A/N: thanks everyone for the reviews and after chapter five goes up I'll change and modify chapter seven accordingly. But for now here is chapter 4 with another guest cameo appearance from Code Geass.

Chapter 4

I am who I am

A few days later a little while pass midnight a prisoner truck escorted by two patrol cars and a supply truck carrying Britannian soldiers with one Knightpolice Knightmare Frame taking point with a second one taking up the rear. To avoid any possible members of the Japan Liberation Front who could try to spring their captive leader the Britannian Military had set up decoy prison transports happening at the same time, but taking different routes.

The fourth transport leaving the station, but exiting from the impound yard was the one containing the captive Colonel Kusakabe along with the small girl Kokoro Katsura as well as other prisoners. Watching from atop freeway overpass the Witch King of Angmar saw the convoy coming while news was coming in that two of the other convoys were under attack by JLF members.

"Wait for Lucien's signal then begin the attack." The Witch King spoke through a radio he was holding.

"Yes sir…"

His resistance group was composed of remains of two old resistance groups out in the northwestern part of Japan he had combined into one to add their numbers together. The Britannian had killed their leaders including some of their members before the Witch King under direction from Lelouch rescued them before merging them into the founding members of the Dark Lord's own anti-Britannian Resistance Group.

This would make their first covert attack against Britannia, but all would be in place to make it appear another group of Japan Liberation Front members were responsible. Thus allowing the Witch King and Lelouch to maintain the secrecy of their own group until the time was right for them to reveal themselves. The Witch King watched as the convoy passed under him exiting the highway to take a route that would see them downtown through an old business district of stores that were being closed down to make room for new stories with Britannian owners.

At this time of night the street was deserted, but as the convoy was coming up to a four-way intersection the driver of the prison transport suddenly pulled a sharp turn before stepping on the gas and proceeded to speed away. Inside the passenger seated next to the driver, a Britannian Police Officer started shouting.

"Hey you idiot you are supposed to follow the-"

The officer was saying, before his words were cut off as the driver released one hand from the wheel using a wrist motion to protrude a knife from his sleeve before stabbing the officer in the heart killing him instantly. The driver kept going as he activated a concealed radio in his collar communicating with the Witch King.

"This is silencer…objective achieved."

"Head to the planned point we'll rendezvous with you there." The Witch King replied.

"Understood…"

Lucien Lachance spoke, the dubbed silencer of the group or rather cold blooded assistance who surprisingly hails from Britannia. However while on a job he was double crossed by his employer, but his fearsome assassination and fighting skills allowed him to survive. However it wasn't long until the Witch King approached the cold blooded killer with an offer of employment in the service of the Dark Lord.

His skills were such that he easily infiltrated the Police Station and killed the man meant to be the driver of the truck he had hijacked and take his place.

Meanwhile another who had infiltrated the convoy, but was piloting one of the Knightpolice Frames tailing behind the group suddenly turned his weapon on the first Knightpolice Frame gunning down the enemy machine at the moment the truck had driven off. Now in complete confession the police officers were in a panicked as the soldiers quickly piled out of the truck before the rouge Knightmare Frame could turn its gun on them.

At that moment with a terrible howl of terror the Witch King himself appeared riding a black motorcycle armed with an assault machine gun mounted on the handlebars of his bike as he began attacking the Britannian soldiers before leaping off his bike and sending it crashing into a patrol car before a planted explosive within went off destroying it.

Drawing his blade the Witch King could be described as a fury of sword swings and attacks that cleaved and butchered all opposition in his way as the guns held by the Britannian soldiers were completely useless against the Lord of Nazgul. Not long after the Nazgul's attack other members of the resistance group arrived in vans before its passengers piled out joining their leader in assaulting the Britannian soldiers and police officers using assault rifles to gun them down.

The commandeered Knightpolice Frame aided them in swiftly taking care of the others before the man who had been inside the captured enemy machine dismounted it while two more resistance members helped them drag a dead Britannian Police officer, the original pilot into the machine. Once everyone was clear they used an anti-tank bazooka to destroy it.

At the spot where the prisoner truck was another truck, which was a mirror image of the same truck Lucien had drove off in had arrived with another resistance member in the driver seat while the passenger side had a dead body dressed up as a Britannian officer while in the back were flesh doubles of the prisoners dressed in the fight uniforms with handcuffs on them thanks to the Witch King using magic to create perfect stand ins.

