Neon Genesis

EVANGELION

Finding Paradise

Chapter 11: Finding Paradise Part 1/Defining ourselves…

(This is the conclusion to the Evangelion Fan Fiction "Finding Paradise" even though the story has been rated PG-13 the final Chapter is Rated R due to Violence and Language. The delay in writing the ending is to no fault of my own. However I bring to you the Final Chapter of this story in atwo part chapter.)


010 After Third Impact (2026AD)

The red skies of post third Impact. There is no sight of the giant Rei decaying; the sounds in the air are peaceful in light of the wasteland the earth has become, bird's chirp, and fly in the air. Running around in the ruins of NERV, headquarters are ten years old Rei and Kaworu. They chase each other up and down the rubble around them.

"Come one Rei!" Kaworu shouts as he gains on Rei.

Rei's hair is long and comes down to her hip it is braded together and held together by a pink bow. She jumps across a mound of concrete, nearly snagging her white sundress on a piece of rebar. She stumbles and falls down the mound hitting the ground on her head.

"Rei!" The young boy slides down the side of the concrete only to cut his leg and fall as well. He lands next to Rei on his back

A giggle heard from Rei as she rolls her self over and straitening her sundress. "That hurt…" Kaworu rolls and takes hold of his leg that bleeds. The boy does not cry the thick substance that pours in trances him to his wound. "Kaworu, your hurt!"

When Rei goes to touch the boy's wound, he slaps her hand away so he can play with the substance.

"Kaworu, I'm going to get mommy!"

The girl stands and an AT Field forms around her feet, the field projects her into the air and out of the small ditch they fell in. Kaworu takes the blood in his hand and licks it. A smile strikes his face as he begins to suck his wound. After quenched, the boy generates her own AT Field, leaps out of the rift, and begins to follow Rei.

"Mommy!"

Not aware of being pursued Rei is caught off guard when she is tackled in mid jump. She and Kaworu hit the ground and roll to a stop. With Kaworu mounted on Rei his mouth still drips of blood as he strangles his sister.

"Brother, please… stop…"

Rei's pleas go unanswered as he only applies more pressure. Rei's eyes tear up and her vision becomes blurry just before she passes out, Kaworu is struck by an AT Field shockwave knocking him off Rei. The Blue hair Rei chocks and gags for air as its life giving properties rush her system. She looks up to see Asuka standing next to her cradling her. Asuka's hair pulled back in a ponytail and blows in the wind.

"Kaworu! What the hell where you doing?"

The young boy shakes his head before slowly going to his feet. "I don't know what came over me!" The boy looks up to his mother. "I'm sorry!"

His pleas for forgiveness go unanswered as Asuka cradles Rei and lifts her up. "Come home and go to your room Kaworu!"

As Asuka walks off Kaworu wipes his face to see he is crying, but he also sees the bloodstains on his hand.

By night fall Shinji Ikari, begins to see his house in view. He wears tan pants and a black shirt with its sleeves torn off. He also carries a backpack that holds down his long black hair that is in a ponytail, and he carries a G-11 case-less machinegun. He enters his house with a smile. Once he enters he sees Asuka sitting over Rei rubbing her head with a wet rag.

"I'm home…" When Asuka hears him, she looks up to Shinji visibly upset. "What's wrong?"

"Your son nearly killed Rei!" Asuka can barely hold back her emotions as tears strike the floor.

Shinji steps back as he puts down his gear. "What happened is Rei all right?"

"She's doing better but…" Asuka stops as a little five year old, with short red hair comes running into the room, and nearly tackles Shinji to the ground.

"Father!"

The young man that Shinji has become easily lifts the little girl up. "Kyoko how are you." The girl hugs her father and holds up a sheet of paper. Shinji takes hold of the sheet to see it is ten correctly answered addition questions. "Very good Kyoko!"

Asuka looks away to hide the tears she is weeping from her younger daughter. Once the little girl is placed on the ground, she runs back into the other room with a smile, and then the mood once more goes south.

