Grimoire of Evangelion

by Traitor of All Traitors

Five years before the rise of the first Wizard King, there existed a royal family of the most unlikely sort. A family of nobles that believed all were capable of greatness, no matter who they were. They were hunted down and driven away from the kingdom, forced to await the day when they could return. That day...is now. The noble House of Ikari...rises once more.

24. Guardian's New Pact

Creation began on 08-05-19

Creation ended on 08-06-19

Neon Genesis Evangelion

Grimoire of Evangelion: Guardian's New Pact

A/N: Inspired by the dark revelation scene showed in Brightburn. We get to know how Guardian of the Void got to be tied to Shinji Ikari.

The world he was currently inhabiting was different from the Void itself, shaped by the mind of whoever was wielding the False Destiny Breaker grimoire that had been handed down through the ages of House Ikari since the passing of its original owner. And as he wandered down the street in the rainy night, learning about the new owner that he would meet in a while, the creature that was Guardian of the Void was hearing the voices of the previous wielders of the grimoire that he followed and protected over the various generations.

"You know what you must do, Guardian," a male voice told him.

"You always know what has to be done, Guardian," another male voice added.

"I trust in you like we all have over the years, Guardian," a female voice expressed. "You're part of the family, too, even if there's no blood relation."

"Look at what you've enabled us to do when we found ourselves in a hole we could barely climb out of," a third male voice told him. "You showed us how we could all change our fates and reject the ones others tried to force on us. You've done it many times before…and you'll do it again for this young soul."

"The mana calls out to this person," Guardian expressed as he grabbed onto a streetlight, bending it over onto the street. "Memory… Fire… Sword… Light… Spatial… The mana speaks… Untapped energies sleep deep within him. Within him! House Ikari's youngest member! Find him, guide him, protect him from the danger that seeks to end him… A cruel destiny chases after him. A false destiny that someone he wants to believe in is capable of change seeks to force him into embracing… It's someone that will force him into conflict with himself, to want to take what isn't anyone's right to take. To take… They will force him to take what isn't within his right to have… Take… House Ikari… Clover Kingdom… A demon wrapped in armor, soulless, sought after by the heart of a desperate life that seeks to take… Ikari…Shinji… Shinji Ikari. Protect Shinji Ikari from his false destiny…and let him choose his own destiny that is rightfully his to decide upon."

With his objective clear, Guardian summoned the grimoire that had chosen the boy he was now bound to by a force stronger than those of any understood by mortals, reminded of the pact he made from long ago with House Ikari when he came into their service. There was no trading of any souls or an obligation that had to be met. No, Guardian…owed the family a debt that could never be paid. A life debt that he could never fulfill…and not because it was impossible to do on his own…but because some debts…just weren't meant to be paid back.

"…But who are you?" The boy, Shinji Ikari, asked him again, needing some clarification to his identity, even if this was a dream and he was likely to forget about it later.

"I," Guardian responded, now endowed with this child's history and the understanding of why his fate needed to be changed for the better, to escape the pressures of his corrupt past and reshape his future, "am Guardian of the Void…and we are bound together through a pact that transcends the ties of blood and magic. If we break the ties of dark fates that seek to bind your soul to a destiny undesired by you…then you will be able to do as you desire instead of what others intend for you to do. That…is the goal we must contend with in order to free you."

The boy looked at the creature's red eyes as they glowed bright blue. What should've been fear enveloping his mind over the beast's actions…was instead hope over escaping his own fate.

Shinji Ikari…felt hopeful in Guardian's power to help him break from what might've been a curse he couldn't escape on his own.

To be continued…

A/N: It was supposed to be inspired solely by the scene in Brightburn, but it took a slight detour with the Eddie and Venom introduction scene in Venom. Still, we now get a glimpse into what Guardian is around for. We shall also see in the future just how powerful he is, both with Shinji and without Shinji. Why else is he called Guardian?