Creation began on 08-31-16

Creation ended on 09-17-16

Neon Genesis Evangelion

Evaflowne: Fallen Parents

There were no security cameras in Terminal Dogma, so nobody in Central Dogma could see the gore that Evaflowne demonstrated on Lilith. Except for the cameras within Unit-00, as its pilot witnessed the brutality.

"My God," Hyuga and Shigeru gasped, seeing Evaflowne decapitate Lilith, followed by hacking it to pieces…and hacking the pieces into pieces.

Maya covered her mouth and looked away, unable to stomach the violence being displayed.

Gendo was infuriated by this. With Lilith dead, mankind was now at a permanent standstill. Even if he still had Adam, the scenario was for naught, regardless of which direction it went for whoever had personal plans for everyone else.

Evaflowne, once it was through reducing Lilith to bits and pieces all over the place, picked up the Spear of Longinus…and melted it in its hands, reducing it to molten pulp.

"First, the sins of the mother are only for the mother, and now the father's sins will be for the father only." They all heard Shinji say.

"You fool," went Gendo, "do you have any idea what you've done?"

"I know what I have done. The question is…what are you going to do by the time I come to sever your hand to rid the world of the abomination you had grafted onto it?"

Everyone in Central turned to look at Gendo, like he was the one that committed an atrocity that couldn't be overlooked or forgiven.

"You can deny it all you want, but we both know you can't lie your way out of this," Shinji's voice held a deeper layer of contempt for his father.

Misato looked at Gendo and noticed how he clenched his right hand. She was starting to suspect that this older, scarred Shinji…was not making this up about what his father had with him.

"Commander Ikari," she uttered, slowly reaching for her pistol, "show us your hands."

Gendo looked at her and responded, "This is ludicrous. You can't possibly begin to believe him."

"Show us your hands," she repeated, more forcibly this time.

"I will not," he told her.

-x-

Walking down the hall to Central Dogma with his sword unsheathed, Shinji, with a fierce determination to end this madness once and for all, didn't care if Gendo thought he could survive his son's fury, just as long as Adam, just like Lilith, was no more among them all and people could retake the world. When this was dealt with, he just wanted to show the world what Evaflowne was really capable of; the enhanced behemoth had shown the people of Gaea many times before…and he would show the people of Earth, the Blue Moon, the miracle of this Dragon of Angels.

"What are you, an idiot?!" He heard Asuka behind him. "You have no idea what you're doing! You disabled my Unit-02! What are you thinking?!"

He ignored her as he entered Central Dogma, right where Gendo was, right atop his disgusting throne, looking down upon him and everyone else.

"Babel," he said to Gendo. "It's all you really say now, you know?"

"You've doomed us all," his father responded.

"Have I really? Is that what you believe? I wasn't the one that decided he had the right to play God because he felt that God screwed him over years ago. That was you. I'm not the one that wanted to achieve a forbidden union between Adam and Lilith and reduce mankind to pulp. That was also you. Because of me, my actions, that won't happen. But…so long as you have Adam…so long as he continues to exist… I don't trust anyone, including you, that won't try to follow in your goal to achieve a similar outcome. Now, we can do this the easy way where you can still have both your…or the hard way where you lose one and become a handicapped bastard with a history of cruelty and other sins."

Nobody on the bridge, not even Misato herself, dared to go near Shinji as long as he had that sword in his hands. And the worst thing was that they believed the damaged man meant well, since they were kept in the dark about what was going on.

"Or the third option, where you're incarcerated for personal vendettas," Gendo countered.

"Incarcerated by who?" Shinji retorted, raising his sword up at his father. "You can say what you want, but you're not exactly in any position to escape or defend yourself from me. I don't see either your wife, your mistress or any lackeys coming to save you."

True to his words, nobody made a move to stop Shinji.

-x-

An incentive to return

"Shinji," went Ummi to her husband as he put on his shawl before he put on his boots, "there's something I need to tell you before you leave to take your mother back to the Blue Moon and prevent the end of the people you knew from before you got here."

"What is it, dearest?" He asked her, turning to face her on her side of their bed in their room, and she handed him the jade octahedron from years ago. "That's the trinket your grandmother gave us from before we got married, when we were dating."

"Yeah, and you remember how it acted up before the twins were born?" She asked him.

"It's hard not to when it changed color every three months. Why?"

"I went to the hospital yesterday, and this is just in case you're in a space-time distortion or something…because pretty soon, we'll be outnumbered by our kids."

