2010 of the Imperial Calendar.
Japan entered a state of war with the Holy Britannian Empire and was invaded...
for control of its underground sakuradite resources.
To stop my father Genbu, who called for a do-or-die resistance, I!
It was childish. A far too childish, impulsive act.
But I thought "this will end the war."
I thought that there wouldn't be any more needless bloodshed.
But, despite that, the fighting didn't end.
All I wanted was to stop people killing each other.
No! No! It was the Geass! The power that twists peoples' will!
No... In the end, it's just the same.
I!
I... I didn't understand.
That it would be this awful.
That I... That I would...
Kill so many?
It's a great success, Nina.
The F.L.E.I.J.A. Warhead has immense power.
It will ensure Britannia's victory.
At the end of the world Sekai no owari de
The light that's born Umareta hikari
Now blows in the wind Ima kaze no naka
Pretty words alone won't sustain you Kireigoto dake jaa ikirenai
Kindness alone won't heal you Yasashisa dake jaa iyasenai
What is it that was stolen from you Ubawareta nowa nanda
In this unchanging world Kawaranai sekai de
What is it that you hear Kikoetekita nowa nanda
A song of color Shikisai no uta
Everything is bright
Let our crumbled dreams resound Kudakechitta yume wo
At the edge of tomorrow Asu no hate ni hibikaseru you ni
At the end of the world Sekai no owari de
The light that's born Umareta hikari
Becomes one with us Bokura hitotsu ni
Now blows in the wind Ima kaze no naka
EMPEROR DISMISSED
Even though he was headed for Area 11,
the emperor never showed up in the Tokyo Settlement.
Which means he had another objective.
His heading was taking him in the direction of Shikine Island... No!
The ruins on Kamine Island?!
According to the materials left behind by Director V.V. And our brethren, this point is optimal.
It will synchronize with the rest of the ruins scattered throughout the world.
With this, we can make the Sword of Akasha usable once again.
To think that I could use such an ancient device.
I see... You're ready to begin, aren't you?
What's the Shinkiro's current location?!
Well, Lord... We don't know yet.
We have the Britannians assisting us as well!
As soon as you confirm its location, alert all forces and destroy it!
Yes, sir!
What about my master?
It's been ages since we were face to face like this!
It's me! It's me!
C.C., don't tell me you've...
Forgive me!
What are you doing, closing yourself up in here again?
C. C? C. C!
Who are you?
It's me. See?
You! So, you've chased me all the way in here, now?
Are you that worried about Lelouch, Marianne?
Oh, please! Do you really think I'm that ideal a mother?
Then why did you come here?
Because I wanted to know if you're still on my side.
C.C., why did you seal off your own Code?
Even when Charles would have granted your wish to die.
Even I don't know why I did it. I'm a little shocked that I did.
Well, then you have to find out for sure, in the real world.
Well...
I've decided, and that's all there is to it.
How typical of you.
What is?
The way you always come in and mess around with me.
Yes, because I appreciate what you did.
At least as far as giving me my Geass.
Says the woman who never fulfilled her contract.
If you think that, shall you come with me?
Right, but hold on a moment. There's something I need to take.
I'm having Anya remain here aboard the Ikaruga.
We'll need someone here to take custody of Zero.
And now, what do you plan to do? Stay with the Black Knights?
Neither my brother nor myself plan to punish you here.
No, now that the situation has advanced to the next level,
there's no way we can act against you now.
Well... I...
I'm probably the last person who should say this,
but noble rank isn't everything in this world.
We have no choice.
Let's announce that Zero was killed in battle.
Even though we haven't found Lelouch yet?
You want people to think that he's dead?
Excuse me. I understand that Zero has betrayed us and all that,
but will you tell people about that Geass power of his, too?
That would just get us thrown out as a bunch of madmen! There's no way we can!
And what if the real Zero appears later?
And how exactly would he prove that he's the real Zero?
In the end, a masked hero is merely a symbol.
If no one acknowledges him, he will never establish himself.
Really? That's great news! Really.
Yeah! They finally got the cell phones working again...
and we found out everyone was okay!
