Zero Requiem has failed. Humanity returned to it's roots swiftly and soon began to tear itself appart, when a force neither man nor the C-Collective struck earth and wrecked havock across the entire galaxy. To combat these Unforseen Consequences Lelouch has to make the ultimate sacrifice, surpassing Zero Requiem. Molded in the flames of war Lelouch becomes what he is destined to be

In the world after the catalysmic CBI outbreak that brought humanity to it's knees, the survivors are left to pick up the pieces of their shattered lives and to survive just for another day. Great many stories roam the lands, telling of hardship, sacrifce and loss. And myth. One, is the story of the destruction of the town Hope. One-shot. Plays in the same universe as "The Line".