The Sealer

On the isle of Elemen, there existed six kingdoms. Each of them were ruled by a different family, with different ideals and beliefs. Despite this, they all coexisted in peace, until recently, that is.

War broke out in the island one day. Nobody remembers exactly who started it, but it escalated to each of the kingdoms fighting against their neighbors. There were no allies in this war, only enemies. It went on for quite some time, with each kingdom seeing heavy casualties.

Besides humans fighting, Digimon were also in the thick of battle. The Digimon were creatures that came from another dimension, called the Digital World. Born to fight, they were the perfect allies in a war. Each army had legions of Digimon on their sides. With sorcerers who could open new portals between the worlds, all six armies had a never ending force of warriors - - as all Digimon are reborn after they are killed in battle.

Now the largest kingdom was Lexford. Its royal family was said to be descended of one of the legendary heroes from the times of the first Digimon to come into our world. Using that as their claim, they waged war for control of the entire island.

Eventually, Lexford had conquered all of its neighbors. King Wagnoll held a great feast on the night the last surrender came in. But just as he was about to toast his army's good work, he was stabbed in the chest with a sword. The wielder was none other than the court magician, Galneon. Galneon placed himself on the throne, and began to rule Elemen with an iron fist. Anyone not sharing his beliefs were crushed as soon as he got his hands on them.

Resistant forces soon rose up against the wicked Emperor. But they were no match for his cunning and the strength of his generals. Most groups didn't last a week before being found out or betrayed by a scared soldier. If they were lucky, they could fight on for a year.

The ten years that followed Galneon's coming to power were often referred to as Elemen's Dark Ages. Famine was common, and many people were poor. Death was the only thing a person could depend on. But ten years later, this all changed. And it started with a boy named Takato. * * *

"Why do I have to do this?" Takato mumbled to himself, "Yamaki should just go and get his own Herbs in the village of Doraf. Why should I travel all the way to Galia for them?"

Takato was a boy of twenty years old with light brown hair and brown eyes. He wore a long white sleeveless tunic with a blue belt and brown breeches. A brown cape was on his back, and he had on a pair of white boots and white gloves. There was a brown cloth wrapped around his forearm under the gloves, and a pair of metal bracers were under the boots. On his head, Takato was always wearing a pair of goggles. They were his trademark, just like his legendary ancestor.

"I'm sure Yamaki has a good reason for sending us. You should be a little more grateful Takato. He did raise you after your parents were killed," Primamon reminded him.

Primamon was Takato's Digimon partner. He was a small monkey that had fiery red fur, with an orange belly, face, as well as orange on his hands, feet, and the tip of his tail. His eyes were yellow, and a small tuft of hair - - like a flame - - rose above his head in orange and red.

The two of them were war orphans. Takato's father was one of the famous Knights of Lexford, who had defended King Wagnoll's honor many times in the war. They had tried to escape the palace with all of the important nobles when the coup had taken place. But one in their ranks had betrayed them, and sold them out to Galneon. Both of Takato's parents had been killed in the fight, as had most of the nobles they had been saving. But Takato and Primamon had been staying at Yamaki's house in the Forest of Doubt while the war was going on. Thus, he had been spared the same horrible fate. Many rumors had spread that even the twin princesses had been killed on that day, as Galneon wouldn't want anyone with claims to the throne left alive. Both girls were only ten when it happened.

Takato had spent the next ten years living at Yamaki's. He had learned the ways of a Sealer of the Rift, as was his family's legacy. These skills involved the closing of portals to the Digital World that were opened by a sorcerer for dark purposes. They dated back to the ancient war, where his famous ancestor had led three other warriors in a fight to stop a great evil from escaping to the real world.

Part of those skills were the ability to fight with a Digimon partner, should the wild Digimon that came through the portal attack Takato. So he had learned to fight alongside Primamon from a very young age. But for some reason or another, Takato could never get his friend to Digivolve.

Takato stopped daydreaming when they got to the store. He purchased the herbs that Yamaki had requested, and left. The duo then turned to leave town and return to the forest.

Suddenly, Primamon let out a growl. He apparently sensed something approaching quickly. Instantly, he ran away, towards whatever it is."

Takato yelled, "Primamon, come back here. We promised Yamaki we'd come right back home." He finally found his partner fighting with another Digimon. It was humanoid, and about the size of a five year old child. The creature wore a black robe with golden lining, and a golden belt, along with a black hat with golden band at the bottom, and leather boots with golden tops. Its skin was gray, and the face resembled some sort of lizard, with red eyes. A pair of knives were in its hands.

Primamon gathered fire in his palm. "Ember Punch."

"Good, but not good enough," the creature replied, "Poison Knife."

"Killemon, stop this at once," a voice called out. Up ran a man not much older than Takato. He had light brown hair that was spiked up, and blue eyes. His armor was blue, and lined with gold on the shoulder guards, side guards, tops of the greaves, and the part that hung down over his front. Underneath was a brown tunic and brown breeches.

Takato exclaimed, "Is that you Ryo?! I haven't seen you in over ten years. Since right before the time that your father betrayed his companions to Galneon."

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Pleanty of revalations in the first chapter alone, eh? Well, I plan to use my original Digimon for the main characters, partly because I was giving Digimon to different video game characters once, and couldn't find enough from all of the heroes of seasons one through three (I needed ones that had several Digivolutions) so these were the ones for the Arcana crew, and partially because I needed ones who would connect with the spirits in this story. I'll explain every new Digimon in the chapter they're introduced in inside the Author's Notes. For example. . .

Primamon, Rookie Level. Quite level headed most of the time, but he seems to go berserk if ever he smells a battle to be found. His only attack is Ember Punch. The name comes from the word Primate.

Killemon, Rookie Level. He lives only for battle, as if nothing else matters. Never speaks, unless it's about fighting, or he's talking to his enemy. His only attack is Poison Knife. The name comes from the word Kill.