THE SAD NATURE OF TIME

Gendo looked at the hologram close by which showed Asuka's whole infected right side brain, spine and nervous system. "So this is it then, this is our judgement day?" Misato looked at Maya who just looked outright sad along with Kaji. "In a manner of speaking yes, whatever Bardiel has planned he's going to do it very soon." Ritsuko looked up sharply. "She should be locked up!"

Maya turned holding back none of her anger. "Oh yes lets lock her up treat her like an animal, a monster because that would really help her, I mean she already knows she's on borrowed time! She deserves to spend her time with her friends and loved ones not alone in a dark cell somewhere." She folded her arms. "Plus we know Bardiel can open locks so he'll just set her free."

She looked at Ritsuko whose face remained emotionless. "I know you don't like Asuka because of what happened with Kyoko but when she found out she even asked to be locked up it's just I wouldn't let her." Misato eyed Gendo. "You have the eye of Adam could that not set her free?" Gendo eyed his gloved right hand. "It doesn't work that way, it takes and its purpose is to hurt the soul and it wouldn't set her free other than to kill her." He put his hands together. "I would rather her fight that is what she is best at is it not?" Misato looked up. "Yes it is." Gendo eyed the scan. "I fail though to understand why he's so heavily infected the right side of her brain but has paid no interest to the left side."

Kaji eyed the scan. "None of us understand this currently it's so strange and makes no sense as we know he could swamp her whole brain." Ritsuko looked up slightly. "How long does she have?" Maya looked down. "Hours maybe days, it's impossible to tell she believes though that it won't be long before Bardiel acts."

Ritsuko looked down. "Then you may as well make her last day or days comfortable and I probably don't need to mention that she won't be allowed to pilot in any way." Misato eyed her. "Yes we are all well aware of that." She folded her arms. "We don't believe she wants to pilot at all but she's coming in anyway because she wants to be with Rei." Ritsuko looked at the screen again. "Then so be it."

Gendo looked up. "You can all leave now." Ritsuko watched as they left closing the doors behind them she leaned back in her chair as she met Gendo's gaze. "You didn't tell the truth the eye of Adam could have easily have gotten rid of Bardiel you knew that from the very beginning." Gendo felt a smile form. "Yes but that would be too easy and I want to gain something from this whole event if I forced him out Bardiel in his parasite form he's of no value to us." Ritsuko looked at him in confusion. "Then why did you ask me to put Asuka in Obrax?"

Gendo looked up slightly from his desk. "I wanted to see how deeply embedded he was I was sure your machine would work your designs are after all it's flawless just like your mothers and I also wanted to see what we were dealing with as did Seele." He raised his hand. "I think you know what I want to happen and what interests me."

Ritsuko eased up the device bringing the shot of Asuka's brain closer as a dark smile formed on her lips. "Yes I do, you want her to somehow expel him but not in his parasite vine form you want her to recreate him self somehow in flesh form." Gendo looked up. "Yes." Ritsuko leaned on her elbow. "That could kill Asuka."

Gendo pushed up his glasses. "I highly doubt that and I have a feeling anything she recreates will be of high value even if she kills him and only leaves pieces." He picked up his own device bringing up an image from Asuka's drawing showing Bardiel running towards her on the ice. "He's is such a different specimen, his body could be used to create a whole new generation of Evangelion's or even used to somehow upgrade our own. We got nothing in the Alpha test unit we tore through every piece and we did not find a single part of him it was nothing but an empty vessel and most disappointing but at the time no one was aware that he had gotten into Asuka's body we assumed he'd just died and disintegrated away."

He stroked his thick beard. "This will benefit the program greatly more Evangelion DNA and from a fresh new source, though our current source which is from one of Adams embryos is fine I believe a secondary source would be good to have lying around, it allows for new developments on the program." He put his hands together. "Seele knows also of this and they want the scenario to just pan out all the same, Bardiel's death in true Evangelion form is everything we desire."

Ritsuko leaned forward. "How do you know that Asuka will kill him?" Gendo pressed his device bringing up a recording wave pressing it as his mouth formed a cold smile as Asuka's enraged recorded voice hit the air. "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."

He looked up meeting her surprised gaze. "Because my dear she's thinks like an apex predator and apex predators don't share food, territory or mating space with other apex predators, they kill them."

