Recrudesce of Evangelion

Chapter 3: Testing Ground

"Shinji!"

The eyes opened slowly, revealing blue within the iris. The young man blinked a few seconds and tried to get the echo out of his head. That was the last word he'd heard. Shinji. His name.

Shinji nearly bolted up from his bed had he not felt the weight on his shoulder and arm. He looked down and saw Asuka snuggled up against him, clutching his arm. Shinji allowed a smile to creep onto his face but quickly pushed it away. He had tried to commit suicide and should have succeeded. Did Asuka save him? If so, had she hurt herself in the process? They still didn't know the extent of her wounds. But that raised a question. Why. Why had Asuka saved him, a boy that she had constantly insulted and belittled. Did she actually care about him? Impossible. But then, why? Was there another explanation.

For a few seconds Shinji Ikari considered something that was only a few days ago the impossible; Asuka Langley Soryu cared about someone. Shinji blinked again, fully awake. It wasn't like he was going to fall asleep again, so he had to wait for Asuka to wake up. Fortunately, that didn't take long.

Asuka yawned and blinked a few times before looking at Shinji. Their eyes locked and Shinji thought he detected something akin to happiness in her eye. However, he'd rarely ever seen Asuka happy so he wasn't sure. All that still didn't prepare him for what came next. Asuka slapped him. Hard. He rubbed the red hand mark but said nothing. His roommate took care of the speaking.

"You idiot! I can't believe you actually tried to commit suicide! What did you think you were doing? What would have happened to me! I'm still injured and I seriously doubt I could have carried on without you! Who would cook and clean for me until I recovered! You're so inconsiderate Shinji, and you'd better learn to be smarter or else that slap won't be your last, do you understand me!"

Shinji had been backed against the wall by a very annoyed Asuka and all he could do was nod. However, even in his current state, he picked up something.

"Y-you need me?"

"Of course I need-" Asuka began, catching herself at the last moment. She frowned and started pouting again.

"It's okay," Shinji said, "You don't have to say anything else. And I'm sorry. I just, I wanted to protect you."

"Look Third Child, I don't need protection. I can take care of myself. And stop apologizing or I will slap you again!"

"Umm, okay?"

Asuka sighed. "Good. At least you got that out of your system. Now, onto something more important. Shinji, what the hell were you thinking? Sure, you wanted to protect me. Sure, that was a really weird display at the cafeteria. But damn it, I want an explanation here and now! What the hell is going on!"

Asuka had originally thought she'd imagined it, but now she was sure. Shinji was flinching every time she used the word hell. But why? Reading Revelation once shouldn't have that kind of effect. There was something else.

"It's, kind of hard to explain."

"Well try very hard, cause you're not leaving this bed until you do."

Shinji swallowed and nodded. "Okay. Well, you see, I've been having these dreams, and I keep meeting this man. At first he called himself a guardian, and apparently he's Apollyon. And, well."

Asuka pondered Shinji's words. His dreams were very much like her own, but did that mean anything? It had to. Eve spoke of something about them being candidates for something, but she never specified for what. Maybe Shinji was in contact with Eve's counterpart. Apollyon was the Destroyer, if her memory was correct.

"What did this Apollyon say to you?" Asuka asked, her gaze intense.

"Well, he, well."

It was apparent Shinji was reluctant to tell her, but Asuka pressed on. Finally, he cracked.

"He-he called me the Antichrist."

Whatever reaction Shinji had expected, fear, disgust, anger, none of it was there. Instead, Asuka burst out into laughter.

"You? The Antichrist? Hahaha! That's good! Hahaha! Oh man, and I thought it was something serious!" She then broke down into laughter again, unable to control herself.

Shinji was speechless for the most part, surprised by his roommate's response. Technically she should be afraid of him, but right now Asuka was laughing her head off. It was unbelievable! Did she not believe him? Why? Well, the idea was slightly ridiculous now that he thought about it. But still, why would Apollyon say he was the Antichrist? To screw with his mind?

Shinji shook his head, driving that thought out of his head. No matter what, he'd still nearly hurt Asuka. That was something neither of them could ignore. Why didn't she take him seriously?

