Digimon: The Children from Mysidia [Epilogue is up] [PG-14]

[The Warden]

great, hopefully expect the new chap tommorow, if I'm not to engrossed into AQW

 

[spoiler=Chapter 40: Enigmatism]

 

The group was walking up a long winding staircase, none of them was eager to make small talk with Silence, who didn’t seem to care. ‘Enigma is near, you should be wary of him. He may seem weak, but his powers as a Super Ultimate are well deserved. It would take several megas to truly defeat him’ Silence suddenly said as they kept walking. ‘We did it before with three megas and seven ultimates, I am confident that we’ll need only five to beat him’ Drake replied. ‘That’s not it, last time, you were assisted by Shadow’ Silence replied. ‘And that matters how?’ Dom asked. ‘Because Shadow is as mighty as three mega Digimon when you consider his training and how much data he has loaded’ Silence replied. ‘How old is he?’ Dom asked. ‘In human years he would be sixteen, like his partner’ Silence replied. ‘Who is he anyways? Alex to us seems like some sicko you’d find on a street corner selling McCutty meals to emo children’ Charlie stated. ‘He was a child that appeared in our world twelve years ago. Skull was leading a raid of a small town and the battle warped the wall between both worlds, taking him from the human world and depositing him in ours. He found and saved a Botamon in the carnage. I was told they both hid until Skull found them. Originally, he intended to kill Alex, but there was a look in that child’s eyes, a look of absolute anger and hatred as he held that Botamon. So he took them in and over the years trained them into the perfect soldiers’ Silence explained. ‘That would make sense, Blues and Skull were total idiots, but how does that explain why he went AWOL’ Naomi stated. ‘I was getting there. Now, unbeknownst to us, Alex had a twin sister, who entered this world two years ago. We captured her, but didn’t know what to do with her. She didn’t have a Digimon partner and was too frail to be of any use to us. If Alex had found out about her, he would’ve become weak and unfocused. It was suggested by the mages to test one of their theories on her. They wanted, to turn a human into a Digimon’ Silence added. None of them seemed shocked, but more, disgusted. ‘I wouldn’t have put it past you guys to attempt something like that’ Steph said softly. ‘Yes, we were close to our goal, but Alex heard the child scream. He investigated and entered a room forbidden to him. Inside, he saw the ritual take place. The mages were more concerned on their experiment, and ignored him. They had almost finished, when Alex gasped and threw the spell off. It went awry, and killed her. This naturally threw him into an unstable state, which caused a Dark Warp Digivolution of his Agumon into a BlackWarGreymon. The very one you’ve seen, Shadowbane’ Silence added with a chuckle. ‘So he fled the base for parts unknown, and swore revenge to all Dark Council members and liars’ Vixen added solemnly. ‘But what was her name?’ Jason inquired. Silence smiled slightly, her fangs could be seen. ‘Lydia’ she replied. Lydia herself paled from this. ‘That was why’ she aloud. ‘That was why what?’ Dom demanded. ‘At Dramonia, Alex went crazy after he heard my name, and kept repeating that she wasn’t dead. He must’ve thought I was his sister’ Lydia explained. ‘Yes, he goes mad whenever her name is mentioned, those agonized screams are with him, for all eternity’ Silence said mockingly. ‘You seem happy about what happened to him’ Steph stated darkly. ‘Why shouldn’t I be? Isn’t it every evil mother’s dream to see her son conquer the world?’ Silence asked. ‘Say what now?’ Aban asked. ‘How many females do you think are in the organization? When Alex was growing, only I was there to nurture him. I was only a Matadormon at the time, but he treated me like his mother and he my son in turn. He didn’t mind when I became a GranDracmon either. I do miss him though’ Silence sadly replied. They left her in the land of nostalgia as they ascended the staircase.

 

Outside the boarders of the Dark Area, Alex and Shadow were silently waiting. ‘They’re in the base now’ Alex mused. ‘Why not just let me obliterate that wretched eye sore?’ Shadow demanded. ‘Because, that is not a fitting end for those liars; more to the point that power energies protect the base. It would take more than a hundred Terra Destroyers and even then a hundred more. Those humans are doing our job for us. Once Enigma and…’ Alex began. ‘Silence’ Shadow corrected. ‘Yes, once both of them are defeated and Dystopia has finished off the group, we shall be the ones to end Dystopia’ Alex finished. ‘It is not honourable to fight a weakened foe. I can take him on and beat him at full power’ Shadow boasted. ‘But can you beat the Dot Matrix’ Alec inquired with an eyebrow raised. ‘You merely dodge and strike before he can release it. Dystopia is a bug that will be easily crushed’ Shadow replied. ‘Humph, you know we cannot win without him being weakened first. If at full power, he has the might to become Super Ultimate. Don’t overestimate your own abilities’ Alex said coldly. ‘I am not overestimating Alex. You have been made witness to my power, I have grown stronger over these last two years, whilst Dystopia has remained in his fortress, preaching about Oblivimon’ Shadow replied angrily. Alex sighed sadly. ‘You are aware that at the ultimate level, both those Digimon, Demi and BK, could defeat you whilst Dystopia managed to avoid their senses and impale both of them’ Alex inquired coolly. ‘Yes I am aware that Dystopia cheap shot them, but Demi and BK are weaklings now. All of that pathetic group is’ Shadow snarled. ‘Temper your steel Shadow, we do not know their true strength, nor how many of them can reach the mega level now’ Alex stated. ‘It does not matter’ Shadow replied in rebuttal. ‘It matters, for we shall see if they beat the two that guards Dystopia’ Alex stated and watched. A sweat drop glistened on his brow. ‘We’re going to the fortress’ he added and slightly and marcher towards. Shadow followed him, unquestioning of his partner’s choice of action.

 

The group was still climbing the stairs, until a landing was visible. ‘The staircase was an illusion. It is meant to be so long that it puts off raiders. But anyone with patience would keep climbing until the illusion vanished’ Silence remarked as they were all on the landing. They were in a place that could only be described by ‘pandemonium’. It was similar to a large Aztec temple gone horribly wrong, with purple skies, floating bricks and buildings. ‘The lair of Enigma, correct?’ Kev asked. Silence nodded and smirked. ‘Time to see if my creation was truly worth creating’ Silence thought to herself. From the far end, Enigma raised himself of a stone throne and roared loudly. ‘It is time I proved to you who is truly deserving of the position as number two Silence. You may have created me, but I am beyond you in power’ Enigma roared. ‘What does he mean by he being created by you?’ Dom asked as he turned to Silence. ‘Enigma originally was Chronomon Holy Mode, therefore making him an angel. He was dissatisfied, and so in the dark of night I came to him and whispered the dark word. He followed it carefully, and found his way to me. Thereon, he fell into darkness and was reborn in his Destroyer Mode. A true testament to my power’ Silence bragged. ‘Always praising yourself Silence. Old habits DO die hard don’t they? But, you will no longer control me you evil jabroni. I have my free will, granted by Dystopia, and I will destroy you with my overwhelming power’ Enigma roared. ‘Save your breath you blow hard. I have seen what true power is. Even under my spell, one managed to fight on. These children and their Digimon have greater powers than any of us. Stand down’ Silence ordered. Enigma let loose with deep booming laughter. ‘No, I won’t stand down Silence, as none of you pose a threat to me’ Enigma laughed. Silence frowned until she held her face in her hands and sighed. ‘So be it’ she replied and prepared to fight Enigma.

 

Dystopia had spared some time to observe the battle from a viewing portal. ‘Silence, you have betrayed me, as I knew you would. You never did care for my goals, only finding meaningless things to entertain you. How will this turn out when Enigma finally falls. Will you turn to those humans for entertainment, or will you move on?’ Dystopia mused. ‘And Enigma, foolhardy and believing in his power only, what will you do once you learn that you are outclassed by a group of children in power? Will you submit to them, or will you vainly cling to the hope that you are better?’ Dystopia added. ‘My servants, you never truly sided with me, only clinging to life in a desperate attempt to exist. That will end once Oblivimon claims your data and be finally reborn’ Dystopia stated viciously and shattered the portal with a swipe of his claw.

 

Enigma was having trouble trying to hit Silence when she nimbly managed to move about the area and actually counter-attacking. ‘You believe power is everything, that no matter what, you are invincible if you have it’ Silence stated as she unleashed dark waves at Enigma. ‘Power is all you need, you cannot create a genius plan unless you have the power to go through with it’ Enigma replied and fired his cannons at her. Silence avoided the blast, and countered with a dark wave that slapped him. ‘Too bad, so sad that you have not the mind to use your power with’ Silence stated. Enigma eyed her, and fired one of his cannons, Silence dodged and he immediately fired at her location. The blast left a large cloud. Silence fell from it and slammed to the ground. ‘You always treated me a mindless animal, but, I am cunning, and this is the end’ Enigma stated and aimed his cannons. A yellow blast fired across the field, and struck Enigma clear in the back and sent him forward, crashing through a wall. In fury he turned, to see MirageGaogamon and Beelzemon Blast Mode facing him. He howled in anger as each mega Digimon began to appear. ‘So what, you all achieved mega level. But wait, I only count ten, where is the eleventh Digimon?’ Enigma demanded. Behind him, Ko had managed to grab Silence and was taking her to safety. ‘It does not matter in nay case, I know he has not reached mega, and so is not a challenge for me’ Enigma decided. Ko looked in anger and aimed at Enigma. ‘Homing Laser’ he hissed. The beams soared through the air and harmlessly reflected off Enigma’s back. Enigma sighed and without even looking, he turned and knocked Ko out of the air with his large fist. ‘Cheap attacks would get you somewhere, but you are not strong enough to make it worthwhile’ Enigma stated and pounded Ko with his large fist, de-evolving him to KoKabuterimon. ‘Next’ Enigma yawned.

 

Mirage and Beelze took up the mantle, both prepared to fire their attacks. ‘Enigma Burst’ Enigma shouted calmly and exhaled a foul black mist. It moved quickly and covered both combatants. They began to cough and collapsed to the ground, both de-evolving as well. ‘You don’t have Alex to save you, surrender’ Enigma stated. Diaboromon, Gravitismon, Sakuyamon, Lilthmon, Cherubimon (good) and Belphemon faced him next. ‘Be safe’ Charlie shouted to Vixen. ‘Kick his butt’ Steph shouted to Kevin. They both nodded and they spread out. Jason had hidden himself behind a pillar and was in the fetal position. Demi had caught sight of this, and wandered over to him. ‘You should be cheering your Digimon on’ Demi suggested. ‘Ko can’t fight, he can’t even reach mega because I’m to weak’ Jason cried. Demi glowered at him and bent down to pick Jason up by his collar. ‘Listen here, you need to have faith in your partner. Ko is powerful, but he needs your heart to be in it so he can win it. You can’t spend all your time kicking about like a scrub on the sidelines. You have to get in there, fight and prove you’re strong’ Demi shouted. ‘But’ Jason began. ‘No buts’ Demi cried. ‘But, what if Ko were to die?’ Jason asked. ‘He would be reborn anew, but it is through your partnership that he won’t die, but would rise up and win’ Demi replied. ‘Are you sure?’ Jason asked. ‘Prove me wrong’ Demi replied.

 

The six Digimon were having a better time fighting Enigma, until Ko began to move again. ‘Beetle, Lariat’ he said weakly and began firing small pot shots at Enigma. They were harmlessly pinging, until they got Enigma’s attention and he turned. A well aimed shot zoomed through the air, and stuck right into Enigma’s eye. He began screaming in pain. ‘Ah AHH. Oh gods, why? Right in the eye’ he moaned. He looked at Ko with his good eye and a lot of fury. ‘You’re ore trouble than you’re wroth, it is time to die’ Enigma snarled and brought his fist down. Jason ran out from a wall and grabbed Ko and ran. ‘You came for me’ Ko said weakly. ‘I did, Demi talked to me as I hid behind a pillar instead of cheering for you. Well no more hiding, I will be there always to sheer you on Ko. Because we have the power’ Jason replied. In his pocket, the white orb glew and shattered, releasing a white aura that surrounded the duo. ‘It is time to even the scale Enigma’ Jason said venomously. He raised his hand and a white beam shot through the air and descended onto his partner. Ko was consumed by the pillar of light, and raised into the air as the pillar widened greatly. ‘KoKabuterimon, Warp Digivolve to TyrantKabuterimon’ Ko roared. The light vanished, and Enigma was in enraged awe as a large purple insect faced him. ‘Modify, Tyrant’s Mantle’ Jason added. Ko’s wings began to harden and lengthen, turning into large purple wing blades. Enigma was enraged, and did not notice as his enemies charged up their attacks. ‘Web Wrecker!’ ‘Lampranthus!’ ‘Phantom Pain!’ ‘Gravity Cannon!’ ‘Spirit Strike!’ ‘Lightning Spear!’ Enigma just heard the attacks and each one lashed at him. His scaly armour cracked a little. ‘You cheap shotting bastards’ Enigma screamed. Ko came from behind and held Enigma’s in the full nelson. ‘Don’t forget me’ Ko replied, drawing out his ‘me’. ‘Do it again’’ he added to the others. All six Digimon lashed out at Enigma, who was defenseless as Ko held him down. ‘You can’t, beat me’ Enigma stated. ‘Shine!’ Ko began. ‘NO!’ Enigma cried. ‘Of!’ Ko continued. ‘YOU CAN’T’ Enigma fruitlessly shouted. ‘BEE!’ Ko finished as the jewel on his midriff began to glow brightly. ‘Toodles’ Ko said to Enigma as there was a bright flash and a sphere of fire covered him. Ko moved away to watch his handiwork gleefully.

 

The flames parted, and Enigma was still there, but barely. ‘You still can’t beat me’ he moaned. ‘We don’t have to’ Demi replied. Enigma’s sight was hazy, but he could almost clearly see Demi coming towards him. ‘What?’ he asked. ‘We don’t need to beat you, for you are already beaten as you suffer in darkness’ Demi explained. ‘What on earth are you insinuating?’ Enigma inquired weakly. Demi began to quiet him as he held Enigma’s head like a small child. ‘It’s going to be alright, for I am now going to return you to the light’ Demi explained kindly. ‘Don’t, Holy Mode was weak’ Enigma whispered. Demi hadn’t heard as he raised his staff. ‘Fallen heart of light, from the darkness you will be stolen. From our dreadful fight, your darkness will be forgotten. Weakened by a holy burn, from dark to light you will return’ Demi intoned. His aura covered him and the light from his staff blinded as it consumed Enigma. His reptilian feature slowly faded as he became more birdlike. His claws slowly morphed into snowy white wings. Both cruel cannons became simple shoulder guards. His cruel talons became less cruel talons. This ritual ended quickly, leaving a large white Digimon where Enigma once stood. It stood up wearily, as the scorch marks remained. ‘I am Chronomon Holy Mode, also known as Enigma’ it announced. Demi nodded, but noticed everyone was worse for wear. ‘I shall heal you all, Curaga’ he shouted. Little green-blue particles surrounded everyone, and they seemed magically rejuvenated.

 

Dystopia began a chuckle that turned into a cackle that became a roar. ‘Enigma failed, like I knew he would. The Twin Seeds are coming towards me, nothing can stop me now’ he laughed. Oblivimon’s egg began to crack more, and a faint crimson mist began to leak out.

 

 

[spoiler=Chapter 41: Dystopia]

 

The group had been descending a new winding stairway into the darkness, with Demi and BK curiously at the front with Silence and Enigma at the back. It seemed they were all having some form of discussion ‘You must take care when facing Dystopia’ Enigma warned. ‘We understand that. The bastard tore us apart lat time’ Demi replied. ‘He resorted to that so he could easily extract the data. He did the Dot Matrix just for amusing himself’ Enigma explained. ‘I’ve rarely heard of the Arkadimon line, what are they all about’ Kev inquired. ‘The Arkadimon have all stages of Digivolution except for an In-Training stage. Their main goal is to absorb the data of their victims and grow in level and power. A powerful Arkadimon is one who has grown to the mega level, as it is required for the ultimate form to consume at least three mega Digimon to do so. However, extremely large amounts of power are required to reach super ultimate, which Dystopia had after…’ Silence explained. ‘After the purge?’ Naomi asked. ‘Yes, and after he absorbed our beloved leader, Apocalypse we watched as he became a super ultimate. He then ended the lives of the other megas. Testament, Nothing, Dizaster. All gone’ Silence replied wistfully. ‘Who were they?’ Steph asked. ‘Testament was a Barbamon, brilliant in tactics, but proved too clever for his own good. Nothing was a highly skilled Zanbamon, but his use ended once he could not even Dystopia. And Dizaster was a true gem to our army, one of the very few intelligent Armageddemon. His lose was the most shocking to our Infermon artillery squads’ Enigma replied. ‘You must miss them I guess?’ Naomi asked kindly. ‘I was very close to Nothing, but our work kept us apart, and raising Alex, well, it was a mere fling in the end. For Alex, I was forced to serve Dystopia. Kneeling before him seven years ago, it burns me up’ Silence snarled. ‘Easy tiger, you will get vengeance soon enough’ Dom chuckled. The stairs were slowly became covered in a dark mist the lower they went. Until a dark landing was in sight.

 

Enigma was waiting silently on a floating platform until they were all assembled before him. ‘I must congratulate you. You broke my power surrounding Dramonia; you infiltrated my fortress and turned my closest lackeys against me. With such achievements, I can grant you a few questions before I end you’ Dystopia announced. ‘Why are you doing this?’ Steph demanded. ‘What a stupid question to ask’ Dystopia rebutted. ‘What do you mean, that question was intelligent and too the point’ Gaomon protested. ‘Hush doggy, even if I did answer it, you would not get the answer you seek’ Dystopia explained. ‘What do you mean?’ Steph inquired. ‘You can only know the answer once you know the question. If you had asked me, ‘why shouldn’t I be doing this?’ Then I would reply with ‘why shouldn’t I? I am Digimon, I am capable of evil it’s my choice what I devote my energies to’ Dystopia explained. ‘Then you could’ve answered our question with ‘because I can’ Aban pointed out. ‘That is true, now, anything else you wish to know before the slaughter?’ Dystopia inquired. ‘What will you do with Oblivimon?’ Aban asked. ‘Destroy the word. What else could I do with an apocalyptic Digimon?’ Dystopia replied. ‘What then?’ Aban inquired. ‘What do you mean what then?’ Dystopia inquired. ‘What happens after you destroy the world?’ Aban asked. ‘Then I would move on to the human world and repeat. Then by absorbing the data Oblivimon absorbed, I can recreate the Digital World and do it all over again. Destruction is an amusing past time. But twenty questions is over, time to spin the wheel’ Dystopia laughed gleefully. He suddenly stopped cold and both of his hands twisted in long black spikes. ‘Who’s first?’ he demanded coldly.

 

Silence and Enigma forced their way through the group. Dystopia hardly looked surprised, but his hands reverted to normal. ‘It is hardly surprising to know you would be the first able bodied volunteers, but your uses are elsewhere’ Dystopia remarked. The dark area began to rumble and from the dark, cables lashed out and grabbed them both. ‘You fiend, how could you do this to him?’ Silence demanded. ‘Because I can’ Dystopia replied slowly. Both were dragged into the darkness and neither screamed. There was an audible squelch, and a crimson light in the distance shone before it vanished. ‘I never liked them anyways, but they made delectable meals’ Dystopia mused. ‘Now, I will ask again, who will be first’ Dystopia added roughly. Gaomon, Vixen, Magnetmon and Impmon walked forward, and their partners followed. ‘We’ll put an end to you Dystopia, because we can’ Drake answered smugly and raised his left Digivice. They all did and their partners were consumed by energy. Kev and Magnetmon were both consumed by green energy. Shortly, all four mega Digimon were facing him. ‘So, MirageGaogamon, Sakuyamon, Gravitismon and Beelzemon Blast Mode. You will truly make for a divine match’ Dystopia mocked and vanished. He had shifted further away and continued to do so. ‘You cannot run forever Dystopia’ Mirage announced and chased him. Dystopia laughed as Mirage came closer. He raised his right hand the fingers launched out like tentacles. ‘Tag, you’re it’ Dystopia stated and swung Mirage around, once, twice, three times and released him straight at the other, who were struck by his mass and sent off into a collision with a floating mound. Each glew and de-Digivolve to rookie, Kev was lying next to Magnet. He got up wearily. ‘How the f**k did he do that?’ he demanded loudly. ‘I am powerful little human, by far stronger than you useless bio-merge’ Dystopia replied. He then turned to the remained of the group. ‘Next’.

 

‘Okay, he just totaled four Digimon without breaking a funking sweat, who wants to go next?’ Dom asked. ‘Why not just attack him with everything we’ve got?’ Aban suggested. ‘Whatever’ Dom replied. Dystopia would’ve smirked if he had a mouth as each remaining Digimon glew and transformed. ‘So, Belphemon, Lilithmon, Diaboromon, TyrantKabuterimon and Cherubimon, this’ll be fun’ Dystopia mused and landed on a floating rock. ‘Yes it will’ Lilith laughed cruelly and attacked first. ‘Phantom Pain’ she cried and launched a stream of black mist, which vanished. Dystopia seemed confused until the attack struck him and some of his body decayed. He laughed as he launched his arm out and struck her, sending her colliding back and de-Digivolving into Salamon. The corroded armour immediately healed itself. ‘Lampranthus’ Belphe roared and fired his chains. Dystopia merely dodged and vanished as each chain struck. Dystopia appeared in front of Belphemon. ‘Exile Spear’ Dystopia laughed and his right hand became a twisted spear. He dove in and gleefully took out one of Belphe’s horn. Belphe roared with anger and turned to Dystopia. ‘Lightning Horn’ he roared and tackled Dystopia with his single horn and rammed him through another floating rock. Dystopia merely laughed and vanished. He used his tentacle hands to grab Belphemon’s ankle and begun swinging him through nay rock available until he de-Digivolved. ‘Thousand Spear’ Cherubi cried. ‘Shine of Bee’ Tyrant added. ‘Web Wrecker’ Diaboromon finished. All three attacks actually took Dystopia unaware and we launched into another floating rock. He got up wearily, but the Thousand Spears were still launched and his armour began to crack from each impaling. ‘Dot Matrix’ he screeched. Nothing happened, until each Digimon suddenly reverted to their rookie stage.

 

Dystopia was breathing a bit more heavily then he should have. ‘I cannot believe you actually managed to hurt me’ he gasped. ‘But there is no one else to save you’ Dystopia added. ‘Not quite’ Demi remarked. Dystopia immediately looked up and saw Demi and BK. ‘We still owe you for blowing us up’ BK added gleefully. Dystopia’s eyes widened as they both went straight for him. Demi went ahead and stomped Dystopia through the rock. BK then went ahead of Dystopia and then sliced his wing with his staff. Dystopia screeched horribly as Demi and BK continued their onslaught, keeping Dystopia from moving. There was a fatal pause and Dystopia vanished to an empty zone far away. Demi snarled, but looked at all the KO’ed Digimon. ‘Curaga’ he shouted. Green-blue particles appeared again and the Digimon rose up. ‘We wish for another chance’ Vixen cried and leapt down to the platform the tamers were on. ‘But you can’t’ Charlie cried. Vixen looked at him. ‘You may be the man, but there still isn’t a ring on my finger Charlie. I am still a free woman, and I can still fight’ Vixen roared. Charlie looked into her eyes, and knew. ‘I can’t stop you, so I’ll be with you one hundred percent’ he declared and raised his Digivice. They all did, and each Digimon prepared for a final onslaught.

 

Dystopia was too far away to see this, he was panting heavily. ‘How can this be, they equal me in might, even without Oblivimon’ he moaned. ‘We have unity Dystopia’ Demi replied smugly. Dystopia looked up, and saw each mega gleefully waiting. ‘Oh f**k’ Dystopia said. ‘F**k indeed my buggy foe, for now you die’ Demi replied. ‘Full Moon Blaster’ ‘Spirit Strike!’ ‘Gravity Cannon!’ ‘Chaos Flare!’ ‘Web Wrecker!’ ‘Gift of Darkness!’ ‘Phantom Pain!’ ‘Lightning Spear!’ ‘Shine of Bee!’ ‘Heaven!’ ‘Nightmaren!’ All the attacked united into one final burst that consumed Dystopia. They all cheered, until Dystopia reformed again. His body was covered in sickly green blood, and was missing an arm, some hair and several fingers. He was panting heavily, but this slowly became a chuckle. ‘I add find it amusing that you think you’ve won’ Dystopia laughed. ‘You are beaten, face it like a mon’ Mirage shouted. ‘No, I won’t be doing that, because you will soon die’ Dystopia laughed and his body glew with dark energy. ‘He’s Digivolving, flee’ BK commanded. They scattered quickly, as Dystopia’s form expanded quickly, filling the black void until he dimmed. His armour gleamed clean and new, each eerie eye shone in the dark. All the tentacles at the joints wriggled intently. ‘I am Arkadimon Super Ultimate. You cannot find victory with me’ Dystopia laughed. ‘We will win; good will prevail’ Keras cried. ‘Good, evil HA! They’re just simple labels to justify actions little Diaboromon. You think what you are doing is right and therefore label it with good. You label my actions with evil because of my destructiveness. But let me give you advice on chaos and unity. Chaos and unity are two forces that counterbalance each other, bringing balance to the world. Chaos is a negative force that shifts towards destruction, and unity is shifted towards creation. But unity isn’t being together, unity is the act of all working towards the same goal to create a miracle. But time has run out, there are no more miracles’ Dystopia sighed. ‘That was the same crap you tried to feed me all the time’ a cold voice replied. Dystopia sighed with agitated annoyance, but was forced to look for the voice.

 

From the darkness Alex appeared, riding on Shadow. ‘You look well you filthy lying insect’ Alex hissed. ‘And you look well too. How’s your sister by the way? It’s been two years since I last saw her’ Dystopia counted. Alex growled. ‘That was below the belt Dystopia’ Alex cried. ‘You would know Sable. Why have you returned here? There is nothing left for you but destruction’ Dystopia inquired. ‘I have come to finish you Dystopia. These pawns did a fine job of clearing my way. All that is left is to claim the prize’ Alex explained, motioning to the others, then to Dystopia. ‘You never did learn that you could never defeat me. Now you fill your head with the same deluded nonsense these children have’ Dystopia replied. ‘There is one difference between them and I. I have the power to defeat you, no matter what form you take on’ Alex mocked. ‘Is that a fact?’ Dystopia inquired. ‘It is, Shadow and I have perfected a technique that will defeat you once and for all’ Alex laughed. Dystopia joined in to the insane joke. ‘I pity you Sable, for knowing that I will live even after you die. I would say farewell, but there is nothing waiting for you in the end’ Dystopia replied viciously. ‘Dystopia Lances!’ he cried. From all over, his swarming tentacles lashed out. Demi and BK fled and fought, but the larger Digimon had a harder time. Though aided by the smaller ones, most of them were pierced and beaten. Demi shed a tear as he watched Vixen being impaled in her chest and then falling over defeated as Renamon. Each of them was beaten. The only survivors were Demi, BK, Gravitismon and Shadow. ‘Leave’ Demi ordered. ‘But I can fight’ Kev protested. ‘Leave’ Demi repeated and Kev did so. Alex laughed cruelly at the defeated Digimon. ‘Only the strong survive, end this Shadow’ Alex laughed coldly. Alex was deposited on the nearest floating platform and Shadow turned to face Dystopia.

 

‘You intend to fight me?’ Dystopia inquired as Shadow turned. ‘No, I intend to comply with my partner’s wishes. He wishes that I defeat you, so I shall’ Shadow replied. ‘YOU FOOL! DYSTOPIA LANCES!’ Dystopia screeched. Shadow backed away from the writing mass. ‘It is over Dystopia. CHAOS DESTROYER!’ Shadow cried whilst raising his arms. Slowly, a sphere of energy began to form, growing larger and forcing Shadow to continuously space his arms. With a wild roar, the sphere was hurled at Dystopia, who couldn’t dodge the attack and it struck him head on. The sphere compacted and then exploded loudly with chaos energy. Alex began to laughing as smoke filled the area. Demi looked into the smoke, and sighed. ‘I wouldn’t celebrate just yet’ he remarked. Alex glared at him, and then into the smoke, which began to clear. Dystopia was mostly unharmed by the attack, with only minor cracks to his chest armour. ‘Too bas, so sad’ Dystopia mused. The tentacles went made and lashed at Shadow, who could nothing as he was held and whipped. He moaned by each strike, until he was deposited at Alex’s side. ‘I told you you didn’t stand a chance. This is your punishment’ Dystopia explained. Alex was literally speechless, as he knelt besides his fallen partner, and sobbed. ‘Demi, BK, I’ll admit this had been fun, such a shame all good thing have to end’ Dystopia remarked as his attention turned to them. ‘It isn’t over’ a voice cried. ‘Give me strength’ Dystopia sighed as Kev was dragging the tamers on a floating rock. ‘You said we’re out of miracles Dystopia, well, as long as we have hope in us and our partners, our unity stands strong’ Steph shouted. ‘We won’t be beaten after coming so far’ Charlie added. ‘For our long journey has made us strong’ Aban added. ‘And we will beat you’ Dom finished.

 

As the words were given, all Digivices began to glow. Demi curiously watched this as BK stood next to him. ‘What are you doing, your partners do not have the strength to on’ Dystopia stated. ‘It’s not for them’ Naomi said mystically. Each individual aura surrounding the Digivice became gold in colour. Without warning, they went berserk and released a great light. Each went off, one after the other, and Demi and BK began to react to this. Both of them slowly degraded into data particles. ‘Marvelous, you destroyed them’ Dystopia laughed. ‘No, this is different; this is jogress’ Drake replied. Dystopia watched, as both data forms began to slowly merge, resulting in a bright flash.

 

The light subsided, and a single Digimon was revealed. It had sickly white skin and its hair was white with back streaks. Its armour was grayish in colour, with the right chest plate being adorned with a skull, and the left with an eagle. The legs were armoured and the right knee was adorned with a bat and the left another eagle. The boots were steel caped, but the right had a skull on it. The arms were long and armoured, both with clawed hands. The shoulder guards were different however. The right had a black orb embedded into it and the left had a white orb. His face had a twisted look of cruel and kind, with a black marking covering the right eye. He had long pointed fangs and on his forehead, a symbol of a sun and moon joined. The final touch, were the wings extending from his back. The left was a large angel wing, and the right was a devil wing. The man stood at least ten feet tall. ‘ChaosWarlockmon’ he announced with a hiss. Dystopia laughed and mocked a bow. ‘Delighted to meet you’ he replied. Chaos said nothing. His image flickered and he was suddenly in front of Dystopia and he immediately kicked him in the face. This odd flicker continued as he shifted to different spots and kept attacking. ‘I’m not sure if I like this guy’ Aban mused. ‘Stand still!’ Dystopia cried. A diseased laugh met him and his back was kicked. Dystopia growled as Chaos appeared in front of him. He began his same diseased laugh and his tongue was hanging out, it was split in the middle. ‘Fool cannot win. Victory unable, lose now. Cannot win’ Chaos laughed. ‘He can’t speak normally’ Aban added. ‘Make sense’ Dystopia demanded. Chaos laughed again and a small grey sphere formed in his hand. He tossed it with his long arm at Dystopia. It hit him and immediately formed a large grey sphere. ‘What is this?’ Dystopia demanded. ‘Destia Sol non Lun’ Chaos replied and began sketching a ten pointed star in the air. The six sides of the sphere began twisting into the same ten pointed stars. Dystopia was confused by this attack. Chaos merely laughed as he raised his hand, and dropped it. From each point black and white energy beams were fired, all aimed at Dystopia, who writhed as each shot pierced him. Quickly, Chaos stopped the attacks, and began to turn his finger until the shapes formed into glowing spheres. Chaos brought his hands together and they all crashed into Dystopia with a white burst of light.

 

With the attack done, Chaos turned his attention to the group behind him. He laughed as he summoned his staff, which was adorned with a demon wing shaped blade and an angel wing blade. In the centre was a grey orb. Chaos raised his staff, and took aim. ‘DUCK!’ Lydia shouted and they did as a wave of chaos went over them. Chaos growled, and prepared for another shot, that was until he heard laughter. He looked over his shoulder to see Dystopia in his mega form. He gripped the bleeding stump that was his left arm. ‘Inconceivable, ludicrous, impossible’ he stated. Chaos laughed. ‘I would not be laughing, as now, doom is upon you’ Dystopia laughed as his arm re-grew. ‘Allow me to show you it’ he added and the dark void filled with light. The rue walls were machine like, with streaks of data glowing in them. There was a large column in the centre, were a green tank waited. Inside, Oblivimon’s egg beat. It was covered in cracks. Dystopia began laughing as the egg and tank shattered, releasing a thick crimson mist, but nothing else.

 

 

[spoiler=Chapter 42: Oblivion’s Call]

 

Chaos smirked as the horrid crimson mist snaked out of the remains of the tank and towards the group. Dystopia kept laughing as it approached, finally converting into a crimson ball near him, deep within, a small item could barely be seen. ‘Allow me to introduce you all to Oblivimon’ Dystopia announced. He continued to laugh despite the unease the creature produced. ‘But, it’s just a crimson mass, no body, nothing’ Jason pointed out. This statement actually stopped Dystopias rant. ‘That is true little human. Allow me to tell you Oblivimon’s sad tale. For you see, he has existed for a long time, and so had is legacy of destruction, and, his unusual birth’ Dystopia explained. ‘What do you mean by unusual?’ Charlie inquired. ‘Whilst still in his egg, Oblivimon constantly grew in power, no power a baby Digimon should have. He remained sealed within his egg, still growing in might until, his own body degraded as evolved within that egg. Once he reached mega, both his mind, his body and his soul was gone, leaving nothing but a shadow of a Digimon with incredible power. He cannot think, or act of his own accord anymore. He was once given the name ‘The Almighty Moron’. He can’t do anything but destroy, and he cannot be hurt for he has no form. It is official that you are all doomed’ Dystopia laughed loudly. Oblivimon just floated there, until it began to approach Chaos, who smiled gleefully. ‘He will die’ Chaos growled and smiled, his fangs showing.

 

This seemed to rock Oblivimon, as it formed into a pale wall in front of Chaos. Different shapes could be seen, until there was blackness in the centre, with a twisted crimson skull in its centre; each looked sorrowful. ‘Chaos Burst!’ Chaos cried and pointed his staff at Oblivimon. A wave of chaos energy struck the wall, and it seemed to recoil from this shot and the images warped. Though inaudible at first, a strange buzzing sound could be heard from the creature. ‘Demi, BK, Demi, BK, Demi, BK, Demi, BK, Demi, BK, Demi, BK, Demi, BK, Demi, BK, Demi, BK, Demi, BK, Demi, BK, Demi, BK. I’m H A P P Y. It not right, not RIGHT’ Oblivimon said(?) Chaos seemed to recoil from the horrible voice. ‘SILENCE! CHAOS BURST!’ Chaos cried and repeated his attack. ‘Go B A C K. It hurts. So C O L D. The Dark, it H U R T S. It hurts’ Oblivimon replied(?) Chas snarled as he kept repeating Chaos Burst, with Oblivimon still giving cryptic remarks. ‘Demi, BK. Go BA CK. L E A VE. I’m HAP PY. LEAVE’ Oblivimon whispered. The images seemed to warp and the wall was covered with the twisted skulls, each firing burst of crimson energy. Chaos raised his staff and the orb flashed. Each crimson burst was dissolved and Oblivimon shrieked horribly. ‘It hurts. It H U R T S. It hurts. It hurts. It H U R T S’ Oblivimon kept repeating. Chaos snarled in reply and summoned a chaos sphere into his hands. ‘Chaos Disharmony’ Chaos screamed and fired his own blast, forcing its way through the wall and striking a barely visible object. Oblivimon repeated its horrid shriek and the image seemed to corrupt and flicker, until it reverted into its crimson ball form. ‘I feel, G O O D’ Oblivimon whispered sadly. Dystopia roared at this. ‘Your ace isn’t that mighty’ Steph declared. ‘SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP! THIS WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN. THIS CREATURE IS THE EMBODIMENT OF DESTRUCTION. THIS WAS NOT MEANT TO HAPPEN!’ Dystopia screamed angrily. Oblivimon seemed to respond to his anger, slowly snaking towards him with snake-like tendrils.

 

Dystopia wasn’t watching as Oblivimon came towards him, it glew brightly with each angry burst until it converted to its sphere form in front of him. ‘Where did it go wrong?’ Dystopia begged. Oblivimon didn’t answer as crimson tendrils protruded and grabbed Dystopia, dragging him within the sphere. Everyone besides Alex, Shadow and those unconscious watched in horrid fascination as unknown forces began to tear Dystopia apart with horrid squelches. A couple mouths hung open as Dystopia’s arms, head, legs and midsection was torn off. Each seemed to embrace a crimson glow and the joints began to dissolve, leaving the hands, feet, upper body, lower body and head remaining. They seemed to slowly alter in shape, until they resembled armour of sorts. Chains materialized linking the upper and lower body, with a strange object hidden between both. The head was defined by glowing eyes. Oblivimon began laughing verbally. It was cold, empty and emotionless. ‘The almighty moron am I? Well, who’s got whose body now?’ Oblivimon laughed in a dignified tone. ‘It can speak?’ Chaos declared. ‘Not normally no, but I absorbed Dystopia’s essence, his intelligence, mind and body. I left the soul, useless things really. But, I must thank you for providing me with such hefty meals all the time’ Oblivimon replied. There was a unified declaration of ‘what?’ ‘Indeed what? Every single Digimon eliminated was funneled towards my rebirth, which Dystopia lovingly labored day and night to achieve; and here I am. I heard every word that fool said, his anger, his pride and arrogance. I was a like a moth to the flame. His body makes for useful armour and it allows me to speak in this form. Well, speak and form rational sentences’ Oblivimon laughed coldly. He knew he was the only one laughing of course. ‘So, are you going to destroy us now?’ Steph asked. Oblivimon came closer to them, but just not too close. ‘Destroy you? No, you’re not worth my time. I may have a lot of time, but you aren’t worth it. I have by far more important things to do’ Oblivimon replied. ‘You’re a very honest Digimon Oblivimon, but it is a bit hurtful to know that we’re not worth your time. We’ve littered the path we’ve walked with our enemies. Are you saying we won’t do the same to you’ Dom inquired. Oblivimon laughed again. ‘You won’t be able to do the same again little human. ChaosWarlockmon is the strongest amongst you and he barely hurt me. What chance do you have compared to him, besides your unified attacks that I could easily counter?’ Oblivimon replied. They all remained quiet for a moment. Oblivimon nodded gleefully. ‘As I thought, you have nothing in defense. But, if you believe so much in your power, how about a game?’ Oblivimon suggested.

 

The subtlety seemed to disturb everyone the most. ‘What kind of game?’ Steph inquired. ‘A game for the world of course. Do you remember the prophecy of Demi and BK?’ Oblivimon asked. ‘Maybe, could you repeat it for us?’ Steph suggested. ‘Of course. Twin seeds of Dark & Light. From Dark World plucked. Destined for destruction, they exist never and forever. For when Oblivion is faced, then the world is erased. The Twin Seeds then become one and fight the end. Until purity is called, to end their Endeavour’ Oblivimon recited. ‘Okay, so what’s the game and how does it relate to the prophecy?’ Steph continued. ‘Somewhere in this world, is the Digi-Egg of Purity. It has the power to maintain the balance of the Digital World. Should it be destroyed or absorbed by a less reputable being. The world will essentially end. Of course, you have the opportunity to save the world by claiming the egg for yourselves, as neither side know where it is located. Do we have a game?’ Oblivimon suggested. ‘Give us a moment to consider this’ Steph replied and the humans huddled. Oblivimon was idly tapping his right wrist and looking about the dimension he was in. He watched as the humans had turned to him. ‘We have a game Oblivimon. May the best player win’ Steph replied. Oblivimon chuckled and bowed. ‘It will be fun playing with you, ciao’ he replied and vanished. ‘For a villain, he’s not that bad’ Naomi remarked.

 

The tamers finally realized their Digimon needed them and they began to check for life. Aban was kneeling over Keras when he noticed Chaos had stopped moving. ‘Guys, what do you think Demi and BK will be like now that they well, fused together?’ Aban asked. Everyone thought about this, until Keras began to cough slowly and look at him. ‘Whatever he is, it won’t be good. He’s a chaos Digimon’ Keras replied. ‘What do you mean chaos Digimon?’ Aban asked. ‘There are some Digimon, who fight with one pure power, that fusing with their exact opposite causes complications. Chaosmon is an example. He is a fusion of the honourable warrior BantyoLeomon and the chaotic killing machine Darkdramon. Chaosmon’s two forms were too incompatible and thus, they incompletely fused. Both cores remained separate from the other. He went wild and vanished. Look at Chaos’ shoulder pads, each is adorned with a black or white core. If chaos is still conscious by now, I cannot imagine the torment it feels’ Keras explained weakly. They watched closely, until Chaos turned to them, murder was in his eyes. He roared loudly and took a step forward, until something forced him to step back and oar with agony. His form seemed to flicker between white and dark, until he broke into the separate colours. Leaving both Demi and BK in their Obrusmon stage. ‘That was quite a trap’ Demi declared. ‘Yeah, shame we’re in training now’ BK replied. They all sighed with relief, until everyone actually acknowledged Alex still with Shadow. ‘I say we ditch him’ Dom suggested. ‘Well, shouldn’t we see if we can help him’ Steph replied. ‘No luv. You see, Alex and Shadow are warriors. It is dishonoring to accept help from the enemy’ Naomi stated. ‘I guess’ Steph replied. Alex and Shadow were ignored as the partners were taking onto the floating rock and Kev dragged them back to the staircase.

 

They all remained quiet as they took the winding staircases into Enigma’s sanctuary, then to Silence’s chamber and finally the front door. Outside, they could see Oblivimon tearing apart the landscape. ‘He tries, we have to give him credit for that’ Vixen admitted. There were murmurs of yes as they made their way to the boarders of the dark area. ‘Well, we failed to stop Oblivimon hatching, but we can most definitely stop him getting the Digi-egg of Purity’ Drake announced.

 

[.:Abarai Renji:.]

Sweet! Can't wait to read it, since it's Easter Break!

[The Warden]

[spoiler=Chapter 43: The Princess of Flowers]

 

It was night in Dramonia, and everyone was sleeping. However, in both rooms were two empty beds. On the terrace overlooking the city, Vixen and Charlie were watching the moonlight. ‘That was brave of you to keep fighting like that Vixen’ Charlie remarked. ‘I had to protect you Charlie. That’s my job as your partner and, as your fiancée’ Vixen replied. ‘Yes, but you didn’t have too. There are differences between being noble and recklessly risking your life Vixen’ Charlie commented. ‘Well, sometimes you have to be reckless to prove something luv’ Vixen replied with a slight edge. ‘Usually, but next time, don’t risk too much. I’d hate to marry an egg instead of the foxy lady in front of me’ Charlie said coyly. Vixen crooned a little and stroked his hair. ‘It’s getting a little long, maybe you should have it cut, or maybe put you it into a pony tail’ Vixen rambled as she played with his hair. ‘You’d like that wouldn’t you? But you’re right, it’s time for a trim’ Charlie said as he took her hands. ‘So, I know this might be out of there, but, do you still have nay feelings for Gaomon’ Charlie suddenly inquired. Vixen took her hands away. ‘How can you ask that after the trial we faced?’ Vixen demanded. ‘I wanted to make sure Vixen. There’s one thing that could crash a wedding and that is another love’ Charlie replied. ‘Of course I love you. But not when you’re being a jerk’ Vixen snapped. ‘At least in the whole course of our love I haven’t gone for someone else Lolita’ Charlie countered. ‘Prude’ Vixen snapped. ‘Whore’ Charlie countered. They began calling each other hurtful names until they were out of breath. They were panting as they stared into each other’s eyes. ‘You are so hot’ Vixen said. ‘Just take me already’ Charlie replied. Vixen roared and took him to the floor with incredible passion and a hint of lust on this delectable sex sandwich (the filling is cream).

 

It was early morning when Gaomon and Steph had found Charlie and Vixen on the terrace, and decided to ignore it completely. ‘You must admit, it would be nice to have such a free love’ Gaomon remarked as they passed. ‘Well, young love is like that Gaoby; I can’t imagine what the world would be like without people going at it like rabbits’ Steph replied with a smirk. ‘You were imagining you and Kevin going at it like rabbits weren’t you?’ Gaomon inquired smugly. Steph blushed slightly at this. ‘Maybe, but that’s not important. We need to wake the guys up, a Drakath is going to tell us what he knows about the Digi-egg of Purity’ Steph yawned. ‘Or we could afford a few more hours of sleep’ Gaomon suggested. Steph smiled at him. ‘No, no we need to get all the information we can so we can beat Oblivimon to the egg’ Steph replied sternly. ‘Or we could go back to bed and rest off a really hard battle’ Gaomon persisted. Steph looked into his eyes and smiled at him. ‘Okay fine. You troll off back to bed baby, I’ll wake the rooms up’ Steph replied. Gaomon nodded and went back to the room, where he gratefully slipped back into his bed. This was cut short as Steph entered banging a pot loudly, causing Aban to fall out of bed. ‘Wakey wakey guys, we need to have that discussion with Drakath soon’ she reported and left. ‘No rest for the wicked’ Dom remarked as he got up and went to the bathroom. ‘No there isn’t’ Gaomon replied grumpily.

 

Everyone but Charlie and Vixen were waiting eagerly (and sleepily) at the breakfast table. ‘Where are those two?’ Baba inquired as she sipped some tea. ‘They were sleeping out on the terrace, so I left them there’ Steph replied. ‘Why were they out there?’ Baba inquired. ‘Well, let’s just say that their relation is very open, and they can be free almost anywhere they please’ Gaomon replied. ‘Oh, I get it. Well, it is best to get that sort of stuff out of the way before impotency settles in’ Drakath agreed. ‘What impotency?’ Charlie asked as he and Vixen sat down at the table. His hair was messy and Vixen’s clothes looked a little torn. ‘Oh nothing, rough night though?’ Drakath inquired. ‘Yeah, you could say that Vixen and I were discussing our relationship as soon-to-be man and wife. One thing lead to the other and we decided to forgo the discussion for passion’ Charlie replied. ‘He’s still got it however’ Vixen replied. The comment passed as attention was turned to Drakath. ‘Now, the reason I have asked you all to be here so early is because I have a good deal to discuss with you, primarily regarding Oblivimon and the Digi-egg of Purity’ Drakath began. ‘Yes, now begin and don’t pause for dramatic effect’ Dom stated irritably. Drakath looked at him. ‘As you wish’ Drakath replied.

