In the hands of the Father
Just to see you smile one more time
To hear you speak those words
And to be a part of your life
Something better, something more
In your hands Father
In your hands
-Lk
December one, the start of the Christmas season.
Geofront: City Fortress, Nerv
A young blue haired maiden walks the Nerv labyrinth… She wears some of her seldom seen attire, a jogging outfit. Nerv was printed on her jogging pants and on the right chest area of her jacket. She stops for a brief moment… she senses a friend's, no someone who means something to her…
Ikari kun… I sense you are near.
Secrets would often scream in these halls, wanting, screaming, and begging to be heard.
Silently Rei walked to the forbidden chamber. A place allowed only to four individuals. One of such was Ikari Gendou, the commander of Nerv. A room where angels are born.
Room two five o one. Rei went in. She smiled; Project Ikari Shinji
Shinji clones were swimming in a tank full of LCL. Most of them had red eyes like her, most but not all. Ikari Shinji you're special. She waved at one and the latter smiled. Ikari-kun
Nerv Central Dogma, Commander's Office.
Ikari Shinji feels uneasy; he was still in his casual clothes… He didn't like this. His father was silent, too silent. He tried not to look into his father's gaze, but to him it was it was boring into his soul. I… I'm scared of the way you look at me… please… look somewhere else.
The silence was broken when Ayanami Rei entered the office. She looked at Shinji and smiled.
"Rei." Shinji utters the word almost like a whisper. She's here?
Ikari Gendou stood from his seat and walked toward them, one arm behind his back. Father…
Shinji stepped back a bit. His facial expression shows that he's scared.
"Shinji, close your eyes." Commanded Ikari Gendou.
"Yes sir…"
*BANG*
"…"
Everything fades to black.
"Shinji." voice
Is this my fate? Father… you took my life… it's ok then… as long as it's you. Shinji thought as he bathe in a puddle of his own blood, it slowly crept away from his body. His life… fading away… fading… fading into nothingness.
A flash of white light filled the room.
An image of Rei holding him, she looked as if she was going to cry… but never did. At her side was Commander Ikari. Shinji couldn't make out what he was saying. It was something like… "Fragile…"
Another flash filled the room.
"?"
Where is this?
"Shinji." Voice of a woman. Familiar… is that you… Mama?
"Live…"
Light filled the room one more time.
Shinji tried to sit but he was loosing blood. Ritsuko was shouting orders… He couldn't make out the words but and his body was being moved. It was almost like piloting Eva… but
He felt weaker every second till he finally closed his eyes, one more time.
Then everything fades to black.
To be continued
