“You think so?” Lelouch replied. Painted Black drifted away from him, circling around C.C.’s head. She tried to bat it away as if it were a fly. “I long intended to obliterate Britannia without this power. Though I must adjust my plans to include the possibility of encountering Stand users fighting for the Empire, the situation has forced me to make an early first move.”

-Lulu's Bizarre Rebellion Chapter 21