Prologue…

…The Knight who Obtained Geass

There once was a Knight by the Empresses' side who helped lead the Holy Empire of Britannia four years after Zero – the infamous leader of the Black Knights – was defeated and killed by a Japanese soldier who worked for the Britannian Empire. His name was Lord Alexander Harrisfield, and he was the Empresses' chosen Knight after the assassination of her previous Knight – the one who killed Zero – Suzaku Kururugi. Japan was no longer known as Area 11, but that's what everyone thought…

Until now, there was a large group of Britannians who were against our Empress, Nunnally's decision to bring back Japan's rights. The only information Nunnally and the Knights gathered about the group was that some of the members were Britannian scientific researchers who claimed some parts of Japan to do their experiments but had to destroy their research under Nunnally's order. They were researching on biochemical weapons that could destroy half of Japan if finished, and tested in Japan. Even though Lord Alexander Harrisfield's mind was against Nunnally, his heart remained loyalist to her.

Lord Alexander Harrisfield recently came across a figure who wore Zero's mask, but a completely different coat. It might have been foolish of him to think it was Zero, but he was obviously wrong. Even though the figure moved and posed like Zero, he claimed that he wasn't Zero. Lord Alexander Harrisfield was alone in an empty hallway while this person approached him. He kept his guard up as this Zero look-alike took off the black glove worn on his right hand. But something hit Lord Alexander Harrisfield's mind. He saw that those fingers, and hand belong to a woman. There was no way this hand could belong to a man.

"Accept this power and use it wisely." That was the only thing the figure said, but then the figure grabbed Lord Alexander Harrisfield's hand and…

He looked around and the figure wasn't around anymore, he had the idea that it was a dream, but it felt all too real. It was in the middle of the night as well, so he thought he was just tired, went straight to his room and went to bed after brushing his teeth and taking off his Knight suit.

…

"Lord Alexander, you look awfully pale. Are feeling alright?" curiously asked Nunnally, as she sat down on her throne.

Lord Alexander cleared his throat and replied, "I couldn't sleep well, apologies Your Majesty."

"It's alright, it's not your fault that you couldn't sleep well. I was once told, counting sheep in your head can help you sleep," replied the Empress.

"Is that so?" replied Lord Alexander Harrisfield. He stood beside Nunnally's throne in the Empire's Hall.

"Yes, I was told many things when I was young..." Nunnally said while looking over at Lord Alexander Harrisfield. She had realised everything back in the past, her mind became a mess ever since she found out that Zero, was in fact her brother before he died.

"May I ask, Your Majesty?" Lord Alexander Harrisfield required.

"Yes?"

"Have you ever heard of this phenomenon called Geass?"

"I can't say I haven't..." trailed off Nunnally. "Why?"

"Well, I've been told recently that it's a power used to control other beings with direct eye contact," Lord Alexander Harrisfield said with slight concern.

"I'm surprised these rumours don't die."

"Sorry, Your Majesty."

"No, it's alright. I'll tell you a bit about it, but promise me that you'll never leak any of this out to anyone."

"You didn't apply me to be your Knight for no reason," Lord Alexander Harrisfield replied.

"That's right, it's no good if I can't trust my own Knight… I guess I'll tell you then. It would be safe to say that, this power actually gets passed down from a certain immortal being that has lived in this world for a long time. The power used to control other beings is one of the powers that has been passed down, and Zero was the one who obtained it. I don't know about the other powers though and how they're obtained, but I know it's got to do with those immortal beings," Nunnally lectured.

"I see," responded Lord Alexander Harrisfield. "It's great watching people partying in the hall right now, it somehow, sparks joy in me."

"I couldn't agree more," replied Nunnally. She smiled, knowing that her own Knight feels the same way. "Ah, time to thank everyone, then I'll go join them."

"Good luck Your Majesty," praised Lord Alexander Harrisfield. As soon as she stood up, she fell back into her throne, for some reason. "What's wrong, Your Majesty?!" It took him a few seconds to realise what had happened. There was blood. There was a gunshot. A bullet only managed to hit her on the right shoulder, the moment she stood up saved her life. Lord Alexander Harrisfield then picked up Nunnally and quickly ran behind the throne. Even though Nunnally was in a lot of pain, she managed to hold it in.

