A/N: It was kinda mean leaving that at a cliffhanger, but cliffhangers are used to get the audience screaming to see the next part, and it works great with TV programs. Anyways, on to the regularly scheduled FanFic Chapter.
A/A/N: Well, you've noticed I took longer than usual making this chapter. Sadly, life tends to intervene when writing. I also noticed some errors in the previous chapter and fixed them.
Disclaimer: I don't own Evangelion, back off lawyers!
Fun Fact: Last month, I got precisely 666 Hits. I don't know whether that's ironic or a sign of things to come later in the story.
To say that Misato was calm about the situation would be a liar. She wasn't going crazy or anything like that, but her voice and expression was very concerned as she looked at the Fifth Child, laying down in a bed and connected to a life support system in Nerv's recovery hospital inside the Geofront. "What happened to him, Ritsuko?" she asks.
Ritsuko, in contrast to Misato, was quite calm and cool headed at the moment, examining Patrick. "You saw what happened, Misato." she states calmly, "There is really nothing for me to add."
Misato glares at her. "Humor me, Doctor Akagi." she states in a flat voice.
Ritsuko glances at Misato and sighs. "You know that the high the sync, the more connected the pilot is to the Eva. He had a perfect sync, therefore able to feel everything that happens to it." Misato nods and Ritsuko continues. "You saw the recording of the battle. He stopped that target with his bare hands while it had electricity charged into its body. The moment Unit 04 touched the creature, it sent electricity directly into Eva 04, and since the pilot could feel everything done to the Eva, he felt it too."
"Okay. I get that part. Why is he on life support then?" Misato demanded.
"You got the reason why. The shock from the-" Ritsuko began but Misato cut her off.
"That's horseshit. I saw the medical team pull him out and he was conscious. He had burns on him but not to the extent the Eva received, not to mention when he was still conscious, he looked severely exhausted, like he tried to do something that taxed his entire.." Misato pauses, thinking of a word. "..Being is the best word to describe it."
Ritsuko becomes silent. "What would you have me tell you, Misato?"
"The TRUTH, maybe." Misato grumbles. "I thought this whole secretive bullshit was all and done with Ritsuko. Now talk."
Ritsuko looks around cautiously. "Commander Ikari knows and informed me not to tell you but...I'm sorry, I can't. However, I'll tell you this, even though it's sort of off topic. Hikari has been bringing Toji some lunch for school, so I guess she is a bringer of light to his day." she voice is amused.
Misato looks like she is about to comment but stops, smiling faintly. "Yeah, Toji is lucking having Hikari being the 'bringer' of his lunch." she states calmly, understanding what Ritsuko is trying to tell her. She leaves the room and thinks to herself. 'So, the secret is in the data she secretly sent me. Not only that, she was nice enough to tell me the password. She was right, it is ridiculously simple. Hikari's name in English means 'Light', and she is the 'bringer' of his lunch.' She smirks to herself. 'So simple yet so clever. I wonder who came up with the password.'
One Week Later.
SEELE 01: Yet another failure it seems.
SEELE 02: True, but this time Unit 06 was heavily damaged, and the Pilot of Unit 04 is in a coma.
SEELE 06: It was still a failure. Nerv has just recently finished repairing Units 03 and 05. Now Units 00, 01, 03, and 05 are battle ready.
SEELE 09: Units 02 and 04 are also usable if necessary.
SEELE 10: Unit 04 has no Pilot currently though.
SEELE 01: Ikari could use the Seventh Child to pilot Unit 04 if necessary.
SEELE 03: True...but she wouldn't be as effective as she would be in Unit 06, if she is able to sync at all. Unit 02 is damaged, so Ikari won't use it unless forced.
SEELE 02: Our benefactor wasn't a total failure. With the Pilot of Unit 04 in his current situation, the Seventh Child will be unable to pilot efficiently.
SEELE 01: Correct. Our benefactor is currently deciding what his next move will be.
To say that Chivalt was amused about the failure of the Second Crimson Angel would be a lie. He slams his fist into the table, but despite the obvious force he uses, he doesn't manage to damage it at all. "That bastard was a complete FAILURE!" he snarls, "What the FUCK was he DOING out there?"
