Turn XII: Don Giovanni, a cenar teco?"
(Tokyo OSI headquarters)
The members of the OSI had all gathered in the meeting room.
The room was exceptionally hot for no reason, so everyone drank from glasses of coke which were on the table.
"Well Perkins why did you summon us, and what was with the communication silence until we arrived here?" one man asked.
"The reason, gentleman is to settle accounts." Perkins replied and looked at his watch; after the number of time which satisfied him passed he smiled, sat down in his chair, put his hand on his face and tore off the mask.
To reveal to the shock of those present since it revealed the face of Lelouch.
"Perkins was killed by me, and now it is your turn to be given game over." Lelouch calmly proclaimed as he continued to look at his wrists watch and mentally count down from ten.
"Ten"
The OSI soldiers all drew their guns from their holders.
"Nine"
"Lelouch vi Brittannia for attacking his majesty's soldiers you are place under arrest" one of the agents said to him.
"Eight"
Those present saw that he was not reacting which made them feel uneasy.
"Seven"
"I repeat you are under arrest, so lay down on the ground and put your hands behind your head" the leader said.
"Six"
He did not respond, which made those present very nervous about his apparent lack of concern, so unserious that they were not paying attention to their arms and legs which were starting to go num.
"Five"
"I repeat, lay down on the ground with your hands above your head"
"Four"
Seeing he wasn't responding the leader cocked his gun.
"Three"
With the gun now cocked he aimed it at Lelouch's shoulder.
"Two"
"I will shoot you if you do not comply!" the leader said to him.
"One"
He now moved his finger to the trigger and prepared to press it.
Only for his body to go numb and he along with every other OSI agent fell on the floor paralyzed.
"Zero"
"If you are wondering what happened, the drinks you took contained a very strong muscle paralysis, you will remain like that for several hours." Lelouch told them, he then got up from his chair, pressed a button on the computer surveillance console making a song play on the room's speakers and from behind himself he took a container of gasoline and began to empty it on those present.
"W…what are you doing?" the leader of the group said as he was now filled with fear.
"I am pouring gasoline on all of you with the intent to light it" Lelouch said unfazed as he continued his task
"Wait! Please don't do this, we all have families, spare our lives and we wills serve you and you alone." one OSI agent begged him.
"Serve me? But you have already pledged allegiance to my father, how can I trust men who forsake their master so easily…." Lelouch said as he finished pouring the gasoline and from his pocket he produced a lighter.
" ….And I'd be a fool if I thought I could walk the road of power without killing in cold blood. Also the music you are hearing is Requiem for Mozart 1 & 2 from the movie Elizabeth, do you know in which scene it is used fro?..." He replied and lighted the lighter.
"…The scene where all the spies and conspirators in the kingdom are all eliminated." He added and walked towards the door, once he was in the door frame he turned and looked at the OSI agents still paralyzed and now mortified with fear since they knew a painful and gruesome death awaits them.
"For God's sake your highness at least give us a painless death, what kind of a man are you if you do something like this!" one agent shouted desperately at Lelouch.
"What am I? I am neither saint nor devil…..neither sinner nor divine, I am….Zero." Lelouch calmly replied and he threw the lighter on them and closed the door, ironically the door was sound proof so the great horror which was now happening inside of it would remain unheard.
Lelouch then walked away, caught deep in his thoughts.
"All of the OSI agents where accounted for , except from the files I accessed while I masqueraded as Perkins one agent named Rollo is still at large, the flames to do their job and then I will wait for Rollo to come to me." He thought to himself.
(Schneizell's office, Avalon)
Schneizell was having a conversation with his other sibling on what to do next.
"The actions of the Chinese gives us pretext for war against them." Guinevere said.
"Oh yah, let's have war and kill them all" Carlyle added with glee.
"That would be ill advised, since we are still at war with the E.U" Odysseus added.
"I agree, we should focus on the E.U first ad I believe I could manage to obtain at least half of their territory through diplomacy and bribes" Schneizell replied calmly.
"What about the armies? With Cornelia gone who will lead them?" Guinevere asked.