"Shinji! Go up and discipline Kaworu!" Asuka points up to the stares. "He has to know what he did is wrong!"

As Shinji puts away his rifle and places his backpack on the ground, he looks up to Asuka. "I'm sure he didn't mean it…"

"Don't give me that!" Asuka shouts, as she now points to Shinji, who cringes at her finger. "You're always spoiling that boy, and I don't know why, Rei always comes second to you!"

'I wish I can just say sorry.' Shinji thinks to him self before he speaks to Asuka. "What are you talking about; I don't treat Kaworu better then Rei or Kyoko…" Shinji sighs seeing there is no point trying to win the fight. He goes up stares and down the hall.

Crying in a small room is the young Kaworu; he sits on the bottom of a bunk bed with a blanket around him. He stares at his wounded leg and his blood stained hands. He tries his best to understand what happened to him self. The more he thinks about it the more his body is mesmerized by the blood on his leg. He slowly leans into once more taste his blood once more.

"Kaworu…" The door opens just after a knock, this brakes Kaworu's trance, as he pulls away from his wound. Shinji looks into see the light are off but what light is coming from the door foreshadows the young Kaworu. "I'm turning on the lights."

The lights turn on and Shinji can finally see his son face. The sight discomforts him as he walks in and sits down next to the boy.

"I didn't mean it father!" Kaworu raps his arms around his father. "I'm so sorry!"

"Shhh…" Shinji comforts the boy as he rubs his back. "Its okay, Kaworu, just tell me what happened."

The boy does his best to remember what happened. "I saw Rei-chan fall down the hill, and I went after her and I fell to…" The boy rubs his face and sniffs his nose. "I remember being hurt, but then all I remember is being on top of Rei hurting her!"

Shinji pulls the boy from his arms and smiles at him. "Kaworu, Its okay, you didn't mean it. You could have bumped your head, but you still hurt Rei."

"Momma won't let me see her!"

Again, Shinji must pull the boy out of his arms so he can look him in the eye. "Remember, the stories I would tell you about your real dad…" Shinji gets a simple nod for a reply. "Do you want to know what he would do?" Once more Kaworu nods. "He would go down stares and with all of his heart and apologies to Rei."

Asuka sits on the floor next to Rei, with Kyoko drawing in the corner of the room. With the creaking on the steps, Asuka looks up to see Shinji come down the steps with Kaworu at his side. Once down on the ground floor Shinji nudges Kaworu to step forward. The young boy sets forward and goes to Rei that still lays on her a bedroll, but awake.

"Rei-chan…" Kaworu whispers to her sister, Rei's looks up to her brother. "Rei… I am so sorry! I didn't mean to hurt you, can you ever forgive me!"

With a small smile Rei, looks at her brother with care, she holds out her hand and touches her brother's face. A shockwave goes through her body as a vision blinds her sight from reality. A vision of blood everywhere, covering her body, but she knows it is not her blood. She looks to her right and left to see her mother grasping Shinji, whose body lays lifeless in her arms. She looks away not wanting to see such a sight only to see her little sister lying dead with a large knife in her back.

'No!'

Rei tries to shout but nothing comes. She franticly tries to move but cannot. Soon the ground around her caves in as a monstrous Evangelion like being comes out of the ground. Rei hovers around it in fear of the beast that breathes out energy and stares at her with envy.

'Are, you… are you a being known as Eva…'

The beast roars out as it flexes its mussels and fires a beam of energy into the air.

'You are the part of me that left ten years ago; I am your creator…'

'My creator… Are you an Angel…?'

'I am what I am, nor man or Angel, nor beast or creature…'

Confused Rei tries to understand the thing that fascinates and scares her. 'What are you…?'

'I created you as a dieing wish, to set free the children of god.'

