The Light of Lamperouge
Ok hello there I'm Dodgehomburg and I am writing this Code Geass Death Note cross over. This is the first time I've published a story so be honest with me. Each chapter will take place from the view point of Lelouch's cast or from Light's cast. They will normally flop between the two groups each chapter unless it's too big for one upload. I've put a lot of work and research into this to make it as close to what it could be like if the groups existed together with some creative changes made.
Now I apologize as this first chapter isn't much story wise as it follow pretty close to episode one of Code Geass but I promise that will change. Just figured it was good to start off like that. I hope this chapter is good enough for now. Please read and review.
So without further ado I introduce to you The Light of Lamperouge.
Disclaimer: Code Geass and Death note are property of their creators, I do not claim any rights to the characters in this story except for those I have created myself.
Chapter one: A Demon is born
"The date was August 10th of the Imperial Calendar. The Holy Britannian Empire had just declared war upon Japan. The Far East Island Nation had held fast to its neutrality and now Britannia looms as the world's only super power. The rights to Japans underground resources became a hotly disputed issue straining the already deep rooted diplomatic tensions between the two sides. In the deciding battle for the mainland Britannian forces introduced into combat the humanoid autonomous armored knight known as the Knightmare Frame. The enemy's forces were far greater than anticipated and the Knightmares obliterated the Japanese line of defense on the mainland with little effort. Japan became a dominion of the empire, the country was stripped of its freedom, its tittle, and its name. Area Eleven the defeated and once proud nation of Japan was rechristened with just a mere number."
Lelouch Lamperouge and his friend Rivalz strode through the grand hallway looking for a specific room. Rivalz was looking about anxiously knowing they would need to head back soon while Lelouch calmly strode through the halls as if he had been here hundreds of times before. You could really tell a lot about a person by roaming their halls. The way they decorate always said it all as if they really needed to broadcast how rich they were
"Lelouch we really don't have time for this we need to head back." Rivalz remarked as he nervously tugged at the collar of his black school uniform jacket.
"No Rivalz we'll be fine. I'll win the game and we'll have plenty of time to get back to the academy." Lelouch responded confidently as usual his uniform was immaculate, creased in all the right places and not a wrinkle in sight, always the picture of the perfect student council member. "Ah here we go."
Shoving the gilded doors open he strode through confidently just as the TV was turned off. What lay before him made him frown in distaste. The old man whom had called him to come to his aid was shaking and sweating terribly, he knew he was going to lose the match. The aristocratic man on the other hand sat there calmly, smiling smugly knowing he could defeat this old man and win the bet they had made. His red, gold, and green coat was puffed around as if to make it appear from times much older than now. His white shirt had frills and puffs that you come to expect from the Aristocratic men.
The Aristocrat looked up at the two boys who had just entered the room, "Who let these children in here?! This is no place for urchins to be. Get lost this doesn't concern you." The man exclaimed.
"Oh on the contrary my dear sir I am very much involved and welcome here." Lelouch responded confidently his violet eyes flickering with annoyance, "I am here as this man's substitute you see." Looking over the board, "I see it won't be hard at all to turn this match to my favor and win."
"What did you just say to me you insolent whelp! If you think you're so good then let's see you put your money where your mouth is. I'll crush you and show you what it means to face an Aristocrat of the Britannian Empire!" the man declared aggravatedly.
"Or we shall let you hold the bitter taste of defeat in your mouth that a mere high school student has bested you." Trading places with the older man and turning to Rivalz, "How much time do we have until we need to get back to school?" Lelouch inquired taking in the marble and granite topped board and their matching pieces.
Glancing at his watch he responded nervously, "Um about twenty minutes if we bust our asses."
"Good I'll only need nine minutes to win this match." The black haired teen responded confidently.
"You think you can beat me in nine minutes? You only have twenty seconds between each move." The aristocrat laughed viciously as he watched the black haired teen pick up the king, "You're going to start with the king? You're going to make this to easy boy!"
Lelouch admired the black granite king he held before responding, "If the king won't step into battle how does he expects his men to follow him to victory!" he declared as he slammed his piece into place ending his turn. Feeling his phone vibrate he pulled it out glancing at the caller I.D. 'Shirley I don't have time to answer right now,' without a second thought he quickly ignored the call.
Griping the phone tightly and glaring at the screen "Lulu how dare you ignore my calls!" Shirley yelled at the phone as if the boy could hear her. Glancing at the blonde girl chuckling in front of her. "This isn't funny Madame President. Lulu and Rivalz are probably out gambling with nobles again. It's bound to get them into trouble. Plus there going to be late if they don't get here soon!"
