The Tower and the Dragon

Shadow- "Hello again, faithful readers... and you know... something's been puzzling me..."

Renamon- "What?"

Shadow- "The first two chapter have a lot of hits... which is normal... and then all the other have a lot less... but then, for a few chapters, the hit counter is really low, then it starts going back up..."

Renamon- "So?"

Shadow- "So... does that mean that everyone who's reading chapter six hasn't read chapter five?"

Renamon- "...you're right... that is wierd... readers, if you know what's going on, please tell us... 'cause now I'm confused, too..."

Shadow- "Yeah... anyways, this chapter (like last one) is gonna be a cliffie. (sorry!)"

Renamon- "Don't all of your chapters end in cliffhangers? ...wait... where'd the term 'cliffhanger' come from, anyways?"

Shadow- "Heck if I know..."

Renamon- "Okay... right... anyways... Shadow does not own digimon."

Shadow- "Don't forget to R&R!"


mainframe, sacred sanctuary

The digidestined and Huanglongmon stared in shock as the digimon fazed into being, dropped a few inches to the ground, and looked around. The digimon chuckled. Huanglongmon started, then growled.

"I don't know who you are or how you got in here, but you had better start explaining." When the digimon did not react, Huanglongmon growled ever deeper. "NOW."

The digimon laughed. "I have no need to explain myself to the likes of you."

Huanglongmon growled again. "Oh, really. And why is that?"

The digimon grinned. "Why should the cow need to know the butcher's name? It's still going to end up as dog meat."

The digimon held out its right arm, which morphed from a clawed fist to a cannon barrel. "Still," it continued, "If you must know, my name is Sacrosamon. And I am here to kill every single last one of you fools."

Sacrosamon pointed his arm cannon at Huanglongmon, yelled "Supernova Cannon!", and shot a beam of intense white light at Huanglongmon. The attack sizzled electrically when it struck Huanglongmon's armor, then warped, twisted, and finally fizzled out, leaving a patch of scorched golden armor.

The dragon chuckled. "Was that the best attack you have? Not very impressive. Now, let me show you true power! Sacred Blaster!"

Sacrosamon jumped to his right, narrowly dodging the attack, which smashed into the platform, destroying it, and leaving another gigantic hole in the wall. Sacrosamon continued moving, jumping out through the hole Huanglongmon had made earlier, ignited boosters on his feet, and flew off. Huanglongmon spread his wings and followed closely behind, firing off occasional attacks.

The digidestined stood around for a few moments, wondering what to do, before the walls of the spire around them gave way with a loud crack, releasing what was left of the tower, and the children, digimon, and structure hurtled towards the ground. The digimon, still in their ultimate forms, picked up the digidestined and carried them away to safety.

Rika looked back over her shoulder as the top half of the spire smashed into the remains of the bottom half. The two sections vaporized with a thunderous crack, leaving only a pile of shimmering silver rubble. Rika felt a pang of loss, though she did not know why, and turned back to where Huanglongmon was trying to hit Sacrosamon.

Huanglongmon fired off attack after attack, but Sacrosamon just doged and weaved around them as he circled Huanglongmon. The dragon shouted out of frustration "Damn it! Stand and fight, you coward!"

Sacrosamon's expression changed, and he smiled. "As you wish..." he said, and dove straight at Huanglongmon. Huanglongmon was taken by surprise, and didn't manage to attack Sacrsamon as he flashed under the dragon.

Huanglongmon angrily turned, and saw Sacrosamon floating there, grinning. "Fine, Huanglongmon." Sacrsamon shouted. "Attack me. I won't move." The dragon hesitated for a moment, and Sacrosamon yelled. "What are you waiting for, you coward?!"

Huanglongmon growled, and yelled "Sacred Blaster!" and shot a blast of white hot light at Sacrosamon. The attack hit dead on, exploding into a billowing cloud of grey smoke. Huanglongmon snorted in triumph. "And that, my little friend, is why you do not attack the ruler of the digital world."

The smoke swirled suddenly, and Sacrosamon shot out of it, directly at Huanglongmon. He shouted "Sacro Sword!" as a blade sprang from his left arm. He plunged the sword directly into the joint of Huanglongmon's left arm.

A sickening crunch echoed through the room, as Huanglongmon tipped to his right, and plunged rapidly to the ground below. After a few seconds, there was a dull thud, then silence.

Sacrosamon turned to the digidestined with a smile on his face. "Now... which of you should I kill first..."

The digidestined were paralyzed with fear, as Sacrosamon paused for a second, said "Yes... you'll do..." and pointed his cannon directly at Kari.