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"Dialogue"

'Typing/Phone' (Not a lot of this)

Thoughts

"Language Swap."

Angel's/Evangelion Dialogue

WARNING THERE WILL BE A BIT OF OOC IN SOME CHARACTERS IN THIS STORY


I DON'T OWN EVANGELION ( STUDIO KHARA AND GIANAX DO)

Evangelion

You can (not) find Peace

Chapter IX Psalm 62:1 & 77:18


There was a rumble of tracks beneath him, Shinji knew where he was. The sun's rays bathed him in light, he opened his eyes, the sun's glare momentarily blinded him, he blinked a few times to adjust to it. When Shinji finally found his site, he sat before another holder of his heart.

"Asuka."

She sat directly in front of him, holding that horrible doll of burdens in her tiny hands. Her small sapphire eyes furrowed at his apparent presence.

"What are you doing here?"

Shinji replied smartly, "Oh, just passing along you know, after you tried to kill me."

The six-year old grinned, "You tried to do the same to me on multiple occasions."

"Eh, I was out of it that one time."

She raised her brow, "You mean the beach?"

Shinji grunted, "Yea..."

He studied his black school pants, "I know your not her but, do you think she'll ever forgive me?"

She appeared in front of him, Time heals, wounds mend, vessels cauterize, no matter the deepness of the cut.

He looked up, the train was gone. The black void filled the space around him. In front of him stood the proud Evangelion Unit-01 armorless, except the head, which still bore the horn and frills.

Unless you learn to love yourself, how can you expect to find peace?

Shinji floated in the void with Unit-01's eyes bearing down on him, "Who are you?"

The bio-mech's eyes narrowed, then relaxed, I will tell you in time perhaps. But for now...

You need to wake up Shinji.


She felt sand rubbing against her back, there was pressure on her stomach. A pair of hands wrapped around her throat, squeezing tightly. Her one good eye continued gazing into the sky, while the hands continued strangling her. She saw the darkness coming over, maybe she could be with mama again. She raised her injured hand and caressed the attacker's cheek, in the hopes that he would finish the job.

Her hand cupped his face, the hold loosened. She felt tears collide with her face, then the quiet sobs were heard. She looked down, after catching her breath.

"...I feel sick..."


Asuka woke herself, the sterile smell of disinfectants filled her nostrils. She rose from the chair she slept in and moved over to the bed. She grimaced at the sight, Shinji laid in blankets and comforters, including one with octagons covering it. Under his gown, the doctors wrapped his stomach in gauze, interlacing the cotton with a band of wrapping from his shoulder.

She studied him, Rei held his right hand, Mizu held his left, and Shinji's chest slowly bobbed up, then down with every breath. Asuka mind ran rampant, did she hurt him?

No it's his own stupidity, he didn't have to try to rez me painlessly. It would have been easier for him just to have stab me quickly.

She thought this over, and over again, cementing the fact that this was, indeed, his fault. Not her own but, that 'thing', she called it, nagged in the back of her head. She ignored it, although her will against it faded slowly as time passed. She pressed her thoughts on the beeps his heart gave off.

The door leading into the room slid open, Mari walked in, fresh out of the shower, with a tray in hand. Moving over to the bed, she ignored Asuka, and woke Rei.

"Hey, you awake?"

Rei soundlessly stirred from her slumber, "Yes Pilot Makinami, I am," she replied with a groggy voice.

Mari placed the paste food on the nearest nightstand, "You want to feed him?"

Rei looked at the tray, she nodded, taking the spoon on it. Mari walked towards the other side, when she made eye contact with Asuka. The teal-eyed pilot's stare wasn't angry or upset at her but, worried for the injured pilot that took care of them.

Mari looked away, she kneeled next to Mizu, her hand still holding his. Mari rubbed her back in little circles, hoping that she could wake her gently.

Mizu fluttered her eyes, she stared sideways at him, her bond felt empty, no activity what so ever. It scared her deeply.

