CHAPTER TWO. 見知らぬ天井

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❝ 見知らぬ天井 ❞
unfamiliar ceilings

❝ 見知らぬ天井 ❞unfamiliar ceilings

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Not a moment after the command leaves Misato's lips, the Eva unit gets launched up, traveling up through the tube in the blink of an eye.

"Woah." Y/N blinks rapidly, leaning forward to look at the screen which showed the Eva speeding up the launch tube.

The Eva reached the top of the tube in no more than a couple seconds, its body becoming completely still as it stands on one of the city's roads above NERV headquarters. Two large pillars restrained the Eva's arms, keeping it from moving.

"Are you ready, Shinji?" Dr. Akagi asks.

Shinji's eyes narrow, hands tightening around the controls before giving one firm nod of his head. "Yes."

"This is it. Release the final safety locks! Evangelion unit one, lift off!" Misato orders. The pillars, which had been restraining it, shifting away to let the Eva slump forward.

"Shinji, for now just think only about walking. Concentrate all your thoughts on it." Dr. Akagi commands, leaning closer to the screen to watch the Eva unit closely.

The Eva stays still for a brief moment before it slowly takes a singular step forward, kicking a small dust cloud in front of it.

Gasps fill the command center, and Y/N had to admit even she felt a sense of awe at seeing the Eva unit in action.

Unfortunately, the amazement didn't last long as the Eva collapses forward, colliding with the ground harshly and landing face-first on the road.

Y/N grimaces before her eyes widen— not paying any mind to the gasps coming from  the people around her —as another figure just as tall as the Eva walks into the camera frame.

The Angel.

"Shinji!" Misato leans forward into the mic urgently. "Get up! You need to get up now!"

The Angel walks forward slowly until it loomed over the Eva. Apparently not wanting to waste a moment of its time, it grabbed the head of the Eva tightly in one hand, dragging its limp figure up.

The Angel remains unnervingly still for a moment before abruptly grabbing the Eva's arm and pulling.

The Eva's neck stretches far further than it's meant to, the Angel applying more force, not relenting in its attempt to rip the Eva's arm off.

"Stay calm." Misato orders despite her own panic being visible, a bead of sweat running down the side of her face. "Your arm only feels like it's being hurt."

Labored breath comes through the comms, the screen showing Shinji's face contorted in pain as he holds his arm tightly.

"What about the defense systems?" Dr. Akagi asks, looking over Maya's shoulder.

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