A/N: Thank you all to review and I do wish to clarify on something regarding why I gave Lelouch and semblance and aura. Well I figured a short skit might better illustrate my reasons than a wall of text.

(The scene opens with Chibi Nora hugging Chibi Lelouch dressed up as Zero)

Lelouch grunts in pain while struggling to escape Nora's bear hug, which ends with the sound of bones breaking and Lelouch's body becoming limp and lifeless.

"Oh…I think I broke it."

(Now let us try again with Lelouch possessing an aura)

"Nora…let go of me I can't breathe"

Chibi Lelouch is struggling to escape, but thanks to his Aura he won't die from having his rib cage crushed by a hug from a freakishly powerful Chibi Nora Valkyrie.

So I hope that scene did the trick for my explanation, which was something discussed between me and draconichero21. We even joked that Yang being playfully rough with Lelouch could potentially hurt someone as frail as him without an aura to provide some protection.

Now that is out of the way I don't want to boggle down the chapter with a long author note so let's get to the chapter and I'll save the rest for the end of the chapter.

Chapter 4

The Rise of the Black Knights

Lelouch knew he had little time to deal with the captive Staff Officers and Bartley especially if he wanted to escape, so he had to act quickly and found a good opportunity to use his power. The former prince cast his Geass upon them asking only.

"You shall obey my commands from this moment forward."

Bartley and his Staff Officers were quickly enthralled by Lelouch's Geass.

"We hear and are ready to obey."

"Good, so tell me…do any of you know anything about the murder of my mother, Marianne vi Britannia, and if Clovis was somehow involved?" Lelouch asked, although he knew Clovis was unlikely to be the killer he did suspect at best that he might know who had done or at least could help narrow down the list of potential killers for Lelouch.

None of the Staff Officers said anything, which Lelouch took as a sign that they didn't know, but Bartley on the other hand.

"Princess Cornelia who headed your mother's security detail and Prince Schneizel might know something. His highness Prince Clovis suspects those two of knowing more about what happened." Bartley answered, although he didn't know who it was he did offer information on someone who did.

I see so if they don't know the information to a question I'll ask they'll either remain silent or direct me to someone else instead. Lelouch thought as he made a mental note of that as he saw this as an opportunity to learn more about the capabilities and limitations of his Geass.

"Now my next question," Lelouch began before acting a tape recorder, "Tell me the real reason for Prince Clovis ordering the massacre of Shinjuku Ghetto?"

"It was to recover the test subject of Code-R and to wipe out the rebels who had learned about her to prevent them from further attempts to steal it again."

And to eliminate potential witnesses who might have known about what was going on if they had time to open it.

"What is Code-R?"

"It is a project that Prince Clovis began to study the woman who was discovered to not only be immortal, but was capable of granting a unique kind of power. His highness the prince believed ruins connected to her and her power was the real reason the Emperor was invading and conquering other countries and suspects he might have a similar power. So Code-R was created without the Emperor's knowledge to study and duplicate the girl's powers and study the ruins related to her."

"I see," Lelouch thought with a dark smile, but at the same time this information also presented a worrying variable, "so I might not be the only one possessing this Geass power then."

"We suspect so, but we know the Emperor has a special interest in those ruins similar to one we found on Kamine Island." The bald general replied, but Lelouch was growing concerned especially in regards to the ruins they had reported finding. The fact his father was interested in similar ruins was also a very concerning problem.

Could there be a relation between the ruins Leodore found and the ones Clovis was studying?

"Kamine Island?" Lelouch inquired deciding to find out more even though he was putting himself more at risk by the longer he remained in the area.

"It's an uninhabited island located near the island of Shikinejima."

"And what have you learned about the ruins so far?"

"Outwardly it's a temple built into save near the heart of the island with nothing beyond the main chamber, but an unusual stone doorway sits at the other end which as far as our initial survey. We found nothing else beyond it, but our scans of the stone doorway revealed it to be made of materials not known to this planet."

"I see," Lelouch said relieved that Britannia didn't find another way into Remnant, but his curiosity was piqued, "Who else knows of Code-R?"

"Aside from Prince Clovis, myself and the Staff Officers here there are some scientists led by Joseph Fenette."

