Chapter 6
3 Weeks Later
Tokyo, Japan/Britannia 2019 a.t.b-Temporary Government Building, Emperor's Office
To say Lelouch had a head ache would have been an understatement, how is predecessors had managed this much paper work he would never know. He sat behind a large desk in a comfy office chair, the office itself also had a large television screen several chairs and a couch with new Britannian flag the Black Knight flag behind him. The Black Knights themselves and the armed forces of Britannia were merging quite well thankfully. The other powers however were in an uproar over the annexation of Japan, none had taken steps to cause more trouble than a shouting match, but that could be for a number of reasons. The most likely though was that the EU was bogged down in bureaucracy, but the UFN wasn't moving for unknown reasons.
'Probably waiting for Sugiyama and Minami to make their move,' Lelouch thought. 'The plan's probably for those two to attempt a coup and once Tokyo is captured the UFN will acknowledge it as sovereign and invade Japan. Securing the Sakuridite trade while they're at it and put a strangle hold on the rest of the world.'
At that moment in walked C.C. in the white uniform she had worn while piloting the Gawain. She was followed by Tamaki wearing his Black Knight uniform, reminiscent of Ohgi's, and Anya who was wearing a black and gold version of her old uniform, each took a seat in one of the chairs facing the frustrated emperor. C.C. then reached into her pocket and pulled out two aspirin and placed them in front of Lelouch, he took them, through back his head and swallowed them and they were followed by a shot of the cognac he had been drinking. One of the perks of his new code he drink to his heart's content and not get drunk.
"Thank you C.C." said Lelouch, she nodded in response. "Anya what is your report on the unit."
"It has arrived safely and has been hidden," she replied. "It can be assembled at your command."
"Good," said Lelouch he then turned to Tamaki. "Tamaki your report."
"Well Zero buddy," said Tamaki before hesitating. "You don't mind me calling you Zero do ya bud?"
"No Tamaki," sighed Lelouch. "You can call me Zero."
Tamaki grinned ear to ear before continuing. "Well Zero our defenses are as sound as we can make them right now, we have artillery in place with interlocking fields of fire. Your air ships and the Invincible can provide close in support, and the new Imperial Zero Guard can provide quick mobile reserves when needed."
The Imperial Zero Guard were the new elite troops of the Black Knights, they were much like the old Zero and Royal Guards. The IZG were made up of the most skilled and loyal troops of both the Black Knights and Britannian forces, their numbers in Tokyo now number five hundred, more would be added later. Their uniforms were made of black body armor with gold highlights, a Zero style head mask/helmet, and tails resembling those of the Zero cape attached to their belts. Their weapons were standard machine guns, pistols, and large dagger like knifes, plus Mizuchi and Cobra knightmares in the black and gold livery of the emperor.
"Good" said Lelouch before adding with a small frown, "intelligence suggests and I agree that Sugiyama and Minami will strike in the next few days. The exact plans are not known so I have sent the order to quietly place all Knights on alert as well-"
An explosion rocked the building knocking the occupants of the room to the ground, and scrambling everything on Lelouch's desk. Machine gun fire could be heard, and if one listened carefully one could hear the faint sounds of artillery.
Slowly picking himself up Lelouch reached into his pocket taking out a small radio and yelling, "what happened?!"
"Sire," said the voice on the other end. "We are being attacked by both infantry and knightmares both of which are in the old JLF colors. They seemed to have arrived in supply trucks, one of which charged the font of the building and detonated. We have the majority of the infantry pinned down and all the enemy frames but some of the enemy footmen slipped passed us. Security is looking for them inside, but they could be anywhere."
"Thank you soldier," said Lelouch cutting off the radio. Machine gun fire was then heard on the other side of the door followed by the shout, "GRENADE!" the explosion shook the room slightly. C.C., Tamaki, and Anya drew standard military pistols Tamaki's having an extended magazine. All moved in front of the emperor, who had remained stoic the whole time, and prepared for when the assailants would make it to the door.
"Open up in there," ordered a hostile voice from the other side. "We want the emperor and we'll kill anyone who gets in the way."
"What can you do to me that I cannot withstand?" said Lelouch.
"With you we can free Japan and finally crush Britannia," replied the voice.
