Time is immutable and past sins cannot be undone. It is too late for Asuka Soryu, too late for Shinji Rokubungi, too late for Yui Ichijo. Yet hope is not entirely lost for it is not too late for Asuka Langley Shikinami, for Shinji Ikari, for Rei Ayanami, for their time is only just beginning. And into that time steps those who seek redemption from their sins by forging a new dawn.