This is the final installment of my ongoing series, and if you haven't read
the other ones yet, I suggest you do. Anyway, I hope you like it.
All the usual disclaimers apply, I don't own any of the characters used in this
fanfiction (nor do I claim to). They're the property of their respective owners
and creators. Even though this is the first fanfiction where I've seen an EVA get
a guyver, I still don't claim to be the first, but this story is an original
production of mine. There's also a lot of spoilers. Warning: staring too long at
computer screens can lead to serious eyesight problems.
Anyway, I give to you:
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"Evangelion: Man's True Purpose"
Part Six: I am the Paradox called Man
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Shinji stared in disbelief at the now transformed Alkenfel. Everything was
happening so fast he had trouble keeping his head clear.
He lunged again at Alkenfel with his prog knife, only this time to be thrown
into a nearby building due to the gravity wave created by Alkenfel.
Shinji: This can't be happening... What can I do..?
Alkenfel: And here I was looking forward to a challenge... Is the famed "Third
Child" really this pathetic?
EVA 01 began to stand up again pushing the rubble from the building out of its'
way. To Shinji's dismay, the prog knife was broken in the last attack, and that
left him with next to nothing.
Shinji: I can't run away... What can I do... Someone help me...
---
Asuka only had about forty seconds of reserve power left, and she was having a
very hard time trying to get past Purg'stall's defenses. His energy barrier was
just as effective as an AT field, and the black hole that he created wasn't
that easy to get past...
---
Meanwhile at the command center...
Zoanoids were coming in from the opening created by the N2 Mine, and remaining
defense force inside the geofront was losing rapidly to the incoming masses.
Misato: Is there anything that we can use to slow them down!?
Maya: There's always the liquid sealant, but I don't think our own personel
could move in time.
Gendo: I don't think that we have much of a choice, order all personel to evacuate
sections E3 through H7. That seems to be the main area of infiltration.
Misato: That won't hold them forever...
---
After the order was given, a red hot orange liquid began to fill the halls, and
killed a fair number of zoanoids in the process. Yet, they slowly continued with
the number of dead still increasing.
Hyuga: At this rate...
Aobe: It won't hold them much longer...
---
Shinji's problems were still not going away either, or rather they were still
beating the crap out of him.
Shinji: How can I beat this guy... There's got to be a way... but how..?
Alkenfel: To think that this is all the resistance that I would have to face
to get that guyver unit. After I finish you off, I'll be free to do
as I want.
Suddenly, Shinji remembered the time when the EVA was transformed (or rather
the video tape of it since he was unconscious). Thoughts began to fill his mind
with things varying from hope to hatred (and don't forget angst), but always the
word "Guyver" seemed to stand out.
Shinji: Guy... ver..? Is that what it was called..? What happened to it..?
The thoughts pulsed in his mind making him grab his throbbing head.
Shinji: What's happening to my head!? I... I can't...
The rythm of thought ran through his head like a freight train.
Shinji: (thinking to himself) Guyver... It all comes back to Guyver... Is that
what the thing on the EVA was called..? I can't... remember... It's just
out of reach...
The EVA had remained motiionless against a building while Shinji was completely
lost in his thoughts, and Alkenfel was beginning to believe that he had already
won. Telepathically Alkenfel was able to send a message to Shinji's monitor.
Alkenfel: Is that it already child? Don't you have anything left, or don't you
care what happens to your friends?
Shinji snaps out of his state of thought, and back to the real world.
Shinji: Asuka... Rei... Everyone... I can't let him get away with this...
The EVA slowly got up from its' position, and started to move towards Alkenfel.
EvA 01's fist pulled back and tried to strike Alkenfel, but the EVA ended up
going through another building as Alkenfel repelled him again.
Shinji: I can't... I just can't...
---
Asuka still wasn't having much luck either. EVA 02's reserve battery was almost
completely drained. So, it basically left her with only one attack left, and
she had to make it count.
Asuka: If I use my AT field... It's worth a shot...
The air around the EVA crackeled with energy, and the EVA lunged at Purg'stall
for the last time.
Asuka: AT field... full power...
Energy Counter: 10
The barriers clashed, and EVA 02's punch served as a wedge that allowed the
AT field to neutralize Purg'stall's barrier.
Energy Counter: 6
Purg'stall was sent flying into the nearest building, and EVA 02 was in hot
prusuit. Before he could get up and shake off the shock, Unit 02 had grabbed him
in it's giant fists.
Asuka: Die, damn you!
With that, EVA 02 crushed Purg'stall into a bloody mass using both hands along with
the crystal embedded in his forehead.
Energy Counter: 0
Asuka: the reserve battery's gone...
EVA 02 slowly fell to the ground as the victor of the battle...
---
Shinji was still having trouble dealing with Alkenfel, and a solution did not seem
to be in sight. However, Alkenfel was still taunting Shinji telepathically.
Alkenfel: A pity, Purg'stall was one of my few completely devoted followers.
Shinji: Asuka...
Alkenfel: It seems that we've finally won, you're powerless against me, and both your
colleages are out of commision. Just surrender, you pitiful excuse for a
weapon.
Shinji: Weapon?.. What the hell is he talking about?
Alkenfel: From the begining of humanity I was meant to be the first and the last
inheritor. I was created just like all humanity for only one purpose, and
then abandoned for no reason...
Shinji: Purpose?.. My purpose?.. What the?..
Alkenfel: Are you really this dense?! Man was created as weapon. No more and no less.
Evolution was all a lie. My companions and I have only taken the first step
towards the true evolution of man.
Shinji: You mean... that we're all going to change into those monsters?!
Alkenfel: "Monsters" is such a harsh word. My children are merely the next step in
"evolution." Humans are just incomplete weapons afterall. Besides, I
don't think what remains of your comrades will last for long...
---
Shinji had no idea what was going on. Everything was coming together too fast to
form into a clear picture. Man's purpose, evolution, and... guyver. Not only that,
but everyone was in immediate danger.
Shinji: (to himself) Guyver... that's what he wants, but what exactly is it? What
does it have to do with everyone?
Again his thought rose and fell in a tsunami of incoherence. Thoughts on the world,
emotions, images, and other things flowed through his head drowning out reality.
Shinji: (thinking) Not again... everything's a blur... Guyver... What exactly does
that have to do with anything... Guyver...
Voice: Power
Shinji: (thinking) What?..
Voice: ...
Shinji: (thinking) What power... is it... Guyver...
Voice: Guy... ver...
Images of the bonding of the unit and the EVA suddenly came into Shinji's mind, only
this time he seemed to be on the recieving end.
Shinji: (to himself) Could it be... the EVA...
---
Shinji: I see now...
Voice: power...
Shinji: It was right in front of me this whole time.
Voice: Guy... ver...
The EVA slowly got up one last time from its' prone position among the rubble of the
building that it had fallen on.
Alkenfel: So, you do still have some fight left in you.
Voice: Guy... ver... Guyver... Guyver
Shinji: Ever since that time...
Voice: Guyver...
Shinji: I've had it with me.
The air around Alkenfel began to crackle with building energy. The area around his
waist became increasingly denser, and started to become a more powerful version of
the black hole attack used by Purg'stall.
Shinji: All that's left...
The built up energy severered Unit 01's power cable (although that doesn't really
matter now does it...), and Shinji slowly made his way toward Alkenfel.
Shinji: Is to call it.
Voice Power...
Concentrating as hard as he could, Shinji mentally searched for the link between
the unit and the EVA, and found it without too much difficultly.
Shinji: (screaming) GUYVER!!!
The area around the EVA exploded in a sphere of energy, and the armor phased into
reality and fused with the EVA. After the dust cleared, a giant blood-red collossus
stood before Alkenfel.
With a little concentration, Shinji found out that he could use an orb at his waist
to control gravity to an extent, and that neutralized the black hole for the most
part.
Slowly, The EVA advanced towards Alkenfel with the intention of finishing the battle
once and for all.
Alkenfel: (to himself) So, you've finally awoken. There's no more point to drawing
this out then... It should only be a matter of time until "it" arrives...
---
Meanwhile, Guyo was the first to come back out of Nerv HQ, and within his grasp was
what Alkenfel wanted the most.
Guyo: With this, I won't have to be ordered around by Alkenfel anymore...
He then put it on his arm, and the oblong black object split open to reveal a metal
orb that responded to his bio-energy.
Guyo: He'll never know what hit him...
---
In a short while, Guyo found the ongoing battle between Shinji and Alkenfel. Seeing
the clash of such powers made him remeber that it was sometimes best to wait for
what you want...
Both Shinji and Alkenfel were exchanging tremendous blows (of course most were blocked
by both sides), but it was clear that Shinji was slowly winning. At least that's what
it looked like...
Shinji: (to himself) Damn... *huff* This is taking too long...
Alkenfel: (to himself) I haven't had this much fun for a long time.
The battle continued with both sides being knocked into the only remaining two buildings
in the surrounding area, which both became piles of rubble due to the impact.
Wiping off a trickle of blood that was starting to come from his mouth, Alkenfel was
the first to get up from the heap of rubble that had fallen on him. While he was
looking towards EVA 01, he spotted Guyo and what he had...
Alkenfel: (to himself) That traitor... I knew this would happen eventually... If I
take care of him now all my plans are ruined, but if I don't...
With that Alkenfel shot a big blast of energy at Guyo, who exploded in a blaze of
intense heat caused by the blast. Luckily for Alkenfel, Guyo had been too busy
trying to figure out how to use the remover to be closely watching the fight.