 

‘Oblivimon is a Digimon unlike others. He normally has no corporeal body because it decayed. This is different to Raremon, who desperately altered his body to live longer. The reason for this is that whilst he was in his egg, Oblivimon began to grow in strength. Why this happened is uncertain, however, because of his incredible power, his body, mind and soul decayed over time, and he was declared dead. This was the first time in the history of the Digital World that a Digimon had died before it hatched. It was even more perplexing that his Digi-egg had not reformatted into a new one. Without his carers knowing, Oblivimon hatched at the mega level, which was not the first time, but it was unusual nonetheless. Without being able to think or understand what he was doing, he was influenced by dark sources, who wanted to use his might for evil. His first target was the Digi-egg or Purity, which helps to maintain the balance of the Digital World by retaining purity. Oblivimon destroyed many places mindlessly for the egg, constantly taking orders. Oblivimon tired of those who wanted to use him, and he mindlessly attacked them and used their bodies as his own. This gave him sentience and form. He began to rationalize that destroying the egg was his only goal, and he continued to destroy and absorb Digimon until he reached a new terrifying stage of evolution. His new name was ENDmon. He was super-ultimate by level, and considered the bringer of destruction to the Digital World. That was until one Digimon, enigmatic in design or history fought with the menace. By using the hopes of all who wished to live, the Digimon destroyed ENDmon and absorbed him, giving extremely powerful might. However, he vanished afterwards. No one knows what happened to him’ Drakath recited. ‘So, the egg maintains the balance of purity and corruption in this world. But what exactly does ENDmon stand for? By the way you pronounced it, it sounds as if they’re capital letters’ Naomi inquired. ‘From what could be understood, ENDmon stood for Enigmatic Neutralizing Digimon. He was capable of neutralizing almost anything his path’ Drakath replied. ‘So, who was the mighty hero that stopped ENDmon, because he would relate to how Demi and I had Oblivimon’s data’ BK inquired. ‘No one knows. He never gave his Digimon name, but requested that people call him Omega’ Drakath replied. ‘So he was an Omnimon?’ BK asked. ‘No, it’s wasn’t an Omnimon. Not ever he has the power to defeat ENDmon alone’ Drakath replied sadly. ‘Maybe it was an evolution of you guys. We don’t know anything about your lines, maybe it your predecessor that was Omega. Then again, I don’t think ChaosWarlockmon is powerful enough to defeat ENDmon. We don’t even know what effect he had on Oblivimon’ Aban suggested.

 

The discussion had changed form history to guess who? After trying to guess how Demi and BK related to Omega. ‘Really, it doesn’t matter, what matters is where the Digi-egg of Purity is’ Drakath cut in. ‘True, so where is it?’ Steph inquired. ‘No one knows. But, if you wish to learn about Digi-eggs and probably get a good chance to learn more about the Digi-egg of Purity, I suggest you journey to the Islands of DEeleven’ Baba suggested. ‘The islands of what?’ Lydia asked. ‘DEeleven. It is a chain of islands group together in the shape of an egg. As the names suggested, there are eleven islands. Each one hosts a tribe of Digimon who represent one of the eleven Digi-eggs. There are only nine now however, as the islands of Miracles and Destiny disappeared a long time ago. Leaving the surrounding islands of Courage, Friendship, Love, Sincerity, Reliability, Knowledge, Hope, Light and Kindness’ Baba explained. ‘Ah, so, if each island has a culture of Digimon with knowledge of the eggs, do you think we’d guarantee a better chance to find Purity?’ Lydia continued. ‘No guarantees, but you might. It’s really our only chance’ Baba replied. Lydia nodded then looked at Steph. They all did, waiting for her answer. ‘This is our best shot. Where are the islands?’ Steph inquired. ‘On the eastern side of the continent. Since we don’t have a Trailmon, you can get one from the Machine City. I’m sure bolt and Andros would be glad to provide you with one’ Baba replied. Steph nodded and got up. ‘I know we may not have decided on who was the leader, but now, I decree that we get to those islands and stop Oblivimon before he ends the world or become ENDmon’ she announced. ‘We’d follow you anywhere Steph. Because no one here can be bothered to do so’ Dom replied smugly. ‘Then we need to get ready for this adventure’ Steph announced.

 

It took them two hours to get prepared and ready for their journey. They met at the gates for the last time. ‘Drakath, Baba. I want to say thank you for all the help you have given us during our stay at Dramonia’ Steph stated. ‘It was nothing luv. Now you go and put that Oblivimon in his place’ Baba chuckled. ‘Yeah, first we have to walk to Dramonia and’ Gaomon began, but tooting stopped him as Gran came into sight fast. He immediately stopped once he had gotten near the gate. ‘We sent a message ahead to Andros and Bolt. Gran here will take you to the Machine City, where Andros and Bolt are eagerly waiting for you’ Drakath replied proudly. ‘Well, thanks guys. Don’t know what we’ll do without you’ Vixen said. Drakath smiled as he changed into his fighter mode. He fired a large blast into the sky, causing an explosion of particles. ‘Hip hip, HURRAY!’ he chanted. This repeated with tenants of the city joining in on every verse. The group smiled as they boarded Gran and he plowed back to the Machine City.

 

The side gates opened as Gran plowed ahead until he was on a set of tracks. They made it to the station, where Andros and Bolt were waiting, with here Digimon behind them. ‘Greetings again friends’ Bolt said happily. ‘My brother is very affectionate thanks to the shard you gave him’ Andros explained. ‘That’s good for him. So, have you both been playing nice?’ Vixen inquired. ‘Naturally, what brothers would tear each other apart? We even create machine Digimon together. Examples are the three behind us’ Andros replied and motioned to the Digimon behind them. They seemed mechanical, and in the shades of red, green and yellow. ‘The red one is Suijinmon, the green one is Fuijinmon’ Andros explained. ‘And the yellow one is Raijinmon’ Bolt finished. ‘Sorry if we can’t marvel at your creations, but we desperately need to get to the eastern coast’ Steph stated. ‘Forgive us, these three are our personal escort, but allow us to take you to the eastern station. We have selected our best Locomon to take you’ Andros replied. ‘That would be splendid, I just hope your best Locomon is also your fastest’ Dom replied. Andros nodded and walked towards the station. Bolt followed him eagerly as their escort followed behind them. Then the group followed the escort that followed bolt that followed Andros. No long farewells were given as they boarded the Hedgehog Locomon and were already on their way. The scenery from the windows whizzed past them as they tried to catch up on sleep. The only ones awake were Aban and Keras. ‘You’re worried aren’t you?’ Keras inquired. Aban nodded sadly. ‘A little; it’s just this whole Oblivimon thing. I’m afraid that if you fight too much, you’ll be deleted’ Aban explained. Keras chuckled at this. ‘If I am, I want you to know that I would be doing this all for you’ Keras chuckled. Aban looked at him. ‘I wish I shared your enthusiasm’ he remarked.

 

Surprisingly, Andros was true to his word as Hedgehog jolted to a stop in a way that several people resulted on the floor. ‘Where are we?’ Steph demanded. ‘Flower Villa. The only stop closest to the eastern sea side’ Hedge replied. They all emptied out of the Trailmon and onto the station platform. Hedgehog whizzed off down what tracked remained and around a bend, only to come in from the other side and whizzed straight out. ‘That is one hyperactive Trailmon’ Jason mused. They agreed and began to take in the surroundings. It was a foresty area, littered with flowering plants or large proud trees. From the station could be seen many small house nestled into any spot that they could be fit. As they looked at the sights, a Floramon greeted them. ‘Greetings, a message was sent to us from Drakath the XVI. Our queen, Lady Lila expresses her wish to meet you immediately’ it explained. There was no response as they followed it past many of the odd houses to a larger looking one. It was decorated with creeper vines, they were in full bloom. Inside, was a lady in pink sitting on a throne. A crown of flowers circled her head. ‘Greetings, I’m Lady Lilamon. Queen of the Flower Villa’ Lila announced.

 

 

[spoiler=Chapter 44: The Princess of Flower’s Secret]

 

An elegantly carved mahogany table was stretched out in a medium sized room. It had been decorated with many vases of flowers and beautiful creeper vines at the legs. Lila motioned for the group to sit as she took her seat at the head of the table. She was smiling warmly at everyone, which made them uncomfortable. ‘Are you alright your majesty?’ Drake asked uncertainly. She suddenly zoned in with a quick shake of her head. ‘Forgive me, I have not had so many friends around for a long time, besides granny of course’ Lila replied as a slight knock came from the grand door. It opened and a Babamon walked in and took her seat next to Lila. ‘This is my grandma Babayaga. Grandma, these are the heroes Nana told us about’ Lila said excitedly. Babayaga smiled warmly, but held her hand up. ‘Settle down my dear’ she said soothingly, and then her attention turned. ‘It would seem my sister was right to place her trust in you humans. My dear Lila has been gloomy without people her age to relate too. I trust you will be staying a bit longer?’ she inquired. Steph shook her head. ‘I’m sorry but we must tell you that we cannot stay long. Our destination is the Islands of DEeleven to find some clues about the Digi-egg of Purity before Oblivimon finds it. We know how you feel Lila, many of us grew up without true relation to people our age’ Steph explained. ‘Ohhhh’ Lila said sadly and just looked at the table. ‘But’ Naomi began. Everyone looked at her, Lila was expectant. ‘But we are tired from our train ride, and I am sure we’ll need to rest up for the night. Sufficed to say we’ll need to stick around for a short while, but long enough to get to know you’ Nomi finished. Lila smiled at this. ‘Naomi is absolutely right, we’ll need to rest and prepare for our journey to the islands. It would be rude to ignore such a wonderful offer’ Vixen agreed.

 

A feast of fruits and vegetables had been presented before them all, with a delectable fruit punch; they were rich and full of life, and absolutely bloody tasty. Baba slowly leaned over to Kevin on her left. ‘I want to thank you all for this. Lila has had a troubled life, and being queen has not improved her spirits in the least. This is exactly what she needed, though I fear the distraction will drive her off from her duties’ Babayaga whispered. ‘It is no problem. I am sure the girls will have a splendid time’ Kev whispered back. ‘What do you mean?’ she inquired. ‘Naturally, women hang out with women to relate to them. I can already feel a girl’s night being brewed as I speak’ Kev explained. ‘I see’ Babayaga whispered back and returned to her position. ‘You know, I am curious. How can a Babamon be related to a plant Digimon like Lilamon’ Aban asked aloud before Keras could stop him. Lila giggled girlishly and Aban blushed. ‘The Lalamon line has two mega Digimon, Rosemon and Lotosmon. Grandma evolved into a Rosemon, who is gifted with the Tifaret jewel that keeps them eternally young. However, a Rosemon that ages gracefully becomes a Babamon. You can see a Tifaret around Grandma’s neck’ Lila explained as Babayaga held her jewel up. ‘Well, now that somehow passed without a hitch, could you please allow us some rooms to spend the night in?’ Charlie inquired. Lila nodded and rose from her seat, dropping her napkin onto a plate. The group got up and followed her. As they were leaving Dom slapped Aban on the back of his head and then kicking him.

 

The guys had left the girls to Lila and they mysteriously vanished into the villa, so it was up to them to play tea party with Lila. ‘I must ask Lila, how old are you?’ Lydia inquired. ‘In human years I would be two’ Lila replied slowly as she sipped her tea and then gulped it. Naomi and Steph snorted into their tea in a way that it jetted out the other side. ‘You’re two? Then, I assume your mother died and you are an only child’ Naomi asked desperately. Lila nodded sadly as she pulled the flower off her chest and opened it to reveal it was a locket. It showed her as a Budmon in the arms of a smiling Rosemon with Babayaga standing next to her. ‘Mama was a strong warrior and queen, she lead many of our forces to defend our lands from the Dark Council. That was until three weeks ago, when Dystopia himself revealed himself on the battlefield. Mama was defeated and our forces dissolved. Grandma led the defenses from thereon, until they stopped suddenly. We’ve enjoyed the peace we’ve had, but now the Dark Council’s weapon Oblivimon is going to end us all’ Lila sighed. ‘He doesn’t serve the Dark Council, in truth he absorbed Dystopia and uses his body as his own. The Dark Council is effectively dissolved’ Lop explained as she struggled with her teacup. ‘That does not make me feel any better you know? But, if Oblivimon and Dystopia are one, then I will do all I can to defeat him’ Lila vowed. ‘Save your energy sugar, our Digimon can reach the mega level, and our most powerful assets, that is, Demi and BK couldn’t stop him even without a body. Besides, you people would be disheartened if their ruler was destroyed after ruling for less than a month. We’ve got this covered’ Vixen replied. ‘I guess you’re right, I’m just an ultimate Digimon after all’ Lila said sadly. ‘Chin up luv, you’re a two year old ultimate. With luck, you may become mega by age three’ Naomi said reassuringly. This comment was oddly left, as if expecting something else. ‘So, what do you guys feel about lesbianism’ Naomi suggested. They all spat into their tea at this question.

 

The guys had been camping out in a verdant park. They were all sitting on the stone sides of a large fountain; it was decorated with stone flowers and water lilies. Demi and BK were both staring into the water and playing with the small fishes in it. ‘I am worried about this situation’ Aban announced. ‘We all are Crazy. Oblivimon is truly frightening, not as frightening as when Vixen gets angry mind you’ Charlie replied. ‘No, I mean the fact that the girls are babysitting the queen of this region and we’re doing nothing’ Aban corrected. ‘Yeah, just no there Aban. The only problem however, is if Oblivimon or Alex turn up. I can bet you three BIT that either one of them will’ Gaomon stated.

 

It was several hours later and dinner was being served. It consisted of many different ways to cook vegetables, and several meat trays delicately laid out before them. This was completely counter-balanced by a large stack of burgers being brought out by eager Burgermon. Dom cried happily as he ignored the tongs and grabbed several of them. Lila smiled warmly as she raised her glass of nectar. ‘I would like to toast you all. Through you guys, I have truly found some kind of confidence in myself. Though you leave tomorrow, I wish to express my gratitude to you all for a splendid day’ Lila decreed and drained her drink and they feasted grandly, until Dom got drunk off the nectar they were serving and began to do his amusing knife throwing act, which involved several large steak knives and Aban’s head.

 

It was late at night when the explosions sounded. Though only a few people were woken, they were immediately shaken awake and dressed. Naomi and Kevin were the first to reach the throne room, where Lila was conversing with several plant Digimon. ‘Togemon, I want the Needlers out there to repel the foe whilst Kiwimon and her warriors will take the villagers to safety’ Lila commanded. Togemon saluted and they both ran out. ‘Now Lillymon, I need the Sun Crescents out to pick off the enemy’ Lila ordered and she ran out of the room. Lila herself slumped into the chair and Babayaga offered her a cup of hot chocolate, to which she accepted gratefully. ‘Lila, what is happening?’ Steph demanded. ‘One of our outlying villages is under attack from something, all we know that the explosion was detonated by a large dark red and black sphere’ Lila reported as a large rose spear was handed to her by an armourer. ‘That would be Alex and Shadow. Lila, we will go out. Shadow is an extremely powerful mega level Digimon, you wouldn’t last against him’ Aban begged as Lila was handed a well-endowed metal bustier. ‘I am aware of that. I heave heard of their exploits, and will personally end it’ Lila said harshly as her legs were armoured. ‘Look, I know you wish to fight, but let us handle him’ Steph cried. Lila sighed and without looking pointed above her thrown. In the faint light was an armoured Rosemon fighting a Gryphonmon. ‘My mother, Queen Rosaline never backed down in defending her kingdom, be she rookie, champion, ultimate or mega, she stood strong, and I shall to’ she stated determinedly. ‘Then tell us where the village is, you highness’ Steph said.

 

Alex was watching as Shadow was tearing yet another village apart. Each Terra Destroyer lit his features up, until they darkened again. ‘The egg is not here’ Shadow reported. ‘Then finish off this village and we shall move on to the next likely location’ Alex stated. Shadow nodded loyally, but was immediately forced to dodge as a beam of white energy arced past him. Alex didn’t spare a glance as his pawns were lit up by the fires, Demi was in his mega forms and his staff was still glowing. ‘Alex, I knew you were no good, but to destroy a village of innocent Digimon for no reason is inhuman’ Drake hissed. ‘I would not be making such accusations Drake, not when your exploits are world famous. But I have my reasons, all directed to locating the Digi-egg of Purity before Oblivimon. If a village gets in our way, it will be removed from it. That is the way things are. Nevertheless I find it amusing that you are here in the same place I am. This is delightful as your use has reached its end once Dystopia was defeated. Shadow shall defeat you all, and then he will defeat Oblivimon alone. From then on I will rule this world using the power of the DE of Purity’ Alex explained coolly. ‘Talk about a coincidence, as your arrogance has finally run its course. You have but one Digimon, whilst we rival many. What chance could Shadow have? Demi and BK can easily defeat him without jogressing’ Kev replied. Alex chuckled slowly and without humour. ‘You jest, never deny the inevitable. You are mere pawns in my game. Your king is cornered by Shadow, soon it will be checkmate’ Alex sighed. ‘Shadow, destroy them’ Alex ordered. Shadow approached them as Demi and BK launched themselves into the and grabbed Shadow, forcing him to the ground. Alex raised his eyebrow as Shadow actually seemed hurt from the attack. ‘Nice try pipsqueaks, but it will take more than that to defeat me’ Shadow stated as he rose up. ‘Dragon Crusher’ he roared, summoning waves of purple fire and forcing them to retreat. ‘Cute, but no cigar. Blizzaga’ BK countered, firing an enormous ice sphere at Shadow, breaking through the fire and striking Shadow in the chest and sending him back. Shadow got up and saw the large dent in his chest plate. ‘Impressive, but no cigar’ Shadow said coolly and rose into the air.

 

‘Terra Destroyer’ Shadow cried, summoning the sphere in one hand and throwing it. BK took the hit and was blown out of the air. He fell until he was captured by Demi, who woke him up with a helpful slap. ‘There is no time for Heaven and Nightmaren BK, hit him with whatever you got’ Demi ordered. BK nodded and escaped his brother’s arms. ‘Dark Storm’ BK roared as a black mist formed in his hand. He tossed it and it consumed Shadow, who struggled, but couldn’t escape as red lightning struck from every angle, cracking his armour and casting him down. Shadow fell with a sickening crunch, and was getting up as Demi stood before him. Demi smirked as he crossed his arms across his chest and began to glow with white light. ‘Radiant’ Demi began, his aura intensifying. ‘This is the end Shadow, any last words?’ BK inquired. Shadow panted as he quickly covered himself with his shield. ‘STOP!’ Lila screamed. Demi stopped and turned as Lila began running towards them. His aura faded as she began checking up on Shadow. ‘Good, you’re fine’ she commented as Alex approached. ‘Get away from Shadow’ Alex demanded. Lila put her hands on her hips and glared at them. ‘Alex Jeremy Sable, you have some explaining to do’ Lila said angrily. Alex stopped and looked at her. ‘How do you know my middle name?’ he demanded. ‘Because, my name, is Lydia Ashelia Sable’ Lila replied.

 

 

[spoiler=Chapter 45: Birth by Sleep]

 

Everyone was in some kind of shock. Lila took a step towards Alex and he took a step back. He was sweating slightly. ‘T-T-That can’t be possible, my sister is dead’ he barely said. ‘She was Alex, but fate can play tricks on many’ Lila replied. ‘What does that even mean?’ Alex inquired. ‘I’m not positive, now Alex, do you remember the day I died?’ Lila inquired. ‘The day MY sister died, yes I do. It was a cold dark room where the mages of the Dark Council attempted some ritual on her. It ended with failure, her death and the birth of my vow to destroy all liars’ Alex replied coldly. ‘You didn’t know what they were doing, did you?’ Lila continued sadly. ‘They were attempting something, that I know’ Alex stated. Lila nodded somberly. ‘The twisted minds of the Dark Council were trying to turn Lydia, that is, myself, into a Digimon. The part of the ritual they didn’t foresee, that I was required to die to be born into a Digimon’ Lila explained. Shock left Drake, as he realized a cold realization. ‘They were trying to recreate Arcadia’ he realized. Lila cast a glance to Drake and nodded. ‘Yes, they were experimenting to see if the human to Digimon ritual could be recreated. Enigma entered the human world for a candidate, someone that could easily be killed. He chanced upon a fourteen-year-old girl, sitting alone in a wheelchair. A girl, whom so stricken with grief after learning that she had a twin brother who vanished one day, slowly began to deteriorate in mind and body. She could barely walk, so Enigma chose Lydia Sable for the ritual. She was taken to the Digital World, where all problems were gone. She could walk, play, and even laugh. Though a prisoner in the fortress, there was still a light of kindness wrapped in a dark soul. Silence, was her name. She cared however she could, until the preparations were made. Lydia was taken to the black room, and there they cast their magicks. The girl was racked by intense pains, pain no one should ever feel. The ritual was reaching the climax, when a soldier by the name of Alex entered the room with his Agumon. The mages lost concentration as it was directed it to him just after the ritual was complete. A final blast of agony, and the girl fell. Her last sight was watching her brother turn into a murderer, and the girl, she prayed for her brother. Her body vanished in the carnage’ Lila recited, leaving Alex shocked.

 

Alex’s pupils shrunk as he kept taking a step back for each step Lila made. He tripped on some debris, but Shadow caught him before that happened. Alex released himself from Shadow and fell to the ground. ‘This cannot be’ he whispered inaudibly. Lila came closer, but Shadow blocked her with his claws. ‘Get away from him’ he snarled. ‘This cannot be’ Alex kept repeating, each cry growing louder. After his final cry, a familiar black aura consumed him, sending his Digivice into a frenzy. Shadow began to react to this power and writhed uncontrollably. Lila took back her own steps and retreated into the waiting arms of Babayaga. ‘Ruin Mode’ she intoned. ‘Ruin mode?’ Drake inquired. Babayaga nodded. ‘It is when a Digimon’s partner is so consumed by a negative emotion like anger or sorrow, it unleashes a Digimon’s power. There are two modes, which are Burst and Ruin. Burst unleashes a Digimon’s power to beyond their limits, making them incredibly powerful. Ruin mode goes even further, to the detriment of the Digimon itself. If Shadow stays too long in Ruin mode, he’ll degrade into a new Digimon’ Babayaga concluded. ‘I’ve seen this before. Back at Dramonia, Alex went nuts and Shadow evolved into this’ Jason said. The darkness consumed Shadow, and he evolved into his Ruin mode. He held up a bladed claw and snarled as Alex was left on the ground, madly muttering.

 

Shadow took not interest in the humans or their partners as he just began to crush everything around him. ‘Guys, get out of here. I’ll handle this’ Drake announced before Steph could. ‘Why? This is my duty as much as it is yours’ Steph protested. Drake smiled as he unconvincingly shrugged. ‘Sis, I have to make a name for myself besides the murderer of Digimon ya know? I lost eight years in that cell, now, I have to make up for them, starting by ending this little brat’ Drake explained, hefting a thumb to Alex. ‘Well, if I was going to be dying, might as well make it fun enough’ Imp cut in. ‘Very well Drake, I know how personal this is for you. Fallback guys’ Steph ordered. They began to turn and leave, except for Lila, who just stood there sternly. ‘It isn’t safe here your highness, leave now’ he commanded. Lila shook her head and brushed a petal from her eye. ‘I won’t leave without my brother. You need my help as much as I need yours’ she replied. Drake nodded and turned to Imp. ‘It’s time to end this. He lost his heart and mind to power, it’s time we took them back’ he vowed and raised his left Digivice. ‘Warp Digivolve’ he shouted. Impmon vanished in a column of golden light and was replaced by Beelzemon. He raised his gun to Shadow and faked a gunshot. ‘Headshot’ he quipped. Drake smirked as he drew his cobalt blade from nowhere. ‘Thanks Max’ he whispered. Both of them leapt into the fray.

 

Shadow looked at them. He made some unintelligent snarling noises and struck at Drake, who guarded with his blade. ‘NOW!’ he ordered. Beelze took aim with his gun and shot Shadow in the head. The shell fell uselessly to the ground and Shadow just snarled as no damage was done. Drake grimaced as he broke the lock and took several steps back. Shadow lurched forward towards them. ‘Terra Core’ Shadow growled and summoned a compressed sphere. He tossed it at them and they ran like hell. The explosion caught them and Shadow in the blast, but Shadow was unharmed as Drake and Beelze had to pull themselves out of their rubble coffin. ‘That’s it, no more mister nice demon. Have a taste of Double Impact. In fact, why not make it a double helping’ Beelze cried as he began firing recklessly at Shadow. Each shot pinged off his armour, except for one shell, which burrowed into his exposed flesh. Shadow grunted as he looked at the small bullet hole. His muscles contracted and the small shell was forced out of his arm. Drake sighed as he whispered something to Beelze, who nodded and his behind a ruined hut. With his blade raised, Drake ran at Shadow. He struck with his blade and shadow guarded with his arm. ‘Fool’ Shadow cried. ‘I know what you are, but what am I?’ Drake quipped as Beelze snuck up behind Shadow and held a gun to his uncovered neck. Shadow was confused as to who he would attack first.

 

Lila used the battle to her advantage. Bit by bit she slinked closer to the bemoaning Alex, who was still sitting uselessly on the ground. She approached closer and he looked at her. ‘Brother’ she cried. ‘No, I’m not’ he said weakly. Lila cried in frustration and grabbed him by the neck. ‘Wake up you useless little turd’ she screamed. Alex was unmoving in her grip. She gritted her teeth as she released her grip, leaving him standing. She looked at him pathetically, before bringing her right hand as far back as it could go. ‘Beauty Slap!’ she cried as her hand sailed through the air and left a burning red imprint on his face as he tumbled to the ground. This seemed to work as Alex felt the slap mark and looked at her. ‘Alex, don’t look with your eyes, but with your heart and soul’ she pleaded. Alex looked at her, but slowly closed his eyes. He could see nothing, but he could here a voice. It was light and elegant, but had a slight roughness to it. He sought deeper in the black, and saw a girl. She had amber hair and had a pretty face. There were freckles littering her face, but that just amplified her beauty. She was wearing a small top and a miniskirt. She was smiling happily and Alex drank the illusion up. He himself stood up and approached the girl, almost in her arms, when his eyes opened and Lila stood before him. He recoiled in disgust. ‘YOU CAN’T BE HER’ he screeched. This amplified Shadow’s own might, who roared in agony and threw them both off. ‘I WILL CONQUER THIS WORLD, TRAGEDY AND HOPELESSNESS WILL NEVER RULE!’ Alex cried insanely. Drake got up slowly. ‘Tragedy and hopelessness is what allows a person to unlock their true strengths Alex. YOU ARE DOING NOTHING BUT CREATING AN ARCADIA OF IT!’ Drake shouted passionately. Something seemed odd though, a weird feeling. ‘What is this? Could this be passion? Hope? What?’ he thought to himself. ‘Ahh who cares? This is a good feeling, and the perfect weapon to fight Alex with’ he concluded. ‘Hopelessness gives the opportunity for light to shine greater than ever before. Never give up, never surrender in the face of TRAGEDY’ Drake continued. His golden aura consumed him again, but it was purer, more condensed. With a save cry he swung at Shadow and sent him hurtling away. Beelze was invigorated by this energy and rose to his feet. ‘This feels kinda good’ Beelze remarked. ‘And it can just get even better’ Drake added. ‘For now, Burst Evolution!’ Drake shouted.

 

The golden energy snaked around Beelzemon, invigorating him. Beelze smirked as he was consumed in the golden light. Both guns burst into small fragments of golden light as a new pair formed immediately. From behind, four orange wings grew out and flexed. Beelze’s eyes changed from red to orange as his helmet took on a flame pattern too. His clothes supported this motif, as his outfit consisted of purple, red and orange. ‘Beelzemon, Burst Mode’ Beelze BM announced. Drake wasn’t done, as he aimed his Digivice right at him. ‘Modify, Omega Corona!’ he added. Beelze BM was outfitted with a pair of glowing orange and red gloves, they sparked readily. ‘I’m going to enjoy this’ Beelze relished as he struck at Shadow who attempted to get up. ‘Take this ruin boy’ he said between each punch. Shadow kicked him off and flew into the air. ‘Aerial eh?’ Beelze smirked as his wings flexed and flew him into the air. Beelze cracked his knuckles a few times. His shots guns materialized into his hands and he began to fire burning red shots from them. Each shot pierced Shadow’s armour, but not deep enough to wound him. Beelze wasn’t through however, as he raced towards Shadow with another attack . ‘Chaos Claw’ he shouted and slashed the dented armour with his claws. The armour was pierced again and a deeper wound was made. Shadow couldn’t feel anything anymore, as he brutally lashed as Beelze and punched him in return.

 

Lila was watching the fight, but was still fighting her own. ‘Alex, if you keep Shadow in that mode any longer, he’ll degrade and be destroyed’ she pleaded. Alex looked at her dumbly. ‘Long enough for him to win’ he replied. Lila growled in frustration. ‘If you keep him going then he won’t be around to accept the award, stop this now’ Lila ordered. ‘Your turn will come soon enough Digimon’ Alex said coldly. Lila looked at him, and found only one choice. She raised her left hand and struck him across the cheek. ‘If not for the fact that I was trying to end this fight, I would deny all accounts of ever being related to psychopath like yourself’ she answered. Alex rubbed his face softly. ‘Good thing you aren’t then’ he stated. ‘Why you little snot nosed bastard’ Lila screamed and kicked him in the face. ‘You hide behind Shadow all day long, thinking he can win any battle, well look at your iron curtain now’ Lila roared and pointed at Shadow. He was being repeatedly shot by Beelze, and it seemed to be working. ‘Do you want the only true friend you ever had to die? Do you want the only person who ever meant anything to you vanish from your life?’ she demanded. ‘He won’t die, Shadow is the best, no matter what’ Alex replied. This was met by an agonized cry as Beelze fell to the ground in a heap, but Shadow was having a spasm. Lila hit him again and he closed his eyes from the pain. ‘The Ruin mode is destroying him. Stop this’ the girl with amber hair pleaded. Alex opened is eyes, but Lila wasn’t there, but the girl with amber hair. ‘Lydia?’ he asked. The girl looked at him. Her image flickered between Lila and herself, finally becoming half ad half. ‘You finally see it don’t you? Though I am Digimon, I am your sister too. Please end this?’ Lydia/Lila pleaded again. Alex looked and smiled. ‘I missed you’ he said as his dark aura vanished. With an ironic chuckle he collapsed.

 

Shadow’s agonized screams faded as he reverted back to normal. He flew over to Alex, but landed a short distance away, something seemed to stop him from nearing Alex. ‘Never be afraid Shadow, Alex is letting go, you do the same’ Lila said as she held her brother. Shadow seemed afraid, as he passed some kind of barrier. His armour broke as he passed it, leaving much of it gone. He was fifteen feet away, when bright streams of light broke through his form. His right arm completely shattered, leaving a new one, coated with black and crimson armour. His left arm followed suit, and soon his whole body began to shatter and reformat. ‘You are now Gaiomon Shadow, a noble Virus warrior similar to VictoryGreymon. You would have become him, but your sins have left you with this form’ Lila mused as Shadow looked himself over. ‘And of Alex?’ he inquired. ‘He will heal. His mind is a fragile thing. He has suffered greatly, but he will heal, he has his sister to help him’ Lila said warmly. For once in her life, she finally got do to the one thing she always dreamed of doing. Lila pulled Alex up, and hugged him.

 

Drake and Beelze made their way over to the group. With Shadow holding Alex in his arms, they made their way towards the villa, where on the outskirts were the others. Babayaga broke through the group towards Lila. ‘You have a lot of explaining to do young lady’ she scolded. ‘Not now grandma, we need to see that my brother is looked after’ Lila replied sternly. She followed Shadow into the villa and found a large empty bedroom. Alex was stripped of any armour and shoes and was placed into bed. ‘I hate the fact that we have to look after this psycho’ Dom growled. Lila gave him a light slap. ‘That little psycho is my only flash and blood in this world, and you will treat the prince of the Flower Villa with respect’ Lila scolded.

 

[.:Abarai Renji:.]

Darn good chapter yet again, Brokenheart15! Can't wait for more!

 

Also, to quote Demi:

 

‘That’s great, we get to live with Miss Sexy Dynamite’

 

LOLROFLMAO at this part!

[The Warden]

you earn a perverted moment if you can tell me where i got that from, but you only get one chance

 

[spoiler=Chapter 46: The Islands of DEeleven]

 

A beautiful sun was rising over the Flower Villa. Many of the flowers opened wide to get their fill of it. Kevin awoke and got out of bed. He proceeded to do some stretches, sighing with each audible crack. ‘That’s better’ he remarked as he went to find his clothes. He found them, clean and pressed in a cupboard. He pulled each garment out and put them on. With a smirk, he looked at Magnet, who was still asleep. ‘We share the same soul, but obviously not the same commitments’ he said as he left the room, closing the door quietly. He walked down the hall, where he saw Aban and Keras. ‘Up early?’ Aban inquired. ‘Sue me, some people need to’ he replied and walked off. Aban frowned and walked down the hall, passing each door until he reached a specific one. He opened the door and walked into the room. It was dark, with the only source of light being a candle. Alex was lying in a bed and Shadow was watching over him. He looked as Aban approached. He raised one of his blades. ‘Out’ he commanded. Aban held his hands up and backtracked out of the room. ‘Such loyalty’ Keras mused.

 

The sun continued to rise as everyone continued to rise from his or her beds. Sleep was hard after the night’s previous events. Lila herself had fallen asleep on her throne; she was snoring softly as Kevin entered the dining hall. He cast an eye to her. ‘Hard to tell how one takes it when they learn a dark truth. She said that her own body deteriorated, she must’ve been confined to a wheel chair’ he thought. Lila snorted a couple of times and jolted awake. ‘ALEX!’ she cried. Kev and Magnet watched her carefully. ‘Bad dream your highness?’ Kev inquired. Lila shook her head. ‘No, nothing of the sort. It just had one of those jolts you get when you wake up is all’ she replied. Kevin wasn’t convinced by this. ‘I was an only child, I never really knew what it felt like to lose, or gain a sibling. What is it like?’ he inquired. ‘Hard to say, Alex and I are twins. I never knew of the loss until it was too late. But as I grew up, I was welcomed with a two younger brothers. They were usually annoying and dirty, but we loved each other. I do miss Miles and Jeffery, as I once did with Alex. It pains me that we can never truly be a real family’ Lila replied. ‘That isn’t true Lila. You have Alex, Shadow and Babayaga. Heck, even Magnet and I if you want too. Losing things only give way to obtaining something greater Lila. Though your family you might never see again, there are those who will continue to love you’ Kev preached. ‘I didn’t just say that, did I?’ His mind asked. Lila smiled at him, it was a smile filled with warmth. ‘You’re sweet’ she said.

 

Breakfast was quiet and relatively silent affair. It was finished quickly so supplies could be prepared. Once each pack had been prepared with water and food, farewells were exchanged. ‘I am sad that you guys had to go, but if it weren’t for you, I would never have seen my brother again’ Lila stated sadly. ‘You’re very welcome’ Dom replied. ‘Especially to you Drake. You had the courage to face my brother alone to protect your friends, you have my deepest gratitude’ Lila continued and kissed Drake on the cheek. Drake blushed a little as Imp chortled loudly. ‘Careful your majesty, we still need him for fighting’ Imp teased. Lila winked as she bent down and picked Imp up. She gave him a swift kiss to the cheek as well. He went into a dreamy state as he replaced onto the ground. ‘We’re sorry that we couldn’t stay longer, but Oblivimon must be stopped, and the Islands of DEeleven may hold the key to do so. We’ll visit you after there, okay?’ Steph said and held her hand out. Lila took it with her own. ‘Okay’ she replied and released it. They turned to leave, but Babayaga was in their way. ‘Before you leave, I want to explain more about the Burst and Ruin Modes’ she stated.

 

A town was laid to ruins. Each building smashed, broken, ruined or eviscerated, save for one tower. An ancient winding tower, it’s walls were splattered with blood as corpses litter the surrounding area. Above the tower the crimson mass of Oblivimon rested. In is hand was a frail Digimon. ‘You will tell me the location of the Digi-egg of Purity’ Oblivimon demanded. ‘The egg has been lost for centuries, no one knows where it could truly be’ the Digimon squirmed. ‘Not good enough, Salvation’s Entropy’ Oblivimon grimly replied. His mist encircled the creature, and it made no sound as it was dissolved. ‘Such ignorance. Looking through Dystopia’s memories clearly prove that Digimon have become ignorant over the years’ Oblivimon said aloud. ‘But there is one clear bit of information that might help me. The Islands of DEeleven’ Oblivimon added. His form began to snake around the tower and into an open window. Into a room where a large map of the Digital World was placed.

 

‘The Burst Mode is ignited by positive emotions and the sheer determination to bring them to life. Drake proved his emotion of compassion and hope when facing Alex. He brought those emotions into reality and empowered Beelzemon into his Burst Mode. Burst Mode itself unleashes a Digimon’s true power to beyond their natural limits. This makes them incredibly powerful and difficult to defeat. However, the Ruin Mode is a different story. Like Burst Mode, it is empowered by emotions. The emotions however are dark ones. Alex proved this by bringing ruin in his attempts to conquer the world. Ruin Mode brings an even greater font of energy, but at the cost of the Digimon’s life. If left too long, a Ruin Mode Digimon will eventually extinguish. If you can control your Digimon, Ruin Mode is a useful asset in a short fight’ Babayaga explained. She opened her eyes and only found Kevin, Demi and BK intently listening; the others were chatting or sleeping. ‘I’m glad to see you were all listening. Now we’ve arranged transport from here to the closest town to the Islands, which is the port town of Quench’ Babayaga continued. ‘Babayaga, because Burst Mode requires a partner, BK and I can’t empower the other right?’ Demi questioned. ‘No dear. You unfortunately do not possess partners, so this mode in inaccessible. However, your natural power can have you almost on par with one. So don’t worry’ Babayaga assured them. ‘Thanks Babayaga, so what is our transport? BK inquired. There was loud screeching from the skies as several shadows covered the ground. ‘We hired some Airdramon to take you there’ Lila stated. The circling shadows grew bigger as a quadrio of long blue dragons descended. ‘All aboard for Quench’ Dom muttered as they climbed onto each Airdramon. ‘Thanks Lila and Babayaga, for everything’ Steph called out as the dragons rose into the air. Jason was desperately clinging to it whilst Lydia was laughing gleefully. The Airdramon took off into the distance. ‘Grandma, when Alex awakens, what do you think he’ll do?’ Lila inquired. ‘Knowing him, he’ll go to the Islands and try to help them’ Babayaga cackled.

 

The Airdramon flew quickly across the air. The ground below looked like a puzzle, with the different connecting zones and roads. But in the distance, a bright blue-green expanse was visible. ‘Look Dom, it’s the ocean’ Lydia cried gleefully. ‘Yeah sis, it is’ Dom said with disdain. The Airdramon began to fly lower as a large bustling port could be seen. It stretched along the coastline and along the stretch was many docks. There didn’t seem to be any space for landing, so the Airdramon began to circle the outside of the town (circling isn’t a pleasant experience). The Airdramon landed gracefully and their grateful passengers climbed off and thanked them. One of the Aidramon squawked in reply and they took off. ‘Well, that was as pleasant as a clockwork bumf**k and half as likable’ Dom said sarcastically, massaging his butt. ‘Oh grow up’ Lydia said in rebuttal. ‘Well, we can’t get ahead by complaining about our behinds’ Aban joked and chuckled. He began to stop after getting piercing glances from everyone. ‘We can’t all be hilarious’ he said in a hurt voice. ‘Okay, now that Mr. Bean is quite finished, we better find transport to the Islands’ Gaomon cut it.

 

Apparently getting a charter boat for an obscure offshore island chain is very difficult, like something difficult, that’s made of chocolate. Many simply go to given destinations, and it is quite expensive to get a boat to go out there, that’s made of chocolate. The group had visited most of the ports, and they were all grouped up near the end of the docks. ‘Well, this is harder than expected’ Kev said. ‘Yeah, all those boats are too expensive; it’ll be too difficult to work up the funds’ Naomi concluded. ‘Maybe for some’ a voice cut in. The group looked to see a strange Digimon in a red pirate outfit. ‘I’m Captain Hook. I heard you were going to the Islands of DEeleven’ Hook stated. ‘Trying to, we just can’t find any ship that’ll take us there’ Steph replied. Hook began to chortle loudly. ‘That’s the problem lass, no ship CAN get to those islands. If you wish to get there, you go by Submarimon’ Hook stated. ‘Oh, that would explain why people laughed at us. So, are there any Submarimon docked here?’ Steph inquired. ‘Yar, my crew is a search and rescue and salvaging branch (that’s made of chocolate). We received word from Baba that a group of humans needed to get to those islands. So I recalled a good deal of my men to wait for you all’ Hook explained. Everyone smiled at this. ‘So, take us to your crew, we need to get tot hose islands’ Gaomon insisted. Hook nodded and motioned them to follow him to a low set of docks. Every possible point was docked a Submarimon, all waiting and ready. ‘You all are a good size for my crew, get in and god speed’ Hook announced. Everyone managed to climb into his or her Submarimon, except for Dom, who was clinging to a pole. ‘What be the matter lad?’ Hook inquired. ‘Dom’s afraid of water and sharks. I think it had something to do with an incident at Sea world. Unfortunately, your crew seem to represent both fears’ Lydia explained. Hook’s one eye was lowered in annoyance. He grabbed Dom and wrenched him from the pole and chucked him into the Submarimon. The screen closed before he could escape. ‘NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!’ Dom screamed as they all submerged.

 

The underwater world was incredible. The water was crystal clear and light penetrated a good distance down. There was a colourful reef a short distance off, it had small fishes playing around in them before being chased off by a Coelamon. A small group of Gomamon approached the armada of Submarimon, and made faces to the passengers through the glass. Dom had attempted to pull himself into the fetal position. ‘Water, closing in, darkness approaching’ he mumbled. The glass window flickered into a video screen showing Lydia’s face. ‘Don’t worry bro, it won’t be long’ she assured him, trying not to smile. The screen faded on his side as Lydia swapped to Jason. ‘Isn’t this awesome?’ she cried. He nodded. ‘Yeah, when we started the search for Dom, we certainly didn’t expect something like this’ he commented. A Seadramon swam through the water below them and snaked into an abyss of sorts. Steph was keeping an eye on the terrain. ‘Submarimon, how long until we get to the islands?’ she inquired. ‘It will take an hour or so. They’re an offshore island chain surrounded by dangerous reefs. The perfect seclusion for the armour Digimon’ Sub replied. ‘Armour Digimon?’ Steph asked with interest. ‘Yeah, the Island of DEeleven, or Digi-Egg Eleven are home to the eleven tribes of armour Digimon. The only docks are at the Courage Island, because the Reliability Islanders are secretive about their hidden docks’ Sub explained. ‘Oh, so each island is home to a specific egg. What are the final two islands?’ she continued. ‘The Islands of Miracles and Destiny’ Sub stated. ‘I see, well, Courage, here we come’ Steph said. The armada continued to move on.

 

The armada had neared the reef, which consisted of many rocks, each line with beautifully coloured corals, spongers and anemones. ‘We’ll have to surface here’ Sub explained over intercom to everyone. Bubbles rushed to the surface as each Submarimon did, barely breaking the water as the continued on. Though difficult to see from the water, the Island of Courage was centered near an inactivate volcano. The village huts off in the distance were made from muds and clays, with thickly padded roofs. ‘Welcome to Courage Isle, you’ll be meeting with Blaze. He’s a Flamedramon just so you know’ Sub explained as they docked. The glass screens opened and they were all welcomed with a salty tropical breeze. Dom leapt from his cabin onto the pier and clung to it. ‘Enough of that Dom, you’re embarrassing me’ Lydia stated. They wave farewell to the Submarimon and walked the docks into the village. It was full of Digimon with fiery red patterns. A Shadramon and a Flamedramon were seen carrying several large slates. Steph approached him. ‘Excuse me, are you Blaze?’ she inquired. ‘No, I’m Sparx, Blaze is by the volcano’ Sparx stated. Steph nodded to the group and they trekked towards said volcano.

 

There wasn’t much life around the volcano, despite the fertility of the ashes. Lydia and Jason held clothes to their faces so they wouldn’t breathe in the fumes. Near the volcano base was a Flamedramon discussing with a Nohemon. ‘You are to send the message immediately’ Blaze ordered. The crow on Nohemon cawed and the entire puppet flew away, with the body attached. He watched it go, but felt another presence. ‘You’re the humans Baba sent right?’ he inquired without looking. ‘Yes we are, we’re here to search for any evidence of the Digi-egg of Purity’ Steph stated. ‘Well, you’re fresh out of luck. The only islands with information on that relic are long gone’ Blaze replied. ‘What do you mean?’ Gaomon demanded. Blaze turned to face them all. ‘The Islands of Miracles and Destiny sank centuries ago after the Digimon there battled an evil force. The clash destroyed the islands, thus sinking them. Even if you were to go there, only darkness could be found’ he intoned. Kevin noticed something odd about Blaze, the symbol of courage on his back had been gold, not yellow. ‘So, is there any way to raise the islands?’ Kev asked. ‘No, but the islands aren’t our problem’ Blaze said with disdain. ‘What do you mean?’ Kev continued. ‘Despite each island having a specific Digi-egg, we cannot make them anymore as the crests we used to empower were destroyed’ Blaze stated. ‘So, can anything be done to get more crests?’ Lydia asked. ‘Yes, you would be required to pass through the trial on each island. They are extremely taxing, none on each island could achieve them’ Blaze said sadly. ‘We’re willing to try’ Dom decided.

 

 

[spoiler=Chapter 47: Courage & Friendship: The Taichi of Yamato]

 

Blaze seemed a bit concerned. ‘So, you will do the trials, considering none of our best warriors can triumph them?’ he inquired. Demi chuckled at this question, but BK remained stern. ‘We’ve put up with much worse Blaze. These trials should not be too much of a problem considering that these humans and their Digimon have faced the trials of the Eastern, Western, Northern, Southern and Central Pillars’ BK replied. Blaze thought upon this for a moment. ‘If this is what you desire. I suggest that half the group remain here for the Trial of Courage, whilst the other half proceed to the Island of Friendship to meet up with my cousin Bolt for the Trial of Friendship. Now, before you separate, who will commit to these trails?’ Blaze inquired. There were murmurs from the group, but from the group a silent hand was raised. Jason stepped out from the group towards Blaze. ‘I will commit to the Trial of Courage’ he stated. Blaze looked him over as Ko stood by Jason’s side. ‘You have courage kid. But who will commit to the Trial of Friendship?’ Blaze continued. There was no real response, except for an exasperated sigh as Kevin raised his hand. ‘I’ll do it’ he said with minor annoyance. Blaze nodded solemnly. ‘Then half the group move on the next island whilst I unlock the Trial of Courage’ he stated.

