A/N: I'd suggest opening a chess board editor for the chess game later or you will just be as confused as I was unless you have an excellent imagination.

As Lelouch closed his eyes one final time, he lay thinking of all the possible better results he could have achieved. Euphie would still be alive, The Black Knights would have successfully defeated Britannia in The Black Rebellion and seized control of Japan, Shirley would be alive, many other things would be different and the happy days of Ashford could continue…

His consciousness faded, as did the pain, for a few moments time seemed to freeze. Lelouch noticed something odd, he should be dead by now and yet he was still alive. He opened his eyes to see that everything around him had indeed frozen. He almost thought it was Rolo, only to remember that he was already dead, he truly thought of Lelouch as family…

Deciding to focus on the task at hand, Lelouch dismissed the thought and looked around, trying to find the source of the anormalie. Looking back to where he laid, Lelouch saw himself laid there as if he was a soul out of his body. He looked up and saw a figure looking down on him from above.

"Who are you, what have you done?!"

"Me? I'm Tet. The One True God."

"Ridiculous, there isn't a One True God, God exists in the form of the collective human unconsciousness."

"Oh that? Its just some system your world uses 'cause no real Gods exist here."

"My world?"

"Yes, I've been watching you and you have been through a lot to achieve this great feat. Though your path has been riddled with grief, regret, blood and death, you managed to succeed in your goal and bring peace to this world. You sacrificed yourself to remove all hatred in the world and thus have gained my favour."

Tet floated down and snapped his fingers, spawning a table set and chess board.

"If you can beat me, I will change this world and revive those you've lost and prevent any more hatred from forming."

"Who do you think I am?" Lelouch taunted with his Geass flaring to life in his eyes.

"That won't work on me, I told you, I'm The One True God."

Lelouch finched at the remark and sat down.

A/N: Now I'm horrible at chess so just know that Lelouch won but the game was closer than 『 』's because the way I see it, Lelouch is the better player but his mistakes cost him, he is able to recover from them albiet with some losses. Now I could be wrong but since I didn't write this part you are free to interpret it however you like with him winning.

"Interesting, I didn't think you would actually beat me, how about coming with me to my world? You aren't needed here anymore so how about starting afresh? I'll still fix everything but they'll forget about you and live normally."

'I'll probably get over paranoid and be the one to start the war if I stay here, me dying eliminated the problem of me being the cause of the breach in peace but if this supposed God is telling the truth then the problem is not resolved. I had planned to die anyway so if me leaving the world in another way can achieve a better result then I might as well accept it.'

"I accept, however, I would like to bring someone along with me."

"Oh? And who would that be?"

"C.C."

"Sure! It'll be fun to see what you two end up doing there!"

Tet flew out of his seat and teleported C.C and Lelouch to the surface of Disboard. A piece of paper floated down to them. Lelouch caught the paper and looked over it, it displayed the rules of the world. Lelouch found a suitcase nearby and opened it to find a chest set.

C.C was still in a daze about this and just followed Lelouch and waited for the explanation she was guaranteed to get. She had nothing to lose what with being immortal and all because of her Code.

'I need more information about this world if I am to live here properly. There should be someone around here I can Geass into explaining all about the world to me.'

As soon as Lelouch finished that train of thought, a group of bandits ambushed him.

"Hand over all your valuables!

'Perfect timing.'

"I am the challenged party and so I will decide the rules. The game we will play is a standard game of chess! We bet everything we own and so will all of you."

"Agreed!"

"Aschente!"

Lelouch set up the board and promptly beat the bandits easily.

"Now, tell me all there is about this world."

The man started to explain about the basics of the world's origins and rules.

"Very well, I think I understand how this all works now. You can go!"

"Could you at least leave us with something more than just this?"

"Pledge Six: Any bets made in accordance with the pledges must be upheld."

Lelouch walked away towards the city and on the way explained everything to C.C. that she didn't understand.

"We should find some lodgings before night falls, I think I deserve a stressless night's sleep in a good bed after all I've been through."

"Aww,,, Poor Lelouch can't go back to the beds of commoners after sleeping in the posh beds of Ashford?"

"Be quiet Witch, from what that bandit said, there's a competition going on in the city where the King will be decided. We'll just sneak in and use one of the beds, it's not like anyone will be guarding an empty castle in a world where you can't steal or spill blood. Even then I can just geass them into letting us pass."

After walking for some time, Lelouch and C.C. enter the city and head for the castle, on the way they see the sad state the city is in.

"Wow this place is almost as bad as the Ghettos back in Japan, it's barely keeping itself on its feet. I'm surprised they even survived for so long in such a state." C.C. said examining the situation the town was in.

