RISING OF A NEW FALSE GOD
Asuka looked up slowly watching as the second section of the Magnus Pillar broke the surface close to Tokyo Three locking into place with its first. The third and final part would only come up when Toji came up. She watched as the back ground display section rose skyward creating an angel wing formation opening on both sides all of it plated in shining gold's and silvers it was meant to be a weird representing of the four angle wings of the second impact that had started the Nerv Evangelion program long before she'd been even been born.
The stage section was massively lit with moving strobe lights. She'd heard that Misato hated the wing designs display section but then she had been young and she had seen them first hand so for her the experience was so different it had left her with pain and heartache but now so many years on some people had forgotten the pain and now it was all seen as media circus by the people.
The Evangelion's were now heroes and it was all about spectacle and grander and showing and making light of great tragedy even though the Antarctica still had a sea of blood and the red sky still remained and it utterly uninhabitable despite that the rest of the world was recovering due to the massive efforts to turn the seas back to blue fresh water and release wildlife back in to the forests, jungles and mountains all thanks to the hard work of the Oculus project.
She breathed in deeply she was standing on the roof of the visitor centre which gave the best view of the Manus Pillar as it was a side on view. The others would be joining her soon and she could see press helicopters flying over. Not to mention that there were thousands of people gathering at the city edge waiting for the display on tender hooks for the big reveal of unit 05. She eased up a hand looking at it feeling a smile form. She hoped that Toji had a wonderful time and a part of her was looking forward to him entering their side of the training grounds permanently.
It meant that the central pillar would once more be lowered and it would not rise again until a new training pilot entered Nerv and that could take months even years because finding good sync ratios was just so hard. She turned hearing her phone suddenly go off she eased it out blinking in surprise as her grandmothers icon came up that was odd as normally she rang her through Nerv secure line not through her mobile phone because she worried about people tapping in to their private conversations.
She swiped the green phone icon putting it to her ear as she spoke in German. "Hello Grandma." Her grandma's voice came back filled with happiness. "Hello Asuka." Asuka breathed in deeply. "You know normally you use the secure line to call me, is everything okay?" Her grandmother laughed. "Yes its fine little one I just wanted to make this call as Kolby was telling me something very interesting today."
She could here her grandmother's fingers tapping the desk. "And let's just say a certain video recording of the visitor centre is making its rounds through social media and the news I'd say that you really know how to make an entrance but you know that already and you never told me you could draw digitally." Asuka felt herself tense it was more due to apprehension. "Yeah about that I only started drawing when I came over to Japan and after school I never gave it up though I just did it from home but my digital works are not that good I just try my best."
Her grandmother laughed as she spoke. "You are joking right? Because I'm sitting here looking at the news right now and there showing your images at this moment and talking about them. I mean there even running comparisons between your art style and Shinji's because you're such polar opposites in terms of style and execution." She paused before speaking. "I think one image has really struck them though and has thrown half the world through a media loop and I'm looking at it right now and it's just beautiful I think we both know the one image I'm talking about."
Asuka felt her good eye drift to the light blue clouds as she watched a flock of birds fly by. "Yeah I know the one." Her grandmother spoke her voice becoming softer. "I'm not surprised that she fell in love with you and kissed you there and then after seeing that. If your grandfather had painted something like that for me I would have been blown away not that I'm complaining I mean his first gift to me was a machine gun, I was never a flowers kind of girl." Asuka felt a slight smile form. "Machine guns aren't that bad just got to watch the knock back."
Her grandmother spoke again the happiness in her tone. "You sound a lot happier Asuka not that I blame you I mean winning over such a charming, intelligent, beautiful woman like that you must be over the moon." She spoke her words filled with uncertainty. "I do hope this hasn't caused any problems with Shinji though, I know you two are still friends but I hope he took it well." Asuka laughed. "Trust me Grandma there was no problem there and believe me when I say we've both moved on and between you and me he has someone he's in love with but he hasn't told the person in question yet." Her grandmothers voice came back filled with confusion. "Is it Mari?"