"Sorry, Shinji, but, damn that was funny! Ha! You would never be the Antichrist. You're the wimpiest person I know. There's no way you could bring down Armageddon upon Earth. Besides, wouldn't you be too late anyways?"

"Uh, well, I guess."

"Now stop with this nonsense. You have nothing to worry about because you are not the Antichrist. Okay?"

"But, oh okay." Shinji wasn't in the mood to continue the argument, so he stopped. However, that wasn't good enough.

"No, not okay. Either you stop acting like this or this discussion continues," Asuka stated, "Now, are you going to stop trying to commit suicide?"

Shinji nodded.

"Good. Now go make breakfast!"

Even when she was trying to help him, Asuka could be rather bossy. Then, a thought resurfaced.

"Asuka, how did you save me?"

"How? I'd think that was pretty obvious. I swam out and pulled you back."

"What! You didn't hurt yourself, did you?"

Asuka tisked. "I already told you, Third Child. I don't need your help. Now go make breakfast!"

Shinji sighed and did as she ordered. One did not continue an argument with Asuka unless one seriously wanted to get a point across. Right now it was best to let matters rest.

"What do you want for breakfast?" Shinji asked.

"Sunny-side up," Asuka requested, "I'm getting sick of scrambled."

Shinji did a mock-bow. "Of course, your majesty."

Asuka raised an eyebrow. "You know, a while back I would have kicked your ass for that. You're just lucky I'm too tired."

Shinji laughed and went to cook breakfast while Asuka pondered his story. So she wasn't the only one meeting strange people in her dreams. This really complicated matters in a way Asuka seriously disliked. She got off the bed and went to brush her teeth. Even if no other human was around, Asuka still took her own hygiene seriously.

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Eve was already waiting when Apollyon appeared. This was the neutral ground, where the two could meet and none were allowed to fight. She was facing away from him, her eyes closed and her mind serene. However, that didn't keep her from sensing his presence.

"It's been a while, Apollyon."

"Indeed it has, Eve. What brings you to the neutral zone?" Apollyon asked.

"The same thing that brings you here." Eve turned around and faced him. "We are both aware of the two beings currently on Earth. Both have extraordinary potential, though they are already very powerful."

"Are you questioning my dealings?"

"No. I'm questioning your reasoning behind him. If you make a signal mistake, one of them might end up destroying you," Eve warned.

"A risk, but you are also risking much."

Eve closed her eyes again but tears leaked out from under the eyelids. Apollyon saw this and turned away. He had thought this no longer affected him, but a part of him dreaded what came next.

"Why did you leave me?"

"Why did you become the advisor of the Messiah!" Apollyon demanded, "This could have all been avoided had neither of us taken the position offered."

"And yet what happened to us would have damned us both if we had allowed it to continue," Even said, her voice starting to crack. "You should have told me you were given the offer."

"Would you have come with me? Would you have left the Heavens to live in the Hells with me, damned just as I have been damned?"

"Yes, for God does not love us. Only the Messiah does."

"And yet the Antichrist is also capable of loving us," Apollyon countered, "Why won't you understand?"

"Because I can't," Eve replied, "Just as you cannot understand me. We've been divided for far too long."

She wiped away the tears and turned serious.

"Do not harm the Messiah, or you will answer to me. It is my duty to advise and protect, and I will face you if it so requires."

"And if it so requires, I will face you as well. But tell me. Why did you come?"

"I came to see you one last time before the Final Battle," Eve answered.

White light enveloped her and she disappeared, leaving Apollyon. He stood there a while longer before returning to his master's citadel.

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"Shinji, I've been thinking about what you've been saying."

Shinji froze, in the process of typing something into the console. The two were back at NERV at Asuka's insistence, trying to find a way to undo all the damage Third Impact had done. He had been trying to avoid that train of thought, but Asuka's statement shattered all that.

"You're not the only one having dreams," Asuka confessed, "I'm, well, I've also had dreams, and I also met a guardian. But the guardian I met was a woman, and her name is Eve."

"Eve. What does that mean?" Shinji asked.

"In the bible, Eve is the wife of Adam and the mother of humanity."

"Oh. But, isn't that fictional?"

"I'm pretty sure most of it is, but look at NERV. A lot of the stuff has biblical references. The MAGI, the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Angels, heck, even the Evangelions are named after something biblical."