Rei cannot help but want to touch the creature. 'I am but a girl…'

'Selected by the many to turn fate in favor of life…'

'Why…'

'Because man was not meant to die.'


February 2016 (Nine Months until the days of days)

The fourteen-year-old Rei, sits on the mountain Shrine that over looks the city, the wind is strong and soothing. She lifts up a small necklace that has a ring attached to it. It is too small to fit her, but she plays with it constantly rubbing it as it reflects into the setting sun. She does not take notice of the Rei from the present, is standing just below her it takes a fake cough from Rei to gather the girls attention.

"Miss Ayanami…" Rei that stands in her school uniform gets no response from the Rei that wears all black. She goes to speak again but stops.

"Ikari…" Rei tucks the ring under her shirt and stands. "My name is Rei Ikari."

"Sorry…"

The girl shakes her head at her double and sits back down. "I sure you have a lot of questions…"

"Yes…"

"I guess I should tell you, that despite our appearance we are not related, I am not a clone, I was created by you to kill Kaworu… my brother…" The girl stares at Rei as she continues to stand in front of her.

"You are my daughter…"

Rei Ikari thinks a bit before answering. "Kinda, but I don't know a thing about you, so you're not my mother." She receives silence from the girl in front of her.

"Rei!"

The older shorthaired Asuka calls out to the two girls only to get both of them to look down to her. Rei Ikari how ever jumps up and a run to her mother's arms, this action bothers Rei Ayanami. Asuka looks up to the Ayanami and smiles before walking up to her, she looks back to her daughter.

"Sweetie can you go prep Leviathan, NERV is going to repair him."

Asuka gets a simple nod as the girl skips down the steps. Once out of earshot Asuka turns back to Rei Ayanami. "It must be confusing for you wonder girl…" The sound of her nickname Asuka always called her brings a smile to Rei's face. "Sorry…"

"It's okay…"

The adult walks up the steps to be closer to her formal comrade and looks to see a very different Rei. "Touji, I never thought I would see the day."

With a small blush in her face, Rei smiles as she looks down. "Yes…"

"You two are good for each other…" Asuka looks back to the sunset. "I made a promise to my self before we left our time… It was to apologies to everyone I hurt."

Rei watches as Asuka looks back to her, and bows her head to the blue haired girl with a smile. "Rei, I am so sorry for what I have done, and I hope you can forgive me."

After a minute of silence, Rei places her hand onto Asuka's shoulder. "You are forgiven…"


March 2016AD (Eight months till the day of days)

"Are you sure this is wise!"

Kensuke Aide gestures to Shinji that sits next to him in front of a computer. Shinji not swayed on what he wants to do. It is late at night, and Kensuke's room is small even for two people. Models and old computer equipment litter the room that Kensuke calls his.

"I want to understand her better…"

With Shinji's, answer given Kensuke breaths a sigh to let loss some tension. "I'm not used to Language translators so this might be hard…"

Shinji nods and stares at the computer screen, which reads USB mass storage drive G. Kensuke begins to type and other windows open and close, soon after he starts a status bar opens up and it reads translating files.

"Let's hope this works…" Kensuke crosses his fingers as his computer slowly translates the German files in to Japanese. "So it's true Asuka, defected, and that one kid was an Angel…"

Once more Shinji gives a silent, but he does return with a question. "What was he like…?"

"Who the new kid…" Kensuke leans back in his beanbag chair. "He was only in for two days… But he was the talk of the school, it even foreshadowed, you and the class rep's little tryst in space…"

With his question unanswered, Shinji sighs before he lies down on the ground. "Things could have been so different… Maybe if I was more open about my feelings to Asuka, she would still be here."

"Come on Shinji you cant blame your self…"

Kensuke's attempt to ease Shinji's pain only backfires on him. "It is my fault! I was in love with Asuka for a long time… then… then everything went wrong!"

"Shinji, you never approached her about it…"

"How could I?" Shinji curls into a ball as he feels his feelings build. "I was such a coward, I ran away from her! Now she has turned on all of us because I wasn't there for her!"

