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Exalt Thee
By SMYGO4EVA
In all of the power he can hold in the palm of his hand, he chose the Holy Empire of Britannia's as his throne. Lelouch Vi Britannia, prince and son of the Emperor, the power-hungry Charles Zi Britannia, exiled by his country and lost of his mother and sister's wellbeing in the process. Such heartbreak and hatred boiled inside, waiting for the perfect moment to rise and destroy the lives of the people who have wronged him. The family of royalty has struck down the once proud nation of Japan and have made blood spill in endless rivers; the birthplace of his friend had been desecrated by his empire. There was no turning back, and there was no need for mercy.
Lelouch has lived the life of a normal human being, alongside his beloved sister Nunnally, taking the surname of simple folk. Discovering the power he can hold because of a mysterious girl, he knew that he can take his own father out of the much-deserved throne. Such conquest burned inside him, and the revolution for the nations began with a flick of wrist. The war has made the damned and the darkest of human beings beg for his forgiveness when he was Zero, the black masked vigilante and savior for the nation. He saw nothing as sacred, but he still had a heart, let alone one so easily broken.
The prince sat upon the throne of his choice once the gods had seen him as worthy of the light, all because of panic and disorder in the world. The prince knew that when people panic, they don't think clearly, so they would take any means necessary to be saved, even if they were not worthy of a ruler such as him. He would be in eternal youth alongside the girl who granted him the power of the king and take down anyone who stood in his way. It was that simple.
The prince-turned-emperor knew the price he had to pay in order to become such a monarch. The throne had its own cross to bear, the sacrifices he made to get this far, even to set aside the life he once led with his beloved sister and his friends at the academy. He knew he would get this far, and the conquest of such came along with the mind of a savior. He saved the nation from further destruction, and he saved many from the chained of the empire. But if he had seen what bloodshed would come upon his friends, comrades and loved ones, he would have known about the price he paid for the further good of the nations. When he was swallowed by the iron jaws of death, he knew that the mysterious girl can never forgive him for finally resting in peace, and he knew at last that he heard people cry out for him, uttering 'I exalt thee', for Lelouch Vi Britannia, the 99th Emperor of the Holy Empire of Britannia.