8

Asuka gently took hold of Rei's hand guiding her towards her lap they were in the continental breakfast bar again. "I can get you breakfast." Rei tried to move only for Asuka's hand to find her waist as she was suddenly pulled into her lap so she was seated on it. "No we agreed it's my turn, you got breakfast yesterday." Asuka looked up. "I didn't agree to that."

Rei looked up realizing that the Nerv staff were staring at them some of them with very amused expressions on their faces. "Yes you did Asuka now let me go it's a five minute order it will only take me a minute to order." Asuka felt a wide toothy grin form. "Yeah but that's a minute I don't get to spend with you." Rei turned looking her straight in her good eye as she raised her fingers running them slowly down Asuka's face as she spoke softly as she kissed her gently on the lips. "Please let me go."

Asuka slowly eased her hands loose letting her go watching as she went over the bar she leaned on her elbow as she took a slip of her orange juice before looking back at her phone flicking through her message or more the ones that Anneberg thought were worthy of her attention.

There were the usual interviews requests she had already sent her reply back to gallery that she was interested and they'd returned an e-mail asking for her to pick a date to visit. As Mari had said the software company were interested in a live interview and had sent out a request which she'd reserved today. She turned her phone side ways flipping the screen as she went to the newsfeeds regarding herself she never did this normally but her curiosity was getting the better of her.

She eased up her phone letting her eyes wander over the words for a long moment as she started playing one putting in one of her headphones. "Get a load of this the unit 02 pilots is ripping of that ugly things face off that woman is made of steel!" Asuka flipped the recoding further. "Okay I don't know what is going on but she's plugging those tails into the things entry plugs and it's hurting the ugly bastard so much. For everyone who is just tuning in this is live from Uluru Australia and the German pilot Asuka Langley Soryu is punishing this ugly monster big time. This is the same pilot who most thought would never walk again after the Alpha test incident and who we were told had been crippled in both legs. "There was a long pause. "We believe she is somehow affecting this things AT field as well talk about heroic if this carries on the other Evangelion's might just get close enough to really damage this thing maybe even kill it."

Asuka flipped to another video where two presenters were viewing her artwork of Rei as the first man spoke. "It's not Shinji's art I can tell you that now, styles all wrong and look at the strokes every artist has a style and no two are ever the same and lets be clear right here, right now its deeply romantic imagery."

He turned towards the other man. "So to call the German pilot violent, senseless and stupid is a tad unfair when you take this into account she's clearly has some hidden talents we are just now seeing I mean she's been out of lime light for three years. I've been told that it was a complete disappearance after the Hikari incident which we now know that she didn't do. I mean what was she doing in all of that time? Nerv has now mentioned that she did do art in school but even they said it was a surprise to them. I mean she spent all that time alone and I do mean alone because Nerv has openly stated that she became very discounted from the other pilots after this event and spent a lot of her time by herself even outside work. So maybe she put all of her time in to her hobbies and art and these digital paintings have been the final outcome."

The man next to him looked up. "Still doesn't explain why Ayanami loves her." The first man rolled his eyes. "Now your just being unfair I think the answers are obvious, it's because Ayanami sees all the good in her that we missed because we all judged her. It was very easy to do we had mountains of footage showing some selfish, violent cruel, little girl we all just forgot that people change and that's the bigger problem which is we all saw what we wanted to see."

He paused looking at the painting. "It was easy for us but lets be real that's not the same person we saw in the visitor centre. I remember the old Asuka she used to break open the doors and lap up the fans attention this one was clearly terrified to even be there, it was written all over her face I mean she fiddled with that pendent like some nervous little kid." He put his hands together. "Oh yes and Nerv has made it quite clear that, that pendent is extremely valuable to her, as it was a gift from Ayanami and it never ever leaves her neck even when she's piloting just like Shinji always wears the Greek cross which we know was a gift from the Major herself." He looked up. "Clearly Asuka has been good for a long time, we just missed it and ignored it…"

"I see your looking at yourself in the newsfeed princess!"

Asuka leapt up in surprise realizing that Mari was right behind her chair she slammed her button on her phone turning it to her screen saver. "No I wasn't four eyes!" Mari smirked as she pulled up a chair opposite seeing the embarrassment creep onto Asuka's face as she pulled her head phone out of her line of sight. "You know it's not a crime to watch yourself on the news." Asuka eyed her. "I wasn't watching I was just curious."

