The next morning in Misato's apartment.
Shinji woke up early , he was woken up by the TV , and the sound of someone falling on the floor.
"What's happening out there ?" He opened the door , on the living room he saw Asuka stepping away from the TV "What's wrong with Asuka?" He continued his path.
He went to go the bathroom but was pulled by someone into the living room , it was Misato.
Misato your hurting me . He groaned half-asleep , Misato pushed him in front of the TV , the news were on.
Look Shinji , something happened in Los Angeles! Misato forces his head to the TV .
Shinji sees that their showing a destroyed Los Angeles , a news reporter was talking histerically.
"This is the worst disaster in history! People ran for their lives ,buildings were thrown into the air like toys! No one survived the slaughter . Fire, ice and even acid rained down on the city , killing every last trace of life! Some were literally eaten alive by the creatures" The reporter speaks trembling from fear , he showed the city behind him , burning lifeless , there were also giant ice spikes sticking out the ground and some buidings looked like they were melted in place.
Shinji dropped to his knees , he wasn't even able to say anything...now he knew why Asuka was like that earlier , and she still was.
Misato would have fallen too if she wasn't sitting on the couch with her hands in her mouth.
Misato is it "them" again , are they still alive ? Shinji got no answer.
Shinji didn't try toask any more and looked at the TV again.
"What! I just received news to show the footage we saw of the attack , we warn the viewers that this footage shows disturbing images of the attack , this footage was found in the rubble of a building in a victim's hands."
The tape plays ,it was in the night ,a woman was standing in front of a fountain , it was somebody's home video of their vacation.
"Honey could you move a little to the side , I want to see the fountain". A man that was assumed the camera's owner said.
"Carl don't you want to look at me instead of some fountain." The woman said mockingly.
Oh come on Caroline , It's not everyday you come to LA.
Two children run in front of them screaming.
HEY ! stupid kids running in front of my camera.
Carl what's happening ? Why are all those people running ? She points to the left , the camera shifts to the left , with hundreds of people running around the streets.
OH MY GOD! The man shouted , a building flew above them crashing into another building , crumbling them both apart.The entire city was in rubble , most of the buildings were either on the ground in pieces or thrown into the desert .
CAROLINE LOOK IN THE SKY! The camera showed the sky , two winged monsters were flying above ,roaring the familiar high pitched roar they knew.
THEIR EATING THEM! The man pointed to the monsters with hundreds of tentacles in their backs , grabbing all of the people that ran, they could not be seen clearly in the dark sky , only the blood that rained down on the camera lens , then legs, arms and some intestinal organs fell from the sky , a finger fell on the camera lens , the man quickly srapped the finger off and ran.
Shinji , Asuka and Misato knew it was "them" , they were still alive, and they were taking out the city's one by one , all three of them felt their very souls turn when they heard their horrible laughs in the TV.
HAAA JA JA JA JA! DIE! They both screamed at the people running in terror.
CAROLINE RUN! The man ran with the camera looking at the monsters.
One of them then spat out a rain of ice spikes at the city , a man was footaged being cruched by one of the ice spikes , his body parts flew in all directions , his head didn't even look like a head , it looked like a bubble gum ball that was stepped on.
Asuka puked on the floor. Shinji gulped down the hot feeling in his throat and kept watching the news.
The camera shifted to the woman running down the streets , in the sky, fire was raining down , blowing up a passing car. Acid was raining along with the fire , a building was being dissolved from the top , a man ran out the building with his arm melting into the street.
OH GOD HELP ME! The man screamed at the camera but died in front of them when a drop of acid fell on his face , burning through his skull.
The movement of the man running stopped when one of the tentacles pulled the woman into the sky .
CAROLINE NOOOOO! The man tried to run for her , but she was already being chewed by the monsters in the sky.
HAAA JA JA JA JA ! the monsters laughed loudly and demonically.
Suddenly the melting building above him crumbled , crushing the man , the footage ended there.
"We have reasons to believe that this were the very same things that attacked France yesterday , thus we have named them 'The Winged Demons' .The US military is tracking down the winged demons to evade any further deaths , this is Irisho Katawi with the news"
Misato what is it they want ? NERV must know something ! Asuka was yelling and crying at her.