 

The group didn’t take too long to divide. The first group had Jason, Ko, Charlie, Vixen, Lydia, Lop, Dom, Phasco and Blaze whilst the other group had Naomi, Sal, Kevin, Magnet, Steph, Gaoby, Drake, Imp, Demi and BK. ‘See ya soon guys’ Steph called as her group marched off to the bridge. Blaze on the other hand was marching off to the volcano, where on the side was a large stone door emblazed with the symbol of courage. ‘I must say, you are truly courageous or very stupid to take this trial. But should you succeed, you will be a hero on this island’ Blaze noted. ‘Gee thanks’ Jason replied. Blaze didn’t reply as he raised a gauntlet, igniting the courage emblem and opening the door. ‘Good luck Jason’ Lydia called. ‘We believe in you’ Vixen added. ‘Try not to die’ Dom finished. Jason was weeping on the inside as he and Ko walked through the door and into inky blackness. The doors closed behind him and he walked in darkness. ‘Oh yeah, he’s going to die’ Blaze stated.

 

This knowledge had yet to pass onto the group as they walked across a long stone bridge. The water bet gently on the parts nearer to the water and large barnacles were attached to the pillars supporting it. There was no time to sight see as the group continued to walk across the bridge and finally onto an island that had a grim grey cloud looming overhead. It rumbled consistently and Magnet made some worried whirring. ‘Don’t worry, any electricity is your friend Magnet, but not for me’ Kev consoled. A thick bolt of lightning crashed to the ground near them and a howling wind picked up, so they ran towards a large village. There were large metal lightning rods everywhere, including a tremendous monument in the middle. The theme of the island seemed to be blue or beastlike, as many Digimon were relaxing or working in the windy conditions. ‘Look out for Bolt, because I assume he’ll be a Raidramon, which is the Friendship Armour Evolution for the Veemon line’ Kev stated. They nodded and looked around, eventually finding a Raidramon working on a lightning conductor. ‘Are you Bolt?’ Drake inquired. ‘Yeah, what’s it to you?’ Bolt demanded. ‘Your cousin Blaze told us to meet you. He said you could lead us to the Trial of Friendship’ Kev explained. Bolt’s face seemed to brighten up a bit. ‘That’s terrific, we’ve been looking for more people to commit to the trial, but none have been brave enough to do so. Who is the lucky applicant?’ Bolt asked excitedly. ‘I am’ Kev said lazily. ‘Good good, we’ll go now’ Bolt stated. A blue Digimon skated around to him. ‘Rinkus, I’ll need you to take over this job. I’m taking this brave boy to the trial’ bolt explained and bounded off. ‘I’m feeling happy already’ Kev said sarcastically. They spotted Bolt by the large monument they saw before. It looked larger when close up, and engraved on one side was the symbol of Friendship. Bolt didn’t wait as his back charged with electricity and sketched the image of Friendship, causing the emblem to glow and the hidden door to rise up, leaving a dark dank tunnel. Kev sighed in frustration as he walked in, the door closed behind him. ‘I blame you’ he said to Magnet.

 

Jason was bumping into things constantly in the darkness; no real light could be seen. ‘Ko, why don’t you evolve to your Champion, then your blade could light our way’ Jason suggested. ‘You give the commands’ Ko replied. The small screen of the Digivice glew brightly and illuminated some of the tunnel. ‘Digivolve’ Jason ordered. The data sphere surrounded Ko with a bright glow, condensing down and shattering into BladeKuwagamon. It attached itself to Jason’s right arm and the blade glew. ‘This is just like the Lord of the Things’ Jason remarked. He walked down the illuminated corridor until it seemed to open up into a large cavernous arena. Ko’s light went out suddenly. Jason tapped him twice and Ko relit. To his surprise, a tall dragon warrior was illuminated in front of him. He jumped, shrieked and took a few steps back. ‘So, this is what they send me to earn the power of Courage’ the creature mused. ‘Who are you?’ Jason timidly demanded. ‘I am the Guardian of Courage, VictoryGreymon. You must prove your courage and defeat me to obtain a new crest’ Victory said gravely. ‘In the dark? How can we see each other?’ Ko questioned. Victory raised his hands and many torches lit up, illuminating the entire cavern, revealing its size. Near them was a pedestal, it had an enormous blade lodged in it. ‘This fight will be one on one, either one of you will do, so decide’ Victory added as he grabbed his Dramon Breaker from the pedestal. ‘Well, either way we’re toast’ Ko grumbled. Jason though quickly, and realized his ace. ‘Alright then, I’ll challenge you Victory. If we’re using swords, I shall use Ko as my blade’ Jason said boldly. ‘Bold and loopholes, as you wish. I cannot guarantee that either shall survive’ Victory warned.

 

Kev’s path was illuminated by electrical emissions from Magnet. ‘I hate all these damned trials. The Northern Pillar was pain enough, but now I have to prove friendship to save a village I could care less for’ he grumbled. Magnet whirred a little as they walked. ‘You care about it? Well good for you I guess. I wish I could share your enthusiasm, but you’re currently using mine’ Kev replied. They came to the end of the tunnel and into a set of islands. They were all covered but the weather outside was stormy. Rain beat on the roof and water. Large lightning danced across the sky. There seemed to be seven islands in all. Six surrounding islands and a large central one. The central island housed some kind of mechanical construct that was cannon-like in appearance. ‘So we get to play keep your eyes on the birdie, what a terrific trial’ Kev said with sarcasm. The construct’s eyes opened and it began to move. ‘You’re a friendly aren’t you?’ it smirked. ‘Yes I am, so who are you?’ Kev demanded. ‘Z’dGarurumon, protector of Friendship. So I’m going to fight you for some reason. But never fear, I shall make it a blast’ Z’d see jubilantly. Kev eyed his cannons wearily. ‘I’ll bet’ he replied.

 

Victory raised his blade high and lashed out at Jason. Ko countered, but the force from the blow cracked his blade. ‘Jason, watch out. He’s dangerous’ Ko warned. Jason jumped out of the way of an attack. ‘You think?” he demanded worriedly. ‘No hiding, no fleeing’ Victory droned as he lashed out at Jason, who jumped back. The blow shattered the ground, yet Victory pulled the blade free and raised it again. ‘Fight or flee’ Victory ordered and swung low, forcing Jason to guard with Ko. The blade cleaved straight through Ko’s, leaving the shattered fragments on the ground. Ko couldn’t hold onto Jason’s arm and he fell to the ground. He immediately de-Digivolved and was lying on the ground. ‘Now that that is dealt with, draw your true sword’ Victory ordered. Jason made a strange noise and looked at his side. Hanging was the wooden sword he had brought to the Digital World. He drew it and held it inexpertly. ‘Good, now guard’ Victory ordered and struck at Jason.

 

 

He managed to guard the attack but was forced to the ground by Victory’s strength. ‘Very good, now try again’ Victory smirked and attacked. Jason jumped away and ran. His heart beating as he escaped from Victory. He heard a grunt from behind and forced a back look. Victory didn’t have his blade and Jason looked to the front, only to slam straight into the Dramon Breaker. ‘Running away?’ Victory mocked. Jason picked himself off the ground and rubbed his nose. With a large grunt, Victory leapt over to him and grabbed the blade. ‘You can’t run from this trial’ Ko shouted. ‘He’s right’ Victory agreed and attacked. Jason guarded with his sword and barely thought how a simple wooden sword could block such a mighty weapon. ‘Fight back’ Ko shouted. Victory growled in annoyance and walked towards Ko. Jason ran ahead of his huge steps and faced Victory. He managed to work up the guts to attack Victory. Victory himself failed to block and Jason struck his right arm. Victory groaned as he held his blade in his left hand. ‘Surely he can’t use a two-handed sword with one hand’ Jason considered. Victory chuckled lightly as he raised the blade with just the one hand. ‘This weapon is lighter than you would expect. But since I’m wielding it with one hand, it won’t be as elegantly used, but I can still apply the same amount of force’ Victory answered and attacked. Jason jumped out of the way. ‘You can’t keep running, not with that mortal frame’ Victory stated. ‘Well then, I’ll just have to attack then’ Jason countered and attacked. Victory raised the blade and blocked the attack, forcing Jason away. ‘You are tiring boy, the darkness that claims this arena will feast on that’ Victory mused. He attacked again and knocked Jason to the ground, kicking away his little sword. ‘Darkness arrives’ Victory stated and the torches began to die. Each one creating a lesser circle of darkness, with Jason in the middle.

 

Jason’s breathing was getting shallower as the darkness closed in. Victory and Ko were already gone, and he was alone. A drop of sweat fell from his brow and splattered on he ground. ‘Alone, alone’ he repeated. Oddly, one memory came to him. It was the school day before Lydia dragged him on her adventure to find Dom. He was dozing in class when he looked at the little posters around the class. He was scanning along them until he looked at Lydia, and the posted above her. It read: When the darkness is at its strongest, there is the extraordinary chance for the light to shine brightest. This always boggled him. If darkness is really strong, then how can light shine? He had thought. Now, as he stood shivering in the darkness, maybe he knew. Maybe it simply meant that no matter how bad things get, there is always a chance that something good will happen. Jason rose up and began to search in the darkness until he found his blade. ‘When the darkness is at its strongest, there is the extraordinary chance for the light to shine brightest’ he recited.

 

The torches relit and Victory stood as he did before. ‘The light of courage. It has been too long since I’ve seen such a radiant glow. Never since Tai’ Victory mused. ‘Well don’t blink, or you’ll miss it’ Jason replied and attacked Victory. He nicked one of the arm guards and it left a cut. Victory looked at it curiously, then to Jason. His vision seemed to be going, as a strange white imprint was surrounding Jason, it had a red cape billowing behind it. ‘Courage, the ability to stand for what you believe and the willingness to face any foe, suffer any humiliation to keep it’ Jason stated and raised his wooden sword. It seemed to be surrounded by the imprint of an enormous blade. ‘The Grey Sword’ Victory whispered and guarded. Yellow energy encircled Jason’s blade, which is radiated out. ‘Transcendent Sword’ Jason cried and he slashed at Victory. A large yellow wave was unleashed, blowing Victory right off his feet. He landed on the ground with a groan; Dramon Breaker landed near him. It tipped a little, as the blade split in two, leaving a metallic echo resonate. Victory rose and looked at his broken blade longingly. ‘It has been too long since I wielded the Grey Sword, but to have it used against me is a new feeling. I understand your courage comes from your fondness of girl, so now you have earned the crest to save the Island of Courage’ Victory said happily and turned away with the broken hilt. He vanished, but a small orange chip was dropped. Jason picked it up curiously. It was small size and with an odd shape. The centre was engraved with the same symbol on the door. ‘Good job Jason, I knew you could do it’ Ko cried. ‘Aren’t you hurt?’ Jason inquired. ‘Me? No, I’m not hurt. I just pretended to be so you could achieve the trial yourself’ Ko replied. Jason snorted and noticed that the torches were starting to darken. The hallway they had walked through had reappeared and was lit. They made their quick exit.

 

Kevin was eying Z’d carefully as he cracked each of his knuckles. ‘Whenever you’re ready dude’ Z’d stated. Kev smiled as he raised his Digivice. ‘Biomerge Digivolution!’ Kev cried. He and Magnet were consumed in the glowing green column, leaving Gravitismon behind. ‘Biomerge? Haven’t seen that for a very long time’ Z’d remarked. ‘And you probably never will again once you’re erased’ Kev countered. ‘Fighting words’ Z’d scowled and the cannon on his back began to charge. Kev launched himself out into the storm. His imprint behind a stormy sky. The lightning bolts rained down and struck him, but they only served to charge him up. ‘Clever boy. Using the lightning to assist you. Shame you can’t escape my Z’d Cannon’ Z’d shouted. A large red crosshair was tattooed to Kev’s chest. There was a large bang and a blast was launched from underneath the cover. The azure blast curved straight up towards Kev. ‘Gravity Blade’ he countered. The blast closed in, and Kev struck with his right arm straight down. The blast was split clean in two and they dissipated. ‘Clever boy’ Z’d congratulated as Kev landed near him. ‘Stop saying that’ Kev growled. ‘Fine, Z’d Cannon’ Z’d replied. ‘Gravity Barrier’ Kev countered quickly. He was forced back to one of the surrounding islands, but was unharmed. ‘My turn, Gravity Cannon’ Kev cried. The invisible wave jetted through the air and knocked Z’d off his feet. ‘Gravity Blade’ Kev said as he approached the fallen creature.

 

They locked eyes and Kev stared into them. ‘Is it worth killing this thing?’ Kev thought. ‘Hard to tell. Sure, he’s annoying because he keeps saying boy, but he isn’t that bad. Hell, he’s not as annoying as Aban is. I guess I’m confused because I am conflicted. Before meeting those guys, I was a pure loner, working alone and fighting alone. But so did Alex and look how he turned out. Maybe there really can be more than killing. I made friends with those guys, and I originally wanted to kill most of them too. So why stop now?’ he decided and looked at Z’d. The humming caused by his blade faded as he helped him up. ‘Better luck next time puppy’ Kev mocked. ‘I thought I had you, I really did. But you proved your worth in this trial. Toodles’ Z’d congratulated as he walked out into the storm and vanished, leaving a small blue chip. Kev picked up the tiny object and looked at it. It had the same symbol the door possessed. He gripped it and headed out into the storm and back to the starting island. A strange power forced him and Magnet to defuse, so they made their way out together.

 

The doors at the end of the long tunnel opened and Jason stared into the bright sunlit. He held his hand up to the sun to block out most of it. ‘Congratulations child, I never would’ve expected that someone such as yourself would accomplish this trial. But you have my thanks and the thanks of our island. Now please follow me to the Shrine of Courage’ Blaze stated. He began to walk across the sandy beach until he came to a staircase etched into the volcano. ‘Follow’ he beckoned. The group began to climb the stairs, which seemed to get steeper with each step. Jason and Lydia had to pause for a break some distance up it. It only got harder until the top of the volcano. The inside was filled with hardened magma, which came up in ashy chunks. There was a large monument in the centre, it was painted in white, orange and ash. ‘That is the shrine, now we must hurry’ Blaze implored and ran down the steps. Jason ran ahead through the cracked ashes to the building. In it was a stone monument, engraved with courage. There was an indent in the centre of the inscription. Jason looked at it, then to the item in his hand. He slipped the crest into it and the crest glew brightly. ‘Courage relinquished by its heart’ Blaze intoned. Orange veins began to snake around the rock and out of the shrine. ‘The power of courage is returning, we’d best make it to the next island’ Blaze reminded them. They began to walk down the steps, but were stopped by the Shadramon they had met earlier. ‘I thought it was my imagination, but the Shrine of Courage is truly alight’ he said awestruck. ‘Yes Shard, this brave youth has returned the light of courage to this is land’ Blaze explained. ‘Good, then I believe you deserve this’ Shard stated and held out a Digi-egg of Courage. Jason accepted it happily. ‘That is a rare honour, but no time to muse upon, we must move on’ Blaze implored them.

Kev exited out of the tunnel into the stormy surroundings, where Steph was eagerly waiting. ‘Relax, I accomplished the trial, so what do I with the crest?’ Kev inquired. ‘You put it into the Friendship Monument’ Bolt replied. The door closed with a large clang and the symbol of Friendship was revealed. There was a small indent in symbol, so Kev placed it into the indent. The symbol began to glow and the monument itself glew with bright blue energy. The inhabitants around them began to watch in awe before cheering loudly. Rink skated through the crowds over to Kevin. ‘Thank you for restoring the power of Friendship, so please accept this offering’ Rink said and handed Kev the Digi-egg of Friendship. ‘Thanks’ Kev said.

 

 

[spoiler=Chapter 48: Love & Sincerity: The Mimi of Sora]

 

The storm above Friendship Island had ceased for a bit, but the dark brooding clouds hung restlessly in the air. Though offered refreshments, Steph and her group were still waiting restlessly for the others. ‘I hope nothing happened on Courage Island’ she said aloud. ‘Don’t worry sis, Charlie and Vixen are with them’ Charlie replied. ‘That’s what she’s afraid of’ Kev stated. ‘Well aren’t you mature?’ Vixen said snidely as the other group approached. ‘Well, what can I say but yes Vixen’ Kev replied with considerable smugness. ‘Why you little’ Vixen snarled. Charlie held her striking arm. ‘Not now dear’ Charlie said soothingly. Blaze chuckled as he caught up. ‘I see too the light of Friendship was relit. Nevertheless, we have no time to chat. We must move on to the Islands of Love and Sincerity’ Blaze stated. ‘Fine, but first, who’ll deal with Love and who’ll deal with Sincerity?’ Steph inquired. Everyone instinctively looked at Vixen and Charlie, obviously expecting an answer. ‘Fine, we’ll do the Trial of Love’ Charlie said. ‘We knew you would, and Sincerity?’ Steph continued. ‘I’ll do it’ Naomi volunteered. ‘Perfect, we can go now’ Blaze said.

 

The trip over the bridge had been very dull and uninteresting, but the group had made it to the Island of Love. It was a bright and cheerful place, with buildings covered in shades of white, pink and red. They were mostly high up, except for the huts that rested on the ground. ‘My cousin Cupid lives here, he’s a Sethmon, so he won’t be hard to find’ Blaze explained. ‘Cupid, how original’ Lydia remarked. ‘I know’ Blaze said almost sarcastically. They walked into the village, where many Digimon were flying overhead. ‘The Digi-egg of Love offers flight, except to Veemon’ Blaze added. ‘That’s nice, but where the hell is this trial of yours?’ Naomi demanded. ‘As pleasant as ever’ Dom sighed. ‘Quiet’ Naomi hissed. Blaze chuckled as a crossbreed between an elephant and a boar charged into view. It ran into a tree, then a fence, then another tree, and another tree, and into a Pipismon, then into a rabbit, and a monkey, and a balloon, and chewing gum, and a hefalump, and that’s pretty much it. ‘How odd that there would be such medley of ill appropriate items there’ Steph remarked. ‘That happens on the Island of Love’ Blaze replied. Cupid managed to stumble over to the group, eventually. ‘Yo cuz. Nice to shee you again, show me some love’ Cupid said groggily. They both high-fived each other. ‘So why you’re here?’ he inquired. ‘We have a brave pair of lovers who wish to challenge the Trial of Love’ Blaze said crisply. ‘Shat’s great mans, so you finally tied she knoe did ya?’ Cupid inquired. ‘No cousin, this human and this Renamon. They possess great love which can awaken the spirit of love’ Blaze corrected. ‘Shas great’ Cupid said happily. ‘Does everyone on the Island of Love sound like Ozzy Osbourne?’ BK demanded. ‘Only shose in love wish alcohol’ Cupid answered. ‘Fabulous’ Demi muttered.

 

Cupid managed to somehow drag himself over to the large central tree, where the symbol of love was carved into the wood. ‘In shere’ Cupid pointed. The symbol glew warmly and a small part of the tree opened like door. ‘We wish you luck’ Demi shouted. ‘Don’t die’ BK added. ‘Why’re you shouting, we’re still here’ Vixen cried. ‘For extra luck’’ BK replied smugly. Vixen sighed in frustration, but Charlie took her by the hip and they ran into the hollow. The doors closed behind them, creating darkness. ‘Hold on luv, I can sort this out. Wisteria Paw’ Vixen muttered in the dark and with a click, her paws glew alight. ‘You really illuminate my life’ Charlie smiled. Vixen smirked and the glowing flames died out. Charlie felt Vixen rubbing him in the darkness. ‘And you always bring out the darkness of seduction’ she whispered and kissed him. It was sensual, but stopped abruptly with a gasp from Vixen. Charlie reached desperately into the darkness and found nothing. He began looking around for nay light, until his eye fixed on a circle of light. He sought it quickly, to find a small floating item in the middle, he reached for it, but something clicked. He turned towards the sound, and saw nothing. The light began to grow as a figure was illuminated slowly. It was a Renamon, but its fur was dark purple, with crimson red gloves. Its eyes were black and emanated a dark energy. In its hand was a pistol. ‘Vixen?’ Charlie asked uncertainly. The creature didn’t respond, but it raised the pistol. ‘I don’t know what happened to you, but please put the gun down’ Charlie begged. The creature turned the safety off with a click. ‘Please?’ Charlie pleaded. The creature squeezed the trigger and the gun went off with a bang.

 

Shot Through the Heart

 

Charlie was tossed to the floor as the bullet burrowed through his chest and out the other side. He gasped loudly and felt the wound. ‘Shot through the heart’ he whispered.

 

Such things were unknown to the outside world as Naomi, Sal, Dom, Phasco, Demi and BK walked off to the Island of Sincerity. ‘Why did you tag along?’ Naomi demanded. ‘To ruin alone time’ Demi answered. ‘I’ll give you alone time’ Dom hissed under his breath. ‘We get that enough already’ BK replied. ‘You heard what I said?’ Dom inquired. ‘We’re good at reading lips, more to the point that is what anyone can expect you to say’ Demi answered. For a fraction of a second Dom’s eye twitched. ‘Moving on, we’re meant to be finding Blaze’s third cousin, his name is Blade and he’s a Yasyamon, whatever that is’ Naomi said. ‘Yasyamon? Sounds cool, I just hope it isn’t an alky like Cupid. I’d hate to see that thing in a diaper’ Demi said. ‘Or maybe you do’ Dom insinuated. ‘No reverse psychology on me Dommy. I don’t want to see that thing in a diaper. End discussion’ Demi hissed. ‘Since when did you get so mature?’ Naomi inquired. ‘Since we got to mega then fused into a mindless murdering juggernaut of ownage’ BK replied. ‘That’s fair’ Naomi agreed.

 

They walked across the utterly boring village and made it to the next village, which was a rather pretty garden-like village. It had a multitude of hedges and flower gardens. ‘Oh god, it’s the Digital World’s comparison to Pleasantville’ Naomi sighed. There was a faint whirring and a large throwing star embedded itself in the ground in front of them. Something that seemed to resemble a ninja and a slinky leapt about and landed in front of them, tearing the star from the ground. ‘Sorry about that, got a little enthusiastic with my topiary’ it apologized. ‘Oh, you’re a Shurimon right? Well, we’re looking for a Yasyamon named Blade. Is he around?’ Naomi inquired. ‘Of course dahling, now come on. He’s in my topiary class. Oh, and call me Star’ it added camply. They made their way through the village to a large set of trees, each taking different shapes. Star leapt through them and whispered something. Blade nodded and approached the groups. ‘Welcome to the fabulous Island of Sincerity. Star told me that you wanted to see me no? Well, I can already guess that my dear, straight cousin Blaze told you to meet me so I can open the Trial of Sincerity right?’ Blades inquired, camply. ‘Yeah’ Dom said. ‘Aren’t you cute? Well, come on then. The trial is over at the cactus patch’ Blade winked and pointed to the patch. They walked there quickly to avoid chatting with Blade. There was a tremendously large cactus in the centre of the patch. Each scale on it looked tear shape. ‘This is a sincerity cactus. Now, open!’ Blade ordered. One of the scales glew brightly and they shifted aside to reveal a hollow into darkness. Naomi and Sal ran inside.

 

The Renamon dropped the gun to the floor and some kunai appeared in its hands. Charlie got up and felt his wound. There wasn’t any blood, just a hole. ‘Alright, you aren’t my Vixen, so prepare to die jabroni’ Charlie snarled. The Renamon responded by tossing the kunai at his feet. Charlie stepped back and they impaled the floor. He grabbed to the two biggest and rushed at her. She blocked with her own kunai, but Charlie had force on his side and managed to force it to the ground. ‘Got you now’ he whispered. The Renamon said nothing as she kicked off him and into the darkness. Charlie looked around wildly for it, but found nothing. Remembering his own Vixen, he closed his eyes and listened in the darkness for anything. He heard a slight noise and attacked the point from where it originated, only to be blocked by a kunai. He grabbed its hand and pulled it back into the light. ‘This ends now’ Charlie said sternly. The Renamon made no sound, it just raised its weapon. Charlie came with his two, but avoided its weapon and grabbed it. It wriggled helplessly as Charlie stared into its eyes. ‘Shot through the heart’ he whispered and kissed it. It became sedate and it stopped moving. Long streams of darkness rushed from the eyes and off into the blackness, leaving Vixen in Charlie’s arms.

 

Naomi walked through the dark corridor and into a bring sunny garden. Her brow creased as she looked back into the dark corridor. ‘Okay’ she rolled and moved on. There was a large tree in the centre of the garden. It was covered with delicious red apples. ‘The Garden of Eden? What a lame ass trial’ Naomi complained. ‘Would you like an apple?’ a voice hissed. Naomi looked up at the tree to see a snake. ‘I’m Sssssssssssandiramon, the ssssssnake Digimon’ it hissed. ‘I never would’ve guessed that you were a snake Digimon, go f**king figure’ Naomi replied angrily. ‘Chill ssssssissssssster. I’m here to offer you an apple’ it hissed and struck one off with its spear. ‘I know ow this goes’ Naomi sighed and took a bite. Dark clouds began to circle about the garden and thunder crashed down. ‘Did though eats the forbidden fruit?’ it boomed. ‘Yes I did’ Naomi snapped. ‘Wow, really? I kinda expected you to lie or something’ the voice boomed. ‘Just give me the crest so I can go’ Naomi snapped. The tree rustled and a small green items fell from it into her waiting hand. ‘Thank you’ she said and left. ‘Stupid lame ass trial’ she muttered under her breath.

 

Vixen embraced Charlie as he still embraced her. ‘Nice to have you back my lovely’ Charlie crooned. ‘Same here, but it’s not over’ Vixen warned. She was right, as the circle of light extended out to reveal a large round room. They were standing on a large heart shaped stone platform. Near one side was a dark skeletal creature. It made faint breathing sounds. ‘Oh who cares about him?’ Charlie sighed and kissed her. Oddly, the creature flinched at this. ‘Hmm, he seems to hate love’ Vixen noted. They smirked as Charlie twirled Vixen into a new position and they kissed. Part of the creature’s legs blew off. They began to twist into new positions, until eventually there was little left of the thing besides some chest, the head, its right arm and a strange heart shaped core. Charlie and Vixen smiled as they kissed the tips of their index fingers and pointed them at the creature like guns. ‘Bang bang’ they say playfully. The creature exploded into streams of darkness, which evaporated instantly. Charlie grabbed the crest still floating in the column of light and they raced out of there.

 

The door opened with a clank and they both escaped out into the day. Steph was clapping. ‘Nice going, so place the crest where it needs to go so we can get the f**k out of here’ she congratulated. Charlie nodded and turned to the crest on the doorway. He felt it over and found the small indent, to which he placed the crest into. The symbol of love glew brightly in a stream of red, leaving everyone feeling content. ‘To show our appreciation, we wish to give you a Digi-egg of Love’ Cupid said drunkenly. A Pipismon flew down from the trees and deposited it into Vixen’s hands. ‘Thanks’ Vixen said,

 

Naomi was scowling as she made it out of the corridor and almost regretted it. ‘Alright, I’m here and I got the crest. Where do I put it?’ she demanded as the doors closed. Blade pointed to a small indent in a cactus scale, to which Naomi slotted it in. The symbol of sincerity glew brightly and a bulb bloomed on the top of the cactus. It opened widely and something was ejected from it. The Digi-egg of Sincerity landed in her waiting hands. ‘F**king fantastic’ Naomi said in annoyance.

 

[.:Abarai Renji:.]

Dang! I don't know...:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(

 

BUT I WANT A PERVERTED MOMENT!!:cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry:

 

Meeza zad......

[The Warden]

then you'll have to wait, and it was miss dynamite sexy, my bad

 

[spoiler=Chapter 49: Knowledge & Reliability: Izzy an Average Joe?]

 

Naomi, Dom, Sal, Phasco, Demi and BK were resting in the garden and trying to ignore the Digimon around them. ‘Ugh, I swear to titty f**king Christ, I am not doing another trial’ Naomi stated. ‘At least yours was easy, I got shifted with Reliability, how the hell do I prove that?’ Dom exclaimed. ‘Umm, you do realize that the Reliability tribe are water dwelling Digimon right? And that the trial would be set near water and found underwater right?’ Sal inquired. Dom looked at her and his pupils visibly shrank. ‘How do you humans do that? I never understood how you can shrink your pupils without staring into the sun’ Demi noted curiously. This question went unnoticed as the other group arrived with Blaze.

 

There were little questions as they continued on the bridge to Knowledge Island. ‘So, did it go well?’ Aban inquired. ‘Don’t want to talk about it’ Naomi replied. ‘Yeah, ours, was alright’ Charlie answered. ‘But next up is Dom and I. I just only pray I can succeed with this challenge of knowledge’ Aban continued. Dom wasn’t walking as he marched forward. ‘Who broke Dom? He should’ve come back with a snappy retort’ Lydia stated. ‘Oh, he’s just petrified because his is a water challenge’ Naomi answered. ‘Ah, that would ignite his fears all right’ Lydia agreed. ‘Yeah, but as soon as he gets it done, the sooner he can forget about it’ Jason commented. ‘I don’t need your opinions’ Dom snapped.

 

His little outburst led a quiet rebellion as they made it to Knowledge Island. It had an arid environment, filled with many rocky plains and very hardy trees. The village was carved from a cliff face overlooking a canyon. ‘What on earth is the Island of Knowledge made of? Dirt eaters?’ Imp joked. ‘No, this is Digmon architecture’ Kevin replied. ‘It’s nice, but what are the Knowledge Digimon?’ Aban wondered. ‘They’re full of insectoid Digimon’ Blaze said lazily. ‘Well, that is good to know’ Lydia remarked. They continued on into the craggy village, which was alive with humming as Digimon flew through the air. ‘So, who and what is your cousin on this island’ Steph inquired. ‘Her name is Honey. She is a HoneyBeemon’ Blaze replied. As he spoke, a large swarm of said Digimon emptied out of a cave and off into the distance. One of the Digimon remained at the cave entrance. It’s eyes scanned the area and locked onto Blaze. It waved its hands and flew down to him and they embraced. ‘Heya Honey, how’re ya doing?’ Blaze asked. ‘Well dearie, we’re doing fine as you can see’ Honey replied in a southern accent. ‘So, the Digimon on this island are southerners’ Dom said aloud.

 

Honey had led them through a system caverns and tunnels to the Gate of Knowledge. It is a large stone carving marked with the dual rings of Knowledge. ‘Okay, so we know where this is. So please open the gate so Aban can enter it. Then you can lead Dom and his group out to the Island of Reliability’ Steph explained. ‘Naturally dearie’ Honey replied with a wink. She turned to the gate and raised her hand. The symbol began to glow with bright purple light and it split into a dark lightless tunnel. ‘Toodles’ Aban said cheerfully and walked in with Keras following him. The doors slammed shut with unparalleled speed, scattering dust on everyone. Lydia and Naomi coughed twice. ‘Forgot it did that’ Honey noted. Dom’s group turned to leave with Honey, but Blaze stopped them. ‘My cousin in the Village of Reliability is a Depthmon called Aquous, search him out’ he warned.

 

Aban was whistling a merry tune as they walked in darkness. ‘Aren’t you even the least bit afraid?’ Keras whispered. ‘Hmmm?’ Aban replied. ‘I said aren’t you even the least bit afraid’ Keras repeated. ‘Not really’ Aban replied nonchalantly. ‘But what we heard from Charlie and the others. I mean, Naomi refused to divulge her trial’ Keras protested. ‘Naomi wouldn’t tell us because she is a jabroni and more than likely hates being honest. Charlie had to fight the one he loved to prove his love. Kevin didn’t destroy Z’d because he had to prove friendship without killing, and Jason had to fight alone to prove his courage to defend his friend. This is the Trial of Knowledge, it’ll simply be a learning experience or a case of riddles’ Aban explained confidently. ‘Talk about the blind leading the blind’ Keras muttered. ‘I know’ Aban replied with a grin. Keras’ face screwed up as faint light was seen at the end of the tunnel. ‘You frighten me’ Keras stated.

 

Dom’s group had remained the same and his nerves and anger were rising as Demi and BK continued to sing. ‘Oh it’s a pirates life for me’ BK ended. ‘Demi, BK. I would appreciate it if you would stop singing’ Dom spoke with daggers. ‘Look, it’s not our fault that you’re a hydrophobe’ Demi protested. ‘Would you like to be one?’ Dom inquired, ignoring the statement totally. ‘Not really’ Demi replied. ‘Than be quiet’ Dom hissed. The bridge they were walking on lurched gently in the breeze as they ended up on a thin strip of beach. On the other end was the bridge to the next islands. ‘You know, it is easy to figure that the Village of Reliability would be underwater’ Naomi stated. In answer to this, several Submarimon rose from the water near them. ‘We received a message from the Island of Friendship. We’re here to take you to the trial’ they reported. Dom had to be carried by Demi, BK and Naomi into the Submarimon and sealed, tightly. Unfortunately Demi suffered a rather serious bite, which had a slight chance of becoming infected.

 

Aban and Keras had walked from the dark tunnel into a serene zen garden. The small plants were well kept and the sane cleanly raked. ‘And you were worried’ Aban said smugly. ‘So sue me’ Keras barked. In the centre of the garden was a being robed in yellowy-brown robes. Next to it was a small fire and a tea pot. The creature raised a small teacup to its lips(?) and it sighed contentedly. ‘Welcome Aban Dalibor and Keras. I have been expecting you for some time’ it spoke. ‘Thank you for your gracious welcome’ Aban replied with a bow. ‘Hi’ Keras waved. ‘Formalities aside, I must also welcome you to the Trial of Knowledge. I am Wisemon and your guide to this trial. Please sit’ Wise offered and two mats formed from the sand. They both sat down and looked at Wise. ‘Now, I am certain you understand that this is the Trial of Knowledge, so you are here to learn and to teach. What do you believe that you are to learn?’ Wise inquired. ‘I assume I am to learn about Oblivimon and the destiny surrounding Demi, BK, Oblivimon and the Digi-Egg of Purity right?’ Aban assumed. ‘Very good. Now, as you have been told, Oblivimon is a Digimon who never hatched, but grew in power until his body was destroyed along with his mind, heart and soul. In his natural state he is pure power, but with a body such as Dystopia’s, he has substance and a substantial mind, but still no soul. Now, the Digi-Egg of Purity processes vanquished evil in the world into goodness. But it can also be used like an ordinary Digi-Egg; but only by those of purity can use it’ Wise explained. ‘Then we do not need to worry about Oblivimon using it’ Aban considered. ‘That is unfortunately untrue. Oblivimon can use the Digi-Egg. He does not believe what he is doing is wrong. This innocence will allow him to use it’ Wise replied sadly. ‘So he gets it, we’re f**ked?’ Keras interjected. ‘Essentially, yes’ Wise said calmly.

 

The Submarimon was docked at the Village of Reliability. It is a rather pleasant village, provided you can breathe underwater or have a Submarimon handy. The buildings were stone carvings and littered with gardens of sea-plants and organisms, like coral and amenomies……anemonemonies……anenomemonenemies….those wavy sea things that sting okay?! Demi and BK were looking out of the windows of their Subamrimon’s to the society. ‘Okay Submarimon, we’re looking for Blaze’s cousin, Depthmon named Aquous, do ya know him’ Demi inquired. ‘Of course, he’s one of our best hunters. He is a bit of an arrogant prick, but he is nice….to himself’ the Submarimon answered sadly. ‘I see, well we have several arrogant pricks in our team and as our enemies. We’re used to them’ Demi said dismissively. ‘If you think you can’ the Submarimon replied. They moved through the village to a large netted area. Several Digimon were swimming round it, checking the catch. A large serpent was circling the net, snarling at the fishes in the net. ‘Aquous, I’ve got some people to see you’ Submarimon shouted. One of the Digimon turned to look at the small group and swam towards them. It was merman like but blended with sharks. He had a large scar across his chest. ‘What is it?’ Aquous demanded. ‘This group was sent from your cousin Blaze. The guy in Torpedo is due to take on the Trial of Reliability’ he reported. Aquous began to laugh and the Digimon by the nets too. ‘Oh does he know? From what I see he is a complete pansy. His fear has put him in the foetal position’ Aquous scoffed. ‘Actually Dom is Hydrophobic and is mortally afraid of sharks’ Naomi corrected. Aquous laughed even loudly (which is interesting because they’re underwater, weird huh?) ‘Now that is truly hilarious. The trial is going to eat him alive. But I digress, he has balls to even consider taking the trial. But I don’t even think he’ll last five minutes in there. I couldn’t defeat the trial, but let’s give him a go’ Aquous laughed. ‘I’m liking this guy already’ BK said darkly.

 

They had swam down to a nearby trench, where engraved in dark paint was the symbol of Reliability. Aquous raised his claw and the symbol began to glow brightly. A door had opened up in the centre of the symbol. ‘How do we get him in there?’ Naomi inquired. There was some shouting from Torpedo and Dom was fired straight into the hole with Phasco in his arms from the torpedo bay. ‘Problem solved’ Torpedo declared.

 

‘So tell me more about Oblivimon. What was he before he became, what he is now?’ Aban inquired. Wise took another sip of tea and refilled his cup. ‘No one knows what he had been. His Digitama was unmarked, no sign of who laid it or what it could’ve been. Stories tell that it had appeared mysteriously in a Primary Village one day’ Wise explained. ‘I see, now, moving on. How was Oblivimon sealed within Demi and BK? More to the point, how was he defeated?’ Aban questioned. ‘When Oblivimon first became a real problem, he was fought by humans who fought alongside their Soul Digimon. They fought valiantly, but those abusing Oblivimon began destroying the circles. Only the last circle survived, and the only human who created a Digimon from it. He and his partner fought on par with Oblivimon, until Omega appeared’ Wise said with a hint of nostalgia. ‘Who was or is Omega? I heard the name from Dystopia, but who was he, or she?’ Aban continued. ‘Omega was a powerful Digimon who appeared in our world. He himself fought Oblivimon until the very end of the world itself. That was when Oblivimon destroyed the Digi-Egg of Purity, and the world began to end. The fragments were absorbed and Oblivimon evolved into ENDmon. No one knows what happened during the battle between ENDmon and Omega, but it can be assumed that Omega won and absorbed the beast. But such conflicting energies forced him into some form of warp and he was gone’ Wise explained. ‘What was Omega?’ Aban repeated. ‘All history of what Digimon Omega was was lost. I can guarantee that it was not an Omnimon, not even he would have the power to defeat ENDmon’ Wise replied. ‘So, such data was lost. But how can we defeat Oblivimon as he is?’ Aban questioned. ‘Even with him using Dystopia’s body, he cannot be destroyed as is. His core is still a mere phantom of its true self. Only as ENDmon can he be defeated, because his core is damaged, it won’t be reborn’ Wise answered. ‘Then why did Omega absorb Oblivimon to prevent him being reborn if he couldn’t be?’ Keras considered. ‘I confess to not understand his motives, but I can assume that he felt pity for the creature. Oblivimon never had the chance to live. It was denied a life anyone was entitled to have, so Omega must have tried to let it live through him. However, I am uncertain if Demi and BK will do so as well. It can best be assumed they will allow him to rest’ Wise confessed. Aban nodded thoughtfully. ‘So, I assume that Demi and BK came from Omega. That would explain why they had Oblivimon’s data’ Aban assumed. ‘That might be true, but it cannot discern what Omega was’ Keras cut in.

 

Dom was shivering as he waded through the water filling the tunnel. Phasco was snoozing in his arms. ‘This sucks’ Dom declared with annoyance. A ripple went through the water as he walked through it and out onto a thin strip of land. Dom’s eyes scanned across the and to the ocean, and he sat on the dry grainy sand. It was crisp and yellow, but it’s not cabbage, it’s sand stupid. ‘Well, talk about sheet creek’ Dom remarked as his eyes scanned the sea. He looked back at the tunnel and his thoughts turned to getting away from here. Then an irritating watery laugh broke his thoughts, and he bitterly remembered Aquous. ‘I’ll show that bastard’ Dom decreed with his fists raised. He lowered them as the water crossed his eyes and he remembered something important. ‘What the hell do I even do here?’ he asked. A gentle breeze slowly caressed his face and he sat down again.

 

A ruined city. Smoke rising from each building, but the most from a burning pyre in the centre. Oblivimon was standing in it, the crimson mist intertwining with the flames and burning brightly. In his hand was the body of a Penguinmon. He carelessly shook it twice and dumped it onto the flames; it lit up and was gone. ‘Such a senseless waste of life’ he acknowledged to the destruction. In the mist several images formed, all sorrowful skulls. They flickered quickly and were gone. The helm with its dull eyes looked upon the destruction until they focused on one spot, a ruined wall. ‘Come out’ he ordered. There was a loud whimper as a Zurumon slithered from the ruins to the front of the pyre. Curiously Oblivimon reached down for it, but it flinched and evaporated before his hand could clutch it. He retracted his hand sadly and the pyre burned out. ‘What a terrible destiny to befall one being. One being to bring ruin and oblivion to a world it never knew’ Oblivimon recited sadly. He floated out of the city slowly and its hands and feet flew to surrounded the city at four points. ‘Crimson Dizaster’ he said mournfully. From each point a large crystal formation bloomed, before shattering in an explosion. The appendages returned quickly and Oblivimon began to move on into a random direction. ‘One born of infinite might, his foe is the purest knight. His destiny is to be born strong, for destruction is his only song. For when unity stands before his face, when he begins to erase. Then purity will be called, for him to rule all’ he recited sadly as smoke marked trail

 

Dom watched the clouds cross the sky as he waited for something to happen. ‘Ya know, something happening right now would be fantastic’ he said aloud. ‘Then make it happen’ a voice croaked. Dom shook a little, as he saw Phasco was standing on his chest. All sleepiness was gone, it actually looked serious. ‘If you feel that way, then how?’ Dom retorted. ‘I dunno, you tell me brainiac. This is the Trial of Reliability. Obviously you have to rely on yourself to make things happen’ Phasco croaked. Dom raised to the sitting position and Phasco was tossed off onto the sand. ‘I see, well then. I guess I can’t rely on myself to do so’ Dom replied smugly. ‘Well then, we’re going to be here a while’ Phasco hissed. Dom looked into its eyes, and he sighed. ‘Fine’ he sighed and got up. He grabbed Phasco and took three hesitating steps towards the water. Each step encouraged some silent whisper, which Dom ignored. ‘Now, or never’ Phasco encouraged as Dom stepped into the warm water. He took a deep breath and dived straight in.

 

Bubbles rose to the surface as Dom floated in the water. He was breathing very slowly as the water embraced him. The water was crystal clear, with a rocky formation nearby growing glorious branches of corals. Beneath was a deep abyss. ‘Go figure, water I can breathe in without gills’ he remarked. ‘Yes, these waters are friendly to all friends of the Reliable Sea’ a petit voice answered. Though hard to see, a heart and ring was floating near him. ‘A MarineAngemon?’ Phasco inquired. ‘Indeed pipi. I am Marina, the Guardian of the Reliable Sea’ Marine introduced herself. ‘Fantastic, so what AM I supposed here?’ Dom demanded. ‘Oh, prove your reliability I guess’ Marina said nonchalantly. ‘You aren’t being very reliable’ Dom noticed. ‘Very good, you passed the test’ Marina cried delightedly. ‘That is rather retarded don’t you think?’ Dom inquired. ‘Not really. That blowhard Aquous never caught on to the fact that I am the Guardian of the Reliable Sea and that I wasn’t being very reliable. He wouldn’t know reliability if it bit him on the dorsal fin’ Marina joked. ‘I’m sure he doesn’t, now give me the crest’ Dom dryly ordered. ‘Pipi, before I do, I want you to know this. The Trial of Reliability Is here to prove that you can rely on yourself to accomplish your goals’ Marina stated and clapped her hands. A bubble rose up from the depths bellow until it was level with Dom. It popped and the gray crest floated in the still water. Dom grabbed it and kicked to the surface. ‘Tell Aquous I said hi’ Marina called as he left the water.

 

‘From what I can assume. We need to get Demi and BK to unite into Omega again instead of the demented ChaosWarlockmon to fight and destroy ENDmon’ Aban considered. ‘That would be the general case, except that you must stop Oblivimon from obtaining the Digi-egg of Purity, but allowing him to naturally gain the energy to evolve into ENDmon. As for Omega, you all must learn that for yourself’ Wise said mystically. ‘I see’ Aban muttered as he and Keras rose. ‘I can see this was illuminating. Aban Dalibor, you are fortunate to have a partner like Keras. He is the ying to your yang, your other half; treat him well, as he will be a valued asset in the final fight’ Wise advised. ‘Thank you’ Keras replied. Wise bowed and the duo replied in kind. ‘I understand, now you have passed the Trial of Knowledge. As such, I have three items to give you. The first is the Crest of Knowledge’ Wise explained and pulled the small purple chip from his sleeve. It traded hands as Wise reached down for his teapot and a cup. He poured a stream of steaming tea into the cup and handed it to Keras. He accepted it, but looked quizzically at the cup as he pulled out a fortune cookie. ‘That is a Knowledge cookie. You do not open it, but eat it as is. I advise you eat it when the time is right, not before’ Wise warned. ‘And the third item?’ Aban wondered. ‘Yes, the third item. I want you to tell Demi and BK this. Ahem; Hope sleeps within every heart’ Wise replied. ‘Hope sleeps within every heart? Okay, we’ll tell them that’ Aban promised. ‘Very good, farewell’ Wise bowed and sat down on his mat again. Aban and Keras began to walk off into the dark tunnel.

 

They emerged into the dim light of the tunnel where the group was waiting. ‘It is about bloody time’ Lydia whined. ‘Hush girl, he has been on a spiritual journey’ Vixen said mystically. ‘Something along those lines’ Aban answered and the doors closed. He faced it and in his waiting hand he held the crest. The indent was noticed quickly and the crest slipt in nicely. The large crest glew with radiant purple light. ‘The power of knowledge has returned’ Honey decreed. ‘Indeed’ a Digmon replied. Its drills were scratched and his armour was faded. ‘This is our chief digger and armour smith Drilliago’ Honey explained. ‘Indeed. This young man has brought power back to our island.. So I present this gift of knowledge to him’ Drilliago offered, handing the Digi-egg of Knowledge to Aban who accepted it readily.

 

Dom faced the wall of water at the end of the tunnel, then realised the interesting fact from the trial. ‘This is the Reliable Sea’ he noticed. Phasco did not reply as Dom leapt into the water and swam towards the group. Aquous laughed loudly. ‘Well, it seem your hydrophobe actually did it’ he laughed. ‘Yes I did’ Dom answered. Aquous stopped laughing and looked quizzically at Dom. ‘How do you speak and breath in these waters?’ he inquired. ‘I hold the Crest of Reliability. Its power is paramount in the Reliable Sea. Once it has been returned to the sea, everyone will be able to do what I can’ Dom announced and faced the great crest. With quick kicks he made it to the crest and felt the symbol for an indent. He found it in the centre of the shape and he placed the crest in it. The symbol glew with intense gray light and bubbles filled the area. One large bubble rose up and popped by Dom. He claimed the Digi-egg of Reliability that spawned from it. ‘Oh, and its Dominic Jager b***h’ Dom explained to Aquous.

