Britannian newswoman in a helicopter.

"We don't know Sir! Somehow someone was able to hack into our communication and send out a signal that is in tune with this broadcast!" The comm officer stated.

Ohgi was completely taken aback. "What do you mean someone?! Who?!" he asked.

"We are sorry to interrupt the regular program, but we have breaking news!"


(At the same time)

"What's going on?!" Scheneziel demanded as all of a sudden, all their frequencies were playing the same thing. A Britannian newswoman in a helicopter.

"We don't know Your Highness! Somehow someone was able to hack into our communication and send out a signal that is in tune with this broadcast!" The comm officer stated.

Diethard and Kanon were both completely taken aback, while Schneizel just frowned. "What do you mean someone?! Who?!" he asked.

"We are sorry to interrupt the regular program, but we have breaking news!"


"As you can see behind me: The Black Knights and the Britannian Military led by Second Prince Schneizel are in a battle with the masked vigilante Batman, former Knight of Seven Suzaku Kururugi, Third Princess Cornelia, and others!"

Kallen dropped her grocery bags as she stared at the screen with wide eyes. She found Lelouch, in one of the most unexpected places she believed him to be. In a head-on fight with one of his worst enemies.

"While the true nature of this battle is unknown, thanks to evidence given to us by Princess Cornelia and former Knight of Nine Nonnette Emmegram, we have confirmation of Batman and his allies' purpose, and Prince Schneizel's true plans!"


The broadcast then began to share the audio of Cronelia's conversation with Schneizel. Including how he planned to fire FLEIJA missiles all over the world even if they decided to cooperate with him.

All those present who had their doubts on whether to follow the Second Prince began to be furious. Especially the Black Knights.

However, what set people off, was what came after the gunshot.

"How will you convince the Black Knights?" Came Kanon's voice over the broadcast.

"Hmm, they'll simply understand that I'll be the winner, then I'll make a compromise about Japan's freedom and a few other things. And since they won't mind that criminals were used as 'volunteers' they won't bother with the genetic experiments." Schneizel explained to his servant. "I'll promise to give them whatever they want as long as they help me protect Damocles against Batman. Everybody will most likely be at the same place. Two FLEJIA's will suffice."


"Two FLEJIAs?"

"The Black Knights will never accept my new world. It's better to get rid of them all together with Batman. We will fire the second on Hori Island. All the UNF delegates are there."

As he said those words, all of the said delegates gasped.

"Is he mad?!" one roared out in complete shock.

"Does he intend to destroy us all?!" Another question, still in disbelief.

"OF course he does! He's a Prince of Britannia and a child of the Emperor! You can never trust what they say!" A female delegate shouted.

As the delegates continued to argue and are in shock Kayuga was still reeling over the revelation she just learned. She doubted Zero/Lelouch/Batman, and now she and the entire UNF were going to pay the price for the doubt.

Beside her, Tizani was shaking in fear. Her beloved Li was still out there on the battlefield, waiting to meet death. While Villeta was shocked frozen, she was the one who convinced Ohgi to betray Lelouch and trust Schneizel, and now the man she trusted was going to destroy her and the man he'd grown to love.


"Yes, after that show of strength, the UNF will surrender," Kanon commented, finally catching on to his Prince's plan. "It's a clever move!"

"It's better to have bigger results at a lower cost. It's just a basic strategy…" Schneizel explained, his tone betraying he felt proud of himself. "With any luck, the Damocles will fly up to its desired height without having to fire more than twice before reaching there."


As the recording finished, the battlefield froze.

The Black Knights that were supporting Schneizel were growling in anger and shock at the Second Prince's plan. They truly were nothing to him, not even pieces on a chessboard. Even Chiba looked more enraged than she did when she learned the supposed truth about Zero.

'Ohgi, you had your rights, but I feared your choice may have been made hasty!' Li thought as his face morphed into a growled in the cockpit of Shen Hu.


