I would like to start by saying that this is the first story I have ever written, and this is merely the beginning. This idea has been in my mind for a while, given how I am extremely fascinated with the Lantern Corps from Dc Comics (Red is my favorite), and how much I love Code Geass (it's my favorite anime). Combining them in a story was something I wanted to read, but I found nothing for it. So I took the initiative. Just to be clear, I don't have any ownership at all over Code Geass or Dc Comics, I just love them both.

If any of you readers want to leave a review, please do so, and be as critical as possible. This is my first story, and criticism will only help me to improve.

And, if possible, please enjoy!

He thought he knew suffering, even at his young age. He had witnessed the death of his mother, and was was only able to watch as his beloved little sister was left crippled and blinded as a result of her trauma. He implored his father, the king of the mightiest empire in the world, to find his mother's killers and bring justice to them. He implored his father to do something, and renounced his title as prince when his father refused. His father not only ignored his pleas and continued to do nothing, but also cast him and his broken sister out of their home. He sent them to be hostages in the nation of Japan, where they would cause him no more trouble.

In Japan, things actually seemed to improve. Despite initial feelings of hostility, the boy and his sister became welcome guests in the home of Prime Minister Genbu Kururugi. The boy even forged a friendship with the Prime Minister's son, despite the two having disliked each other previously. Life was starting to look up.

But then the war came. The Holy Britannian Empire seeked to expand its power throughout the world, and its eyes fell upon Japan. Despite initially wishing to remain neutral, Japan was soon faced with an enemy it could not ignore. And after the development of the Knightmare Frames, large humanoid mech weapons, Britannia became an enemy Japan could not hope to defeat.

After mere months of fighting, the once proud nation of Japan would soon be defeated, and be given the designation of Area 11. It became another colony in Britannia's growing empire.

But none of that was known to boy, nor did it matter. His only concern up until this point was to get to safety with his sister and his friend. They had seen the invasion when it began, and had been running in search of shelter ever since. It was difficult, especially considering that all three of them were children, and one of them was unable to see or walk. Yet, they walked on, hoping to survive their journey.

It was their search for shelter that led the three of them to walk through a burning wasteland, and one littered with craters, scorch marks, dead bodies, and limbs scattered throughout the area. They walked on, having been told by other survivors that they would closer to a shelter on the other side of the cliff. Whether or not the information was accurate, they did not know. But they were tired and hungry, and desperate for safety. And so they moved forward, ignoring the warning set out around them.

Their desperation for shelter distracted them from the noise when it first appeared. Only when the sound became louder did the three children turn their eyes to the sky. In the sky, they saw what it was that left craters and scorch marks in the area, what killed and tore apart the people around them. They saw three missiles heading straight at them.

The boy, being perceptive, realized that the ground the were walking on must have been a testing site for missiles, and the dead people around them were survivors who sought shelter on the other side, but were killed by rockets before they could ever make it. The boy looked ahead to his friend, who was carrying his paralyzed sister on his shoulders, and the two locked eyes, communicating a simple message to one another: Run.

Outside of the planets atmosphere, a small red object floats around in space. It is a ring, one bearing a strange symbol on it.

Suddenly, the ring begins to glow, a burning red light being emitted from it.

"Sentient Located" it states, as it shoots itself towards the earth.

The two ran as fast as they could, and the girl held on to her brothers friend for dear life. The blue bracelet she had on her arm shook along with the rest of her body.

The two boys continued running, even after the first missile hit the ground. It sent shockwaves throughout the ground, and produced an ear-deafening sound. But despite being shaken, the two boys refused to stop, and kept going. It wasn't until the second missile hit the ground, this one much closer, that the two boys were thrown off their feet. Deafened by the blast, and left groggy as a result, the two boys found it difficult to get off the ground. The girl had not let go of her brothers friend the entire time. Despite damaged hearing, the two boys saw the third missile, seemingly coming straight at them.

With newfound reason to run, the two boys ran as fast as their bodys would allow them to move. They ran with all their might, desperately hoping to survive. The boy wished for nothing more than to survive this brush with death, and be able to live happily with his sister and his friend. He stole a glance at his friend, who's green eyes showed a similar hope and desire. This same glance was then replaced with the images of black smoke and burning flames.

BOOM!

The two of them did not run fast enough, and the missile hit close to where the boys friend and sister were. The boy himself was thrown forward several feet, and landed on his head on the ground. Fresh blood fell off the right side of his face, covering his cheek and falling off his chin. This mattered nothing to him however, as his mind was plagued by one concern alone: the safety of his friend and sister. He lifted his head, hoping to find a glimpse of them.

"Nunnally! Suzaku!" he shouted, hoping one of them would respond. Neither of them did.

He forced himself to his feet, and started searching the area for any trace of their survival.

All these events have lead the boy to this very moment, as he falls on his knees, tears falling from the side of his face. In his hands is a small, blue object. A bracelet, one that once belonged to his sister. A bracelet that, in his mind, confirms the deaths of his beloved sister and his best friend.

The extreme sadness he feels over their deaths is now making way for overwhelming rage.

"It's all Britannias fault", he thinks to himself. "They failed to prevent mothers death, they cared nothing for my sisters condition, and he cast me out. And now the declare war on this country, knowing full well that we were here, that the people here wanted to stay neutral. And they must have known people walked through here looking for safety. That's why they chose to use here to test their missiles. The deranged bastards wanted to kill as many of these people as possible, even now. And now the kill… they killed…".

His mental rambling ceased at the realization that everything and everyone he loved was now gone. His home, his family, his best friend. All of them were now gone from him forever. At this point, his rage reached a melting point.

