Ladies and Gentlemen. Those of you who go to SpaceBattles may have noticed a certain April Fools Day joke there on Sunday. That joke inspired what maybe the stupidest idea I ever had. Note that I still do intend to do some of the omake suggestions. And you know...the actual fic. Fair warning, don't actually try to figure out how this crossover would work.
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Okito was awoken from a restless sleep by the sound of his phone ringing. It was Ramiel.
"Hello?" Okito answered groggily.
"Okito!" Ramiel said excitedly "Good to hear from you. Question, do you have anything planned tomorrow?"
"...Sort of." Okito answered hesitantly. He had planned to attack the Evangelions when they were being moved, hopefully destroying them before they could become a threat, or at the very least restarting the war between humans and angel kind. But other than that his day was pretty clear.
"Well whatever it is, dropped it." Ramiel replied "Because we have more important things to do."
"oOkay." Okito was more than a little confused
"I found a way to complete our plan. Years ahead of time. And with minimal effort." Ramiel explained
Okito's eyes went wide. That was huge, beyond huge. It changed everything. It meant they could complete their dreams before Evangelions became a true threat.
"But how?" He asked
They had worked on this plan for years, exploring every possible angle. How did Ramiel find a way to bypass everything so quickly?
"Two Words. Actual Freaking Magic." Ramiel explained.
"That's three words." Okito corrected.
"I'm using freaking as an adjective." Ramiel replied
"Adjectives are still words." Okito pointed out "And I'm pretty sure actual is an adjective as well."
Ramiel sighed wearily into the phone. "Just shut up, Okito."
"Yes sir." Okito replied
"Anyways." Ramiel replied "I was in Fuyuki City the other day and through some of my grandfather's old connections I was able to come across a rather interesting ritual. Long story short I stole the key parts of the ritual and had them brought to Kyoto."
"Wait, you're in Kyoto?" Okito was taken aback.
"Yeah." Ramiel replied casually "Got in yesterday. Anyways I was able to modify it so it will only work for angels, well hopefully. Kind of new to the whole magecraft thing so I'm throwing things at the wall and seeing what sticks. Anyways, if you wake up tomorrow and have a weird tattoo on your hand. Don't worry, that just means it's working."
"Uh sure?" Okito found himself growing more and more concerned. What exactly was Ramiel getting them involved with? And what was even actual magic. How was that a thing? "What do I do then?"
"I'll explain later." Ramiel answered "Anyways, just sit tight and don't do anything stupid. I'll touch base with you tomorrow. Have a good day."
"Same to you." Okito said hesitantly
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"Hello, oh hi dad. Dad you need to speak into the bottom of the phone. The bottom-just put it on speaker, just put it on speaker!" Mana Kirishima answered her phone as she prepared to go grocery shopping. Her father wasn't exactly the best with technology.
She paused halfway into putting her shoes on.
"Father." Her tone grew more serious. "You know I'm not involved with the Church anymore….Wait, what sort of emergency?"
She stood there for a moment, trying to process what her father said.
"What do you mean someone started a grail war?" She asked "That shouldn't be possible, we're decades away from having….Someone stole the grail...How the hell does someone steal the Grail? Well okay there was that time with the Nazis but you said the church stopped that."
Mana collapsed into a chair. Head buried in her hand. This was a nightmare, this was beyond a nightmare. This was… this was one of those situations where Mana didn't even know how to feel. What her father was telling her was impossible for so many different reasons. Yet the seriousness in his voice made it clear that it was happening.
The backlash, she couldn't even begin to imagine the backlash from this. Very bad things were about to happen. The Mage's Association would be up in arms, several families would be murderously unhappy.. The Executors were probably already chomping at the bit, waiting for a target.
"So who did this?" Mana asked. Surely they must have some idea who was so brazen as to outright steal the Greater Grail and make off with it like some deranged bandit.
"What sort of monster?...Oh, that kind." Mana replied numbly.
