E.V.A (Part 3)

50 years later.

E.V.A sat alone in a dark room.

Her creator had long since died, but before she died, she gave E.V.A one final wish. Not to change anything.

Her creator said that if by some reason E.V.A met the future her, she wanted her to let time go it's course.

E.V.A wished to know why, but her creator reply was strange.

She said that it was most likely Faye that made her start that machine. Fate itself wished for her to go back in time. And fate wished for the creation of E.V.A. Her creator said that ot would be sad if by her changing the future the creation of E.V.A never happened. And she also said that they had no idea what the consequences would be if they changed the future. Rather let time go it's course and not change anything.

And so, years later, her creator died.

E.V.A sole mission was to take care of her creator. Now that her creator no longer lived, she didn't know what to do.

Her creator did tell her to possibly try and make a future for herself, but that statement contradicted the task of not changing the future.

If E.V.A had the possibility to do what she wanted, she would await the time her master was summoned and continue to live with her.

However if she were to do that, it would be possible that her creator never went back in time, which in turn would have never created E.V.A.

Not only that, but it was impossible for E.V.A to even try doing what she wanted. Her wishes where to take care of her master. If she had no master, she couldn't do anything.

So she did nothing.

For the next thousands of years she just sat next to the rotting corpse of her master.

The only time she ever did anything was saving the skull of her creator by putting her in a everlasting container, a place where anything put would remain unchanged.

…

A few thousand years later something changed.

A new visitor came.

At first E.V.A didn't give him any mind. Her sensors picked up that an intruder came into the base, but she didn't mind. It wasn't the first time a monster came up into the base. But it was the first time that it survived so far.

And then, new unwanted visitors came, and the bases defenses started fighting off the intruders.

E.V.A meanwhile didn't move an inch.

She had no reason to.

If there was a monster strong enough that could potentially destroy her appeared, it could potentially destroy her.

But what entered her room and sealed it off was no powerful beast.

It was no abomination capable of killing mortals with it's mere sight.

It was just, … a lizardman.

A normal lizardman.

Green scales, brown and green robe.

Bloodied.

Tired.

Sad.

Alone.

Just a lizardman.

E.V.A heard of them.

Specifically only about one.

Is it that lizardman her creator spoke of?

No. It couldn't be.

Or could it.

It doesn't matter.

Her creator lived no longer.

With her passing, her reason for existing also dissappeared.

"You, are you gonna do ssssomething, or jusssst sssit here and do nothing."

The reptile decided to start a conversation.

E.V.A decided to be silent.

For a few minutes, they just sat there and did nothing.

Then he stood up, and started to walk around the room.

E.V.A wasn't sure, nor did she care how the lizardman was able to see in pitch-black darkness.

But then he came before the frozen skull.

"Wasss thissss your creator?"

The lizardman asked.

E.V.A remained silent.

"You don't have to anssswer me now. Jussst give me a nod if I am right."

The reptiloids serpent-like eyes turned towards E.V.A.

For some reason, E.V.A decided to give a simple nod.

Seing it, the reptiloid sat down again, all the while opening his bag a quickly eating a round pill.

…

"Can you talk?" the reptiloid asked.

E.V.A remained silent.

"Can you talk?" the reptiloid asked the same question.

Then he did it again.

And again.

And again.

And again.

...

"Can you talk?".

"Yes" E.V.A finally answered.

"What's your name?".

E.V.A decided to remain silent again.

But the reptiloid for some reason also then stood still.

…

The monsters started to overrun the base.

The defenses were starting to not being able to defend the base.

But E.V.A didn't care.

But that was the moment the reptiloid took another pill out of his small bag.

Strange. After 30 hours or so the reptilod didn't seem to show any e pression of hunger, thirst or even any need for sleep.

Was the pill the reason behind it.

"May I know the name your creator gave you?" the reptiloid asked again.

E.V.A was not sure.

That question made her stop looking at how the defenses protected the base.

And now, the reptiloid had her entire attention.

She couldn't explain it.

It seemed like she knew the reptiloid.

But she never met him.

She was sure of it.

"I go by the name Ssssyzoth. May I know your name?"

E.V.A was now sure who the being was.

The alchemist.

The close friend of her creator.

And the possible old husband of her creator.

That alone wad the reason E.V.A finally replied.

"E.V.A "

The reptiloid then gave a small sigh.

It seemed the name rang a bell.

His eyes for a moment gave of a sign of remembering something.

A more happy time.

Then the base shook.

Something big attacked the base.

But for some reason neither the metal girl nor the lizardman gave of any signs of care.

Then he looked back at the frozen skull.

"I had my doubtssss for thelastssst few dayssss when I firsssst came here, but now I am sssure. I know who your creator issss. It'sss her. On our lasst converssation sssshe told me that she would gave her new daughter the name of the daughter she had in her lassst life. Eva. A beatiful name. Am I right? And since my name rinssg a bell inside you, ssshe told you ssssomethingsss about me."

E.V.A finally looked at yhe lizardman.

"Their isss only one possible explanation why this place came into existence with all the knowledge I managed to gather while outside. Your creator, after starting the machine, went back in time, built this base, you included. Then she died, but gave you the task of not changing anything in the future. Give me a nod if my guess is right."

E.V.A nodded.

"And now you remained here. After all these hundreds of millenia's."

E.V.A nodded again. And then looked back at the floor.

Taking another pill, the reptilod continued.

"Do you wish to talk with her?"