Chapter 1: The prince and the jester

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Area 11, Shinjuku ghetto, year 2015, Lelouch 15 years old, same time of year as the Shinjuku massacre

Lelouch was exploring the ghetto, looking at what the britannian empire had done to the japanese people. A vision of poverty that only strengthened Lelouch's resolve to destroy britannia and even more so strengthened his desire to see the emperor dead at his feet.

After reminding himself of his cause, Lelouch was heading home. As he was walking, he passed an old abandoned building. Just as he was passing the door… something pulled him into the building, as if there was a rope tied around his arm.

After Lelouch was in the building, he saw a strange man with pale skin wearing a black vest, decorated with large white playing card symbols; on the front left was a white heart, on the front right was a white diamond, on the back right was a white club, and on the back left was a white spade. He wore a total of twelve black bracelets, three around each wrist and three on each shoulder. He wore a pair of black pants that stopped just above his ankles, and on his feet was a pair of white curly toed shoes. He had pinkish-red flame style hair and on his face was painted a purple star on his right cheek and an orange teardrop on the left. In his left hand was a deck of playing cards. The man was sitting on what used to be the front desk of the hotel building they were in.

"Hello Lelouch vi Britannia, lovely day to be banished from the royal family." The stranger greeted.

Lelouch was shocked that this strange person knew who he really was.

"What? I think you have me confused with someone else, my names Lelouch Lamperouge." Lelouch said in an attempt to get away.

"Please, don't insult my intelligence mister former eleventh prince of the empire. I know who you are and I know of your goal to bring down your homeland." The stranger countered.

Lelouch knew he probably wasn't going to get out of this easily.

"Oh, how rude of me, I never introduced myself; my name is Hisoka and I believe I can help you achieve your goal." The now named Hisoka said.

"How?" Lelouch asked, now intrigued.

"Allow me to answer that question with a question." Hisoka requested. "How did I pull you in here?"

That was a good question. 'How did he pull me in?' Lelouch thought. 'I know he didn't grab me, and I don't see any chain or rope.'

"You see, I'm in possession of a special technique known as nen." Hisoka answered.

"Nen?" Lelouch questioned.

"Basically, it's a way of weaponizing your own life force. I can teach you to use nen, thus giving you an advantage over the empire. You see, the only way to beat a nen user is with nen of your own, of which britannia has none." Hisoka explained.

"It sounds interesting, but I have a few questions, first, what do you stand to gain, Hisoka was it?" Lelouch asked.

"I have a score to settle with someone, a powerful nen user named Chrollo Lucilfer. I don't dare fight him on my own, not again. I'm actually quite lucky to be alive after my last fight with him. I'll teach you nen to help you destroy the britannian empire, and in return, you help me to kill Chrollo. Simple as that." Hisoka elaborated.

"Alright, but why me?" Lelouch asked.

"Well for one thing, nen is fueled by willpower, thus you have the potential to be very powerful. Another reason is because of the kind of person you are." Hisoka explained.

"The kind of person I am?" Lelouch questioned.

"The sound of a severed head hitting the ground with a thump, the sight of red ooze spreading outward, the sense of someone knowing their ambition will never be fulfilled. Such things excite me, and if you know how to use nen, I'm certain I will see quite a bit of it." Hisoka explained.

Lelouch, not happy that Hisoka pegged him as a guiltless killer, was still quite intrigued by the promise of power.

"How long would learning nen take?" Lelouch asked.

"It depends on the skill of the user, though the most common amount of time for an average person is about 12 or 13 months. But as I said, your will to defeat your enemy gives you great potential. That in mind, learning nen would probably take you about 5 or 6 months, but that's only a guess." Hisoka answered.

"And if I refuse? What would happen then Hisoka?" Lelouch asked.

"Well then, I suppose I would have to start searching for someone else to teach for the battle with Chrollo. I would probably start searching after the imperial military receives an anonymous tip about Lelouch and Nunnally vi Britannia living in obscurity as students at Ashford academy." Hisoka answered.

"You bastard!" Lelouch growled.

"So, do we have a deal?" Hisoka asked, his right hand extended.

"It seems we do." Lelouch said while shaking Hisoka's… extremely clammy hand.

"So, when do we start?" Lelouch asked.

"We can start now, and the first step in learning nen is to unlock your aura nodes." Hisoka stated.

"Aura nodes?" Lelouch asked.

"The numerous tiny points that generate and spread aura throughout your body. Think of it like a combination of your bloodstream and nervous system. Aura is the energy that keeps you alive. Before you can use nen, the nodes must first be unlocked." Hisoka explained.

