Dr. Ritsuko Akagi formulates a desperate salvage operation. She reveals that NERV attempted a similar procedure ten years prior, which ended in complete failure.
: Shinji’s physical body has completely dissolved into the LCL fluid.
The story opens in the grim aftermath of the battle against the Fourteenth Angel, Zeruel. During the fight, Shinji reached an unprecedented with Unit-01. This triggered a violent, "berserk" state where the biomechanical Eva broke free of its restraints and literally devoured the Angel to acquire its S² engine.
: Major Misato Katsuragi is furious at Ritsuko’s cold, clinical detachment and secrecy regarding the Evas. 🌀 An "Inner Universe"
While NERV engineers race against the clock over a span of 30 days, Shinji experiences a bizarre, abstract, and heavily surreal stream of consciousness inside Unit-01:
: Shinji's physical boundaries have failed because his personal AT Field collapsed, fusing his mind and soul directly with the Evangelion. 🧬 Operation Rescue
In , titled " Weaving a Story 2: oral stage " (also known as "Shape of Heart, Shape of Human"), pilot Shinji Ikari becomes physically trapped and dissolved inside Evangelion Unit-01 following a brutal battle . 💥 The Aftermath of Berserk
When NERV personnel attempt to retrieve Shinji from the entry plug, they are horrified by what they find: