The Emissary of Extinction

Chapter 22

Dawn of Extinction Part 5: Flash From The Sky

For Draygor the world had almost come to a stop. He was just standing there now, letting his body disintegrate. "I failed...in my mission. Life...survives..." His phantom claws started to break away, the tips of them falling off, crumbling in the air and vanishing. "Dying...I remember...this." With the last of his strength, he looked up to the sky. He could see it. That glowing, growing star. "Even you..." Had he only had the strength, the creature would have laughed, but alas, such luxuries were robbed from him now. He didn't have the strength to even exist for very much longer now. Even after a thousand years, Draygor could still very clearly remember the last time he was at death's door.

So very clearly...

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Flashback

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Atop a cliff a creature collapsed to it's knees. It was bleeding, it clutched at the wound upon it's chest that was leaking blackened blood, but it would not stop. "This is all life is?"

The creatures skin was a blackish grey. Even hunched over the creature was of a sizeable height, taller than the average human. A long, thick tail with a pointed tip was slung lazily upon the ground behind it. It's feet were almost taloned, each of them clutching the ground under it. It was cracked where the claws were digging in, clearly the creature was strong, and in pain. It clutched it's wound harder it's glowing eyes, which were just glowing golden orbs, no iris or pupils to speak of. Just glowing dark gold orbs. They were narrowed, and it's eyes were quivering. This creature was near death. It's blackened teeth were gritting.

The creature looked to the sky above it. "It ruined...everything." He growled as he looked at the sky, he could see it. That star that shone brighter and bigger than the others.

"Even here it finds me. It will come for me. Like...the others..." The creature reached it's feet. "You want to take the last of me! Then take me if you dare! I am Draygor! The one you could not kill! I survived you then! I'll do it now!" Draygor threw out his arms. "Come on you cursed light!"

In a moment all Draygor could see was the light. All he could feel was the light. He felt it tear into his barely living body...killing him.

"I won't die by your power...I wont die...I WONT...I wont..."

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Flashback End

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"Have you...come to try and kill me again?" The star was getting bigger, and brighter. "Yes...you have...You made me what I am..." He gave a weak growl. "Are you that determined to kill all of my kind?" His body shook once, just once, and his ribs cracked quicker and quicker. "Can't even laugh..." His claws were gone, his arms were starting to crumble now. "Life...must...end..." He watched it grow and grow. "Must...end."

Haou watched as his worst enemy was dying in front of him. "What is he looking at?" His eyes turned to the sky. "That star..." His eyes were suddenly aglow. "That's not a star!"

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Flashback

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Haou looked out to the sky as he saw the star, that had been getting bigger and bigger over the coming days. His astronomers had told him whatever it was, was getting closer. He knew what it was. "A surge of Light energy is coming here. I have a bad feeling...What?"

He shielded his eyes as the horizon was suddenly aglow with the light. "Damn. It's here already." He turned to face a random guard. "I want the soldiers on high alert!" "Something is coming."

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Flashback end

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"It created Draygor the last time I saw it. So why is it-" His blood froze. "NO!" Haou was forced to shield his face was the sky was suddenly set aglow by the 'star'.

Draygor could no longer see. "This feeling...this burning..."

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Flashback

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Draygor felt his body being torn apart by the light. The pain was indescribable, it was like his could feel his body dying but he, he was not. "I wont be taken. Not by this!" He felt his dead claws move. "I wont. I WONT!" He opened his dead jaw. "I WONT DIE!" His body shook as the light bore itself into it, now all the light that had fallen from the sky was focused entirely on him. "I wont die! I wont!" His flesh was gone, his blackened blood spilling into the light. It was mixing with the energy, dying it black. His dead body almost collapsed, but it would not be brought to the ground by this.

The last of the light was dyed black. For a few moments the body just stood there, the darkened energy dancing around the bones, digging into them. "This will not be life any more. I will not let life end this way. I will not...let this be life..."

The eye holes of the skull were filled with bright gold once more. "From here on...I am the Emissary of Extinction." He turned around, he could see it from here. The magnificent kingdom that had tried to kill him. "You shall be the first." Draygor jumped down from the mountain, soon he would arrive in the kingdom once more. Only this time he would meet it's king.

