CHAPTER 1: OUT OF THE SHADOWS
AN: This is my first fanfiction so please don't flame me. I just love code geass and had an idea that I wanted to try out. Hope you enjoy and i'll answer any questions ppl would like to ask me. I am looking for a beta reader as well (I don't own Code Geass, it wouldn't have been nearly as good if i did)
Cs World, Sword of Akasha
Three figures stood in silence, looking at the place that was once occupied by the britannian Emperor, Charles Zi Britaninnia. The once most powerful man in the world, reduced to nothing more than a distant memory, his plan to kill god with the sword of Akasha dying with him, ruined by Lelouch Vi Britannia, his own son. It seemed like hours they stood there, before the silence was eventually broken by a green haired witch.
"What are you two going to do now? You've rejected Charles' plan, you choose reality and the forward match of time. However-
"I know. Lelouch still murdered Euphie.
Suzaku interrupts whatever C.C. had planned to say, raising his sword and grasping it with both hands, his brow furrowed as he looks at his old friend.
"And what of it?"
Lelouch responds without hesitation, the power of Kings burning bright in both eyes as he stares down the knight of seven. Despite just seeing his mother and father die, his mind is already moving, running over all possible options he has at the moment. But first, he needs to find a way to distract Suzaku long enough to escape.
"What of it?! Have you learned nothing, or have you yet to satisfy your lust for chaos and destruction!"
"I don't expect you to understand Suzaku, so I won't waste my breath explaining myself to you any longer. You came here to see the emperor killed, now he's dead. Go back to my brother and see if he'll give you that title you would betray everyone for."
Suzaku clenched his teeth, his grip on his sword turning his knuckles white as he aimed it at Lelouch.
"No! I can't allow you to leave here alive, after everything you've done, every crime unanswered for, you die here Lelo-!"
His words are cut off with a gasp, his body freezing up before falling to the ground, C.C. standing behind him, hand outstretched, the glow from her code fading. Walking past the fallen knight, the witch stops before the exiled prince.
"I've been alive and have known you long enough to know when you are planning something."
"Just the start of one. One that will either allow me to destroy the world, or create a gentle one. One that Nunally and Euphie wanted."
His voice becomes softer as he speaks about his dead sisters, their deaths caused by his foolishness. He's snapped out of his thoughts when a hand entangled with his own, C.C. lightly pulling him towards the exit of Cs World.
"You'll have plenty of time for this later. For now, we should leave. Suzaku won't be down for too long, but it should be enough. After all, we need to start on whatever your plan is as soon as possible right?"
Lelouch just smiles before following her, hands still entwined.
"You're absolutely right, as always. With the Black Knights having betrayed me, they will be looking for us just as Schnitzel's forces, not to mention my father's men. But I've come too far to fail now. "
With that, the witch and her warlock exit Cs World, and the future altered its course.
Kamine Island
Lelouch and C.C. stepped out into the cave, the door to Cs world staying open behind them. C.C. takes note that Anya has left, assuming she had woken up during the earthquakes.
"First order of business, we need transportation to the Britannian Homeland."
"You want to go to your homeland?"
"Yes. They think dragging me out of the shadows, that revealing me as Zero, would destroy me. But I'll make them wish I stayed hidden. I'm done running."
Lelouch begins walking through the cavern, leaving Suzaku and the Thought Elevator behind him. His eyes glance over the Zero mask and cape, which he had left here before entering Cs World. His finger grasp under the helm, lifting it up to eye level. He looks it over, the occasional scratch along it, dirt, even blood coating it from the recent battle. It seems hours go by, as he looks at his reflection in the glass, the glass that hid his face from the world, the face of an exiled prince.
C.C. watches as the mask slips from his fingers, falling almost in slow motion to the floor below him. The glass shattered as it landed, the mask now broken as Lelouch steps over it, glass crunching beneath his feet, as he walks onward, leaving behind one of his many masks he wore throughout his life.
Once they leave the cave, they make their way through the forest towards Shinkiro. Upon arriving there, they are quick to notice a Black Knight Sutherland with flight gear, putting them both on edge, before an all time familiar voice rang out over the external speakers.
"Master Lelouch? Lady C.C.?!"
The cockpit of the Knightmare opens up, the cyborg body of Jerimiah Gottwald jumping to the ground. He rushes over to his master, stopping short of him and kneeling.
"Jerimiah! How did you find us? And what happened to the Siegfried?"
Lelouch asks his loyal knight, his guard dropping in front of his mother's old guard.
"I was rebuilt by V.V. 's Geass Order my lord, I was built to track Geass powers. As for the Siegfried, once I landed on the Ikaruga they informed me of your death. I knew you weren't injured from the FLAYJA, so I knew something had happened. When I found out Shinkiro was missing, I went to search, but they locked down Siegfried under guard. This Sutherland was the only chance I had to get out with one of the search parties looking for it. It's fortunate I have found you first."
