#( rip tho

[than3tos-blog]

The ground ruptures, and with it, the umbilical cable severs. Five minutes will pass, and Unit-01 will go silent. Shinji can barely sustain the AT field with how much the Eva has already been worn down, and the LCL is nearly suffocating him at this point. 

Between swirling black splotches in his vision, Shinji is able to make out the collapse of the hospital before Unit-01 tumbles down into the fissure with a cascade of rocks and debris. Shinji feebly pulls on the triggers within the entry plug; Rika is still in that building! He might be able to get out yet, or Unit-01 could awaken in berserk mode, or--  There’s a resounding crack, and another horrifying screech echoes somewhere in the distance. Even if Shinji were to somehow eject himself from the entry plug, an even deeper shade of black awaits him.  He closes his eyes and inhales, and the foggy LCL makes him cough again. He’s so tired. His thoughts smear and his vision blurs. There’s still more he can do. There has to be something more for him to do. Shinji raises his arm, fingers extending towards the last remaining beams of light until the cold sets in and he can no longer breathe.