As soon as the three ships of Autozam, Chizeta, and Fahren have went into hyperspace from Cephiro, they immediately activated their cloaking devices, making them invisible to the naked eye. Onboard the NSX, Hikaru was seen at the bridge along with Clef, Lantis, Rakshata, Geo, Mokona, Zazu, and Lafarga. In the Dome of Fahren, Aska was sitting down at her throne with Sang Yun, Qiang Ain, Fuu, Ferio, and Presea standing next to to her. As for the Bravada of Chizeta, Umi, Caldina, Ascot, Tarta, and Tatra stood by in the main deck. During their trek, most of the crew members and warriors are standing by while watching the monitors from inside their ships.

Inside the NSX, Geo couldn't wait to see what kind of world that the Magic Knights are living in, the same goes for Aska and the twin princesses of Chizeta. While killing time before they reach their destination, most of the crew members went for some R & R, while the Magic Knights spent some time with several activities and recreation.

In the Dome of Fahren, Aska went to do some archery practice with some target dummies. Last time she did it with Fuu, Aska was frustrated because despite her winning streak over archery, the Princess of Fahren couldn't shoot down a single mini Djinn. As a result, Fuu was able to score over a dozen mini Djinn with her own Archery Skills that she learned back at the Tokyo Settlement. When Aska challenged Fuu to an Archery contest, it was done out of a demand to have the Knight of Wind hand over her Rune God and her Escudo Sword to her. But since Aska lost, she made an erroneous order of recapturing Fuu due to the fact that the Knight of Wind was able to distract and stun most of the Fahrenian Guards on sight with her magic and her bow and arrow. Since it's all in the past over and done, Aska was able to make it up for her losses by practicing everyday on shooting arrows at the mini djinns after Fuu went back to her world three years ago. While Aska and Fuu are having fun doing archery together without any serious competition, they both laughed out of happiness and excitement. As for Ferio, he watched both of the young women have fun, along with Qiang Ain and Sang Yung.

In the Bravada, Tarta did some sparing with Umi again. But this time, it was done out of Tatra's amusement, while Ascot and his beasts watched nonchalantly from a distance. From the first time they had a duel, Umi and Tarta were bickering in such obnoxious tones after they accidentally decapitated a golden elephant statue by its long trunk. As of now, the Knight of water and Tarta made sure that all of Chizetian Royal decorations are out of the way before they started dueling to kill some time when reaching their destination. For Caldina, she did some gambling with a few Chizetian guards at the mess hall, much to Tatra's delight. Even though Tatra lost a couple of bets with Caldina, the elder Chizetian Princess was able to smile in a nonchalant pose while holding her chin up with her right hand.

While continuing their trek to Area 11 onboard the NSX, Zazu lead Hikaru and Lantis down to the recreation room to do some simulations. For Clef and Lantis, they went down to the brig to interrogate Prince Clovis. It was a long time since Hikaru was onboard the NSX three years ago. When Zazu escorted Hikaru to meet with Geo and Eagle, they rode on a scooter that was attached to a rail leading to the Commander's Quarters. After doing several simulations with using holographic Knightmares against Rune Gods, Hikaru decided to take a break in her private quarters with Zazu Torque. While they started eating a few sweets and drinking some tea, Zazu noticed that Hikaru was feeling anxious after facing against the Viceroy of Area 11 and her sister Euphy, who happens to be the sub-viceroy of Area 11.

"Say Hikaru, are you feeling okay?"

"I'm fine, Zazu!" Hikaru replied in a nervous tone.

"It's not about Princess Cornelia, is it?!" Zazu assumed. "If it was, we will find a way to capture her the next time we face her in battle! Besides, she may be a Female Commander of the Holy Britannian Empire, but even she has her weaknesses. You know what I'm talking about, right?!"

"Well, there is something about her sister that I couldn't help but notice," Hikaru replied. "That Euphy reminded me of myself when I ran into Zagato during the time that Lafarga was losing against him. I didn't use any of my powers yet until I showed the strength of my heart in front of Rayearth."

"Who was she again?!" Zazu asked out of curiosity.

"She introduced herself as the 3rd Princess of the Holy Britannian Empire: Euphemia li Britannia!" Hikaru summarized. "I don't know why would she get in my way without having anything to use against me."

"Maybe she wanted to show you that there is still light within the Britannian Empire, despite how they razed your world to the ground?" Zazu guessed.

"I don't know, Zazu!" Hikaru denied. "I'm mean, what do you think she would do if she were to be the Viceroy of Area 11?"

"Who knows?" Zazu replied after taking another sip of his tea. "I mean, she might have the same kindness like Commander Eagle did, just like that one time when Eagle tried to save Lantis from Nova."

"If what you say is true about Euphy, I might need to speak to her on what she really wanted in Area 11," Hikaru suggested to herself.

"Don't worry, Hikaru! I'm sure we'll work something out with Euphy," Zazu said with confidence.

Unable to say anymore, Hikaru turned towards the window from her private quarters to see the other two ships inside streams of blue and purple light, indicating that the ships and the NSX are still in hyperspace heading towards Area 11.


Meanwhile back the Ashford Academy in Area 11, Lelouch discovered that after his second encounter with Mao, the crazed Chinese Orphan abducted his sister Nunnally out of the blue, leaving behind a picture of the blind little Britannian girl tied up to her wheelchair. Mao threatened that if Lelouch doesn't show up in 5 hours, Nunnally will be blown to smithereens inside the underground sewer system. Ultimately, Suzaku got a wind of what is happening between Lelouch and Mao and decided to take action against the deranged psychopath. However, by the time Suzaku attempted to arrest Mao for kidnapping and for an attempted bomb threat, the Chinese Geass user spouts out Suzaku's past, telling him that he killed his own father, much to Lelouch's shock! Despite this, Suzaku was denied of being punished for this sins, thanks to his unexpected luck of cheating death more than once, even while out on the battlefield. After Mao left the area and got shot by C.C outside, Suzaku couldn't help but feel traumatized and stunned as he kneeled to the ground helplessly while Lelouch attempted to clarify on what the Honorary Britannian did seven years ago.

"Is it true, from what Mao said? Did you really killed your own father?"

As Suzaku slowly turned to face Lelouch, his eyes widened with fear over his past seven years ago.

"L-Lelouch, I-I..." Suzaku stammered in fear.

"I see, you're not the only one with that secret," Lelouch added in. "Kirihara, he claimed that Prime Minister Genbu Kururugi committed suicide to stop his cabinet members from issuing a do-or-die resistance. The story wasn't necessary to begin with for both Japan and Britannia. In fact, the Magic Knights haven't known about what you've been through yet either."