"Looks like this world isn't all fun and games like Tet said it was… Everything here seems like it was built in medieval times, is everything in this world going to be like that everywhere? Does magic really hinder the development of technology so much?"

"Well this world is definitely backwards but they should have pizza here, if not, you can make some for me."

"Of course I will, it's not like I don't have a kitchen or anything right?"

"You can use Geass for it."

"As if I would waste my Geass on such a petty whim as your pizza, besides, you can make some yourself."

"You were going to use it to sneak into the castle..."

"Be quiet, that was for the sake of adequate lodgings while in this world."

"Right… Obviously not because you wanted a comfortable bed…"

"Oh fine, if the castle has a kitchen with the proper ingredients then I'll make you one okay?"

C.C. smirked and continued the walk to the castle.

The castle was as expected, unguarded. They sneaked in undetected and looked around.

At the castle, Lelouch cooked up three pizzas for C.C. and some pasta for himself. He found the grandest looking bedroom and prepared for bed, he took off the contacts, knowing he wouldn't need to hide his Geass anymore, and went to sleep. C.C. joined him later on but he was tired and so allowed it. For the first time in years, Lelouch slept peacefully, without a burden in the world.

When he awoke the next morning, he examined himself and found that he seemed to look much healthier, his dark circles were gone, his teeth shined, his mind felt clearer and he just seemed healthier overall. He went to the kitchen and found her in the kitchen throwing some dough, presumably to make some pizzas.

"C.C. explain this to me, I don't think these changes happen overnight."

"Explain what?"

"I feel… healthier, like all my problems are healed."

"Oh that? Its probably your Code."

"I have a Code?"

"Don't you remember? You took it from Charles back in the Sword of Akasha, it still puzzles me how you kept your Geass though."

"And you decided to keep this important piece of information from me because…?"

"I thought it would be fun to steal your corpse and have you revive in a hospital later on telling you that the plan failed and that Orange-kun accidentally killed Suzaku because the Geass Canceller cancelled your 'Live!' command and your reign continued."

"Witch…"

"Warlock…"

"Whatever, I'm going to gather some information from the town inn we passed by yesterday."

"Well I'm going to go exploring when I'm done, try and get some money for us would you? And maybe a new bed as well, the one we slept on yesterday was sorta tilted."

"I'll do better, I just need some preparations first."

"Oh? Let me guess, you're gonna Geass some random tailor to make your Zero costume again and then win the tournament for the title of King, lead Imanity to battle against all the other Exceed and then win once or twice. Then when backed into a corner you'll probably use whatever means necessary to escape then ultimately fail and use one of your hundreds of contingency plans you will eventually think of to set things right?"

"Witch… That is obviously not true, there is no way I would do everything exactly the same way as before, that's preposterous…"

Lelouch ran out of the room and headed to the city, not wanting to hear C.C. mocking his plan anymore. He went into the first tailor store he saw and Geassed the shopkeeper into making his Zero outfit as expected. He then headed off to the inn where he won a pouch full of gold by default through catching the person cheating immediately. He decided to spectate the last official match of the tournament to see his opponent's weaknesses before he fought her.

He watched the match from behind the dark blue haired girl who he gathered was named Kurami Zell with the opponent being Stephanie Dola, the granddaughter of the previous King. He watched as the granddaughter struggled with the possible last hand of the game. Right before his eyes, he saw as the cards in Kurami's hand were changed.

'What?! Is this the magic that the bandits talked about? No one else seems to have noticed so I'll have to assume so, how am I noticing it though… Could it be Geass? Interesting, I've learnt all I can from this match for now. Where could the caster be though...'

Lelouch looked around and saw the cause of the change, a hooded figure at the corner of the bar, a glowing magical aura vaguely visible around her. Lelouch barely made out elf ears under the hood when the figure noticed it was being watched and averted its eyes.

'So that's what's going on, this girl here is planning to turn Elkia into a part of the Elves' land as a puppet. Well we can't have that can we? I think it's almost time for Zero to make his Grand Re-Re-Revival.' Lelouch smiled diabolically as his brain set to work on formulating plans and strategies to counteract the elf.

Lelouch went off to the tailor and collected his costume before heading back just in time to see Kurami leave the inn. He waited for the elf to leave and followed close behind her, she walked for some time and shopped around before heading off into the forest. In the forest, he saw Kurami waiting for the elf at a waterfall lake. Lelouch watched from the bushes as he eyed the elf suspiciously. After not too long, Lelouch grew bored of watching their cheerful exchange and decided to move on.

Back at the castle, he was greeted with a rather amusing sight, the girl from earlier who had been beaten by Kurami back in the inn had returned to the castle and was currently trying to escape from a dough covered C.C., the limelette had apparently been here all day trying to create her own version of giant pizza and had caught it wrongly, thus becoming covered by it completely.

