2015, October 11th, 8:22 AM

Aboard the ship, Over The Rainbow, the sounds of glass being Shattered echoed through the halls. Asuka huffed, a whole damn day and she couldn't find out a thing about that damn "V". For some reason she couldn't understand, despite going through every file she could get and speaking with the MAGI, she didn't know a damn thing. She had considered calling it quits, but decided against it, the apex Evangelion pilot was no quitter. She heard a knock at her open door and turned to see Kaji standing there, looking slightly worried

"Kaji! How can I help you?"

She asked, his expression only turned to actual worry

"Kid, are you going insane, or is this just how you like to decorate?"

He said, pointing out the dozens of papers, documents and scribbles glued to the ceiling, wall, and generally strewn about. She gave a groan and began picking them up while explaining

"Well, you know that guy V from Devil May Cry? I tried looking into him and found nothing. But I sure found a whole lot about Dante and Nero."

Kaji just gave her a sly grin

"Wow, didn't know you started obsessing over another guy."

He said, intentionally trying to rile her up. And the torrent of German that came his way let him know he succeeded. Oh, right, he also needed to tell her something

"Speaking of people you decided to obsess over-"

"I'm not!"

"The Third Child is coming aboard to meet us today. I heard he's quite handsome."

He said that last sentence in a vain attempt to get her off his back. But he knew it didn't work, it would never stop until the day he blew his brains out or someone else did it for him. Well, he supposed now was as good a time as any to continue his own investigation. Was it hypocritical that he was teasing Asuka about looking into V while he was doing the same? Definitely, but he didn't care, it was what he got paid for after all...

8:32 AM

Nero found himself awakened rather suddenly by a heavy object being tossed on him. When he stood up, he only found that same silver Devil Breaker and Nico standing at the door

"Was wondering when you'd show up. What's this?"

He had only just noticed she was... Wearing a lab coat?

"What's it look like, dumbass? An arm. See I had this original idea where several Devil Breakers could do different things, but since I'm not working with backalley parts anymore, I cobbled em together into one!"

Nero grabbed it and slapped it onto his arms, already it felt different than the other Devil Breakers. It felt... Like his arm.

"Not gonna lie. Pretty sweet. It also helped a ton with that Demon army."

Nico just shrugged before taking off somewhere, leaving the door open. He got up to close it, only for Dante to enter without asking. What was up with people today?

"Hey there, kid. I thought about it for some time, remember how we killed like a hundred demons or something? Well, why don't we go on the town to celebrate, eh?"

Nero still felt extremely tired, he had just woken up, for crying out loud. He checked his watch

"Dante. It's eight. In the fucking morning. I'm not up for drinking or pizza or whatever you're gonna suggest."

Dante raises his hands defensively

"Who said anything about now, Kid? I was thinking tonight, you and me. Maybe V can come along too. And besides, would I ever wake up at the ass crack of dawn for some pizza?"

Nero only scowled and responded with

"Yes. Yes, you fucking would."

Before slamming his door shut. Finally, time for some rest...

8:35 AM

Shinji awoke once again under an unfamiliar ceiling. Of course he'd be here again, the last thing he remembered was that he and Rei were in the forest, then they were attacked. Wait... Rei! He tried getting out of bed only for someone to hold him down

"Easy there. The injuries you sustained have not healed yet."

He recognized that voice, it was V, why was he here?

"What happened to Ayanami?"

V looked as if he was deep in thought before he snapped his attention back to Shinji

"Rei is fine. She was determined to protect you, you know. You were both attacked by a Demon and I drove him off. Another thing, Rei told me you put yourself in harm's way to protect her when the Angelo attacked, why?"

Shinji thought about it. Now that he mentioned it, he remembered searing pain and purple lightning. He shook his head

"I don't know, I just didn't want her to get hurt."

V nodded his head and stood up

"Get dressed, you will be meeting the Second Child today."

V said, gesturing towards a nearby chair with his clothes on it

"As for me. I need to speak with your father. There's something he's kept from me."

