And so the pushback against SEELE begins. Both sides are taking action, and all the while the Earth in the crosshairs of something from beyond. Let's see how things continue. Disclaimer: I don't own Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Evangelion, or Anarchy Reigns.
Cruel Angel's Thesis Chapter 15: Renewed Confidence
"So you won't be staying long?," Aigis asked as Keebo prepared to return to Japan. "I still have my studies at Hope's Peak Academy, and other cases our class is taking on while we're in school. Rest assured I know the schedule for each Angel's arrival and can be here at a moment's notice when the time comes." He generated a flight pack for himself and started to lift off. "I'll be seeing you again before long!," he called out before shooting into the air. "Nice guy," Asuka admitted, "But I'm curious as to what sort of woman could fall in love with a robot. No offense, Aigis."
"No, it's a legitimate curiosity," Aigis noted, "To be honest, I've met Miu a few times. Eccentric is the best way to describe her personality. She also has a sort of mania for all things mechanical. And with both me and Keebo being anatomically correct, she considers him to be the perfect man." Asuka and Rei blushed at the idea of a robot having male genitals. "What about that large chassis of his?," Kaworu asked, "Is that his clothing or…?" "Keebo, like me, actually has a secondary chassis that acts as the main body, while the outer chassis is removeable clothing," Aigis clarified. The group all went, "Oh…"
"Gentleman," Lorenz said during the meeting, "We have finally managed to gain a victory, however small, against NERV. Hopefully it will be the first of many more, and bigger ones at that." "It's about time some good news came our way," SEELE-03 said, "SEELE-02's idea proved a perfect gold mine." "A shame we can never use that tactic again," SEELE-02 admitted, "But we can make use of this opportunity." "The only real problem I can see is that we still lost part of Zero Point to NERV's control," SEELE-05 pointed out, "Meaning they have access to all our research."
"I concede that this is no minor detail," Lorenz replied, "But we still hold the majority. And we now have Adam in our possession, and can begin to study him to learn the secrets of the S2 engine. So long as the bakelite holds he won't be going anywhere. And once we have what we need, we'll use what's left of him to fuel our Instrumentality." "There is one minor situation to deal with," SEELE-04 noted, "The search for the Longinus." They weren't talking about the lance that pierced the side of Jesus, but rather a cybernetic lance that was used by beings like Adam to control others of their kind. When Adam exploded, his lance was left stuck somewhere in Antarctica, and thus far it had not been retrieved.
Though fortunately, the Speedwagon Foundation had found the lance first, and Gendo and Shining were taking a trip to Antarctica to retrieve it. "While we're busy transporting the lance, our agents will be pushing to capture the city sectors of the island from SEELE's control." The discovery that NERV could actually remove SEELE's influence from Zero Point was a turning point in their plans. Now Gendo wanted to remove SEELE from the entire island if possible, removing what little influence they had left before they could trigger Third Impact.
"The Lance of Longinus," Shinji mused, "Not the first item to be named after a religious artifact." He was of course referring to the Holy Grail that had been fought over back in the mid 90's. The outcome of that war had been surprising, to say the least. And most of the world would never hear the story. "One of the things to watch out for is a new agent prowling the city," Gendo noted, "The escaped POWs won't be an issue. We have enough information from the jungle lab that we can predict how they might improve themselves. It's the newer forces we need to watch out for."
He got out a profile. "in particular, one of the agents who resides over the city region is a man known as Durga. Physically he's not more capable than any of the other artificial Stand users, but he's got a large ego. He's equipped with the Revolver Cannon, a gatling gun housed in his right leg with a reloader attached to his right arm." "It would also help to clear out as many Killseekers and other dangerous entities as possible," Yui noted, "The more we clean up the streets, the safer it will be for everyone." "Gotta say," Shinji said, "Compared to all this, dealing with the Angels seems like a simple job."
Durga, as it happened, was sitting on the edge of a skyscraper in the metropolis area when he got a call from Lorenz. 'We need you down in the city area. Turns out NERV is getting somewhat cocky after taking the jungle and want a bigger piece of the pie. Make sure to take some high-level soldiers with you.' He hung up, and Durga scoffed. "These Drones and Killseekers and other mutated creeps are just fodder for those kids. Only good for softening them up, and they can't even do that right. I'll take a few with me, but I'm honestly not expecting much."
He took a running leap off the the building, using his skills to parkour down several nearby towers until he reached the ground. He gathered a large group and hurried to the city, where he started looking for the pilots. He started hearing odd screams from behind him, and began to notice there were fewer and fewer breaths as he kept walking. Once it was down to only a handful, he sighed. "If I turn around and even a single Killseeker is still alive, I will be severely annoyed." He turned around, and in spite of his earlier words nearly laughed at the sight of Shinji holding the last living Killseeker in his group by the neck.
"I just thought it'd be fun to rile you up," Shinji explained before having his Stand fry the Killseeker. Durga gave a small chuckle. "You've certainly got a cast-iron set, don't you? Takes a lot of nerve to want to annoy me willingly." Shinji smiled, and Durga got blindsided by Aigis firing off her arm cannons, while Kaworu moved in and launched an electric wave to knock him toward Shinji. "Pardon me for the rude tactics," Shinji said, before slugging Durga right in the chin, "But I'd like to clear out this area quickly!" "Especially since we have a date planned!," Asuka said as she leapt in, arms glowing with Hamon, "Overdrive!"
Durga scoffed. "My faut for not listening to advice. Next time I'll be coming in with more backup. Revolver Cannon!" He cybernetic leg opened up to reveal the gatling gun and it began to fire. Asuka quickly pulled out a few strands of her hair. "A little trick from my Hamon teacher. Hamon Hair Attack!" She charged the follicles with Hamon and threw them in front of her, creating an effective barrier. Durga took the chance to make his escape. "That was an unusual technique," Cadence noted as she and Rei showed up. Asuka smirked. "My teacher, Caesar Zeppeli, learned the trick from his friend Joseph Joestar. With my longer hair, I figured it would be easier to pull off."
Meanwhile at Hope's Peak Academy, Keebo was getting briefed on a new mission by Kakyoin. "I know you were only supposed to be joining the group at Zero Point during Angel attacks, but I've just been informed by Shining that several of SEELE's agents were released from imprisonment at NERV HQ. If they are allowed to roam free, it will severely hamper efforts to resolve the situation. The next Angel is due to arrive, so once you deal with that, I'd like you to round up those escaped prisoners." Keebo nodded. "I should be able to handle that. In the meantime, Miu wanted to give me a tune-up." Kakyoin chuckled. "Is that what they're calling it these days?" Keebo couldn't help but laugh at the joke, even though it really was just a tune-up of his platform.
Yeah, Caesar would no doubt have heard about Joseph using some of Stroheim's hair to create a protective barrier against gunfire. If you remember, Joseph's son George did the same technique, only using his own hair. Naturally the barrier would be more effective with longer hair, especially if the follicles were still attached. Only the follicle part of a strand of hair is alive, after all. Read and review.