Shinji is fatal injured in the battle against the eighth Angel. As a result, his soul is salvaged and placed in a Rei clone, sans memories. Asuka and Misato grapple with both Shinji's death and his unexplained replacement. Rei struggles to adapt to the existence of someone else like her. And the new Fourth Child gradually begins to remember being someone else...
Rated: T - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 7 - Words: 43,707 - Reviews: 41 - Favs: 84 - Follows: 119 - Updated: 4/25/2021 - Published: 7/19/2020 - Rei A., Ritsuko A., Misato K., Asuka L. S.