Alkenfel: There goes that plan... Well, I guess that it's for the best...
With Alkenfel shortly distracted by Guyo, Shinji took his chance and grabbed Alkenfel
in his giant fist. That didn't last long however, when Alkenfel erupted in a giant
surge of power that blew up half of the EVA's left arm. Shinji grabbed his arm in pain
and lunged at Alkenfel again only to be thrown back to the ground again.
Alkenfel: Silly child, did you really think that would stop me?
Shinji: Even with the armor... I can't...
Voice: Power...
Shinji: Again!?
Suddenly, visions from his dreams flowed into his head again. Everything from
controlled evolution to the departure of the "creators" came into view once again,
but the image that stood out most was when the berserk guyver unit had been
fighting from his first dream. When the guyver was opening its' chest plate, an
idea suddenly came into his mind.
Shinji: What happens when I open up the chest plates?..
Again the EVA/Guyver rose to its' feet, and with its' remaining arm removed the
right chest plate. Energy began to collect at the pulsing organ under the chest
plate, and shortly a tremendous particle beam shot out at its' intended target.
Alkenfel: When did he learn about..!
The beam obliterated everything in its' path for the length of 20 kilometers.
Mountains were shot in half, and nothing remained of the buildings that remained
in the beam's path. After the dust from the blast cleared, Alkenfel was still
hovering in the same spot that he was in a moment before (although he was minus
an arm and anything below the waist).
Alkenfel: (coughing up blood as he talked) Well done boy... It's a shame it didn't
work...
Shinji: That's immpossible..! How could he..!
Alkenfel: I see the power output increases dramatically when the unit is bonded with
an EVA, but if I had that kind of power... nothing would stand in my way...
But alas... Everthing is going to end right here...
Alkenfel was building another surge of power, only this time it was directed at the
surrounding area (i.e. what remained of the city).
---
The zoanoids within the geofront had become confused and delirious due to the bonds
between them and the zoalords deteriorating with Alkenfel's death wish, and that gave
the remaining people at Nerv time to wipe out what was left without too many losses.
While at the command center...
Maya: Sir... there's a power build up that is going beyond the normal energy scales!
Misato: Damn, and we were just starting too get an advantage...
Gendo: Both EVA Unit 00' and 02 are out of commision, and Unit 01 can't be reached
due to an outside source blocking any transmission. The only thing that we
can do is to activate what remains of our barrier system, and hope that
Shinji can solve this problem.
Hyuga: Is that all we can do?..
Ritsuko: At least the rate of power being built up is slow, but that won't matter
in a short while...
---
Besides the obvious power being built up by Alkenfel, everything else was in a
state of silence. Asuka remained in her EVA now that the battery had run out, and
Rei remained unconscious in what remained of Unit 00'. The entire bridge was
also silent in the tense moments that followed Alkenfel's suicide attack.
Shinji: That last attack took a lot out of me... What else can this thing do?..
Trying to recollect everything he remembered on the demonstration of powers that
he saw in his first dream, Shinji ultimately decided on the pressure cannon that
came from energy being collected at his waist.
Shinji: Here goes nothing...
The gravity sphere at the guyver's waist began to hum, and air rapidly compressed
at its' remaining hand. Slowly, a large sphererical ball of compressed air formed
and was shot out at Alkenfel.
Shinji: Work dammit..!
The barrier around Alkenfel dispersed along with a good portion of the energy that
he had collected, and sensing an opportuinity, Shinji was finally able to grab
Alkenfel with his remaining hand.
Alkenfel: Well met child... But at least you'll die with me...
With that said, Alkenfel released what was left of his built up energy, and the
entire area of a 1 kilometer radius was almost instantly vaporized in a blinding
white light. After the shockwaves subsided, the transformed EVA 01 was lying in
the geofront minus the right arm, right leg, and part of the chest. The exterior
of the EVA/guyver was also severly damaged, but not unrepairable...
Shinji was unconscious inside of a partially damaged entry plug along with a
broken arm of his own.
Little by little, the guyver began to regenerate the EVA...
---
What remained of the Chronos troops fell back and retreated back where they came
from without any of their dreams realized, but they had left their mark on a
now crippled Nerv.
Balcus: I guess that we will have to start all over... Your guidance will be missed
Lord Alkenfel...
---
Inside the command center, plans were being made to recover both Units 00' and 02.
Unit 01 was to be left alone until the pilot regained consciousness.
Gendo: (to himself) I never knew Shinji had it in him, there's hope for him yet.
Misato: Status report.
Aobe: The enemy has almost completely evacuated the premises. Most of our remaining
personnel are injured badly and need immediate medical attention. Other than
that, everything is looking pretty good.
