Chapter 26
Dark Prince
Helltanz's notes: RANT: Bloody fucking hell, I'll fucking murder Sunrise for Code Geass R2's ending unless there is some change to it I fucking knew it damn it those Fucking Bastard /RANT
Right sorry any way, the ending of R2 means nothing, nothing you hear me, nothing at all the show will go on, it ends when I say it ends.
Here we go chapter twenty six.
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Disclaimer: I don't own Code Geass.
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Chapter begin
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The Dark prince shifted annoyed in his seat. The report that Jeremiah had personally couriered over was not at all pleasing. "Alan," He stated turning, "Find Katase we do this correctly. Consign him to oblivion."
Katase's lack of a body, the inability to prove his status was not a good thing. Cornelia's command had no body that could be identified as the JLF general. The damage to the corpses was mainly fire. A fire which badly burned the majority of the bodies. This forced the use of dental records, records which were incomplete in the best case scenario.
"Yes your highness." Responded the man bowing.
Lelouch paused, "Take the 'Ector with you, you should not need it but in any case there is no such thing as overkill,"
"The MMI prototype, my lord," Exclaimed Jeremiah in surprise.
The 'secretary' smirked, "My abilities aren't just clerical in nature," He remarked bemusedly to the knight, "Besides Katase would never accept the object as it is currently planned to be. He's much to stubborn, we Thorians destroy such obstacles."
Viletta stared, "So the Cardoc was originally meant for you I suspect,"
"Strong arm, perhaps that would have been the case," Alan quipped, "Though it isn't to say the Istavanians wouldn't have gotten the machine once it was completed. Though the Xanthus have already requested the 02." He remarked glancing at Lelouch.
Lelouch didn't need reminding as the leader of the more conservative radical faction had already done so. "Yes White might need it if things get worse." The Dark Prince admitted. Right now things were unfortunately getting exceptionally out of hand with less than two months until the Chinese launched their invasion well it was certainly going to be a bother, though White was making exceptional progress in establishing bases in area 18.
A fact that would likely be made easier once the Glaston knights were removed from the area in question. Without the Glaston Knights the Black Knight's faction could proceed to make its preparations for the unfortunate but still possible assault by the EU.
There was still much to do in Japan before then, they had to prepare for the invasion so that meant resources needed to be diverted. Of all things why couldn't those damned Eunuchs contain their greed at least until the new year and my plans were going so well too…
"Your highness," Exclaimed the trio, Alan, Jeremiah and Viletta.
"I'll kill the High Eunuchs of the Chinese Federation," He groused angrily, thinking of his upcoming trip to Jiang Dong on the Korean Peninsula.
Alan sighed, "We'd better snap him out of it or by noon he'll have about a million plans and contingencies of which to do just as he said, and they won't be pleasant, we'll be lucky if thirty or fifty don't involve some new Knightmare idea," The Black Knight officer commented.
Viletta and Jeremiah blanched as Alan shook Lelouch something fierce causing the eleventh prince's head to jerk back and forth,
"Come on oh Dark Prince of mine snap out of it by God," Alan ranted shaking the limp teen some more. "Come on, come on, say something."
Lelouch slumped bonelessly to the floor.
"Is he alright?" Viletta severely weirded out by the display,
The Dark Prince scowled,
"Hmm," Alan reclined back in his office chair, "Yeah its no problem, He'll be back to himself in a bit,"
The vice president of the prestigious Ashford Academy stood up shakily clearing his head of the vertigo.
"He's pretty bad about wrapping himself in scenarios its gets so bad at time he'll completely blot out what is going on around him,"
"Stop exaggerating," Lelouch groaned.
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"Currently we do not have a pilot of the Lancelot Club, however that is not the only Knightmare which is unused," He stated from behind his Mask of Zero as the prince surveyed his 'lieutenants' "Tamaki, Inoue you'll take over piloting Ogi and Kallen's Edinburgh Knightmare Frames,"
The two Japanese Patriots agreed.
"Ano Zero about those machines should we try and get Kyoto to mass produce those Knightmares,"
Lelouch didn't particularly like the idea, never mind it was nonsense. "Kyoto lacks the resources to do such a thing," He boomed managing not to sound annoyed at the implication she thought Kyoto could do something he could not have done with his own forces at this time.
The statement also caused a ripple of whispers through out the crowd of lesser 'Black Knights' who were present.
The Black Knights were studying the Lancelot Club, with the intention to use the design as a basis for a Lancelot derived unit that is ready for mass production. With access to the Hokkadio Institute for Defense Research and the production and research facilities it would be more efficient than what Lloyd did here in Area 11. The dedicated facilities allowed for more in depth study and construction of parts on sight.
