Sparks flew as Chris blocked a rapier and a pack blur. Gritting his teeth he began blocking fast thrusts from the thin weapon. With his right sword he pushed the blade away and thrusts with his left sword.

The blade cut into his foe as he took a moment to gaze at his opponent.

Widening his eyes Chris couldn't believe it.

"Yuhelia?" He asked as he stared at the old man.

"My how you've grown, before you couldn't even see my blade coming, now you can easily block my weapon strikes" pulling back Yuhelia ignored the blood dripping from his wound.

"I killed you didn't I?" Asked Chris as the old man moved in for a series of thrusts. Blocking these attacks Chris missed one and felt the thin blade pierce through his right arm.

Holding in the pain he backed away as his father cleaned his sword. "Yes you most certainly did kill me. However someone nursed me back to health with the Britannians most advanced medical staff. All so I may kill you, sad thing is, I've not much time left so if you could die sooner I'd be grateful"

"So now you're just a puppet? Tell me, are you gonna try using the crystals powers again?" Questioned Chris.

"No" his answer confused the boy. "You see while my body is healthy and strong, it is not my own. Even if I grasped the crystals I could never channel it's powers through a body that is not whole"

Still confused Chris wondered how much his father knew about the crystals. "You see, while you were off fighting at the front lines and studying. I experimented, i could create weapons, soldiers, beast...but i could never bring the dead back to life" pointing his sword towards the blue KLF he continued.

"You see that, she is actually your mother, not the machine but the pilot. I had attempted to bring her back but i failed, even tough she looked just like her in every way she wasn't the same" unable to speak Chris stared at the blue machine and then at Yuhelia.

"I know the one who holds the crystals can switch bodies. I was planning on burning all of my research and all my life in the flames of war. But then i had an absurd idea" stepping towards Chris the boy backed away.

"What if i had my son go through the process of discovering just what these Crystals are and what their true purpose is. I could then die leaving the world to face my seed of chaos" thrusting his sword forward his attacks were blocked by Chris's left sword.

"You egotistical bastard, you ruined my life just for this!" Pouring magic into his sword Chris swung his frozen sword. The cold instantly froze Yuhelia's weapon and arm up to his elbow.

"Oh please, you could've just ran away and hide in an island, no one knew of your existence. You personally ruined your life, I only taught you how to wage war, it was up to you to decide if it was worth it" countered Yuhelia.

"What about Sheila? Why was her body reconstructed?" Asked Chris.

"...Sheila was a friend of mine...she suffered a tragedy at the hands of some gangbangers. I gave her the chance to seek revenge and she took it. Although she swore she would take care of you in my absence" as he finished his explanation Chris prepared to end then mans life.

"One final question. How are the summoning Crystals created and where can I find them?" Chuckling Yuhelia grabbed the sword tightly.

"The summoning crystals are similar to biological life forms. You're at least smart enough to figure this one out by yourself" pushing the blade through his neck Yuhelia smiled as he ended his life.

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The blue KLF. Stronger than most and far more Agile than they could imagine, from her position Niels had been waiting and watching. "Soldiers take aim, fire on my command" three Sutherlands stood at her sides.

Aiming their weapons they carried massive cannons standing behind the line of tanks and infantry the enemy failed to spot her troops hanging in the rear.

The blue KLF advanced ready to strike Chris. It fell for the trap, together the unit fired the first salvo of their guns. Slamming into the blue KLF it had no time to evade.

Ripping it's remaining arm apart two rounds pierced into the machines chest while the third ripped it's left leg out. Falling down the machine exploded in a mighty fireball.

"All forces move into positions" ordered Niels as she knew it was time to attack. Gazing at the dead bodies and the destroyed vehicles she failed to see Chris amongst them.

Figuring that he should be fine she took command of the battle. "Mortars take up positions, tanks press forward, heavy infantry support the tanks, samurai eliminate the enemy artillery, cavalry advance!" With their orders given the troops moved out. The tanks opened fire on the enemy forces. Their slow advance was met with heavy assault from the enemy forces.

From inside the town two hundred black riders poured out. The sight of these horses made the britannians stop. Unknowing if this was the enemy main force they scrambled to regroup.

Carrying assault rifles and grenade launchers the cavalry ripped through the scattered britannians forces like a pack of lions. Utilizing the advantage the tanks picked off the enemy KLF reducing their numbers.

From her position Niels could see the enemy force had been reduced to less than half "cavalry fall back!" Ordered Niels as the enemy began climbing up the hill where their command center stood.

Knowing that further attacks would be risky the tanks took up positions where the enemy once stood. 24 tanks, 4 KLF, 200 cavalry, 341 infantry and 10 samurais.

This is the army that would hold the eastern front.

As the Britannians settled their troops on top of the hill the Samurais had managed to circle around their troops and approach the artillery. With fast and precise strikes the artillery was sliced apart by their magic powered blades.

As the last artillery tank was destroyed the enemy KLF mobilized and ripped the soldiers with their AP guns.

