Creation began on 02-18-19

Creation ended on 02-19-19

Neon Genesis Evangelion

Grimoire of Evangelion: Prophecy of Hidden Danger

A/N: House Ikari has a problem of its own stemming from within.

It was quite a surprise to be invited to the office of the Wizard King himself, but Rika Ikari was reminded that the reason for her invite was because Julius Novachrono had something important to share with her. And it wasn't her first time being invited into an office of someone others looked up to.

"Tell me, what do you know about prophecies?" Julius asked her as he sat at his desk in front of her. "Anything at all?"

"Prophecies are preordained by forces greater than ourselves," Rika explained, "predestined to occur at some point in the future, regardless of the length of time it takes to happen. They can occur in a matter of days, months, years…or even over a millennia and a half, but they will come to pass, whether we desire them to or not."

"But…has there ever been a prophecy that was kept from coming to pass? Like, let's say…a foretelling of people getting hurt because of one person deciding their fate?"

Rika thought back to her childhood and the stories she heard about how previous members of House Ikari that held the False Destiny Breaker grimoire that Shinji now wielded were able to do what others could barely do, even those with four-leaf clover grimoires; they had been able stop an army, save whole villages, even, as some believed, to change another's fate for the better.

"It's a rarity…but prophecies can be avoided, prevented, even destroyed," she answered him. "Why do you ask?"

Julius opened a drawer in his desk and pulled out a piece of parchment, a look of concern on his face as he set it on the desk for Rika to see.

"This prophecy formed a week after you had returned from your exile," he revealed. "It's not a pleasant one when you look at it."

Rika picked up the parchment and read what had been prophesied by a greater force at work.

"With the return of the Clover Kingdom's strongest noble family, danger awaits the people. Within House Ikari lies unspeakable and treacherous intent. One will disgrace those that remain, but another will redeem them. As the night becomes day, children will cry for the comfort of their parents, spouses for their partners, and souls for their release from unwanted release." The prophecy read, and Rika looked at Julius with concern on her face.

"What does this prophecy mean, exactly?" She asked him.

"I think it means that, despite the respect and admiration I have for you, there is a member of your family that isn't who they seem to be. However, the prophecy doesn't say who it is, only that one of them has 'unspeakable and treacherous' intent. I'm assuming that someone in your family will disgrace all of you, but another will redeem you."

"The only question remains is…who is the one that will disgrace us…and who will redeem us?"

"I don't want to point an accusing finger towards any of you, but if this prophecy is right, it has to be someone in your family that has an agenda that places everyone within the kingdom in jeopardy," Julius uttered. "Can you think of anyone with an agenda of such a sort?"

Except Rika didn't want to consider it a possibility, as it seemed unlikely that they would try to hurt anyone, let alone the entire kingdom.

"There is," she confesses to that much, "but I don't want to believe it completely unless it comes to that. Please, Novachrono, for the time being, let whatever transpires transpire."

"And if it becomes inevitable and everyone is placed in danger?"

"If that happens…then I will take full responsibility of the repercussions…and deal with the Ikari that possesses treacherous intent myself."

Julius sighs and gives her the prophecy, claiming it was safer with her than with himself.

"Whoever it is you think is the one," he stated, "I hope the one that will redeem you will be able to and save everyone."

"I do, too," she responds, and gives him the clover salute before bowing her head and leaving.

"Intermediaries," she heard him say. "That is…pretty much the designation that exists for them right now. Your youngest daughter and grandson, I mean. They're intermediaries. Not seen entirely as nobles…but not viewed entirely as commoners, either. Does such a designation exist where you were exiled to?"

"Sparingly, sir," she answers. "In the societies of the world we were relocated to, you were either people somewhere in the upper class, middle class, or lower class. Only the middle class had an upper and lower intermediary status. We were middle classed, upper and lower, throughout our entire exile. It was a small country known as Japan, an archipelago, a cluster of islands, in the east, also known as the Land of the Rising Sun."

"That's funny. That place seems similar to the one Yami says he's from."

"Who's Yami?"

"Yami Sukehiro, the captain of the Black Bull squad for the Magic Knights."

"You mean the same squad my Suki and Shinji joined not too long ago?"

"Yes."

"I'm still wondering why Shinji, of all my family members, chose the Black Bulls out of the squads that desired him during his exam."

"To each examinee, the choice of whichever squad to belong to is entirely their own."

"Yes, that is true, but with my grandson, I'm trying to understand whether or not there was something more to his choice. I know he wants to work his way up to the top by starting at the bottom, but I've done my homework on each squad and its members…and this particular squad is the one some would work to avoid. But not Shinji. Instead of choosing the same squad his mother and uncle chose, the Golden Dawn, or the Crimson Lions or the other squads of the seven that did want him, he chose the one that has been looked down upon like an omen. I'm not ashamed of his decision, though, but want to understand the reason to why in its entirety."

"Must there be any other reason for why he chose them?"

"Because it's Shinji, yes."

"Well, surely, the reason will make itself known in due time."

"All one must demonstrate…is patience."

To be continued…

A/N: Uh-oh, who do you think the prophecy is referring to and why? And why would Rika request that for the time being that whatever might happen be allowed to happen?