Commander Ikari hiding things from even his allies? Yep, that sounded like his father alright. As V left, Shinji used all his might and stood up, walking over to the chair. He wondered what the Second Child would be like

8:40 AM

Gendo stepped into the dark room and sat down at his desk. He had hoped to delay this as long as possible but with the death of the Fifth Angel that was no longer an option. As soon as he took a seat, sixteen black obelisks surrounded him

"Ikari! Explain yourself!"

SEELE-09 shouted out, furious

"Our scenario has completely been thrown out of whack! What the hell are you doing over there?!"

SEELE-02 added. Their yelling was already starting to give Gendo a headache

"Gentlemen, please."

The calm voice of Kiel Lorenz spoke. Instantly, everyone ceased shouting and began to listen

"Commander. We are very aware that you have enlisted the services of the descendants of Sparda in order to eliminate the demons. As well as a third individual who calls himself "V". We want to know everything about him, including why the Demon King assaulting NERV is not the same Demon King as Mundus."

Gendo sighed, welp, here goes nothing

"V is the person who enlisted Dante's services. They tried intercepting the Qliphoth in Redgrave but it brought them here because it sought out Sachiel. We established an alliance in order to deal with the Usurper who controls the Qliphoth. But make no mistake, I am merely using them for my personal gain, they have no power here, as soon as their work is done they will be removed from Japan immediately."

Gendo was lying about V's nature. But what he wasn't lying about was his intentions. After all, he was the Supreme Commander, he holds all the cards against SEELE and against Vergil. Besides, V is less than human, who was he to stand up to Commander Gendo Ikari?

8:53 AM

V walked briskly to the Commander's office, he needed to talk to him, and find out what the hell he was planning to do. Not only did he have Lilith underneath the Geofront, he also had a clone of her in the form of Rei, poor girl. As he reached the massive doors, he burst in uninvited, not even bothering to greet him

"What do you think you're doing?! You're trying to play SEELE, Urizen and us? What happened to our alliance, Rukubungi?!"

The Commander just stared at him, disdain in his eyes

"Who are you to speak to me that way? We're in this situation because of you and your incessant need for power. Or have you forgotten that it's your Demon half that plans to destroy us?"

Gendo stood up from his desk, the both of them stared each other down, ready to lunge and attack the other at any given moment

"I know about Rei, Rukubungi. You can't honestly be thinking to do *that*? Do you realize how many people that would kill? Your own son would be caught in the middle-"

"DO NOT SPEAK TO ME OF MY SON!"

He suddenly shouted, eyes darting towards his hands and back again.

"You think I don't know what will happen? I know the cost. I do not care. I would do anything to see her again."

V stared back at him, he could kill him, save the Lilim. No, they don't of his plans, at least he didn't think so. If he did end it now, he would be branded the traitor, Dante would turn against him... He knew what to do, he needed to reunite with his other half as soon as possible. The power he would gain from becoming Vergil would allow him to end this, but he had to be quick, it wouldn't be long until the Qliphoth healed itself from Ramiel's onslaught. He turned on his heel and left, he didn't have much time, he used Shadow's celerity to move quickly. Gendo knew exactly what he planned to do, he sent out Section-2 after him, V wouldn't dare to kill Lilim. He could say he went rogue, V was nothing compared him. And he would not allow him to become whole again...

9:02 AM

Shinji looked out his window from the helicopter. The sea filled his entire field of view

"Damn, Ikari! If I had known this is how you spend most of your time I would have signed up to be a pilot!"

Kensuke said, examining the vehicle they were in. It wasn't long ago that he made up with Toji and Aida and they'd practically become friends now... Friends. He didn't realize how foreign that word sounded to him until now. It shouldn't be long until they arrived aboard the ship they were supposed to meet the Second Child on...

9:05 AM

As if things couldn't get worse for Asuka. Now the MAGI locked her out of the database, stating there was an "emergency". Great, just great. Well it's a good thing she knew a backdoor in to figure out what was happening. She needed something to occupy her time until the "All-mighty" Third Child showed up...

9:10 AM

The usurper sat at his throne. His wounds healed, and he could feel him, he now realized what he was. It was that pathetic humanity he cast aside... Well, let him come! If he craves death that much, the Demon King would grant it... Happily...