Mari poked her shoulder, "Hey, you should take a shower and relax a bit, he'll be ok."

She nodded after a minute of meditating on it, she passed Asuka standing vigil over Unit-01's pilot. Her eyes didn't sway from the door, even as Asuka tensed when she passed. Finally approaching the door, Mizu gripped the handle, when suddenly it swung open.

A man in his late twenties, early thirties, with a five o'clock shadow, with a pony-tail to boot, stood at the threshold, hands secured in his pockets.

"Oh, hello there miss."

Mari and Asuka turned, then smiled, "Kaji!"

They heard each other, "You know him?!"

He walked in, "Woah ladies, calm down."

As he walked into the room, Mizu slipped out towards the bathing areas. Back to the infinitely more pressing issue, both pilots met nose to glasses, Asuka fumed, Mari busted more blood vessels.

"Hey, I asked you guys to chill."

They turned, perfectly synchronized, to him, crossing their arms, "Fine."

Asuka recovered first, "So~ how've you been Kaji?"

Kaji smiled weakly, "Good, I just spoke with the Commander, he told me about Shinji's injuries. So, me being a gentleman, I came to check on him." Well really to see if he's been marked.

Asuka felt down that he didn't come for her, "Oh, that's good."

The older man glanced at the crumpled form, known as the Third Child. The First Child, ignoring his presence, kept spoon-feeding the comatose pilot, each shovel of paste reached his mouth easily. She spilt a few drops on his chin, noticing this, she whipped the gooey food up with the spoon and place it back into his mouth. Once his mouth filled up, she gently pushed his chin up and down, to simulate chewing.

Kaji watched, still interested in the fact that Ayanami showed such nurturing aspects, "So how long has he been out?"

Mari twirled her bangs, "About five days."

He continued watching Rei, "Just from a heart injury?"

"Well, from the puncture of the heart sac, the right ventrical, and the tricuspid valve, he also suffered neurological damage from the sim body. If it hadn't been Princess over here, he'd be fine."

Asuka reddened, "It's his fault."

"Bullshit," Mari glared, "Shinji had you down and you pulled a fast one on him!"

Kaji sighed while the two pilots argued, a loud bleep came from the monitors. All optics in the room moved to one place, Shinji's bed. His heart rate increased, his hands twitched, finally, he opened his eyes.

Shinji saw the ceiling again, he only replied after smacking his lips, "Have I been eating baby food?"

Shinji felt Rei holding his hand, he looked over and smiled, then frowned, "Where's Mizu?"

Speak of the devil, (not Asuka) the door reopened loudly. Mizu raced in from her short shower with only her underwear and shirt on, pouncing Shinji. She pressed all her body against him, her arms embraced him like ionic bonds.

Kaji asked himself silently, "Why can't I get wake up calls like that?"

Mari groaned, "Come on! Not on the blanket!"

Asuka watched the show of affection critically, Yea, he's probably screwed them both.

Shinji, still holding both girls, saw the triple agent in the room, "Ah, Inspector Ryoji Kaji, nice to met you."

Kaji detested to the use of his first name but, didn't mind to much of it, "As to you Shinji Ikari."

Shinji nodded, his body still constrained by Mizu and Rei, "So, when can I leave?"

Mari, still upset about her blanket being smothered by Mizu, replied, "Well they said that you weren't suppose to wake up for a while. I'm gonna bet that they'll want you to stay and rest."

Shinji sat up, with Mizu still clinging to him, "Like hell."

He ripped the IVs out, along with the heart monitor on his index finger. He sweeped his legs over the side, Mizu stood by him as he raised from the plush bed. He stumbled, Mizu caught him, her hand held his chest which felt extremely painful.

"Mizu be careful with the bio-gel seals."

She turned to Mari, "Crap, sorry Shinji!"

His heart was on fire, he drug air into his lungs before speaking, "It's alright Mizu."

