I'm not going to say much here, let's finish this opening arc!
August 9th, 2015
"Come on Kensuke, we've been out here too long, let's get to the shelter." Hikari commented from the rooftop of the Tokyo-3 High School. Near her, Toji stood, feelings similar to her own. Kensuke however, was busy with his camera. He'd told them earlier that day that the Evangelions were coming out tonight, and that there was going to be more than one. Kensuke was extremely excited, Toji and Hikari, not so much.
"No way!" Kensuke exclaimed as he leaned against the railing, camera trained and ready to go. "I hacked into my dad's data files for this! This is the time that they should be coming out." Toji rolled his eyes at Kensuke's enthusiasm, not understanding why the boy loved these machines so much.
"Okay then," Toji replied, "Where are they?"
The sounds of whirring machinery from their right drew them away from their conversation. The mountainside was currently shifting, an entire segment moving out of place.
"The mountainside is moving!" Toji noticed, Kensuke was currently rocking on the heels of his feet, Hikari watching intently, but not overdoing it. Her job as Class Rep told her to keep things quiet when necessary, and this was one of those times.
"That's them!" Kensuke stated, "The Evangelions!"
The whirring continued, as the entry way was opened up. Suddenly, the familiar purple shoulder pylons of Evangelion Unit-01 could be seen as it was shifted into place. Not far behind, the orange behemoth known as Evangelion Unit-00 settled into place to its left.
"Totally awesome!" Kensuke exclaimed from his position on the rooftop, Toji having to hold him back in case the boy fell from the height. Hikari sighed as Unit-01 and Unit-00 started on their journey towards their destination.
"Come on guys, we need to go now."
"But Class Rep!"
"Now, Aida!"
8:11pm
- Neon Genesis Evangelion OST II – Track 12 – Spending Time in Preparation -
The roads on the path towards Mt. Futago were filled to the brim with both maintenance trucks and power generators littered along the main road. This continued all the way up the mountain, with no changes.
"The Angel has penetrated defence layer 17! It will reach NERV HQ in 3 hours, 55 minutes."
"Power supply transfer from Shikoku and Kyushu is completed."
"Beginning tests of each cooling system."
Near the top of the mountain, operations were in full effect as preparations for the attack against Ramiel progressed. Ritsuko stood by, Maya as always by her side, overseeing the transfer of the Positron Rifle by Unit-00.
"Be careful! This is a piece of precision machinery!" Ritsuko commented in her usual commanding tone.
Sachiel and Shamshel stood watching as the Positron Rifle sat in its position, being Angels they couldn't really do much with their faces, but they were concerned. Very concerned.
"Well, if that thing is powerful enough, it will kill Ramiel." Sachiel commented, Shamshel simply nodding. Neither Angel had decided to say much, both thinking that NERV's plan to take down Ramiel was an effective one. The only thing now was to actually man the rifle and destroy the Fifth Angel.
"This thing wasn't built for large scale things like this, wasn't it?" Shamshel commented idly. "Will it really work?"
"Point taken." Ritsuko replied, "There's no choice in the matter. This is the most effective solution."
"So, this thing should be able to take down my sister?" Shamshel asked, the Angel floating in place, its many legs wiggling widely.
"Theoretically, yes." Ritsuko replied. "However, we don't know if the cannon barrel or accelerator will hold until we try firing it."
"Helpful." Shamshel commented.
"To put it simply," Maya said, "The attack on the Angel will be the first time its fired at such a high power output."
"Ramiel, you lucky bastard." Sachiel said, anger over how powerful his sister was going through his head.
Hyuga frowned as he wondered over, concern about the operation written across not just his face, but everyone else's. "So, this is the Positron Cannon?"
"I know it's a hasty construction job." Ritsuko commented, but it should work.
"We'll be forcibly linking the zero-one control to Unit-01 using the Type-G Equipment."
"Well, the rest is up to you." Hyuga stated, with a small smirk in Ritsuko's direction.
