Disclamer: This fic is based on the universe of Warhammer 40k, a registered product of the Gamesworkshop. And Neon Genesis Evangelion, which is of Gainax. I don't own Eva or 40k and don't claim to do so.

Author's notes: For those of you who know 40k, you will realise that there are many differences between the real 40k universe and the one used in my fic. I had to tone down on the darkness a bit, mainly because of how I like to write fics, but also because the two universes would have been totally incompatible. The appendix is at the bottom for those who need it. Just before the end of the chapter will be regular section dedicated to the history and background of the universe this fic is based on.

This whole thing was orginally a Prologe, but turned out to be more like a Chapter... so basically think of it as both. As the next chapter will take place nineteen years from this one. I know, it's a big leap, but all will be explained... I hope :p

Apologies to my pre-reader for not recieving this to pre-reader, but not worry, you'll get the other chapters... as soon as I write them... ;_;

You many noticed that some of the characters are more OOC than others. The Fuyutsuki of this chapter in particular, is very active, please bare in mind that this is when he was still comparitively young... and besides... Inquisitors have been know to kicka$$ even at age 300. Though yes... he will mellow out in his ould age.

Warning for use of strong language and occasional graphic violence (though not in this chapter).

BTW: For those of you who don't know, the little pics of guns I use as breaks are Bolt pistols. ^_^

Pics will be coloured in.

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BIRTHRIGHT CHAPTER 1 - SETTING THE STAGE

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The Caelum System

"Can we really do this?" asked a young woman wearing a long robe, typical of the Adeptus Mechanicus.

"We have no choice… you know that… they aren't giving us an option" replied a man in his middle ages, who was also in robes, but numerous icons on his person marked him out as an Inquisitor Lord.

"And all we can do is… total Genocide? I mean… when I discovered the Black Moon data slabs and helped design and build the Eva, I was just creating something which we could use to fight back… But to activate the Shadow Cry… that's like using a Plasma Cannon to kill a rabid dog…"

"I'd say it was more like this: you have a Plasma Cannon and a rock… you get one shot, which would you rather use against a rabid dog?"

"But we have the Evas…"

"Yui… You know as well as I do that they came too late… Considering the rate the Angelis are generating and adapting new Angels and our inability to train new pilots at a sufficient rate… Chances are that Terra will fall within months. Besides… we are here already, and our duty to the survival of mankind takes precedence over any qualms we may have over Genocide."

The young woman glanced outside through the heavy reinforce glass archways, which gave her a good view of the Caelum system.

"Inquisitor Fuyutsuki… You have known me since I was a child and I have know you to be one of those few amongst the Ordo Xenos, who are fairly tolerant of aliens… If it were not for you, dozens of other races, would have been wiped out by the Exterminatus. In your eyes, can we every really justify the use of such horrifying powers…?" she almost whispered.

"No…" was his only reply.

Within an hour, the ancient alien artefact known as only as the Shadow Cry was activated. A large black monolithic shape not much bigger than an Eva, it's sleek surface hinted to no internal mechanism and certain did not suggest any means for it to move under it's own power. Yet that was what it did.

Four entire Eva battle groups including one personally piloted by Magos Yui Ikari was there to supervise and protect the deployment. And of these battle groups, only Yui's was actually within visual range of the Shadow Cry, for such was the need for secrecy.

Another thirteen battle groups had launched an all out offensive on the Angelis homeworld, in order to draw their forces there. In reality, there was no chance of them ever winning, but they did not need to. As soon as the signal was given, they would withdraw to their designated carriers and immediately warp out of the system. Still, they would certainly suffer heavy losses before this could occur.

"Ishikawa, Romano… deployment is in nine minutes… as soon as were get there I want you to break off… only one person is need to activated it…" spoke Yui though her Comms.

"No way we're leaving you alone boss-lady… you can do your stuff, but we'll guard your back" replied Romano.

"Something stinks… they should be all over us by now… there's no way they're this dumb" commented Ishikawa.

Yui sighed, Ishikawa was always this paranoid when things were quite. But still, she was right, things seemed a little 'too' quite.

"You are tempting fate my dear… Emperor knows that nothing calls to Chaos and misfortune like doubt… He will guide us should anything happen" suggested Romano.

"Don't you give me that crap Ok? I've had to here with you Emperor-worshipping-nutbags! I say what ever I have to say to keep the Preachers or crazies like those Redemptionist from burning me at the stake, but I won't tolerate that shit here too!" all but yelled Ishikawa.

"Heresy! Take that back now you witch!"

Yui listened as the two continued to argue as they regularly did about their favourite theme; the divinity of the Emperor and so on. Personally, Yui was at least a partial believer, this was because she was also a believer in the Machine God being that she was raised amongst the priesthood of Mars. Yet, she had always found that, although she had a natural affinity to technology as befits one of the Adeptus Mechanicus, she was rather hesitant to embrace the machine to the fullest extent. That was way she refrained to 'enhance' herself to the extent as many of her kind had.