"The first to be saved."

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Flashback end

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"LIFE MUST END!" He felt the light coursing through him. "LIFE WILL END!"

Haou was still blocking his eyes. "Dammit. I wont permit THIS!" He threw his hand to the sky, releasing a stream of darkness spread in an instant. In seconds both forces had cancelled one another out. "Even now the Light lives on." He looked down from the sky, back at his hated enemy. "I was right...born of the Light."

Draygor was still standing, with light and darkness radiating from him. He looked up into the kings eyes, his own orbs glowing. "I beat this Light once! I will do it again!" He roared, pushing into the dome under him with all the strength his crumbling legs could muster. He jumped up, opening the remnants of his jaw. He shot out a blast, a mixture of light and darkness...

Haou placed up his forearm, creating a large shield of darkness which was large enough to cover him completely. The blast impacted, breaking upon it like waves on the shore. Despite the flawless defence, Haou could not peruse his target.

Draygor looked down to the ground far below the dome. His arms were rapidly regenerating, but he knew the odds his victory were damn near zero. "Must flee."

"On the Honor of the Six!"

"What?" Draygor looked just in time to see Shien waving a blazing blade through the air. "Damn!" Draygor threw up his arms to defend himself as he felt the fires strike him. He fell back down onto the dome somehow managing to land on his, skidding across the floor at he beat at the flames "Why cant they just accept their fates?" His arm was still burning, and the fire was getting dangerously close to Draygors skull. The entire limb suddenly fell off, portions of black and white energy separating themselves from the severed and burning limb. In seconds a new limb was forming, but it, like the one before it was merely a copy of the original bones. A very weak copy at that. "Shien and Haou at once. I can't win here."

"Perish." Draygor turned just in time to see a violet blast heading towards him. He had no time to move...

The resulting explosion forced everyone except Shien and Haou to flinch against the sheer force of the attack. The wrath of the supreme king was one very few things could hope to survive. Haou still had his hand raised as the smoke from the attack was starting to fade. His eyes were glowing brightly as he watched, waiting for something to happen. Anything to happen..."You would be wise to just give in now."

The smoke cleared to reveal Draygor, at least what was left of him. Most of his skull had been blown away by the attack, revealing that under the skull there really was absolutely nothing. Most of his ribs had been blown off as well, now there was a sizeable hole in his chest, a gap in the darkness that was it's form. The dark and light were slowly filling the gap that appeared, but the ribs would not be restored. It's right arm was no more, it was sacrificed to minimize the damage. Draygor was too weak to fight. "You know...nothing of wisdom." The creature almost fell back, but was able to keep it's footing by taking a few steps. "You all...are fools." He finally stopped. "You cling to your little lives, howling at the dark as you beg for it not to come. Yet it does, every time. Why do you fear the dark, fear me? If only you knew...if only you knew what you should truly fear..." He took one more step. "I admit defeat this day." He took one more. For a moment it looked like he had given up. His broken bones were crumbling, the light and dark energies upon him were clearly fighting for control. The remainder of his skull was cracking and crumbling away quickly. It along with the remainder of it's libs. The creature took another step back. "This day..." He took another step.

He found only air. Exactly what he'd been looking for. Draygors body fell back. He had stepped back too far.

Which is exactly what he planned.

"BUT ONLY THIS DAY!" Draygor was laughing as he fell from the top of the dome. "You win today! But I'll be back for you Haou, then you Shien. Then the rest of you! After that the whole world! The Dawn of Extinction has come!"

Haou was already running towards the edge of the dome before Draygor finished speaking, and he watched as the creature fell to the ground. The beast broke like water when he hit the ground, with streams of his existence flowing off to places only he knew. "No." Haou's eyes flashed. "You're not getting away!" He got ready to jump after his enemy.

"He already did, Haou." He was frozen. "No! Let go, Judai! Let me kill him!" "You cant find him or catch him. You have failed. Now give me my body back!"

"Not until I have my vengeance!"

"We're not giving you a choice."