Asuka breathed in deeply. "Grandma I can't tell you who it is but believe me when it does come out it will surprise the world and I kind of owe him to keep that secret because he kept the thing with me and Rei quite."
Her grandmother sighed. "Well I'll be looking out for that in future news." She spoke again the joy in her tone. "I have to go now we are still finishing the machine gun attachment you wanted over here send my love to Rei and next time you get a chance please video call us then Kolby can join in as he can give Rei a proper greeting." Asuka smiled. "I will and give my thanks to the German division for there hard work." Her grandmother spoke. "I will all my love Asuka." Asuka smiled. "You to." She pressed the button ending the call only for her good eye to drift upwards as she caught sight of some thing hideous and ugly that didn't belong.
She eyed Bardiel he was on all fours in the middle of the roof looking at her though he had no shadow she could now see his right shoulder which was scared up as she walked towards him feeling a cold scowl form as she spoke in Japanese. "Oh look who is it? It's the ugly piece of scheisse, you know you should vanish you're ruining the scenery, since it's beautiful and you're not." Bardiel flicked out his long tongue. "Having fun Asuka?" Asuka eyed him. "Yeah I was till you showed up what do you want?" Bardiel moved forward on his clawed feet. "Since your sexual relations are going so well I wanted to infer a proposition."
Asuka eyed him. "Oh really I have a proportion for you to get out of my verfickt brain and leave!" Bardiel flicked his tail. "Temper, temper I only wanted to ask if I could share your body when you finally go through with the act, I want to know what its like." Asuka laughed coldly. "Please spare me I'm not verfickt sharing with you." Bardiel mouth formed a sneer. "We've been sharing for weeks or have you not noticed that." Asuka raised an eyebrow. "I never consented to sharing with you, you ugly bastard you just forced your way in and expected me to play along while you harassed me and tried to ruin my life!"
Bardiel eyed her. "You know I can force my way in and get control of you and just take what I want." Asuka eyed him. "There's a word for that look it up in my head and it's considered the worst crime and sin and they lock you for years for doing it and I'd kill myself before letting you do it." Bardiel smirked. "You mean the sin you were accused of by that woman, wasn't that why those bikers knocked you off your first bike then set fire to it and knifed you in the back of the shoulder and then threw you in a ditch to die?" Asuka felt her hand form a fist as she felt her back molars lengthened. "I did not sexually assault, abuse or beat that woman!"
She breathed in painfully. "She set me up it's just no one ever believed me!" She felt her hand form a fist. "She ruined my verfickt life! I got told to leave bars and restaurants I got beaten up at twice by groups of people who saw me as the villain and all of my so called friends on the motorcycle circuit left me high and dry. I got banned from every gay club in Tokyo Three I had no one anymore not inside work or outside!"
She eyed him. "Not to mention I had my pay docked for six months as punishment by Ritsuko because she had to pay out some five million figure sum just to shut that woman up!" She raised her hand. "You know what the worst verfickte part is Bardiel? I'll never be able to prove otherwise and it won't matter what good I do because that's the image that will stick that's why I don't do media functions anymore! Because I just know that will come up and here's the worst part there bound to ask Rei if I did it to her or if she's scared that I'll do it her in the future! They'll paint me and the monster and they'll tell her to leave me!" Bardiel snarled at her she eyed him as she snarled back. "They might still see me as an abusive monster but I'll never be your monster Bardiel mark my words, I'll fight you till the end."
She felt her teeth grind together as she punctuated her next words. "So let me repeat this because your clearly not getting it touch Rei or use me to touch her, I will kill you and believe me one day I'm going to kill you regardless. I'm going to tear you limb from limb and eat you part by part and bathe in that sickly blue blood of yours and its going to be glorious and I'm going to keep you alive just long enough to feel every single moment of the pain." She eyed him disgust. "Then you can go back to wherever it is you angels go to die and if they reincarnate you, maybe you can bother another version of me in another universe though if she's anything like me, well I think she's probably do the same to you." She felt a cold smile form. "Assuming that is the first time we are having this conversation and we've not had it before now."