"Calm down, Chivalt." Darvin's old voice snaps at him. "Complaining won't solve anything."
"Shut it, old man." he replies flatly.
Darvin glares at him and is about to retort, but the young man at the head of the table speaks first. "Enough out of both of you." They become quiet instantly, the young man continues. "Now, we know two of our 'messengers' have failed. We have used up two out of the twelve reawakening stones our Master provided us. The question is who we send out next."
"Why don't we just end it by doing this ourselves?" Shalock demanded in his childish voice.
"Because it isn't necessary." Chivalt responds in a flat voice, "Why send a giant to squish an ant?"
"I wasn't talking to you, Chivalt." he replies angrily, "And don't preach your garbage about honor and fair fights to me."
"Watch your tongue, boy." he says ominously, "I could easily cleave you in two." He grasps his sword from under his cloak.
"That's if I let you, Chivalt." Shadows consolidate around Shalock's small body.
The potential for a confrontation hangs in the air for a minute, but then the shadows disappear and Chivalt lets go of his sword. The young man at the head of the table has an annoyed look. "I've decided to sent Centuron." he says in a flat voice. "If you have a problem, then say so." There is absolute silence. "Very well, you are dismissed." He vanishes.
"When can I get out of this bed?" Asuka demanded to Shinji. She has multiple minor burns from the Second Crimson Angel's lightning. "I'm sick of being in this damn hospital room."
"Sorry." Shinji replies softly.
"I don't want an apology, baka!" Asuka snapped, "I thought the stupid 'I'm sorry' horseshit was DONE with!"
"So-" Shinji says but stops. "I'm not sure when they'll let you out. Doctor Akagi should be here to give you a checkup soon."
"Well, speak of the devil." Asuka remarks as Ritsuko enters the room.
Ritsuko ignores that and looks at Shinji. "Hello, Shinji. Can you wait outside?" Shinji looks confused, so Ritsuko explains. "I'm going to check her burns and you don't need to see where some of them are." she remarks in an amused voice.
Shinji blushes and quickly leaves the room. "If you peek, I'll kill you." Asuka threatens Shinji as he closes the door.
Ritsuko begins checking her wounds. "You are healing fast, Asuka."
"Of course." she replies, "I'm stronger than that idiot who ends up in this hospital on a regular basis."
"That isn't very nice, Asuka." Ritsuko chides her. "His sync ratio is higher than yours right now, and he isn't in the hospital as often as he used to be."
Asuka snorts. "Not for long. I'm going to beat him." she pauses. "When can I get out of this damned hospital room?" she demands.
"Soon. I want to make sure there are no side effects from the electricity."
Asuka stays silent. "How's Sarah?" she asks calmly.
"She could be better. Her burns are quite a bit more severe than yours, she won't be able to move much." Ritsuko frowns, "She managed to get from her room to Patrick's the first day she was admitted, though. So for the sake of her health, I put her into the same room as him."
"How is he, anyways?" Asuka asks curiously.
"He's in a coma right now. At least, that's what I think. He won't wake up, even though there is nothing physically preventing him." Ritsuko's voice is slightly baffled.
"...How did Sarah take it?"
"Well, to say she was unhappy would be an understatement." Ritsuko snorts, "I think she is taking after some of YOUR anger management issues."
"Excuse me?" Asuka's voice has a veiled threat in it.
"Poor choice of words." Ritsuko admitted, "How does 'excessive emotional behavior' sound?" Ritsuko says teasingly, finishing her examination.
"That doesn't sound too much better." Asuka says flatly. She glares at the doorway. "I can hear you out there, Misato."
Misato opens the door and enters. "What's up?"
"The ceiling of this damn hospital room." Asuka replies in an angry voice.
"You're in good humor." Misato remarked. "So Rits, can she be let out yet?"
Ritsuko pauses. "I suppose so. I'd advise not going to school or do anything strenuous for a few days though."
"What am I suppose to do then?" Asuka demanded.
"Read a book or watch TV." Ritsuko shrugs. "I don't care, just don't aggravate your injuries."