"What about Hikari." Kensuke looks at his friend with some envy. "She fell head over heels for you, and you two seem to be getting along nicely, don't you love her…"

"Of course I do!" Shinji sits up and looks to the computer screen. "But now that I know it was all staged… it doesn't feel right…"

The screen suddenly changes as the incoherent German that once littered the file translated into Japanese roman-jin. Kensuke nearly falls out of his beanbag chair in shock.

"I can't believe it worked…"

Shinji looks to the screen and reads the first passage. "This starts on the day we first met…" Kensuke looks at the date and confirms Shinji's statement with a nod. "Today was the day I met the third child…" Shinji pauses as he looks over the document. "The so called wonder child is indescribably good, he was able to sync with my Eva quickly and with out too much trouble. Although Pilot Ikari has skill, he lacks social skills; he's dull and other wise boring…"

"Man she hit you right on the money…" Kensuke chuckles as he reads over Shinji's shoulder.

"Kensuke…" Shinji leans back and gives his friend a serious look. "Can your just save the translation on the thumb drive… I think I should read this in private."

With the temptation to copy the files, Kensuke looks to the screen then back to Shinji. With friendship worth more then profit, Kensuke begins to do as he's told. "You're lucky we are friends Shinji, because this could fetch a good amount of cash at school.

"Thanks, Kensuke…"


July 2016 (Four Months till the day of days)

Deep with in the Geo-Front Fuyutsuki the newly appointed commander of NERV sits in his formal comrade's desk arms crossed, as he holds a meeting with Kaji and Misato.

"The Japanese government is paralyzed, if we play our cards right we can take control."

Misato has her arms crossed somewhat upset at something. "Your plan is insane!"

She looks over to Fuyutsuki awaiting his reaction to everything said. "Coup'deta, our own government, which will implode the UN." He looks at Kaji who is smiling at him. "Then we wait for the second child to come with her army of Eva's and the seventeenth Angel, we do battle, hoping that the fall of the UN will cripple Seele long enough for you to go and stop him as we stop Third Impact."

Kaji nod his head as he leans on the desk. "Perfect plan if you ask me."

"Stupid, is more like it." Misato whispers to everyone.

"What does the MAJI say…?"

Misato is quick to answer. "Two percent…"

Silence strikes the room as the Commander deliberates the options given to him. Misato pleads in her mind for a rejection. "Right now, we hold the aces Seele will not expect us to insurrect from the UN…" The old man sighs as he stands and looks out the window. "We have to trust the ones that lead us here…"

Misato speaks up interrupting the commander. "Can we trust them…?"

Once more, it is Misato who answers the Commander. "We have no one else to trust…"


"Shinji!"

Flying out of the resting arms of Kaworu, Asuka Langley Souyu now fifteen grasps at the air in front of her as she rests in her open Entry Plug. The sky filled with stars, but for Asuka all she can do is try to catch her breath. The girl gets up and looks out side, to see that she is in the Serengeti and her five Evangelion Mass Production Models stand guard around Unit Two. She then climbs down her Evangelion and reaches the small watering hole at the base of the Eva. She begins to wash her face trying to cool off from the heat.

"Momma…"

The calling of a child's voice startles her as she quickly turns around to see nothing. She looks back to see a girl only five younger then her walking on the water.

"What are you doing…?"

Asuka has heard of ghost stories but to see a real live ghost drove fear up her spine. "Who are you…?"

The young girl stops just short of the solid ground Asuka stands on and chuckles. "Your daughter, Kyoko…"

Asuka takes hold of her lower stomach and looks up to the girl. "You can't be…"

"Mother, do you not love father…"

"Of course I do!" Asuka protests. "He's the only one who understands me, who cares for me!"

A voice that of her own, but one that does not come from her mouth speaks. "But you're lying!"

