Lelouch is furious with his father, believing his father failed his mother and sister by turning a blind's eye to their mother's death and failing to pursue their mother's killer. Marianne was brutally murdered in the palace and Nunnally, who witnessed the murder of their mother, was so traumatized she lost both her sight and ability to walk. Lelouch has one sister, Nunnally vi Britannia. Lelouch vi Britannia is an exiled Britannian prince, son of Emperor Charles zi Britannia and his royal consort Marianne vi Britannia. In turn, Britannia effectively strips Japan and its citizens of all rights and freedoms and renames the country Area 11 with its citizens referred to as Elevens. The story takes place after the Holy Britannian Empire's conquest of Japan on Auga.t.b., by means of Britannia's newest weapon, the 'Autonomous Armored Knight', or 'Knightmare Frame'. Guilford prepares to execute the Black Knights, and Lelouch enacts a plan to save them. Li Xingke takes control of the Chinese Federation consulate. Also known as Europa United in Akito the Exiled). Lelouch deduces the nature of Rolo's Geass and convinces Rolo to spare him. The story is set in an alternative timeline where the world is divided into three superpowers: the Holy Britannian Empire (the Americas also called Britannia), the Chinese Federation (Asia), and the European Union (Europe and Africa previously known as the Euro-Universe.