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A Science Fantasy Audio Play written by Chris and Karen Rohan and produced by Graphic Audio.

The series follows a pair of superhuman warriors named Xriah and Vylis in their constant struggle against one another. They both are Zehuderan, beings granted massive amounts of power by deities so that they may use said power in service of them. Xriah serves his goddess, Synandri, and sees it as his duty to protect the worlds he visits and their inhabitants from his sworn enemy. Vylis looks forward to his bouts with Xriah, using collateral damage and wanton cruelty to get under his skin, seemingly for no other reason than sport. Their battles are to the death, with the world that served as their battlefield falling under the control of the victor’s respective deity before both are healed and sent to the next world.

Beyond the reach of the two warriors lies the realm that Synandri resides in, the Nexus Plane. It has millions, if not billions, of denizens residing within it, some with their own Zehuderan, and each making plays to grow their own power in a cutthroat society.

Tropes include;

  • Blood Knight: Vylis always looks forward to his and Xriah's fights.
  • Chronic Hero Syndrome: Xriah feels responsible for every world he and Vylis are sent to and tries his best to keep the inhabitants safe. He believes it is his sacred duty to protect them from Vylis.
  • Evil Brit: Vylis speaks with a very thick Cockney accent, though whether or not he's from any version of England is unknown.
  • The Heel: Vylis acts as a foil to Xriah, terrorizing every world they are sent to, at first with no apparent motivation aside from causing misery for misery’s sake and getting under Xriah’s skin.
  • Death Is Cheap: Xriah and Vylis's fights are to the death. Their respective gods resurrect the loser for the next one.
  • The Multiverse: Each of Xriah and Vylis's duels take place in a different universe.
  • Playing with Fire: Vylis can manipulate blue flames, and has incredible strength.
  • Shock and Awe: Xriah can manipulate purple electricity, and has incredible speed.
  • Politics: The Nexus Plane has a complicated history and many, many denizens, who all try to gain power and standing in complicated, cutthroat society.

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