I opened my eyes.
I found myself on top of a swirling, floating island in the middle of space. I looked up and saw the largest planet in the solar system, Jupiter looming above me, The Red Spot turned over to my line of sight.
"Lelouch..." A chorus of voices called from behind me. I jolted in surprise before turning around to see... myself.
It was a complete replica of myself except he was wearing the uniform from Ashford while I wore my emperor attire that was still stained with blood from the stab wound.
My look of shock was replaced with a glare after I registered his form.
"You are not me..." I growled in a low voice. He simply smiled.
"Of course not!" He paused. "However... I am also you." He added with a smirk.
I remained silent, thinking to myself, figuring out who exactly this man is. I looked up to space to see Jupiter once again, then it drawn me to the conclusion.
The replica chuckled. "So you finally you finally figured it out..."
"Indeed I have. You are the collective human unconsciousness..." I answered.
"Indeed, I am." He smiled, he walked behind me with his hand to his chin and a thoughtful look on his face.
"Funny..." He hummed. I turned to face him only to find Suzaku smiling behind me, he was wearing his Ashford uniform.
"I really thought that you would find out immediately." He said meekly while he rubbed the back of his neck.
"It's quite surprising to find myself looking at another me just after dying..." I deadpanned with a frown.
"Right, right." He held his hands up in surrender and chuckled, then he stopped and looked at me seriously.
"You must be aware that you are rejected by collective human unconsciousness." He stated seriously.
"Yes, I am aware of this due to what I have done..." I sighed tiredly then spread my arms and looked at him in his eyes. "I will receive punishment for my sins, do your worse."
Then he started snickering, then slowly it turned into full blown laughter. It was terrifying to hear millions of voices all laughing in one single chorus.
He wiped a single tear that was falling from his eye, soon he calmed down.
"Lelouch vi Britannia, you are the most amusing and dramatic man that has ever lived!" He said in between snickers.
I scowled at his comment but I was confused. Was I not going to be punished?
"No. No you will not, Lelouch." He smiled a carefree smile.
"Don't read my mind..." I growled with a scowl.
"I can't help it." He whined. "And besides..." He spread his arms towards the sky, I looked up and saw Jupiter and it's Red Spot.
"You are a part of me." He added in a cocky tone.
I looked back at him to see that he turned into Shirley. She was wearing her uniform and was smiling at me. I felt my anger boil from within me.
"HOW DARE YOU USE SHIRLEY!" I yelled in pure rage.
"Huh? Do you not like it, Lelouch?" She asked in the same teasing tone Shirley would use.
"No! Because that you are not actually her!" I snapped back.
Silence engulfed us for a few minutes before she broke the silence.
"You know... She was one of the reasons to why you are not given a punishment." She explained in a low voice, almost a whisper.
My eyes widened. "What?" I asked in disbelief
She nodded. "Yes. She and a few others were the reason to why you were not given a punishment. But the first reason was because you saved me from your parents."
Right then and there, I broke down.
I let tears stream down my face. I let all of the burdens and regrets out, my walled emotions crumpled all at once.
But before I fell, I felt someone embrace me. I looked up and saw him in my form again, smiling down on me, comforting me.
I held onto him tightly as I tried to get a grip on myself and stop any remaining tears from spilling. When I finally stopped, I let go of him and backed up from him.
"T-Thank you." I stuttered, wavering a bit from all the crying. He simply shook his head with a gentle smile on his face.
"No. Thank you. For saving the world..." He replied gratefully then took my hand and held it. My confusion soon turned into shock after he took my hand and placed his lips onto it.
"W-Wha?" I asked startled, not being able to process what happened. He looked up at me and smiled.
"Lelouch..." He started, closing his eyes gently before opening them then looked at me in the eye.
"How would you like a second chance in life?"
Hello, I just want to let you know that it wasn't my idea when I made the persona for the Collective Human Unconsciousness.
Unfortunately, I forgot the name of the fanfic it came from and the author that wrote it too. So if you're the guy that got that idea in the first place, you have all the credit.
That's all...
