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"Japanese is in italics." 'French is in single parenthesis.'
Wednesday, March 17, 2027
-This is a BBC News World Report. According to reports from Area 8, rebels from Chechnya and Abkhazia have claimed victory in Baku. Armenian rebels are claiming that they have captured their historical capital of Grozny. Turkey blames the recent rise in rebels on the Russia and Middle East Federation. Russia refutes these claims stating that the rebels are also illegally crossing into their territory. Although the EU Central Hemicycle has yet to say anything on the matter, the Russian governor of the Caucasus has stated that they will retaliate if it comes to that.
The Middle East Federation claims that Turkey is aiding Kurdish rebels in the north. Turkey denies these claims and blames the matter on the Empire. Viceroy of Area 8 Nunnally Kururugi has reiterated the Empire's stance on rebels.
Meanwhile in South America, the Independent Andean Confederation claims to have conquered the former Bolivian capital of Asuncion. The Republic of South America refutes these claims. It asserts that it is pushing back the rebels. Viceroy Nu continues to push forth the Empire's claims of the entire continent. The Viceroy also warns both parties to stay out of the Empire's internationally recognized territory.
In news closer to home, with the coming of spring Viceroy Milly ash Britannia is planning a series of Empire wide festivals. -
While Lloyd Asplund enjoys working on new technology, he has an affinity for old technology. He is not the nostalgic type, but as a scientist he likes to see both the conclusion and the initiation. It certainly helps to work for someone as devious as Lelouch. One of the most obvious ways to discover where someone gets their equipment is simple observation. Neither Britannia nor the EU would give allies or rebels new knightmares for fear of reprisal. The issue with this is that old knightmares simply cannot compete with the new.
The most common knights in the world are the Io, Burai, and Glasgow. Of these only the Io is used for training cadets and by the knight police. The others are not used at all. Naturally not even two or three of these knightmares can compete with a Legacy or Supremacy knightmare. This does not even take into account the skill of the pilots. Only superior pilots get Legacy or Supremacy knightmares. Although all knightmares technically use the same operational system, newer models have more weaponry and need quicker reactions from the pilots.
Due all of this, it is difficult to give the rebels knightmares. Therefore more creative methods are needed to accomplish this. A quick method is to give older knightmares newer weaponry. A more effective method is to use an older knightmare shell but replace the sakuradite core connection and operating system with those from newer knightmares. This speeds up the knightmare's reaction time and makes them easier to pilot. Thus Britannia is able to give the rebels in the Caucasus knightmares without worrying about the consequences. Of course the rebels do not know what has been done to their knightmares.
In this instance rebels throughout the Caucasus are receiving Glasgow knightmares with Bors interiors. The situation is different with other rebels, but that is what these rebels receive. In addition to working on that clandestine project, Lloyd is also working on improving the knightmares of Nunnally and Suzaku. Lloyd is certain that no other pairing works as well together. Combined with the Knights of Three and Four and there is no better foursome in the world. Lloyd also has to work on their knightmares since they have recently obtained knightmares that previous belonged to two empresses. In any case Lloyd has many things to occupy is time with.
Of all the places that Salzaar Gluten expects to be, Sydney, Australia is not one of them. Originally founded as a Britannian colony in the late 1700's, the colony is largely ignored Even after the Britannian royal family is forced to move to North America, they still manage to control the colony. However the loss of India and the concentration on conquering the New World, Australia gains de-facto independence. By 1850 immigrants come from all over Europe and Asia; however the original Britannian colonizers are still in control. This leads to a civil war over immigration policy. The anti-Asian immigrant forces win out with the backing of Britannia. Despite independence as a republic being declared, the old Britannian families descending from the first colonizers still control the government. Many of these families are also nobles of varying degrees.
