Author's Note: Without further delay, here is the final chapter. There's going to be a small twist towards the end.
Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon.
Chapter 7: The Lord of Wrath
Outside in the pouring rain in front of the Firebird Motel, Daemon had emerged to confront Sora for ruining his plans. Sora meanwhile, was still glowing with the unearthly fiery red aura. Hououmon was hovering a few feet above Sora, ready to help out in the battle that was about to come. Matt and Tai had gotten back to their feet, but were both completely at a loss about what to do. Tsunomon and Koromon had hopped over to their respective human partners, but it was clear that all they could do was watch.
"You were a useful pawn to me at a beginning, but now it seems you have become a nuisance." Daemon said to Sora as he narrowed his demonic blue eyes at her. "For that you shall die."
"Go to hell!" Sora cried in an echoing voice as she suddenly fired a blast of energy from her hands.
The blast threw Daemon into a nearby-parked car, leaving a huge dent. After a moment Daemon picked himself up and began to laugh.
"Now I understand what's going on." Daemon said in an amused tone once he finished laughing. "That old bird Zhuqiaomon is behind all this. He must still hold a grudge for the conflicts I caused in his region. It was nothing personal, only a way to ensure that no armies in the south form to help the gods in their fight against us. Still, he was furious. That pathetic bird even sent his three Deva to personally destroy me. Of course I killed them all, which I'm sure only infuriated Zhuqiaomon even more. Now it seems that the fool is so desperate to destroy me that he infused a mere human with some of his power in order to destroy me. This battle should be quite amusing."
"Just die!" Sora shouted as she fired another blast.
This time Daemon was ready and blocked the attack with a stream of hellfire. Neither of them let up on their attacks though. The blast of fiery red energy continued to push against an equally powerful blast of hellfire that showed no signs of diminishing.
"Just how long do you think you can keep this up? Daemon laughed as he continued fighting against Sora's attack. "With all your power you are still just a pathetic human! It's only a matter of time until you waver!"
Sora gritted her teeth and continued with her attack, pouring everything she had into her attack. Just as Hououmon was about to move to help Sora, she was hit by a blast of black flames that seemed to drain her of some of her energy. Hououmon looked down to see Lilithmon standing near Deamon.
"Now, now. Two against one isn't fair." Lilithmon said with an evil smirk. "If you really want something to do, you can play with my little pet. Empress Emblaze!"
With the cry of those two words, a portal opened up in the air above Lilithmon, and from it came an indescribable hand-shaped monstrosity. Immediately the creature began to attack Hououmon, leaving Sora alone to face Daemon. Meanwhile, Tai and Matt were watching both battles.
"…Hey Matt, I'm sorry about… well, everything I guess." Tai suddenly said to his old friend. "I am still in love with Sora, and it really hurt when she left me for you, but after I thought about it for awhile I realized that you're the one she really loves. And after the way I've treated her, you deserve to be with her way more than I do."
"Thanks man, but I don't deserve to be with her either." Matt said as he looked sadly down at the ground. "Not after what I've done. I slapped Sora and threw her out of my apartment. And not too long ago I tried to kill you. Sora deserved to be with someone better, and you deserve a better friend."
"That's not true." Tai insisted. "A lot of what we did was because of Daemon's spell. Neither of us was ourselves."
"Some of what I did was from a real place." Matt replied. "Ever since Sora and I got together, a part of me has been afraid that she was only using me to make you jealous or something."
"C'mon Matt, you know Sora's not like that." Tai said reassuringly.
"I know, but I was still afraid that I'd lose her." Matt said with a look of shame on his face. "And I think after tonight I think I just might have."
A sudden cry form Sora interrupted Matt and Tai's conversation. The two looked to see that Daemon's hellfire was starting to push back Sora's attack.
"Give up Mortal!" Daemon laughed. "There is no way you can defeat me! Now die!"
Tai and Matt both cried out Sora's name, and suddenly Koromon started to glow with a brilliant orange light, while Tsunomon began to glow with an equally bright blue light. The two Digimon suddenly shot up into the air, spiraling around each other as they did so. Once they were a few feet into the air, the two suddenly bumped into each other, causing them to bounce off one another and hover in the air over one spot. At that point, the ball of blue light that was once Tsunomon transformed into an arm of silver with spiked shoulder armor and MetalGarurumon's head for a hand. Meanwhile the orange ball of light that was originally Koromon changed into an arm of gold with WarGreymon's shield on the shoulder and WarGreymon's head for a hand.
With both arms fully formed, a current of gold electricity flowed in between the two shoulders, creating a spark of light that formed into a torso of white armor with blue stripes on the chest. From the bottom of that torso grew a waist and a pair of legs, also covered in white armor. Then from the top of the torso grew a white helmet and mask. With the head formed, a long white cape with a red underside was deployed from the back, and three horns grew from the top of the helmet. With these finishing touches, the newly formed Digimon opened its eyes and cried out its name. This was Agumon and Gabumon's combined Mega form, Omnimon. Omnimon raised his right arm and opened the MetalGarurumon head to reveal a massive cannon barrel.
