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In Central Dogma, Maya, Hyuga, and Aoba are gathered for their night-shift. They wonder why the head quarters are sealed off, and NERV is on alert seeing as Kaworu was the last of the Angels. Aoba theorizes that NERV is probably going to be disbanded, but that still leaves the question about happens to the Evas and the personnel. Hyuga says that they have no other choice than wait until the mysterious "Instrumentally Project" scheduled by the high command commences. Meanwhile, Misato is overlooking the Geofront's lake in her car. She has found out what the intention with the Instrumentally Project is: To end mankind existence as separate individuals and merge them together to one being. And just like Kaji predicted, SEELE intends to use the Evas for their plan.

In the command center, Maya, Hyuga, and Aoba are gathered for their night-shift. They wonder why the head quarters are sealed off, and NERV is on alert seeing as Kaworu was the last of the Angels. Aoba theorizes that NERV is probably going to be disbanded, but that still leaves the question about happens to the Evas and the personnel. Hyuga says that they have no other choice than wait until the mysterious "Instrumentally Project" scheduled by the high command commences. Meanwhile, Misato is overlooking the Geofront's lake in her car. She has found out what the intention with the Instrumentally Project is: To end mankind existence as separate individuals and merge them together to one being. And just like Kaji predicted, SEELE intends to use the Evas for their plan.

In the command center, Maya, Hyuga, and Aoba are gathered for their night-shift. They wonder why the head quarters are sealed off, and Nerv is on alert seeing as Kaworu was the last of the Angels. Aoba theorizes that Nerv is probably going to be disbanded, but that still leaves the questions about happens to the Evas and the personnel. Hyuga says that they have no other choice than wait until the mysterious "Instrumentally Project" scheduled by the high command commences. Meanwhile, Misato is overlooking the Geofront's lake in her car. She has found out what the intention with the Instrumentally Project is: To end mankind existence as separate individuals and merge them together to one being. And just like Kaji predicted, SEELE intends to use the Evas for their plan.

SEELE meet with Gendo and Fuyutsuki and delivers their ultimatum. As the Lance of Longinus is out of their reach, they cannot use Lilith for the Instrumentally Project, and therefore needs her offspring, Unit 01, instead, so they can direct the process. Gendo stoutly refuses to surrender the Eva to them, saying that "Death creates nothing." Keel coldly answers: "Then you deserve death!" ending the meeting.

That night Rei leaves her apartment, never to return. In Misato's aparment Shinji lies in his bed and stares out into the air. His SDAT has out of batteries.

Nerv goes on full alert, as their communication lines are cut off and the MAGI is under attack from its sister units in other countries. Fuyutsuki realizes that SEELE must be behind it and deduces that they are putting all their resources behind it. As Misato heads back to the command center, she learns that Nerv has lost its legal status and is ordered to surrender to the Japanese government, she also finds out that Ritsuko as been released from her captivity to help repel the hacking attempt. Ritsuko's efforts are successful, but Misato, Gendo and Fuyutsuki realizes that it was only the first stage of the invasion, and that the next step will be a full-on attack to take the Evas by force.

With their attempt to take the MAGI remotely foiled, SEELE calls for the invasion force to attack. Using their control over the Japanese government, they have convinced the prime minister and his staff that Nerv plans to initiate Third Impact, and they have in turn mobilized a large JSSDF detachment against Tokyo-3. Having been given the order, the JSSDF takes out all of Nerv's surveillance equipment on the surface. The experienced JSSDF forces then starts entering the Geofront proper and faces little resistance from the Nerv personnel, which they indiscriminately slaughter as they come across them. Meanwhile, Misato directs the defense against the invasion. Knowing that the pilots are a priority target, she orders Asuka to be inserted into Unit 02 and hidden on the bottom of the Geofront lake as she will be safer there. Shinji and Rei, however, are nowhere to be found.

Fuyutsuki concludes that Nerv's efforts is ultimately futile and that it is only a matter of time before they are completely overrun. Gendo then leaves, heading for Terminal Dogma, asking Fuyutsuki to see it through. Fuyutsuki, in turn, asks Gendo to give Yui his regards. Meanwhile Shinji is found hiding under a flight of stairs at the border of the front line. Misato orders to seal off most of the complex with Bakelite, as she hands the command over to Hyuga, before she heads out to save Shinji herself. As the bridge bunnies proceed to arm themselves, Hyuga notices that they are ridiculously underequipped to handle a human invasion, and Aboa theorizes that it was probably deliberate, and the end game they are facing now probably had been planned right from the start. Just then, a JSSDF squad breaches Central Dogma, and the personal frantically returns fire. Maya freezes up, refusing to shoot at other people, but Aboa angrily scolds her, telling her that "kill or be killed!" is the only rule now.

