Code Geass Reacts: The Blame Game

Prologue: Prelude To Conflict

Somewhere on an orange farm in rural Australia, four years after the death of the 99th Emperor of Britannia, the Demon Emperor Lelouch vi Britannia...

"I want to see her... I want to see her so bad," Lelouch stares at the floor, his hands clasped in front of him as sadness fills his eyes.

Recently, the newly christened immortal received word from his wife, C.C, that his little sister, Empress Nunnally vi Britannia, will be paying his current country of residence, Australia, a visit. The problem is that there is going to be a massive parade in her honor, and even though she declined the parade, the people insisted on it as a welcome party, so she accepted, not wanting them to be sad.

For Lelouch, this would make visiting his sister impossible, something he knows he can't do in the first place due to the risks involved, and yet, his heart yearns for her...

C.C, who is gracefully stuffing her mouth with cheese pizza, looks at him with sorrow but says nothing. Instead, all she can do is reach over and hold his hand for comfort as he squeezes hers in return.

Suddenly...

KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK!

A loud banging at the front door alerts them to someone's presence.

The couple exchange looks, sitting still for several seconds, expecting either Jeremiah, Sayoko, or even Anya to shout out that it's one of them. How strange considering those three have keys to the house.

Silence...

KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK!

"Stay here," C.C wipes her hands clean of the pizza's grease before pulling out a pistol as she warily makes her way towards the entrance. The house they live in is a single-story home, so there's no need to traverse a second floor.

Approaching the door, she says, "Who is it?"

A soft female voice, not as soft as Nunnally's, but soft nonetheless, announces its presence. "Are you the Immortal Witch by the name of C.C?"

C.C freezes. "H-How do you-"

"Please. I can tell you're scared. I promise that I mean you no harm."

"... How do I know I can trust you?"

"You're a code bearer, right? I know a lot about that and Geass, plus, I am aware that your husband, the supposed-to-be-dead Lelouch vi Britannia, is with you. If I were to rat you out, I'd have done so long ago because I have known about this for a while. Actually, I know a lot more about both of you, especially your struggles during the war."

The greenette sighs and opens the door.

The seemingly young, attractive woman she's staring at has blood-red eyes, silver hair that extends just beyond the nape of her neck, and is wearing a small white dress that does little to conceal her pale white skin, nor contrast with her clothing.

She smiles brightly at C.C, so brightly that the immortal thinks she may melt under such a gaze, almost as if this woman were quite literally an angel.

"What's your name?"

"Hm... I won't tell you my name yet."

"Then how do you know all this?"

The stranger simply turns around and lifts her hair where C.C can see a familiar symbol. It's the Geass sigil, one that would normally signify that she is a code bearer, however, for some reason, it is upside down, and instead of its usual red tint, this one is colored blue.

"... I see."

"Anyway, like I was saying, I won't tell you my name yet because I'd prefer to do all that at a later date once we have assembled everyone for the task I wish to give you since I hate explaining things more than once."