"T-Thank for that," Suzaku acknowledged as he stopped trembling in fear.

After taking Suzaku's acknowledgement for granted, Lelouch turned around and walked out of the area. As soon as Lelouch went outside, he attended to an art class while thinking about the fact that his best friend had to bear the burden of killing his father seven years ago. Moving on, Lelouch was forced to do a pose so that the other students could draw him out on their sketch pads during Art Week.


Meanwhile at the Britannian Government Bureau, Schneizel's Avalon arrived and dropped off Cornelia, Euphy, Darlton, Guilford, and the rest of his men. After they all went his the Bureau to rest up, resupply, and rearm themselves and their Knightmares, Schneizel ordered the crew of the Avalon to set a course to another destination outside of Area 11. As for Euphy, she went with Darlton to attend to an art contest at one of the Britannian Museums to clear her mind after her encounter with Magic Knight Hikaru and her followers at the New World of Cephiro.

While taking a tour around the Art Museum, Euphy couldn't help but think about what is happening to Prince Clovis while taken hostage by the Cephirians. Other than that, Euphy turns to her left to observe several art pictures hanging on the red walls, with Darlton standing right next to the Sub-Viceroy of Area 11. On the walls, Euphy sees a painting of a two cottages with a stone walkway in front of both of them.

For the painting on the left of the first one, there is Charles zi Britannia raising his right hand up high while standing in front of the podium, as if the 98th Emperor was making his speech in front of all of his faithful subjects. He had long white hair that was fashioned into Renaissance-style like curls, angular violet eyes, and is seen as a tall-muscular built Britannian Nobleman. What no one knows is that Charles had a Geass that allows him to rewrite and erase people's memories upon eye contact, which was given to him by his brother V.V. Throughout his time, Charles was a cold, intelligent man who only believed that only the strongest can survive in the new world, while society rises to its fullest. He spends most of his time in another dimension called the Sword of Akashu. Charles only sole-purpose was to destroy god and recreate the world to become a gentler place. After taking over Japan, Charles was able to foresee another world that is also suffering in similar terms due to political conflict and despair. From V.V's point of view, Charles discovered that the new world is known for its willpower and peaceful democracy called Cephiro. Even though the countries that are attempting to take over Cephiro have given up, Charles still believed that Cephiro still needs to be controlled by someone who has enough power to do so because without power, there cannot be any hope for a country like Cephiro to survive. So by his will, Charles ordered Clovis and the rest of his sons and daughters to take Cephiro by force as well as rooting out the leader that has the power to support Cephiro and its infinite sources. Charles also discovered, according to the Cephirian History, that the leader, a.k.a the Pillar of Cephiro, has the ultimate willpower to help change the world, allowing its inhabitants to rebuild it without their support. Since the Pillar of Cephiro has yet to be discovered after leaving the land three years ago, Charles had no choice but to declare war on that country in order to get the Pillar's attention. After learning that a group of warriors with strange Knightmares appeared and fought back against the Britannians, Charles finds this course of action to be very interesting beyond all reason.


Just when Ohgi is about to eat lunch, Inoue appeared from behind. Before Ohgi could say anything, Inoue makes her report in front of the Deputy Commander.

"We just received word that the Magic Knights and their followers have arrived at port near our HQ!"

"Is that so?" Ohgi asked, feeling a bit relieved.

Before Inoue could say anymore, Hikaru, Umi, Fuu, and the leaders from all four allied countries appeared before her and Ohgi. As they turned around to face them, Hikaru makes her speech in front of them.

"So Ohgi, anything unusual happened while we were gone?"

"Well, we still haven't made any moves against Britannia yet!" Ohgi acknowledged. "What happened back in Cephiro?!"

"Cornelia launched a foolish assault upon our Castle. But it was thanks to Ascot and our allies that we were able to destroy Clovis' battleship, driving them all the way to the northern shores," Umi summarized in a cheerful tone. "Unfortunately, they escaped with the aid of another Britannian Battleship that appeared above the ocean."

"Anyway, we brought all of our friends from Cephiro here. They'll be staging several missions in Area 11 for awhile until we find a way to free our people from the Britannian Government Bureau!" Hikaru added in with determination. "Now that the swordsmen of Cephiro are able to commandeer the Knightmares that they have captured from the enemy, it will be a matter of time before we'll turn back the tide!"

"Excellent!" Ohgi replied, followed by a small grin on his face. "Then let's..."

"Lady Hikaru! Ohgi! We need your help!" Urabe spoke out loud as he, Senba, Asahina, and Nagisa appeared behind the Magic Knights and the Deputy Commander.

As all four members bowed their heads in respect, Ohgi and Hikaru bowed as well before replying to their requests.

"Who are they?" Fuu asked Ohgi.

"They happened to be the Four Holy Swords under the commander of Lt. Colonel Tohdou!" Hikaru said, answering Fuu's question.

"Tohdou?!" Umi and Fuu asked Hikaru in unison.

"He was Suzaku's former instructor from the very same school that was rivaling against the Shidou Kendo School years ago!" Hikaru continued.

"Wait, you actually know them, Ms. Hikaru?!" Fuu asked as her eyebrows lifted up out of curiosity.

"They were there when the Cornelia's forces were engaging the JLF at Narita!" Hikaru explained briefly as she introduced the Four Holy Swords to her comrades. "This is Senba, Urabe, Asahina, and Nagisa, the remanent officers of the Japanese Liberation Front!"

Upon hearing what Hikaru just said, Umi and Fuu both gasped in astonishment after realizing that Hikaru already made contact with the Four Holy Swords after their battle at Narita. Before they could say anything else, Senba steps in to make his speech in front of the Knight of Fire.

"Hikaru, Lt. Colonel Tohdou was captured by the Britannian Forces and is awaiting for execution. He sacrificed himself so that we could escape."

"We do need Mr. Zero's and Mr. Clef's approval first!" Fuu suggested to the Four Holy Swords.

"And you must be Fuu Hououji and Umi Ryuuzaki!" Urabe spoke while grinning, addressing the two Magic Knights with their full names. "It's been a honor to meet you all in person. Though, I find it hard to believe that the Magic Knight Elevens are all actually young teenage women, not that I care too much about it of course."

"So girls, I take it that you all have Knightmare Frames too, right?!" Asahina theorized the Magic Knights.

"I guess you guys could say that!" Umi replied in a anxious tone. "Mine is Selece, the Dragon Lord of the Ocean."

