Same theater as before. Brian, Erica, and Atsuko are seated, and
there is another person with them.
<Brian>: Hi, everyone! Well, this is it, the last chapter in
Seraphim's Judgement. With God Himself coming down, things are going
to get interesting-if this fic wasn't interesting eonugh already-but
before we get started, Erica has someone to introduce. Major?
<Carter>: Thanks, and let me intorduce Major Julia Martins, liason
officer from the Crystal Knights to the rest of the Earth Defense
Forces. You'll first see her in the next part of Destiny's Path.
<Brian>: Uhh...actually, you'll see her in a Christmas oneshot fic I'm
releasing next week.
<Carter>: <sweatdrops> Did you make our...relationship...apparant?
<Brian>: Uh, yeah.
<Carter>: Oh, boy.
<Natsume>; Before this gets ugly, roll the film.
On 10 Dec 97 at 6:29, fanfic@fanfic.com wrote:
[Warhammer comes out amid singing from the light.]
<All four blast Warhammer>
WH: Dying is easy... living's the hard part. But it's more fun that way.
<Brian>: Did you understand that?
<Natsume>: Not in the least.
Teknos Warhammer presents
Seraphim's Judgment:
Epilogue:
The Ikari Redemption
The light that had descended from the skies settled in the place where
the demon EVA once stood. The light soon faded and in its place, a man
stood. His simple white shirt, pants, and sandals would have made any
man doubt that this simple looking man was the Creator. Even His
semi-youthful face and white hair would make him pass for almost any
other man.
<Carter>: I thought it was Belldandy.
<Martins>: Nahh...with what I've seen of Eva so far, it would make
sense for the Big Man to show up.
He turned to Sera and the lifeless body of Nodoka and began to walk to
them both. Sera cringed and held Nodoka closer, not allowing rational
thought to enter her mind. The man knelt in front of them both, reached
forth his hand and placed it upon Sera's quivering shoulder.
The voice from the man was gentle and soft as he spoke, "There is
nothing to fear Seraphina. Look." He then placed his hand on Nodoka's
head and spoke gently. "Nodoka. Daughter of the Teknos and of Earth.
Awaken and continue to protect."
When his hands left Nodoka's head, the glow within her eyes returned
and Nodoka gasped as the air of life returned to her lungs. She started
to cough horribly, but it eventually vanished. The man looked up to Sera
and smiled. Her only reply was shock and amazement at the miracle that
just occurred in front of her.
<Brian>: Glad she didn't stay dead.
<Carter>: Although divine redemption was a bit much.
<Natsume>: This is Eva, remember.
<Carter>: Oh.
With that done, he stood up and walked over to where the body of the
Seraphim lay. He knelt by her body and picked her up to cradle the angel
in his arms. She opened her eyes slightly and said weakly,
"Father... have I served thee well?" In response, He nodded and replied.
"You always did my daughter. Now, return home and rest. You have earned
it." Then, another pillar of light descended and seemed to take the
wounded angel from His arms to carry her above to the clouds.
<Brian>: <speaker> Would Doctor Belldandy please report to
Reception?
<C/M/M>: <groan>
After Seraphim had returned to the heavens, he turned to where Reina
had taken a seat to watch what had happened. They gave each other a
single glance and He walked past her to the reason for His visit. When
her back was to His, she said,
"You know, I'm kinda surprised that you came down here."
He smiled and replied, "Don't be, you're not supposed to be. Remember?"
Reina only smirked more and leaned against the wall adjacent to where
she was sitting.
<All four>: Huh??
Reaching the personnel of NERV, He walked through the multitude of
people awe struck in whom they thought this to be. Among them all, he
went to the only man he wanted to talk to. Gendou Ikari.
Gendou turned as his shoulder was tapped by someone. He blinked a few
times at the man who was dressed in something that not everyone exactly
wore. "Are you..." the man only nodded and said with no smile on his
face, "Gendou, we need to talk."
<Brian>: Heh, heh....
<Carter>; Are you sure WH hasn't talked to Chris Davies?
<Brian>: I'm pretty sure.
Just then, everything and everyone around them vanished. All that Gendou
saw was barren ground and a giant sea of orange as far as the eye could
see. At the very edge of that orange sea was that same man, garbed in
white. Curious, Gendou walked over to the edge of the sea, knelt down,
and picked up a handful of the orange liquid. It felt as the exact same
was as LCL!
