Creation began on 09-22-19

Creation ended on 09-30-19

Neon Genesis Evangelion

Grimoire of Evangelion: Harbinger

A/N: The Void holds more than what we can possibly imagine…and there's no telling who could be either living there or imprisoned there.

He heard that Guardian of the Void had periodically left the Void again, something about a new chosen one for the grimoire that had belonged to the original member of this House Ikari that possessed it. And it infuriated him to no end, to be periodically reminded that the beast that once had no identity, that would've wandered aimlessly for centuries, maybe even millennia, would now serve as a protector to another young person that was bound to a dark destiny. There wasn't a day, a year, not even a millennium that went by where he didn't let his fury over Guardian's ability to come and go in the Void, to keep him and various other beings that were deemed too dangerous by these standards of morality and mortality to run wild in the world of humanity. But none of this deterred him from his own objective; he would find a way to escape from the Void with his band of followers…and get revenge on Guardian and all who were affiliated with him.

"That wretched animal that serves a family of humans," he uttered as he paced around the cave that served as his domain in the Void. "When he's not serving as our prison guard, he's out there, wherever that grimoire is that he bound himself to, probably basking in the sunlight, eating meals of the highest quality, teaching his new master how to control magic."

As his own rage boiled over the possibility of Guardian being out in the world, doing what humans would refer to as "living it up", even if such a thing seemed unlikely due to how House Ikari, what he knew to be the strongest house in all the Clover Kingdom's royal and noble bloodlines, preferred to live among the peasants that resided in the Forsaken Realm, where wealth and luxury were just a distraction from the problems of the least fortunate. No, he just wanted to believe that Guardian was enjoying a good day out somewhere while training his new protectorate to escape the wretched fate they've been dealt with. But soon, soon…he knew the Guardian of the Void would slip up, fall, lose the one thing that mattered most to himself…and he'd be there to watch it happen.

"Once in the Void, the pact made between you and the Silvas that summoned you to kill the Ikaris is nullified," Guardian had once told him after he and the original Ikari to hold the grimoire he would one day pass on, winding up in this world beyond worlds. "Put quite simply, Harbinger…you no longer need to follow the pact that the Silvas made with you. Don't let this hatred bleed into your soul."

"Oh, their hatred of your family doesn't need to bleed into my soul, you mortal fool," Harbinger had stated as he sank into the soil of the Void where he remains imprisoned to the here and now. "I have always hated any and all other creatures that exist in a world swarming with life. I exist for one purpose and one purpose only: To bring about the death and destruction of all forms of life, down to the very last organism. It is for this purpose that I was named Harbinger of Death and Destruction…because I am the one thing…nobody can keep from coming. One day, I'll be back…to finish what I started when I entered the pact with House Silva born out of their spite towards your family. All I need…is to enter a pact with another person…and this all begins again. And out there, either in the present or the future, is someone that will look to make a pact with me in exchange for what they desire to happen, for better or for worse. And we cannot deny…that there is always someone out there that desires something…and will go to whatever lengths they feel they must to make it happen."

"But so long as you're trapped here, nobody will be able to enter into a pact with you," said the young Ikari that was holding onto his left side. "We'll make sure you can't enter into a pact with anyone, make sure that there's a record of information so that everyone knows what you are…and what you're capable of. Only an arrogant soul and resentful heart would desire to make a pact with you, Harbinger."

And as he understood with humans, excluding their capacity for magic in a world where magic was everything, their only true power…was their limited cognition. Their…ability to understand certain things, like how to create and use tools, or their ability to recall information…and their arrogance. All of their sense of vanity, sense of self-importance, ego, pride, greed or desperation, many of which hinted to him, if not outright telling him, that out of all living creatures, humans were the most disgraceful and corruptive organisms he had encountered and was disgusted with…but were the only creatures smart enough to be manipulated by their sense of desire…and which, in turn, made him dependent upon them in order to express his own power.

But all I have to do is wait, he thought as time continued to pass by in the Void. There is a human out there, willing to do whatever it takes to get their way, willing to pay any price in exchange for something they desire to happen. When that day comes and they're desperate enough to do anything, I'll be there to enter a new pact.

"Everything happens as it must," he thought he heard a woman's voice just then, raising his head up and looking around his prison domain.

"Someone sounds like they're getting irritable over something that can't progress without a further influence," he told himself. "Maybe the best way to dispose of House Ikari for good…is through one of their own who's willing to do anything to achieve their goals, including the wrong things."

But the voice he heard was sparingly, indicating that the human in question was not strong enough for him to reach out to. However, he wasn't deterred by a lack of fortitude in the amount of magic unleashed. Harbinger would bide his time, wait for them to get stronger, and then they'll reach out to him…and he would answer. All good things come to those who wait, and he had all the time in the universe to wait for a new chance to finish what he was unleashed to do.

To be continued…

A/N: Mages, beware for we have a new threat yet to be unleashed.