Mari laughed not caring that everyone could hear her as she folded her arm. "Asuka you really suck at lying, has anyone ever told you that?" Asuka eyed her putting her phone away. "Yes countless times." Mari leaned over putting her arm around the other woman much to her annoyance. "Then maybe you should not try little sister." She leaned closer to her. "Between us though I did enjoy last night it was fun your house is very cosy and alcoholic milkshake is really nice you have got to give more recipes for that."

She turned as Rei appeared giving her smile. "Hi there! I was just keeping her warm for you." Rei watched as she pulled away as she put her breakfast down along with Asuka's. "You're family you don't have to explain yourself." Mari eyed Asuka's breakfast. "Are you on some crappy healthy eating regime or something what's with all the yogurt and cereal crap on top?" Asuka eyed her. "It's called muesli and it has nothing to do with healthy eating I'm just not hungry today."

Mari eyed her in confusion. "Since when are you not hungry for meat? I see you eat meat all the fucking time I mean from what I've heard its part of a basic healthy diet for you since you're a total carnivore like me." Rei looked up as she poured honey over her yogurt. "She has a point Asuka you only eat yogurt and cereal back when you weren't well after the accident, you told me that yourself." Mari looked up as Toji appeared she quickly signalled him over watching as he moved grabbing the nearest chair smiling as he sat down. "So I was right all along you two are sisters, well step sisters!"

Asuka eyed him as she spoke evenly. "Yes you were correct, what do you want as a prize?" Mari folded her arms. "Ignore her she's being grouchy because I caught her looking at herself on the newsfeeds." Rei looked up sharply. "She was?" Mari gave her widest smile trying to ignore Asuka dark look. "Yes she just doesn't want to admit it."

Toji felt his smile widen as he eyed Asuka. "Yes, can I have a prize?" Asuka raised her hand. "Fine pick something from around here I'll pay for it." Toji blinked in surprise. "Seriously, you are not kidding around?" Asuka eyed him. "Yes." Mari smirked. "See my little sisters not so bad you just have to get past the rough edges." Toji turned pointing upwards. "You know there's a woman on the twentieth who has this really hot saucy image of you Asuka with Rei your both naked and kissing on this wall scroll."

He turned as Rei almost coughed up her honeydew bubble tea while Asuka just rolled her good eye. "She said it was a one off collectable and super rare." Rei looked up breathing in deeply. "No offence but can we please not talk about that wall scroll, I thought they'd all vanished into the void." Toji raised his hands looking at them both in confusion. "Yeah but it's you and Asuka I thought you'd really like it."

Asuka shook her head. "I'm not having this conversation with you Toji you can have that with Mari." Toji eyed her food plate. "Why are you eating that are you sick or something I mean don't you prefer full English or something meat related?" Asuka looked at him for a long moment. "I'm not hungry okay."

Toji turned to Rei. "She's sick right?" He raised his hand. "I mean I could understand you having a huge lack of appetite with all that chicken shit with Bardiel going on in your brain and spinal column." Asuka leaned on her elbow putting her hand on her temples. "Please stop talking Toji." She turned seeing that Shinji and Kaworu were coming towards her with their breakfasts they both gave her a smile as the sat down. Shinji smiled as he looked up. "Good morning Asuka." Asuka looked up. "Good morning."

Shinji looked over at her breakfast. "Are you unwell?" Asuka couldn't stop herself as she smashed her fist down hard on the table making Mari jump. "Will everyone stop asking me if I'm sick?!" She paused eyeing her breakfast. "I feel fine I'm better than fine in fact you all don't need to worry yourselves about my personal health."

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Kaworu looked up calmly as he put his arm around Shinji's shoulder. "Accept for Bardiel moving around your brain." Asuka finished her yogurt. "Yeah accept for that so how's about everyone not talk about it over the breakfast table." She picked up a spoon eyeing her reflection in it for a long moment before letting it clatter into the empty dish. "It makes me feel really nervous."

Toji looked at her. "So the gift I want does it have a price limit?" Asuka turned to him. "So long as it's not that wall scroll you found, I don't verfickte care…" Toji looked at her as a question he'd wanted to ask her popped in to his head. "I don't mean to be rude but I heard this rumour that you're totally loaded because of your grandmother's in charge over in the German division, is that true?"