Oh, yeah. Your room was destroyed, but there's room in the clubhouse.
I see. Is the student council room okay?
Yeah. By the way, where's Rolo? Is he with you?
Y-Yeah...
Rivalz...
Can you tell the Prez something for me?
Tell her I won't be able to keep my promise to shoot off fireworks with you all.
What was that supposed to mean?
Rivalz... I'm sorry.
Kallen, take care of C.C.
Even if I die doing it, I have to defeat that man!
I'm gambling that I can defeat an unaging immortal who is immune to the power of Geass.
That's all I have left now!
Your Majesty, we've completed preparations for synchronization.
Very well. Let us begin, then.
I feel something shaking.
You do?
All relic systems are now synchronized.
With this shall end the world of the existing God.
Destruction and creation...
Ragnarok begins!
Your Majesty, I have a communication from Prince Schneizel in the Tokyo Settlement-
Did I not tell you to leave these mundane affairs to him?
Mundane?
Damn you, Schneizel. Has the truth begun to dawn on you?
Even so, it's too late! This game called war is already obsolete.
This is KTTV.
As we've lost our studios, we've set up a temporary one at Ashford Academy...
to bring you this emergency news flash.
A short while ago, we received official word...
that Prince Schneizel has signed a cease-fire with the Black Knights.
In addition, it's been reported that Zero,
the CEO of the Black Knights, was killed in battle.
Zero was wounded in the battle for the Tokyo Settlement...
KAGOSHIMA SETTLEMENT COAST
and was treated aboard the flagship Ikaruga, KAGOSHIMA SETTLEMENT COAST
and was treated aboard the flagship Ikaruga,
but succumbed to his injuries early this morning.
- Master Zero! - It can't be! United States of Japan Provisional Capital - HORAI ISLAND
It can't be true! United States of Japan Provisional Capital - HORAI ISLAND
What's the meaning of this, Ohgi? Is it true that Zero is dead?!
Yeah. I'm afraid it's just as the public announcement says.
Could I at least see his face?
Sorry, but we're busy right now. It'll have to wait till later.
Are you serious about this?
The Black Knights don't need Zero anymore!
We've only gotten this far because of Zero!
To just throw him away like this is!
He was the one who treated us like we were disposable!
He fooled us all!
With that despicable Geass power of his!
I even considered the guy my best friend.
I loved that guy, dammit!
But...
He was ready to cut Ohgi loose back during the Black Rebellion.
No. Even before that.
That's right. People... They aren't just game pieces to play with!
They're living beings!
Lelouch vi Britannia commands you!
From this moment forward, you shall obey my orders!
Damn, she's good!
Lloyd, what's the status of the Lancelot?
What about it? You saw the condition of the core luminous.
No, I meant the Lancelot Albion.
It's just about to be rolled out.
So, what's this Albion thing?
It's a custom Knightmare built for Suzaku Kururugi.
I don't want to hand it over to you the way you are now.
This is an order, as the Knight of Seven.
My unease grows worse and worse.
Suzaku, didn't you say you had to be prepared to not fire the F.L.E.I.J. A?
Miss Cecile, what is a weapon in the first place?
Sir Kururugi, do you want to have a childish debate now?
L...
Stop it, Suzaku. This isn't like you.
Oh! Your Highness!
It's all right. At ease.
Princess Cornelia! It's been far too long, Your Highness!
Right...
Where's Guilford?
Um, well...
Cornelia, the truth is, Guilford was...
I'm afraid he went missing after he fired the F.L.E.I.J.A. Warhead.
Guilford?!
We may not know if he's alive or dead, but he did a great deed.
You should be proud of him. He served you well as your knight.
Wait, please! I was the one who fired the F.L.E.I.J.A. Warhead.
That was my deed! One I needed to do to become the Knight of One!
Whoa, Suzaku!
Is this manipulation designed to protect Lord Guilford's honor?
What are you saying?
I suggest you stop, Suzaku.
No. I've been naive up till now.
Have you now?
I was being idealistic and sanctimonious by always saying...
that the means were more important than the ends.
But...
In any case, will you do it, Your Highness? Make me the Knight of One?