Rolling his eyes Lelouch then walked in front of his companions gesturing for them to stand back he then drew his own gun. However his was unlike the others as is was a new miniature version of the VARIS rifle, it had a long square like body that resembled its parent. The grip was slanted slightly to improve aim and was made form fit the emperor's hand. Finally the magazine was capable of holding up to twelve shots before reloading and was capable of multiple firing options, the whole thing was colored black with gold trim.
"Is there no way you will reconsider your actions?" asked Lelouch.
"Never," screamed the voice. "With you and your little b**** of a sister out of the way no one will stop us from destroying Britannia, now surrender!"
Lelouch's eye twitched in rage, everyone else in the room could swear the temperature dropped when the terrorist said that. Lelouch suddenly started to laugh quietly steadily growing louder until it was a full-fledged maniacal laugh. Lelouch raised his pistol flicking the safety and fire control settings with his thumb, and aimed at the door
"All right you bastards!" screamed Lelouch, "if that's how you want it. Then Lelouch vi Britannia commands you die!"
A greenish-blue flash fired from the gun turning the door into hundreds of little pieces flying towards the people on the other side. When the dust settled Lelouch and his companions walked out of the office into the hall way and the destruction caused by Lelouch. The bodies of eight men littered the floor, with one exception, he was pinned to the wall by a large piece of the door. All of the men had multiple wounds all of which were bleeding profusely, miraculously though the man pinned to the wall was still alive all though barely.
"All right were are Sugiyama and Minami?" asked Lelouch.
"Like hell I'd tell you dam demon," said the man coughing up blood. "Even your geass won't get me to talk, special contact lenses were made for me and the team hehe I won't talk."
"You don't need to," said Lelouch with a grin, the smirk on the man's face fell. "When my code activated my Geass went away, but my code grants me certain "abilities". You see normal codes allow the code bearer to induce a panicked state in a victim by showing them their worst fears and memories. They can also read the minds of others who are connected to geass, now here's where I come in. My code was given to me under strange circumstances shall we say, and thus mutated granting me new powers in compensation for my geass. I can now see people's memories, by making physical contact, so you don't need to talk just be ready for pain."
The man's eyes grew wide as Lelouch raised his arm geass symbol appearing on the palm of his hand. The cold hand then grasped the man's head, the owner of the head began to shake wildly and scream, the sounds muffled by the hand. After a few seconds Lelouch let go of the man then raised his gun and fired again blowing the man's head off.
Lelouch turned to his companions Tamaki looking paler than normal but mostly fine. "The traitors' main attack has begun, they plan to capture me and Tokyo to bring the other world powers, and they are currently advancing from due west. Anya take the Mordred and take command of our southern forces, I'll order Jeremiah to do the same in the North."
"What about me buddy?" asked Tamaki in a whiney voice.
"You will take command of the center, with C.C. backing you up. I will be in overall command from above," said Lelouch.
"So you're finally taking it out for a spin?" asked C.C.
"I think it's about time I did," replied Lelouch with a grin. With that all three of his companions raced to their stations, while Lelouch holstered his gun and went back into the office. Slinging his cape on and picking up his cap.
"Jeremiah," said Lelouch into the communicator.
"Yes my lord," replied Jeremiah.
"Take the Siegfried and command the northern forces."
"Yes my lord," said Jeremiah before the radio link cut out.
Lelouch then reopened the com on another channel saying, "Have my knightmare prepared.
Battle of Tokyo-Southern Front
A line Akatsukis were advancing up the streets of outer Tokyo, all of them were dented and damaged from previous encounters with enemy frames and artillery. They had been surprised by the amount of resistance and how fast the defenders responded to their presence.
"Enemy frames ahead," said the commander ahead of them was another defensive barricade with enemy frames behind it. "Prepare to attack."
A chorus of "we here and obeys" was heard by the commander. Immediately the enemy opened fire the bullets peppering the charging frames, they fired back their shots either going over the barricade or hitting it. A large shape appeared over the barricade it was a light color purple/pink with white and gold highlights.
"The Mordred?!" screamed the commander, "all units fire on that frame."
A loud voice was then broadcast over the Mordred's speakers, "all enemy units must be eliminated."
Suddenly the Mordred's Stark Hadron Cannon came together and red light began to glow from the barrels.
"Cover," scream the commander as he and three other frames dodged into the nearby ally. The Mordred then let loose its destruction, the red beam completely obliterating everything in the street leaving the pavement a chard black. The commander peaked his knightmare around the corner looking for their assailant. But when he looked there was no Mordred when he heard, "above us!"