"Mine is Windam, the Lord of the Sky!" Fuu announced confidently.

"Selece and Windam, eh?!" Nagisa muttered to herself. "If I didn't know any better, I would've thought that another secret group of Elevens would come up with a secret agenda in order to fight back against the Britannian Empire."

"I'll call Zero to see what will be his verdict!" Hikaru said as she took out her cellphone to make contact with the leader of the Black Knights.

As Hikaru makes her call towards Zero, she told him about the request made by the members of the Four Holy Swords. After for a few seconds, Zero makes his verdict loud and clear.

"We'll help them, Hikaru!"

"Are you sure, Zero?!" Hikaru asked, trying to clarify with the Black Knight Leader's response.

"The Black Knights fight for the cause of justice. And you told me that you and the Magic Knights fight for their beliefs," Zero added in. "It won't make much of a difference. We'll use the Assembly method B13. Have the Four Holy Swords take the section 2 Knightmares course 18 with Diethard handling it all. Hikaru, you and the Magic Knights help me provide a covering escort for me and Kallen to rescue Tohdou. Have Geo Metro provide covering fire from above with his GTO, while the Four Hour Swords move in and secure the area. Once we regroup after we rescue Tohdou, we escape immediately. Also, alert those who are to rendezvous with us!"

"Understood, Zero!" Hikaru said as she turned to face the Four Holy Swords with an simple nodding gesture, indicating that Zero will participate in rescuing Tohdou.

"Are we going to start now, Ms. Hikaru?" Fuu asked with a bit of encouragement.

"Yes, we will!" Hikaru acknowledged with the Knight of Wind's question. "After all, I owe Tohdou this much. Now, let's do it!"


Onboard the NSX, Clovis is seen locked up inside a cell that is surrounded by white, grey walls with a sliding door that can only be opened from the outside. After taking the Britannian Prince into custody, Clovis was given a new set of clothes to wear, forced to replace his regal imperial outfit with a white prison jumpsuit. Feeling humiliated by the Autozamians, Clovis felt even more disgusted to think that Ascot's beasts would kidnap him while cowering inside his shuttle. Earlier, right after Darlton got out to get Euphy back, Griffore ripped out the top of the shuttle with his bare hands and grabbed Clovis by the waist in a tight manner. Without hesitation, Darlton attempted to intervene as he drew out his handgun and started shooting at the Anthro Griffon. However, Insectoid landed on his two feet right behind the Britannian General and held him face flat on the ground with his dark-blue hands. Despite Darlton's struggle to get up, the insect-like humanoid was too strong for him to resist. Before Darlton knew it, Griffore carried Clovis all the way to Lafarga and his combat team of Gloucesters before they all disappeared into the forest with him.

Before Clovis could think about a way to escape, the sliding doors opened. As the Prince squinted his eyes to see who is outside of his cell, Geo Metro appeared from the door way along with two of his soldiers, pointing their guns at Clovis.

"So Clovis, I hope you're proud of yourself after butchering up the Cephirians like helpless pigs!" Geo growled.

"Why do you even care about Cephiro anyway?" Clovis smirked. "You're not even born from there!"

"That doesn't matter, Clovis!" Geo said persistently. "Commander Eagle gave us one final wish to have us and the crew of the NSX to protect Cephiro!"

"Is that a fact?" Clovis cackled. "What if he didn't, huh?!"

"Then we wouldn't even be here!" Geo said, answering Clovis' question. "Besides, the three countries used to all have reasons in conquering Cephiro after Princess Emeraude passed away. Fahren's reason was a bit recreational and childish. Chizeta wanted to expand their country since it was as small as Pluto. Ours, however, was to save our dying planet from extinction."

"What do you mean?!" Clovis asked snobbishly.

"Our country was suffering from a disease that is threatening to shut down our life force due to the lack of mental energy that keeps us Autozamians up and running. And Eagle was suffering from the worst out of the lot of us." Geo explained grimly. "I tried to help him the best way I could, but Eagle was a stubborn fool who refused to give up on us and all of Autozam. Unfortunately, his time ran out because of two things: One, he felt pity when learning that Cephiro is suffering from a similar fate and since the Magic Knights are their only hope, Eagle had no intention of letting any of them die for he believed that they and Clef can help save Autozam in his place. And two, he was already losing his health even before he came to Cephiro."

"Geo, you mean...?" Clovis gasped in shock.

"We used to invade Cephiro just for the sake of our survival! However, when Clef and his associates helped rebuild Autozam after the war of the three countries, we now stand as one alongside the Cephirians, Fahrenians, and Chizetians, spreading our joy, our happiness, and our years of peace." Geo concluded. "If don't have a good reason like that to invade a country and was able resolve this with its inhabitants peacefully, you'll be hated across the entire world and will be hunted down endlessly! Is that what you what?!"

Feeling lost from what Geo is elaborating, Clovis felt silent while cowering before the tall sub-commander of the NSX.

"It was thanks to the fact that Eagle became friends with Lantis, and then Hikaru that we were able to make a pact with Cephiro three years ago," Geo continued. "You know not what you do in that country at all because anyone who poses a threat to the Cephirians, is likely to pose a threat to the neighboring allied countries as well."

"Is that why you and the other two countries attempted to intercept with my forces at Mt. Dakurd?" Clovis asked in a frightened tone.

"Since the Magic Knights were able to save our countries from attacking each other as well, we have all gave them the greatest honor they deserve while unifying our allegiances towards Cephiro and their inhabitants," Geo added in. "It was during the time when we all faced Lady Debonair in the final battle for Cephiro that we were all able to stand up for all of our friends."

Before Clovis could say anymore, Hikaru appeared behind Geo as she makes her announcement towards the sub-commander of Autozam.

"Geo, Zero has given you an assignment for our next mission in Area 11!"

"Okay then, I'll be right there!" Geo replied as he turned to face the Knight of Fire.

"Is that girl...?" Clovis asked, noticing the short conversation behind Geo much to his shock.

"Yes, that would be Hikaru Shidou, one of the Magic Knights protecting Cephiro three years ago!" Geo summarized.

"No way!" Clovis gasped in fright. "I thought they be a lot more than just girls from Area 11!?"

"There's always the first time for everything, Clovis." Geo added in. "See you around, Prince Clovis."

As Geo left the area, he closed the cell door behind him before disappearing with Hikaru out of the ship's brig.

"There is so much things in Cephiro that are unknown to us Britannians," Clovis thought while feeling drowned in Geo's recent speech.