Cringing in fear Asuka falls backwards with nearly twenty extra kilo's to her weight, the girl takes hold of he stomach that holds her child and sighs. All around her it was as if the ghost was never there and only the moon brings her company. Feeling the kicks of her baby has the girl close her eyes and also helps her purge her mind of what she just saw.


December 5th 2016 (Ten days until the days of days)

In Tokyo 3 just out side the new High school attended by the pilots. Shinji, Touji, Rei, Hikari, and Kensuke all walk together. There paring has become come place for other students in the school. Shinji holds Hikari's hand and Touji does the same to Rei. Each were their new uniforms, the males were a standard Japanese High school uniform it's color is grey. For the females, there Uniform is a shorter pleaded skirt grey in color and a short sleeve dress shirt with a grey and black vest over top of it. However, what happiness seen is only that. For many months, they have said nothing about Asuka, or what happened in the Geo-Front so long ago. They have all done there best to keep things under the rug.

'For me, it has been burning a hole in my mind. Many of times, I wished to speak to Rei or even Kadoma about it. However, I have not been able to build the strength to do so. Even with our entry into the nine grade all have been quiet… it bothers me that we have been able to keep thing quiet for this long.'

Hikari Horaki sits at on her bed; her diary in sits in front of her. The girl looks at her left hand seeing she is still holding the pen in that hand. Hikari shakes her head as she continues to write in her diary.

"Festival!" Touji announces for all to hear. "What festival!"

It has been almost nine months since the last Angel Attack Tokyo 3 has never believed that peace could ever last that long, however for the rest of the world Asuka and Kaworu bad of Evangelions have left a path of destruction around the world killing millions in there wake. All know that when they gather one last item there target will be that of Tokyo 3 and for months NERV and the world have been planning for the greatest battle to come.

Hikari stand in front of the class with a sheet of paper in her hand, and a binder on her podium. "The Winter Festival, remember."

Still not convinced Touji looks to Kensuke. "Did we know about this…?"

The young boy next to Touji pushes up he glasses and shows him the screen on his camcorder. Touji watches in silence as it shows himself half a sleep as Hikari heard talking.

"Now you will all be assigned a job, because we are the freshman class… Touji are you listening, the winter festival is important!"

On the video Touji rolls his eyes. "Yea, yea winter festival got it…"

The video showing the proof over, Touji cannot help but stare at Kensuke with confusion. "Why would you tape something like that…?"

The sound of a girl giggling draws his attention; he looks to see Rei staring at him with a smile blushing at his actions.

'Rei and Touji make such a cute couple…' Hikari looks at what she just wrote. 'Of course I and Shinji are cute to; he just came with problems…'

'The day was almost over, and it seemed that we would make it out again with out speaking of Asuka, till…'

"Hey, isn't today the Fifth…"

A student calls out. Hikari is more then willing to answer. "Yes it is the fifth of December…"

"Isn't that someone birthday…"

Hikari looks around remember that it was, she looks over her paper work and comes over her old class roster. "Yes its Asuka…" All of the pilots cringe at the sound. "Well, I sure she's having a great birthday in Germany…"

With that said Hikari dismisses the class to go home not willing to talk anymore. All but Touji, Kensuke, Shinji, and Rei leave. Hikari bites her lip, seeing that bad memories are returning.


December 10th (five days until the day of days)

Far off in Tokyo 2, Kaji sits at a dilapidated bus stop with a magazine in his hand. The skies are clear and in a bag at his side, he has two potted plants. He takes no notice as a woman wearing older style cloths sits down next to him.

"You're late…" Kaji yawns before going on. "Taking almost seven months just to get this settled is pathetic."

The woman does not even look at Kaji as she speaks. "The request you ask was insane… The events that have occurred almost a year ago are hard to comprehend. Especially the assassination of Commander Ikari…"

"What about chairman Keele, did you get what I needed for him."

The women place a newspaper on the bench Kaji picks it up. "The information was hard to come by; we couldn't get much the rest is up to you."

