Disclaimer – Don't on Eva so no Sue for you.
A/n An idea that struck me a while ago I decided to put to page. This is sort of a prologue so please ignore the shortness.
'Thoughts'
"Speech"
Angel Arms
Part 1
Awakening
Shinji sat on the beach near the ruins of Tokyo 3. It had been barely 2 days since the destruction of the 16th Angel…since his Rei had died, only to be "replaced" by a copy. He hugged his knees tighter to his chest. Why did she have to die? Why had any of this had to happen? All questions no one wanted to answer, or couldn't. Thoughts had gone through his head he didn't like. The cliff above the city was looking rather appealing.
"I wouldn't do that, a nasty end that"
Shinji turned to see a young man, roughly 16 or so. With shoulder length white hair and stark blue eyes. He wore a tan long sleeve button shirt and gray pants. He walked up to Shinji and sat down next to him.
"I knew I would find you here"
Shinji looked at the strange young man with questioning eyes, what did he mean? The white haired youth looked over at Shinji and smiled.
"I'm sorry, I forgot my manners. My name is Shoal Crosse. I have been searching for you for quite some time, slayer of Angels"
"What do you mean?"
Crosse laughed.
"You have no idea the power you hold do you, what a waste; you wouldn't even be a challenge for me in your current state. I shall show you true power, your own power"
The white haired teen stood, grabbed Shinji by the collar and slammed him into a near by piece of a pillar. He then drew back his right hand, into which a sword materialized. It was a one handed sword with an 18 inch katana like blade with an elaborate guard with the mask of the 3rd angel engraved on it. Shinji was not even able to scream as the blade was then driven through his stomach. Crosse then released the hilt and placed his hand on Shinji's face while still holding him up by the collar with the other.
"Every angel you have or ever will kill, always leaves behind a weapon or object which grants enormous power. This is the Angel Arm granted to me, Sachiel; you however, possess the Angel Arm Adam. Why is still a mystery to me, but it has chosen you. And you already possess the power of some of the others. You only need to collect the rest to complete your power"
Shinji tried to catch his breath, which was hard with a sword in his gut.
"I….don't want….power"
"Soon you will, once I unlock your power, you will want more"
Crosse's hand on his head began to glow white as Shinji opened his mouth in a soundless scream. Vast amounts of energy and knowledge flowed in, drawing out and awakening the vast power which lay dormant inside the 3rd.
As the energy built Shinji felt the pain stop, as if the sword in his stomach were not there at all. He felt and understood what Crosse had said. This power, he loved it, and wanted more. Suddenly the energy build up reached a crescendo, and Crosse was launched back several meters, Angel Arm Sachiel still in his grip. Shinji staggered a step, his body bathed in a white light outline of a roughly Eva shaped being with large folded wings.
In his right hand he grasped a sword which, like the Sachiel, had a Katana shaped blade but was 25 inches in length. It had an odd designed white hilt which had a forward guard to protect the hand and a part which ran up the blade's back and assisted in sword grappling. On its pommel sat a red gem protected by a small guard. As he moved forward he spoke and his steps became surer.
"As I lay in the darkness with in her, a voice called to me from within myself. Power, give me more power. And if I must become an angel, so be it. I will endure the exile, anything"
Crosse watched every move the now awakened Shinji made.
"Excellent"
As if hearing him Shinji glanced his direction, remembering what had just happened to him he struck out with a slash from his sword. A wave of energy slashed out and hit Crosse; it passed through him and hit a damaged building and dropped it to the ground.
Crosse staggered back a step, the wound mortal.
"Brilliant"
Crosse toppled backward into two halves. The light around Shinji died off and he slumped to his knees, supported by his sword. He then sat back after a moment and examined the weapon.
