"Hey there, Mister Black Knight!" Milly called out to one of the Black Knights. Didn't they call him Ohgi? "Did you get him? I do hope you didn't shoot off prematurely. The last thing we need is that thing running around hurting the students."

"Huh? Uh… No, don't worry about that," Ohgi said. "We've already evacuated all of the other students. All we have to do now is wait him out."

"Wait him out for what, exactly?" said a new voice. A black haired student, strolling in with an air of absolute authority that kept even Almost Human spellbound. "You almost make it sound as though that freak is dying."

"Lelouch, what are you doing here? Shouldn't you be waiting with -"

"He is dying," Ohgi said, interrupting the council president. "At this point, we don't think it's even possible for him to get anywhere near Suzaku anymore, especially since he's at Clovisland…"

"Alright then. I suggest you Black Knights find him quickly before - Up there!"

Tsk! They'd spotted this little hiding place, had they? It didn't matter! Almost Human ducked and rolled away from their noisy guns when they opened fire. He ran across the school yard, hiding behind trees, bushes and buildings while trying to gain his bearings on unfamiliar surroundings.

The pain in his chest was getting worse. Was it true? Was he really dying? Now that he thought of it, he was getting tired… Moving his body like this so quickly was easy at first, but the more he did it, the more tired he was getting -

"It's pointless trying to hide," said an ominous voice over the school loudspeaker. That audio effect.. It was the shadow from the Black Knights! "Almost Human! You are almost dead! Thanks to special permission from the principal, we have temporary control over the school's security. Since the students are evacuated already, we can now track your movements and keep you contained so you do not harm anyone else!"

"Oh, really!" Almost Human defiantly yelled back. "You expect me to believe any of that? I'll find someone else to copy, and then I'll -"

"Not have the time to track down Suzaku, before you melt from the inside," Painted Black interrupted. Almost Human began to shake. He began to tremble. This really was their plan, wasn't it? Wait him out. Stall for time. Since he could move his internal organs around at will, that was the only thing that made sense…

Come to think of it, the ability to do that wasn't normally possible for him either. Maybe… It was a sign he really was about to melt himself from the inside? No… No, no, no! His hatred made that fate impossible! He would not die in such a manner. Destiny had decreed it. Destiny had told him that he would murder, slaughter, kill Suzaku Kururugi! That was why he could not believe the Black Knights were going to try to do this to him, when -

"Please miss, I'm poorly!" said a sickly student trailing along by the front gate. "I can't… I can barely move, please don't rush me."

"You'll be much more sick if you stay here and the Stand user catches you," said the green haired woman carrying her. Green haired. Wearing one of the Black Knight's uniforms. Yes, yes! That was her! The immortal! The answer was so obvious now. "You rich brats always have to be carried, don't you? And you're heavy, too…"

"Not as heavy as the burden I'm placing on you!" Almost Human yelled, leaping out and using the enhanced reaction time of Jumpin' Jack Flash to perfect effect. "Tag, you're it!"

The feeling of transformation was like a complete rejuvenation. It was a better revival than any health spa could manage, no massage could be sufficient. True that the internal agony was there, having the internal organs consistently and constantly melting and repairing was like the beating of his own heart, a sensation he would become accustomed to such that he could not feel it any longer. Yet there it was. The healing of both body and - And of mind.

-Lulu's Bizarre Rebellion Chapter 39