"That is not a problem, we have a capable field commander within our ranks" Schneizell replied.
"Are you referring to Lelouch?" Castor spat out, he and his twin Pollex where very jealous of Lelouch' accomplishments.
Schneizell gave a nod.
"What's so special about him, he isn't even here, he is partying with his troops, he does not have the conduct of an officer, he eats with his enlisted men, jokes with them, a general and a prince should not have such a disgraceful behavior!" Pollex added.
"Because of his military victories the men will follow him, and because of his 'disgraceful behavior' they will give their love him, he is perfect for the job, but if you fell you brother can do a better job you are welcome to challenge him for the title of Grand Marshall." Schneizell replied and at this Castor and Pollex both shut up, they like the majority of the other tens of imperial sibling where cruel and hateful hyenas, but where cowards when compared to lions or in Lelouch's case a Dragon.
(Tokyo OSI headquarters)
Rollo was rushing inside the OSI building and the sight of what was inside caught him off guard.
The floor was black from the fire, by now there was no trace of the bodies of the agents except spots of unburned floor from where their bodies where.
Just then the sound of a gun being coked was heard from behind, Rollo turned his head only to see Lelouch holding his gun at him.
"Well, well, well…I knew that you were one of my father's agents, but I didn't expect you to be an OSI" Lelouch said with a wicked grin.
"You….you….you knew about us!" Rollo said shocked.
"It wasn't easy…and considering whom I am that is the highest praise I would ever give any opponent of mine." Lelouch replied.
Just then Rollo activated his geass, he then turned around and tried to reach for the gun but Lelouch pressed it against Rollo's neck.
"H….how?" Rollo said now greatly panicked.
"After what happened in Fukuoka I knew there was some kind of geass user after me, so I had Lloyd built me this little geass canceller." Lelouch said and he showed Rollo the canceller which was like a wrestler's award belt wrapped under his shirt.
"Let me ask you a question Rollo, why are you after me?" Lelouch asked him.
"It's C.C we want, you're the bait." Rollo replied.
"I see..and after you captured her then what?" Lelouch replied.
"Eh?" Rollo replied confused.
"You'll just be assigned another mission, then another and another….until you die…don't you want a better life than that?" Lelouch asked.
"A better life?" Rollo asked very confused.
"Yes Rollo, one where you don't have to lie, don't have to live in the shadows, one where you don't have to kill…I can give it to you, and the best part is all you have to do is walk away." Lelouch replied.
"W…walk away! But no one walks away from the Geass Cult, they send assassins for me!" Rollo replied, since he himself sometimes was used to hunt rogue geass users.
"Then we will just have to destroy them" Lelouch replied.
"D..destroy?" Rollo said his voice now shaky.
"Yes, if you wish to be free, you must break the chains and kill those that put them on you, and I will help you with that." Lelouch said to him.
"W..why would you do so much for me?" Rollo asked curious.
"Why? Because we are comrades who fought together, because I care about you, and because I thrust you." Lelouch said, he then lowered the gun and then deactivated the geass canceller and waited for Rollo's response.
"A…alright I will join you….big brother." Rollo said and at his reply Lelouch put his hand on Rollo's head and smothered his air which made both of them laugh.
"Alright, now listen we will go and destroy the Geass cult when we are ready, until then we must continue to feed false data to the OSI, OK?" Lelouch said to him, which Rollo agreed.
As they walked away Lelouch could not help but smile at is achievement, because unknown to Rollo Lelouch never deactivated his anti geass, it had a sort of false off switch and if Rollo would have refused Lelouch offer then Lelouch would have the power to kill him, but now with him he had the source of information which would destroy the geass cult.
"The OSI is destroyed, the army will soon follow me, the nobles fear me and the people love me, all I have to do now is destroy the Geass cult and all of his shields will then fall, and then….and then I will know why you let mother die you old bastard… and as for you my brother in arm, you will serve me well and after that I will set you free….oh yes I will release you from this world" Lelouch thought to himself.