Shirley's father…

The information was surprising, but it provided a possible means for Lelouch to get close to the man. He knew Joseph's daughter Shirley Fenette who was an acting member of the Student Council which Lelouch was on. A part of him felt uncomfortable at the idea of involving one of his friends on the council, but he shoved that thought aside reasoning that he must get more information about Code-R are the nature of the ruins they discovered.

I need to finish this up.

Shutting off the tape recorder Lelouch gave his final order to them.

"I command all of you to die now."

"Yes your highness…" Bartley replied as they picked up pistols Lelouch's escorts handed them which they used to shoot one another fulfilling his orders.

"HOLD IT!" Jeremiah Gottwald shouted emerging from his hiding place, but to Lelouch's annoyance the man had gotten a hold on a discarded Britannian soldier helmet thus protecting his eyes from being affected by Lelouch's Geass.

He had failed to intervene before Lelouch ordered Bartley and the Staff Officers in time only because he was sneaking around to avoid being noticed by the men protecting Lelouch. However Jeremiah had been close enough to overhear what they had been talking about.

"Why…why would you a Prince of Britannia do this?!" Jeremiah demanded leveling his weapon at Lelouch while the Faunus accompanying him leveled their own weapons at him, but Jeremiah could easily shoot and hit Lelouch before they could gun him down which prompted them to hold fire. "Why did you turn against your homeland? Becoming an enemy of the emperor as a result!"

Lelouch regarded Jeremiah for a moment before deciding to answer him, "If you overheard everything then you should know I did it because I am Lelouch vi Britannia. My father, the Britannian emperor, allowed my mother to be killed! And so do it, he stole Nunnally's sight, her legs and our futures from us!"

"Yes I know…it was at the Aeries Villa wasn't it? I remember because I was there, too."

"What?!" Lelouch didn't expect this as his expression indicated at Jeremiah's revelation he was there at the time his mother was killed.

"My first assignment to guard her, Lady Marianne," Jeremiah said with a heavy hint of regret in his voice before he continued, "Whom I loved and respected! But I failed to carry though with that loyalty. I just wasn't able to protect her! We were ordered to reduce the guard to a bare minimum that night which is why we couldn't stop her killers."

"Order…who ordered it?" Lelouch demanded as this bit of information was important for him to narrow down the one responsible for his mother's demise.

"The order came from Princess Cornelia."

Lelouch was surprised by this bit of information, but he suspected that Cornelia wasn't the one who ordered his mother's demise given the way she respected and admire her. Taking this fact into account Lelouch conclude that someone higher than Cornelia ordered her to withdraw most of her security.

The only ones who could have done that were my mother or the Emperor himself.

He wasn't sure what motive the Emperor would have, but after some consideration Lelouch wondered if his mother's murder and his banishment to Japan along with Nunnally were being planned so that they could die in a foreign land to give the Holy Britannian Empire an excuse. The idea seemed farfetched, but no other possible reason or motive came to mind. Provided if it really was the Emperor who had ordered it, but…

I'll need to question Cornelia, Schneizel and the Emperor himself to piece together who really killed my mother and why.

The former prince pushed aside thoughts regarding his mother's murder to focus on the matter before him as he contemplated a thought about Jeremiah considering his words and actions so far before he asked, "is that why you are here in Area 11?"

"Yes I had heard you and your sister had died here so I thought that I could redeem myself."

"By murdering a ghetto full of unarmed civilians, how would that avenge me, my sister and my mother? I could understand attacking the terrorists here, but killing every man, woman and child for simply being in the wrong ghetto." Lelouch said as his eyes bore into Jeremiah.

As far as Lelouch vi Britannia was concerned he held no real attachment for the Japanese people, but his time in both Area 11 and Japan before it was conquered taught him that humans were the same regardless if they were Japanese or Britannian. Or more specifically all humans are capable of good or evil depending on their experience and upbringing that shaped them, so he judged people on a individual basis instead of what country, species or culture they belonged to.

However he did hate senseless slaughter and destruction, which wasn't only from Britannia's handling of the situation in Shinjuku Ghetto but also the various terrorist groups who kidnapped and executed hostages which did nothing to bring them closer to liberating Japan. This was especially true for many of the resistance groups in Japan who saw only resistance against the system and nothing beyond it. In fact slaughtering the inhabitants of the Shinjuku Ghetto was another wasteful blunder on Clovis's part as expending time and resources while drawing attention on a theft he wanted to keep under wraps and conducting a slaughter on such a scale did leave open some possibilities for someone lucky and resourceful enough to escape.