Shinji's face went blank…and then he looked at Ummi's slim waist, which seemed to be getting a bit on the pudgy side, and then looked back up at her face.

"Well, all the more reason for me to do this quickly and return to the people I love most," he told her, smiling as he went over and hugged her. "Does Hiroko and Taki know?"

"Not yet. I'm hoping that you get back before I have to tell them. They're still worried that they might never see their father again."

"As before, all the more reason to do this quickly return to the people I love most."

Ummi then kissed him and held him for what she was hoping would not be the last time.

"You come home, Shinji," she told him. "You come back to us, to me."

-x-

Gendo quickly withdrew his gun and aimed it at Shinji, despite the fact that Yui was present, because right now, he detested what his son was doing to him, depriving him of his goal.

But Shinji was faster, using his sword to cut his father's right arm, disarming him and causing minor bleeding.

"Aah!" Gendo groaned, holding his injured limb.

"Graurgh!" Shinji growled and decided to do this the hard way only because his father refused to be reasonable, and stabbed him in his right wrist, impaling him to floor behind his console.

Slice! The cut was quick and clean, and Shinji picked up the severed hand.

"How sick does one have to be to do what you did?" He asked him, removing the glove and revealing the presence of Adam. "How depraved can you possibly be?"

He showed them all the Seed of Life that Evaflowne had shown him and intended to do away with him so that no one else would suffer because of how he was exploited.

Misato was shocked to see Adam in the severed hand! The whole time, she had thought (simply because Kaji had shown her) the creature that was crucified in Terminal Dogma was Adam. Either Kaji lied to her…or he didn't know what it really was, either. She wanted to shoot the Angel with her gun until it and the severed hand were reduced to pulp, just a bloody stain on the ground that nobody wanted to deal with, anymore.

Shinji looked at her, sympathetic towards her suffering because of her father's work and the First Angel, hoping that by the time this was all over, she would be able to move on with her life.

"You give that back, boy!" Gendo demanded.

"Your hand or Adam?" Shinji questioned; he already knew that his father wanted Adam back, regardless of what became of his severed limb. "The hand, I might be able to give back…but Adam, you can kiss goodbye."

Then, like something out of a graphic novel, Shinji dug into the severed hand with his prosthetic arm…and carelessly yanked out the Seed of Life from it, dropping the hand and walking away with Adam.

"What are you going to do with that?" Ritsuko asked him.

"All that's left is to have Evaflowne dispose of Adam, and then nobody can bring about the so-called Third Impact…or Instrumentality, to be scientific." He told her.

"You're crazy," went Asuka, calling him out on what he was doing.

"No, I'm very sane. The difference between morality and insanity…is those that want to do right by others will do right by others…and those that want to benefit from an unjust objective will do whatever they feel is necessary to gain something from something so awful."

Asuka felt like she was talking to a wall with this older Shinji, like he was ignoring her in favor of something else that seemed more important than a conversation with her.

"Look at it this way," she heard him say, "when all is said and done, when Adam is disposed of, nobody will have to suffer because of Evangelions or Angels, anymore. Never again."

"And what makes you so sure of that?!"

He stopped, turned to face the redhead, and responded, "Because Evaflowne showed me. It wants the same thing. He wants to end the suffering…so we can both go home."

-x-

Even though there was no indication that the Angel threat was neutralized, several people were leaving their designated shelters. When they did, they saw Evaflowne, levitating into the air above the city.

Within Evaflowne, Shinji, having placed Adam in a spherical case and put in Evaflowne's left arm, could barely believe that it would all be over soon. How the Dragon of Angels had shown him another glimpse into the future, another window that displayed either the potential for hope…or a darkness that could be prevented if they both intervened. And how each glimpse was Evaflowne's form of communication, his way of saying that he didn't want the people of Earth, the Blue Moon, to suffer any longer because of the arrogance of a few.

The lifeless oceans of Antarctica will deteriorate Adam to nothing, Shinji thought as Evaflowne began to vacate Tokyo-3 at an unmatched speed. And then, comes the grand design that Evaflowne will show the world.

The people below saw how the former Evangelion continued to rise high over the city before moving south.

-x-

"…Where is he heading?" Misato demanded, wanting to know where Shinji and Evaflowne were heading after they both vacated the city with Adam.

"South, Major," explained, Shigeru, ascertaining the exact cordinates Evaflowne was aiming towards. "It…it looks like he's heading towards Antarctica."

"Antarctica?" Maya questioned. "But there's nothing there."

