Digimon: The Next Gen
Digimon: The Next Gen
By Darkblaze-Knight/CrimsonGallantmon
(Author's Note – I don't own the Digimon anime (Toei Animation), toys or card game (Bandai). Any Digimon marked with a "V" belong to people like Xuza and DemonDragonKaidou from Deviantart whose permission allowed me to have them in the story. However, I do own all the human characters and other Digimon such as Archaedramon, Calaveramon, Felsenhundmon, and others.)
The Legend
Among the many legends known through out the entire Digital World guarded within the vaults of the ancient Library of the Sovereigns, only one holds a particular place among many who believe it with all of their hearts; the Legend of the Codex.
Long ago when the Digital World was young and the four Sovereigns were about to enter their fated state of eternal slumber from their great battle with the Seven Demon Lords for dominance over all Digimon, there existed a great tension between the pure Digimon and the newly-arrived Hybrid Digimon (Digimon with more of human equalities) who viewed by each side with unease and displeasure. As their distrust grew, their distrust turned to anger, soon anger made way for hate, and then violence soon spread across the continents as Digimon turned against one another and man lost their lives and homes during the terrible outbreak. But secretly deep in the grim churnings of the feared Dark Ocean, the violence and evil that raged on between Hybrids and pure Digimon slowly began to take form. By the time many realized their mistake to hate, it was too late; the dark side of their minds had become a being of Sovereign-like power and sinister nature. This creation was the monster Arkadimon; a black leviathan who hungered for the damned souls of those who acted in evil. Once freeing itself from the prison which it spawned from, Arkadimon began to ravage the many continents to feed itself upon pain and death.
As Arkadimon roamed across the globe, destruction was only left behind; mountains fell, villages were made into ruins, and once green valleys were turned into grim wastelands by this fiend's will. But the Sovereigns did not leave the Digital World and its inhabitants without defense against this monstrous threat; they left their beloved realm with three mighty heralds of power and zealous hearts. This noble triad was made of these great beings; strong Imperialdramon Paladin Mode, priestly Susanoomon, and knowledgeable Chronomon Holy Mode who knew well the enemy they would have face. Gathering armies made of Hybrid and pure Digimon who have witnessed the brutal force of Arkadimon. But the heralds knew in their hidden doubts this wouldn't be enough to defeat Arkadimon.
But as Arkadimon drew closer to the fabled Imperial Continent and the heralds' forces gathered to what was thought to a final stand against the behemoth, hope came in shape of six mysterious Digimon who encountered Arkadimon on the shrine-continent's shoreline. A short yet bloody battle then raged between the villain and these brave fighters, only to end with the five turned to stone by the monster's will. But this left Arkadimon tried and weak, allowing the three heralds to deliver a great final blow with their armies at the monster and deleted its fractal code for good. After this famed battle, the heralds searched the five who brought their armies victory, but none found their solid forms anywhere on the continent.
As many know, the heralds took up separate ways from each other; Susanoomon with his belief that the Sovereigns were truly gods gathered the six Celestials (Cherubimon, ClavisAngemon, Dominimon, GuardiAngemon, Ophanimon, and Seraphimon) to enforce the spiritual will of their gods. Imperialdramon soon took to create the Royal Knights as defenders of the weak and honest and to counter anything the darkness came to harm the Digital World. But the last herald Chronomon did not found any band of followers to command, instead he took to writing down the knowledge he gained over many years into a simple book that held many things to know, including much about the demon Arkadimon himself. This legendary text crafted by Chronomon became known nowadays as the Codex; claimed by elderly Digimon to hold spells that could summon Arkadimon and others with the force of magic.
Soon after the fall of the great demon, a short-lived age of peace disappeared and division soon came now in the form of where was to be the final resting place of the powerful relic. Armies again rampaged across the continents as the division for guardianship grew more and more deeper into the already wounded world. At long, the last of the Librarian-Lords (the chosen guardians of the Codex), Magimon (some claim to be the heir of Chronomon's wisdom) used all of his mythical power to create an enchanted boundary that ran around the Digital World, keeping away those who carved to use the Codex for their own desires from those who wished it to be for the use of all. The new hemispheres were named after the dominant seasons that took over; the Summer Hemisphere for its eternal warm weather thus the bitter cold and storms ruled over the Winter Hemisphere.
