Chapter 1: Area 11

Royal Family Imperial Mausoleum

Putting down a bouquet of white roses, a young man with black hair stood after saying his silent prayer for his half-brother soul. He smile everytime he remember their game of chess and how his older brother praises him after even though he always lost. His brother is also the one who teaches him all about politics and everything related of being a Prince of the empire.

But then a month after his mother fall into coma from the attack in Aries Villa his favourite brother was killed during the failed negotiation between The Holy Britannian Empire and the former nation of Japan. For that reason Britannia invaded Japan and turn it into Area 11 with its people being called Elevens.

"Your Highness." Calls someone snapping the black haired young man from his thoughts

"Leila"answer the young man when he saw sharp looking girl with her blond hair tied in her usual two buns and light purple eyes standing on near the exit of the mausoleum.

Leila Breisgau, Personal Knight and aid of the Eleventh Prince and Prime Minister Prince Lelouch vi Britannia. She was also the captain of his royal guard and the only daughter of Duchess Isabelle Breisgau and Duke Alexander Breisgau of Euro-britannia. They meet during the prince time in Westpoint, where the two started as rivals until such time they became best friends.

"Its time for us to leave for your meeting with his majesty." Leila informed her prince.

The prince only nods and look for one last time to where his older half-brother remains rest and thank him for the last time before heading towards the exit followed by his Knight.

'Here Lies Prince Schneziel el Britannia Second Prince of Holy Britannian Empire.'

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Emperor Personal Office - Exilica Palace - Pendragon

Lelouch knocks three times on the door of his father personal office before he hear the muffed sound of 'enter' and open the office door.

"Your Majesty as per your summons I'm here." Lelouch said when he enter his father office.

"Yes My Son." The Emperor respond putting down the paper he was reading before.

"May I know for what reason you summon me Father?" Lelouch ask.

"You know about what is happening in Area 11 right?" For that Lelouch only nods to his father indicating for him to continue. "I want you to put an end to it."

Of course Lelouch know what the Emperor wants him to do. "As you command, Your Majesty." With that Lelouch bow to his Father one last time before he left his office.

"Leila prepare the Dominion, we will leave to Area 11 tonight." Lelouch instructed his Knight who was waiting for him outside the office of the Emperor.

"Yes Your Highness." Leila replied then proceed to do her Prince bidding.

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Abegail mel Britannia Airbase - Alaska - Area 2 - March 21, 2017 A.T.B

Pinching the bridge of his nose for the second time ever since they arrived Lelouch feel the incoming headache as he saw his second-in-command bickering with his half-sister and fiancee, who was also the head of their Intelligence division. Not too far from the two was his little sister Nunnally happily chatting with the two members of his Royal Guard.

"Leila, Euphie that's enough". Lelouch ordered the two and they both realize for the first time that Lelouch had been there.

"Your Highness!"..."Lulu!" Exclaimed the two at the same time.

"What's the reason that you two were bickering again this time?" Asked Lelouch.

"Nothing Your Highness." Answered Leila.

"Leila is right Lulu." Euphie seconded.

Sighing Lelouch then turns his attention to the three people beside him. "Why you three didn't make a move to stop them?" Lelouch asked the three but it was more directed to his little sister.

"It was a tiring effort to stop them when its start and so for a change I did nothing to stop them." His sister said her defense.

"Just like what Her Highness said, me and Marika were also tired of stopping them everytime they fight so we decided that just one time we will ignore them." Liliana Vergamond said in reply with her friend Marika Soresi nodded her head telling that she also have the same reason as the two.

Sighing in defeat Lelouch return his attention to the two females in front of him. "What's the status Leila?" Asked Lelouch in his commanding voice.

Straightening her posture like a well trained soldier that she was Leila said in reply. "All preparations are complete, all Knightmares Frames had been loaded to the ship as well as all logistics supplies."

Satisfied with her report Lelouch proceed to the airstrip where his Flagship Dominion is.

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Dominion Command Bridge

The BKAF-001 Dominion (The sister ship of Archangel), named after the Aircraft Carrier HMS Dominion which was the only ship he lost during his African Campaign. It was the first Airship of its class and the second Airship that the Empire have, the first one being The BBAF-1001 Avalon the flagship of the crown prince. While both airships use the Float system technology for flight they also have their difference. Avalon use Blaze Luminous for its defense while Dominion uses the combination of Blaze Luminous and the newly developed Phase Shift Armour for its Protection. Even in terms of offensive capabilities the two Airships are different. Avalon main weapon is the experimental Hadron Cannon while Dominion uses a more refine and perfect version of their beam technology. Lastly aside from their big difference in design as most people think that the Prime Minister Flagship was far more grandiose than that of the First Prince a point that irked the crown prince. The two airships also uses different power source. Avalon uses Sakuradite as its main power source with Solar power as its second while Dominion uses Nuclear fission or Nuclear energy.

