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AN: Well, here's chapter three. This chapter introduces some differences from what I've seen in a lot of other Eva fics and I hope it's well received. Any criticism would be appreciated also.

Well, on with the show.

The Silent Roar

Asuka slammed the phone down and yelled. A string of Teutonic curses flew from her mouth. Next to her, a girl of similar age adjusted her glasses as she smiled mischievously.

"She's gonna get mad at you if you keep yelling, you know." Asuka glared at the girl, her red hair whipping around when she'd turned her head. Flipping her the bird, the red head picked up the phone again, her fingers slamming down on the buttons. The other girl giggled and spoke up again.

"I don't really get what the big deal is, Princess. So what if Misato hasn't gotten in touch yet? She's busy, you know? The Third Child is doing his job and she oversees him and what not."

"Verdammt!" exclaimed Asuka, slamming the phone down again, "That's exactly it!" Her call had immediately gone to voicemail this time. "What's so special about him that she can't even take a simple call?!" There was a pause, the glasses wearing girl smirking playfully. It was almost like a cat.

"He's good in bed?"

Another pause.

"What the hell?! She's not a pedophile!" Asuka growled back, grabbing the other girl by her arms and shaking her. The girl's brown twin tails were now flying all over the place.

"Geez, Princess. You need to learn how to take a joke. Anyway, you can tell her about the trip later," replied the brunette. Asuka grumbled as she let the girl go, muttering something.

"If all your jokes weren't so lewd maybe I would actually laugh…" The other girl giggled good-naturedly and proceeded to piss off the red head once more.

"Not my fault it's something you're uncomfortable with just because you've never had any." Asuka rounded on the girl, their blue eyes meeting.

"Fuck you, Mari."

==X==

Misato sighed as she turned off her phone. She wanted to talk to Asuka, she really did, but now just wasn't the time.

"You know," started Ritsuko, "She'll be quite angry when you call back, right?" she added, not truthfully asking a question. They both knew the answer already, after all.

"Somehow," replied Misato as she looked ahead. On the screen ahead of her was a crawfish/shrimp looking creature floating towards Tokyo-3. "I think she will understand." All around her, the techs of Central Dogma were hard at work. Shinji was already in the entry plug awaiting orders.

"How's Shinji, Maya?"

"He's doing… well – fine to say the least, Dr. Akagi. Sync ratio holding in the 90's. Although, his brainwaves seem to be fluctuating quite a bit." Ritsuko thanks her and turns to Misato, an odd look on her face.

"I was expecting less. Considering the mood he was in when he got here…" the doctor trailed off, taking a sip of her coffee as Misato nodded, "Oddly enough, he's showing the signs that his thoughts are not settled. It's certainly – intriguing." Neither was sure what happened, but they could tell the boy was bothered by something when he walked in. He seemed kind of depressed and had what looked to be the start of bruises on his cheeks and arms; his shirt looked dirty and unkept too. It looked as if he'd gotten into a fight and neither woman was going to rule it out. Now they just needed to know why.

==X==

Shinji sat in the entry plug, his eyes closed as he reached out to his mother. His thoughts, in all honesty, were rather hectic. He was doing his best to seem calm, but he doubted Ritsuko would be fooled. If not for the fact he was now an Angel and knew the true nature of the Evangelion's, he was sure his sync ratio would be atrocious. He needed to talk to his mother. She could help him settle his mind – he was sure. Besides, he still had to explain why he even knew about her in the first place.

I am glad you've come to talk to me again, Shinji. Shinji could feel the warmth her happiness was bringing. It was an odd sensation; he was surrounded by it, drowning in it.

Me too, mother.

What is troubling you? I can feel it. Figuring he could hit two birds with one stone, the Third Child started from the beginning. He told her of his original dimension, how he was an Angel now, and how he came here. He then told her of what happened just a little over an hour ago with Toji. The jock hadn't stopped his assault with just one punch. He'd beat on him for a good few minutes.

