FATE'S DEBT
CHAPTER FIVE: DEFEAT, AVENGE
Disclaimer: I don't own Code Geass but I own this fiction and any other OC's in this story
ITALIC: THOUGHS
The moon was shinning vibrantly in the middle of the night sky as Lelouch and the soon-to-be Black Knights use the darkness of the night as a shroud to transport their Knightmare Frames and Ammunition into a more secure and hidden location.
"[Are we there yet?]" Tamaki complained in a private channel as he held onto his rifle nervously. He, together with Ohgi, Kallen, and the rest of the inner circle of their rebel group were transporting their heavy artillery equipment that was four truck loads worth. As it stands, they had already avoided five checkpoints and they were all wearing a standard Britannian Military Uniform.
Lelouch took a deep breath before looking at a GPRS map. Truth be told, he doesn't need to look at the map, but he needed to for dramatic sakes. "Fifteen Minutes before we reach the warehouse. Look alive and don't let your guard down." Lelouch told them as he turned the truck to the left. "Ohgi, Inoue, Sugiyama, Minami, are you guys okay back their?" Lelouch asked as he turned on the private channel to the rest of the trucks.
"[I'm fine kid,]"
"[Could be worst,]"
"[Just drive,]"
"[We're fine, Lelouch,]" Among everyone in the resistant group, Ohgi and Kallen were already in the first name basis with him. "[But, if I may, why are we transferring the Knightmares and the Ammunitions? Our hideout is good enough to hide and store 24 Knightmare.]" Ohgi inquired carefully.
"Have you guys watched the news lately? The new Viceroy, Cornelia li Britannia, had declared an all out war against the Resistance groups here in Japan and she is personally leading the charge, and trusts me when I say this, she is a warrior and a fine general, unlike her incompetent brother." Lelouch explained as he took his phone and began texting C.C… "Zero does not want to take any chances and I happen to agree with him. After all, Cornelia li Britannia has a deep resentment to this country." Lelouch added with a shudder.
"Why is that?" Kallen asked as she gazed at Lelouch. She was seated besides Lelouch, a rifle on her hands.
Lelouch shuddered a bit while giving her a terrified smile. "I'll tell you later. but for now, let's prepare for entry." Lelouch said as he pointed at the large building at the far edge of Tokyo bay. The building was well hidden and it was covered by a narrow rock formation, giving it the appearance of a strange, large rock. "That used to be a weapons factory own by the Ashford Foundation. but after their fall from grace and the stripping of their noble status, the family had abandoned their interest in weapons development due to financial issues as well as lack of support from the Britannian Military." Lelouch explained as the four trucks entered a cave that was connected to the building.
"Ashford, you mean the Ashford Family used to develop weapons?" Kallen asked curious as the image of their playful president flooded her mind.
"Yes, they supported the late empress Marianne vi Britannia and after her death, the Ashford Family fell fast and hard; thus, the reason why they fled here in Japan and established a school." Lelouch stated as the end of the tunnel was in sight. "Although, the family did developed the Ganymede and some rather outdated military technology for third generations Knightmare Frames, but a little reverse engineering would solve that problem." Lelouch mumbled to himself as he and his group stopped in a military style warehouse that was large enough to store a hundreds of Knightmares.
"Okay everyone, this is the place." Lelouch said as he parked the truck before he and Kallen exited the vehicle.
"How in the hell did you get a place like this?" Sugiyama asked as he and the rest of the rebel group exit their respective trucks.
"I have my sources and having connections in high and low places is very beneficial." Lelouch exclaimed with a shrugged before his phone rang. "Hey Zero, we've just arrived." Lelouch answered as he turned the phone to speaker so that he and the rest could hear their 'leader' speak.
"Good to hear, I want you, Ohgi, and Kallen to come in the conference room while the remaining members will unload the armaments." With that said, Zero hanged up.
Lelouch shook his head as he gave the four rebels an apologetic bow. "Sorry but I'll be borrowing Kallen and Ohgi for a while." The rebels looked at each other before giving him a nod of confirmation while Tamaki whined in the background.
"Why do we have to do manual labor?" Tamaki complained while Inoue hit him across the head.
"Because the schoolboy gave us ammunitions and the mask guy save our collective asses," Minami answered as the four rebels began unloading their weapons while their leader and ace pilot followed Lelouch as he enter an elevator.
"Hey kid, are you two sure that joining up with us is a good idea?" Ohgi asked as the elevator took them up a couple of stories high; the building was seven stories high. Since their old rebel cell aligned themselves with the two mysterious revolutionaries or, as they would like to prefer to themselves, 'businessmen', they had instantly provided them with funds and weapons, both for their stolen Knightmares and for infantry. How Lelouch managed to acquire military standard handguns, rifles, and armor was still a mystery for them.
"But of course," Lelouch assured him as he brought two of his fingers up. "There are two good reasons why we joined up with you guys: first reason, you guys are well organized and know how to follow orders, making success easier in the future, second reason, you guys have Kallen in your side."
Both Kallen and Ohgi raise a brow at that. What was that supposed to mean?
"And what makes her so special?"
Lelouch tried to hide a knowing smile as he answered Ohgi's question. "With a proper Knightmare frame, Kallen could take on and annihilate any member of Britannia's most elite warriors, The Knights of Rounds." Lelouch then gave Kallen a confident eye smile. "That kind of talent is hard to come by these days and we thank whatever God that exist today that she didn't choose her Britannian heritage or me and Zero would be fuck in the long run." Lelouch commented earning him a flush from Kallen.
"I'm not that good." Kallen mumbled though she felt pride that someone finally appreciates her piloting skills.
Lelouch shook his head as he remembered Kallen and how she dismantled those who tried to get in his way with her Guren MK II, Guren Flight Enabled Vesion, and Guren S.E.I.T.E.N Eight Elements. "Kallen, you are going to be the most dangerous pilot that will ever grace the battlefield and I give you my word, that I will provide you with a Knightmare that is worthy of your skills." Lelouch promised her as he led the two to the conference room.
Ohgi laughed softly as he witness Kallen's face; it was as red as her hair. "I think he likes you." Ohgi teased causing Kallen to hit him across the head.
"Shut up," Kallen hissed as the two followed Lelouch inside of a room, not forgetting to wear the visor that Lelouch gave them. They were still skeptical about this whole Geass thing but it was better to be safe than a mindless drone, according to Lelouch.
"Kallen, Ohgi, good evening," Zero greeted them as he stood in front of a screen. Lelouch was seated in front of a keyboard while looking at the monitor in front of him intently. "Please sit down; I have a few things to tell you two." Zero stated as the two sat down in the large U-shape sofa in the middle of the room.