Using an assault rifle from one of the soldiers who had been killed the Witch King executed the doubles to make it appear the rescue operation was botched.

After that they dragged out some dead bodies dressed in Japan Military Uniforms who would be the fall guys to reveal the JLF's involvement. Once they were done they scavenged any weapons they could recover from the Britannian soldiers before leaving the area as quickly and suddenly as their attack had come.

At an old remote part of the harbor the prisoner truck came to a stop as its driver stepped out while the vans carrying the Witch King and the rest of his followers were approaching from behind as the group met up inside an old battered warehouse. After the Witch King arrived he stepped out with all a total of seven Japanese men and three women while the forty other members of their resistance group were at their hideout on the outskirts of the village of Kariwa.

Two of the Witch King's followers opened the truck while the prisoners inside were shocked to see fellow Japanese which was a good sign meaning they were being freed. Even Colonel Kusakabe was shocked by this unexpected turn of events, although he was hoping for his fellow members of the JLF to spring him…yet seeing this rag-tag group and their leader was surprising to the Japanese Military Officer.

"You are all free…I the Witch King hereby release all of you." The Witch King spoke triumphantly.

The prisoners began cheering as their handcuffs were undone by members of the Witch King's resistance group. Kusakabe was still stunned as he ran his hands on his sore wrists once his handcuffs were undone and soon after Kokoro's handcuffs were undone as well.

"I don't know what to say, but the Japan Liberation Front is in your debt."

"We fight the same enemy, so anything we can do for the cause to see Japan liberation we shall do." The Witch King spoke using lines suggested to him by Lelouch.

After some pleasantries between the two men the Witch King's subordinates lead Kusakabe and others to an entrance leading into the subway tunnels where from there he could hook back up with the rest of the JLF, but unknown to him for his carelessness in getting captured in the first place as well as losing some men and the Katsura Family as suppliers will result in him getting demoted to Lieutenant Colonel.

Some decided to join the Witch King and his group, but Kokoro was asked to stay.

"Your sister is waiting for you Kokoro Katsura…she is alive and is with my master." The Witch King spoke as the small girl was stunned by the news.

Meanwhile in the basement of the small house Lelouch had rented the former prince was lying in a bed in the basement with Kotonoha asleep in the young man's arms having fall into a slumber after spending a few hours talking to Lelouch while waiting for Kokoro to arrive, although Lelouch knew the rescue operation was a success beforehand.

But he knew it would be sometime before they could arrive. And for the past few days he has remained with Kotonoha while calling his sister and Sakura to let them know he would be returning home soon, but for those days Kotonoha learned more about Lelouch who accepted the fact of what he was…in fact she was in awe of what he really was.

Lelouch laid there looking up at the ceiling while in deep thought after hearing Kotonoha tell him more about herself including those who had tormented her at school besides Otome and a few others. Although his current position with Kotonoha wasn't his choice, but rather having spoke to Lelouch as some tears fell from her eyes the young woman passed out in his arms after Lelouch held her trying to confront her.

A sleeping Kotonoha shifted burying her head against Lelouch's neck while the rest of her body shifted. Although nothing had happened between them and Lelouch felt some discomfort within himself due to the position he was in, but he resisted and allowed the poor woman to rest. Yet feeling her body shift against him again was agonizing.

'I wish you wouldn't do that.'

Lelouch was working to resist the temptation of wanting to claim Kotonoha for himself, but to do so now at this point would make him no better than Makoto especially that would be taking advantage of her fragile emotional state. She hugged him and held him tightly because Lelouch knew she wanted someone to help her, someone who could be there for her.

'More than anything you wanted real friends…not just a boyfriend.'

She may have been indifferent to the bullying she received, but on the inside she was hurting badly. Makoto's recent actions made those scars worse, however she had a chance for some healing.

It was close to morning as the door to the basement opened and the Witch King had arrived with Lelouch sensing his arrival, which in response he began to wake Kotonoha up.

"Kotonoha-chan…they are here."

"Huh…"

Kotonoha was a bit sheepish, but she began blushing wildly when she realized that she had fallen asleep in Lelouch's arms.

"Uh I…"

"It's alright…you have endured a lot recently so you have no reason to apologize."

Once the two were standing out of bed the Witch King entered the room.

His presence frightened Kotonoha, but Lelouch put a hand on her shoulder.

"Relax he's on our side, but most importantly this means his mission was a success."

"ONEE-CHAN!"

