Code Geass and its characters belong to Gorō Taniguchi and Ichirō Ōkouchi.

I only own my OC, Kistune AKA Sabrina vi Britannia and her siblings; Juno and Naoto.

Enjoy!


The Daughter of Zero

Chapter 11: Battle against the Zilkhstan Kingdom

In Pendragon…

At the Warwick Palace, Lila was in her bedroom getting herself ready for an upcoming meeting.

Lila wore a long-sleeved, fitted dark greyish-blue ruffled fishtail dress with a smoky grey front panel, lined with black lace trim and silver sequinned buttons. The same buttons were affixed to the sleeves. The ruffled fabric coming out from beneath the front panel, sleeves and the skirt was white. Underneath she had on white tights and a pair of black laced boots with dark blue middle-length heels and grey rhombus decorations on the straps. On the right side of her head was a small greyish-blue hat with layered black and silver silk brim. Two small light blue flowers and feathers were sitting on the right side of the hat.

This outfit she wore showed she was of noble dignity and elegance.

She was after all the Honorary Advisor at World Humanitarian Agency (WHA), an affiliated organisation of the UFN.

"You look beautiful, dear."

Lila turned around, only to see her and Clovis' mother, Gabriella la Britannia, walk forward.

Gabriella la Britannia with long lemon blonde hair and light blue eyes. She wore a stylish pale purple gown with ruffled sleeves and matching high heels.

"Thank you, mother."Lila thanked and smiled awkwardly."But don't you think the dress is a little too much?"

Gabriella covered her mouth to giggle.

"Not all, Lila."Gabriella replied."The style suits you wonderfully."

"Mother, are you alright with me being a Honorary Advisor of the WHA?"Lila asked.

"Of course, I am. I'm so proud of you."Gabriella declared kindly."Since Marrybell became Empress of Britannia, I've learned now that Charles' ideology was utterly wrong and have seen that he never actually cared about any of us. Not to mention, he was more of a madman that was too much wrapped in his own desires than running an empire."

Lila hugged Gabriella, feeling happy that her mother supported her as an official member of the UFN.

Odysseus was now the Prime Minister of Britannia and have shown to be a good man and caring older brother that preferred their homeland to be far more better and peaceful than it ever was under Charles, Schneizel and their other predecessors' rule.

Guinevere was learning not to look at Non-Britannians with disdain and was spending her wealth on extravagant monuments and buildings. She was after all Britannia's Marie Antoinette.

Cornelia was the Commander of Black Knights' 11th Army Brigade. A lieutenant general. The poor treatment she receives despite her career and rank as lieutenant general was largely due to her being a member of Holy Britannian Empire royal family. But she prefers being a teacher that taught younger students in the Imperial Academy how to pilot a Knightmare than causing prejudice and discrimination like she did in the past.

As for Carine, Pollux, Castor and the rest of her half-siblings?

Still needed more time to understand the error of their ways.


Back in Zilkhstan…

Sabrina was the first to wake up before anyone by the time the sun rose up for the new day.

Now the red haired girl was inside her Knightmare, the Cleopatra.

Today was the day they battled the army of Queen Shamna and King Shalio. But also rescue Aunt Marrybell from their clutches.

Then Rakshata appeared inside the screen of the Cleopatra.

"Hello there, the unexpected saviour."Rakshata greeted."I take it that you like the new improvements of your Knightmare?"

"I sure do, Aunt Rakshata."Sabrina said kindly."Thank you for taking care of it."

"A little fact about the speed mode of the Cleopatra."Rakshata commented."It is capable of extreme acceleration, and even has the ability to perform 'dimensional jumps'. This mode can be remotely controlled as means to be summoned by it's pilot which means yourself."

Sabrina became dumbstruck at Rakshata's respond.

"Dimensional jumps?!"Sabrina said in awe."T-That's insane!"

"It's not insane. Call it a fictional technique that had just turned non-fictional and besides, time travelling is not something impossible anymore."Rakshata declared with a smirk."That is all I can say for now. See you later."

Rakshata then disappeared from the screen.

Then there was a knocking sound heard from inside the Cleopatra causing Sabrina to open the cockpit, only to find Bertie.

"Hey, Bertie."Sabrina responded."It's almost time for the mission."

"I know."Bertie replied and looked down."It's just I…I wanted wish you good luck and…"

"And what?"Sabrina questioned smugly."Did you wanted a kiss?"

Bertie's face turned bright red and immediately shook his head.

"Bleh!"Bertie scowled."No mushy stuff!"

"I'm joking."Sabrina remarked, finding Bertie's reaction cute and became serious."If it is something important just tell me."

"Okay. Queen Shamna has a Geass."Bertie admitted."She has the power to make her consciousness go six hours back in time whenever she dies. This allows her past self to have "visions" of future events, allowing her to plan around them."

A stunned look appeared on Sabrina's face.

"Six hours back in time?"Sabrina said in disbelief."So that means she likely had planned out everything for our upcoming battle. I'll tell Lelouch and the others about it. But what about King Shalio?"

"King Shalio doesn't have a Geass. He has extremely poor health with a heavily scarred body, and is permanently wheelchair-bound because of his atrophied legs."Bertie explained."He maybe disabled, but his very skilled when piloting his Knightmare Frame, the Nagid Shu Mane."

Sabrina silently took in the information that Bertie gave him.

"I understand. Thank you, Bertie."Sabrina thanked and smiled confidently."It seems you've just given the key to end the corruption of Zilkhstan."