Zero waited for the two to make themselves comfortable before beginning. "Now, the subject that I will debrief you on is our new Viceroy, Cornelia li Britannia." Zero informed them as the screen in front of them showed Cornelia and her special forces, the Glaston Knights together with Andreas Darlton and her personal Knight, Gilbert G.P. Guilford. "This annoying little group will be the cause of our headaches for the upcoming months. So Lelouch and I found it prudent to inform you two of the threat that Cornelia and her forces possess." Ohgi raised his hand instantly, catching the attention of Zero.
"Will it be wiser for the rest of the group to come to these debriefing?" Ohgi asked curiously.
"Probably, but I need someone to unload our equipment, so you two will have to suffice." Zero answered as the screen showed the five members of the Glaston Knights. "These five are the Glaston Knights; they are an elite group of pilots that are under the command of Andreas Darlton and Cornelia li Britannia, lucky for us, they are somewhere in the Middle East so we do not have to deal with these five, for now at least. These five knights pilot a Gloucester and their teamwork is quite outstanding that these five had destroyed an entire army of Bamides in less than ten minutes." Zero explained as Kallen eyes raised an eyebrow in confusion.
"What's a Bamides?" Kallen inquired as she gazed at the five men and their Gloucesters.
"A Bamides is a Fourth Generation Knightmare Frame mass produce in the Middle Easter Federation."Lelouch explained as he showed them the tank-like Knightmare. "This Knightmare is probably one of the worst Knightmare to have ever been produce, with its large size and lack of maneuverability, it makes this thing an easy target and it requires a large crew to operate." Lelouch explained as he analyzes the design of the Knightmare.
"So that Knightmare is impractical even against a Glasgow." Kallen concluded, seeing the weakness of the design of the overgrown Knightmare.
"Moving on," Zero said, interrupting the two. "Next, we have Andreas Darlton and Gilbert Guilford. This two are going to be a problem, both are great warriors and elite pilots in their own right. Fortunately, we have a modified Gloucester in our side that could stand against their unit and a pilot that could fight this two at the same time and still have a high chance of winning." Zero and Lelouch instantly looked at Kallen, whom blush at the simple gesture of flattery.
"Now this woman is our major problem." Lelouch commented as the picture of Cornelia appeared on the screen.
"Yes, she will be a major headache." Zero agreed as he eyed the most dangerous woman who had ever grace Japan. "Cornelia li Britannia, also known as The Witch of Britannia and the Goddess of Victory, monikers that she had achieve through her military success such as the establishment of Area 7, 9, 14, and 18, all of those country were conquered and colonized in record time. She is a Knights of Rounds caliber pilot and an excellent tactician in her own right." Zero stated with conviction causing the two rebels to frown.
"So they replace Clovis with a more capable person, just great." Kallen mumbled with a deep frown as Ohgi look worried.
"And that is why we are going to prepare ourselves before Cornelia grace Tokyo with her presence." Zero stated as he showed them several picture. "Currently, Cornelia is somewhere in Yamagata, disposing some random rebel groups and she'll arrive at Tokyo Settlement in about a week at most, will used that time to prepare ourselves." Zero then gave a signal Lelouch.
Lelouch nodded as he grabbed the laptop on his feet and gave it to Ohgi. "Ohgi, inside the computer are the Ghettos that Cornelia may attack. The reason why, she will smoke us out, so I want every possible escape routes plotted by next week." Lelouch then pointed at Saitama. "Saitama in particular and don't ask why and just plot the routes." Lelouch instructed as Ohgi nodded, not questioning the task given to him.
Lelouch then turned his attention to Kallen as Zero showed her a room in the building. "Kallen, in the west wing on the fifth floor, there are twelve Military Grade, Knightmare Simulators." Lelouch informed her as Kallen looked at the pair with confused eyes. "Despite your absolutely divine skill on the battlefield, we have a serious lack of adequate pilots. Lelouch and I, are the tacticians of the group but we still require pilots that could think in the spur of the moment so could you persuade some of your comrades to try out the simulator." Lelouch requested politely.
"With the exception of you and Ohgi, some of your comrades are not that acceptable in Knightmare combat." Zero added.
"I'll tell them to practice their skill on the simulators, don't worry." Kallen assured the two but she also noted that she would also try those simulators to further her skills.
"Good, Ohgi please help your companions unload the armaments. Kallen, Lelouch, please stay for a while." Zero stated as Ohgi look startled for a moment.
Before Ohgi could voice his objections, Kallen gave him a look that told him that she would be okay and that these two had already proven enough to warrant their unconditional trust. With a sigh, Ohgi left the room but not before telling Kallen to be cautious.
"What do you need of me, Zero?" Kallen asked as she gazed at their apparent leader.
"Something personal, Kallen, Lelouch," Zero answered as he sat on a chair, in front of a table. "A couple of days from now, a girl will be enrolling in your school, I'm asking you two to look after her. She may not need it but it will calm my nerves." Zero requested in a calm tone.
Kallen was a bit confused at this while Lelouch sigh deeply. "So, she finally broke you down."
"Yes," Was Zero's answer causing the two males to sigh, much to confusion of Kallen.
"She is going to be both aggravating and amusing, to me anyway." Lelouch commented.
"Who's going to be aggravating?" Kallen asked curiously.
Lelouch let out a soft laughed before pointing at Zero. "Zero's little sister is going to be enrolling in our school." Lelouch tried to contain his laughter at the sight of Kallen's disbelief. "Contrary to popular belief, Zero is human and he does have a family and you can't miss her, she's the girl with green hair and sharp toungue."
(Scene Change)
"Sister, I'm going to be Zero's sister." C.C. laughed as she and Lelouch lay on their bed, her head resting on his chest. Both of them naked as the day they were born. "At least now, I have an excuse to roam around, and switching wardrobe and personas would be easier for the both of us."
Lelouch nodded in agreement as he wrapped an arm around her shoulder, pulling her closer to him. "You make it sound that being my mistress is a bad thing."
C.C. giggled silently at that as her signature coy smiled adorned her beautiful face. "Being your mistress isn't half bad when in bed, but that's about it." C.C. whispered with an amused tone.
Lelouch scowled at her but did not even bother replying as he grabbed his phone. "Must you work even in bed?" C.C. complained, sighing as she realized that she wasn't going to get his undivided attention tonight.
"I need to ensure something." Lelouch answered as he dialed the number to his most devoted soldier. "Orange, can you hear me?" Lelouch called as the man on the other line quickly replied.
"[My lord, what do I owe the pleasure?"] Lelouch smiled a bit after hearing the voice of Jeremiah Gottwald.