"If we could only say the same about our pilot." Ritsuko replied. "Let's just Misato knows what she's doing."
– End -
Misato knew she would find Shinji standing alone, on a balcony near the NERV Hospital. Walking slowly towards the boy, she tried to speak to him. "I thought I'd find you here, why haven't you reported in yet." Shinji didn't reply. "Listen, you chose to stay here, didn't you? You made up your own mind to be a part of this. You need to do your job properly."
"I'm afraid." Shinji replied, his voice monotone. "You and the others. You have nothing to be afraid of. You're always just giving orders, safe underground. Meanwhile, I'm the only one in any real danger. The only one experiencing this first hand." Shinji turned around suddenly, anger in his eyes. "You wanna tell me how that's fair!" Misato sighed, stepping into place beside Shinji, staring out over the horizon.
"Fifteen years ago…" She started a frown on her face. "Half of humanity died in the events of the Second Impact. If we allow the Angels to start a Third Impact, the human race will die out. No one will survive. Not one soul."
"I know all this." Shinji replied, not looking at Misato. "I've heard it countless times."
"That's why we are fighting the Angels. To prevent a Third Impact. Even if we have to sacrifice our own lives to do it. Everyone who works here understands and accepts that risk. In other words, entrusting you with the Eva is entrusting with our lives. The entirety of humanity."
"Why me? It's so much to ask. There has to be a reason."
"There is no reason." Misato replied. "Fate chose you, that's all. However, I want you to understand that you're not the only one putting your life on the line Shinji. We're all in this together."
"Alright… I'll try… I'll pilot the Eva…" Throughout the conversation, Misato had taken Shinji's hand in an attempt at comfort. It worked, as Shinji finished the gesture, wrapping his fingers around her hand.
– Music from Evangelion 1.0 – Track 18 – The Longest Day III -
Misato stood at command, Shinji and Rei standing close by, hearing final instructions.
"Listen up, here are your individual duties for the operation." Misato said, her tone holding an air of authority that was usually lost to the homeliness of the apartment. "Shinji…"
"Yes?"
"Unit-01 will be the gunner."
"Right."
"Rei?"
"Yes."
"You will provide cover using Unit-00."
"Yes."
"The reason this is being done," Ritsuko said, walking onto the main attack deck, "Is because Shinji has the highest sync ratio, especially with Unit-01, and this operation will require exceptional precision. Since the Positron Beam will be influenced by Earth's gravity, magnetic fields, and rotation, the beam will not fire in a straight line. You must remember to make adjustments for these deviations. You must penetrate the core precisely."
"But Ritsuko, I've never practiced this!" Shinji replied, concern written across his face.
"Don't worry about it." Ritsuko replied, knowing the boy would be scared considering his training with weapons previously. "Just do what the manual says. As soon as the indicators in the centre converge, pull the trigger. The computers will handle the rest. Also, once you fire it, you will have to wait for the Unit to cool down again before taking another shot. You've got to hit it the first time."
"What if I miss?" Shinji replied, "What if the Angel fires back?."
"Hope Ramiel doesn't kill you." Shamshel honestly replied.
"Shamshel." Ritsuko replied sternly. The Angel hung its head slightly, knowing his comment didn't help much. "Shinji, don't think about unnecessary things like that right now. Just focus on destroying it in one shot."
"So, I have no choice?" Shinji commented to himself. Thoughts plaguing his mind all over again. 'I don't want to die!' Repeating like a mantra in his brain.
"I…" Shinji turned shocked, he'd completely forgotten about Rei. The girl was so quiet, it was a miracle if the First Child ever spoke up. "I am just to protect Unit-01. Correct?"
"That's right, Rei." Ritsuko said.
"Understood."
"It's time." Misato said, "Both of you, go get changed."
"Right." Shinji and Rei replied in unison.