Bertie then jumped off the Cleopatra and moved out of the way as the Knightmare Frame took off to the position it was instructed to go with the Guren S.E.I.T.E.N.

"Good luck, yia!"Bertie called out happily."Go bring Marrybell the Great back!"


The Next Morning…

A Zilkhstan sergeant and soldier stood near a cargo train that arrived to the station as a delivery guy on the train walked forward holding a folder.

"Let me see your permit."A Zilkhstan security guard requested."After that, I need to check your cargo."

"The cargo belongs to the Black Knights."the delivery guy declared and activated his Geass."For the duration of this operation, you're going to be my men."

"Huh?"the Zilkhstan security guard said in confusion.

The delivery guy lifted his head up, revealing himself to be Lelouch.

"We're going to use it to blockade the capital."Lelouch informed.

Lelouch activated his Geass and the two men fell under its influence.

"Namjala latak."the two men answered in unison.

Soon, the cargo train of the Black Knights took off in the railway of the Zilkhstan desert.

Inside the cargo train, Lelouch was dressed as Zero while he spoke to Cornelia, Guilford, Akito, Leila, Sayoko, Lloyd, Bertie, Cécile, Nina, Jeremiah, Anya and the rest of his allies of his plan.

"Alright, I shall now explain to you your roles during the Marrybell rescue mission."Lelouch declared as he placed on his Zero mask."You'll go into action at 00:00 hours. Uprisings will break out at four bases near the capital. There will also be a radar jamming the place. The squad centred around Cornelia will use Knightmares and the likely to keep the enemy off-balance. Sayoko's team will find the location where Marrybell is being held based on the enemy's movements."

"Understood."Sayoko said with a nod.

"What of Kallen, Sabrina and Oldrin?"Zero asked.

"They're already in position."Akito responded.


Kallen, Sabrina and Oldrin were inside their Knightmares, waiting for the mission to begin.

Sabrina looked through the photos of her, Rory, Peter, Haruto and Vivian on her iPhone as she spoke to Kallen.

"Sabrina, are you in the mood to pilot the Cleopatra?"Kallen asked.

"It's been a while since I used the Cleopatra."Sabrina complemented."But it's no stranger to me. I can still handle it. Even if it has a new upgrade."

"As it expected of you, Sabrina."Kallen said proudly."You haven't changed."

"How is Grandfather Jordan and Grandmother Mei?"Sabrina questioned.

"They're fine. My father and mother can't wait to see you."Kallen declared."They've missed you as much as we did."

Sabrina smiled at her mother's words.

"About the reunion with them. Will it include oranges from Gottwald Plantation Orange Village?"Sabrina asked."You know from Uncle Jerry's farm?"

Kallen chuckled at her future daughter's respond.

"Most likely yes."Kallen replied.

Oldrin narrowed her eyes as she heard a beeping warning from the screen inside the Amanecer.

"Now it's time."Oldrin declared with a firm tone.


Soon, the forces of the Black Knights were successfully infiltrating Zilkhistan, defeating their forces.


Inside the Royal Temple of Zilkhistan…

The operators in Zilkhstan's military command center were constantly getting reports of the Black Knights' attack.

"Communications with Ajbeq Base have been cut off!"

"No response from the Ginujaya 113th Knightmare Squad!"

King Shalio stood between Bolvona and S.S as they heard the reports of the attacks.

King Shalio wore a near-skintight jumpsuit that covered his entire body save for his head, with red lines on the torso, upper arms and thighs. He also had a combat visor similar to the other Zilkhstani Knightmare pilots.

"An uprising?"Bolvona questioned."Is it the Black Knights?"

King Shalio looked at Queen Shamna, who was the screen in front of him and his companions.

"Big sister, I'll take care of defending the temple."King Shalio assured.

"Be careful until we know who the enemy is."Queen Shamna instructed.

"It's alright."King Shalio assured."Once I'm inside my Knightmare, I can move about freely."

Queen Shamna didn't respond to her younger brother and just looked at him in worry as he brought his attention on Bolvona.

"Forgnar, you have defence on the Seward Side.

"Yes, Your Majesty."Bolvona said with a nod.

King Shalio was still in his mobile wheelchair as he was then placed inside the Nagid Shu Mane.

S.S walked up to the Morgana as the Zilkhstan mechanics put the last pieces on her Knightmare.

Once inside the Morgana, Thanatos contacted S.S and appeared on her screen.

"Sin, I assume Lelouch and his lackies have made their move?"Thanatos questioned.

"Yes, Master Thanatos."S.S answered with a nod."Queen Shamna's Geass have predicted the plan of Marianne's son. Soon, he and the rest of the pathetic food will be worm food."

"Don't get overconfident, my dear."Thanatos warned sternly."We're just pretending to help Queen Shamna and her silly little brother. We don't care if they win or lose this battle."

"I know, Master."S.S sneered."What matters most is achieving your goal."


In the Desert…

"Eat this, you corrupted filth!"Sabrina snarled.

As fast as the speed of light, the Cleopatra activated its sword and gun to tearing through the enemy drones as if they were mosquitoes.

Kallen made the Guren unleash its slash harkens to destroy a couple of Bitool's subordinates.


Inside the Gekkoei…

Lelouch removed his mask as he spoke to Lloyd, Cécile, Bertie and Nina.

"The power of Geass is incredible!"Lloyd remarked."We got to the ministry so easily!"

"We need your report first."Lelouch reminded.

"Right."Lloyd answered and looked at Nina, who was typing in the controls."Nina."

"Just a moment, please."Nina instructed.