Despite heavily casualties the attack on Central Dogma has been repelled for now. The bridge bunnies wonders why the JSSDF haven't used something heavier on them. Just then, an N2 mine is dropped on top of the Geofront, blowing off the top of the protective dome.

Meanwhile Misato is driving Shinji towards the Eva cage. She explains her findings, that just like the Angels spawned from Adam, mankind spawned from Lilith making them the 18th Angel, meaning that they couldn't coexist with the other Angels. She tells him that their only chance of getting through the day is by holding off the invasion with the Evangelions, as SEELE is sure to use the Mass Produced Evangelions series in the attack sooner or later. Shinji remains unresponsive, until the news of Asukas reawakening reaches Misato. And just then, in their anger about being opposed by Unit 02, SEELE orders the Mass Produced Evas to be unleashed upon the Geofront. Dropping down from airships the eight white Eva surrounds Unit 02, but despite being on battery power, Asuka is confident that she can kill them. Misato radios in and tells her that she will have Shinji joining up as soon as she can.

Reaching the emergency elevator to the Eva cage, Misato and Shinji is suddenly attacked by a JSSDF patrol, and before they can escape, Misato is shot in her torso. The soldiers consider pursuing them for a moment, but as the area is secluded for demoliton, they retreat instead. The heavily wounded Misato tells Shinji that he must pilot the Eva if he wants to survive, but he answers that he wants to die, considering himself a horrible person for what he did to Kaworu and Asuka. Misato tells him that he must face what he did and accept it, and she will never forgive him if he just gives up. She then learns in and kisses him, telling him "That was an adult kiss. We'll do the rest when you get back", before handing him her pendant, pushing him to the elevator, and sending him on his way. She then collapses from her wound, with her last breaths she asks Kaji for forgiveness, wondering if she did the right things. The last thing she sees is a ghostly Rei standing over her. The floor is then blown up, killing her in the process. In the elevator, Shinji wipes his mouth and realizes that he has Misato's blood on him and that she is probably dead. He cries bitterly.

In the fight against the Eva series Asuka seemingly has the upper hand, having maimed several of her opponents. But suddenly one of them throws a copy of the Lance of Longinus at her. It penetrates her AT-Field and hits her Eva in the face, causing Asuka to scream out in pain and panic. Falling over, she also runs out of power, and is helpless as the injured members of the Eva series start regenerating due to their S2 engines and close in on Unit 02. Flocking like vultures, the series attacks the red Eva, ripping it apart. The bridge bunnies and Shinji hears everything over the radio, unable to do anything about it. Finally the Eva series takes to the sky and leaves a heavily mutilated, barely functional Unit 02 behind. Asuka, in massive pain and filled with rage, defiantly reaches out for them, swearing repeated that she will kill them all, and manages to force her Eva into berserker mode. But it is all for nothing as the Eva series throws their remaining spears at the Eva, finally killing her.

Unit 01 deploys a massive AT-Field, blowing up the Nerv HQ pyramid in the process. The JSSDF command looks on in shock as the Eva hovers out of the wreckage on wings of light, calling it "The devil himself!" Inside the cockpit Shinji quietly calls out for Asuka. Looking towards the sky, he screams as he sees the Eva series carrying off Unit 02's mutilated remains.

A desolate Shinji stands at the lakeside where Misato left him the night before. He is dripping wet, as if he has attempted to drown himself. Later, Shinji goes to visit the comatose Asuka in the Geofront's hospital. He begs her to wake up, telling he cannot face either Rei or Misato as both of them scares him. Getting increasingly desperate, he starts shaking her unconscious body more and more violently, and ends up accidentally ripping open her shirt, exposing her breasts in the process. He proceeds to lock the door to the room and masturbates to the sight. Looking at the end result, he despairs at what he has done.

Gendo finds Rei meditating naked amongst the remains of her sisters in Terminal Dogma. He tells her that it is time, and while she glares coldly back at him, but she follows him regardless. Meanwhile, Shinji has been found by three JSSDF soldiers, who prepares to execute him. But just in the nick of time, Misato arrives and kills them. She then takes the unwilling Shinji away, knowing that getting him into Unit 01 is their only chance of survival.