– End –
Shinji had thrown his clothes to the ground and gotten changed quickly, the Plugsuit sitting loosely around his body. Hitting the button on his wrist, the Plugsuit pressurising into place on his body. Shinji glanced at the small screen protecting both his own, and Rei's modesty. While he couldn't see her, he could see her shadow, which didn't really help much.
Rei had thrown he own clothes to the ground, albeit, in a much messier fashion than Shinji, who preferred to fold his clothes for appearances sake. Progressing slowly, Rei grabbed her white Plugsuit and prepared to put it on. She stopped briefly when Shinji's voice came to her.
"Rei, you know we might die doing this."
"Why would you say that?" Rei replied as she pulled her Plugsuit onto her body. She rummaged around for a moment, before pressurising the suit just like Shinji had. It fit onto her thin form, as it had been designed to do. "You won't die." She said, "I'll be protecting you."
- Neon Genesis Evangelion OST II – Track 4 – A Crystalline Night Sky –
- Music from Evangelion 1.0 – Track 19 – Danse des Lucioles –
Shinji and Rei watched as the entire city started to power down. The once bright and shining lights shutting off, leaving the city in darkness. Across the entirety of Japan, every single piece of electricity was taken, leaving the entire country in complete darkness. If anyone was looking at the Earth as a whole right now, the country of Japan would hardly be seen against the light protruding from the other regions.
Shinji and Rei sat beside the large visage of their Eva's. Watching the starry night sky in the distance. Thoughts ran through both their heads, as the weight of what they were about to do was settling in.
– End –
"Ayanami," Shinji suddenly asked, Rei made no indication of answering, as she always did. "Why do you pilot the Eva?"
Rei stared ahead for a moment, contemplating an answer. Something she found, that she rarely did. "Because I'm bound to it." Rei replied, having decided on an answer.
"Bound?" Shinji asked in complete confusion. The him, the girl was spouting nonsense. He didn't understand the meaning behind her answer at all, and felt she was just saying something so that he'd stop talking to her. It was difficult for Shinji, as he wanted to make a good impression. He wanted this girl to be his friend. Unfortunately, due to the fates not aligning, Shinji had properly met Rei while she was nude after having a shower. A situation that he was rather embarrassed by, and knew she hadn't forgotten about, even if she didn't show it.
"Yes," Rei replied, her arms wrapped around her legs currently brought against her chest. "It's a bond."
"Do you mean… with my father?" Shinji replied, turning back to glance at the night sky. Anything, anything to keep his mind of off their first encounter. 'The Plugsuit doesn't help.' Shinji thought to himself quietly.
"To all people." Rei replied.
"You're… very strong, Ayanami."
"I have nothing else."
"I guess… I'm the same way…" Shinji replied, turning back to the girl, pushing his thoughts out of his mind for the moment. "I was totally apathetic… I hated everything. I just didn't care. But I put up a quiet front, being the good little boy. I guess I was just going through the motions of living."
Rei didn't respond immediately. Instead she got up, her bones cracking as she stood. "It's time. Let's go." She simply said. Staring at the moon, sitting full in the sky behind her. Rei said one last thing. "Goodbye." Shinji stared at her the entire time. Not understanding what she meant.
August 10th, 2015
"Countdown to 00:00 hours is approaching. All units are in position. Operation is ready to begin." A voice said over the intercom to everybody listening. Operation Yashima was about to begin. Ramiel continued to burrow towards NERV HQ in the distance, all the while emitting it's hum for the world to hear. There was silence as the second ticked down to midnight, the chime of the hour signifying the start of operation.
"Here we go." Makoto noted as the day switched over.
"Shinji, look." Misato started to say to him, as he sat in the Entry Plug, ready to take down Ramiel. Sachiel and Shamshel hovered in silence for once. "You chose to pilot Unit-01. If only for that I'm grateful. Even for trying. Thank you."