She thought of the Emperor as a more… human god.

The young Magos hung her head in defeat, to think that mankind's last hope rests in these people who were arguing over petty squabbles.

"Alright, that's it you two! We're almost there! Shut up and pull yourselves together!" Yui ordered.

They did not get within more than a few kilometres when warning started screaming in from all bands. All three battle groups guarding their perimeter were under heavy attack. Battle group B and D had already suffered casualties and could only hope to hold them for only a short while.

"Alright! We're here! Ishikawa! Romano! Go and reinforce battle groups B and D! We can't let them break through or they could damage the Shadow Cry!"

"But…" started Romano.

"No buts…! That's an order!"

The two immediately sped off in separate directions to help their comrades, leaving Yui alone with the Shadow Cry.

"Al…alright… this is it then… Emperor have mercy on me…" whisper Yui as she brought up the command console.

Not long after, the fallback signal was given. No one save for Magos Yui Ikari, had witnessed exactly what the Shadow Cry did. Fifteen hours later, long after all the Terran forces had been evacuated from the Caelum system. Long range probes, which had been left behind, detective a massive anomaly. Within minutes, a massive gulf ripped reality apart, tearing planets and star alike to shreds. For a short instant, the raw unrelenting energies of the warp flooded the material universe, twisting the living things inside out, turning the seas into boiling blood. The Caelum system died a long and ugly death, one from which no survivor would ever come from.

In the end, the system collapsed upon itself, wiping out all existence of the Angelis race except for those Angels who were elsewhere at the time. Those few who escaped the great fall were later hunted down and eliminated one by one by special Hunter-Killer squads.

Even years later, the space where the Caelum system used to be has not full stabilised. Scholars theorise that if the Shadow Cry should be used to the full extent of it power, they had no doubt that it would be able to create permanent rifts in space similar to the infamous Eye of Terror.

Yui looked down at her crystal goblet. Her hands pressed against the cold metal walls of the corridor of the massive Eva Carrier; The Final Genesis. Celebrations over their stunning victory was in full swing, the main conference hall had been converted into an elegant ballroom. Her goblet was filled with the finest wine, taken directly from a High Lord's private stock. It had an incredible taste and only a few selected individuals in a galaxy inhabited by billion people would be lucky to ever taste such sweet delights.

But Yui was not in a mood of such things. In fact, her throat was dry and her eyes red. She felt immeasurably ill and struggled to keep herself from throwing up.

'What have I just done…?' She asked herself as the reality of what she had done hit her, 'It was I who suggested this, it was I who activated the Shadow Cry and it was 'I' who just 'killed' an entire star system.'

Tarnis VI, Solar system

The Tarnis VI fortress-monastery was situated in a stable orbit around Venus.

This impregnable space fortress was built from a hollowed out asteroid and was home to one of the most powerful faction within the Inquisition. The leader of this faction was also the current Inquisitorial representative amongst the High Lords of Terra, and has been for over a thousand years now. Which meant that he wielded terrible powers over both the Inquisition and the High Lords.

He was not however, by all mean the oldest living human, as the genetically engineered Space Marine Commanders have been known to live quite easily over a millennia, even more if you take into account that most die in battle rather than due to old age. Then there are the Techno-Magi of Mars, who have replaced most of their organic bodies with artificial replacements. There are some, who they say still remember the days since the Emperor walked amongst mortals. Yet even they, fade into nothingness as their memories are slowly leached away by time and entropy until they are nothing but a soulless machine.

Despite he was none of these, Keel Lorenz still had many years to which he has to attempt to accomplish is goals. The most ambitious of which is the very aim that his faction was striving for.

Monodominantion.

Based on the idea that the only way humanity can survive and truly prosper in this galaxy, their aim was to destroy everything else in it. In other words, Keel Lorenz believed a zero-tolerance policy to all aliens, mutants and heretics.

Until now, Keel struggled to uphold this ideal, having to sometimes concede that a peaceful pact was sometimes in order. Like with such races as the Eldar, who though in their current state was weaker than the Imperium, could still inflict massive damage and casualties before they could be defeated. To the High Lord Lorenz, this would be a small price to pay for ultimate victory if it were not for the other races who would certainly then strike the Imperium whilst they were weak. Keel had his visions, but he was not a foolish man, or otherwise he would have had been able to attain such a position. As thus, he was forced to work around such things and concentrate on other weaker, and more vulnerable races to exterminate.

Until now that is...

Word of the stunning success of the Shadow Cry had reached him within hours of the destruction of the Caelum system. This was the very tool, which would enable him to enact his dream, his life's mission.

