December 5th, 1231 S.K.C (Kamina City):

"Hey, it's been a long time… bro…" An old man said as he sat down on a bench in front of a statue of a man wearing glasses pointing up to the heavens. He was around his mid-forties wearing worn pants, sandals, and a brown hood covering his dark blue hair and developing wrinkles. On his shoulder was a small pig-mole who looked at the statue in longing.

These were Simon the Digger, former Supreme Commander of Kamina City, and his loyal pet Boota.

"Heh, I am glad Rossiu rebuilt the statue after all these years." Simon chuckled to himself before sighing. It had been twenty-seven years since Kamina died, and twenty years since he saw any of his friends. They had all moved on with their lives, while he went wandering. Leaving the fate of the Earth in the hands of the younger generation.

Simon thought back to those early days. Things were simple back then, during his childhood. Where all he had to do was dig holes, eat pig-mole steaks, and sometimes take part in Kamina's schemes for the surface.

But then the surface came to them. He and Kamina had gone up with Yoko and fought the Beastmen while making new allies. Even then, things were simple.

But then his childhood ended, when Kamina died and he fell into a huge depression. One that lasted until he met Nia. Ah Nia, how Simon missed her, his love….

After getting himself together, he beat the four generals and defeated the Spiral King, Lordgenome, and made a society up on the surface for humans. For seven years, there was a peace.

That is, until the Anti-Spiral came.

It tried to make him feel hopeless, destroying everything his Bro fought and died for. Some of his own friends turned on him to save what they could. But they picked themselves up and fought. Many had died, including Kittan, but they had saved the human race from the Anti-Spiral.

Simon frowned a bit as he thought back on Lordgenome. Even now, he knew little about his enemy. He had only discovered bits and pieces of it while exposing the capital. Even finding a framed picture of a beautiful red-haired woman who was holding a dark-haired child, most likely the young Spiral King. But that was it. What made that man into a despot?

"Do you mind if I sit here?" A voice said, snapping him out of his thoughts. He saw a fairly young-looking woman with green waist-length hair and golden eyes. She was wearing a simple blue sundress.

"Ah, go ahead. I could use the company." Simon said with a smile as she sat down next to him. She looked at the statue of Kamina with a smile on her face, it was almost as if she was content as well.

"Thank you." She suddenly said, surprising Simon and having Boota look at her curiously.

"For what?" He asked, slightly confused while the woman looked at him with a knowing smile.

"For everything Supreme-Commander Simon." She said bluntly, making Simon's eyes widen.

"Should have guessed someone would recognize me eventually." Simon chuckled to himself before looking at the woman. "You mind keeping this a secret Miss…."

"C.C, and do not worry. My lips are sealed." C.C told him while he looked at her quizzically.

"C.C is a fairly odd name." Simon told her, making C.C chuckle.

"So I have been told. Tell me, do you wish to hear of a story?" C.C asked Simon suddenly while taking out a box of pizza seemingly out of thin air.

"Sure, what is this story about?" Simon asked while getting comfortable. He did not have any plans for the rest of the night, he could spend an hour or two with C.C. Boota then leaped off Simon and landed right on C.C's lap, right next to the pizza box, before looking at C.C patiently.

C.C smiled at this. If there was anyone who deserved to hear of what came before, it was Simon. "It is the story about how a man who drowned in despair came to be." She replied honestly while taking a bite out of a pizza slice.

"It all starts with a boy named Lelouch…"