Chapter 11
Geass . Its
has been into existence since a century ago. It has been ruled by great Kings .
For the one who bear the crown of King , being define as the Great King was everything
to them . The definition of Great King wasn’t define by their compassion toward
their people . No. The definition of Great Kings in history of Geass is the
King that manage to bring out the wealth and develop Geass into the eyes of the
world . A kingdom feared by many . A kingdom whose wealth couldn’t compare to
none. A King who would do anything to make Geass the strongest Kingdom ever
existed even if it means to kill its own people. That was the rule that have
govern the monarchy for centuries And the previous king , King Charles , Leouch’s
father , was no exception .
“ You … how
dare you butt into my business ! “ Tamaki yelled angrily at Lelouch
Without a
second thought Lelouch use his sword and point it directly at Tamaki’s throat.
“ I do not
mean to interrupt but trying to take a life of an innocent child is against my
belief” said Lelouch as he glared to Tamaki , eyes cold as ice .
“ Tamaki! “
one Tamaki henchmen was about to charge towards Lelouch when Lelouch statement
cut his action off
“ Make one
wrong move and his head will be off . I believe he is your leader.” Said Lelouch
All the
henchmen sweatdropped .
“ heh .. my
men isn’t that weak to be grieving over my dead” said Tamaki
“ The
moment you have such thought , that’s the moment victory is definite” said
Lelouch
“ what do
you know ? My men isn’t that weak !” Tamaki gritted his teeth
“ Indeed
they aren’t weak. But a body can only function with a head . You may lose an
arm , a leg , you can still live somehow but once it lose it head , the game is
over” said Lelouch .
“ hmphm ..
this why I hate you fella . Does that means its okay to just throw away an arm
or a leg just to achieve a goal ? Is that what you called a true leadership?
You ‘re just the same as those bastard monarchy ! Only thinking about
themselves without knowing how us , the lower classs feels ! “ said Tamaki
anguishly
“ You do
know that insulting the monarchy system is a grieve act under the law “ say
Lelouch
“ what do you know kid ? What do you know
about our suffering ? What do you understand ? Insulting isn’t worth the pain
they caused us . They should be thrown down! ” said Tamaki
Jeremiah ,
who watching from the side found this scene rather amusing. He was angered by
Tamaki statement but curiousity overwhelm his anger . He wanted to know what
would the young king do under such insult.
Probabbly kill him .
That’s how the Royal family had been. It runs in his blood - thought Jeremiah
Lelouch was
angered by his statement but C.C’s voice rang inside him
Control your temper .
Patience boy . Rome
wasn’t build in a day .
Taking a
deep breath, He calmly ask. “ what have the monarchy done to you that it caused
you to
have such grieve?”
Jeremiah
widened his eyes . Never before in his memory of serving the late King Charles
, have he ever concern about a person let alone a person who was considered as
the terrorist . Indeed the young King is interesting.
“ Then
allow me to reveal the truth about the Kingdom’s monarchy system that all of
you cherish so much !” Tamaki roared .
“ I was
from the East Village . Infact all of us were from there” said Tamaki “ It was
a peacefull village and our main souce of economics were the jewel we dug up
from the mines . Our village was considered as the most valuable asset for the
Kingdom. Giving the Kingdom the necessary wealth to build it up. We couldn’t be
more happier . Then .. something bad happened .. “
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It was
exactly 15 years ago.
It was so
sudden. That evening someone came back from the mine and collapse to the
ground. The villagers thought that he might be too exhausted . How wrong they
were .
A few hours
later , rashes appear on the man’s skin the following day , he develop a
respiratory failure and died . It wasn’t long after that , more of the of the
villagers contracted the disease . It was an outbreak .
They were
hoping for help. A cure . Afterall , they are all the asset of the country
right ? The King wouldn’t abandon them after what they have done
They were
wrong.
When the
outbreak was known to King Charles , He decided , to prevent the disease from
spreading , all occupants of the East Village must be annihilated .
A Death
Sentence .