If someone knew the subway tunnels well enough they could have escaped the ghetto which the slaughter would have helped cover their escape as well.

Throughout the battle Lelouch did notice that other than some search parties sent into the tunnels Clovis did not think about blocking off the tunnels or posting men in the tunnels that led out of Shinjuku Ghetto which affirmed this blunder.

Not to mention it made it all the more easier for him to use the tunnels to his advantage against the Britannians.

"I am the kind of person who doesn't condone a one-sided massacre. I am not patriot for Japan, but even they didn't deserve this. Aside from that your massacre endangered my life as well if you are really as loyal and devoted to my mother as you claim."

"I had no idea you were even alive, but my loyalty is to Lady Marianne." Jeremiah said before boldly dropping his gun and removing his helmet that had shield his eyes from Lelouch's power before using a knife. After taking off the glove on his pilot suit he cut his hand using a small knife he pulled out carefully to avoid prompting the Faunus protecting Lelouch to shoot him. "I swear by the blood in my veins that my loyalty is to Lady Marianne and you. I am willing to help you avenger her, because by serving you I am serving my Lady Marianne!"

Lelouch was surprised as Jeremiah Gottwald had preformed a blood oath declaring his loyalty to him, but the former prince was hesitant to trust him.

"Lelouch," Leodore said having arrived on the scene a few moments ago, "can you not see the fierceness in his eyes? A blood oath is never made lightly."

The lion Faunus intervened to prevent Lelouch from possibly killing Jeremiah who despite his oath of loyalty still left Lelouch uncertain to trust him given what he could lose if Jeremiah did betray him.

"He is a huge risk to everything."

"Your reason not to be trusting of others is justified, but sometimes you have to take a risk with some people." Leodore said sagely.

"If you are not convinced of my loyalty your highness then use your power on me to test me." Jeremiah offered boldly.

Before things could progress further Leodore put his hand on Lelouch's shoulder.

"We need to go now."

"You know about what happened here?"

"Yes I was briefed about what happened on the way here." Leodore replied before turning to Jeremiah. "You may as well come with us…Mr. Gottwald was it? You need to come with us."

Without wasting time Lelouch and the rest of the combined resistance force quickly retreated once the last of the Britannians were mopped up and the last of the civilians had escaped, but that led to another problem as most of the survivors had escaped to the underground tunnels were many fearing they could face being exterminated by the Britannians again were hiding.

Overall the Battle of Shinjuku Ghetto ended in victory for Lelouch, but that was only the beginning.

Now they had a number of scared displaced Japanese to deal with and the surviving members of Ohgi's resistance group who had been asked to help with the evacuation.

Safely underground Lelouch met with Leodore, Rosso, C.C. and Jeremiah who allowed his head to be covered as he was brought to their base of operations buried underground. After being informed of events surrounding C.C. the lion Faunus began to list what had to be done next knowing that Britannian Reinforcements had arrived to clean up and collect the dead.

They had time, but they had to decide quickly how to handle what would happen next since Clovis would be unlikely to accept what happened.

"I see so Clovis began this massacre to cover up her theft, but with the knowledge of her loose and her secret being exposed we must act quickly."

"I concur," Lelouch said before holding up the tape recorder he had used, "I have a confession from Bartley about Clovis's project."

"We'll need to edit your voice if we plan on releasing that in public, but we could blackmail Clovis into stopping further attacks on Shinjuku Ghetto and even any development attempts to keep the base here secret." Leodore said before looking to Jeremiah. "Would it be possible for you to get a message to Clovis without being discovered?"

"It would be difficult, but not impossible. But I do have some questions," Jeremiah said as he eyed the command center he was in and the Faunus members of the group Lelouch had following him.

"Once we have dealt with the matter of retaliation from Clovis we'll have time to answer any questions you might have, but succeed and you'll prove to the rest of us you are loyal to Lelouch." Leodore said although Lelouch was understandably suspicious, but that was more credited to events of his childhood. "Rosso take the recording to Desmond and have him alter Lelouch's voice so his identity cannot be discovered as well as create a copy of the recording while omitting anything that could endanger Lelouch's identity."

"I'll take care of it." Rosso said taking the tape recorder.

"Good we have another matter we must address as well."