Meanwhile at the Britannian Government Bureau, Cornelia was seen standing outside of the building. In her mind, the Viceroy couldn't stop thinking about her unexpected encounter with Hikaru back in the New World of Cephiro. In Cornelia's surroundings, squads of three Sutherland Knightmares are lined up in front of a moving train. Other than that, she was thinking about assigning a knight to protect Euphy from Hikaru in the battles that will lie ahead. As she was drowned in her own thoughts on how to deal with the Magic Knight Eleven, Guilford stepped in from behind as he makes his conversation with Cornelia.

"We just received word that Tohdou will be executed this night!"

"Well since the JLF is defunct, I won't attend the execution," Cornelia replied. "As a matter of fact, let Kururugi handle the execution."

"Speaking of execution, if we ever take down that spitfire lady, should have her executed as well?" Guilford asked the Viceroy.

"Not yet, Guilford. We still haven't discovered the true identities of the other Magic Knights fighting alongside Hikaru," Cornelia said in denial. "From what Baroness Nu said, there were three of those strange warriors from Area 11 that laid waste to our forces in the New World of Cephiro. We still need to capture all of them first, so that the entire world will bear witness of what would happen if they defiled the Holy Britannian Empire."

"I see." Guilford acknowledged.

"Viceroy, I'm here!" Euphy said as she appeared from Cornelia's right.

"Sorry to summon you here. How's everything at the Art Museum?" Cornelia said to Euphy.

"The dedication will start at night." Euphy replied before making her reports to the other areas outside of Area 11. "The NAC reported that there is unrest in Ishikawa."

"I bet there is movement coming from the E.U and the Chinese Federation," Cornelia assumed. "There was also a report that a fleet of strange ships have been sighted in the southern areas of Area 11 before they disappeared in a flash."

"I wonder if it was those ships that were defending Cephiro from the other day?" Euphy pondered, referring to Autozam, Chizeta, and Fahren.

"If it was, then that could mean the armies of Cephiro are also here in Area 11 as well," Cornelia assumed. "They may send in agents or spies to watch our every move in Area 11. So, we may need to prepare for the unexpected. I'll leave Darlton here with you incase you have any questions while I'm gone."

As Guilford handed over a log book to Cornelia, it contained a military roster that describes the names of the soldiers serving under the Britannian Military.

"From what we spoke of earlier, you may need a knight to help you deal with Hikaru and the Magic Knights on the battlefield," Cornelia suggested to Euphy as she gave the log book for the sub-viceroy to go over. "You may choose anyone of them to be your knight; they're all excellent soldiers!"


At the Black Knight HQ, the NSX, the Dome of Fahren, and the Bravada of Chizeta are all parked inside the loading docks, completely covered in a camouflage net. After unloading all of Cephiro's troops off the three ships, they all disguised themselves as regular Japanese citizens wearing normal, ragged clothing, removing their combat armor and their weapons and storing them inside their dorms onboard the ships, replacing them with combat knives and small crossbows, safely concealed within their new outfits. However, their customized Knightmares were stored inside the armory across from where the Black Knight's Knightmares are stationed at. As soon as they done making preparations in blending in with the Elevens, the Cephirians went exploring all around Area 11 without raising any suspicion from the Britannian Forces. However, since they're still at war with them, the Cephirians were given a curfew to return to base at nightfall, just in case they need to prepare for battle there, as well as not engaging any Britannians in the city unless ordered to do so.

As for Presea, she disguised herself as an Eleven maid dressed in brown and yellow clothes with an apron hanging around her neck. She still kept her pony tail tied to her long brown hair just to maintain her accessories. For Caldina, she replaced her Chizetian dialect with a red tube top, black skirt, and with small golden earrings and a necklace. Before Ascot went with Umi to explore Area 11, he replaced his Palu summoner robes with a green turtleneck sweater and white slacks. After the two Cephirians and Chizetian finished putting on clothes to adapt to Area 11, they went with Ferio, Topaz, Lantis, Lafarga, and Clef, who is now wearing a formal black outfit with a blue necktie, to a G-1 Base that was captured and refurbished by the Black Knights to carry out undercover missions around the Magic Knight's homeland.

For the leaders of the three allied countries of Cephiro, they disguised themselves as Britannian Nobles so that they can blend in with the Britannian citizens at Area 11, along with gathering any information about the Empire's armies thanks to the agents of the Kyoto group. After Rakshata got off the NSX, she makes her rendezvous with her fellow researchers before meeting up with Diethard, the Four Holy Swords and Zero.

After giving permission from Clef to help the Four Holy Swords rescue Tohdou from execution, Hikaru and her group make their way through the city slums to meet up with Kallen, Senba, Urabe, Nagisa, Asahina, and Zero. During their night rescue mission, a conference was held at the Art Museum by Princess Euphy and General Darlton at sunset. Despite the questions coming from the audience revolving around politics, the Magic Knights, and Euphy's personal knight, Darlton and the Art Manager disregarded most of them and will only answer to those concerning the museum only. At the same time, Euphy couldn't come up with any words to answer any of the irrelevant questions from the audience.

At the prison area, it happens to be a very huge area, complex area. At the entrance of the prison, there is three huge buildings that lead to the entry to the interior. In the interior of the prison, there were three tall towers stationed in two rows, with 6 prison longhouses attached to each other like a giant star below each tower. In one of the prison longhouses, Tohdou is kneeling on the floor in silence while inside his prison cell, wearing a straight-jacket that is tying both of his hands behind his back. As the prison guard came up to Tohdou, the guard tells Tohdou that his executioner will be one of his former students, Suzaku Kururugi!

In one of the Prison towers, Suzaku, Lloyd, and Cecil are all sitting on a couch inside the office as the Prison Director came up to them with paperwork for them to sign. However, before Suzaku was able to fill up the paperwork at the office, along with Cecil and Lloyd, an explosion occurred from outside of the office, much to the Prison director's shock.

As all four people turned around to see the windows from the office, there was a huge fire coming from a distance away.


Outside of the Prison towers, a huge squad of Sutherlands came out to investigate the source of the explosion. By the time the Sutherlands got closer, they were blasted away by incoming fire, coming from the smoke. It turns out that the explosion blew up a hole in the huge prison walls. As soon as the Sutherlands halted, they see four Knightmares appear from the smoke, along with the Geo Metro's GTO. The new Knightmares happened to be Gekkas, now piloted by the Four Holy Swords. As the Gekkas moved in, they made swift sword strikes across four Britannian Sutherlands all at once, cutting them in two before they exploded. As for Geo, he unleashed a salvo of missiles from his GTO's shoulder missile pods while in mid-air and blew up 5 Sutherlands in one go. When more Sutherlands came up from behind and opened fire upon the four Gekkas, they turned around and unleashed a firing barrage of Custom Hand Guns at them.

