Xandro says:
"Are you ready?"
Geko replies:
"Yeah, I am..."
Xandro runs towards him while grinning menacingly:
"Cool... Because I want you to be properly ready for your death."
Geko runs towards him as well while smiling warmly:
"We'll see about that..."
Marshal looks down and sees a girl looking up while holding a bag. He furrows his brows and says:
"Who is she?"
It's Selina she is smiling weirdly as she says:
"Marshal? What the hell is he doing up there?"
She walks away saying:
"I swear this guy is always stuck in his freaking COSMIC MATTERS! Why can't he have a normal day?"
On the other hand, Arai is sitting watching TV. A feminine voice says to him:
"Aren't you going to help them?"
He looks at the door of the bedroom as his wife walks out of it. Her frosty white hair moves as she walks towards him and her light green eyes stay sleepy, she asks again:
"Aren't you?"
Arai says her name:
"Setsuna? I think you should rest a little more... Give your body some time to rest and recover from the fever you had."
Setsuna smiles and replies:
"Oh! C'mon... I feel good, honey."
She sits beside him and asks:
"You're so mean... Don't ignore what I said."
He shakes his head and says:
"I'm not going to help them."
She holds his hand and asks:
"But why? Marshal still needs you by his side. I can almost hear his heartbeat calling your name."
He replies:
"Let him grow without me. He never had the chance. I can't allow him to always rely on me."
She nods and looks at the TV:
"Hmm! But I'm worried about him. He is still under the influence of cursed bindings."
He replies:
"Trust me, I can't hear what you do, but you can't see what I can see. Everything's going to be alright."
She nods and sits back. He gives her the blanket while thinking:
"I'm going to give you the time you need, Marshal. Do count on what I've planned, you don't know it yet, but it is going to work out."
She asks:
"Then what about Akuchi? Where is he?"
He says:
"Akuchi, you say?"
Akuchi is sitting on the throne — in the Oganai hideout. His eyes glow in gold and a white mask covers his face.
Ashy asks:
"So? Are we allowed to intervene?"
Akuchi says:
"No."
She replies:
"Oh, c'mon but why?"
He says:
"It's simple, Astryns have only one weakness, and that is my existence."
She says to herself:
"My, my... How casually he can say such majestic lines."
He says to her:
"Despite all of that, we're allowed to watch the battle as it unfolds. Would you like to see it?"
She replies:
"Of course!"
He says:
"Very well then you can sit on the throne."
She replies:
"A-Alright, but where?"
Another throne comes out of the ground, in front of her, and he says to her:
"The whole world is my throne which is technically yours too."
She turns red as she sits down and thinks to herself:
"OHHHH, MYYYY... Calm down, Ashy. You must act the way you usually do."
His eyes glow gold and his face gets covered in a white mask — so does hers, because of him.
She asks:
"Would it... Do the work?"
He replies:
"Yes, we will be able to see the battle through my ravens."
The battle starts mid-air. Geko tries to punch Xandro in the face but he effortlessly dodges it.
Right from the start, Xandro puts his hand inside his pockets. He kicks Geko in the gut as Geko barely dodges it and says:
"Separation Veil: No mortals included."
(Separation of Sights)
Xandro teleports and kicks from his other leg. Geko falls behind while saying to himself:
"At least the city beneath us is safe now, and normal people won't be able to see us anymore."
Xandro teleports behind Geko and kicks him in the back while saying:
"Worry about yourself, not the city."
Geko gains balance and moves towards Xandro. He tries to punch Xandro but he blocks it with his leg and says:
"Goecha!"
A small Eki Eki circle appears in front of Xandro and moves towards Geko. For the perfect counterattack, Geko seals it away by saying:
"Roll 33, Section 47: Jigen Fuin!"
Xandro gets impressed and says:
"My, my... Can you really just seal the most powerful object away?"
Geko replies:
"Yes, and I can do this too..."
He clenches his fist tightly and attacks Xandro, but intentionally stops himself — about to perform a surprise technique.
Xandro looks at his fist and says:
"What's this?"
Geko quickly says:
"Subject No. 91: NORURIA!"
Green and black flames come out of Geko's fist and catch Xandro. Marshal gasps and says:
"What the hell did I just see Amaterasu?"
Geko breathes heavily as Xandro appears behind him and says:
"You almost managed to hit me with that attack of yours."
