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Chapter Seventy Six
Merge
The man`s eyes snapped open in surprise. That power, he could feel it…just as he had felt it so long ago…to think there is one that can unleash it.
"No doubt about it," he murmured.
"My lord?" the Queen asked, "Is everything alright?"
The man glanced at her.
"It`s…nothing for you to worry about," he said, "I just think…that Matarael is going to have an hard time getting the job done now that Sahaquiel had been defeated."
"Sahaquiel…defeated?" The Queen said, shocked.
"I guess it`s time for me to enter the fray," he said, standing up, "and have them give up…quietly."
Matarael was gazing at Asuka, his eyes wide with surprise. He couldn`t believe what amount of power that was being released. The Lance of Longinus had disappeared from the girl`s hand and strange symbols were appearing upon the girl`s skin in a glowing red glow as her wounds started to disappear.
This…this can`t be…
An eye symbol appeared on Asuka`s forehead as a triangle took shape around it as the symbol upon her skin started to give out a white glow as Asuka`s eyes stared straight into his.
No doubt about it, Matarael thought, That pressure…this atmosphere. It had to be that thing…but how can this mere Hunter be able to do it…
Asuka glanced toward her friends who were still screaming in pain and raised her hand toward them. All of the spheres disintegrated letting Misato, Hikari and Lilly fall on the ground.
She brought them out of the Death Torture spell, Matarael thought, With just a movement…amazing.
Then Asuka refocused upon him as her eyes narrowed angrily. Then she charged toward him, as Matarael raised both hands toward her.
"Air explosion,"
The explosion covered the area but Asuka came flying from it, unscathed with a glowing hexagonal shape in front of her.
She can…damn, my explosion didn`t have any effect, he thought.
Then a symbol appeared in front of Asuka as the girl put both of her fists together.
"Angel Reckoning: Avamelius,"
The large yellow light aimed straight toward Matarael who quickly avoided the incoming attack and opened both of his arms.
"Explosion Cible,"
"Angel Reckoning: Shieldus,"
The explosion took around her but none of it hit her.
There is no doubt about it, Matarael thought, this is Merge…but how was that possible? How can a mere Hunter be able to achieve such a feat?
The dust settled as another shield appeared in front of Asuka.
"Angel Reckoning: Spiritual Arrows,"
They all went flying toward Matarael.
"Don`t underestimates me," he yelled, "Spiritual Defense: Five legged Acid."
Asuka`s attacks slammed upon the wall of defense not doing any damage to Matarael at all causing him to smirk.
Even with all that power, he thought, You are still weak.
"You have surprised me," he said, "Wielding this ancient power…but you`re still a Human."
Asuka stared at him, not saying anything.
"Let`s finish this Hunter child," he said.
Asuka crossed her arms together forming an X with them. Matarael charged toward her, his hands lighting up.
"I`m going to have to take you seriously," he said.
Asuka`s eyes narrowed at him but she hadn`t moved one psot.
"Take this, Twin Snakes Explosion."
The two blasts formed into snakes as the hissed at Asuka before making contact slamming against the hexagonal shield that had appeared in front of her.
An automatic defense, he thought.
The hexagonal shield started to wobble a little as spikes started to grow out of it and as quick as lightning, they all aimed straight toward Matarael who avoided them from hitting him.
Those things are fast, but not fast enough, he thought.
"Not bad," he said, "but not good enough to beat me."
Asuka frowned before closing her palm. At that Matarael feel a powerful wave of magic being released into the air from the girl. It caused him to widen his eyes as he stared at her. Five pillars grew from the ground around Asuka, each of them made out of a different element.
I…I don't know this spell, Matarael thought.
Asuka then aimed her hands toward the sky which was now filled with dark clouds and thunder. Matarael stared at it also, wondering if the next attack was going to come from there, thought, he had no idea what kind of spell had been casted.
"Elemental Spell Ground Shifter,"
The ground beneath his feet suddenly grew out toward the sky with Matarael looking around himself, not understanding what was going on.
How is this possible? He thought, How is she so powerful?
Asuka`s hand were still aiming toward the sky as thunder rumbled above her. Then all of the lightning`s in the sky were gathering into one point, forming a lance of their own…
No…No way…Pure Magic…, Matarael thought shocked.
"Secret Elemental Spell: Heaven`s Lance."
The lightning shaped Lance aimed straight down upon Matarael before he could even blink. He hardly had time to think of another thing before the attack was upon him bathing everything in a brilliant explosion. The Fire Elemental Pillars disappeared around Asuka as she falls down upon her knees.
The symbols on her arms disappeared as the white light that was around her body was gone also. Now the girl simply stayed on her knees….breathing heavily.
Misato, Hikari and Lilly had watched the entire thing with their jaws wide open.
This power, Asuka thought, It was…warm.
Rei picked up Sahaquiel by his clothes making eye contact with him.
"You will tell me everything about SEELE`s plan for the Angel Tear," she said.
A smirk crossed his face.
"I`m not a feeble minded Human," he spat at her, "Your mind tricks won`t work upon me."
Rei growled.
"But I`ll tell you," Sahaquiel said, "I`ll tell you about our plan."
"Then start talking," she snapped at him.
"Paradise," Sahaquiel said, "Our Lord will bring Paradise back and this world will be purged of its impurity. It will be as it was before the birth of both Human and Vampires."
"Paradise?"
"Then Angel Tears are the Key to Paradise," Sahaquiel said, "That is why we`ve been gathering them. The Nine Powers of Heavens shall open the Doorway."
Rei frowned.
Keys to Paradise?
"What of the Humans," Rei asked, "What happened to Humanity?"
At that Sahaquiel had started to laugh. It was like asking about Humans was laughable.
"Exterminated," he said, "The Weapons of our Paradise…our Evangelions…when they are powered by the Magic of the Nine, they will destroy this world."
Rei had a flash of the desolated world with the red moon, from when she was trapped in her own mind by Elena`s spells…and the strange shakings…Asuka`s visions…They were all going to happen. It wasn`t a future that they had to prevent, it was of a future that was going to happen…one way or another.
"You realized it now Ayanami Rei," Sahaquiel said, "Our Paradise will lead this world into rebirth. It will cleanse it of the infidels…and we will guide a new world in our image."
"Farfetched to rule over a world when everyone is dead."
Kaworu Nagisa was walking toward them. He had both of his hands into his pockets, his white hair dancing slightly. The vacant smile was upon his face as he smirked.
"Kaworu," she said, "What are you doing here?"
"I told you we`ll meet again," he said, "Even so, you have done quite a job repelling their attacks."
Kaworu reappears...what are his plans?
Final Chapter next...