"Nothing especially stands out from either ground or air routes."Cécile complemented."Anya is covering the sea routes."

"The temple!"Nina spoke up."Such power is prioritised to the temple!"

"That must be where Empress Marrybell is too."Bertie assumed.

"Alright, we capture the King's sister, Shamna, in the temple and take her hostage."Lelouch insisted.

Suddenly, Sabrina contacted Lelouch via voice communication.

"Dad! Don't!"Sabrina protested."That is what Queen Shamna wants you to do! Don't fall for her trap!"

Lelouch then got the information file about Queen Shamna and King Shalio from Sabrina.

"Geass that takes her 6 hours back if she dies which allows her to see through future events and plan around them."Lelouch read in awe."So she is able to read our every movements."

The former prince then read something which made him smirk a bit.

"In that case-"Lelouch started.


At the Desert…

The Amanecer and and the Nagid Shu Mane zoomed across the battlefield at incredible speeds, almost making their forms incomprehensible to those watching, leaving a trail of light behind them as they fought.

The swords of the two machines clashed, leaving multiple sparks as they flew and clashed blades.

"What's wrong, royal brat?"Oldrin taunted bitterly."You said you wanted to be the ultimate warrior, so why don't you show me what you're really made of?"

"You are interfering with our prophecies of a utopia within our nation."King Shalio snarled."And for that, you must be purged in the name of all that is holy in this world."

"Holy?"Oldrin scoffed."You see the destruction of innocent lives will lead to the prosperity of your nation. That sounds similar to the beliefs of Charles zi Britannia."

"How dare you compare me to that man!"King Shalio growled in anger."You don't understand how my kingdom suffered because the peace that those of the vi Britannia bloodline brought! As the King of this nation, I must do whatever I must for my people to survive!"

Oldrin narrowed her eyes at King Shalio's words.

"Then you have sealed your fate."Oldrin announced in a grim tone.

The Cleopatra quickly destroyed few more enemy tanks and moved out of the way as the Morgana took outs its beam rifle and fired at it.

"Hey, mindless puppet!"Sabrina taunted."How about a sky fight?"

"With pleasure."S.S snarled."I'll enjoy tearing you from limp to limp."

The Cleopatra took to the sky with the Morgana following suite, leaving their downward spiral at the battlefield behind.

Sabrina made her Knightmare take out its sword, only for a gold energy shield activated in front of the Morgana.

A dark sword surrounded by misty purple aura appeared in the Morgana's left hand causing the Cleopatra to disappear from being hurt.

"Your Geass is nothing compared to the Geass powers that Master Thanatos, royal outcast!"S.S commented.

"Well, unlike you and the rest of those clowns that cause havoc, I use the Power of the Kings for good!"Sabrina informed sternly.


In spite of the numerous setbacks, Cornelia's team managed to make it into the city.

But as the Goddess of Victory and the Britannian Knightmares made their way along an undamaged highway, connected by thin cables that kept them in a straight line.

For just a few moments later, Guilford spotted something ahead.

"Princess!"Guilford called out.

Cornelia looked ahead as well and saw several Gheddo Vakkas blocking the tunnel to the palace proper, their red eyes turning on in a decidedly intimidating manner.

A custom Gheddo Vakka of a lighter colour stood at the rear of this group with Bolvona himself standing in it.

"What?!"Cornelia snarled."They knew about this operation too?!"

"Ho, is that unit the 'Witch of Britannia'?"General Bolvona assumed.

"Bolvona Forgnar, the Brown Bulwark himself."Cornelia muttered.

The Britannian Knightmares started to leap away, realizing they were sorely outmatched.

"Too slow."General Bolvona retorted.

As if that were a command, the Gheddo Vakkas opened fire at Cornelia's Gloucester and her team.


Akito and his team was in another area of the desert and were fighting against the Gun-Rus and Panzer Hummels that attempted to ambush them.

The Gawain fired at the enemy units with its power red beams, wiping them out in the blink of an eye.

Yukiya's Alexander used its rifles to shoot down a brown Sutherland before the one behind him was wiped out by Ryo's Alexander.

"Hey, guys!"Ayano called out as she used her sword to cut off the head of an enemy Knightmare."Don't you think this is a little easy?"

"You're not the only one who thinks that, Ayano."Leila replied.

"Then it as we thought."Akito informed."Queen Shamna has Geass that lets her go back six hours back, so she must have predicted all the things we would end up doing."

"Then we'll play along and give the element of surprise as Lelouch said."Yukiya insisted.

"I like this plan already."Ryo sneered.

Tohdoh's Zangetsu destroyed three Sutherlands as Chiba's Gekka and Asahina's Gekka took out the enemy units while accompanying him.


At Waikiki…

Odysseus arrived at the UFN Headquarters followed by Nonette, Guinevere and Carine.

"So it was the Kingdom of Zilkhistan who kidnapped Marrybell?"Guinevere questioned.

"According from Lloyd and Agent Shinozaki, yes."Nonette responded.

"I wish they've sent me instead of the Earl of Pudding."Rakshata insisted."I know that Area."

A scoff escaped from Carine's mouth as she sat on the sofa.

"Well, it serves Marrybell right from trying to make peace with a kingdom that won't hesitate to stab us on the backs."Carine retorted.

Odysseus frowned at Carine's respond.

"Carine, I would advise you to not speak so rude about Marrybell."Odysseus retorted and looked at Rakshata."Anyway Professor Rakshata, I want you by my side as my technical advisor."

