I am... Zero, or, at least I was before the Zero Requiem. The world is currently at peace and l have passed into anonymity along with C2. I still keep informed on how Nunally is doing, she is my sister after all. I'm still in contact with Suzaku, so I still know what is going on in the shadow world of international politics. I'm considering joining the Black Knights, you know, do my part in the search for peace; although some would say that I've done enough for five lifetimes. That is unlikely to be the case though; when I destroyed the former emperor of Britannia when Suzaku, C.C. and I were at the Sword of Akasha I actually did something that neither C2 nor I could expect... I actually gained my(and I use this term loosely) father's code. It took my death to activate it. I am no longer using Lamperouge as my last name as the Black Knights are well aware of it. I'm now using Carpenter although C2 occasionally refers to me as L2 and we're calling C2, Cecelia in public, you can imagine the looks that we'd get if we referred to each other by our Geass names in public.

At this point C2 walks into Lelouche's study and said "you still working on that thing?"

"Yes."

"What was it you called it again?"

"A memoir."

"Right, well, you got another letter from Suzaku."

Lelouche said more to himself than to C2 "really, I wonder what it's about. I only got one from him 2 days ago and usually there's about a month's gap between them."

C2 said in a dry monotone "how should I know?"

"Of course you couldn't, where is it?"

C2 then produced the letter and said "here you go."

"Thank you" said Lelouche and urgently grabs the letter and rips it open by the side and started reading it.

Lelouche,

I know it's only been a few days since my last letter to you and we agreed for

at least a month's gap but it's urgent. We've received a threat against Nunally.

Normally this wouldn't have been a problem, unfortunately out handwriting

experts claim that the person that sent it was from an upper-class family. They

could tell by the words and the style of cursive used in the letter that was sent.

They couldn't tell exactly what style was used as they hadn't seen anything like

it before. I have though, I saw you using it when you first moved to the live with

me when we were children. The letter also mentioned 'The Power of the King.'

Keep whatever you decide to do to yourself. I don't know who to trust at the

moment. I know you already know this, but don't contact me again until this

is all over.

Sincerely,

Your friend, Suzaku Kururugi.

After reading the letter Lelouche angrily said to C2 "I thought that we destroyed everything related to Geass."

"We did."

"Then why has Nunally had a threat made against her by someone claiming to have 'The Power of the King'?"

"If someone started the Geass research again there's nothing that you or I can do to stop, or find out about it through our codes."

"Why not, I thought that we could monitor anything related to Geass through our codes."

"It's because it's a different order. The way that they make the original code would be different to the way that ours were."

"So all that matters is the original process, not the result?"

"Exactly."

"Alright, Suzaku knows about the threat, therefore he'd contact Kallen and the Black Knights."

"That would be the logical step, yes."

"That's under the rules and regulations of the United Federation of Nations. The enemy must know this. They are after all among the remnants of my family; therefore they'd have some sort of anti – Black Knight strategy. If that's so then using the Black Knights or any of their current Knightmare Frames would be pointless, so would ours..."

C2 interrupted at this point saying "so, we need some new Knightmare Frames."

"Exactly."

"So, do we contact Rakshata"

"No, she designed our current ones and they're not going to be enough, besides she's still working for the Black Knights."

"Then Lloyd?"

"No, we can't use him either; he almost specialises on the Lancelot and its variations."

"Then who? You just got rid of the 2 foremost experts in Knightmare design."

"I'm thinking of Nina actually."

"Are you sure? I thought she hated you; also didn't she disregard the study of Knightmare design?"

"Yes I'm sure, if she could design something as devastating as the F.L.E.I.J.A(1) she can design 2 Knightmare Frames, and if she does need help, I'm pretty sure that she still has Lloyds phone number."

"Even if she does design them for us, where will you build them?"

"What do you think I've been doing these last 5 years? I've acquired and repaired the facility where the F.L.E.I.J.A's were built, and even if it isn't adequate, we can always borrow the Black Knights' facilities."

"I see. So you've been planning for this for a while I see?"

"Yes, I couldn't help but have the feeling that one or more of the aristocracy, even without Schneizel around would try to attempt another coup de tat and usurp Nunally. Even if the inability to walk did stem from my father's Geass, the fact remains and some of my family aren't afraid to use that to their advantage. That kind of thinking is unfortunately inherent in our gene's from our father, only our mother's gene's allowed Nunally and I to see past the power and live for others' sake; that's why she needs to be in charge of Britannia right now."

"I see."

"It's kind of amusing really."

"What is?"

"I heard you and Suzaku talking that one time; when he said 'I am his sword and will cut down his enemies, you must be his shield.'"

"What's so funny about it?"

"It would appear that now, Suzaku and My roles are reversed."

"I see."

"Now, we need to get in contact with Nina; the last I heard she'd taken a job at the Black Knights' R&D Department."

"So how are you going to get her to design our new Knightmare Frames if she's working for the people we've been trying to hide from?"

"Simple really, I'll join the Black Knights to get to her" Lelouche then smirked and said "Suzaku once told me that the Black Knights use mass production versions of the Lancelot Albion that Suzaku used in the Zero Requiem. Apparently Suzaku had Lloyd develop a Lancelot Albion mk. II for him, apparently to continue on with the Zero scheme that we hatched together the mk. II is black and yellow in colouration. They also use mass production versions of the Guren S.A.I.T.A.N. Kallen had Rakshata develop a mk. II version as well, she's using black and red, so as to distinguish between them."

"So your colours got passed on; you can't use black and yellow anymore."

"So it would seem. I think I'll use black and white this time."

"heh, it's kind of poetic isn't it, part Zero, part Royal."

"I thought so, yes."

"Well, I don't want another pink one; that was rather unkind of you, making assumptions like that."

"Well, what colours would you prefer my immortal witch."

Indignantly C.C. puts her hand on her hips and said "by your logic that would make you an immortal warlock now, wouldn't it, Lelouche."

"And what of it?"

"Nothing, I'm merely saying that we're more alike than ever before, now then aren't we."

"I suppose so. Anyway, what colour did you want?"

"How about sky blue?"

"Fine."

"Now to get in contact with Nina."

"Do you know where the Black Knights' R&D Department is located?"

"Yes, try to hide it though they might, it's in the Macdonnel Ranges in Australia."

F.L.E.I.J.A. (Field Limitary Effective Implosion Armament, pronounced "Freya"), vaporizes everything within a specific radius. The one used on Tokyo obliterates everything within eight kilometres, while another used on the Britannian capital of Pendragon destroys everything within 100 kilometres, accomplished by removing the limiter on the device.