 

 

[spoiler=Chapter 50: Hope, Light & Kindness: Ken I T.K. the Kari out?]

 

Dom was lying on the beach with the soft sand. Demi and BK were playing with it by making a sand castle and making Phasco the princess of said castle. Naomi had erected a large umbrella and was reading a small book whilst Sal rested on her lap. ‘I hope they’re coming soon. I know what Aban is like, but it shouldn’t take too long to prove that he is such a know-it-all’ Naomi complained. ‘Not really, Kev is the know-it-all. Aban is our token weirdo, every group needs one’ Dom replied. ‘You’re right I guess, but I hope they don’t get too sidetracked, it was them who insisted on helping the islands’ Naomi acknowledged. ‘Ja I know, but what can you do?’ Dom sighed and turned onto his belly. ‘I now proclaim you princess Phasco, queen of the sand castle’ Demi announced, adorning the sleeping Digimon with a crown of seaweed. ‘Your majesty’s beauty is without limit’ BK remarked. ‘Your grace is effortless and your beauty, sublime’ Demi added. ‘Please allow us to bask in your presence’ they both cried and bowed to Phasco, who was still snoring.

 

As Steph and the group crossed the bridge to the Island of Reliability, there was something niggling at Kevin, like a monkey on your back or that sixth slice of cake FATTY! ‘Aban has yet to say more than a few words ever since he left the trial. That is unlike him to not speak, what could have happened in the trial to shut him up?’ he thought as they walked. ‘I hope we reach Demi and BK soon’ Aban said suddenly. ‘Why the sudden interest in them two?’ Gaomon inquired. ‘Wisemon, the Digimon from my trial asked me to give a message to them both’ Aban replied. ‘Which was?’ Charlie inquired. ‘Hope sleeps within every heart’ Aban recited. ‘Curious, and a coincidence, since Steph is going to take the Trial of Hope’ Blaze noted. ‘So, who are your cousins on the next two islands?’ Drake inquired. ‘Three islands, I fear our time is running short, so I feel it is best to deal with the last three trials quickly, but, I am fearful. These are supposed to be the hardest of trials, due to the enormous responsibility of their trait. Drake, Lydia, Stephanie. I wish to know, are you truly prepared for this?’ Blaze inquired and stopped walking. The others stopped and faced his eyes, but their decisions had been made. ‘Of course, I have very little to lose’ Drake answered. ‘I’m not going to give up either. If I do, Dom will haunt me with it for the rest of my life. He’ll cluck the wedding march when I head down the wedding aisle’ Lydia replied. ‘I won’t give up, I have to do this for everyone depending on me’ Steph answered. ‘Good, I see you are resolved to this. You have my best wishes’ Blaze concluded. They continued walking to the end of the bridge onto the length of ocean, where Dom had fallen asleep and was sun burnt. Naomi and Sal were snoring under their umbrella, which has tipped over onto them. Demi and BK on the other hand were still graciously bowing to Phasco. ‘Why do they get all the fun?’ Lydia demanded.

 

After Dom and Naomi had been woken up and after they finally convinced Demi and BK to stop bowing (this involved a crane, a bottle of wine, a German shepherd….oh wait, that’s my personal life), the group began to move onto to the Island of Hope. ‘My cousin on this island is a Saggitarimon by the name of Cenarias. My cousin on the Island of Light is a Gargoylemon called Auras and my cousin on the Island of Kindness is a Kangaroomon called Skippy’ Blaze explained as they walked along the bridge. ‘Sounds great, we need to achieve these trials ASAP so we can get back on the trail of the Digi-egg of Purity’ Steph replied. ‘Good luck, I know it still exists in this world, but after the last catastrophe, it is very well hidden’ Blaze warned. ‘We’re good at finding things’ Demi answered smugly. ‘Far be it from me to call you a liar’ Blaze countered. ‘Touché’ Demi replied.

 

The Village of Hope was constructed simply as wooden constructs. The ground was covered in lush green grass. Hoofed Digimon were rushing through it, obviously going to something important. ‘Cenarias should be over at the Hoof Chapel’ Blaze explained. The chapel in question was a large open area. It was park like, as it had many Digimon either resting on the grass or playing. Cenarias was resting by an enormous tree, his eyes were closed and his bow resting on a tree. ‘My dear coosin approaches’ he solemnly said as they approached. ‘Indeed I do, and I am sure you know our purpose’ Blaze replied, ignoring the incorrect word. ‘Si deer, the Trile you seke’ Cenarias replied and rose onto his four feet. ‘Funny, he looks like Blaze and Bolt combined’ Jason noted. Cenarias groaned as his bones cracked with each fluid movement of carving a symbol onto the great tree. A large star on top of a pillar with etched onto the tree. ‘The Cymbol of Hope, tak care’ Cenarias explained. The cymbol, errr, symbol glew with bright yellow light. The glowing stretched down to base of the tree. The pillar shape opened into a dark tunnel. ‘See you soon’ Steph said and walked in with Gaomon at her heels. The door closed behind her and she walked off into darkness.

 

Steph and Gaomon didn’t spend too long in darkness, as the tunnel opened up into a large viewing deck; it seemed to be at the top of a tower. Steph didn’t take caution as she approached another set of steps into an open viewing balcony. At the barrier was a figure coated in magnificent silver armour. He had ten golden wings spreading from his back. Steph became a little uncertain, but Gaomon had a look of adoration. ‘Welcome to my humble abode my blessed children’ the figure said in a strong voice. ‘Your grace’ Gaomon swooned and went to a knee. ‘I am nothing now. I have left my grace to another’ the figure responded and turned. His frontal form was coated with unknown sigils and he wore a winged helmet. The symbol of hope was etched on his midsection. ‘Lord Seraphimon, one of the Celestial Trinity’ Steph realized. ‘Indeed I am my dear. Guardian of the Kernel of Hope’ he added. Steph bowed quickly, but Seraphimon raised his hand. ‘No need, such formalities are not required’ he said hastily. ‘Sorry’ they both replied. ‘Now that is out of the way, I want you to come here’ Seraphimon stated and turned to the balcony. Steph approached it slowly. ‘The purest angel might just happen to have the blackest wings’ Steph reminded herself.

 

The trip to the Island of Light was short lived as the group minus Steph and Gaomon arrived in the Village of Light. It was a small village nestled by a large meteor crater. It was filled with pure glistening water. ‘The Village of Light was founded upon the shores of the meteor crater. This turn of fortune was well greeted because of the Digimon living with it, that being Seahomon and Manbomon. The normal villagers are flying Digimon, so the watery crater is no true problem’ Blaze explained as they approached. A shadow flew overhead and a sphinx landed in front of the group. ‘Halt, state your business in this holy place’ it demanded. ‘Neferteri, lower your guard. We are here to see Auras’ Blaze stated. The cool eyes of the sphinx looked him over. ‘As you wish, remain here. I will fetch him’ it replied coolly and took off. ‘Gee, I like this place already’ Dom said dryly. ‘Zip it burny’ Lydia said and slapped him on the back. Dom seethed as his back arched back from the agony. ‘I’ll get you back for that’ he hissed. The sphinx had returned with a large pale gargoyle with it. ‘Auras, pleasant to see you again’ Blaze greeted. ‘Truly it is Blaze. What do I owe this pleasure?’ Auras inquired. ‘The Trial of Light’ Blaze stated. ‘Ah, I see. Neferteri, please go and open the path to the door’ Auras requested. ‘As you wish Auras’ Neferteri replied and took off. ‘Please, this way’ Auras offered and slouched off on all fours. ‘It would be discourteous to fly ahead’ Blaze explained to their quizzical looks. They followed Auras to the large lake. ‘Please be patient’ Auras requested. As if it were an answer, a large beam of light shot out from the centre of the lake. It began to lengthen out into a large line, extending all the way to the shoreline. As the light vanished, steps were seen in the middle of two walls of water. ‘Only the chosen I will lead into the lake’ Auras stated. Lydia nodded and stepped forward. ‘Very good, come child’ Auras requested and began to walk down the long line of steps. Lydia didn’t look back as she followed him down. The roar of the water was incredible as they both took each step quickly, going deeper into the lake. The path ended at an enormous boulder marked with an eight-pointed star. ‘The Mark of Light, please allow access’ Auras preached. There was a slight rumble and a door opened up in the rock. ‘Never fear what you will see’ Auras said kindly and hurried her in.

 

The tunnel wasn’t well lit, but it opened out into what seemed to be an observatory. It was a large room with ornate columns and a clear glass room. From a large glass window was a beautiful night sky, with every star glittering brightly. Further into the room was a large constellation of the Milky Way. Sitting on the moon that was orbiting the earth was an angel coated in tasteless teal armour. It had a womanly figure and ten golden wings extending from its back. ‘My dear Cherubimon, so nice to feel your presence yet again’ she said. ‘Ophanimon, you haven’t changed in the slightest’ Lop noted. The angel smiled and gracefully glided down to them. ‘I see you do not know me child’ the angel said, referring to Lydia. ‘Well, Lopmon said you were Ophanimon; and you appear to be an angel, thus I suspect that you are a great angel’ Lydia deduced. ‘Indeed, I am Ophanimon, Guardian of the Kernel of Light’ Ophanimon announced. ‘It’s a pleasure’ Lydia said half-heartedly. Ophanimon smiled warmly. ‘I see you are utterly thrilled to meet me, so I wish to show you something’ Ophanimon said and guided Lydia over to a large full-length mirror. ‘Take a look’ Ophani offered. Lydia took two steps into the range of the mirror and caught her reflection. The reflection was wearing an outfit that could only be described as ‘tres dominatrix’. It was wearing a red feathery boa and a black crown. It had a depraved look on its face. ‘What is this?’ Lydia inquired.

 

Everyone but had been left on the Island of Light whilst Drake and Impmon had made their way to the Island of Kindness (is there any possible way to say this without sounding gay?) It was a bright and cheerful village built similar to a children’s playground. The buildings were stacked up in odd ways, each with their own odd design. ‘The Village of Kindness is built this way to show some form of harmony. The Digimon in this village are just general beast Digimon. Skippy is a Kangaroomon’ Impmon reported. ‘I know, we’d best find him as soon as possible’ Drake replied. They walked through the jumbled town, getting friendly hellos by every Digimon that passed. Drake managed to grab a Bucchiemon long enough for questioning. ‘Skippy? Oh, he’s probably at the top of that building over there’ it replied, pointing out a spiral tower. They proceeded there and walked a grueling spiral staircase to a platform with a kangaroo on it. It had a pair of boxing gloves and a doll sticking out of its pouch. ‘Oh come on. This is perhaps the most stereotypical Digimon ever’ Impmon complained. ‘Pretty much’ Skippy admitted. ‘We’re here for the Trial of Kindness’ Drake cut in. ‘Ah yes, you would’ve been sent by my best cousin Blaze right? I heard on the grapevine that a bunch of kids restoring the power of virtues to each island. You must be the last one for their trial right?’ Skippy inquired. ‘That is why I am here alone’ Drake said dryly. ‘True mate, well, let’s hop to it’ Skippy joked and laughed. There wasn’t even a weak laugh from Drake and Imp. ‘Okay, I guess joking is aside, well, here we are at the trial’ Skippy announced, he hadn’t moved. ‘What?’ Drake inquired confusedly. On the floor was a shape of a heart with falling petals. It glew with light violet light and rose up vertically, to form a door. ‘Good luck’ Skippy announced and they entered it.

 

This tunnel was much more different. It was alight with a dim glow and lined with numerous mirrors. ‘Why do I always get mirrors in my trials? Is it some irony of seeing myself as the monster I am?’ Drake complained. ‘Who knows mate, I just do the fighting’ Imp replied lazily. Drake grunted a sound of agreement as the light grew slightly stronger until they reached a circular room, with no exits or entrances. It was lined with mirrors on every wall. Drake looked behind him to see his reflection staring back. ‘What does kindness have to do with mirrors?’ Imp protested. ‘Look closer, you’ll find only I am reflected in these mirrors’ Drake noted. It was true, only Drake could be seen by each shimmering surface. ‘What could it mean’ Imp asked. There was a light weeping echoing the room as each mirror reflected white light, and in their reflection was a small boy crying. ‘Who is that?’ Imp inquired. ‘Me’ Drake answered.

 

Lila was walking down a corridor to an important meeting when she noticed Alex’s door was open. She curiously she peeked inside to find both Alex and Shadow gone. She gasped as a disturbance was heard outside. She rushed past the meeting room to the outside, where on the horizon could be seen a figure shooting across the sky. A small tear bloomed in her eyes; she knew who that was. ‘Just do what you feel is right’ she pleaded.

 

Steph was amazed at the beautiful view Seraphimon had offered her. The view was of a beautiful plain, filled with flowers, smooth turf and a small river. ‘Everyday I look upon this sight, and it fills my heart with comfort and joy. It is a sight like this that gives people a reason to fight, to fight for the truth and beauty still left in this world. It is a firm hope that has never left the hearts of humans and Digimon alike’ Seraphimon said grandly. ‘It is a true sight to behold, but people do not fight to preserve the beauty and love in this world’ Steph replied. ‘Oh, then what do people fight for? What do they hold their hopes in?’ Seraphimon inquired. ‘The future, everyone always hopes for the future. No matter what happens in life, no matter what hardships faced by anyone in any place, as long as people can hold the hope that everything will be better in time, that is good enough for us’ Gaomon replied. ‘You understand, that is a good start’ Seraphimon acknowledged. ‘It’s kept us alive this far hasn’t it? And it will keep us alive till the ends of our days. I always hope for the best possible future’ Steph admitted. ‘You truly are the leader of your group Stephanie. Hope is a virtue not many people understand. Hope is not something to inspire you or provide you with power. It is the knowledge that no matter what happens, everything will be alright in the end. Sadly, our time runs short. You must return to your friends now. Please take this’ Seraphimon offered and held out a single yellow chip. It bore the same pattern on the door she had entered. ‘Thank you Seraphimon’ Steph said and accepted the chip. ‘Now go’ Seraphimon ordered and returned to his balcony. Steph and Gaomon headed for the tunnel leading out of the trial.

 

Lydia was perplexed at the depraved creature reflected in the mirror. ‘The Mirror of Cal’Daer is a curious artifact. It reflects the opposite side of anyone staring into it. Should I be reflected in the mirror, you would find my splendid form torn down into a loathsome Lilithmon’ Ophanimon said with disdain. ‘They’re not loathsome, they’re actually quite nice Digimon. They may be viruses, but they are purely guided by their own goals and dreams. My friend Naomi’s partner is Lilithmon, and they have been extremely helpful to our cause’ Lydia protested. ‘Really, you hold so much faith in a creature of the dark?’ Ophani inquired. ‘Dark, light? It’s all a bunch of crap. Lopmon proves that well enough, by holding in her heart the powers of a virus and a vaccine. Humans and Digimon both have dark and light in themselves, it is only natural’ Lydia stated. ‘True, and that the balance of light and dark is what allows for harmony in our world. Light is seen as good because it stops evil. Dark is considered evil because it is always trying to get into the light so it can live. Such things are not true. Good and evil are governed by what is considered right or wrong’ Lop added. Ophani looked at the face of Lydia and her partner, but her gaze was set on the mirror. On the back of the reflection was a pair of tattoos; on the right was a devil wing, but on the left was an angel wing. ‘You truly believe light and dark can live in harmony?’ she inquired. ‘There would be some fine tuning of course, but it could work’ Lydia acknowledged. ‘I see; you possess a brilliant spark of light, but in it is a pallor of darkness. The acceptance of such things is what is required to truly earn the crest of love, which it seems you have’ Ophani admitted. She reached into her breastplate and removed from it a light pink chip. It shared the same eight-pointed star shape as the mural. ‘Take the Crest of Light and move on. Time grows short’ Ophani urged. ‘Thank you Ophanimon’ Lydia stated and ran to the tunnel, Lop’s ear were flowing in the breeze.

 

Drake looked fixedly on the weeping child. The way it was reflected in the mirrors made it look as if he were in the centre of the room. Both of them look off in the direction of a particularly loud sob, when the child actually was in the centre of the room. Drake uncertainly reached a hand out to the child and rested it on his shoulder. With a start, the boy turned a tear soaked face to Drake. He could see the youth and hope that had drained from his own face. ‘Who’re you?’ the boy demanded. ‘I’m Drake, and you are?’ Drake inquired, despite knowing the answer. ‘I’m Drake too’ the boy wept. ‘Why’re you crying?’ Drake inquired. ‘Because everyone I cared about besides my sister is dead’ the boy sobbed. ‘What happened?’ Drake continued, faking concern. ‘A horrible dragon attacked them and stole my best friend. But I am going to get him back’ the boy stated between tears. ‘How?’ Drake inquired. ‘By getting my own monsters to fight and kill him’ the boy replied angrily. ‘One like yours’ he added. ‘Whoa whoa whoa, I am NOT a mercenary for hire’ Imp argued. ‘But War and Ex were’ Drake admitted. ‘I will get my own monsters to find and destroy that dragon’ the boy repeated. ‘Do you think that is the best way to avenge those killed?’ Drake inquired. ‘Yes, he must die for what he did’ the boy countered. ‘I once felt that way when everyone I held dear was snatched away from me. I was consumed by anger and hatred, I forgot who it was I was actually hurting, myself’ Drake remembered, looking off into a mirror. ‘Well that’s you, but I will be different’ the boy snarled. Drake looked into the boy’s clouded eyes, and he knew only one thing. Drake swung and slapped the boy across the face, leaving a burning red mark. ‘Whoa Drake, this is the Trial of Kindness, we don’t hit in the Trial of Kindness’ Imp warned. ‘I am showing kindness, what the boy needed was a firm kick up the arse’ Drake countered. ‘Indeed’ said the boy in a deeper tone. Drake watched the child as it rose, it seemed more dignified. ‘If such an act here were to have happened during that terrible crossroads, what do you think would’ve happened? What do you think would’ve happened had that boy received ‘a firm kick up the arse?’ the Child inquired. ‘He would’ve turned into a hopeless twit’ Drake answered. ‘Do you really think so?’ the child inquired. ‘I know so. I only hit him because he was me. All the time I wanted to punch and hurt myself, I finally got the chance to do so. I’ve always been hurting myself, but I drowned the pain as if it were nothing. I became open to the pain once I realized what I was doing. I no longer have any regrets’ Drake explained. The child smiled and was gone, leaving a violet coloured chip. Drake collected and a mirror shattered, revealing the dimly lit tunnel. Imp walked through the frame first. ‘That’s ten years bad luck’ Drake joked.

 

Steph walked out into the brightly lit park, to see a crowd of Digimon had gathered. She triumphantly raised the Crest of Hope and the congregated Digimon sheered loudly. ‘Please replace our beloved crest’ Cenarias cried. Steph turned to the Mark of Hope etched onto the tree. An odd indent was found in the sun shape, in which Steph placed the crest. The symbol and the tree began glowing brightly with glorious yellow energy. A single fruit grew on the tree. It split at the base into four flaps and a golden egg dropped from it into Steph’s handed. ‘The tre has decried you worthe of a Digimental of Hop’ Cenarias announced. Steph smiled, but her eyes trailed off to the path that led to the Island of Light. ‘Thank you, but I must depart now’ Steph replied and ran with the egg in her arms. Gaomon was on all fours and chasing after her.

 

The mirrors at the end were filled with the light flowing from the exit. Drake and Imp breached the exit and back out onto the top of the tower. ‘Nice ta see ya again mates’ Skippy said conversationally. Drake nodded and felt for the indent on the Mark on the floor. He found it and slipped the small crest inside. The mark glew brightly and sent a glowing sphere into the sky, where it exploded into a bright shower of sparks. ‘Thanks mate, the power of kindness is restored to our island. As a token of our appreciation, I want you to have this’ Skippy said and dug into his pouch, removing from it a flower like object. ‘A Digi-egg of Kindness?’ Drake inquired. Skippy nodded. ‘Great, now, sorry we can’t stay, we must return to the Island of Light’ Drake announced and proceeded to the stairs. ‘That’s fine, take the super fun happy slide’ Skippy offered and stepped on a button. The steps folded into a floor and Drake tripped down the slide, allllllllllll the way down.

 

Lastly, Lydia stepped out of her Trial to be greeted by the sound of thundering water. ‘Do you have it?’ Auras inquired. Lydia nodded and held out the crest. It reacted to the meteor as it drew it in to an indent in the centre of the mark. The meteor glew with warm pink light, so did the entire lake in fact. An object shimmered in the water and was immediately spat out into Lydia’s hands, it was an odd bird-like object. ‘You have been considered worthy of a Digi-egg of Light’ Auras noted. ‘Aye’ was all Lydia could respond with. The trio walked the stairs up to the lakeshore. The water claiming each step left behind. Everyone was waiting for her, including Steph and Drake with their new Digi-eggs. ‘So, everyone has been granted a Digi-egg, but where do we go from here’ Kev inquired. ‘We go to the Islands of Miracles and Destiny’ Demi and BK announced together.

 

 

[spoiler=Chapter 51: Miracles & Destiny; the Final Truth]

 

Everyone was looking at Demi and BK, Blaze more so than the others. ‘I already told you, you can’t go to those islands; it is impossible. They were lost a long time ago, and even if they were still there, the horrors unleashed upon those islands remained’ Blaze pleaded, waving his hands in protest. Demi cast an unfaithful eye. ‘Do you have something to hide on those islands?’ he inquired. Blaze twitched, but stood strong. ‘I am doing this for your own protection. What happened to that island was unforgivable, and the souls that stir on that island are malicious, vindictive and destructive’ Blaze countered. ‘How do you know what happened to the islands? Was this tragedy recent?’ BK inquired, further pressing Blaze. ‘Something along those lines, but I can see you will not surrender to the ideal. I am truly sorry for that. The Island of Light has small rafts for sailing the lake; they will provide you with what you need’ Blaze surrendered and walked off. ‘Where will you go?’ Gaomon demanded. ‘Back home’ Blaze replied as he walked.

 

The rafts were kept in a large shed. Many were logs tied together, some were canoe like (lord knows what used them). Auras was organizing what floatables were to be used. ‘No one on any of the islands ever considered going to the Islands of Miracles and Destiny. Are you positive that you will not reconsider?’ Auras inquired. ‘We have decided, we won’t change our minds. Whatever knowledge of the Digi-egg of Purity exists, it will more than likely exist on those islands’ Demi stated. Auras nodded solemnly and began dragging a raft out of the shed. ‘I hear many things of what happened to those islands. A terrible evil plagued in an attempt to steal the power of gold. In a vain effort the islands sank, creating not thirteen but eleven islands in all’ Auras explained. ‘We are aware of such occurrences’ BK acknowledged. ‘Indeed, now to get to where the islands were, you must enter the central sea. That is, the one each island and bridges surrounds. You will go to the centre for what you seek’ Auras explained. ‘Mavelus’ Demi said. A sizeable raft was selected from the shed. Gargoyle, Drake, Dom, Kevin and Charlie helped to carry it to a beach on the other side of the crater. It was gently placed into the water, where it bobbed from wind blown waves. ‘This is where I say farewell, for now, or forever. I hope what you find is truly worth it’ Auras preached as the group boarded. ‘Thank you Auras’ they all said. Auras smiled and beat his mighty wings, filling the sail with air and launching the raft off.

 

A slow sea breeze caught the sails, sending them on a perfect course towards the centre. Everyone were mostly lying down on the raft and enjoying the breeze, but Jason and Lydia were watching the direction they were going, but it was odd. They would have been able to see the islands by now. Looking back, even the Island of Light was invisible from view. ‘Guys, where’s the island?’ Lydia inquired. Steph, Charlie, Vixen and Dom got up to look around. Steph’s brow crinkled slightly. ‘She’s right, but why is it gone? Could there be some sort of illusion?’ Steph thought. ‘It might be an illusion’ she voiced aloud. ‘Well, can anyone see through the illusion?’ Charlie inquired. ‘Ko might, he has hundreds of compound eyes’ Jason suggested. He rocked the sleepy insectoid awake and explained quickly. ‘I see’ Ko said and scanned about. He performed a full rotation and sat down again. ‘I can’t see anything. If it is an illusion, something powerful must supply it’ he reported. ‘Wake Demi and BK’ Steph ordered. The twins were shaken awake. ‘What it is?’ Demi inquired sleepily. ‘We need you two to act as spell breakers’ Charlie stated. Demi and BK looked around, pointing off into a random distance. ‘There is an island over there. It seems to possess some power on it. That is probably what is powering this mist’ Demi reported. ‘FULL SAIL AHEAD!’ BK cried. A sudden breeze buffeted the raft and pushed it in the directed direction.

 

The raft neared the island, close enough for others to see it as well. It seemed to consist of forest, and an enormous tower rising into the sky. The raft parked neatly on the closest beach, but the mist remained, though less thickly. ‘Be careful’ Vixen advised. The group crept softly up the beach and into the forest. Flickers of gold leapt about in the forest, provoking curious interest as they flitted about. ‘Look’ Naomi hissed and pointed towards something ahead. It was a bird covered in splendid blue armour. ‘Blue chrome digizoid’ Kev marveled. Magnet made some hushed beeps. ‘That Digimon is meant to be an extinct species, Peacockmon’ Kev explained. Something disturbed the Digimon and it flew off towards the tower. They quietly followed it through and out of the forest. A large circular clearing was revealed. It had been purposely cut away, to make room for the tower. They approached it slowly, trying not to disturb anything. ‘You shouldn’t have come’ a strong voice stated.

 

They all swung around to face a tall Digimon in magnificent golden armour. A golden mask covered his face, but between his armour joints was blue skin. ‘Who are you?’ Dom demanded. The Digimon sighed and sat down on a stump. ‘Human dedication is truly a marvel. No force in this world could’ve stopped you from coming here’ it continued. ‘We asked a question’ Naomi stated. ‘And I gave you an answer. I said I was going home’ the Digimon replied. There was a brief memory on the Island of Light. ‘Blaze?’ Aban inquired. ‘Yes, I am’ Blaze replied. ‘I thought you were a Flamedramon’ Lydia noted. ‘Oh, that was a mere cover-up on my behalf. In truth, I am a Magnamon, one of the Royal Knights and an inhabitant of the Tower of Miracles’ Blaze explained and pointed to the tower. A large steel door guarded the entrance; it had the Symbol of Miracles on it. ‘What do you mean cover-up?’ Ko inquired. Blaze sighed again as he cracked his knuckles. ‘The Islands of Miracles and Destiny were originally staging points during the war against Oblivimon. After the war, the Golden Armour Digimon wanted to fade away. So a member of both islands was littered to the surrounding islands to spread fallacies amongst the populace, making them believe these islands were no more’ Blaze admitted. ‘But why? Why would you want to fade away?’ Lydia asked. ‘Simple. To obtain Purity you need all the crests to reassemble and summon it. We had hoped to vanish and our crests with us. But we continue to prosper’ Blaze said somberly. The doors of the tower opened with a bang, and a golden bug walked out of it. ‘Shucka shucka, Blaze, we need to reconvene with the others’ it stated. ‘Thank you Konguo, I am well aware of that’ Blaze replied. It nodded and walked back into the tower. ‘That was Kongoumon, better known as a Nohemon on the Island of Sincerity’ Blaze explained. ‘He was the one we saw when we first met right?’ Demi inquired. ‘Indeed, now come. I see you as my responsibility. From here on you are to act as prisoners’ Blaze ordered sternly and rose from the stump.

 

Inside the tower was not a staircase, but a large platform. ‘Stand on the platform’ Blaze ordered. They did so and Blaze sealed the safety bars. The platform shuddered and launched into the air and up the tower. It stopped abruptly a few seconds later when it reached the top. At the top was a large village, made from wood and clays. Grass seemed to grow from this position, and the heat was intense. Many Digimon in gold, blue or purple armour were either chatting amongst themselves or doing some meaningless chore. The group was marched through the village, attracting interested looks from the Digimon as they passed. There was extra special attention on Demi and BK. The destination was a tall golden structure, spherical in design. They passed through the entrance door and into a large chamber. Several Digimon were convened there, along with Konguo and the Peacockmon they saw earlier. Blaze motioned them to remain in the centre whilst he took up the empty seat. ‘This is what you made the council wait for?’ a Maildramon inquired. ‘Indeed dear Susiano. These humans have proven their true worth to me. I am certain you have felt that power has returned to the islands’ Blaze explained. Konguo dropped his vajra and scuttled towards the group. He eyed them carefully, as if looking through them. ‘My dear Blaze, you do not lie. I can see the power of the crests within their hearts’ Konguo noted as he returned to his seat. ‘I am well aware of that Konguo, thank you for further strengthening my point’ Blaze replied. ‘Indeed so, but even if they possess the power of the crests, what use will they provide us with?’ a golden rhinoceros snorted. ‘Mantarias, before you stands the lost hope for our world. These humans possess the power of the crests, and with them the Twin Seeds of Mysidia’ Blaze announced.

 

 

There was concerned mutterings amongst the group. ‘If that is true, then that means are usefulness has come to an end?’ Mantarias inquired hopefully. ‘Indeed, once we bestow the powers of Miracles and Destiny onto the Twin Seeds, we can finally fade away into the other islands’ Blaze added excitedly. ‘You know what’s fun?’ BK cut in. They all turned to look at him. ‘KNOWING WHAT THE F**KS GOING ON!’ he shouted. Blaze nodded. ‘Forgive us, we have waited for sometime for this day’ Blaze apologized. ‘Which is?’ Demi pressed on. ‘Your human companions each possess a Digi-egg from the surrounding islands. They cannot claim any other. You two however, are perfect candidates for the powers of Miracles and Destiny. We have waited for this for many years’ Blaze explained. ‘Oh, ancient prophecy stuff?’ Aban realized. ‘Yes, now a message has been sent. A diplomat from the Tower of Destiny will be arriving soon’ Blaze warned. ‘Indeed’ a figure by the door answered.

 

It sported the same golden armour, but had long golden ears and gun barrels for hands. ‘Allow me to introduce Rapidmon, better known as Willis’ Blaze announced. Willis bowed and approached them. ‘I came with undue haste once I heard the news. It gladdens my heart to see the Twin Seeds’ Willis replied. ‘A pleasure’ Demi said bitterly. Willis chuckled as soft golden light projected from a gun barrel. He raised it up and something began to take form. It was a sphere with a wing on top, held aloft by two small feet. It was lowered down for BK to take. BK looked at the object as he held it in his hands, turning it around to find the crest on the front of it. A circular pedestal rose from the centre of the room; held on it was a box like golden egg. It was held by two feet and sported the Symbol of Miracles on the top. Blaze took it from the pedestal and presented it to Demi, who took it as well. There was a hushed silence, as if something was expected to happen. ‘Nothing happened’ Naomi stated. ‘Not yet, we must take you to the Island of Purity first’ Blaze explained. ‘There is another island in this chain?’ Gaomon inquired. ‘No, the Island of Purity lies high in the sky, above the Central Pillar’ Willis corrected. There was a collective groan. ‘Do not worry, we already have transport arranged’ Blaze added.

 

[.:Abarai Renji:.]

Ok.

 

BTW, did you get my PM about my other char?

 

I edited Charlie's Bio

[The Warden]

yes, he's in the character section of the first post

 

[spoiler=Chapter 52: High Purity]

 

Outside the temple, many of the Digimon wee cheering as Blaze, Willis and their ‘prisoners’ walked past to an open area. ‘What exactly is coming?’ Steph inquired. ‘That’ Blaze answered and pointed to a bright speck. It was approaching at incredible speed. ‘What the hell is that?’ Dom wondered. The speck got closer, revealing a black, heavily armoured jet. In mere seconds, it grew larger to reveal a familiar face. ‘Drakath?!’ they cried. It was Drakath, but he looked much bigger in size, a brilliant white flame was following him until he was almost directly above them. He landed softly with a clunk from each nail. ‘Word travels fast. It is nice that my nephew was able to get a message out so fast’ Drakath mused. ‘Your nephew?’ Demi inquired. ‘Yes, Blaze of course’ Drakath replied oddly. ‘Wow, the extent of your family tree is simply staggering’ Dom said sarcastically. ‘More than you know. Now, I am here to take you to the Island of Purity. So all aboard’ Drakath chanted. All of them were enclosed in a bright white light issuing from the cannon on his back. They were drawn into an odd room. No doors, but many windows. ‘You are all in my cannon, now prepare for transit’ Drakath warned. The room rumbled as Drakath rose from the ground and took off. A small dark stream was following from a distance.

 

Another ruined city, but this was different. Digimon were littered about the area. None of them was able to move, they were bound by thick crimson mist. In the centre of the ruin, was Oblivimon. His misty form was more diminished, as it snaked throughout the city. In his hand was a Monzaemon, which he regarded curiously. ‘Man, please don’t hurt me’ it begged. Oblivimon tossed it onto its stomach, revealing the zip on the back. From his hand, the mist seeped into a crack in the zip. The Monzaemon flailed helplessly, but then stilled. The mist retreated, with it a glowing sphere. Oblivimon looked at it, before the core was dissolved into the mist. The Monzaemon was dropped to the ground, but it began to get up. Its eyes glew red; and it was coated with the same red aura. ‘Bring more my Core Snatcher’ Oblivimon intoned. The Monzaemon sluggishly stumbled about, until it got its paws on a Garbagemon. The creature wriggled as Monzaemon opened its mouth, connecting it with the Garbagemon’s. It too stopped moving as a small pink sphere was drawn from it, before it dropped into the blanket of mist and was dissolved. The Garbagemon too took on the red glowing eyes, and it went to search for a victim.

 

The trip was short lived as Drakath landed on rough rocky ground. A similar beam of light issued forth and the passengers were released. Before them stood a monolithic mound. It was a large mountain, seemingly tunneled out as many windows were seen cut into the rock. A tremendous stone door guarded the way. The symbol on it was a heart enclosed by two wings. ‘At my present size I cannot join you as I am, give me a moment’ Drakath stated. He glew brightly and his shape compacted and changed, dimming to reveal Fighter Mode. ‘I always hated this form’ Drakath said with disdain. ‘Whatever the case, we have a job to do’ Steph reminded. ‘Indeed, we must move with haste’ Blaze commanded.

 

They began to run towards the door, which opened at will, allowing them passage down a deserted hallway; it was carpeted in clean white with golden symbols. At similar points on the length, there was a statue of a warrior similar to Drakath, except with a tremendous sword. ‘This used to be a part of the original server tree of Yggdrasil, before its destruction a long time ago. To represent the purity of the world, it was left floating above what is now the Central Pillar, the very heart of the world’ Blaze explained as the run became a steady walk. Jason looked in awe at each statue as they passed. ‘Who is the Digimon with the sword? It looks like you Drakath’ he stated. ‘That is Drakath I, the very first of the Drakath’s of Dramonia, and the founder of the Royal Knights’ Drakath stated. ‘Who are the Royal Knights? I’ve heard their name, but who were they?’ Aban inquired. ‘That is a long tale. The Royal Knights were sworn guardians of Yggdrasil, and therefore the world. However, there was a betrayal as two of the knights left the order, spreading dissent between the other knights. It was at this time that Alphamon appeared. He was forced to make a bone wrenching decision; he dissolved the knights, causing them to go their separate ways. You have met Examon already. He protects the city of Dramonia. The Royal Knight Magnamon became the guardian of the Islands of DEeleven, a tradition my nephew continues. Omnimon himself vanished without a trace, no one is aware of where he is now. The knights are rarely seen, despite glimpses when they defend their territory. The Demon Lords themselves dissolved, as were the Olympus Twelve. All the organizations of the Digital World crumpled over time as Digimon grew independent of their guardians and rulers’ Drakath explained as they crossed the long hall. ‘Who were the betrayers?’ Keras inquired. ‘No one knows. Their names have been erased from any tome pertaining to the knights, and I doubt pictures of them remain. The Royal Knights at some times can be extremely vindictive’ Blaze replied.

 

At the end of the hall was a spiral staircase, which led them up to the next hall. Along the length of this hall were statues of a tall and streamlined knight, the carpet was black with golden symbols. ‘This is Alphamon, known as the Lord of the Empty Seat’. He is destined to rule the knights, but only in times of peril. Omnimon took the mantle whilst Alphamon was away’ Drakath explained as they moved through the hall to the second spiral staircase. They ascended it to the next long hallway, which possessed statues of a tall Digimon with a dragon’s head and a wolf’s head as hands. The carpet was white with helixes of blue and red. ‘That is Omnimon, a DNA Digimon of the noble warrior WarGreymon and the noble machine MetalGarurumon. He is a powerful Digimon, but sadly not powerful enough to combat Oblivimon’ Drakath said sadly. They made it to the next spiral staircase. ‘This might take a while’ Kev stated with hints of sarcasm.

 

Oblivimon was observing the army he had created. Rows of Digimon stood at attention; each with glowing red eyes. ‘I feel somehow disgusted by this, but at the same time possess incredible amounts of pride’ Oblivimon noted as he observed his work. ‘It must be Dystopia. Oh dear, old habits do die hard don’t they Dystopia? You birthed me into the world to destroy it. Then you assumed you could absorb my energy to do it all over again next week; how naïve’ Oblivimon smugly soliloquized. Streams of crimson mist began pouring in from one of the directions, trapped within it was a wriggling Digimon, it was a Gazimon. ‘Hmmm, it appears that you managed to escape my soldiers and my mist, even for a short while. I’d congratulate you by letting you live, but there is no time for such fallacies’ he added smugly before extracting the creature’s core and tossing it to the ground. He looked over the mentally dead army. Unease was swirling within him, he could feel something. ‘Purity, at the Central Pillar’ he recited and turned his head to that direction. If he had a mouth, he would smile. ‘Conquer the surrounding areas and steal any cores you can’ he ordered and vanished.

 

They had made it to the thirteenth floor. The carpet in this hall was torn up and badly damaged. Every statue that was there had been smashed beyond recognition. The group uneasily passed the rubble. Some has basic shape, but not enough to be definite. The spiral staircase was well met. The fourteenth floor held the same appeared of utter desolation. This hall seemed a lot more damaged than the one before. There were even large scratches in the stone wall. ‘What was that about the knights being vindictive?’ Demi inquired uncertainly. Finally, the final spiral staircase was met at the end. Everyone but Drakath, Blaze, Willis, Demi and BK were crawling up the stairs. ‘Damn, how did those knights do it? They must’ve had calf muscles like a Hungarian shot putter’ Naomi moaned as they climbed. ‘That is a pretty accurate assumption’ Willis said nonchalantly.

 

The final landing was pretty well kept. It was a temple like design, in a large circular shape. On the circular wall were large banners with images of each knight, minus two utterly torn ones. ‘This is the hall of Purity. You see, each knight actually possessed the crests before they were born into the power of the Digi-eggs. Omnimon held Courage. UlforceVeedramon held Friendship. Crusadermon held Love, an odd choice because he was a flamboyant tool. Dynasmon held Sincerity. Knowledge was held by Duftmon. Reliability by Craniamon. Hope by Gallantmon. Light by Imperialdramon Paladin Mode. Examon held Kindness. Miracles by Magnamon. Destiny by Sleipmon. Alphamon held no crest, but it is assumed that Purity was his. It was said that the betrayers had an unknown crest, what it actually was no one knows. Sufficed to say that there are still thirteen crests in all, as the last one was unofficial’ Drakath explained. ‘I see, but we need Purity now, how do we call it?’ Steph demanded. ‘You must offer the power of the other crests to it. Stand within a circle and call the name of the crest you were granted’ Drakath explained. ‘More flashy uselessness’ Vixen mumbled as the humans, plus Demi and BK assembled in a circle. Jason opposite Kevin, Charlie opposite Naomi, Aban opposite Dom, Drake opposite Steph, Demi opposite BK, but no one was opposite Lydia, leaving a gap. In their hands they held the Digi-eggs they were given. ‘Begin’ Drakath cried. ‘Courage! Friendship!’ Jason/Kev cried, raising their Digi-eggs. ‘Love! Sincerity!’ Charlie/Naomi added, also raising their Digi-eggs. ‘Knowledge! Reliability!’ Aban/Dom continued, repeating said raise. ‘Hope! Kindness!’ Steph/Drake continued as well. ‘Light!’ Lydia cried alone. ‘Miracles! Destiny!’ Demi/BK finished. Each eggs glew with their own colours and launched beams of light that connected in the middle. Something appeared to be forming, but it remains unfocused. ‘There’s something missing’ Willis cried. ‘The unknown crest’ Blaze realized and looked at Drakath. ‘Darkness’ a cold voice cried from the doorway. A jet of blackness flew across the hall and connected opposite Lydia. There was a tremendous flash and where they had all connected was a glowing blue crystal. It was in the shape of an egg, and etched onto it was the symbol on the door, the Crest of Purity. They all turned to find who answered their call.

 

Alex was holding in his hand a sickly looking egg, slightly resembling a black cocoon. On the sphere was a symbol of a half closed eye. Shadow was standing by his side. Despite looking a bit pale, Alex seemed well. ‘Alex’ they all hissed. ‘Chill dudes, I didn’t come here for a fight’ Alex cautioned. ‘You don’t expect one after all the crap you’ve put us through!?’ Charlie hissed. ‘Of course I do, but more important occurrences here are at large than petty hatreds. The Digi-egg of Purity has been summoned, but we must leave with it before Oblivimon comes’ Alex ordered. ‘Why should we believe you?’ Gaomon snarled. ‘Oblivimon can sense the egg a million miles away fool. He is coming as we speak to claim the prize’ Shadow countered. ‘What a clever boy you are’ Oblivimon stated as he appeared in the room. Before him was the egg, which his crimson mists snaked towards. Demi reacted quickly, snatching the egg and running from the room down the stairs, with BK in hot pursuit. Oblivimon bellowed in rage, but was blocked off by Willis and Blaze. ‘GO, WE’LL HOLD HIM OFF. MAGNA BLASTER!’ Blaze cried, firing blasts of golden energy that cut through the mist, but pinged off the armour. ‘RAPID FIRE!’ Willis added, launching missiles that dissolved in the mist. ‘GO!’ Drakath cried and they ran down the stairs.

 

Demi and BK were well ahead of the group, already near the other end of the hall. There was a large explosion from above and from a window they could clearly see Blaze and Willis being blasted out of the room and falling fast. This only quickened their pace. One landing, two, three, five, seven, thirteen and finally fourteen. The doors were ruined as they ran out. Drakath began to transform into his Dragon Mode. Above, hideous streams of mist snaked out the opening and covering the tower. There was weak groaning as Blaze and Willis dragged themselves towards the group; they were badly damaged. ‘Hurry’ Steph cried to Drakath. ‘Come on!’ Drakath ordered after he changed and they were drawn into the cannon again. Drakath spared no effort in taking off as the whole island was consumed in the crimson mist. ‘So it begin’ Alex stated. ‘What begins?’ Lydia inquired. ‘The Crimson Wars’ Alex replied.

 

 

[spoiler=Chapter 53: Darkness: Ryo do you think I am?]

 

After Alex’s grim prophecy, no one said anything to anyone. Each was off in their own little world; even Demi and BK were still, just staring into the recesses of the Digi-egg of Purity. Blaze and Willis groaned every so often, with only Gaomon and Lop to comfort them. It was noticeable that the Digi-eggs had been lost as they escaped; either destroyed, or lost, whichever works. Drake kept catching glances of Alex, but he had to know. ‘How did you get that Digi-egg?’ he demanded. Alex looked at Drake with unfeeling eyes, they were clearer than ever. He smirked with self-satisfaction. ‘I figured one of you wanted to know how I obtained the egg. You are probably outraged that I myself got one, when you all worked so hard. Well, do not let me discourage you by saying I did work hard for my egg as well. I began working long before you even made it to those islands. After I collapsed, I faced the trial of Darkness’ Alex began.

 

Alex awoke in a darkened room. Small spheres of light illuminated small sections of the room, but not enough to clearly define if it even was a room. ‘Where am I?’ Alex demanded. ‘The Trial of Darkness’ a mournful voice answered. From the darkness, whatever answered seemed to be moaning. ‘Who are you?’ Alex demanded. ‘I am the ultimate being of darkness’ the sad voice answered. ‘That doesn’t answer my question’ Alex said coolly. It was almost as if the darkness nodded. ‘I guess so’ the voice considered. The small spheres grew in size to illuminate the room. Alex was standing on an enormous blue and gold planetoid. In the centre of it was a tall gangly Digimon. His skin was grayish and he sported a large cape. ‘Apocalypse’ Alex cried. ‘Indeed so, it is nice that you remember me’ Apocalypse said sadly. ‘Why are you here? Dystopia destroyed and absorbed you’ Alex stated. ‘Small fragments of my data escaped, desperate to find a host, they found solace in your dark mind. There I hid for many years, regretting my errors. Unfortunately, my power was too much for your mind, it degraded over time. The final straw was the erstwhile death of your sister. I tried to calm you, but you were lost to me. Only recently was I able to open the Trial of Darkness to you’ Apocalypse explained. ‘You’ve been living in my mind for seven years?’ Alex inquired. ‘You weren’t my first choice, but choice has little to do with my action. You were my only hope, but ever since then, I have known that I was beyond hope’ Apocalypse acknowledged sadly. ‘Great, I’ve spent the entire length of seven years with Emomon stuck in my head’ Alex sighed. ‘I deserve every insult tossed at me. Nevertheless, more important objectives take precedence here. What do you know about darkness?’ Apocalypse inquired.

 

Naomi was considering this part of the story as Alex took a break. ‘Apocalypse was in your mind?’ she inquired. ‘I don’t understand it either. But it was his decision not mine’ Alex replied. ‘So, the Trial of Darkness can only be unlocked by the ultimate being of Darkness, Apocalymon. But why didn’t he just use you to destroy Dystopia?’ Dom asked. ‘I’m getting to that’ Alex answered. ‘So what happened next?’ Vixen inquired.

