A/N: Thank you for the reviews and the feedback, because it means a lot to me. There are a few things I forgot to mention in the last chapter so I'll mention them here.

One seeing that I am including Akame ga kill in this crossover there will be character deaths among both Akame ga kill cast members and Code Geass cast members, but I will say Lelouch, Suzaku, Tatsumi and Akame will likely survive but I do plan on Sheele surviving. Everyone else is fair game, but only if their deaths serve to advance the story and character development.

Second in regards to pairings I have for now settled on Lelouch and Chelsea, but I did contemplate the other characters like Akame, Mine, Leone, Sheele and even Esdeath. Akame was almost my first choice, but I was tempted to do Sheele and Lelouch because I did have a soft spot for her character. I almost picked Akame through because her experience might have made for middle ground between her and Lelouch, but I wasn't convinced if she would be the best choice. I would explain more as to why I didn't pick her, but to do so would spoil what I got planned for the story. To put it simply Lelouch is going to need someone who can provide much needed support especially much later in the story.

But I could change my mind if someone else would be best for fulfilling that role better among the choices mentioned above.

I did originally plan to do a separate world style-story so I could keep Lelouch more in character with his canon self, but after making two chapters I realized it wasn't going to work out so I changed it to this. I am going to keep Lelouch much like his canon self as possible, besides the other changes I had to make to adapt him to this world and etc, because without his training as an assassin its very unlike he would have survived this story lol.

And yes I did use some elements of Elder Scrolls and Assassin Creed for this story, but the other CG characters are going to appear as the story unfolds.

Chapter 2

Emblem of Blood

Once upon a time Lelouch Lamperouge wasn't the coldblooded and ruthless assassin he was now, but his origins were surprisingly more privileged compared to many in the Empire right now. The same was said of his sister Nunnally Lamperouge who was only three years younger than she was. Their family was very well connected because their distance relatives are well-respected noble families. During that time Lelouch Lamperouge was Prince Lelouch the next in line for the throne of the empire. He was still a child then, but even so he was a very intelligent and well educated child who would have made a very exceptional Emperor.

Perhaps it was those traits and his intelligence that Prime Minister Honest saw Lelouch as a threat to his own ambitions.

Not only was Lelouch intelligent, but he despised a majority of the nobility and those as he saw brought their positions and did nothing to earn them. When his father died of old age his mother Marianne was now ruling as a stand-in-Empress until Lelouch would come of age to assume the throne. Marianne couldn't inherit the throne because she was a commoner who joined the Imperial Army at a young age before earning her way up through the ranks rapidly.

Her fame and success as Marianne the Flash earned the attention of the Emperor Charles who some time after making her his bodyguard at the age of nineteen ultimately ended up conceiving a child with him.

Even through Charles was married at the time, but he was able to avoid a scandal by taking Marianne as a Royal Consort as it was a right Emperors were entitled to especially if their wife wasn't able to conceive a royal heir. Therefore Lelouch Lamperouge was named Charles's heir as he was the Emperor's first born son. A few years later Nunnally would be born making her second heir and princess to the Empire and then at last Charles's wife finally gave birth to Makoto a couple years after Nunnally, but sadly Makoto's mother died during childbirth.

As Lelouch was being groomed to become the next Emperor he was being looked after by his maid Sayoko Shinozaki.

No matter how intelligent he was or how well he could claim to read people Lelouch was still a child then, so he couldn't have predicted what would happen. Officially as far as the public at large were concerned a coup erupted within the palace being carried out by a disgruntled general which led to the demise of Marianne who had died valiantly defending the throne taking the general responsible for the coup along with most of his followers with her. Her children were killed in the coup with Makoto being the sole surviving heir. A number of ministers and cabinet heads were killed in the attack creating a power vacuum that would have sent the Empire into chaos had not the newly appointed Prime Minister Honest stepped in and quickly established order and installed the young Makoto as the new Emperor.

Or at least that is what the public was led to believe, but the truth of the matter was quite different and what happened was only half true.

A ten year old Lelouch would wake up in the hidden fortress deep in the mountains that he would call home for the next eight years of his life. His life as a prince was over, but his maid Sayoko had saved Lelouch and Nunnally from death. Who would have thought that a kind maid was actually a highly trained assassin belonging to an ancient order of assassins who had sworn their loyalty to the First Emperor and his family when the Empire was founded? Lelouch would remember waking up on the bed he had been placed on after arriving at some point to see Sayoko and the man who would become his mentor in the ways of the assassin and more.