"Angel Arm Adam"
As he thought on things Shinji noticed some small changes in himself. His constant feelings of fear were gone, replaced by a confidence in his power. He knew there was another angel yet to come. As he thought on the future the unhindered rage against his father also surfaced. The teen vowed that he would amass as much power as he could, then once the last one was dead, he would crush Gendo under his own feet.
Shinji gathered himself, the wound from the Sachiel blade gone, that reminded him. He walked over to Crosse's body and held out his hand. The Sachiel floated up and into his grasp. As it dissolved into white light and accepted its new owner Shinji felt its power added to his own. He then walked away, not bothering to dismiss the Adam. If anyone had a problem with him carrying it, they would taste it.
"Only Gaghiel, Sandalphon, Sahaqiel, Asuka should have Arael , and I'll bet Yrouel's power still rests in the MAGI. The rest I have except Lilith which resides with Rei. And of course Tabris who has yet to show. Once he does then I'll confront Rei, take Lilith's power from her and then crush father. The only ones I have to find are Armisael which shouldn't prove too difficult. Soon father, we will have our reckoning"
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Shinji sat in the kitchen of the apartment he shared with Misato, waiting for Asuka to return, or Misato to return. Where she had gone no one knew, Misato and Section 2 were still searching for her. Shinji chuckled and shook his head.
'Incompetent fools, can't ever keep track of a 14 year old girl'
He had returned to find Misato already gone and a note on the table. This could complicate matters. If Nerv discovered that Arael had dumped all her power into Asuka they would discover her Angel Arm and easily conclude that same had happened before and force tests on their pilots and force them to give up their Arms.
Well if it did come to that he would simply have to shed a bit of blood.
He scoffed at the thought of Nerv, the only Nerv employees he even considered leaving alive were Misato, Asuka and maybe Ms Ibuki. The rest were cannon fodder to him, or targets. On the table before him sat the Angel Arms Adam, and Israfel, a 2 piece amulet which had the power to separate and create 2 of its owner. He had a plan for tomorrow, he would use Israfel to create a copy of himself and search for the Sahaqiel Angel Arm while the copy took his sync test.
Once they rejoined he would learn everything the copy learned. As he hung the Israfel Angel Arm around his neck and tucked it under his shirt the door to the apartment opened a disheveled looking Misato walked in. She grabbed a beer from the fridge and sat down. She popped the top and chugged the drink, as she was about to slam it to the table top she spotted the sword laying atop it. She then looked to make sure it was actually Shinji sitting across from her, where did he get a sword?
"Where did you get that?"
Shinji stood and picked up the weapon.
"Doesn't matter"
Before Misato could say anything he shut the door to his room. He dismissed Adam and lay on his bed. Tomorrow it would all begin; he would have his power, and his vengeance.
A/N I know part 1 is short, but this was originally suppose to be a 12 to 14 page one-shot that I decided to extend so most chapters will be 4 to 5 MS Word pages. And yes the idea for the Angel Arms is drawn from Devil May Cry's Devil Arms. Also I'm placing a list of the known Angel Arms at the end of this chapter. Yes I have a full list of what they look like and do but I want some surprises. Basically it's a list of Shinji's Angel Arms
Adam – a katana like sword, possesses the abilities of all Angel Arms owned by its wielder with enhanced strength
Shamshiel – a pair of gauntlets which emit a pair of energy whips from the base of the arm guard
Ramiel – a hand piece which fires out a powerful energy beam from the palm, strength depends on user's power
Israfel – a pair of connected amulets which allow the wearer to divide in two with each half taking an amulet part
Matariel – a wrist band which turns the wearer's blood into a powerful acid to which only they are immune.
Leliel – an orb allowing the use of "Drac Sea's" for instant transport to any place the user has been before.
Bardiel – A Gauntlet/boot combination which when put into contact with others "takes possession" of their bodies and forces them to do the will of the wearer until they are released. Also increases physical strength.
Zeruel – a pair of short swords which connect at the hilt. Blade can separate into a whip like weapons, can also charge an energy blast on its blades and fire both.