Meanwhile, The Tristan and the Kōmori had ceased their duel. Gino in the cockpit could only stare in disbelief at the Damocles. "Is this… Is this?! This isn't the kind of Britannia I wanted! This isn't what I was fighting for!" Gino cried as tears flowed down his face.

Lelouch took pity on the Knight of Three. He, after all, knew what it felt like to find out a reason for fighting had turned out to be a lie. But now that Schneizel's true intentions were revealed, it seemed that he would now take drastic actions.


The command bridge of the Damoclesheld faces of shock as their plan was revealed to the world. They knew of course what their Highness' plans truly were and decided to follow him.

Meanwhile, at Schneizel's side, Diethard and Kanon shook with absolute fear. They were onto them now, and if they were caught, they would face the wrath of the Black Knights.

Schneizel for his part seemed to be unfazed. But on the inside, he was completely taken off guard by this action. 'It seems Lelouch has changed these past months.' He thought.

"My sister does have nine lives. It's a pity, she ruined the surprise. Very well, I'll just have to move ahead of schedule." Schneizel then moved his hand to tap the intercom on the chair. "Throne room to weapons control. Prepare a FLEIJA for long-range. The target…"


Meanwhile, on the Ikaruga, every Black Knight present was shocked beyond belief at the treachery of Prince Schneizel.

"All of our families are on Hori Island!" A bridge officer shouted in panic as the danger of their foolishness began to dawn on them.

"Does… Does he want to kill us all?" Another commented in disbelief, the realization was sinking in on her.

But no one, and that goes for outside the Ikaruga, was more taken off guard than Ohgi. He placed every bet he had on Prince SChneizel's ability to give them Japan back, and he lost, he lost hard.

After a moment of being frozen in place, his face adopted a more livid expression. "Get me the Damocles! Get me Prince Schneizel!" He ordered. Everyone glance at him in disbelief. "NOW!"


"Your Highness!" The comm officer called. "We have a transmission from the Ikaruga!"

Schneizel merely smiled. "Put it through," he said.

The screen that oversaw the battle was replaced by a very livid Japanese man. "Schneizel," Ohgi began, his voice caring a level of venom and scorn it never had before, "Have you been deceiving us this entire time?! About Zero to?!"

Schneizel merely laughed, which only enraged Ohgi even more so. "Now you figure it out?" He asked rhetorically, laughing even more. "I just told you what you wanted to hear. A human being can't live without experience. Did you know a furious enemy can't think straight?"

He then snapped his fingers. "I believe it's time to give you a lesson on military tactics."


On the top of Damocles, the one that held the firing key reluctantly pressed down on the button.


Below the Damocles, a section of its Blaze Luminous shield opened up, and out came a FLEJIA missile.


"THEY FIRED A FLEIJA, DIRECTION…" The officer gasped in horror. "HORAI ISLAND!"

"WHAT?!" Ohgi called in disbelief. "INTERCEPT IT! INTERCEPT IT!"

"NO! MOM, DAD!" An officer shouted in panic.

"IMPOSSIBLE! WE'RE TOO FAR AWAY TO DO ANYTHING TO STOP IT!" An officer stated.

'NO! VILLETTA!' Ohgi shouted in his mind. His face fell in absolute defeat! This was all his fault! He trusted Schneizel, a man who was known for his manipulative skill and crushing the enemies of the Empire, over the one who led them to victory time and time again! Who risked everything to try and warn them now, even when he knew they would not listen!

Britannia hadn't killed Zero. Nor the Black Knights. Ohgi was the one who killed Zero. And now for his foolishness and his stupidity, the UNF, the Black Knights, the entire world, it was all gonna burn by the hands of a madman who Ohgi trusted.

'We need a miracle!' Ohgi shouted in his mind.

"I'm picking up a signal!" An officer shouted. "A Knightmare has to just gotten in the path of the FLEIJA missile!"

