Code Geass: Black-Blooded Orphans

Stage 17: A True Resolve

The SAZ had turned into a bloody bloodbath. Millions were being evacuated as the Black Knights bravely fought the mysterious Sutherlands off. The Ganymede charged in with a mace and smashed the Sutherlands to pieces.

'Father…. You will pay for this.' Nunnally thought.

The Gusion moved in pulling out its guns and using its sub arms to use the other guns. The Gusion fires at apa group a Sutherlands ahead. The Gekka shoved its left claw into a Sutherland. The Isaribi was providing support fire from above. The Gawain was destroying enemy air forces with the Hadron Cannons. The Black Knights were eliminating the mysterious Sutherlands. The Lancelot and the Club had launched. Euphemia was in complete shock, making her unable to fight at the moment. Naoto looked at one of the Sutherlands and noticed a red mark on it.

'That red mark…. Could it be that the Emperor had…!' Naoto thought, "KUSO!"

The Lancelot and the Club were aiding the Black Knights in the elimination of the enemy Sutherlands. The Club shoots a shot and destroys a Sutherland. The Lancelot drew its swords out and attacked the Sutherlands. Eventually, Cornelia got mixed into this only for the sake of killing that 'ghost' she saw all over the broadcast.

"ZERO!" Cornelia howled, "WHERE ARE YOU, COWARD?! COME OUT AND FACE ME SO I CAN KILL YOU AFTER EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE TO ME!"

"Oh come on! Does that lady ever chill out for once?" Tamaki said.

"Guess not after what she saw just now." Nagata said.

"She sounds like she's going to murder someone." Yoshida said.

"Yeah, and I think I know who it is she's going to murder right now." Rivalz said.

"Forget about those idiots! Kill Zero and the Black Knights! Kill every last one of them!" Cornelia yelled.

"Viceroy, that's enough!" Suzaku said.

"So you choose that ghost over your loyalty to my sister? You coward…. Even your own father—!"

"I'm afraid he doesn't mind if I put a stop to this. All he wanted was for Japan and its people to live. All I did was bring a false peace that even he despises of. All I need to do now is to protect the people from those who would unjustly act selfishly for their own desires." Suzaku said.

"What?!" Cornelia exclaimed.

"Don't get the wrong Idea, all I want is Euphie to be happy. If you intend to kill Zero— no, Lelouch, then I'm afraid that I will have no choice but to put you down so you won't ever do anything that will make Euphie feel saddened." Suzaku said.

"Even you would utter my dead half brother's name as if you knew him better than I do…." Cornelia growled, "Even you would believe what a ghost will tell you."

'I'm sorry Euphie, I guess I have no other choice in the matter.' Suzaku thought.

"Sorry dear sister, but I can't allow you to do that." A voice said as a knightmare flew over to the Lancelot.

'That voice—!' Cornelia thought.

It was the Bael with Schneizel in the cockpit. He got in between Cornelia and Suzaku.

"Schneizel! You too are siding with him?!" Cornelia exclaimed.

"No. I'm doing this to prevent you from doing something that Euphie will hate you for." Schneizel said, "Kururugi, aid the Black Knights in dealing with the mysterious enemies and deal with any of Cornelia's troops. There has been enough bloodshed."

"Yes, my lord." Suzaku said as he went to deal with the mysterious enemies.

"You…" Cornelia said, "You're going to wish you never came here to begin with."

The Ganymede swung its swords at a Sutherland and an approaching Gloucester. The C6s surrounded a Group of Sutherlands and gunned them down. The Gawain fired its Hadron Cannons, destroying a few more VTOLs. The Black Knights were now fighting against Cornelia's forces. The Bael and the Gloucester fought. The Bael blocked the lance and fired its two guns on its back. The Gloucester dodged the shots.

"Why Schneizel? Why would someone like you rather support a ghost of our own dead half-brother?" Cornelia asked.

"Why? Isn't it obvious? You've seen just how….. terrible this world is. Think about it like this Nelly, have you ever wondered what the people wanted?" Schneizel asked.

"What?" Cornelia said.

The Bael and the Gloucester clashed. The two back away as the Gloucester fired its machine gun. The Bael fires back, destroying the gun. The two clash again.

"Have you ever thought that your actions had consequences? All must understand that even a god cannot do as he pleases. If a god dares to toy with people with its powers, a demon lord must punish god, for even he can commit sin." Schneizel said, "An analogy like that is something you might be able to connect to this world."

"So you're saying that our Brother has to become a demon in order to topple an empire that controls a third of the world?" Cornelia asked, "If so, I will kill that demon before that ever happens."

The Gloucester charges with its lance. The Bael dodges and kicks the lance out of the Gloucester's hand.

"I'm afraid you don't understand yet." Schneizel said.

"What don't I understand?" Cornelia asked.

"You don't realize that I had planned to use you as a way for the world to finally change." Schneizel said.

"No….. You…. You used me, Euphie, and even her Knights…. Even Guilford and Clovis—!"

The Gloucester picks up its lance and charged. The Bael blocks the lance and severed the Gloucester's right arm.

"That's right. I used you to make the world understand that Britannia's evils must come to an end. Once the Black Knights and their Black Rebellion succeeds, Britannia's own invincibility will vanish into thin air. The Black Knights will be hailed as heroes throughout time." Schneizel said, "And none of this would have been possible if it hadn't been your foolish folly."

The Bael cuts off the Gloucester's left arm and raises one of its swords.

"You damn traitor!" Cornelia roared, "Schneizel!"

The Bael swung its sword at the Gloucester. The blade cuts into the cockpit. The Bael withdraws its swords. The Bael picked up the Gloucester and flew away.

'Sorry Euphie, I think I just mortally wounded your sister's body.' Schneizel thought.

Soon, Cornelia's forces were wiped out along with the mysterious Sutherlands. Cornelia was being hospitalized on the Avalon. Right now, she's pulled through but now has gone into a coma. The people were gathered in the stadium. Zero stood before the masses once again. Naoto observed from a distance.

'At first, I didn't know what went through mind after hearing your story the first time. Now I know what did run through me after hearing it again.' Naoto thought.

"For years I had seen Britannia oppress the natives of its colonies and the corruption that came from it. Ever since the Special Zone was announced, I thought that Britannia finally opened its eyes, and after revealing myself to you all, I thought the world would finally come to change into a more gentle one. But because of my own father— no, the Emperor, That peace was gone!" Zero said, "No more will Britannia and its colonies be ruled by a dictator and his corrupt government. From this day forward, this new independent nation will be called the United States of Japan!"

The crowd cheered for Zero.

"The birth of a new nation…" Diethard said.

Viceroy's Palace

Guilford heard about what happened to Cornelia. He went to her room and looked through an album containing every picture with her highness. Now he was having thoughts of her being dead due to his mental state, which was recovering. Tears flowed down from his eyes.

'Damnit…. First Darlton, now Cornelia-sama…...' Guilford thought.

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