"Alright, and how do I unlock them?" Lelouch asked.

"There are two ways to unlock your aura nodes. The first is the slow and safe method; unlocking the nodes through meditation. The other way is the fast and risky method; the baptism." Hisoka explained.

"Baptism?" Lelouch questioned.

"An experienced nen user, in this case me, will send a burst of their own aura through your system. This will force all of your nodes open at once." Hisoka answered.

"I see, and the sudden opening burst could damage the aura nodes." Lelouch deduced.

"Close, but no, that's not risk of the baptism." Hisoka corrected

"Then what is the risk?" Lelouch asked.

Hisoka answered by releasing a wave of malicious ren. The pulse of evil intention caused Lelouch to fall to his hands and knees, gasping for air.

"That's the risk of the baptism. Directly sending your aura into someone else's body is a surgical level procedure, if the baptizer, me, is too inexperienced in the use of nen, or carries malicious intent, then the recipient could suffer some serious physical consequences, the best case scenario being paralyzation from the waist down. An imperfect baptism could even kill you." Hisoka explained. "Knowing this, how would you like to unlock your aura nodes?" Hisoka asked.

Lelouch stood back up and gave his answer. "I'm planning to declare war on the most powerful empire in the world. If I can't take this risk, then I'll never get anywhere, I'll take the baptism."

Hisoka smiled and got up from the old desk he was sitting on.

"Excellent choice, and so very well said. Now, before your baptized, I should probably explain the four exercises." Hisoka mused.

"Four exercises?" Lelouch questioned.

"The four basic practices that are vital to the learning and use of nen. The first is called ten, where you envelope yourself in a shroud of nen aura; this makes your body tougher and slows the effects of aging." Hisoka explained. "For example, how old do you think I am?"

"I don't know, 25 maybe." Lelouch guessed.

"I'm 95." Hisoka corrected. Lelouch had a hard time hearing that.

"You're in your mid-nineties? But you don't look anywhere near that old." Lelouch pointed out.

"Such is the longevity promoting effect of ten. The average nen user who learns at a young age has a lifespan that exceeds a thousand years." Hisoka responded.

'The first exercise alone would make anyone a legend. And still three more exercises to go.' Lelouch thought impressed.

"The second exercise is called zetsu, where you close all of your aura nodes completely; this prevents aura from leaking out of your body, thus allowing you to mask your presence and speed up the recovery process. It also allows you to become one with your surroundings and sense incoming danger." Hisoka explained. "Just remember, you can't attack while zetsu is active. You would first have to shut it off before striking."

Lelouch was even more impressed now, toughening his body and masking his presence would both be greatly beneficial.

"The third is called ren, where you amplify the amount of raw aura in your body for the purpose of effective use. That burst of dark intention I hit you with earlier was ren, but a version infused with malicious intent." Hisoka informed.

'First strengthening my body to slow my aging, then masking presence, and now bringing people down to their knees just by being angry at them. Why didn't I find out about nen sooner.' Lelouch thought excitedly.

"The final exercise is hatsu, where you release the energy you built up using ren. There are six types of hatsu, but I'll explain more about that when your training reaches that point." Hisoka finished.

'You can stop digging, you already struck gold.' Lelouch thought as he pondered what the six hatsu's might be.

"For now, let's go back to the first exercise, ten. Once I baptize you, a vast amount of aura will begin leaking out of your body. The way you stop it from leaking is by cloaking the aura around yourself using ten. If you don't use ten, the aura will just keep leaking out until you pass out. The aura loss could even be fatal, which is another risk of the baptism, all the aura being released so suddenly, rather than learning ten while meditating." Hisoka explained. "However, ten is like walking, once you learn how, you'll never forget, and the more you practice, the more passive an action it will become. Eventually, you will even be able to do it in your sleep."

Lelouch was twitching with anticipation.

"Once your aura is unlocked, think of your aura flowing through you like a river. Flowing from your head and down your torso, through your hips and down your arms, down your legs and back up again." Hisoka explained. "As for your stance, do whatever feels right to you, though a natural stance is known to work best."

"I'm ready." Lelouch stated.

"Alright." Hisoka said. Hisoka walked up to Lelouch, put his hand to the boys torso, and sent a burst of aura into Lelouch's body.

Lelouch immediately felt the effects.

"Woah, this feels weird, is this steam… no… is that my aura?" Lelouch spoke, seeing the aura vaporize from his body.

"Lelouch, the exercise, start using ten." Hisoka warned.