<Brian>: Agghhh..EOE alert.
The man smiled, "In a way, that's good. You see, several of us above
were not exactly happy with what you were doing. But recent events
changed the opinion about you."
<Brian>: I'll say they were not happy.
<Martins>: Although having God change His opinion about you is a
good thing.
<Carter>: Only if he deserved it.
Gendou was really confused at this point. "But what is all this... this
sea of LCL?"
"This... is what would have happened had the HCP come to perfect
completion. It would have reduced mankind to this. To put it most
simply, a sea of spit."
<Brian>: Heh, aptly put.
He looked at the man in shock. If this was what was to happen, what
were they doing wrong? They all the correct tools: the Evangelion, the
Lancea, and Adam.
"That's where you're wrong Gendou. What you and the Angels have been
fighting for was a lie. It was never Adam you found, it was Lillith."
<Carter>: Ooopppps!! Wrong Angel. :-)
Once more, Gendou was shocked. Yet, it seemed to make sense. With a
figure head of someone holy would cause only advancement. The opposite
would only bring de-evolution and that was what Lillith was.
<Brian>: You know, that actually made sense. <shakes head> Too
many philosophy classes....
"That is correct. But there was another flaw in the thinking of you and
SEELE. What you sought for was spiritual evolution. Causing the human
race to become more than what they were. You and SEELE tried to force
the human race to evolve at a point where it was far from ready.
True advancement for any form of life cannot be given. It must be
achieved. Only through perseverance can such a thing be obtained, and
even then it takes much time and patience.
The reason why I made evolution the way it is for life is because it can
be sustained that way. But when something is forced, it moves into a
territory where it has no room or time to adapt and inevitably dies off.
That is what you and SEELE tried to do, Gendou. Send humanity to its
death. Whether they wanted it or not."
Gendou's head hung low. The truth weighed on his shoulders like a ton
of bricks and could he do nothing to shrug it off. Now he knew where he
was. It was an alternate Earth where he got his wish. The HCP project
complete and him back with his family... in a sea of spit.
<Brian>: Hands for those who understood that on the second
reading?
<Three hands go up>
He turned up to see the man was holding his shoulder, and He was
smiling. "Gendou, I didn't come here just to show you this. I also came
here to say that you saved everyone. Your son, your wife, everyone."
Gendou stood up to meet the man, face to face. "Why? I don't deserve
all this praise! I nearly killed my wife, I committed adultery, I
abandoned my son, and..." Then he walked past the man and several feet
away before stopping.
<Carter>: You're POSITIVE he hasn't talked to Chris Davies?
<Brian>: Positive.
"Gendou, that's another reason why I wanted to talk to you. You still
have a chance to set things right. Not only that, I need your help,
humanity's still in danger."
<Martins>: When is it not in danger?
Gendou remembered SEELE being taken out by the UN. It was a little more
than obvious why. The Evangelion as potential weaponry. He figured it
was too good of a chance for those power hungry slugs to pass up. He
turned to see the man was smiling and nodded the affirmative to his
assumption.
"Oh and one more thing..." the man said.
<Brian>: Why am I getting a feeling of impending doom?
<Natsume>: <deadpan> No idea.
*************************************************
With the EVAs of NERV without power, they all sat down against what few
buildings that were standing. The pilots were able to get out without
much difficulty, even with no power.
Touji and Asuka were standing against the prone head of Asuka's EVA,
not even minding the snow that fell.
<Carter, Martins, and Natsume hold weapons on Brian>
<Carter>: Don't even start with the singing.
<Brian>: Ulp.
"That was some to do, wasn't it?" Touji asked the German girl. She only
stared at the little flakes as they fell, but still had enough knowledge
of what he was saying to nod. Then she turned to him,
"Touji, were you scared?"
He turned to her, blinked, and then answered, "Yeah, who wouldn't be? I
mean, going through all that, another Impact was about to occur, and
then that last EVA..." he paused for a second, "and of course... seeing
that thing hurt you made me pretty mad. What was worse was that I
couldn't do anything."
"You really mean that?" She asked. He nodded. So, she leaned against
his shoulder and said, "Good, then I'm glad you're ok too."
Touji was about to put his hand on her shoulder when...
<Brian>: Gack, impending sugar rush...feeling dizzy....
