Code Geass and its characters belong to Gorō Taniguchi and Ichirō Ōkouchi.
I only own my OC, Kistune AKA Sabrina vi Britannia.
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An Unexpected Saviour
Chapter 6: Emperor Dismissed
Right after Schneizel, Kanon and Cornelia left, Ohgi and Villetta were brought back to their prison cells by Sabrina's orders since they couldn't no longer be trusted.
Once all the troublemakers were gone, Lelouch and the rest planned to what to do next in the private lounge of the Ikaruga.
"So what is our next move?"Tamaki asked, breaking the silence.
"I am going after the Emperor."Lelouch admitted.
"The Emperor?"Kallen said in surprise. "Are you sure about this, Lelouch?"
"Yes."Lelouch replied with a nod. "The Emperor is heading for Japan. But he never showed up in the Tokyo Settlement. Which means he had another objective."
"His path could've taken him to only two locations, Shikine Island or Kamine Island."Sabrina suggested.
"But isn't going after the Emperor by yourself is dangerous?"Sugiyama said.
"He will probably have guards and Knights of the Round with him."Asahina agreed. "It's going to be dangerous."
"Such as Kururugi."Sabrina muttered.
Nunnally looked at Lelouch, still bothered what Sabrina had recently revealed to them.
"I am going with you, Lelouch."Nunnally admitted.
"Nunnally…"Lelouch started.
"I have questions for father that he need to answer."Nunnally exclaimed and became a bit worry. "And…and I don't want to lose you."
"Alright."Lelouch answered with a smile. "You can come with me, Nunnally."
Nunnally smiled back at Lelouch, no longer feeling scared.
"I am going with you too as well, Your Majesty."Jeremiah declared.
"Me as well, Master Lelouch."Sayoko added.
"Very well then."Lelouch responded and looked at Sabrina. "Sabrina, I am leaving you in charge of things until we come back."
"Okay."Sabrina answered and looked at the others. "I will contact Lady Kaguya and the rest to tell them everything in the meantime."
"Zero, there is still some important things to discuss once you come back."Diethard stated.
Lelouch nodded at the reporter before looking at Nunnally, Sayoko and Jeremiah.
"Let's go."Lelouch insisted.
In the Britannian Royal Flagship…
Emperor Charles sat on his throne that was on the main deck of the ship and looked at the screen that displayed Kamine Island and the ruins within as they approached the island itself.
There were four priests from the Geass Order behind the Emperor.
"According to the materials left behind by Director V.V and our brethren, this location is optimal."A priest declared.
"It will synchronize with the ancient ruins throughout the world."the second priest stated.
"With this action, we can make the Sword of Akasha manageable once again."the third priest added.
An amused smile grew on Charles' face.
"I never imagined I would use such an ancient device."Charles stated. "It's quite astounding."
In the Avalon…
Anya was inside the Mordred until suddenly had a strange Geass reaction and the pupils around her eyes turned red.
"So, you're ready to begin, then?"Anya asked with her sudden tone of voice change.
In the Ikaruga…
It was now night time and C.C was walking around near an open rafter on the ship and looked concerned.
"Master still hasn't returned yet."C.C stated with a sad expression.
Suddenly, the Mordred flew over to the Ikaruga and landed near C.C.
The cockpit of the Knightmare opened and 'Anya' climbed out as she approaches C.C.
"It's been ages since we were face to face like this. It's me!"Anya remarked and notice the immortal girl was acting scared. "C.C, don't tell me that you've actually…"
C.C backed away in confusion as the Knight of Six reached out her hand.
"I'm so sorry!"C.C cried out.
After 'Anya' touched the immortal girl, another Geass reaction activated and her consciousness ended up entering C.C's inner mind.
In C.C's Inner Mind, C.C stood in a world that had lots of paintings and walls on it.
'Anya' walked around the area and went to a specific corner and saw C.C sitting on a chair staring at one of the paintings.
But the green haired girl was her usual self instead of the frighten girl who lost her memories.
"What are you doing?"Anya questioned. "Closing yourself up in here again like this. C.C? C.C!"
After hearing her named called, C.C finally responded and looked in her direction.
"Who are you?"C.C asked.
"It's me."Anya replied. "See?"
The appearance of 'Anya' suddenly changed and revealed the person who was hidden inside the pink haired girl's mind after being assassinated.
The figure was a beautiful young woman in her 30s, who had a slim yet strong build, a tall height and fair skin. She also had big violet eyes (Like Lelouch and Sabrina) and black hair that was long and wavy. She wore a long orange dress with matching heels.
"It's you."C.C said simply. "So you've chased me all the way in here now. Are you that worried about Lelouch and Nunnally, Marianne?"
"Oh, come on."Marianne said with a smile. "Do you really think I'm such an ideal mother that that's all I think about?"
"Then why did you come here for me?"C.C questioned.
"Because so much has changed."Marianne declared. "I need to know if you're still on my side."
"Huh?"C.C said in confusion.
"C.C, why did you seal off your own Code?"Marianne asked. "Just when you have what you wanted. Charles was ready to grant your greatest wish, the wish to die. But you stopped him."
"Even I don't know why I did it."C.C admitted. "Actually, I'm a little shocked, but I did."
"Then you have to find the answer in the real world. I've made up my mind and that's all there is to it."
