Chapter 86: The True path of Justice? End of Hypnoses!

Last time, in tales of the Cosmic Wars, the true depth of Ben's despair was realized when everyone saw that Darth Idious was in fact an alternate personality created out of Ben's deep pain and suffering ! Ben's friends refused to let him be a slave of the dark side and all did their best to save the one chosen by the Star Sword. However, while everyone tried to reach out to him, the constant betrayals he had suffered had made him paranoid and he believed none of them truly cared about him. The more they attacked, the more despair the curse seal crystals fused into him absorbed, the stronger his attacks became! However, Lacus at last realized how much she hurt her friend and directly apologized to Ben and tried to reach out to him by saying that despite everything, she truly cared about him. It seemed to be working.

When Idious begin to lose his grip on Ben, the supreme god of darkness, Chaos Zannacross Necron took direct control! While still sealed, even then his power was vast over the curse seal crystals and he possessed Ben's body to try and make it destroy his friends! Fortunately, Grand Master Myers intervened and used all of his power to free Ben!

It worked and Ben was at last back to his normal self, however the cost was Myers being gravely wounded by the explosion! That was not even the worse part! Ben's friends did not even have time to be happy that he was normal again, because right afterward Kira appeared with his Salvation Commandos! And in a display of cruelty he had come to arrest his own apprentice for the charges of treason and mass murder, even though Ben was not in control of his body! And worst of all, Kira proclaims that Ben's sentence will be death! Is Kira really going to kill Ben, even when he was the one who put him down the path to madness the most? Or is he covering up the fact that he sent Ben on a mission that directly brought about the creation of Idious! Today is the day the true face of Kira and his ambitions is shown, so let's get started!

Our chapter begins right where the last one ended. We are back at the now crater filled Great Maw, with Kira having his men restrain the unconscious Ben as it becomes dusk. Kira sees all the Enji looking at him with disbelief and says,"What is that look for? You're acting like I am doing something horrendous."

Doug instantly lets his disgust shine through as he yells out , "That's because you're out of your mind! Just what do you think you're doing, arresting Ben!"

Kira looks at Doug and snaps back with a dismissive, "Have you all lost your sense of reason? Ben, under the identity of Darth Idious, massacred the planet of Taris. He killed billions of men,women, and children, and even Captain Rahm Kota. He then attacked the Hallowed Bastion and tried to destroy the Enji order himself for his own twisted pleasure. And now, even more lives were lost by his hands and even Grand Master Myers is near death because of his actions. For an Enji Knight to do this, death is the only just option!"

Lacus then looks dismayed before she reacts with a pleading, "No, you can't punish Ben like that! It was not his heart his mind or his soul did those things! It was Idious, the product of his darkness that did those crimes. Ben had nothing to do with it!"

Kira just looks at Ben and says, "You think that just because he called himself a different name, he can get away with it? Even if he does have multiple personalities they are all a product of a twisted mind."

James then gets mad and retorts with, "But in the end, Ben was directly possessed by Chaos Zannacross Necron himself! There is no way you can call that a part of Ben's mind!"

Kira does not change his expression at all and responds with a calm,"That may be true, but it's still Ben's responsibility to resist the power, and he failed."

Cloud can barely contain his anger and seethes out a outraged,"Kira! How can you be so casual about sentencing your own apprentice to death! You knew Ben was having an extremely hard time. It's bad enough with all the constant life or death situations we all deal with. But the betrayals of both Lisa and his mentor, and favorite cousin, Max, put him into a depression.

And your harsh, uncaring methods did nothing to help him! You said he was your apprentice, Kira, but you treated him like a slave! How could you be willing to put to death someone that has fought so hard for the sake of the Lylat Kingdom? Have you lost your understanding of human emotions? Have you become so entrenched leading the Titans to winning, that you have lost sight of what it is to be an Enji!

Because if there's one thing your father always made clear, it is that Enji Knights are there for each other, and don't act without understanding all the facts!"

Kira just looks annoyed and uses his power to bring the Star Sword to his hand. He then responds with a sharp,"No, Cloud, it is you and everyone else who has lost sight of what it truly means to be an Enji! You, father, everyone but me has lost focus on how to most quickly end this war! It's because we have been merely playing defense that this war has gone on for as long as it has. Because the masters and King Atem are too afraid of being harsh on the Zeon people, even though they should get the punishment rebels deserve!

I don't care if Ben became Darth Idious because he was having a hard time! No matter how many bad situations, it's the duty to a true warrior of light to sacrifice everything in the name of justice !

He should have been strong enough to endure that pain and just focus on destroying those that stand in the way of peace. However, I overestimated the strength of Ben Auro's will.

I never would have figured he was so weak that he would have an emotional breakdown and from his darkness create an alter ego of death and destruction. But it proves that even I can not always predict everything correctly all the time. Only by devoting yourself fully and becoming an instrument of pure reason, can you reach true power."

Cloud then says,"Kira, don't you understand that not everyone has the incredible strength of mind as you do? Ben does not really have any big mental problem. He was just overwhelmed with sadness and anger. All of this could have been prevented if we knew he was in this bad a state, but you did not bother to help at all! You seem to forget that we all have emotions, even if you no longer do, Kira!"

Kira just has a small laugh escape his mouth and says,"Emotions are a deterrent to a warrior. The ideal warrior is one who does what must be done and does not let emotions hamper their judgment. Ben's fate might be harsh, but facts are facts. Like Xehamaru before him, Ben could not handle his darkness and it consumed him.

And, like Xehamaru, he is now an unstable threat that must be dealt with. Ben committed a serious number of crimes, and no matter what state of mind he was in, nor how much control he had over his body, he must pay for them. Remember, Enji Knights exist to bring order, no matter the price."

Cloud and Doug had both had it and Doug walks up to Kira and fiercely says,"Just who do you think you are? You got a lot of nerve comparing my buddy to that Xehamaru wacko! You always act like you know better than anyone, but in reality, you're just a smug son of a, whoa!"

Doug is about to get in Kira's face, when all of a sudden he sees a blaster bolt aim for him and jumps back, just as the ground below him gets scored! Cloud then sees a row of soldiers all aim at Doug and Cloud says,"What is the meaning of this?"

Mara Hill walks up and reloads her gun before she answers Cloud with a harsh, "Any threat to the Commandant will be dealt with. No acceptations."

Kira then closes his eyes and coldly says, "My men understand what duty is. Sometimes I wonder if the rest of you truly do. And to answer your question, Doug Fitter, the reason I act like I know better than you, is because I do. I have traveled across the entire cosmos and have learned the truths to how things really work. I have made the effort to master all forms of combat, all forms of magic, and all philosophies of the cosmos, not just the narrow minded view of this order.

And that is why, I am the one most suited to light the destiny of this dimension. Not some foolish, naïve weak willed boy. Now, if you excuse me, I wasted enough time with this. Ezan, come, we are returning."

Ezan then bows and says, "Where to?"

Kira answers with a quick, "To the ship, and then to Neo Arcadia to see King Atem. Since my father is near death and is comatose, I am now the most powerful active Enji Knight. And until he is back to normal, I will take up the mantel of active grand master of the Enji!"

Everyone is shocked to hear that and Cecil then says,"What makes you think you can just call yourself that, when the other masters are not even here!?"

Kira just begins to walk back and says,"It's standard procedure. You really should know the official policies of your own order. Now, if you excuse me, I, like always, must take care of things. I am leaving a legion here to help clean up the mess Ben made along with his Digimon. Speaking of his Digimon, what happened to him?"