"Still, I don't get it."Rakshata complemented."Why would a country so small would turn the world against them?"

Guinevere turned attention away from the view outside which showed the lovely beach scene of Waikiki.

"It's possible that Zero and the Black Knights are dealing with lunatics evolved with Geass."Guinevere assumed.

"Geass?"Carine scoffed as she slurped on her peach fizzy drink."I thought Zero wiped out the Geass Order."

"He did, Princess Carine."Rakshata replied as she held her pipe."But I was told from a reliable source that these Geass users helping the Kingdom of Zilkhstan are dangerous time travels that actually attend to wipe out the entire Britannian Imperial Family."

Odysseus sighed at Rakshata's declaration.

"It's sadly true, but our family had never been the most reliable people for others to look up to."Odysseus clarified."I'm still disgusted to know that Schneizel didn't care at all if we all died when he proclaimed himself Emperor of our homeland."

Shanti then walked forward holding Baby Sabrina in her arms.

"Hello there, Shanti."Odysseus replied as he stood up from his desk."I've trust my niece have been behaving with her parents away?"

"She's good in every way, Prime Minister Odysseus."Shanti explained."And hardly cries at all, as if she already knows that she is a princess."

Odysseus picked up Baby Sabrina and placed her in his arms.

The one year old girl whimpered for a bit before she relaxed in her uncle's arms.

"Who knows, Professor Chawla?"Odysseus said with a smile."Perhaps one day, this little girl will preside over empires."

Guinevere walked forward to look at Baby Sabrina.

She was one of the people having to have attended her niece's baptism and slowly became fond of her.

"She's a lovely child."Guinevere complemented."Let's hope she ends up marrying a worthy bachelor of noble blood."

"With her parents' good looks, Rina would probably would win many hearts."Nonette chuckled.

Carine simply huffed at the good attention her niece was getting.

"Of all the girls that Lelouch could've thrown himself on, it had to be Baron Stadtfeld's half-breed whelp."Carine grumbled.

Baby Sabrina simply gurgled at her spoiled aunt's respond.


At Zilkhstan…

The battle of Zero and the Black Knights against Queen Shamna's forces was getting intense with every minute passed. In addition to the Holy Priestess of Zilkhstan having used her Geass to predict her opponents' movements, it seemed the Knights of Justice were going to lose the battle.

But thanks to Bertie and Sabrina's advice, Lelouch used his tactical prowess to deduce the mechanics of Shamna's Geass.

Above the desert sky, S.S's Morgana extended the blade on its arm and charged forward to meet Sabrina's Cleopatra challenge, the two Knightmares exchanging fire as they danced around each other, occasionally dashing in to grapple blade to blade.


Inside the Gekkoei…

Lelouch smiled proudly at his daughter skilfully fight off S.S.

"Sabrina is such a skilled pilot."Lelouch thought fondly."Kallen must've trained her well."

"Lelouch, it's time."C.C declared."Shall we head to the next phase?"

"Very well."Lelouch said with a nod."Let's do it."


Putting some distance between them, S.S pulled her Morgana's rifle and fired, but the Cleopatra was too fast for her Knightmare to establish a positive lock.

She didn't understand.

Was Sabrina vi Britannia that much of a good pilot?

Her enemy closed the distance and S.S extended the Morgana's second blade to stab and slash at her opponent.

However, the Cleopatra parried each strike before thrusting out its leg to kick the Morgana away.

The Cleopatra fired its rifle gun, only for S.S to use the Morgana's rifle gun to fire back and create an explosion between them.

Returning her rifle to its mount on the Morgana's back, S.S fell back until she was certain she was a safe distance away.

Inside the Morgana, Thanatos contacted S.S and appeared on the screen.

"S.S, I would advise you to leave now."Thanatos ordered.

S.S was outraged by Thanatos.

"Master Thanatos, with all due respect, let me kill Sabrina vi Britannia!"S.S insisted."I can beat her! I'm stronger than she is!"

"That will be for another day. But now do as I say."Thanatos instructed sternly."We are done here."

S.S's face darkened for a moment, but obeyed her master's wishes.

"Yes, Master Thanatos."S.S answered.

The Morgana changed from its periwinkle colour to a glowing violet purple before disappearing from sight.

A shocked look appeared on Sabrina's face at seeing the Morgana disappear from view.

"She's gone?"Sabrina said in surprise.


Bertie activated his Geass to bring forth the bright green shield that he used to protect himself, Lloyd, Cécile and Nina from getting shot by Swail and his team of assassins.

"My, my, a little boy with the Power of Geass?"Swail taunted."You do realise this is no playground, kid?"

"I'm fully aware of that, creep."Bertie snarled."But I don't use the Power of the King to harm others."


Kallen's Guren Special fought against Bitool's Batalalan Du.

However, due to having Kallen's movement restricted by the Guren's new Frame Coat, the Batalalan Du overwhelmed her, even capturing her using its EM field.

"I won't be defeated!"Kallen scowled bitterly."Not by the likes you!"

Oldrin growled in anger as the Amanecer battled King Shalio's Nagid Shu Mane.

"Why can't you just give up, Lady Oldrin?"King Shalio scoffed."You are no match."

From inside the Amanecer, Oldrin glared at the King of Zilkhistan.

"I won't give up because that means I am bowing down to a tyrant that is similar to the madman that me and many Britannians followed blindly in another time."Oldrin explained in a cold tone."I don't attend to let that happen."

King Shalio let out a psychotic laugh at Oldrin's face.