Over the years several members of the royal family that lose out in the competition for the throne emigrate to Australia or the South Pacific. At the moment descendents of the previous Britannian emperor's uncle are living in Sydney. Descendents of the previous Britannian emperor's grandfather's cousin (female) basically rule in Tasmania. As confusing as that sounds Salzaar has things all figured out. Those in the Sydney group are the current emperor's second cousins. Those in the Tasmania group are his fourth cousins. Neither group retains the Britannia name nor do they claim the throne in any manner. Still it would take an extraordinary amount of circumstances for even the oldest one of them to be next in line. Taking into account all of current and former emperor's children, legitimate and illegitimate. Then there are the few remaining royal children that have not renounced their claims to the throne (Cornelia, Euphemia, Nunnally, Evelyn, etc). Even with all of this, Britannia has always been a nation where things are done by force.
Salzaar wonders when Schniezel is able to get down here to negotiate. He supposes that the Britannian nobles here are related to Schniezel much in the same manner that they are related to Lelouch.
Jeremiah Gottwald is staring over the expanse of the Atlantic Ocean. Along with his noble title of Duke of the Greater Antilles and military post of Commander, Britannian Unified Armed Forces- North Atlantic, the Emperor bestows upon his marriage the title Emperor's Hand. The position is undefined for now, however Jeremiah assumes that it has something to do with his wife's skills. In a few minutes he will arrive in Bermuda. Given its closeness to the Britannian Homeland, the island is a priority.
With the recent defection of his youngest sister, defense patterns are being changed. Although Lilicia is intelligent enough to read moves, she may not be able to completely grasp his logic or madness, depending on how one sees it. One of the changes is the return of the previously semi-retired Knights of the Round. While they are not returning to active duty, their advice is invaluable to the various viceroys since most do not have combat experience. Over the last few years under Jeremiah's command, Bermuda has been transformed into the training grounds for his wife's operatives.
During the time that Villetta Nu serves Lelouch, she has many different posts. Currently she is Viceroy of Area 2 (South America). Recently she has also been declared the Emperor's Voice. From the name, she surmises that she will be speaking public in lieu of the Emperor but under his direction. This is something that she has been doing regarding the situation in South America and Africa. With the current rhetoric from all sides, a war cannot be too far off so Villetta must plan for the initial stages. Naturally Lelouch will handle the long term planning.
Another way in which Villetta is broadcasting one of Lelouch's messages is by being seen in public with her children. Actually most of Lelouch's wives do this. It is part of his "Creating a new generation of Britannians" program. With general peace and prosperity over the past six years, birthrates have been on the rise particularly in the Homeland. Villetta does not have any concrete numbers on birthrates in Europe and Africa, but she is sure that they are not growing. With Britannia's advantage in technology if Lelouch wishes to finish off what he begins a decade ago, within a decade or two no one can stop him.
Villetta looks at her son who is going over the day's lessons. In ten years he will be sixteen. While Villetta will be closer to fifty than forty, Lelouch will still be in his mid-thirties. Even not taking into account his immortal youth, the raven haired emperor will be a formidable man for decades to come.
Naoto Kouzuki does not have a clue what it means to be the Emperor's Reach although he is beginning to form an idea. Over the last few years, he has adjustments to his cybernetic parts to make him more efficient. He has a few reassurances from his sister that he cannot be destroyed simply by the push of a button. One the bigger changes is that Naoto can change his face. He usually wears his original face since it is his wife's favorite. This last change is particularly relevant for Naoto's new task, infiltrating Australia. This is not a difficult task since Naoto looks Britannian.
There are other issues with the situation. The situation in Australia is the same as Britannia fifteen years ago before Lelouch makes his ascent. Perhaps the biggest issue for such a long term mission is that Naoto and his wife cannot act married in public. Not that they do it much at home, but around their friends they can at least hold hands. Here Midori has to act like Naoto's servant/mistress. Ichiro and his wife are here as well acting as Naoto's servants. Acting as Naoto's wife is CC.
Even though Lelouch recently appoints CC the title of Emperor's Eyes, she has been acting in such a position for many years. She almost leaps at the opportunity to act as the wife of Kallen's older brother simply because she knows that it will piss the red head off. Not that CC plans on doing anything strange with Naoto's wife nearby. Besides the people they will be dealing with are all of Britannian descent. While a few youngsters (CC chuckles at that thought because everyone is young in comparison to her) like to show some affection in public, society as a whole is quiet rigid.
