Shinji Ikari returns from Warhammer

Is it Rei Ayanami?Or is it her own efforts?Still don't want her to see her painful side?

"Understood, ready to finish." Shinji Ikari replied to Ritsuko Akagi in the ground control center, and then also disconnected.

Unit No. [-] once again condensed the spear of light in his hands, but this time the blazing white spear quickly expanded in the scorching light, and a twisted and strangely shaped long knife appeared in his hand. The next moment, pink rose from the blade. The flesh and blood that was close to it were instantly evaporated and turned into ashes.

This time it is no longer the nail of light of the water angel, but the whip of light of the day angel.The tentacles of the Day Angel are like two high-heat whips, capable of cutting and dissolving substances in contact with them.

But whether it is a whip or a gun, the difference is only in appearance. Shinji Ikari easily reproduced the essence of the light whip of the day angel, cutting the wings of the bird angel, freeing his body from being restrained.

At this time, the power supply of Unit-[-] and the backup power supply of the tail cone had bottomed out. Shinji Ikari took a deep breath. His own absolute domain and that of Unit-[-] were integrated at this moment, completely surpassing the Bird Angel. A huge field was thus formed.

The most basic realm collision. At this moment, the realm belonging to Shinji Ikari and Unit-[-] enveloped the huge figure of the Bird Apostle from the outside, forcing him to change his form.

At this moment, it was as if an invisible cage was tightly restraining Bird Angel's movements. The invisible force squeezed Bird Angel's flesh and blood, and a heart-stopping sound of shattering came from inside the body. Bird Angel convulsed, roared, and trembled, like It's a bird trapped in a glass bottle.Reluctantly, he raised his head, but his head was cut off by a huge and narrow light knife.

The glowing blue blood squeezed out from the wounds all over his body and infected the entire sky.

He is an angel who symbolizes free will in mythology. According to Solomon's contract, he is also Uriel who holds the will of God's light. Now the so-called unfettered wings of freedom have all been broken, and the messenger of light who holds the will of God He is already a prisoner, but what awaits him is not mercy. He is still trying to expand his own domain, trying to break free from the constraints that Shinji Ikari puts on him.

The light blade that symbolized the authority of the Angel of the Day penetrated into his severed neck. Shinji Ikari's superb fighting skills allowed him to accurately penetrate the spinal cord.Unit No. [-] clenched the handle of the knife with both hands and ran on the bird angel's back. The apostle's broad back was the arena where he ran.

The wing feathers fell off, and the flesh, flesh and spine split under the light blade. The blue blood spread freely in space like an escaping light, as if it belonged to the brand new wings of a bird angel.

But even if his head is chopped off, his wings are broken, and his spine is cut open, the bird angel is still alive and active.

"It's indeed a very thick health bar." Shinji Ikari said, and he also heard Hinata Makoto sigh, "Then let me give it to you and cut off immortality."

A more narrow blade of light was formed in the hands of Unit [-], starting from the skull of Bird Angel, which was struggling to grow and recover at this time. Unit [-] submerged the light blade into it as if sheathing the sword, and the translucent blue bright Blood spurts out.

Rotate, cut, and finally split in half.

The blue blood scattered like a rain of light, and in this light, each blue blood was condensed with the last will of the apostle, and the mutually folded brilliance shrouded Unit [-].

When the apostle's final counterattack fell on the driver Shinji Ikari's soul in the form of light, a kaleidoscope of fragments came overwhelmingly.

It was standing on the hot and empty road, looking at myself on the other side of the railing.The scorching sun burned the road, forming twisted sunfire. As the light jumped, it seemed that even the pictures in the memory began to blur.

But Asuka suddenly appeared and stood in front of him. She was silent, her face was completely distorted, and only a breathtaking blue remained in her deep lake-like pupils.

Is this the Bird Angel's counterattack? Shinji Ikari finally understood the Bird Angel's final intention to attack Unit [-].

He was the first apostle who wanted to explore the human heart, but Shinji Ikari's will was too domineering, and he could only project his power onto Asuka.

If He is really allowed to explore the spiritual world of all humans, perhaps He can also complete it in another sense.

But it was impossible now. Shinji Ikari looked indifferently at Asuka who was pinching his neck and asked why he didn't come to hug him and why he didn't come to save him.

Countless questions, and overflowing anger and sadness.

But Shinji Ikari didn't reply to her, because Shinji Ikari couldn't tell whether what he saw in front of him was the embodiment of Asuka, the apostle, or the projection of Asuka's will.