But there was one who stood in his way… someone who he could normally crush underfoot within a blink of an eye. But unfortunately, this person held all the winning cards. Magos Yui Ikari, the only person who knows how to activate the Shadow Cry…

The alien artefact was discovered in the region of space called 'The Ghost Realm', an area were lies numerous star systems which once support a high-tech civilisation, but is now complete uninhabitable even despite many extensive attempts to colonise or terraform.

All attempts to divine it's use by Psykers have met with failure, whilst detailed examination by even the most experienced Magos have had little success in determining what it was.

Dispute all this, Magos Ikari still led an expedition back into the Ghost Realm where it is said she not only discovered the Black Moon data slabs which lead to the development of the Evangelion Units. But also found a crystal matrix, which contained an alien communication educating her of the uses and working of the Shadow Cry. Unfortunately, when removed from the Ghost Realm, the crystal matrix decayed away into nothingness, leaving the cursed Ikari woman as the sole barer of the information he so desired.

He could not risk any harm to come to his woman. Therefore more unconventional means must be employed to bring her within his grasp.

Just then, another man appeared from the shadows. He seemed in only his late twenties, and wore an air of seriousness and cold efficiency around him.

"Ahhh… Acolyte Rokubungi… Just in time. I trust the journey from Petra II wasn't too shaky" Keel asked.

Gendo Rokubungi stared sharply at his superior, perhaps pondering whether on not to engages in idle chat. As things would have it, Gendo decided to indulge the old man. "We encountered a group of stray Angels waiting for us at the Karissian Jump gate, High Lord. Fortunately our Eva escorts were able to deal with them in a timely fashion."

"Good… good…" mutter the High Lord, "I trust you know why you have been called here?"

He had not been told anything, but as an Inquisitor Gendo had to learn how to make a lot of calculated assumptions. "This is about my relationship with Magos Ikari, I presume…"

Gendo detected a hint of surprise from the High Lord, suggesting that perhaps he did not expect a correct answer from one so young.

"Very good, you are correct… It is about your relationship with Magos Ikari… You are hereby ordered to bring her before me by any means possible… do you understand Acolyte? Or should I say… Inquisitor Lord?" Keel said with a sly grin.

Gendo's heart nearly skipped a beat. Promoted from an Acolyte, to not only a full Inquisitor, but an Inquisitor Lord? This was something quite unexpected… Quickly considering his options, Gendo easily concluded that the chance of him leaving the room alive if he said no were very slim indeed. So he did the only thing he could do.

"I am honoured to accept, High Lord" Gendo replied, lowering his head and placed his fist on his chest.

"Excellent… excellent… you can now go" Keel said as he turn to face out of the view arches.

Gendo turned around and begun to leave without saying another word.

"Remember Inquisitor Rokubungi… All traitors die a long and painful death…" Keel announced for no particular reason.

But Gendo simply continued on his way, paying no heed to the words just spoken.

Several days later… on the Carrier The Final Genesis

"Gendo!!!" called out Yui as she happily waved towards him whilst he was descending the shuttle's ramp.

"…." The recently promoted Inquisitor said nothing however, but managed a small, small, smile as she embraced him as tightly as she could.

"So its finally over… the people can start to rebuild their lives again…" Yui told him as they walked away from the docking bays.

Gendo detected a hint of something in her voice, and surprisingly, it some what disturbed him, from ever since he had known Yui, she had always been very open and conscious of her feelings. It was one of the things which attracted him to her in the first place, she was different from many of the people who lived in this age. Especially from the others of Adeptus Mechanicus.

It was not uncommon that someone in training to join the priesthood of mars should change their minds somewhere along the way. But most realise this early on, a few even reach the rank of Magos before they discover that they hold dear to their personal lives too much to truly become one of Priesthood. Those found to be like this are often exiled for fear that their personal doubts could spread to others.

Yui Ikari could be considered to be one such person, and they would have exiled her years ago if it were not for her obvious skills and intelligence. Their justification became more than valid when she discovered the data slabs and developed the Evangelion. If it were not for her, it is certain that the Imperium would have fallen by now.

Something was wrong though, and Gendo could tell. Yui was disturbed by something and it hung over her like a stormy cloud.

"Yui… is there something wrong…?" asked Gendo, sounding rather thoughtful.

"I…" Yui was surprised by the question.

Was she that obvious? Or is it just because Inquisitors were trained to second-guess other people's moods?

"I… Please… come with me to my quarters… so we can speak more privately…" her eyes pleading.

"I understand…"

Just before Gendo turned to follow Yui, he spotted Inquisitor Fuyutsuki standing further down a corridor, looking quite impassive. Yet, something pass between them right there and then. It couldn't have been a telepathic message, for neither were Psykers. But somehow… perhaps it was because they knew each other so well… Gendo caught the impression that Fuyutsuki knew exactly what he was here for.