Hyuga: Do you want to order pursuit?
Fuyutski: Pursuit isn't necessary, and I don't think that we have the means anyway.
Maya: How long do you think Unit 01 will remain unconscious?
Gendo: Hopefully as long as it takes.
Misato: What do you mean by that sir?
Gendo: The last time that Unit 01 was taken over by that armor, it was completely
out of control. Of course, that was probably because Shinji was unconscious,
and I believe that this is the same case as before.
Aobe: Oh I see... (to himself) Why am I always the last to know these things...
---
Shinji was seeing scene after scene of the things that he saw in his first dream.
Man's creation through forced evolution, the departure of the creators, the epic
and tragic battle of the one guyver, and for the first time a conversation between
some of the creators. Although he couldn't understand what exactly they were saying,
he had a feeling of what was being said through vauge body language and expression.
Creator #1: Failed... Out... Control... (points to the corpse of the fallen guyver)
Creator #2: Too Much... in that... (points toward a younger Alkenfel)
Creator #1: Give... Remover... Me... (gestures towards Alkenfel)
Alkenfel hesitated and was struck down with a mental attack by one of the creators.
Throwing the remover to the floor, he cursed (or at least Shinji though he did since
he didn't understand the language) and sank to the floor in a fetal position.
Shinji: (thinking) So that's what he went through... How had he lived this long?
More scenes came and went until everything went black once again.
Shinji awoke inside of the damaged entry plug. The LCL had become a little brakish,
but was otherwise breathable. The monitors weren't working, but he knew the situation
when he tried to use his right arm to work the controls.
Shinji: Son of a..! My arm!
Pain shot up from his fractured arm into his brain, and he almost became unconscious
again from the pain.
Shinji: The armor is probably still attached to the EVA. If I can remove that,
then I can probably get out of here.
So, he concentrated and found the link that held the EVA and the guyver together,
and with a small effort, he was able to get the guyver to disperse.
Shinji: Now all I have to do is eject the entry plug and hope someone is nearby...
With only a little technical difficultly, the plug ejected out of the EVA, and Shinji
was breathing the dusty outside air.
Surveying the land, Shinji saw the extent of the destruction that was caused by the
fight he and Alkenfel had. Almost nothing was left of Tokyo 3, and the geofront had
sustained almost as much damage. The Nerv HQ was still standing, but it was still
quite a mess. However, no one was within sight, so Shinji decided to sit on the
dirt and wait for someone to pick him up.
---
One of the few remaining scanners at the command center picked him up.
Gendo: Well, that took less time than I thought...
Misato: Less? He was unconscious for over an hour!
Fuyutski: He was last time too, but the EVA had sustained less severe injuries.
In fact, the EVA isn't completely healed this time. I wonder what
brought him out of his state of unconsciousness.
Maya: Should I relay a message to the emergency medical staff sir?
Gendo: Send someone only after the critically injured are taken care of. His
wounds don't seem life threatening.
Misato: (to herself) It sounds like the commander is back to his usual cold
self again.
---
Asuka was removed from Unit 02 with little difficulty, but Unit 00' proved to be
a different matter...
The charred remains of the EVA's outer armor had to be slowly cut away to clear
a path for the manual ejection of the entry plug. After another hour had passed,
an unconscious and severly injured Rei was pulled out of her entry plug and
shipped speedily to what remained of the hospital.
---
Almost at the same time, a small group of people arrive to take Shinji to the
hospital as well, and some others came to assess the damage done to the EVA.
After a short delay, a doctor set the bone and put his arm in a cast. Shinji
also got a sling to use until he was able to get the cast off.
He was then taken to a waiting room were he met a relieved Misato and a slightly
bandaged Asuka. Misato carefully hugged Shinji, and he blushed a little. Besides
the small snicker from Asuka, it was a relatively happy reunion.
Misato: Welcome back Shinji...
Asuka: You surprised us Shinji. We didn't know you had it in you. There may still
be hope for you yet.
Shinji: To tell you the truth, I'm a little surprised myself, but at least it's
over.
Asuka: It looks like everything worked out in the end, but how did you know what
to do?
Shinji: It's a long story...
Misato: We've got all the time we need later, so let's just go home.
Shinji & Asuka: Ok.
Shinji: (to himself) What home?..
---
End of Part Six of
"Evangelion: Man's True Purpose"
'I am the Paradox Called Man'
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Well, I've finally completed the thing. I hope you enjoyed reading these as much as
I did writing them, and I'm sorry for the delay on this last installment. Anyway, all
comments or whatever can be sent to me at "zx-tole@geocities.com," so drop me a line.
All artistic criticism is welcomed, so don't be afraid to let your voice be heard.
Hopefully I'll have something out with my original story soon, but don't feel bad
if I take forever on that too. Until then, I hope to get some feedback.
the other ones yet, I suggest you do. Anyway, I hope you like it.