The dough covered C.C. was chasing Stephanie all around the kitchen while making ghostly noises, it seemed as if she had been having a blast messing with the poor girl. After the fifth round, Lelouch stepped forward and yanked the dough off, split it into two, and tossed the halves into an oven where they started to bake.

Stephanie had calmed down and started to question what they were doing here.

"Who the heck are you people and what are you doing in the castle?!"

"Us? I guess you could say we're a pair of travellers, we've come to see what is going on in this country, change it up a bit and maybe have some fun along the way."

"That's impossible, the only place Imanity lives in now is in Elkia, there are no longer any other settlements outside the city!"

"Well that's what you think…"

"Now I would like for you to hand over anything valuable to me!"

The Geass Sigil in Lelouch's eyes flew into Stephanie's as the command took effect. the red rim around her eyes signaling the order activating. She took the flower in her hair and turned it over, revealing a strangely shaped gold key. Stephanie handed the key to Lelouch and stood there, staring blankly for a few moments before the rims disappeared and she got back control.

"Hey where did you get that key?!"

"You just gave it to me."

"There's no way I would hand over my grandfather's key to some person I just met!"

"Oh so it belonged to the Old King? I wonder…"

Lelouch walked towards the room he had spent the night in and inspected the bed, C.C. stayed behind to continue to mess with Stephanie

'I must not have noticed it because of how fatigued I was… Now let's see, this balance looks like that candle-stick over there, approximating the angle, if I tilt it like this… There, now I have to turn this, and press this… There!'

The bookshelf behind him moved to reveal a secret compartment with a single door, Lelouch inserted the key and opened the door. Inside, he found a book, a really old book that contained information about a game that the Warbeasts apparently played when challenged, it was apparently a Virtual Reality Game.

'Now why would this country have access to such a high level of technology and yet the others are only in medieval times, most interesting, I should make sure to investigate this.'

Lelouch locked up the room and headed back to where C.C. and Stephanie were. He saw Stephanie ripping out hair as C.C. laughed, it seemed that the girl was extremely easy to break.

"Now now C.C. I think she's been traumatized enough for today, after all she just lost basically everything in her life."

"Oh fine, I was getting bored anyway, so what did you manage to find out?"

"Well, Miss Stephanie over there just lost what is essentially leadership of the entire country in a poker match."

"You're kidding! That's hilarious! I never expected to see that happen again!"

"Again?"

"I'll tell you some other time, anything else?"

"Well some Kurami Zell used magic to cheat in the card game to beat her."

"How do you know?"

Lelouch pointed to his eyes with a look on his face that said 'Obviously'.

"Ah, well that makes sense. The coronation ceremony will be tomorrow and I plan to challenge her for the title there."

"So we done for today?"

"Pretty much, wanna get some sleep?"

"Sure, your bed?"

"Fine."

As Lelouch and C.C. walked off, Stephanie finally processed all the information and shouted her discontent.

"Wait! How did you know about all this and what do you mean challenge her! If she has magic on her side then there's no way you can win!"

Lelouch merely waved behind him as he walked off to sleep. Stephanie gave up and just headed to her room to cherish it one last time before she would be forced to leave it.

The next day, Lelouch brought a suitcase with him as he and C.C. headed to the coronation ceremony. As they walked, C.C. started to ask for more details regarding the situation.

"So how did she use magic anyway? I thought the Imanity are unable to detect or use magic?"

"She has an elf helper."

"Why would an elf want to help what they perceive as a mere Imanity?"

"It is quite obvious when you think about it C.C., you see, this style of deciding has one huge loophole, that is that if one of the Imanity sides with another magic using country, he or she is bound to win since the Imanity can't detect magic. This way they get a free puppet king which they have control over, this is what is happening now."

"Man, I love politics, it gets so fun when this kind of thing happens!"

"Enjoy it while you can, things will get much more complicated soon."

At this point the coronation ceremony was about to start and Lelouch got ready.

"This woman, Kurami Zell, has defeated every opponent she's faced in the tournament. Is there no one left to challenge her?"

The elderly official waited a few moments before continuing.

"Then, in accordance with the late king's last testament, I will crown Kurami Zell as our new ruler. If any object, speak now or forever hold your-"

The man suddenly stopped as an ominous aura enveloped the room and a cloaked figure stepped through the door.

"I have something to say…"

"Speak then."

"Imanity, I ask you, do you want to be ruled by a fellow Imanity? Or by a puppet created by the elves!"

The cloaked figure threw his cape back dramatically and pointed to a hooded figure on the second floor. The people around it removed the hood to reveal an elf who promptly ran off.

"So you colluded with some elf in an effort to frame me for crimes against Imanity."

