L.I.G.H.T.

L.I.G.H.T. is one of CS’s many properties, but probably one of the most relevant along with Purple Thunder. While Purple Thunder focuses on supernatural teens, L.I.G.H.T. is a team of superheroes. L.I.G.H.T. is an acronym that stands for the team’s five founding members, Leader Element, Imani, Greatness, Harmony, and Tensai.

## History

### Origins

When the Dark Master was on the verge of breaking free of his stone prison, Grayson Badr brought Avery Adams, Trenidy Smith, Bree O’Reilly, Ben Green, Zephidina Yamamoto and Juddha Magar to the master Amrita’s mountain base. There, they trained alongside Annie Madowo, Seth Li, Mason Cruz and Trish Wu. Once the Dark Master was free of his prison, Amrita and Seth were revealed to be traitors, Grayson, Ben and Juddha were captured, and Mason and Trish were separated from the rest of the group. Avery, Annie, Bree, Trenidy, and Zephidina decided to work together to rescue their allies and defeated the Dark Master, forming L.I.G.H.T.

### Battle of Beijing

#### Buildup

When the Dark Master’s stone prison was reported to be beginning to crumble, Avery Adams, Annie Madowo, Bree O’Reilly, Trenidy Smith, Zephidina Yamamoto, Grayson Badr, Amrita, Seth Li, Mason Cruz, Trish Wu, Juddha Magar and Ben Green all travelled to Shangqiu. When they were unable to reinforce the Dark Master’s prison, Amrita and Seth revealed that they were working with the Dark Master. After multiple uncoordinated attacks on the Dark Master and his followers, Grayson, Juddha, and Ben were captured. A large discharge of energy from Grayson disturbed the foundation of a nearby building, causing it to fall. Avery tried to stop it, but the building fell on her, Annie, Bree, Trenidy and Zephidina. Mason and Trish were out of range, and when the dust cleared, they presumed the five to be dead.

Trapped under the rubble, the five get to know each other a bit better. They learn each other’s reasons for being heroes and build a foundation of trust crucial to a good team. They eventually come up with a way to clear the rubble using Zephidina’s analysis, Bree’s enhanced strength, Trenidy’s sonic scream, and Avery’s and Annie’s energy manipulation. Once clear of the rubble, they agree to work as a team to defeat the Dark Master. Annie suggests creating an acronym with their code names, and the team name L.I.G.H.T. sticks.

L.I.G.H.T. learns that the Dark Master went Beijing to start a more strategical takeover. The five face multiple different masters, magic-users, and Guild of Anarchy members on their journey to Beijing.

#### The Battle

Once L.I.G.H.T. arrives in Beijing, they see the state of crisis the city has been thrown into due to the Dark Master’s presence. The team agrees to split up to move more inconspicuously and to help more people. They regroup at the Forbidden City, which is where the Dark Master has set up his base of operations, and the five form a plan. Leader Element goes down to where the prisoners were being kept, but met Juddha Magar, Ben Green, Seye Ojo, Ming-Fe Zhao, and other prisoners halfway. They explain how someone else (later revealed to be Seth Li) freed them, and they leave the Forbidden City to help civilians outside. Harmony finds Grayson imprisoned in an old bedroom, and breaks him free. Imani, Greatness, and Tensai take out the guards in the Dark Master’s throne room and its surrounding areas. L.I.G.H.T. regroups in the throne room and uses a strategic combination of their powers to fight the Dark Master. They knock him down just as Grayson comes in, and he and Leader Element use their master abilities to take away the Dark Master’s magic permanently.

#### Aftermath

Once the Dark Master is defeated, most of his followers flee or are defeated by L.I.G.H.T.’s allies. The last holdout is Amrita, but she is defeated by Mason and Trish, and taken into the High Council of Magic’s custody. Seth Li is able to escape imprisonment, partially due to the subtle support of the prisoners he rescued. The Dark Master is apprehended by the Chinese government, but will later be transferred into High Council of Magic custody.