Bardiel eyed her. "Your little friends are watching you." Asuka snapped her head around sharply seeing that Rei was standing there staring at her shock she wasn't the only one so were Shinji and Kaworu, she put a hand on her face. "How long have you all been standing there?" Rei eyed the food basket in her hand which she'd brought up so they could all share it. "We've been here since you started talking to him Asuka." Asuka turned seeing that Bardiel had vanished. "Great and now he vanishes typical." Rei moved a step closer. "We had no idea all that happened to you after Hikari, that's really awful."
"Get out of the fucking way princess!"
Asuka turned in surprise seeing Mari coming towards her with a massive parachute spread out as she tried desperately to slow her speed and decent. The next moment's turned to agonizing pain as Mari slammed into her causing her to hit the ground back first the taller woman was practically sprawled over her as she pulled her helmet off. Mari eyed Asuka as she sat up looking down at her a coy smile forming on her lips as she spoke. "Oh right so this is how you look when Rei is screwing you." Asuka eyed her as she spoke through gritted teeth. "Get off me!"
Mari undid her parachute straps the anger burning as she threw them to one side. "You fucked up my computer last night it took me all night to fix what you did!" Asuka breathed in deeply she wasn't in the mood for this crap right now. "You were trying to hack me plus using a slave learning personality AI that's just verfickt cruel." Mari grabbed the other woman by her leather jackets collar. "You're joking right? You're sticking up for an AI learning personality they're toys you buy them from in shops they're made for us to use!"
Asuka eyed her as she spoke evenly. "Yeah you would say that, it's not like you ever spent any time with yours other than to order it around!" Mari eyed her. "I want those files back the one's which you copied princess! I know your little bratty AI stole them from me!" Asuka eyed her in disgust. "His name is Anneberg and he told me that you were trying to steal my artwork!"
She eyed her speaking evenly. "So what were looking for huh more erotic gay art to add to your little collection because I don't draw that kind of thing as a rule four eyes?!" Mari tightened her grip on her leather jackets collar. "I'm not gay or dirty like you!" Asuka looked up slightly. "Oh doesn't that just sound like the voice of someone in utter denial welcome to the verfickte club Mari!" She breathed in deeply. "No wonder you're so screwed up and you drink so much repressing that must be killing you." She met her rage filled turquoise gaze. "Once you come to terms with it you'll feel better believe me and Maya can help you there as well she helped me no end when it came to my sexuality."
Mari eyed her. "I have nothing to come to terms with because I'm not like you!" She felt an evil smile form. "Besides who would want to be like you anyway don't you have a reputation at Nerv for being a sexual predator?" She watched as Asuka's face turned to sadness and pain. "Yes that's right I remember reading about that story now I mean that made it even as far as Britain, Hikari was her name wasn't it, wow what can I say other than that was really riveting reading who knew you had it in you?" Shinji didn't think as he grabbed Mari forcing her off. "Stop it!" Mari eyed Rei as she helped Asuka get back onto her feet. "You're very brave, I wouldn't be alone in the same room as her when she's turned on she might forget what no means."
Asuka felt a sneer form on her lips. "I would never do that to her and I didn't touch that woman, she set me up!" Rei moved to stand in front of Asuka putting a hand on her face she could see how much this was really hurting her, the pain was as clear as day. "Pay no mind to her Asuka she doesn't know you the way we do she can't see that you're a good person who was unfairly treated by Nerv and judged, juried and hung out to dry with out anyone ever knowing or caring about your side of the story."
She put her hand on her shoulder shifting her back a step further from away Mari. "We believe you didn't do it either we just saw the way you were facing off against Bardiel just now and we saw how angry it made you." Asuka looked down sadly. "It doesn't matter…it won't change anything I'll still be branded with this vile stamp probably for the rest of my life." She looked up breathing in painfully. "People will never care for my side of the story." She put a hand through her hair in frustration. "I wish I'd never let that woman into my house I was so verfickte stupid I just wanted a moment where I wanted to feel needed even if it only in the physical sense because I thought no one cared!"