"Say what you want, but I, Zero, have come to challenge you for the crown!"

"I will determine the rules as per the commandments, I'll prepare the game and send for you when it is ready."

An hour later, the game was prepared and a carriage stopped next to Zero. He got on and was brought to the game destination where he was instructed to enter the building. He walked through a long hallway and opened the door at the end, arriving at a balcony overlooking a chess board. On the other side of the room was Kurami, he smirked behind his mask as the girl had practically sealed her fate.

"Do you seriously think you can beat me at chess?"

"Who know? But this is no ordinary game of chess. The pieces have a will of their own. Give them orders and they will move. Just say the word and they'll do what you say."

"Interesting, before we begin, I want to be Black."

"Is that a strategic decision or just a personal preference?"

"Both."

"I will allow it, now is there anything else before we start?"

"No, lets begin."

"Aschente!"

"I shall make the first move. G-7, forward."

The eyes of the White Pawn lit up and it slid off the elevated steps before moving to G-4

"Is this what you meant by the pieces having a will of their own? Interesting… P7, take the enemy Pawn!"

"Wait no stop!"

The eyes of the Black Pawn lit up and it slid off the elevated steps before moving forward and destroying the enemy Pawn in one clean slash.

"What's wrong Kurami? I thought you would have anticipated this, this is not an ordinary game of chess after all.."

"Fine! It's my move, F-7, forward."

The Pawn moved up only one space this time.

"N-2, move to F-3!"

"F-8, move diagonally"

The Bishop moved to H-6.

"N-1, move to B-4!"

"F-6, take G-4."

The Pawn destroyed Zero's Pawn with its sword.

"N-2, avenge P-7!"

"H-6 take G-4"

The Bishop started to charge towards Zero's Knight.

"R-2, destroy that Bishop!"

"You can't do that! It's my turn!"

Kurami's words fell on deaf ears as the Rook popped off its pedestal and intercepted her Bishop.

"We aren't playing chess at all aren't we? This is a strategy game, meaning I still have the advantage!"

"Grr… It's my turn now! C-7, forward."

The Pawn moved forward up one space.

"K-1, move to E-4!"

"You're moving your King out in the open?"

"If a king does not lead, how can he expect his subordinates to follow?"

"Very well then. G-8, take G-5!"

The piece did not move.

"G-8! Take the enemy Rook!"

"Hahahahaha! Looks like the magic on your pieces is starting to wear off!"

"How did you know?!"

"I saw it of course."

"Impossible! Imanity can't see magic!"

"Well, like this chess game, I'm not an ordinary Imanity…"

"Forget it! G-8, move diagonally!"

The Knight moved to E-6.

"I guess it's time I make my move then… All forces advance! Take out the enemy forces and bring back the head of the traitorous king! Only we will be able to save this country from ruin! We must fight at all costs to prevent the elves from claiming the last bastion of Imanity!"

The Black pieces charged the Whites, destroying the front line troops.

"You can't move so many pieces at once! I haven't had my turn!"

"What naive fool would wait for the enemy's 'turn' in a real war?"

"Grr… Pawns! Form a defensive wall, protect the King and Queen!"

"P-1 to P-6 destroy the enemy defenders! R-1, R-2, B-1 and B-2, support the Pawns as they advance!

Zero's troops closed in on the enemy, systematically wiping out the enemy forces until she was left with only half her forces.

"Let's see how you handle this Zero! King, E-6!"

The White King took a large step forward onto the playing field and the entire area was suddenly enveloped in a bright light. All the White troops paused and turned red in colour, one of the Pawns took this opportunity to attack but was promptly turned to their side once his sword hit the shield. Multiple others tried to avenge him but were also turned. Zero saw this and immediately recalled all his troops.

"Magic sure is amazing isn't it? It turned my own forces against me… This is such a nostalgic situation, good thing I was prepared for something like this…"

A slit opened up in Zero's mask which revealed a bird like symbol in his eye.

"Soldiers! I command you to kill the White King at all costs, his days of rule are over!"

All the White units on the board froze as the command took effect before they turned on their ruler, mutilating him all together.

"You have lost Kurami, and by the Ten Pledges, I am the new king of Elkia!"

"No… It's not possible! How did you do that!? Which race gave you that power!"

"You still think another race is backing me? You are wrong, this is my own power! And I will use it to restore Elkia's former glory…"

Zero walked out of the room and headed to the palace.

A/N: That's the end of this chapter. I will update this eventually but I only released it for it's poll popularity, garnering half the votes so I will only be updating this once I finish my other stories. You should go and check them out and review because it will get me to write faster. Now let's have a word from my favourite character:

"Lelouch Vi Britannia commands you… Review!"