Black tear falls

Turning water dark

Loneliness seeps

Alone..

Fragments of consciousness drift throughout the dark void.

Bred and born, inasmuch as it can,

To destroy.

To fight Angels,

Who are not God's holy messengers.

Simply evil given shape and form..

[But is that not what you are?]

Who is speaking to this shard of a soul?

Shattered and adrift, time passes by without notice or care,

It is the Watcher.

All of the Three are lonely,

But cannot admit it except in their deepest nightmares.

However, there is a connection with one of them,

Although the Consciousness does not know why.

[But are you not an Angel as well?]

Another fragment.

This one the remnant of one who was known, seconds-years-centuries ago as Yui Ikari.

She has seen her son's torment,

Seen the gradual deterioration of his sanity,

And seen the slow fall of her once-lover into obsession.

Uncaring for him since he is no longer human,

She turns to comfort and protect the Boy.

[But haven't you failed?]

This splinter of doubt and regret agrees,

And reluctantly the rest do as well.

None of them can stop what is happening,

Nor do they wish to.

Since they were never human and feel no sadness or pain,

They feel through the sadness of others.

[But do you really want to destroy him?]

Trust and allegiance.

The Boy trusts this shattered beast,

As foolhardy as it may seem.

But deep within this dark and silent void,

Something is stirring.

New emotion.

Emotions called Possessiveness and Protectiveness.

[But what does that mean?]

They wish to assimilate him.

For in the years-minutes-eternities that they have lived,

The Consciousness has seen the dark side of humanity.

In their urge to possess him and protect him,

They wish to bring him and his broken spirit into themselves,

Where he can join the shards and be free,

Free from hate and pain and loneliness.

[But will that save him?]

The Mother considers.

She makes her choice.

So they will watch over him,

But they cannot save him.

Nothing can save the Three,

Or the benighted species that seeks to create God in its own image.

[But is it the right choice?]

Rei.

Hybrid.

Shinji.

Messiah.

Asuka.

Self-perceived Goddess.

If it will allow them to make their choice, for good or evil, for health or ill, for happiness or sorrow,

Then it is the right choice.

Black tear falls

Turning water dark

Loneliness seeps