A doctor ran in, worried if the patient had gone into cardiac arrest, Shinji turned to him and ordered him for a wheel chair. The doctor disagreed with his early leave but, Shinji threatened him with the Commander, which straitened the man up immediately. He walked in with it collapsed, which he promptly unfolded.

"Kaji," the inspector turned to Shinji, "I wish to speak with you."

Kaji questioned why but, replied, "Alright."

Shinji nodded, "Mizu, Rei, go with Mari and Asuka, I'll see you guys in a bit."

Mizu hesitantly nodded, while Rei wore her stoic expression in front of the new inspector. Shinji rolled his way out, with Kaji following behind.

They moved through the ward in silence, Shinji rolled passed a few more hallways before speaking, "So how are the old men holding up?"

Kaji, a little shell-shocked by the question, replied wearily, "Uh, what now?"

Shinji remained quiet, Kaji asked another question, in the hopes of changing the subject, "Can I see the wound?"

He turned the chair, looking at him face to face, "Of course, Inspector."

Shinji pulled the upper part of his gown and wrapping, revealing the scar resting below his lower right ribcage, "It's like the new testament messiah's, when Longinus pierced him with his lance," Kaji looked up, his expression concealed his surprise with professionalism, Shinji never saw this side of him and found it amusing.

"Yea, same area too," Kaji added carefully, still studying the wound.

Shinji repositioned his gown, "Well, I think I'm gonna head out on a walk. Have a nice day Kaji."

He rolled away with Kaji watching him, he reached the exit before turning back, "I heard you like planting melons, correct?"

Kaji nodded cautiously, Shinji smiled, "I'd like to plant some with you."

He opened the door, leaving Kaji to his stupor, he thought frantically to himself. Only to come with one conclusion.

"That kid knows more than he shows... a lot more."


Shinji rolled out into the Geo-Front, the controled temperature, twenty degrees celsius, the lights, artificial but, he didn't mind. He continued rolling through the underground sanctuary until he came across the fruits of his labor, in the distance stood a complex of new, modular buildings. On the outside, a track course, gymnasium, and recreational area sprawled with activity.

He scooted his wheelchair to the entrance, he pressed the doorbell. A few seconds later, a familiar face appeared at the doorsteps to greet him.

"Shinji! We just heard about your release."

He watched Toji grab his chair, pushing him in carefully, "Hey, how's the Barracks?"

"Pssh, this is hardly a military building, more like a fricken mansion!"

Toji wheeled him into the auditorium of a living room, complete with a massive ninety by seventy-two inch TV, with broadcasting networks, and gaming consoles. The couches, coffee tables, along with the medians, filled the room.

Shinji noted the good quality of furniture, "I'm glad you like it."

Toji smiled, "We haven't even made it to the best part."

The pilot took the crippled Shinji into his favorite room, the kitchen. Inside the room, a high quality oven, a marble island, and a massive pantry, stocked with goodies, rested on the slate tile. Shinji studied the room critically, trying to memorize the locations of spices, fruits, vegetables, artificial meats, and drinks.

He asked, "Is there anything else you want to show me?"

Toji shrugged, "Eh, I guess I can show you the new 'Lovely Suite'."

Toji pushed him pass a few pilots readying for dinner, "How many are living here now?"

Toji made a quick head count in his head, "Around fifteen, including me, Hikari, Kensuke, and the newbies."

Shinji hit the hand brake, nearly hurling Toji over him, "What was that for?!"

"What are the new pilot names."

Toji, still aching, flipped his phone out, "HQ texted me about their arrival earlier, the pilot names are; Keita Asari, Musashi Lee Strasberg, and Mana Kirishima."

Shinji pushed himself into the hallway, "What rooms do the reside in?"

"Strasbeg; 114, Kirshima; 115. Why do you ask?"

Shinji lifted off the chair, trying to walk, "No reason." What about Asari?

Toji walked next to him, Shinji's arm wrapped around his shoulder, "Is there something I should know?"

"No," Shinji replied quickly, "...what about your sister, Sakura?"

"What about her?"

"How's she gonna live by herself?"