"Geo, watch our rear flanks!" Nagisa told the Autozamian from her Gekka cockpit.

"I'm on it!" Geo spoke through Nagisa's communication channel.

When the GTO hovered 50 feet above the Gekkas, he shot out several blasts from his shoulder cannon and took down another squad of Britannian Knightmares on their right. As soon as the GTO landed on the ground, he drew out his laser sword and cut one Sutherland's head off before chopping off both of its legs, making him fall on his back. As three more Sutherlands charged forward and attempted to shoot at the GTO with their Assault Rifles, Geo steered his mecha up high above 14 feet from where they're standing and shoot out one grappling hook from its right shoulder. Just when the GTO's hooks grabbed one Sutherland by the leg, Geo swung the enemy Knightmare from its left and whacked the other two in their sides. Upon impact, all three Sutherlands crashed into each other and exploded at once. While the fight between the Four Holy Swords, Geo, and the Britannian Sutherlands continued, Urabe and Asahina couldn't imagine how superior their Gekkas really are compared to their Burai Kais.


Upon hearing about the situation happening outside of the Prison longhouse that Tohdou is held in, the prison guard took out his handgun and pointing at the Lt. Colonel as the prison cell opened up.

"It seems that there is a change of plans here," The prison guard announced. "My superiors have just ordered me to unofficially have you executed. So, any last words?!"

"It'll be a life that I'll give up once before!" Tohdou stated before facing his demise. However, before the guard could shoot at Tohdou, Zero's metallic voice started blaring out from behind him.

"In that case, I'll claim your life for myself!"

"What?! Who said...AUUUUUGGGGHHHHH!" The Prison guard muttered before he meets a crumbling wall crushing him to death from behind.

As the walls collapsed, Rayearth and Zero's Burai appeared from outside, along with Windam, Selece, and the Guren MK-II waiting behind both of them. Just now, Rayearth brought the wall down with his huge Broadsword before Zero appeared right next to him.

"Hello, Lt. Colonel Tohdou. We meet again!" Hikaru exclaimed from inside her Rune God.

"Hikaru? Zero?" Tohdou exclaimed. "I didn't know you two came for me!"

"Kyoshiro Tohdou, the only Japanese warrior that fought against the Holy Britannian Empire seven years ago and brought them to their knees in defeat," Zero announced, clarifying Tohdou's story.

"Why are you both here?" Tohdou asked Zero and Hikaru. "Are you trying to convince me to perform a miracle too?!"

"I brought a miracle towards the inhabitants of Cephiro!" Hikaru added in. "I can do the same for you as well. In fact, Umi and Fuu also brought forth a miracle to all of our friends that believed and supported us on the battlefield. However, right now..."

"It's not just a miracle, Tohdou!" Zero announced for Hikaru. "It was a flawless victory because it was based on perfect intelligence work; that's why we need you to aid the Black Knights and the Magic Knights in Area 11!"

"You can't be serious, Zero!" Tohdou replied in denial. "Ever since General Katase is dead, I no longer have any wish to live anymore. Therefore, I wish to die too."

"DON'T BE A FOOL!" Hikaru shouted back at the former Lt. Colonel. "Think about it. You let me and my brothers live in the Kururugi Residence and helped rebuild our Kendo School during the time when Britannia took over Japan. When you let me spar with Suzaku, I know now that as long as we have the strength left to fight on, there won't be anything that I cannot do. It was thanks to you, Lantis, and Clef that I was able to believe in myself that I would one day find a way to win against the forces of darkness in grim events like this. By helping you escape to fight another day, this is my way of paying you back after seven long years of being ruled over by the Britannian Empire."

"WHAT?! Are you sure you want to do this, Hikaru?! You're likely going to become just as threatening as myself when facing against the Britannian Forces out there!" Tohdou snapped in shock.

"I don't care. Besides, I'm doing this for my family and for my friends!" Hikaru replied with determination. "I may have saved Cephiro from destruction, but my journey to fight to live with the people I love is only just the beginning! It's how I spread my miracle towards the Cephirians. By allying with the Black knights, it's my chance to bring forth the very same miracle for my people too!"

"She's right on one many occasions, Tohdou!" Zero added in. "You must take responsibilities for the miracle that you'll make! The resistance in Area 11 is more intense than that of any other Area because Japan surrendered even before exhausting all of its military strength. By giving up too soon, you have failed to carry on the great hope known as the Miracle of Itskushima!"

"You mean, it was my fault that Japan lost?!" Tohdou asked, summarizing on where Zero is getting at.

"Yes. Take Hikaru for example. She and the Magic Knights were able to gain the power to defeat the enemies in Cephiro because the people of the new world believed in them, for it was a miracle for them to succeed in battle, regardless of the challenging perils that stood in their way!" Zero continued.

"You have to show your endeavor once more!" Hikaru said, trying to encourage the former JLF warrior up front. "Thanks to us Magic Knights, the people of Cephiro convinced not to live in fear anymore and were able to fight alongside us to the bitter end. Even now, they continue to do so because they portrayed us as their saviors! So, the least you can do is continue fighting in order to make everyone's miracles turn into a reality by saving them first before you can die!"

Upon hearing what Hikaru and Zero told him, Tohdou started grinning underneath his breath. It has been clear to him that Tohdou may be given a second chance to stand up for the former country of Japan once more.

"Very well, Hikaru!" Tohdou smiled. "If you really are a true knight serving and fighting for the New World and for Japan, then show me what lies beyond the battlefield that you're fighting in!"

"Be my guest, sir!" Hikaru replied as she reached out her hand towards Tohdou, allowing him to hitch a ride on Rayearth's shoulder.


As the battle continued throughout the prison area, Geo fired several more shots at the enemy Sutherlands with the GTO's shoulder cannon while hovering 50 feet above the ground! In addition, the GTO shot out a green laser that stunned one Sutherland, making it collapse on its torso. When Geo sees the Four Holy Swords move forward, he aimed the shoulder cannon at the entrance of another building and blasted the doors sky high, paving way for the Gekkas while they continued to shoot down more Sutherlands that came from both their right and left. The two Gekkas evaded the enemy fire coming from the Britannian Sutherlands, they both fired their harkens at the Sutherlands while on the move. Before they saw what was coming, one Sutherland was dissected by the waist and the other Sutherland was beheaded by the Gekkas' slash harkens before they exploded the moment they collapsed.