Asuka looked up. "That's a crappy rumour and it's not true, I get no special treatment from the German division that includes money or items and my grandmother is not loaded she lives in a very modest German home and it's out on rural farmlands. She really likes old fashioned cookware and even her coffee maker is the old type that you press down the only modern things she has are her phone and her flat screen and mobile phone and that's only because my cousin Kolby and I like to video call her now and again and she can also stay in contact with the German division when she takes time off. I send her money sometimes because I worry about her because though she's very fit for her age she sometimes over stretches her limits. She has to have her right shoulder checked every six months because it's got a really old fashioned robotic metal bone joints since it was fitted before stem cell became the norm."

She looked up slightly. "I have savings yes but that's because I don't spend my money that often and Rei, Shinji and Kaworu all have vast savings and they can all teach you and Mari how to invest really well." Toji folded his arms. "Why can't you teach us?" Asuka looked up slightly. "You both already know the answer to that question." Toji felt a wide smile form. "Yeah but I think I speak for everyone here when I say we believe you can win."

Asuka took in a deep breath letting it out slowly. "I've had this bastard in my head for ages, when they tried to force him out it did nothing but put me in the coma." Toji eased up his hand. "Yeah but things are different now, your different I mean you were depressed in the beginning you're not now."

Rei looked up slightly. "He's right Asuka and I agree with him you can win this." She moved taking hold of the other woman's hand turning it as she ran her fingers gently over her palm. "He once called you fake because you were born in an outside birthing chamber, yet he is the fake one he's a parasite and he's been living off you for far to long." She met her good eye. "You don't need him, he needs you, you're the superior one not him and the fact that you said that he's not shown up as much recently makes me think that he's running scared."

She turned Asuka hand over gently running her fingers over hers seeing that she was utterly mesmerized. "Anger completes you it always has so why don't you bring the fire to him when the time comes?" She gently kissed her hand before placing it down. "Because that's the Asuka I know and love." Mari leaned over eyeing Rei, oh man did that woman have power or what?

Asuka was just staring at her like she was some kind of goddess and it was such an open and innocent look and reminded her so much of the looks Asuka would sometimes give her in private when they had both been children. She didn't think as she grabbed the other woman around the shoulder breaking her out of her trance. "Also I don't want you to die, you little princess because I really want to borrow your graphic novels because yours are way better than mine since you have all the collectors editions." Asuka felt a slight smile form as she spoke playfully. "You're so shallow."

Mari eased up her hand. "No, but seriously I would be really fucking offended if you didn't kick this guy's ass because I would like my little sister to hang around longer since we are just getting to know each other again, I mean I don't want you taken from me again the first time really hurt the both of us." She ruffled her red hair. "So do what you do best and fucking tear him apart because we are all going to be watching and cheering you on." She eyed the others. "Right you'll all be cheering this tiger on?" She watched as they all nodded. "See they all want you to win."

Asuka pulled away. "Yeah I get it four eyes tear him to ribbons." Mari poked her chest with her finger. "So glad you finally do." Shinji looked up. "She's right Asuka none of us want to lose you." He paused as he spoke calmly. "I mean we are all just starting to get to really know you again." Kaworu turned meeting Asuka's uncertain. "Shinji's right it would be nice if you stayed around as like Toji I really want to get to know you better." Asuka looked down they were all being so nice and nothing about it felt fake it all felt all very genuine.

They were all right and she couldn't deny that maybe she could fight and win this. She ignored the sudden feeling of her left eye igniting as she felt a truly genuine smile form. "You know maybe you're all right, maybe I can beat this bastard I mean he's just a vile verfickte parasite and I am stronger than him. He's just a bully and a coward, I almost had the chance to beat him in my subconscious once and I blew it, it won't happen again."

Mari didn't think as she slammed her hand down on Asuka's back. "Oh there it is she's finally getting it, took you long enough." Asuka eyed her. "Yeah well I'm a slow learner who doesn't like change." Rei finished her honeydew bubble tea. "No I disagree, you're very good with certain aspects of change but other aspects get to you and that's okay because it makes you human."

8

Maya looked up as Asuka entered the room she turned looking at Kaji and Misato who both looked very solemn. "Hello Asuka." Asuka took in a deep breath Rei was not with her she had said that she wanted to do this by herself. She had gone to the gym with Shinji and somehow she was now regretting not taking up her idea of gymnastics maybe she was right maybe she would have been good at it but she'd probably never know now or at least not until this was over.

