Code Geass R3
Darkness Reborn
Chapter 2 : A New Life
Lelouch stepped back, trying to keep his distance from C.C, who was kneeling down holding her forehead. She could not move her body, as if her body was tied down by chains.
"Lelouch! Control your power!"
Lelouch tried with all his might, but the Geass seemed to be out of control. Just when he stepped back away from her, his body started to move by itself. His mouth muttered words by itself, without Lelouch's own will.
"C.C, the only bearer of mark of Geass in this world. I shall have your wish fulfilled."
What the- I can no longer control my body.
Lelouch focused his mind, and he could only stutter, due to strong control from an unknown source.
"C.C... run... I...could...no...longer...control...my...body."
C.C was still there. She could not move even one of her fingers, as the force which made C.C stuck on the floor was just too strong for her.
The control gets stronger! I will lose control of my mouth in no time!
"C.C...run.."
Lelouch now could only sense what happened, as his body was fully controlled by an unknown source.
"C.C, now I shall fulfill your wish. You have wished for it for hundred of years, and used many ways to fulfill it. I shall fulfill your wish for death."
No...
Lelouch's body moved closed to C.C. She could not run, and was really helpless.
"Now, die!"
C.C's mark of Geass disappeared right before Lelouch moved towards her. Immediately after it disappeared, Lelouch's arm thrust toward her chest.
No!
After few moments, Lelouch regained control of his body. He pulled back his arm.
He saw C.C's heart on his right hand, and it was still beating. His hand was bathed in blood, and blood came out of her punctured chest like a river.
He put her heart on the floor, and rushed towards her in panic.
"C.C, C.C! Say something!"
He shook her body really hard in order to wake her up, but his action was useless. He realized that her body gradually became cold, and she was not breathing.
"No! Don't leave me alone! NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
...
"C.C!"
Lelouch jumped out of the bed, and panted heavily. He sweat a lot, because he just saw an unbelievable scene.
He stared at his right hand, then he looked around the room. He found no traces of blood on his hand and anywhere in the room. He looked above the wardrobe, and he could not find cheese-kun there.
I guess... it was a dream. That was the worst dream I have ever had in my life.
He got out of the bed and made the bed. Then, he walked towards the door.
It is very rude for a man to sleep inside other people's house. I better introduce myself first.
He prepared himself. He turned the knob, and went downstairs. When he was on the first floor, he saw a girl sitting on a couch watching the TV. She was holding a large yellow doll while eating a slice of pizza. The girl had long green hair and yellow eyes. He could recognize her immediately.
"C.C..."
"Lelouch! We did it! We have liberated Japan from Britannia!"
Kallen ran to Lelouch and hugged him from the back. They were alone in Lelouch's room, since that room was a restricted area for the members of Order of The Black Knights, except for Kallen and C.C.
"So, are we going back to Ashford academy as we promised? You agreed with it back then."
Lelouch put his hands on Kallen's arms, and he pulled her arms, then he got out of her hug.
"Kallen... I'm sorry."
"Eh?"
The scenery changed suddenly. Lelouch's outfit changed to Emperor of Britannia's, and the scenery changed to the inside of Royal Hall in Pendragon.
Then, she saw Zero suddenly appeared in front of Lelouch.
"No way! Zero is Lelouch! What is happening here?"
Zero pulled out his sword, and then thrust it towards Lelouch. Blood came out of his body, and his white outfit became red with blood.
"NO! Lelouch!"
Leloch stood still. Blood came out of his chest and mouth.
"I must destroy... and remake the world... with my life."
Lelouch fell down on the floor. He was not moving at all. Blood was flowing like a river from Lelouch's body. After dazed for a few seconds, she ran towards Lelouch's side.
"Lelouch! Lelouch! Don't die!"
Kallen ripped her clothes. She tried to prevent more blood from coming out of him.
"It's useless, Kallen. I cannot be saved.."
"No!" Kallen cried while trying her best to save him.
The world around her changed, to an endless empty space.
"Kallen... Attend Ashford academy in peace that I am giving to you... to everyone in this world... "
"I don't want! I don't want to go if you are not around!"
"Goodbye..."
"NO! LELOUCH!"
She cried loudly alone in the empty space.
"LELOUCH!"
...
Kallen shouted loudly as she woke up from her nightmare. She panted and sweat a lot, unbelieving what she just saw inside her dream.
What a dream...
That dream made me remember things that I wanted to forget.
She did not feel sleepy at all after what she just saw. She looked at the alarm clock beside her bed.
It's still 3 o'clock in the morning. I need something to calm me down, so that I can sleep again for tomorrow's school.
She got out of her bed, and walked downstairs for a cup of water. As she was walking in the dark dining room, she saw something blue in color on top of the dining table.
