▁the ▁cust ody ▁of ▁Ha ij ima ▁Indust ries , ▁with ▁the ▁experiments ▁conducted ▁by ▁Kur ono ▁and ▁the ▁tra uma ▁from ▁his ▁or de al ▁aw ak ening ▁of ▁the ▁Ad ol la ▁Bur st ▁and ▁becoming ▁the ▁Six th ▁P ill ar . ▁When ▁the ▁Kn ights ▁of ▁the ▁Ash en ▁Fl ame ▁attempt ▁to ▁capture ▁N ata ku , ▁the ▁stress ▁causes ▁him ▁to ▁emit ▁radio active ▁energy ▁that ▁is ▁harm ful ▁to ▁normal ▁humans ▁and ▁pot ent ▁enough ▁to ▁destroy ▁the ▁entire ▁Tokyo ▁Empire . ▁ ▁Kn ights ▁of ▁the ▁Ash en ▁Fl ame ▁The ▁ ▁are ▁a ▁war rior ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁, ▁a ▁do oms day ▁cult ▁under ▁the ▁guidance ▁of ▁the ▁Evangel ist ▁which ▁has ▁long ▁in fil tr ated ▁every ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁Tokyo ▁Empire ▁and ▁the ▁Holy ▁Sol ▁Temple ▁while ▁being ▁the ▁cause ▁of ▁In fer nal ▁attacks . ▁The ▁Evangel ist ' s ▁follow ers ▁are ▁provided ▁with ▁In fer nal ▁B ugs , ▁Ad ol la - inf used ▁insect s ▁that ▁either ▁turn ▁a ▁human ▁host ▁into ▁an ▁In fer nal ▁or ▁aw aken ▁the ▁host ' s ▁potential ▁as ▁a ▁py ro kin etic ▁with ▁an ▁Ad ol la ▁Bur st . ▁The ▁White ▁Cl ad ' s ▁headquarters ▁are ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁Nether , ▁a ▁forb idden ▁area ▁beneath ▁the ▁Tokyo ▁Empire ▁consisting ▁of ▁abandoned ▁sub way ▁t unn els ▁where ▁the ▁sun ▁never ▁sh ines . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Evangel ist ▁is ▁a ▁myster ious ▁imm ort al ▁of