Reunion of Angels

disclaimer: I do not own Neon Genesis Evangelion. I own my Rei figurine.

Chapter one: Phantoms of the past

Rei Ayanami took her seat. The window and what was beyond it was very interesting, as usual. The school of Evangelion taught combat and strategy, and she was one of the two only students who had ever been qualified to take both classes. The other, well… let's just say it was someone she wanted to forget. It had been eight years, she realised.

You miss him, don't you? A voice, unfamiliar to her laughed. She didn't understand. No one penetrated her mental defenses.

No, that's because I'm part of you. But soon, all that's left of you will be in your mind, and I shall take hold of this shell.

Who are you?

Lilith.

She gasped. The things that she had endured over eight years ago… could it be?Lilith… but it couldn't be. Her will should be completely gone by now… what was going on?

Then she screamed in her head. THAT'S HIM. KILL! KILL NIM! THE ENEMY! Rei couldn't bear it. She looked and saw him standing there with a smile on his face, introducing himself as a new student. Then he saw her, and what she was going through.

She ran out the door with clenched teeth, her hands curled into fists. The will of Lilith was strong and whatever happened in the past, she still would not wish for his death. She sighed as she pushed Lilith's will to the back of her head as she weakens. She could hear him following her, could feel his concern.

No. She simply couldn't. Couldn't face the fact it was her who left, her who ran away, her who threw all they could ever have away. That she couldn't forgive what he did, no matter how much, she would never admit, she loved him.

Denial, Lilith mocked her. You denied your feelings. But now you accept it? Maybe… I can give you a chance…

Rei frowned. That had to be a trick. Lilith would never back down that easily! She was puzzled. But she will have to wait. First, there were some things she will have to deal with. More like, a person.

Kaworu Nagisa.

—-

He stood upon the stone statue, the wings appearing as almost his own. Rei, he thought. You have no idea how much I missed you. You can probably never forgive some things I've done, even more what I did after you left. The hurt, when you chose to leave me. I had placed the blame upon those many Lilin, hating them for what they can be. But it was memories of you that saved me in the end, was it not?

Using his A.T. Field, he felt Lilith and Rei's presence somewhere close. She will come soon, he thought. The call of Adam is irresistible.

You look forward to being with her again, do you not?

Adam. He smiled. Truly, yes. I haven't seen her since eight years ago. How is Lilith?

Still as stubborn as ever, Adam frowned inside his mind, an image of a grey haired red eyed boy who looked identical to himself. All she ever did was scream in my head I AM GOING TO KILL YOU! Again and again.

You were just the same, Kaworu smiled. Took me forever to calm you down.

She is approaching. And she does not seem happy.

I know, He replied. I felt her presence some moments ago.

Within seconds, he felt a steel cold blade at his neck, forcing him to tilt his head a bit. Smiling, he whispers.

"Rei."

"Why are you here? I told you never to return! That we would part ways and do the things we had took upon ourselves to do! Why must you come back now, after eight years?" She waved away the accusations Lilith was throwing at her. True, she had been the one who left, but their promise… it should not be like this!

"I came to help you, and also to seek your help."

"I don't need your help, and I can't help you." Especially if all you do is kill people. "Really, have your skills of deceptions dropped so far?"

"Don't you hear the voice of Lilith? She will take over you if you don't make peace with her, like Adam did with me last year. I have checked the old SEELE reports. Fifteen is the age they expect the will of Seeds of Life to resurface. If you do not do so, you will lose yourself. Also, there are many, many powers the Seed of Life can bring you. I can teach you how to use it."

"You do not earn her trust, Tabris," Lilith's voice echoed, though it is in his mind she speaks. "You will need to demonstrate to her how her powers can help her."

And why should I trust you, he replied. You are just as bad as Adam was.

Because… Lilith sighed. You may have a chance at having what Adam and I never had.

And you were urging Rei to kill me. That does not make you very trustworthy.

I was simply trying to help you prove a point. And I think you should return to speaking with Rei. I cannot hold her for long.

Rei's eyes returned to their usual crimson, the effects from being temporarily held by Lilith gone in an instant. Her eyes flashed with anger as she realised what happened.

"Yes," he replied. "That is why you have to make peace with her."

Rei looked around. The people will soon be wondering what's going on. Taking out the needle, she whispered.

"I'm sorry, but we have to go somewhere else. Somewhere we can't be heard. You know this won't hurt."

The needle punctured the pale skin of the albino boy as he gasped not in pain but of shock. The last thought he had was how beautiful Rei was, before his world faded into light.

—-

Kaworu blinked as his crimson eyes adjusted to his surroundings. Rei had him cuffed to a chair with a spotlight shining down on him, but before him was an area of darkness that he would not have been able to see without being given his Angelic senses. Standing right behind him was Armisael, the most loyal and faithful of Rei's Angels. Behind and standing in a row, he can feel the presence of other Angels.

Rei walked through the dark room with a puzzled expression on her face. He would not have been smiling, had he found himself in such a situation usually. Just before she was about to step into the area of light, he smiled at her.

"You were always this creative in making an atmosphere, weren't you, Rei?"

"You see me." She frowned. "How?"

"The power of a Seed of Life is not necessarily a curse. In fact, blessed by it I wield many powers."

"Really." She murmured. "It had been eight years, and we both didn't change one bit," she mused. "For we are immortal, eh?"