I don't know Asuka . I will ask Ritsuko if she knows something about this. She stared coldly at the floor.
Shinji had a bad feeling in the back of his mind...this things were going to do something horrible...he just knew it was going to be soon when they decided to attack Tokio-3 again.
You should go to school. Misato said , not recovering from what she saw.
They left to their rooms to get dressed , not saying a word until they left.
On the streets , Rei saw the news in an electronics store she walked by . A large crowd were watching , many of them threw up while others prayed for salvation .
Rei was calm , but felt uneasy , this wasn't about the Angels, no , this was something far worse , this monsters were killing millions for their own games. She heard their laughs in the TV's , they were played over and over with constant close ups to try to explain what they were.
Rei kept walking to school( What is happening ? What do those creatures want ? They are not Angels...so what are they ? "The winged demons" that is how everyone calls them now , a fitting title) Rei thought keeping her path.
( Could the Sakita siblings be those creatures , they have many similarities...Shaktoo's eyes are the same color as theirs...why can't I stop thinking about Shaktoo ? He is like me , why do I feel this way ? Do I feel sorry for him ?...I hope that my suspicions of he being a creature are not true...)
A few blocks from there , Bebeal and Shaktoo had just returned from their feast at LA , they didn't expect that so many people lived there. They were walking to school , in half transformation.
Okay enough already with how many you killed . Shaktoo said annoyed.
But admit it , I won! Bebeal was gloating to herself , she picked the flesh of her teeth witch were still sharp from the feast.
Hurry up and transform your teeth before anyone sees you.
There happy! She showed him her teeth in human form.
I hate being in Lilim form , this body is so weak , you can't even claw someone's eyes out without going to jail. He looked at his arm still transforming into a human arm.
Wait a minute! Now you call them Lilims ? So wich is it ? Humans or Lilims ? She crossed her arms with an arched eye brow.
It doesn't matter what you call them , you can call them Lilims , or you can call them humans , its the same thing...finally! He moves his now completely human arm around.
How do you know so much about them ? She asks suspiciously.
I did some research last night while you were with the pilots.
Why do you call my friends pilots ?
Do not get too close to them sister , remember that we are going to kill the Lilims like the other races. I do not want you crying for your prey.
He didn't let her answer back "Did you collect Shinji's DNA ?" He says quickly.
His DNA ? What do you mean ?
Did you eat him like I told you to do ?
No , I just tasted his blood from a wound he had , I didn't need to kill him , I also got some of his saliva just in case.
Good . now you have the ability to morph into Rei , Shinji and the other million people you have eaten .
So I can transform into Shinji now! She suddenly got overly exited.
Unlike me ,I can only copy Shinji , and I have to make my hair stand up so that no one notices my horn.
HEY WAIT A SECOND! What do you mean you got some of his saliva ? He jumped and grabbed her neck , hoping she didn't do what he thought she did.
I took some of his saliva from his mouth with my tongue , why do you ask ?
YOU WHAT ! he jumped back in disgust.
Don't do it again! That is called kissing , and only lovers do that!
WHAT! YOU MEAN THAT SHINJI THINKS I LIKE HIM NOW! She spat at the floor , cleaning her tongue with her hand.
Tell me you didn't really keep acting like a dog! He sweated.
Yes , it was fun , but everytime I waved my tail and licked his legs he would get a carrot in his pants , Misato told me.
A CARROT! THAT WASN'T A CARROT THAT WAS... He stops himself from finishing that sentence.
It was what ? She tilts her head confused.
It...oh crap...uumm...that was his...reproductive organ , he wanted to..."do" something to you . He says embarrassed so much that he blushed.
I don't get it ? What did he want to do to me?
He...wanted to..."mate" with you . For Bebeal and Shaktoo , mating was how they said having sex , and it was very disturbing to hear that word for them.
HE WANTED TO MATE WITH ME! EEEEWWWW! She shivers from the thought.
You have to be careful when you are around people.
So what IS the way to get someone's dna without killing them ?
Well you could consume their saliva , but you didn't have to kiss him , you could have just eaten something he was biting , and then there's the "other" way...
What way ?
To have his reproduction liquid inside you...in other words, "mating" with him...witch you almost did.
YUCK! I ALMOST MATED WITH A HUMAN!