"I assume it's about the people who are wishing to seek refuge under our protection?"

"Yes, although I am reluctant to accept responsibility for those people there are terrified of reprisals from the Britannian Empire. However we could gain a large number of potential recruits from them in exchange for sanctuary for their families through." Leodore suggested, but Lelouch wasn't so quick on the idea since it was risking a lot.

"I assuming if they join, but I don't think it's a good idea even though I agree our organization needs to grow."

"Then you would have no questions about the remains of the Shinjuku Ghetto resistance group joining us?"

"No, but I am suggesting we introduce them to everything related to the…other side carefully…and to take steps to ensure that no one will tell the wrong people our secret here."

"Very good," Leodore said as he was still teaching Lelouch how to lead while working out a solution to the problems facing them, "you are thinking like a leader."

"Thank, but that being said we should take advantage of my new ability to do a little shopping. We'll set up a temporary camp for the refuges and we'll ask the resistance cell members to assist in obtaining more supplies and weapons."

"From where?"

"The Britannians of course." Lelouch said as a plan formed in his mind. With the military hopefully reeling from what happened and some information from Jeremiah the former prince had a plan to use the current situation to their upmost advantage.

It was just a matter of pulling it off.

Back on the world of Remnant a pleased Roman Torchwick strolled into a night club in downtown Vale after having just finished selling off the latest goods Leodore had given him and made a small fortunate, which was thanks to knowing which black market dealers to go through. One of them he was paying a visit for intending to conduct a purchase of his own for a change. Roman entered a night club on the busier, but shady side of town.

The Crimson Bear Night Club was a very popular establishment for some of Vale's wealthier and influential inhabitants, but those who have a reputation of working with or at least knowing some very questionable people no law-abiding citizen would associate with.

Walking across the well lit dance floor and ignoring the lights above it Roman made his way to the bar where the owner and Vale's most well known information broker stood with his two young bodyguards nearby.

His impressive height made him stand out as Hei Xiong, better known in Vale by his nickname Junior, adjusted his red tie. He wore a black vest over a white dress shirt, black gloves and black dress pants. He also possesses gray eyes, short black hair, and a matching beard and mustache complete with a fair skin complexion.

"Junior my friend, how are you doing this evening?" The redhead criminal greeted in a friendly manner before adopting a more serious expression as he placed both hands on his cane in front of him. "Ladies…"

Roman tipped his hat towards Junior's chief subordinates and bodyguards the Malachite Twins.

Both Melanie and Miltia were virtually identical save for the fact that they both wore different color dresses, one was primary white and the other was red, and used different weapons which was claws for one and bladed footwear for the latter. They both had long black hair, a fair skin complexion and cyan eyes.

The girls ignored him prompting Roman to carry on his with his business with their boss.

"So you are here about hiring some of my boys?"

"That's right," The bowler hat wearing criminal replied, "I would like to hire some of your men for some jobs I need to complete on behalf on another employer I am handling some work for."

"Word around town is you have been a very busy man as of late Torchwick."

"What can I say?" Roman said shrugging his shoulders. "I have been making deals with the right people."

"Well whoever you have been getting your goods from you have making been a mint. I am surprised you aren't rich enough to start buying off parts of Vale."

Roman merely laughed it out in good humor, "I am not quite there, but give it time and I might do so once I can hire some really good lawyers to wipe out my criminal record."

"Well when you do give me a referral would you."

The two men enjoyed a good laugh before Roman reached into his coat to pull out a good stack of Lien where he placed it on the bar before Junior.

"These guys should help you quite nicely." Junior said gesturing to four men who approached Roman.

They were all identical wearing black suits with red ties, matching hats and shoes. Aside from different hair colors between them they wore red tinted glasses as something of a sign of their association with Junior. They were armed with red curved swords with machine guns as a secondary weapon.

"Should be more than enough…if they do well I'll cut you in on some of the goods." Roman said before tipping his hat and gesturing for his new henchmen to follow him.

"They shouldn't disappoint."

With that Roman and his newly hired muscle began to leave the club, but on the way out a young blonde haired woman with lilac eyes entered the club.