Toji laughed, "Dumbass, she's gonna live here with us."

A small squeaky voice interrupted them, "Bad word! I'll tell on you."

Shinji looked over towards the little girl, her light brown eyes gleamed towards Shinji, the long fishtail hair she braided reached her skirt line. She wagged her finger at Toji.

"And don't be mean to him either," she added.

Her elder brother groaned, "I'm not being mean, ok?"

She smiled, "Ok."

Moving next to Shinji, she hummed a tune he knew very well, "Hallelujah, you've heard of it?"

"Uh huh, mommy use to sing lullabies for me."

She fiddled with her dress hem, "Bubby said that she's in a better place now. So, I'm happy for her."

That she is child, he turned to Toji, who became deadly silent when she began her sentence.

"You should know, since you're an angel."

Shinji's eyes widened, he turned to her, "I saw you grow a ring on your head and everything! You even helped the big monster!"

He watched Sakura gleefully smile at him, her eyes never left his. Toji didn't think anything of the girl's blabber because, she always talked about Shinji. Toji noticed his fellow pilot being overwhelmed by the pestering tick that he called Sakura.

"Shinji if you have to, just tape her mouth shut."

"Hey!"

Toji received his sister's wrath with a smack to his hand. He shook the abused appendage, cursing under his breath.

"Bad word!"

He angrily growled, "Son of a-."

Shinji quickly covered his hot-tempered friend's mouth, annoyed by both sibling's verbal assault. He released his grip after a few minutes, Toji sealed his mouth still upset with Sakura.

Their little group of three reached Shinji's 'Lovely Suite' room 101. Toji released Shinji's arm, he opened the door to a pilot's paradise.

Inside Shinji's oval room held his own personal heaven, a twin sized bed, his cello, a work station, his SDAT. Then he noticed in the corner of the room, a satin piano with a book leaning on its stand. He wondered if his eyes tricked him, weakly walking over, he ran his fingers across the ivory keys. The smooth texture offered no resistance towards his skin, he grabbed the book and opened it.

Shinji fluttered through the pages, he stopped when one held something, a note. He opened it.

I told you we will met again.

Sincerely, K.N.

He looked at the page where he found it, Ninth symphony D major... Ode to Joy. He folded the note, placing it in his back pocket. Shinji turned around, walking slowly pass Toji and Sakura, he plopped on his bed. He rested his arm against the crest of his forehead.

"So, when did that arrive?"

Toji's eyes drifted around the room, to avoid Shinji's, "A few hours ago, around the time that inspector guy showed up."

He nodded, "Yea, I think I'm gonna take a nap. Wake me when you guys want dinner."

Toji snorted playfully, "Well, don't fall asleep then. I'm hungry."

Shinji sighed, pulling a blanket over his head, "Six o'clock minimum."

"Alright."

Toji left with an unwilling little sister, dragging the girl out of her idol's room. Shinji heard the door close, he reached for the note, holding it above him. His thoughts, once again, scattered.

One, however, stood out pass the rest, How the hell I'm I going to feed twenty people?


After much back-breaking work on Shinji's part, he served the party of pilots his classic vegetarian miso soup, hibachi artificial chicken, finally he stir fried blue tuna for his avian roommate. Through the entirety of the meal, the Eva pilots and others, spoke of the week's events, increased syncs, weapons training, and corner camping in the sim were popular topics of discussion.

Even Mari opened up in the conversation, although Asuka still remained to herself. Mizu happily sipped her soup next to Shinji, while Rei wore her faint smile throughout the dinner. The conversing ended abruptly when Shinji heard a knock coming from the door.

He stood from the long cafeteria sized table, his hand whipped his card through, opening the door. Outside, three figures waited, when the door opened, Shinji was face to face with the 'Noobs'. Two girls and one boy, the later having a mop of brown hair, with one pair of jade eyes peering out from beneath his bangs. The grey hoodie's sleeves, that he dawned, rolled up to his elbow.

