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Short Summary: Revived by science, Lelouch Vi Britannia rides to war once more. Revived or otherwise, his past still haunts him as he assembles his Legions for war. Can he, for the greater good, fight those he put in control of the world?

A/N: This isn't really just my second fanfiction. However, I would take all reviews, constructive or otherwise, in stride.

Prologue: Resurrection

" Lelouch Vi Britannia, a man of many titles, has died. Demon King, Zero, Emperor, it is all for naught, for now he lies slain by the disguised Kururugi Suzaku. His ultimate Plan, Zero Requiem, is his hope to save the world from evil. By turning the hatred of the world on himself, he staged his own death. He died in the arms of his beloved sister, Nunnally Vi Britannia, who became the 100th Empress of Britannia roughly a month after his death. As was his intention.

But even the optimistic know that not all plans survive contact with the enemy. Oddly enough, support was still very strong for Lelouch within certain circles of Britannia. In fact, rather than loath him as a Demon King, many of the lower class still held their heads high in his name. Alas, this was only on the Mainland of Britannia. However, unrest and discontent gripped the nation of Britannia. The economy was thrown into a massive spiral the likes of which hadn't been seen since the Great Depression. Of the few remaining formerly Royal Family, only Odysseus came out on the positive end financially. It appears he had a great, well concealed, talent for logistics.

Almost immediately after the Demon King's death, his body was reported missing. Cornelia passed it off as defilers who wanted to vent their anger on the Demon King. She couldn't have been more wrong.

Several legions of the Imperial Army disappeared about five months into Nunnally's reign. Jeremiah Gottwald worked hard to track down these legions, but was only a little successful. To his surprise, most of the troops that had deserted had not been Geassed. Rather, they seemed to be rallying against Nunnally, claiming she went against everything Lelouch had done. Amongst them were several companies of new recruits.

In the years to come, technology would be advanced, but not at the breakneck pace that the Black Rebellions and the Damocles war had spurred. In the Euro Universe, and amongst the commoners of Britannia, this was another knock against Nunnally Vi Britannia. In this civil unrest, a young scientist named Marlowe Harrison would begin to develop a powerful energy manipulation theorem based off of Nina Einstein's original F.L.E.I.A plans. During the next ten years, he would team up with a team of ambitious scientists of a like mind, and create powerful KMFs years ahead of the technology used by Rakshata and Lloyd.

In the Euro Universe, a crack KMF pilot began to grow tired of peace. He was immediately contacted by Marlowe Harrison and Brendon Howell to be their test pilot. He accepted eagerly. The man once known as the Phoenix of Berlin became the first pilot of the newest resistance movement.

The U.F.N continued its strong surge towards world unity outside of Britannia. Led by Xingke and Empress Tianzi, the former Chinese Federation spearheaded the operation to get the remaining nations to join the U.F.N. They were mildly successful, able to get most of the Euro/Asian nations to join with the exceptions of Germany and Russia. Germany housed thousands of deserting Britannian soldiers who remained fanatically loyal to the Demon King, even without the Geass. Russia, well, they housed the newest resistance movement.

Lelouch couldn't have predicted this happening, but it is important anyway. After his death, those with very strong wills, like his elder brother Schniezel, were able to throw off their Geasses. With his death, the Geass lost the Absolute part of Absolute Obedience. While a weak mind, like say Tamaki, would continue to toil under the Geass, someone like Schniezel would be aware of it instantly. With this awareness, he would then be able to throw it off. Something he did almost immediately after Nunnally reappointed him to Prime Minister.

The greatest event to occur during this time of peace, was the kidnapping of Nina Einstein, which occurred near the end of the ninth year. Whilst some, like Lloyd Asplund, wanted an immediate investigation, others, like Japanese Prime Minister Kaname Ohgi, were more worried that she might be rebuilding F.L.E.I.A.

However, that all was dwarfed by the fact that deep in Siberia, the angry violet eyes of the world's most hated Emperor were fluttering back into life."

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( Deep in Siberia)

His name was Typhon. He hated it a lot, but it described him well if you added an o to it. He wore his brown hair long, but kept it tied in a pony tail for his own reasons. His uniform was the jet black with silver of the Black Knights, but without their insignias. In fact, he really didn't like the Black Knights. Just their color scheme. In place of the Black Knight winged sword, was the meteorological symbol for Hurricane. His brown eyes narrowed into a glare at the dark haired scientist who was frantically inputting new data into the machines. Said scientist flinched under his cold gaze.

