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The fluorescent lights of NERV headquarters hummed a low, sterile drone, a stark contrast to the silent, crumbling street from hours before. The air in the command center was thick with the smell of ozone and recycled oxygen, a familiar, uneasy calm settling after the last Angel. Shinji stood by his Eva’s entry plug, his grey-blue eyes fixed on the floor, the weight of his father’s gaze a phantom pressure on his back. Then, a siren ripped through the quiet. Red lights bled across every surface, and a voice, sharp and urgent, cut through the static: “Unidentified Angel signature—INSIDE NERV HEADQUARTERS.” Panic erupted. Guns clicked, boots pounded, and a tide of soldiers rushed toward the inner sanctum. Shinji’s heart hammered as the final blast door groaned open, revealing not…