Reprieve of the Damned
Chapter 1
"The power of the kings, known as Geass, brings one solitude. Not quite accurate, is it? Right, Lelouch?"
The source of this voice was a green haired woman; she was lying on top of a carriage full with straw. Her green hair was long and it was combed into a long braid, her eyes are soft yellow orbs that are staring at the blue sky, seemingly mesmerized by it. Her clothing could be described as old fashioned and conservative; it was a white one piece dress that reached her knees, accompanied by a corset that hugged her figure tightly; the lower section of the dress additionally adorned with green and red cloth. Her dress was simple but beautiful, fitting their current location, Japan Farmland.
"Why should I know the answer to your questions, Witch?" The voice of the coachmen spoke up for the first time this day, he was silent all morning long, like he was afraid of breaking these peaceful moments.
"I thought the conqueror and martyr of the whole world would know the answer." Her voice held this typical uncaring tone of voice; a unique mix of superiority and indifference.
"Lelouch Vi Britannia died yesterday, he was a demon that deserved to die for his crimes."
"If Lelouch died yesterday, who am I talking to right know?"
"Isn't that obvious? I am Lelouch Lamperouge, a normal citizen of Britannia who's making a little vacation in Japan."
The coachman leaned back against the wood of the carriage. He titled his head upward to look at the bright blue sky. He had black hair that barely reached his shoulders. His eyes were a piercing lavender. The look on his face could only be described as satisfied; the burden of bringing piece to the whole world and all the sins he had committed were now lifted from his soldiers. He didn't have to commit more sins in order to make his previous ones not meaningless. He was a free man now, finally.
"Then what is this simple citizen going to do from now on?"
"I think leading a normal life wouldn't be all that bad, don't you agree, Witch?"
"I would love it, Demon."
No more words were spoken; they both had an mutual understanding between each other. It was comfortable silence these two were enjoying under their now truly blue sky.
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It was pitch black, the only source of light was coming from a house a few meters away. In this darkness there were two figures; lying in the soft grass that was all around them.
"Ironic isn't it? That we have new moon today of all days" The voice came from one of the individuals lying in the grass, it was a slightly masculine voice; not very rough but still the vice of a young man.
"I didn't knew you were so poetic, Lelouch." The second voice was a soft voice clearly coming from a female. It held an certain amount of mockery in it but it wasn't too offending.
"Didn't I tell you to stop calling me Lelouch? What do you think would happen if someone would hear you?"
"I don't think that Lelouch is such an uncommon name."
"It isn't so uncommon, but if they hear you and see my face then it would be impossible to say that it's just a coincidence that I look like Lelouch the Demon and that I coincidentally have the same name as him too. I still have my old fake pass from my time in Ashford, but I don't think that would convince anyone. I am the man of miracles after all."
"Even if they would find out about your true identity, you could just use your Geass and make them forget it."
"C.C., I swore to never use it again in my life, even if it would cost me my life. So please don't talk about it anymore. Lelouch the Demon died and with him died the Geass."
"At least I can be sure of your resolution, for now."
"Why did you help me back then, C.C.?"
"The question comes pretty unexpected, but shouldn't it be obvious? I sacrificed my Geass and my immortality for the both of us. You are the only one that I truly enjoyed living with in all of my life and I have lived pretty long. So I figured I would sacrifice my immortality to bring you back to life and live the rest of my life with you. Pretty funny isn't it? The Immortal Witch losing her power because of a simple citizen."
"Sacrificed your immortality? How exactly did you do something like that??" His voice sounded irritated. It was a fact that he really died back then at the parade, but shortly after he died he regained his consciousness. The first thing that he saw when he opened his eyes back then was C.C., she was carrying him out of town. He asked her what the hell happened. But she only responded with 'later', so the only thing that he could do was waiting for her to tell it him herself; and now that the time has finally come he wasn't all that sure if he would want to learn the whole extend of the truth.
"You know, Lelouch, back then when you were about to be killed, I did something that I rarely did before, I prayed, I prayed to the Gods to not let you die and that I would sacrifice everything so that you could live on. This time Lelouch, it seems like a real miracle happened."
Her statement was only meet with an deafening silence. Lelouch's body was totally numb when the realization hit him. There where now well designed plans or some unknown Geass that saved him, it simply was a miracle.
"Are you alright, Lelouch? You look like a statue all this time?"
"I'm alright, but it's a bit disturbing to know that I simply live because of something that I can't even hope to ever comprehend. I never really believed in all this mythology with God and everything. So you could say that I'm quite a bit shocked that I was saved by something I didn't really believe in. Well, it seems like everyone needs a bit of luck in his life."
"I wouldn't call it luck, but it seems you are really the Man of Miracles now."
They both couldn't stop the smiles that were forming on their faces. Both of them could now lead a peaceful life, without the burdens that they had to shoulder before. The only question now was: What would await them in this new life of them.
Well, I hope you liked it. I just had to write a story like this, because the ending of CG didn't really satisfy me. I don't really know if I should leave it as a oneshot or if I should continue this, well just state your opinion and maybe it will change my ;) ( i decided to continue it )
Oh and if you start wondering if I am person that beliefs in god and so on...better don't ask...I'm not really religious.
I'm searching for a beta reader, if anyone is up for the task just PM me.
R&R
-Slayer