"But we still don't know for sure why," Shinji pointed out."

"Okay, point. But I'm sure that's an important part of what we're trying to solve. Anyways, I've been meeting Eve and she was the one that told me where you were going. You should be thanking her for helping save your life."

Shinji's head drooped down. Asuka sighed. Apparently he still hadn't forgiven himself for the attempt. She shook her head and whacked him on the back of his head.

"Get over it Third Child, there're more important things to worry about."

"Sorry."

"And stop! I'm only going to say this one more time. Stop apologizing for every damn thing! And if you say sorry to this, I swear I'm going to kick you even harder than the time when you saw me naked. Okay?!"

Shinji nodded, remembering the experience quite painfully. He was about to get back to work when Asuka grabbed his arm.

"I'm not done," she said, "Anyways, this Eve person keeps hinting about the two of us, as if we're important in some way or another. She said Rei might have been part of it, but I'm glad that Wonder Girl isn't here. I doubt I could stand her."

"Umm, Asuka?" Shinji interrupted.

"What?"

"Please don't call Rei any names, okay? She's, well, she's the closest thing I have to a biological relative on my mother's side, so I'd appreciate it if you stopped insulting her, especially since she isn't here."

Asuka's eyes narrowed as she looked into Shinji's.

"Okay, what have you done with the Shinji I know?"

"Uh, what?"

"You're standing up for someone. That's not right."

"Well, I guess I've changed since Third Impact."

"Hmm. Well, I'll accept that explanation for now. How about this. You stop apologizing every five seconds and I'll stop insulting Rei. Deal?"

"Deal."

"Sometimes I don't know what you'd do without me," Asuka said proudly, "Anyways, back on topic. I seriously doubt you're the Antichrist for a number of reasons. And just believe me on this, okay?"

Shinji nodded.

"Good. Now all we have to do is finish uploading these files and we can go home. Damn these files are big."

"A lot of the control protocols are simply computer code," Shinji reminded her, "I don't know any coding so I can't really make heads or tails of it."

"And I get stuck with it since I know some programming. Ah well. And are you sure you're okay with getting back to work so soon?"

"I'm fine," Shinji assured her.

"Good, cause the last thing I need is you collapsing from exhaustion. It was a pain to drag you back from the beach and it'll be a pain to drag you back home from here. So stay awake!"

"Uh, okay."

Asuka nodded and turned her attention back to the work. This continued on for a while until Shinji noticed something.

"Hey Asuka, since the EVA series is what's supposed to be maintaining Third Impact with their S2 organs, shouldn't Third Impact have been disrupted when they were destroyed?"

"But they weren't destroyed," Asuka reminded him.

"Yeah, but they were mostly melted. Maybe we could destroy the S2 organs now."

"With what?" Asuka asked him, "Remember, we don't have any EVAs left. Besides, it's not like we could get an entry plug in anyways."

"True. But there has to be a way," Shinji insisted, "Maybe we could shut them down?"

"Wait, I thought we were trying to reverse Third Impact."

"But Third Impact never finished. It's still ongoing. As long as there are still humans on Earth, the merging of all of humanity is not finished. So if we disrupt the process, we might get everyone back."

Asuka thought it over and realized it was a good idea.

"Well, you're good for something I see."

She accessed one of the files for the MP EVAs and located the control codes.

"We can't order them to self-destruct," she said, "With those S2 organs they'd probably kill us too."

"Is there some kind of code that tells them to stop?" Shinji asked, "or stops the S2 organs from producing power?"

"Checking," said Asuka, "Let's see. Well, there is one thing that seems to put the S2 engine a kind of dormant state. Maybe that'll work. Except we have one problem."

"What?"

"We'd have to link directly with an MP EVA to broadcast the signal."

"Inside the entry plug?" Shinji said, horrified at the thought of having to go inside a dummy plug.

"Not exactly. There is a way to interface with an EVA from the outside, but we'd still have to get to one and hope that the circuits weren't burned out."

"So we just have to hijack a boat and figure out how to pilot it," said Shinji.

"There is another problem," said Asuka, "The only way to access the EVA's system is a control panel directly outside the entry plug."

Hearing this Shinji moaned. This was seriously bad news.

