The Heart of an Emperor Part One: Frozen
A/N: This is eventually going to be a Kenlei (or Keyako, if you use Japanese names), so if you don't like, don't read. Please be kind; this is my first Digific. Yay! I'm so proud…
Disclaimer: Hmmm. ::checks entire room:: Nope, don't own Digimon. (Darn it!) Now, on with the fic!
"Halsemon, attack! Blow that genius outta the sky!"
Another typical day in the Digital world,
thought Yolei. Wake up, go to school, stop evil genius from furthering his plans to rule the world, eat dinner, do homework, go to bed. Yep, sounds about right!She was jolted out of her reverie by a cry from Nefertimon. She ground her teeth in anger. The Emperor had really gone too far this time. He had sent a horde of Darktyrranomon against them. While they had managed to defeat 4 of them, there was still one left and judging by the yell she had just heard it was down to her and Halsemon to win this battle. Not to mention I lost my helmet earlier on Halsemon's back, she thought angrily. He's gonna pay for that! "All right, Halsemon, let's finish him!"
"Tempest wing!" Yolei pumped her fist in the air as Halsemon's attack hit home. "How do you like that, Ken?" she cried, turning to where he last was. "Huh?" Ken was no longer hovering above the battle on Dragonmon's head. In fact, he was no where to be seen. Frowning, she turned around, looking for him.
"Yolei, look out!" she heard. A flash of cape was the last thing she saw before something knocked against her head and she fell unconscious.
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"Uhhhh," Yolei moaned. She had a splitting headache. Come to think of it, her entire body didn't feel too hot. She reached up to rub her aching shoulders.
Or tried to, anyway.
"What?" she said, opening her eyes. Why couldn't she move her arm? She took a look at her surroundings and gasped. She was chained to a wall, spread-eagle fashion, facing into a dark, dank stone room. As her mind reeled in confusion, an evil laugh filled the tiny prison.
"So, Digidestined, how do you like being my prisoner?"
She glared out into space. She couldn't see the emperor. In fact, she couldn't see much of anything. With a jolt she realized her glasses were missing.
"You jerk!" she yelled. "Let me go right now! And give me back my glasses!"
The Emperor chuckled, infuriating Yolei to a point she hadn't thought possible. "And why would I want to do that? I admit, as easy as it was to capture you, I would much rather keep you here than go through the trouble of catching you again."
"What do you want with me anyway?" she screamed, trying not to let her fear show. Man, it was hard to act brave when you couldn't even see your enemy!
"Think about it, slave. What do I want to do more than anything else?" He stopped a moment while she spat out something about not being anyone's slave. He continued. "I want to take over the Digital world. And apparently, in order to do that, I have to get you and your comrades out of the way first. I could do it without taking you out, but I realize now it would be so much more pleasurable to do away with you entirely. Or maybe I'll just capture you, so you can watch helplessly as I destroy each and every one of your Digimon friends before I do the same to you."
"You better not touch Halsemon!" she screamed. She looked around in vain. "Where is he, anyway?"
"I locked him up in one of the cells below. Far away from you, but not too far. I thought it would be interesting if you could hear his screams but not be able to reach him." He smirked at her horrified face. "Don't worry, I won't hurt him...too much!"
"You monster!" Yolei raged. How could he stand there so calmly and talk of hurting people like that?
Something flickered in Ken's eyes. "Monster, you say?" he said quietly. "As you have so often said, I am a human being. What about your Digimon you seem to prize so highly? Are they not monsters? If you took one home, would not everyone scream and run away?"
"That's…that's not the same!" cried Yolei.
"Perhaps not," he countered. "But it is enough to make you wonder, isn't it? After all" – here his expression twisted cruelly – "what am I but what I was born to be? Born from two worthless parents, who did nothing but shove me off to one camera after another, because they knew I was superior to them. Superior to all the human race!"
Yolei stared. She had never heard the Emperor talk like this before. Sure, he was always jabbering on about being the best, but never like this!
"So maybe I am a monster," he said softly, seemingly unaware of Yolei's presence. "But still!" He whirled, and Yolei quailed under his hate-filled glare. "I am better than you will ever be!"
Yolei whimpered slightly as he closed in on her, eyes blazing and whip raised.
Well? Do you like it? Should I write more?