The blonde girl laughed and tossed her hair over her shoulder, "Oh Shirley you worry too much. Let them have some fun I'm sure they'll be back on time. Though since you mentioned it I wonder where Misa is. She promised to have lunch with us today." Milly responded thoughtfully as she ate her lunch.
"I'm still going to punish him when he gets back for ignoring my call like that." Shirley responded as she stabbed a cherry tomato from her own lunch and popped it in her mouth.
"Awe what it must be like to be in love wouldn't you say Nina?" Milly asked sneakily.
Adjusting her glasses she smiled at the blonde girl, "What I wouldn't give to be in love like Shirley is." She replied shyly giggling her short green hair falling to cover her face.
Pouting and pretending to be mad at her two friends, "I'm not in love with Lulu. I just care about him getting a proper education and not getting in trouble with the nobility."
"Don't worry about Lulu Shirley he knows how to stay safe." Milly responded as she stood up, "Now come on its time for us to start heading back in." a moment after the first bell chimed signaling the end of lunch and that it was time to head back to class.
All three girls got up and dusted off their brown skirts and straightened their soft yellow jackets before heading back into the school.
Barreling down the highway in their stolen truck with a container of poison gas in the back a red haired youth fidgeted aggravatedly as she adjusted her stolen uniform. Glancing at the dark haired man next to her she listened to him gripe angrily. She was trying to keep her own emotions in check as she was thinking of a way out of this so they could use the poison gas to their advantage against the Britannians.
"Damn that Tamaki always messing up our damn plans! Why can't he just listen to Naoto's plans and not make it up as he goes along?! All he ever does is fuck it up for the rest of us. Now we need to figure a way out of this mess and get this damn gas back to base without getting ourselves killed." The dark haired man exclaimed in frustration. "Kallen! Are you even listening?! We need to get out of this fucking mess!"
Adjusting her hat to make sure it covered her face to make it harder to recognize her, she responded quietly "Well if you stop griping for ten seconds and think with me, we might be able to!" Kallen exclaimed.
"Fine have it your way." He responded giving her an aggravated look but remaining silent.
"And that my dear nobleman would be checkmate." The dark haired teen stood up with a flourish looking at the man's face watching as the look of utter defeat set in. "I expect you'll hold up your end of the bet and pay up since you lost. That is unless you want it to get out that not only did a high school student defeat you but on top of it all you refused to pay up."
Without a second thought the man handed over the cash and the teens strode out of the room. The old man thanked Lelouch as he walked past letting him know that he too would uphold the end of their arrangement. They walked out of the building at a brisk pace heading for Rivalz motorbike.
"That was amazing Lelouch!" the blue haired teen exclaimed as he walked backwards facing Lelouch.
"It was nothing really. He really didn't have much time to move either and as opponents go the aristocrats are tepid. They're just over privileged parasites that's all." He responded as they arrived outside in a grand garden entryway to the home.
"It was still amazing and to top it off you beat him in record time Lelouch! Eight minutes and thirty-two seconds that's a brand new record for you." Rivalz responded excitedly. "Anyways if the nobles are so "tepid" why not just face one of the elevens in a match? There nothing like us Britannians you know. Though I guess if you wanted to insure payment the Aristocrats are the way to go since they always pay up. Nobody wants it getting out a high schooler beat them at chess." Hearing something behind him he turned around and stopped watching a news report that was being broadcast from the big screen in the square. People were looking up at it pointing at what was being shown and murmuring.
"We apologize for the delay," the female announcer said as the monitor changed to show the Britannian Royal family crest, "We have his Royal Highness Prince Clovis Third Prince of the Nation of Britannia to address the nation." The monitor flickers again showing a blond man with a stern face wearing a white cape with heavy epaulets on the shoulders, a deep purple suit with gold embroidery, and a white handkerchief at his throat. Lelouch looked upon his secret half-brother and could see what no one else here could, that his blue eyes looked cold and filled with contempt for the people he was about to address.
"To all my Imperial subjects, including, of course, the many cooperative Elevens who choose to serve the empire of Britannia!" Clovis declared before bedding slightly forward and gripping the area just over his heart with his white gloved hand, his voice taking on a tone of desperation. "Do you not see my pain?" his face twists into a look of agony. "My heart was ripped from my chest only to be torn apart, the remnants are filled with rage and sadness!" he straightens himself leaving his shirt slightly rumpled as he pushes back his blond hair. "However, as ruler of area Eleven I will not tolerate terrorism of any kind! Because the battle we fight is a righteous one, a virtuous battle to protect the wellbeing of one and all!" everyone in the square was looking up at Clovis with hungry desperation for his words. As if all he spoke were the words of truth. Lelouch looked on in disgust. "Now then everyone, I would like to invite you to join me in observance of the eight who died for justice in the line of duty." The monitor fades out replaced again by the Britannian Royal family crest.