"Oh right." Lelouch confirmed. Lelouch closed his eyes and relaxed himself into a normal standing position, like Hisoka suggested. 'A river flowing through my body, from my head to my torso, to my arms and to my hips, down my legs and back up again.' Lelouch thought.

The aura that was leaking out of Lelouch began to slow, and then, it wrapped around him like a cloak.

"Well done Lelouch." Hisoka complimented. 'I don't think he realizes it took him over an hour to achieve ten. Oh well, that's still less time than most people would need.'

Lelouch opened his eyes to see the aura shroud around him.

"Woah, this is amazing, and it feels incredible." Lelouch noted happily.

"Don't get too excited; of the four exercises, ten is the easiest to master." Hisoka said.

"If you say so Hisoka." Lelouch conceded.

"I want you to practice using ten. Come back here in exactly one week from today. If you've progressed far enough, then you get to learn zetsu." Hisoka ordered.

"If I have to practice feeling five times greater than my normal self in order to learn nen, then I'll just have to persevere." Lelouch said semi-sarcastically.

"Oh, speaking of which Lelouch, there is one other thing that I probably should mention." Hisoka said.

"I'm listening." Lelouch replied.

"Ten might make your body a little tougher, but ten can only do so much. You yourself need to have physical capabilities on your own. I recommend you join a gym." Hisoka explained.

"Please tell me you're kidding." Lelouch whined.

"You can either start working out, or you can be hindered in battle." Hisoka responded.

"Huh, I guess you're right." Lelouch agreed.

"There is another advantage to a workout routine." Hisoka mentioned.

"Which would be?" Lelouch asked.

"Lelouch, you have a genius level intellect, movie star good looks, the heart of a warrior, and the compassionate soul of a love poet. Add a muscular body to the mix and you'll be the total package to all the girls." Hisoka teased.

Lelouch just gave him the evil eye.

"Well, I'd better get going, see you in a week." Hisoka said as he walked away into the building; at that point, he just seemed to disappear into the shadows.

Lelouch decided that it was time to go home. He had some ten to practice, and apparently, some public fitness centers to research.

Lelouch walked out of the old hotel and made his way out of the ghetto, making his way back to Ashford academy.

Two years later

"It appears that I have already won." Said a very fat britannian nobleman sitting on the white side of a chessboard. The old man on the black side looking very worried.

Suddenly, the door opened to reveal a pair of seventeen year old boys, both wearing Ashford academy uniforms. The first was a scrawny blue haired boy with a trademark stupid look on his face. The other was a black haired boy with violet eyes who had an air of confidence about him. The black haired boy had a strong physical build.

"Oh thank goodness." The old man explained as he stood up from his chair.

"Your substitute is a student?" The noble asked arrogantly.

"Your opponent is a noble?" The black haired boy asked jokingly.

"Ha, I envy the youth, so much time on their hands." The noble mused.

"Shall we get started?" The black haired boy asked seriously as he sat in the chair of the player he was substituting for.

"Hold on, you're the substitute? I had expected it to be the scrawny nerdy one there." Said the nobles butler who was pointing at the blue haired boy.

"Hey!" The bluenette complained.

"Oh no, Rivalz here is just my ride. I assure you that I'm the intelligent one." The dark haired student explained.

"You're mean." The now named Rivalz countered.

"I had assumed you were a pseudo-bodyguard he hired to make himself look more professional. Oh well, I suppose this'll teach me not to judge a book by its cover." The noble laughed. "Well then, may I know the name my new opponent?" The fat man asked.

"No you may not, but I'll tell you anyway; I am Lelouch Lamperouge." The dark haired boy answered. 'I've been spending too much time with Hisoka.' Lelouch thought.

"Hold on, there's no way you can win this, it's impossible." Rivalz said after seeing the board.

"Rivalz, how long do we have until we have to leave for our next class?" Lelouch asked.

"Um, I think twenty minutes if we go past the speed limit." Rivalz responded.

"Well then I guess we're driving home carefully, because I only need a maximum of nine minutes." Lelouch stated.

"Nine minutes? You only have twenty seconds per move." The noble pointed out.

"What's your point?" Lelouch asked as he moved the black king and hit the timer.

"You start with the king, your really are just a foolish child, aren't you?" The noble asked sarcastically.

(Five minute later)

Lelouch and Rivalz were currently walking out of the building to Rivalz's motorbike. Lelouch proudly holding a bag of money.

"Four minutes twelve seconds, I guarantee you that that has to be a record." Rivalz said excitedly.

"I love playing against nobility, they always favor their pride, meaning they bribe me not brag about beating them." Lelouch mused.