Avoiding any further eye contact, Gendo moved on to join Yui, who was waiting for him expectantly.

Fuyutsuki nervously headed immediately down to the hangars, which were massive enough to dock several Escort-class warships. He immediately spotted his old friend Tetsuya Kaji, together with his young son; Rouji, who was barely ten years old. Tetsuya was a noble and merchant from the planet of Kaziac, and had volunteered his serve as a frigate pilot, after the Angelis destroyed his planet together with the rest of his family.

He was none the happier since their victory and Fuyutsuki was glad to see that the poor fool had stopped his unsavoury drinking habits. He was working on some repairs with his prized possession, a moderate-sized frigate named Lady Luck. A tough and sturdy craft with decent weapons and warp drives, more than capable of carrying three or four Eva units. Which was exactly what the Inquisitor needed.

"Tetsuya!" Fuyutsuki called out, "We have to talk! I need you help!"

The man looked up, upon seeing the Inquisitor he scratched his head and displayed his usual lady-killer grin. Something that Fuyutsuki has seen more than once employed by the young Rouji was well.

"What can I be of service with, my Lord?" asked Tetsuya.

"I need you to prep the Lady Luck and load up Evangelion Units Zero to Three, can you managed that by 0800 tomorrow?"

Tetsuya frowned, obviously quite puzzled. "It'll be a tight fit… but… we're leaving? Aren't we heading for Terra for that big reception they have setup for us?"

"They have a reception alright, but not that kind that you might expect…"

Tetsuya turned and looked at the Lady Luck, "I see. They want Magos Ikari and the Shadow Cry don't they…"

Fuyutsuki gaze at the man, he could now see that, Tetsuya had been around him long enough to know how the Inquisition works.

"Why do you care about her so much? Most Inquistors wouldn't give a damn… No offence…"

"Don't worry, I know what you mean… it's because… because I believe she is right about many things… and she is a reflection of much of what humanity has lost to survive in this age. She still cares… when others don't."

The Inquisitor seemed to brood over this for a short while when he finally returned to the issue at hand.

"I want you to secure the Units, and bring them to the following co-ordinates in exactly ten years." Fuyutsuki said as passed a data slab to him. All whilst little Rouji watched upon them innocently.

"Remember… I want you out of here by 0800 understood? Don't worry about authorisation and such. Just don't let them see you load up the units and you'll be fine. I'll even get rid off the logs and security records later so you don't have to be worried about being hunted down" explained the Inquisitor.

Tetsuya wondered why they needed to wait ten years, but knew better than to argue. He looked up from the co-ordinates on the data slab and asked "What about you and the lady?"

"We'll find a way… they will be watching us too closely for us to stow along… Besides, Magos Ikari doesn't even know of this yet" he said regrettably.

Tetsuya started to look distracted and twitch around a bit, "Oh… err… and what of my…"

"Your fees will be paid, I will make sure you are provided with substantial compensation for your help."

"Ahh… very well then… After all, I need credits for fuel and stuff… I'll see you in ten years then…"

"Wait… one more thing… I'd like you to take someone else with you too…"

"?"

Fuyutsuki turned and motioned to someone unseen the all clear. Out from the shadows of one of the empty repair bays, came a young girl, apparently about the same age of little Rouji. She looked like a poor frightened kitten, shaking like a leaf, hiding herself partially behind the Inquisitor's robes.

Tetsuya immediately noticed the medical gown she was wearing. "Who…"

"She's the Katsuragi child…"

"What? Her? Shouldn't she be older?"

"No… they just released her from stasis only about a year ago… they never actually got around to doing it before."

"So why am I taking her too?"

"From what I heard, they want to keep her under observation for the rest of her life… and maybe even use her as a test subject… I disagree with such method… I know for a fact that they will learn nothing new and I will not allow them to use the only person I managed to save in the Angelus system in this way. Please take care of her…"

At this point the young Rouji stepped forth, imitating his father's grin as much as possible. He seemed to offer the girl a small candy. To which the girl stared at it for a while and then rudely snatched it from his hand, immediately stuffing it in her mouth. She immediately spat it out as soon as it registered to her that it had been covered with machine oil. At this point, the boy burst into a giggle but was soon put to a stop as the girl puffed up her cheeks and socked him for all his troubles.

Tetsuya burst out laughing at the sight of his son been flattened by the angry young girl. "I see they're going to get along just fine…"

That was the last of Tetsuya, Fuyutsuki was ever to see. He successfully stowed away the Eva units and was never caught. Unfortunately, a lot can happen in ten year. In fact, six years later Tetsuya was docked at a space port for repairs when a workers riot broke out. He caught a stray Stubber round in his neck, which caused him to bleed to death before the Arbitrators could quell the disturbance.