 

‘Darkness? Well, I know that it is an evil force, opposed to the goodness of light’ Alex answered. Apocalypse shook his head. ‘No, darkness is an element, just like light. It has no affinity for good or evil. It just merely is, to oppose light. Everything requires an opposite. A good man creates love to care for all. An evil man creates hate to despise existence. Good and evil are completely dissimilar to dark and light’ he corrected. ‘How can you say that? Dark always commits evil, and the light is there to stop it. Digimon have proved that constantly’ Alex protested. ‘Really, EVERY Digimon proves this? Or are there those who do not?’ Apocalypse suggested. Alex raised an eyebrow, but thought on the matter and realized. ‘Demi and BK. They oppose that rule’ he answered. ‘Indeed they do. Vaccine Digimon can commit evil because they believe they are doing good. The Royal Knights are such a case. They defended the world, but their distrust between themselves and their goals drove them apart. The two knights that left their ranks, that is, Chaosmon and I, abandoned our ranks as Royal Knights due to that very reason. Chaosmon vanished from our sense and I went on to create the Dark Council. There, it all went downhill after I discovered Oblivimon’ Apocalypse stated. ‘You were responsible for Oblivimon?’ Alex inquired. ‘I found him, but I was not the cause of his destructive nature. Several of my inner circle manipulated him into his destructive nature. I personally could do nothing but watch as they used him to destroy the world, starting with the Digi-egg of Purity. That was, until the Soul Digimon and Omega appeared. It was there I knew it was over. I watched as Oblivimon destroyed those that betrayed me and absorbed their data. Oblivimon, as ENDmon was destroyed and absorbed by Omega to end the threat. Omega vanished and everything was stable. That was until Dystopia betrayed and absorbed me’ Apocalypse continued. ‘But now history repeats itself, a Soul Digimon lives, but what about Omega. Who was he?’ Alex inquired. ‘A powerful Digimon, that is all that can be said really’ Apocalypse replied.

 

‘So, the Dark Council was responsible for Oblivimon then, as they were now’ Drake summed up. ‘Essentially yes, however, Apocalypse was never responsible for either of those times. Those betrayed him that unleashed the beast upon this world, Apocalypse only ever wanted to create a good name for viruses’ Alex acknowledged. ‘So, what happened after that realization?’ Naomi asked.

 

‘A powerful Digimon is not an answer’ Alex stated. ‘My memories of Omega are mostly gone, all that I remember was that he was powerful’ Apocalypse protested. ‘Fine, be that way. But what about darkness? You say this is a trial, so what am I being trialed on?’ Alex inquired. ‘Oh that, well, you are to be tested on your knowledge of darkness. You are a vessel for it, but you let anger and hate control it and therefore you. You must let go of your negativity to be released of it all’ Apocalypse answered. ‘How can I? It constitutes who I am. No being could ever be fully released of anger and hate, it is impossible’ Alex countered. ‘You are thinking on this too literally Alex. I am not saying that you should be devoid of those prospects, but that you should not embrace them so readily’ Apocalypse corrected. Alex frowned at that. ‘How can I not embrace anger and hate after all that has happened to me? I have suffered more than most people have’ Alex protested. ‘What about me? I have suffered greatly throughout my entire existence. You have lived sixteen years and suffered for two. I have lived for years and have suffered throughout it. But suffering is not the point we are considering. We are considering your darkness. All you have to do is release yourself of anger and hatred, let it go so you can live’ Apocalypse pleaded. ‘I can’t, those who have hurt me must pay for what they have done’ Alex said stubbornly. ‘Is that really what you want?’ Apocalypse inquired. ‘What else can I live for?’ Alex countered. ‘Your sister, Shadow, those who have tried to help you’ Apocalypse suggested. ‘Those guys who keep getting in my way? Why should I live for them?’ Alex inquired. ‘Because, despite their verbal assaults and willingness to fight you, they do so to protect those precious to them, such as the Digital World itself’ Apocalypse answered. ‘They would fight even if they didn’t have a chance just to protect what is precious?’ Alex inquired. ‘It is not uncommon to fight for what you believe in’ Apocalypse replied. ‘Then I will fight for what I believe. I believe I can conquer the Digital World, so I shall’ Alex decided. ‘If that is your choice, but will you do so without anger and hate? Will you do so using the powers of a darkness devoid of anger and hate?’ Apocalypse inquired. ‘Well, Dystopia is gone, the Dark Council is pretty much dead. Who can I hate?’ Alex questioned. ‘No one really. However, do you wish to stick true to what you believe in? Or are you just saying that?’ Apocalypse questioned. ‘How can I be sure really? I might believe it, I might not. I will do what I can and whatever I can do achieve what I must’ Alex decided. Apocalypse smiled, it was slightly warming. ‘I see, well, I cannot stop you anymore. You have what you need, just don’t let anger and hate blind you. Oblivimon can make use of that’ Apocalypse warned. ‘I will, maybe’ Alex promised. ‘Good, also, those humans are on the Islands of DEeleven. I suggest you go there to find them. They will most likely visit the Tower of Miracles and Destiny’ Apocalypse added and everything went black.

 

‘That is why you decided to help us, just so you can remove a competitor from the race of conquering the world?’ Drake demanded. ‘Maybe I did, maybe I want to see this world live as much as you do’ Alex answered. ‘So, what happened after Apocalypse’s final words?’ Kev inquired. ‘I awoke during the day a few hours ago. Nestled in my arms was the Digi-egg of Darkness’ Alex answered. ‘I saw it with my own eyes. The egg just materialized in his arms as he kept having these convulsions. He eventually awoke and stated that we were to go to the Islands of DEeleven. We went there as fast as we could, reaching the Tower, we saw Drakath take off with you in him, so we followed you to the Island of Purity’ Shadow added. ‘That would explain the strange presence I felt on the journey there’ Drakath noted. ‘Indeed, but what’s done is done. You guys must stop Oblivimon at all costs’ Alex stated. ‘We will stop him, it’s what we do’ Steph promised.

 

 

[spoiler=Chapter 54: War Council; Yet Again Nothing Happens, Annoyed Aren’t Ya?]

 

Drakath landed inside the walls of Dramonia. Everyone was teleported out of the cannon, but there was an uncomfortable air around Alex. ‘Alex, despite the help you have provided in obtaining the Digi-egg of Purity, as of now, you are a prisoner of Dramonia’ Drakath stated. Shadow raised his blades protectively, but was waved down by Aban. ‘That can’t really happen Drakath. Alex by right of family ties is the prince of the Flower Villa. To do so would be an act of aggression’ he reasoned. There was silence as everyone looked at Aban. ‘What?’ he protested. ‘If that is the case, then close surveillance will have to suffice’ Drakath conceded. ‘I think it would be best for us to do so’ Steph volunteered. Alex shuddered loudly at this sickening display. ‘I’d prefer to be confined to a small room with a flickering light’ he mumbled. ‘Arrangements must be made’ Drakath stated and marched off. ‘What arrangements?’ Aban wondered, he then looked up and saw some large grey clouds. ‘STOP MOCKING ME!’ he cried. Only Alex was put off by this display. ‘Is that normal?’ he whispered to Drake. ‘Aban normal’ Drake whispered back.

 

Alex was incarcerated in one of the main bedrooms and was guarded by a man in grey and purple. A long scarf was tied around his neck and draped to his feet. Lydia and Jason walked past, but there was something about the guard that put them off. ‘Who’re you?’ Lydia inquired. The helmeted head looked down at both of them, and immediately seized them in a hug. ‘Nice to see you two again’ he said. ‘Do we know you?’ Jason croaked. The figure chuckled. ‘Its Cyber, this is my mega form: Justimon’ Cyber announced. ‘Wow’ Jason said adoringly. ‘Oh, you got to the mega form? What about the others?’ Lydia inquired. ‘Well, Growl evolved into his mega form Megidramon. Aero has yet to evolve, neither has Wing or Groundie. But we’re doing fine’ Cyber answered. ‘That’s nice; I guess’ Lydia said. Lydia and Jason moved on as Cyber resumed his post.

 

Steph and Gaomon was meeting with Drakath in the war room. ‘So, it has come to this?’ Steph inquired. ‘Indeed so. Many of my scouts and spies have found that Oblivimon has not only captured the Island of Purity, but is also raising an army of Digimon. This ‘Crimson Army’ has already captured several towns and villages. Their ranks swell with every successful capture. There is no choice, but all out war’ Drakath replied. Steph sighed. ‘There is no other way?’ she desperately asked. ‘No, there is not. Tomorrow, the rulers of the powers of the Digital World will meet her too swear unity towards our cause. You will be required to join this meeting as the mayor of the Holy City’ Drakath replied. Steph sighed and looked to the star filled roof. ‘To think, so little time ago I was an innocent nurse helping Digimon injured in battle with the forces of Lord Argos. I never intended to be caught up in the maelstrom of destiny surrounding Demi and BK’ Steph moaned. ‘It is not their destiny. You were all meant to meet and unite to save our world. Do not confuse destiny for coincidence’ Drakath warned. ‘But what if we cannot save the world? All our best efforts would’ve been for nothing if we cannot defeat Oblivimon. Defeating Argos, saving my brother, returning the power of the crests to the Islands of DEeleven and finding the Digi-egg of Purity; would it all have been for nothing?’ she sobbed. Gaomon comforted her, but Drakath remained stern. ‘You just need faith in yourself and our mission. It would have all been for naught IF we give up now. The others look up to you as their leader, we can’t give up’ Gaomon preached. Steph’s hand clasped Gaomon’s tightly. ‘I know, I know. But I want you to know Gaomon. Should I die on the field of battle, you must go on without me, no matter what’ Steph pleaded. ‘That won’t happen, I will guard you with my life’ Gaomon promised.

 

From a crack in the door, Demi was overhearing the meeting; BK was leaning on the near wall. ‘I promise you Steph, we WILL NOT let it be for nothing’ he promised. ‘Don’t make such a promise when you’re so emotional’ BK warned. ‘I can’t help it, the poor girl is crying’ Demi replied. BK rose from the wall and walked off, Demi followed him. ‘It is a promise we cannot make to them. Should we win this fight and save the world, you know we cannot save them from sorrow knowing what we must do’ BK stated. ‘I know BK; I just hate having to leave them. This has been the best two years of our life’ Demi pleaded. ‘I know, but we cannot worry about such things when the fate of the world is at stake. Now, you know what we must do, starting with Alex’ BK replied. ‘Yes, I know’ Demi conceded.

 

It was late at night, and Gaomon didn’t find Steph in her bed. He stalked around the hallways, until he came upon a room with a half-closed door. Bright light was pouring out of it. He opened the door slowly to find the room was a small studio, paintings covered the walls, and Steph was sitting by an easel. She was painting the crest of light, but frustratedly ripped it up. She retrieved a fresh sheet of paper and repeated. ‘Shouldn’t you be in bed?’ Gaomon inquired. Steph jumped and streaked a pink line across the page. ‘Don’t startle me Gaomon’ Steph panted. ‘Sorry, there’s just something ominous and slightly unwholesome about painting at night’ Gaomon apologized. Steph smiled, but it was devoid of warmth. ‘Sorry about that, I couldn’t sleep. I came across this room by accident. I’ve been trying to draw random things, but I can’t seem to get the Crest of Light right’ Steph admitted. ‘Well, you should get some rest. You need a clear head for tomorrow’ Gaomon said and closed the door. ‘Yeah’ Steph said and returned to the ruined page. She removed it and got a new sheet. From a nearby pot, she grabbed a shade of blue and began painting.

 

The War Room was dimly lit by large candles, and many Digimon were sitting at a large rectangular table. Steph was sitting near the top of the table, in-between Blaze and Andros. Standing behind her was Gaomon, Drake and Impmon. Lila waved enthusiastically from down the table. ‘I hear the news is not too good’ Andros whispered to Steph. Steph remained quiet as Drakath grabbed everyone’s attention. ‘My dear comrades, I am certain that you understand why I have called you here. Oblivimon has returned to this world yet again to destroy it. Whilst we do not possess the might of Omega and the Soul Digimon this time around; in turn we possess the might of an entire world’ Drakath began. ‘And whose fault is this? Those humans were responsible for preventing this calamity’ a Pukumon cried. ‘Whilst they were incapable of preventing Oblivimon’s INEVITABLE rebirth, they were successful in claiming the Digi-egg of Purity’ Drakath announced. There was mumbling down the table as Andros cheerfully congratulated Steph. ‘So, if the inevitable disaster is averted, then why is it so vital for us to unify to stop Oblivimon?’ a GranKuwagamon inquired. ‘Because, Oblivimon will not stop until he has it. My scouts have reported that he is raising an army, with each fallen town his swarm grows larger. We must consolidate our forces to stop the Crimson Army’ Drakath pleaded. The mutterings echoed across the table, yet Steph remained quiet. ‘This matter is most damning, but are you then admitting that the forces of the ever mighty Dramonia are not up to the task of defeating them?’ a voice inquired. Before Drakath could answer, a fist slammed the table.

 

Steph was shaking as she raised her fist and herself. ‘This is not a matter of pride or power. This about the safety of our world from an all-consuming force. You may think this is a joke, for those that do, leave immediately’ Steph ordered shakily. No one moved from their seat. ‘Good, it seems then that you understand the gravity of our situation. Oblivimon is nobody’s fool; he is cunning, intelligent and above all, powerful. He is a Digimon not to be taken lightly, nor is he something you can ignore. If he threatens one province, he threatens the whole world. We must worry about our own personal agendas, as of now, we all have one agenda. Save our world. Those that refuse this, are free to leave’ she continued. Yet again, no one stirred; everyone was in awe of this girl. ‘Good, it would seem then that we are in agreement. Oblivimon will attack at a completely random point of time, so we must prepare in earnest. All forces in all provinces must unite on the front of battle, you are dismissed’ Steph ordered. Everyone began to rise from their chairs and left with their aids, leaving only Steph, Gaomon, Drake, Impmon and Drakath behind. ‘You can certainly make an impact on people’ Drake mused. ‘I am not here to make an impact; I am here to do what is right. I hate this unnecessary battle. There is no excuse for such lose of life, but we must do it. For all those who live, in past present or future, we do it for them’ Steph replied.

 

News from the meeting leaked across the castle. Demi and BK picked up bits of it as they stalked their way to Alex’s room. From a corner, they watched as Lila entered his room. BK stealthily snuck up behind Cyber and pointed his staff at his head. ‘Sleep’ he whispered. Pink bubbles surrounded his head and he collapsed. They enter the room and confront Alex, Lila and Shadow. ‘There is something we need you to do’ Demi began.

 

[.:Abarai Renji:.]

Thanks man!

 

When will Chapter 4 be up?

[The Warden]

soon, i can't give a positive time

 

[spoiler=Chapter 55: Preparations of Darkness and DOOM!]

 

The fortress on the Island of Purity has become a grim and twisted place. The sky outside is a twisting red mass and the fortress is coated with the same colour. An armoured Digimon was plodding down one of the warped hallways when light sobbing was heard. The Digimon looks behind a statue of a twelve-winged angel in friar robes to find a small child crying there. However, human in looks, her hair was blonde on the right and black on the left. This applied to her dress, which was black on the left and white on the right. A long dragonfly-like wing extended from the right side of her back and a butterfly wing on the right. They fluttered softly as she cried. He picked her up in his arms and continued moving. ‘Divorce, what has Oblivimon told you about walking off on your own?’ he inquired. ‘To not go anywhere without someone to go with me’ Divorce sobbed. ‘Very good; Freud has ordered a meeting, it would not do to have one of us missing’ the Digimon stated as he walked up the stairs.

 

The original shrine remained intact, save for the banners, as each represented a new Digimon. There were three other Digimon sitting at a round table; one was a Devimon wearing prison stripes and sporting an iron ball attached to his ankle. Another was a large ogre dressed elegantly in a black suit and monocle. The final was a vaguely humanoid creature composed of blackness. Small rocks orbited it. The armoured Digimon rested in his own chair to reveal a feline face. It had a proud look to it. The ogre, who was playing with a pendulum looked at the Digimon, then bridged his fingers together. ‘Good, at least half of us are here. Now, I understand that Oblivimon is preparing to unleash his army on Dramonia, I felt we would go over some battle plans an- Black, I would appreciate it if you would put the food down and stop munching during my lectures’ the ogre ordered in a vaguely German accent. The black humanoid called Black Hole guiltily placed a bag of potato chips under his chair. ‘Sorry Freud, but a mon’s gotta eat ya know?’ he replied jokingly. ‘And why is that?’ Freud inquired. ‘Because food allows us to sustain our own lives’ Black said dully. ‘Please try to focus here’ the lion stated. ‘Quite right Richard; now, I feel we should devise some battle plans for the upcoming conflict that we can present to Oblivimon. I understand that despite his enormous might, controlling all of his forces alone is difficult. I propose that we devise a unanimous plan for me to present to him’ Freud continued. The demon made a short dissatisfied grunt. ‘You have something to say Jean?’ Richard inquired. ‘I do; I still do no understand why such reckless force is necessary. It has never solved our problem before and it never will; why can’t we just ask of the Digi-egg of Purity’ Jean replied. ‘Because those humans and their Digimon fear Oblivimon; we all know his original commands to destroy the egg. This battle and the preparations for it give us the time we need to change Oblivimon’s mind’ Freud replied. ‘It is impossible to change his mind. He knows that destroying that egg is his destiny and he will do anything to fulfill it. But why him, of all beings, to tied to destiny’ Jean reasoned. Freud sighed sadly. ‘Oblivimon’s host is currently the dark Digimon Dystopia, better known as Arkadimon. Oblivimon alone is a mindless cloud of power spewing out random babbling; but with Dystopia, he has a mind, a body, and Dystopia’s darkness. Oblivimon, though suppressing most of Dystopia, is still victim to his corrupting influence and therefore, believes that destroying the egg is his only destiny’ he explained.

 

There was a solemn silence across the room, which was interrupted by Divorce. ‘If he destroys them egg, everything will go bye bye?’ she inquired. ‘Yes, everything, and everyone connected to this world will go bye bye’ Jean answered. Divorce began to cry softly. ‘I don’t want papa to go’ she cried. Richard rose from his chair and knelt by her. ‘He won’t be gone, he’ll always be with you’ he said kindly. Divorce stopped crying and looked at him. ‘Really?’ she inquired. Richard nodded and she smiled, hugging him and stroking his fur. He purred loudly and she released him; allowing him to return to his chair. ‘Oblivimon will never get rid of us. He’ll find away to stop us from being destroyed’ Black decided. ‘I imagine he will’ Freud acknowledged. ‘If that is decided, then we should begin on the battle plans’ Richard stated. ‘What battle plans?’ a cool voice inquired.

 

Oblivimon materialized in the doorway and drifted towards the table. Divorce cried gleefully and flitted towards him. ‘Hello my dear’ Oblivimon said as she flitted to him. ‘My lord, we were proceeding to discuss on possible formations and strategies in the upcoming battle with Dramonia’ Richard announced. ‘I see; but tell me this, what is wrong with flinging our soldiers at the enemy in hopes of breaking their lines?’ Oblivimon inquired. ‘We would lose too many men that way’ Freud replied quickly. ‘Very good, but when discussing such battle plans, I imagine in the future that I will be involved in their discussion, instead of them being whispered in secret, then presented to me as your own ideas Freud’ Oblivimon stated. Freud sank a little in his chairs from the venomous looks the others gave him. ‘That wasn’t my original idea my lord’ he replied shakily. ‘Be sure that it isn’t. As my Crimson Huskarls, you must all think, plot and devise as a whole, not as individuals. Such co-ordination and unity will see us to victory’ Oblivimon stated. ‘Then it would be best for the other to be present for such an important meeting’ Jean added, motioning with a sweep of his hand to the five empty seats. ‘Indeed so, the others are still within the walls of the fortress, save for Shirk and Ventrilomon, who are currently searching for untapped data wells’ Oblivimon noted. Freud guiltily looked away from the table to look at an uninteresting wall. ‘Freud, you sent Divorce to give them the message right?’ Richard inquired, turning to Freud. ‘I may have, but I was certain that she could do it. She said that she would be alright’ Freud protested. ‘Then go and spread the message yourself’ Black growled. Freud got up from his chair and vanished.

 

Many preparations were happening in Dramonia. Most of the group (not including Demi and BK) were being tested for uniform sizes in a large courtyard. There was a loud commotion from outside, cries for help from outside in the larger part of the city. ‘Take five’ Steph said to the tailor as everyone rushed out to see what was happening. Everything was dark, not a sight could be seen. A violin began to play a haunting tune, as battle style music began to play. Some form of singing began to happen, as something was slithering in the dark. ‘To-xi-ca-mon’ a voice sang out. A bright column of light appeared on a rather disgusting Digimon. ‘Bubbling churning, smelling rotten. Wasteland everywhere, spreading toxic fumes. Rotten, rotten, bits fall off everywhere, no. Decaying foes with a sing-gle touch, its over’ Toxica sang as everyone gagged from the sight. ‘Next, Garganta’ another voice sang out. A much larger column of light illuminated a large golden-shelled turtle thing. ‘Tsunami, tsunami, the tsunami Garganta. Killer turtle fiend. Be jealous of my shining golden body. My spiky head, my golden shell will crush you. I’m not fat, got it?’ Garganta sang/demanded. ‘We are the lords, of the four, el-e-ments’ Toxica and Garganta sang. ‘Ea-arth’ Toxica sang. ‘Water’ Garganta. ‘Rising up’ they both sang. ‘Actually, I wanted to be Toxicamon of Poison, but apparently that isn’t an element’ Toxica replied as Garganta chuckled. The same haunting tune began to play, as two other presences were felt. ‘Pazuriccia’ Toxica cried as a column of light illuminated a golden lady in a thong and bra. ‘Hurricos, tornados everywhere, wind lady of despair. Lots of guys, lots of guys, none for me no no. Toxica, Garganta, Vulknis, you are who we face today, it’s over’ Pazu sang as winds twisted around her, providing extra feedback. ‘Now Vulknis’ Garganta cried. A column illuminated a man hidden by a large red mantle. He was wearing a top hat and monocle. ‘Ah, Vulknis, Vulknis, lord of flame Vulknis. No water, my dear foes, matches with us our honorable and pained. Our mighty unity with will crush you, it’s over. And maybe Pazu will show you what’s under her wind’ Vulknis sang as Pazu flashed him a dirty look. ‘We are the lords, of the four, ele-ments’ Pazu and Vulknis sang. ‘Wi-ind’ Pazu sang. ‘Fire’ Vulknis added. ‘Rising up’ they added. ‘I am the leader of the Raging Elementals’ Vulknis stated. ‘Of course you are’ Pazu remarked. ‘I, Toxicamon of earth yearn for your defeat. Bow down and be destroyed’ Toxica stated. ‘To defeat someone as powerful as I, is nothing short of a joke’ Garganta rumbled. ‘O ho ho ho ho. Harming us is impossible; don’t underestimate us’ Pazu added. ‘We will allow you the great honor of contesting with us’ Vulknis said smugly. Yet again the haunting song played, as a heavy dark presence began to strengthen. ‘Now me then’ a heavily armoured knight stated from behind them. ‘Golbius, Golbius, death knight extraordinaire. Mastermind of despair. Controlling, confining just like darkness. All for the sake of claiming this world from you’ Golbius sang. ‘As long as Golbius-sama wills it’ Pazu and Toxica sang. ‘Let us go forth, the lords of the four elements’ Vulknis and Garganta sang. ‘It’s over’ they all cried as the tune ended and light was somehow restored.

 

There was a few seconds (minutes?) delay as the whole act sank into everyone’s mind. Even the humans were shell shocked by this. No one was moving yet the Raging Elementals seemed to be expecting something. Demi clapped very politely, which seemed to be a bad choice. ‘We’re not here for your entertainment’ Pazu snapped. ‘You’re not entertainers?’ BK inquired. ‘NO!’ Garganta cried. ‘We are the Raging Elementals. Dark lords of the four elements, I am Vulknismon. Leader of the Raging Elementals and lord of fire’ Vulknis introduced. ‘I am Toxicamon, rotting horror and voice of reason in the Raging Elementals and lord of earth’ Toxica stated. ‘Garganta, strongmon for the Raging Elementals and lord of water’ Garganta rumbled. ‘And I am Pazuricciamon, the bootilicious female of the group and lady of wind’ Pazu added with an obligatory boob jiggle. ‘I am Golbiusmon, lord of the Raging Elementals and envoy of darkness. I am here to claim this world from you supposed heroes’ Golbius stated. ‘Look, I don’t know what ragtag group you are, but we have more important things to worry about than some minor threat’ Alex stated. ‘But’ Golbius began. ‘Yeah, so if you would just be going, that would be terrific’ Shadow added. ‘But we’ Golbius attempted. ‘Shadow’ Alex ordered. Shadow took a few steps forward whilst raising his blades. The Raging Elementals were a bit frightened, but then the view swapped to a picturesque view of a meadow, as sounds of pure agony was heard. The view then shifted to outside the walls of Dramonia. There was a large grunt and all five were launched over the wall, and were embedded into the sand. ‘Maybe Dramonia was too high an aspiration’ Toxica suggested, despite being muffled by sand. ‘Shut up, just shut up’ Golbius moaned from his sandy prison.

 

Freud had returned to the table after fifteen minutes of locating each member. From the entrance came Gemni, Sharky, Swarm and Michael, who each took their seat. Their was some commotion from the entrance as Shirk came running in with Ventrilomon trying to keep up, but was dragged for some lengths. Her face was flushed as she took her seat and kept her head bowed. ‘Now that you are all gathered, it is time we planned for the destruction of our enemies’ Oblivimon announced. ‘No one can stand against your might’ Michael stated. ‘We are unafraid to fight’ both sides of Gemni announced. ‘WE’LL TEAR THEM APART!’ Sharky roared. Jean twisted a small knob on the air tank, and Sharky began too slowly calm down, before sedately sitting in his chair. ‘I am pleased that we all agree. I am certain that you aware that our first target is the dragon city Dramonia. It perhaps is one of the hardest cities to penetrate. This is due to the overall might of their military, not defenses. The humans and the Children from Mysidia will also have joined their military, so it will be truly difficult’ Oblivimon began. ‘But know that I have absolute faith in you, my greatest generals and creations’ he finished.

 

 

[spoiler=Chapter 56: And so, it Begins]

 

It was three days since the meeting with the Raging Elementals. Steph was looking at herself in a large mirror. Her uniform was pure white, with golden trim lining the edges. The uniform was starchy and stiff, but it fit well enough. A brown belt was tied at her waist for some reason, maybe style. The pants followed the same colouring, until the knees. She was wearing a pair of knee length black boots, shined to a finish. She sighed as she felt on the belt for the small dagger holster by her side. The door to the room cracked open and Drake entered through it. His uniform was the same in design, except that his colouring was black with gold trim. ‘You ready? They’re about to brief’ he reported. Steph gave him a desperate look, but he stood firm. ‘I don’t like this as much as you do, but we have no choice. Oblivimon stands firm to destroying everything, and we in turn must stop him. Now chin up, you’ll demoralize the troops’ he added and left. Steph followed him out into the hallway.

 

The briefing was between all leaders in the war room. Drakath was in his Fighter Mode, and waiting patiently. Steph took her seat by Andros and Drake took his position behind her. ‘Oblivimon is planning to attack by dusk today. We have naught but eleven hours to mobilize and meet his army on the field of battle. I assign the trust of each nation to a commander from that place. I am leading the forces of Dramonia, and I trust you will select your commanders wisely’ he stated. ‘Well, Bolt and I will both command the forces of the Machine Empire’ Andros reported. ‘I have a battle ready MetalSeadramon who will lead my men’ Pukumon announced. ‘Granny and I will lead the forces of the Flower Villa’ Lila announced. Each leader in turn gave their commander, save for Steph. Everyone was looking at her expectantly. ‘My commander for the forces of the Holy City will be my brother Drake’ she stated. There were hushed gasps down the table. ‘Are you certain that you should entrust your forces to someone with such a record?’ a voice inquired. ‘My decision stands. The fate of this world is in our hands, we should not be worrying who’s hands that is’ she replied and rose from her seat. ‘The meeting is not over’ Drakath stated. ‘It is for me’ Steph answered and departed the room, everyone following her path. Drake took her seat and ignored the eying he was receiving. ‘I suggest we get down to business. We have an army to make, let us not waste time on pleasantries’ he stated sternly.

 

Charlie, Dom and Aban were waiting in another chamber. Each wore the same black and gold uniform, yet only Aban was panicking. ‘This is big; we have so little time until Oblivimon attacks’ he fretted. ‘Let him come, we have no fears or regrets Aban. We have come this far, why chicken out now?’ Dom inquired. ‘He’s right. We’ve fended ourselves so far, even if we all die, if the world is saved, I wouldn’t mind living my next life as a Digimon, as long as I could be with the one I love’ Charlie added. ‘How can you guys be so calm? If we lose to Oblivimon, there is no coming back’ he pleaded. The door creaked open, and Vixen, Phasco and Keras entered, Phasco was in Vixen’s arms. Vixen was wearing a uniform as well, tailored to her body shape. It was orange with purple trim. Keras silently floated over to Aban and slapped him to the floor. ‘Calm down’ he said coolly. Aban rose unsteadily, a hand to the slap mark. ‘Thanks Keras, I needed that’ he said. ‘And a few other things’ Dom said under his breath. ‘Charlie, everyone, come on. Steph wants our own private meeting’ Vixen reported. He nodded and followed her out, with the others tailing them.

 

Lydia, Jason, Ko and Lop were camping out on one of the terraces. Lydia had a black and white uniform, whilst Jason had a white and black one. ‘Jason, have you ever been truly afraid?’ Lydia inquired. ‘I guess so, this battle has me crapping myself’ Jason replied. ‘I’m just as afraid. I know we’ve faced battles before, but not a worldwide war’ Lydia fretted. ‘A worldwide war, with our home as the prize’ Lop stated. ‘Aye, a glorious battle, though, I have the strangest feeling that this has happened before’ Ko added. ‘Have there been many wars?’ Jason inquired. ‘Some between countries and nations, but not anything like this. I doubt Oblivimon caused a war last time’ Ko replied. ‘How long ago did Oblivimon attack the world?’ Lydia inquired. ‘No one knows, no one can even remember anymore. It was a very long time, though that does not explain how Demi and BK had his data, despite surfacing two years ago’ Lop answered. Vixen and Charlie passed the opening to the terrace, as did Aban and Keras. Dom stopped and approached them. ‘Steph has called a meeting, come on’ he ordered and walked off. Each got up and sighed. They followed Dom out. ‘This will be riveting’ Ko noted.

 

Already in the meeting room was Steph and Gaomon, Kev with Magnet were already seated, and in a corner Alex and Shadow. Eye contact was avoided as each took their seat. Everyone took their seat, leaving four empty ones. ‘Drake will be here soon, he’s just finishing in the war council’ Steph stated. ‘Why is he there and not you?’ Dom inquired. ‘I appointed Drake the commander of the forces of the Holy City. What happens in that council is none of my business’ Steph replied. ‘At least you passed the baton on too a more capable person’ Alex added. Gaomon flashed him an angry look. ‘Don’t start doggy’ Shadow warned. ‘Whatever the case is, our battle is on the field. What destiny we face is there’ Steph continued. The door swung open, and Drake walked in with Imp following him. They took their seats, leaving only two empty. ‘There’s two missing’ Aban noticed. ‘Demi and BK’ Keras answered. ‘They’re coping in their own way, they are not needed here’ Gaomon stated. ‘But we’re their defenders. Their destiny is to destroy Oblivimon, and we must clear the way there. We accepted that mission ever since before we clashed with Argos. They need to be here’ Charlie protested. ‘Whatever their choice is, we cannot change it’ Kev countered.

 

The Digimon in question were on the walls of Dramonia. Demi and BK had taken over the sentry box, and were waiting. ‘We cannot trust this to chance. Whatever happens from now on, is none of our concern’ BK protested. ‘We cannot ignore a war that is happening BK. Though it is easy for you to ignore death, we must fight in this war. We must protect what has become precious too us, no matter the cost’ Demi countered. ‘Even if we do, nothing will change in the end. Oblivimon is our only priority, nothing else matters in this fight’ BK reminded him. ‘Our friends don’t matter? Our allies and home don’t matter? The fate of the very world does not matter?’ Demi demanded. ‘They matter, but to other people. I am severing my ties to avoid the pain. You know what happens after we win. You know the promise we made once the world was saved’ BK answered. ‘I know, but I care for them. Ever since we lost Theodore, they’re the only ones who have ever cared for us. It is painful to lose them’ Demi conceded. BK placed a hand on his brother’s shoulder, and looked him directly in the eye. ‘It is painful, for us and them. We do this because we must. We cause more harm than good; our last act should be to promise them a good future’ BK stated.

 

It was many hours later, when the leaders and higher ups had all assembled before Drakath. When every army had been prepared and kitted, it was then that they marched. Across a sandy desert, every Digimon stood in line. Different forces all mingled under one great banner: ‘The United Digital World’. Drake was at the front of his lines, near to the edge where Andros and Bolt were. Behind them were their three Jinmon. ‘You seem nervous’ Andros noted as the marched. ‘Never directed a battle before’ Drake replied. ‘It gets easier over time, let us just pray that it never will though’ Andros commented. Drake mumbled a word of approval and began sliding back to the centre of his column. He could feel the sweat, fear and lust that was in the air. The desert ground they walked on gave way to hard brittle rock. They had moved on to a large open field. In the far-off distance, a crimson glow emanated. ‘Oblivimon has been busy, there are many different Digimon breeds there. Oddly, there seems to be ten Digimon who do not give the same crimson radiance’ Andros noted. This thought went wasted as the army stopped. Over the roars, a booming voice echoed. ‘PREPARE TO CHARGE!’ Drakath cried. Each commander in turn repeated the order. ‘STAND-BY FOR ATTACK!’ Andros and Bolt cried. ‘PREPARE TO ATTACK!’ Drake cried. The same orders seem to be repeated on the opposite side. ‘CHARGE!’ Drakath screamed. ‘CHARGE!’ each voice added as with blood curdling cried, both armies raced towards each other, weapons raised.

 

[.:Abarai Renji:.]

Ok, I'll just keep my eyes open!

 

Really like your fic!

[The Warden]

thanks, i hope you continue a world in peril soon, you know, i was hoping to submit the twins to your fic, but it was too late, still, you can see what they were inspired from.

 

[spoiler=Chapter 57: Enter the Crimson Huskarls; A Greeting of Destruction]

 

The results of the first battle went poorly in the direction of the UDW. Many casualties were made from the relentless strikes of the Crimson Army. There had been many reports of super natural Digimon, laying waste to many of the UDW soldiers. A retreat had been ordered and most of the army managed to flee, with the ones at the back suffering only minor wounds. The army managed to set up camp in a large canyon, with only one gap for entry and exits. It was safety, and a deathtrap.

 

Drake was lying in his own tent, reminiscing about the battle. He couldn’t remember much, all he could remember was the cry of ‘CHARGE!’, and then everything went blank. There sudden cries from outside, sparring him little time to grab his blade and rushing outside. There were no fires, no screaming or burning torment. Many of the warriors were fleeing from a large feline knight Digimon at the entrance of the camp. Naturally, the others had caught up with him as they approached the Digimon, who was standing patiently. ‘Who are you?’ Steph demanded. The creature’s unfeeling eyes looked at her, before jumping to each of them. ‘I am Richardmon, leader of the Crimson Army and one of the ten Crimson Huskarls. I am here to discuss the terms of your surrender’ he stated. There were hushed whispers as Drakath and any of the braver commanders approached him. ‘We will not surrender to the likes of you or Oblivimon’ Drakath stoically stated. There was a sigh from behind a tent as an odd demon Digimon appeared behind it and approached. He was wearing prison stripes and was dragging a large iron ball. ‘Your surrender would mean less of this heartless bloodshed. Our army is vastly superior to yours, surrendering would save the lives of many Digimon’ it pleaded. ‘Whilst damning the lives of every Digimon alive’ Drake countered. There was a light chuckle as from behind the feline came an elegantly dressed ogre. ‘I can see you do not share our opinion in this matter, surely a sad thing. We could all be friends if you are willing to save everyone from destruction’ it stated. ‘Has anyone noticed that the writer is purposely making us ignore the timeline in this story?’ Aban inquired. Everyone looked at him with disdain. ‘I see we cannot change your mind, so be it. We, the Crimson Huskarls will see you on the field of battle, where every fate shall be decided. We will attack in three hours; make your last preparations’ the lion Digimon stated and vanished, along with his comrades. Everyone cast despairing glances to the troops.

 

The forces of the UDW had remobilized and were waiting for their enemies at the mouth of the canyon. The humans and their partners had boldly taken the front. There were large explosive sounds being heard, and every Digimon cringed with anticipation. Dom and Drake were looking around with quick darts, until different tones of laughter were heard. From under the sand, the Raging Elementals rose up, and they didn’t look too happy. Toxica was wiping sand from his slimy body, whilst Pazu brutally brushed her hair. ‘Golbius, this is why we don’t hide in the sand’ she hissed as the sand fell from it. Golbius was shaking sand from his joints. ‘It seemed a clever maneuver in foresight’ he replied, then addressed their foes. ‘You may have pushed us aside before, but now the aces are up our sleeves. We can attack to our pleasure, but you humans will of course not risk big attacks to save your comrades, no’ Golbius mocked. ‘Not really, we can still beat you up at our leisure’ Dom replied loftily. ‘R-Really?’ Toxica moaned. ‘Oh ya, our troops will of course be retreating as we speak. They’re very intelligent warriors, and know how to keep out of unwanted fights’ Naomi replied. ‘Oh, well, we’ll still try’ Golbius stated, though slightly deflated. ‘Well, five on five sounds fair. Who will you have fight?’ Vulknis inquired. ‘Well, from our side we’ll send in Drake, Naomi, Aban, Alex and Charlie’ Steph stated. ‘That’s fine; I need to warm up before the real deal anyways’ Drake said as the selected five stepped forward.

 

After a quick set of Digivolutions, everyone was lined up ready for the main event. ‘Fools, you sent yourselves in without realizing our combination attacks, everyone FIRE!’ Golbius cried. ‘Corrosion Breath’ Toxica hissed, spraying a wall of putrid brown gases. They snaked along, until they were directed into the tornado surrounding Pazu, who began coughing. ‘DAMNIT TOXICA!’ she gagged. Garganta chuckled meanly. ‘Serves you right’ he rumbled. ‘WANNA GO FATTY?!’ Pazu screeched. The sound of something breaking was heard. Garganta’s right eye began to twitch. ‘Nobody calls me FATTY!’ he roared. With a swing of his feet, he struck Pazu straight into Vulknis, whose mantle blew when near the winds. ‘These are like, the worst villains ever’ Naomi remarked. Golbius sighed and snapped an armoured finger, unleashing a horrible noise. The Raging Elementals (minus Toxica) stopped yelling and looked at him. ‘We’re meant to be fighting the humans, not each other’ he said unusually calmly. Each Elemental looked guiltily at each other, muttering apologies. ‘Everyone’ Drake began. ‘Corona Blaster’ Beelzemon roared. ‘Amethyst Mandela’ Vixen added. ‘Web Wrecker’ Keras roared. ‘Rinkageki’ Shadow cried. ‘Darkness Love’ Lilith ended. All five attacks united into one large wave. The Elementals cried as they were all struck by the large blast and launched off. ‘We’re blasting off again’ they all cried as they faded into the horizon.

 

The victory had proved bitter; one nuisance was gone, whilst another remained. Once more on the horizon, the crimson glow reappeared. Though silent, the very beat of their steps resonated as they approached. It was a solid, pounding noise. ‘What on earth?’ Vixen cried. Drakath laughed confidently. ‘Ah, finally they’re here’ he stated. From the top of the cliff, several large, heavily armoured Digimon appeared. Each was armed with three large cannons, each incredibly large. ‘Those Cannondramon finally arrived’ he laughed. ‘Grenade Storm’ each Digimon roared in turn. From the enormous cannons, several large shells were launched off into the distance, leaving large explosions in the enemy army. ‘Excellent, we may have a chance’ Lydia cheered. ‘Divine Providence’ a voice echoed across the area. From the enemy lines, a large beam of light jetted across, blasting straight through a Cannondramon and scattering it into data, which vanished. ‘We cannot rely on long range attacks. We must attack now’ Blaze pleaded. ‘Agreed, everyone, CHARGE!’ Drakath cried, his voice carrying over the plains.

 

Both sides had rushed into each other, a repeat of before. The rocky terrain and levels of it altered the field of battle. Steph herself was fighting off a pair of Ninjamon, before they retreated immediately. Many of the Digimon surrounding her panned out as the feline Digimon approached once again. He held a large claymore in his right hand. ‘I told you that we would meet on the field of battle. I am afraid to say that it stops here. I. Richardmon of the ten Crimson Huskarls will defeat you. Each Huskarl holds a portion of our lord’s power. Our level is Super Ultimate’ he proudly stated. Steph and Gaomon both gave a low growl. ‘Super Ultimate or not, we will not allow you to destroy the world’ they cried together. Steph raised her digivice high into the air. ‘WARP DIGIVOLVE’ she shouted above the din of battle. Gaomon was covered in the familiar column of yellow light, quickly replacing his form with Miragegaogamon. ‘Careful, the terrain I not suited to your large size’ she warned. Richard sighed, as he raised his sword. ‘I do not enjoy this slaughter, but my loyalty is to Oblivimon. My honour is my shield and sword and he is my guiding spirit. With these gifts, I shall cut down the wicked’ he proclaimed. ‘We’ll see’ Mirage retorted and rose into the air.

 

On another field, Drake and Beelze were cutting down enemies with mercy. Streams of data and crimson energy snaked across the field, they were almost untouchable. Their enemies began to thin, seemingly more interested in something else as the familiar demon approached; its iron ball and chain clanking noisily as it approached. It looked heavy, but the creature took no notice of it. ‘I hate all this hideous fighting and death. In truth, I wished for a peaceful resolve. Funny how one can be so calm when one’s will is defied’ it mused as it approached. Beelze stood on guard as Drake cautiously raised his blade. ‘You look as if you wish for battle’ the demon remarked. ‘And you’re not?’ Drake countered. ‘No, I do not enjoy senseless conflict, nor conflict of any kind. I suppose that would seem ridiculous to you, a pacifist demon. It was conflict that drove me into this position, but I know Oblivimon can create a new and peaceful world, provided those who do not wish it are removed. I must warn you, do not try to fight any further, only pain and suffering await for you at the end’ the demon said with a hint of melancholy. ‘But if you do not fight, how can you ever protect what is most dear to you?’ Beelze demanded. ‘By guarding what is most dear to you closely. I failed to do that before, and let the worst situation fly out of control. Now, I have nothing that needs protecting, I believe in my lord’s power, and now, as Valjeamon of the Crimson Huskarls, I plead for you to lay down your weapons and surrender’ Jean pleaded. Drake dropped his head and his fringe covered his eyes. He grinned widely and looked at Jean with a manic look in his eye. ‘If I had surrendered ten years ago, I wouldn’t have had the strength to wallow in that miserable cell for that period of time’ he laughed. Jean’s eye twitched. ‘I guess if I had your resolve, I wouldn’t have suffered as I did in my cell’ Jean admitted. ‘I did much to gain that comfy little cell, and when granted my freedom, I continued my dark path. I would be lying if I said that I did what I did to strengthen my sister’ Drake replied. ‘I see, but I want you to know, I will defend myself, but I will not fight’ Jean warned. Drake and Beelze grinned. ‘Fine with us’ Drake declared.

 

Kevin (as Gavitismon) was fighting off masses of enemy Digimon, cutting through masses of Digimon with the Gravity Sword attack, every one of them the scattering into vanished particles and crimson energy. The enemy Digimon began to thin as a black figure approached him, it was a black humanoid that generated a faint sound similar to blowing wind. Much of the destroyed ground was floating around it. It gave the impression that it is just trying to maintain its form. ‘You’re a Crimson Huskarl I presume’ Kevin said. ‘Indeed, I am Singularitymon, but you may call me Black Hole’ Black said dully. ‘Hmm, you don’t sound very interested in the very fate of the world’ Kev remarked. ‘WHAT WOULD YOU KNOW?!’ Black shouted angrily. ‘Are you okay?’ Kev inquired. ‘I’m sorry about that’ Black said timidly. ‘I am going to say that you have no control of your own emotions. Frankly, I’d hate to see what happens when you switch to a loving mood’ Kev mused. Black’s form seemed to become more solid, was he cringing. ‘Never deny love, you lose too much if you don’t truly explain your feelings for a person’ Black cried. Kev was put off by this new outburst, it was angry or sad, it was, regretful. ‘Love, Stephanie’ Kev thought. ‘This conversation is now out of hand, we’d best commit ourselves to the fight at hand’ he digressed. ‘Agreed, I will not go easy on you’ Black warned. ‘Fine with me’ Kev confidently replied.

 

Richard took the initiative in the fight and had already downed Mirage with a single sword strike. Mirage’s armour creaked as he rose from the ground. ‘Very clever, but that won’t help you. Double Crescent Mirage’ Mirage countered, launching the golden crescents at Richard. ‘Crusade’ Richard countered, swinging his blade down, splitting the ground and launching a wave of hold energy, slicing through each attack and striking Mirage in the chest. A cut was left in the plate just below his neck. ‘This battle was decided before it began. You cannot defeat me in your current state’ Richard warned. Steph had taken cover near by behind some rocks, and she wasn’t pleased. ‘Nothing is written in stone Richard’ she cried. Richard’s focus was on Mirage, but his mind set on Steph. ‘The will of Oblivimon is eternal. I must defeat those who go against my lord with all my might’ Richard zealantly answered. Steph rose from her cover and approached. ‘I don’t claim to understand you, but I know you are honourous man. But I warn you now, you will not find honour with Oblivimon’ she warned. Richard grimaced as he raised his blade at her. ‘You must understand that my loyalty to Oblivimon is unwavering, he will lead us into a world where honour need not be earned, but that which comes naturally. Getting in my way will result in your demise’ Richard replied. There was a slight pause as a blast flew through the air and took Richard with it. Steph’s hair fluttered as it went past, and she looked at Mirage, who was kneeling on his left knee. ‘I would never let anyone harm you’ he promised. Steph smiled as she tracked the blast to thirty feet away, Richard was still standing, but was covered by black marks. ‘How inconsiderate. We were having a pleasant conversation, and you had to go and do that’ Richard remarked and walked back. ‘I am not going to let you hurt my partner’ Mirage growled. ‘I see, but who are you trying to convince?’ Richard inquired. Mirage was silent. ‘I see, but I am afraid that you must end. Holy War!’ Richard cried, raising his blade to the sky. The sky seemed to split as many holy angels spilled out from it. The angels flew towards Mirage, who watched them cautiously. Each raised a sword and began attacking them, digging into certain grooves in the armour. Mirage began to swing wildly with his claws to knock them off.