"How do you do it buddy?" Rivalz asked.

"Simple strategic brilliance Rivalz." Lelouch responded. 'Plus, it certainly doesn't hurt that I hit my opponents with small waves of malicious ren to make it more difficult for them to come up with good moves.' Lelouch thought to himself. 'Thanks Hisoka!'

"Hey Lelouch, I've been meaning to ask you, why do always start with the king?" Rivalz asked as he got on his bike.

"If the king doesn't lead, his subjects won't follow." Lelouch answered as he got in the sidecar.

"Wow, interesting philosophy, do you fantasize about running a major company someday?" Rivalz questioned.

"No way, ambition like that will ruin your health." Lelouch responded as they both put on their helmets.

"Well you sure do care about your health. The nerve of those people, calling me a scrawny nerd." Rivalz complained as he started the bike.

"Can you blame them, I've offered to let you come to the gym with me." Lelouch reminded.

"Sorry, but I prefer being around people who can't break an iron bar with their bare hands." Rivalz countered. "Seriously, what kind of workout program do they have there?" Rivalz asked, remembering Lelouch's most impressive show of strength.

"It's just simple exercise." Lelouch pointed out. 'I just happen strengthen my body with aura, as anyone can.' He thought.

"Simple exercise that makes people mistake you for a male swimsuit model." Rivalz countered.

'Lucky for me. My body has only aged a few days since unlocking my aura nodes and learning ten two years ago. Building up my muscles has prevented anyone from noticing the stall in my ageing process.' Lelouch thought. "Fair enough!" Lelouch conceded.

"You know what the worst part is, you don't even take advantage of it. You could have any girl you want. Heck, girls try to seduce you all the time. And occasionally, a few boys flirt with you too. Yet you stay single. It's such a waste." Rivalz explained.

"Rivalz, when I have a serious relationship with a GIRL, I want it to be because I fell in love. That's why my parents got married." Lelouch explained.

It wasn't a lie. Marianne was born a commoner, but Charles still married her, not because of status like his other wives, but because he actually fell in love.

"If you say so. But if you're holding out, who are you holding out for? I mean, what do you look for in a girl?" Rivalz asked.

"Well, I suppose the first thing I look for is nerves of steel, a real no nonsense attitude, it gives me chills. I also find myself attracted to girls who are compassionate about the needs of others, and I don't mean just talking about helping others, I mean actually doing something to help those in need. Oh, and between you and me, I have a small fetish for girls with red hair." Lelouch confessed.

Not too far away, in the passenger seat of a truck carrying dangerous cargo, a red headed girl sneezed.

"Though, I guess I should probably broaden my horizon. I mean, what are the chances I'll meet an age appropriate girl who fits that description?" Lelouch asked.

The chances are actually better than he might think.

Lelouch took a moment to admire the money he earned in the earlier chess match.

"Hey Rivalz, do you think next time, you could find me an opponent who might actually be able to challenge me?" Lelouch asked.

"I might be able to set up a game with an eleven, there not like us britannians." Rivalz suggested.

Suddenly, a news broadcast caught the boy's attention.

"During the recent terrorist attack, eight britannians and several others died instantly. Now here to say a few words is the royal viceroy of area eleven, the third prince Clovis la Britannia." The reporter informed.

"To you, the people of Britannia, and to the many cooperative elevens." Clovis started.

"We're not elevens, we're Japanese." Stated a certain redheaded girl.

"Can't you see my pain. My heart cries out to the dearly departed who left the world of the living all too soon. Why must these accursed terrorists try to destroy our glorious way of life?" Clovis continued.

"Don't ask a question you already know the answer to." Said a clown like man who was watching the broadcast from the top of a building.

"Please join me in a moment of silence as we all mourn the unfortunate souls who have left us behind in this world." Clovis finished.

As Clovis finished his speech, Lelouch looked very annoyed.

'Clovis, as big a showboating fool as ever. I'd definitely identify you as an emitter.' Lelouch thought.

Flashback, the old Shinjuku hotel, 4 months and 2 weeks after Lelouch first met Hisoka

Lelouch and Hisoka were in the old abandoned hotel. In between them was a table, and on that table was a wine glass filled to the brim with water, floating on top of the water was a small leaf.

"Now that you've mastered ren, it's finally time for you to learn hatsu." Hisoka explained.

"So, how do I do it?" Asked a slightly muscular Lelouch.

"First, you need to understand the six types of hatsu." Hisoka informed.

Lelouch nodded and said "I'm listening."