"You have eyes! But you are so blind!"King Shalio cackled evilly."With my sister's prophesies, you've already destined to die!"

Out of anger, Oldrin made the Amanecer launched forward and unleash its Slash Harkens, only for the Nagid Shu Mane to easily smack them away.


Kitsune arrived inside the main hangar of the temple while inside the Cleopatra.

As soon as the Cleopatra landed, the masked red haired girl used her Geass to move out of her Knightmare and use her scimitar swords to kill the soldiers that attempted to shoot her down.

Kitsune kicked a soldier on the face before slashing his neck and ending his life.

With the remaining soldiers dead, she seemed now free from having to defend herself.

"I really hate doing this."Kitsune scowled as she placed away her scimitar swords."But it can't be helped. To survive this world, you're going to have to survive even if you have to kill people."

Kitsune then contacted Jeremiah.

"Uncle Jerry, I have arrived inside the temple."Kitsune informed."I'm on my way to save Marrybell."

"Lady Sabrina! Don't you dare try!"Jeremiah warned."Queen Shamna is inside! It's dangerous!"

"I'm aware of that."Kitsune informed firmly."But Marrybell is my aunt. I don't want to the mel Britannia line to not exist anymore because I left you all in the mission. Saving someone's life matters more than mine."

Before Jeremiah could respond, the red haired girl ended her contact with him.

Kitsune then made her way to a block of stairs, only to come across a bunch of Zilkhistan soldiers there laying dead on the floor.

"These soldiers are dead."Kitsune murmured."Did Aunt Candida do this?"

"No, Sabrina vi Britannia."A male voice responded."This was my doing."

Kitsune became alarmed and saw a man standing on the block of stairs not far from where she stood.

Something about this person set off Sabrina's alarms.

Maybe because it was the way he seemed overly dressed for a military invasion.

Maybe it was the way he spoke in such a detached manner.

Or maybe it was just the condescending smirk on his face.

Either way, she didn't trust him.

"Who are you?"Kitsune demanded."How do you know my name?"

Kitsune took a battle stance as she took out her scimitar swords.

But despite her threat the man didn't seem worried.

"Don't worry. I have no intention of fighting you."Thanatos complemented."As a matter of fact, I'm more interested in talking you for the time being. How about removing the mask?"

"I have no desire to speak to you or show my face to you."Kitsune informed."You likely want to see my face because you want to use your Geass to make me your mindless puppet. You can forget it."

The amused smirk on Thanatos' face grew.

"You have your father's defiance and Baron Jordan's nobility."Thanatos sneered."It's difficult to believe you are the granddaughter of Charles and Marianne."

From behind her mask, Sabrina's glared hardened as she looked at Thanatos.

"Go ahead and compare me to the Philanderer of an Emperor and his favourite wretch of a consort all you want."Sabrina informed cruelly."I honesty don't care about them."

"As expected, you're a truthful and clear human being. You tell the truth even if it hurts."Thanatos declared."Moreover, you're born in a corrupted world and had to suffer deeply because of your father and his family's countless mistakes. But you don't have to worry about that anymore since New Pendragon is no more."

A look of rage appeared on Sabrina's face upon realising the being before was the one caused the demise of New Pendragon in her timeline.

"It was you! You did that!"Kitsune growled in anger."Y-You were the one who killed Aunt Nunnally and my mother using the wretched F.L.E.I.J.A!"

"But I also killed the fake Zero and Schneizel el Britannia. Your most hated enemies."Thanatos clarified."Consider calling that poetic justice."

"Poetic justice?"Kitsune snarled."You also killed good people!"

"True. But us, the Keepers of the Order, beside being called heartless murders have been at war against human corruption since Sir Ricardo von Britannia and his lover, Queen Elizabeth III formed the Holy Britannian Empire."Thanatos explained, glancing at the dead soldiers he killed."Every time a civilisation in a timeline reaches the pinnacle of its decadence, we return to restore the balance. For example, your father's Zero Requiem was such a pointless and worthless plan that it only caused pain to the people he cared about and only brought peace to the very people, who didn't really deserve a happy ending. So in return, I practically saved you from ending up wasting your entire life living a life you didn't even want to live."

Kitsune became utterly stunned at Thanatos' declaration.

"I have no intention of helping Queen Shamna and King Shalio achieve their goals."Thanatos clarified with a frown."They're doomed to die with or without my help. At the end, it is Zero and the Black Knights that win this battle."

Suddenly, a bombing sound was heard outside which caused Kitsune to look behind her.

But when she glanced back at Thanatos, he was gone.

"Who the heck was that guy?"Kitsune muttered in suspicion.


Queen Shamna awoke in the temple as she sat on her throne.

It then opened up, allowing the Queen of the Zilkhistan Kingdom to get to her feet.

She didn't immediately notice that her guards were all on the ground.

"You rejected me yet again, didn't you?"Queen Shamna retorted as she looked up at the vat containing Marrybell."But I'm sure if we connect one more time..."

"I won't allow that."

A voice came from nearby.

Queen Shamna looked straight ahead and saw Zero standing there, the Gekkoei on one knee.

"Are you trying to gain access to C's world?"Zero questioned.

Lelouch then removed his mask, revealing his face to the Queen of the Zilkhistan Kingdom.

Queen Shamna became amused at seeing Lelouch reveal his face.

"I see. So that is what's going on. Fate is certainly amusing. That I would come face to face with one of the two people, who forced me to lay out this plan."Queen Shamna sneered as her serene expression turned to one of almost twisted cruelty for a moment."Is it true that the Black Knights will be landing in four hours as Thanatos predicted?"