Haou felt his eyes change for just a second, but he knew they were not Judai's eyes. "Damn you!" He clutched at his face. "I'm not finished! I'm not going back!" His aura suddenly shrouded him. "Begone!" His energy exploded. Like an explosion of darkness it spread it's wrath across the dome.

Right into the path of Judai's friends.

"RUN!" Kaiser spoke too late, the dark burst was already within a second of them by the time the idea had occurred to them. This was it...

"SHIEN!"

Shien moved in front of the group, waving his blazing sword across the ground before him. The fire's shot up, creating a wall of cerulean fire which the blast thrashed against. The wall of fire expanded, creating a circle around the group as the violent burst of the darkness passed. Now they were standing in a shield of fire that was quickly fading away. "The worst has passed, but be prepared."

The fire's faded, leaving everyone to be exposed to to the darkness that was flowing all around them. They could feel it again now, the rage, hatred. The malice. The nature of the one known as Haou. This time however...they could hear things. Strange things, in voices they could not recognize.

"My king, we do not know how long we can sustain you."

"The King failed us! Remove him from the throne!"

"My king. The people demand you abdicate the throne."

"There is nothing we can do my king. You are...dying."

Then they heard a voice they did recognize. Yet they had never heard this tone before. It was the voice of one giving up hope, with every word the could hear just a little more of the soul of this speaker die. With his last words, they finally recognized the voice completely.

"Power...power is all that matters. I will rule over all...with absolute power."

Now that absolute power stabbed the sky with it's rage, dying the night in violet. Despite the darkness, they all could still see. They looked into the heart of the nightmare, and could see the source of it was just standing there, screaming out. It was at war, at war with itself. "I'll kill him! I WONT REST UNTIL I KILL HIM!" Haou looked up to the skies. "So stay back and let me have my revenge!"

A voice spoke back, from the same mouth, but not the same voice. This was the voice of another. Another trusted by everyone else on that dome roof. "You failed! I will not let you have control any longer!" The kings armor started to crack. "I wont let you hurt anyone else!"

"You think you can stop me? You don't have the power! You are nothing! NOTHING!" The armor was starting to repair itself. "I am the King!"

"But not of this world."

Johan felt his blood freeze. "That voice-! It cant..."

Haou thoughts were on different. "Yubel! I demand you let me be free!"

Then it happened. In the heart of the Darkness something appeared right in front of the king. For a moment, the world seemed to stop. All there was, was the king, and his once most loyal protector. They had not met in one thousand years. The story behind their last meeting was known only to them, and only to them would it ever be. Now they stood face to face once more, both just standing before the other. A King and his Guardian, on opposite sides.

"I cannot."

"Then you die!" Haou raised his hand, a ball of his power building inside it. For a second his eyes glowed, he just looked at Yubel. Just...looked.

Yubel did not move, like Haou she would not back away from this stand off. "Can you kill me?"

Haous hand closed, the darkness fading. "You know I cant."

"You know I cant hurt you either. Please. Just go back."

"I'll break out one day. I got past him once, I can get past him again."

"But not me." She smiled. "You never could get anything past me remember?"

Haou lowered his hand, despite the situation, his face was still in that perpetual state of frozen anger. "No. I could not."

The skies became free of the violet that covered them, it's power descending back to it's source. The dome was released from the darkness that covered it. Slowly all of it returned to the source. In time all that was left was his armor.

"You condemn me to be trapped. You betray your king." His armor started cracking and fading.

"I am sorry. You must understand, your war is over. You don't have to fight anymore."

His eyelids were growing heavy. He was going back..."I swore to love you...why. Why are you not helping me?"

"I am. If only you could understand I am."

The armor all shattered at once, falling off and vanishing in the air. He could feel himself being pulled back. "Damn...you trai...tor." He fell.

Yubel caught the king as he fell upon her. She wrapped his arms around him before lightly kissing his head."I'm sorry my love."

"Yubel..." The kings eyes closed.

Judai's eyes snapped open. "Oh shit..." He didn't dare remove himself from Yubels arms, because he knew if he turned around he'd have to face the consequences of what he had done. Everything he had done. His secrets were public knowledge now. The sanctuary of Yubels arms was broken as she released him, he knew her enough to know what her actions were saying. It was time to face them. He looked up into Yubel's eyes one last time before she faded away. This was something he had to face alone. He turned.