"The first type of hatsu is enhancement type; where the user uses nen to enhance their own natural abilities. One might use nen to strengthen their legs, thus allowing them to jump as high as a skyscraper. Or perhaps one might strengthen their throat, lungs, and vocal cords, creating a sonic scream." Hisoka explained.

"So the first hatsu type alone makes someone beyond what human limitation will allow. I like the possibilities of such a power." Lelouch mused.

"The second type is called transmutation type, where the user modifies their aura to match the qualities of something else. A person might alter their aura into an element. Transmuting your aura into poison so that your enemies will become very sick to the point of death, or matching your aura to solid steel to give yourself a suit of armor. You can even alter your aura to match animal characteristics; such as shielding yourself by altering your aura into a turtle shell." Hisoka explained.

"Taking on the strength of mother nature. Sounds like a plan to me." Lelouch mentioned.

"The third type is known as conjuration type. The user manifests their aura into a helpful object that they can make appear and disappear at will. Just remember, nen is not magic, so some conjuring's are simply impossible. A sword that can cut through anything, a spear of infinite length, chains that cannot be broken. Such things are out of reach for simply being impossible. However, a barbecue lighter that can unleash an enormous wildfire, a pocket fan that creates an immense whirlwind, a bubble wand that blows exploding bubbles. These things are possible." Hisoka explained.

"Super weapons in the form of everyday objects. I believe we have a winner." Lelouch chuckled.

"The fourth type is emission type nen, where the user utilizes their own raw aura outside of their body as a weapon, usually as a projectile. You might toss a spinning disk of aura at your enemy so they are chopped in half. Another possibility is that you could throw ball of aura that explodes on impact. Though I should warn you, this nen type can really take a toll on your stamina." Hisoka explained.

"Using my very life force as the weapon of my vengeance. I like the idea of that." Lelouch stated.

"The fifth type of nen is manipulation type, where the user is able to freely control objects and living things, even humans. You could stick an antenna in someone's neck so you could control them through your cell phone. Or you could manipulate a bullet to follow the intended target until it makes contact with the victim. The weakness of this nen type is that it requires a medium to be manipulated." Hisoka explained.

"Hypnotized servants to do my bidding. Is it just me, or is each type of nen better than the last?" Lelouch questioned.

"Finally, we have specialization type aura, which is nen that doesn't fall into any of the previous categories. Reading minds, seeing the future, being able to turn invisible; these are the things you can do with specialist type nen. Though, specialist nen tends to come with conditions that must be fulfilled before the nen can be used. The more potent the ability, the more conditions you would need to fulfill." Hisoka finished.

"Conditions or not, it sounds like the chime of endless possibilities. I don't know which one to choose." Lelouch stated.

"You don't choose." Hisoka interrupted.

"What do you mean?" Lelouch questioned.

"The nen type you possess is the one you're born with, or at least it's what you develop at a very young age. Now, we're going to find out what nen type you have. That's what this is for." Hisoka said while gesturing to the wine glass on the table.

"How exactly is a wine glass of water supposed to tell what nen type I have?" Lelouch asked confused.

"This is the test of water divination. You're going to channel your aura into the wine glass and then something will happen to tell us what type of nen you possess. If the amount of water changes, then you're an enhancer; if the taste of the water changes, then you're a transmuter; if the the water fills with gunk, then you're a conjurer; if the water changes color, it means you're an emitter; if the leaf moves atop the surface of the water, you're a manipulator; if some other effect happens, it means you're a specialist." Hisoka explained.

"Interesting!" Lelouch noted.

"If I had to guess, I would say you're probably a conjurer." Hisoka mentioned

"How do you know?" Lelouch asked.

"Personality analysis, it's not really an exact science, but it proves to be fairly accurate. Enhancers are simple and determined, transmuters are whimsical and deceitful, conjurers are cowardly and intelligent, emitters are idiotic and short tempered, manipulators are calm and argumentative, specialists are independent and charismatic. So again, I'm guessing you're a conjurer." Hisoka elaborated.

Lelouch, not sure how to feel about being called both intelligent and cowardly, decided to take the opportunity to learn a bit more about his clown like teacher. "So, what kind of nen do you have?" Lelouch asked.

"I have transmutation type nen. I modify my aura to match the qualities of sticky stretchy candy goo; I call it Bungee gum. It's how I pulled you into the building when we first met. Remember?" Hisoka explained.

"I remember." Lelouch noted. 'So that's how he did it.' Lelouch thought.

