A/N: Well I'm back at it again! I guess you could say I'm on a bit of a writing streak so far. But don't be so surprised if I end up going dormant again at some point. As it is I've been thinking about a number of thing's that I can do for this story. And well let's just say that when Lelouch get's his Geass, it won't be something that is a one trick sort of deal. Make of that what you will, and that it will also do far more than what anyone would think of it being able to do otherwise... I don't plan on making this Author's Note too long for the sake of how I can explain thing's in other chapter's or in the story proper, just know that I am aware of how some of you might have wanted some more action with regard's to how there wasn't a whole lot going on in the last chapter, thing is. I personally feel it rather important to keep thing's at a set pace with regard's to the overall speed of the story, too much action back-to-back can get tiring and leave reader's uninterested as they can't keep up with everything going on with the pacing getting to fast for them to follow along and grasp exactly what is going on. At the same time, having too little action can also be a detriment as people lose interest as it goes along at a snail's pace, and while it would give them time to understand and grasp what is going on, the fact of the matter is they wouldn't want to because they have lost any real investment or interest in the story. It's a balancing act that any writer, be they fellow fanfic writer's on this site and other's like it, or those who create official work's that we base our fanfic's off of, have to keep in mind to ensure our Reader base doesn't grow tired and weary of our presence. So if anyone feel's the story is getting a bit to fast or slow, by all mean's tell me about it! This is as much a collaboration project between me and all of you as much as it is my own story creation. I make sure the story get's made, and you all get to help ensure I don't get too out of line with my work and keep it interesting! I plan on being a professional writer some day. And doing all of this is just one way I plan on achieving my goal! And I would be glad if any of you would be willing to lend your advice and input to help improve my skill's. And who know's? Perhaps one day I'll make a story that might get looked at for a large scale production from a big studio! And while I doubt if I'll remember you all by the time I could get to such a point. I would try to find a way to make sure you would all be recognized for your effort's, even if they aren't much in the long run. Anyhow I think that's about enough for this segment. Let's get on with the story!


Code Geass: Specter of the Rebellion

Chapter 5

War, like none ever other fought before...

Battle of Itsukushima, Invasion of Japan, August 10th, 2010 a.t.b

The sound's of gunfire could be heard from miles away as forces of both Japanese and Britannian Army's Clashed, despite the technological and numerical superiority the force's of Britannia had deployed to the battlefield. The Japanese were somehow winning despite everything stacked against them, if anyone were to tell you who would be the sole reason behind this apparent Miracle in the war, they would point you to one man above all else...

Kyoshiro Todoh

Despite his not so impressive rank in the military, Todoh quickly proved himself adept at adjusting to the rapid shift in warfare with the introduction of Knightmare Frame Technology, in truth while many of his senior's in the military thought it would be rather easy to attack what they thought to be little more than 'A Human looking tank on leg's'. Todoh knew that it would not be as easily as they made it out to be. As proven when the general in command of the task force he was a part of had decided to kill himself when he found just how lacking he was in dealing with the enemy. Todoh expected some form of Breakdown from the command staff at the event's unfolding, but even he was shocked at what the general had decided to do...

Though thankfully for the rest of the force's fighting on the front-line's, Todoh was quick to take over the role of command when he saw no one else step up to lead, establishing himself and proving that the reason why the Prime Minister choose him out of anyone else to train his son in fighting and self-defense was more than simply knowing the man from his earlier day's before he was rose to his current status within the government...

Still, Todoh couldn't help but think how only a week ago, he found himself with a rather odd child who had wished to train alongside Suzaku. The young Prince, made outcast along with his parent's and Sister, Lelouch Lux Britannia. When the boy came to him demanding to train alongside his Student, Todoh was rather dismissive of the exiled Prince.

"You are but a child who has lived among high nobility, prove to me that you are more than a mere high born and I will see if you are worth having as a student." He told the prince, expecting the boy to lash out in anger or demand that he would be trained regardless, and yet. Instead he did something Todoh did not think a child of Royalty would willingly do...

The boy simply looked at him, and said "I wish to learn under your guidance, if you ask that I prove myself, then let me show you how much I am willing to endure."