"Just WHAT do you think you're doing with my daughter!?!" A voice
screamed, which sent both pilots scrambling everywhere since they didn't
know where the voice came from. They both turned to the semi-ejected
entry plug to see a woman's head sticking out from the edge. Her short
brown hair barely covered her gray eyes, which were filled with
disbelief and anger. That was when Asuka spoke up.
"Okaasan?"
<All four>: <facefault>
<Carter>: Well, THAT was unexpected.
<SNIP>
When the formation stopped, the entry plug in 03 was occupied by a
large African American man. The man's hair was one of the few things
missing from his well kept physique, but time would correct that. He
opened his eyes through the half filled entry plug and to the snow
covered sky. That was when Edward Hecatonchires realized he was free
from his prison.
<Brian>: <????> Warhammer, Where did you come up with that name?
In Unit 00, a small pale body awoke from the puddle of LCL that still
covered her body. She climbed up to the edge and saw in the distance the
powerless husks of Units 01, 02, and 03 and realized where she was. She
ran a hand through her short blue hair out of the way of her face and
smiled, she was home again.
<Carter>: Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Rei I!!
*************************************************
Shinji leaned against the side of the semi-ejected entry plug of Unit
01, staring at the sky. He wondered what exactly was that light he and
the others saw, but his thought were interrupted when he heard a gasp
behind him. He turned to see a woman, with soaked, short, dark-brown
hair, coughing out a little LCL.
Widening his eyes, Shinji realized who this was. His mother had escaped
from the Evangelion!
"O... Okaasan?" Shinji stuttered, walking back to the woman within the
plug. She nodded simply as her son wrapped his arms around her body. Her
prayers had been answered. Whatever powers that be decided that she
should be back here and no words could describe how grateful she was.
<Brian>: No comment?
<Carter/Martins>: Nope.
<Natsume>: Nada.
From behind the purple EVA, Reina flew in with her 'older' sister,
wrapped in a blanket left among the wreckage. She placed Koorichi/Rei I
on the ground and then left to go pick up her other sister.
"I believe everyone will want an explanation. So, I'll be back in a
minute. No point in leaving everyone in the dark." Reina said, flying
through the trees to where her sister was still.
<Brian>: Is she getting frequent flyer miles for this?
<C/M/N>: <mallet attack>
<Brian>: <pancake>
The child climbed up the side of the EVA to meet with Yui and Shinji.
"Well, it appears that you're pleased with coming back Yui-san." The
small child said with an evident maturity.
Yui and Shinji turned to see the child-like version of Rei, covered
with a large blanket. The elder woman nodded and replied, "I'm really
happy this happened, but I'm not sure how."
A third voice answered for her, "That's because the Evangelion has
served its purpose with you. Now that it has nothing more to do, it has
returned you to this world."
They all turned to see a white garbed man, with Gendou standing behind
him. Gendou looked around the man and saw his wife. He then turned to
the other man and said,
"Is... is this what you meant by..."
The man only nodded. Gendou then turned back to Yui and walked to the
woman in the plug slowly. Almost expecting it to be either a dream or
hallucination. But as he touched the woman's hand and she smiled to him,
tears began to develop from his eyes.
He whispered her name quietly and in response, she pulled him to her
and embraced like they hadn't done so in a long time. Which they had
not.
<All four>: Awwwww....
The man sighed and then said, "I would be more than happy to allow
this, but there is something I need to talk with the Children and the
former souls of the EVAs about."
One by one, the large man from Unit 03, Kyoko, and the other Children
came to the head of Unit 01 to see what the man had to say.
"Even though there's no more threat of another Impact, there is
something I want to request of you all." He said standing against the
spire of Unit 01's face. "In the future, the might of the Evangelion
will be needed in the defense of not only Earth, but for the lives of
countless other races. Which is why I still need the help of you who
were absorbed into the EVAs. I cannot personally interfere in the war,
but what I can do is bring as many factors as I can.
<Carter>: Of course, Gods can never interfere.
<Martins>: That's what us pesky mortals are for.
"Not only that, the Children themselves will be needed to touch the
lives of several people that only you four can help with. Now, I will
not force you into this. I would never forgive myself if I had separated
you from your families after all you've been through. You will have all
of your lives to think about it. And when it ends, I will ask you again.
<Carter>: Now this didn't make sense. Is He going to make them
angels or what?