"That reminds me, I should mention, once you confirm the type of nen you possess, it's up to you to develop your nen ability on your own. You see Lelouch, nen is based on the user's own personal enrichment; for example, my Bungee gum is based on my favorite candy from when I was a child." Hisoka informed.

"Good to know." Lelouch stated. "So, what kind of nen does that man you want to kill, Chrollo, what can he do?" Lelouch asked.

"He's a specialist, his nen ability is called Skill hunter. It allows him to steal other people's nen abilities and keep said abilities in a book, the same way one would keep a pressed flower." Hisoka answered. "His arsenal is very wide and very powerful, that's what makes him so very dangerous."

"He can steal people's nen?" Lelouch asked disbelievingly.

"Yes, I'm afraid so; and if he were to steal one's nen ability, then the victim would no longer be able to use the ability that was stolen, while Chrollo would be able to use the ability as if it were his own." Hisoka added.

"Then why would you teach new nen users if he's just going to steal their abilities and become even stronger?" Lelouch questioned.

"As I told you, specialist type abilities usually come with conditions, and Chrollo must meet four conditions before he can steal a person's powers. The first condition is that he has to see the nen ability in action, the second condition is that the ability must be explained to him, third, the victim he's trying to steal from must touch their hand to the book where he keeps the stolen nen, willingly or not, and finally, all three previously mentioned conditions must be met in under and hour." Hisoka answered.

"I see, and by training new nen users, you hope to overwhelm him, regardless of his various abilities, since he's still just one man." Lelouch deduced.

"Precisely." Hisoka confirmed. "Though there is something else working in our favor. In order to use his stolen nen, he needs to be holding the book, and he must keep it open to the page that contains the ability he wishes to use. Meaning he can only use one nen ability at a time. On that note, he also has an ability known as Double face, which takes the form of a bookmark. He selects a nen ability in his arsenal and is able to use that ability even if the book is closed and/or even if he's not even holding the book. If he were to use the bookmark on one page and keep the book open to another, the he could simultaneously use the abilities of both pages. So at maximum he can use only two abilities at a time."

"This book, it's the key to his nen, right?" Lelouch questioned. "If so, would it be possible to take the book and destroy it?" 'Or perhaps use it ourselves?'

"I wish, but no, the book is a conjuration of Chrollo's own aura. Even if we did acquire the book, Chrollo would just will it to disappear and then conjure a new one." Hisoka answered.

Lelouch looked quite irritated. Fighting Chrollo would be a pain indeed.

"What if the person that Chrollo stole nen from were to die? Would he lose that person's ability then?" Lelouch questioned.

"Possibly, but I can't confirm that." Hisoka answered. "Now, if we're done talking about Chrollo, could you please channel your aura into the wine glass. Just take both hands, put them parallel to the glass, and channel aura out your palms and into the glass."

Lelouch did as instructed, and as he was channeling aura into the glass, something, like a small piece of coal, began to form in the water.

"Seems I was correct, you are a conjurer." Hisoka noted.

"So what now?" Lelouch asked.

"Now, you will practice the water divination over the course of the next month. The divination not only tells you what nen type you have, it's also a good way to practice hatsu. The more profound the change to the wine glass, the greater mastery you have of hatsu." Hisoka instructed.

"Understood." Lelouch agreed.

Flashback end

Lelouch huffed at the thought of Clovis using emitter type nen. 'As if he could use nen effectively. That pompous show boater is a major cause of all the terrorism in this country. He's too incompetent to do anything about it.' Lelouch thought.

"Aren't you going to join in?" Rivalz asked, referring to the moment of silence Clovis announced.

"Aren't you?" Lelouch countered.

"I'd be too embarrassed." Rivalz admitted.

"It's only personal satisfaction in the end, and it won't bring the dead back." Lelouch stated.

"Dang, that's pretty dark buddy." Rivalz pointed out.

"I don't recall asking your opinion of my ideology." Lelouch growled.

"Well sorry, I didn't realize you were suffering from roid rage today. Must be making you extra cranky." Rivalz muttered.

"You take that back; you know very well that I would never pollute my body with steroids. I only take all-natural muscle enhancing herbs." Lelouch countered.

"Fine, I'm sorry!" Rivalz apologized.

"My workout regiment aside, I meant what I said. Mourning the fallen won't do anything to deal with the real problem. When I get my chance to do something productive for the state of the world, I'm going to take it. That's a promise." Lelouch explained.

Just then, a large truck came barreling through the street. The truck swerved to avoid the motorcycle in front of it, thus resulting in the truck crashing into a nearby structure.

Rivalz stopped his bike and turned to look at the crashed truck.

