16 The War progresses, the end of two armies (1/2)
3° Person P.O.V.
It couldn't be said that they were lax. The Todoh army was one of the three strongest armies amongst the entire country and had a rigid discipline to it, despite not knowing if reinforcements would even arrive or if they had supplies to last for long, but regardless they were managing to stand their ground against the overwhelming might of Britania's military. The battlefield was an extremely sorry sight as soldiers of both sides died in droves, for every Britanian slain there would be twenty Japanese soldiers, but the Japanese stood their grounds and continues to claw and fight away for a chance of survival.
Their only hope was that the general Todoh who had managed to stage a win on the first encounter could continue doing it and finally save the country.
However, it was all too late when a single Knightmare started going towards them.
The first one to notice was one of the operators of the radars. He didn't understand why a single unity would be going at their base by itself but he still swiftly acted, sending word to the unities controlling the anti-knightmare canons the one closest to the enemy acted, sending one shot at the enemy.
BANG
As the bullet hit the knightmare a explosion happened and they expected the knightmare that did not react to the attack to be destroyed or at least pushed back.
That did not happen as the knightmare continued walking forward as if nothing had happened. That scared the canon shooter who quickly reloaded and shot again, which again was promptly dismissed.
Before long it was two, then five, then twenty anti-knightmare canons hitting that lonesome knightmare with wild abandon as explosions rang continuously, however, the knightmare continued as if there wasn't anything hitting it.
”How tough IS this thing?” One of the operators asked in terror as he saw the knightmare getting too close, despite only walking instead of dashing or using propulsors the knightmare was finally within thirty meters of the first anti-knightmare cannon. The operator made to escape but it was interrupted as the opposing knightmare put one of it's hands on it's back and took out a metallic cylinder. It was impossible to tell what it was exactly until they saw its hands grasping it tightly and the cylinder extending and, from the tip, a plasma blade appearing.
It was a plasma glave, based on the ones used by generals of old to fight on the frontlines. It was massive and, with one swing of the weapon, the entire upper half of the canon and the occupants were cut clean through. After that the knightmare took position and stood still for a moment, the pilot not moving an inch as the prince directed the calculative power of his geass as much as possible for this and with glazed and almost empty eyes he dashed forward at speeds on the range of 250 km/h, whatever place he passed through that had any military construct was cut right through it.
The onlookers on the distance could only gape at the display in front of them, no matter what stood in his way the knightmare cut everything down with absurd precision and without stopping or slowing down in the slightest.
”Wow, I think this is bad news Shogo-san.” A frivolous voice sounded on the comunication network of the knightmares sent to stop the advancing monstrosity of a knightmare.
”Don't matter.” Shogo Asahina said back as he and his team of ten knightmares moved. ”We must stop it regardless of everything else. Also, even if it is strong the team led by Captains Chiba, Urabe, and Senba are also going, with more than thirty knightmares and the support fire from the canons as well as the helicopters support fire there is no way this knightmare can pass through us.”
As Shogo said that he continued looking ahead, the enemy was around 5 kilometers away and even with his speed they should be able to be on the position in time.
It was not hard to see from where the knightmare was coming from as a trail of continuous explosions continued tocking the place as the knightmare continued opening a path straight through the military camp.
When Shogo and the others got in position and saw the other knightmares and the final defense line of artillery canons Shogo felt confident that this was the right position just as the command has ordered for him and his battalion to be positioned.
”Captain Chiba, move to the right and try to focus on the flank. Captains Urabe and Senba please focus on the center while I and my team focus on the left.” Shogo quickly sent positions for the other captains as they had long since got used to this structure of leadership when in a fight.
However, none of the knightmares moved from position.
Shogo looked confused about what is going on. However, the one much more confused was undoubtedly the slightly panicking General Todoh as he has no idea about why his entire elite team would have gone to this specific location.
No such order has been sent and any tentative of communicating with the elite squads had been proven useless as the system just did not work.
It was at this moment that Tohdoh remembered of something that made his entire body grow cold. It was amongst the words of Prince Ciel, he has complete control over the communications of Japan.
That thought made him terrified as he no longer could trust in the messages he is receiving from the frontlines and with some fear he took out a simple binocle from his pocket and moved to the side as he needed to see what was going on and thanks to the position on top of a high mount it would be easy to do just that.
However, he wished it wasn't so right now. After all, he was seeing the complete annihilation of his top unities as multiple smaller Bits that launched out of the giant advancing, every single one of those Bits released lasers at the enemies without stopping and even when the more experienced pilots managed to avoid the strikes they couldn't focus on the advancing machine that cut them down one by one, two of the pilots ejected in hopes of survival when their machines got close to exploding but the ejection unities were hit all the same by the Bits lasers.
Memories of his squad, those who he trained himself to fight and felt confident that could match any pilot on equal grounds if fighting together, those brave honorable soldiers were dying before his eyes.
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War was never about equality, it was about who has the highest morale, equipment, training, strategy, and support. War is about supremacy and the one who has that is not Tohdoh's army, it is Ciel who was easily demolishing the entire army with such ease that Tohdoh could not help but feel like giving up.
'No, I must defeat that monster! I can't fall here without at least taking him out with me, he has to die or the land of the rising sun will plummet into darkness.' He thought to himself and turned to his assistant.