She'd said though that she'd meet her before lunch even though she just wasn't hungry, maybe they were right maybe she was sick or maybe her lack of appetite was a symptom of her nervousness over what was coming she looked up speaking calmly. "You wanted to see me." Maya gave her a warm smile. "I was worried that you might not come today after what happened the other day."

Asuka slowly eased her patch off looking at her directly. "I would never deny you a request you've always been my friend." She stepped closer putting her patch away. "I wanted to apologise for the other day, I can be a monumental verfickte idiot when I'm afraid because I hate things being outside my control." Maya moved closer to her watching as the blue patterns in her right eye pulsed and changed. "Its okay Asuka I know you're afraid, who wouldn't be?"

She put her arms around her giving her a warm hug before pulling away. "I think I've also known you long enough to know that you didn't mean anything by it." She put her hand on her shoulder. "Come on take a seat." She watched as Asuka sat down. "Rei sent me a message this morning that you were talking in your sleep." Asuka looked up in confusion. "Was I crying out for my mother?"

Misato moved forward. "No she said that you appeared to be talking to another version of yourself she believes it was the same one you saw in your last dream." Asuka felt her eyes dart. "I don't remember the dream at all." Kaji looked up. "The reason we are telling you this is because when you spoke to your other self she said something to you which was really important that neither of you were ever meant to meet and that Bardiel's actions are fragmenting your soul and he's basically pushed a part of your soul aside and has taken its place."

He raised his hand. "She also said that the only way to win was to free yourself of fresh and blood we have no idea what that means." Asuka looked up. "She must mean to die." Maya breathed in sharply. "No but I don't think it's that because I don't believe any version of you would die and there's something else that's weird as well. This other Asuka claimed she was a former self another version of you and that there have been twenty before you but you're all merged the final result being you."

She raised her hand. "Here's the real weird thing though she said she made a bargain of some kind she never said who with or why and that she didn't expect to become you apparently your sexuality made her a tad uncomfortable but in what way she didn't really clarify." Asuka leaned back in the chair folding her legs. "Maybe in her world she didn't swing both ways and maybe she liked Shinji or something, hence why she might find the idea of Rei and I odd." She felt a cold smile form. "Maybe she saw Rei as a rival." She felt her smile fade as something hit her. "No wait that kind of makes sense because Bardiel told me once that Shinji and Rei are not always brother and sister at least not in all of the worlds he's been in so maybe they've met before."

Kaji moved closer to her. "Yes but there is a very dark element to this she claimed that she destroyed the former world, how or why we are not sure but she stated it was her choice which means in her world terrible things happened." Asuka looked up slightly. "Well she must have had a real Lance of Longinus then but from what I heard Adam never left a lance of any kind though Seele have always searched for it because it's written about in the Dead Sea scrolls."

Kaji looked up. "That is correct Asuka, Seele searched every yard of Antarctica and we've searched the red sea three times in deep sea subs and no lance exists. We have absolutely no idea what a real Lance of Longinus even looks like there's no imagery of one I mean the closest description is in one dead sea scroll that it's a long thin woven interlocking spear that can be held but it says nothing about size, we assume it's big enough for an Evangelion to hold even throw but its all pure speculation."

Asuka looked up. "If you seriously think I'd do what my last self did, it won't happen unless someone's got a lance lying around and Nerv doesn't know about it." She narrowed her gaze. "My former self also sounds like she was miserable anyway and I'm not miserable I want to live my life come what may." Kaji looked at her for a long moment. "We don't believe you'd do something like that either but I felt you should know in advance as any information might help you free yourself from Bardiel."

Misato moved over to her pulling out a thick graphic novel from her jacket handing it to her. "I picked this up for you Asuka I don't know if you've ever read about this person but I thought you might want to read it, it's about a woman who used to be quite evil and animalistic and used to kill people but she reformed and went to fight on the side of the heroes, I though it might appeal to you." Asuka looked at her as she flipped through the pages. "This is very nice of you but you didn't have to."

Misato turned serious as she spoke. "You don't see yourself as the hero do you Asuka? I mean not the type of hero that maybe you see Shinji, Rei, Kaworu or Toji as because of your past." Asuka looked up slightly. "No I'm not like them." Misato turned the graphic novel to a certain page. "Maybe you should view yourself more like this woman she's what they call an anti hero, she's not all sunshine she can be quite dark but she gets the job done granted her friends don't like her methods but they respect her all the same." Asuka eyed the graphic novel. "I never thought of it like that and I've never read this series either."