Now in modern times, a great warlord of growing dominance among the Digimon trapped in the Winter Hemisphere called Fenrirmon desired now only the freedom to escape his unfriendly realm of ice to lay claim upon the land of the so-called weak "Summerlings" (Digimon that live in the Summer Hemisphere) while in the more-peaceful Summer, the elder Sagemon (V) who currently protects the Codex has felt that some being carves the relic's mysterious power and now the Keeper has disappeared. The Royal Knights and the rulers of the Summer Hemisphere (Alphamon and EmperorGreymon) now worry that the Codex has either fallen to the wrong hands or something more dreadful has happened to Sagemon, thus this is where our story begins and an adventure like no other will be born…
Chapter 1 – The Fall of the Codex
The Digital World – Location Unknown – Time Unknown
The ancient corridors of the stone tower seemed to be infinite as Piximon buzzed up the old staircase with silent thoughts in his mind. He knew that his dear and old friend dwelled up in the highest room in the tower and had summoned the Fairy Digimon to speak about something important, but the Ultimate Digimon had several questions which he wished to ask.
Piximon
Type: Data
Level: Ultimate
Group: Fairy Digimon
Attacks: Pixi Bomb, Fairy Tail, Pixi Portal
The smallest Ultimate-Level Digimon known in the Digital World, Piximon can be strong fighters in any battle by tossing enchanted explosives at their opponent. They also are skilled in the art of teleportation; creating portals that allow them to be in any part of the Digital World within seconds.
Piximon finally found himself at the top of the primordial staircase and the door of the room where his comrade lived in right in front of his tiny black eyes. The Fairy Digimon flew swiftly to the wooden door and opened it quietly not to alarm his friend. "Ah, Piximon…my dearest of my allies. I was excepting your arrival." Spoke a voice filled with wisdom and years past from behind the door. Piximon grinned at the sound of his partner and so he answered, "Sagemon, do you always have to use your gift of foresight when I come around to visit? It is getting quite ridiculous you know…" Now the door was wide open and Piximon could see the figure of Sagemon floating above the ground in a ghostly form.
Sagemon
Type: Vaccine
Level: Champion
Group: Beast Digimon
Attacks: Silent Necromancy, Lockbox
A Digimon who has spent thousand of years studying the art of magic; excluding spells that belong to dark magic; often a Sagemon will then meditate for three decades without food, drink, or rest after learning each a new spell lore before returning to study again.
Sagemon held no smile upon his shaggy face but Piximon could tell from his friend that Sagemon was quite pleased to see him again. "I received your urgent message so I had to come. I had to be cautious though; the Royal Knights are still searching for you and the Cod…the you-know-what and it isn't easy to use my Pixi Portal with them patrolling every village and continent in the hemisphere." Said Piximon as he buzzed up to Sagemon. Sagemon only nodded as a sign of understanding and floated over to a tiny crib and stared into it. There sleeping in it was a tiny orange-like creature with white foam covering its backside silently. Piximon hovered over the crib and flashed a small grin across his face as he eyed the In-Training Digimon. "So…I see that you're caring for a Foamon (V), why is that?" asked Piximon as he turned his attention to the Beast Digimon who stood nearby. Sagemon sighed under his breath and finally he answered, "I believe…that this little one has a greater purpose to perhaps…become my student and later maybe the next keeper of the Codex…" Sagemon paused at the mentioning of the powerful relic of long ago. Piximon fell silent too as his thoughts turned to the power of what the ancient book held.
"Come, we came to speak about more important matters rather than the future of this child..." Sagemon then said and soon turned away to a wooden chest standing alone in the right corner of the room. Piximon followed and stood by Sagemon's side as he eyed the chest. Soon Sagemon murmured a strange incantation under his breath that Piximon couldn't hear and the chest began to creak open by some unknown force. It was done by magic and though he had seen it many times in different times, The Ultimate Digimon found himself still feeling uncomfortable around its presence. Sagemon soon reached into the trunk and soon he held in both paws a large black leather book. The cover was marked with strange silver markings (Piximon learned from his friend that each symbol was a mark of the great elements) and the pages were ancient; colored tan and each one appeared to have minor tears.
