The next three chapters including this one, are all part of a plan to take back Adam from SEELE. And of course, there will be two Angel fights along the way. Disclaimer: I don't own Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Evangelion, or Anarchy Reigns.
Cruel Angel's Thesis Chapter 20: Angel of Night, Leliel
"SEELE's loss is our gain in more ways than one," Fuyutsuki said, "Mayumi had mentioned something interesting. It seems after Iruel was contained SEELE decided to move Adam to the flying citadel." The main staff of NERV was in meeting in Gendo's office. "The MAGI have developed a keen plan to capture the citadel too," Ritsuko noted, "First, we send two of our main fighters to cause some havoc in the grasslands sector." Gendo nodded. "A diversionary tactic. Keebo's variable weapon system via his Stand would be perfect for this, as well as Mari with her feral rage."
Ritsuko nodded. "Next, we can have someone infiltrate the factory while this distraction is going on. We take control of the computer network in there, and use it to shut down the flying citadel's defenses. I recommend the Dashells take this one." "That's fine," Gendo agreed, "But I want Aigis going with them for extra safety. That leaves Shinji, Asuka, Rei, and Kaworu to storm the citadel." "There's one complication," Fuyutsuki stated, "Due to the complexity of the plan, we'll be dealing with two Angel encounters during this operation, Leliel and Bardiel. And the Dead Sea Scrolls went into great detail about their powers." Gendo nodded. This operation was tricky, but doable.
"And you're likely to encounter Leliel during the operation," Naoko said to Keebo and Mari, "The spherical appearance you see is just an illusion. Her real body is the shadow on the ground, within which is a Dirac Sea, basically a concentrated vacuum. She can literally suck in anything she wants, and getting out will be difficult." "I have a few singularity weapons up my sleeve," Keebo assured her, "The real trick will be getting her to cough up her core." "Do enough damage and you might force her to eject it," Naoko suggested, "Now get out there and run wild!"
"The transfer of Adam was completed recently," SEELE-03 said in his report, "We have him safely concealed inside the sky citadel. The only concern is that during the transfer, he was loosened a little, and began showing signs of regeneration." Lorenz narrowed his cybernetic eyes. "He's beginning to awaken. If he is permitted to confront Lilith…" They group bowed their heads. They all knew what might happen if those Angels were to clash. "Speaking of which," SEELE-05 chimed in, "We've heard no word from Lilith as of recently. Given the Lance of Longinus disappeared from the Antarctic, I think we can safely assume it was used by NERV." Just then, a bunch of emergency reports came flooding in.
Leliel noticed the sudden rampage as she carefully slithered her way towards the center of the island. "Wow. Someone's going hog wild on the place." She noticed the mechanical Mega World and Unit-00 as they smashed through SEELE's cybernetic weapons. Even with her dimensional form, Leliel could still see. "Wait… I thought there was only one bird EVA… Maybe the Lilim ran out of ideas, though I'm not sure how. Though that battle mech seems rather capable. It's hard to pin down what animal it resembles. It seems to have traits of three different ones."
The constant rampaging soon attracted a giant crab-like robot. 'You aren't the only ones who are capable of designing mechs after animals,' came the voice of SEELE-05. "Maybe not," Keebo admitted, "But we do it better. Let me show you something interesting." Mega World's hands transformed into drills. Since it was still connected to Keebo, Mega World could take advantage of Machinehead to arm itself weapons it didn't normally have. Unit-00's eyes flashed as Mari charged up her Stand. "Beautiful World!"
Unit-00 charged in, getting the crab mech's attention as Keebo took the other side, shifting the drills into blades, which proved sharp enough to slice through the solid titanium the crab mech was apparently made of. "I remember a time when titanium was considered the strongest metal in the world," Keebo noted, "Then scientists discovered first tungsten, and then duralumin. I for one don't believe there is such a thing as indestructible. It's all a matter of how easily you can split their molecules from each other."
Mari leapt into the air in a somersault, bringing Unit-00's fists down on the main body of the crab mech. "We keep this up," she noted, "And our little display will give our friends all the time they need." "Yes, but keep in mind we could never draw everyone's attention," Keebo replied, "There's bound to be some sort of standing guard at the factory. For now, let's make sure this oversized seafood platter doesn't catch on to what's happening at the factory." Nearby, just seeing the overgrown crab was making Leliel hungry. "I know the others said I need to go on a diet… But it's been so long since I've had food-food!"
She rushed over to where the mech was, intent on devouring it. Luckily for Keebo and Mari, Leliel had shown up on their scanners, letting them leap over the shadow as it positioned itself under the crab mech, drawing it into itself. "Looks like our little hissy fit drew Leliel's attention," Mari quipped, grateful the crunching sound she was hearing from metal and not something more horrifying. "Looks like now's our best bet," Keebo said. He looked at the distorted black and white sphere. "That's supposed to be the real shadow, but I wonder if it's not a reflection of Leliel's core. Well, let's find out!"
Leliel sighed in content as she finished her meal, but freaked when she sensed the sudden killer intent from Keebo right behind her. "Whoops! I was trying not to get their attention!" She had seen too many of her siblings fall to know she had a chance, and had actually stuck to a diet in order to avoid letting them know she was around. Unfortunately, she had wound up right in their crossfire. "And here I thought Sandalphon was supposed to be the clutzy one…," she muttered has Mega World fired a few bombs into her body. At first she was relieved, the bombs easily getting sucked into the Dirac Sea, but then she freaked as the bombs let loose singularities. "Urgh! This must be what acid reflux feels like to Lilim!"
She felt so sick she actually coughed up a solid version of the floating sphere, which Mega World picked up as the shadow dissolved. "I was right. This is your core, Leliel." Leliel sighed. "How far was I from Father's location?" Mega World pointed over to the sky citadel. Leliel groaned. "There's no way I'd be able to get up there… That's not fair! Well, maybe Bardiel will have better luck. He's always been the most adaptable of us, even compared to Iruel." "In the meantime," Mari said, "Phase one is complete. Leliel consuming that crab mech caused SEELE forces to flee, giving us the grassland and just under forty-three percent control of the island. Let's check in and see how the others are doing."
I know the Angel fights seem easy, but this part was never about confronting the Angels, so I think I can nerf them a little due to greater knowledge of their abilities. Yeah, what happens when you hit one singularity with another singularity? Read and review.