"Then it is an even fight" whispered Niels as she gazed at the enemy force.

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Night fell over the town. Britannians soldiers withdrew from the site as they failed to form a proper chain of command. Taking count of the dead bodies Niels organized the bodies into two separate piles.

The fire inside the command center died out. Stepping inside Marcia and Chris found three bodies. This battle had cost more than either of them could hope to imagine.

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(Morning after the battle)

The sun rose as clear skies greeted the survivors. Sitting at the towns bridge Chris and Marcia had spent the night outside. Unable to sleep they enjoyed each others company.

Holding a crystal in his hands Chris decided to share what he learned. "Last night...the enemy commander was Yuhelia"

"Isn't he dead?" Questioned Marcia.

"He is now...Britannia brought him back to kill me. He...he answered a few questions. I'm still trying to understand what happened, but the more time passes the more I keep getting confused" handing the crystal to Marcia he decided to test the theory.

"Try summoning a minion, As if you were using magic" focusing on the task Marcia watched as the crystal glowed a soft green light. Particles flew out of it and gathered in front of them forming a black eagle.

"I can only use magic cause you taught me Chris" covering her hand with his he pulled her closer. "Marcia...things are going to get tougher from here on out. Please help me discover the secrets of these Crystals, I beg of you"

"Chris you're trembling, what's wrong?" Looking into his eyes she could see fear just before he lowered his head. Wrapping her arms around him she was just as afraid as him.

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Victory usually comes with a celebration, cheers and grand parades. But for the people of Ojiiya it came with a gust of silence people mourned their dead friends as well as their dead family. The bodies of the Britannians soldiers had been packed and handed over to the military.

Morale was at an all time low. Dexter after witnessing the nights combat he didn't know if he was cut out for an all-out war against Britannia.

Two days were spent allowing the soldiers to recover. Afterwards Chris summoned his commanders. Gathering at the towns bridge they would hold meetings there until the command room was fixed.

"Niels, you're promoted to general, Rebecca, Francesca and Elizabeth you will work under her command. Patricia...how did the enemy get past your troops?" All eyes turned towards the young woman.

Failing to answer she lowered her gaze. Stepping towards her Marcia slapped her across the face. "Had Chris been inside that building, he would've died. You're negligence and lack of self confidence could prove fatal to our forces"

Looking at Marcia she had no words to defend herself. Frowning Marcia turned towards Chris. "We need to work on our forces...Niels I'll be assigning soldiers under your command, form the structure of our army, Marcia will resume working on our RD. I'll start fixing the wall as soon as I can"

"Haven't given up? You seriously want to continue this silly war of yours?" Asked Dexter as he stepped into the reunion.

"Dexter...what do you mean?" Asked Chris.

"Last night we lost almost all of our forces, what are you trying to prove Chris? You're not glorious like the black knights, you're not bound by honor like the JLF, so what the hell are you trying to prove!?" He all but screamed frustrated and unable to find a reason to fight.

Dismissing his officers Chris chose to speak with the man alone. "You're a rebel leader. You should know the risks better than anyone"

"My troops don't fight open wars like you did last night, did you see how many lives were lost!?" Taking out a cigarette Chris lit it up.

"Yes... unfortunately it's part of war. 1491 dead men, for Britannia this is nothing. Everyday they pump out millions of troops into the meat grinder, in one week last night's loses will be completely gone" tasting the nicotine he let it settle before he breathed out.

"..." Losing the will to argue Dexter walked away.

Chris stood in the bridge smoking for the better part on an hour. Dropping the now used up stick he moved on.

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The battle of Narita ended. Britannia suffered a terrible defeat as they lacked the troops to defeat the black knights and the JLF.

Pulling troops closer to the settlement Cornelia went through a throughout inspection of her troops. Realizing they were fighting a battle that wasn't her's enraged her. Officers and commanders were reprimanded by the princess, her harsh words and fury shook the men who were sent to do community service for a week.

Taking this opportunity Rook amassed an army and expanded his territory. His capital city was Ojiiya, Nagaoka would be the shipyard. And his navy would be docked at Izumozaki.

The towns of Uonuma, Tokamachi and Minamiuonuma, would be renamed, triangle wall. Officially he had become the sole ruler of Niigata, to the Japanese he was a ruthless man who fought britannia with a legion of iron willed soldiers.

None the less the recruitment period had commenced as the Black knights were known as heroes whom the people seek for safety. Rook who earned the nickname of Legionnaire, became the man whom people looked for in desperation and when all other options had been exhausted.

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Gazing at his lands, Chris was still stuck on his father's words. Looking towards Ojiiya he could see the walls had been finished and reinforced. A few of the new members volunteered to create a flag for their forces.

All of this was shoved towards the very back of Chris's mind. Watching as a cloud of smoke rose from inside the city he groaned.

Gunfire was heard as well as explosions before the sight of several scorching vehicles informed him all he had to know. "More rebels...that's the sixth one this month"

The people had been living inside his city protected from the injustice and safe from the dangers of a lawless ruin. However the smaller group of radicals came inside and attempted to steal from him.

