It is approximately 2 years after the Zero Requiem. It would seem that the world is finally at peace. All of the hatred in the world was thrust upon Lelouche, the 99th emperor of Britannia and leader of the United Federation of nations, and so when Suzaku Kururugi, disguised as Zero, assassinated him, it seemed that the world would finally find peace.

All of the old heroes we know and love had parted ways. Jeremiah Gottwald and Anya Alstreim, two of the greatest Knightmare pilots in the world, are now working on the most successful orange farm in Japan. Ougi and Viletta Nu got married, and now Ougi is the government representative for Japan. Tamaki is now a bartender and the Damocles is now destroyed. It does seem like everything is at peace, but then, not everything is as it seems…

Across the landscape of what used to be the Tokyo Settlement, a lone girl runs for her life. Behind her, in chase is a knightmare frame. As she runs, the knightmare, an old fashioned Sutherland, opens fire. Multiple shots pierce her back, and yet she doesn't die. Her hat falls off, revealing long, green hair. She turns back as the pilot comes out of his frame. "You can't run anymore, C.C."
Her body failing her, she falls to the ground and loses consciousness.

She wakes up in an old room, which feels strangely familiar. The air was cold and musty, the ground and areas surrounding covered in moss. However, it had a familiar feel to it. C. C. could remember the hours she was forced to spend here, the pain, the torment, the experimentation. As the truth dawned on her, this sudden realisation made her gasp with dread.

"This is the room, the room where they experimented on me. The old headquarters of the Geass Order!"

"That is correct, C.C." A voice calls out as she turns to face the man speaking. Though most of his face was shrouded with a hood, C.C. already knows who it is…

"No, it's you! I thought you were dead!"

"Not quite" The man says, as Charles zi Britannia lowered his hood, and started to smile…

Trey's POV

12 months earlier:

My name is Trey Faulkner. For all of the life I've ever known, I have desired power, the power to help people. My family dropped me off at an orphanage when I was a mere baby, and have never contacted me since. The owner of the orphanage was an ex Britannian baron named Troy Cinkerman. Because many of the other children were elevens at the time, and I have Britannian lineage, he always took a particular liking to me. He allocated me a room in the basement, full of exercise equipment, textbooks and other equipment. He wanted me to train because "I have a purpose" to. So I studied. I learned about knightmare frames, and their mechanics. I learned about advanced science and mathematics, 4 years ahead of my actual age. I learned about strategy games, and how to be a leader. And above all, I learned how to fight.

Every day I would train, running, climbing, and jumping. At the beginning of my training, I looked at a range of different weapons, and was asked which I would prefer. I held a knife, and knew that a blade was what I needed. Now I have an assortment of blades in my collection. I have trained to use swords, knives and a variety of other weapons. Now I am a very practical fighter. And yet I have never once lost that desire, that desire to change the world, into a place where everyone could just get along.

This desire drew me towards the Black Knights, the rebel movement created by the masked man named Zero, to create equality and fairness between the Britannians and the Elevens. Though I was hesitant to rebel against my mother country, I still stood for what they believed in, and so, from the shadows, I began to follow them. Though I was unable to actually join them, I heard all about them, and throughout my teenage years I followed their stories.

That's when the biggest surprise hit me. During my senior years when I was turning 17, I learned that Zero was killed, and that the former Prince of Britannia, Lelouch vi Britannia, had risen up against the former emperor, Charles, and assumed the position as the new emperor. From there he began to abolish aristocracy, and strip the power from all nobility. From there, things turned sour in my life. With the power stripped from the nobility, my guardian Troy Cinkerman abandoned the orphanage, and fled. With that, I felt truly alone.

I sat down in the basement, waiting. That night when he left, when the Empire of Britannia truly rose up, and the only parental figure I had ever known left, I simply sat. I felt so alone, my heart felt heavy with sheer dread. Cinkerman was the only father figure I'd ever known, and now he was gone. That's when something caught my eye. I turned, and from the corner of my eye, I saw a small piece of paper tucked between the cracks in the wall. I rose from my seat, and pulled it out. It was a note from Cinkerman, I'd recognise the font anywhere. On the sheet, it said merely 4 words, grouped together "Your training is complete"

I stared, shocked at these words. Accompanying the note, there was a small disk. I took the disc into his study, where his DVD player was kept. I inserted the disk and turned it on, seeing Cinkerman's face. "Trey, I left for a reason. I know that my power is gone, so I fled. It was then that I learned the truth. I overheard some of Schneizel's plans, and I heard that they plan to bomb the capital of the homeland, Pendragon. Right now, you're in the blast radius, so you need to escape! I've left some money and a passport in a safety deposit box in the city. Make your way there, and once you have, find the Black Knights. With all of your training, you should be able to join them, and quickly rise up through their ranks. That is the only place you'll be safe…" The video cut off from there.

I stood, shocked. Why would Schneizel, the 2nd Prince of the Holy Brittanian Empire, bomb his capital? Either way, I trusted Cinkerman's words, so I took the trip to the bank, where I found his deposit box. I headed back to the orphanage. It was then that I heard the screaming. "FLEIJA, incoming!" One of the soldiers yelled as we saw a large figure rise into the sky. It looked like a giant aerial fortress, and a capital all in itself. I recognised it in the files I studied from Cinkerman. It was the Damocles, the dreaded, impenetrable sword of the empire.

Quick as a flash, I rushed back to the orphanage. My powerful legs pulling me forward, I dashed back as fast as I could. I finally got there. I reached back to the door and pulled it open. "Kids! We have to go! Hurry up, get in the car!"

Slowly but surely, a small group of young Elevens came down the stairs. "What, why?" One of the smaller kids asked.

"No time to explain, just get in!"

As I drove, I couldn't help but wonder. What was happening? Was Schneizel fighting for his claim to the throne? Suddenly, from behind me, I heard a large sound…

BOOM!

A large crashed exploded outwards, its sound ripping through the city of Pendragon. Trey at once halted the car, peering fearfully out to the centre of the city. All at once, a giant wave of purple light rippled out wards, expanding into a giant sphere of destructive power. All instincts taking over, Trey floored it on the car, racing as fast as he could away. He could hear the destructive power, the screams of people, the crushing of metal, and the sound of death. The light was gaining too fast. Trey could even feel the heat on the back of his neck, as the light got closer and closer.

"Aaah, Trey!"

Trey turned back to see that the light was coming in way too fast, and was starting to disintegrate the back of the car.

"No! Hold on a bit longer!" Trey yelled, as the very ground beneath him cracked and started breaking. All at once, the sheer force of the light proved to be too strong, as the car snapped in two.

Time seemed to slow down, as Trey and the kids flew through the air. He saw an outstretched hand, and reached towards it, only to fly too far away, missing the clutch. All at once, Trey landed hard on the ground, smashing down into a barren area of wasteland. At once, the light dissipated, reaching its target area limit.

Trey peered around him, stunned. He was outside the city limits, in the desert surrounding it. With a heavy head and a broken heart, Trey could only stare as his vision blurred, and he saw only dark. The last thing he saw was a giant hole, ripped perfectly into a semi sphere into the ground, where the light destroyed everything he knew. Trey Faulkner collapsed to the ground, and fainted.

He was still unconscious when a group of people wearing black clothes found him there.

"Whoa! What happened here?" One said, dumbfounded.

"Call it in to Diethard, Sugiyama." One man instructed as he peered over at the hole in the ground. "Is this the power of FLEIJA?"