The smallest girl with blue eyes, her age no more than thirteen, wore her long golden blonde hair with a butterfly clip. The her elegant, magenta dress stopped at her knees.

The final pilot, a girl about his age with auburn hair and baby blue eyes that nearly matched his own, sized him up mentally, her eyes burrowing into his questionably. The pilot's beige cargo pants, red sweatshirt, and baseball cap, sagged on her body.

Shinji smiled, "Welcome," he hosted them into their complex.

The male pilot, Lee, walked in first, with Mana and Keita following suit. They shadowed Shinji's trail to the dinning room, they entered, the discussions ceased. Shinji walked to the head of the table, and introduced the new residence.

"Everyone," he began, "these are the new pilots from our sister division Körper, Keita, Lee, and Mana.

The Eva pilots greeted the Nemesis pilots, sharing training experiences. Mizu kept her distance from them, she stood next to Shinji.

She leaned forward, whispering, "They pilot the false ones, I can feel their lights."

Shinji bent towards her ear, "I pilot a false one too, they are no different from me."

"You pilot a Erus, they control the souls of the children. How can you not be upset?"

Shinji frowned, "I am, it hurts me to see them bound but, they have their pilots."

She held his hand, "Do they know of you?"

Shinji studied the windows, he saw the descending figures of Units- C, T, and S being stored away like their siblings, "I can only hope not."


After their meals, the entire dorm population resigned to the assigned rooms. Shinji noticed Keita walking out the door, he asked Lee why but, received no answer.

He withdrew from the pilot, with Mizu and Rei following him. They reached his room, Shinji plopped on his bed, where Mizu assumed her position on his chest. Rei slipped to his side, she slid her arms underneath him. In no time at, they all fell asleep silently.

Once again peace shattered.

Only a few hours had passed, when Shinji opened his eyes hastily. He heard the klaxon's whirling in the distance, he knew the reason for this warning.

Ramiel.


The quiet barracks transformed into controled chaos, Shinji, Misato, and Kaji reorganized the sprawling mass of anarchy. The pilots rushed outside, were S-2 agents waited for them. Shinj wobbled down the steps, and with the help of the others, he piled in with the rest.

The agents rushed the Evangelion pilots to HQ, the city above them sank into the under-dome. They ran into the Geo-Front, each dashing for their lockers. They pulled the skin-tight plug suits to their bodies. The battalion of elite pilots, Toji, Kensuke, and Hikari sprinted into the cages ready for launch. Shinji's mind teemed with pain from each move he made, his hands were shaky, a hand grabbed his shoulder. He turned to the owner, Misato.

"What do you think you're doing?!"

Shinji tugged against Misato's hand, "Piloting Eva."

"No you're not!" Her eyes brimmed with tears, "I've almost lost you so many times now, I'm not gonna let you die!"

The intercom blared above them, "Evangelion Unit-02 Launch!"

Shinji shuffled his arms away from her, "Damnit! Cancel the launch!"

Pushing pass the bridge bunnies, he stood in Unit-01's cage. Shinji ran to the stairs, towards his plug when the blast shields slammed down.

"Your not going anywhere."

Misato stood behind him, with two security guards. He backed up to the edge, his hand grabbed the catwalk's handrail.

A loud screeching emitted from the room, a large, purple hand slammed in between the space from him to Misato. More sounds of twisting metals filled the room, when Unit-01's right hand broke free, she place her hand flat against the catwalk. Her eyes ignited with a fiery brilliance.

"Thank you Unit-01." He turned to Misato, her cheeks trailed with tears, "Goodbye Misato..."

He climbed into her palm, which she led to his plug. He climbed in, LCL prepped. He swallowed a mouth full, then heaved his yolks further forward, ripping Unit-01 from its cage. He raced towards the launch pad, when a screen flared next to his.

"Oh the baka is finally getting into the action."

"Asuka! Have you reached the surface?"

She sneered, "Of course I reached it. No problems up here, other than the octahedron floating above Tokyo-03."