Asuka practically jumps out of bed and winces in pain. "Ha! Free of this damn room after a whole week!"
"Great." Misato sighs, "So much for sleeping peacefully."
Ritsuko chuckles as Asuka rushes out of the room, dragging Shinji away towards the exit. "Hurry up, Misato!" she shouts.
"Okay, in a minute." She closes the door, and faces Ritsuko, her expression serious. "Is what I read in the file accurate? And does Commander Ikari know it too?"
Ritsuko nods. "Yes, on both accounts." she replies seriously. "Humans aren't normally meant to do what he did, so that's why he went into a coma. However, the more often and more practice he has with doing this, the less the severity of the side effects." she pauses, "That's what the Magi theorizes, anyways."
Misato sighs. "Does Commander Ikari plan to do anything about him?"
"Surprisingly, no." Ritsuko remarks, "It seems Third Impact changed him, too. He isn't a complete jackass anymore."
"For now." Misato replies. She opens the door, "Seeya later, Rits." she leaves the room.
"Finally. Home sweet home." Asuka says happily. "I never thought I'd prefer seeing this train wreck of an apartment over that hospital room."
Misato glares at her, not very happy having her apartment insulted. "You heard Ritsuko, Asuka." she replies teasingly. "No strenuous activity. That means no making out with Shinji."
"HEY!" Asuka blushes. "I should comment on how you and Kaji spend your time together! You'd be so loud, the apartment would collapse."
"WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY?" Misato screams at her.
"Umm, what's for dinner?" Shinji asks fearfully.
"Pizza." Misato replies flatly. "You'll need to save your strength to deal with Asuka."
Asuka snorts as Misato calls up the nearest Pizzeria.
Sarah is sitting on the floor next to Patrick's bed, resting her head on her crossed arms, looking at Patrick sadly, his body no longer hooked up to a life support system, but his body is fed nutrients to keep him alive. 'Jeez, are you trying to make me worry about you...?' she thinks to herself. The door begins to open and she rushes back into her bed, aggravating her chest burns. 'Ouch'
Ritsuko enters the room and looks wearily at Sarah. "Will you PLEASE stop getting out of bed?" she says with some asperity. "I was kind enough to put you in the same room. Now stop making your injuries worse or I'll put you in a room on the opposite side of the hospital with guards watching the door."
Sarah sighs. "Can you at least tell me what happened to him?"
Ritsuko pauses. "I can't tell you everything. You do, however, know about the Eva L.R. Program, right?" Sarah nods and Ritsuko continues. "He overexerted himself during the battle, causing the condition he is in now."
"When will he wake up?"
"I don't know." Ritsuko sighs, "He is improving, however. So I hope he wakes up around the times his physical injuries are healed." she glares at Sarah. "You, however, will have to stay even LONGER if you continue making your injuries worse."
"Can you bring my laptop to this room, please?" Sarah asks, "And a wireless connection?"
"Why?" Ritsuko asks curiously.
"Because I want to talk to my friends overseas, and doing that would keep be occupied." Sarah replies sweetly.
Ritsuko sighs. "Okay, Sarah. I'll have Maya bring it in later." She leaves the room.
The next day, Asuka decides to visit Sarah at the hospital. She walks down the hospital hallway and is about three doors away when she hears footsteps running towards her from behind. Asuka turns around sharply and sees Maya slowing down, breathing heavily and carrying a suitcase. Asuka looks at her curiously, "What's up, Lt. Ibuki?"
"Ri- I mean, Doctor Akagi asked me to deliver Sarah's laptop to her. The reason was she continued to sneak out of bed to sit next to Patrick instead of resting." Maya responds, catching her breath. "Sarah said she'd stop doing that if we'd bring her laptop to her."
"Why were you running though? Couldn't you just walk here?" Asuka asks. She pauses and just when Maya is about to respond, Asuka cuts her off. "Wait a minute. Why didn't I get brought anything to do when I was practically dying of boredom when I was in this hospital for a week?" Asuka demanded angrily.
"Well," Maya hesitates, "You never asked."