And then the boy tried to attack him, of course Todoh could tell based on the look in the boy's eye's that the young prince wished him to test his endurance. Todoh figured it would do well to to give the boy a lesson in Humility and how not to go about thing's, and so he proceeded to relentlessly counter the boy. He knew well enough to limit his strike's to not cause anything to grievous, he would not cause such harm to a child that he would inflict to a enemy soldier, regardless of who that child was.

He kept countering the boy, and the boy kept going after him again and again, it did not matter if his face began to bruise, nor that blood started dripping from his mouth or nose, or even that his arm's and leg's began to show sign's that he might risk cracking the bone's if he kept going at it.

It was soon apparent that their 'test' had drawn onlooker's, as he soon noticed the boy's parent's and sister in the background, along with Genbu and Suzaku.

Genbu and George looked at him with an expression from both saying 'don't hold back on him regardless of what anyone say's' while Marianne and Nunnally appeared worried for Lelouch, and Suzaku looked apprehensive, as if he wanted to encourage Lelouch but was too scared to do as the Prince was facing off against him.

He then spoke after countering yet another strike from the young Prince "Is that all you have, fight harder! Or would you rather have other's fight for you and die in your place?"

Young Lelouch had a look of absolute fury upon his face and replied "I will endure all the torment's of hell if it mean's no one I care for suffer's in my place!" And attacked again with renewed vigor. Even though it was rather clear that the boy should have given up by now, he still persisted despite everything around him suggesting that he should just stop.

Todoh felt it would now be fair to test how much the boy was willing to take and proceeded to go on the offensive, striking at all matter of key point's along the boy's body that would have caused him to collapse into a screaming ball of pain, and yet shockingly, he didn't even so much as flinch or make a sound!

Lelouch looked Todoh in the eye's and spoke at a wispier "Is that supposed to hurt me? I have endured far worse pain's than you can EVER begin to understand."

Todoh was rather shocked, he looked to see if either of the boy's parent's had any idea of what he was talking about, yet they seemed as equally perplexed as everyone else was. Todoh couldn't help but be somewhat amazed and perplexed by whatever the boy meant by that. Just what could have this boy faced that made what he just do seem like a mild irritant? And what other secret's could this boy be hiding.

Even still Todoh knew such answer's would not come today, if ever, and so felt that he had done enough to the boy and stopped his action's.

"Though I do not know what has made you so willing to endure, I can see that you are not a mere Royal who can not handle hardship, as such I suppose it would be fair to have you as a student, if nothing else you would keep asking me regardless. For now though, you need to rest and recover, it won't do you any good if you can't do anything." He said, to which the boy managed a formal bow of respect to one's master and accepted his request, and soon enough the boy managed to prove himself a rather impressive quick study, actively trying his best to keep pace with the training routine that Todoh had put in place for Suzaku, and he was also aware of how the two boy's began to bond over their experience's. It seemed as if they had the start of a long and lasting friendship between the two of them beginning to from...

'Hopefully when this is over, they will be alive to ensure justice is done.' Todoh thought to himself, aware that they were safely at the shrine were most military force's ignore in the initial act's of invasion, as such they would at least have time to get to a safe and secure location if need be, and if nothing else he was certain they would all find a mean's of hiding admit the wreckage the war has wrought...

'Who am I kidding, we are simply stalling for time until the government surrender's." He knew that they had no real chance of winning this invasion, to call it a war was saying a pistol could destroy a KMF with one shot. Which he knew was impossible unless the pilot was exceptionally stupid and left themselves exposed for anyone to shoot them...

Even still, at least he might be recognized as being the sole military commander to win a battle against Britannia without KMF's, it felt rather easy in fact. Too Easy...

He noticed one of the soldier's near him exclaim "It's the Britainnan's sir, they're trying to run away!"

That was a surprise to Todoh, as he knew that Britaninnan's were not known for running away as they were doing so just now, normally they would attempt to do so in as orderly of a fashion as they could. But based on the footage he was receiving, it seemed that whatever they were told made them just drop everything they had and just run, as if it was every man and woman for themselves down there!