"How are we supposed to get that high up?" he asked.

"We have to knock the EVAs down," Asuka answered.

"Okay, how are we supposed to do that?"

Asuka winked. "You'll see."

The "you'll see" ended up with Shinji gathering very strong cables from inside NERV. Who knew that an organization like NERV would have steel cables ready for use? The hard part was getting all of it outside. Once it was outside, they were faced with another problem. Getting it to the coast.

"We'll have to drive it all there," Asuka declared.

"But, we don't know how to drive," Shinji said.

"Doesn't matter. We'll learn."

Shinji groaned. This was bound to turn out badly. Asuka found some cars and somehow located their keys. After that it was a crash course in learning how to drive. At times Shinji almost thought he would crash, but he managed to keep cool and keep the car from ramming into anything. By the end he ended up having to do most of the driving as Asuka had been weakened from saving his life. All that meant was that Shinji loaded the wires onto the truck and drove to the coast with Asuka riding along. She seemed to enjoy herself though Shinji worried he might screw up and get both of them killed.

There wasn't much scenery as they drove though once they got to the coast it was rather interesting. They were rather fortunate to find two of the boats working, so if one broke down they could use the other. And who knew? Maybe they would need two boats to pull down the EVAs. Asuka had wanted to get started right away but Shinji managed to convince her to wait for a while.

"We still have to plan some things out," he said, "I don't think we can afford to mess up on this."

"Oh fine. Why do you have to be so careful?"

"It's my nature," said Shinji, "I don't want to see others hurt because I was careless."

Asuka looked at him again before speaking.

"Is this about Toji's sister?"

"H-how did you know?"

"I am Hikari's best friend. She told me. Shinji, get over it. Toji forgave you and so did his sister. Besides, you don't have to forget it. All you have to do is learn from that mistake. Now, let's get back and get some more wires."

Shinji was literally shoved back into the car and they drove back slowly. As this was still Shinji's learning experience, he didn't want to push his luck. When they got home, Shinji was exhausted. Asuka cooked dinner for the two and they enjoyed a pleasant meal. Both were getting used to this kind of interaction and it was nice. However, when it came time to sleep, Shinji started worrying again. What if Apollyon visited him again? Could he kill Apollyon? Though Shinji did not want any blood on his hands, the Destroyer was too dangerous. It was almost like he was fighting an Angel again. Or was he?

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Days had passed and Asuka's hair was itching badly. She knew she needed to wash it, but she still couldn't stretch her arm back without hurting it. And that little swim to get Shinji hadn't helped. Right now she had only one resort left but she was hesitant to use it. Oh what the hell. At the very worst Shinji would only faint.

"Shinji! Get in here!"

Shinji was rather prompt and arrived about three seconds later. He walked in and found Asuka wearing nothing but a towel and sitting in the tub.

"Uh, Asuka, do you need something?" Shinji asked nervously, trying to tear his eyes away from Asuka's form but failing badly.

"I need you to wash my hair for me," Asuka said bluntly.

"What!"

"Oh don't be such a wimp. It's not like I'm letting you see me nude."

"B-but!"

"I'll keep this towel on, so turn on the hot water and let's get started! My hair is killing me."

"But, Asuka!"

"Shinji, stop being so afraid. I need someone to wash my hair and you're it. Now get the shampoo and start!"

Shinji swallowed loudly and did as he was ordered. Asuka let the water fill the tub, saying she didn't want to wait too long to start her bath after Shinji finished washing her hair. He got Asuka's hair wet with the hose-like attachment and then used the shampoo. Asuka started moaning in pleasure, doing nothing to help Shinji remain calm. As the itching finally stopped Asuka started lying into the bathtub and giving Shinji a very good view of what was visible of her assets. Soon he'd finished with the shampoo and rinsed it dry. He was about to go when Asuka stopped him.

"Not so fast. Need to use the conditioner."

Trying not to moan loudly, Shinji grabbed the conditioner and applied it to Asuka's hair. Again he rinsed quickly and literally ran out of the bathroom. Inside he could hear Asuka laughing. It was very like her to tease him like this.

After Asuka had finished taking her bath Shinji took a cold shower and tried to stop his body from burning up. Once he'd finished he slumped down on the bed and fell asleep the moment he'd pulled his sheets over.