But in reality, it's a different story.

Theoretically, the power of the No. [-] machine at this time has been exhausted, but it still strikes at the divided body of the bird angel like a pounced eagle, seizing the core of the apostle that finally saw the outline.

A fatal sense of crisis rose behind Shinji Ikari. He ignored it and swallowed the core without hesitation.

The power of the apostle flowed from the chest to every corner of his body, and the drastic changes caused by the complementation quietly occurred in the body of Unit [-]. The power extended to the ends of the limbs like a substantial vine.

Unit [-] slowly raised its head and took a deep breath in a human way, as if it wanted to suck in the stars of the universe into its body.With a blood-devouring will like a violent attack, a world-devouring violent force, and a majesty that towers over all things, the original god-like pressure of Unit [-] has increased tenfold and a hundredfold, spreading wantonly in the universe, condescendingly Overlooking the earth.

His open arms are like another form of the Apostle's Cross.

At this time in SEELE, all the committee members stood up in shock.Soon, a temporary emergency meeting was held.

"Why didn't you throw the Spear of Longelus?" The stone tablet of Commissioner No. [-] made a voice, "We must stop Unit [-]."

"Ikari, do you really want to see this scene?" Committee Member No. [-] said softly, "They father and son are not of the same mind."

"Perhaps it is impossible to open the Gaff Gate, so it feels unnecessary. After all, seizing the apostle's seat can only awaken Unit [-]."

"That's it. Is this just the awakening of Unit [-]?"

"In this case, NERV will be even more unrestrained. Ikari, what are you doing behind our backs?"

At this time, in Hakone, the NERV headquarters, Ikari Gendo in the commander's office also watched the scene in front of him.

"Is it really okay, Ikari? If things continue like this, your son will really become an unfettered existence."

[-]: Let’s get married, Shinji Ikari

"If it was just to kill Bird Angel, he would have killed Him long ago. It's not that you don't know what he is doing now."

"The script of SEELE is rewritten by us, and all existences are tools to serve this." Ikari Yuantang said.

"Don't you think it would do any good to open up to your son?"

"Unnecessary emotions are just noise that will affect the drama. Besides, the man on the moon didn't take action either."

Although it was just a glimpse, the silver-haired boy living freely in space still left a deep impression on Ikari Yuantang, although he didn't know why he called him father.

"I understand, you are waiting for SEELE's reaction, and you don't want to be such a bad person." Fuyutsuki Yukino raised the corners of his mouth slightly, "But have you ever thought that SEELE might think the same way? .”

Unit No. [-] ate the core of the Bird Angel. There was no blood-red cross behind it, and there was no Gaff Gate with a vortex of contradictions above its head. It seemed like it was just killing the target apostle, and it was even a little too indifferent.

But only a few insiders who understand its meaning can understand the meaning behind it.

The Bird Apostle was confirmed to have been killed, and Unit [-] in outer space and Unit [-] in satellite orbit also returned to the ground.

A group of gray helicopters flew over the red sea, while in the distance a huge fleet group was heading here. A white cockpit emitted billowing white smoke above the red sea.

"Asuka, Asuka, tsundere penguin!"

In the white smoke and orange liquid, Asuka has not yet opened her eyes. Her brows are furrowed, as if she is having a nightmare.Until the dazzling sunlight came in and saw Ikari Shinji opening the cockpit door with his bare hands, Asuka stared at him for a long time and seemed to finally recognize who he was. She reached out and touched his cheek gently, revealing a faint smile. Smile.

Then, the index fingers of both hands inserted into Shinji Ikari's mouth and pulled his cheeks hard.

"Don't pretend to be confused and try to retaliate." Shinji Ikari, whose face was stretched and deformed on both sides, still spoke clearly.

"I don't know, but it seemed like...what did you call me just now?" Asuka's attitude indicated that she was waiting for an opportunity to retaliate.

Asuka received no response from Shinji Ikari, and she even retracted her hands after a exclamation, as if she was electrocuted.

"Ah, you are perverted!" Asuka shrank her shoulders, held her left hand in her right hand, and stared at Shinji Ikari in front of her with her beautiful blue eyes.At the moment just now, she felt Shinji Ikari licking her fingers with his tongue. She lowered her eyes and looked at her right index finger, only to see the crystal liquid still on it.

Was it saliva? The feeling of tongue contact with her fingers at that moment was engraved in Asuka's mind.

"Give me your hand." Shinji Ikari put his left hand on the edge of the hatch, stretched out his right hand, and handed it to Asuka.