When the four Gekkas and the GTO reached their rally point, Geo fired up a signal flare from his Mecha to issue a rally with Hikaru's group. The moment the Gekkas steered away from the wall on their left, another explosion occurred, letting out a big hole as a huge truck came out of the rubble. On the other side of the prison area, Guren, Zero's Burai, Rayearth, Windam, and Selece appeared as they approached the convoy some covering fire and with their battle spells. As the two Knightmares and three Rune Gods fought their way towards Geo's signal flare, they blasted every single enemy Sutherland that appeared in a instant, before they even had the chance to open fire. After taking down several enemies on the way to the rally point, the Magic Knights finally ran into Geo, who is still firing a barrage of missiles at the prison towers at random, much to Fuu's shock.

"It's about time you showed up, ladies!" Geo grinned in amusement. "I never had so much fun with my GTO since our battle at Mt. Darkurd."

"Don't get too crazy, Mr. Geo!" Fuu warned the Autozamian Commander. "Remember, you have to keep a low profile in our world during your visit in Area 11!"

"Yeah, whatever!" Geo grunted in embarrassment.

As the four Gekkas and the huge truck made a halt in the middle of the open prison area, the truck turned its cargo around and opened up the shutters, revealing a new Knightmare for Tohdou to use in the battlefield. It happens to be a customized Gekka with two red hair-like appendages flowing from the back of its head. Unlike the other Gekkas used by the Four Holy Swords, Tohdou's was painting in black and is armed with a Brake Sword. As Zero's Burai turned around while steering backwards towards the truck, the cockpit opened up, revealing Tohdou standing tall before acknowledging his reunion with the Four Holy Swords. As the four Gekkas came up next to Tohdou, they opened up their cockpits as they were able to reunited with their lost commander of the JLF. For the Magic Knights, they all landed in front of Zero's Burai while staying on guard for any other threats up ahead.

"Welcome back, Colonel Tohdou!" The Four Holy Swords said in unison.

"Thank you, everyone!" Tohdou acknowledged. "You all worked very hard for my sake."

"It was nothing, Mr. Tohdou!" Fuu responded in a calm voice. "We Magic Knights also fight for Japan, the same way we fight for Cephiro!"

"And I take it that you must be Fuu and Umi, Hikaru's friends and comrades!" Tohdou said, announcing the Magic Knight's presence.

"You bet, sir!" Umi cheered in full confidence. "In fact, we also have a few more surprises up our sleeves to show those filthy Britannians!"

"I see!" Tohdou replied as he went inside his customized Gekka. "Well Magic Knights, it's time to finish those Britannian scumbags off. Cooperate with Zero everyone! Eliminate the remaining targets!"

"Roger that!" The Magic Knights, Geo, and the Four Holy Swords acknowledged in unison.

However, before any of the Knightmares, Rune Gods, or the GTO are able to make any more moves against the Britannians in the Prison area, a stray Slash Harken shot out towards them from a distance away. Upon reaction, Hikaru, while inside Rayearth, drew out her sword and whacked the Harken away from her before holding onto her blade with both of her hands. At the same time, Selece and Windam both drew out their Escudo swords as they prepare to engage their enemy up front. As Hikaru surveyed the area again, she spots the Lancelot heading towards her and the group.

"Zero, it's the Lancelot; the white Knightmare from Cephiro, Narita, and from the docks!" Hikaru announced from inside her Rune God.

"What the hell is he doing here?!" Kallen muttered sternly.

"So convenient!" Zero smirked.

"Zero, did you get the data files that I recorded from the Lancelot a few weeks ago?!" Geo asked from inside his GTO.

"I certainly did, Commander!" Zero replied in a cackling tone. "Magic Knights! Geo Metro! I've got a plan to defeat the Lancelot right here and now! But I need all of your full cooperation first!"


Meanwhile, back at the Art Museum, Euphy is being put in charge of nominating which art portrait will be 1st place. In her mind, however, Euphy couldn't decided which art to choose right now because she can't stop thinking about who will be her personal Knight. Before Euphy could make her decision, she heard loud beeping coming from the audience behind her. As one of the attendees took out his cell phone before responding to his call, several of the other attendees did the same as well. When Euphy and Darlton turned around to face the crowd, one of Darlton's officers came up to him and made a whisper, telling the General that Tohdou escaped from prison.

As the fight continued between the Rune Gods and the Lancelot, the white Knightmare fired several burst-firings from his Varis at Rayearth while moving backwards, only for for the Red Rune God to evade it while in mid-air. In retaliation, Hikaru swung her sword at the Lancelot, launching another torrent of white flames at it. In less than a second, the Lancelot veered both left and right, evading Hikaru's ranged powered attacks coming from her broadsword. When the Lancelot steered to the left, he was met with Selece attempting perform multiple jabs at the white Knightmare with Umi's Escudo rapier. Just like that, the Lancelot blocked Umi's sword with its energy shield coming from its left wrist in quick succession. As soon as the Lancelot fired the Varis at Umi, the Magic Knight of Water jumped up high, evading the green projectile and leaped over him before landing a couple of feet apart from his right.

From one of towers above, Lloyd and Cecil were both observing the fight between the Lancelot and the Magic Knights from a large glass panel, much to Lloyd's interest. As Lloyd looked through his binoculars, the Earl of Pudding couldn't help but seeing the Magic Knights fight valiantly against Suzaku without holding back.

"Oh my! So those must be the Magic Knight's Knightmares that tore through Britannia's ranks in the New World," Lloyd spouting in amusement. "I hope I can find out who they really are in person and to see if I can make a full examination over one of their strange machines!"

"That is, if we can take at least one of them as our prisoner!" Cecil suggested to the Earl. "I do wonder if they have any connection to Area 11?"

"Well my dear, from what I witnessed from their broadcasted fight in the New World, I bet they're just as deadly as the Lancelot in a one many ways and just as dangerous as the Black Knights from Area 11!" Lloyd snickered. "If they are, then this could be very interesting!"

"It's bad enough that you spend our entire budget in maintaining the Lancelot," Cecil said in dismay. "We may need to pay extra if we had to gather information from the Magic Knights' Knightmares too. Even if we bring them in, we still need to be very careful in dealing with those strange warriors. They might come with more unexpected surprises."

Back at the Art Museum, a TV screen above the audience turns on, revealing the Lancelot engaging the Magic Knights and the GTO on his own. For Euphy, she was able to look very carefully at the scene from where she was standing. As she noticed that Hikaru and Rayearth are seen fighting against Suzaku and the Lancelot, Euphy felt a bit anxious that Suzaku is fighting against his own fellow Elevens. At the same time, the Britannians were cheering for the Lancelot, thinking that he can take on those terrorists for good.

