Chapter 13
Fear of the Sky
“Fear of the Sky”
*Aboard the Swollen Goat, Rangarok is preparing to launch the Okkam*
Ragnarok: So this what my life has become, silencing the voices of simple lives. The sound of serenity dies with the monster I have become, the monster I have embraced.
Computer: Preparing Okkam for launch, core system stabilized, speed boosters ready, weaponry online. Okkam ready for launch.
Ragnarok *on com with Akesato*: Akesato, order all units to clear sectors seven through nine. I’m about to launch.
Akesato: Yes my lord, but why do they need to clear such a large area?
Ragnarok: Because I’m going to be shooting at it. Launching Okkam now
*The Okkam launches out of the Swollen Goat’s Knightmare hanger at a bullet like speed. On Akesato’s order all Light Brigade (and in suit Black Knight) frames pull away from Ragnarok’s target area*
Ragnarok: WEATHERMAKER!
*The Okkam launches a large prism like object and unleashes an attack similar to the Shinkiro’s “Zero Beam”, hitting several enemy Knightmares*
Ragnarok: Well then, I’m here Britannia.
*Off in the distance, The Knights of the Round watch as Ragnarok and the Okkam make their debut*
Suzaku: So he’s chosen to fight, he’s chosen to embrace his murderous ways. I can’t let him hurt all these people, I won’t let him.
Luciano: Cut the crap Suzaku, Ragnarok is MINE!
*Luciano and his Percival charge toward the Okkam, ready to attack*
Luciano: RAGNAROK!
Ragnarok: Ahh, Luciano Bradley. What a pleasure it will be to kill you today.
Luciano: You worthless eleven, I’M THE ONE WHO’S GOING TO TAKE YOUR LIFE!
*Ragnarok and Luciano begin to do battle, exchanging fierce blows, though Luciano isn’t landing many*
Luciano: Dam you! Stop dodging me and submit to your master!
Ragnarok: You pathetic waste of life, I’LL KILL YOU RIGHT NOW!
*Ragnarok uses Okkam’s Razor to cut off the Percival’s right and left arms, then grabs it by the face*
Ragnarok *seething*: That’s right, HOW DOES IT FEEL TO KNOW YOU’RE ABOUT TO DIE!
Luciano: DAM YOU! YOU WORTHLESS ELEVEN!
Ragnarok: I told you I’d enjoy this, Umbra….QUERITOR (shadow grip)
*a powerful energy wave emitted from the Okkam’s grip obliterates the Percival with a black fire*
Ragnarok *looking down at the Lancelot*: I’ve only just begun.
*in another part of the battlefield, Matt, Alex and Valde are fighting as they see Ragnarok and Luciano’s battle in the distance*
Alex: I don’t believe it, I don’t f*cking believe it! That bastard killed Luciano, the f*cking Knight of Ten!
Valde: He certainly did, that Knightmare certainly is worthy of his legacy, I think I might go fight it.
Matt: Uh, please don’t. We need you here, not dead.
Valde: Thanks for the vote of confidence Matt, I appreciate it.
Matt: You know I didn’t mean it like that, just don’t go get yourself killed. We really need you here.
Alex: Yeah, I think there’s a sufficient amount of danger coming right for us!
*It was The Black Knights being lead by Six, Shiro and Ian Kenny (and his small group of Light Brigade)*
Ian: Hello Gentemen, I bare a message on behalf of the Black Knights and Light Brigade, you better f*cking run!
*an all out battle breaks between the main Britannian Fleet and the group of Black Knights and Light Brigade*
Valde: So your name is Ian? Allow me to introduce myself attacking Ian and the Roguefort* I am Valde Crudelis!
Ian *blocking Valde’s attack*: Oh, how unfortunate. You assume I care who you are!
*Valde and his Lucifer strike the Roguefort, piercing into its chest*
Valde: Well maybe you should.
Ian: Haha, I like your confidence, but skill can’t be imitated!