Todoh felt a sinking feeling in his stomach, certain that whatever could cause the Enemy he was facing to break discipline so fast and so effectively was something he needed as much intelligence on as possible.

"Do we have any intercepted communication's? If so than perhaps we can understand what has them running so scared." He ordered, he got one answer, a young woman named Nagisa Chiba said "Um, yes sir, we do it's just, well, you need to listen for yourself." Before playing the audio and truth be told it was rather surprising.

"All Force's, be advised, we have just gotten confirmation that Wraith Corp's are being deployed in your location, I say again. WRAITH Corp's are being deployed at YOUR LOCATION! Run as quickly as you can and get back to friendly line's, if you can't. Then run toward's the Japanese force's, if you're lucky, they'll just take you captive or better yet just kill you. Just try not to be around when they arrive, and if you somehow still are, then may god watch over you all, good luck." The voice of a commanding officer rang out along the radio network. Todoh couldn't help but feel a sense of fear at that these 'Wraith Corp's' would be enough for Britannian's to evoke the like's of God considering they are a notably Atheist nation. He heard from the Lux Britannia's at what sort of threat these 'Wraith's' are, and he wished to ensure he could get as many of his soldier's out as he could...

He picked up a radio and set a general broadcast to all force's "All Unit's, intercepted Britainnan Com Traffic indicate's a high danger level force is approaching the battlefield, they even went so far as to say to head to our line's in the hopes of being captured or killed as being preferable to remaining in the combat zone. If they are THAT scared of what's coming this way, I want to ensure that as many of our force's can survive as much as possible, I am ordering a General Retreat across all line's, NO ONE is to remain on the field if possible, this is NOT up for debate or negotiation. May the Kami Preserve us!"

However it seemed as if he would not get the luxury of an easy withdraw, as soon his command staff reported unknown contact's approaching the battlefield at high speed. And within minute's it became officially known...

The Wraith Corp's had arrived to break and destroy all that stood in their way, and NONE would be left alive in their wake...

The radio traffic soon became an utter deluge of cries for help and reinforcement's, across the whole entire field report's of 'unkillable murder thing's' began to spread like wildfire, footage from battlefield camera's could only show vague, black shape's appearing on their feed for a few second's before they only showed static from where their position's once were...

"What the hell are these thing's!"

"We need reinforcement's! We need-"

"Backup! Where's our Backup! We-"

"They won't die, why won't they DIE!-"

"Help! We need help! We- Oh no, NO!-"

Call's like these and many more were all that could be heard over the scream's of death being broadcast over the Network, Todoh could not help but feel an utter sense of fear and dread as sweat began to form along his face, he could tell he wasn't the only one, everyone else in the mobile command center with him showed similar face's.

'NO! I will NOT GIVE UP! Not to these, THING'S! I will not BREAK Before these Demon's from hell!' Todoh thought to himself, attempting to reaffirm himself and hold his ground. Steeling his Nerve's he called out.

"I want anyone who fall back to do so immediately! Have Staggered line's of dispersal fire from retreating armored force's go off as we attempt to do so, even if we can't kill them, we should at least try to slow them down by however much we can! Set rally Point's for all active unit's be set and have as many defensive measure's as we can be established! We will NOT have this battle turn into a bloodbath! If there is anything people will know this fight as, it will be a MIRACLE!" He barked out to all of his staff present, he didn't expect anyone to follow up or even register his word's and planned on doing it all himself, just as he was about to state as such...

"I'll help with coordinating our force's sir! We need someone to gauge how much artillery we have left and how much we can use for the time being, anyone here can do that?" Chiba said, to say Todoh was Impressed was something of an understatement, he expected that all of those present to just run the best they can and leave him, yet here was one person who was willing to stay and help him!

"I can do that, do we have any air asset's in the area? If we can have air power, it should help tremendously" Another spoke up, Shogo Asahina, if Todoh recalled correctly.

"Shouldn't be that hard, even for an old guy like me!" Ryoga Senba, one of the older personnel present said, attempting to radio in any air forces in the area.