It was past midnight outside a military supply depot on the outskirts of the Toyko Settlement which had a stockpile of weapons and Knightmare Frames which was on hand for emergencies should a base be in need to additional weapons on short notice. It was one of many locations where new weapons and supplies were also distributed to other bases in the area. As such they had cargo planes for quickly deployment and trucks to move supplies and weapons to nearby bases and locations if they were needed. Given its importance the depot was well defended enough to keep most resistance groups away, but the fact it was in range for one of other military bases and the Britannian Forces stationed in the Toyko Settlement could quickly come to the aid if the supply depot was under attack.

They just never considered the possibility of someone possessing a power to dominate their minds and a Britannian Margrave in the military giving them information they would need.

As a black polished car pulled up a guard extended his hand gesturing for it to come to a stop. Once it stopped near the front gate the Britannian Guard approached the car as the rear left passenger window rolled down revealing a blonde haired man with amethyst eyes wearing a Britannian Officer's uniform.

"State your business?"

"I apologize for this unannounced visit, but I am here on orders." Lelouch began before acting his Geass. "You will assist me during my time at the base by following my commands until the base is engulfed in flames."

"Yes sir!" The soldier replied with a salute completely enthralled by Lelouch's Geass.

"Inform your superiors that I wish to speak with them. I bring orders from the Viceroy himself in regards to the incident in Shinjuku Ghetto." Lelouch said as three military trucks pulled up behind the vehicle Lelouch was in. "And my associates in the trucks behind me are with me. Could you please assist them in any way you can?"

"Yes sir."

The enslaved guard signaled to his fellow guard to inform him they were cleared to proceed. The two trucks followed Lelouch's vehicle as they pulled up to one of the three warehouses they used for storage, but it was also wear the supply depot commander was located at.

Exiting his car while being accompanied by a disguised Faunus wearing a Britannian Soldier uniform Lelouch walked towards the office before he was met by a group of soldiers.

"Sir could we see some ID?"

"Yes," Lelouch said that he was thankful at how lax the security was and the fact that none of the soldiers he had seen so far weren't wearing their face masks making them easy victims for his Geass, "I command all of you to assist me until this base is destroyed."

"Yes sir."

Lelouch couldn't help, but smile wickedly at his success.

These idiots are so dependent on protection from the other bases their security has grown lax and soft.

Still he did not allow his success to get the better of his judgment and continued towards the commander's office. After all the mission wasn't a success until they escape the base with as much supplies and weapons they could get their hands on. It was extremely risky for them to attempt a daring raid on one of the Britannian Military's Supply Depots, but with the chaos and confusion likely resulting from an entire Britannian Military force being wiped out with Shinjuku Ghetto with Clovis forced to keep a lid on most of the information it was a golden opportunity for them to take advantage of the confusion and uncertainly within the Britannian ranks taking root.

So far Jeremiah's information has been useful so far, but…

Lelouch entered the commander's office escorted by the soldiers under his Geass and his own escort.

"What is this all about?"

"Your supplies are needed," Lelouch began activating his Geass again, "From this moment on you will follow my orders."

It wasn't long before Lelouch was able to Geass all of the supply depot's personnel and the soldiers stationed there. Most were compelled into assisting him and the men that went with Lelouch to raid the supply depot while the rest were ordered to ignore anything unusual until the base was engulfed in flames, which would destroy any evidence to make it harder for the Britannians to trace the weapons and supplies they would steal.

Using the trucks they arrived in the former members of the White Fang rushed the warehouse buildings loading up the trucks with weapons and supplies. Trucks used for transporting Knightmare Frames were also being loaded with Sutherlands. Once a truck was loaded along with some spare parts and extra ammunition it left the base. As a precaution each truck would use a different route to escape into the subway before transporting the Sutherlands and stolen weapons back to their main base.

It was pass one o'clock when the first loaded trucks began leaving, but as the majority of the White Fang members were happily loading trucks. The weapons they were stealing was enough to supply enough arms for a small army and the Sutherlands they were stealing thanks to the depot commander giving them codes and everything they need to use them were vastly superior to the Glasgows they had.

We need to hurry…for a raid that was quickly planned and prepared for only hours ago things have gotten remarkably well.

Lelouch was overseeing the final phase of the raid which involved a group of Leodore's followers planting explosives around the base and leaving some set by the fences to make it look like the depot was attacked and raided. The explosives would destroy most of the evidence hopefully making it difficult for the Britannia to realize just how much they had stolen from the depot. As an extra precaution Lelouch used the depot commander to access and wipe out all security recordings of his arrival and everything else before it.

