Set in the aftermath of the Twelfth Angel incident, nobody at NERV expected Shinji to be alive, until a call from a former competitor against NERV came and revealed that he was with them, and when he returns from his sojourn experiences, he brings back with him a potential means to change everything. Swords that aren't swords, objects that aren't just objects, and beyond powerful.
While on the way home, the lord of the snowmanpires, Frostferatu meets the one woman who can melt his icy heart.