Typhon was an ex-Knightmare pilot for Britannia, but his real skills were as a foot soldier. He was a barely passable KMF pilot at best, but he could kill a man with his hands easily. He had been the one tasked with recovering the Demon King's body. He had been the one who had been tasked with kidnapping the scientist in front of him, Nina Einstein. The notoriously reclusive scientist had been easy picking for the guy who wished he had joined the SAS rather than KMF corp.

He asked, " Nina, what's the status?"

Nina tittered nervously, " He should awaken within a week. We only have a few more diagnostics to perform."

Odysseus smiled on the monitor from his villa in New Pendragon, " Excellent, I have been waiting for this for ten years."

Typhon gestured at the light brown haired former First Prince, " Frankly, I'm surprised you would be in support of our effort, Uranus."

" No codenames please, Typhon. This is a secure channel broadcast from my Villa. No one is monitoring it. "

Typhon smirked, " Very well then, Odysseus. Is there a mission you have in mind?"

Odysseus laughed, " Unfortunately, that is not my specialty. Alexander is the planner you know. He's the one with all of our intel."

Typhon frowned at the mentioning of his commander, " Stormcrow would like to hold off on any new operations until Subject Zero has awakened. Says that the Subject is better at strategy and planning than he is."

" Hmm, I knew my younger brother was quite the strategist, but for even Stormcrow to admit to being inferior. That's impressive don't you think?"

Typhon nodded, " Yes it is. However, I am genuinely worried about something. What if Subject Zero doesn't cooperate? I mean, we will be asking him to fight against his former comrades, maybe even his sister. We know his feelings on such matters."

Odysseus thought for a moment before answering, " A genuine concern. But I think that once he sees that his plan has not be fulfilled, he will help us. The real issue is this. What if we end up fighting Nunnally?"

This got Nina's attention, " We would be in trouble then."

Typhon pulled a file out and slammed it on the desk. It was labeled, "Project Lazarus: Psychological profile,", which he opened to Lelouch's profile. He pointed, " Clearly labeled is his fierceness in protecting and fighting for his sister. One might even say his affinity with Nunnally is unnatural and beyond the normal duties of a brother. I have a sister too, and I'm not willing to start a rebellion to keep her safe. In fact, I'm pretty sure she would kill me, and would expect me to do the same to her, in that situation."

Odysseus frowned, " I'll admit, Lelouch and Nunnally have an uncommonly strong bond. I only wish I got along half as well with my full sister, Guinevere. I imagine it has to do with my father's exile of him after his mother's 'death.' I suppose we all know about that now?"

A new link beeped in, labeled Stormcrow. Typhon pressed the link, bringing up a Sound Only channel. Stormcrow blurted out, " Is it done yet?"

Odysseus looked at the other side of the monitor, " Stormcrow, we were in the middle of discussing some important issues that may come up with Subject Zero when you burst in."

" No issues, just status report. We'll work those out when the time comes."

Nina sighed, " Like I told Typhon and Odysseus earlier, he should be awaken at some point within a week. We've just got his heart restarted, and blood is pumping at a standard rate. Wait, something's happening."

" What?"

Nina looked slightly panicked, " He's waking now!"

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( Test Room)

Violet eyes fluttered open, blinking rapidly to adjust to the light of the room. He eagerly took deep breaths of the sterile air. He blinked a couple of more times, and slid his legs off the table. He tested his legs. He was unsteady, having to grasp the table to keep from falling out. A voice rang out, one he definitely recognized, " Subject Zero, I request that you remain on the table until proper diagnostics can be run!"

Lelouch answered back, " Nina Einstein, how nice it is to hear from you again. I suppose this isn't the time for pleasantries?"

A different voice answered back, " Your Majesty! We were not expecting you to awaken for another week! "

Lelouch looked down at the operating table with his semi-permanent scowl, " It was not my intention to awaken at all. I specifically ordered Gottwald to not perform any medical procedures on my body. I had originally feared that when I killed my father, I had taken his Code. But I see that was not the case. Tell me, Commander Jameson, why have I been revived?"