While CC likes to work with her own people, Lelouch selects an excellent team for this mission. Despite all his posturing about his Japanese heritage, Naoto can act like an exiled Britannian noble quite well. Ichiro and Midori do what they do best, blend in with the surroundings. Ichiro's wife, Mutsuki, is perhaps the weak link, but she mostly stays hidden. Of course all the servants are Lelouch's operatives. The neighbors are as well. CC does not know the number of operatives that Lelouch has operating around the world. In fact only he may know that information. CC supposes that it is better this way. She does wonder if Lelouch truly trusts anyone.
Saturday, March 20
Lelouch brushes an orange-brown hair away from the small face in front of him. The girl scrunches her face as she opens her face and yawns. She notices Lelouch lying there smiling.
"Oh daddy, I'm sorry," Elizabeth vu Britannia says, "What time is it? Am I late for my lessons?"
"It is Saturday, sweetheart," Lelouch replies as he sets her on his lap. Elizabeth blushes a little as Lelouch kisses the top of her head. "We are going to spend the day with your Aunt Euphie."
Elizabeth nods knowing that Lelouch means to say that Euphie wants him to spend the day with Elizabeth, her siblings, and Euphie's sons. Elizabeth stands as the servants surround her quickly to being to prepare her for the day. It is not uncommon for Elizabeth, her sister, and brother to spend the day with the Empress and her two sons. It is not even uncommon for them to spend a day with the Emperor. Gathering them all is generally a special occasion and is normally ordered by the Empress.
Even at their young age, it is already common knowledge that Elizabeth will eventually become Gabriel's wife and therefore empress. Elizabeth is certainly much more prepared for this sort of life than her mother since she has always been a princess while her mother spends the majority of her life as a commoner. Elizabeth finds it quite unfair that her mother dies as twenty-three while other more villainous people live to an old age. Elizabeth sighs as the servants continue to dress her and do her hair.
Tuesday, March 22, Neo-Pendragon Proving Grounds
Cecile Croomy is looking over her daughters' homework. They are a little more advanced than most six year olds. This is expected given their genes and living environment. In ten years it will be an interesting to see where Lelouch's children end up. While Lelouch's children from princesses and nobles live in the palace complex, his other children live with their mothers who have duties to attend to.
"Lady Croomy, Lady Cummins is landing. She will be here in a few minutes."
"Thank you. I will head over to the hangar to meet her."
Cecile's daughters begin to work faster. Like most of Lelouch's kids, they really like Sora Cummins. Cecile's daughters, in particular, love the pink haired prodigy. Along with inheriting her father's love for technology, she is a good enough pilot to be a member of the Knights of the Round. Much to Cecile's surprise Lelouch accompanies Sora. She wonders if anyone knows that he is here.
"Daddy," both girls scream, "Daddy is here."
Lelouch lifts each of his daughters. He reaches over for his son who running towards him.
"How are my little scientists doing?"
"Daddy, help us with our homework."
"Here little munchkins, Sora will help you out," Lelouch replies, "I have to speak with your mom about something."
A few hours later Lelouch and Cecile are exhausted from "speaking."
Cecile rests her head on Lelouch's chest. She reaches up and brushes his face. Like most of his wives, she enjoys his youthful face and body. At some point she supposes she may want him to keep the makeup that makes him look his age.
"How long are you staying?" Cecile asks.
"About two weeks," Lelouch replies, "I am supposed to be secretly visiting military facilities throughout the Empire."
"Do you want to spend some time with the girls?"
"Maybe later. Right now I want to spend some time with these," Lelouch says as he squeezes Cecile's breasts and nibbles on her ear.
Cecile lets out a moan as Lelouch positions himself atop her.
Later that night Lelouch is looking over the information on the new knightmares that Cecile is developing.
"Hey Lulu, what's up?" Sora asks hanging upside down from some sort of scooter.
"Are those the scooters that the twins are developing?"
"Yes, this is still the prototype, but it runs really well. Do you want to try it out?"
"No," Lelouch replies, "Have you seen these new designs?"
