Gendo Ikari, The Loving Father
Gendo Ikari, The Loving Father
I know what you are thinking. Why on Earth would Gendo receive a second chance at life? He is a bastard & everyone who has watched the show at least once can agree that he doesn't deserve one. However, what if someone made of think twice about what he was doing & how he treated Shinji? Would he still be a cold-hearted man or will he be the loving father Yui wanted him to be? What if, he was brought back to the time where shortly after the Unit-00 went beserk? Well, all these questions will be answered in this story.
I know this story has been done, but I am going to Gendo into the father everyone probably wanted him to be. He will still be cold to everyone but he will love his son.
Disclaimer: I don't own Neon Genesis Evangelion, but I wish I did. That way I could shape to what I wanted.
"Talking"
'Thinking'
"EVA Speaking"
"EVA Thinking"
I will explain the EVA talking & thinking. It won't be talking when no one isn't inside it. When a person is inside the EVA, the soul trapped in the EVA will then talk to them. The EVA will be thinking all the time however.
"God Speaking"
"God Thinking"
((Author's note))
We see Gendo waking up to familiar ceiling. He opens his eyes & sees the dark ceiling above him.
'What. I thought I died by my son's hands' thought Gendo as he put his shades on.
Suddenly, a bright light enveloped the room. When the bright light stopped, a man in robes & a staff was seen in the room.
((Okay, I am going to apologize to God & everyone her3. I am sorry for any religious people reading this & you might hate my guts for what I am about to do. God, I am sorry for what I am going to do. Even if you punish me by sending me to Hell for all eternity, I won't hate you))
"Look upon me child not in hate, but in peace & love" spoke the man.
Gendo thought he was seeing things. He took off his shades & rubbed his eyes. Nope, the man was still there.
"Are you…God?" Gendo asked.
"Yes my child. Gendo, you are an evil man for initiating Third Impact & you don't deserve a second chance. However, recent events have forced me to think otherwise" said God.
"What events & what do they have to do with me?" Gendo asked, bowing to the eternal creator.
God merely smiled a gentle smile & said "None of that my child. Stand up" God said.
Gendo stood up & wondered how this was possible.
"Before you ask my child, in a way, you are dreaming. The rumor about what happens if any person that is alive looks upon me they will die is in a way, true" God said.
"Why have you come to me if I don't deserve another chance at life my Lord?" asked Gendo in extreme respect.
"Gendo, I know you are sad that your wife Yui died. I am sad too my child. It wasn't her time to go" said God with that eternal calm, peaceful look on his face.
"Then why did she die? Why did she leave me?" asked Gendo as he started crying.
((Wow, Gendo crying, that is something I never would've imagined that bastard doing))
"It was because she chose to go my child. You see, when a person 'dies', they go to the place of judgement, which is what you humans call Limbo. There, they are judged for what they have done in life & if they have the ability to pass to Heaven, they are given a choice whether to go into Heaven, or continue living in life my child" said God.
"Then, why did she choose to go?" asked Gendo.
God then did something no one anyone ever thought a kind being such as him would ever do, he struck Gendo on top of the head with his staff.
((HAHAHAHAHAHA. Hit him again God. He deserved it. HAHAHAHAHAHA))
"It is because she thought you didn't need her my child. She believed you would continue on without her & raise Shinji Ikari. However, when she saw what you turned into & what you did to Shinji, she said that she hated you my child, which is something no angel should experience" said God as he glared at Gendo, his eyes ablaze with unrivaled fury.
Gendo rubbed the top of his head & cried even harder at what God said. My wife hates me for what I have done? Can this get any worse? Gendo wondered silently & cried.
"However, you have another chance to make things right my child" said God, his eyes will eternal calm once more.
Gendo looked up at that revelation. I have another chance? My wife will not hate? Gendo thought silently.
God, who heard his thoughts, since he hears everything, opened his mouth & said "Yes my child. You have another chance to do right. However, I will be guiding you along the path you should've walked after your wife Yui died my child" said God.
"Not that I am ungrateful my Lord, why would you help me my Lord?" asked Gendo.
God smiled that gently, grandfatherly smile of his & said "My child, everyone deserves a second chance so long as they try to repent. However, you did not try to repent in your last life. You have another chance my son. Now, are you going to walk the path of righteousness or are you going to walk the same path you did last time my child?" asked God, for once not knowing the answer.
((Listen, I know all you religious people that believe in God believe that he should know everything, relax. I believe in God too otherwise I wouldn't have thinking up this story in the first place. Gendo is unpredictable but God usually knows what he is going to do. However, Gendo could take God's advice & change things or he could try to initiate Third Impact again))
"I…I…I choose to…change things my Lord. You are wrong about one thing my Lord" Gendo said.
((Uh-oh. This might not bold well))
God frowned at this. He has never been accused of being wrong.
"What is that my child?" asked God.
"I don't deserve another chance, but I am going to change things so Third Impact will never happen" said Gendo as he bowed to God.
God smiled his grandfatherly smile at this & said "Good my child. You understand. Now, I think it is time I reward you" said God as he waved his staff.
Suddenly, Gendo felt, more alive. He felt his emotions come back. He felt, lighter, much happier then before. What he felt most though, was regret. Regret for treating Rei like a doll. Regret for using Ritsuko as a sex toy. However, those regrets didn't come close to what he felt for abandoning his only son Shinji.
'How could I do that to him? I am the worst father on the planet. No wonder Yui hates me. I even hate myself for what I have done' Gendo thought as he felt more miserable then when Yui died.
God, who heard his thought, smiled his all-knowing, kind, grandfatherly smile & said "Now now my child. Do not hate yourself what you have done. Hate is the devil's emotion. You are not the devil so you should not feel hate. It is okay to feel regret. Everyone feels it in life at some point. It is only human to feel regret" said God as he waved his hand.
Gendo then did something that shocked himself & even shocked God, which should be impossible to do. He hugged God & cried.
"I'm sorry. I am so so sorry. I wish I never did those things" Gendo said as he cried on God's shoulder.
God was for the first time in eons, absolutely shell-shocked. Someone would dare touch me? No one dared to hug me, not even my own son. No one even bothered to console in me. This…is nice, to be able to feel the touch of another being. God silently contemplated as he hugged Gendo & soothed his cries.
"There there my child. It is okay. You are only human, it is okay to feel regret. The good thing is that you do feel the regret my son" God said as he let Gendo cry on his shoulder.
After 45 minutes, Gendo finally stopped crying because he was unable to cry anymore. When Gendo was done crying, he let go of God & straightened himself out & forced himself to calm down. Gendo stopped for a moment & wondered.
'Wait, when did I feel regret for anything?' Gendo thought.
God, who heard his thoughts yet again, smiled that kind smile of his & said "That is because my child, you were so cut off for human contact & caring that you forgot what it was like to feel human emotions" God said.
"I swear to you my Lord, I shall fix the mistakes I have made in life" vowed Gendo.
God knew then he made the right choice for allowing Gendo to live. "Do not swear my child, just do what you are supposed to do. That is all I ask" said God as he smiled at Gendo.
"Are you going to leave me to do it?" asked Gendo.
God shook his head. "No my child. I will be helping you along the path" said God.
Gendo was very surprised at this. "B-but milord, I thought that you couldn't interfere in the human realm?" asked Gendo, totally got off guard.
"Not physically my child, but I can mentally. I will guide you through your path in your mind. I will help you with problems that you need answers to" said God as he disappeared in a bright flash.
((End Chapter))
That was a good chapter. I am glad I made Gendo regret doing everything. I hope you guys enjoyed the story.
This time, I will make sure to add more chapters.