With their attempt to take the MAGI remotely foiled, SEELE calls for the invasion force to attack. Using their control over the Japanese government, they have convinced the prime minister and his staff that Nerv plans to initiate Third Impact, and they have in turn mobilized a large JSSDF detachment against Tokyo-3. Having been given the order, the JSSDF takes out all of Nerv's surveillance equipment on the surface. The experienced JSSDF forces then starts entering the Geofront proper and faces little resistance from the Nerv personnel, which they indiscriminately slaughter as they come across them. Meanwhile, Misato directs the defense against the invasion. Knowing that the pilots are a priority target, she orders Asuka to be inserted into Unit 02 and hidden on the bottom of the Geofront lake as she will be safer there. Shinji and Rei, however, is nowhere to be found.

With their attempt to take the MAGI remotely foiled, SEELE calls for the invasion force to attack. Using their control over the Japanese government, they have convinced the prime minister and his staff that Nerv plans to initiate Third Impact, and they have in turn mobilized a large JSSDF detachment against Tokyo-3. Having been given the order, the JSSDF takes out all of Nerv's surveillance equipment on the surface. The experienced JSSDF forces then starts entering the Geofront proper and faces little resistance from the Nerv personnel, which they indiscriminately slaughter as they come across them. Misato directs the defence against the invasion. Knowing that the pilots are a priority target, she orders Asuka to be inserted into Unit 02 and hidden on the bottom of the Geofront lake as she will be safer there. Shinji and Rei, however, is nowhere to be found.

Reaching the emergency elevator to the Eva cage, Misato and Shinji is suddenly attacked by a JSSDF patrol, and before they can escape, Misato is shot in her torso. The soldiers consider pursuing them for a moment, but as the area is secluded for demoliton, they retreat instead. The heavily wounded Misato tells Shinji that he must pilot the Eva if he wants to survive, but he answers that he wants to die, considering himself a horrible person for what he did to Kaworu and Asuka. Misato tells him that he must face what he did and accept it, and she will never forgive him if he just gives up. She then learns in and kisses him, telling him "That was an adult kiss. We'll do the rest when you get back", before handing him her pendant, pushing him to the elevator, and sending him on his way. She then collapses from her wound, with her last breaths he asks Kaji for forgiveness, wondering if she did the right things. The last thing she sees is a ghostly Rei standing over her. The floor is then blown up, killing her in the process. In the elevator, Shinji wipes his mouth and realizes that he has Misato's blood on him and that she is probably dead. He cries bitterly.

Meanwhile Misato is driving Shinji towards the Eva cage. She explains her findings, that just like the Angels spawned from Adam, mankind spawned from Lilith making them the 18th Angel, meaning that they couldn't coexist with the other Angels. She tells him that their only chance of getting through the day is by holding off the invasion with the Evangelions, as SEELE is sure to use the Mass Produced Evangelions series in the attack sooner or later. Shinji remains unresponsive, until the news of Asukas reawakening reaches Misato. And just then, in their anger about being opposed by Unit 02, SEELE orders the MP Evas to be unleashed upon the Geofront. Dropping down from airships the eight white Eva surrounds Unit 02, but despite being on battery power, Asuka is confident that she can kill them. Misato radios in and tells her that she will have Shinji joining up as soon as she can.

Fuyutsuki concludes that Nerv's efforts is ultimately futile and that it is only a matter of time before they are completely overrun. Gendo then leaves, heading for Terminal Dogma, asking Fuyutsuki to see it through. Fuyutsuki, in turn, asks Gendo to give Yui his regards. Meanwhile Shinji is found hiding under a flight of stairs at the border of the front line. Misato orders to seal off most of the complex with Bakelite, as she hands the command over to Hyuga, before she heads out to save Shinji herself. As the bridge bunnies proceed to arm themselves, Hyuga notices that they are ridiculously underequipped to handle a human invasion. Aboa theorizes that it was probably deliberate, and the end game they are facing now probably had been planned right from the start. Just then, a JSSDF squad breaches Central Dogma, and the personal frantically returns fire. Maya freezes up, refusing to shoot at other people, but Aboa angrily scolds her, telling her that "kill or be killed!" is the only rule now.