– Neon Genesis Evangelion OST I – Track 16 – Decisive Battle –
- Music from Evangelion 1.0 – Track 20 – Battaille Décisive –
"Commence Operation Yashima!" Misato commanded at once. "Prepare to fire the Positron Cannon! Initiate Stage One Connections!"
"Roger." Makoto replied, "All regions switching circuits in primary and secondary substations."
"Deploying all switches. Beginning power connect."
"All stations holding at maximum." Came the call over the phone. "0.7 to max power limit."
"No problems in the power supply system." Came another report.
"Frequency modulation capacity at 6.5 million watts."
"No irregularities in any of the inverters."
"Stage One breaker systems operating optimally."
"Districts 1 through 803. All power lines open."
"Voltage is stable. System frequency maintaining at 50 hertz."
"Initiate Stage Two Connections!" Misato commanded once again.
"Shingotenma transformer, open!"
"Following that, the Shinyugawara extra transformer will open."
"Voltage modulation within safety range."
"Initiate Stage Three Connections!" Came Misato's voice through Central Dogma.
"Roger. Routing all power to the Futagoyama transformer." Gendo and Fuyutsuki watched from their location high above Central Dogma. Gendo's hands folded in front of his face. Fuyutsuki with his hands clasped behind his back.
"Maintain maximum allowed power transmission strength."
"All cooling systems operating at full capacity."
"Superconductive transformer coming online."
"Indicator confirming no abnormalities."
"No problems detected with Stage Three Connections." Makoto commented as everything came through fine.
"Then we're ready." Misato replied, "Inform barricades 4 and 5 to proceed according to plan. Order all observation planes to pull out."
Across the mountainside, small planes were busy taking their leave as the Angel Intercept Systems started to activate and send volleys of missiles and weaponry towards Ramiel. Ramiel responded, she shifted once again, sending itself into a swirl of shapes, creating a shield around itself. Charging up again, it let loose its particle beam, swinging it around. Every single missile was destroyed. Not a single one hit Ramiel. With one final ounce of power, Ramiel sent a beam towards the mountain, destroying them with little effort.
"No. 3 ground system vaporised!" Makoto stated in shock.
"All according to plan." Misato reassured him, "It'll notice us, that's our plan. Send the next volley!"
Miles away, cannons started firing relentlessly at Ramiel. Shifting once again, the Angel took on a simple prism shape, using it's A.T. Field to deflect all the shots with no effort. Shifting once again, it turned into a cannon of its own, sending a particle beam towards the cannons. They didn't stand a chance.
"No. 2 Turret battery has been hit!" In front of Misato, the AIS systems were getting vaporised by Ramiel's relentless beam. They were losing ground, and fast.
In the distance, more turrets started to fire on Ramiel. Despite the heavy artillery being fired at the Angel, not a single thing hit. Ramiel kept shifting shape, using it's A.T. Field to block the attacks, then simply retaliate using its Particle Beam.
"Status on the Positron Cannon!" Misato commanded.
"Positron Cannon charging. Currently at one terawatt."
"Compression density approaching firing threshold."
"Increasing power feed."
"Voltage conversion rate at 0.019 percent."
"Power dropoff is within acceptable range."
"Circuit breakers are operational. Recovery in progress."
"Stage 4 connections complete."
"Disable final cannon safety locks!" Misato called.
"Engaging Positron Cannon!" Hyuga relayed from the bunker. Unit-01 pulled the lever on the side of the large cannon, setting the fuse into place. From Unit-01's shoulder, a large scanner appeared, settling itself in front of Unit-01's eye. Inside the Entry Plug, a large helmet rested onto Shinji's face.
"Initiating final input of sniping parameters." Sachiel and Shamshel watched as Shinji prepared to fire on Ramiel.
"Compensation for Earth's rotation and gravity, plus 0.0009." Came Misato's voice in Shinji's ear. Watching intently through the helmet, the triangular shaped curser flittering across the screen in various ways, details on the cannon itself being shown in the corners of Shinji's vision. "Firing mechanism is automatically locking on." Came Misato's voice again as Shinji breathed heavily inside Unit-01's cockpit.
