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The screams of the people granted dead glory to Zero. I destroyed the old world and laid a hand upon the creation of a new one. A final thought, and life left Lelouch vi Britannia, Lelouch Lamperouge, the True Zero — the man who shattered the old order.
He concentrated all the world's hatred onto a single person — the Eternal Dictator, the Tyrant. The one who took upon himself all the sins and gave his life for humanity's better future... and closed his eyes.
Everyone rejoiced. The world was freed from the tyrant. But one limping queen kept the facade of the Zero Squad — Q1. The new world did not accept her. She hated them all — their smiles, the fact they could go on living, those who betrayed him... How could she live without him?
"You lied, Lelouch. You deceived me all that time, all while protecting me. It's not fair. I should have been your knight. I should have died for you."
This thought and Kallen found themselves in a strange space. A voice — emotionless, cold:
"Do you wish to see your king again?"
Perhaps she was going mad.
"Who are you?" Q1 shouted.
The voice answered immediately:
"I am the one who can grant your wish. I can rebirth you and him into a new world. Everything will begin anew, but not for you and him. You will remember everything. But are you prepared to abandon it all? The network? Your friends? Your family?"
Without even a second's thought, Q1's heart had already given its answer:
"YES!"
The world twisted into a kaleidoscope, tearing her body apart, then — emptiness and light. A sensation of pain throughout her body, voices...
"Just bear with it a little longer, miss..."
Then — light and the face of a doctor:
"Congratulations, it's a girl!"