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Asuka was standing upon a large circular platform this time. She had expected another meeting with Eve, but this was different. Four figures in black robes stood at four opposite points of the circle. Each one held a sword before them that was planted down onto what looked like thin air.

"Okay, this is creepy," Asuka said aloud.

"For two millennia has passed, and our master was lost to us," the figures started chanting, "For eternity was ordained to wait for his return to face the beginning or the end. Come forth one who claims to be, our master and savior and champion."

"Who me?" Asuka asked, a little bewildered.

"You who stand before us," they continued, "Complete the challenge and power is yours, but fail and death will be a welcome relief. Those who claim but are false shall be tortured for eternity in the burning hell."

"What! Then I don't want to take this test!" Asuka screamed.

"Open the doorway to the first of three!"

Asuka found herself slowly sinking into the ground. Panicking, she screamed out.

"No wait, I'm not who you think I am! Let me go! Let me go!"

Her cries were of no avail as she disappeared from the platform to the first of three challenges that would determine her fate.

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Finding himself standing on a circular platform, Shinji wasn't sure whether to be glad Apollyon wasn't here or afraid of something new. Four figures in white robes stood at four opposite points of the circle, though they seemed to float in thin air. Each one held a staff with a blade at the end. The blade was pointed upwards though the staff seemed to stand on the same thin air the figures were on.

"Where am I?" Shinji asked.

"Champion of humanity," they chanted, "Master of the faithful. We welcome you to the holy grounds."

Shinji looked at the four figures questioningly. Holy grounds? What made them holy? And he couldn't even see who was wearing the robes. He had no idea what was under them. Were they even human?

"Prepare for the trials that will test your worth. See that you pass, for you are the last hope."

The lights went out and total darkness enveloped him. Shinji made no sound but he couldn't keep the fear under control. Suddenly, he was on a large rectangular platform. There was nothing under it, but that meant little as far as he was concerned. A lance with blades on both ends appeared before him. The weapon seemed to call out to Shinji and he grabbed it. Power coursed through his body as if something within the lance was flowing into him. How could a weapon like that hold so much power?

Shinji's attention was suddenly pulled away from the lance as he heard someone scream. He spun around and was nearly cut down by some kind of monster. Ducking, Shinji quickly used the lance and sliced the creature through its torso. It roared in pain and tried to take Shinji down with its last breath but Shinji jumped back.

He was breathing heavily and sweating badly. Whatever that thing was, it was fortunate that it was pretty slow. Otherwise he would have been cleaved in half. But where had that scream come from? It had definitely not been from that monster. It sounded like a girl. Was it Asuka?

Shinji started running towards where he thought the source of the sound was. Without warning another creature leapt out from nowhere and attacked, roaring. The creature was a lot faster than the last one and managed to cut Shinji in the shoulder. He grumbled but quickly retaliated. The monster was definitely faster as it avoided the first swipe. The thing brought down its claws again. Shinji blocked it with the lance. The creature roared and brought down its other arm for the kill. Shinji slid the claw off the lance and sliced through the creature's shoulder. It slipped and fell to the ground but not before Shinji drove the lance through the thing's chest.

"What are these things?" Shinji muttered.

He ignored the falling creature and ran on. If it was Asuka, he'd do everything possible to help her. No matter what.

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Asuka backed away from the monster but for some reason it hadn't attacked. She'd screamed at the top of her lungs but even that hadn't fazed it. She was about to try and run but suddenly she noticed that the monster was kneeing to her.

"What?"

The monster remained kneeing, not doing anything else.

"Okay. Stand?"

The monster stood, surprising Asuka and making her jump back.

"W-why are you obeying me?" she asked.

The monster's mouth remained shut, not answering her. Asuka stared at the creature for a while longer before getting back up. She approached the monster but suddenly shadows started gathering in front of her. It took shape and a sword appeared. She had never seen anything like it. The blade was completely black though the hilt was rather plain.

The weapon seemed to call out to her and Asuka took hold. Her body was suddenly so alive, so energetic. This weapon was truly powerful and Asuka could feel the strength inside it. It really did belong to her. But the power felt cold. Why?