Yui sat before the mirror in her quarters, tentatively brushing her hair. She was quite naked to say the least, save for the sheet of cloth wrapped around her like a Toga.

"Gendo… can I ask you a question?" she sudden spoke without turning around.

"Hmmmm…?" came a fairly uninterested mumble from behind her.

"Why did you join the Inquisition? I know that you definitely fit the part… but what were your reasons?"

"My reasons…? That would be the same reason why you became part of the Adeptus Mechanicus… We didn't have an option… We were recruited…"

"Oh… right…"

"What you really want to know is what keeps me part of Inquisition… right?"

"I… yes… I guess that's it…"

"I wouldn't tell just anyone about this, but the reason I remain in the Inquisition is partially the mental conditioning they gave us, to make us believe that what we do is right, but… it is also partially because of my origins…"

"…" Yui stopped her combing and settled with just staring at her reflection.

"… I am the son of a lousy over-ambitious Imperial Guard Lieutenant… the bastard went and got himself kill by some dumb Orks or something, the records aren't clear. As an orphan I was cast on the streets, forced to survive on my own for several years until I was picked up by the Schola Progenium… quite frankly, I honestly crave power… something which my father wanted and got his head hacked off in pursuit of." He paused for a moment, "Does… this disturb you?"

"I… I… think you have other reasons too…" she said quietly, "You just don't realise it… or otherwise I could not love you as much as I do…"

For the first time in many years, Gendo was lost for words.

Inquisitor Fuyutsuki was ready for them when they came for him. Three well armed Security Enforcers led by Rokubungi. He did not make any attempt to resist however, it would have been simply very nasty and futile. He was searched and removed of all weapons and equipment. He was then placed in shackles and brought before Gendo, who personally stripped him of the Inquisitorial badge of office.

Gendo seemed a bit annoyed, possibly for the loss of not just one but four Evangelion units. Yet he did not seem surprised, which was something that was quite typical of him.

"Lord Inquisitor Fuyutsuki… I hereby charge you of Conspiracy and Betrayal of the Inquisition amongst a list of twenty other charges. How do you plead? " asked Gendo patiently as he paced before them.

"I plead not guilty." Fuyutsuki replied firmly.

"Repent your sins now and I shall grant you a quick and painless death."

"I will not, for I am innocent"

Gendo came to a halt right in front of Fuyutsuki and turned to stare directly into his eyes. "Very well… you have been now officially stripped of your rank as an Inquisitor and all your authority has been now revoked. Take him to the detention cells, his trial will take place after I have dealt with more pressing issues."

To those words, the Security Enforcers led the ex-Inquisitor to his cold solitary cell. Which was exactly what Fuyutsuki had expected them to do.

As a person, Kozo Fuyutsuki wasn't a violent man, he wasn't even an aggressive man. He was someone who prefer the subtleties of an spy, the cunning skills of an infiltrator and the silent ways of the knife. But as an Inquisitor, he had been more than trained in the arts of war. And it was also an important skill of the Inquisitor to know when what will work and what will not.

In this extreme case, Fuyutsuki was thinking that he had no alternatives.

As soon as he was left alone in his cell, Fuyutsuki took off his boot, where inside the heel had been secured three Jakaero Digi-weapon. High prized alien artefacts, the Digi-weapons were one-shot weapons that had been built into the shape of a ring and were extremely useful for their discrete appearance and size. Fuyutsuki had saved them for such an occasion.

Placing them on his fingers, he quick aimed at the cell bars and fired one.

Outside the cell, a lone officer wondered what was all the commotion about. He walked into the room with his Laspistol drawn only, to be struck down by an energy blast to the head.

Snatching up the fallen man's Laspistol, Fuyutsuki grimly headed towards the armoury where he knew his equipment and armour was been held.

"What is the meaning of this!?" cried Yui as she returned from morning rites to find the two Enforcers who were ripping her room apart in search of something.

"You know perfectly well what they are here for…" came a voice from behind her that immediately caused her spin around.

"Gendo?!" she exclaimed in shock, "What? What is this?!"

"I'm afraid, Magos Ikari, that you are to be placed under house arrest until such time are you can be safely transferred over to Tarnis VI as soon as we have reached the Solar system." He announced emotionlessly.

"Tarnis?! That's where… where… the Monodominationists…" she begun to see, "They want me… and the Shadow Cry…"

"The Shadow Cry is a too powerful weapon to be ignored… did you really think that they wouldn't have come for you?"

By now, despite being a grown woman, Yui was almost to the point of tears. "How could you do this to me!? How could you of all people!?!"

"If it were… not me… then it would have been someone else… I wound not see you harmed…" he replied in a sombre tone of voice.