That demand crosses the line into lese majesty, Kururugi!
Only His Majesty can name somebody the Knight of One. Which means...
All right, then I'll become one.
Brother!
I shall become the emperor. That will remove the problem, won't it?
Highness, what you said just now is...
Gino.
What are you planning to do?!
Prince Schneizel, were you serious about what you said just now?
I heard he called it mundane.
That's what His Majesty referred to the war with the Black Knights as.
But!
You know it as well, Cornelia, don't you?
How absorbed Father is with his dangerous research and how he frequently leaves the throne.
Yes. He treats politics and war like a game.
A man who's lost interest in the here and now in this world...
and just ignores all the people who suffer has no right to be king!
He's finally made up his mind. But...
Um... Is this a coup d'etat I'm witnessing?
No...
Your Highness, as one of the Rounds, I can arrange an audience with the emperor.
Please give me the order to assassinate him.
Suzaku!
If my destiny is to be a killer, then...
Gino, I acknowledge this truth.
What's most necessary are results!
Now then, Your Majesty, as we previously arranged,
I'll conduct negotiations with Prime Minister Schneizel in Tokyo.
Kaguya... Look, about Zero...
Losing Master Zero is a terrible blow.
Therefore, we have to turn his death to our best advantage.
Besides, I know I called myself his wife, but he and I were just...
In... In the end, we were only married in form.
His Majesty has landed on Kamine Island?
Yes, my lord, along with an unknown group of people.
Unknown people... Survivors of the Geass Order?
You're serious about sending Suzaku to kill the emperor?!
Gino, do you want things to remain as they are now?
Well...
The true nature of people is that they want to be controlled.
By ethnicity, by religion, by tradition, by authority.
The emperor of Britannia must play his part.
And you're the one to play the part of authority, Your Highness?
If I am called to play it, then perhaps.
Perhaps... Meaning?
Did you know that authority has another meaning?
Was this Schneizel's idea?
It's my decision. Majesty, I appreciate the patronage you provided me.
But you're guilty of two crimes!
Am I?
First, abandoning your responsibilities as king.
And second...
dirtying your hands with the power of Geass!
Is that a crime?
Geass brings out the evil nature in people.
Yes. If you knew about everything, then you could have saved Euphy.
But you abandoned her!
So what?
Into this sword, I put the despair you drove Lelouch and Nunnally to!
Prepare to die!
Lord Waldstein! Why are you here?!
Did you think you were the only one who knew about Geass?
A pity. Who would have trusted a man like you who constantly betrays people?
Bismarck, I leave this mundane matter to you.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Wait!
Ohgi? This is Hong Gu. Requesting landing clearance.
We've brought Her Majesty and Lady Kaguya with us.
R-Right. Then I'll contact Schneizel's people as well.
And here I thought Ohgi had changed a bit.
Definitely miscast.
His true nature is to be defensive.
Uh-oh. The Geass spell that compels me to live.
It's screaming at me to run away!
Is the Knight of One really that dangerous an opponent?!
Even so, I've left my weakness behind!
Fool! Your weakness...
is what supported the strength you possessed, which was gentleness!
That's right. Strength without a standard to follow is merely violence. Which means...
You should die here, Suzaku Kururugi!
My name is Lelouch vi Britannia!
Eldest son of Empress Marianne!
The prince who was abandoned by his empire!
We can't contact His Majesty!
You are to kill, not capture, any suspicious people you find!
Yes, My Lord!
Wh-What the hell?! Why are you shooting at us?!
Why are we shooting at our own people?!
We're still verifying it, but we can't contact gun turret room 3!
It's possible someone's taken it over!
Respond! Turret room 3! If you do not respond, we'll remove you by force!
Follow us in the royal guard! Destroy all enemies!
Yes, My Lord!
All the reinforcements from the Shikine Island base are attacking us!
We're getting reports of people in our own ranks turning on us as well!
This is...
A rebellion?!
Yes, My Lord! Where is His Majesty?
His Majesty is in the safest place he could be. For now, we...
Lelouch! That's my cross to bear!