"Behold old friend, the burden bestrode upon me for ages…this relic which has caused conflict and division among us," Sage proclaimed as he grasped the Codex in hand and presented it to Piximon. Piximon felt two emotions racing through him as he stared blankly at the frame of the Codex: amazement…and fear. "Piximon, I sense that a dark power is rising within the wastelands of the Winter Hemisphere and now it craves the power of the Codex," Piximon was alarmed by this and soon he asked, "What! That's impossible; no Digimon from the Winter Hemisphere can pierce through the barrier established long ago by Magimon!" Sagemon nodded and said, "True, Piximon, you are correct. But there are those who have placed enchants upon themselves to make themselves invisible to the barrier's magic." Piximon stood silent after hearing this, dreading the idea of wicked Digimon from the other section of the Digital World rampaging across the continents of the Summer. "The hearts of our eastern brethren are as bitter as the cold they dwell within, thus it is likely that a great warlord may be the threat but I am truly not sure," Sagemon said to quiet Piximon, a tone of wariness hung in his voice. Piximon knew of what his partner was saying and he became more silent.
"Ah…how touching…it's so…sickening to watch…" squawked a ruthless and dry voice from the eastern side of the room. Both startled and alarmed, both Piximon and Sagemon turned to the other side to see a large black bird with a skull as its face and several pieces of bone sticking outward perched upon the edge of the window. The bird's glowing violet eyes were filled with wicked thoughts as they eyed the surprised Digimon and soon it caught sight of the Codex. "Con…Condormon," finally stammered Piximon as he soon knew who they were facing and continued to say, "How did he find me?"
Condormon
Type: Virus
Level: Ultimate
Group: Undead Bird Digimon
Attacks: Bone Cyclone, Dark Wing Blade
An avian Digimon possessed with a cunning mind and vile intellect, Condormon is one of the most notorious servants of the warlord Fenrimon and serves as a scout to the Winter Hemisphere's inhabitants.
Condormon's beak flashed a cold grin as he stood motionless upon the window ledge to allow the fear of the two friends to soak into the mood. Finally the Undead Bird spoke, "It wasn't hard to follow you, little pixie since you're easy to spot airborne…'' Condormon turned his hungry eyes toward Sagemon who stood with unease by the intrusion (but didn't show it) and continued, "And now old man, hand over the Codex quietly and no one will get hurt…it's that simple to do yes?" Sagemon stood firm by the Undead Bird's words and grasped the Codex harder in his hands; a gesture of refusal as his answer. The grin fell to a scorn on Condormon's beak and his eyes stared now with a spark of wrath. "I hate to repeat myself, but your stubbornness leaves me no chance…give me the Codex now or else…" snarled the Viral Digimon as his eyes began to narrow at Sagemon. Sagemon shook and quietly said, "Your master will not gain even a single grain of knowledge from the Codex as long as I'm holding it." Piximon felt brave at his friend's words but knew that Condormon wouldn't give in to the answer.
At last, the Undead Bird Digimon showed his anger as his cool nature dissolved and his talons clutched hard upon the ledge (small cracks were made in the process) while his eyes glowed more brighter than normal. "Now…I was trying to be kind enough to let you and your friends live…but now…you have just signed your death warrant old man, and I won't be sweet for the child here…". Suddenly shadows from each corner of the room began to shockingly move near the perch of Condormon and soon they began to warp and transform until there stood a band of crazed Vilemon who eyed Piximon and Sagemon on with utter hunger.
Vilemon
Type: Virus
Level: Champion
Group: Evil Digimon
Attacks: Nightmare Shocker, Demon Darts
These Digimon are known to feed upon a person's greed, which increases their power as the human continues to make themselves more avarice. In the Winter Hemisphere, Vilemon are used as foot soldiers by great warlords, only to used as fodder by their master.
Piximon drew out his spear in defense from the summoned Vilemon while Sagemon began to mutter an ancient incantation as the Vilemon began to come forward to them. Condormon soon spread out his huge wings and squawked hoarsely, "Attack!" At the sound of the command, the Champion-Level Digimon soon attacked, charging up each a dark energy ball in their claws (hands?). But before the Vilemon could launch their attack, Piximon struck at them by waving his spear like a wand and soon a bomb manifested from nowhere and exploded in front of the evil swarm. Condormon growled with fury as he watched the lackeys were shot across the room from the blast. Then again, Condormon remembered, he had setup some backup in case for this situation (the though made the Undead Bird cackle under his breath.) Suddenly the tower began to rumble and shake as something was causing the castle to quake. Sagemon's eyes were wide open with shock and he stared back between Condormon and the cradle with Foamon laying in it in the left corner. "What are you doing? You'll destroy us all!" cried the Beast Digimon to Condormon who sat quietly and menacingly upon the ledge.
