Chapter 01 – Declaration and the Mysterious Case
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Author Note : For Keisuke's and Ami's teams I am using teams I used with them, so don't wonder if they are not accurate - For Ami, "Three Archangels", while Keisuke's team are related to Chaosmon. Also, as events take place after events of the Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth and Hacker's Memory, SPOILERS.
In Digital world of Iliad, at throne of Olympos XII, Jupitermon would be sitting on his throne, with other members of the Olympos XII; Apollomon, Bacchusmon, Ceresmon, Dianamon, Marsmon, Merukimon, Minervamon, Neptunemon, Venusmon, Vulcanusmon and his beloved Junomon on his side. In center of the room, a golden sphere would be floating above a hole."...Plutomon and Titamons have been silent for a good while..." Jupitermon would then state, peering at the floating, golden sphere middle of the court. "It is worrying. Titamons are always wreaking havoc across Iliad... For them to be quiet like this is... Just not normal", Apollomon agrees. Marsmon laughs. "Maybe they are afraid, with Gankoomon and his apprentice visiting the Battle City?" He asks. "I doubt it... Titamon are not afraid of anyone", Dianamon would state. "...We should-" Neptunemon begins, as sky begins to turn black, Jupitermon standing up. "...Intruder at our Seat of Iliad?" He thunders, as golden sphere sinks to the hole in ground which closes itself. "Who dares?!" Jupitermon booms out, his hammers forming to his arms. From the shadows, a human would walk towards the throne, followed by three shadowy figures, one with heads of greymon and garurumon as arms, one with shield and lance, and third one with guns for legs...
Few hours later, in the Digital World, near the tree housing Yggdrasil, the Royal Knights would have gathered, as lightning bolt would suddenly strike nearby. "...Who dares to attack this close the King Drassil!?" Craniamon demands to know, making his way to the lightning followed by others. Lightning would then turn into a vision. "...Royal Knights of Yggdrasil", Jupitermon begins. "Your aggression against Iliad and Olympos XII has been noted", he would state. "Few hours ago, two of your Knights, Omnimon and Dukemon, attacked Seat of Olympos and slayed several members of our order. As countermeasure... We, surviving members of the Olympos XII, declare a war against Yggdrasil." Royal Knights begin to whisper to each other, while Dukemon and Omnimon narrow their eyes. "...Impossible", Omnimon then says. "What did you say?" Jupitermon asks. "Neither I or Dukemon have left Digital World to Iliad", Omnimon explains. "Maybe you did, maybe you didn't" Jupitermon states. "Alas, we cannot rely your word anymore about it", Jupitermon states. "...You will face the wrath of the Olympos XII." Connection then would be severed. "...Olympos XII, declaring a war to us?" Dynasmon asks, crossing his arms, thinking. "Let them come", Duftmon would simply state. "We'll crush them." Alphamon would observe scene from the distance. "...Olympos, declaring war at us even after they lost members of Olympos XII? Something doesn't add up..." Alphamon closes his eyes, turning around and making his way towards Yggdrasil. "...I need to do some preparations..."
And now, we move few days ahead from declaration of War between Yggdrasil and Iliad, to the Real World.
Two years have passed since Digimon appeared in Tokyo and EDEN Syndrome was cured, and virtual reality of EDEN vanished. Since then, EDEN has been re-created. To most people whole idea of EDEN would be entirely new, but there were those who remembered it well enough...
In Nakano Broadway's 4th floor, in K-Cafe, two teens would had gathered. "...Did you hear? Kamishiro Enterprises are launching new version of EDEN!" Girl with pink hair would say, seeming to be excited. "We did – Yuugo and Yuuko told us that yesterday in chat, remember?" Boy with black hair and blue outfit would point out. "...Y-yeah... Anyhow, what you think of it?" Girl would then ask. "...Hopefully, it does not summon Eaters this time..." Boy would say. "...Don't be always such a pessimist Arata!" Girl would say. Arata would shrug. "...You do remember what happened last time when EDEN launched, right Nokia?" Nokia goes silent, looking at ground a moment. Arata sighs. "Well, no worries. Yuuko and Yuugo remember it too, and made sure it would not happen this time", Arata says. Nokia then looks around a bit. "...By to way, where's Ami? Thought she'd be here with us today?" Arata sighs. "...Sometimes I wonder if you ever listen... She said she wouldn't necessarily make it here today... Something about a case?" Nokia sighs. "Well, I guess working in Kuremi Detective Agency does limit her free time?" As she finishes sentence, her and Arata's digivice' beep as digimail would be received.
Speaking of Ami, she would be indeed working with a case. There would had been dine-and-dash in Shibuya, and she would be trying to find the culprit, wandering around as she arrives to Shibuya crossing, stopping to wait lights to turn green. "...So... A boy with green hat and orange shirt..." She would think, as light turns to green and she begins to cross the street. Half-way, she would cross paths with a girl with school uniform and long hair, who smirks, before vanishing. Red-haired girl would feel cold shivers, looking around a bit, before making her way to the otherside of the road before light could turn red. "...What was that?" She would think, as she notices a someone matching the description, running after him. "...He'll welcome you..." Voice would whisper as Ami would be running after dine-and-dasher, causing her to stop to look around, before being pulled back, just before truck would hit her. Ami would blink, as boy wearing a long blue jacket with butterfly symbol would sigh. "...That was too close... You should watch where you go, you almost were driven over there", He would say.
Dine-and-dasher smirks as he looks back, only to bump into someone. "Hey, watch where you are going-" He begins, looking at police office with tall, brown hair, who cracks her knuckles, causing dine-and-dasher to yelp. "You're one who should watch out where your going!" "Date!" Ami would call from the otherside, having stood back up. Officer would turn to look at other side of the road. "...That is the one we are looking for!" Date blinks, looking back to boy who yelps, as Date smirks. "So your that... Dine-and-Dasher, eh? You're arrested", She would say, lifting boy up, and taking him away.