Of course if he wished to give the people a fair judgement he needed to keep his gates open, this also applied to the strange sabotage, deaths of his soldiers and a series of events which irritated him.

"Chris, bad news" said Marcia as she appeared behind him. "The minions working on the Crystals power, two were found dead and one has been poisoned"

Looking towards the sky he was barely holding back his hand. All these ploys only served to reinforce his soldiers, advance his research and fuel his rage.

"Marcia...is the kings legion ready to move out?" He asked as he turned towards her.

"Yes, the kings legion had been prepared over a week ago" nodding Chris walked towards her. Giving her a hug he held her for a full minute. "I'm gonna go kill some rebels"

"Wait, no, no don't do that!" Warned Marcia.

"Marcia I've sent messengers, supplies and I offered those cowards a home. They repay me by attacking my home, I'm sorry but I cannot stand by any longer" as he began walking she stopped him.

"Chris, if you attack those rebels, we will be no better than terrorists. We have to think things carefully, I'll gather the people and we will-" falling silent she heard another explosion.

Storming off from the mountain Chris needed to put a stop to this at once. If they wouldn't listen to him they would die by his hand.

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(Nakano resistance base)

"Hah, that wannabe ain't so tough, he acts big but his soldiers are all wimps" said a man as he sat inside a building.

"Yeah boss, but have you seen his girl. She's a sweet momma" said another as he wiggled his eyebrows.

"Yeah...say boss what's that thing?" Asked another man as nearly a hundred black dots flew from the horizon. "I don't know...give me that" taking the man's binoculars he looked closer.

His eyes widened as a hundred black dragons came flying towards them. From their flags he knew it was the Legionnaire. "Shit, everyone scramble to your positions!"

An alarm rang as the civilians rushed to the subway for safety. The defenses were hastily put up just as the dragons came over the town.

A black dragon dropped down crushing a car beneath it's weight. Riding on its back Chris pointed his sword at the rebels inside their building.

"Bring it down" from all directions the dragons flew and fired lighting bolts at the building. The building shook violently, those inside panicked as their base broke beneath the power of these magical beasts. Taking off towards the skies Chris had several stops to make before the day was over.

As the dragons took off flying several flag poles had been thrown. Stuck on the ground these poles declared the town to be property of the Legion anyone who dared to fight him would meet the same fate.

VVVvvvVVV

In one day Nakano, Asahi, Nyuzen and Chikuma were defeated by the Kings legion. This of course came with the spread of infamy as videos were spread of how these soldiers mercilessly struck civilians and rebels alike.

People became enraged, some tried to revolt within Niigata but the sight of the powerful army, their beasts, tanks and machines. It was futile of them to raise arms against him. So they scattered only a few brave souls stood up to the Legion but they were quickly killed.

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"What an idiot he's painting himself as a murderer. Surely the people will claim his head one of these days" commented C.C. as she stared at the news.

"I'm not so sure about that. Rook has built his forces to surpass that of the JLF all by himself, but he is ruling through fear that makes him no different from the empire which we are trying to destroy" replied Lelouch as he gazed at the TV.

"I wonder where he got those props?" Questioned Lelouch as he stared at the winged beast which threatened the people.

"Do you have another plan in mind?" Asked C.C.

"No, we're supposed to meet the Kyoto group, I'm much too busy to give him a hand with his little issue. I'm sure he'll find a solution in his own way" as his phone rang Lelouch stared at the screen.

Shirley was calling just as he was preparing to meet with some pretty important people."I'll apologize later" standing he left his bedroom dressed in his casual attire.

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"So those were not just for show...Darlton when are our reinforcements arriving?" Asked Cornelia as she was planning on a way to defeat the enemy before he got too powerful and too ambitious.

"I suggest we wait, his efforts to conquer the smaller rebels have impacted the entirety of the eleven population. At this rate a revolt is on it's way, one that could bring out all our enemies from hiding" suggested Guilford as he offered his opinion.

"Either way the supplies will arrive within three days, I've seen records of the siege, this group lacks proper organization, they rely on a select few to command their forces. Take out their leaders and they will disband" taking out a folder Darlton had pictures of the commanders.

"Their boss, Chris Rook. Pilot and wielder of a strange weapon capable of freezing troops" turning the page he continued.

"Their officers, Marcia Rook, Rebecca, Francesca, Elizabeth, Niels the commander in chief and finally Patricia their head of research" a thorough Investigation lead by Britannian spies.

They had their enemy positions and their numbers written and marked. Smiling Cornelia knew her officers wouldn't let her down, not now when a new battle was arising one without Zero and his intervention.

"Darlton, make preparations we will attack as soon as those reinforcements make it to land"

"Yes your highness" saluted Darlton as he made his way out of the room.

"Guilford, I want to make an example out of this one, we will execute him publicly for all to see. Zero will suffer the same fate once he falls in my grasp"