Sora takes the papers from Lelouch and studies them for a few moments.
"These look really nice. Cecile has been working hard. She made some changes to the energy systems. There are some other changes here that I never considered."
"Maybe it was the twins who came up with the changes," Lelouch comments.
"Maybe, but they left to go do their own thing in Siberia."
"I suppose so. We are going to spend a few weeks here testing out knightmares."
"Sounds good to me. It gives me time to tinker with the scooter."
Sora glides away. Lelouch sets the knightmare plans down. He decides to look over some work while the others sleep. In the morning he will spend some time with his daughters and look over some new knightmares. Tonight he has other work to attend to.
At the moment he has a few little issues to deal with. As is customary with nobles, there is much infidelity. While the wife in the situation attempts to protect herself, the husband is allowed to do what he wants. Many times the infidelity leads to children. Currently it is this matter that Lelouch is looking into. John Joseph Bradley and William Stadtfeld are two names that Lelouch has been looking into for the past few years. The former is the teenage bastard brother of Paciano and Luciano. The latter is the bastard teenage son of Kallen's grandfather. Neither knows their family nor do they know who they are. Lelouch wonders who else is out there that may present problems in the future.
Saturday, March 27
James kou Britannia is looking at midgets that he has to help baby-sit (Erza kou Britannia, Genghis Khan vi Britannia, Attila vi Britannia, Chandler Makal, Kagome Gottwald, and Sango Gottwald). With his mother and father attending to other duties and since he is the oldest, James has to stay in Neo-Pendragon. The bigger issue for James is that he has to attend classes like the other royal children whereas normally he just works with a tutor or computer programs created by Cecile and Sora. Of course there are some benefits to being home with or without his parents.
"Hey cutie, are you helping out with the babies?" Chelsea vu Britannia asks.
James smiles and begins to fidget the way pre-adolescent boys do around cute teenage girls.
"Um yeah, mother wants me to help out since I'm the oldest," James replies.
Kagome chooses to poke her head between James legs.
"Oh, who is this?" Chelsea asks as she leans over and pats Kagome on the head.
"She is a ninja in training according to my father."
Kagome rolls between Chelsea's legs and demonstrates her ninja skills much to the amusement of the older princess. While Chelsea acts every bit the princess, her younger siblings (Abigail and Benjamin) are bit wilder. Both choose this moment to walk towards Chelsea in a very filthy state.
"Hey James, look at the bugs I caught," Benjamin states.
James stands in front of Chelsea knowing that she does not want to get dirty. Kagome does the same and imitates James' stance. This causes Chelsea to laugh.
"There may be something to this," Chelsea say as she pats James on the head. "The emperor is a genius after all."
"Look, Genghis Khan vi Britannia says giggling, "Tila has boogies."
James sighs and walks over to clean Attila's boogers before they drip down towards his mouth. Kagome bounces over to check on her sister Sango and James' sister, Erza. James wonders when the nannies are going to realize that Abigail and Benjamin are quite filthy. He wonders how many bugs Benjamin eats before coming into the house.
Eventually the nannies come to clean up the dirty ones and lay the younger ones down for their naps. As is the custom during Saturday afternoon, the boys and girls separate for extra study time and homework. Being of the child of people who generally had bad attendance but always finished their homework, James always finishes all his work before dinner. This generally frees up his weekends for reading knightmare manuals. However today, he has to deal with some of his brothers who are not that efficient when it comes to schoolwork.
"Come on, help me out James," Gabriel pleads.
"Why did you not work on this during the week?" James questions.
"I tried, but my mom kept making me do other things."
James sighs and looks down at Gabriel's homework. The work does not appear to be difficult, but Gabriel's mother is not as fanatical about schoolwork as James' is.
"Fine, I will help you out just for today."
"Thank you, big brother."
James slightly rolls his eyes as Gabriel brings his work over. After a few minutes Gabriel notices that Kagome is standing by the door.
"Hey James, what is that little girl doing?"
"Ninja training."
"Ninja training?" Gabriel questions with a wry smile.
"Yeah, ninja training," James replies as he begins to correct Gabriel's math work.