Cloud looks at the hole he stuffed Hiryuumon down for a split second and answers with a grave,"He was destroyed before we could realize Helldramon was really Hiryuumon's dark mega level form. Now, why do we need a legion of Salvation soldiers to help repair damages here again?"

Kira then glances at several Titan Gundam's descending with heavy machinery before he looks at the Enji around him and flatly answers with, "Why, to make sure all lingering threats are deleted, of course. Even with Idious gone there might be more Necrocalcous lingering around the area for a future sneak attack. Theses new machines will root them out, and insure not one of the enemies can escape.

Think of it as my generosity. Tell the grand master, if he survives, I send him my regards."

Kira then gives the signal and he and Ezan head for the Eternal Justice with two soldiers having the still unconscious Ben now chained to a hover platform. Everyone sees the shuttle return swiftly to Kira's flagship and Lacus has a look of agony form on her face before she says,"Ben! No, it can't end like this! After all he has gone through, it would be too cruel for Ben to die like this. He does not deserve to be labeled a traitor. There has to be some way to stop this! Maybe I can get father to appeal to the court of central 46?"

Terra looks at Lacus and says, "Don't worry, Lacus. I am sure King Atem will overturn Kira's appeal for a death sentence once he knows all the facts. He is not one to act unfairly."

Cloud then looks at the two Titan's battleships still lingering over the castle along with Salvation soldiers now popping up all over, and then looks over to Grand Master Myers, who is still being treated by Aeris Mint and Rose.

He then says,"Yes, there is no way Ben's death sentence will stick. Even if it was his body, he had no conscious desire to do those acts. I hope the Grand Master can recover soon. I have a feeling he won't approve of his son's behavior either. Kira, you have gone way too far this time! Hang on, Ben, we won't let Kira cast his twisted judgment on you."

For the moment, Ben's friends see the Eternal Justice leave their sight, but our main star is at the moment seeing something quite different.

While still not awake, he is starting to, but is seeing some nightmares first! Ben is seeing his own version of Helldramon and Idious attacking the Enji base. He sees the duo fire at a bunch of people, including Kota and they are all blown to bits! Ben then gets mad and dashes to them and says, "Stop this right now! Or else you're finished!"

Idious turns to Ben and laughs before pointing his massive blade at Ben and saying, "Oh please, you think you can defy me, you spineless weakling!? You have no chance; your fate is to fade away into nothingness!"

Ben then has his Star Sword shine and he says, "That's what you think! I'll make sure the last thing you see is my true power!"

Idious just laughs and has Helldramon ascend into the air! He then gathers power and wryly says,"What power? You fool, I am your power! Yes, your anger, your sadness, your desire for revenge is what powers me! Face it; I am your true feelings! There is no way you can defeat what you are!"

Ben is upset by this and says, "Stop it, I am not you! You are the manifestation of the darkness in my heart, but you're not who I truly am!"

Idious and Helldramon both prepare powerful attacks and Idious looks deranged before he lashes back with a erratic ,"Oh please, deep down in your heart you know that I am your desire for revenge brought to life! It's time you pay for not being honest with yourself! Final Flash!"

Idious then fires off his powerful energy attack while the dark dragon he is riding fires off a deadly energy flare that blasts right into Ben! Too shaken up to move, he is consumed by the blast and says,"NO! Huh, what the? Oh, that really was a dream. Wait, were am I? And, I can't move?"

Ben is awake at last, but sees he is nowhere close to where he was when he lost consciousness. He finds himself in a blank room with a few Salvation soldiers glaring at him through their identical helmets. He also finds that he can't move anything below his head! He can barely see that his body seems to be covered with a energy field of sorts and a kind of projector is on both of his sides while he is latched onto a kind of straight metal slab! He then says,

"What is going on? I don't understand? Huh, that magic energy? Kira! "His senses are correct, as he sees not only Kira enter into the room, but also Ezan and Gin! Kira walks up to Ben and seems to have heard his previous speech as he says, "It's quite clear you can't seem to understand anything, Ben Auro. However, let me make this so simple, even you can comprehend what is going on. You are in serious trouble, traitor."

Ben is shocked that Kira said that and tries to futilely struggle and says," Traitor? What are you talking about?"

Kira just looks amused and says,"Do I really have to spell it out? You have greatly disappointed me, my former apprentice. Not only did you fail your mission that I assigned you to on planet Vjun, but now you have caused much havoc and mayhem on your little psychotic rampage. Oh, and don't bother trying another temper tantrum. This machine you're in cuts your nerve connections, so no matter how much power you have, you cannot summon it."

Ben then says, "Something was off with your reports, Kira! The shrine you sent me to was not even close to being the last crystal fragment! And those traitors? I thought they were Doug and James! But even though I was only barely able to see what Idious was doing, I could hear the real ones calling out to me! What games are you playing with me?"

Kira just flicks his fingers and a monitor hovers down in front of him as he says,"Games? This is no game, Ben. Maybe you should take a look at just what your body was doing when you were taking a nap!"

The screen then goes on and Ben sees the images of Idious killing everything in his path on Taris. Then of Kota putting his life into his Tri-Beam attack, only for him to die in vain. Next he sees Idious on top of Helldramon blowing apart Taris with his Final Flash energy beam. He at last sees Idious, or what is really himself, fighting with killer intent against his own friends laughing madly all the time. Ben is really upset with seeing this and looks horrified before he desperately screams out,"Stop it! That's not me! Idious is from the darkness of those curse seal crystals that I mistakenly absorbed in Bast Castle, not me!"

Kira just smirks and retorts with a harsh, "Ah, but Idious is you, Ben. It seems you are even of a weaker mind than I thought. You could not take the pain anymore so you created a new personality to deal with it. Hey, it is rare even for me to witness a real schizophrenic. But no matter how fractured your head is, you cannot escape judgment. You have betrayed your friends and killed millions. That is why you will be brought to trial, and I can guarantee, for your level of crime, you will be brought to death."

Ben is in dismay and weakly responds with,"But, I don't understand anything lately! I did the mission you told me to do, and then I wound up like this! Why did you do this to me?"

Kira just looks annoyed and yells out a harsh, "You have only yourself to blame, Ben Auro! Blame your own weak heart for this! If you were strong enough to fulfill your role, then perhaps things could have been different. But no matter how I tried to train you, you still were too weak!

Yes, it seems the celestial ones made an error to label a pathetic failure like you as the chosen one! Someone as indecisive and naïve as you will never be able to bring true peace to this cosmos! Now I am certain that only I can truly bring about the new era.

You had more than enough chances to chance my opinion, but you have ran out my patience! In the end, you really are just a worthless failure who does not deserve to live so I will soon correct the mistake of ever thinking you had potential. Now, go and lament your failure and regret your mistakes, at this point in time only the supreme queen of all light, Cosmos, would be able to forgive such a miserable being.

Now, for committing treason you will die by the hands of the powerful Soukyoku execution device by the end of this week! I have nothing left to say to you. Just die like the worthless dog you are, you failure.

I want to be informed the moment anything unusual happens!"

Kira then flicks his cape and leaves. His creepy subordinate, Gin, walks up to Ben and chuckles while saying,"My, you're in for it, eh, Ben? I heard the Soukyoku is quite the painful way to go. Looks like no dying peacefully for you! Oh well, it should be quite a ratings grabber for the media. Ah, enough of my banter. I suppose I should leave you to think of all your regrets in life, no? Adios."

Gin then leaves the room, leaving just Ezan. Ben's rival looks at Ben and he almost has a look of disapproval as he says,"I never imagined this would be how you meet your end, Ben Auro. It's a shame; I would prefer it to be a more dignified way. However, the rule of law must be upheld."