"I am pleased you are awake your majesty." Lucien said greeting the prince as he awoke.

"Who…who are you?"

"I am Lucien Lachance the grandmaster of the Black Hand."

"The Black Hand?"

"Have you not heard of the Dark Brotherhood?" Lucien inquired smiling, because he knew Lelouch did not know the answer. "We are the remorseless guild of paid assassins and homicidal cutthroats who long ago swore their loyalty to the First Emperor? You will find we are all that, and so much more."

"I don't understand, but where is my sister?"

"Nunnally is safe Master Lelouch. She is sleeping soundly in another room." Sayoko said to put the young man's worries to ease.

The brown-eyed maid who had normally worn the traditional black and white maid outfit complete with an apron on was now wearing an all black two-piece suit which was ideal for those skilled in infiltration to use, but oddly through she still wore her maid hat on top of her head. Her short brown hair remained in the same style as it usually has too.

"One of our duties is to protect the royal family even from the Empire itself. The First Emperor foresaw a situation like this one, but was our power not weakened from our losses we suffered during the civil war four hundred years ago we could have dealt with Honest and the other parasites infesting the Empire." Lucien explained with a tint of disgust on his face at the realization the Black Hand was not as large and powerful as it once had been.

"Long ago when the Empire was first founded the First Emperor had the Black Hand as his personal sect of assassins who dealt with many of his enemies within his new Empire and beyond its borders. Just as he had the Teigu created to ensure the Empire he made would last forever the Black Hand served the purpose of protecting the Empire from rot and decay as a result of corruption from within." Sayoko explained joining the conversation. "At the time the Black Hand had hidden bases throughout the Empire and had larger numbers, so if there was anything or anyone who threatened the Empire within or beyond its borders the Black Hand dealt with them."

"We were also charged with another task." Lucien began taking over the conversation from Sayoko. "The Emperor foresaw the possibility that those within the Empire would corrupt it and decay it from within such as men like Honest and others before him. This was apparent during the civil war that happened four hundred years ago when the half-brother of the intended heir to the throne tried to murder and take the throne by force."

"I assume the Black Hand was heavily involved in that?" Lelouch asked which Lucien nodded in response.

"Yes, but unfortunately the losses we suffered during that time have been a huge blow to our order. The rest of the Empire thought the Black Hand was no more, but we survived yet our power was diminished. Your father the Emperor and his father before him knew we still existed slowly rebuilding our strength, but we didn't recover enough it to prevent what happened."

"All we could do was fulfilling our other duty and protect the rightful heir to the throne." Sayoko said with a sad expression upon her face.

"What about my mother?" Lelouch said sadly gripping the sheets.

"She insisted your survival was important than hers. She realized the full extent of what was going to happen so she ordered me to save you and Nunnally." Sayoko answered, but that didn't calm Lelouch as his anger and sorrow was ready to boil over.

"BUT MY MOTHER COULD HAVE BEEN SAVED?"

"You don't grasp the forces that were assembled and the people who Honest had bought off to make your mother's assassination happen. Your mother gave up her life knowing she would die, but she died so you can live." Lucien said sternly. "But if you wish it I can teach you our trade so that you can seek your revenge."

Those words got Lelouch's attention.

"Also there was another duty we were given…to protect a special Teigu the First Emperor had created for those of royal blood for situations like this one." Lucien explained. "But your body must become stronger first and then I'll show you."

Returning to the present Lelouch was punching a hollow metal tank that was hanging from a chain in the training room of the hideout. For seven years he had trained his body and mind under Lucien's strict training as he was taught everything from hand-to-hand combat, swordsmanship, poisons, tacking, infiltration, stealth, and much more needed for a young man who wanted revenge against the men who murdered his mother and possibly take back what belonged to him.

Lelouch stood throwing punch after punch at the metal punching bag. He was shirtless wearing black pants and boots while his hands were wrapped in cloth. He had delivered enough punches to leave a considerable dent on the side of the metal tank.