 

Drake and Beelze were facing off against Jean, who was doing nothing. Beelze raised his positron cannon and aimed it straight at Jean. ‘Corona Blaster’ he cried. Energy began charging in the mouth of the cannon. ‘Fire’ Drake ordered. A thick purple blast was fired from the cannon at Jean, who was struck by the attack. A large smoke cloud covered the field, but it was quickly swept away to find that Jean was mostly unharmed. ‘If worth the effort, how futile’ Jean said lazily. ‘Fine, if that is the way you want to play, so be it’ Drake conceded and prepared his blade. He rushed at Jean and swung his blade, Jean countered with the chain that connected to the iron ball. Sparks flew as Drake tried to force Jean down, but the Digimon was too strong, as was the chain. Jean pushed him off to the ground. ‘I am the second strongest Crimson Huskarl, Sharky of course being the strongest. To defeat me in armed combat is impossible’ Jean stated. ‘What are you? Terminally depressed?’ Drake demanded. ‘No, I just do not wish to fight such a fruitless battle’ Jean replied. ‘Fruitless? Look around you you damned demon. This battle is going to decide the very fate of the world; every one battle is a battle for this world’ Drake replied. Jean was silent by this, looking at the iron ball attached to his leg. ‘Would you say that if you remembered your past misdeeds?’ Jean inquired. ‘What?’ Drake replied. ‘Les Miserables’ Jean answered. The iron ball grew a new chain, which snaked across the ground and clasped onto Drake’s leg. ‘Eh?’ he said dumbly. He cried loudly as he covered his face. Images and words whizzed past in his mind. ‘ENOUGH! I am sick of you standing up for these freaks. You are too compassionate, but we can strip that away in time. Drake McPhilleas, we have observed your actions and cannot be forgiven, not by human, not by Digimon. FORGIVE ME!? FORGIVE ME!? I DON’T THINK YOU’VE SEEN WHAT I HAVE DONE! I’ve betrayed the only one that ever cared for me. She denied me right to my face, something no one could truly understand. You understand nothing about me’. Each seen played as Drake moaned. ‘What can you gain from showing me this?’ he demanded. ‘I wanted to see’ Jean replied sadly.

 

‘Gravity Cannon’ Kev cried, firing an invisible blast at his foe. There was a hideous sucking noise heard as it struck. ‘Gravity Cannon’ Black repeated and fired the contained blast. Kev was blasted into a nearby rock wall, well, let’s not mince words, he was plastered to it. He grunted as he ripped himself from the wall. ‘I am a black hole, and thus can condense the power of any attack and send it back at my foe’ Black bragged. ‘Then obviously physical attacks will take you. Modify: Ragnarok’ he cried. Two large energy blades appeared on each of his arms. One hummed with a red blade, the other a blue one. Black didn’t even defend himself as Kev flew straight at him and cut through. Black was cut in half, but both parts slowly rejoined. ‘You cannot cut me in half, I have no matter to be cut’ Black replied. ‘What the hell? Why won’t you die?’ Kev demanded. ‘I am a super ultimate level Digimon, possessing a portion of Oblivimon’s great power. Do you think I can be easily destroyed? No, I won’t be defeated easily. But you bore me, I am going to destroy you quickly’ Black stated, jumping from bored to sadistic quickly. Black began to project the same sucking noise, but it was more forceful. Kev began to slowly slide towards Black, each inch becoming more forceful. ‘Damnit, I guess I’m not as mighty as I thought I was’ he mused as the force become too powerful and he was sucked into the black void that made Black.

 

Mirage was panting slowly; he had suffered attacks from several Holy War attacks and one more would be his end. ‘You cannot win, through the will of my lord I am unbeatable’ Richard proclaimed. ‘No one is undefeatable, even if it may cost our lives, you and Oblivimon shall be destroyed’ Steph shrieked. Richard looked at Steph, who was by Mirage’s foot. ‘You don’t think so?’ he inquired. ‘No, no one is unbeatable. Our long journey has taught us to fight together and apart to achieve our mighty power and strength. By every force we possess, we SHALL DESTROY YOU!’ Steph cried. Her Digivice reacted wildly; golden light began to break out from every orifice as Mirage shared that light. ‘Burst Mode activate’ Steph cried. Golden light broke through every crack in Mirage’s armour as it consumed him in light. His armour cracked and shattered revealing new armour underneath it. His cape was gone, and replaced with long white hair. From nowhere, Mirage drew a large glowing sickle and mace combo. ‘MirageGaogamon Burst Mode’ he declared. Steph cheered wildly as Richard looked on in awe. ‘Such radiant light’ he remarked. ‘Full Moon Meteor Impact’ Mirage cried and slammed the mace straight on Richard. It was removed to find Richard in the small crater. ‘That actually hurt’ he moaned. Both Steph and Mirage were on guard as Richard shakily rose up. ‘You have found a greater power, now I can unleash mine’ Richard stated and raised his sword on high. ‘Grand Templar’ he shouted. Clouds filled the sky, but a small gap was left as a column of light filtered down on Richard. A chorus of hallelujah played as a helmet covered Richard’s face and a pair of soft, feathered wings covered his back. He vanished quickly before appearing in just above Mirage’s chest. ‘Crusade’ he said quickly, leaving a large crack in Mirage’s chest plate and driving him to the ground. ‘Farewell my foe’ Richard declared and vie bombed at Mirage. Steph herself was running up Mirage’s arm as Richard approached.

 

There was a splattered of blood as Richard’s blade drove straight through Steph, slowing the blade as it slightly impaled Mirage’s chest. The blade had run through the left side of her chest. Richard was shaking as he removed his hands from the handle of the blade. He was repeatedly gasping shallowly. ‘Never before, have I seemed such a noble…. to kill such a noble soul, is monstrous’ Richard said despairingly. He leapt of Mirage and began walking. ‘How could I have?’ he continued. He groaned loudly as a crimson aura consumed Richard. ‘Richard, are you betraying me?’ Oblivimon inquired. ‘No my lord, but to have done such an ignoble thing like killing the innocent’ Richard pleaded. ‘You swore fealty to me Richard. You are to destroy MirageGaogamon and continue the war’ Oblivimon ordered. Richard tossed his helmet to the ground, one of his eyes was glowing with crimson energy. ‘I’m sorry my lord, I cannot obey that command’ Richard said sadly. ‘I see’ Oblivimon said in an amused fashion. Richard was soundless as his form began to warp; it stretched out, widened and wriggled uncontrollably as his very form expanded, each piece of armour breaking as his body became too wide to accommodate it. Mirage watched with disgusted fascination as Richard kept expanding, a tear might have been on his face as he exploded in a shower of data. Wisps of crimson energy streaked out, dissolving Richard’s data and vanishing. Mirage ignored Richard after his death as he took Steph’s small form and placed it on the ground. He glew with golden energy as he returned to Gaomon. The sword had vanished with Richard, but the wounds had not. Gaomon held Steph with his small arms. Her breathing was shallow, but she managed to keep one eye open. ‘I told you that I would protect you. I promised, but you are the one who saved me’ Gaomon moaned with tears. ‘I told you didn’t I? I told you that should I die on the field of battle, you are to go on without me’ she said weakly. ‘No, we have been together for so long. It cannot end now’ he cried. Steph chuckled as the clasp on her Digivice was released and it fell to the ground. She weakly picked it up and handed it to Gaomon. ‘No matter what, I will always be by your side. Even if you’re alone, I will be there to guide you’ she whispered. Steph’s body glew with light as she scattered into small data fragments. Gaomon’s hands went through the particles, clasping on to nothing. Tears streamed from his face as he tried to hug the place where Steph rested. He raised his head up and let loose a low, mournful howl as he clasped her Digivice.

 

Drake was suffering from each vision, Beelze was desperately shaking him. A low howl cut across the battlefield. Drake’s delirium shattered as he looked off into the direction of the howl. He took a step and the chain on his leg shattered. ‘Gaomon’ he cried desperately. ‘Gaomon?’ Jean inquired. ‘My sister’s partner. Such a sad howl would mean that she’s’ Drake replied. He shook as he fell to his knees. Beelze was supporting him as Jean was off in his world. ‘I killed my brother-in-law to protect my sister. He was a MagnaAngemon who was cheating on my sister, who was a NeoDevimon. I still remember his arrogant words. ‘I cannot bear to look upon her disgusting demon face. Our union was just a meaningless excuse to unite our two families, nothing more. If I had an older brother, he would suffer as I do. I wretch at her every syllable, I gain nightmares from her very visage. I could never love her’ Jean repeated, as if he was there again. Drake ignored him, but Beelze was listening intently. ‘I killed him unintentionally, the type of ale he drank severely weakened him, it was all too easy. I was sentenced to jail without a trial. The secret of my sin was left untold for thirteen years as I wallowed in a lifetime sentence. That was until the prison containing my rotting soul was destroyed by Oblivimon. That day I saw in him the possibility of a new peaceful world, but now I see that it is impossible. Hope and despair are meant to exist with each other. Destroy me now, so that I may pay for what I have truly done. Killing my own brother-in-law is nothing to my true sin’ Jean begged. Beelze prepared his cannon, but was stopped by Drake, who rose with his blade in hand. ‘As you wish it, so shall it be’ he whispered. Drake approached Jean with his blade dragging on the ground. He stood before the mourning demon, and raised his blade. With a single slash, Drake cut Jean in half. Both sides smiled. ‘Thank you’ he whispered as his data fragmented. The particles were dissolved by streams of crimson wisps. Drake fought back tears as he ran off in the direction of Gaomon’s howl.

 

Kevin was falling into nothingness. His very form felt as if it was being ripped apart. ‘This is the end then. Everything I have fought for, was it all for nothing? I have fought as strongly as I ever could, how could I have failed?’ he wondered as he fell. His tail was already beginning to fragment. ‘I guess I’m not as good as I thought I was. Always being alone in my fight, that’s how I survived for so many years, but fighting alone can only go so far. In the end, I truly did need those guys after all. Especially Steph. You were right Black, you should never deny love’ he continued as he fell. ‘Really, does that mean that there is someone you love?’ a voice inquired Kev looked to the side to see a ghostly impression of Steph, she was standing straight and was falling at the same rate he was. ‘I guess there was, it is impossible to love, I guess love was still in my portion of soul’ Kev admitted to her. ‘If that is so, then never forget. Even in the darkest moments, you should always remember to tell the person that you love them’ Steph reminded him and was gone. Kev smiled as he fell further into darkness, his form growing smaller. ‘I guess it is true then. I love….’ He said as he vanished in darkness. The darkness shifted, but slowly, a golden particle pierced it.

 

 

‘HER!’ Kev shouted from the darkness. His data swiftly recombined into a glowing formed as he raced up the darkness. Black was feeling uncomfortable, something was wrong. Strong beams of light penetrated from his nothingness as a golden figure broke through the barrier and out. Black was shocked as Gravitismon Burst Mode stood before him. The design was much smoother and designed. His body was that of a large knight. Draconic elements inspired this as the head was a helm shaped like a fierce dragon. A large mantle fell from his back to the ground, it was grey, but marked with a blue and red crest. ‘Gravitismon Burst Mode’ Kev declared. ‘Different name, same fate’ Black said irritably. ‘Not this time, TERRA GRAVITRON!’ Kev cried, firing an immense yet invisible blast. It slammed straight into Black as he absorbed it. ‘Fool, I will just compress it and fire it back at you and what’ Black mocked, but it slowly became a gargle. The black silhouette was shaking wildly. ‘What have you done to me?’ Black gurgled. ‘Destroyed you. You compress attacks and fire them back, but the Terra Gravitron is highly compressed gravity. To compress it any further would cause it to collapse and form, a black hole’ Kev mocked. ‘You mean’ Black whimpered. ‘Yes, you will be absorbed and both destructive energies will cancel out. It was great knowing you, because now, we must both say good-bye. Take pride in knowing that you beat me’ Kev admitted. Black screamed horribly as he began to grow unstable, his own body warping into a small black sphere, which slowly shrank drawing in masses of energy, and matter as everything was being drawn in to feed the sphere. Kev didn’t submit as he was drawn in. The chaotic spheres shrank down and became nothing. Streaks of crimson energy was released as Black Hole and Kevin Stout became no more.

 

Oblivimon was looking at the table the Crimson Huskarls usually met at. On one side was a group of ten figures, each representing a Crimson Huskarl. Three figures rose, one representing Richard, another Jean and the final Black. Each was held within his claw, before being crushed. From the other side was a set of twenty-two figures, each representing a human, their partner, Demi and BK. From that side he claimed the Steph, Kevin and Magnetmon figures. He crushed those as well. The broken fragments dissolved as he looked out from one of the windows. ‘Each side has destroyed three from the other. Let us see how things progress’ he mused.

 

 

[spoiler=Chapter 58: Pushing Forwards to the Final Fight by Taking a Step Back]

 

Oblivimon was looking from the window, observing the carnage from a safe enough distance. ‘Everything is but a mere turn of the screw. Every death my benefit’ he mused as he turned from the window to the table. Ob the table was a lone figure of Richard. ‘I am certain that he has had long enough to consider his actions’ Oblivimon said coolly. From within the swirling mass, small bits of data began to form and combine into a larger mass. A small egg eventually formed as it was summarily ejected from the mass. The egg lay in front of Oblivimon’s mass. It was balanced on the ground as data streams began to swirl about it, causing it to grow in size until it was seven feet tall. It began to crack, and from the fragments stood Richard; he was disoriented and his eyes were blank. ‘My lord? Where am I?’ he inquired. ‘You were injured badly on the battlefield’ Oblivimon lied. ‘I see, what had I done before? I can’t seem to remember’ Richard murmured. ‘After you dealt the killing blow to the human tamer Stephanie, her partner MirageGaogamon Burst Mode dealt a crushing blow to you in revenge. I had you withdrawn from the field so your wounds may be tended’ Oblivimon lied. ‘I see, you are truly kind my lord. I will return to the battlefield to continue directing our forces’ Richard vowed. ‘Be sure to remain aware of all enemies on the field’ Oblivimon warned as Richard vanished. If he had a mouth, Oblivimon would have been grinning evilly. ‘What tangled webs I weaved when first I practiced to deceive’ he recited as the Richard figure slowly moved to the other side of the table, where many separate figures began to appear. The Richard figure was approaching the Drake and Beelzemon figure.

 

Aban and Keras had managed to find an ample hiding place, a marvelous place called ‘fifty feet behind the battle’. They were hiding in a large trench that he been dug ahead of time, should a retreat be sounded. ‘Aban, I understand that you aren’t a fighter, but why am I here?’ Keras inquired. ‘Simple, because I need you to protect me’ Aban answered. Keras sighed as he grabbed Aban by his collar and began to drag him towards the battle. ‘I don’t wanna’ Aban said childishly. ‘And why is that’ a German accent inquired. A strange ogre was sitting on a rock, in his hand a small clipboard. ‘Crimson Huskarl?’ Aban inquired. ‘That is most correct, I am Freudmon, of the Crimson Army’s Intelligence Division, or InDi as I like to call it’ Freud answered with a smug chuckle. Aban had a small dagger raised toward Freud, and Keras had his mouth opened. ‘Calm yourself, can ve not have a peaceful conversation betveen two people?’ Freud inquired. Aban dropped his guard. ‘Alright’ he answered. Freud grinned (no idea how though) and motioned to some other stones. ‘Very good. Now I have heard that you possess some extreme ideas in that noggin of yours’ Freud said. ‘They’re not extreme, they are actually quite intelligent’ Aban protested. ‘Really? Vould you care to enlighten me?’ Freud inquired with genuine interest. ‘Well, it all begins with how the clouds are trying to kill people. This all begins with the base concept of emotional water’ Aban began. Keras was resting his head in his hands. It was going to be a long discussion.

 

Vixen ( as Sakuyamon) had sliced straight through another corrupted Digimon. ‘Vixen, to your right. Vikemon!’ Charlie shouted. Vixen darted to the left as an enormous mace flew down. ‘Fox Drive’ Vixen cried, covering the Digimon in bright blue flames. ‘Ya ta’ Charlie sheered. Vixen smiled, but from the remains of the flames came a slight weeping. A small girl was sitting in the crater, her wings fluttering nervously. ‘What is that?’ Charlie inquired as he stood at Vixen’s side. The little girl looked at them; long tear streaks covered her face. The left side of her hair was black whilst the right was white (or silver). Her dress was black on the left side, but white on the right. A dragonfly wing extended from the left side of her back, whilst a brilliant butterfly wing came from her right. ‘Careful lover, I detect dark energy inside her’ Vixen warned. ‘Such a little girl?’ Charlie inquired. ‘Yes, age and appearance can mask many things. I feel Oblivimon’s dark energy in her’ Vixen replied. ‘I can hear you. I can hear many things. I can hear everyone talk about me behind my back’ the little girl whispered, rather loudly. The little girl slowly got up from her crouching position and approached them. Tears were streaming down her as she walked. ‘That is a creepy looking little girl’ Vixen muttered as Divorce continued to approach.

 

Demi and BK (mega stage) were in the heart of a large fight. Of the many UDW fighters that they had fought with, only they remained. ‘Heaven’ Demi cried, sparing no time to charge his sphere of holy energy before cutting a large swathe of enemies apart. Every felled foe became crimson energy that trailed into the sky. BK had leapt back from an attack from an unforgiving Brachiomon and the pair was back to back. ‘This is a littler over our own heads’ BK remarked. ‘Aye brother, but we can’t give up now’ Demi admitted. ‘TRUMP SWORDS!’ a voice cried over the din of battle. Four swords flew across the battle, effortlessly cutting through each Digimon, leaving only Demi and BK. Seeking for their savior, they found him standing on a large rock. He was wearing a tattered red admiral coat, finely polished browned boots with the black pants tucked into them. The man had a cold, stern look about him. Both Demi and BK were open mouthed at the sight. ‘Theodore?’ Demi inquired. The stern faced melted into the jubilant face of their ringmaster. He leapt down from the rock and confronted them. ‘Demi, BK, I am so sorry’ he apologized. ‘For what?’ BK demanded. ‘For hiding the truth from you for two years, I wanted to tell you, but it was better for your own safety. But now it is best that I tell you what happened twenty-three years ago’ Theodore answered.

 

A small bubble was issuing from Keras’ mouth as he snoozed. Freud and Aban had already delved deeper into the pits of madness as they both agreed that the clouds were in fact trying to kill people by using the aphrodisiac in chocolate and the only way to prevent this was to make the Stay Puff Marshmallow Man president. ‘Your mind is a cornucopia of absolute vonder’ Freud remarked. ‘Indeed, and your idea that the orgasm is in fact shortening life spans and increases the rate of divorce is truly inspired’ Aban replied. ‘Yeah’ Freud said. Aban was drumming his fingers on the rock. ‘So, should we still fight? Cause I don’t really want to anymore’ Aban admitted. ‘Yeah, the moment has definitely passed. I guess I vill see you another time’ Freud replied and vanished. ‘Ciao’ Aban said to empty air. Keras snorted uncomfortably and woke with a start. ‘Oh, has the battle started?’ he asked. ‘No, Freud is gone now. We kinda killed the moment with our long and very frank discussion’ Aban replied. ‘Oh’ Keras said with disappointment. ‘That guy was a proper nut’ Aban remarked. Keras looked at him. ‘Are you kidding?’ he inquired. ‘No I’m not, he was really quite weird’ Aban replied.

 

Divorce was near Charlie and Vixen, to which Vixen reacted in a casual manner. ‘Twin Blades of Beauty and Truth’ she cried, sending two glowing pink rings at Divorce. Divorce raised a finger towards the glowing rings, which seemed to slow down in their acceleration and vanish. ‘What did you do?’ Vixen demanded. ‘I separated the attack’s form and power. Without the power, the form vanished’ Divorce replied whilst repressing a sniffle. ‘You can do that?’ Charlie demanded. Divorce squeaked loudly with terror, thinking he was going to hit her. ‘I can separate anything, such as impurities in a diamond or the light and dark sides of a person. Papa says that the blessed union of my parents allows me to do this’ Divorce replied. ‘And who is your father?’ Vixen inquired. ‘Oblivimon’ Divorce replied. Charlie made a choking noise that resembled the bastard union of a cry of distress and a giggle. ‘But, that is impossible, you look at least eight. Too old or too young for Oblivimon to be your real father’ Charlie said Divorce looked sadly away, fresh tears blossoming on her face. ‘My real mama and papa died a long time ago. Papa was killed by a demon, and mama killed herself in grief. I was all alone until papa Oblivimon found me and became my new papa’ Divorce explained. ‘Regardless, those that ally themselves with Oblivimon must be destroyed. Even if they are just children’ Vixen said stoically. She raised her staff and struck at Divorce. The little girl stopped the blow with her arm and she was holding Vixen off. ‘Everyone is always trying to hurt me, because mama was a demon and papa an angel’ Divorce said sadly and pushed Vixen away. ‘Who are you?’ Vixen demanded. ‘I am Divorcemon of the Crimson Huskies’ Divorce answered. ‘Divorce’ Charlie hissed. ‘Papa told me of how you love each other, and how it goes against all good in the world. By my papa’s wishes, I shall sever your ties’ Divorce promised.

 

‘Twenty-three years ago? What happened then? Wasn’t Oblivimon’s attack a long time ago?’ BK inquired. ‘No, Oblivimon threatened the world twenty-three years ago’ Theodore corrected. ‘Wouldn’t Digimon like Drakath and Baba remember that?’ Demi inquired. ‘They would have, had it not been for the promise made between Omega and AncientWisemon. That Digimon can directly control history. He erased everyone’s memory of when it happened so they could live happily, as Omega had wished it’ Theodore explained. ‘Oh yeah, who was Omega. What was his true name?’ Demi eagerly asked. ‘He never gave it, he was a very secretive Digimon’ Theodore admitted. Demi was thinking on this, but something came to BK. ‘We heard that Omega absorbed Oblivimon before he vanished. We had his data, would that mean that Omega was perhaps OmegaWarlockmon?’ BK inquired. ‘Possibly, we cannot tell if he just fancied the name Omega. But let us be moving on into history now’ Theodore began. They both moaned loudly, but Theodore ignored them. ‘Twenty-three years ago, the threat of Oblivimon arose in our beloved Digital World. Many Digimon tried to fight this mindless beast, but no one could harm him. His core was not fully formed in his current stage. In turn, my comrades and I attempted to fight him off. We were all Soul Tamers you see, each possessing a mighty partner. My partner was a Piedmon. But the ones that controlled Oblivimon were worried from our threat. In desperation each of the Soul Shrines was destroyed, forcing my fellow tamers to flee as their Digimon was forcibly reabsorbed. I however, was lucky in the essence that the Soul Shrine that birthed Piedmon was the last made shrine, which can only be found by a human. Thus, Piedmon and I attempted to fight off the Dark Council members alone. We fought as hard as we could, but in the end, Oblivimon absorbed them and their cronies. Without a controller, Oblivimon went on a rampage, hunting down the Digi-egg of Purity’ Theodore droned on.

 

‘You cannot just tear two lovers apart, that is inhuman’ Vixen protested. ‘But a human and Digimon, that cannot work. My mama and papa didn’t work, that’s why they were gone and left me alone’ Divorce cried, the rocks around her trembled and shattered. ‘I cannot let bad things happen to love again. Papa says that you do not truly love each other, you cannot love each other. You are too different, like chocolate and snowflakes’ Divorce continued. ‘But snowflakes and chocolate melt the same. They are both solid and fun to eat. What is so wrong with being different’ Vixen countered. Divorce thought about this, though it did not last. ‘Being different is what drove mama and papa apart. How long can you go before being too different drives you apart?’ Divorce questioned. ‘We have differences, but we also have similarities. It was horrible truths almost broke us apart many times. But we stayed together, because we truly love one another. We couldn’t live should one of us die’ Charlie replied. ‘Love, do you truly?’ Divorce inquired. ‘We love each other, not total love, but enough that we can be happy if we are together’ Vixen said kindly. A tear dripped from Divorce’s eye. ‘It’s not fair. Why should you be able to love when mama and papa couldn’t? WHY!’ Divorce screamed; the ground around her breaking. Vixen grabbed Charlie and rose into the sky as the earth trembled.

 

Vixen and Charlie landed away as the energy being released from Divorce began to grow in size. Many of the rocks were splitting up, and the ground cracked beneath Divorce’s feet, leaving her fluttering a few inches above the ground. Her age seemed to restrict her power as she stopped screaming and whatever she was releasing seemed to fade. ‘Now is my chance’ Vixen declared and rushed across the scarred ground. She neared the girl, whose face was masked by her long fringe. Vixen swung raised her staff and swung down with all her might. Divorce raised a single finger, and the attack was stopped. Vixen gasped as she was tossed off by Divorce, who didn’t even look furious. ‘I may be frail, but I am stronger than you are. Not as strong as dear Sharky, but enough to beat you’ Divorce said. ‘Ghk’ Vixen gagged as Divorce inhumanly sped her way to Vixen and punched her in the stomach. As she was bent over, Divorce stood in front of her and kicked straight up, sending Vixen into the air. With not even a grunt of effort, Divorce tore a large stone from the cracked ground and tossed it at Vixen; it slammed her into the back and carried her down to the ground, ending in a crunch. ‘Vixen!’ Charlie cried as he ran over to her. Divorce watched him run over to the rock. He managed to push it off to find Vixen was not badly hurt. ‘You okay?’ he demanded. ‘Fine, she just caught me off’ Vixen lied. ‘You know, in the end you will die’ Divorce said grimly. ‘Why do this? You’re just a little girl, not a vicious warrior’ Charlie pleaded. ‘I do what papa asks me to. He loves me’ Divorce replied. ‘Just calling him papa is not love’ Vixen panted. Charlie looked at her. ‘My sweet, looks like it is time for plan B’ Vixen stated. ‘Right Charlie nodded and pointed his Digivice at her. ‘Slide Evolution’ he cried. Vixen glew with a deep purple light. ‘Sakuyamon, Slide Evolve to Kuzuhamon’ Vixen shouted. She purple light faded to see Vixen had become purple in colour, her armour was purple and her hair jet black. Her eyes were shrouded in darkness. ‘It’s on’ she stated.

 

‘Fascinating, but I can guess that before he found it, Omega appeared right?’ Demi inquired once Theodore had stopped. ‘He did, Omega had claimed to be the protector of that sacred item. He fought Oblivimon and repelled him. Oblivimon in turn rampaged over the world, destroying everything and absorbing data. He destroyed much of the world, and eventually Digivolved into ENDmon. Omega in turn fought against ENDmon and won the battle. Whilst the data was being released, Omega absorbed ENDmon’s data. Why, because he felt pity for the beast I suppose, at least that is what he told me’ Theodore continued. ‘What else did he tell you?’ BK inquired. ‘He told me: ‘look for my coming in many years time. Though I vanish now, I will return in the human world as not one, but two. Look for my coming’ Theodore repeated. ‘Omega knew that he would die, so he split himself into Demi and I’ BK realized. ‘That is true; I knew it as soon as I had found you. But before I had, Piedmon and I made a difficult decision. Because you would return to the human world, we had to decide who would go, him or I. Soul Digimon and Tamers cannot exist in the human world. The Digital World could sustain those with only half a soul, the human world could not. In the end, Piedmon decided to reunite with me, to leave me to find you both. But before he left, he made me promise to protect you, that is, Omega with all I had. So then I returned to the real world, but I needed a means to travel, which is when I came across a world famous circus. Into this circus I integrated and began my search. For Twenty-one years I traveled, rising in ranks until I commander the circus. But, one fateful day two years ago, I had found you both in the midst of a data storm. I could feel Oblivimon’s terrifying power within you, but I took you both in, the rest is history’ Theodore finished.

 

Divorce and Vixen were both facing off, despite her injury, Vixen stood firm. ‘Ura Izuna’ she shouted, summoning a single glowing fox spirit that flew at Divorce. Vixen herself moved away and vanished. Divorce raised a finger up to the fox and it shimmered, instantly dispelling. ‘Very clever, but face the Taizoukai Mandala’ Vixen stated from behind Divorce. The little girl turned, only to be blasted back by a large purple ring. Before she recovered, Vixen struck Divorce in the gut with her staff and with a pendulum like motion, slammed the little girl into the ground. With the pointed base of her staff raised, Vixen slammed her staff down into Divorce’s left wing. With a fiendish movement, she tore the wing terribly as it was removed from the side. Divorce cried out in pain as Vixen made safe distance at Charlie’s side. ‘That was a bit much’ Charlie remarked. ‘She’s going to kill us, better we kill her first’ Vixen said in a rough voice. ‘Ura Izuna’ Vixen cried, unleashing a new fox spirit, which tied itself around Divorce’s body and held her up. Divorce was crying as her shredded wing dripped a mysterious white blood. ‘Taizoukai Mandala’ Vixen cried and repeated, constantly blasting the helpless girl with her attacks. ‘Stop Vixen’ Charlie ordered. Vixen’s cold unfeeling eyes bore deep into him. ‘Why? Why should we risk our safety for this creature? She serves Oblivimon; she deserves a fate like her very troops’ Vixen protested. Charlie looked to the ground, desperately seeking for an answer, until he looked at Divorce.

 

Charlie didn’t answer, he was perplexed. Despite Divorce’s appearance and orders, Charlie felt sad for her. Maybe it was the way that her face was always stained with tears, or how her wings beat with each loud sob. ‘Release her’ Charlie ordered. Vixen begrudgingly did so, but maintained her distance as the girl flopped to the ground. A tear seemed to crawl down Charlie’s face as he approached the girl and affectionately rubbed her head. Divorce gasped and looked at him; she couldn’t see anger or hate, just love in his eyes. She got up onto her knees and prepared to raise her finger. ‘You never truly felt love, have you?’ he inquired. Divorce was shocked, she didn’t answer, but she lowered her hand. ‘Didn’t think so. You’ve never felt the affectionate kiss of a mother as she tucked you into bed. You never waited, staring at a clock for an hour whilst impatiently waiting for daddy to come from work’ he continued. ‘No’ Divorce whispered, and cried. Vixen watched sternly, but couldn’t help shedding a tear as the darkness controlling her eyes faded. She understood what Charlie was doing and approached, embracing Divorce and Charlie. ‘The sweetest thing in the world is love, and knowing that you are loved. Do you feel this love?’ she inquired. Divorce’s tears stopped as the streaks on her face vanished. She was smiling and shed one tear of happiness. ‘I do’ she whispered.

 

Divorce’s small figure glew brightly, she released a happy sigh. Small pieces of her form began to cut away from her, fluttering off in the form of a dragonfly, or a butterfly. These bits of data spiraled high above them, until every fragment of Divorce was gone, leaving a beating white heart. It turned black and beat repeatedly, laboured breathing was heard from. The fluttering insects spiraled around and combined into a single column of brilliant white light. ‘What are you doing Divorce?’ Oblivimon demanded. ‘Not listening to you, you don’t control her anymore’ Charlie stated. ‘I never controlled her to begin with. She treated me as her father and she my daughter. Is that not enough to show love?’ Oblivimon demanded. ‘Calling yourself papa is not true love’ Vixen answered. Oblivimon chuckled. ‘It would seem I still have much to learn in the feeling of love, to bad you shall not be here to witness it’ Oblivimon laughed a laugh that slowly faded. ‘I guess this is the end’ Charlie mused as the column grew wider; both of them were still embracing the other. ‘Yeah, but it feels good, doesn’t it? Before, I burned with hatred for the girl, but in the end, she proved to be just like us. A lonely spirit who desperately wanted love, shame she never found it’ Vixen replied. ‘I guess so, but my dear, even in death, I want you to know that I have always loved’ Charlie whispered back as he and Vixen were annihilated by the white beam. What he was going to say, you can already guess.

 

From everywhere around, warriors watched in fascination at the glorious beam of light shining on the field. ‘Charlie’ Demi began. ‘And Vixen’ BK ended. ‘Friends of yours?’ Theodore inquired. ‘Yeah, they’re very good friends. A human, and his Renamon. By the looks of it, they’re gone now’ Demi replied. ‘They died as they lived, in each other’s arms’ BK noted as the column faded, leaving a brilliant cloud, shaped, like a heart. ‘I have always loved you’ was his final words’ Demi added.

 

[.:Abarai Renji:.]

Yeah, I know.

 

And I have quite the writer's block on it, since I am thinking on how to add all the chars to the last chapter.

[Fallen Hero]

Great chapter brokenheart.

 

I should really get working on my digimon description.

[The Warden]

thanks guys, it's your support that's keeping this going ya know

 

[spoiler=Chapter 59: Grieving Engine]

 

Lydia and Jason were purposely kept at the back of the attacking forces to keep them out of trouble, and boy did they know it. ‘This stinks, Dom just put us here so we wouldn’t get as many enemies as him’ Lydia pouted. ‘Maybe he thought we couldn’t fight?’ Lop suggested. ‘You can, Ko can, Jason can, and I can. SO why won’t he let us?’ Lydia demanded. ‘Because you are too young’ a pleasant voice answered. Walking towards them was a strange parody of a creature, two Digimon that were attached to the hip, one was yellow in colour and seemed shadowy; the other was a red and black version. Next to it was a large man in a beekeeper’s outfit, there was a constant buzz about it. ‘You must be Oblivimon’s stooges’ Ko remarked. ‘Yes, we are, what about it?’ the red side of the creature demanded gruffly. The yellow side giggled. ‘Don’t mind him, we’re Gemnimon, or Gemni if you will. But if you want to address us separately, I Gemnus, and he is Nigel’ Gemnus said. ‘Not by choice’ Nigel said roughly. ‘We do in fact serve Oblivimon, but stooge is too strong a word’ the beekeeper said. ‘Little late Swarm’ Nigel said. ‘Never too late’ Swarm replied. Nigel rubbed his temples. ‘Forgive Swarm, he is a little slow because he thinks both side of the argument you see’ Gemnus explained. ‘Is he like, mental?’ Jason inquired. ‘No no, just, slow’ Gemnus replied. ‘We don’t know what that means’ Ko cut in. ‘I told you, these are just little kids, you’re ‘superb diction’ can’t relate to them’ Nigel stated. ‘It was worth a try right?’ Gemnus said desperately. Nigel patted him on his back. ‘No’ he said sternly.

 

Drake had found Gaomon curled up in one of the cracks left by his battle. ‘Gaomon’ Drake shouted. The little dog didn’t respond to his cries. ‘Gaomon, we’re Steph’ he begged. The little dog yet again didn’t respond. Drake nodded to Beelze, who reached into the crack and managed to draw out Gaomon, he was clasping something with all his might. ‘Steph’ Drake said softly. Gaomon uncurled as Beelze placed him gently to the ground. In his gloves was the yellow and silver Digivice. Drake shed a small tear, but remained composed. Gaomon seemed to be beyond tears, as he had run out and was too weak. Drake took the Digivice and held it in his hand, the Digivice latching to his right arm dropped to the ground as he replaced it with Steph’s. ‘Gaomon, we cannot stay here and mourn, there is still Oblivimon to face’ he said sternly. ‘And do what? We’re destined to die on this cold, dismal battleground. Demi and BK are the ones to kill Oblivimon, not us’ Gaomon stated. ‘There are still the Crimson Huskarls, we have to end them’ Drake reminded him. ‘Richard is already dead, I can die peacefully’ Gaomon said dismissively as he crawled towards the crack again. ‘I am not a war casualty’ Richard stated as he approached them. ‘Did anyone say: cue back from the dead?’ Beelze inquired sarcastically. ‘You may have injured me in combat before Gaomon, but let me assure you that this shall not be a repeat of the past’ Richard warned. ‘Ummm, Gaomon is currently unavailable to fight you’ Drake replied. ‘And why is that?’ Richard inquired. ‘Well, he Is currently attempting to rot away in a hole after failing to comes to term with the idea that his partner and very best friend is dead’ Drake spelled out slowly. ‘Then I shall wait’ Richard stated. ‘You’re gonna be standing there a long time’ Drake warned.

 

‘You know, you would be more intimidating if not for the fact that you guys seem totally like idiots’ Ko said. ‘We may be a tad dysfunctional, but we’re not idiots’ Gemnus protested. ‘Yeah, we’re Oblivimon’s elite and we’re much stronger and better looking than you are’ Nigel added. ‘It’s like if Demi and BK were fused together at the hip and gained some brain cells, then tragically lost them all’ Lop remarked. Lydia looked at her little partner. ‘That’s mean of you, it seems Naomi was a bad influence on you’ Lydia scolded. Lop blushed a little bit. ‘We’re not stupid’ Swarm said. ‘Yes, thank you Swarm’ Gemnus replied. ‘Well, this is fun, but we have a battle to get to, so bye bye’ Lydia said and they walked off. Gemni and Swarm were stunned for about three seconds (average time) before actually chasing after them. ‘We’re meant to be fighting you’ Nigel stated. ‘Okay’ the all answered. ‘Do you place any regard for your lives?’ Gemnus inquired. ‘Of course we do, we just don’t place any regards for yours’ Ko answered. ‘Fair enough’ Swarm said. ‘Well, catch me if you can’ Lydia said and began to run off. Gemni followed the girl, trying to keep up, which is hard when you have four feet and two minds. Jason looked at Swarm; the buzzing seemed to become more riled. ‘Run rabbit run’ he muttered.

 

On another raging battlefront, Naomi and Lilithmon were fighting an oddly large group of Digimon. They seemed to be desperately trying to protect something as they cut through the group. ‘This is getting us nowhere Lilith. Modify: Nazar Fang’ Naomi cried. The Nazar Nail of Lilith’s hand began to extend into a longer and by far crueler claw. ‘Phantom Sigh’ Lilith whispered and blew a large black cloud to the group. Their data slowly degraded and melted away, clearing out a good body of the group and revealing the prize. It was a small girl holding a Y-shaped stick. A puppet with a gun was by her side. ‘A human, here?’ Naomi inquired. ‘No, that’s a Digimon; I can sense a dark aura. She’s one of Oblivimon’s elite’ Lilith warned. The girl realized they were talking about her and she flinched. ‘What d-d-d-d-d-do you want from me?’ she timidly asked. ‘You positive she’s an elite, she seems more like a frightened child to me’ Naomi remarked. ‘She is, gut she is stronger than all of you twerps comgined’ the puppet croaked. Naomi grimaced at the puppet, who pointing its gun at them. ‘Whatever the case, we’re going to destroy you now’ Naomi stated. The girl squeaked loudly and hid her face with the puppet. ‘Put me down and attack them Shirk; you’re stronger than them’ the puppet cried whilst wriggling in her grasp. ‘But they’re going to attack’ Shirk whimpered. The puppet began to giggle. ‘That’s funny Shirk, they’re going to attack. You can attack to, you know that right?’ the puppet chortled. ‘But, what if they hurt me?’ Shirk squeaked. ‘Then hurt them gack’ the puppet ordered. ‘Okay Ventrilomon, I’ll try’ the girl conceded. The girl and the puppet glew with a mysterious green energy. ‘Nature Bullet (Gullet)’ the both cried. The small gun the puppet was holding glew with the same energy and it fired a large bolt of the green energy, it missed as it flew overhead. ‘Hold me steady’ the puppet ordered. ‘Sorry’ Shirk whimpered. ‘Before we fight, what is your Digimon name?’ Lilith inquired. Shirk raised her sad eyes to Naomi and Lilith. ‘I am Submitmon, known as Shirk of the Crimson Huskarls, please don’t hurt me’ she whimpered. ‘So many questions were answered by that name’ Naomi said.

 

Lydia and Lop were facing off against Gemni. ‘Okay, Digivolve Lopmon’ Lydia ordered. Lop was surrounded by a black column of light that widened and reveal the non-happy version of Cherubimon. Its wide mouth cracked into a fiendish grin. ‘The one who would shatter the balance of the world, Cherubimon’ Gemnus recited. ‘Modify: Night Stealer’ Lydia cried. The beam emanating from the Digivice struck Cherubimon. Into its hands was summoned an enormous mace. The spikes glittering in the sunlight. It roared and pounded the ground where Gemni was. It smashed the ground and the mace was removed, revealing that Gemni wasn’t there. ‘Eh?’ Cherubi demanded. There was grim flapping to see only Gemnus’ body; it was flying on a pair of dark black and red wings. ‘We’re very malleable, we can warp our shapes to fit our needs, I can turn into a drill ya know’ Gemnus mused. Cherubi glared as she slammed her hands together and formed a large spear. ‘Lightning Spear’ Cherubi roared. She flung the spear and it soared through the air. Gemnus laughed as he leaned to the left and avoided it. ‘Oh dear, you’re too big and you’re attacks are too flashy, you can’t hurt us’ Nigel mocked. ‘Tornado Kick’ a Pazu cried as she sailed through the air and struck Gemnus in the back and drove him straight to the ground. Gracefully she flipped off him and landed nearby. ‘Pazuricciamon?’ Lydia inquired. ‘Yes dear, you might find it funny, me helping you, but don’t think we care about you. Oblivimon and his stooges threaten the world, and that’s our job. So we separated to help you guys’ Pazu explained. ‘Thanks, any help we can get is fine’ Lydia said woodenly. Gemni grunted as the debris their body’s was forced off. Nigel appeared at his brother’s side as they stared at Pazu. The wind effects surrounding her made her boobs bounce slowly up and down (perv). ‘Hubba hubba, your breasts are fantastic’ Nigel said. ‘You, like that’ Pazu said coyly. ‘Ya’ Nigel moaned. Pazu grabbed her breasts with both hands and cupped them, giving a few bounces. Drool began to fall from Nigel’s mouth as the bouncing continued. Neither Gemnus nor Nigel were watching as Cherubi snuck up behind him and had the head of the mace above them. She brought it straight down on them. ‘Owww’ they both moaned.

 

Jason and Ko (already Tyrant) had taken up battle positions on a cliff. Swarm was still at the base of the cliff and hadn’t reacted to anything they had done. Suddenly, a cloud of bees began to pour out from openings in the suit and they buzzed angrily. It was a vicious cloud of black and yellow. Each clung to Swarm’s body and they flew him up to the cliff; he landed and the cloud buzzed threateningly. A cloud of smoke emanated from the smoke can Swarm held, it aggravated the swarm further and drove them made, striking out at Ko. He attempted to swipe at them with his right hand, hitting some and reducing them to a sticky honey that clung stubbornly to his hand. Ko attempted to stretch his hands to break the bonds, but it clung to his hand. The bees landed on him and attempted to sting him, only having their stingers break from his thick carapace. Each bee dissolved into the thick honey, which clung to his joints and wings. He grunted as his lower and upper wings fumbled. ‘Modify: Tyrant Mantle’ Jason shouted quickly. Ko’s wings cut through the stickiness as they form into the large purple blades. ‘Thanks Jason’ Ko said. ‘You’re welcome, but you can’t fight him like this, you’re too big’ Jason cried. ‘I know, but we have nothing else to use’ Tyrant replied. ‘You cannot win’ Swarm buzzed as more bees issued forth from his body. ‘What can we do?’ Tyrant argued as he batted away the next swarm and was further covered in honey. Jason began to think desperately. ‘Wait, I remember now. Baihumon gave us the data of a powerful mega insect Digimon. But how do we unlock it?’ Jason inquired. ‘No idea, but if you can figure it out, that would be fantastic’ Ko replied. With a raised fist, he attempted to crush Swarm, but he managed to evade the attack. ‘You cannot win’ Swarm repeated. ‘Why can’t you stop Swarm’s bees? You’re the kind of insects’ Jason shouted. ‘Because they’re bees, they serve as one mind and one mind only, trying to control such a unified mind is like trying to lasso a tornado’ Ko replied. Swarm kept sending out bees and approached them both.

 

Naomi and Lilith had been forced back in their fight with Shirk, as their combination of nature attacks kept putting them back. ‘Lilith, go in there and get that puppet from her’ Naomi ordered. Lilith nodded and flew towards them. ‘Shirk cried and protected her face with Ventrilo. Lilith stopped in front of them and kicked Ventrilo out of her hands and several feet into the air. After five feet, Shirk suddenly rocketed off after it. Both tamer and partner watched in bemusement as both were several feet into the air, then they plummeted back down to the ground in with a terrible crunching noise. Shirk had landed on top of Ventrilo and they both were groaning. ‘Git off me’ Ventrilo moaned. Shirk got up and off Ventrilo, he was in a bad shape, his little legs were broken. His gun barrel had been crushed and made useless. ‘Damnit Shirk’ Ventrilo shouted. ‘I’m sorry’ Shirk tearfully apologized. Naomi looked at Lilith and nodded. Lilith approached the duo and glowered at Shirk, forcing the girl to flinch. She raised her dress slightly to reveal a rather pointy set of stilettos. ‘Bye bye’ she said cheerfully as she rammed the heel down through its tiny chest before it could mutter another word. ‘That all you got?’ he demanded. Lilith raised the heel and impaled several times, until he no longer replied. Shirk removed her trembling hands to see the ruined shell of Ventrilomon. ‘Ventrilomon’ she cried, tears forming at her eyes. Naomi approached the girl and nodded to Lilith. Lilith held the girls face in her left hand, forcing her to look up. ‘We will leave you in peace now, to mourn’ Naomi said kindly. Shirk didn’t reply as tears fell, they became red as Lilith impaled her with the Nazar Fang in the stomach. ‘Nazar Nail’ Lilith said. Shirk shuddered as the claw broke right through her body and out of her back. It was removed and the data at the wound began to corrode and break away in brown chunks. ‘We have wasted enough time here’ Naomi replied and walked off. Lilith chortled elegantly at that little joke and followed her, leaving Shirk to slowly degrade. In her mind, voices raced across it. ‘Find more data girl!’ a hideous voice screeched. ‘More data’ she mumbled as her hand clung to the stick in her hand. Her data was breaking apart faster and the hand grasping the stick corroded, causing the stick to drop to the ground. Streams of crimson energy streamed away from where Shirk was.

 

Jason was tapping buttons on hid Digivice, attempting to find the Digivolve files. Eventually, with a bit of luck he began to load the data, he skipped past each level until he found the mega files. A picture of a helmeted black beetle appeared. ‘I found it’ he declared to Ko, who was struggling with the honey coating his armour. ‘Okay, Slide Evolution’ Jason declared. A column of white energy surrounded Ko, but it turned black and it began to reduce in size. It faded to reveal what would happen if you crossed a BlackWargreymon with a Stingmon. ‘GrandisKuwagamon’ Ko declared. ‘Modify: Lord Grandis’ Jason declared, just going with it. The claws on both of Ko’s arms grew in length, become long, serrated and black. ‘Curious’ Swarm remarked. Ko made a sound that a smirk would make, before lifting a few feet into the air and rushing Swarm. ‘Grandis Scissors’ he cried and swung both his arms, cutting through the beekeeping suit, it and the smoke can dropped to the ground as a tremendous swarm of bees scattered. ‘You cannot beat every single one of me’ Swarm said through every bee. ‘I don’t have to’ Ko said arrogantly. ‘Oh?’ Swarm inquired. ‘Indeed so’ Ko replied as he looked at the smoke can. ‘Gran Killer’ he announced, slicing down with his claws and created a dimensional warp. It tore apart the can and a large and rather ugly queen bee with it. The swarm began screeching erratically as every bee began to explode into clouds of honey. From the can, streams of crimson energy leaked away. ‘We did it’ Jason shouted joyfully. ‘Not yet’ Ko warned.