All the usual disclaimers apply, I don't own any of the characters used in this
fanfiction (nor do I claim to). They're the property of their respective owners
and creators. Even though this is the first fanfiction where I've seen an EVA get
a guyver, I still don't claim to be the first, but this story is an original
production of mine. There's also a lot of spoilers. Warning: staring too long at
computer screens can lead to serious eyesight problems.
Anyway, I give to you:
=================================================================================
"Evangelion: Man's True Purpose"
Part Six: I am the Paradox called Man
=================================================================================
Shinji stared in disbelief at the now transformed Alkenfel. Everything was
happening so fast he had trouble keeping his head clear.
He lunged again at Alkenfel with his prog knife, only this time to be thrown
into a nearby building due to the gravity wave created by Alkenfel.
Shinji: This can't be happening... What can I do..?
Alkenfel: And here I was looking forward to a challenge... Is the famed "Third
Child" really this pathetic?
EVA 01 began to stand up again pushing the rubble from the building out of its'
way. To Shinji's dismay, the prog knife was broken in the last attack, and that
left him with next to nothing.
Shinji: I can't run away... What can I do... Someone help me...
---
Asuka only had about forty seconds of reserve power left, and she was having a
very hard time trying to get past Purg'stall's defenses. His energy barrier was
just as effective as an AT field, and the black hole that he created wasn't
that easy to get past...
---
Meanwhile at the command center...
Zoanoids were coming in from the opening created by the N2 Mine, and remaining
defense force inside the geofront was losing rapidly to the incoming masses.
Misato: Is there anything that we can use to slow them down!?
Maya: There's always the liquid sealant, but I don't think our own personel
could move in time.
Gendo: I don't think that we have much of a choice, order all personel to evacuate
sections E3 through H7. That seems to be the main area of infiltration.
Misato: That won't hold them forever...
---
After the order was given, a red hot orange liquid began to fill the halls, and
killed a fair number of zoanoids in the process. Yet, they slowly continued with
the number of dead still increasing.
Hyuga: At this rate...
Aobe: It won't hold them much longer...
---
Shinji's problems were still not going away either, or rather they were still
beating the crap out of him.
Shinji: How can I beat this guy... There's got to be a way... but how..?
Alkenfel: To think that this is all the resistance that I would have to face
to get that guyver unit. After I finish you off, I'll be free to do
as I want.
Suddenly, Shinji remembered the time when the EVA was transformed (or rather
the video tape of it since he was unconscious). Thoughts began to fill his mind
with things varying from hope to hatred (and don't forget angst), but always the
word "Guyver" seemed to stand out.
Shinji: Guy... ver..? Is that what it was called..? What happened to it..?
The thoughts pulsed in his mind making him grab his throbbing head.
Shinji: What's happening to my head!? I... I can't...
The rythm of thought ran through his head like a freight train.
Shinji: (thinking to himself) Guyver... It all comes back to Guyver... Is that
what the thing on the EVA was called..? I can't... remember... It's just
out of reach...
The EVA had remained motiionless against a building while Shinji was completely
lost in his thoughts, and Alkenfel was beginning to believe that he had already
won. Telepathically Alkenfel was able to send a message to Shinji's monitor.
Alkenfel: Is that it already child? Don't you have anything left, or don't you
care what happens to your friends?
Shinji snaps out of his state of thought, and back to the real world.
Shinji: Asuka... Rei... Everyone... I can't let him get away with this...
The EVA slowly got up from its' position, and started to move towards Alkenfel.
EvA 01's fist pulled back and tried to strike Alkenfel, but the EVA ended up
going through another building as Alkenfel repelled him again.
Shinji: I can't... I just can't...
---
Asuka still wasn't having much luck either. EVA 02's reserve battery was almost
completely drained. So, it basically left her with only one attack left, and
she had to make it count.
Asuka: If I use my AT field... It's worth a shot...
The air around the EVA crackeled with energy, and the EVA lunged at Purg'stall
for the last time.
Asuka: AT field... full power...
Energy Counter: 10
The barriers clashed, and EVA 02's punch served as a wedge that allowed the
AT field to neutralize Purg'stall's barrier.
Energy Counter: 6
Purg'stall was sent flying into the nearest building, and EVA 02 was in hot
prusuit. Before he could get up and shake off the shock, Unit 02 had grabbed him
in it's giant fists.
Asuka: Die, damn you!
With that, EVA 02 crushed Purg'stall into a bloody mass using both hands along with
the crystal embedded in his forehead.
Energy Counter: 0
Asuka: the reserve battery's gone...
EVA 02 slowly fell to the ground as the victor of the battle...
---
Shinji was still having trouble dealing with Alkenfel, and a solution did not seem
to be in sight. However, Alkenfel was still taunting Shinji telepathically.