Misato bared her teeth in grimace. She suspected that, since Antarctica was where Second Impact started and the Angels originated from Adam, it seemed likely, in Shinji's mind, Antarctica was where it was all going to end.

"Back to where it all began," she sighed. "What's his ETA?"

"At the speed he's going, he should reach Antarctica in about an hour. Maybe less than that," said Hyuga to her.

Gendo, left nursing his maimed limb, silently growled at how it was coming undone because of this older Third Child. Everything he had sacrificed to achieve Instrumentality was all for naught. There was no more Lilith, no more Spear of Longinus, and now Adam was being disposed of. Not only would SEELE be displeased, they would likely desire his head, as he was the one in charge of NERV.

Damn him, he thought, hating Shinji's actions. Damn him!

-x-

During the time it took them to get from Japan to Antarctica, Shinji thought of the people of Gaea, the people of the former Zaibach Empire that was crippled by Retribution and rebuilt and renamed by him during the end of his teenage years, the abolishment of many laws associated with the former empire and the night he lost his left arm. He looked at his left arm and opened and closed the fist; as the centuries past, the advancements in cybernetics became more streamlined, enabling people and even regular animals to have artificial limbs and organs that could function more efficiently than the original series of artificial ones that were now primitive and nearing obsolete usage. If he had time to spare once he returned to Gaea, he would undergo surgery to have the arm replaced with a streamlined version; he wanted to hold his wife and children without feeling like a threat to their wellbeing.

Evaflowne, he thought, leaning back in the Entry Plug as he felt a drop in the temperature, I don't say this enough to you, but thank you for all that you've done for everyone.

The walls surrounding him shifted to show a vast meadow on a sunny afternoon. Near a small stream was Shinji, back when he was in his early-twenties and he was with Ummi, who was helping him walk on his crutches as he was recovering from a broken right leg. Beside the stream, kneeling, was Evaflowne, with a layer of gold coloring in place of its regular purple.

Thank you, he thought again.

The memory faded away and was replaced by the sight of the ravaged Antarctica's salty pillars and red ocean water.

"Time to end this," he uttered, and willed Evaflowne to open his left arm and cast the embryonic Adam into the lifeless waters, watching as the creature began to deteriorate at the cellular level. "Freedom from further disgrace for the Lunar Mother…and freedom from further disgrace for the Lunar Father. May you both know everlasting peace in the world beyond the flesh."

In the ocean, Adam, now reduced to a diluted wad of murk, was no longer among the living.

-x-

There was a blue pattern detected for just a brief moment, but then it was gone. This left NERV to assume that it was Adam before it was gone for good.

"He did it," Fuyutsuki expressed. "He made every way to cause Third Impact impossible now."

"What does that mean, exactly?" Asuka questioned.

"It means, we're out of a job," went Misato, feeling like a weight that was represented by the First Angel had been lifted from her shoulders.

"Are you ready to witness the miracle of the Dragon of Angels?" They heard Shinji speak over the intercom. "Back home, it was considered a grand act from the heavens. Not what was probably desired by those that wanted the end of the world, but can be viewed as a gracious redemption from the plague that was unleashed upon you over a decade ago."

"What is he talking about?" Gendo asked Yui.

"I…don't know," she responded; ever since she was set free from the Eva as soon as it became Evaflowne, she was unable to ascertain anything that Shinji might've known or intended…and he kept secrets from her.

Shinji kept secrets from…but he didn't keep any from his wife, who supported his decisions.

Suddenly, alarms went off like crazy.

"There's a shift in the ocean water levels!" Shigeru gasped.

"Rising?" Misato asked.

"No, they're…they're dropping."

-x-

Evangelions weren't capable of such a feat…but Evaflowne, powered by something much greater than a mere soul of humanity, was capable of what none of the people of Earth, even with all their technological marvels at their disposal, could even dream of achieving. With mere thought alone, Evaflowne pushed the Earth a mild distance away from both the sun and moon; the new distance from the sun would decrease the global temperatures by a substantial sum and the new distance from the moon would lower the global water levels, enabling land to be reclaimed. But there was more to this act than these. It was about a new start without starting all over from the beginning.

Shinji had seen what could've happened to everyone if everything had just happened in a predestined fashion, and knew it couldn't happen. Too many had already suffered enough from because of both the Angels and the people that knew of the Second Impact and did nothing to warn anybody. Even though it wasn't his responsibility, he had seen a lot of people die when Evaflowne showed him the past result of Second Impact. Mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters, friends and homes, animals and resources, either maimed or lost for good. While the innocent lives lost were returned to the heavens, there were remnants of plant organisms that could return to life because they clung to the planet more than people could.