And if that was enough as they walked by the street a vendor was playing one of his records, it was from one of Mozart's opera's and Lelouch could not help but smile at the tune.
Don Giovanni
(porgendogli la mano):
Eccola! Ohimé!
Don Giovanni:
Here it is!
(He give the Statue his hand.)
Oh me!
La Statua:
Cos'hai?
The Statue:
What is wrong?
Don Giovanni:
Che gelo è questo mai?
Don Giovanni:
What is this deadly chill?
La Statua:
Pentiti, cangia vita
È l'ultimo momento!
The Statue:
Repent! Change your ways,
For this is your last hour!
Don Giovanni
(vuol scoigliersi, ma invano):
No, no, ch'io non mi pento,
Vanne lontan da me!
Don Giovanni:
(Trying to free himself.)
No, no , I will not repent.
Leave me be!
La Statua:
Pentiti, scellerato!
The Statue:
Repent, you scoundrel!
Don Giovanni:
No, vecchio infatuato!
Don Giovanni:
No, you old fool!
La Statua:
Pentiti!
The Statue:
Repent!
Don Giovanni:
No!
Don Giovanni:
No!
La Statua:
Sì!
The Statue:
Yes!
Don Giovanni:
No!
Don Giovanni:
No!
La Statua:
Ah! tempo più non v'è!
(Fuoco da diverse parti, il Commendatore sparisce, e s'apre
una voragine.)
The Statue:
Ah, your time is up!
(The statue disappears. Flames surround Don Giovanni. )
(Ashford Academy, girl's bath)
Shirley was in the bath and pondering on her relationship with Lelouch.
"Hey have you guys heard; I am going with Lelouch to the movies on the second." One girls said.
"I have a date with him on the sixth" another girls said, and another and another, needless to say that Shirley would no doubt give him a piece of her mind for his behavior when he returned, or smash a piece of his mind, whether it was the mind in the head or the one in the crouch area was not decided yet.
(Several days later, the Slayers meeting place)
"How's the situation on your front general Todoh?" Kaguya said through the communications screen to him.
"Yesterday we engaged and scattered the military junta's of Manchuria, with Xingke efforts in Tibet and Afghanistan I believe we can in a week have a stabilized the Former Chinese Federation." Todoh replied.
"We will in a few days time send emissaries to every E.U governor so we can begin negotiations for the E.U to join the U.F.N" Xingke said from his screen.
"That's good news to hear, also commander Ohgi is doing a good job at reorganizing the armed forces we now have at out disposition" Kaguya replied.
For all Ohgi's lack of tactical or strategically skills he made them up with the ability to organize just about anything possible, he wasn't a leader, but there was little doubt in Kaguya's or anyone else's mind that he was a superb subordinate.
(E.U council room)
Philippe Petain was in a meeting with the parliament to determine the course of the war
"With China now in chaos after the coup and the effects of our involvement in that affair our side's fortunes have changed drastically, we are no longer wining this war and our sea blockade of the Empire has been shattered" Admiral Stevens said to those present.
"Also with the lack of trade with Asia from the civil war that is raging, the loss of China as an ally and General Darlton's defense of Asia Minor, our supply lines and economy is starting to feel the effect, we are now being pushed back on all fronts" he added.
"The lack of military victories has also fostered great anti-war sentiment within the E.U, that and combined with our recent need to impose a draft bill is making us go through the same situation the Empire went through during the Vietnam War." Goebbels' the minister of internal affairs said to those assembled.
"Gentleman with how things are progressing, I suggest we attempt talks to end hostilities with the Empire, the way things are going we will lose this war" Chamberlain the minister of the defense added and the majority of those present agreed.
"We will do no such thing." Petain said startling those assembled.
"We may be on the defensive but let me remind you that we still have armies and we still have resources, if we back down now then history will remember this as the time when the Empire defeated us, we cannot lose this war!" he added.
"But you're Excellency this war is already lost, we have limited resources, we cannot go on the offensive to recapture ground and the Empire does not need to go on the offensive, all they have to do is hold on to Asia Minor and if they succeed we will lose, I see no point in prolonging the inevitable" Roosevelt the minister of economy added.
