Insanity

An evangelion fic by Testament

Disclaimers: The usual stuff, blah, blah and some more blah.

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Rain pounded mercilessly upon the expanse of concrete and steel that made up the city of Tokyo-3.

The streets are deserted as the dark torrents of stinging liquid keep most sane people safely at home.

But as the sharp crack of thunder sounds and a peal of jagged lightning splits the inky black sky, a single figure is revealed.

He swerves drunkenly, completely oblivious to the rain that slaps against his body. Tattered remains of a shirt cling to a pale frame.

If one were to look closely, they would see the barely recognizably uniform of the local highschool.

But, as no one else is around to witness the lone figure's trek, he continues unobstructed, mindlessly trudging toward his destination.

A few moments later, a huge monolithic building looms up against the backdrop of roiling sky and wet concrete. Geofront.

The center of Nerv operations and the holding pen for the humanoid weapons known as evangelions.

The figure weaves and almost falls to one knee as he stumbles toward his goal.

A sharp stab of lighting briefly illuminates his features and more importantly the dark thick liquid that coats the person's left arm.

Blood. Fresh blood, recently spilled. Apparently, the gore is as unnoticed as the rain that strives to pound the figure into submission.

Leaning against the steel entranceway for support, the enigmatic figure plunges his hand into his ragged pants, scrambling around for some obscure item.

Finally, he pulls out his hand triumphantly, clutching a wrinkled card that has probably seen better days.

Using a nearby rail as support, he stumbles toward the turnstile, leaving a slick trail of scarlet on the metal pole.

Swiping the recently discovered card through the slot, the figure grins, an emotionless facade of emotion that seems more frightening then genial.

As the heavy metal doors slide silently apart, the shadow cloaked figure walks unopposed into the depths of Geofront.

In his hurry though, he has dropped the card that so recently granted him entrance to one of the most heavily guarded compounds in the world.

The wrinkled slip of plastic flutters forlornly as the howling winds wrench it side to side.

Finally, the card settles to the ground, a couple feet away from the entrance.

A last blinding flash of lightning reveals the faded print on the card.

A small photo shows a somber boy in a black dress uniform. Next to the picture, a single name is printed.

Shinji Ikari. The third child.



To be continued





Author's Comment: Well, here it is. After a damn long time, I'm back to writing again. Dunno if that's good news or bad news though. Oh well. This is the prologue to a multi chapter fic on one of my favorite anime, Neon Genesis Evangelion. Please review and tell me what you think!