Lelouch was silent at the name of a person he didn't know.

But he immediately figured out that she was talking about the Leader of the Keepers of the Order.

"Yes."Lelouch replied simply."Shamna, would you like to know why Sabrina travelled to my timeline?"

"Who cares?"Queen Shamna scoffed.

Queen Shamna kept her cool as she pulled out a pistol from behind her and pointed it at the prince.

"I'm sure you must know"Lelouch suggested, starting to make his move."Because you have the same Geass as me."

Queen Shamna gasped in surprise when she heard this, inadvertently revealing that she had taken Lelouch's bait.

"I was quite surprised."Lelouch remarked, seeing through Shamna's poor attempt to conceal her surprise."Imagine finding someone who has the exact same Geass as I do. This is going to take a while. How about you serve us some mint tea?"

Queen Shamna looked down at the pool of water.

"Oh, wait."Lelouch replied derisively."You don't like mint tea, do you?"

For some reason, this made Shamna feel even more uneasy.

"You have the same power as me?"Queen Shamna mumbled."But that means..."

But the Holy Priestess of the Zilkhistan Kingdom stopped herself, realising that she had fallen into the former prince's trap.

"No. He could have learned that in any number of ways."Queen Shamna thought with a frown."Thanatos told me that Lelouch vi Britannia has the Geass Power of Absolute Obedience. Did he lie about that? But the fact remains that Lelouch pushed me this far up against the wall. Is this the first time he and I have spoken or-"

However, she was looking for the wrong trap.

"Go ahead. Feel free to use your Geass."Lelouch encouraged, waiting for the priestess' response and then thought."Well, what's it going to be, Shamna?"

However, Queen Shamna smirked and finally responded to the former prince.

"Insolent fool."Queen Shamna snarled."Why not show me your power first?"

Queen Shamna struck her staff against the floor and the downed guards suddenly sprang back to their feet.

One of the guards wrapped the former prince in a headlock and the other held her glaive against Lelouch's belly.

The four other guards surrounded Shamna.

"Do not kill this man!"Queen Shamna ordered."You must not kill him!"

But to Queen Shamna's dismay, Lelouch suddenly looked straight at her with a look of victory.

"That's it!"Lelouch sneered in relief."The final hurdle has been cleared!"

Lelouch snapped his fingers causing the two guards holding him to let go while the four guards protecting Queen Shamna suddenly pointed their weapons at her with one of them knocking the gun out of her hand in raising her weapon.

The Holy Priestess of the Zilkhistan Kingdom looked around and saw the red sigils around her guards' irises.

Lelouch had Geassed them in advance of their queen ever waking up.

"You tricked me, you coward!"Queen Shamna growled indignantly."You don't have the same Geass power as I do!"

"All I wanted to know was how you activated your power."Lelouch sneered as he adjusted his collar."Astonishing. You have the power to swap minds with yourself from other timelines through your death. What a shame that so many other versions of you perished for nothing."

This revelation stunned Queen Shamna.

"That's not how Thanatos explained it."Queen Shamna thought angrily."He deceive me?!"

"Are you trying to use Marrybell to try and freely use your ability to move up and down the stream of time?"Lelouch taunted."Do you believe that you can make your kingdom into something more grand than living in an era of peace."

Queen Shamna frowned at Lelouch's reply.

"Tell me, Lelouch."Queen Shamna insisted."Isn't there anything in your past that you'd like to do over, even it's in another world? With the help of my Geass, you could change history. You could prevent all of the tragedy that befell this world if you joined forces with me. The Battle of Narita? The Black Rebellion? You could even..."

"Don't think you can deny me."Lelouch interrupted coldly."Pain, sorrow, regret and redemption. These have shaped me into the person I am today. I will not allow you to take my scars away!"

"Don't you desire a better future?"Queen Shamna questioned.

"The future is the sum of the people who shape it."Lelouch answered as the priestess met his gaze."There will be mistakes and failures to be sure. The same is true of this land."

Lelouch activated his Geass power to strike at Queen Shamna and red sigils appeared around her pupils.

"No, I am..."Queen Shamna started and felt her head throb."Right..."

"No, you are quite mistaken, Shamna."Lelouch answered, sensing that his opponent was struggling to resist."That is not the path of one who governs should follow."

"Then what will you do?"Queen Shamna demanded."Will you kill me, Queen Shamna?"

"No."Lelouch answered and waved his hand."I think you should sleep...forevermore!"

"Sleep?"Queen Shamna gasped in shock.

As the command took hold of her, Queen Shamna's mind drifted into slumber.

The Geassed guards caught her as she fell, then gently lowered their sleeping sovereign to the floor.

After opening the hatch of the Gekkoei, C.C climbed down to go up to Lelouch.

"Is it okay if we leave her like this?"C.C questioned.

"As we determined, she can only move to an earlier point in a similar, parallel time stream, and only up to nine hours."Lelouch answered."To be safe, this place will be bombed ten hours from now. If she does go back in time through her Geass, she will be asleep and unable to do anything. She will die over and over with no escape."

Then Kitsune appeared between Lelouch and C.C before removing her mask.

"Is it done, dad?"Sabrina asked."Is Queen Shamna-"

"She's asleep."Lelouch answered."But she won't live to see another day."


At Ashford Academy…

Euphemia gasped brightly as she saw the message she received from Bertie.

"They did it!"Euphemia remarked happily."They really did it!"


At the Desert…

King Shalio scowled as he struggled communicating with his older sister.

