Chapter 3 The North and South Stars vs The White Knight
The date was August 10 in the year 2010 of the Imperial Calendar. The Holy Britannia Empire had just declared war on Japan. Confronted by Britannia's newest weapon, the formidable Knightmare Frame, Japan fell to its enemy in less than a month. The conquered nation was stripped of its freedom, rights, culture, and dignity. Finally, even its name was taken away. Eleven, the name of Japan and its people, was replaced with a mere number. But now, as if from heaven, five stars and the north star have appeared to save the people of this world.
In the ghetto
"I don't understand what you mean by Fist of the North Star." Lelouch was still shocked at what he had just witnessed: seeing the royal guards Clovis Elite explode like fireworks, as he had never seen such deadly martial arts.
Then Ken spoke. "I am the 64th successor of Hokuto Shinken. Known as The Divine Fist of the North Star".
"Wait! Were you the one who had something to do with the big dipper constellation last night? Lelouch questioned.
"So you saw it, didn't you? The Kenshiro concluded, "It means the heavens have called upon us, and the divine fist has come as will. And if I had to guess, that would mean the other successors of the Nanto Roku Sei Ken are here as well."
"Lelouch was shocked. Wait, there are others like you?" He questioned them, but before they could continue, a knightmare came through the wall.
"How could all these Royal Guards be dead? Huh, a boy and an eleven? What happened here, boy? And why is a Britannia student in a place like this?! And you, Eleven, did you kill all these Royal Guards? Are you deaf? Answer me or I'll"
'Hmm' was all Ken said, and it angered Pure Blood, and she fired a warning shot at both of them, but they both stayed calm.
"Answer me!" She demanded.
Kenshiro was ready to fight, but Lelouch was ready to use the new power he had gotten from the girl who died as he moved forward. "Hold on, just let's do the talking. My name is Allen Spacer, and my father's a duke. And the man here is my body guard.".
"Ken knew what Lelouch was trying to do. He is trying to get them out of this." It reminds him of Bat with his sweet tongue.
"Your nobility? And he's your body guard.". She looked at the eleven with suspicion.
"Yes, my ID card's in my back pocket. After you confirm who I am, me and my guard will request your protection.".
"Both of you keep your hands up in the air; I'll take out your ID" as the woman gets out of her mech and lowers herself.
Lelouch then saw his chance. "Now then, hand your knightmare over to me." As he's geass took effect.
"Understood. The code number is XG21G2D4". As she through to Lelouch Got it. Ken was, of course, taking a back on what Lelouch had just done. But Lelouch just said. We will talk about this later; we have a go now. Lelouch got into the knightmare while Kenshiro jumped on the shoulder, and Ken looked at the dead girl's body, and Lelouch said there's nothing we can do for her; now let her rest in peace. They then left.
As Villetta came, she looked and saw the boy, the Eleven, and her knightmare were gone. "What the?"
1h agoNear the mobile G-1 base in an ambulance
Suzaku regained consciousness as he heard a man with white hair speak to him.
"So are we having a bad day? It looks like you missed a chance to go to heaven, Private Kururugi.".
"What? Suzaku said he was confused. Where?"
"Hmm? Ah, we're still in the Shinjuku Ghetto," Lloyd said.
"With Prince Clovis nearby, this is probably the safest place anywhere. This is what saved your life, Mr. Kururugi." Cecile showed him a broken pocket watch.
"You're lucky it was under your protective suit because that's what deflected the bullet," Lloyd said.
"Is it a keepsake?" She asked.
"Yeah, very".
"You Elevens believe that gods live inside of everything, even objects, don't you? I guess this one: "
"Is Lelou? What's the latest on the situation?" Suzaku quickly questioned.
"You're not going to believe this Private Kururugi, but half of the knightmare frames have been destroyed!" Llyod exclaimed with fascination.
"What how? Did the terrorist do it?" He was shocked.
"It wasn't the terrorist, Mr. Suzaku; it was a man," Cecile said.
"Excuse me, man?" Suzaku questioned it again, as he did hear it right.
"YES!" Llyod was ecstatic. "THIS MAN APPEARED OUT OF NOWHERE A SLICED THEM ALL HALF WITH HIS BAREHANDS!" Llyod yelled with joy.
"But that's impossible!" Suzaku said he was still not believing it.
"Look, here's a recording of one of the knights captured before they were destroyed.".