Hikari and Mayumi had stopped him, but even they looked a little angry. He was sure they weren't mad about the accident regarding Toji's sister. They were probably angry that he'd chosen to hide his identity and then proceed to befriend them, not speaking up even when Toji began talking about his sister's condition.

Kensuke hadn't done a thing; he probably thought Shinji deserved it. To be perfectly honest, Shinji thought the same. He hadn't realized the steps he'd taken to simply try and protect his friendship with Toji could possibly make things worse. The way he'd gone about it made it seem like he was doing something bad.

I'm sorry, Sweetie. Listen, it will be fine. I know you think you've ruined what you were trying to protect, but you can fix this. Give them time, then try again. And apologize first, understand? I love you, but you didn't exactly make the best decision.

Um… Yes.

What was that? She asked. Shinji could feel her glare even though she had no physical form.

Y-Yes, Ma'am…

Good. That's better.

Briefly, the Third Child wondered if she'd dealt with his father like this.

You better believe I did. Now look alive, Shin. I believe you will have to sortie soon.

Shinji opened his eyes, glancing at the display just in time for Misato's face to pop up in a window.

"I assume it's time to launch?" he asks, already knowing the answer. He wished the JSSDF would have had him launch sooner. It would have been a better idea, in his opinion. By now, the JSSDF should realize they don't have the technology to fight against an Angel. They were too prideful.

"You bet it is. Took those guys long enough to realize it wouldn't work out for them. They're just wasting money," she replied with a scowl, "Anyway, you ready for this?" Shinji gripped the controls, nodding. Shamshel wouldn't be a problem.

"I'll turn it into sushi."

"Good to hear," replied Misato, taking note of his confidence. She and Ritsuko were definitely going to have a few words with him.

"Evangelion Unit 01, launch!"

Shinji felt his body – Unit 01's body, being shot skyward; the walls around him rushed by as he ascended. Sunlight flittered in overhead and soon, he was topside. The city, much like last time, seemed deserted. As Shinji prepared to check for any straggling civilians anyway, something he never expected occurred.

"Shinji!" responding to Misato's voice, he went on the defensive – only it was too late. Caught off guard, Shinji screamed. Searing pain tore through his shoulder as he willed Unit 01 to back up, pulling away from his enemy.

One of Shamshel's energy tentacles had pierced his shoulder. Though injured, Shinji wasted no time in raising his palette rifle and opens fire. Shamshel's A.T. Field comes to life, deflecting the bullets before its ten bone-like legs extend, wrapping around Unit 01. It was then that Shinji realized that the Shamshel he'd fought didn't have such appendages. His Shamshel hadn't been this strong either. Just as Shinji tried to free himself, Shamshel began to squeeze.

You, Brother, shall fall today.

Shinji's eyes narrowed. He could hear it. Shamshel was talking to him. Its voice was commanding. Shamshel held a contralto like none he'd ever heard before; angelic and sinister all at once.

You stand in my path, not knowing your own arrogance. You shall not hinder my quest. By my hand, you shall attain your end. To protect the Lilin you stand against your family and now – now you shall know the consequence. Father shall rise once more brother, and you…

You shall become ash.

The Third Child, gritting his teeth, came to understand something now. Even though he'd fought them all before, things would be different here. He would no longer allow himself to think he always had the upper hand in these battles. From now on, each Angel would be treated seriously. Each would be treated as if he'd never engaged them before. He could tell that he'd die if he treated them otherwise.

We'll see about that!

==X==

Kensuke fiddled with his camera as the shelter shook. They were in a large room; many students from the school were inside. Most were chatting; others were silent, worrying over what could be happening above ground. Toji, Hikari, and Mayumi were next to him. None of them had been in a mood to talk after their confrontation with Shinji. Despite that, Kensuke didn't want the silence to continue. Taking a deep breath, he spoke up.