Lelouch began to speak again, "Beside collusion has begun between the entirety of the Black Knights and the Kyoto Group," At this announcement the whispers increased further, "Additionally we will be supporting the Osaka group in the coming weeks in dealing with the organized crime who have taking to using Sutherlands in their illegal activities."
The group of criminals he was referring to were rather infamous for selling Elevens particularly young women, into slavery. It was a particularly disgusting criminal enterprise. An enterprise the Thorians would have preferred putting an end to themselves, and Lelouch had already had requests to do so from his faction to launch an attack against the Osaka based criminal organization.
"According to intelligence the enemy Sutherlands have underwent a crude set of modifications, including the addition of a chest mounted machine gun and the reduction of the armor on the arms of the Knightmare."
A picture of one of the machines appeared via a projector that had been set up, depicting it, one of the hack job Sutherlands, as it tore through a crowded residential area in the Osaka Ghetto.
The act of lack of concern had resulted in numerous casualties amongst the civilian populace. The incident in question had received minor recognition by the news, but the knight police had not bothered to intervene in response.
"We will be keeping the Guren in reserve until repairs are complete however I did bring this," Another light turned on, the object in question was an MVS in the shape of a katana, it was identical to the one now carried by Doll like bishonnen White's Mark Nemo Knightmare. "Until Rakshata and the Guren's development team arrives we will however be leaving it as it is for the most part. Burais will operate in groups of three for this operation." He continued on for a few minutes about the initial plans of the stake out portion of the operation.
The actual Istavannian Black Knights were elsewhere in Japan making preparations for the Chinese invasion. Three's puritan faction was having to deal with the aftermath of Narita. The press had basically been banned from Hokaido, at least popular support in the area was proving useful in that regard though it didn't stop them, the press, from trying to pester the hell out of the facilities bearing the Black Knight's emblem.
Cornelia was of course busy with the ministers who were causing a fuss about Narita or getting yelled at for the fact they weren't able to do anything about terrorism; those fools who were more concerned with maintaining the status quo.
Clovis and Euphemia well at the second princess's post battle request Lelouch had had Clovis, who was only happy to oblige, had taken Euphie to Hokaido. Lelouch still expected her to get lost in the city of Sapporo. Of course the pink princess was asking all kinds of questions now in regards to the region, the Knightmares and any number of other subject.
The second princess was not happy about the matter. Cornelia was again still pushing him to reenter public life, something the eleventh prince was loath, and adamantly against at this point in time. At the present time, and given Charles's suspicious actions, such a move was out.
Zero, Lelouch as leader of the Istavaanian faction, in the meantime was having to deal with the continuing preparations to fold the terrorists into the Black Knights' ideology.
In Area eighteen things were like wise being handled as the primary legitimate work, i.e. reconstruction was being handled by the last of the three so called puritan factions.
The one in question Lelouch remember was lead by a European, maybe he should introduce the man to these 'Black Knights' simply to further reiterate the diverse nature of the organization.
IN the meantime in Arabia White handled supporting and organizing the rebellion, and getting them to support the plan. Albeit that region was already more informed than the Japanese resistance in that the Black Knight' was known to veritably everyone participating as a part of the Arabian Black Knights and by proxy Lelouch and the other faction leaders' identity were accepted.
Something that may take more effort for the terrorists, of course Kyoto did know but that had been an unexpected complication in his plan.
There was still some complaints about his mask every now and again but for the most part such had subsided as further contact had been made with other Black Knight units.
In the meantime the dark prince was preparing his plan to recruit Todo, but he also needed to make sure Katase 'stayed' dead. While arguably premature the Britannian Colonial Administration had announced the terrorist's death after they had started their attack earlier than the news had been informed they would be; though they had caught it all on film.
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Lelouch sighed as he trudged back into the student council club house and towards his room at the Ashford Academy, maybe he should have waited before starting on his plans it was so troublesome.
"Hey Lulu," Rivalz shouted as he went past the prince as he was coming a rushing down the stairs, "you got some kind of package."
A package, mused the prince in surprise.
"Its really weird,"
Weird could it be a bomb is an enemy…
"Rivalz you dufus were is that box cutter?" Millie demanded from the lower floor main entrance way.
"Coming!" shouted Rivalz setting off again.
The Dark Prince's eyes widened, damn it what was it with Millie going through his stuff, she had been doing it since they were kids…
"Holy…" Shouted the blue haired secretary of the student council
Lelouch braced himself against the wall.
"Hey buddy get down here this is awesome." The teen shouted.
The prince treaded down the stairs. So much for sleeping, thought the vice president.
"Wow this is the real stuff, too damn Lulu," Muttered Rivalz sounding impressed holding up a beer bottle.