"What's going on?!"King Shalio exclaimed as he stopped his attack and changed his communicator to a different channel."Why can't I contact my big sister?! Where are her prophecies?!"

Suddenly, King Shalio's monitor started showing that other communications were being cut off and then all of those channels displayed the symbol of the Black Knights.

"Attention, all soldiers of the Black Knights! This is Zero!"Zero called out."Empress Marrybell has been recovered and is unharmed! The primary mission is a success!"

"What?!"King Shalio exclaimed when he heard this."That's a lie!"

"All units that wish to do so, retreat!"Zero ordered."I repeat, the primary mission is a success!"

A look of relief appeared on Oldrin's face.

"So, Marrybell's safe."Oldrin thought with joy."And the forces belonging to the Keepers of the Order have disappeared. So that means…"

Oldrin looked up at the Nagid Shu Mane and leered at it.

"But I can't let this kid just walk away."Oldrin thought coldly."He has to answer for what he's done! And it's not going to be done with this Frame Coat holding me down!"

With that, Oldrin pressed a button on her console as Nagid Shu Mane turned back toward her.

The bulky armor burst off, creating a massive cloud of dust.

After a few moments, the cloud dispersed, revealing the Amanecer's new form.

It was had a bulkier left shoulder which was coloured reddish pink like its pilot's cloak and it had a somewhat different ornamentation on its chest.

"This thing has an anti-Knightmare mode that it was hiding?"King Shalio muttered.

"I can do this!"Oldrin vowed bravely.

The Knight of Empress Marrybell made the Amanecer drop down as if about to deployed its energy wings.

But instead, she launched himself at King Shalio once more.

Unburdened by the Frame Coat's bulk, the successor to the Amanecer was now more than a match for even the Nagid Shu Mane.

Its twin maser vibration swords sliced through the air and clashed with King Shalio's own weapons.

They soon took to the air, blue and red streaks blazing across the sky in a deadly yet beautiful dance.

"Big sis!"King Shalio cried in desperation into his communicator."Tell me your prophecy! How do I beat Empress Marrybell's Knight?!"

There was still no response coming for King Shalio.

Queen Shamna was indeed defeated.

Just as Zero had said.

However, the young king would not be defeated himself.

As Oldrin pulled out one of the Amanecer's new yet improved rifles and fired, King Shalio dodged and pressed some buttons on his controls, causing a cocktail of powerful drugs to flow into his body.

"Even without a prophecy."King Shalio grunted as blood streamed from his eyes like tears."For my big sister...for my people...I will fight!"

King Shalio then charged back at Oldrin, streaking forward and dodging the energy blasts.

"Nagid Shu Mane once more!"King Shalio grunted as he rushed at the Amanecer."Can you hold out, body of mine?"

With that, the lethal dance began again, but now with a glimmer of dawn peaking from behind the eastern hills.

However, Oldrin was more eager than defeating the mad king for hurting her friends and kidnapping her best friend.

"You will pay for the crime of kidnapping Marrybell."Oldrin announced grimly."And disrupting nearly two years of world peace!"

The blades of the Amanecer and the Nagid Shu Mane clashed repeatedly in a rapid-fire dance almost impossible for the human eye to follow.

"A crime?!"King Shalio yelled out."You call it a crime?! Zilkhstan can't do anything but fight!"

But as the young king took another swipe at the Amanecer, he swung a bit too wide, giving Oldrin an opening for a killing blow.

"VICTORY IS MINE!"King Shalio roared out.

The King of Zilkhstan screamed as he took advantage of the opening left by Oldrin.

But then, several fireballs passed by him, while one of them blasted off one of Nagid Shu Mane's legs and causing it to whiff the attack.

The attack came from Sokkia's Sheffield Eye.

"You've got your chance now, Oldrin!"Sokkia called out."Do it!"

A smirk formed on Oldrin's face.

"Don't worry."Oldrin said smugly."I'm not holding back."

The Amanecer flew up and then activated its wings followed by its blade before launching down and hitting the Nagid Shu Mane directly.

A shocked look appeared on King Shalio's face as he started to cry causing blood to come out of his eyes.

"Forgive me, big sister."King Shalio begged in sorrow."I've failed."

Then the Nagid Shu Mane exploded and King Shalio was no more.


Bertie sat in the soldier of Asahina's Gekka as Cécile was given medical attention due to being shot during their escape from Zilkhstan's captail.

Swail and his group of assassins were no more due to being electrocuted after the young boy and his team gushed them with water.

They returned to the village, but the people were still gone due to being evacuated to somewhere else in the Kingdom of Warriors.

Then Asahina came out from the bar and glanced at Bertie.

"Hey, kid."Asahina said, earning Bertie's attention."Might as well get inside. Even a soldier needs to relax after a battle."

"But shouldn't we wait until Yia and the others come back?"Bertie suggested.

Asahina simply shrugged in respond.

"Well, it's your decision."Asahina chuckled.


"All personnel, apprehend all terrorists in your sectors."General Bolvona spoke up."Dead or alive does not matter! We shall still prevail!"

Just then, two Knightmares rushed into the pack of Gheddo Vakkas that had accompanied the Zilkhstan General's Gun Du Goon.

It was Cornelia's Gloucester Final Type and Guilford's custom Gloucester.

"Witch of Britannia."General Bolvona muttered as he watched the three Knightmares on his radar."I will surround and crush you."

With that, Cornelia then made her Gloucester leap high into the air, clearing all of the remaining Gheddo Vakkas in a single bound, heading straight for General Bolvona's Gun Du Goon.