Jerimiah seems to hesitate before continuing.
"My lord….I wish to give you my condolences about Lady Nunally. If I wasn't caught up fighting the Knight of 3, perhaps I would have-"
"Enough. The fault is mine and mine alone. I didn't trust Suzaku's words, and Nunally paid the price for my mistake."
Lelouch walks past the kneeling knight, who quickly stands up right.
"I will mourn the loss of my sister once we are out of danger. For now...Jerimiah, do you known how to fly a jet?"
1 month later: Pendragon
"Presenting his Imperial Majesty!"
The trumpets play thought out the room, the nobles and royal family standing at attention. News cameras turn on, going live and broadcasting to the entire world. It had been a month since Tokyo was destroyed, and the world needed to know what the Emperor had to say about it.
The silence was broken by light footsteps as a figure entered the room, and to the surprise of the people of the world, it wasn't the towering form of Charles zi Britannia. A lone man walks across the room, before taking a seat in the throne. He wears clothes fitting for someone to take the throne, white roads with a wire robe, with beautiful designs across him.
"Greetings my subjects. I am Lelouch Vi Britannia of the Royal family, 99th Emperor of the realm."
This proclamation brings murmurs to the court, voices of disbelief that the exiled Prince had returned, and anger that the "Commoner Prince" sat in his father's throne.
"L-Lelouch you're alive?"
Guinevere exclaims in shock, having thought her half-brother long dead.
"Yes sister, if returned from the depths of hell intact."
He takes a moment to enjoy the shock from the nobles and royals, who didn't seem to quite grasp what was happening, before directing his attention to his oldest brother.
"Lelouch it's good to see you! When Nunally was located, I thought you must be alive too. But come now, isn't this enough? That's our fathers th-"
"Charles Zi Brittania the 98th Emperor no longer lives and I'm the one who took his life. That makes me the new Emperor."
Lelouch states, the second part of his message barely heard as chaos erupts around the world at his proclamation. From the heart of Britannia to the far reaches of Tokyo, the world is rocked to its core.
"Guards! Grab this fool and execute him, he's guilty of murdering our Emperor!"
Guinevere shouts, guards come rushing down the aisle, bayonets aimed to execute Lelouch where he sits. As his death approaches, his smile never once wavers as the blades are feet away. Suddenly, down from the rafters a man descends on the palace guards, and within moments it's over, a teal haired man looming over them, the guards lay bleeding, dying on the ground.
"You dare threaten his majesty?!"
Bellows the voice of a loyal knight, blood dripping from his blade as he glares across the room, daring anyone to blink.
"Allow me to introduce Lord Jerimah Gottwald, the newly appointed Captain of my Royal Guard."
Jeremiah sheaths his blade, turning and walking beside the throne, keen on protecting his lord from any threats the royal family may have.
"Sir Gottwald, Lelouch, this won't do, pulling something like this on an international broadcast, it-"
"Odysseus, this is no joke. Our father was a man who cared nothing about the world or the people in it. I refuse to let a man such as him rule the world, so I took it from him. Now, as much as I would appreciate your assistance in ruling my empire, I'm not afraid to do it without you. Now, I believe I have important matters to attend to as emperor, so if you would all be so kind…"
Lelouch snaps his fingers, and from either end of the room, masked men wearing dark suits over there run into the room, faces covered as the stand at either end of the room armed with rifles.
"Please see yourselves out."
During this entire exchange, C.C. watches from the shadows, wearing a white uniform not unlike the one she wore during the Black Rebellion, watching with a smile across her lips, seeing Lelouch recovering from his lowest point, just to show the world the Man of Miracles wasn't done yet.
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PenDragon Barracks
2 people watch the screen, silent for minutes after it cuts out.One standing wore a white cloak with a red cross down the back, his pilot suit having a cross over his heart. His hay was graying, a scar on his face thought his chin and cheek, disrupting the beard he had. The other sitting on the chair in the room had her shirt unbuttoned, showing off a well toned body with a sports bra keeping her modesty (to some extent), her dark skin bearing a white tattoo of a serpent across her stomach.
"So our new emperor's a child now huh? You believe this shit, Mike?"
"He is now our emperor and you will speak of him with respect, Liana."
The old knight turns to look at the younger women, staring at her disapprovingly.
"Come on don't be so uptight. As long as I get to fight someone I'll be happy. Sides, he is pretty young, you have to admit."
She says as she gets up, stretching as she begins to walk out of the room, Micheal following her.
"Even so, he must be respected as someone in his position. He will face much opposition from the Nobles, so we must support him where we can."
Micheal speeds up his pace, over taking Liana as they make their way towards the knightmare hangers, making sure they will be ready to move at a moment's notice, ready to prove their worth to their Emperor.
AN: Leave a review, I'm open to criticism. This is my first fanfic after all and I hope it at least captures your interest. Until next time :)