The video in question showed the man named Souther performing his Tenshō Jūji Hō Technique. Suzaku was shocked beyond belief that a man just destroyed one of Britannia's most powerful weapons with no effort.
"How... how is that possible?" He questioned. It was insane, like reading those shonen jump manga's he read when he was young.
"Private Kururug! You most tell me what this man is saying—he's speaking in your language!" As he rewinds the video again, only this time slower.
"Nanto Hōō Ken Tenshō Jūji Hō!" The video stopped. "You most tell me what he said!" ! Llyod asked.
"Well, the first sentence means South Dipper Fenghuang Phoenix Fist. And the other means Heaven Soaring Cross Phoenix," he explained.
"Suzaku, you must capture him. With him captured, who knows what we could learn? We may be able to gain the power that could increase the Lancelot performance. Think about it a knightmare frame using martial arts!" Llyod said it happily and excitedly.
It sounds easy. "But how can I capture him when he could cut me down so easily?" Suzaku questioned.
"Private Kururugi, how much experience do you have in piloting a Knightmare frame?" Llyod asked.
Suzaku looked confused. "But there's no way an Eleven would be allowed to pilot, let alone be a knight." "Well, supposing you could?" Llyod asked.
"Congratulations! The only knightmare of its kind awaits you! Once you take control of this big beauty, everything will change—you and your world." Llyod said.
"Whether you want it to or not, Cecile," she asked.
1h agoMeanwhile, on the battlefield
More Japanese were being killed by Britannia's until Kallen's knightmare came up and started attacking the soldiers.
"Those damn Britannian's!" Kallen said she was both angered and saddened.
"Kallen, can the Glasgow still move?" The man on the radio said this to Kallen.
"Don't worry, Ogi, it's all right. I'll decoy them! Get the people out of here. The only ones that'll be captured are those of us in the resistance.".
"I know, but we're trapped; they've got us completely surrounded." Ogi said until he saw the Britannian soldier's retreating.
"Run, we got to get out of here! One of the Britannian soldier's said" as the others ran away.
Ogi then saw a man with white hair walking in the Britannian soldier's direction. The man was large, like he worked out, but what caught Ogi off guard was his face. He had scars on both sides of his face, and he saw the man's eyes they were, white, and Ogi figured out the man was blind.
Then more Britannian soldiers showed up, this time armed with guns. The man then spoke softly, "You really think those little pee shooters are going to do any good?" The man said,.
One of the soldiers doesn't know why but feels dread and quickly shouts, "Open fire! Open fire!" The lead soldier said: But the blind man dodged all the bullets with such lightning speed. Until they ran out of ammo.
"Now," the man said, taking a small breath. "It's my turn, but before I kill you all, I'll tell you who I'm. My name is Shu, my Star is Jinsei, the Star of Benevolence, and I am a master of Nanto Hakurō Ken style."
"Now time for you all to pay for all the innocent lives you've killed. Find redemption in the afterlife!" As he moved his hands in a strange way, so many hands surrounded them.
"Yūgen Shō!" Shu said. Then he attacked, striking one of the men with a jab into his heart. He then used another technique, "Rekkyaku Kūbu!" He spans rapidly and kicks all of them, taking off their heads.
Ogi was shocked at what he had just witnessed, and Shu saw Ogi and said, "You and your people should get out of here and let me and my allies handle this," Shu said as he walked away, leaving Ogi flabbergasted.
Meanwhile, with Kallen
Kallen was still fighting until she saw her knightmare's energy. Just 30 minutes left! She was scared until another enemy knightmare attacked her from behind and knocked her to the ground. She then thought she was going to die, as the enemy was about to kill her.
"No, I can't die here, Naoto." I'm sorry. She thought until she heard laughter on her radio.
"Ha ha ha ha ha! So once again, you Britannians's show how barbaric you really are. Striking a defenseless girl with no mercy. You really are animals." They all looked and saw a long-haired blonde man looking down at them.
"Who is that?" Kallen asked.
"Who the hell do you think you are?!" The Britannia pilot yelled at him.
"My name is Shin, master of the Nanto Koshū Ken style, and my symbol is Junsei, the Star of Martyrdom. Now I will give you one chance to leave with your life, or you can die by my hands.".
"Damn you, Eleven," as the soldier fired at Shin, he jumped out of the way and dived down fine. "Then you choose death," as Shin performed a technique.
