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"Mind telling me what you're doing Strange?"

"Wong!" Stephen exclaimed. "I thought you were in the library."

"I was. Now I am here" Wong said, his face a stoney frown. "I'll ask again. Where do you intend to go with the Rotunda?"

Strange too his hand off the Rotundas dial. "I was going to check on my duties as Sorcerer Supreme. See what world I am needed in."

"Such as the Dark Dimension?" Wong asked, causing Strange to turn in shock.

"I'm not an idiot Strange. I know where you've been going."

"Wong, listen" Strange began. "I know what it looks like, but I'm not going for the reasons you think I am."

"So this isn't about her?" Wong inquired.

"Not... entirely" Strange explained. "I'll admit I've been seeing her. But I've also been checking for any changes in the Dark Dimension. Trying to find some clues that could lead us back to Kaecilius."

Wong's frown turned thoughtful. "That isn't a terrible plan. But even so, it is incredibly dangerous. If Dormammu were to catch notice of you being there, the amount of danger you would be in is incomprehensible."

"I know this Wong. I make sure to cover my tracks, and leave no trace."

"I don't doubt that you can do this. But perhaps having backup with you would be wise."

"I'd prefer if you stayed here. You should take charge of the Sanctum should I fall."

Wong shock his head. "Not me. I was referring to your student."

"No!" Strange exclaimed, earning a raised eyebrow from Wong. "Lelouch isn't ready for anything like this. He's still learning."

"Don't worry Strange. I understand" Wong said while raising his hand. "You don't want any harm to befall your son."

Strange sighed while rubbing his eyes. "This again..."he muttered. "How many times do I have to tell you Wong? Lelouch is not my clone, not my cousin, not my nephew, and certainly not my son. We're not related."

"I'm not stopping until I see proof. Convince me Stephen. Convince. Me."

Strange took a deep breath, and exhaled. "I will be back soon. Look after the Sanctum."

"Be careful Stephen. A Sorcerer Supreme is most useful alive" Wong told his friend. He then cheekily added. "Don't expect me to take over child support if you do die."

"Good grief!" Strange said as he changed the dial on the Rotunda and stepped out onto the Dark Dimension.

Lelouch sat on the floor of his room, on top of a Tibetan rug. He had candles placed around the rug, as they helped to keep him focused and calm.

In front of him, the Orbs of Time and Fate laid on the ground. Strange had recently informed him of the fact that the Orbs could, in theory anyway, be used in tangent to peer into the lives of those that the user personally knows. If it were true, then Lelouch had a way to know how everyone back home was doing.

Home. "Can I really still call it that? After everything that happened? After being here so long?" Lelouch wondered.

He pushed those thoughts aside when he heard chirping.

Lelouch looked to the cage hung up by the side of his bed. Calidus was looking at him, before turning to peck at the door of the cage.

"Little restless, aren't you?" Lelouch asked as he stood up and walked to the cage. He opened it up, and Calidus immediately flew over to the window. He did like that view.

"Actually Calidus, would you mind watching the door? I'd rather not be disturbed" Lelouch told his Phoenix. The firebird promptly flew to and positioned himself in front of the door.

"Thank you" Lelouch said as he fell into a meditation stance. He closed his eyes, and focused all his energy onto the orbs in front of him. He cleared his mind of everything that was around. His only thoughts were of the people he wanted to see.

The Orbs gave him a view. They floated into the air, just as Lelouch's body did. Smoky energy began to seep from the orbs, colored purple for fate and green for time. Lelouch thought of who he should check on to start.

First was Suzaku, his best friend.

Suzaku was... alright. He was doing well in his new role as Zero. He stood by Nunnally in every situation. Making sure she was safe. He also made sure to use his influence to encourage people to be better. Even now, he stood by Nunnaly in adressing a group of refugees.

But even Lelouch could see how burdened Suzaku felt. How much he missed the happiness of the old days.

Kallen came next. In many ways, she was still herself. Still as headstrong and impulsive as ever. She was also just as kind and compassionate. She clearly hadn't fully recovered from the Zero Requiem, but she was learning to move on.

So too, were the Black Knights. They had betrayed him, but in all honesty, Lelouch blamed Schneizel for that more than anyone else. He was glad to see that the group was still following through in their duties. They still worked to ensure global peace.

He could see that the had sent Kallen and his old maid, Sayoko, on mission. He wondered what it was about, but decided not to intrude too much.

