Code Geass Novel: Stage 4: Zero (Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion)

In the year 2010, the Holy Empire of Brittania declared war on Japan. Powerless to stop them, Japan surrendered in less than a month. Freedom was lost and Japan was renamed "Area 11" and its people became known as "Elevens." Lelouch is a Brittanian and his friend Suzaku, born an Eleven, has achieved the status of honorary Brittanian. As a boy Lelouch vowed to crush his own government, but now seven years later and in high school, he's accepted that he can't change anything. That is until he meets a mysterious girl that gives him the power to control people's minds - the power of Geass! Donning a mask, he becomes the ruthless terrorist known only as Zero, destroying anyone who might stand in his path - including his boyhood friend Suzaku!