"A moment of silence please." The female announcer requests.
Turning about and heading to Rivalz motorbike the two of them began getting ready to leave.
"Aren't you going to participate Lelouch?" the blue haired boy asked as he began to unlock the bike from the rack.
"Aren't you?" he countered as he entered in payment on the screen for use of the space.
"Heh, I think it's kind of embarrassing actually." Rivalz responded as he climbed onto the silver bike.
"And I agree with you. Spilling tears for them won't bring them back from the dead." Lelouch replied coldly looking back on the people who were openly crying.
"Dang that's pretty dark you know." Rivalz remarked as he strapped his helmet on and tugging his gloves in place.
"It's all perspective Rivalz. It doesn't matter how hard you try to or how hard you want to. You can't change what has been done." Lelouch responded quietly as he remembered his own past.
"Yea I guess that's true. Now hop in we've got to get going Lelouch." Rivalz revved the bike to life as Lelouch strapped on his own helmet and climbed into the side car. They quickly raced off heading for the highway that would take the past the Shinjuku Ghetto and towards their school.
As they flew down the highway Lelouch pulled out a book and began to read it getting lost in the story. Rivalz while keeping his eyes on the road kept glancing back at Lelouch as he debated whether or not to ask him a question about the match. In an attempt to ignore Rivalz gaze Lelouch turned from his book to watch the landscape fly by.
Letting out a heavy sigh, "Lelouch I have to ask. The first move you used, the one with the king, why did you send him out first?" Rivalz asked desperately.
"As I told the nobleman Rivalz, if you expect your men to follow you then you need to be willing to lead them into battle. No matter the cost." Lelouch responded.
"Wow do you have expectations of running some major corporate company one day?"
"Not at all, dreams like that will only ruin one's health" Lelouch responded laughing.
*HONK HONK HONK*
The two boys turned about to see a large green truck barreling down upon them. "WAHH WE'RE GONNA DIE!" Rivalz cried out as he tried to swerve out of the way of the truck. Suddenly the truck swerved to the left going off road into an uncompleted building where it crashed sending dust flying everywhere. "Um was that our fault?" Rivalz wondered out loud.
Looking on in curiosity, "No I don't think it was Rivalz." Lelouch responded as he walked towards the edge of the highway. When he looked over towards the crash he could see among the dust there looked to be some weird glowing green shimmer above one area. Calling out to the blue haired boy, "Rivalz come and take a look at this."
Walking over as he griped about his bike and how it may not work now the boy tried dusting off his black uniform. Others were already swarming around the area all talking loudly with their own ideas as to why the crash had happened. Looking at the people with distaste as they just talked about help but just stood by and did nothing except take a few photos 'Idiots all of them. They can't even be bothered to help!' Lelouch thought as he took off running towards the crash.
"Hey Lelouch wait!" Rivalz cried out but got no response as the dark haired boy was already out of ear shot.
Jogging up to the crash Lelouch tried to move some of the derbies to get to the people inside as he called out to them. "Hey are you all right? Is anyone hurt?" moving around the truck he found a ladder to climb up. Hoping it would offer some assistance he began to ascend it. As he did he swore he could hear a female's voice mumbling inside. "Hey can you hear me?! Are you ok?" he shouted hoping for a response. He jerked up suddenly as his vision went white and he could hear a woman's voice in his head 'It's you finally I have found my-' the voice was cut off as the truck lurched backwards throwing him forward through a hole in the roof he tumbled about inside.
As the truck raced off he could hear the muffled sounds of a helicopter. It sounded as if it was pursuing them. "Stop in the name of his Imperial Prince Clovis. I order you to pull over immediately!" Ok scratch that the helicopter was following them. The truck in response sped up sending Lelouch tumbling back on his ass. Looking about he thought to himself 'you would think they'd put a ladder on the inside of this thing.'
"If you stop now you will still have a chance to defend yourself in court! Pullover or we'll shoot to kill!" the pilot called out as a few warning shots were let off.
"Great so if I jump out now I can either break my neck or get shot." Lelouch remarked to himself as he considered his options. Suddenly he heard the door to the cab beep and he ducked behind some equipment as a red haired girl walked into the back of the truck talking over her shoulder to whomever was driving.
"Can you enter the subway via the Ozuba route?" as she waited for a response the girl stripped off a pale blue jumpsuit revealing what appeared to be a brown coat with a red shirt underneath, brown shorts with a white belt that matched these weird white sleeves though they weren't attached to her top at all, and knee high red socks and black boots. "Because that would be a blood bath Nagita!" she cried out as she stomped up a ladder that must have been hidden before.
