Unknown Requiem

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Upon the appearance of her beloved,Empress Lucia raised her head to meet the stern yet gentle lavender gaze of the man whom still held her heart. Lelouch Vi Britannia. The rumored "Demon King of Britannia. Never in Lucia's wildest dreams did she ever imagine she would lay eyes on him. With his back to her,the back of a man filled with power and Neverending devotion. It brought tears to her eyes,tears of joy despite holding the corpse of their son. "Lelouch."Lucia whispered her voice coming out as a mere whimper. At the sound of her voice the apparition of Lelouch turned his head to meet the amber orbs of his Queen. Her eyes red due to the many years she shed,and her hands covered in crimson. Blood which belonged to his son. Lelouch flashed a sad smile towards his wife before muttering an apology. "I'm sorry,if only i had appeared sooner." He spoke,struggling to maintain his calm exterior.

But inside the man was screaming. Crying out for his son. The young man who he wanted nothing more than to spend time with. To watch him grow into a strong and gentle man. A man whom Lelouch prayed would live a long and prosperous life as Emperor of both Britannia and the Fante Empire. Yet there he lay,bloodied and lifeless in the arms of his mother and his lover. Tearing hus gaze from his family, Lelouch returned it to the angry M2. Who's glare was enough to send anyone running. Anyone but him.

"What's frightened you Miriam? She is your daughter is she not?"Lelouch mocked as he took a few steps towards M2. She hissed angrily towards Lelouch at the mere sound of the word "daughter". No traitor was more like it. How dare she bare her fangs towards her. The woman who gave birth to her. The woman who instead of choosing to smother her chose to raise her. And this was how she repayed her? Falling for the enemy and choosing to side with them. How sad,how pitiful,how angry this made M2. Or Miriam,from what C2 and Lelouch called her.

"That wretch is no longer my daughter."M2 spat,venom dripping from every syllable she spoke. "I have no use for a traitor in my world."M2 clarified before holding the bloodied blade over her head. Her power,her new world was in arms reach. Already she could taste her sweet victory,for this world would be driven into chaos and from the chaos M2 would emerge as the one and only ruler. The Alpha and the Omega. "Your boy's blood was all I needed to begin the Apocalypse,and now....."M2 began before peered up towards the Sword of Akasha. Where she had painfully nailed her fellow sisters too,in hopes of drawing the very essence of their power from them.

It was worth it to her,even though they all were indeed siblings. Siblings whom shared their own individual codes given to them by the first witch. Their mother Euripe. M2 wished to surpass Euripe by any means necessary. Even if it meant destroying everything she had created. She would do it. "Don't you really think you'll succeed? One person should not have that much power at their disposal. It will be the end of you."Lelouch informed the manipulative M2 who's eyes seemed to be devoid of any reason. "What of it?! As long as I surpass her that's all that matters!"M2 exclaimed as she aimed the bloodstained dagger at her very heart.

C2's eyes widened as she struggled to crawl over to M2,pleading with her to stop this foolishness. For C2 knew what was to come,and honestly she was not too sure she could handle it. "Miriam no!!" C2 screamed as M2 effortlessly lodged the dagger into her very heart. She released a raspy gasp as a sudden surge of power flooded through her body. Coursing the her very veins. She reveled in this new power as her dull amber eyes became a dangerous translucent hue. "Entering Apocalypse Code."M2 stated, her voice almost robotic as the very skies of C's world turned as black as a starless sky. Alarming even Lelouch. He peered towards M2 who simply smirked before withdrawing the blade from her chest cavity,licking the remaining blood from its steel. "This is the end for you all."M2 spoke before a sudden crimson aura seemed to radiate from her body.

She laughed hysterically before the sudden screams of her fellow sister witches sounded throughout C's world. Their voices shrill and filled to the brim with pain as their very lives were ripped from their bodies and given to the Sword of Akasha. M2 smirked as she watched the Sword of Akasha pierce the very heavens,destroying every ounce of consciousness it touched. Lives that were meant to be reincarnated were wipes from existence. New life awaiting to be born was slowly destroyed before they even had a chance to take their first breathe. It truly was the end for all life in this world.

Immediately Lelouch wrapped his arms protectively around Lucia and the others,trying his best to protect them from harm. Yet already he could feel his strength draining. Lelouch stumbled to his knees,struggling to maintain his presence in this world even for another moment. "Lelouch!"Lucia called out,reaching for her beloved only to have her body wracked with so much pain. It felt as if every cell in her body was on fire. And she couldn't take it. Lucia released a pain filled cry into the air,before falling to the ground. Her body convulsing, unable to heal itself from something like this.

But it was not just her,it was C2 as well. C2 struggled to hold back her cries,feeling as if her very body was about to explode. Slowly she too fell to the ground unable to hold back her own cries in pain. She knew what this was. This was the end,for their codes were being extracted from them. Which would ultimately result in their deaths. M2 smirked at her handiwork before walking over towards Persephone and Castiel once more. Her daughter seeming to be in a trance,unable to see what was happening around it.

With a swift movement M2 plunged the blade into what she hoped was flesh. But instead it was the apparition of Lelouch,who had stopped the blade with his bare hands. Since when did a ghost have such power? To become solid even just for a moment was indeed a miracle. M2 glared as Lelouch peered back towards Persephone and Castiel. A weak smile on his face before bit by bit her spirit began to fade away into the emptiness of C's world. 'It's up to you two now.'Lelouch thought to himself before his entire body faded away into nothing.

Yet even so Lelouch prayed that what he did was enough. He prayed that his sacrifice would not be in vain. And that someone could stop this chaos from affecting the world. But would God answer a "Demon King's" prayer?