She breathed in painfully. "I just forgot that the world is cruel and so are people they just use you then grind you up and spit you out!" Rei slowly put her arm around her while moving her hand through her hair. "Asuka." She stepped her back further holding her tighter. "Please calm down now it's okay." She rubbed her back feeling her settle down slightly as her arms wrapped around her holding her gently. "We are going to right this wrong because we all agree that you didn't do it."
Mari eyed Asuka feeling a cold smile form as she got to her feet. "Gee Asuka you're so emotionally pussy whipped, I mean look at you clinging on to your little girlfriend like that it's fucking pathetic." Rei turned eyeing her. "She's not pathetic she loves me and you're not half the person she is!" Mari moved towards her unable to hold back her rage. "I'm so sick of your bullshit Rei!" Shinji moved to stand in front of her. "Get away from my sister right now!"
Kaworu turned looking at Mari. "I think it's fair to say that right now you're letting your demons win, it happens to the best of us but here's the thing are you ever going to fight your personal demons or are they going to consume you?" He looked up slightly meeting her enraged gaze. "Because as you are right now I can't see where you start and they end you're just an awful tangled knot."
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He raised his hand. "I don't think you really hate Asuka I think you envy her, because she's trying to change and you want that same change too but right now you don't know how and for you it's just easer to be hateful and be bitter." Shinji eyed her. "He's right you're just like Asuka used to be and here's the thing you think so little of Asuka but for a whole year she took your abuse and other than comments and she never hit you. We saw what it was doing to her we saw how hard it was for her but she took the higher path because she knows what its like to be that way." He raised a hand putting it on her arm. "Your mirrors of each other, you're her past and she's now in the present she stopped being like you a very long time ago."
Mari pulled away from his grip as she turned grabbing at her fallen parachute. "This is ridiculous what you're all saying!" Kaworu eyed her as he calmly adjusted his shirt. "Ridiculous perhaps to one who refuses to see the truth." Shinji moved a step closer to Mari. "We've all been were you are now Mari in some way shape or form we all didn't want to solve our problems at first because it felt too hard and it hurt to much but in the end we all started and we are all better people because of it, there are people at Nerv who can really help you."
He paused for a long moment before speaking. "Emotional scars are the worst thing in the world because the longer there left the more they bleed in to your life." Mari adjusted her glasses as she looked at him. "Spoken like a true golden boy I'm surprised you're not seeing my side of things since Asuka was abusive, controlling and cruel towards you even said to Toji not long ago that sex with her was very hard work."
Shinji walked up to her looking her straight in the eyes. "Yet every time we slept together it was consenting and that's the detail you're missing out and purposely choosing to ignore. It's very easy to brand people based on their past actions and ignore change even when it's good it's a lesson my self and Rei have learned to quite an extent over these past few weeks." He breathed in deeply. "Maybe you should learn it to."
Mari eyed him in disgust. "I'm done talking with you idiots, I'll go watch the damn display from the media building instead!" Shinji eyed her as she walked past opening the door that led off the building. He eyed Asuka who had now seated herself and was very quite as Rei sat down next to her. "Are you okay Asuka?" Asuka looked up eyeing him. "Thank you for coming to my defence, you didn't have to." She looked up at Kaworu who gave her a smile. "Thank you for trying with her just sorry you couldn't reach her." Kaworu shook his head. "Sometimes people don't want to face truth but I'm sure in time she will."
Shinji sat down opposite her as Kaworu sat down next to him. "It's no problem you're our friend remember?" He eased over the basket which Rei had put down. "I made sandwiches which ones would you like, I have beef or chicken?" Asuka eyed him. "Beef." Rei turned to her. "Asuka a question, when you threatened Bardiel did you mean the whole part about eating him alive?" Asuka looked at her beef sandwich. "If I said I meant every word would you think I was screwed up in the head?"
