Chapter 129: Crimson

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"Hey look!" Gasper suddenly shouted. "I guess Lelouch managed to take care of that scary Knight lady." Looking up, Koneko saw that her friend was right, Lelouch had a few scuff marks here and there, but aside from that he was looking pretty good.

There was blood on his blade, but it didn't look like he himself had taken any serious wounds. A small smile came across her face as she carefully waved towards her friend.

Then, without warning, the ground beneath Gasper and her lit up in a sickly violet glow and the sky was set aflame with the enraged cry of a Phoenix echoing into her very soul.

The last thing Koneko could remember seeing was the look on Lelouch's face as his eyes flashed a bloody crimson before darkness claimed her.

Riser was angrier than he had ever been in his life. It would be an understatement to say he was livid, he was so far beyond livid he'd have to invent a new word to describe the rage he was feeling with any accuracy.

His rage burned across the sky as he slowly managed to reform his body after the explosion had obliterated the building where he had made his base.

In that time, Riser was mulling over just how he and everyone in his Peerage had been so completely and utterly fooled.

Obviously, the source of the explosion was the panting, newly Promoted Queen standing amongst the ruins, the sweat soaked face of Issei Hyoudou, the true one, staring up as flames scorched across the sky.

Even in this state, Riser was aware of his surroundings. And in this semi-invulnerable state he had time to think.

Clearly, he had been tricked, Riser surmised that the moment that signaled the deception was the initial appearance of "Issei" that caused everyone to turn around in a panic before chasing after him.

In that time, when Riser was alone and distracted by observing the screens that depicted the battle, the Pawn had managed to sneak into the enemy territory and then Promote.

After that it was just a matter of waiting for enough Boosts to come from his Sacred Gear then the Red Dragon Emperor's host was able to use the power of a Queen boosted by however many boosts he could handle in one single strike.

The amount of damage that such a thing could do was evident all around the Dragon and Phenex, as even though the blast was directed vertically the blast wave had obliterated much of the surrounding area including the building.

Riser chose to begin reforming some distance away from his opponent and the rest of the battlefield, wary of being attacked in his semi-weakened state.

While he was still nowhere near defeated completely, recovering from being blindsided from the explosion and reforming his body had left him temporarily exhausted and unable to respond to major attacks in his current state.

Riser would need to properly reform his body and get his mental faculties back in order and to do that safely he needed to find a place where he could get a minute to recover without being struck down as soon as he was physical again.

This Rating Game would be more difficult than he thought, and it looked like the Phenex would have to handle the Dragon personally.

'How… tedious.'

Lelouch felt his eyes burn as he stared at the collapsing bodies of Koneko and Gasper, their bodies smoking from the explosive landmine they had mistakenly stepped on as they made their way towards him.

The world froze around him as his mind moved at a mile a minute, trying to figure out just where his plan had failed and how that managed to lead to two of the individuals in Rias' Peerage who were closest to him getting harmed so greatly.

Gasper's body faded into light first, Koneko's sturdiness worked against her and she was forced to remain just a few moments longer. Lelouch caught her body and held her close.

He took off his jacket, her gift to him, to cover her body up. The explosion had damaged her clothes and exposed her breasts.

He hoped he was quick enough to ensure their audience didn't see too much of his friend.

He ignored the announcement of the Bishop being retired and focused solely on the friend in his arms.

The girl was shaking in pain and her eyes stared up at him apologetically. "Sorry." Her voice was a soft whisper to Lelouch and he felt his rage become chilled.

It was no less powerful, but his rage was ice compared to the flame it was mere moments ago.

"Rest." Lelouch whispered back, his voice warm, but his crimson eyes cold. A soft smile graced Koneko's face at his attempt at a comforting gesture before her body was transferred to the infirmary, his jacket with her.

Standing alone in the smoke, his arms were bared with only the tanktop remaining on his torso. The Arm of the Blackest Night was pulsating, sensing his bloodlust.

He glared up at the sky, seeing the woman who'd laid the trap that ensnared his friends. With nary a whisper, he gestured with his arm and fired his first few Void Shots as a warning.

As he anticipated, she sensed his attack and immediately avoided it. With his eyes following her flight path, Lelouch let his wings come forth and he used his speed as a Knight to attempt to sneak behind her.

The Queen reacted faster though and spun to meet him with an explosive spell between her hands.

She fired it immediately at him, though Lelouch spun out of the way at the last moment just in time. Except for a minor graze on his side, he'd been able to avoid the spell in the nick of time. "You're going to die." Lelouch proclaimed, drawing a laugh from the Queen.

"Come and try it!" She challenged him and from that point on, no further words were exchanged.

Lelouch knew his energy reserves weren't truly a match for a Queen, but he'd be damned before he gave up. He put his tactical mind to good use and focused as much as he could on forcing her to waste her energy.

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