Well we have other things to worry about. He says breathing in and out to tell her.
You still need Asuka's dna...and you can't kill her.
So I have to either kiss her or mate with her ! She starts to feel sick from the subject.
No ,you could eat something with her saliva on it. But it would be very hard since you need 1/4 of a glass of saliva , or the "other" thing to be able to copy her.
So what do I do ? She asks nervously.
Well you can't make her bleed since it would be too suspicious , and eating what she eats is out of the way , you need to consume the 1/4 of saliva in the moment , you can't eat one of her dinners today and continue to collect tomorrow.
So the only way...is to kiss her... She is disgusted at what she has to do.
Yes , you can't well you know , sleep , with her since she is a girl...
But I don't want to! She is my friend , but not THAT kind of friend!
I think a good idea would be to make her drool the saliva out , with food or something , then when she leaves , you collect the saliva in a container and bring it to me.
Why do I have to bring it to you ?
So that I don't have to do anything with her , and get enough for the both of us.
And what about Rei ? You still have to get Rei's dna , and I don't think I can make her drool that easy.
I forgot about her...I will take care of that. He gulps hard.
You do know that it is almost impossible to make her drool over food. She raises an eye brow and grins.
Your going to have to kiss her or...if you want... She giggles in his embarrassment.
NO! I'de rather stick a needle on her than do anything like that!
You know she suspects of us , if you make her bleed on purpose , she will have all the proof and your plans will be ruined. Bebeal mocked him .
I can't believe your right!Bebeal! Since when do you have a brain ?
She already seems to be looking at you strange , you guys are the perfect couple , your both so alike , and if you earn her trust , she will not suspect of us , giving you the chance to find whatever your looking for much easier.
Guess it is the perfect plan I guess...date Rei...gain her dna...earn her trust and I won't have anything to worry about...why me... He sighs as they keep walking down the streets.
WOW! You sure are lucky bro , there she is on the other side the street , go ask her.
What!Not now , I have to think what to say. He says nervously.
HEY REI COME HERE! Bebeal waves her arms up and down calling her.
You can change your skin right ? she mumbles to him.
Yeah .
Then fake a blush , it will help. She keeps waving to Rei who begins to walk toward them.
She's coming here! Oh crap what do I say ? He begins to tremble , this had never happened to him before.
What did you want Sakita . Rei says to Bebeal , calmly as always.
Shaktoo wants to tell you something. She pushes Rei in front of Shaktoo , bumping into his chest slightly.
I...uumm...I wanted to tell you...that... He starts to blush red , a little too red , Bebeal thought that he was transforming back.
My bro wants to tell you that he likes you ! She says putting her arm around them both.
Rei blushes also " Is this true Shaktoo ?" she stares into his yellow eyes.
Shaktoo also stares into her eyes , Bebeal sees this a little weird since it is suposed to be "fake".
I think I'll leave you two alone. She walks away with a victorious smile on her face.
You did not answer me. She steps back a little from him , feeling his breath was a little disturbing for her.
Yes it is true , I see something in you...I feel like we are alike...I feel like if...(then it hit him) I have been looking for something all these years...I think that you are what I have been looking for.
I also feel this way, when you and I spoke together in class...I felt like we were one...and now I know we even think alike. Rei blushes even reder than before along with Shaktoo.
( What HAVE I been looking for all this years ? I always felt like I was looking for something on every planet...but I never found it...when I saw this planet...I felt that whatever I was looking for was here...I thought I had to destroy this planet to find it)
Rei do you want , to acompany me somewhere after school , it would be very pleasant. He tries to stop the fake blushing but is unable to stop.
Yes , I would very much like to acompany you. She smiles shyly at him.
Would you like me to walk with you to school ? He asks nervously.
Yes , I would like that.
Bebeal was watching from afar( He's really blushing! Was he looking for something all this time ? Did we destroy all those planets to find her ? If she is what he was looking for...then that means we do not have to destroy this planet!)
We have found a home , we can finally live a normal life!
Somewhere in a dark world not meant for the living , something has awakened...
In the emptiness of darkness , a black flame lits up , it flashes and moves , this flame was long since dead...it had finally rised from its slumber.
From the darkness it came
In the darkness it lives
In the darkness it feeds
In the darkness it burns
In the darkness...it waits...
