It been over three months since the Chaos Knights and the Chaos King were defeated, freeing the Digital World from chaos thanks to the Digidestined and the Digimon Tamers, where in, the lives of the heroes and heroines gradually returned to normal.
As the older Digidestined continued their college classes, the younger Digidestined remained on their paths for the futures they wanted.
Davis continued to work at Digitamamon's restaurant, becoming a great chef under Digitamamon's guidance, which not only caused many Digimon to come from all corners of the Digital World, just to try Davis' food, it made Digitamamon a very rich mon, one who shared in his success with the Digidestined and Digimon of Courage and Friendship, to which Davis and Veemon used some of their earnings to treat their (girlfriends/loves/beloveds/), Davis buying Kari a beautiful necklace that had been expertly carved with the Crest of Light upon it, and Veemon used some of his deserved Digi-Dollars to set up for Gatomon and their Digi-Egg, both waiting for the day it would hatch and they could see the face of their son or daughter.
TK continued to write stories, getting inspiration from the Digimon Tamers, where he wrote a whole series based around Takato and his friends, fighting against the threats that opposed Shinjuku, with the brunette winding up falling in love, and eventually marrying Rika Nonaka.
And not only did Patamon continue to support TK's writing, so too did Catherine and Floramon, both were very proud of the Digidestined and Digimon of Hope, especially when TK sent a draft of one of his stories, sending some based around the Digimon Emperor saga, which he actually managed to actually get published.
With Yolei and Ken's lives, though Ken was now attending college, he and Yolei made sure they still had time to spend with each other, keeping their relationship as strong as ever, the same for Cody, who continued to date Noriko, but didn't rush into anything too fast.
And just like the Digidestined, in the Tamer's world, things had settled down and had returned to normal, with Takato, Rika, Henry, Jeri, Kazu, Kenta still attending high school, with each following continuing in their classes that would benefit in helping them achieve their dream jobs.
Takato remained as an artist, drawing and designing many new Digimon, as well as their weaponry and equipment.
And while he remained working at his parent's bakery, like Davis and Veemon, the brunette and Guilmon used some of their earnings to treat Rika and Renamon, to continue to make both girls feel loved and appreciated.
With Takato's continued love, Rika continued to open up, not only expressing her feelings and smiling more often, but she was also inspired to share her feelings in her music, writing her own songs and signing them to all the students that had become her fans.
And after having a talk with Guilmon, Rika managed to get Renamon to sing with her, for her voice often complimented by Guilmon and sounded just as amazing as Rika's, earning more fans and many more crushes on both girls.
Henry continued to follow in his father's footsteps, continuing to work hard on various computer programs, which continued to impress everyone at Henry's genius, to the point Yamaki saw Henry's potential and hired him, giving the boy a job at Hypnos, both to monitor their computers and upgrade their facility how he saw fit.
And wanting to remain supportive of Henry, as well as start a career, speaking with Yamaki, Jeri managed to get a job in Hypnos, as Henry's secretary, which made her very happy, not only was Jeri able to continue to spend time with her boyfriend, but he was also a very kind and understanding boss, one that made Jeri smile and look forward to another day's work.
With their connections to both Hypnos and their friends, Kazu and Kenta each managed to get their feet in the door of their respective careers, with Kazu and Guardromon both getting jobs as interns at the Shinjuku police station, learning all about law and the responsibilities of being an officer, in the middle of making coffee runs, while Kenta and MarineAngemon got jobs at the Shinjuku hospital.
Though Kenta was only being mentored and not just yet allowed to diagnose or treat patients, he was still happy to be part of the team, while MarineAngemon proved more than helpful, being too small to assist in Kenta's duties, MarineAngemon was given permission to treat any Digimon patients, using his Kahuna Waves to heal their wounds until a medical professional double checked the condition of the Digimon, seeing if they still needed medical attention or not.
Lastly, Ryo and Cyberdramon took a long vacation.
Having enough excitement, even for them, the pair had rented an apartment that overlooked all of Shinjuku, allowing them to see from their balcony the peace they had managed to bring to their world, making both Ryo and Cyberdramon smile.
However...
While the two teams of heroes and heroines had managed to stop the evil, another remained, one of great and terrible power, one that had been sealed away, trapped within the Dark Ocean and long forgotten, one that, if revived, would destroy everything that dare oppose it, leaving nothing but an eternity of darkness.
Not Dragomon, nor was it Daemon, but something far worse.
Turning back to Dragomon, the squid-like Digimon was at the bottom of the Dark Ocean, his mind full of thoughts.