Huh? I've never seen that. What's that?
She walked towards that thing slowly, trying to make as little noise as possible so that her mother wouldn't wake up.
She took it, and then she went back to her room. She closed the door and turned on the light.
What is this? A blue origami bird? I've never seen it before. Who made it?
She looked at it closely.
Huh?
She noticed some words written on it, just like Nunnaly's pink origami bird. She began unfolding it.
Did Nunnaly write this?
She started reading the letter from the first line.
Hello, Kallen.
It's been a long time since the last time I contacted you.
It's me, Lelouch.
Her hands began to tremble. She was really shocked from finding out that Lelouch was still alive.
Le-lelouch! How can this be? He was killed in front of the public and it was real!
Two days before...
"Ah... So you finally awake."
C.C looked at Lelouch.
"You came back while I was asleep, didn't you?"
She put the pizza on her hand back to the box on the table.
"After awhile of not seeing you, you have become such a pitiful man."
"What do you mean by that!"
"Barging in to people's house without permission. Entering the owner's room. On top of that, you even slept on the bed without permission."
Lelouch walked towards C.C. As he was walking towards her, he saw rubbish scattered everywhere.
"Urghh... You haven't changed, you witch. About you being gross and lazy."
C.C stood up and walked towards Lelouch.
"Is this your house, C.C? Are you not afraid of being caught? It is better for you to take a journey, so that you can avoid being caught."
"I have a reason for that."
"And, what is it?"
C.C leaned on Lelouch's back.
"You are the reason. I was waiting for you all this time here, in this city. I always have a feeling that you will come here someday."
"C.C... How do you know that I will come back to this world again?"
"Because I believe in you."
"C.C..."
They stayed like that for a few minutes.
"So... which city are we in?"
"We are in Hexadite, a small city North West from Pendragon."
"That means..."
Lelouch walked away from C.C.
"I must always stay inside your house, because I am supposed to be dead. The people of Britannia know my face clearly, and they definitely know about me killed by Zero. If they see me, it will cause great uproar and confusion."
"You don't need to hide your existence in this city."
"Huh? What do you mean by that?"
"I already told the people of Hexadite about you being alive again."
"You idiot! There will be a lot of confusion! What have you done?"
"It's okay."
C.C sat down on the sofa beside her.
"Hexadite was under the rule of a sadistic and cruel nobles who exploited the people and the resources in it. When you abolished the noble privilege system, the entire city was overjoyed by the news. They swore that they would serve you and your right hands forever."
"So, is that the reason why you can live inside this city normally and telling about me to the city?"
"Yeah. They gave me this house and gave me a job as a waitress in an inn when I told them that I am your right hand. They were also overjoyed when they heard about you being alive."
Were the nobles that cruel?
He walked to the window and looked outside. He saw nothing special about this city.
"C.C, what makes this city exploited by the nobles?"
"You will find out tomorrow."
C.C walked upstairs to her room. As she walked upstairs, she remembered something important that needed to be said.
"Lelouch, tomorrow is my day off, so we will take a walk around the city for you to get used to this city."
C.C continued walking upstairs. Before she reached her room, Lelouch called her.
"C.C! I have something to ask."
"What is it?"
C.C walked downstairs, and then she sat down next to Lelouch on the sofa. Lelouch stood up, and then he took a piece of paper and a pencil from the desk nearby. Then, he sketched the symbol of his new Geass.
"What is this? It's been bothering me all this time."
"Just as I thought..."
She looked at Lelouch seriously.
"Listen to me. This is your new Geass, and its name is Geass of Omnipotence. This is the power that bring you alive. Before you were killed by Suzaku, I had a feeling that you would come back to this world because of this power."
"What made you think that?"
"You are the only Geass user that have countered more than one other Geass user, and also you are the only one that killed a person with mark of Geass in the history of this world. Moreover, I strongly believe that it has something to do with your way of thinking and personality."
"This new Geass that I have... What abilities does it have?"
"I only know some of its abilities... The abilities that I know about your new Geass are immortality like me and the ability to use every Geass power known in this world. You also have the ability to bend time and space, an ability which only exists in your new Geass."
As she was saying that, Lelouch looked at her face. He could tell, although only with a short glance, that she was hiding something.
Just like at that time when she hid her wish... Maybe it's better for me to not force her to say the rest...
Wait. Did she say immortality!
"Is it true? About me being immortal."
"I think it is true."
Lelouch put his right hand on his chin. He was thinking about something seriously.
"Then, why did I have to die before I receive this power?"
"It's like a computer. After you installed a new component to the system, you have to reboot the computer. In your case, after you received the power, you need to be rebooted by killing you."
"So, Lelouch. What have you been doing for the past 1 year?"
