Dark Prince Chapter 31, a code geass fanfic

Chapter 31

Dark Prince

Helltanz's notes: Here we go will be a few more chapters till Kaguya makes another direct appearance.

The Political situation of things is rather tense, Charles expects Russia to side with the EU and as such intends to invade before they can get in the game, Lelouch on the other hand intends to effectively grab the country for himself though in a more political fashion.

Disclaimer: I don't own Code Geass.

Chapter begin

"The Day was August tenth, of the year two thousand ten of the imperial calendar the Holy Britannian Empire had just declared war up on Japan. Confronted by Britanian's newest weapon the formidable Knight Mare Frame Japan fell to its enemy in less than a month the conquered nation was stripped of its freedom, its rights, its culture, its dignity, and finally even its name was taken away. Eleven the name of Japan and its people was replaced with a mere number."

Lelouch turned to frown at the comotion which was interupting his err… brooding, some one, he mused annoyed, is about to have a sudden and very fatal bout of deppression, the prince thought standing up to investigate.

Mao's escape had already irked the teen and the failure to catch Todoh was even more of a nuisance.

Blah, Blah, lew innuedendo, blatant threats, and number rasism, yeah nothing more than your garden variety Brittnian scum who couldn't keep it in their pants.

'Impossible one of Todoh's four holy swords' he thought identifying the soon to be 'victim', 'they entered the settlement we thought for sure they'd go to the underground or the ghetto at least, clever.'

"Hey you got a problem," demanded thug number one, who made the foolish mistake of waving his switch blade knife far to close to the prince "What you some kind of number lover," He slurred a pair of bullets caught him in the back of the head brains and skull fragments plastered the wall behind them.

"What the-" exclaimed the other patrons and the thugs
"My lord," Intoned the Black knights bowing before their superior.

The Dark Prince stood unmoving, "Kill them," Lelouch remarked frigidly,

"Yes my lord," The second guard joined the first as Lelouch leaned back and sighed in an exasperated manner,

'So much for a 'peaceful' resolution, now I have to alter my plans.' The Dark Prince walked over to the JLF member if such a title still qualified. "Are you alright?" He inquired managing to conceal his annoyance at the whole affair and sound genuinely sincere about his inquiry.

"A Britannian?" was it that surprising he could show an interest in someone.

His Guards had eliminated the thugs, just as they would have been allowed to get away with the rape of an eleven woman he was free to kill such was Brittania's corrupt legal system.

Chiba brushed his hand away standing up under her own power, though the prince maintained his genial smile.

"The settlement is harldy a proper place for a japanese after dark," Lelouch turned and nodded signalling for the car to be brought around, one of Roland's company cars armored and really quite comfortable.

Britannia was utterly discriminatory against numbers, so long as the current system existed it could be absued to any extent with litte consequence if a person was britannian with little more than a slap on the wrist, the inverse was just that numbers were in most cases harshly penalized for even minor offenses.

Lelouch found such a system in obstacle of a better world, it didn't mean he wouldn't use the system to his advantage royals, and even nobility enjoyed a kind of immuity to the law as the pureblood faction had shown recently dueling was an acceptable method of handling problems if some what rare these days, and the only reason it had been stopped is because they were using knightmares.

The car stopped, the town house was rather normal at least on the outside.

Roland being cautious was extremely helpful, mused the dark prince, he of course wasn't going to bring up Todoh with the young woman, no that would only make her supsicious nor did he intend to even bring up anything related to rerroism in Japan in fact the current working plan was to act as if he didn't know she was terrorist.

Albeit once he folded the terrorists into his chain of command, well he'd already have inroads amongst the troops to build from.

Kallen's group was all well and good to begin with but they were not professional soldiers, true neither were most terrorists but they were still capable of doing the job properly especially since the Britanian and European nationality black knights, those from the Military skilset, mainly it was Britanians but their was a noticeable percentage who were europeans, were already deployed acting as irregulars and assiting in varying pro Black Knight Activity.

Oh it wasn't limited to attacking Britannia either, EU controlled Africa for example particulary Tunisia and Moroco as well as Southern Africa.

He acknowledged he needed the man power, well Jeremiah had informed the remaining palace guards every little bit helped in the end, and his even his geassed troops counted right now the mainstay of his troops that were normal soldiers, which was all well and good if he needed to spy on Clovis or more usefully police action, Mao, the prince frowned, yes using the soldiers to deal with him would clearly be a viable solution. She snapped him from his reverie

"Do you live here?" Chiba asked.

Ah playing innocent so be it.

"Not really, its my house, but…" Though the building was in his name he lived at Ashford that was true enough, "I typically reside elsewhere,"
She raised an eyebrow, "aren't you a little young,"
The prince feigned indignation, it helped it wasn't totally fake.