After rigorous punching and pushing his body hard during the training regime Lelouch was finally wore out, but it was moments like these is where he had a chance to vent his anger. He wanted to kill the Prime Minister more than anyone else, but his son was also a tempting target as well as he and Lelouch had a history with one another before his mother was murdered. As much as he wanted to find them and kill them now he tempered his rage with patience knowing the time would eventually come. He waited eight years for this, so he could wait another year more if that is what it took.

"Brother?"

Lelouch turned around and saw a young fifteen year old girl slowly approach. She wore a simple white button up shirt with black pants and matching shoes. She had waist-length sandy-blonde hair and purple eyes, which seemed more similar to those that their father had than their mother's.

"Nunnally…I am sorry if I was a little loud."

"Its ok big brother I know you have taken training seriously, but it has done you a lot of good right?" The girl said with a bright smile.

"You're right."

It was true through as the training has done wonders for Lelouch. Eight years ago he was skinny and weak who couldn't even run around the palace fountain without tiring out, but now it was clear the training he had been put through to condition his body from that of a weak scrawny prince into a lean battle hardened assassin. He may have appeared thin, but his arms and chest had more muscle and definition to them than before. Anyone who had known Lelouch as a child would be shocked by how much he had changed in the last eight years.

"How is your training with Sayoko going?"

"It's going well brother." Nunnally replied, although Lelouch wasn't comfortable with the idea of his younger sister learning combat and assassination skills. But Lucien and Sayoko convinced him it would be best if Nunnally knew how to defend herself should the worse case scenario happen. Even if he couldn't be present he could be comforted by the fact his sister knew how to protect herself and escape if the base was invaded or some unforeseeable incident happened where it would be necessary.

"Your majesty…" Sayoko said hurrying into the training hall, dressed in her black attire ideal for an assassin. "Master Lucien wishes to see you."

"It's rare for him to call me like that so it must be something important." Lelouch said before taking a towel from a nearby rack to whip the sweat off of him.

Once he was done he put back on his shirt before leaving the room, but he was wondering what was going on. It had been a few days since he had completed his last mission, so it felt unusual since Lucien himself usually came to tell him of his next mission and not send Sayoko. That was enough to convince Lelouch that whatever this new mission was it was big and it was going to change how he has been operating so far.

It didn't take Lelouch long to reach Lucien's chambers which opened into a spacious study where it contained a small library with a number of books. Some of these books had been written or added to the library at the time of the Empire's founding so some of them you couldn't even find anywhere. The walls were lined with shelves containing books, but in the heart of the room at his desk sat Lucien with a red leather bound book in his hands. It wasn't long before he noticed Lelouch's presence so he put the book down after putting a bookmark within it.

"Thank you for coming promptly your majesty."

"I assume this is something important…you have never called me like this."

"Yes, because this requires us to act quickly because we have a golden opportunity before us." Lucien replied before opening up a draw in his desk to reveal a letter he had received. "According to this information it seems the Empire has dispatched the Three Beasts to intercept a special meeting between village leaders in the south planning to unify with one another before siding with the Revolutionary Army."

"So is this the Prime Minister's doing or General Esdeath?"

"I suppose you can say both, but we know someone among the village leaders meeting has betrayed the meeting to the Empire. To send a clear message the Prime Minister has requested that the Three Beasts be sent to eliminate them."

"I see, so this means it will only be them. Since it's supposed to a secret meeting I assume the leaders with one or two guards for escort will likely be in attendance. They can bring a large force for protection because that would draw too much attention."

"Your assessment is spot on, which means the Three Beasts will be the only enemies you will be facing. This is a chance for us to eliminate them and deprave Esdeath of her strongest soldiers and bodyguards." Lucien said with a serious expression.

"Somehow I doubt this will not be a simple task through. I can't sneak in and poison them."

"You might get lucky on one of them, but I doubt you'll be able to get all of them the same way. I say that because one of your foes will be General Liver, a man with an impressive record. He will be the most dangerous among the three, so you must be ready to use everything at your disposal." The master assassin warned prompting Lelouch to put one hand on the hilt of the sword he kept with him almost at all times. It was in a black scabbard attached to his belt with black demonic wings for a hand-guard and a red fabric wrapped around the hilt with a black spike for the pommel of the blade.

At that moment Lelouch realized something else.

"I see so that is why you called me for this private chat, because after this I cannot come back here can I?"

"No it would be too risky especially since with this fact you will have the Empire seeking your head more than ever now." Lucien explained as Lelouch kept a stern expression on his face. "Besides its time for a king to gather his knights, but I have prepared some instructions and a location you can use as a base."