"What about the Prim Minister Yoko Takahawa, who will take care of him."

With a heavy sigh, the woman stands. "Megumi will be handling that…"

"I went to the 'farm' with her, she's good."

"She will most likely die from the operation, and so will you…"

The woman leaves, leaving Kaji by himself. He unrolls the newspaper to reveal on sheet of paper, which has a picture, and some information on the man he seeks to meet. "Anything for the truth…"


014 After Third Impact (2031AD)

Rain pours from the Heavens on to the ground out side of Asuka's and Shinji's house, that rests in the crater of the formal Geo-Front, staring out side of one of the windows is Rei and Kyoko, and with a reluctant sigh, Kyoko pouts as she sits back down.

"There's nothing for us to do…"

Rei smiles at her younger sister. "We could play go… or chess…"

The brown eyes of the young Kyoko sink at the sound of the two games she does not like. "Sis what with you and picking all the boring games…"

"I'm sorry…"

Kyoko shakes her head as she looks to the fireplace wear only embers remain. "We can go find dad…"

"No, mom said we stay put!"

Not happy with her sister's denial Kyoko stands. "We can help look for dad and Kaworu! We aren't kids!"

"Mom said…" Before Rei can finish, Kyoko is at the entranceway putting on shoes and a poncho. "Kyoko come back here!"

Rei's demands are not met as Kyoko runs out side. Rei runs to the doorway to see Kyoko use an AT Field to assist her jump into the air.

"Damn it! Rei runs over and grabs her shoes and a poncho she also takes a rifle.

Once touched Rei nearly falls over from a vision, she stares to see herself standing in front of Kaworu as he holds Kyoko as a hostage. Once she comes to Rei looks at the open door shaking her head.

"Please God, no…" Rei runs out then to uses an AT Field to leap into the air. "Kyoko!"


'Dark and cold are these memories…' Rei Ikari sits alone on the umbilical bridge to her Eva Leviathan, playing the violin.


"Kyoko!" Rei leaps from one ruin to the next looking for her sister. She lands on a rock and slips off landing on the ground. The Rain beats down on her with great force. She looks up and pulls her soaking wet long hair back and out of her eyes. She stands back up to see her sister nearly a mile away leaping towards NERV's old headquarters.

"Mom should of never as taught her to use her field!"

Rei leaps once more using her AT Field; she quickens her pace as the rain belts her face.

Once at the ruins, Rei searches franticly for her sister. Yet she is nowhere to be found, Rei franticly looks around till she finds an entrance way that has to set of foot prints heading into it, are fresh.

"Kyoko!" She rushes down the corridor as her vision returns but this one is of her dead father at her feet and Kaworu. "Father!"

Rei chambers a round into her assault rifle as she walks down the darken hallway with no light.


Rei continues to play her violin; the song is Adagio from Concerto Grosso Op. 6, No. 8 in G Minor: Christmas Concerto. The sound is sweet to the ear, and the NERV technicians in the cage do not mind the sound. The trauma Rei Ikari suffers as she plays is too painful to speak.


Rei runs as fast as she can in the dark, faster she runs down steps and around corners, she finally comes to an open elevator shaft that has a light shining far down. The blue hair girl thinks nothing of danger when she jumps down the shaft. Her fall controlled as an AT Field forms at her feet, slowing right when she comes to an opening, that the light resonates from.

"Kyoko!"

Her Voice seems to waiver, as fear and panic settle in. She does not give up; she runs down the hallways and opens every open able door in her efforts. She sees movement up ahead and runs as fast as she can. She turns the corner at first seeing nothing but from behind she is slightly touched, by reflex Rei spins around reading the gun she carries.

"Rei!"

It is only Rei's sister, and with a great sigh, Rei puts down her rifle and grabs her sister's hand. "Damn it Kyoko! I said no!"

"What wrong, sis…" Kyoko pleas go unanswered as Rei drags her by the hand.