Sakuradite and Nuclear have the same characteristics of being radioactive but most people use Sakuradite for its was more stable and safer than Nuclear fission, even so Sakuradite has a major weakness of its need of being refueled while Nuclear as risky as it was, it can continuosly supply power for a long time that is why Dominion has longer flight hours and can engage in battle longer than the Avalon.

Since there is an International Treaty that bans the use of Nuclear in any forms, the information about the Dominion power source was one of Lelouch most guarded secrets for it will damage not just him but also the empire, so only selected individuals knows about it even most of its crew.

"Your Highness here's the report regarding the G-weapons." Cecile Croomy, Lelouch head of Research and Development, Llyod Asplund former assistant and the real person behind the Idea of Float System. When Lelouch heard that the First Prince had recruited scientist everywhere, he became interested that he also began recruiting too. However he was far too late, Llyod Asplund is already under the First Prince while its rival Rakshata Chawla is nowhere to be found but fortunately he meet with Cecile just before she follows Llyod to join the First Prince. At first Cecile try to deny him but Lelouch chased her persistently until such time she gave in, of course during the time he chased her he promised her that he will give anything that she need be it was a fund, facilities, assistant and freedom to research anything. Although Lelouch only do that to make sure that his older half-brother will not have more people under him but when he reads all the concept papers that Cecile made during her time in university made him realize that he made the right decision to recruit her since according to the report he received Cecile was also an excellent Knightmare pilot with a sync percentage ratio of 87 percent, high above the average 74 percent mark. For that Lelouch not only have a super smart head of his Research and Development but also an excellent and beautiful Knightmare Pilot.

The G-weapons are Lelouch answer to Camelot 7th Generation Knightmare Frame Lancelot. If the Empire Regular Military uses Knightmare Frames, Lelouch forces use Mobile Suits with the GINN and CGUE as its prime example. Mobile suits and Knightmare Frames are different from each other. Mobile Suits are more bulkier than Knightmares and doesn't have landspinners that its why it is slower than the Knightmares but compensated with its agility. That is why in the battlefield Mobile Suits have higher chance of survival against any types of Knightmares. And for that reson the Crown Prince research and development think-thank, Camelot design the Lancelot to be faster and more agile than any of Lelouch Mobile suits.

When he learned about it, Lelouch orders his own R&D to develop five new machines which uses the tecnologies from the Dominion like the Phase Shift Armour, Beam weaponry and Mirage colloid. Thus the G-weapons were made.

"Thank you Cecile, I'll read it later." Lelouch then turn his attention to his Knight. "You'll be in command of the ship until we reach Area 11. I'll be in my office if you need me."

Leila only nods in confirmation as the prince itself rise from his throne and proceed to the exit followed by Marika and Liliana.

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Tokyo Settlement - March 23, 2017 A.T.B

There was an uproar in Tokyo Settlement this morning, people were shock to see The Dominion Floating above the settlement, more specifically above the Government Bureau. Many People recognize the Dominion as the Flagship of the newly appointed Prime Minister and the Empire Demon Prince Lelouch vi Britannia. For the normal Britannian citizens in Area 11 it means that they will be safe from the terrorist attacks that have been happening lately, For the Military; a great war hero and General had come to lead them, For the Elevens; Fear struck at their hearts, For the nobles they found an opportunity to expand their Influence and for the Terrorists a worst case scenario had just happened. However, for Clovis the Third Prince of Britannia hearing that the New Prime Minister was here in Area 11 was a grave news since he knows that the Prime Minister rarely left Pendragon and only left if there were things that gather the attention of the Emperor. Therefore right now Clovis is rushing to the Viceroy Palace.

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Lobby of Viceroy Palace

""Bartley!" Clovis yelled as soon as he sees Bartley in the lobby of the Viceroy's Palace.

"Your Highness" Bartley Asprius exclaims as he is surprised to see Clovis.

"I want to know why you didn't tell me that Lelouch was here!" Clovis demanded impatiently.

"Your Highness, We were surprised about this as much as you are. The Dominion just showed up out of nowhere, the radar did not even detected it." Bartley claimed, and that was true for the Dominion uses a stealth system known as Mirage Colloid but just like it Power Source, Mirage Colloid was also Lelouch well guarded secret.

