Matteo and Asahi were within inches of each other, then, a sudden barrage of attacks broke out, Matteo swinging his blade, as Asahi kept on evading them without fault. Asahi was still steadily evading them, when instantaneously, Asahi's body had taken minor slashes all over. The cuts were everywhere on his body. Blood stained his clothes as he staggered and then got down on a knee. Leo bit his lip tightly and then said,"Matteo's Signature Attack--!!" Asahi got back up slowly, wiping blood from his forehead. He looked up at Matteo, and saw it. Around him, were moving speedily, were small, glowing lines. They circled fiercely behind him, almost like small golden thunderbolts, making a whirring sound as they cut through the air at great speeds.
•••••"MORTE NEL CEILO: DEATH IN THE SKY"•••••••
"That is the name of my ability. I don't blame you- They are quite hard to miss" Asahi then noticed what they were. Hundreds of Matteo's golden feathers were swiftly moving simultaneously by themselves. They gathered together and twisted violently into a golden cyclone, as Matteo's wings began to flap, and he levitated off the ground. "How fun this is! Can you keep up? Asahi!???",Matteo's bellowed from above. Asahi was still looking up at Matteo when he heard a voice from behind him,"Now--Pierson!!" Asahi turned to see the Horsemen, gathered together, looking at him from a distance. Pierson took hold of a long twig as it got bathed in a bright red aura.
■■"CHARIOTS "■■
The twig turned into a sharp, sleek, dark blade. It was a traditional Japanese katana, it's hilt was covered in a black and blue, with a silver colored guard in the shape of an "X" Pierson hurled the blade into the ring where they were dueling, but before it had gotten into the ring, Matteo aimed his feathers at Asahi, and soon, a tsunami of golden feathers were headed straight for Asahi. "The blade! It won't make it in time!!", Pierson exclaimed loudly. "Won't make it in time? The hell are you talking about?!"
◇◇◇"GEAR FORCE"◇◇◇
◇◇◇"CHECKMATE"◇◇◇
Golden gears formed around the blades as it flew, and then, It suddenly sped up, flying straight to Asahi. The feather-blades had also stopped advancing at Asahi as well, but this only lasted a few seconds, and then they began to fly at him once more. Asahi lept, grabbing the blade by it's hilt and landing back on his feet. Seeing this, Leo's eyes shot up, but then he noticed Gail panting heavily whiles kneeling. He helped her up slowly as she leaned on him for support."Are you alright?" "I will be--Thanks..." "Is that a drawback of your ability?" "Ye-yeah...'Checkmate'-- I can take over another's body for a few moments, but then it leaves me extremely fatigued, almost out of breath." Leo held onto her and then said,"Thank you--Now let's leave it-- to Asahi...."
Asahi stood still, the sword raised above his head, the tip pointing back and the blade facing up. Slowly, he exhaled as he stretched out his legs and looked upon the incoming swarm of blades. The second the blades were within his range, he began to parry them with lightning speed reactions. The blades rained on him, but he overcame them all without fail. Pierson, Kenji and Gail were awestruck by his proficiency with the blade, but Leo shook his head gently and thought to himself,"I'm not even surprised anymore. When you battle, your eyes show no fear, You only use physical means to battle, and yet you can match such strong abilities, because of you, the Horsemen are given hope. Who really are you, Asahi?"