He then begins to walk out and Ben says, "Wait, Ezan! Do you really think this is justice? You saw Zannacross possess me, you know I did not want to kill anyone!"

Ezan almost looks doubtful, but his eyes harden and he says,"It's not my place to decide such a matter. That is for our superiors to decide. Just pray someone is looking over you if, you wish to avoid meeting your end like this."

Ezan then leaves and Ben is left to himself. The owner of the Star Sword just feels despair overwhelming him as he mutters,"I don't understand anything anymore. Am I really a failure? Is this really all I could do? No, I can't let this be the end. But, I don't know what to do!"

As Ben continues to think to himself, Ezan exits the room and sees Kira and Gin waiting for him!

Kira then says,"I sense your thoughts are conflicted."

Ezan just reacts with a solemn, "As annoying as he may be, he is a comrade of mine."

Kira just motions Ezan to follow him as he reacts with a grave,"Don't let your feelings control your mind, Ezan, or someday you will lose it all, like Ben is about to.

In the coming world you must remember that our duty is to be patriotic to the greater good before anything else, anything."

Ezan then hears the loudspeakers come up and says, "Attention, Commandant, please return to the bridge. We are approaching Outer Heaven."

Ezan is caught off guard at this as he ushers a curious, "Commandant, I am curious. Just what is this new era you talk about?"

As the elevator moves upward, and Ezan sees the majestic home of King Atem, he also sees Kira form a grin as he says,"Pay close attention, Ezan. You are about to witness the next page of history being written."

The ship goes through the barrier and docks into the citadel's own hangar. Soon enough, Kira, Ezan, and the now current, Grand Master exit the ship and see several of the King's own royal guard waiting for them. Also there is the Lylat General Marth and someone Ezan was not expecting, his own father, the head of all spying and special agent activities for the Lylat Kingdom, Garma Kaiba! Ezan then struggles to keep up his poise as he says,"Father? What are you doing here?"

His father gives him a brief glance and retorts with a curt,"I am reporting to King Atem on our latest actives. I hope that you have not disappointed the Commandant's will."

Kira quickly responds with a nonchalant,"Ezan is a true patriot to our cause. He has destroyed any maverick that opposes the will of peace without mercy."

Garma then salutes Kira and responds with a firm,"Ah, forgive my tardiness, Commandant Kira, your presence is welcomed. I take it you are here to report to the king about the latest harbinger of anarchy? Is it true what my sources tell me, that Darth Idious was really an Enji Knight?"

Without missing a beat, Kira answers with a casual,"Yes, and we already have him locked up tight and ready to get the fate he deserves. However, before we could contain him he gave Master Myers a serious injury. So serious that his life is on the line. That is why, since I am the most qualified one to be Grand Master after my father, I will stand in his position until he recovers. And, I also came, because now is the time to move fate along. I trust everything is ready on your end?"

Ezan sees his father looks shocked for a moment before his face hardens and he says,"Ah, I see. Yes, everything is ready."

Ezan then pauses before he blurts out a uneasy," Ready, what do you mean, father?"

Kira just moves forward and says,"Come, my apprentice, we should not keep his majesty waiting."

Marth then nods before he gives out a pleasant, "The king is in the war room at the moment, this way, please."

They then move through the hallways of the grand castle and after a bit they go down an elevator and into a large oval office war that is the Lylat King's War room. Ezan sees a room full of monitors, screens, and images with King Atem in a special throne in the center. With him are his two trusted advisers and friends, Shimon and Mahado.

Also with him are the three other Lylat Generals, the two powerful and near Enji level swordsmen, Generals Roy and Ike.

The third one is the head of the robotic Neo Repliforce Optimus Prime. The last ones in the room are the King's loyal special type Digimon and various aids. Atem turns his throne around to see Kira and the others enter and a solemn smile escapes his face. He then says, "Kira, thanks for coming so soon.

However, I take it that since you're not here, Grand Master Myers is unable to attend?"

Kira puts up a grave expression as he answers with, "I am afraid to say my father suffered a rather serious injury that is leaving him hanging on by a thread."

Atem looks concerned and says,"Your father is one of the strongest men I know in this entire universe, Kira. I hope for all our sakes that he pulls through. I must say, I never imagined that a mad warrior of the dark side would be able to sneak through this planet's defenses and launch a brutal assault on Hallowed Bastion itself! And are the rumors true, Kira? Was Darth Idious really Ben Auro, possessed by numerous advanced seal of Necrocalcous crystals?"

Kira smirks and answers with,"That is part of it. It seems they were fueled by Ben's own darkness. None of us knew just how dark a personality he hid under that polite side of him. Yes, his pain was so much that it became a personality of hatred and that was what brought about Darth Idious."

Atem looks mortified as he reacts with a solemn,"Such a tragic turn of events. Many good men and women are scarred for life by the horrors of war. Some handle it better than others, but I doubt no one is totally unaffected. I am saddened Ben did not reach out for help beforehand, otherwise this whole disaster could have been avoided. I just hope Ben can at last get the help he needs."

Kira almost disapproves of what Atem says and says,"Oh, he well, in the next world, that is."

Atem looks shocked and responds with a outraged,"No, you're not really going to execute Ben for this, are you?"

Kira defends himself with a firm, "He has betrayed the Enji Knights, and killed the billions that lived on the world of Taris. No matter if it was Ben or Idious, the body that committed those sins must suffer the consequences!"

Atem then says, "But we can't just kill him, like he was someone like Xehamaru! I have come to know Ben, and I know his heart is not one that would do such acts. I am not saying we should act like he did nothing wrong. But we must look into the full situation.

He is a valiant Enji, who has saved many worlds now, and he even saved my life. Plus it seems rather bad for morale to kill the one that legends say is supposed to save the cosmos from darkness, is it not, Kira? To kill someone for an act that he may not even have had any control of would not be good for the stability of the Lylat Kingdom. No, I will have to reject the idea of having Ben executed. "

Kira narrows his eyes before he coldly says,"You must understand, my liege, no matter how much control Ben had over his actions, he has to die all the same. As cruel as it may be, we must show that no one is above the law and that everyone is responsible for his actions. If he is spared, it will encourage others to try and defy the system. You must do what is right, King Atem!"

Atem turns and looks at a portrait of his father on the wall and he says,"I know what is right, Kira. While it's true everyone must be held responsible for their actions, and that no one is above the law, we cannot systematically treat every event the same. My father taught me that different situations require different responses, and, to not do so will lead to disharmony.

As long as I am the ruler of the Lylat Kingdom, I intend to make sure that is the way we do things around here."

Kira just looks at him and with a piercing glaze before he responds with a skeptical,"You really think that is the way that will bring about victory?"

Atem grasps his hand tightly before he answers with a firm, "It might not be easy. But a victory achieved without bringing a true change, will have made this war meaningless."

Atem is shocked that he sees Kira put his hand on his head and sighs before he looks amused and says, "What noble intentions, you are every bit an idealist as your father, and I am sure you would be proud. However, I cannot stand by any longer."

Atem and those close to him are caught off guard and Marth says,"Just what are you saying, Kira?"

Kira then looks sternly at King Atem before he goes on with, "For too long I have seen this war drag on, because of yours and father's foolishly naïve ideology! You all have this primitive understanding that somehow we can come to an understanding with our enemies? I am sorry to disappoint you, Atem, but in reality, understanding is not going to happen. People cling to their selfish desire, beyond logic and reason. No matter what, they will never compromise.

We will never be able to come to agreement with Weil, Zabi, and the others. The only way to bring this war to a conclusion is to blast those that defy us harder and harder until they can no longer resist. They will either submit to our demands, or face total deletion. Cruel as that may be, it is how things really work! Your methods are futile, Atem, and will never restore order to the cosmos!"