Asuka had no time to reflect upon it as the monster jumped over her and blocked a robed figure from slicing her head off. She screamed as the monster was destroyed by the thing's lance. Asuka raised her weapon just in time to block the blow. Asuka barely avoided another swing but the being was thrown back by the force of the blade. Asuka looked at the weapon in amazement. However, she barely had time to look up when the figure attacked her again. Asuka held up her sword again and this time swung the weapon. The sword cut right through the lance and went right through the being.

The robes burned off and Asuka saw what was under them. Wings. Pure white wings exploded from the back of the being as it screamed out in pain. The sword continued and sliced right through the body of the being. Finally, it was over. The thing was dead. It fell to the ground, a mass of burned flesh.

Asuka peered down at the thing and looked over it. The wings were still intact but when she touched it they crumbled completely. She backed away as the entire body turned to ash.

"What the hell is going on?"

A shadow suddenly loomed over Asuka and she turned around quickly, sword at the ready. She relaxed when she saw it was more monsters. They bowed to her and stood at attention.

"Well, let's go," she said.

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Shinji killed another monster but they kept coming. It was getting to the point where it was absolutely ridiculous. Out of nowhere dozens of robed warriors appeared and started helping him. They killed the remaining monsters that tried to attack Shinji and formed a wall around him. Even though the monsters managed to land blows, none of them seemed to hurt the warriors. However, when it was over, one fell to its knees. Shinji ran over to him.

"Are you okay?" he asked.

"I'll be fine," he answered in a deep voice.

Shinji helped him up and thought he saw something under the robes. However, when he stood up it disappeared. Shinji looked around at the gathered warriors and saw that they all had lances like his, though theirs only had one blade instead of two.

"Who are you?" he asked.

All of them bowed before him and one answered.

"We are your champions, ready to fight for your cause."

"What cause?" Shinji asked.

This time he received no answer. However, he assumed that they would fight for whatever cause he chose. However, there wasn't much time to contemplate what was going on as suddenly an outpour of creatures advanced upon them.

"This is no good," Shinji said as the warriors prepared to fight. "We have to find whatever their source is."

"You are right my lord, but where?"

"Uh, I was hoping you would know," Shinji admitted.

"You are the only one that can sense them," another warrior answered, this one with a feminine voice.

"We have already lost one warrior attacking the Source," a third added, "It will not be easy."

"Can we get away from them?" Shinji asked.

"Yes."

The warriors started falling back from the monsters. A few remained behind and cleaned up to make sure none of the monsters could follow them. They quickly rejoined the other warriors and they prepared for the next move.

"Can you sense the Source, my lord?" a warrior asked.

Shinji's eyes were closed and he made no sound. For some reason, he could feel something. It was extremely cold too. But whatever it was, that was their best bet.

"I sense something cold," Shinji said, "That way."

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Asuka was getting used to her weapon and prepared herself as more of the lesser beings attacked. They were not the like the last warrior she'd first faced. Was that being an Angel? A real one? And where the hell was Shinji?

"My lady."

Asuka jumped and turned around. She saw a raven standing on the shoulder of one of the monsters. Did it speak?

"Did you just talk?" she asked.

"Yes my lady."

"Why can only you speak?"

"I am the messenger and will communicate with your minions for you until you are ready to take on the burden of commanding them."

"Ooookay. So, what are those things that keep attacking us?" she asked.

"They are the lesser warriors of your enemy," the raven answered.

"So why are there so many?"

"They are being created by the will of their master."

"What! Oh nuts to that. How do I stop that? And why are my minions all monsters?"

"That is the form they were created in," said the raven, "But if he is killed, they shall be created nevermore."

"Well let's go then! I am not going to get killed like this. And I certainly don't want to burn in hell forever."

Asuka started walking and the monsters moved to follow.

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Two forces will soon meet, opposite but also the same. Though they know not who they face, time will reveal all there is.

End of Chapter 3

What's the most feared thing or person amongst anime girls? 1: A tentacle monster 2: An irresistible man 3: Random1377 (because of his lemons) 4: A jealous Asuka

The hose-like attachment. I do not know what is called. Anyone care to enlighten me?

I just couldn't resist with the raven quote. I personally believe Edgar Allen Poe was a great poet and author and so I decided, what the heck. Might as well use it.

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