Alkenfel: A pity, Purg'stall was one of my few completely devoted followers.
Shinji: Asuka...
Alkenfel: It seems that we've finally won, you're powerless against me, and both your
colleages are out of commision. Just surrender, you pitiful excuse for a
weapon.
Shinji: Weapon?.. What the hell is he talking about?
Alkenfel: From the begining of humanity I was meant to be the first and the last
inheritor. I was created just like all humanity for only one purpose, and
then abandoned for no reason...
Shinji: Purpose?.. My purpose?.. What the?..
Alkenfel: Are you really this dense?! Man was created as weapon. No more and no less.
Evolution was all a lie. My companions and I have only taken the first step
towards the true evolution of man.
Shinji: You mean... that we're all going to change into those monsters?!
Alkenfel: "Monsters" is such a harsh word. My children are merely the next step in
"evolution." Humans are just incomplete weapons afterall. Besides, I
don't think what remains of your comrades will last for long...
---
Shinji had no idea what was going on. Everything was coming together too fast to
form into a clear picture. Man's purpose, evolution, and... guyver. Not only that,
but everyone was in immediate danger.
Shinji: (to himself) Guyver... that's what he wants, but what exactly is it? What
does it have to do with everyone?
Again his thought rose and fell in a tsunami of incoherence. Thoughts on the world,
emotions, images, and other things flowed through his head drowning out reality.
Shinji: (thinking) Not again... everything's a blur... Guyver... What exactly does
that have to do with anything... Guyver...
Voice: Power
Shinji: (thinking) What?..
Voice: ...
Shinji: (thinking) What power... is it... Guyver...
Voice: Guy... ver...
Images of the bonding of the unit and the EVA suddenly came into Shinji's mind, only
this time he seemed to be on the recieving end.
Shinji: (to himself) Could it be... the EVA...
---
Shinji: I see now...
Voice: power...
Shinji: It was right in front of me this whole time.
Voice: Guy... ver...
The EVA slowly got up one last time from its' prone position among the rubble of the
building that it had fallen on.
Alkenfel: So, you do still have some fight left in you.
Voice: Guy... ver... Guyver... Guyver
Shinji: Ever since that time...
Voice: Guyver...
Shinji: I've had it with me.
The air around Alkenfel began to crackle with building energy. The area around his
waist became increasingly denser, and started to become a more powerful version of
the black hole attack used by Purg'stall.
Shinji: All that's left...
The built up energy severered Unit 01's power cable (although that doesn't really
matter now does it...), and Shinji slowly made his way toward Alkenfel.
Shinji: Is to call it.
Voice Power...
Concentrating as hard as he could, Shinji mentally searched for the link between
the unit and the EVA, and found it without too much difficultly.
Shinji: (screaming) GUYVER!!!
The area around the EVA exploded in a sphere of energy, and the armor phased into
reality and fused with the EVA. After the dust cleared, a giant blood-red collossus
stood before Alkenfel.
With a little concentration, Shinji found out that he could use an orb at his waist
to control gravity to an extent, and that neutralized the black hole for the most
part.
Slowly, The EVA advanced towards Alkenfel with the intention of finishing the battle
once and for all.
Alkenfel: (to himself) So, you've finally awoken. There's no more point to drawing
this out then... It should only be a matter of time until "it" arrives...
---
Meanwhile, Guyo was the first to come back out of Nerv HQ, and within his grasp was
what Alkenfel wanted the most.
Guyo: With this, I won't have to be ordered around by Alkenfel anymore...
He then put it on his arm, and the oblong black object split open to reveal a metal
orb that responded to his bio-energy.
Guyo: He'll never know what hit him...
---
In a short while, Guyo found the ongoing battle between Shinji and Alkenfel. Seeing
the clash of such powers made him remeber that it was sometimes best to wait for
what you want...
Both Shinji and Alkenfel were exchanging tremendous blows (of course most were blocked
by both sides), but it was clear that Shinji was slowly winning. At least that's what
it looked like...
Shinji: (to himself) Damn... *huff* This is taking too long...
Alkenfel: (to himself) I haven't had this much fun for a long time.
The battle continued with both sides being knocked into the only remaining two buildings
in the surrounding area, which both became piles of rubble due to the impact.
Wiping off a trickle of blood that was starting to come from his mouth, Alkenfel was
the first to get up from the heap of rubble that had fallen on him. While he was
looking towards EVA 01, he spotted Guyo and what he had...
Alkenfel: (to himself) That traitor... I knew this would happen eventually... If I
take care of him now all my plans are ruined, but if I don't...
With that Alkenfel shot a big blast of energy at Guyo, who exploded in a blaze of
intense heat caused by the blast. Luckily for Alkenfel, Guyo had been too busy
trying to figure out how to use the remover to be closely watching the fight.