Rei turns to lecture her sister but is shocked to see standing down the hall her brother. Before she can speak a door next to her, in the hallway flies off its hinges and crushes Rei up against a wall. All Rei can do is look at the sadistic smile on her brothers face.


The playing of the violin becomes wavered for a little bit. With her eyes closed Rei can only force her self to continue. As if playing will rid her of her memories that plays in her mind.


Crawling on the ground the disorientated Rei gazes to her right and left. Her sister and brother are no where to be seen. Coming to her feet she begins to stager to an open door once inside she falls back down. Around her is the ruins of the NERV Command and Control Center filled with dust and cobwebs. With little light penetrating from holes in the base, it gives it a feeling of death. Rei stand up once more to the cry of a child, a cry of her sister. Looking do to the low part of the Command center Rei's eyes fill with tears as she sees her own brother on top of her sister forcing his hands onto his body. Shaking her head she wishes to do stop him but her body is frozen, fear has paralyzed her and she can not break it. As the eyes of her brother are filled with blood, not even a speck of any other color can be seen as he rapes the child below him.

"Stop!"

A Burst of Gunfire strikes a AT Field around the Command center, Rei looks to see Asuka entering onto the same level as Kaworu and Kyoko shooting round after round of ammunition until the clip is empty. With it empty Asuka projects an AT Field only to have it be thrown back at her knocking her to the edge of the level. Her efforts were successful in stopping the atrocious act. Kaworu stands grasping the half naked Kyoko by the neck and stares off at Asuka as she crawls to her feel.

"Pathetic Lilim!" Asuka raises her head and looks to see that the boy she treated as her son holds out a knife soaked in blood. With a smile he speaks with a cynical tone. "You think you can stop me! You don't even know what you're dealing with!"

With all her strength Rei screams out to her beloved brother. "Please Kaworu!"

With a look to his sister the entire upper section of the command center at where Rei stands explodes. Rei encloses her self in an AT Field she lands on top of the rubble that was once were Gendo and Fuyutsuki would over watch the battles against the Angels.

"I have been sent to finish what was started!" Kaworu hisses as he lifts up the crying Kyoko above his head. "Man was supposed to die! What has been started can not finish until all are dead!" With his final words he thrusts the long blade in to the chest of the young Kyoko. Her scream is short but agonizing. The blade struck right into the girl's heart and is stuck in her back bone. When her struggle ends, Kaworu drops her to the ground and listens as there is an unbearable cry from Rei and Asuka. Rei grabs her head and yells with all her might. Its sound starts tremors through the ruins; her AT Field explodes in to a furry of fire and light. In defense Kaworu raises his hand but he is not match for its power as he disappears in its awesome power.

Soon she hinds that she can not speak, she stands in total darkness. Unable to move she can only hope what ever happened ends quickly. It does not end however it is explained as appearing in front of her is the monstrosity of life the Leviathan.

'Child of life…' Rei goes to speak however nothing comes out. 'You must bring life…'

With her thoughts Rei speaks to the beast. "I want to save my sister and Father…"

'With me you can, you can go back… and not just bring back your family, but have a chance to bring back all of man. All you have to do is open yourself to me.'

Waking back up in reality Rei stares off to see her mother cradling the lifeless body of her only child she gave birth to. Rei glows with power as she walks to her mother who takes no notice of Rei. The fight light she gives off is warm and that has Asuka finally glance to her eyes blurred with tears.

"Mother, I have discovered why I am here, why you found me next to Tabris."

Shaking with grief Asuka stand and stares at her only daughter left alive. "Rei…"

"Man cried out when the world ended fourteen years ago, in that cry an Angel was born, an Angel of Hope that Angel is me."

"You're scaring me Rei…" Asuka places her hand on Rei the blood from Kyoko drips down Rei's cloths.