Man , Woman
, even children and babies were killed brutally by the royal soldiers . Cries
and begging weren’t enough to escape from them. The village were burn down to
ashes . Hopes were crushed and the once used to be a peaceful and beautiful
village , was left with only ashes . Vanish without a trace
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“All for
the sake of the benefit of the Kingdom . It doesn’t matter if you were once
considered as the jewel of the Kingdom , once you pose a threat to lead the
country to its downfall , it will be over ! “ said Tamaki in anguish .
Lelouch
notice that all his other henchmen wore the same expression as well.
“ To all
the people of East Village , you are no longer our people. You are considered
as a threat , therefore , to serve the Kingdom and the wellness of the people ,
you must be annihilated “ muttered Tamaki. Tears form in his eyes .
“ That was
the order . That was the order that cause us to watch our parents to be killed
right infront of our eyes . Our siblings to be cut apart . The people we knew
and grown up with lay lifelessly on the ground with blood . Despite all that ,
some of us manage to escape . Do you understand our suffering ? Do you
understand our grieve ? “ said Tamaki
“ The
monarchy only find you as a tool . Once you’re useless then you’re dead . It
has been like for centuries . We were to blind to see it” said Tamaki
“ even so
.. does it make sense to group all the monarchy under the same perception?” said
Lelouch
“ King
Lelouch … even if he’s young and I’ve heard he was different from the others ..
but it doesn’t change the fact that he has their blood running his veins ! more
over ..he was that person’s son .. it would make sense if the son would act
like his father !” Tamaki trembled
“ We can
talk to him” said Lelouch
“ Wha- ?
are you crazy ?! What good does it make if he listen to us ? He would killed us
! “
“ There comes
a time when one must take a position that neither is safe nor beneficial or
neither it is
popular . But he must take it because conscious tells him its
right” said Lelouch
At those
words , Jeremiah was taken aback. His memory overcome him
“ Is it a must for us
to annihilated the East Village ? Can’t we find another way , your majesty? “
asked Jeremiah
“ Even if we could ,
our people who lived nearby the village will take the matter in their own hands
and killed them” said King Charles
“ Even so … “ Jeremiah
grimanced
“ If they want to hate
the monarchy system , let it be . But this chain of hatred will end when my successor
takes his place” said King Charles as he watch his 5 years old son play at the
Royal garden through the window of his Royal office .
“ The Prince ?”
“ He’s too kind for
his own good . He’s not like the previous King. He’s different” said King
Charles“ if the annihilation didn’t take place , then in the future, when the
time comes , Lelouch will have to make the same decision . Im afraid he wont be
able to handle it . Such gruesome fate. That’s why , let me be the one who will
do it for him “ He added
“ Your majesty … is
this the right decision though ?” said Jeremiah
“ Jeremiah , There comes
a time when one must take a position that neither is safe nor beneficial or
neither it is popular . But he must take it because conscious tells him its
right . Remember that “ said King Charles
“ Indeed ,
you’re right your majesty .. he is too kind for his own good” muttered Jeremiah
before making his move towards Tamaki and tied him. Upon his action , Sayako
and Anya did the same towards the other henchmen and before long , all of them
were tied up and the villagers are free.
Peace was brought back to the village .
“ What
should we do with these people ?” asked Anya as she pointed towards Tamaki and
his henchmen
“ We will bring them back to the soldier base
camp. ” said Lelouch which causes Anya to nod
Lelouch was
pulled into attention when Jeremiah stands right infront of him
“ Sir
Jeremiah .. I deeply apologized for disobeying you “ said Lelouch
“ No. I
found it rather amusing” said Jeremiah
“ Amusing ?”
Lelouch raised an eyebrow
“ You are
worth it . “ said Jeremiah which causes Lelouch to confuse even more
“ Lelouch
Lamperouge ..no.. your highness King Lelouch Lamperouge, I ,Jeremiah Gottwald ,
one used to serve under his late Highness King Charles as his right hand man
and his royal knight , hereby pledge my loyalty to you . I shall
serve you till the end of my life . I shall follow you through your journey . “
said Jeremiah as he bowed himself towards Lelouch
Seeing
Jeremiah pledge his Loyalty to Lelouch , both
Sayako and Anya followed the same .
At the
moment , Lelouch has gotten himself the stongest ally he could wished for.
The end
To be continued
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