In the other room, Typhon flinched at the use of his dropped surname, " Milord, I am not the one best equipped to explain this. It is rather, my superior who is best equipped to handle such matters. However, I can allow Miss Einstein to brief you on the World as a whole."

Lelouch wasn't exactly pleased with that explanation, but didn't let it show, preferring to sit back down on the table until he could get his bearings straight. Nina's voice fluttered over the intercom. She sounded rather nervous. He guessed she never quite got over his Zero persona.

" Your Majesty, Lelouch Vi Britannia, has been reborn on the First of July, 2028. In Siberia Russia."

Lelouch interrupted her, " So I'm guessing this isn't one of my sister's ideas then, if we aren't in Britannia?"

" Y-Yes. You are with a small Sleeper Cell of a resistance movement called the Blizzards. Ironic yes? This is our northernmost base, where we build our KMFs, and our Airships. Not that that's really saying much. I think we have ten pilots right now, everyone else is a scientist."

Lelouch frowned, " Not much of a resistance movement then. I don't even think I could take those odds. Nonetheless, you are not explaining the world's situation to me. I trust you have a good reason?"

" L-Like Commander Typhon said, we aren't exactly privy to the knowledge of the origins of this project. Only Uranus and Stormcrow are."

" Hm, codenames. Someone is going the extra mile to make sure I don't know who they are until I can't get out of their grasp,", Lelouch said with an arrogant smirk. As he had anticipated, certain people in the observation room flinched.

Nina replied, " Well, if you must know the broad terms, then they are simply put as thus; the world is in no better shape than when you died. Poverty is at an all time high due to Britannia's infrastructure collapsing. We are still unsure exactly how this happened. Still, this plunged the world into a depression the likes of which we have never seen before. It is only just now recovering, but tensions are at an all time high. Several resistance Networks have been set up between the Rogue Legions-"

" Rogue Legions? What?"

He heard Nina sigh in the other room, " Legions of the Britannian Army that were still loyal to you. Without the Geass. They all deserted, taking all their arms and equipment, after it was announced Nunnally would take the throne."

" Wow. Has Nunnally be that bad of a ruler that they couldn't track down army units of ten thousand men, complete with KMFs, tanks, and IFVs? Or were these soldiers just that quick?" Lelouch asked through the glass.

Nina answered, " We don't know. It rather surprised me when I heard about it. However, the investigation was headed up by Lord Jeremiah "Orange" Gottwald. I believe he was the most fanatical of your supporters?"

Lelouch smirked inwardly, remembering the Orange KGF pilot, how he was loyal no matter what. A potential recruit. Wait why was he thinking about recruiting if he wanted nothing to do with this? The truth be told, Lelouch had become addicted to the drug that is war. He was able to cling to his goals yes, but that didn't quell his desire to see battle. To direct forces once more. To command. And now that he thought about it, he really wanted revenge against the Black Knights.

With Zero Requiem going on, and planning his own death, revenge hadn't been at the top of his to do list last time. But now, now it was at the very top. Unfortunately, moving against anyone, especially the Black Knights, would attract the attentions of his sister, Nunnally. A confrontation he definitely hoped to put off as long as possible.

The Damocles Battle was a once in a life time sort of deal for Lelouch, who felt a much stronger bond to his sister than most people would for their siblings. It was only after Suzaku had roughed him up a bit and reminded him that Schniezel was the true enemy that he had been able to bring himself to war against her at all. However, there wouldn't be a Suzaku performing his duties as Knight of Zero to get him back in gear this time. In fact, that same Kururugi Suzaku would likely be fighting against him as Zero. No doubt, the odds were definitely stacked against the revived Lelouch.

He spoke up for the first time in about ten minutes, " Nina, would you bring me a map? And detailed force composition charts of our troops, as well as the latest Black Knight troop locations? I know you can get those for me, you used to be an elite hacker."

" O-O-Of course, Your Highness."

Lelouch smirked. Now, THIS was being back in command. The papers he requested were passed to him by a nurse. Unsurprisingly, the majority of Black Knight forces were concentrated in Japan, roughly seventy percent. Ten percent were concentrated in China, and the rest were scattered throughout the world. Hell, there was even a force of five hundred stationed in New Pendragon.

He was sketching out advancement plans when he was hailed by Commander Jameson, " Your Majesty, Stormcrow has arrived and will see you now."

Lelouch smirked and picked up the notes he had been making. He already had a plan to invade China. The Demon King had returned. He didn't even notice that his Geass wasn't active.

