Writer's Note:

This fanfic is the first installment of writing the thoughts of the volatile unit 01. This is just a small taste of what
will come. Enjoy, and please review after you've read!

This fic takes place just before and during the attack of the 14th Angel.

Legend: denotes unit 01's thoughts, [ ] and { } denotes other voices in unit 01's imagination talking (i.e. a la
shinji dream sequences)

And so, without any further ado:


Zankoku no Hogosha (The Cruel Protector) Part 1
By Mirai no Trunks (napalm691@theglobe.com)

(waterdrop falls in a pond)
(all is black and intangible)

What am I?
[A cold, unfeeling barbarian, destroying all who oppose you.]
{The protector of all humanity.}

You say I destroy all who oppose me. Who, then, are my enemies?
[They are the birds from the heavens, who come to set the world aflame.]
{They are the disciples of a higher being, who impose his judgement on our planet.}
[They are the embodiment of all evil, seeking to destroy all life on Earth.]

But who are they?
{Humanity has given them the name Angel.}
[But these are not the holy angels from the being named God. These are the unholy servants of Satan, who seek to
purge the world of humanity.]
{You are one of three entities who exists to fight the Angels.}

Why do I fight?
[To protect mankind.]

Why do I fight?
{To protect the earth.}

Why do I fight?
[To protect the future of the world.]

Why do I fight?
{To serve the entity known as NERV.}

But why do I fight?!
together: [{Because you were bred to fight.}]

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(to be continued)