Valde: Well than allow me to show you my skill.
*As the battle between Valde and Ian rages on, Alex and Matt are taking on Six and Shiro*
Alex: Dam, this battle is really starting to make me mad!
Shiro *attacking Alex*: Quick temper eh? I don’t think that’s going to serve you well.
Matt: Maybe not, but I will!
Six: Come on now, don’t tell me you guys forgot about me!
Alex: Ahh! Shut up, I’m trying to kill your friend!
Shiro: Hey, it’s not our fault that you’re stupid.
*As the firefight between Britannia and The Black Knights & Light Brigade continues, Ragnarok and Suzaku find themselves face to face for the first time in combat*
Suzaku: It ends here Ragnarok, I can’t let you keep killing all these people for nothing, I’ve accepted the role of being…..your executioner.
Ragnarok: Have you now? I’m so proud, finally taking a little responsibility and not being bound by fear, what a big step for you Suzaku. But I’m afraid there’s just no way I can let you kill me. There’s something bigger than us that I need to see through, I can’t let you stop me.
Suzaku: Whatever you’re planning, I’M NOT LETTING YOU KILL ANYMORE PEOPLE!
Ragnarok: Ok then, try to stop me.
*Suzaku and the Lancelot attack the Okkam with a flurry of strikes from his maser blades, but they’re all blocked by Okkam’s Razor(s)*
Ragnarok: Come on Suzaku! You’re gonna have do a lot better than that to beat me.
Suzaku: You, someone with so much strength and devotion, you should be fighting to stop this war!
Ragnarok: THERE IS NO STOPPING THIS WAR! People are fighting for their beliefs and their desires, they’ve chosen this path because war is the only way we know to resolve such issues. So I will teach the world to learn to relate to its suffering masses. I will create a war so bitter and painful you will all cling to the love you left dying by the wayside. This is it Suzaku, THIS IS HUMANITY’S FINAL WAR!
Suzaku: You’re insane
Ragnarok: Maybe, but I’m also right. Just you watch, nothing brings the world together like a tragedy. So I will teach the world what tragedy looks like when it hits everyone. The rich and the poor, the young and the old, the privileged and the destitute, they’re all going to suffer.
Suzaku: I WON’T LET THAT HAPPEN! I’M GOING TO STOP YOU!
Ragnarok: No, you’re not. Berserker.
*Ragnarok and the Okkam charges at the Lancelot Conquista at a frightening speed, cutting into it deep with Okkam’s Razor*
Suzaku: Dam! That Knightmare, it’s stronger than my Lancelot, and I can’t out fight him either.
Ragnarok: Accept it Suzaku, even you can’t stop what I’ve put in motion. It’s with great sorrow that I tell you that this is the only solution. Of that I have no doubt.
Suzaku: You’re wrong
Ragnarok: Soon you will understand my friend, but until then, Perspicuus Pugnus (shinning fist).
*Ragnarok sends the Lancelot flying with a heavy energy wave blast from its fist*
Lancelot: Blaze Luminous offline, Yggdrasil drive damaged, energy filler depleting.
Suzaku: Dammit!
Ragnarok: How unfortunate Suzaku, but it appears that you’re in no position to fight and the rest of the Knights are tied up at the moment. The last hope Britannia had of winning this battle has failed. Layla, Akesato, grab him.
*Layla and Akesato each grab Suzaku by an arm to restrain him from moving*
Suzaku: AHH! LET ME GO!
Ragnarok: Uhhhh…….no. I have something you need to see Suzaku, something the whole world needs to see. Akesato, do you remember what I told you about war and chess? Well see to it that Isaac and the other’s clear out quads 6 and 7, they aren’t going to be there much longer, any of it.
Akesato *stunned*: Y-Yes my Lord, right away.
Ragnarok: Good. Now Suzaku, I’m not a religious man per se, but I’d like to whisper prayer to the world right now. Do you know what it is?
