Neon Genesis Evangelion: Creator's Gambit - Chapter 5
by: Gemini83
Disclaimer: I don't own Neon Genesis or any of the characters...just this story.
Rei writhed in agony as the world churned around her. With the destruction of the plugs, she had felt a rushing in of energy, as if she were truly whole for the first time. Then the attack came...
Her nerves were bulging, threatening to tear away from her skin...her mind was on fire. She covered her head in pain...as if trying to shut out the screaming of demons.
Shinji looked to his right...and saw Rei's Eva...
...A strange light was writhing around her Unit...threatening to engulf her...
"What in God's name?" demanded Toji.
Shinji took one look and all but screamed, "GET BACK YOU BASTARDS!"
Unit 01 ran to Unit 00's side, and Rei's Eva jumped away.
"Stay...back..." breathed Rei.
"No!" shouted Shinji.
"Can't...become infected..." replied the girl.
Asuka took one look and gaped, "that's...the Angel we fought before...that almost killed Rei...Armisael..."
"It did," said Kaworu, "or rather...it killed a piece of her soul."
Shinji was screaming at Rei to stop backing away from him, as Unit 00 continued to retreat.
"Guys," said Toji, "I'm new to this...what the hell is that thing? Where did it come from?"
"It is an Angel," said Kaworu, "and it is trying to take over Rei's soul."
"What can we do?" asked Toji.
"I wish I knew," replied Kaworu.
Shinji continued to follow Rei, pleading with her to let him help. Still she backed away. Her thoughts were not completely her own now...soon, the Angel would completely take over. And then, with Lilith's powers...
...And that was why they were targeting her...
...There was only one way to stop it...by hitting the self-destruct. And this time...there would be no coming back...
"Get back...Shinji," ordered Rei.
"NO!" he screamed, "I know what you want to do, and you're not leaving! I won't let you!"
There was no time left...she was quickly losing control. With a final effort, Rei pushed the detonator for self-destruct...
...But nothing happened. It was already too late, the Angel had control.
Rei convulsed, as the Angel cut through her mind like a shark through water. An instant later, she felt her nerves explode in raw pain.
For the first time he could remember, Shinji heard Rei scream. It rent the sky apart, as if God himself couldn't bear to hear her cries. Shinji's mind caved in, and his emotions became white hot, determined, and he knew what he had to do.
"ASUKA!" he called out.
In a heartbeat, Asuka steered Unit 02 to stand beside Shinji.
"I need your help," he said.
"Anything," replied Asuka.
"Hold her."
"What?" she asked.
"I can't do what I have to if she's moving around," answered Shinji, "hold her..."
Asuka knew what that meant...she could become infected by the Angel as well. But this was Rei, and she'd do whatever it took to help her.
"Do you know what you're doing?" questioned Asuka.
"I hope so," replied Shinji.
'Gee Shinji,' thought Asuka, 'instill me with confidence, why don't you?'
"Okay," she said, "do it."
Without another thought, Asuka grabbed Unit 00, trying hard to ignore what it would do to her Eva. Immediately, she felt her very mind being violated by the force threatening to tear Rei apart.
"Hurry up," she ordered Shinji.
Shinji nodded, then prepared to act.
"Forgive me...Rei," he said, before plunging Unit 01's fist into Unit 00's core.
Rei screamed anew as Shinji rammed his fist deep into the heart of her Unit. But Shinji would not be deterred, not this time. And though his arm felt as if it were on fire, burning away in the Angel's AT field, still Shinji reached deeper into Rei's core...until he at last, he reached the Angel.
With a cry of pure rage, Shinji pulled with all his might, wrenching his arm free of Unit 00. With his clenched fist came Armisael...looking for all the world like an unholy snake.
The Angel lashed out, striking at Shinji, attaching to his arm, swarming it, and trying to force its way in. Unit 01's eyes glowed fiercely, and its mouth opened slightly as it roared. With a cry, Shinji flung the Angel from him, throwing it several meters.
Toji and Kaworu wasted no time. Toji tossed an N-2 mine at the creature, while Kaworu shot the abomination. The Angel disappeared, a writhing mass vaporized by the forces storming around it.
Unit 02 cradled Unit 00, as Asuka spoke soothing words to Rei.
Heaving a weary sigh, Shinji turned to Rei. Bringing up his comm-link, he faced Rei. She looked very tired indeed.
"Are you okay Rei?" he asked.
Slowly, Rei breathed her assurance, "I feel...better now...better than before..."
"That would be the destruction of the plugs," said Kaworu.
Asuka helped Rei's Eva get to its feet, "welcome back."
"...Thank you," answered Rei.
"Child's play," said an eerie voice, "you will never survive what is to come..."
Before anyone could answer, the Seele Eva rose up. The horrible wounds stitched together, and they began to grow. Slowly, the Seele Units formed into the shapes of monsters, several resembling the Angels Nerv had fought before. The other Angels looked like horrid parodies of the Evas they once were...oddly shaped, reptilian...more bestial than what they had been before. The Angels were assembled now, a band of old and new enemies...awaiting battle with the Eva's
"It has begun, the endgame," said Kaworu.
