The next day, I participated Ange's Baptism Ritual, and because of my status as her childhood friend, I was allowed to be in front of the altar. Of course, Suzaku, Jeremiah, and Sayoko are at the audience in case something goes wrong. I still hate that Julio character; looking like Clovis, I'm sure he will bring shame to his own family someday.

Anyway, I was with Ange and her mother, and just as she is in some device for her baptism, her mother wrote me a note. It said...

"Lelouch, it's time you should know her secret. Angelise is a Norma, someone who can't use Mana and seen as a danger to every human who is using Mana. Norma are often seen as outcasts for this. I hope you don't think ill of her because she's your friend."

As I looked at this note, I made a reply.

"Don't worry, I won't. To me, it doesn't matter. She's still the same."

When I gave her that note, she is happy with my reply.

Suddenly, some alarm just blared and I saw Julio said about he disabled the veil.

"Oh no..." the Empress makes a face palm.

"What is it?" I asked with concern.

"He knew it. He tried to exposed her," she said and my thoughts about that guy are right.

I looked on to see what is going on. At the same time, I brought my walkie talkie to contact Suzaku, Jeremiah, and Sayoko.

"Suzaku, Jeremiah, Sayoko, there's trouble and you know what to do."

I saw the conversation between Julio and his father.

"Why, Julio?!" the latter asked.

"That would be my line, Father," he laughed with madness. Next thing I knew is that he pulled out a gun at him. "Trying to use the Baptism Ritual to make a monster a part of the royal family. Are you mad?"

For me, Julio is mad. Not only he looks like Clovis, but also he is trying to bring shame into the family as I thought of him. Next, I contact my friends about this.

"Whatever you do, don't make any false moves. Don't blow your covers," I instructed.

"Right!" Suzaku, Jeremiah, and Sayoko exclaimed.

As soon as that Clovis-lookalike has his aide restrained the Emperor, she looks at me in the eye. Come to think of it, before the baptism...

"I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Riza, and you must be Lelouch, right?" she asked while pulling out her hand.

"Yeah, why?" I replied by grabbing her hand.

"I was loyal to your mother, so I'll be loyal to you. I'll help in anyway I can," she said.

When I looked at her, I see no traces of her lying so I accept her help. I saw Julio is trying to announce to the people of Misurugi that their First Princess is really a Norma. This is not good. Either he's doing this because he's jealous of how their parents focused more on her or out of spite.

I think it's more of the latter.

Anyway, I saw Ange and her mother fleeing so the guards are pursuing them. Luckily, I got a brick and I threw it on Julio.

"Oops, sorry," I said casually.

Anyway, Sylvia fainted and Momoka tried to wake her up. I hope my team is doing some work. No sooner I saw what's going on: the Empress made a heroic sacrifice to save her Norma daughter and she gets taken away. If that wasn't enough, Julio ordered the Emperor, his own father to be locked up for sheltering a Norma, but not before he shot him with his gun. The Emperor is still alive after this. Luckily, that lookalike doesn't even have a clue that aide of his is helping me so there's still hope. I saw that monster approaching Sylvia as he said something about trying to rebuild the tainted royal family.

Then he turned to Riza.

"Riza, from now on, I will be in charge of the Empire of Misurugi. I shall take the name of Holy Emperor Julio the First and become God," he left afterwards.

"Understood," his aide turned to me afterwards with a regretful look on her face. "I'm so sorry, Lelouch."

"That's the conflict, huh? But Norma are like humans, too," I said.

I looked up the sky and only hope Ange will be able to live and fight. If she does, she'll be a collection to my team. A team to end the conflict between humans and Norma once and for all.

Author's Note: Surprise, huh? There will be changes like Riza, Julio's aide, is helping Lelouch instead, and Embryo is not going to appear but Julio will have his characteristics; the meaning of a composite character.