Kallen was seething! She was expecting at least some resistance! Some fighting! To make her Dagda let loose! But…NO!
This 'warrior' nation just gave up at the sight of Anaheim's armies!
"I thought we would fight! Yet…they want to talk!?" Kallen exclaimed in annoyance.
"Isn't it better?" Jeanne commented as she crossed her arms.
"Just think what you would do if you were in their situation?" Marcus' Knight asked her.
"..." The Dagda's Pilot frowned as she realised that it would have been a suicidal situation.
"That's what I was thinking. No sane individual would fight in this situation." Jeanne commented as they walked to board their machines that they would be Marcus's escort as the Emperor in question would be taking his Imperial shuttle.
One of the first things he did when he became the Emperor was to mark all of his armies with new banners, before adding some flair to them. The shuttles' interiors became a bit more stylish than before, as they had been very basic.
The Flagship carrier with two support frigates flew over the capital of Zilkhstan, and soon after, the Mobile suits and shuttles launched from the hangar bay.
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'So this is a Knightmare Killer…' Blonde Priestess looked at a bulky machine with thick hands with claws staring down at her.
Her eyes then moved down to the Emperor of World exiting the transporter; he was followed by his infamous black tactical-gear-wearing soldiers.
"I was expecting a bit more resistance from you, Queen Shamna," Marcus said the moment he walked over.
He was surprised by how gorgeous she looked. The woman's body was a sinful thing; those robes don't help him either!
"I know the limits of my nation, Your Majesty." She slightly bowed to him.
"Fighting the whole world and nation that can drop armies from space is not something my brave warriors can fight." She honestly told him her reasons for surrender.
"Is that so? So you are surrendering to me?" He asked her with a curious look.
"As long as you spare my people, I will accept whatever conditions you have." She motioned for him to follow her.
Marcus followed after her.
'The way she moves…'
The Emperor decided that it was time for him to use the gift his father gave him. The greatest gift he could ever ask for.
The Geass of Absolute Memory Control. The Geass of Charles Zi Britannia. In Marcus's opinion, the most powerful eyes in the Geass world are.
While Geass of OG Lelouch was powerful, they lacked one thing… finesse, something these eyes have.
He can alter memories as much as he wants, and one thing that terrified him about these eyes is that one would never notice if they were used.
Because it can be subtle or obvious, depending on the user.
Not that he will use these on the blonde before him, no, he will use his eyes to see if she is leading him to a trap or if she is serious.
After a bit of walking, she took him to a meeting room.
Unlike him, she only had a couple of guards.
'I guess no traps.'
Marcus wasn't quite trusting of this woman after recalling the movie.
Regardless, he had a chance, so he used his Geass on her.
He effortlessly accessed her memories and checked what she was planning.
'Oh my… ambitious even this situation.' The Holy Byzantine Emperor smiled a bit. This woman is thinking of seducing him and then using herself to improve the position of her people in the Empire.
Not that he minds, he could easily give sections of land around here to control and do as she pleases.
Well, that will depend on her performance.
"Your Majesty, you have my thanks for accepting my offer to talk.
All I desire is prosperity for my people." She smiled at him while motioning for him to sit.
The Emperor smiled at her as he took his seat provided for him.
"We will surrender without any hostilities. All I ask is assistance in development. My Kingdom is well known for its military; we used to export soldiers, but now that the wars around the world are over, we cannot export soldiers anymore.
Our economic situation is not the best." Shamna showed him a sad look.
"That is something we can help you with. After all, a desert is far more habitable than alien worlds we are planning to colonise."
The blonde smiled even more when she heard that! Her pragmatic mind began to think about how to extract the most from this situation for her people.
"That is wonderful to hear. Then what is your desire for us?" She asked him.
"First, de-militarise. The only force in the world that can be is my Empire." He began with the most important thing.
Shamna frowned a bit, but she did nod at him.
"Next are policies and laws; there can only be my Empire's ones."
Once again, she nodded.
"In turn, the Empire will support your people just like everyone else in the world. Technology, food, medical supplies, medical technology, infrastructure." He named it from the top of his mind.
"I heard that your brother has serious medical issues. My Empire can heal him."
The blonde Priestess looked surprised for a second.
"You are not the only one with a sibling who needed help." He smiled a bit, causing her to dumbly nod.
"...I see… we will follow your command, Your Majesty."
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Shamna was wrong. When the new Empire rolled in, it was different from what she had expected. The Priestess is used to seeing oppression from the occupier on the occupied; it's one of the reasons why she was willing to die for her Kingdom to see it survive and prosper.
But it was different. The only thing the Holy Byzantine Empire wanted was no opposition, which didn't mean oppressing other cultures. No, in fact, they are allowed to practise most of their old traditions, except for what they see as extremes.