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( New Pendragon)

Ever since Lelouch had died, the Geasses had weakened to the extent that someone of high mental fortitude could actually break it. Such was the case with Schniezel, and oddly, with Odysseus Eu Britainnia as well. Odysseus had been lucky to survive his younger brother's bombing of the original Pendragon, having been at his former villa due to Lelouch's orders. He had been even luckier when he was able to recover his fortune with relative ease, even during a depression. If Odysseus had one talent, he was a money master.

Despite their looks of being a dysfunctional, spoilt family, the Royal Family of Britannia all had their unique traits. Schniezel was a subtle and masterful tactician. So was Lelouch. Both had charisma. Carline used to be a cunning governess, despite being Nunnally's age at the time. Guinevere used to be a socialite. Castor and Pollux had been talented at making everyone else's life miserable. Cornelia was still a hell hound on the battlefield. Euphemia had been talented at drawing the best out of even the worst kinds.

However, after his nearest brother had FLEAIAED the hell out of the original Pendragon, the originally thirty nine strong family was reduced to five or six in total. With Lelouch's death, that number fell again. But now it was back.

Odysseus actually had two talents. One was his ability with money. The other was the ability to make everyone else think he was laid back slob. Both worked excellently with his underground dealings with various Rogue Legions. No one would ever suspect Odysseus to be funding a rebellion would they?

That's when he received the excellent news that his younger brother, Lelouch, had returned to the land of the living. Oddly, the Ex-Emperor was already planning world conquest all over again. But that's not at all unlike Lelouch, so Odysseus sort of expected it. Unfortunately, he didn't have time to celebrate. He was busy dealing with the Emperor's full sister, Nunnally.

Nunnally was sweet woman, always had been. And she did possess some of her brother's intellect and talent for manipulation. But that didn't necessarily make her the best candidate to rule an Empire that spanned almost a third of the Earth's surface did it? After all, it took a certain type of bravado to be Lelouch Vi Britannia. So much like his father, Charles Zi Britannia, that he killed the man. Again, just like his father who killed his own father. Funny how both men hated each other with such a passion. Had Lelouch not been exiled, he likely would have been named Crown Prince based off of merit alone.

The Former First Prince cut his powder blue eyes at the Empress seated across from him. She smiled sweetly at him. He had to stifle back a sniff of disdain. Like so many of the other Royal Family members, Nunnally hadn't really changed much over the last twenty years. She asked, " Odysseus, what is the situation in Oregon?"

Odysseus reported back, " Nothing has changed, Empress. There is still some general unrest due to the depression and escalating prices. Otherwise, nothing has changed."

He felt the glare of the masked knight, Zero on his back. Zero asked, " I have reason to believe you are not telling the truth. So, I repeat the question. What is the situation in Oregon, Odysseus?"

Odysseus smiled at Zero, " As I said earlier, nothing has changed. There has been a slight increase in unrest, but that is all."

Like anyone else who had been affected by the Geass, he retained little information of what actually happened while under its effect, but he had met Zero before being Geassed, and this clearly wasn't the Zero he had originally met. The voice distorter could only compensate for the difference in voices to a certain point. But, being a politician at heart, he never called Zero on it. Like a few others outside of the Black Knights, after some studying of the events, he had come to the conclusion that the original Zero had been Lelouch. As for this Zero, he sounded like a Knight he had only met once before.

Shortly thereafter, Nunnally left Odysseus. He pressed his hand to his ear, and radioed, " Did you all capture that on feed?"

The Russian voice of Alexander Stormcrow answered, "Yes, we have the recording. We are playing it back to Subject Zero now. Standby for confirmation."

A few moments later, " Subject Zero diagnostic complete. He recognizes both voices. One as Nunnally. The other, he claims is Kururugi Suzaku. Given records, he is correct, and has related the story of Zero Requiem to us. Subject Zero is a success. Lelouch Vi Britannia walks again."

Odysseus smiled, " All hail Lelouch."

" All hail Lelouch."

Jeremiah Gottwald walked into the room, with some guards behind him. The guards wore a small wolf's head insignia. Gottwald pressed his fist to his chest, and declared, " Jeremiah Gottwald, returned from contacting the Lost Wolves Rogue Legion. I request to speak to His Majesty if possible?"