"How… did they… get in?" Nunnally stammered.

"I have no clue," Lord Alexander Harrisfield replied, then a lot of shots were fired. He looked over the throne and saw the people who partied, being slaughtered by multiple machine guns firing at them from the glass roof. "Stay here," He instructed Nunnally, then took out his pistol. The enemy were going down ropes from the glass roof and Lord Alexander Harrisfield started firing a few shots at them. He knew that a pistol isn't going to save them, in fact, there's no escape and they've been cornered.

A machine gun fired at him, shooting the pistol out of his hand and forcing him to take cover. "Lord Alexander… I knew I… wasn't cut out for Viceroy, or even Empress… I held a Christmas party at a time like… this… and given the enemy a… an… advantage," Nunnally stammered again, then whimpered at the pain.

"Our troops should know that there's been gunfire in the hall, hopefully they'll come… but in the meanwhile, I'll try to hold them off until they come," Lord Alexander Harrisfield suggested.

"No..." Nunnally trailed off.

"I'm sorry Your Majesty, but I was appointed Knight to protect you." Lord Alexander Harrisfield then stood up, and started firing his pistol at the enemy. But he was no match, and took a shot in both of his legs. He screamed in pain then fell to the floor.

"Well well, what do we have here?" said a really familiar voice. Lord Alexander Harrisfield looked at the guy who spoke.

"Y-you… traitor!" Lord Alexander Harrisfield yelled. The man wearing a black suit and tie approached him and kicked him in the torso.

"Come out Nunnally, or I'll torture your pet," spoke out the man, trying to bait the Empress. But Lord Alexander Harrisfield was speechless the moment he saw Nunnally come out of hiding.

"What… do you want?" she asked while groaning in pain.

"The re-establishment of Area 11, so we could continue our research, and show how powerful the Britannian Empire really is!" yelled the man, pridefully. He grabbed Nunnally's hair and pulled her across the floor, making her whimper in pain.

"You leave her alone!" Lord Alexander Harrisfield yelled furiously. The man laughed.

"What can you do?" joked the traitor.

"I'll… give you a no..." Nunnally declined the man. The man growled, then he picked up Nunnally by the hair and placed her on the throne. She screamed in pain, but managed to hold it in half a second after that. The man pointed a .45 at her head.

"Now, order the re-establishment!" yelled the man.

"D-damn you! Reverse Order!" Lord Alexander Harrisfield yelled, activating his Geass power. As he said the first two words, the man's eyes shifted towards him then Lord Alexander Harrisfield activated his Geass.

"Oh well, let's just kill her," the man bluntly said.

"Wait, what? No!" screamed Lord Alexander Harrisfield as he watched a .45 bullet go through Nunnally's head. "I… d-don't get it! He was suppose to do the opposite of what he was thinking!" he accidentally yelled out. His Geass unfortunately backfired, causing the death of Nunnally, the Empress of the Holy Empire of Britannia. His Geass was suppose to reverse and do the opposite of the victim's strongest thought. Though, since he just killed Nunnally, that means, if Lord Alexander Harrisfield had never use his Geass, she would have never died by that man's hands. Though, the biggest recoil from using this particular power, is that, he loses a bit of his memory, starting from the day he was born to the day he first used his Geass. After realising the mistake he made, he knew he had to use this power wisely, but his emotions took over him.

"It's your turn to die," the man then said to Lord Alexander Harrisfield. But he used his Geass again on the man. "Wait, why the hell is she dead!?" yelled the man, he then looked at Lord Alexander Harrisfield and knocked him out with the end of his pistol.

Author's Notes:

- Only the prologue will be written in 3rd person.

- 1st person perspective starts next chapter, till the end of the story.

- Criticism is appreciated.

- I'm not expecting good criticism since I don't think I've done a good job with this piece.