A tearful Kokoro screamed as she rushed pass the Witch King towards her elder sister who burst into tears upon seeing her little sister safe and sound, but most importantly alive as well too. Kotonoha dropped to her knees and embraced her sister in a tight hug while she was very grateful for what Lelouch had done for her.

Lelouch watched as the two sisters had tearfully reunited as he felt odd. A feeling of satisfaction and the desire alone to do what he could for Kotonoha enabled the Dark Lord to feel an unusual kind of strength stir within him which was an interesting experience. Regardless as someone who has a sibling himself he was glad for the sisters for they still had each other, although they lost their parents.

Kotonoha looked up at Lelouch with tears in her eyes wanting to say something, but Lelouch held out his hand.

"I know…you don't need to say anything."

But as Lelouch watched the scene a single thought came into mind as there was one more thing he needed to take care of.

'Witch King did you pass along my information to Colonel Kusakabe?'

'I did my lord…'

A cold smile appeared on Lelouch's face as he mouthed the words…perfect.

A few days later back at Sakakino Academy, Makoto Ito found his return to school life rather hostile as every student he knew was keeping their distance from him and a lot of the female students regarded him with contempt especially when word of his relationships with Kotonoha, Sekai as well as Otome who remained in jail.

She was likely to remain behind bars for at least a year.

Part of their resentment came from the new supervising rules being enforced by the teachers as well as being restricted indoors while areas like the Gym Storage Room were constantly swept through and kept an eye on to discourage any couples of having sex on the school grounds. Although granted things now were better than they were during the time he spent in jail for that one day alone.

Thankfully his lie he told the military got him out of jail and back into school surprisingly. Had his lie turned out to be really false he could have been killed or worse, but all in all the young man didn't care he was out of jail. Despite knowing his actions lead to the death of a lot of people, some of them were members of the Japan Liberation Front and most o the Katsura Family.

That was another reason many students were keeping away from him.

Not so much as because some students considered them freedom fighters for the sake of Japan, but because they knew that if word reached them of Makoto's treachery it could mean potentially dangerous repercussions for all of them as well. Little did they know that thanks to a certain Dark Lord, the JLF was fully aware of Makoto's actions and given the fact his father was one of their own found it likely that he had betrayed his own father and to them by extension their country.

No one was certain if Makoto understood this or not, but he continued to carry on without a care in the world.

During lunch break Makoto went up to the rooftop where he saw Sekai waiting. He hadn't seen her since she had visited him in jail. The young man was hoping for a smile and maybe even a kiss from the girl, but what he got was a swift slap to the face while Sekai glared at him like he wanted to murder the young man on the spot.

"You idiot! I can't believe you did something like that?"

"What are you talking about?"

"Telling the Britannian government about that story, did you really know or did you make it up?"

"Well I made it up to be honest."

Sekai couldn't believe what she had heard.

"Ok that just makes it worse."

"What it got me out of jail."

"Yeah it did, but did you consider if you were wrong?"

"Well yeah, but who cares now."

Sekai was shocked, but she knew she had to give it to Makoto straight.

"Did you hear who else ended up killed besides Kotonoha's family?"

"Not really…" Makoto replied sounding completely indifferent.

"Dumbass they were meeting with members of the JLF! The Japan fucking Liberation Front!"

"And?"

"AND!" The woman screamed ready to punch him. "Do you know what could happen if they find out you told on the Britannian government. Have you even CONSIDERED the possibility of them coming after you?"

"Well no."

"That's why everyone has been avoiding you they are afraid they'll get killed if they hang around you. That and among a few other things…which reminds me…" Sekai replied before suddenly sucker punching Makoto right in the nose.

"THAT WAS FOR CHEATING ON ME!"

Later that evening as Makoto was heading home after getting off the train a pair of Japanese men wearing tan-colored trench coats was approaching from behind before one of them drew out a cloth covered in knock out solution that renders Makoto unconscious allowing the two men to drag him away to a waiting van.

Hours later out in an old abandoned sports field Makoto began to come to as he awoke flying in the middle of an old football field. Suddenly the lights turned on blinding the young man momentarily as a deep and raspy voice spoke.

"Members of the resistance I welcome you to the trail of Makoto Ito for him whose crimes including and are not limited to adultery and betrayal. The act of betrayal against his friend and first girlfriend as well as to his country for the death of resistance fighters along with that of an innocent family...because of a lie he made up."