"Sounds like the battle's started." Mayumi and Hikari looked Kensuke's way as Toji grunted. The jock still hadn't cooled down. He felt betrayed; anger coursed through his veins. One of his friends had been the pilot of the giant robot that injured his sister – and he didn't even have the nerve to tell anyone about it. Kensuke hummed before saying something else. His voice was low, directing his next words to Toji.

"I want to see it." Toji's eyes shifted to his bespectacled friend, skeptical.

"Are you stupid?"

"No… I just feel like we won't have another chance like this. I want to see it fight with my own eyes." Personally, Toji thought the idea was ludicrous. Despite that, he could tell by the look in his friend's eyes that even if he didn't go with him, Kensuke would still go look. Sighing, the jock decided to go with him.

"I'll… go with ya. Just cuz' I know you'll go whether I come or not. Least this way I can keep an eye on ya," replied Toji, his voice a whisper. Kensuke smiled and thanked him before the two got up, telling Mayumi and Hikari that they needed to go pee. Hikari, though slightly disgusted at their lack of subtlety, allowed them to leave.

"Didn't those two use the restroom before we got here?" Asked Mayumi after the two of them left the room. Hikari's eyes narrowed; her friend was right. She heaved an annoyed sigh as she got up.

"Come with me to go get them? I know they're going to do something stupid." Mayumi nodded, got to her feet, and followed her friend.

==X==

Shinji grunted as he ducked beneath another assault from Shamshel's energy whips before bringing his knee into its head. He had to switch to close combat after the Angel chopped up his rifle. Shamshel seemed unfazed by Unit 01's assault. Without flinching, Shamshel gripped unit 01 with its legs and brought the giant to the ground.

Unit 01 crashed, ripping apart asphalt and crushing cars and buildings beneath it. Inside the cockpit, Shinji frowned as he kicked Shamshel off him. The Third Child knew this could go a lot easier if he just decided to raise his sync ratio, but he knew he couldn't do that all the time. Ritsuko, and his father would get suspicious if he could exceed a 100% ratio every battle. He could make an excuse about the last one, considering how close he was to dying then, but for this battle he didn't have an excuse as to why his ratio would just skyrocket.

From the air, Shamshel's whips lengthened before its body began to twirl. Shinji got to his feet as Shamshel picked up speed, whirling around like a spinning top – a deadly spinning top. Shinji had never seen it do that before, nor did he think this angel could move so quickly. Shamshel neared him, its speed picking up. Unprepared for the sudden burst in speed Shinji only barely dodged the onslaught of tentacles. Unfortunately, he wasn't as lucky as he'd hoped.

Shamshel had severed his umbilical cable.

As the five-minute countdown started, Shinji frowned. He'd hoped this wouldn't happen.

"Shinji! You've got to stop it from spinning or you won't be able to hit the core!" yelled Misato from the window on his screen. He glanced at her, wondering if she really thought he hadn't figured that out before he let the thoughts go. Now wasn't the time to question how smart she thought he was.

"I know. Any ideas?"

"Fraid not, Kiddo. I'll see what I can think up though. Just stay safe and retreat if you fall below a minute in activation time." Shinji grunted as he focused his attention on Shamshel again. The Angel moved forward, showing off its speed once more, only this time, Shinji was prepared. Grabbing the progressive knife from his shoulder, he erected his A.T. Field. Shamshel's energy whips met the octagonal wall and the speed of its spinning decreased.

The barrier of your soul shall not protect you, brother. Your time has come. Accept death.

You should worry about yourself, Shinji thought in reply. Taking his chance, Shinji lashed out, his prog knife coming to life, vibrating dangerously. Having slowed Shamshel down, the knife met with one of the whips. They clashed, and though Shinji's knife was knocked away, melted and unusable, Shamshel was forced to stop spinning. Not wasting a second, Unit 01's other arm came up. Shinji winced, fighting past the pain in his shoulder from having to lift the injured arm.

