Charles attempted to use the system to initiate Ragnarök, which would destroy the gods and reunite all humans, both living and dead, as a single will; believing that it would create a gentle and better world without conflicts. To initiate the system, he originally required merely one Code. However, after further research of Geass, he discovered that in order for the system to have a 100% effectiveness, it required two codes. As Charles was about to merge his Code with C.C.'s, Lelouch defied his parents by stating that the world they sought to create would be stagnant, and that "forcing good intentions on other people is no different from an evil act." He uses his Geass to influence the Gods to continue the progression of time, in effect causing his parents to be absorbed by C's World. As a