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Chapter 15

Aya

"Aya-chan…Are you sure about this?" Cecile asked, as I got into my Knightmare. "You might get killed out there…"

"You're wrong, Cecile." I answered. "I will most definitely be killed out there. It is the plan of the Emperor himself."

"That can't be true!"

"Good-bye, Cecile. I will miss you." I said, and then blasted off.

It wasn't long until I was at the Tokyo Settlement. I saw Zero's forces beginning to destroy.

This was the end for me. My life would cease here, in the hands of the Britannian army. I would be the traitor princess; going against Britannia…I knew it would happen.

Suzaku came behind me.

"Aya, what are you doing here?"

"You know why, Suzaku. It's too late to go back now. My fate is sealed."

Suzaku was attacked by Jeremiah and Guilford. I dodged attacks from the other Black Knights, yet I did not switch to offense.

I typed in a code, breaking into Lelouch's communication, cutting him off from everyone else.

"Hey! Can anyone hear me? Hey!"

"Lelouch."

"Aya?"

"Lelouch…' I said. "I…I wanted to tell you good-bye properly…I won't be leaving the battlefield alive-"

"That's not true! I will save you and Nunnally!"

"Lelouch…It's too late. Soon, I'll be forced to reveal myself as a traitor of Britannia. Once that happens, I'm gone. Goodbye Lelouch…I…I love you…"

"AYA! STO-"

I gave him back his communication and went back to normal. Tears flowed down my face. I never expected to end this way…

Gino attacked Lelouch.

"No!" I cried. I flew to his rescue.

"Defeat is not an option on a Knight of Rounds' battlefield." Gino said.

"Gino! What are you doing?"

"What we came here to do, Your Highness."

"But…" I stopped. Gino backed away a few meters, ready to make a huge blow.

"NO!" I cried. I flew in between them, blocking Gino's attack.

"Princess?" Gino cried. "What are you-"

He backed away, only to be attacked by Jeremiah.

"I'm sorry Gino, Suzaku, everyone…But it is time for me to join forces with Zero." I said, cutting off my connection. I broke into Lelouch's again.

"Zero, what are your commands?"

"Are you an idiot? What have you done?"

"I saved you, that is what I have done. Now, what are your orders?"

Anya attacked Lelouch suddenly.

"Lelouch!" I cried. Gino attacked me.

"Tell me, Aya, why are you doing this?"

"Because, unlike you, Gino, I believe in the liberation of Japan, though I would normally wish for more peaceful methods." I said, striking back. "And that is why I will help Zero win the war!"

I slashed at him, making him back off of me. I readied my cannon, ready to shoot him.

"I'm sorry Gino. I won't kill you, but you won't be able to fight anymore today." I said.

Just then, a spear went through my Knightmare. It did not kill me, but a deep gash formed at my side. Blood soaked through my pink uniform.

"Bradley…" I growled.

"Goodbye, Genocide Princess…" Bradley said venomously, removing his spear. My Knightmare began to fall.

"AYA!" Suzaku cried.

"Goodbye…Lelouch…Suzaku…" I said, falling into unconsciousness.

My Knightmare then crashed into the settlement.

Lelouch

I stared in horror as Aya's Knightmare fell, defeated. No matter how much I called, Aya was cut off from my communication.

Mordred's cannon was just about to break my shield. Suddenly, it stopped.

"Where is Mordred?" I said. It was nowhere to be seen.

"Zero, the Black Rebellion was destined to fail, it seems."

"Another Knight of Rounds?" I said.

"Let me teach you."

It was him. The one who had just murdered Aya!

"What is it that's so important?" Bradley asked. "That's…life!"

"At this rate…" I began. Bradley's spear was almost through my shield.

"A Knightmare frame whose only feature is being rigid…Valkyrie team, don't let him go." Bradley said.

"Yes, my Lord!"

This is not good. Too much energy was consumed against Mordred.

"Zero? Can you hear us? Zero!"

"Where are my reinforcements?"

"Tamaki will be right there. But there are signs of enemies over the Pacific Ocean."

"And what about it?" I cried.

"Zero, it's me. The identification of that enemy sign is apparently the Emperor of Britannia's flagship…" Ohgi reported.

"What? He's in Area 11, as well?"

Tamaki's forces finally attacked Bradley, distracting him.

Good, now I…

To my horror, Bradley stopped my attack.

"I've been waiting for that, Zero." He said. "You can't use your shields the moment you attack. Now, I'm going to shred your important thing into the air!"

"T-This position's…Nunnally!" I cried.

Suddenly, something destroyed the Knightmares that surrounded me, and made Bradley back away.

"Thanks for the favor the other day, Mr. Vampire of Britannia." Karen said in her upgraded Guren.

"K-Karen?" I said in disbelief.

"Zero, Captain Kozuki Karen of your personal bodyguard team…has returned to the frontlines as of now!"

Bradley attacked Karen, who dodged easily with her new amazing speed.

"Zero, Ayame has been put in the infirmary." Ohgi said.

"Thank you. How is her condition?" I asked.

"Not so good. She has a deep gash in her side, as well as on at her head. Chances are about 50 percent." Ohgi said sadly.

"Thank you, Ohgi. Let me know if anything else happens." I answered.

Karen destroyed Bradley.

"Well done, Karen! Now we need to return to the Government Building, and get Nunnally-"

"I won't allow that!" Suzaku cried, coming at me.

"Kururugi Suzaku!" I cried.

"Oh no, you don't." Gino said, stopping another Knightmare from saving me.

"Karen, get out of the way!" Suzaku cried.

"I will not, Suzaku!" Karen yelled. Suzaku shot his hadron blaster. Karen blocked it with ease.

"So you choose Kozuki instead of the Stadtfield name, eh?" Gino asked.

"Yeah. So, Gino, should I be happy about seeing you on the battlefield? Or should I be sad?" Karen answered.

"How about we 'enjoy' it? Suzaku! Leave the decision with Karen to me!" Gino said.

Suzaku

"You hear that, Suzaku?" Karen taunted.

"Sorry, Gino." I said. "She's not an adversary that will allow me to do that."

I shot at Karen with my hadron blaster again.

"Even if I bring her to close combat…" I muttered.

"Suzaku! Your opponent shouldn't be Karen, but Zero, right?" Nina cried.

"Run, Lord Kururugi!" Lloyd cried.

"Lancelot right now can't…" Cecile warned.

"But Zero's!"

"You…" Lloyd began.

"…stubborn man!" Cecile finished.

Karen shot a disc at my gun, slicing it.

"Th-The difference in machine potential…is far too great…" I said in disbelief.

I blocked another attack made by Karen.

"Fire it, Suzaku!" Nina cried. "FLEIA can…"

"No, this can only be used as a threat. Once it's used…" I argued. I blocked another attack from Karen. She sliced off Lancelot's arm.

"Ah…I can't win…" I said in horror.

"Goodbye, Suzaku." Karen said, preparing for the final blow.

"Fire FLEIA!" Nina cried. "You will be saved, too!"

But, just that isn't….Even if I died here, I must…That's right, this is an atonement…I need to accept it…Here…I'll…I…I'll live on!

The Geass cast upon me long ago suddenly was activated again. I dodged the final blow.

And I fired FLEIA.