Asuka did not hold the hand extended by Shinji Ikari, but lowered her head and leaned out of the hatch. At this time, the ship belonging to NERV not far away had sent a speedboat to come here.

"It's so fast. It seems that Misato is very worried about our safety." Asuka said pretending to be relaxed.

As her feet staggered, Asuka almost fell back into the cockpit. Shinji Ikari stretched out his arms in time to catch her, then put his hands around her waist and placed her steadily beside her, and then asked with concern, "You Is it okay?"

"Huh? Don't underestimate people, they're just an apostle, what's the matter with me!" Asuka bared her teeth in a feigned ferocity and waved her fist at Shinji Ikari, but this simple action almost made her fall again After falling into the sea, this time Shinji Ikari grabbed the collar of Asuka's combat uniform like a wild cat and put her next to him again.

Shinji Ikari didn't ask any more questions, but Asuka, who put her hands away, felt like she was a large figure still at the mercy of others.

"It's okay, my head just hurts a little, and my energy is still high. In fact, it's similar to the feeling after staying up late." Asuka said softly.

Shinji Ikari nodded, and Asuka sat quietly next to him, watching the speedboat approaching the cockpit floating on the sea.Then he looked in the distance in the direction of Unit [-], which had crashed into the sea and disappeared.

"Thank you, Unit [-], mission accomplished." Asuka said softly.

Due to technical reasons, the entire scene was only announced when Misato Katsuragi, the nominal commander, picked up Shinji Ikari and Asuka ashore before announcing their return.As for the subsequent salvage work of the two airframes, it will be left to other departments.

Returning to the ship deck, Asuka felt that her feet felt light and airy. She turned her eyes to her hands, looked at her clean index finger, and inserted the finger into her mouth by accident.

What, just the unique slightly salty taste of LCL liquid.

Asuka, who suddenly realized what she was doing, quickly took back her right hand as if she was electrocuted. She looked around with a guilty conscience, hoping that no one would see what she just did, until she met a pair of scarlet eyes.

Ayanami Rei turned around calmly and walked towards the locker room inside the ship.

When we returned to New Tokyo City [-], it was already evening.

A white train No. [-] of the Third New Tokyo Loop Line was filled with New Tokyo citizens returning home.

[The next stop is the New Palace, the New Palace.Passengers who want to get off the bus should take the left door. 】

The group of four got out of the car with the crowd, and then walked to the target restaurant.

"Is this here? In fact, my wallet is quite rich. There is no need to come to a place like this, right?" Asuka put on her light yellow dress again and looked at the late-night ramen restaurant in front of her with her hands on her hips.

Ichiraku Ramen Shop, Asuka still has an impression.After the last battle against Sky Angel, everyone clamored for Misato Katsuragi to treat her to a big dinner. Misato Katsuragi gritted her teeth and planned to go to Ginza for a nice meal, but everyone felt sorry for Katsuragi's meager salary, so she took them on her own. Came to this ramen restaurant.

It was from this day on that Asuka felt as if there was a Schrödinger friendship with them.Sometimes they seem to be very strong, and sometimes they wish they had never known each other.

"Asuka, your spending is not small, right? The latest jewelry, clothing, necklaces and bags, you should set aside two rooms in your dormitory to store these things." Misato Katsuragi smiled, "Actually, it's everyone's opinion, even if Miss it."

"What, okay, just follow what you think." Asuka pursed her lips, "Don't say that I didn't treat you to a big dinner."

"I want garlic barbecued pork noodles, not barbecued pork." Ayanami Rei walked to the stage.

"I want barbecued pork noodles, a big bowl. And this guy also has a big bowl. Add more meat to him," Asuka said.

"Then my barbecued pork will also be a big bowl, and I'll add more meat!" Misato Katsuragi said.

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Parallel world, WILLE ship of hope, dormitory for qualified people.

Although it is a small house with an area of ​​only 36 square meters, there is still a plaque hanging at the door, with three characters written in splash-ink calligraphy - Katsura Rikyu.

Because of lying down, WILLE seized a lot of resources from the former old Hakone, making the originally tight life suddenly much easier.

There's even barbecued pork noodles to eat.

"I don't eat barbecued pork noodles. I can no longer taste Li Lin's food; Li Lin's emotions are being stripped away from me. Things you don't want to lose will leave you one day. Everything people long for Anything that has value is destined to be lost one day from the moment you get it, and there is nothing that you must pursue at the expense of prolonging your painful life."