Shimon is very upset at Kira and says, "How dare you show such disrespect to King Atem, Kira! You're out of line!"

At this point Kira's magic energy flares up and the room begins to tremble as he reacts with a dark," No, the ones who are out of line are you! The people may love you for your idealist rhetoric, but I see it for what it really is, hopeless nonsense! Ideals and dreams may bring people hope, but the universe cannot be governed by hope and dreams alone! No, the best way to rule is to have a mind set in reality, and no matter how hard that reality is, it must be followed for the Lylat Kingdom to survive!

Atem, I have watched you for a while, but by now I see it is sadly apparent that your heart is too bound to being kind and will never be able to take the steps needed to bring true order!"

At this point Atem is angered greatly and all of his royal guards are even more upset! Atem then rises and says,"Just what are you getting at, Kira?"

Kira laughs and reacts with a sharp, "I am getting at that you are unfit to rule this kingdom and for the sake of all should be removed at once!"

This shocks Ezan and all the royal guards immediately get into fighting stance. Prime aims his shoulder cannons right at Kira and he says,"Those words are treasonous, Kira! Have you to become a maverick?! You, one of the most proclaimed Enji Knights now dare to think you are above the supreme king, the one chosen by the celestial ones themselves to rule over the cosmos?"

Kira chuckles and says, "Me, a maverick? Oh no, you are all the mavericks. Only mavericks could think such a futile path is the just one!

Even if you were approved by the celestial ones, their judgment is not absolute to me. And, I am not the only one that thinks your reign should be ended, Atem. Here are others that share my concerned with the way you do things."

Kira snaps his fingers and Atem sees the monitors in the war room begin to change at his command! The room goes dark, before four new monitors appear in the corners of the room!

Atem is shocked to see the face of Xiza in the north one, Sakyou in the east, Djibril in the west and Albert in the south! He then sees and says,"What is the meaning of this, Kira? "

Djibril grins and says from the screen,"King Atem, it has come to our attention that Kira has pointed out some very glaring flaws in your policies."

Sakyou then adds a dismissive, "To be frank, your methods are too slow and is costing the Lylat Kingdom trillions in wasted money on your passive war plans. We tolerated it for a time, but is has become too much to bare."

Albert strokes his mustache and fallows up with a snide, "Yes, we of the subcommittee exist to make sure the rule of the Lylat King is not absolute. And now we are using that power to take the best course of action."

Mahado then looks furious and says,"All of you have been conspiring with Kira? How dare you! You put profits before what is best for all?"

Xiza laughs and pets the odd fusion of a lizard and a cat creature in his hand before saying,"Such passionate will, just like your father. However it seems you, just like your father, put passion before reason and logic. War, governing, in fact, nearly everything can be put into a business perspective. The best way to run anything is to run it like a professional business.

If a leader is driving a business in the wrong direction based on his view, then for the good of all, he must be forced to step down if he will not come to his senses. It seems that like your father you are not able to see how things must be done. What a shame, I never thought we would have to remove you, since we groomed your régime."

Atem looks at Xiza with horror as he reacts with, "Father, what do you mean? Does this mean that, no, I refuse to accept that! Even if all of you have become corrupt, the people will never accept your views!"

Albert winks his eyebrows and says, "Oh, it will be no hard task to get the people to accept reality. It's true you have become very well known and respected. However, you would be surprised how easy they are to come to reason as long as a strong enough case is presented! How ironic, your father was just as rebellious, and like you, it did him no good! Yes, we have a true king in our hands, one who will take the Lylat Kingdom into its proper true form!

Through his superior tactics and powers he is the one who will lead us to victory and, as such, he is most fit to rule."

Ezan slowly comes to a realization and looks at Kira as he says,"Wait, are you serious? Don't tell me that in the end you're saying,"

Before he even finishes, Kira grins and says,"Yes, the vote was unanimous. The four subcommittee members who have their senses in order and me have come to the decision that you, King Atem, are no longer fit to rule. And, as such, the one who will succeed you, is I, Kira Myers!"

In an instant he takes out his sword and says,"And now it is time for you to step aside and let natural order take its place."

Four of the King's Digimon guards surround him! Kira finds Fairymon, Blitzmon, Kumamon and Lowemon already charging at him while Lowemon says,"So you think so highly of yourself that you seek to replace his majesty as the supreme king of the Lylat Kingdom Commandant!? This is unforgivable, even for you, there is no chance for your mad ambitions!"

The four all hit him at once, but he does not even flinch! Kira just raises his sword and says,"Oh, I am quite sure my plan has a chance of success. After all, it's not like the skills of your pawns can defy me!"

Kira holds out his hand and fires a massive energy blast from his hand to blast all four Digimon through a wall! More Lylat soldiers come into the room and open fire at Kira! He raises his hand again and just uses his magic energy to crush their blasters! He then points his sword at them and a second later his Salvation storm troopers shoot them all until they are clearly dead!

An outraged Marth and Roy both charge at Kira and draw their swords. As they pour all of their magic energy into their blades, Roy shouts,"Kira! How can someone who always talks about justice think of something as insane as this! If you are this far gone, we will kill you!"

Marth then says, "It seems power has corrupted you as well, but we will not let you harm King Atem!"

Marth then slashes Kira with his Falchion sword of light from above while Roy unleashes the power of his Flare Blade from below! Kira thinks nothing of the two general's attack and blocks them with his bare hands! He then sees the shocked expression of the two and grins as he says,"You should not say such bold words, it makes you seem weak!"

He then throws the two with such force that they are thrown through the ceiling and out of the castle! Before the rubble even lands, Kira senses another power flaring up and sees General Ike right at his face with his sacred sword Ragnell blazing with holy power!

Ike then says, "You think your powers have evolved past everyone, but you can never overcome the flames of justice! Grand Aether!"

Before Kira can even raise his hands, Ike shows his speed by unleashing a barrage of powerful flaming sword blows with such force that each blow shakes the room! Ike ends his combo with a powerful horizontal slash that consumes Kira with flames! He then lands down and breathes heavily while saying,"There, it's over. Huh, impossible!"

Ike and the others are horrified to see a massive surge of energy wipe out the flames as Kira unleashes his magic aura! He then emits a callous,"Yes, it is over. General Ike, while you have always been a courageous and powerful general, you lack understanding of what true power is! Let me show you what one who has mastered everything in the cosmos can truly do!"

Kira then has his sword glow and flash steps in front of Kira before he gives a powerful slash! Ike tries to parry it and try his counter move, but Kira attacks with such power that his sword shatters Ike's with one strike! Kira then shows no mercy, and impales the startled Ike with his other hand right, in the heart!

He flings Ike above him while still holding Ike's body and says,"Sorry, but your patriotism is being wasted on a lost cause. And in the end, those that are blindly devoted to a path of ruin must be eradicated!"

He slams Ike down hard to the ground, so hard that he snaps the brave warrior's neck! Everyone besides the subcommittee members and Garma are horrified at this act of murder and even Ezan is caught off guard at the brutality of the current grand master of the Enji! In fact, Ezan is so disgusted he says,"No, why is this happening? Commandant, have you lost all your reason that you are killing are own men? You have to stop! Huh, father what are you doing?"

Ezan was about to rush at Kira when he finds his father before him with his own special gun-blade drawn! He then says,"You will not move, Ezan, you must not interfere! This must be done for the stability of the Lylat Kingdom and for the good of the cosmos! Kira must become our new king, for only he can truly bring us victory.

It is as I have always taught you, Ezan. Cruelty and betrayal is the reality of the world. Only the strong can survive and prevail and those that cannot bare its weight will be crushed! Be still, and we will be part of the new order.