Makoto turned his head and saw the Witch King of Angmar standing on one side of the field near the bleachers as other members of the resistance group were gathered there expecting to see some kind of event, but the young man realized that HE was the main event.

"To carry out punishment shall be your lord and master, having existed before time began, but having taken part in the construction of this world. The master of the fire and darkness…I give you the Dark Lord Sauron!" The Witch King as a towering metallic figure dressed in armor stepped onto the field stopping until he stood directly in front of Makoto.

Makoto Ito had never seen anyone so large before in his life and the large mace he held looked especially fearsome.

"Why…I can't fight this guy."

"You have no choice boy. Your treachery and sex addiction has cost my master quite a bit and risked his plans, but furthermore we cannot overlook the fact that you caused the death of two innocent people and the death of fellow Japan resistance fighters." The Witch King explained as he threw a rusty old katana to the boy who picked up the weapon.

"If you wish to spare yourself then use that."

"Are you nuts this blade is so dull I can't cut him with it?"

"I didn't mean use it on my master…I meant cut your own throat with it, because should his new friend decide otherwise you will know a fate FAR worse than death." The Witch King advised as the Lord of the Nazgul drew his sword raising it into the air.

"Your only other choice is to survive and defeat my master, but that will take an act of god for you to accomplish…BEGIN!"

Makoto held his rusty katana in front of him, but a quick swing from his mace snapped the old blade off the hilt leaving the young man defenseless. Although Lelouch could have easily have finished it he decided to torment the boy and show off some of his powers. Makoto dropped the katana and tried to run for his life, but Lelouch raised his hand up and using telekinetic powers seized the young man before dragging him back towards him.

Forcing him back to his feet the young man raised his hand rushing to punch the Dark Lord, but Lelouch stopped him in place before using his middle finger alongside his index finger of his left hand to mercilessly force Makoto to punch himself repeatedly in the crotch. After that punishment he used his telekinetic abilities to have Makoto upper cut himself before throwing him into the air before slamming him into the ground causing blood to erupt from his mouth.

Using his power to drag Makoto's injured and battered body across the ground causing the young man more agony with the Dark Lord approaching him who stomped on his left arm crushing the bones within it leaving Makoto scream in agony as he began struggling like mad to get away, but Lelouch put a stop to that by using his mace to break the bones in his legs paralyzing him.

Seeing that he had broken the body and severely injured him Lelouch removed his helmet while keeping his back to those watching revealing himself to Makoto, but this time his eyes burned with a yellow flame.

"YOU…you are that guy Kotonoha was with."

"Ah so you remember me…you caused me a lot of trouble you know that. I had wanted to gain her family's trust so maybe I could purchase weapons from them and then better arm my own resistance movement. However you ruined it and now because of you an innocent man and his wife are dead and their children without parents…like me." Lelouch snapped.

"So what…"

"SO WHAT, SO WHAT!" Lelouch said as he almost went completely over the edge and wanted to destroy the brat on the spot. "Its people like you among others we leave in this twisted and god-forsaken world filled with violence, sorrow and pain. But I am going to change it and crush scumbags like you along the way."

Makoto howled in agony.

"But your fate will be in the hands of another, someone who you have caused a lot of pain for." Lelouch said pointing to Kotonoha who was standing next to the Witch King.

"Kotonoha…help me."

"You got a lot of fucking nerve asking for help from her after all that you have done." Lelouch said with venom in his voice. "Kotonoha right to choose his fate is yours, a merciful death or a fate worse than death." Lelouch asked as Kotonoha held her right arm out in Roman Emperor fashion with her hand in a fist while her thumb was sticking out.

Up would signify he would get the worse death possible while Down would give him a quick painless death, but either way Makoto's fate was now in Kotonoha's hands.

The woman in response with a hard expression on her face turned her hand to do a thumb up gesture signifying a fate worse than death for Makoto Ito.

"You should have committed suicide while you had the chance." Lelouch said darkly as Makoto passed out.

A/N: Well Makoto is royally screwed, and those who had a major role in what Kotonoha had endured is going to be getting theirs in the next chapter, also on my profile I have posted a new poll which will stay up until I post Chapter 8 of my Return of the Dark Lord following the completion of this story. The harem vote had won with a 14 to 1 vote, but to decide on who I should attempt and possibly including besides Kotonoha and Medea who are a part of it by default I had put up a poll with some surprising choices, but it was to both add in some variety and to even out the line up a bit.

Anyway read and review, but also please vote in the poll.