"What kind of stuff can she do?"
"Nothing much right now, but in a few years she will probably be able to kick your ass."
Gabriel chuckles a little.
"She is like five years younger than me. I think I can handle her."
James grins, "I bet you she can knock you down."
"Fine if I can handle it, then you help me with my homework for three weeks," Gabriel replies.
"If she knocks you down, you are on your own until May."
"You're on," Gabriel says thrusting his hand towards James.
James shakes Gabriel's hand and signals for Kagome to attack. Kagome slowly rolls around.
"Remember you have to hold your ground," James comments.
Gabriel rolls his eyes and mocks James. Kagome stands and begins running at Gabriel. As she runs, she pulls out two kunai.
"Hey! What the hell is that?" Gabriel asks.
"I told you she was training to be a ninja," James answers with a smile. "You should probably do something."
Gabriel turns to face Kagome just as she reaches him. He quickly realizes that although her rolling around is slow, she moves in his direction. Even at her slow speed, getting poked with kunai will hurt. Not knowing how to react, he slips and falls back. Kagome pokes him with a kunai which Gabriel now realizes are plastic.
James is rolling on the floor laughing his ass off.
"You didn't really think that they would give a three year old a real weapon," James comments, "Come on little ninja. The crown prince has homework to attend to, and we have knightmare manuals to read."
Kagome bows towards Gabriel and follows James.
Charles Lelouch shakes his head. "In ten to fifteen years, those two are going to be your most trusted guards."
"You can't pick a fight with a ninja, no matter how old they are. At least that is what father says," Ethan Dylan says chuckling. He is also done with his homework and trying to read knightmare manuals.
Gabriel frowns and begins to work on his schoolwork. He thinks about the way his father is already thinking about their futures.
Monday, April 5
Lilicia is sitting in a meeting room with Schniezel, Kannon, Salzaar, and several EU leaders, mostly military. They want her to give them to a list of Lelouch's most trusted officers which she does, however they are not exactly happy with the results.
'You expect us to believe that these are the emperor's most trusted people.'
'Yes, the individuals on the list attended West Point with the Emperor. Other than his wives and siblings, he trusts them above all,' Lilicia replies.
'This list contains people of low rank who have been heavily disciplined. Why would the emperor converse with anyone on this list?'
'I agree. Other than those that are Knights of the Round, I see not reason for any of these people to be in communication with the emperor.'
"These people are fucking idiots," Salzaar comments turning everyone's attention towards him. 'Don't you see the brilliance.'
'What do you mean?'
Salzaar exhales heavily. 'You see depending on people who appear to be screw-ups, Lelouch assures that no one pays attention to them. After all during his three years at West Point, there are many cadets attending at the same time. Who would pay attention to a few of them especially those of low rank?'
'You seem to be quite familiar with the emperor.'
'As a long time associate of Prince Schniezel and a former Knight of the Round, I have experience with the emperor,' Salzaar responds.
Lilicia smirks at the comment. 'What he means to say is that like most of the former Knights of the Round, he really hates Lelouch for putting him through years of embarrassment and humiliation. Very few people like to remind the Knights of the Round that they are nothing more than the emperor's lackeys as the current Emperor does. He has a knack for putting people in their place.'
"Let us return to the subject at hand.'
'Yes, why can't we simply eliminate some of these people? The emperor does not seem to be as vengeful as we believe.'
'You are quite wrong about that,' Lilicia replies, 'Four years ago within hours of his wives' deaths, the emperor personally led an attack on Karine's complex in Africa. Several of his trusted operatives attacked over individuals involved in the attacks that led to the deaths of wives.'
'But Princess Karine is alive.'
'Yes, she is physically alive,' Lilicia replies, 'There is a term for inmates on death row, dead man walking. This describes the condition that Karine and her people. He will kill her, eventually.'
'I seem to recall a similar attack on one of our installations around the same time.'
'Yes, the emperor was here during the attack, but he only came to remove his operatives," Lilicia responds.
'About those operatives, do you have the names?'