It seems that his second Geass worked like a charm.
"Orange, tell me, did I ruined your reputation like last time or did Kallen's intervention change anything significant?" Lelouch inquired rather curiously.
Jeremiah chuckled merrily at that question. "[My lord, your plan was brilliant. My reputation maybe a bit stained but my action has been deemed as act of protecting the civilians and also, thanks to Kozuki, I didn't have to resort in assaulting my own men.]" Jeremiah answered with a sigh of relief.
"Still, Kewel and his collaborators assaulted you, although that would work to my advantage in the long run." Lelouch told him with a grin. "Tell me, Orange did my sister and Suzaku met in the same circumstances as before?" Lelouch asked, this time with a sincere tone.
"[Yes you majesty, we can thank Kewel's stupidity for that matter.]" Jeremiah answered before frowning. "[But if I may inquire, is it wise for you to set them up. Cornelia would murder Kururugi, if his lucky enough.]"
Lelouch chuckle darkly as he tightly held C.C. in his arms. "Jeremiah, like I told you last time, I owe Suzaku that much." Lelouch stated with a small smile. "That and I always wanted to try my hand at matchmaking." Lelouch then hung up before straddling over C.C.'s waist.
"Up for another round?" Lelouch asked with a perverse smile as he removed the blanket that was covering C.C.'s body.
C.C. chuckled once again as she wrapped her arms around her king. "I thought you'd see it my way, your highness." And the room was once again filled with moans of pleasure.
(Scene Change)
Lelouch smiled at the sight of his old friend, his archenemy, though he would admit that he was the one who made Suzaku his archenemy. 'You and your Lancelot are an annoyance and a major hindrance to my plans but, that was during my first try, now, my witch and my queen will be able to neutralized you.' Lelouch thought darkly as listened to the whispers of his classmates, most of them weren't too good.
"It's him, isn't it?"
"Yeah, that's him!"
"He killed Prince Clovis!"
"The teacher said he was released, though."
"But he must have done something if they arrested him."
"He's not a terrorist, is he?"
"No," Kallen answered timidly at the fact that she knew who the real killer was.
"Yeah, surely the school would know if he were." Kallen instantly looked at Suzaku, worried about his treatment here in Ashford. He was, after all, the first Honorary Britannian to have been enrolled in the school.
"He's an Eleven, isn't he?" Nina asked fearfully as she glanced at the man who was accused to the murder of a member of the royal family.
"An honorary Britannian," Rvailz reasoned, seemingly not affected by the presence of a Japanese.
"But that doesn't change what he is…." Nina commented nervously.
"Don't be scarred." Shirley exclaimed as she looked at the Japanese boy pitifully as she made an attempt to approach him. "If we just talk to him, I'm sure we'll find out-" Rivalz instantly grabbed her hand to stop her from approaching the Eleven.
"Don't you think you're being a little hasty?" Rivalz exclaimed as he shook his head in dismissal.
Suddenly, a loud coughed caught the attention of every student in the room. All eyes were diverted to Lelouch. "Enough murmuring and give Mister Kururugi a break. Regardless if he is an Eleven, he is still a student of this school and deserved the same privilege that we all enjoy." Lelouch stated as the students eyed him with respect, some of the girls looked at him with adoration at the mercy that he was giving the Eleven, Shirley was a bit love struck while Nina was petrified at what the Vice President said.
Kallen on the other hand was suspicious as she received the code that Lelouch gave to Kururugi combined with the secret code that was meant for her. Since she and Lelouch were now allies, Lelouch had though her hand signals that were exclusive to their group. Those hand signals were hard to decipher for they contain over 500 elaborated signals
"Remember this," Lelouch said as he exited the classroom. "He may be an Eleven but he is still an Honorary Britannian, and a member of the military that alone proves that he is loyal to the empire." Lelouch added as he walked away. "Deadly loyal for his own damn good if you ask me," Lelouch mumbled with a frown.
A couple of minutes later.
Lelouch waited patiently on the roof of the academy for his old friend to arrived. Kallen had already arrived and was hidden behind a large water tank, Lelouch had instructed her to listen to their conversation.
A couple of seconds pass and Lelouch turn around to see his old friend approached him.
"We haven't used that sign for seven years now, I'm surprised you still remember it." Lelouch exclaimed as he looked at the brown-haired Japanese with an eye smile.
"Let's talk on the roof," Suzaku said, deciphering the code.
"Yeah,"
"I'm glad you're alright." Suzaku said in relief. He was worried sick at the thought of his friend being shot during the terrorist attack that he lost two nights of good sleep.
"Typical of you, if my memory serves me right, I wasn't the one who had taken the bullet." Lelouch then sigh deeply as a frown adorned his lips. "You should take better care of yourself."
"I was just returning the favor you did me seven years ago." Suzaku replied with a smile. The two shifted to silence at that while Lelouch remembered how their friendship was torn apart because of their beliefs. Suzaku, at that instant, remembered something important. "Oh, what about that girl? The one in the capsule." Suzaku asked with a worried tone.
Lelouch shook his head as a fond smile crawled on his face. "She is in capable hands Suzaku." Lelouch assured him before a scowl adorned his face. "Though, I'm surprise that I met her again in that kind of situation. I always did want our next encounter to be less hostile." Lelouch commented with a fond smile, earning him the bewildered look from his friend.
"You know the girl?" Suzaku asked curiously.
Lelouch merely nodded as he looked up, not wanting to look at the piercing gazed that his friend was giving him. "I met her and her brother four years ago. She's sarcastic and amusing while her brother was mysterious to the point that it's disturbing. They were my friends." Lelouch then frown as he gripped the surface of the marble until his knuckles turned white. "I don't know what Clovis was smoking but human experimentation, of all the brazen audacity. I'm glad Zero disposed off such trash." Lelouch mumbled while Suzaku looked outraged in the background.
"Lelouch, how can you say such things?" Lelouch merely eyed his stunned friend before sighing dramatically.
"They used one of my best friends for human experimentation and no human, no matter how annoying deserves that."Lelouch shook his head as he tried to change the subject. "Have dinner with me and Nunnally, my sister has been worried sick about you. It would be relief for her to know that you are still among the living."
"Nunnally…" Suzaku whispered, the Honorary Britannian recalling the gentle, blind girl that he and Lelouch had doted on in the past. "How is she?"
"Fine, but she's missing you." Lelouch admitted, smiling at the thought of his sister. "Tonight, have dinner with us; it'll do her good to be reacquainted with you."