Ami sighs in relief. "...Thank you, uh... I don't think I heard your name?" Boy is about to say something as two hear someone else calling. "Keisuke!" Boy turns around as another boy, one with light purple hair would arrive to the scene. "Where did you vanish without warni-" Yu asks, blinking as he notices Ami. "Sorry about that, Yu... She was about to get hit by a truck, couldn't just stand there and watch", Keisuke would reply, Yu sighing. "...You never change, do you?" He asks, peering at Ami a bit. "...Well, might as well introduce ourselves. I'm Keisuke Amasawa" Keisuke would introduce himself. "Yu Nogi", Yu would say. "...Ami. Ami Aiba", Ami would introduce herself. "...We should probably get going", Yu would say. "Ryuji is waiting us to get the supplies", He would remind. Keisuke blinks, and then remembers. "Oh, right!" He says, looking at Ami for a moment. "If you have time, you should try to come to Hudie some point! We are located in Ikebukuro!" Keisuke says, before making his way to get supplies. "Uh... Okey", Ami would reply, looking after two, tilting her head a bit.
With case closed, Ami would make her way to Nakano Broadway, returning to the detective agency where she would be greeted by Kyoko Kuremi. "How did the case go?" She would ask. Ami smiles. "It took a while, but we found the culprit and date arrested him", Ami would reply, smiling. Kyoko nods, smiling in turn. "Glad to hear", Kyoko would say. "By to way, while you were away, we got... Unusual case." Ami blinks, and tilts her head. "Unusual?" Kyoko nods. "...It was submitted by someone called "Mirei Mikagura". She wishes that wishes we gather in Internet Café in Ikebukuro, Hudie." Ami blinks, thinking. "...Mirei? I haven't heard of her in ages... Though that means this must be serious." She would think. "Who we need to give invitations to?" She then asks. "Let me see... Recording the case, four of them work at Hudie : Chitose Imai, Ryuji Mishima, Keisuke Amasawa and Yu Nogi", Kyoko begins. "...And besides us two, she has invited quite a few people. Nokia Shiramune, Arata Sanada, Fei Wong Bā Ignacio, Yuugo and Yuuko Kamishiro, Reiko Tawa, Masao Tanaka, Yuugo and Yuuko Kamishiro... Even Date Makiko and Detective Matayoshi, and those kids from the Inoden Occult Research Club", she lists. Ami tilts her head. "...Most of those names were familiar... But who is Masao Tanaka?" She thinks. "There was one name in invitation list I did not recognize, nor I seem to find it from anywhere..." Ami blinks. "Who?" "...Rina Shinomiya", Koyoko answers, sighing as she shakes her head. "...Well, case is a case" Kyoko replies, smiling. Ami nods in agreement. "Anything we should prepare?" Ami asks. Kyoko shakes her head. "Not really. But with detective Matayoshi and I there, I doubt it will be dangerous. Still..." Kyoko looks thoughtful. "...What common with all those who were invited would have?" Kyoko wonders.
Meanwhile, at Hudie, Keisuke and Yu would had returned. "...You're late", Ryuji would reply. "Sorry, ran into some trouble while coming back", Keisuke apologies. "Well, it's alright", Chitose says, smiling. "After all, you did bring everything in the end, right?" Ryuji sighs. "...Anyhow, we got a request", He would then say. "Request?" Keisuke asks. Ryuji nods. "Apparently, someone wants to rent Hudie for next Saturday", Chitose would say. "...It is unusual, but I suppose we can do it?" Chitose asks from Ryuji, who nods. "...True. In any case, us four were also invited." Yu and Keisuke look surprised. "...Do we have list of names who else are coming?" Yu asks. Ryuji nods. "...Arata is coming as well", Chitose would say. Ryuji sighs, smiling a bit. "...It has been a while." Keisuke and Yu go through the name list, noticing familiar name. "Ami Aiba... Wasn't she the one you saved?" Yu asks from Keisuke. Keisuke offers a slow nod. "...Saved?" Ryuji asks. "What happened, and where?" He presses. "We were returning from the shop when we saw her to stop as light was turning from green to red", Yu explains. "Keisuke pulled her away from the road before she was driven over." Chitose smiles a bit. "Saved a girl, huh? Well done!" He gives thumbs up to Keisuke, who looks bit to ground, scratching his cheek.
Day of meeting would come, and group would arrive to the Hudie, one by one. Ryuji and Chitose would have been talking with Arata, while Keisuke and Yu would had been talking with Ami and Nokia. "...So, have you seen either this Rina Shinomiya or one who invited us?" Kyoko would ask from Matayoshi, who would shake his head. "...No, I haven't. I also did run background search as you asked, but got nothing of those two..." Kyoko peers at Matayoshi. "...Suspicious, isn't it?" Matayoshi asks. "...It is. Though, expect for those two, everyone who were invited are here-" Kyoko says, as background room begins to glow, drawing attention of everyone. "...What is that?" Nokia asks. Keisuke peers at the door, making his way to there. "...There should only be supplies there, what is going on-" He begins to ask, as he reaches the handle. The door would then open, revealing a glowing blue vortex, that then flashes. In next moment, Hudie would be empty, everyone having disappeared from the cafe in a flash.
In Digital Lab, Mirei would been watching this, smiling a bit. "Once more, wheel of fate turns..." She then notices something. "...More than one wheel, it seems", She would say. She noticed that gate she had opened wasn't only one; elsewhere, another gate had opened...
Author Note : I hope you enjoyed the chapter! Stay tuned to find out what happened, in next chapter of Digimon Story – Code Iliad! Next time : New tamers!