Alkenfel: There goes that plan... Well, I guess that it's for the best...
With Alkenfel shortly distracted by Guyo, Shinji took his chance and grabbed Alkenfel
in his giant fist. That didn't last long however, when Alkenfel erupted in a giant
surge of power that blew up half of the EVA's left arm. Shinji grabbed his arm in pain
and lunged at Alkenfel again only to be thrown back to the ground again.
Alkenfel: Silly child, did you really think that would stop me?
Shinji: Even with the armor... I can't...
Voice: Power...
Shinji: Again!?
Suddenly, visions from his dreams flowed into his head again. Everything from
controlled evolution to the departure of the "creators" came into view once again,
but the image that stood out most was when the berserk guyver unit had been
fighting from his first dream. When the guyver was opening its' chest plate, an
idea suddenly came into his mind.
Shinji: What happens when I open up the chest plates?..
Again the EVA/Guyver rose to its' feet, and with its' remaining arm removed the
right chest plate. Energy began to collect at the pulsing organ under the chest
plate, and shortly a tremendous particle beam shot out at its' intended target.
Alkenfel: When did he learn about..!
The beam obliterated everything in its' path for the length of 20 kilometers.
Mountains were shot in half, and nothing remained of the buildings that remained
in the beam's path. After the dust from the blast cleared, Alkenfel was still
hovering in the same spot that he was in a moment before (although he was minus
an arm and anything below the waist).
Alkenfel: (coughing up blood as he talked) Well done boy... It's a shame it didn't
work...
Shinji: That's immpossible..! How could he..!
Alkenfel: I see the power output increases dramatically when the unit is bonded with
an EVA, but if I had that kind of power... nothing would stand in my way...
But alas... Everthing is going to end right here...
Alkenfel was building another surge of power, only this time it was directed at the
surrounding area (i.e. what remained of the city).
---
The zoanoids within the geofront had become confused and delirious due to the bonds
between them and the zoalords deteriorating with Alkenfel's death wish, and that gave
the remaining people at Nerv time to wipe out what was left without too many losses.
While at the command center...
Maya: Sir... there's a power build up that is going beyond the normal energy scales!
Misato: Damn, and we were just starting too get an advantage...
Gendo: Both EVA Unit 00' and 02 are out of commision, and Unit 01 can't be reached
due to an outside source blocking any transmission. The only thing that we
can do is to activate what remains of our barrier system, and hope that
Shinji can solve this problem.
Hyuga: Is that all we can do?..
Ritsuko: At least the rate of power being built up is slow, but that won't matter
in a short while...
---
Besides the obvious power being built up by Alkenfel, everything else was in a
state of silence. Asuka remained in her EVA now that the battery had run out, and
Rei remained unconscious in what remained of Unit 00'. The entire bridge was
also silent in the tense moments that followed Alkenfel's suicide attack.
Shinji: That last attack took a lot out of me... What else can this thing do?..
Trying to recollect everything he remembered on the demonstration of powers that
he saw in his first dream, Shinji ultimately decided on the pressure cannon that
came from energy being collected at his waist.
Shinji: Here goes nothing...
The gravity sphere at the guyver's waist began to hum, and air rapidly compressed
at its' remaining hand. Slowly, a large sphererical ball of compressed air formed
and was shot out at Alkenfel.
Shinji: Work dammit..!
The barrier around Alkenfel dispersed along with a good portion of the energy that
he had collected, and sensing an opportuinity, Shinji was finally able to grab
Alkenfel with his remaining hand.
Alkenfel: Well met child... But at least you'll die with me...
With that said, Alkenfel released what was left of his built up energy, and the
entire area of a 1 kilometer radius was almost instantly vaporized in a blinding
white light. After the shockwaves subsided, the transformed EVA 01 was lying in
the geofront minus the right arm, right leg, and part of the chest. The exterior
of the EVA/guyver was also severly damaged, but not unrepairable...
Shinji was unconscious inside of a partially damaged entry plug along with a
broken arm of his own.
Little by little, the guyver began to regenerate the EVA...
---
What remained of the Chronos troops fell back and retreated back where they came
from without any of their dreams realized, but they had left their mark on a
now crippled Nerv.
Balcus: I guess that we will have to start all over... Your guidance will be missed
Lord Alkenfel...
---
Inside the command center, plans were being made to recover both Units 00' and 02.
Unit 01 was to be left alone until the pilot regained consciousness.
Gendo: (to himself) I never knew Shinji had it in him, there's hope for him yet.
Misato: Status report.
Aobe: The enemy has almost completely evacuated the premises. Most of our remaining
personnel are injured badly and need immediate medical attention. Other than
that, everything is looking pretty good.
