[EVA] Eva Manga Stage 73

[Jesse Betteridge]

Well, that cut off a little earlier than I hoped it would, but I'm very
happy with a lot of the reworked dialogue there, especially how Kaworu
doesn't sound like a complete idiot upon discovering Lilith like he did in
24'.  Hopefully the Viz version will be half as accurate as that, but my
main concern right now is just volume 10 being released uncensored. -_-;;

-- Jesse

On 8/28/06, M <bochan at r4.dion.ne.jp> wrote:
>
> And here it is.
>
> "M"
> ========================================
> Stage 73: The boundary line that has been arrived at*
> (*i.e. Reached at last after a long and tortuous journey)
>
> Cover: Close-up of Kaworu in front of the Mask of Seele on the Giant
> in Terminal Dogma
>
> Lead-in text: Kaworu and Shinji ultimately face off
>
> Scene: Eva-01's prog knife stopped just in front of Kaworu by an
> A.T.Field
> Shinji: An A.T.Field!?
> Kaworu: Why are you so surprised? As if you did not have one, too.
> Shinji: (shocked)
> Kaworu: A sacred province inviolate to anyone - the light of the
> soul. You should also be aware - that the A.T.Field is the barrier of
> the heart that everyone has.
> Shinji: I don't understand those things! The only things with
> A.T.Fields are the Evas and Angels!
> (Eva-02 lunges with its prog knife and plunges it into Eva-01's left
> chest. Shinji grimaces in pain as the blade drives deeper.)
> Shinji: Uuaa... ku...
> Shinji (thinking): Asuka... sorry
> Shinji: Uuoooooo!!
> (Shinji clutches the induction levers and Eva-01 plunges its prog
> knife into the base of Eva-02's jaw. The two Eva units struggle
> against each other with sparks and blood flying from the prog knife
> wounds.)
>
> Scene: Command Center
> Announcement: Both Eva units have reached the lowermost level! 20
> seconds until the target reaches Terminal Dogma!!
> Misato (softly): ... Hyuga
> Makoto: Yes.
> Misato: If Eva-01's signal disappears, and another change occurs...
> Makoto: I understand. Then we self-destruct the entire place, right?
> Because it's better than letting Third Impact occur.
> Misato: I'm sorry.
> Makoto: It's all right - as long as I can die with you.
> (Suddenly a shockwave courses through the Command Center.)
> Misato: What's happening!
> Makoto: An A.T.Field - the strongest ever detected!
> Shigeru: Light waves, electromagnetic waves, particles - everything
> has been shut out! We can't monitor anything!
> Monitor display:
>       TERMINAL DOGMA
>       A.T.FIELD
>       GENERATION [DETECTED]
>       ENERGY LEVEL HIGHEST EVER RECORDED
>       MAGI - 1•2•3
> Maya: Target and Eva-01 both lost! Contact with the pilot also
> impossible!
> Misato: A complete barrier...
>
> Scene: The two Eva units, still struggling, descend through a hole in
> the center of a domed ceiling and fall with a splash into a lake with
> scattered white stalagmite-like shapes. Shinji is knocked back by the
> shock, but looks up to see Kaworu floating onward.
> Shinji: Ku... Nagisa! Wait!
> (Kaworu does not look back, and Eva-01 reaches out for him, but is
> stopped abruptly.)
> Shinji: U...
> (Shinji looks back to see Eva-02 grabbing Eva-01's ankle. Eva-01
> struggles to free itself.)
> Shinji: Let go! Damn it!
> (Kaworu floats toward a door and glances at the lock, which changes
> with a click from LOCKED to OPEN.)
> Shigeru: Final safety system released!
> Makoto: Heaven's Door is opening!!
> (The door opens to reveal the giant on the cross, and Kaworu floats
> to a position in front of it. The door closes behind him)
>
> Scene: Command Center - All personnel stare at the screen
> Misato: So an Angel finally reached it...
> (Gendo and Fuyutsuki watch silently)
> Misato: Please, Shinji... We're counting on you...
>
> Scene: Kaworu floating in front of the giant on the cross
> Kaworu: As I thought, this is not Adam. The Black Moon... Lilith... I
> see - You have been here from the beginning. This Geofront was
> created when you first arrived. And you have been waiting all this
> time - for a successor to come this far.
> (Kaworu hears a creaking noise behind him, and turns to see Eva-01
> smash through the door with the incapacitated Eva-02, which falls
> into the chamber with a splash. Eva-01 stands in the doorway, and
> Shinji gasps for breath in the entry plug and faces off against Kaworu.)
> Shinji: If you go even the slightest bit further... I won't hold back.
> Kaworu: I wonder... Even if I am an Angel, can you lay hands upon
> something with the shape of a person? But, if I make contact with
> this, it seems that Third Impact will occur. All forms of life,
> including the one that made contact, will perish in an instant. Of
> course that includes you Lilim as well. Either way you have a tough
> choice.
> Shinji: If you stop now we don't have to fight. Turn back!
> (Eva-01 reaches up for Eva-02's prog knife still stuck in its chest.)
> Kaworu: Don't have to fight... huh, as self-serving as usual.
> (pauses) Let me tell you something else interesting. Even if Third
> Impact occurs, people will not simply perish. They will be reborn in
> a new form - merged into one as a single life form. (Background image
> of the Earth) And that will bring about exactly the kind of world you
> have been wishing for. (Background image of a large tree) A.T.Fields
> also will be unnecessary. Wars and conflicts, the suffering and
> sadness of losing people - you will be freed from all of these. And
> despite that, you say you will stop me?
> Shinji: ... I won't let Third Impact happen!
> (Eva-01 pulls out and brandishes Eva-02's prog knife.)
> Kaworu: That knife is not a threat to me at all. You understand that
> from earlier, don't you? This is my destiny - for I am a fated/
> planned child that was born for this time from the very beginning.
> (starts to turn slightly)
> Shinji: Stop!!
> (Eva-01 reaches out to grab Kaworu, but its hand does not close, and
> Kaworu floats beside the open palm.)
> Kaworu: However, I also have a will. And I can choose by my own will
> to defy destiny.
> Shinji: .....
> Kaworu: Don't get me wrong - I'm not saying this for your sake. If I
> turn around now, the old men won't let it go unchallenged.
> Shinji: Old men?
> Kaworu: They'll probably eliminate me at once. After all, they have
> virtually held my life in their hands from the outset. Well, whether
> I cause Third Impact or not - either way I will cease to exist as an
> individual. Truth be told, I really don't care either way about
> Third Impact. (Glances off to the side) The only absolute liberty
> left to me... is that I can choose the form of my death by my own
> will. (Looks back at Shinji/Eva-01) So I want you to kill me - by
> your own hand.
> (Shinji is shocked, but his hand remains on the induction lever.)
> Shinji: Want are you saying...?
> Kaworu: Didn't you hear me? I said I want you to kill me. If you
> have even the slightest feelings for me, then kill me with that hand
> - like that cat back then.
> (Shinji stares with widex eyes, but his hand remains on the induction
> lever.)
> Shinji (flustered): That's... not fair (a dirty trick)... If I'm
> told like that, there's no way I can do it, is there!?
> Kaworu (serious): It's my final request. And if you like me at all,
> you will grant it.
> (Shinji = shocked/troubled)
>
> Ending text: How will Shinji respond to Kaworu's words...!?
>
> - End Stage 73--
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