With a flick of his wrist, an A.T. Field formed at his palm. It folded and unfolded in small increments before slamming into Shamshel's core; the air around Unit 01's palm and Shamshel's core was pushed away from the impact and the Angel was thrown through the air. Shamshel crashed through buildings, bringing them down and kicking up dust, the massive beast left a trail of destruction in the ground; a scar on the earth, before finally skidding to a stop. Checking how much time he had left, Shinji grimaced and pressed his assault. Unit 01 took off, closed in on Shamshel, and raised its leg. Before Shinji could stomp on Shamshel's core however, its tentacles grabbed hold of the purple giant, lifted Unit 01 into the air, and spun it around before launching the Eva towards a mountain in the distance.

==X==

Toji and Kensuke made it out of the shelter undetected. They were kind of far from the battle, but that was fine by them; neither of them really wanted to die. Just as they were about to situate themselves near the shrine at the top of a small mountain so they could watch the fight, they heard a voice that sent a chill down their spines.

"Suzuhara! Aida!" Toji shivered as he turned around. Moving in on them like a predator hunting its pray was the angered Hikari. As Toji looked into her glaring eyes, he swore he saw a vision of hell on that day.

"C-Class Rep?! What… What are you doing here?" Hikari explained why she'd followed them as she grabbed hold of his ear. Hard. The jock winced in pain as she pulled him along, intent on bringing him back to the shelter. Mayumi and Kensuke just watched the scene in amusement and fear respectively. Throwing a glare over her shoulder, Hikari beckoned Kensuke to follow or there would be hell to pay.

Kensuke followed, Mayumi bringing up the rear just in case Kensuke tried to slip away. She sighed to herself, wondering why her two male friends always had to cause trouble. Didn't they realize they could have been killed? They were lucky she and Hikari came to get them before something bad could happen.

As if mocking her, a large shadow loomed over them. It grew larger and larger and when they looked up, they had just enough time to recognize the massive form of the purple leviathan known as Unit 01. The purple giant crashed into the mountain side, uprooting trees and breaking apart rock and earth. Hikari and company were thrown off their feet from the impact, dust rolling over them and shrouding their view. When the thick cloud cleared, they saw the unmoving form of Unit 01, back against the mountain.

From the entry plug, Unit 01 had already locked on to Shinji's friends and they were shown clearly on the screen. They were near his head, close to the actual shrine. He was thankful for that, if they'd been anywhere else they might have been crushed beneath the trees.

Why are they here again?! And this time they brought Hikari and Mayumi! Damn it, thought Shinji frantically as he as he got to his feet. He glanced at the timer; he only had a little over a minute left. Looking to Shamshel, he saw the Angel begin its spinning again.

No, he thought as he gripped the controls. His heart rate picked up. He could see his friends looking up at Unit 01 in fear from below. They weren't running away and he wasn't sure why.

No, I won't let this happen. Shinji looked to Shamshel as he overheard Misato demanding to know why his classmates weren't in the shelter. She knew the techs wouldn't have an answer for that, but she just needed to say something to relieve some of the stress. His vision sharpened as he glared at Shamshel.

You will die here.

You won't hurt my friends! Shinji's sync ratio rose and Unit 01's jaws opened, steam leaving its maw as a guttural growl escaped its mouth. The sound around Shinji began to fade away, he couldn't hear Misato, he couldn't hear the techs, he couldn't hear Shamshel's voice anymore – he couldn't hear anything. Shinji's glare intensified, becoming menacing before he roared, angry and wild.

Unit 01 roared with him – yet the leviathan made no noise.

"What's going on?!" demanded Misato as she watched Unit 01 roar. Shinji's sync ratio had risen into the hundreds shortly after his friends had been identified. After that, Unit 01 roared – at least it seemed that way. The purple giant made no sound.

