The three great powers which control the world.
Two of them, the Holy Britannian Empire and the Chinese Federation...
are trying to become one by means of a political marriage.
As this would be the greatest threat to the United States of Japan, Zero has acted,
by kidnapping the Chinese Federation's empress, the symbol of the nation.
Can dreams cut a path through destiny?
Can your passion overcome everything?
Even though those things are ephemeral, like flower petals fluttering in the breeze.
Morning and night, I long for you Asa mo yoru mo koikogarete
I'll become a star and protect you Hoshi ni naru yo kimi mamoru
No matter where the battle may take me Tatakai wa yukue shirazu
At the intersection of tomorrow and yesterday Ashita to kinou no kousaten de
You and I can't be together Majiwaranai kimi to boku
I'm a shooting star, on my way right now Ima iku yo boku wa nagareboshi
Even if the world crumbles apart Sekai ga kuchihatetemo
There are things which will never change Kawaru koto no nai mono ga aru
Even as we bear tears in our eyes Namida wo koraete demo
There are things we must protect Mamorubeki mono ga bokura ni wa aru
A message that's been in my body Nanman'nen nan'okunen mae kara no
For thousands and millions of years, Message ga tainai de
Springs out (I have no reservations) Uzukidasu (Mayoi wa nai)
Roars out (It's easy) Narihibiku (Kantan da)
In a hoarse voice (Calling tomorrow) Shagareta koe de (Asu wo yobu)
With my wounded hands (I protect you) Kizudarake no te de (Kimi mamoru)
I continue to fight!
Morning and night, I long for you Asa mo yoru mo koikogarete
I'll become a star and protect you Hoshi ni naru yo kimi mamoru
No matter where the battle may take me Tatakai wa yukue shirazu
At the intersection of tomorrow and yesterday Ashita to kinou no kousaten de
You and I can't be together Majiwaranai kimi to boku
I'm a shooting star, tearing fate apart Sadame wo kirisaku nagareboshi
I'll take away your overflowing tears right now Afureru kimi no namida boku ga ima ubaisaru
WHEN SHEN HU WINS GLORY
Lady Xiang-lin, while the attendees are leaving the reception hall, as we predicted,
there are reports that! Ero has shown up as well.
Zero? Section 3!
Report on your assault status!
Section 3! Are you providing backup for Xing-ke?!
Could it be? Is Zero using our plan for his own purposes?!
Xing-ke!
Zero! Will you release Her Majesty or not?!
Xing-ke, you think you can free the empress? You're mistaken!
You even had a Knightmare prepared for this?
I never thought the Zangetsu's first job would be to help steal a bride away.
Tohdoh! Take care of Schneizel!
Understood.
He's already here.
You won't get the prince!
Suzaku.
It can't be... Tohdoh?!
Your Highness, while we have this chance!
I suppose it can't be helped. Brother?
Schneizel!
We should leave this to the soldiers and go, too.
! ero! We're on schedule on this end.
Right! Enter phase three!
Understood.
Xing-ke!
Right! Gotcha!
The same system as the Guren?
So, it does work.
Then this Zangetsu will even let me take on an opponent like Suzaku.
Even so... With this, I'll-
Fool!
Can you shoot me in this position?
The Vermilion Forbidden City...
Are they?
Suzaku Kururugi, now taste defeat!
Kyoshiro Tohdoh! Still?!
Shadow Longsword!
He got my float unit!
You can still attack in that condition?
Tohdoh! Withdraw for now!
Just destroying the Lancelot's float unit is good enough.
He won't be able to pursue us now.
Understood.
Your Majesty, you'll soon be outside the Forbidden City.
Surround them with the Dragon Cavalry! Take back the empress...
And from this moment on, that task will be ours to perform!
Do they intend to escape using a gap in our radar surveillance network?
Impossible! They can't know of one!
It's barely been 10 days since the Japanese arrived here!
Gen. Tohdoh, we've begun resupplying Chiba's Akatsuki.
Understood. The Zangetsu and the Guren can resupply aboard the Ikaruga.
All right, I'll arrange for that.
Okay, next left.
You're sure?
Whoops! Wrong way.
Oh, you!
Are you all right, Your Majesty?
Is this... Are we outside?
Yes. I'm sorry we had to make your dream come true by such violent means.
You mean you remembered my dream, too?
Dammit, these guys don't know when to quit!
Just get lost, already!
Okay, next right.
No, we head straight.
Do you know the way?
I was here once. A long time ago.
Our nation, the United States of Japan,
should be thought of as just a part of a giant union of united states.
Including a United States of China. And for that, we need you.
We've already received word from the Indian military district in the southern province.
Mongolia and Burma will also likely make their move.
The United States Union will form an axis to oppose Britannia.
But... Our nation is already arranged as a federation...