"How typical of you."C.C commented.
"Why is that?"Marianne asked.
"The one who always comes in and messes around with my life."C.C retorted.
"Because I appreciate what you did."Marianne said.
Back in the real world, C.C and Marianne were continuing their conversation with the immortal girl fully back to her old self and the late Empress was still possessing Anya.
"At least as far as giving me my Geass power."Anya remarked.
"And you never fulfilled your contract."C.C added.
"If that's what you think, will you come with me now?"Anya suggested.
"Yes, oh, but wait a minute."C.C instructed. "There's something I can't leave behind."
C.C went to get her Cheese-Kun, but just she and 'Anya' were going to head off in the Mordred, Sabrina spotted them.
"C.C?"
C.C and 'Anya' turned around and saw Sabrina approaching them.
"Hey C.C, why are you here by yourself?"Sabrina and notice Anya. "And why are you with Anya? Is she an accomplice of yours?"
"You could say that."C.C said.
Sabrina's eyes widen at the respond, knowing that C.C got her memories before glancing at 'Anya' suspiciously.
"What is your business with C.C, Anya?"Sabrina questioned with a frown. "Don't you know it's dangerous to land in an enemy ship?"
'Anya' covered her mouth to giggle.
"For a young girl, you love asking a lot of questions, don't you?"Anya said amusingly.
Sabrina blinked at the strange way that 'Anya' was acting, but then notice her pupils glowing a bit red.
"Wait, your not-"Sabrina started.
Before the red haired girl had the chance to ask about that, C.C. came up behind her and knocked her out.
Lelouch was speaking with Rivalz on the phone as he, Nunnally, Sayako and Jeremiah were heading off to Kamine Island in a private military plane that belonged to the Black Knights.
"Everyone in Ashford Academy are fine."Rivalz explained. "And no rooms were damaged either during the attack."
"That's great."Lelouch answered with a smile. "Hey Rivalz, listen. I'll be returning to Ashford Academy and somebody is going to join us when we watch the fireworks with everyone else."
"Really?"Rivalz said in surprise. "Who is it?"
"I'll tell you when I come back."Lelouch assured. "See you later."
Lelouch ended the call before he and Nunnally share a smile with each other.
"We are arriving to Kamine Island, Master Lelouch."Sayako stated.
Lelouch and Nunnally looked ahead and saw they were getting close to Kamine Island.
Back in the Ikaruga...
Kallen was looking around for Sabrina, but wasn't able to find her or C.C either.
"Sabrina, where are you?"Kallen questioned. "Lady Kaguya and Empress Tianzi are coming soon."
A frown appeared on Kallen's face when she thought about the immortal girl.
"You've better not have done anything to her, Pizza Girl."Kallen muttered.
In Kamine Island...
Suzaku cut down the Geass Order priests with a sword in his hand and confronted Emperor Charles.
"Was this treason Schneizel's idea?"Charles asked with an unfazed look.
"It was my decision."Suzaku admitted. "Majesty, I appreciate your patronage, that cannot be questioned but you are guilty of two crimes."
"Oh?"Charles muttered with a hint of amusement.
"First, abandoning your responsibilities as Emperor."Suzaku declared. "And second, dirtying your hands with the power of geass."
Suzaku sets himself and his sword in a middle stance.
"Is that a capital crime?"Charles asked.
"Geass takes good men and bends them to evil."Suzaku explained in a firm tone. "You knew that, you could've saved Euphie. It would've been so easy. But instead, you abandoned her."
"So what?"Charles scowled.
Suzaku became shocked to hear that Emperor Charles didn't care about the unfortunate fate of the woman he loved.
"You also drove Lelouch and Nunnally away, their despair is in this sword!"Suzaku admitted and launched forward. "Die!"
Just as Suzaku was about strike the emperor's down, his sword was stopped by a black gold sword that was wielded by Bismarck Waldstein, the Knight of One.
"Lord Waldstein, what are you doing here?"Suzaku asked.
"Did you think you were the only one knew about Geass? It takes many forms."Bismarck admitted. "Who could be foolish enough to relax his guard with a man who constantly betray everyone who trust him?"
Suzaku glared at Bismark in anger.
"Bismarck, I leave this mundane matter to you."Charles declared.
"Yes, Your Majesty, so be it."Bismarck answered.
"Hold on!"Suzaku demanded.
Bismarck smirked as his sewed left eye started to give small glow of blood red and he pushed Suzaku back with his sword as Emperor Charles made his way inside the cave.
In the Mordred...
Sabrina was still unconscious and her head rested on 'Anya's lap as the Knight of Six flew her Knightmare to Kamine Island while C.C stood inside the mecha's shoulder.
The red haired girl was sleeping quietly and didn't seem she would wake up for a while.
In the Sword of Akasha...
The two pillars in the ancient area began to rise as Emperor Charles held up his hand with the code on his palm.
The code in the Emperor's palm began to glow bright red.
"God, hear me now!"Charles demanded. "The time has come to settle this!"
"You raise your voice to call God."Lelouch's voice rang out.
"Yes, but it's not God you need to settle things!"Nunnally's voice added.
Charles turns around to see Lelouch and Nunnally accompanied by Jeremiah and Sayoko.
"It's us, your children."Lelouch and Nunnally answered together.
Next chapter is the Ragnorak Connection...
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