Maya looked over. "There's no shame in viewing yourself that way Asuka believe me, I mean if it makes it easier for you ,and Mari might enjoy reading this too as you're both similar in that respect." Asuka looked at one of the pages. "I agree its much more fitting, for me at least and I see your point with Mari."

Misato moved towards her. "How's about when you leave work tonight you and Rei come up to my house I mean Kaworu, Toji and Mari said they were going to come up for the first time tonight and you could join Kaji and I, I mean I just got promoted and so did Kaji and we want to celebrate with all of you." Maya raised her hand. "I'm also coming and Shinji wants to cook." Asuka closed the graphic novel giving them a smile. "I'll be happy to come up with Rei, also congratulations on your promotion."

8

Asuka moved slowly up the corridor sitting herself on the chairs near the vending machines as she pulled out the graphic novel starting to read it she had time to spare since it would be a while before Rei got out of the gym. She slowly started to read only for a dark voice to hit the air.

"Hero, anti-hero, what does it even fucking matter?" Asuka lowered the graphic novel seeing that Bardiel was sitting directly in front of her on all fours his red eyes gleaming their white pupils ablaze. "I don't care for your opinion." Bardiel's mouth formed a smile. "Everyone's lying to you Asuka, you can't win against me." Asuka felt a dark smile form as she spoke in a mocking tone. "Oh what's wrong is the parasite afraid?"

She laughed as Bardiel's mouth formed a snarl. "Yes you are, aren't you? Bet now you wish you'd killed me out on the ice plane." Bardiel mouth formed a cold smile as he flicked his tail around her. "You don't get it do you Asuka? I wanted you to succeed I wanted you to be everything you could ever be." Asuka looked up feeing the confusion hit home as she spoke. "Why?"

Bardiel moved closer his white pupils glowing brighter. "So I could do this." Asuka was about to say something only for the words to leave her as the pain hit her like a hammer. The graphic novel dropped from her hands as she clutched her left eye crying out in agony as the world around her suddenly descended in to chaos as all of the vending machines started to work on there own.

They started dropping crisps and chocolate and throwing out drinking cans as the lights above suddenly went out followed by the rest of the corridor plunging into darkness as all of the employers room doors slamming shut and locking causing cries of confusion and panic.

Asuka hit the floor hard on her knees trying to take the pain as Bardiel voice hit the air filled with joy. "You and I are one and the same now, your imagination is mine to will as I please anything I want I can create through you, you are my vessel my hand of god!" Asuka started to struggle forward on her knees as she felt her teeth start to change. "I'm not giving you my body again!"

Bardiel's voice came again. "Stop fighting it will only hurt more, your time has come for you to fulfill what you were meant for you will become my burning red star that will engulf this world!" Asuka tensed feeling the pain get worse. "No, I'm not going to be your verfickte puppet!"

Bardiel laughed. "Give in Asuka there is no shame in defeat you've fought long and hard you've fulfilled your life's purposes, you got the woman of your dreams you have became the hero you always wanted to be, you have no reason to stay."

Asuka grabbed her head hearing her scream turn to roar which sounded like a tigers as her fist smashed into the titled floor causing something to shatter in the dark as she tried desperately to hold on as she felt Bardiel's presence pour over her like some black sea as he tried to get through.

She could see the torches going on in all the rooms as all of the employees further up the corridor tried to look out of their locked rooms to see what was happening their glass wasn't sound proof. She struggled to getting her feet as she walked forward only for the lights down the other corridor to shut off as the doors locked. "Take me to your wreck room I know it's not far from here only two corridors away!"

Asuka felt her fist smash the wall opposite as she screamed again though once more it sounded like a tiger roaring. "No!" Bardiel took in a slow deep breath. "Fine have it your way, now I am really going to hurt you!" Asuka felt her whole body fall side ways as the pain came even more intensely as she hit the floor hard.

"Stop holding onto your humanity you're not human I made you better than human embrace the monster deep inside you that is what you are, you're part of me you're like me, you like violence, you enjoy blood it's what you were made for. You are a goddess of fire death and destruction without equal and through me you can shape this world to your very will."

Asuka opened her eyes only to watch as the glass all around her shattered down both corridors as the lights flickered like crazy and the employees screamed in panic and fear. "Allow me to become the embodiment of the great Norse serpent god Jörmungand through you it's what you were created for in this world, you gave me this right when you struck your bargain as your forma self!"

End of part 57

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