"Then I guess I've got the rear guard action, not that I don't mind, you just focus on what's important Todoh!" Kosetsu Urabe finished off with, directing those forces closest to them to ensure no attack's from behind or otherwise would be able catch them off guard.

Todoh was amazed, he didn't think anyone would actually follow him, much less to support and stand beside him, he couldn't help but think that now they might just have a chance...

"ENEMY SIGNATURE HEADING STRAIGHT FOR US!" One of the other random personnel said right as a figure crashed through the mobile command center. Everyone was left in a daze from the impact. Todoh managed to recover first, seeing up close one of these so called 'Wraith's' for the first time...

It's appearance was black, with no indication of wither it was made of metal, flesh, some ungodly combination of the two, or something else entirely. But Todoh could tell that whatever it's exact make up, it was best to describe it as malice incarnate regardless. A vile, cruel and vicious entity, though looking at the two red dot's it had for 'eye's' Todoh could tell it held no real intelligence or Sapience of it's own to speak of, he figured it didn't need it for what it's creator and ruler intended it for. Even he could figure what it's purpose was with a mere glance...

To Destroy and crush anything in it's area, in other word's pretty much a fire-and-forget weapon, if said weapon was a figure of blade's and speed and death rather than a simple missile or explosive. He could tell what it wanted him to feel, it wanted him to cower in terror and despair, to be broken and destroyed utterly. He could swear that he could feel it trying to attack his soul, for he didn't know what else it could try to do. But he would not grant it such satisfaction, he would prove his defiance to such thing's until his last breath...

"If you came to hear me beg and plea for mercy, then you will be disappointed." He spat out, determined to face the thing that would bring him death with honor and courage, as a proud warrior and leader, who had fought to ensure the survival of his forces to the best he could.

He was ready for it to bring it's blade down on him, ready to face his death, when all of a sudden a grey blur appeared behind the Wraith form, and before he could even blink he saw the entity of malice before him be ripped in two, limp and unmoving as his apparent savior stepped forward, he focused his eye's on what he saw he could only say.

"You? Why are you here?" He spoke to the figure, knowing that it should not be here and instead back at the shrine with it's charge.

The armored figure that had stood guard over Lelouch for so long merely gave a shrug, pulled out some sort of device and tapped on it, then turned it to face him, it was a Phone of all thing's! And it appeared it had something typed out for him to read, taking a closer look...

'He'll be safer with me here, believe me, they all will.' It read.

"Do you know why those thing's are here?" Todoh asked, noticing some of the other's beginning to come around.

It tapped on it's Phone again 'They are trying to hunt down myself and one other, who act's as guard for one who is tied to it as I am tied to the Prince.'

Todoh nodded, said "I hope you can beat these thing's. It seem's the Kami have given us fortune today, with your presence it is a Miracle to end all Miracle's."

It quickly finished with 'They won't be that much of an issue, not when my Partner is with me, and we can't claim the credit for your work, Miracle Maker Todoh.' Before it dashed off into the battlefield bellow.

The four who proclaimed their aid to Todoh came to, the rest either still knocked out or dead, asking what was that thing he talked to.

Todoh could only smirk and say "Our Answer from the God's themselves, and of our Honorable ancestor's. But in more simpler term's, a Guardian for one who is staying with the Prime Minister at his family's shrine, or to put it even more simply..." His smirk morphing into a confident grin "Our Foe's greatest adversary yet..."

The five of them then heard a shrill whistle sound off in the direction of the battle field. They turned their focus to where it could have come from, and then they saw what was unfolding, and the four aid's of Todoh soon began to Grin alongside him, seeing what began to unfold.

The Wraith's stopped all of their action's, as if drawn into a trance, and turned to face the Armored Guardian, soon they seized up, and then launched themselves toward's it, as if they were sent into a frenzy, seeking only the figure's destruction above anything else.

And in the blink of an eye, a white grey streak strode across a line of the wraith's, cut down and turned to piece's. It was enough to see what it was, the second figure that Todoh was informed about was now on the field. The Guardian and it's Partner were now here to ensure judgement upon the vile Wraith Corp that appeared on this day...

And it was a GLORIOUS sight to behold in Todoh's eye's, as well as in the eye's of the other four if their expression's were anything to go by...

