Eldaire

OOC: My Turn! So much happens in a day! I'm gonna go back a little and show my reactions, so bear with me. BTW, you should all follow losthellhound's example and put OOC next to your out of character posts.

In spite of the speed of the attack, it seemed to be happening in slow motion. Each instance seemed an eternity as he watched the swords rip through Serendice's flesh. As she fell, he was frozen with pain and suffering. "No." He let the word out as barely more than a whisper. It was such a shock to him. As she hit the ground, he was snapped out of it and flew to her, snow flying to either side as he flew. "NOOOOO!!!!" By the time he had made it to her side, she was already dead. Tears began flooding from Matt's eyes. Their healing power covered Serendice. Her body slowly became whole again, and as that happened, her dark form began to dissipate. Her eyes became a rich blue and her skin became light and fair again. This did not stop the tears though. Matt sobbed and sobbed, holiding her in her arms. Her body was whole, but her soul was gone. An angels healing powers can do all but bring someone back from the dead, and that's exactly where she was. Arc merely stood over them with a smug look on his face.

"She got what she had coming you know." Arc spoke.

"You. I won't let you get away with this." Matt said, his volume increasing as he spoke. His aura grew and grew with incredible power. "I won't let you get away with this!" His aura exploded to the point where Arc had trouble merely standing in his presence. Matt threw a devastating punch at Arc. As he flew backwards he said, "You fool! Meet the same fate as your lover!" With that, Arc's form became that of lighting once again. He flew at Matt, swords drawn. He brought the black sword down on Matt, but it met his chi covered arm. The force of the block made such a shockwave that it seemed the whole world was shaking.

How? Arc thought. I am lightning, raw energy. How could he be fast enough to block? Arc began to attack with all his speed, flying around Matt in blinding circles. It looked as though a million swords were around Matt at once. However, each stab, each thrust, each swing was blocked. Matt's anger was overwhelming and his aura shined with the power of one of the high angels. His blades shattered in the next two swings as they met Matt's blocks. He punched Arc mid-swing, sending him flying backwards. Before Arc even had time to begin to ponder how his speed could be so great, Matt was underneath him, changing his direction and sending him upwards with a kick. As he flew into the air, Arc felt the terrible burn of one of Matt's righteous Chi attacks meeting his back. Arc began to fall to the earth, unable to summon the will to fly. As he fell, he was met with a bicycle kick that sent him careening downward. He left a huge crater where he landed. For the moment, he was immobile and covered in blood. Matt landed at the edge of a crater and brought his hands behind him. He began charging an incredible Chi attack, capable of destroying this whole reigon.

It finally registered with Koorittou what had happened and he ran over to Matt. "No! Don't do it!" Matt's anger, for the first time, began to fade as his mind came back to him. "Matt, don't make the same mistake I did. Don't forsake who you are!" Tears began to fall down the ice demon's cheeks. Matt's aura declined rapidly and dispersed into the atmostphere. He fell to his knees from exhaustion.

It was at this moment that a huge beast began to hurdle towards the earth. The form was of a huge dragon, but Matt recognized her immediately. "Serendice!" He realized she was heading for Arc's mangled body. "No Serendice! Don't! Stay alive! Stay with me!" Revenge consumed her mind and Matt's pleas did not make their way through. She came down hard on Arc, tearing him to peaces. "No." At this point, Matt began to fly. He flew and flew, higher and higher. He flew till the clouds were far behind him. Tears streamed back towards the earth like rain. He did not see the dragon die. He merely let his aura go, and allowed himself to plummet back towards the earth. There would be no coming back this time. There was noone pure enough to handle his angel spirit. As he fell, he remembered his time in the garden with Serendice. Laughter and happiness filled his mind. He passed through the clouds. A smile crept on his face as he saw the trees rushing back towards him. Suddenly, his velocity dropped. He slowed to a gentle float and landed softly on his feet. "What's going on?" He looked over and saw Michael and Arc standing side by side. "Sir Michael!"

"Matt," said Michael. "A being that could bring about such love as I have seen in you today, surely deserves life. Do not mourn her death, she will be brought back. However I'm afraid she will not be an angel any more. She will be fully human this time. I get the feeling that is of little consequence to you though." He extended his hand and Serendice's body rose again, this time with no aura and no light. "Little sister, heaven is less of a place without you." he smiles friendly and forgiving."Next time you come to earth to play, please don't take my sword, and most of all know your enemy before you decide you can take him out." looking back to Arc he says"And you... go easy on the kid will ya?"

Matt and Serendice ran into one another's arms, sharing a long kiss. They pulled apart after some time and smiled. No words were necessary. They merely looked into one another's eyes and understood the vast love that existed between the two. He held each other closely for several minutes afterward.