The Ultimate-Level Digimon grinned coldly and soon he replied in a chilling tone, "You brought this upon yourself and others…I just want to have a peaceful trade and no one would have gotten hurt. But you spoiled the chance…so I arranged for a couple of Kenkimon to tear down this place to rubble." Laughing at his so-called success, Condormon spread out his wings and took flight away from the castle. Piximon gulped upon hearing the words of the Viral Digimon and realized that Condormon had prepared for this and wouldn't care for the life of an In-Training Digimon who dwelled in this place. "Sagemon, we would to save Foamon and get out of here!" But Sagemon didn't say a word. He stood there quietly and strangely the Beast Digimon began to cast a new incantation. "Sagemon, what are you doing!? We have no time for some magic tricks! We have to get out of here before this place falls apart!" shouted Piximon to his old comrade as soon stone began to fall out of the roof and walls. But Sagemon didn't reply and continued to mutter his spell. "Piximon…" finally grunted Sagemon as a green aura surrounded his form; he gasped and soon continued to speak, "My spell is able to hold the tower in place before it collapses…but only for a limit of time."
Piximon stood silent as he continued to listen to his friend; "Hear my words, Piximon; I can't leave while the spell is active so you must leave with the Codex and the young one." Piximon was startled at what Sagemon had said and so he protested, "You want me to do these things?! I can't leave without you, my dear friend, and that is no lie!" Sagemon grunted as he added more power to the spell and slowly he replied with a tone of pain in his words, "This is no time for arguing, Piximon! You must go and take the Codex to a safe distance from here! You and I both know that if Fenrimon were to get his hands on the knowledge within the Codex, the entire Digital World will fall into an age ruled by tyranny and darkness and that I am trying to prevent from happening!" Piximon first hesitated but soon he did what he was told; first taking the Codex from Sagemon's hands and then flew over the cradle and picked up Foamon who manage to sleep the whole time. With these two secured in his small yet firm grip, Piximon flew out from the window, leaving his oldest and dearest comrade behind in the crumbling building.
Sagemon groaned in pain as the spell began to loosen and faint. He could the Kenkimon at work, the loud crashing of their steam shovel claws thru the ancient stone of the castle and the screams of their exhaust pipes. Suddenly the northern wall fell apart and a massive ball-like robot came into sight, stomping everything under its heels. So…Condormon has also hired a Bulbmon to do his dirty work, thought Sagemon as he stared straight at the monstrous Machine Digimon that was marching its way towards him.
Bulbmon
Type: Data
Level: Ultimate
Group: Machine Digimon
Attacks: Mad Pump, Octagon Attack
A powerful Machine Digimon who often is charge of any Kenkimon demolition team, Bulbmon's unique octagonal shell is invulnerable to most close combat attacks and ranged ones too.
Although the Champion knew it was a terrible idea to do since in his current form, he held the bounding spell together; this Bulbmon had left him no choice but to fight back and let the entire tower fall apart. A bright light surrounded the Beast Digimon and a simple command was spoken: Sagemon digivolve to…NIDHOMON! (V) The light fainted to reveal a long furry draconic form with the face of a hungry and angry hound with seven purple slave souls hovering close to it standing face-to-face with the unflinching Bulbmon.
Nidhomon
Type: Vaccine (?)
Level: Ultimate
Group: Holy Dragon Digimon
Attacks: Petrified Spire Roots, Ancient Incantation
Like his mythical namesake, Nidhomon is ever hungry but only for the enemies he battles against. The slave souls that attend this massive being aid in his attacks and are actually the ones that once belonged to defeated opponents forced to serve Nidhomon.
"So, you think you can barge in here and try to flush me out in the open for your employer?" growled Nidhomon in a loud and grizzly voice to his foe, "Well…think again!" At once, the Holy Dragon roared a battle-cry and instantly charged Bulbmon with full force. The impact of the blow made a wall collapse and soon the rubble and dust of the tower came in to blacken the clash of the two Ultimate Levels as the spell was finally broken.
From afar in the air, Condormon could see as the primordial castle finally fell into pieces and a large cloud of dust and debris. Now all he had to do was search thru the rubble and find the old man, the book, or both. Anyway, Lord Fenrimon would be pleased with his work…and maybe, he could awarded the place of being Fenrimon's right-hand mon and get rid of that stinkin' flamboyance freak NeoDevimon. Condormon grinned as his imagination took over; it was always to think of what he would do to NeoDevimon, so many possibilities and ideas of torture…but the Undead Bird knew now that it would be actual reality soon once he claimed his master's desire…
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