When One Falls, another Rises, and Mercy Is Brought to Them All

Part Two

…Leo's point of view…

I stood back as Yusei touched the strange force field.

"I wonder who or what is generating this thing?" he said.

"Who cares!" Crow said, "Let's just smash through this thing and save Luna!"

"He's right," Akiza said, "Every second we waste could mean more danger for Luna. We've got to get in there, fast!"

Jack rolled his eyes and said, "Yeah, right! How exactly do we get through some weird, magical force field?"

Suddenly, their Crimson Dragon marks all began to glow. Beams of light shot out of their marks and hit the force field. We could all hear the sound of it shattering into a million pieces.

"That's how, I guess," Yusei said.

"Come on! Let's get in there!" Akiza said, "Luna's life could be in danger!"

"WHAT!" I exclaimed.

Akiza gasped and said, "I'm sorry Leo, I didn't mean…"

"Its fine," I said, trying my best to ignore the huge feeling of dread in my stomach, "Let's hurry."

Yusei pushed the gate open, and we were greeting by an unthinkable sight. There was Luna, wearing a huge Crimson Dragon claw, standing in a huge ring of fire, face-to-face with a Magician Ape!

We all watched in horror as the two of them leapt at each other and met with huge explosion. After a tense moment of terrifying silence, the smoke began to clear. When the smoke was finally gone, I heard Akiza scream, and my heart skipped a beat. Luna was on the ground, face flat.

A few yards away within the circle, the Magician Ape got to his feet and charged towards Luna. He swung his staff like a lunatic, smacking and lashing and slashing at Luna, until he finally delivered a finishing upper-slash blow that sent Luna up a few feet into the air and then crashing down, her huge claw shattered to pieces. The circle of fire then slowly dissipated.

I ran to where my sister fell and rolled her over. I lifted up her head and shook her desperately, shouting, "Luna! Luna! You're okay! You've gotta be okay! Please Luna, wake up! I need you! We all need you! Please Luna! Don't give up! We'll get you help! You'll make it! You've got to! You'll be alright!"

Tears ran down my face as my hope slowly began fade away, but suddenly, it was brought back when Luna slowly opened her eyes.

"I'm sorry Leo, I failed," she said softly.

"No! You didn't fail at all! Please Luna, we've got to get you to a hospital!"

"I didn't stop the evil, Leo. Zimian is going to cause so many bad things to happen. Yusei, Jack, Crow, Akiza, and even you are probably on his list of people to hurt. He was just so powerful, I couldn't stop him, even with the power of the Crimson Dragon."

"No Luna! We'll stop him! While you rest and get better, we'll all work together to beat him! We'll make him pay for what he did to you!" As I said this, the others quickly came over to the two of.

Akiza put her hand on Luna's shoulder and said, "It's okay now Luna, we're all here."

Crow nodded and said, "You were amazing Luna. That attack was just…I would have never believed it if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes."

Luna smiled weakly at us and said, "Yes, you'll stop him, I know you all will. Thank you all so much." She then turned to me and whispered, "A-a-a-and Leo, please, I…I…I…" Her voice trailed off and she closed her eyes.

"Luna?" I asked softly. I shook her gently. She didn't move. She felt… cold. I touched her neck. Nothing. It was as if my mind had stopped working. I froze. It was as if my brain couldn't process what had just happened.

The horrible truth of the matter quickly spread among us. Akiza broke down and cried. Crow fell to his knees and stared into space, breathing heavily. Jack and Yusei just silently hung their heads in grief. This lasted for about a minute. Then, we heard his voice

"Such is the weak power of a so-called 'Signer of the Crimson Dragon'."

Our heads all shot up to look at Zimian, who was now laughing up a storm. I had never been so angry in all my life. I tightly held onto Luna's hand as I narrowed my eyes at the monster that took my sister from me. Luna's mark was glowing brightly for one last time, then it became particles of light, which then moved to my arm, and reformed the Crimson Dragon's Claw. I had never felt so much power, nor will I ever feel it again. It was if my dragon and I were one. I began to glow with the power of the Crimson Dragon. I got up and pointed my right hand at Zimian, who so busy laughing that he didn't see me. Then, I said only two words, "Crimson…Spear."

Like the appendage that my dragon wore on his right arm, the deadly weapon, made completely of the Crimson Dragon's energy shot out of my hand and speared Zimian right through the chest. He stopped laughing abruptly. Our eyes met. Mine were hard and cold. His were filled with pure terror. Then, with a final breath, Zimian and his staff were obliterated with a final explosion.

With the deed done with, I returned to my sister's side. With the power gone, I felt the despair rise up in my heart. Crying fluidly, I looked up into the ironically blue sky and yelled, "Luna!"

