"So Toji is still alive? You sure about that?" Kensuke asked as he hold the Newspaper covering both their faces, "He is, i saw it myself!" Shinji replied as he took a bite of his ramen, "But still all i saw in the news are the reports that he is still missing with no details!" Kensuke said showing him the newspaper, "Exactly, so think it would be safe to assume it would be a problem if that fact were to leak!" Shinji replied back to Kensuke
"Thanks for waiting guys, Two orders of Miso Ramen!" one of Kensuke waiters said as he gave both customers their ramen's, "Oh yeah, You hear what happen with Shinji Ikari? I hear that he was utterly useless on that battle the other day" The guy said to his friends, "Oh yeah i also heard that from the news" The guy reply as Shinji continued eating his Ramen, "Do you think things are gonna be okay?" He asked towards his friend
"Thanks i got this" Shinji said as he put the money on the table, "No problem!" Kensuke said, as Shinji got up to leave with Lisa, "Hey!" Kensuke called out, gaining Shinji attention, "What ever happens from here on out, i believe the stuff you do, just so you know" He said as he continued to read the newspaper, Shinji continued walking out from the ramen shop
"What do you think the puppy will choose?" Mari said to Asuka, "If i know him he'll probably run away again!" Asuka said her pride refusing to believe that Shinji would not run away and face his problems as a man should, "Didn't he fought in a capsule robot before?" Kaji Jr asked, "It was to pull Rei out from the battle field" She countered before becoming silent as the screen continues
Lisa bowed down before following Shinji out of the door, Shinji was riding his Motorcycle as he saw a kid and his father crossing the road, The little Kid was Running as his toy drop from his bag, The boy tried to grab the toy on the road but the boy's father grab him as he continued walking away from the cross road, Shinji look at the scene in front of him before going off heading somewhere
The screen shows Keel Lorenz soldiers and the Mechanical Angels work on something, as a lift carrying Keel Lorenz and his minions goes up to the top, "The photon Power from the Mazin to the gates of guff now totals 42 million gigawatt joules, Approximately one hundred twenty hours until Goragon activation" Ashura said kneeling down in front of Keel as he looked at Infinity, "However i am concern about the android to the Mazin activation key" Ashura continued, "You still haven't located her?" Keel asked, "It is my believe that she is purposely avoiding connecting to the photon power network" Brocken said his head floating while his body is kneeling down to Keel Lorenz
"And what about Shinji Ikari?" he asked to both his minions, "He is most likely moving in concert with her" Ashura said to Keel, "No, i am certain they aren't far" Keel said looking at infinity, "Huh why do you say that my lord?" Ashura said looking at him, "His Mazin was Taken as was he's friend he is undoubtedly seething in anger at this very instant, That's the sort of man Shinji Ikari is" He said as he remembers Shinji seething with rage as he murdered his Grandfather in cold blood, and Taken Yui to be put in Unit-01, he Remembers Shinji rage at that point when he told him the truth
"What?" Yui muttered, it was her choice to be inside Unit-01, 'Don't tell me... He planed this from the very start!' Yui thought as her eyes filled with anger as she now knows that Keel Lorenz has manipulated her to go in Unit-01 just for the Human Instrumentality project, But what surprised her was the also the fact Keel murdered her father in cold blood
Her rage was boiling at that point, Her father Juuzo Ikari was a brilliant man that loved her and his grandson to death, just to be murdered by the hands of Keel Lorenz made her mad, she always thought her father died from a car accident, as she was told by Keel, just to be lied at her face for almost a decade 'Cursed that man!' Yui thought hoping for her son to end his existent right now
"Master Keel, are you?" Ashura started but was cut off by him, "My what?" he asked, "Its just- no if i may say so it appears to be looking forward to see Shinji Ikari" Ashura said as Keel grunt in anger, "Kill him Onsite! as it me a Mazin will once be all consuming to him, he just another human now, an easy death is the least we could offer him" he ordered, "yes My lord" Both servant replied as the lift keeps going up towards Great Mazinger, Toji grunted in pain as awake from his unconscious pain
looking around he press on of the button as he call out an attack, "Thunder Break!" He said weakly as it does nothing, he gritted his teeth as he call out another attack, "Great Typhoon!" he again said it but weakly, "NAVAL MISSILE!" he shouted as the controls do nothing, Suddenly he hears laughter looking up from his console he saw Keel Lorenz on the flying lift, "Its pointless, the baton of Vados control great Mazinger now" he said towards Toji, "Damn You!" Toji said looking at him, "You only lived to serve as a dummy activation key, yet you still think yourself a man" Keel said holding the staff at his hand
"I heard your speech, why the coexistent and prosperity huh? what ever happened to the Human Instrumentality Project?" He asked at Keel, "Don't you consider this a state of affairs exactly that?" He asked towards Toji, "What?" Gaining a question as he was confused by Keel question, "All mankind is focus on me alone, They could make no move considering my Reaction" He said, Causing Toji's eyes widen in shock, "What is that not Domination?" Causing Toji to grit his teeth in anger, "What a fool, do you have any inkling on human Kind greatest Weakness?" He asked as he lift up his staff gaining confusing looks from Toji, "Allow me to tell you, It is Diversity" he said as he showed Toji all the world Leaders arguing on what to do on Keel Lorenz
"That's his plan..." Ritsuko said gaining attention from everyone, "He is Using the world Leaders argument on what to do with him, to buy enough time for the Activation of Goragon, if the leaders don't act now it will be all to late!" Ritsuko said as everyone eyes widen in realization at that fact, "Rits, If Goragon were to activate do we have a chance at stopping it?" Misato asked dropping the huge question on Everyone mind, "For all intent and purposes, No" Ritsuko said as everybody in the room got tense
