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Tides of Darkness

Prologue - Agent of Terror

By MoridinDeath

Foreword:

This story takes place 2 years after the end D-Adventures 2. At this point in time, digimons have become more commonplace in the real world as more children have their own digimons and D-3 digivices, enabling more people to enter the Digital World at will. Takuma and his team are examples of such children. And yes, the original Digi-Destined will come in chapter 1.

The boy, known as Takuma, ran in terror alongside his Terriermon. They were fleeing from a powerful adversary, one that destroyed his entire group with their digimons as though 1 Ultimate and 3 Champions were pushovers. The worst thing was that only he and his partner had escaped from the attack.

Takuma looked down at his Terriermon. It was panting heavily, barely able run. 'That is to be expected. Terriermon had just evolved to Rapidmon and lost all its energy in a single explosion. It was quite a surprise that it did not collapse from exhaustion from its exertions,' Takuma thought to himself, pausing for a moment to scoop his weakened digimon into his hands before sprinting again at top speed.

Takuma only had a vague idea of where he was fleeing to. He was not sure if that there was a television nearby that would bring him back to the real world, a sanctuary where that monster should not be able to enter. With all the friends he knew in the Digimon World killed, there was no backup for him. He was on his own, without help and without any way of fighting back.

Terriermon looked up beadily, saying weakly, "I'm sorry, Takuma, I could not do anything to help you."

Takuma did not look at his digimon, preferring to keep a closer watch on treacherous rocks and roots that crossed his path. "It's not your fault, Terriermon. You would have died trying to fight," Takuma replied. He was growing more aware of a painful stitch in his stomach that threatened to tear him apart as he ran. His arms and legs felt heavy and tired but he kept on running, for to stop would mean to die. He had no desire to die in the Digital World like this.

Takuma's thoughts flashed back to just a few minutes ago when they encountered the enemy:

"Yes! We did it!" Ishida yelled in joy as Mephistomon broke up in a burst of black atoms. Gargomon had just evolved to Rapidmon for the first time and unleashed its Atomic Blast attack, breaking apart Mephistomon's defenses and deleting him.

"Hahaha…," A laugh came from behind the group. Everyone spun around in alarm to find a humanoid figure standing under the trees, the shadows making it barely discernible. "Not bad… Not bad at all! Your team seems more challenging than the other pathetic children who I eliminated. Finally, I get the honor of fighting an Ultimate digimon!"

"Who are you? What do you want? Are you a digimon?" Ishida asked warily. Sakura and Kenichi grimaced, preparing to fight yet another enemy, as though they are not already exhausted from battles with viral digimons for the past few days. At least they had a strong group, with Seadramon, Meramon, Grizzmon and now Rapidmon, being able to take on nearly any enemy in the Digital World.

"Me? My name and my goals are not important. All you need to know is that to escape from the Digital World alive, you must either kill me or hand over your digivices." Red eyes shone in the dark, sending chills through Takuma's body as he tensed up. This would be a difficult opponent. The figure raised its hands up into the air. He could swear that the darkness actually grew deeper and the shadows became larger. "Above all, do not insult me by calling me a digimon. I am much, much more than that," The enemy said. "What is your choice?"

What a ridiculous thing to ask. The D-3s are what linked them to their partners, allowing their dgimons to evolve. There was no way they would surrender those devices. Takuma was spared answering by Ishida's Grizzmon.

"Do not look down on us!" Grizzmon yelled, charging up its attack. "Maul Attack!" The purple wolf threw an overlarge hammer at the shadowy figure. Takuma thought he saw the figure smiling.

"I thought so. Well, I just have to take those digivices by force."

"We will not let you hurt our partners! Let's go! Roaring Flame!" Meramon yelled, sending huge tongue of fire blazing towards the opponent.

"Miracle Missile!" Rapidmon raised its arm, firing a missile from its arm.

"Ice blast!" Seadramon reared up. It opened its mouth and shot a blast of ice, freezing everything in its path.

Just before the attacks reached the enemy, it waved its arm as though brushing something away. All the digimon attacks were deflected as though hitting a mirror and the attacks blazed harmlessly into the sky. The figure took a step forward. "Now it is my turn." Its hands moved as though throwing something. Dark balls of energy flew out of the shadow, smashing into the ground and creating a huge explosion, sending all the digimons flying. Takuma jumped behind a large rock just in time. Despite the cover he had, he could practically feel the energy wave scorching his skin as though he was standing in an oven. If he was not scared near to death, he would have marveled at the incredible power this… digimon…possessed.

Terriermon flew to his feet, its energy drained and brought near to deletion from the explosion. Takuma glanced over what was left of the rock and saw a shockinglyhuge crater. None of his friends were to be seen and he could only assume that they and their digimons were all dead. Tears filling his eyes, he ran for the thick jungle, seeking safety. Terriermon trailed behind, trying to keep up.

"Run as far as you can! You will not escape!" The voice said, laughing madly. Takuma broke into a run, not looking back. He was certain that his life was about to end.

What was that Digimon and just how much power did that Digimon possess? It was really incredible as they had just defeated Mephistomon, who was an extraordinarily powerful Ultimate. Moreover, from the tone of that fellow's words, Takuma could tell that it must have destroyed some other Digi-Destined as well. It must be stopped before it is too late, which means he must try to contact the real world, even if he could not get back. He thought that the only reason Terriermon survived the earlier attack was because it was in its Ultimate form.

He felt guilty that all his comrades had died in a single blast and that he alone was leaving the battlefield alive. Moreover, his team had gone through many battles and was now one of the stronger ones around, with Terriermon able to achieve Ultimate status. Sakura, Ishida and Kenichi. They would never go back to the real world again. Their parents would be left mourning empty graves.

Takuma shook his head, rubbing away tears that blurred his vision and focused at the task at hand: escape from the Digimon World alive. Tears can wait. Forcing all his emotions down, he grimly looked for the television nearby. Taking out his D-Terminal, he managed to set an SOS signal, with coordinates to where the enemy first appeared. Hopefully, this would alert other children to this terrible danger.

"He was…he was so strong…," Terriermon groaned in pain, barely able to speak out loud.

"Don't worry, Terrriermon. Hang on, it is not far now," Takuma panted, although he was not very confident of their chances of survival. His arms and legs felt like lead. Only fear and adrenaline had kept him running for such a long time. Suddenly, through the trees and the deep, overlapping shadows of the forest, he spotted a glint of metal. 'The television! I am saved!' Takuma thought and put all his remaining energy into this final sprint, holding up his D-3 as he ran.

CRASH!

Takuma thought he ran into a wall. Groaning in pain, he raised his head towards the television, ignoring the excruciating pain in his back. Some ribs must have been broken. The view of the television was blocked by a large figure standing before him. Red eyes glowed in the darkness and mad laughter filled the air. "As I said earlier, you can run but you can never get out of the Digital World alive! Your digivice is mine now!"

'The shadow!' It was Takuma's last thought before his world went dark.

Far away, in another dimension, Izumi Koushirou heard a beeping sound. Looking up from his unfinished Japanese essay, he discovered that the sound originated from his computer.

It was an SOS signal from the Digital World.

Author's comments:

This is just the prologue. I hope that those who read this story can point out any bad or good points in my writing style in your reviews, as well as any mistakes, both in the plot or in the details. I am trying to improve my English so I will appreciate any criticisms or compliments. Thanks!