Asuka is about to retort, but stops and laughs to herself. "I suppose you do have a point there." she concedes. "So, are you going to tell me WHY you were running now?"
"Yes. I have a meeting soon so-" she checks her watch. "Oh no! I'm going to be late! Asuka, please bring Sarah's laptop to her." Maya places the suitcase down and runs out the way she came.
Asuka sighs. "I might as well. You dumped this chore onto my lap." She picks it up, heads three doors down and knocks. She hears a faint and brief sound of running, Asuka frowns. "Sarah? It's just me."
"Oh." Sarah's voice says happily from inside the room, "Come on in."
Asuka opens the door and closes it behind her after she enters. She notices almost immediately that Sarah was sitting next to Patrick on his bed because of the covers on his bed. Sarah is lying down in her own bed but there were also blatantly obvious signs the covers were just thrown on. "You were sneaking out of bed again?" Asuka asks curiously.
Sarah frowns, "Who told you about that?"
"Lt. Ibuki. She was delivering your laptop to you." Asuka holds the suitcase up and walks over to Sarah bed with it.
"Finally!" Sarah responds joyfully. "I haven't talked to my friends living in America in weeks."
"Oh, can I watch?"
"Sure." Sarah opens the suitcase and takes out a laptop, and small camera and a microphone. Within two minutes, the laptop is set up on a nearby table with the camera and microphone, as well as wireless Internet connection. "There. Now...lets see." Sarah opens a instant messaging program. There are 43 messages in her email section.
"Wow. Do you have enough friends?" Asuka asks with amazement.
"Not really. Oh, Jessica is on right now. Perfect." Sarah says happily.
"Who?"
"My best friend. We talk about everything together."
"Oh. Should I leave?" Asuka asks, slightly uncomfortable.
"Why would you want to? Besides, I want to introduce you." Sarah frowns. "She only speaks English so I'll put the translator on." She opens a messaging window, turns the camera and microphone on, and begins talking in English. "Hey, Jessica! How have you been?"
"Eh?" The face of a young girl around 15 with short blonde hair and green eyes appears on the monitor. "Oh, hi Sarah! Where have you been, on the Moon?"
"I've been having a busy life. Oh, I'd like you to meet Asuka." Sarah shifts the camera so Asuka is visible.
"Oh, hi there." she says to Asuka. "My name is Jessica. Are you a friend of Sarah's?"
Asuka nods after reading the translation. "Yes, I am."
Jessica's face becomes baffled, "What did she just say?"
"Turn on your translator. She's speaking Japanese." Sarah states calmly.
"EH?" Jessica's face becomes stunned as she turns on the translator, "Where in the world ARE you?"
"In a hospital, if you must know." Sarah responds blandly.
"What did you do THIS time?" Jessica asks curiously. "Get shipped to a hospital with a Japanese speaking roommate?"
"Actually, I'm the pilot of Eva Unit 06."
Jessica becomes silent and then giggles, "Nice joke Sarah. I almost believed you for a second." She looks at Sarah's face and becomes silent again. "You're serious, aren't you..." Sarah nods. "Are you crazy? Even after your boyfriend got killed by-" Jessica stops. "Sorry, I went a bit too far there."
Sarah shrugs, "It's okay. Anyways, how is life going?"
"Forget about ME, what about YOU?" Jessica becomes serious. "I can't believe you actually went through with it. Becoming a Pilot, I mean."
"Yeah." Sarah replies, "It's kinda fun."
"It's fun yet you end up in a hospital." Jessica remarks, "You have an odd definition of fun. Is your motivation really worth it? What's the point now, the Angels are gone, right?"
"Oh." Sarah's face brightens up. "Did you hear about Unit 04 coming here?"
Jessica's face darkens. "Oh, yes. That piece of shit should be in a scrapyard...why are YOU so happy about that murdering thing? You hate it more than I do."
"This is the reason." Sarah smirks and turns the camera to face Patrick's body.
Five seconds of silence pass and then both Sarah and Asuka are blasted with Jessica's voice. "HOLY SHIT! IS HE SERIOUSLY ALIVE? WHAT THE HELL, SARAH?"
