Disclaimer: No I do not own Yugioh GX.

The Infinity Chronicles; Hero's Life Arc

Chapter 55: Lightning and Light

"Why aren't you dead?" The V2 roared angrily.

"Because," The half dragon demon held up the card. "The equipment magic card Seraph Scepter protected me." He flipped the card over to reveal a picture of a completely golden and ridiculously ornate scepter, bright light shining from it. "This card triggers from my deck when you declare a direct attack against me. This card is added to my hand and for the rest of the turn all battle damage is zero. Also, the monster which declared the attack against me is destroyed."

"Seraph…Scepter?" Starlight Savior looked down at the zodiac symbol glowing on her chest, and then at the card. "Wait, the shine's like the card I found when we were trapped! But the picture is different…."

"Regardless," Adriel folded his now four card hand up and inserted it into his back pocket. "Hey Corben, it looks like it's showtime!"

"That it does," The Russian boy held up his hand. "Emerge Dutiful Soul!"

"Emerge Void Soul!" Adriel snapped his hand upwards and then both of them disappeared within their respective orbs.

---------------------------------

Within his orb, Adriel floated quietly in a deep purple abyss. It slowly swallowed him up like a pool of water, returning to a still surface. Then from within that purple sea a single drop of black appeared, spreading like oil in water. The whole mess started to swirl and from within the center of that swirl an older version of Adriel rose up, a dark purple bodysuit covering his body with streamers of black fluid hanging from it. That black fluid pulled itself around his chest, arms and legs tightly, forming into armored segments. Off in the distance a loud roar could be heard and a giant black dragon made of fire dove in and swallowed up the spiky-haired hero. Its flame wreathed his shoulders, forming into a cape of shimmering black cloth.

-----------------------------------

Within his orb, Nikolai was surrounded by thousands of crisscrossing rays of dark green light. All at once those beams shot straight through him, creating an explosion of dark green light. From within the smoke created by that sudden violent action a long black-haired young man with sea-green eyes emerged, an aquamarine bodysuit covering his body. Snapping up his arms, he braced himself as another wave of dark green lasers slammed into his body, forming same-colored segments of armor around his body. Lightning crashed against his armor, sending dark green sparks everywhere. Those sparks fell to his feet and then shot up to gather around his back, spreading out to create a green cape that covered his shoulders.

----------------------------------------

Both of the orbs exploded at the same time, creating a beautiful mix of purple and dark green light that filled the air around them.

Cape blowing in the wind of the storm that followed the V2 around, Vortex Savior struck a pose. "The void of space cries because such an unnatural creature walks amongst this beautiful planet. In the name of this Miracle World, I will consume you in the void! I am Vortex Savior, hero of darkness!"

Valor Savior brushed back a lock of his hair. "Earth is not your plaything, and neither are the lives of the people that exist upon it. I am Valor Savior, hero of light."

Starlight and Fantasy both stared wide-eyed at Valor. ("Was that an intro speech?") Then they shrugged to each other and turned to look at Vortex Savior. "Go for it Adriel!"

Giving them a thumbs-up, the spiky-haired hero smirked. "Leave it to me." His lips curled up to reveal his fangs. "I feel like my good old draconic self again."

"That's nice and all, but it's still my turn." The V2 looked down at its hand. ("I cannot attack, so I'll have to set for another rush during the next turn.") "I set two cards face-down and activate Treasure of Apocalypse. End turn."

A golden aura surrounded the Avatar of Limited Vitality, which then exploded and took all of his cards with it. "One of my set cards was Love of Destruction, so I gain 2000 life points. Also during my standby phase I'll draw three cards thanks to Treasure of Apocalypse."

Vortex Savior- 125

V2- 10700

Vortex Savior looked down at his hand. ("I'm not holding any monsters.") He winced and was nearly blinded as a ray of stray sunlight reflected off the Seraph Scepter card, causing the over-foiled piece of cardboard to release a flicker of golden light that hit him right in the eye. ("That's ridiculously too bright and…") His eyes widened at the card's text. ("Wait a second, that's it!") "It's my turn, draw!"

Valor Savior crossed his arms across his chest. "Zaytel, let's see what you can do then."

"Gladly," the hero said. "I activate the field magic card Dark Zone!" All around them the field turned into an empty black void. "As long as this field magic card is in play all dark attribute monsters on the field gain 1000 attack points and have zero defense points. Also I'll activate the magic card Dark Concurrent."

Vortex Savior took a card from his hand and slid it into his graveyard. "I'll discard one card from my hand as its cost, and then Dark Concurrent special summons a dark attribute level six or lower monster from my deck to my field! Come out now, Lord of Dark Zone!" A caped and pale-faced man appeared on the field, his fine black robes blowing in the wind. (1900/1700) "Because of the effect of Dark Zone his power increases!" (2900/0)

"A useless gesture, all but my Soldier can defeat such a frilly loser." The V2 narrowed its eyes.

