As Kira was back in the warship, he changed out of his pilot suit. He was still confused. One would be that he has no idea what to make of it.
From the looks of it…
He walked over to the window and checked his image in the reflection, his eyes normal, purple, but then…
It morphed golden-ish pupils with lightning dancing in his eyes; he could push further, and it then morphed into a golden bird symbol for the pupils.
No matter what, that meeting was real and not some PTSD delusion.
'Could this… Geass power helps me get out of this situation?' Kira recalled how he could see how those gundams move, he predicted it and shot before they even moved there.
What he did was borderline supernatural; he made the enemies move into incoming beams.
That is how he made Athrun lose his beam rifle.
'There is no other way, I will use this power.'
With that said, his eyes returned to normal. Turns out he can turn them on and off.
"Hey, kid, are you okay?" A blonde man walked over. This guy was Mu La Flaga. From the very beginning, this man could sense that Kira was special, and now, on his third deployment, he wiped the floor with those four stolen GAT Units.
"...Yeah… I am fine. Just processing the fight." Kira replied in a neutral tone.
"Don't push it, you are our ace. We need you at your best."
"I won't."
~~~~~~Next Day~~~~~~
During the ORB cabinet meeting, the session was interrupted by breaking news.
"Lord Uzumi… Atlantic Federation… Anaheim Enterprise made a move." One of the officials said to the ORB's leader.
The whole cabinet watched the news without speaking a single word.
"..." the Lion of ORB watched a broadcast from the Atlantic Federation where SWAT and the army are capturing members of the Parliament, OMNI Enforcer, and other high-level officials for ties to the terrorist organisation of Blue Cosmos.
At the same time, a news agency announced that Marcus Anaheim, the mysterious billionaire, is taking over as Director of the National Defence Industry Association.
"This… why now? Why is he moving out now?"
Lord Uzumi always wondered who Marcus Anaheim is. One day, he appeared and, like a storm, took over the world. Becoming the richest man in the world.
Many know he wields some sort of advanced technology, as that is how he has consistently crushed Blue Cosmos.
But Lord Uzumi knows even better, as he was the one who adopted Marcus Anaheim's daughter. He saw the tests and the girl in action from a very young age. Cagalli could solve university-level tasks with ease; her understanding of electronics, robotics, physics, biology, and everything was abnormal.
It was certain that the girl inherited all of this from Marcus Anaheim.
That begs the question, just who is this man? It's far beyond the level of a regular Coordinator!
"Maybe it's related to Heliopolis?" One of the officials replied.
"We have some intel that people saw him in Heliopolis."
"!" Lord Uzumi took a deep breath. His appearance in Heliopolis was… concerning.
'If Cagalli has that sixth sense, then no doubt Marcus Anaheim has it. He most likely senses both Kira and Cagalli…'
"For now, we shall watch and act accordingly."
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ORB was not the only one, as Marcus's literal occupation of the Atlantic Federation was swift and ruthless; he had enough dirt to destroy the country, but instead, he did a hostile takeover as he used blackmail to make government officials betray their allies and arrest the disguised terrorists.
But once they finished with their tasks, Marcus then arrested the officials for covering for them, a double cross, making only the puppet president stay in his post, as he couldn't change him.
With a single motion, he took over the whole thing and reshuffled the deck with people who would obey him.
"...I have this feeling it's not your first time taking over government?" Cagalli, who was watching the TV, commented. She is watching an absurd list of people who are getting sentenced for treason. The whole affair was absurd, given how swiftly it happened!
"Indeed, I do love playing with these systems; people designed them to look like they work and people can't abuse, but in the end of the day, they are all run by people.
And these people all have their desires." Marcus commented as he was going over the data; he was now the leader. The corruption in the country was insane, the military industrial complex basically rules everything, and now he did a bit of tempering and 'smoothly' took over.
"So you did do it before." Cagalli rolled her eyes. Her father speaks in such a roundabout way.
"I did before, and I did it now." He replied as he looked away from the tablet and at the girl lazing on the couch in his office.
"We are joining OMNI Enforcer. I do hope you know how to wear a uniform."
"...Earth Alliance? Are serious? But… I am ORB Citizen!" Cagalli complained for a bit! She has had a natural dislike of the Atlantic Federation her whole life! So wearing their uniform… ugh!
"Is that so?"
Marcus stood up and walked over, showing her something.
"I dug this up from my old files." He showed her the tablet.
"...Your mother was from the Atlantic Federation. That makes you an Atlantic Federation citizen; in fact, officially, I am from here as well."
The girl saw her mother's ID, then her birth certificate, and finally her own ID.
"...so that's her name… Via Hibiki… why does it say that father's spot is empty?" She frowned as she looked at him.
"Well, knowing her, she panicked, after all, she was married to someone known as Ulen Hibiki."
"..."
At that moment, another person entered the office.
"...Are you surprised? Mark can seduce ladies without even trying." Lacus, who just walked in with bags containing military uniform, looked at deadpanning Cagalli.
"So… she cheated on her husband!"
"...More exact words would be he neglected his wife, and I was there to listen to her concerns." Marcus smoothly explained to her.
"...Ugh…" The black-haired girl massaged her forehead. This situation was getting crazier and crazier!
"Relax, you are still my daughter."
With that said, he showed what he changed.
"...Huh… you gave me your surname?" She looked a bit surprised.
