Neon Genesis Nerv Novels & Stories

“I don’t know what we would’ve done without you.” Yamato gave a curt nod, his expression inscrutable. “Come. We must move quickly.” For three months, they lived like shadows, slipping through Tokyo’s busy streets, careful to avoid attention. They concealed their identities, adopting new names and stories, blending into a world that felt both freeing and suffocating. Then, one day, they receive a call from Fergus, claiming he had Hannah under his claws. "I've captured her until you both return. She remains with me, Finn!" His menacing voice raged through the phone.

"I don't smell anything except expensive perfume and human sweat, Alpha." He was wrong. There was something else cutting through the room, an overwhelming presence that felt dangerously familiar yet completely terrifying. It felt like the ancient power of a dominant alpha, but it was wrapped in a cold, suffocating layer of pure corporate authority. My pulse began to hammer against my veins, my heart beating so loudly that it was completely drowning out the noise of the crowd around us. The stage lights suddenly dimmed, and the massive digital screens behind the podium flashed with the bright silver logo of Aegis Systems.

His voice never rose, never rushed, yet it always carried authority that made everything else feel unnecessary. Silence followed immediately. “We all know that Nicolas is the end of Genesis. He is here for revenge, nothing more than that. We succeeded in locking him inside the tomb for a whole century, but this time he is not just returning for destruction of bodies, he will create hell itself. He is our end if we do not act fast. Our goal right now is simple, destroy him forever,” I stated, my voice steady, controlled, carrying the weight of certainty. Everyone paid rapt attention.

His faith in us. “I love you,” I whispered. “I love you too. Always. Forever. Beyond death. Beyond anything.” He pulled me closer. “Now sleep. Rest while you can. The hard part starts tomorrow.” My phone buzzed. I checked. One final message. From Tessa. From Nightshade. From the enemy wearing my best friend’s face. Seventy-two days. That’s when Project Genesis launches. When your parents wake as weapons. When everything you love burns. Unless you stop me. Unless you’re strong enough. Smart enough. Brave enough. See you soon, bestie. Can’t wait for our reunion.

they chorused. I shut my bedroom door and flopped onto the bed for a second, staring at the email again. Holy crap. This was happening. For once, life was throwing me a win. A massive, life-changing win. This is the best day of my life. *...*...*...*...*...* ETHAN ♠ This is the worst day of my life. I’m sprawled on my bed with my controller in hand, mid-match in Valorant, when Mom bursts through my door without knocking.

The first thing she noticed was the thick, silver chains on his neck before she peered at her face. The lights were suddenly dimmed so she failed to figure out the mysterious silhouette. But her breath hitched the moment her chocolate hues connected with the dark obsidian ones. “Y-You-” Broken incoherent words escaped her mouth before she gave in to darkness. *****

"Together." The Strike The Icarus beam hit the roof of the NeoGenics Tower. The top ten floors evaporated instantly. Steel turned to gas. Glass turned to dust. The sound was a roar that swallowed the world, a frequency so loud it became silence. Down in the sub-level, Jade and Caspian reached for each other's other hand, closing the circuit. They weren't just a man and a woman anymore; they were a dual-core processor for the most dangerous code ever written.

“The serum, Liana. Your body emits trace energy signatures when your adrenaline spikes. They can trace that, especially if they know what frequency to look for.” “So you’re saying—” “I’m saying we need to find a way to stop them from using it.” I shake my head. “And how do we do that?” He hesitates. “There’s one place left that can neutralize the signal.” I can tell by his face that I’m not going to like what comes next. “Where?” “The Genesis Facility,” he says. “Where it all began.” The name sends a chill through me. That place isn’t just a lab. It’s where my memories end — where everything I don’t remember starts.

“It was Voss’s first experiment in neural fusion. Before me. Before Genesis.” Ezra added, “It was rumored to be an AI/human hybrid, genetically grown, psychically bonded to its creator. But it was too dangerous. Unpredictable.” Alma nodded. “It nearly killed Voss. He buried it. Deep beneath the ice. But if the Genesis collapse triggered its resurrection” Her voice trailed off. Ezra spoke the rest. “It won’t just threaten cities. It’ll rewrite humanity.” Ember stepped forward, fists clenched. “Then we stop it. We’ve done the impossible before.”

But the hurt in his eyes was impossible to miss. For the first time— The perfect control cracked. And behind it— Aruna finally saw what remained of the boy who had spent fifteen years waiting. Completely broken. Then Orion whispered a sentence that made everyone's blood run cold. "I know." A pause. "That's why I built Genesis." The tunnel fell silent. Because suddenly— Everyone realized the horrifying truth. Genesis wasn't activated to find Aruna. It was activated because Orion couldn't accept losing her again.