At this Philippe looked at him angrily, the thing about presidents was that they had few years of power, which unlike kings meant that if you made one big blunder, you did not have time to correct it, history would remember him as the man who led the E.U to defeat, he would be another president Wilhelm de Hohenzollern, he could not let that happen, he will not let that happen!
"On that you have a point, but let me remind you that the Empire also has even fever resources than we have from fighting China and us at the same time, as a matter of fact if this continues we will win a war of attrition." Pétain said to them.
"Sir, let me remind you that both the Empire and the new Organization created by Kaguya and Xingke have started talk with the individual countries of the E.U to get them to join their respective sides, I am afraid that various states will join them." Boris Yeltzin the minister of foreign affairs told them.
"True, but let me remind you of the Empire's most prominent weakness, they're ego! With the accomplishment of Lelouch, Schneizell, Darlton and Cornelia they think themselves invincible, and like the old aristocracies of old if we insult them they will risk everything, even victory to make sure their 'reputation' and 'honor' remain intact, if we back down now they will win, if we prolong we will win, we do not have the resources to go on the offensive, but neither do they…"
"…So as you see if this works we will win this war and this presidency will not be remembered as the one that lost the war" he added.
"This plan seems sound, but if it fails this presidency will not be remembered as the one who lost the war, but the one who will have lost the E.U." Roosevelt said to himself and hoped he was wrong.
(Outskirts of Tokyo)
Lelouch and his army where on their way to the Tokyo, the reason was that the government facility there was built for rebuilding armies and what made him stop his army a few miles short of the city was the fact that he heard noise coming from it.
Just then one of his aides, Major Pendleton which he had sent to scout ahead went returned.
"Well major what's going on, are they rioting?" Lelouch asked concerned for his friends at Ashford and Euphie and Nunnally.
"Rioting? No sir! They got the word that you and you're army was returning to the city today and they lined up to see you, they are on both sides of the street and wait for your army to parade right through there!" the major happily told his commander.
"A parade huh?" Lelouch said to himself now certain that only Diethard could slip the information that they were returning today to Tokyo, and he was also equally certain that the slip was intentional.
"Well if it's a parade they want, then it's a parade they will have! George get the horses from the mobile stables, Jeremiah have the troops properly aligned and have them take of their helmets and eye shields, I want the world to know who the Black Knight really are, Viletta have the wounded placed in open cars, they are the real hero's of this war and deserve to be seen" Lelouch said and they all complied.
(Excerpt from the 2090 Kenneth Burns the Third documentary: The Century of War)
"Everyone who served under him became a soldier, every soldier who served under him became a champion, and so to us it did not matter us if tomorrow the odds spelled disaster, as long as the Old Man was with us we knew we would win, we were prepared for anything, except for what we would encounter in Tokyo upon our return from India…"
"…..When entering the city where were stunned at the reception we received, the Japanese ghetto's which surrounded the settlement could not be called ghetto's anymore, they had been entirely rebuilt and the only major difference between the Japanese district and the brittannian one was the fact that the writing changed"
"People where gathered along the road as we entered the city, Japanese and Brittannian's where to our surprise mixed together and they were waving our flag and cheering us as we entered, my division and regiments the 501st and the 761st wild wolves, where sort of celebrities among the Black Knights, the Wild Wolves where Patton's always forward boys and considered the finest in the army and the 501st on the field had the official function of being the Prince's royal guard, so when it was our turn to enter the city the cheers intensified to such a degree that it some of us where startled like artillery shells exploded in front of us"
"I myself was trying my best to keep marching forward and avoid being distracted by the crowd so as to not impede the formation, just then a young woman managed to break through the police which was manning the crowd and she wrapped her arms around me and gave me a very fiery kiss…..after she broke it my heart stopped beating when I realized that the woman in question was a Brittannian woman, and believe me you did not have to remind me of the penalty for a number to look at a woman like that, let alone touch her"
"The formation stopped because of that incident and two police officers came up to me, for a moment I thought that I was going to get beaten by them, but to my surprise they took the woman off me and said the following:"
"Sorry about the inconvenience sergeant sir" and he saluted.