Even systems have limited life spans.
That's why, for their own self-interests, the High Eunuchs tried to sell you to Britannia.
And that is unforgivable!
Um... I'm not sure I understand all this...
Your Majesty...
Is Li Xing-ke the one you discussed the future with?
No, he... He just made a promise to me.
As your fiancé.
Well, I... I told him I wanted to go outside. Six years ago.
That long ago? He must be destined for you!
You... You think so?
How wonderful!
Are you sure you want to leave her to Kaguya?
She doesn't seem like the type a theoretical argument would work on.
You don't like dealing with that?
It's hard to analyze people like that.
Say, Zero, have you come up with a position for me, yet?
I can't just stay a grunt like this.
Maybe you can post me as finance minister or head of banking.
You're the Grand High Minister of Partying.
I told you to quit making fun of me like that!
C'mon, we're buddies, right?
Can we discuss that once this crisis has passed?
What?! The bridge is gone!
This is Forbidden City forces, unit four.
Target is currently stopped at Shen Chun.
Fools.
They fell for it, just as I thought they would. Asahina!
Right, right.
All forces, prep for attack.
An... An ambush?!
Enemy forces on the left and right! We're surrounded!
What? Shoot them! Hurry!
No, wait! The empress!
Okay, let's test out these new units.
They've taken out our pursuit forces, haven't they?
How do you know that?
They did it at the Shen Chun ravine.
That's where I'd stage an ambush and stop the land forces.
And then?
Then I'd join up with my main force in Shao Pei.
Xing-ke, we're willing to overlook your crimes.
Assuming you retrieve Her Majesty.
We'll even lend you the new weapon to do it.
How's Prince Odysseus?
He seems to have calmed down at last. He's resting now.
Then once we've finished swapping out the float unit on the Lancelot, I can go after the empress.
We can't pursue an further military action unless the Chinese Federation requests it.
I understand, but still...
That went even more smoothly than I imagined.
Perhaps that was all thanks to the scheme Xing-ke and the others launched.
He's a talented man.
How did you find out they were plotting a coup?
I was planning to do the same thing.
Including the E.C.M. And the ambush?
Yes, but I found out some people were setting them up ahead of us on one of the proposed routes.
I see... You got this plan from one of the rebel soldiers.
Did you use a truth serum on them?
The one called Geass.
What's the situation on Horai Island?
Reinforcements from India have already arrived.
We just have to return and rendezvous with them. How are things with the empress?
Enemy attack?! Our forward Knightmare unit is being wiped out!
All stop! All forces, stand-by!
Strange... I thought we'd have an hour before we encountered enemy forces.
Is there someone who's guessed our movements?
A... A Knightmare?
Zoom in! Hurry!
What's that?
Why is it equipped with the same flight wings that we use?
Knightmare Frame Shen Hu.
And it's only running at 40% full output.
How could the High Eunuchs have made this?!
It may be flight-enabled, but there's only one unit! Let's surround it!
W- Wait!
You underestimate the Shen Hu at your own peril!
Huh?!
Why, you!
You have no just cause to do this, so be quiet!
Can you hear me,! Ero?
It can't be! Xing-ke?!
Zero! I won't let you pass!
That's why I'm asking why we've stopped here...
Oh, I see.
Yes, it's completely soundproof in here. But...
Now then, return the empress!
Do it now, and I'll spare your lives.
XING-KE!
The Guren flight-enabled version!
Kallen Kouzuki, eh?
Even so, the Shen Hu will defeat you!
Can we send out the Zangetsu?
Well, we just detached the float unit, so...
All right! Let him have it, Kallen!
It's impossible. We haven't resupplied her, yet.
Relax! That Guren was able to fight off the Knights of the Round before!
Scatter!
Not bad. But I'm the ace of the Black Knights!
Show me, Shen Hu! Show me your power!
Oh, no! That's!
You know what it is?
Well... You see...
He knows because our team built it.
Your team, Rakshata?
We developed it at the same time as the Guren,
but it was so high-spec that we abandoned work on it.
A one-off Knightmare that no pilot could handle.
That's the Shen Hu.
Eat this!
Try this!
It's all right! We'll be all right!
The Ten-Gaku Ha-Ou charged particle cannon. Just as powerful...
It's just as destructive as the radiant wave surger!
And why did you give it to our enemies?!
This means India isn't completely behind us, doesn't it?
Damn that old man, Maharaja!
Doesn't it have a weakness?
It's different concept from the other series.
It lacks a radiant wave system. We just never found a good enough pilot...
Great. But there's someone piloting it right now!
True.
I have you! Your defeat is decided!
True, as is yours.
What?!
You can't run away now.
Now I'll hit you directly!
Really? Then I have no choice.
I'll have to kill you if you won't stop.