'Unfortunately, each operative cell operates independently from the others. Only the emperor and his most trusted subordinates even have an idea about who all these individuals are," Lilicia remarks.
'Were you not one of these trusted subordinates, Miss Gottwald?'
Lilicia answers, 'I was the emperor's assistant regarding military matters. Like the other assistants I simply relayed the emperor's orders. There are many issues and orders that he takes care of himself. The only names I know are codenames. Those will probably be changed by now.'
'Perhaps it would be better if Miss Gottwald continues with her report,' Schniezel states. 'It is useless to continue discussing matter that we can do little about.'
With some reluctance, the others agree with Schniezel.
'Very well. Let us move to the next section," Lilicia states, 'We will begin with Nunnally Kururugi nee vi Britannia. As the Emperor's oldest full sibling, she understands him the best. In addition she is in her prime as a knightmare pilot,' this comment earns some snickering from the civilian leaders, 'Is there something amusing about what I said?'
'You cannot expect us to believe that this girl is a knightmare pilot.'
'Much less a great pilot.'
'Allow me to answer,' one of the EU military men responds, 'Knightmares are unlike any other vehicle. They require a different set of skills then conventional weaponry.'
The civilian leaders remain unconvinced.
Lilicia continues, 'Next is Suzaku Kururugi. There is very little information on his piloting skills, but they are also exceptional. Next is Evelyn Futaba nee vi Britannia,' Schniezel raises an eyebrow at this since he does not know that Evelyn is married, 'Her intelligence is near genius levels. There are some speculations that she may even be smarter than any of her older siblings. There is no information on her piloting capabilities. We can assume that she has some practice since her husband is in the military. Finally are the twins Castor and Pollux vi Britannia. Currently they are working under Lloyd Asplund and Cecile Croomy. In a few years they may be out on their own,' Lilicia pauses as she looks over her notes, 'In all three cases the younger vi Britannias are married to or engaged to individuals who are also knightmare pilots. We do not much information on their abilities,' Lilicia moves the presentation to the next section, 'Now onto the Emperor's wives.'
Lilicia ignores the snickering and continues. Her annoyance at the attitude of the EU civilian leaders is showing in her tone.
'Before I continue you must understand that the Emperor rules Britannia less like a nation and more like giant family run corporation. His wives are his most trusted subordinates in all matters. First we have Kallen kou Britannia nee Stadtfeld. As you can see by the information that I have given you, she is an exceptional knightmare pilot. Although she is quite knowledgeable in many matters, her overall intelligence levels are not that high. If anyone knows what he is planning next, it will be her. Secondly we have Camilla Millicent ash Britannia nee Ashford. She is presently Viceroy of North America. In the past she has also piloted knightmares although it appears that she will not be doing that anymore. It is probable that she actually runs the government.'
This last statement leaves the EU civilian leaders unsettled.
'Do you mean to say that she runs Britannia?'
'No, I said she runs the government,' Lilicia replies, 'The Emperor runs the empire. There is a huge difference. I will continue with my presentation. The emperor's third wife is dead so we will ignore her. We will discuss the Emperor's children at a later time. I will group the emperor's fourth and fifth wives together since they are in a similar situation. Kaguya yama Britannia nee Sumeragi and Tianzi Lihua Jiang are technically viceroys of Japan and China, respectively, but in reality the Emperor through several subordinates makes the decisions. The Emperor's sixth wife is Euphemia li Britannia. She has some knightmare training but does not have the capabilities to reach elite level. Do not mistake her friendly and kind demeanor, she can be quite dangerous. She is the ruling empress. She advises the Emperor in many matters. The Emperor's seventh wife is dead so we can skip, however we will speak about her children at a later time.'
Lilicia notices that they are looking over the information she provides them. She honestly does not expect them to be so naïve about such matters. For all its democratic rhetoric, the EU is closer to an oligarchy than anything else. Its ruling class is as oppressive as Britannia's.