"Group Two how is it going on your end?" Lelouch asked over a radio he held in his hand.

"We have sent out three more trucks loaded with supplies and we made sure to load up as much military rations we could find." A Faunus with floppy-dog like ears answered.

"Good we should be ready to move out soon. How much longer do you need to clear out the rest of the warehouse of anything we can use?"

"Let's see…" The Faunus replied as Lelouch overheard him silently counting and working out an estimated time frame to complete their task, "I say twenty to forty minutes tops."

"Alright, but if you can do anything to cut that time in half then do it because this has been going too easily and I don't want to linger here any longer than necessary."

"I understand sir and we'll do what we can to finish more quickly."

Lelouch switched off the radio as he felt a feeling of exhaustion hit him causing him to stumble for a moment. It was getting close to two o'clock in the morning and the former prince was already feeling greatly fatigued from events of today.

Using a bathroom inside the building Lelouch splashed some cold water on his face to shake off his fatigue for a little while longer.

I guess I better get use to this as my nights are going to become a lot busier.

Sleeping in tomorrow and missing some class was a small price to pay for securing the building blocks of what will turn their group into a resistance organization to be reckoned with. Lelouch knew they had a long way to go, but the supplies and weapons they would steal from this depot would get them off to a very good start.

I doubt we'll be able to do something like this again, so we better make the most of it while we can.

Meanwhile Leodore was speaking to Desmond back on Remnant as the two men were enjoying a cup of coffee. For the two men it had been both a long day and seemingly an equally long night.

"So I guess everything went well with…Ohgi's resistance group was it?" Desmond asked sitting on the edge of his desk before drinking a cup of coffee.

"Better than expected," Leodore replied before taking a quick slip from his own cup as he leaned against the wall of his office, "Most of them seemed interesting in joining us. Of course explaining what we are was a little difficult, but as far as the people we saved are concerned we are heroes."

Leodore would be lying if a part of him didn't feel proud at what his men accomplished, but more so he was impressed with how Lelouch led his men to victory. Clovis being an incompetent military commander greatly helped them with the white Knightmare Frame being the only problem. Most impressive of all they didn't suffer a single casualty on their side and Lelouch's new power of Geass allowed them to steal Sutherlands from the enemy further tipping the balance in their favor.

It feels good to have the will of the people behind us. The lion Faunus thought proudly.

Now that power was helping them raid a Britannian Military Supply Depot which would give their group weapons and supplies better than what they were able to get through the black market.

"What about the refugees seeking sanctuary with us?" Desmond asked who appeared concerned.

"Lelouch and the men I sent with him will steal as much rations as possible to help tie them over until we can secure more food and water supplies, but we can't keep them underground." Leodore said as he spoke with Ohgi and the rest of his group about the matter. "We're going to expand this base and fortify it before we start bringing people over to this side."

"Are you sure that is a good idea?"

"Desmond some of these people lost family and loved ones today and those who are lucky enough to have any left want to join us and fight against Britannia. Many wish to join, but those who still have families and loved ones want a safe place for them. If we can expand this base here then we could do just that." Leodore said, but he knew that was easier said than done. "The weapons and supplies we'll get from our raid Lelouch is overseeing will help us fortify this base and secure the surrounding area more. But yes we'll need supplies and workers to help build settlements and walls in order to properly expand."

"I assume a lot of those refuges are willing to pitch in?"

"Yes we got some volunteers willing to help expand our base on this end, but obtaining the supplies and tools needed is another matter. However Ohgi had a suggestion we could use through." The Lion Faunus answered before continuing after taking another slip of coffee. "The Six Houses of Kyoto have been providing funding, weapons and supplies to resistance organizations throughout Japan. Officially they are an organization of elite Japanese industrialists and plutocrats. When the Britannian Empire took over Japan they left them in charge of running Japan's major industries, particularly its Sakuradite mining operations' believing it was easier and more efficient that way."

"So they are using their positions to obtain funds for these groups." Desmond said prompting Leodore to nod his head.

"Yes, but so far the only group who has gotten their attention is the Japan Liberation Front. It hasn't been unheard of for other groups who have proven their worth to receive funding as well."

"I see so you plan on offering some of the Sutherlands we captured as a good fate gesture."