Lelouch's eye twitched exasperated.
"The Foreign Minister," Groaned the Dark Prince in realization under his breath, "Some thing which is nice I had nearly forgotten."
In truth he had forgotten about it but the prince was going to overlook that.
"Hey what's all the commotion?" Shirley asked, as her and Nina trotted in. "Rivalz is that alcohol?" She demanded angrily.
He blanched "Ah wait its not mine, its Lelouch's he's got a whole crate of it, I swear it isn't mine," the secretary of the student council exclaimed.
"Oh Lelouch,"
The prince gritted his teeth, "Yes Madam President," He sighed as he trudged down the stairs tiredly.
Here came the magazine, bonk, "The next time one of those idiots," Shirley stiffened at this, how suspicious, "nobility or not decides to give you a gift could you at least see to it they ship it some where else."
"Nobility Lulu have you been gambling…" Shirley glared at him, she sighed, "Never mind so a who's it from anyway?"
"Oh no for all Lelouch's complaints about the nobility he's one of them by status anyway…" Millie declared causing the Prince to pale,
"Millie," He stammered in shock. What the hell was she thinking.
She glanced at him, "Oh come one Lelouch. Your Margrave flunky frequently comes around these days to check on your sister, they'd be stupid not to figure it out." The dark prince scowled. "What you guys thought Lulu got away with skipping so much for another reason, he's got stuff he has to do, I suppose its in our interest our well because he's an important ally of my family." Millie declared, "Of course Lelouch absolutely hates his father but he still does a good job handling things."
"Millie please be quiet." Lelouch stated. "As for that I'll have it moved elsewhere," He stated, the townhouse yes probably the best place for it…. Wonder if Jeremiah and Viletta like this stuff. The prince wondered as he examined the beer. IN the mean time I need to do damage control this was the last thing I expected how could Millie do something so foolish as reveal that.
"So you're a noble?" Nina questioned.
Lelouch's head fell sharply, "I'm a count," He acknowledged,
"Wow your up there with the big shots then,"
The teen scowled, "Rivalz I despise my own kind you should know that," The prince stated frigidly.
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Damn this was so annoying.
"Having second thoughts," CC questioned a line of cheese dripping from her mouth courtesy of the pizza she had brought into his room.
"Don't be ridiculous," He snapped irritably, "I have no regrets, merely angered by the sudden bumper crop of interruptions, I am prepared to cast open Hell's gates and dissolve the world into bloodshed so as to bring about a new world," The prince stated, "So where have you been running off to, since Clovis isn't searching for you anymore?"
"Oh here and there," She commented flippantly.
Lelouch sighed, why did he even bother to hold out for a straight answer from this woman,
"So what are you going to do know,"
"What I always do," He answered, "I'll obliterate my enemies one by one, till none of them remain standing. They'll die every last one of them." The prince declared, "The death sentence on the High Eunuchs of the Chinese Federation; their execution method has just turned grim." The prince's eyes sparkled, "Hmm electric current maybe," the teen murmured tapping his chin, "Or maybe inducing shock by rapid immersion into cold water…." I never was good at this I'll ask White he knows a lot about killing people in creative manners he's got to have something which will be excruciatingly painful for those bastards….
"Lelouch." CC groused hurling that stupid plushy of hers at him, "Don't zone out on me," She complained. "You shouldn't get caught up thinking so hard when talking to someone its impolite."
"You lecture me on etiquette," He remarked, "That's a riot coming from such an obnoxious woman. I can accomplish my goals you don't need to worry," the Dark Prince was concerned however.
Oh well soon enough the MMI 303 would be completed, it really was ironic that the Assassination of his mother had denied Britannia a most exquisite weapon's development.
It had been the accumulation of events which had stopped the Ashford Family's development, the development Yggdrasil drive also helped in curbing the evolution of the frame.
The Merlin incorporated the advanced technology, both that taken from Schneziel's project, as well as the technology researched by the black knights, in addition to those technologies initially started by the Ashford Family's research.
Three MMIs would be operation very soon, that did however mean he would need some one to pilot Cardoc during the counter attack against the forces of the Chinese pupet government, whenever they decided to make their move.
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Chapter conclusion
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Helltanz's notes: Haha Lulu is just having his life's problems just pile up around him, Mao will be showing up soon.
Another shortie, so sorry about that, I am rather annoyed though at R2 any way some humor mainly to attempt improve my and hopefully other people's mood, back to seriousness next chapter hopefully.
Anyway I'll see you guys, metaphorically speaking next time, anyway reviews are welcome.
By the way a little spoiler, for this story not for R2 the Merlin will semi resemble the Ganymede frame hint hint development.
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