Upon learning about Suzaku engaging the escaped convict and the terrorist, Darlton activates his comm-link and makes contact with his men at base.

"Send in everything we've got and back up Kururugi in wiping out the terrorists and the Magic Knights!" Darlton ordered.


Using the data that Zero got from Geo weeks earlier, he was able to observe the Lancelot's moves on his laptop back at his dorm in the Ashford Academy. In the present, Zero quickly carries out the orders to the Magic Knights and Geo while the Four Holy Swords and Tohdou stood by, making sure that the Lancelot doesn't escape the battlefield.

"ALL UNITS GIVE HIM DISTANCE!"

Upon hearing Zero's first order, Hikaru, Umi and Fuu flew up into the air and jumped backwards away from the charging Lancelot.

"The Lancelot's movements is carried out in predictable patterns!" Zero added in. "It always move in a straight line, never holds back or feints!"

As the Lancelot was getting chased by the GTO, he pursed Selece, while ignoring the GTO's cannon fire. Before Lancelot attempted to swing its MVS at the Blue Rune God, Umi jumped up high again while spreading its dragon wings before doing a pinwheel flip in mid-air and landed several meters behind the white Knightmare. Ignoring Umi's evasion, the Lancelot skidded to a halt with its left leg up front. In an instant, the Lancelot jumped forward only to spot Fuu appear from around the corner with her two-handed sword held upside down by its long grip.

"I got you in my sights, Mr. Lancelot!" Fuu smirked.

Before the Lancelot could aim and fire its Varis at Windam, Fuu whacked the rifle away from the Lancelot's grip with her sword, sending it flying away into the night sky.

"Emerald Typhoon!" Fuu hollered as she aimed her magic at the Lancelot.

As the gust of wind magic fired from Fuu's gauntlet and headed towards the Lancelot, it jumped up 55 feet in the air and evaded Fuu's magic by a foot before landing backwards again. Just as the Lancelot landed backwards behind a corner, Hikaru appeared from behind and raised her sword up high, attempting to hack the white Knightmare down to its knees.

"Now I've got you!" Hikaru hissed as she struck at the Lancelot's rear. "DIE!"

The moment Hikaru used both of her hands to make a clean chop of her sword, the Lancelot moved to its right, dodging her blade by mere inches. However, Hikaru wasn't done yet. She also swung her broadsword at the Lancelot's head only for him to dodge it and made a clean cut over the top of the humpback cockpit. Inside the Lancelot's cockpit, Suzaku was able to dodge the huge blade while struggling to maintain control of his Knightmare by mere inches above his head.

"What kind of move is this?!" Suzaku muttered.

As soon as Hikaru sliced the top of the cockpit off the Lancelot, freeing her sword from its pressure over the Tungsten metal, the top of the compartment landed on the ground, a couple of feet behind the Lancelot. But before Hikaru could attack anymore, she spotted something inside the Lancelot's cockpit that she was wasn't expecting at all. Her eyes widened with shock and confusion for she spotted someone very familiar from her past childhood. At the same time, Umi, Fuu, Kallen, Tohdou, and Zero were all shocked at seeing a familiar face from their interfaces inside their cockpits of their Knightmares and their Rune Gods.

"SUZAKU KURURUGI?!" Everyone gasped in unison.

"T-That can't be right!" Zero gasped to himself. "Y-You were supposed to be by Nunnally's side!"

"Zero, what do we do?! What are our orders now? Capture him or what?" Kallen said while freaking out from inside her Guren. "Say something, anything!"

"After all this time, it was him?!" Hikaru muttered in horror after taking a good look at Suzaku and the Lancelot.

"I don't believe this! It was Mr. Suzaku all along?!" Fuu gasped in shock.

"I-I don't understand! First he was serving the Empire as an honorary Britannian and now this?" Umi shrieked. "Where is this world coming too?"

Back at the Art Museum, the audience started murmuring after learning that Suzaku was piloting the Lancelot after seeing it all on the TV monitor, much to Darlton's dismay.

"Everyone, that's enough! Turn off that monitor!" Darlton ordered angrily.

"No! Please!" Euphy shouted in a protesting tone. "I want to watch it all the way to the end!"

After checking his cockpit, Suzaku is able to still pilot the Lancelot as he continue his fight against the Magic Knights. However, before Suzaku was able to make any more moves against them, the Black Gekka intercepted the Lancelot up front before its cockpit opened up, revealing Lt. Tohdou.

"Do not do this Suzaku!" Tohdou snarled. "Think about your former country!"

"Colonel Tohdou?!" Suzaku gasped as he recognized his former sensei. "I see now! You wanted to follow your own principles than rather submit to the Holy Britannian Empire?!"

"There is no greater dishonor than abandoning your own beliefs over the country that you once originated from!" Tohdou smirked. "If you really think choosing Britannia over us is going to help you find a better future, you're likely going to face worse consequences from your fellow citizens as well. They'll likely make you pay the price for your betrayal. Isn't that right, Lady Hikaru?!"

"What? Hikaru is here?!" Suzaku gasped, realizing that his long-time friend and rival is lurking in the shadows. "Where is she?"

"I'M OVER HERE!" Hikaru roared as she and Rayearth jumped forward in-between the Lancelot and Tohdou's Gekka.

As soon as the Suzaku's Lancelot and Tohdou's Gekka disengaged their interception, Rayearth landed in the middle of the two Knightmares on both of his feet, slamming Hikaru's sword on the ground. Just when Rayearth turned to face the Lancelot head on, his Red Orb lit up and revealed Hikaru Shidou dressed in Red Magic Knight Armor, much to Suzaku's shock.

"I don't believe it. So back in the New World of Cephiro, Narita, and at the docks, it was you the entire time, wasn't it?! You were one of the Magic Knights fighting against the Britannian Empire, weren't you?!" Suzaku sneered at Hikaru. "It's no wonder why you don't fear Britannia like the other Elevens do, excluding myself."

"Do you really think you can get your wish when siding with the Britannians at a time like this?!" Hikaru growled as she struck at the Lancelot with her sword, only to get blocked by the Lancelot's MVS. "You're even more cowardly than ever before, especially all those duels that you and I had back in our Kendo schools. Have you no pride as a true Japanese citizen, resisting against the tyranny of the Britannian Empire?!"