"Positron Cannon scope adjustment complete."
"Photons are currently accelerating. 0.2 to discharge… 0.1…"
"Stage 5! Activate final connection!" Misato ordered to the small amount of NERV personnel around her. The computers gave a visual indication of the energy moving from where it was stored to Unit-01 and the Positron Cannon itself.
"Route all energy to power discard system!" Hyuga noted as the Cannon continued to charge in Unit-01's hands.
"Plugs 1 through 9 ready for power influx."
"Final adjustments being made to positron acceleration chamber. No problems detected." Shinji didn't pay much mind to the words constantly being flung around him, he kept entirely focussed on the situation at hand. Ramiel was entirely in his view, still shifting shape to deflect the volley of fire being sent towards her. This brief moment gave Shinji a chance to think.
'I'm not prepared for this. Like Ayanami is.' The view that Shinji had suddenly turned greyscale, an indication of the power that the Positron Cannon had. It was ready to fire, he just needed a clear shot. 'I don't have any qualities that would help with piloting an Eva. So why? I'm just told what to do. And I do it without any reason. Now… now I'm… protecting humanity…? It's such a huge burden. I didn't even realise I was doing such a vital thing… So… why does it have to be me?'
"13… 12… 11…" Brought Shinji back to reality as a final countdown was given out. "10… 9… 8… 7…" All around Japan, everyone was hoping for Shinji to do this. The fate of humanity was at stake. "6… 5… 4… 3… 2… 1…" The curser hit Ramiel, and started blinking rapidly.
"Now! Fire!" Misato called, Shinji pulling the trigger at the exact same time. The energy came together all at once, creating a brilliant light show. Being shot from the Positron Cannon at intense speed, going straight towards Ramiel. Destroying everything in its path. Ramiel brought up her A.T. Field, but it did nothing. The Positron Beam went straight through, destroying Ramiel's A.T. Field like it was nothing. Impacting Ramiel's core directly.
– End -
With a massive cry, Ramiel started to splinter its shape in various ways, it's normal crystalline blue colour turning a dark black at the edges. With a final cry, Ramiel releases a large splash of blood. Raining down onto the ground below. Nothing was safe from Ramiel's blood, mountains and roads were washed over by the red substance.
"Did we get it!?" Misato asked, concern written across her face. They couldn't tell. The readings hadn't changed.
With a groan, Ramiel started to mend her wounds. Fixing itself back up from its rather large attack to its core. Shifting back to her base crystalline blue octahedron form. She was very angry.
"We missed!?" Misato cried in outrage.
"How!?" Hyuga replied in just as much outrage. "Our timing was perfect!"
A large whirring sound brought everyone back to Earth, as Maya watched in screen in horror. "It's charging! A high-order energy reading detected from the target!"
"Fuck!" Misato cried. "Everyone, brace for direct impact!"
Ramiel started to shift her form, a five point star, redoing it over and over again, each time getting bigger than it was before. With a final cry, Ramiel sent the supercharged beam directly towards Unit-01. The mountain where the operation was taking place was half-destroyed in the blast. Sending anyone in the immediate area flying. Unit-01 itself wasn't safe from the blast, being sent hurtling towards the ground.
Ramiel looked on. Satisfied.
– Music from Evangelion 1.0 – Track 21 – Angel of Doom -
Red warning alerts blared constantly in the small bunker. Misato groaned as she slowly got up, pain written across her face. "How's our power system?" She asked, he voice laced with just as much pain.
"It's still usable." Hyuga replied. "In fact, it's recharging as we speak."
"And the Positron Cannon?"
"Minor damage." Maya relayed. "Barrel cooling now in progress. We're unable to verify if we can take another shot."