*The Okkam begins creating a large orb of energy consisting of light and shadows between its claw and fist*
Ragnarok: I want them to remember the day they learned to fear the sky.
*Back on the ground, Derril and Jamie are leading the Light Brigade’s units on the ground when they receive orders from Isaac*
Derril: Holy hell! This whole area! Well then I guess we better get outta here. We’ll give the order right away. Ha, I think I’ll enjoy my front row seat of this.
Derril and Jamie *speaking to the Light Brigade in quads 6 and 7 respectively*: Attention all units, we need to get the hell out of here! Retreat heading south of the compound and bring as many Black Knights with you as possible. We don’t want any ally blood spilled.
*On command, The Light Brigade and Black Knights retreat from the area, leading Britannia to believe it’s winning its battle on the ground*
Marc *in the air*: No way! Their pulling back guys! We need to keep fighting, we can win this thing!
Ashtyn: But it doesn’t make any sense, it almost looked like they were winning. Maybe something scarred them away.
Marc: Yeah, the heart and strength of Britannia!
*Back in the air, Akesato and Layla are having a private conversation while restraining Suzaku*
Layla: So Akesato, do you have any idea what Ragnarok is about to do?
Akesato: He said to clear quads 6 and 7, so they must be the target of that attack he’s readying.
Layla: Yeah, but what are quads 6 and 7?
Akesato: Imagine the battlefield like a chess board, the board has 64 spots in 8x8 rows. A quad is four of those spots making a square. Now the board has 16 spots, going in ascending order from west to east and south to north, Ragnarok is shooting at spots 6 and 7, middle two in the second row. Right now they have the highest concentration too.
Layla: No way! He’s gonna whip that whole area out?!??!
Akesato: I don’t know, but I wouldn’t be surprised if he did.
Ragnarok: Alright ladies, you can let him go.
Layla: What? Why?
Ragnarok: Because he can’t get in my way now, he’s powerless to do anything. Let me explain to everybody. This attack starts out at a fairly moderate size, as you see it’s only about a third the size of my frame. But as it hurdles towards its target it becomes exponentially larger. So if Suzaku wanted to stop me from killing all those people, all he’d have to do is give is life. But you can’t do that, can you Suzaku? No, you have to live.
Suzaku *shocked*: How did you know about-!
Ragnarok: The Geass Zero placed on you? Well let me just say that certain people who are close to you aren’t what they appear. But right now, that doesn’t matter, all that matters is that I’m about to kill a lot of people and the most righteous man in the world isn’t going to stop me because he can’t.
Suzaku: Please…..DON’T DO THIS!
Ragnarok: I’m sorry, I have too, Ragnarok (destruction of the gods)
*the Okkam releases a powerful energy sphere that exponentially becomes bigger and bigger for exactly 21 seconds, whipping out its entire target area with an enormous explosion*
Ragnarok: I love it when things go better than planned, if I didn’t have the time to fully charge the attack it would’ve only been able to destroy a few Knightmares.
Isaac *witnessing the explosion*: The Okkam, it’s unbelievable.
Suzaku: You, YOU DISGUSTING MONSTER!
Ragnarok: I’m afraid your hate and disdain don’t faze me, I plan on doing a lot worse than this. And yes, heaven have mercy on my soul.
“Binge and Purge”
*from a remote location on the outskirts of the battlefield, Roger Ayles is watching on from his sniper post as the massive ragnarok from the Okkam impacts the battle*
Roger: Good god, what do we do know?
*Back on the Britannian Flagship, Princess Cornelia is trying decide her next move*
Guilford: Princess Cornelia, we need to make a decision as to how to proceed in this battle. We’ve already lost over half of the entire fleet and the Knight’s show no signs of turning this fight around. Princess Cornelia, Princess Cornelia!
Cornelia: How many have we lost? I want an exact number.