But for Asuka, who was pretending to be serious, Makiha, who was serving barbecued pork noodles, put the bowl and chopsticks on the table and pushed up her glasses.

"Is this true for all apostles? But I think Wang Jiang and the apostle seem to be able to eat normal food, appreciate music, and have normal emotions."

"Don't talk about that apostle, tell me, are they both sick? Is that guy sick?" Makiha's understatement instantly broke Asuka's guard.

"It wasn't me who became an apostle, it was him, right? I was knocked unconscious with one punch during the two meetings, but during the battle I was flirtatious and flirtatious with that wild man. I didn't know that apostleship also had the ability to change sexual orientation. !”

"Don't say that, princess. Didn't Wang-chan come to save you in the end? That hug that broke through the sea of ​​clouds was so romantic. Wang-chan must have you in his heart." Makiha took off her glasses and happily ate barbecued pork noodles.

"Who cares if he has me in his heart, but, I just, I mean he is so close to that wild man, he has probably been corrupted by the SEELE group of people! Everyone knows that the idiot is not strong-willed, A few words can lead to rebellion!”

"But he is not a wild man, he is Adam, or at least Adam's soul. And this is just a pure friendship. Princess, please stop playing those BL games, it will pollute the brain."

"I never play with those things. Is it really friendship? Why do I feel weird?" Asuka muttered and sat back in her seat, then picked up the dishes.

Although it is just an ordinary barbecued pork noodles, it is a rare delicacy in this post-apocalyptic world.But it was a pity for a human being like herself to become an apostle, because her taste buds had disappeared. Sometimes Asuka even doubted that she might be able to live forever like an apostle even if she didn't eat or drink.

"The taste is still very ordinary. The bowl of Ichiraku Ramen that I, idiot Shinji, Misato, and the top students had before, was much better than this." Asuka muttered.

"Princess." Mahiha put down her chopsticks with a serious expression.

"Huh? What?"

"Your sense of taste has recovered." Makiha turned to look at the dazed Asuka, "And your emotions, didn't you notice? It seems that if it involves things related to Shinji Ikari, you can temporarily regain your humanity. "

Asuka was silent, thinking that idiot Shinji was not an antibiotic and would work for everything.

But as she ate the barbecued pork noodles in front of her, the aroma filling her mouth made her recall the past.He didn't come to save himself when he faced Unit [-], the moment he established friendship with Rei Ayanami, the barbecued pork noodles he ate with the idiot Shinji and the others, and finally their first meeting in Yokohama, it was as if the timeline was being pulled by an invisible hand and going backwards rapidly. ...Finally, she suddenly thought of something, maybe what Makiha said was true.

Because looking back on the past life, he was there at the most critical node in my life.

Makiha's singing sounded again in my ears, "The road you want to go has no end in sight~ But why do you still grit your teeth and continue to fight~"

Late at night, Asuka suddenly opened her eyes wide and looked straight at a light bulb covered with fine dust hanging from the high white ceiling.

It should be midnight now... I always felt that there was a long, narrow and sharp voice somewhere nearby, elongating the sound line... But after I tried to close my eyes and sleep, the lingering sound, like the flapping of tiny bees' wings, gradually weakened. Until it disappears.The surroundings fell into dead silence again.

Asuka stood up straight from the bed, her face expressionless, or in other words, she only had a naturally disgusting face.

After the battle with the Bird Angel, Misato Katsuragi repeatedly asked if she was okay with her body, and her answer was that she was fine.Of course, even so, the medical team carrying the first aid kit took themselves to the infirmary for a comprehensive examination, and the final diagnosis was that there was nothing wrong.

But in fact the problem occurs at the spiritual level.

Asuka believes that after a battle between Bird and Angel.Even if I were to fly the No. [-] machine again and do a simulation test, the result would not be the kind of synchronization rate that is close to single digits and is about to be eliminated.She also fully understood herself. There was no need to compare herself with Shinji Ikari, he was just a monster.Even what many people on the Internet say, he is the final salvation given to mankind by God.

Therefore, she did not act rashly during this Bird-Angel battle and quietly performed her duties as an assistant.

However, she will never forget the image that flashed through her mind repeatedly like a kaleidoscope.

Bird Angel's mental pollution is not just painful memories, but also memories of happiness, torture, achievement satisfaction, anger, emotional loss, etc. It's like experiencing it all over again at this moment, and there are some that never happened at all, caused by Bird Angel's Mental pollution creates a picture of nature.