"Damn," said Asuka, "Don't tell me we have to fight these bastards again."
by: Gemini83
Disclaimer: I don't own Neon Genesis or any of the characters...just this story.
Rei writhed in agony as the world churned around her. With the destruction of the plugs, she had felt a rushing in of energy, as if she were truly whole for the first time. Then the attack came...
Her nerves were bulging, threatening to tear away from her skin...her mind was on fire. She covered her head in pain...as if trying to shut out the screaming of demons.
Shinji looked to his right...and saw Rei's Eva...
...A strange light was writhing around her Unit...threatening to engulf her...
"What in God's name?" demanded Toji.
Shinji took one look and all but screamed, "GET BACK YOU BASTARDS!"
Unit 01 ran to Unit 00's side, and Rei's Eva jumped away.
"Stay...back..." breathed Rei.
"No!" shouted Shinji.
"Can't...become infected..." replied the girl.
Asuka took one look and gaped, "that's...the Angel we fought before...that almost killed Rei...Armisael..."
"It did," said Kaworu, "or rather...it killed a piece of her soul."
Shinji was screaming at Rei to stop backing away from him, as Unit 00 continued to retreat.
"Guys," said Toji, "I'm new to this...what the hell is that thing? Where did it come from?"
"It is an Angel," said Kaworu, "and it is trying to take over Rei's soul."
"What can we do?" asked Toji.
"I wish I knew," replied Kaworu.
Shinji continued to follow Rei, pleading with her to let him help. Still she backed away. Her thoughts were not completely her own now...soon, the Angel would completely take over. And then, with Lilith's powers...
...And that was why they were targeting her...
...There was only one way to stop it...by hitting the self-destruct. And this time...there would be no coming back...
"Get back...Shinji," ordered Rei.
"NO!" he screamed, "I know what you want to do, and you're not leaving! I won't let you!"
There was no time left...she was quickly losing control. With a final effort, Rei pushed the detonator for self-destruct...
...But nothing happened. It was already too late, the Angel had control.
Rei convulsed, as the Angel cut through her mind like a shark through water. An instant later, she felt her nerves explode in raw pain.
For the first time he could remember, Shinji heard Rei scream. It rent the sky apart, as if God himself couldn't bear to hear her cries. Shinji's mind caved in, and his emotions became white hot, determined, and he knew what he had to do.
"ASUKA!" he called out.
In a heartbeat, Asuka steered Unit 02 to stand beside Shinji.
"I need your help," he said.
"Anything," replied Asuka.
"Hold her."
"What?" she asked.
"I can't do what I have to if she's moving around," answered Shinji, "hold her..."
Asuka knew what that meant...she could become infected by the Angel as well. But this was Rei, and she'd do whatever it took to help her.
"Do you know what you're doing?" questioned Asuka.
"I hope so," replied Shinji.
'Gee Shinji,' thought Asuka, 'instill me with confidence, why don't you?'
"Okay," she said, "do it."
Without another thought, Asuka grabbed Unit 00, trying hard to ignore what it would do to her Eva. Immediately, she felt her very mind being violated by the force threatening to tear Rei apart.
"Hurry up," she ordered Shinji.
Shinji nodded, then prepared to act.
"Forgive me...Rei," he said, before plunging Unit 01's fist into Unit 00's core.
Rei screamed anew as Shinji rammed his fist deep into the heart of her Unit. But Shinji would not be deterred, not this time. And though his arm felt as if it were on fire, burning away in the Angel's AT field, still Shinji reached deeper into Rei's core...until he at last, he reached the Angel.
With a cry of pure rage, Shinji pulled with all his might, wrenching his arm free of Unit 00. With his clenched fist came Armisael...looking for all the world like an unholy snake.
The Angel lashed out, striking at Shinji, attaching to his arm, swarming it, and trying to force its way in. Unit 01's eyes glowed fiercely, and its mouth opened slightly as it roared. With a cry, Shinji flung the Angel from him, throwing it several meters.
Toji and Kaworu wasted no time. Toji tossed an N-2 mine at the creature, while Kaworu shot the abomination. The Angel disappeared, a writhing mass vaporized by the forces storming around it.
Unit 02 cradled Unit 00, as Asuka spoke soothing words to Rei.
Heaving a weary sigh, Shinji turned to Rei. Bringing up his comm-link, he faced Rei. She looked very tired indeed.
"Are you okay Rei?" he asked.
Slowly, Rei breathed her assurance, "I feel...better now...better than before..."
"That would be the destruction of the plugs," said Kaworu.
Asuka helped Rei's Eva get to its feet, "welcome back."
"...Thank you," answered Rei.
"Child's play," said an eerie voice, "you will never survive what is to come..."
Before anyone could answer, the Seele Eva rose up. The horrible wounds stitched together, and they began to grow. Slowly, the Seele Units formed into the shapes of monsters, several resembling the Angels Nerv had fought before. The other Angels looked like horrid parodies of the Evas they once were...oddly shaped, reptilian...more bestial than what they had been before. The Angels were assembled now, a band of old and new enemies...awaiting battle with the Eva's
"It has begun, the endgame," said Kaworu.
"Damn," said Asuka, "Don't tell me we have to fight these bastards again."