"Dammit Gendo! It didn't have to be this way!! You could have told the High Lords! We could have…" she clenched her eyes and fists in anger, "I… I… I hate you thrice damned lying son of a bitch!!!"

Gendo closed his eyes for a moment, taking in full force Yui's insults without any attempt to stop her. For some reason, although he had heard every curse ever spat at his name throughout the Imperium, these words pained him in ways he did not fully understand.

Then suddenly, a large shock mace slammed Gendo on the back of the head and caused him to fall unconscious onto the ground. Immediately followed by two sharp distinctive loud hisses from a Bolt pistol. Yui barely notice the two Enforcers drop when Fuyutsuki stepped forth from behind where Gendo was standing.

"Inquistor Fuyutsuki!" Yui cried in surprise.

The man in question was now in his full combat armour, a heavily ornamented powered suit built specifically for him by the finest artificers of Archanis; a Forgeworld which he had visited in his youth. He seemed very fierce looking in it, all considering the fact that it was designed to inspire awe or terror to the right people.

"I'm not an Inquistor anymore Yui… things are complicated… I'll explain along the way, let's go…"

"I… I understand… just give me a second to gather some things…"

Less than a minute later Yui had collected together a mass of what seemed like oddities and trinkets, which she shoved hastily into a backpack. She then grabbed her Adeptus Mechanicus mantle and swung it around her shoulders. But as she stepped through the bulkhead, she hesitated. The young woman turned around gazed down at the unconscious form of her former lover. Her features softened and a feeling of regret and sadness washed over her faces. "Damn you… Gendo…" she muttered as she turned back around and strode out of the room.

Unbeknownst to her or Fuyutsuki, Gendo had not been fully knocked out. Opening his eyes just slight, Gendo managed to whisper words, which he had never and would ever say again.

"I'm sorry…"

"… so therefore, Tetsuya will bring the Units to Adris in ten year" explained Fuyutsuki.

"Ahh… good. Now I see…" said Yui.

By the time they had almost reached the docking bays the general alarm flared. Heavily security bulkheads descended and cut them off from their destination.

"Curses! They acted faster than I had predicted… we'll have to go around…" swore Fuyutsuki.

He was about to head off when a head stopped him. "No, I can deal with the security grid. You just guard my back."

With a nod of understand, Fuyutsuki turned and drew his Power sword from it's scabbard. Blue arches of crackling energy criss-crossed over its surface as he activated it.

It did not take long for the first of the armed Servitors to appear. As strong and tough they were, these vat-grown bio-mechanical hybrids were still very clumsy and slow. Fuyutsuki was upon them before they even had a chance to raise their weapons. Striking down, aided by the servos of his Power armour, Fuyutsuki tore off the half the chest of one of them, it's mechanical components offering no resistance whatsoever to the matter disruption field generated by the Power sword. He then kicked down another and pumped several Bolt pistol rounds into its organic components, the explosive bolts tearing several gaping holes in the figure.

Multiple laser bolts splashed against his armour but only succeeded in singeing its Ceramite surface. Quickly ducking around the corner, he primed a fragmentation grenade, which he then rolled down the corridor.

"Are you done yet?" shouted Fuyutsuki over the sound of the explosion and twisted metal.

In the meantime, Yui was crouched before an access panel with numerous cortical cables linking her to the emergency interface. "Give me a sec…" she said with her eyes shut, "There!"

The armoured bulkhead that stood between them and the docking bay rose, finally allowing them access.

"Quick! Let's go!" Fuyutsuki grabbed Yui's arm and dragged her off just after she had managed to unplug the cortical cables.

"Over there! The Poseidon, that's our way out…!" he indicated to the Cobra class missile frigate.

"The crew?"

"Loyal to me… I warned them of this already, so they should be ready."

Upon boarding The Poseidon, Yui was greeted enthusiastically by several lower-level Techpriest, but none she recognised. Fuyutsuki, however chased them off, ordering them to engage the engines.

"In case you didn't realise it already, I took the liberty of freezing their command network for at least a short while, so they won't be able to override the bay doors or shoot us down when we're out…" commented a smiling Yui.

"Emperor bless you Yui" Fuyutsuki smiled back as he was able to rid himself of one more worry.

Within minutes, they were outside. The swift Cobra class headed directly for the nearest Jump gate. Other crafts were quickly sent to intercept them, but with orders to capture Magos Yui Ikari alive, there was little they could do to stop their escape.

Upon reaching the Jump gate, The Poseidon engaged it's warp engines, creating a small rift in space and just as quickly, disappeared into it.

Several months later

"So…?" asked Yui.

"So… what?" asked a puzzled Fuyutsuki.

"We've finally managed to evade all the ships and drones Gendo sent after us… and it seems that they finally gave up for now… but what do we do…?"