Lucien handed the letter to Lelouch.

"This tells you the location of one of the Black Hand's old bases which has never been found, but we never had the people around to properly maintain it. It is in useable condition when I last checked, but before you make use of it seek out Taizō Kirihara in the China Town district of the capital. He can assist you further and help provide you with everything you need."

"I assume everything has been arranged then?"

"Yes…all of the jobs you have done have helped provide the funds you would need and Kirihara has made the proper preparations."

"I see, so it's time for me to leave the nest."

"We'll keep your sister safe, but you must leave as soon as possible. You must travel south beyond the capital and find a town called Narita. It is where the Three Beasts will likely rest at once they complete their mission."

"So saving the village leaders is not my mission then?"

"No and considering that one of their own sold out the others cannot be trusted until we learn who the traitor was." Lucien warned.

"Very well I'll begin preparations." Lelouch said sadly as he knew he would not see Nunnally for awhile, but this was all for her sake and more.

'I'll win this war and I'll kill the Prime Minister and end this.' Lelouch thought as his eyes blazed with determination.

Three days later Lelouch was on his way to the town of Narita where Lucien's intelligence noted was where the Three Beasts was going to stay for the night as they conduct their mission. Lelouch was dressed in more civilian traveling clothing with a tattered brown traveling cloak and hood, although he was carrying the rest of his gear inside his backpack. However he wore a disguise appearing as an old man using make-up, a wig and a beard to disguise his identity while wearing a pair of black sunglasses. As he went he was reviewing some information on his targets as he was traveling as he sat in the back of a wagon that was carrying trade goods to Narita village.

Of course Lelouch didn't know them personally, but he was familiar with their reputations and the intelligence Lucien managed to get off of them. As the caravan made its way to its destination Lelouch began building a plan of attack in which he hoped he could simply infiltrate the place where they are staying and assassinate them while they slept, but as he began reading over the notes with information on all three members it seemed likely a head-on conflict could not be avoided.

'I could still assassinate them quietly, but I would need to get them one by one. A head on confrontation with all three of them would be both problematic and it could create complications.' Lelouch thought, because unlike the corrupt nobles and vile merchants he had been assassination with the occasional soldier these targets were anything but ordinary.

General Liver, the leader of the Three Beasts, was a serious threat on his own. Other than being a renowned general who had earned a great deal of many merits and accomplishment in his life, before the unfortunate incident in which he was framed for crimes he didn't commit landed him in prison where he would have rotted for the rest of his life.

Until he was freed by General Esdeath under the condition she joined her army. For which Liver had swore his unyielding loyalty to the woman becoming leader of the Three Beasts that consisted of her strongest soldiers and those who were her personal bodyguards. Liver was armed with a formidable Teigu called the Water Dragon Possession: Black Marlin which was capable of controlling water and any liquid.

'Given his experience as a soldier and veteran in the battles he has fought his skill combined with a Teigu like the one he has makes him an extremely dangerous foe.' Lelouch thought recognizing the threat Liver would represent, but also beginning to see why killing him and his cohorts was an opportunity they couldn't pass up since without the rest of Esdeath's army or the General herself with them it was worth the risk to remove such dangerous enemies from the war that was to come early while they had the chance.

After contemplating it for a few moments Lelouch had decided against killing General Liver first, but instead he would kill the general last. Even though it would make sense to kill him first because he was the biggest threat, but Lelouch considered the possibility that Liver having been in the service of a sadist like Esdeath and considering her own acts against the enemies of the Empire took into account the possibility of someone probably had attempted to take his life in the past via assassination. Even in prison Lelouch had also contemplated possible attempts on his life might have been made, so after weighing the risks and possibilities Lelouch decided to kill Liver last as a precaution.

'If combat cannot be avoided I would be better off facing Liver one-on-one than his subordinates fighting with him.'

Moving on Lelouch went down the list and looked at the next member of the Three Beasts, Daidara, who according to the information Lelouch was given on him was a battle fanatic and a brute. Like his superior he was also armed with a Teigu called Double-Bladed Axe: Belvaac, which required considerable strength to wield, was capable of separating into two axes that could be thrown and chase the target until it hits.