<Martins>: <leans in close> I think that's what He meant.
I will not argue if you refuse. Not all of you would wish to go through
the same thing again. Please think about it." With those words, another
pillar of light emerged from the sky and blinded them all temporarily.
Through the light, the same voice spoke, "Oh and if you're wondering why
I'm doing thisą today is the 25th of December, is it not?"
<All four>: <facefault>
<SNIP>
Under the watchful eye of her mother, Asuka was able to steal a glance
or two from Touji whenever he looked at her. Inside, she was screaming
that her mother wouldn't let her be. She liked Touji a lot and knew that
her mother meant well, but Asuka wondered if she would be able to get
any privacy at all. Besides, she was getting a little too close to
Edward and wasn't allowing her the same right.
<Brian>: Mothers, the lesser understood subspecies.
Kyoko and her father had talked about it when she returned. At first,
her dad was shocked and surprised, but thankfully understanding
prevailed above all. Kyoko would be able to start over in a sense and
chose a man whom she'd had known the longest since she was 'changed'.
Edward didn't mind it that much, but he told Asuka that her mother could
be a little 'off' at times and it scared him.
<Carter>: A little off? On what scale?
<Martins>: Now, now, Erica.
Under the same blanket, Rei leaned against Shinji's shoulder and sighed
happily. Reina and Koorichi, the name Rei I had wanted to use since she
didn't want to be referred as a number, had given her their blessings
about him and knew him to be a good boy. Although Reina had made a
rather crude remark about being an aunt too soon, things had been
amazingly smooth with her sisters.
<Brian>: Heh, sisters, I know that feeling.
<Carter>: You think Shinji's going to get some in-laws? :-)
<Brian>: Heh, entirely possible.
Shinji's parents had a long time together to be able to talk about lost
time. Yui had known about Gendou's past sins and although she was not
exactly happy about it, she had enough heart to forgive him. Gendou's
demeanor had changed rather evidently throughout the past week. Gone was
the stone gazed and heartless monster that Shinji met when he returned
to Tokyo-3. And in his place was the man that both Yui and Shinji loved
dearly.
<Brian>: Okay, I think it went like this: Warm man-slimeball-Warm
haunted man. Did I get that right?
<Carter>: I think that made sense.
At the top of the hill, both Reina and Koorichi stood around a tree
observing the proceedings with varied expressions. Koorichi looked upon
her sister and Shinji with a warm loving smile, while Reina simply
looked bored. Just then, another figure walked up to the tree beside
them and took a seat on the ground.
Blinking, Reina said, "You're going to watch this too?"
The man in white smiled back and said, "Of course. I do the same for
all the other choirs and they're all filled with talented singers. So
why not?"
<All four>: LOL
<Cut most of the song section>
<Carter>: Too bad, it was a nice song.
<Martins>: And it was nice to see that Ranma and Akane survived the
whole dustup.
Several children had joined to dance and play at the foot of the stage
and band. Meanwhile, Shinji and Rei had moved to a sidewalk and still
saw the music playing below. He took her hand in his gently, she
accepted it and they began to dance to the music, although much more
slower than the music actually went.
<Brian/Natsume>: Awwww....
<Carter/Martins>: <Julia has her head on Erica's shoulder. No
comment>
From the corner of Rei's eye, she could barely make out the shape of
Kaworu's body, leaning against the light pole. Only difference was that
he was visible only to her. He smiled at her and nodded in approval. She
smiled back as he faded into the darkness and sighed happily onto
Shinji's shoulder.
<Brian>: Nice.
With no more Impacts, Evangelions, or angels to worry about, she moved
both her arms to embrace Shinji wholly. And if anyone else could see, a
pair of glowing angel wings had grown from her back, not even touching
her uniform in the least, and embraced him. Still dancing slowly to the
music that continued.
<Carter>: Nice touch there.
<Martins>: Indeed.
The woman who sang the first passage stepped up as the wind blew gently
about her.
~ Now all the winter bells are ringing
hear them echo through the snow
and the children's voices singing
on the streets so far below
this is a time to be together
and the truth is somewhere here
with all our love forever
at the closing of the year ~
<Brian>: Question: Is this Nodoka singing, or Seraphina?
A drum set was heard as another singer began as the shifting of the
music belonged to the string and keyboards.