"Supreme Cannon!" Omnimon cried as he fired at Daemon.
Daemon was hit by an icy blast, causing him to stop his attack on Sora. Sora took the opportunity and fired everything she had at Daemon, knocking the Demon Lord into the ground. Sora stood panting as the aura around her faded slightly. Immediately Matt and Tai ran over to her side.
"Are you alright?" Matt asked Sora with a look of concern.
"I'm fine, just a little worn out." Sora said with a weak smile and still echoing voice.
Meanwhile, Hououmon finally managed to burn Lilithmon's hand creature away and soon joined Omnimon, while Lilithmon went over to Daemon's side as the lord of wrath got back to his feet.
"Do not think you can win, Omnimon!" Daemon said defiantly. "Not even your progenitor Alphamon could destroy us, and he was far more powerful than you!"
"I know not of this Alphamon whom you speak of Daemon, but do not underestimate me!" Omnimon declared. "For your evil deeds, I will make you pay!"
"Just try it!" Lilithmon dared.
Before the two Demon Lords could do anything, they were hit from the right by a large ball of blue electricity surrounded by crystalline cherry blossom petals. Everyone looked to see the arrival of two humanoid Digimon. One was a man in a blue and white bodysuit and sliver mask. He had a mechanical right arm and wore a long red scarf around his neck. This Digimon was Cyberdramon's Mega form, Justimon.
The other Digimon was a woman with long silver hair that split into the shape of two foxtails, wearing a black bodysuit with a white belly. On her face she wore a golden fox mask, and she also wore gold armor on her chest and shoulders. On her arms she wore purple fingerless gloves that went up to her elbows, and on her legs a pair of matching boots. Around her waist was a black belt with a golden buckle in the shape of a fox head, and in her right hand she carried a golden staff. This was Renamon's Mega form, Sakuyamon.
"What are you doing here?" Deamon demanded to know.
"Your little fight was nearby where we're staying." Justimon answered. "It looked pretty bad, so we thought we'd join in."
"Your intervention will make no difference Tamer!" Daemon declared.
"I wouldn't be too sure of that." Justimon said smugly. "After all, I did take down one of your fellow lords a little while ago."
"Cocky as always." Sakuyamon sighed to herself.
"Do not mistake me or Lilithmon for that fool Barbamon!" Daemon growled. "We are far more powerful than you could imagine!"
"Perhaps, but you are also outnumbered." Omnimon pointed out. "How well do you think the two of you could do against both of us? Especially after taking such a big hit just a few moments ago?"
Daemon thought about what Omnimon had just said, and he could not deny that he was injured, nor could he deny that both he and Lilithmon were outnumbered.
"Alright, we will let this battle be a victory for you." Daemon told his adversaries. "But we shall return soon enough! And when we do you shall all parish, and both this world and the Digital World will belong to us!"
With that, Daemon and Lilithmon vanished in a burst of flames. Omnimon then split back into Agumon and Gabumon, while Justimon and Sakuyamon split back into the respective pairs of Ryo and Cyberdramon, and Rika and Renamon. Suddenly, Hououmon started to fall from the sky and revert into a small pink ball with large green eyes and a blue flower on top. This was Biyomon's In-Training form, Yokomon, and Tai managed to catch her before she hit the ground. At almost the exact same time, Sora stopped glowing and collapsed. Matt caught her immediately, and was alarmed when he could not wake her up.
Sometime later at the nearby hospital, Matt, Tai, Rika, and Ryo were in the emergency room waiting room. Matt was sitting in a chair looking at the floor with a worried expression. Tai was standing next to him holding Yokomon, who was more or less half asleep. Ken and Yolei suddenly showed up. Rika and Ryo went to greet them while Matt and Tai stayed where they were.
"Hi guys, heard anything yet?" Yolei asked with a worried smile.
"Not yet I'm afraid." Ryo replied.
"What happened exactly?" Ken asked.
"We're not sure." Rika answered. "When Ryo and I got there, Sora was glowing with some weird red light and then just collapsed after Daemon and Lilithmon left. Tai said something about Sora having super powers."
"Super powers?" Ken asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Yeah, and he also mentioned something about Zhuqiaomon." Ryo added.
Their conversation was interrupted when the doctor who was examining Sora suddenly arrived. Matt immediately stood up from his chair.
"How is she doc?" Matt asked, fearing the worst.
"Well, none of the tests we ran found anything wrong with her." The doctor began. "We would like to keep her here one night for observation of course, but we believe that the reason Ms. Takenouchi collapsed is merely due to exhaustion. Although it could also be a side effect of her pregnancy."
The doctor's diagnosis shocked the entire group, especially Matt.
"…Sora's pregnant?" Matt asked in disbelief.
"Um, yes, that is what one of the blood tests indicated." The doctor replied as he quickly reviewed the chart he was holding. "I'm sorry, I thought you already knew. You can go see her now if you wish, she's in room 402 down the hall to your right. Now if you'll excuse me I have to continue my rounds."
With that, the doctor left. A moment after that, Matt walked as quickly as he could to Sora's room. The rest of the group remained where they were, almost completely stunned.