'I've seen her before' Lelouch thought to himself before he could think about it though the back of the truck opened up and a Knightmare frame stood there as it jumped out to deal with the helicopters. 'Crap these guys are real terrorists.'
The trucked swerved to the left again as gunfire assailed it from the front and suddenly it was even darker than before. Using his phone to check his surroundings he noticed he had no cell phone reception. 'There goes calling for help. Judging by the sudden lack of light and lack of reception I'd guess we're somewhere in the old subway tunnels. We must be headed toward the ghetto and an exit of some kind.' Picking up a radio that was linked to the current terrorist communication network he thought of using it to barter for protection by giving it to the military even though he despised them.
The truck had been slowing down a considerable amount for a while now. Maybe they were getting close to where they needed to go. If that was the case Lelouch needed to quickly think up a plan of action to insure he would not be killed on the spot. Suddenly the truck jerked forward throwing Lelouch and anything not tied down around the compartment.
"What was that? An accident?" Lelouch held his head gently trying to figure out what had happened when the doors in front of him began to slowly slide open allowing for the first time in a while some light to come in and fill the area. As he looked up at the tank he reached up to grab it for support, he heard something thumping loudly behind him and he turned just in time to throw his arms up and block his face from a round house kick. It still knocked him to the floor and the man in the military suit pinned him down. The bottom of his helmet falling down exposing part of his face.
"Who do you think you are using poison gas on the innocent populace?! You make me sick!" the man cried out at him as he grabbed him by the collar of his jacket.
"No you're wrong I'm not one of them please let me go!" Lelouch cried out.
"I'm not stupid you can't play dumb with me!" the man yelled back.
"Get off of me!" swinging his free leg Lelouch managed to make him jump off him, "I'm not here because I want to be. And if that really is poison gas wouldn't it have been made in Britannia? If this really is mindless murder why don't you just obliterate Britannia!" he cried out as he stalked forward angrily.
"Lelouch?" he stopped where he was looking at the man surprised until he removed his helmet smiling revealing a familiar face. "It's me, Suzaku." Lelouch was taken back as he looked upon the face of his childhood friend.
"You joined the Britannian army?" He asked shocked.
"Yea I did," the brown haired teen responded quietly. "And you? What are you doing? Are you a-" he started to ask but was cut off by Lelouch.
"What are you saying?" but before Suzaku could respond there was a blinding white light and the whir of machine parts as the tank of poison gas began to activate.
Suzaku launched himself at Lelouch slamming his mask over his mouth to save him from the poison gas at the expense of himself. The light grew brighter and there was the silhouette of a woman in it her hair billowing about her as she began to sit up. She was in a white straight jacket that went so far as to cover her mouth black belts binding her together. The two boys lay on the ground Suzaku still covering Lelouch's mouth to keep out the non-existent poison gas. As the light faded away it looked as if a bubble of water popped around her soaking her completely.
Lelouch moved away from Suzaku and picked the girl up and they moved outside the truck. He brushed her long hair out of her face as he began undoing the straps around her mouth. "Poison gas Suzaku? She doesn't look poison gas to me." Lelouch remarked in a rudely sarcastic tone.
"Hey it's what they told me in the briefing back at base." Suzaku said kindly trying to lighten the mood between them.
Suddenly bright flood lights turned on behind them and a man's voice rang out. "Stinking monkey!" A man with purple hair and a deep red army uniform stood there, a scar ran across the right side of his face. "Being an honorary Britannian will not save you!"
Suzaku jumped up and ran over to the man, "But sir we were told this was pois-"
Cutting him off "How dare you question orders? Who the hell do you think you are anyways?!" the man declared rhetorically. Shaking his head and looking past the brown haired teen towards the two behind him. "Private Kururugi giving your excellent military background we can give you some leeway this time." Reaching into his coat he removed a pistol and held it out to Suzaku. "Now use this and eliminate the terrorists." The man said nonchalantly.
Looking stricken Suzaku didn't know what to do. "But sir he's not one of the terrorists. He's just a school boy who got caught up in all this." He pleaded with the officer.
"You insubordinate little shit! Didn't you swear your life and loyalty to Britannia?!" the man yelled at him thrusting the pistol at him again.
"Yes but sir I can't do that. I won't shoot a civilian. I can't follow your orders." Suzaku responded turning his back on the man smiling at Lelouch.
"Very well then," the man pressed the pistol to Suzaku and pulled the trigger. "Then die you filthy piece of shit." Suzaku fell to the ground fading out as he began to bleed severely.
