Chapter 1: The day two demon was born
A/N: Hello fellow readers the name is F.C.C.S and this will be my first fan fiction that I will write so bear with me if I misspelled some word(s) on the story
I'm doing this to improve my English writing and because this is my only hobby rather than reading, but enough about that let's talk about the story, in this story there will be not one but two Lelouch's and it's a combination of time travel and Lelouch becoming a prince fic.
Beta's Note (B/N): (Sorry in advance if this is long) I am a beta-reader who made an offer after reading F.C.C.S's request for a beta reader in one of the chapters following this one, and F.C.C.S has taken up that offer and asked me to start beta-reading and helping with the English and grammar in their fanfic. F.C.C.S has only made a request for now for a certain number of chapters at the start to be beta-read, so I don't know how many existing chapters will be updated how often, at least from my point of view, (especially considering I am one of two betas whom the author has taken up the offer with, but I don't know the status or progress of the other beta). As such, the timing at which the existing chapters will be beta'd and updated is unpredictable and will probably fluctuate. I also will probably not make another existing note to be left in a published updated chapter like this very often, so you probably won't see me in the notes section again, but I'm just here to direct this notice to this fanfiction's readers and let you know about the grammar changes in the fanfic. This is just to make sure that all of the people who read these chapters before the "beta'ing" aren't caught off guard and surprised/confused as to why the chapters are changing slightly. Don't worry, they are just being proofread and updated.
A/N: So without a further ado chapter 1 of Code Geass: Black &White.
Chapter 1: The Day Two Demons Were Born.
It is finally over.
That was Lelouch's last thought when he was stabbed by his friend/enemy Suzaku Kururugi clad in his Zero outfit, the very outfit and alter-ego he had created.
Dressed in his imperial garb with the emblem of Britannia on his chest, where he was stabbed not long ago, the most powerful and despised person was now losing his life; Lelouch Vi Britannia – the 99th Emperor of Holy Britannian Empire, the Demon Emperor, called Lelouch Lamperouge, Vice-president of Ashford Student Council by his friends, and lastly the one his comrades knew, though it now pained them, as Zero the Man Of Miracles… The one who was supposed to be a savior but became an oppressor, the Messiah turned the Demon incarnate, but mostly hero-turned-villain, was now lying on the bottom of the ramp next to his sister.
Yes, those were the names he would be remembered by – not as a friendly lazy student, the best leader the world can ask for, nor even caring brother to his sister; Nunally.
Nunally
All of that preparation, those schemes and plans were for her; so now, when he was going to die, he could not control himself from showing his emotions of happiness and sorrow – happy because he knew that his sister would live a normal life, filled with her friends and loved ones, and gentle world to live in, but sorrowful because he would not be able to live with her in this world he swore to create.
Suddenly, his sister, bound in chains, approached him with her feeble legs and crawled towards him. "Lelouch, are you…?" she touched his hand. Without even a warning, the memories of him on the sword of Akasha, him as emperor, of the meeting with the U.F.N, the battle on the Damocles and finally, of his plan the Zero Requiem, rushed into her.
"You mean…. Everything you've done until now…?" and places his hand to her cheeks, "OH, big brother, I love you!"
"Yes I have….destroyed the world…. and…created it…anew…" And with that he drew his last breath, and his amethyst eyes closed. He was now preparing himself for God's judgment.
But he had no idea of what God had prepared for him.
Where am I?
He thought, after he was plunged into the same tunnel from when he received his Geass from his contractor C.C, and woke up on a plain white surface filled with clouds, and nothing but whiteness on the horizon which caused his sight to blur.
"I think you are fully aware where you are, Lelouch Vi Britannia." boomed an unknown voice out of nowhere.
Disregarding the questions of how the voice knew his name and how it read his mind, he readjusted his eyes to fully see where he was, and saw what he expected – the Sword Of Akasha in ruins… and standing high above him was a man dressed in a white robe, but his face couldn't be seen due to light that surrounded it. Thinking fast, Lelouch assumed that the voice must have been him; he must be the Collective of Unconsciousness, otherwise known as God. It was expected by Lelouch that he would come here, but he didn't expect that God himself would be here talking to him.
"It seems you have hard time believing why you are here." God mused, after reading the dumbfounded expression of young person below him.
With a scowl, he answered with much rage, much to his own chagrin which would follow, to God. "I fully understand why I'm here!" spat Lelouch with pride.
"Oh…and what, pray tell, do you understand about why you're here?" replied God, clearly amused, even going so far as to emphasize the words "you're here" by pointing his finger at him and not even hiding the sarcasm in his voice.
Did he really intend to mock him? He couldn't tolerate the manners of C.C when he was alive, so when God said that to him, that was the last straw.
"I'm here to be punished of course!" he shouted back at him with all the rage he could muster, I mean hey no one can mock him anymore not even God himself.
"If going back in time is punishment for you, then I shall take it back."
Yes, going back in time shall be his punishment for his cri-…wait, did he really say "go back in time?"
Going back in time – it felt surreal to him, yet he couldn't see the sarcasm behind it. It all started when he created his first mistake – the day Shirley's father died on Narita, and witnessing the sorrow and grief of his loved one; how many times did Lelouch pray for any deity to give him a second chance, to give one more shot in life to fix his mistake? But as the days went by, the death toll rose to his sister Euphy, to his false brother Rolo and finally to death of his loved one Shirley; only then did he stop believing in second chances…until now.
All of the things that he could do flooded his mind, until he remembered he was the one going back in time. He was flattered that he would get to go back, but why not someone else do the job? There were many people who were worthy to have this opportunity, like Suzaku, Kallen, Nunally, hell even C.C was worthy…..wait, maybe not C.C, but still there were many. So gathering the information and standing perfectly straight, he gave a very intelligent, but confused, "what?"
