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Chapter 20 - A Raptured Soul

Matteo slowly got back up on his feet, but then he staggered, and fell back on one knee. Matteo stared at his ruined wings, their golden brilliance stained with blood. He touched his eye with his fingers, swiping away the rivers of blood that slithered down his face. For a few seconds, he looked at the Blood, and then turned to Asahi with the widest grin, and he began to laugh almost maniacally. Everyone looked at him confused as he cackled away. "NEVER!!! Never did I think there was someone.....who can rival me like this!! To ruin me to such an extent! I believe you are the one who can achieve it! True, inner Perfection!! Sopredente! Show me more--Let's keep going, Asahi!! I haven't felt like this in ages---!!" Staggering as he approached Asahi, he dragged his feather-blade on the ground, creating small, visible sparks. Asahi also began to Approach him. As they were getting closer, then both suddenly sprinted,wind blowing behind their heels and the ground underneath them breaking into small craters. The covered the distance between each other almost instantaneously and swung their blades with full force, rainy attacks on each other relentlessly. Sparks were sent flying through the air, slashes of wind blew through the air and the sounds of clattering blades filled the area completely. All the other Awakened kept on watching, with jaws dropped and eager eyes.

They attacks continued without end, They denied their bodies a moment of rest, not even caring about their own fatal injuries. Asahi's face was still grim but Matteo had plastered a devilish grin all over his face. With the blood all over his face, wings, hair and body, paired with that petrifying smirk on his face, he certainly didn't look like an angel. Even with the strong wind and sparks and dust flying everywhere, Leo had glued his gaze onto Asahi, refusing to take his eyes away for even a second. "Asahi....you said we would change this world and the fate of every one who is awakened. Show it to him....Show him that your resolve is greater than HIS!!"

"Let's test it then.....Let's see who is destined to carry out his dream! Let's see the one who will achieve true perfection, ASAHI!!!",with this loud proclamation, Matteo's golden aura began to burn ferociously, to the extent that it was reaching all of the Awakened. The ground underneath the arena began to break and repel away from him, with huge gusts of wind blowing sand and rocks all over. It was like a storm brewing all around, and Matteo was the eye of the hurricane. The people people began to fear and run all around in panic, and yet with all of this, Leo held his ground, standing silently in the midst of all the chaos. The other Horsemen were staring at him as if he was crazy, and then Kenji thought,"Leo.....You seem to shoot yourself down, saying you are not strong enough, or you have little power...and yet.....look at you. I want to see you grow, Leonardo. I wonder the type of man....you'll turn into..."

As Leo looked on at Asahi, he noticed that robot like expression on his face changed suddenly. Leo gasped lightly. Asahi just stared at Matteo, his eyes welling with a look of pity."Asahi...." Leo had it figured out. He knew he didn't want to kill Matteo. "When you were talking about saving all the Awakened....you meant the Emperors as well. Asahi.....you see all the Awakened as a family....why...do you do that? Why can't you see the difference between them. There are friends and there are foes!" Leo was confused to why Asahi was doing this, but he still refused to turn away from him. "Now Asahi....Show me that you are the one----Show it to me!!!!" The golden aura began to converge into Matteo's blade in spirals.

◇◇◇◇"HEAVEN CALLING"◇◇◇◇

Matteo lunged at Asahi, whiles he still stood there looking at Matteo. In just a moment, their blades hit, Then there was a huge flash of light, and a large explosion in the ring. The force of the explosion sent people flying, even Leo had been lifted of his feet. The grounds split, creating a huge crater underneath the ring. There was utter destruction every where. The aftermath of their clash lasted for a less than a minute, and then the dust blown around began to settle. Leo caught himself up and began to make out what was visible. The dust settled almost completely, and then everyone saw it, crystal clear. The golden barrier of Matteo's "Archangel's Rapture" began to dissipate quickly. Matteo laid on the ground, with Asahi kneeling above him, with his blade at his neck. Leo was in shocked, looking at both Matteo and Asahi. "They are both...smiling?"

"What--did you think of me...Asahi?" "You.....are such an idiot...." "Haha...Asahi.....do you really.....think....you can do it? Change the state of this world, with your own hands?" ".......yeah......." Matteo giggled, before coughing out blood a bit."I guess I was wrong....was..n't I.....?" Matteo suddenly became pale and inert, and Asahi dropped the blade and sat down beside him staring at his body. "Peace to you.....Emperor Matteo...." After saying this, Asahi gripped his head in pain....."Whose memories....are these?!!"