The two chatted for a while before Suzaku had to leave for some reason that Lelouch could not comprehend, but let it slide just as long he visited them for dinner. As Suzaku was out of from earshot, Lelouch motioned for Kallen to move out from her hiding spot. "You know the guy?" Kallen asked curiously.
"After my father left me and my sister to die here in Japan, she and I stayed with his family." Lelouch answered with a passive expression. "The guy hasn't change, a naïve fool yet he possessed such amazing abilities." Lelouch sighed in disappointment as he leaned on balcony behind him.
"Is that the reason why we saved him?" Kallen asked with a suspicious glance on their benefactor.
"No, he was just caught in the crossfire." Lelouch lied convincingly. "Yes, he is a friend but Zero won't risk his neck for a person that he does not know, regardless of my personal feelings. Zero needed a big debut and saving him was the biggest thing that we could come up with in such short noticed." Lelouch explained as the two vacated the roof.
(Scene Change)
"I need to hide this thing before that devil cat comes today." Lelouch muttered, scowling at the memory of the problem that cat caused him in his last lifetime. "I don't think we need Arthur raising hell like last time." He shot C.C a look "Why didn't you try to stop him?"
"I find you being overwhelm by a cat to be amusing." C.C. pointed out, smiling she chewed a mouthful of pizza. "So how do you intend to put Suzaku in everyone's good graces?" C.C. asked curiously.
"Easy, I'm not." Lelouch answered as he hid his disguised into a secret compartment in his room. "As much as it pains me to do this, I need Suzaku to at least develop a slight hatred for Britannia and being bullied by ingrains would work to my advantage in the long run." Lelouch explained with a frown. "I don't like it but it's necessary."
"So you're going to watch your friend get push around by Britannians, that's cruel even for you." C.C. noted as she looked at her accomplice deep frown.
"He will only have to endure for a month or so before I recommend him in the student council and I deserved a bit of pay back after the problems that he had cause me last time." Lelouch explained while he approach C.C… "You better get dress or you're going to be late for your first day of school."
"My code name will be Cecelia Constantine, I'm a Britannian and I transferred here from Area 6. My father is an engineer, my mother pass away when I was 12, and I have an older brother." C.C. mused, her alias and alibi already memorized.
"Cecelia Constantine officially exists, I made sure of that." Lelouch said, remembering how easy tampering with the government's database.
"I can do anything I want, right?" Lelouch nodded before leaning down for a quick kiss.
"Just as long as you don't drive anyone to their wits, yes, you can do anything you want. I don't mind." Lelouch answered her as she wrapped her arms around him before pulling him into a heated kiss. She will have some fun in his expense.
(Scene Change)
"Okay class, settle down." Their homeroom teacher instructed as he entered the classroom. The students inside the classroom instantly went to their seats as the teacher stood in the center of the room. "Before we begin, I would like to introduce a new student that would be joining us today onwards." The teacher began causing the students to murmur to themselves.
Most of them wondered if it was another soldier from the military and if it was, most of them were wishing that it wasn't another Eleven.
"Miss Constantine, please come in." The teacher said. In a matter of seconds, a beautiful green haired girl entered the classroom, her expression was neutral at best as she ignored the majority of the boys staring at her.
"Good morning, my name is Cecelia Constantine." C.C. introduced herself with narrow eyes. "And don't bother talking to me, no one here is my type."
Lelouch shook his head at those blunt words. Although, he found it rather amusing as most of the boys flinched at her gaze. C.C. is intimidating if she wanted to.
Lelouch's then gazed at Kallen, giving her the sign that the girl was Zero's sister before shifting his gaze to Suzaku, whom was looking at him and the new girl back and forth. Lelouch could only smile as he gave him a reassuring nod.
"Miss Constantine would you please occupy…" The teacher trailed off but C.C. ignored him as she casually walks towards Lelouch's sit.
"You," C.C. narrowed her eyes on Rivalz, whom was sweating under the peircing golden eyes of the new student.
"Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Yes?" Rivalz replied shakily.
"You're IN my seat, leave." C.C. all but ordered. Instantly, Rivalz grabbed his bag and conceded and went to the vacant seat on the far edge of the class. Both Lelouch and C.C. were either oblivious, or just didn't care as the attention of the class was turn to them.
"Was that necessary?" Lelouch inquired with an irate tone, expertly hiding the amusement that he was feeling.
C.C. answered him by merely cupping his chin and, to the shock of everyone presenT, including the teacher, devoured his lips into a kiss. Lelouch didn't bother to kiss back as he let C.C. take control, which she gladly accepted.
The reaction was hilarious to say the least; the boys stared at the two with wide and envious eyes, all of them secretly enjoying the scene. The girls were gawking in shock, the new girl just kiss the most desirable guy in school and the strange thing about it was that it seems that he was enjoying it.
Nina and Rivalz already fainted at the sight that they were witnessing while Shirley looked like she had cardiac arrest, Suzaku rubbed his eyes just in case he was dreaming, and Kallen almost stumbled on her own seat, her face as red as her hair.
"How long until they need air?"
"Holy shit! Was that tongue?"
Were the thoughts of some of the occupants, others just are to stun to think of anything.
Finally, after several minutes, C.C. pulled back, a trail of saliva was between her lips and Lelouch's. "That's my welcome kiss." C.C. said, her voice neutral like nothing extraordinary happened. "And by the way, my brother wants to speak with you."
(Scene Change)
"LELOUCH, WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT AND WHO THE HELL WAS THAT GIRL?" Rivalz yelled as the student council met in their club ballroom for an emergency meeting. The topic was Lelouch and the mysterious transfer student kissing on the middle of class.
"You mean the kiss." Lelouch said nonchalantly. "It wasn't my first kiss with her and I'm pretty sure it wouldn't be the last." Lelouch told them causing Shirley to be petrified. Milly on the other hand, had a different expression.
"Looks like our little Ice Prince have himself a girlfriend." Milly smiled mischievously as she peered over Lelouch's shoulder. "You pulled a lot of strings to get her in my school." Milly commented earning her a scowl from Lelouch.
"I won't even where you got that piece of information, that but yes, I pulled a lot of strings to get her in Ashford." Lelouch admitted before gazing at Kallen at the back of the room. "She's the sister of an old friend of mine and I can't resist a request from that guy or from her." Lelouch explained with an exasperated sigh.
"AND THE KISS, EXPLAIN THE KISS." Rivalz demanded while Shirley was also waiting for an explanation.
"She is not my girlfriend, so don't bother asking." Lelouch said with a blunt tone. "As for the kiss, to be blunt with you, the two of us are friends with benefits, kissing happens to be one of the benefits." Lelouch answered before chuckling.