With a sigh, God answered him, "Lelouch, the world is plagued by the power of evil. It had long since manifested thanks to the corrupt Geass-users of the old times, and slowly changed the view of humanity. The humans have become greedy; they desire power and thus they have submitted to evil. Now, I'm not saying Geass is evil – in fact, it is a gift, and it's up to you how to wield the power; but ever since the attempted enacting of your father's desire to kill me and his point of view for humanity, the world is slowly destroying itself. Not even your sacrifice can stop it; they need a leader to guide them to the light and a savior that can protect them from harm."
While listening of God talking about the world, he also started to think about world. Sure, his sacrifice created peace but it couldn't hold out forever, knowing there would likely be someone who was opposed the peace and not even Zero could stop them. It may be have been delayed, but once the fire of hatred starts to grow, it will turn into a wildfire.
If there was something Lelouch learned about people, it was that they were greedy. Take Britannia, for example; they plundered and conquered other countries, and for what? Only to show how mighty they were; and it didn't stop there…they stooped low by changing the natives into mere numbers; yes, mere numbers – not citizens, but numbers who were only treated like slaves under their masters. Even in his organization there was greediness in them; after what he had done for them, they went so far in betraying him – even shooting first and (not even) asking questions later. Even Zero would be eventually destroyed; as a symbol of hope, he would be the first one to rely on – and while hope is good, if there was too much hope, it would soon become desire and, in turn, hatred. That was why there was a saying "Hope is like a fire – it's good as long as it's contained."
After what felt like a year of pondering the situation, he gave his thoughts about it, "I will accept this chance, however, I would like to ask one question." after receiving a "yes" from God, he said "But why me of all people? Surely there is someone more qualified for this?"
"While that is true, the people need someone who can make decisions when needed – even if it's a hard one. They need someone to look up to when they are feeling down, someone to guide them in hard times, someone who is willing to sacrifice everything for the sake of others, That someone is you, Lelouch , I'm not saying you're expendable, but because you understand what it feels like on both opposing sides, you also understand the good and bad of this world. You are both a hero and villain, good and bad, black and white." Yes, what he was saying was true; in order to defeat evil, one must understand evil first, and he did just that. "And of course, the world is better off having two of Lelouch rather than two of Suzaku, isn't it?" and then God began to fade away, the crumbling of the white world a giveaway for him that Lelouch was going to depart soon.
Wait what did he mean by "having two of Lelouch?"
"Wait… hold on, what do you mean, there will be a two of me?!" but he didn't get an answer; to that instead he received this:
"Do not worry; I'll make sure you land somewhere soft."
And with that, he once again plunged into the darkness, falling. Entering the same tube from before, he saw everything he did reversed in time, suggesting he must indeed be going back in time; and after felt like an eternity he landed indeed somewhat soft. Upon landing, he felt dazed; the only thing he could see was a blur and he couldn't hear correctly.
Getting up and opening his eyes to see where he was, it appeared he was at the Shinjuku Ghetto – the Japanese writing, dead bodies and Prince Clovis' G1-mobile base were a giveaway. Slowly, he also regained his hearing, and clearly heard knightmares' rifles firing and civilians shouting for mercy. Also by then he regained his sense of smell, and he realized that there were no dead bodies nearby. He concluded that it was him that smelled awful, due to his landing into a garbage bin. Quickly, he jumped down from the garbage bin and brushed the litter off of his imperial garb.
I should have said to land me somewhere fresh.
He slowly walked away from the alley and sees clothes littered across the ground; suddenly, an idea popped into his head.
It will do.
Removing his clothes and changing into his new picked attire, he was now dressed in a red tattered robe with black pants underneath, a plain black shirt and a blue cap to finally hide his Britannian features. Grabbing the now discarded imperial garb, he ran into a burning wreckage to dispose of the clothes. No one should find anything like that in the ghetto with an imperial emblem on it. After saying "well done" to himself, he walked into the warehouse where he gained his Geass.
If I remembered correctly, it was this warehouse…
And indeed it was; because while nearing said warehouse, he heard someone scream. Running, he headed directly to the source, and hid behind the front door to make sure no one would notice him. When he took a peek, his eyes went as wide as saucers. There, stood in all his glory, dressed in an Ashford Academy uniform…him. If to be more precise, his doppelganger – and saying something he hadn't said before in a long time:
"Lelouch Vi Britannia commands you…..all of you…die!"
A/N: And that conclude the first chapter of this fic
So explanation seems needed, when I read some time travel fic it will always has been memory time travel not body time travel, I mean I watch some time travel movies there will be a two of you so why not do this here right?
And don't worry about the space time continuum thing because I'll make sure it doesn't happen on this story and about Lelouch's Geass he still have it on both of his eyes, I'm not going to give him a second Geass that can retrieve the memory of their past life.
Here are my reasons why I don't want a second Geass:
Geass can only do by a contract and what God did was not a contract because he didn't needed something in return and secondly it was a request.
Since he has two Geass where do I put the second one?
Thirdly Geass manifest what your heart desire what if there something Lelouch desire and it doesn't involve in retrieving the memories of the past.
The characters on the original timeline needed a break, I mean seriously they've gone enough trouble as it is, for me they deserved a rest from the war.
And finally I like a naïve Suzaku manipulated by Lelouch
I wish you enjoy the first chapter I will update after my exam.
F.C.C.S out.
This is a revised version of chapter 1.
And special thank you for the person who made this happen...and that would be
Pokelolmc!