Only to wish he hadn't. Half a dozen of his friends were looking at him, but he could only see one. The look in Johan's eyes, he'd seen that look only once, but even then it was divided among sever people. It was like looking at his friends when Brron had sacrificed them. Like then, but so, so much worse. This time Judai knew, understood and could only accept it.

He had betrayed Johan in siding with Yubel. Now Johan knew the truth, there would be no hiding it anymore. "Johan..."

Only Johan really knew what he was feeling, his breathing was coming quick and heavy, yet his managed to keep from looking like he was panting. Perhaps it was the start of a hyperventilation, but his face was unreadable.

"I..." Judai turned away. "I cant!" his voice shaking as he screamed out . "N-Neos!" The Neo Space Hero appeared and grabbed his master, both of them jumped from the dome roof.

"Judai!" Xiaolang was about to run when a hand found his shoulder. "Let him go." Shien faded away, the last of his services complete. Xiaolang turned around.

Johan was already making his way down the ladder, his blue hair vanishing just after Xiaolang had turned to look. He looked around at the group, none of them were meeting his eyes, or even one another's. They all left and made their way down the ladder one by one.

To Xiaolang, it was the most confusing thing he had ever seen. It also made something clear to him. "I'm not one of them. Whatever the story is, it's between them." He sat down, then lay down so he could look up to the moon.

"At least it might be a nice night."

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The students were leaving the academia building in groups. With the chaos of the day over, they were all permitted to go back to their dorms. They left in high spirits, because until further notice all lessons were suspended. This news served to shut the students up, and after their duel disks were returned to them the day was quickly becoming a distant memory. Even if it was a memory most of them could never remember to begin with. Some would remember this day completely. Those who were not controlled, those who fought against the chaos.

None, however, would remember it more clearly than those who served it.

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The martyrs looked out of the window at the students as they left, their opponents watching over to ensure that order was maintained.

"Draygor has lost." Were Kenji's only words.

Sosuke nodded. "That thing he fought, what was it?"

Jinn kept his eyes on the students that were leaving. "I don't think we'll ever know. But Draygor is still alive. What do we do?"

Yuuka laughed. "We serve the Emissary remember? He makes us strong. Now it is our turn to give him strength."

Kenji blinked once, contemplating something. "We have strong opponents. We must admit we are not yet near the level of strength we need to be of any real help. But we must do what we can. Ritan Kentais legacy is out there, and it needs us to assist it." They all nodded. Kenji turned. "One good thing has come of this day. The Dawn of Extinction has come. Now begins a new day. A new age." He started walking. The others following him. They knew not what their exact purpose in this new age would be, nor did they care. They simply wanted to be strong, and no price would be too heavy for them to pay. Kenji spoke once more, and spoke the words all of them were thinking.

"Let's meet this new age."

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The darkness gathered, light mixed with it, inside of a place known only to itself. The darkness was growling, as the light fought against it. It roared, the darkness was refusing to be destroyed, but the light was not giving up either. The eternal battle of light and darkness had never so before manifested itself so perfectly in reality. The darkness spoke.

"I will not be destroyed. Not now. Not ever. I am...the Emissary of Extinction. And my time has come!"

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End of Chapter

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Today's Strongest Card

Elemental Hero Abyss Tyrant

Monster

DARK

7

Fiend/Fusion/Effect

ATK/2500 DEF/2000

"Evil Hero Tyrant + 1 DARK Monster"

This monster can only be special summoned with "Super Fusion". This monster is unaffected by the effects of your opponents monsters. When this monster is attacked, it gains ATK equal to the ATK of the attacking monster.

Commentary: Haou

"The darkness of this Tyrants heart will destroy all."

Authors Notes: Call it a little unoriginal, but I've got ideas for a continuation for the Yu-Gi-Oh GX manga. Is that something any of you would be interested in reading were I to write it? Nothing is set in stone yet but the idea is there and plot points are forming. Let me know what you think. Keep in mind however it would be a considerable amount of time before I actually write it. I want to read the manga completely first if possible or at least get enough in-depth detail to work with. Come on translators work your magic.