Lelouch responded that his position allowed him certain luxuries.

The next few minutes dealt with patching up the rather minor head wound which had been sustained in the scuffle pior to the prince's intervention.

"It doesn't appear to be to sever but I could call a doctor, if you want. Though you should probably take it easy."
She shook her head, "No you've-" The JLF member was thinking of trying to get back to her comrades as she stood, this proved to be unwise as she lost balance.

Lelouch caught her as she slipped. His arms wrapped around her body, cuts to the head did tend to bleed a lot and there was also a chance they had slipped her something.

"Marcus call the physician," He stated in raised volume, not shouting but louder than his usual voice was.

"At once sir," The burly member of his security detail with drew a mobile phone he dialed a number quickly.

Lelouch felt her push against his chest, she wasn't unconscious that was a good sign, he sighed in relief part of it an act part of it genuine concern for another human being.

"I don't need a doctor,"
The Dark Prince shook his head, "Nonsense," He stated pushing her into a seating position.

A few minutes past and an elderly bearded gentleman arrived wearing a bowler hat and long overcoat. "Lelouch glad to see you didn't get shot again," He chuckled good naturedly at this, while the prince scowled at the teasing. "Well then what seems to be the problem with the young lady?"

The prince rolled over he grumbled to himself before getting out of the large four post bed. He rubbed his eyes blinking away the sunlight streaming into the master bedroom of the townhouse, with another grumble he opened his cell phone.

"Hello."
It was Cornelia, that didn't surprise in the slightest. "Lelouch are you alright?"
"Why wouldn't I be?" Inquired the teen swinging his legs over the side of the bed. "To answer your question I am fine."

"Lelouch something has happened, a terrorist group launched a suicide bombing attack thirty minutes ago," She seemed to falter, "the casualties were all civilians, Lelouch I need you to deploy your Black Knights," The Witch of Britannia stated.

The Dark Prince held his cell phone against his ear and began to pull off the top of his pajamas, after all he wasn't going to go make a statement to the others.

Attacks like this; those attacks, which targeted civilians, would only do damage to the work that had been done. "Cornelia I'm getting dressed,"
"Your just now getting up," She interjected, "So you didn't know about the attack,"
Shh, He urged, "Cornelia its alright you don't need to worry not every night I'm out late means there is some nefarious plot. I didn't do anything dangerous, don't worry so much," The prince paused switching the phone to his other shoulder, "The Black Knights will be redeployed that should help civil order. I'll call you back later,"

The line clicked off after the appropriate good byes.

Lelouch groaned, and went about getting dressed he opened the door and was halfway down the stairs before turning on his heel and leaving a note for Chiba, it might have seemed weird but he did have his own agenda.

When he returned to Ashford Academy he expected there to be all kinds of commotion on the events of the attack just like other incidents, though this time it would likely be worse than those other incidents.

Just after nine o'clock, morning rush would have been hell that what the terrorists had probably had been hoping for.

"I guess you know,"

The Dark Prince nodded, "contact the rest of the members of the Puritan Factions in Japan, as well as the regular Istavanian members."

"Yes my prince," responded the Black Knight.

The briefing of the Black Knight forces had gone well enough. In any event they would begin deploying to cover regions, which had no protection.

'Zero's' Black Knights would at least for now continue on with the planned operation, it was important not only for the criminal element to be removed and also securing additional forces in the form of the Osaka group, true they weren't extremely impressive in Knightmares or numbers or populous support but it was more of a show of having more people joining up, and they did have experience.

"We can't afford to seem to favor on group over the other," Three remarked, "If we did that it would only cause problems," The corporate executive stated.

Lelouch nodded, "For now we can protect the Britannians because they have been attacked cruelly because the targets have been civilians, not members of the government and military and many of the Japanese disagree with this idea of a waging a Total War against Britannia. I'll work on getting Cornelia to allow us to administer some of the security for the Ghettos, it should allow us to hurry up reconstruction."

"Yes," The other Black Knight Leader nodded, "If we do that it will also improve public relations, and allow us to prevent the unnecessary cruelty Britannia would inflict upon the innocent Japanese inhabitants of the Ghetto."

That would work, as it stood they would deploy the Edinburghs and Manchesters, as callous as it was this situation would allow him to deploy forces near and around Ashford Academy.

Mao was still out there and while Lelouch doubted the Chinese Geass was involved in these cowardly attacks he might still attempt to take advantage of it.

"Our goal is to destroy these murderers, deploy the Factions elites as much trouble as it maybe," The Dark Prince paused, "No more because it will be so much of a trouble we need to have the most capable soldiers from our forces."

Roland sighed, "As expected but optimized Edinburghs won't really be able to turn the tides against numerical superiority by themselves, while inferior to our machine the Mattei still could prove a problem.