So just watch and let the Commandant do what must be done."

Ezan sees Kira point his hand to fire a blast that disintegrates another squad of the King's soldiers to dust. He struggles to obey his father's orders. He then says,"To bring justice, sacrifices, must be made. No, matter the cost that is my vow as an Enji Knight, as a warrior of justice."

His father then nods and says,"Good, I see Kira's and my lessons have made you smart, yes, wise enough to live in the era to come."

Ezan then sees Aldamon, Prime, Mahado, and Beowolfmon fighting back the assault of Gin and Tosen before they combined their attacks and force them back! They all then turn on Kira and Aldamon says,"Kira! I knew you were always about order, but I never imagined that you were this obsessed with it!"

Kira just shrugs and gives an eerie smile and says, "Of course you did not. After all, you only saw what I allowed you to see."

Beowolfmon then points his blade at Kira and says,"How can you smile so casually about what you plan to do? For deceiving and betraying all of us, you will not be forgiven!

Your power is one of the strongest in the entire universe, but you're not invincible! And we have a new power too, for the sake of all you have killed, you are going down! Now Aldamon!"

Aldamon nods and says,"Got it! This ends now!"

The two begin to glow with power and Kira sees the other four Digimon shine before an object forms out of their chests! But what is more, Kira sees four other objects appear and float around the two standing digimon. They are the digital spirits of wood, earth, steel, and water!

Kira then looks amused as he says, "Ah, so you figured out at last the secret link between you six and the experimental Digimon created by Xehamaru? Well done. But even if you are able to bring out the full potential of the ancient spirit digimon, such a power is meaningless to me!"

Aldamon absorbs the power of the spirits of wood, earth, wind, and ice while he says,"That's what you think! Aldamon hyper spirit Digivole to!"

Beowolfmon then absorbs the powers of the darkness, metal, water, and thunder, before he says,"

Beowolfmon, hyper spirit Digivole to!"

They are both consumed with a large light and even Kira has to shield his eyes! When the light fades, Kira sees two much larger figures before him! The one on the left looks like a giant armored knight with a dragon's face and blazing red armor topped off by a giant sword!

He is Emperor Greymon!

The new Digimon on the left looks like a giant humanoid wolf covered in armor loaded with projectile weapons! He is the other Digimon made up of the fusion of the other five spirit digmon's powers, Magna Garurumon!

Atem sees the final forms of his body guards and says,"So they have mastered the bonds between the other spirits? Well done. Now do you see just how many stand in the way of your mad ideals, Kira!"

Kira just walks forward and looks as emotionless as a serial killer before he says,"It does not matter how many stand in my way. I will dispose of anyone who tries to interfere with true peace!"

Prime then gets behind him and says,"The one that interferes with peace are types like you Kira! No matter what, we will defend the people from those with evil ambitions! Prime cannon!"

The large helmeted robot then fires a powerful energy blast from his chest! Kira shows no concern as he deflects it with ease with his sword into another wall and blasts apart the monitor that Djibril was watching from! Before the blast even landed, both Emperor Gerymon and Magna Garurumon charged at Kira as the blue one says," You think you are some superior being? It's time your eyes are awakened! Starburst-Hunter!"

The Digimon then moves to warp behind Kira and aim for his back! Kira does not even turn around as he blocks it with his own sword one evenhandedly! No matter how much power Magna-Garurumon puts into his attack, he can't move Kira an inch.

And when Emperor-Gerymon goes to try and attack Kira with his own sword Kira just summons his hidden light-saber and blocks both attacks at once! He then says,"You're once again mistaken, you are all the ones whose eyes are blinded to the truth. However, I will show mercy and before you die I will open them for you!"

He then sees Mahado float above Kira and charge up for a powerful strike as he says, "If you have been leading us to a trail of darkness, then I will light up a path out of your fog of deception! Burning Ultima Wave!"

Mahado then unleashes his variant of the powerful Ultima attack and hits Kira with it just as the two digimon jump back! Knowing they can't let up, Emperor Gerymon aims his sword at Kira as it transforms into a crossbow and says, "Now! Dragon-fire Crossbow!"

He then fires a massive energy blast from his sword and at the same time Manga Garurumon says,"All at once! Manga Rockets! Manga Missiles! And Manga laser!"

He then unleashes a salvo of missiles and energy blasts followed up by a massive blue energy blast from his chest! This attack combines with the other one to form a massive explosion that rocks the room and causes a shockwave that blows the Salvation Storm troopers away! As the dust settles, Emperor Gerymon sees a figure straggling through the smoke and says,"Even he could not laugh that off! Let's end this! Huh, what the? No, impossible!"

Everyone then hears a laugh and Kira appears, behind the two! He then says,"Yes, let us end this, you are beginning to put my plan behind schedule."

Ezan then says,"The Commandant's speed is unreal. Even a flash step would not have been fast enough to escape that blast and my Sharingan did not detect any hint of a kind of clone or substitution! Has Kira truly surpassed all limits!?"

Emperor Gerymon at once jumps back and says,"So wise guy, think you can scare us just by warping around with some high class teleport magic? You will need a better trick than that!"

Kira just says, "Once more you are mistaken, digimon, for I did nothing. You just have lousy aim. Why, just look at just who you hit."

The two turn around and so does Atem and as the smoke clears they are horrified to see that somehow their attacks did not blast Kira, but Prime and Mahado! And it seems that the attack from the two digimon hit them so hard that they are both barely alive!

Atem sees this and says,"No, Optimus! Mahado! How could those two have hit them, unless Kira used his magic!"

Kira then laughs and says, "It's far more than that my king. I simply made your body guards think they were attacking me, when they were all along attacking their own."

Mahado is struggling to keep awake and holds his wounded arm while saying,"Even I did not detect him using magic, how could he have tricked me?"

Kira looks at him and says,"Simple, because I had already cast the spell long ago when none of you had your defenses up. And only now do you see whose power is truly supreme."

Ezan looks shocked as he says, "He set up an illusion magic spell before hand?"

Kira smirks and raises his sword before proudly saying,Not just a simple trick like that my apprentice. Listen closely. This is the power of my Kyouka Suigetsu magic, the power of Total Hypnoses!"

Mahado looks aghast and then says, "This can't be. That type of magic can only work for a limited time. Even I can't cause an illusion to last for days on end!"

Kira just slowly walks to the Dark Magician and says, "For someone that is supposed to such a master of magic that you are seen as one of the great magical saints of the universes, you now have shown the extent of your capacity. What you say might be true for most people. However, one man found a way to extend that magic to a much greater effect.

That man was an Enji, and my former squad leader, Former Captain Sousuke Aizen!"

Atem thinks for a moment and says, "Aizen, was he not one of the Enji who lost their life during the civil war on planet Iraqus?"

Kira emits a chilling laugh and responds with a dark,"I see even you never found out the true story, Atem. Yes, he did, by my hand ! You see, the reason me, my brother, and the others, fell into the trap of the terrorist leader Shinmra Zalden that fateful day,was because Aizen had betrayed us. He used this very spell to lower my guard and that was the day I was transformed.

Aizen had been in league with Zalden and the terrorist group since the beginning. He tortured me and Shin, and when we tried to escape, it was he who killed my brother. I thought he was then going to kill me, he actually intended to train me. He said he was going to shape me into his ideal warrior to bring about a new era. However, even he could not compare to me. Just when I learned everything I could from him, I showed him the student had surpassed the master by killing him and Zalden. After that conflict, that is when I went on a journey through space to master everything I could. And that is why I have become the most powerful Enji of all!

Yes, and that power is made clear by this Hypnoses spell.