Guilford: 42,368 and counting, 5,791 just from Ragnarok’s attack.
Cornelia: Tell all ships to send any remaining soldiers out into battle.
Guilford: But Princess, we can’t-
Cornelia: THAT’S AN ORDER GUILFORD!
Guilford: Yes, your Highness.
Cornelia: So this is what it feels like to lose, it feels like dying in the dark and dingy corner with no light to be found. This disgrace, it rests square on my shoulders.
*Back on the battlefield, the fight is reaching its bittersweet end*
Iyumi: Zero, come in Zero:
Zero *in an empty tone*: Yes Iyumi, what is it?
Iyumi: We’ve won the fight on the ground! The remaining enemies are being devastated by our numbers, I can’t believe it, we’ve won this battle decisively.
Zero *still void of expression*: Good, this fight will be over soon.
*Zero cuts communication with Iyumi*
Kareko: So Iyumi, what did Zero say?
Iyumi: Nothing, he didn’t seem to even care, like there was something bigger than this that was upsetting him.
Zero: Ragnarok, is trusting you my only option? Even in victory over Britannia, all I’m doing is losing to you as you slowly take control. This indifference between us, do you truly believe it can last? because I don’t, I can’t give it all away, I can’t give it all to you.
*Kallen soon goes to join Zero on the outskirts of the battlefield*
Kallen: Britannia is sending in more forces, but it’s not going to work. Even with everything they have left here, it doesn’t even match our numbers. I’m going to go back into battle and see the rest of this thing through.
Zero: Very well. Kallen, what do you plan to do now that Ragnarok is out fighting? Out fighting our enemies no less, will you try to kill him?
Kallen: I don’t know, I still can’t put the past behind me, but right now the future is more important. I do know one thing, one day he will answer to me for what happened to Neil, one day he will answer for all of it.
Zero: I understand, good luck Kallen.
*Back in the skies, The Knights are fighting for their lives for a chance to get to Ragnarok before the battle ends*
Salaand: Hey Zack, how are you holding up?
Zack: I’m ok, just swarmed by a couple dozen Knightmares, you?
Salaand: Ha, the same. But I’m not leaving here until I get my hands on Ragnarok, I don’t care what orders we get.
Zack: I here you man, what do you say the two of us take him in together?
Salaand: I like the sound of that, meet you when we finish of these guys?
Zack: Yeah, sounds like a plan.
*Ragnarok stands before Suzaku, as their battle appears to be at its end*
Ragnarok: So Suzaku, do you have anything left? Or do I need to kill some more people before you get up and fight!
Suzaku: you, you, YOU HAVE TO BE STOPPED!
*Suzaku charges at Ragnarok with the Lancelot, and their blades quickly lock with one another*
Ragnarok: That’s it Suzaku, fight me with everything you’ve got! I don’t want you to hold back, I want you to…I WANT YOU TO KILL ME!
Suzaku: What!?!?
Ragnarok: You heard me, I told you from the very beginning Suzaku, I want to believe in your methods. The problem is I can’t, because they’ve always failed. But if you can kill me, maybe you can save this world. However *overpowering the Lancelot with Okkam* I HAVE VERY LITTLE FAITH IN YOU!
*The Okkam sends the Lancelot flying in the air*
Ragnarok: You truly are the savior Suzaku, the faultless pariah of this earth. But the funny thing about saviors is that they never quite measure up to the truth!
*The Okkam sends a flurry of blows at the Lancelot, bringing it to the brink of breaking*
Ragnarok: Don’t you do it, don’t you dare……DON’T YOU DARE TURN YOUR CHEEK TO ME! Self inflicting masochist, humble and holy, you are truly a saint. So why can’t you do it, WHY CAN’T YOU SAVE!?!?!
Suzaku: I-I don’t
Ragnarok: I keep looking for reasons to let you live. I want to believe so f*cking bad, but all you do is disappoint. I’m done playing games with you.