"We will discuss this later, but for now, follow me" Clovis ordered as he led Bartley to his personal office for they need to found plans to counter the Prime Minister before he found their biggest secret.

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Viceroy Personal Office

'I will find you soon enough My Witch and then I'm gonna Ki-.' Lelouch thought was cut off when Clovis with his loyal dog, General Bartley enter the Viceroy Office.

"He..Hello Lelouch, fancy meeting you here" Clovis greeted, his voice shaking 'Smooth, very smooth Clovis' Clovis thought to himself.

Lelouch just stared at Clovis and Bartley who were still standing at the door before he spoke "Please have a seat Clovis, we have many things to discuss"

The first thing Clovis realized right after he enter his own office is that there are two people in each side of Lelouch. On the right side he recognize as Leila Breisgau, Lelouch Knight and his half-sister and Lelouch Fiancee the Third Princess Euphemia li Britannia. On the left were two members of Lelouch royal guard, Marika Soresi and Liliana Vergamond.

"Your Highness, can we ask what brings you to this Area?" Bartley asked, and Lelouch shot the man a glare, Bartley was becoming distinctively more uncomfortable. When he looked to Clovis, it seems that he was too nervous to even speak.

"It has come to the Emperor's attention," Lelouch stated and he sees the two stiffen. "That something is happening in this Area, especially about you Clovis" Lelouch paused to gauge their reactions to what he had said.

"The terrorist attacks have been happening more and more often lately," Lelouch saw the two visibly relax, something was off here. "But that's not the only reason I'm here now." The two become tense once more, much to Lelouch's interest.

"It's also about that…." Lelouch trailed off, the two seem to be having nervous breakdowns. "But you know what I mean, right?"

"What do you mean, Lelouch? There's nothing to hide from the Emperor" Clovis answered, sweating profusely. Now this grabbed Lelouch attention; normally, people just give the answer it if they have nothing to hide, but if they did have to hide something, they often try to change the subject or add something to ease the suspicion.

"It is about how you govern Area 11" Lelouch answered, and he noticed that the two relaxed once again and have stopped holding their breath. This only confirmed that there was something that Clovis was hiding from Lelouch.

"So the Emperor sent me to take charge and Eliminate the Terrorists" The two were nervous once again.

"Are you going to replace me?" Clovis asked shakily.

"No" At this, Clovis once again became relaxed but still slightly on edge. "You still are Viceroy of Area 11, but I will take command on some aspects" Clovis seemed to become nervous at Lelouch's explanation again.

"Which aspects will you take command over, Lelouch? The political one?" Lelouch was amused with Clovis question, usually, people will just ask which one or just conclude that he would be taking the military if they knew of Lelouch history, and Clovis clearly knew that as well, but he purposely gave the wrong answer. It seems Clovis was hiding something, and it had to do with the military.

"No, the military" Lelouch answered, and his answer caused Clovis to clench his fist tightly.

"But you cannot do this!" Clovis yelled, but Lelouch watched as he acted like a kid throwing a temper tantrum.

"I can, since if you forgotten I'm the Prime Minister and this is also the will of our Father, The Emperor." now at Lelouch's revelation, Clovis seems to fall deeper to his seat.

"Relax, you can still order around your royal guard" Clovis relaxed again, but Lelouch could tell that whatever Clovis is hiding, also include his royal guard, which were a separate group from the military and by looking at Bartley, Lelouch is sure that the two are working with each other.

"But the military will be under my direct control, and if you break this order. You will be sent back to Pendragon immediately, do you understand Clovis?" Lelouch asked, his tone darkening to get the message across.

"Yes, Prime Minister" Clovis answered weakly. "Is that all?"

"Yes, have a nice day Clovis" Lelouch said as he got up from the chair, followed by his retinue, leaving one defeated royal and his loyal dog.

"It seems that the two were hiding something Lelouch." His Knight said when they were distance away from Clovis personal office.

"I know Leila, that is why I want you and Euphie to find what it was they were hiding."

"We will not fail you Lulu." Euphemia answered.

"By the way Cecile said that she already finished the upgrades for Strike and Aegis, and they were both ready to sortie anytime." Leila informed him.

He nods then turned his attention to Marika and Liliana. "I want you two to take the Dominion to this coordinates and wait for further instructions." He handed them a piece of paper containing the said coordinates before the two members of his Royal guard left to follow his order.

Once the two left, Lelouch, Leila and Euphemia all proceed to initiate the next phase of their plan.