 

Cherubi removed the mace to find Gemnus and Nigel comically flattened ‘That was cheap, using boobies to distract us’ Gemnus groaned. Pazu giggled as she sent a wind out and blew them out of the hole like a leaf. They floated down and landed. ‘They’re a quarter of an inch thick. They are a Crimson Huskarl pancake’ Cherubi laughed. The 2D form of Gemni rose up onto its feet and suddenly became 3D again. ‘That was cheap’ Gemnus repeated. Cherubi laughed again and they looked at her. Lydia knew they were about to attack, and she bit her lip. ‘I guess it is the end of the road for us, Cherubimon knows what she’s doing, and I do to’ she thought. ‘Pazu, get out of here’ she ordered. ‘Fine’ Pazu replied and flew off. ‘Dark/Light Creeper’ Gemni hissed, firing a blast of dark energy that snaked through the air, before splitting into dark and light that struck Cherubimon in the chest and drove her to the ground. She wasn’t moving and small traces of data were leaking from the wound. ‘We can’t give up yet’ Lydia cried. Her Digivice began to radiant energy as Cherubi went from bad to good form. ‘Burst Evolution’ Lydia cried. ‘Cherubimon, Burst Digivolve to Cherubimon Burst Mode’ Cherubi declared. Her colouring became a brilliant rose colour, the white trim becoming a pleasant cream. On the jester ruff, each ball became consumed in shimmering white fires. The runes of the holy earrings began to glow brightly as well. Cherubimon pulled herself from the hole and scooped up Lydia, who proceeded to rest on her shoulder. ‘Big difference’ Nigel said arrogantly and they both charged up a punch.‘I will lend you my strength’ Lydia thought. Gemni leapt through the air and nailed Cherubi with a punch, their chaotic energies swirling in an attack. Their victim grunted, but managed to bring her arms around and hold them in a hug. ‘Goodnight Boom’ she said happily. The holy energy being emitted from her arms seemed to warp the energies released from the punches. Gemni began screaming as both sides were forced to divide into separate beings. ‘Goodbye Jason, it has been fun, sorry I dragged you into all this’ Lydia thought as the energy continued to warp the area. This apology made little difference as the energy began growing in power, warping the close area until, in one brilliant flash; all four of them were gone. Streams of crimson energy departed the scene.

 

Jason and Ko saw the explosion light up the steadily darkening sky. ‘That was Cherubimon, I fancy that she and Lydia met their match’ Ko remarked. ‘Yeah’ Jason replied woodenly. Blaze and Willis landed nearby and approached them. ‘Good to see you in one piece, when we heard that you had a run in with one of the Huskarls, we came as fast as we could. Where is he?’ Blaze asked quickly. ‘Dead, Ko killed him after destroying the queen bee’ Jason again replied woodenly. ‘You seem a little somber after such a victory’ Willis remarked. ‘It’s Lydia, she’s, she was in that bright flash of light’ Jason cried. Tears broke through and he covered his eyes with his sleeve. ‘Please, reunite your tragic pieces boy, she wouldn’t want you to cry, you must be courageous in the face of your departed friend’ Blaze said. Jason stopped, his mouth twisted into a curious thought. ‘Courage? Blaze’ Jason began. ‘What is it?’ Blaze inquired. ‘On the Island of Courage, would the Trial be active, same as in all islands?’ he inquired. ‘I suppose so, but we don’t need the trials, life was returned to the islands’ Blaze answered. Jason removed his sleeve and his became determined. ‘Yes we do, come on Ko’ Jason said and ran over to Ko. His partner held onto him and took off towards the islands. ‘What the devil would he need there?’ Willis wondered.

 

 

 

[spoiler=Chapter 60: Yasotynnufgnihtynafoknihtt’nacI]

 

Dom was happily gutting away at any challenger who approached him. The claw weapons he was using were deadly efficient in slicing and dicing away at enemies. There was a loud roar and some screams as several members of his own side were being tossed into the air. The roar grew louder as a hideous man shark….thing was cutting its way through to Dom. It’s bottom half seemed like a regular scuba man, but the top half was a large shark head and body, with some gas tanks on his back and cords reaching from them to the beast’s mouth. ‘Piss! Tits! Crap!’ it roared. ‘I hope that isn’t a statement of intent’ Dom muttered. A small DemiDevimon flew down to the shark and twisted some valves on the gas tanks. The shark began to breath deeply and became calm. ‘Why, hello there’ he said intelligently, his fangs glistening. ‘So nice to see you in this, verdant field of death’ it continued. ‘Spare me the crap, who are you?’ Dom demanded. The creature laughed loudly. ‘So you saw through me crappy Freud imitation then? Ha ha! I am GreatWhitemon of the Crimson Huskarls, I am not called Sharky’ Sharky said (HEY!). Dom cut his own toothy grin as a menacing look appeared in his eyes. ‘Good then, I was hoping to kick one of you guys butts’ he mocked. Sharky (HEY!) began laughing again loudly. ‘I like a challenge, but small fry like you aren’t worth my time. That teddy bear in your baby baggy wouldn’t even make for a good meal’ Sharky (oh I give up) laughed. Dom laughed as well as he placed Phasco on the ground and initialized Digivolution. Sharky watched as the little bear became a much larger bear. ‘Ha ha ha! Belphemon only wakes up every thousand years’ he laughed. ‘Modify: Wake UP!’ Dom ordered, striking the clock with the modify beam. It chimed loudly and the chains snapped, warping Sleep Mode into Raeg Mode. ‘Ha ha ha! Now that is a challenge, I accept’ Sharky laughed as he turned the valves on both gas tanks off. ‘Excellent’ Dom said with a devilish grin.

 

Alex had refrained from most of the fighting; it was not to his tastes. Shadow however felt differently as he slaughtered most of the enemies before him. ‘Rinkazen’ Shadow cried, igniting his blades and decimating the rows of mindless enemies. ‘This is tiring Shadow, dispense the rest of the enemies’ Alex ordered lazily. ‘Rest if you want, this is the most fun I’ve had in ages’ Shadow roared as he cut through a rearing Armormon. ‘Yes, unfortunately the fun must stop’ a light yet powerful voice stated from above. Both tamer and partner looked up to see a tall angel descend in a ray of light, with a slight chorus of hallelujah. ‘A Crimson Huskarl’ Alex stated as the angel landed. The angel made a flourishing bow. ‘Indeed, I am Saintmon, better known amongst my cohorts as Michael’ Michael introduced. ‘Pleasant, but fortunately you are going to be destroyed’ Alex stated coldly. ‘Don’t you mean unfortunately?’ Michael inquired. ‘I meant what I said, don’t try to understand it any other way’ Alex ordered. ‘To the lord all has but one meaning’ Michael recited. ‘Ugh, I’ve heard of these guys. He is one of the followers from the Cathedral of Shadows, a sect that believes their savior will arise from the darkness of neglect and lead them into a glorious future. Whilst you were in a coma I had heard that one of their most zealous priests had found their savior, he, as in, Michael must’ve been referring to Oblivimon’ Shadow reported. ‘Indeed I had. My savior Oblivimon fits the texts perfectly, he must be the savior, there is no other. I joined him after proving to him my worthiness. Now I sit at his grand table, to dine with my comrades in the last supper of the dying world’ Michael said happily. Alex’s eyes slowly dipped in to a form of death glare. ‘You’re looking in the wrong place for your savior, Oblivimon is going to lose, and you along with him. Demi and BK are going to destroy your master, so I guess I will have to settle for you’ Alex stated. ‘Such fire and passion, my lord told me of the boy Alex Sable. Coincidently, he too appears synonymous with the texts’ Michael thought. ‘Shadow, prepare yourself’ Alex ordered. Shadow readied his blades, uniting them at the base of their hilts to create a duel blade.

 

Aban and Keras had moved further in the battle, going so far as to being actually able to see the battle. ‘I wanna go fight’ Keras whined. ‘Save your energy, we don’t want you wasting it’ Aban said soothingly. ‘Indeed so, I would hate for you to not be at fool strength’ Freud said from behind them. Aban emitted a girly shriek as he jumped from his position. ‘Now that ve have taken that into accordance, I must say it is time for you to die. Shame really, a noble mind like yours comes along very rarely. I do extend my humblest apologies’ Freud stated. ‘Your what?’ Keras inquired. ‘Apologies’ Freud repeated. ‘That’s what I thought’ Keras said. ‘You seem confident, that is good’ Freud remarked. ‘No fighting it now, time to Digivolve Keras’ Aban stated. Blah blah blah, Keras Digivolve blah. Blah blah blah Diaboromon blah. ‘Your bug is mighty, but it cannot stand to my Rorschach Illusion’ Freud stated as he drew a pendulum from his sleeve and gently swung it from side to side. The world begin to shimmer as white consumed everything. A black smudge appeared on a wall of the reality, it spread with an oozing noise into the shape of something a three-year old painted. ‘Vhat do you see here?’ Freud inquired. ‘A butterfly?’ Aban hesitated. ‘I see’ Freud mused as the black thing ripped itself from the wall and became a large black butterfly. It flitted away into nothingness. A new smudge appeared and spread to like something that might possibly a glove. ‘Vhat do you see here?’ Freud inquired. ‘A boxing glove’ Aban answered. ‘As you vish’ Freud replied. The image shimmered and a spring-loaded boxing glove launched from the wall and sucker punched Aban. His knees shook as he fell to the floor, clenching his stomach. ‘How does that make you feel?’ Freud inquired mockingly. ‘Sick’ Aban groaned.

 

Sharky roared and leapt at Belphemon, who attacked with his claw. Sharky changed his angle and bit straight through the power claw, shattering it to pieces. Belphe took no notice as he swung at Sharky with his other claw, which were bitten off by the shark. Belphe growled menacingly as Sharky chewed the crushed remains and swallowed. ‘Needs seasoning’ he remarked. ‘Stop playing and fight damnit’ Dom shouted. Sharky looked at Dom and grinned. ‘Fine’ he growled and leapt into the ground, his fin cutting through the surface of the ground. ‘Eh?’ both of them could say as the fin began to move wildly, cutting from one side to the other hastily. ‘Keep an eye out’ Dom ordered. Sharky’s fin dipped into the ground. ‘How?’ Belphe growled. ‘Behind!’ Dom shouted as Sharky leapt from the ground with his jaws wide open. ‘Lampranthus’ Belphe growled, a chain snaking through the air and slamming Sharky in the mouth, also unleashing a wave of infernal fire. Sharky bit on the chain and broke it, landing on the ground. He spat out the chewed remains and fanned his mouth, which was comically smoking. ‘Dat wash your rasht mishtake’ he moaned as his tongue smoldered. He dived into the ground again and began to move a bit slower, but still fast enough. ‘This might not be good’ Dom said as the telltale fin dipped into the ground.

 

Alex and Shadow watched as Michael was on his knees and muttering a prayer. ‘While we’re young’ Shadow said in annoyance. ‘In the name of the father system, son program and the holy coder, amen’ Michael finished. ‘Prayer cannot be rushed sinners. Now that you oppose the new world, you must be purged from the old one’ Michael stated. ‘You’re one to talk, but talk is cheap. Let your cold steel talk’ Shadow roared. ‘Those are the words of a true warrior of darkness’ a cold voice commended. ‘Golbiusmon’ Alex stated without turning around. Behind him the dark knight Digimon approached, his armour clanking on the hard ground. ‘You can go about your business boy, this is personal’ Golbius said to Alex. ‘Personal how?’ Shadow demanded. ‘This dirty sods order was the reason I was imprisoned by the harmonious ones for threatening the world’ Golbius replied. ‘My order did no such thing. We had you imprisoned for being a general nuisance’ Michael replied sternly. ‘Threat’ Golbius argued. ‘Nuisance’ Michael countered. ‘This completely ridiculous’ Alex sighed as the angel and the knight began to argue.

 

Alex and Shadow had left them both to find more enemies to battle, leaving Michael and Golbius to argue it out. ‘I feel as if I’m forgetting something’ Michael said. He looked where Alex and Shadow was and found them gone. ‘Oh yes, I was meant to do battle with the boy Alex Sable’ Michael realized. ‘You’re pathetic’ Golbius stated. ‘No time to argue sinner, you will face judgment after Alex and Shadow’ Michael stated and rose into the air. He surveyed the area and found them both. He immediately flew off after them with Golbius following on foot. Alex and Shadow had cleared out another area of enemies when Michael landed. ‘Okay now, you are going to face me and face judgment’ Michael stated. ‘Yeah right, with me at his side, we’re unbeatable’ Golbius bragged as he approached. ‘Who said you could fight with me?’ Shadow asked coldly. ‘No one, I do what is in my best interest, and these huskarls and their master are not in my best interest’ Golbius retorted. ‘Just don’t get in my way’ Shadow conceded and raised his blades. Michael summoned his shield and sword and remained ready. Golbius drew his massive claymore. ‘Don’t get in my way’ Golbius whispered to Shadow. The dragon warrior almost smiled at that remark.

 

Aban was sitting in the white void, ignoring the black smudges that kept appearing. ‘I cannot test you if you do not respond’ Freud stated. ‘Oh, I’ll give you a response. You can go and shove that pendulum where the sun don’t shine’ Aban snapped. Keras clapped his claws several times. ‘Congratulations Freud, you have succeeded in what I perceived impossible. You have actually broken Aban’s patience’ he said. ‘Vhy thank, I guess that can act as a personal achievement’ Freud replied. ‘Aban, aren’t you going to counter?’ Keras inquired. Aban remained quiet, his eyes were closed and he was quietly mumbling to himself. ‘Keras, use Cable Crusher at the void in front of me’ he ordered. ‘Okay’ Keras said uncertainly and faced Aban’s direction. ‘Cable Crusher’ he roared and his long gangly arms snaked through the wall of the void. ‘Aaaah’ Freud cried and the white void vanished. Keras’ arm had impaled the pendulum on a rock. He withdrew his arm and Aban took the pendulum still stuck on the claw. ‘Very clever Heir Dalibor’ Freud remarked as he drew another pendulum from his sleeve. ‘How’d you know to do that?’ Keras inquired. ‘Simple, he is a psychologist, but also a hypnotist and an illusionist. He made us believe that the void was real when it wasn’t. I began ignoring the void, listening for Freud. If it were his own little world, his voice would have come from everywhere. Instead, it came from one source, directly in front of us’ Aban explained. ‘Very clever, not many see through the Rorschach Illusion. They wander aimlessly whilst I make them believe that they are being harmed. But I assure you, my tricks don’t stop there’ Freud warned as he raised the small pendulum to the sky and began twirling it. It began to lengthen, becoming an iron chain attached to a large tire-sized pendulum. ‘Morning Stardulum’ Freud cried, swinging the chain, once, twice, three times and launching it. He swung it in a completely different direction, but Aban leapt away from his spot as it cracked. ‘Illusions and trickery won’t affect a person who sees the world clearly’ Aban stated. Freud growled at this remark. ‘Keras, Line Surfer’ Aban ordered. Keras nodded and began spinning on the spot, letting his large claws and arms flail out in a ring. ‘To the right’ Aban commanded Keras did so, his large claw cutting through a rock and slamming into Freud who was behind it. The one holding the larger pendulum vanished. ‘I told you, tricks and illusion won’t help you in this fight’ Aban said to Freud, who was hooked on Keras’ claw before being slammed into the ground.

 

Michael flew into action with his sword raised. Shadow took him on, their cold steel clashing with each step and counter. Shadow swung his blades at Michael, who guarded with his shield and striking with his own blade, knocking one of Shadow’s Kiku Rin away. ‘My swordsmanship seems superior to yours’ Michael commented. Shadow roared loudly as he struck with the other blade, which Michael guarded and countered, disarming Shadow. ‘Holy Guillotine’ Michael cried, his blade turning into a long white blade. He lashed at Shadow, but was stopped by Golbiusmon, his own dark blade glowing with purple energy. ‘The guillotine was very ineffective when compared to the souls of victims’ Golbius mocked. Michael roared in turn and forced his blade down on Golbius, who took his left hand from the guard of the blade and punched Michael in the face. He recoiled from the attack, covering face with his gauntlet. Golbius laughed as he held his blade in his right hand. ‘Your power is something to boast on, but your skills in the art of the blade is lacking’ Golbius said to Shadow. ‘It would appear so’ Shadow answered as he collected his blades. Alex watched this, but he couldn’t understand. ‘Shadow shouldn’t have lost that battle; he is too powerful to be outclassed by that knight Digimon. Maybe I am overestimating Shadow’ he thought. Michael removed his gauntlet from his face; a large bruise was on it. ‘You are quite a swordsman; I see why my order had you sealed away. Now I shall honor them by doing so again’ Michael swore. Golbius laughed as a black sphere formed in his hands. Michael instinctively flew into the air. ‘Meteos’ Golbius cried, throwing the sphere into the sky above Michael. It exploded and let lose a hail of energy. Michael did his best to dodge, but he was downed by a blast, which followed as every bolt began striking him on the ground. ‘You are impressive Golbiusmon, maybe we were underestimating your group’ Shadow remarked. ‘The Raging Elementals are more powerful then you think, it is our inability to be taken seriously that kills the image’ Golbius replied. From the crater, Michael began clapping. He was covered in bruises, but they slowly faded away. ‘I am a paladin Digimon, darkness will never defeat me as long as the light will guide me’ he stated.

 

Sharky had gotten a firm grip on Belphe’s horn and bit through it, diving into the ground again. ‘How can we attack when we can’t see the bastard’ Dom growled. Belphe was watching the fin and he made his move, striking at the ground after the fin moved and withdrawing from the ground Sharky. Belphe laughed deeply as he began pounding the shark on the ground, beating him constantly with his fists. He stopped and looked at the bruised Sharky, who immediately jumped up and kicked Belphe, sending him sailing to the ground with a boom. Sharky let lose his terrible grin. ‘I am the strongest ever’ he boasted. Dom snuck up behind him and unsheathed his clawed glove. ‘HAAAAA!’ he shouted and charged at Sharky, who was taken by surprise. Dom managed to cut through the pipe connecting the bottles to Sharky. Traces of gas began to leak out and Sharky began to calm. Dom began chuckling like Belphe was, a maniacal glow in his eyes. ‘Foolish creature, we are the strongest ever’ he laughed and a black aura took him. The Digivice began to react, changing colour to black. Belphe was consumed by the black flames of the aura. ‘Belphemon Rage Mode, Ruin Digivolve to Belphemon Ruin Mode’ he rumbled. The chains no longer bound him down, but were tied at his arms and legs. The heads of the chains were a long spiked anchor. The chains were black and spiked. Black energy consumed the chains. A new single set of wings grew from the demon’s back as his body became jet black with lines of red covering him. The energy claws were gone, replaced by a larger version of Dom’s claws. Belphemon RM roared loudly as Dom laughed maniacally. ‘You wha?’ Sharky said in his stupor. ‘Apocalyptic Crasher’ Belphe roared, punching Sharky to the ground them smashing him with all his might. The ground trembled as Sharky was truly hurt. The gas tanks burst, covering Sharky with the medication. ‘This isn’t good’ he moaned. The chains that floated around Belphe snaked through the air and impaled Sharky in his arms, leg and chest. Blood was spat out as he was trapped. ‘Kill’ Dom cried. Belphe opened his mouth and black flames began collecting in it. ‘Hellhound Roar’ Belphe roared, firing the flames at Sharky, who was consumed by the blaze and destroyed. Crimson energy escaped the scene. Belphe roared in triumph and Dom just laughed, his pupils and the rest of the coloured part of his eyes had shrunk. ‘Kill’ he repeated with a slight drool. The flames recollected in Belphe’s mouth and he fired it, destroying a large group of Digimon, friend and foe. ‘Kill’ they both roared.

 

Freud was glowing at Aban. ‘I was right to take on this boy. He can beat me at my own game, but what about his partner? Keras may be strong willed, but his mind is not like Aban’s, I can use that’ Freud considered. ‘Even if you can see through my illusions, you aren’t strong enough to defeat me’ he boasted. Aban grunted, he knew that was true and he for some reason reached into his pocket and his fingers touched a strange item. He withdrew his hand and revealed the fortune cookie. ‘Wisemon’s fortune cookie’ he realized. He ran over to Keras and forced it into his mouth. ‘Wut arg you doing?’ he demanded. Keras’ own pupils dilated as he seemed to have an existential moment. ‘I know what I must do, announce slide evolution’ Keras said. Aban nodded. ‘Diaboromon, Slide Digivolve’ he ordered. Keras began to spin around rapidly. ‘Diaboromon, Slide Digivolve to Armageddemon’ he cried. His body began to elongate as the arms and legs with drew into the body. Six long legs exploded from his sides as he became the large beast. He growled loudly as his head became level with Freud. He unleashed a bloodcurdling roar, accompanied with excess dribble. ‘Fresh’ Freud said. ‘But useable’ he added. ‘Morning Stardulum’ he cried, summoning his pendant and swinging it. It broke as it struck the beast’s head. ‘Oh Yggdrasil’ Freud muttered. Keras roared again a he opened his mouth widely. ‘Destiny Destroyer’ he boomed, drawing in tremendous energy before firing it at Freud. He was caught by the blast and launched off. Once the blast stopped, Freud rose from his position, his suit was ruined, his monocle cracked and his top hat gone. ‘Magic Mist’ he cried, scattering the entire field into a thick white mist. Keras looked around, but he couldn’t find Aban or Freud. ‘Keras?’ Aban inquired. ‘Aban?’ Keras boomed. ‘It’s Freud, I see him, he’s to your right’ Aban cried. Keras looked into the mist to see Freud, he was staring at Keras with fear in his eyes. ‘I see him’ Keras boomed. ‘Finish him before he flees; Aban said viciously. Keras opened his mouth and charged the blast. ‘Keras NO!’ Freud cried. ‘Destiny Destroyer’ Keras roared, firing the blast at Freud. ‘Hope sleeps within every heart’ Freud whispered and instantly evaporated. The mist began to clear and Keras was reunited with Aban. ‘Nice man, no come on. We got a war to fight’ Aban said. ‘Nice to see you realize what we’re fighting for’ Keras cheered. ‘Indeed’ Aban answered, his face slowly flickering to Freud’s before turning back to Aban.

 

Shadow and Golbius stood side by side, watching as Michael approached. ‘You will have to kill me in one hit to stop me, and neither of you sinners have the power. By the right of light, I will extinguish you’ Michael promised. ‘I wish I had my team here so we could eviscerate this tool, but looks like only I get to enjoy the privilege’ Golbius said. Shadow made the smirk sound as he joined his two blades at the hilt to make one. ‘You’re not the only one’ Shadow replied. ‘Holy Guillotine’ Michael cried, summoning the glowing white blade. ‘Death Toll’ Golbius cried, his blade twisting into a darker version covered in purple energy. ‘Rinkazen’ Shadow cried and vanished, appearing behind Michael. ‘Eh?’ Michael said. He remained rigid as both his wings dropped to the ground, they were severed in half. Michael grunted as he concentrated his healing energy, but nothing happened. ‘Why does the light fail me?’ he demanded. ‘Simple, you can heal, but you cannot regrow. You do not possess the energy to regrow limbs’ Shadow stated. Michael was put off by his lose and didn’t notice Golbius. ‘Surprise c**kfag’ Golbius cried, cutting away Michael’s sword arm. ‘How is the light failing me?’ Michael demanded. ‘Because your will is not the lights’ Shadow answered. Michael was stunned. ‘Maybe Oblivimon is not my savior. The tale of this boy is most similar. Maybe he was my savior, the one to save me from my bad decision’ Michael thought. ‘It’s over Michael’ Shadow stated as he reunited his blades again. He aimed the joined hilt at Michael and an arrow formed. ‘Blessed be the one of light, for they are the ones who keep the holy word. In the name of the father system, son program and the holy coder’ Michael prayed as the arrow was launched, impaling the knights heart. ‘Amen’ Michael whispered and he fell to the ground. His data fragmented, releasing a stream of crimson energy. ‘What now?’ Shadow inquired from Alex. ‘We return to camp, then we go to Oblivimon’s Fortress’ Alex answered.

 

Demi, BK and Theodore were flying across the skies. Theodore was supported by the two Digimon and they had one aim; Oblivimon’s Fortress. ‘Did you hear that?’ Demi inquired. ‘Yeah, Aban was defeated. I heard it’ BK replied. ‘I wonder what he meant by ‘hope sleeps in every heart’ Demi wondered. ‘Maybe it was a message for someone’ BK considered. ‘Yeah, I think it would’ve been. We’ll honor that promise we made to everyone. Oblivimon, today you shall fall’ Demi promised.

 

[.:Abarai Renji:.]

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Now you keep writing, and we keep reading!

[The Warden]

[spoiler=Chapter 61: AWWWW YEEEEAAAAHHH!]

 

Drake had failed in his attempt to reconcile Gaomon’s fire, and he left him in the hole. Richard was still waiting silently, his feline face unmoving and cold. ‘Richard, I will be your opponent. You killed my sister, now, I am going to kill you’ he promised. ‘If you wish to be cut done, so be it’ Richard replied. Drake glared at his foe as his Digivice reacted violently. ‘Beelzemon, Burst Digivolve to Beelzemon Burst Mode’ Beelzemon cried. ‘A gun as large as your is useless in close combat’ Richard stated. Beelze BM leapt into the air, his four wings beating as fast distance was made between him and Richard. ‘Grand Templar’ Richard roared. A pair of white wings burst from his back as a holy helm covered his head. With a tremendous roar, he raced into the sky after Beelze. ‘Double Doom Impact’ Beelze cried, drawing his shotgun and firing rapidly at the approaching knight. Richard evaded the attacks and kept up his pursuit. He crashed into Beelze and began to drop him to the ground. Drake watched as his partner sailed to the ground and Richard pulled out, leaving Beelze to crash alone. ‘Your partner is stricken unconscious, you are too weak to strike me down alone’ Richard said to Drake. ‘I don’t care. You took from me the greatest treasure I had. Ever since she and I came to this world and during my time spent in confinement, I hated her. For eight long years I rued the very existence of my sister. Only until she saved me did I truly see how precious she was to me. I had left bitterness and anger behind for her. And now you think you can just go and take her away from me? I will use every power I have to avenge her, even if it destroys me’ Drake replied proudly. From his hole, Gaomon heard his words. ‘He did love her, as I had’ he said. ‘Vengeance is an ignoble path, you will be struck down’ Richard stated. ‘You came for that reason, you came to strike me down’ Gaomon answered as he approached. ‘Gaomon’ Drake began. ‘I know, she was precious to both of us. And now Richard, we are going to show you the true meaning of pain and suffering’ Gaomon promised. A light wind blew the dust across the field.

 

From the skies Demi, BK and Theodore watched the battle. ‘Look down there’ Theodore cried. They did so and saw Keras rampaging across the field. ‘He’s destroying our side’ Demi realized. ‘Who’s that by his leg?’ BK inquired. They all did try to get a good look, but they were too far away. ‘Whatever it is, I don’t think its Aban. He would be riding Keras, not walking by his side’ Demi reasoned. ‘Whatever it is, we can’t waste time. I’m sure your friends are very capable and they will deal with it’ Theodore said. ‘I know they are, we have faith in them Theodore. They’ve been with us ever since we came to this world, well, Steph had. Our little team grew over time; we went from a team of two to twenty-two’ Demi explained. ‘Though now it seems a lot less. And do we really count Alex and Shadow as ‘part of the team?’ They don’t seem to into the idea of team as the others’ BK replied. ‘They’ll come around eventually’ Demi said hopefully. ‘Ah, eventually’ BK repeated. Their beating wings were the only comfort in the skies as the fortress became even closer.

 

Drake and Gaomon stood side by side. ‘I pray then that you are good teachers if you wish to tech me the meaning on pain. But in truth, you are the ones who will be schooled’ Richard countered. ‘We shall see. I’m sure Steph’s Digivice should work with you Gaomon, don’t see why it shouldn’t’ Drake said as he fiddled with it. ‘Okay, I’

M ready’ Gaomon stated. ‘Okay, initiate Warp Digivolution’ Drake commanded as the yellow and silver Digivice began to react. Gaomon glowed with energy and in an instant, he was Mirage. There was the sound of shoes hitting the ground as Vulknis was scene running towards them. ‘Forgive my lateness, I was detained’ he apologized. ‘Why are you here?’ Drake inquired. ‘My lord Golbius wishes me to be here. The Raging Elementals have temporarily allied with the UDW in order to defeat the forces of Oblivimon’ Vulknis explained. ‘I see, well, don’t get in our way. This is personal’ Drake ordered. ‘Indeed, but it is also personal for us as well’ Vulknis replied. ‘Personal or not, those who stand in my way will be destroyed’ Richard decreed. ‘Then we shall fight’ Mirage cried and bolted into the air, taunting Richard as he scaled up higher. Richard flexed his wings and followed him, a single fight feather being discarded. ‘Wait for me’ Vulknis cried and unsheathed the four skulls attached to his belt. They floated about him and each unleashed a jet of blue flames. Vulknis rocketed into the air in hot pursuit of the duo. ‘Whatever mercy there is, please save my soul for what I must do’ Drake whispered.

‘Crusade!’ Richard cried, unleashing a wave from his blade. Mirage barreled around the attack and dodged. ‘Too slow, I know your tricks’ Mirage stated. ‘We shall see’ Richard counted. ‘Gentleman’s Flame’ Vulknis cried from below. A small fireball zoomed up at Richard and struck him in the back. It exploded in a large, fiery way. ‘Ha ha’ Vulknis gloated as the flames coated Richard. The feline Digimon scattered the flames with his wings. ‘Such tricks get you nowhere. My Grand Templar state is my strongest form. To fight against it is suicide’ Richard stated and attacked Mirage, who guarded with his claws. ‘Mirage, try to convince your human friend to initiate burst evolution’ Vulknis ordered. ‘It’s too late to retreat’ Mirage roared as he blocked an attack from Richard. ‘I will hold him off, you go to your friend’ Vulknis ordered. ‘Fine’ Mirage conceded and dove to the ground. Richard attempted to follow, but was blocked by Vulknis. ‘Line of Fire’ Vulknis cried. Flames spewed out from his rod and sealed them in an enormous sphere of fire. Its glow lit up the sky.

 

Andros and Bolt were hacking through a series of Digimon alongside their army when an enormous blast swept all but those two away. ‘What on earth?’ Andros declared. Smoke was leaking from the barrels of a large mechanical Digimon, coated naturally in red. ‘A Chaosdramon!’ Bolt remarked. ‘It looks like the failed project we kept in the scrap yard. But if Oblivimon got to it then’ Andros realized. ‘The city’ Bolt cried. ‘Hyper Mugen Cannon’ the dragon roared, bending down slightly and drawing energy into his massive cannons. He stopped after Fu appeared behind him, large cuts appearing in the cannons and destabilizing them. ‘Role call’ Fu said mechanically and leapt into the air, spiraling around and facing Chaosdramon whilst defending Andros and Bolt. Sui and Rai appeared behind his side and made some battle like positions. ‘Raijinmon’ Rai called. ‘Suijinmon’ Sui called. ‘Fujinmon’ Fu ended. ‘Sky gods unite’ Andros ordered. ‘I shall be the body to support you’ Sui declared. ‘I shall be the head and arms to lead you’ Fu declared. ‘And I shall be the cannons to guard you’ Rai finished. All three Digimon united into the massive Raidenmon. With a tremendous roar, the massive Digimon charged forward. Chaosdramon’s right arm opened and a missile was waiting. ‘Destroyed Hook’ it hissed and fired. Raiden continued charging as the missile impaled the body just below the head. Raiden began to slow as the impact wound began to decay. ‘Destroyed Hook, the organic missile that decays anything’ Bolt stated. ‘Raidenmon, the Digimon that seeks and destroy, no matter the cost’ Andros answered. The large rounded cannons on Raiden’s shoulders opened, revealing two very large cannons. ‘Rising Sun’ Raiden cried as the cannons charged with golden energy. Chaosdramon just stood there, waiting for it. ‘HRRRAH!’ Raiden roared and fired, the blast impacting and shattering the non-red joints and portions, blasting Chaosdramon from the inside out. The shattered shell of a Digimon collapsed and the data scattered. Raiden groaned and collapsed, the decay becoming worse. ‘It was our honor to serve you. Lord Andros and Chief Bolt. Our deaths will never be in vain’ Raiden groaned. ‘We will rebuild you again, faster, better and stronger. We have the technology’ Andros promised. ‘Yeah, praise be to the next wind gods. It’s the scrap heap for us’ Raiden mused as the decay reached its head. ‘Farewell, you were currently our best bodyguards’ Bolt said as Raiden was gone. ‘If I had actual eyes, I would cry’ Bolt said. Andros patted his brother on the back. ‘I know brother, but we can’t let their sacrifice go in vain. We must soldier on’ Andros reminded Bolt. ‘Then let us get to it’ Bolt cried and drew his axe.

Mirage landed by Drake, taking care not to crush him. ‘Richard is too powerful in his current form. Please, access burst mode before Vulknis stops distracting him’ Mirage pleaded. ‘I knew it would come to this. I feel angry yes, but I cannot allow that to control me Mirage. Now, we have no choice but to fight, for the spirit of my sister’ Drake declared. Steph’s yellow aura consumed him. ‘Burst evolution’ Drake cried. In a bright flash of golden light, Mirage was replaced by his burst mode. From nowhere, he drew his sickle and mace. The burning fireball vanished as Vulknis fell from it, he was obviously kicked down. With a crunch, the fiery Digimon crashed into the ground. ‘I’m glad I gave you the time you needed. Now go and kick his ass. I think I’ll just rest here’ Vulknis said and closed his eyes. ‘Understood’ Mirage BM said and rocketed into the sky with his jets. Richard watched as the Digimon approached. ‘Lunar Hook Slasher’ Mirage BM cried and slashed at Richard, who dodged and in turn slashed at Mirage, but he vanished. He was caught from behind as the globe of light smashed into him and sent him flying. Before he could get a bearing, Mirage smashed into him again, a little less mercifully this time. ‘You are going to pay for what you have done’ Mirage BM cried and knocked Richard away again. ‘How can this be? He is too powerful, I shouldn’t be losing’ Richard thought. ‘Destiny Destroyer’ a harsh voice cried. Mirage BM was struck in the back by a large scalding attack. ‘GAAAH!’ he cried as he tried to remain level. Both combatants saw the enormous Armageddemon, and a figure laughing by his foot.

 

‘GAH HA HA HA!’ Freud laughed. ‘Again Keras, destroy them’ he shouted. ‘Full Scale Attack’ Keras roared, launching missile like projections from his back. Mirage BM shifted between the attacks, dodging them easily. ‘Destroy them both!’ Freud ordered. ‘Both?’ Richard inquired. Keras unleashed another barrage of missiles, with Freud laughing crazily. He stopped when Beelzemon BM grabbed his throat from behind. The demon lord held him up and he wriggled fruitlessly. Richard landed a distance away, and despite the helm, you knew he had a look of distaste on his face. ‘Richard, I require your assistance’ he begged. Richard remained silent. ‘Comrade’ Freud begged. ‘Freudmon, you have fought in a shameful and conceited manner. You used tricks and deception to get your wicked way and have acted dishonorfully. I revoke your position as a Crimson Huskarl and sentence you to death’ Richard replied, drawing his blade and pointing it at Freud. Beelze BM grinned as he brought the barrel of his gun to the small of Freud’s back. ‘COMRADE!’ Freud cried. ‘Negative Hell Flare’ Beelze BM hissed. The gun began to whir as red energy collected in the mouth of the gun. ‘Farewell, for Aban’ Beelze BM hissed. Freud’s back was forced inwards as the blast drilled through his back and out the other side. The monocle clamped in his eye dropped to the ground and shattered. His body was dumped onto the ground and the data scattered, followed by streams of crimson energy. ‘And you call us ignoble. You left your own comrade to die’ Drake stated. ‘He was a traitor, I knew of him plans to overthrow me and take command of the Huskarls. His fate was well deserved’ Richard answered. ‘That may be, but you are the only Huskarl left. Your army is being vanquished and you are all alone’ Beelze BM countered. Richard chuckled as he looked on the horizon. ‘You have only fought a half of our total army. We kept the other half in reserve’ Richard answered. It was true, as the eerie crimson glew lit up the horizon. ‘We can’t defeat that many’ Mirage BM declared. ‘Supreme Cannon!’ a voice echoed across the field. A glowing sphere flew across the field onto the horizon, imploding and eliminating many on the horizon. ‘It couldn’t be’ Mirage BM said as he turned and looked in the direction the sphere came from.

 

A smoking blue gun barrel. An enormous glowing orange blade. Pure white armour and a flowing red mantle. ‘Omnimon’ they all cried. ‘But wait, what’s that on his shoulder?’ Mirage inquired. Beelze looked through the sight on his gun, and laughed. ‘I don’t believe it’ he declared. Jason and KO were cheering on his shoulders. ‘Nice shot Zeed’ Jason cheered. ‘Thank you, but you must also thank Victory for his excellent erm, stance’ Zeed answered. ‘I was the one keeping you steady’ Victory snapped. ‘Look guys, we can’t argue. We have a war to fight’ Ko stated. ‘Quite right. We must begin by reassembling the Royal Knights’ Omnimon conceded. He raised the Garuru Cannon to the sky and fired a quick shot. The burst of energy released became a symbol of Courage. Across the battlefield, Growl snarled at some enemies, but became alert as soon as he saw the crest. He flew up into the sky and approached it. As he did, his wings fused into a large cape. His left arm became longer, armored and was equipped with a shield. The same happened to his right arm, as the Gram lance was equipped to it. His armguards warped and his tail split into two armored feet. His chest warped and became more defined. The snarling head became a noble helm as Gallantmon landed near Omnimon. ‘Gallantmon, reporting for duty’ he said and knelt. ‘Rise, we are all equals’ Omnimon said as UlforceVeedramon and Examon landed as well. ‘So, you three kept watch in the elite Dragon Corps’ Omnimon remarked as Blaze and Drakath approached. ‘Examon/UlforceVeedramon/Magnamon/Imperialdramon, reporting for duty’ the four dragons saluted. ‘Well met, but what of the others? LordKnightmon and Dynasmon?’ Omnimon inquired. ‘Dynasmon is deceased, and we do not know the location of LordKnightmon’ Drakath reported. ‘I see, and Duftmon and Craniamon?’ Omnimon inquired. ‘Craniamon is in an unknown location, but I feel Duftmon approaching the field’ Blaze answered. ‘And that would leave Alphamon and’ Omnimon began. ‘Me’ a curt female voice answered.

 

All the knights became uncomfortable as a female knight in grey and white robes landed. She had a pair of long teal streamers go from her chest across her shoulders and down her back. ‘Chaosmon’ Omnimon said in a strangled tone. ‘Hello handsome’ Chaosmon replied. ‘Why are you here?’ he inquired. ‘To answer the call. You called for all available royal knights, so here I am’ she replied. ‘But you were banished’ Omnimon reminded her. Chaosmon took offence as she put her hands on her hips. ‘What, I became banished from a sect of Digimon knights and suddenly I’m not allowed to save our world?!’ she demanded. ‘It’s not that’ Omnimon said. ‘Then what is it?’ Chaosmon demanded. ‘Nothing’ Omnimon eventually replied. ‘Oh, I get it’ Jason remarked. ‘Hmmm?’ Omnimon inquired. ‘You asked her for a date and she turned you down’ Jason stated. Chaosmon chuckled as Omnimon froze on the spot. ‘Of course not, that isn’t the case’ Omnimon said woodenly. ‘Whatever dude, I’m sure if you try, you’ll get her eventually’ Jason remarked. ‘Since when we you the love expert?’ Ko inquired. ‘Please get off my shoulder’ Omnimon ordered. Ko Digivolved to champion and clamped to Jason’s wrist. ‘See ya’ he said and waved with his free hand. ‘Was it really because I turned you down for a date?’ Chaosmon inquired. ‘Yes’ Omnimon replied in a sad and hurt voice. ‘My lord’ Duftmon cried as he came into view. ‘Nice to see you Duftmon. Now, royal knights, prepare for battle’ Omnimon cheered and raised the Grey Sword. ‘To battle!’ the knights repeated.

 

Demi, BK and Theodore landed at the base of Oblivimon’s fortress. It became much darker since the last time it was visited. A crimson maelstrom clung to the top of the fortress. ‘This is it BK. Inside is Oblivimon’ Demi remarked. ‘Yeah, our journey, win or lose, comes to an end today’ BK added. ‘I never wanted to see this day. I wanted to protect you from your harsh destiny, but I know you’re ready’ Theodore stated. ‘We don’t need you to tell us that we’re ready’ Demi replied. ‘You no good kids’ Theodore laughed.

 

 

[spoiler=Chapter 62: A Destiny of Dark & Light]

 

Demi, BK and Theodore observed from the high island platform. The war seemed so tiny from their height. Bright lights flickered about as each Digimon unleashed their own attacks. The Cannondramon could be seen firing from their cliff, each shell pounding the ground. ‘Well I’ll be’ Theodore chuckled. ‘What is it?’ BK inquired. ‘Look down there’ Theodore answered whilst pointing at a spot on the battlefield. They both looked in that direction to see a large group of crimson Digimon being torn to pieces. ‘What is that?’ Demi inquired. ‘The Royal Knights. Some of the noblest Digimon ever. They were sworn to protect this world, but they broke up due to their inconsistency in ideals. They went underground, finding solitude amongst the populace or in hiding’ Theodore explained. ‘It is good that they’re on our side then’ BK remarked as he tore his gaze away. ‘Come now, we have destiny to meet’ he added. ‘I’ll be with you the entire way dear brother’ Demi added. They both walked to the front door, which was in ruins. ‘Coming Theodore?” BK inquired. ‘Aye, I’m just’ Theodore replied. ‘Just what?’ they both inquired. ‘It’s nothing, don’t worry about it’ Theodore sighed. ‘Then come on’ BK ordered and the twins entered the fortress. ‘It’s just that, after this, we might not see each other again’ Theodore said sadly and followed them.

 

‘The Royal knights were an excellent distraction, but we have a battle to continue’ Richard stated almost impatiently. ‘Of course, this battle is just proving quite tedious’ Drake answered. ‘Yes, but even so, you cannot defeat me’ Richard stated. ‘We have an army of two burst level Digimon and the mighty Armageddemon. What makes you so damn sure?’ Mirage BM demanded. ‘Because I believe in the will of Oblivimon’ Richard answered. ‘You believe in the will of a Digimon who will doom the entire world to destruction?’ Beelze BM demanded. ‘What else is there to believe in a world of corruption and hate?’ Richard inquired. ‘Love, hope, justice; just to name a few’ Drake answered. ‘Justice? I defected from my company because of the evils they wrought and their dishonest activities. What was my justice? I was whipped and condemned to death because of my ideals, but like a saint, Oblivimon came and in one fell swoop, he annihilated them. Oblivimon will not doom us all. He has honor, and through his power, I could truly follow the path of honor. Something people such as yourselves could never possibly comprehend’ Richard snarled. Drake sighed and he looked away. ‘I know the path of honor; it was my salvation and curse. However, this is not the path you seek Richard. Stand down, and let us do what is right’ Drake pleaded. ‘To disobey Oblivimon is not honorous. I will fight to my very end’ Richard said sinisterly. ‘Then you’ll have to contend with us’ Naomi said smartly. Drake and Beelze smiled as Naomi and Lilith approached from the west. ‘And us’ Jason added as he and Ko landed near Drake. ‘We cannot allow Digimon like yourself do what you want’ Naomi decreed. ‘Your group has already paid for what they have done. And once we end you, our friend’s deaths will be avenged’ Jason added. ‘Oblivimon will doom us all, and you, his sinister commander will fall for the evils your group has achieved’ Keras finished. Richard raised his blade to the dark sky. ‘Holy War’ he cried. The sky cracked open and angels poured forth from the crack. ‘Final Mirage Burst’ Mirage BM cried, unleashing a wave of energy that destroyed the clones. ‘You are finished Richard, surrender’ Drake ordered. Richard impaled his blade into the ground and rested his hands on the base of the guard. ‘I will not, I serve in the name of Oblivimon. Should it cost my life, so be it’ Richard stated. ‘Fine, we will end this’ Drake conceded.

 

Demi and BK were slowly ascending the fortress; they had made it to the third floor. ‘The statues are replaced of the Crimson Huskarls. This floor seems dedicated to Freud’ Demi mused. ‘Yeah’ BK replied. Theodore stopped and so did they. ‘What is it Theodore?’ they both inquired. ‘After this day, I want you to know that we might not see each other again’ Theodore admitted. ‘What?’ they both demanded. ‘After this day, we will never see each other again. You belong in the Digital World and I the human world. I didn’t want to admit it, but we will soon say goodbye’ Theodore explained. ‘We know. We knew farewells were in order. We are prepared for this’ Demi admitted. ‘We hate to say goodbye, but we have to. And don’t worry, we’ll save the goodbyes for after we beat Oblivimon’ BK added. Theodore smiled. ‘Well, in that case, let us go beat this clown. Even though we say goodbye, we’ll see each other again sometime’ he mused and walked past them. Demi and BK caught up with him and followed. ‘Bet ya ten bucks the next floor is dedicated to the lion’ BK said. ‘You’re on’ Demi replied.

 

Dom and Belphe RM were making slow progress across the field. They moved slowly due to constantly destroying stuff. ‘Kill’ they both moaned. The dark aura consuming them had grown stronger and even darker. Dom almost looked like a large shadow. He looked across the field and caught site of Mirage BM and Armageddemon. ‘Forward’ Dom ordered. They both approached the group, and were seemingly unnoticed. ‘Hellhound Roar’ Belphe RM roared, charging the sphere of fire and firing it. Richard reacted and managed to cut it with a Crusade attack. ‘It’s Dom’ Naomi cried. ‘He’s fallen into Ruin Mode’ Jason added. ‘Way to go captain obvious’ Ko said sarcastically. ‘So, still have faith in what you fight for? When even your comrade falls to the darkness’ Richard inquired. ‘Yes we do, Dom is just being dumb’ Naomi answered as she strolled over to Dom. ‘Kill?’ he moaned. ‘No Dom, no kill’ she replied. ‘Kill’ Dom repeated. She sighed in annoyance and grabbed his head. ‘NO KILL!’ she cried and head butted him. Everyone gasped as Dom fell to the ground, the aura fading. Belphe RM roared as the darkness fled from him, leaving his normal Rage Mode. ‘Problem solved’ Naomi said cheerfully. ‘Damn that girl is good’ Beelze BM remarked. Dom groaned as he felt where she hit him. ‘Damnit girl, I was just starting to have some fun’ he grumbled. ‘We need you capable of saying words with more than one syllable’ Naomi countered. ‘You are very strange people. You hit each other, yet it makes everything better’ Richard remarked. ‘It is because we’re friends, sort of. We hurt each other, but we get over it. Friendship can solve almost everything, except lightning bolts to the head’ Jason explained. Richard paused and began to consider all of this. ‘Could I have been wrong?’ he wondered. He roared in pain as crimson light permeated from the slits in the helm. ‘No, my will is final. If you can no longer fight, then I shall crate one who can’ Oblivimon answered. Richard’s body grew limp as crimson mist consumed it. His body was seen from within, and it was changing.