" Very well, Lord Orange."

Lelouch's voice came through Odysseus' ear speaker, " Is that you, Gottwald?"

" Yes, Your Majesty! I await your command!"

Lelouch sounded slightly amused, " Brother Odysseus, tell me, is Jeremiah kneeling right now?"

Odysseus looked at the kneeling Margrave, " Yes, he is."

Lelouch commanded, " Stand, Jeremiah. I'm currently not the Emperor. However, I would like a status report."

" I have just finished with the Lost Wolves, Milord. They will bring their forces to your banner at your beckoning! Orders?"

Odysseus smiled as his brother gave the next order, " Then you will find me some Knightmare pilots. The Blizzards are hopelessly lacking in manpower outside of their science department."

" Then I shall contact the Phoenix Legion next! The fabled Phoenix of Berlin is said to be with them, though why a European KMF pilot would join a rogue Britannian Legion is beyond me. However, do not expect instant results, my prince. Even Stormcrow's underground doesn't know where he is at."

The Russian voice of Alexander Stormcrow filtered in, " Do not assume that just yet, my good man. The data will be forwarded to you shortly. Now, if you would excuse us, me and the Emperor have some business to attend to."

With that, the link clicked off. Odysseus pulled the small bug out of his ear, muttering, " They always put these things in too far. Ah well, Suzaku is extremely observant, even if his mannerisms are hardly like Lelouch's when he was Zero."

Gottwald held a hand to his bionic eye/Geass canceller, " I agree. The Emperor chose him to be his executioner. Yet, Suzaku doesn't carry himself with the same confidence nor does he have the same charisma as His Majesty had."

The head of the Lost Wolves added, " Maybe it has something to do with him being a fanatical hypocrite?"

Odysseus sat down in a chair, " The Rogue Leader has a good point. During the Rebellions, Kururugi Suzaku played extraordinarily easily into both the plans of my father and Schniezel. Even I, laid back and lazy Odysseus Eu Britannia, thought his actions and motivations to be rather hypocritical of themselves. If you want peace, why join the military? If you want to free your homeland, then why not join the Black Knights? The man was an oddball to say the least, but both my father and brother read him extremely well. Though I honestly believe he would have been a better man if Euphemia hadn't have died."

Jeremiah nodded, " Though I believe that he and Empress Nunnally have something going there. Is it me, or did the Empress seem a tad larger around the stomach than normal?"

Odysseus frowned as he thought. His eyes widened, " Why yes she did! Are you saying that she's…?"

" Anyone who's ever known Nunnally has always known her to be an effete, slender as a rail, blown over by the wind type of girl in body structure. And she eats very, very little. There is only one explanation for it. She is indeed, pregnant."

Odysseus frowned, " Then that will pose even greater problems for Lelouch then. Of course, there is certainly no doubt to who the child's father is either. Nunnally goes nowhere without Zero. Nowhere, and it appears that now extends to include bedroom as well. There's been no announcement though."

" Probably to prevent even more unrest. Suzaku or not, Zero is famous for what Lelouch did behind the mask. The only kill Suzaku has as Zero is Lelouch himself, and that really doesn't count anymore now does it? Imagine the outrage it would cause if the Empress were to announce she was having the child of the King of Terrorists."

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( Japan)

Of all the countries that stood to gain from Lelouch's death, only Japan actually lost anything. Well, in a certain sense at any rate. It had its independence again, and to most of the Japanese, that's all that mattered. However, to those who preferred a more practical way of thinking, it was now far worse. Given the back and forth affair that had been the Black Rebellions, followed by the Demon King's Takeover, and that followed by the Damocles Incident, meant that everything important in Japan was destroyed. Infrastructure, economy, military, etc. However, that didn't stop the people from rallying again.

Prime Minister Kaname Ohgi was a masterful administrator. He guided Japan out of the worldwide depression into economic status that hadn't been seen since before Britannia had first taken it over. However, that was all he was good as, besides being the natural crowd pleaser that all politicians were. It was as though he had completely forgotten that he had once been a revolutionary himself.

Diplomatic relations with the Chinese Federation and Britannia were at an all-time high, but relations with other U.F.N nations were approaching all time lows. In fact, Ohgi didn't know why himself. Well, the main reasons involved the Rogue Legions of Britannia. Fanatically loyal legions that had deserted after Lelouch's death, these legions now comprised large portions of some small, but influential, countries' militaries and governments. Ten legions of ten thousand men, spread in two nations. Germany and Russia contained all ten of the Rogue Legions.

