A/N: I OWN NO PART YU GI OH 5DS! ALL RIGHTS GO TO THE CREATORS!

Epilogue

1 Year Later…

Yusei watched as his daughter waddled around his apartment. She had his cobalt blue eyes and his mate's brown, white tipped hair. When the others found out about Seika, they were a bit shocked but found the young angel a bit cute and were happy for Yusei.

Yusei turned as someone walked through the door. He smiled. "Where have you been?" he asked as he looked at Era happily.

"Checking around for demons," she answered.

"Era, you're still recovering after destroying the Stars of Darkness and almost all of the demon species," Yusei told her as she sat beside him. "You know I don't like you going after demons without me at the moment."

"Like you ever did before," Era retorted and they turned as Seika clumsily walked towards Era. As she was about to reach, the young angel nearly fell, but Era thankfully caught her. "Miss me, Seika?" The baby laughed happily and the two angel parents smiled.

Seika was quite smart for a girl her age, but still had a lot to learn. On her back were two little wings that had been slowly growing but were far from being ready to fly. The only feathers they had so far were little, fluffy downy feathers.

Yusei looked at Era for a moment as she watched Seika. He had debated telling her how she survived. He knew he should, but he didn't want to bring her down due to the deal he made. The deal… It felt like he made it so long ago. But in truth, it was only a year.

-Flashback-

Yusei watched in pure horror as Era's eyes drifted closed and he felt her go a bit limp. "Era! Era, please, come back to me!" he called trying to keep his tears in and out of sight. "Please, Era. You can't leave me like this. Please, Era…" He couldn't help it anymore as tears fell down his face.

Suddenly, a mighty roar cried out as the full Mark of the Crimson Dragon formed on his back. Yusei immediately wiped his tears away and bowed his head as the Crimson Dragon came in front of him.

"Yusei, do you want her to live?" the mighty dragon god asked.

"Of course," Yusei immediately answered. "I need her to live and stay with me."

"She has not disappeared and faded yet, meaning she is hanging on," Crimson Dragon stated. "She is hanging on for you." That shocked the angel a bit. "I can save her. However, in order to do so, I must give her my entire power and heart. But that means, if I ever need it back, she will die as the very last thing holding her to this world and keeping her alive is taken away as well."

'That…' Yusei's thoughts trailed off.

"Keep in mind, there is very little chance I will need my power and heart back anytime soon. It may be many millennia before I need my power and heart back meaning she could eventually live until a demon kills her. But would you want her to continue to live a life of fighting for the world and her life? You must decide now, Yusei. There is no telling how much longer she'll be able to hold on," Crimson Dragon. Yusei looked down silent, more than anything he wanted to keep her with him, and he knew Era would want to stay with him and Seika. If she didn't, she wouldn't be hanging on like this. "I will offer you a deal, Yusei." The angel looked at him with full attention. "I will save your mate and vow to never call my power and heart back unless a danger like today or when the Earthbound Immortals rose again happens. In exchange, you must promise to keep an eye on Era and your daughter. To protect them with your life if necessary. No matter if Era tries to take your place in giving her life like today, promise argue and fight her until she steps back and lets you do your job. I need you to promise to be willing to give your life for Era and Seika; and then I will save her and make my vow."

"I will always be ready to give my life for Era. That's something that has never and will never change," Yusei responded. "So I accept your deal and will keep my promise until I die as long as you keep yours."

"Very well, Yusei," Crimson Dragon agreed. He sent a light out and it landed into Era's chest where her heart was. She gave a bright, red glow for a moment before it dimmed. "She will live, Yusei. I expect you to protect your family well." The angel nodded and the dragon god took off.

Yusei looked at Era who was still asleep, though he felt her Spell Energy was back to its max meaning she would live and the curse mark was gone as well. He sighed in relief before heading back to the others, holding her close to him.

-Flashback Ended-

Yusei turned back to watching Seika as a small ball of light appeared out of her hand. It quickly fell to the ground though and shattered into little light dust with no damage to the ground. So it was obvious despite somehow being able to use spells when she couldn't even speak, Seika was still too weak in spell energy to do much damage.

"You know I'm kind of happy this happened," Era stated.

"What do you mean?" Yusei asked.

"That we had Seika and we got to be a family like this," the senior female angel explained. "It… It makes everything feel like I belong in the human world. More than I've ever felt. I started to feel it when I met you and it slowly increased in time. And now…"

Yusei grinned and nodded. "Now everything feels like peace is finally taking place in this world," he stated. Era nodded. "And we'll make sure it stays like this." He placed a hand on hers. "Together."

"Together," she agreed, placing her other hand on his. Suddenly, Seika's hand was placed on theirs and they smiled at the toddler.

'This is the peace we've strived for,' Yusei thought. 'So we'll keep this peace. And I'll make sure Era and Seika live longer than me, until I die protecting them. I promise, you two, I will protect you no matter what it takes.'

Yep, that's the end of The Angel! Expect to see some prequels from Yugi Muto's series and Jaden Yuki's series and there will be a crossover sequel coming soon… hopefully. It will be relatively short, but… yeah.

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