"I doubt no organization like Kyoto could resist such an offering especially once word reaches them of the defeat Clovis suffered today, so we're hoping they'll seek us out. But we mustn't depend on them alone to move forward." Leodore said recalling a conversation between him and Lelouch earlier. "The die has been cast so we must keep moving regardless if Kyoto acknowledges our group or not."

"I assume you have another plan in mind to obtain what we need if we cannot through Kyoto?"

"Yes…Lelouch and I agree we must seize the momentum and once we have the weapons and supplies from that depot we'll send some of it over here to fortify our bases here. But we need to begin looking at ways to move our forces especially the Sutherlands because I want a force on standby here for any operations we could undertake here in Remnant that could require some heavy artillery."

"We don't exactly have factories here to work with."

"True, but…" Leodore was thinking for a long moment until he answered, "Mantle does."

"I know the city has fallen on hard times, but I doubt Atlas let alone the authorities in Mantle will allow you to run a factory to produce weapons."

"I am aware of that, but we'll just need a cover for it and as long as it's nothing big that would draw the notice of the Schnee Dust Company we should be fine. But I am considering using Lelouch and his new power to put those who could reveal what we are doing to the wrong under his power to hide it. The SDC doesn't care for Mantle or its people, but as long whatever we use for the factory stays under the radar and anyone who could expose its working to anyone are under Lelouch's Geass we should be able to use some of Mantle's remaining industrial resources for ourselves after we purchase them."

"Then you are likely going to head to Mantle to check out the situation first." Desmond asked.

"Yes and get a list of who we have to deal with to make it happen. I believe I can even create some recruitment opportunities for us up there as well." Leodore said as he was considering and weighing different options. "Eventually we'll need to build our own factory and production center in a location we have control over so using Mantle's industrial capabilities to help us towards that goal will have to do. The funds we have amassed so far should allow us to purchase what we need easily, but we'll need to investigate Mantle and take into account its current state before we do so."

"Right, but I suppose since the tech we'll be producing on this end doesn't need Dust to run so that should help keep our operations low profile since every runs on Dust and you have to get it through the SDC."

"Yes which is another advantage we have and some of those alternate energy source technologies can be another bargaining chip we can use." The lion Faunus replied before drinking the rest of his coffee. "I know some places who would happily like access to a different source of power to break away from using Dust from the SDC."

"Then I assume at some point you want to manufacture my satellite communication system?"

"Yes…" Leodore answered knowing that Desmond in his spare time has been using books related to space flight and satellite technology Lelouch helped him get to further his knowledge and see what needed to be done to make a satellite network possible. Due to virtually all technology on Remnant being dependant on Dust space flight and the creation of a satellite communication center has been impossible because Dust loses its power the further it goes from the surface of Remnant.

Although it was strange that Dust didn't lose its power on Earth despite being on what should be two separate worlds, but Leodore and Desmond thought whatever linked the two worlds together could be a factor but it was only a theory.

"However all of this is still a long way off as we are far from having such resources even if we have the knowledge to make it possible now."

"Yes, so I guess this means we're going to take care of our immediate problems first before address the matter around Mantle?" Leodore said as they had the matter of the refuges and securing their position in Japan and on Remnant to take care of first.

"Ok, but our new group will need a name now won't it?" Dr. Brown asked as he finished his coffee before going over to his work station to retrieve something.

"That was something else Lelouch and I discussed…from this time on we are the Black Knights."

"Perfect well I got that mask and the combat outfit for Lelouch ready, but I made sure to modify it for his semblance too. I guess it is fortunate his Geass power requires eye contact too, so I didn't have to make adjustments but I did add a symbol to the bottom of the mask." Desmond returned from his workshop with a large briefcase that he laid out on his desk.

Upon opening it Leodore examined the contents noticing a black mask with a golden emblem similar to the one on C.C's head, the mark of Geass.

"Did you just finish this?"

"The mask I was a little late on because of that little job Rosso wanted me to do, but that allowed me to add that girl's emblem to the mask through after I met her."

"I'll make sure Lelouch gets this."

Speaking of Lelouch, who currently was back on Earth at that moment that had fallen asleep in the front seat of the last truck leaving the base, which had been rigged with bombs to detonate within thirty minutes to cover up what had happened. Those who had seen Lelouch positioned around the warehouses with some within to further the illusion of a hit and run raid. He hoped the blast would kill most of them including those who might have gotten a good look at his face, but it was part of the reason why Lelouch wore a blonde wig to hide his identity.