"Indeed, and edited the birth certificate, now you are the official daughter of Marcus Anaheim." He explained before tossing the tablet on the couch.
He then looked at Lacus.
"I suppose you have our uniforms? We will be going to space soon."
"Indeed. As you requested." The pinkette pulled out white uniforms.
"...I have promoted myself to General rank, I suppose you would look nice as Lieutenant Commander," Marcus commented as he looked at his darling Lacus.
"...Is there a specific reason why, Lieutenant Commander?" The lady replied with an amused eyeroll.
"You could say that."
"Isn't it called nepotism?" Cagalli looked at it from the side.
"Indeed, and this nepotism is doing what you requested. If we play it right, the war will end soon. Isn't it what you want?" The Emperor asked his newest daughter.
"...I guess…when you put it like that." The black-haired Princess was conflicted a bit about the whole situation.
Then she realised something!
"Hey… what kind of rank will I have!?"
~~~~~~Later~~~~~~
"I never imagined that I would see you in an Earth Alliance OMNI Enforcer uniform." Cagalli looked at Lacus. The pinkette in her mind is from ZAFT!
"Oh, is that because you assume that I am Lacus Clyne?" The woman commented as she looked at herself in the mirror. The white uniform suits her hair so well.
Though black and purple of the Empire is still the one she is the most used to wearing.
"Not assume… You look like her big sister or something like that." The Princess complained as she was still processing that the girl before her was a lab creation.
"Big sister? Now that's an interesting comparison. I suppose that could work." Lacus pondered how to approach the other Lacus.
"What? You were thinking something else?"
"Our purposes. Mark created me to be his companion.
While the other Lacus' purpose is to be the daughter."
"...Does that even mean anything?" Cagalli frowned.
"...it means everything." Lacus sharply replied, making the Princess twitch. What Cagalli saw was the first time this woman had ever been serious, and it made her feel fear!
She never imagined that Lacus could be that menacing!
"Knowing one's purpose in life is something many humans spend years trying to figure out. Well, in the Empire, people get a fast course to find out what they are good at.
For me, I knew what I would do the moment I was self-aware; since then, I have been perfecting my job."
"...I see… I suppose it's a good thing. But do you ever wonder what else you could do?"
"Never, that is something you should. You are an unofficial Princess from an Empire from another reality. Yet, you don't have a role in it. Now that's a plotline of a book if I say so." Lacus smirked as she mentioned her situation.
"..."
Cagalli pondered, but then the Pinkette walked over and began to fix her uniform.
"...H-Hey." The Princess complained as she watched this woman's actions.
"Funny enough, does that make me your stepmother? Now that's a cute development!" Lacus smirked as she pointed that out.
"W-What?"
At that moment, the girl looked at the lady's fingers she saw a golden ring on THAT finger!
"...W-Wait, you really would be…"
"Indeed~ so what do you think?" Lacus winked at her as she finished fixing the collar.
"...I don't know what to think!"
The whole situation was so confusing to her!
"I see, then you should take your time to digest, Cagalli dear~." The pinkette patted her head, making the Princess blush up a storm! It was embarrassing! What the hell!
~~~~~~Meanwhile~~~~~~
In a meeting with representatives from all the Alliance countries, these old men questioned Marcus while pretending to be serious. They all hoped that the man sitting at the head of the table had no dirt on them, or that he was not using it against them.
"We will get right to the point. Why are you getting involved now?" One of the braver ones asked the disguised Emperor.
"Heliopolis. ZAFT blew up that colony. The colony where my kids were. I think that gives you some idea. Your newest toy, Archangel, is where my son is.
So, I might as well join the fun and end this mess you all started."
*Sigh*
Some of them sighed in relief; it was something better than they had expected. They recalled the last time this man before them simply made a lot of people die, and no one knew how or what, or if they could even put it on him, all of those deaths.
One thing is for sure: they were terrified shitless.
So if he can bring that to the battlefield against ZAFT, which caught them by surprise with their Mobile suits, then it was good in their books.
"Then very well, you can do what you want. This meeting was more or less a symbolic one."
"You don't say. I already know that." Marcus got up from his seat.
"Be grateful, my fellow Earth Alliance members, since I am taking this personally after what you did with Junius Seven, there are 250 thousand coordinator families that hate our guts.
And these people live in space, and they don't need Earth. I just hope that Patrick Zala, the most likely winner of the next election, doesn't decide to drop asteroids on us."
"..."
"..."
"..."
All of a sudden, everyone in the room felt chills pass through them. He was right! They were so obsessed with their situation that they forgot a key factor.
There could be radicals on the other side, too! Torture and kill enough, and it will radicalise even the most pacifist or regular people! Hate can be a strong motivator.
"Then we hope you can assist so that things like that don't happen." One of them commented, sweating buckets at that realisation!
"Indeed. But just in case, get your bunkers ready~." Marcus sadistically teased them.
Funny how he absolutely doesn't care. Might as well have some fun in this reality!
Blow up some guys; it has been a while since he did anything himself.
It brings back some memories when he was a teenager, waging war against his old man.
'Oh, good times. It was back then when conflicts were on a planet instead of space… such an old school time.'
With that said, he left the panicky old men to their devices as he was ready to leave for space. Now that Earth Alliance was his 'bitch', he can do something with it.
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