(No prior knowledge required. You can enjoy this even if you know nothing about Evangelion or Dark Souls, probably.)
Shinji Ikari was abandoned by his father as a child and endured boundless loneliness. He built layer upon layer of walls around his heart, refusing to communicate with others and shutting out the entire world.
That went on until he was fourteen.
Perhaps the heavens were punishing him for always running away from the world. One day, when he opened his eyes, all he could see was a gloomy, oppressive sky and tombstones stretching across the hills.
Then the knight he called Master appeared, shattering Shinji Ikari's shell with unreasonable enthusiasm and kindness.
Under his guidance, Shinji was forced to uncover his ears, open his eyes, and face everything: the trials of iron and blood, sword and fire.
And when he has grown a little, what path will the story take when he returns to the real world and faces that enormous purple robot?
(Note: At the start, Shinji Ikari is a newbie who has only beaten the High Wall, not a veteran who has linked the fire. He's still growing.)
(A slow-paced, long-form story. The author's other book, From Dark Souls, the Good-for-Nothings, set in the same world and over two million characters long, is also being updated. The author has a proven track record and the ability to deliver.)