Shinji walked on to the launch pad and smashed his fist into the manual launch. The frame hurled through the tunnel, his body didn't falter, it stayed true with the help of his A.T. Field. As the launch took him to battle, Asuka did something very... idiotic.

She raised from cover, which was all it needed. Ramiel fired with its deadly precision, its body twisted into a pentagram, blasting the Eva's leg off. Asuka kneeled over in pain, the Evangelion fell on top of a factory, her body still convulsing in pain. She screamed. She failed.

Asuka.

He heard her cry, now it's personal. The cage reached the surface, he ripped the earth beneath him as his Eva dashed forward. Shinji caught up to Asuka, still laying on the factory.

"Asuka! Come on! Get up!" he hauled her up into his left arm.

Her silence worried him until he heard her, "I don't want to die."

Her shallow voice came through, "I'm alone."

Ramiel spotted him, it decided that the evening of odds was due.


In Terminal Dogma, Hyuga noticed a signal change in the blue blood type, another was manifesting, "Captian!"

Misato turned, "What?"

"Second blue-type blood appearing within target!"

"Oh no.."

His screen flared again with a new message, "It's confirmed! Another angel!"


Ramiel's light flickered violently as it spread. His core split into three, one for him and two for her, and she was born. Her body enshrouded by a rotating, crystal-like, multifaceted plate, her cores rotated at polar ends. She was Shateiel Angel of Silence, god's union, the daughter of Duma.

Ramiel body sectioned into miniature versions of himself, each surrounding his core, he began digging into the metal shell of the Geo-Front. Shateiel turned to the scarlet shadow of father, her cores resonated the light.


Aoba screamed, "Anti-A.T. Fields!"

Strasberg, who stood next to Gendo, commanded, "Launch Unit-S!"


Keita, along with her machine, launched through the levels of the Geo-Front. The enhanced weight that she carried, from the g-force, pushed the physical boundaries of her body.

Finally reaching the surface, the frame slammed against the struts of a launch silo. She searched comm. channels for Units-01 and 02, when she didn't receive any signal, her gut feeling told her the worse.

She leaned forward, peeking around the corners, her pallet rifle ready. The coast was clear, she stepped out cautiously. Overhead, a flash of light illuminated the sky, she reacted by ducking into cover.

"Sag!"

Ma'am?

She discarded the rifle, "Ready the electromagnet rounds."

Yes ma'am

His back opened, popping the high-caliber barrel out. He placed the barrel in his palm, were his arm melded around it. Sagittarius launched a clip into the air, Keita grabbed it shoving it into her tibia. The metal plates covering his feet snapped apart and dug into the concrete. Her sights hovered over the retreating Eva units, one carrying the other.

"Unit-01 is undamaged, Unit-02 is suffering a severed limb. Permission to counter-strike?"

'Granted.'

The Evas neared her, she helped Shinji with Asuka, resting her Eva against a vacant building. Keita fired a few rounds into the angels, they bounced off their fields easily.

"Well," she began, "that sucks."

Shinji checked Unit-02, her cable was cut, so he ejected the remains of the last and replaced it with his own. Keita hovered over his shoulder, inside Sagittarius.

"Got any ideas?"

Shinji shrugged, "Stay out of sight, stay in cover." he turned to Asuka, who shut off her channel, "And don't get cocky.

His words blurred out as a beam of concentrated particles blasted through their cover, incinerating Unit- S' left arm. Oil leaked from the wound, from her shoulder down the arm was missing.

"Damnit! Damage report!"

Arm integrity zero percent, particles are also jamming communications.

She peeked, the cylindrical angel approaching them. Her mind frayed, the grip on her yolks tightened. What could she do?

She breath deeply before replying, "When I go, fall back and take Unit-02 to the safe zone."

Shinji nodded, checking his time, 3:41:58, "Good luck."

He readied with Unit-02 in hand, Keita moved her hand up, with all five fingers extended, after a moment she rolled her hand into a fist. She launched from cover, firing a barrage of rounds into Ramiel, while Shateiel continued pursuing the Evas.