Who has command aboard the Great Britannia?!
Lady Monica Krushevsky, the Knight of Twelve.
Very well! Then I'll go out in the Galahad!
You still can't contact the Mordred?
No, My Lord, although I think she's headed for Kamine Island.
Meaning she just received that intelligence and is going to His Majesty?
Along with Suzaku? No, this is...
My apologies, Lady Kaguya.
We have to get to Kamine Island at once.
Then we shall go with you, as well.
There's only one person I can think of...
who would be attacking the Britannian emperor in this situation.
I agree.
Which means we have a few points to verify.
We can continue this meeting once this matter is settled.
If anyone wishes to stop me, let them try!
If there are any whose despair can match my own!
I can't tell friend from foe, but I also can't just destroy them all.
Anya! Surely you aren't part of this, too!
So, the Knight of One is behind this coup d'état?!
What?!
Don't jump to conclusions!
How can I trust you?!
The enemy is from Shikine Island! Monica can testify to it!
Understood. Forgive me.
All I ask is for you to understand that. How damaged are you?
My air combat mobility is dropping.
I was thinking I could intercept the rebel forces on the ground.
Understood. I'll defend the royal flagship.
Quite the actress, aren't you?
We don't have time to explain things to Bismarck.
If you start off suspecting someone, it keeps them from mistrusting you, right?
The sort of flash I'd expect from Marianne the Flash.
Just what I expect from Lelouch's mother.
Now what?
We have to save him, don't we?
Now then, God!
The time has come to settle this!
Wrong.
You're mistaken, Charles zi Britannia.
It's not God you need to settle things with.
It's with me!
And how do you plan to do that?
Neither gun, nor sword, nor Geass will work.
I have told you already that you cannot kill me!
I'm thankful.
By coming in here, you've ensured my victory.
You've sealed the exit?!
Yes.
You, I, and the power of Geass are now sealed in this space together.
If you cannot interfere with the real world,
then whatever you're up to will be meaningless in the end.
You may as well be dead!
Lelouch!
This system you've made has become a prison which now holds your own soul captive!
Now, let us repent! Suffering together for all eternity!
This corrupt world is filled with demons Dakuse wa oni
What is justice? Seigi wa nanzo to
Resist, don't just question Tou mae ni aragae yo
The flower of evil Akutoku no hana
Dreams of hypocrisy Gizen no yume
Give your gaze to the eyes that see them Mishi me niwa me wo sashi
The line between right and wrong cannot be known Sei mo ja mo wakatareru koto nashi
Light is gone, and you slumber Hikari wa tae taiji no you ni
Like an unborn child in the womb of darkness Kimi wa nemuru yami no shikyuu
Isolation is what you love Kodoku koso itooshii
It will probably be your only ally Yui-itsu no mikata to naru darou
One by one, stained with the tide of blood Hitori hitori chishio ni mamire
You were born into this era Kono jidai ni umare ochita
Oh, chosen princes Erabareshi oujira yo
Battle shall be your banquet Tatakai koso shukuen
Oh, I am graceful omniscience Aa ware wa uruwashii zenchi
The loving mother Ai no haha
Who bore you Kimi wo umu
The ones who were raised on my breast Kono chichi ni hagukumishi mono wa
Are your brethren in hell Jigoku no harakara
The mark of apocalypse Mokushi no in
What is truth Shinri wa nanzo to
A seed of secrecy buried where no one knows Shirimosezu uzumoreshi intoku no tane
A double-edged sword Moroha no ken
Turn its blade upon the unsheathed blade Nuku ha niwa ha wo muke
Believe only in what you must protect Mamorubeki mono dake wo shinjite
And in your own way Aru ga mama ni kimi wa
You'll set yourself free Kimi wo hanate
Now I see. Perhaps I did choose the wrong path.
Perhaps Suzaku was right all along.
It's the means that are important.
But I can't back down now!
For Euphy and Shirley, Nunnally and Rolo.
That's right! I must face him!
I have to wager everything I am against this man!
Charles, the emperor of Britannia!
No matter what awaits me in the end, I must win!
THE RAGNAROK CONNECTION