The white armored figure's moved across the battlefield with such speed and grace, it was as if one was observing a dance rather than a battle, a dance preformed by two who had such ease and skill of acting, it was as if they were two halve's of the same whole, rather than two separate figure's that were different in a number of key way's.

The Wraith's simply kept trying to attack them, only to crash and be destroyed as if they were wave's hitting against a strong and unbreakable cliff. Soon the number's of Wraith's began to shrink and dwindle, until finally the last wraith was put down by a combined strike from the two partner's.

Those soldier's who witnessed the display and were still alive cheered, it didn't even matter that the soldier's in question were Britainnan and Japanese, for they way they saw it, it was as if divine intervention came to them and saw fit to ensure they would not be claimed by such vile thing's! Truly today's battle was a Miracle, one that all who were present would remember for the rest of their live's.

Back at the command line for the Britainnan force's, many present had also celebrated the defeat of the Wraith's, though their's were more subdued compared to the soldier's on the front as they were wary of any potential listening device's that could notice their reaction's and would mean 'unfortunate event's' if any infromation were to reach the like's of the dreaded OSI, who while had always been enough to cause fear in the general populace and Military alike in the past, under the new guideline's and suggestion's from it's new management as well as it's cooperation with the rather new 'Wraith Corp's'... What was once a mere secret police designed to ensure absolute loyalty to the state. Now became a force of terror and fear for all of Britannia, or at least for all of those who did not already fully embrace and accept the new ruler's of the Empire...

It was these thought's that left Cornelia li Britannia considering how she would go about her next move, with regard's to how she would report to her 'father' and 'uncle' with how she managed to be beaten so thoroughly...

Though the men claimed themselves to be as much, she never once acted as if she truly believed such distasteful men were her actual family, finding the current 'Emperor' to be a man who cared little for other's, only rewarding based on mere strength and dominance, of Social Darwinism above all else. And as for her 'Uncle' that 'man' made her skin crawl, not simply due to the fact that he was apparently as old as her 'Father' yet had the appearance of a young boy, though that in and of itself made it impossible for her to consider him as kin. But also due to the fact he was apparently Immortal from what Schneizel was able to gather, though granted there wasn't much information any of them could gleam of 'Vincent', there was evidence that he had apparently been around for some time, even evidence pointing to that he might have been the one Marrybell had met as a young girl that caused the unfortunate loss of her mother and sister. When Cornelia heard of that she was half tempted to storm the office where he worked and just shoot him in all matter of 'sensitive area's' just to see the look of pain on his face as he began to recover from it. But then she took an effort to calm down and realize that she needed to adhere to the plan Lelouch had set out for her...

"What do you suppose we should do?" She spoke to the other's around her.

"If I may, your Highness, we could just say that the Wraith's wound up getting out done by clever tactic's from the enemy." Her Knight, Guliford spoke, he had proven to be such a loyal and dependable aid to her throughout this campaign. Though contrary to what many of the lower rank's assumed, there were no physical gesture's of aid involved in the slightest, often it would simply be the case that he would simply just stand beside her, letting her vent out all of her emotion's and making sure to simply be just there for her when she was finally spent. She was sure Lelouch would tease them non stop if he ever heard about such thing's...

The thought of him saying such thing's, as well as how Lady Marianne would no doubt involve herself in the teasing as well, and of how Nunnally would laugh and giggle at the fun teasing being hand, and Euphie would no doubt be amused and act the annoying little sister she used to be fond of being at time's when she was younger. Brought a slight smile to her face, how she wished such day's could have continued on, instead of all of dreary and sorrowful war...

But she couldn't reminisce on what could have been, nor drift her mind to bittersweet memories, she needed to focus on the future, both in the immediate and long term sense. She would do her part to ensure a world where they could be happy to live in, even if she herself had to die to make it a reality, then so be it!