"I know," Lelouch responded, and the truth was simulation of ability was not really a substitute for the actual experience in combat. Kallen was a skilled pilot and so was Suzaku however they were not fully suited to combat yet.

Cornelia had experience which could allow her to overcome those with talent, which the eleventh prince expected she could possibly even overcome the advanced technologies the Guren for example with the Gloucester or more certainly with the Edinburgh given Kallen's current state of mind.

That was something that needed to be dealt time was beginning to run out the Invasion was drawing ever nearer.

Lelouch groaned, the threat of terrorist attacks had cropped up to unheard of levels, and there was only so much the combination of Black Knights, Police, and Military could do.

The Dark Prince was absolutely seething by the end of the week. He leaned against the wall it would seem the remnants of the destroyed radical factions of the terrorists had ended up melding together.

The bombings had only complicated matters what was worse they were not targeting the Britannian military and usually not the government. This complication was causing no small amount of panic amongst the population.

There was even the occasional rocket artillery attack, which so far most had been taken out in flight, the interception frequently interrupted the tenuous silence with explosions and flashes of light, pseudo thunder and lightning as it were.

Whatever the case it was proving bothersome since it was undoing his efforts. That was wholly unacceptable of course Cornelia should have figured out where the firing site was for this latest attack. Of course it was likely the terrorists in addition to using the Mattei in there direct attacks were using something along the lines of that linear cannon those Raikou of theirs.

He opened the door, intending to fetch himself a snack, everyone apparently had gotten told to stay inside, Lelouch who had been thoroughly exhausted after getting home from an attack against one of the artillery sights had collapsed and taken a nap so he must have missed that announcement. So thus he had expected that the Student Council Club house slash Ballroom would be deserted.

As it stood security was rather a non issue with the mandatory curfew and the Knight Police on patrol and military and Black Knight frames also through out the city. Over all it was a pretty bad Friday for an already horrible week.

"Kallen," he greeted in mild surprise "I hadn't realized you were here." Had the situation been less severe he would have been annoyed at the social repercussions, rumors, of the school if this were to come out, it was prime gossip material.

"Yes," She rubbed her arm, "Well the lock down started and everyone was supposed to stay inside."

Well at least she wasn't off in the ghetto Suzaku had been the military or rather with Lloyd and the Special Corp prepping for another mission, since the Lancelot was finally repaired it was best to resume using the machine.

The half Britannian shifted under the Dark Prince's unwavering gaze. Lelouch in any event continued to act normal, no sense drawing any additional suspicion.

In any case he'd play the gracious host, it was one of his better masques after all, he was really quite good at.

Another explosion was heard in the distance. Cornelia had best make her move soon. The young prince would be weary of that pouch that much was certain. Kallen was lead to the small dining room, it was likely that she was telling the truth of course it was also quite likely she had been snooping around looking for answers.

He set out a pot of tea, and waited for it to be ready before pouring himself a cup and then one for the Guren's pilot and then drawing himself a seat.

"Lelouch," she paused likely attempting to decide how to word her inquiry,

He spoke first, "Kallen what interest do you have in Knightmares, that's what this is about is it not?"

"The machines used by the Black Knights, why is it?" The half Britannian started, before stopping again.

He took a sip of his tea, "The Black Knights are a very diverse organization, Kallen besides weapons are made to kill people," The Dark Prince shook his head, "Whatever war game you play with your friends is nothing like the real thing, Shirley's father is what happens in real war civilian losses. I manufacture and supply killing machines, there is a difference between playing games on a computer or on a table, and actual fighting death is an inevitable fat."
"How can you be callous, so accepting.'
"Britannian, Japanese Chinese whatever nationality death is a fact of life perhaps I'm merely used to the notion of pulling the trigger."

For some one who was so used to carrying out terrorist attacks she had managed to remain blissfully unaware of the worse side of things.

Before she could speak again an explosion interrupted. Overlooking the street a Knightmare zoomed by, Lelouch scowled as a terrorist Mattei began engaging a Knight Police Glasgow and a Sutherland E.

The fighting began as the refurbished fourth generation slammed into the building across from the academy campus.

"What's going on?" the prince turned to his sister as the Black Knights arrived.

"There is a battle going on, Nunnally."
"Who's she," Kallen demanded eyes narrowing as she gestured to Sayoko.

Lelouch cursed mentally this was going to be a bother, as long as she didn't slap him again.

Chapter conclusion

Helltanz's notes: So Lelouch got at a little more heroic action than usual, not that Chiba really needed saving but meh.

Any way that was chapter 31, brief respite from the story and I'll be working on my other winter updates, reviews would be nice in the mean time, to address the Russian issue some more there will be another scene building up to it in a few chapters, for now however the focus is preparations for the Kyushu mess.

Be safe on Samhain.