"Well… I was thinking about dropping you off somewhere and going back for the Shadow Cry when they least expect it… smuggling out several Eva units when no one's looking is one thing… smuggling out a highly classified and dangerous alien weapon is another."

Yui begun to laugh loudly all of a sudden.

"What… what so funny?"

Yui struggled to calm herself down enough to speak, and even then, it didn't make much sense to Fuyutsuki. "You needn't both my friend… What they have isn't the Shadow Cry… I figured 'that' the first time I saw it after I translated the communication I found… The real Shadow Cry was inside of it, and I removed that a while ago…"

"You're telling me you have it with you?!"

"Of course not! As if I'd keep something like that on me."

"So where is it?"

"Ah… wouldn't you like to know…?"

All of a sudden, Yui lurched forth slightly, holding her hand against her month. Concerned for her, Fuyutsuki leaned over to see what was wrong. "Yui… are you alright?"

She felt a little fazed and dizzy, but she feared at that point that all the signs pointed to only one thing and she didn't know whether to be happy or saddened.

"I feel sick…"

File Name: Compiled History of the Angelic War
Date: 0402575M41
Ref: FCA.HS.076543/64
Source: Scribe Adept Makoto Hyuga.

//Extract//

Prelude to destruction / First contact and the fall of Angelus

The Angelus system was a little-know binary star system, comprising of nine planets. On Angelus Prime; the 4th and only habitable planet, a remote research and exploration outpost had been established run by a permanent crew of two thousand men and women, and their families.

Being in such an isolated position from the rest of the Imperium, the Angelus base was considerably well protected by a ring of orbital defence platforms and ground laser silos. The system's Jump gate, situated near the 8th planet was equally protected with asteroid weapons array aimed directly so that anyone hostile forces foolish enough to come through, would be destroyed one by one before they could regroup. This setup was more than sufficient to fight off pirates and any of the hostile alien races before encountered.

It all begun when the first recon ships and drones started to return to base with disturbing reports of entire worlds in nearby systems, originally marked as inhabitable and containing non-sentient life, had in fact been purged clean. Leaving nothing but massive oceans of what could only be defined as primordial ooze. No evidence was ever found of what happened to these worlds. But as it were, humanity was to learn, all too well, exactly what happened.

They attacked without warning or provocation, a small group of monstrous creatures dropped out of warp near the Jump gate and attacked the it's defence arrays. Destroying many of the asteroid platforms before they could even fire back and when they did, laser bolts and plasma blasts were deflect or brushed aside as if they were nothing. Within a matter of minutes the gate defence array had been completely annihilated.

The Commander in charge of the Angelus base was Chief Magos Katsuragi (See ref. 'Katsuragi Discoveries' KAT.AM.06534/42). A wise man, who realised early on that they were outmatched. He immediately ordered the general evacuation, whilst a group of volunteers manned the ground laser and attack crafts aimed to distract their attackers so that their friends, families and co-workers could get away.

Within hours, the alien creatures had reached within range of the Angelus Prime's defence cordon, and as Chief Magos Katsuragi had expected, their weapons proved ineffective. Barely half and hour had passed since the attack begun, when an energy blast from one of the creatures struck the base full on. Contact with those who had volunteered to remain behind was lost soon after.

At that same time, the evacuation fleet had evaded the creatures whilst they were engaged at Angelus Prime, but when they reached the Jump gate, disaster struck. It seemed that one of the creatures had remind behind to guard the Jump point. What happened next was sketchy at best, but all evidence gather seemed to point that Chief Magos Katsuragi transferred a copy of their logs and everything they discovered of the creatures into a data codex and placed it, together with his only daughter, into his personal evacuation pod. The pod was immediately jettisoned and soon after, their ship and escorts were destroyed.

Months later, with no word from Angelus Prime, the Imperium sent an investigation party, which included two powerful Inquisitors: Lord Fuyutsuki (See ref. 'Disappearance of…' INQ.XM.02334/G) and Acoyte Rokubugi (See ref%#Error_Data_Corruption_%^6Classified^%&#).

What they discovered was horrifying to say the least. The scattered remains of the evacuation fleet was easily detected, and quickly targeted for search and rescue. Hours when by as they shifted through the field of wreckage without finding a single survivor. Then, by shear luck, a scouting drone discovered the heavily damaged escape pod containing Chief Magos Katsuragi's daughter and the data codex.

They were able to immediately access the data codex, but did not dare to break the Stasis field protecting the young girl for fear that she might have been severely injured, or even contaminated somehow. The Inquisitors both agreed that she would be transported back to Terra and the necessary precautions for quarantine and medical support were provided before she was revived.

Armed with the information provided by the data codex, they head towards the planet, fearing what they would find.