Shaking her head slightly to focus herself, she answered "It is unlikely that the Wraith Corp's leader, as well as the Emperor and head of OSI for that matter, would be so willing to believe such a claim when we should have been able to crush our enemy so easily, not to mention when they review the data from the battle-"

"Um, yes, about that your Highness..." One of Darlton's son's said, she had difficulty keeping track of the three at time's due to how often they would switch out from time to time due to situation's beyond her control, she knew Darlton would like nothing else than to simply have all three of his adopted son's be under his stewardship. It was honestly something to be said that he never once bothered to have a wife, but she knew better to say otherwise to the man. He was an honest and proud soldier, and a good father to his boy's, even if they were not his by blood, they were by bond.

'Much like how I and Euphie feel with regard's to our own mother, only in the reverse' Cornelia thought to herself, anyone who knew the li Britannia Sister's well enough would realize they did not view their mother in high esteem, while neither would say they would be fine with going so far as to kill her, they would not feel so lacking upon her passing as some other's would, if anything they would feel more of such a void upon the death of Lady Marianne, to say nothing less of her children, who the sister's felt should have direct sibling's from both parent's, rather than just father.

Of course that line of thinking brought up another factor, but it was best to hold off on it for now, lest anyone get curious as to what she was thinking so deeply on.

"What is it? Is it anything bad?" She asked, hoping she didn't have to file any paperwork, she was meant to fight on the front line's, not push paper's on a desk! But she figured eventually she would be forced to partake of it, as soon other than the Middle Eastern Federation and the E.U. and the Chinese, there wouldn't really be anyone region's to wage war over, and barring the occasional uprising and resistance, there wouldn't really be all that much use for someone like her on the front line's...

The young man cleared his throat "Well, I guess you could say it depend's on one's point of view, for some 'unknown reason' it appear's that all of the data we had for this engagement with the Japanese had 'somehow' vanished. Along with that, any reported sighting's of 'White Figure's' supposedly 'dancing across the battlefield' appear to be the result of 'combat stresses' above anything else, and it seem's that a strange 'anomaly' occurred while the Wraith Corp's were deployed that kept any data they could have sent back to their handler's was 'unable to be recovered' through any known method's." She knew the way he said it sounded far to convenient to be mere 'accident's' but she wanted to make sure they couldn't be held accountable with their word's.

"How do you know this won't be brought up as evidence should an investigation on the legitimacy of our claim's be called into question?" There, enough to indicate she would prefer it to happen, while also not making it obvious to any eavesdroppers as to what she was wanting out of this.

"Well, all that we could receive from the field was this message, it appear's to be for you, Your Highness." He finished, handing her a data pad containing a document file on it. Opening up the file, and making sure nothing could listen in, she then spoke aloud.

"'To Cornelia li Britannia, we are aware of your action's and the intent behind them, consider this a token of good faith from us that you will achieve what we require of you, all that we ask of you is to ensure our mutual opponent's do not actually find our key personnel. You know who they are, so we don't have to mention it to you, all you need to do is simply do what you have already been doing to the best of your abilities, it is by our suggestion's, as well as that of one of our key personnel, that the Japanese Force's should hold out for a month's time considering the overall estimate's of the force deployment currently present, do not ask how we know such details. Only know that we have many smaller plans and goals being set up with relation to our overarching grand objective, if you are worried of any unwanted listener's and other such issue's, we have taken every possible precaution to ensure you, your sister, among other's that we have deemed to be of importance for future action's are protected. As such you don't have to fear the OSI coming after you, but even still. It is best you remain vigilant, as you should know, as well as any who have experience leading into battle, 'No plan survive's contact with the enemy'. As such if nothing else appearing to be vigilant of the action's of other's would do you well in making our opponent's consider you pacified and seemingly unable to stand against them. Though it may Pain you to bury your pride and accept this task, it will do much in the way of ensuring our combined victory, while you and those who side with you will wear our enemies base slowly from within, we will eventually begin to make more rapid assault's from without. Until the day come's that we can do so, you MUST keep this between yourself and those who you trust above all other's to know of this. But we are certain you have picked the right sort of people if the one's we see now are any indication.'" Pausing a bit to catch her breath, as well as to look for any sign's of anyone outside that might be looking in. She finishes with "'If there is anything to indicate when it is to begin acting in a more direct matter, then when the Black King of Zero, and the Red Knight that act's as his aid finally make themselves known with their Black Knight's, then you may begin to look deeper into how it all come's into place, also you should know that if anything, expect a supposed 'Death' in the Family just prior to their reveal to occur, although we can not say if it would be false or not here, we will do our best to keep it from occurring if possible. And please do not attempt to look for any of the asset's we have mentioned if you would be so kind? We have enough making sure it all falls into place, so don't do anything that would Jeopardize it. Your's truly, R. and W.'"