"Hien Zan!" as Shin did a flying kick and destroyed the knightmare's head. In shock, Kallen could not comprehend what she had seen: a man just destroyed a knightmare with a single kick. And she was reminded of Kenshiro and the other man she saw, Souther, and now this man.
"Wh-who are these guys? They make the knightmare frame's look like kids toys." She thought.
The soldier was then pulled out of the cockpit by the neck and bagged for mercy. "Please don't kill me, please.".
"So you don't want to die, don't you? What about the other's, huh? All the men, women, and children, you and Britannia killed you, and the rest of your filthy government deserve death." as he already knows the same thing.
"No!"
"Nanto Gyakushi Sō!" Shin stabbed his fingers in the man's chest like a hot knife through butter.
While Kallen was trying to get out of the knightmare, Shin offered to help her up. "Here, let me help.".
"Thank you, Shin, was it?" She thanked her savior.
"Yes, and you're welcome, but you need to get to safety now." Shin said.
"But I can't what about the civilians? She asked.
"Don't worry, me and my allies have already taken care of that. Just find a place to hide." Shin left her.
"Wa-wait!" She tried to talk, but he was gone.
Meanwhile, with Lelouch and Kenshiro
Lelouch and Kenshiro had found a place to hide using the knightmare they stole, and while they hid, Lelouch asked how Ken did all that against those soldiers's with just his fist, what he meant by being the fist of the north star, and what the Nanto Seiken were. Ken explained how he came from another world, though he did not know how or why, but he continued and said how his world was destroyed by nuclear war and how it began a time called the age of power, when only the strongest survived, a time when the devil's smile.
Lelouch was shocked to hear about Ken's world and knew that, compared to Ken's world, Lelouch's world has it better. The Britannia concept devours the weak, but at least the world wasn't in an apocalypse caused by nuclear fallout.
Ken then continued to explain how he was chosen by his master, RyuuKen, who was the 63rd successor, and how he needed to pass on the art of Hokuto no Shinken to the next generation. But he had no son, so instead he adopted four boys and trained them in the art of Hokuto no Shinken. The names of the three other boys were Raoh, Toki, and Jagi. And then he talks about five Nanto Roku Sei Ken and how the sixth was actually his fiancé, Yuria. Lelouch listened like he was hearing a fantasy story about warrior kings and queens and the deadly martial arts of Hokuto and Nanto.
It sounded crazy and farfetched, but the quote from Ken Fist was proof enough.
"Now that I've told you my story, what's yours?" Ken asked.
Lelouch tells his story about how he and his blind and crippled sister Nunnally were once princes and princesses of Britannia. But their mother was murdered by assassins who Lelouch did not know but was intensely interested in finding out.
"So, what's the plan, Lelouch?" Ken asked.
"I don't know. But if you say these Nanto Roku Sei Ken masters are here, we should look for them.".
Then they heard screaming. "Ahhhh!"
They looked and saw a number of soldiers, all cut up into pieces. Then they noticed a man standing there. The man in question was wearing a purple outfit; he had red hair and was wearing makeup on his face, and Ken knew who it was.
"It's Yuda; he's one of the Nanto Seiken." Ken said he was surprised, knowing he remembered Rei killing Yuda.
"He's one of the Fists of the South Star?"
Then a knightmare came out of nowhere, but all Yuda did was laugh in amusement.
"So more of the ugly toys? It has no grace or beauty to me; it is just an eyesore, but before your death, he exclaimed dramatically. " I am Yuda of the Nanto Kōkaku Ken style, and my Star is Yōsei, the Star of Enchantment.
Yoda pointed his finger and said, "Yōsō Hazan!" He used a powerful vertical slice that killed the pilot by splitting him and his knightmare in half and walking away.
"Wait Yuda!" Ken called out, then turned and smiled.
"Mmm, so I was right; you are here, as will Kenshiro, and you have a friend.".
"Are the others here as well?" Ken asked even those who died.
"Yes, but right now we have more pressing matters. We can discuss our second meeting another time." Then he was gone leaving a confuse Kenshiro , "Careful with him he bears the destiny of the 'Star of Enchantment' , which is also referred to as the 'Star of Betrayal' as he cannot be trusted".
" Noted"
44m agoBack at the G-1 base
On the side, Clovis was beyond terrified; these strange men had appeared out of nowhere and decimated most of his army. If they were just normal eleven or terrorists, he believed he could clean up his mess, but now.