 

‘You will be made anew, as Chaoticamon’ Oblivimon said. The crimson mass widened as Richard’s body became featureless. It began to morph into a long serpentine shape. ‘I am Chaoticamon’ Chaotica roared. It was a long armored dragon. Steel wings protruded from lengths across it’s back. The tail was tipped with an enormous blade. ‘Whatever form you take, we shall strike you down’ Drake promised. ‘No, you shall not’ Golbius stated. From four colour-coded portals, each of the Raging Elementals appeared. The previously knocked out Vulknis woke suddenly and ran over to them. ‘Milord, is it time? he inquired. ‘Indeed it is’ Golbius answered. ‘Time for what?’ Naomi inquired. ‘Our grand finale. Please, get out of here whilst you can. Get to the fortress, we shall deal with this venomous snake’ Golbius replied. ‘Everyone, leave’ Drake ordered. The group nodded and began to depart from the field. ‘Good luck’ Drake said and followed them. ‘No matter what you do, I am eternal’ Chaotica hissed. ‘Raging Elementals, prepare the Final Threat’ Golbius ordered. ‘Yes sir’ each of them replied and moved to a designated spot, creating a pentagram. Chaotica shifted constantly, trying to decide which of them to attack first. ‘FINAL THREAT!’ they shouted. In an instant, they were opposite where they had been, and Chaotica was writhing furiously. Toxica and Pazu raced in and struck at the beast, followed up by Garganta and Vulknis. Golbius leapt from the sky and sliced down, landing in the middle of the two groups. They all charged in and were instantly on the other side. ‘RAGING ELEMENTALS GIVE THEIR CALL! ALL FOR ONE AND ONE FOR ALL! RAGING ELEMENTALS UNITE!’ they shouted. Above them, a coloured sphere appeared, each baring the kanji of their element. They flew at Chaotica and united, exploding on impact. ‘GRAAAAHHHH!’ Chaotica roared, and was gone. Garganta and Toxica cheered whilst Pazu tended to Vulknis’ injuries, but something was bothering Golbius. ‘That was too easy; he wanted us to kill Chaoticamon. What could Oblivimon be up to?’ he thought.

 

Demi, BK and Theodore were on the thirteenth floor. Nothing had stopped their climb, and the staircase was in front of them. ‘Demi, BK, this isn’t my place. I will wait down here’ Theodore decided. ‘Alright, we shall see you when we win’ Demi said. ‘But before you go, I want you to have this’ Theodore added, drawing from nowhere a large blade. It’s blade was a milky blue colour. Runes coated the length of the blade. The guard of the blade was marked with stars. The base of the hilt had a crescent moon with a sun caught between the points. ‘Thank you’ Demi said and accepted the blade. ‘This won’t be easy. That blade is very special. The power of unity can unlock it’s powers, remember that’ Theodore stated. ‘We will’ BK promised as they ascended the stairs.

 

They entered the meeting room, wherein Oblivimon waited. ‘You have done well, better than I had expected. Nevertheless, everything ends here. You will give me the Digi-egg of Purity, whether or not you want to’ Oblivimon stated. ‘We cannot let you persist any longer. You have wrought too much damage and have taken the entire Digital World to war. We must destroy you’ they both stated. Oblivimon chuckled good-naturedly. ‘Quite amusing, but how do you hope to beat me when every death has made me stronger?’ Oblivimon inquired. ‘What?’ BK demanded. ‘Ever heard of the Apocalypse Program?’ Oblivimon inquired. ‘No’ they answered. ‘It is a program contained within every Apocalymon. Apocalymon are not evolved from or born. They are made from the culmination of data of every Digimon who died from anger, regret or anything negative. The Apocalypse Program is what births them, and it is what further empowers them. You see, it siphons the loose data fragments in the world. Apocalymon however, cannot stand all the negative emotion and rarely use the program’ Oblivimon explained. ‘So that means?’ Demi began. ‘Indeed so. When Dystopia destroyed Apocalypse, he preserved one very important thing, the Apocalypse Program hidden with the planetoid. The dark void you battled in was the planetoid, and in that place, I was reborn. Dystopia installed my egg with the Apocalypse Program and so I drew data in from all over. Even now, a small fraction of my existence is within the planetoid’ Oblivimon continued. ‘So you’ve been?’ BK continued. ‘Indeed so; ever since Dystopia installed that program, I have been draining the data of every Digimon thus far defeated. This war was a trap to obtain even more data. I can control the program because I don’t have a heart; I don’t feel the pain and sorrow of those destroyed, and soon, I will transcend to my ultimate form of ENDmon, mores the pity that you won’t be around to see me do so’ Oblivimon finished with utmost smugness. ‘You will never triumph’ they promised. ‘I don’t see what is stopping me’ Oblivimon countered. ‘We shall’ Demi promised. Oblivimon chuckled again. ‘You overestimate yourselves, but don’t worry, your deaths will be slow’ Oblivimon promised. ‘We don’t think so’ they both answered and materialized their staves. Swiftly, they crashed the orbs into each other, locking them both into place. ‘Jogress Evolution’ they cried.

 

Their data shifted into place as Oblivimon watched. ChaosWarlockmon stood there, a look of absolute malice on his face. The orbs on his shoulder pads were missing. ‘You, an insane magician dare to fight me?’ Oblivimon inquired. ‘No, we intend to destroy you’ Chaos replied. ‘What is this?’ Oblivimon demanded. ‘We were not prepared at the previous time, but we now have full control over this body. So now, I, ChaosWarlockmon, will defeat you’ Chaos promised. ‘Oblivion’s Call’ Oblivimon cried, shaping his excess mist into the crimson wall. The skulls appeared and fired their blasts, which Chaos easily dodged. ‘You’ll have to try harder than that!’ Chaos declared as the wall vanished. ‘You are better than I anticipated, but no matter’ Oblivimon remarked. ‘Chaos Burst’ Chaos cried, firing the wave of chaos energy into the mist. Oblivimon was taken back as his armor dented. ‘Grrrr, you are getting on my nerves’ he hissed. ‘Fine then, I’ll get on kicking your butt instead’ Chaos laughed. Oblivimon roared with rage as his fist sailed through the air and connected with Chaos. He was knocked off his feet and the Digi-egg of Purity was released from his cloak. With a shout of triumph, Oblivimon caught and smashed the egg. Nothing happened. ‘A fake’ Oblivimon roared. Chaos cackled evilly as he looked at the despairing Oblivimon. ‘Quite correct, we couldn’t trust ourselves with the egg, so we gave it to someone else’ he laughed. ‘WHO?!’ Oblivimon demanded. ‘Me’ a cold voice answered.

 

From the entranceway stood Alex with the Digi-egg of Purity in his arms. It was glowing with a warm blue light. ‘Alex, what are you doing? We told you to take that as far away as you could’ Chaos cried. Alex smiled as he held the egg up. ‘Sorry, but I must obey my orders. I am here to give the Digi-egg of Purity to Oblivimon’ Alex replied. ‘NO!’ Chaos cried. With a grunt, Alex tossed the egg across the room, it landed between Oblivimon and Chaos. ‘It’s mine’ Oblivimon declared and with his floating fist, he smashed the egg. The blue fragments turned into blue wisps of data, which Oblivimon quickly absorbed. There was a load rumble from outside. Oblivimon began laughing madly as Chaos rose to his feet and looked outside. The sky had turned black as cracks appeared in it. The ground trembled as columns of red energy spiked out across the field. ‘No’ Chaos said despairingly. ‘Yes, and it will soon get worse’ Oblivimon laughed. Chaos snarled and faced Oblivimon. ‘I will not allow it’ he cried and raced up to him and leapt into the crimson mass. The pure energy almost began to tear his data apart as he clasped his fingers around Oblivimon’s core. Everything went black and silent, save for a few words. ‘Once a villain, always a villain’ Alex remarked.

 

Drake looked around despairingly as the columns of light tore apart the ground. ‘We’ve lost’ Naomi stated. ‘After all of this, we lost’ Dom added. Drake’s fingers tightened them into a fist. ‘We may have lost, but it was once said that the enemy may take our lives, but they will never take our freedom. We will go on fighting’ Drake cried. ‘And take a bunch of the bastards with us’ Dom added. ‘All for one!’ Jason cried. ‘And one for all!’ The other finished. The ground beneath them trembled and erupted with a red data column. The world trembled and shattered, data scattering about.

 

‘Where….am I?’ Chaos wondered. His vision was hazy; all he could see was a dim crimson glow. ‘You are in a world that no longer is’ a voice answered. ‘How long was I out?’ he inquired. ‘It could be one hour, it could be one millennium, time no longer matters in this ruined dimension’ the voice answered. ‘Who are you?’ Chaos demanded, his vision growing slightly clearer. ‘I am the destroyer of all’ it answered. Chaos’ eyes widened as he finally saw where he was. It was a dim crimson void, images etching and shifting on the supposed walls. In the centre of it was a shifting crimson mass. The armor was black. The chest armor was gnarled and demonic. The lower part had spikes resembling teeth. The lower part had spikes at the top, resembling teeth as well. It had spiked feet, or at least, they looked like feet. It was completely made from metal. The clawed hands were also metal; they dangled in the crimson mass. The helm was like a crown, with spikes shifted in the fashion. The face guard revealed nothing but blackness, save for a crimson glow where the eyes would be. ‘ENDmon’ Chaos hissed. ‘Indeed so. I find it funny that you are the only survivor. It was clever to hide within my body when you did. I would’ve been destroyed if I had attempted to expel you. Nevertheless, this is where it all ends, upon the fields of darkness’ ENDmon stated. ‘We told you, we will not allow you to win’ Chaos countered. ‘I already have. Within me is the data of almost everything in the Digital World, save for yourself. I have all this power in my hands, what gives you the courage to face up to me’ ENDmon demanded. ‘Because we have to. Our existence is to end yours, no matter the cost’ Chaos replied. ‘Such a pity that everything must end. Crimson Dizaster’ ENDmon cried. Chaos couldn’t react as ENDmon’s arms and legs appeared around him and attacked, knocking him about the void.

 

Chaos was finally left lying in the void. Bruises covered his body and he was breathing slowly. ENDmon’s appendages returned to his body and he was discontent. ‘Come no, where is the all the bravado you have been showing before. I was hoping for some more fun’ he falsely moaned. ‘Easy, for you to say’ Chaos groaned. ‘I should have killed you before, but then I wouldn’t have been able to test out my new powers. A sad miscalculation’ ENDmon stated. ‘The miscalculation was ever being reborn into this world’ Chaos groaned as he managed to get into a standing/floating position. ‘Even at death’s door you fight on, why?’ ENDmon inquired. ‘Because we have to protect them’ Chaos answered. ‘Protect what?’ ENDmon asked. ‘We have to protect the hopes and dreams of everyone counting on us’ Chaos answered. ‘Why do you waste your time on defending what cannot be defended?’ ENDmon asked. ‘Because hopes and dreams are what everyone lives for. We are the final guardians of hopes and dreams, so we fight with all we got to protect them from you’ Chaos explained. ‘But you can no longer defend them. I maintain absolute power in this fractured world, nothing can best me’ ENDmon stated. ‘Really? Do you honestly believe that? Don’t you hear them?’ Chaos inquired. ‘Hear what?’ ENDmon demanded. ‘I can hear them. The hopes and dreams of everyone, it is pleasant and heartwarming to hear a small child hoping to become a star soccer player or a lanky teenager hoping to become a writer. You are so closed off that you cannot hear them, but I can’ Chaos explained happily. ‘Why does it matter to me, hopes and dreams cannot achieve your goals, only pure power’ ENDmon countered. ‘You are deaf ENDmon. Listen now, I can hear the hopes and dreams. The same hope rings out in a chorus of voices. That one hope is your absolute destruction’ Chaos shouted, his voice echoing across the silent void.

 

ENDmon remained silent, he was trying to listen, hearing only faint sounds. ‘Wait, I hear something’ he admitted. ‘Seeds of dark and light’ a voice whispered. ‘From Dark World’ another voice whispered. ‘Fractured speeches, they’re meaningless’ ENDmon stated. ‘No, they are the one hope, hoping for your destruction. They speak out the holy prophecy of DemiWarlockmon and BKDemiWarlockmon’ Chaos corrected. ‘They exist never and forever, until purity is called, to end their Endeavour’ the voices cried out. There was a piercing light in the void, centered in front of Chaos. The light faded to reveal the shimmering blue Digi-egg of Purity. Chaos reached out and the egg dropped into is hands. ‘This cannot be, I destroyed it’ ENDmon cried. ‘So I was sent a new one, forged from the pure hopes and dreams. Twin seeds of dark and light, from dark world plucked’ Chaos chanted. ‘I will not allow a stupid prophecy to stop my final victory. Crimson Curse!’ ENDmon cried, unleashing a blaze of crimson flames that snaked across to Chaos. The Digi-egg of Purity glew warmly and the flames vanished. ‘UNTIL PURITY IS CALLED, TO END THEIR ENDEAVOUR!’ Chaos shouted. The Digi-egg of Purity released tremendous rays of light energy. It grew in size and consumed Chaos. His figure was vaguely seen from within the egg. ‘ChaosWarlockmon, Digivolve to’ he cried. For a short while, the phantom figures of DemiWarlockmon and BKDemiWarlockmon appeared, before being replaced by Warlockmon and BKWarlockmon. After them to MetaWarlockmon and AltronWarlockmon appeared, only to vanish as AngeWarlockmon and DeviWarlockmon appeared then vanished. ‘OMEGAWARLOCKMON!’ Omega cried.

 

[.:Abarai Renji:.]

OH MY HOLY F*CKING GOD!!!

 

A MEGA-LEVEL DIGIMON SURPASSES HIS LEVEL!!!!!!!

 

I GOT to read more!

[fenrir]

Nice ^_^

 

PERVERTED MOMENTS FTW

 

I'm so inquired as to when my character and his lazy sloth shalt appear?

 

Also, ElDradimon = Win

[.:Abarai Renji:.]

You made a char too?

 

And I AGREE! MORE PERVERT MOMENTS MOAR!!!! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!!!

[fenrir]

Yes, I did.

 

PHASCOMON FTW.

[Fallen Hero]

Cool a Super Ultimate ElDradimon. i wonder what i would look like.

[The Warden]

[spoiler=Chapter 63: Demi & BK: The Children from Mysidia]

‘OMEGAWARLOCKMON!’ Omega cried. From the sides of the great blue sphere, two large golden wings broke through. The egg shattered to reveal a tall warrior. He was at least eleven feet high. His chest armour was made of platinum and trimmed with gold. He had large shoulder pads, each adorned with a sphere of gold in the centre. He wore no cape, and from his back came to splendid wings coloured gold. On his arms was a light yet thick white sleeve, with arm guards covering the lower part of his arm. His hands were concealed inside platinum white gauntlets, laced with gold. His lower half was protected on the hips by two plates of armour. The front had a long flowing robe that draped below his knees. Digital Runes ran down it, which, when translated into English, would mean ‘PURITY’. His boots were armoured with the same platinum and gold motif. His face was handsome, though not perfectly so. His eyes were golden in colour, and his hair was pure white. He wore a large circlet with spikes jutting from the top, making it resemble a crown. Attached to his waist was a length of rope, which draped down to his front, where the end was tied to a glowing incense lantern. The other end was attached to a small golden sphere. Also on his waist was a holster, holding the legendary blade given to him by Theodore. ‘Omega, it is so pleasant to see you again’ ENDmon remarked with a hint of malice. ‘I wish I didn’t have to say the same to you’ Omega countered. ‘Such hostility, can we not talk like friends or, dare I say, equals?’ ENDmon inquired. ‘You know as fact that we are on totally different levels of equality’ Omega stated. ‘Yes, I suppose so, you are and always were beneath me’ ENDmon conceded. Omega smiled and made a self-satisfied chuckle. ‘Oh, such a complex. ENDmon, I assure you that this will be the final battle, between you and I. My predecessor may have felt pity for you, but I assure you that this time there is no love lost at your defeat. You are no innocent creature, you were perfectly aware of your actions’ Omega stated. ‘And if I was, what difference does it make? I have almost all of the data in the Digital World, save for yours. This battle will be one sided’ ENDmon hissed. Omega raised his right arm and his hand became a fist. ‘Then unleash hell upon me’ he taunted.

ENDmon’s fists rocketed out of the crimson mist and sailed straight for Omega. He smiled and his image flickered slightly and was gone. He appeared about thirty feet from where he was. ‘Don’t think teleporting will help you’ END snarled. His fists changed direction and sailed at Omega, who vanished again. ‘You can’t escape forever’ ENDmon shouted. ‘I’m not’ Omega replied as he reappeared in front of ENDmon. ‘Arc en Ciel!’ Omega cried, raising his open hand to ENDmon. ENDmon was assaulted by waves of rainbow energy and he remained paralyzed whilst being assaulted. The floating fists vanished with a bright crimson flash and reappeared in the mist. Omega stopped his assault and distanced himself from ENDmon. The dark Digimon began chuckling loudly. ‘A gallant attempt, but I am much more powerful than before. Even at point blank range that had very little effect on me’ he laughed. ‘You are not invincible’ Omega countered. ‘Very true, however, I am almost invincible’ ENDmon admitted. ‘Save for my data’ Omega stated. ‘True, I did find it odd that my mist didn’t dissolve you, but no matter. I will destroy you and become perfect’ ENDmon stated. ‘I won’t allow that, my friends and I have come too far to lose now’ Omega stated. ‘Then try to defeat me alone’ ENDmon ordered.

[url=http://www.furaffinity.net/view/3079521]Battle Music[/url]

Omega growled and summoned his staff. It was made of gold and was quite long. The top was decorated nicely and the orb was pure white. On either side were a pair of golden angel wings, they were raised upwards, as if beating. He held it with both hands and approached ENDmon, his wings beating softly. ‘Crimson Curse’ ENDmon cried, launching a stream of crimson flames. Omega held his staff steady as the flames approached. With his staff, he directed the flames around him and into a large sphere of flame. ‘Radiant Reburst’ he cried, firing the sphere at ENDmon. The flames struck dead on, but did no damage to him. ‘Even my own power cannot harm me’ he laughed. Omega didn’t answer as the wings on his staff bent down into the shape of axe blades. ‘Then I shall beat you with my own’ he promised. With a battle roar, he sailed forward. ENDmon sent out his two fists again, yawning whilst doing so. Using his staff, Omega caught one of the fists and slammed it into the other one. They vanished and returned to ENDmon. Omega continued his charge forward. ‘Radiant Wave’ he cried, unleashing a single arc of golden energy with a swing of his staff. It sailed the short distance and slammed into ENDmon, sending him sailing back. ENDmon coughed slightly, but still laughed. ‘As I thought, you can’t defeat me alone’ he remarked. Omega vanished his staff and remained silent, he was slowly distancing himself from ENDmon. ENDmon watched curiously, as Omega reached for the sword at his side. ‘I’m not alone’ Omega replied.

‘Eh?’ ENDmon inquired. ‘We have never been alone, ever since we resurfaced in this world, we have never been alone’ Omega explained. ‘Look around, there is no one here but you and I’ ENDmon stated. Omega shook his head and raised the blade upwards, holding the hilt with two hands. ‘We have never been alone, and now, I will defeat you’ Omega promised. The blade glew with golden energy. ‘You are alone, there is no one to support you anymore. All your little friends are now a part of me’ ENDmon stated. ‘ENDmon, stop’ Omega said softly, the glowing brightly. ‘There is no hope left for you’ ENDmon roared. ‘I AM NEVER ALONE!’ Omega shouted. Bright blue wisps appeared from nowhere and were absorbed by the glow, increasing the glow overall. ‘This will truly account for nothing, you are, all alone’ ENDmon mocked. Omega stopped charging his blade and flew straight for the demon. ‘ENDMON!’ he roared. The glowing exploded in a shower of radiance. The true blade was covered in a large golden blade. The runes were alight, and the guards of the hilt were shaped like angel wings. The hold became much longer as Omega held it with two hands.

[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASWSVUsJFLQ]Tears[/url]

Everything seemed to slow down as Omega sailed forth. ENDmon almost seemed to back away as Omega approached, the glow almost seemed to frighten him. ‘I WILL NEVER LET YOU WIN! RADIANT BLADE ULTIMA!’ Omega roared, swinging the large blade downwards, slicing ENDmon vertically. The glow vanished as Omega sailed behind ENDmon. He vanished and appeared a short distance in front of ENDmon to observe his handiwork. The two halves of ENDmon slowly began to separate. The crimson mist dissipated as the halves further separated. Between the chest armour and the lower armour, ENDmon’s core could be seen; it was a black sphere that looked metallic, purple lines ran across it. It too was divided and separated from the other half. ‘I did it’ Omega panted. The blade of Ultima in his hand slowly began to crack. ‘WHAT?!’ he demanded. The blade shattered and the scattered particles vanished. The part left in Omega’s hand vanished as well in a shower of particles. ‘It can’t be’ Omega cried. Small flickers of dark energy flicked across the halved segments of ENDmon’s body. Black energy was being released from the two halves of the core and it was fusing into the two halves. His body began to pull itself together, until, both halves were reunited and the cut was no longer seen. Omega watched despairingly as the mist began to reform and the glow where ENDmon’s eyes were reappeared. ENDmon’s chuckling began light, though it soon became deeper and more ominous. ‘Fool, by severing my core, my true POWER IS UNLEASHED!’ ENDmon shouted triumphantly, his voice was deeper and by far darker. ‘This can’t be’ Omega declared. ‘It is, I have all the power I would ever need, and you are without hope. Surrender and become a part of me Omega. You cannot win’ ENDmon hissed. Omega stopped beating his wings, he remained suspended where he was. ‘It has all been for naught’ Omega despaired. He dropped to his hands and knees, looking at the triumphant ENDmon. He slowly began to descend downwards.

[i]‘Giving up already?’[/i] a smug voice inquired. ‘Dom’ Omega whispered. [i]‘You gotta have faith mate. ENDmon can’t win this battle’[/i] another voice added. ‘Charlie and Vixen’. [i]‘You always had faith in us, so now, we will all show faith in you’[/i] another voice continued. ‘Steph and Gaomon’ Omega smiled. [i]‘A wise Digimon told me to tell you that hope sleeps within every heart. Never lose hope Omega’[/i] Aban stated. ‘Aban and Keras’ Omega said warmly. [i]‘Never give up, you are our hope for the future’[/i] all twenty friends cried. Omega smiled and rose to his feet, staring at ENDmon with new hope. ‘You still haven’t given up?’ ENDmon hissed. ‘I will never give up. Not whilst the safety of every hope rests upon my shoulders’ Omega replied. ‘I would give up if I were you. You have no hope left’ ENDmon explained. ‘My hope burns strong as long as I have hope for the future’ Omega countered. His staff was resummoned into his left hand. He raised the orb above his right hand and it began to glow, as did the entire staff. It began to melt, thick streams of gold falling into his hand and dribbling into the void. They slowly condensed into glowing gold particles. His armour glew as well with a radiant golden light. ‘Whatever you are doing, it won’t make a difference. Crimson Curse’ ENDmon shouted. The stream of fire sailed through the void and consumed Omega. ENDmon laughed triumphantly, but was silenced as the flames vanished, leaving Omega unharmed. His armour was gone, leaving him in long white robes. They looked slightly ancient and torn, but still proving total cover. The sleeves were straight and smooth, as were the leggings. The body was tied at the waste by the same rope, leading down to the lantern and sphere. Some of his chest was showing. Large white angel wings extended from his back. ‘I am OmegaWarlockmon Purity Mode, your ultimate end’ Omega stated. There were thousands of glowing particles surrounding him. ‘I see, you will defy me, then I will strike you down with everything I’ve got’ ENDmon stated. His hands left the mist and were positioned in front of him, in line with his core. They began spinning together, streaks of black energy criss-crossing both hands. The particles surrounding Omega began to all gather in his right hand, forming a small, shimmering golden sphere. He moved his left hand in place a small distance from the right, the sphere floating a small distance above them. He raised his hand upwards, directly facing ENDmon. ‘DESTINY END!’ ENDmon cried, firing a blast of dark energy. ‘HOPE FOR THE FUTURE!’ Omega countered, unleashing golden waves from the sphere.

[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ckxy-i7Dc5U&feature=related]Final Battle[/url]

Both attacks met midway. The Destiny End blast began breaking through each wave, slowly making its way to Omega. ‘This is the end. Our fatal clash will spell the end of this fight’ ENDmon shouted above the blasts. ‘Agreed’ Omega replied. Omega grunted slightly as the force from each lost wave was taking their toll on him. ‘One single hope will never brighten the lost world’ ENDmon mocked. ‘Good thing I’m not alone’ Omega countered. ‘What?’ ENDmon demanded. ‘Full Moon Blaster!’ Mirage echoed. A small rift in the void’s wall appeared and a large yellow blast broke through. It sailed through the air and was absorbed by Omega’s sphere. ‘Web Wrecker!’ Diaboromon echoed. A bright red shell appeared from another rift and united with the sphere. ‘What is this?’ ENDmon demanded. ‘Hope, a single united hope for the future. Everyone wishes to survive, and to do so, you must be erased’ Omega explained as ENDmon’s attack began to slow its breakthrough slightly. ‘Fist of the Beast King!’ ‘Marching Fishes!’ ‘Giga Cannon!’ ‘Twin Blades of Beauty and Truth!’ ‘Thousand Spears!’ ‘Shine of Bee’ ‘Lampranthus!’ ‘Gravity Cannon!’ Attacks continued to appear from rifts and unite with Omega’s sphere, which began to grow in size with each new attack. Destiny End’s breakthrough slowed even more, but it was still breaking through. ‘Even with the hopes of the past, what can you achieve?’ ENDmon inquired. ‘These hopes are past present and future’ Omega corrected. ‘But I don’t have every hope’ he added. ‘What do you mean?’ ENDmon inquired. ‘Hope sleeps within every heart ENDmon, yours included’ Omega explained. ‘Absurd, I don’t have a heart’ ENDmon stated. ‘You may not believe it, but I believe in the small fragment of your heart still alive within your void’ Omega cried. ENDmon actually hesitated on the topic. ‘Destiny End’ ENDmon echoed. ENDmon gasped as his own attack appeared from a rift and united with Omega’s sphere, increasing it greatly in size. ‘Impossible! I have no hope’ ENDmon declared. ‘Very possible, but these hopes are not only Digimon, but also humans and all living beings you endanger’ Omega cried. ‘I hope to play professional baseball’. ‘I want to become a writer’. ‘I want to live a happy life with Lianne’. ‘I want to become a famous artist’. The voices of humans continued to whisper their hopes, creating small spheres of different colours, which also united with the sphere. The voices began to dim as Omega’s sphere was the size of a beach ball. The golden waves came more strongly, and Destiny End was slowly breaking through at a much slower rate. ‘This is inconceivable, I am destroying the future, and not even you using my own attack will stop me’ ENDmon roared. ‘I am defending the future’ Omega said weakly. The attack was weakening him, Omega wasn’t sure how long he would last. ‘You can’t defend what isn’t is. You can’t hold out any longer, you’re weak, and no miracles will save you’ ENDmon roared. Omega panted as he kept maintaining his attack. [i]‘He’s right, the strain is almost unbearable. I need a miracle, just one’[/i] he thought. ‘PLEASE, GRANT ME ONE MORE MIRACLE!’ Omega begged. There was a magnificent shining in response.

In front of Omega, there were ten rifts in a circle formation. From each rift, a Digivice appeared, save for the upper middle right, where two Digivices appeared. Omega’s sphere floated up and centered itself in the centre of the Digivices. ‘Courageous Hope for the Future/ Friendly Hope for the Future’ Jason and Ko/ Kev and Magnet cried, the top Digivice shattered, revealing a glowing Crest of Courage and the bottom Digivice shattered into the Crest of Friendship. ‘Loving Hope for the Future/Sincere Hope for the Future’ Charlie and Vixen/Naomi and Sal added, the top right Digivice shattering into the Crest of Love whilst the bottom left shattered into the Crest of Sincerity. ‘Knowledgeable Hope for the Future/Reliable Hope for the Future’ Aban and Keras/Dom and Phasco continued, the upper middle right Digivice shattering into the Crest of Knowledge and the lower middle left Digivice shattering into the Crest of Reliability. ‘True Hope for the Future/Kind Hope for the Future’ Steph and Gaomon/Drake and Impmon continued, the lower middle left Digivice shattering into the Crest of Hope whilst the upper middle right Digivices shattered and became the Crest of Kindness. ‘Light-Filled Hope for the Future/Dark-Filled Hope for the Future’ Lydia and Lop/Alex and Shadow cried, the top left Digivice shattering into the Crest of Light whilst the bottom right Digivice shattered into the Crest of Darkness. ‘Miraculous Hope for the Future/Destined Hope for the Future’ Demi and BK finished, the Crest of Miracles appearing to the left of Omega’s sphere whilst the Crest of Destiny appeared to the right. The glowing crests radiated energy that negated both attacks; they soon collapsed into glowing sphere. Omega closed his eyes and the glow from the crests invigorated him. His eyes opened and they were burning with golden energy. He raised his hands high. ‘INFINITE HOPE FOR THE FUTURE! UNITE!’ he cried, all the spheres spiraling into his hand leaving trails of light. The sphere began drawing in the very energy of the void, darkening it into pure blackness. Omega drew his hands back to his left side as he prepared to fire.

‘This is’ ENDmon began, but was cut off as Omega fired his attack. A large circular shockwave was released as his tremendous beam of golden energy raced through the air. ENDmon desperately sent his hands out. They intercepted the blast; a tremendous shockwave was released as they were forced back. Energy splashed out as both hands were soon in front of ENDmon, just outside his mist. ‘INCONCEIVABLE! I AM ALL MIGHTY AND NO HOPE WILL EVER DEFEAT ME!’ ENDmon cried. ‘Do you really believe that?’ Omega demanded. ENDmon remained silent as he hesitated. Large cracks formed in his fingers. ‘No!’ ENDmon cried. Like glass, his fingers shattered, allowing the blast through. Everything slowed as the beam actually dissipated the crimson mist. It sailed in and slammed ENDmon’s core, forcing his body to arch in as if he was sucker punched. The beast spasmed as the core was blasted with the energy, which was splashing out and punching holes in his armour. ‘Just like last time’ ENDmon thought regretfully. Cracks formed along the core, and it shattered. Something vaguely infantile was seen for a fraction of a second as it was vaporized and the blast went through the other side, sailing into the wall of the void and leaving a large crack. ENDmon’s armour had stopped moving as the mist vanished, there was no glow in its eyes. Omega ended his attack and he was panting, but had enough energy for one thing. With his right hand, he raised his index finger and thumb to his eye and made a circle. ‘Be seeing you’ he chanted as it went from a circle to a point. ENDmon’s armour remained still as a small black sphere formed where his core was. His body shuddered as it began to collapse in on itself, the armour folding in as it was absorbed into the sphere. Once the final shred of armour was gone, the black sphere exploded into a shower of golden sparkles. The void began to crack, golden energy flowing in from each crack. Omega sighed as he lay on his back. ‘There is one miracle still to make, this was our fault, so we shall make everything right again. But I still wonder what it would be like to no longer exist’ he mused as the void shattered and him with it.

The void was floating above what was the Digital World. It shattered and golden particles fell from it. Like snowflakes they slowly fell. A small golden sphere descended at a faster rate. It stopped at a certain point and exploded, creating a much large black sphere. The golden particles began to fall faster now, coming closer to the black sphere. With large sparkles, large pieces of rock appeared and clung to the black sphere. The rocky coating grew large until it was a large planet sized piece of rock. More particles all around the rock fell, and new parts of the Digital World were recreated. Oceans formed in the deep trenches whilst jungles and forest sprung up all over the world. There were parts of the world that were missing or badly damage, leaving deep scars. Small golden spheres appeared on the surface of the world. Trails of data surrounded one and Blaze was reborn. ‘What?’ he said uncertainly. Near him, data trails recombined into Willis. ‘Comrade’ he declared. Data spheres blossomed all over the world as Digimon were reborn. Data trails recombined over a glowing golden sphere and Drake was standing there, blinking in a dazed state. Data recombined and Imp was by his side, then Jason and Ko, finally Naomi, Sal, Dom, Phasco, Gaomon and Keras. Nearby, data recombined around a yellow sphere and Steph was lying on the ground. She hastily felt her body and found no wound. ‘What on Earth?’ she wondered. Across the field, Lop and Lydia appeared on the field. ‘We’re alive’ Lydia declared. More data trails as Kev and Magnet reappeared where they had lost. ‘They did it’ Kev stated. Magnet whirred happily. More data as Charlie and Vixen were reformed. They immediately embraced each other and ran off to find the others. Data again as Aban reformed. He looked at his hands and he smiled. ‘Thank you’ he said and ran to find the others.

‘Drake’ Steph called. Drake’s head turned wildly as Steph raced across the battlefield and embraced him. ‘I thought you were dead’ Drake whispered as he hugged her. ‘I was, I don’t know why I’m not’ Steph replied. ‘Guys’ Naomi remarked. Lydia, Lop and Aban approached the group. Jason broke from the group and ran to meet Lydia. He tripped and landed flat on his face in front of her. She smiled and helped him up. ‘Welcome back’ Jason smiled. ‘Good to be back’ Lydia replied. ‘Wait, Lydia had died?’ Dom inquired. ‘Don’t worry about it’ Lydia stated. ‘Here comes the rest’ Gaomon observed. Kev, Magnet, Charlie and Vixen approached from a different direction. ‘The group is almost complete’ Vixen said. ‘Do I count?’ Alex inquired as he and Shadow approached. ‘I guess’ Steph answered. ‘Well, we’re almost all here, save for our two goofy friends’ Lev remarked. ‘Where are they?’ Lydia inquired. ‘Look up there’ Lop stated, pointing to the sky. They all looked up to see a large golden light streak across the sky. It split into white and black meteors, which sailed across the sky and impacted a distance across the battlefield. ‘Demi! BK!’ they all shouted and followed the smoke.

They came upon two smoking craters filled with rubble. ‘They died saving us’ Drake said dryly. ‘The brave little bastards’ Naomi said, holding back a tear. The rubble shifted slightly as a fist burst through the rubble in the nearest crater. Another fist burst through it as Demi began to haul himself out of the crater. The same occurred in the other crater as BK pulled himself out. They were both covered in dirt and dust. ‘New resolution BK, never use meteors as a form of transport’ Demi groaned. ‘Aye brother, we’re not made of Chromo Digizoid’ BK replied. They both realized they were being watched and they connected eyes with the group. ‘Hey guys’ Demi said meekly. ‘You’re alive’ they all declared. ‘That was weird, oh that was weird too. Ruth beta guinsburg. Ooooohhhh’ they all said together. ‘You guys are freaking us out’ BK stated. Demi nodded, but then he saw Alex. ‘We have a bone to pick with you Alex. Why did you give the Digi-egg to the evil megalomaniac?’ he demanded. Alex sighed. ‘I was told to’ he answered. ‘By Oblivimon?’ Steph demanded. ‘No, by the Digi-egg’ he corrected. They were all silent. ‘After you gave me the Digi-egg of Purity and after Lila left the room, I considered what to do with the egg. That was when I was contacted by the supposed spirit of Purity. I was told that only as ENDmon could Oblivimon be defeated, and only by giving him the Digi-egg of Purity could he become ENDmon. It was a gamble, but it was our only option’ Alex explained. ‘You expect us to believe that?’ Dom demanded. ‘No I don’t’ Alex admitted. There was a stiff cough and everyone looked behind them to see a group of ten Digimon.

The group consisted of a Leomon, a Starmon, a Devimon with a YukimiBotamon in his arms, a Crabmon, a rather sheepish Goblimon, a Lucemon Chaos Mode, a FanBeemon, a MagnaAngemon, and finally a rather timid looking girl. ‘An odd collection of Digimon’ Drake remarked. “You didn’t think so before’ the Leomon replied. There was a collective of gasps. ‘Richard?’ Steph inquired. The Leomon smiled. ‘Indeed so, I am Richard, ex-leader of the Crimson Huskarls, who are with us as well’ Richard replied, holding his hands up. ‘I was Sharky’ the Crabmon stated. ‘Freudmon’ the Goblimon added. ‘I was Valjeamon, and this was Divorce’ the Devimon continued, holding up the rather happy YukimiBotamon. ‘Gemnimon, obviously’ the Lucemon stated. ‘I was Swarm’ the FanBeemon admitted. ‘I was Singularitymon’ the Starmon stated. ‘I was Saintmon’ the MagnaAngemon added. The girl said nothing. ‘She was Submitmon, her actual Digimon name is Humemon’ Richard explained. The girl nodded. ‘Very introverted, she led a rough life’ Richard continued. ‘It’s good to see you again in any case, assuming you don’t want to kill us’ Steph stated. ‘No, we have come to apologize. The war was partially our fault. Some of us thought Oblivimon could be a force for good, but in our hearts, we knew he would destroy everything. He was pure evil’ Richard explained. ‘He wasn’t pure evil’ Demi stated. They all looked at him. ‘He wasn’t evil, just misguided. His evil was caused by Dystopia, of whom he absorbed. Due to having no remorse for what he was doing, the evil was magnified as Oblivimon collected more data. In the end, he was only evil, save for the tiny bit of hope still left in his heart’ Demi explained. They all nodded solemnly, not knowing how to reply to that. Vixen suddenly snapped her fingers. ‘Charlie, we still have a wedding to plan’ she realized. Charlie looked at her and blushed, trying to ignore the searching looks from the others. ‘What are we waiting for then?’ BK inquired. They both looked at him. ‘Don’t give me that look; we’ll get this wedding up in two weeks’ he added. There were surrounding cheers from everyone. ‘This goes against nature’ Michael cut in. ‘F**k nature’ Vixen snorted.

~~2 Weeks Later~~

The Holy City had been decorated for the special day. Streamers lined down streets and balloons tied to the poles and other places. Theodore had already returned to the Real World via a data portal within the Holy City. It was about ten o’clock in the morning and everyone was busy working. Charlie’s suit was still being tended too, since Vixen’s couldn’t decide on the motif and had to inevitably be about ten feet away from the dressing room at all times. Charlie was down to three suits, one black, another amberish-orange and a yellow one. There was a knock at the door and Naomi, Steph and Lila entered. ‘How’re you getting on?’ Steph inquired. ‘Not so good, I can’t decide and the wedding is today’ Charlie replied. ‘We know, so, we’re going to montage the day’ Naomi replied. ‘Eh?’ Charlie muttered. The girls placed a finger to their lips and shushed him.

[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5-UiwIOsrA&feature=related]A Wedding[/url]

‘Now now Charlie, us Digi-girls think you’re cute, but goodness knows you need a suit. But have no fear we’re quite adept, we’ll have you looking lovely lovely lovely lovely lovely lovely lovely lovely lovely yet. A little flare, a little colour and a little tasteful care. A little sense will fix you up and we have plenty as you see and personally guarantee a quality repair. A pretty shirt, a pants to pair, we’re going to do our very best. And when everybody sees you they will be quite impressed. They will be all quite impressed’ they sang as Charlie was changed into a suit of dark amber with a white shirt, an amber tie and handkerchief to match. He looked in the mirror and showed off, they clapped in response. ‘A wedding, we’re going to have a’ Naomi sang. ‘A wedding cake is no mistake it must quite divine’ Aban sang as he mixed a large cauldron of cake mix. He was wearing a chef’s hat and Dom and Kev were at his side, also wearing hats. ‘We’re missing something’ Dom stated. ‘Try some musk’ Kev replied, adding a few pink musk sticks to the mix. ‘I wish we had more time’ Aban remarked. ‘Perhaps there’s something I could do, these charms might help a bit’ Kev added, grabbing some lucky charms and bumping Dom, causing him to splash some of his drink into the pot. ‘My grog’ Dom growled. ‘Sorry’ Kev apologized. ‘Wait a minute, that’s it’ Aban stated after tasting it. ‘Wala’ Kev remarked. ‘A little that’ Dom began. ‘A little this’ Kev finished. ‘The perfect cake is hard to miss. A wedding, a wedding, we’re going to have a wedding’ they chanted. Charlie walked out of the room and was intercepted by Demi and BK, who toke him by the arms. ‘Huzzuh, huzzuh, we’re going to have a wedding. HURRAY! A wedding. HURRAY!’ they chanted as they almost dragged him out of the building into the streets. ‘Let’s all get a cheer cause the bride is getting married today’ they sang as other Digimon joined behind their train as they marched. ‘One thing you can surely see is we will stand beside’ Demi sang. ‘Until the end we will defend the one and only bride’ BK added. ‘Our bride to be, our bride to be our lovely fox bride. Huzzuh HURRAY! Huzzuh HURRAY! Let’s all give out a cheer cause the bride is getting married today’ they all sang as they came to the courtyard. It was a large open yard, where a long red carpet snaked across the ground to an altar, where Michael was waiting. Demi and BK released Charlie and took their seats as the guests began to arrive.

Dom, Kev and Aban arrived in a bit with an enormous seven-tier cake. It was decorated in rich white icing, and at the top, were the small figures of Charlie and Vixen. Charlie was sweating slightly as he looked around at the guests, half of them he didn’t even know, though the other half was dominated by many of his friends. The Royal Knights had taken their positions at the back row. The Crimson Huskarls were near the front, and were smiling. Even the Raging Elementals were there, they had taken a seat on Garganta who was standing in a position near the seats. Aban was in the front row and was crying slightly. The wedding march began to play, and Charlie looked expectantly down the aisle. Lydia began walking down the aisle. She was wearing a pure white dress and was dropping petals on the ground. On her head was a small silver tiara. By her side was Jason, who wearing a smart black suit. His hair had been done up and in his hands was a cushion where a white ring was nestled. Behind them, Naomi walked down the aisle with Dom being clung too. After them was Steph and Drake, finally it was Lila and surprisingly Alex. Finally, Vix began to walk down the aisle. She wore a dress of pure white as well; it clung elegantly to her frame. She had no sleeves, but wore long white gloves instead. Her tail had been done up to look like a part of the dress. A thick veil covered her face as she clung to the flowers in her hand. Holding her by her arm was Gaomon in a small black tuxedo jacket, he had a small red bow tie and he had taken off his bandana. As the best men and the bridesmaids took their places, Charlie and Vix faced each other on the aisle.

Gaomon released Vixen and took his seat whilst she walked forward to stand by Charlie’s side. They turned and faced Michael. ‘Dearly beloved, we are gathered here on this glorious day to witness the union of Charlie Markovsky and Vixen Renarias. I believe that the bride and the groom have written their own vows’ Michael stated. ‘My dearest Vixen, we were two lone stars in a sky of misfortune. By fate we met, by destiny we unify our lives. I will cherish you as my only shining star in a lonely sky, until the end of our days’ Charlie promised. ‘My beloved Charlie, I never truly expected much from my life. Misfortune lost me my family, but fortune brought us together. No force or petty hatreds could drive us apart, never again. I will love you always as you have loved me; my eyes are only on you. I promise to love you always’ Vixen replied. ‘Marriage is a binding force, consecrated before the eyes of our Digital Gods, the mighty Fanglongmon and the all-knowing Yggdrasil. If for any reason these two are to not be united, speak now, or forever hold your peace’ Michael stated. The courtyard was silent. Do you, Charlie Markovsky, take Vixen Renarias to be your ever loving wife, to cherish and to love?’ Michael inquired. ‘I do’ Charlie answered. ‘And do you, Vixen Renarias, take Charlie Markovsky to be your ever loving husband, love and behold?’ Michael inquired. ‘I do’ Vixen answered. ‘Have you the ring?’ Michael inquired. Jason stepped forward and held out the cushion, on which was the silver ring. Charlie took it and placed it on Vixen’s right ring finger. ‘By the power vested in me, in the name of the father system, son program and the holy coder, I proclaim you husband and wife. You may now kiss the bride’ Michael decreed as Charlie lifted up the veil to reveal Vixen’s tear-filled face. They both embraced in a passionate kiss, to which everyone replied with ‘awwww’. They broke the kiss and everyone cheered loudly and rose from their seats. The closer friends came forward to congratulate them, save for Demi and BK, who left the courtyard. Ko noticed this and motioned Jason to watch. ‘Guys, Demi and BK are leaving’ he reported. The absence of the twins was noticed and they began to follow them silently.

On the balcony where AlexanDradimon was first summoned, stood Demi and BK. ‘It was a beautiful ceremony’ Demi remarked. ‘Yeah, shame we can’t stay for cake’ BK replied. ‘We promised BK, we can’t go back’ Demi stated. ‘Yeah’ BK replied. They sighed sadly and took in the sights. Removed from the balcony, they stood face to face, their staves crossed. ‘What are you doing?’ Steph demanded. The twins were rattled as their friends appeared on the balcony. ‘We’re, not very good at saying goodbye’ BK admitted. ‘Goodbye?’ Kev inquired. ‘Yeah, we have to leave, our purpose is served’ Demi explained. ‘Go where?’ Jason inquired. ‘Home’ they answered. ‘But the Digital World is your home, you belong here’ Aban rationalized. ‘No, we’re going home, to Mysidia’ Demi explained. ‘But, Mysidia doesn’t exist’ Drake stated. ‘Not for you, but in our hearts it does. We’re sorry for all the trouble we’ve caused you, but we shan’t plague you anymore’ BK replied. ‘You can’t’ Steph said tearfully. The twins dipped their heads and reached for their hoods, they drew them down to reveal child-like faces. Demi had short blond hair and blue eyes. BK had short black hair and red eyes. Their ears were slightly pointed. They crossed their staves again. ‘We’re sorry, it’s hard to say goodbye, but we have no choice. Farewell our friends, we won’t see you again’ they both said, tears formed in their eyes. Magical energy began to circle them. ‘BREAK!’ they both cried in a bright green flash. Everyone shielded their eyes from the flash, only to open them to a new realization. Both Demi and BK were turned to stone. There were some horrified gasps and Lydia buried her face into Dom. Their was a small sparkle as a tear fell from their eyes and splashed on the ground. Kev watched this and turned away, walking down the stairs. ‘Where are you going?’ Steph demanded. ‘We have a reception we should be getting too’ he answered. ‘You monster, we have to help Demi and BK’ she cried. Kev turned his face to Steph, but only the right side was seen. ‘We couldn’t have changed their minds in a million years. No matter how much we begged, we couldn’t change it. This was their decision from the very beginning. We have to accept that and understand it from their view. They wanted this, we should respect that’ he replied tearfully, his right eye tearing up. He motioned for Magnet to follow, leaving everyone but Alex and Shadow to stand there. They too followed suit. ‘Those two, are the bravest Digimon I have ever seen’ Shadow remarked.[/spoiler]

[.:Abarai Renji:.]

LOL

 

I get it...

 

But when will Charlie appear?! MEZA WANTZ PERVERTED MOMENTZ!!!:P