"I'm not sure," replied Ritsuko, "I've never seen this before. Maya, make sure you record all the data on this!" Maya nodded as something else began to occur on the battlefield. Unit 01 continued its silent roar and the earth responded. Ahead of the giant, rock cracked. The earth was tearing apart and trees snapped at their trunks, being blown away soon after.

Buildings fell at the leviathan's bellow, asphalt broke, spider web cracks splintering across the surface. Cars were crushed, seemingly by nothing. Glass shattered and the very air vibrated. The city was trembling at Unit 01's power yet Shamshel pressed on. It's A.T. Field appeared, meeting whatever force the purple leviathan seemed to be using in a battle of strength. The struggle was brief, and then, the A.T. Field fell to Unit 01's might.

Shamshel was taken by the force now. Its body trembled as it was assaulted. Its skin wriggled, blood beginning to pour out of the beast, splashing onto the street below. Its tentacles writhed and soon, its core shattered and its body exploded, showering the city in a red rain. Unit 01's roar ended as the countdown hit zero. Its eyes lost their light and it slumped forward.

In Central Dogma, all had gone quiet as sound returned on the battlefield. Everyone present could finally hear the patter of angel blood on the city, but none of them could speak. They didn't understand what just happened. They had never seen anything like this. Those who thought nothing could surprise them anymore found themselves to be wrong – so very wrong.

"What… Just happened?" asked Hyuga. Misato looked to Ritsuko and the faux blond walked over to Maya. Looking over the data her eyes widened. Seeing this, Misato asked her what she'd discovered.

"Unit 01… it killed the Angel with silence," said Ritsuko, astonished, "It killed it with sound."

==X==

Shinji groaned as he opened his eyes. The first thing he saw was the familiar, yet loathed ceiling of the hospital. He glanced around, seeing no one present before sitting up.

"What happened?" He wondered aloud.

"Well, Brother," said Leliel, appearing above him, "You have taken the first step. You have tapped into your distinction as an Angel – and used it to kill Shamshel."

"What…? What did I do? My memory – it's kind of fuzzy," he replied, holding a hand up to his head. He'd killed Shamshel? All he could remember was yelling after it had neared him and his friends – then nothing. He hadn't blacked out in a battle with an Angel in a long time.

"You, brother, are Seraphiel – the Angel of Silence."

"Silence? Seraphiel?"

"Yes," replied Leliel, landing on his bed, "You are the Silence of God. The mute killer of Heaven. You wield sound waves as a deadly weapon against those who oppose you. Now go back to sleep, brother. Rest. I shall return when you wake and then we shall talk; there is much to discuss." With that she vanished once more and Shinji lied back down, sighing.

==X==

Misato, slumped onto the bench outside of Shinji's room. She thought she'd heard him talking, but when she checked on him he was lying down, eyes closed, just as he had been earlier. She wanted to speak with him; she hoped to find out what happened to him in the entry plug. No one really understood what he'd done and they needed to find out soon. If it was somehow detrimental they needed to figure out how to stop it.

Ritsuko had explained what had happened in Central Dogma, though, Misato didn't think it sounded possible, there was no denying it. She'd seen it with her own eyes after all. According to Ritsuko, there was no such thing as true silence, but there was such a thing as sound so low that it couldn't be heard. She'd said humans couldn't really detect sound below 0 dBA and that Unit 01's roar was far below that threshold. Despite how low the sound was, it still produces a sound wave. The vibrations from the wave were so strong it carried a destructive property and that is what killed the Angel.

Misato didn't really understand the whole sound wave thing, but she didn't really care either. It had killed the angel, and as long as it held no risk, that's all that mattered – well, that and Shinji. The boy was something else, that, she couldn't deny.

Verdammt – Damn (You) [It could be used for both as far as I know.]

Review please! I'd love to hear what you guys think about this chapter. How do you like Shinji's Distinction as an Angel? And a question I'd missed asking last chapter, how do you feel about the early introduction of Mayumi?