Even the uniforms the Faunus who came with Lelouch to raid the base came from the dead bodies of the Britannian soldiers having mixed and matched the parts of the uniform that lacked blood stains on them. Fifteen had come with him, most of them driving the trucks which were loaded with scarp to use to hide how much they stole from the depot.

The soldiers placed under Lelouch's Geass along with the depot personnel had helped them load the trucks shortening the time a group of fifteen could have done on their own. Once the trucks were loaded all they needed was one per truck to drive it at least.

It was unfortunate they didn't have the manpower to clear out most of the base, but they took everything fifteen trucks could carry with ten of them used for Sutherlands and the last five filled with as much weapons and supplies they could carry. The trucks carrying the Sutherlands were loaded with as many supplies and spare parts as possible.

He tested his Geass on Leodore at his request that after using discovered two important things. He could not use his power on the same person twice and when its cast and its power wears off the victim has no memory of events during the time he or she was under his Geass even when it was cast on them. Thankfully Lelouch had taken precautions to protect his identity and the secret of his new power to prevent Britannia from learning about it.

They left behind some scrap metal some of the trucks had brought including some limbs of destroyed Knightmare Frames to help hide what had been taken, although it wouldn't be very effective since their preparations had been done within a few hours.

However the fact that Clovis not wanting his reputation destroyed by allowing such a blunder of such magnitude to happen on the same day as the disaster in Shinjuku Ghetto become common knowledge so Lelouch was counting on the fact that Clovis would cover it up to save his own skin.

If the Britannian Homeland had ever learned about Clovis allowing the contents of a military supply depot being raided like this he would face removal from his position of Viceroy especially if what happened in Shinjuku Ghetto came to light. The Faunus driver thought recalling what Lelouch had told him.

It was risky, but regardless they had successfully made off with enough weapons and supplies to arm a small army. All they needed was people and a sufficient base to house them along with additional supplies and resources.

But a smile on Lelouch's sleeping face hinted that this was only the beginning.

Inside her room at the newly christened Black Knight base on Remnant a certain green haired immortal was taking in her new surroundings, but found much to her surprise her ability to commune with certain people was hampered in the least.

"The son of Marianne has been hanging around some very interesting people. You can be sure he'll shake things up. I can't wait to see the rest."

C.C. smiled in amusement as she wanted to see more of Remnant and what Lelouch would do with his new people.

Two worlds lay open before him now…they will never be the same.

A/N: After the battle of Shinjuku the newly formed Black Knights raided a military supply depot thanks to some information provided by Lelouch's new loyal follower Jeremiah. Hopefully this will ease any remaining doubts Lelouch might have about Jeremiah joining him.

The raid was hastily planned and quickly put together, but Lelouch pulled it off providing their organization with new weapons and replacement Sutherlands to help them endure whatever comes next, but they are not quite ready to take on Britannia. They have a lot on their plate to take care of and they need more resources and manpower especially if Lelouch intends on actively leading a rebellion on both Japan and Remnant.

For now Lelouch is dealing with how to deal with the refuges who came to him and Leodore for protection and sanctuary including how many of them are interacting with their Faunus savors.

And yes Lelouch will be going to Mantle in the coming chapters with Leodore to hopefully obtain a place where they could produce the building blocks their own weapons and whatever else they need since they don't have the means to build their own factories. He can only move so much through a portal between worlds, with the Gawain likely to be the hardest one to move but it can be done as it will have to be laid down to do so.

Of course how long can Lelouch's luck hold before he runs into trouble?

And yes his outfit and mask were in production around the time his weapon was made since it would be problematic for a former Britannian Prince to show his face especially on Earth. As for Remnant a man leading an organization composed of Faunus and Humans wearing a mask make identifying him much harder and someone they could follow best not knowing if he is human or not.

I do have some plans when Lelouch will make his debut as Zero in both Japan and in Remnant, but there are some things to attend to first before getting to that.

And as a reminder Team RWBY will work with Lelouch/Zero at some point, but it might be rocky at first considering this is the same guy who is willing to commit evil to destroy a greater evil. So it might take some time before they will really work together, but that doesn't mean it can't happen in other forms.

The bit with Torchwick and Junior was to give you guys an idea of the time table when and where things are as far as RWBY canon goes.

Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed the chapter.