Hyuga: Do you want to order pursuit?
Fuyutski: Pursuit isn't necessary, and I don't think that we have the means anyway.
Maya: How long do you think Unit 01 will remain unconscious?
Gendo: Hopefully as long as it takes.
Misato: What do you mean by that sir?
Gendo: The last time that Unit 01 was taken over by that armor, it was completely
out of control. Of course, that was probably because Shinji was unconscious,
and I believe that this is the same case as before.
Aobe: Oh I see... (to himself) Why am I always the last to know these things...
---
Shinji was seeing scene after scene of the things that he saw in his first dream.
Man's creation through forced evolution, the departure of the creators, the epic
and tragic battle of the one guyver, and for the first time a conversation between
some of the creators. Although he couldn't understand what exactly they were saying,
he had a feeling of what was being said through vauge body language and expression.
Creator #1: Failed... Out... Control... (points to the corpse of the fallen guyver)
Creator #2: Too Much... in that... (points toward a younger Alkenfel)
Creator #1: Give... Remover... Me... (gestures towards Alkenfel)
Alkenfel hesitated and was struck down with a mental attack by one of the creators.
Throwing the remover to the floor, he cursed (or at least Shinji though he did since
he didn't understand the language) and sank to the floor in a fetal position.
Shinji: (thinking) So that's what he went through... How had he lived this long?
More scenes came and went until everything went black once again.
Shinji awoke inside of the damaged entry plug. The LCL had become a little brakish,
but was otherwise breathable. The monitors weren't working, but he knew the situation
when he tried to use his right arm to work the controls.
Shinji: Son of a..! My arm!
Pain shot up from his fractured arm into his brain, and he almost became unconscious
again from the pain.
Shinji: The armor is probably still attached to the EVA. If I can remove that,
then I can probably get out of here.
So, he concentrated and found the link that held the EVA and the guyver together,
and with a small effort, he was able to get the guyver to disperse.
Shinji: Now all I have to do is eject the entry plug and hope someone is nearby...
With only a little technical difficultly, the plug ejected out of the EVA, and Shinji
was breathing the dusty outside air.
Surveying the land, Shinji saw the extent of the destruction that was caused by the
fight he and Alkenfel had. Almost nothing was left of Tokyo 3, and the geofront had
sustained almost as much damage. The Nerv HQ was still standing, but it was still
quite a mess. However, no one was within sight, so Shinji decided to sit on the
dirt and wait for someone to pick him up.
---
One of the few remaining scanners at the command center picked him up.
Gendo: Well, that took less time than I thought...
Misato: Less? He was unconscious for over an hour!
Fuyutski: He was last time too, but the EVA had sustained less severe injuries.
In fact, the EVA isn't completely healed this time. I wonder what
brought him out of his state of unconsciousness.
Maya: Should I relay a message to the emergency medical staff sir?
Gendo: Send someone only after the critically injured are taken care of. His
wounds don't seem life threatening.
Misato: (to herself) It sounds like the commander is back to his usual cold
self again.
---
Asuka was removed from Unit 02 with little difficulty, but Unit 00' proved to be
a different matter...
The charred remains of the EVA's outer armor had to be slowly cut away to clear
a path for the manual ejection of the entry plug. After another hour had passed,
an unconscious and severly injured Rei was pulled out of her entry plug and
shipped speedily to what remained of the hospital.
---
Almost at the same time, a small group of people arrive to take Shinji to the
hospital as well, and some others came to assess the damage done to the EVA.
After a short delay, a doctor set the bone and put his arm in a cast. Shinji
also got a sling to use until he was able to get the cast off.
He was then taken to a waiting room were he met a relieved Misato and a slightly
bandaged Asuka. Misato carefully hugged Shinji, and he blushed a little. Besides
the small snicker from Asuka, it was a relatively happy reunion.
Misato: Welcome back Shinji...
Asuka: You surprised us Shinji. We didn't know you had it in you. There may still
be hope for you yet.
Shinji: To tell you the truth, I'm a little surprised myself, but at least it's
over.
Asuka: It looks like everything worked out in the end, but how did you know what
to do?
Shinji: It's a long story...
Misato: We've got all the time we need later, so let's just go home.
Shinji & Asuka: Ok.
Shinji: (to himself) What home?..
---
End of Part Six of
"Evangelion: Man's True Purpose"
'I am the Paradox Called Man'
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Well, I've finally completed the thing. I hope you enjoyed reading these as much as
I did writing them, and I'm sorry for the delay on this last installment. Anyway, all
comments or whatever can be sent to me at "zx-tole@geocities.com," so drop me a line.
All artistic criticism is welcomed, so don't be afraid to let your voice be heard.
Hopefully I'll have something out with my original story soon, but don't feel bad
if I take forever on that too. Until then, I hope to get some feedback.