"Now the Emperor's eighth wife, Cornelia vi Britannia,' Lilicia allows that name to hang in the air for a few moments knowing that it will bother Schniezel. 'After a brief hiatus, she has returned as the commanding general of Britannia's armed forces. She is basically a figurehead status symbol since the Emperor controls the military directly, but the soldiers admire her. Lucretia vi Britannia is the Emperor's ninth wife. Previously she serves as a knightmare pilot and as the knight of one of the younger vi Britannias. At present she serves as one of the Emperor's assistants. His tenth wife is Ayame vi Britannia. She is the Emperor's chief assistant. She is perhaps his most informed wife.'
It is not difficult to hear Lilicia's disdain for Lucretia and Ayame.
Lilicia continues, 'The Emperor's eleventh wife is Villetta Nu. She has been one the Emperor's longest serving subordinates. She has been in part his handler since before his days at West Point. She also serves as his knight and leader of his royal guard. Currently she is Viceroy of South America. The Emperor's twelfth wife is Cecile Croomy. I am sure that I do not have to mention her importance in the field of technology so I will press on. The Emperor's thirteenth wife is Anya Alstriem. In addition to being the Knight of One, the Emperor considers her his protégé. She is knows his thoughts and is capable of enforcing them. The Emperor's fourteenth wife is Sancia Lamperouge. Previously she is a knightmare pilot and leader of an elite group. Now she serves as another of the Emperor's assistants although she retains her military rank," Lilicia pauses to drink some water. 'Are there any questions?'
'Yes, I have been looking at the file of Empress kou Britannia. I notice that her knightmare is quite unique. Is there any way to get specifications for it?'
'We do not have access to them here, but if our friends to the south want to let us borrow Rakshata Chawla, then we may be able to do something,' Lilicia answers.
'Very well. That matter will have to be investigated.'
"If that is all then I shall continue," Lilicia states, 'The Emperor's fifteenth wife is Xianglin Lamperouge. She basically runs China for the emperor behind the scenes. Nagisa Lamperouge is the Emperor's sixteenth wife. Theoretically her position is similar to Xianglin's, however she is nothing more than a symbol for the Japanese people. The Emperor's seventeenth wife is Regina ha Britannia. Along with her mother, she has some support amongst the remaining nobles. At the moment she does not have any duties. The Emperor's eighteenth wife is Maribelle mel Britannia. The little information we have on her indicates that she is a good strategist. The Emperor may have other wives, but the information we have regarding them is negligible,' Lilicia says knowing that the information she has given them is already too much for them to process. 'We can discuss the information in more detail if necessary.'
After a few more questions regarding knightmares and weapons, Schniezel ends the meeting. Salzaar takes Lilicia to her quarters.
"These idiots don't stand a chance in stopping Lelouch," Lilicia states, "even with Schniezel's help. It is like they do not understand how anything works."
"If you do not have any faith in them, then why did you defect?" Salzaar questions.
"To make things interesting," Lilicia replies, "Isn't it more fun this way? Besides what good does it do those fools to know that Lelouch's best pilots are not even in the military?" Lilicia smirks, "In the end Lelouch is going to invade this continent and make it his bitch like he did to the rest of the world. After that he is going into space to find some alien ass to kick. These jackasses will either be dead or sitting in a nursing home while I will be at a nice beach sipping on nice wine. Anyway they are always going to be a step behind because they do not have any idea what Lelouch's real power is. No matter how hard you try, you cannot kill him. He will remain sixteen for eternity"
Lilicia walks into her room leaving Salzaar thinking about what she says. It certainly is true that the EU does not have the resources or personnel to deal with Lelouch and Britannia. Even with the aid of Africa, the Middle East, and southern South America, aiding them, Britannia is still too strong.
April 12, New Aries Villa, Neo-Pendragon
While Lelouch and his wives technically live at New Britannia Palace, he spends most of his time at Aries Villa since his siblings are elsewhere. Even though Euphemia will want to claim it for her children, Lelouch plans on giving it to Cornelia or Milly.
Presently Lelouch is using the estate for meetings with certain individuals he does not fully trust. Today he is meeting with the new EU ambassador who happens to be Italian. The man does not believe the current EU explanation that the destruction of Rome is due to an accident. Since Lelouch does not invade Europe, he trusts him slightly more than Schniezel. Of course he does not really trust either one very much. During the meeting they discuss the growing problem of rebellions along their border.