'He might be an easier first target, but if it came down to facing him in combat I believe I could take him.' The eighteen year old former prince thought contemplating that a brute like Daidara would be potentially easier to assassinate than his superior. If he ended up facing Daidara in combat Lelouch was confident he could face him should the situation change.

Then the last and final member, who could be the second most troublesome of the Three Beasts was the youngest of the trio Nyau. The Teigu he possessed called the Military Music Dream: Scream would present the most problematic complications if Lelouch ended up facing the Three Beasts in combat should something go wrong. From the information the Black Hand had on the Teigu its power allows it to manipulate the emotions of those who hear it using hypnosis. When in the hands of a skilled user and placed within a group or even an army it could be used in raising morale on the battlefield or decreasing willpower to make all people who hear it lose energy. The only counter against it was someone affected by it to hurt themselves with a cut or something painful to break the hypnosis.

'Combined with the other two beasts they make a very formidable team with such a Teigu.' Lelouch thought, because even he had to admit the set up and the Teigu they had made them an excellent combat unit with abilities complimenting one another in both close quarters and long range combat with superb support. 'Alright I'll need to take out Nyau first so can't use his Teigu to aid his comrades in battle…then I'll take out Daidara before going after Liver.'

With his plan set Lelouch only needed to get to the village now.

Lelouch had the caravan drop him off at another town that was a decent walking distance away from Narita Village, so by the time he arrived in Narita Village it was late afternoon. The village itself was larger than he had imagined with a number of trading posts and inns dotted around the town since it was one of the primary hubs of trading in the southern region of the Empire. It had over a dozen homes for the populace with some stores and on the outskirts a number of farms.

To his surprise he found the Three Beasts hadn't arrived in the village yet which gave Lelouch a chance to conduct an examination of the hotel the Three Beasts were planning to stay at before heading back to the capital. He walked through the town going to a three-story building with a green paint job done to the building with a red roof while the rest of the building looked like one of those buildings from the China Town district of the capital. After walking inside the inn Lelouch approached the owner of Jasmine Dragon Inn who was an elderly man with a hunched back wearing a white button up shirt with black pants holding a cane while he carried his keys on a large ring that hung from his belt.

Knowing the Three Beasts were renting out the whole inn for themselves for the night Lelouch entered the inn planning to claim he was traveling ahead of a trader's caravan to check out the local inns for a good place to rest for his employer.

"Ah welcome to the Jasmine Dragon…I am the inn keeper Dan, but I must regrettably inform you that we have no rooms." The inn keeper said opening his book, but Lelouch looked down on it to see the names of Liver and his men. Lelouch took note of the room numbers that had been set aside for them.

"Oh that is a pity, but it's not so bad I suppose. You see I was asked by my employer to ask about the rooms and how many you could accommodate when his caravan arrives the day after tomorrow?" Lelouch asked working on disguising his voice and acting out the part of an old man.

"Really now," Dan said with a grin on his face appearing. "Well I suppose there is no harm to make some reservations now. The guess I have staying right now should be gone by then."

"That is fortunate then, but if you don't mind I would like a tour of the place. I am sure it shouldn't be any trouble." Lelouch said giggling a small bag of gold coins.

"I am sure a little tour so you can know how many my inn can accommodate shouldn't be an issue." Dan said before he led Lelouch on a tour of the inn.

During the tour he was shown where all of the rooms were located which were on the second and third floors while the first floor had a dining room, kitchen and Dan's office while the basement was where they stored their supplies and spare bedding and cleaning supplies. Of course it was also where the plumbing for the inn's water was located, although they didn't go down there Lelouch was told the inn's complete layout. During the tour Lelouch took note of the layout in his own way as he was looking for places where he could lie in wait and ways he could gain entry into the inn. Of course during the tour Lelouch took care to notice which key Dan used to unlock certain doors and noticed a bronze key he had acted as a kind of master key for the rooms of the inn while the other keys he had must have been for his own home and others. They might have been spare keys he might have handed out to maids and other employees of the inn through, but Lelouch didn't see him use any of them through.

Of course there was the possibly the other keys could have been decoys which some inn owners in small towns and villages usually did to prevent anyone from stealing their keys or even if they stole one chances are they have taken the wrong one. Lelouch quietly drew an old rusty metal marble out from his pocket contemplating what kind of distraction he could create, but thankfully he didn't have to resort to one. One of the maids as the two was exploring the rooms on the second floor had an accident when a stray cat that had gotten in from the kitchen ran pass the maid surprising her causing her to fall back and drop a number of sheets she had been carrying. The inn keeper accidently dropped his keys as he had been using his master key to unlock the door as he rushed over to help the woman.