"No trouble at all sir!" I said and saluted back, my military training kicked in and the parade continued.
"The Iron Prince, road out on his horse just a few feet in front of me, looking at him I could not help but burst into tears at the sheer happiness I felt from following him, he had given us back our lives, our pride and had even made us hero's and led us to victory and glory, we the Black Knights where the strongest, most feared and most renowned field army in the Empire, if not the world, we still hated the empire for the sins of the past, but we loved people like The Field Marshall, Princess Euphemia and Princess Nunnally, if every member of the monarchy was like them, then there would be no trouble at all, we would fight, and if necessary die for leaders like that"
""To me a former number, who was treated as a second class citizen, which was only a bit better than a slave, the cheers of the Brittannian's was what shocked me to the core, when we enlisted to serve under the Iron Prince our entire communities rejected us, saying we sold our souls to the devil, and now today, we the slaves of the Empire, where it's heroes, I wished that everyone who badmouthed us and told us we were wrong was present so I could rubbed in that they where the one's wrong"
"The Prince's was holding his helmet in his arm and he saluted the crowds left and right with a glare from his face and waves of his hand and a small smile from his face"
"The look on his face was of that not off a boy his age of not twenty, but of one of a man who looked like he knew the answer to any obstacles, so calmed and so milled, yet it gave a presence which made us impose on him our respect and devotion"
Recently gazetted Sergeant First Class Infantry Naoto Kan 761st regiment, 501st division, 42nd corps Black Knights
Excerpt from the Diary of Naoto Kan
(Lelouch position, parade route)
Lelouch, Suzaku, Jeremiah, Viletta, Patton and Omar where all in front of the 501st, most of them were riding in jeeps, except for Lelouch and Suzaku who where in front of the jeeps riding their horses.
As the parade moved by he saw that some of the assembled crowd had note books, he guessed it was for autographs, so he suddenly stopped his horse, dismounted and went to sign autographs, needless to say the upon seeing this the crowd all gathered around him to try and get autographs.
The other also joined in giving autographs upon seeing this.
"Do you sign anything?" one pretty young noble- woman asked him.
"Yes, what would you like me to sign?" Lelouch replied, he could not see a note book, or a hat or something on the sorts on her and was genualy curious of what she wanted him to sign.
"OHHHH!" The crowd said as she took of her shirt and told him what to sign.
"Can you sign my breasts?" the young girl asked.
Lelouch just froze for a moment before he regained his composure and answered:
"S…sure, w…what is your name miss?" he asked hesitantly.
"Bridgette Cocoria your highness" she replied with glee.
"Very well then, to Bi…Bridgette Cocoria signed Lelouch vi Brittannia!" he said as he signed her breasts.
"For God's sake I almost wrote Big Coconuts on her tits!" he thought to himself and that was a true statement, for she had very big breasts.
After that she went to join her friends who along with her were part of some kind of fan club of Lelouch's, and upon seeing their friend's accomplishment, the other which where about 15 of them approached him for the same reason and all took of their shirts,…..and Lelouch dropped his pen upon seeing this, he had nerves of steel, but under great strain even the strongest steel gives away.
"I love it. God help me I do love it so. I love it more than my life! I love being a Black Knight!" Patton whispered to Bradley and the others, but they too where to stunned to respond.
After some 'unforeseen obstacles' they arrived at the government facility, where to Lelouch's surprise Nunnally and Euphie where on its steps waiting for him, Lelouch walked up the steps along with his Lieutenants and they all received the Imperial Medal of Valor, the highest honor a soldier could receive.
But when he got to Lelouch, Schneizell presented to him a different sort of metal.
"This metal is unique in this world, for I doubt there is another commander like you in this world Field Marshall, the words on it is in ancient Celtic and it reads : the lionsintheir den's trembleat my approach"Schneizell said to him and he pinned the medal on his, much to the crowds cheer.