"Who? Who in the hell are these men?! They've destroyed half my forces." Clovis then knew he had one option left.
"Yes, Your Highness." As the mad scientist pops out.
"Can it win? Will your toy beat them?" Clovis asked.
"My Lord, please be so kind as to call it Lancelot Llyod corrected.".
"Lancelot is now activating. Lancelot activating. Releasing the hatch Lancelot standby for activation. Pallet extension initiating".
"Did you read the manual?" Cecile asked.
"Pretty much".
"Well done. You scored at the top of the class in the simulator." Llyod was impressed.
"Hey, look. About what you told me earlier.".
"Huh? Ah, it could be.".
"But the possibility is nearly zero." Lylod said.
"But that means there's still a chance, right?" Suzaku confirm.
"Yes, I'm afraid that's true."
"Even so, you're not to do anything reckless. The new system is not outfitted with an ejection mechanism." Cecile advised Suzaku.
"OK. I understand, Miss Cecile. That's it?"
"Yes, the advanced weapon developed by us in the Advanced Special Envoy Engineering Corps, Lancelot, is the world's first seventh-generation Knightmare Frame." Llyod explained his greatest achievement.
"Well, if you're ready, Suzaku, shall we proceed with the initial startup? Oh, remember, you most likely captured at least one of those men".
"Initial startup. Now perceiving from phase twenty. Equipping energy filler. Confirm pre-start. Energy filler is now at full output. 30 seconds to reach critical voltage. Core luminance, shifting phase. Initiating device setup. Confirming the entry of the device into Z-01. Individual ID registration is confirmed. Confirm the man-machine interface. Engage. Yggdrasil Resonance comfirmed. Rejection Responce, weak. Devicer's Stress Responce, weak. All readings are nominal."
So far, it's going according to the data. status, all green. The status of the backup tactical bank is authorized. Secondary confirmation was given.
Lancelot, activate ME-boost.
"Lancelot, launch!"
43m agoMeanwhile, back to the battle.
Lelouch, Kenshiro, and Yuda were looking for the other Nanto Seiken until they saw them fighting the soldiers's and knightmares.
"Let's get out of here!"
"Let's run for it!"
"HI-YAH! Tenshō Gunsei Kyaku!" Souther used another technique to kick a hole into a knightmare with machines ejecting their pilots.
With all of the enemy force disposed of they all see Yuda Ken and Lelouch and greeted them. "Well, well, Ken, it's good to see you, old friend." Shin greeted
Ken then spoke of "The feelings not mutual, but it's good to see you all, but how are you here? Kenshiro has complicated feelings seeing those who died are here alive. I thought you were dead.".
"We were Ken." Shu explained.
"But something called us from death." Rei said.
"Yeah, but we don't know what it was, but it said it needed us to help save the people of this world." Souther finished.
"And am I supposed to trust one of you all?" Kenshiro pointed at Souther, Yuda, and Shin.
"You don't need to trust us, Ken; just believe we are fighting the same enemy." Souther said.
"That we can agree on." Rei said.
They all heard the sound of something speeding and saw it was a white and gold Knightmare frame, Lancelot. "Oh, what fresh hell is this?" Yuda was confused.
The Lancelot then attacked using its slash harkens as all the fighters jumped at it, with Lelouch making his silent escape. "I'm sorry, Kenshiro. I hate to leave you, but I'm the only one that can stop this battle." As he ran to Clovis personal transport while the others were busy fighting the Lancelot,.
The first to attack was Yuda, "Kesshō Shi!" He rapidly struck the Lancelot with lightning strikes.
Then Shu was next to attack, "Hakuro Senku Kyaku!" As he moved and span rapidly, he kicked with his right leg, hitting the knightmare in the head.
The Lancelot pulled its sword and struck the two Nantos, knocking them back. But then Souther Shin and Rei turned to attack. Souther then attacked with his technique.
"Yūshō Gaku!" He stabbed rapidly in the chest of the Lancelot, causing a dent. And the Shin attacked. "Kaketshu Juji So!" Stricking the ground caused a large cross to cut in the ground, but the Lancelot blocked most of the attack with its energy shield. Rei then countered, "Jinshū Shi Zan!" Then he dove down and struck the Lancelot, leaving a few cuts on the metal surface.
"Damn, these guys are monsters!" Suzaku said he realized his knightmare was evenly matched with the five Nanto Seiken masters. But then Suzaku saw a mother falling from a building. He wanted to save them, but Rei jumped up and saved her and her child.