The meeting is also an opportunity for Layla to communicate with her EU superiors. Since her assignment technically forces her to stay with Lelouch at all times, she has very few chances to report to her superiors. At least that is the official story since Lelouch knows Layla's mission. To assist her, Lelouch gives her inconsequential information that the EU may find useful.
As is his usual habit, Lelouch studies the two military officers that accompany the ambassador. The younger one in particular draws his attention.
"Lady Malkal, is it possible for me to speak with that young officer alone?" Lelouch asks.
Layla looks at the young man in question.
"I do not believe that it is wise to leave an EU junior officer alone with the Britannian Emperor," Layla answers.
"You certainly cannot be afraid of what that little boy will do to me," Lelouch comments with a smirk, "Therefore you must be afraid of what I will do to him."
Layla sighs, "Fine, I will see what I can do."
Layla goes over to the officers to do as Lelouch asks. A few minutes later she takes the officer that Lelouch requests out into the garden.
'Would you like some tea, lieutenant?' Lelouch asks, 'or perhaps some wine.'
'No your majesty, I do not require any refreshments. Do you know who I am?'
'Of course I do. I would not allow you to enter my country if I did not know who you are.'
'I understand you knew my father.'
'Yes, we had an unusual relationship,' Lelouch remarks.
'I would say so since you killed him. Do you believe his stories?'
'Yes, I believe that he personally knew Napoleon and Marie Antoinette.'
'My father kept a journal of all his adventures. It was not in his knightmare after his death.'
Lelouch reaches into his coat and pulls out a small book. He also lifts a bag from a nearby table.
'I particularly enjoy the section where he explores Africa. It is quite interesting to learn about history from someone who was actually there,' Lelouch says as he pours a cup of tea, 'Some of the French is a little old fashioned which makes it a bit difficult to read, but I am certain that you will be able to figure it out.' Lelouch drinks his tea. 'I expect you to return to Europe soon, Maurice Marcel.'
Lelouch sets his cup down and walks into the garden. Having deal with the issue regarding MM's son, he decides to deal with his other two recent unexpected discoveries. He hopes that his father or one of his brothers do not have any little surprises out there.
Kallen is sitting aboard her airship floating above Quito. In a few days she will begin an attack on the Independent Andean Confederation. She has Marika, Liliana, Goodley and Sanderson at her disposal. The task should not be too difficult since her force completely outclasses her enemies. Of course her enemies get their knightmares from Lelouch through various intermediaries. It is really a cruel trick on his part because it gives the rebels a sense of hope. She mostly takes this mission so that she does not have to deal with the fact that she has a bastard uncle who is ten years younger than her.
"Marika, form a task force and head south. We begin the operation in the morning."
"As you wish, your highness."
Author's notes: If you know anything about geography, you may have noticed that certain facts are wrong in the opening section. This is done on purpose. The average Britannian would have very little knowledge of far eastern European or far western Asian geography. It is done to show how the recently independent nations are suffering while Britannia continues to its economic success in peace.
The concepts of Emperor's Hand, Reach, Voice, and Eyes are taken from Star Wars. In this case they are four individuals that Lelouch trusts that know about geass and codes.
Milly, Euphie, Cornelia, etc. run the day to day operations of the government. Lelouch makes all the major decisions.
If anyone has any cool sounding Australian-Britannian names, I am taking suggestions.
I researched a little bit on Australia history. I figured with the concentration on conquering North and South America that Australia, India, and other colonies around the world would be left alone or lost. Given the state of the Code Geass world, I think that the situation in Australia would be similar to South Africa circa 1930-1993. Australia would be similar to the anime Area 11. Britannian descendants rule and live in the settlements. Certain European descendants would control business and certain states. Some Europeans and Asians would make up the working class and most would live in ghettos. The remaining Aboriginal Australians would be really marginalized. They are placed on reservations and guarded. On a related note if you live in Australia, please do not write to tell me that your country is not like this. I understand this. Remember this is all fake.