"She broke through?!"General Bolvona exclaimed in shock.

The the sky began to glow from the slowly rising sun.

"Forgnar!"General Bolvona called out."Show me what you're made of!"

General Bolvona's Gun Du Goon fired at Cornelia's Gloucester.

However, Cornelia's Gloucester covered its shoulder with its white cape causing the Zilkhstan General's bullets to bounce off.

General Bolvona then threw some sort of disk at it, but Cornelia kicked it aside and tried to stab the general's Knightmare with her lance.

But he was able to avoid the attack and started firing more.

As the two machines danced and wove around each other, Gloucester Final Type's lance deployed a Blaze Luminous to serve as a shield.

Finally, Cornelia's lance struck the gap between General Bolvona's cockpit and right shoulder.

General Bolvona desperately tried to fire off another salvo of bullets, but the warrior princess prevented that by stabbing his right arm, blowing it off in the process.

"It's over, Forgnar!"Cornelia snapped."If you value your life, surrender peacefully!"

But to Cornelia's dismay, she heard the General issue another order to his men.

"Attention, all forces!"General Bolvona ordered."Blast the Witch of Britannia, and me with her if you must!"

General Bolvona quickly tried to establish contact with his two sovereigns in order to tell them of his imminent sacrifice.

But neither of them answered.

What was more, none of the general's men were firing.

This had given Guilford enough time to put himself between his charge and the Zilkhstani soldiers, prepared to sacrifice his life to protect Cornelia as he had vowed so long ago.

"What's going on?"General Bolvona exclaimed."Why can't I get in touch with King Shalio or Queen Shamna?!"

Cornelia notice the Zilkhstani soldiers were refusing to follow Bolvona's command as a realisation occurred to her.

"Men, what are you waiting for?!"General Bolvona demanded."I ordered you to shoot her! It doesn't matter if I'm hit as well! Why are you not shooting?!"

"Enough, Forgnar."Cornelia demanded."Just stop."

General Bolvona gritted his teeth, as he wondered why Cornelia wasn't finishing him off since his obstinate men weren't even obeying him.

"I've just received word that Queen Shamna and King Shalio are no more."Cornelia stated grimly."Your soldiers know that you. Bolvona Forgnar is Zilkhstan's last bulwark."

General Bolvona glared at Cornelia's declaration.

But it was true.

Queen Shamna and King Shalio were no more.

"Thus ends the prophecy."General Bolvona murmured in defeat.


At the Desert…

"MY MONEY!"Bitool yelled out in anger.

Kallen smirked in triumph as Bitool's Batalalan Du exploded in front of her.

The red haired woman notice the Guren Special was pretty damaged.

Especially, the parts where Shanti added the improvements of her Knightmare.

"Sorry, Shanti."Kallen apologised with a sheepish smile and notice the sun rising up in the horizon."And just in time to have breakfast."


Afterwards…

Zero and the Black Knights returned to the village they were before to celebrate their victory of defeating Queen Shamna and King Shalio's forces.

Sabrina, on the other hand, was right next to Marrybell, who was resting on a bed.

"Aunt Marrybell."Sabrina begged worriedly."Aunt Marrybell, please wake up."

Marrybell groaned a bit as she began to stir as she turned to her side and Sabrina held her hand with hers hoping to comfort her.

Then, Marrybell's hand squeezed Sabrina's and her eyes slowly opened.

"Aunt Marrybell, you're finally awake."Sabrina remarked happily.

"Sabrina."Marrybell murmured in surrise as she sat up from the bed she lay."You came back."

"H-Hold on a minute. Maybe you should lie back down."Sabrina insisted in fear."You might need more rest."

The 100th Empress of Britannia simply smiled at her niece and held her hands..

"It's okay, Sabrina."Marrybell reassured."I'm fine now."

"You mean that the pain is gone?"Sabrina asked."Really?"

Marrybell answered with a nod.

"Really?"Sabrina questioned worriedly."Are you sure?"

Marrybell nodded again with a smile.

Sabrina's eyes were then filled with tears as she buried her face in Marrybell's lap in a hug.

"I'm so glad!"Sabrina cried in tears of joy."I was so worried about you!"

Marrybell simply smiled and gently stroked Sabrina's head.

She really loved her niece and grateful that she came to her rescue as Lelouch and the others did.

Then Yukiya appeared in the entrance of the room.

"Hey, you two."Yukiya greeted with a smile."Might as well come and see the shooting star scene. It's quite a show."

Sabrina and Marrybell glanced at each other before following Yukiya out.

To their amazement and everyone else, they saw what appeared to be various shooting stars showering down in the morning sky.

"What is this?"Sabrina murmured.

Leila smiled at the younger red haired girl.

"I think it is what they call a meteor shower."Leila exclaimed."They say seeing a meteor it is believed to be a sign of promise, luck, and good fortune. Though of course individual wishes are varied greatly."

Akito smirked at his wife's respond.

"Inspired to see space beyond the Earth?"Akito questioned smugly.

Leila simply smiled back at her beloved husband.

"As if."Leila chuckled.

Sabrina glanced at Lelouch and Kallen, who both smiled at her.

The young savior then goes between her parents to catch both their arms in joy over their successful mission.

The Keepers of the Order were still out there.

But for now she wanted to celebrate the victory that she and her companions accomplished.

Just as soon as she finished getting a nap and hearty breakfast that is.


Queen Shamna and King Shalio have been defeated! But the Keepers of the Order are still out there! Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter and see you all in the next one!