When they arrived, they found a barren planet, reduced to little more than an oversized rock, wiped clean of all living organisms. Only a substantial amount of primordial ooze left on the planet surface hinted the existence of what was once a habitable world.

The investigation party returned to Terra with little, yet important information on what they were up against. The conclusions to be drawn from the data recovered indicated that each creature was born something else, possibly not something too dissimilar to a normal human. However, through genetic engineering, they had been transformed into the monstrosities they were. Another important discovery was the existence of what was classified as an AT-field, a form of defence field, which was impenetrable to all but the most powerful of weapons.

Also, taken from the name of the world that they first destroyed, they would be called the Angelis, whilst the giant creatures themselves were called Angels. It was to be several months before the enemy struck again, though even by then, little had been achieved to counter their AT-field.

Of all the hostile alien races humanity had face, internal conflicts between people and planet. The oncoming war was to be humanity's darkest hour since the conflict and destruction caused by the original unification of Human colonies into the Imperium by the Emperor of Mankind (See ref. 'Birth of the Imperium' BIM.HS.004052/A).

//End Extract//

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END CHAPTER ONE

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OMaKe 1:

Yui sat before the mirror in her quarters, tentatively brushing her hair. She was quite naked to say the least, save for the sheet of cloth wrapped around her like a Toga.

"Gendo… can I ask you a question?" she sudden spoke without turning around.

"Hmmmm…?" came a fairly uninterested mumble from behind her.

"Does my bum look big in this?"

"Arggggg….!!!!!"

OMaKe 2:

By now, despite being a grown woman, Yui was almost to the point of tears. "How could you do this to me!? How could you of all people!?!"

"If it were… not me… then it would have been someone else… I wound not see you harmed…" he replied in a sombre tone of voice.

"Dammit Gendo! It didn't have to be this way!! You could have told the High Lords! We could have…" she clenched her eyes and fists in anger, "I… I… I hate you thrice damned lying son of a bitch!!!"

"Now Yui…"

"I hope you go and get yourself ass-raped by some nasty little Daemon from the warp for eternity!"

"Yui! Such language…!"

"Yeah and you can go and %$@ yourself and #$@# a progressive pike up your %$ and $$$ it around and %^# --- Remaining parts censored due to the extreme nature of the language contained --- ^%#"

By the time Yui was finished, Gendo was a whimpering wreck of a man cry for his mommy on the floor of the room. The other two Enforcers were already dead from their heads spontaneously blowing up.

OMaKe 3:

At this point the young Rouji stepped forth, imitating his father's grin as much as possible. He seemed to offer the girl a can of soft drink. To which the girl stared at it for a while and then rudely snatched it from his hand, immediately poured it in her mouth. At this point, the boy burst into a giggle because it was actually filled with beer. However, when he didn't hear any reaction, he opened his eye and soon found that the girl had actually already finished the can.

"Burrpppp…. Beerrrr goooodd…." Commented the girl.

Tetsuya burst out laughing. "I see they're going to get along just fine…"

Appendix

Adeptus Mechanicus - An mysterious and highly religious organisation which provide the Imperium with it's engineers, scientist and such. The upper echelons are formed of the Priesthood, who worship the Machine God and believe that physical bodies only exist as a vessel for knowledge.

Magos - Title given to those who have mastered a technological achievement.

High Lords of Terra - Twelve of the most powerful men in the galaxy, they rule the Imperium in the name of the Emperor. These normally include the Fabricator General from the Adeptus Mechanicus, an Inquisitorial representative, Grand Master of the Officio Assassinorum, Master of the Administratum, and many more.

The Emperor of Mankind - He who unified humanity from a mass of squabbling, failing colonies into the Imperium through his great crusade. Also the creator of the Space Marines and their Primarchs. The most powerful and common religion in the galaxy see the Emperor as their god. The Emperor is alive even today, sustained by the arcane powers of the Golden Throne, yet only his soul is still bound to his body, for he has not risen or spoke since his ascension over ten thousand years ago.

Daemons & Chaos - Vile monstrous unnatural creatures that inhabit the warp. Their only goal is the complete destruction or perversion of the material universe. The force, which commands these Daemons, is better known as Chaos.

Inquisition - Highly secretive organisation who's agents safeguard the Imperium. The Ordo Xenoc investigate alien threats. The Ordo Hereticus investigate heretics and insurrectionist. And the Ordo Malleus hunts down Chaos worshippers and Daemons. They possess unlimited authority, and no one is above their reach.

The Eldar - An enigmatic ancient alien race who are not, upon sight, significantly different from Humans. Yet the difference become more obvious in their inhuman grace and even more mentally. The Eldars are highly advance, but lack in number. They have lived on giant spacecrafts called Craftworlds ever since the fall of their once prosperous civilisation, of which they do not speak off.