A/N: Fair warning: this is the first fanfic I have ever written. I have read a lot of good Code Geass fanfics out there, and I noticed a lot of them involved Lelouch traveling back in time to the moment he got his Geass. Well, I've jumped on the bandwagon, but unlike the others, Lelouch will be the only one who remembers what happened. That's right, not even CC will know. Also, he will have his Geass permanently active in both eyes. How will he combat these setbacks while surmounting the old ones?

Any and all who would flame: GO AWAY

Disclaimer: I do NOT own Code Geass. If I did, then instead of reading this fanfic, you would be watching a spinoff.

CC knelt at the altar, hands clasped together in prayer. "Lelouch," she said. "The price you're going to pay for using your Geass on them is a dear one." Tears streamed down her cheeks, falling to the church floor.

Lelouch smiled softly as Zero readied the sword to strike him. It was time. The Zero Requiem was about to come to an end.

Out of the corner of his eye he saw Ohgi scream and Tianzi look away. So even after all he'd done, they still couldn't bear to see him die?

Suzaku, Lelouch thought. You're going to be a hero now. The messiah who saved the world from Emperor Lelouch vi Britannia, the enemy of the world… as Zero.

The blade sank into him, red blooming across his white robes. He gasped in pain as for a moment the world seemed to stop.

"Lelouch," Suzaku said. Lelouch could hear his killer's breath hitch. He was no doubt crying beneath the mask, the fool.

Lelouch spoke softly, "The punishment for what you've done shall be this, then." His hand came to his stomach as he leaned against his killer. "You will live on always wearing that mask, serving as a knight for justice and truth. You will no longer live your life as Suzaku Kururugi." His bloody hand came to rest on the mask he'd worn so many times, his crimson stained fingers caressing the side. "You are Zero now. You shall sacrifice the ordinary pleasures of your life for the benefit of the world, for eternity."

Zero said, "This Geass I do solemnly accept."

Lelouch's hand fell away from the mask, leaving blood where his fingers once were. Zero withdrew his blade and Lelouch stumbled forward, almost as if he was walking. Then he was falling. Tumbling and sliding down the flag of Britannia, a red stain following him. One last act of defiance.

Nunnally leaned over him. I'm sorry, Nunnally, he thought. I'm sorry for all I've done to you and everyone else. So many people had died as a result of his actions. Hopefully his death would atone for that. If I could go back and do it all over again, I would.

His little sister spoke, "Lelouch… are you?" She gasped and took his hand, her eyes widening in understanding. "You mean… everything you've done until now?"

Clever girl.

She held his hand in hers, tears streaming down her cheeks. "Oh big brother, I love you!"

Yes. I… I destroy… the world… and create it… anew. His eyes closed.

Everything had gone according to plan.

Then his eyes opened.

"He mustn't die!"

"That was the turning point. Since that day, I've lived a lie. The lie of living. My name too was a lie. My personal history, a lie. Nothing but lies. I was sick to death of a world that couldn't be changed. But even in my lies, I refused to give up in despair. But now this incredible power… it's mine… Well then…"

- Lelouch vi Britannia

A/N: And around we go. Where we stop, nobody knows. I plan on continuing this for at least a few chapters, but ultimately it will depend on reactions from readers. Reviews help, and I will get more of the story out the more praise I get!

As you've probably determined from the description of this story, it will be a harem pairing, but I would like to say here and now that there will be NO lemons. Any and all intercourse that may or may not happen between characters will either occur off-screen or be skimmed over and that is final. I say this because I have no interest in writing lemons and don't want anyone to get the wrong idea just because Lelouch will be getting with multiple girls.

Read, review, and ALL HAIL LELOUCH!