The Lancelot pilot saw this and was shocked, realizing one of the men was willing to save a mother and child, even though they were terrorists, causing all of this mayhem.
"Huh? Has he saved someone?"
"Yes, so it would seem.".
"Hm… It's very strange of him.".
"Be careful with his operational time!" Llyod said.
"Yes, sir. Lloyd."
"My, that boy's an excellent piece of equipment.".
Stop there. A soldier said show your ID.
"This is Prince Clovis's personal transport!"
"At last, the checkpoint. And barely guarded, per my plan. Soldier," Lelouch said.
"Your plan?" The soldier said he was confused.
"That's right. Now I'd like you to let me pass." Using his geass on the guard,.
"Yes, sir."
43m ago***
Meanwhile, back with Suzaku and the Nanto Seiken The Lancelot was badly damaged, as every part of the body was dented or cut, as it's barely holding up. Suzaku was getting nervous and afraid, knowing he was outmatched by five men with fighting abilities that surpass anything in the world.
"Attention all forces. Cease fire at once.".
Suzaku was shocked at what he heard. "Cease fire?"
"I Clovis, third prince of Britannia and royal viceroy of Area Eleven, here by command you, all forces are ordered to cease fire at once. You also cease the destruction of any buildings or property. All casualties, whether Britannian or Eleven, shall be treated equally and without prejudice. In the name of Clovis la Britannia, you are here by order; cease fire at once. I shall allow no further fighting. Are you satisfied?"
"Very. Well done. Clovis then asked And what shall we do now? Sing a few lively ballads, or perhaps a nice game of chess."
Lelouch then said: "That has a familiar ring.".
"Hmm?" Clovis paused.
"Don't you recall? The two of us used to play chess together as boys. Of course, I would always win.".
What? Clovis was shocked. Remember? At the Aries Villa? Lelouch asked.
"You, who are you?" he asked
"It's been a long time, big brother. The eldest son of the late consort Marianne and seventeenth in line to the imperial throne, Lelouch vi Britannia, is at your service." Doing a mocking bow.
"Lelouch?! But I thought, "
"That I was dead? You were wrong. I have returned, Your Highness. And I've come back to change everything.".
"I'm overjoyed, Lelouch. They said you died when Japan was brought into the fold. What a blessing to have you back! We should depart for the homeland immediately.".
"So you can use me as a tool of diplomacy? It seems you've forgotten why we were used as tools in the first place. That's right. It was because my mother was killed. The mother held the title of knight of honor but was a commoner by birth. No doubt, the other imperial consorts held her in contempt. Even though you made it look like the work of terrorists, I'm no fool. You people killed my mother.
"It wasn't me. I swear to you, it wasn't me," Clovis said, panicking.
"Then tell me everything you know. The truth cannot be hidden from me any longer. By whose hand was she slain?" Using his geass.
"My brother, second prince Schneizel, and second princess Cornelia, they can tell you.".
"They were at the heart of this?" Clovis didn't say anything as he didn't have the knowledge. "That's all that you know, isn't it?".
"I swear it wasn't me. I had nothing to do with it." Clovis went hysterical, knowing the geass had worn off.
"I believe you. However," he said, pulling out a gun.
"Please, you can't! We may have different mothers, but you and I are still blood.".
"You can't change the world without getting your hands dirty," he was about to say, until a hand pulled the gun out of his hand. He turned and saw it was Kenshiro. "Don't do it. Do not stain your soul with the blood of those who are related to you.".
"What! Are you just going to let him live? He caused all these deaths!" He yelled.
"I know but let me take care of this".
"Fine". Lelouch said begrudgingly, but deep down, he was relieved that he was not pulling the trigger.
"Wait, Lelouch, don't let him kill me, please!"
"WATA!" As Kenshiro pressed both his fingers on Clovis's skull.
"Hokuto Zankai Ken! My thumbs are now in Toui, one of your body's 708 power points. 7 seconds after I remove them, you'll die," Kenshiro explained to Clovis.
"No"
"You can use those seven seconds to think about your sins."
"Wait!" The countdown Started when Ken removed his fingers.
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"No, I don't want to die like this," as life flashes before his eyes. Ahhhhhhhh!" As Clovis exploded from the inside.
"Clovis damn what a wast." Lelouch could only look disappointed at what his brother had become.