…Luna's point of view…

I felt… numb. To me, everything was gone. The pain, the ground below me, everything. I only knew one thing, that I was dead.

"Luna…"

I opened my eyes, and Ancient Fairy Dragon was in front of me.

"Luna…When one dies, their soul sleeps within their bodies until the Day of Judgment arrives. On that day, those ho have been saved, whether alive or dead, are given new, perfect, sinless, permanent, spiritual bodies. Those that remain are made to suffer for a time, then the whole universe will be destroyed and recreated. However, only the Creator, the people He had saved, and His new Heaven and Earth will be in existence. All other living creatures, and worlds, will cease to exist."

I felt a pang of sadness in my heart. The Duel Spirits, and their world, will cease to exist?

"Do not feel sorrow, Luna. Human beings are created in the Creator's own image. They are the ones that truly need to be saved. Not pets, not animal, not the works of mankind. That is what people need to know. It is a precious gift to be saved, and it is definitely worth giving up the things of the worlds, or leaving certain places, or friend, behind. And when you arrive in His Kingdom, these things of old will indeed pass away from your memory."

I felt that pang return again. I didn't want to forget about that wonderful world. But then I realized, what a wonderful opportunity the Creator was offering. It indeed was very much worth it. I felt it within my heart that He had indeed chosen me to ne a part of this, and I accepted this opportunity with open arms. Perhaps when I receivedthis new body, I would gain the proper perspective on all this as well.

"Luna…you are so young, and life should not be cut so short. So, although you're death cannot be reversed, you can experience a form of activity while you wait for the Day of Judgment to arrive. Until that day comes, your spirit will be allowed to dwell in the Duel Spirit World with us while your soul sleeps within your body. When the Day of Judgment comes, you will immediately return, and you shall discover if you have been given the grand and glorious mercy. Do you accept these terms?"

I was so amazed by all of this! "Yes, yes I do accept!"

…Leo's point of view…

I walked to the door to my apartment and opened it. Akiza, Jack, Crow, and Yusei were right behind me,

"Are you sure you don't want any of us to stay with you?" Akiza asked gently, her face still moist with tears.

I turned around and looked at my friends. I could tell that they truly cared about me and understood what I was going through, but right now, I just needed to be alone. I sighed and entered the apartment, locking the door behind me.

"This is terrible," I heard Yusei say through the door, "A kid his age shouldn't have to deal with such a tragedy. Who knows how this will affect him."

"Well, at least the…" Jack began with a sob in his voice, and he couldn't say the next word, so he used a similar word, but I knew what he was talking about anyway, "…ceremony is tomorrow, so it can be over with…"

When I heard them walking away, I went straight to bed. I turned to look at the bed a few feet away from mine. More despair built up inside of me. I began to cry again.

"Leo, please don't cry."

I sat up in bed. "Luna?" I gasped.

"Leo, please don't be so sad. I want you to know that I'm all right!"

"But…how?"

"Yes, sadly it is true, I'm dead. But I have been given two golden opportunities! I am able to exist as a spirit in the Duel Spirit World until the Day of Judgment!"

"You mean, you can still have fun and be happy! That's incredible! Oh Luna! I- Wait, what's the Day of Judgment?"

"That is my second golden opportunity. The Creator chooses to forgive the sins of some of the people on this Earth, and then puts it in their hearts to follow Him. Then, on the Day of Judgment, He gives the saved ones, both dead and alive, new bodies and takes them away. He then destroys everything after a short period of time, and recreates everything so that no bad things can ever happen again. Can feel it in my heart. He has saved me!"

"Wow…"

"He can save anyone!"

"Even me?"

"Of course."

"Double wow…"

"That's why even if I wasn't able to dwell in the Duel Spirit World like this, you still shouldn't fill your life with sadness. Although it's perfectly fine to mourn the loss of someone you care about, you must realize that the person would want you to continue to live a good life, while still thinking about them. Also, you must spread the word about this glorious gift!"

"Yes Luna, I will, thank you. Are you going to talk to our friends too?"

"Certainly. And remember Leo, I'll always be watching you."

"And I'll always be thinking of you, Luna. Goodbye…"

"Goodbye…"

I sat there in the silence for a moment, then I fell to the floor on my knees and said, "Oh thank You, thank You, thank You for saving Luna! Could You, maybe have mercy on all of my friends, and even me?"

THE END

See, it was a hopeful ending with a beautiful message that the whole world should hear. And the Signers and their friends will still be having all sorts of fun and adventures too.

This story should show you how important this message is to me, as it should be to anyone. Please, explore this topic, study it, find more information about it, and you too can obtain His mercy.