"Hey prez, can we have her join the Student Council?" Lelouch asked with a rather pleading tone, startling the Ashford heir. "I promised her brother to take care of her and I owe the guy too much to actually deny his request." Lelouch added, and suddenly, a distinct chuckled caught their attention.
"I never thought you cared." C.C. said as she appeared out of nowhere, startling everyone present in the room. C.C. didn't even bother with them as she proceeded to throw a phone at him. "Phone call from my brother." C.C. informed him, and as quick as she appeared, she was suddenly gone.
"Strange girl," Shirley muttered as they all looked at Lelouch, who had the expression of surprise written all over his face.
"She's is ahead of schedule." Lelouch whispered to himself as he stood up and walked out the room, his expression was enough for Kallen to feel troubled. "How much time do we have…Two days, that's quite short compare to the last time…..No, don't stall her, that would put suspicion on you…..Do you have my package?…Yes, good, transfer it to the factory as soon as possible and do it discretely, I still need you inside." Lelouch then hung up before looking back over his shoulder.
"Kallen will be having a field trip, call the others and tell them to pack five Sutherlands and your Gloucester. Also, tell them to pack six extra Anti-Knightmare Sniper Rifles, we're going to need it." Lelouch told her, his face filled with anxiety.
Kallen nodded, noting Lelouch's grim expression as she dialed the number of Ohgi. "Where do we assemble?"
"The building where I brought you guys two nights ago." Lelouch answered as he saw a blur of green from the corner of his eyes.
(Scene Change)
"I'm going to be direct with you all." Zero started as he addresses the rebel group before him. "Two days from today, Cornelia li Britannia will repeat the Shinjuku Massacre, only this time, the target will be Saitama Ghetto." Zero explained as the rebels around him mutter to themselves.
"You know this, how?" Tamaki asked curiously.
"One of my contacts from the Government informed me and trusts me, my contacts are legit." Lelouch said as he entered the room, a laptop in hand. "Zero, we have one rebel group that is in hiding in Saitama Ghetto, the Yamato Alliance." Lelouch reported as he sat beside Kallen.
"Could we use them?" Zero asked sharply.
"As foot soldiers and as meat shields, they'll do an excellent job at tha,t but I doubt if they have the balls to fight besides us if the going gets tough." Lelouch commented knowingly. The experience he had with those people led to his first lost in his last lifetime.
"That's harsh, Lelouch." Ohgi commented, slightly disturbed at those words.
Lelouch spared the rebels a weary glanced. "I know but they are that disorganized and they don't have the discipline or the determination that you guys have. They will only be a hindrance if we fought Cornelia's forces; especially that Cornelia's forces are one of the best that Britannia could offer." Lelouch told them before a thoughtful look crossed his face. "Though, I think I find another way to used them." Lelouch mumbled as he clicked certain keys in his laptop and showed the map of Saitama Ghetto. "Ohgi, have you plotted the escape routes."
"Yes," Ohgi answered as he stepped in front of the screen and began emphasizing the possible escape routes. "Although, if worst comes to worst, I suggest we used the sewers." Ohgi commented as both Lelouch and Zero nodded.
"Lelouch the initial plan, please." Zero asked politely yet his voice was commanding.
"Why of course," Lelouch then walk in front of the screen as the map showed several landmarks. "Considering our limited military strength and fighting capabilities compare to the full power of Cornelia's army, I would suggest the same strategy we used in Shinjuku with few changes. Inoue, yes do you have a question?" Lelouch asked as he pointed at the violet haired girl on the back of the room.
"Wouldn't they be expecting us to use the same tactics?" Inoue inquired.
"Yes they will but that makes it more efficient." Lelouch informed them as he smiled at them, much to their confusion. "You see, after looking at Cornelia's military history (perks of traveling back in time), I deduced that this little assault of hers is a trap." There was several grasp inside the room. "This trap is meant for Zero, a form of revenge for her fallen half-brother if you will. Most likely, she will replicate the same scenario as Shinjuku to attract Zero's attention." Lelouch deduced and Kallen instantly stood up in anger.
"That means she's, she's, she's going to repeat the bloodshed in the same scale as Shinjuku." Kallen exclaimed grimly, her voice oozing with anger and disgust.
"That means countless innocent Japanese will be slaughtered like pigs." Lelouch hid a smile as he heard several shouts of anger and disgust from his allies. "That's why we are going to intervene, this may be an obvious trap but killing innocents just for this trap to take effect is just sick." Lelouch stated everyone their eyed him in a calculative manner, all of them wanting to hear this plan.
"Lelouch, please continue," Zero ordered.
"Yes sir, our plan will be similar to Shinjuku, the difference is that we are going to use half of Yamato Alliance, together with some members of our group to spearhead the attack while the other half will evacuate the civilians away from ground zero. Knowing Cornelia, she will probably send us some Sutherlands similar to Shinjuku so the five Knightmares that we're going to bring will be used for Sniping and delivering heavy artillery attack from higher ground." Lelouch then took a deep breathed before looking at Kallen. "We are going to act like we've fallen into their traps, Kallen, when you see some Gloucester, you are responsible for taking them down but be cautious, the only ones in Cornelia's army that pilots Gloucesters are elites and they are probably going to give you some problem but I am confident that you can take them down, and do not worry, your Gloucester will have a slight edge, I gave it some upgrades last night so you will have a slight technological edge." Lelouch informed her and Kallen could only nod.
She will not let them down, not after the confidence that Lelouch and Zero had to her piloting skills.
"Now, we are going to play with Cornelia and we are going to give her the idea that she is playing us but when the smoke is clear, we will show her who the true orchestrators are."
(Scene Change)
"We have Saitama Ghetto completely surrounded. The Yamato group's base of operations is somewhere in this area. More than half of the citizens are collaborators." Andreas Darlton reported as the screen showed the positioning of their forces. "How shall we proceed?" Darlton asked as he glanced at his lady.
"How goes the capture of the civilian leaders?" Cornelia asked her regal voice as commanding as ever. Besides her was her personal knight, Gilbert Guilford.
"According to schedule. Completion in T-minus two hours." Darlton answered.
"Ahead of schedule then, good." Cornelia then shifted her gazed to the officers on the side whom were bowing at her in fear. "You men were involved in the Shinjuku affair, weren't you?" It was more of a statement than a question.
"Yes," One of the officers answered respectfully and fearfully. All of them were bowing at her while their right hand was over their chest.
"We thank you for your mercy in that regard, Lady Cornelia."
"No matter," Cornelia hurriedly dismissed, not wanting to deal with the incompetence of her late brother's official. "It's similar, don't you think?"