"What I've done in the last 1 year... Wait a minute! Did you say 1 year?"
"Yeah. What's wrong with that?"
"I've been away for more than 5 years. I spent all my time reading books in the World of C."
"Oh. Then, it makes sense. Lelouch, although you may not notice it, the World of C distorts your sense of time. If you bring a clock with you to the World of C, you will notice it immediately."
Lelouch stood up and stretched his body, and gave a big yawn. C.C also yawned, as she was exhausted from working the whole day.
"Are you going to sleep again, Lelouch?"
"Yeah. Where can I sleep?"
"I only have one bed... If you like it, you can sleep with me on the same bed. But, don't do ecchi things, okay-?"
She teased him.
"There's no way I will do that! Forget it, I just sleep on the sofa. Good Night!"
Lelouch lied on the sofa and closed his eyes. C.C went upstairs to her room. After she entered her room, she locked the door.
"I was not teasing you Lelouch. That was what I truly want."
She muttered to herself.
The next day...
"C.C! Call the grocery now!"
Lelouch shouted at half-sleeping C.C. She was still lying on her bed while hugging her cheese-kun.
"I can't believe this! I can only find frozen pizzas and bottles of tobacco sauce in your refrigerator! I can't eat pizza all the time!"
C.C covered her head with a blanket.
"So noisy... Call them by yourself."
"Don't joke around! I know nothing about this city!"
Lelouch forcefully pulled C.C's blanket. C.C fell on to the floor. She only wore a shirt and her panties.
"I understand- I will do that immediately."
She said it sarcastically. As she was leaving the room, Lelouch stopped her by putting his hand on her shoulder.
"Before that... Put some pants on."
After fixing her sleeping hair and shirt, she went to the phone which was nearby the kitchen. She called the grocery, and read the note that Lelouch made. In the note, there was a list of food and other things that need to be bought.
After waiting an hour, someone finally rang the door.
That must be the person who deliver the groceries!
"C.C! Open the door."
Lelouch was busy cleaning the house, because the house was to dirty for him.
"Yes- Emperor Lelouch-"
She said it sarcastically again.
Before C.C went to the front door to take the groceries, she brought Lelouch along. Lelouch was still wearing an apron and holding a duster.
"What are you trying to do?"
"Just follow me."
Both of them went to the front door. C.C stayed behind him, because she said that the person who delivered the groceries wanted to introduce themselves to him.
Lelouch opened the door, and took the groceries from their hands.
"Thank you. And, who are you? I heard from C.C that you wanted to introduce yourselves to me."
Lelouch politely asked them after he put the groceries on the floor. Unexpectedly, both of them bowed and knelt down in front of him.
"I am Jeanette Grimoire. And this is Elizabeth Grimoire, my older twin sister."
Lelouch looked at them. Both of them had indigo colored hair. Jeanette had long hair and purple eyes, while Elizabeth had ponytail-styled hair and crimson eyes.
"I want to give you our thanks! You have saved us from those vicious nobles. They used us as their toys."
"We will do everything that you want to show you our gratitude."
Lelouch was surprised by their words. He could tell from the tone of their voice, that they truly willing to do ANYTHING for him.
Lelouch smiled, and calmly put his left hand on Jeanette's head, and his right hand on Elizabeth's head. Both of them looked at Lelouch's face, as they were surprised by his action. They could see Lelouch's warm smile.
"I don't need anything. Your happiness is more than enough for me."
"Emperor Lelouch..."
"You don't need call me with that name. Now, I'm just an ordinary citizen. You can call me Lelouch. We are in the same age, aren't we?"
Jeanette and Elizabeth were astounded by his kindness. His image of being a dictator was very different from what they saw with their own eyes.
Then, Lelouch saw an old man with long beard and mustache running towards him. He wore a white laboratory outfit, and a pair of glasses. He was a scientist.
"Lelouch-sama. We have prepared everything that C.C-sama ordered yesterday."
"Huh?"
C.C tugged his shirt, giving him a sign to go inside the house and have a private conversation with her.
"Excuse me everyone, I have something to discuss with her."
Lelouch and C.C went upstairs to her room.
"Yesterday night, I saw you surfing the web gathering information about the world. From what you did, I guessed that you were planning something, so I called many people to prepare various tools and facilities for you to use."
"You are totally correct."
"What are you going to do?"
"I am going to do the same thing as what I had done in the past. But this time, I am not planning to reform the world. I am planning..."
Lelouch's eyes began to glow, as Geass started to appear on his eyes.
"To reform human beings."
A/N: hi, just wanted to remind you that the first three chapters are not written by me and stuff… oh and I don't own anything like CG or stuff… I'll tell them that you think that a teenage girl could write their stuff!
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