"Hey! Don't scream, we're in a hospital." Asuka complains.
"Sorry. But seriously, what the hell?"
"It surprised me too." Sarah replies happily. "By the way, I like your new hair cut."
"Oh, thanks." Jessica replies. She smirks. "Sooooo, did you tell Patrick how you feel yet?"
Sarah blushes. "Well, umm, sort of. I didn't TELL him per say..."
"You wrote him a love letter or something?" Jessica looks curious.
"NO! I, err... Oh it's sort of embarrassing..." Sarah replies softly.
"She kissed him on the lips." Asuka says to Jessica.
"ASUKA!" Sarah blushes, "You didn't need to tell her that!"
"NO WAY! You actually KISSED HIM?" Jessica's face is astonished as she reads the translation of Asuka's words. "Talk about bold, girl! Well, how'd it go?"
"Well, I'll start at the beginning." Sarah starts telling her the story. From her arrival, to her first battle, and finally the kiss and Misato's interruption before she could confirm it.
"This 'Misato' sounds like a hyped up teenager rather than an adult." Jessica remarks after Sarah finishes. "She ALSO knows how to kill the perfect romantic moment."
Asuka laughs, "I'd have to agree with that." Before Jessica can respond, the Nerv alarm begins to sound.
Speaker: "A Level 2 Alert is in effect. All Nerv personnel report to your battle stations. Any civilians are to report to your nearest shelter immediately. I repeat..."
"Eh? A WHAT Alert?" Jessica looks confused.
"Sorry Jessica." Sarah says softly, "I'll get back to you later."
"Hey! Wai-" Jessica begins to say but the connection is cut off by Sarah.
"Wasn't that a bit rude?" Asuka remarks.
Sarah shrugs. "I suppose so, but chances are that another of those 'Crimson Angels' are here again. I'd rather not die sitting here when I could do something."
"But Unit 06 is too damaged to pilot." Asuka points out.
Sarah shrugs, "I'm sure I could do something else then." She gets out of the bed and winces. "Lets go."
Asuka nods, "Right." Both of them walk to Nerv HQ. It isn't too far away from where they were, the Nerv recovery hospital.
Misato rushes in the control room. Everyone else is already at their battle stations, Ritsuko glances at her. "Took you long enough, Major Katsuragi."
"Sorry, I had to drive from the store to the apartment to get Shinji." Misato apologizes.
"Very well." Ritsuko looks at the main screen. A centaur-like creature wearing armor is on the screen, location near the edge of the city. In its hands it has a lance that looks like the type medieval knights in Europe used and also has a large circular shield with a red upside down star on it. Ritsuko frowns, "It almost looks like a knight."
"A what?" Misato looks baffled. "Never mind, you can tell me after it's dead."
Ritsuko looks at the current status of the Eva Units. "Units 00, 01, 03 and 05 can be used. Units 02 and 04 can be used too but I'd advise avoiding it."
"Ritsuko, Unit 04's pilot is in a coma." Misato points out. "Who'd pilot it?"
"The Seventh Child could try. I doubt she could sync with it well but we may not have much choice."
Misato sighs. "Why do we have to force kids to do this?" she asks herself sadly.
"Launch Units 00, 01, 03 and 05." Gendo orders, "Put Units 02 and 04 on standby and will be used only if necessary."
"Right." Misato replies, "You heard him, launch the Evas."
"Finally, I can pilot an Eva again." Kensuke cheers. "So, what's the target, Major Katsuragi?"
"Just 'Misato' is okay, Kensuke." Misato says in an amused voice. "As for the target, it looks like a 'cintaros' or something like that."
"A centaur?" Sarah replies curiously. Misato nods. "Wait, does it have a medieval style lance and a circular shield?"
Misato looks baffled, "How'd you know that?"
"I was stuck reading a medieval story with a similar character in it. Whoever this enemy is has a bad taste in literature. The story was horrid." Sarah remarks, shuddering.
Misato looks annoyed. "How does that help us at all?"
"Maybe it has similar abilities as the character in the book." Sarah shrugs.
"Like what?" Misato demanded.