Cornelia came next. He felt a great deal of regret concerning her. While he had hated her along with the entire Britannian Royal Family, he never intended to kill Euphemia. As much as Cornelia hated him, he could understand why. And he was glad to see she was doing better.

He looked for the members of the Student Council, his old friends. Milly, Rivalz, and Nina. Milly and Rivalz were doing well, with Milly working and Rivalz still following her around. Nina was still following her path in science, with Lloyd and Cecile by her side. Although Lloyd seemed to be away for some reason.

Finally, he looked for C.C. She was in an apartment, and she seemed to be cooking something. It did look good. On the floor, the Lelouch she was caring for laid on the ground, mindlessly watching television. He couldn't see what it said.

A part of him felt bad for leaving C.C. the way she was. But in all honesty, he really didn't have a choice.

Lelouch undid his focus, and the orbs, as well as his body, slowly fell to the ground.

His world was certainly doing better. He had done his work to create a gentler world.

So was did the Vishanti insist that he had to go back? Strange kept saying that they had a plan, but there seemed to be no need.

He would find out eventually, he supposed.

"Calidus" Lelouch said. At the sound of his name, the Phoenix jumped right next to his owner.

Lelouch started stroking the feathers on Calidus' head. They were incredibly warm, and helped soothe Lelouch. "Do you think I deserve this? This second chance at life?" Lelouch asked his pet.

Said birds response was to place himself on Lelouch's leg, and begin stroking his head against his chest. He kept humming as he did so.

"Thanks" Lelouch said, as he once again set to stroke Calidus' feathers.

The two stayed that way for a while, feeling contempt.

The Rotunda of Gateways was a powerful mystical artifact. It allowed those who used it to be able to travel anywhere in the multiverse.

From this gateway, Doctor Strange sprang forth. There was a cut above his eye, and bruises on his already damaged hands. His face was wrought with fear.

"It's changed" he muttered. "It's all changed!"

He deactivated the Rotunda to prevent any from using it, and walked to find his student.

Lelouch's feelings of ease soon turned to boredom.

He had just mastered another step in the use of his relics. What else could he do?

He grabbed the spheres in his hand and racked his memory. What else did strange say they could do? See a person's destiny, see the past and future, become immune to fate, and... Manipulate time.

Could he do that? How would he do that?

Lelouch picked up Calidus from his leg and set him on the bed. He then began scouring through all of his books.

"I left it here yesterday. Where is... Here it is!" Lelouch said as he pulled small book from his personal collection. It had no title, as it was merely a collection of notes compiled together by those who had ever used the Orbs.

Lelouch skimmed through the book, trying to find what he was looking for.

"Here it is!" Lelouch said as he stopped skimming pages. "Temporal Mysticism" Lelouch read, as it was the title of this section in the book. He turned a few more pages, and fond a ritual. Once detailing a method in which a Sorcerer could bend the fabric of time.

"Now what to use it on" Lelocuh wondered as he scanned his room. There was his old rug, an apple he had finished and dumped in the trash and... The candles!

He walked over and picked up one of the candles, blowing out the flame. He placed the book in the center of his desk, and placed the candle above it. He placed the Sphere of Fate on the side of his desk, and kept the Sphere of Time in his hand.

He looked over the ritual very carefully. Strange had warned him that time manipulation, when done improperly, could have devastating consequences. Breaches in timelines, alternate realities, and being forced into a timeless void were just some of the worst possible outcomes.

He placed the Sphere of Time below the book, and placed his hands in position. He began by joining both his hands in an arcane position. He then moved his arms, with his right arm now standing above his left hand. The Sphere reacted to his movements, with wispy green energy beginning to pour out. Likewise, glowing green tattoos resembling arcane symbols began appearing on both his arms up to his elbows.

Lelouch focus the mystical energies on the candle before him. He started by moving his right in an arch to the left.

The wax on the candle rose to the top, and began solidifying itself. When Lelouch's hand finished it's arch, the candle was purely solid, as if it had never been used.

He then began moving his hand in an arch to the right. The more his hand moved, the faster the candle began melting. When the right arch was finished, the only remains of the candle was the pile of gooey wax on the desk.

Lelouch arched his hand back to the center, and the candle returned to the way it was before the ritual. He then separated his hands, undoing the spell.