'How many years has it been? When will I get the power I need to escape this infernal prison?' He thought, his mind drifting to the image of Kari Kamiya.
'If my minions weren't so spineless, I could have taken her power and have been one step closer to freedom.' He then thought, clenching his left tentacled hand in rage.
But calming down, Dragomon continued to think, changing his thoughts.
'But how many eons have passed since we were first trapped here in the first place?' He asked himself, before closing his eyes and thought. 'My Master, I can sense we are getting closer to you, just hold on.'
{You were always the most loyal of the Demon Lords. It honestly pains me to see what this dimension has warped you into.} Dragomon heard a faint voice say within his head, one with a sinister lining in their tone.
{Master?} Dragomon questioned, opening his eyes, finding himself in a pool of darkness, while a dark figure stood over him.
"It seems you have been busy since we were first left here to rot by that cursed knight." The dark entity commented, causing Dragomon to nod as he got to one knee, showing great respect and loyalty to the figure.
"Indeed. But once my minions uncover the seal, we can restart on what you had set all those decades ago." Dragomon replied, before stating. "I don't care if it takes another decade, you will be reborn."
"That time is coming closer than you expected, my loyal friend." The dark form commented, their words making Dragomon look at the figure with a curiousness and ask. "Do you mean...?"
The shadow form nodded.
"Those minions you managed to obtain actually seem to be of use. Even as we speak, I can feel they are getting closer to the seal. But knowing the unstable state of the seal, all your Scubamon will be wiped out." The figure then said.
"A small price to pay to bring you back." Dragomon said in reply.
"Sadly it won't be that easy. I am bound to this seal and can tell escaping in my current state is impossible." The dark Digimon told Dragomon, before saying with a more sinister and confident voice. "But I have had plenty of time to think of other ways to release my power."
"When we reunite, I will give you my power. Use it to revive not only yourself, but also the Demon Lords. I am counting on you." The darkness then said, slowly dispersing and returning Dragomon back to the ocean's floor.
"Scubamon!" Dragomon then called out to his minions, his bellow causing a selection of his loyal followers to swim from the distance and float before their ruler, all wondering what their Master desired.
"I have heard that by some dumb luck you managed to find the seal. I want every last Scubamon to head to where Lord Ogudomon was imprisoned and break the seal. Fail me and you will all suffer, do you understand?" Dragomon instructed.
"Yes, Lord Dragomon." The Scubamon replied, their tones of loyalty and fear as all swam away, doing as commanded, unaware of the evil they were going to release.
And watching the Scubamon take their leave, Dragomon was in his thoughts. 'Those fools better find the seal shortly. My Master has been patient, but even he has his limits.'
-Deep in the Dark Ocean-
Following his minions, Dragomon swam through the murky blackness that was the Dark Ocean, arriving at a massive hole, where he saw an entire fleet of his Scubamon servants within, all scraping away the dirt as best they could with their harpoons and fingers.
But even though it was obvious the Scubamon had taken ages to excavate all they could, Dragomon's patience was being pushed.
"Move aside you cretins. if you want something done, you have to do it yourself." He ordered, causing many of the Scubamon to swim out of the hole, while those remaining were either too deep or didn't have enough time to escape.
"Forbidden Trident!" The squid-like Digimon exclaimed, summoning a trident of energy, which he then threw into the hole, not caring for the screams that filled the depths as they tore through the unfortunate Scubamon and headed for the bottom, making a loud clashing sound as it collided with the bottom, striking a massive stone slab that had a twisted star-like pattern carved upon it.
At first, Dragomon and the Scubamon that had avoided his trident were left in wonder, silence filling the area, until a great burst of darkness erupted from the slab, the power wiping out every last Scubamon, while the dark power consumed Dragomon's being.
{Free at last! Now we can get our revenge on the Royal Knights and plunge the Digital World in an era of darkness.} The darkness from the seal said as a dark green eye materialized before Dragomon, staring at his servant.
"I'm afraid that many things have changed during your imprisonment." Dragomon informed, before he explained. "The Royal Knights have long since disbanded, but others have taken their place, even resorting to siding with the pathetic creatures from the Human World in order to hold back the darkness."
Hearing Dragomon's words, Ogudomon thought for a moment, before saying. {This does complicate matters, but I will achieve my goal. As for the seal, it might have broken, but I am yet to return to my true form, which is why I will store what energy I can inside of you.}
{Use it to revive not only yourself, but also the other Demon Lords.} Ogudomon then commanded, enveloping Dragomon in utter darkness, causing the seas of the Dark Ocean to rock violently as the squid-like Digimon was consumed by the power, before rising from the depths, no longer as Dragomon, but as a massive red skinned leviathan, which bore the dark star-like marking upon his tongue.