Rei eyed her as Shinji passed her a salad sandwich. "No I wouldn't." Shinji looked up passing Kaworu his sandwiches which were chicken. "He really rattles your cage Asuka I'm not surprised you hate him." Asuka looked up she pulled her lip back showing of the back molars which were still like razors so he could see them before easing her finger away. "I want this to end I don't want this strength I don't want to look like some enraged demon anymore every time I get angry."
She breathed in deeply. "The only thing I want to keep is the unit just as is because it feels more natural than before." Rei looked her. "I wouldn't like you to loose the glowing eye I like it and your teeth don't bother me at all." Asuka smiled at her easing the patch off. "Well if you like them, then I'll keep them." Shinji shifted closer. "Can I see your eye up close?" Asuka looked at him. "Sure."
She watched as he leaned closer looking more closely. "It feels odd sometimes like there's energy there." Shinji moved back as Kaworu leaned over getting a better look. "I saw it when you got angry though it was almost pure white and blue light did that hurt?" Asuka shook her head. "No when it does that it feels really warm." Kaworu sat back down. "Have you considered that perhaps it's a window in to your very soul?"
Asuka looked at him for a long moment. "No I hadn't considered that." Rei took a bite out of her sandwich. "You know that make sense Asuka because it changes with your emotions I've seen the patterns change depending on how you feel and when you're sad the blue colour goes very dim." Asuka eased up her left hand putting it in front of her eye. "Bardiel said he did this for a reason and believe me when I say I can't work it out because I can't see anything out of this eye but I just know it has to be connection to my unit somehow I just can't figure it out."
Shinji eyed the basket as he started to pass around the alcoholic and none alcoholic drinks. "I'm sure it will come to you in time Asuka you just need to be patient." Asuka eyed him as she pulled out Karakuri puzzle box from her jacket pocket which Kaworu had gotten for her ages ago she began to turn it between her fingers. "Yeah I think I'm starting to learn for the first time in my life what the word patience actuality means."
8
Misato breathed in deeply watching as the strobe lighting shirted back and forth over the Magnus pillar she was in a totality different room which was only ever used for this. It was only a two to three person room unlike the training room and central dogma. The room was at the very top of the media tower and it gave the best view of the Magnus Pillar who's four angel wings had been lowered they'd only open at the very end when the massive fire works display went off.
She hated those things they were so fucking offensive but she couldn't do much about them she asked Ritsuko to have them changed thousands of times but had just been openly ignored. She put a hand on her shirt just under her chest where she knew the massive scar was from a glancing blow from the massive explosion where her father had shoved her in the capsule at the last second.
Before being blown to pieces his very blood spattering all over the thin viewing windows glass as he gave his last dying breath to save her and when the explosion was over she'd opened the bloody capsule and seen the four angel's wings rising as Antarctica which had turned into a dead zone. It was still dead even now and she hated visiting the place.
Her father had given her his cross though she had now passed it on to Shinji because he was the person she believed in the most, they'd had there up's and downs over the last ten years but she would always consider him her son. She just didn't have the same relationship with Rei they were more friends and they just got on where as her as Asuka had done nothing but fight for the last two years before Asuka had moved out.
Clearly Asuka and Shinji had both moved on in their lives and were now going in very different directions in there lives, where as she was still stuck in the past in some respects. Granted she drank less but her alcohol problems still weren't cured by a long shot. Asuka's were and Mari's just seemed to be starting it was funny how the world turned in cycles she got really annoyed sometimes at Maya but it was more due for her blunt honesty.
She wasn't like Ritsuko who just used to mock her over how she worked with people Maya just told her how it was all the time and if she acted out she just ignored her and told her to go fix the problem. She was wrong about Kaji she didn't love him it was just the alcohol talking granted he was a nice guy she wouldn't deny that but her relationships always ended badly and after what had happened with Makoto she just didn't want to go through that kind of emotional pain again it was just too stressful. She'd long stopped using casual sex just to fill some lonely void because it never helped her. She shook away her thoughts as she brought up the hologram screen which showed Toji's face.
He looked nervous, but then they all had as this was the biggest moment of all and it would forever change their lives. It was after this the threshold was crossed and they joined the elite and were no longer seen as the lesser. She breathed in deeply, nether Eshima or Tadao would be speaking to the world today that was her job and it had been since the very beginning.