"…Hey Rika, how come you're wearing Ryo's jacket?" Yolei suddenly asked, breaking the silence. "And why is it zipped up? I think you'd be roasting in here."
"Oh, well…" Rika began as a heavy blush appeared on her face. "You see Ryo and I were in a rush to get to Tai and the others, and I couldn't find my shirt. So I just threw on Ryo's jacket."
"Why couldn't you find…" Yolei began to ask, but soon a knowing smirk appeared on her face. "Oh… Well, it's good to know that the two of you made up after our trip through The Dark Ocean."
Rika and Ryo said nothing and looked away from Yolei, both with faces redder than a tomato.
"I don't think I've ever seen this side to Rika before." Renamon commented to Cyberdramon, to which the dragon warrior nodded.
Meanwhile, Matt entered Sora's room to find her awake. Sora smiled when she saw him arrive.
"Um, how are you?" Matt asked nervously.
"I'm fine." Sora answered. "Well don't just stand there, come on in."
Matt complied with Sora's request somewhat reluctantly. He stopped when he got next to Sora's bed.
"So, did the doctor tell you about your… condition?" Matt asked.
"You mean did he tell me that I'm pregnant?" Sora asked. "Yeah, he did. I guess you've figured out that you're the father."
"Well, I didn't think that it could be anyone else." Matt said as he nervously rubbed the back of his head. "So… what do you want to do now?"
"What do you mean?" Sora asked.
"Well, um… I was thinking that you could move back in with me for starters." Matt answered.
"That's a start." Sora replied.
"…Look Sora, I'm really sorry about throwing you out before." Matt began with an expression of shame on his face. "And for accusing you of using me to get to Tai."
"You don't have to apologize Matt. I know that wasn't you." Sora told him.
"It was a little." Matt said still sounding ashamed. "For awhile a part of me has been afraid that you were using me to make Tai jealous. Of course I know that you'd never actually do anything like that."
"You got that right." Sora confirmed. "Look Matt, I still care about Tai very much as a friend, but my relationship with him just didn't work out. We were having problems even before Kari disappeared, and what happened between us after that incident just confirmed what I was already feeling. I'd like to just put all of this behind us and move on with our lives, okay?"
"…Okay." Matt said with a warm smile as he took Sora's hand.
The next day, Matt carried Sora into his apartment bridal style. Gabumon and Biyomon were inside on the couch waiting for them.
"You know, I could've walking in on my own." Sora told Matt with a fierce blush on her face.
"I want you to take it easy for awhile." Matt told her as he set her down on the couch. "Besides, I want to do this right."
"Do what right?" Sora asked.
With that, Matt got down on one knee and took Sora's hand.
"Sora, will you marry me?" Matt asked greatly surprising Sora. "Now I'm not just asking you this because I got you pregnant. I mean that's part of the reason, but the main reason is because… I love you Sora, and I just can't picture my life without you. Now if you don't want to marry me, I understand, but…"
"Matt?" Sora interrupted.
"Yes?" Matt asked.
"Yes, I will marry you." Sora told him.
Matt smiled and hugged Sora, and it wasn't long before the two of them kissed.
Meanwhile in the lair of the Seven Lords in the Digital World, Daemon and Lilithmon were kneeling before a glowing white orb. This orb was their link to their master who was trapped in The Dark Ocean.
"Daemon you incompetent fool!" The Master shouted from the orb in a deep hate filled voice. "Not only has your plan failed, but it has cost the live of both Belphemon and Beelzemon! And to make things more difficult, one of the Digidestined is now even stronger!"
"Forgive me my lord." Daemon humbly begged. "But I did not anticipate Zhuqiaomon's interference."
"I am not interested in your excuses!" The Master shouted. "Not only are you no closer to destroying the Digidestined, but I am still trapped in this wretched pit! It is time I take matters into my own hands!"
"What do you have in mind my lord?" Lilithmon asked with a bit of reluctance.
"…You shall see soon enough Lilithmon." The Master answered in a sweet child-like voice. "For now, you and Daemon should concern yourselves with getting ready for battle. In the meantime, I will provide myself with my own escape."
Author's Note: Well that wraps up the third story in the Demon Crisis series. Sorry if it got a little cheesy towards the end there. The main reason for this story was to repair the rift that formed between Matt and Tai during Home by the Sea. Now, the little twist with Sora being pregnant wasn't something I was originally planing to do, but when I decided to have Zhuqiaomon infuse Sora with some of his power, an interesting idea formed. You see Sora was pregnant when Zhuqiaomon infused her with his power, and you saw what little side effects it had on her. What kind of side effects do think that might have on her unborn child? ...Think about it.
It's just an idea, I'm not sure if I'll do anything with it. Just thought I'd leave an opening for it though. I may do something with, I may not, we'll see. Right now there's still one story left in the Demon Crisis series, and I'm sure it's the story that almost everyone has been waiting for, even me. For next comes the return of T.K. and Kari, and the rise of the strongest member of the Seven Lords. And I'm by now everyone can guess who that is.
So stay tuned for Demon Crisis Book 4: Pride
In the meantime, please review this story and let me know what you think.
