Code Geass: Demon Child
"I shall gamble on the Geass known as people's wishes. For the sake of the world's future."- Lelouch vi Britannia
Chapter 1: CC Prayers
16 years after Zero Requiem
C-world
CC POV
" I, Liliana vi Britannia, forgotten princess of Britannia, daughter of the Demon Emperor and his Red Queen... will accept the Witch Prayers." A teenage girl commanded, " I will go back in time to stop my father's Zero Requiem!"
" Are you trying to erase yourself?" A fiery red queen and biological mother responded.
" Hmm, Cecilia, should we tell Kallen?" A former demon emperor and now code bearer turned to me.
" She deserves to know." I smiled, " but maybe I'll start from the very beginning… or at least a few days before Zero's Requiem for right now. "
" Okay then."
Explanation
I can start by saying that Liliana vi Britannia, alias, Liliana Corabella is the daughter of Lelouch and Kallen. I swear, the nerve of this girl figuring out and taking my last name! But, I should be proud that Liliana chose my last name over Kozuki or Lamperouge, granted it would have outed her for being related to either of those two. It would cause her to be the center of ridicule and assassination by idiots that think that being related to the Demon himself, equals the child being the same.
It did happen when she was 13, and it almost killed her. All it took was a blood test, some background checks, private investigators, a DNA test, the media, ignorant hoodlums, a mob, and a near fatal bullet to cause most of the world to want to hunt her down. It wasn't until her father gifted her a Geass to protect herself. Her father never contacted her face-to-face due to the world knowing who he is. He could have sent me, but he felt personally responsible for his daughter's predicament. So she got a Geass from him, the same Geass as his, Absolute Obedience. Eventually the Empress herself, Zero, and those that knew of Lelouch's plan decided to step in and protect her. But some still want her dead, some just love war, and some know what really happened behind Zero Requiem and threatened to restart the cycle of hate.
How she is born is a usual but romantic circumstance between Kallen and Lelouch. The Demon Emperor, now gaining control of the Damocles, decided to lock all his opposition in jail with the majority of them awaiting execution. High-value/high-risk prisoners are kept in a cell on their own to prevent possible escape attempts. There's also an ulterior motive for it, because a certain high-value prisoner needed to be moved unseen and unheard.
They are to be paraded down the streets of Tokyo as the high and mighty emperor stands atop a raised platform to show his superior authority and prestige. He was executed by a masked revolutionary named Zero that day. The Demon is dead and the world is at peace as all the atrocity and hatred is focused on him. Very few knew his true intentions, while the whole world cursed his name.
When Kallen was escorted to Lelouch's private quarters in secret, he explained how he will die soon, how much he loved her, and he asked for her forgiveness. It's not for the atrocity he caused, but the pain he will cause her afterwards. It doesn't take a genius to figure out what happened next. But I think it best to get an actual perspective of the heartwarming, or heart-crushing, event in the room.
Normal POV
A few days before Zero Requiem
" Where am I going?" Kallen questioned the guards escorting her as her hands are bound behind her back and blindfolded. She seemed to be driven out of the prison and headed 30 minutes outside the Tokyo. Are they gonna execute her, or worse?
She felt arms pull her out the car and drag her up a ramp.
Am I heading to a ship?
About 5 minutes of turning round corners and entering an elevator. She then heard a door being opened and the blindfold removed. She saw an elegant room with silk curtains and a white checker board table near the center with a few white leather sofas and loveseat nearby. The room appeared to be the living room and the kitchen is to the left of it in the far corner. It seemed to also have a few Pizza Hut decorations, an unfathomable amount of pizza boxes, and the unmistakable smell of pizza.
C.C
It was easy to say that the place was a private quarter or in this case, the home of someone powerful. Her hands were untied and she sensed an opportunity to escape but stopped suddenly when she heard a familiar voice.
"Q-1, Kallen, don't," A Demon Emperor appeared in a white long sleeve and pants, " The two of you leave."
" Yes, Emperor." The two men said monotone and left, closing the door behind them.
" Le-Lelouch," She wanted to yell at him for everything he done as she clutched her hand and held back tears. She looked down at the floor trying to find words to say to him.
"I know I can't expect you to forgive me. I doubt you'll forgive me and Suzaku for what we will do in the next few days."
"Next few days?" She looked up with surprise as her eyes are red from holding back tears.
" You see, I will die 2 days from now."
" How?"
" Zero Requiem. All the sins, all the atrocity, all the hate, all the blame will be on me. I will be what the world needs, but doesn't want. I will be the demon incarnation and the fallen savior. I will die hated by the world, and I'll die smiling." Lelouch noticed Kallen starting to sob uncontrollably, "Kallen-" he tried to approach her and grab her shoulder only to have it smacked away.
" YOU'RE A FOOL, LELOUCH! STOP PLAYING WITH MY EMOTIONS LIKE THAT!" She yelled and then embraced the soon to be ex-emperor as she cried on his chest.
" The reason why I brought you here is because I don't want the one I love to die hating me. You are one of the few people I have left to live for. And the one I must die for." Lelouch wrapped his arms around Kallen.
" But maybe *sob* you can do things differently! It doesn't have to end like this."
" The power of Geass is a wish. One that I will grant to the world, to people everywhere, in order to end the cycle of hatred and start a cycle of peace. The only ones that should kill are those who are prepared to be killed. And I fully understand what I'm destined to do."
" MAYBE I'LL JOIN YOU!"
"No! I want you to live on."
" But not without you! "
" I wish I could repeat history but everything I've done is for you, for Nunnally, for the world. Yes, I'll destroy this world and create it anew. That will be my final word." Lelouch looked down at Kallen as their eyes met. Kallen still had fresh tears trailing down her flushed face, " In time, you will not be the only person that knows of my requiem. But I will make sure you know one more secret. I will be destroyed and created anew."
Kallen looked stunned trying to figure out what he meant only to have warm soft lips touch hers. It was deja vu, she felt as if she was back at Ashford. But this time, he kissed her and she didn't force him back.
" You must continue to live for me and the future. You must continue to preserve peace alongside everyone else and alongside Zero."
" This is you and Suzaku's plan?" Kallen questions, " Suzaku's Zero now?"
"Yes, but Zero is not a single person. It is the will of all the people striking down the enemy of the world and preserving Zero's Requiem. Even upon Suzaku's death, there are others that shall bear the burden of the mask, the mask of liars. I know peace isn't eternal, but it's worth a try."
" Hmm, even if you didn't tell me, I would never curse your name. I would have figured it out on my own." A smile now tugged at her lips as she wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him passionately, then released with both of them gasping for air, "Lelouch, since this is our last intimate moment together..."
" You don't have to finish that sentence."
She was also accepting of what happened next as they got undressed and moved to Lelouch's bedroom.
CC Narrating
That night, a child was conceived. One that will bear the power of her father and the hatred of the world. She may be able to break the curse of the Geass and Code. Maybe her father didn't have to die for the sake of humanity and her mother didn't have to lose her only love. Maybe a Witch/her second mother can age instead of long for death in a completed contract. Only the past, present, and future can tell.
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