"Who could possibly have wrote all of that?" Darlton ask's.

Cornelia can only smile as she say's "A Friend and fellow guard I once knew from before the upheaval, one of them anyhow, the other must be his Partner if I am correct in assuming."

Guliford easily manages to connect the dot's as to whom she is referring to and give's a slight smile "I honestly did not doubt they would have come up with something like that, if I would be so bold as to claim as such Your Highness."

"Indeed Guliford, indeed. Now then, I do believe I do not have to say that all of you should keep your mouth's and mind's shut about this, if this information were to get in the wrong hand's, we would be just the first among many to suffer and die at the hand's of those damnable Wraith's, and I have no intent of losing any of you to such thing's, am I clear?" She say's.

"YES! YOUR HIGHNESS!" All of those gathered exclaim with absolute loyalty and confidence in their voice's, saluting in her honor as well as to those she hold's dear.

Giving an approving nod, Cornelia then finishes with "Good, now then I do believe I would be best left to my personal quarters, I trust you men will be able to handle the rest of this?"

Guliford reply's with "Yes, Your Highness, it has been a long day, it might be best for you to take some time to recover."

When Cornelia doesn't move from the doorway he ask's "Is something the matter, Princess?"

"Aren't you coming Guliford?" She ask's in a rather innocent tone.

Despite her tone (or Perhaps because of it.) Guliford can't help but have his face darken in embarrassment and mumbles out "Ye-yes, your highness."

All the while two figure's watching the whole matter from afar can't help but laugh at the whole display, or rather they would if they could properly speak.

'OH MY GOD! DID SHE REALLY NOT CONSIDER HOW THAT CAME OUT! HAHAHAHAHA!" One think's as a mean's of talking to the other next to him.

'I KNOW RIGHT? GOD'S IF THAT DOESN'T MAKE PEOPLE THINK THEY ARE SCREWING AROUND, THEN I DON'T KNOW WHAT WILL! HAHAHAHA!" The other think's in response.

After a bit of time spent relishing in the entertainment they just witnessed, the two then get back to what they were discussing about beforehand.

'So, think they get the hint?'

'I'm sure they did, after all you're the one who wrote the note for crying out loud!'

'I know, I know, it just pain's me to the fact that even after what we just did. It doesn't change the fact that this Japan is going to be made into an Area 11 like the one's we know of.'

'Okay, first of all, it WON'T be the same as the one's we know of and you know that as well as I do. And second, it's not like it's any worse than what we did before in America, and you have a MUCH greater connection to all of what that entails than me!'

'I figure thing's would have been different compared to the one I left behind, but even I know there are only so many thing's we can do with regards to all of this, even if we wanted it to be something else entirely. There would be too many variables to allow that sort of risk. I know they didn't like having to deal with that fact.'

She places a hand on his back, letting him know it's okay 'It was their choice's to make, beside's we all know that the reason the history book's say to be the main reason was a lie, we helped create it in the first place even!'

He give's out a sound that could be considered his version of a sigh 'I know He wouldn't have liked being treated as if he was little more than a power hungry back-stabber, really out of all of them, he was the most interested in having it all succeed the way they had set out to do.'

'Even still, with our foreknowledge and George's foresight Geass, it seemed rather reasonable to the rest how it was in actuality the lesser of two evil's that they ultimately choose with 'giving up' as far as the world is concerned.'

He let's out another one of his sigh's 'Considering the world I left behind, in particular, there are worse way's thing's could have ended up.'

'I know right? Not much really beat's having much of the western world end up becoming Nuclear Blasted dead-zone's, well beside's having the WHOLE Planet suffer that, thankfully neither of our earth's suffered that fate at least.'