"No time to verify anything. Let's do it." Misato stood up, taking command once again. "Shinji!? Are you alright!? Hurry, get Unit-01 back into a firing position!"
Outside, things weren't looking good. The Positron Cannon sat on the dark red ground, while Unit-01 sat a short distance away. Inside, Shinji was hugging his arms around himself, shaking in panic.
"Effective immediately," Came Gendo's voice from Central Dogma. "Unit-01's pilot is to be relieved of duty. Order Unit-00's pilot to take over sniping duties."
"Ikari!" Fuyutsuki replied in indignation.
"You heard me. We have but to cut him off. He is useless."
"Now please wait a moment!" Misato cried as she appeared in front of the commander on a view screen. "He could've run away but he didn't, he got in the Eva." Sachiel and Shamshel watched as Shinji's hand moved towards the control yoke. "He still chose to fight of his own volition. We should entrust this to him!" Shinji's hand grabbed the control yoke, he pulled himself up, an angry look in his eyes.
"Shinji." Came a voice in his subconscious. "Hang in there, okay."
"Do your best, Ikari."
"Don't back down, Shinji! Not under any circumstance!" The voices of his three friends brought him back to the world. Shinji knew what he was going to do.
Unit-01 moved. It got up from its sitting position and crawled towards the Positron Cannon. Shinji groaned as he did this, pain shooting through him.
"All I'm asking commander." Misato continued, "Is that you have some faith in your own son.
Unit-01 stood up, Positron Cannon in hand. Ready for a second attack.
"I already have put my faith in him. Why can't you?" Gendo didn't answer, and simply stared at Misato. She didn't need to know anything.
"I'll leave it to you." He finally said. "Do as you please."
"Thank you, Commander!"
Shinji sat in Unit-01's Entry Plug, determination on his face. "Shinji." Came Misato's voice.
"Yes."
"One more time. We're going to entrust you with all of Japan's energy. All of our hope. All of our future. All of our lives. Along with the lives of all living things on this planet. It's all in your hands now. Do your best."
"Right!" Shinji replied as he pulled himself up. He put the Positron Cannon in position, ready to fire again. Discarding the Type-G equipment used for earlier, Shinji switched the firing mode to manual, pulling the helmet over his head once again.
With a large cry, Ramiel breached the Geofront, her drill coming through the roof.
"Enemy drill has breached the Geofront! It's directly above NERV HQ!"
"Ready that second shot!" Misato called.
"Fuse exchanged! Barrel cooling complete!" Hyuga said as Ritsuko ran diagnostics in the background. When she was satisfied, she spoke.
"Final sniping data specifications complete. Data entered. Any further adjustments will be left to the pilot!"
Shinji focussed on Ramiel once again, waiting for the right moment to fire. Ramiel charged, her core glowing a bright red.
"The Angel is charging again!" Maya confirmed in anger.
"What!? Not now!"
Shinji gasped as the beam headed straight for him. He closed his eyes, hoping death would come quick. It didn't.
"Shinji!" Misato's concerned voice made him look up. Outside, Unit-00 stood with the shield, protecting Unit-01.
"Ayanami!" The shield took the entire brunt of the beam, quickly falling apart. Ritsuko noticed this, and spoke up quickly.
"That shield's not going to hold for very long!"
"Can we fire yet!?"
"20 seconds!" Hyuga replied in just as much desperation.
"Come on, hurry!" Shinji cried as he heard the sickening sounds of the Shield breaking apart once again. It was on its last legs. Unit-00 barely able to keep going, but held it's position as long it needed to. "Goddammit! Hurry up!" Shinji cried as everything lined up. With a final cry, he pulled the trigger. The Positron Cannon sending the beam directly into Ramiel's own. With a push of strength, Ramiel's beam broke, and Ramiel, defenceless, got hit directly in the core.
– End -
A plume of flame came from behind Ramiel as she abruptly shifted back into her base form. With a large deafening cry, Ramiel shifted rapidly as she turned black, before exploding in a shower of blood.