No, what they wanted was simply no other military in the world. There can only be one military, but the rest? One thing they had was the resources.
With space to tap into for resources, there is no need to limit anything.
The moment she surrendered, supplies began to drop from the sky.
Upgrades to her Kingdom began just like that!
Seeing all of this has prompted the ambitious woman to consider how to improve her situation further.
With all of this power and authority…
One could say her inner flames have been ignited.
"We should celebrate such an occasion, Your Majesty. The world is finally all yours." The blonde smiled at him.
"Indeed. I want to see Zilkhstan's hospitality."
"Fufufu, leave that to me." Shamna giggled, already thinking of her next scheme.
With that said. The Priestess of Zilkhstan began to arrange a banquet to celebrate World Peace.
It will happen the very same day…
Marcus was surprised by how well-trained her staff is. This woman was living like a Goddess, not a Priestess, as her girls scrambled to do everything.
As the Banquet was getting underway, the woman decided to gather more information about the Emperor.
She showed him the Temple, the City, and the Palace. It didn't feel like there was an occupation going on.
The blonde was quite surprised to see him watching everything with curiosity. After all, he does like exploration…
One of the reasons why he wants to get back to space is. Not that she understands him yet.
Eventually, the Priestess took them back to her Temple, where a banquet was waiting.
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"Is it just me, or is that Queen all over him?" Kallen asked Jeanne. Now that Banquet is on its way and there are no more distractions from the locals or sightseeing in general, she can see that the mature blonde beauty was quite close to him! Way to close!
"...It's not surprising? Emperor Marcus is the most desired man in the whole world…from the simple fact that he rules the world." Jeanne said with a smile. As his Knight, she is extremely happy to be in this position… the only issue that she has is that her Emperor can simply storm away and leave her behind!
"... I know… but we just conquered her nation… won't she do something to him?" Kallen was a bit annoyed that the Queen was almost climbing on him!
"With his eyes?" Jeanne had more than a bit of confidence in his ability to defend himself. "I doubt anything could possibly happen to him when he can see the future." The Emperor's Knight scoffed at such an idea.
"..."
Regardless, Kallen didn't have a chance to get close to her future husband, as the pair were swarmed by excited 'fans'. Shamna's priestesses surrounded them and began to bombard them with questions.
Especially Kallen, who was the pilot of the infamous Beast.
"Ohh, wow… You pilot that machine, it looks so amazing! I never thought that a girl could pilot something like this!"
"Hehehe, that's me~ I am one of Marcus' first Aces." Kallen was quite weak to so many praises being showered on her.
Jeanne was no different, as they never imagined that someone would care that much… not realising that this was on purpose.
As even Cornelia got distracted with her Knights as they were holding a conversation with Zilkhstan's generals about the good old days and tactics.
As Marcus's people got distracted, the blonde Priestess pulled him aside.
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Marcus looked around. He realised that he had been dragged into her bedroom…
He could see Persian-style luxury, from carpets to furniture, the woman knew how to bask in wealth…
"I wasn't expecting that the Queen of Zilkhstan would try to seduce me." The Emperor joked as he walked around before sitting down on a couch, leaning back and spreading his hands while crossing his legs.
He looked like he owned the room.
"Only a moron would not try to do what I am about to." She scoffed, not caring that her scheme had been seen through.
"It's a good thing that I find Zilkhstan interesting." He chuckled while shaking his head.
"Having two Thought Elevators so close to each other is unheard of."
Her eyes widened for a second.
"...So you are well aware…"
"I took extreme prejudice against the Geass Order. I was the one who erased it and took V.V. Code as a trophy."
The woman had a concerned look for a second.
"However… it depends on you how I will proceed. I am well aware that you have aspirations for the future." He looked at her as he revealed things bit by bit.
"My aspirations were always for my Kingdom."
"Well, then, we are on the same side. My aspiration is for humanity to control the cosmos. For humans to put their foot on every single world."
"..."
"That includes your people." He shrugged; in his eyes, her ambitions are a bit weak.
"It would seem I have underestimated you." A strange smile crept on her lips. The mature beauty strolled over to his side and looked at him sitting on the couch.
"In a way. My dreams were just a bit bigger than yours." He smiled back at her.
"Fufufu, then it's up to me to make sure I am not forgotten." Her smile morphed into a lustful one.
"And what is Priestess Shamna thinking about?" He asked as he watched how she was inching closer to him.
"There is only one way for me not to get forgotten~." Slowly, she straddled his lap and got close to his face.
The blonde beauty was very close to him now, lust rolling from her.
"Is that so? Well, it depends on Priestess Shamna's performance." He smirked a bit as his hands moved, wrapping around her waist.
"Indeed. I will make sure that the Emperor of the World has his eyes on this part of the world." With that said, she moved in and began to kiss him.
It was the beginning of a fateful 'battle'.
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