Try and do it!
My energy!
Kallen!
I said she shoulda resupplied first!
The cockpit block's wrapped up! She can't eject!
Let's try a pincer move and cut the Shen Hu's wires!
Wilco!
I don't want to do this, but I have an objective.
The empress! Hand her over to me!
At a time like this?!
Can I react properly now?
What?!
Chinese Federation forces to our rear! A huge force!
Continue antiaircraft fire! Give cover fire for Master Xing-ke!
Xiang-lin! You're a lifesaver!
Oh, no... Wait, please!
K Kallen!
She's been captured!
By the Chinese Federation forces?!
She's their prisoner?! Impossible!
Kallen! Does your radio still work?!
S-Sorry, sir. I failed.
Forget that!
Don't give up! I promise, I'll save you!
Am I clear?! No false moves!
R- Right!
Understood! I won't give up! I'll-
Bring the Ikaruga around! At once!
I suggest we withdraw.
Why?! We have to get Kallen back!
Kallen Kouzuki is just one more combat loss.
We can't just abandon her!
Mr. Minami, we have no choice.
A single life isn't worth the nation known as the Chinese Federation.
We must preserve our military strength and hold out till we rendezvous with the Indian forces.
Zero, make the decision!
It was enough for you to comfort Capt. Kouzuki before.
If you show her any more favoritism, our entire organization may fall apart!
But!
You wouldn't let sympathy influence your decision, would you?
Great ambitions sometimes require sacrifices.
Oh, Lelouch...
Oh. You're one of the Rounds.
I've made my decision! All forces, turn about!
Why?! The organization is more important!
There's the possibility the Indian forces have betrayed us, as well!
Well...
Have Chiba and Asahina assume a Crane's Wing formation!
Now we'll teach Xing-ke the difference between strategy and tactics!
R- Right!
Thank you, Zero!
We've been ordered to stand by here.
Oh. Say, did you know, Suzaku?
About the picture Sir Alstreim has on her cell phone?
Oh. May I?
Sure.
Oh, I see. You came to that welcome party they threw for me.
Um, this isn't right. It's an invasion of privacy...
Oh. Lelouch.
Lelouch?
What's he doing? With Shirley right there with him!
Right.
Oh, that's right.
We need to contact Ashford, but I'm still confirming it.
Really. Well, it can't be helped.
Lelouch and the others must be so worried about us.
Is this also Lelouch?
Black Knights! All forces, prepare for battle!
The terrain offers little cover, and the geographic advantage isn't what we'd hope for.
In addition, the enemy forces are improvised.
Their command network is concentrated exclusively on Zero.
However, the enemy has the advantage in their Knightmare Frames' capabilities.
Which means that the Chinese Federation forces' choice will be...
to put the Shen Hu on the front line and then break through...
our center!
I'll stop the Shen Hu with my Zangetsu!
Dragon Cavalry unit 3! Our firing range is greater.
Advance while firing!
The enemy commander's been blocked! Akatsuki team, fire!
While Xing-ke can't move, we've got Tohdoh pinned down as well!
In that case, this will be up to the skill of each side's soldiers!
Hit the enemy ship head on and secure their Ten-Nin section!
Ignore the left and right flanks of the enemy forces!
Without Kouzuki, we're one move behind in this game!
They've broken through our center!
Where's their main force?
Still on our forward line!
All right! The conditions have been cleared!
Begin counterattack!
Right flank, Chiba forces!
Left flank, Asahina forces!
Use attack pattern sigma!
Prepare for rearward fire! Concentrate barrage on main enemy force!
Strike the forward forces!
Once we exhaust Shen Hu's energy and neutralize Xing-ke, we can win.
Advance! If we stop here, we'll be wiped out!
We're taking Kallen back!
Charge!
We'll hold out with hand-to-hand combat!
Draw swords!
Reinforcements?!
You've deployed all your forces to try and finish us, Zero?
How foolish!
Isn't he depending too much on the Shen Hu's power?
In the end, he's just a foolhardy warrior!
No. This is just a way to see how Zero will move.
We'll soon see the real reason for this arrangement of forces...
Xing-ke, your plan was to rip down the bank of the waterway.
But there wasn't as much water as you thought!
You think there isn't enough to trap you?
That, Zero, is why you've lost.
Wh- What the?!
The ground!
Wait, isn't this?
Correct. Reclaimed irrigation land.
Even Zero couldn't know how political corruption made the construction so shoddy.
The charge before was to get the enemy to move their main force.
Xing-ke went out as a Ione rider in order to trap Zero.
Impossible! He predicted it?
That I'd challenge him to a showdown and deploy my forces like this?!
What gives us victory is the very land of our nation! Zero...
You've lost!
XING-KE!
This battle is far from over!
Well done, Tohdoh the Miracle Maker!