All I need to do to have someone be in my power is cast it in front of the person. From then on I can control all five senses of the person, and control what size, shape, weight, feeling, and smell. To make it simple, once they are in my power, I can control everything they see!

Yes, and there is no limit to how many people can be bound to it at once. As long as I have the power to keep its effect up. And since I have already put you, all your men, the entire Enji order and the majority of the senate under my spell, I believe that is a testament that this is no lie."

Ezan begins to comprehend just how vast Kira 's plans and powers extended and he says, "He truly has the entire Enji order fooled? Commandant, how long have you been planning for this day? Did you even plan for Ben to become Idious?"

At this point, Emperor Greymon is fed up with Kira acting smug and slams his sword into the ground before preparing an attack and says,"Man, you sure like to talk about how great you are! Sounds to me like you're another closet dictator wanting to play God, well there is no way that is going to happen! Even if we are in your little hypnoses. Now that I know I am in it, I am not going to fall for it again! Pyro, GUh!"

Just as he was preparing to attack all, Kira is above him and kicks him in the neck! The servant of the King looks up and says,"How did he, he was still standing right over there!"

Kira has energy gather around his hand and he glares at his enemy before emitting a dismissive,"It's useless, the power of my hypnosis is absolute. Even if you know it is coming, there is no escape. The only escape is death. Black Coffin!"

An instant later a wave of darkness seeps out of Kira and consumes both Emperor Greymon and Manga Garurumon! It then takes the shape of a large black energy box, and everyone else watches in awe and terror as they hear large explosions break out from within that magical coffin and many screams are heard! As the black construct gets tighter Kira then snaps his fingers and his attack fades. The extent of his power is clear, as both digimon are near death and were knocked out!

Kira just walks up to them and kicks them out of the room with his boot while saying,"Tsc, how careless of me, they are still alive. Oh well, they are nothing but bugs at this rate. Now then, let us resume the transfer of power, Atem."

He slowly walks up to Atem, but sees the wounded Prime and Mahado get in his way. Mahado then says, "Even if it costs us our life, we will defend the King!"

Kira looks annoyed and says,"Your statement of resolve means nothing. You are not part of the stage, so be gone."

Gin laughs and says, "I'll be happy to take out the trash, Commandant! Extend, Shinzo!"

The Enji with the creepy smile uses his power to have his sword stretch and shoot out right into the chest of the robot General! The force of the blow slams him right into Mahado, and then blasts both of them into Shimon, launching the trio out of the room and leaving King Atem out of people to protect him! Still not ready to give into Kira, his Millennium Puzzle begins to shine and he says,"Mahado, Shimon! I will not allow this madness to go on a second longer! Even you cannot take the three Lylat summon Gods lightly, Kira! And, with that, I now call the, GUH!"

Before Atem can finish Kira extends his hand and unleashes a wave of energy to clasp Atem's throat! He then extends his hand to slam Atem into the ceiling and immobilizes him in his grip! Kira then looks at Atem right in the eyes and regally says,"Sorry, but there will be nothing to deny me my rightful destiny."

Atem struggles to breathe and reacts with a pained, "Kira, think about what you are doing! Are you truly willing to throw the entire universe into chaos for your own selfish ambitions, like Xehamaru?"

Kira has an expressionless face and says,"You are mistaken, Atem, I am not like Xehamaru or those other weak scum in the slightest.

I am not doing this out of selfishness. No, everything I do is because, unlike you, I am a true patriot.

Unlike everyone else, I am not afraid of the pain that is required to do what must be done! Yes, unlike you, I will not let morality stop me. To destroy evil, I will become evil. I know that true justice can only be reached by reshaping the nature of the cosmos itself! I am not afraid of being alone; I am willing to make the entire cosmos despise me. And that is why, I, not some ideal fool with a holy blade, am the one true being who will save the cosmos!"

Atem then looks at Kira and says,"Then if you're truly willing not to have limits, then why are you hesitant to kill me?"

Kira grins and says,"Don't give yourself too much credit, Atem. I would shatter you in an instant if I had to, but you are not to die just yet. No, if I were to kill you now, the backlash of celestial energy would alert anyone that could sense magical energy in this galaxy and I prefer to keep things moving smoothly. However, my plans do require you to be out of the picture until I can send you to meet our father. Besides, I still need to extract some of the royal secrets you have about the celestial ones."

Atem then says,"So, just what do you plan on, what the?"

Atem sees Kira snap his fingers and a hole forms out of the wreckage of the war room. Everyone feels that the room is suddenly a lot colder! Kira then smiles and says,"Before you die, I thought you would like to be comfortable with your resting place, so I went and got ready for you to be put into carbon freeze."

Ezan looks at the device beginning to start and he says, "He, he really plans to encase King Atem in carbonate?"

Atem is shocked and says, "You already had a device installed in this very room! No, that would mean you had planned for this coup long in advance!"

Kira grins and says, "Like I said. I knew all along, that I would have to plan carefully, I knew that the day would come when I would have to take matters into my own hands. From when the first signs of war were shown, I already began taking measures to assure everything would be in my favor." Kira moves Atem to right over the device and Atem says,"

You will never get away with this,Kira, those with hearts full of justice will be sure to stop you!"

Kira then says, "Anyone that stands in the way of true justice will get the fate they deserve. Now, good night, King Atem. May you become a statue of what you present. And that is the foolishness of the ideology of naïve dreamers!"

Kira then throws Atem into the device and instantly fiery liquid begins to pour down in a shower of sparks and fluid like a sort of steel furnace!

A large mechanical tong lifts the steaming metal-encased King out of the vat and stands him back in front of everyone. Atem is still alive, but if one did not know better,they would think he was a statue!

The subcommittee members have been watching all this time and as Djibril has a new monitor appear, he sees Atem now frozen and laughs while saying, "Good, you have preformed splendidly Kira!"

Xiza nods and adds,"Yes, it's clear we were wise to choose you as the one truly worthy of getting things done. Well, it seems that the entire Lylat family was a bunch of stubborn fools."

Albert then says,"Erich, Helmer, and Sigel will have to be dealt with, but they will be taken care of with ease. Those three were as pathetic as the King in trying to reach out and give those Zeon clowns what they do not deserve. But with our guidance, things will at last be brought to the true status quo."

Kira looks at the members and says,"Choose me? I chose you all to make my plans come along smoother. However, if any of you dare think you can get in my way, you better think twice."

Sakyou laughs and retorts with a playful, "We are men of reason, Kira, and we are smart enough not to make that mistake. Now, it can begin. I suppose our next move is to tell the public the death of their beloved leader, and point their rage on the proper fall boy."

Kira laughs and says, "Don't worry, everything is prepared. By the end of the week, all of the obstacles will be on the path of total destruction! Now, it is time for our citizens to be aware of the changes in their leadership! At last, they will have a leader that they need, not whom they think they need. Heh, at last, the will of justice will be fulfilled!"

Kira and his men then move forward with their plans, and now with the true vicious face of Kira shown, let's go back a bit, to his so-called comrades!

Yes, our perspective once more is back on the Enji! After Kira left with Ben, Cloud, Lacus, and the others had no choice but to repair the damage Idious and Helldramon did to the castle and the area around it. Doug, James, Moz, Hiryuumon, and Cloud were helping the others repair the central elevator when Doug can no longer contain his anger and kicks a large rock into the lake before saying, "Oh man, I can't take it anymore! Are we helpless to see our buddy get the death penalty?"

Moz lands on his head and says, "I know it's frustrating, Doug. Believe me, I can barely think of anything else, Kupo! However, just worrying will make us sick, so might as well do something constructive!"

