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Code Geass: Zero vs. Infinity

Chapter 1: New Mask, New Name, Same Problem

"A year has past since Zero killed 99th Emperor of Britannia: Lelouch Vi Britannia," Milly Ashford reports on the news channel. "The new Emperor, Cornelia Li Britannia, has taken over her brother's place and returned the world to it's original state before the Area's were made by 98th Emperor, Charles Zi Britannia/" The T.V. is turned off by the man watching.

"It still burns me up to hear that man's name." The man says.

"And it probably will burn forever more as well." A women next to him says and picks up the remote, turning the T.V. back on.

"/How Zero still makes regular appearances, no matter how we ask him, he refuses to take off his mask even though he has nothing to hide."

"That man has everything to hide Milly Ashford."

"As Japan's savior and symbol, Zero has taken on the job of Governor of Japan, and everyone seems to be in peace. Of course some Britannia's wish for the return of the world under Emperor Charles's reign." The man watch grimaces again. "But we are of course trying our best to make them understand the situation the world is in."

"One year huh, the world is peaceful for once, and terrorism is low." The man starts getting up and walking away. "Some have forgotten all about Lelouch's terrible reign; others are still terrified by its memory."

"Are you thinking about what I think?" the woman asks.

"Yes, I am, I still haven't found a way to end the Horrible cycle we are cursed with."

"We? What could you mean by that, I don't have it, it's just you now remember."

"I suppose your right about that."

"So then, the question is how will you make your appearance, and for what means?" Asks the woman.

"Zero's natural enemy of course C.C. who else? as for the means, that part goes completely without saying."

"I suppose it does, Lelouch."

"Zero! Zero! Zero! Zero! Zero! Zero! Zero! Zero!" The people cry their shouts of admiration as Zero walks off, toward his private jet.

Just as Zero reaches the door of his jet he hears a particularly loud and loathing cry. "ZEROOOO!" Everyone stops at the sound of this, wondering who would use such a tone against their savior. Everyone looks frantically in every direction, trying to find the source of this voice when a huge machine then floats up above the crowd.

"Is that what I think it is?" Someone in the crowd asks.

"But it was destroyed wasn't it?" another person ponders

"Is that, Gawain?" Zero whispers to himself looking up in shock and disbelief. "Go now, get to Professor Lloyd to being that here as fast as possible."

"Yes, Lord Zero." A man waiting in the plane says and rushes to the controls and leaves without Zero.

"Zero, I will make regret the day you killed Emperor Lelouch." The man in the Gawain model states.

"How do you Pilot the Gawain?" Zero asks.

"I have recreated the Gawain, then improved it. It is no longer what you call 'Knightmare'. It has evolved; it is KnightCrawler!"

KnightCrawler, "Who are you?" Zero asks.

"I am Zero's opposite by nature, if Zero is nothing, than I am everything; call me, Infinite!" The people listening to this rouse with curiosity at this proclamation, this man called Infinite. "Now Zero, die." Infinite says, shooting bullets at Zero, but just as this happens, Zero jumps and dashes, avoiding each and every bullet.

"You stay away from Zero." A voice says and Infinite stops shooting to look to where it cam from, to see a red Knightmare with energy wing flying at full speed strait at him.

"Kallen." Zero says in half astonishment as others refer to her as Zero's knight or Ace of the Black Knights.

Before Kallen's Knightmare can hit Infinite's Gawain, Energy wing come from its back and he flies up and out of the way. However these were not like normal energy wings, for there were a second, slightly smaller pair connected to the regular pair. Infinite turns the Gawain and shoots bullets at the Guren Knightmare, but all miss as it rounds back around tries to grab the Gawain to emit its energy pulsar but the Gawain uses its ultimate defense shield to block and fly away.

"It would seem your Knightmare can stand its ground against my Gawain, but can you handle this?" Infinite asks and then the chest opens up and he fires the Hydron Cannon from it. Kallen, already expecting this, flies up and easily dodges the beam.

"Please, it's not very hard to dodge with energy wings." Kallen says but then hears a snicker from Infinite. "What," Kallen's back sensors activate and she turns around seeing the Hydron Cannon coming at her and realizes that it actually bent mid-fire and turned back at her. "But- but how?" She asks herself but quickly react by putting up her upgraded shield, the Ultimate defense that is capable of blocking it, from her Guren's arm.

"Don't think so." Infinite says and fires two Hydron Cannons from the Gawain's shoulders, but off course, though have them bend and corner her from three sides. "Can't block three of them at once can you?" Infinite taunts.

Oh no, Kallen thinks and stares as she is about to have her Guren get destroyed. but just then something appears on her monitor showing a fast approaching Knightmare and when she looks, she is shocked to see the dead Knight of Zero, Suzaku's, Lancelot and snatch her from the side and pull her just out of harms way of the Hydron Cannons and they hit each other, canceling out.

"Are you/" Kallen begins to ask the Lancelot Pilot.

"It is I, Zero." He replies before she finishes her question.

The appearance of Lancelot, the Knightmare of the traitor Suzaku, seems to cause more of a ruckus with the spectators than Gawain did, because it saved the Guren rather than watch it be destroyed. Inside the Lancelot's Pilot seat, Zero was taking off his mask since no one could see him; and the face under Suzaku's.

A sound only radio chat opened up in the Lancelot. "People will get the wrong idea with you piloting this thing Lord Zero." It was Lloyd's voice.

"I am aware, but it will not matter Professor Lloyd." Suzaku answered ending the chat quickly.

"Interesting, well I know when I am due to leave, so let me say one more thing to all." Infinite says as his KnightCrawler drops and lands on the ground. The hatch then opens up, making everyone lean in, wanting to see this mystery man's face. But instead what they saw astonished them, setting another riot among spectator's as the man is dressed in an exact invert costume of Zero. "To all Britannia's who want to return the world to the way it was in Emperor Lelouch's reign." He says as cameramen had come to show the whole incident live. "I call on you to come and fallow me, and I will make that happen. I swear it on his grave, I will prevail!"

IMPORTANT AUTHOR'S NOTE: Okay, I don't know how everyone is missing this, but no one who reads this story seems to understand why Lelouch has started a rebellion, even though I have stated it right here in the first chapter. It is practically the first thing I have Lelouch say, and I quote: "I still haven't found a way to end the horrible cycle we are cursed with." In this sentence, Lelouch is saying he has been trying to, and has failed to, destroy the Geass Code - the cycle they are cursed with - but has yet to find a means. The entire rebellion is for the point of killing him and destroying the Geass Code. I just don't see how you are all missing this fact.