Seeing this as his chance Lelouch knelt down and picked up the keys, but he slipped out a small black box from his sleeve and quickly opened it to make a perfect impression of the master key the inn keeper used so later Lelouch could make his own key to use later.

"I am sorry you had to see that, but this town has a problem with stray cats."

"Don't worry about it I have seen some of the other villages near here have some similar issues." Lelouch said, but deep down he was grateful for the cat's actions.

After finishing the tour Lelouch bid the inn keeper good day and left. It was almost sundown, but not long after Lelouch successfully used the impression he had made of the inn keeper's key he saw the Three Beasts arrive in town before making their way to the inn. Lelouch was still in his disguise as he sat at a small indoor café that sat across the street from the inn allowing him to quietly observe. He saw General Liver and his companions arrive before heading into the motel. The three men wore identical uniforms with some differences between them, which were black suits trimmed with gray and black ties. Liver was the oldest among them with gray hair tied into a ponytail with a beard and blue eyes. Daidara as his personality would suggest was a large muscle bound brute with blonde hair and white eyes while the youngest among them had blonde hair and more of a child-like appearance.

'Tonight I'll strike, but first there are some things I'll need to take care of first.' Lelouch thought as he went over his plan one more time in his mind while including everything he had learned about the inn during the tour he had with its owner earlier.

Hours later after midnight when most of the town was asleep Lelouch now out of his old man disguise and dressed up as Zero made his move. Using the key he had made Lelouch infiltrated the inn through the service door in the back, but instead of heading to the rooms upstairs Lelouch went downstairs into the basement making his way to the water pipes that provided water for the inn. First he shut off the water so if combat with Liver was unavoidable he hoped this would limit the water he would have access to. After that was done Lelouch quietly made his way upstairs for the third floor where he found that Nyau had taken the third floor with his room at the end of the hall while Liver and Daidara had their rooms at the opposite end of the hallway.

He sneaked pass their rooms without any problems and made his way to Nyau's room, but when he arrived he noticed something odd.

When he passed by Liver and Daidara's rooms he didn't see any lights were still on. It was well past midnight and Lelouch was wondering what the boy was doing up late at this hour. Lelouch couldn't gain entry through the outside from the windows and he didn't want to risk waiting since if someone woke up later to use the bathroom or to fetch water they would notice the water was out. Weighting his opinions Lelouch decided to peek inside the room through the keyhole trying to see if Nyau was asleep and maybe he just left the light on by accident. He didn't see the young man in his bed, but he saw movement by the bathroom. Lelouch presumed Nyau was occupied with something and saw it as his chance to kill the young man without alerting the others.

'You just need to be really quiet Lelouch.' Lelouch thought to himself before using his key to unlock the door before slowly opening it.

As expected Nyau was sitting in front of a mirror atop one of the tables with a cosmetics case of some kind sitting on the table before him, but as Lelouch slowly closed the door before approaching his target a cloud of smoke enveloped Nyau as the blonde haired body became a light auburn haired girl with red eyes wearing a butterfly headphone accessory on her head with a red ribbon attached to it. She wore a vocalist-like clothing consisting of a white long sleeve shirt with the collar tied with a red ribbon under a black vest a red checkered mini skirt, and black leather below-the-knee boots.

'What?!' Lelouch thought as he didn't expect that. Lelouch began reconsidering his plan and began thinking about how to proceed since now it was clear that someone else had killed Nyau before him and was impersonating him. 'Damn it this is unexpected, but what do I do…kill her or leave her…no I can't just ignore her.'

Chelsea sat in the room that was supposed to be Nyau's and looked herself over using the mirror in front of her. 'I know that Gaea Foundation allows me to replicate the appearance of others but that doesn't mean Liver and Daidara can't see through the disguise if I am reckless', the assassin thought as she made sure she had the appearance and disguise down perfectly despite not being seen through in about three days since that meeting she and her fellow assassins were suppose to provide security for went south.

As she was putting a few needles in secret pockets within the outfit, Chelsea noticed movement at the edge of the mirror's view.