After the Dark Master loses his powers, Grayson reveals that he is the Dark Master’s son, also known as the Master of Creation. He is offered L.I.G.H.T. membership and graciously accepts. When the team emerges from the Forbidden City, they are greeted by Juddha, Mason, Trish, Ben, Seye, and Ming-Fe. All six of them are offered membership, with only Mason and Trish declining.

L.I.G.H.T. continues to help wherever they can. Avery decides that she should start a non-profit that funds recovery efforts after catastrophes such as the one she was just a part of. Ming-Fe agrees to be Avery’s contact in Beijing for this non-profit. Bree and Ben both confess their romantic feelings, and leave deciding to give a relationship a try. Trenidy and Grayson also decide to explore a relationship. Annie recognizes that the Guild of Anarchy will have lose ends that she vows to tie up.

Before parting ways, the members of L.I.G.H.T. formalize and specify means of communication, agreeing to call on one another whenever they feel they’re getting in over their head. Avery also shares her intent of finding other Magic users intent on doing good in order to expand their network of support.

The Battle of Beijing was the event that publicized the existence of magic to most of the world, changing it forever.

### The Siege of the High Council of Magic

#### Buildup

After her encounter with magical geneticist Analie Perez, Avery decides to use her alliances to minimize Analie’s resources worldwide, not just in New York.

## Members

### Founders

**Avery Adams (aka Leader Element)** is the leader and one of the five founders of L.I.G.H.T. She is the first master to be born after the end of WWII. Her powers include the basic master skill set, as well as the ability to control plants, water, wind and fire. She has remained an active hero since her powers manifested when she was 15, and she runs a non-profit organization that helps communities recover from destruction in the wake of superhuman catastrophe.

**Akinyi “Annie” Madowo (aka Imani)** is one of the five founders of L.I.G.H.T. She is a former assassin trained by the Guild of Anarchy. While she has training in multiple fighting styles and experience in with multiple weapons, her weapon of choice is a bow and arrows. She is also the current wielder of the Amulet of Agony, which can temporarily lend its user master-like powers. She has been an active hero since escaping the Guild of Anarchy at 19, and continues to hunt down any remaining trace of them.

**Bree O’Reilly (aka Greatness)** is one of the five founders of L.I.G.H.T. She was given an experimental serum originally theorized by Kimika Yamamoto and finished by Zephidina Yamamoto after being shot in a school shooting. The serum enhanced her strength, speed, agility, senses, and gave her a slight healing factor. Since then, she’s remained an active hero and works as a high school basketball coach.

**Trenidy Smith (aka Harmony)** is one of the five founders of L.I.G.H.T. She possesses a powerful sonic scream due to her latent magical gene. Originally using her powers as an antagonist, she comes to the side of good after fighting alongside Leader Element before L.I.G.H.T.’s founding. She’s remained an active hero since she was 18, and tries to pursue a career that her brother can be proud of.

**Yuzuki “Zephidina” Yamamoto (aka Tensai)** is one of the five founders of L.I.G.H.T. She moved to Boston after being targeted by the Guild of Anarchy, only to lead them to Bree O’Reilly. When asked to help stop the Dark Master by Grayson Badr, she engineered gauntlets with various technological and combat capabilities. Since then, she’s remained an active hero and founded a tech startup.

### Battle of Beijing Members

**Grayson Badr (aka the Master of Creation)** joined L.I.G.H.T. after defeating the Dark Master and his forces at the Battle of Beijing. He is son of the Dark Master and brother of Kiana Badr. His powers include the basic master skill set, as well as being able to seemingly create objects from thin air. He is known to be one of the world’s most powerful magic users. Despite not being a founding member of the team, he is recognized as being the person that gave L.I.G.H.T. the ability to form in the first place.