"Yes, he did it!"
NERV HQ was a red pyramid after the explosion occurred, the streets of Tokyo-3 as much of a red sea. Ramiel slowly decomposed, finally taking her final breath.
Unit-00 fell to the ground, a slightly melted heap. Shaking as it fell. Unit-01 dropped the Positron Cannon immediately, letting the large weapon clang against the ground. "Ayanami!" Shinji called as the dust settled. Heading towards Unit-00's downed form, he lifted the other Eva up. Pulling Unit-01's progressive knife, he started to twist around the back of the Eva Unit, near where the Entry Plug would be. The Entry Plug was freed, allowing Shinji to lower it to the ground with Unit-01.
Shinji quickly ejected from Unit-01. Running over to the Entry Plug, he started pulling at the handles, grunting through the burning on his hands. Shinji yanked the door open, sticking his head inside. "Rei!" Using her first name for the first time, Shinji glanced at the young girl hunched over inside the plug. "Are you alright!? Rei!"
– Neon Genesis Evangelion OST I – Track 20 – Rei II –
With a grunt, Rei glanced up. Shinji smiled as he saw her, a familial feeling washing over him. "Don't say things like, "I have nothing else."" Rei stared at Shinji blankly, not knowing what to do. "And don't, don't leave on something like "Farewell," as if we'll never meet again." Shinji started to cry as he hunched over. Rei sat up, moving slightly.
"Why are you crying?" She asked innocently. Shinji kept crying, causing Rei to look away in what seemed to be sadness. "I'm sorry. I guess… I don't what I should do at a time like this…"
Shinji looked at her again, a small smile on his face. "You could start by smiling." Rei turned quickly, staring right at Shinji. He kept smiling at her. She gathered her thoughts for a moment, and then, for the first time, gave a small smile. Smiling directly at her, Shinji held out his hand for the girl. She gratefully took it, and they walked outside, hand in hand.
Outside, they stared up at the sky. The full moon still looking down on them.
– End -
A boy with silvery hair woke up suddenly. With a large smile, he gently rose from his resting place on the moon. He stared straight ahead as he sat up. Talking for the first time. "I already know. If you're waking me, the child has awakened." Standing, he wasn't bothered by his nudity. Then again, no one else was on the moon, so it didn't bother anyone else either. "I guess the semmation stage has begun?"
"Correct." A voice came from a large monolith with the number 1 adorned on it. "The Apocrypha of the Dead Sea Scrolls have been fulfilled up to the Book of Law." The boy smiled as the voice continued. "The time of reckoning is approaching."
The boy turned, as the monolith disappeared. A large being was stationed nearby, machines feeding into it, preparing it for when it would be needed one day. "The Third has returned… You never change, don't you? I look forward to seeing you, Shinji Ikari."
つづく
Hoo boy what a chapter! Episode 6 is done! Next couple chapters will be some filler stuff… for the most part. Chapter 15 will have a little bit of importance, as this story starts to move away from just being an adaptation of NGE, which we have already seen hints of. Of course, please Review, I love seeing all the little comments that come with Reviews! Until the 14th, Ciao!
Changes from Original Series:
This entire chapter is basically the finale of Evangelion 1.0, I didn't really use the series at all here. (The reason for this is the original version of the final battle went something like this: Shinji and Ramiel fire at the same time at the first shot, causing the beams to warp and outright miss. Ramiel gathers her bearings quicker and fires a second time, Rei holds of the beam while Shinji waits for the beam to charge, then fires the second time, killing Ramiel. Having Shinji hit Ramiel the first time, but not kill her is far more interesting in my opinion.)
Misato speaking to Shinji before the battle comes from Rebuild, altered to avoid a large reveal.
Shinji and Rei's conversation before the battle begins has some slight Manga cues.
Of course, the final scene comes from Evangelion 1.0, having not existed in the original series.