"Is it one of ours?!"

"No! It's-" the screen enlarged to show the image of the Knightmare that stood between the FLEIJA and the destruction UNF.

Ohgi gasped as he looked up and saw the Knightmare. He couldn't believe it! "It's-"


"A FLEIJA warhead has just been fired from the Damocles! Its direction appears to be Horai Island, headquarters of the UNF!" Milly announced, causing the populace to gasp.

Kallen looked down in shame, unable to watch the destruction come of that weapon anymore. She couldn't do anything at all, she felt powerless, like when Naoto died, like when the Black Knights betrayed Lelouch.

What could anyone do to stop this weapon?

"WAIT!" Milly shouted, bringing Kallen's attention back to the screen. "A Knightmare has just gotten in the path of the FLEIJA and the UNF!" As the camera began zooming in on the Knightmare, Kallen's eyes widened even more as she got a clear view of what the Knightmare was, and she knew who was piloting it.

"It's Batman!"


And indeed, standing in the way of the destruction of the UNF was the black, bat-like, golden glowing Knightmare owned by the masked vigilante.

FLEIJA warhead came closer to the Kin Kōmori, and it made no moves to dodge or move out of the way of the deadly warhead. Lelouch closed his eyes and took a deep breath. He then opened his eyes, they were blazing with determinant.

The Kin Kōmori's gold bat wings extended outward, and the bat-like Knightmare charged the FLEIJA warhead head on!


"WHAT IN THE WORLD IS THAT MAN DOING?!" Tamaki shouted in disbelief at Batman's reckless actions.

"He's… he's saving… our lives?" A voice muttered in absolute disbelief. The members on the bridge looked to see Ohgi's eyes shot wide open and mouth hung in absolute shock.

'Why is he saving our lives… after all, we did to him?' Ohgi thought as he continued to watch the bat-like Knightmare charge the warhead!


As Lelouch pushed the Kin Kōmori faster, he thought about how easy it would have been to just let the UFN suffer and be destroyed for their arrogance and foolishness for trusting someone like Schneizel.

In his time as Zero, and a vengeful youth, he would have let it happen without a second thought.

But now… he couldn't let a single life die, even if they betrayed him and ruined his life. No innocent life was going to die, by his actions or lack of!

If there was one thing that was good during his time as Zero, it was the UFN! And that one thing that stood for the symbol of unity during his career as Zero wasn't going to be obliterated!

Not if Batman had anything to say about it!


As she watched the Kin Kōmori approach the FLEIJA head-on, Nina thought back to before the battle when she met with Lelouch.

Flashback

"Your sure this will stop the FLEIJA?" Lelouch asked as he looked at the specialized Batarang that held the chemicals meant to neutralize the warhead. Nina had been working on the FLEIJA eraser for a month now. And she complained multiple times that if she had full access to Britannia's technology, she could have made two in a day.

But they had to work with what they had.

"It's only a theory," Nina began explaining as she showed him the chemical formula for the eraser. "But the chemicals in this makeup should be able to disable the compounds in the FLEIJA."

She then cast her head down in a regretful manner. Lelouch caught this and then immediately knew what was coming. "But?" He asked. She then glanced shyly back up to his eyes.

"But the problem is, that the FLEIJA eraser needs to go at a high velocity for the counter agent to be fully developed. Meaning you'd have the charge the FLEIJA head-on for it to work." Nina explained.

Lelouch grimaced slightly. For this probable counter agent to work, it required him to charge headlong into a weapon that obliterated the Toyo Settlement and Pendragon. And everyone in it.

"You're not telling me this as a clever way to get rid of me are you?" Lelouch asked sarcastically.

Nina was about to protest when Lelouch held up his hand and donned a small smile. "Relax Nin," he assured her with a chuckle, "OI know you aren't like that. I know you want to destroy this weapon and stop more lives from being taken."