She had raised this pillar five times so far and welcomed five very different individuals into the world with five very different Evangelion's who were as distinct as there pilots each being different in style, face and even stance and how they were used in battle. She turned as the door was opened behind her and Kaji walked in he had Sakura with him as he gave her a smile. "I brought some one up here so she could have the best seat in the house."
Misato smiled at her patting the seat opposite. "Come and sit here Sakura, it's going to be an amazing show." Kaji watched as the young girl ran up seating her self opposite Misato he slowly sat himself next to them putting his hands behind his head. "You're going to finally see unit 05 Sakura." Sakura eyed him adjusting her school clothes. "They let me go early just to see this." She eyed her brother's face on the hologram screen. "He looks so nervous." Kaji sat up slightly. "You should see old recordings of all of the other pilots on their big days I think the calmest out of all of them were Rei and Kaworu."
Misato laughed. "Yeah they both just took it in there stride were as the most scared by far were Shinji and Asuka, Shinji because at the time he wasn't used to spot light, press or media and Asuka was just all nerves and kept fidgeting. It was so much harder for Rei, Asuka and Shinji because they were piloting first true Evangelion's they weren't prototypes and the world expected so much of them and despite there differences they had to work together and it was hard and they didn't gel in the beginning not like they do now."
Sakura looked up a smile forming on her lips. "Hey I saw the news feed today on my phone Asuka and Rei are together now." Kaji smirked he'd seen that feed to. "It would appear so, clearly it's going to make the next press conference interesting and I do believe that's not that far away." Sakura eyed him. "Yeah but Asuka never goes to them it's really sad I mean she just stopped going three years ago." Kaji looked at her for a long moment before speaking. "She was accused of something very bad Sakura, though I personally don't believe she did it."
He looked up sadly. "Believe you and me it not a nice thing to be accused of even more so when you're innocent." Misato eyed him. "You believe she was innocent?" Kaji eyed her. "Yes and I think it's unfair that, that thing started that awful rumour about her being predatory to start with. It also made it very hard for me to reach her because after that she put those walls up much higher than before granted she's never been a huge people person but after that she became a total recluse and loner even at work. I think she lost so much trust in people I mean even though she still spoke to Shinji and Rei after that incident she distanced herself more from them though she did always make the extra effort with Rei even though it just got ignored."
He folded his arms. "Oh yeah and Ritsuko docked her six months pay granted she had plenty of savings she could get by but I think it still stung. Ritsuko also did that to me as well when she made up that stuff about what I did to her. The difference was that I was vindicated because there was just no proof to back up her claim and enough women at Nerv knew me well enough to say different and I got my money back. Asuka was never vindicated and she still has to live with that label even now and I dread to think how much it ruined her personal life. It's little wonder that she has so many tears to shed this probably caused some of her depression." Sakura turned sharply. "She has depression?"
Kaji eyed her. "Yes we are working through it now with her Sakura and Rei is with her a lot of the time to help her, because she really opens up when she's around." Sakura blinked in surprise. "But I thought she was made of iron I mean I thought nothing could touch her, she always comes of real strong." Kaji looked at her. "I think you need to watch the visitor centre video again Sakura because it's very clear that she's afraid. Pilots are not gods, they bleed and hurt just like the rest of us and they all have two faces one they show to public and one that's private and they can be vastly different and Asuka might play that she's as hard as nails but underneath she's soft and very gentle."
Misato turned as the speaker came on with Hayden's voice. "We are ready to begin at any time pilot is ready." Misato eyed him as she pressed the com. "Thank you Hayden." She turned to the others. "Your going have to be quite I'm afraid as I can't have any background noise." She eased on the headphone speaker watching as the holographic panel came up fully as she started to type in to it as she spoke knowing that he voice would carry across all of the speakers. "Welcome one and all to the grand unveiling of unit 05 our newest Evangelion!"
