In other news, the death of Lelouch Vi Britannia has brought forth new waves of opposition from the anti-nobility groups as its "Peasant Prince" is silenced by the "Capitalist Pigs". Founder and leader of the popular movement known as Power to the People, Jeffrey Kingston, is reported to have held a press conference following the death of Prince Lelouch. "The death of Prince Lelouch should not just be another casualty." is he latest quote from the PtP movement. Meanwhile, popular singer Penelope Eu Britannia released her new single Starfall, the princess was unable for comment however as she remained in mourning over her recently deceased sibling. Further details on both stories can be found on our website.
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The last thing Erica Kingsly expected to see was her brother and four japanese kids at the head of the group of refugees with guns and swords, like something out of a movie. She was overjoyed to see him, but one look from him made her remember her promise, that until they were safe, they would have to be strangers. So she carefully constructed a mask, a persona of a stranger. "Excuse me. This is the Ashford Estate, what are you all doing here?" she asked.
"I am William Gottwald, my father is Margrave Jeremiah Gottwald. I'm here to call a favor from the master of this house, could you call him miss~?" he said, waiting for a reply, since technically neither knew the other's name.
"I apologize, my lord. I'm Erica, Erica Kingsly. Lord Ashford's in bed, I'll send someone to wake him up." Erica replied, closing the door behind her, a smile crossing her face as she ran up to find her father. He happened to be close, sitting in the living room reading with Milly. She cleared her throat, "Father, I need to speak with you." she said. Philip raised an eyebrow but stood, looking at the absolutely ecstatic face of his daughter/princess.
"Who's the lucky boy?" he asked, probably misreading her reaction. Grinning at the screwed up face Erica gave and the 'eww' sound she made. "Only joking, but what's got you so happy tonight?"
"He's alive." she said quietly.
"I'll inform Lord Ashford, you get the people into the clubhouse, the key's in the entrance hall on the table." he said, closing the book and running upstairs. Milly gave Erica an odd look but decided to follow her and made the expected reaction of wide eyes at the crowd of almost fifty people at the door. "Have your group follow me, Lord Ashford will be down. You'll be in the clubhouse for the meantime." she said and the word was spread through the sea of people that all began to chatter excitedly at the prospect of safety.
She unlocked the double doors to the clubhouse and she and Milly pushed open the doors to admit the crowd in. To be honest to herself, she did not expect to see the clubhouse full of refugees. She had busied herself with bringing food and water with Alice and Milly to them, though neither of them knew much in the way of the language, the expressions and tone were enough for both of them to know that it was appreciated. The leader of the other group was the red haired teenager, and Erica had to admit, he was kind of cute. He had to be a mixed blood, clearly Britannian but with the softer Japanese features. He gave off the calm sense of leadership that her brother did.
She hurried back to get more water from the house, and glanced back one last time as her brother and several others sat at a table and began to talk. If anything, Nunnally was glad that her brother was back and alive.
Lelouch watched as Nunnally left and he suppressed the urge to call out for her as he turned his attention to the rest of the people around him. "The first thing you should all know is that my name is not William Gottwald, but Lelouch Vi Britannia." he said, and several murmurs, angry and surprised, came from around the room. "I'm no longer a prince of the empire, I expect when the bomb dropped on the Kururugi Shrine not a week ago, it meant that I would die and there's a saying in the black market. That the best way to avoid Britannian assassins that want you dead is to be dead."
Naoto was the first to speak. "You never came across as the princely type during our chess matches." Naoto remarked with a grin. "I don't really care what you are, but can you betray your own country? Your father is the leader."
"Don't lump me together with that man!" Lelouch snapped, making Naoto wince and several of the others to jump in their seats at the rage buried under Lelouch's tone. "I am nothing like him. People are not pieces on a chess board to be sacrificed for one's own gain." he said through gritted teeth.
"That's easy enough to say, but you're still nobility, you can go home anytime you want when the going gets tough. It won't be too hard for you to get out if you need to." accused another. "You've got family in Britannia, you don't need to be here."
"Family." Lelouch scoffed, standing up. "The only family I recognize is dead. My mother was murdered, and my sister doesn't even have a grave." he said coldly. "They were both killed by those who swore loyalty to our empire, who were supposed to embody its ideals of chivalry and honor and swore to protect the imperial family from harm. No, I am dead to them, and they to me."
The rest of the assembled group was silent for a time, and Tamaki was the first to speak. "This is bullshit, I'm out." he said, standing and walking away. Another went with him, leaving only three others. Naoto Kozuki, Kaname Ohgi, and another by the name of Nenji Saito.
Lelouch breathed a sigh of relief as he continued. "How would you all like jobs when this is all over?" he asked.
A/N: I'm sorry its short everyone, not my usual but something's come up and I've cut this chapter short. This is the end of the Fate Reforged Prologue and we'll be kicking off the story next chapter that I'll be posting shortly as well. Sorry if it isn't one of my best, but just needed to show a few things here. The next few chapters will be how Japan's changed and everyone will finally understand the face of Lelouch's rebellion, Hyperion. In any event, sorry again for the short chapter, I'll make it up in the next installment. The next chapter will be a time skip to their "present day"
Until Tomorrow Comes, ZE out.
