The boy woke to the smell of ozone and rust. He was lying in a tangle of scrap metal and broken concrete in the Tokyo Settlement’s underground industrial sector. Above him, a single, flickering holographic sign read: “Ashford.”
But Shirley kept a seat empty at lunch. Lelouch left a second king on the chessboard. And C.C., eating her pizza alone, whispered to the wind: Code Geass - Hangyaku no Lelouch - Lost Colors ...
“You gave me ten seconds of peace,” Lelouch said. “That’s more than anyone else has. Stay. Be my ‘zero.’” The boy woke to the smell of ozone and rust