She ignored the sudden cheering which sounded like thunder from below as the media helicopters took up there positions readying there special camera's which were seated under the undercarriages. Unlike normal filming these had the special 3D high definition film filters for those with 3D home screens and glasses as well as cinema screens. "Created by the Chinese Nerv division with the most up to date technology this is a whole new kind of animal sleeker, meaner and a brute in its own right!" She pressed the button seeing Toji's face change as the pillar rose upwards as he took in a huge breath readying him self.
She looked over seeing the massive black and yellow Evangelion appear as the pillar rose out of the ground to its full height high above all of the other sections. She watched as Toji eased the massive Evangelion out of its seated position in to standing position so it standing as the pillar started turning. She had to say one thing for the Chinese they had spared no expense in trying to make this brute look scary. It had clawed fingers though they were metal unlike 01's and 02's which were real and it had two eyes which were plated in thick protective green glass.
It had two massive upward facing woven horns coming out of its head which separated into two sections on ether side and it had a new feature which was two huge sabre teeth though not half as long as 02's on its upper jaw. Like the claws they were more like armour and covered the real living canine teeth underneath. The Chinese had literally sent these over not that long after unit 02's transformation because they were desperate to get one over on the German division and they didn't want to be outclassed or over shadowed. She eyed the huge Evangelion as the pillar stopped moving so Toji could begin his display.
"I give you the mighty 05! Custom fitted sabre jawed teeth armour claws and horns extremely manoeuvrable and with an amazing arson of weapons!" She looked up as Toji opened the massive black wings beating them for a moment before letting them refold back in to the back wing section completely out of sight as his unit opened its real mouth fully as it let out a massive bellowing roar as three flying wings appeared hovering over all holding his new weapons. "05's weapons include machine guns, shields, spears, rocket launchers and my personal favourite the special two ended spear!"
She eyed Toji's face he was enjoying this now she could see it. "This great beast will now be added to our other Evangelion's and join the elite ranks!" She pressed the buttons lowering the pillar so it locked with the other sections on solid ground watching as the flying wings backed off. "I give you the world your new Evangelion pilot Toji Suzuhara!" She watched as the Evangelion raised it's arms outwards spreading its huge legs timing itself perfectly as she pressed the panel allowing the massive four silver and gold angels wings to spread out behind it giving the impression that it was growing them and ascending to the heavens.
The fireworks blasted off behind it filling the sky with multicolour she pulled the head set off pressing the mute button, she knew the display would last for three quarters of an hour. Toji just had to keep in this pose until then as the Chinese governments fighter bombers and jets fighters would fly over leaving trails of yellow and red in there wake followed by Nerv's own vertical wings pilots doing there own display along with the flying wings.
After which Toji would march his Evangelion to the training field and it would be locked in to the restraints and join the others in the huge bay for the first time and would be placed in between 03 and 04 and would be directly facing 00, 01 and 02. The Evangelion had now been put in lines with one side making up the older models while the other side would now have the newer ones.
She lay back taking in a deep breath this part never got any easier. "I'd kill for a drink." Kaji sat up handing her a can. "I thought you might say that, so here is something for you." Misato eyed the can. "This is iced coffee." Kaji sat back down. "I heard you were trying to quit drinking plus this tastes better." Misato eyed the can. "Seriously I'll have you know I never cared for iced coffee?" Kaji smirked. "Just give it a try it won't kill you."
Misato cracked the lid slowly taking a sip before pausing. "You know your right that's not half bad." Kaji leaned back again. "Better than alcohol believe me not that I'm against it but I find this a much better pick me up." He passed Sakura and can of orange juice watching as she took it with a smile. "We will have to make one alternation to 05 in the next few days." Misato eyed him. "Seriously I thought the Chinese were done altering it, what do they want to add on now?"
Kaji breathed in deeply. "They've built it a moving sectioned tail, apparently they are not the only ones all of the division's want to add on things since they've seen 02's transformed they all want to add extensions, its kind of crazy." Misato shook her head. "I swear soon they won't look like Evangelion's anymore they'll all look like a horde of Oni's."
End of part 38
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