"It's hopeless to deny everything in the Britannian Society." Suzaku protested further while struggling against Rayearth's advances. "I had my own reasons in giving them my trust, the moment I joined the Britannian Military. It is one of my steps to help change the world from the inside."

"FOUL CHOICE FOR ONE CITIZEN OF THOU COUNTRY TO YIELD TO SUCH ERRONEOUS ALLEGIANCES!" Rayearth bellowed in anger. "ONE WHO BELIEVES IN THINE OPPOSITE OF THINE OTHERS FROM THINE COUNTRY IS THOU TO BE A DAMNED LOST SOUL FOREVER, AT THE COST OF EVERYTHING THAT THOU COUNTRY ONCE POSSESSED!"

"Who said that?!" Suzaku muttered in confusion.

"That would be the sub-consciousness of my Rune God Knightmare!" Hikaru snarled as the light from the Red Orb faded away, sealing Hikaru back into Rayearth before preparing to fight Suzaku. "If you really think that your betrayal over us Elevens, including myself, is what will keep you going, as well as sacrificing your devoted nationality, then you're likely going to become an enemy of Japan as well. Therefore, you are my enemy as well. So don't hold back! Strike me with everything you've got; face me Suzaku Kururugi!"

Upon hearing what Hikaru and Rayearth both said to him, Suzaku gritted his teeth in anger before preparing to face the full wrath of both Magic Knight and Rune God all at once. As Suzaku steered backwards from Rayearth, he activated the Lancelot's energy shields before getting ready to strike back with his MVS.

"I, Hikaru Shidou, Magic Knight of Cephiro, will fight you with every last breath in my body!" The Fire Knight said, challenging Suzaku and the Lancelot on a one-on-one fight.

As Hikaru's sword powered up, she struck first at the Lancelot, only to be parried by the Lancelot's MVS. In response to a counter-attack, the Lancelot retaliated fiercely with his MVS as it struck at Rayearth's sword and shield, leaving behind loud "Bangs" and "Clanging" noises every second. While exchanging sword blows, Rayearth landed heavy Kendo attacks with Hikaru's broadsword as it was met with the Lancelot's MVS strikes. While the fight between Rayearth and the Lancelot becomes intense every second, Zero wasn't able to come up with any more orders in dealing with the white Knightmare.

"HIKARU, STOP!" Kallen protested against the Knight of Fire. "Wait for Zero's orders!"

"We're not waiting, Ms. Kallen!" Fuu denied in anger. "If Mr. Suzaku really is against us, then he'll have to face to consequences for betraying our former country all together."

"Fuu's right, Kallen!" Umi hissed. "Geo, let's get him!"

As Selece, Windam, and the GTO charged forward in taking Suzaku and the Lancelot down, while being distracted in fighting against Rayearth, Zero frantically started shouted at them from his Burai.

"NO! EVERYONE STAND DOWN!"

"Don't worry Zero, we'll finish him off all at once!" Geo smirked as he aimed his cannon at the White Knightmare.

Back in the Prison Tower that Lloyd and Cecil are in, the Earl of Pudding activated his com-link and gave Suzaku another order for his Lancelot.

"Suzaku! Release the Harken Booster quickly! The password is my favorite food!"

Upon hearing Lloyd's orders, Suzaku used his right hand to type in the keywords on the key-pad. In an instant, the Lancelot shot out all four Slash Harkens simultaneously. Before any of the Magic Knights or Geo could see what was happening, the Lancelot's Harkens knocked all of their swords off their hands instantly. For the GTO, however, the fourth Slash Harken struck the Mecha's shoulder cannon by the side, making it explode as the green robot's main weapon came off its should and hit the ground, completely damaged.

"WHAT THE HELL?!" The Magic Knights and Geo shrieked in unison, realizing that the Lancelot, disarmed all of their main weapons all at once.

As the Lancelot retracted its Slash Harkens back to its wrists and hips, it hurled his MVS at Rayearth. Upon seeing the MVS heading straight at her, Hikaru reacted by deflecting the oncoming blade with her red shield. However, before Hikaru could hurl her "Flame Arrow" at the Lancelot, Zero finally shouted out his orders to the entire group.

"EVERYONE! STOP! We've done enough fighting for now! We already achieved our objective here. Now use escape route 3! WITHDRAW IMMEDIATELY!"

Before Hikaru or the Magic Knights could say anymore, Hikaru and Tohdou turned around and spotted a fleet of Knightmare VTOLs carrying Britannian Sutherlands heading straight for them.

"We'll settle our fight later, Suzaku Kururugi! But for now, we'll call it a night!" Hikaru said to herself as the Gekkas deployed Chaffsmoke.

"Hikaru! Wait!" Suzaku protested as he attempted to pursue the Magic Knights.

"FLAME ARROW!" Hikaru shouted as she aimed her magic at the Lancelot's right landspinner, making it temporary immobile as it spun to the right.

As the Chaffsmoke flooded the entire prison area, the Gekkas, Guren MK II, Rayearth, Selece, Windam, and the GTO all disappeared into the smokescreen, making their escape flawless and in one piece.


After seeing the end of the battle between the Lancelot and the terrorists, the audience as clamoring in disappointment that Suzaku wasn't able to finish off any off them. However, for Euphy, she congratulated Suzaku for standing his ground against Lady Hikaru in Knightmare combat. Feeling bad that Suzaku still wasn't getting the respect he deserved as an Honorary Britannian, Euphy finally decided to make her choice on who will be her personal Knight.

"All of you, I will announce the question that you have asked me earlier!" Euphy announced to the public as they turned around to face the princess. "The Knight that I have chosen to serve under me will be the young man that you have seen before you."

As Euphy raised her hand towards that TV Monitor, she choose Suzaku Kururugi to be her personal Knight.

"Warrant Officer Suzaku Kururugi!"

"H-Hikaru! I am your enemy now!" Suzaku thought to himself as he stood up from the Lancelot's cockpit.

As soon as the Magic Knights and their allies reached the trailers, Hikaru comes out of her Rune God only to hear the hysterical laughing coming from Zero, who is still inside his Burai. The moment Ohgi appeared before Hikaru, she was feeling shaken that her greatest rival ended up becoming her greatest enemy in all of Area 11.

"Hikaru, are you okay?!" Ohgi asked, concerning over the Knight of Fire.

"I don't know. I mean, I actually met someone at the prison area that I did not expect!" Hikaru said while trembling in fear.

Before Ohgi could say anything, he and Hikaru started hearing Zero's cackling while holding onto both of the levers inside his cockpit. At the same time, C.C appeared above the Burai with an emotionless expression on her face.