Somehow, this had gotten even more complicated.
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Ria stared at her hand in confusion, blinking a few times to make sure this wasn't just sleep playing tricks on her mind.
There was a red tattoo on the back of her left hand, resembling three pairs of stylized wings.
Things had been confusing recently, what with past versions of her parents along with their Evangelions suddenly appearing in the middle of the city. But this was unique.
She was certain this had not been there last night, Ria had occasionally given thought to getting a tattoo, but not anytime soon. And nothing so...vaguely biblical.
She got about of bed, her eyes still focused on her hand.
That's when a circle appeared in the carpet. A glowing circle of light with strange runes suddenly appearing inside of it, burning patterns in the carpet. Ria could only stare in abject confusion for a moment but the light turned blinding.
Then it vanished, leaving a figure standing in the center of where the circle had been.
"I ask of you: Are you my-" The figure began.
"Mom?" Ria blurted out.
The figure was unmistakably her mom. Yet she looked to be wearing a plug suit. One that somehow fit her as an adult, and looked a bit more stylized than the one Asuka wore.
"Ria?" The figure replied, looking just as surprised.
Ria stared at her in shock for a moment before walking to her door, opening it and sticking her head outside. Despite what had just happened, her mother was still out there, reading the Newspaper.
Ria looked between her mother and the figure standing in her room. Going back and forth several times, trying desperately to see if this was some trick of the mind or if she had gone insane.
Nope, the figure was still standing there, spitting image of her mother.
This hadn't been like when the Pilots appeared, she hadn't felt anything before hand. No spark in the back of her mind. Not to mention the size was completely different, having brought forth just a single person. Then there was the strange markings on her hand.
The two looked at each other quizzically for second.
"I have questions." Ria said flatly "Many, many questions."
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"I ask of you: Are you my master?" Said the woman standing before Shinji.
Shinji had fallen to the ground, startled and confused.
Even considering that not to long ago he had traveled 20 years into the future and was currently living in the same apartment as he's sorta daughter. This was one of the oddest moments in Shinji's life.
This woman looked like some sort of knight or king of old, judging by the engraved armor she was wearing. This image was further enhanced by the regal tone of her words and the proud way she carried herself.
Shinji's mind looked for a response, as he lay there staring at the woman who had been all accounts just magically appeared in his bedroom. After a moment his brain gave up and Shinji passed out. Leaving the woman standing there, feeling rather awkward.
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Dimitri was confused. Scratch that, Dimitri was currently questioning his very sanity, and if the sell by date on last night's Miso soup had been at all accurate.
Zeruel was standing before him, in his room. Appearing seemingly out of thin air after a bizarre light show.
Dimitri didn't know Ria Soryu, but he knew enough about to know that this was the same woman. Only she looked like she was in her thirties, twice her actual age and older than was even possible for an angel. Her outfit was strange, resembling heavy combat armor, painted in the color scheme of her original self. She glared at him with red eyes alive with feral hate, looking like she was ready to rip his head off at any moment. Which made Dimitri nervous, he liked having his head attached to his body.
"Okay so Soryu, explain how exactly-." Dimitri began.
"Berserker." Zeruel snarled.
"What?"
"You will call me Berserker." she insisted, growling.
Dimitri was far too terrified to disagree.
"Okay, Berserker. Explain why you think Ramiel's involved with this? I mean Ramiel has his weird little plan but none of us really take it seriously" He asked
"I have seen this before, Master." She replied, venom filling the last word. "Differently, yes. Far differently, but Ramiel is completely serious in his goals and he would burn the world to achieve them. This...my existence, and whatever else has happened is likely by his hands. He believes he has found a new way to achieve his goals and enacted it without even considering the consequences."
Well that didn't sound good.
"So what do we do?" Dimitri asked nervously
"We find him and kill him, along with Okito. And any other Angel or Master who stands in our way." Berserker declared.
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