Immediately looking up there descending was the juggernaut of a knightmare.
"Fire you fools fire," screamed the commander, they all opened up their just bounced of the Blaze Luminous shield of the Mordred.
"You are all going to die," said Anya over the speakers. Following which the mini proximity missile tubes opened, the shield dropped and the mini rockets swarmed out and over the enemy frames. The commander's ejection pod flew from his now destroyed frame, flying through the air he watched as the large frame shrink, believing he got away. A warning light then flashed inside the pod signaling a premature parachute opening, the commander's face paled as he realized the significance of this.
"You will not escape," said the amplified voice of Anya. She then raised her frames arm and presented the bottom of its wrist, there was mounted mini Hadron Blasters like the ones on the Shinkiro. Spherical blasts from the Hadron blaster shot out and no one could hear the screams of the commander as his pod was blown apart.
Anya lowered the blaster then called through her radio, "all forces advance, retake the next set of defensive positions."
Battle of Tokyo-Northern Front
"All Hail Britannia!" yelled Jeremiah as one of his improved slash harkens impaled an enemy frame. The Siegfried had been repaired since the Battle of Mt. Fuji and the slash harkens had been rebuilt to resemble the lances used by the Gloucesters with new MVS tips.
"All forces," Jeremiah called over the radio. "Reform units and push them back off the barricades. Artillery concentrate fire behind the enemy, disrupt their back up." The enemy assault had pushed Jeremiahs men of their barricades and back up the streets. Not one to abandon such position easily Jeremiah and his men fought furiously to halt the enemy advance.
The Black Knights let a loud battle cry and charged the enemy frames, Jeremiah let loose a fusillade of mini rockets from their launchers on the Sutherland Sieg. The impacts around, on and in the enemy formations stunned enemy pilots, and the Black Knights slammed into them like a hammer on a nail. The enemy was driven back just artillery shells shrieked overhead blowing apart the crowd off enemy knightmares caught between the retreating units and the advancing ones. Scrap metal that had once been frames littered the ground, and the enemy advanced again when the shells stopped signaling that the guns were reloading. They were only met by a hail of bullets and were torn apart.
"Artillery commence independent battery fire," ordered Jeremiah, shells once again flew in decimating the enemy.
"Death to the enemies of the Empire!" yelled the Knight of One which was followed by cheers from his men.
Battle of Tokyo-Center
"Hold the line!" ordered Tamaki. The enemy had driven him and his forces back to their secondary defenses. Thankfully though they had dealt the enemy a heavy blow before that, but the traitors had brought up three air battleships which were the reason they were forced to retreat. The Great Britannia and the other Logres battleship were duking it out but the two Britannian ships had dealt only minor damage to the enemy ships before they had to raise shields. The two Caerleon battleships that were assigned to the center had been shot down, the other four that accompanied the task force were on the flanks of the battle and were of no help here.
"Dam it we've got to hold," growled Tamaki as he brought down his knightmare's special katana onto the enemy frame the charged him. The katana was like what the Zangetsu wielded only instead of rockets on the back there was now a special Float booster system. Tamaki then raised the left arm of his gekka and sprayed the bullets from the mounted machine gun into two more enemy frames.
"Tamaki!" shouted a voice. Tamaki turned and just barely blocked a blow from the chain katana of another gekka.
"Minami," growled Tamaki.
"You would stand against us and Japan and everything we fought for?" said an angered Minami swinging his sword again at Tamaki. Parrying the blows Tamaki pulled the frame back and fired his machined gun only for Minami to pivot and dodge the bullets.
"No I stand for Japan and will fight and die for it and this is the only way to protect it," replied Tamaki as charged swung his sword down onto the gekka from of the traitor. Minami blocked the blow and the following blows that accompanied it before swinging his own sword upon Tamaki.
"You fool we will take Japan for ourselves and you will lose," said Minami as he and Tamaki locked swords. Behind Minami enemy frames swarmed the barricade the Black Knights slowly backing away but still fighting. A shadow then crept over the battlefield, Tamaki noticed this and knew what it meant and he grinned like a mad man.
"No Minami, you will lose!" said Tamaki and then the enemy frames that had been on the verge of victory were pounded by energy bolts. Tamaki used this distraction and through the confused and stunned Minami away.
"Told you," smirked Tamaki.
"No it's impossible, it was destroyed," muttered Minami in fear as he looked up, for there floating above the battlefield was an energy wing equipped Gawain.