He stood up and 'stretched out' his arm's and leg's 'Well It's time I head back to the shrine and look after them all, good luck on keeping your bunch all safe okay then, Wayfinder?'

'If only you do the same, got it then Ranger?'

The two armored figure's now known as 'Ranger' for the male, and 'Wayfinder' for the female, go off to where their designated charges resided at currently.

'To think, if we happened to had been on the same Earth, we would have probably gone great together, even having a family at that!' Ranger think's to himself as he approach's the Kururgi Shrine, making sure to quickly dispose of the OSI agent's that 'thought' they had the element of surprise on the people living there, it was so easy, he honestly felt they were either scraping the bottom of the barrel, or that they really need to reevaluate the skill's of their designated field agent's, and reassign accordingly.

As he walked in to see his young charge resting after a long day's worth of practicing, he made sure to find himself a nice place to perch and settle in and let himself go idle, making it appear as if he were suit of armor being held up by a stand or frame on the inside...

'Still, if we play our card's right, we'll walk out of this in a world that any kid's of our's would be happy to be in. After all, we're one in the same aren't we Lelouch?'

'Few know the way our soul's can end up upon death, some think they go to a heavenly paradise if they do good, while those who do bad are sent to hell or something akin to it. Other's believe the soul get's reincarnated into a new life upon the world they leave. Other's still think that souls can just linger on the world, until they are sent elsewhere.'

'Each is true to a degree, but as for us? Well let's just say it was something rather different, yet fitting, I am your shadow after all, the part you did not show in your old life. All of the rage and anger, I've kept at bay. And so many other thing's I've held back, because we would want such thing's to be earned, and only to be granted should it become that bad, should you face a point were Zero is thought to be dead to the world, you and I will make sure that when we come back from the brink, that the Wraith Lord will realize his mistake and tremble as he become's aware of just how screwed up he truly is.'

And elsewere, C.C. is thinking just what sort of Geass will the boy obtain, she can't help but feel like it will be something part of him would be familiar with, but also so much more than what he would be used to. 'He like's reaching out and making connection's to other's doesn't he?' She mused 'Perhaps there is something to start off from that?'

It will take time, but eventually the piece's will begin to fall into place, the Black King will meet with the Green Witch, the Red Queen, and so many other's, and as they go along their path's, the world will change as a result, in way's that could be considered for the better. It will be difficult, and some will not reach the end of it, but when the day finally come's. They will be able to live in a better world, one in which they can all experience in their own way's...


A/N: So there was a fair amount of action, at least I hope so, I'm not really that good at writing action scene's yet. Also while I only gave some tidbit's and detail's about our guardian's backstories, what I have mentioned is rather huge don't you think, I could have tired to make it take longer for the build up, but I couldn't really think of a better way for it than just to give you all SOMETHING! I will eventually go into more detail on what all of it mean's, but I would rather save it for the point in which the 'timeskip' between 'R1' and 'R2' as it were would take place, also I've decided on what kind of Geass Lelouch will have, it's an original power, but it has element's in common with at least TWO Geass's, One is our classic mainstay, Absolute Obedience, the other being hinted at what could have been possible during 'Akito The Exiled' I haven't seen the movie myself, but I know the overall story beat's, thanks to the wiki! But I also have a few element's being mixed in that are my own design, and if any of them happen to be similar to what other fanfic writer's it's, unless stated by me otherwise. Is just a mere coincidence that happen's to play itself out. As for if any sort of media beyond the original Anime (Game's and Manga as an example) I don't really have all that much experience with them but I do make an effort to put my research that I have done into them to good use, I plan on using them biased of if they fit in the story or not. That doesn't mean they AREN'T Canon to my story if I don't put them in, it's just that if I haven't found a place to put them in it should be considered something that just isn't given any real attention in my story, it can play out as it did originally, or with a multitude of change's and altercation's that I don't feel need to be given the full focus of a subplot or as it's own desperate story. But if anyone any kind of 'Side Story's' as their own separate collection or full blown stories in and of themselves, I'm willing to consider it! Either way I think that's good enough for now. Anyhow, till next time!