Lelouch's face then looked down in sadness as he looked back at the FLEIJA eraser. "But at the same time, I can't blame you if that's your true intention," Lelouch said, sadness filling his voice, "I, after all, caused you to build this weapon when I killed Princess Euphemia. I know you don't forgive me, I don't even forgive myself for what I did, and I hope I never do."

A moment of silence passed between those two. Finally, Lelouch broke the silence. "But, thank you for helping me, Nina. I know that Princess Euphemia would be proud of you." Nina gave a small smile at that comment."

Flashback end

Nina clasped her hands together as if to pray. Pray that, for Princess Euphemia's sake, that this weapon could be stopped before more lives could be taken.


"Time to find out if this thing works!" Lelouch shouted to himself as he pushed the Kin Kōmori faster!


"He's charging it head-on!?" Diethard shouted in disbelief as he, and all those present on the Damocles, watches the bat-like Knightmare approach the warhead with a look of absolute disbelief.

Even Schneizel couldn't mask his surprise at his brother's rash actions! What on Earth was Lelouch doing?!


"What in the world does that man think he's doing?!" A UNF delegate shouted as he stared at the bat-like Knightmare charge the weapon that for a brief moment, feared they would be victims of.

"He's saving our lives!" A feminine voice chocked out.

All the delegates turned to see the teary-eyed face of the UNF's chairwoman. For those who didn't know the truth, which was all of them, they couldn't understand why the Chairwoman would cry of some stranger.

To those who did, however, they couldn't help but cry with her.


Lelouch pushed the Kin Kōmori faster! The warning lights and Oracle's alerts were going off in the cockpit, and they were going crazy, urging him to stop, slow down, or move out of the way! But Lelouch ignored them all as he continued to charge the destructive weapon head-on!


Gino's mouth was held wide open in disbelief at Batman's actions! If dressing up like a bat wasn't crazy enough, he had to add death seeking to psych profile of Lelouch vi Britannia, not that there was one.


Kallen's eyes were filling with tears as she saw the bat-frame closing in on the weapon of mass destruction! In those moments, all at once, her fears, her doubts, her anger, her depression, everything that had caused Kallen to doubt Lelouch, all of it vanished!

Only now it was when Lelouch was facing certain death! He was sacrificing himself to protect everything he built! And to save those who cursed and condemned him to the debt of oblivion!

And Kallen could do nothing but watch as he did so. She was complete and utterly powerless! A feeling she hated more than anything in the world!


As he watched his lord approach the dangerous warhead, Jeremiah couldn't help but grip the controls on his Knightmare in frustration! It should be him out there risking his life, not His Highness. And especially not for those who sought to take away his life! He had offered himself to do so, but Lelouch refused him.

"I'm grateful for your loyalty Jeremiah, I truly am." He recalled his master's words before he left to engage the enemy. "But I have to do this. And it has to be me alone. I've always had others execute my dangerous suicidal plans for me: Suzaku, Kallen, Rolo, you, and so many others. But now, it has to be me risking my life for these plans! If a king isn't willing to sacrifice himself for the sake of his mission, how can he inspire others to do the same?"


As the Lancelot Abilon watched the Kin Kōmori approach closer to the FLEIJA, Suzaku couldn't but pray silently that Lelouch would survive. Not just because Lelouch was his best friend and the best hope they had against Schneizel, but also because of the 'other matter' Lelouch assigned to Suzaku.

Suzaku had a feeling that this was payback for all the times he made Lelouch suffer. While he would do it as a promise to him as a friend, he still wasn't looking forward to facing the angry fire that is Kallen Kozuki when he tells her Lelouch is dead!


The Kin Kōmori then pulled a unique Batarang from its utility belt. What separated this one from the rest was that it was completely glowing gold like the bat symbol on its chest and the energy bat wings.

Lelouch pushed the Kin Kōmori faster toward the FLEIJA! He only had one shot! And he wasn't even sure if it was gonna work!