(Government facility, banquet hall)
Lelouch and the other, along with Schneizell, Euphie and Nunnally where all having a little celebratory dinner.
"You want me to take command of all the armies of the Empire!" Lelouch said in astonishment.
"Yes, I am afraid that with Cornelia still wandering about wherever she is, things have not been the same, and I would appreciate it if you would take the job, and with it I will throw in the Title of Grand Marshall" Schneizell replied.
"That is a tempting offer brother, can you assure me that for my services I will be rendered adequate payment?" Lelouch asked.
To any other person it sounded like he was talking about salary, but to Schneizell he understood that Lelouch had subtly told him that if he takes the job Schneizell must support him in an endeavor, and he was sure it meant full legal and practical manumission for the numbers.
"That depends on your performance" Schneizell replied, which was in itself not an unreasonable demand, if Lelouch said yes and did a good job, then he would get Schneizell's support, and even if Schneizell didn't support him, the power that comes from leading a country to victory would allow him to reach that goal on his own.
"I accept then, but there will be opposition from naming me as supreme commander" Lelouch replied
"You make it sound like disgruntled nobles isn't music to your ears." Schneizell replied and both shared a chuckle.
"So Grand Marshall what is your strategy?" Schneizell asked him.
"The E.U is now at its lowest point of power, one more successful big battle and it will collapse, after that the world will be divided between pro-Brittannian's and those who join Kaguya's Slayers, as for my plans regarding her, we will built that bridge when the rives appears." Lelouch replied and it was a satisfying answer, preparations were good, but there was a fine line between caution and paranoia.
Meanwhile….
(Euphie's room)
Suzaku was dragged by Euphie to her room, she had the intend to show him the kimono she had bought a year ago, needleless to say Suzaku was very nervous since he was now alone with Euphie in her room.
"Sorry to keep you waiting" Euphie said and she emerged from the dresser, she was wearing a white kimono with a cherry tree red petal blossoms images imprinted into it for decoration, to say she looked beautiful would be an understatement, to Suzaku she was breathtaking.
"Well what do you think?" Euphie said to him.
"It looks…great Euphie." He said blushing heavily.
At this Euphie smiled and said the following.
"By the way would you mind helping me with my sash? I think I didn't tie it tight enough" she said and got close to Suzaku and turned around.
Suzaku was working on her sash and from the proximity, the beauty of Euphie and the dress and the perfume she wore he was about to burst, he tried at best to control himself, to use the years of military discipline he acquired at West Point to calm himself…..
"There you go Euphie" he said hesitantly and she happily turned around and wrapped her arms around his shoulders, smiled and said "Thank you".
….And that was when all of his military discipline went down the toilet, at this all he could do was give into his desire and he bent down and gave her a kiss, and another and another….
…..four hours latter
Suzaku was in bed and he was exhausted, he remembered having to fight all day and all night, how he managed to stay awake when whole armies collapsed from exhaustion, but now he was bushed, and the pink haired cause of his exhaustion was lying naked in bed her arms wrapped around him.
Both where trying to get to sleep.
"I remember sleeping with girls which were like tidal wave in beds, but this was like riding a tsunami, if shy girls are wild in bed than Euphie must be the shiest of them all! "Suzaku thought to himself as he fell asleep.
He remembered about Cornelia's threat of torture if he touched Euphie, but if Euphie and himself where going to have sex like this often then he would die from exhaustion before Cornelia could reach him.
"The tips Miss C.C gave me probed to work 100%! I really hope brother chooses her as his wife or at least one of them!" Euphie though in her head and she felt into a very satisfied slumber
And so the night rolled on and for everyone the future seemed bright:
Lelouch became one of the most powerful men in the empire.
Euphie and Suzaku became a full time couple.
Kaguya was building her the U.F.F
And the E.U. despite facing disaster still had the hope and prospect of victory.
There was hope for a bright future
A hope, such a pure and grand emotion, than one cursed thing which makes us go forward even when we see only darkness in front of us.
Tomorrow the storm would come, but tonight there was some measure of peace.
Author's note:
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