"Suzaku! No!" Lelouch cried out watching as his friend collapsed to the ground and as his blood poured from the wound.
"Well school boy it looks like you shouldn't have been cutting class today. Grab the girl and once she is secure kill the boy as he is of no use to us." The man declared viciously.
Lelouch gripped the girl tightly and felt her stir. He looked down to see her eyes were open and that they were a starling shade of violet. Suddenly there was a massive explosion behind them and he held the girl even tighter as they fell through the hole that was suddenly created beneath them. Running down the hallway beneath them they felt the ground shake as explosions sounded from above. As they ran the green haired girl tripped and fell to the ground as Lelouch stumbled into a wall.
"What are you?" he asked turning on the girl as she looked on him with fear. "This is all your fault! They wanted you and now Suzaku is dead! So what are you?!" Seeing as she wasn't going to answer he grabbed her hand pulling her back to her feet. "Come on we need to keep moving."
As they raced down the halls they came upon a set of stairs that seemed to lead up giving them a way to escape. As they began to ascend them though they heard gunfire from above and crawled up the last few feet to avoid being scene. When they reached the top Lelouch had to cover his mouth to keep from crying out. The Britannian soldiers were killing everyone in sight whether or not they were terrorist it would seem. He could hear some Britannian soldiers talking as if they were looking for something when suddenly a child began to cry and gunfire rang out to silence it. Then as if on some sick sadistic cue his phone began to ring loudly he tried to ignore the call quickly but the soldiers had found him.
He quickly found himself slammed against a wall and the girl was held between two soldiers at gun point. The commander spoke to him in a condescending tone "What a fitting place for a terrorist to meet his end. Though I will admit you did quite well though that isn't really a surprise seeing as you are Britannian. Unfortunately my dear clever child you have no future." He pulled his gun out and pointed it at Lelouch.
The green haired girl broke free of her captors throwing herself in the way just as the shot was fired she cried out, "He mustn't die!" a glowing red symbol appeared on her forehead just as the shot went through it. Everyone gasped startled as Lelouch rushed forward to her lifting her up slightly.
"Tck well our orders were to bring her back alive but nothing to do about it now. When they ask we will just say they resisted heavily and her casualty could not be prevented. What do you think of that school boy?" the officer asked him mockingly.
Lelouch was holding the girl close getting blood on his uniform. He didn't know what to do. Suzaku was already dead nothing could change that. Nothing had prepared him for this and now that she was dead they would kill him next. What was he to do? What would happen to his sister, Nunnally 'I don't want to die!" Lelouch thought terrified. Suddenly the green haired girl's hand gripped his and he looked at her shocked.
'You don't want it to end here do you? You appear to have a reason for living.' It was the same voice that he heard before. Looking at the girl but that was impossible right? 'If I grant you power could you go on? I propose a deal. In exchange for this power you must to make my one wish come true. Accept this contract and you accept its conditions. While living in the world of humans you will live unlike any other. A different providence. A different time. A different life. The power of the king will condemn you to a life of solitude. Are you prepared for this?'
A man's voice rings out, one that seemed oddly familiar, 'A conversions for the Ragnarök connection so the myth is beginning once again?'
'Oh is the game starting up again?' a young man's voice questioned. 'Well then I'll have to throw my lot in this round as I have found my own candidates.'
'Yes! I hereby accept the terms of your contract!' Lelouch called out. Returning to what is going on around him Lelouch stands up holding his right hand over his left eye. "Say how does a Britannian who resents his own country live his life?
"Huh? What are you some kind of radical?!" the officer demanded
"What's wrong why not shoot? Your opponent is just a school boy or have you finally realized that the ones who should be killed are the ones who are prepared to kill." Lelouch remarked dragging his hand away from his eye as the image of a red paper crane sigil opened up over his eye.
"What's happening here?" the officer asked his voice quivering with fear.
Raising his left arm slowly, "I, Lelouch Vi Britannia, command you, all of you," Flinging his arm to the left to punctuate his final words, "TO DIE!"
Suddenly all the men before him eyes were ringed with a red glow as the officer pulled his gun to his throat giggling madly he declared, "Happily your Highness!" the other men followed suit and once they all had their guns to their throats or temples their officer gave the command. "Fire!" the gunshots rang out through the silent warehouse as each man shot themselves and dropped dead in front of him.
He looked on in shock that it had actually worked. He hadn't believed it would and he was relieved it had. Until this day he had lived a lie. Everything about him from his name to his history was a lie but now that he had this power he could make it all change. He was ready to take back control of his fate and bring an end to the Britannian Empire!