Sarah frowns. "Not sure. I tend to forget stories that suck. I'm sure that its lance could pierce a magic barrier and its shield could absorb magic." Sarah notices the silence, broken by a few soft laughs and giggles from the control room. "HEY! I only read it cause it was a school assignment in 2nd grade!"
"We get it." Misato's face is amused. "We will take these 'magical' abilities into account with making a strategy."
"That isn't funny, you Kaji-obsessed pervert!" Sarah snaps.
Misato glares angrily at her but Ritsuko cuts off the potential argument. "Enough! Attack with caution until we determine its abilities. Now move out."
The Eva Units reach the surface near the edge of the city. Unit 00 grabs a Positron Rifle and moves deeper into the city, looking for a good sniping point. Unit 01 grabs a Prog. Sword, moving out to confront the target. Unit 03 grabs a rocket launcher and follows Unit 01 out of the city. Unit 05 grabs a machine gun and walks to the edge of the city and waits. Units 01 and 03 stand in front of the creature, it stops.
"...I see. You are Shinji Ikari, huh?" A calm voice says. "You aren't quite what I expected."
Shinji blinks. "W-Who are you?"
"My name is Centuron. I am what you call a 'Crimson Angel', though the term isn't very accurate. We are far from angelic." The voice resonates inside his cockpit but the control room doesn't hear or record it.
"W-What do you mean?" Shinji asks.
"I am the one standing in front of you." The voice says, faintly amused. "I am somewhat different from my 'brethren' as you call them. I have a sense of decency and honor, similar to the one I admire."
Shinji looks confused. "You aren't making any sense."
"Ah, I should explain at the beginning then, but that would take too long. I do have a job to do after all. Failure isn't tolerated by my Master." The centaur-like creature braces his shield and charges straight at Unit 01. Unit 03 fires a rocket at it but it is blocked by its AT Field. Unit 01 raises its AT Field to block the Crimson Angel's charge and succeeds for a few seconds, but the lance slowly penetrates the AT Field and heads straight for Unit 01's Core. Unit 01 is tackled to the ground by Unit 03, causing the creature to miss and charge past them. Unit 00 fires her Positron Rifle at the target. It smirks and raises its shield, which is glowing faintly. The energy blast is blocked and absorbed into the shield. Suddenly, the red star on it glows with a crimson colored aura.
"What the hell is that?" Misato demands.
"Sir, the Magi say with a 93.7% certainty that the target's shield absorbed the energy from the Positron Rifle shot." Maya reports.
"Sir!" Hyuga reports, "We're detecting a high energy buildup in the targets shield!"
"What?" Misato looks stunned.
The shield fires a huge burst of crimson light, blasting through multiple buildings and hitting Unit 00 before it can react. Unit 00 is blasted into a building behind her, going offline. Unit 05 fires a barrage of bullets at the enemy but it blocks them with its AT Field. It's Lance glows with a crimson aura and he fires black lightning at Unit 05, it barely manages to dodge it and hide behind the nearby building for cover. Unit 03 jumps onto the creatures back, it tries to throw him off but Unit 03 keeps holding into him.
"What an ass." Asuka comments scathingly as she watches the battle from Unit 02, "This isn't a rodeo, stooge!"
"Shove it." Toji grunts, deploying Unit 03's AT Field to cancel out the targets AT Field.
Unit 05 charges out, drawing its Prog. Knife from its shoulder and stabs it in the chest before it can react, breaking through the armor. It roars in pain, trying to slam its lance into Unit 05 but Unit 01 grabs its arm and stops it from hitting Unit 05. "DON'T FUCK WITH ME, BRATS!" The creature roars with malice, his voice now clearly noticed by everyone else. Centuron surrounding itself in a crimson aura, blasting all three of them away with great force.
"Shit! All three of them are down!" Misato says angrily, her face concerned.
"Launch Unit 02." Ritsuko orders, "What's Sarah's sync with Unit 04?"
"Only 23 sync ratio" Maya reports.
Ritsuko sighs, "So, she can at least move it. Send her out, then."
"Sir!" Hyuga reports, "Units 01 and 03 are still online."
