"This spear was forged from the will to restore the world-the Gaius Spear! No, the spear of Wille. Humanity, possessing wisdom and will, has come this far without the help of a god. Yui!"
The Unit-08 piloted by Mari stood on the Gaius Spear, which hung beneath the Wunder Warship.
She felt hope was right before her eyes. The reversal from one extreme to the other would soon become reality.
Note: the white on the Gaius Spear represented stone tools, the brown represented bronze, and the blue-gray represented iron. There had once been a proposal to bind these milestones of human history to the spear in this way.
Lilith raised both hands, pressing the palms together to block the Wunder Warship hurtling toward Lilith.
Unfortunately, Lilith ultimately could not withstand the god-slaying Gaius Spear. Carrying the spear, the Wunder Warship pierced both palms and sped onward, striking Lilith's crimson right eye.
Thud-thud!!!
The Wunder Warship came to a stop against Lilith's pupil, producing a sound like a ringing bell.
Staring at the barrier just ahead, Misato roared, "Break through! Mari! Get the spear to Shinji and the others!"
Sparks were already flying throughout Lady Wunder's control room. Instruments and monitors malfunctioned as alarms rang and warning lights flashed.
Mari's eyes shone with confidence and determination. "Absolutely. I'll bring him back!"
Misato's slightly aged face twisted fiercely as she told Mari, "I'm counting on you!"
She punched down the button on the control console, shattering its glass cover. The clamps beneath the Wunder Warship released the Gaius Spear. Radiating a gentle aura, it passed through Lilith's pupil without shattering an A.T. Field, slipping inside like a spear piercing jelly without raising a ripple.
Only after it entered the space behind the pupil did fractures begin to appear. It pierced the black-and-white