The Vampire

The quiet night soon changed as the sound of explosions and flames lit up, illuminating the darkness with a terrifying light. The atmosphere that was originally peaceful was now filled with tension.

...Krick...ta...ta...ta...bom...bom...

The sound of the Knightmare's wheels rubbing and gunfire continued to be heard amidst the burning flames. Kuro no Kishidan and the Britannia army fought fiercely. From time to time, there were explosions as the Knightmare was destroyed, the two armies fought fiercely and casualties continued to occur on both sides.

"Colonel, we will definitely save you.."

Shiseiken piloted Gekkas, a new Knightmare given by Rakshata and began to destroy the Britannia army's Sutherland one by one. With agile movements, they were like gods of death waving their scythes and continuing to harvest lives.

While the Knightmare fought outside, Zero entered the prison where Toudo was being held. Coincidentally saw a Britannia soldier who was about to execute Toudo so that no accidents would occur and cause Toudo to escape from prison.

"As ordered by superiors: I will execute you before you escape. Any last words?" said the soldier while pointing his gun at Toudo who was sitting in the prison calmly tied up.

"I've left this life behind. There's nothing I need to leave behind." Toudo answered calmly without caring about his own life.

"Then, I'll take that life" Zero's voice echoed in the silent hallway.

"What?"

The soldier was shocked and with a sudden voice.

...Bomb...

Before he could find out the owner of the voice, the wall behind him exploded and buried him alive under the rubble.

Smoke and dust filled the room, from behind the smoke, a red Knightmare appeared before Toudo's eyes. Zero stood tall on Guren's shoulder and looked down at Toudo.

"Zero!"

Toudo said when he recognized the strange masked person who appeared in front of him.

"Toudo Kyoshiro, the person 7 years ago, who defeated many Britannian troops," said Zero, bringing up Toudo's past actions.

"Itsukushima Miracle? Do you also want a miracle?" Toudo asked when Zero brought up his past actions.

"That wasn't a miracle. It was a victory planned from the information obtained. That's why I want you to..."

Zero denied Toudo's statement that the event was a miracle.

"Enough! The person I served is dead.

I want to die too" Toudo interrupted Zero's words and expressed his wish.

"Don't be stupid!"

"What?" Toudo was shocked by Zero's words.

"You have to take responsibility! Take responsibility for the miracle you created!" Zero snapped at Toudo and asked him to take responsibility for the miracle he created seven years ago.

"The reason why the area 11 rebellion movement is bigger than other areas is because Japan surrendered before mobilizing all its military power. They want to continue the dream called the Itsukushima miracle!" Zero explained why Toudo had to take responsibility.

"Are you saying this is my fault?" Toudo asked with a sharp gaze and a sullen face.

"That's right. People are spoiled by the illusion they call miracles. That's why Refrain is rampant."

(Note: Refrain is an illegal and highly addictive psychotropic drug that causes hallucinatory flashbacks to pleasant past experiences. Temporary behavioral abnormalities are exhibited while under the influence of Refrain, and it also serves as a truth serum. After the drug wears off, the user is unable to speak for a period of time and eventually becomes paralyzed.

Refrain is described by Lelouch as a drug created by the Holy Britannian Empire to lull the local Japanese population into a state of blissful ignorance as a form of mild ethnic genocide.)

Hearing this Toudo fell silent because what Zero said was not wrong.

"Keep fighting, Toudo! Until the end, then die!. Until Toudo's name as the miracle worker is ruined!" Zero's speech in a high voice and demanded Toudo's responsibility.

"Then did the Japanese accept defeat for the first time?" Toudo asked with a serious face.

"That's what it takes for people to accept reality. But I can make their dreams come true" Zero said confidently.

Hearing Zero's answer, Toudo smiled for the first time.

.....

The sudden attack of Kuro no Kishidan surprised Cornelia, she immediately ordered the soldiers who were in charge of guarding the prison to execute Toudo.