To Prime Minister Ohgi, Germany was just suffering under delusions of its former grandeur. It was just simply trying to strike up a conflict in an otherwise peaceful world. To an extent, he was right. But Germany was being controlled by a KMF pilot whose title would make collective Knights of Three, Four, Seven, and Nine all cringe, if they were all still alive. The Phoenix of Berlin. Whilst lacking in common sense, the pilot was enough to single handedly hold EU lines against four Knights of Round. Suffice to say, he was more than just an ordinary man in a KMF. The Phoenix was a warrior in heart, and was bored of peace. But, he was also part of the largest Rogue Legion, the Phoenixes, named after himself once he joined. Ohgi didn't know it, but his wife did. Sooner or later, this Rogue Legion was going to be a true problem.

Despite having settled down with two kids, Villeta was still vigilant. She was one of the few people in the world who absolutely refused to believe that Lelouch had died that day ten years ago. She ever kept an eye out for any sign of what she viewed as his impending return. Though her husband only sighed and put his hand to his face when she voiced it, it was her opinion that these Rogue Legions were housing Lelouch. She was right.

Japan itself, hadn't changed that much. If Lelouch chose to risk going there under cover, he would have sworn he was back at Ashford Academy before his rebellions. Minus the extreme racism of course. Now, Japan had the strongest economy in the world. If the Black Knights counted as Japan's personal military, they had the strongest military in the world. They had the best technology, Blizzard Group aside, in the world. If he wanted to take the world again, Lelouch would find his hardest material battle with Japan, not Britannia.

( Black Knight Base)

" So who do we have here?"

An officer glances down at his clipboard and back at the orange haired man tied up in the chair, " Seems his name is Andrew Fenette. Do we have confirmed relations?"

A second officer answered, " Yes, comes from a minor noble family. Appears that the family is in disgrace right now. Looks like his cousin committed suicide ten years ago, and the family still hasn't quite recovered. For those minuses, his KMF simulation scores are off the charts."

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( Typhon)

" Typhon."

The clean cut Spec Ops commander pressed his hand to the small bug in his ear, " Yes, Stormcrow?"

" I have received word that a possible defector has been detained in a large Black Knight Base in Japan. I want you to extract him whilst I speak with Subject Zero. "

Typhon did a mini salute, " Yes milord! May I ask his name?"

" His name is Andrew Fenette. Age 26. Roughly five foot nine inches tall. Has long, orange sherbet colored hair. Lime green eyes. Trust me, you'll know him when you see him. Strangely effeminate looking as well, so don't let that cheat you. He contacted me not too long ago about joining us, but it appears he has been captured. I want you to get him out."

" Yes Milord!"

A/Ns: FYI, I'm not like other Fanfic authors on this site. I don't make an effort to remain in character with everyone. I am not afraid of using OCs in major roles. I do this for more flexibility in the story, in addition to trying to avoid making a clone story. In fact, OCs will be playing a large part on BOTH sides.

Legions: For future reference, a Legion is Ten Thousand men strong unless otherwise noted. This is in accordance to the Space Marine codex, which states that a Chapter cannot be more than ten thousand men strong. I use it because ten thousand is a nice round number. However, some legions will be far more powerful or far less powerful. The Blizzards are an example of the latter.

Random things that probably defy canon:

Geass deactivating: By definition, Lelouch's Geass is Absolute obedience, once cast, can never be removed. Well, with his death, I believe that it would have lost some of its potency. Someone who became aware that they were being controlled would be able to throw it off ( since the Geass damages the mind, knowing what was happening would be the first step to getting rid of it.) This, in fact, might be the only way there would be a R3. Someone, like Schniezel's, Geass failing. I could, actually see that happening. Because everyone knows Schniezel was the guy who wanted to be emperor and he was just fucking with Lelouch on the Damocles with Nunnally *Hint*.

Odysseus surviving: To my knowledge, he probably died in Pendragon like the other parts of the royal family, and it isn't worth my time to look it up on the Wiki. However, I am familiar with how he acts in the series. It wouldn't be much of a stretch to say that it might be a façade. After all, each royal family member had their own talents (useful or not is a different story).