Are you sure about this your majesty?

There's only one way to prove your theory right Suzaku, and that's to dig up my brothers grave.

But majesty what if I'm wrong you don't need to be here for this.

Yes I do for your sake as well as mine, if you're wrong I know how hard it's going to be for you to look at the face of the man you killed. I told my guards that I wished to pay my respects and that's the only reason we are alone here, if I go back they will open the memorial to the public again and I'd like to see how you would explain digging up Lelouch's body.

Okay okay you made your point.

Sometime later

Right this is it.

Suzaku reached down and opened the coffin inside there was no body instead there was a single Chinese puzzle box.

Its true Suzaku there's no body here so does that mean that...

We don't know anything for sure yet.

He reached down and picked up the puzzle box.

This is the same puzzle box that Lelouch and I used to pass secret messages to each other when we were kids, now if I can only remember the sequence.

As Suzaku tried to remember Nunnally sat back in her chair in thought.

Why didn't Lelouch tell me if he was still alive, no wait if he is this poses a bigger problem, what if he's seen? with relations with the Chinese federation as bad as they are if they see Lelouch then... no my brothers too smart for that he'd know that he could never be seen, but how I saw him die how could he have done this I just don't understand.

Got it said Suzaku.

That snapped Nunnally back to reality.

What's inside?

Suzaku opened the box to reveal note written in blood, the note said only

"if you think your surprised image how I felt

With love Zero"

Nunnally this...

Stays between us no one else can ever know.

Yes your majesty.

One month ago somewhere in the Narita mountains

C.C. is there any news.

News of what you're going to have to be more specific.

Why do you always play these games? You know full well what I mean.

The villagers' you used you geass on are starting to ask questions.

So then our suspicions have been confirmed this complicates things.

With your geass power weakening day by day do you think it's wise to stay in Japan? I mean of all the countries on earth this is the one that knew you best.

But after 10 years we still don't know why I'm still here, I died that day you know that, the fact that my body still ages and your still here puts a pin in the theory that I have become immortal, so the question still remains how does a mortal man die and come back to life.

You know I'm as clueless as you are and I know you want to find the source of that message that was left for you, but if the people regain their free will your public enemy number one.

I know but the signal code used to send the message was sent from the tower just north of us who ever prevented me moving on wanted us to come here.

It's been 10 years Lelouch give it up whoever sent it is long gone now we have to move.

And go where C.C. without my geass the both of us would be shot on sight, I know that's not really a concern of yours but I'm not bulletproof.

So your solution is to stay here and wait for your geass to fail and die anyway at least if we move we could have a chance.

They both stopped arguing at the same time because the sky above them opened up to reveal an orange glow.

What the hell.

Lelouch you know what this is right.

Yes then its him he's still alive but how.

I don't really think you're in a position to ask anyone that question.

Ghostly shapes started appearing down in the village.

This doesn't make any sense I destroyed the sword.

Well technically god destroyed it and a Deity has been known to change its mind.

Do you have to correct everything I say?

No its just we've done practically nothing in ten years a girl has to have some fun.

A familiar ghostly man appeared in the centre of the room.

Lelouch my son so good to see you.

Lelouch darted across the room and pulled out the gun he kept in his jacket.

What's this not satisfied with killing me once?

Why are you doing this now?

Me I'm not doing anything you put this plan into motion after your request to destroy the thought elevator, now you're part of his game.

Who's game why was I kept alive?

You're a sacrifice my boy just not in the way you meant to be. The last person alive with the power of geass, when the process is complete you will become the vassal for the collective unconscious.

If this is true then why tell me why not just leave me to my fate?

Because there is something I need you to do find the...

Charles vanished just as quickly as he appeared.

Father father come back.

Lelouch do you think there is any truth in what he said?

I don't know in my whole life I don't remember that man ever telling the truth, but something's going on here and we have to find out what, this changes things now that whoever or whatever is controlling this game knows where to find us it's far to dangerous to stay here.

Finally you're talking some sense now where should we go?

It's been ten years I think it's finally time I go home...