-x-

"…How is he doing this?" Fuyutsuki questioned, seeing many changes occurring at once on the monitors around Central Dogma.

"The planet's axis is returning to normal," Ritsuko informed everyone.

"Incredible," went Maya.

"No way," said Asuka, unable to believe that Shinji was able to do all this that he was doing right now.

But Gendo knew all of this was bound to get him executed by SEELE.

No Adam, no Lilith, no Spear of Longinus, he thought, fearing the worst for himself. No Human Instrumentality Project, no Third Impact, no future for mankind.

Yui, on the other hand, as fearful of what Shinji could have done to them after he was done with what he was doing in Antarctica, wondered what their son was likely to do to them. Even though he could've just left them alone and return to Gaea, he could've also stayed longer and bring further discord to the people he knew were behind the Second Impact and make sure they were brought to justice.

"Ikari-Kun is…quite spectacular right now," said Rei.

"More like crazy," Asuka countered with her opinion of him.

-x-

Now, with the reduced temperature in Antarctica, the conditions were perfect for sculpturing the chilling waters into something more beneficial than an ocean.

"Show more of your miracles, Evaflowne," Shinji chuckled, watching as the enhanced behemoth raised its arms up and began flexing its fingers, looking as though it were preparing to lead an orchestra into a symphony. "The Symphony of Waters that become Ice!"

As the water levels continued to drop, Evaflowne made several large, skyscraper and pyramid-sized pillars of water rise out of the ocean, freezing into ice and shattering as they were smashed together into large, misshapen masses. It pulled up more water, freezing it into much larger pillars and smashing them together, creating more misshapen masses and creating a basic island, which got bigger as more frozen water was added to its mass. The island-like mass expanded until it was recognizable as a large continent of ice and snow, but it didn't stop increasing in its size and mass, even as it cracked and fractured under its immense forming, resulting in large mountains and cliffs. The celestial lights in the sky above Evaflowne gave it an ethereal glow, making it appear even more divine in its own way.

Now, more than ever before, what had once been the South Pole over fifteen years ago…was looking like it once again. A large continent and a small cluster of islands, both large and small, made from the very water that had nearly flooded the entire planet. Snow like freshly-made powder, ice thick enough to rival densely-made metal, and their icy foundations preserved under the waters of one of the coldest points of the planet.

"It's so beautiful," said Shinji as a tear escaped his left eye. "So beautiful."

With all that he had been shown by Evaflowne and all that they've done to preserve this world, Shinji was now certain that everything would be fine, even if there were several loose ends left untied by them. Whoever decided to build Evangelions could build them until the number of them was one-hundred and they still wouldn't be able to merge all souls in existence. They could even try to recreate Adam and Lilith from the remnants of their destroyed bodies, but they wouldn't get anywhere they wanted to get. He and Evaflowne had closed every possible door that could be opened to ending all forms of individuality and free will.

"Let all that exist today, tomorrow and for all time gaze upon the miracle of the Dragon of Angels, Evaflowne," he said.

-x-

"…It would appear that all we've spent over fifteen years to achieve," went SEELE 01 to Gendo during the next meeting with the SEELE council, five days later, "has been for naught."

"With this partial restoration of the planet, the ocean levels have decreased and the South Pole has been restored," added SEELE 10. "All coastal areas are being reclaimed."

"Even though there is still the loss of animal and plant life, the people are determined to move on from the ravages of fifteen years ago," SEELE 04 expressed. "They're calling it a miracle."

"Adam, Lilith, the Spear of Longinus, all gone," SEELE 08 yelled out in anger, "and it's your fault entirely, Ikari! You couldn't control your son, and he and his mutant Eva, formerly Unit-01, Lilith's only real descendant, ruined everything!"

Gendo said nothing. What was there for him to say?

"We would have you repent with your death, Ikari," SEELE 01 informed him, "however, that must be handled at another time. We wish to speak with the Third Child."

"That is not possible," Gendo finally spoke up. "The day after he did what he did against NERV and the planet, he and his…Evaflowne…disappeared into the Antarctic. No attempt has been made to find them."

"Then you will find him. He needs to answer for his crimes against this council, not just you."

To be continued…

A/N: Sorry to leave you hanging, but this will stop here until the next chapter. What do you expect to happen next?