However, the enemy's main force has been stopped right here!
All forces, advance!
Chen Tsun Tsui!
Leave the enemy Knightmares for later.
Concentrate your fire on the enemy ship's engine room!
Their anti-physical barrier won't hold out forever! Victory is ours!
Have they cornered me?
What a disgrace!
Zero! I gave you my opinion! I told you to withdraw!
Fine! Protect the engine room and withdraw!
Even if we return to Horai Island...
I know! Ohgi, what about the other place?
R- Right. We've finished a preliminary recon and survey, but...
My hat's off to you, Xing-ke.
I should have killed you first.
You're as clever as I am and as good in battle as Suzaku.
One could say heaven blessed him twice.
But it didn't give him enough time to live...
I have to hold on! Just a little longer!
Bow-mounted hadron scatter cannon, set!
Gefjun control synch, good!
Targeter aligned. Ready to fire!
Right! Target both of the enemy's flanks! FIRE!
Impressive, Zero. You still had a hand to play.
Dragon Cavalry, spread out! They're aiming at groups!
Tohdoh, you rescue our troops and take command to reorganize them!
The Ikaruga will take an alternate route to lead the enemy away!
Proceed to rendezvous point 4!
It doesn't look like there's any news about the Chinese Federation.
Recovery of all remaining Knightmares, now confirmed.
MAUSOLEUM OF THE 88 EMPERORS
I see. We're going to be holing up in the Mausoleum of the 88 Emperors? MAUSOLEUM OF THE 88 EMPERORS
Since past emperors are buried here, the enemy will think twice about attacking us. MAUSOLEUM OF THE 88 EMPERORS
Since past emperors are buried here, the enemy will think twice about attacking us.
They can only approach us from straight on.
Then we can fire the bow-mounted hadron cannon.
We can't fire it continuously, though.
All we have to do now is wait for the Indian forces.
I doubt they're coming.
Besieged, with no reinforcements.
In that case, there could have still been room for negotiations.
I doubt the High Eunuchs would have taken that option.
I thought we told you not to move.
We can't forgive anyone who has plotted against us!
Is this really the time to bring that up?
Or maybe you have no intention of retrieving the empress!
This has been enough.
We also have powerful reinforcements of our own.
Now what? We never counted on the Knights of the Round getting in on this.
You fools!
Having foreigners intervene within the Chinese Federation?
Asking Britannia for aid? And from the Avalon, no less!
Don't the High Eunuchs understand?!
That's the man who stole half of the E. U!
Schneizel, the second imperial prince!
The High Eunuchs seem intent on wiping out Xing-ke along with us.
Diet hard, get our little trick ready to go.
Wha?! Here?
Everything is in place. It will make a most excellent stage.
I have to try and win! Even in this hopeless situation!
We now have an update on the situation in the Chinese Federation.
Taking advantage of an attempted coup, ! ero appeared and kidnapped the empress.
Really?! You're okay then, Prez?!
I'm with Suzaku and the others. What's the news say on your end?
The TV and radio's just talking about Zero now.
Thank God! The Prez is all right!
In any case, it seems that ! ero, the enemy of the empire,
is about to meet his end across the sea in the Chinese Federation.
Someday let's try to pick up and rebuild Mune no naka itsuka hirotta
The fragments of happiness in our hearts Shiawase no kakera atsumete miyou
That nearly forgotten melody Wasurekaketeita melody
Stay vivid, deep inside of me Iroasezu boku no man'naka ni
I thank you from the bottom of my heart Arigatou kokoro kara
Everything I have now, I owe to everyone Boku ni ima ga aru no wa minna no okagesa
I thank you from the bottom of my heart Arigatou kokoro kara
Next I'll send happiness to everyone Tsugi wa boku ga minna ni happy okuru yo
I won't forget anything Nanimokamo wasurenai yo
Because I'm still the same as I was that day Ano hi no boku mo boku dakara
You need me to keep on saying Daisuki da yo'tte itsumo
How much I love you Itte agenakya dame da ne
On those long nights, your tears about to overflow Namida ga kobore sou na nagai yoru wa
Just turn around Futto furikaette
Follow those footprints Ashiato wo tadorun'da
So that you'll never forget that day Ano hi wo wasurenai you ni
They've done it. Now they've really gone and done it!
Now even if I use my Geass on the empress and make her my servant, it'll be meaningless!
Even Xing-ke is doomed to be eliminated by the High Eunuchs.
In the end, we've just ended up being cornered.
Even with Tohdoh and the others here, Suzaku is bound to join the battle eventually.
There's almost no chance for victory...
No, we're not finished yet!
I'll turn this tactical battle upside-down!
I will not let this all end here!
POWER OF PASSION I will not let this all end here!
POWER OF PASSION