Ramiel grew tired of this abomination, he fired. The particle beam raced from his core, Keita watched the beam erase the distance between. Her thoughts before death were of one thing.

I can die with him.

Her machine screamed, Keita eject! Now!


A gloved hand reached towards Earth, another one clamped the suit suction system, conforming it to his flesh. He breathed shallowly through his A.T. Field. His eyes studied the world before him, while he stood atop its moon and his own machine.

"The time is at hand."


She rested her hand against the console, she smiled and prepared for darkness. The light came, filling her cabin, was it heaven? She felt a warm embrace hold her, it felt like home but, home was... Sagittarius.

The light dissipated, she sat inside the plug still, her eyes widened, she felt her entire body quiver. Sag held his only hand before them, the armor plating began to glow.

For father and only you,

She knew what was happening, it horrified her, "Oh god! Sag!"

He ignored her, the light from his hand continued traveling through his body, Will I change.

Keita reached for a lever labeled 'D-Mode' before a gentle touch halted it, "Damnit! Why?!"

Her words fell onto deaf ears, his body grew as the light consumed it. The metal plating descended to earth, hissing with heat.

For father and only you, will I return to him.

"Sagittarius please!"

Something was wrong, Ramiel felt it. The lifeless copy became enlightened, his inner soul released.

He fired again.

The beam traveled to him, he raised his hand. It splintered against his inner light. Sag's helm fell away revealing the hidden eye sockets. They all slowly opened, each glared at Ramiel.

For father and only you, will I become the beast!

Horns grew from his brow, the thin blades doubled the length of his head. His chest pulsated, releasing a purple cone from within. His light cracked the container, with a moment of time it shattered, revealing the crimson red sphere inside.

"The Nemesis core..."

Herald me my pilot, my prophet, my love!

He hunched over, pylons grew from his now lean muscles. His body trembled as a pair of bumps crawled the length of his back, he uttered one sentence before his ascension.

But, for you and only you will I be I!

He gained his wings, their leathery feathers grew, a total of eight on each wing. They reached into the heavens, both fell to his body, lining up perpendicular to his body, and parallel to another. His holy crown formed, then folded down over his face. It pieced away like the layers of the universe.

Keita cried in her hand, the other still held in place, "Please stop..."

You will find peace! Even if it's the last thing I do!

He threw all his anger into his eyes, they fired. His torso recoiled from the blast, he kept his feet planted however. Ramiel attempted to protect himself, which only hindered it. His light was pierced, it traveled through his body, obliterating his crystalline form, all that was left was his core.

Your thunder was heard in the whirlwind, your lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and quaked.

The Awakened Sagittarius concentrated on Shateiel, he fired.

Shinji felt him awaken, the child. This was not good. Sag's beam pierce the angel of silence, destroying one of her cores. The remaining one fell, smashing into the ground. Shinji placed Asuka into a shute, where he left her. Shinji walked back into the field where Sag waited for him.

To the choirmaster: according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation.

Both stood off, each not allowing ground to be lost. Shinji studied his remaining time, 0:32:35. Sagittarius raised his hand, warping his A.T. Field around Shinji, he didn't fight back. He walked forward, with both the angel cores in hand, he stood before Unit-01.

For father, a gift.

He shoved his arms into Unit-01, breaking Shinji's ribcage and ripping his lungs. Shinji, holding his insides in, placed his hand atop Sag's crown, the celestial being shook beneath him.

"Forgive me, my child."

And everything disappeared.


The black void again, the vast emptiness. He lost his ego border, again. Once again joined to Unit-01, he searched for her. It felt like hours until he found her.

For in the midst of the darkness, a girl curled into a ball, a scientist coat covered her body. She seemed to be the same age as Shinji, she held her hands over her eyes that were crying.

Shinji moved closer to her, she flinched when he placed his hands on hers. He moved them and stared into her cobalt eyes.

"I'm sorry brother."


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