"Yes,"
A cruel smile graced her regal features at that. "To the situation in Shinjuku."
"Zero is guilty of high treason. In order to draw him out, I have created a situation similar to that in Shinjuku. If he has even an ounce of egotism, he will come to kill me." Cornelia exclaimed with a confident smile, her purple eyes narrowing a bit.
"Viceroy," One of the officers present during the incident stammered. "That would mean risking your life!"
Cornelia spared the pitiful man a firm look that frightened the poor man. How did that coward get his position was beyond her. "In battle, one must risk one's life to take another's. War on the other hand is the struggle between pride and life." Cornelia told the man in a calm tone. "And what kind of a Commander would I be if I allow my men die on the front lines, I would not just be disrespecting my men, but all my enemies who had the decency to face me themselves."
The men snapped to attention, while Cornelia's entourage stood a little straighter, pride at their master's commitment to her goals on their faces.
(Scene Change)
Sounds of gun fire echoed in a city blocked as an unfortunate Japanese fell to the ground, death for all the bullets driven to him by the soldiers rifle.
"Why?" A bespectacled man asked in outraged as he witness with his bare eyes one of his countrymen drying in front of him. "We have children here! We haven't done anything!"
"That is the reason why!" The soldiers then aim their rifles to the man that dared to talk to them. "The citizens of this Ghetto aided and abetted terrorist agents rather than reporting them. That is high treason against the crown!" The Britannian soldier said and before they could fire, a distinct voice caught their attention.
"How sickening, soldiers threatening harmless civilians how crude." The familiar voice of the newest most wanted man in Britannia echoed as the soldiers pointed their guns at the new arrival. Zero, himself stood before them, standing proudly. "Has Britannia fallen so low that…No…..I won't even bother, knowing the sorry for an excuse of a man that leads Britannia, I am surprise that the Britannia empire could last this long." Zero said in mockery as the soldiers prepared to fire at him.
"You dare insult the emperor, die you measly terrorist." One of the soldier shouted as they prepared to kill the man who dared to raised a hand on the royal family but before they could pull the trigger, a reign of bullets rain down upon them, killing them instantly.
Zero shook his head as several men wearing a visor appeared besides him, the visor were also helping the figures to hide their identity. "My dear Japanese, please allow this good men to guide you into a safer area, this place will be a warzone soon." Zero informed them as he turned his back on them, dramatically waving his cloak. "I shall avenge your fallen countrymen, I gave you my word." Zero told them as he walked off towards the city, leaving people at awe as they followed the men that was, perhaps, the savior of their disgrace country.
"Q1, B1, P2, P6, P4, are you in position?" Zero inquired as he walked towards the horizon, waiting for an enemy Sutherland to appear.
"Yes, Zero," The five people answered.
"Stay in position and stay hidden, I will give you your instruction in thirty minutes." Zero instructed them as he spotted some Britannian soldier harassing some Japanese, a Sutherland position behind them.
"Magician, are we on schedule?" Zero asked casually.
"Yes, I'll be finish in planting our ace in three hours." Magician, AKA C.C. with a voice scrambler program to make her sound like Lelouch, answered.
"Good to hear," Zero said as he casually waltz towards the soldiers, his Geass flashing dangerously.
"Please, have mercy," A Japanese men begged as he used his body to protect his wife and son.
"You worthless Eleven," A Britannian soldier snarled as he leveled his rifle on the man's head. "This is for prince Clovis." The Britannian Soldier yelled and it was the last thing he had ever said as a bullet penetrated his skull. The other soldiers behind him were also dead due to suicide and the pilot of the Sutherland was dead as well but not before he gave Zero everything he needed
"Japanese," Zero called as the man and his family gazed at him in awe, grateful that he saved their lives. "My group is currently evacuating Civilians; I suggest you go in that direction before the fighting really begins." Zero said as he pointed at the large group of Japanese who was being escorted by several arm men. Zero didn't even bother to hear them reply as he approach the unmanned Sutherland.
"As plan, I have captured an enemy Sutherland; wait for my initial instruction before commencing the attack." Zero ordered as he registered his Sutherland to their frequency, to avoid friendly fire.
"HAI, ZERO,"
Lelouch smiled behind his mask, he will finally avenge his first lost in the hands of his sister. "Your move, Nelly."
(Scene Change)
"Strange," Darlton muttered as he gazed at the screen. "Some of the squad we send to gather the Civilians had yet to come back."
"It is either we underestimate the terrorist." Cornelia pondered before a smirked adorned her regal face. "Or our target has arrived." Cornelia shook her head, it seems that she underestimated this Zero character.
"Regardless, it's about time. Shall we begin?" Darlton nodded his head at his princess.
"Right," He then turned on an open channel to their forces. "All forces, we will now begin the destruction of the Saitama Ghetto." And with those commands, Knightmares were then deployed as well as countless infantry and tanks. Knightmare VTOL and VTOL Gunships took the air as the Britannian army flooded the destroyed city.
"All units move to level three combat alert!"
(Scene Change)
"So it begins." Lelouch muttered as a he turned on the communication device on the Sutherland, connecting to a private channel.
"Are you sure we could used them, Lelouch?" C.C. asked, not even bothering to used the voice scrambler.
"I made sure that they wouldn't run like last time." Lelouch said as he remembered how he Geass everyone from the Yamato alliance to obey him. Those people were as good as foot soldiers anyway, meat shields for his true allies.
"Good to hear and by the way, T-minus Two hours and Forty Five minutes before the task at hand is done." C.C. reported before logging off.
Lelouch nodded as connected to another one of his allies. "Ohgi, how's the evacuation?"
"We have evacuated Ninety Seven Percent of the Civilians." Ohgi reported as Zero heard several rambling behind Ohgi.
"Good to hear, remember our objectives, we are not here to defeat Cornelia, we are here to beat. Keep the civilians safe, this will be over soon." Zero instructed as he cut off the communication link.
(Scene Change)
"B12 is under control,"
"No enemy response in F7,"
"D24 is under control,"
"Gosch'sunit is to head to point 506,"
"Yes, my Lord. Chaiging course to 506." Gosch replied as he and his partner change direction.
"There's no resistance at all." Gosch commented smugly. "Is that Zero not here?"
"There's nothing here but those mangy terrorists." His partner said in boredom before the two was shot down by two Anti-Knightmare Rockets.
"Tamaki, pay up, they came." Minami said as he extended his hand on a disgruntled Tamaki.
"Damn those two and their incredibly sharp minds." Tamaki cursed as he handed 400 pounds on his friend's waiting hand.
