"What if I told you to kill all the Japanese?" he joked, his Geass accidentally activating at full power.
Part One: The Day the Witch Returned Lelouch vi Britannia, the exiled Prince of the Holy Britannian Empire, was tired of pretending. For seven years, he had played the docile Ashford Academy student, acing exams and feigning ignorance as the Empire he despised crushed Japan under its boot—renaming it Area 11, its people "Elevens."
For one terrible moment, Lelouch saw a way out. If he accepted Euphie's offer, Nunnally could live in peace. He almost took off the mask. Code Geass R1
"Was it worth it?" she asked.
A girl emerged from a glowing green capsule. She was ageless, beautiful, and dressed like a Byzantine princess. She called herself C.C. "What if I told you to kill all the Japanese
He built the from the ashes of shattered resistance cells. Kallen became his ace pilot, the "Red Lotus." The brilliant but timid engineer, Rakshata, built them custom Knightmares. The cowardly aristocrat, Diethard, became their propaganda master. Each pawn was chosen for a single purpose: to die usefully if necessary.
Zero descended into the blood-soaked stadium, shot the weeping, Geass-controlled Euphemia himself, and declared to the world: "The Empire has shown its true face! This is not peace. This is genocide! The Black Knights will no longer fight for territory. We fight for the soul of Japan!" If he accepted Euphie's offer, Nunnally could live in peace
A searing pain lanced through his left eye. When he opened it again, the world had fractured into red lines—the sight of . The power of absolute command. He tested it on a soldier.