"Uh, was that our fault?" Rivalz questioned.

"What do you mean OUR?" Lelouch asked as he got out of the sidecar.

Lelouch and Rivalz looked down at the crashed truck from the edge of the higher street. Lelouch couldn't help but notice that there were multiple civilian bystanders staring down at the crashed vehicle as well. All of them talking about how someone should do something about the crash and to help the people inside.

'Imbeciles!' Lelouch thought. 'They always talk about how something needs to be done rather than actually doing something useful. Do they truly believe it doesn't fall into their responsibility?'

Lelouch began walking down toward the truck. As he approached, the onlookers noticed him and believed a student rescue unit had arrived.

"Hello, is anyone still alive in there." Lelouch called out when he got to the truck.

Lelouch climbed up the ladder on the side of the truck to look inside the hatch on the roof. Then, unexpectedly, the truck started up again, causing Lelouch to fall in as the truck drove off.

"This could be a problem!" Rivalz uttered.

Okay, why did I make Lelouch a conjurer? I know he has personality traits for all of the nen affinities, all but one; emission. So I just went with the polar opposite of an emitter, a conjuration type nen.

Will Lelouch develop Specialist abilities? No, I have no plans to do so. Though I could change my mind if I get inspired.

How did Hisoka get to the code geass world? There's a shrine or temple or something on the dark continent that has a portal. They have a video game console that teleports you to an island. Not to mention the five calamities. A portal to an alternate universe is not that far fetched.

Hisoka would never ask for help to kill Chrollo you say. As long as Hisoka gets to strike the fatal blow, he doesn't care if he has help. Plus, after his last fight with Chrollo, Hisoka learned that he needs to take every advantage.

Name: Lelouch vi Britannia

Affinity: Conjurer

Abilities:-

Black king

Black queen

Black rook

Black bishop

Black knight

Black pawn

Cold shoulder

Ice out

Chess player

Name: Black king (garb of the rightful ruler)

Type: Conjuration

Description:

A suit of armor that forms around Lelouch's body. It looks just like his zero costume, but armor plated, and on the top of the helmet is a cross, like you see on the top of a black king chess piece. The cape, instead of being wrapped around his body, is just draped over his shoulders. The capes color and length are the same as canon.

The armor emits an aura of authority, strength, and charisma. It makes other people want to follow his orders. However, the armor has no offensive or defensive capabilities.

The suit is part of a condition contract; he can't summon his other five weapons unless black king is active. If he breaks this vow, then his life is a forfeit; however, there is a way for Lelouch to avoid the death penalty and renew the condition contract. Lelouch has 24 hours before the death punishment takes effect. If during that countdown period, Lelouch kills someone he considers precious to him, then his own life will be spared and his contract will reset, as if he never broke his vow.

Name: Black queen (omnipotent reaper)

Type: Conjuration

Description:

Black queen is a scythe. At the top of the staff wear the blade is attached is a design like a black queen chess piece.

The scythe is intangible to all solid matter except flesh. The scythe is not intangible to objects infused with and/or made of nen.

Name: Black rook (blunt force retribution)

Type: Conjuration

Description:

Black rook is a very large war hammer. At the top of the stick, between the two hammerhead blocks, is a large black rook chess piece.

Black rook only weighs 0.1 ounces, but at the last instant before the impact, it goes from 0.1 ounces to 10,000 tons. At the first instant after the impact, it goes back to 0.1 ounces. The lightweight is for speed, the heavyweight is for strength.

Name: Black bishop (punishment of binding loyalty)

Type: Conjuration

Description:

Black bishop is a chain. At one end of the chain is a handle in the form of a black bishop chess piece; at the other end of the chain is a claw.

The chain automatically wraps around Lelouch's chosen target(s). The more loyalty the victim has for the one whom they serve, the chain squeezes tighter. If the victim is loyal to the point that they're willing to die, then they shall die by the chain squeezing them to death. It's meant to be a punishment for those who are loyal to Lelouch's enemies.

Name: Black knight (ever present protection)

Type: Conjuration

Description:

Black knight takes the form of a shield in the shape of a down pointed pentagon. On the front of the shield is a design of a black knight chess piece that spans the whole face of the shield.

Any attack that hits the shield, the attacker will suffer the damage that Lelouch would have suffered without the shield to protect him. For example, if someone tried to shoot Lelouch in the shoulder and the black knight shield blocked it, then the shooter would get a bullet hole in his shoulder.