Lelouch laughed slightly. Years ago, he called Suzaku out on his wild and reckless actions to kill himself. Yet now here he was, doing the same thing!

But he was different now. Everything about Lelouch vi Britannia was different from what he once was. At least most of him that is. He was still a brilliant strategist and a stubbornly committed person who would not stop to complete his goals. And he could be cruel to those that deserve it at times.

But now, he was only willing to risk himself in accomplishing his goals. No one else. He was physically stronger and more skilled in piloting than he ever was before. He had a strong moral code that he would follow and would let no one or situation compromise it. He was kinder, at least to innocents, and cared less about results and more about keeping others alive in the pursuit of his goals.

And there was one big difference to the person he was before to the person he is now. He realized that he had more to live for in his life than just Nunnally.

It was true that Nunnally was still important to him, and her death will always leave a hole in Lelouch's heart. But now that she was gone, he realized just how many people he had that could support him. And how much they all meant to him.

Suzaku. Lelouch's first, true, and best friend. One of the few people he let into his wounded and broken heart after his mother 'died'. He never should have hurt Suzaku the way he did, he didn't deserve any of the pain Lelouch caused him. Lelouch should have been a better friend. And once this was over, he was, or at least, the was going to try to be that friend.

His thoughts then went to his friends at Ashford. Though most of them only knew him as Lelouch Lamperouge, he enjoyed every second of his existence there with them. From the times he and Rivalz snuck out to gamble, to the insane festivals held by Milly. He would be a better friend o him when he got back, and to honor Shirley's memory, he would put a real effort in school.

And finally Kallen. Kallen. The woman who Lelouch, against all his experience and skills at cutting people off except for Suzaku and Nunnally, fell in love with. At first, Lelouch saw her as his greatest soldier in his war against Britannia. But as time moved on, he noticed other things about her that had drawn him to her. The way she could easily use a Knightmare to dispatch a squad, her level of devotion to him and his mission, and small things like how she would smile after a victory, and even her hot-blooded temper was attractive to him.

The way how she spoke to him before and after she learned the truth. How much she desired to be closer to him, and how much more he wanted to be closer to her. But, he always was putting it off, until he got Nunnally back until he destroyed his father. He wasn't willing to let her in, until after she saved him from Refrain that night in Shinjuku.

But then Shirley and Nunnally perished because he couldn't save them. Because he loved him. And his heart couldn't take another loss, especially of the one who mattered to him the most. So he did the only thing he was ever truly good at, he pushed her away with lies. And that was his greatest regret. She begged to know what she meant to him, and he called her his greatest pawn. The memory sickened him every time he thought back to it.

But, once this was all over, once the world was saved from Schneizel and his sick view on peace, he would find her. He would find her, and tell her how he truly felt, how he longed to be with her, how sorry he was for lying to her. And he hoped, with all of his heart, that she would accept him.

And if not…

Lelouch closed his eyes in pain as that particular thought crossed his mind. He hoped she would at least find someone who could make her truly happy. Happier than Lelouh ever could.

Now Lelouch had a small hope this wouldn't work so he wouldn't have to face her and her fury. One of the things he learned as Zero was that you do not make a woman angry, especially redheads. He would let Suzaku face that anger, a fitting punishment he believed for all the pain Suzaku put him through when training.

The Kin Kōmori's senors beeped, in conformation. 'It's now time!' Lelouch thought as he positioned the Kin Kōmori to throw the Batarang.

As he stared at the FLEIJA that was a mere few hundred meters from him, he thought one last thing. 'All or nothing!'

He then brought the Kin Kōmori to a furious halt and used the momentum from the sudden brake in speed to throw the indigo glowing Batarang at the incoming warhead.

Time seemed to slow for all watching, which was the entire world, as the specialized Batarang made contact with the FLEIJA. The warhead then erupted into a brilliant orb of violet that was growing exponentially larger by the second. And made no sign of slowing down.