'So someone is trying to assassinate the assassin? It can't be Daidara due to his size preventing him from being that stealthy and Liver wouldn't bother with the stealth since he shouldn't suspect me of not being Nyau yet.' Chelsea thought as she subtly placed a few of her needles between her fingers.

Once she saw the trespasser move again, Chelsea threw the needles barely missing Zero's body but the distraction she created as she evaded him allowed her to snap to her feet and rush the man holding a poisoned needle to the throat of the intruder.

"Didn't your mother ever tell you that it's rude to walk in on a girl getting dressed?" Chelsea said holding a needle to Lelouch's neck while the young man had his right hand pointed at the woman.

"I thought Nyau was supposed to be shorter, blonde and a man?" The masked figure said as he tried to back away from the needles, but he couldn't.

"I killed him and took his identity as a disguise when the Three Beasts killed my team." Chelsea explained much to Zero's surprise. Well that could be one less person to take out, Zero thought as he was still unsure of whether he would need to kill the imposter.

"So why should I spare this perverted assassin who would just break into a girl's room without permission?" Chelsea teased as she pulled a lollipop out with her free hand and kept the other one ready to stick a poison needle into Lelouch if he tried anything.

'It's been three days since I could really enjoy one of these', the girl thought as she inserted it into her mouth.

"If you kill me the other two are going to be confused as to when Nyau started to use needles to fight and begin to suspect that you are an imposter if they don't kill you right off the bat. I wasn't aware of you, but my intelligence told me the Three Beasts were sent to wipe out a meeting made up of members from some of the villages in the area. Your Teigu must be Gaea Foundation, which as I understand belongs to a member of Night Raid's group that operates outside of the capital. Now based on your words from moments ago I assume your team must have been providing security at the meeting on behalf of the revolutionary army. That lets me conclude that you're the lone survivor of the group and I doubt they will send the other team if there is one." Zero said before adding. "Oh and if you attempt to kill me I think I'll kill you before that poison takes effect."

Lelouch drove his point home as Chelsea heard the sound of a gun cocking, which led the girl to notice that next to a hidden blade compartment under his wrist Chelsea saw a small gun concealed right next to it.

"I guess we're at a stalemate here." Chelsea said before contemplating her thoughts and options.

'He isn't part of the military since he wouldn't have come in here alone and dressed like some vigilante superhero if he was. He talked about Night Raid as if he wasn't part of it so he isn't one of the capital members or sent by Najenda. He can't be an amateur since they would never have gotten past Liver or Daidara. That only leaves Zero as the only logical option. If I kill him then we will have to report to Esdeath and I know I won't survive that encounter and he does seem to be the fastest way of getting revenge.' Chelsea realized as she became the record holder for the longest lasting witness of Zero.

"Alright I'll spare you this time if you extend the courtesy and not kill me once I help you," Chelsea said as she withdrew her poison needle from Lelouch's neck.

"You've got yourself a deal." Lelouch replied before thinking, 'but I'll turn this around to my advantage!'

After the tension between them died down them the woman eyed her would be assassin over before a thought came to mind.

"Wait, are you Zero?" Chelsea was about to burst into laughter the moment she lay eyes onto the mysterious Zero the assassin The Empire has been trouble dealing with for the past year while Night Raid has been trying to figure him out equally as long. 'This is the guy? Really? Yeah he dresses almost similar to someone marching off to battle, but the design is way off like some kind of superhero.' The Black motif was dead obvious like that one hero teenage boys gush over about. "Aren't you a little old to be playing superhero?"

"I think you are hardly in a position to judge me." Lelouch said trying to mask his annoyance at the girl.

"I have been an assassin much longer than you, so yes I do have a right to criticize." Chelsea said as a grin appeared on her face.

'When this is over I really do want to see what is under that mask.'

A/N: Another chapter is done and with one of the Three Beasts dead they got two left, but its two on two now so chances of Lelouch completing his mission seems high provided he does not suffer any more mistakes or complications he didn't plan for. Unlike his previous targets Lelouch isn't going to catch them so easily unaware and also Chelsea revealing herself like that before Lelouch could assassinate Nyau caught him by surprise which gave Chelsea enough time to notice his presence and react.

Tatsumi will make his appearance in the story soon.

In the meantime I am going to try and update one of my other fics, so please any feedback/reviews are welcomed.

Thank you in advance…