Cornelia immediately called her knights and the newly formed Vampire army to fight Kuro no Kishidan.

.....

"Five of you will surround and fight Zero, the other semester immediately exterminate all invaders" Cornelia ordered the Vampire army before she piloted her Knightmare to fight Kuro no Kishidan.

"Yes, Your highness" x10

The Vampire Army immediately split into two, 5 vampires ran quickly towards where Zero was, while the other 5 faced the Knightmare Kuro no Kishidan.

The running speed of the vampires was very fast and was not inferior to Sutherland's speed and had the advantage of agility with their small bodies.

...Bomb...

The dark red flame immediately hit the Knightmare Kuro no Kishidan and destroyed it to pieces.

"What...? What is that.."

The other Kuro no Kishidan members were shocked when they saw the Britannia soldier destroying the Knightmare with dark red flames in his hands.

"Monster..."

"Help..."

The Kuro no Kishidan formation was immediately chaotic due to the arrival of the Vampire army.

"What happened, report the situation?"

Zero's voice was immediately heard from the communication device.

"Zero, we don't know what happened, but some Britannia soldiers can emit dark red flames that can destroy Knightmare, besides their speed is also very fast, we can barely see them"

Ohgi's voice sounded with a little fear at this inhuman thing.

"Superpower?, since when did Britannia have soldiers like that?" Lelouch behind Zero's mask immediately frowned.

"Kuro no Kishidan, immediately withdraw from the battle, the mission objective has been achieved"

Seeing the unexpected happening, he immediately ordered the Kuro no Kishidan to retreat.

The arrival of Cornelia and her troops immediately made the battle that had previously made the Britannia soldiers desperate immediately balanced, and even suppressed the Kuro no Kishidan.

"Kill all the terrorists, don't leave a single one alive"

Cornelia's order echoed across the battlefield.

"Yes, your highness"

Meanwhile, the 5 Vampire soldiers assigned to fight Zero immediately appeared in front of Knightmare Zero.

'Are those people the ones they mean?' thought Zero as he saw 5 figures approaching at high speed.

...Swosh...

A fireball flew quickly attacking Zero, seeing the attack coming, Zero immediately controlled the Knightmare to dodge.

...Boommm...

A deep hole immediately formed where the fireball hit.

Seeing the power of the attack, Zero's forehead dripped with cold sweat.

Before Zero could take a breath, a shadow quickly hit Knightmare Zero.

...Bam...

As a result of the impact, Knightmare Zero was immediately thrown far away before stopping. On the front of the Knightmare, there were dents and cracks.

The other three Vampires immediately released fireballs and attacked the Knightmare who was still lying on the ground. Zero who saw that the attack could not be avoided immediately pressed the escape button and managed to get out of the Knightmare before the Knightmare exploded like fireworks.

Seeing Zero's escape cockpit the five Vampires attacked at the same time. unable to dodge, zero immediately activated his lightning power and fired lightning spears at the 5 vampires.

...Bom...bom...bom...

Red and white flashes continued to appear at the battle site of Zero and the vampires.

'Damn, I have to get out of here, there's no way to fight them alone' Zero thought before summoning several Clones and spreading them in all directions. At the same time, Zero immediately slowed down the vampires' time and stabbed them with lightning spears.

..Zzzz...

Lightning continued to injure the vampires, but the wounds healed in just a few seconds.

The reason why Zero could use his power more than once was because after having that power for some time, he realized that the one use that Noah meant for each power was for a full wide area attack. But if he used it only to summon several lightning spears and weaken its attack power, then he could use it many times until his magic power ran out.

Seeing that the Vampires were still paralyzed by the lightning, Zero immediately left the place.

While Zero was fighting the Vampires, the surviving Kuro no Kishidan had left the battlefield.

Of course, in order to be able to retreat from the battlefield, they mobilized many members, including several senior members. If it weren't for Kallen and Toudo, they might have perished here.