**Juddha Magar** joined L.I.G.H.T. after defeating the Dark Master and his forces at the Battle of Beijing. Despite being descended from a master, his only magical ability is enhanced senses, which he is not aware of until later in life. He is skilled with many different weapons, especially the bow and arrow and bo staff, as well as hand to hand combat. He is known as an original member of L.I.G.H.T., but is not one of its founders.

**Seye Ojo** joined L.I.G.H.T. after defeating the Dark Master and his forces at the Battle of Beijing. He was captured by the Dark Master’s forces to be used as leverage for Leader Element, but he joined the battle after being freed by Seth Li. He can mimic the magical powers of any individual by touching them, with how long he keeps their powers depending on how long he touch them.

**Ming-Fe Zhao** joined L.I.G.H.T. after defeating the Dark Master and his forces at the Battle of Beijing. She was captured by the Dark Master’s forces to be used as leverage for Leader Element, but she joined the battle after being freed by Seth Li. She can manipulate the potential and kinetic energy in her body and focus it into one area. This is often her fists, creating an extremely powerful punch.

*Note: Mason Cruz and Trish Wu were both offered L.I.G.H.T. membership, but they declined due to their membership in the High Council of Magic.*

### Siege of the HCM Members

**Seth Li** joined L.I.G.H.T. after defending the High Council of Magic headquarters from Haven Mills. He is well trained in multiple different fighting styles and is an expert with knives. He also has a artificial magical arm that destroys almost anything it touches. After betraying the heroes under the influence of his adoptive mother Amrita, he got back on the right path with the help of Annie. His rehabilitation was recognized by the rest of the team during the siege, and he is retroactively recognized as one of L.I.G.H.T.’s original members.

**Damian Wang (aka Shandian)** joined L.I.G.H.T. after defending the High Council of Magic headquarters from Haven Mills. He is the Lightning Elementian Champion, giving him the power to control almost all aspects of lightning and electricity. He has been an active hero since being struck by lightning at 20, and has worked with Avery Adams in the past. He met most of the team for the first time during the siege. He is also one of the cofounders of the Elementals.

**Mason Cruz (aka Pathos)** joined L.I.G.H.T. after defending the High Council of Magic headquarters from Haven Mills. Originally only being an empath, Mason has grown into a powerful telepath and telekinetic. He is also trained in multiple fighting styles and tends to use knives in combination with his telekinesis. He works for the High Council of Magic and is recognized as one of the most experienced members of L.I.G.H.T.

**Trish Wu** joined L.I.G.H.T. after defending the High Council of Magic headquarters from Haven Mills. She is a witch from the Ultra Nova dimension who can create phantom-like doppelgänger of herself. She can also sense the presence of those from or connected to other dimensions, such as Elementian Champions. She works for the High Council of Magic and is recognized as one of the most experienced members of L.I.G.H.T.

### Other Members

**Preston Santos** joined L.I.G.H.T. after helping Annie Madowo defeat the leaders of the Guild of Anarchy, Titian and Xanthe. Having nowhere to go, Annie offered him membership, where he became an official member shortly before the Siege of the HCM. He is trained in the use of many different weapons and fighting styles, favoring a bow or crossbow.

### Former Members

**Ben Green** is a former member of L.I.G.H.T. who originally joined after the Battle of Beijing. He left the team when he attacked Greatness after the Dark Master’s defeat, but his membership wasn’t officially retracted until the Siege of the High Council of Magic. He is trained in the use of a few weapons and fighting styles. After the Battle of Beijing, he took a faulty version of the Yamamoto serum, which gave him the standard powers in turn for his dependency on technology created by Analie Perez to keep him alive. He currently works for Analie Perez, and by proxy, Kiana Badr.

## Trivia

* Beta L.I.G.H.T. consisted of a completely different lineup of characters, with the acronym being made up of each of the five characters’ given names instead of hero code names.
* The silent M in the L.I.G.H.T. acronym is for the Maroon Goblin, easily the best CS character.
* L.I.G.H.T.’s anniversary is on March 20th, 2018.

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