Misato breathes a sigh of relief. "We don't need to send out Units 02 and 04 yet."
"Very well." Ritsuko replies. "But if we lose either Unit 01 or 03, they both are being launched."
"Ouch..." Toji mutters. "That hurt a lot..."
"You okay?" Misato's voice asks both Toji and Shinji.
"Yes, Misato." Shinji replies, his voice tired.
"I've felt better." Toji grunts. "Lets go Shinji."
"Right."
Unit 03 charges straight at Centuron. He smirks and stabs his lance straight at Unit 03 but Toji predicted he'd do that and sidesteps it, grabbing the lance and slamming it into the ground and holding it there. Unit 01, who was completely unnoticed charging behind Toji, jumps over Unit 03 and slashes his Prog. Sword down. Centuron twists his hand holding his lance and pulls a sword out of the lance, blocking the attack. He slams his shield into Unit 03, knocking him away. He jumps back and slashes down at Unit 01 but Shinji blocks it with his Prog. Sword. He uses his other hand to draw his Prog. Knife from the shoulder and throws it at Centuron's head, but he uses his shield to block it. This blocks his vision momentarily, Unit 01 lets Centuron's sword slam down towards him, sidestepping it and kicking the Crimson Angel's shield out of his hand.
"...Impressive." He notes calmly, jumping back. "I've underestimated you, Shinji Ikari. However, I will not make the same mistake twice." The creature point his lance at Unit 01, the lance surrounded by a crimson aura. "Die." It fires the same black lightning it tried to use on Unit 05 earlier, heading straight for Unit 01 this time. Suddenly, Unit 03 appears between them.
"I remember that your shield absorbed Rei's laser and shot it back." Toji remarks. "So, I wonder what would happen if it absorbed your own lightning." Unit 03 is holding the Crimson Angel's shield, completely blocking and absorbing the black lightning it fired. It glows brightly from the absorbed attack.
"...I was outsmarted by a child." He sighs, "How pathetic." The shield fires a huge blast of crimson light at him. He attempts to use his AT Field to block it but fails to stop it, his lower body is completely incinerated by the attack. The shield breaks from the amount of power released, turning into ashes. Centuron's body begins to burn into ashes. "...You won, huh..." he says softly, "Well, I guess I should tell you something as thanks for such an interesting battle."
It breathes in and out slowly, then continues. "You see, the two 'Crimson Angels' you fought, as well as myself, were merely reawakened by my Lord but using our Master's Reawakening Shards. He gave my Lord 12, but now he has 9 left. If he runs out, him, along with four others, will fight you personally." he chuckles, "They are on a completely different level. Underestimating them will be fatal."
"Wait." Shinji says, "Why are you even fighting us, what are you after?"
"We are after-" Centuron begins to say, but his head is pierced by a copy of the Lance of Longinous usually used by the Eva Series.
A figure dressed in black hovers where the spear was thrown, glancing down at Centuron. "You dare betray me, Centuron?" the young man asks calmly. "You dare betray our Master?" Centuron remains silent, the Lance preventing him from doing anything else as the last of his body burns down to ashes. The Lance vanishes after the last of his body turns to ash. "Though, I suppose it is a bit hard to talk with a Lance in your mouth."
Unit 03 grabs the lance section of Centuron's weapon and throws it at him. He creates a wall of fire the incinerates it before it reaches him. Unit 01 grabs Centuron's sword and, with both his and Centuron's sword, slashes at the figure. He blocks with an AT Field. Then making a slight gesture with his hand, shatters both swords completely. "Nice try, boy. However, you aren't worth my time." he vanishes.
"What the hell was that?" Misato demanded.
"The Magi confirmed the being had a Crimson Waveform Pattern." Maya reports. "It's AT Field strength is even greater than the 17th Angel's AT Field, it seems."
Gendo frowns slightly. "I see. Retrieve the Evas immediately, I must inform the U.N. of the seriousness of the situation." Commander Ikari leaves the room.
A/N: Thus the chapter is finished after much typing. This is the second longest chapter to date, oh well...only about 400 words away. Anyways, see you next time.
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