Thunder boomed down from the skies as the new form of Dragomon emerged from the water, smiling as the great power of his Master coursed through him.
"Back to my old form, and back to full power. No longer am I Dragomon, I am the Demon Lord of Envy, Leviamon." The Demon Lord commented, before smirking, showing off his fangs from his smirk that increased when a dark aura radiated from off of his being.
"No, I am even more powerful than I remember!" He called, laughing wickedly at knowing that soon, the Digital World would belong to Lord Odoguomon.
{I want you to go to the Dark Whirlpool. There, you are going to find one who I think would prove worthy of being a Demon Lord.} Ogudomon said from within Leviamon, his command making the leviathan Digimon nod in reply.
But as Leviamon submerged back into the black depths, doing as his Master had told him, the Demon Lord was left in wonder.
'Who could the Digimon Lord Ogudomon wants revived?' Leviamon asked himself as he kept swimming.
And after a few minutes, venturinturing deeper, Leviamon saw the Dark Whirlpool ahead of him, the connection between the Dark Ocean and the Digital World, as well as the source where many of the evils of the Digital World were sent after being defeated by the forces of good, where the Demon Lord then swam through the whirlpool, dark and twisted forms of Digimon clawing at Leviamon, as if trying to either escape the endless abyss or drag Leviamon within.
But with the power of Ogudomon, Leviamon was protected from the negative energies of the Dark Whirlpool as he continued to swim through the depths, looking around for the one to become the second Demon Lord, using his new power to track the Digimon Ogudomon desired.
Through the darkness of the whirlpool's water, a slender figure slowly emerged before Leviamon, making the Demon Lord smirk.
"Hello there, LadyDevimon." Leviamon said, gazing at the fallen angel Digimon, or what was left of her.
Smirking at Leviamon, LadyDevimon crossed her arms as she questioned. "And what brings you all the way down here, just to see me?"
"How would you like the power to not only escape the Dark Whirlpool, but also the power to destroy those who put you here in the first place?" Leviamon asked back, his question filling LadyDevimon with anger as the image of Angewomon came to her mind, remembering almost destroying the Digimon of Light, before MegaKabuterimon broke her hand, which allowed Angewomon to recover and achieve victory.
"What kind of power are we talking?" LadyDevimon then asked, willing to do anything in order to see the Digimon of Light, the Digimon of Knowledge and their partners fall at her hands.
"Join me. Accept the power of Lord Ogudomon, and you will be reborn as I was, you will become a Demon Lord." Leviamon said, awaiting LadyDevimon's answer.
"Anything. They will pay for what they did to me. I'll crush them both like bugs." The fallen angel Digimon replied, clenching her broken claw, her tone and form filled with a continued hatred and vengeance.
"You've made the right choice." Leviamon said, before the darkness around him shot forth, wrapping around LadyDevimon's arms and waist, pulling her out of the Dark Whirlpool and enveloping her, where the fallen angel Digimon found herself called back to the seal.
-Back to the seal-
Standing upon the stone slab that kept Ogudomon's true form trapped within, LadyDevimon could already feel the great power of the Super Demon Lord flowing around her.
{Having accepted the offer from Leviamon means you are bound to me. You are now mine to command.} LadyDevimon heard a chilling voice call around her, which made the fallen angel Digimon yell. "I don't care what happens to me, do whatever you like. Just give me your power so I can destroy my enemies, then I will do anything you desire!"
{Your passion for revenge is inspiring. Take what is mine, take this power and use it to reach your true form.} Ogudomon said as the dark aura that had altered Dragomon started to form around LadyDevimon, consuming her completely and transforming her into an entirely new form.
Bursting from the darkness, LadyDevimon stood, but no longer did the pale skinned fallen angel Digimon stand, but now stood a figure of great beauty and evil.
The figure now wore a purple robe over black latex, her mangled claw replaced by an elegant hand that had purple coloured fingernails, while her right hand was encased in a gold gauntlet with razor sharp claws acting as her fingers.
Black was the main colour of the new Digimon's being, including having four black wings spread out from her back, her hair was cut short and black, as was the Mark of Evil, which was marked upon her forehead.
And showing her allegiance to the Demon Lords, Ogudomon's mark was now on her forehead, patterned over the Mark of Evil, which made the new Demon Lord smirk, showing her fangs protrude from her purple coloured lips, feeling the power of her new Master, their voice calling to them. {Welcome back, Lilithmon.}