Lilith

NERV headquarters had been built entirely inside the natural cavity formed when the Black Moon crashed. Far below the headquarters, various facilities were also in operation, all the way down to Terminal Dogma, where Lilith was kept!

"This was the original site of the Black Moon's impact. Lilith, meanwhile, is the origin of humanity in our world—the Second Apostle."

Gendo Ikari personally led Tao Yu down, with Fuyutsuki following alongside them.

Along the way, he explained the general significance of Lilith's existence to Tao Yu.

When the elevator arrived, a bizarre white figure, cut off at the waist, came into view. It was nailed to a cross in the middle of a pool of LCL Solution.

A purple face was set into the strange white figure's body. It had seven eyes, four on the left and three on the right.

Where the lower half of the giant creature was missing, something like roots had begun to grow outward. A blood-red spear pierced its chest, pinning it to the cross!

"Evangelion Unit-01 was made from her body, and humanity was born from her as well. If we pull out the Spear of Longinus now, Lilith will regain an Apostle's regenerative abilities. There's even a chance humanity could 'recover' as well..."

Gendo Ikari spoke lightly of things that were terrifying.

"Mm. That's quite a story."

Tao Yu gazed at Lilith's half-body before him, his eyes growing brighter and brighter.

Considering he had piloted Evangelion Unit-01, Tao Yu figured Lilith was probably something of a similar level.

After all, Evangelion Unit-01 had been made from the part that was missing.

But now that he had seen Lilith's main body, Tao Yu could feel the extraordinarily surging world power even without making contact.

Without thinking, Tao Yu unfurled his domain field.

It was the