Disclaimer: As it is already known, Evangelion does not belong to me, I am merely another fan that uses the main plot of the story and a little bit of creativity to make a parallel universe in which the characters can be relatively happy, but not too much because, as we all know, no one in Evangelion is truly happy (except maybe Kaworu and Kaji… before they got ruthlessly killed… T-T)
Nara Starr
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In the Beginning
Chapter 5: Past and Future
The place was small and bitter, full of a devastation and loneliness that overtook her while she advanced through the dimly lit halls that crumbled to pieces before her eyes. Although there where no people around, she could feel the presence of many individuals observing her…
Suddenly she stopped. It was the end of the passageway. A small, empty terrace stood in front of her, a ghostly orange light emanating from the bottom, illuminating everything with its ethereal glow. Dawdingly she advanced towards the terrace, until she stood on the very edge of it, staring into the imponent chamber. Her scarlet eyes slowly wandered through the whole space, noticing every detail, the multiple terraces like her own, and the emptiness of the orange water, which silently danced under the colossal figure of an androgynous creature, crucified to the furthest wall of the chamber. A purple mask with 7 eyes covered the beings face and gave the illusion that he or she could see into the very soul of every creature.
"… Lilith!"
Her eyes moved, noticing the boy that had pronounced the name of her mother. He was facing the creature, his hands placed carelessly on his pockets as his body levitated 50 meters or so away from the floor. His hair was a mass of silvery locks that covered his neck and his soft skin was so pale, it seemed to shine even more than the yellow liquid. Suddenly there was a crashing sound, and the place shook violently as two massive creatures, almost as big as the crucified creature entered the enclosed place. One of them collapsed into the orange liquid as the second one advanced threateningly towards the floating boy. He turned around to face the creature and allowed it to snatch him from the air with its huge, purple hand.
Suddenly, she was able to observe the young boy's face as he talked to the creature. Her eyes recognized the handsome nose, thin lips, high cheekbones and sparkling ruby eyes, full of sadness and understandment…
"Tabris!"
He turned to see her, a sad smile creeping up his face… She tried to reach out for him, to scream and jump towards him, but her limbs were totally immobilized as she saw her beloved angel look back into the huge, empty eyes of the creature… and its monstrous hand crushed his tender body to pieces…
"TABRIS!"
She jerked up from her bed of cushions, her scarlet eyes obscured by a mantle of tears. Desperately she tried to control her trembling body by wrapping her slender arms around her, but it was useless. No matter how hard she closed her eyes, the images of the dream refused to go away. Over and over again, the distressing vision repeated itself, each picture, more vivid than the last one. She covered her face with her hands and sobbed until the lack of energy made her collapse into a heavy and dreamless slumber.
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"So… do you really believe that punishing them will make them stop loving each other?"
The figure stood up and approached to her, his features hidden behind the thick darkness of her realm.
"I am not punishing, and I am not planning to make them stop loving each other…"
"…Yet you plan to hurt them and use them for your purposes, and even to part them when they meet again… like you did with us…"
He smiled, his hand lifting her chin lightly so he could see her face clearly…
"That was a different situation Lilith, you and Adam gave me no choice…"
"…but to hurt us? Please, don't start with your 'justice' sermons. I didn't listen to it before, and I won't listen to it now…"
She backed away, as he observed her and meditated in silence.
"Yes, you are probably right… yet, there is no use in mourning for the past…"
"What!"
She advanced towards him, rancour glimmering in her tearful eyes. She stopped right in front of his colossal figured and faced him with decision, even though she was only one more of his creations…
"You mean to say that what happened, what you DID to us must not be remembered! That it wasn't important! YOU PARTED OUR LOVE! Just because we didn't follow your rules, just because we had a free will! And now Adam is lost and out reach, hidden somewhere, ashamed of what YOU made him do! Why? Why did you create us for?
He stared into her eyes and looked into the deepest of her fragmented soul. Yes, he had acted cruelly before, when his rules had been broken and ignored. His anger, that wave of misfortune that fell in their heads, had affected them forever. She had reasons to be angry, to hate him for all he had done, yet what he was doing now had a reason, a meaning. You can't grieve the past forever, but you can learn from it and try to rectify your errors.
"My dear Lilith, my child. Adam and you where created to live, and be happy. I understand your fury and frustration, but please allow me to have another opportunity to restore what I have destroyed. I know that it won't be easy, but I am ready to face any inconvenient to achieve this. Please, I ask for your trust once more, and also for your confidence, as this two will be my tools to fix these mistakes. So please have faith, and do not abandon these children. They are our future.
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It was a long hallway, with shimmering walls of white, covered in beautiful carvings. Her sleepy eyes observed every detail as the golden cage glided elegantly through the different passages, revealing to her different stories that had happened way before she was conceived. Angels and demons passed in front of her, their features forever captured in those walls as they struggled to win a silent war that would rage on forever. She stared at each image, not paying much attention but to the exquisite details of the handcraft when her eyes met a different image, one that she knew well. It was the figure of a creature, which seemed to be covered in light. Two beautiful pairs of wings protruded from its back, as its limbs embraced a small figure of the earth. But it was the eyes of the creature which made her rise from her sleep and stare into the wall intently. Those white unexpressive eyes which stared at the globe coldly. The same eyes that Tabris had stared into, before he died. She took a shaking hand to her face, not wanting to believe what she had seen. Why was that monster engraved in the wall? What did it mean? She looked back at the hallway, trying to find the story that evolved the being, but it was too late. The cage ha finally stopped its cruise, and it now stood silently in front of two colossal doors. She turned to face the doors as they slowly opened for her, to finally conclude her existence on immortality, and begin the story for which they where created for.
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Finally! Phew! Do you know how long it took me to finish this? Man! It was an eternity. Yes, I know that it's been too long, but I couldn't help it! I swear! sobs the pressure of I.B results coming up, the fear of failing all of them was too much for me, I just couldn't write! (plus, I had a part-time job that took pretty much all of my time) Oh I'm sorry! I know, I shouldn't be here justifying my actions, I should take responsibility of ALL and I do take it! I swear! I know that this story has taken me way too long to end, but I assure you that I WILL end it, I really enjoy writing this and I already know what's gonna happen at the end so don't worry, I swear I'll finish this eventually.
So? What do you think huh? I personally loved the first part, the whole Ep-23 dream, it is beautiful! I mean, cruel but beautiful. I surely hope it suits everyone's taste, I took a long time putting that together. Now I know that this chapter was supposed to be the beginning of the third impact, but I decided to not touch that theme until the next part, as I am tuning the last details of the destruction of the world, and placing my characters in the best positions ever. The thing is that, I really want this to work, I don't want to end up telling Evangelion all over again from the beginning, so I really have to fix things up, so that only the important, unseen things in the anime show up and give some explanations to the audience don't you think?
Anyway! I'd better get moving on the next chapter before I get killed by you guys right? Please forgive me and review ok? So that I can see if the story has quality and if people still remember me…
See ya soon! I swear!
Nara Starr