"Then take a peek at his special ability." The hero pointed at his monster. "By discarding one card from my hand I can special summon a dark attribute monster from my graveyard to my field!" He held up Seraph Scepter. "I'll toss this shiny thing, and special summon Nexus Glider!" The gold-streaked black metal dragon reappeared on his field. (2300/2000) "And with Dark Zone's powers backing it up…" (3300/0)

"You discarded the card that saved you?" The V2 scoffed. "That's some bizarre form of gratitude you've got, Savior."

"Who said it was staying in the graveyard?" Vortex held up the last card in his hand. "By discarding one card from my hand I can return Seraph Scepter from the graveyard to my hand. And at that time…" He held up the super-shiny card and his monsters were suddenly bathed in golden light. "The attack of all monsters on my field increase by 1000." (3900/0) (4300/0) "From my hand I play Seraph Scepter on my Lord!"

The Dark Zone disappeared as a single star of golden light appeared. That star stretched and formed into the same ornate scepter that was on the card. Every ray of light that came from the thing had warmth that went beyond simply heat. It was something pure that expressed an all-encompassing love for everything.

The V2 had to block its eyes with its arms to keep the blinding light out. "Damn you, turn that thing off!"

Fantasy huggled herself, smiling happily as shivers went up and down her spine. "Wow, it feels so nice." She bathed in the rays of light, feeling incredible.

Valor Savior flexed his hand a couple of times as the light washed over him. It was like it felt, a kind of refreshing dip in a source of power he couldn't begin to explain. ("It's incredible, but for the first time ever I feel at peace. I can't explain it though…") It reminded him of being in his mother's embrace when he was a child. "Does anyone else feel like we can win this? I don't mean this battle, I mean this war."

Starlight Savior smiled happily, the light bringing with it a feeling of relaxation. "Did you ever think we couldn't? Have you forgotten so quickly who we are, Nikolai?"

She snapped her cape back and struck her trademark pose, thumb motioning to her chest. "We're the Saviors! Starlight, Fantasy, Valor and Vortex…all four of us exist to battle away the threat the Blood Children represent. Even in sight of creatures like Rysel and his ilk, we will win!"

----------------------------

In the branch of a nearby tree, Captain Zeta looked upon the shimmering scepter of light with amazement. ("It's just like it…") He pulled something out of a pocket in his belt. It was a Duel Monsters card, and it was glowing with the same over-foiled picture that had been on the Seraph Scepter. ("So it's really true. It wasn't a myth I read about in those logs. There really is one…an Infinity Miracle.")

-------------------------------

Vortex Savior smiled slightly. "Pilkington's right. We are heroes, and as such it doesn't matter how powerful you are!" He pointed at the still-blinded V2. "Nexus Glider, Dark Zone Burst Stream!" The now completely golden dragon exhaled a blast of power that slammed into the creature with enough force to send it sliding back a few feet on the balls of its three-toed feet.

Vortex Savior- 125

V2- 6400

A low growl escaped the V2's mouth. "Don't be a fool; I cannot be defeated by such mild power! Even after you attack with that other monster, during the next turn I'll destroy you!"

Vortex's Lord of Dark Zone reached out and grasped the scepter, his body becoming engulfed in a golden light. "Lord of Dark Zone, attack now! Seraph Scepter adds the attack of all other monster's on my field to the attack of the monster it is equipped to!" (8200/0)

The V2's eyes widened right before it was swallowed up in a fireball of golden power. ("This cannot be…I cannot lose here…") A loud roar of anger escaped its throat as the blast overtook it.

Vortex Savior- 125

V2- 0

The field disappeared, and Vortex Savior smiled. "That's the end."

The V2 fell to its knees, smoke rising from its body. ("I lost.") Lifting one arm slightly, it watched the electricity there slowly fade. ("My powers, the only thing I have, are gone. Without them I have no reason for existing. My already limited life span has now become pointless.")

Starlight Savior stepped forward, the songblade in her hands. "And now it's time for me to finish him."

"Finish me…" The V2 stood up and turned, stumbling away slowly. "There is no reason to waste your power, Savior. I will die in only a couple of your hours, and now I am impotent. My abilities, strength, speed, all of it is gone. Let me wander off and die in peace…" Suddenly it felt a pulse in its heart. ("What?")

("How sad, little creature.") The voice was familiar, and only for its ears. ("So you have lost to the Saviors, and now you wander off to peacefully die? No, no that is not how your life will end.")