Lelouch watched passively as the familiar explosion polluted the area. "Nelly, you're ahead of schedule by two days but the same strategy, wonderful." Lelouch commented as he watched the battle from a wreckage, his analytical mind conjuring tactics and strategy in light speed.
"R1 and R2, fall back. Draw the enemy in towards N2." Lelouch, or should I say Zero ordered. "B7, fire at two o'clock." A tank exploded.
"P5 commence firing." Two Sutherlands were tore to pieces by a torrent of bullets from the stolen Sutherland that Cornelia donated to them.
"We've lost Jester's signal!"
"Reading multiple enemy units at two o'clock."
"Kaczynski's unit is retreating under heavy fire."
"It appears that the enemy is using the stolen Sutherlands against us." Cornelia looked passive at that. Just as she predicted.
"Just like Shinjuku..." The officer commented grimly.
"Is this Zero then?"
"N2 attack at three o'clock." VTOL aircraft was shot down.
"R4, fire." Another tank bit the dust.
"N1, start from the left." A Sutherland was destroy.
"Alright, then. P3, destroy the bridge to cut off their retreat."The large bridge connecting Saitama from Cornelia's forces stationed in the bridge was suddenly demolished, destroying a large quantity of tanks, Knightmares, and killing countless infantry.
"Point R7 has been destroyed. All units lost."
"Well then, that's the end of that." Cornelia spoke calmly. "Order all units to fall back. There would be no purpose in increasing out casualties." Cornelia ordered with a shrugged.
"We're retreating?" Several officers approached Cornelia.
"Your Majesty, we can still fight!"
"No you can't, not now." Cornelia said her expression regal.
"All units withdraw immediately to the Ghetto's entrance. Repeat, withdraw to the Ghetto's entrance."
"Thank you Nelly, remind me to give you a kiss for giving me the opportunity to avenge my lost." Lelouch then opened an open channel. "Everyone, fall back." That order caused a ripple effect on his command.
"What,"
"Why,"
"We could win,"
"We already won my friends." Lelouch stated with a smirked. "We just need the exclamation point." Lelouch said as he left his stolen Sutherland and set it to self destruct.
"Q1, three Gloucester will arrive in your postion later. One of them will be piloted by Gilbert Guilford, don't kill them but annihilate them for me." Lelouch requested with a small smile.
"Finally, my turn." Kallen said with an excited tone.
"Yes, it is your turn, my dear Queen." Lelouch said with a demented chuckle. "Remember, there could only be one Goddess of Victory and that is you, my beautiful Queen."
"I'll win this one." Cornelia said with confidence, a small smile adorning her regal face. The officers gasped in confusion while Cornelia's men merely smiled.
"Yes ma'am. You are, after all, the Goddess of Victory." Darlton commented with a bow.
"Will you do this, Guilford, my knight?" Cornelia asked even if she already know the answer.
"It will be my pleasure and honor, milady." Guilford answered respectfully, his voice filled with admiration.
In no time, three Gloucester came out from the G1 base and entered Saitama Ghetto, causing Lelouch to smile. "My Beautiful Magician, has everything been set up." Lelouch asked, his voice modulated to make him sound like his alternate ego.
"Yes, my King." C.C. answered, her voice modulated to make her sound like Lelouch.
"Good," Lelouch then wait for Guilford to be at least two hundred yards away from the G1 base before he gave C.C. a nod. C.C. smiled as she pulled a trigger.
"Remain alert, by Zero's earlier performance; he will use hit and run tactics." Guilford informed the two pilots besides him.
"Yes, my lord." The two replied and as they say those words, a loud explosion from the main entrance of the Saitama Ghetto shook the earth, startling Guilford.
"What the," Guilford mumbled as he watched in dread as a large smoke covered the area in where his lady was residing.
The explosion was followed by several more, each explosion coming from the entrances and exits of the Ghetto.
Cornelia wasn't fazed by the explosion but internally, she was impressed. She didn't expect Zero to plant bombs on the entrances and exits of the Ghetto and she even applauded the person who planted them. Whoever planted them bypassed a tight security, which was rather impressive.
"Has anyone been caught in the explosion?" Cornelia asked which instantly calmed the man who were instantly panicking because of the explosion.
"Negative your highness," A random officer answered as he looked at the screen. "The explosion was controlled and merely blocked off our entrance in the Ghetto and several more exits and entrances were sealed off as well." The officer added.
"So Zero tried to pull a fast one on me, pathetic." Cornelia mumbled in disappointment.
"Who said that trap was for you, my dear Princess?" A voice echoed in the command room as the screen blurred until it showed two masks figured. The first one was recognizable, it was Zero seated in a small throne, beside him was a person dress in a white robbed that covered his/her features, making it hard to discern whether the figure is male or female. Behind them were the remains of the Ghetto. "Good afternoon, your highness, I am Zero." Zero introduced himself with a small nod.
Cornelia stood up from her throne, glaring at the man who killed her brother. "Zero, what's with the surprise call? Are you going to make this easier for youself and surrender?" Cornelia spoke calmly with only a hint of venom from her tone of voice.
"Hardly, princess." Zero replied politely. "I merely here to invite you to witness my Queen dismantle your Knight." Zero said with confidence as he snapped his fingers. "Magician, if you will."
"Of course, Zero." Magician replied as she pushed another button. The screen change and showed Guilford and his companions.
"Cornelia," Zero's voice echoed mockingly. "Witness the prowess of the true Goddess of Victory."
Guilford and his two subordinates were trying contact HQ but to no avail. It seems that someone had jammed their communication line, who, they could only guess. "Damn that Zero." Guilford mumbled as he continues to search for the mask terrorist. Even thought he was worried for his princess, orders are orders and Cornelia's words are law.
"Has anyone appeared on the radar yet?" Guilford asked, his patient running thin.
"Nothing yet sir," One of the pilots answered, his voice a bit nervous.
"Maybe Zero had already run when we announced the retreat." The second pilot commented but that changed when their IFF Transponder found a foreign signal. "Sir unidentified Knightmare approaching, at two o'clock." The pilot reported and a rain of missiles was suddenly towards them which they dodge with no visible effort. But because they evaded the missiles, the three Gloucester broke formation, giving Kallen the best opportunity to strike. The shield on his Gloucester suddenly retracted four blades (similar to a Fuma Shuriken) which began to rapidly spin like a buzz saw. She then threw the buzz saw shield towards the nearest Gloucester, the shield was connected to a capable of a slash harken so Kallen was able manipulate the direction of the buzz saw.
The attack caught the pilot of the lone Knightmare in surprise as the buzz saw cut through the armor of the Knightmare, forcing the pilot to eject as his machine burst into flames. Kallen then dodge the bullets that were fired from the rifle of the two remaining Gloucester.