Falio *in a flight system charging for Ragnarok*: YOU SON OF A B!TCH!
*Falio makes contact with the Okkam, pushing it away from Suzaku*
Falio: YOU! Do you know how many good men you killed? Men with families and lovers, do you know how many you’ve killed?!?!
Ragnarok: Yes, I absolutely do. Did you expect me to show remorse, my only regret is that I couldn’t kill more. Now answer my question, how many has Britannia killed?.......No answer? Oh my, isn’t hypocrisy a beautiful thing. Men who kill should always be willing to be killed, because chances are they probably will be. There is no right and wrong in the world your country has created, there’s only the solution that will stop the bloodshed. And the right of making that decision has landed squarely on my lap.
Falio *sending blows towards the Okkam*: And that’s how you justify being a murderer playing god?
Ragnarok *grapping Falio’s Knightmare*: Who said I was justifying anything? *Shinning fist*
*The Okkam strikes Falio’s Arfau and sends it plummeting to the ground*
Falio *ejecting*: Dam him!
Ragnarok: Who’s next?
*Zack and Salaand ascend above Ragnarok, ready to attack him*
Zack: That would be us.
*As Zack and Salaand swoop down towards Ragnarok, Layla and Akesato come to his defense*
Akesato: Not so fast boys, we’ve been waiting for a decent fight all day!
*Akesato and Layla begin fighting Zack and Salaand, leading them away from Ragnarok*
Ragnarok: Well that should be interesting, now where were-. Where’s Suzaku?
*Suzaku is being dragged away by Anya and her Mordred*
Suzaku: Dammit Anya! Why are you doing this? You need to let me go!
Anya: No, I’ve been order to bring you back in. The fight is over Suzaku, we lost this time.
*Back on the Britannian Flagship, an unexpected visitor is arriving*
Cornelia: Dammit Guilford, I told you that we weren’t going to retreat! Who gave you the order to do this?
Schneizel: I did, hello sister.
Cornelia: Schneizel, what are you doing here?
Schneizel: I oversee Area 11 now, and despite the likely embarrassment it will cause I can’t allow this fight to proceed. We are far from finished sister, but now we have to accept our short comings and prepare for another day.
Cornelia *reluctantly*: Yes brother, as you wish.
*Dmitri and Llyod are in the Knightmare hanger, watching the battle come to an end*
Dmitri: That Knightmare, we have to build a frame that can take it on. What hopes do we have of winning battles if we can’t?
Llyod: Not a very good one I’d say, I think you and the R&D department need to have a meeting. Cecile and I will start drawing some things up also.
Dmitri: The designs for the Albion, I’m not even sure they could take on that thing.
Llyod: Well then, we’ll just have to do better.
*Kallen joins Haya, Folka, Teinei and Ginger as they watch the Britannians begin to retreat*
Folka: So, this means we won?
Ginger: Of course it does, what else could it mean?
Haya: For now, for now we’ve won and can be proud. But this war isn’t going to end anytime soon, we still have a lot more fighting ahead.
Teinei: Another fight for another day, now we’re going home.
Kallen *to herself*: Fighting, it’s all fighting now. I wish so much that you were here, you’d know what to do to make it all stop. You’d know.
Ragnarok: The Britannians are retreating! We have claimed victory once again! Help the downed and wounded and reassemble on the Swollen Goat. Today, we have made our mark.
*Isaac is with Asiko, Gillis and Sorrow, seeing that everyone is making it back safely*
Asiko: I never thought, I never imagined it would be so devastating. What a dark day for the world.
Gillis: This is what we signed up for, this is what we’re fighting for, right and wrong are dead and gone. All we have to fight for is ending this war.
Sorrow: And how many more hearts are we going to step on? How many more are we going to kill without remorse?
Isaac: As many as it takes, until what divides us falls to the wayside.
NEXT TIME
Chapter 14: Brena
Although, I liked how Akesato used chess to explain it.
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