Cloud then says, "I know we are all worried about Ben, but I am confident King Atem will overrule Kira's suggestion. After all, as much power as Kira has lately, he still can't overrule the wish of the ruler of the Lylat Kingdom. Huh, oh is that Lacus?"

Cloud's sight is correct and the group sees the middle child of the Raystar family enter, see them and run over to them. James then says,"Lacus, any word of your father?

Lacus, were you able to reach your father? Was he able to say anything? Can he help Ben?"

Lacus has a stressed look on her face and answers with a glum, "My father said he thought Ben had a chance to avoid his sentence. However, it depends if Kira chooses to make Ben's trial a military one or a public one. If Kira does it the military way, then it might take both the King and the majority of the subcommittee to overrule it. Oh Ben, you do not deserve to be treated this badly. But, I will do whatever I can to save you from this fate. That is my promise, as your friend."

Hiryuumon looks at Lacus and says, "I am sure the boss would have been glad to hear that, miss Lacus. Hey wait, won't your trying to help Ben, make Brad mad?"

Lacus looks down and says,"Maybe, but I realized that even if Brad is my boyfriend, I can't just pretend Ben does not exist. After all, he is a close friend, and if anything were to happen to him I , I. Huh?"

Lacus sees both Tifa and Yuffie running hard up to Cloud and stop right in front of the group! Tifa then says, "Cloud, it's a disaster!"

Cloud looks worried and says, "What is it, Tifa? No, don't tell me, that Aeris and the others could not save the Grand Master! Is, he dead?"

Yuffie pants hard and says, "No, they are still working on him. However, this could be even worse news! It's Kira! He, he is even more of a jerk than I think any of us thought possible!"

Lacus then looks at Yuffie with dread before she says,"What do you mean? No, don't tell me that he killed Ben already!"

Tifa sighs and says, "No, not yet. The quickest way to explain is to watch it. Put on the news!"

She goes over and turns on the monitor to the left, and everyone sees Kira on screen! Everyone is quick to notice that Kira is now wearing a much more regal white and purple outfit. Behind Kira are the four members of the subcommittee, along with his lackeys Tosen and Gin. Also with him are his two highest ranking Titans, members Jamitov and Bask. Cloud reads the news reel and is shocked at what he reads! He then says, "This better be a bad joke, because I just read that King Atem is dead! And that can't be, all of us would have felt the imbalance of magic energy from his death. What the hell does Kira think he is doing?"

Cloud gets his answer, as everyone sees the area zoom out and shows that Kira is in fact in the Grand Senate hall! He then raises his hand and says,"Citizens of the Lylat Kingdom and the many senators here, and, I am afraid to say, I have some rather tragic news. As much as I would wish to deny it, I regret to inform the cosmos that today the life of our beloved leader, King Atem Lylat was lost! Yes, one of the best leaders in history is no longer among us. However, I am afraid to say that the cause of his death is even more grievous.

It would seem that his death was caused by someone who had sworn to protect him and this glorious kingdom. This is an act of true madness, but the public must know the truth. Yes, you see King Atem was assassinated by none other than Ben Auro, the Enji Knight who just a few days ago went insane, wiped out the world of Taris and its people, raided the Enji Castle, and then ended his campaign by taking the life of King Atem in an act of insanity and rage!"

Ben's pals are trying to figure out if Kira was serious or not and Cloud says," What!? That is impossible, he was already back to normal before this! What the hell are you doing, Kira!?"

Kira then has a monitor appear above him and says,"As gruesome as this act is, it was recorded by security. And for the sake of a quick trial to the traitor Ben, or as he called himself, Darth Idious, I must show you all the event!"

Kira nods and the monitor goes on. Everyone then sees an obvious staged image of Darth Idious by Kira from his Total Hypnosis blasting his way in to the throne room of King Atem and then brutally killing everyone in his way! Although we know that Kira has created a false image of Ben slathering everyone, to the unsuspecting citizens of the Lylat Kingdom, they are horrified to see Ben, as Idious, tear and hack half of the people in the room to pieces before he throw his sword through the chest of Atem!

However, not everyone is convinced. Kira's broadcast is so wide, it even reaches the Mushroom Kingdom and at the moment Mario, Princess Peach, Luigi, and Yoshi are just some of the people watching this grizzly event!

Luigi sees "Ben" laugh madly as what seems like Atem dies before him and he says," Mamma Mia! I never thought the kid would snap!"

"Yoshi looks at Luigi and says," Don't be crazy, there is no way Ben would ever do something like this! Yoshi knows this has to be a trick, it just has to be!"

Peach says, "Mario, do you think Ben really killed King Atem?"

Mario looks down and says,"Not a chance, Princess. I may have not a known Ben as long as I know some people. But from when we a fought together I could see he was a kind person who would never go and just wake up and decide he would want to go on a killing spree! No, I would shave my mustache before Ben would do this. However, this whole thing a smells worse than Bowser's worse dungeon!

This Kira, I did not get a chance to get a grasp at his heart, but something tells me he is pulling more strings than a pile of thin pasta! Ben, I can't do much to help you from here but I hope your friends can help you, good luck!"

Mario is not the only one suspicious of Kira.

We now turn to the world of Mobius and go to Sonic and his friends! The blue hedgehog was chilling out with his friends at GUN HQ to go over with Shadow and the GUN Commander how the planet was recovering from Dr Robotnik's attack, when the broadcast appeared! Having more of a close up look at Kira 's behavior, Sonic hears Kira talk about how Ben will pay for his treachery and gets mad before saying,"Man, I thought Kira was a creep, but this takes it to a whole new level! There is no way Ben would snap and kill King Atem. And who wants to bet this has Kira's fingerprints all over it?"?

Shadow crosses his arms and says,"It seems Kira was using the battles we fought to give credit to him. And now this, unforgivable!"

Amy then says, "But Sonic, why would Kira do this to Ben?"

Sonic says, "Simple, he wants to play the game of absolute ruler! Man, at least when Egg-man is evil, he does not hide it! This kind of dirty playing makes guys like Egg man at least seem, honest! Man, that was weird. But, in any case, this Kira is really asking for it! He better not kill Ben or he will, huh?"

Sonic and everyone are shocked to see the Salvation soldiers in the room point their guns at the heroes!

Knuckles then says, "Hey, what is the big idea?"

The commander of the group aims his chain gun at Sonic and says,"

Rebellious talk like that will not be allowed. Anyone that conspires against Lord Kira will be labeled a traitor."

Sonic then says, "So that's how it's going to be, huh? Well, Shadow, looks like they are making a picture that is quite clear, don't you say?"

Shadow nods and says,"Seems like it, and I am not fond of that picture."

The commander then says, "You have one chance to clear yourselves. Will you pledge to Lord Kira or pay the, AHH!"

In a blur, Sonic and Shadow move at top speed and hit all the soldiers before they can fire! The duo send the squad flying and knocks them all around the room! They are all knocked out. Well, the commander tries to get up and shoot Sonic with his hidden plasma pistol, but Knuckles runs over and punches him through the roof!

He then says, "And don't come back till you get some manners, punks!"

Tails looks at this and says,"Sonic, what should we do?"

Sonic thinks and says,"Not sure, one thing's for sure, I am not listening to this guy's speech anymore! Come on, let's figure out who is telling the truth here! Man, sure hope Ben gets out of this. Er, Shadow would you mind letting us out the back door so we can avoid a mess?"

Shadow sighs and says, "Tsc, only this once because I don't want to cause a commotion in this city. Chaos Control!"

With this, Shadow uses his power to warp him and his friends out of the room. Even with only the speechless GUN commander being the only one left, Kira still talks on, and now we return to it!