He let out a breath he had been holding since beginning. "I actually managed to perform a time spell without shattering reality. What do you think of that Calidus?" Lelouch said, directing the last question to his phoenix.

Said birds only response was happy chirp.

Just as Lelouch was about to put everything away, when his door burst open.

Startled, Lelouch glanced to see Strange standing at his doorway. His breath was labored, and his face showed signs of injury.

"Strange, wha...?" Lelouch's question was cut short by Strange holding up his hand.

"Save your questions, I will answer them later. For now, prepare yourself. Get everything you would need, and meet me by the front doors" Strange ordered before walking away.

Confused and worried, Lelouch set out to follow Strange's order. He threw on his black robes, leaving his sleepwear on the floor. He took his Orbs and placed them securely in his pocket.

"Calidus!" he said, and his pet flew to him. Calidus' body burst into flame, and he wrapped himself around Lelouch, forming the Phoenix Cloth.

Just as he was about to leave, he turned his sight back to the book. He had only just begun learning to use the Time Sphere. The book might be useful to take with him.

"But where would I put... Got it!" Lelouch said as he grabbed the book.

Even as he did so, his mind would not stop question. Why was Strange so worried? What was it that hurt him? What exactly was the situation?

"Better go find out" Lelouch said as he stepped out of his room and walked to the main doorway.

"It is possible that Lelouch inherited a Code from Charles" C.C. explained to Kallen and Lloyd as Sayoko drove. The three of them had discovered her and Lelouch the previous night, and they were all now driving to the nearest gateway to C's World. They hoped to be able to reconstruct Lelouch's mind there.

"Code? That's the thing that grants immortality, right?" Kallen questioned.

"Yes. However, Lelouch used his Geass afterward. The result of that without the Code issue being resolved was the Zero Requiem" C.C. explained.

"I'm guessing Jeremiah got involved afterwards?" Kallen said. C.C. was surprised by that.

"Yes. How did you figure that?"

"Orange boy's whole spiel was his loyalty. I figured that since he didn't show up for the funeral, there has to be a reason."

"Quite right. In any case, he was able to attain and move Lelouch's body. He contacted me afterwards, and I began trying to reconstruct Lelouch" C.C. said.

"Reconstruct" Kallen asked.

"Yes. The reason I can't die is because I replace any defective body with constructs made in C's World" C.C. explained.

"Like a mirror backup?" Lloyd inquired.

"Not exactly. But you can think of it that way" C.C. said she cleaned Lelouch's face. His drink had been spilling from his mouth. "The problem is, Lelouch killed God in C's World. Because of that, I no longer have direct access to C's world."

"But you healed earlier, didn't you" Kallen asked.

"Yes. There are probably some parts still left over. In any case, Lelouch's mind has gone missing."

"Then who is this person?" Kallen asked.

"An empty vessel. The sorrowful ruin of who Lelouch once was."

"C.C." Kallen suddenly yelled. She unsheathed the knife in her hand, an action which frightened the now childish Lelouch. "Is this what Lelouch wanted?!"

"I still have a promise in place with him" C.C. calmly replied, unintimidated by Kallen's knife. The only move she made was grabbing her Cheese-kun from the ground.

"So you just went ahead and...?!" Kallen yelled, tears flowing from her eyes.

"I know" C.C. said, her voice neutral and her face passive.

"In any case, I have no intention of leaving him like this. I..."

BOOM!

Suddenly, an explosion was heard, and the truck that the group was riding in flipped on its side. The back passengers were flown from their seats and crashed on to the left wall. The truck itself rolled on the ground for a bit, causing more turbulence for the people inside. When everything stopped, everyone was left discombobulated. Lelouch was reduced to a fearful state, clinging on to C.C. for comfort.

"There, there. We're alright" C.C. said as she stroked Lelouch head to comfort him. She then turned to Kallen. "What happened?"

"I- I don't know" she said as she struggled to get up. The crash had left her left knee fairly bruised.

"Sayoko! What happened?!" Kallen yelled.

"I don't know" Sayoko yelled back from her spot in the drivers seat. "I was just driving, when suddenly something exploded next to the truck. I don't know what caused it."

"Dammit" Kallen muttered. "Ok, lets just try to get out of here before..."

She was cut short as she heard rustling at the trucks back doors. Suddenly, they flew open, revealing a group of people outside. All of them wore robes, mostly red, with the man in the lead wearing orange. All of them had dark stains covering heir eyes.