This effect will only happen if someone actually caused the danger to target Lelouch. If Lelouch was in an old building and someone caused an explosion to make the building collapse, then the black knight shield would protect Lelouch and cause the bomber to get crushed. However, if the building collapsed on its own without any outside help then the shield is just a shield. It would still protect Lelouch, but no one would suffer the damage.

Name: Black pawn (eight crippling vengeances)

Type: Conjuration & Emission

Description:

Black pawn is a six shooter pistol with eight shots instead of six. The guns barrel takes the form of a horizontal black pawn chess piece, where the top the pawn is the end of the barrel and the bottom is just in front of the bullet cylinder (the part where the bullets are loaded).

The gun fires bullets made of emission aura. Being shot by this pistol causes one of the victims limbs to be crippled at random. Four shots turns the victim into a quadriplegic, five shots makes the victim an omniplegic, six shots will cause the victim to die of brain death.

The pistol comes pre-loaded when it's conjured, but it only has eight shots. Once all eight shots have been fired, Lelouch needs to reload it by popping the bullet cylinder and channeling emission nen into it. Reloading the gun takes eight seconds, one second for every shot. Lelouch can stop the reload early if he needs to, but it would mean he has less shots to work with.

Name: Cold shoulder (outcast payback)

Type: Transmutation

Description:

Lelouch modifies his aura to match the qualities of frost. Since the frost is transmutation, it can't be seen by non-nen users. Any ice seen by someone without nen is moisture from the air that got caught up in the cold.

Lelouch grabs the target that he wants to freeze and then spreads the cold over the target, freezing them/it. The frost only affects the target that Lelouch is touching and doesn't spread to anything else. A person, any items their holding, and the clothing they wear all count as a single target. The larger the target, the more aura is required to freeze it. The frost melts the same as normal ice.

Name: Ice out (ultimate pain of rejection)

Type: Transmutation & Emission

Description:

Lelouch launches two streams of frost, one from each of his hands. He aims the frost jets at the environment around him, thus everything around him gets frozen. He can spread the freeze over a maximum radius of 100 meters. The further he spreads the ice, the sooner it will melt by one minute, the maximum amount of time it takes to melt being 101 minutes. For example, if he spreads the freeze over 30 meters, then it will melt after 71 minutes. If the frost is spread over 41 meters, then the ice will melt after one hour. If the frost is spread over the full 100, then it will melt after only one minute.

The spread freeze can function as Lelouch's en. He can sense any disturbance across the frost for as long as before it melts.

This ability has a condition contract in place. He can only use Ice out if his allies give him permission to destroy the area where the current battle is taking place.

Name: Chess player (protean champion)

Type: Conjuration

Description:

The Chess player is Lelouch's ultimate trump card.

He conjurers a monstrous creature all around himself. The creature is about 5 meters tall, the same size as a knightmare frame. The creature has pale purple skin, black armor plating, a long lizard-like tail, and three-toed feet (think the feet of frieza from dragon ball). Overall, it looks like a giant monster version of his Black king armor. The Chess player's armor has the same effect as the Black knight shield.

The Chess player has four arms; in the upper right hand is larger version of the Black queen scythe; in the upper left hand is larger version of the Black rook hammer; in the lower right hand is a large cannon-like version of the Black pawn pistol, said Black pawn cannon shoots a ball of aura that explodes on impact to turn all the victims who got caught in the blast into omniplegic's in a single shot, a second shot is brain death, plus the cannon doesn't need reloading, its shots are as limitless as Lelouch's aura can supply; and in the lower left hand is a triple chain version of the Black bishop chain (there are three identical chains coming from the enlarged Black bishop chain handle).

There are four conditions that must be fulfilled before the Chess player can be conjured.

Lelouch needs to have already utilized each and every one of his six black chess weapons throughout the course of the current battle. The list of weapons used does not carry over to the next battle.

Lelouch needs to know the identity of the enemy commander. If it's only a single enemy, then the condition technically can't be fulfilled and the Chess player can't be summoned, even if the enemy uses nen beasts.

The current battle needs to have been going on for at least half an hour. The time doesn't carry over to the next battle. Once the fight is over the timer resets back to zero.

At least 50% of Lelouch's allies need to have been removed from the fight. If Lelouch only has one ally, it would still fulfill the condition; because if that one ally is removed from the fight, then Lelouch would technically have lost 100% of his allies. However, if Lelouch is fighting alone, the the condition can't be fulfilled and the chess player can't be used.

There is a fifth condition that, if fulfilled, allows the Chess player to utilize Cold shoulder and (if the permission condition is fulfilled) Ice out.

Lelouch needs to have a personal grudge against the enemy commander.