Kira then says,"Yes, this is a day of deep sadness. However, even if things are bleak, we must press on to honor all of those lost in this war! Zeon, the Dark Enji, the Zannacross Empire, and all that support them. None of them will get away with this! Ben and the traitors who conspired with him thought they could break this kingdom, but that will never happen, as long as I stand! That is why Ben Auro will get the fate he deserves, and be executed by the Ceremonial Soukyoku device!

That is why I will track down every last Enji that conspired with him and wipe out all of them in one crushing strike! Also, not to be disrespectful to the late King Atem, but the Subcommittee members and I have already put a contingency plan into action. While I am not as well versed in politics as Atem or his father, I have fought bravely to defend this Kingdom for many years and have brought many victories.

And that is why, in order to insure the stability of this government, I will accept the burden of leadership and become the Supreme King of the Lylat Kingdom till the end of this war! Yes, I will do what it takes, to insure that justice is given to all that inflicted misery on us! I will make sure that this war will end with our enemies regretting ever challenging us! And at last, we will have true peace!"

The senators in the chamber all clap and Kira bows, as he does he says to himself, "Yes, they all bought it, like the sheep they are. Now, it's time to move on to the next stage of the plan.

Time, to commence, Order 66!"

Kira then continues to speak, but we move back to Cloud and his group, and Cloud is so angry at Kira that he punches the monitor and destroys it!

He then says,"Damn you, Kira! You used Ben, Ezan, your father, everyone! It's all clear now, you manipulated everything so that you could become the next Supreme King so you could enforce your own twisted ideals! I am beginning to think that it is not unreasonable to wonder if the whole outburst of Darth Idious was planned by him, just so he could make his move!"

Ben's friends are horrified and Lacus is taken a back and says, "No, this is horrible! Kira, I knew he was harsh and very militant. But I always thought he was doing it for a good cause. I never imagined this was his goal."

Doug then says, "So, you're telling me Kira was just using Ben as his scapegoat, his fall guy! Oh, that's it, I don't care how strong he is, I'll punch him to the sun!"

Cloud looks at Doug and says,"For once, I feel like doing the same, Doug. Just like Shinra had Zack killed to cover their tracks about Genesis and Sephiroth, Kira is now about to do the same to Ben.

But I will not allow it! I might have been helpless to save Zack, but I swore I would never let a friend down like that again, and we will save Ben! First things first, let's see if Grand Master Myers is recovering. We are going to need him to take on Kira. But no matter what, he won't get away with this."

Everyone runs back to the castle at top speed.

However, little do they know, that someone else has the same idea in mind, and it's not someone they are most likely you would ever think! We now go to a totally different place!

We turn to an unknown location. For now, we don't know where it is, but I will tell you, it's a pure white room covered in monitors. A single man is sitting in his chair and looking at the end of Kira's speech, while eating his dessert, which is Sea salt Ice-cream. The man is no longer alone, when the door on the other side of the room slides open and a new man enters.

The first man turns around and chuckles while saying,"

Ah, you arrived. I was beginning to think you were going to decline my offer. But then it would be very odd for a man of your stature to back down.

Welcome Janus, or should I say, Max Bruder."

Yes, you heard right, the second man is none other than Ben's cousin and when he hears his real name, he laughs and takes off his mask before saying,"Well, aren't we mister know it all? However, if you asked me to come all the way out to this hazardous place, you better not have contacted me just to brag you know my real identity. Because then I have to make you another man that died in the Twilight town space colony."

The first man chuckles and says,"Don't worry, I would not dare waste someone with your talents time like that. I am here to offer you a job, bounty hunter, and I am willing to pay you quite handsomely for it."

Now Max chuckles and says,

"I am all ears, but first tell me your name. I don't take jobs from mysterious guys covered in odd red bandages and robes till I at least have a name from him."

The man says, "Fair enough. I too have my secrets, but you may call me Diz."

Diz then stands up, and it is indeed the same man who appeared before Ezan and sealed Sephiroth's spirit back in his body! The mysterious man walks up to Max and says,

"I will get straight to the point. Have you heard the news today?

And particularly about our new Supreme King?"

Max says, "Politics are a drag to me. But yes, I hear that mister Commandant of the Titans is now the leader of the Lylat Kingdom. Bah, knew he was always aiming for the top. Idiots, serves them right to have a leader like that, if they could not see through him."

Diz looks back at the monitor and says,"

Time after time the people can be quite oblivious to what is happening to them. But history has proven to show this kind of change can only lead to a spiral of madness. And while I won't say my reasons just yet, I wish to prevent this spiral before it cannot be stopped. And that is why I am hiring you to help me remove Kira from the throne, in anyway possible."

Max laughs out loud and says, "Man you're quite the riot, Diz. However, while Kira is someone I am not very fond of, the pain it's going to be to get up close to him is a headache even for me. Sure you don't want to hire some Enji Knights? I can't say most of them are happy with this."

Diz shakes his head and says, "You really did not read the news, I see. I promise you will be rewarded handsomely for this task, and there is one more thing you should be aware of. Are you aware of Darth Idious and his recent rampage?"

Max shrugs and answers with a casual, "There is always some new darkness obsessed. psycho unleashed by Zeon or the Zannacross Empire and by now, if they are not in my way to get cash, I just ignore it."

Diz moves to his monitor and says, "I think this time you will care. For my sources have told me that Darth Idious was really a dark alternate personality of an Enji Knight by the name of Ben Auro. And what is more, I have suspicions that Kira was behind this."

To prove he is not making this up, he presses a button and the monitor rewinds to Kira talking about Ben's " murder" of King Atem and the recording taken of him using his Final Flash to blow up Taris ! It seems Max really was not aware of this, and, what is more, he shows that even after all he did, he still has feelings for his cousin! He gets so mad the room begins to shake and his magic energy flares up and he says,"That son of a, KIRA!

After all this, and now you forced Ben to play your sick games? Even I did not think he would stoop to this level, but he will pay. The only one allowed to mess with Ben, is me!I think I let you get away with enough, time we settle the score once and for all! I will avenge Bardock, Holland, and the others for what you did to them!"

Diz smiles and says, "So, I take it you will take the job?"

Max looks at Diz and says,"Hell, at this point I'll slice his throat for free, but of course, if you want to pay I will be happy to accept."

Diz laughs and says, "Good, then listen carefully, we don't have time to waste, the fate of the cosmos is in the balance."

Well, I said it before, but talk about a bagfull of shocking revelations! Kira has at last shown his true face, and is trying to consolidate all power into him! And to make sure he can't be stopped, he seems to be ready to erase Ben and anyone else trying to stop him! The Enji Knights are no longer going to put up with him, but can they stop him before it's too late? And what will come from this unexpected alliance between Diz and Max?

The only way to find out is to tune in next time to the next action packed chapter of Tales of the Cosmic wars!

In our next installment, Cloud and the others are ready to stop Kira and his ambitions, but Kira is one step ahead, and unleashes the true purpose of his Salivation Clone army by activating order 66! With this one command, all of his replica elite commandos now have one purpose, kill all Enji Knights! In the blink of an eye, not only do the warriors of light find themselves under assault by the Salvation storm troopers, but the powerful and advanced mobile suits under command of the vicious Titan's pilot Yazan Gable and his team!

And as the Enji struggle to survive this treachery, Enji throughout all space are also going through the same thing!

Can the Enji order avoid becoming like the Jedi order and survive this betrayal? Or has Kira won total control over the Lylat Kingdom?

To see if the warriors of light and there allies can prevail, you can't miss Chapter 87: The True Heinous face of the Supreme King! Order 66! Till next time!