"Perhaps it would be easier to show you," he whispered. Before Rei could catch what he was saying, he slipped off the cuffs, and to both Rei and Armisael's alarm, stood up and proclaimed loudly.

"My dear Rei Ayanami, we stand before the remnants of the SEELE council!"

She looked around in shock. Twelve monoliths surround them, and he smiled widely. Her eyes flash in anger, as she drew her katana, but he had melted into the shadows. Feeling the presence of enemies around her, she began her dance. Her sword was dark as the night with a glint of light as her bloodred eyes glowed in the darkness, a sign that Lilith was providing her power. She felt herself aided by an additional strength, as she soared through the air, the moves natural to her like second instinct.

Strangely though, her enemies were not human, she realised. Humans never last this long under my blade. Can it be that SEELE has found means to create Nephilim? No matter, he will answer to this later.

Kaworu watches the fight play out from the side, his most trusted Angel beside him. Arael stood in a perfect stance as he guides him along the dance of swords invisible to all but him, the speed of the fight making everything into a blur. She is still as beautiful as she was eight years ago, he thought. I hope my Angels will learn something from this. The Dance of the Black Moon was one of the hardest forms to learn as one must be able to connect to the Darkness of the Black Moon to use it. It is usually known only to be paralleled by his own form, the Dance of the White Moon.

While both forms were similar, they were also very different. Dance of the Black Moon was a form that brought dark power with it, while Dance of the White Moon is of light. Not that one was good and one was evil, but it is simply that though their moves were identical, the power and energy that comes through it is completely different. Yet, both were equally graceful.

He sighed. While the moves were the same, Rei was more merciful. Her opponent would either die quickly, or they will be disarmed without permanent injuries. He wasn't. The energy he imbues into the moves and the exact places where he strikes were methodical and somewhat cruel. It would cause a lot of pain, and death would be just out of reach.

Seeing that Arael had learned enough from the battle, he turned on the light switch.

—-

Rei blinked as the lights suddenly turned on. She looked around and saw that her so-called enemies had all been his Angels. There was no Seele remnant. It had all been a trick.

"You try my patience." She said, as he approached her with an apologetic smile.

"This is the most effective way to show you. Now, look around!" He gestured.

All around wherever Rei had stepped upon was small dents in the ground, proof of her newfound strength. She stared at the wide mirror on the wall. Her eyes are still slightly glowing as an after effect of what happened just now. Sword marks easily scarred the twenty-feet high ceiling, to her surprise.

"You flew."

"I see… so that was Lilith, wasn't it? Perhaps, then, I should have you help me reach peace with her. But I remember… you were asking me for help also."

"Yes, although…" he was cut off when Rei's eyes shone with alarm. "They're here!" She cried. Her Angels immediately stood to protect her, Armisael by her side. "Those JSSDF… they will never stop pursuing me for Lilith, will they? We need to go."

As she was about to go out the backdoor, he cried after her.

"Wait! Leliel can help us. He can create a Sea of Dirac for us straight to my home base. That will save us a lot of time. As we will surely be able to defeat them, we just have to stop them and leave before they bring in the heavy weaponry."

Rei nodded briskly. She had heard of this Angel, but did not know this to be true.

"For now, I shall dispose of our pursuers as Leliel prepares. That should buy us time before the reinforcements arrive. Rei, can you hand me my katana?"

She hesitates. She looked out. There was a lot of them, waiting outside. They would surely try to kill those who follow her. They needed to be stopped.

On the other hand, if she let him do it, all of them will meet a horrifying fate. It was somewhat wrong, and unjust. She would be responsible for all of their pain and deaths. But then… the Angels and her needed to go.

"Rei." He says, almost pleading.

She nods, handing over his white katana. It immediately burst in flames as he took it, and walks out.

Leliel steps forward, eye glowing. He closes his eyes, as shadows danced around him. The other Angels, Rei or Kaworu's, all surrounded him, feeding him strength.

And then, from outside the door, one could hear piercing screams that will make you shiver.

—-

Kaworu steps out of the shadows, his grey hair flying in the wind. In his hand he held his white katana, set aflame by the light of his soul. He gazed around. There were many, all looking to harm the one he loved.

And they're all going to die.

The leading soldier, seemed shocked that it was him. It wasn't as if Ayanami would be dumb enough to come alone. Even she wouldn't come out by herself with only a katana. So who was this boy who seemed so confident in defeating the entire group? And where was Ayanami?

Kaworu didn't give him any time to ask questions. He simply drew his katana, and began his purge. Somersaulting through the air, he pushed his essence into his katana, with it glowing brighter than ever. His strikes were precise, hitting the exact positions he meant, the soldiers fell one by one. He let their horror grow. He was a force to be reckoned with. What else do you expect from this Angel?

Finally, he landed right before the leader. His katana, now almost white as the flames sung with it, screamed in triumph as he sliced it across the fragile neck of the Lilin. The blood spills, tainting the ground before him, but stopping before his feet. He smiles. The job was done, and justly.

—-

Kaworu walks back in. Leliel stood in the middle of a circle of the other Angels, and he felt the power surrounding him. A shadow forms at his feet like a puddle of darkness, and one by one the Angels passed through. Rei watched it cautiously, then gestured for her Angels to follow. Giving him one last glance, she steps in, sinking into the pool of night.

He follows, passing through the Sea of Dirac, and Leliel closes the portal.

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