Lelouch let out a defeated sigh. 'Well Rolo, Euphie, Shirley, C.C., Nunnally, at least I'll be with you in the after like. Hopefully, Kallen doesn't come and kill me when I get there.' Lelouch closed his eyes and prepared to meet his maker...

...

… only one problem, when Lelouch opened his eyes, he didn't see his maker. Instead, he was in the exact place he was when he died, in the cockpit of the Kin Kōmori. 'Is Heaven or Hell the cockpit of the Knightmare people die in?' Lelouch thought as he looked out the screen to what was in front of him.

And when he did, he learned he wasn't in Heaven or Hell!

The glowing orb began to shrink and turn black, electricity was being shot out of the orb, but it wasn't hitting anyone or their Knightmares. The orb kept shrinking and shrinking. Until finally, it blinked out of existence!

Lelouch blinked to make sure he wasn't dreaming. He then pinched himself to double make sure. only Oracle's report made him see reality. "FLEIJA warhead has been negated. Excellent job master Batman." And with that confirmation, he let out a large long laugh. He kept laughing and laughing until it began to hurt. When he managed to calm down after a long while he shouted.

"I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT WORKED!"


"I can't believe that worked!" Suzaku shouted.


"I can't believe that worked!" Cornelia voiced in.


"I can't believe that worked!" The four scientists shouted in surprise.


"I can't believe that worked!" Milly and Rivalz both shouted.


After Lelouch calmed down, he then remembers he had to execute another part of his plan. He then began to set the KIn Kōmori to the broadcast setting.


"T-The FLEIJA is… GONE!?" Kanon shouted, his face a look of disbelief as he saw the orb of destructive power be stopped by a little object. Those in the Damocles held similar reactions.

But all of them paled in comparison to Prince Schneizel himself. The Second Prince, the man who usually was able to keep his composure no matter what happened to him, was completely taken off guard. His face held an uncharacteristic shock that had never been seen before on him. By others, or by himself.

His face then tried to fix its mistake by assuming a calm appearance, but it was too late, the damage was done. On the inside, Schneizel was full of an uncharacteristic rage take hold upon him. 'I didn't expect this kind of trick, but this won't be a problem.'


On the Ikaruga, there was a different atmosphere.

Everyone was cheering and hugging one another, some even kissing. Everyone was celebrating at the chance to live and continue fighting.

Ohgi, looked beyond happy, in one instant, relief filled his soul and his heart that his love and all they worked for was still standing. "I-It's-It's a miracle!" Ohgi shouted, holing his hand to his head. Bt then she shook his head in realization.

"No… it's him."


"Batman has stopped the FLEIJA?! BATMAN HAS STOPPED THE FLEIJA!" Milly reported, sounding ecstatic!

All those watching the broadcast cheered Batman as the reality that one man was able to stop a dangerous weapon and save the UNF. A miracle even Zero couldn't accomplish!

However one in the crowd had more reason to be happy than any other person. 'He's okay he's okay!' Kallen cried tears of happiness as she had begun to wipe them away so no one would notice.

The TV then gave off a sound before a new voice chimed in. "Black Knights, Britannia, the world! Hear me now!"

Kallen's eyes shot up and looked toward the screen at the voice at the man who she could never mistaken. The voice that could always give her hope in the darkest of times!

'Lelouch!'


"Now do you all see the truth?!" Batman asked as his voice rang throughout the battlefield that had fallen silent.

Every Britannian and Black Knight listened closely to the words of the masked vigilante. Feeling something very familiar as he spoke.


"Schneizel el Britannia doesn't care about the lives of others! He only cares for his own false belief of peace! A peace he seeks to achieve by destroying all those who go against his ideals! Even those who he calls allies and friends, even if he knows what they mean!"

The UNF's delegates stared in awe and silence at the vigilante's words as he continued speaking. Kayuga, in particular, listened with great admiration, as she when Lelouch would speak as Zero.