"I have a gift…. That gift is for you to give to man…" Asuka takes notice that Rei is looking behind her, so she turns to the sight of something she thought she would never see again. Standing in its hellish form is Leviathan its eyes glow a faint red. This is a weapon from heaven itself the armor of the Arch Angels themselves, it is known as Leviathan."

"My God…" Asuka stares down at Kyoko closing her eyes. "What do you think we are going to do… wage war against nothing…?"

"War… no…" Rei stares up at the beast emotionless he glow still resonate with warmth. "God has granted you a passage into time, to turn the tide."

Asuka turns to Rei and yells out. "Time…" Asuka pauses and stares down at Kyoko, going to the body she removes a ring and pulls the knife out tossing it to the side. "Shinji…" Down the hallway lays the body of her husband. "Once…" She looks away as she pulls off her coat and covers Kyoko's body. "You father for years would read over his father's notes and journals, I never knew why he did that… One day he told me that he wanted to know who it was possible to stop third Impact. I thought he was nuts… However Shinji never let go of the past… Our friends…"

"Father's desire to stop what had occurred in the past was foreseen. For even he knew this day would come."

"Shinji…"


December 11 2016 (Four days until the day of days)

It is nearly midnight, and Misato finally walks into the apartment, even though she just worked a double she is not tired. It has been nearly nine months since Asuka's betrayal and the day of reckoning for Japan is here. Misato walks into the living room to see PenPen and Shinji sleeping on the coach with the TV on put muted. On the television are constant news reports of tragic news from Tokyo 2. The ticker on the bottom reads.

'Prim Minister assassinated, in deadly attack.'

This brings a frown onto Misato's face, for she has known about his assassination for nearly seven months.

"I don't like keeping secrets…"

Misato sits next to Shinji and watches the young boy sleep. The motherly care she has for him has not wavered since she rescued him in space. She begins to slowly stroke the boy's hair as she looks at the TV once more.

'Japanese Diet has enacted marshal law… UN headquarters ( Tokyo 2) over taken by JSSDF… leads point to UN involvement in the PM assassination.'

Misato gets back up and begins to go to the kitchen when she hears a knock at the door. She slowly approaches the door and opens it with some caution, however she is relieved to see it is Kaji.

"Kaji…"

The brash young man does not seem to have his usual pep as he stares into Misato's eyes. "I came… I came to say good bye…"

"What!"

With a sigh, Kaji walks into Misato's apartment. "I'm going to Israel… to find, Lorez Keele… and put a stop to him and Seele…"

"Why do you have to go…?"

"I'm the best there is…" Kaji smiles as he sees a tear form in Misato's eyes. "Please don't cry…" He uses his finger to wipe the tear away. "This was meant to be…"

"I don't give a damn what was meant to be!" Misato takes hold of Kaji's shoulders. "She told me what happened to you last time! You searched for the truth and died because of it!"

Kaji nods his head as he places his arms on Misato's shoulders. "I am always looking for the true, its something I must find."

"Why…" Misato demands. "Why go off and get killed over this, we know enough as it is…"

Her words are too painful as tears build and she falls into Kaji's arms crying. Kaji him self forced to hold back his tears as he holds the one he loves. "Misato if I could, change my fate, I would say the words I could not say… so many years ago…"

Kaji lifts Misato's head from his shoulder and looks in to her eyes as he runs his hand though her hair. "Remember, that I will always be in your heart…"

The two begin to kiss as if passion had no bounds, as they desperately wish the moment to last forever. Misato leans back onto the wall easing the weight on her legs. Kaji places his hand on her hip to support her, the touch dives them closer as there love shared.


'Each star is given a path to follow… On this path, stars will cross, and love will form, yet even stars that follow different paths, can cradle such desire for the flame. The light fades for many, no matter how brightly it shines. And, even the fickle of two stars, can explode in to the most brilliant light. For Love is more then a feeling, it is a state of being, a gift that god gave only to man. For we are his children, and forever will be his love.'


Part 2 Day of Days