"You heard what it said, Infinity or Goragon as i have come to realize, is a Mazin that could choose any world of us, every aspect of our decision which could lead to any important events of our lives, Its purpose is to choose any world it wants, so Keel could choose were a world where Third Impact happened" Ritsuko explain as everybody become very pale at the revelation, this is getting serious by the minute
"Diversity? What?" Toji asked, as he continued to look at the world leaders argument, "In other words its the definition of what's right, but mankind is not intelligent enough to govern between its many complex systems, I just said some mere coexistent and prosperity cause this" Keel said as Toji continued to listen, "and Mankind incapable of diversity once again squabbles against one self" He said looking at Toji, The screen changes to the UN Meeting, "The voting will now begin!" Gendo said, Half of the world leaders choose to fight, while the others choose the diplomatic option, "Humanity is now at an Impast" Gendo muttered, as the world leaders continued arguing about the situation
"Mankind has not change!" Keel said, as the scene shows Gendo in disappointment at the world Leaders, "How many years has it been since we left?" Keel continued, "You thought if you eliminated us, Peace and an Ideal society will result" Keel finished as Toji looked at him, "So went your clamoring, Yet this is the outcome, as i thought this world does not deserve to exist!" Keel said as he now found his resolve, "I will create a new reality and you could at least serve as it's foundation" Keel said lifting his staff of Vados as he ordered the strings on his body cover Toji up
"I am accelerating the schedule! make the desire adjustment for an 8% increase on the Photon Power transfer rate" Keel ordered while both his servants nodded, "A new World is indeed coming! One that is worthy of us" He smiles evilly
"Like hell we would let that happen!" Asuka said looking at the screen, "You're the sole reason why our world went to shit in the first place" Asuka said with anger in her voice, "Create a new world? Don't make me laugh!" She finished as her outburst mixed with adrenaline is finally over, "that's right, As long as their is good people, some will definitely rise up to defeat you!" Mari said looking at the crazy psychopath that was Keel Lorenz
Misato had a look of pride when Asuka and Mari said it, there was no way in hell she is letting a maniac as Keel Lorenz rewrite the world to his making, When she see the crew of the WUNDER she was also shocked to see the determined faces of her crew of not letting Keel getting away from rewriting reality itself, she could also see some from the NERV Side to side with them, as they made up their minds to not let Keel Lorenz reshape reality, from what she see from Gendo Ikari is just a flick of emotion fighting to which one is right for himself
The screen shows Shinji riding his Motorcycle with Lisa on his bike as they take a stroll to the beach, Shinji watched as Lisa is having fun with the water, His face showing Mix emotion on what to do, as he hold the toy the little boy drop, looking at the Mazinger Z toy as Lisa suddenly noticed Shinji looking at the Toy, The scene change into one of Japan Shrine's "As you know, the Universe began with the big bang, It currently continues to expand and they say it has simultaneously branched off, into infinite potential universes" Lisa said explaining to Shinji on the big bang theory
"Quantum theory? the mini worlds interpretation" Shinji asked looking at Lisa from his Motorcycle, "Right, Goragon is the ultimate weapon that was forcibly cause the quantum supernova position, so that replaces not only the world but the entire universe with one of its users own liking, it will activate when Infinity spent enough photon power to achieve critical mass" Lisa finished, "Which means your the living key to making that happen" Shinji finished as he look at Infinity from the shrine, "Yes, but its clear that Keel was able to successfully start up Infinity by substituting me with Great Mazinger and Toji as his activation Key" Lisa said as she continued explaining towards Shinji, "To think he would be able to do something like that" Lisa muttered in surprise
"If only have i activated Infinity first none of this would have happen" Lisa said blaming herself as the problem, "It can't be helped after all no one is expecting Keel is coming for it" Shinji said as he walk towards the stairs, "I have just confirmed the increase to infinity photon power increase, its clear that Keel is serious of triggering Goragon, and once it does it is the end of this world" Lisa said with certain, as she look at Shinji "and so given the presence circumstances choosing to one happiness in a short amount of time left is the next best course of action" Lisa said, "One's happiness?" Shinji asked towards Lisa, "since Asuka has shifted her priorities to social responsibilities, She continues to give her personal contentment to official importance, In other words" Lisa stop looking at the ground as Shinji looked behind him towards Lisa, "deep down Master, she doesn't want you to fight anymore, she wishes to be closed as possible as she continues to share your daily lives and that's what's in her heart" Lisa said as Shinji listen to her
people were quite as they heard Lisa explaining on Asuka wishes for him, the question now is will he fight for one last time for Humanity or will he just run away again and let others do his work, The Asuka in the screen has already express to Shinji to not fight again as he already did so many times, and she just wishes to spend enough time from him, 'Come on Shinji! Fight for humanity for one last time!' Misato thought as she looked at the screen of Shinji, how hypocritical of her, the last time she said it he nearly caused third impact
And now she wishes Shinji to fight for one last time, for what the sake of Humanity? hasn't he already suffer enough from them? Even accusing him as a lapdog of Gendo and even put a bomb collar on him incase he ever got in the Eva again, She was a disappointment towards Shinji as she can't even express on how sorry she was to him, Should she just let the world be and let Shinji rest from ever fighting again? she doesn't even know how to start her atonement of sins towards him, She just hoped that Shinji would not fight anymore
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(A/N): And there you have it Chapter 9 in just one day hope you enjoy it peace