"Is that what we want?! To live in constant fear of destruction by the hands of a tyrant?! Is this what you Knights fought for?! Whether you be Black Knights or Britannia's?!"

That question caused Gino to cringe slightly and look down in shame. No! This isn't the Britannia he fought for! This isn't the world he wanted!

Tohdoh also looked down in shame. He was foolish to trust Schneizel! How could he fall for such obvious ploys from the Second Prince? But he knew why: it was because he was angry, and no soldier thinks clearly when angry.


"I know I don't! I know I don't want a world living in the past as Charles zi Britannia desired! Or a world stuck in the present as Schneizel el Britannia seeks! What I want in the future! What I want is tomorrow! The tomorrow that humanity needs to survive!

Suzaku recalled those same words when he, Lelouch, and C.C. confronted the Emperor in C's world months ago. Lelouch was desperate to have a tomorrow and was willing to do what it takes for it.


"I will fight for that future, even if it kills me!" Lelouch continued speaking, his voice was more powerful than it ever was as Zero or as Batman! "I won't force any of those who hear this to follow me! But instead, I am asking-No!- I am begging you all, help me! Help me save this world from being stuck in the present! Help me move this world into the future for the benefit of your children, and their children, and their children's children! Please, fight with me now, help me destroy this corrupt world so that we can create a new one!"


Silence.

Absolute silence.

That is what classified the battlefield. No bullet was fired. No explosion erupted. Not a shout or a mutter fro anyone on the battlefield.

For a moment, Lelouch was worried it wasn't going to work considering how much these people hate him.

But then, the silence was broken by one man. The man who all who knew him regarded him and he knew him, as one thing for sure. An idiot.

"IT'S ZERO! I KNEW IT!" Tamaki shouted at the top of his lungs, his declaration heard around the world. For a brief moment, the world began to hope that it was true.


Lelouch smiled at Tamaki's declaration. Even after all this time, he was still a lovely comic relief. And for a moment, Lelouch thought of going along with that declaration, claiming that in reality, Batman was Zero in a new guise, hoping to find a way to take down Schneizel by presenting to be dead.

But no.

"No," Lelouch stated, shocking the world again. He had to do this. If he was truly going to leave Zero behind, he had to do this. "Zero is dead."

The world gasped at his words.

"I am not him. I am nothing more than the warrior that has risen from the ashes of Zero. One who seeks justice for all those who have been faced with the unjust actions of those who believe they are better than their fellow man!"

"I..." Lelouch paused for a moment, noticing something was missing. He grabbed his mask, that he didn't realize he took off. Studying the mask closely, he saw in the white eyes that his soul has been reborn. Slowly, he brought the piece of fabric that was so powerful to his face.

"I am the vengeance of those who had been stepped on those who believe that they are superior to their fellow men, here to bring that righteous fury down on those who believe that!" The mask was on his face as he began to pull down.

"I am the night that covers the corrupt light that blinds the people of this world." The mask covered his face completely as his hands went to grasp the controls of the Kuro Kōmori, the indigo circuit lines ran up his hands and arms.

And at last, he declared in a voice that shook the world once more!

"I AM… BATMAN!"

A/N: And I figure that's as good a place as any to finish it off.

As you can see, I used more gadgets from the Arkham series, and used their freeflow combat enhances as upgrades for the Kin Kōmori. Anyhow, I hope you enjoyed this chapter and I'll post the new one as soon as I can. Also, I added an AI that's titled 'Oracle' to keep it more in line with the bat mythos. Again, not my idea, I have to give credit to Sunwolf27 again for the idea. I had originally planned on adding the Oracle AI for the sequel to this story, but I decided to do it now.

Also, my respect for authors writing long stories has grown, even more, this took a lot of work. And it was exhausting.

Next time, Lelouch and his allies must fight against a terrifying new weapon. And the world chooses who to stand beside.