"Who are you?" Kallen asked them, her knife ready in her hand again. Once again, her knife had no effect, as none of the group were even slightly phased.

"I said, who are...?"

"The boy" The man in the lead suddenly said, his gaze upon the frightened Lelouch. "Grab him. The master will make use of him."

"Like Hell!" Kallen shouted as she charged at the group. She intended to ram her blade into the man in the lead, but another large man next to him grabbed her arm.

Kallen attempted to throw a strike to the man's head, but he dodged. He then sent his fist into her abdomen, knocking the wind out of her. He then grabbed her head, and smashed it against the wall of the truck. The damage knocked her out.

He seemed ready to strike again, when the leader spoke. "No Lucian. They are no of no threat to us. There is no need to kill them."

The man, Lucian, nodded to his leader, and began walking towards Lelouch.

"If I may" Lloyd said as he stated standing up. "I would actually prefer..." he was then silenced as Lucian backhanded him.

He was getting closer, and C.C. had to act. She knew it might scare Lelouch, but she pulled out her gun.

"Stay back!" she warned. "I promise I'll shoot if you come any closer!" She kept her aim set on him.

Lucian did stop, but not out of fear. He joined his hands together, before slowly separating them. In the space between his hands, what seemed like blades made of air took form.

C.C. was shocked by what she was seeing, even in all her log life, she had never seen anything like that before.

She didn't get much time to ponder, as Lucian then grabbed his Space Shard and threw it at her. It punctured her shoulder, forcing her to drop her gun and pinning her to the wall.

Now purely terrified, Lelouch ran from C.C. in an attempt to escape the truck.

"No! Lelouch Wait!" C.C. screamed as she tried to move, but the blade had her stuck in place. Blood was pouring out of the wound.

As Lelouch tried to run out, Lucian grabbed hold of him. Lelouch was struggling wildly to break free from his grip, but Lucian was too strong. Lucian raised up his hand to strike.

"Lucian" his leader said. Lucian turned to him. "We need him alive and unharmed."

"Yes, Master Kaecilius" Lucian said. He opened his fist, and channeled energy through his hand. He pressed his middle finger against Lelouch's forehead, making him instantly pass out. Lucian then slung Lelouch over his shoulder, and walked out of the truck.

"No! Don't take him! Please!" C.C. begged.

"Do not worry. You will be reunited soon enough" Kaecilius told her. He turned away from her. "All will be reunited soon enough."

Kaecilius took out his Sling Ring and opened a portal, causing C.C. a shock. The zealots stepped through the portal, taking Lelouch with them.

As soon as they left, the shard holding C.C. in place disappeared. She fell on her knees to the ground. Blood stopped pouring from her would as it healed.

But fresh tears started falling from her face.

"Lelouch..." C.C. cried over what she had now lost.

"What's going on Strange?" Lelouch asked as he walked down the steps to the main doorway. He saw that Wong and Mordo were there as well. Wong was moving the dial at the door.

"Dormammu has mad his move. So have his Zealots" Strange informed him. This shocked Lelouch.

"Made their move? How?"

"They have become aware of events to come. They are taking steps to prevent them from happening" Strange said. "We have to move the Sanctum in order to fight them directly."

"Where are we headed?" Lelouch asked, afraid that he knew the answer.

"Your world" Strange told him.

Lelouch became apprehensive. This was much sooner than expected. He wasn't sure if he was ready for this.

But before he could voice his concerns, he felt a hand on his shoulder. It was Mordo.

"Do not worry Lelouch. I know not everyone will be happy to see you back there. But remember, we will stand by you."

"We're all Sorcerers of the Vishanti. We stick together" Strange added. "Right Wong?"

"Yes, yes. Unity and all that" Wong muttered aloud as he continued working on the dial.

"Got it!" he shouted as he set the dial.

"We're here then" Lelouch said.

"We are" Strange said. "Are you ready?"

Lelouch sighed as he pulled his hood over his head. "Ready as I'll ever be. Let's go."

All four Sorcerers opened the doors, and stepped outside the Sanctum.

Wasn't expecting that, were you?

The Zealots and Dormammu have a plan in place for the Lelouch that was left in the Code Geass world. What that plan is will not be revealed for a while.

As for Strange, Sorcerer Lelouch and company, they will have to move now they know things are changing.

In other words, things about to get serious.

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Until next time.