Geko attacks him with the same technique — Noruria. Xandro gets caught in his attack a little.
Xandro spits blood from his mouth and approaches Geko, then punches him in the gut. Geko attacks back with a punch to his nose.
After the punch, Geko teleports behind him and kicks him in his head, throwing Xandro far away, and then follows him.
Geko tries to punch Xandro in his face — Xandro vanishes and kicks him in the shoulder.
Geko falls down on the road — the ground breaks but no one can see it. Marshal is looking at them:
"I see! So no one can see us right now. Seriously, you could have done that before the battle began, Geko-san!"
Xandro appears in front of Geko and throws a punch at his chin — but Geko barely manages to block it and attacks back.
The cars are moving on the road, and people are walking on the footpath, but no one can see them — nor the destruction.
Xandro crouches and tricks Geko by teleporting behind him. Geko gasps as he realizes it — but it's too late as Xandro kicks and makes him fall down.
Xandro stands in front of Geko — hands in the pockets — as he asks:
"Is this all that you can do in your full-blown state, huh? I must say it's weak."
Geko stands up as he wipes blood from his mouth and says:
"I have no intention of telling you."
Xandro laughs menacingly and replies:
"Hahahaha... I see it now, so you do have a bunch of techniques left, isn't it?"
Geko picks his arms up — ready to face Xandro again — as he says:
"I have a whole arsenal of techniques left, but the problem is I can't choose one."
Xandro gets serious and says:
"What do you think is this your timeline of Millennia? This is Aeonic Dusk, and things are different here."
"Throughout history, I've invaded this timeline, you must not expect things to go easy on you."
Geko runs towards him after saying:
"You're certainly different than Candro."
Xandro grins:
"Hmph! Am I?"
Xandro dodges the punch of Geko and attacks back with a punch to his face. Geko falls back, Xandro follows him, and throws another punch to his chin.
Geko goes up, Xandro laughs:
"Hahahahaha..."
They both stand mid-air and collide once again. Geko punches, Xandro dodges it, and punches back.
Geko falls behind, Marshal says:
"Do you think you can continue?"
Geko replies:
"Yes, I can..."
Geko sees ahead but no one is standing there. Xandro appears and punches his face, then teleports behind, and attacks him with his elbow.
Geko falls down but gains balance. His eyes glow green as he says:
"Xandro, do you want to see what true power looks like?"
A sudden burst of energy covers Geko. He lifts his finger, the sky tears apart, and a locket lands on his hand.
Geko wears it and says to Marshal:
"MARSHAL! The technique I'm going to use no longer exists."
Marshal asks:
"So... What?"
Geko says:
"Repeat my words if you don't mind, and I'll be able to use that technique which no longer exists."
Marshal nods and replies:
"Sure! No problem."
Geko says:
"THE SUPREME GATES OF TUSATRA..."
Marshal repeats his words:
"THE SUPREME... Wait, what?"
Geko says:
"DON'T INTERRUPT! JUST SAY WHAT I'M SAYING..."
Marshal nods and says:
"A-Alright! THE SUPREME GATES OF TUSATRA..."
Geko says ahead:
"REMOVE THE CURTAINS."
Marshal repeats:
"REMOVE THE CURTAINS."
Silence falls and nothing happens. After some time, Marshal asks:
"Wait! Why didn't anything happen?"
Geko rolls his eyes and says:
"WHERE IS YOUR PERMISSION? DUMBASS."
Marshal replies:
"Oh! Well, then... I allow it!"
The three rings on Geko's fingers disappear at once as his ashen platinum hair turns black.
His white cloak turns grey with a circle behind his back and seven dots over it. His formal shoes turn into chukka shoes.
Some marks appear on his face, and the green flame around his cloak gets more wrathful.
The string with small, carved stone beads begins to shine, and the locket vanishes turning into seven Eki Eki circles that surround him and slowly revolve around him.
A crown appears on top of his head and releases immense pressure from his body but also disappears within seconds.
Marshal in confusion says to himself:
"What did the Gates of Tusatra do this time?"
As the smoke disappears, Geko calmly breathes with his eyes closed and says to himself:
"The world around me is shifting but I feel like everything is still... Still within my reach."
Xandro in excitement says:
"This is... LA COREIRA!"
Marshal hears him and mumbles:
"LA... COREIRA?"
(TO BE CONTINUED)