"Yes... I destroy worlds... to create... anew."

Blackness started to take over his consciousness, finally, this was the penance he deserved. The only people who should kill are those who are prepared to be killed, and he had killed thousands. He had ensured that no-one would miss him when he was gone.

He had no regrets.

But then, he heard Nunnally crying.

Why was she crying? Didn't she hate him, the horrid demon king? The most feared and hated man in the world? Why didn't she rejoice in his death?

"Don't leave me brother!"

No, this wasn't right. Nunnally wasn't supposed to mourn him. She wasn't supposed to miss him. No. He couldn't leave her crying. No, he could fix things!

… But it was too late. There was nothing he could do. Checkmate was called, there was no rematch. Then his consciousness faded.

He stood in a very familiar setting, the world of C. Now, he guessed, it was time to be absorbed into the collective consciousness.

"It is time for me to repay my debt to you mortal."

A voice boomed from the sky.

"Who are you?" Lelouch asked in response, checking his surroundings, but not seeing anything in the world of C except himself.

"You could say that I am the world of C, the collective consciousness, or if you prefer, God."

Lelouch's eyes widened. God? Debt? Well, he guessed, he could say that he saved the collective consciousness's 'life' when he stopped his father.

"What would you suggest, God?"

"I could offer you many things, however, only two options would be of any value for you. I could either grant you a Code, so you can stay and enjoy the peaceful world you created, or, I could send you back to the beginning of your journey, so you can re-do your rebellion, and fix your past mistakes."

That was quite the decision, it would be wonderful to go back and experience the new world he made, and he so desperately wanted to be with Nunnally after their long separation, but he knew that in the world he created, he could never risk Nunnally being seen with him. However, if he went back in time, he could change things, he knew so many things now that he didn't back then, he knew who he could and couldn't trust. He knew now to use his geass more wisely.

"I choose to go back in time, to fix the mistakes I made in the past. To do things better."

"Very well, then I will give one more thing, as you will be transferred back into your old body, your geass will return back to its original form, but I will give you a new extra geass, this will be the geass of absolute re-call, this geass will return the memories of events that occurred in this timeline to those you wish in the new timeline."

"Is there anything else I should know about this new Geass?"

"There are three things; first of all, it will not return the memories of those who have died in this timeline, secondly, all geass orders you have given to them in this timeline will also be returned to them, and finally, if Sir Gottwald ever receives his geass canceller again, it will not erase the effects of this geass, as it was given to you by God."

"Then I accept this geass and its terms."

"One more thing, as a final condition to this wish is you don't sacrifice your own life this time."

"Why?" Lelouch asked genuinely curious.

"To waste such a rare wish granted to you would be an insult."

Huh, it seems even God had pride, well, he was the collective conscious of humanity after all.

"I accept these terms!"

Then, the transparent floor beneath him collapsed and he fell into oblivion.