"They should all die!" he stated, as images of the entire Royal Family, his "family", flashed his mind. "They don't care about anything but themselves. They threw me and Nunnally away the second we were no longer useful to them". He took a look to all the bodies around him. " They killed all these people without a second thought. People who just wanted to be safe, who had nothing to do with the war. They turned the world into a hell", the boy said.

He then looked to the sky, and made his proclamation. "I swear, I will destroy Britannia! I will make them pay for everything that has happened! I will avenge every person they have killed"! He then look at the bracelet he held in his hand, making a personal promise. "Nunnally, Suzaku, I will burn them all for what they did to you" he said in a more somber voice. His grip on the bracelet tightened, and tears once again fell down his eyes, open eyes blazing with hatred. " I swear" he whispered.

It was in this moment that a red light suddenly appeared in the sky, and seemed to be heading straight towards the boy. The boy saw the light, but was unable to move. He was exhausted from the ordeal he had just been through, and was paralyzed with fear from the light coming towards him. All he could do is stand and watch as the light came closer to him.

"So this is it", he thought. "I find my conviction, make my proclamation, only to be shot down not even a minute later" he thought as he realized something. "Everyone will be unavenged. I won't be able to exact vengeance Britannia for what they've done. They will keep going on, destroying more and more until nothing is left. And I will die here, having accomplished nothing".

He closed his eyes, waiting for the inevitable. He waited for the light to extinguish his life, to take him to where his sister and friend now were.

Except, that never happened.

His eyes shut, the boy waited for his life to end. He waited what felt like an eternity. But instead of feeling the grasp of death coming down upon him, he began to feel a glowing warmth directed towards him. Confused, the boy opened his eyes to a sight he could hardly believe.

The red light he had seen flying towards him was floating in the air mere feet away from him. It was a small ring, one with a strange symbol embedded on it, and it glowed a bloody crimson.

The boy stared at the ring, unable to comprehend how it was floating, or why it was glowing. But the biggest surprise to the boy came next.

"Lelouch Vi Britannia of Earth" the boy heard in his head. "You have great rage in your heart".

The boy looked around, trying to uncover where the voice was coming from. But the only thing around him was craters, dead bodies, and the floating ring in front of him. " Is it the ring that is is speaking to me?" he thought. "How?".

"You posses hatred born from suffering", the ring spoke again. "Accept this ring, and you will have the power to gain your vengeance. You will avenge those who have suffered wrongful deaths, and destroy those who have defiled the innocent", the ring stated.

Upon hearing this, the boy became entranced. Avenge and destroy? That was exactly what he wanted. And now this ring, a floating red ring that came from the sky, was offering him exactly that. The idea of power that the ring offered him was something the boy could not refuse, so he made his choice.

"I accept", the boy stated as he held out his hand to grab the ring.

The ring then moved, and placed itself securely on the boys ring finger. The boy looked at the ring on his finger and smiled.

His smile turned into a frown as he felt something was wrong. His face the writhed in pain as he clutched his chest, suddenly feeling an intense pain. And where his heart was, he felt a rupture.

"What's happening to me?" the boy thought as he felt something pushing up against his throat. He opened his mouth for air, but then found himself vomiting blood. A lot of blood. He couldn't stop vomiting until he felt that he got rid of all the blood in his body. At the same time, he saw body being covered in a fiery red energy, along with his appearance changing.

Where he was wearing a button shirt and shorts, he was now wearing a full black bodysuit with red gauntlets and red boots. The gloves made his hands look like claws, and the gauntlets and boots had spikes coming off of them. The upper chest area of his suit was completely red, along with the back. On his chest was a symbol, the same symbol that was on the ring. His eyes, once violet as a sign of his royal lineage, now burned a bloody crimson. As the boy studied his changed look, the ring spoke once again.

"Bonding with new bearer complete. Returning to Ysmault for further training", it stated.

"Ysmault? Training? What does that mean?" the boy thought. Suddenly, a red energy dome formed itself around him. Frightened, the boy tried to get out, only to realize that the dome he was inside of was now flying away from the ground. He tried to scream, but the scream was caught in his throat as he realized the dome was taking him off the ground. The dome continued carrying him farther and farther away from the ground. Soon, he was high enough that the land he once stood on now looked more like a section on a map. When he reached a high enough altitude, he saw the earth, in its entirety.

He could scarcely believe it. He was in a red bubble, flying farther and farther away from his planet.

He at his ring, realizing that it would be taking him farther from the planet still, to a place he couldn't imagine.

Unknown to the boy, another set of eyes had opened on earth, just in time to see a red light fly up into the air and disappear from view. The owner of these eyes would have remained on the ground in pain, if not for a pressing matter that grabbed his attention: his friends.

With no shortage of effort, Suzaku lifted himself up from the ground, ignoring the pain he felt throughout his entire body. Green eyes scanned the entire area hoping to catch a glimpse of them. "Nunnally!" he shouted. "Lelouch, where are you"?

And… that's it for the now. Now to just clear up a few things.

Why did Lelouch get a red ring?- Well, his entire motivation in the original show is his hatred and anger towards Britannia. Also his fake last name, Lamperouge, means "red lamp" in French. So him becoming a Red Lantern seemed fitting to me.

Will the other Corps be featured?- Yes. I already have some ideas as to who will be receiving which rings, and why. But if you want to give me some ideas, I'm open.

Romance?- Yes and no. I intend for the story to focus mainly on action. However, because Lelouch and CC is a ship I support wholeheartedly, I will feature that eventually.

Is Nunnally dead? And why did you kill her?- For now, the story will continue with the assumption that Nunnally is dead. That may change, but not for now. As to why I killed her, I decided to do it in order to make a different story from the canon, and to see what effects it would have on Lelouch's character.