The V2 collapsed to its knees, metallic eyes wide as pain spiked through its entire body. "No…what are you doing?"

("You will serve Lord Rysel until your last breath. Your powers will be restored, though it will cost you what's left of your precious time. Kill them, kill them all in the name of my love.") The voice faded.

The V2 felt its strength returning, as its life force began to fade. ("Even now I cannot escape. This is my fate, to spend my short life as a weapon.") Lightning flew down from the sky, illuminating its body. "Saviors, it seems that milady Amaeura doesn't wish for me to die without taking all of you with me." It turned its head, one orange eye looking at all of them. "I wish your penalty game would let me become useless to them, but apparently I still have power to use."

("It looks like I have no choice.") Starlight Savior lifted the pommel of the songblade to her mouth. ("Pisces, give it everything you've got!") She started to play…

"Impertinence will not be tolerated." The V2 motioned with one hand and a bolt of lightning fell from the sky, crashing into the heroine and throwing her through a nearby tree while shattering the crystal weapon at the same time. "If that if still the best you can do, then you're out of luck. My power is stronger than it was before. That is the strength of one such as myself when they're on the verge of dying horribly."

"I don't intend to cry for you!" Vortex Savior closed his eyes and felt out his new attack. ("There you are.") Eyes snapping open, he stabbed his hand into the ground. "Doom Mire!"

The V2 glanced down at its feet, where the ground turned into a black soup that shot up and swallowed it whole.

"Did you get him?" Fantasy Savior suddenly screamed as a trio of lightning bolts crashed into her back, hurling her forward and into the mire. The soup flowed around her and started to pull her now unconscious body in as well.

"Damn it!" Removing his hand from the ground, Vortex Savior watched as the V2 rose out of the dirt now that it was reverted to normal.

Holding Fantasy Savior by the throat with one hand, the V2 sneered at the two remaining heroes. "Do you think you can stop me?" Letting go of the female hero's throat, its fist snapped back and then before she could drop it back-handed her out of sight. "Neither of you has the power…"

Valor Savior braced himself and aimed his palm at the creature. "Nova Cannon!" A swollen ball of dark green light exploded from his palm and tore through the dirt, swallowing up the V2 and then hurling upwards into the sky. "He talked way too much…"

The dark green ball exploded near the cover of storm clouds, parting it and revealing the sky once more. It also revealed the V2 encased in an orb of lightning. "You're very clever, using the moment I tossed her aside to attack. However, I doubt you'll win if that attack was the best you could throw at me." The orb slowly lowered towards Duelist Academy Island again, while the cloud cover reformed above it.

Vortex Savior frowned as he watched the ball of lightning approach slowly. "What do you think? Even with out upgrades, it seems to me that we're still out of league against this thing."

"You'd be thinking correctly. Apparently we'll have to run and let that thing die, as it said it would." He turned to run. "Split up, it'll…" His eyes widened as all feeling left his body. ("Why can't I move?")

The V2's orb disappeared and it dropped to the ground, now about ten feet from the two. In one of its hands it held a pair of crackling ropes made of electricity that went from him to the two remaining Saviors, the anchor points their feet. "It's a complicated method so I won't bore you with details, but neither of you are leaving." The ropes surged to life with fresh power and both Saviors started screaming as they became swallowed up by the force that had at first simply stopped them from moving.

--------------------------

Captain Zeta gripped the nearest branch of the tree he was perched on harder, growling as he watched the creature cook the two heroes alive in their armor. ("There has to be something I can do. Leaping in there would be no good, and if I just stand here they'll die. What do I do?")

------------------------------

"You are both rather lucky," The V2 said casually through their screams of pain. "I don't have the time to torture the two of you in a much more efficient manner, so I'll just have to do it rather sloppily. Sorry if I accidentally kill one of you." The lightning from the ropes grew stronger.

"Knock it off!" A blade made of dark blue crystal flew past the two Saviors and shattered itself against the V2's head.

"Oh, so it's you?" The creature released the rope and let the two unconscious heroes collapse off to both sides of him. "Starlight Savior, the leader of the Infinite Guardians here on planet Earth. The only one left."

Starlight Savior narrowed her eyes and leapt backwards into the tree cover. "Come and get me!"

"Oh?" The V2 licked its lipless maw. "An interesting proposal of cat and mouse, is it? Very well, but I hope you can make it entertaining for me!" Lightning swallowing up its form, the creature shot after the heroine.

Captain Zeta dropped down to the ground in front of the two fallen Saviors silently. ("What should I do?") He noticed something lying at his feet. ("The Seraph Scepter card?") Reaching down, he picked it up and frowned. ("This and my card must be the answer. There must be a power that can defeat whatever that thing is!")

To be continued…