~ We'll walk in the sun with none of the pain and
all of the patience and all way
with all in the sky and all of us say
don't worry 'bout falling, we'll fly in the hours of time
walk and the way is never far
don't fall (at the closing of the year)
at the closing of the year (at the closing of the year) ~
Before the man finished his lyrics, the man in white thought about
doing something He hadn't done for quite some time. Then He thought,
"Oh, what the hey, why not?" He raised his hands and then a light
expanded throughout the park, then to the city, then to Japan, and
inevitably, the world.
<Brian>: Indeed, it is the Christmas season.
~ If I cannot bring you comfort
then at least I bring you hope ~
~ Then at least I bring you hope.....~
For that short time, all hate, all malice, all matter of evil was
forgotten. Even though it wouldn't last, it would never be forgotten in
the hearts of that whole generation. The best way to describe something
like this was to use something so much more simple.
And there was joy.
Amen.
The End
<All four>: <wild applause>
[Warhammer comes out of the light.]
WH: And we have closure! Yay! Now, I know the ending is very cheesy and
sweet, but which one would you prefer? Mine? Or Anno-baka's? I rest my
case.
<All four>: <look at each other for a second> Yours.
<Brian>: Or Destiny's Path! :-)
<Carter>: This shameless plug brought to you by Knight Productions.
Next, I was going kinda overboard with God's divine intervention, but I
think it was enough to get the happy ending for all. Or would you prefer
them as a sea of spit? Once more, I rest my case.
<Brian>: Well rested.
<C/M/N>: <groan>
Now, the future thing with the EVAs. They are going to be a part of a
megacrossover that I now know that I will never get to writing[Boo hoo].
I may pass it on to someone else before I leave for a while. If you want
to, make sure and Email me. I'll give all the details in the message.
<Brian>: Hold on for a little bit, something may come along and who
knows?
*= Anju Kitahara from Marmalade Boy.
**= Washu from Tenchi Muyo
***= Sasami/Tsunami from Tenchi Muyo
****= Naozumi from Kodomo no Omochya
<Carter>: Thanks, I had no idea who those people were.
Now for the thank you's.
First, I would like to thank Gainax for creating EVA and all of its
majesty and ever present confusing-ness. And I'd like to kill Anno-baka
Hideaki for screwing everyone at the end with the crappy piece of poop
for that bunch of stock footage for an ending.
<Brian>: Get in line.
Next, I would like to thank Takahashi Rumiko for creating her Ranma
characters so I could alter them to my evil tastes in Hammer's Wrath and
put them in this fic.
<Carter>: And they still haven't gotten revenge yet?
And I'd like to thank Tenkou Suzuki for created Uchiyuu No Kishi
Tekkaman Blade in the first place. Without it, all these fics I've been
writing would never have come into being. And I would like to thank and
kill UPN for bringing it over here, only to cancel it in mid season when
it was the best Japan to US tv dubs EVER. If not the best dub ever.
<Brian>: Dub curses aside, it was good.
And I would like to thank Wendy, Lisa, and The musical cast of Toys for
creating one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard of. In case
you didn't know, the song in this chapter was from the soundtrack from
the Robin Williams movie TOYS. Oh and if the lyrics don't make any
sense, don't blame me, the site I found the lyrics on were incomplete
and had to wing it.
<Brian>: The only thing that was good about that film. <shudders>
Finally, but not leastly, I would like to Thank God for being a part of
this fic. Even though He didn't come to me personally, I would like to
think he would do something good for everyone, henceforth his appearance
in this fic. Had I offended anyone, I apologize.
<Brian>: Heh.
Well, that's it until I start to work on my next fic. So be prepared!!
[Warhammer returns to the light.]
<Brian>: Well, that's it!
<Carter>: Wait a second. How come we weren't overcome by a sugar
rush? There were plenty in this part.
<Brian>: Two words: Christmas immunity. And speaking of Christmas,
please note the little thing hanging over the door on your way out.
<A little wreath of mistletoe is hanging over the door, Atsuko gives
Brian a peck on the cheek as they pass through. Julia Martins and
Erica Carter pause under the door for a second, then kiss with a
feeling of love. As they walk through the door. Erica turns back to
the camera.>
<Carter>: Good night everyone! Good luck on finals, and Merry
Christmas!
"The Miracle: Appearing next week, from Knight Productions."
Ja ne!!
Brian Yaple
Knight Productions
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