”... I am going, you take care of the army for me.” He said, not as a request but as an order as he moved away. Normally people would think he might be thinking about escaping but those in the command center knew that this was not the case.
They felt their eyes water a bit, they could predict what the general was about to do, and they felt terrible that the general was about to do that.
And they watched as the general went, using his knightmare (a salvaged model from Britania that they managed to remodel) he took in his arms and back as much sakuradite as he could. He would die here, true, but he would rather die on what was probably the best chance for the destruction of that single knightmare than any other.
He could have sent another soldier to do this, true enough, he knew any of the other generals would have done just that and give lip service that the soldier would be remembered and how the soldier's family would get a reward for his heroism, but Todoh would not do that. He was too honorable to send a soldier to do such a thing and lie like that, he might never admit it but he knew Japan lost already. Unless the EU and the Chinese Federation joined them right now they would not survive at all, and that might not be any improvement since there is all chance that they might just annex the weakened Japan anyway.
Todoh moved forward, his knightmare picking up speed as he dashed towards the enemy who continued waving his weapon at high speeds. Todoh is an expert in kngihtmare maneuvers, easily comparable to the best in all of Britania on that aspect, so he was confident he would reach it.
Opening comunications, even if he didn't know how effective it would really be he shouted.
”My comrades in arms, we may fall here but do not worry for our nation will not fall! We are it's guardians and we. Will. WIN!” And with this last shout Todoh reached the knghtmare.
And detonated the bombs.
BBBBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!
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Ciel's P.O.V.
I could only look in a bit of boredom and with a tired sigh. I mean, shouldn't they have just run away long ago? What is the point of coming to attack me when I clearly don't take any damage on this knightmare?
Seriously, why would I have spent months working on a defense system that could be overcome with guts and explosions? This is not a shonen anime where everything can be solved by a big explosion and courage, this is real life and guts cannot solve all problems.
I sigh as I see the enemy knightmares be destroyed and I end up under a crater caused by the explosion. Oh well, it doesn't really change much and now their base is close enough for me to act.
Aiming my 'glave' in the direction the enemy base is I set it out, it quickly started overworking and heating up. This is a weapon, true, but it has the capacity to take in energy from my armor and store it inside before turning it into pure heat and expeling the said heat. Creating a metal capable of handling this sort of heat was not easy, it took me about five days to reach my specifications really, but the final result was a good enough plasma weapon that can become a termal bomb easily enough and in short notice. With the capacity of my power system to produce virtually unlimited energy I can create quite the attack and this knightmare can fling this glaive at a distance of one and a half kilometers.
So, without any delays, I launch the glaive at the enemy base, or to be more exact at the area right underneath it as I set it off. The explosion that follows burn everyone in the base and, due to the position of the glaive, it should also burn anyone that might be on an underground escape passageway.
Seeing my work done I took back my glave and move back to my ship, no one bothered me on my way back, they either didn't dare or they were too busy watching the place where there used to be their base. Without communications and a center of command the army on this region must fall in a short time, no matter how strong an army is if there is no leader to direct it and with Britania being stronger it is not even a question now.
Getting to the ship I get out of the knightmare, I don't really feel anything despite having killed probably 500 or so people right now, I asked them to surrender, showed how fruitless resisting is, put forth decent terms to the leaders, tried to move the war to end bloodlessly, and the army still decided to fight it out. If it is like that then it is better to kill those pushing the war forward.
”Master, are you tired?” Kirumi asked as I sat on my chair in the command center.
”... A bit, not physically but more like I am tired of idiots doing stupid things.” I said.
She looks at me curiously and I explained to her what I meant only for her to shake her head.
”Wouldn't you too fight to the end if it was for those you consider family or friends?” She asked.
”Of course, that doesn't even count as a question.” I said. ”But this and that are separated matters. If they cared for the nation they'd see how this resistance is futile and should be trying to speak terms of surrender or just moving out to another country, not fight when they know they will only ever die.”
”Well, everyone has different ideas and thoughts.” Kirumi said and I sighed at that. I just want this to end, find Lelouch to bring him back, and go create more things. One of those I want to work out on how to make is my joined project with Mayuri, it will take time but I really want it to work.
If it does this situation I was in just now should never occur again.
”Now let us go, to the south and the Senjuu army.” I said and we shipped away. ”Oh, but send a message to the Imperial Court about what we did and a video if he deems necessary. I want him to put more importance on me as, this way, he will be even more careful on where to 'use' me, thus lowering the number of times to call me forward. A extremely treasured weapon isn't one you use all the time, it is only when absolutely necessary.”
”But, wouldn't the message possibly leak? You know as well as I that any video we sent there would deffinetly end up on the hands of the other powers.” Kirumi said. ”Wouldn't it be better to send it to the Emperor directly?”
”No, it is better this way. If the other powers find out what I can do they will send assassins after me, which isn't anything new, but they will also put political pressure on Britania to not use me. It will not really stop the Emperor from ordering me to act but the political and external pressure will definetly lower the number of times even further that the Emperor will call on me.” I said as we travel away, a small smile on my face as I imagine how the Emperor will react to what I will do. He will see right through me, true, but he will not be really able to do much as, if he pushes me even more on the battlefield it is entirely possible all nations to join and fight Britania at once for fear of me and what I represent.
Sometimes it is good to be smart.