"Is that the red Gloucester from Kururugi's trial?" Gilford asked as he tried to land a hit on the enemy Knightmare.
"I believe so sir," The pilot answered as he grabbed his Jousting Lance before charging towards the red Gloucester. Guilford on the other hand merely gave the pilot cover from behind forcing the enemy Knightmare to be in defensive.
Kallen on the other hand will have none of that. Using the additional armaments that were attached to her Gloucester prior to the operation, she launched the wrist mounted slash harken to the charging Gloucester, pushing it off its route. Kallen then grabbed the Chaos Mine on the hip of her Gloucester and threw it towards the deep purple Gloucester, forcing it to stop firing at her and dodge the multiple deep charges that were raining down upon him. That gave Kallen the chance to eliminate the other Gloucester; she grabbed the Drill Jousting Lance and charged towards the temporarily disoriented Knightmare, the lance already spinning like a drill.
Seeing that the enemy Gloucester was approaching fast, the pilot decided to meet the charged and readied his own Jousting Lance before charging himself. Before the two could connect, the red Gloucester did a 360 spin, avoiding the lance thrust from her opponent before impaling the Gloucester with her Drill Jousting Lance, killing the pilot as she impaled the machine through the cockpit. She then threw the Knightmare to her side before it exploded.
"Whoever is piloting that Gloucester is good." Guilford admit as he witness two members of Cornelia's forces be dismantled in just under two minutes and that was saying something for most of the pilots in Cornelia's command are considered elites. "Let's see how you fair against someone like me, ALL HAIL BRITANNIA, ALL HAIL CORNELIA." Guilford shouted as he charged towards the enemy, is lance in hand.
Kallen noticed the charging Gloucester and deduced that it was the personal knight of the princess. Instead of trying to fight him with her Jousting Lance, she opted to use the sword holstered on the shield, the sword reminiscing a Spatha (a type of straight Sword). She then readied her sword and shield as she prepared herself to battle Guilford.
Kallen deflected the Jousting Lance with her shield before swiping her sword towards the enemy Gloucester. Guilford was able to dodge the attack as he threw several more lance thrust to his opponent, each of them being block by the shield or being deflected by the sword. Kallen deflected a thrust that was met to penetrate her cockpit by the used of her sword before using the shield to hit her opponent with a powerful backhand, causing the enemy machine to stumble back. She then threw a punch to the Gloucester's face before using the Slash Harkens to send the machine reeling.
Guilford grunted as he grabbed his assault rifle but before he could use it, it was destroyed when a bullet penetrate through the rifle. He grunted in annoyance as he saw the red Gloucester's Anti-Knightmare Sniper Rifle on its hands but instead of using it, the pilot merely remounted the sniper rifle to the shoulder of the Gloucester before opting to use the sword. The buzz saw shield was already rapidly rotating as the red Gloucester slowly approaches him.
Guilford gritted his teeth, the pilot was taunting him. He shook his frustration off as he grabbed his Jousting Lance and created more distance from the red machine but that prove to no avail as the machine threw its buzz saw shield at his direction, which he dodge effortlessly but, sadly, he wasn't able to dodge the next attack. The four retractable blade of the shield was suddenly launched and fired from the shield into four different directions. Two of the blades were able to hit his leg and torso respectably. Guilford curse as the mobility of his Gloucester was reduced to at least fifteen percent and he further curse his luck when the lower part of his Gloucester was severed and the upper part was held by the red Gloucester, crushing the head by the use of its hands.
"Sir Guilford," Zero's voice echoed inside of Guildford's cockpit. "Eject or die, you decide." Zero offered with a taunting tone.
Guilford growled in annoyance as he prepared to fire his last remaining weapon, the slash harkens mounted on the chest of his destroyed Gloucester but that was prevented when Zero contacted him again. "My Queen, rip off those Slash Harkens." The Red Gloucester did just that as it use its free hand to grabbed the Slash Harkens on his units chest before reaping it off.
'Shit,' Guilford cursed as his machine was now weaponless.
"GUILFORD, EJECT NOW." Cornelia's voice roared in his cockpit as he bowed his head in shame.
Before ejecting, he turned on an open channel. "I don't know who you are but the next time we meet, I shall avenge this disgraceful defeat."
To his surprise, the enemy pilot replied. "The next time we meet, I wouldn't be so merciful." The pilot, clearly female, exclaimed indignantly. "Now get the hell out of here before Zero change his mind." Kallen then threw the scrap metal that was once a Gloucester to the ground and at the same time, the cockpit flew away towards a safer location.
Kallen then drove her Gloucester to where Zero and Lelouch were watching the battle.
Cornelia gritted her teeth as she witness the defeat of her knight. Whoever was piloting that red Gloucester was good, good enough to beat three of her men, one of them being her personal knight, in five minutes flat, which was unheard off. Her aggravation increase as Zero appeared on the screen together with that white robed figure.
"Like I told, this is not your win, it is mine."
"Won! How can you say that when I am still here! While I still have an army that can fight! I haven't lost yet Zero!" The princess said indignantly.
"You're as naïve as my Master said you'd be." Zero commented much to the confusion of everyone present. "War is no chess, you win by accomplishing your objectives, my objective was to save innocent lives that you were going to slaughter just to smoke me out, your goal is to capture me. My objective has been accomplished and yours, sadly not. Thus I won and you lost." Zero taunting her as the red Gloucester appeared behind the two mysterious figures.
"Welcome to Japan, hime." Zero bowed at her before glancing at Magician. "Show them your magic, Magician."
"Of course Zero." Magician said as she pushed another trigger from her pocket before the Goucester took off to the escape route, and with that, the transmission ended..
Darlton turned to the communications officer. "Were we able to get a point of origin?"
The officer shook his head in the negative.
"Shall we pursuit, princess?" Darlton asked as Cornelia stood in cold fury and headed to the hangar. She will kill him herself.
"Somebody prepare my Gloucester, I'll show him and that so called queen of his how its done properly." Cornelia ordered, her teeth gritted in frustration.
"I shall accompany you, princess." Darlton exclaimed as he followed her.
"Your highness, we can't." An officer said as he showed the current situation in the large screen. "The entire Ghetto is engulfed in flames."
To horror of the Britannian Soldier and Cornelia herself, half of the Ghetto was enveloped in flames, preventing any of her force from entering without the risk of getting burn for the all the roads in the Ghetto were covered by a sea of flames. The Knightmares will also have a problem entering the Ghetto for the wheel of the Landspinner may melt because of the flames.
The sight before them was like a sight from hell.